SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS
Dave Wall of Vanderhoof Bears holds one point lead in scoring race.
Okanagan hockey shaky as Penticton plans to fold.
Ottawa Rough Riders receive high praise on return from Grey Cup win. (See page 6.)
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GREEN SAYS:
Disarm
Talk
Vital
OTTAWA CPi � External Affairs Minister Green says that if the current United Nations Gzn-eral Assembly makes no progress in the disarmament field the subject will be "dead" for months. Russia would seek a special UN session on disarmament next spring for the purpose of manufacturing propaganda, the minister said Tuesday in an interview. In the meantime, no resumption of the stalled disarmament negotiations would be possible.
A matter of deep concern to Mr. Green is that nuclear military developments � he mentioned Russian rockets and American nuclear submarines � are continuing without letup while disarmament negotiations are deadlocked. Every day which passed made an agreement more difficult to achieve.
Mr. Green said Chile, Malaya and Pakistan have agreed to co sponsor the Canada-Norway-Swe den resolution in the UN to tablish a committee of non-ni clear nations to get disarmamen talks back on the rails.'
Russia is opposed to the reso lution and the United States may be, too. Britain favors it.
"The nuclear powers can de stroy each other and civiliza tion," Mr. Green said.
It was possible the Canada Norway-Sweden resolution woulc be the last hope for disarmamenl progress at the UN this session expected to continue after Christmas.
Mr. Green also said a NATO summit meeting to review the alliance's future is a possibility for next spring.
LEGISLATION DUE
t to Slated
Prevent Strike
Winnie Celebrates 86th Year In Spite of Injury
LONDON (Reuters) � .Sir Winston Churchill.today celebrated his 86th birthday undaunted by a back injury that has kept him in bed for 15 days.
Latest reports Tuesday night on the condition of the elder statesman said he was "still progressing."
The reports also said he was seeking his doctors' permission to leave his bed where he has been confined since breaking a bone in his back Nov. 15 in a fall.
Centrepiece of the celebration today is a 100-pound cake.
'ITS BETTER WITH BUTTER'
ENOUGH, BUT NOT ENOUGH to cause trouble. That's the snow situation so far this winter at the airport here. Here, a Department of Transport snow blower removes snow from one of the runways, Although snow is no problem now, in the words of Sandy Sanderson, manager, "The future is anybody's guess."
�Hal Vandervoort photo
FOLLOWING TRAIN-BUS CRASH
Half-Dozen at Death's Door
LAMONT, Altai (CP)� Doctors worked to save the ives of a half dozen severely-injured high school students oday as preparations were made to bury 16 teerr-age ompanions killed Tuesday when their" school bus was mashed to pieces by a fast-moving freight train.
The.bus was carrying 41
land obstructions preventing a clear view of the track both east and west.
The 27-car westbound freight, travelling about 50 miles an hour, struck the right side of the bus, whose rear section was peeled away and deposited in a field along with the front and re wheels.
ROBERT STRACIIAN
. . . attention gup
VANCOUVER ffl _ Assi incut of the labor portfolio as a second office for Education Minister Peterson was sharply criticized today by Opposition Leader Slrnchan.
"1 think bolh labor and education are important portfolios," Mr. Slrachan said. "1 doubt that one man could give both the attention each requires."
lie said Mr. Peterson now has responsibility for presentation of the report of the Chant royal commission on education, now in cabinet hands.
The study is expected to make recommendations on the contentious issue of school finance, he said, and it is improper to give Mr. Peterson added responsibility of labor at such a time.
stu-
cnts to Lamont, High School rom Chipman, 10 miles south-ast of here. It was struck broad-ide as it crossed the Canadian National Railway tracks within ight of the high school. BILLED INSTANTLY
Most of the victims � 14 girls nd two boys � were killed almost instantly as the diesel-haul cd freight train dragged the twisted wreckage for a quarter of a mile.
Twenty-four students and bus driver Frank Budney, 31, were injured. John Winnick, 16, was the only one who escaped without injury. Three of his cousins died in the wreck.
At first doctors said the injuries of 15 were "critical to moderate." Later they said at least six were "holding their own" despite severe injuries. BODIES UNRECOGNIZABLE
"The bodies were so tangled I couldn't recognize anyone. Yet I knew them all," said rescue worker Mike Konsorcti.
