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The Oshawa Times, 14 Aug 1961, p. 1

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' THOUGHT FOR TODAY The man who knows all the ans- wers has very often misunder- stood the questions. Osha Times WEATHER REPORT Warmer on Tuesday with scat- tered showers and light winds. /OL. 90--NO. 187 he OSHAWA, ONTARIO, MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1961 Ee J EIGHTEEN PAGES AST GERMANS BLOCK LAND LINES TO WEST Frost Disclaims 'Gang Up' Plan next month. But a loophole is| CHARLOTTETOWN (CP)-- Canada's 10 provincial premiers open-a two - day conference to- /*! |day, gathering around the same Strike Threat Faces Big Three Car Plants DETROIT (AP)--Quick votes to strike in support of new con- tract demands will be asked of more than half a million United Auto Workers at General Mo- tors, Ford and Chrysler plants across the United States. Current three - year contracts between the UAW and the three auto makers have only 17 more days to run. The UAW's international ex- ecutive board authorized the taking of strike votes among workers at a special strategy meeting Sunday. At the same time, the board turned down a request for a sim- ilar vote among members em- ployed by American Motors, the only auto maker thus far to of- fer a new wage package. Amer- ican offered a profit sharing plan which the UAW demanded| 10 days at most. Executive board members expressed con- fidence that strike approval would be forthcoming. CONTRACTS EXPIRE Contracts at GM, Ford and Chrysler expire Aug. 31. The un- ion's executive board said it would meet again Aug. 29 to fix a strike target if progress is not made meanwhile on new pacts. Under the UAW's constitution, subsequent executive board ap- proval would be necessary to make a strike legal and make members eligible for benefits from a strike fund that now ex- ceeds $42,000,000. In the past, the union has gone all-out to win a new con- tract from one company and then bring the others to that pattern. The union went into negotia- tions, which started six weeks in bargaining, but didn't get, three years ago. , with a flexible set of de- i ally af mak members green - topped mahogany table whre the fahers of confedera- tion sat 97 years ago to lay the groundwork for a new nation. The conference of Sept. 1, 1864, led to confederation 34 months later. Today's talks will be chiefly aimed at organizing something almost as historic--a council of the provinces. Key men behind the move are UAW President Walter Reu- ther said in a statement follow- ing a board meeting that, while | American Motors' profit sharing proposal "does not represent an acceptable offer," it laid a basis for further discussion. He said the union is giving the offer careful consideration. Negotiators returned to the bargaining table today at ford and chrysler. They return to- morrow at general motors. All the big three have an- nounced they will not sign new contracts which would be infla- tionary and result in higher car prices. Soviet, U.S. Exchanging a Rir Service Premier Jean Lesage of Quebec who proposed the idea at the last year, and Premier Leslie Frost of Ontario, who said in an interview Sunday a council of premiers has become essential to tackle modern problems. Observers see the council idea as a means of organizing pro- vincial pressure in dealings with the federal governmen. Mr. Frost, however, denied any suggestion that the confer- ence is '"'ganging up on Ottawa." The conference, and a council if formed, would aim at estab- lishing a co-operative approach to the many problems which lie purely within provincial juris- diction. There is no announced agenda for the closed - door talks. An official communique will be is sued after the final meeting. Informants said the closing of a loophole in provincial sales initial conference in Quebec City | | that a buyer in one province may ship goods to another and, under certain circumstances, duck the tax in both provinces. An agreement whereby one province's tax could be collected study. All but Manitoba and Al- berta have sales tax legislation. The confederation memorial would be a cultural centre in Charlottetown comprising a mu- seum, art gallery, concert hall and auditorium. An informant said the memorial would be ready for 1964. Premier T. C. Douglas of Sa- skatchewan said on his arrival he is confident the conference will make some concrete moves towards setting up the interpro- vincial council. "I think it might eventually go further and become a sec- retariat which could deal with provincial matters," he said. Both he and Premier Frost said they will bring up the is- sue of portable pensions. On- tario and Saskatchewan recon- sidering legislation in this field and at least two other prov- inces -- Quebec and Manitoba --are interested. GM RECALLS 1200 TO 1500 for General tax collections and fi of a proposed $5,000,000 confeder- ation ial 1 be key topics. Eight provinces will have their Shles dmx when Ontario be- gins its t hree - per - cent levy Motors of Canada estimated 1200 and 1000 next week. in another will come up for|g federal - provincial and inter-| hourlviguten oyees $25-a-week reca n Oshawa mall child this week and approximately WILLY BRANDT TALKS TO NEWSMEN SHAWINIGAN (CP) -- Search intensified today for a 16-year- old girl who disappeared from her Shawinigan-south home five days ago--the apparent victim of a kidnapper. Denise Therrien left home last ' aver 3 Placement, The address gi vertisement