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victim's accident was or was -not re- -

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However, even. with a breathalizer test how cana police officer de- termine whether a man-is-drunk or impaired? In Europe, according to a report from the Statistical Research Department of Dominion Automobile Association, there’s“a wide diversity of opinion among enforcement autitrities on the point at which a

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PAGE ¢_ TUESOAT._J0NE 8. 8 sociation, -has released the results of | . a : a check recently made on limits in. Costly Inep titude a > several European countries. Just how “When the federal government. many bottles of beer a driver may

ne siiated and approved a wage in- crease of over 80 cents an hour for Quebec longshoremen and 30 per cent for St. Lawrence Seaway work- ers.” commented the Winnipeg Free Press last week. “it made nonsense

alcoho! : J.P. Lewickie, diréctor of the -as-

consume before he becomes impaired

__tafter_breathalizer tests) is shown

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were. It also erected a shining tar- get that other unions cannot fail to see and seek to duplicate. Except in

Canada no. government of the West- -

ern world has set such standards. All the pius sermons preachéd by the

All the recent tax increases and pre-

_vailing high interest rates will not re press the new spiral.” This gloomy prediction is already _in a fair way of being realized, Natur- -ally enough, union leaders represent- Ing 95.000 -non-operating railway

workers have seized upon these con-

cessions .as a vardstick that should be

applicable to them. As a consequence, progress being made by a rail

basis of a 45-cent-an-hour wage. in- erease has been al! but abandoned.

The price of a contract deal with the.

railway men mav have to be raised to something like 56 cents an hour to match the 30 per cent seaway conces- sion.

~ Unrest is also reportediv growing among more than 200.000 federal civil servants as a joint Senate-Com-

mons committee scans_the govern: tm South Vietnam to facilitate

ment’s new collective bargaining

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legislation. To pave the way for this legislation, the government is busy

here: An Austria, a driver may have

the equivalent of 3 bottles of beer and still legally drive; in Belgium, it's 5 bottles; Denmark, -3bottles; Finland,

3 bottles; Icetand;1%7 bottles; Sweden, ~~

5 bottles; West Germany, 5 bottles.

~-Which—just-goes~to~show that “in

determining who's “impaired,” as in other problems. of human behavior, a uniform yardstick is hard to come by.

Once again; Saigon and American officials ‘are talking “optimistically” about the Viet Nam war. The massive presence of American troops—271,- 000 by latest count—is “clearly show: ing results.” Premier Ky has promis- ed victory in 1967. The Americans. taught by the lesson of premature optimism in the past, are careful not to speculate on a timetable. But they,

Ccon-— to see the struggle in Sainte beard tas Gur tee elt 2 tee strugg

prospective settlement perhaps on the |—

terms _of military achievement ona decisive scale.

‘This may be, in part. a reaction to the initiative taken by U Thant, secre tary general of the United Nations. in urging the end of what he calls “‘one of the most barbarous wars in his- tory.” The secretary general's pro- posals cover three points—all of which. he:has- made before: I. Cessa- tion of bombing of North Vietnam. 2. Scaling down of al] military activity “an effective ceasefire.” 3.-Willingness of all sides to enter into conversations with all those who are “actually fight-

reclassifying all public service jobs. | ing” in other-words, with. the Viet= Within the administrative and cleri- cong. : - €al categories, this reclassification ts ; The Saigon government has pooh-

wéll under way-and the government elaims it should be completed before there can be action on demands for raises. But spokesmen for the 80,000-

member Civil Seryjeé Federation and

the 33,000-member Civil Service As-

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sociation of Canada maintain the pay boosts should be granted immediately.

The slowdown in the pay cycle

member Customs and Excise Officers ~— Association —to—call-an- emergency “meeting of its branch presidents in

“administrative bracket. Some branch- @s have reportedly urged strike act- fon. Meanwhile, the. 11,000-member

~-Canadian Union of Postal Employees

hhooed_ any chanées of negotiation

‘with the Communists: and this ap-

pears to be the attitude of the US. military and of ar greg Johnson as “well. They feel thaf the bombing of North Vietnam “keeps the pressure on” and tends to weaken the will of the enemy. Many others, including neutrals who have visited the area,

