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FE Yeas aan OC Sen epee Pa Co Cs Wn ee Aa on we tT eS Home Newspaper | Of Oshawa, Whitby, Bowmar~ ville, Ajax, Pickering and neighboring centres in One tario and Durham Counties. VOL. 95 -- NO. 38 10¢ Single he Oshawa ¢ 1 Soe Per Week Home Delivered OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1966 Times Authovized es Second Class Mall Ottawa ond for payment of Postage in Cash. Weather Renort Scattered showers tonight and early Friday. day. Low tonight, 35. tomorrow, 40. Post Office Department Colder Fri High " "TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES OSHAWA POLICE ENGULFED BY DEMONSTRATORS downstairs commiitee room where Tim Buck was sched- uled to speak. The meeting was not held. Buck, former leader of the Canadian Communist Party, said to- day in a telephone conver- A crowd estimated at more than 300 jams the front entrance to the United Auto Workers Hall on Bond st. Wednesday night in pro- test of a scheduled Com- munist Party meeting in a RARE ADMISSION | Errors Made -McNamara WASHINGTON (AP) -- De-/idea that the United States has| fence Secretary Robert S. Mc- | overextended itself in Southeast |? Namara acknowledges that/Asia and has left itself vulner-| some concepts and methods able in other areas of the world. | forged by him and his experts, 34cNamara told the'press co have failed to me et the test Of/ference that if need be the|® the Viet Nam war. \American manpower commit-| This is a rare admission by|ment in Viet Nam could be the defence chief, who normally | hoosted to 350,000 without order-| wears an air of total self-assur-|ing reservists to active duty, ance. He said that although there "We have to develop new say |noOw are about 306,000 U.S. serv- methods to meet problems SOE |S eenain ins Southeast tia; Amer-| ich we had old answers,"|; caies ie be tl told a press confer-|C2" fighting forces are "fully | ence Wednesday. 'Old answers | C@Pable of meeting our commit-| 4 ~"\ments" around the world, were not applying. evn McNamara also said the "These new methods do re- ™ é eng quire changes in procedures, | United States has the capability | to send 21 more battalions to changes in policies, changes in ; 8 P . Viet Nam within the next 90 habits and thought.' , He did not specify what prob- ays, if such action should be ql required. lem areas he wis dealing with. The defence secretary said, UNDERGOES CHANGE . however, that based on his pres- However, some of his associ-/ont assessment, such action is ates said that the concept of | not likely. using military reservists in crises had undergone a drastic: REACTS SHARPLY McNamara showed unusual change. It was apparent that the cur- irritation in a couple of in-| rent intention to deal with the'stances during the press con- rising manpower demands ofiference. He tangled with re- the Viet Nam war without call- porter Clark Mollenhoff when ing up reservists grew out of a/Mollenhoff persisted in quizzing desire to avoid creating turbu- him about the critical views of fence in U-S: civilian life and) Senator' John C.Stenn (Dem. the economy, as well as from Miss.). the growth of the regular forces. In a bitter exchange, Mollen- available and planned. hoff accused McNamara of MeNamara's press conference dodging, and the defence secre- tary snapped: 'I unfortunately was called to put to rest any ' he a Pe ~ihaven't been able to dodge all the rocks you have thrown at me for five years." | Mollenhoff, of Cowles Publi-| Elizabeth's Yacht Reaches Kingston lcations, has written a number | of articles questioning McNa-| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP)--/mara's policies | The royal yacht Britannia, car-| A West German reporter trig- '_rying the Queen and Prince gered a sharp response when Philip, arrived at Kingston to-;he suggested that "the best) day. trained, best equipped and most The yacht was escorted to its mobile American units have mooring by a fleet of smallibeen,.. boats from the Morgan Harbor Nam crisis," Fishermen's Association. plied: McNamara _re- absorbed 'by the Viet. sation from Toronto, that he did not try to enter the building on the advice of party members. He said he arrived by bus about 6.50 p.m, A plainclothes officer (wearing fedora) from City HE'S FED UP Arthur Goldberg, U.S ambassador to the United Nations, smilingly talks at a press conference in. London Wednesday night shortly be- fore his scheduled appear- ance for an interview about the war in Viet Nam over the British Broadcasting Corporation's (BBC) sys- tem, Goldberg walked out of the BBC studio after wait- ing to go on the air for some time. A U.S. embassy spokesman .said Goldberg got fed up with waiting while the studio ran a film about musical rats. "The