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TANKER LOSES BOW IN COLLISION

Sectiom of bow is sheared off|stitution in dense fog just out-,ualties. The liner cartied crew 36,000-ton Norwegian tanker Jal-|side New York harbor Sunday.|and technicians, while - after* collision between it|Both ships recently had been 30,000-ton juxury™ linerCon-|overhauled. There were no cas-

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the tank er was empty of cargo and had only its crew aboard.

Legislature Request UIC

Benefits For Farm Labor

‘In promoting the resolution,

Mr. Douglas said a great many wanted unemployment

Insurance benefits

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benefits: are available to every

other industry except agricul-

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for, UIC benefits for farmers. He said the men who drew up the brief were mostly all farm- ers who had hired help all the year round and as a conse- quence were not interested. He said the person affected most by lack of benefits was the small: farmer who wanted help for a few weeks at a | time. Such farmers, although they could not -have hired help throughout the year found it a -Mecessity at harvest and digging time. GREAT~ DISADVANTAGE

The seconder, Mr. Smith said farmers were at a great dis- advantage in that they are un- able to secure proper help at w@ time when they are badly re- quired. He said that last year it was almost an impossibility for farmers to secure hired help. Mr. Smith felt if an op- Nortunity were given farmers “3s provide unemployment

Prince) said the resolution was |men who would really like to He: admitted that for the {live in the province were leav- who has help all the year |ing because insurance benefits

round, the benefits ‘were not |were not available to them.

important. Mr. Ramsay said he} George Kitson (Lib... 2nd himself was in this c . | Queens) said the resolutién was

nevertheless’ it. was for thosp (Continued on page 2 Col. 2)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla: (AP) A roaring. Juno HW rocket was launched early Monday carrying a Pioneer FV, a potential sun planet. 3

The goal of army. scientists was to hurl a 13-pound gold-plated satellite past the moon, 221,000 miles away, in 4 hours and ulti- mately into a solar orbit 500,000 miles from earth.

rocket fire, however, it will be 2% to three hours before scien- tists know whether the space probe has achieved the trajec- tory mission. , Sone

It was the second army shoot at the and beyond, a‘ feat the Russians said they accom- plished with their 1%-ton Mecrta (dream) probe Jan. 4.

CONE-SHAPED

Pioneer IV is a conical shaped orb loaded with instrumentation to measure two doughnut shaped radiation fiekis that pose a threat to manned space travel.

The first 4% minutes were critical for the bullet . shaped Juno Il, a modified Jupiter inter- mediate range ballistic missile topped by three stages of spim ning Sergeant rockets. The whole assembly as it left the earth was 76 feet long and weighed about 60 tons with its fuel.

During the critical time span

U.S. Forces Are Said Ready To Back Up Stand On Berlin

* WASHINGTON (AP)—US. mil-

itary forces are ready to back up President Eisenhower's avowed determination to. stand fast on Western rights in serlin, Defence Secretary Neil McElroy told con- gress Monday.

“We think we have a definite ‘offensive superiority over the Russians at this time,’’ McElroy said in discu the situation with the House Representa- tives space committee.

While voicing doubt the Rus- sians want to start a war, he told the congressmen “we are pre- pared to meet various stages of the Berlin sityation as it devel- ops.” Then he added:

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plans now to mobilize because of the crisis over Ryissia’s campaign to force the Allied powers out pf Berlin, 110 miles inside Commu- nist territory.

Mobilization steps have been suggested in congress in. recent days, and Representative James

sue again Monday, He asked Mc-

protection for a firm position on Berlin and “if not, should we mobilize in whole or in part?” “We don't regard that as be- ing reqaired at this time,”’ the defence secretary replied. ‘Saying the German crisis has been studied by the joint chiefs of staff‘and the state department, McElroy said there may be some moves ‘to strengthen the U.S.

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Fulton (Rep. Pa.) raised the 1s-|. Elroy if the U.S. has adequate!

position. He did not go into de

U.S. Army Fires Rocket At Moon

all four stages fire in sequence. The results must be a precise shooting angle to the moon.

Although there is virtually no chance that the 13pound p will Jand on the moon, the army: hopes to get close enough so that its instruments can collect: new information such as the nature and intensity of radiation in the area. s

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to lecturers, totalled $7,558 in

Western Canada during 1958-59. This compared with $7,420 in On- tario, leader in the two preceding years.

The Quebec figure was %6,756 and the Atlantic provinces

$5,923.

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FUR QUEEN

Jean Cuthand of La Ronge,

year-old Cree Indian nurse, in

Sask., who wop out over two/|charge of Indian services at La

contestants for the fur queen

Ronge, will represent the Trap-

title at the 12th annual North-| pers Festival’ next month at a

ern Manitoba Trappers Festi-

val at The Pas, Man. The 25- | Moines, lowa: ,

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summer: sports show at .Des (CP Phete).

