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In February, Wellington, New Zealand police commander Mur- ray Jackson told reporters that construction of a new police sta- tion and lockup would be delayed because the building would be the subject to the new local safety code, which would require that the prisoners have immediate ac- cess to: exits in case of fire. Ac- cording to Jackson, that would require furnishing them with keys.

In April, the Better Business Bureau in Anchorage, Alaska, said its bank accounts were short $225,000, and accused its former president, Susan E. Whittenton, of embezzlement,

Baron Trevor, 64, a member of the British: House of Lords since 1950, recent!y took the floor to make his very first speecch to that body, saying that after 43 years he had finally found an issue ‘that affected the. locality in which I live.” He spoke on the need not to over-supervise police officers.

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blew open his overcoat, under which he was nude except for pant legs that were fastened with rub- ber bands. Though they did not charge him with indecent exposure

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" aaly’ &-Through. “the Garden’ Gate. -

Flower .. displays," lunch «.& /entertain- ment. W.V, Seniors’, Activity. Centre, 695-2ist St., W.V. Info: Ginny, 926- , 4375. ees

July 8-La Leche League meeting. 10

a.m. United Church, 3201 Mountain |

Hwy., N.V. Group meets 2nd Thurs. “each month. Support, networking & info for breastfeeding moms & preg- nant women. Info: 985-3751. a ‘@oo0 i

July” 8--Ongoing. to. Nov. Tues (10 ‘a.m.-1 p.m.) & Thurs. (4:30-7:30 ‘p.m.).: Breast health education clinic.

Lions. Gate Hospital: Medical Day Centre, Info: 925-1952. ‘

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July 8-Ongoing. Take Off Pounds _Sensibly (TOPS) meeting. 9-10:30 am. W.V. United Church, 2062 Es- quimalt Ave., W.V. 926-9177, 13

North Shore locations. Info: 985-6538.

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July 8--Ongoing Ist & 3rd Thurs. of

each month. N.S. Amateur Radio

Club meets rm. 103,. Pacific Marine Training Institute, 265 W. Esplanade.

7:30 p.m. Non-hams welcome. Info:

985-2570, .

FRIDAY

July 9--Women Mean - Business workshop on communicaion skills. 7:30 a.m. Cheers Restaurant. Reserva- tions required. 929-1076, eee July .9-Ongoing. Alcoholics Anony- mous ‘hosts weekly meetings at LGH Monday evenings at 8 p.m. in the Medical Day Centre Dictary Lounge. ‘Info: 434-3933. ’ ‘@eae * July 9.-Ongoing. Squamish Nation A & D Bingo. Fundraiser. 7-10:30 p.m. 100 Mathias Rd., N.V. Kids over 9

Info: .Marie Ward,’

yrs. welcome, Info: 985- 7826.

July 9--Ongoing. L.V. Singles Social Club welcomes new members. for group activities. Info: Bill, 986-5286.

eee July 9--Ongoing. Baha’i faith info: Baha‘i Bookstore & Information Cen- tre, 7: 731- 18199."

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' July 10-Ongoing every second. Sat.

Maternity tours for siblings. 10:30 om. All ages welcome. Info: 984- - 728,

From page 33 lectible books than some shops have in total.

Pocket books — selling for $1 — are the bread and butter items of the store, ~.

Bruce on censorship: ‘‘! oppose it totally, What. people read doesn’t affect what they do. But we don’t stock adult material. We practice self-censorship.”

What. annoys the Williams brothers? The top of their list is a Lonsdale Avenue competitor, Booklovers, the North Shore’s newest used bookstore.

@ Carousel Books and Records (1830 Lonsdale, North Vancouver)

In business since. 1976. Pro- prietor Dr. John Metcallef is a

_ former teacher and scholar. °

Carousel offers a respite from his first love — the writing of his- torica} plays.

Besides the ‘usual merchandise, Metcallef specializes in philosophy and Christian theology.

Although there is not a big market for this category, regular customers have been visiting. Carousel for years.

“Business is particularly bad right now,'' Metcallef mused tecently. ‘But overall this is not a city of readers. | must cut to the bone on everything, and even then can barely survive.

“Censorship should come from the people and not from the gov-

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because they could find no victim, police did learn that he was wanted on five other charges.

The hottest shade temperature ever recorded was 136.4 F (58 C) at E) Azizia, Libya on September 13, 1922,

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Kansas City police reported that two ntusic store break-ins over the Memorial Day weekend netted the thieves nearly 1,000 empty CD boxes. The crooks apparently thought they were stealing the discs, but the stores are among a growing number that remove the CDs for safekeeping while displaying the boxes.

Accused ‘drug dealer Alfred Acree

bolted from police in Charles Ci- -

ty, Virginia in May and took off- in the dark through the. thick woods. However, police tracked the felon down thanks to the. new L.A. Gear athletic shoes the felon was wearing. Everytime Acree took a step, the shoes, containing small battery-operated lights that illuminated each time the heel was pressed, gave him ~away.- Said sheriff’s’ investigator Anthony Anderson, “Every time he took a step, we knew exactly where he was,””

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aee Suly 10--Ongoing. - Volunteers needed to assist seniors with morning exer- cises, afternoon walks & Happy Hour at Kiwanis Lodge. Flexible hours. Kiwanis Lodge, 990-22nd St., W.V. Info: 926-0105. ve oee July 10~Ongoing. Playreading Club. W.V. Seniors Activity Centre. Info: 926-4375, '

+ July 10--Ongoing. Seniors’ hot evening

meal program needs volunteers. Vol- unteers also needed to visit with people who, shave mobility problems. Info:

; Offer personalized service

ernment,”’ he said. “Good _ taste should be the

_ Standard, and today there is an

absence of good taste. Evil books would perish if no one read them.””

Metcallef*s pet peeves include the education system and Booklovers book store down the street.

@ Booklovers (1103 Lonsdale, North Vancouver) Duncan Cummings, the bad boy

_of books according to the com-

petition, opened shop in 1992.

A former journalist, Cummings devised an unusual marketing concept.

“We're a book recycling depot,’’ he explained. ‘i don’t selectively buy. I buy books in quantity at low prices and sell at low prices, This is the Save-On Foods of bockstores.

“I'm applying normal market economics to the book business,” Cummings said.

Cummings’ store was recently voted Vancouver's Best Bookshop

. ina Province newspaper contest,

' And what annoys Cummings? Officials of the. Antiquarian Book Association have twice re-

jected his application for inclusion

in their annual brochure.

Despite their differences, each shopkeeper stresses an apprecia- tion for his patrons and a desire to offer personalized service.

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