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VOL. LXXVII. N0. 311

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Incurable Disease Dooms

Surviving Child Of Couple

Last year. The Associated Press learned of the sad f‘hristmas the J o h n Leitz

family expected. The result- ing dispatch prompted hun- di'eds of persons to write the Leitz concerning their doomed children. who were suffering from an lncurable disease. The baby boy has since died.

ST. LOUIS (APl—Ji‘herc will be no sleds. snow-suits or tri- cycles under the Christmas tree th's year for little Susan Marie .ietz.

Unlike "1051 children her age. the three - year - old olonde couldn't begin to liandie a tri— cycle And sleds or snowsuits are out of the question because she must he nrotccted ‘rom any but ihc most moderate temper- ntui'cs.

Susan suffers from \liemcn- Pit-k disease. a rarc child's malady tlial causes ~te'idy»

and eventually fatal—degenera- tion of the nervous system.

The Christmas season has become a bittersweet time for the John inctz family in subur- ban llcrkeley. Last year. pres- ent. for two children were un- der the trcewfor Susan an Kevin. But Kevin died before he was four. a victim of the same ailment.

"I suppose we've wound up ‘D'lllln: ilicm a “filth—particu- Iarl\ near the end." Mrs. hiciz laid quietly.

STl'MBLFJ) AND FELL

Last year at this time. Susan could walk. although she stum- bind and fell a lot. Now she is confined to either a reclining

"zones only her parents, Mrs. l-lfi} Sister and a baby sitter. She still likes to watch tele- Wmn.” Mrs. Lietz said. "She‘ll anything that has ciiil- it. And she loves to listen to music."

Mrs. Liea and her husband. an aircraft corporation drafts- ma‘n, have received letters of- fering hopes. prayer -" n m"ltt’.\'~-from nea ly every state and from Canada.

"The. .\P story last Christmas caused hundreds of persons to Write us." Mrs. Lietz said.

"Wt prayers. still others sent "Wm. We contributed the mnnt‘y to an organization doing

"Some offered sympathy. othersi

Authorised as Second Clan Department. Ottawa. nod for

Mall by pay molt

tho Put Offte of poltlgo h euh

CHARLO'I‘TETOWN, CANA “A SATURDAY. DECEMBER 19, 1964.

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Record-Making Sitting

Of Commons Adjourns

IMITATIO‘N GUN

Last evening a man carrying a toy pistol attempted to hold- up the Sidney '1‘. Green (30.. wholesale confectioners, on Queen Street in Charlottetown but the attempt was foiled. I

Shortly before five a man en-1 tered the office of Sidney T. Green and approached Mel Mac- Fadyen, an employee. and show- ed him a portion of a gun.

Mr. MacF‘adyen quoted that man as saying. “This is a hold- up! Gei me the cash-box!"

Mr. MacFadyen said be ex-

am-

'susni‘iiifiiifiifiz

[research on a possible cure for

Nicman-Pick disease."

Nieman-Pick is one of is sim--

_ilar diseases. all of which are extremely rare.

.RESULT IN DEATH

This group of diseases is her- editary. First noticeable when an afflicted child is from six ito 18 months old. the diseases

plained the cash-box was lock-l ed in the safe and he didn't‘ know the combination.

The man asked if a girl em- ployee. Sybil MacMillan. .knew the combination and was told. she didn‘t. He then asked if the

n SE. Green. knew how to open the safe and Mr. MacFad- yen said that he did and called him over.

Mr. MacFadyen said that he tried to indicate to Mr. Green that there was something up without attracting the attention of the intruder. because at one point in talking to the man with the gun he was asked. "Do you like. living?"

Mr. Green. who is an expert

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tkeep Susan ard Kevin as cheer- i u as we co: ." V The Lietz’ realize Susan 'likely will not be 'ch them ,next Christmas They have no other children. “ we're determined to have children." Mrs. Lietr. said.

“‘We‘re going to adopt at. 1 ast

|one. In fact. we almost had a! little ll'I but it turned out she almost always result in death. g ‘ Stalement On

before the child is four.

Susan Lietz was three in No-

lvember. “We tried to treat Kevin and Susan like any ocher children."

