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THOUGHT FOR TODAY Many a boss has brought in a troubleshooter, to find his troubles won't stay shot. The Oshawa Sime WEATHER REPORT Variable cloudiness Thursday and more humid. Not much change in temperature. VOL. 92--NO. 90 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1963 Authorized os Second Class Mail oie Papen, mater baie at ee Cash. Ottawa and TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES LASSCO PROBE HIT CBC EXECUT TEST AIRCRAFT ESCAPE SYSTEM The RCAF tests the ejection escape system for pilots of the CF-104 supersonic low- level jet bomber by using a sled at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The sled travels down a° 20,000-foot track to simulate CF-104 landing and takeoff speeds. A dummy is ejected from the sled which mepresents the plane's cock- pit (CP Wirephoto from Na- tional Defence). Navy Court Cites Death Sub Escort PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP)-- A navy court of inquiry has cited Lt.-Gmdr. Stanley W. "for an unreasonable length of The court Tuesday named Hecker, 36, of Brooklyn, N.Y., party to fits investigation of of the Thresher with aboard. The five-mem- Vienna Police =e cage es ot ex- depart- finally a solve the 'Jew- ish problem." General Vanier Now Member Of Privy Council OTTAWA (CP) -- Governor- Vanier has been ap- pointed by the Queen a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, it was an- pounced today. The appointment ag for- mally approved by the Queen Feb. 20 and made public here im an extra edition of the Can- ada Gazette. As a member of the U.K. Privy Council, Gen. Vanier is entitled to use the pre. fix "Rt. Hon." before his name. The only other Canadians who are members of the U.K. Privy Council are former Governor- General Vincent Massey, Chief Justice J, L. Isley of Nova Sco- tia, former prime minister Louis St. Laurent and Prime Minister Diefenbaker. However, Gen. Vanier is not a member of the Privy Council of Canada, a body consisting "mainly of present and former) ministers of the Crown. counsel and examined evidence given thus far. The-Skylark was accompany- ing the nuclear submarine when it made its fatal dive. The court said Hecker's con- duct as the Skylark's command- ing officer '"'appears to be sub- ject to inquiry, " but empha- sized he is not being blamed| for the loss of the Thresher. The submarine sank in 8,400 feet of water about 220 miles Rear - Admiral Lawson P. Dief Quits Officially April 22 OTTAWA (CP)--Prime Minis-' ter Diefenbaker said today he has given. his resignation to Governor-General Vanier effec- tive Monday, April 22, at | EST. Mr. Diefenbaker told report- ers after a 20-minute meeting with Gen, Vanier that he in- formed him of the results of the April 8 general election and "I .|gave him my resignation effec- ee Monday noon."' .|Ramage, deputy com der of the Atlantic Fleet submarine force and the initial com- mander of the search effort, testified Tuesday that he did not learn for a few days that Thresher had indicated the pos- sibility of trouble. Admiral Austin, head of the Skylark from the 10 April, 1963, as as your duty to do, for an ot the on the loss of the USS Thresher and those on board. "You are accordingly desig- inated as a party before this court." '-| HEARS 'BREAKING UP' Testimony by Lieut. James C. Watson, 43, the navigator on the Skylark, was considered by the court the most revealing thus "|far, He testified that the last sound he 'heard over the under- water telephone from the Thresher was "'the sound of a "ship breaking up." In a taped radio interview in Washington, Admiral George W. Anderson, vhicf of naval opera- tions, commenting on the testi- mony said: "Very, very few people who are now manning our sonar "equipment have ever heard the sound of a submarine breaking up." The navy also reported Tues- day that no additional debris has been found by search ves- sels and that the Atomic En- ergy Commission has found no trace of radioactivity in the air above the wreck scene. Rear-Admiral John S. Mc- Cain, chief of naval informa- jtion, said at a Washington brief- ing, that a restriction placed on the depth to which Thresher class swhmarines may dive re- mains in effect pending com- pletion of the investigation. le, Liberal Leader Laser B. Pearson, the next prime minister, was working in his Parliament Hill office, ready to go to Government House Power Struggle Rips Social Credit Party OTTAWA (CP)--The Quebec wing of the Social Credit party resumes its marathon caucus here today after meeting for more than eight hours Tuesday to hammer out a common pol- licy for the next Parliament. The caucus originally was scheduled to last two hours. Meanwhile, Social Credit leader Robert Thompson met