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Tass Calls U.S. Action Unlawful

Beck Sentenced To 5-Year Term

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Dave Beck, former teamsters union

US. District Judge George H. - sentenced Beck to five

fined him $10,000 on each

judge also ordered Beck ay $10,961.52 court costs. ‘Boldt indicated that these costs the $60,000 in fines would to be im the hands of the clerk Friday to keep Beck going to jail while he seeks

ment, but Tass geve it this head. line: “Unlawful action of the American naval fleet in the open

“T don’t think any apology involved in any way, shape form.

“This was not a hostile action, but an investigation clearly pro- vided for under the terms of a treaty.” ‘

A five-man, party frdm the navy radar picket ship Roy O. Hale boarded the Russian trawler Novorossisk in a search for evid- ence as to what caused five breaks in American transatlentic cables. :

Two Western Union cableships were on the scene of the breaks but rough seas held up repair work.

In Sydney, N.S., Eastern’ Tele- graph and Telephone Company officials said a patrol plane from Gander reported several Russian trawlers operating Friday in the area off Newfoundland where the

weable breaks have occurred.

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GRAND FALIS, Nfld. (CP)— All. was quiet in this strikebound town Friday night on ‘ihe eve of rival meetings that will leave it up to central Newfoundland loggers to pick a side in a two- months strike against the Anglo- Newfoundland Development Com- pany.

Both Premier Smallwood and H. Landon Ladd, president of the International Woodworkers’ of America (CLC) District 2, called

‘Seturday meetings of all loggers.

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VALLETTA, Malta (Reuters)— Workers at Malta's big naval dockyard, angry over the firing of about 6,000 men, went on a two-hour rampage Friday, man- handling a British admiral, ston- ing police and setting fire to dock ee Island and her escort, the CGS

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ger. captains warning them of the seriousness of such an offenc’. He also suggested that inshore ~sh- ermen might co-operate by no- tifying the fishermen’s broac 1st “Notice to Mariners’, regar 'ing the position of their gear. “his information would be picked up by all dragger. captains in the area, he said.

FISHERIES EDITION

Mr. Acorn complimented the Guardian and Evening Patriot on their issue of the fishermen’s edi- tion. He hoped that this publica-

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Car Ferry And Her Escort Break Out Of Heavy Ice

The car ferry Prince Edward in to the eastern port or continue was landed at Souris by helicop-

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Nuclear Subs May Be Built

QUEBEC 4CP)—The Chronicle- looking over Canadian Telegraph says shipyards in the|during the last six months “in vicinity of Quebec City may start/an effort to survey the capabil- building nuclear - powered sub-|ities of these yards for building

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Reports from Souris. indicated, however. that apparently the ships were noi expected te enter port last night, The breakwater lighthouse was in darkness. No harbor lights were on.

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NEW YORK (AP)—Omdr. E. J. Korte said Friday night that a Russian trawler, boarded Thursday by a five-man U.S. Navy party, was carrying equip- ment aboard “capable of cutting”’ transatlantic cables.

Cmdr. Korte, speaking from Argentia, Nfid., by telephone with the Associated Press, said:

“I think that the cable could have been cut with the equip- ment aboard,”

The navy department in Wash- ington has said that the party found no indication that the trawler intended to do anything other than fish, and there was no =m werd’on whetho- ‘*: ves- se’ igh have broken the cables

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127 Navy PO’s

Escape In Fire

HALIFAX . (CP) Fire de- stroyed a petty officers’ mess at Stadacona naval base here early Friday but the navy said all 127 men sleeping in the building es- caped. The navy estimated the damage at $950,000.

Twelve hours passed before it was confirmed that no lives were

The fire started about 3 a.m. AST, apparently in a room used

Probe Helga Dan

OTTAWA (CP) — Justice Min- ister Fulton said Friday the anti- combines >ranch of his depart- ment is investigating a repgrt that the Danish freighter 4elga Dan was unable to take on a full

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Undaunted By Feeling Of Failure

By JOHN EARLE KIEV, Ukraine (Reuters)}— Pri Minister M in said

“But such negotiations must be «.. Conducted with a sincere de. sire to reach fair agreement,” the British leader told guests at a dinner in his honor given by the premier of the Ukraine, Nikifor Kalchenko.

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Earlier on this seventh day of his 10-day trip, a rested and re- freshed Macmillan tramped- through the mud of a Ukraine collective farm — determined te ee eee ene ei oak tee felt ton Geapite sates. a ———- backs.

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T ree Ki ed Macmillan on the tour outside Moscow.

(cps — b vob}: Se meats teseeee tO in critical condition im hospitalline leaders of our two countries here Friday night, the only sur-|could at this stage have a frank vivor of a plane crash that killed| exchange of views.” three men. | Biagest Seddon

usa prepar: Ken Cheesman, suffered &/ wider international negotiations crushed foot, face cuts and pos-| which must follow.” sible internal chest injuries when mission tower and fell upside} Before touring Kiev, Macmi- down in a gravel pit, killingjlan donmed rubber boots and . Nicholas Dyck, Fred Small andj walked through mud on the col- Hilding Jensen, all members of jlective farm, linked arms with the Port Arthur fire department.| Ukrainian milkmaids and posed Hospital officials sai Ohees-

cently began operating a pri air line specializing in chartered flaghts for fishermen and pros- pectors.

His father, who died April 13, 1958, became famous for his fly- ing exploits across Canada.

party feared the Khrushchev’s: attitude had put a further chill in the cold war.

BalancedBudgetGiven To Sask. Legislature

REGINA (CP) — A balanced budget with revenue of $133,325,-

210 and expenditures of $133,245,-

440 was presented to the Saskat- chewan legislature Friday by Provincial Tréasurer C.M. Fines.

In achieving the $79,770 sur- im- posed a one-per-cent levy on the

plus, the CCF government

A $4,000,000 increase in school grants, bringing the total of such grants to $24,000,000, is the only major relaxation of the purse strings in the 1959-60 budget. Mr. Fines said the 20-per-cent in- crease in a single year sents a doubling of school im four years.

Commenting on the economy, Mr. Fines ployment and inflation are the main hazards. But

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there are signs of moderate re covery. That, he said, is the mais reason Saskatchewan is present- ing a balanced budget, rather than a deficit.

During 1958, the net debt was reduced by $5,851,048 to $26,000,- 000, or $30 per capita. Ten years ago, it was four times that much.

or government telephones, had a total surplus of $1,284,127, the vincial budget disclosed Friday. On an investment of $9,055,688, this gives a return of 10 per cent, after interest for borrowirg the money is deducted. Provincial Treasurer C. M. Fines said. Only corporation to suffet a loss was government airways, which went down $19,701. But Mr, Fines said the government feels airways is serving a useful pur- pose in opening up the north. \ The Saskatchewan power cor- had a surplus of $9,104, investment of almost