Winnipeg Free Press

Friday, March 06, 1964

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 6, 1964, Winnipeg, Manitoba Today s Index Jumble 31 classified 29 to 43 radio to 12 comics tax tips .15 death 42 sports 24 Ito 28 finance. 16, 17 women s 20 81 movies 13 leg free press final edition phone we 3-9331 vol. 71 no. 136 44 pages Price Loc Winnipeg Friday March 6, 1964 Sun roses . Moon rises . Sunsets . Moon sets . Forecast Clear and cold -20 and 5 . Patrol fires on cypriots troops shoot for first time in 70 Days of peace keeping Nicosia a fighting Between greek and turkish cypriots broke out today for the third straight Day in villages near the North coast Harbor of Yrenia passage almost certain meanwhile president Makarios today ordered that All turkish cypriot hostages held by greek cypriots be handed Over to the red Cross Here by mid Day sat urday. A cease fire agreement reached late thursday appeared to have collapsed. After a Lull of several hours shooting started up again and increased in intensity with Day Light. Most of the fighting was in wooded Mountain country around the neighbouring turkish Village of Mem los and the greek Village of Karmi. Both Sweden Likely donor u Thant awaits peace Force contributions Stockholm swedish government today was expected to agree to contribute swedish troops to a Cyprus peace Force a foreign ministry spokesman said. A foreign affairs parliamentary committee was in session meanwhile at the United nations Secretary general u Thant British a greek and a turkish j was expected to name today the officer were making strenuous i commander of the United a efforts to get the two sides to options Cyprus Force but he was observe the cease fire. Having trouble finding troops British paratrooper patrols Ifor peace keeping chores on also were in the area embattled Mediterranean is land. President Johnson in a personal message made pub Lic today has told soviet Premier Khrushchev that out siders should All strive not to inflame passions in the Eastern Mediterranean. Are at the foot of a Pinnacle topped by medieval St. Hilarion Castle now a turkish Strong Point. A truce patrol composed of a during thursday s fighting a British army patrol was or dered to open fire to protect a group of greek school children. It was the first time in 70 Days of peace keeping duties that the British troops had been ordered to fire. A British spokesman said two soldiers fired 20 shots at Turk ish cypriots who were shooting at the children while they were being removed from a school House. The greek dominated Cyprus government said the turks at temblor were reinforced by about 100 turks who came Down from the Castle under cover of darkness. A communique charged that the turks opened but said greek cypriot Security forces Are maintaining their 50 feared dead in Saigon fire Saigon a fire raced through a crowded slum area in the Mekong River Delta City of can Tho thursday night possibly claiming 50 or More lives and leaving persons homeless. Officials said 50 to 100 Resi dents of the fire razed area were missing when the conflagration finally was checked. His Choice for the Post was reliably reported to be it Gen. Prem Singh Gyani 25, of India a Veteran of in peace keeping duty who now is Thant s personal representative in Cyprus. Please see in Page 19 a Germany signs up for wheat communist East Germany has re entered the Canadian wheat Market wife a three year agree ment to Purchase bushels. The agreement was announced Friday by the Canadian wheat Board. East Germany last bought Ca Nadian wheat directly in the 1955 56 crop year with a Shel order. In the 1960-62 period. East Ger Many received another bushels of Canadian wheat via communist China. China also diverted substantial quantities of wheat purchased from Canada to China s ally in her ideological dispute with the soviet Union. Tea base report tabled in House by Victor Mackie Ottawa staff a recommendation that the trans Canada air lines overhaul base at Winnipeg be closed immediately and legislature Orts Twadar base closing hit by Smellie Page 3. Flood Way blasting 3. Caused sunday Bill changes Dis closed Page 1. Hutton says liberals in trouble Page 14. Roblin impatient on budget debate Progress Page 14. Nip support pledged for Utility Bills Page 15. Seven million miscalculation Paulley Page 4. Grand rapids Page 22. Water rates Page 14. Questioned to probe underground water Page 14. Outlines flood Way expropriations costs. Page 3. Two Las oppose flood Way Page 15. That All Airframe and engine overhaul work be consolidated at the Dorval base in Montreal was the main finding of the. Dixon Speas associates report a condensed version of which was made Public Friday. The firm of r. Dixon speas1 associates is an aviation consult ant company with Headquarters in new York. It has. Brett retained by Many major air carriers to make studies of their operations and recommendations for improving those operations the report Content contended that to continue the Winnipeg base in operation for the overhaul of discounts for 10 years As the Federal government has decided is to be Tea policy would Cost More than to close the base immediately. The original report in three volumes had been made to Tea in August 1963. It presented the results of a study of Tea s past and present planning data such As kinds and quantities of aircraft schedule patterns and salary structures. The 213-Page condensed ver Sion was tabled in the commons Friday by transport minister j. W. Pickersgill. In november former transport minister George Mcilraith had asked Dixon Speas to prepare a please see report Page 19 Freer sunday Likely in May Roblin Bill Means no