prov Search For Girl, Fear Kidnapped ory is shared by Quebec provin- cial police, who have asked for public help in locating the girl. Wednesday, Micheline Ther- rien, 17, a sister, received an elephone call from anonymous t keep the police out of this." rom obvious cranks. "burg Gate, one of 13 crossings left open when the Communists 1 a man who said Denise would ned "if measures" "Reuni- De Joh home safely "IL A spokesman for the Bonnification soon." At city hall, they postal ministry said the Eastfhanded over a German government gave no testing against explanation, but West Germany|restrictions. Since then, the family has re- about seven similar calls, West Berliners Demand BERLIN -- Communist East Germany severed telephone connections with the West today and closed the Brandenburg Gate, chief crossing point be- tween East and West Berlin, while the divided city seethed under the Communist clamp- down on the flow of East Ger- man refugees to the West. West Berliners clamored for sharp counter-action against the blockade of East German tra- vel, imposed at the sector bor- der by heavily - armed East German troops and police. Barbed wire barricades, tanks and soldiers with machine-guns cut off the great refugee flow from East Germany. And none of the 80,000 East Germans with jobs in West Berlin showed up for work. Henceforth, they must have passes to get past the bar- ricades. The closing of the Branden- barricaded the sector border Sunday, was described as tem- porary. Kari Maron, East Ger- man interior minister, blamed "continued provocations' at the gate, which was the scene of riotous demonstrations by West Berliners Sunday night. A dozen street crossings re- mained open, however, to such West Berliners and foreigners as wished to enter East Berlin, among them about 15,000 per- posit sons who regularly work there. Action believed this was another arbi- trary measure to keep the 17,000,000 East German people from openly expre their views, particularly on Ber- lin developments. The Brandenburg Gate was Slosed while big crowds built up there. The crowds began assembling late this morning after some 5000 West Berlin workers staged a protest march to the West Berlin city hall in protest against the Communist closure of the border. A silent crowd of several hundred East Berliners also as sembled on the Communist side of the gate and East Berlin po- lice pushed them back from the border. On the West Berlin side, a unit- of helmeted emergency po- lice took up positions to prevent any clash and a loudspeaker called on the crowd to obey po- West Berlin in an effort to prevent any bop der clash. ARMS MOVED UP by up closer to the gate. They also brought an armored truck with a high-pressure water gun into about 4 a.m. local time. phone service to West Germany|! Fen expected to sign within a few days a modest air agreement linking the two nations by direct commercial airline service for the first time. "Phe 'agreement is expected to join only New York and Moscow By the end of August about 85 percent will be back on the job here, 'he said. ous and she has "" from since. "I am certain m se Goes To Judges lieve we have a legi- kidnapping on our ie ra b kidn d, a ert e nigan detach- Therrien. "She. 1s at girl 9 Quebes sincial Po- and 1 didnot runilice. * e; 01 pro- away." know ae » ceeding on this theory." Berlin Lockup Walker West | "mui i on Of P ort Hope. «jus, ie recent --ve-tooling _ «the blaze which threatened the JERUSALEM (AP) -- The| trial of Adolf Eichmann ended today with an appeal from his defence lawyer that the Israeli court trying him as a criminal accomplice in the Nazi massa- cre of the Jews "close his file and judge him no more." : The case was turned over to the three judges. Presid bunal to try The defence lawyer chal lenged the authority of tl and will provide for a quick ion of the flights should he tri- Eichmann for crimes. against the Jewish na- 01 n. "Since Israel did not exisi as a nation at the time of Eich- mann's activities, there could have been no crime against the Jewish nation," Servatius de- Judge Moshe Landau said a verdict is not expected until November. Defence lawyer Dr. Robert Servatius wound up the case by rejecting the entire Israeli in- dictment of the former Gestapo officer as the master bureau- crat behind the Nazi slaught of millions of Jews. Summing up, he point by point the prosecution charges that Eichmann zestfully and resentfully carried out Hit- ler's orders for the destruction of Europe's Jews. "If what the prosecution says is correct, then all the Nazis still being hunted can come out of hiding," Servatius declared. "The great guilty one has been found--Adolf Eichmann." SHOWS NO EMOTION Eichmann listened intently on eartphones to his lawyer's argu- ments but gave no outward sign attacked| clared. As Eichmann had throughout his own testimony, Seivau:is laimed the defendant's only duty in the Nazi holocaust was to "oversee and supervise the smoth functioning of trans- port," the deportation of Jews by train to the death camps in the eastern occupied areas. The prosecution charges Eich- mann had personal authority over what happened to Jews after they reached the death mills and decided which groups were herded into the gas cham- bers. But Servatius said Eich- mann '"'was charged with taking care of any hitches which de- veloped in transport and he did 50." "The instructions came from Hitler for the strengthening of the ethnic structure of the Ger- man nation The accused re- ceived