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P. E. I.-Born' Lawyer Dies in Winnipeg

daughter, Mrs. Louis Varepati of and a sister, Mrs. E. of Mqnramcook

Vancouver jllalanus

Premier Says Gov't Will Pay Pensions Share

Premier Matheson said Tues

CHARIIYITETOWN CANADA. WEIltI&DAY, (XTPOBER 23, 1957p

Go:v"r Moves

PRICE 5:

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'Bridge To Span 800 Fr. Gap Across Hillsboro

It has finally henn decided that is apt clear gesilt by a. Ministerndof Jlllgawaylsl. thli. G. dd , W 5 R I lcate ance of forces ofrwhite a 0.. cc 0 con- zlgn M nature and they fear that this suiting engineer from Montreal. , . halanoe.”' asitimmkhtthebridgewaadeeided the llillmom River. This was an- 5. .9”; by Wggng . nusgwwy M,-. wing. mud nounced yesterday by lion. 1. across the river. ; the bridge have been started and George MacKay. Minister of l The original plan called for an as soon as they are ready tenders Highways. who stated that De- In-foot opening to he manned by will be called. Al-toghtbu three partment of Ptblic Works of-Jlnidgebut recent etudiu ahow- enders will he called, one for ficlals at Ottawa have opposed' edthat a causeway could be con- the southern approadi, one for the use of a causeway in thisl structed more cheaply. 5 the structure and one for the st!)- arca. However, during a recent structure. The sub-nr-ucture in- Thcy base their opposition on, meeting of engineers held at Otr volves the end mutment and the the (act that Charlottetown l-l:ar- tawa and attended by Deputy: supporting piers.

upon. that plans for SW

OTTAWA lCPIPlana or a 90. increase to 855 a month in fed-' eral old age pensions to some l10.WJ ' 70 and over were unveiled Tuesday by the new Progressive Conservative ermnent. Coat of the increase would be some SM.ili0,000 a year, The government also announcedl itiis prepared-if the xn-ovinces are willing-to make a similar boost in maximlan payments to. the needy aged. blind and dis- abled under federal provinciall welfare programs. The increases. indicated since the Conservatives came to power.

detailed as the government gavel

diet the June 10 electim. were 360

New Residence Requirement Will Be Pared To 10 Years

Manlldss, British Colnrrbia. Saskatchewan and Prince Ed- ward island said they are pro- aared to pay their date. An 00

ario govermnent mokesman sale that province likely will aiao.

New Brunswick was awaiting further details. The word fnll Nova scotia wu that the pros- ince likely would act after Paa- liarnent deals with the legidatl

Premiers Bennett of B.C. and Douglas of Saskatchewan - con- sistent with pension policy of the federal Social Credit and CC! parties--both said the pensihns should have been increased to

The three shared programs for

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Old Age. Pensions To h55 i

needy rsona are:

notice of reaol ” p 1. old age assistance to those

to introduction or the welfaryel legislation this session.

day his government would def- iritely agree to paying Prince Edward Island's share of the

Poison Control Centres

&wd increase in old age. and dladalllty pensions. The Liberal Premier said spec-

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pendons are granted would have to be raised, othenvissthenlnedollar increase wouldhaofnohenefittoa great

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Mollet will Try To Form Gov't '

PARIS (AP) - Socialist Guy

To Be Opened In Province

Prince Edward Island Joins the establishment of the poison cen- l to the Division of Vital Statist- Ifast growing ranks of provinces ins here and has now turned the ice, Prince Edward island Do- and states in Nonh America. program over to the hospltals.l partment of Health. who will , which are endeatvoring to preventl Each centre will make out a make note of the information and iniury and death by poisoning conmlete report on each poison- then forearrd it to. the Federal with the opening of Poison com ing case admitted and submit itl Health Deputmem.

trol Centres at one Stnnmu-side and two Charlottetown hospitals. Dr. ML. Bonneil. Minister of

! :3:o:n:;;”3n37wiE'eg- Welcome Royal Couple Home

Work: Minister Green govern-l ment house leader. told the Corn- mons that the legiiiatlon will be brought forward "at the earlie l possible date." Health Minister: Montelth declined to disclose how, when the increases are planned. to take effect. '

CAN AC! 0N OWN

The federal government can act on lts own. with parliamen- tary nproval. in the prwosed in- crease in old age security pes- slons to those 70 and over. These are paid from a fund financed by specific taxes on personal and cor-pos-stion income and retail sales.

The government also proposes to cut the residence requirement to qualify to 10 years from 20. and also extend to six months

65-69. 2. Allowance. to those totally and permanently disabled, aged 18-69

stl J. Blindness allowances to those

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The federal government pays half of the cost of the first two and three-quarter: of the blind- ness allowances.

RESIDENCE TEST DOWN The proposed increase in the means test income ceilings win he S120 a year for single persons and 3240 for married recipients. The federal government also has proposed a reduction from It to 10 years in the heats: reaidusca requirement for old age aale- tance, and extension of cltsdillli lallowances to some patients h l hoqsltal not now covu-ed. i The income ceilings operate as

l IDNDON (OP) Queen Eli1.a-- were Prime Minister Macmillan. u9mMd' bath and Prince Philip new home who was acheduledto takeoff lor uesday and Washington eight hours later. and George Drew, Canada's high com-

The Queerpaused and chatted with Drew. apparently telling him of her warm welcome in Ottawa.

rrom mm the length of tempo-i that if a recipient's total income. rary absences from Csnsda including the govermnent pay- which a pensioner can maksi ment. exceed! the 6911151! NI Pl!- without loss of pension. meat is cut accordingly.

For the otherthree wellare pro- The propoaed' in eat!- grama-Iwhosecostissharedby lsuforold Ieeasalstance and 'the two level of government- disability allowances are: NW

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EXED BEACTKW Nnltill Reaction from provincial capl- WHCO tala was mixed.

Opposition Members Fight Among Themselves In House

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overlooking the palace yard ' dispersed gradually after a officer announced:

. "The Queen is having her tea, snrll want to go and have mine."

5 Years For Manslaughter

IT. JOHN'S. Ntid. (OP) - su- m can Justice is Brian

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Inanisers fought among them- selves in the Commons Tuesday while a government supporter of-

5 fund the new Progressive Con-

servative administration sugges- tions on pensions and housing. Making his first opposition need: in 22 years as a Crim- nsons member. Rt. Hon. James G. Gardiner (L - Melvlllei ac- cused the 00F and Social Credit mum of outline party ahead or the country's welfare in propon- lllg motions of non-confidence In the government before it cu.

meal a chance to prove itself. despite its minority position b the house.

Ithadnotyethad tlmetodo so. Yet both the CC! and social

lions that. if supported by Liberals, could result in arnment's defeat. Opposition leader St. committed the Liberals to

show its stuff.

Hamid Winch (CC! - Vancoul ver East) commented that most of Mr. Gardiner's speech

seemed to he only an expres- alon of the rabid fears of.the Lib- mll that they my be forced to fee. as early election.”

P.c. nrrs A1" GOVERNMENT Meantime. controversial J. C.

people of Canada."

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Mr.Wlnch said the best he Wind My of Mr. GnrdlneI"a speech was that "never has it taken so long to any so little."

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