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5 The Oshavoa Sime 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario Published by Canadian Newspapers Company Limited T. L. Wilson, Publisher E. C. Prince, Associate Publisher OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1967 It could only be an isolated and Sebaveuly indifferent Canadian com- the munity that could miss the mount- pon ing excitement and enthusiasm of 7 this week in our country's history. bus In this once-in-a-life time year, a cou hest-in-the-world-ever extravaganza saic is beginning on Canadian soil. Expo tory 67 has officially opened today! by: 'This afternoon with bell ringing, sirens hooting, fireworks flashing and a crack RCAF aerobatic team Ma: soaring and swooping overhead, tar; Governor-General Michener has de- iste clared the world's fair in Montreal like Officially in business. It's an occa- den sion for Canadians to stick out Achests and strut with pardonable = ni Pride. Expo is already being ac- yov corded accolades in superlatives as icy; the greatest exhibition yet present- "ed, And Canada has sponsored and | stage-managed the whole show. Hf In the next six months more than 15 million men, women and children {from all over the world are expected of to visit Expo. Vying for popularity are likely to be the pavilions of Rus- sia, Great Britain, Czechoslovakia and Canada. Russians' glassed, lie |Swept-roofed showcase will permit spectator to become involved in the The tragic death of Russian cos- monaut Col. Vladimir Komarov who plummeted to death from a height of over four miles as his new space- foo\ctatt Soyuz I tried to land Tuesday, is qemphasized anew that every mis- sion into space is accompanied by jthe direst peril. As The Welland Tribune notes, Hthe growing sophistication of space hardware which enables man to dig thon the moon by signals sent from "Bye Oshawa Times 86 King St. E.. Oshawa, Onterie T. L. WILSON, Publisher &. C. 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It aptly illustrates the vastness of the land and the diversity of the people. An- other important point for all Cana- dians to remember is that these very features will be on display from coast: to coast this year. Our country is the host at Expo but in our own communities will be hosts to the thousands of tourists who'll come primarily to see Expo but stay to see many sections of this exciting young land. Here, too, our opportunity in cities such as Oshawa is a golden one. With the significance only a Centennial Year can bring, we have the chance through the courtesy and consideration we show our guests to make them Canada-con- scious in a. worthwhile way for years to come. Each of us can con- tribute by this simple means to the esteem and enterprise of our country in its second century. Dire Peril In Space earth, and man's ability to hurl into orbit ever larger space vehicles (the Soyuz I was said to be substan- tially heavier than the earlier five- ton Vostoks and the multi-crew eight-ton Voskhods) magnifies the chances of failure of one of the thousands of components. The fiery death of three U.S. as- tronauts in an Apollo space capsule on the launching pad at Cape Ken- nedy on Jan. 27 was also attributed to a simple defect, probably a bruis- ed or broken wire that caused a short-circuit. At that time it was pointed out that it was only phenomenal good luck that no lives were lost in the initial experimental manned flights, and that lives were bound to be lost in the conquest of space. Komarov's death has raised spec- ulation as to whether the Soviet race to the moon would be hamper- ed in the same way that the U.S. space program was delayed by the Cape Kennedy accident. The two tragedies are bound to have a sobering effect on the nature of the race for space on the two space-conscious powers, says The Tribune, and once again underlines the need for minutely checking out the simple things as well as the com- cated electronic gadgetry. OTTAWA REPORT Indifference Seen To Common Mart By PATRICK NICHOLSON Ps tt rg Ministers of a Ith, etaa in London in the fall of 1962 for one of their periodic confer- ences, were told by Britain's Conservative prime minister, Harold Macmillan, that he. was about to seek entry into the Eu- ropean Common Market for his county. Canada's spokesman, Conservative prime minister John Diefenbaker, warned--cor- rectly, as events would show-- that de Gaulle would veto Brit- ain's application, and he pro- posed instead a conference to plan increased trade between Commonwealth nations. The consequence was an almighty uproar, and the world said all sorts of uncomplimentary things about Diefenbaker. Last week, a six-minister del- egation from Canada's Liberal government, headed by Foreign Minister Martin, met: with a seven-minister group from Brit- ain's socialist government, led by Prime Minister Harold Wil- son. The Canadians learned that Britain is once more going to test the Common Market representatives meeting under different circumstances, the same eventuality--as a well- known Canadian might say-- did not eventuate. NO UPROAR THIS TIME There was no uproar. The final communique of the confer- ence just