orders to perform all duties in' the field of trans- of emotion. port." East-West tensions flare too Authoritative sources said neither side has asked for a stop beyond Moscow or New York. The negotiators did agree to al- ternate landing sites that can be used in case of emergency. The alternate for the Russians is Philadelphia. The alternate for the U.S. planes is Vnukovo, a few miles outside Moscow. Once the crews become famil- jar with the routes, U.S. planes are expected to fly to Moscow without Russian navigators aboard and the Russians to New York without Americans aboard. Police Probing Death Of Couple CALGARY (CP)--The violent deaths of a retired couple were being investigated today by po- lice who said a butcher knife with no visible blood stains is the only clue they have. Police said they are investi- gating the slaying from a double-murder angle but "we do not rule out the possibility of a murder-suicide." Rescue Crews Racing Bush Fire To Village PRINCE GEORGE (CP)~--The fate of a remote northern Brit- ish Columbia Indian village, be- lieved encircled by one of the province's more than 300 forest blazes, was expected to be known today. Rescue crews and firefighters Sunday night started on the rugged trek into Ingenika about 240 miles northwest of here. A patrol aircraft returning to Prince George from a Rocky mountain trench flight reported 7¢ of 45 persons. , pilot said the heavy, R 350 made it hard to estimate, ' stance between the blaze| "wy village. R | EMERGENCY | {other and will form one 10,000- The firefighters and equip- ment left Finlay Forks, 60 miles from the village Sunday night. Meanwhile, district protection officer S. T. Strimbold issued a plea for more equipment to fight the 20 out-of-control blazes covering 50,000 acres - in the Prince Rupert area The district has only one full- time helicopter and one water bomber. "We badly need many more aircraft but we don't know where to get them." Ten out-of-control fires in the Chapman Lake area 150 miles northeast of Prince Rupert are gradually burning towards each acre blaze. Another fire, 150 miles to the east, was burning out of control over 20,000 acres. | PORT HOPE (Special}»~Wal- ter Piotrowski, the Montreal- GM has 9500 hourly-rated employees. The Therriens have eight other children. Toronto walker, was reported today six miles west of Port Hope -- ahead of schedule. The 52-year-old Ajax Board of Works employee, ied by his Mr. Therrien's abduction the- ISSUE APPEAL 1 to owners of isolated HUMAN RIGHTS 11-year-old son Danny, is walk- ing along Highway 2 and will pass through Oshawa tomorrow. The marathon walker is expect- ed at Ajax Town Hall Wednes- day noon to attend a civic re- ception in his honor. Averaging 35 miles a day at four miles per hour, he has re- portedly been slowed down by his son, who joined him in Kingston. Mr. Piotrowski ex- pects to attend the opening of the Canadian National Exhibi- tion this Friday. 'Pravada Claims Move Overdue LONDON ( Reutérs)--The of- ficial Soviet Communist party newspaper Pravda said today that the East German closure of the border with West Berlin was "long uverdue and dictated by life itself The newspaper described dem- onstrations by West Berliners against the Communist meas ures as the work of "holigan elements." | TORONTO (CP)--The Ontario labor committee for human rights today prepared to submit complaints against four golf clubs and two beaches in the ring Negroes contrary to the Fair Accommodation Practices Act. ation area to test admission Negroes on racial grounds. The teams reported that two Negroes were turned away from the golf courses and beaches with the explanation that the areas were private or for mem- bers only. But two whites were admitted to the same places and no membership regulations were menticned, the teams said. Lawyer Alan Borovoy, execu- tive secretary of the committee, LATE NEWS FLASHES About a quarter of an inch of rain fell in most areas Sun- day and provided the first break in 80 - degree heat and clear skies in two weeks. It had a halting effect on the fires but was not heavy enough to put out the blazes. Officials estimated many of the fires, burning in dry bush softwood stands, will not die until snow arrives. The rain gave the 1,000 fire- fighters a chance to establish stands against advancing flames. A half - dozen hot spots on Trinity Bay and the north- east coast were calmed. New Chelsea, on Trinity Bay, suffered the only building loss Trains Collide Underground, 111 Injured MADRID AP -- Two underground trains collided to- day, injuring 111 passengers, company officials said. Most of the injured suffered minor bruises but six or seven were in serious condition. The trains were carrying about 750 persons. W. Berliners Clash With BERLIN (CP from Reuters at the Brandenburg Gate, munist police and troops, clashed today with Communist East German forces division, in an angry challenge to the Communist orders that cut off the flow of East German refugees to the West. A few stones were thrown at the Com- and the Communist replied with three tear-gas bombs. Witnesses reported a contrary wind carried the gas fumes back toward the Communists. Commies -- AP) -- West Berliners a symbol of the city's West Berlin police said, Clubs, Beaches Face Complaint Windsor area for allegedly bar- The committee sent teams of whites and Negroes to the recre- practices following reports of discriminatory policies that bar said complaints signed by the teams would be sent to the On- tario