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Strike Jan. 9

LONDON, (AP)-A national rail- way strike involving aoo.00o work- ers has been called for Jan. I.

The National Union of ltauway- men executive sounded the call Tuesday night after months of ne- gotiations with the transport over pay raises.

The government runs British

railroads. Besides a ping virtually every train in Bri in. I strike also

would tie up subway service in London. Most underground motor- men and guards are members of

e NUR.

Britain's last country-wide rail strike was in ms.

The NUR sent out a similar strike

big Christmas For Sick Boy

Gio0R.G!."IOWN, Ont. (GP) - This may be the last Christmas for .si'iYPl'l-.V9lI"0ld Johnnie Pens-ice. Friends and neighbors are going to make it the best.

He was stricken two years ago him an incurable blood disease. After four months in hospital ,he rrturned home but had to go back in hospital a year later. Then he suffered another illness.

Doctors feared he might not live to see Santa Claus but he recovered iiipidly from the second illness and was home this week.

Children in this town 15 miles

southeast of G sang carols at his bedside. h ' a special sants Claus parser use a visit from Santa. no a. flood of Christmas

cards and of gifts. chr morning he will re- ceive all e toys as ever wanted.

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order in llol. but the strike was avestsd when pay raises of four shillings a week were passed out. Iunelement also promised to con- tinue negotiations for further in- creases. .

The union had demanded a it- psr-oent pay increase.

rams Brilliantly As Accountant

Mr. John A. Si-nallman (right). 33. son of Mr. and Mrs. William 3- Smlllmln. Summer-side. has re- ceived word that -v V v i -N r be has success- a fully passed his Chartered Ac-. countsnt's exam- inations in Hall- fax. coming first for the Province of Nova scetia.

Mr. smallman attended Surn- merside High School from when lie grad- uated in 1948. He went from there to Daihousio University and in 152 received his Bachelor of Com- merce degree. Since his grad- uation he. has been employed with the accountancy firm of Lee and Martin in Halifax.

During the summer of 1952. he was supply officer at the R. C. A. F. station at Summerside. He holds A Captain's commission in the Reserve Army. Mr. Smallmnn is married, to the former Miss Heather Lantz. daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Lantz. Charlotte,-

town.

U.N. Secretary-General To Delay Visit To Peiping

UNITED NATIONS. NY. (A!)- UN Secretary-General. Dag Hem- marskhoid will delay his trip to Peiping until early January so he can confer with Prime- Minister Nehru of indie about the Red Chi- nese. l r

This was reported in informed quarters here Tuesday as llam- marskjoid took off from Stockholm for a return flight to New York. He is scheduled to arrive early today

' and w.illl.l1lisl1lV3ntxf'toip-ldlili i ll-

ierences about his mission to ping.

He is trying 1 enlist the support of all neutral co Mfin.

Hnmmarskjold will fly to Pelpirsg in seek the release of ii American aviators jailed by Red China as arm and to do what he can about rebatriaiing other UN personnel mil unaccounted for by the Chi- ncse Communists.

it was reported he will depart

Coming -Events

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North Milton Christmas concert Dec. 22.

"Lady Fans school Conoert, Dec- ember 23rd.

"Christmas hail tonight.

"Rustico Cross school Wednesday. Dec. 22

"New Glasgow school oeasart tonight. Curtain 0.15.

"Mi. Mellick Christmas tort ill Pownal Hall. Dec. 23.

"Christians Concert. Wilmot Valley Hall, December Ilfld.

"St. Teresa's oiiriatinsa concert. l'i'i'dnesday. December llhd.

"Concert and Films. springdsid Hail, Wednesday, December 22nd.

"Kelvin Grove school concert. Wrdnesday, Dec. 22. Curtain 74.5.

"North wiltshire Christmas goncert. December zsrd. curtain on.

"Christmas Dance Beaver Hall. inlionisgue. Thursday. December .rd.

concert Kinkora

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"springion school, Christmas Concert. December 20116. Sale of candy.

"C e n t r al Royalty Christmas toiicert. Wednesday, Dec. 22 at 7.30 p,m,

"Dance in Kelly's Oran senoei. Wednesday. December nth. hunch served.

"Come to the Christmas Concert at stsnlw Iridgs Hall. Wednesday "ism. December send.

"us on line a De nnisa Guy. December leafs-csubsnents. Doinsrs Onsnsssaa.

'-ones ” ahurseeo and Friday niiitaifi':shennnuip.n Ooiu Mill. atiiton. V ' 1' 'a . . m"tiiliii.'ia miotoad Hall Thursday December oars. Curtain ate.

"Dundee Y. P. U. variety Con- inculri Hail. December

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"Come to tsresnvsia ohristiaas concert. in the school tool d Wednesday December ssae. assis- nins at s 5. a.

