Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 15, 1965, Winnipeg, Manitoba Today s Index classified comics deaths 28 to 38 12, 13 8 finance 14, 15 income tax 12 Jumble .30 movies. 11 sports 22 to 25, 27 television. 10 women 17 to 19 Winnipeg free press final edition phone we 3-9331 a vol.72 119 Price 10f with Jui. Comics Winnipeg monday february 15, 1965 Jiff Ili 25 forecast a Lirt los Milder 15 below 5 above Maple Leaf use now Ottawa Flag ceremony called Milestone in Canada s Progress Ottawa up prime minister Pearson said today he is sure All canadians will Fly the new Maple Leaf Flag with Pride even though Many regretted the replacement of the red Ensign. He spoke in the Hall of Fame in the parliament buildings shortly before a red coated mountie Constable Joseph Secours hoisted the new Flag on a specially installed White Flag pole at the foot of the peace Tower. The ceremony took place on a Bright Winter Day under sunny skies and with the temperature about 20 degrees. The part of the Semi circular drive in front of the Centre Block on parliament Hill was packed with spectators. They packed the area around the special platform at the base of the peace Tower where the Maple Leaf Flag was Given its official insure duration. Or. Pearson termed the occasion a Milestone in Canada s Progress from a group of sep Arate British colonies to a great and Sovereign Conedera governor general Vanier commons speaker Alan Mac Naughton and Senate speaker Maurice Bourget also hailed the new Flag. Please see Flag Page 4 Balcer sticking to pcs Montreal bal cer Quebec conservative Leader announced today he intends to stay within the party sir a few More months and that he advise his Quebec col leagues to do the same. Or. Balcer who threatened previously to resign from the party Over his dispute with opposition Leader Diefenbaker said it is essential the Leader ship settled and men of great experience who have left the Par t y to return to private life or who have gone to other Arenas should again resume leading roles within the party. He made special mention of former Cabinet ministers George Hees now president of the Montreal Canadian Stock Exchange Pierre Sevigny now a Montreal business executive Davie Fulton Leader of the British Columbia conservatives and Donald Fleming who re turned to his Toronto Law prac Tice. Please see temporary Page 2 commons resumes tuesday by Victor Mackie Ottawa staff Parlia ment will finish this year am go into the Spring of 1966 without a general election if the Liberal minority government can survive motions of non Confidence expected to moved by the opposition in March or april most maps believed Here monday As they arrived for tuesday s resumption of the old session. A move of non Confidence in the Pearson administration can not be introduced by the opposition on Supply motions during the resumed sittings o the second session of 26tl parliament. Consequently unless there is a censure motion introduced members of parliament do not think the life o the government will be in any serious danger for at least three to four weeks or More. Censure motions might arise of course if there Are new scandals rocking parliament Hill. But barring scandals of relative Tranquility is expected to carry on while the members discuss new Legisla Tion to wind up the old session please see tuesday rape Laid youth faces 6 other charges. Involving women new Flag up peace Tower pole world takes part Canadian embassies around the world hoisted the new National Flag today in Tokyo a group of Jap anese College girls Sang god save the Queen during the ceremony. About 100 canadians were present. In Moscow Canadian ambassador Robert Ford proposed a Champagne Toast to the new Flag after the text of the Queen s proclamation establishing it had been read. In London Lionel Chev Rier Canada s High commissioner read the Queen s proclamation before More than 100 spectators at Canada House during the 15-minute ceremony. Warns Cairo from a renters Cairo up relations be tween Egypt and West Ger Many appeared headed for a new crisis today As the United Arab Republic was reported preparing a red carpet recep Tion for East German presiden Walter Ulbricht. Relations Between Egypt and West germ any near the breaking Point last week until Bonn bowed to Arab pressure and agreed to halt arms ship ments to Israel. But West Ger Many has serious consequences could ensue if Ulbricht is Given full honors Dor ing his scheduled visit. Bonn indicated it would inter pret such honors As de fact recognition of the communist East German regime. The Wes German government consider i l please see visit Page 4 Lionel George Edward Bjornson of 367 Kennedy Street suite 5, appeared in Winnipeg magistrate s court monday to face seven charges including one of rape and one of attempted rape. Magistrate Isaac Rice remanded or. Bjorn son without bail for one week he faces charges in connection with the following incidents saturday the attempted rape of a 55-year-old woman in a garage near Edmonton Street and Quappelle Avenue. Jan. 6 the knife Point in decent assault of a 15-year-old girl on Beverley Street. Sept. 25 the rape of a woman in her Early 40s on Gert rude Avenue. Or. Bjornson