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eta a try. both natives of southern India and wives of graduate students at North Dakota State University at Fargo in the eastern portion of the state startled passers by as they played in the first snow

y had ever seen. (AP Wirephoto)

Dief Rules Oil-t; Single Leaf Flag

OTTAWA (CP) —- Opposition the one-leaf design become Can- Leader Diefenbaker flatly re- ada'o flag . lectedas unacceptable Wednes—l The informant was quoted as day night the single maple loaflsaying earlier in the commit- ting design reported approvedttee's proceedings. when mem- by a lo-to-4 vote of the Com-lbers were expressing prefer- mons flag committe. sences among several designs.

Mr. Dlefenbaker was asked;the red-leaf design was given on the CBC national television” l4-to-0 vote. But in the later network whether a design of a;voting it mustered only 10 votes single red maple leaf on a white I as a design to be recommended Rround with a vertical red harm the Commons. at) 1each side would be accept- (Continued on page 5 col. 3) a e. ‘m —

lFounder OP— Pharmacy

‘I'bese two women from in- vita were delighted in the first snowfall of the season at Far- go. North Dakota Wednesday. Up to four inches fell on the western and up to one inch on the eastern part of the state. Mrs. Nutakki Devi Rao (left) and Mrs_ Gundu Nirmala Sas-

"Certainly it wouldn't." he re.- plied. "I am not prejudging what the committee will do. if ll was virtually unanimous. Men I would have to reconsider the situation in the light of the

statements I have made. But‘ 0

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that type of flag." 0 Mr. Diefenbaker reiterated NEW GLASGOW icPl-eEnos

the stand he took six weeks ago When the question of in Cans- dian flag was sent to the Com- mons committee for decision-— recommended design must

be supported by at least members of the is - member committee.

The committee. composed of seven Liberals. five Progres- sive Conservatives and one car. from the New Democratic. So- cial Credit and Creditiste par- ties. is scheduled to make its report to the Commons today.

The Canadian Press quoted an informed source Sunday night as saying four Conserva-

M. MacLeod. a founder of the Maritime College of Pharmacy. died in hospital here Wedneo- day. He was 89.

A native of Brooklyn, Nova Scotia. Mr. Macbeod con~ tinued for many years as part- time instructor at the Nova Scotia College of Pharmacy after its founding in 1911.

The college. an independent institution affiliated with Dal- housie University. became the Maritime College of Pharmacy in 1017 when the New Bruns- wick Pharmaceutical Society joined in its sponsorship. 1961

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live 3 on the committee dc. when it was absorbed as dined to en port recom- faculty department by Dal- mendation to is commons that housle University.

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Centre Is No ‘Crypt’ At Present

REGINA (CP)-—What does a man look like in the monitor half - dressed. half ~ shaved and with hair uncombed?

About like the Confederation Memorial Building at Charlotte- town looked when radio and tel- evision personality Pierre Ber- ton saw it. Dr Frank Mackin- non. president of ‘..ie ,builning. said here Wednesday.

Dr. MacKinnon said in an in- terview Mr. Berton had called the building a "dismal crypt" but had not seen it after it was had artwork and murals installed.

"I say to Pierre. ‘come down now and you won't see any crypt.’ "

Dr. MacKinnon. on a speak- ing tour of Western Canada. also said he believed Regina needed an auditorium.

VOTE TO BE TAKEN Residents here are to vote on a $1,000,000 money bylaw which would be the city’s share of a 34,30,000 auditorium. The audi- torium would be built with fed- eral and provincial help to mark the centennial of confed< cration. Dr

, MacKinnon said good auditoriums are needed arross Canada and would make it easy for travelling groups to bring best of Canadian talent to Canadians. He said tracted business

auditoriums at- conven-

Canadian businessmen to meet

to faster social and business re lationships.

had at full year of' operation. He said cultural centres in small communities su Charlottetown ‘iake on charac teristics of their own while in larger- centres no" distinctive character is developed and they sumc the character of the community they are in."

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For Queen's Observatory :

OTTAWA (CP) — A rugged] flat-topped mountain in south-' central British Columbia aboutl 25 miles south of Penticton has t been selected as the site for the new Queen Elizabeth II observ-l atory, Prime Minister Pearson. announced Wednesday,

The observatory, which Will be built to commemorate Queen Elizabeth's 1964 visit to Canada. will be located on Mount K04

long and two miles wide. Mount bau is 6,200 feet above sea level and rises. more than 5,000l feet above adjacent river val-;

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Main research facility at the. new observatory will be a in; r 671,000 telescope which wili' have a 150-inch reflecting -nlr-‘ ror. It will be the second larg-

‘est optical telescope in the i ban. a huge plateau eight miles l world, exceeded only by a 200- overl ‘ on

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in various parts of the country [birth control.

