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PAST PRESIDENT’S PIN PRESENTED

4. Weeks Murphy, LEFT, of past—president's pin. “Yesterday convention at Birchwood High

Summerside presented Char-

2,000 Quebec Teachers |

~. les Campbell, Morell, with his P-.E.I.

at the. conclusion of the annual Teachers’ Federation

Schoo]. Mr. Murphy is this year’s president. (See _ on page 5.)

- Facing Fines, Jail Terms.

_ MONTREAL (CP)—The Que- - bec government, plagued by a variety of labor troubles, bared its legal teeth Friday at some 2,000 of its teachers who have continued a strike in the face of a-court_order_to_return_to_work,

_‘Instru tions have. been gi'

_take—action—_as — lowed by the law;”’ Acting. Pre- mier Alvide’ Gourcy said in Que-+ bec City.

The government - employed teachers walked off their jobs Tuesday at technical, arts and teacher - training institutions across the province. Their work has been ruled ‘‘essential’ by the Quebec Labor Relations Board.

Among other labor disputes in Quebec, the strike of 10,000 Montreal area. construction workers continued. Men milled around strike. - stalled building projec

Police were out in some strength but one were

no reports. of violence or ar- rests. © :

The Quebec Public Employ. | ees’ Act forbids any civil serv- ice group from strike action if theres is an- essential seryice. The Civil Code_says persons ig- -|noring a court ion are.

Quebec __ Superior ‘Count , issuied [Ia the injunction Wednesday ban- ning the strike. The teachers voted Thursday night not to re- turn to work.

The teachers are members of le Syndicat des Professeurs de l’Etat du Quebec (the Union of Quebec Government Teachers), affiliated with the Quebec-based Confederation of National Trade Unions. Their strike had left 30,000 students without for- mal instruction.

Mr. Courcy, the minister of agriculture .and colonization, is acting premier while Jean Le- sage is holidaying in Florida.

NEW POWER PLANTS COMING

Nuclear-Powered Submarines

~ Would Aid Canadia

Hiable to- $2,000: fines and-or 60 | eas &

The injunction was-to-remain in. effect yntil April 25. °

The . teachers are seeking their first-ever collective agree- ment, with wages and benefits equal to those receivd by teachers of regional: _ school. ene

nt seemed” in™ sight "Friday Of the strike that has stalled most construction in the city area.

The two rival union-groups; the Quebec Federation of Labor (CLC) and. the CNTU, accused oe other of “goon-squad”’ tae- |

cs.

Elsewhere on the Quebec la- bor scene, work-stoppages were continuing which involved 250 engineers of Hydro-Quebec and 3,000 construction workers on the provincially-owned _ electric utility’s power projectsat_Man- icouagan-and Outardes in north- ern Quebec.

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“Covers Prince Edward Island Like The Dew”

CHARLOTTETO WE: CANADA,

Plan Approved On Aid For Cole Crop Losses

SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1966.

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; ‘PURELY POLITICAL’ PREMIER SAYS.

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Delay

Protest | se.

missed by ‘Premier Robichaud as ‘purely political,” an Oppos-

‘jition motion to have the Legisla- |

ture protest~any slowdown: in construction of the ~N:B. P.E.I. causeway was defeated

‘\Friday in a straight party line |

vote Opposition leader C.B. . Sher- wood -argued that regardless of

‘lwhat resolution the Opposition

placed before the House, the Government: would find ways and excuses for condemning it. Rejecting a claim by the Pre- mier that the resolution was not

“ POLYGAMY’ 2

Dr. Victor Kassel of Salt Lake City advocates legalized polygamy for persons after the age of 60. He writes in the Magazine ‘‘Geriatrics’’ that there are many More women than men over 60 and there are a lot of lonely people liv- ing on inadequate diets with no one to care for them.

(AP Wirephote)

Rejected By N.B. . Hou

“FREDERICTON (CP) — Dis-

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17,000 Pelts | Taken By Sealer

PORT AUX BASQUES, Nfld. (CP)—The Halifax-based sealer North Star VI arrived here Fri- day to discharge her crew of .|Newfoundland seal hunters be- fore proceeding to Halifax with - 117,000 pelts.

eal Mr. Sherwood said Fi- causeway will start as soon as nance Minister Sharp stated in-\an approach road. on the New | [his budget there would be a Brunswick side has been com- | Slowdown in-construction of the | pleted.

| causeway. The Premier said the federal Premier. Robichaud, outlining | the construction time-table, said een Sages see: it is clear the, plan does not in- 5¢SS100 In August at whic ‘tractors will receive details on |

volve a slowdown in construc- jthe remaining phases of the tion -detrimental to New Bruns- | '$148,000,000 profect.

wick. “The federal government is | Mr. Sherwood. argued. that’ the determined to continue -to pro- |Premier, by his statements,’ was. vide work opportunities for New |more interested in ee oe the | Bruniswickers on this project,” jinterests of the Libera

he said. than the interests of wr ue aa construction — of —-the iwickers.