is charged with rape attempted rape indecent assault and Possession of an offensive weapon in connection with these three attacks. He also faces charges of com Mon assault on women in connection with incidents dec. 12 on Toronto Street Jan. 22 on Victor please see youth Page 2 Rouleau vacates v position Ottawa Rouleau who made bail representations in behalf of narcotics smug gling suspect Lucien Rivard resigned sunday As chairman of the liberals parliamentary caucus saying his doctor has ordered him to go away for several Liberal whip James Walker old reporters following a five Lour afternoon caucus that the resignation had been accepted with reluctance and that a new chairman would probably be elected at wednesday s caucus. Or. Rouleau 41, who told the commons nov. 24 of his role in the Rivard Case then quit As p a r 1 i a Centary Secretary to prime minister Pearson revealed his resignation As chair Man by releasing a letter he wrote to or. Pearson. Some time ago i was or dered by my doctor to take a Complete rest but i was not ther Able to do the letter said needless to say the events o these past weeks have done nothing to restore my Haltli and my doctor now insists thai i go away for several weeks because i realize that the National caucus in fairness to its members cannot be with out a permanent chairman for any extended period i am Here with submitting my Resigna a spokesman for or. Pearson said the prime minister who was unable to a 11 e n d the caucus meeting because of a bad cold has received the let Ter. Please see caucus Page 5 Viet Nam guerrillas blast fort civilian government expected to take Over in Saigon Saigon a fighting has resumed on scattered fronts in South Viet Nam after a comparative Lull. Military sources reported 27 enemy actions during the last 24 hours most of them in the Northern part of the country. Three . Helicopter Crew members were re ported injured in the crash. Two americans were reported wounded in clashes sunday. One was hit in the Back by Metal fragments while searching for 50 vietnamese who disappeared saturday after a Viet Cong at tack in Binh Dinh province. In Quang Ngai province 330 Miles Northeast of Saigon the Viet Cong killed 16 government troops wounded 30 and Cap tured five. The communists poured mortar shells into a government outpost in Quang tin province killing seven defend is and wounding 12. In Saigon vietnamese Lead irs appeared ready to. Announce tie formation of a new civilian government with or. Phan Huy Quat 55, As its head. He served last year As for-1 Ign minister to it. Gen Nguyen Khanh South Viet yarn s Strong Man. Khanh also was expected to announce a 20-member advisory Council including six military officers As a temporary Legisla ure. Quat s Cabinet includes men expected to win support from Arious groups whose opposition has toppled past governments in Saigon. Quat is a native of North Viet Nam and of 13 top Abinet Mem be r s reported Hosen so far nine Are either rom the North or Central Viet Vam. The most Active political pres ure groups in the country in luding the militant buddhists Are led by North or Central Viet Lamese. The government has been leaded by acting Premier Nguyen Xuan Oanh appointed by Khanh Jan. 28 after Premier Van Huong was ousted in military coup. Khanh retains real authority As commander of he armed forces. Although the fighting i Viet Nam has slackened the communists were ordered today to strike harder against . And South vietnamese forces. Radio Flanoi said the order was issued please see Viet Nam Page 5 Nat King Cole whose Smoky voice made him one of popular music s brightest stars died today in Santa Monica California. He Lawrence Gunn Raymond Moskaluk Evelyn Duree 6 teen agers dead weekend s toll 12 lives twelve Manitoban died violently during the the blackest 48-hour period in the province s recent history. The death of Gerard Robert Bulle 42, of Brandon in a traffic Accident at 9 45 Friday started off the weekend s re Here Are the twisted Mains of the car in which six teen agers died during the weekend when the vehicle crashed into a Concrete abutment dividing Highway 4 East at Lockport. Just one teen Ager of 7 survives Russia China Are still split by Stephen Rosenfeld Moscow special tons Russia and China marked the 15th anniversary of their Mutual troops fire on mob Tam by Sputh Viet Nam Reuters about 40 persons were reported killed today when troops fired into a crowd de manding an end to government bombing and shelling of their villages near Here. The casualty figures were unofficial. Women among the demonstrators also were reported to have demanded the release of their husbands and sons from the army and to have pressed for Long promised flood Relief s plies. The villagers came from the District capital of thang Binh 15miles from Tarn by and about 350 Miles Northeast of Saigon. Tarn by is about 25 Miles South of Danang site of a major .