say Jv rapff for CARUNG PILSENER BEER M This dvrtltmnt li not publUhtil or dlipliyed by the Liquor Control Boird or by th Government ol Brltlih Columbii Vol 9 No 1 4 SESSION BOMBSHELL -hthe WORU TODAY Death Fast SAIGON CP Paratroopers today swooped down on a row of shanties near the barricaded Buddhist headquarters here where five monks were on a death fast against the govern government � ment The paratroopers moved in and arrested nine persons after an unruly mob outside the head headquarters � quarters chased away some po policemen � licemen The troops then left the scene and the crowd dispersed Vote Again NEW YORK AP A pos possible � sible early end to the crippling Malne-to-Texas dock strike was in the hands of striking New York longshoremen today as they voted a second time on a contract they rejected two weeks ago Radioactivity Up TOKYO AP The weather bureau reported that atmos atmospheric � pheric radioactivity over south southern � ern Japan increased sharply Wednesday registering a count far higher than recorded after Chinas first atomic bomb test last October A spokesman for the bureau said the high count was prob probably � ably caused by the reported So Soviet � viet underground nuclear test Jan 15 which the US claim claimed � ed released radioactivity that spread ovei the northern Pacific Pleads Guilty CALGARY CP Robert Neville Talbot pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing 191000 from the Canadian Cancer Society during a seven year period while he was executive director of the societys Alberta division He also pleaded guilty in Alberta Supreme Court to nine charges of uttering forged cheques totalling 5000 Counter Measures BERLIN AP The Soviet blocs leaders decided at their Warsaw conference to take counter measures against West Germanys participation in the proposed NATO nuclear multi multilateral � lateral force East German Communist party boss Walter Ulbricht reported today Ul bricht returned to East Ber Berlin � lin after the two day meeting with Soviet leaders Leonid Brezhnev and Alexei Kosygln S Aid Ron Tweedie will get a schedule of proposed land development in the city He requested it at the city council session yesterday Ron wants to know the tentative program for making land available because there are a lot of people ask asking � ing He asked for information on what land is in city posses possession � sion now what is being worked on and what applications were before the Crown City Manager Arran Thomson said the report would be ready within a week This information is open to all council members Mayor Dezell commented Something bugging you Pass it along to a city councillor The aldermen have until March 31 to prepare res olutlons for the annual meeting of North Central British Col umbia Municipalities Waddaya mean music to sleep by asked an Irate reader this morning view- ing a complaint published here yesterday by someone who does not like CKPGs overnight clas- INDEX Weather ---3 Women 6 Classified - - jo 11 Comics a Coming Events 4 Editorial 2 Markets 3 Sports i 1 OTTAWA CP - A letter criticizing the Pro g r e s s iv e Conservative Party leadership was made public in Ottawa today by Leon Balcer Mr Balcer the Con Conservatives � servatives Quebec leader accuses the partys na national � tional leadership of turning a blind eye to the social economic revolution in Quebec and distorting the aspirations of French Canadians i Mr Balcers remarks are contained in a letter dated Jan 11 and sent to Dalton Camp president of the Progressive Conservative party The letter warns that the Con Conservatives � servatives might produce an anti Quebec backlash among English - speaking Canadians Mr Balcer says this could happen if the tories continue to express what he calls par parochial � ochial unreasoning criticism about certain policies of the liberal government slcs Thats the kind of vil village � lage pump logging camp think thinking � ing that rules this town More power to the station for giving us decent music Its better than rock n roll which Is nothing less than poison set to music Dr James Robinson med- i leal health officer is In Vancouver working out de details � tails of an anti VD campaign and comparing statistics with other MHLs The meeting Is one of several going on across the continent involving wor worries � ries health officials who have to deal with the savage recurrence of venereal disease In the last couple of years y You name It and Theatre r workshop will find a use for It For the production of Oklahoma next month the workshop needs rag dolls a white nightgown for a girls trousseau red flannel drawers ornate smelling salts bottle old shotgun stone hot water bottle and a walking stick If you have got any of those items give Sue Bellward a call at 3 1058 Shed like to borrow them for three days- Feb 18 19 and 20 IWA members the an r nual members meeting starts at 130 pm Sat Saturday � urday Its at the Hotel Simon Fraser Apparently theres been some confusion about the time the Saturday meeting is to start Dt The letter refers to the gov governments � ernments proposals to repat repatriate � riate the constitution to permit the provinces to drop out from federal - provincial programs the blllngual lsm and biculturalism royal commission federal and provincial relations and the Canadian pension plan