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RIGGING FOR HIGH ALTITUDE Set. Wilfred J. A. Charette of Army Special Warfare Cen ter, displays for newsmen the equipment us sed in his jump from a record altitude of #8 500 feet last week. At ieft is Lt. Col. Merril! L. Shepard another jumper in the 13-man REPORT T0 DURHAM Armvy-Air Force team to make the record jump AP Wirephoto Agriculture Committee Free From Party Bias MP f RUSSELL C. HONEY, OTTAWA -- This report written as the 26th session o Canada's Parliament moves into its last hours: To conclude the work before us in order to pro rogue before Christmas, has necessitated Parliament sitting for long hours each day in the past two weeks Ry Committee work has beer very arduous as each Commit tee has attempted to finalize its proceeding in order to report to the House before proroguatior When Parliament opened this morning (Dec. 20) I had the privilege of presenting the Re port of the Standing Committee on Agriculture which I have the honor to chair It is difficult for an amateur correspondent such as myself to describe the feeling of satis- faction and accomplishment ex perienced by a Chairman upon the finalization of a Committee * Report Committees are composed of members of all parties and to condense the Report into a final form which is acceptable to all parties is not the easiest of tasks Committee Reports are settled by in-camera meetings of the Committee. Not only is the press excluded but the administrative staff of the Committee are ab sent from the meeting. The * POUK Commif{tee members then ham mer out the wording of the Re port which is to be presented to the House of Commons PRESSURE-FREE Many Committees are with partisan political consider ations as representatives from each, party attempt to have the eport reflect the opinions { the pa which torn 0 ies ties they represent The Agriculture Committee has been unusually. free from poutica n this ses sion The maneuvering 1s sult of the responsible taken by the Conservative mem bers led by Alvin Hamilton, for mer Minister of Agriculture and the Liberal members by Bruce Beer, Parliamentar Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture. Ministers of Ag culture never sit on the Cam mittee but are represented by their Parliamentary Secretary As Chairman of the Commit tee, I prepared a draft Report for the House of Commons. In session yesterday the Commit tee in a short meeting approved the, Report with only minor amendments. none. 0 which reflected any politica considerations. The Report 'was then, as I have said. presented to the House this morning thus 0 , sure pressures absence of 0 Ca largely the re position led FLQ Bomb Victim Gains Yule Gift MONTREAL (CP) - Maj. Walter (Rocky) a bomb - scarred victim of last spring's FLQ terrorism, is home with his wife and teen-aged son for Christmas His visit--he will be home un: til shortly after New Year's--is _ an unexpected holiday gift for his family Sgt.-Maj. Leja, 43, has been a hospital patient since he was maimed by one of the bombs Front de Liberation Quebecois youths planted in Westmount mailboxes Jast May 17. For weeks his right side was paral- yzed But now, said .one of the doc- tors concerned with the case, "he making 'remarkable pro gress "He his rig » a good is aining the use of he is on his feet dea} walking with hardly any limp, and, although he cannot communicate, he is starting to recover speech We cannot say how exten- sive his recovery will be or how ong he will have to remain in hospital," ODDS WERE GREAT The day he was injured doc- tors said the odds against him even surviving were "stagger- ing."' During the five hours he spent in an operating room at St. Mary's Hospital. his left forearm was amputated and surgery was performed on. his chest and face Later he was moved to Queen Mary Veterans'. Hospital, where is reg ht aide is How's the Time to Beautify Your Home with CUSTOM AND READY MADE DRAPES M. & C. Dry Goods & Draperies 74 CELINA: STREET PHONE 723-7827 he is getting physiotherapy and a speeth therapy In recent weeks Sgt Maj Leja has been allowed to spend weekends at home and, said one doctor, his wife's daily visits to the hospital have been '"'immea surably valuable therapy.' The slender, black haired Mrs, Leja said she is "very en- couraged' by her husband's progress "He*says a few words to me and his right arm coming along well. For a long time he couldn't move it. I guess it will be awhile before he is able to do many things for himself though." Both Sgt.-Maj. Leja and his wife, the former Sophia Przy wara, are natives of Poland. But they met and married in Mont- real in 1946. Their home is in Jacques-Cartier, across the St Lawrence River from Montreal Ted. 16, a Grade 11 student and army cadet. is their only child, His ambition is to be a 'hemica!l engineer Shortly after t.