Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 31, 1963, Winnipeg, Manitoba Today s Index classified comics deaths finance movies s2 to 44 49, 50 radio to. Sports 45 to 48, 52, 53 women 31 53 to 55 17 to 21 Winnipeg free press vol. No. Pages Price Winnipeg wednesday july 31, 1963 Sun rises . Moon rises . Sun sets . Moon sets 1.49 . Final edition phone we 3-9331 first Section pages 1 -16 i forecast sunny 55 and 80 wants assets Back . Power acts to repossess Bce Vancouver up the first move to repossess the assets of the Multi million Dollar British Columbia electric company was made tuesday by the . Power corporation. Officers of the corporation conferred with or. Harry l. Purdy reappointed court receiver in monday s judgment by chief Justice Sherwood Lett that the expropriation of the Bce by the provincial govern ment was illegal. To apply monday following the meeting it was officially announced that the Power corporation will make a court application monday for return of Bce assets. We expect the key to the building will be turned Over to . Power by next said Douglas Mck. Brown counsel for the corporation. Please see . Page 2 sever relations jury finds Ward guilty chinese link k., on 2 counts malay talks go better by Ted sell Manila Heads of government of Indonesia and Malaya responding to a plea by president Disdado Macapagal of the Philippines pledged tuesday to work for Malayan Unity. Today All parties appeared to be nearer a solution following a three hour secret session. Indo Nesia is said to have dropped its objections to Malaysia after Malaya agreed to permit a Neutral body to ascertain the will of the people of Borneo to join the federation. Last night s pledges by presi Dent Sukarno of Indonesia and prime minister Turku Prince Abdul Rahman of Malaya were made at a state dinner in Honor of the visitors at the presiden tial Palace. The apparent conciliatory attitudes of the two revived Hope that the three nation asian sum Mit meeting with the Philippines May ease tension in Southeast Asia. Earlier in the Day. President Macapagal called for Unity to make the malay nations a fac Tor to be recognized in the future of the three leaders Are attempt ing to resolve differences Aris ing from Malaya s plan to form a federation of Malaysia com prised of Singapore Malaya Brunei Sarawak and North Bor Neo. The Philippines in the past has opposed the federation claiming that the new nation would Al Low communists to move with ease from Singapore to Borneo please see Malaysia Page 2 Osteopath in coma from sleep pills London Reuters society Osteopath Stephen Ward was found guilty on two of five counts in his vice trial Here today. The jury of 11 men and one woman announced the verdict after hours of while Ward 50, was in Hospital under treatment for a suspected overdose of drugs. The findings guilty on charges that Ward lived on the earnings of prostitution Between june 1, 1961, and aug. 31, 1962, and Between sept. 1, 1962, and dec. 31, 1962. He was found not guilty on charges of living on the earn nos of prostitution Between Jan. 1, 1963, and june 8, 1963, and on two charges of inciting and attempting to procure girls under age 21 to have unlawful sexual Intercourse with a third person. Or. Justice sir Archie mar shall said i propose to await news that Stephen Ward is physically ready to appear at the he said that Date cannot of be fixed at this time because of Ward s condition. The sensational vice trial of or. Stephen Ward went to the jury today while the defendant Lay unconscious in a Hospital after apparently taking an Over dose of sleeping pills. Officials at St. Stephen s hos Pital where Ward was taken this morning before the trial resumed for its eighth and final Day said Ward was grievously ill and under oxygen. But or. Justice t Marshall ruled that his trial on five charges of living off the proceeds of prostitution and procuring under age girls could proceed and gave the Case to the jury at . London time. If convicted on All five charges the Osteopath and artist faced a possible penalty of up to 25 years in prison. Before the jury retired there was a courtroom debate Over j whether Ward had tried to com a Mit suicide. Although the fact that he left notes indicated pre meditation this had not been proved. If the authorities decide Ward tried to take his own life he could be charged with at tempted suicide a Mise Meanor under British Law. After hours of Delibera Tion the jury filed Back into the courtroom and said it required some guidance. The Foreman handed or. Justice Marshall a written question. At almost the same time the Hospital reported that Ward was in grievous condition and still in a coma 5v4 hours after being j Westem goods riders admitted to the emergency in East Berlin f East be the flights Are controlled by Ward. Test ban raves peking in High level