new referendum needed for Winnipeg Sabbath movies i Winni Eggers Avih be Able to enjoy sunday movies plays and Allied entertainment this summer possibly As Early As As a result of a government Bill now before the Manitoba legislature. Its passage is considered Al most certain. King Paul of Greece dead at 62. Greek Monarch Dies at 62 the Bill which rips apart Manitoba s Blue sunday Laws received first Reading in the legislature last week and details were Given the House thursday by Munici pal affairs minister Robert g. Smellie. The Bill allows Winnipeg City Council to accept the opinion expressed by voters in a 1962 referendum and pass a simple bylaw making sunday recreation Legal Between . And Midnight. Before the terms of the Bill were revealed thursday there had been some question whether the City would have to hold a new vote on the Issue. Please see sunday Page 19 storm slams East eight planes missing in blizzard by the Canadian press a storm packing winds of More than 100 Miles an hour pounded Ontario que and the Mari times thursday. Heavy Snow fell in Northern Ontario and pelting rain Snow flurries and Hail lashed South Ern Ontario and Quebec. Eight aircraft and 35 Seal Hunters were missing in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Winds gusted to 110 Miles an Bur Vin Montreal highest Ever recorded in the City. Fog and Strong winds forced airports at Samv John and Fredericton to restrict hts to emergency traffic Only. In the Montreal area squalls caused heavy damage to cot Ages Cut Power lines toppled Trees and damaged two aircraft. No injuries were re sorted. Please see storm Page 19 que. Senator says Queen is Welcome attacks separatist leaders As foolish irresponsible Ottawa up senator curule Vaillancourt l praised Queen Elizabeth thursday and predicted she will be received with Joy Honor and dignity when she visits Quebec City in october. In an emotional address in French during the Senate throne speech debate he said he Hopes to meet the Queen himself to convey to her the respects and gratitude of her French Cana Dian subjects. I wish her a Long life and a Happy he said she is a Model to mothers every senator a founder of the Quebec Caisse Populaire credit Union move ment and a lifelong French Canadian nationalist dismiss separatist leaders As foolish no entities acting in a destructive irresponsible manner. Raps press to he had even stronger criticism for television networks and the press for giving revolt ing and misleading sensational sen. Vaillancourt praises Queen foul play rules St. Vital jury by Sam Modiano Athens King aul ,62, reigning Monarch in Reece since 1947, died today. The King the hellenes Symbol of the turbulent exis nce of this Mediterranean a Ion died after fighting a losing attle for several Days to re operate from a stomach ulcer operation. The King operated feb. 21, As stricken with blood clots in is left lung and right leg. In for King Paul s obituary see Page 42 edition he developed localized pneumonia and. Had suffered from kidney failure. The King died at the Royal res Dence , 16 Miles from the presence of his Amily. He is succeeded by his son Prince Constantine 23, who will be sworn in today in Cor dance with the cons Titu n. After the operation for Mach ulcers King Paul seemed to have been recovering quickly but nine Days after the1 aeration he developed the food clots. Urinary trouble set in three ays condition Grad ally worsened. The King woke in Good spirits Lis morning and told the Ueen standing at his bedside j feel King robust Man who Ood six for Days and possibly even weeks before is stomach operation suffered period of pain hidden from he greek Public. It had been eared announcement of his con Ilion would cause too much an piety just1 prior to the National Section of feb. 16. One of King Paul s last acts before undergoing v surgery at atom Palace thens was to swear1 in prime minister George Papandreou feb. 18. Papandreou won a landslide Victory in the vote for a new parliament. With the King s death Iju Een Frederika 46, his attry Active and vigorous wife becomes Queen Mother. J please see Monarch Page 19 . Rink nearing Crown by Maurice Smith Charlottetown staff a new Canadian Curling Cham Pion is almost sure to be crowned Here today Lyall Dagg and his smooth performing foursome from British Columbia. In a clutch game this morning Dagg and his rink Barry Nai Mark Fred Britton and Leo her Bert Defeated the great Ernie Richardson rink from Regina 8-3, it was the second setback the Richardson in nine games whereas Dagg has been beaten Only once. Please see Curling Page 5 looking for a trailer this want and under trailers 56 .26 it. To it so trailer Good condition phone 83t-3922. Is among the hundreds of bar gains in today s classified Sec Tion. No matter1 what you need shop and save in free want ads by Don Newman an eight Man St. Vital Coro Ner s jury thursday evening ruled that Jacob Neumann 62, of 1220 St. Mary s Road died As a re sult of foul play Between . And Midnight the evening of feb. "8. In bringing in its verdict the jury decided that. Or. Neumann died of multiple injuries Shock and Haemorrhage brought about by foul play by a person or persons the jury deliberated for 40 minutes before delivering its unanimous verdict hours of testimony from eight witnesses. Crown counsel Lawrie Mitchell said Friday that now the inquest was Over Otto Boldt 24, was free to go where he wished. The Bond on his. Own re cognizance Boldt signed last week on his release after 15 Days in jail Only applied to the Cor Oner s warrant to the now completed inquest. Or. Mitchell said there was still no evidence on which charges could be Laid in connection