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ROBARTS GETS TORONTO REGION REPORT
Premier John Robarts is in @ jovia] mood after receiving a report on Metropolitan Toronto from H. Carl Goldenberg right!. Mr. Goldenberg handed
in the Toronto region The key recommendation in the report was for a borough system of municipal government
(cP Wirephoto)
over the report Tuesday at a semi-formal ceremony in the Ontario cabinet council room after spending two years studying municipal government
French Residents In NB. Seeking ImprovedPosition
MONCTON ‘CP? — The royal, commission on bilingualism and biculturalism today receives a barrace of proposals to give New Brunswick's 225.900 French-speaking residents a big- ger place in the sun
The proposals are contained in briefs from five Acadian organi- zations, scheduled to he sub- mitted at the. commission's one- day public hearing here
The Acadians argue that they are not enjoying equality of op- portunity in education, govern- ment and business because of Various ‘Raps | in | the _School_ sys SySs-
tem and because of discrimina- -years and weighted in favor of tory laws and policies English-speaking counties, de- The five groups agree on the priving the French - speaking following recommendations: population of at least three more 1. Constitutional amendments elected representatives. to extend official recognition of 2. The Liberal government French to all branches of the promised the establishment of a federal government and to all | French - language teachers col- provinces. ' lege at. the University of .M 2. French». language primary ton-in thé past but no action and high schools wherever there been taken. are enough French - speaking, 3. There are no French-lan- students to justify them guage schools in .the province's | 3. Extension of _French-lan- largest city, Saint John, and in guage CBC television and radio the capita), Fredericton, dis- services to all Acadian centres ‘couraging French - Canadians in the Maritimes from careers in industry and the 4. Increased bilingualism in provincial civil service. the federal and provincial pub- 4. Per-pupil school grants to
: napalm fire bombs,
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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1965.
Viet Nam Peace Talks Seen Conference Aim
nor MORE SEVEN CENTS
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SAIGON (AP) Warplanes hit Communist targets on both sides of the 17th paralle! Tues- day and the U‘S. Air Force per- mitted correspondents for the first time to ride jet planes on bombing missions within South Viet Nam.
_F-100
Super-Sabres sprayed high explo- sives and cannon shells into Viet Cong-held hamlets in South Viet: Nam. The daylight attacks on guerrilla holdings followed up 230 such strikes im a 24-hour period.
More than 75 planes—Ameri- can and~- South Vietnamese— |pursued the campaign north of the 17th parallel which divides North and South Viet Nam, striking bridges, barracks and highway and river traffic. | Im the ground war in South | Viet Nam, U.S. military sources said three Viet Cong regiments —perhaps 5,000 men—were esti- imated to be still im the areas surrounding Dong Xoai, 60 miles Rorth of Saigon.
Reliable sources said the gov- | ernment suffered about 650 mil- ‘itary casualties and at least 200 civilians were killed or wounded
in fighting there last week Es=ti-
Newsmen Ride Jets On Bombing Missions:
| ‘ Wilson
soe Een menm eee
LONDON ‘Reuters’ Prime Minister Wilson said Tuesday
mates the guerrilla dead! night a ceasefire ‘on all sides”
range hal ™ to 1,000. ,would help a peace conference Two battalion: of South Viet-/ on the Viet Nam crisis.
mamese troop: moved north Wilson made the statement in
from Donz Xoa: to look for the i
Viet Conc. bu failed to estab- a recorded radio interview
shortly after telling Parliament
lish contact 3
ee the government is “deeply dis-
PS South Vietmamese air. turbed"’ about current develop- e soldier: showed up _as ments -in- Viet Nam.
survivors of the battle and said
He also told the House ‘‘cer-
they had escaped after being! ; eee captured by the Viet Cong ig tain consultations are now One told correspondents guer- || Zoing on about Viet Nam.
rillas shot a)! the wounded they | Fei British lender refined could find and had lined up|: isclose any details the about ‘109 prisoners for execu- consultations or name the gov- tion when a high Viet Cong ernments involyed.
,Officer intervened. The soldier | Wilson's statement in the ra-
gave this account:
“Don't k:!! them,” the officer ordered. Jet the bombers kill them.”
