Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 5, 1954, Winnipeg, Manitoba New classified phone number 93-6541 final edition Winnipeg free press weather forecast Cloudy Clearing near noon. Continuing warm. Light winds. Low tonight and High tuesday 55 and 85. Vol. 61 no. 239 36 pages Winnipeg monday july 5, 1954 Sun rises 5.25 . Moon rises 11.35 . Sets 9.40 . Moon sets 11.52 . Forecast sunny and warm arming bungning Indochina French again Retreat As truce talks open Geneva Parley at crucial stage Hanoi indo China a the French have Fin ally begun ceasefire talks in indo China with the communist led vie Minh. But the French Union command made Clear any final truce decision lies with the Geneva conference. As the Parley opened it was announced Hal French forces had been forced to withdraw beyond the key a Tyr of Phu by. J officers of the two warring sides held their first meeting in vie Minh territory 25 Miles North of Hanoi sunday at Neutral Trung Gia. The session dealt mainly with procedure. The officers were scheduled to get Down to brass tacks at a second closed door Parley today. The Trung Gia Parley is scheduled to discuss such tech to i Nical truce details As zones for i regrouping the opposing armies j in Viet Nam in Case the Geneva conference manages to negotiate Jan end to the fighting. French Union and vie Minh represents fives have been discussing that j question at Geneva for weeks you find today s scramble contest on Page 9 red wins stress China Edc rift new York sharply divergent Points of View among free world nations Over the recognition of red around the world 6. Bridge column 4. Comics pages 24, 25. Crossword Puzzle 24. And funerals Page 33. Financial news and com China have been emphasized by communist successes modify markets pages 34.1 35. M indo China. Letters to the Clit or Pace _ in. Differences arc apparent too m european affairs tanking awkward Page 17. Particularly those involving France and Germany and movies Page o. J radio to Page 4. The european defence Community. Social news pages 13, 14, 15, in. Sport pages 20, 21, 22, 23. The daily serial Page Tivoli kept open for exodus in this general map of Southeast Asia in finding Lido China Thailand Burma and China the Black area indicates the territory in incl China he held by communist led vie Minh forces. While the French still occupy Hanoi Haiphong and Saigon their withdrawal from Pohuly luring the week end gave the rebels control of the entire third of the Rice Rich red River Delta. Heaviest fighting a t present is centred in this area with the vie Minh driving i the direct Ion of the Arrow toward Hanoi. On Page 8 you will find map showing the red River Delta area where t he present fighting is going on. Death dealing mines bring War Home to civilians by Rawle Knox Haiphong special owns route provincal outlet from the cite but there has been no Indica Tion of any agreement. The Geneva talks Are reaching a crucial stage. The three Mili i tary commissions set up there to study the problem of troop re i grou ments Are clue to turn in reports saturday. One f Ivy Viva l corp s no laotians French and f Hanoi Lead to o Iron Mitchell murder Appeal dismissed Ottawa five mom Home from evening Bible class i ber court martial Appeal Hoard the Hoard ? decision was unan monday dismissed the Appeal Imus and Mitchell has no further pet. George Mitchell of Appeal. The Cabinet As in civilian from a murder conviction. Cases will decide whether the the 22-year-old Soldier was sen death sentence be carried out or fenced to death by a Canadian commuted to life imprisonment. Army court martial in Germany Mitchell is being hold in jail at for the Butcher knife murder of Winnipeg and no Date has been Frau Elizabeth Selling about 56. Sot for his execution by hanging. Iserloh. Germany. Dec. 15. The or. Justice .1. C. A. Cameron widow was stabbed 10 times by who wrote the decision said a six Inch Blade while on her Way arc unable to find that As a matter of Law the court i martial i reached of pc a u Rong conclusion on the Circum i Stantial evidence before Canadian Trade shift balance switch biggest in peacetime j year j by Victor Macknik Ottawa. Ont. Special a change of nearly in Canada s commodity Trade balance from 1952 to 1953 was re ported Here monday in the re View of foreign Trade Tor 1953 is sued by the Federal government. The changes resulted Fruto a Large increase in the volume of imports during 1953, while exports and relative prices remained Al most unchanged. The change to the Trade balance from an i Kotiky i four Gorman Eye witnesses saw the murder committed under a Street lamp at an Iserloh Street i intersection but none could identify Mitchell. T h o circumstantial brought out by 37 prosecution wit Nesses was Blond was found on Mitchell s uniform boots and one hand. In this pockets were found 10 Toutsch Marks Sion though he had Given Mitch to Case Page magistrate won t order Man to Church an is year old youth who pleaded guilty last wok in provincial police court to the theft o a calf and Worth of gasoline in , Man., received a three year sus Pended sentence monday in provincial police court. Alfred Ross Brown s lawyer asked for the sus Pended sentence on the i Fri Ilion that his client