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‘VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEE RETIRES |

The staff of the department Col. D.N. Bell. LEFT TO in making the presentation

of “eterans‘ Affairs staged party last night in honor

retiring supervisor of rehabili- and social welfare, Lt.

RIGHT are' KM. Johnston, - district administrator present- ing a gift to Mr. Bell on be- half of the staff. Also assisting

was EG. Lewis, area treasury officer (RIGHT). retiring after 20 years service with the Department.

Improving Potato Prices Forecast By City Shipper |=

By NEIL A. MATHESON

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Potatoes are bringing about |$1.00 a bushel by that all production would be down © cents per bag at the present Was “waned srotectica” tap Lotuare Mi.yonaat "Bel time, but one veteran surprised the veteran potato manj|never was s0 completely sur- and producer, H.B. Willis, Char- |this fall. At more than 600 acres | prised by the production that de- Sioaeiis seeianen eicaiiien. Nini seatieiion, he's the Is-|veloped,” he explains. Strengthen, perhaps by ana ee ee “The crop made the. most ete en eee cere en ere Sat | cree sumone seeing during the month of Sep- tember,: Mr. Willis told The Guardian.- And there is an ex- ptanation. There was no frost te kit tinued to“grow in the ground 8 one until mid-October. ‘ Farmers would be Well advised to hold their slock a bit, he sug- : storages get cleaned up, and | struck beck at|on the- series of:-amendments|"~* ‘*. "ak ef frost logs_ie

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-tritics his medical care in- surance Tuesday night and immedia ran into new trou- {eres 9. eet home ©

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tions, would be eligible for .in- surance benefits. But eye re- fractions by optometrists, who do not hold medical degrees, would be excluded. . Mr. MacEachen conceded that-to ask the provinces to drop eye refractions—the measure- tment of the amount of correc- tion necessary to produce nor- mal vision—‘‘is not the most de- sirable step” to take. SAID UNEQUAL :

But the optometrisis had com- ae about the apparent dis-

: tion between their pro- fession and medical doctors with respect to this procedure. The professions had been consulted on his plan and had agreed that the step was acceptable to them.

Mr. MacEachen’s = statement exme near the end of a fcee-

Detergent Complaints

h | formed by a medical doctot also |

proposed. by the Conservatives and New Democrats, most. of them aimed at extending the

professional services insurable |tinent level, Mr. Willis states. under the federal legislation:--—~| _Should._ definitely | Mr. MacEachen also hinted e, ene:

that he has some further changes in mind with respect to oral surgery but gave no im- mediate indication of their na- ture. Oral surgery not per-

Any province was free to pri vide these additiondl health services under provincial medi- cal care plans at their own ex- pense. At the start, a province would be able to collect only half the per capita cost of medi- cal services from the federal government.

The federal government was prepared as the medical care program developed to consider adding other health services and making a contribution toward the cost of them.

But .to make that provision now would be breaking faith with the provincial governments whieh were planning their pro-: grams on the basis of the fed- eral offer. pay half the per capita costs of medical services

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“futures” refers to potatoes sold in advance of delivery; some- times four to five months, or ™more. ~

A reliable and well informed source told The Guardian yes- terday .that the American fu-

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«Outlined To Committee

OTTAWA (CP) — The prob- “ jems of housewives finding boxes of detergent only two- thirds full, white nylons turning pink in the wash, and septic tanks clogging up because of de fergent use were aired in a par- liamentary committee Tuesday. Members and Senators-men ‘and women-told of their shop- Sing experiences, such as find- ing five bars of soap and a face cloth sellitg at two cents a cake more than three bars of soap, althouzh supposed to be sale oriced

And Richard C. Beeson, presi- dent of Colgate-Palmolive Ltd., defended a six-year jump in vertising expenditures by not to advertise in = soap ma detergent ‘business is to’ head into regression.

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prices was told there is no certain way of measuring the cleaning power of soaps and de- tergents because of wide varia- tions in domestic laundry con- ditions.

* But under controlléd labora- tory conditions, Mr. Beeson said. ColgatePalmolive cap

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construct A detergent with per- fume, texture, package meee. and other features designed to attract customers. *

INCREASED SALES

He told the committee the wholly-owned Canadian subsid- iary of Colgate-Palmolive Co. of the United States increased its sales to $34,244,000 last year from $30,532,000 in 1960 and $27,- 568,000 in 1961, but the only si- gnificant price increase . over this period was in soap.

This 27-per-cent increase re- sulted from higher world prices of tallow, coconut oil aid. other Lraw ’ materials. Prices of pow- g | dered detergents, on the other

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measure cleaning power and |.

hand, remained unchanged in 1966 from 1960, while the com pany’s selling price of liquid de- tergents had gone down 13 per cent.

Mr. Beeson said Colgate Palmolive's- advertising expendi- tures had ‘risen to $5,522,000 or 16.1 per cent of gross sales last year from $3,243,000 or 10.6 per cent of gross sales in 1960. “Were it not for sales secured through advertising, we would not have a market position,”’ he said. “We would lose revenue

and with it the ability to pay for |’

improvements to our existing products. In short there would be no progress, rather retrogres-

Senator Elsie Inman (L — P.E.1.) wanted to know why some.of-her white nylons turned pink ..in_.some_

the fabric and the water used.