Premier E. C. Manning and most members of the Alberta cabinet in Edmonton. He then met western Social Credit MPs and organizers in Red Deer noon| Tuesday night. Mr. Thompson said no official statement would come out of the Ottawa caucus, but Gilles Gregoire, member for told reporters here that a state- ment will be issued about noon today. Party spokesmen said there they have no intention to expel from their ranks or penalize the six Quebec MPs who signed a statement promising support to the minority government ex- pected to be formed by Liberal Leader Pearson. "We have perfect unity in our party and it will be made clear when our statement is pub- lished," one said. id:|BOTH CRITICIZE Mr. Thompson and Dr. Guy Marcoux, for Quebec- VIENTIANE, Laos (AP)-- Outnumbered neutralist troops, driven from their last jungle road outposts, held only the strategic Plaine des Jarres and one other garrison today. Both were surrounded by pro-Com- munist Pathet Lao forces. Pathet Lao troops routed neutralists Tuesday from Dong Danh and Ban Kosi, their last outposts on the road linking the provincial capital of Xieng Khouang and the Plain. About 100 of Gen. Kong Le's retreating neutralists and three tanks made their way through the jungle to the plain, sources returning from the crisis area said. One of Kong Le's aides reported three neutralists were 2 Men Killed In Coal Mine Blast NANTICOKE, Pa. (AP)--An explosion rocked an anthracite coal mine in Newport Township Tuesday night, killing two men and injuring 10 others, two cri- tically inspectors and State mine company officials entered the mine today to investigate re- ports the blast was caused by methane gas seeping from the coal seams. The blast occurred about 3,000 feet inside a slope mine oper- ated by the Glen Nan Coal Com- pany. About 100 men were working in the mine at the time. 'Pathet Lao Army is"/Routs Neutralists killed, two were wounded and six are missing. The withdrawal was the first neutralist retreat since the col- lapse of a short-lived cease-fire Sunday. It left the bulk of Kong Le's army trapped on the hiil- locked plain, a six-mile-long plateau 115 miles south of Vien. tiane. Pathet Lao forces looked down from the surrounding hills. BELS SURROUND neutralist general still has another garrison at Phon Savan, a town nine miles north. east of the Plain. That, too, is reported surrounded by the Pa- thet Lao. Kong Le has about 5,000 troops. He has estimated the strength of the opposing Pathet Lao forces in the area at 9,000. The neutralist setbacks re- newed fears that all-out civil war may engulf Laos again. It was generally believed the Pa- thet Lao's goal is control of the Plaine des Jarres, which com- mands a major north - south route. Meanwhile, Peking radio charged that two battalions of the army of right-wing Gen. Phoumi Nosavan were moving toward the plain to support the neutralists. Red China also called on the Soviet Union and Britain to help stabilize the Laotian crisis. Ra- dio Peking blamed the United States for renewed fighting. sulting party leaders. Both said mier Manning. The party national they heard reports that Liberal|should choose a new agents were offering 'hand- should] § some remuneration to any So-|restrict himself to provincial af-| i} cial Credit MP who would sup- port the Pearson government. This was denied by Real Ca- ouette, Social Credit deputy Liberal leader, and several spokesmen. leader and Mr. fairs, he added. Mr. Caouette repeated Tues- day his criticism of Mr. Thomp- coux to investigate the circum- Not all those coming out of|Stances of the surprise state- the caucus spoke of unity. David E. Hartman of Tor- unsuccessful candidate in Peterborough in the last elec- tion, told reporters there is "a struggle for power" in Social Credit ranks between Premier Manning and Mr. Caouette. ment by the six. The six MPs: in question-- and Robert Beaule 'You can quote me. Manni East)--all attended the caucus wants to dump Caouette."' Mr. Hartman said Mr. Thompson is a puppet of Pre-|yy, 16 U.S. Babies Deformed By Thalidomide - WASHINGTON (AP)--Sixteen babies in the United States are believed to have been rw by thalidomide distributed U.S. firms, she 'Seal oat Doe tration reports. In-a final report on its inten- sive investigation of the that is held responsible for the birth of some 7,000 deformed in- fants around the world, the FDA said 2,500,000 tablets were dis- tributed in the U.S. Investigators traced the tab- lets 2,500,000 had been given to pa- tients, of whom 624 were preg- nant women. The FDA report, given to a House of Representatives ap- propriations subcommittee . last February and made public to- day, says an investigation is still under way to determine whether the William S. Merrell Company of Cincinnati