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~ be built in Alberton with tenders | “to be called immediately,

~ Post Office Dey Is Criticized In Report

_ fons are threatening to strike

‘If It’s Good’ For The Island The Guardian Is For It

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- Newfoundlanders Get jes

Or Quebec Power Deal Off

MONTREAL (CP) New- | Claude Lessard, which said that foundiand Premier Joseph} ‘for all practical ~purposes” Smallwood said Wednesday that | Quebec will receive priority in if: Quebec does not accept the] these items. fact that 90 per cent of the jobs| Mr. on the Churchill Falls, Labra-| the company developing Church- dor, hydroelectric project: must-|illFalls—as’ saying that New- be filled by Newfoundlanders | foundland alone could not. pro- ere will be no more agree-|vide the manpower, materials ment: and uipment ne

In an jnterview published in| the vad protect, — La Presse, the premier ‘said! The premier said-Wednesday: that if this condition is not met} “T affirm that more than 90 the deal is off,’t. | cent of the labor ‘farce will Speaking before he left for St-" aa from Newfouridtand— wie

John's Wednesday. Mr. drill: eres Mr. Lessard says. | will wood said: | set up’ an agency shontly which | ‘Qiiebec is not doing New-| will recruit workers’ for the

foundiland any favor by buying} project power from Churchill Falls, but| “We have

no intention of {s doing itself (Quebec) a favor | quarrelling

with Quebec.

fate lations with your (Quebec!

duced by Labrador. “It is a business transaction) BRINCO STOCKS DIP , taking place in Newfoundland, In .trading on the Montreal in which Newfoundland has ei Stock Exchange. Wednesday | own say/ Brinco was the most active | “The letter of intent signed™by | stock. with 24,435 shares~ traded ydro-Quebec and Brineo (Brit- | and closed at 4.60, off 15 cents. ‘4sh Newfoundland Corp. ) says | It's lowest point during the day clearly that Newfoundland, has | was 4.40. priority in the hiring of man- In an interview Tuesday night | power and the purchase ef ma- | mr. that | terials and equipment.” Mr. Smallwood spoke follow- |

Smallwood had _ said

night by Hydro President Jéan- | planned

Home For Special Care Planned For Alberton,

We | by getting electricity at a good | wish to have steady friendly re-; Periods.

Lessard quoted Brinco—}.

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Churchill Falls i@ expected to generate. That potential is only part of what Labrador waters could). | An additional potential of 10,-| 000,000- horsepower. would—go to! Newfoundland via a tunnel un- | der the Strait of Belle Isle. con- |

struction. of which would- tote,

next year.

WILL REACH 7,000

The Churchill Falis Corp.—a subsidiary-“of -BFinco—and: Hy- dro-Quebec signed a letter of in-

tent Oct. 13. providing for pur- |-

chase by Hydro of most of the power from the falls. project. The on-site: work force is ex-

Newfoundland would not be !eft O’Brien, an alderman for out in the cold with Hydro-Que: | years, Wednesday won an easy | : ing a statement issued Tuesday bec’s purchase of most of the/mayoralty election over~ Char- 6,000,000 horsepower |les Vaughan, who was seeking

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-pected to be about 7,000 at peak

The $700,000,000 project is ex- to begin. generating |

‘New Mayor ‘

Is Elected In Halifax

HALIFAX (CP) Allan

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his third term as mayor of | Halifax. ! With votes still being counted edscetsy night. Mr. O'Brien had a 4,000-vote

¢ Guardian :

“Covers Prince Hiccat Island Like The_ Dew”

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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, ‘1966.

| Presented

WEATHER

Rain: winds increasing to southerly 25, gusts to 45, then northwest 20. ‘Low- ’ high 40 and 53. Friday: cloudy.