She also asked why users of septic tanks advised not to use detergents’’Mr. Beeson said this is an old complaint which is being remedied by new de- tergents being introduced which will react properly to the mi-

crobe action in septie tanks.

PLEA MADE FOR

the number of highway traffic

__} deaths in this provincé, Premier

Alex Campbell, who is also re- sponsible for law enforcement ‘as attorney general, has issued a plea to all motorists and pedes- trians alike for-better observance of the rules of safety.

Said the Premier last even-

ing: “Safe Driving Week, Dec. 1 to a 7, inclusive is ‘1 of alike een roe ae honest attempt to reduce this | they nation’s frightful road carnage by studying, learning and prac-

By DAVE McINTOSH . OTTAWA (CP)—Prime Minis- ter Pearson kept in close touch with the external affairs depar- ment Tuesday’ on developments | so’ in what he described to the

Commons as the dangerous sit- uation in the Middle East.

MORE CARE

Premier Campbell Concerned Over Traffic

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ifvolves know- ize potential and how to avoid

“Already in 1966, thirty-one

their lives in ais is not a very

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nightmare . of mala by a Pane their ful plece a merge which

Dangerous Trend In Mid-East Reported By Prime Minister

‘ael Lebanon, Syri =F E for 18 years, and

servicemen to the lat- | ee walled |

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military officers to the former ker referred to a press report heey which has functioned in | quoting King Hussein of Jordan sr. a jas saying various areas of the

ttrians into ideat drivers and. walkers during its seven days, nor will it transform the high- ways'and streets into Utopias, However, with the participation of everyone, the ca advance the leahoieen. of safe driving and walking, instill them in men and women so they will know them and use them throughout the year.

“What you learn or discover during Safe Driving Week may prevent your death or injury in the months to come. I would therefore urge one and all to do everything possible to reduce the number of accidents on our streets and highways especially

mpaign will |"

At A Glance

By THE CANADIAN PRESS

TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 1966 Opposition: spokesmen con-

. tinued- to press the govern-

ment to broaden its medical care legislation to include other services aioe those of

Health Minister MacEachen said this might be desirable later but not now.

The Senate decided on a committee study of CBC op- erations after mémbers com- plained. about the new net- work program, ‘ Sunday.

Prime Minister Pearson an- nounced that an extra $22,- 500,000 in famine aid will be supplied to India and Pakis- tan in the next few months.

Commons Speaker Lucien Iamoureux said in a review of security measures is under way because five university

during Safe Driving Week.”

students were able to smug4le

y @ tape recorder into the Com-

mons.

A coroner’s jury on the Ot- tawa bridge collapse that killed nine workmen last Au-

t -placed blame on two

s, O. J. Gaffney Con- struction Co. of. Stratford and M. M. Dillon Consulting En- gineer Co. of London, Ont. WEDNESDAY, Nov, 30, 1966

The Commons meets at 2:30 m. EST to continue clause- by-clause study of the govern- ment’s médical care’ legisla- tion. The Senate wrote at 3

| Middle East are on the brink of ’ the biggest explosion there since | | 1956.

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informants sa id; however, there do not a to be, at the Moment at any moves afoot to strengthen the United Nations Truce Supervisory. Or-

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Canada contributes about

AMMAN, Jordaw (AP)—Israel

MiG-19' in a dogfight over the

detergents . Mr.|_ Beeson said-it would depend on

Bonner Wins Seat In B.C.

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. °(CP) Attorney-General. Robert Bonner corralled the Cariboo for Social Credit Monday, defeating four other candidates in a provincial

With 53 of 57 polis reporting, Mr. Bonner led runner-up Rev. Hartley Dent of the New Demo- cratic Party by 506 votes, 3,917 to 3,411.

The majority, however, less than half the ote plurality garnered by ial Crediter William Speare in the a 12 provincial general elec- Mr. Speare resigned his Cari-

boo seat_to allow Mr. Bonner to seek election after ‘his Sept.

412 defeat to a—Liberal-in-a Van-

couver riding. He was the only eabinet minister defeated:

-its-Mirage fighter) Planes destroyed two.of Egypt's

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Air Clash Is eo,

Negev “Seale Tuesday and re-

on. the Jordan-Israeli frontier.

King Hussein of Jordan fired an oral Mons Soviet Union, accusing ne ipping up cur- rent tensions in the Middle East to win control of this strategic, oil-rich area. He. told a press conference at his palace here that Communists were to blame for the unrest which erupted in riotous demonstrations in Jor- dan last week.

In Washington, authoritative sources said the United States is sending % F-104 Starfighters, Lockheed jet planes capable of doing 1,500 miles an hour, to bolster. Hussein’s armed forces.

LAGE CONFIRMATION

There was no immediate con- irmation in Amman or, Cairo of Israel’s story of the air and ground skirmishes, issued by an army spokesman in Tel Aviv.