With that the prisoners were herded into the centre of three
dio interview echoed views ex- | pressed earlier Tuesday by the Canadian and Indian leaders on their arrival for the British Commonwealth prime ministers’ conference, opening Thursday.
buildings that were a logical
Suet for US tak oineee e! SUGGEST CEASEFIRE
porting the covernment forces 7 ; a Pr meer Shae a the Viet Ce a at jtri said he had suggested to
Canada’s Prime Minister Pear- _ ,Son that a Viet Nam ceasefire would be desirable to create a conducive atmosphere for peace talks.
Pearson later said the sooner a ceasefire is brought about the better. but it “should be a
chine-guns to keep them from | runninz out t
As the officer expected. hats' bombed and strafed the area. The Viet Conz vanished in the jungle Tt was not determined | whether acy of those prisoners survived
Stock Markets _ Make Recovery
NEW YORK (CP)—Trading skyrocketed Tuesday and the |New York stock market made a turnaroind to score a sub- stantial advance.
Volume spurted to 8,500,000 shares, highest since Nov. 2, 1963, when _ 9,230.000 shares changed hands on the first trad- jing day after the assassination
| Ceasefire on both sides.”
| Diplomatic sources said it | Row appears that a major ef- fort to get Viet Nam peace talks started, possibly with a cease-
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“PRINCESS "AND BABY Madrid Tuesday. The haby was born Sunday. The Princéss is married to Prince Juan Car- los De Bourbon, heir apparent
to the Spani-h Throne. (AP WIREPHOTO).
Princess Sophie af Greece chance s new high-speed ticker ' ve er ee oe tape. capable of printing 900 ghter. Princess Christina characters a minute, fell behind Federica Victoria at the Nues- floor transactions for the first tra Senora De Loreto clinic in time since it was put in opera- tion last Dec 1. At one stage it e lagged by four minutes.
Deformed Babies. «1: <u
lhe services and creation of a bi- English - speaking counties are | lingual federal capital district in nearly double those to French- | Ottawa-Hull. speaking coynties. Royal com- , missions recommended equal ena erate og ane i and a6 tithe provincial government has
| grievances against the provin-
jcial government of Premier ee ee 5. Standard: too : | Louis Robichaud. While noting a lw
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his cabinet ministers
schools where some French in- ,
| that the premier and about half e
SANTO DOMINGO (AP) -French - speaking the Acadian - Violent fighting broke out in groups agree that they are un- Pp [ Santo Demings Tuesday be- der-represented in and discrim- ar lament tween US. paratroopers and inated against by the provincial rebels. The Americans ad- government, as was the case un- A A Gl der previous administrations. t ance
vanced two blocks into insurg- ent. territory ‘ :
U.S. sources. in Washington blamed the rebels for the out- break. one of the worst since US. forces landed here in Apri!
The rebels: claimed the Amer-
The _main..complaints. are: 1. The distribution of seats in | the legislature is outdated by 20
Indian Fighter
By THE CANADIAN PRESS
TUESDAY. June 15, 1965 State Secretary Lamontagne ; announced the government would receive applications
of President Kennedy.
A full blown sell-off developed in the first hour when, says the New York Stock Exchange, trading was the heaviest for the
Increase Noted
for the economy, the escalating war in South Viet Nam, the troubles of the British pound
period in nearly 28 years. Prices the prospect of tight money at HALIFAX (CP)—There has characteristics, but _ the drug
went down. _ o home been a sharp increase in the thalidomide was not involved in i i Prices hecan a come-back number of children born with any of them.
GE Lapeaie chaite nen TF epg te Losses were whit. deformities in the last two years Over a period of 10 years he
since Oct. 19, 1937, when 2.210... tled and plus signs began to ap- but doctors have been unable to had seen 70 such cases. In the
000 changed hands. re pear on the ticker tape. establish a reason, Dr. Gustave last two years he had seen %.
Known cases were those born in hospital where a report was required. It was possible more mothers were having children in hospitals, but this still did not
Gingras of Montreal said Tues- day.
He told the Canadian Medical Associations general council that in Quebec alone there had
| The Toronto Stock market
iclosed higher after recovering [from a sharp drop in early | trading. Trading remained light.
