THE WORLD TODAY Moro than 800 prisoners of the former government of President Ngo Dinh Diem In South Viet Nam have been re released � leased from secret prisons since the coup ousting Diem Nov 1 the official Viet Nam press news agency reported today Six persons were killed today when a slow passenger train rammed an express train near Hannover West Germany Seven persons were badly Injured and 20 others suffered lesser In Injuries � juries Officials said the slow train went through astopsignal Another train crash at Doden Sweden killed and Injured 13 persons Dr Ldwln C Hamblen 03 internationally known for his research In human fertility and the endocrine glands died in Duke Hospital at Durham NC Sunday a day after suffering a heart attack Thieves entered Boston hotel rooms occupied by two of the McGuire sisters Monday and stole furs and jewelry valued at 32000 Police said two rooms on different floors of the Sheraton Plaza Hotel were en entered � tered The three sisters Christine Dorothy and Phyllis all occupied separate rooms at the hotel Nuclear fallout from Russian hydrogen bomb testing may be Indirectly responsible for forcing Canadas 12500 Eskimos to integrate with the white mans civilization says Northern Affairs Minister Laing He said Eskimos are being forced to change from hunters and foragers to wage earners because of a 00 per cent depletion In caribou herds during the last 12 years There Is a strong suggestion of ster sterility � ility in caribou herds caused by nuclear fallout he said The search was continued today for a missing US jet pilot although officials have almost abandoned hope for his survival Lieut Robert J Bou Boucher � cher has been missing since the crash of his f -89 Scorpion jet fighter Nov 14 In rugged frigid mountain country some 40 miles south of Penticton Bad weather hampered the weekend search as about 12 planes and aground party of about CO searched the area Activities on foreign markets was slow today in the first session following the death of President Kennedy The New York and American Stock Ex Exchanges � changes were closed In London dealers marked prices down The biggest markdown was in market leaders which have a significant American following West German stock markets In Frankfurt closed with prices only moderately lower today Trading volume was light on the Paris Stock Market which has been In the doldrums since mid - September Swiss stock markets showed no noticeable reaction to the assassination of President Kennedy Alberta Conservation Board overseer of the pro provinces � vinces oil industry hears an application Tuesday that could make or break Great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd Great Canadian only com company � pany to win approval for a recovery project In the Atha Athabasca � basca oil sands will ask the board to permit a hike In Its allowable production to 45000 from 31500 barrels of crude oil per day The sands cover 5750000 acres 250 miles northeast of Edmonton and the conservation board estimated they contain 626000000000 barrels of crude oil Think the price of pre-wln-ter check up has risen Not really Our advertisement for Young and Hamel Motors on page 12 last Thursday listed their price for the complete auto check at 900 Its not true The price Is 200 Rev A I Avery who pro promised � mised to fight Sunday sports from the pulpit and on the streets has been re elected chairman of the Prince George Ministerial Association Icy roads played havoc with motorists everywhere In the Prince George district today and our Vanderhoof correspon correspondent � dent reports that three cars were In the ditch west of here on Highway 16 It could well be treacherous driving tonight and police urge all motorists touse extreme caution In Shelly a family of eight was left homeless Sunday when their house was burned to the ground at about 1030 Pm Mr awl Mrs Mike Raphael and their six children escap escaped � ed without injury from the blaz blazing � ing home but they were unable Vol 7 No 228 Tk rX F e e Most nations today observed a day of mourning for President John Kennedy who was shot by an assassins bullet Friday After the shocking news was flashed around the world people everywhere such as this London bobby rtad it in disbelief -UPI Wirephoto Dezell in by acclamation Mayor Garvin Dezell was re reelected � elected by acclamation when nominations for the office closed at noon today Also declared elected by ac acclamation � clamation are school trustees Robert Range and Jack Rhodes When nominations were de declared � clared closed by returning officer E Nelson - Kent six candidates were entered to fill the three aldermanlc vacancies on city council They Include incumbents Aid Harry Loder Aid Hllllard Clare and Aid Richard Yardley and those who will contest the seats businessman Alex Bowie Mrs Carrie Jane Gray former mayor and alderman and lawyer Ray Culllnane Mayor Dezell whose re reelection � election was In doubt right up until the noon deadline will serve his third consecutive term as the citys chief magi magistrate � strate He has also served two previous terms as mayor Mrs Gray who contested the mayoralty election in 1961 filed papers at U40 and it wasnt known until nominations closed at noon what office she would contest Mr Bowie and Mr Culllnane Now hear this to save any of their household effects Cause of the fire which de stroed the housed owned by Mr and Mrs Fred Prlous of Shelley Is unknown The Ra Raphaels � phaels who came to Shelley recently from Stoner are stay staying � ing with friends The R A Boomhower family which was wiped out of their possessions last week when a fire ripped through their home 13 miles south of here today are giving thanks to the hundreds of Prince George citizens who came to their assistance Following appeals for cloth clothing � ing furniture and food In The Citizen Prince Georgians ral rallied � lied with the necessities for starting a new home Several business firms In the city donated food and