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28
Known
Dead
CARDIFF
Wales
AP
At
least
28
miners
have
been
killed
In
a
coal
mine
explosion
here
The
body
of
one
man
has
been
brought
to
the
surface
In
Lon
London
�
don
power
minister
Fred
Lee
says
he
has
ordered
an
Inquiry
Search
Continues
CAMPBELL
RIVER
CP
-Air-sea
rescue
boats
and
planes
scoured
the
waters
of
Georgia
Strait
Sunday
for
possible
sur
survivors
�
vivors
of
the
Jamie
Lee
30
foot
fishing
trawler
which
foun
foundered
�
dered
in
a
storm
Saturday
with
five
men
aboard
Search
and
rescue
said
a
storm
lashed
the
area
shortly
after
the
Jamie
Lee
left
Cape
Mudge
on
Quadra
Island
Saturday
on
a
trip
to
Powell
River
across
the
strait
More
Explosions
BIEN
HOS
South
Viet
Nam
AP
More
explosions
were
feared
today
from
bombs
scat
scattered
�
tered
about
the
Bien
Hoa
Air
Base
by
the
chain
blasts
that
killed
21
Americans
and
wounded
74
One
of
the
un
unstable
�
stable
high
powered
bombs
buried
in
the
wreckage
went
off
while
U
S
and
South
Vietnam
Vietnamese
�
ese
crews
were
cleaning
up
the
area
devastated
by
Sundays
blast
There
were
no
new
casu
casualties
�
alties
but
officials
feared
other
bombs
might
go
off
Teenagers
Riot
LONG
BEACH
Calif
AP
A
mobof
nearly
15000
screech
screeching
�
ing
teen
agers
erupted
Into
a
riot
Sunday
night
after
a
per
performance
�
formance
by
a
rock
n
roll
singing
group
The
Rolling
Stones
Thirty
police
officers
spent
an
hour
quelling
the
dis
disturbance
�
turbance
outside
the
Long
Beach
Arena
after
the
group
had
ap-
peared
Inside
before
a
capacity
crowd
of
13000
Johnson
Cuts
Tax
WASHINGTON
CP
-
Presi
President
�
dent
Johnson
submitted
to
Con
Congress
�
gress
today
his
request
to
cut
excise
taxes
by
nearly
4
bil
billion
�
lion
and
gave
assurances
he
sees
no
indication
that
spending
for
military
forces
in
the
Do
Dominican
�
minican
Republic
and
South
Viet
Nam
would
upset
the
planned
reduction
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advertisement
Is
not
published
or
displayed
by
the
Liquor
Control
Board
or
by
the
Government
of
British
Columbia
Junta
Pressured
SANTO
DOMINGO
AP
The
I
U
S
was
reported
putting
pres
pressure
�
sure
on
the
Dominican
junto
to
resign
as
Junta
tanks
battled
the
rebels
in
northern
Santo
Domingo
Sunday
night
Tank
led
junta
forces
renewed
their
offensive
against
the
rebels
in
a
driving
rain
The
battle
raged
through
Saturday
night
then
diminished
around
the
noon
Sun
Sunday
�
day
only
to
flare
up
again
Gangland
Slaying
DETROIT
AP
-
One
ex
convict
killed
another
and
he
and
a
companion
subsequently
were
wounded
fatally
in
a
gun
battle
with
police
at
a
downtown
Detroit
Intersection
today
The
gun
battle
climaxed
the
pistol
slaying
of
Dennis
Wayne
Jones
of
Detroit
on
parole
from
southern
Michigan
Prison
in
tht
mens
rest
room
of
a
downtown
bar
Jones
body
was
dragged
through
the
bar
into
a
car
bj
three
companions
May
trees
which
have
been
0
ordered
by
the
Prince
George
and
District
Horti
Horticultural
�
cultural
Society
for
the
citys
jubilee
are
in
town
About
one
hird
of
the
trees
have
already
been
picked
up
by
residents
who
had
reserved
them
If
you
dont
have
a
tree
reserved
you
can
still
obtain
one
if
you
get
down
to
the
back
door
of
the
Coliseum
either
today
or
Tuesday
between
5
and
8
pm
Cool
weather
is
good
for
tree
planting
A
group
of
top
executives
9
from
Canadian
Forest
Pro
Products
�
ducts
