Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), February 9, 1967, p. 7

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rhodesia is alone t britain modesto b a nbettloas whose- white mtaority goreraw meat refract to areola eatsa nda hy to black majority f to un seesaw lty coumb ft u a kind at outlaw subject to ecoaomte anctlooa what is happca- lug la rhodesia itself lyan hebuertlav vetcraa assa iled the rhodesbuu hew tot are etuag along by lynn heinzbkutng salisbury ifipi do yen see any people running around with twelvers the rbooasisn businessman asked were sup posed to be a threat to world eace you don t see many guns iters arent even many uni forms along salisbury streets where modern skyscrapers al ternato with low colonialtype buildings there is no impression of ur gency or uneasiness as the old british colony takes its stand against almost the entire world show windows and store sh of this hhodes capi- tal are piled high streets are jammed with parked cars parking lots are dogged jtegoes and whites mix eas ily if not familiarly in streets and stare in cecil square the same negro forms are stretched out in the shade of the jacar- anda trees as onnov 11 1965 tha data the whiteminority re gime seised independence from britain at jameson and third streets the union jack flies beside the -prime- minister ian smiths office he seems more relaxed than on tha day be proclaimed the colony independent in defiance of britain contacts have lapsed after negotiations last decem ber which came just short of success official contacts be tween the british and rhode- elan governments have lapsed britain a prune minister wilson has stated be will not recognize rail bhodeslan independence un- fl a negro government is in stalled months of voluntary sanctions do not seem to have altered the comfortable life of rhodesia s whites- the big test of manda tory sanctions imposed in de cember by the united nations in an effort to thwart rhode sia principal exports lies ahead but even african diplo mats at the un in new york foresee no conclusive result from the sanctions unless force f used to back them and there is no sign that the big powers including britain and the united states will agree to force even so international efforts to spurn rhodesia have eroded its trade especially with brit ain the best erthnate is that only onetfahd of rhodesia s big 1966 tobacco crop was sold un der the counter for cash no trade statistics have been pnb- uahed since the day of inde pendence what about sanctions don t worry we 11 make it ays one business leader a subtle cha british and american products are disappearing food not a problem food however is hsrdly a problem good rhodesisn steak is selling for 50 cents a pound pork chops for 4 cents butter is sb cents a pound and eggs cents- a dozen h stores featur tools made in west germany and then is a full line of bicycles from neighboring south africa ah he brands of scotch whls- ues and british gins are avail able they presumably come from south africa but the key to rhodesia s fu ture is tobacco by far its most important export in 1965 to bacco exports amounted to 11600 000 about onethird total merchandise exports that year us aircraft losses higher washington ap the united states has lost at least few hundred more aircraft la southeast asia than announced by the government sources indicated sunday nigjrt mat about 1 200 fixed wing planes have been destroyed in five years of operations nearly double the latest announced agure of 631 in addition helicopter losses also are more than double the announced total of 366 the explanation for ttx dis parity of the flgures is that the government has been announc ing only the losses of attack aircraft to enemy fire or mls- ahes while operating over north er south vietnam the defence department has ot beea announcing instances where cargo obscrvatioo or other support type aircraft have beea downed irreparably dam- md or destroyed by tbc com- snonbts whale the craft were on lbs air ali ip the official agure of fixed- wing losses inetade 471 over north vietnam and 150 over tooth vietnam spokesmen said one reason for mar being announced was to prevent the enemy from knowing to what extent the j aircraft inventory was being depleted xtm xtm spfcmf coffee 1 1 n nir 1lddhu 79 1231 special hostess biscuits chocolate mallows 39 specah fancy halves or sliced v jm f0 stqkely peaches 3 i speciau facelle royale 3ply rk bjbm sbsk facial tissue 2 59 tabu beauty sheer orient speciau duncan hinesall varieties nyl0ns2 89 59 79 cake mixes 2 special berryland farm fancy fromn b ak speciali g saj red raspberries 2 69 quaker muffets 2 69 73 speciali seamless for valentines speciali loblaws queen anne chocolates speciau raspberry or strawberry ic wetheys iaju with j jfvi pectin speciali loblaws kitchen pridi 43c sr 49 speciau imported short shank lamb legs direct from sunny israel new crop sweet i juioyi whole or half lb lb speciau imported roast chops stew lamb basket special burns vac pac rindless sipe bacon speciau burns sliced assorted cooked meats lenten fish features available in most markets special british columbia pink salmon ns special highliner 49 jaffa oranges doz 23c 79c 59 garden frish from california no 1 grade firm dnmt 75c tender cabrage 239 cooked fish cakes grown in nsw brunswick canada no 1 grade g potatoes 25 ib bag 79 prices effective feb 8 9 10 11

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