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PREMIERS MEET THE PRESS.

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CHARLOTI‘ETOWN, CANADA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1964.

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Second PT Boat Assault Made On US. Destroyers

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boners ON DEADLOCK

By KEN KELLY OTTAWA (OPl—Prime Min- stcr Pearson and Opposition Leader Diefenba‘ker conferred privately late Tuesday in t wake of suggestions aimed a breaking through the parlia- mentary deadlock involving the government's proposed Cana- titan After a Monte conference a Mr. Pearson's parliamentary ffice. a spokesman said the ,‘o party leaders will meet igaln today. probably after a aucus meeting of Progressive

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The spokesman said the theme of the meeting Tuesday as the "compromise" plan advanced M o n d a y y N‘DP 'Leader Douglas. This would dis- pose of current business in the Commons. suspend debate on the flag until after a summer recess and fix a time limit on the flag debate when it resumes in the fall.

However. he declined to indi- cate the substance of the talks.

Mr. 'Diefefliakcr said only

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Pearson, Dieienbaker Plan New Meeting Today

Mr. Pearson earlier told the Commons he accepts in prin- ciple the compromise proposals made by Mr, Douglas. e of. fered to arrange a‘ party lead- ers' meeting to implement them.

Mr. Diefenbalter said he wanted to consult the regular

weekly caucus of his MPs da e demanded that the government indicate 'how it

plans to deal with a series of questions posed by the opposi- tion during the last six days of the current debate on a govern-

WASHINGTON (AP) -— The FBI announced Tuesday night the finding of three bodies in graves at the site of a an near Philadelphia. Miss, where three civil rights workers dis- appeared a month ago.

The FBI said the bodies were found in a wooded area about six miles southwest of Phila-

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By FARMER TISSINGTON Capital Bureau, The Guardian

OTTAWA— Every possibility. both immediateand future. will be thoroughly canvassed by the defence pro-

k can be secured Charlottetown Enamel an Heating plant. Industry Minis-' ter C. M. Drury. told a dele gation from P.E.I. this week.

Charlottetown C o u n cillors John P. Nicholson and Allison Gillis. together with William J. Wienand, vice president of .namel and Heating of Sack- ville. met with Mr. Drury and with Kings' MP John Mullally. Mr. Drury told the group that e is anxious to see an expan- sion of industrial development on the Island and as minister of industry he instructed of- ficials of his department. es- pecially in the area develop- ment agency, to investigate and look for new industries for the province. .

He suggested. however. that an industry related to the is-

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land's natural resources of fishing, agriculture or tourism. wou provide more secure em- ployment and, at the same time. assist the primary pro- ducers. The minister said that defence production work is very uncertain because it let dependent on military require-i merits which have to change, with advances. This: makes it difficult for smallerl plants because of the high cost of new tools and equipment for different types of aircraft.

The Island representatives emphasized that the plant was the only one which receives any defence production work in the province while other provinces and cities were receiving sub- stantial repair and refit work..

“ ointed out that the . Charlottetown plant has a staff tot capable workers and the' calibre of their work has been of the highest quality," Mr. lMullally said. "The minister was also assured that the plant. has good productivity and ‘

its . CHARGED

Mr. Justice Leo Landreville of the Ontario Supreme Court has been charged with accep- ting shares in a gas company. under Section 104 of the Crim- inal Code dealing with muni- cipal corruption. Also charged were the former mayors of 0 r i l l i a. Gravenhurst and Bracebridge. Mr. Justice Landreville. former mayor of Sudbury, was remanded until Sept. 21 on $5.000 ball when he appared in court in Sud- bury Tuesday. (AP Wirephoto)

WASHINGTON (Apt—United, States sea and air forces Tues-i day fought off a second attacki by Communist torpedo boats off! North Viet Nam and Us. lead-t ers immediately went into an! emergency conference. '

Air Action Launched

1 l 1 l WASHINGTON (AP) — Pres Iident'Johnson announced Tues— ‘day night that "air action now "is in execution against gun- ;boats" of North Viet N ‘which attacked U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.

Johnson also ed he has directed Adlai Stevenson,

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Leaders Called .

Into Conference

President Johnson met for 90 minutes Tuesday night at the White House with congressional leaders and then prepared a public report on the Southeast Asia situation which he. was to deliver on television and radio later in the evening 'ere was no immediate in- dication what the president's statement might contain.

