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ATTEND NUCLEAR CONFERENCE
LAC BEAUPORT, Que. — Alex- ander Topohiev, left, trades smiles with Alexander Kusin out- side the inn at this La-urentian
resort where they are attending the Pugwash conference. Both are members of the Russian Academy of Science. Nuclear ex-
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OTTAWA (OP) — “Emsbarrass me,” he said. And embarrass him they did.
Consequently, Canada may be- tore long have its biggest cabinet In history.
During the election campaign, P rime Minister“ Diefenbaker asked Quebec voters to “embar- rass” him with the number of cabinet-calibre Progressive Con- servatives they sent to /Parlia- ment.
Quebec responded, upping Con- servative. representation, in the Commons to 50 from nine.
Mr. Diefenbaker likely‘ will shuttle his cabinet in the -near future to give Quebec greater Privy Council representation and also to carry out some other changes.
ALREADY BIG
Cabinets in recent years have had 21 members. Even during the Second World War, when there
well as a defence minister, the number did not exceed 20.
There are already 22 members In Mr. Diefenbaker's cabinet, in- cluding two ministers without portfolio and Senator John T. Ilaig, government leader in the Senate.
There are still four cabinet vacancies if Mr. Diefenbaker chooses to use therm-iimmigra tion, defence production, asso- ciate defence minister and pres- ident of the Privy Council.
Justice Minister Davie Fulton now is acting immigration min- ister, Works Minister Howard Green acting defence production minister.
There is speculation that Tom Bell, member for Saint John-Al- bert, N.B., will get the immigra- tion post, that defence produc- tion will go to a Quebec member and that W. J. Browne of New- foundland, minister without port- folio, will become president of the Privy Council.
MAY REPLACE HAIG Senator Haig, 80, may be re-
have been mooted for this post are J. M. lvlacdonnell of Toronto Greenwood, mi 11 i s t e r without portfolio, and Senators William Brunt of Hanover, Ont., and Gus- tvae Monette of Montreal. Their ages are 3, 55 and 70, respect- ively.
However, the only factor con-
cerning cabinet changes which seems sure is that Quebec will get more representatives, per- haps another two or three. It now has three-—Mines Minister ’Paul Comtois, Postmaster - General William Hamilton and ‘Solicitor- General Leon Balcer—comrpared to Ontario's seven. Among new Quebec MIPS men- tioned as possible additions to the cabinet are Yvon Tasse, Que- bec East, former chairman of the Greater Quebec Trade and Indus- dustrial Development B u r e a u, Charles Campeau, Montreal St. Jacques, former director of Mon- treal’s urban planning depart- ment; Noel Dorion, Bellechassc. prominent criminal lawyer, and Pierre Sevigny, Longueuil, form- erly the Conservative party’s chief organizer in Quebec prov- mce.
IMPORTANT POST
British Columbia has three rep- resentatives in the cabinet, Sask- atchewan two, including the prime minister, and the other six provinces one each.
Mr. Diefenbaker in the election campaign placed heavy emphasis on northern development and it appears the northern affairs port- folio, now held by Saskatche- wan’s Alvin Hamilton, will be- come one of the most important in the cabinet.
There have been rumors that External Affairs Minister Sidney Smith and Health Minister J. Waldo Monteith may be among those involved in a cabinet re- shuffle.
WAGNER FESTIVAL
The first Richard Wagner mus" ical festival at Bayreuth was Or- ganized in 1876 by Wagner and
placed as government leader in the Senate. Among those who
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perts from 10 countries are at- tending the meeting‘ given by Cyrus Eaton, Canadian - b o rn Cleveland industrialist.
Plane Explodes -Over Airport
MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) —State. police said a commercial airliner blewup over nearby Tri - City Airport Sunday night and fell to the ground in flames. There was no immediate report of how many persons were aboard the plane or to what airline it be- longed.
Capital Airlines in Washington said it had a report that one of its planes with 44 persons aboard had crashed on landing at the Tri-City Airport.
