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    WEATHER :

    Cloudy with a few

    showers’ Friday;

    Little change in temperature: Low-high

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    ear-old Kay Forbes of County at the Alberton Fair yes-

    16 was victorious over twenty: |terday. Most of the junior Hol-
    n of the fine calves in Prince|steins shown above are owned by

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    WA (OP’ Min-
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    enerally Good

    Sracl
    higher fish consumption in Can-
    ada. Demand in the United

    dis sh .|asked the federal government to

    the smaller cod catch Bait freezing, storage and dis-
    Indications pointed to a large! tribution facilities would be
    pack, “sockeye, | strengthened -in Newfoundland.

    ‘|Major experiments were being
    Speaking of fish’ consumption,
    H..J. Robichaud (L—Gloucester)

    Actress Seeking

    Five Million

    “NEW YORK (AP) — Actress
    $5,000,000 damage suit against

    companies in connection
    with a plane crash last March
    that killed her husband, producer

    Mike Todd.

    _Todd’s son, Mike Todd Jr.
    _ joined with Miss Taylor in the

    federal court action.

    The defendants named were
    Ayer Lease Plane Incorporated,
    described as the owner and op-
    erator of the plane; and Trade-
    Ayer Incorporated and Michael
    any Incorporated,
    and controllers of

    Todd Comp
    the plane.

    _* The twin-engined plane crashed
    Near Grants, N.M., March 22.
    Three others were killed in addi-

    ion to Todd. They were Art
    , a screen writer, pilot Bill
    Verner, and co-pilot Tom Bar-

    "A suit seeking $1,500,000. from

    the same defendants was filed
    simultaneously by Mrs. Marta

    | Dohn, the writer’s widow.

    said that despite all the govern-
    ment’s promotional efforts in the
    last 10 years fish consumption in-
    creased only by’ about one pound
    to 134% pounds a Canadian a year.

    If consumption could be
    boosted to 15 or 16 pounds a year,
    it would mean an extra demand
    for some 40,000,000 pounds more
    ‘of fish, ensuring fishermen a bet-

    He called for better packaging
    and advertising. to promote fish
    consumption. ; ip

    Mr. Robichaud said fisheries
    protection officers should spend
    more time educating fishermen
    in better fishing methods. Some
    herring fishermen in the Mari-
    times still used methods em-
    ployed by their great-grandfath-
    ers. The fisheries. department
    should encourage colleges and
    universities to give fisheries
    courses by . making grants to
    them.

    He asked, for floor prices. on
    fish and federal assistance to-
    wards the rising eost of building

    fishing boats.

    Four MPs from constituencies
    where fishing is a' major indus-

    try made a strong plea for aid

    Russell Keays: (PC—Iles-de-la-
    Madeleine) said of all workers,
    fisherfolk are the ‘‘hardiest, most
    persistent and most fearless.”
    They were “rocked ‘n’ rolled’

    fury of sea and wind. In the
    Tles-dea-Madeleine, the catch of
    cod had fallen, raising the pos-
    sibilities of a crisis.

    Mr. Keays advocated some
    kind of deficiency payments sys-
    tem. There were. difficulties, but
    something had to ‘be done for
    people in lower-income brackets.

    James R. Tucker’ (L—Trinity-
    Conception) said Newfoundland
    has 15,000 fishermen and. 1,000
    fishing settlements scattered
    over 6,000 miles of coastline. Dur-
    ing the March 31 election cam-
    paign, Prime Minister Diefen-
    pbaker’s promise of a floor price
    for fish had become a ‘“‘catch-
    ery’? in Newfoundland, but it was
    still only a promise. , :

    There were. fishermen , whose
    annual income from fishing was
    less than $1,000. Many jof them
    could not obtain off-season em-
    ployment. ;

    There should be a program for
    exploring the nation’s fishing re-
    sources, Mr. Tucker said. Much
    was heard of untapped mineral
    and timber resources but it was
    “not at all inconceivable” that
    the potential wealth in Newfound-
    land’s waters was even greater,
    if properly developed.

