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'THOUGHT FOR TODAY ) The trouble with running into debt is that one is always run- ning into creditors. She Oshawa Zines WEATHER REPORT . Cloudy and milder today and Tuesday, Wet snow and pe of freezing rain early tt. . ' \ VOL, 92 -- NO. 29 10 Conte' Por Copy OSHAWA, ONTARIO, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1963 ah ae SIXTEEN PAGES BRITISH PRIME MIN-. ISTER Harold Macmillan stands with his guest, Italian Italy Backs Macmillan On Market Entry Bid LONDON (AP)--Prime Minis- ter Macmillan has returned home from a three-day visit to Rome with solid Italian backing for Britain's campaign to join the Common Market despite President de Gaulle's opposi- tion, Macmillan appeared heart- ened by assurances that Pre- mier Amintore Fanfani will work with other European lead- ers to override the French veto of Britain's bid to join the Eu- ropean Economic Community. "T have been very much en: couraged . . . by the unanimity of the Italian and British points of view," Macmillan told re- porters in Rome. "A setback is not the end of the journey." In a clear allusion to de Gaulle, Macmillan said there have been times in Europe's' history when one nation or one man tried to exert control, -but Britain is ) and Fanfani in such times|the two Premier Amintore Fanfani, at dinner given by Macmillan last night in the British em- communique deplored the breakdown in the Brussels negotiations and agreed that ef- forts should be made to salvage the drive for European unity despite the setback. WILL EXTEND TALKS "Meanwhile, they (Macmillan and Fanfani) will extend and strengthen the close consultation which already exists in the po- litical and economic fields, both on a bilateral basis and with other states which share the common aim of European un- ity," the communique said. The communique expressed support for President Kennedy's lan for a multination nuclear ATO force which de Gaulle bassy in Rome. (AP Wirephoto via cable from Rome) tion with the United States of |America and welcome the op- portunity to establish a NATO multilateral nuclear force in or- der to emable the alliance to maintain peace in security." Britain and Italy have agreed to accept Polaris missiles from the United States under Ken- nedy's plan, but de Gaulle has insisted that France will develop its own nuclear striking power. ATTACKS DE GAULLE De Gaulle also came under at- tack from Belgian Foreign Min- ister Paul-Henri Spaak,. Spaak told the Brussels so- creasing nationalistic spirit' in France threatens the future of; a also has rejected. "As the strength, security and cohesion of the free world de- nd now more than ever on North Atlantic Alliance prime ministers "existing. Winter Keeping Grip On Europe LONDON (CP) Wolves prowled rural areas of France|mass of cold air ended a brief|program, said de Gaulle wants and a blizzard raged along|warming spell in the eastern|to create a strong Europe that Sweden's east coast today as) third wimter continued to hold Europe| in its tenacious grip. The blizzard, with tempera tures as low as 13 below zero, disrupted shipping. In Moscow, however, the mercury rose to freezing point for the first time this year. French motorists in Burgundy and Lorraine spotted the prowl- ing wolves. All France except rt of the Riviera was hit by Palow treesing weather, An es- timated 80 per cent of all veg- etables and cereals were de- stroyed by the cold in the Aude, Tarn-et-Garonne and Gironde departments of the south. Europe's unofficial death toll climbed to at least 539 as fresh disaster struck. And in Spain's Canary Islands, off the north- west coast of Africa, 23 persons were killed in a panic caused by fear that a public building was about to collapse. Fresh blizzards dumped 15- foot snowdrifts in Britain's West County. Snowplows were unable to get through to some villages. Main British highways began to crack. Officials said this would add millions of dollars to the snow-clearing bill, which stands at £20,000,000. London's water board, plagued by thousands of burst pipes, took up the idea of an enterpris- ing private plumber and started thawing pipes by sending a huge - ong charge through the pipes. A typhoid epidemic added to the troubles of Yugoslav villag- ers im the Bijelo Polje area of Montenegro. More than 50 per- sons were in hospital, but snow- drifts kept doctors from reach- ing other victims. West German temperatures averaged about five degrees. The Rhine was still blocked to shipping. Snow was reported from Mar- seille and along the Mediterran- ean. coast. CITY EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS POLICE 725-1133 FIRE DEPT. 725-6574 HOSPITAL 723-2211 CHICAGO (AP) -- A fresh of the United States to- day but temperatures rose sharply in the midwest and western regions. Zero or below temperatures were confined mostly to areas in New England and New York State but the cold #ir mass cov- ered most sections east of the Appalachians, Some of the cold spots in New) York State included Massena, 20 below, and Plattsburgh. In Caribou, Me., hit by a nine-inch snowfall, the mercury dropped to 16 below. Warmer air from the Pacific Coast spread across