Mrs. Lieu said. “If they needed was. ahelittIeAspankiing. we gave it to than in raising normal children

t m. spoiled child tends to

weep and we always wanted to evitable will occur.

had a heart defect. and I guess. they didn't want us to have. tot

lworry about another ill child." Ferry contrac' 5 Mrs ' '. I

ietz. a slim and attrac~. Prom' Soon

itive woman. added: "Caring for t a l

hese'children in spite of" I

in a way, more rewarding

OTTAWA Transpo ister J.W. Pickersgill said Fri-

—even though you know in-

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By DAVE BUTLER

ST JOHN'S. Nfld. lCPl— President Norman Donovan of the Longshoremen's Protective Union 11nd). said Friday a shipping strike here may end in two weeks.

Commenting on a proposal by Premier Smallwood Friday call- ing for a reduction in the work force from 320 or 340 men from 500. M. novan said it will take at least 12 to 14 days to ' the proposal individu- ally to his men.

Premier SmaIllwood's pro- posal contains a system of vol- untary severance in which at least 160 men would have to agree to losing union member- ship and receiving severance .pay. i The

proposal was based on

‘the fact about 150 union mem-;

‘bers can be classed as only

' INSIDE TODAY

1 Births. deaths . . . . .. 3. 13 l (llassif . . . . . . . . . . 12. 1.1 i Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. it I Snort . . . . . . . . . . .. 9 l vfinance. markets 10 | Women's 7 ‘; Editorials . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . Prince County ' . . . . . . . . . . .. z I Summerside . . . . .. . 3

Kings. Queens. City . 5

1 Tie-Up At St. John’s Docks l May Be Ended In 2 Weeks

day that he. hopes to make a statement about the new . ferry contract soon. I

He was replying to a quest-l ion from Ho. . Lean. MP for Queens, who as

Foiled In City

on pistols —— he collects them ‘

ocean Y Johnson indicated also ‘- Angus Mafi'iUnitcd States might turn over‘kl

USED

as a hobbyunoticed the gun< that the man was holding had something wrong with the fire- sight. He for" 2 closer look and I

noticed that, the cylinder had“-

no chambers bored in i .

Realizing that it was an imita- tion. he grabbed the man around the neck and pulled him over a railing that was separating them and held him until help could be obtained from the three men who worked in the back shop.

The three. Garnet Buell, Ray- mond Bertram and Don Fergu- son. came. and made sure the man didn't get away while police were called.

r. Green said that after the man was overpowered he old him that he didn‘t intend to take the money from the cash-box. he just wanted to go to jail for Christmas.

The police are holding Roy Fall 92 Sydney Street. over-

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House Meets Feb. 16.

Senate On March 2

OTTAWA lCPIr—Tlie longest would weaken national unity session in Canadian parliamen- and lead to the disintegration of a

‘ ‘tary history was adjourned Fri- Canad .

iday until Feb. 16 after the flag Mr. Diefcnbaker asked for an issue finally was cleaned up and assurance from the government the opposition hurled last-min- no province will opt out. of any

‘ ute charges at the government. I shared-cost program until the ‘ The ommons adjourned at Commons resumes debate on i6218 pm. EST "Hill Tuesday.;the opting out hill next year.

16. while the Senate ad-

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THE SHADE!) area on map

night on a charge of vagrancy.

locates the countries men-

tioned by Presildent Johnson Zone. The cnunmps are Friday when e e . . . _ United States definitely will N'carag'mf (‘°l“_mh'a‘ Pam build a sea-level canal to "‘3 and ("5‘3 Filed

link the Atlantic and th (AP Wirephoto Map).

WASHINGTON in

“plan

linking the Atlantic and Pacific;

ed if the minister was in a 51- tion to say whether a contract had been let. for the construct- ion of the new car ferry.

Mr. Pickersgill replied that her was not able to give an answer at this time but said “if the hopes of the house leader are realized. i hope that I will be able to do so soon.

Mr. Pickersgill replied was not able to give an answer at this time but said .‘if that

hopes of the. House leader arei

casually employed. These earn an average of $1.650 a year.

