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VOL. LXXIX NO. 275 teneingb HORE <peques Speeas CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1966.

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‘Fourgiontatetoot 3. Bills Are Scheduled Draws Opposition Blasts Hq House Debate Today

Special Session Makes Progress

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bs of os in the Com:nons | of a critical housing shortage. | somie Council of Canada had

——.——But-opposition—MPs—got their | 4OINED_BY_OTHERS —__ -

eriticisms of the move on the Before Speaker Lucien La- | cna: Gon eotemnen suet

record. moureux rejected the motion, | Mrs Seott said, the government They also got in some ticks after an hour of discussion, | must have known about the |: = oj Pr ponone for spring- other opposition MPs joined Mr. : : :

e announcement late Scott in shooting barbs at a/| - ; ‘ i Tuesday when Commons busi- program they said would only| He said the interest increase ness for the remainder of the serve to put home ownership | WOUld mean anyone getting a week already had been nailed even farther out of .reach than |e mortgage would wind up

down. lit now is for many Canadians, | #ving back $36,800. RNE going happen next Reid Scott ‘NDP - foronto| Demands for emergency a leleieh REFERENCES The fouae tax a 1964 eS ear ae et

Danforth) presented a motion |bates must establish that the | He didn’t mention the was amended yesterday allo toward ‘the next 20 ene asking: that “the Commons set ‘matter is urgent, and Mr. La- | seriog of the mortgage. the-federal government to con-| though I will not be here,”* aside ‘its regular busisless and moureux ruled Mr.’ Scott's m0 | year NHA mortgage tinue collecting income and cor-| stated Mr. Shaw, 78, leader of

y a ee oe tion did not meet this test. |totals $32,217 when tion taxes in this province| the P.E.I Progressive Conser-

_ 9 erease _from- 6% per Mr—Scott—said—the—interest completed ; legally after December 31 and/| vative Party: since 1958.

for National Housing Act loans. ‘boost would cause hardship and ~ rate. we to give Prince Edward _— “All ae asking is that a

- . to 3% , er per return full statement be given to tet

F : f gee Bree a taxes collected. .the House know what the final

‘ one point to ask Mr. Scott te |” A bill to améiid the Income Tax| results of the conference are ,

: a + Act was introduced by Provin-| going to be—what de we lose

~ — ee eS cial Treasurer T. Earl Hickey | and what do we gain, and what . . go pes debate. Mr. and received three readings at | position will this province be in : got cs ed away a special session of the Prince | with the phasing out of édu-

rie ee a ______| because he was upset “by this | Edward Island Legislature which | cational programs.” js® abomination they eall 4 housing shed got underway in Charlottetown| Mr. Hickey. explained this

poliey. yesterday. ("hs abatement is part of the new

\ Other parties rapidity lined |/ Fhe authority te’ tmpose pas-|arratigement provided to the \ behind the NDP, sonal intome tax. expires Dee-| provinces for the financing of

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Hon. T. Earl Hickey, provin- jof context and that his report re- | nouncement being vacated cial treasurer, last evening stat- ie to the 1963-64 program | shut off Cammons ee ed that the province has receiv. |4UTing which time the province | Creditiste Caouette will

ed from A.M. Henderson; audi- i wt ae See pet Goong ‘tor-general of Canada, an ex- | tlegram received yester- planation of comments: reported a Mr. Henderaoa said, “as to

