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She Oshawa Time Published by Canadian Newspopers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawo, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6 1306 -- TAGE ¢ LBJ Works Both Sides Of Any Political Issue President Johnson's ability to work both sides of any political question to his advantage has been at once his greatest strength and his greatest weakness. This thesis is developed in an editorial publish- ed recently by The Guelph Mercury. The Great. Society program has attempted to hoist an umbrella over all the people of whatever political hue and social inclination. He has flown with both the "hawks" and the "doves" in the conduct of the war in Viet Nam; he has tried to walk with a pair of "hawks"--labor and management--balanced one on each shoulder; he has catered to Re- publican conservatives and appeased Democratic liberals. Over the years the President has built his powerful influence with Congress on this remarkable ability to ride horses of different colors in many different directions, all at the same time. But now the strain of this ambidextrous performance is beginning to tell. He cannot satis- fy Pepublican conservatives, who will always demand too much, and the liberal line in his own party is starting to harden into open oppo- sition. In his customary approach, he promised Americans war and butter at the first session of the 89th Con- gress. He held liberal support with his Great Society promise which, he said, an all-powerful United States could fulfill while at the same time spending more money on the war effort. This illusion is being shat- tered by serious cutbacks in the domestic program. The federal milk program for school children has been drastically cut; the war on poverty is faltering; direct loans for university students may be withdrawn entirely along with oth- er university aid programs. What emerges, says The Mer- cury, is a picture of an administra- tion withdrawing financial support for badly-needed programs at home while war costs soar. There is still majority support for the war at home and those who do support it no doubt concede the need for addi- tional spending, but there is resent- ment at being told by the President that they could have their cake and eat it, too, when this was obviously not possible: Disenchantment with presiden- tial political ideology was revealed in the last Gallup Poll. President 'Johnson's popularity rating drop- ped from a previous 61 per cent to 56 per cent. It is not serious, but it might be enough to encourage fur- ther opposition from those within the Democratic party who feel the war in Viet Nam ought not to be waged at the exepnse of the war on poverty and education. The Guelph paper concludes, Mr. Johnson may soon have to choose one horse and ride it, before he falls and is trampled underfoot by the herd. In Memory Of Winnie There are few better illustra- tions of the shortness of human memory than the Winston Church- 'ill Fund. On this basis, apparently, Canadian memories are the short- est of all. When Sir Winston Churchill died a little more than a year ago, the tributes to his memory came from every side and were notable for their fulsome praise and rich, pur- ple prose. Editorial writers, com- mentators and pulpit orators vied with each other in superlatives. This was the man of the century, to whom the free world owed an in- calculable debt. Naturally, talk of a The Oshawa Times &. C, PRINCE, General Monager C. J. 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SUSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by corriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, *ickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, -iverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Srono, Leskard, Brougham, Burketon, Claremont, Manchester, Pontypool, and Newcastle not over 50c per week, By mail in Province of Ontario outside carrier delivery area, $15.00 per year, Other provinces and Commonwealth Countries, $18.00 per U.S.A. and foreign $27.00 per year, yeor, memorial. A trust fund was set up, and announced plans for a program of "Churchill Fellows": top students and researchers from four Com- monwealth countries and the Unit- ed States who would be supported in carrying on their studies. It is surely a worthy program, and one which Sir: Winston himself would probably have liked immensely. The trust fund's goal was $15,- 000,000, to be raised in Britain, Canada, the United States, Austra- lia and New Zealand. The last re- ported total: was slightly under $9,000,000, which was certainly dis- appointing. But most astounding of all has been Canada's almost to- tal lack of participation. According to the last report, this country's to- tal contribution had been $1,000 -- and all of that from the IODE. Per- haps there have been some other in- dividual