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Occidentals Back Susan

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Occidentals Back Susan

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title : Occidentals Back Susan

physical description: p2

date : 19560403

description: THE Susan Chew incident heralds the dawning of a new era ln human understanding. If anything has been definitely established by this episode, it is that the people of this province have demonstrated their ability to measure up to the highest standard of tolerance and decency in the field of race relations.Susan Chew is the New Westminster businesswoman who had her lease cancelled by a swank apartment building owner because a prospective New York buyer balked at the transaction over her tenancy. When the news broke out, tumult reigned. First it was radio station CKNW, followed by the New Westminster Columbian which let loose with a page one story and pictures and all three Vancouver newspapers simultaneously front-paged the incident. By this time the entire Royal City was up in arms and moved Vancouver Sun columnist Jack Wasserman to observe : . . . the people of New Westminster conducted themselves in a rather unusual fashion, all to the credit of the human race . . . over this incident which only an unfortunately few years ago wouldn't have attracted any attention. (continues in p2)

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