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Civic Planning Report

It is to be hoped that the City Council, in the near future, will get round to taking a serious look at the Comprehensive civic planning and housing study prepared by Mr. Walter de Silva. provincial planning officer, which was dealt with brief- ly in a panel discussion at a Board of Trade meeting tho other night. References to the report have been made at Council meetings, but its importance warrant: much more attention. Since it runs to 78 typed foolscap pages, one feels like sug- gesting that a series of Council meetings to discuss its ramifications would not be out of place.

Detailed as the study is, it is presented as a mere "scratching of the surface.” A considerable amount of work remainsto be done by our civic staff members. by the Town Planning Advisory Board and the City Council as a whole, in order to bring planning within the city on a’ sound footing.

Most of the recommendations are preventive measures to be adopt- ed in order to safeguard future growth and economic well being and could be effective immediately. 0th- ers, or parts of other recommenda- tions, are long term measures that would be necessary to correct un- sound development and deteriora- tion that has taken place. Yet action will respect to certain zoning a n d building by-laws should be taken now, the report maintains.

In order to carry out some of the findings, such as slum clear- ance, redevelopment and provision of car parking—all of which require expropriation powers—the city would have to obtain authority from the Legislature. And it is evident, in connection with any plans for remedying'the existing housing de. ficiency. that a detailedsocial study is needed. The report, however, is specific insofar as the need is con- cerned for strict enforcement of na- tional housing standards in all con. structlon work, for the adoption by the city, of a code of minimum stand- ards of construction, occupancy and maintenance for both new. and old houses. adoption of an interim zon- ing plan and revision of the zoning and building by-laws, and the un- dertaking of subsidized low-rental housing with assistance from both federal and provincial governments.

Sometimes reports by planing ex- portlmake hard reading. The liters my style lags behind the content. and the reader 'plods‘ through them

on an onerous duty. Not so in this loose, Mr. de Silva is a skilled writer, and knowspreclssly how to make his points. He does this so well, indeed, that no summary can do justiceto what he has set forth.

Space Age Demands While the space program. inso- far as the free world concerned. 8 a ’9 per cent' United States pro- ject, "for Canadians the economic demands of the space industry are slinost as important as they are to oil- neighbors across the line. This fact is noted in the'current issue of TbeCenedisnForecaster. a publica- issued by a. Toronto brokerage and hairline company. which em- ” particularly the amount of ' 7 required in the space industry use in batteries. sensitized

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ing tremendously month by month. Already it is nearly the size of the automobile complex. During the next ten years hundreds of scientific and scores of lunar and planetary probes will be launched in addition to perhaps fifty manned space flights. By 1970. it has been esti- mated by the U.S. National Aero- nautics and Space Administration, the army and nirforce will be spending up to $20 billion on space each year.

In the seven years to 1970 the United States will have spent from $75 billion to $100 billion on space activities and up to $50 billion on missiles. The impact of this tremen- dous expenditure is hard to visualize at this date. but what is certain is a powerful increase in research and technological efforts,,new and fan- tastic strides in the science of met- allurgy, and a scramble for metals to meet almost insatiable demands.

Still Denied

There has been general com— menda-tion of the Egyption govern- mentfor having completed its com-‘ pensation payments to the stockhold- era of the seized Suez Canal Com- pany, and of having made this fina‘. payment. 12 months before due. Cei- tainly this was a better showing than could have been anticipated. during the Suez crisis. It hasn't done away with the objection, however. that President Nasser has convert- ed the canal into an instrument for his own policies.

