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Claude Gauthier anadian. folk thralled an audience of. same

folk

French-

singer en-

2M persons with Freach

Cautious Hopes Raised

FRENCH-CANADIAN FOLK SINGER WOWS SDU

muse at St. Dunstan's Uni-

versity last night. The former lumberjack and hunting- guide sang:songs he had com

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posed himself and accompan

ied himself on guitar. The pro-: gram was part of ‘‘French- Canadian Day’ at St. Duns.”

tan’s. (See story page 3

For Racial Strife Easing

MONTGOMERY, Sia (AP Governor Georze C Wallace listened Tuesday to the griev-

ances of Alabama Negro civil rights leaders and assured them his office always is open, rais- ing cautious hopes the state's bitter racial strife. Wallace received a_ petition from the group which asked his leadership in opemng biracial communications Neither he Ror the civil rights leaders in- dicated what might result from the meeting which lasted one hour and 2 minutes Alabama's racial conflict con- tinued to stir other parts o° the United States In Detroit, fun- era! services were held for

TORONTO CP)- Survival of French-Canadian culture among minority groups in provinces

outside Quebec is a toss-up an English-speaking student leader told the royal commission on bilingualism and biculturalism Tuesday.

The commission was told that in some _parts of the country many decide they have to go to Quebec to preserve their lan- guage and other ‘heritages. and do so

Fred Caloren of sociate secretary

Toronto, as for studies of

the Student Christian Move ment of Canada, said the ‘‘al- jenation” of FrenchCanadiaas

-which a brief from the organ- ization blamed largely on the English element—should not be allowed to continue

The brief accused English- speaking Canada of cold-should- ering its French counterpart with an, air of superiority, which results im consequences ranging from ‘“‘a Canadian nationalism conceived in white Anglo-Saxon Protestant terms. to an almost total ignorance. indeed refusal, of the French language.”

The Student Christian Move- ment, which sponsors studies at 23 English-speaking universities ‘on social problems in relation to Christian beliefs, came up

Hunter River WI

for easing.

French-Canadian Culture Survival Said 'Toss-Up

might riders on an Alabama highway last week

\ US. congressional commit- tee voted unanimously to inves-

tigate the Ku Klux Klan, follow- ing the lead of President Johp-

shite housewife slain) by

son, Who assailed the whtte-su- Premacist hooded order after the arrest of four Klansmen in

the slaying last Thursday might of Mrs. Viola Gregg Liuzzo of Detroit

The Montgomery meeting be tween Wallace and civil rights leaders was the first such high-level biracial conference since a Negro right-to-vote drive started 10 weeks ago in Ala-

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with an idea for a “radically new’ Confederation that would

More Mass. And Maritime Trade Urged

BOSTON (AP+—Victor Oland, past president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Tues- day night urged increased trade and tourism between Massachu-

setts and the Maritime prov- inces

Oland spoke at a banquet ;sponsored by the Annapdfis |Valley, N.S., Board of Trade in connection with a promotion-

day program for the Nova Scot- ian area

The Halifax industrialist de scribed Annapolis Valley as one of the richest farming com- munities in Canada and said there are strong historical re- lations between Massachusetts and Nova Scotia

Miss Marilyn Barnes, 21, of Kentville, N.S. was. introduced to the dinners as Queen Anna-

polisa. She will reign at the region's apple blossom [festival May 28-31

Takes Top Spot

QTTAWA ‘CP) ward Island women's group has placed first in a national safety contest for the third successive year.

The Canadian Highway Safety Couheil announced Tuesday that the women's institute of Hanter River, P.E.1., has won,

A Prince Fd

The Marshfield, P.E.1 en's Imatit won the prize in | and 1963

Second prize in the 1964 com-

Wom- first

petition and $150 goes to the (are those of the Second World

Blackley district homemakers clubg of Saskatoon, Sask.

The Hunter River, P.E.1. women won the award with an

hama_ setting off sporadic vio lence that has killed three per- sons

“We are hopeful! said Rev Joseph F. Lowery of Birming- ham, spokesman for the dele- gation . ‘It is too early to say ~whether it was a fruitful meet- Ing.

Wallace s Bill Jones

press secretary, told reporters the governor “had a very friendly and frank discussion with the group. He received their peti- tion and he reiterated the fact that his office is always open to Alahamians. regardless of race. creed. color or national origin

set up Quebec as a “state” within a federal framework and with somewhat more autonomy than now

While the brief saw this as a long-term objective, the 31l-year- old Mr. Caloren—a student of political science, economics and

theolagy said under com; mission questioning that he thinks it is desirable immedi- iately. However, the process of

educating the public to it might take a long time:

Switching between French and English as he testified, Mr Caloren said the survival of | French minorities outside Que- bec is a ‘‘touchy” one. Their members were becoming swal- lowed up in a society growing more urban and industrialized.