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from the UN some time next week and will talk with Foreign Secre- tary Eden in London. Eden's gov-. efnmeiit gave the United States strong backing in Washington's plan to have the General Assembly condemn Red China for jaiiing the aviators and asking Hammarskioid to work for their release. From London l-iainmarakinid will fly to New Delhi. It was reported he will time this ' -Leeo-ontva in--.New?i3elhi as N returns. about Jan. 1, from a conference in Indonesia of-the prime ministers and foreign min- is is of the Colombo powers. The ' secretary-general will see

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Weather Plays Favorites In West And East

WINNIPEG. (GP) - Fiokle weather played favorites 1116511357 giving spring-like weather to most of western Canada and certain areas of the eastern provinces. but

putting a cold blast on central regions. North winds swept Arctic sir

across Ontario as residents bundled up in overconts in the below-nor mal weather. A disturbance near Yarmouth. N.S.. raised iempubr lures to mld-50- at many points in Nova Scotla and Newfoundland. out west, residents besked under sunny skies.

while it was seven above zero at Toronto and 30 below at Tim- mins, Ont.. Tuesday, at least three known western temperature rec- ords were broken and many W9" threatened as the California-like weather blanketed the Prairies for the second straight week. .

Albertans took the brunt of the mild Pacific air flow Tuesday and topped three records. Medicine Hat. Ciaresholm and Rocky Mounlaln House "sweltered" under to above temperatures.

Can't Confuse l Speed Trap ,

'r0iI.ON'fO (OP) - Auto acces- sories guaranteed to beat a radar speed trap are all the rage here, it was reported Tuesday. The trouble is. they don't work.

Professor G. 1:. Reid. Special electronic consultant to the pro- vincial police. said stories concern- ing the devices, have been checked and there's nothing to them.

Here's how they are supposed to work:

A two-foot length of chain, fast- ened to the rear bumper of a car. is supposed to ground "rays" emit- ted by tile rsdar mechanism in-the speed trap and prsventiiiem from

by-thr . .. A second gadget. ball-bearings. sold as "radium" pellets, are put in the hub cape and suppuedly emit gamma and beta rays which "confuse" the speed trap. so far. no speed traps have been

Nehru. then take off on the last leg of his flight to Peiping.

Calls Violent

PRESTWICK. Scotland The pilot of the Ti-ans-Canada Air Lines plane Tuesday described the 15-second violent buffeting of his r-Constellation which injured 15 persons as "one of the most incredible things I have ever seen."

First re oris from the pas- sengers sad that the plane had dropped about 1,000 feet in a freak down-draft. But Capt. Sherman de- filed this and said the plane's altitude was not affected by the severe jostling.

He said the big airliner had starting descending from 21.000 feet as it approached Prcstwlck airport "and all was calm." He said there was "no turbulence of any description."

But suddenly. as he prepared to land. "titers was this severe tur- bulence which lasted iii to 1.5 sec- onds. It did not affect our height but the plane was severely jolted."

TIIIOWN IN AISLES

The buffeting threw many of the passengers into the aisles and others out their heads as they hit the ceiling of the craft. when the plane finally landed in persons were taken to the airport hospital for treatment.

Three elderly women were de- tglnad in Ayr hospital. suffering from shock. The remainder were allowed to continue their trip af- ter treatment. Three babies as- ea ed unhurt.

urricane force westerly gsles

Moscow Papers Honor Stalin's 'll1l'IdCy

INNOM (AP) - All MWEOY neIlDU0l'a. even 0001'" IN! C l' srar ournsis. russeav marked as-any or Joe0bh

publishlnl huge porgita of the late on air front pages. No official celebration was an- noimosd.

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IQN (neuter-a) -- The Swiss Netieaai Council. the lower house or Parliament.-Tuesday voted a t of 11.00000 francs (about

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Buffering

Of Airliner "Incredible"

reaching a. speed of 104 miles an hour at one point howled across Scotland during the day. One ship was blown aground and others were in distress.

The 7.270 - ton Panamanian steamer Gcrontas was forced from her anchorage onto a safidbanle near Cardross in the firth of Clyde. Smaller fishing vessels were bat- tered by heavy seas

ESCAPE INJURY

Several persons were reported injured in Glasgow-many by fly- ing titles and shingles blown off roofs. Pupils at a Glasgow school escaped injury by seconds when the porch roof was wrenched on and crashed in the ground Just af- ter the children filed into the class- F0OlTiS.

winds that reached iii miles an hour whipped across northern Ger- many, Holland and Belgium Tues- day night flooding some arise and causing furious waves to smash against low lying sen defences.

Cuxhaven harbor. mar Ham- burg, was reported flooded in many parts with waters nine feet above normal.

Holland's dike guard sent out special patrols along the coasts oi south Holland and Zeeland prov- ince.