REASSURF PUBLIC
This was about the time that Presiden! Johnson's administra- tion attempted to reassure the
|The Montreal market cl blic about the economy.
highet" enced" Wer Seah te re wa Canheaiciisl been “1.134 children born with count for the sudden increase
moderate trading. leaders azreed that business is Various deformities in 1963. Of NEED CRASH PROGRAM __The New _York Stock Ex- in _Rood shape these. 34 had thalidomide-like “This is a terrible tragedy,
particularly for the family into iwhich such a child is born.”” he | said. “There is immediate need for a crash program of rehabil- itation for these cases
BRITISH PM UNMOVED
One broker said the avalanche of transactions was caused by HALIFAX (CP)—In a unani- “fright” selling. Investors have mously - approved policy state- been jittery during the market's ments Canadian four-week slide over the outlook Medical Association rejected a
| Compulsory, universal tax - sup- |ported medical ‘care plan for Canadians.
While the Hall royal commis- sion on health services was not mentioned by name in the state- ment, it was clear the 300 dele- gates in the CMAs general ‘council had the commission and its recommendation for such a vuniversal plan in mind.
It reiterated previous policy statements by the CMA that a tax - supported comprehensive program, compulsory for all, was neither necessary nor de- sirable.
The federal. government should have no direct. hand in the matter.
NOT FEDERAL JOB
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ao launched an attack on Dies At Age 103 hes Paladea orouieaslers At least four persons were : to begin color_T\ broadcasts killed and 2% wounded on the WADSWORTH, Kan. (AP) by Jan. 1, 1967 rebel side as the battle raged The oldest U.S. veteran of the The Commons continued de- all along the perimeter across Indian wars died in his sleep bate on Finance Minister which the Americans and rebels Monday. Simpson Mann, 103, Gordon's proposed tax faced each other who fought the Sioux Indians of changes Three U.S paratroopers and Chief Sitting Bull in the Black Opposition Leader Diefen-
one Brazilian infantryman were wounded by rebel gunfire
Hills of Dakota, _as a cay avalryman.
spent five years
Sir Winston's Widow
Takes Seat
LONDON (‘Reuters!—Sir Win- ston Churchill's widow, 90-year- old Lady Churchill, took her seat in the House of Lords Tuesday in a dignified. cen- turies-old ceremony tinged with sadness.
Lady Churchill—-Sir Winston's
“darling Clementine” — he- came a life member of the House last April ™. three
months after the death of the 99-year-old statesman and war- time leader.
Tuesday the red leather benches of the upper chamber anc the public galleries were packed in a special tribute to Lady Churchill and to the mem- ory of her husband
A deep roar of approval burst out from the peers as Lady Churchill bent to shake the hand of the Lord Chancellor, Lord Gardiner, at the end of the colorful ceremony
Lady Churchill entered the dimly-lit chamber wearing tra- ditional crimson robes trimmed with ermine and a small black
In Lords
Lady Churchill's son, Ran ' dolph, and daughters, Mary and Sarah, were in the gallery, with some of her grandchildren.
REVIVES MEMORIES
The scene revived memories of some of Churchill's great wartime speeches, made in the House of Lords after the lower chamber was devastated in the Second World War. -
Lady Churchill took her seat in Parliament on the 750th an- niversary of the day King John set the seal to the Magna Carta, the document which moulded the free governments of the English-speaking world
Tall and elegant despite her years, Lady Churchill—now to be known as Baroness Spencer- Churchill, the full family nmame--wore a pearl necklace, with a slender gold chain on each wrist.
Her voice was strong and clear as she read out the oath of allegiance to Queen Eliza- beth, turned, bowed to the house and walked out under the high
tricorner hat over her grey hair. | vaulted roof.
ae gene
baker said proposals designed to maintain Canadian owner- ship of newspapers were ‘‘the first steps towards the throt- tling of free expression.”
Deputy Speaker Lamoureux tuled out of order an amend- ment that would make money spent on advertising in Time and Reader's Digest ineligible as tax deduction.