-Maj.. Leia was injured, the Westmount Mu- nicipal Association set up a trust fund for his family, Con- tributions totalled $30,000, He is also on full pension as abled veteran. ~ port a dis-. culminating many Committee work sion of Parliament for this ses It is still too close ta the end of the session to give you an 'ob- jective' and comprehensive re of this session of Parlia I hope to do so in detail ater date. As.we finish th ion, and as we near the end of the vear. it does. seem an appropriate time, however to assess our nation's position in a general sort of fashion ment at a S$ SESS has but Canada »xroblems a many unsolved by and large we privileged nation.. We 'can to the future with a spirit of hope and optimism. and with faith in our potenual for great ness. Such a spirit, combined with a steady step by. step ap proach to the solution of our yroblems, will make 1964 a hap pier and more prosperous year for each of us, and for Canada My wife Anne and daughters would want to join with me in sending to all residents of Dur ham our warmest wishes fora Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year are ook NAMED PUBLISHER NEW YORK (AP)--Mark F Collins, a Boston newspaper ex the Hearst organ named Sunday as the Baltimore American. He ecutive zation publisher of News-Post and will succeed Fred J. Arcihbald retiring Jan 1, it was an nounced by Hearst here n was ong weeks of Hellyer By DAVE MCINTOSH OTTAWA (CP) -- The Com- 'mons defence committee recom- mended Friday that Canada get rid of the Honest John artillery nuclear rocket, part of the equipment of the 6,500-man bri- 'gade in Europe. Defence Minister Hellyer indi- 'cated in an interview he couldn't accept the recommen- dation. The weapon is needed, he said. The 24 - member, all -- party committee favored, with one member dissenting, nuclear warheads for the Bomarc anti- aircraft missile, Voodoo jet in- terceptor and the CF-104 low- level jet bomber in Europe The committee didn't say spe cifically why it is opposed to the Honest John rocket but in dicated its reason in another section of its interim report "The risk.must not be taken that a major nuclear conflict would be triggered by the un- authorized. use of tactical nu- clear weapons by subordinate command when threatened by annihilation." No Change In 'Police Body Cass States TORONTO ("P) Attorney General Cass said Sunday the three-man Ontario Police Com missioner will continue to ave the same powers it now has and two of its members wio have resigned will be replaced It was reported last week that the commission wou! be drained of its power under the Public Inquiries Act to question persons about crime in province Judge the Bruce Macdonald commission's chairman Maj.-Gen. H. A. Sparling have announced their resignation from the commission. Judge Macdonald expects to remain in January and his post until Mr. Cass said he plans to ask the Legislature to replace them and to continue the commission with the same powers The third member of the com mission, Thomas J. Graham said its members may become full - time appointees with greater jurisdiction A report that the comm would be replaced by; a gro.p of laymen with token powers was denied Saturday by Pre mier Robarts d WE LOVE OUR CUSTOMERS. OPEN AN ACCOUNT TO-DAY. OVER as. 4,000 WOMEN ~\ "CAN'T BE WRONG LADIES' WEAR 33 King St. E 725-0532 MORRISON FUR 48 SIMCOE ST. N. A jolly satute to all and a hatful of cheery greet- ings for Christmas! May we extend our thanks and say, once again it's been a@ pleasure to serve you. LIMITED & SPORTSWEAR 725-6312 Christmas Greetings! As the star shines across the years, beckoning all to relive anew the wonder and promise of the first Christmas, | wish for you and yours the great joys of the season a Christmas abounding in deepest rewards and in. the many blessings of home and family, friendship and goodwill. Albert V. WALKER, M.P.P. May yours be spiritual OSHAWA RIDING Backs Use Of 'Honest John Rocket | The committée apparently,ope once the CF-104 becomes was not satisfied with explana- | obsolete. tions on this point given by Brig.| Andrew Brewin (NDP -- Tor- M. R. Dare, brigade comman-jonto Greenwood), a committee der. member, said the report repre- Six other committees also re-\Semts a, considerable non-parti- ported to the Commons Friday/S@" achievement but that it is by no méans unanimous. 