Resignation Of Ky

Demanded InDa Nang

SAIGON (AP)—Demands that ,two giant fireballs and smash- Premier Nguyen Cao Ky’s mili- |ing at transit facilities and mill-

tary government resign immed- |‘@‘Y bases in an attack on North

Viet Nam Thursday. iately sounded Friday in Da Nang, birthplace of the political | _TW®, 3-57 Canberra ‘bombers

agitation that has led the gov- collided nd crashed into the ernment to. pledge election of a |WateF em Feturning to Da Nang

‘ hee: patrols. The four crew Gillan syueoe St South Viet | members ejected safely.

In South Viet Nam, a drive by several thousand. D Raee. _ma- Tines.in Quang Neai.

went into its ‘en a an limited—

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Spaneat Probe Ends At Ottawa’

OTTAWA (CP)—The Ottawa portion of the judicial inquiry into the George Victor Spencer case, ended Friday and Mr. Jus- tice Dalton C.: Wells said any further hearings are unlikely jbefore May.

He said in an interview a transcript of testimony not re-

* n, Nguyen anh Thi “Dr. Neuyen Van ~jMan- pressed. -an. issue so far

~by—the+-Buddhist-~hier-- archy in its general approval of

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the outcome of five weeks of jtension. The two called for a jtemporary government to han- dle the transition.

Buddhist leaders in Saigon re- affirmed their support of the plan to hold elections within three to five months—that is by mid-September at the latest— and called off,, future—demon- strations,

They threatened to send sup- eae vig ae streets again, jowever, if the voting is not 0 natio i held as promised. Though it ae i cae — May come up later, the Budd- /Harry. Rankin of Vancouver, hist. policy session here did -not jwho may ask to cross-examine discuss the mater of rule in the jwitnesses at a hearing on the transition period. West Coast:

Air activity dominated mill-| his portion of the transcript tary news of the day, iwill be issued to the press at US. pilots reported setting oft ithat time, he added.

| Pearson Honea. | | Island_ ‘Student _

OTTAWA«CP) — Prime Min- ister Pearson Friday presented 10 4-H -students- from across Canada with citizenship certifi- cates in recognition of their high-standard-of-achievement_in

the work of their farm organiza- | jaca

eae tne ss. include: Rosemary |McCarthy,: St. George's, Nfld.; ‘Roger. Younker, North. Wins- |Jow, P.E.I,; Linda Schurman \Berwick, NS: Stephen Brown, Harvey Station, N.B.; and Elise |Francois, Marieville; Que

The students then left for Washington to attend the 36th ‘national 4H conference.

Girl Is Killed, 2 Wounded

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. (CP) | Nine-year-old Judy ..Opekan was found shot to death and. her brother Brian, 18, and father, came 51, wounded in their

home in Niagar.a Township mear here today.

Brian_is in critical condition jin hospital here, and: his father J: fair condition.

The dead girl is believed to

» |have lived in Toronto with her

mother, Mrs. Marion Opekan, and to—have been visiting her father for the Easter holidays.

Big Plane Lands With _ | = One |

BORDEN, Sask: (er) — <All four crew™ members. escaped. Friday when

a four-en- C-130B

in a farmer's field near this community 30 miles northwest of Saskatoon. J The aircraft was on a 600- mile flight from Namao Air Base, near Edmonton,_ _to Riv-|- ers, Man.

An RCAF spokesman said a ramp door behind. the cockpit flew off and caused failure. of three. engines.

Pilot was Fit, -Lt. John Moore of Rivers.

The crew radioed a ‘may- day” distress signal as Moore nursed the huge plane to earth, powered only by one engine. The distress signal was picked up by the control tower at Saskatoon Airport.

Munsinger Probe Doors May Close

OTTAWA (CP)

—The- _students,oné—from_éach |

The first |

WEATHER

Sunny with a few c

loudy periods and

cold; winds northerly: 15. Low-high 28. and 40. Sunday: sunny.

Nor MORE SEVEN CENTS

Agreement has- been reached between_the Canada and‘ Prince Edwayd—tsland—Governments~—on- the compensation to be paid Is- land colecrop. producers who suffered losses last year, Agri-

"\culture Minister MacRae told

'The Guardian last evening.

| ““weShall” be’ processing the+

applications starting. Monday.” Mr. MacRae said, “cheques will be mailed, as soon as possible tn the individual growers concern- ed’’, the minister explained. The need for such compensa- tion was explained last autumn at-a series of meetings called ta’ allow producers to state their icase. Reason for the crop fail-| jures was the unusual 1965 grow- ling season in which a severe imoisture lack disrupted normal production schedules.

