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Vol.  4; No.  94
PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, MONDAY, MAY  15,  1961
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DOGS KILL SHEEP
SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS
Local   fighters  Harold   Mann   and   Alphonse Chabot win Canadian boxing titles.
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San Francisco Giants gain one.-game lead in
National League.
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Don't waste sympathy on Senators.    They're doing all  right.  (See Pages 4 and 5.)
GOV'7 MAKES MOVE
TOP TEEN-AGE DRIVER in Prince George is the title carried today by 17-year-old Bob Warman, left. He won the Junior Chamber of Commerce Teenage Driving Road-e-o here Sunday. Matt Thomson,' centre, was third while Bob Elphicke, right, finished second. Elphicke topped the driving part of the competition but lost points on the written axamination when he failed to finish.                                                                                  �Vandervoort photo
SAFE DRIVING ROAD-E-0
OTTAWA (CP)�The government moved today i restrict the use of the death penalty in murder case to those of calculated murder or those committed dur ing a crime of violence.
The proposal, set out in o government bill in-tro duced in the Commons by Justice Minister Fulton showed the government has decided against an out right abolition of the death penalty for murder.
Unidentified Accident Victim Said Only 'Fair'
A man said to be from Vancouver is in only "fair" condition In Prince George Regional Hospital today suffering from injuries sustained in a car mishap on the Quesnel highway late Saturday.
RCMP arc withholding his name until relatives arc notified.
A second man in the car was released from hospital after treatment for minor injuries.
Police said their car went off the road about seven miles south of here.
Some  35  Prince  Geor tarians   and   guests   will May 21 on a ISO-mile riverboat trip along part of the historic route of the fur brigades;
The event is sponsored jointly by the Prince George and Dawson Creek Rotary clubs, and will mark the first lime the two groups, both representing different Rotary districts, have held an organized got i together.
Prince George parly will leave iby Northern Stages bus at 4 p.m. May 21 and will meet the Dawson Crock members at the Parsnip River bridge, Mere both groups will camp for the night.
On the Monday morning the Dawson Crc^k club will take the Prince George 'bus north to Hudson Hope, site of the proposed Peace development.
BRIDGE   PROPOSED
SAINT JOHN, N.H. (OP) � A .six-member citizens' committee is studying the feasibility of a Salnit Joflin harbor bridge. Spanning the 'harbor has been proposed mimeixnis timed i'n t.he talst 'half-century.
e Ro-1 The Prince George group leave j wjh board three 38-foot river boats provided by the Kyllo brothers of Dawson Creek, and powered by 50 horsepower outboard motors, and will start down the Parsnip toward the Peace, along the route iby which all fur .brigades used to enter Central B.C. from the Prairies.
Camp will be made Monday night in the Wicked River area, and Tuesday morning the boats will proceed to Gold Bar, at the head of the Peace River Canyon, from where the group will travel by car over the 17-mile portage to Hudson Hope.
A slop for refreshments will be made al the Peace Glen Hotel, after which the party will board the tons for the return trip,   scheduled   to   arrive   in
i:: "�   power  �Ilce   Gporse   carIy   Wednes-I day  morning.
The entire trip will be covered by newspaper, radio and television news reporters. Among guests will be Jack Shakespeare) solicitor for the Peace River Power Development Co., who will point out his company's plans as they relate to the area.
Seventeen-year-old 'Bob Warman, 1806 Seventh, won the Junior Chamber of Commerce-sponsored Teenage Safe Driving Road-e-o here Sunday.
The win qualifies him for 'the B.C. finals in New Westminster June   10.
He just edged out Bob Elphicke, 17.
Elphicke, who finished third in last year's competition, was high scorer in the driving portion of the competition but lost points on the written examination when he failed to finish it.
Warman scored 92 points on the written exam and had a total score of 311. Elphicke was just behind with 305. He only scored 54 points on the written exam.
Matt Thomson finished third, scoring 304 points, 82 on the written exam.
Gordon Fox, last year's winner, finished out of the running along with Jim Hayes and John Fotos.
Response to the driving road-e-o was termed "very disappointing" by Jaycee President Bob Borric. "This is the worst response we've ever had and 1 don't know why."
Warman will have all his expenses paid while competing in the B.C. final. Should he win that he would take part in the Canadian final in Halifax July 6.
. The bill provides no bhang In    the    present    method execution � by 'Hanging.
The measure divides murdc cases into "capital" and "no capital" murder.
It provides a mandatory li imprisonment sentence f< �those convicted of non-capit murder, and also for juvenile under 'the age of 18 who . convicted of capital murder.