He said financial success of l ilica told the 2.077 prelates pres- . the Charlottetown Memorial *ent no oral deliberation would 1 prevention." Building could not be deter 'be allowed on certain unspeclw

Editors Pick LBJ To Win

NEW YORK lAP) w Most members of the American So- ciety of Newspaper Editors think President Johnson will be elected Nov. 3 by a substantial .margin. results of a poll showed jWednesday.

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tors. Johnson was expected to win in 38 states. including the district of Columbia. for a total of 440 electoral votes. The Re- publican presidential candidate. Barry Goldwater was expected to carry eight states with 68 electoral votes.

Three states—Maine. Florida and Nebraska—were regarded a toss-up. and there were no predictions in two other states -—New Hampshire and Wyom- ing.

Among a majority of the edlu

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Parliament At A Glance

Ry THE CANADIAN PRESS WEDNESDAY. Oct. 28. 1964

The Commons debated the government‘s r e q no a t for 3740000000 in interim supply to meet November and De cember expenses.

Hugh Hornet- tPC—Jasper- Edson) suggested the CBC! stations and studios be sold to private broadcasters; had become an expensive play- thing the on f rd.

Goldwater Seeking ‘ Grass Roots Backing

rAP)—.brandished a of The rker and said it urged voters. o "smash Goldwatertsm" tor make easier the path of social- is

BELLEVILIJJ. Ill. ‘ Senator Barry Goldwater de-‘tWo clsrod Wednesday he has been “Wendi by extremists for not outlawing extremism" and do-

I. Democra repu- diate VIII-the celled Com lu rt

m. Carrying his campaign to the places he thinks hold the key to Republican victory -— tie . grass roots. non - metropolitan “Now I'm not accusing any areas—Goldwater was Dunner-t of belugr a Commu-;by warm. friendly crowds.

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blic cannot of- Percy Noble (PC - Grey North) said liaison is needed between he BC and the public so protests about pro- gramming can be effective. Arnold Peters tNDP — Ti- miskamlng) sold without con- troversial programs the CB 0 "more color- less than we (Canadians)

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Ont.) said opinion is owing t'iat Parliament has 0 com fret over the CBC.

Jack Boxburgh 4L —- Nor-

folk) introduced II bill that would make hockey Canada's national sport. THURSDAY. Oct The Commons meets at 2:30 pm. to continue debate on interim supply. h Senate stands adjourned until Nov. .1.

list." the At Oshkosh. he stopped to flat nominee said. to greet Lourdes Roman Catholic m I little sick and tired of High School children and posed their not denouncing this Com- thde grind?” 8:23;: "1 enouncln o n. un er e sc oo 3 : mm “on. n“ d g "The truth shall make you 'free."

But in several of the day's speeches. he rebuked church- . men for becoming “loud advo- Commuulst cafes“ of on B. J voting for when. Goldwater said. the pres- r . ..” ident represents thinking op-

tbeir booking. . "1 haven't heard a Democrat yet that

Weather Data Is Exchanged

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia started exchanging weather in. formation Wednesday on a tele- type circuit.

A U.S. weather bureau spokesman said some operat details. such as schedu wil

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VATICAN CITY IAP)~Thel atican Ecumenical Council im-f

posed full secrecy Wednesday in its discussion of the more

tions and It was beneficial for delicate problems of the mod- . the sections on marriage and

world—obviously meaning

The cardinal-moderator of fuel ay's session in St. Peter's Bas- L

Birth Control Debate rHas Secrecy Imposed

notes on council speeches '0.- briefing reporters about the daily closed session said later;

“Obviously this is directed at

family planning. The idea an pears to be that the bishops in general council shoul not go into clinical detail on such things as procreation and ill:

mined because it had not yet. fled points in the schema tdocu ‘

ment) on the Roman Catholic Church in . modern world “because this could lead to er- roneous interpretations. abuses and conclusion-making outside the council by the public."

