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'Home Newspaper Of Oshawa, Whitby, Bow- manville, Ajax; Pickering and neighboring centres in On- tario and Durham Counties. OL. 94--NO. 136 ¢ Osi \ OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1965 a Weather Report: Sunny and mild today, and continuing through Saturday. Light winds. Low tonight, 62. High tomorrow, 76. e TWENTY-TWO PAGES Mrs. Patricia McDivitt reaches out to greet a friend as she brings her astronaut THE GREATEST THRILL OF ALL? - husband, Maj. James Mc- Divitt, back home near Houston, Tex., today. They were united for the first time since his space flight of four days with Maj. Ed- ward White . earlier at El- lington Air Force Base. 'Shameful, Scandalous' Fired At Quebec Fix' QUEBEC .(CP)--The Quebec] Justice pecan ws is studying @ provincial inquiry report, de- @cribing a Y chlo db and "scandalous" system of fixing brag oh in oe age ave munic- 'whether; Serene wil will be iaid men for most of the blame. However, Mayor Wilfrid Hamel, court clerks and lawyers were named in the report as having been involved in the system which cost the city an esti- mated $100,000 a year or at. least being aware of its exist- ence. Gerard Corriveau, former " prosecutor and now a uperior ju named as' ial in-| terest in the "scandalously cor- yy "th, GA $4,990 during two of the car Warner, Quebec jus- tice minister, said the report will be studied "with the great- est diligence' to decide what measures should be taken. He promised the legislature the re- port will have "profound reper- cussions" in the reform of "cer- 400 Stage Fittings Wildcat Over Negotiations Delays Almost 400 hourly-rated em- ployees of Fittings Ltd., walked off the job at noon today. The walkout was in protest against the delay in negotiations for the renewal of a new con- tact between the foundry com- pany and Local 1817, United Steelworkérs. Keith Ross, USW representa- tive' said: 'We warned the company of the, dangers of a walkout Thursday. The execu- tive of the local met to discuss the situation and told the com- pany not to charge the furnace today as the men were likely to walk off the job. "I hear that a_ notice the furnace. The notice really riled the men -- with the. result- ing walkout," Mr. Ross stated. E. G. Storie, Fittings presi- dent, said that the walkout was "news to me, I thought the men were on their lunch-hour." He refused to make any other comment. Mr. Ross also stated that the next move was up to the com- pany. "If they wish they can meet with oyr people this after- noon and maybe we can thrash out the situation." Ontario's Labor Minister Les- lie Rowntree ordered a concilia- was|tion board hearing of union- posted this morning by the|company differences last week telling the full day was to be and they also charged company that a worked, men/ over. union objections. Mr. .Ross and having] tice tain aspects" of the administra: tion of justice. "CALLS SADDENING" He. described the report .as "saddening" and an example of "how routine, indifference and disregard for responsible ties can~ falsify the--image-of jus- The et sa the "petty manipulated at preventing imprisonment or suspension of the driving li- cence of the accused or sanc- tions more severe than those decreed by the highway code." "The persons who benefited from the irregularities being committed at the court came especially from large industrial and commercial companies," the report' said. The report said Judge De Blois, who resigned in 1963, pre- sided over a court which had as its "principal function the giving of favors to accused per- sons clearly contrary to justice and the law, and prejudicial to the city." It said he kept an undetermined amount of fines for himself. Fire Sweeps |Officials of the Organization of nares aa te was endear aimed]? Losses By MALCOLM W, BROWNE SAIGON (AP) -- The battle for' Dong Xoai, on of the blood- iest of the Viet Nam war, ended today with heavy. casualties on both sides 'and the district headquarters town a shambles strewn with bodies. One American was killed, 17 were missing and 15 were wounded according to the lat- est official count, a U.S. mili- tary spokesman said. A news- paper man who visited the town 60 miles north of Saigon said several American bodies were found in the ruins. The number of U.S. casualties in Viet Nam jumped again to- day when a C-123 transport crashed in flames in central Viet Nam, killing eight Amer- icans, A U.S. spokesman said a ground party recovered the bo- dies of two air force men and six army men, Military sources said bad weather could have caused the crash, but they did not rule out the possibility that the plane was shot down. HUNDREDS DIE Government and Viet Cong casualties were heavy in the fierce fighting that began at Heavy On Both Sides Of Viet Battle Dong Xoai early Thursday. About 150 civilians also were re- ported killed, including many women and children. The government reported 280 casualties for