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Premier. Walter R. Shaw ~~ called for>a ‘deeper study of ‘our resourtes. and an a

tact” tion of the contribution that sen

be made to our prosperity by o dividuals and groups.’

In a year-end review, the pre- mier said ‘there are many op- portunities through which the activity and initiative of: the im- dividual could very well main- tain a happy and satisfying beens life without involving direct gov ernment finances.’**

The premier said, that 10,000, inc'viduals Who can’ ‘ada $100 their revenue by extra - planning can add $1,000,000 more to the revenue of the province, while 25,000 who’ bring’ in’ an extra $500 would contribute $12,500,000 “and with. proper . omen and a

Text of Premier Shaw's econo-

' The New Year's season is a time “6f—retrospection and reso- lution. Both these tendencies have merit, based on serious re-

ues: in looking backward dover the records of the past...and on these records plan thé activities of the next year. Has the year brought forth disappointments and losses. if so, what were the rezsons? If the records. indicate expansion and favourable results, what.influences have brought

“TA Comnplete“wssessmient~“ot- all, factors was have produced pro- fits or losses, provide-a walesbie background in laying down plans for the next year, and thus - sibly not only avoid the nesses in our previous operal but also extend action into proved practices and reap phases .of produc:

ion.

The overall record for the year pes is excellent. Gross farm in- come

fA re-

xe. three. : : 1 and 1967 seem_ vomcotih: igheries have also provided vall

pturns and large quantities of fish landed at the new

town plant have ied totaly ©

* revenues.

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bret FLEET Ai: reat strides have been taken in equipping the ‘industry for es

greater effi tnetesned zt landings and better ‘quality.

next season at least seven Bee: SE ne eee eae

“Alaska Town Swept By Fire

“SITKA, Alaska (AP) — "Fire -pdeabl: hha Spouthiahatac 3 town Sunday, destroying much ‘of the business’ section and the historic St. Michael's. Russian Orthodox cathedral. : High winds - hampered _fire- men. The flames levelled busi- oe on one side of “= whtown, street, jumped to cathedral inthe 2 @rea and then leaped acrosé the ‘@treet to other structures. The cathedral, dedicated in » 1848, -housed priceless and ir- . Yeplaceable icons and _ other relics of the early Russian oc- cupation of Alaska. Estimates of their value have been made at

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crease in financial trade prac- tices. Ang aii ot Biel. shits portions of our mand tubslantial improvement there no! question regarding an over-| all stimulating vitality in our

bank clearances, which are esti-: mated at a whopping $50,000,000

which reached over

CONSTRUCTION GROWS

It neéds only casual observance to recognize great changes — im construction;, and in activity. Growth has been rap- idly reaching out in many diree- tions and involves, industrial ex- pansion business enterprises co- operative, eommunity and in- dividual ©

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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) —_ Pope Paul said, Sunday. his ‘New Year's Eve messages to and Peking were aimed “effective. media- for an end to the conflict

= i Viet Nam.”

Sunday. hie made his first pub-

leaders South and North Viet Nam. :

The—pontiff—also—sent a mes-: sage to President Johnson but

upwards of $1,500,000.

its contents: were not immedi- ately disclosed.

_ Australia In. Grip. Of Bad Dry Spell

SYDNEY, N.S.W. (AP) — In- “land Australia is still in the. grip of one of the continent’s worst droughts despite substantial rain in large sections of the

Farmers’ in’ Queensland and New South Wales—who produce élightly more than half of -Aus- tralia’s rural output — were heartened by soaking rains in the last weeks of 1965. and now ate trying to rehabilitate Jand and stock. Many areas that’had been scourged by dust stérms which suffocated starving sheep and cattle received three to five inches of rain.

However,_farmers remain cautious. -They say, the real test

“will-come in June when rain is needed to bring, on the dry herbage for winter months. ,

The. authoritative Australian Financial Review. says Queens- land may have lost eoerte tas) its . 24,000,000 drought and its por Ah ‘lamb crop of 2,000,000 could be almost

@ total loss- - Add to this ‘toll 300,000 cattle wiped sat. - : = ‘Agronomists fear ‘the loents for New South Wales may be & severe as those for Queens- ind.

tralian wool production comes from New South: Wales ‘and Queensland and almost two- thirds of the country's merino clip is grown in the drought- affected region. The Queensland wool clip seems likely to be down by .a third.

The grimmest drought ews comes from less productive cen- | tral Australia where hundreds of camels were ated to be dying’ of thirst after destroying

ter buffalo are dying because of the lack of water.

