say Vol 8 j No 160 M7 THE WORLD TODAY New Government SAIGON AP Its been an announced � nounced In Saigon that all South Viet Nams Cabinet ministers and other key government offic officials � ials have resigned but will stay at their Jobs pending form formation � ation of a new government by strongman Premier Khanh Khanh and the military revolut revolutionary � ionary government voted today Sunday to dissolve his former government elected Khanh chief of state Instead of Prem Premier � ier and promulgated a new con constitution � stitution Rejects Tax WINNIPEG C P - Premier Duff Roblln today rejected a general retail sales tax for Manitoba But he announced a series of new taxes and tax changes worth an estimated 20000000 In a full year coup coupled � led with a system of partial rebates to property owners on school tax bills Save Climber SQUAMISH CP Eight climbers and an RCAF hell copter combined In an almost impossible task Sunday to lift an injured man off a sloping glacier high in the coastal mountains Mountain climber Poul Niel Nielsen � sen 34 of Vancouver was flown out of the rugged moun mountains � tains 20 miles north of here after being injured Saturday when he fell down a 400 foot sloping face on Mount Slerrat us Sentence Hoffa CHICAGO AP Teamsters union president James Hoffa has been sentenced to four con concurrent � current terms of five years in prison tor fraud In obtaining huge loans from his unions multl-mllllon-dollar pension fund He also was fined ten thousand dollars by Federal Judge Richard Austin InChicago Lawyers for Hoffa are ready to fight the conviction In an appeals court Hopes Dim KIRKLAND LAKE Ont CP A series of severe weekend rock bursts has dimmed hopes of rescue teams trying to reach two miners missing and pre presumed � sumed dead at the 4000 foot level of the Wright Hargreaves Gold Mine The miners were burled under tons of rock by a rock burst Friday night A statement from mine officials said chances were extremely romnlft fhof TV nslH VAWncVI 43 and Edouard Duchesne 55 uoui oi KiTKiana Laice wouia be found alive Hunt Banks MONTREAL CP A bench warrant has been issued the arrest of Hal Banks former head of the Seafarers Inter International � national Union of Canada The warrant was Issued in Montreal today when the 56-year-old Banks and three other men failed to appear on a charge to abandon ship CARLING BLACK LABEL BEER TMl dYrtlitmnt li not puMlthed or dltpliftd by tht Liquor Control Boird or by tht Covornmont of British Columbia of conspiring to Incite seamen Harry Dick an old blind and almost deaf Indian launched a harangue against anyone who would ar arrest � rest him for having two or three beer when he appeared In court on a drunk charge today The reaction of Magistrate G O Stewart was A plea of not guilty has been entered and I make a finding of not guilty If I had tiiOKn Afflictions Id go out and eet drunk too There must have been some real old 6tyle countryfolks at the fair Saturday One young man tells us he returned to his unlocked car when the fair was over to find that some someone � one had entered the car found some tools under the seat ap apparently � parently used them and re returned � turned them to the car They were not put back Just where they had been found but at least they had been put back INDEX Around BC ------ 10 Betty Conner ------ 5 Classified 8 9 Comics -------- 4 Coming Events - 3 Editorial -------- 2 Here and There ----- 8 Markets --------- 3 Sports --------6 7 TV----------- 3 The only daily newspaper serving Central British Columbia PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA MONDAY AUGUST 1 7 1 964 Every ounce of their energy on the blade of the paddles Norm Crerar and Gib McEachern struggle through rough water on the Stuart River Vern Lacey Photo Prairie Voyageurs Set ew Race Speed Record By VERN LACEY Citizen Staff Writer Two voyageurs from the prairies out paddled the fast fastest � est field In Northwest Brigade canoe racing history to pick up 1000 and establish a hew speed record Saturday Norm Crerar and Gib Mc McEachern � Eachern of Flin Flon Man covered the 139 mile route of the fur traders from Fort St James In 13 hours nine min minutes � utes Pursuit of the other seven teams was so hot that the first four finishers all broke the old time record of 13 hours 45 minutes Prince George teams finished second and third and a Kam loops team was fourth Two teams ran Into trouble and had to quit One canoeist -was slightly injured when his canoe overturned in rapids To the rubber armed champ champions � ions who have raced canoo3 1200 miles this summer went 1000 the BC canoe racing