visited
Prince
George
last
week
with
their
own
amphibious
airplane
The
men
INDEX
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Conner
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4
5
H
Lyell
Rodger
principal
ol
Bert
Bowes
Junior
Secondary
School
at
Fort
St
John
has
been
appointed
principal
of
Duchess
Park
Junior
Secondary
School
in
Prince
George
He
succeeds
John
Wlens
who
will
study
at
the
University
of
Alberta
who
left
Friday
afternoon
had
a
look
at
Prince
George
Pulp
and
Paper
in
which
their
firm
is
a
partner
with
the
Reed
Group
of
England
and
the
area
around
Prince
George
At
least
one
of
the
men
had
not
seen
the
rapldly
rlsing
pulp
mill
The
old
Nechako
Bridge
9
closed
for
three
weeks
was
re
opened
to
traffic
early
this
afternoon
The
bridge
built
more
than
30
years
ago
recently
has
been
a
point
of
contention
Repairs
to
the
bridge
involved
re
paving
and
re
planklng
of
the
bridges
lane-and-one-half
width
and
in
stallation
of
lights
to
control
one
way
traffic
Midwest
Construction
Co
9
of
Prince
George
has
been
awarded
the
contract
to
pave
the
first
40
miles
of
the
Giscome
Road
The
work
will
begin
soon
and
will
involve
pav
paving
�
ing
recapping
and
strengthen
strengthening
�
ing
of
the
road
past
its
inter
intersection
�
section
with
the
Cariboo
High
Highway
�
way
Di
e
e
INJURED
Canoeists
Plucked
From
Raging
River
Two
young
canoeists
practising
for
next
weekends
Isle
Pierre
Prince
George
race
tipped
in
a
rapids
Sun
Sunday
�
day
and
spent
10
frantic
minutes
in
the
water
before
being
rescued
Jim
Robertson
and
Roddy
Rustad
were
negotiating
the
Isle
Pierre
rapids
about
2
pm
Sun
Sunday
�
day
when
their
canoe
went
side
sideways
�
ways
and
rolled
over
They
were
saved
by
their
life
jackets
and
the
quick
efforts
of
two
other
canoe
teams
Costa
Bush
and
Dick
Hentges
and
Har
Harry
�
ry
and
Steve
Swartz
Robertson
and
Rustad
paddled
their
way
to
Prince
Geoge
a
four
hour
trip
In
their
soaking
wet
clothing
It
was
snowing
at
the
time
The
Isle
Pierre
Prince
race
will
be
run
Monday
as
part
of
the
weekend
Golden
Jubilee
celebrations
Robertson
and
Rustad
both
19
were
sponsored
by
B
C
Spruce
Other
teams
which
practised
Sunday
were
Bernle
Gauthler
and
Carl
Wlckl
and
Ron
Janaka
and
Dick
Zarek
Work
Starts
On
New
Unit
Construction
has
started
on
the
new
garden
apartment
structure
at
Quinn
and
Ham
Hammond
�
mond
Streets
realtor
Gordon
Bryant
said
today
The
first
US
units
of
the
block
are
expected
to
be
ready
for
occupancy
about
Sept
15
Others
will
be
ready
later
in
the
year
In
the
same
area
Highland
Subdivision
the
first
91
lots
of
a
section
of
the
development
are
ready
for
home
builders
Of
these
30
have
been
sold
and
contractors
are
working
on
homes
A
second
block
of
50
lots
Is
expected
to
go
on
sale
by
July
1
and
a
third
block
of
150
will
bo
readied
by
Sept
1
Weekend
Easy
One
On
Foresters
While
most
people
grouched
about
a
wintry
weekend
In
the
Prince
George
region
B
C
Forest
Service
protection
per
personnel
�
sonnel
took
an
early
-
season
holiday
Chief
protection
officer
Frank
Tannock
said
today
the
weather
had
dropped
the
forest
fire
hazard
to
nil
or
almost
nil
in
every
ranger
district
except
Quesnel
where
the
hazard
is
rated
as
moderate
Four
fires
which
began
Fri
Friday
�
day
were
under
observation
to
today
�
day
and
none
were
considered
serious
Mr
Tannock
said
two
or
the
seven
fires
still
burning