    Roland English (PC — Gaspe)
    said Gaspe fishermen all share
    the same worry: What price are
    we going to get for our fish?

    Search Wood For
    Girl Safe In Bed

    NEW GLASGOW (CP) — Be-
    tween 50 and 75 men searched
    the woods near neighboring West-
    ville Wednesday night for an 11-
    year-old girl who was safe in bed

    Senator Suggests Spending

    Be Cut And Taxes Increased

    =
    "= OTTAWA. (OP)—Senator Wis-| the federal government for more

    hart Robertson said Thursday all
    fevels of government in Canada
    should put their fiscal houses in
    order by reducing expenditures
    and ing taxes.
    * The Nova Scotia Liberal said
    in the Senate that the sooner fed-
    tral, provincial and, municipal
    f0vernments face this problem
    the better it will be for all con-
    terned,
    : Governmental expenditures had
    Teached a level that might cause
    Serious concern in the future. Un-
    less action were taken to stop the
    Therease, the country might soon
    ve to make an agonizing Te-
    appraisal of fiscal matters.
    There were only two ways for
    vernments to put their fiscal
    uses in order.
    “One is to decrease expen;
    ditures, no matter how difficult
    May be, and the other is te
    se revenues at the only
    Source the money comes from,
    taxation.”
    He also said there is @ marked
    ney on the part of the prov-
    and municipalities w ask

    money.
    BOTTOMLESS WELL

    “Apparently the idea exists
    that there is a bottoniless well
    of money into which’ everyone
    can dip to pay for what he re-
    Senator Robertson said.
    bodies sought, aid from
    when
    they ‘should approach the prov-
    Provincial governments
    were in a better position to re-
    spond to such demands than

    quires,
    Many

    the federal government

    inces.

    Ottawa.
    Nova Scotia,

    provinces were in @
    financial position. However,

    least $648,000,000.

    Senator Robertson said he be-
    lieves the forecast federal acu
    ‘he

    underestimated.

    New Brunswick
    and Prince Edward Island were
    budgeting for surpluses and other
    similar
    the }
    federal government would have a
    deficit in the present year of at

    all the time.

    Police said Sandra Dooley left
    her home in Westville Wednesday:
    without télling anyone where she
    was going. When she didn’t re-
    turn her parents started a search
    and later called the fire depart-
    ment for help. :

    The search continued until 4
    Jam. Thursday when ner father,
    coal miner J. L. Dooley, found
    her asleep at the home of friends
    in Sylvester, six miles away.

    Query PM On
    Meg's Tour

    ;

    OTTAWA (CP)—Prime Minis-
    ter Diefenbaker said Thursday
    that if Princess Margaret ever
    returns to Canada she likely will
    visit Manitoba, Prince Edward
    Island and Newfoundland--Âąhree
    provinces she missed on: her
    recent tour. Âź

    Replying, in the Commons to
    H. W. Herridge (CUF—Kootenay
    West), Mr. Diefenbaker said he
    was unable to say why these
    provinces were not included in
    the princess’ tour. The arrange-

    is vastly :
    built - in nature of federal ex- ments had been based on a desire
    there would |to assure the princess a suitable

    penses W ould mean

    not be another surplus in this

    country for 1 weer

    visit during the short time she
    was in Canada,

    | an! Paul Anka but by the mighty

    Commons Hears Plan For

    _ OTTAWA (CP) — Prime Min-
    ister Diefenbaker Thursday
    sketched in the Commons a plan
    for Vargo a in the
    event war, - basic principle
    ig decentralization.

    how being made by cabinet. of-
    ficers: =

    _ The concept is of a deceniral-
    cenitral, regional and some ‘‘'zo-.

    || nal” elements.

