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in ‘.bCl$VlLl.E, Qua. (CF) — llit‘ tickle Chaudiere River shot oivr its low banks urday in a iutlden mild-weather flood. hurl- mg tons of ice, mud and snow lllliItll.f.l’l this southern Quebec llmll and turning 1,200 persons oul of their homes.

Jntnmed by ice. the rising river -—lt‘(l by melting snow and a |tt‘.td_v drizzle—sent a wall of v\.tl('l' racing down tfie mail

lm.:. crashed like battering rams llllzl dozens of homes, and floated min the parish church.

Half a dozen garages. the local

hotel and theatre and about 20 homes and businuii places were damaged.

The flood toll was estimated by Chic authorities at $2.(lll.(XXl.

lhers was no less of life. sit; CLEANUP TASK

when the floodwa-ters subsided. the hattered town was left buried in snow and ice. and the Christ- mas task of clearing the debris bczan. .

Host of die homeless men, wntnen and children are stayku utlh relatives and friends in nearby towns and villages. About :5 are sheltered at the Red Cross rehef centre. hastily set up in s foiiustorey no sc on I height of land near the town. U mics south of Quebec City.

\ltlitis reservists, armed with rifles, patrolled the stricken

detachment

as sent to the scene to maintain order and dll'(‘(‘l traffic.

\la_Vor Paul Giguere. whose

ttatnage. The winding Chaudiere Rncr — which ’literally means "lite bucket"—often goes wild during spring thaws. RESIDENTS COME BACK

lltih the water gone. residents explored their shattered commu- nm Sunday. scurrying over ice barricades as high as 15 feet to l‘l.'l(‘ll their homes.

the downtown area looks as if an avalanche had struck during ‘cc nizht. Here and there dented ('ll‘ roofs are visible. Ice lies

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everywhere. and racing against the weather to clear the area. Freezing weather would make the ice-removal job almost impossible, local officials said. it was still mild today.

Bulldozers are scraping away the ice. but the work is tricky and difficult.

A'l'l‘ACKED SWIFTLY

The flood struck wi startling swlftness. Many pers s wise to the ways of their Chaudiere River didn't expect a .

Water swirled several inches high early Saturday morning along the main street, but they expected that.

‘‘I laughed.” said Nelson Pain- dis. owner of the downtown Hotel

floor veranda. "She never gets higher than the veranda. “Then I saw the icewall com- ing. It smashed p the river's edge. We all ran up to the nd floor. I was simply discouraged." He said one

dowin thehotel.l.ndfloatedinto the cocktail lounge.

The mayor had sent his wife away with the younger children Friday and stayed in his house with his 14-yearold son. Richard.

The boy remained awake most of the night while the mayor

MATAPEDIA. Que. (CP) Three days of steady. warm rain sent the Restigouche and Mata- pedia rivers swirling over their banks Sunday. flooding parts of this town of 2.000.

Reports said water covered he streets to a depth of eight feet

hiyiway. from Matapedla to Campbellton, N.B., 35 miles to the east.andardllinehomMa-

ants-rinusnssoenaaunnsnsnussuoruumsi Dsaai-tmuu.0stasn

T,2OO Flee As Chaucliere River Goes On Rampage

rcsidcnta are slept. When the big flood came. the boy wakened his father.

WATER AROUND BED

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Royal. n he stood on his ground- by an ambulan

of water.

his rubber boots lying and son left by rowboat.

workers from nearby St. Geo rescued an elderly couple from a house cut off from dry land by the rampaging w a t e r s. ey found the couple sitting half-oon- scious near their waterdrenched wood stove

woman. Mrs. was taken from her flooded h ce crew in a ‘ Communications Flight at RCA!‘

ganize the work of placing tam- ilies. clearing the streets. and feeding the homeless

was getting the town cleared up» before cold weather sets in. Most

men in the area are expected be asked to share in the work.

Mcilapedia Also Flooded, Highways, Rail Lines Cut

The floods began Sunday mom- ing and were believed to be still rial

of the two rivers. just where the Restigouche broadens Bale des Ch

Furt tional Park, floods up to four feet

Ste. Anne des Moots on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River to Cascapedla. near the Bale des Chaleurs so miles east of Mata-

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WEATHER

Sunny and continuing mild: USN ‘Vim!’- Low-high at Charlottetown 30 and 40.