donations, but there doesn't appear to be a record of them avail- able. In Australia, where the admin- istration of Sir Robert Menzies sparked the campaign, more than $4,000,000 of the total has been raised, After outlining this sad_ situa- tion, The Sarnia Observer quite properly asks: Are Canadian memories and sense of gratitude that much worse than the Australians? It isn't like- There will be many Canadians who want to contribute, if they are given an opportunity. ERA OF GOOD WILL LAUNCHED GALLUP POLL '§ NO IMPROVEMENT IS SEEN IN POLITICAL FAVORITISM RY THE. CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION (World Copyright Reserved) Canadians are not as cynical as Ameiicans about political favoritism and corruption in governmental circles. Nearly half the voters in the United States say favoritism and cor- ruption have increased in Wash- ington; just more than a third of the Canadian electorate be- lieve this to be true in Ottawa. Despite the fact that there was some criticism, after the last election, when quite a few UNITED STATES Favoritiom and Corruption In Washington Increasing 48% Decreasing 12 About same 22 No opinion 18 100% Aafested iheral candidates were appointed to cushy jobs; including the Senate, only 36% ofthe voters think political favoritism and corruption have increased. Ten per cent claim these ingredients, in our politi- cal life, are decreasing and 34% see no change, for better or worse. More farmers (40%) than from any other group, say that corrupton and political "pull" are increasing in Ottawa. The question: "Do you think political favor- itism and corruption in Ottawa are increasing or decreasing?" CANADA Favoritism and Corruption In Ottawa ie 34 20 "100% Here is how the Canadians in different occupations feel on on this subject: Professional, Executives Increasing 30% Decreasing 16 About same No opinion meeeserrernnnnee White Collar Labor Farmers 31% 36% 40% 10 8 6 36 34 35 23 22 19 100%, 100% 100% Sl READERS WRITE CITY CASE The Editor, Having just read the account in the Oshawe Times of the four attacks on women in Oshawa's east end, I cannot help but think that one, if not all, of the last three attacks could have been prevented if only the pub- lic had been made aware of what was happening in our city. Had these unfortunate women been aware of the menace lurk- ing on our streets, I feel that some of them at least, would not have ventured out alone and therefore these atrocities could have been avoided. I think it is time the Oshawa Times dropped its 'Sunday School Review' approach to news and "Co-operated" with the public by making us aware of such happenings. Surely one of the best defenses against this type of crime is an aware public! : Chief Johnston most certain- ly deserves consideration for one of the understatements of the year when he said, 'It was unfortunate that the matter had to be kept secret for a time." I would hate to think what thoughts would have run through my mind, if someone in my family had been attack- ed, simply because they did not know the danger existed. Why we, the public, were kept ignorant of the whole affair, especially after the secrecy sur- rounding the attacks so obvious- ly failed when two women were viciously attacked on the same night, is a question I hope your conscience can answer satisfac- torily for you. JOHN WAUGH. Respectfully, 477 Masson St. RAPS MATHESON The Editer: Dear Sir: Is there a touch of blasphemy or baloney in John Matheson's praise of his boss, Mr. Pear- son? According to a recent Osh- awa Times he referred to the Prime Minister as comparable to Abraham Lincoln and as a "God-like man". Is he sincere or is he trying to create a new Liberal image for us? While no- body knows another's idea of God there is general belief that RU Be 3 may. .use _ 'the virtue of truth. Tune in to Ottawa. What do you get? Much of the time there's a sickening melee of politicians calling each other liars. Hansard reads like a scandal sheet. Liberals and Conservatives blackmail each other. There's evidence that parvenus are liaison with big- time criminals. The current political pastime is muck-rak- ing. And -- is it aiding and abetting? -- the Prime Minis- ter himself applauded the dis- interment of the Munsinger business. One may remember a Pearson pronouncement on defence, something _like nuclear arms if necessary but not necessarily nuclear arms. It recalled the apocryphal words of the old Indian: "Ugh! White man speak with forkedtongue."' Then -- O Canada! -- the flag. The symbol, of unity that nine provinces didn't want. In brief, despite more urgent mat- ters on the parliamentary agen- da, Pearson proposed and the guillotine of Closure disposed. We now have a two-tone thing ill-conceived and _ ill-begotten, and whatever it is said to rep- resent and whichever way you look at it, still resembles a Rorschasch blot, a nosebleed, or a bloody