Contrary to the Treaty of Con- stantinople and the principle of the United Nations Charter, he employs his control over the Suez waterways to advance his own interests. Free- dom of this international water- way is still denied to Israel. The United Nations is obligated to in- sist that Nasser adhere to the Charter; but it has other and big- ger worries at. this time, and this issue gets sidetracked. '

The Suez chapter cannot be said to be closed while this violation of. treaty rights exists. But if the violation continues long enough it will itself become sanctified by cus- tom, aiid with every passing year it is tending in that direction. if the United Nations has a collective conscience, this should be causing it some painful twinges. I

A Test Market

Belgium, traditionally a Euros pean crossroads, would make a good test market for Canadian exports to Europe, suggests Mr. A.A. Lo- mas, Canadian Commercial Sec-rev ary at Brussels, in an article “How to Sell in the Belgian Market” ap— pearing in the current issue of Foreign Trade magazine. Now the administrative centre of the Euro- pean Economic Community, Belgium has 9,200,000 inhabitants of French and Flemish extractiOn. who pro. vide’a sampling of Nordic and Latin races and reactions.

“As a market, it is sufficiently competitive that goods finding buy- ers here can probably sell anywhere in Europe. There is no consumer discrimination against imports and a general interest in Canada and Canadian products." the Commercial ‘ Secretary reports. He goes further and suggests that Canadian export- ers can capitalize on the fund of goodwill in Belgium for Canada and Canadians as‘a result of wartime contacts, the large percentage of Belgian families with relatives in Canada, and the important Belgian investment in Canadian business.

Belgium offers all the facilities for adequate distribution to a group of consumers with a relatively high standard of living. and it is not so large a market that it could over. ' whelm Canadian manufacturers eetablished'for, and accustomed to. the Canadian market, states Mr. Lomas.

EDITORIAL NOTE

One of the aims of President de Gaulle is to keep “Anglo-Saxons” out of Europe and prevent them from having influence there. The English, in de Gaulle's view, are no’more European than the Ameri- cans. Consider the irony. then, of a recent news item reporting that as provided by the new pact for in-‘ creased co-operation between France and West Germany, the top defense experts of both countries got to- gether for their first consultation. What language did the French and German experts have to use? Eng-

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"WHERE HAS EVERYBODY GONE?”

OTTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson Open Season For Political Prophecies

The numbers game is always

the first thing to attract conver- sing politicians after the calling of a general election. , “How many seats will 0 u 1' party gain?" they ask optimisti~ cally. “How will the new Parlia- ment be divided, province by province?" they calculate more soberly when full session gins: way to planning conference.

The first check-around gave these estimates: Harry Jones, Conservative MP. for Saska- toon. predicted that his would capture 175 seats (it won 116 last June). Gilles Gregoire. Social Credit M.P. for Lapolnte. Quebec, predicted that his party would win 150 seats (it won 30 last June). Allan MacEachem. Liberal MP. for Inverness - ichmond. Nova Scotia. pre- cted that his party would win 140 seats (it won 99 last June).

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DESERTING THE SHIP

Sir. — For a short time, let us consider what are the char- acteristics of a good seamen. Surely desei‘tion is not one of them, and mutiny on the high seas is not one of them. Either offence in the days of “wooden ships and iion " in many cases punishable. by death. That was a barbarous custom. and col in the case of mutiny should it ever have been put into execution.

t he moment, I'm thinking in terms of a simile. We have our Ship of State. In recent days this ship has encountered a se- vere storm. and some of the crew have deserted her. I do not

a' moment suggest that they

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for should be flogged or imprisoned. _

But surely they should realize that they have done a disservice to their country. The unds of its repercussions. we aim meaure. It will be a tasty mor- sel for the Kremlin. and for all the enemies of democracy, as we understand it. I know that there are many e i n g expressed throughout the la . as to where to place the blame for the unfor- tunate state of affairs. as exists at‘the present time. Is there some party or parties with an ulterior motive behind it all? It has that appearance. Are the big sticks in Toronto and other centers irked over Prime Minis- ter Diefenbaker‘s consideration for the Maritimes? It looks as though that might be one reason for desertions which have taken place recently. Personally. I think it high the provinces by the sea received recognition. The people of the Marliimes have been pio- neers in the economy of Canada.