    The central authority would be

    based on a core of ministers, of-

    ficials and military officers in Ot-
    tawa. Provision would be made

    tions” outside Ottawa.
    Regiona! authorities, corre-

    4

    vineial boundaries, would be
    staffed on a “‘standby basis” by
    } small groups of federal officers,
    working closely with “essential
    elements” of provincial govern-
    ments.

    Zonal organizations would be
    set up, at least in the larger prov-
    inces, to cover areas sma!ler than
    provinces but larger than munic-
    ipalities. These would comprise
    federal and provincial officials as
    well as municipal representatives

    “What we are suggesting dees
    not in any way—and I emphasize
    this—indicate our greater fears of
    the possibility’ of war,” said Mr.
    Diefenbaker.

    He hoped ‘‘very shortly” to ap-
    proach provincial governments
    about the emergency setup. Mean-
    while, would be improper to
    give det of regional and zonal

    Emergency Gov't In War |

    arrangements. \

    JUST AN ELABORATION

    In essence, the announcement
    was an elaboration of a statement
    last May 13 when a $150,000 item
    for “emergerny’’ defence mea-
    sures appeared for the first time
    in government spending esti-
    mates.

    At was. disclosed then that plan-
    ning was proceeding under R.
    Byrns Curry, on loan to the cab-
    inet office from the health de-
    partment. Mr, Curry, a native of
    Port Maitland, N.S., last year at-
    tended a NATO meeting on civil

    planning.

    The prime minister said prep-
    arations for censorship in event
    of a national emergency are be-
    ing miade by an advisory com-
    mittee of press and radio repre-
    sentatives formed 18 months age.

    Emergency Plans
    Sometimes Fail

    OTTAWA (CP) — The best
    emergency plans to carry out
    government in event of war can
    sometimes go awry, Opposition

    after Prime Minister

    | Speaking
    Diefenbaker outlined to thé Com-

    oo Canadian plans to carry on
    civil government in time of war,
    Mr. Pearson recalled an incident
    that occurred at the outbreak of:
    the Second World War while he
    ‘was stationed in London at the
    high commissioner’s office.

    He said that when war broke
    out in September, 1939, the Brit-
    ish government had plans ready
    for the evacuation of the British
    sioner’s office had instructions to
    send an advance party to ‘point
    X” on the map for further in-

    structions.

    “Point X’? had been marked on
    ae 1921 map.

    The advance party found it was
    a pub. in a London suburb that-
    had gone out of existence many
    years before. 2

    Parliament :
    At A Glance

    By THE CANADIAN PRESS
    Thursday, Aug, 21, 1958 .

    Prime Minister Diefenbaker an-
    nounced the broad outline of a
    decentralized federal system of
    Fgovernment to carry on im event
    of war. .

    J. W! Pickersgill (L — Bona-
    vista-Twillingate) charged * that
    two cabinet ministens are not
    legally qualified to sit in Parlia-
    ment.
    ~ Hazen Argue, CCF House
    Leader, suggested the govern-
    ‘ment might look into the possibil-
    ity of price controls but Mr.

    | Diefenbaker, rejected this.

    Fisheries Minister MacLean
    said he expects fish catches in
    Canada this year will be well up
    to those of rectnt years.

    Senator Wishart Robertson (L—
    Nova Scotia) said ali levels of
    government ‘in Canada should
    start ‘reducing spending and in-
    creasing taxes. -

    Friday, Aug. 22, 1958

    The Commons meets at 11 a.m.

    EDT to debate health estimates.

    It is the intention of the Fed-
    eral Government to spend an
    estimated $75.000 in the restora-
    tion. of old Fort Amherst, at
    "Rocky Point, as a national his-
    toric park after it has ‘been ac-
    quired by the Provincial Govern-
    ment and handed over to the De-

    ; of National Resources.
    Thereafter the Department will
    spend $7,500 annually in main-
    tenance and upkeep. Word to this
    effect has béen received from

    ’ Pleasure was expressed by Mr.
    Shaw at the early prospect of
    ‘this historic site being taken

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    Will Spend $75,000 In
    Restoring Ft. Amherst

    a national tfust.

