It It's Good For The island The Guardian Is For it

VOL. LXXVII. NO. 312

Four young rebel Vietnam- ese officers. who came into power Sunday in a bloodless coup. leave the United States Embassy in Saigon after meet- ing with US. Ambassador

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“Covers Prince Edward Island Like The Dew”

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REBEL lEADERS EAE u.s. EMBASSY

Maxwell Taylor. From the left they are Air Force Com- mander Ngnyan Can Ky: Na— vy Commander Chung Tan Cane; First Corps Comman- der Ngnyan hanh Pthi and

Commander Nguyen Van Thein. More than a score of South Viet Nam’s leading politicians were re~ ported in jail after the coup. (AP wirephoto via radio from Tokyo)

Fourth Corps

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANA“A MONDAY, DECEMBER 21. 1964.

WEATHER

clearing in

afternoon=

northeast winds 25. becoming north 15:

Low-high 10 and 15.

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Death Toll Reported 45 In Mexico Train Crash

Canadian Missionary Dies

With 28 ‘ther Hostages

From Reuters-AP

LEOPOLDVILLE tCPi-Ca- nadian missionary Rev. Chester Burk is believed to have been killed along with 28 other hos- tages in the northeastern Congo. survivors reported on arrival here Sun ay.

Burk's wife. Mrs. Dolena Burk of Calgary and Toronto. was among 14 missionaries ar- riving here with word of the new massacres. She said she had no hope that her husband and 12 others held at Bafwa-

sende were still alive. although .

their deaths had not been con- firmed.

The survivors also reported that 16 white hostages were feared dead at Banalia. includ- ing 11 Britons. five of them chil-

dren. four Belgians and one

American woman.

Banalia is 82 miles north of Stanleyville. the former rebel capital where hundreds of hos- tages were freed by Belgian paratroopers Nov. 24. Bafwa- sende is 150 miles northeast of Stanleyville.

Eleven Italian Roman Catho-

lic nuns and two British Women

Martineau, Balcer May Quit Party

REV. CHESTER BURK said slain by rebels

missionaries were flown from Mrs. Burk. 16 KILLED

.led by Maj. Mike Haore found indications that lfl'missionaries lshot was caught by the merce.; at Banal“ were klued 3"“ Pe’lnaries just before he reached‘ fore they got there. The station :Bafwasende and was killed,"

was deserted

Mrs. Burk told reporters that‘ rebel officers. who had pro-10f about 40 men under Maj. train- ’ tected missionaries from tlie'ii'lfloare surprised the rebels. who'Line. about 50 miles west own troops. told her the 13 miss- med. The missionaries were

int: persons at anwasende were (taken by helicopter to Stanley- ' ii e.

OTTAWA (Cpl—Quebec can. .being hidden in the bush.

servative MP Paul Msrtineau

dis- cuss the Quebec party leader's plans to consult constituents abo quitting the party to sit as an independent.

Mr. Martineau declined in a phone interview to say whether he is considering a similar step but said he should have I better

idea about future plans after the meeting. . Mr. Baicer. whose stmined relations with Opposition adei- Diefenbaker have wor-

sad 5 d int be ,u t But when she was asked if ' u“ 3y 118 w‘ mee ay with Leon N to she thought the 13 had been

alive.

Miss Louis Rimmer. one of. the British missionaries. agreed!

with Mrs. Burk. She said those

.arriving here.

Bafwasende Sunday. along with'tfreed by the mercenares Sat-i _ urday also were to have beenlfiald as far as he kneW. the lat-

MRS. DONENA BURKE safe in Leopoldville

:killcd.

. . . “A rebel carrying a note say- They said white mercenaries mg the mercenaries were com-. ling and that we should all be

Miss Rimmer said.

\ ll lMARCHED NAKED

[1 Mrs. Burk said she heard

killed. she replied: "I think so. .uone vouey of fine fire" as she I have no hope they are stilll

NewSpeculationHeard

LONDON tReulersl—The con-

tinuing British economic crisis sparked off fresh speculation here Sunday on the prospects a new general election. possibly in February or March. 'Prfme Minister Harold Wilson was believed to be considering on only call to the electorate for a stronger mandate for his policies.

Wilsons La Oct. 15 general election with an edge of only four seats In the daft-sent House of Commons.

Government sources said Wi'l- son was still thinking in terms of at least a three-year term In

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office. . ' But political observers said Wilson‘s hand may ii order to end business and In- vestment uncertainty which could damage the str lion‘s economic planning. The government It moon! has a itinerant lend over Sli- Aloe Douglas-Home's Conserva- tive opposition party in elec- toral V favor. according to the latest public opinion polls.

MAYOO‘NPOLIJ If this big lead is still re- oudldhvhmondiooon-

bor party won the:

lOn "Early British Vote

firmed in a "little general elec- tion" due next month. some ob- servers believe Wilson may seize his chance of going to the country with a prospect of a big boost to his majority.

