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rh Jo a J Ea ag LS Wy SC ES 22 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Wednesday, June 14, 1961 Arctic Expert Sets Record On The Air NEW YORK (CP)-A Cana- dian author and Arctic expert who visited New York recently may well have set a record for " frequency of appearance on television and radio by a non- professional visitor. J. David Ford, former fur trader and Eskimo linguist who supervises the Canadian Arctic exhibit on Hill Island, Ont., in the Thousand Islands, partici pated in six major television and radio shows here within a period of 36 hours. American interest in the Arc- - tic regions of Canada is appar- ently insatiable and Ford spent all his waking time during a two-day visit going from studio to stddio. : Ford's whirlwind performance resulted in requests for his ap- pearance on several future shows. Rum-Runner Lives Quietly ST. LUKES, Ont. 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