    “With the exception of New-
    foundland, every other Province
    in Canada boasts at least’ one his-
    toric park,” he said. ““What bet-
    ter. place for such a park than
    the Cradle of Confederation, on
    the site so closely associated with
    both early French and English
    settlements in this Province.”
    He was warm in his commenda-
    tion of the interest shown by the

    "9 Je

    uld prove a great attraction
    for tourists as well as a so}
    of pride and satisfactior
    Prince Edward Islanders, :\

    Two Ministers

    OTYAWA (CP) — The’ legal
    richt of two cabinet’ ministers to
    sit in Parliament was questioned
    Thursday in the Commons.

    J. W. Pickersgill (L — Bona-
    vista-Twillingate) said Hon. W.J.
    Browne, St. John’s West, and
    J.M. Macdonnell, Toronto Green-
    wool, both ministers without
    portfolio, contravened the Can-
    ada Elections Act, probably un-
    knowingly, during the March 31
    election campaign.

    The former Liberal immigra-
    tion minister said both ministers
    were paid during the campaign
    — Prime Minister Diefenbaker
    confirmed this — although the
    elections act made no provision
    for payment of ministers without
    portfolio when they were election
    candidates.

    The act states that no can-
    didate can receive payment from
    the Crown. There are exceptions,
    including specified cabinet minis-
    ters. Ministers without’ portfolio
    are not specified as being excep-
    tons. \

    Mr. Diefenbaker said the mat-
    ter was a legal point which could

    Mr. Brow:

    Liberal Questions Right Of

    To Hold Seats

    He ‘invited. Mr. Pickersgill to

    challenge in the courts the right
    of Mr. Browne and Mr. Macdon-
    nell to sit in Parliliament.

    Mr. Pickersgill said the prime

    minister knew he had no inten-
    tion of doing this and that he
    was not trying to upset the elec-

    tion of the two ministers.

    CONFIRMS PAYMENT
    Mr. Pickersgill also said—and

    Mr. Diefenbaker : confirmed—that

    ne and Mr. Macdonnell
    were paid in February and

    March through governor - gen-

    eral’s warrants because Parlia-
    ment had made no provision for
    their ‘annual $7;500 salaries be-
    fore it was dissolved last Feb. 1,

    The warrants are a device used
    by the ‘cabinet to. make expen-

    ditures, when Parliament is dis-

    solved and has not voted approp-
    riations fo run government serv-

    ices.

    Mr. Diefenbaker said the gov-
    ernment had followed “accepted
    practice,” but he did not cite any
    previous time when ministers
    without portfolio ‘had been -paid
    by warrant. :

    2

    NEW POST

    The appointment of » Gordon L.
    Bennett as Director of Studies at
    Prince of Wales College was an-
    nounced yesterday by Premier
    Matheson, following a meeting of
    the Executive Council.

    His new office will enlarge Mr.
    Bennett’s administrative duties at
    P.W.C., where he presently fills
    the post of Registar, having suc-
    ceeded Dr. Lily Seaman in’ 1954.

    The duties required of this new
    position will be largely one of ad-
    vising students of academic re-
    quirements and arranging cour-

    ses.

    Mr. Bennett, who has been an
    instructor in Chemistry at the
    College since 1940, also has
    charge of examination and, ad-
    mission requirements.

    Rail Unions —
    Will Accept
    Board Offer

    Nar ton quem eers

    Re me

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    the railway non:
    |tramped on representa
    one of the largest unions Thurs-
    day and decided to accept a con-
    ciliation board report on their
    contract demands with the rail-
    ways. :
    The Canadian Bro.herhood of
    Railway Employees, infocmants
    said Thursday’ night, was_ the
    only outfit of the 15 to vote
    against acceptance-of the report
    at a meeting of the unions’ gen-
    eral conference committee.
    ar of a group of some 100 offi-
    ials, it was learned, the CBRE
    mustered six votes. :

    And the spokesmen for this
    36,0004+member union got clob-
    bered. for the stand against
    accepting ‘the conciliatios board

    The Senate meets at 3 p.m.

    the Commons.

    be determined only by the law
    officers of the Crown or the
    courts and not by arguments in

    Mr. Pickersgill said the two
    ministers -—had received salaries
    while election candidates “‘in de-
    fiance. of the Canada Elections
    Act.”