violated the iaw by the manner in which it distributed thalidomide in the country. along with the 14 other Social Credit members from Quebec. Mr. Boutin, Mr. Beaule and Plourde 'said over the weekend they did not know their. statement would be made public and sent to Governor- General Vanier and asked that their names be struck from it. Mr. Thompson said in Ed- monton his followers were hold- ing two separate meetings simply to save travel expenses. He said there were disagree- ments within the party but no division. MOSCOW BOUND Ottawa's Mayor Charlotte Whitton totes pocketbook and brief case along street in Lon- don Tuesday en route to air- port for flight to Moscow for a 18-day visit in the Soviet capi- tal. (AP Wimephoto) | OTTAWA (CP)--Sharp criti- cism of the CBC's management structure and proposals for sweeping changes in the admin- istration of the defence depart- ment highlight the fourth report of the Glassco royal commis. organiza- "organizational disarray." On defence, it recommended to the three armed forces. It was uneconomic for the navy, army and air force to maintain separate organizations for such things as accounting, supply, construction, engineering, tele- communications, transportation, and general administration. The 80,000-word report, small- est of the four issued by the commission since it began its series last September, is en- tithed Special Areas of Adminis- tration, It has five sections de- voted to the CBC, national de. fence, external affairs, north- ern affairs and _ scientific. re- search and development. NEW YORK (AP) -- rooming steel today to Bethlehem Steel Com- to 1,270 physicians and|pany and National Steel Cor- found that all but 29,000 of the poration, second- and fiifth-rank- ing concerns in the United States They became the ninth and aedies tn aiead ee creases on selected The list included the Shots seven largest producers, and ac- counted for more than three- ag of the U.S. production in some variations, Despiite the Bethlehem and National Russian Pianist Hides In LONDON | (AP) Ashkenazy, the Soviet Union's leading young concert pianist, and his wife were hiding some- where in England today after announcing they had left Russia indefinitely to live in Britain. The 25-year-old pianist in- sisted he was not seeking politi- cal asylum, saying "I am a Russian and I love my cou- try."" But the impression here was that he had defected, as Leningrad ballet star Rudolf Nureyev did in Paris in 1961. Ashkenazy came to Britain on a concert tour last month and brought his wife and year-old son, Vladimir. He said the So- viet government had given him permission for an _ indefinite stay but he 'turned to British MOVERS CART OUT DIEF'S EFFECTS OTTAWA (CP) -- Liberal Leader Lester Pearson, waiting in the wings to become Can- ada's 14th primie minister, has all but completed the task of lining up his cabinet and awaits the all - important invitation from Governor-General Vanier. Prime Minister Diefenbaker jhas a date at noon EST to see the Queen's representative at CITY EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS POLICE 725-1133 FIRE DEPT. 725-6574 HOSPITAL 723-2211 Government House to tender his resignation. Before accepting it, General Vanier will invite Mr. Pearson to form a government. Mr. Diefenbaker met with his election - riddled cabinet Tuesday morning and sched- which may come late today|« uled another meeting for Thurs- day. morning, fects out of the Diefenbaker of- fices and official residence, and his and Mr. Pearson's staffs are discussing changes in office ac- commodation. A spokesman for the Liberal leader said Mr, Pearson had 'quite a heavy schedule of per- sonal interviews." APPOINTMENTS COMING In addition to his cabinet list, he has indicated he is working on appointment of parliamen- tary secretaries. He also has key appointments to make in his own office, and a number of vancancies to fill in the Senate, House of Commons office ju- diciary and diplomatic corps: Though in 1957 when the Con- kept their old offices, merely changing the brass plates on their doors, there has been talk of them switching the physical location of their suites this time. This would give Mr. Diefen- baker as opposition leader more office space in the Centre Block than He had before becoming prime minister. In addition to the main third floor suite he has had as prime minister, he had space formerly used by the late W. L. Mackenzie King for a private hid-away close to the Commons chamber. Mr. Pearson's cabinet list will likely remain secret until it has been approved by the Governor- General, He has said it would Meanwhile the movers havejservatives succeeded the Lib-ibe improper for him to discuss been called to cart personal,ef-jerals in office the party