"Cover: Prince _Edward Island Like The Dew" '

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The mayor said he leaped out fbedintoafootoficeand Ha emptied water from

St. John Ambulance Association

ten He announced Red Cross relief H"d5°'‘ 3" F”d‘7' D°°°mb. would be available for from two 13

He said the most pressing jobl

ng. Matapedia lies at the Junction

aleurs.

her north. in Gaspe Na-

The highways cuts down from

\.-\TlCAN CITY rAPl -« The: Pops. in a Christmas message to' the world. Sunday urged an end to an armaments race “endang-~ ering the fate of the human fam- 1'5’ and the earth itself."

The 81-year-old spiritual head or the Roman Catholic Church woke over the Vatican's powerful new radio station in probably the most widely broadcast message in history.

He called on Christian men not to be afraid. In an apparent ref- trcncs to the Soviet satellites, he counselled them not to be misl ‘by records. olten of very short duration."

As he did in his Christmas ad- drcss last year. the Pope af- firmed man's right for sende- (euro in calling on the rulers of men not to be misled by pride in :1 race (for armaments leadership-

IIGNS IN SKIES

"To ring and forming a judgement on the ao- tual state s—and always

allowing for the right of self-de- trm-e——the present day competi- lmn between nations in demon- strating their individual progress

betwaan souls. nourished hatreds. prepares lb “iv for conflict."

The pontiff urged men to dedi- rate themselves to peace and by lmlllicatloll

the efforts ollthe United Nations and NATO. The w of harmony ”

0 ‘ ‘lgllyod in a rock-slide here

,, ASIAN irw ovm

Two Die As Wave Of Crime Sweeps Over Toronto Area

TORONTO (CF) .— Two men

tcr whoever should aim at dis- turbing the peace with the most fully guaranteed mutual depend- ence among the nations which sincerely desire it."

The pontiff recalled he had in the past endeavored to strengthen dependence am o n g nations in times of cr' .

GOD GIVEN TASK

"We regard it as a special task imposed by god on our pontlfl- cate to forge among nations the bonds of true brother new our appeal so that among the true friends of peace all pos- sible rivalry may ome to an end and every reason for lack of trust be removed."

The p o n tiff concluded his speech with his special blessing of "urbi et orbi"—to city and to the world. _

The final words were:

"May ‘the Prince of Peace.

bood.Werc~ln

Pope PiuslApp.eals For-

End To Armaments Race

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RESCUER

A semi-paralyzed 84 - year - old Flying Officer Alexander

Albert Rancouri. « Nicholson. a 36 year-old helicopt- ome , er pilot with the RCA]-"s ill

lng on operations out of the UK. He rejoined the RCA!‘ in 1&2. N The rescue of the Eskimo was rmade by F-O Nicholson's heli- copter after a Dakota from the .RCAl-"s Trenton. Ont.,

"3 ‘center had located the stranded

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Provinces Oppose Points In Hospital Insurance Plans

OTTAWA (cm —— The federal government apparently has run into some provincial disapproval an to conditions attached to a widen- sal ing of the national hospital insur- plan.

T'he condition to extending fed- eral cost-sharing to mental mill

000.000—might have to come out of other federal payments to the c provinces.

That stipulation was made by

a start of the hospital instxanoa program. Mr. Monteith said he expects federal payments under the pro- gram will start some time from the crib of Bethlehem, year. budt zav; no detaills T arouse. preserve and stre hen Wi be One Y I'€m0V8 these aims; and in the conflxltlnoll present prerequisite that six{ WASHINGTON (AP) —- Erik unity of all men of good will, may provinces must have hospital in- He be pleased to fill up what is surance legislation in force. particularly wanting today in the realization of the order and bar- mony desl ' reator."

bers a\l'Tl:)mV?:3re critical of the R“55l3"3 "led '3 week 1.000-a-bed federal contrtbutionjlagmch their third S8‘°“"° 5 towards hospital construction that ‘f“l°d'

The Pope spoke from his throne the grants now are under study. in the Vatican’: Consistorial Hall QTHER gusmgss

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 23. ”°l'-n“l%“ FIVE CENT‘

PM Warns efence Bil May Reach Huge Amount

Raging No. Sea Swallowsl °"'Y ”°P° '5 '5°‘*'W°‘* U 2 F , 2 8 Agreement To Cut Arms p reig GT5; I9

O'l"l’AWA ‘CPI —~ Canada has a('lllE‘\'('lll(‘fltS expressed not only received its second warning this in words. houcvcr necessary that "lt is strange that she should-‘ The Lcda stayed at the scene mav uiuuiu i. go down so last." the Leda mate. until 8 a.m.. when an air and sea ‘ rime Minister l aid

the ll(".l l(‘‘\ ;-t-- ':. tual ('()ntlu('t that given effect to Dicfenbaker. the expressions found in those

month that defence expenditures is in the first iii.sIani'c. but by ac- OSLO (AP) — Two freighters :& Su:fiayamcr:wN(::ehmbS;-: 3 ~ search for the Narva crew began. reporting to the Commons Satur~ words.

