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The Hometown Newspaper Of Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Bowmanville, Pickering and neighboring centres. VOL. 94--No, 54 ) She Oshawa Sune 10¢ Single Copy B0c Per Week Home Delivered OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1965 Weather Report Overcast, with drizzle today. Turning to snow. Cooler. Low tonight, 30. High Fri- day, 35. Auvetend a es second sees Mall yy: Office Paperiaent tawa Postage Cash, TWENTY PAGES Miss Petra Burka (centre) of Canada is the 1965 Women's World Figure PETRA BURKA -- BEST IN THE WORLD Miss Skating Champion. Peggy Fleming (left) of the United States won third place and Miss Regine Heit- zer (right) of Austria took _ the second place-spot. The three young ladies com- pleted the free-skating part of their program before a SAIGON (CP)--United States j/and South Vietnamese planes " |\today bombed' and strafed a '|large force of Communist guer- _|rillas at Quang Nam, 250 miles "\northeast of here. The air strikes were followed up by a Vietnamese Army heli- copter landin&.,The government '|troops made contact with the /|Communist Viet Cong and a battle was reported raging. The guerrillas, estimated to '\be at battalion strength, were capacity house at the Broad- moor World Arena. --(AP Wirephoto) NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Lithographers Sign With ITU NEW YORK (AP) -- The 9,000-member New York Union of Lithographers has signed as an affiliate of the AFL-CIO International Typographical Union. The 120,000-member ITU, traditionally identified with the process of printing with raised type, thus has moved into the rapidly growing field of lithography -- printing from a flat service. dent Elmer. Brown and Edward Swayduck, ITU Presi- president of Local 1, Amalgamated Lithographers of America, both have advocated eventual merger of all graphic arts unions, pipeline Blast'Leaves 17 Dead ee La. (AP) -- A rural home area near ceful northwest Louisiana town looks like a war- aad lefield today. Seventeen persons died, homes were levelled and cars were reduced to melted heaps after a gey- ser of flame erupted from an underground natural gas OTTAWA (CP) -- The central figure of the Dorion inquiry is supposed to be Raymond Denis, the pale and drawn, 32-year-old Montreal lawyer accused of of- fering a pot-au-vin -- French for bribe. But the dominant. and forbid- ding figure, in jail in the wit- ness box or going over the prison wall, continues to be beady - eyed, crag - jawed Lu- cien Rivard, 49, suspected king- pin in a $56,000000 narcotics pipeline explosion Thursday. smuggling conspiracy run _ by the Mafia crime syndicate. Dupuis Arraigned, Will Sue Kierans The some 7,000 pages of tran- script now are crammed with testimony about how Rivard and his henchmen pulled finan- cial and political strings to try to get the criminal out on bail. When he testified at the in- quiry's hearings in Montreal, Rivard applied a four - letter ST. JOHNS, Que. (CP)--Deb- precise enough at the present | word to his associates for foul- onair and smiling, Yvon Dupuis|stage of proceedings. strolled into magistrate's court Earlier in Superior Court at} jing up these attempts at bail. }On Tuesday night, he went over between two lawyers Thursday|Montreal, Mr. Dupuis, through|the wall of Bordeaux Jail on a and was arraigned on three| charges involving a $10,000 in- fluence-peddling allegation. The former minister without portfolio, who left the federal cabinet Jan. 20 at Prime Min- ister Pearson's request, was charged with having obtained the sum for himself or another person during efforts in 1961 to get a racetrack charter from the Quebec government. He stood while the charges were read in court, but did not enter a plea. Defence lawyer Raymond Da- oust said the charges as drafted are "'too vague" for preparation of an adequate defence. He asked that the Crown specify when and where alleged: events took place, and provide the names of "persons at present unknown" mentioned in the in- dictment. Jacques Ducros, the Quebec attorney - representing general, a lawyer, filed notice of a $100,- 000 libel suit against Revenue} Minister Eric executive assistant, Denis. The suit was based on state- ments made about alleged ef- forts by the MP for St. Jean- Charles Iberville-Napierville to get the| racetrack charter. All three charges against Mr. Dupuis refer to the sum of $10,- 000 having changed hands dur- ing abortive efforts to get a racetrack established at © St. Luc, Que. Mr. Pearson told the .Com- mons Feb, 16 he asked for Mr. Dupuis' a preliminary RCMP report on allegations against him. Immediately after the prime} minister's statement, Mr. Du-| puis rose on a question of privi-| lege and denied published re- ports that he had accepted $10,- 000 from the racetrack pro- contended that the charges are|moters. Kierans and his} resignation after seeing} jlength of hose and vanished. | There has been testimony at the inquiry that Rivard has bags of money stashed away in Switzerland: and Mexico. least three witnesses have said they