rats were the last straw," the spokesman declared. (AP Wirephoto) 150 HOMELESS AFTER MONTREAL FIRE - EXPLOSIONS Police and four uniformed officers tried to barge through the crowd, above, but were held back. A peti- tion opposing the meeting was widely circulated in the North and South plants of Extortion Ring | NEW YORK (AP) -- The Times says eminent education- ists, including at least two deans of eastern U.S. universities, prominent theatrical personali- ties and officers of the armed services -- all homosexuals -- have been the victims of an ex- tortion ring." The ring has. operated throughout the U.S. for nearly | 10 years, the times says. The story also says in part: | So brazen is the operation that! /in one instance two gang mem-| | bers, posing as New York city detectives, walked into the de- | fence department and walked) }out with a high officer in the] | armed services. } The man, whom they shook} down for several thousand dol- lars, committed suicide the General Motors here before the meeting. It was "jammed with signatures," according to some of the crowd members Wednesday. See story on Page 15.) (Oshawa Times Photo) Hits Homosexuals 223, mts night before he was scheduled to testify before a New York county grand jury. This was learned Wednesday from the police and sources in the district attorney's office. It vas also learned that more |than 1,000 victims had paid mil- lions of dollars in extortion, with some individuals paying more than $20,000 to ring members posing as policemen. Only a small number of persons have been willing to sign complaints. District Attorney Frank §. Ho- gan announced last Feb. 17 the indictment of 17 defendants on charges of extortion from ho- mosexuals and reported that nine were in custody. At the time, he said the victims who had made complaints had given $15,529 to the gang. Courtesy Demanded Secrecy U.S. Says Of H-Bomb Loss WASHINGTON (AP)--U.S. of-, | ficials today offered the excuse| jthat diplomatic courtesy kept! ithe Nnited States silent on the biggest non-secret in years--the| loss of a hydrogen bomb over Spain. "We couldn't say anything of- ificially until Spain made move," one authority said. Spain made a move Tuesday, | announcing that 2,000 persons had been exposed to a slight danger of radiation after a U.S. B-52 bomber and KC-135 tanker} crashed after colliding in flight) Jan. 17 near Palomares, Spain. | The United States followed up Wednesday pith the first offi- | cial acknowledgement that four |thermonuclear weapons were | aboard the B-52 when it crashed near the Mediterranean coast. The conventional explosives) surrounding the critical core of| the hydrogen devices blew apart} two of the bombs upon impact with the earth, a defence de-| partment spokesman said. There was no nuclear chain es 'action, A third bomb was found ap- parently virtually intact. The fourth remains missing-- the object of an intensive search by 20 U.S. navy ships, thous- ands of U.S. and Spanish mili- tary and civilian personnel and 3! harried officials at the defence] their paper plans have never and state departments. ACCRA (Reuters) -- Workers | throughout Ghana staged mas sive demonstrations today to mark the first week since ex- president Kwame Nkrumah was ousted. Seven days ago, at dawn, chattering machine - guns near! the presidential palace sig- nalled the start of the army coup which toppled the 56-year- old president, then on a visit to Peking. Today workers in Accra rose| early to prepare for a big pro- cession due to start at the cap- ital's Hall of Labor Unions and continue through the principal streets. | Nkrumah, now in the Guinea| capital of Conakry, has de- clared he will return to chal- lenge the new regime and Alex Quaison-Sackey, his former for- eign minister, warned here Wed- nesday: "I do not think Mkru- mah will let this revolution go by without challenging it. That is something to watch." Placed in protective custody as he landed here from London, Quaison - Sackey declared his support for the new leadership and said he thought Mjrumah had asked for Soviet and Chi- nese help. But he told a press confer- ence he did not think Moscow and Peking would respond. | Chief's Plans Unclear plans were still unclear today ) after he returned to African soil | Wednesday with a hero's wel- }come in Conakry, Guinea. But observers noted that the Guinea capital, along the Ba- mako, the capital of Guinea's northern neighbor, Mali, were the nearest points to Accra Phone Calls From Nephew Held "Vital" MIAMI, Fla. (AP)--The state claims telephone calls from Melvin Lane Powers to his aunt, Candace Mossler, are a vital clue in the 1964 slaying of her multi-millionaire husband. The theory, as unfolded, was blood chilling. A jury at their murder trial heard