were
blamed
on
escaped
permit
burns
and
at
least
one
was
due
to
outdoorsmen
Almost
every
ranger
district
reported
rain
during
the
week
end
and
the
Chetwynd
ranger
district
reported
uptol21nches
of
new
snow
In
high
areas
There
is
not
too
much
worry
anywhere
said
Mr
Tannock
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just
one
of
many
bar
gains
to
be
found
in
the
Citizen
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Section
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matter
what
you
need
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PRINCE
GEORGE
BRITISH
COLUMBIA
MONDAY
MAY
17
1965
IN
Plain
Talk
Premier
Bennett
cut
through
a
swamp
of
muddy
thinking
in
Victoria
last
week
when
he
stated
Im
sure
every
citizen
of
this
province
backs
the
US
100
per
cent
because
they
are
bearing
the
cross
of
freedom
for
us
We
should
at
this
hour
lend
support
to
them
when
they
are
carrying
such
a
ter
terrific
�
rific
burden
instead
of
joining
those
who
think
it
is
great
sport
to
pluck
at
the
feathers
of
the
American
eagle
Strongly
seconding
Prem
Premier
�
ier
Bennett
is
The
Vancouver
Province
which
editorialized
In
the
confusion
and
argument
over
US
policies
in
Vietnam
the
Domini
Dominican
�
can
Republic
and
elsewhere
it
has
remained
for
Premier
Bennett
of
BC
to
speak
clearly
and
distinct
distinctly
�
ly
for
millions
pf
Canadians
whose
voices
have
been
drowned
out
by
beatniks
peaceniks
and
those
who
are
just
plain
dumb
To
our
knowledge
this
is
the
first
time
a
rank
ranking
�
ing
Canadian
public
leader
has
advocated
such
un
unreserved
�
reserved
support
for
the
neighbor
in
whose
shadow
this
country
has
sheltered
for
so
many
yeare
It
is
an
honorable
and
logical
position
and
it
is
strange
that
it
has
stuck
in
the
throats
of
so
many
who
are
supposed
to
speak
for
Canada
Why
does
not
Prime
Minister
Pearson
or
Ex
External
�
ternal
Affair
Minister
Martin
defend
the
leader
of
the
free
world
in
terms
that
cut
through
the
equi
equivocal
�
vocal
language
of
officialese
If
either
seeks
to
preserve
Canadian
nation
nationhood
�
hood
he
will
not
leave
it
to
the
the
prime
minister
of
BC
to
enunciate
national
feelings
in
terms
that
rise
above
partisanship
and
fear
of
popular
preju
prejudice
�
dice
ft
fr
-fr
Premier
Bennett
and
The
Province
have
done
the
nation
a
service
in
their
clear
statement
of
a
posi
position
�
tion
which
should
be
plain
to
all
Canadians
SNOWFALL
SUNDAY
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service
City
manager
Arran
Thom
Thomson
�
son
said
today
the
ambulance
service
has
advised
the
city
Its
contract
with
the
munici
municipality
�
pality
has
been
cancelled
and
service
will
be
provided
only
when
a
vehicle
and
driver
are
available
The
contract
expired
several
weeks
ago
and
the
city
Is
ad
advertising
�
vertising
for
a
new
ambulance
contract
Four
Injured
in
the
most
serious
weekend
accident
were
Frank
Lojkasek
160
Quebec
St
Ernest
Redenback
Mrs
Margaret
Redenback
and
Miss
Kathleen
Bowden
Lojkasek
was
charged
with
crossing
the
centre
line
as
a
result
of
the
accident
at
the
south
end
of
the
new
Nechako
bridge
at
1210
am
Sunday
His
car
was
travelling
north
on
the
bypass
when
it
collid
collided
�
ed
with
one
driven
by
Donald
William
Weber
394
Douglas
St
The
Redenbacks
and
Miss
Bowden
were
travelling
In
a
third
car
which
piled
Into
the
wreckage
Damage
was
esti
estimated
�
mated