The compensation to be paid

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pound paid by ~ processing plants” here last year, it is ex- plained, with the further explan ation that in no case shall it ex- ceed the rate of seven cents per. pound.

The following is the minister's

ments participating in the

lowing losses in 1965:_peas, beans, -

_{rots, Groced and baiioner sprouts, each ©

Poo tras ase and beer all

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Cheques Are Promised To Be Mailed Shortly

sistance paid to-farmers on the following basis: —Stage_l-—_Crop-fatled-to_ ger minate: Compensation-will_be_75__ per.cent of the actual costs of land preparation, seed or plants, fertilizer and chemicals used by . each farmer, For this purpose, the cost of land preparation shall be $10 per acre and~ costs’ of seed, fertilizer, and chemicals shall be the actual costs as veri- fied by the processing plants or . other vendors who’supplied these

ge 1 with additional costs for transplanting and fertilizer or chemicals to be included. —

Stage 3 — Crops produced re- duced yields or matured too la

will be “the average price per |difft

wit reimburse ee leortited

50 per cent’ of as- ‘tor.

"BELFAST : (AP) — Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom, has moved to seal its borders with the Irish Republic in the hope of averting rioting when rival demonstrators pa- rade here Suunday.

The measures,.a government spokesman ,, are aimed at turning ~ back livstile elements from the south.

No trains will be allowed to run between Dublin and Belfast from 8:30 p.m. today until 6 p.m. Sunday. It is the first time rail traffic has been stopped be- tween the two parts of Ireland since the country was. parti- tioned. in 1921.

Persons travelling by road scrutinized.

will be. closely

Northiern lreland’s Borders. Sealed To Irish Republic

1878 Recalled By U.K. Storm

LONDON (CP) — Unseason- ably frigid, wet weather com- , tinued’ to plague much of the United‘ Kingdom and Scandin-

blic hearing of the Muns' ; public hearing e inger fo

OTTAWA (CP) — The next be-taken for-granted-that there: er small, remote - con- | judicial inquiry into sex and |Some may be turned back. |avia Friday, . generation of Canadian war-|will be some form of nuclear |trojjeq. unmanned submarines; | _ security allegations will be held| All week, the Republic of Ire- |storms Thursday which tempor- ships will in all likelihood in- |power in the next generation of : tt: q for seus || Monday but an inquiry spokes-j!and has been celebrating with | ly paralysed much of the clude some that will be nuclear- |ships, possibly in submarines 0vercraft; carriers for man said Friday the doors may |Patriotic_fervor the 50th annl-|area’s traffic. propelled, defence department |but not necessarily. , spotting unmanned aircraft; not be open for long. -lversary of the 1916 Dublin Eas*| The heavy forecast which-pre-—— Officials: said Friday. In a decade or so, economical|and “‘three-dimensional” ships Mr. Justice Wishart Spence jter rising, against British rule. |quced Thursday's six-to-eight

Moreover, they will be. vastly ship - borne nuclear power |capable of travelling under, on of the Supreme Court of Can- |There have been celebrations in|inches of snow continued | to different in design from pres-|ptants, possibly Canadian- lor above the water ada announced the session ina |Northern Ireland too, but on @/hang over much of Northern ent-day ships. The four destroy- | aude likely would be avai Li Bad taehd Leet ce ; prepared statement. far reduced scale. Europe and there was little

In the anti-submarine field, The statement did not~ indi- TO. PARADE SUNDAY : {prospect of improvement during

ers to be built in 1967-71 will be |apie. A nuclear submarine now the last of that type of warship lcosts six or seven times more

to he built in Canada, officials said.

The defence staff now studying what type or types of | warships Canada should have in 1975-95. A decision is’ ex-

cted this year but after that

eee ‘will be a long process of iter of continuing concern to the figuring out costs. before the de- 'government.:

sign stage is reached.

Authorities said it ‘can almost ‘ing studied by the defence staff

Supreme Court Of Canada May Receive Truscott Case

OTTAWA (CP) — There was speculation here Friday that the Steven Truscott case will go before the Supreme Court of Canada.

Cabinet now is pondering a detailed report on the contro- versial matter and Prime Min- ister Pearson told | reporters Thursday that it coftains sev- eral possible actions. One could be reference,.to the Supreme Court.

Truscott, now 21, was 14 when 12-year-old Lynne Harper was strangled in June, 1959, at Clinton, Ont. He is serving a life sentence in an Ontario me- | dium-security prison.