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[ Localized : | Sweating kK

By Dr. Theedere R-Van Delien SO} Persons perspiré. so | Profasely that it drips off the jbody and stains the clothing. When ‘limited to the Palms, ev; ;erything touched is likely to be- Come wet: It is embarrassing to’ Shake hands and’ when writing {the skin. sticks to the Paper Hose may be discolored “when feet perspire and, a contact ‘der; | matitis may occur when the | Moisture mixed with chemicals in the shoes. The skin between toes is macerated and ringworm

| often develops. * | Overactivity of sweat glands _|{s aggravated by warmth, phy-

|Sical exertion, obesity, heavy ,Clothing, and fever. Heredity, overindulgence in alcohol, -cof- _|fee, or spicy food :

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Beads of perspiration form on ,the upper lip, - fore » and jchest of some persons after | eating spicy foods. . chocolate, tomato sauce,

| Because the controlled— 8 tem, the condition is worse

sweat. glands are

sys- dur-

Vv preparations are available for generalized sweat. ing. These include atrophine, belladonna, sedatives, Banthine, Prantal, and the antihistaminics, : | but the outcome is_ not always Satisfactory. All too’ often the —_vietim—is —i

the sweat glands are beh. ving . accordingly. In severe cases, X- ‘Tay treatment or sympathee- | tomy has been tried when sweat- ing is localized, but these mea- |sures seldom are recommended

| For localized Sweating one of

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OTTAWA REPORT By Patrick Nicholson

Handicaps To Highway Safety Efforts —

The problems of our system

of government; with jurisdic-

‘ton divided “between federal

neh rhnes

and provincial governments, are handicapping efforts to reduce our highway traffic toll

This became very obvious dur- ing the twoday conference con- vened in Ottawa by the Cana-_ dian Government. Specifications

~ Committee “on the Auto

motive Vehicle Safety Code For instance, provincial govern- ments licence drivers: but com- Pulsory breathalyzer testing of impaired drivers is. arguably an infringement of human. rights, which is a federal matter. Sim- ilarly, the federal government’ appears to consider that it could not legislate safety features in-” to the manufacture of motor ve- i hicles; so it is pussy-fotting: this , point’ by compiling a list of

. Safety features which must be ' Incorporated in passenger vehi.

cles@which it buys for its own

use. - While the possible alleviation of our grave—national—problem—

! of highway. accidents is thus a

| conference. Especially the infor-

doubt this” Thé Milwaukee Journal is”

among the leading American news- Papers which.also has misgivings on the subject. It quotes Arthur Gold-

y 1-2. At least 5,000 of — berg. US. ambassador to the United _ the-association’s members are in the _Nations.

the lines proposed by Mr. Thant. and it adds: -

mation papers prepared for the committee were admirably in- formative @nd = exhaustive tn their Study of the past and their speculation about the future. VEHICLE CRITICIZED While some tally frank about the social tr- responsibility of the aggressive driver, and especially the drin-

king driver, a Paper on “The -

Vehicle= suggested ‘that the ay-

has been centred on comfort. styling and convenience; the latter half of this period has pro-

duced only a very few safety .

features, suéh as improved door latches, lap-straps, some deep- fish steering’ wheels and impro- ved headlights. But, argued this paper. it has gradually hecome evident to the industry and to the public that, if the automo. bile is to retain its position. a substantial reduction will have to be made ‘in the incidence - ot death and injury resulting trom its use. THE SORRY sTORY Elsewhere it was pointed out that no automobile design is carried owt: in Canada: hence no cars are designed to meet our normal! travel conditions. An obvious, exaniple of this short- coming is the sloping front and

accidents is that passengers _

| the many antiperspirants on the | Market usually is effective. | Spicy foods and — stimuiants , should be eliminated from the es | diet. Now and then tonic baths of sea salt or alum are useful.

_ | Other beneficial measures in-

| clude dusting the skin with’ pow-

der and foot baths~—containing potassium permanganate or for-

an aluminum chloride solution also is of value. The socks, un- should be changed frequently Women can dress. in a minimum and are more fortunate than men in this regard. : FACIAL DISORDERS RY. writes: Is.Bell’s palsy the same as facial neuralgia” tt |. ne should be seated facing back- | No. Iw Bell’s palsy, the sev- wards — a proposal which has enth, or facial, nerve is involv-

rear windows, which accumulate falling-snow—and- hence cease to be ‘‘windows” :

The death rate per 100,000,000 passenger miles—is-now—0.09 on passenger trains, #31. on buses, ~ 06 on airlines, and 3.5 on pas- | senger cars. One suggestion te minimise death and injury—iw

|severa) advantages but one se- ed = the outcome is paralysis /vere psychological disadvan- face. Facial neuralgia is |tage. jan affliction of the trigeminal

What does that two-day meet- |nerve and is characterized by inig, described as one of Otta- Pain rather than paralysis.