leaders|it with anyone until he has been } Pearson Waits In Wings invited by General Vanier to produce it. However, indications are that it will follow traditional - pat- terns, representative of all areas and balanced as closely as he can make it to ratial and re- ligious backgrounds of Canada. Province - by - province, how- ever, it will draw a blank in Commons representation. from Saskatchewan where all 17 con- Stituencies elected Conserv- atives on April 8. Conservatives also won both the far northern territorial ridings of Yukon and Mackenzie River. Standings in the new Com- mons are 130 Liberal, 94 Con- servative, 24 Social Credit and 17 New Democratic party mem- bers. -- Viadimir England authorities because we did not know when the Russian permis- sion allowing us to stay in Eng- land might be revoke." The home office said Ashken- azy's wife, Dodie, a native of Iceland, was a resident of Brit- ain for 17 years before 'she mar- ried and had asked to be allowed to take. wp residence in Britain again. A home office spokesman. said this was granted and, in accordance with normal custom, the same priv- ilege was extended to her hus- band. The spokesman empha- sized that political asylum was not involved. Mrs. Ashkenazy told a corre- spondent of the Icelandic news- paper Morgubladit she had "never, liked Russia, Russian habits or their way of life." Ashkenazy's pre - eminence among young Soviet pianists Soviet government picked him to enter the second Tchaikovsky competition. Bethlehem Steel ': Ups Price Level Mush-|ponding closely with those Tuesday by U.S. Steel posted Corporation, the No. 1 steel- maker in the U.S. parade Tuesday. year ago to join in across-the- board increases which collapsed. Some industry sources gave the raises a good chance of sticking, in contrast to the ef- fort a year age, which fell apart under pressure from Pres. ident Kennedy and failure of a solid front to develop. y mained silent sithongt he was reported keeping a close watch 'on the situation. After Wheeling broke the price line, the president indi- cated that selective increases would be acceptable but cau- tioned the industry and the steelworkers union against ac- tion that would lead to a gen- eral increase. so far, averaging $4.85 a ton. underlined last year when the|0of 600 Trapped In Smoke-Filled Subway Tunnel NEW YORK (AP)--Hundreds persons, some on the verge of pamic were evacuated from a Brooklyn subway tunnel Tues- day when a fire sent dense YOU'LL FIND INSIDE... Hospital Reports 241 Births In March: Page 13 Postal Worker Is Honored Fire Chief Lauds Hospital Workers .. Page 13 Simcoe Hall Boys Hold Chess Tourney .... Page 13 Doctors Suggest Larger Emergency Dept. .. Page 13 Oshawa Lions Adopt Second Foster Child Page 13 Oshawa Marksman Wins billowing through two passenger trains. An estimated 600 persons were. trapped on the stalled trains between stations. At least) 100 were treated at the scene for smoke - inhalation. Nearly 100 others were sent to hospi- tals for treatment. Police said the fire started about 3 p.m. in the motors of a work train near a station near the tunnel; The work train stopped. Immediately following were two four-car passenger trains. They stalled and their lights went out. Acrid smoke reached the pas- Ts. Fire Commissioner Edward Thompson said after surveying the scene: "Thank God _ this GIVEN BIG TASK The Glassco "ede commission was appointed in recommend It was asked to weed out dupli- cation and overlapping, propose steps to eliminate unnecessary or uneconomic operations and generally streamline the man- agement system. Chairman of the commission is J. Grant bey et 58, go accountant and business ex integration of services common| i tive. Commissioners are enc Therrien, Armco and Inland declined a » 56, Montreal lawyer and insurance company execu- tive, and Watson Sellar, 68, of Ottawa, retired auditor-general anada: Armco Steel Corporation and In-|of C land Steel Company joined the In two years of research the commission necruited a team of 197 specialists who dug into every nook and cranny of the giant federal system. Research and printing costs have run to In each section of the reports, IVE SETU Report Claims Disarray Found lines of authority and end what it called "inco- i, herence" and occupied Combatant: Ghee 160,800 there: ee és nm. integration, Pre stopped Bort, however, 46 Posing a_ single, sen ond peacaien oe Mhedte ogy 2 «3 Pear ver implemeat comma papor 4 services, More ci' 'be moved to top positions in the department. ment activity in the foreign cap- itals. "The proliferation of small departmental units abroad is wasteful alike of manpower and money."' the commissioners didn't happen at the height of} pounds High Honors ...... Page 3 'the rush hour." 4 'S