- / -
THE
WORLD
TODAY
About
20
raiders
armed
with
rifles
and
Sten
guns
attacked
a
police
post
in
Kenyas
north
northeast
�
east
region
near
the
Ethiopian
and
Somali
borders
Thursday
night
The
battle
lasted
40
min
minutes
�
utes
The
only
casualties
re
reported
�
ported
were
two
police
camels
killed
and
two
Injured
Two
days
ago
50
Somalls
attacked
a
police
camp
killing
a
tribal
policeman
and
wounding
our
others
A
policemans
wife
a
Somali
and
a
local
tribesman
also
died
A
search
Is
under
way
for
a
7000
ton
Spanish
freighter
overdue
for
six
days
on
a
voy
voyage
�
age
from
Boston
to
Spain
The
ship
the
Castillo
de
Montjulch
carried
a
crew
of
between
40
and
GO
men
It
was
moving
9000
tons
of
general
cargo
from
Bos
Boston
�
ton
to
La
Coruna
a
run
it
has
been
making
for
10
years
A
Spanish
cruiser
and
two
frigates
are
searching
Atlantic
waters
for
the
missing
ship
Premier
Khrushchev
has
sent
birthday
greetings
to
80-year-old
Cyrus
Eaton
millionaire
Cleveland
Industrialist
Khrush
Khrushchevs
�
chevs
message
told
the
Canadian-born
Eaton
The
Soviet
people
deeply
respect
your
tire
tireless
�
less
work
in
the
Interest
of
uni
universal
�
versal
peace
The
US
Senate
set
a
record
for
speed
today
It
met
in
a
token
session
that
lasted
only
two
sec
seconds
�
onds
The
senate
then
adjourn
adjourned
�
ed
until
Monday
when
It
will
act
on
final
passage
of
the
American
foreign
aid
money
bill
to
clear
the
way
for
a
re
recess
�
cess
until
Jan
7
Only
four
sen
senators
�
ators
were
on
hand
for
todays
session
British
doctors
have
been
warned
against
giving
pregnant
women
Ethionamide
a
drug
used
to
treat
tuberculosis
The
warning
says
the
drug
maybe
dangerous
to
the
unborn
child
May
and
Baker
Ltd
manufac
manufacturers
�
turers
of
the
drug
found
big
doses
can
produce
deformities
In
the
offspring
of
test
animals
In
Ottawa
Dr
L
I
Pugsley
of
the
federal
food
and
drug
directorate
said
a
similar
manufacturers
warning
was
sent
out
to
Canadian
doctors
In
November
Only
one
firm
Poulenc
of
Montreal
handles
the
drug
In
Canada
The
cabinet
Is
meeting
for
its
secondsession
since
Parlia
Parliament
�
ment
prorogued
last
weekend
Prime
Minister
Pearson
said
the
meeting
is
likely
to
be
a
day
long
session
The
Prime
Minister
said
there
may
be
an
announcements
�
nouncements
late
today
but
nothing
of
great
significance
He
said
there
would
be
no
cabinet
shuffle
today
and
no
new
senators
named
to
five
vacancies
in
the
senate
Social
Credit
leader
Robert
Thompson
said
In
a
NewYears
message
today
that
Canadas
challenge
is
to
find
a
national
Identity
He
said
The
past
year
has
forcefully
taught
us
that
our
national
unity
and
our
national
life
cannot
be
taken
for
granted
He
said
Cana
Canadians
�
dians
should
look
into
the
fu
future
�
ture
with
vision
then
make
that
vision
a
reality
The
Social
Credit
leader
said
he
prays
Canadians
will
realize
the
vi
vision
�
sion
of
themselves
as
pioneers
In
solving
the
world
wide
prob
problems
�
lems
of
our
time
The
leaderof
the
New
Demo
Democratic
�
cratic
Party
In
Ontario
Donald
MacDonald
said
today
the
pro
provincial
�
vincial
government
Is
turning
a
blind
eye
on
the
used
-car
racket
He
said
in
a
statement
today
OntarloAttorney
General
Cass
and
his
top
officials
need
to
be
persuaded
to
investigate
alleged
dishonest
practices
in
the
used
car
industry
The
statement
outlined
16
cases
in
which
used
car
companies
al
allegedly
�
legedly
collected
1500
in
de
deposits
�
posits
and
refused
to
return
any
of
the
money
when
lack
of
financing
prevented
the
sales
from
going
through
Vol
7
No
250
200