be made logo to Church regularly. Magistrate d. G. Pol Tor said however that he was firmly of the opinion that you cannot legislate for a person s morals by making him go to Church. If this boy has made up his mind that he wants to to he said the minister can help the coast of i Rio Chinn. Stretches i elusive meetings. Another Marie forbidding by into the Grey of Vir Minh and cambodians of the steaming Dawn. Hns not in nil. I alongside runs a railway track j and As we Slop at a checkpoint j Jollit key Viltre j . Sinilo China French Union forces under heavy attack by three communist led vie Minh battalions withdrew Urray from the key Communia Lions Centre of Phu by. J the action put the entire South Ern third of the red River j Square Miles of Rich Ricel Anri and Virt in mrs most see Page 8 for map of specific area where present fight ing in indo China is going on on the outskirts of Hanoi the morning s first train crawls past wagons piled with rails in front of the engine to Lake the Shock of any mines and two my ilium tanks their guns rapidly of them roman rebel control. J a Reuters news Agency report said French offices in Hanoi now few Gen. To Nguyen Giap s viol-1 traversing to cover the tint coun " ill hurl a major As-1 iry Side accompanying it As a in hano1 before the re Road escort grouped French forces get set. The later that Day the sister train. Said saturday s assault every Phu by showed Giap is not spar ing his estimated 90.000 troops in 1 trying to drive the French Inlo the j n non in see Trade shift Page 11 four die five Hurt in mishaps the Road is officially declared see Hanoi ii Oad Page s 71 deaths mar Long week end i i by the Canadian press i seventy one persons were to ported killed in accidents across. Canada during the Dominion Day of the highest death dolls on record. The total compares Wilh 15 fatalities during last year s mid a week Holiday. But some persons j a four Day week end this Garry w or year while others took their holi a Down in cattle barns and lean tos. Macrea and sons Friday instead of thursday the 82nd annual Portage a George r. Tait Warren Alwyn which was Dominion Day. Prairie fair is Selling its sights Coulter Silverton r. G. Baker. For new records. The fair will be a. B. Anderson Swan heavy entries noted for Portage fair which leaves Haiphong morning for Hanoi was Dynn i Ted off the by communist Vio Minh attackers who non had captured a Small railway de he a o is .1, Fence Post in Broad Miles South of the Delta War Capi a i till of Hanoi. At the Hanoi checkpoint Mili tary vehicles held claim i a. Informed Pauls i api a French for sign minis i y spokesman insisted j saturday the United states had been informed in Advance of the abandonment to the communist i led vie Minh of hip Southern por Ilion if the red River Delta in Irlo Chinn. There was no immediate com 1 ment in the l a. Expression of grave concern Over the opera lion. The ministry has denier the withdrawal was a result of a i secret agreement Wilh the viol Minh or was anything hut a military operation dictated by Oft copied blend of culture never equalled a visit to the Tivoli Gar Dens Copenhagen s fabulous amusement Centre was an experience you expert to find Only in a Book of Hans Christian Andersen fairy says free press movie critic Frank Morross. Back Home Frank still has it vivid memory of the Beauty and happiness of the gardens As Well As an understanding of the be Hind the scenes financial Workings of the place. This latter phase of the life of the Fra flens and a bit of its history Are outlined in this article. By Frank Morriss t he Tivoli pleasure gardens in Copen Hagen arc a matchless combination of Good sense showmanship feeling for Beauty and the Happy Knack of the Joy of living that is a part of the people of the Lovely danish capital. Since it was opened in 1843. Countless cities of the world intrigued by the Tivoli s gift for balancing Cul Ture entertainment and Honky Tonk have aspired to imitate it. But the1 old slogan often imitated never equalled holds Good. A recent casualty in twin Rush in imitate the Tivoli see Frank Morriss Page 3 big 3 split widens by John m. Hightower in american British relations at Washington anti the moment is recognition of red communist grand Alliance of the China. Prime minister Churchill Western Powers is beginning to and president Eisenhower found pull apart at the seams. I themselves unable in their talks i if this process continues in Aja week ago to develop a joint i series of quarrels among the plan for handling this problem United states Britain and France which has since become even More some International Power re thorny because of French Neotia ratio ships May Spring tons for peace in indo China. Germany assuming a far More in Churchill and Eisenhower a portent role in Europe. Thor Stative informants say figure . Diplomats Are worried about the whole situation. But no one in the French will recognize China and this will enormously increase any of the Allied capitals so far communist pressure for a chinese Ihas come up with a guaranteed comr Mist seat in the United a j effective plan Lor reversing the Lions trend of disunity. J the week end word irom Britain what has authorities Here most worried is Thart