'wa's “most prestigious” add up WINDPIPE SURGERY

to? Just a start, a halting and | R.S. writes: What is a tracheo- joverdue start, wrapped in sec- tomy? i :

|recy and died with* velvet | REPLY, | gloves, king the necessary Am emergency operation in ‘authoritarianism. which the surgeon. makes an in-

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‘The decision of the (

wealth Ottawa in July should strength- en our ties with that part of the hemisphere.

Canada is ideally suited such a role.

With the background. _ exper- ence, scientific knowledge and

for

Papers were bru-' skills that Canada possesses, we

_Caribbean Ties _ : : Toronto Telegram ‘anadiag, ‘ gray area, there was no dearth G®‘ernment to host a Common- * nigal

of constructive thinking at the — Caribbean Conference in —

cision directly into the windpipe somewhere between ‘the Adam's apple and the collar bone. This procedure is done to save the sufferer from strangulation when ; - there is obstruction in the throat contributed $10,000.000 in tech- or larynx. asmstance, -evelopment ONE CAUSE Joans_and_educational_services.—_—_T_E—-writes: Canada enjoys healthy trade |fever cause skipped

beats of the

REPLY Many irregularities of the heart, including skipped -beats, $110,- fercur in- an. attack of rheumatic lever. GS

though our imports fell off |

slightly in 1965. They totaled $80,- | ,000__compared with ,000 in: 1964:

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are in a position to give direc- |

tion and even. some | additional assistance to the Caribbean countries. ~ _

This should result in closer re-

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| tomobile might have to be elim- i ;

| inated from its present position — ane od ‘ai wna

+ rt a immigration and in eulturat ex.

“Waly possible alternatives to ~thanges

the owner- driven automobile have been Proposed,""—said-this

External Affairs Minister

or drinking tea. -

‘ing periods of . excitement or - anxiety.

cheerful,

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NOTES BY THE WAY

A prominent business me who had been invited to speak a! a political meeting was placed on the list of speakens

several speakers ,whose names were not on. the program; and the. audience was tired out when he eventually introduced the last speaker’ ‘‘Mr. Jenkins will now give us his ‘address."" ‘My address,"’ said Mr. Jenkins ris- ing, ‘‘is 155 Lane Park,- and I wish you all good-night!"’ Montreal Star., -

Jimmy (watching something

tasty going into sick-room) — “Please, Ma, can I have the | measles when Willie's done with them?" — Galt Reporter. ”

Hirst P tr's ter

‘ rible to grow old alone. My wife hasn't had a birthday in six years." — Financial Post. oe

AS

Nigaee aver,.the chairman introduced-

ur prize for the ultimate sty pidity of the vear goes to wh» evrr figured it would be a 2°4 idea to shoot James Mered*"h as hé walked along a’ Missix«:. Pppi road. This is another of those shots which is going to be heard’ aféund the-world.” This } is another of those idiot . ar*s which many ill-informed people are “going to think is representa- tive of the entire white south , This is another of those bits of backwoods bravadq@ Which ma- kes it so easy to pass a new ci-

vil rights bill each year 4t. lanta Journal. A Chicago bank says some

$3 bills were issued in 1850 and Submits one of them in evidence

.\ [t's “a. pity they_are not issued

now, a& a.$3 bill would come in handy these days for buying a dollar's worth of many an item.

* |= Woodstock* Sentinel Review,

The report that the Goldwat- er branch of Republicanism was

ding defeat--of the Arizona sen- ator in 1964 has proved prema- ture. The landslide victory . of actor Ronald Reagan in the Cal- ifornia ‘Republican primary is evidence enough.

lywood romantic idol have made little progress by emphasizing Mr. Reagan's political — inno- cence. In fact he is far from naive; his apparent willingness to adopt any political stance may be his strongest: asset. In the Forties he was quite a left-wing figure as head of the miltant Sereen Actors’ Guild but in re- ‘cent years has made the switch to darling of, the Far Right with ease :

His plan to become governor of the largest state in the «nion: ‘in~his first try at political office, in November is no longer scoff-

been masterfully stage-manag- ed by a Los Angeles public re- lations firm that specializes in

molding political images. 7

If he should win the Califor- nia~ post in- November, he will

No Longer A Jo

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have a formidable power baxe to challenge such’ a moderate _ Republican presidential” choice as Michigan Governor Romney |in- 1968.