the prosecution empha- size a phone call Powers made from Houston to Miami less than 15 hours before slaying of Jacques Mossler. where Nkrumah could depend on support for any attempt to assert his. claim--as -constitu- tional head of Ghana. After landing at Conakry six days after the army coup that toppled him from power; Nkru- mah told a cheering crowd: "Tl am on my way back to Ghana." With Guinea President Sekou Toure, a close friend, Nkrumah made a lap of honor around Con- akry Stadium before the biggest mass rally ever staged there, | according to Radio Guinea. | President Toure gave an im-| passioned speech of greeting to Nkrumah. Earlier, a 21 gun salute boomed out as Nkrumah flew in from Moscow to end a week of| speculation on his movements and plans. His pledge to return to the fcountry he ruled for nine years defied a threat by the new mili- | tary regime to put him on trial. As a guest of President Toure, he is with his closest ally. The two statesmen formed a Ghana- Guinea union in 1958, although | | "This defendant at the time was making his arrangements with Candace Mossler to coute to Miami and commit the déed that occurred at 1:45 a.m. June 30, 1964," the state charged at trial summations Wednesday. Then, the prosecution went on, Mrs. Mossler received phone calls. from Powers after her husband's slaying "'to tell her its all over with, she can go back to the apartment now." The trial was expected to go to the all-male jury today. It began Jan. 17. Soviet Liner At Hong Kong HONG KONG (AP) -- Japa- nese passengers flocked ashore today from the first Soviet cruise liner to visit Hong Kong, but authorities kept the Russian captain and his crew aboard. The Soviet liner Uritski ar- r ved Wednesday night. Aboard were 276 Japanese tourists, a crew of 155 and Capt. Nikolai |; been implemented. Ambrosov. Blasts Rip Tenement Area MONTREAL (CP)--A series of small explosions followed by a final large one enveloped in a giant ball of flame destroyed a chemical factory and a block of tenements early today About 150 persons who fled the three-storey tenements were left homeless. There were no se- rious injuries. ' The fire. took place in the St. Henri district of the city in the block bounded by Atwater Ape. and Quesnel, St. James and Vi- net streets, southwest of the downtown shopping district Unconfirmed reports indicated no one was seriously injured in the fire and explosions that left homeless more than 150 persons, The five-alarm fire--a rarity in Montreal--brought 200 fire- men to the scene within min- utes after a passerby saw flames on the grounds of the Ohio Chemical Co. Ltd., plant located on: one corner of the block. The plant produced an- aesthetic gases. The passerby told reporters at the scene he saw flames shoot- ing about 150 yards into the air and called the police Within five minutes after the fire was reported sparks could be seen for miles accompanied by the, sounds of, according to another witness, a series of 20 to 30 explosions, He said "all of a sudden, there was this, great big explo- sion. and a ball of flame and the whole block just fell apart. The flames were so hot I had to move away." Only minutes before, the building had been evacuated Those whose homes were de- stroyed were taken to police stations, church and community, halls where they were provided with sandwiches, coffee and warm clothing. Those who escaped ranged in age from 91 to babies bundled out of their cribs in the arms of mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers. Rent was cheap in the tene- ment. One occupant, the father of eight children said: "I'ma truck driver, I was paying $45 a month rent; where can I find another place like that for the money? Even 'at double the price ,who's going to wan t to take in six girls and two boys?" \ Second World War veteran "The explosions sounded like the bombing during the war. My wife thought maybe it was the separatists set- ting things off," A five-alarm fire accom- panied by a series of explo- sions destroyed a block-long, three - storey temement this norning leaving more than 150 persons homeless 'in the southwest, St. Henri district. The alarm brought 200° fire- men to the scene within min- | utes and sparks from the fire could be seen for miles. (CP Wirephoto) AT MEETING CPR Chairman N. R. Crump appears happy at the start of today's special series of hearings in Otta- wa into the railway's pas- senger traffic policy. The CPR told, the Commons transportation committee to- day that it lost $23,900,000 on its rail passenger service last year compared to a $26,000,000 loss in 1964. (See Story on Page 2.) $20,110,000 Sum Made Available TORONTO (CP) -- February contributors to the Canada Pen- sion Plan will make $20,110,000 available to Ontario