The amendment’ ‘wat moved by Douglas Fisher. NDP dep- uty leader. who said the fi- nance minister lacked the courage to pinpoint the maga- Zines in his budget
‘Liberal and Conservative MPs aided Creditistes in blockade against incorporation of new banks.
WEDNESDAY. June 16
The Commons meets at 2:30 p.m..to continue debate on budget resolutions. The Senate stands adjourned unit j June 22.
500 Holsteins Going To Italy
HALIFAX (CP) The larg- est shipment of cattle out of Ha- lifax since the Second World War left here Tuesday night on the Italian freighter Fl Rancho for Genoa, Italy.
The El Rancho, carrying 500 Holsteins, is operated by two Italian brothers, both in their early 20s, from Doyato, Italy.
The herd was purchased in Oakville, Ont., and shipped here by rail. .
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Wilson
Over Award To Beatles
LONDON ‘Reuters Prime Minister Wilson Tuesday had an angry mail to deal with over the award of a top honor to the Beatles.
Some letters approved the Queen's award of membership of the Order of the British Em- Pire to the singing group
But they were lost in the pro- tests, although Wilson, who ree- ommended the honor, stood his ground
He was reported still satisfied that the group earned its honor by its export-boosting sales of hit records to North America
Prime Minister Pearson inad- vertently walked into the con- troversy when he flew in to London for the Commonwealth prime ministers § conference starting Thursday
He was asked to comment on the action of Hector Dupuis, 69, a former Liberal member of the Canadian Parliament. who said he would return his MBE to protest against the award to the Beatles.
PM KEEPS MEDAL
“I suppose this is a human reaction,” said Pearson, quickly adding. “I am hanging on to my OBE (‘Officer of the Order
British Empire.”
Dupuis, who received his award for organizing a selective service call-up system in Que- bec during the Second World War, was quoted in two British papers as saying: “English | Royalty wants to place me on
“The development of medical services insurance is the respon sibility of the provinces. and financial contributions by the federal government should not interfere with the selfdetermi- mation of the provinces.” the statement said
Creation of a universal system paying the total cost of health services dependent on a single
The CMA passed a resolution urging the federal and provin- cial governments to give finan cial aid, rehabilitation and al other amenities made available to thalidomide disabled children to all children with limb defic- iencies.
Work with the thalidomide disabled children had produced
Has Angry Mail
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fire, may emerge from the Commonwealth conference In the radio interview, Wilson
said Britain will welcome any Commonwealth support fot peace initiatives his government has already taken.
“We're still in the position that Hanoi (capita! of Commu-
nist North Viet Nam) and Pek- ing are opposed to a conference on the unconditional terms which the United States govern- ment are now prepared to ac- cept.” he added.
NO STRINGS ATTACHED
He said Britain is willing te have a Viet Nam peace confer- ence “absolutely without condi- tions.”
Wilson conferred with Indian Prime Minister Shastri shortly after his House of Commons statement and was expected te raise the entire Viet Nam issue during the nine-day Common- wealth prime ministers confer: ence opening here Thursday.
Wilson told the House:
“Tl want to make it absolutely plain that the government are deeply disturbed about the pres- ent position in Viet Nam and the developments of the last three weeks.
“Certain consultations are now going on—I do not want te go into details—because the whole House will want them ‘fo be fully productive.
“But I certainly hope to make a statement to the House very aie *
Compulsory Medicare Rejected By Doctors
of service over working condi- tions and remuneration
The statement said medical insurance should be available and accessible to all Canadians,
|but it should be voluntary. There
should remain a freedom of choice for patients, and except in cases where humane con- siderations entered, the doctor should be free to choose pa- tients.
RETAIN FREF. CHOICE
Both doctors and patients should remain free to choose different carriers and different plans
“It would be most unfortunate if a well-meaning decision tn- day ‘deprived the Canadian peo- ple of choice and progress in the future.’
The CMA said it believed the responsibility of the provincial governments was to ensure ade- quate insurance coverage were available to all residents.