championship and the distinc distinction � tion of winning the longest non stop canoe races in the world Eight nrJiiUtes behind them were Prince George paddlers Herb Brade and Dave Hent ges Hentges was a member of the winning team last year In third position were Ber- The young man says Thank you and youre welcome Theres money In tourists Q but Vancouver Sun travel writer Barry Broadfoot doesnt think Prince George Is doing much to get any of the visiting long green Hesayss Some towns like Penticton are hip when it comes to the tour tourist � ist and some like Vernon PRINCE GEORGE and Prince Rupert give the Impression that they dont give a damn Veteran rivermen have W never seen the Stuart and Nechako River as high as it is Uiis summer Bud Stretch who brought his riverboat down from Fort St James at the same time as Saturdays canoe race was looking forward to the Isle Pierre rapids but the flood level left him somewhat dis disappointed � appointed The party at Ben Glnters O house for Exhibition direc directors � tors after the fair closed Saturday night didnt turn out to be the wing ding some had expected Most of them sat around talking about plans for next year hardly having enough energy to get out of their chairs Oh were they tired so tired that those who went Into the swimming pool Just soaked In the water nle Gauthier and Costo Bush of Prince George with 13 hours 35 minutes Bush was the other paddler in last years win Racers knew they were in for a fast trip when they saw the high water that reduced rapids and Increased speed along the Stuart and Nechako rivers They were right For ex example � ample Hentges and Bush won wltn a time of 14 hours 22 minutes last year This year Hentges cut more than an hour from his time and finished sec second � ond in 13 hours 17 minutes The first upset occurred four miles downstream in the Stuart Canyon rapids Murray Owen and Roy Jackson of Kamloops hit a rock and overturned True to their name the River Rats they dragged the canoe to shore dumped it and were off again They lost nearly a mile on the rest of the field but when the race was over the River Rats were In fourth position and finished with a record breaking time 13 hours 42 minutes A bad leak forced Bob Mc Bride and Peter Murken to withdraw about 40 miles down downstream � stream The pair met only a few hours before the race and decided to give it a try Both have considerable canoe racing experience OTTAWA CP Act HI ofthe grand debate on the flag Is scheduled to open today in the Commons with the stage set for another complete round of speeches So far there have been 62 speeches In eight days and a new proposal Just before ad adjournment � journment Thursday night made it possible for everyone to have another say Though some Liberals and others have begun calling the flag debate a Conservative fill- The Chlnlaks rapids about CO miles downstream on the Stuart posed the next big hazard to canoeists McEachern and Crerar who by then had worked into a lead of nearly a mile had no trouble but the team of Jurgen Claudepierre and HerbSievers running In fifth position went over Claudepierre gashed his foot and broke his toe on a rock Un Undeterred � deterred they righted the canoe only to be dumped a second time In the treacherous white water This time the canoe was torn open like a peeled banana and they had to withdraw Claudeplerres foot required stitches From there the pattern of the race held fairly steady the Brade and McEachern teams holding a wide lead with Bush well back and the River Rats moving slowly but steadily up McEachern and Crerar were never seriously challenged They broke from the starting line at 70 strokes per minute took the lead and held at 45 to CO throughout the race then sprinted across the finish line The field was sprinkled with veterans of the Northwest Bri Brigade � gade race Besides Brade and Hentges Bush and Gauthier placed third last year EGAD SIRS NOT THAT FLAG BIT AGAIN STILL buster the debate hasnt begun to take on the proportions of the debate of 1912 when putting parts of Canadas small navy under British command In an emergency was debated round the clock for the best part of two weeks Meanwhile a summit meet meeting � ing of all political party leaders Is planned for Tuesday when it is believed a compromise for a flag with just a single Maple Leaf will be presetted There has been no confirmation of the report xwfflmmmmmmmtt A large number of arrests have been made and more are pending as police round up a juvenile gang of car thieves an RCMP spokesman said today Wholesale roundup of juvenile delinquents comes in the wake of five car