. | consider enactment of a Bill pro- viding the citizens of Prince Ed-

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Frank Myers (PC-ist Queens) complimented the Minister in troducing the resolution. felt

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Gov t Seeks

to borrow an additional $3,000,- 000 for a term or terms not ex-

To Borrow $4,600,000

i-|Fund of Prince Edward Island,

ceeding 40 years.

Authority

Both loans are to be raised on the credit of the Consolidated

and will be a charge thereon.

PURPOSES ‘

As stated in the enabling Bill, proceeds of the first loan will be. to refund balances of (a)— original issue of three. per debentures which matured 1, 1958; and (b)— two ad-

1 $1,000,000 three per cent i due to expire August 1 and September 1 respectively, sinking fund appropriations having. been applied in the’ case of all three. ;

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Ferry Completes Difticult Voyage

The ¢arferry Prince Edward Is- jand docked at Borden about 1 o'clock yesterday afvernoon, end- ing a 250-mile voyage which be gan Feb. 21 at Port gux Basques Nfid.

The ferry and her escort, the CGS Labrador found the going fairly easy after they go through beavy ice a few miles out of

To Debat Hosp. Ins. Thursday.

The debate on the motion to

ward Island with hospital insur- ance, introduced in the House several days by Hon. M.L. Bonnell, Minister of Health, will not be resumed until possibly Thursday of this week, Premier

Matheson stated.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A strong earthquake rocked more! than 100 miles of northern Call- fornia late Monday.

Many residents of Hollister, 100 miles southeast of here, ran! frightened into the streets.

The quake was felt throughout | the populous San Francisco Bay area. Kt lasted for several sec- ons. 7

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“| port of any serious damage. Bat} there were numerous reports of! phase jast

Date Set For Budget

, | Pare, auxiliary te the bishop of

Hon. Eugene Cullen introduced @ resolution paving the way. for presentation of the farm estab- lishment act which is designed to give assistance to young farm- ers. ‘

Harvey Douglas (Lib. 2nd

Higher In 1958

OTTAWA (CP)—Canadian pro- duction of gold last year rose to a near record high of 4,537,007 fine ounces from 4.433,804 in. 1957, the bureau of statistics reported Monday. \

RECEIVED BY POPE

VATICAN CITY (Reuters)— Pope John Monday received in private audience Msgr. Marius

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MOSCOW. ‘Reuters) — Russia fas agreed to discuss the Berlin and German problems at a foreign ministers’ conference next month if the Western powers are “not ready” for an East-West summit meeting.

The agreement was contained in notes handed to the Western ambassadors Monday shortly be- fore Prime Minister Macmillan held the last formal, Kremlin talks of his 10-day visit with Pre- mier Khrushchev.

.& British spokesman described the atmosphere of the meeting as “all honey and flowers’’—a a striking contrast te the coo!

week. ;

rolling furniture, rattling wind-| Macmillan will get together th Khrushchev to arrange al

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The quake was felt 30 miles east of San Francisco at Concord

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ecross jie Golden Gate. BACK TO WORK

BONN (Reuters) — West Ger- p

man Ohancellor Konrad Ade- Rhoendorf near here with influ-

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enza since !ast Wednesday, re-|' ae

turned to his office Monday.

LONDON (Reuters) — Egypt will pay Britain £27,500,000 for British private property ‘‘egypt- fanized’’ during the Suez crisis, it was announced Monday.

Details of the Anglo-Egyptian financial settlement Were an- nounced by Chancellor of the Ex- chequer Derick Heathcoate Amory in the Commons.

The agreement between the two enemies of the 1956 Suez fighting

Cairo after various hitches which had developed since the initial- ling of the pact Jan. 17 were cleared up.

The unravelling of the financial |

Britain-Egypt In Agreement On Settling Financial Issue

contacts, broken off in 1956.

LUMP PAYMENT ~ Egypt will pay the £27,500,000

sorily acquired British property.

tration.

The balance now held in Lon- don by Egypt in blocked accounts have been released from ex- change control restriction. .

The government did not give the total of the blocked sterling accounts but they have been esti.

tangle is expected to lead to re-

sumption of full trading relations

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final. communique today before the British delegation flies back te London. “LIMITED TRIUMPH” a

At a farewell reception Mon- day night in the great Kremlin Palace, Khrushchev said he was “well content’ with the talks. A British spokesman described Macmillan's visit as ‘“‘a limited triumph.”

’ Russia's note. agreeing to for- eign ministers’ talks and suggest- ing that they be held in either Vienna or Geneva, replied to Western notes of Feb. 16 propos- ing such a conference. ~*

peace treaty.

The Russians also called for the presence of Poland and Czechoslovakia at the conference and accept the Western pro- participation alse

resentatives.” ADVISERS ONLY

In their note, the Western pow- ers proposed that the foreign ministers’ conference should be

limited to the four powers with

| West and East German “advis- It unexpectedly -dropped the ers”

present. They suggested

prior Soviet demand for such ajtalks on Berlin, German unity

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