reported: "British ministers outlined the present situation with regard to Brit- ain's possible approach to the European Economic Commun- ity, explaining that the British government had not yet taken a decision whether to seek negoti- ations in order to join the Com- munity. Canadian ministers noted the important implica- tions of this issue for Britain and Europe as well as the world trade community as a whole." Civil servants usually prepare the first draft of such a com- munique, which is then re- viewed, polished and approved by the conferees themselves. But whoever drafted and pol- ished that communique was, as our teen-agers would say, not with it. For on the day when the Anglo-Canadian Ministerial Critics Given Committee on Trade and Eco- nomic Affairs issued that com- munique, the British inet held a closed-door meeting last- ing more than three hours. Whether that cabinet has yet formally decided to seek admis- sion to the Common Market, Prime Minister Wilson appar- ently told his colleagues at that meeting that he will announce in Parliament, probably in May that such application is to be made. Parliament could then hold a two-day debate on the merits and demerits of such policy, before adjourning for a long Whitsuntide recess. Mr, Wilson does not want to an- nounce his policy before the end of the three-year talks on the Kinnedy Round of proposed tar- iff cuts, scheduled for April 30, but likely to be later. NO LIBERAL INTEREST The contradiction, between actualities at the British cabi- net meeting and the communi- que, suggests the disinterest of the Pearson government. But in 1962 Diefenbaker, a strong sup- porter of the Commonwealth and the monarchy, was upset; he argued that, if Britain were to become one-seventh of the proposed economic and political "united states of Europe," she would be unable to continue her role as the hub of a world-wide Commonwealth. The Pearson government shows no such con- cern. At worst in its eyes, Brit- ain's merging into the Common Market might jeopardize our annual sales of some 80,000,000 bushels of wheat at about $2 per bushel to that country. The difference between 1962 and 1967 is remarkable. Per- haps a majority of Canadians does seek a two-phase future: First a republic, and then im- mersion into the U.S. But at least Canadians should be given the opportunity of saying yes or no to this surreptitious policy. No political party has declared a republic-U.S. policy as an election platform; the Grits got licked on something approach- ing it in 1911, Yet the course of the Pearson government gives the appearance of being aimed surely at covert republicanism and undebated immersion. Ammunition But Space Race to Continue By ARCH MacKENZIE WASHINGTON (CP) --Trag- edy has touched the last-lap ef- forts of both the U.S. and the Soviet Union to put men on the moon. But nobody expects either to quit although the pace has been slowed and critics of the high cost--in money and perhaps in more lives--given more ammu- nition, The New York Times for ex- ample, even before the Soviet mishap Monday, commented that the successful landing of Explorer III on the moon shows men are not needed in initial space exploration and "that aside from the propaganda and prestige purposes, there is no need thus to endanger brave men's lives." The U.S., still grieving for the three astronauts killed Jan. 27 in a space-test inferno, quickly extended sympathy on the de- layed announcement that cos- monaut Vladimir Kamarov was killed when his returning space vehicle plunged more than four miles trailing a fouled para- chute. The U.S. mishap, whose cause never may be pinpointed, has stalled the $23,000,000,000 Apollo program, successor to the Mer- cury and Gemini series. Apollo was aimed at putting Ameri- cans on the moon by what seems now to be the impossi- ble target of 1970. Major revisions may be needed for the Apollo space . cabin. The main contractor, North American Aviation Inc., as well as the National Aero- nautics and Space Administra- tion itself, is being indicted for sloppy safety and quality - in- spection procedures and design flaws. The impact on the Russian program is cloaked by the few facts made known about. this first test for new heavier equip- ment--the first Russian flight in 25 months. The gap is comparable to the 22 months before the U.S. got its Gemini teams off the ground after Mercury. There is some belief here the Kamarov flight had problems all the way. It is also suggested that Kamarov was landed pre- maturely because a companion space shot failed. FIRST 'TRIP' UNEXPECTED POCKETS OF DEVOTEES ACROSS CANADA Easy-to-get LSD and its 'increasing use on Canadian campuses are a source of ft>o0e7rn. much of a jump as the acid travels these days. Lysergic acid diethylamide has become ous rise in unauthorized use, especially on university cam- the puses. Most users are young, 'Mental Merry-Go-Round Easily Accessible liam, Ont., managing editor of student newspaper The Varsity, said there is an "ex- Tree! A KITE EATING TWANKS "Te ScHULS lines PEACE PLAN "FLYING KITE" SAYS MARTIN FOREIGN AFFAIRS ANALYSIS See Friction In South Vietnam® By PHILIP DEANE Foreign Affairs Analyst The further