Plans were made to hold irayer service Friday night in lie Chipman Community Hall for ill the victims. Most arc to be juried Saturday following serv ces in Chipman's three churches. RCMP and CNR officials auncheel an inquiry into the ac-ident, the worst road tragedy in Mberta history. A coroner's jury vas named but no date set for a tearing.
The temperature was several egrccs below zero and the sky ear when Budney drove the bus p a short snow-covered grade to he railway tracks. He had just turned to the right off Highway 15, which runs almost parallel with the tracks.
Motorists who used the crossing after the accident found no
HOT SPOTS
Students Battle Police in Caracas
CARACAS (AP) � Leftist st dents fought a gun-battle wit troops today in defiance of Pre ident Romulo Betancourt.
The stubborn challenge to th authority of the Moderate Soda ist president made the situatio increasingly critical for his gov crnment.
Firing from the high schoo buildings has continued sporac ically since Monday night. It i part of widespread rioting here in the capital that has killed six persons and injured at least 105 in an attempt to touch off a revo lution and establish a Castro style government in Venezuela. Military crackdowns, supported by a suspension of civil guarantees, have snuffed out most of the rioting, which began last Friday. However, for a time Tuesday night it spread from the slum districts of western Caracas to the fashionable eastern end.
Now Hear This..
It's better than even money Prince George's TV licence applications will go before the federal cabinet again within the next few days and that this time the BBG's recommendation will be approved . . .
An early ny'cni visitor to our newsroom today demanded: "You're public spirited; aren't you?" Before reporters could fimililc oven a spini-iulelligent reply, the joker went on to say he had I he description of some sneak thieves who presumably had sniick off with some of his chattels. Asked if he'd reported the info to police, he said: "N�h. You'vo hoard of the vigilantes, haven't you?" mid disappeared as mysteriously as he'd arrived. Yes, wo!vo hoard of big brave vigilantes, busier. They're why three little negro gala hud to he OBCOrtod In a Louisiana school-house t'other day . . .
Chap who pleaded guilty in police court to a demeanor and was remanded for sentence, later asked the court orderly to sec if bail could be set. When you find out, our lad said, give me a buzz. I'll be downstairs. Which figures, 'cause that's where the cells are . . .
Editors' mail often contains some real darbs, like this Hank of Commerce news letter which Blurts out: For release on receipt (please guard against premature release-) . . . For the info of the idiot driving the two-tone sickly greenish Voiles delivery truck which turned into Qucons-way Market at 0:10 ayom loduy: Turnlights nre to be put on well before you ronch oil intersection o let following oncoming drivers know what you're going to do. It's too late to he of nny use
I to turn them on when you gut
| there, like you do ...
Argentine Revolt
BUENOS AIRES (AP) � A rightist revolt broke out in northern Argentina today shortly after a similar uprising was reported crushed by the government 200 miles from Buenos Aires.
Reports from the north said a group of armed civilians occupied oil installations in two towns ol Salta province.
Fighting  in Laos
VIENTIANE (Reuters) Thousands of pro-Western rebel forces today tried to march on this administrative capital of Laos and overthrow neutralist Premier Prince Souvaillia Pliou-ma.
The premier disclosed that lien. Phoumi Nosavan's rebel forces, finned with tanks, launched a two-prong offensive from the south Tuesday. Fierce fighting, he said, is going on 135 miles southeast of the capital.
Cnpt, Kong L0i who seized Vientiane four months ago and placed Souvnnnn in power, told reporters two companies of his troops had driven back the rebels and their 12 gunboats In a six-hour baltlo Tuesday niomlnj.
BUSINESS LOAN PLAN NOW REAPY
OTTAWA-(CPI � The government's- plan ' to' help- -sniall business byproviding for federally-guaranteed bank loans was ready for final action in the Commons today following a bumpy ride through committee stage.
� 'Die measure � which Finance Minister Fleming said "holds promise" of tens of thousands of jobs for Canadian workers � finally cleared clause-by-clause study just before adjournment Tuesday night.
This  followed   a  day-long debate  marked   by  constant wrangling   that  included long series of votes on oppo si tion amendments.
Consumption of Butter To Be Pushed by Group
OTTAWA (CP) � Efforts to push more'butter down Canadian consumers' throats are being plotted by a seven-member committee just organized.
The butter Advisory Committee of Canada stands behind the official slogan: "It's always better with butter."