The 865-ton Boswell was about,.d3Y 0“ the NATO 5“"“"“ "me

The 1,991-ton Narva was \‘.'Illl g 5: “EA” Sm”

D on ship were swauovéed f 3 ed to Abe d 5:; ‘ I h N h ing at Paris said defence spen by raging seas within sight o a mm W en 1‘ €90. 0 ' 60 mics lrom t c arva w en _ _ . ._ CCF Ind C MM.“ .id his rescue liner. 0? Pull’ “NV” she developed a list and put out ‘"3 “'1' ‘“‘3'" ‘°l°°S$l]l:S';d 5'” "ea" salt: ‘,5: heonstenedsdto Mr.

land, with a cargo ' ,_ . ,, she F811 11110 her distrcss call. She sank with g""”‘ pmpomons

D“”(er overwhelmed the Sum e southwesterly East - West disarmament agree- Dlefenbaker 1'0"”

tishfraighter Narva as it

‘'be- I a load of coal for Norway. The “use

canoe. Station Rockcliffe..aaar Ottawa. 8819- f‘ t in concrete mu gvg The mayor presided over an WIS It 319 Numb 0‘ '34 steamed to the aid of the second The 5.570401! 1-943. CBITYIHE 459 crew abandoned her and wa mf'L‘J'nf(;:'ur:):leal1’(,‘llle;'l:d‘added the ul:dm:];,) aopge of peacey g emergency meeting of his town Sikorsky helicopter that picked stricken ship. the small British passengers to Norway. mckea up picked up by other ships stand- Wes” desire .0; 3 dimmfinem He suggested ma, canad, an council Sundgy_ Army and Redlupan Eskimo sh’ ouanlu ffgjthug 30"“-u_ The Bogwgfl her distress call 2:30 a.m., mg by_ agreement depends on Rush.‘ 8 scientific Conference whjc CPO-SS representatives attended. "09 "'9 E“ “M” sank but its it-man crew was turned 811001 and SD04 '-Owafd Th "“— ammde would be attended by all nations

crippled freighter. “When we sighted the Narva.

that others than statesmen discuss these problems and

PM Leaves llfiy

saved. . The Norwegian passenger finer PRESS I-‘OR NEGOTIATIONS Leda

week, to . mo at Se A native of Winnilltt. hfa.I.. "pa-ud .5. 13¢ an Nu-V. she had a strong port list and the I L t _ t p as conm.enc,_ guide the world toward, wme mlttees have :3... so.-:34 I F0 Nl°h°l'°" '°“'°d ‘ml’ u’ in sight shortly after picking up TOWSPTP if“ "9491" ‘fate’ m°5‘_°l FOI' The West Mr.a Blefgnbifkerr said the West peaceful solution." RCAF fmm l9” until 19“. M‘ he “and oh.‘ ‘[2 w” in u-ouble the time. the Leda S mate said. must continue to seek nggotia- Solon Low. Social Cred“ lade

“We launched a lifeboat with two mates and six seamen. but vio- lent seas and the pitch dark made

OTTAWA (CPD — Prime Mln- tions with Russia despite its ap— Said; “sabl-e.rat[]'mg does not do zister Dicfenbaker left the capital parent rejection Saturday of the very much good compared with , tsunday evening by train to spend NATO proposal foreign quiet preparations for negour " '9')’ MM "9" W k9°P 9 Christmas in Sa skatoon and‘ministers' meeting to break the nous from st;-ength_" ffeifllltef in STEM Prince Albert. Sask. He was ac-ldisarmament dea ock. PMS REACTION "We think She Sank 8! 4140 l-m- companled by Mrs. Diefeuhaker.] 0 Dec 5 i the commons, De. ' when the m°b°“ 1°" sigh‘ °f he" The prime minister mav later I fentlle Minister: Pearkes indicated P r e s a conference questions PM ‘he Vamshed {mm °‘”' radar take a brief vacation in the Ba- defence spending will have to be=d£’l! mainly With th!‘ Prime min- '°’°°“" 'hamas if he finds he can spare increased because of the mo%iYi|t-lisfteglsfi s|”i9a2‘llCllir0(:lre§2nllfiin5£::!9l_m.z|:

‘ ‘ ' . o s FIND No sunvxvons “_’l°.."“‘° _e . . e f.§‘,§,.,f§§‘i,..§§.e{"Z‘.f.,§”f‘L‘f,‘;‘§Z,,. fif. .1... Gromyko um disarmament

