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Oshawa Times (1958-), 26 Nov 1966, p. 1

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Home Newspaper Of Oshawa, Whitby, Bowman- 'ville, Ajax, Pickering and neighboring centres in Ont- ario and Durham Counties. Ohe O ' VOL. 95 -- NO, 262 We Single C BSc Per Week + Home Delivered OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1966 Authorized os Second Class Mail Post Office Department Ottawa 'and for payment of Postage in Cash Weather Report Storm brings rain overnight and colder weather tomorrow. Low tonight 42, high Sunday 48, ae TWENTY-SIX PAGES - 20 Percent = Wage 'Hike For Union MONTREAL (CP)--Terms an- nounced today of the settlement proposal in the Air Canada strike by 5,200 machinists would give the union members a wage boost of 20 per cent over 26 months and seven per cent in added fringe benefits. Statements issued in Ottawa by the International Association of Machinists and in Montreal by Air Canada said the top rate for mechanics will jump to $3.97 from $3.17. Members were to vote today on ratification of the proposals, which would end the strike be- gun Noy, 14. Terms of the tentative settle- ment, reached in negotiations Thursday, provide for a wage increase of 12 per cent retro- active to Noy.'1 of this year, another five per cent Nov. 1, od and three per cent July 1, An adjustment in classifica- tions adds four per cent to the total and other fringe benefits add another three per cent to make a total of seven per cent. three weeks vacations after five} years and four weeks after 15) years. The last contract, which} expired Oct. 31, provided three weeks after 10 years and four) weeks after 20 years. Air Canada also would assume the full cost of health insurance next year. It now pays 50 per) cent. GET EXTRA HOLIDAY | An additional statutory holi- day would bring the total to nine, the new day being St. Jean Baptiste Day in Quebec and the August civic holiday in} other parts of Canada. | An Air Canada spokesman | Said the adjustment in classifi- cation was a proposed move to} teduce the time which a machi-} nist must serve to reach the top rate. Under the old con- tract this was 12 years, includ- ing four years' mepremerersia.) | This now would. become eight years. | In Montreal, Air Canada is-| sued a statement concerning |} the proposed settlement terms Included in the terms are which said: ..» BEFORE THEIR TIME BIG PUSH NEEDED Ruling Party Wins New Zealand Poll WELLINGTON (Reuters) -- Prime Minister Keith Holy- oake's National party was swept back to power in New Zealand today in general elections fought mainly on the country's con- tribution of 150 troops to the Viet Nam. war. With 74 of House Repr The National party lost one seat to the Social Credit party, . the 80 seats in the which patterned itself 'after the | Canadian party. It gained one FOR UNITED APPEAL | A strong, last-minute appeal wos made today for the Greoter Oshawa Community Chest which will fall short of its 1966 objec- tive of $345,875. unless the response proves greater. Cheirmen Richard Fairthorne said that the ign wes still epproxi ly $50,000. short of its goal with only four days to go. It wes an unprecénted position for the GOCC, in recent yeors et least, to be so for behind at this stage -- the campaign did fail to reach its gool. during the 1956 GM "There is a each person on get a sufficient men, that the Mr. Fairthorne, five times chairman of the Chest drive and « seven years previous to that, added: in these Chest campoicns: if each industry and business would install the payroll de- duction plan, our troubles would be over. if In Vancouver Voters SYDNEY (Reuters) The Liberal-Country coalition headed by Harold Holt received endorse- ment of its policy of sending troops to Viet Nam today when it was re-elected in Australian |elections. Incomplete returns under Aus- \tralia's preferential voting sys- {tems indicated Prime Minister | Holt had won an increased ma- |jority in the house of represen- tatives. By the time polls closed in Western Australia, results from ' the earlier voting eastern states {showed Holt was likely to emerge with a majority greater than that of 19 seats he held in the last Parliament. ; He had 52 seats before the me election and indications were ©) \that he would have 65 of the e124 seats in the House this = \time. The Liberal-Country coali- tion has been in power for 17 years. LABOR LOSES The Labor party, which had opposed the Australian Viet Nam commitment, seemed des- ae SOCC worker for simple formula for success income would give a few. Zents weekly, success would be ours." He said thot it was difficult each year to number of sectional chair- same *'smoll, hard-core" group of vol; strike, but loter went over the