7 eee He said in a statement committee should have | WANTS INQUIRY more "forthright" in its The privileges committee rec- 'Mat the present roles of the bri- ommended a_ judicial inquiry |224e and air division in Europe into "alleged irregularities" in @%@ unsuitable for Canada payments made out of funds of He disagreed completely with) the Prairie Farm Assistance|the recommendation that inter- Act and the dismissal of ac®e@ptor operations in North PFAA official, American air defence command The railways committee pro- serve # useful purpose. The Bo- posed amendments to. the Rail-/Marc, and Voodoo were 'use- ways Act to protect the inter- ests of railway workers dis- Mr. placed by branch line abandon- Canada ment and merger of rail com transport panies He said the committee recom The committee on reporting mendations are to a large ex- of parliamentary debates sug- ent his own' views gested installation of recording IS IN CONFLICT ell gh gina an areaitiiag The Honest John proposal ap- : peared to be the only recom- The committee on Trans-Can- mendation in conflict with gov- ada Air Lines and Canadian Na- ernment policy or government tional Railways approved the thinking on future policy, The oudgets of the two publicly- government had already acted owned corporations without anyon some of the recommenda reference to TCA's choice of the tions, such as relocation. of CF American DC-9 as its new med-'104 squadrons in France and ium-range jet over objections procurement of an armored from the Quebec government troop carrier for the army which favored the French Car ae repeated those of the 1960 de The agriculture and mines fence committee, such as: "The committees merely asked to re-, proportion of the defence dollar sume sittings at the next ses- available for new equipment Is sion ef Parliament seriously affecting the fighting capabilities of Canada's armed SEEKS TRANSPORT forces." The defence committee rec The committee said it has a ommended more air transport jot of work yet to do and asked for the brigade in Europe and not only that it be reconstituted the two: back-up brigades in at the next session of Parlia Canada and an air transport|ment but that it be made' per role for the air division in Eur- manen, with a technical staff session the been Hellyer said NATO and need more military Some of the recommendation the | - view) East Berlin Visits Spark Propaganda BERLIN (AP)--The Commu- nist propaganda machine is working in top gear to make the most profit from the Christ- mas visits through the Berlin} Wali by West Berliners. The campaign § appears By FRASER WIGHTON LONDON (Reuters)--Parlia- ment entered its Christmas va- cation during the weekend, giv- ing Prime Minister Douglas- Home breathing time to .con- sider the tricky problem of have these main objectives: when to hold a general election --To remove some of the bad|'" Britain. odor raised by the building of Only 11 months remain of. the the wall and shooting of ref- Conservative government's five- ugees, year term of power and despite --To gain a further measure), nation's basic prosperity, of recognition from the. West : of the Communist regime of electoral stock remains stub- East Germany, and \bornly depressed --To sell the idea that West, Observers say the explana Berliners and West Germansjtion may be a simple public de- have something to gain from|sire for a change after 12 years negotiations with East Ger- of continuous Conservative rule many Some Conservatives PRAISE REDS but still are disappointed that The controlled press of Eastimproving conditions on the Germany is full of editorials, home front -- which they ex- interviews and descriptive sto- pected to boost government ries praising the Rea regime to popularity--have so far failed the skies for its generosity in|'? do so letting Berlin families. get to- Four parliamentary byelec- gether, for Christmas tions recently, with one excep- The fact that it was the Red tion, have underlined the con regime that ee a in be tinued government slump. first place by building the wall is sieea down. The wall is de-/ LOSE VOTES scribed as a "frontier security) Its worst experience was measure" taken in the interest)more than a week ago at Dum- of peace for all Germans; in-/fries, Scotland, where a_sub- deed, the whole world stantial Conservative majority Ignored, also, is the fact that was almost wiped out and the the East Berliners are still party's share of the total votes caged in and unable to return fell by more than 17 per cent the visits by going to the West Douglas: Home's task Nevertheless the Communists ---- ss to 1S to agree, « UK. Parliament Takes Vacation time /the general election for the moment best favoring Con- \servative chances. The timing of the election can give the government some ad- vantage over its rivals only if it contains the element of sur- prise. This will be impossibie if the prime minister holds off to the constitutional limit of his government's life. 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