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Most outside jobs, however, are of the "casual" variety. These are given out on a first come, first served basis, regardless of financial need. They include such varied occupations as baby sitting, dishwashing, housecleaning, and general chore work. The Office can also provide student lecturers, singers, entertainers, and even dance bands. It also locates translators, tutors, and coaches...
...bitter criticism at home last week. At an emergency session of Parliament, the strongly pro-British Tory Party hotly assailed the government for its refusal to back the British-French attack on Egypt and for siding with the U.S. in bringing about a ceasefire. Canada had acted as "a chore boy for the U.S.," charged the Tories, and had "encouraged our enemies and embarrassed our friends...
...less heat, External Affairs Secretary Lester Pearson pointed out that Britain had failed to advise Canada of its Middle East plans. Lacking prior consultation, Canada went to the U.N. and voted independently. "If a resolution is right, we vote for it," Pearson said. "It is bad to be a chore boy for the United States. It is equally bad to be a colonial chore boy, running around shouting 'Ready, aye, ready...
...often heavy on its feet. Main trouble: for a 90-minute musical, the music just wasn't very good. Best scene: Choreographer Rod Alexander's March of the Ill-Assorted Guards, with Newcomer Joel Grey, 24, who as Jack showed real promise in the difficult triple chore of actor, singer and dancer...
...slipping Ford the next year, along went Crusoe. Accounting Expert Crusoe supervised the day-today unraveling of the tangled finances left by old Henry, after that took on the job of divisionalizing Ford so that it could compete with G.M.'s semi-autonomous units. Crusoe's current chore is to match G.M. car for car, price line for price line...