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SAIGON (Reuters) The United , States has thrown its own jet aircraft manned, solely by Americans into the war in- side South Viet Nam by attack- ing large forces of Communist Viet Cong guerrillas massed along a thin line attempting to cut the country in two

A U.S. mission statement said Wednesday American F-100_ and B-57 jets flew with South Viet-. namese_propellor driven ‘ighter-bembers ‘‘on a number

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in Binh Ding province, where a battle for the key Highway 19 has raged for four days.

The use of all - American crews is another departure from Washington's original pro nouncements U.S. military’ men in South Viet Nam were as- signed as advisers, not fighters. A spokesman here said, how-

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ever, each jet attack was part of a combined operation with the South Vietnamese Air Force.

The United States thus! stepped up the pace of the war

NDPs Receive Upset Speaker’

again as diplomatic moves were under way around the world to try.to bring the warring parties to the conference table

jn Paris, it was announced France has agreed to co-oper- ate with Russia to find an inter- national solution to the South- east Asia turmoil. |

In London, British officials said their government has se- cret talks under way with the U.S. and certain other govern-| ments in an effort to seek a set- tlement for the crisis. The

The officials also said theif

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tion to a eee has under ae — that of financial assistance |about the financial. situation report fem the imternet from Ottawa — was expressed| ——— oO

control Nam about the recent flare-up

commission for Viet 4. premier W.R. Shaw in the

|Legislature yesterday. |

He was taking part in.the de-| bate on the draft address and) was still speaking when the! house adjourned at 5.30

The premier said the provin- cial government has never been able to obtain from the federal government. what’ it feels. the

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Poland are represented on the commission.

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ious condition, as it was difficult to obtain enough money for ser- vices on an equitable basis.

But he added the Communist, There were ‘‘no extravaganc- jline could be ‘‘crossed at any es” as far as the government time of our choosing with suf- was concerned, he stated, but ficient forces.” “year affer year, extra services

Two US. Air Force men were puyiid up.”

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Fierce fighting has raged) along Highway 19, the scene of during Communist Viet Minh attacks on French forces in 1954, since Sunday.

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Prince Edward Island is -im {tic life today, and these bodies, around when the Throne Speech gtave need of an ombydsman, responsible to no one, some-|was written.” Opposition Leader Alex Mathe-|times make decisions which are| He said the report contained

son told the Legislature yester- day. | The question of the appoint-)

unjust and unreasonable. He said often innocent suffer from the actions of

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Dr. James Wilson in attending Einar Myliyla of Winnipeg and Kemi, Finland.

Myllyla was uncovered Sun- day by a bulldozer smoothing a landing paid for rescue helicop- ters at the avalanche - demo- lished Granduc mining ¢amp }30 miles north of Stewart, B.C. He suffered frostbitten arms and legs

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PREMIER SHAW SPEAKS

Aid From OttawaProblem Described: Tremendous.

The premier expressed the

hope for a speedy salu- opinion, however, that the only ture. ‘‘The people seem satisfied, “treméndous problem’’| persons who seem to be worried with the handling of finances,”

Ruby's Appeal Is Postponed

AUSTIN, Tex fAP) The Texas criminal @ppéals court granted Wedneiday an inde- finite postponement of its hear- ing of Jack Ruby's appeal! of his death sentesice for Slaying

Cong guerrillas were massed He said financial affairs th the assassin of President Kennedy. ‘heavily in the central lowlands Province under both this govern- The court said ion ‘larea to try to cut South Viet ment and the last were in ser- Ruby's appeal and & ion on

which lawyers will nized as his counsel shoyld wait until the trial judge, Dallas Dis- trict Judge Joe Brown, decides whether Ruby now is sane or insane.

Hearing in the case, fe Viously |had been set for March 10. |

Malcolm X Case Break Expected

(AP ~— Police; Assistant Chief Inspector Jo the detéctives have |seph L. Coyle foresaw no im-|

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to have a, break in | jemnify.””

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sassins;“who put B wounds into Malcolm's chest the weekend slaying.

ment of. an ombudsman at the | who ‘‘try té fool the powers that federal level has ‘een before the |be'’. He added that it was un- Canadian government consis-| just for those in bigh positions to tently, he reminded members of get preferred treatment. the Legislature. “If a man has°a just claim, Gand tae che ebeid tavey. (nm cists saul We “Geaelined tigate grievances of the public against government administra- tion, and act in an impartial ca-| reper trglie w 4 pacity, ‘originated in Scandana- PoC) oe fully later” vi, and’ the idea. has been catch- | i044 he would table-a on in other countries. eases handled by the , Justice Minister Fa- loud ombeilemen vreau said the federal govern-| ; ment was giving the matter) WELFARE POLICIES sympathetic consideration. | In a verbal attack on Health TIDE OF BOARDS © Minister Hubert ee, Mr. dam Gao Mt ear an coma or mands: 100k: wamde” tas missions creeping into democra-'think the minister “wasn’t

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A recent television program in which Opposition Leader Alex Matheson appeared with Liberal | members of the Legislature to

diseuss government. finances bore this opinion out, the prem- ier maintained.

Referring to the Feb. 9 bye-|

lections. which he said “created. almost hysterical hilarity in Li-| | beral ranks’, Premier Shaw said | ‘™pyelections are no evidence of

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in power. “It is mostly local cone ditions and issues that carry these men into power,” he said.

He said indications that the

of He cited examples where by-, . iets elections had gone against the TeCOS- ‘federal government here when the Liberal Party was strongly ar ae

beral leader may have had great bearing on the election in that district.

“Where did the

| Liberal for the past 25 years.” | CONGRATULATES . SPEAKER

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