The plane was bound for Sag- inaw. "I‘ha.t city, Midland and- Bay City Mich, arejserved by the one field.
Capital had no other details imunediately.
Holidoy Accident Toll Mounts
By THE CANADIAN PRESS
At least 42 Canadians perished during the three-day Easter holi- day, 11 in a car-train collision at Sherbrooke, Que, late Sun- day.
A» Canadian Press survey from 6 pm. local time Thursday until midnight Sunday showed that 29 persons died in traffic mishaps. Quebec reported the highest num- ber of fatalities, 20, with 17 on the highways.
Four adults and seven chil- dren were killed in the level- crossing accident, all in a car returning from an Easter Sun- day trip.
Ontario reported nine deaths, Alberta six, British Columbia four, Manitoba two and Saskatch- ewan one.
No deaths were reported in Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia or New Brunswick.
Four persons drowned, two in Ontario and one each in Que- bec and British Columbia. Fire claimed sing-le lives in Ontario and Manitoba.
Five of Alberta's deaths were traffic, three in Ontario and one each in Saskatchewan and Brit- ish Columbia.
Miscellaneous deaths included a hanging and ski fatality in Que-
bec,
Christians Throughout The World Flock To Services
LONDON (CP) —— Christians throughout the world flocked to Easter services Sunday in refer- ent salute to the Day of Resur- rection.
In Jerusalem, in Rome. in ev- ery great metropolis on down I0 the tiniest hamlet around 111*‘- globc, churches received the faithful, eager to receive once again the eternal nicssage Of I‘0De for mankind in the 30370115 story of the risen Christ.
In Britain, l‘. was a “S180/-Ell‘ home“ Easter as blustery winds —and snow-—-sxvcpt most of the country, making it the coldest Easter holiday In 30 yca1‘s.
A mo1c1‘olo__‘i('al o‘.‘ti<'o Spfilii‘-‘- man said 11 was the ('ol(I(‘.sl lins- ler Suu<la_\' in London this con- ‘U!‘.\'. The maximum tempera- lure during the day was 44 de-
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But in France, thousands of motorists flooded the highways leading out of Paris. More than 25 weekend traffic deaths were reported before the day W35 half over.
In Rome, an estimated 250,000 persons gathered II] the Vat- ican’s vast St. Peter's S_qU81‘€ W hear the Pope deliver Ills annual Easter message-
In Jerusalem, the cradle of Christianity. about 10,000 911- grims from a dozen nations took part in the celebration. of the re- surrection. Jordan officials said the number of tourists was uie largcst in recent )"9a*'5_-
Easter obsctvnacc in ‘-l£‘1‘1I- .-alcin coincided this year with ‘C8- ligious celebrations of the Mos- lems and Jews. The Moslems are celebrating Ramadan, the holy month of fasting. \"h“€ H‘-959,“ .3c\\-i.-‘n faith are commemorating’. ,v,.,. ,,.\,g:; n. *:cj0i3in': of "-....C.';l‘.i"
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In Czechoslovakia, where Eas- fer was the collest in many years, peasant women donned colorful national costumes to sell Easter eggs on street corners.
In Vienna, churc-h ‘services were held early to let thousands of holi-daymakers out in time for the traditional Austrain blessing of the Easter loaves.
In the United States an exam- ple of devotoin despite adverse weather took place at the Ca- thedral of the Pines, Ridge, N.H., where about 6,000 persons attended Easter services despite recent heavy snows.
In california. beset by heavy rains and flooding, 10,000 wor- shippers turned up at the Holly- wood Bowl and 3.000 others at the Rose Bowl.
In New York City, the tradi- tional Fifth Avenue parade was practically abandoned because of rain. The thousands of church
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SHERBROOKE, Que. (CP) — Four adults and seven children on an Easter Sunday car tr‘L‘,; in a near.b1izzard were killed Sun-
iision with 1 CPR diesel com- muter train.
The automobile wedged under the front end of the self-(propelled two-coach train and was dragged for about 300 feet.
