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In addition to the Canada Pen- sion Plan which is expected to come before Parliament, in some shape or other, when the new session opens next month. there is specula- tion that the Government is plan- mug is universal unemployment insurance plan. Labor Minister Mac- Eachen‘s announcemet that all em- ployed persons in Canada will be registered with the Unemployment. Insurance Commission 3 t a rt i n 5:‘ April 1 is being interpreted in this light.

It. is recalled In a Canadian Press report. too. that tfne McGill inquiry committee in its report to the Government back in 1962 ad- vocated such a scheme, and that since then both the previous Con- servative and the present Liberal administrations promised legisla- tive action based on the McGill pro- posals for a sweeping overhaul of the present unemployment insur- ance setup.

Under the present plan. all per- sons earning more than $5,460 3 year and paid on a basis other than daily. hourly. or piecework are ex- cluded from coverage by unemploy- ment insurance. In addition, most government employees. hospital. and institutional workers, teachers, most policemen. farm workers and do- mestic servants are also outside the present scheme. Under the new proposals, as total of some 6,500,000 workers would be eligible.

Beyond announcing its plans to give every working Canadian an identification number by April 1. however. the Government has of- fered no definite lead as to its in- tentions in this matter. In its initial phase. the national regis- tration will provide a central record of Canadian manpower and could be used to facilitate the introduction of the Canada Pension Plan.

Another reason for its intro- uction at this time is the need or replacement of the multiplicity f records kept by government de- artments. which was highlighted y the Glassco Royal Commission on government. operations. The ommission complained specifically about the difficulty of obtaining it inventory of manpower even in the public service.

aking Way For Kennedy

The roster of world place names

presence. Before Nov. 23, 1963, the National Geographic Atlas of the World listed 10 Kennedys or varia- tions among its 127,071 place names. These Kennedys designated places of many varieties—-a village in northwestern Minnesota, a Kennedy channel in the Arctic. a river in Auetralia’s Queensland. But with the martyrdom of President John F. Kennedy, peoples everywhere gave substance to their sorrow with the most astonishing outpouring of geographical honors ever accorded a contemporary hero.

-The range of things and places newly named for Mr. Kennedy ex- tends from Yemen's new public waterworks to the great Space Centre on the Florida cape known since the mid-1500a as Canaveral. The list is almost endless: a huge airport called Idlewild: a new re- settlement area for poor people near Caracas, Venezuela; a road in Panama; please in Atlantic City and

Streets, too, In cities as widely separated in spit-l1:_es cosmopolitan

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and Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Metz. France. gave the late President the supreme honor of changing its Rue Jeanne d‘Arc to Rue J. F. Kennedy. In Sicily, an island with a passion- ate heart, Palermo went all out by giving the Kennedy name to four streets. two squares, and 20 local scholarships.

There's now a Ke n n ed y re- forestation project in Ireland and a memorial woods near Jerusalem. a theatre in Hawaii; a library in California: a wildlife sanctuary in Long Island. Bridges, too, over the Ohio River in the United States and the Rhine in Germany. And count- less children unborn will learn their three R's in Kennedy schools and play tag in Kennedy parks.

In the span of a few weeks, it would seem that President Ken- nedy has already taken his place among American presidents—not- ably Washington. Jefferson. and Lincoln——m ost affectionately re- membered in geography books. The Geographic World Atlas lists 47 Washingtons or variations. 38 Lin- coins, and ‘Z8 Jeffersons. Among other chief executives. President Monroe is remembered by the African republic Liberia in the name of its capital. Monrovia.

Like Abou Ben Adhem's name in Leigh Hunt’s familiar poem. President Kennedy's bids fair to lead all the rest.

Unfavorable Reaction

Having rooted for Mr. Pearson in preference to Mr. Diefenbaker in the last federal election cam- paign. The Globe and Mail rightly feels that its dissatisfaction with the Liberal leader’s poor showing on a recent television program is a matter of interest to its readers. This program was described as a conversation with two reporters, in French and English. and it turned out to be a pretty fatuous affair. Our Toronto contemporary pin- points some of its inadequacies.

