lOCAl ART EXHIBITION PLANNED
Philip Barlow and Mrs. Don Gass, two Charlottetown mem- bers of the Prince Edward Is- land Art Society. arrange one of the paintings to be included
in an exhibition by the society at Montgomery Hall. Included will be some 40 paintings. the Work of about 20 Island artists, mostly from the Charlotte-
town area. The exhibition will be open to the public from Feb. 20 to 28 inclusive. with afternoon and evening show- ngs.
Yank, Soviet Delegates Confer Amid Doubts At Arms Conference
By LIONEL WALSH GENEVA. Switzerland (Reut- ersl—William Foster and Vasily Kuzneisov the United States and Soviet co-chairmen of the
l7-nat ion disarmament confer- ‘
enee. held a private meeting here Saturday.
Russia. the U.S. and Britain to continue private test-ban talks’ :in New York. I But Russia called off the in-1 1formal talks when they reached impasse on how many compuI-z ‘sory annual inspections of So-‘
vtet soil should he provided for;
One diplomat said the Rus- sians could be angling for the negotiations to be undertaken for the time being by the U.S. and Soviet co-chairmen of the conference.
Meanwhile. the eight neutral nations at the conference are
US. spokesman later said . under a treaty. The same ques. ;pressing for a quick test ban.
that they had discussed ques- tions of procedure
The co-ehairmen had agreed that before taking any decisions on further procedure all dele- gates to the conference should given an opportunity to speak.
D plomatie observers said this meant no decision on the future work of the conference‘s three-t power subcommittee dealing' with the vital nuclear testvban' question would be taken beforel nex‘ week at the earliest.
The conference, sumed here Tuesday after a two-month recess. is off to a bad start.
CONCERN EVIDENT
Non-Communist delegates are seriously concerned about the future of the test-ban negotia- tions following new East-West deadlock the “numbers game" over inspection and con- trol of a treaty.
The conference recess was ex. l informal talks such as those last of war tabled
tended to two months to enable
which re- i
ltion quickly bogged down the‘l conference here. 1
Russa made it clear Fridayl its agreement to two or reel annual inspections was a take-l lit-or-leave-it offer, and said the“
e t move must come from the,
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West. " But the U.S. and Britain are standing firm on their insistence of a minimum quota of eight to 10 inspections. DEADLOCK IS TIGHT
The new deadlock seems as tight as Russia‘s ore-recess re-’ ‘fusal to even consider the prin- 1cipl of on-site inspection to po- ;lice a treaty » , A potentially serious develop- ‘ ment is a broad hint by the Rus- fsians that they are not inte- ‘rested in continuing negotia- ttions with Britain and the U.S. fin the test ban subcommittee f unless they are on Soviet terms.
l And diplomats say the Rus- ‘ ' do not want to return to.
‘ month.
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HOLD PRIVATE MEETS h y are holding a series of private meetings to map future strategy and are expected to hold a joint discussion Monday after the next plenary session.
The neutrals say the nuclear powers have never been so close to agreement before.
0 . Other highlights at this week's plenary sessions of the conference were- 1. A Russian draft declara-
tion calling for withdrawal ofl
all strategic nuclear weapons from foreign land bases and for- eign ports. Western delegates categorically rejected it
formation of a lateral nuclear force.
2. Strong Soviet criticism of a l some time
U.S. plan for reducing the risks
plan dealing with avoidance of risks of war through communi- cations failure.
Farm Policy Of Liberals
Is Criticized
RENFREW. Ont. (CPl—Agri- culture Minister Hamilton says the inevitable result of Liberal policy will be assistance for the biggest farmers on the Prairies and ruination for the eastern farmer and feeder.
Prairies $2 a bushel for No. 1 wheat.
"At best. it would be of very
and then only for the largest wheat farmers. It will prostrate the farming operations in Brit- ish Columbia Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces." He advocated a vigorous ro- gram of farm adjustment, alter- native income sources, market improvement a nd expansion. farm training and a comprehen~ sive program of government and farmer cooperation7 “This is what we should stick with instead of moving into I massive program of farm sub- sidies, which the United States has already proven only results in large govemment cheques to the biggest farmers. and no as- sistanco and policy for the small
hard
pressed.