To l>e convicted of capib murder, the suspect must specifically charged with ttui offence. A person who acquitted on a capital murde charge could nc^t be tried agai for non-capital murder for th same death.
Since tho Progressive Cor servative government look o fice almost four yeans ago, ; has dealt with -IS cases of pe sons sentenced to dealth fo murder � an automatic sei tence on conviction.
In .'38 of these cases th government commuted th sentence to life imprisonmen' Ten persons have been hang ed.
The new legislation set out two types of "capita murder" � where it is "plan neel and deliberate" or Wher death occurred as the resul of a crime of violence, incluc ing kidnapping, robbery, ai son,   piracy  and  jailbreak.
In crimes of violence, bow ever, only the person win actually committed the act o murder or counselled the do ing of it would be guilty o capital murder.
Now Hear This
Our District Agriculturist Art Donald claims the only way to make many a farm animal valuable is to take a purebred and cross it with a CNR locomotive . . .
Up in police court this ayem were two laddies charged with lighting over the heart of a young lady In a city cafe. To which Magistrate George Stewart responded: Better to fight over a girl than over money; it's more wholesome . . . Star-lime Theatre crowd was so heavy Saturday night to sec Wackiest Ship In the Army thai Manager Jim Fajrlcy even put his bO88i Herb Stevenson, to work in Iho concession during the intermission. Thai was Herb's voice on I lie PA announcing lucky licence number winners  of  Mother's   Day  gifts
. Throe cheers for the guy at Patricia and Elm who really put on a display of gumption this �Bycm. It'l not everybody you sec mowing his lawn before
!? o'clock, particularly before going to work on a Monday morning . . . Off In June to St. Paul's Hospital at the Coast is Frank Grunt, unofficial mayor of South Fort George. He'll be there four to six weeks . . .
It's doiibtiul if the local U1C staff knows it, but their office and good name are being used about town 'by an unsavory character who tries to line up gorgeous local dolls lor travelling companions. Seems this lad calls around homes with the word he's looking for good swcalcr-gal type models, telling tin' gals lie got their names from tlio till' office so as to Rive his yam a. ri�n of truth. Kveii told one doll who questioned wliclher she'd make a sweater-gal he know she would because he'd also gol her measurements from the IMC. That was when .she became suspicious and kicked him out. Anyway, it's one way of Rotting a one-way
ticket to Prince Rupert . . ,
World Pays Tribute
LEON BALCEK, federal, transport minister, has announced that construction will start soon on a new air terminal at  Prince Rupert.
HOLLYWOOD UP)�The body of Gary Cooper lay in a mortu ary chapel today as the world paid tribute to his greatness.
Rosary was to be recited to night for Hie 60-year-old star, who lost his fight with cancer Saturday. Tuesday his friends among the waning ranks of Hoi lywood greats will file into the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills for the funeral. The shock of his death was not lessened by the fact that it had been known for a month that he way dying. As the news swept around the world, it evoked words of appreciation for the lanky Montanan who personified the American hero. Pope John cabled a message of sorrow to Cooper';; widow and daughter. The British Broadcasting Corporation telecast a 15-mlnute tribute to the actor. "We feel like we've lost our best friend," penned the movie critic of the Tokyo Shimbun.
LIBERTY STATUE HAS BOMB SCARE
NEW YORK UP)�Police headquarters put harbor, bonib and waterfront detectives on alert early today after receiving a report that the Statue of Liberty "will ibe blown up in four hours."
The report, telephoned ]< tii i> of Peoples Credit Jewellers late Kri wounding .�mil attempted rofoiwry In magistrate's court Saturday and was remanded eight days for trial
Edclniah told police a man walked into (lie store 10 minutes before the !� p.m. closing time wearing a false nose anil comic glasses.
Tho man, wielding a ro volver, said "this is a holdup" .ind a scuffle ensued during which the revolver discharged into Bdellium's left leg. The bandit ran away.
McNeil was arrested in his car an hour later.
It was tin: first armed holdup in Prince George in five years.
EichmannTopMan in Extermination *lan, Nuernberg Judge Tells Court
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Ai mortem judge testified tods}
iat Hermalnn GocrinK and for
l�n minWicr Joacflrini Vor ibbentrop >td!d him Axlol ietomamn was a main cog it
ic Nazi program 'to oxtcrmin e Europe's Jews. Justice Miuh'ael A. Musmam )   of   tlhe   Pennsylvania   Su
reine Oou/nt told the Kiel) Mini itrkul court  the  defend
it even carried his program
vto the allied prisoner of -win
imps. Musmanno   testified   on   the
Man Wrongfully Jailed For 22Vi Years in U.S.