furniture while private domtions of cloth clothing � ing for the family of four poured in Included were several gifts of money Mrs Connie Young one of a team who collected articles for the Boomhowers said the re response � sponse had been terrific each making their Initial entry Into civic elections filed at about 1030 am Dud Sawley city real estate and insurance man failed to file nomination papers although he Doctor had hopeless job DALLAS If - When Dr Mal com Perry was summoned to the emergency room of Park Parkland � land Hospital Friday to attend to dying President Kennedy his first thought was an ir irrelevancy � relevancy I remember thinking Dr Perry said Saturday That I had never seen a president before I thought Hes much bigger hes a big man But Mr Perry pushed va vagrant � grant thoughts behind as he bent to his hopeless task He recalled I could see that he was alive but he was near death In the lower portion of his neck right in front there was a small puncture There was a large massive wound In his head As Dr Perry worked with a number of other doctors In Including � cluding Kemp Clark he re remembered � membered looking up several times to see Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy standing nearby Best paper needed here Citizen Publisher W B Milner Saturday told how he made the decision to build a new 500000 newspaper plant in Prince George He described talking it over with a friend who has much more money than I and who also Is interested in newspapers That man told him You will never see the return on your investment but you will give the people a good newspaper Mr Milner who has passed his seventieth birthday agreed he would not see a financial return in his lifetime but decided the Central Interior needed the best newspaper that could be given It The Citizens new plant was built The man who gave the advice was Beaverbrook New Bruns Brunswick � wick born English press lord announced over a month ago that he would run for alderman Voting for aldermen will be held Dec 5 In the Civic Centre from 8 am to 8 pm This years voters list contains the names of 5375 owner electors and 172 tenant electors Owner electors will be asked to approve four money bylaws They Include money bylaws for a 105000 water extension pro program � gram a 200000 bylaw for a sewer extension program a 150000 expenditure for the realignment of Fifth and a bylaw to cover the extension of muni municipal � cipal boundaries to take In the exhibition grounds itizen The only daily newspaper serving Central British Columbia PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA MONDAY NOVEMBER 25 1963 ASSASSIN SHOT WASHINGTON If - Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy Sunday night went back for a second look at her husbans coffin In the Capitol rotunda and plead pleading � ing let me walk mingled with crowds that mourned the slain president The 34-year-old wife of President Kennedy seemed re reluctant � luctant to leave his coffin To Today � day she saw him buried In Arlington National Cemetery With her two children she had come In a funeral proces procession � sion Sunday afternoon to leave the presidents body to He In state In the Capitol fot public viewing by many thousands Mrs Kennedy with her little daughter Caroline boslde her had knelt and kissed the coffin before she departed about 230 Pm Unexpectedly she was back about 9 pm Sunday night on the arm of her brother-in-law Attorney - General Robert T Kennedy as long lines of peq ple waited to pass the presi presidents � dents bier She walked slowly by the ropes keeping the public from the casket area and once again knelt and kissed the coffin Until she had left It at the Capitol Mrs Kennedy had re remained � mained hear her husbands body since he was slain In Dal Dallas � las Friday afternoon On her sudden night time re reappearance � appearance the slow - moving crowd came to a halt When Mrs Kennedy rose she turned her tear stained face and looked for a long moment at the faces of those who came to pay their respects to her late husband A steady procession of visi visitors � tors filed into the US Embassy to sign book of condolence which was opened Saturday and will remain open during the 9 am to 530 pm business hours of the Embassy There were more than 1000 entries by about noon today representing Individuals and family groups Let me walk pleads bereaved Mrs Kennedy As she and the attorney-gen-eial left Mrs Kennedy seemed to look searchlngly at the faces of the Incoming throng Let me walk let me walk she said to the presidents brother as the descended the Capitol steps And they set out through the heavy crowds At first Mrs Kennedy went unrec unrecognized � ognized but soon she was dis discovered � covered and some followed af after � ter her party of police and se secret � cret servicemen At one point Mrs Kennedy paused to speak to a group of Roman Catholic nuns They of offered � fered sympathy Finally when the crowd about her grew a limousine pulled up and took Mrs Kennedy back to the White House Millions see murder NEW YORK A - Millions of television viewers throughout the continent watched In stun stunned � ned horror Sunday as a mur murder � der was committed It un undoubtedly � doubtedly was the first time so many people wlntessed a real - life homicide But many looked beyond the grisly aspects of the spectacle to find In the deed some type of Justice worked agalnstLee Harvey Oswald the man ac accused � cused but not convicted of assassinating President Ken Kennedy � nedy only two days before The overwhelming majority of those polled looked upon Oswalds slaying by Dallas nightclub proprietor Jack Ruby as a frightening revolt against the American code of Justice Phone LOgan 4 2441 MILD Low 30 - High 35 7c a copy Tearful thousands see Kennedy taken to grave OTTAWA PAUSES FOR TRIBUTE OTTAWA f - Noon hour crowds stood with bowed heads and motor traffic halted on Ot Ottawa � tawa streets today In mourn mourning � ing for former