top when the ized work, men returned to work, Mr. Foirthorne briefly summerized the this way: "The hour is lote, but not too lete, ond we should remember one foctor -- if this campaign fails, it will have @ deep affect our community. to curtail pm oa f thousands of children, od ege groups will Eeireh: "President 'Abe' Taylor of Locel 222 expressed my feeling when he said recently thet the Chest., men couse," said it should oll volurct, Bt Sa Mr sr d for this sp 1 © | tined to lose nine seats and end S iwith a total of 43. | Support of U.S. policy in Viet Nam and the commitment of 4,500 Australian troops there had been virtually the only is- B sué in the vote to elect a new tParliament. Australia's preferential voting is a wonderful example of Australian War Policy © Back HAROLD HOLT «.. back in power long delays before seats are de-| clared formally, but first results in the East.showed the coali- tion had already captured 55 seats and the Labor party 37. Frank Lee, Australia's chief electoral officer, predicted about 95 per cent of the 6,000,000 elig- ible yoters went to the polls. also pointed out that there c ineluding D and infirm, The Community Chest is not @ class society with greot benefits for hed been several fund raising campaigns in recent months to which the public hed res- system means there may beilia. Voting is compulsory in-Austra- those Crowd Roams Downtown After Grey Cup Parade VANCOUVER (CP) -- A wild mob of 5,000 tore through down- town Vancouver late Friday night, smashing windows, loot- ing store fronts and blocking traffic in the wake of the Grey Cup parade. Police arrested close to 200 persons during what they de- scribed as "riot conditions" and to stop the window-smashing. The mob crashed in and out of the hotels along the streets, smashing, stealing, drinking and throwing bottles. Dozens of persons were 're+ ported to have suffered minor injuries but police were unable to give an exact count. Officers bottled up a long stretch of had tear gas guns on hand as| Georgia Street and the mob took well as fire engines and police it over. dogs to prevent the disturb-| The crowd pelted paddy wa- ances from spreading. bare with beer bottles and fired As the mob prowled Georgia|"*'S against hotel walls. He- Street, persons were resoread tel guests replied with a bare to have been thrown bodily|{#8° of 'missiles from -fire'<es through plate glass windows in|°#Pes and open windows. hotels, flags were ripped down Fist fights were plentiful. Two and traffic signs torn off power RCMP constables broke up one ples. Ea gon fob Police officials said the dis- aiun-@ dean ae turbances were worse than en ae Dae See those which preceded the last be Grey Cup game in Vancouver, in November, 1963, when close The Mounties stopped their car and rounded up a bunch of the men. They. were taken to city police headquarters and the victim went to hospital. DOWN U.S. FLAG : Two men climbed up a large sidewalk awning at the Devon- shire Hotel, ripped off a U.S. flag and sent it fluttering inte the crowds. The pole followed seconds later. Some photographers were hard hats against the rain of missiles. Rowdy Drunks Swell Mob -- Worst Offenders Arrested. - The crowd swelled at about) As far as could midnight with more rowdy tained, police drinks as the beer parlors : closed. Men shouted "Let's kill] fi them" as policemen moved through the mob arresting the worst offenders, to 300 persons were arrested. Friday night's trouble started shortly after the Grey Cup pa- rade, watched by nearly 150,000 persons, broke up at about 8:30 p.m. Those who stayed behind surged along Georgia and Gran- ville Streets, shouting and throwing firecrackers, MOVE TOO LATE The police moved up rein- forcements but it was too late | @ few. It serves each and every one of us P d "most gi y: ] | for the Oshawa Civic Auditorium. | and lost one to Labor, leaving it with a net loss of one seat. in some way." Asked by The Oshawa Times what course He added thet the requests of the 21 Unionists' Mood Blamed Police formed a flying wedge of three lines totalling about 100 The Grey Cup committee's at- tempt to head off major distur- In the old House the National would be advisable in the remaining time to hed been "'dilisently screened" by men and pushed the celebrants ad held 45 seats and Labor The yote was seen mainly as a victory for the government's support of United States policy in Viet Nam, where New Zea- land has a battery of 150 ar- tillery men. Holyoake scored a resounding) win over his Labor opponent,| F. M. O'Brien, in the Pahiatua constituency. He had a 5,005- vote margin. LABOR LEADER WINS KEITH HOLYOAKE » +» One seat lost 11974-vote margin over a Na- tional candidate. The lone Social Credit win by Party Leader Vernon Cracknell in