fear death at the hands of Rivard's gang. The inquiry is probing al- legations by Montreal lawyer Pierre Lamontagne, attorney for the U.S. government seeking Rivard's extradition to Texas, that he was offered $20,000 July 14 by Denis, then executive assistant to the immigration minister, and subjected to po- litical pressure by Liberal MP Guy range bail for Rivard. RCMP Commissioner George B. McClellan testified this week jthat the force thought }was a two - pronged conspiracy} ito free Rivard anc that if there jwere a linchpin at the top of |this scheme Guy Rouleau was |probably it. At}. Rouleau and others to ar-| there) Commissioner McClellan said one prong went through Mrs. Rivard, who has testified her husband telephoned her every day after his June 19 arrest, and Liberal organizer Guy 'Masson to Denis, \The...other...proag,» he. said, went through Mrs. Rivard and Raymond Rouleau, brother of the MP, to Guy Rouleau, who on Nov, 24 resigned as parlia- mentary secretary to Prime Favreau May Post Reward OTTAWA (CP)--Justice Min- ister Favreau says he is con-| sidering offering a fteward for| information leading to the re- capture of narcotics racketeer| suspect Lucien Rivard. (PC--Royal) in the Commons Thursday that the possibility of a reward is a matter of gov- ernment policy and no decision has been reached, When Mr. Fairweather asked whether an amount had been set, an un- jidentified MP shouted, "$20,- 0002" Rivard escaped from _ Bor-} deaux Jail in Montreal Tues-| day and wrote the jail gover-| nor Wednesday to apologize for the trouble he had caused him. Opposition Leader Diefen- baker asked whether Mr, Fav- reau has received a "message of farewell" from Rivard. The minister joined in the general jlaughter and did not reply. Marcel Lessard (SC--Lac-St Jean) suggested that the ers to locate Rivard, since it was a reporter who had found 'Hal Banks, He told Gordon Fairweather) gov-| | ernment ask newspaper report-} Rivard Dominates In Dorion Inquiry Minister Pearson and on Feb. 15 as chairman of the caucus of Liberal MPs. The commissioner said that in his opinion Denis offered 'a bribe of some sort" Lamonta ROMP couldn't: 'prove #* in court One reason for lack of sufficient evidence for prosecu- tion, he added, was that Mr. Lamontagne had destroyed his credibility by waiting 27 days before taking his complaint to the police. Guy Rouleau has admitted that he made representations to government officials not only on behalf of Rivard but also on behalf of bob Tremblay, a con- vict pal of Rivard's, and Joe (Bananas) Bonanno, a known (Mafia figure expelled from \C anada July 30. This week at the inquiry Ross|; Drouin, counsel, iinked Mr, Rouleau's jname with that of Vincent Cat- jroni, a Montreal underworld fig- [ures On Thursday Mr. into a Raymond Daoust, ver. Frederic land Blais, |Daoust's, from the witness box jand angrily told Leo - Rene |Maranda, representing Daoust, Drouin got |that he was makiag a farce of \the inquiry. to Mr.| & me, but.that, the Conservative party shouting match with Rivard's law- A little later, Chief Justice Dorion ordered Rol- an associate -of '|located after a clash with a / |Vietnamese Army patrol in which a U.S; Army adviser was wounded. The Vietnamese planes were joined by eight U.S. F-100 jets. Meanwhile, in Saigon the 18- day-old government today sum- moned its ambassadors home to --~|inform them of its policies, in- cluding its desire for peace, but not at any price. The govern- ment has strongly denied spec- ulation here and abroad that it is looking for a negotiated set- tlement. GENERAL ARRIVES Another series of talks began today when Gen.' Harold John- son, U.S. Army ¢hief of staff, arrived here. Johnson, heading 'a high-level deleg ation from Washington, U.S. Jets Rip Viet C olumn explained his visit by saying: "Since my last visit in Decem- ber there has been a change in government and some change in planning." The U.S. mission arrived a day after South Vietnamese military leaders announced a new four-man executive com- thittee, disclosing a new armed- forces power structure. The shake-up came as Com- munist and government troops built up in the central lowlands and highlands for what in- formed sources said could be a major test of strength, Viet Cong guerrillas roving in battalion strength have all but taken over three key highways and one railway in the region, threatening to cut South Viet Nam into two parts. Usually reliable sources said the government reinforced its one division in Binh Dinh prov- ince with two marine battalions, an airborne battalion and two infantry battalions for a total of some 8,000 or 9,000 regular troops. The Communists are reported to have about the same num- ber of battle-tested troops in the area, carrying weapons im- ported from Communist coun- tries. OPP SAYS RIVARI OT OUT OF CITY Sightings Reported In Ontario, New Brunswick MONTREAL (CP) -- Quebec Provincial Police today held to their theory that Lucien Rivard is somewhere in Montreal de- spite reports placing the es- caped narcotics suspect in other areas of the country. "We still say he's somewhere here in the city," said Sub- Inspector Paul Gagnon of the QPP. 