escalation of the Vietnam war highlights the im- portance of a statement by Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap, the com- mander in chief of North Viet- nam's forces and the man who defeated the French in 1954, who said that anti-Americanism in South Vietnam would give communism victory. Recently, one of South Viet- nam's most distinguished fight- ing men, a paratroop general accused his American adviser of arrogance, rudeness, high- handedness, and of assuming that the Americans and not the Vietnamese run the country. This was not an isolated inci- dent, nor is such friction easily avoidable. The U.S., after all, has more than 400,000 men in South Viet- nam and spends billions of dol- lars there. Americans now have taken over all major military operations, relegating the South Vietnamese army to policing the areas U.S. forces clear; the resulting bitterness among the officers of South Vietnam is great. They are constantly re- minded of their secondary role by episodes such as the arrest by American military police- men of the paratrooper colonel who is the mayor of Saigon. The unfortunate thing from the Americans' point of view is that they must placate South Vietnam's officer corps, but by so doing, théy alienate and of- fend South Vietnam's civilian leadership; this is because the leading officers are all refugees from North Vietnam, while the leading civilians are all south- erners and the two hate one an- other heartily, especially since the northerners act as if they care more about taking the North from the Communists rather than saving the South. SUSPECTED OF MURDER The northerners, moreover, have been heavy - handed in maintaining their dominance of South Vietnam's affairs, so heavy | - handed that they are d of inating Tran Van Van a leading southern politician who was the cham- pion of civilian control the as- sembly and advocated talks be- tween a civilian government of southerners and the Viet Cong which is also led by southerners. Tran Van Van's successor as the leading civilian, narrowly d an ination at- ~n ui worry to authorities, This story, based on a coast-to- coast survey, explores the extent of its use and efforts to control the hallucination- producing acid. By JOHN LeBLANC Canadian Press Staff Writer Chemist Albert Hofmann was pedalling home from work at Basel, Switzerland, in 1943 when the view from his bicycle seat started looking crazy. He didn' t know it until later but his bike ride was also the first of the LSD "acid trips" that now have Canadian offi- cials scrambling for a solution to the spreading and chancy use of the mind-twisting drug. Five years earlier a batch of material produced during a search for a drug to ease childbirth had been discarded in a desk in Hofmann's labo- ratory. Somehow a bit of it got into his system and there- by made him the father of the psychedelic cult fascinating thousands of amateur experi- amenters in this country and elsewhere. From chemist Hofmann's dipsy-doodling ride to Vancou- ver's newly-named "Psyched- elphia" neighborhood isn't cheap and easy to synthesize, and almost any chemist can turn it out. And despite a le- gal ban on sale for non- medical use, it is readily ac- cessible to the swelling num- ber of Canadians who want a mental merry-go-round ride from its mystic properties. PROBLEM VARIES Pockets of LSD devotees have sprung up here and there in Canada, with the heaviest concentrations ap- parently in Toronto and Van- couver. A Cross-Canada Sur- vey by The Canadian Press shows wide variations in the intensity of the problem around the country, dwindling to about zero in the Atlantic provinces. Relatively large usage is re- ported at.some universities as students try out the so-called "'mind-expanding'"' --psyche- delic--quality of LSD. The beat fringe samples, its hal- lucination-producing 'kicks in such bohemian areas as Tor- onto's Yorkville district, where one small colony has formed a "'church" around it and claimed "freedom of re- ligion" to use it. There is no clear picture of how many Canadians take LSD. Federal officials say there s a sharp and continue A. university age or under. While LSD is not addictive, Robert MacDonald of the Stu- dent Health Service at McGill University, Montreal, said it is habit-forming because it leads to psychological depend- ency. He also said it is pos- sible for a user's IQ to drop 20 points after long and con- sistent use of the drug. A student, informant at Mc- Gill said there is no way of estimating the percentage of the student body taking the drug. Some got it by mail in a piece of blotting paper, which they soaked in water for a dosage. Others got it from campus laboratories, where it is used for research. Dr. Morton Shulman, for- mer chief coroner for Metro- politan Toronto, said that 10 per cent of the students at one University of Toronto college have experimented with LSD and five of them were so "hung up' on it that they were unable to continue their studies. FIGURE 'RIDICULOUS' Dr. Geoffrey Payzant, a col- lege official, termed the 10- per-cent figure ridiculous, though he said students are experimenting with home- made LSD. Bob Parkins of Fort Wil- : ¥ tremely small