Six House of Commons seats. four Conservative and two gov-

ernment-held. are at present vn-

cant. five because of peerages and one caused by a death.

An early election. some ob- servers believc.would also favorable to the Labor govern- ment because:

1. Opinion polls show most voters at present blame the economic difficulties on the for- mer Conservative administra- tion.

2. Growing signs of discontent among Conservatives over

as - Home's leadership In

.. Dou opposition. and failure of a

strong alternative contender emerging to succeed him.

I. . y s . the govern- ment's social benefits. such on increased pensions. will be com- ing Into force. _ '

party leaders last

weekend warned their support»

ten to reorgnnlne party machin- m election.

‘7

591'

hamas. to Ceunta. occo, with 10,000 tons of grain

Listing Ship Is Abandone By 40 Of42-Mem berCrew 1

members southeast of Bermuda ‘. Sunday. A rescue 'ship reported l t" ' four crew members dead and 1%? two missing 1

The West German freighter

Mathilde Bolten reported at4 5:38 pm. she had rescued 34

men from the stricken

or vessel, the Smith Voyager. . The captain and one male re-, mained aboard their ship. the‘ Mathilde Bol‘ten reported . Three hours earlier. the res-‘1 ' cue ship had radioed it had tag ken aboard all 40 crew men who 1 ad put 'tO sea in lifeboa'ts. There was no explanation for‘ the differing reports 1

er Mathilde Bolten said the Voya-. Was “listing 45 to 50 dad grees." but appeared to be set- tling less rapidly than earlier._‘ to Cent-a, Spanish Morocco. She said heavy seas were h n-

, daring all operations

MAY STAY AFLOAT The US. Coast Guard saidERock there was a possibility the l seen stricken 455-fOot-long ship would i todav stay afloat. It was reported from Freeport. The Ba-l

Early messages said the ship ad lost power and was listing

because of shifting cargo.

Later word from the Mathilde Bolten. however. said:

“Voyager apparently cracked No.4 hold. Main steam joint broken down . . . ship with Sis—degree starboard list. increasing rapidly . ." ;

Coast Guard reported the‘1 ship radioed a'n SOS at 11:27 a.m.. saying it was sinking and, giving its position miles southeast of Bermuda. ABANDONED SHIP

Half an hour later. it radioed 1 mm“ 0f 1939 and the winter of it was abandoning Ship and a“ 1940, just after the outbreak of 12:46 pm. reported "all enlwar. ' getting away safely."

T e rman freighter out of Hamburg. was the first 0 scene. She was later join two others. the City of Manches- ‘ fer from Britain. who had been . Fulmatr out of O A coast Ruard spokesman

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sir «ht

ing cargo of grain. T

bound from Freeport, Bahama

fer two‘dio not take any men aboard. ‘

MAP SPOTS AREA in At- lantic. 780 miles southeast of _ ‘ Bermuda. where American latest message. the. merchant ship Smith Voyager was sinking becaiise of a shift-

ton. a freighter out of Tam-

5 'th vh nsw' ‘ '

m‘ We“ 1 On SerVIce (AP Wircphoto map). I

Winds in the area were re—1 l

ported at 25-30 knots. with five 1

A coast guard cutter. the § to nine~foot seas

away. has been sent to the;

‘ SHIIP BALKS . AT LAUNCHING

SEATTLE met—rite widow

weigh. but the destroyer escort Albert

champagne. .

Seveteen choruses later. the I frozen grease on the ways let ' go and the ship slid into Pu- get Sound Saturday.

Lieut. Albert David. who was awarded a Medal of chor for leading the boarding party

it ubmarine in 1944 off French West Africa. He died a year later of a heart at- tack. s widow. Lynda. of San §

shot 3 Diego. christened the vessel. ' o

‘ Two Ferries

MV Confederation hasl

. 1 The

‘ I h S managed bl’jjoined the MV Abegweit on the; e. and is expected to arrive 1Earl J. Smith and Company of j Borden—Tormentine ferry ser.‘ . ‘ New York. ‘

tvice. The confederation. beganl n.

abandoned ;

bout 780 l

e n we 1 Parlia ed by

and the Hoegh 510' Imerit bad | a ; a

l ST. JOHN'S. NFLD. ICP) flames Butler of Harbor Grace. . she said the mercenary force Nfld.. was killed Saturday in alcall one more session. ’ truck collision at finches;

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and the others were marched naked from the house where they had been held. But she and the two Britons added that they did not see any executions or bodies.

Crossing Crash

Leaves One Dead.

ltrain at a level crossing on the

Conception Bay highway.