The drow is less acute in

seasonal conditions are ex-

pected to deteriorate. there early.

in 1966. However,

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The Pepe nid Sinday be woe | pleased to note “the favorable | echo in the world press and pub- lic_ opinion . for. our_messages. of. \yesterday calling for new inten. | tions of mutual forgiveness, concord...and.-reconciliation; “and urging an effective mediation. ++ 5 Spradlin Psa

EFFORTS LIMITED" But he warned that he felt his

limited,

fan reasons which siseire them,

Dut weak before the enormous

difficulties which it is peepee overcome.”

The message: to Soviet Presi dent Nikolai Podgorny said the

Pope was conyinced an inter- vention by the Soviet. govern- oe

to Chin-

sight of history

Ina ee message ese Gudias st leader tung: tee ¥ I said china joyed. world prestige Mao to ‘‘work to e; solution which saleguanas independence of the, country (South Viet Nam). “It was’ the first message ever sent by a Pope ‘to Communist China. Special American envoy Ar- thur Goldberg, U.S. ambassador Mo the United Naations, who had talks with the Pope last week. on Viet Nam, delivered the un- isclosed papal meséage to

ao Tse- en- urged just the

Movie ‘Donald F, ae * sixth and last hus- band of actress Marie (The Body) McDonald, was: found dead Sunday in the bedroom of his Hollywood home. He was

‘| dition to the road toll. —

one person was fatally: shot in

| Sunday

PRINCE COUNTY’ educational CLAIMS FIRST | SUMMERSIDE — The first

| baby of the New Year — a — on'Prince Edward

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Kecidens Eins 38 Canadians

Year weekend accidents

eral hours remaining before the | holiday officially ends at mid-

A Cross-Canada Survey The Canadian Press to late Sun- day night from 6 p.m. — listed four deaths by fire and seven in other accidents in ad- |

The Canadian Highway Safety Council has predicted %0_per- sons will die in traffic in the 78

figure recorded in 1965's 78-hour New Year holiday.

Ontario led with 14 traffic fa- talities .and one fire death. “

Quebec had eight highway fa- talities, one fire: death and two persons asphyxiated in a parked car. _Alberta..recorded.- three - trattiee deaths: and Saskatchewan—had four deaths—one traffic, two by fire and one by exposure. Three persons: died in a plane crash in British Columbia and

an accident.

Nova Scotia had. one. traffic. death while Newfoundland, Prince Edward -Island, New Brunswick and Manitoba were fatality-free.

The survey does not include natural or industrial - deaths,

hour holiday. period,the actual}.

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including. 7 in traffic, with sev- |

around them they heard: Mass said by Rev. George MacDonald ‘Dou

: Russian

By SIDNEY WEILAND_ TASHKENT (Reuters). —

\backed by a task force of ex- perts, arrived in this Asian city |

Sunday for a unique test of Russian diplomacy: try to) make peace” between and

Pakistan.

Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and President Moham- mad Ayub Khan of: Pakistan for their first meeting their armies” fought a 22-day border war in September.

The Soviet - arranged confer- ence opens Tuesday in an at-. mosphere of ‘sober realization that the “two. sides remain deeply divided over Kashmir, ‘the problem that has kept them in a state of tension and mutual suspicion for 18

known suicides or slayings.

WASHINGTON (AP): — High U.S. government sources hinted the government. may cut back purchases of-—struc- tural steel from the Bethlehem Steel Corp. if the to rescind a $5-

effective Saturday. ; Government spokesmen ex> pressed hope. again ‘that other

she died last Oct. 21. pe de “(AP Wirephote).

Hints U. S. Gov't Mav Cut Back *, ‘Purchases Of Structural Steel

There has been no comment

from other producers.,

Any cutback (of purchases from Bethleham would be pred- icated.on other companies hold- ing the price line and if this: is done, administration officials believe Bethichem will rescind its. boost. They gave no indica-

» makes ministration source about one-fourth of all stfuctural steel produced in the WS. purchased either indirectly by the much of it for the’

steel companies will hold to their present: price levels.

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‘one of the hundreds of” Island citizens who: made his formal call .at the New Year's Day levee at Goverament House.

in Government House. ission had been cca by ip Excellency ae Malcolm or ‘of The Queen when a poe. Billy MacDonald ,served at

in eae ae | movement of guests were . Mrs. |Edgar Wright, Mrs: F. R. Me-

ie | Laine, Mrs. “Alan “Holman, “Mrs. | tha

Keith Johnson, Mrs.’ Reginald Boyne, Mrs. J. T. Davies, Mrs. -Cyril_Flynn—and--Mrs.--LeBaron Tait. Sérving the guests were Mrs. John Hodgson, Mrs. J. C. Sinnott,

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[Shastri and Ayub Khan ‘¢an make a breakthrough, at least ‘on general relations, or whether |the talks, just as many in the |! past, will bog down.