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Do certain parties begrudge us' mind

our dues? All fair- people will readily admit that we have had some very fine leaders in both major parties of our poll- tlcal life here hi Canada. I be- lrleve that our present leader is one of them. Hasten slowly is a ood motto. Mr. Dlefenbakei- is being accused of indecisiveiiess, and of stubbornness. I think h' actions belle the former accua. ation; as to the latter. firmness any person should not at- tributed to them as stubborn- s.

I am not wedded to a Party that I am blinded to the good qualities of men in both parties: at least. I hope that I’m not. The welfare of Canada must be kept above petty politics. Can- ada is a young nation: but she is making great strides toward maturity. Let no bickerings of a detreinesital nature binder llOI' progress.

I am Sir. etc. I. D. JOHNSON W '11.

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And finally Tom Berger, New lDemocratic Party M.P. for ! Vancouver —— Burrard, estimated ‘that his party would gain " 1 large increase" (it won 19 seats [last June). Let's assume that a {large increase would be 50 per cent. giving the N.D.P. 30 SARDINE-CAN HOUSE

Those predictions together foresee MPs jammed into 0 u r 26th Parliament like sardines nestled in a can. There would be 495 M.Ps in a Parliament which expects to see only 265. Reduc- ing these possibly propagan- da-like estimates to a which could get into Parlia- ment. we come up with another House of Minorities. 94 Conser— vatives. 80 Social Creditors. 75 Liberals and 16 NDP.

Then there are across- the- board estimates by individual iMPs. Colin Cameron has a bal- lanced mind and shrewd percep- ltion. and this NDP m e In her lfrom Nanaimo. B.C., predicts imoderate gains for the Liber- gals. impressive gains for the .Socreds, while his own party will neither gain nor lose— h e himself retaining his own seat after a hard campaign. His fig- ures are ill Grits. 77 Tories. 58 .50ch5 and 19 NDP. . Another NDP member, also ino babe in politics. who 3 a [me his considered estimates

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in Murdo’s expectation. the Lib- erals will come back with the same number of seats as they had at dissolution: 99. His party will pick up six more seats. to give them 25. The Tories will drop down to 30, and the Social Credit will do just better than double its strength by electing 61 members. WIDESPREAD ACCORD Many MP5 of all parties share the expectation that the NDP will remain at about th e same level. and that the Social Credit Party will achieve th e largest gain proportionally. Bert Badanai. Liberal MP from the Lakehead. looks for 121 Liber- ials, 86 Conservatives, 40 So- !creds and 18 NDP in the next lParllament. Bert Leboe, Social Credit veteran MP from the Cariboo. B.C.. looks for from 65 to 80 winners from his party. 18 to 20 NDP and the two old parties dividing the balance evenly. somewhere from 80 to

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; Take the average of th e se yelection eve predictions. and if jcorrect they would give us a .strange picture. with both the iLiberals and the NDP standing jot the same figure as before. while the Torrles would lose 32 'seats to the Socreds. Thus we would have a parliament con- .taining 99 Liberals. 85 Conser- lvatives, 62 Social Credit, and

lwas Murdo Martin from Tim- ‘ 19 NDP

lmins. He expects j to lose 20 seats in Quebec where ithe Social Credit appeal is rid- ling high; but they will pick up Ian equal number in Ontario, the iMaritimes and the Prairies. So

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I should point out that all gthese estimates were given to lme before Hon. George Hees land Hon. Pierre Sevigny resign- "ed from the Conservative cab- tnel.

What Is The Cause?

Gall Reporter

5 In the past few days private .

lair letters from New chland {and Australia. where it is now ‘ summer. tell of violent gales and torrential rains sweeping both countries.

Indonesia. and Japan, and isome parts of China. are be- ‘moaning torrential rains a rid

high sweeping winds.

Europe is buried in snow from 'violent gales. and unprededent-

ed cold.