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‘West Prince Requests

To Cabinet

; over Mr. Vaughan, who conceded ere Mr. Vaughan was mayor from “vr and from 1968 until his | defeat Wednesday. —— new. aldermen ‘elected | Ahearn, former mayor |

A> modern new Senior Citi- | reading room, lounge and inter- | S are Liberal member of

zens’ Home for Special Care will | denominational chapel. Both Mr. Campbell, it was of the cabinet without portfolio announced: following’ yesterday’s:|and Mr. Arsenault, feli- the new special meeting of the Provin-| home would be a great step ins tial Executive at Alberton. |providing care for senior citi-

The announcement was made | oe Sar ei by Hon. Robert Campbell, ee fee 1 First District of Prince, nd | ok cringe veer Prosper Arsenault, MLA, ass ‘the ee. . workmen im Fire Diewict of Prince. They said they had asstirance

The home will provide : for 15 | \af Hon. M.L. Bonnell, minister bed patients, and for about 35/of welfare, that costs would be | guests who can be up. | kept within the reach of all.

It will have special pains | The First District members of

facilities, bed-side electrical call the ‘legislature also announced

that construction will start im- eae eee mediatley on a. senior citizens’

+ home -in- Tignish._It-will_provide It will also have a _ library,;| low cost rental accommodation.

-member | north.

| the for Halifax | |

legislature

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‘Negro Youths Riot In School

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A gang of -250 Negro youths--ran | wild at a predominantly Negro high school Wednesday, beat-up five white teachers, jostled white students eating lunch ard forced the 2,700-student school to shut down.

“We have closed Castlemont High School because of fear of physical violence,’’ said Stuart S.-Phillips, Oakland euperintend- | Lent of schools.

OTTAWA (OP) — Post office | 3 department officials are criti- cized for poor handling of staff relations and employees’ repre- sentatives for making some un- realistic demands in a one-man royal commission report tabled in the Commons Wednesday.

The report by Mr. Justice An- dre Montpetit of the Quebec Su- perior Court into. the depart- ment’'s working. conditions makes 282 “yecommendations, many of them’ directed at im- proving management em- ployee relations through new consultative machinery.

The commission was set up after a 1965 strike by. postal]. workers that shut” down mail” service in Ontario, Quebee and British Columbia. The postal un-

again next month to back their demands for pay.increases and other benefits.

The report says that except in one or two postal districts-some supervisors and _ postmasters havé only a “vague notion” about the importance of main- taining good relations ve their staff.

“We heard too often “ot Metedt

Regen Highlights

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owe (CP) High, lights of the royal commis- sion report on working condi- tions in the post office de- partment tabled in the Com- mons Wednesday:

Creation of joint commit- tees of postmasters and em-

MR, JUSTICE MONTPETIT

sider themselves almost infalli- ble or Wwho;-under-- the— pretext of maintaining at any cost their conception of order and disci- pline, obstinately refuse to change any decisions taken’ at at lower level.”

Mr. Justice Montpetit

also

Additional. pay for weekend work, with study of possibil- ity of cancelling all home de- liveries on Saturdays.

Minimum three hours’ over- time pay for employee asked to return to work.

ployee representatives. in Abolition of temporary sal- each post office to rev jew.) ary reductions in disciplinary preblems and improve’ mo- | actions..

tale and communication. More research by emplovy- ees to back their demands, some of which were termed unrealistic.

Attainment of maximum salary after Lesin: years’ serv- ice. i

Final and binding arbitra- tion procedure open to dissat- isfied employees with appeals for. those demoted or dis- missed.

Permission for non - super- visory employees to engage in political activity and to_ take

No work after 10:30 p.m. on leave without pay to be candi- Christmas Eve or New Year’s dates in any election Eve, with a “strict mimi- ;

mum’ work force: on Christ- mas and New Year’s days.

Better protection for letter

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| chief to hold the rank of assist-

ter-general.

jatives. It says attempts to im-

rtment

said employees’ representatives have duties and responsibilities | as well as rights and expressed | hope they will be willing to par- ticipate in changes within the department, some of--them al- ready under way.

SOME WON’T COMPROMISE He said some representatives! “are rebelling: to the point that they are alarmingly. unwilling to compromise.” “In- everyone's best interest, they .will have to learn to be

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Mother, Children

Die In Fire

CHRYSLER, Ont. (CP) — A: pregnant mother and four of her

six young children died Wednes- |.

day in a fire which~destroyed-|. their two-storey frame home. in| this village about 30 miles north | of Cornwall.

