say d555 MA3W 81 Thtt dvrtliment li net publlthtd or dliplatrHl by tht liquor Control Board or by thi Covtrnmont of British tolumblt Vol 8 No 138 THE WORLD TODAY The Soviet Union proposed today that the United States and Russia agree In principle to the phased destruction of all their bombers as a step toward world disarmament Soviet negotiator Semyon D Tsarapktn told the 17 nation disarmament talks that once the United States agrees to the principle of destruction of all bombers the Soviet govern government � ment Is ready to discuss such details as the types of air aircraft � craft the phases the over all time limltand International ver verification � ification procedures Climb fails An eight - man Canadian mountain - climbing expedition worked its way down to civili civilization � zation In Karakorams Wednes Wednesday � day leaving Pakistans 23000 foot Hachlndar Kish uncllmbed They found Hachlndar Kish a practically vertical spire too difficult to climb said one member who came on ahead Visits Russia Foreign Secretary R A But Butler � ler will fly to Moscow July 27 for his first visit to Russia officials said here today The expected him to have world - ranging talks with Rus Russian � sian Premier Khrushchev and Andrei Gromyko the Soviet foreign minister Red parley Communist China today faced a renewed Soviet challenge to agree to a conference of world Communist parties as soon as possible The challenge was made in a letter to Peking published In Moscow Wednesday It declared that In the immediate future we should agree In principle that a meeting must be convened Bcrmcnn alive West German Justice authori authorities � ties believe that Hitlers deputy Martin Bormann Is still alive Frankfurt Chief Prosecutor Wllhelm Metzner said in an In Interview � terview today that the authori authorities � ties believe Bormann Is In South America probably Paraguay Metzner said assumptions that the Nazi official Is still alive were confirmed last month when he and a companion In Investigated � vestigated a report that Bor Bormann � mann had been burled In a grave In East Berlin But the grave contained no remains Bormann disappeared in Ber Berlin � lin at the end of the Second World War and was condemned to death In absentia by the Nuernberg war crimes tribunal Live television for Prince Q George Is still about a year awa7 lh manager of tele television � vision station CKPG said today Bob Harklns estimated that micro wave facilities between Kamloops and Prince George will be in operation about this time next year He attributed the delay to the difficulty of getting micro wave equipment Each component Is custom manufactured In Italy and the factory Is plugged with back orders Italy Is the only place in the world we can get the equipment and each piece is custom made for projects all over the world Close to 150 children last 0 month were taken on tours of the city fire hall some something � thing which fire chief Harold INDEX Classified 10 11 Comics 0 Coming Events -----4 Editorial 2 Entertainment 5 6 Here end There ----- 4 Markets ---- 3 Sports ---78 TV -6 Dornbierer and his staff enjoy as much as the kids r Ire trucks always are exciting to children the chief observes At the same time they are given some valu valuable � able tips on fire prevention But the chief has only one request when you call to make an ap appointment � pointment phone L04 2244 not the fire emergency number WHICH IS LO 4 2345 Any day now therell be 4 a Ml - scale attack on the mosquitoes which many havo described as being the worst in years City works superintendent Dill Jones told councils general purposes committee Wednesday hes ready oi the spraying cam campaign � paign using a non toxic Insecticide that has been okayed by the fisheries people There Is no truth to the O rumor that frustrated gar- deners who cant keep ahead of the weeds during this 6oggy summer will be allowed to enter crab grass dandelions chick weed etc Instead of the usual floral offerings in the Simon Fraser Days horticultural ex hlblts I The only daily newspaper serving Central British Columbia Heavy rains yesterday caused flooding in basement of E B Horsman Electric building 180 Victoria Vincent Webber whose family lives upstairs spent the evening 23 MINUTES Goldwafer victory one ballot breeze By HAROLD MORRISON SAN FRANCISCO CP Senator Barry Gold water captured the Republican presidential nomination Wednesday night with ease on the first ballot and pro promised � mised to carry the conservative cause to the Ameri American � can voters in the November general election It was a crushing defeat for the liberal and moderate wing of the Republican party Twenty three minutes iftcr the roll call of the 50 states began Goldwater became the nominee when South Carolina cast its 16 ballots to put him over the necessary C55 total City motorist charged in three car accident A charge of going through a stop sign lias been laid against a city man following a three car plleup at 8 am today Medley Tower was charged iter the car he was driving collided at Third and Queens way with cars driven by John S Elllston and Ronald A Hall There were no Injuries and damage totalled 1100 A woman who passed out at the wheel of her car was de detained � tained in hospital overnight for observation after the car