Mr Balcers letter summar summarizes � izes arguments by the 10 Quelle Conservative MPs to back up their demand of last week for in cany party convention They had hoped for such a conven convention � tion so that the rank-and-file could challenge opposition lead leader � er Diefenbakers continued leadership and his policies Opposition Leader Diefen Diefenbakers � bakers record on relations with Quebec central issue in the Conservative partys public squabble has come in for praise and blame by two of his former cabinet ministers Alvin Hamilton agriculture Minister for more than two years tried to convince a na national � tional television audience Wed Wednesday � nesday night that the former prime minister is not a big bad wolf and said our record with Quebec Is good Quebec leader Leon Balcer a former transport minister Is quoted as telling party Presi President � dent Dalton K Camp that on every issue touching the tap- City Okays Rock Quarry Proposal Year-to-year approval for rock quarrying in district lot 6882 at the northwest corner of the city was granted by city council in committee Wed Wednesday � nesday Requests for quarrying were discussed from L J Matte and Frank Jamleson Mr Jamieson required only 10000 yards of rock but Mr Mattes proposal was for an Indefinite period on a contin continued � ued basis City Manager ArranThomson said the rock face at which the quarry would bo establish established � ed was almost vertical and It was unlikely the area could ever bo used for any other purpose Access would be built by the quarry men from the Otway Road The land is held by the Crown This mearv a 25 cents peryard royalty will have to be paid to the province Discussion at council con concerning � cerning the quarry was raised by a letter from II T Kent provincial land inspector e e Ml wi n WEI H i Bargain conscious ladies started to gather half an hour before opening time of this Spruceland clothing store 150 dresses advertised yesterday for five dollars each were their target For an interior look see bottom of page LETTER TO CAMP Baker Flays Tories For Ignoring Quebec roots of Confederation the hopes and aspirations of French Canada have been distorted misrepresented and ignored The controversy spread to English - speaking members A Canadian Press tally counted 26 In favor of Mr Diefenbaker and eight urging selection of a new leader Eleven made non-committal remarks There are 96 Conservatives In the 265 seat Commons Party House Leader Gordon Churchill a staunch ally of the opposition leader hopes these divergent views can be recon reconciled � ciled in private discussions after Parliament resumes Feb 16 Basically we are all Con Conservatives � servatives and we are all friends and we have been able to solve these things without coming to blows In the past he said The 10 member Quebec cau caucus � cus has said it will meet again if the partys national execu executive � tive does not fix a leadership convention date before Parlia Parliament � ment resumes Mr Balcer was unavailable for comment on whether the group Is willing to wait Itlzn The only daily newspaper serving Central British Columbia PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA THURSDAY JANUARY 21 1965 WINSTON AT LOW EBB FIGHTS ON By JOSEPH MacSWEEN LONDON CP Sir Winston Churchill at a low ebb continued his valiant fight to live today A medical bulletin said There is no change in Sir Winstons condition There will be a further bulletin this evening Seven days after he was felled by a stroke the 90-year-old statesman is in a semi coma but with momentary fleeting signs of consciousness The bulletin was issued by Churchills personal doctorand old friend Lord Moran who visited him at his Hyde Park Gate home in West London for about 50 minutes today Wednesday night Moran said Churchill was at a very low ebband clinging to life from one day to the next A small crowd stood at the entrance to Hyde Park Gate a dead end street to see Moran drive away Moran visited Churchill three times Wednesday and said at 930 pm The weakness of Sir Winstons circulation Is more marked He agreed with a suggestion by reporters that Sir Wlnson was at his lowest ebb His condition Is station stationary � ary said Moran indicating it could go on that way from day to day The reference to Sir Win Winstons � stons circulation was the first since the initial bulletin last Friday which said he had had a cold then developed a circu circulatory � latory weakness following a cerebral thrombosis Fog to Clear Fog which has stopped all flights to and from Prince George airport was expected to clear this afternoon Northbound Canadian Pacific Airlines passengers Wednes Wednesday � day ended up at Fort St John and came to Prince George early today by bus or waited for the noon flight to this city Low25 High 32 Phone LOgan 4 2441 Extend PGE West Bank Investment VICTORIA - BCs Social Credit government is going into a limited medicare scheme and is determined to get into the banking business The announcements were made in the throne speech read by Lieut -Gov George Pearkes at the opening of the legislature this afternoon The speech also said there will be more power rate reductions an extension of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway from Kennedy Siding 100 miles north of Prince George and an obscure