The accident happened at 6:45 p.m. EST on the CPR mainline from Montreal to the Maritimes. Several trains have been de- layed until the track is cleared.
IDENTIFY VICTIMS
Railway ofificials identified the victims of the holiday weekend tragedy a.s:
eE1i0dor Larose, 38, of Water- loo, Que, his wife, 38, and their five children, Ronald, 14, Ginette, 12, Jean Pierre, 9, Alain, 5, and Andre, 2.
Jean Claude Roy, 2, of Joli- ette, Que, his wife, 23, and their two children, Marcel, 4, and Micheline, 3.
The level-crossing is about 30 miles west of here, near the small Quebec village of Eastray.
A wrecking truck was sent
from nearby Magog to haul the shattered car from ‘inoderneath the train. The Larrose and Lacroix fam- ilies were related and were re- turning to Waterloo afiter visiting parents in Eastrna-n, Que., about two miles from the scene of the crash.
The Sherbrooke - bound train was reported to be full of pas- sengers returning home after spending Easter weekend in Mon- treal.
$2 MILLION DAMAGE
RANGOON, Burma (Reuters) A fire which raged through the town of Pakokku, 65 miles south- west of Mandalay, gutted 6,000 houses and left 25,000 persons homeless Saturday. Damage was estimated at nearly $2.0“ '90. The number of casualties is not
Ripple Roc
The continued existence of the three—man Commission that has supervised the construction, op- eration and mainten-ance of Char- lottetown’s sewers and water supply for the past 70 years now rests with the Legislature of the Province.
Despite strong disapproval voiced by Councillor J. Arthur Gormley, decision to seek legis- lation permitting abolition of this civic body was approved at a special meeting of the Council held Saturday afternoon. All municipal representatives were present with the exception of Councillor Earle C. Baker.
Entitled “An Act to Amend the City of Charlottetown Incorpora- tion Act" the Bill which the Leg-. islature will be asked to consider seeks: (1), that all powers and authority presently vested in the
OTTAWA, - (OP) — The arm- ed services have shifted party standings in the Commons by one seat, in favor of the Liberals.
Results of the service vote is- sued Saturday restored Ont-ario’s Renfrew North constituency to Liberal James M. Forgie, who has held it since 1953.
In last Monday's Federal elect- ion, Mr. Forgie had been defeat- ed by a margin of only 65 votes by Progressive Conservative Stanley J. Hunt in a two-way fight. But Mr. Forgie polled 431
yet known.
The Armed Services vote on Prince Edward Island failed to change the results of last Mon- day’s election in the three coun- ties. Results of the vote were announced Saturday.
P r i n c e County and Kings County gave their Liberal candi- dates a majority with J. Watson MacNaught in Prince C 0 u n t y getting the highest spread polling 306 votes, compared to 198 for Orville H. Phillips, the Conserva- tive candidate. Cyrus F. Gallant, running for the C. C. F. party, received 4 votes.
In Kings County, Liberal T. J. Kickham received 113 votes while
service votes to Mr. Hunt's 163
How The Armed Services Vote Went In P. E. Island
Conservative John A. MacDonald got 90 Votes. ,
Queens County Armed Services followed the civilian trend of all Canada by giving their Conserva- tive candidates the most votes. Angus MacLean received 265 while Heath Macquarrie got 208. The Liberal nominees, J. O. C. Campbell and E. D. Reid received lesser amounts, Camp- bell getting 205 and Reid receiv- ing 183.
-Declaration Day in the counties is as follows: In Kings and Prince, it will be today at 2:00 p.m., while in Queens County it
Commissioners of Sewers
the subsequent
Sewerage Act of 1898,
red to and vested in the
these Acts be repealed.
Though the functions of the present Commission would ter- minate automatically following passage of this legislation their services may still be retained by the City in another capacity. The possibility that they may be ask- “Advisory Board” was indicated in a sug-
ed to remain as an
gestion advanced by Councillor A. J. Haslam towards the close
for a final over-all majority of
203. With the service vote result ad- ded to the civilian poll, the Com-
mons standing now is: Progres- sive Conservatives 208; Liberals
49; CCF 8.