For example, in his remarks on separatism and federal-provincial relations Mr. Pearson said: “We must recognize that Quebec in some vital respects is not a province like others but a homeland of a people.” Does that mean, that Quebec is not a province. or that Quebec is a province but not like the other provinces? And does the use of the word homeland to distinguish Que- bec from other parts of Canada imply acceptance of the two-nations theory, with all its implications?

Above all. what special rights does Mr. Pearson think belong to Quebec and not to the English- speaking provinces? The reporters made no real attempt to explore these questions, to illuminate Mr. Pearson's vague words. They were not interested. apparently. in dis- covering if Mr. Pearson was going further on this occasion than ever before in conceding Quebec's am- bitions.

Similarly, Mr. Pearson made some curious remarks about de- fense policy which were left unex- plored. He said that Canada's role at home and abroad will require diminution rather than enlarge- ment of nuclear arms and equip- ment. How does he know? The North Atlantic Treaty Organiza- tion is supposed to be engaged in hammering out 9. new strategy into which Canada will have to fit. but how or where we cannot yet: know. The nature of continental defense may also change in the near future —if. for example, an anti-missile weapon is perfected.

Mr. Pearson. concludes our Tor- onto contemporary, was surely rash to restrict his Government's free- dom of action in such a fluid situa- tion, and the reporters might well have probed more deeply into his thinking on this issue. The result was that for all their respectful and discreet approach. and humble thanks at the end. they got nothing in the way of information that Mr. Pearson was not anxious to give.

EDITORIAL NOTE

A symposium of Canadian trade commissioners finds them not op- timistic about the short-term pros- pects of increasing Canadian trade with Latin America. There are two factors. One is the financial dif- ficulties beaetting these nations. The other is the development of the Latin American Free Trade Asso- ciation. expected. for the present, to adversely affect import: from outside the bloc.

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BARREL-J UMPING CONTEST

OTTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson Over-Generous ln Solory Boosts

The lavish Liberal Govern- ment played Santa Claus to all the top men on the totem pole of government employment. On 20 December substantial pay by Treasury Board for every deputy minister. the chiefs of the staff of the forces. the mem- bers of government B o a r d s and commissions. the senior staff of Parliament — and for the president. of the publicly- owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

These Increases were all within the $5,000 - 2.000 range, with one glaring exception. They were granted in reaction to the widespread discontent caused by .\IPs voting to double th eir own take - home pay. while leaving the salaries of top g o v- ernment. employees unchanged at levels below those comparable executives vale industry.

NEW JOB — SAME FACE

The outstanding exception to the $3.000 - $2.000 raises applied to the position of the president of the CBC. for which the sa l a ry was boosted by a hefty $20,000 a year to double the previous figure. This increase was four times the total of the increase a granted to the three permanent members of the Board of Broad- cast Governors. It will probably set off a chain reaction raises for all senior employees of the CBC. Taxpayers can look forward to paying higher taxes to meet the increased cost of the CBC. which now runs at nearly s1oo.ooo.ooo per year.

But second thoughts about the increases. which the Pear- son government has been lav- lshing around. are now being voiced in non - govern me nt circles here. Some of the increa- ses were car t a i nl y justified, and were of a size which mark- ed lhem as mere increases. But many went far beyond being in- creases. and were rather steps which could attract much high- er talent into the job.

I have heard it suggested here that. if Prime Mini s f e r Pearson does not under s t a n d

PUBLIC FORUM

rim column is apes to use Ilacussiea by correspondent! el questions al in- at. The Guardian does not noose- sarlly endures the opinion of corne- pondsuta. All lauers published on sub Joe: to editing and eoirdeuealliiu when urcnnry_ The G r

enter into any eorrrespoudeuce regard- Iug letlu-rs Iubmllled.

ROAD NOT OPENED

Sir.-l am not educated nor am I illiterate but in that happy medium I am writing to your paper to bring to the eyes of the people of our province. particu- larly the Eastern e nd. ll 0 w some people can be neglected.