Dead is Mrs. Rheal Maran eth )Quesnal, about: 30, Her body and those-of three of her children were recovered by a) 12-man volunteer fire: brigade. | Several tours after the fire | was discovered” a search still was underway for the body of a 10-month-old baby. The chil- dren had not been identified. Deputy Fire Chief Jean ‘Benoit said Mrs. Quesnel, who «was pregnant five months, appar- ently hada miscarriage during

found. lying by her side. One child, a three-year-old boy, managed to escape unhurt. Mr. Quesnel was in Ottawa with their sixth child, five-year- old Douglas.

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more conciliatory,more. under- standing, able.”” ;

He said they will change their attitude if they have the impres- sion that the department is giv-

ing them all the consideration |.

to which they: are entitled.

The report's ¢entral recom- mendation is creation .of joint Management — employee com- Mittees, both at the national level and in, each post office, to consult _ about. changes. in working and other conditions.

It calls on the department to persuade its district directors, postmgasters and supervisory staff to new concepts and put them into practice.

The report says the depart- ment should find ways to bring some new blood to senior ad- ministrative echelons, even bringing in officials without ex- perience in the department.

And it calls for an improved personnel department, with the

ant deputy minister and report |. directly to the deputy pgstmas-

FRICTIONS ERUPTED ‘

The. report does not blame present troubles only on vffi- cials and employees’ represent-

prove thé™ department's _ effi- ciency in the last three years and much-increased mail vol- umes have caused frictions and

pressures.

The department didnot el- ways consider seriously enough the effect of these changes on

and more reason-|_

FIVE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER ACCIDE

An accident causing exten- sive. damage to four vehicles -occurred last night at _ap- ‘proximately 9.30 at Victoria. ‘Park A blue 1960. Chevrolet (RIGHT) was in collision with two parked cars, a. 1966 Chev- rolet, (CENTER) and a 1958

Chevrolet was shoved into the

Johnson Tells-N. Vietnamese

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WELLINGTON, New Zeaiand (CP)—U.S. President Johnson urged North Viet Nam today to discontinue ‘‘a war you cannot

In a speech prepared for a state luncheon in Parliament on the second and final day of his visit to New Zealand, the presi- dent reiterated that the United States desires neither to destroy North Viet Nam, to compel its

| surrender nor to bring down its

Communist government,

~ “It is simply to halt the war she is waging and supporting against her neighbor (South Viet Nam).

“When we succeed, and we shall ‘succeed, we shall begin a nobler war against man’s an- cient enemies — hunger, ignor- ance and disease—everywhere in Southeast Asia, including North Viet Nam, if its govern ment so desires.

“What can be gained by con- tinuing a war you cannot win?

1 win’” in in’ the fight for =the —fire-—A—ameit— esioon and join in fig

Volkswagen, Ambulances from MacLean and Hennes- sey Funeral Homes took five persons. to the Charicttetown Hospital where they were treated by Dr. J.L. Burge and Dr. Frank Burke. Taken te the hospital were Keith Silli- ker of Kensington, who was in

Pontiac, not shown. The1966—the Volkswagen; Elton Mur-

phy of Summerside who was

To Quit War They Ca

What can be lost by joining with your brothers in Southeast Asla in—a—different_kind_ of war—a war for human dignity, a war for-heaith and enlightenment, a

“America pledges herself to serve in that war—for its dura- tion.””

Johnson’s host, Prime Minis- ter Keith Holyoake, expressed the ‘fervent hope thatthe forth- coming Manila conference will open on avenues toward a last- ing solution in: Viet Nam.”

“But there must be two sides to a peace. settlement. And we are anxiously waiting, as we have been for a long time, to learn that the other side_is in- terested. New Zealand and the United States are deeply com- mitted to a just solution of the Viet Nam problem.”

The prime miniser said he does’ not believe there is room

anywhere for isolation or indif- ference. ;

GIFT PRESENTED HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR ©

Sister Mary Ethel, adminis- trator of the Westerh Hospital in Alberton, accepts a token of appreciation from Premier Alex: Campbell and members of the Cabinet who. yesterday held a apecial mecting of the

Execitive Council in the West- ern Hogpital where a number of delegations from the west- ern section of the province were received. Members of the Cabinet were conducted on a tour of thei-hospital by Sister

Mary Ethel and Sister Mary Pius. Following the three-hour

executive. meeting, Cabinet members and newspaper re-— porters were treated “to wild. goose dinner.