Th! lifeboat Stayed Out 35 nlifl- E-Agugk To §pELL_ 1-00 lcal year. which ends next March,should be discussed at 8_SP¢<‘lll utes after that but could locate l . is $1.7 2.000.000. about one-.meeting of the United Nation.sas- 00 “S1! of survivors. MOSCOW (AP: — The Soviet‘ third of all federal expenditures. sembly and that such a meeting

He said the Narva had been“‘peace offensive" has got down} After Mr. Diefenbaker's 35-ml- would lay the groundwork for an flashing light signals but that,to street level. By ordcrof Mos- nute_rc-port to the Commons. op-‘East-West summit conference. 0!! hi! mum 5°” Sh‘ NATO they were hard to read. He said.'¢pw's municipal council First position party leaders expressed Mr. Diefenbaker said Grom- sulnmlt mefiillt 13 P'“'- ‘fd ‘'1'’ there was no way of telling what<Meschanskya Street. one of Mos- dismay that there was nothingl_yko_ s relectlon of 111? NAT0’0“§1' 90500 C09“ ‘Vm 3°" '° °°l°" had happened to the Narva nndlcow‘s main boulevards. was re- concrete in it which would give indicated that Russia doesnt in

in a few years un- why SM “,n( ,0 quickly. lnamed Peace Avenue. ;any hope for lasting peace. = nd 1‘ thfln “V003”

amounts . .

1,” am»; is world agreement on I Mr. Diefenbaker disputed this peace. When . the Soviet Union _ . St. Laurent In Moving Speech’

no miles southwest of Stavander, orway.

‘file Leda's first mate said by shipoo-shore telephom that the Nu-ya as a lifeboat from the liner fought toward the doomed ship thmush wwerins waves.

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di“rn“lnem contention in advance when he was faced with the means of ink- . ' . . . _ said: mg action toward peace, it rejec-

z' Jun“ Minute’ mvle Fm “The alliance. I believe. has led this means. Fm “id aw 3'" 7" pm. the prime minister

e r to ha at on . ° '‘‘°'" ’‘ d bt t’ t ‘b t' H wever. lvl§r¢;ans-GIIN h1¢hw:GaIDO tuberculosis hospitals is that tho V|I0rollSlYolIll,le‘l;l;.ecI::a'titl)lIl U No A $21! ht: :aus:e :f8lf;ela\/c€c'(;:)l: gull; IE; ?ddgd' “we must he-Va... Six, up National Park. annual cost—an estimated in‘ dd‘ by ‘ome mm m treaffirming its purely defensive in] nsttt<}e1r.tlP&n1‘Illn‘:Il:3s80’lvIl:l|°é1‘-“dwell

_ . _ ‘character but also by leaving the _ OTTAWA ICP) -— It was as'pr<'s%‘in8 their “filly Of °bJ°¢"V°- door open to meaningful disarma- said he can't see how the basing though the old leader. making‘ "BUT “R9 3“ "ther hulfm“ °"'lment negotiations. merican missiles in Europe what may have been hi last deavors it is not suffucent will help the cause of peace. ommon s speech, had state objectives and to do whatjSEES STRONGER ALLIANCE

liminate competitors.

8. He also introduced an amend- ment so the Criminal Code—for action at the next session-00 eu-

Prime Minister Diefenbakar at -

last month's federal - ‘provincial sun humans nlaushkr 0‘ "“ 3:3; llagetner in the simple dig-‘might be the implementation of? “Decisions have been taken HAVE "9 CH0“?! _

I . On Saturday. Health ml-ll-. nu, 0; hi, word. the inneunogtlwishful thinking." .w h. through a closer Mr. Dieti-i_ihaker_ said the So- Mllflitfl -7- V1100 Mmtdth “Ad n"'“7'1°"' °" .h°‘m' longings for peace of every in- Speaking Without H0198» MP 3‘-,tion of our individual forces. will ivet Union. is arming its forces in the C0mm°nl 519" "‘"'““d°P'"m°m ‘pending emmflu dividual in the chamber. L§'"°'" cm“ hi‘ “’°"d5 "°‘”ly-‘l'€3_lIlt in the str9'?&thet1',"R of tllfifiwith atom‘? \v¢’.P°m and ma‘ the unanimity of opinion" among 50'‘ the °“"'°”‘ ""31 ye” W” The Commons became absolut-[with care. alliance and believe will ensureithcrefore NATO has no choitiiel provinces to that idea that there "19 1”‘ hem" me C°mm°“’ re" ely still. Emotion tugged at the "What is necessary is to haveggrealel‘ se_Cur1ly to 0111' Pe0Pl€S-§b}"_ *0 bfllld "9 ""5 “"5 V" will to the federal P1811 T0 01505 C9559‘, ‘mm J throat. Like a magnet. the figure achievements expressed not only;The machinery of NATO will besimilar weapons. -