thefts and a hair raising chase that ended up in the Fraser River early today Two Juveniles led police on an 85-mlle-an-hour chase through Prince George until their stolen car crashed into the Fraser River at 530 am today Both escaped drowning and were captured From them police have learn learned � ed the names of gang members that stole five new automobiles from a car lot last night Police do not want to reveal the actual number of gang mem members � bers until all have be en ar arrested � rested The gang struck early today at Shields Car Lot breaking into the office and removing five sets of keys to 19C4 cars Police spotted a 13G4 Chevy H convertible driven by two gang members and went after it In the chase Where Fourteenth comes to a dead end at the Fraser River the car Jumped the road carried over the embankment and plung plunged � ed into the water One youth Jumped and was captured by police The other somehow escaped and was picked up today The car was recovered about three blocks downstream today by PG Towing and Wrecker Service Ltd Four other stolen cars have also been recovered At noon police said a large number of Juveniles have been arrested There will be more by tomorrow An eyewitness to the accident was Mrs Ian Evans of 1C55 Taylor She said she was awakened by a terrible smashing noise ran to the window and saw the convertible plow over the bank She described the youth cap captured � tured at the scene as an aw awfully � fully nicely dressed boy She said the car went over the ditch and onto the river bank with such impact that the hubcaps landed on her doorstep POLICE BEAT TREE KILLS CATSKINNER AT McBRIDE Catskinner Norman Joseph Richardson 28 was killed by a falling tree on the Highway 16 construction project west of Mc Bride Friday Witnesses said a tree killed Richardson almost Instantly when It fell past the bulldozer guard rails as he was clearing brush He was a resident of Prince George before moving to Mc Bride His only surviving relative is a brother Frank at Hudson Hope Richardson was employed by Square M Construction of Ed Edmonton � monton A Prince George man is in serious condition today with a bullet wound in his head RCMP said Stanley Tachek 40 of Cariboo Trailer Court was found in his trailer with a 22 calibre rifle bullet wound under his chin The rifle was nearby He will be transferred to a Vancouver hospital today The unemployed widower has one daughter living in Burnaby Seven-year-old Cynthia Mac- Murchy of 140 Douglas St suf suffered � fered head injuries when she was struck by a car near her home Friday Police said the motorist had no time to stop when the child dashed from behind a parked car No charges have been laid 3 k fi f j Low 45 - High 681 SUMMER WAS JUST A WEEK Last week probably will go down on the books as the only prolonged sunny spell of sum summer � mer 1964 in Prince George The US Weather Bureaus five day forecast Issued today Indicated Central BC will see a return of the cloudy rainy weather The forecast says therell be showers Wednesday and Fri Friday � day with partial clearing on the other days Phone LOgan 42441 Temperatures will be slightly below normal Sffiffi GENEVA Reuters The pos possibility � sibility of a delay in the Cyprus negotiations caused by the sud sudden � den illness of United Nations mediator Sakarl Tuomloja was causing grave concern here re reliable � liable sources said today Tuomloja 52-year-old Fin Finnish � nish diplomat underwent sur surgery � gery today after his condition understood to be a blood clot in the brain worsened during the night He suffered a stroke Sunday Tuomloja was scheduled lo leave for Athens and Ankara as well as Nicosia Sunday with a THIEVES HIT FORT STORE FOR 1760 Thieves took advantage ofthe start of the Northwest Brigade canoe race Saturday morning to rob 17C0 from the safe ofj a store at Fort St James Most of the residents of tho village on the shore of Stuart Lake were either nearing the end of Caledonia Days celebra celebrations � tions or watching the 5 am takeoff of the canoe racers when the robbery occured The thieves attacked Wralghts Self Service store Just as the town was blanketed with mist from the lake By a coincidence they missed 4500 which had beencollected during Caledonia Day celebra celebrations � tions It had been planned to keep the cash at Wratghts Store but tho container was toobigforthe vault Instead the money went to the RCMP station where it was locked In a safe Approximately the time tho robbery occurred someone set fire to a pile of hay bales be behind � hind the home of Bob Hoy Diesel oil had been thrown on the hay to make certain it