}war_for_your children_and_gen- | erations of children to come?

Lers of the Soviet Union and the

in the 1966 Chevrolet: George Conway, the driver ef the 19 Chevrolet, Charlottetown;

-Thomas Larter, Charlottetown

_ and Basil MeIsaac of Charlot-

tetown, both occupants of the 1960 Chevrolet. No serious in-. juries were reported and all

but Thomas Larter were re- leased from hospital last night.

anot Win

“We are all affected by ag- gression, but we also bear a responsibility to search for peace.’

_ Holyoake aid special tribute

what he called the United

assisting others ‘in their eco- | nomic and social development.”

HELPS 120 COUNTRIES

“The generosity of the United States is without parallel. In the past 21 years the American peo- ple have contributed more than 380, 000,000,000 and. benefitted some 120 countries throughout the world through foreign aid programs. The burden your peo- ple carry is almost unbelieva- ble, but they do not carry that burden entirely alone.

tries which place their trust in the free decisions of free men— countries which are prepared to resist aggression and which by their own actions make a con- tribution to peace and prosperity throughout the world.

“New Zealand is among that company.’

During his New Zealand visit Johnson often stopped his motor- cade to mingle with the human mass which ‘quickly surged--to-- ward him.

Soviet Space Spectacular. Is Rumored

MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Lead- ers of nine Communist coun- tries were believed assembling to watch a spectacular demon- stration at the Soviet Union’s big space centre today, but what they would see remained a mys- tery.

The political talks they have held ‘since Monday were subject to the same news blackout as today’s display.

There have been no official announcements since the lead-

bl r countries opened Tk’ Monday night: Communist sources said the leaders -dis-

forthally.

Informed sources said — they understood the visiting Commu- nist party chiefs, premiers and defence. ministers left by air Wednesday, apparently headed:

at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, miles away.8 > ~~

The visitors came from Czech- oslovakia, Bulgaria,‘ Wast..Ger- many, Romania, Poland,. Hun-

1,600

“It is shared by all those coun- | 4ay,

cussed China and Viet Nam if-"

for the Soviet -cosmodrome |

By LORNE YEO Requests ranging from the im-

weather road in Prince County } to the re-establishment of the | Alberton Shipbuilding Industry were heard vesterday by provin-

cial Council in Alberton.

received at the Cabinet meeting

the conclusion of a day-long tour which covered over 200 miles | in the western section of the Is- land.

The Alberton Board of Trade presented a brief to Premier Campbell and his Cabinet which touched on the urgeney of con- structing immediately an . all-

from McNally's Point and Gor- don’s Wharf to complete the |

Lady Slipper Drive from link- | ing . Alberton and Tyne Valley area.

park in scope and | ell as more equit-* able. support a

ering farming, industry, hea Services, education and com; munity development.

The brief was submitted by president of the Alberton Board of Trade, Harold Phillips and the foiowing members: Cyril

erick Peters and Frank Weeks. SEEKS PLANT AID

erton Industries whose plant | was recently destroyed by fire,

held inthe Western 4ospital’at | ; eo ee | ing the foundation and concrete

Board Of Trade Brief Is Heard

tall necessary equipment ‘includ.

mediate construction of an atl->

cial Cabinet members at a spe- i sitting of the Executive |

A number of delegates were |

iug tools, machinery.

‘Mr<irch~estimated=the-Jose—

ot Alberton Industries Limited at $100,000, In the request to the | Gabinet, Mr. Kinch asked for & repevel of the bank. guarantee

the amount of $50,000 to ft nance the running of the new es tablishment.

“A pre-engmeered steel build ing. 40 by 120 feet with an eave of 24 feet will cost $40,100 assum-

floor can be installed before the

| onset of frost,” stated Mr. Kincr ; who added that the figure was

URGENCY STRESSED

supplied by a Halifax consiruc- tion company which supplied the

‘building for the Marine Colloids ; plant at Miminegash. supplied

|

weather road from Miscouche to, Tignish, a. second access road |

and ‘built Stella Maris Fish Plant at North Rustico and the Jae- ques Cartier. Memorial Arena at Alberton.