The actors chances in Novem ber shot up when two-ter:a Go vernor ‘Pat’ Brown had such

ning the: Democratic~: primary from the right-wing mayor of Los Angeles, Samuel Yorty. Mr. Reagan, all the while, has h=en courting these same dissatisfied Democratic voters by skilfully exploiting the growing ra~‘al tension in-the-state While n< or mentioning Negroes, he seldom

faited—to—make—trefereneces—ta—a ——

segment of our citizens whe make welfare a profession.” The emergence two years age of song-and-dance man George Murphy as a Republican sena- tor from California attracted predictable comic: comments

can politics. Mr. Reagan is ne “jonger a joke. He has a definite \appeal to those millions of root- less new residents in a state which {srw the home of one in every 10 American voters. ~~

Flowers From Rhodesia —

Ottawa Journal

A brave but sad little for- nightly called Rhodesian Com- mentary is issued by the Rhode- sian Ministry of Information. It is full of declarations that every- thing's just fine in Rhodesia de- spite sanctions, articles about what is being done for the Ne- groes and notes displaying af- fection for Britain, such as: that saying that the Rhodesian Gar- den Association sent flowers for

| Westminster Abbey's 900th an- \niversary.

In London it does—not-look so Amid new talks be- tween, British and Rhodesian of- ficials, informed People there say that Rhodesia ‘annot hold out against--sanctions much ‘without Severe austerity measures. The economy is run-

relations with the Caribbean, al- | heart? |ning. down and it may be that

|the Ian Smith government ts

ready for a compromise. What might that be? Britain

\insists on rights being guaran-

new constitution. Further, Lon don wants Africans to consent te any-final settlement.

Reports speak. of a glimnier of hope of a setttement-—That ~ may be, but settlement will ne- vet be won without concessions by white Rhodesians who have .supported-Mr. Smith. They con- tinue. to hope - everything ~ will ‘turn out fine, without change, but. they are only dreaming.

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DE GAULLE FOR ETHIOPIA

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters)— French President de Gaulle has accepted an inyitation from Emperor Haile Selassie to visit Ethiopia in August, an -Ethi- opian government spokesmas said Monday. De Gaulle, now visiting Russia, will- go on from Addis Ababa to Cambodia, New Caledonia and- Tahiti, where he may see the climax of . the forthcoming French nuclear test

teed the African majority in a series.

— Blig

as_urging IN _action_along—

“Why should we not-once again try—

a cessation of bombing? Are we not. ~ ——Mented_as_necessary- by “tocal™

- “‘suth ‘as: (A) automati¢e control of all highway vehicles; ‘b) high-speed cross-country transportation of xghicles on rail or _highway trains. with indiv).them_to__step-up—de

dual control limited to local low- within their own framework speed traffic: -(c) long distance | Canada has already provided Passenger transport entirely by considerable

rail, bus or aircraft and local- travel by vastly improved mass transportation systems — supple-

countries take advantage of our techniques to—a greater extent thai? now. This would enable

assistance to. the | Somer ee “inthe f Caribbean” wi the Canada- West Indies Aid Program which |

- not when you use...

____ and the 7.500-member Federated

sociation of Letter Carriers are map- ping new pay demands for submission -to the government in October.

If ever there was need for con- sistent action in dealing with wage demands it is surely at this juncture. Piecemeal. settlements in trucking, airline. seaway and railway disputes serve only to compound -inequities and grievances and add further dis- tortions to the whole structure. Never was the. weakness of the Pearson ad- ministration shown mére disturbingly than in its wobbling policy in this

Bonsense of its own guidelines.

_Who’s Impaired?

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: Bipeg Liberal paper wel! savs—makes

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nation to ‘waj the first mile’ toward peace? Why not even a unilateral ceasefire after announcing to the Vietcong that we will continue it if thev join? With the prestige of the UN and U Thant behind us and with such a sow of. peaceful itttentions on our part the other side would be under great pressure to act. The road we are on now leads inevitably to more escalation and a wider war.”

