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U. s. MILITARY PLANE FORCED DOWN BY SOVIET FIGHTERS

Alliecl, Air Supremacy In Korea Threatened

Five Canadian Nuns Sentenced In China On Faked Charges

HONG KONG. Dec. 2- (CP)-- Two Canadian nuns were senten- red to five years' imprisonment and three others were ordered from China for life by a Com- munist court in Canton today.

The crowd of 6,000 attending the trial loudly protested the sentences as "too lenient”.

The 295-hour trial, broadcast by the Canton radio, was heard by the Associated Press in Hong Hcniz.

After the sentences were an- nounced. Chief Justice Wen Hsu Yuan told the crowd the five nuns would be paraded through Canton so everyone would be able to "recognize their vicious fea- turns."

The two nuns sentenced to pris- on IITPZ

Sister Saint Al,.honse du Re- dempteur (Antoinette Couvrette. Ste. Dorothce. Laval County, Que). head of the orphanage, and sister Saint Marle'Germaine (Ger- niaine Gravel, St. Pasteur, Cham- plain County. Que.).

They are to be deported from China. when their sentences ex-

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Immediate deportation was or- dered for the other three:

Sister Sainte Foy (Elizabeth Lemire, La Bale du Febvre, Ya- maska County, Que.)

Sister Saint Victor (Germaine Tsnguay, a Canadian citizen born in Nashua, N. H.)

Sister Saint Germain (Imelda Lapcrrierc. Pont Rouge. Port Neuf County. Que.)

Part of Campaign All of the nuns were charged with murder following their arrest nine months ago as part

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Coming Events

"Reserve December 21st. for st. Gstherincs Christmas Concert.

"Unloading oer Ooal Monday. ltmocnmbor srd. G. 0. Green. Emer- I .

"Reserve December 19th. for Millview Christmas Concert. Cur- tain 8.15.

"Ween your young pigs with Purina. pig tabs, easy to use. Dillon or Spillett.

"Come one. come all-Variety Concert, Bridgetown Hall. Tuesday night. December 1th.

"Films in North River School, Tuesday evening, Dec. 4th. Sale of candy.

"Reserve Wednesday. December 19'-h. for spring Brook School Christmas Concert.

"Reserve Monday. 17f.h for Christmas Wheatley River Hall.

"Come in and talk over our Purina finance plan for your hogs and poultry. Dillon as Spillett.

"Reserve Thursday. December 3I0h for Park Corner School Con- cert in French River I-loll.

"Dance every Friday night. South mistieo Hall. canteen ser- Musio by the Charlotteton-

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"hr Snapshots that will not fade mail your rilms and Nega- t.ves to Gsrnhuns Photo studio; Cizulottdtdwn.

"The Annual Meeti of the Federal Dairying Co.. wii be held in Belfast Hall. Thursday. Dec-em. her sub. 8 P. M.

"custom Grinding and Mixing Grlln. Mondays. Wednesda e and Fridays. Arthur oampbell, Purina 99'1". French River.

"3!-lying live fowl and chicken daily. We vzeiglg and pay at farm. Write or phone collect for pick up service. smith Bros.. Pownal.

"Prince county nderetlon of Agriculture Meeting will be held Friday. December mi at 2 P. M. Int! 730 P. N. High school Audi- '”'"l'I. Burnmcrsidc.

"come one. come all to the big

,DIncs Winsloo Station Hall. Wed-

"Mdnv. December iitn. sponsored Ev Milton Hockey oiub. Music by Wm Bros. Orchestra.

"'41:. 0 to ill. Dressed geese and Thursday and Friday. High- market prices. 13.. 1;. Diciiieeon.

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Promises France Share In Muiual Securiiyjunds

PARS, Dec. 2 -. (Reuters) - The United States has promised France a t600.000.000 share in 19.52 mutual security funds. giv- ing the French economy a much- needed shot in the arm.