an. 8 for the Christ- _ g _ ml ‘Pd New Y“''" h°“d"7' the still-vi orous 75 - year- Old in words. however necessary that adapted to make possible the fulll The Prime mlnlslfif “"1 W °‘ 5 ~ - - - f It d‘other NATO matters-

Rt. Hon. S. St. Laurent is in the first instance. but by ac-‘ use of the resources 0. eac an . C Md‘ stressed M-d NATO ac. drew every eye._ tual conduct that gives effect totall“of the member nations. . . .ml tried .3 8 {am that me Cam“. He was speaking S I i ll rd BY the expressions found in those 1 k n ow what the CYINCS W '39? ‘ _ _ after Prime Minister Diefenbaker 1w()rds_" ‘S:yA.T'8hey(',ez\{ill fi(())l!IIte;1!(‘ld tggt ti: isSt:l(‘§A;lOl‘ éi;f::1c'aendtorRi;

had reported to t e Commons on. ' I ._ are 111111 '4 _ _ ‘. the Paris summit conference of NATO ARCHITECT ‘nique are simply the same_old,his przfissglglzfngéslgoe rl;Tal$: the North Atlantic Treaty Organ- it came to mind that ‘here was tired cliches strung together in a :IV1}l1n SVATO 0mm“ from pans editor of Missiles andtization. " _ speaking one of the original a;‘dlf‘ferent .arrantgemen'§.h.’. fer. heaydq-uaners should be posmd w magazine. said Sunday "No one, began the Liberal chitects of NATO. It also came . That is no so.k_ isd on. “he Canadaiu S join‘ command leader. “would wish either to un- mind that he will retire in Jan- ence has taken stri ing ecisions t C I rado S. r.".1gs C010 derestimate or. on the other hand uary as Liberal leader. The party that affect. themilitary posture.‘a C .o;)da'S rt; 58.]. for 8- NATO to exaggerate the practical a national convention here the scientific disposition. a new an F P0 d‘ Ad~m__ suits of these deliberations." Jan. 14-16 will choose his succes- and imaginative economic ap- food bank would be lS(‘USS(‘ _ proach that have both domestic ther by the__\'ATO council at its ‘SOMETHING OF VALUE and external applications to all of March meeting- There was. no doubt. ' '

I Says Sputnik next 0 o 0 his Firing Failed I the 'Bergaust.

l . . . 1-med seven) mem. he has received information ll: ut Bergaust said his ntelligence

sources reported the Russians at- tempted to fire their third satel-

SOT‘. lie continued. V "Sum? Everything said in the NATO the l5 countries. Canada aPPF0VPd the F-lH0P¢’an

after receiving the Chri tmaa ‘ . . _ - " ' - 15 ' . . D’ f O .'t’ l d St. L urent, free trade area as long as food. greetings of the College of sCard- Coother developments in the llltfifmm Tm lllleerclzltlhncpllnillagl bIllil€lllT}I‘tl![f‘:b(e)l“ ‘lizlltuif)nslnp::?iT‘lp(:tihh; in ([;(a)r]r?(‘r1I]u'|‘1\l\’qauSe €:l[‘)(l¥‘(‘E2:‘dMl'fl gclifcfigl in t§ll:ml)l!0ll1lSefa:l10eS‘t moving: com- drink and tobacco products are

‘ls. Twelve Cudhuls were I_._ mmons: I _ ’ , sics m S5 ' . O ' H ‘ l' ‘ti 1 . . ~h .. d it ' not suf- excluded from its pl'O\'lSlOflS to ‘em n he wok‘ - ms P 1. Prime Minister Diefenbalter. lnorth of the Caspian Sea. lthe conference communique 91 tcrms and contained imp lCl y n g](i")i::tSlt');‘eS(la(;: (slajiecnvg. mum mu coumry‘ trading in_

ished speaking. the Vatican I’.-l dio began a series of translations: § in during the week. tion broadcasts will take his words to all parts of the including Russia.

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have bccn the same for all of us.

J has not been complemly sansfac. MOSCOW 4Reul(‘rs' -— Russia but on the basis of which of the ‘have the other members in a sat-3 ln speeches to the Supreme So-