Lln Hii. tleckhand on the Nationalist Chinese ship Van- fu. is lost in thoughts of his homeland as he gases at the barren and frigid Toronto waterfront. Ills ship in one

Three other persons were in- ;uer when a truck in which‘ ithey were riding collided with aisession. When they went to the E-che hm passed "this session"_ Senate chamber to hear thelthat is. at The death was the only “neispeech from the throne outlin- from accidental causes report: ed in the Atlantic Provinces over; the Weekend.

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MPs Pondering Election Chance

The Parlia- ed, 1

By JAMES NELSON

OTTAWA tCP) -— There are certain lessons that a prime minist learns. usually much

towhis ' cop regret. hwhich he passes- down to all his succes- 1 501‘s.

Such is the lesson W. L. Mac- in the au-

kenzie King learned

I‘L turned out to be. the short- °fiest on record. ‘ The members assembled asi l to start the promised new ! government's mention to have} The 56-year-old president not

ting the legislative program. F b they were told the government his words closely to see Just

(had decided ‘on an immediate how firm that promise is.

BEACD Y SEAWAY FREEZE-UP

Almost all the crew of Vanfu

of three foreign vessels which have to remain in to over be

Lawrence Seaway closing deadline earlier this month.

had given a promise to ment in September. 1939. that there would in fact be an- other session of that Parliament before it was dissolved for a .general election. That Parlia- been elected in 1936 nd had met in September for ‘ week to declare war and pass lessenlial war - footing legisla- 2 lion. ' But when .I a n u a l' y. 1940. rolled around. Mr. King found

lthe time was ripe for an elec- —ltion Yet he had promised tot

question- Prime Minister Pearson as any prime minister has come to giving the commitment Mr. King gave in -

9. t the govern- ‘ its l

new labor standards bill pass at this session of Parliament... Mr. Pearon replied in the all» f .

He regretted that it hadn been posmble to pass the bill in: med Johnson in the White House

this part of the session. before " But it was still the

a resumed port session. starting in;

w members are examining

face a cold winter in a strange frepboto

o ‘n n no tinue until after the New Year holiday traffic rush. n scheduled crossings are made daily. The Abegweit sails orden and the Confed-

adwdl ;

sailings are at 8.25. 10.05. 11.30. s1,250. 2.15. 3.40. 5.25. 7.30 andl .15. ‘ Also the rest rooms at Bor- den and Tormentine will re- 'main open around the clock for the convenience of travellers.

The current Parliament. now 1t “’38 amlounced by B. Gra-

eb. 16. ham Rogers. the provincial

already has produced by far the 8}) V6 Tnmt’nt's transportation ' It irector.

met continuously from last Feb. ‘

18 until Dec. 18. without a break «I!S

In the dying hours, there was speculation as to the futilll‘e of? Alvin ami-1 . ton (PC—Qu'Appellel remarkedf p5 that last Friday might be the last day. The session might not be resumed before an electioni d

By FRANK CAREY WASHINGTON (AP)-—Presl-

‘auguration in excellent health l nd with a good chance of weathering the next four stren- ;uous and demanding years. lsay. one of his personal physl~ icians.

“There is no health reason why he should not continue an active. vigorous life for many years." Dr. James W. Cain said

- Minn. added that he has exam- lwithin the last two weeks.

[only shows no adverse effects from the recent, rigorous politi- cal campaign. but also "I think he’s in better health than I‘ve seen him in years." Cain said.

i

1iiutzui'ated as president for the

'new period next month.

‘EXAMINED PERIODICALLY Cain is one of several physi-

.cians who periodically see the

'president. in addition to Rear

Admiral George C. Burklcy.

personal physician to Johnson. He '

went an electrocardiogram ex-

Air Force School of Aerospace‘ Medicine, San Antonio. on Nov. 7

By ERROL WEAVER HALIFAX ICP1~The Cana- dian Navy's newest and most

olis. officially became a mem- her i

emony marked by traditional .naval formalities. ' The sleek 336-f00t ship. whose keel was laid down at Halifax IShipyards Limited here in Sep~ temher. 1961. was launched in April of 1953. She was built at n cost of more than She is the stroyer escort; built by Canadian yards for the. t navy since the Second World War. . The ceremony was the first; commissioniu of a new novel. vessel to occur since integration l of the Camdiim armed forcco‘

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ent Johnson approaches his in- .

modern warship. HMCS .\nnap- “d

I Freight Rams

Standing Cars

VILLAHERMOSA. Mexico day morning at the small eta A l '- Forty - five passengers tion of Tacotalpan. and ha! were reported killed and 75 crl. ‘been provisionally blamed upon tically injured in a train colli-

‘bad weather. sion near here Sunday. 1

e passenger t r a l it had

Still incomplete reports said a stopped at Tacotalpan. It was h

freight train .smashed Into te

The ship was named for Passenger tram-

on its way from Tenosique. Tabasco state. to Coatzacoalcos.