miss
homeowner
grant
here
Less
than
200
homeowners
in
Prince
George
are
expect
expected
�
ed
to
miss
out
on
the
pro
provincial
�
vincial
governments
home
homeowner
�
owner
grant
when
the
dead
line
has
passed
Dec
31
This
was
the
estimate
of
city
tax
collector
E
Nelson
Kent
who
said
today
home
homeowners
�
owners
have
until
S
pm
Tuesday
to
make
their
ap
application
�
plication
for
the
grant
However
he
said
manyof
those
still
unapplied
for
con
constitute
�
stitute
homes
that
belong
to
absentee
owners
and
others
belong
to
those
who
own
more
than
one
home
In
the
city
and
therefore
are
not
elig
eligible
�
ible
for
the
grant
There
are
approximately
2
COO
homes
on
the
citys
tax
roll
Provincial
authorities
said
last
week
they
expect
between
500
and
1000
home
homeowners
�
owners
throughout
the
prov
province
�
ince
will
miss
out
on
the
grant
In
the
City
of
Vancouver
for
instance
about
1000
homeowners
there
had
not
applied
for
the
grant
by
last
rriday
Many
offers
for
orphans
Two
Prince
George
young
youngsters
�
sters
orphaned
by
the
death
of
their
mother
on
the
eve
of
the
Christmas
season
spent
the
holiday
with
their
aunt
Their
future
home
has
not
been
decided
yet
but
is
expected
to
be
determined
soon
The
childrens
aunt
who
wished
to
remain
publicly
un
unidentified
�
identified
and
Mr
and
Mrs
Charles
Steward
who
had
been
looking
after
the
youngsters
were
to
meet
today
to
discuss
future
plans
for
three-year-old
Kevin
and
18-month-old
Darcy
Hansen
The
youngsters
were
left
without
parents
when
their
21-year-old
mother
died
at
her
Ross
Crescent
home
Thursday
night
or
Friday
morning
Their
father
had
been
killed
in
a
log
logging
�
ging
camp
accident
about
one
year
ago
Mrs
Hansen
was
found
dead
Friday
morning
by
Charles
Steward
who
called
at
her
home
He
made
the
visit
when
he
and
his
wife
became
wor
worried
�
ried
because
MrsHansen
fail
failed
�
ed
to
bring
the
children
to
the
Steward
home
that
morning
It
had
been
her
custom
to
leave
the
children
at
the
Stew
Steward
�
ard
home
while
she
was
employ
employed
�
ed
during
the
day
at
a
local
law
firm
An
Inquest
into
the
death
of
the
childrens
mother
was
ad
adjourned
�
journed
Indefinitely
Meanwhile
Prince
George
residents
opened
their
hearts
to
the
bereaved
children
as
they
offered
assistance
to
them
In
a
flood
of
phone
calls
The
offers
of
aid
ranged
from
proposals
to
adopt
the
youngsters
to
a
home
for
them
during
the
Christmas
season
Frozen
body
found
in
north
RCMP
in
Prince
George
to
today
�
day
reported
the
frozen
body
of
an
Indian
was
found
at
Cassiar
Christmas
Day
Police
say
William
Johnny
apparentlj
died
from
over-exposure
An
inquest
has
been
or
ordered
�
dered
Now
hear
this
It
was
a
sad
kettle
of
fish
patients
plus
18
occupancies
In
for
the
driver
of
a
Marine
the
nursery
over
the
Christ
Overland
Refrigeration
Ex-
mas
holiday
when
doctors
per
press
truck
which
went
into
a
mltted
some
patients
to
spend
ditch
12
miles
east
of
Houston
Christmas
at
home
Hospital
with
about
40000
pounds
of
hall-
administrator
Gordon
Townend
but
while
en
route
from
Ketchl-
reports
however
that
occupancy
kan
Alaska
to
the
US
last
will
return
to
abnormal
again
Saturday
The
load
of
frozerf
today
rising
to
about
the
200
fish
was
undamaged
but
It
had
level
Still
on
the
hospital
to
be
transferred
to
another
Ken
McKenzie
qualified
Christ
truck
before
the
tractor
and
mas
Day
as
the
newest
mem
trailer
could
be
undltched
ber
of
the
hospital
auxiliary
The
hospitals
occupany
level
when
he
donned
pink
smock
to
dropped
to
a
comfortable
94
accompany
wife
Irene
