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Thursday, March 24, 1960

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 24, 1960, Winnipeg, Manitoba You will find free press phone number Whitehaus 3-9331 All departments including classified ads. 14 cynics 16, 17 radio to 18 movie. It 21 to 24 sports to 32 Jumble 3.1 classified j3 45 finance 45, 4c, 47 forecast Snow flurries 5 and 20 Sun pin. . Winnipeg thursday March 24, 1960 vol. 67 152, 50 pages final edition agree on six Steps to disarm East West Accord on principles Geneva Dele Gates of the soviet bloc and the North Atlantic treaty Powers tentatively agreed today on six initial principles for the control of an East West disarmament treaty. The two sides remained sharply divided however on How to go on from there. The six Points of agreement were defined by French disarmament expert Jules Moch on behalf of the United states Italy and Canada As Well As his own country. Russia s Deputy foreign min ister Valerian Zorin welcomed Moch s definition but avoided All discuss Iii of details. See disarm Page 9 subs to close Gap by Warren Rogers Washington special Nyht the . Congress May be asked next month for All or part of nearly billion for six More Polaris submarines if two crucial tests next week Are successful. Approval by Congress would add 96 Polaris ballistic missiles to America s Arsenal total of 240 instead of the planned 144. That go a Long Way toward closing the missile Gap in 1962, exactly when it is expected to be at its widest. Secretary of defence Thomas Gates was reported impressed with the Progress of the Polaris pro Gram. Of 54 launching to Date 37 were successful 15 partly Success Ful and Only two failures. Eight of the last nine were successful. Top deterrent the submarines 380 feet Long nuclear powered tons sub merged carrying a Crew of 100, capable of firing 16 Polaris mis Siles Miles and eventually Miles Are being built at the rate of three a year. The . Defence department is banking on them As a major deter rent to Back up the land based intercontinental ballistic missile system. Highly Mobile Able to stay at sea for Long periods they Are an extremely difficult target although capable of inflicting heavy nuclear damage on Industrial and Popia Tion centres. Reject Berlin claim Washington a Thi United states today formally rejected Russia s claim that Berlin is part of soviet controlled was Germany. The state department producer documents in English and rus Sian which it said clearly Indi Cate that Berlin was designate As a separate area to be jointly the documents were signed a soviet american and Britis representatives in London o sept. 12, Berlin a been captured by soviet forces reporters were handed a photographic reproduction of the original English a n d Russia texts which spelled out the zone the troops of each would occupy the documents made Clea that the Berlin area was no of or the territory t be occupied by any of the pow ers under the the department said. There is therefore no Basi for suggesting that Berlin a been mysterious merged with or placed on the territory one of the occupation Mac Ike to match notes get together on latest soviet ban offer Washington rime minister Macmillan will drive in Washington this week and for talks with president Eis now or on Russia s latest no Lear test ban proposal and re item matters announcing this today the White House said the talks have Een arranged in a move to co ordinate . And British Posi ions regarding the test ban talks under Way in Geneva. Macmillan will arrive in Washington some time saturday but he and Eisenhower will not get to Ether for their first round of Alks until monday. Details As to where Macmillan and Eisenhower will hold their Alks will be announced later. The announcement followed the unveiling last saturday of a pro Osal to ban All big tests and Gree to a less formal moratorium on underground blasts so mall that they Are hard or impossible to detect at present. The United states has proposed sex met Ion from the ban of tests too mall for detection. Meta wants pact Paris up Nikita Khrushchev called a non aggression pact Between the West and the communist bloc. Khrushchev told some 45 guests it a luncheon in his Honor thai Russia fears no one and could Back at any aggressor but he said Russia does no want the world situation to come .0 that and a non aggression Pac would help preserve world peace Khrushchev a d d r e d the luncheon through an interpreter after conferring for More than two hours with president de on the second Day of his 12-Day visit to France. Vot aiming at split