department of labor today. The complaints say admission was restricted to the Lakewood Golf Club Limited of Tecumseh, Kingsville Golf and Country Club at Kingsville, Dominion Golf and Country Club near Windsor, Roseland Golf and tindale Beach and Emery's Park Beach. Mr. Borovoy said the evidence indicates that all six places regularly admit non-members, but discriminate against Ne- groes. Some of them admit Ne- groes who are prominent mem- bers of the community or be cause they agree to come very early in the morning, he said. Reprisals Suggested By Brandt BERLIN (Reuters) -- West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt to- day suggested action against Communists in West Berlin as a reprisal for the closure of the East German border. He also suggested a possible takeover of East Germany's elevated railroad running through West Berlin and a move to discourage West Ber- liners from working in East Berlin. Brandt, speaking to reporters about possible Western counter- moves to the East German bor- der restrictions, said: "We Country Club at Roseland, Mar-|| summer camps, farm buildings and sheds in the St. Lawrence valley area to check their prem- ises immediately for any clues. Cpl. Lambert said two recent incidents have prompted police to search for a possibly ment- ally-disturbed man. He said a woman answered a similar ad June 21 and was met by a man who made advances to her. Two weeks ago, another woman went to meet a man about a maid's job, but he did not show up. When Denise left home, she was wearing a dark green and mauve checkered dress, black socks and running shoes. She is five feet, one inch tall and weighs 100 pounds. The' police issued an urgent LONDON (Reuters) -- The slamming shut of the exits from East Berlin was seen today by the free world's press as creat- ing the danger of a new and fu- tile Berlin uprising. The newspapers said closing of the East Berlin borders to stem. the tide of refugees from East Germany threw a spotlight on how intolerable living condi- tions have become under the Communist regime there. But they expressed hope that the border closing would not lead to a reenactment of the 1953 uprising and its bloody quelling by Russian troops. Revolt Breeder A terse official statement by the foreign office said: "The restrictions which have been imposed on movement be- tween East and West Berlin are contrary to the four-power sta- tus of Berlin and are therefore illegal. "Her Majesty's government are urgently considering these developments with other allied governments." Western diplomatic sources said the East German move made the Berlin problem po- tentially more explosive but the situation could be worse. They noted that as yet there was no The British government de- scribed the action as illegal and said urgent consultations had been opened with other Western powers. should interest ourselves with what is happening in the West Berlin offices of the Socialist YOUNG PRINCE TRAVELS Communist tampering with the access routes that by land, wa- ter and air link West Berlin with |/ / West Germany across 110 miles of East German territory. The United States was the first of the Western powers came out with an official de- nunciation of the crackdown. WILL PROTEST : With the approval of Presi- dent Kennedy, State Secretary Dean Rusk said it was a flag- rant violation of East - West agreements and that a vigorous protest will be made. In Bonn, West German Chan- cellor Konrad Adenauer said "the necessary counter - meas- ures will be taken" in the face of the East German sealoff of West Berlin. The Times of London said closing of the border meant that the East German regime was admitting "that its country is such a thoroughly unpleasant (and inefficient place in which w [to live that its unhappy citizens must be kept there by force." India Might Buy | Arms Elsewhere NEW DELHI (Reuters)-- Prime Minister Nehru said to- day India might consider buy- ing modern military equipment from other countries should Pakistan continue to receive the latest weapons from the United States. Nehru made the statement in the upper house of Parliament after being asked whether the government had considered ap- proaching other countries, par- ticularly the Soviet Union, for | . i . ris NE NUMBERS | sr. JOHN'S, (CP) -- New-|during the weekend. A home NATO Will Consider Berlin Crisis Unity party." A nurse carries Britain's | making the trip with the 18- (supersonic jet fighters and other 725-1133 {foundland firefighters, spattered by one of the few rains in the and a barn were destroyed. With the women and children BONN, West Germany (Reuters) -- The permanent He did not elaborate but it Prince Andrew during trip month-old prince were Prin- was believed he meant some from London to join his mother, equipment. cess' Margaret and her hus- band, Antony Armstrong - Jones, (&P Wirephoto) Press reports here last week said the U.S. recently had de- livered 10 F-104 jet fighters to Pakistan. A council of NATO will meet today in Paris to consider the Ber¥n situation, a West German foreign min- istry spokesman announced. EPT. 725-6574 AL 723-2211 evacuated, men made a desper- ate fight with water, bulldozers and trench » digging teams. Queen Elizabeth II, and other members of the royal family f"at Balmoral, Scotland. Also action might be taken against the 'party, which is allowed to operate in West Berlin. province this summer, faced flaming forests with new wgor today. ¥ e

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