-Southh vietnamese air base from which several raids on North Viet Nam and Laos have been launched. The demonstrators marched through the town to the Home of the District chief demanding that the army Stop bombarding their Homes and limit operations to the Battlefield. Assistance treaty sunday in terms that revealed continuing profound disagreement on National policy. Any Success of. The Kosygin Mission in expanding common anti imperialist ground the treaty greetings showed had been countered if not sub merged by the splitting effects of the new crisis in Viet Nam. The Kremlin apparently figured its fresh offer of military Aid to communist North Viet Nam would peking. But placate sunday militant China s greeting reflected anew its far More Radical views on How dangerous and desirable it is to tackle the . Head on. Las t year Moscow virtually ignored the treaty anniversary. Advance its Post China policy of sunday to Khrushchev muffling argument and improving the atmosphere the communist party newspaper pravda carried on its front Page the greetings exchanged by the top soviet and chinese leaders. The Exchange seemed a por trait in miniature of sino soviet divergences and perhaps also an indirect report on Premier please see treaty Page s looking for a portable typewriter this want and under miscellaneous articles for Sale 50 Royal portable to Type writer with Zipper Caw like new ?40. Turner 8-1825. Is among the hundreds of bar gains in today s classified Sec Tion. No matter what you need shop arid save in free press want a car Accident Early saturday j at Lockport Man., has claimed to fifth and sixth teen age victims. Two Selkirk youths died in Hospital during the weekend from injuries suffered m the Accident. 1 fire victim identified Winnipeg City police have identified the victim of saturday s ire which demolished the Hamp son court 47 Kennedy Street. He is Richard James Gordon 38. The provincial fire commissioner s office is investigating cause of the Blaze which is believed to More than damage. Meanwhile the 26 residents of the three Storey 18-suite ment Block have been apart Given some material according to a Manitoba red Cross spokes Man. The salvation also providing Aid for the victims. The car the teen agers were Riding in struck a Concrete abutment dividing Highway East at Lockport about . Saturday. The fifth and sixth victims were Lawrence Alexander Gunn 18 of Garry apartments suite 9 Selkirk who died at saturday in Selkirk Hospital. Raymond pan Moskaluk 19 of 369 Sinclair Avenue Selkirk who died at sunday in Winnipeg general Hospital. The other victims whose deaths were reported earlier were Alice Mary Palmer 16, of 425 Dufferin Evelyn Joan Durie 17, of 22c Sutherland Avenue Selkirk. Gordon Blair Wright is o Ashern Man. Gordon Robert Hawes 19, of 204 stratum after Avenue Sel Kirk. Glenn Harlan Kelly 17, o seventh passenger in the transferred to Winnipeg general Hospital from Selkirk Hospital at about Noo sunday monday he was reported in fairly Good condition with undetermined injuries. Please see six die Page 2 today s inside stories Manitoba adopts Flag Page 3 red satellites drag 6 put Satchel in Hall Page 24 editorial Pace or. Doglu Constitution Johnson and Viet Nim the. New Flag Maurice Western Max Freedman . Circulation qty Zon. Total tragedies. They ended at . Sun a when a Man shot his wife to eath in Winnipeg general hos ital and then turned the Shotgun i himself. In died a result of their car ramming an abutment at Lockport two eople died in a car crash near Randon at . Sunday and Man died in a fire at Hampson ourt 47 Kennedy Street. A Lockport Man was killed three years ago when jus car smashed into the same abut ment involved in saturday s six death mashup. The Cor Oner s jury inquiring into the Lockport Man s death had re commended that the Concrete abutment be replaced by a Metal sign to indicate the divided Highway. This was t done. Manitoba s Public works minister Walter web said monday he has ordered his department to Check the safety i every Highway abut ment in the province to see if they Are needed and if they should be redesigned. Slays wife self by Al rach visitors leaving Winnipeg general Hospital sunday night witnessed the Shotgun deaths of a Winnipeg Man and his strange wife. The 8 . Visitors deadline lad just passed when a wounded woman pursued by a Man with a Shotgun burst into the Busy Rotunda of the Hospital s main Entrance on William Avenue. In rapid stunning succession he Man sent a Load of Buckshot crashing into her Back then turned the gun s muzzle to his own stomach and pulled the Trig Ger. Death followed quickly for both. Winnipeg police said the two were married with three Chil Dren but estranged. S inspector of detectives Norman Stewart said the double shooting was a Case of murder suicide names of the victims both in their Early 40 a were withheld until police could notify the woman s parents out of town. He said minutes before the Shotgun slaying occurred the Man had shot and wounded his wife in the Chest with a .22 calibre Rifle on the Street outside his Central Winnipeg Home. See double death Brandon couple killed a Brandon couple died Early sunday when then car was in collision with the rear of a stand nig bus on Highway Miles North of Brandon. The bus Driver had stopped to help a Motorist whose car was stranded in a ditch. Dead Are sgt. William Sanford James Richardson i of Riverview apartments suite is Brandon. His wife Mabel Beatrice Rich Ardson age unknown. Please see couple Page 2 ;