Hobson constituency brought a member independent of the two major political parties into| The leader of the Labor op-|Patliament for the first time) position, Norman Kirk, had alin 23 years. UN Body Censures Israel For Jordan Border Raids UNITED NATIONS (AP)--~A stinging rebuke and threat of punishment levelled by the Se- curity Council at Israel Friday reflected United. Nations con- cern over the impact border clashes might have on the ex- plesive situation in Jordan Diplomats noted the council reacted to Israel's reprisal raids against three Jordanian villages Nov. 13 with the toughest re- solution it has passed against that state in 15 years. By a vote of 14 to 0, the council issued a threat of eco- nomic and military penalties against Israel for the first time Arab belligerence and military threat against Israeli." Israel has resented the fact that when it complained to the council earlier this month about raids from Syrian territory, a Soviet veto killed a resolution which. mildly admonished the|the city, patrolling its deserted| Whom subsequently died in a Egyptian Syrians. Martin-Rusk Discuss Trip ittee which duced the requests by reach the objective, Mr. Fairthorne said: "| think we should osk our section cheir- men to lete thei a: a r cai e "| would like without delay; also, we should assist them more than $60,000. he said. "If this campaign foils, we will all 4 to add this one reminder," MONTREAL (CP)--One rea- in every woy b their p on co-operation." for support." Arab Legion Troops Block Off Jeru | JERUSALEM (AP)--A. state;and Jericho, 15 miles to the lof siege gripped Jerusalem and|east, were the only towns on |most of the Holy Land of Jor-|the River Jordan's west bank| |dan today after troops opened|reported without curfew. \fire on anti-government demon-| All roads leading to the two! istrators in Jerusalem's walled) towns were blocked by troops. city Friday, killing two and) Governor Anwar el Khatib severely wounding six. told The Associated Press the | Jerusalem was placed under, Curfew was imposed as "a pro- leurfew at sundown after a fu-jtective measure to prevent ineral procession for the two|fu rther demonsrations" and dead turned into another anti-| Would be lifted as soon as the government demonstration out-| Situation permitted, side the walls of the old city.| He confirmed eight persons | -Arab Legion troops took over) Were severely wounded, two of streets. and blocking all access shooting affray in Jerusalem roads. Telephone communica-, Friday tions with the outside world) 'Police and troops were un- were cut. der strict orders to avoid vio- The holy city,was shut tight|/ence, but a group of about 20,| jthis morning, its -streets de-| serted except for police patrols and truckloads of troops. | The little hilltop town of Beth- since it began dealing with the) WASHINGTON (CP) -- kx-|lehem, where Christ was born, Middle East border quarrels. Israel was plainly stung by the wording of the draft. Israeli Ambassador Michael Comay! told the council the basic cause| of Arab-Israeli ténsion lies vragen Special features this week include: Church, Hockey Mix In City League Vintage Car Has Wide Appeal Also in the Showcase you'll find: | --On The Town | --Garden Guide --Showtime at the Movies --Teen Scene --~Television Highlights Home of the Week. | Warsaw. ternal Affairs Minister Martin said Fridav after a luncheon meeting with State Secretary Dean Rusk that he had had "a frank exchange" on a variety "in of matters including his recent trip to Russia and Poland. He said the question of a United Nations seat. for Com- munist China was not the main item. Martin said there was no dis- cussion with Rusk of Prime Minister Pearson's statement about China in the House of Commons Thursday. . Pearson had indicated Canada will con- sider offering China diplomatic recognition unless there is prog- ress in the UN about granting Peking a seat. The external affairs minister} said discussions were general, without going into detail on any particular subject. Rusk, he said, had expressed an interest in getting his views on the at- mosphere in Moscow and in 'US. Troops End |- Anti-Cong Drive SAIGON (CP)--Operation At- tleboro, largest U.S. drive yet in the Viet Nam. war, ended early today with the Viet Cong still fighting desperately in the heart of their stronghold near the |Cambodian border. The operation began six weeks ago as a routine search for Viet} Cong food caches about 55 miles} northwest of Saigon.. It turned into a major test of strength after the Viet Cong chose to stand and fight Two major battles erupted in what is termed War Zone C. | During the operation in_ the) \jungle and brush of Tay Ninh! province, U.S. forces reported {killing 1,106 enemy. At its peak, the U.S. command) deployed 