If It's Good For The lsland J'he Guardian Is For It

VOL. LXXVII. N0. 179

STRONG ARMS rescue this little girl from the titre in tthe Beacon Arms Hotel in down- town Ottawa Thursday after-

OTTAWA tCP)-—Three per- sons died and 17 were injured Thursday afternoon when fire and smoke swept through the downtown 12 - storey Beacon Arms Hotel on Albert Street, tom- blo‘clm from Parliament

ill.

One of the dead was switch- board operator Mrs. Addie Mc- Cormick, a 64-year-old widow who died at her post while one of her sons. Donald, 8 fireman. was fighthing the blaze.

Witnesses said she warncd . if!) sis n soil-room hotel and then started out her- self. but with the switchboard lighting up she returned to it and died there. Mayor Charlotte Whitton,'at the fire scene, paid tribute to her courage.

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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1964

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noon. Hotel switchboard oper-

ator Addie McCormick, who stayed at her post to warn the

Most of the guests ran out safely but the fire} starting in the basement. quickly 5 flames and heavy smoke up stairwell and elevator, shaft, trapping some on the upper

oors. About 10 were rescued with aerial ladders and ropes.

The second victim was Cesar~ ino Zuccomml, a 28 - year - old. hotel maintenance man. He was married June 20.

The third victim was a male American not yet identified. TWO FIREMEN BURNED

Most of those taken to hos- pital had an overdose of smoke and none was believed to be in serious condition. Two firemen. James Mainland. 33. and Donald Russell. 23, suffered burns to both hands. Hubert Harris, ‘1.

the department of Fisheries in-

By JOHN E. BIRD

OTTAWA (CP) — The Com- mons Thursday expressed as admiration and gratitude to Sir Winston Churchill for his fear-

ss service to freedom and free men everywhere.

Moving tributes to the till- year old elder statesman by the five political parties in the House concluded with an ex-

ange that should appeal to Sir Winston's keen sense of hu-

Creditiste header Real Car's. ette initiated the exchange When he said Sir Winston had only one fault: he was a Con- aervative.

Prime Minister Pearson

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. Caouette Sir Winston, like Conserved” Mention Leader Diefelmakor. was a Liberal at one time.

Not «who outdone. Mr. Diel- en en, ted out to the House that Mr. Pearson at one time was a Conservative.

Mr. Caouetta then asked Mr. Pearson whether Sir Winston had evutbeen a Creditiste.

NOT A canoms'm

"His ambitions did not reach "ho; newts," Mr. Pearson to D .

After the tributes. the House Emma a motion presented by ML, and seconded by Mr. Diefonbakcr, that a ret- onto! the dub-ts be transmitted PM “as a sign of the hilh‘esteern in which he I. held by“ Canadian people."

Mr. Pearson said the Com- m the free world Will rennin forever In debt to this indomitnle leader of me "Milli! fa‘ his leadewa

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"Id 'slltnad ms ges of his- “ men of St Winston: Omar across modem to or:

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Churchill Tribute

was so close “that we can only view with awe the part he has played in this turbulent 20th century."

"He is the heroic war leader the transcendent politician. par- liamenta'rian and statesman: the adventurer. soldier. orator. historian: the most human of human beings; the man who never knew fear, never admit- ted defeat. never confused vic- I'Continued on page 5, col. 8)

60 Lumpo Men Slain

LUSAKA (AP) ~ Fanatic Lumps tribcsmen charged with spears from their stockades Thursday into a storm of gun- fire from Northern Rhodesian government troops and at least 60 of them were killed. an off:- cial report said Thursday night

it was the Lumpas' first ma- for charge since their disillu- sionment with a sectarian be- lief that the war cry Jericho would turn bullets into water.

Now shielded instead with what they consider "passports of heaven." the warriors bran- dished their spears and charged wave on wave at the line of steel - helmeted troops. heed- less of losses.

About 100 of hem were wounded and two solidiers were injured slightly. officials said.

A overnment spokesman said the heavily - armed troops, sent to stamp out the Lumpa

sect s reign of terror in mote district, first called on the

warriors to come out peace~ ably. Then came the savage mps charge.

Soldiers moved in and c p- tured the sect’s headquarters at the village of Sione. 500 miles northeast of Lusaka. But their. main quarry had escaped - prophet Alice Lenahins. founder of the sect.

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Dew ' "nggn SEVEN CENTS

WASHINGTON (AP) —— Pres- ident Johnson announced Thurs- day night he has eliminated six men, including Attorney - Gen- eral Robert F. Kennedy. as vice - presidential possibilities, and will announce his choice in due time.

One of those not eliminated was Senator Hubert H. Humph- rey of Minnesota. who me the leading possibility at

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Kennedy ls Eliminated . AsVice Pres. Candidaie’

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Johnson hold a cluster of re- porters summoned to a White House conference room he had decided it would not do for him I to recommend any member 1] the cabinet, or anyone whol meets regularly with the cab-l ’ - inet, for second place on thel Democratic ticket. I

For this reason. he said. he It? personally had informed State; lSecretary Dean Rusk of this‘

guests. was one of the three persons killed in the fire. (CP Wirephoto)

Three Dead, 17 lniured As 300 Room Hotel Burns

of Ottawa. suffered leg injuries when he jumped from a second. storey window.