the soviet Premier said Russia does not want to Force a wedge Between France and her Western allies. The soviet Union and France must be United in the Ause of peace he said. Franco soviet co operation did not Call for giving up present re Gimes or ideologies. The sphere of co operation Between the two countries had no limits and their interests did not clash anywhere before the lunch Khrushchev and de Gaulle discussed a wide Range of International problem in a. Private meeting at Thi French president s office in the Elysee Palace Anne will be aunt s bridesmaid London Reuters princes Anne 9, will be one of the High bridesmaids at the wedding of he aunt Princess Margaret to Ai Tony Armstrong Jones at West Minster Abbey May 6, it was announced by Buckingham Palac today. Another will be the Hon Cath Erine Vesey six year of daughter of Viscount and vis countess de Vesci. The viscous less is sister of Armstrong Jones. The Ages of the eight Bode maids Range from six to 12. General ban on Public meetings Johannesburg up the South african government today banned All meetings by persons of any race in three main Urban Cen tres until june 30. Public meetings were outlawed n the Johannesburg Capetown and Durban areas under the or or. The order was signed by jus ice minister Francois Erasmus. T does not apply to religious ser ices and funerals but permission must be obtained from the chief magistrate in each area before meetings of any other Type. The order was the second a or move of the Day in a govern ment crackdown following lashes Between police and negroes this week. Teams of police earlier raided offices of the african National Congress and other organizations throughout this race troubled country. See s. Africa Page 10 a mass move to Canada Johannesburg up the Ana Dian and australian Trade omissions Here said wednes a they Are being flooded with inquiries from South africans bout the prospects of emigrating to Canada and Australia. The Canadian commission said t received up to 70 inquiries daily Ince monday compared with two r three queries a Day prior to monday s riots. The applicants Are obviously Whites since the South african government has been persistently passports to its african citizens. No Canadian quota Ottawa staff Canada will accept any White settlers from South Africa who want to Migrate Ocanada providing they can comply with immigration Regula ions a spokesman for the depart ment of citizenship and immigration said Here thursday. There i. No quota on the number that can admitted. Continue see immigration Page 10 Tell . Brass Canada must run own show the International Bro her Hood of locomotive firemen and engine men ill lose Canadian members if the International does t agree to allow a separate Canadian division within the Union. The ultimatum of a separate Ivisich or the breakaway of the acadian members was announced wednesday night by two Canadian executives of the Union. Unless the International Union cedes to the request no dues ill be sent from Canadian Mem aers after april 30, Union Page 10 a Africa statement by pm Ottawa Liberal opposition Leader Pearson wednesday asked in the commons that prime min ister Diefenbaker express the Dis Tress and dismay of this Parlia ment at the violence in South Africa used in measures taken u connection with coloured Demor stations against the racial policies of the South african govern continue see pm Page 13 to a menace to White Rule Capetown sout Africa is not going to get telex Sion because it would undermine the White Man s Rule Here Tele graphs minister Albert Hertz said wednesday. Hertzog told the Senate the White Rule canno be achieved such bad influence is television and. All its accompanying evils Are allowed to Chi laminate our Young people who be Leaden of the country in the Down storm in commons Fleming won t defend Coyne speaker forced to intervene As angry charges Fly by Victor Mackie Ottawa staff opposition demands that the government come to the defence of James Coyne Gover nor of the Bank of Canada provoked a Stormy scene in the commons wednesday with speaker Roland Michener forced to intervene to restore order and curb angry interjections across the floor. It was one of the sharpest exchanges this session with Hen j it s riot quite like dirty 30s" when you could get a three course Lanch for 25 Cunti but breakfast specials at Sonie restaurants Are still reminiscent of de pression prices top sign la a Portage Avenue cafe plugs a Hearty breakfast Complete with Java at the bargain Price of 35 cents. Mrs. Margaret Moore Hie 6 . Chef holds a Sample. Mrs. Kay Tamowski