story datelined Ottawa regard-|to you that for the 1964-65 pro-

ing the province's audit of muni- gram year I consider audit cipal winter works claims. . | full adequate and trust you ean aiid an : Mr. Henderson stated that/continue to maintain. present | ST —_= en- 5 a ee Pn ogre heel Prosper A. Arsenault, prior to the various bills to re- 1 a.m. Premier Campbell 24 to 28.per cent while the estimated at -@ e ters, announced Tuesday that | yesterday's silting of the pro- Ceive three readings im one had predicted the’ session At AGlance oo a a came ei : the interest rates for NHA loans | Vincial Legislature in Chariot- day. Two bills received third would last a day and a half. ‘Woe inaraast te'tent vitae wl OL. the arTin X CUNT S| reais be set on 2 new formate | Z . By THE CANADIAN PRESS | not change the personal or cor-| of payment which will be most oe es ani ‘Mederal goverment’ bone : . F Clee 0 é . ro eres a Se ore ind canaese aeaee permeate Bln Foe : ] |; An P bid for an .emer- ; . ; , ee, ae ewe Ree OUFIST en ing igures gency Commons debate on the | Hickey . crating costs, description of post- oe the bonds, giving an effective ; ~~ | ASKS FOR FULL REPORT fous other aspects, which are e 4 3 ing interest rates on housing W. R rete now of 7% per cent. This ‘ ae. ® ° loane: was rejected. ne ia, Sa _| or bee Sonnet Sa UNITED NATIONS (CP) — later Canada made no thotion |"ait Would say in effect until Reid Scott (NDP—Térotito | of the Ottawa fiscal conference | position to make this decision.” Canada suggested Wednesday | at this time “because there 18 | tin. on would be adjusted at a” . Danforth) argued, with sup- | be given to the public. He asked) ssid Mr. Hickey. ‘ the seating of both Communist |no sense in introducing a prop-| tires month intervals te the 2 es sg - er Z port from other opposition pow perue cate sated GS A second bill to, amend” the Dalted ‘Notions Gestal~Ausome [orci nme © commands uP | agarogt eno-quarter. per cant. By RALPH CAMERON = 3 somenenens,( Set 04 SEES Te tar tit tees, Task nieiodas wee tenia, bly as a temporary solution to| He indicated that he expects| _ The surprising vistement that Canadians: -—-<_ | Aa Miers te pet complete | received os ee the oroblem of Chinese mem- | “consensus diplomacy” on t Talks Resume: - }toarists who eame'to stay. with ‘A Conservative ‘ motion to ; eee will enable the ima bership. ; -; | Issue to be a Jong and a relatives and friends spent more ; ftetpee CBC's. spending a an with the Ottawa throu PSS ieaen warts “enid’ ft would aoe cody) both ik. a tas On Air Strike money while € The Ini a waste Wate te Ss y thiffes DEBT INCREASE : : ae |these who ‘stayed ad - are many , I'm : solve: thesr feideliasl dis'| Woltng on the Celeste tasil MONTREAL (CP)—Talks re- | motels was made was defeated 74 to 41 in the | not satisfied with, the people are Mr. Hickey ‘said. wo will net pute, which in any case was an |jexpected to take place Monday, | pened, Weanestat betwees AK ltteer. Salictiet Gundret. poloiy’ | LovGeenioney thee we Lancet] Aiaie mace availed 1 ta? internal matter and. therefore, |The assembly will have to pro-| ,s.,cistion of Machinists in a | Minister i: said he would check a report | had the full information on ‘this. at the recent federal- as -not_the business_of the UN._| nounce itself on a U.S. effort began-| ment when he addressed the that U.S. service police are “I'm not looking to what is' (C on page 3 col. 3) _* __‘n putting this idea before the |to declare the issue an impor-| yo. . 