25,800 or more men} against the Viet Cong 9th Divis-| ion and the 10ist. North Viet- jnamese Regiment. \ % il EXUBERANT FAN gives police a tough-time as sev- eral constables lift him in- A be hurt, includi dren in Jerusalem, g many d { ison the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Transport and General {Workers withdrew from con- tract negotiations Friday was the temper and mood of union |members, a spokesman said. J. A. Pelletier said negotia- tions between the CBRT and the railways had not seemed likely to produce contract . terms that leaders felt the mem- ] m bership would accept. "The temper and mood of the membership is such that we felt Se 5 we couldn't allow the talks to eet in Towle charged drag on any longer in the way day prayers," he said, pred were going," Mr. Pelletier "One of the youths grabbed a apie me z $ Sten gun from one of the police-| Earlier Friday, W. J. Smith, men and, unfamiliar with its| president of the 24,000-member workings, tripped the trigger|ynion, announced his with- and sprayed his fellow demon-/fort to end a contract dispute strators and bystanders." ifor to end a contract dispute Demonstrators said after the|that in August brought a nation- incident that the troops, posted|wide strike by 118,000 employ- on the walls of the old city,jees against seven railways, in- fired on them as they surged|cluding the CNR and CPR. through the narrow alleyways. | Three other groups of union Reuters news agency said the|leaders representing the re- Middle Bast news/maining railway workers said agency reported the Arab le-|they will continue with the "ion opened fire on anti-govern-| mediation effort until Wednes- ment demonstrators in towns|4ay. and villages, killing three chil-| Mediator Carl Goldenberg For Break In Bargaining pletely taken by surprise" by the CBRT action but did not ex- pect it to have any effect on negotiations with the other un- ions. Santa Visits Bowmanville BOWMANVILLE (Staff-Thou- sands of excited children - and smiling parents. jammed the main streets here today as San- ta Claus came to town. Spectators were lined four and five deep along the par- ade route to watch and hear the colorful floats, majorettes, marching bands and laughing clowns. Some observers said the hour- long plus parade attracted one of the largest crowdse in the parade's history. Santa Claus toured the hos- pital following the parade to} say hello to patients. ee The parade was sponsored by | the Chamber of Commerce and said late Friday he was "com- Bowmanville Merchants. Vancouver Friday night. Hat of pokiceman in lower to the paddy wagon dur- ing Grey Cup festivities at bances by holding the parade Friday night instead of Satur- . morning apparently back- ired, _ "Instead of having the desired effect of giving everyone some+ thing to do, it drew just about every rowdy in the city into an area of a few blocks," said one police official. "Then the parade ended--and the rioting started." back on the sidewalks. Those who refused to move were herded into paddy wagons fol- lowing close behind. They almost lost one load of prisoners when a man bolted while being tossed aboard one of the black vans. A group of men inside followed him out bu all of them were chased back in- side by constables armed with billy clubs, i NTF NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Quintuplets Born In Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (AP) -- An attractive brunette school- teacher gave birth today to quintuplets in: the hospital where she herself was born 22 years ago last month, : Saigon Airplane Crash Kills All Aboard SAIGON (AP) -- A twin-engine U.S. Air Force trans- port crashed shortly after taking off from the airfield - here today, killing all 27 persons on board. ' West German Parties Form Coalition BONN (CP) -- Leaders of West Germany's two major - political parties -- the Socialists and the Christian Demo- © crats -- decided today to form a new government to re- | place that of Chancellor Ludwig Erhard. Chileans Destroy Ravaging Mice SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) -- Health officials have destroyed a mass migration of mice which reached the edges of this Chilean capital, ravaging crops and terrify. | ing local peasants, z {NCU CR 2). nnent tasty nan cgn gts ett In THE TIMES Public Housing Helps City--P. 9 Darlington Reeve Acclaimed--P. $ Crushmen Stretch Lead--P. 6 Ann Landers--10 City News--9 Classified --14 to 17 Editorial--4 Comics--~24 Obits--17 Now in its thirty-fifth Weather--2 day the Greater Oshawa right of picture is splatter- ed with egg. (CP Wirephoto)' Whitby, Ajax--5 Women's--10, 11 Community Chest fund has reached $286,400 of its Sununu MT $345,875 objective.

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