The cardinal. Gregory Peter . seven years. may be headed ton: servatory—a six or

Agagianian of the Vatican curia. said the prelates could go into full detail only by submitting their observations on such

gFive Old Ships 3Sold For Scrap

HALIFAX (CP)*Five rusting here for mom

ships. than

. a scrap heap somewhere in Eu- l rope.

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inch telescope in the United States. The site was selected by

astronomers of the observator- ies branch of the department of mines and technical surveys after a lwoyear search. It was considered the best of five pos- sible locations—three in South- ern B.C. and two in Alberta. Mount Kobau belt of the ac. interior andl ooks the Okanagan Valley the east and the Similka- on the west. It is

meen Valle 14 miles northwest of the town of Osoyoos and in a direct line about seven miles from the Canada-U.S. border. -

The site fulfills scientific re- quirements for an observatory. It is above local dust and d1".- turbed area, is not subject t.- rapidly-moving weather fronts. great extremes of temperature or too much auroral activity and has clear skies and low rainfall

A new highway. the Richter Pass Road. runs across the southern slope of the mountain and a gradual rise from road to summit will simplify building of an access road. Power lines are located seven miles to the north east and water is available from

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for 25 years. was found dead at his home at nearby Venice Tue..- day. An ermty bottle of sleeping lin this sector.

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The size of the plateau leaves ample room for auxiliary tele scope and other instruments and buildings. Provision will be made for tourists with picnic grounds and a parking area.

Construction of the new ob- seven year job—will restore Canada to its

former position of eminence in

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Mr. Pearson said the land on

points in writing for considera- Indies fleet. have been bougn. which the observatory will be

tion by the commissron charge of the schema.

' priests ap- pointed as press officers to take

sale to Dutch interests, in- formed sources said Wednesday night.

in by a Montreal broker for re~ located belongs to the.B.C_ gov-

. being in do available to the federal govern- ment at no cost.

Amherst Fir-e Loss Seen

In Excess Of $200,000

AMHERST tCPl —— Prelimin- ary estimates placed damage in excess of $200.000 in a fire which destroyed a four-storey business and storage building on the northern outskirts of. Amherst Wednesday morning. |

Meanwhile K. P. Allen. presl-'

dent of K. P. Allen Limited, building contractors and cupied the major portion h. ground floor. remained critical condition in hospital. . Allen suffered extensive third degree burns. Two of four other persons in the building at the time the blaze broke out were treated for burns

The Allen firm lost . worth of lumber in the blaze as well as a large stock of build- ing supplies. Tantramar Mot- ors. another occupants. lost new trucks which were in

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A HUGE FIREBALL erupts t'irough the side and roof of a Morey business and stoc-

000 000-galion gasoline storage tanks

motor works building.

Thompson Brothers Limited. roofing contractors. estimated its loss at more than 320.000 to materials.

G. D. Brennan. another Am-' herst auto dealer. had three new cars in storage. while A. D. Smith. Lumber Limited had a large supply of material in the building.

Main highway traffic betWeen Amherst and the New Bruns- wick border was blocked for more than three hours as por- tions of the building's walls col- lapsed onto the road.

Amherst firemen sprayed water between four nearly 8.-

owned by British American Oil Company. Two tank cars were removed from a siding by a shooter.

Fire Chief Robert Gothreau. who estimated total damages at $200,000. said cause of the

age building ou the outskirts of Amherst Wednesd v

. a.. The brick buildius was destroyed.

blaze. which was first noticed about 7:30 a.m. T was not determined. Howard Wells. manager of the K. P. Allen firm. said it appeared the. blaze started in a ground floor tool room.

The building was owned by R. MacD Black of Amherst and Halifax and Norman C. Rodger of Amherst.

‘Also in storage in the build- ing at the time of the blaze were a number of pleasure boats owned by private indi- viduals as wet as .seVeral house trailers and a few used cars.

It is expected that it. will be several days before an official damage‘figuro can be reached.

The bulldlng was constructed in 1911 for the manufacture of the MacKay automobile. It has had various uses since the auto firm closed.

It was elected to 1011 for the manufacture of the bloom automobile. The the bloohd

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Takes Own Life

HOLLYWOOD (AP) -- Police.

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ctor Sammee Tong left

“I have taken my own life. No l pills were found nearby.