Information Minister Robert Buron announced Saturday the! projected cuts in dollar imports will be less severe and that the danger of gasoline rationing has been averted by the American promise.

Rene Mayer. minister of finance. said it also means France can ef- rd to buy American coal next year and thus will be able to keen industrial production at the DN' sent level.

The Europe-wide coal famine had threatened to idle French factories and the government had decided that the financial sit- uation was such that no more than .0()0.000 could be made available next year for all French imports requiring dollar payment.

Mayer told his government col- leagues Saturday that the U. S. aid figure would permit an in- crease of 3l26.C00.000 in this glo- bal total.

It was not known how much of the promised w00.000.000 in U. S. aid would take the form of direct aid. given as a grant with no strings attached. The French think it will in any case be more than 3200.000.000.

The balance would be given in repayment of French costs in contributing to Western defence or in payment for French defence

Enemy Ill-ITWS Increasing Might into Air War

By John Randolph

SEOUL. Korea. Dec. 3 -(Mon- day)-(AP)--Allied air power car- ried the war to the enemy through almost every hour of daylight Sun- day and shot. down five Commun- ist. Mtg jets in furious combat over North Korea.

The U. S. Fifth Air Force an- nounced that 46 Sabre jets sailed into E! fleet of more than 150 Rus- sian-huilt Migs and downed five without loss.

It was the seventh straight day of massive air assault against. Red installations on the ground and growing Com- munist strength in the air. This increasing Red air power was described by Maicen. Frank F. Everest, mp air com- mander in Korea as "is. real threat" to Allied air control. Everest told AP correspondent

Sam summerlin at Fifth Air Force headquarters that Red China. has 1,200 to 1.500 planes-half of them jets-at bases "from which pract-

ically all of South Korea. can be reached." In addition. Everest indicated

Communist Korea's air force- shaviisred in the first .month of war-is being rebuilt.

Growing Concern

There was growing concern on the Allied side that the Reds might get enougfh alrfields inside North Korea to push their short-

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Children Killed Ar Level Crossing

TlLl..S02NBU'RB. Ont., Dec. -(OP)- Three children were killed today when a fast New York Cen- ital passenger train rammed into it truck at a level crossing in this Southwestern Ontario town.

The dead: Williani Campbell, 12, and his two sisters, Oilvc, 11. carol, 10. Police said the father, Albert

equipment bought by the United States.

Campbell. leaped from or was tos- sed out of the truck.

Householders need have little worry over the available supply of birds for their Ohristmas dinner. There will be enough of all types for the local market and a short- age is the last thing anticipated by dealers here.

There is a large supply of chick- en and fowl and there will be even more by the time the heavy sea- sonal buying has started. Thai; is not likely to be for at least an- other two weeks, possibly three. Most families like to get their Christmas dinner poultry on the Saturday before the holiday.

Turkeys will be plentiful. and heat news of all to the financially harassed is the advice that they will probably be slightly lower in price than last December. The same applies to the chickens and fowl. They, too, will probably be somewhat cheaper than a year 0.

Geese and ducks will also,be ens- iiy available. with prices expected to be about the same as last year. As yet there is no definite price set for the seasonal movement and it. is unlikely that any will be set until after Western Canada has stated its turkey prices. However.

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Four Million Loss In British Guiana

GEORGETOWN. British Guiana. Dec. 2-(CP)-Georgetown esti- mated ifs loss at s4.ooo.ooo tonight after the city's third major fire in six years raced through it business block along the booming waterfront.

The fire. starting Friday. de- stroyed four piers and a number of business firms after breaking out. in ll provision store.

There was no loss of life al- though severai families were left homeless.

One schooner docked at a doom- crl pier went up in flames but others managed to move to saf- ety.

SERIOUSLY ILL

MONTREAL. Dec. 2 -(GP) -

head, tonight was reported serious- ly ill in hospital here. Hospital authorities would not elaborate on his condition.

