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Home Newspa per Of Oshawa, Whitby, ville, Ajax, Bowman- Pickering and neighboring centres in Ont. ario and Durham Counties, VOL. 26--NO. 297 10¢ Single ¢ " ole: Copy S5¢ Per Week Home Delivery Sareea ¢ Oshawa Gines Weather Report Wind warning issued, cloudy and much colder, snowflurries' Low tonight, 15; high Satur. day, 25. Authorized 08 Second Class Mail Post Office Department Ottawa and for payment of Postage in Cosh OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1967 THIRTY-FOUR PAGES POST OFFICE HANDLES 7,000,000 ITEMS The Christmas rush is fad- ing fast at the Oshawa Post Office, but it would take a lot of talking to convince letter carrier Fred Pawly that it isn't still at its peak. He is typical of the postmen who are loading up eight, 10 or even 12 bags for their daily deliveries. So far, let- ters are down about 25,000 from a year ago and par- cels up 1,200. Totals are 2,035,727 letters sent out and 15,400 parcels. Including mail received by Oshawa residents and mail stamped by the 175 postage meters in Oshawa the post office will handle more than 7,000,000 items before the rush i over. Vast Changes Proposed To Amend Criminal Code OTTAWA (CP) -- Sweeping| Given first reading Thursday,jmade hospitals and Criminal Code in line with ad-|#etail until Parliament returns|some time. troduced in the Commons) < : Thursday. Justice Minister Tru-/ MAJOR CHANGES MADE that the code be clarified and deau predicted they will win| Four of the major areas Of that therapeutic abortion be al- rapid and overwhelming approv-\change: . |lowed, as it would be under the --Legalization of therapeutic) pyydeau bill, abortions where a hospital com- mittee certifies that a continued ACCIDENTS DROPPED pregnancy could endanger a} The breath analysis Jegisla- mother's life or health; tion is similar to that which --Mandatory breath analysis|came into force in Britain Oct. tests for persons suspected of!9. the number of accidents re- impaired driving; sulting in death or injury --A far-reaching law that| dropped 42 per cent in metropol- would allow federal or provin-|itan London in the next month. cial governments to hold lotter-| The Canadian Highway Safety ies; |Council welcomed the proposed --A measure legalizing homo- Canadian change as a "much- sexual acts committed in pri-/needed deterrent to impaired vate by two consenting adults. |and drunk driving." Conflict in the Criminal Code! 'The test for drivers suspected provisions on abortion have of impairment would be manda- eS itory and a reading of 10 per cent of alcohol or more would be prima facie evidence of im- |pairment. al. "Parliament has shown in the past week that it.is prepared to! deal with so-called progressive legislation,' the liberal-minded 46-year-old justice minister said. He evidently was referring to legislation adopted by Parlia- ment this week to broaden the grounds for divorce The Criminal Code changes brought forward by Mr. Tru-| deau, who has been justice min- ister for eight months, are the most extensive since a revision in the early 1950s normal size would have to take six drinks in an hour to produce such a reading. { The highway safety council said it is disappointed that the one per cent but it believed that the law, if passed, "will result in an immediate reduction in traffic: accidents," | | SEE NATIONAL LOTERIES | Continued on Page 2 (Oshawa Times Photo) doctors| bery while the fourth waited in changes designed to bring the/the changes won't be debated in|wary of performing them for vanced social thought were in-/from-Christmas recess Jan. 22. | Only this week, the Commons|the bank, the holdup men made) coast, | |health committee recommended their entry ordering everyone to) which was not announced in ad- Justice officials said a man of} reading won't be eight-tenths of) POPE OFFERS T SETTLEMENT Bradley | Arrest U.S. President Rumored To Be Calling On Pontiff VATICAN '( ITY (Reute 'he Pope told the Pope Paul offered da to We are saddened D ] mediate in the Vietnam r as to ob e how each ¢ e aye the expectation grew here that ed offer of mediation has been President Johnson would sit made in vain id ea tempt LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ac- him before Christma peaceful nege tion may be delayed until. the ives he Colne ft ao ais as eee day after Christmas on an ar- aur Sat Ae wae enter pial ie ei '. SS at aes nals, said he was saddened and threatening a pute seer » us Eugene Bradley with plotting patie Welwlite tad