reference to an amendment to the Revenue Act The medicare scheme would be voluntary and would be aimed at low income groups It would be operated through private insurance schemes The amendment to the Reve Revenue � nue Act would be in connec connection � tion with the Investment by my government in the shares of chartered banks Premier W A C Bennett declined comment on the pro proposed � posed Revenue Act amendment beyond pointing out the plural reference to banks An amendment to the act at the last session would have per permitted � mitted the government to Invest up to 25 per cent in a pro proposed � posed Bank of BC However the bank was killed by the Senate despite a promisejythe government to cut its invest investment � ment to 10 per cent Asked If the 10 per cent in investment � vestment would hold in the new Revenue Act Amendment the premier said It may go be beyond � yond that The speech also promised new power rate cuts increased educational grants and a 23 mile extension of the government-owned PGE from Kennedy Station to the southern end of a lake to be created by the Por Portage � tage Mountain Dam flooding 1 regret greatly that the federal government has not pro proceeded � ceeded with a national health plan after its long standing committments the premier said in an interview Announcement of the medi medicare � care plan came without warning In recent statements Mr Bennett had re afflrmed his governments intention in par participating � ticipating in a national health plan that went considerably be beyond � yond Albertas scheme Another highlight of the speech was a proposal to facilitate the creation of model communities in newly-deelop-ed areas of BC1 There was no elaboration on this point Other legislation proposed in the Thione Speech included amendments to the Pollution Control Act changes in the Land Act to permit the leasing of Crown timber lands for agri agricultural � cultural development and amendments to the Mineral Act Increased education grants and amendments to the Public Schools Act and the Vocational Schools Assistance Act also were promised Changes In the Succession Duties Act will provide un unspecified � specified additional exemp exemptions � tions said the speech Cant Find Witness To TesWfy MONTREAL CP Dorion inquiry officials said today one of the witnesses scheduled to testify about 60000 collected by Mrs Lucien Rivard cannot be located They say the witness may be dead A commission source says RCMP have been unable to serve a subpoena on Ovide Gagnon said by Mrs Rivardto have been the source of 20000 of the money Guy Masson vowing I was very much the layman testi testified � fied to the Dorion inquiry that he did not know last summer whether the extradition of Lu Lucien � cien Rivard could be prevented Masson said all he did in the Rivard affair was pass along word to Raymon Denis at that time executive assistant to Im Immigration � migration Minister Tremblay that 60000 was available for the Liberal party election fund if Rivard was not extradited to the u S to face charges in connection with a narcotics smuggling case IOC CODV iWONTM BC STARTS MEDICARE They Waited and Waited Forest Districts Shifted VICTORIA CP - The creation of a new forest district in BC was one of the highlights of the Throne Speech read this afternoon There was speculation forest management areas would be revised to allow for a new district in Northern BC possibly splitting up the Prince George Forest District Other highlights of the speech Government subsidized medical Insurance coverage for low income groups op operated � erated through approved medical plans Measure to facilitate model communities In newly-developing areas Changes in the Succes Succession � sion Duties Act to provide unspecified additional ex exemptions � emptions Amendment of the Reve Revenue � nue Act regarding govern government � ment investment in the shares of chartered banks Changes in the Pollu Pollution � tion Control Act Changes in the Land Act to permit rental of Crown timber lands for agricultural use Unspecified changes in the Mineral Act and the Pe Petroleum � troleum and Natural Gas Act tabled at the last session Increased -educational grants and amendments to the Public Schools Act and the Vocational Schools As Assistance � sistance Act A 23 mlle extension of the PGE Railway from Ken Kennedy � nedy to the Peace River basin Changes in accounting provisions in the Companies Act to further the position of shai eholders and amend amendments � ments to the Credit Unions Act tightening inspection procedures Further leductlons in BC Hydro rates A measure will greatly augment the provinces pro probation � bation services An act affecting admin administration � istration of the Fraser River Dyking System Premier Shot TEHRAN Reuters - Pre Premier � mier Hassan All Mansour of Iran today was shot twice In the neck and in the pelvis by a student as he prepared to enter the Majlis the lower house of parliament The premier 41 was taken to hospital where sources said doctors operated to remove bul bullets � lets from two serious wounds It was 10 am this morning and WOW The gentler sex got to work on the inside of Hazel Archers store and all bu ripped it from the seams It was standing room only as the cash register kept ring ing up 525 ding 525 ding 525 - Miller photos