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HONG KONG (Reuters) -Citl- nets Coinmufsibt leader Mao tung made a rare public appear- ance Tuesdsy to preside over a

" ofione of the state or- ganisations. Peiping radio reported. He was greeted with "stormy ap- plause," it said.

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2nd Degree Murder Verdict

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By AR'I'HUR EVERETT

Sheppard, a stunned disbelief stamped starkly across his hand- someiy boyish face. heard himself convicted Tuesday of second de- gree murder. It took the Jury five days to reach a verdict.

He was ssntenced immediately to life imprisonment for the July 4 murder of Marilyn Sheppard, his 31-year-old wife of nine years. who tried to hold his love against the allure of other women. The state had asked the death penalty.

Marllyni was four months preg- nant with her second son when she was beaten to death in bed with a eavagery that left her head all but shapeless from 35 blows. Dr. Sheppard blamed the murder on s. prowling, bushy-haired stran- get.

"I am not guilty," the 80-year- old osteopath insisted to the court and jury Just before he was led out of the courtroom.

ELIGIBLE son PABOLI:

.Dr. Sheppard. with 7long expres- sive fingers that bespeak his once- thriving surgical practice. oould have g0t'the electric chair, Instead he will be eligible for parole in lo years. i

His defence lawyer said they will appeal the conviction and expres- sed confidenoe it could be upset. Meanwhile. they sought 5 new trial-a legal prelude to an appeal. Common Pleas Judge Edward Bly- thin set a. hearing for Dec. 30. A trial Judge rarely, if ever, reverses his own conduct of a case by sranting a new trial. Bheppsrg. took the verdict

UITAWA. (0P)- The centuries- old. tradition of the opening of a new session of Parliament will be seen through the eyes of television cameras Jan. 7 for the first time in history. I

Two 080 television cameras will be posted inside the red-carpeted senate chamber to record the col- orful ceremony in whioh Govemor- General Massey will read the speech from thO'Tl'ifvne outlining the government's legislative program to members of the Senate and Commons.

A C30 Hhokesman said that pos- sibly another three cameras will be ploced outside to cover other phases of the opening pageantry.

The nunounceitnent that. the Son-

MONTREAL (CP)-Prime Min- ister St. Laurent has rejected a Quebec labor union's request for establishment of a royal commis- sion to study the problem of bilingualism in the civil service and armed forces.

The Federation of Quebec Indus- trlal Unions forwarded the request by letter to the prime minister af- ter a nursing supervisor at Queen Mary Veterans Hospital was re- lieved of her duties for instructing nurses to use English nnly when discussing iechnicai subjects.

A letter from the prime min- i.ster's office received Monday and signed by secretary Pierre Asselin. read in part:

". . .It is the opinion of the prime minister it is more than doubtful and inquiry as you sug- gested would forwsrd the cause of bilingualism and the cause of har- mony between English-speaking and 1"rench-speaking Canadians." ”Biiinguslism. .- .has made pro-

gress in the country and in the

Sheppard Faces pPrison

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Opening Of Parliament

Pfime Minister-Regiecis Quebec Union's Request

Dr. Sheppard

with an audible gasp. but without any of the tears he shed so often during the trial.

RUIZFUL LOCK I

Just before h was led manscled from the courtroom in his cell two floors above. the six-foot osteopath twisted his head over his right shoulder for a last rueful look at the jury of seven men and five women.

From beginning to end, Sheppard presented an appearance of com- piete disbelief. of a man who just could not grasp that this was some- thing that was happening to him.

As he stood before judge Bly-

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iD. Biackader of Montreal.

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Cuoen Mother. Takes Tea With

Queen Mother ate special Cana-

tea with 200 Canadian women. with grey fox stole and three magnificent strings of pearls. she made a charming picture as she accepted a bouquet of carnations, roses and lily of the valley ironii Mrs. James Carruthers of Toronto. the club's chainnan of entertain- ment. .

on her right was Mrs. Graham Bpry. wife of Saskatchewan's agent- gcnerni and on her left Mrs. George Mosely of Montreal. chairman. Ai- so at the table was the club's patron. Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone. Mrs. C. D. Howe. wife of Canada's trade minister. Mrs. Nor- man Robertson. wife of the Cana-- dian high commissioner. and Miss!

EDMONTON (CP)-Fire was re- ported burning out of control Tues- day night in an oil well near Ledllc. 25 miles south of Edrnonton. A service rig was dutroyed when the well blew wild but no other details were available.

Fog-l-I-c-ilts Al; Traffic At St. John's. Nfld.

ST. .ioHN's Nfld. (CP)-Stub- born fog slaved off moderate winds Tuesday and the heavy blanket halted air traffic for the third straight day,

But about so waitiul rs. most .of -them. ing home for Christmas. boarded trains for-aandeigwhere ti. -waiting North Star will take them to the main- land Wednsday.