Mr. Donovan said he couldn't comment on how .many men would sign severance papers. lThis was the only point in a .new working agreement that has not been agreed on and was probably the most important of all.

DECREASE DEMANDED

The shippers. through the St. John's Employees Association demanded the union decrease its work force. The union said it would agree only if the mone- ltary concessions were adequate. ‘There was a wide gap between lunion demands and shippers offers but the government of- .fered to make up part of the {difference

able to do so soon.

Mr. Pickergill was apparent- ly referring to the h ex- pressed by government House leader George Mcllraith that parliament would be able to ad- journ Friday night, as it did. ' deference appeared to in- parliament Christmas.

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: Famous U.S. .

i Scientist Dies

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MOUNT VERNON. yr. iAPl, U Thant GIVOH :Dr. Victor F. Hess. Bl. world-l :rcnowned scientist credited fori Ulcer Treatment lihe discovery of cosmic raysi UNITED NATIONS (AP) ~ (“M Thms‘hy "mm at h“jUnited Nations Secretary-Gen- homt‘ here- leral U Tbant left hospital Fri-

For 23 years a professor oflday where he underweni such; phvycg at [cm-(“13m university'lcessful treatment for a peptic

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. lcer. He Wl spend about a Hess in 1936 received a Nobel; k at home before returnmgi Prize for his work in detecting”0 his office at UN headquah; S.

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meat and made a decision on the ferry contract.

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("lithium EPneumonia May Increase 20 Deaths In Home Fire

FOUNTAINTOWN. Ind. IAI’l

and bed-ridde

The safe by state months silo

nurses survived. but a physiciani in. could _ fixed at no by state police. The survivoromme barefoot. stood dared i flimsy night- clothes in near-zero cold as th fire engulfed the 00 - year - old former country mansion. Rescu- ers had to struggle to keep be-l . cred patients from reenter- ing the flaming building. A late fire. official a basement fur n a e e apparently

overheated and ignited a wall. Fire raced totbotovoftho two-

.storey wooden structure in min-l ——Flames raced through. an oldgutes. nursing home Friday. killing 20‘ v elderly patiems. many feeble n. borne was pronounced inspectors six i door I Fourteen patients and three;

‘sbc had helped doctors identify

Volunteer fireman Bob Ree among the first on the scene. lsaid: “We. heard one woman WALL LEFT STANDING ‘nnamin , The chief and 1 The front wall of an enclosed icould hardly get in the front rch was left standing. at plu- l door. We had to crawl under the Christmas “TC! 0" the smoke and fire. The chief got . Behind it were twisted. .hold of the woman's foot and t blacttened Pulm- fdragged him and her out. Many of the dead were m-gwas BADLY woman valids trapped in their beds or. "She was so badly burned i ntsupstairs who wm'cm‘iaeehow ouldba

pa she c

overcome by smoke. su r V'l v ed. We heard other One nurse carried five women screams. but we couldn't get to downstairs a rec men to them” safety from r. Thwgh grog she refused

l the - "It was a regular inferno." gy from the smoke. “None of them wanted to hospital care until come out." fireman Paul Whil- tiogton said. “It was just too cold." The temperature was four degrees above urn.

He said one woman staggered the front door. then walked back in dmmgh the back door. “fittington grabbed her in the hitch. and allied be! out. i

the diabetics and outer: needing special attention.

Dr. Lucian A. Arata. Shelby Comfy coroner. said it help arrived. “the fire won no in-

menu that no resale even be W"

(Joe Bananas) h yer said Friday the kidnappedfi iunderworld figure

well and available." that heibeen missing for two months.

realized. I hope that I will be 1.1.