Nor were any further details given out about Sunday's attack ‘ on the US. destroyer Maddox by PT boats and a second attack Tuesday on the Maddox and an accompanying destroyer the C. Turner Joy. Both actions were in the. Tonkin Gulf.

The US. government tested earlier in the day against the first attack on the Maddox

U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. to raise the matter of lthe attacks "immediately and 1 urgently before the Security 'Council of the United Nations."

The president went on radio .and television with his state- ment to the public following a

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delphia, where the three young men were last seen.

The three. Andrew Goodman. James Earl h a n e y and Michael Henry Schwerner. were last seen the night of June 21.

The FBI said a search party of FBI agents turned up the bodies late Tuesday afternoon while digging in thick woods and underbrush several .hun-

dred yards off Route 21. The agency said the bodies are be ing removed to Jackson. Misa., where aunties-t willbemade to

Bakery Strike is Continued

HALIFAX (OPl -— Major ba- keries in Nova Scotia Tuesday stepped up production of bre as a strike continued at Ben's Limited here. one of the prov- ince's largest bakeries.

Spokesmen for several of the biggest bakeries in the province said Tuesday they did not feel that a bread shortage would de.

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that any ‘ statement _w_ogld , _haye‘_ 0 come from the prism minia- ter‘s office.

'onservfivr'MPs. A further eting would be held involv-

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ensuest luminescent!» ing authority. NDP leader Douglas. accu-

ldentifyfi them and determine

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with the fact that it is located; on an all-weather airport. We were very pleased at the thor- ough and full discussion we had‘ on all aspects of the problem’ and at the interest Mr. Drury? showed in the problem."

The two councillors were ap-l pointed at afspecial meeting of the Charlottetown City 0 oil to meet with Mr. Drury. Ear- , ier. Industry Minister Leo .Hossiter and H alth Minister

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Subject. , _.' _ , . Mr. D'rulf has made it clear " that the Sabre jets which have

been overhauled at Charlotte-

Conservatives of filibuster on the gov-

Rebels Battle For Stanleyville

LEOPOLDViLiLE IN“ The Congo rebellion surged l'uesday into Stanleyville. the biggest of its targets. and then v‘dently e b h e d. Congolese roops pressed Communist.- backed insurgent warriors into i withdrawal across the 0.3. onsulale's

Fearful that Stanleyvinc would fall by attack from With out and a leftist underground officials had already an aerial exodus of white women and. children. those included dependents

within.

of be US. consulate staff in that "ily. on the Congo River just below the Stanley Falls. 775 miles northeast of Leopoldviilc.

The United Nations, which withdrew the last of its peace- keeping troops from The Congo June . to pull tron. Stanleyville ‘ . of ‘ civilian staff and their depend- ents Thirty-seven men. wome and children of the UN contin- gent there were flown to Leo- poldvilie~ and the organization said about a dozen remaining also would be withdrawn. HEARS SHOOTING

U.S. Consul Michael D. Hoyt radioed Leopoldville Tuesday night that shooting could be heard near the Stanleyville sir port and that the control tower crew said they were preparing to leave.

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ernment's bid for $096,000,000 in interim spending authority. pro- posed these points Monday:

1. An early vote on a Con- servative motion calling for a plebiscite on the flag issue.

. Postponement until the fall on further debate on the gov- ernment‘s proposed flag—three red maple leaves on a white ground with a vertical blue bar at each side.

_ A one-week time limit on the fall flag debate. or some other period agreed on among party leaders. .

. Rapid disposal of the in- terim supply bill. and another bill to put into effect new fis- cal arrangements with the prov~ inces. Both measures have been scheduled by the government to prcede resumption of the flag debate. PROPOSALS REASONABLE er. Pearson. absent when Mr. Douglas made the pro- posals. told the Commons Tues icontimiod on page 3. col. 3)

JERSEY CITY. N..l. (AP)— t least two Igssollne bombs re hurled Toasting night in e Negro section the city here authorities were on ard against a possible third sht of rioting. ' One bomb as: fire to a vacant storey bidldhg at about 9

Falrmount and . It splattered in street but caused no dam-

Congresis' of Racial uaiity. l'our pawns to VP quickly to go out of

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The silo-man police force con- tinued on standby alert as the city waited to vuhethe nightfall would bring renewals of the outbreaks that have in- Jured M persons. including \' policemen. and caused 10 as. rests. More than to stores were smashed open and many were ooted.