abortion. What of Mr. Pearson today? See any God-like resemblance? What do you think of his re- cent appointments to the Sen- ate? It seems, with one or two exceptions (See Patrick Nichol- son's enlightening column, 21 March, 1966) that the Senate is used as a Liberal garbage dis- posal unit. But, and I again refer to Pat Nicholson, Mr. Pearson has committed the Ca- nadian people to fork out rough- ly twelve million dollars to dis- pose of his Liberal failures. As Pat suggests, it could be argued that the Liberal Party should provide for these failures, not Canadian taxpayers. Further; the appointments apparently call for 'no more than token appearances on _ Parliament Hill, with no compulsion to work or even to speak". Cer- tainly, Mr. Pearson has the virtue of Charity? What of tomorrow? The pres- ent political turmoil could re- sult in the need for another election. With that possibility in mind we should beware of image-makers and keep our sense of proportion. Is Mr. Pearson like Abraham Lincoln? PAT SULLIVAN 218 Cordova Rd., Oshawa, Ont. POINTED PARAGRAPHS If a person could see him- self as others see him, he would doubtless think he was suffer: ing from hallucinations. "The average American is 12 percent overweight," says a physician. Especially deplor- able is that a great deal of this excess fat is between the ears. Among signs of the times, this one over a bar: "We accept re- signations from Alcoholics An- onymous."" Today's informative tem: Your hair grows .01714 of an inch in 24 hours -- if you have hair. sett P41 01 RARER OVE PPP 1141 NRO NOR LB] MAKES A HIT Visit Of PM Aids India-US. Relations By ARCH MacKENZIE WASHINGTON (CP) -- The exceptionally warm welcome given here to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi seems to have launched an era of better rela- tions between India and the United States. President Johnson broke pro- tocol once to overstay his for- mal visit by three hours and dine, and Mrs. Gandhi. said the president '"'goes right to the point without a lot of chitchat, and | like that." Johnson, asking Congress Wednesday for another huge program of food and other aid to avert Indian famine, took pains to avoid jarring India's sensitivity about its plight Mrs. Gandhi went farther than any other Indian leader in Yet, with India's 485,000,000 people facing their gravest eco- nomic crisis since independence 18 years ago, the aid just an- nounced or planned in the near future from various sources ap- pears to be only one drop in a big bucket over the next 10 years, | It will involve farming, indus- try, birth control and technical education. In food grains alone, Johnson has asked congressional ap- proval for another 3,500,000 tons this calefdar year, or a total of 8,500,000 tons. India likely needs 12,000,000 tons, he said, calling on other nations to provide the remain- ing 3,500,000. He said he was "delighted to be informed Can- ada is prepared to provide 1,- 000,009 tons of wheat and flour say. stake Even if India's diought eases ~and Johnson called it grorst agricultural disaster since North America's ways have to be found to a vast expansion of that country's farm output. All outside aid for India since 1951 has been estimated at $10,- 000,000,000. 000,000 may next five years, some observers That does not include the possibility of standing THOUGHTS OF CHINA Mrs. Gandhi's two discussions with Johnson were private, clearly India States and much of the rest of the world have in providing as- sistance to it the "dirty 30s'"-- As much as $7,500,- be needed in the cancelling out- Indian debts. but what United underlined just thinks the What makes this Said Mrs. Gandhi in her one public speech here: "China's ideology cannot push outwards if its neighbors and other nations possess independent, ments. They must also see a vi- able alternative to China. can ternative and cratic India's claim for help now is valid on humanitarian grounds alone. China as a strategic helps explain States apparently now an undiluted reference to "democratic cept Gandhi's thesis that "India is as important to strong, nationalist govern- India be that alternative, an al- model for economic social change, a demo- socialist model." But the existence ° of, presence the United can stomach why socialism" argument or ac- without Mrs. the U.S. as the expressing sympathy for the American position in Viet Nam. to India." stake especially large is the ex- istence of Chine U.S. is to India--let us both rec- ognize this cardinal truth.' KING'. Mose Y) Wy lie 27% fin tlle Dog od gy GS ea \ THEY HAVE HAWKS AND DOVES, TOO syst CANADA'S STORY nnn Stamp Collectors Day By BOB BOWMAN This is an important day for stamp collectors, because Brit- ain trasnferred control of post offices to Canada and the Mari- times on April 6, 1851. It was a sign of the times. Communica- tions were improving rapidly. Railways were beginning