its forces -- 108 killed, 126 missing and 46 wounded. It claimed that 700 Commenist guerrillas were killed--300 in Dong Xoai and another 400 by U.S, and South Vietnamese air strikes three to four miles north of the town. None of the government fig- ures were confirmed by U.S miiitary officials. U.S. and South Vietnamese planes flew 121 sorties against the Dong Xoai area Thursday. Through the night the Com- munists probed at government positions in the town, and there was hand-to-hand fighting on the outskirts. The shooting ended at 6:30 a.m. when the Viet Cong pulled out of the area and. disap peared into the jungle, the U.S. spckesman said. Most of the wounded Amer- icans were evacuated Thursday afternoon, Maj. Harvey D. Ste- ward of Huntsville, Ala., led his ground party through heavy Viet Cong fire to evacuate the wounded, military officials said. Imbert Denie With Burned, SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) American States teday awaited action on their bid to have ex- pert criminologists sent to the Dominican Republic to examine an alleged suburban ' site' where half-burne were found earlier this week. Gen,.. Antonio Imbert Barrera, leader of the "reconstruction" junta government, Thursday night denied that his forces had any connection with the killings claimed to have occurred there. An. Official spokesman quoted) Imbert as éaying the alleged execution site "smells of a Com- munist trick." Usually reliable sources uy living near the Site, at the village of Villa Mella 12 miles from Santo Do- mingo, as saying Imbert forces ies s Any Tie-Ins Torn Bodies carried out 33 executions there between May 22 and Saturday. The crimino|) ogists were Sought by Dr. Jose Mora, sec- retary-general of the inter - American organization, after the bodies and several possible grave sites were inspected by OAS, United Nations and inter- American human rights com- mission officials. Mora asked his secretariat in Washington to recruit Dr. Da- niel Schweitzer of Chile and two other experts. to examine the site and investigate 'alleged executions and other possible violations of human. rights,' He also asked inter-American peace force chief Gen. Hugo Panasco Alvini of Brazil to send troops to the site to guard the charred remains and dis- turbed plots of earth until ex- perts could examine them. Montrealers Face Threat Of Intercity Bus Stoppage MONTREAL (CP) -- After haing learned to cope with one public transport strike, Montrealers now are faced with the necessity of dealing with an impending second bus stoppage which will affect inter-city trav- ellers in other Quebec munici- palities too. Though early - morning rush- hour traffic today caused tie- ups at specific points in the city, car pools, taxis, benevol- ent weather and shank's mare made it possibile for*most work) Hotel; 2 Die PLAINFIELD, N.J. AP)--| Fire swept through the sprawl- ing century-old Victoria Hotel today, taking at least two lives, injuring 15 persons and leaving four more missing. More than 100 permanent and transient guests fled the blazing three-storey building, located said then that negotiations had gone on since Apr. 1 and that a near the business district"of this central New Jersey com- conciliation board would drag] conci iliation board would darg| munity. PM, Shastri Open Talks OTTAWA (CP)--Prime Minis- out proceedings needlessly. | "The men don't want to ex- |perience the delay caused by} \o board. proceedings,' said Mr. Ross. "Today's walkout is la demonstration of their feel- |ings -- and they are solidly to- \gether, They should go back to |work Monday." He said that the union seeks One policeman, Patrolman Robert Miller, 31, led about a dozen persons to safety from the building and then suffered |smoke inhalation in an attempt to rescue a 93-year-old woman. Both Miller and the woman were confined to hospital, ther in critical condition. The blaze burned out of con- ters Shastri of India and Pear-|better wages and welfare con- trol for 2% hours, reducing the son of Canada today opened! talks on the world situation, described by one Canadian gov- ernment spokesman as "wide-! spread anarchy." The main topic was Nam. 6 Viet} ditions through negotiations. | Last week he. stated that the -|company had offered absolutely , nothing. | Ariy new agreement would re- place_ the two - year contract iwhich expired May 1. | wood frame structure to jcharred rubble. It also jumped jto a number bf smaller build-|$ ings attached to the main struc- |ture, Cause of the fire was not de-| termined. 