What is the cause of if all? iWind. as we know, is air in motion. Our earth has an enve- lope of air. some 250 miles deep 5 all around us. This air is our life blood as we breathe it in, and ‘exhale it, to live. Left alone. lit- tle could change it. or would. But if mankind lets off mon- strous bombs for testing purpos-

on our envelope of air?

The Soviet Union has let off of late so bombs and among them is one that they boasted

es. what effect would this have V

was equal in 1.000.000 ions of lTNT. The shattering effect of i this must have been very great. and much of he air envelope covering us must have been orn away. and lost in space. Then would follow violent winds lasting. maybe. for aye. sweeping in all directions.

Is not all that is happening in space a direct cause of bo m b testing? We believe it is. the dire effects are being all round the world.

Aeons ago a planet existed be- between Mars and J u p i t e r. which exploded and hurled it- self in fragments into outer space. and pieces of this planet still revolve in space. as tiny planets. Eros is the bigget piece. and it passes the earth at intervals—800 miles in diamet- e .

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What caused the planet to ’break up we do not know. lthe evidence that it did is all around us, to perhaps ponder about.

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The situation that is develop- ing in the Western world is one that will cause many people to have uncomfortable shivers up and down their spines. It seems as if the minute the Soviet vice- like pressure is slightly relaxed the whole fabric of free- world unity and cooperation is root and falling apart.

In recent days the' world has witnessed the lntranslgence of French President de Gaulle rec suit In the cessation of British negotiations to enter the 'Eur- opean Common Market: his en- ti- Anglo Saxon phobia had led to the whole conception of inter- dependence in the realm of d fence being thrown into a state of doubt: British Prime Minister Macmillan is being accused by some of having sold British in- dependence to Washington; and Canadian Prime Minister Diel- eiibakei- is thought by many to have been responsible for anta- gonizing the United States and bringing relations between the

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two nations to the lowest ebb lit

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ears. The underlying tragedy in these recent developments is that all sense of proportion seems to be lost. Perspective

rive at a viewpoint. National- ism. partissnlsm and emotion- altsm are at the moment hold-

g away.

The sooner the nations in the free world get back to a reason- ed and commonsense approach to the problems that now beset them the better. And this re- turn to balance should also be sought by individuals in the countries concerned. a cue- mies of freedom must be glee- fully watching the sltuation, re- lishing the struggling of demo- cracy in a morass of its own in Sound judgment is now a prime mobile l the Communist theory orient democracies apart" is not to come all 1 oo tragically true.

’Stud Guns’ -- A New Haze rd

By Dr. Theodore I. VII Della-

A al-YEAR-OLD New York City bank clerk was sitting his desk next to the window on the 11th floor when he suddenly felt a piercing pain in the left arm and chest. He saw blood and collapsed. An ambulance w s summoue on was rushed to the hospital where an emergency operation was done to save his life.

e report on this unusual mishap appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine. It was obvious to his physicians. Dr. Sigmund Mags. and r. Kenneth Chlache Sze, that the man had been shot because of the bullet wound but no explo- sive ound had been heard. A ballistics expert readily identi- fied the weapon as a stud of the type fired by power actuated tools. These tools were being employed in the construction of a budding on the street opposite the one in which he was sitting.

The stud gun has been a boon to the construction industry and the accident rate is extremely low, considering the number of times t has been used daily. But it is a lethal weapon and fa- talities have been reported.

It fires a shot by an explosive discharge. The gun utilizes the , wei- of a blank cartridge to fire a metallic stud into con- crete. steel, or wood. h gives some idea behin the power of this weapon.

According to the authors, in- juries are caused by rocochet- ing of the stud. especially when the operator is careless or inex- perienced. Safety guides have been issued but they are con- cerned mainly with the training and certification of operators. the use and care of the tools. and safety devices. Only a few states have passed laws con- cerning the use of these power actuated tools.

The same group of physicians also treated a workin a who was hit in the abdomen by a stud that went astray. It had passed through a 4- inch well made of plaster and gypsum block. Thus technical progress brings us another health hazard.