There is a road east of Souria we call st. Celherlnes. on this particular part from Steele‘: Lane across to the main high- way east. which is about a mile. there are four families. Today we learned that the last time the mailman was through there with mail was Saturday. Jan. 4 and up until noontlme. January 8. this road was still not opened for travelling.

Although there are no tel phone llnee. electric lines. or school buses travelling on this part of the need is that any rea- son why these people have to be iinowbound for this length of time? They pay their taxes the same as the people In the more populated areas of P.E.!. and have contributed their share of human resources to the coun-

try.

In order for tlteae residents of St. Catherine: to receive a daily mall and for their peace of minds. try sud keep this road open so that if I doctor or cle - gyman is needed it won't be necessarytefl!blmtIlt!bell-

copier. .. ' ‘I am. sir. etc.i A TAXPAYER.

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this basic principle in pric 1 ng. so well known to every house- wife. he should have consul- ted his wife. Mrs. Pears on’ s cook la paid about $3,000 a year. But if $6,000 a year were to be allocated for a cook. would she keep the same c o o k and double the pay. or would she consider that the job w a s upgraded and should in tutu re be filled by a more skilled cook. Its the difference between a short - order cook and a skilled chef; its the difference between hamburger and sirloin tip. COMPETITIVE JUNGLE

On beh f of the government, it was said that the h i g h e r pay of the president of the CBC now places that job in line w ilh the pay offered to top executi- ves in p r I v ate broadcasting. This misses the point. Had th e $20,000 a year president been able to obtain and hold d own a 340.000 a year job in the fier- cely competitive and compe- tent. private field. he would pre-

sumably have quit the CBC and gone after the plums, as his vice president Ernie Bushnell

did.

But if $40,000 is to be paid by the CBC. then the job should have been thrown open for ap- plications. and the best man ap- pointed. That might have been the president: but it might have been a brilliant outsider who would improve the CBC.

Similarly it has been argued here with sound reason that. if the job of an MP was to be up graded to double the take - home pay. the Info nt should have been advertised in ad- vance. so that $22,000 a year men could have applied for it. instead of having $11,000 a year men paid double. The same ap- plies that . a ye a r job running the CBC. In other words. the taxpayer should have been protected so that he obtained full value for his al- ready unduly high taxes.

Seek Leukemia Cure

Canadian Cancer Society

More than 25 per cent of all monies spent upon research by the National Cancer Institute of Canada. using funds raised by the Canadian Cancer Society. is aimed at the solution of leukem- ia—-cancer of the blood—form- ing tissues. This was announced at the November meetings in

Ottawa.

This would actually represent a total of about $450,000 and the total might be higher because of many research projects not go- ing on which have a bearing on leukemia and its eventual solu- tion. but. which are no‘. concern- ed with that type of cancer ex- clusively.

Among specific projects con- cerned with leukemia is work being done at the Ontario Can- cer Inatltute where members of biological dlvislon have isolat- ed viruses in mouse leukemia. gaining international recogn- ton of their accomplishments. They are also studying the role of the thymus and radiation in

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virus- induced leukemia in ani-

als.

Dr. Esther W. Yamada at the University of Manitoba In study- ing the steps In the production of a red cell leukemia in chick- ens. Extensive studies on the in- cidence of mouse leukemia have been done at the University of Montreal under the direction of Dr. Armand Frappier. who is also conducting a project to de- termine the factors whlch inclu- ence development of leukemia.

At the University of British Columbia Dr. J.M. Teasdale is investigating the chromosomal patterns of persons with chrome granulocylic leukemia. Dr. L.G. Israels at the University of Manitoba is directing a study of “the metabolism of leukocytes in normal subjects and In pa- tients wlth leukemia."

Leukemia in domestic animals is the subject of a project being conducted at Guelph. Ont., by Dr. J.P.W. Gllman of the On- tario Veterlnary College.

The Point

tawa Journal

It is still early In the New Year. yet perhaps not so earl y that. some of us have not already run smack into some of ou r good resolutions of a few da ya back. They seem a bit more austere then at the time of dglrig.

Well. perhaps the G r e e k I did have a word for it. Modera- tion in all things. they said . We should have been moderate in our resolves. But we sh ould be moderate In our abandon- ment of those resolves!