slid into a ditch at Mile 4 on the Hart Highway Mrs Ruth Fellers of the Houghtallng subdivision was on her way home at 1145 last night when she blacked out and lost control of the car She was returning from work earlier than usual because she had been feeling ill Sentence will be imposed July 24 on 10-year-old Johnny An tolne following conviction for stealing a taxi Antolne was convicted this morning In magistrates court of stealing the cab July 15 New York BARRY GOLDWATER winner Derailment blocks line A small derailment on the CNR line near Hansard delayed some Prince George - bound traffic for close to six hours Wednesday J P Dateman the railways assistant superintendent said two boxcars went off the tracks tying up trains ovoi Mie line until they were put back on the tracks The jnssenger train frsm tho east arilved In Prince George close to six hours lato Wednesday Traffic was normal today PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA THURSDAY JULY 16 1964 iVLLLLLLLtM H i IH rhIh bkjhhhw Ti fvwL 1 ft ciIijli Sf w bBBkR lLLLB representative William Miller is the choice of Goluvatjr as his vice-presidential running mate V lifting stored furnituro and boxes high off the floor City Public Works Department received over 50 phone calls about flooded basements and backedup storm sewers BOWLADROME DAMAGE ESTIMATED 50000 The investigation was continuing today into the cause of a fire which gutted the basement of Fifth Ave Bowladrome Fire Chief Harold Dornbierer said he had to have a discussion with the manager of the bowladrome before he could decide the cause of the early morning blaze Wednesday Damage has been estimated at close to 50000 The 10 lanes on the bottom floor were left charred ruins and the upper 10 lanes were badly gutted GETTING WORSE Highway 16 detour said bad hazard By AUDREY SMEDLEY Citizen Correspondent VANDERHOOF A travel weary tourist from Vancouver Wash stumbled into the tourist bureau here saying he never would have travelled west of Prince George if he had known the condition of High way lfi He was typical of a number of tourists who In recent days have been making strong com complaints � plaints about the condition of a detour Just west of town They say it is a hazard to traffic A traveller making the trip must follow pilot cars making a detour of approximately 14 miles to avoid four or five miles of road construction The detour takes cars through the Mapes district The situation has been ag gravated by the long spell of rainy weather which the High Highways � ways department hoped would not occur during the project The secondary roads many of which were hard hit by spring flooding lure only the most enthusiastic tourists into our fishing resorts said a tourist bureau spokesman Duses which travel Highway 1C also are frequently delayed by construction work Most of the time lost in tho trip between Vanderhoof and Prince George which can easily VICTORIANS BUYING QUAKE INSURANCE VICTORIA - Jittery Victor Victorians � ians have been taking out more earthquake Insurance An Increase was reported by several Insurance companies after the Good Friday earth quakes In Alaska A small tremor this wech caused a few more to look Into the matter Cost of the Insurance Is 1312 cents for each100 of Insurance fot three years on a dwelling house but no one In Victoria has ever collected Mr Jack Roberts are Insur Insurance � ance agent said however that damage caused by tidal waves that may accompany earth earthquakes � quakes Is not covered by earth quake Insurance take two hours under present circumstances Is a result of the detour west of here Tills road often winding In places is quickly degenerating under a constant stream of traf traffic � fic At least one local resident had a windshield which is badly scarred from flying rock Tho majority of tho tourists reporting in to the tourist bureau are still from Cali California � fornia All told 210 travellers visited the bureau up to July 14 WIFE SLAYING Phone LOgan 4 2441 A fast moving thunderstorm once more tripped up the progress of Prince George Thursday Many construction projects stopped and crops con continued � tinued to deteriorate as the latest installment of a wet summer dumped one of the heaviest downpours of the year in less than an hour Thousands of dollars damage were counted In terms of flood flooded � ed basements lost construction time and most serious crop damage Walter Burns superintendent of the federal experimental farm said today the crop situ situation � ation Is becoming very serious Harvest losses may run to 25 per cent he said Damage is due to plant deteri deterioration � oration and delay of maturity which may cause further dam damage � age if farmers cant harvest before bad September weather arrives i Earth - moving and paving work will stop for the ump teenth time until the ground dries out More rain Is forecast In the city a major victim of flooding was Better Value Furniture on Third Ave Two feet of water damaged furniture in the basement No estimate of the loss was available The citys public works de department � partment estimated it received SO or CO calls following the downpour A spokesman estimated that at least one Inch of rain fell In 45 minutes Most of the complaints were about street flooding but some of them asked the