the Rock- ies into the plains and eastward through much: of the Great Lakes region. In the far west, light rain fell in the Pacific northwest coastal areas while rivers which threatened many towns in southern Idaho receded. urope where '"'the notica of an imposed leadership' is inconceivable." cialist paper Le Peuple "'the in- Presid WASHINGTON (CP) -- State Secretary Dvan Rusk: switched als today and decided to take on the job personally of defending his department before a Senate investigation as the department faced mounting publie criticism of its handling of the United States nuclear controversy with Canada. Rusk previously had desig- nated George McGhee, Under- secretary of State for political affairs and the No. 3 man in the department, to appear be- fore a Senate foreign relation subcommittee but decided at the last minute to take on the job himself as the flood of cri- ticism increased. A department spokesman said Rusk made the change because he feels the issue has become increasingly important, Senator George Aitken, who will ide at the closed hear- ing this afternoon, has accused the department of 'handling the controversy clumsily. He said the cross-border dissension can ropean Common Market debacle| and the Canadian, nuclear fight. The Washington Post, a strong Kennedy supporter, says the de- partment's public criticism of the Diefenbaker administration may just lead to the retum of that administration at the elec- tion polls, The subcommittee investiga- tion is headed by Aiken, a Ver- mont Republican and chairman of the U.S. section of the Can- ada - U.S. Interparliamentary beca Group. He issued a public state- ment of criticism Sunday, 'in ef- fect condemning the department before it went on trial. Aiken said he didn't want to prejudge the investigation, but he wanted to make clear his view that 'overt and clumsy efforts on the part of any United States official to influence Ca-' nadian policy decisions are likely to achieve results oppo- site to the ones intended," benefit no one but the Commu- nists, NEWSPAPER CRITICISM A number of U.S. newspapers have accused the department of general bungling and ineptitude in execution of for policy. And today, columnist Joseph Al- e. added to the flood by say- frew Seepaee have angered| lent Kennedy quite so much as the state department's impulsive intervention in the Canadian s. debate on national defence." The' White House declined to Spaak said Europe. needs Brit- ain "'more than ever now thatiy awaken." Sir David Orsmby ish ambassador to the States, expressed concern televised interview in Washing- ton that de Gaulle is seeki: in Panic Causes Death Of 23 SANTA CRUZ DE_TENE- RIFE, Canary Island (Reuters) The Death toll resulting from a panic Sunday in a municipal office in nearby Granadilla de Abona today was officially put at 23, with 100 injured, Some 35 of the injured were described as in serious condition following itam- pede from an old house a me was temporarily for issuing identity cards meeded by all adult Span- lards, began: to creak, handling of foreign , par- ticularly in the light of tre Eu A spokesman said the build- ing did not collapse. to assume the role of "'thii force" arbiter between the West and Russia. French Ambassador Herve Alphand, appearing on the same "will be a third force in a way, but a third force allied and com- pletely friendly to the United States." YOU'LL FIND INSIDE... EMO Planning Exercise Snowflake Page Kiwanians Answer Questionnaire ..... Page 13 Homeless In Apartment Fire $3,525 Damage In 7 Accidents Six Autos Pile Up At Ajax +. Page French-Spanish Talks Beginning MADRID (Reuters) -- French) Anny chief of staff Gen. Charles Ailleret today headed into) three days of talks with Span- ish military officials which were expected to lead to closer de- fence co-operation between the two countries. Military experts said France and Spain may agree on joint air and naval manoeuvres and that France may offer Spain motor transport and heti- copters, But they said while much "lower echelon" collaboration may follow, they did not think the head - of - state, Francisco Franco, would in.any way risk endangering his position with the United States, which was due to discuss a revised mili- Ban On Cuba Shipping: May Be Ordered Today WASHINGTON (AP)--Admin- istration sources say they ex- pect President Kennedy's long- The shipping order has been delayed time and again since Washington authorities first u- awaited order st PP to Cuba to be issued shortly, perhaps today. The order is reported still undergoing last ~-minute revi- sions. Informants expect a main feature to be a ban on ship- ménts of U.S. government or government - financed cargoes aboard vessels stopping at Cuba after last Jan, 1 The aim is to discourage non- Communist ships from going to Cuba, thus aiding the U.S. ef- fort to isolate the regime of Fi- del Castro. Supporters of the plan say it would increase the Communist bloc's cost of sup- plying Cuba by forcing the Communists to use more of their own ships. The proposal at this point is watered down from an admin- istration plan advanced last fall. Informants said the penal- ties could be strengthened if the first order does not produce the desired effect. veiled a four-point plan early in October and said they intended} to issue detailed regulations within a matter of days. HINT AT REASONS US, authorities have remained close-mouthed on the subject, except for hinting as to reasons for delay. One stated reascn has been the compli- cated nature of a regulation that could affect ships of many countries. Another was the U.s.