King Hussein, 31, expressed helief in an interview with The Associated Press that the Mid- die East is on the brink of’ an xplosion__more —dangerous to |

otly hope this report would tura out to be greatly exaggerated. ‘But a dangerous. situation had ere as a result of Israel's } reprisal raid into Jordan Nov.

I ines picasa mead ~The raid was the biggest- Israel's attack on Egypt in He added that Canadians could take some satisfaction _| fromthe knowledge that the UN od is stationed <<" the Egypt-

j been Soret the te-. Retired eiker Of RCMP Dies

OTTAWA (CP)—Sgt. J. G. A. (George) Pepin, 62, of Ottawa, a member of the pro- tective staff for the last six years, died suddenly on Parlia- ‘ment Hil] Tuesday.

A retired member of the RCMP, Sgt. Pepin. collapsed while walking outside the Cen- tre Block of the Buildings,

2 Firms Blamed In Jury Report

OTTAWA. (CP)—A_ coroner's jury Tuesday night found _ the. 0. J. Gaffney Construction Co. of Stratford, Ont., and M. M. Dillon Consulting Engineer Co. of London, Ont., responsible for the Aug. 10 collapse of the | Heron Road bridge project

world peace than the Suez crisis of 1956. .

which caused the death of nine workmen. ;

an, Diener sae_wented

i t amemees lehance of a recurrence of: in-

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SAIGON (CP) — The South Viet Nam government-— Tuesday announced two-day Christmas and New Year’s truces in the U.S. air bombing on North Viet Nam and offshore bombard- ments by the U.S. navy for the same period.

Besides the Western. holiday truce period around Dec. 25 and Jan, 1, there will be a suspen- sion of hostilities for the Viet- mamese lunar new year period in February, the government said.

The Communist Viet Cong last Saturday. ordered ‘a 48-hour truce over Christmas anda sim- flar halt in the fighting over the New Year's holiday. Imme- diately afterward, the United States said it was discussing with the Saigon government the

South Vietnamese proposed a — hour cease-fire, starting at

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for 48 hours over 48 more over New Year's.

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with it—including the U.S.— Christmas

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tions in the fighting. wore In 1965, the Viet Cong an- nounced a truce of 12 hours be- ginning at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve. They generally are cred- ited with observing it. They ac- cused the U.S. and its allies of violating Viet Cong terms. Last year the U.S. and the

p.m. Christmas Eve_ Field ce the Viet Cong ignored this

cease - fire after their own shorter truce period ended.

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Becomes ‘Independent

BRIDGETOWN (Reuteurs) — Barbados, due to become the world’s newest independent country at midnight tonight, will apply for membership in the or- ganization of American States.

news conference a few hours be- fore the Duke—of Kent.

hand over thé constitutional do- cuments ending more than three centuries of British rule over the Caribbean island.

The prime minister said he looks forward to the, formation of a Commonwealth block within the OAS.

“We are going to make it easy for other Commonwealth coun- tries in the area. We are going to take the initiative.”

Barrow said if other British territories in the . West- ern Hemisphere, including Can- ada, joined the OAS, “The

cidents like Santo Domingo would be less likely.”

U.S. INTERVENED

The capital of the Dominican Republic, an’ OAS member, was the scene of bloody fighting fol- lowing a left-wing revolt in April last year, which led to the in- tervention of United States forces.

Barrow welcomed what he called the liberalization of Can- ada's immigration policy and called for even more liberal at- titudes. -

car ferry “City of Midland”, aground on a sand bar, awaits ; ;

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HALTED BOMBING

After the ground fire resumed, the U.S. continued a suspension of air strikes against North Viet

tage of the lull to rush_men and |material south and to. .|-bombed facilities... = A ‘communique from Minister Nguyen Cao Ky mo offensive action would taken by South Vietnamese

By ALEXANDER FARRELL

UNITED NATIONS (CP)—The United Nations rejected Com- munist China once again Tues- day, but this time Canada re- fused to join in the rejection. The UN General Assembly curned back an Albanian-Cam- bodian bid for the admission of |‘ Peking delegates by a decisive 57 votes to 4. Canada and 16 other countries abstained.

A Canadian spokesman said Canada abstained, instead of voting against Peking as in the past, because it was “in full accord” with the Albanian-Cam- bodian motion to seat Peking. But Canada was unable to swing all the way over to voting for

called for the simultaneous ex- pulsion~ of the Nationalist Chi- nese, who govern Formosa. Before the main motion, de- legates defeated to -% >with 25 abstentions, a motion | that would have set up a com-

Legislature

By DON McLEOD i ST._JOHN’S, Nfld. (CP)--The most lopsided legislature since Newfoundland became a Cana- dian province in 1949 opens here today after 39 newly-elected Liberals and three . Progressive Conservatives are formally sworn into the seats they won in a general election Sept. The speech from the throne, will be read by Lieutenant-Gov- ernor Fabian O'Dea when the assembly meets at 3 p.m.’ The debate on the speech will be started -by Nathaniel C. Noel (L—St. John’s North) and Wil- : — Callahan. (1-—Port gap) ont ¢ Premier Joseph Smallwood, who led his party to its fifth and most sweeping election vic- tory this fall, and Gerald R. Ottenheimer, Opposition House

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