However, he noted approv- ingly a ‘growing elite” in French Canada is exercising in- fluence and that public opinion is being stirred. There were in- dications that their action was bearing fruit. one of them the commission itself.

Four More Frigates To

Be Scrapped

OTTAWA (CP)—The defence.) department announced Tuesday | the scrapping of four more East Coast frigates, reducing the navy's numerical strength to $$ combat ships

Twenty - twagwarships — 10 mindsweepers, ven fri four destroyers and one repair. ship—-now have teen sent to the | junkyard in the last year i

The latest four retirements

|War La Hulloise, Outremont, Inch Arran and Cap de la Ma déleine.

The defénce department said’

PCs Renew

OTTAWA (CP Conserva tives renewed their arguments Tuesdav that the govefnment's apting-out hi he helved until a federal-provineial conference, fan draft a_ priority ist of “provincia! requirements

The b sas back before the Commons after a five-day break during which the house disposed

of the Canada Pension Pian and sent ine Senate for ffiat study Dehate was on a Cone iservative amendment to the bill that would refer it to a feteral-) provincial conference

Conservative arguments. cen tre on the contention the bil allowing provinces that wish to stay of certain. shared-cost -programs to do so and draw jtax- rebates. ar fash would |weaken the central govern ment's power and provide a new divisive influence in the country

Erik Nielsen calling

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the program

Yukon), ‘detonied

~ eration on the instalment plan.”’

said the Liberal government responsible for Parliament

is he-

inc “plucked of its powers like a chicken.”

The government should be drafting an “opting-in’’ program

jinstead of seeking new ways to

divide the country. he added

‘SHOVED INTO CORNER’ There could be a_ nation

Rail Rates Should Hold Steady

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Saigon Bo

Arguments

On ‘Opting-Out’ Bill

sithin a nation ulturally. but

not political’, Yet the Liberal government consistently had treated Quehee as aie foreign countr huvinz it with conces- sions and sh ng if into a cor- ner .

_ This dua solation’ of Quehe art of the govern- ment's rst halting step along the read to eventual disintegra- tion “4

albe t vernment ad come up Mitty4two flags. two pension plans. and was taking the back- bone out of the constitution, leaving the country ‘divided, rent asunder torn and frag- mented

-Opting-Out Bill Given Passage

CP) ,The last ma- legislation facing

OTTAWA jor piece of

disposed of Tuesday /night the opting out hil! was giver passage on third reading without a formal vote

The House gave unanimous consent to sit late to study the bill that would allow provinces te—atay out of certain shared- programs in return for cash payments or tax ahbate- ments

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— , i 2. : Bs VIETNAMESE firemen pour water into a deep hole caused by a -terrerist bomb that ex-

ploded alongside the Ameri- can Embassy in Saigon Tues-

During Atlantic Area Inquiry

OTTAWA shippinz provinces

cP) Tates in should

Railway the remain as

they are until a promised zov-~ ernment inquiry into the mari- ducéd? freight rates on potato per) suggested that sintead of ister H.J.

time freight rates act is com- pleted, the Commons..railway committee was told Tuesday. The Maritimes tion Commission ported by the the Atlantic provinces, said pro- tection afforded maritime ship-

body

a sup-

alroost completely disappeared.

Commission General Mana- ger Craig Dickson of Moncton said he feared bil! C-120 which will allow the railways to ad-

just their rates to meet other intended advantages granted by Commis

transportation competition will furher weaken the Maritime Freight Rates Act.

A commission brief said the principal purpose of the act passed in 1927 was to give an

advantage to Maritime shippers new highway between Montréal {learned the study would not be,

But the so-called potato CaS@ rsijways in the Maritimes and) uifg negotiations with some of |gest and most spectacular Com- Atlantic of 1936 had established that this thus bring down freight rates {the countries involved in an ef-|munist Viet Cong a degree t

protection. was an illusion “Ia thistcase railways had re-

shipments in some parts tario to tion. When Nova Scotia asked

Transporta- for reduced rates on Maritime used the piggy

potatoes, the Board of Trans-

governments of port Commissioners said it did ———

not have the power’ to disallow such competitive rates. The Su-

| pers by the act has eroded and preme Court of Canada upheld

the board’s, ruling

Replying to John B. Stewart L— Antigonish Guysborough) Mr. Nixon said he didn't think it was possible to restore the

the Maritimes Freight Act under bill C-120.

FURTHER LOSS LIKELY He also told Gerald Regan L—Halifax) that a proposed

Rates

Ralph Cowan ‘L—York Hum-

of OR- spending millions of dollars on the Commons Tuesday. He was foresee a meet truck competi-‘ such a highway, it might be bet- replying to questions from for- |

shippers - back -railway

ter if the Maritime

service.