would burn When the fire was spotted the volunteer fire department was called out and many of the merry makers who had been dancing all night at the Catholic School Auditorium headed for the blaze HURT MANS FLIGHT OUT IS DELAYED Earlier story Page 10 BURNS LAKE Correspon Correspondent � dent Bad weather over Tweedsmuir Park today grounded a plane which was standing by to fly a seriously Injured man to Vancouver The man was critically In Injured � jured when the car in which he was riding collided with a truck east of here early Saturday morning Two were klled In the mishap They were Identi Identified � fied as Gordon Zayha of Dawson Creek and frank Vorel of Fort St John Mr Zayha owned and was driving the car The injured man was not identified al although � though he is believed to be from Scotland - fc Thlt dvrtlmnt It not publlihed or dtiploipod by Mir- Liquor Control Boird or by the Covornmont of British Columbia 10c Copy 1J5 POLICE PICK UP TEEN CAR GANG WXWWf w PRINTER NOW OVERDUE ON 7 DAY KAYAK TRIP A search started today for Erling Andersen a Citizen printer who Is two days over overdue � due on a kayak trip from Francois Lake to Prince George Mr Anderson 56 was scheduled to reach Prince George Saturday night on a voyage that was to have taken him down Francois Lake Stelako River Fraser Lake Nautley River and Nechako River He left for Francois Lake a week ago Friends said he was experienced In canoeing but this was one of his first long - distance runs in a kayak Mr Andersen is married and lives at 808 Hamilton St South Fort George He has been on holidays and was due to return to work this morning possible solution to the Cyprus problem in his briefcase It was understood a proposal worked out by former US State Secretary Dean Acheson had already met with a fair amount of agreement between the Greeks and the Turks Sources here said Tuomiojas view that speed is essential Is based on the belief that pressure from Turkish military leaders Is being exerted on Turkish political leaders to intervene in Cyprus to lift the blockade main maintained � tained against theTurklsh-Cyp-rlot community on the Island The Acheson plan is reported to urge the union of Cyprus with Greece but Is coupled with guarantees by the Greek gov government � ernment for the safety of the Turkish - Cypr lot minority In Nicosia buoyed by a pledge of Soviet support Greek-Cyp-riots are urging President Makarlos to go to Moscow and BOURGE ST MAURICE France AP The death count rose to 17 today in an Alpine bus accident which turned a childrens holiday outing into tragedy Doctors in the hospital of Bourg St Maurice worked to save the lives of 30 others in hRKvl JBp98fw wl1s jk ERLING ANDERSEN overdue Cyprus Mediator Sick As Soviets Back Greece negotiate an arms deal with the Russians Greek Cyprlots of every poli political � tical shade Jubilantly greeted the Soviet Unions offer to help if Cyprus is invaded and Soviet Premier Khrushchevs warning to Turkey that an attack on Cyprus might boomerang The right wing weekly Ethnlkl hailed the weekend develop developments � ments as a great turning point for the Greek -Cypriot cause RIOTS 7 DIE LAST WORD PAGE 10 Congolese Premier Wants Planes To Watch Rebels LEOPOLDVlLLE CP-Con-golese Premier MolsoTshombe has called on the United States to send his government long range scout planes so It can keep closer watch on rebel movements in the eastern Congo A US embassy official said Tshombes appeal made during a talk with G Mennen Williams US assistant secretary of state for African affairs has been sent on to Washington An offi official � cial at the US embassy here Indicated there was no reason why the United States would re reject � ject the request which would come under the US military technical assistance program Bandit Pleads Guilty TORONTO CP - Russell Hobday 34 brother of the man shot by a police officer In an attempted bank robbery Friday pleaded guilty in court Saturday to attempted armed robbery and was remanded until Thurs Thursday � day for sentence Hobday in a statement read to Magistrate Donald Graham said We figured wed get 20000 from the bank but I guess I will get more than I figured on now Hobdays brother Ronald 33 shot between the eyes by Const James Tough at the bank en entrance � trance Is in critical condition in hospital Vacation Bus Tragedy jured when the bus went off the road Sunday and plunged 230 feet Into a ravine The bus was carrying vaca vacationing � tioning French youngsters from a shepherds festival back to their camp at the summer re sort of Sees near the Swiss frontier IHHPHHRSHHBySHVfol0bw79flMHNHI Two died in mangled wreck