President Ken Kennedy � nedy The silence was observed for two minutes and was followed by a musical tribute on the car carillon � illon at the top of the Peace Tower of the Parliament Build Buildings � ings WASHINGTON AP The U S and the world said farewell today to John V Kennedy the 35th presi president � dent of the United States Hundreds of thousands watched as the body of the president assassinated at Dallas Friday was taken to Arlington National Cemetery its final resting place Meanwhile the district attorneys office in Dallas was preparing its case against Jack Ruby charged with shooting Lee Oswald Oswald was charged with Ken Kennedys � nedys murder An official said there was no doubt that Oswald was the man who shot Kennedy Reeling with shock and sorrow a mass of humanity packed St Matthews Roman Catholic cathedral the Capitol grounds and the streets Some had been there all night Other thousands came in early dawn families huddled with children in blankets Through the night other thousands had walked through the Capitol to see the flag draped coffin and pay last respects to the fallen president Police estimated the crowd at 240000 At times the line up waiting to view the presidents coffin was nine miles long involving a seven hour wait As the hour approached for the presidents body to leave the Capitol the rotunda filled with members of Congress sena senators � tors governors of states and other officials A few congress congressmen � men approached the coffin briefly Bright sunlight pierced the windows high up on the dome and cast splashes of light on the north wall It was a beau beautiful � tiful fall day sharp and clear Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy veiled and dressed In black came out of the White House at 10 25 am and entered a limousine for the drive to the Capitol She was escorted by the slain presidents brother Attorney General Robert F Kennedy A few steps behind came Senator Edward Kennedy the other brother of the president Mrs Kennedy was so heavily veiled that her face could not be clearly seen The fleet of limousines pro proceeded � ceeded slowly up Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol between ranks of military guards The crowds lining both sides of the street were silent Mrs Kennedy stepped out of her car and walked up the steps of the Capitol The attorney-general was on one side and Senator Kennedy on the other They walked to where the late presidents body lay and knelt by the coffin There was silence In the ro rotunda � tunda as they rose and slowly backed away then turned with Robert Kennedy holding Mrs Kennedys hand They took a last lingering look before turning away Ceremonies mark Citizen opening 250 tour plant for first hand look The Citizens new 500000 plant was officially opened Saturday Described as the most modern newspaper plant In Canada the building was toured by 250 officials and business businessmen � men Mayor Garvin Dezell speaking at the opelnlng cere ceremonies � monies said the newspapers expansion was a sign of the confidence Investors have in this part of BC The publisher of The Citizen has a fine newspaper and he will be offering to the people of the north a better product In the years to come said Mr Dezell A large ribbon of newsprint had been drawn across The Citizens main office Mr Dezell turned over a small printers knife to Mrs Charity Milner president of Citizen Publishers and Printers Ltd with which she cut the news newsprint � print This is it folks said Mrs Milner declaring the building officially opened The guests then toured the building which has had the final touches put to It by contractors in the past three weeks Most of the Interest was cen centered � tered in the composing and press rooms The visitors saw how The Citizens news and advertising type Is set without the use of metal type and re reproduced � produced by photographic methods The large press was operating to demonstrate one of the final phases In newspaper printing Ma Murray deanof BCs smalltown press didnt steal any hearts she didnt have to she already had them but she did steal the show She rolled them inthealsle when she addressed visitors present for the occasion Mrs Murray paid special tribute to Mr Milner who she noted had been successful in business In the Central Interior and who had re Invested In the area to be part of its growth and development General Manager JEMiller welcomed those who had come for the occasion and told them the publisher and staff were proud of the new Citizen plant He hoped residents of the com community � munity would be proud too of the product which would be delivered each day to their doorsteps Mayor Garvin Dezell noted Tre Citizen not only recorded the growth and development of the Central Interior but also was part of it The presidents flag -draped coffin was slipped slowly from the catafalque Guards outside the door saluted as the coffin was borne out the door and down the steps An officer called attention a salute was fired and a band broke Into Hall to the Chief Outside the same six white horses were harnessed to the same black caisson that brought the coffin to the Capitol Sunday And again the riderless brown horse the ancient military symbol of a fallen warrior was behind the caisson The caisson bearlngthe coffin arrived at the cathedral shortly before 9 am Prince George time Mrs Kennedy after a pause took daughter Caroline and son John by their hands and led them to the steps The children were both dressed in blue Archbishop Richard Cardinal Cushlng of Boston In a tall white hat and purple and black robes came down the steps followed by other churchmen The family filed between the wide open doors of the church Meanwhile the mass of for foreign � eign government leaders and diplomats waited In the background Finally with French Presi President � dent De Gaulle In the front rank In his olive drab uniform See KENNEDY page 4 MORE PICTURES STORIES Pages 2 3 4 MAYOR GARVIN DK7VAU and MRS W li MUiNtiH