Results of the military polling were issued by chief electoral of- ficer Nelson Castonguay.
time for the service results
outside the country. SUGGEST (,‘HA_1§l_G,E' ACT
’ Mr. Hunt said later‘ at Pem- broke, ()nt., that he believes the Canada Elections Act should be changed so that non-resident ser- vicemen do not hold the “bal- ance _of power" in ridings where
military camps are located.
But he said he will not ask for a recount nor contest the provin-
cial seat he gave up to try his luck in Federal politics. He had represented Renfrew‘ North in
the Ontario Legislature continu-
ously since 1943.
Prime Minister Difenbaker had little comment on the outcome of the service vote before he left here Saturday for a week’s vaca- But he was
tion in Bermuda.
pleased "at the increase in our
favor."
PRICE SUPPORT PLEDGE Immediately before his depar-
and Water Supply for the City of Oharlottetown by the Charlotte- town Waterworks Act of 1887 and Charlottetown with amendments thereto, be transfer- City Council; and (2), that all provis- 10115 respecting the election of the Commissioners of Sewers and Water Supply as set forth in
The interval between Monday’s civil- ian vote and announcement of the service balloting was to allow to reach here from Canadian bases
of the debate.
Present members of the Com- mission are: H. Roy Bevan, chairman; Ernest E. Clawson, and Wilfred L. MacKenna, each of whom were returned to office in last February’s civic elections.
DIFFERS sunnr-LY
In its present form the propos- ed legislation differs sharply from the Bill originally placed before the Council.
Read by Mayor Edwin C. John- stone, the original draft sought no diminu-ition or revision in the existing authorty of the Commis- sioners. It asked only that the Council be giyen the right to ap- point themembers of the Com- mission and the authority to fix the term of office of each.
In moving the amendment (Continued on Page 2, Col. 4)
Armed Se,rvicesVoteGives Liberals Another Seat
ture, Mr. Diefenbaker disclosed that Agriculture Minister Hark- ness will announce the first price support under the new Agricul- tural Prices Stabilization Act covering four products. Other support prices will be announced after his return.
Following the first post-elect- ion cabinet meeting ~.'1‘h-ursd-ay, Mr. Diefenbaker said Thursday May 8 is a likely date for Par- liament to meet, provided all the formalities are completed by then.
The Liberals continued to en- joy the heaviest number of set-
d-id last June but their lead was cut down.
There were 130,555 eligible ser- vice voters at various points out- side Canada and i-n the north. A total of 85,833 ballots, or 65.7 per cent of the eligible total, were counted.
BALLOTS REJECTED
There were 1,517 rejected bal- lots, including an estimated 100 or so classified as rejects when a French airline strike prevented votes of Canadian servicemen in Indochina from getting to Lon- don, England, by the 9 a. m. deadline, April 1.
Last year 73,245 service votes were cast from an eligible 131,- 578.
The Liberals this year received 57.2 per cent of the vote, the Conservatives 36-4, CCF four,
will be held Tuesday afternoon.
OTTAWA, — Minnie Oadla just came second in a go\’C1‘1)D1<‘llt dc-pai_’t1n_cn’. bz:;u.r.Ly co‘;1tc'~,t ir1'Ot-.1 tawa but she may have Ealnedl
EXCITED ESKIMO
one first. She is believed to besaffairs department. Is from Old» the first Eskimo girl to p1accil1ll<‘act0ry in northern Qucbcc on vantage points in such a contest. Minnie, 21, trans-=,1,l1e southeast coast of James Bay Fundy area to watch the L Iator-interpreter in the l10l‘lIl€:l'llI
I they flooded coastal areas,
Social Credit two and others less less than one per cent. In last June’s election, the Liberals had 64-6 per cent com-pared with the Conservatives’ 24.3.