on
her
ref
ular
rounds
with
the
hospital
cart
j0
bring
a
little
cheer
to
imtmv
patients
shut
In
over
thefestlve
lINUliA
season
building
8
The
tire
shop
men
at
Third
Classlfed
H
and
Victoria
had
a
different
Comics
12
Christmas
It
was
Meery
Coming
events
5
not
Merry
at
least
thats
District
f
2
what
their
sign
read
through
Editorial
7
the
Christmas
season
Down
Gardening
15
Victoria
way
theres
a
ser-
Here
and
There
f
15
ylce
station
looking
for
a
varm
Markets
3
winter
with
a
big
sign
advls-
iports
4
big
customers
they
can
get
TV
2
ICE
there
No
thanks
Ca
e
e
of
the
mishap
38
miles
south
of
Chetwynd
The
southbound
bus
chartered
by
Northern
Stages
Ltd
to
handle
the
heavy
Christ
Christmas
�
mas
traffic
was
sideswiped
by
a
tank
trailer
and
forced
off
the
road
and
Into
a
ditch
Sat
Saturday
�
urday
afternoon
Bus
driver
Allan
Amanson
of
Fort
St
John
was
taken
to
hospital
at
Dawson
Creek
suf-
Canadian
lumber
sales
curbed
by
Florida
policy
THE
FINANCIAL
POST
WASHINGTON
Canadian
lumber
sales
In
the
U
S
have
been
hit
by
a
little
-
noticed
protectionist
play
In
Florida
As
a
result
most
of
the
Ca
Canadian
�
nadian
lumber
sales
in
the
state
maybe
stopped
The
state
leg
legislature
�
islature
has
passed
a
law
saying
it
is
illegal
to
lnstal
lumber
exceeding
19
per
cent
In
mois
moisture
�
ture
content
into
any
structure
or
building
used
for
humanhabj
tation
Hickory
Wing
ski
hill
ready
Prince
George
skiers
receiv
received
�
ed
a
surprise
Christmas
pres
present
�
ent
over
the
holiday
The
clubs
facilities
were
put
In
working
order
It
Is
the
first
time
this
sea
season
�
son
Hickory
Wing
members
are
able
to
go
to
the
club
site
and
enjoy
all
the
facilities
includ
including
�
ing
the
regular
and
bunny
tows
and
the
coffee
shop
A
club
spokesman
also
indi
indicated
�
cated
this
morning
the
hill
is
ready
for
skiing
This
would
appear
to
mean
a
drastic
reduction
in
Canadian
sales
to
Florida
of
Douglas
fir
spruce
and
cedar
The
meas
measure
�
ure
also
hits
hard
at
Douglas
fir
and
other
lumber
from
the
US
The
action
was
taken
by
the
legislature
at
the
urging
of
pine
lumbermen
from
the
south
They
must
dry
to
19
per
cent
maximum
to
prevent
stain
and
damage
to
their
wood
Drying
processes
are
be
becoming
�
coming
more
widespread
in
the
US
but
most
of
the
US
Paci
Pacific
�
fic
Northwest
lumbermen
and
the
Canadian
lumber
industry
do
not
do
as
much
drying
as
the
southern
pine
Industry
This
action
by
Florida
could
presageslmllar
action
by
other
Southern
states
where
the
pine
Interests
have
strong
Influence
Oregon
Sen
Wayne
Morse
concerned
at
the
effect
on
Ore
Oregon
�
gon
Douglas
fir
sales
In
Florida
says
theFlorldaactionlssim
lUr
In
effect
to
a
confiscatory
tariff
Legislation
such
as
that
adopted
by
Florida
constitutes
an
invitation
for
retaliatory
legislation
by
other
States
itizen
The
only
daily
newspaper
serving
Central
British
Columbia
PRINCE
GEORGE
BRITISH
COLUMBIA
FRIDAY
DECEMBER
27
1963
Mm
-JhnTi
Neat
approach
to
disposing
garbage
is
this
plastic
bag
use
of
which
is
demonstrated
here
by
Sue
Bolton
410
Burden
The
citys
public
works
department
is
experiment
experimenting
�
ing
with
the
green
plastic
bags
which
if
successful
could
banish
unsightly
metal
cans
and
reduce
the
cost
of
operating
the
citys
garbage
collection
service
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Miller
photo
22
HURT
IN
ACCIDENT
Disaster
plan
on
trial
Prince
George
Regional
Hos
Hospitals
�
pitals
disaster
plan
swung
quietly
into
action
last
week
weekend
�
end
when
22
persons
shaken
up
In
a
bus
accident
near
Chet