    ST. JOHINN’S, Nfld. (CP)—The
    Newfoundland Employers’ Asso-
    ciation and Longshoremen’s Pro-
    tective Union Thursday received
    a set of new proposals aimed at
    ending an eight-month long dis-
    pute that resulted in suspension
    of shipping to and from this port.

    The associatiom suspended ‘“‘all/
    general cargo shipping” at noon
    Thursday because “the labor de-
    partment} has been unable to
    bring about a settlement of this
    dispute. . .”

    The new proposals were given
    to union and employer executives
    by industrial relations officer
    William Taylor of the federal la-
    bor department here. Details
    were not released.
    elt was learned unofficially the
    proposals will be placed before
    the, 900-member union Monday or
    Tuesday night for consideration.

    DRUMS UP SUPPORT

    could not be reached imme-

    Union president William Breen |

    t. John’s Stevedores
    Given Settlement Plan

    city earlier in the day to ‘drum
    for the longshore-
    her Newfoundland

    up” support
    men at» ot
    ports.

    business concerns,

    founcland ports. — '
    A few of the ships involved wil

    normal runs, however.

    be without work.
    TWO LINERS TO GO

    diately for comment. He ieft the

    John’s have ~been discharged. °

    Before leaving he said he would
    ask longshoremen at those ports
    not to touch any ships that may,
    dock with cango for St. John’s

    The association said cargo nor-
    mally destined for St. Johu’s will
    not be diverted to alternate New-

    call at Newfoundland outport set-
    tlements in the course of their

    ‘When the suspension begins to
    take hold. 900 longshoremen will

    The suspension will not be
    totally effective until iwo vessels
    —the Furness liner Fort Avalon
    and German freightér Geheimrat
    Sarteri — now en route to St.

    He referred to the fact that the
    Commons recently voted $56,000
    for the salaries of 14 parliamen-
    tary assistance though none has
    been appointed.

    PREPOSTEROUS METHOD

    It was “‘preposterous,”’. he said,
    to have this money voted at
    the government’s insistence. while
    ministers were voting themselves
    money

    The last thing any government
    should do was for its ministers
    to pay themselves without statu-
    tory authority.

    Mr. Pickersgill conceded to the
    prime minister, however, that
    payment by warrant was “‘legal.”

    In other Commons business,
    Mr. Diefenbaker. outlined a plan
    for emergency government in the
    event of war. Its basic principle
    is decentralization,

    The prime minister said:a gov-
    ernment study of the United
    States social security program
    won’t be completed until early
    October at the earliest.

    He hoped the royal commission
    on energy sources would make
    its interim report by Sept. 1 and
    that the royal commission on
    price spreads would report ‘‘at
    the earliest possible date.”

    Fisheries Minister MacLean
    said he expects fish catches in
    Canada this year will be up to
    those of recent years. He was
    initiating a debate on his depart-
    mental estimates.

    report—an issue that could mean
    the difference between having or
    not having a general rail strike.

    CBRE OUTNUMBERED

    While the CBRE is almost the
    biggest union in the group, it is
    far outnumbered by the other 1Âą
    on voting strength.

    The others, according to in-
    formants, took the stand that the
    Voonciliation ‘board. award was
    about as good as they could get
    without getting tangled up in a
    strike. And they do not want a
    strike. ; ,

    Ban On Nuclear
    F :
    Testing Near?
    GENEVA (AP) — Scientists of
    East and West reported to their
    governments Thursday that a
    globe-girdling control system can
    detect cheating if the world pow-
    ers decide to ban nuclear tests,
    The agreement at the end of
    a seven-week conference brought
    speculation that the United
    States and Britain may follow the
    Soviet lead and announce a volun-
    tary suspension of nuclear tests.