the disruptive was that if a vote conies in the United nations this fall Britain forces Are somewhat beyond the will vote for China. Eisenhower control of government policy and state Secretary John Foster makers. The single most explosive Issue see split Page 8 . For recognition London foreign Secretary took the Churchill emerged from his matter up in their talks with meeting with presi Eisenhower and state Secretary i Dent Eisenhower with his hands John Foster Dulles. Free to support red China s and live. Let live i Mission to the United the British leaders Verp said British and Commonwealth offic to have expressed their belief that Jials report. Best information irom the informants is that barring Munfor seen developments vote for red of red China seems to be trying at. Least a temporary live arrangement with the non question Britain will i communist world. China when Thel the time is coming when the her membership necessary two thirds majority of iconic before the in general As Sembly next fall. To Dale the government has not reached a forma decision. The foreign office would not com ment on the question beyond not ing that Britain is bound by a 1953 general Assembly Resolution which postponed consideration of the question until the next ses Sion of the Assembly. Churchill and it. Hon. Anthony general Assembly support red China s claims for in membership. With the chinese communists in the United nations there would be scope for the West to play upon any weaknesses in the piping Moscow Axis weaknesses that appear to flow from sometimes conflicting russian and see . View Page 8 . To fight it to support the red Eisenhower and slate Secretary ibid actively. Foster Dulles told British i leaders at their meeting last week . Senate Republican Leader William Knowland said last week he will resign his position and he to French Iane of purebred exhibitors g Jive Blacks include with the heaviest live c m Partridge. By Pat o Dwyer Portage la Prairie commodity Cial with the heavies. Txport1 Stock entry in 15 years bedded i Leonard Smith Portage w. Officially opener night. Keith Stewart Secretary the past 24 years said weather nut look at 8 o clock to r v or Norman Hodson and d. G. Hutchison of Virden and cow Ley Webster of two creeks. Angus judge will be Don Cam favourable tron of Westhope n. D. And Ludg for the Dominion Day Holiday. Dead Are mrs. June Elaine Blackwell 22, Efflin flon Man. Cecil Turcott 30, of Balmer red Lake ont. For their three Day show. If it s1 ing of the regional show will Start anything like sunday s Al tuesday. July heal and Sunshine it s All tack Mcarthur chairman of i president Richard Sanderson and the livestock committee said this Hoard ask. That in addition to 80 Angus there see Pottage fair Page 7 rain slows building activities wet weather has caused a lag building construction in the i the 30-acre fair grounds along Side Crescent Lake arc among four persons lost their Ives mos Beau Laiful in and five have been injured Corn pared Wilh the Exhibi-1 mishaps in Manitoba and Western i Tion it at Woodstock , Ontario since the Start of the postage grounds Are adorned with elms Oaks and Basswood hich is native to the Assiniboine Valley and a Lovely Shade tree. Regional beef show one reason the livestock entry is so heavy this week is that Larry Martin 2, of Mckenzie Portage ont nine Miles South if Manitoba cup West of Kenora. Aberdeen Angus cattle is being 1-Wrence Johnson 15, of Rugby held Here the first time in township ont West of Dryden. Injured Are mrs. Cubby Anderson 17, of the Fairford Reserve 180 Miles North West of Winnipeg. Arthur Perrin 7, of 433 Horace Ning herds were brought direct from Brandon sunday and the Campney promises Economy drownings claimed 26 lives Andrii Vancouver up Ron to was i Ralph Campney. Defence minis months. Food rent help raise May Index Ottawa sudden Sharp jump in food prices combined with higher rents boosted the consumer Price Index by three fifths of a Point in May to 116.1 from 115.5. That the United slates will do cd fight for american withdrawal cry thing within its Power to he in Al red China is and 1 a j l j l limited. Democratic Leader Lyndon Rod comas bid for membership in a in the United nations. Orally supported Knowland s i prime minister Churchill and Knowland said saturday he be it. Lion. Anthony Den foreign Lioves Congress is ready to write i Secretary indicated Britain will do legislator providing thai if red what it can to Avert a showdown i China gets a in seat the United of on the red China this year but they warned Allied and and cease to help Fin front political pressures on the Ance it. Foreign policy clash Washington a Highway accidents took 25 Between 6 . Wednesday and Early to Day a Canadian press compilation showed. Six persons burned to death and three were j crushed to death. Eleven others died in miscellany j said. The biggest Rise in 30 democrats apparently have con the republicans intend to Ler. Said in an interview slur a the increase was due almost in make foreign policy a major Issue in accusing the Nistra Day that Canada s vast defence program will be reviewed to seek economies. Every Dollar is a Dollar and lit is also someone s tax lion of former president Truman of