bees! pe ee ee ee partial mediation had been Pope' Paul 4 tat mee ce foiled and said he has dared to aloof from. ail > lfor the sheriff's office said. offer his collaboration and impassioned e Pghcip id into geclng ER Well-informed sources here human 1es invol\ e kacraaee ta eo puanes are said today it was likely pre dared to offer our ec oration | request. of District Attorney Jim var firmer Phriat on lars gered ia ape ee ee Pope around. Christmas eve on we may be permitted and. re ' his way back from Australia quested, for the re-establish- jspokesman said it could arrive janytime | | Bradley, 49, West Coast repre- But no confirmation available from the Vaticar was Ital jan authorities, or the Americ ment of true peace."' The Pope repeated his earlier sentative of a radio evangelist, an appeals for a stop to the Ameri- has denied anything other than embassy. an bombing of North Vietnam public knowledge of the assassi- Vatican sources said {f the, He also called on the North nation and said he would sur- president should wish to come,| Vietnamese to give a "sign of a the Popé, who has been con-|serious desire for peace' and render at any time requested. When the promised warrant arrives, the sheriff's spokesman said, Sheriff Peter J. Pitchess would consult with the Los An- geles district attorney and de- termine what course to take. "If we even receive any knowledge that a felony exists,| |we have practically no choice} a jbut to make an arrest," the |spokesman said. But he said it |probably will come after the} \holidav weekend | | Bank Bandits | | Take $6,000 MONTREAL (CP) Four | bandits escaped with more than ducting a personal campaign for) indirectly peace in Vietnam, would glad to receive him, called on the Soviet be! Union to use its influence to this \purpose. Best Support For Troops, To End War: Fulbright WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sena-|tration official that resolutions tor J. William Fulbright of Ar-|seeking congressional support | kansas is telling his constituents|on the war were drafted in ad- U.S. involvement in Vietnam is;\vance of a North Vietnamese a mistake and "the best support naval engageme«t which led to we can give our troops is tojaction by. the Senate and the seek an end to the fighting by aj House of Representatives. negotiated settlement." The Sept. 20, 1966 testimony of Bs esd conrieted eee William P. Bundy, assistant sec- war is fee worth the price we ane et state, set eh De cd a piogg said Fulbright, Gulf of Tonkin resolution. That bron -- a i for re-elec-| measure, adopted by Congress ca a wp (On Aug. 7, 1964, declared sup- seemed to! He added, in a Thursday re-/nort of "all necessary meas- ; |port to his constituents: ures" to repe i Johnson and "This was not a case Of|vjetnam. 1 aggression in PONTIFF MAKES VIETNAM PEACE PLEA --. Offers to mediate LBJ Route Indicates ona Sa more Ta U.S. Troops Viet Visit jbranch of the Montreal City and) paRwin, Australia (AP) --{| L'Unita, the Italian Commu-,that the two men agreed on District Savings Bank Thursday president Johnson left Australia|nist party paper, indicated the| ways to promote peace in Viet- night while more than 100 cus-|toqay after attending memorial|party was ready with a giant/nam, tomers and 20 employees st00d) services for Australian Prime| demonstration against U.S. poli-| The statement powerless to stop them. Minister Harold Holt and con-|cy in Vietnam, make clear that Three of the bandits, armed/ferring with his Vietnam allies ; . Thieu agreed on the advisability : |and hooded, carried out the rob-/ hut kept his next stop a secret, | TALKS WITH ALLIES of informal talks between|288ression, as we have been led) yop neon proposed the meas- j Soh | Johnson's plane flew north) During his 36 hours in Austra-| Thieu's officials and representa-| © believe, but rather ha civil ure and Congress approved it a_car, police said. Firing &/ from Melbourne and stopped in| lia, Johnson talked with the in-| tives of the Viet Cong's National|/ 2" between two factions Of/sner the administration report- j warning shot into the ceiling o |Darwin, on the north central Ft 3 "8 | : : Vietnamese of terim prime minister, John! Liberation Front, without being] i a ed North Vietnamese torpedo for a_ refuelling stop Our involvement has been a boats had attacked U.S. destroy- McEwen, and leaders of South'committed to formal talks with Weta Gnd we EARL Unwilling Vietnam, South Korea, New) the fro S$ an organization. 