KNOXVILLE, Tcnn. Ml�A man who spent 22V6 years in prison for a crime it appears he didn't commit says he doesn't hold any grudges but admits he thinks he "got a raw deal" in a 10-minute trial.
Dave Webb, alias Joe Thompson, was freed from Indiana State prison Saturday night after the victim he was charged with raping told a court: "It was a Negro, not a white man, who assaulted me."
CROSS-CANADA HIKE UNDER WAY
SAULT STE. MARIE, Out. (TP)�John McGovern and his pel shC'WolJ Cindy, uh<> have iiuido ;i business of hitch: hiking across Canada, are being dogged by hard luck.
Several w'ockd ago McOov-
Dogged by Tough Breaks
ii'ii, 2 began West Co; a  Gerino padding i
as far as I
McGovern
court.
glng    toward    Hi Bt   With  Chuly.an
i   shepherd,   Seal
fter him. They g Perth, Out., whore
was  hauled  into
He pleaded guilty to house-breaking and last week was given a two-year suspended sentence;
Satudiiy night near Elliot Lake, McGovern was walking  Hit' animals romping  being given u car ride When �' (-'iir roared out oTitlic.1 dark and struck Cindy, She suffered a gashed skip and several broken bones. .,  $20, all the money
ami alter
he had, McGovern brought the Injured wolf heir ;: id sought shelter from police, No cells were vacant but ho was allowed   to  stay  Iho
night in b parking lot with
Ills   pots,   They  sought   shelter from* rain hi a parked car. Sunday a veterinarian set
Cindy's broken bones and dressed the wound. Humane s ooi !� t y president Bettio Gaughun said the society will pay iiic' bin bocduJQ McGov* cm hud iiu more money.
Me-to-
Mlsfor-tutic   brought Govern   and   the   wolf gel her.
I/Hsl August ho found her � lying Injured In a ditch near Duwsoii  Creek  and  nursed her back to health.
Tht1 two lillcli-blkcd from there to Halifax, ofilen atay-Ing overnight   In  Jails.
I'ollcc who gave them shelter generally did si: becotiBQ of cili'loslly for lilfc pel, ThDsc who. I'efUbOd thorn were wury. of the shaggy bcui i.
basis of infomia'tiion he col'lcct-ed as a judge a't the Nuernberg war crimes 'trMs amd als an inicrrogator for the U.S. Navy during itihite first Nucrniberg ifcrial in 191546.
Reporting on Ms  interroga-�tion of top Nazi officials aPter their   arrest,   Musmanno  'told the coua't: KICHMAXX   BLAMED
"(Joeri'iig said he waw not aware that tthe /program of JewlBih cvtei'iii'lnti'tion had reached itlhese reiported proportion's. The persons most responsible, wore Hitler, Goeb-hcl.j, Hcydrioh and lvichmaini."
A.-kcl if anyone else mentioned Eielmiann, Uhe judge replied:
"Yes, Ivibbcntrop isaiid he resented very mud} Kichinaim'.s interference In h'its ministr,\' of foreign affa'iix. He Battd also lie was very sorry th;^t, Hiiller had put so muuh auitihority Lnto Kjchmunn�into the program of Jewislh exstennlniatiloTi."
Musmagino itoW Hanw PrQJik, Nazi governor-general of Poland, "decided to wade in blood no longer" and complained to liinmler. The judge said Frank was referred "to lOiclinraim."
M-usmanno Is ranked as one if thv? ouilwtaTid'ling experts on be history of Who lOin.satz-;ni])]icn "death coiniii'jndoH" \ho oj)ci-aLcd on uhe eastern
lolit.
Defence lawyci' Robert Scrv-I'iu,: objected to Musmanno as
Witness, tonirii-liiig that a udge coti'ld not tc.-iify on fines. IWV8 hc> had decided himself i> a trl'aiJ. TATIOH OBJECTION "TO'i'ta WlUflOAB was not In Jennan.v at the 'Hm<\" the law-tsw MM. "He is not a Jew ml not concerned. He acquired In knowli'dge only ki'lei' and lieivlum Ills 'letjitlmojiy la not
ASTORIA HOTEL CHANGES HANDS
Astoria Hotel here has'been purchased by Henry Franks of Burna'by from Todri, Bolton and Zogas Motels Ltd. Sale price was not disclosed.
Month - long negotiations between the two parties were concluded Sunday and Mr. Franks, a former contractor, took immediate possession of �the hotel, it was announced today.
J. O. Stafford of Wcslminster Realty, who handled tlie deal, said the new owner plans extensive renovation work to the building.
HI) NHKK, city building In-spei tot,    and    ,1,    EWBPt   of
Prince Rupert were appouv
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