Mine Rescue Plan Stalled

CHAMPAGNOLE. P r a n c c (AP) — Plans for blasting a horizontal rescue shaft into crumbling Mount Rivel lime- stone mine were sidetrackcd Thursday because of signs of nervous collapse in three of the men trapped in the mine since Monday.

Digging. drilling and sounding continued feverishly at several points on the mountain in ef- forts to reach the nine known survivors and locate five others who are missing.

Andre Martinet, 44, veteran foreman of the marooncd shalt, warned rescuers T h u r s d a y morning against their plan to blast the horizontal passage through rigid rock.

“You’ll bring the roof down

on us," M a r t i n e‘t shouted through the 2114560t tube which

' Cause of the outbreak was not imediatelydetermifld, ;

Figures compiled thus far by

dicate that this year's spring obster fishing bepresents in- volvement in both poundage and dollars to the tune of over half a million over 1963 figures.

Deputy minister of Fisheries Eugene Gorman described his year's figures the result of a better haul and higher prices. The overall increase in pound~ age over May and June of last year is 515,000 lbs. accounting for a corresponding increase of $522,000 over the amount for the two months in 1963.

fin May of this year fishermen hauled approximately 3,225,000 lbs for $1,717.000. and 2.841.000 lbs. in .lune for $1,445,000. Last year‘s totals were 2.982.000 lbs. and $1,194,000 for May and 2, 259,000 lbs. and $1,082,000.

Flguresxfor the “tail end" of. the season received during July will not be available until the latter part. of Mamet, t expected to show a corresponn~ ing increase over last year's 362000 he —— om

The spring lobster fishing 16 counts for about seven-eighths of the haul from this province. The territory included extends from North Cape along the “0' "I v n N W” I] far as Victoria.

This year‘s spring fishing has been described as a better ov- erall season although fishermen on the south shore found it per-

C‘hino Backs S. Vietnamese

TAIPEI (AP) — Nationalist China has decided to grant "every possible support" that may be requested by the South Vietnamese government in its anti-Communist guerrilla war. a foreign spokesman said Thurs- day. He declined to say whether

troops or other military aid w0uld be provided if the South Vietnamese requested such as- sistance.

The statement pledged non- military and increased technl- cal assistance to South Viet Nam. The cabinet took its stand after discussing a recent appeaI from South Vietnamese Premier Partner Nguyen Khanb for as- a'lstance to bartie the Commu-

since Tuesday night has been

\the life-line of. the nine men.

FOR SPRING SEASON

Lobsters Landed, value security scandals famed as the munist world‘s ideological dif-

O n V355“ “d Keel“ affairs. .i ~ ‘ ciday your so ' called meeting.

V Now Prime Minister Douglas“ ferences, It was learned Thurs takes mace will be the day you:

haps not quite as good as for- mer years. Prices this year .iid not fall below 50 to 55 cents

per pound. Last year‘s bottom

Tanned and healthy life- guards like these will be put- ting on s demonstration of their rescue techniques and watery tricks this Sunday at

Inst-backed Viet Cong guerril- in

decision, along with Defence 1 Secretary R o b e rt S. Mc- l Namara. Attorney - G e n e r a l

Kennedy. and Agriculture Sec- retary Orville Freeman. l

said it also has been} communicated to Ad 1 s i ‘1. g . , , g Stevenson. U.S. ambassador to; ' ‘ " the United Nations. and Sargent PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE Shriver, peace corps director l and head of Johnson‘s anti-

poverty program. . E

The president read a brief ‘ a r I a s n e v statement saying, in this mat- o a l fer, the list has been narrowed '

to give the most thoughtful con- rsideration to a vice-presidentia.

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choice in due course. By JOSEPH MacSWEEN {and less to the well-to-do, par-:ports even mention re-institu- LONDON J —— Britain‘slticulariy in pensions. ition of the old means test but 42nd parliament comes to an; This would majorievery effort would likely be

en oday with sex and security: change in the present systemlmade to avoid the.

Cyprus Asks l‘ d d 1scandals merely an echo and of universal flat-rate benefitS‘ Informed sources say Sir Alec n [the Tory government stressinglirrespective of need. Some re-l (Continued on page 3, col. 3)

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Queen May Open New f Parliament

0i Election

By KEN KELLY

‘ OTTAWA ICPi—Queen Eliza- beth and Prince Philip will the Thanksgiving Day weekend in Ottawa, possibly openin a new session of Par- liament Tuesday, Oct. 13.

The three - day visit. to take place after centennial - of - Con- federation ceremonies at Char- lottetown and Quebec. was an- nounced in the Commons Thurs- day by Prime Minister Pearson. The Quecn and Prince Philip will arrive here Oct. 11 and leave Monday. Oct. 13.

Plans haven't been made for their activities while in Ottawa but informants said it is a pos- sibility that the Queen asked to open a fail session of Parliament if current sittings extend into September.