    :

    MONTREAL (CP)—In. » tough
    3 unions
    ves Of

    - To Live And

    UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (AP)
    The United Nations approved un-
    animously Thursday night a plan
    to. let the Arab nations work out
    their own' way of living together
    in peace in the Middle East. The
    81 - nation General Assembly
    wound up a drama-packed two-
    wee: emergency session by vot-
    ing 80-0 in favor of a plan agreed
    upon, previously by all Arab na-
    tions in the UN.

    The UN, under the resolution
    which won even the voting sup-
    port of the Soviet bloc, now will
    be empowered’ by the assembly
    to set up arrangemenits to get
    United States and British troops
    out of Jordan and ‘Lebanon per-
    haps by. the end of September.
    This can be done under the as-
    surances the 10 Arab nations
    gave the assembly that they will

    “pledge to ‘from any ac-
    tions calle to. change estab-
    lished s: ws of government” in
    any Arab states.

    CONFIRM AGREEMENT .

    Tabling of this Arab resolution
    came in late afternoon after con-
    firmation ftom the Middle Eiaast-

    Lebanon and Jordan, the two
    Arab countries most directly con-
    , cerned, join ed in the sSpons orship ,
    although it was believed Jor-
    dan’s King Hussein did so under
    British pressure.

    Waves of applause echoed
    through the assembly chamber
    ‘after the delegates, one by one
    in a rollcall, shouted “yes” for
    the Arab resolution that pro-
    vided the emergency session a
    happy solution of the debate
    which had begun in an atmo-
    In the spirit of unanimity, Rus-
    sia dropped its resolution which

    five other smaller powers

    Will Work Out Own Way

    Let Live

    TERMS OF SETTLEMENT -

    These are the key. terms of
    the Middle East settlement sub-
    scribed to by the Arabs.

    1. These countries reaffirm
    their pledge under the pact of
    the Arab League to respect each
    other’s territorial integrity and
    sovereignty. ‘ ‘

    - This is taken as’a reassurance

    to the Jordanian and Lebanese .
    regimes that “they will not be
    threatened should the foreign
    troops they called on for help be

    2. Secretary - General Ham-
    marskjold will be requested to
    take “such practical arrange-
    ments. as would adequately help
    in ‘upholding the r and
    principles of the (UN) charter in
    relation to Lebanon and Jordan
    in the present circumstances, and
    thereby facilitate the early with-
    drawal of the foreign troops from

    . | the two countries.”

    ‘8, The secretary-general should
    “consult as appropri: with the

    with a view to possible assist-
    ance regarding an Arab develop-

    .} ment institution designed to fur-

    ther economic growth in’ these
    countries.”

    This follows the line suggested
    by Hammarskjold and. endorsed
    by the U.S:, Britain, Canada and
    many other UN members that an
    economic solution be sought to

    East’s troubles.

    co-operate “fully” im carrying

    gut the resolution’s terms.

    5. The secretary-general should
    report not later than Sept. 30 on
    preliminary progress to this end. °

    The understanding of this last
    term. is that

    when the present

    olution made no longer neces-

    tn

    The M.V. Fergus which makes
    weekly trips to Newfoundland
    was reported yesterday to be on
    her way to the Island where she
    will tie up at Charlottetown until
    the shipping tie-up caused by
    striking St. John’s longshoremen

    Vancouver Port

    Strike-Bound

    VANCOUVER (CP)—All. deep-
    sea shipping in the Port of Van-
    couver halted Thursday night as
    a strike by longskoremen began.
    Picket lines were Set up imme-
    diately after the strike deadline
    of 6 pm. PDT (10 p.m: ADT).
    Tt was believed pickets were
    also set up at B.C,’s other four
    major ports, Victoria, New West-
    minster, Port Alberni and Che-
    mainus. Northerly. Prince- Rupert
    is not affected.