Villahermosa is 475 miles Vera Cruz state

southeast of Mexico City.

The freight train was runnins

The accident is reported to at some 50 miles an hour when

Blast Kills 57 Miners

LIMA tReuters)-- Fifty-seven miners died in an explosion of methane gas and carbon dust in a carbon mine near Cerro Pasco. about 200 miles north-

t of Peru's capital Sunday.

e management said

iously injured. were rescued.

that captured intact a Ger. ‘have occurred at 5:30 am. Sun- it rammed into the rear end of

c parked passenger train. re

lports said.

Tacotalpan is a small village

lilo miles south of Villaliermosa. 1the capital of the tropical state of Tabasco in southeast Mexico.

Snowfall Breaks Saint John Mark

SAINT JOHN. NB. ICE”

9, min , A weekend snowfall of more Thirty-four miners. some set. than three inches since Friday ‘ raised the December totalin the

A spokesman for the mining Saint John area to 46 inches. firm said 34 bodies have been breaking the former record of =42.3 '

recovered so far.

for December set in 1933.

Holiday Travel girl. ‘51:; Error his? Expected H eavY

By THE CANADIAN PRESS 'there is a “big demand" for Canadians are being caught train accommodation this year.

ing the stores

lmaking travel arrangements to I Christmas and

up in the last-minute push of‘1 Christmas preparations. flood-jelubs are advertising special ‘ andientertainment and parties for

lounges and supper

house psi-ties

ljoin family and friends for the It are becoming increasingly pop

l holiday.

tore owners in most langel lcen‘tres report business in- of the Poor

ular. In Montreal. Little Brother! . a Roman Catholic

lcreased over last year and we order is organizing five Christ itended closing hours to accom-,mas parties in all parts of the

modate the expected rush

city for "more than 1.000 lonely

. railway and bus trans-loldSters and poor people. Sevt portation offices in many of the; eral other charitable drives for

larger cities have scheduled ad-

a better Christmas for

ldational vehicles to handle thejpoor are reported as well.

thousands of Christmas travel-j ts o . . available for celebrants in Que-

lers.

Air Canada said this likely .will be the "heaviest holiday

Pospec helm

bec by Christmas are not very bright as contract negotiation!

1 season ever experienced" in the ‘ between employees of govern

: eastern provinces. with

morejment - controlled liquor stores

lthan 150 extra flights scheduled ‘ and the government continue. in

to Western Canada

he an attempt to settle. a strike

a East Coast of the United States I by the 3.200 workers that began lDe 4

between Dec. 18 and Jan. 4. .HEAVY TRAIN TRAFFIC

The story was similar in sev- .eral other major cities. A an an exclusive weekend tele-‘spokesman for Canadian Nat- .Phone interview. Cain. With the; tional Railways in Toronto said .t.Mayo Clinic of Rochester

c. .

With the closing of the gov, ernment stores. the only retail outlets in t e province for bottled liquors and wines. beer sales have, begun to rise.

1 Victim Of Shooting In Nild.

‘ ls Buried At Arichatr N.S.

ARICHAT. N.S. ice) — A 22, constable. who

. year-old RCMP

‘ The 1, ended with lwas to have played Santa Claus ‘Johnson's election Nov. 3 for a int a children‘s Christmas party ifour-year term He will be in-.in Whitbourne. Nfld., today was ' fburi'ed here Sunday. Constable

RW. y was shot to death .last week in an attempt to cap- . tture four escaping prisoners at

Whitbourne

Funeral service for the young police officer was held at the. bv one

glican Church in nearby the pmsidem under.‘Pondvillc. Six members of the. RCMP. each with about three aminathm_a visual recording years of service. the same as of his heart's function—at the lConstable Amey. acted as I!!!“-

bearers.

Also in attendance at the fun- And filial. too. was normal. .eral were Ill members of the

Canada's Newest Warship Commissioned At Halifax

first time an army officer had presided at such a function.

force from the Sydney ub-divl l d

‘sion: Inspector I.S. (Sen en

ning. Sydney‘s commanding of-

ficer; Chicf Superintendent I“. S. Spalding of the RCMP's "H" Division: and

Divisional Stat. geant Major FLA. Faircloth from

Halifax.

Constable Amcy. a member of

the Whitbourne detachment. was shot to death last Thursday

of four escapees from

the Newfoundland Penitentiary at St. John's. Fellow Constable DC. ’5. later took all four prisoners In- to custody.

Keith of Watervlllc.

Melvin Pctcr Young. 19. of St,

George's. Nfld.. was charged Friday with capital murder.

the pressure of his duties sh termed his pres‘

Lt.~Gen. Geoffrey Walsh, Vllce. core at the ceremony "a visible

chief of the defence staff. pre- 3W" M'lwm‘d sign "‘3' ""91",; ' ed at the ccremonies. replac- "0" l5 aplllally taking place.