Tf cabinet decides the

should be reopened, it could be guided by the 1955 rahinet de-

ae subs Canada is buying.

|The Supreme Court decided lagainst hearing an_ appeal lagainst pis conviction.

Seven Supreme Court judges |

|

|hear Coffin’s appeal,

case |heard the Coffin appeal ithe cabinet referréd the matter

than the conventional $11,000,-

[WOULD FILL VACUUM Nuclé@ar-powered submarines

would fill a vacuum in the Ca-

‘nadian Arctic, said to be a mat-

Some far-out possibilities be-

There are several similarities in the. Coffin and — Truscott cases.

A book written by a Toronto newspaper; man raised doubts whether Coffin was guilty of murdering an American tourist in 1953. Although thé Supreme Court earlier had refused to) it--did so) later after cabinet asked the} judges what their decision would have been. had they heard the appeal.

A book on the Truscott case | -

informants said, the trend is toward development ‘of smaller, more economical submarines either manned or with small crews.

In keeping with the defence department’s emphasis on world - wide mobility for the armed forces, other ships may be a combination of aircraft carrier—with vertical — takeoff and. landing”: planes—and trans- port and repair ships.

The defence. department wants to increase sealift as well as airlift capabilities, officials

said. Air Transport Command cai and light

can move. troops

weapons but sealift is required for heavy equipment such as artillery.

Officials said all - purpose

ships with nuclear propulsion would enable the armed forces to operate from off-shore sta- tions without dependence on land bases or, indeed, on any | foreign territory. |

INSIDE TODAY

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OPENING DAY SUCCESSFUL

Scott Coffin, Sherwood, something to brag about —at North River Causeway yester-

inese “Embassy

jand lighting vast bonfires

cate whether the session w be_open to the press. Howeve a spokesman said it would

at the start but probably only

for a matter of minutes or an

hour or so;

Mr. Justice Spence is inquir-

ing into allegations by Justice Minister Cardin tion Leader Diefenbaker, when prime minister, mishandled the | are Munsinger case by not refer- 200 yards of each other. ring it to the justice depart-|danger of a clash leading to ri- |casion when the United King- ment’s — legal 4 Spiston.

China's Jakarta Embassy Sacked By Demonstrators.

Indonesian army officer has been blamed on the Com.

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2,000 screaming Indonesian Chi- nese.sacked the Communist Chi- here Friday. and windows of

smashing doors

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day as lie Wied his luck“on the: opening day of the trout fish-

ing season. He had three beau- €t Who happened.on the scene.

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ties to show to the photograph. Peking with interferin

documents in the latest outburst

iof anti-Peking feelings.

They smashed three ~ cars; iripped the Red Chinese crest off ithe chancery, tore . down the [Chinese flag and replaced it ‘with the Indonesian- standard

The two-hour demonstration followed a rally at which the Indonesian Chinese pledged Inyalty to Indonesia, ein In ldonesian affairs and ¢ ied for a break ,in diplomatic relations.

JAKARTA (Reuters) — About |

Sunday, a big commemora- -|tion.parade will be held’ in Bel- fast’s casement Park at the same time the Ulster Protest ant Volunteers, known , locally as ‘‘we ae ther people,” have said they will march through the city

At one point the rival parades scheduled to pass within

the, weekend.

Show continued to fall on parts of northern England and Scotland Friday night.

Southern England, which was hard hit by Thursday’s strom, experienced a .gloomy drizzle much of Friday and near-freez-

ing temperatures prevailed. the weather office here said it had to go back in its records

The

| otti ng. in Belfast and at other poifits in Northern Ireland - has

An isaid—a—group—of embassy staff | firee on the demonstrators with machine-guns, wounding three _of them. Two others were hurt by —tiles—flung—from_ roofs.

TROOPS OPEN FIRE

Jakarta “garrison troops fired shots to halt the demonstrating Chinese after they arrived at the embassy but were unsuc- cessful. The demonstrators, Chi- nese and Indonesians who ar- rived to support them, finally | ileft with .a truckload of con- fiscated food.

Relations between Jakarta and, Peking “have been under heavy ~strain since last Oct- ober's attempted coup which

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fal PO

'tempt and Indonesian

|have held, sporadic anti-Chinese

to 1878 to find a previous oe-

ldom as a whole was hit by such a storm in aa. ;

munists. The Indonesian Com-

|munist party was subsequently

banned and ministers regarded as pro-Communist. were dis- missed.

Indonesia has accused China of complicity in the coup at- students

demonstrations ‘and attacked Peking radio broadcasts as

‘meddling in Indonesian affairs.

All Chinese schools in Jakarta

-about 50 with 10,000 pupils— were closed earlier this month ‘hy the army, which accused them of being nests .6€ counter. |revolutionnsry ° and Communist — ‘elements,