OTTAWA. Dec. 2 - (CP) - Thc details of Canada's plans to go ahead stone with the St. Law- rence seaway will be made known to Parliament early this week. Transport Minister Chevrler is expected to detail the Govern- ment's seaway .pollcies Tuesday when he moves Commons legis- lation setting up a Government agency to handle the job.

Mr. Chevrier's statement will follow the formal sisning of an gmment between the Federal Government and the Government of Ontario on u. engcments authorizing Ontario to proceed with the development of power in the st. Lawrence. This is an in- isgrel part of the over-all st. Lawrence ,.. : t.

Canada. already has indicated intention to build the aeswsy without co-operation from the United emu. whose Congro:

House To Hear Seaway Plan Details This Week

has cold-shouldered the project for years. and Trade Minister Howe indicated last week that Canada might be putting a dead- line on any eventual U. 8. par- licipation.

Addressing A meeting of angin- eers in Washington last Wednes- day. Mr. Howe said:

"There is no lack of desire on the part of Canada to proceed with the joint project, and the door will be left open to partic- ipation by the United States. should there be ratification of the 1911 agreement early in the year rm."

That was interpreted in some quarters as indicating a deadline for U. s. co-operation. but of- ficials here said that wasn't the case. Other sources pointed out that Canada won't start digging the seaway in 1&0 and that the U. 5. could come In any time be- foro actual construction starts.

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QUEBEC. Dec. 2 - (CP)-Seven hundred Canadian troops. most of them members of the 1st Cana- dian Highland Battalion. sailed today for Europe to join the 17th

Brigade. The Canadians set out aboard the 13.500-ton liner Canberra,

making her second trip from Que- bec to Rotterdam with men of the force Canada has placed at

the disposal of North Atlantic Treaty Organization defence forces.

The Canberra's first sailing was Nov. 5 with specialists of the 5,500-man brigade.

The Highland Ba-ttalion will go by train from Rotterdam to join the 27th Brigade at its camp near I-Iannover in the British sector or Western Germany.

C ' Composing Battalion

It is made up of companies from the Black Watch. Montreal; the doth Highlanders, Toronto; the Seaforth Highlanders, Vancouver; the Canadian Scottish. Victoria.

700 Canadians Sail To Join NATO Force in Europe

lenders.

The group is under Lt.-Col. R. L. Rutherford of Winnipcg. veter- an of the Second World War who commands the Highland unit.

Brig. M. P. (Pat) Bogart. di- rector general of military train- ing at. Army Headquarters in Ottawa. was on hand for the de- parture wiih. Brig. Frank Flcury, commander of Eastern Quebec military area, and Col. D. F. Forbes, infantry director at Army Headquarters.

An unexpected visit to the ship was paid by Rt. Rev. Maurice Roy. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Quebec. He arrived at Wolfe's Cove dock unannounced and want

Mbscow Tays Landed At Hungarian Field

LONDON. Dec. I - (AP) - The Moscow radio said early today that Soviet fighter planes had forced an American military transport plane to land at a Hungarian air- field "several days ago."

The radio broadcast: a report by Tass, official soviet. news agency. which was heard here.

The report said the American plane was forced down near the Hungarian town& Papr.

It added that the plane had "vio- lated the Romanian state front- ier in the vicinity of Mesita and then, after flying over the territory of Romania. had violated Hungar- ianian territory in the area of the town of Gyula and tried to fly over Hungarian territory."

It was forced clown by sovie: Air Force fighters "stationed in Hungary on the strength of article.

aboard the Canberra to bid thcp t.roops "hon voyage".

In High Spirit:

The Highland Battalion sailed; in high spirits roaring their ap-' plause for times played by their pipe band, also aboard.

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New Building: Opened Al Dalhousie

HALIFAX. Dec. 2 -(CP) - Lewls Douglas, former United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. opened Dalhousie Uni- versity's new arts and administ- ration building Saturday and at it special convocation later received an honorary degree of Doctors of Laws.

