An attempt at an Eckville City Council meeting to remove James Keegstra, dismissed from a high school teaching position for indoctrinating his pupils with anti-Semitism, from his post as Eckville Mayor, failed by a vote of 4-2 against his ouster. Keegstra, who has been Mayor since 1978, was the target of a proposed non-confidence motion submitted by Councilman George Schmidt.
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