Ethnic Origins To Be Studied By Commission |

OTTAWA (CP) — The royal sion on bilingualism and biculturalism will be allowed to make its study of ethnic origins and language at Ottawa city | hall—with_ tight restrictions.

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over industries located in other and Moncton could mean in-'|contrary to the Ontario Human}

areas of Canada.

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Immigration Minister Nich-

ihe $230 first prize in the 1964 | extensive continuing program in it would-be uneconomic to re oison told the Commons Tues- Carol Lane safety awards, a na- ithe fields of swimming, water, |tain them in service. Costs of}

tional competition for

safety |school, bicycle, home, hallow- extensive’ tefits to bring” them)

programs conducted by Cana-\e'en, holiday and foad safety, up to effective operational dian

women's groups.

|tme announcement said.

\standards could not be justified. |

will help Mr. Berga “of Caledonia, Ont.,

creased truck. competition for

GOV'T TO AID COUPLE IN: COURT to fight a court decision that. courts’ decisi says they cannot become Can- ‘mas, who

adian. citizens because 7 don't believe in God. Mr.

choison said the government does not agree with the

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. The , Bergs- : to Canada from / pine ago, have been ineligible by two courts. “. (CP Wirephotey ame ~———e

-| establishment of geographic co|paring to fly to the area to in-

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Of Reprisal

(BJ Condemns Act” ‘ NoMovelsHinted «~ .

WASHINGTON: (AP) — Pres- what the struggle in Viet Nam ident Johnson weighed the U.S. is about. This wanton act of response to a Communist terror ruthlessness has brought death bombing of the U.S. Embassy and serious injury to innocent in Saigon Tuesday and de-, Vietnamese citizens in the nounced the attack as a wanton street as well as to American act of ruthlessness and an out- Vietnamese personnel on duty. rage 1 extend my deepest sympathy.

He said he will ask congress ~ ; imnfietiiately for authority and funds to build a new embassy.

But Johnson made no refer- ence to any form of retaliatory action the U.S. might take against Communist North Viet Nam—in US. eyes basically responsible for such acts-——nor

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“Outrages like this will only _reinforce the determination of the American people and gov- ernment to continue and to strengthen their assistance and support for the people and gov- ernment of Viet Nam>.. .”

Reedy would not commient

m did he rule out a new’punish- on Johnson's remarks about ing strike at the north. _ strengthened assistance for re The president's first public south Viet Nam. !

‘\comment on the Saigon attack /'came in a statement by George Reedy, White House press sec- \retary, after Johnson conferred | with” advisers. |HASN’T SEEN TAYLOR | Reedy said the president had pot yet see nor talked with Gen. |Maxwell D.. Taylor, U.S. am- jbassador to Saigon, who is in | Washington for consultations. Johnson's statement said part:

The president said the U.S, Embassy in Saigon is ~—— back in business and pra jboth deputy U.S. Ambassador U. Alexis Johnsoi “amt e

Americans in Viet Nam for \courage and coolness during the

TWO KILLED Two Americans were killed and 45 or more injured in blast that ripped through “The terrorist outrage aimed Saigon Embassy. There were at the American Embassy in|many more Vietnamese casual Saigon shows wus once again ties. :

British See Hard Blow To Hopes For War's End

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day morning. At least two Am- ' z

ericans and several Vietnam-

ese were. killed when the bomb

were injured. (AP Wirephote

exploded and many. persons | by radio from Saigon)

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~ ° ° ° i 12-Mile Limit | , -» LONDON (AP)—The British Negotiations sai or tne lea , f of the US. 'Beigon Tuesday, possibly ty imassive air raid on the ietnamese -OF THE GUARDIAN | Foreign office experts CAPITAL BUREAU |to assess the implications

retaliate for the terror bomb- Continuing v b Canada is contin- |what seemed to them the

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querrillia fart’ to establish its 12 mile ter- jetation of the war in South ritorial waters, Fisheries Min-| nam.

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Robichaud said in| Authorities said they also) Ag. hard blow to British | Prime Minister Wilson hopes of arranging early talks |the House of Commons that |

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ing. ordinates! to delineate the base line for / the territorial waters. Mr. Robichaud said the quest- jon was receiving very active consideration and he hoped to be in a position to make a de-| finite statement in the very near future. SAIGON The Queens’ MP then asked bombing of the US. Embassy if negotiations had been. com-/here Tuesday, in” which. 17 pleted with most of the coun-|sons were killed and at tries concerned in fishing in |151 wounded, stirred Canadian waters. The minister the United States

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