Since the disastrous fire, the

| shipbuilding industry has set up

| operations in a small shop own--

|

‘Leard, Carman MeNeill, Harvey| Aiso needed m _| Hatt, Rev. Gerald Steele, Frank| place of operation for a Brian, Gerald Handrahan, Fred-|-or-an eye specialist, it was

ed by Mr. Kinch, in an attempt to hold and fill the orders plac- ed before the fire. The brief te

| DOCTOR NEEDED

In reviewing the lack. of medi- cal facilities‘in-Tignish, commis- sioners of the town expressed-the hope of obtaining the services of a resident doctor, establish 4

sta’ Patient need of i as a treatmen patients.

| ed by the delegation which in- | eluded the following: Gerald

-| Handrahan, Ann. Gavin, Russel

Philip Kinch, president of Al-| | Perry, Joseph Dorsye and Mrs.

William FE. Gaudette.

presented a brief in which he |ASK ASSISTANCE

asked for necessary capital. to| The East Prince Fisherman's erect a steel building on the site }Association of the former buildings belong- provide financial assistance fot

asked Cabinet te

OTTAWA (CP )— The New Democratic Party will use ev- ery means at its command to get the fedreal medical‘ care in- surance program into effect by next July 1, NDP Leader Doug- Jas told the Commons Wednes-

He said Liberal plans an- nounced last month by Finance Minister Sharp to delay- imple- mentation of the program until July 1, 1968, would be a betrayal of pledges made during the ijast federal election campaign.

Mr. Douglas said that during the campaign Mr. Sharp had assured voters in his Toronto Eglinton riding that medical | care probably wouldn't come |

ising.

one-year delay an anti- inflation | measure. The. debate enters its

He said the hill ts ‘

OTTAWA (CP) — Opposition Leader Diefenbaker was turned down Wednesday in a bid for an}

erty.

Speaker Lucien

called it a

an urgent matter.”

ernment...

gary, Cuba and Mongolia.

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sixth | care plan, day today with no sign of a} enough to handle 5,000;000 now vote:

emergency Commons;-debate on removal of the Canadian coat | whether. the subject was urgent

of arms’ from: government -prop- enough, texiustify’a full-scale de-

themndareux | ruled his motion out of order after Prime Minister Pearson | ‘spurious attack on | the government in the guise of |

Mr. Diefenbaker said removal of the coat of arms is part of a policy of ‘surreptitious republl- canism’’.on the part of the gov-

He saidt ‘eich action is invalid and unconstitutional, a denigra-

ing to the i — and to install }—(Continued—on—page 3, col. Tez

charter” for Canadians that would mean freedom from fear and from want.

At the same time, Mr. Doug las said arguments by the Pro- gressive Conservatives and the Canadian Medical Association against the government medical care bill contain a basic con- tradiction. :

The Conservatives and the medical association claimed

On'6? Madicare.

provide the services that unl- versal application of medical care would require.

This was an admission that millions now lacked Proper care.

Yet the CMA also argued that

into,.effect _in_1967, aS Liberals) the government should ditch the across the country were proi-| medical care plan and concen:

trate efforts on 5,000,000 Cana-

It was ridiculous—te—cal--the | dians now in need.

weren't enough dot: a umiversal medical why would there be

If t | tors for

|-untreated -under-a partial plan?

‘a health | Mr. Douglas asked.

Dief Rejected In Bid For Emergency Debate.

tion of the sovereignty of Can ada and a usurpation of the rights of Parliament.

‘Customary debate followed on

ibate on the issue itself

Mr. Diefenhaker said the gov- | ernment is. by executive author- removing the coat of arma

| ity,

without sanction of Parliament. Postmaster-General Cote

moved from mail trucks Mr. Diefenbaker said

few years

an- nounced, earlier this week that | the coat of arms was to be re-

‘that only an alert reporter had un- covered’ the’ fact that the royal coat of arms would disappear from mail bags and boxes in-@

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