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Get extra power. mileage. out of gal- lon of gas.
lCanada ls long Way From Balanced Budget
” The Canadian Tax Founda-
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‘ lcame from
andlthe import increase. sharp in there is thus hope that a finallthe first seven months slowed breakthrough may not be fartdown for the balance of the ff
as mother, Mrs. 'Mary Smallwood. aimed primarily at sabotagingsz, died at the home of a NATO multi-l daughter here early today. She
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last December. of whom was the premier Mrs. But the door was left open for:SmallW00d was the Wife 0! negotiation on that part of thetCharIes
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‘12 The Gurdlan, Charlottetown, Mon. Feb. 18, 1968. l
By FORBES RHUDE l lCanadlan Press Business Editor months. imports were below 1961 figures. l
l The 1962 favorable balance
year and, in the last two!
annual budget forecast
:rates, spending programs, andl lexpected rate of growth. thelincreased protection again 5 ibudget deficit in the fiscal year lumber imports from Canada. 1963-64 would be at least $600.- The British Columbia lumber 000.000—about the same as in industry, however,
l “Whatever government is president of the Council of the telected," the foundation com- Forest Industries of B.C.. said: tments. “it will have to startl “We aren't feeling smug or lfrom these realities." .complacent. There still remains ong with most other current l the basic problem of the con- iforecasts. the foundation estl- troversy between American and 'mates a rather slower growth Canadian producers. We must ‘in gross national product this devote thought and effort to- lyear than the approximate ward a more amicable situa- lelght per cent of 1962. It ex- tion." ‘ pects this year’s figure will be AUTOS BUOYANT between three and four per From the buoyant automotive icent. industry came announcement .CAUTIONARY COMMENT iby General Motors of Canada l Further cautionary commentithat it will establish Canada’s Guy Vanier. presi- first automatic transmission l dent of Montreal City and Dis- plant at Windsor. Ont.. and that trict Savings Bank who said assembly of transmissions will Canada provides “an exact defi- start late this summer. nitlon of living beyond one‘s Among comment on the gen- means." He added: eral business situation the Feb- “We are using too large a ruary bulletin of the Canadian :share of our income on living Association of Purchasing l expenses and leaving to foreign- Agents says era the task of developing our “The January survey of man- ‘resources." ufacturing and processing in- Alistuir M. Campbell, presl- dustries in Canada showed a dent of Sun Life Assurance continuation of the levelling Company of Canada. comment- trend noted in December. While ing on trade benefits resulting some growth was still apparent, from the lower foreign ex- it was relatively weak in both change value of the Canadian new orders and production. In- dollar. said: ventories remained steady. as
“It is essential to recognize did employment; and prices that the benefits of a discount were reported generally dollar may be temporary and higher."
eventually will disappear if costs are allowed to rise fur- ther, thereby eliminating the competitive advantages gained. Our financial and trade prob- lems are becoming better de- fined but there still is as great a need as ever to find long-term solutions and action should not! be delayed." ‘
M o d e r a t e encouragement came from trade figures issued by the Bureau of Statistics. IMPORTS SLOWED
For the second year in suc- cession exports in 1962 exceeded imports. On the year, imports 'increased at a faster percent- age rate than did exports. but
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I7 Ghanainans Lead Exodus Of Students From Bulgaria
“We have been insulted in every possible way. We molested in the streets. called
VIENNA (AP) —— Seventeen. Ghanaians have led an exodus of African students from Commun-
to 3
Canadians See Pakistani Proieci
RAWALPINDI. Pakistan (CP- AP) — A three-man Canadian credit mission. headed by D. C. Taylor. examined a paper-mill
'The mission also d u With P3kistani officials whetha Canadian creditto the
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Bulgaria and charged on ‘black monkeys’ and ‘Jungle
here they had been peoples‘ and people used to spit “treated like dirt." because of out before us on buses and their r ce trains."