the Early morning Cook at a Mam Street eatery to a sign Bottom picture advertising a breakfast. With Coffee the total Tariff Here is 39 cents. Lower costs for Bacon and eggs Are partly responsible for the specials. Unionists bail set at Brandon special bail has been set at each for two members of the striking Brandon local of the United packing House workers Union charged with beat ing up a 20-year-old Dundrea Man. Youth outside a City Beer parlor tuesday night. John Olver president of the local and Joseph Tarnowski a member were remanded without plea to Friday april 1 when they appeared before magistrate Wil Liam Stordy in police court thurs Day. Olver and Tarnowski Are charged with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm in connection with an incident in which Harry Cote was severely beaten by two men who claimed to be members of the Union on strike against Brandon packers Ltd. Guianan protest Iii . London Reuters two members of an official British Guiana delegation were granted on police charges in connection with a demonstration against the shooting of More than 70 negroes by South african to ice. In they were arrested wednesday along with 23 other demonstrators outside South Africa House the main South african building in London. Jai Narine Singh and Linden Forbes Samson Burnham. We re charged with insulting behaviour and using insulting words. They were granted bail of each until next tuesday. Meanwhile Cheddie Jagan Brit ish Guiana tra de minister said he would protest to Home Secre tary r. A. Butler against the brutal uncouth behaviour of the British police during the Demon stration. Charged that police manhandled him while he was being interviewed outside South Africa House by the bbl. The broadcast in which Jagan gave his views on the South african situation later was suppressed he claimed. While i was doing the inter View the police came and dragged the reporter across the Square and chucked him in front of a Jagan said. He was nearly Gas decision soon Ottawa government decision on various applications to Export natural Gas to the United states will de fore the Ead of the month Trade minister Churchill Widnes Day. Tag and car have bad year Ottawa wed Canadian National railways showed a deficit of in 1959, according to figures tabled in the commons thursday. The publicly owned trans can Ada air lines annual report showed its net revenues Plum meted 72 per cent last year. Com petition from a new transcontinental service is Given As one of he reasons. Far. Details see finance Page says railway problem appears insoluble Ottawa trans port minister Lionel Chevrier says the. Major problem facing can Ada s railways appears insoluble. The problem he .said., in the commons is that railway costs Are leaving revenues behind. The fact that the carriers were unable to raise their rates with out the consent of the Board of transport commissioners placed them at some the. Liberal my for Montreal Laurier. Said it is quite that the railways themselves Are unable to Deal with the problem. They must be assisted in Many forms by the government. Convict gives up t e n n. Robert Rivera one of the two hardened convicts who held an estimated 15 hostages in the state Penitentiary since wednesday afternoon came out today. Pm invites Macmillan a Ottawa up prime min ister Diefenbaker invited minister Macmillan. To visit Ottawa weekend if the British scheduled trip to permit it Learned today. Donald Fleming minister of Fin Ance refusing to defend or. Joyne on the grounds that it was not his responsibility. At one Point in the heated controversy that suddenly flared. Prime minister John Diefenbaker was labelled another Duplessis when he described a question asked by opposition Leader l. B. Pearson As an improper Hon. Paul Martin a Essex was branded a demagogue and the finance minister was accused evading his responsibilities. Or. Fleming said on a question of privilege that he had been accused of evading responsibility. That is roared Liberal members. Or. Fleming shouted Back the minister is not afraid to take his he added but he does not pro pose to take unto himself responsibility for matters where Parlia ment had placed responsibility in other hands and that happens to be one of those legis Limi reports conservatives bolster farm Aid Resolution. Page 12. Social credit member urges pay As you go. Page 12. 