The, Russians refused to awhether--Kosygin,;“4who "tinst--ofe fered his good , offices’ three months ago, came to Tashkent with a peace plan of his own. Nor would théyt say. precisely what part he will take in the conference. ;

\ This: is the first time Russia hes offered to act as a mediator ina major international. dis- pute.’ Indian and Pakistani ac- ceptance_adds to Russia's prés-. tige, not only as a world power but as a force in Asia.

years. Soviet officials said the first |to any success Is that India and

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|Pakistan have drastically — di- ivergent approiches to Kashmir,

Than says Kashmir is ‘an integral part of India and its future is’ not negotiable. Paki- stan claims’ India’s’ refusa) . to’ yield on this question is the basic issue between them, add- ing that’ relations cannot. im- prove without. a harem solu- tion.

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More Than, 000 Persons. Attend Gov. General's Levee

By JAMES NELSON

z pe _ | OTTAWA. (CP) — More than- ; ,11,000 Ottawans and capital’ city

visitors ‘wished Governor - Gen- eral Georges Vanier a happy New Year_.at

General -Vanier stood on a dais at the foot of the throne to {Chief Justice Robert Tascher- . J. Levi Neth- retlands: addr at ‘dean ‘ol by. mem- bers of thé. cabinet, Opposition Leader Diefenbaker, MPs, dip- lomats, judges, church leaders, high-ranking government offi-

cials ‘and any of the men of.

Ottawa who wanted to. céme.

‘After a 20-minute rest, the’

Governor-General n received |, a, and women the armed |:

Altogether 1,012, inchiding. 545 civilians and diplomats, were

Ireceived. Later they were. |.

served coffee, sandwiches and hot rum punch in - Commons railway -committ room, ae largest; chamber” “such ceptions on Parliament ‘in. Wearing.-morning “clothes and his medals, the “Queen's rep- resentative was flanked by his Military aides. There were. ‘no @pecial decorations in the Sen: ate chamber but it was already cleared of senators’ s in préparation forthe ‘opening. of

the new .parliamentary session .

Jan. 18. i

The levee is a_ traditional event which has its roots ‘in medieval Europe’ and was

{brought to Canada by the’ early

French governors. oe it was an occasion

the ‘overlord to receive the’ ‘|mot ‘‘made. in’ good faith.”

pel rents m his vassals. Now, it is n occasion for formal New Year's greetings.

One elderly- gentleman | near

-‘}the end of: the line seemed to

think _ th occasion called for

‘more than merely a handshake.

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; |New Year’s Day

|glican Bishop E. 8. Reed, oo receptions. .

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levee and later held a civic reception at city hall. Religious leaders, in- cluding Roman Catholic Arch- bishop M. J. tithe An-

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NEW YORK (AP). — A union whose strike has. shut down New’ York city’s subways and buses reduced its contract demands “by 90 per cent” Sunday ale, |ee0 but the chairman. of © the ~City,/000 Transit Authority called the’ Of-- fer unacceptable.

Transit «Authority Chairman

QO’Gtady accused. the Transport. Workers Union of “stalling tactics.” -

Union President Michael Quill left. a negotiating session briefly |. to -telf reporters his demands have been reduced and —“media- tors: were working with the ‘new demands.

“If they want to hateana: and roll the subways. and buses to- | hour: morrow morning, they are deal- a with a union that has yielded

r cent ‘of its demand,” Quik said, 48

O'Grady said tte offer was ”

Asked whether the authority is prepared to make a new of: fer, he replied’ ‘'On this propo- sal? ‘I'd be out of my) mind.”

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sal were available. The transit: authority has estimated the cost of previous union demands over a two-year contract at $680,000,- 000, and has offered a $25,000,-

“package as an alternative. “Quill termed the: offer ‘‘pea-.

nuts.” the 33,000-

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‘Sunday's move by tember AFL-CIO union was-the first action sifice subway and bus employees walked out at m a.m. New Year's day.

When -a settlement is reached, an authority ‘spokesman said;: it ;will take another 12 ‘hours or more before ee way, = ice can be restored en might begin ‘i oe

of ra time crews

Rie nek JOBS oc

City officials, Many new their jobs. betause in’ civic administration, been rushing emergency .plane to cope with a gigantic Moritay commuter alone ‘discharge 9,500 ° passengers each minute of the two: rush-hour periods.

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