This city of 250.000 across the River from lower Man- hattan is 17 per cent Negro. The neighborhood was quiet cncept for the gasolinede in- cident.

SEE BOMB IGNI'I'E Patrolmen in a car saw one bomb ignite harmlessly on me sidewalk and drove toward the spot. As y second bomb was thrown at their car, they said. It hit a light pole and e car door before bouncing away. Mayor Thomas Whelan. in a statement. said:

INSIDE TODAY

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2 Gasoline Bombs Hurled n Jersey City Violence

"To all Negroes in Jersey City. may I say that- I not only

r sympathize with your cause-.1

support it.

"But I will neither support nor tolerate outbreaks of vio lence or terror by any citizen or any group of citizens. whether they be black or

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Whelan promised that any in lice brutality—a sore complaint of this city's Negroes—“will be

By BOB TRIMBEE JASPER. Alta‘. tCPI—Prime Minister Pearson will be asked to include a proposal for pro- viding employment to able—bod- ied welfare recipients on the next federal-provincial confor-

Ross Thatcher of Saskatchewan said in an inter- view Tuesday he will request the proposal in a letter to the prime minister when he re- turns home rom the annual premiers’ conference. being held in this resort area 235 miles wcSt of Edmonton. premiers launched a study of the suggestion and both Saskatchewan and Quebec supported the view that creat- ing work for employable per-

Premiers Ponder Jobs Creation

and Metis living standards. Mr. Rohlin said there. was a great degree of concern for the need of a1 closer liaison of fed- eral and provincial policies in

Indian and Metis assistance fields_ Premier Robarls said his

government also wanted closer alignment. with the federal gov- ernment on programs involving more than 40.000 Indians in On- lario.

Premier Lesage said his gov- ernment was encouraging into gration of the Indian. It was in easier task in Quebec because the largest reserves were near the largest centres and not in the hinterlands as in other

town are being phased out of service and no further work of this type can be expected. He said there is not enough work of the ty to keep all repair facilities operating in Canada. s larger and faster aircraft are. developed, the volume of repair work declines with the result that this volume will soon reduced to slightly more than half of what it pre- ‘ viously was.

Father And Son [Killed On Road

FREDERICTON (CP) -— A father and son were killed Tuesday night when struck by an automobile while walking ialong the highway near their home at Zeland. 40 miles north of here on highway 24.

Raymond Elmer Lewis. about 50. and Frederick Dewhite Lewis. Ill. died shortly after being struck by a car driven by Harold Myles Betts. 18. also.

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Packinghouse

Ag reeements Rafified

ONTO lCPl — Fred Food

e ;Workers lCLCl. announced Hubert McNeill had conferred l TPeSday mat agreements, Wade with the minister on the samelw1th canada, Pael‘ers L'mlte‘l' Swift Canadian Company Lim-

Dow- l director of United pack. l against the armed forces of the A 1 1 ie a United States must be met

lsecond attack Tuesday on ‘American warships off North Viet Nam. Johnson said that for the Ipresent the .. response to what he called “this outrage" in the Gulf of Tonkin "will be limited and fitting.” l Nevertheless he declared: "But repeated acts of violence

not 'only with alert defence. but with positive reply. That reply is being given as I speak to you.

“Air action now is in execu- tion against gunboats and cer-

last Sunday. It said the attack

unprovoked and warned that another would bring on “grave consequences."

‘CONFIRMS ATTACK This warning went out before :the Pentagon confirmed wide- ;spread reports of a second at- itack. The Pentagon denounced this tiater action as "a second delib. crate attack." It said the lit-- .tacking forces were driven of? land it was believed at least ' o torpedo patrol boats were lsunk and two damaged —— with lno casualties to US personnel or damage to US. ships. E The White House conference jgot under way shortly after 16:45 pm. EDT 1. The meeting with the leaderl lasted until 8:14. . State Secretary Dean Rusk apparently remained behind.

ted and Burns and Company

if“? rhaps for consultation on the Limited have been ratified wrtn

tain a up p o r t ing facilities of | statement. . . v .

the union membership- North “at. Nam . The congressional consultants e agreements cover more be?“ if?“ m “"3 hosme oper‘flncluded seven from the House than 11.000 employee! in the l at‘on's‘ and nine from the Senate. with

three companies. The president said that he

The settlement. to run until also is asking Congress to adopt .present April 1, 1966, includes wage in- a resolution “ma-king it clear} (Continued that our government is united! in its determination to take alli

creases from 11 to 23 cents an hour according to job classifica- tions.