'I haven't seen or heard my mind," His statement followed a re- port from Saint John, N.B., that police there were 'investi- gating reports Rivard and An- dre Durocher, his fellow es- capee from Montreal's Bor- deaux Jail, might be in that area. A similar report' was investi- gated Thursday night by On- tario Provincial Police in the Toronto area, Officers heading the com- bined Montreal, QPP and RCMP manhunt here have maintained ever since Tuesday night's jailbreak that Rivard, a 49 - year - old suburban resort- owner and central figure in the Dorion inquiry, most likely would hide out right in Mont- real. On that basis, they have con- centrated their search on this city's underworld. To date, the manhunt has turned up "plenty of leads, but nothing definite," a police}, spokesman said. OTTAWA (CP) -- The Com mons was like bedlam for the fourth successive day Thursday as Liberal MPs were charged with "collusion" with justice department officials and snoop- ing into files to embarrass op- position MPs. New Democrat Douglas Fisher named three Liberals who had placed questions on the Commons order paper contain- ing information he said could come only from departmental files. Despite protests from Oppo- sition Leader Diefenbaker, Speaker vestigation." Mr. issue handed the Commons privileges elections committee and the Conservatives served notice they might move such a motion after Mr. Macnaughton reports on his investigation. THE TIMES today... Ab Walker Advocates Cities Frenchman's Bay Residents Generals' Ann Landers -- 11 City News -- 9 Classified -- 16, 17 Comics -- 15 | District Reports -- 12, 13 Editorial. -- 4 Financial -- 18 Pay More Benefit Costs -- P 9 Ask Sewers, Water -- P 5 Fans Will Vote MVP Award -- P 6 Obits -- 18 Sports -- 6, 7 Television -- 15 Theatre -- 19 Whitby News -- 5 Women's -- 10, 11 Vv' ther. -- 2 Alan Macnaughton agreed to make a '"'thorough in- Diefenbaker wanted the immediately to and Collusion' Fired At Liberal MPs Mr. Fisher cited three Liber- lals--Joseph Macaluso (Hamil- ton West), Ron Basford (Van- couver - Burrard) and Lloyd Francis (Carleton)--as the of- fenders. ASKED FOR LETTER Mr. Macaluso, in a detailed written question answered earl- ier this week, asked for tabling of a 1960 letter from Walter Dinsdale (PC--Brandon-Souris) on behalf of a_ constituent, Buddy Leeds, charged with forgery. Lucien Rivard's flight from Bordeaux jail, used the letter in. the Commons. Mr. Dinsdale, absent from Ot- tawa Wednesday, rose on a question of personal privilege at the opening of Thursday's ses- sion and defended his actions. He said it was written while Canadian immigration policy discriminated against Chinese |victims" of racketeers who brought persons into the coun- try illegally. The letter indicated opposi- tion to pressing the charges and said the forged papers involved had never been used; CALLED HARASSMENT Mr. Fisher said questions jtended- as "harassment" for |Erik Nielsen, Conservative MP for the Yukon who first re- vealed allegations of bribe of- fers and coercion' now before. a judicial inquiry. 'A MAN OF ENORMOUS BRAVADO' Rivard: He's Running, But Not Scared MONTREAL (CP)--If Lucien seared, no- Rivard is running body is likely to know it. The fugitive accused narcot- the some there mise. Montreal time, was but a how matter underworld for he got of sur- laration of statement if he w would be far away the letter reached the governor. innocence and a trafficking of as lucky he by the time By his drug career they believe goes back to the 1940s. own. description, narcotics in a made 'la for Riva he another _ Mexico border spelled trouble the U.S.- tion the st year at rd, The arrested man, Montrealer, blew the s led to the setting up of now-famous Dorion inquiry, Montreal lawyer Pierre. La- montagne, acting for the U.S. who had been|: Justice Minister Favreau, on|) the firing line Wednesday over|) placed by Mr. Basford were in-| © ies racketeer has enormous bras vado, say acquaintances who aren't necessarily friends, anda disdain not only for the law but for the smallfry in his own shadow world In his astounding es. cape Tuesday from Bordeaux Jail and he has shown traits which his acquaintances did not normally associate with him -- kindness and \considera- tion. He was generally known as a "tough" customer. He had made it clear in pub- lic utterances he detests the "punks" of the underworld, al- though he had a modest start himself in his clashes with law." Montrea! police consider he has been the cock-of-the-walk in since the As he made good his escape, "Rivard appeared to be a changed character When he and escape-compan- ion Andre Durocher comman- deered a car from a passing motorist, Rivard gave the driver $2 for taxi fare home and then called him to tell him where the car had been aban- doned, Later he sent a letter, post- marked Montreal, to Bordeaux Governor Albert Tanguay ask- ing him to go easy on the guards because none aided. in the escape--"we did not ask their assistance because we had no confidence in them." His letter