January 9, 1963
Magistrate O’Neill set bail at $2000 with two sureties of $1,000 each for a St. John’s youth who appeared on a charge of robbery with violence.
The youth was not asked to plead as the prosecution was not ready to proceed. Public prosecutor Inspector A. Dwyer of the Newfoundland Constabulary objected to bail because of the “seriousness of the charge and the defendant’s court record.”
The robbery occurred on King’s road. Jan. 3, when Newman Avery, 49, was assaulted and robbed.
Mr. Avery is still in hospital suffering from the beating.
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November 27, 1963
A Nfld. Child’s Illness Makes Halifax Headlines
[illegible]…Cochrane of the Cystic Fibrosis Clinic of the hospital said that Karen was doing very well indeed, and that he was pleased with her progress, and she should continue to do well.
The little girl, who will be starting to school in Hodge’s Cove next September has been plagued by the disease which has often been termed “hopeless”. It is an ailment which affects among other organs of the body, the mucous glands, which produce so much abnormally thick mucous that the lungs and pancreatic ducts become clogged and cannot function normally.
Examinations and treatment were given to Karen during her ten day stay in the Halifax clinic, and Mrs. Smith found that accompanying her daughter was an enlightening experience. She told Herald reporter Libby McKean how she was able to meet parents of other cystic fibrosis children and hear their story.
While Mrs. Smith’s social life in Hodge’s Cove was very confined due to her daughter’s condition, she will now be able to get out around much better. The clinic has given her more knowledge of the disease and in its treatment for her daughter’s benefit at home.
But it proves an expensive disease for the Smiths, who have five boys also in their family. It was reported however that the townspeople of Hodge’s Cove contributed some $250. to the Smith family and that Mrs. Smith promptly sent $200. of this to the cystic fibrosis foundation and retained $50. for expenses.
Dr. Cochrane, according to the Halifax papers, explained how the clinic works as a central body which has the information and equipment, disseminating it to family doctors, who in turn instruct the cystic fibrosis family. It is a co-operative system, the doctor said, with the hospital, the only children’s hospital in the Atlantic provinces, in the centre and the family doctor on the periphery.
Karen is the first cystic fibrosis child from this province to visit the Halifax hospital.
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December 31, 1963
Along the southwest arm of the Random Sound, the road was extended from Hatchet Cove towards St. Jones Within. The work consisted of bulldozing, drilling, blasting and installation of culvert pipes. It is anticipated that a three mile section will be useable for traffic by the closedown of operations this fall.
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