Mr. Dowling said that the major improvement in the con- tract has been the take - over by the companies of the full cosr of welfare. including a new medical plan.

Fringe benefits include the establishment of Saturday and Sunday premiums of 75 cents an hour for regular work on these days. improved bereave- ment pay. improved vacation plan. full cost of work clothing, equalization of rates across the country and overtime pay of double time after 13 hours.

The contract will cover 23 plants located in every province except Nova Scotia and New- foundland.

Present basic hourly rate for packinghouse workers in Tor- onto is $2.01. Hourly wage rates vary in each province and plant.

sons receiving welfare assist- ance would appreciably reduce provincial welfare costs.

Mr. Thatcher and Premier Lesage of Quebec stressed this

was “not. a work-for relief" pro. '

posal. The jobs wound employ- able persons receiving welfare would be. jobs paying the going wage scale.

Premier Robarts of Ontario said efforts to find jobs for such people was a worthwhile pro gram. “but no province consid- ers that a man. to put it in its bluntest form. must work for relief."

Premier Du-ff Roblin of Mani lobe and Mr. Roberts said there was general provincial interest in a closer alignment of federal

and provincial iects signed to help upgrade Indian

dealt with sternly."

SEEKING PEACE

Civil rights leaders were re- ported at work in the Lafayette section Tuesday trying to per suade residents to remain calm and lain from further at- tacks on police.

A meeting between Whelan and Negro leaders Monday night failed to create any co- operative effort.

1m meettnii bruins up unex- peeledly when the mold night of rioting was set off by bit- and-run bands of young Negroes who hurled gasoline bombs. rocks and bricks at the 100 po- licemen in the area.

Demands listed by Negro leaders Monday night included improved street lighting and recreational facilities. more In. of federal-aid projects to ban;- fit Negroes and the stapes or transfer of two policeman who arrested a Negro man and a woman Sunday night—them adept that set the

Lobstermen

Given Bonus Of Two Hours

OTTAWA (CW—Lobster fian- ermen in an area of the North- umberlend Strait will be al- lowed to get an extra two-hou- jump on this month's season opening. Fisheries Minister Roblchaid eonounced Tuesday

Traps in lobster district No. I may be set at am. AD’l‘ Aug. 10in readiness for the sea- son that officially opens at 12le

.m. AUI' Aug. ll. Under old regulations. traps could not be set until 10 am. Aug. it).

Distrlc o. s consists ot waters off Kent and Westmor-

Count in runs- wick. part umberlsnd County in Nova Scotia and the Northumberland Strait shore of Prince Edward Island.

provmces.

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OOKPIK CREATOR GETS CHEQUE

Mrs. .Ieiinnle Snowball of Fort Chlmo. Que. creator of Ookpik. the Eskimo owl, re- ceives her first stooo royelw

dieque from Johnny Berthe. president of the Fort Chimo Eskimo (to-operative. Mrs. snmw'. creation is being

In Canada and e form of toys. dolls. in coloring books. w~ airy and even on children's clothing. (0? MW

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necessary measures in support. of freedom. and in defence oft peace. in Southeast Asia." ‘ INFORMS GOLDWATEB

The chief executive said that‘ he had reached Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona. the Re- publican presidential nominee. «in Balboa, Calif. lo tell him what he was going to say.

"if am glad to say he has expressed his support of the statement I am making to- night." Johnson said.

Johnson read his statement to Goldwater when the Republican candidate returned to Balboa. Calif” after a cruise aboard the yacht Sundance.

“I am sure that every Amer- ican will subscribe to the ac- tions outlined in the presidents Statement." Goldwater said in Balboa. “I believe it is the only thing he can do under the cir- cumstances. We cannot allow the American flag to be shot at anywhere on earth if we are to retain our respect and pres~

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