An autopsy was ordered. , Police said Tong gave no ex-i planation for his suicide. but left l several notes propped up on a. chair in his apartment one of. them to his landlady and ah-I other to his lawyer. dictating fi- i nal arrangements in the event) of his death

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OTTAWA (CP) — Foundation Maritime Limited has been awarded a contract for con- struction of a young offenders institution at Springhill. N.S.. with a bid of $8,890,800, it was announced Wednesday. The Halifax construction firm was the lowest bidder among six. the government announced. It is hoped construction wtll start in mid-November and the target date for completion of the institution is late 1066.

I IMPORTANCE STRESSED

Education Gets Boost For UNESCO’s Priority

Mountain Site Selected

Application Needed More Than Researc

PARIS lReuters) — Canadalt

called on UNESCO's generalfM§FI“C9-'

conference Wednesday to give t

iculariy in the fields of pun ' e said

know many will regard his statement as heresy in the

education first priority over scl- modem scientific and techno. ence in its programs for many logical age. but the fact re-

more years to come.

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Henry Hicks. leader of the‘disposal today the scientific and

’ Canadian delegation, told thefificlmpmve the lot at

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conference "there no scientific progres is a sound educational system."

Referring to the expansion in i

hnical knowledge necessary ‘ men in

U. 0 should make use of his knowledge and apply these fit of

UNESCO’s “resources and comeilecm‘lques {0" the

mitments." he urged “this ex-lmanldndr Hid“ added-

pansion should only take place at a pace that will permit ade- quate support on the part of our membership for constructive and down-to-earth programs."

tion is the "sine qua non to satisfying the needs and asp tions of the world's peoples.

Canada has participated In

. o v e r s e a s development pro- grams .plan for more than a decade and

Hicks. president of Dalhousie a:

said veteran Chinese character lUniversity. Halifax. said educa- a note for them:

through the Colombo by next year will have con- ibuted nearly . . to ese projects. he said. The Ca-

nadian government also doubled . .its grant to '. . ‘5‘“ .the United Nations special fund. Last year there were more than

ear to

“I am aware of the enhanced 1 10.000 students from the devel- TOIIE- 63- 3 screen Performer ‘pl'iol‘ity recently given to 501-; oping countries studying in Can-

encc and we all recognize them. and about, 235 Canadian importance of UNESCO's l'ole‘teachers and visors were . particularly m serving abroad. e developing countries. —-————————~ “However . . . the priority of

science in relation to education seems to us only to recognize the essential elements of man's progress in controlling his ma- terial environments." . Hicks said the importance or‘. ithe human an social sciences. and the influence they have on1 the destiny of mankind should. not be forgotten. - “It may very well be thatl mankind would be better served. in the generation ahead if more‘I emphasis could be given to the 1 dissemination of existing knowl-i edge and e application of. known scientific truths to if human situation than by ever- lncreasing emphas's on the dis- covery of new knowledge, par-

Former bllDP Now Liberal

SYDNEY (CP) Malcolm tVicl Maclunis. former New Democratic Party Member of Parliament. for Cape Breton South. confirmed ednesday he is interested in the Liberd'. nomination for the constitu- ency in "the next general elec- tion.

Mr. Mar-Innis said severe! weeks ago he would not not-

general election in Cape Bro— ton South by Progressive Con- lservative Donald MacInnls.

British Firm Planning Bus Sale To China

LON-DON (Reuters) The British Leyland Company which had closed a 825.000.000 deal to send buses 0 Cuba disclosed Wednesday it is planning to sell vehicles to China.

Donald Stokes. deputy chair- man and manging director of the firm. announced this at a press conference on the eve of his depature on a world-wide selling tour.

Stokes may visit the British fair in Peking. where the cor- poration is exhibiting vehicles.

The fair will be opened by British trade minister Douglas

For Misc

MISCOUCIIE -— A number or projects were discussed at a' resources development last night and drawing the most comments from the small turn- out was a proposed dam and fishing pond and a rink

Representing the Agriculture Rehabilitation and Development Administration. Gordon Ripley of Charlottetown told the. groin that engineers had visited the site of the proposed dam and had approved it but had stated

INSIDE TODAY

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Jay who left today for Moscow gnaw“! ‘ ' ' ' ‘ ‘ ' ' ' ' " ~ omics and Pekin . SM Stokes said on his tour he will Wmen.‘ meet Chinese trade representa- quoflal. ‘ tlves in Hong Kong. “We are K‘m“ one}. s reasonably optimistic of selling Summ’enm. ' y ’ to China." he said. P11.“ c. ’ " t ‘ Finance. Markets ...... 18 Rural Churches . . . . . . .. ll