750 YEARS SINCE RUNNYMEDE Magna Carta: LONDON (CP) -- The Queen joined her subjects Thursday in celebrating an event that occurred 750 years ago -- and marked the first great constitutional defeat of the English mon- archy. Queen Elizabeth Prince Philip went and to St Paul's Cathedral along with leaders of church and state for @ commemorative ser- | vice in honor of the sealing of Magna Carta June 15, 1215. | Britain's midst eminent, judges, in colorful robes, had mounted the steps of St. Paul's: The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Michael Ramsey, greeted the Queen Prime Minister Wilson and other political figures were on hand. It was @ scene that must nei-| ers and students to get about. The Montreal transr tation| = A Proincial Transport strike would add 50,000 busless travel- lers to Montreal's 500,000 con- fused commuters, now slowly organizing themselves in car pools, pickup trucks and scoot- ers. The Provincial Transport drivers, who say they now work 60 to 75 hours a week, are ask- ing for a 40-hour week as well as higher pay. They now earn $11 a day plus five cents a mile, and are seek- sobbed his wife. and prison term for forging a son's aide, Hal Dornan, in the WILLIAMSON: VANCOUVER (CP) -- Public relations man Al Williamson was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail and fined $1,000 in supreme court for forging and uttering the 'Dear Hal" letter. Willisseeon, 60, collapsed in s box when found teal alast Tria) He... looked pale but stoic when sentenced by Mr. Justice F. Craig Mun- roe. He embraced and kissed his sobbing wife before he was taken into custody before trans- JAILED FOR HIS LETTER 'Dear Hal' Writer Jailed, And Fined In passing sentence, the jus- tice said he took into consider- ation Williamson's age, previous good conduct, and the jury's recommendation for leniency-on the second charge.- He said forgery is a serious crime carrying a maximum sentence of 14 years. The "Dear Hal' letter' was of an application by American millionaire Harry Stonehill for landed immigrant status in Can- ada. fer to Oakalla prison to serve the sentence. "Dear God, forgive them," Williamson received the fine letter to Prime Minister Pear- name of British Columbia Pre- mier W. A. C. Bennett. He received a concurrent term of six months on the sé¢- ond charge of uttering the for- gery--causing Mr. Dornan to act on the letter as if it were genuine. : MUST BE PAID Mr. Justice Munroe said the $1,000 fine must be paid by July 30 or Williamson must serve an additional six months. Williamson's lawyers, Lloyd McKenzie and Tom Braidwood, ing Ba! a day plus 5% cents a said the matter of appeal is un- FACES CHARGES The application was denied. Stonehill left Canada and now faces charges in the United States over shipment of goods to the Philippines, where he made a postwar fortune. The letter came to light after a press sensation over an al- leged suggestion by Raymond Denis, then executive assistant to the immigration minister, that stonehill should buy the status with a $25,000 or $35,000 contribution to the Liberal party. ; During the week-long trial here, Williamson based his en- tire defence on a claim that he had a_ general authority to write the letter by virtue of a special relationship with Pre- mier Bennett, outlined in an agreement and strengthened by der consideration. faithful service, strike has been called by its 3,900 employees who are seek- ing higher wages. Chairman Lucien Saulnier of the Montreal executive commit- tee reported that no wage ne- gotiations with the Montreal Transport Workers' Union (CNTU) were in progress and that no new moves were plan- ned over the next few days. The employees struck Tues- a last-ditch MTC 'offer of a 51 cents - an- hour wage increase over a three-year. period which would have brought basic pay to $2.63 an hour from $2.12 in the final contract year. | The union continues to hold }out for an 88-cent hourly raise over two years. In the meantime, commuters from outlying communities face a new threat in the form of a Saturday strike deadline set by 900 employees of the Provincial Transport Company, which op- erates 550 intercity buses" in |Quebec. Liberty have been far different from the stormy, thundery bay 750 years ago when a group of rebellious barons wrested Magna Carta -- the Great Charter -- from a glowering King John of Runnymede on Dawns Denning, one of Britain's leading jurists, as "the greatest. contitutional docu- ment of all time." Magna Carta had the ef- fect of limiting the power the banks of the Thames of a despotic king -- of mak- west of London ing him subject to a law out- One of the original copies side himself -- and is cre- of Magna Carta was carried dited by many authorities through St. Paul's. Thursday, It was described by Lord with leading to such things as trial by jury. day morning after turning down) } . Paula Bracey; 2, is quite willing to share her ice cream cone with Teenie, a HAPPINESS IS AN ICE-CREAM CONE three-month-old pup (most- ly chihuahua), as Calgary's temperature.moved .up..into the iow 80's after a cool spring. very written May 4, 1964, in support TORONTO (CP) -- Sweeping legislation to protect instal- ment-plan buyers was proposed Thursday by the Ontario legis- lature's select committee on consumer credit. The 14-member, three-party committee recommended a re- tail instalment sales act to in- clude: --Full disclosure