- Soviet crisis over Cuba. Others) were the efforts to get invasion prisoners and Americans out of Cuba. The U.S.. longshoremen's strike was another factor. It is known also 'that there is a split opinion within the U.S. government as to how efféctive a shipping order would be, and that several maritime countries have been cool to the idea. U.S, diplomats have been. urg- ing maritime allies to divert their ships from Cuba. State Secretary Rusk reported Friday that the number of non-Commu- nist ships stopping at Cuba in January was fewer than 15, compared with 60 last July. The defence department, which keeps track of shipping to Cuba, has declined on security grounds to list the ships or the flags they fly. CLOSE U.S. PORTS Under the original four-point plan outlined by U.S. authori- ties last October: 1, U.S. ports would be closed to the ships of any country whose vessels carry arms to Cuba. (Officials they know of no weapons taken to Cuba in non-Communist ships.) 2: U.S. government cargoes would be denied to the ships of any 'company whose vessels are used in the Cuba - Soviet bloc trade, 3% No: U.S. ners could engage in the Cuban trade. 4. US. would be closed) to any ships which sought to come tothe United States on the 'same voyage in which it en- gaged in Cuba-dioc trade. tary bases agreement with Spain soon. Ailleret is m close personal contact with President de Gaulle and his visit comes hard on the heels of talks last week between Spanish officials and French In- terior Minister Roger Frey. Ailleret's trip was seen here as part of de Gaulle's new bid for French leadership in Eu- rope. LONDON (Reuters)--The So- viet Communist party newspa- r Pravda says a Bonn-Paris- adrid axis is im the making with President de Gaulle look- ing for new allies after for the time being beating off British attempts to join the European Common Market. The Soviet news agency Tass quotes the paper as saying: of dissension that is unneces- sary as well as unfortunate," he said in a statement which the hearing at 3:30 p.m, public a statement scheduled to but it appeared Aiken was get- ting his side into the picture use the subcommittee is heavily weighted in favor of Democrats, In fact Aiken may be the only Republican, OTTAWA (CP)--The govern- ment appears ready to stand or| fall by a vote of the Commons this week on an opposition chal- lenge to its defence policy. Indications that Prime Minis- ter Diefenbaker will dissolve the 25th Parliament before the Commons has a chance to vote on the issue waned over the weekend. It was reliably reported that a@ number of influential minis- ters have impressed on their colleagues the danger of the government itself calling an election now, both to its own sive Conservative. party , and to the' state-of the many political battles--includ- ing, it is understood, the prime minister himself--who felt that it would be a severe blow to be defeated in the Commons and be best for the government to call a snap elec- tion immediately. OTHER VIEWS RISE Dief May Wait For House Vote the spending estimates of threc tim Ct boa ee Li HARKNESS QUITS | OVER WARHEAD ISSU Rusk To Face Senate As Criticism Mounts "The current. public contro-§ versy between the U.S. and Canada appears to be a case F he will read at the ope of} American diplomats were sur- | prised that Aiken would make § DOUGLAS HARKNESS departments to the House's committee of supply, The government motion is de- batable and amendable, By the centuries-old tradition that Par- Hament Hill not approve ap- propriations for the administra- tion until it airs its grievances, the opposition has the chance to pick the subject of debate and write a motion challenging ito Mr, Diefenbaker Sunday, ' ts # » Resignation Sent To Dief Sunday OTTAWA (CP)--Defence Min- ister Harkness announced toda he has resigned from the cabi- net over the nuclear warheads issue, He released the text of his letter to Prime Minister Diefen- baker and said he would mal a full statement of his position in the Commons later today. Tn the meantime, he would not reply to r ers' questions, ime Minister Diefenbaker told reporters he had nothing to ~ on Mr, Harkness' resigna- on, His letter of resignation, sent said: been aware that I believed nu- clear warheads should be sup- plied to the four weapons sys- are adapted to their use. "Throughout this period I be- lieved that they would be au- thorized at the appropriate e, "During the last two weeks particularly, I have made ab- solutely clear what I considered the minimum position I could accept, and several times have offered to resign unless it was agreed to. VIEWS CONFLICT "Tt has become quite obvious during the last few days that your views and mine as to the course we should pursue for the government. Socreds Voting Support .. OTTAWA (CP)--Social Credit Leader Thompson indicated to- day that his party will with. draw its voting support of the ;|government if Prime Minister Diefenbaker doesn't give a sat. isfactory explanation of defence policy in the. wake. of Defence Minister Harkness' resignation, "Tf he goes after Doug Hark. ness, then we'd better go (for an immediate election) regard- less," Mr. Thompson said in an interview. "But if the prime. minister the acquisition of nuclear weap- May Cut makes & statement at Commons committee on de- fence, then we'll continue to give him our support in supply de- bates so that we can get to the yA Schate afford opposi )) s affo - tion parties the opportunity to move motions of non-confidence in the government. Mr, pson said that if Mr. Diefenbaker makes a per- sonal attack on Mr. Harkness "he doesn't deserve to remain Thiv line of thinking now has been. submerged by the views of other ministers, reportedly inchading Senator Wallace B. McCutcheon, that the govern- ment would be in a stronger position on the hustings if it were defeated in the Commons on the issue of defence policy, rather than appear to run away in the face of a threatened de- feat, The. government believes its policy of remaining fluid and flexible on the question of ac. quiring nuclear weapons in the light of changing international circumstances will prove to be the most popular among the voters, The stage for the drama of the next 48 hours will be set in the Commons today when the government moves to submit Bodies Found In B-26 Crash SAIGON (AP)--Search teams found the bodies today of two U.S. Air Force captains and a South Vietnamese observer killed in the crash of a B-26 fighter-bomber. The plane was believed to have been shot down while straf- ing Communist sampans along a canal, A government spokesman said 58 guerrillas and:10 government troops were killed in the action 110 miles southwest of Saigon Sunday. The Communists were driven off by air strikes and a helicopter + borne company of as prime: minister." The only alternative for his party in such an event, he said, would be to support any non. confidence motion relating to defence. In seven confidence tests in the Commons so: far this ses. sion, Social Credit voting sup- port has 'saved the government on five. Mr, Thompson said the resig- nation of Mr. Harkness was to be expected because he was a victim of confused policy in the Conservative government, "In view of the confused pol- icy of the government and the lack of support from the prime minister, it was almost obvious that Mr, Harkness would be forced to take the action he has," Mr, Thompson told a re- ejenjoyed m: "For over two years you have) in tems we have acquired which positi ister of national defence, "Until the last few 5% years as a member of your Mr, Harkness, handing copies of his letter of resignation reporters, said he had sent along with a memorandum Mr, Diefenbaker Sunda: In _ the ss EP s d tion public at 10:30 a, today and to rise in mons this afternoon on tion of privilege to e: on, as # é Z ze In his memoran Harkness also said that liament. were dissolved the yee meets at 2; .m., he would make copies s statement: public, ng sive volve vacating his House of Commons seat, where he repre- sents Calgary North, The minister com: sed while he read the text of is letter and the a a I a ages = wo! meet re) rs after his pre ag in the = mons, Only last Thursday the Commons Mr. H. said ! Betwéen 3823s i cette ent a pui to summarize terpret it the ing minister had said in his Jan, 25 Mr. Diefembaker said later the Commons that his had needed no interpretation and declined--under o uestioning--to state it Mr, arkness' statement repre- sented government i i 2 7 department = is- sued a statement contradictin Mr. Diefenbaker on con "unwarranted intrusion" in Can- Rangers. porter, ada's internal affairs. "It has apparently been de- cided in Paris that the moment Ss come to take into special account Spain's role , . . the anti-British trend of the ad- es which the Elysee Palace is making to the Francoists undoubted." ada says it is not acci- dental the plans for the axis have become real after conclu- sion of the Paris-Bonn alliance. "The intimate character of the relations between the West German militarist s and Franco's fascist regime is known to all." Canada's Exchange Reserves Higher OTTAWA (CP) -- Canada's exchange reserves gained $123,- 100,000 during January to a rec- ord high $2,662,500,000, due to the receipt of $125,000,000 in U.S. dollars from a government bond issue in' New York last fall. A statement by Finance Minister Nowlan today on the state of the official reserves at Jan, 21 showed that the reserves held steady in the face of nor- mal commercial' transactions. The $125,000,000 represented delivery of the second half of; bond issue announced last Sep- tember, The bonds were sold {o a group of American insurar te companies. FOUR DIED, FOUR SURVIVED Firefighters pour foam on 'the still blazing wreckage of a Slick Airways Constellation ---- plane that crashed on landing at San Francisco In-« ternational' Airport Sunday. Four airline personnel were killed in 'the ctash, Four others suffered juries. (AP