The waiting list at. It. John's had

ate ceremony will be televised was made Tuesday by Senate Speaker Wishart Robermon. who said the decision has the approval of Gov- ernor-General Massey.

The decision was made "recog- nizing that the opening of Parlia- ment is one of the most historic and important events concerning our traditional democratic sys- tem.”

Senator Robertson noted that moving pictures of the opening were made in 1949 and 1952. At the last sessions opening in Nov- ember. 1953. television cameras re- corded some of the ceremonies out- side the Senate chamber. including 319 Procession of Commons mem- bers to the Senate to hear the speech from the Throne.

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years and we are justified in be- lieving it will continue to progress in coming years."

A spokesman for the Quebec union said the reply "is far from satisfactory" and further action is planned.

May Seek Now End Of Ford Strike

HAMILTON (CP - strike- settlement negotiations between the Ford Motor Company of Can- ada and the United Automobile Workers Union (C10-CCL) may be resumed "in a couple of days," Emil Messy, UAW international secretary-treasurer, said hiesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Foreign Secretary Eden is recovering from a chill and hopes to be "up and about.” a foreign office spokesman said here Tuesday. The spokesman said that Eden. confined to his room since Monday. "is progress-

though the heavy shock was f Canadian WOHIGII 225 air miles south of Eureka,

DONDON (CP) - The Queen e Mother took tea with the Canadian most, damning of 3 gu-lgg Women's Club in 14000011 TUE9diY- earthquakes in the western United Dressed in midnight - blue silk States in recent, days. ' dress and matching petal hat. the

dian blueberry muffins and drank stores were hurled down in costly

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In Eureka chimneys collapsed. windows shattered and stocks in

disarray. Electric power failed and some gas service was inter- rupted. but there were no reports of firex I The 69-year-old Humbodt county. court house developed large cracks and the building was closed. Thci city hall. another old structure. suffered internal damage and was evacuated. Streets around it were roped off. Grocers and druggists throughout the town reported heavy losses from smashed bottiedl goods.

WITHSTOOD SHOCK

Eureka. an old lumbering and port city. has'a great deal of wooden constriiction which with- stood thc shock better than mas-I onry.

All old-time rnsidents called Tuesdays quake the worst in at least 25 years and possibly the

nology Tuesdays Richter scale. maximum. quake of 1906 was 8.25. The big shock of last Thursday morning which split open the earth in bar- ren west-central Nevada had a magnitude of 7.4.

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EUREKA.

EUREKA, Calif., (AP)-A rolling earthquake just her fore noon Tuesday damaged nearly every building in thia northern California coastal city of 25,000.

injuries were reported. al-

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The California Institute of Tech- at Pasadena estimated quake at 6.5 on the This scale has no but the San Francisco

55.000 Cheque For

Miramiciii Hospital

NEWCASTLE. N. .. (C P)- A chequn for ssooo was presented in the Miramichi hospital iiefe Tues- day on behalf of Lord Beaverbronk.

Mrs. J. Leonard O'Brien said the donor has asked her to present the money when the chimes of Sn James i'niied Church here played "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" in the Christmas season.

The cheque was accepted by H. S. Brown. chairman of the hospital board.

Says Remarks Uncallecl For

HALIFAX (OP)-Rear Admiral Roger Bidwell said Tuesday that a. police magistrate's complaint of lack of navy discipline in Halifax was "uncalled for."

The chief of the nsvyls 7.000- man Atlantic command said in a prepared statement. that be consid- ered Magistrate 3.1". McManus' remarks in court "uncalled for"and alluded: 1"I'he navy- is doing a.. good

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about 00 names. officials said. but with forecasts for clearer weather Wednesday. Trans - Canada. Air Lines hopes to clear the list.

The fog. held down by a spray rff mist, settled over the area early Sunday. It. cleared for brief inter- vals Monday. but not long enough for planes to reach here and set down. Two planes came into the area Monday but one returned to sydney and the other diverted to Gander.

Most of the waiting passengers are bound for Montreal. Toronto and Halifax, many of them for Christmas vacations.

Weather forecasts for Wednesday predicted cooler. clearer weather with mowriundee.

BACK TO NORMAL

NICOSIA. Cyprus (Reuters) - Emergency measures imposed in Nicosia and Limassoi to deal with anti-British rioting last week have been withdrawn. it was announced Tuesday. Life in both towns was back to normal Tuesday after riots in which 86 persons were or- rested snd three students wounded. by police gunfire.

"Considering the number young. single servicemen goiiu ashore at this time I think the navy is doing well. Everything that can be done is being done during the festive season." he said.

Magistrate McMnnus made his remarks in court Monday and thus became the second magistrate to complain of sailora' behaviour with- in a week.