Do we find it hard to drink less or smoke less or beat our wife less. or to make less noise sipping soup? If the answer is "yes" the solution of the problem is not to revert to ti: o old batting average but to s e ek a point of compromise some- where belween what was and was to be. Lat’: moderate our fallureal

Montaigne had the Idea of how to live — endlf it ‘was a good idea in his years 1533-II2 it could be an even better on e ll this world and all its gadgets see to conspire against us. Sell Montaigne: ‘

"If you have known bow to compose your life. you have accomplished a great deal more than the men who knows bow to compose a book. Have you been able to take your nu-tile? You have done more than the man who liasteksu cities and

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at m o e t. but lnconsld e r ate props and appendages.

"The truly wise man must be as Intelligent and expert in the use of natural pleasures as in all the other functions In life. So the sages live. gently yielding to the laws of our human lot. to Venus and to Bacchus. Relaxa- tion and versatility, it seems to me. go best wlth.a strong and noble mind. and do it sin- gular honor. There Is nothing more notable in Socrates than that he found time. when he was an old man. to learn music and dancing. and th ought it time well spent."

If we would add anything to that it won be a plea for a touch of humor. Humor is a little in short supply In our busy nations. The wlsecrack and the harsh wlttlclam seem to b ave

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Damage Done By Smoking

3: Dr. Tbaedere R. Van Dells: M to anti - smokinu cam- palgua are bucking an 8 billion dollar industry and 70 million smokers. The outcome is a moot question. For one thing. tobacc does not come under the FDA. If It did. the eyldence that It is berm would have been suffic- ient to forbid the sale of clgai-eta

long ago.

Attacks on tobacco go back to the lath century. Smoking was opposed during the mid-1500a by church and state as an enslav- lng addiction. The opposition ceased when Charles I of Eng- lund and Richelieu of France discovered the vast income oh-

lneble front tobacco as a sour- ce of taxation. Times have not changed. 1

Evidence continues to mount that heavy clgaret smoking is a casual factor in lung cancer, heart attacks. circulatory disor- ders, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema. Lung cancer kills 41,000 Americans a year, more than the fatalities caused by au- tomobiles. The lung cancer rate is 10 times what it was 30 years

ago. The fight against smoking is aimed at the teenager. More youngsters are a fart I rig to smoke than adults are quitting. This is logical because it is dif- ficull to stop after the habit of well established. Those who start smoking early in life are more likely to develop the dis- eases mentioned because th ey smoke over a longer period of

time.

Meanwhile, research is being conducted on how to make smok- ing safer. This includes the use of filters. changes in smoking patterns. and encouraging cig- aret users to ‘ lo pipes. cigars, or little cigars. These forms of tobacco are less hazar- dous becauae the Individual does not inhale.

Many authorities believe re- forms are needed In cigaret ad- vertising and promotion. They want the labels on the package or dispenser to contain informa- tive material. urging caution, as Is done with many other pro- ducts. Tobacco withdrawal clin- ics are proving successful in Europe. and are beginning to catch on in this country.

FIVE STONES

E. B. D. writes: I have five gallatones—one large and the others. smaller. Is there any medicine to reduce them in size? If not. how can I get rid of them?

REPLY

There is no way to dissolve

gallstones medically. Removal

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packed.—llamlltou specular.

Wlieu a friend returned from a European trip he was some- what miffed at the custom of- flclal who was poking tltrougu in trunk. “Must you make such a men of things?" he asked. "I told you that I have only my clothes in there." Suddenly the official straightened up with a bottle of scotch whisky in h l I hand. “You call this ‘clothes'?" be asked. “Cert.eluly." replied my friend cooly. “That's my nightcap." . — Burlington Stand- ard-Press.

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his ueishbor as himself mm in has passed the test of l'¢€llVlng some chilly winter day, . gab’, postcard from a neighbor who is away on a tropical holiday. Hamilton Spectator.

The poor husband had 5," terribly henpecked but now um he was dead the widow was wan with grief. She even spent pan of the Insurance money for a modest headstone upon which she had engraved a most fitting inscription: “At pesos, until w.