Challenge peking Reuters communist China charged today Russia s policy was to ally with imperialism to oppose communism and to ally with the United states to oppose China. K. Offers missiles to India new soviet move to isolate China observers believe new York so Viet Union in a new slap at red China has offered India missiles j which Moscow has withheld from its communist allies the new York Herald Tribune says. A dispatch from United nations Headquarters quoting a reliable source says the Indian delegation seeking arms Aid in Moscow was offered ground to ground missiles ground to air missiles transport planes training facilities and other Aerial equipment. The Herald Tribune report i China hurled out the unprecedentedly bitter accusation in angrily denouncing the partial nuclear test ban treaty initialled by the ., Russia and Britain As a big fraud to fool the peo ple of the the violence of the statement caused immediate speculation in diplomatic circles Here whether it would Lead Russia to make some move toward sever ing diplomatic relations with China. Observers said the direct Challenge to russian policy coming from the highest Chi Nese level lifted the seventh veil from the sin of soviet Dis Pute revealing China s open and unashamed hostility to rus Sian Premier Khrushchev s government. The statement has a double significance they said oppo last week s nuclear please see China Page 2 pact will be signed aug. 5 Washington wary Over Korea clash but no alarm until situation clearer Washington a Military chiefs kept Clear of the alarm Button today while watching for signs indicating whether the outbreak of shooting incidents in Korea might foreshadow major action by the chinese communists. Or. Stephen Ward whose Case is now with the jury is car ried unconscious today from a Home in London s Chelsea District where he was found in a coma from drugs. Inset shows Ward apparently in Good spirits yesterday. Ulbricht threatens Berlin rights curbs adds the missile offer to India is thought in some quarters to be a russian counter to British american arms Aid. The Indian delegation that arrived in mos i cow july 16 was similar to the one which visited the United Stales earlier this summer. The West has delivered in Aid and More is being Nego i tinted. Others see the soviet Aid As the beginning of an abrogation j of the soviet chinese Mutual Aid pact and a move to isolate the j red chinese if they defy mos i cow s peaceful coexistence line j and renew attacks on India. I Indian officials last week an Berlin a East Ger Jan airlines of the United states i bounced a new buildup of red Man communist Boss Walter us a Britain and France. He said it chinese troops in Tibet just Bricht accused Western military was High time that the civilian across the two disputed sectors forces wednesday of illegal speculation in East Berlin and indicated he might try to restrict i their movements in the Comniun-1 is sector of the City. Ulbricht told the East Ger Man parliament United nations up the soviet-.-British nuclear test ban treaty will be signed in Moscow aug. 5, the United nations announced tuesday. The Date of the signing was disclosed in an announcement that Secretary general u Thant has accepted an invitation from the soviet British and Representatives to be present at the ceremony. So far the disposition in the Pentagon is to regard the Inci dents this week As isolated. Any further ambushes by North Korea s reds or encounters with them could raise the level of concern1, sources said because they might Point to development of All offensive Pat Tern. The joint chiefs of staff for the present at least were Leav ing the reins in the hands of the United nations command in Korea. In South Korea patrols have been strengthened and vigilance increased along the 150-mile no Man s land separating communist and non communist halves of the country. Same guns Seoul a the communist guns which killed two Soldiers and wounded a third monday just South of the demilitarized zone were the same weapons carried by North kor Ean soldiers killed tuesday a United nations command spokesman announced. Please see Korea Page 2 Claudia Mcpherson slowed by tides air traffic be regulated a the Himalayan Border be cording to International tween India and China. Air corridors i Ulbricht reiterated that the i air corridors were established cannot tolerate much after the second world War Only j longer that the members of the to Al m Lutary to Western occupation forces who j on the basis of Long obsolete occupation rights move freely in East Berlin misuse this free i the three Western governments Dom of movement to engage in f Berhn has the right speculative and of the City Ulbricht in effect accused the i " rough one of the three Cor i the allies maintain that any i aircraft registered with one of j please see Ward Page 15 investigate crash Bombay experts arrived Here tuesday from Cairo to investigate the crash of a United Arab air lines Comet jetliner which plunged into the arabian sea off Bombay on sunday with 62 per sons aboard. Liberals pcs want coldwell in Senate to search them on entering. American British and French soldiers can move freely be tween East and West Berlin provided they Are in uniform. They Are not subject to search i at the crossing Point in the her j Lin Wall. This is based on four j Power agreements. West germans and foreigners j must submit to passport checks Ami minute inspections by East _ German customs officers who prominent summer later tins week. Add.