5 2 Z M = i pie ne aes a 2 to acknowledge that mistake|""S 1" the Gulf of Tonkin on Aug. 2 and 4, 1964, Zealand, Thailand and the Phil-| he statement also said the Sk 4 ' bik LF ; and proceed to a settlement of ippines--U.S. allies in the Viet- two Jeaders saw no sign North a artt 4 nam war--as well as with Brit-| Vietnam was ready to. talk Saisibes DRAFTS EARLIER ish Prime minister Wilson and peace and agreed "in these cir: RELEASES STATEMENT | "We had contingent drafts, ree Minister Lee Kuan Yew cumstances there was no alter-| Fulbright's letter on Vietnamjwhich however -did not very a aang " of singapore. {native to continuing appropriate came a day after the Senate closely resemble the draft, for Eg ta fe aie sone eo There have also been rumors; His meeting with South Viet-| military actions." eed lrorel ea yalationk committee,|some time prior to that," Bundy ' , the President would stop injnamese President Nguyen Van} ,.. ~ vhich he head je blic\told the foreig latio 4 three cash drawers. Rome to talk with Pope Paul, !'Thieu ended 'with a declaration}, The, President 'received Aus-jwhich ne heads, Make Riot tte OC . I aes tralia's assurances that its pro-|the statement of a top adminis-| mittee. High-Altitude Bombers NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Pound Cong Positions Narcotics Charges Bring Jail Terms jing shot towards the counter | while fleeing with his two com- donesian. Foreign Minister panions, police said. Adam Malik on Indonesia's eco- iS nomic needs, SAIGON (AP) -- U.S. B-52;Communist troops are believed Michael John Evans, 18, of 884 Glenbrooks St., was bombers returned to strike at' concentrated. sentenced late this morning in Oshawa magistrate's court North Vietnamese targets in the, Jn other raids today, the big to three months in the Ontario Reformatory on a charge Plane Crash | | | | | Injures Men -- Security BELLEVILLE, Ont. (CP) --/demilitarized zone again today hombers pounded two suspected| Threatened | of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. Two young air force officers are|while the U.S. command dis-/jnfiltration routes within a few | He was also sentenced to an indefinite term of two years in hospital following the crash| closed a new U.S. Marine opera-| miles of the Cambodian border. | less a day. Stephen Paul Lewis Gresh, 17, of 214 Etna St., of their private two-seater plane} tion below the DMZ. One strike was 68 miles north- MELBOURNE (Reuters) was sentenced to 30 days in the courty jail on a charge in a field six miles east of here.| The high-altitude bombers/west of Saigon where supplies TWo men with guns touched off; of possession of narcotics. He was placed on strict proba- Flight Lieutenant John Mc- pounded troop concentrations filter into War Zone C. The sec- 4 Security scare in separate in-| tion and ordered to post a $1,000 bond to keep the peace Intosh, 23, of North Sydney,jand artillery positions in the! ond was 89 miles north of Sai-\cidents at a memorial service} fo» 19 months. Both youths pleaded guilty when evidence N.S., is reported in serious con-| northern half of the DMZ, seven|gon near the Bu Dop Special here today for Prime Minister was heard Dec. 8 | "hit the floor." ne vance. The route indicated that One bandit stood guard at the the president was on his way to door with. a machine-gun, anoth-| yicit Us. troops in Vietnam or [ee covered the customers and|Thailand rather than that he jemployees with a sawed-off shotgun, and the third, carrying via the Pacific was flying direct to Washington di with ee team In| miles north-northwest of the} Forces camp which the Commu-| Harold Holt. satisfactory condition with scalp|U.S. Marine outpost at Con) nists ass st month. A U.S. security agent spotted . lacerations is Flying Officer) Thien. Earlier in the day they a _-- ee Hn - Iso "Australian reporter on a Jail Cell Death Blamed On Alcohol Paul Horning, 23, of Toronto. | blasted ispected Communist 10 BEY oat eee : nee rooftop close to St. Pauls Cathe- ihe ' Police said the plane apparent-|infiltration routes along the aimed at taking Communist) qral where leaders of 20 nations ST. CATHARINES (CP) -- A coroner's jury investizat: ly ran out of fuel as the men; Cambodian border. pressure off the northern fron-| gathered for the service. ing the death of Reginald Ivey, 50, in a police cell last were returning from a skiing! The U.S. command disclosed|tier area, was centred about). The security man, waving a Aug. 24, ruled Thursday he died of coronary thrombos trip in northern Quebec. The a new amphibious and helicop- five miles below the