Mr. Douglas also unveiled a plaque in memory of his father. the late James Douglas, who once donated 3100.000 anonymously to the university.

Dr. A. Kerr, Dalhousie presi- dent. introduced Mr. Douglas as ”one of the most outstanding men in public life in the English- speaking world at the present time.”

The 81,600,000 building opened by Mr. Douglas will house class- rooms and administration depart-

ments. Crowning feature of the structure is a 600-pound bronze replica of the Dalhousie Eagle.

perched atop the weather vane on the dome.

Rev W. Mcculloch Thompson of Durham, N. S.. oldest living Dal- housie alumnus in theology. gave the prayer of dedication.

First shipment Of Grain For Halifax

HALIFAX. Dec. l-The first shipment of grain for the port of Halifax this season is scheduled to arrive here this weekend, J. A. saiterio. port agent, Canadian Na- tional Railways. reported here yes-

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The arrival 'nf the shipment marks the beginning of it heavy movement of grain through Halifax this winter, said lvfr..8alterio. It. is expected that there will be is large increase in this traffic. this season compared with that of the l950-5i season. '

It has been previously reported that 25.000.000 bushels of grain will be shipped through Maritime ports this winter and that 12,000,000 of them will be carried through the port of Saint John.

Second Class Air Passage Planned

NICE, France. Dec. 2 - (AP) - Transatlantic travellers next spring will have second class air passage available for 3260 to 0290. sir William I-liidred. di- rector-general of the Interna- t.iona1.Air Transport Association said Saturday night. The regular rate now is 3395.

MAN-ILA, Dec. 2-(AP)-Eleven persons have been killed since Friday in skirmishes between Philippines troops and Commun- ist-led Hizk bends north of Man- ila. the Philippine news service

It-ported. seven welge Hun,

Killed In Maine Crash

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NORTH YARMOUTI-l'. Me. Dec. 2-(AP)-A station wagon crashed through a. bridge guard rail and plunged into the Royal River to- day, killing a couple and an air force sergeant.

Police identified the dead as Benjamin Richards. 43. a native ol' Prince Edward Island. and a resident. of Pownal; ills wiic. Helen. 38: and Sgt. Burton E. Somers. 35 who was stationed at Fort Williams in Cape Elizabeth.

Police said the station wagon plunged into about 30 feet of water. The three bodies were recovered by ll. diver.

Last night a resident pf Pow- nai said the names of the accident victims were unknciwn in that area.

Syrials Pro-ihiseian Premier Resigns '

DAMASCUS. Dec. 2 -(CP)- Syi-ia's pro-Russian premier. Mar- ouf Dawaiibi, and his cabinet-- jailed in a military coup after one night, in power--resigned Satur- da,. President I-lacheni Bey Al At- tassi named it pro-nrnly man to form a new government.

Hamid Khoja, a member of the pro-army bloc in Parliament, was designated premier His govern- ment will be Syrin's fifth in sev- en months. .

Dnwaiibi, long an advocate of an Arab League-Soviet. friendship al- liance and an opponent of co-op- eration in it new Middle East com- snnnd linked with the Atlantic Pact, WES arrested Thursday along with his cabinet, and many mem- bers of his Populist Party and in- dependents in Parliament.

He had succeeded in forming a .new government only the night hcfore ending a. month-long crisis over the Middle East. command. Premier Hassan El Hnkccm. who had hailed the West's proposed Middle East. commniid as a ”gold- en opportunity," resigned Nov. 10 because of a split in his cnbinei over the issue.

u. N.-ifo".i.aniEI Defeat King's College

HALIFAX, Dec. 2 -(CPI --De- haters from University of New Brunswick Law school defeated representatives of King's College in the first debate in the Mari- time intercollegiate debating ser- ies here Saturday.