Joe Bananas 2

Reported Alive ‘ It

NEW YORK i'APl _. Joseph. Bonanno's law-

“is alive an He has The

mobster. 59, was over»

powered on Park Avenue 0ctuzone-

l and taken away in a car.’ here were rumors that

CAPITAL BUREAU IAPi—Presi- Canal Zone

ldent Johnson made a surprise’government when a new canal of Cost OF THE GUARDIANannounc-ement Friday that the is in operation {United States will ' . . ' earnest“ to replace the Panama telewsmn cameras "I PM While. earlier this year that the cost ab" t"leanal with a sea-level channel‘Housc to read his policy‘settinz‘ior a seaaevei channel “mid . . . or one 3Y5 after ‘hefluu’rleak 0‘ Pan' of the Panama routes to $1.900.- thelama Violence in which 20 were 000.000 {01— the one through Nic_ providing nuclear ex-

VOtBS

. as to wall“ ‘0 “eg0‘lam "all _9“' when such a canal might ha y new "93W 0“ the exls“"gvcompleted but experts estimate the Panama Canal will be hope-

IBJ Says U.S. Plans To Build ‘Sea-Ievel Canal In C. America

By FRANK CORMml-bmcoptrol of the present Panama ('olombia and one through Nic- to the Panamanian aragua and. perhaps. a corner Rca.

nson cost

. .1011 gave no president went before maies but

Th9 experts

statement. It months and nine range from 3520000000 d

lied and 200 injured. aragua' Johnson. noting last January's plosives can violence was triggered by dis- 2mg. putes over the Canal ‘ treaty with Panama. U.S. t’ e

. use . Conventional zone would be more costly.

said the Johnson gave no hint

Panama Canal." Any new agreement. he said. lessiy jammed M 1980 ould terminate automatically Inhnmn “id Zaireadv when a sea-level canal comes ' ‘ ‘ ‘

into operation." That presum-y . ably would mean termination ofyaffi ltggdshig '0 U.S. control over the an i Initial 'Panamanian

FOUR ROUTES SEEN Johnson said there seem to be. mari.

was a target of gangland asss- four possible routes for a new sentatives in post-rioting nego- sins.

_canaI—two in Panama. one in tContinucd on page 3. col. 8) ireferred the matter

esti- estimated

more ban 3le ships built or building go through with'

reaction to the president's announcement‘ nada's was favorable. Humberto Cala- one of Panama's repre-

jcurned until March 2 ‘GORDON (‘R'T'CIZED

For the Commons Friday was . HP criticized Mi" Gomm‘ I" .the 214th simng since [he =0v_ilnlrfldll(‘ln2 such important leg- iemorflenem] Opened 1m, sesmislation less than lWO hours be.» ‘ - Feb 18‘ The HMSe sat [fore the Commons adjourned.

1 ion . {through the usual Eas er and isummer holidays and spent 36.

idays debating various flag pro- Siarvfti posals. 5‘"

The resolution preceding the bill was passed later. with ('nn. ves shouting “on divi- to record their reserva-

1 . 'tions. ngest prekus session HP

The 0 _. glasted 174 days in 1960.6] sand the passag“ M 'he

. I I. preliminary resolution should 1 The. mm?“ Fm?” E““'.not be regarded as effective .pi‘ehm‘”ar¥.ms‘ "Emma ‘0 a parliamentary action allowmg _bill authorizing Quebec and any Quebec on,” pm'wmcpg m

‘other province to opt out of 29 lfederal - provincial programs

d get an extra fouiuper-cent slice of the personal income tax pie in compensation.

REQUIRES PASSAGE

choose to get out of shared-cost programs in the nexw few weeks.

Mr. Gordon said in a brief in- ltrocluctory statement that the ibill is of an interim nature. nance Minister GONI')?! said pending. 3 “mm” M 3“ federa" I’mslafinn. like b dd 2“ provmcial programs by the tax changes. will come into effect ‘ sm‘cwre (“fitm‘ltee 5"" up “.3 Jan. 1' 1965' "an “Huh it SM] 1 federal-provincial conference in requires Commons and Senam 1 August. This review would take passage as we” as mya‘] assent! at least lit months. he said..

"Naturally. it the bill should? .H" Sl‘hscr‘b‘“ “‘ m" 0” pm.“ not be passed by Parliammt‘ ciple that he who spends public adjustments will have to funds. 5.11mi” “150 have the ’9' made... he added sponsihility to levy taxes.