percentage" of users at the university, though most persons who are well known on the campus know where to get LSD. He knows of Ya Potente selling it, he said In British Columbia Dr. Pat- rick L, McGeer, Liberal. legis- - lature member and No, 2 man in University of British Colum- bia's laboratory for neurolog- ical research, said at least 100 UBC students are using LSD along with hundreds of other young people in that province. Education Minister Leslie Peterson said the potential "disastrous consequences' of LSD among high school stu- dents is the most disturbing problem his department has faced this year. he said a "significant number" of school-age persons have be- come involved with the drug. The department is prepar- ing a motion picture warning students against LSD. The Vancouver school board has been carrying warnings in hourly radio commercials. The B.C. health department is advertising in campus news- papers at UBC and Simon Fraser University. Police say LSD use has been traced to several Vancouver high schools, but there is no esti- mate of how many teen-agers might be taking it. tempt which was also attributed TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS April 27, 1967... The Canadian conscription plebiscite was held 25 years ago today--in 1942--as Prime Minister Mackenzie King asked the electorate for re- lease from his "solemn un- dertaking,"" given in the election campaign of 1940, not to send conscripts over- seas in the Second World War. 'Conscription if neces- sary but not necessarily conscription" was the new slogan. The issue split Eng- lish and French Canada, drawing only 28 per cent "Yes" votes in Quebec com- pared with 80 per cent for the rest of the country. 1863 -- The ship Anglo Saxon sank off Cape Race, drowning 237 people. 1955--The Bandung Con- ference of 29 unaligned countries ended. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1917--the troopship Ballarat was sunk by a German submarine but no lives were lost. y, to the northern military men who run the Vietnamese gov- ernment and its army. Since it deals with the mili- tary junta, finances it and sup- ports it, the U.S. is accused of not wanting civilian rule, be- cause the civilians proclaim their intention of negotiating with the Viet Cong. And since it prevented the military from pressuring the York Caught Captured By By BOB BOWMAN It was on April 27, 1813, that Toronto--then called York--was captured by the Americans. The expedition of 1,700 troops, mostly regulars under General Dearborn, had sailed from Sackets Harbor, New York, two days before. Dearborn was so fat that he could only move around in a special carriage that was copied later by others and became known as Dear- borns. The trip across Lake On- tario was rough and the fat general became ill so the attack on York was led by his second- in-command General Pike. The battle was over quickly because York was unprepared for an attack. General Sheaffe, the British officer in command, had only 500 regular troops, 250 militia, and 40 Indians. The only new guns in the garrison were intended for a ship that was being built there, and were lying in the mud along the shore. The Americans sailed into Toronto before dawn and began bombarding the town from their ships. Then they landed on what now is Sunnyside Beach and began working their way through the woods towards the town. General Sheaffe ordered his men to attack them with bayonets, but the Americans could not be stopped. Disaster came. when a store of ammuni- tion exploded, killing or wound- ing 200 British troops. General Pike was killed when another ammunition dump exploded. LOOTED THE TOWN Although the battle ended quickly, the Americans stayed in York for four days, and I civilians in the constituent as- sembly, the U.S. is accused by the officer corps of interfering in what is an internal Vietna- mese affair. These irritations plus blackmarket operations by G.I's, the prostitution that blooms around them and plain physical @ifferences be- tween races, are the causes for the anti-Americanism on which General Giap counts. Unprepared, Americans looted the town. Among other things they took the books from the library but these were re- turned later by the U.S. naval commander, Commodore Chauncey. There is a story, sometimes denied that some of the Amer- ican troops found the Speaker's wig in the library. They thought it was a scalp and sent it to Washington as an example of British barbarity! Then they burned the legislature. Britain took deliberate revenge the fol- lowing year when an expedition was sent to Washington and burned the Capitol and other public buildings. OTHER APRIL 27 EVENTS: 1628--Sieu Couillard, son-in- law of Louis Hebert, used first plough in Canada drawn by oxen 1644--First wheat was sown in Canada. Father Joseph Bres- sani was tortured by Iroquois. 1763 -- Indian Chief Pontiac held council of war to plan at- tack on British. 1776--Benjamin Franklin and other U.S. representatives ar- rived in Montreal to try to per- suade Canada to join rebellion against Britain. 1792--Captain George Vancou- ver missed Columbia River on voyage to B.C, 1797--Major General Prescott appointed Governor-General of Canada. 