0 equal school Grants re solution Defeated. Page 12. Shortened campaigning period Given final approval by legislature. Page 13 o Duff refuses comment on purpose of his 13-hour visit to Ottawa. Page 12. O liberals press further for longer period to debate throne speech. Page 12. No ban seen on South african liquor says Lyon. Page 12. See Coyne Page 9 draft Adlai move by Earl Mazo Washington special Nyht a drive to revitalize Adlai Ste Venson s prospects for the demo cratic nomination will be launched this weekend by devotees in new York Wisconsin and Washington. Recent polls showing or. Steven son running Well ahead of vice president Richard Nixon Are sex peeled to be their initial Campaign tools. starter they plan to Distri Bute copies of the one by Louis bean which has not yet been published to influential party figures with much potential Power at the National convention. Earlier scores the bean Survey made by the economist and statistician who be came famous in 1948 for predicting president Harry Truman s re elec Tion shows or. Stevenson leading or. Nixon nationwide by a 54 to 46 per cent margin. It also shows that or. Steven son would have Defeated president Eisenhower in 1956 were it not for two International crises shortly before the election. Ten per cent of the vote shifted from or. Ste Venson to or. Eisenhower on elec Tion eve or. Bean reportedly states because of tensions result ing from the Suez canal crisis and the hungarian tax Aid to clubs proposed ratepayers May be billed for work on Community centres City finance committee has agreed that the City charter be amended to permit the renova Ion replacement or enlargement of Community centres As local to local ratepayers in the area concerned. The amendment was requested by the Ivor Heights Community club which wishes to renovate and enlarge its Community Centre. The club feels the Cost should be borne a area residents through a local improvement bylaw. An existing Section of the City charter allows for establishing Community centres by Means of local improvement bylaws but does not permit renovation or enlargement by the same Means. Aid. Saul Cherniack fought he proposal which he said might work an injustice on a Community minority group which did not want or could not afford expensive improvements. Aid. Cherniack said the costs of recreational and Community facilities should be similar through out the City and should be borne y the City As whole. The recommendation must be approved by City Council before the charter amendment can re Quested. De Gaulle need t curl toes in Quebec Quebec up when Charles de Gaulle the lanky president of France sleeps Here one night next month his wasted precaution Nanaimo . Up a Case of Diamond rings valued More than was stolen wednesday from Stan Dyde wholesale limited Here by thieves who failed to open a Safe but found the gems hid Den in an office. A company spokesman said the rings hidden in the office instead of being placed in the Safe a precaution against Safe crack feet won t Dangle Over the end of the bed. With tape measure in hand the staff at Bois de the official residence of the made sure of that. The residence s main guest bed measures six feet seven inches the staff was Happy to discover. That s two inches longer than Gen. De Gaulle s six foot five Inch Frame. We wanted to make very sure we would t have to make special bed for said a member of the staff. We were anxious to know whether the bed would accommodate him and were very pleased to ice it president Gaulle will spend the night of april 20-21 at Bois de Coulonge. Criminals invade Victoria Victoria up police arc carrying shotguns and checking after Midnight Drivers in an Effort to curb an outbreak of crime blamed on thugs from the British Columbia lower Mainland. The action endorsed by mayor Percy Scurrah follows about dozen reported break ins in the last week. There have been no violent robberies or holdups. While uniformed policemen hold shotguns Between their Knees in Cruiser cars fellow officers Are roaming the quiet streets with revolvers under fish men or Lumberjack overalls. They say there definitely in new hardened Type of criminal working in the City. Mayor Scurrah said police arc taking every measure humanly possible to combat the crime wave believed to be instigated by about 50 known criminals with Vancouver backgrounds. Police chief John Blackstock earlier this week ordered officers to Check All cars on downtown streets after Midnight. Consequently there is Little late traffic and Well meaning citizens arc catching Early buses to save themselves looking for a pet this want and under pets dogs cats Birds livestock Etc. 16 crossbred for Sale. De 4 Chkhai Kakkis 7ss7. Is among the hundreds of bar in today s classified Sec Tion. No matter what you need shop and save in press want ads ;