citys help with basement flooding In several cases water from the storm over loaded the sani tary sewer system causing water to backup into basements toilets and bathtubs Part of the problem was due to the fact that residents in some areas of the city have arbitrarily removed from the storm drainage catch basins a sheet of metal which normally would control the flow of water The sheet has a small hole In it which regulates the flow preventing an over load of the sewer system A spokesman for the public works department underlined the necessity of keeping the sheets of metal In place The late afternoon storm sent water gushing down Prince George streets Rainfall at the airport was measured at 22 Inches and observers say Prince George received consid erably more precipitation A flash flood on a creek east of Prince George washed out a logging bridge The rainfall since July 1 now totals 2C Inches one tenth inch moie than the normal monthly precipitation 25 inches The record for July is 508 Inches established In 1932 A rainfall record of 40 inches was established for June this yea i W3W 10c Copy CARLING BLACK LABEL BEER Trill advertisement It not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia Swift storm bogs fields projects under rainfall T TLow 50 High b5TP POLICE FEET A DIME MORE MONTREAL CP - The City of Montreal has Just bought 3800 pairs of shoes for policemen and 2400 pairs for firemen The cost per pair is 865 for cops and 855 for the firefighters Why the difference A Montreal city official explains it this way The policeman walk ten cents worth more than the firemen mjmrn Overloaded sanitary sewer system caused water to back up in the basements of several homes during Thursdays downpour Here Marie Frenkel of 511 Douglas St shows silt which came up in a basement sink Pearson reports Friday OTTAWA cr Prime Min Minister � ister Pearson returns late today from the Commonwealth prime ministers conference in London to face questions in the Com Commons � mons about what he plans to do In Canada to reinforce his plea for racial equality In the Com Commonwealth � monwealth Mr Pearson is expected to report to the Commons Friday on the London talks His address to the conference Monday emphasizing the need to recognize racial equality in fact as well as in principle sparked questions immediately in the Commons about Indians and Es Eskimos � kimos in Canadas far north and about immigration proced procedures � ures CONVICTION VOID DR SAM FREED - FACES NEW TRIAL COLUMBUS OhloW Dr Samuel Sheppard convicted of slaying his wife has been ordered released by a court from Ohio Penitentiary after serving nearly 10 years of a life term But he must face a new trial And tho former osteopath only months away from pos possible � sible parole appears to have another battle coming up even for temporary freedom pending the new trial A US district court Judge Carl A Weinman In Dayton ruled Wednesday that Shep Sheppard � pard 40 was denied his con constitutional � stitutional rights in his 1054 trial in Cleveland Tho trial resulted In his conviction in the bludgeon slaying of Marl lyn Mieppard Judge Welnr man said Sheppards custody Is void and If Cuyahoga County or tho state takes no action within 60 days tho re release � lease becomes final Weinmans 80 page deci decision � sion denounced the coverage given the case by three Cleveland newspapers and also mentioned three well known radio commentators and columnists The Judge acting on a re request � quest for a writ of habeas corpus ordered Sheppards release under 10000 bond John Corrlgan Cuyahoga County Cleveland prosecu tor who handled the states case in the trial 10 years ago said he will ask for a stay on execution to prevent Sheppards release Ohio At torney - General William Saxbo said the decision would bo appealed Welnmen said Sheppards constitutional rights wete violated by these actions Failure of thetrlaljudge to grant a change of venue for a continuance due to the great amount of publicity Inability of maintaining impartial juiors t Failure of trial Judge Edward Dlythln now dead to disqualify himself although there was uncertainty as to his Impartiality Improper lnt i oduct Ion of He detector evidence at the trial Unauthorized communi communications � cations to the Jury during de deliberations � liberations If ever there was a trial by newspaper this is a per perfect � fect example Welnmen said The Judge said the Cleveland Press took upon Itself the role of accuser Judge and Jury He called It the most Insidious viola violator � tor Suffice It to say that each of tho three Cleveland news papers repeatedly printed material which strongly sug suggested � gested and In fact urged petitioners guUt The other newspapers were the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the now defunct Cleveland News Weinman said Blythln erred when he failed to question the Jury regarding a broadcast by Robeit Bob Considlne who Weinman wiote announced over the radio a compailson between petition and Alger Hiss The Judge said evidence indicated two of the Jurors had heaid a btoadcast by Walter Wlnchell quoting a woman who said she was tho mlstiess of Sheppard And Weinman refeuodto stories by colunmbtPoiothy KHgallen concerning a pre pretrial � trial conversation she had with Judge Blvthln