14 nual: ef for draft-dodgers in : Assembly, M arti t..presénted | tant question, f & two : : p 7 wr = Fa Vi * a a ge ” either a motion nor an amend-(thirds majority is needed for Charlottetown : | PYi me Minister Pearson : ns ment to an Italian proposal for | approval, before moving on te Ca ; again rejected opposition de- Seah ~ a oe sce oe a = Romp hs a and an - useway Teas mands that ‘the government FI é e of R He said agreement w ve nian - Cambodian motion ‘ name ‘a mediator in the Afr ood Secti me _..be' negotiated among the par-|seat Communist China and *| Questions. in the province and , Canada strike. . ons ° ties_concerned before © as- {pel the natTowal Chinese at) nee ee THURSDAY, Nev. M | power (ap) iictiiiten’ esse “on ES an toe pg Rg PAGS ees BER Aske er “£30 pm mons. meets at | rains lashed-the length of Italylence, the-worst hit city, a pan [ogre feng! = s OFFICERS ELECTED adh Ai od a Wednesday, flecded parts. et \threugh. the. diy. ‘Theus Gne-an He told a press conference ered an importatit question: Se na siciation was held. in the afie = ; cate stands adjourned until eee et eeu ane nan ee pet Be tt oa 4 ' F THE GUARDIAN noon and saw the largest - ca again in flood-damaged Tus- | southern Tuscany flooded again. - Dief’s Future Not Raised OTTAWA — ‘Questions: about | HS I *\eocighlan. Cl HON. any. | BARTH GIVES WAY ers re INOT Ral * | the time table for constraction | Harry MacLaughlan, a2 Brown Discussses|. ™,t2'ts—worst since the 42-| In Siena, Italy's famous me- : , og eR nt, ne, ee ee scabhen Dende of Tout: & ammpi| cocked “Obit give ep” Sameer i i n E strous floods of Nov. soa nis _At Brief PC Party Caucus eee aetee eee te { re Peace In Moscow |ti"yoninscia tom the foothilis|a number of streets and ent. : ‘ * |Heath Macquasrie, MP for| office + Johnstone: who-is-seriously ill in wosGow “APY ecis Se ofthe. Alps.to the shores _of | _the city walls: _ ‘OTTAWA (CP) — Peace|a telephone call. He joshed re- | Queens. ; Re-elected vice-president was | ckard, Prince ee. ens ia )—British For-| sicily. In the Alpine highlands, } ' ‘of Florence had aa Gane Mosting. Wed side ae dons wanes to = ann indicated = - "7 =; met twice Wednesday with So- sees of the swolles Tiber saosin seinen Seamey j causeway |and North Rustico, while long- | Well” cards which were signed) |i) ‘Porcign Min a ing nesday as MPs and Senators | whether the leader would give | may be held up because of some|time secretary-treasurer by everyone attending the bus- = on a River spilled over into !ow-lying| work teams finally got water — the first time since | any a eee inter-provincial ‘problems re-|Caudet was once again named iness meeting, the reception and — i effort to gener- \farmiands around Rome = —— through most of the Sethe Later temediings Sel leee tae ae Geeks te Fe Pee the annual dinner. TheY Were/to get Viet Nam. peace talks |5 sa foore’'n od| Lack of” weer bak teed ~~ hhe_-party_associa aaa “s woe! a ee he i wi A Tae to the of Cal mailed to Col. Johnstone 1a st! saited shops and- ground in 3 = ? - Commons Sucmeees and party eT caak a tae eae as | erument. stone, Mr. Bartlett’ took the night. But there was no-~ indication Duaseortendd sewers in the|maining from the floods. The tacties without reference to the | leader or turn over the reins te| He is asking when it is plan-|Chair for the afternoon session An interesting suggestion Chee, | Brews. got anywhere. Gromyko |city proper ‘backed up water |repairs marked » major step ~~ crisis arising out of the annual | someone else. ; ned to call for tenders for the |#%4 the usual report from the | retired Justice, honorary presi. |from the floor during “| WAS: Peliably reported to have Kite Santrate of hamments sal. iver SS ee migeting’s decision to hold a| Michael Starr, Opposition | actual causeway stage of, the |President was replaced with a) 7 Roon ness meeting when it) rejected Brown's bid for a joint {flooded underground elec-| get back to normal “by-C ie ; waa ‘ - what the estimated | review of activities of the direc- | dent of the P.E.I. Tourist Asso-» te! re- : eee ae ? > ~ leadership convention next|House leader, told reporters ooens: ian at munities all 1 by the | dation. Considered by many as See mre eee effort.to promote. negotiations. | tric eable conduits. mas. - sine toeort. * = ei fter the 50-minute completion me secretary. | eee ; lating choosing Miss re ss rs "“Oppesition” Le ale r Dielew- |the meeting had “discussed ton stage of the project and the} The members elected six new,|“the father of the tour —_ Kaneda Seid thes wes ae eats , . i ee oR aly eta held to Rede [Emonsuvntt ncaa See Mayors Seek Federal Aid — al minutes to ance week.” * : : =, a Tr s|Mayors See eral Ald» == i i 2. z ,