demilitar-| gun, went up to question him as caused by alcoholism and barbituates, The jury recom- mended sobering-up centres for persons arrested on drunk charges. zone along the coast of|more reporters watched from a plane was owned by the flying|ter assault by marines along the) ized Inearby press centre building. club at the base. northern sector where 35,000' Quang Tri Province. % MYTH WILL CONTINUE | Dollar, 50 cents Coins To Be Smaller -- The mint will produce smaller dollar SANTA CALLS ENJOYED OTTAWA (CP) and 50-cent pieces when it switches to nickel coinage next year, Finance Minister Sharp announced today. Wolf Braitsch, 32, of Lan- caster, Calif., is greeted by his wife, Kathy, as he emerges from a California water project tunnel in which he was trapped for 19 hours with 16 other men. OUT IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS Six Claus families, all re- lated, have a big job every Christmas keeping Oshawa children happy and believing in Santa Claus. The Claus families, of Mo- hawk Indian origin, get nu- merous calls before each Christmas from children who to speak to -Santa All of the Claus families go right along with the children and a few really put on the Santa Claus act. L. "Seab" Claus, 301 Celina St., gives a hearty "ho-ho-ho" in typical fashion when he is asked to speak to a child on the phone. Mr. Claus, who gets six or "It's the greatest Christ- mas present ever," he said. There had been fears it» would take four days to get | seven calls from tots each the men out. night, says a lot of the chil- (AP Wirephoto) dren are delighted when he bursts out in that familiar voice. However, Mr. Claus, like all the others, gets prankish tele- phone calls from teen-agers. He says they ask sarcastical- ly: "Will you bring me birth control polls, Santa?" When asked if he likes play- ing the Santa Clause role, Mr. Claus says, "I sure do. I've been doing it ever since I've been married, which is 19 years. I'm glad children be- lieve in Santa Claus. It makes Christmas more exciting for them," Mr. Claus says his father used to play the role of Santa and he was careful not to let hjs children know what . he was doing '"'as long as we be- lieved in it'. Mr. Claus's niece, whose father James R, Claus, also great "% plays Santa, calls him every year. "Barbie"' is eight. Barbie's father says he is glad his name is Claus so he can help make Christmas "more fun" for children. He says his brother Seab gets the most calls each Christmas be- cause his first name begins with an "S", DON'T FORGET! Mrs. Bird Claus, 334 Eulalie St., is often asked if she is Santa's wife to which she quickly answers "'yes". Mrs. Claus says some of her little callers ask "How are you?" "Are you very busy?" "You won't forget me, will you?" "One little boy said the other night he was going to be good until Christmas,' says Mrs. Claus. "I don't know what he'll. do after that One young and anxious call- er asked if he could pay 'a visit to the Claus family since "vou live near Simcoe Hall Boys' Club'. Mrs. Claus had to tell him Santa was "too busy to re- ceive visits. If it brings hap- piness to kids, we like to be 'Santa',"' said Mrs. Claus who has a jovial voice. J. A. Claus, 261. Wilson Rd. S., has a lot of fun with the children who call him. 'I al- ways like talking to them," said Mr. Claus. "They always ask you to 'be sure' to bring them: what they want." Adrien "Dusty" Claus, a captain in the Oshawa fire department, says he gets quite a few calls after sup- per initiated by parents '"'who are tired of their children run- ning around the house," he says. "I'm like a babysitter but I imagine the kids get a big kick out of it," said Mr. Claus. Mr. Claus is a volunteer worker at Simcoe Hall Boys' Club and the Crippled Chil- dren's School and Treatment Centre, CHILDREN ELVES? Mrs, Vernon Claus, 409 Arn- heim St., said children who call her home sometimes ask her children if they are elves. | "It seems: whenever chil- dren call for Santa, my hus- band is out so I tell them he is busy with other children," said Mrs. Claus. Mrs. Claus says she gets many calls from young peo- ple between 10 years and 13 years of age. 'They don't say anything, they just gis That's when it's a nuisance,' said Mrs. Claus, Claus Families Promote Yuletide Joy """'" | : ... In THE TIMES Today... Mel-Rons Tie---P. 8 Bay Ridges--P. 5 Spot Checks--P. 11 Ann Landers Ajox News-- City News Classified---1 Comics----21 Editorial----4 Financial "On the first day of Weather--2 Christmas..." Whitby New 12 5 1] 6,;-17,; 18