A- road which could carry us-all, willy-nilly, into another armageddom

‘The horse has been described as one of automation’s earliest victims: but in Kitchener, Ontario, he is about to be brought back into the ranks of

-. People: whe say “eliminate the | the emploved. The dairies there have

Bquor and you eliminate accidents” -@ire wrong, declares KH, MacDonald, z chairman of the Canadian Highway Safety Council ‘tie téld dele gates to a safety conference that drinking is not’ as general -a problem as some people believe. “We have _tens of thousands’ of people who drive after attending social functions, but they aren't a serious danger. They are “@ocial drinkers who pace themselves. The problem we face is to distinguish

‘Dominion Bureau of Statistics report———willloce-»-avmpathetie treet.

decided that Dobin is a faster and more efficient deliverer of. milk than the motorized truck.

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If your boy has obtained his ton tor’'s degree in some subject from a Canadian university, he’s a rare speci- that he'd make it, according to a And if your Ph_D., is a girl, she had three chances in 10.000. The bureau

' getween the chronic abuser who is a bases its conclusions on survevs done

Menace on the road. and the social drinker —usuallvy a ! responsible, mature citizen who cuts of-lonz be- fore he is impaired” :

Having made this point Mr. Mae ;

‘between 1958 and 1961 of 2.000.000 to 4.000.000 Canadian students from

Grade 2 up. There were 3.199.419 to ire In 1958. and 3.995.650

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‘mobile, dividing this into three

cars optimized for that role.” This paper sketched the 70 year evolution of today’s : o~

Periods. First, up to 1927 effort: was concentrated on the cheap mass production of the ‘“‘motor- ized buggy,"’ overcoming its ma- jor deficiences, and protecting its occupants against the wea- ther. From- 1927-194. was the “engineering period”, which saw the evolution of the ¢onfigura- tion of car which we know to day, treating the vehicle as an integrated’ who® rather than as a collection of assemblies. Since 1941. engineering effort

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by correspondents ef questions of im

terest. The Guardian dees net neces

sarily enderse the opinion ef corres.

pondents. All letters published are sub-

ject te editing and condensation wher-

secessary. The Guardian -is unable tc

enter inte any correspondence regard-

ing letters submitted

IN APPRECIATION Sir,—Having learned that Dr Gencheff is leavitig PEI. I would like to express apprecia- tion for his services. I am sure countless others wish to do the

. Same. and bid him God-speed to nis new position in Madison, Wisconsin His “skill, patience

Ht 4-8 Het ten te tte

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known

capped

At His going. the handi-

especially the. children

and the staff of the - Rehabilita- tion Centre. an efficient medical director. His patients. will al- Ways remember his nz and cherry manner

family we re i farewell. and trust Gods richest blessings

Te the’ whole

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that u..

follow them in succeeding -veAre , T am. Sip! te

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began in !%8. This totaled $10.- 000.000 over -a five-year period. | In addition. several vessels were | donated for following the inauguration of the West Indies Federation. :

“In the year 1965-66. Canada

Our Yesterdays

(From The Guardian Files)

TWENTY - FIVE YEARS AGO (June 28, 1941)

Prime Minister Church !11, | shuffling his cabinet for the sec- | ond time in two months to- take | swift advantaze of Hitler's Rus- sian campaign, appointed Lord Beaverbrook. Minister of Supply

: : tor one of the most important posts in the Bri- tish war machine.

Pope Pius XII, for the first time. attributed the war to the

hand of divine providence as |

punishment for the sins-of man-

inter-island trade, —

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for Improved _ ~ Disease Control_- and Higher Yields

kind. He did not specificalty | — DUCTS OF coc . “mention the Gérman- Russian | \ROHM+HA Reg. Canodian Pat, OFF and hy — RESEARCH ~gsiuhaa aang tee dice TEN YEARS AGO : : = (June 2. 1956) Chemicals for Canadian Agriculture -

Senior Captain and Mrs. Car- |

ter. with their three children, arrived in the City, from Toron- to. Capt ‘(arter who had bee

in

the Senior Captain of : ” Toronto, acted

that position for the Charlotte- sows Corns Tisaintehedantoaill fee i Mr.* I ry. MacKay. Char-| lottetown chairman’ for the Sal- Nation Arn Red Shield cam- = ° . peten exprsed pleasure with the fine me of .the Ladies‘ division Al, Rebekah Lodge under the + irfmranship of Mrs 1G Berm: The tearm headed

by MF®” Huzs MacKay reported the Highest eollection for the di- vuion

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