with or. Newman s death Only conflicting testimony was Given by or. Boldt brother of the dead Man s son in Law and or. Boldt s Niece Susan with whom he was baby sitting the night of feb. 8. By Coroner h. Booth to recall what happened the night before grandpa had an Susan told the inquest that she had gone to bed at feb. 8, after her parents had gone to a movie. Otto was watching she said. I read until if 10, and then turned out the she said she was sure of the time because she had noticed Otto s Susan said that she got out of bed at ., and had looked for her Uncle but he was t in she said she looked for him throughout the House and called Otto 1 file but there had been Noj answer. Susan said she then returned to and at ., heard the Kitchen door open and close. Calling him i Lay quiet for some time and heard some one come she said. Susan said she was almost asleep and did not Call out when she heard the door open. Please see inquest Page 5 Leon Balcer attacks Chaput maps clash Over Columbia treaty Ottawa opposed views of the Columbia inside stories Hoffa Down but not out Page 6 defence rests in Sinatra trial Page 42 editorial Pace crowns and crackpots Bruce Hutchison an interview with will Shakespeare Herron optimism on the Nelson a.. Circulation City zone. Total River treaty were expressed in the commons thursday. H. W. Herridge Veteran new democratic p. A try member from Kootenay West saw it As a political blasphemy against the works of James Byrne Liberal my for Kootenay East saw the treaty As a Good document that is going to i rebound to the Prosperity of every living soul in or. Herridge who has lived beside the River for 58 years and who has been the most persistent opponents of the treaty made a stirring 30 minute speech in which he charged that the Canadian negotiators were taken in by the americans. The whole project is a sell out he said. The Only difference Between the present treaty and the one originally negotiated by the pre Vious conservative government is that we get a bit More Money for Selling Canada please see Columbia Page 5 policeman quotes Ruby i someone had to by Gene Blake Dallas special tons police witnesses thursday quoted Jack. Hoiby As saying he meant to shoot accused presidential Assassin Lee Harvey Oswald three times intended to kill him and someone had to do detectives d. R. Archer and t. A Mcmillon testified in Ruby s murder trial that he made the statements m the first new m jhutes1 alter the shooting prosecuting attorneys said they Only two Niobe witnesses and then will show television films of tie shooting to the jury of eight men and four women today. Attorneys for Huby 52, strip tease show operator accused of gunning Down the accused Assas sin of president John of. Ken Nedy in the basement of City Hall nov. 24, bitterly fought introduction of the statements. Both detectives Archer arid Mcmillon said they were stand y smuggling ring probed in . Washington. Con Gress Federal investigators a eur ring attempt ing to . Industrial goods to Cuba. Most details Are still secret pending Federal grand jury action in new York in the Case of a dutch Export importer arrested last month in the san Francisco Bay ing at the jail office door when Oswald was brought out in hand cuffs they said they saw Ruby Dart out of the crowd of news men and fire his pistol. He said you Rotten a Bitch you shot the and then the shot rang det. Mcmillon testified det. Archer said he heard a phrase and could t make out All of it but definitely heard the words son of a he was sure Huby said them and not a policeman. Both detectives Archer and Mcmillon said they were among the officers who pounced on Ruby and wrestled him to the floor. Both quoted him As saying at that time i please see Ruby Page 19 publicity to the inflammatory statements of separatists. Please see senator Page 19 . Tax on Loans okayed Washington up the House of representatives passed a Bill thursday to make it More expensive for . Invest ors to put Money into foreign enterprises and thus discourage the flow of american dollars from the United states. The fiscally complicated measure was approved and sent to tie Senate by a 238-to 142 Roll Call vote after a motion to return it to committee was Defeated on a voice vote. Two Hundred Twenty four democrats joined 14 republicans in Back ing the administration sponsored Bill. Three democrats and 139 republicans opposed it. The Bill now goes to the sen ate. The tax is retroactive to Pur chases since last july 19, and the existence of the proposal already has had dramatic effects. There have been almost no new issues of foreign securities i new York since the tax was proposed and the Gold loss of in the final Quarter of 1963 was one of the lowest in the last six years. Please see tax Page 19 Fri tells. Export subsidy Washington minister Mitchell Sharp con erred with a number of . Authorities thursday expressing criticism of ,. Flour Export subsidies and i i g her american tariffs on a number of automotive parts affecting Canadian shippers. We take very serious except Ion to the flour sub Sidy which puts Bur Mills under a great Sharp told a press conference after separate meetings with agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman assist ant Commerce Secretary Jack Behrman and Interior Secretary Stewart Udall. In addition to an Export sub Sidy on wheat the . Pro Vides a specific flour subsidy equivalent to eight cents a Bushel of wheat. This excessive assistance to . Flour shippers is a detriment to Cana Dian flour Sharp said. He also touched on this flour complaint during a luncheon speech to the National Assoc a Grain dealers where he please see Sharp Page 5 ;