Opposition Leader Diefen- WITHDRAWAL PLANNED baker said the bill could be an-‘ The Quebec governmeni plans other step toward the creation to withdraw from 29 federa of two ociate. states rovincial programs in welfare

The Fathers of Confederation and. other fields and finance. had envisaged one nation. but them from provincial revenues. the creation of associate states; tContinned on page 3. col. 1)

Mactean, Macquarii'e 0n Hag

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‘ CAPITAL BUREAU the amendment. while Mr. OF THE GUARDIAN Maciman oppose it. Reside! OTTAWA -»— Queens' MP5 the members of the Creditistn

n. .l, Angus MaeLean and

Ho (‘an- Heath Macquarrie.

Party. Conservative Reg.

split their ielon. Sig. Enns. Gordon Fair~

votes in the Commons on a weather. Heward Grafftey.

Creditiste amendment i‘egard- Louis Joseph Pigeon. Geno

ian the adoption of the Union Rhcitnme and Mr. Maeqname.

Jack as the flag to denote Ca- together with two New emo-

memberShiP in the cratic Party members. sup- Commonwealth i orted the amendment.

The amendment proposed by the Quebec party would have

Outside. the House. Mr. ac- qnarrie said he had voted for

‘ ‘ New

HIGH FLIES THE FLAG

Toronto Thursday

Steel workout flourish their spud wrenches in salute after they raised the new Canadim all 256 but above

raising was

. The ag- . to celebrate the building on Adelaide Street topping-off of structtu'al work Well. on the Man 3:13.: Ito-I (or WW) I

Commonwealth countries

. ‘Christmas. the prime ministerl

tab for the new Bell Telephone r

back to the amendment because he be- the flag committee with in- lieves the suggestion to try for lstructions to suggest to the a truly Commonwealth flag lprime minister that he see a was a good on

“The flag of the United King- dom is not the flat: of Canada.

think it is presumptuous of us to passing legislation relative to the flag of another great country." the Queen's MP said.

1Commonwealth flag at the next ‘meeting of prime ministers of

The amendment was snowed ‘nnder by a vote of HM to 22‘ and Mr. Macquarrie was one of the 22 who voted in favor of.

May Be Month Before New Flag ls Uniurled

By STEWART MRt‘LFJ," The effective date will be 20"

OTTAWA (CPIAA—Prime Minis- ecned to some extent by the. ter Pearson is making no of supply fort to have Canada's new na-Inew flags. iional flag officially proclaimed said by Christmas. informed sources " representative said Friday. and it may be all 9 flags ready t .‘month before the maple leaf de- across (‘anada when lsign is unfurled on federal flag-,design is ceremonioiisly raised poles. t the top of the Peace Tower When he promised a flag hyinag‘l’“]9- it .till hasn't been decide was concerned with the parlia-.What form these ceremonies » entary process. they said. and “"n 'ake‘. the final hurle senate aw? Meanwhile. details of the new ’prova'I—was achieved Thursday “a: 3"“ Ml": “'"rde “"t l" "M nigh“. whip, i1 wouid he mssib], secretive Privy (‘ouncil officei. to have the flag officially pro-.th‘l'f‘ "‘9 SIZPS- Shaft“ ‘l claimed by Christmas. there WINS are being given official are no plans to speed u theldesignafions. The shade of mi. normal proclamation process. fit-‘9: g1 lht’ (‘Pnlml mills“ W“: The first step is for the cab-1’" ’ " M" "' PM" ~" " “" inet to meet in draft and pass "w same M m the RM E“- a'n order-in-council. This

m” sign. be until the next regular cabinet X" . f 'h" 53"” “romp” meeting pmbably Tuesday. arise with the recognition of the

. . . ninn Jack as the flag Fana»

The order-in-conncil WIII ‘ g . . may fly to symbolize ll- sznt..it:stBI’CHn':gh?md Ea‘afe 3; i legiance to the Crown and mem- :.. General Vanier of II~ irhere is a ROM sum)” "r H'- ' “Wm” - ilon Jacks in Canada. and some

Then a proclamation will > . . igovernment officials say ‘ts drafted by the government and luggage is unlikely to chanle Queen ' muc er its new recognition.

'0 “8"- jlt is already flown widely when

The proclamation will be pub- members of the royal fannll’ lished in the (‘anada Gazette visit Canada. and ‘ with who date it beauties effec- Commonwealth event love Immoraud.