wynd
were
admitted
at
3
am
Sunday
The
22
passengers
en
route
to
Vancouver
from
Dawson
Creek
and
Fort
St
John
were
transported
here
from
the
site
ferlng
from
shock
and
bruises
and
released
the
same
night
The
22
passengers
none
of
whom
were
injured
were
pro
processed
�
cessed
here
In
about
two
and
one
half
hours
They
were
treated
for
shock
and
cuts
and
each
was
X
rayed
Hospital
administrator
Gord
don
Townend
said
he
was
alert
alerted
�
ed
at
about
1230
am
Sunday
and
the
patients
began
arriving
about
two
hours
later
He
said
the
hospitals
dis
disaster
�
aster
plan
which
Is
geared
for
various
types
of
emergen
cles
was
put
Into
effect
by
Dr
Allan
Chambers
chairman
of
the
plan
and
by
chief
of
the
medical
staff
Dr
John
Mc
Kellar
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INTELLECTUAL
APPROACH
Major
school
course
changes
next
year
A
large
scale
revision
Is
bplng
made
of
courses
taught
In
DC
schools
emphasizing
the
importance
of
lntellecutal
development
This
was
revealed
recently
by
J
R
Meredith
director
of
the
department
of
educations
curriculum
division
In
a
speech
to
school
administrators
at
Prince
George
The
entire
field
of
language
arts
lnclu
ling
reading
courses
is
being
studied
and
It
Is
ex
expected
�
pected
there
will
be
a
revised
program
ready
for
next
September
Discussions
are
taking
place
on
the
possibility
of
changing
science
courses
Including
re
revising
�
vising
the
facilities
and
equip
equipment
�
ment
required
for
elementary
schools
Mr
Meredith
said
the
stress
on
Intellectual
development
does
not
mean
that
social
emo
emotional
�
tional
and
character
develop
development
�
ment
will
be
excluded
from
the
education
system
It
Is
expected
there
will
be
a
revised
reading
program
In
Including
�
cluding
a
change
of
readers
prepared
for
next
September
and
commencing
with
grade
one
said
Mr
Meredith
The
revision
in
arithmetic
courses
which
will
reach
grade
5
InSeptember
reflects
not
onlv
changes
In
theories
of
learning
but
a
fundamental
change
In
mathematics
Itself
he
said
The
changes
also
will
be
re
reflected
�
flected
In
the
secondary
school
system
The
revision
In
English
com
composition
�
position
courses
will
Involve
a
decrease
in
the
amount
of
ana
analytical
�
lytical
classically
orientated
grammar
There
will
be
more
emphasis
on
usage
actual
writ
writing
�
ing
and
speaking
Salvation
Army
invites
150
to
Christmas
dinner
The
Prince
George
Salvation
Army
experts
to
host
about
150
persons
this
evening
at
an
annual
Christmas
dinner
for
the
needy
Capt
Douglas
Warren
said
the
dinner
will
tako
place
at
the
Salvation
Armys
chapel
on
Fourth
Ave
The
dinner
is
one
of
the
many
services
the
Army
provides
each
year
for
underprivileged
people
3000
Bulgarians
riot
outside
American
embassy
SOFIA
Bulgaria
Reuters
An
estimated
3000
shouting
and
booing
Bulgarians
demon
demonstrated
�
strated
outside
the
U
S
legation
here
today
smashing
most
of
the
windows
on
the
first
three
floors
and
overturning
four
American
diplomatic
cars
The
rioters
were
eventually
dispersed
by
local
militiamen
It
was
learned
the
legation
was
considering
protesting
to
the
Bulgarian
foreign
ministry
The
hour
long
demonstration
which
began
at
11
am
was
in
protest
against
alleged
Ameri
American
�
can
Intelligence
activity
re
revealed
�
vealed
in
the
spy
trial
of
a
former
diplomat
which
began
here
Thursday
The
demonstrators
shouted
anti
-
American
slogans
and
pelted
the
front
windows
of
the
legation
in
the
heart
of
the
city
with
ice
frozen
snow
and
stones
The
crowd
numbered
about
Thieves
have
Christmas