of credit costs as both dollar amounts and an annual percentage; --~A two-day "cooling-off pe- riod" in which a buyer could change his mind on a credi purchase; Prohibition of automatic or blanket wage assignments on default of payments; --Regulations to end mislead- ing advertising, including a pro- vision that when an _ interest rate is advertised it should be stated as a true annual rate; --An end to the practice of separating a payment contract from the seller which allows a finance company to collect pay- ments on a used car without be- ing legally responsible for any}, faults in the car. - ment. debt-counselling service designed to help young married couples who get into financial difficulties; --Provincial registration of door-to-door salesmen, to con- trol irresponsible peddlers who move quickly from town; --Making it impessible te re- possess goods sold on credit Sweeping Changes Asked For Consumer Protection --Establishment of a govern- fl The report to the legislature came too late for any action to. be taken during the current ses- sion, likely to end next week, Premier Robarts said Thurs- day he has not had time to read the report, but it will be studied closely "with a view to imple- mentation of recommen- dations." The. committee said it may be beyond the scope of the prov- ince to make disclosure laws applicable to banks, and 'said the province should' seek com prehensive federal legislation or complementary federal and provincial laws. DEBATE BITTER Much of Thursday's sitting was taken up with a bitter' six- hour debate over the Ontario medical services insur- ance act, Opposition members failed to block a section of the act which Sia pur- iy tests to a peerg which make fees paid to doctors per cent of the Ontario ical Association schedule fect when the legis! into operation next Liberal Hl Eek 3 after two-thirds of the peice has been paid--the balance faulted in payment, iH Thompson th ss. TORONTO (CP)--Thg Ontario government has decided to take a second look at proposed legis- lation which would tax un- developed land, hitting particu- larly hard at city school boards and the Toronto and Hamilton Harbor Commissions. The announcement of the gov- ernment's intention was made by Municipal Affairs Minister Wilfrid Spooner Thursday after and the Metropolitan separate) school board met to seek agree- ment on the best method of fighting the proposal. Mr. Spooner said the pro- posal, an amendment to the On- tario Assessment Act, origin- ated from a suggestion by Met- the Toronto board of education) ropolitan Toronto officials and had been scheduled for passage tes School Boards Face Tax On Unoccupied Holdings -- before the present session ends in a FE = a oe tthe situath would reve fore 1960 when all coon toad land in Ontario was regents "Une. less occupied by school build- : igs. The two Toronto school boards debated the question Thursday and later P Muir, executive director of the Ontario School Trustees Council, said he would get imtouch with provincial au- thorities as soon as possible to register opposition. Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Toronto harbof commission said the new law could mean extra taxes of $1,250,000 a year for the commission. 'We can't pay the tax and stay see: tive," he added. minster) introduced a bill in driver breath analysis tests Mather said. the bill, man said Thursday the new TORONTO (CP) of fully qualified nurses, for pose of keeping hospitals operating costs down, LeRoux said in a statement. NEWS HIGHLIGHTS MP Wants Mandatory Breath-Tests OTTAWA (CP) -- Barry Mather (NDP--New West- the Commons today to have made compulsory. The tests measure the amount of alcohol in the blood-stream. Mr. if passed, would help reduce the number of traffic accidents and deaths. In 1963, one-third of all accidents involved alcohol, he said. Post Office Accused Of 'Spying' FORT WILLIAM (CP) -- A postal workers' spokes- post office here has 40 de- vices variously placed to monitor employee conversations. Robert Walker, Postal Employees' here, says the group will meet with Postmaster-General Rene Tremblay at the official opening of the building June 19 to "present our protest on these devices", Nurse Takes Swipe At Dr. Dymond -- Health Minister Dymond's pro- posed new training program is "'the first step in the downgrading of the entire nursing profession in Ontario", Ruth LeRoux, chairman of the committee for the advance- ment of professional nurses charged Thursday. "His main Purpose seems to be to provide technicians in' the place Association president the politically advisable pur- oe. Ann Landers--13 City News--11 Classified--16, 17, Comics--21 Editorial--4 Financial--20 Tue te, 19 AP, Wirephota - ...In THE TIMES today... Bond, King One-Way Traffic Starts June 21--P. 11 Station Operator Identifies Accused--P. 5 Minor Hockey Association Holds Honors Night--P, 9 Obits--19 Sports+8, 9,10 Theatre--6 Whitby News--5, 6 Women's--12, .13 Weather--2 ~