1831 -- Steamship Royal Wil- liam launched at Quebec. 1846--John A. Macdonald de- livered his first speech in Par- liament. 1880 -- Alexander Mackenzie resigned as prime minister and was succeeded by Sir Charles Tupper. QUEEN'S PARK Tax Report To Explore Local Level By DON O'HEARN TORONTO -- While so many people these days are trying to figure out the pros and cons of the Carter report, there are those of us who are awaiting with some trepidation the pres- entation of the Smith report. In contrast to the Carter re- port, which dealt almost en- tirely with our finances from a national viewpoint, the propos- als of the Smith commission will delve into provincial arm muni- cipal finances. And in the light of this they could be even more intricate than the Carter recommenda- tions. This should be particularly true if they delve deeply into municipal finance --and the commission will be a _ disap- pointment if it doesn't do this. For our municipal finance in Ontario today is intricate, and in some areas at least has not too much reason behind it. Some illustration of this can be taken from a speech Muni- cipal Affairs Minister Wilfred Spooner gave to the Orillia Lions Club recently. In the speech the minister was discussing the difference between city and town status, and he noted some of the differ- ences between grants to cities and grants to towns. On the per capita, uncondi- tional grant the cities do better, getting $5.50 a head as against $5.25 in towns of 10,000 people or more, ROADS AID TOWNS But on road subsidies the situ- ation is reversed. There cities get only one-third of their approved costs, while towns get from 50 per cent to as much as 80 per cent in some cases, Further to these examples there were additional discrep- ancies, with the cities some- times coming out on top and with others towns getting a bet- ter deal. The whole municipal fiscal structure is not only complex, it is also essentially irrational, The various subsidies paid by the province have grown up on a haphazard basis over the years. Increases have heen given often without too much reason other than that the mu- nicipalities have been needing more money. And even trying to follow the commission's efforts as _ it tries to unravel the structure promises to be a trying task. Which is one minor reason why there is not too much dis- appointment here at the latest word that it will probably be a while yet before the report is ready. Consideration of it promise to be a hard job or work. YEARS AGO 15 YEARS AGO April 27, 1952 A young Oshawa artist Ron- ald Lambert has recently been honored by having one of his paintings accepted by the Mu- seum of Fine Art in Montreal. City Council: has decided to call tenders for Oshawa's long deferred sewage disposal plant to be built on the Harmony Marsh. 30 YEARS AGO April 27, 1937 Practically 100 per cent of General Motors employees went back to work yesterday after the strike was settled, The Board of Education will donate $150.00 to the Coronation committee so that every pupil will receive a framed picture of the Royal Family. BIBLE "But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid." Matthew 14:27 In the darkest hour of your night, the one who loves you most will come walking upon the troubled waters of your life to bring you peace. IT HAPPENED IN CANADA GRIStiEs DURING THE YUKON GOLDRUSH IN THE 1890'S, THOUSANDS OF FORTUNE-SEEKERS BEGAN THE KILLING TREK UP THE YUKON FROM ALASKA or NORTH FROM |] SKAGWAY Te DAWSON, TRAVELING COUNTRY $0 ROUGH THAT AT ONE A MILE ON Thlé BOWES OF "Orm7 ALcon FEATURES ~ Lenpen, CrPnMne a HOSPITA! Seen making arr for the Whitby Ge pital Women's Centennial Blosso be held May 13, a WHITBY D Music Descril WHITBY (Staff) ing with the fine a1 the April meeting Robert Thornton School Association, grade teachers, Mr: Mrs. Robert King Ronald Bryant di with three groups from Grades 1 to 4 is taught using larg games to create i enjoyment. The children prc feeling the beat wit and hands to sing! parts by the Grade Grades 3 and 4 t are encouraged to « verses. There was a dis children's art as \ science teacher, J excellent collection artifacts. hip L. Pipher and 1 Wood in recognitic many years of ser association. Mrs. ; house, unable to cause of illness, ° her certificate late: Patsy Bell, winr Grade 7 public sp test, spoke about WHITBY St. John the Eva travelling bridge ; hostesses for the mc were: Euchre: Mrs Mrs. M. Kennelly, ! Dyke, Mrs. Hazel Mrs. Alice Anderso Mary Bibeau. Bridgs liam Holly, Mrs. | Mrs. J. Ledden, M1 Mrs. William Allan, Lailey, Mrs. Ron Te Amold, Mrs. P. T Mrs. James Corriga McAuley and Mrs. | Mrs. R. 'A. Smith of St. Mark's United men, Unit 3, opened with an article entit ter the Judases"', by Green. It was repo! home and 26 hospital made. Plans were | assist at the May 4 per when Controller Marks, Toronto, ¥ speaker. The Unit wi 18 at 2.30 p.m. with Fallow in charge gram. Mrs. Haro 'was in charge of the An interesting ques followed. Tea host Mrs. Joseph Ashby RB. A. Smith. A very successful ening was held at t Mrs. Kathleen Mel : The SWII = unforgettable. It passengers fly te * : ablaze with pur} Only BOAC wit this summer we « a day from Torc