Upholding the negative. of "re- solved that modern adverihiing i.- a disgrace." Robert Allen and Al- lan Mitchell. both of Saint John. were awarded a unanimous decis- ion over Allan O'Brien and Colin Bergh of King's.

Israel's President Seriously Ill

EEHOVOT. lsrael. Dec. 2 -fAP)- Dr. ohsim weismsnn, Israel's '1'!- ycar-oid president, is seriously iii. A medical bulletin said laturday thspresidant is confined to bed with a "pulmonary inflammation. which in itself is not serious. but comp csted by the pat.iant's heart condiion." He took the oath of office for his second term last

22 of the (Hungarian) peaccl treaty,” the broadcast said.

Missing Since Nov. ii)

A U. S. Air Force C-47 cargo plane with four men aboard disap- peared Nov. 19 on a flight from Munich to Belgrade. Air and ground parties searched for it in vain over a wide area of Yugoslav- iw. and Italy. It was described of- ficially as f.ari',ving displomatic cargo to the American embassy in Belizrade.

The US. Embassy in Belgrade said the pilot of the D4-47 had re- ported that his plane had been fired on by Hungarian and Rom- anian border guards.

Today's report by Tess claimed the plane forced down in Hungary was attached to the 85th Wing of the .S. 12th Air Force. It charg- ed that the plane had flown over Romania and Hungary for crim- inal purposes connected with the planting of spies and saboteurs" there and in theloviet Union

Secret Taiiis 0n Disarmament

PARIS, Dec. 2--(AP!--Smiling and unusunlly cordial, high level delegates of the Big Four pow- ers Saturday started secret talks intended to develop some agree- ment on rival East-West dis- armament plans.

They met for an hour with the president of the United Nations General Assembly, Luis Padilla Nervo of Mexico. who is to pre- side in all the discussions. The session. held in Padilla Ncrvo's office, concerned. procedure only. The group agreed to get. down to Business at 10:30 am. (5:30 n.m. EST) Monday.

Allies Offer

Islands

To Reds For Concessions As Truce Talks Drag

By Robert B. Tackmsn MUNSAN. Korea. Dec. 3 -(Mon- day) -fAP)- United Nations truce negotiators offered to swap Allied possession of strategic islands off both costs of Red Korea for Com-

miinist concessions Sunday, but the Reds made no immediate re- sponse. '

Instead. the U. N. command an- nounced that the Reds "flatly de-

manded" the right to increase their military potential during an armistice by building additional

airflelds in North Korea.

At the same time. the Reds in- sisied the Allies reduce their mil- itary forccs in Korea by with- drawing them, the U. N. com- munique said,

Negotiators scheduled another meeting at. ii a. m.. today (ii p. m. Sunday EST), to discuss means

the Allies want from the node in returra for the unidentified Allied- helii islands was not disclosed ivy Vice-Admiral C. Turner Joy. chief U. N. negotiator.

Joy told correspondents. "The is- lands off the coast are it thorn In their sides, They are making a lot of it. we said we would not glvc them up without proper adjust- merts".

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any signs of settling outstanding differences on the truce super- vision issue. Joy said:

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sowing a few seeds." Split. On Four Points The Allied and Red negotiator:

split on these four major points: 1. The U. N. demand for no

of supervising an armistice. Just what "suitable adjiistments"

military build-up during an

To Cabinet

OTTAWA. Dec. 2-fSpecial)- Cabinet. changes possibly involv- ing the promotion of J. Watson MacNaught. Liberal Member for Prince. from parliamentary assisi- ant in Minister of the Crown are anticipated here prior to the opening next spring of the fifth session of the present Parlia- ment. ,

Prime Minister St. Laurent has intimated to friends and col- leagues for some months past. his wish to retire to private life next year, although he would re- main in. office longcr should in- tei-rational relations worsen. Prior to leaving Ottawa for his home in Quebec. it is certain that the Prime Minister will realign and strengthen the cabinet to face the next general Federal election.