From the civilian vote. the Con- servatives received 53 per cent of last Monday’s votes. The Lib- erals polled 34, the CCF 10 and Social Credit two.
The official vote count in most riding-s will begin today, now that the service balloting is in.
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HALIFAX (CP) —— The highest tides of the year rolled around the world during the weekend. On Canada’s eastern seaboard
washed out railroad lines and highways and drove some fam- ilies from their homes. (, Damage not yet estimated is expected to run into hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The Bay of Fundy coast in Nova Scotia was hardest hit. At Windsor, 45 miles northwest of Halifax, saltwater flowed down the main street. Dozens of base- ments were flooded.
Lines of the Dominion Atlantic Railway were washed out in three places. A coastal highway near Halifax was blocked by wa- ter. Families at Parrsboro, N.S., had to leave their homes.
HIGHEST IN 18 YEARS
Officials of the Maritime Marshlands Reclamation Admin- istration said the Fundy tides were now the highest in 18 years.
On the south coast of Nova Scotia heavy swell from a storm at sea drove higher.
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Will Seek Abolition OI City Water Commission
For The Past
CAMPBELL RIVIER, B.C. (CF; —-Ripple Rock, wrecker of ships for 100 years, was wiped off the navigation charts Saturday in a mighty blast that took just nine seconds.
Destruction of the West Coast’s worst underwater shipping men- ace climaxed a 2%-year federal works department job that cost $3,100,000. Shipwrecks on the rock have taken more than 100 lives since 1875.
Preliminary hydro g r a p h 1 c soundings following the blast dis- closed that a minimum 47-foot- deep channel had been opened through Seymour Narrows. That was seven feet more than the ex- plosion of the charge of 1,375 tons of nitramex 2H—man’s biggest non-atomic b1ast—was expected to blow from the underwater spires nine and 20 feet below the surface.
PACKED TUNNEL ,/
The special explosive had been packed into -the rock through an underground tunnel dug from shore. ‘ I
But for residents of this com- munity of 3,000 miles south of the narrows, it was a bit of an anti- climax. Many said thy were glad it was over but actually they were a little ‘disappointed.
They shut off the power and gas lines in their homes, stacked dishes on the floor, took pictures from the walls and opened their doors and windows. They needn't have bothered. No more -than a mere shudder was felt here.
At the blast scene, more than
Was Wrecker OI Ships
200 spectators were assembled at
Aehusy--tw ,.-w-eolcs-period--«faces members of he Legislature when the House re-convenes tomorrow afternoon at 2:30, following Easter recess. Most of the time to date has been taken up with the debate in reply to the Speech from the Throne.
The Budget will be brought down by Provincial Treasurer, B. Earle MacDonald tomorrow even- ing at 8 o’clock. The Premier said b e f o r e adjournment that closing could take place next week.
Daylight Saving Time which has been the subject of some bit- ter debate in recent years will again be brought to the fore, as indicated in a petition from the Oharlottetown C-ity Council to have daylight time put into effect between June 15 to September 15.
POWER TRANSFER
Another petition from the City of Charlottetown will ask that all power now vested in the Commis- sioners of Sewers and Water be transferred to the City Council.
Two important resolutions are on the order paper and will no doubt be given early preference when the House meets. They are the resolution of Health Minister M. L. Bonnell asking for greater Federal sharing in the Hospital Ilnsurance plan and the resolution
High Tides Cause Floods Areas Of N.S.
on the streets of Windsor at 2* a.m. Sunday to see the water rise to record heights.
The abnormal tides began Wednesday, reached their peak Saturday and Sunday and are expected to taper off today. CAUSED BY MOON
They are caused by t-he com- bined gravitational pull of moon and sun, which is greatest at times of the new and full moon-s, boosted this time by the moon’s nearness to the earth.
When the moon was full at 11:45 p.m. AST Thursday it was 221,800 miles from the earth, the closest it will be this year.
Bay of Fundy tides, said even normally to be the highest in the world, ran far above normal and broke restraining dikes. All along the coast the water rose from one to three feet higher than usual.