holiday
spree
in
city
Thieves
and
vandals
ran
rampage
during
the
two
day
Christmas
holiday
period
in
Prince
George
Thieves
broke
Into
the
Hud
Hudsons
�
sons
Day
Co
store
by
smashing
a
plate
glass
panel
at
a
rear
entrance
They
took
three
suit
suitcases
�
cases
of
clothes
and
miscel
miscellaneous
�
laneous
items
While
robbing
the
store
they
threw
shelves
full
of
merchan
merchandise
�
dise
on
floors
Police
estimate
the
loss
at
approximately
3000
Half
of
this
total
police
say
has
been
recovered
Noarrests
have
been
made
yet
Vandals
apparently
bent
on
plain
destruction
broke
into
a
building
owned
by
Arctic
Mills
Ltd
and
scattered
barrels
of
oil
over
the
floor
started
power
saws
ripped
block
heater
plugs
from
their
sockets
and
broke
more
than
200
light
bulbs
Police
said
apart
from
the
cost
of
repairing
the
damage
a
considerable
amount
of
time
will
be
lost
by
workers
while
equipment
Is
being
repaired
The
Thrift
Market
was
en
entered
�
tered
during
the
Christmas
holiday
and
thieves
made
off
with
small
articles
after
they
messed
the
place
up
with
potato
chips
and
candies
thrown
over
the
floor
At
1644
Cedar
thieves
stole
an
undetermined
amount
of
household
articles
from
the
home
of
L
A
Park
A
purse
containing
15
was
stolen
from
a
car
parked
out
PLANET
IN
KILLER
SMOG
side
the
Sacred
Heart
Church
Wednesday
Christmas
parcels
worth
about
25
were
stolen
from
a
car
parked
outside
the
Hudsons
Bay
store
Tuesday
On
the
traffic
scene
district
police
report
three
minor
acci
accidents
�
dents
There
were
no
impaired
driver
arrests
although
road
roadblocks
�
blocks
were
set
up
regularly
during
the
holidays
The
city
detachment
of
RCMP
report
two
accidents
901
survive
ship
fire
LONDON
P
-
Prime
Minis
Minister
�
ter
Sir
Alec
Douglas
-
Home
Is
studying
demands
for
a
full
British
inquiry
Into
the
Lakonia
ship
disaster
Latest
figures
Issued
by
the
ships
Greek
owners
put
the
number
of
known
survivors
at
901
the
dead
at
96
and
the
mis
missing
�
sing
at
31
The
Greek
Line
said
no
offi
official
�
cial
list
of
the
dead
and
mis
missing
�
sing
would
be
Issued
before
next
Wednesday
morning
to
per
permit
�
mit
double
checking
The
prime
minister
agreed
Thursday
night
to
consider
the
demand
of
Patrick
Cordon
Walker
Labor
party
spokes
spokesman
�
man
on
foreign
affairs
for
a
British
inquiry
Most
British
newspapers
supported
the
demand
Hope
of
Mors
life
fades
WASHINGTON
W
-
There
Is
new
evidence
that
the
planet
Mars
Is
crossed
by
great
yel
yellow
�
low
clouds
of
toxic
smog
If
so
it
could
mean
that
earths
last
chance
of
finding
a
life
supporting
planet
In
this
solar
system
Is
gone
Some
astronomers
have
con
conjectured
�
jectured
that
the
yellowish
clouds
seen
on
Mars
are
mostly
dust
and
the
planets
whites
and
blues
have
been
associated
with
snow
and
water
But
Drs
Sebastian
Kan
er
and
Carl
C
Kless
repoited
today
evidence
that
the
clouds
are
mostly
gases
of
compounds
of
oxygen
and
nitrogenthe
same
eye
-
burning
choking
toxic
gases
of
earth
bound
smog
They
split
the
light
from
the
planets
telescopic
Image
by
powerful
spectroscopic
tech
techniques
�
niques
and
found
the
pattern
that
is
yielded
by
the
gas
ni
nitrogen
�
trogen
dioxide
Nitrogen
dioxlde
a
partner
partnership
�
ship
of
one
nitrogen
atom
and
two
of
oxygen
appears
jellow
and
In
dense
concentrations
looks
brownish
yellow
chang
changing
�
ing
to
blue
and
white
in
frozen
forms
Scientists
intent
on
searching
the
distant
uorld
for
signs
of
life
have
looked
for
traces
of
water
suggested
by
the
chang
changing
�
ing
color
patterns
and
blues
and
whites