to be built, and the electric telegraph had connected Montreal and To- ronto with New York by way of Buffalo. Few people used the tele- graph for personal, or even busi- ness communications. It was re- garded with great suspicion and in order to make it appear re- Cnn Lan CL OTTAWA REPORT Moderation Overweight By PATRICK NICKOLSON OTTAWA -- The combination of their sedentary life and lumber-jack meals in the Par- liamentary Restaurant gives our MPs that distinctive and unhealthy appearance known as the Ottawa Waistline. Two years ago | reported that several MPs were assiduously following a reducing diet pre- scribed by one of their number, Dr. Bill Howe of Hamilton. Timmins' Murdo Martin, built like a truck and with an appe- tite to match, kept right on with his breakfasts of three eggs and six pieces of bacon; but by following the Howe regime he took 45 pounds off his weight and séven inches. off his waist Dr. Howe himself lost so much weight that, he told me, he had to buy himself a new slim-look wardrobe. This diet has subse- quently received wide publicity; it closely follows what is some- times called The Drinking Man's Diet. It has been criti- cised in some circles on the grounds that it is an unbal- anced diet. Now a new diet has captured the attention of the sufferers rom the Ottawa Waistline. This is based on the common sense of our womenfolk, It is quietly sponsored by a nation-wide or- ganization called TOPS, which stands for Take Off Pounds Sensibly. There are said to be over 185,000 members across Canada, and in Ontario alone there are over 100 chapters of TOPS. EAT TOO MUCH The belief of TOPS is not that we eat the wrong things, but that we eat too much of them. It does not sponsor any specific diet; it urges its members to consult their doctor for special- ized advice. But what it does recommend is moderation, and from Alcoholics Anonymous it has borrowed the doctrine of group therapy and mutual moral support. Ottawa's first chapter, named Bytown TOPS, meets one eve- ning each week. Its members are all women, Their routine in- cludes a weekly weighing, a ceremony which is perhaps not without its girlish guile. One member said: "Last week I found I had only lost three pounds, so I took off my skirt and then found that I had lost four pounds." Members have telephone con- tacts with other members; this is the feature borrowed from rena gen MA spectable, the telegraph com- pany printed Biblical texts on the telegraph forms. One of the favorites was "He directeth it under the whole heaven and His lightnings unto the ends of the earth'. Canada's original postal sys- tem was organized by Benjamin Franklin when Britain took over from France in 1763, The main post office was at Quebec, with branches at Three Rivers and Montreal. Nova Scotia, which then included New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, had its own postal service, as did Newfoundland. Although P.E.I. MO Kids MPs A.A. If a TOPS feels the urge to eat a large helping of pie and ice cream, or is tempted by a large box of dangerous choco- lates, she telephones her fellow- member and asks to be talked out of temptation. When a TOPS has succeeded in reducing her weight to the desired figure, she then grad- uates to the status of a KOPS, which stands for Keep Off Pounds Sensibly. Her project then is to avoid regaining her lost weight. SETS EXAMPLE The Bytown TOPS were re- cently invited to attend a con- vention in Montreal of all Que- bec chapters of TOPS. The members..returned to the Capi- tal reinforced in their determi- nation, and ready to spread the word among their menfolk. In some parts of Canada there al- ready are chapters for men. MPs are now pondering the for- mation of a Parliament Hill TOPS. The normal TOPS diet is simple: Just eat the ordinary Canadian foods, enjoy cooking just like Mother used to give us, but cut down the size of each helping, Then watch those scales, and adjust the helpings to get down to, and then hold, the desired lower weight. The advantage of the TOPS diet is that it does not call for special menus, it does not embarrass the dieter when eating out, and it follows the doctors' recom- mendations to eat a balanced diet. YEARS AGO 25 YEARS AGO April 6, 1941 John Colwell, a resident of the district for more than 60 years, died at..his Hampton home at the age of 89. One hundred and thirty-two of Oshawa's prettiest girls stood in drizzling rain to collect $692 for the Greek War Relief Fund. 40 YEARS AGO April 6, 1926 General ,» Motors produced 6,129 cars at its Oshawa plant during March to break the pre- vious production record of 5,742 vehicles. T. J. Johns and W. J. Trick were named president and vice- president, respectively, of the Oshawa Lagyn Bowling Club. was under a separate colony in 1769, its post office remained under the control of Halifax. New Brunswick issued its own stamps when it