Announcement of her. visit. put a crimp in speculation about a federal election before Decem- ber. it was felt unlikely the sovereign would he invit to ' the capital during election cam- paigning

The current parliamentary session shows signs of running in“ into September although Ithere are only three major ‘ {Continued on page 3, col. 2i

NICOSIA (Reuters) — Greek- Cypriot legislators unanimously resolved Thursday night the

Sll’ Alec Douglas - Home'sl cabinet‘let it be known that it people of Cyprus must Herc,“ [sees bread -. and - butter Issues their "right of self-determinn- 'héggow ‘9 2°! 1‘“’I'he.

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a P ltion expected in’October Oct.’ he most likelv date I l

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15 seems . . following the Queen's visit to

The last weeks of the Parlia- ment that began with Harold Macmillan's big 1959 victory. PEKING tReutersl—The Chi- aratory meeting leading to “.1 passed in a 50" Of pre‘eledi‘m nese Communists again havel The Peking regime “W the! torpor vastly different from spurned a Soviet appeal to joiniappeal as a means of "split-i earliertdebates When the gov' an early international confer-lting the imemati‘mal Commu'i ernmen was sex-' - - _:nist movement" and :I

ence aimed at settling the Com , “We firmly beneve that the,

. . ,day night. . ” me 13 reported planning to Istep into your grave. I -shape the pattern of social

security benefits laid down by:ers

l-[o price was said to be about five re cents lower.

The fall lobster season runs from August 10 to October 10.

“W...” m—»m»~n*rwth~lt1m~§ 3r,

they would “never take

that more .is paid to the needy ‘ Communist meeting or any prep-z . " : Are lnvdecl

OTTAWA (CM—Labor Minis- ter MacEachen said Thursday, . ,he has added his voice to pres-r ' gsure from Conservative MP3 for an appearance before a 1 parliamentary committee of the ,federal maritime union trus-

, tees.

- He said in the Commons in ireply to Opposition Le ade r ;Diefenbaker following Conserv- ative deman Monday he met : Mr. Justice Victor Dryer. chair- lman of the trustees, here Tues- day.

He said he added his request to the. MPs that the trustees ‘ give an accounting of their ad-

;ministration of the Seafarers‘ international Union of Canada ltlnd.).

PASADENA. Calif. (AP) -—' :Ranger 7 coasted toward the

eras properly aimed for what could be history's first close-up pictures of the mysterious fur- lace American astronauts hope .to explore in a few years

E US space marksmanship has then so accurate thus far that

lscientists decided Thursday morning to cancel a final men- oeuvre they thought might be ; eeded 0 point the cameras. straight at the moon fore im-l lpact at 9:25 am. EDT today,

At 3 pm. Thursday the mi

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much more‘ safe for swimming. Herb Murphy. left.

Stsnhope Main Beac h. in that

charge of the National Park‘s

Npervisor for the beaches pa- trolled by the service. With

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O the 1945 Labor government so part." in any such internationaltUnlon

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lo Settle Ideological Differences

The refusal was contained ii! a lengthy. sharp and often- mocking letter from the Chi- nese Communist party": central committee replying to a letter from the Soviet party's central committee of June 1.. EXPECTED TO PRESS

(Meanwhile in Moscow, was expect press for a preliminary inter- national Communist to ac t ing wit ' e next six weeks and to start sending invitations to 26 leading Communist parties during the next few days )

(Premier Khrushchev's policy of peaceful coexistence to pro- vide the Soviet Union with time to develop economically as a prelude to spreading Commu- nism around the world is posed by the militaristic Chi-

se. They demand more ag- gressive policies.)

The Chinese accused the Rus- ;sians of making a "voile face" rand said they were. trying to convene a conference in "a blitzkrieg-like manner."

The letter added: "This shows that you are determined to pre- pare and call such a meeting arbitrarily. unilaterally and ii- :legaily, with the aim of effect- ing an open split in the interna- Itional Communist movement."

the to

pound spacecraft was only 51,- 512 miles from its target. has slowed down from the original rocket-boosted 24.- -000 miles an hour to 2.157.

All instruments aboard. in» cluding its six television cam- eras. were reported in normal fcondition by laboratory experts 1tracking and guiding Ranger 7 228.000~mile flight.

if all goes well those camera!

will be turned on by ground sig- nal and relay more than 4.000 pictures. from an altitude of 1,100 miles down to the surface moon. in the final 13 minutes 40 seconds. .WOULD BE FIRST ‘ , Laboratory officials said they lwould he the first close ~ It lunar pictures. Russia's bunt Iii photographed the far. dark aideoftem ..l... from distances of 37.000 to ill,- 000 miles. but the pictures wee. no clearer than those taken of the visible side by earth tele- scopes.

Because of atmospheric con- ditions. earth telescopes cannot idistinguish objects smaller that a quarter - mile n di . lRanger 7's cameras are; Clo

life guard service and of the i the skilled who is stationed at Cnven- s- ue C“! ~ -- :

water show is George McGui- "Life preservers" who make dish. and Dave Large. at Stan- “me” - '

gun. right, who is lifeguard the national parks beaches hope, The demonstration start: "In" ' at 1 o'clock, - i

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