contained touches of humor, an apology for the trouble he was causing, a dec- None of his humor brushed off on the files Montreal police have on the 49-year-old Rivard --or on the U.S. federal grand jury indictment accusing him of being a kingpin conspirator in a multi-million-dollar narcot- ics smuggling racket In his younger days he served two comparatively short terms for theft and was sentenced to three years for theft and receiv- ing and possessing stolen goods, The Montreal boy, whose first language is French, became a man of obvious affluence as the years rolled on, with a dusting of »spectability and immacu- grooming covering his short stocky frame U.S. law - enforcement agen- cies say he prospered on the late was a resort operator with in- terests in a number of. other "legitimate" enterprises. In the role of a sound businessman he could be absolutely convincing. Last 'year he dropped in to visit a cronie at the British Co- lumbia penitentiary in New Westminster. Warden John Ma- loney said people are usually in- vestigated' before being allowed visiting privileges but Rivard was allowed to enter when he said he had just one day in town. . The warden obviously a person of some means, well dressed, well- spoken and said he was a re- sort or hotel owner from Mont- real." A huge narcotics seizure said: "He was whistle on Rivard as the mas- termind of a narcotics smug- gling conspiracy. Rivard was arrested in Mont- real at the request of American authorities acting on an indict- ment dated last May 17 which alleged Rivard from time to time 'would acquire and make arrangements to acquire heroin at various places outside the U.S, including Canada and Mexico." Then, while Rivard was fight+ ing efforts to have him extra- dited, the roof fell in, Opposition charges made in Parliament a_ bribe was offered to expedite' Ri- vard's release on bail--bail was never granted--and the allega- were government in Rivard's extra- dition hearings, has testified Raymond Denis offered him $20,000 to agree to Rivard's re- lease on bail. Denis, at that time executive assistant to then immigration minister Tre m- blay, has denied the bribery ac- cusation. Rivard told the motorist whose car he borrowed after the Tuesday escape he fled be- cause "if they send me up I'll be about 70 when I get out." "Right now there are only two people I care about,"' he said, "my mother and my wife In his letter to the Bordeaux Jail' governor, Rivard denied the charges against him Texas--". . . Lam innocent." in Sub-Insp. Gagnon said inves- tigators are continuing work} on @ report to Attorney-General anything to make me change} escape was Rivard's "Dear Al- bert" letter to Albert Tanguay, warden at Montreal's Bordeaux Jail, in which he regretted any inconvenience caused by his weird flight from the provincial prison Tuesday night, When the letter, mailed Wed- nesday night and postmarked Montreal, was read to the Que- bec Legislature Thursday by At- torney-General Claude Wagner, Rivard's full - of - consideration remarks provoked much mer- riment. Not so humorous was a report by U.S, law-enforcement agen- cies to the U.S, Senate crime committee describing Rivard as a key drug runner whose career went back to the 1940s. Police say Rivard probably is hiding out in the Montreal un- derworld where he is believed to have great influence. So far, po- lice admit. their numerous checks have produced no solid evidence as to his whereabouts. Mrs. Rivard told reporters: in an interview Thursday night that her husband is innocent of Texas charges accusing him of running narcotics into the i S, from Mexico and Canada. said he is unarmed and ae not resist arrest if. police found ' one raat perform- an personn during thé bizarre escape. " said it would be "a few Justice Minister Favreau told the Commons Thursday he is considering offering a reward for information leading to Ri- vard's capture. A reward could open the mouths of small Mont- real underworld figures Rivard has not hesitated to call "punks" in a number of state- ments to the Dorion inquiry in which he is a key figure. A further bizarre event in the 'Tangua' him, Rivard was boomin 4 cay Ban deaux Jail pending th of eg fight against extradition the U.S. Pale: Favreau sive Conserving "ember as he Het sieral Wagner reporters iy before: the report 4s com- sa toad ea ered a reward ofter. Rivard's letter to 'Warden guay, disclosed by Mr. Wag- ner, said he and fellow prisoner Andre Durocher' escaped from the prison unaided % anyone "inside 'or outside." The letter was received by the warden Thursday "morning. The signature at. the bottom of the two-page handwritten let- ter in French was checked by experts and declared. genunine. "Fluff," a year-old kitten owned by Mr, and Mrs. Fred Illig of Sun Valley Court, is just a lonesome pole cat. She has been up this hydro pole since Tues- day. Mrs. Illig is shown trying to coax "Fluff" LONESOME POLED-CAT down, .but without success. The inset photo shows the kitten on its high perch. Help was expected front SPCA authorities. later to- day. (See story on Page Oshawa Times Photo