became a sep- arate colony in 1784, Co-ordination of postal services in the British North American colonies was organized by Lord Elgin after he came out as Gov- ernor General in 1847. Nova Scotia had already ap- pointed a special committee to suggest improvements, and Lord Elgin used its recommendations to bring the colonies together. It was one of the many factors that led to Confederation. Canadian stamps were first is- sued on April 23, 1851, and let- ters could be sent anywhere in Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland for three pence. Stamps were also en- graved for the first time to pre- vent forgery. Other Events on April 6: 1609 Henry Hudson, an English- man in the service of Hol- land began a voyage that took him along the coast of Newfoundland Bank of Montreal founded; Honorable Peter McGill, chairman Allan Steamship Line of Montreal got contract for weekly postal service to Liverpool 5 General Middleton began march from Qu'Appelle to Batoche to fight rebels under Louis Riel. 1886 Vancouver incorporated as a city 1909 Robert E. Peary reached North Pole. He had used Sydney, N.S. asa suppiy base for the expedition. The North Pole is consid- ered to be on the high seas, and does not belong to any nation Canadian forces in Britain formed into an army AN ree hee -Sesa TURUNTO=A our "Tes introduced in the house grhich may have you Liab and per- --- 2 concerned e bill when it goes h the house -- and" it be py through all right--will Ped the personal income tax levy by the province from 24 percent te 28 percent starting next Jan. 1. However this doesn't mean, as you might fear, that next year we will be paying four per- cent more income tax. There is always the chance that we might be. But it isn't likely, And it will bé some time yet before we will know defi- nitely. In the post-war years Ontario has imposed its own personal income tax only since 1962. Be- fore then it "rented" this tax field to the federal government. Under. five-year federal-pro- vincial agreements signed in 1962 the rental deal ended and the province got back into the field. COLLECTS TAX But the federal government has been collecting the tax. Also under the agreements there is an abatement provision. Under this the federal govern- ment in those provinces which have agreements Quebec doesn't -- has not collected a certain percentage of its levy. Ontario has never set its tax above the amount of this levy. So in effect though we have had. a personal income tax in Ontario we haven't actually been paying any more tax be- cause of it, On the surface the new bill would change this. In setting an increase of four per cent it is proposing a higher boost than the federal govern- ment has made in any year yet in the tax abatement. There is, however, some chance it would agree to it. In each of the past two years it has increased the abatement by three per cent. But the most important factor is that by Jan. 1, when the in- crease is to be effective, thers may be a completely new tax deal and this particular bill will be out-moded. The present fiscal agreements run out at the end of this year, TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS April 6, 1966... The Mormon Church, otherwise known as the Lat- ter-Day Saints, was founded' 136 years ago today--in 1830 --at Fayette, N.Y., by Jo- seph Smith. Unpopularity with local citizens caused a number of moves to new communities over the years, reaching Nauvoo, Ill., in 1838. The sect left Nauvoo seven years later, after Smith had been shot in a riot, and moved across the Great Plains to Utah, Mor- mon beliefs are founded on the Book of Mormon, a doc- ument Smith claimed to have received written on plates of gold, after a series of visions in the 1820s. 1851--The Canadian gov- ernment took over the post office. 1886--Vancouver corporated. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1916--the Germans began counter-attacks on Canadian troops holding the St. Eloi craters; a small German force surrendered to British units in Arusha, East Af- rica. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1941--Germany in- vauea Greece ana" 1ugo slavia, bombing Belgrade three times; London an- nounced British and ANZAC troops were in Greece; Brit- ish units occupied Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, taking 4,000 Italian prison- ers. was in- 100% MORE OFFERS the Oshawa working man @OUNTAINHERD OF servics Plus ! @ 4% Personal Cheaquing Accounts--no service charges e@ 6% Guaranteed Investment Certificates---1 to S years @ Investment Funds 90% MORE INTEREST Central Ontario Trust Central Ontario Trust & Savings Corporation 19 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa 50% More Interest on savings (We ALWAYS have) 44% paid 'and compounded quorterly frém the day the account is opened. No waiting $4 period. 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