At Saint John, N.B., the tide reached 29.1 feet above mean sea level at 12:47 a.m. AST Sun- Eday. At Burntcoat Head, in ‘the headwaters of the bay, the
figure was 56 feet.
IDIKE BREAKS l A 50-foot section of dike near
luay. Train service was 1‘
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an observation post on Van- couver Island, about 7,000 feet from the actual blast centre.
DETONATES CHARGE
On Maud Island, only 2,400 feet from the blast centre, Dr. Victor Dolmage, consulting engineer, pressed the button to send an electric charge sizzling along the prima cord.
A split-second pause followed, then an earth tremor was felt.
A huge water bubble, 500-feet wide, was the first visual indica- tion of the blast. A towering column of grey water, dark rock, mud, and brown gasses shot through it a fraction later.
The sound first heard in the bunkers was a dull rumble. It was quickly replaced with a shuddering roar that was drowned out by a harsh, crack- ing report.
BILLOWI-NG CLOUD
A billowing cloud of smoke and gases swirled from within the centre of the blast and com- pletely filled the h-a.lf-mile-wide Seymour Narrows gap between Vancouver and M-aiud Islands.
Scientists took all sorts of dal- ibr-atins with delicate instru- ments. The blast was photo- graphed ‘-by ‘scores of cameras.
Seismic g r a p h i c instrument: planted as far away as the Sas- kyaltchaewan border listened for the earth tremor.
Ofifiicials said results of the var- ious scieutific tests won't be known until an evaulation of them is made. Thl-s may take weeks. ,
nf»»I-Isa-rvey L. Douglas asking that potatoes become a designated commodity under the Farm Price Support Act.
HOSPITAL INSURANCE
The Island Government is com- mitted to participate _ in the national Hospital Insurance plan of the Federal Government, ac- cording to an announcement made by Premier Matheson on his return from Ottawa, April 16, 1957.
Legislation dealing with this matter will have to be enacted before the plan goes into effect on January 1, 1959 which is the tentative date set for Island par- ticipation. Financing of the plan will be the greatest cause for concern in the Island Legisla- ture. Some members on both sides of the House have proposed a sales tax to pay for the scheme.
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MASSEY ON HOLIDAY
PORT HOPE, Ont. (CP)——Gov- ernor - general Massey arrived here Friday from Ottawa to spend the Easter holiday with members of his family at Batter- wood- House, the Massey res- idence near this town 50 miles
‘Wolfville, N.S., broke under the strain early Saturday. The rush- ing waters washed out a section the Bay oflof the Dominion Atlantic Rail-.‘t.hc Aiiiiapolis. V8llCf\'. rrcddp‘-aycd havoc VHLII fertile larm
east of Toronto.
larger washouts at Brooklyn and South Maitland, N.S., stop- ped all traffic between Windsor and Truro. At South Maitland 200 feet of track was washed out.
The tide covered Winc‘:sor’s Water Street early Sunday and flowed through stores between the harbor and the street.
Workmen removed oil-burning furnaces from basements to save them from the flood. Portable pumps were brought in to pump out scores of flooded buildings.
Wharves at many Fundy ports, insluding Hall’s I....cl\‘DOI‘, Kin» 3- port and Port Williams, N.S., were covered with water. Some waterfront parking a r e a s in Halifax were flooded.
MAIL CUT "OFF At Seaforth, 20 miles east of Halifax, storm surf lifted by the tide overflowed a coastal road. cutting off mail service and pre-. venting school buses from yet- 'tinb throubh. The road was re- opened Saturday after being
{closed for three days.
I The sea overflowed a water- front street at Parrsboro. N.S.. several. families had to abandon their tomes when water covered the floors.
Dikes broke along Wallis and Annapolis
the Corn- Rivers in I%:all‘«.\ntr‘!‘
(CF Wircphow) gdaiiy phenomenon. Crowds werelihere later in the day but twoiland.
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