-1 Esler the Amolat nos bought in West Berlin at a rate More favourable than the official Exchange. In uniform Ulbricht did not say whether his regime would attempt to prevent Western forces from entering the communist party of divided Berlin or would try the Berlin air safety Centre one of the last remaining four Power agencies where soviet officers co operate with the Western Al lies. Three Western american British and euro Pean and air France use the 110-mile Long 20-mile wide corridors for scheduled flights. Forced to kill he says Montreal Claudia within sight of Dover Ottawa Liberal and conservative Sena a tonal hours May be added to tors suggested tuesday that the work roster for the rest of m. J. Coldwell former National the week Leader of the Kcf party be appointed to the Senate. The step was proposed in the upper House by senator j. W. De b. Farris Colum it was supported by Sena Tor w. Ross Macdonald govern ment Leader and a member of prime minister Pearson s Cabi net and senator m. Wallace Mccutcheon pc Trade minister in the former so reds Divide on vote witness who testified he was working As an ramp under cover agent testified today he was forced to finish off under world figure Keith Rocky Pearson bludgeoned to death two years ago. Frank Watson who was severely beaten by baseball bats shortly after Pearson s death in june 1961, and dumped in a Ravine near Ottawa s Rockcliffe Airport was testifying at the preliminary hearing of four i men charged with capital Mur i Der in Pearson s death. They j Are Raymond Caza Rosaire i Daoust George Aird and a j Mand Larose. I Watson testified that Daoust i Caza and Larose were with Dover England up Claudia Mcpherson the 17 year old Canadian swimmer seeking to become the Young est woman to conquer the eng Lish Channel was within sight of the White Cliffs of Dover at mid afternoon today. Spectators estimated the girl from Winnipeg was about five 1 Miles off Dover at . J local time. However the tide was sweeping her in a Westerly direction towards Folkestone i and slowing her Progress. I she had entered the water at today at Calais France. Townsfolk Here who have Crown watched Channel swimmers for Able position off the English coast by the time the tide starts to run toward the land in order that she will be helped by it. Otherwise she would have to put in at least of hard swimming against an ebb cur rent in order to remain stationary while waiting for the next tide to carry her in. Pearson and himself the night i tides. Years estimated Claudia would not reach Dover for about an other five hours. Her Pace slackened under the hot Sun As she neared the eng Lish coast. The water was slightly Choppy but conditions were considered to be close to Ideal. Low tide last aug. 13 Claudia had to give up an attempt to Cross the Channel after swimming for nine hours. Miss Mcpherson started her swim at Low tide preferring to face the incoming tide for the first few Miles rather than tackle the Cross current that runs Down the Channel Between Pearson was killed. She hoped to be in a favor West j into and taken Ottawa credit , Leader Robert Thompson and i Ulbricht again assailed the two other Western social credit use of the air corridors be maps joined members of the progressive conservative government. Or. Coldwell 74, obviously surprised by the senators re i two o it Uit the government agreed tween the civil-1 three other parties tuesday to i defeat by 75 to 6 an Amend Day to make another Amend a ment to its june 13 budget pro of Public libraries from the controversial 11-per-cent sales tax on building materials. The Concession was made As the House neared conclusion of debate on the government s Bill formally approving the sales tax Mea sure which also applies to production machinery. Marks said in a Telephone in j final committee approval of Ter View from his Ottawa Home that if he were asked to become a senator he would consider such an offer. Meanwhile the commons sat almost an hour longer than usual to continue debate on the economic Council of Canada in the Hope of recessing for the the Bill was put Over until to j Day to allow an amendment to be drafted to clarify the application