RECORD FIGURES
Its formation is due to the record storage figures totalling 134,251,000 pounds of the creamery product as of Nov. 1, up more than 2,000,000 pounds on the same date a year earlier air though production is.down for the first 10 months of the yea
As the Federal cabinet's ch butter watchman, Agricultu Minister Alvin Hamilton has e pressed hope that the butter a visory committee can sliced in making some inroads on t, stocks, most of them 'held by tl government under its system price support by outright ,pu chase.
The committee is 'headed 1 Toronto publicity T. J. Wheelo The federal government is pu
ting up money for the program to extol the virtues of butter. AIM AT SHOPPER
Chief target will be the city shopper although the committee won't ignore country cousins either. Recipes designed to show off the merits of butter may appear with super-market butter displays and another tact will be tried too.
The riddle of heart disease is far from solved although a ''cloud of suspicion" has been generated in the public mind about dairy fats, says a committee statement.
WEATHER
FORECAST
The   weatherman   is   detci n'incd that we shall have snow Ie says (again): Cloudy with ew snow flurries Thursday, iltle milder. Light winds. Lou onlght and high tomorrow a Juesnel and Smithers, 25 ant 5; at Prince George( 20 and Peace River
Cloudy with sunny periods ittle change in temperature t winds. Low tonight and ligh- tomorrow at Grande rairle, 10 and 25.
Last - I Hours
Terrace   .......... 33   :il    0!)
Smithers ........ 28 2,'i    .0:5
Prince George.. 2G  13     �
Quesncl .......... 35   20     �
Kamloops.......... 138  2S    �
Whilehorse...... 22  H)    .05
Fort Nelson... 1-11 � Fort St. John.. 17 7 � Dawson Creek 15    2    �
Stores to Extend Hours Before Xmas
Most Prince George retail stores will extend regular shopping hours on the fout clays immediately before Christmas Day.
An announcement by the. Retail Merchants' Association, Prince Gcorg'o branch, said it represents 85 per cent of local retailers, but  closed Dee. 2(i ;iikI 27, anil Jan. 2 to mark (he Christmas, Moving Day .mil New Year's Day holidays. Major food stores' hours wilt remain unchanged, since they are open !i a.m. to !) p.m. Monday through Friday, anil '��mil !) a.m. to (t p.m. Katur-lays, the rest of the. year.
President de Gaulle To Pave Way for Vote in Algeria
PARIS (Reuters) � Presidcn Charles de Gaulle will visit A! ;eria Dec. 9 to pave the way fo
referendum on his self-deter initiation policies for the revolt torn North African territory.
The president's visit, announc ed after a cabinet meeting, is expected to last about five days
It is part of preparations for
referendum in France and Algeria in January on his plans for speeding an "Algerian Algeria."
Likely date of the referendum
Jan. 8, but this will not be inally decided until a cabinet meeting following a debate on he Algerian situation in the Na-ional Assembly which the gov-rnment has set for Dec. 7 and
De Gaulle faces strong opposi-on both at home and in Algeria n his self-determination plans, rawn up by him in an effort to nd the Moslem nationalist in-irrection.
OTTAWA (CP) �Parliament moved briskly Tuesday night to block a country-wide railway strike.
With time running out before the Saturday deadline for the work stoppage, Labor Minister Starr introduced in. the Commons a tight, seven-clause act to shunt the railway crisis ahead to May 15. Prime Minister Diefenbaker said the legislation will prevent the strike.
The government brought the legislation before Parliament less than four hours after last-ditch emergency negotiations between railway and union leaders collapsed without any agreement on the multi-million-dollar wage dispute.
The legislation, "an act to provide for the continuation of the operation of the railways," re ceived first reading automatically, with debate on second reading � approval in principle � held off to today. OPPOSITION HELP
Opposition parties have agreed to facilitate parliamentary consideration of the bill, but they may blast the government for stalling the strike of some 111,-000 non-operating rail workers without settling the wage dispute.
The Liberals have contended the government should enforce a solution on the basis of a 14-cent-hourly increase awarded by a conciliation board, a plan the railways say would cost them $34,000,000 a year at the end of the proposed two-year contract. CCF Leader Argue has called for an interim subsidy to the railways so they could meet the wage bill.
A fight may erupt on the floor of the Commons over the clause in the proposed act ordering the railways to reinstate every employee laid off since Nov. 1 "by reason of a curtailment or dis-
Santa in '59
VERA BOYA met Santa Clans during last year's Project Reindeer.      �Vandervoort photo
LOWER POST
continuance of any of the operations of the company in anticipation of a strike by the employees of the company." CITE LOOPHOLE
Union sources said the wording of the clause gives the railways a loophole to rehire laid-off employees for a few days and hen let them . go again. They ndicated they would try to get opposition MPs to press for an amendment clearly protecting the obs of all employees until May 15.