‘Turkey Dinners. Today Crcar-Eeonomic:Growi.--

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For Yanks In Viet Nam

(AP) — The US. Thanksgiving holiday today brings turkey dinners for the 360,000 American military men in South Viet Nam in the wake of official word that the infil- tration of troops from North Viet Nam is higher than ever this year. :

“It's the same war as usual,” a ‘US. military spokesman said. “Let's hope the boys eat heart-

The U.S. commiand announced Wednesday at least 43.000 troops moved in from North Viet. Nam from. January _{o Séiiember.an average of about 5,330 a manth, That would balance most of the combat, deaths in Communist ranks—North Vietnamese reg- ulars ‘and Viet Cong guerrillas — as announced weekly by. military spokesmen here.

But accepted estimates of

The Communist influx, ae- companying an extensive build- up of American ground forces, more .than tripled the evident infiltration rate before the U.S. air ‘campaign was launched against North Viet .Nam’s mi- litary centres and supply lines Feb. 7, 1965.

STEP UP STRIKES i

Some light and scattered ground clashes accompanied stepped-up U.S. air. strikes on the eve of the American holl- day.

nearly two weeks .of rain and lew clouds permitted air force and navy squadrons to fly 3 missions Tuesday against North Viet Nam. The fair-weather ree- ord is 171 missions. Communist gunners shot down one plane,.a two - seater’ Air Force F-4c Phantom jet, and

Improving weather after

OTTAWA (CP) — The Cana- dian Fedetation of Mayors and

In a. brief presented to ‘the cabinet. the federation said the

| federa}-provincial tax. structure

with. Finance Minister Sharp,

| is-working well in its field.

The same kind of liaison is needed to bring together all three lev of government in

els attacking the problem. of devel- oping urban services to meet the_needs

| the of_rapidly-ex ing... industry, urban sae

‘and services such as schools, hospitals, roads, and — cultural

Th brief was presented: to Prime Minister Pearson and members of the cabinet by Ma- yor W. G. -Rathie of Vancouver,

“There is ‘an immediate need,” the brief said, “for a clearer understanding of .the ef- fect of rapid economic growth on the position of our munici- palities, and’ in particular’ on

T their financial requirements.

“The movement of employ- ment and people to cities is not a simple privately - financed process of building new facto- ries, new offices, new homes and new shopping centres. It must be accompanied, not fol- lowed. by indispensible public services—roads. bridges, public

transit, water supply, sewage schools,’ hospitals and tion facilities.”

are being asked to restrict e2- penditure and borrqwing as a counter-inflation policy “at the very time when a high rate.of private construction is creating

kan urgent need in many munie-

ipa@lities for complemem.

tary publie facilities." - -- -" The federal government

should ensure that each. federal.

department which tries f “as -

sist community de

works closely with at otter ao.

INSIDE TODA

island news cece OE

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partments trying to ~ the same thing. eee aos,

federal. government to . 2 crash program of building~ rental housing for f families, and to encourage - ban renewal projects for 1 ments to the Act. 7 “The smaller

other infiltrators and uncon-| both crew members were listd NEWLY ELECTED prest- welcomes speaker Hom, as officers of the P.E.I: Tourist Secretary-treasurer A. Wal- |presudent of the federation Combes ..--5 <2. ss0ene 7. Bf, + efterd “te —=——-—firmed“possibies” would “boost ;as-missing--The.plane was te) oe ew ici ala ee iB ¢ i i *t CAMNEE 50 oi cesee. 20, 21 , i ment a ed ee } dent or the PEI. Tourist “AE (De) Mi Lariie BORE!“ Wail“ Assoeiakion galliered™ prior we——the”-Gandetand vice-president _ About, 3 mayors and otber mu) Pinanee,-markels pn. 2h ban renewal projects im

the monthly average to more

aa North Viet Nam. sociation Harey MacLaughias ister’ of tourist development, * the annual dumer last night. versation. _ "delegation. ee ==! NHA,” the brief said, ==

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