pursuing a policy of weak Ness in dealing with communism particularly in Asia. He has said sons mishaps including two Sui tirely to higher prices for meats in the november election Battle Coffee fresh vegetables and fresh for control of the United states and canned fruit. The Bureau of Congress and Are ready to accept statistics reported monday. Butter. And Chicken prices were lower. Rents Wilso climbed along with utterances. Democrats Are irked i present Day . Problems in indo policies of Truman and Dean a Truman s Secretary of Challenge. State lost China to the reds and More than any other recent gop i thus led to the korean War and a ids an electrocution a land temperatures maximum mini mum tempera lures find Norwood. Joseph Misti run 43, of 365 Melbourne Avenue West Kildonan. Billy Wilson 7, of 151 Clarke Ante Cirko of 363 Cariton mrs. Blackwell drowned thursday in schist Lake 2% Miles from flin flon. Ramp officials said sunday that they believed readings for 6.30 . Hour period ending july .1 were Max. My. Free. 70 60 current Churchill 43 46 53 58 5r .01 .25 .01 see accidents Page greater Winnipeg area. But the Industrial development Board of greater Winnipeg said in a mid term construction re port that building activity is remarkable considering the and verse weather conditions to total value of building permits issued in greater Winnipeg for the first six months of this year was compared with for a comparative per Iod in 1953. The Board said further that municipal officials were confident that last year s figure would have see building Page 8___ slide an asphyxiation and expos ure. Most Ontario Ontario topped the violent death toll with 31 fatalities. There were 16 deaths in Quebec seven in Brit ish Columbia six in Alberta four in Manitoba two each in new Brunswick Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and one in Saskatchewan. . Holiday week end toll 404 Chicago a the going Home traffic answer monday whether the fourth of july week end toll of Highway Accident deaths would fall below last year s 262. With some 14 hours to go of the three Days at least 240 persons had lost their lives in traffic accidents. The total of All accidental deaths was 404, including 115 drownings and 49 in accidents variety of or. Compney appointed to the defence Post thursday was interviewed by Ross Munro Assis Tant publisher of the Vancouver province who talked to the min Ster via Long distance Telephone to Ottawa. Or. Campney was also quoted As saying he intends to pursue energetically the re organization of the Reserve army and plans to give careful consideration to All problems of West coast air de Fence. The chief need now in our defence program is to review carefully All our Structure of de Fence which has been built up in recent years under such great said or. Campney. While the defence emergency has not ended and indeed will probably be with us for a Long time we now Are in a position to examine the whole picture in a business like Illch Otner As cleaning sup lies and furniture. Countering some of these latter increases were some other by two attacks by Richard Nixon within a week on this line is pleasing to Many the handling of International of midwestern republicans who a fairs by former democratic and a patently believe that the "20 years clothing items Clec ministrations. France cancels Mission Isle of Man s National Holiday today is the National holi Day of the Isle of Man and in Honor of the occasion the Manx Flag flies today from the free press Courtesy Flag staff. appliances., Cotton sheets and Nixon has taken the Lead re see policy fight Page 8 garbage cans. Coat prices made see Index Page 11 Brandon bikers race flood Crest the Assiniboine River climbed another half Inch at Brandon monday morning As work Crews fought to Complete diking projects before the River s flood Crest reached the City. The gain brought the level to 19 feet. 2v6 inches. City officials were expecting a further Rise of three feet or More within the next few Days. The River has flooded some Market gardens in the Eastern end of the City but up to Latt see Brandon flood Page 11 Bonn a France notified West Germany monday it has decided to postpone the sending of a special envoy Here to Confer with West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. But the French assured the West germans the decision had nothing to do with Adenauer s last statement on the stalled european army project. French High commissioner Andre Francois Poncet informed Aden Auer that Guerin de Beaumont French Secretary of state for for eign affairs who was due to come Here wednesday was unable to see France Page 8 German Issue studied London Anglo american study group began work today at the foreign office on plans for the possible restoration of sovereignty to West Germany in the near future. The group set up. Following last week s Washington talks Between president Eisenhower and prime minister Churchill was presided Community. Over by sir Frank Roberts Deputy undersecretary responsible Lor Ger Man affairs at the British foreign office. Its main task is to make recommendations on plans for the return of sovereignty to West Germany should there be indefinite delay in establishing the european defence ;