The   bill,   hurriedly   mimco
'Reindeer' Seeks Gifts For 200
Prince George Lions Club today appealed to the public for donations of candy, fruit and nuts to make up a giant Christmas hamper for 200 northern Indian children.
The Lions Club, along with, the airmen at the U.S. Air Force radar station at Baldy Hughes, get together each year to arrange a big Christmas party for the youngsters attending the Indian Residential School at Lower- Post, on the B.C.-Yukon border.
; At Baldy ^Hughes, arrangements are already well under way and a cash collection to buy individual gifts for every child at the scnool is nearly complete.
TJIIKD YEAR
Known officially as Project Reindeer 3�the third year of its operation � the Y u 1 e t i d e cargo will be flown to Watson Lake, Yukon, and trucked to the school Dec. 15.
Before that date, gifts and goodies must be bought and individually wrapped or packaged, weighed and otherwise made ready.
Therefore there is no time to be lost, said Lions Club publicity chairman Bill Woycik.
Last year, the public of Prince
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itting of the Commons, orders inion leaders to rescind the trike notice.
Chief union spokesman Frank i. Hall has promised to postpone the strike, but not until the )ill becomes law. With the work toppage set for 8 a.m. regional tandard time Saturday, there re only 14V� hours of normal ommons' sitting time in which ie bill can be considered. It lso must go before the Senate nd then get royal assent before ccoming law.
Seaway Stays Open Extra Day Due to Nice Weather
CORNWALL, Out. CPI�The St. Lawrence Seaway, due to close at midnight tonight, will be kept open another 24 hours, an official of the Canadian Seaway Authority said Tuesday.
II. J. Burnslde, director of operations, said a meeting of Canadian and U.S. officials agreed the relatively mild weather warranted extending the deadline.
more than 200 pounds of candy, nuts and fruit, and "We're hoping to do even better this year because there are more children at the school," Mr. Woycik. said.
GIFTS WELCOME
Newsmen who accompanied Project Reindeer 2 last year were astonished at the tremendous reception accorded the air force party by the youngsters, most of whom have never before known a real Christmas.
Many of the students at this school, which the Roman Catholic: Church runs on behalf of the Indian Affairs Department, are orphans. Many others come from broken homes, while the remainder live so far away in1 the north that they can't get home for Christmas.
Said Father Yvon Levaqtie, principal of the school: "Without the generosity of the U.S. Air Force, the airmen and women at Baldy Hughes .station, and the citizens of Prince George, the youngsters would have no Christmas at all.'
FOOTBALL STAR DENIES ENGAGEMENT TO CITY GIRL
Did He or Didn't He Pop Question?
By PAT DENTON
Citizen Staff Reporter
Grey Cup football hero Ron Stewart has denied he is en-Raged to Charlecn Tennessy of Prince George.
The 20. year; old Ottawa Rough Rider halfback was in Toronto Tuesday to pick up his prize for being named the outstanding player in Saturday's football classic in Vancouver. DENIED REPORTS
Ik* used the occasion to deny Vancouver reports of an engagement; but snid he may become engaged to the 23-yeur-(�i(i nnrso ".sometime In the future."
Stewart was curlier quolcd uu
saying "I popped the question after the game" and that they would be married in about a year, after he finishes his filial year of law.
Charleen's mother, Mrs. Rcna Tennessy, said in Prince George today her daughter "was quite upset" over the engagement publicity when alio .spoke with her on the phone Sunday.
As far as Mrs, Tcnncssy knows, the couple are engaged, but she thought the latest state-ment attributed to Stewart mny have been made because they "wanted it (publicity) drop-pod,"
Stewart and Mtes Tonnossy met in Vancouver in 1051).
The pretty Prime George
girl attended high school here and is now nursing at Vancouver General Hospital. TOP PLAYER
Ottawa's "Mighty Mite" was selected for the outstanding player's award by 45 football writers and sportscastcrs who were ashed to name the three lop players in Saturday's game.
lie flew from Ottawa to pick up his prize�a new sports car donated by the manufacturer in Toronto Tuesday, returning in the afternoon.
Runners-lip for Stewart's outstanding player award were Ottawa's IIusb Jucksuit and I'M-muntuu'b Jim LotcaviU,