    ' The 1,300 longshoremen are
    seeking increased wages, an im-
    proved pehsion plan and shorter
    working hours.

    INTEREST RATE UP
    OTTAWA (CP)—The Bank of
    Canada’s interest rate rose to
    1.51 per cent this week from 1.41
    last week, the central bank re-
    ported Thursday.
    Two weeks*ago the rate was
    1.48 per cent. The record low was
    1.12 per cent established in the

    Fergus To Tie Up
    Till Port Open

    is settled. ;

    The Fergus whisch has main-
    tained a direct link with New-
    foundland for the past number of

    makes weekly trips between

    years
    here and St. John’s. A shipping

    spokesman in the Nfld., service
    said yesterday that an attempt
    was made to have Island shipping
    diverted. to Cornerbrook but
    Cornerbrook. longshoremen while

    of
    John.

    Prince Edward Island ships po-
    tatoes, turnips, live poultry, cattle
    little pigs, horses, sheep along
    with processed food stuffs such
    as milk, meat *nd canned goods.
    for 70 tons. This is used for shipp- -
    ing fresh meat and fresh fruit in
    season.

    Imports from / Newfoundland
    consi‘ mainly of paint, plywood,
    frozen bait and mink food (whale-
    meat). Normally the shipping
    season for Fergus begins on
    May 1 a continues until the
    close of navigation. Last year
    this was December 20.

    CRUISER SAILS

    HALIFAX (C ) — The Itlalian
    light cruiser Raimondo Montecuc-
    coli left here for Boston Thursday
    after a two-day courtesy visit.
    The cruiser, carrying more than
    60) officers < \d men, is paying a.
    series of calls to’ Eastern Can-
    adian and United States ports. It
    was the first ‘tafian warship to

    week ended Aug. 2. |

    visit here in 25 years.

    By HAROLD MORRISON
    Canadian Press Staff Writer
    OTTAWA (CP)—The Clark re-

    port’ may favor higher pensions
    for Canada through ‘adoption of
    the United States contributory
    scheme but it us unlikely to sup-
    port a drop in the present pen-
    sion age of 70 years.

    These may be the features and
    implications of a fact - finding
    study now being completed by
    | Porfessor Robert M. Clark of the
    University of British Columbia.

    Prime Minister Diefenbaker es-
    timated in the Commons Thurs-
    day the report, initiated last Jan-
    uary, may be completed and in
    his hands by early October. Orig-
    inally he had. hoped the docu-
    ment surveying the American sys-

    Report May Favor Higher |
    Pensions, No Cut In Age |

    tem to see whether it could be: rect contributions because he sees

    applied in Canada, would be
    completed in three or four
    months.

    As envisaged in some informed
    quarters, the study may prepare
    the foundations for an expanded
    and increased national pension
    scheme, additional to the present
    $55 - a - month government pay-
    ment, However, over the years,
    there may be gradual integration
    with the*contributory plan emerg-
    ing as kingpin.

    U.S. PLAN FEATURES

    The chief attractive features
    found in the American system
    system are:

    1, The average American likes
    the benefits he gets;

    2. He doesn’t mind making d-

    a

    they are linked directly with th

    3. The American pension fund
    was built up huge financial re-
    serves.

    In Canada the universal pen-
    sion of $55 a month is financed
    by special two-per-cent levies on
    personal and corporation incomes
    and co .modity sales. But this
    revenue pays only a fraction of
    the costs with the deficit charged
    directly to the budget.

    Under the American system,
    the maximum pension for a sin-
    gle man at 65.could be $118 a
    month, depending on his lifetime
    contributions. He pays five per

    cent of his gross earnings, along
    with similar assessments borne
    py the employer on the basis of
    a maximum $4,200 annual salary,

    *

    Arab countries: of the Near East .

    id-East Plan

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