A total repayment plan might pul a strain on the already short supply of physicians and endan- ‘er the qualitw of care
The statemo- ammo nef by Dr. Victor Goldbiown of Montreal, chairm ‘
. economics committee
Some 1.500 doctors attending the five-day cotivention move into the third day today when
the san- level as those vulzar that MBE stands for Mr. Brian 4 great deal of knowledge and “and therelore potentially lmi-|the sessions of the ¢ nincompocps.” Epstein excellent results, said Dr. Grin- teq source of funds’ could re- cil are expect ca genera! coun- The Beatles cracked hack at “It's those fuddy-duddied we gas. But there were points of sau in restrictions on coverage maind i th ‘came = vad Dupuis «''" @ suggestion that don't like,” said Beatle George discrimination in aid given thal- o¢ people or services or be in taken ew - week will te he turn oven his medal to Brian Harrison. with drummer Ringo idomide and non-thalidomide af- continual conflict with oviders sions Oe Epstein. 8eatles’ manager Starr backing him up. fected children , Providers sions They hve already suggested ‘I don't care if Mr. Dupuis- Coats of rehabilitating the dis- ny ‘ , eats his medal,” Ringo said. abled children was extremely > “For ence young people get an high, he said. About 15 people award. What's wrong with were required to threat one that.” child. Artificial limbs were be Siding with Dupuis was Paul jing applied at ages as young as Pearson, a former RAF squad- three vears and the growth of ron leader who received his the «child demanded constant 5) h Bi award for war services. changes { it vanes Some of the thalidomide af- ggg rie and . fected children--most of them ay 0 ay He wrapped up his MBE and oo4 an excellent IQ were mailed " back to the Queen learning to walk with artificial . “ee : “because KH has Gecome Ge- i05 before normal children MONTREAL ‘CP! Lucien Durocher. picked up June 4 based” After five years’ work he and Rivard marks his 5h birthday when police acted on a tip and
Former policeman C. V. Hearn returned a British FEm- pire medal he had won in 1944+ for dealing with armed bandits.
today the 196th day after he and a companion scampered over the wails of Bordeau Jail in what has become one of Can-
the CMA general secretary Dr A.D. Kelly of Toronto had suc ceeded in getting a meeting with the chairman of the tariff
“|! like to think at least I ada’s best known prison breaks
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earned it honorably,” he said. ware 0 plead cor withdrawal of The companion. Andre Duro- duty on rehabilitation equipment ,
adding imported to Canada cher, a virtual unknown in the
Rut there is nothing brave underworld, has since been cap-
in varping at a howling mob of tured. Rivard, however, remains,
teen-agers. with £1,000,000 in at large ~ despite a world-wide
the bank.” INSIDE TODAY search by police who would like
Honors list experts said that Cinesified “— = see him brought to trial in
ome the mere returting of the ine Sten ® . i: -ssteess: ~ the United States in connection
uP tx te = taavs nee signia did not imply withdrawal Births, deaths ........ 3. = with a vast mafia - connected
in Montreal has returned his from the order Seecae ioe = Cope. ring case
medal of the Order of the Removal from it could only be Finance, Markets 2 We won't wish him a happy
British Empire now that the caused by misbehavior. Over se coc eaetees 1% 14 — birthday, but we'd like to be
Beatles have been listed in the years a number of awards omen's ... seece I, 11 with him when he celebrates it
the Queen’s annual birthday ave been returned. The medals inna « stesmenreee. 4 now. or five years from now.”
honors. He says he does not are kept at 10 Downing Street. See eae reassess ; said a spokesman for Quebec want to be associated with the prime minister's official Prace Goan 1 : Provincial Police
Police confess they havent a ,clue-as to his whereabouts.
residence. in the event the own- ers change’ their mind i
such “vulgar nincompoops.”* (CP Wirephoto)
—
raided an apartment in the east- end of Montreal, told police he left Rivard in Spain in mid-May to return to Canada because he was lonesome for his wife. There have been other reports placing Rivard in New Bruns. wick. British Columbia, Flonda and Mexico
Meantime, Chief Justice Fred. eric Dorion of Quebec Court is putting the final touches to a report on a lengthy inquiry stemming from Rivard's arrest , June 19, 1964. and his efforts te fight extradition to the Unifead States
Rivari escaped while the is
quiry was still in progress. A federal government offer of *
$15,000 reward for information leading to his arrest still fasts.