for the pur- chase of thunicipal school de- James Allan said Wednesday. He told the legislature the government plans to introduce tation called the Ontario Edu- cation Capital Aid Corp. to pur- chase debentures for school con- struction. It was announced in the budget speech Feb. 9 that all monies being made available to the provinces from Canada Pen- sion Plan premiums will be des- ignated in Ontario for education purposes. Mr. Allan said On- tario's borrowing rate from Ot- tawa will be 5.29 per cent in- itially, but this amount will fluc- tuate from month to month. A rate just slightly above this will be passed on to the mu- nicipalities, meaning that they will be able to float their 20- year debentures at substantially cheaper rates than those ob- tained in private money mar- kets. Any funds not used for ele- mentary and secondary school construction will -be made-gyail-| able to the existing University Capital Aid Corp..to finance ex- pansion of post - secondary schools. The corporation's lend- ing budget for 1966-67 is $150,- 000,000. bentures, Provincial Treasurer Fingerprint Seen Gold Theft Lead | Accra Mobs! Celebrate Loss Total Soars To $450,000 WINNIPEG (CP)--The gang that staged Tuesday's $450,000 gold theft from the Winnipeg International Airport may have provided police with a lead--a fingerprint left in the getaway truck. "We found a latent print In the truck and if its worth it, we'll send it to Ottawa for identification," Police Chief George Maltby of the Greater Winnipeg city of St. James said Wednesday night. Two men, driving a_ stolen Air Canada panel truck and dressed in standard ramp crew clothing, whisked away the gold shipment in five minutes, "T wasn't at all suspicious," said Glen Shrimpton, 34, one of three men who helped unload the gold from the DC-3 aircraft after it landed at the airport Tuesday night from the north- western Ontario mining com- munity of Red Lake. "We joked about the weather and the weight of the boxes-- just making every-day small talk. They definitely knew what they were doing," said Shrimp- ton who was in charge of re- moving the gold from the cargo compartment of the aircraft. HEADED FOR MINT The shipment was going from Red Lake to the mint in Ot- tawa. It was to have heen trans- oe to Ottawa via 'Air Can- ada. The TransAir freight crew said the shipment--12 gold bars individually packaged in bonded and sealed wooden cases--were being removed from the air- craft when. the two men arrived. Everybody got busy loading the gold into the truck after the necessary freight bills were signed and "that was when the a bill to set up a Crown corpo-|pold was last seen," said a TransAir spokesman. A few hours later the truck was found empty about half a mile south of the terminal builds ing but still on department of transport property. The truck was taken to the St. James police garage two miles away where detectives began a search for clues that lasted well into the night. Chief Maltby said employees "at or near" the airport are be- ing questioned around the clock by members of. his force and RCMP officers. The RCMP has a small detachment at the terminal. The "declared value" of the shipment shown on the freight bill was $207,948. It was filled out by the two companies in- volved, Campbell ed Lake) Mines Ltd., and Madsen (Red Lake) Gold Mines Ltd. The bill-showed-that seven gold bars weighed 554 pounds and were valued at $145,698 by Campbell Mines, while the other five bars, weighing 273 pounds, were valued at $62,250 by Madsen Mines. here March 29, However, a Terrell and a representative York. OTTAWA (CP) -- The jury. It was the sixth time NEWS HIGHLIGHTS MAC Agrees To Fight In Principle MONTREAL (CP) -- The sion today agreed in principle to have the Cassius Clay- Ernie Terrell world heavyweight championship bout held Montreal Athletic Commis- commission spokesman said further meetings will be held tonight with Loren Cassina, representing All-Canada Sports Ltd., lawyers for Clay and of Main Bout Inc. of New Denis Jury Sent Away Until March 15 jury in the Raymond Denis trial today was sent away until Tuesday, March 15, in an effort to clear up.a series of legal points. "It is expected that this session in your absence will be the final one of any length,' Judge Frank Costello of Kitchener told the since Feb. 14 that the jury has been sent from the courtroom while lengthy legal arguments proceeded before the judge." mr | Bob Hull Equals NHL Scoring Ann Landers--16 City News--15 Classified--24, 25, 26 Comics--22 Editorialk--4 Financiol--27 ...In THE TIMES today ..,. Tim Buck Meeting Cancelled--P. 15 Whitby Chest To Resume Campaign--P, 5. Record--P, 13 Obits--27 Sports--8, 9, 10, 11, 13 Theatre--=21 Whitby News--5, 6 Women's--16, 17, 18, 19 Weather--2