They said they had been sub- jected to racial discrimination but a primary reason for leav~ ing was that “studying In Com- munist countries is a waste of
Soviets. Condemn Terra r In Iraq
agreed to give a credit of 000,000 to be used by Pakista
The policy of “bandin and . 'i annihilation" against what it on several “019°”
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called the “best sons of the SWALLOWS FORECAST Iraq people" w' fail. the state- Low flying swallows do {ow meat sal . cast rain. They are seeking in.
The central committee state- ment said the persecution of Communists “stands in glaring contradiction to the proclama-
gain altitud. when increasing humidii, makes their wings heavy
s sion had rejected a request for
indicated 1
HAS mo THIRST
on will drink up to 30 gallons of
I5"0 Africans who have decided ‘to leave after Bulgarian authori- ies banned the All - African Students' Union in Sofia. Others
bloody ' lra
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nists "and the whole Soviet Un- ion resolutely c o n d e m n he protest
terror and persecutions
iadded another reminder lastiwas $79.500.000 compared with um GRAB LOOT WOMFN .week that Canada has a longl$124,100,000 in 1961. Total trade A s kesman {or the students LONDON (Reuters) ._ The mm of national BIGOTA. COLdMBIA 2A
tway I0 3° ‘0 T930“ “Heidi—exports and i1“I")l't~‘5--'l‘95°l’led “Clara. “we have been called central committee of the Soviet unity, freedom, democracy and pony bandus_ including a h?"
lcomfon- l3“ £|lMime hiBh of 312.616.100r black m'onkeys and jungle pea, Communist part has con- social equity" by the newlraqi- wayman known as William 1gb-
t The foumjatlon- a highly re'.000- . le and we were treated uke demned “bloody tenror” against regime whicn seized power anguren, held up 20 at Ar-
m ‘garded independent researchl Washington provided welcome jgirt ,, Communists in Haw Feb. 3. hues, killed four policemeunomo-
_ . tbOdy on tax'matters, says thatlnews with announcement that; The students from Ghana we" A statement quoted by Ta” soviet Communists and pea. ran 0“ mm three women will:
. ion the basts of present tax the United States tariff comml -‘the first of a contingent of about Saturday. said Soviet Commu, p19 “are alarmed by the situa. nesday night near here Eigh;
tion" in Iraq and “wrathfully a g a In s t unjustified wholesale reprisals," the state- m
passengers were injured. Poi‘
said the dits stripped if]:
passengers of valuable: and ge.
executive committee of the un- lion — were arrested last Mon- day and their whereabouts still are unknown, the Ghanaian:
said.
The arrests triggered a vio. lent protest demonstration in. downtown Sofia Tuesday.
“Bulgarian police and militia beat us like pigs and threw all of us into jail," one of the Ghanaians told reporters. CAUSE LIES DEEP
The immediate cause of the Africans’ departure was the arrest Monday of seven leaders making up the executive com- mittee of the All-African Stu- dents’ Union. Students said the
But the cause lay deeper. the students reported. For. during a year of study. they said, they
crimination in this Communist country than there could be in any so-called capitalist coun-‘ t ." Robert Kotey, 25,
clared. “We are absolutely cer- tain that this discrimination
w was no incidental. but backed from above—by the Communist
authorities. . . .
i i - rom about 20 African nations ithe current fiscal year—and that this is not the end of the V r-t ~ are awaiting transportation. persaps as high as 3800.000 . matter. B. M. Hoffmeister. seven Ame _ the entire
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i Premier Joseph R. Smallwood's
lhad been in failing health for
The mother of 13. the eldest
W. Smallwood. For much of his life, he was a saw mill operator in various parts of Newfoundland.
Her husband died in 1956. seven years after . Small' ood became premier when Newfoundland became a part of Canada with Confederation in
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News of Mrs. Smallwood's death was delayed because of difficulty in contacting the pre- mier, who was campaigning for Monday's provincial byelecttion in Trinity North.
All seven daughters and six sons survive her. including four daughters and four sons in St. John's; Mrs. Richard Gadd of Tampa, Fla; Reginald at Seal
He told a Progressive Con- servative nomination meeting 3 nestine of Kitchener. Ont. for Renfrew South riding Satur- ; day that Liberal policy is tojMonday from the guarantee the farmers on lilieudaughter. Mrs. William Greene.
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