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‘torresponding three months of the previous year present a clear picture of the dynamic recovery of our economy from the reces- sion.” Without naming the ~- exact months, Mr. Diefenbaker said: “In the last three months avail- able, as compared with the same three months a year earlier,

Mining production is up four per

‘Island Man Led Queens |

_ KINGSTON, Ont. (CP) — Dr. William: Everett McNeill, vice- principal emeritus of Queen's University, died Friday in hos- Pital after a brief illness. He was 83. a7 (Dr. McNeill was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles McNeill of Lower Montague. He predeceased by a brother and a sister Nettie.) Associated with Queen’s for 46 until his retirement in 1947, Dr. McNeill was a teacher, scholar, \financial and adminis- trative officer and public speaker. Born in Lower Montague, P.E.1., he received his prelimin- “ary education at Prince of Wales College, Charlottetown. He later Was graduated in arts from Aca- dia University and won the gov- @rnor-general's medal. _ He received ah and PhD de- grees from Ha before com- ing to Queen’s in 1909.

Police Apology . Goes To Graham

SYDNEY, Australia (AP)— police officials have apolo-

to Billy Graham for an in- tident that preceded Friday nights’ meeting at Sydney Show-

_A traffic constable had, refused . allow @ car carrying the an evangelist and mem- ‘bers of his party into the ground. \The meeting was ready to begin when Graham finally reached the Police said they regret- mistake. _ ‘$hirty thousand people attended . Svs bringing the tota} to te 720.000,

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Recovery From Recession Is Described As Dynamic’

MONTREAL (CP) — Prime cent, manufacturing production is{ up 13 per cent, motor vehicle pro- Minister Diefenbaker said Fri-| up five per cent, industrial pro-|duction is up 15 per cent, steel is under-|duction is up six per cent, lum-| production is up 17 per cent and @ving “dynamic recovery” from|ber production is up 11 per cent,|capital investment in housing _Capital | électricity and gas production is'up 25 per cent.”

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BONN (AP) tits formants said Friday the West is prepared to make a deal with the Soviet Union that would permit East Germans to man the check- points on overland routes be- tween West Germany and isola- ted West Berlin.

But the West is ready to push its way into Berlin either on the ground or in the air if the Rus-

formants said.

The question of access routes to Berlin is at the heart of the Soviet challenge that motivated

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pleasure boat carrying Eqyyt's| | J2mes, Brendon McGmn. Pmy- | swan Lake with the Royal Ballet

best agricultural engineers and : __—— in London Wednesday.

at ecenetane. sauna oat B it ® Se ics “Vom ——— rang most of sdiitet es to -suast to vg|eomante Gere tae, and at Dr. Springbett’s office as four meeting in Geneve. Police figures indicated perhaps H | T | . - |friends called with congratula- itch oad Preach’ wae eel coos ee cian aed v elp o raq “We knew Lynn would do well erreeag yo ggticier galley teen a The total aboard was estimated| LONDON (AP) Britain will | but we never expected such a Andrei Gromyko in a “sincere|st 300 persons, many of then) send a substantial number Ol tremendous ovation, said Mrs. spirit of negotiation” in an effort|women and children, but the) Canberra jet bombers | Springbett. Everyone has been to arrange a lasting European| number lost may never be de-jturion tanks to Iraq, responsibil so wonderful. peace. But he cautioned: termined. sources said Friday. The Springbetts hope to see

their daughter in July for the

M.P. IS ACCUSER

OTTAWA (CP)—Hal C. Banks, controversial trade unionist. came under biting attack in the Commons Friday from Progres- sive Conservative and CCF speak- ers.

W. C. Henderson (PC—Cariboo) said that Mr. Banks, head of the turbulent Canadian section of the Seafarers’ International Union (CLC), is a “murderer and a gangster’ and that the Progres- sive Conservative government

West Prepares Deal With Soviet On Berlin

sians reject the deal, these in-|

has tried to “get him out” of the

they will not accept the substitu- tion of the East Germans for the Soviet Union in agreements Berlin. ~

This would appear to be an im- passe, but qualified diplomatic sources said the West will accept East Germany border inspectors not in their own right but as agents of the Soviet Union pro- vided either:

1. The Russians designate the East German personnel as their agents or,

2.. The Russians do not quit the:

Controversial Trade Unionist ~ Termed "Murderer, Gangster’

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Arnold Peters (CCF — Timisk-; Union faces possible

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FRENCH YOUTH IS SALESMAN

ORLEANS, France (AP)— A boy about 12 years old charged through police lines here Friday, yanked open the . door of a limousine in an of- ficial procession and thrust a bouquet of flowers toward the startled occupant of the back seat.

“Please lady,” he said. “They're only 100 francs.”

Mrs. Charles de Gaulle, ac- companying her husband, the president of France, on a tour of the provinces, relaxed and_ smilingly dug into her purse for a 100-franc coin (about 20

is fa- biggest and event pf this type in Canada joday, adjudica- Earle Terry stated last nicht. Speaking during the “Stars” concert held at Birchwood av- ditorium, Mr. Terry emphasized that festival projects effectively disproved the belief once held by many that music was the pri- of only the talented few. this connection he was par- ticularly pleased t@ see so many groups participating

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cord. “This reflects a very credit-

able performanee in the part of all staff involved in this mo ment,” Mr. MdInerney said.

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By DAVE McINTOSH OTTAWA (CP) — Canada from

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now on will rely completely on/| States

its allies for new armaments, de- fence department authorities said Friday.

This country will not develop any new weapon, they stated def- initely, but will leave . develop- ment to other countries in the NATO alliance, particularly the United States.

The officials said Canadian scientists, engineers and industry have \the ability to develop new weapons but that the country can- mot bear the high cost of such developments.

The supersonic Arrow intercep- tor was the last of the all-Cana- dian weapon systems. It had been eancelled after spent for development—because of high production costs. SHORE OF WORK

Officials said the best Cana- dian industry can hope for is a share in development and produc- tion of new American weapons, such as the Bomare anti-aircraft missile. That was why the gov- ernment had placed such heavy

Doors Open On Prayers.

OTTAWA (CP)—The public 1- truded . Friday—by accident—on the private Commons ritual of Prayers, said daily before the start of each sitting.

By the time Speaker Roland Michener had intoned his usual “Let the doors be opened,” both the members’ gallery and the press. galiery were partially filled. ~

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