of the sales tax on construction under tender when the tax change became effective june 14. J please see House Page 2 i look for school football tries again Page 3 too much Beauty says writer Page ment proposed in the commons by Gilles Gregoire the party s financial critic. The amendment to govern ment legislation arising from the budget was supported Only by or. Gregoire and five other que girl 8, fatally Hurt in crosswalk an eight year old St. James girl died tuesday afternoon after she collided with a truck while crossing Portage Avenue at Why Tewold Road near her Home. The girl was in the crosswalk when hit St. James police said. Lorraine Ann Doyle daughter a. . Cite total social credit maps from Bee. Or. Gregoire my for la. Pointe wanted a clause of the of or. And mrs. W. A. Doyle Bill to read must instead of of 2440 Portage suite 125, was May in reference to the pow-1 fatally injured about 3 . Poers of the. Finance minister to j ice Savici Sile was crossing por award exemptions from the 11-1 Tage South to North at Why Tewold provincial Coroner or. I. 0. Fryer has not yet decided whether an inquest will be held. Per cent sales tax on building materials and production machinery. And was in collision with a West bound half ton truck driven by Edward Hirschkorn 44, of 259 several Liberal and con scr j Gunnel Street Active members said the verb the child was taken by police May Means shall in the in ambulance to Grace Hospital "5 Terr station of the Law. I where she was pronounced dead. Looking for tomatoes this want and under farm produce 18 tomatoes. 5 lbs. 75r. Am. be Stubles. St. Mary s Rel. Closed sundays. Is among the hundreds of bar gains in today s classified Sec Tion. No matter what you need shop and save in free press want ads. Continued please see Claudia Page 2 accused of deceit by Victor Mackie Ottawa staff Liberal government sources backed up by new democratic party sources wednesday accused opposition Leader John Diefenbaker of a double Cross by his action of opposing the legislation providing pay raises for Mem Bers of parliament. Prime minister Pearson instructed the government House Leader j. W. Pickersgill to con vey to the three opposition party caucus representatives that the Liberal government would Only introduce such legislation in the government received an under taking that the leaders of the opposition groups would not oppose the measure. The prime minister was under pressure from All sides to raise maps indemnities. But he insisted All opposition members must agree not to oppose the measure before he would bring it into the House. He did not ask they support the Bill but merely that they agree not to oppose it. Or. Pickersgill earned out protracted negotiations with representatives of the conservative social credit and new democratic party caucuses who were the official spokesmen for their respective parties in the talks. The conservative representative was Gordon Churchill Winnipeg South Centre and the nip representative was Stanley Knowles North see Diefenbaker Page 15 pension Likely by Jan. 1 Ottawa govern ment is under increasing pres sure to make a firm announce ment soon of when it Start contributory retirement pensions and increase old age pensions by a month. The government s target Date is Jan. 1, according to usually Well informed sources but the question now is whether the government is willing to say so publicly. Stanley Knowles Nipes North Centre raised the question in the commons tues Day asking minister Pearson to consider making an. Announcement before the com Mons recesses for a summer Holiday possibly this week. Or. Pearson said he would consider it. In any Case he added the government Hopes to have tile plan operating than my honorable Friend or. Knowles informants say that by using this phrase or. Pearson apparently wanted it understood that the target Date is not some time in the late Winter or Spring of 1964, but As soon As the Machin Ery can be set up. Please see pensions Page 2 children used As pickets new. York a children As Young As two years old were thrust a continuing racial demonstration in Brooklyn for More construction jobs for negroes and puerto Picans. Eighteen. Youngsters were car ried away by police. This is the beginning of a stepped up Campaign to make the More aware of our said Rev. William a. Jones of the use of the children. He is a negro Leader in the Brooklyn demonstrations. In addition 38 adults were arrested when they sought to Block trucks with building mate rials from entering the Brooklyn construction site and one in Queens. Throughout the City in the last three weeks there have been nearly 700 arrests As demonstrators sought to halt All publicly financed construction unless guaranteed a quota of 25-per cent negro and puerto rican employment in the building Industry. Please see racial Page 2 ;