on
the
planet
Karrer
Is
a
chemical
consul
consultant
�
tant
a
pioneer
In
the
early
pro
processes
�
cesses
that
enabled
US
Indus
Industry
�
try
to
reap
nitrogen
fioin
the
atmosphere
where
it
nukes
up
some
78
per
cent
of
the
earths
gases
Kiess
Is
an
astronomer
at
Georgetown
College
Ob
Observatory
�
servatory
Defore
a
meeting
of
the
Amer
American
�
ican
Astronomical
Society
they
presented
a
paper
discussing
the
properties
of
a
number
of
nitrogen
ox
gen
compounds
and
their
changing
relationships
and
colors
as
they
warm
and
cool
They
plan
to
create
labra
tor
mists
of
nitrogen
tetroxide
paitlcles
to
simulate
what
they
believe
to
be
possible
conditions
on
Mars
Kltss
said
they
believe
that
uuny
of
the
phenomena
of
the
appejrance
through
earth
tele
telescopes
�
scopes
can
be
explained
by
changes
in
the
nature
and
color
of
nltioen
ami
owpen
com
compounds
�
pounds
under
chancing
tempo
ratures
500
at
the
start
but
grew
to
around
3000
at
the
peak
of
the
demonstration
a
US
legation
official
said
The
demonstrators
made
no
attempt
to
enter
the
legation
and
nobody
in
the
legation
was
hurt
he
said
Turks
march
in
London
LONDON
P
Nearly
4
000
Turkish
Cyprlots
today
mar
marched
�
ched
four
abreast
to
the
Prime
Ministers
official
residence
with
a
petition
calling
for
the
end
to
violence
in
Cyprus
The
procession
a
mile
long
was
organized
by
the
Cyprus-
Turkish
Association
British
army
units
patrolled
the
narrow
streets
of
Nicosia
Cyprus
to
keep
the
peace
in
the
embattled
town
Disagree
Disagreement
�
ment
delayed
plans
for
Greek
and
Turkish
soldiers
to
Join
them
Five
days
of
fighting
in
the
Mediterranean
island
nation
has
caused
grave
International
con
concern
�
cern
Commanders
of
the
British
Greek
and
Turkish
garrisons
met
today
but
were
unable
to
agree
on
the
composition
of
mixed
patrols
Greek
and
Turkish
Cyprlots
generally
observed
a
Christ
Christmas
�
mas
Day
cease
fire
but
a
few
shots
still
could
be
heard
from
the
northeast
sector
of
the
bor
border
�
der
dividing
Greek
and
Turk
Turkish
�
ish
sectors
of
Nicosia
Meanwhile
the
first
rein
reinforcements
�
forcements
ordered
from
Bri
Britain
�
tain
Thursday
landed
at
a
British
base
on
the
Island
A
spokesman
said
they
will
re
replace
�
place
troops
in
base
areas
ordered
to
duty
in
the
capital
and
elsewhere
Turkish
students
protesting
violence
In
Cyprus
marched
to
the
office
of
Premier
Ismet
Inonu
in
Ankara
today
and
shouted
annexation
or
death
Inonu
received
a
delegation
and
told
them
to
be
calm
New
wage
contract
for
nurses
A
new
wage
contract
tor
some
64
registered
nurses
at
Prince
George
Regional
Hospital
has
been
approved
by
the
hospital
board
The
new
contract
which
covers
about
3000
registered
nurses
in
D
C
was
negotiated
recently
in
only
two
days
of
bargaining
with
the
DC
Hos
Hospitals
�
pitals
Association
Hospital
administrator
Gor
Gordon
�
don
Townend
was
a
member
of
the
negotiating
committee
which
reached
agreement
with
the
nurses
following
meetings
in
Vancouver
The
nurses
will
get
an
aver
average
�
age
increase
of
4
75
per
cent
over
the
two
years
covered
by
the
contract
Mr
Townend
said
nurses
here
are
paid
the
same
sal
salaries
�
aries
as
nures
in
Vancouver
and
at
hospitals
in
the
Fraser
Valley
and
the
Okanagan
A
peneral
dut
nurse
with
a
basic
minimum
training
will
get
332
a
month
next
year
and
340
in
19G5
Current
basic
rate
is
320
a
month
The
association
negotiates
with
nurses
in
about
50
11
C
hospitals
About
40
other
hos
hospitals
�
pitals
usual
follow
the
con
contract
�
tract
negotiated
bj
the
associ
association
�
ation