at
1000
A
car
which
stopped
at
the
accident
scene
was
struck
from
behind
at
1230
am
Oscar
Hammerback
has
been
charged
with
Impaired
driving
in
connection
with
the
second
accident
which
also
involved
a
car
driven
by
Joseph
Mun
dell
512
Ewert
St
A
motorcyclist
was
taken
to
SEEKS
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Boats
and
Motors
Motors
from
3
hp
to
75
hp
Boats
from
1
1
ft
to
19
ft
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and
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FIVE
YEAR
PRISON
TERM
Jury
Found
McKinnon
Guilty
of
Arson
Attempt
Charles
Orval
McKin
McKinnon
�
non
of
Prince
George
Sat
Saturday
�
urday
was
found
guilty
on
two
counts
of
attempted
arson
by
a
12
man
jury
He
was
sentenced
to
five
years
imprisonment
on
the
first
count
and
three
years
impris
imprisonment
�
onment
on
the
second
to
run
concurrently
The
sentence
was
handed
down
by
Mr
Justice
J
A
Alkins
of
Vancouver
McKinnon
was
charged
with
attempting
to
set
fire
to
a
Prince
George
home
in
mid
February
The
spring
assize
session
of
which
the
McKinnon
trial
was
a
part
continues
today
with
the
arraignment
of
Samuel
Simlnoff
of
Prince
George
on
charges
of
in
indecent
�
decent
assault
The
Simlnoff
trial
is
being
heard
by
Chief
Justice
J
O
Wilson
of
the
Supreme
Court
of
BC
A
youth
who
rammed
a
car
into
the
Bank
of
Nova
Scotia
earlier
this
month
was
put
on
probation
for
two
years
today
Wendall
Myles
Waiigh
who
led
police
on
a
wild
chase
May
5
received
a
six
month
suspended
term
for
theft
of
the
gasoline
and
a
50
fine
for
dangerious
driving
Snuff
out
the
lives
of
the
235
young
students
shown
here
add
72
and
you
will
have
the
total
fatalities
in
BC
during
the
first
three
months
of
1965
Students
from
Central
Fort
George
elementary
school
represent
the
persons
who
died
in
motor
vehicle
water
and
other
transport
accidents
during
that
period
Reidie
photo
Private
Vehicles
Used
as
Ambulances
Five
persons
injured
in
weekend
acci
accidents
�
dents
had
to
be
taken
to
hospital
in
private
cars
because
there
was
no
ambulance
hospital
with
head
cuts
and
a
broken
thigh
after
his
machine
collided
with
a
car
at
midnight
Saturday
Hiram
C
Dockbray
236
Douglas
St
was
the
driver
of
a
motorcycle
that
ran
into
the
back
of
an
unidentified
car
P61ice
are
investigating
A
Dawson
Creek
man
suf
suffered
�
fered
a
sprained
knee
when
his
car
was
in
collision
with
another
at
Seventeenth
Avenue
and
Queensway
St
WILL
HOST
FAMED
RIDE
Prince
George
will
be
host
to
the
famous
RCMP
musi
musical
�
cal
ride
In
October
1966
Civic
properties
manager
Bill
Woyclk
said
an
exact
date
has
not
yet
been
set
but
the
show
will
take
place
In
October
at
the
Exhibi
Exhibition
�
tion
grounds
In
Central
Fort
George
The
Musical
Ride
will
be
touring
the
province
to
cele
celebrate
�
brate
the
amalgamation
of
Vancouver
Island
with
the
Mainland
in
1866
Mr
Woycik
also
announc
announced
�
ed
that
the
Canadian
Armed
Forces
military
tattoo
will
visit
Prince
George
In
1967
The
show
will
be
held
May
14
and
15
in
the
Coliseum
to
celebrate
the
Canadian
centenary
Friend
of
Animals
Urges
SPCA
Here
Its
not
all
dogs
and
cats
says
D
H
Beeching
provin
provincial
�
cial
executive
director
of
the
Society
for
the
Prevention
of
Cruelty
to
Animals
Mr
Beeching
was
In
Prince
George
Friday
en
route
to
Ter
Terrace
�
race
He
made
the
comment
In
re
relation
�
lation
to
the
possibility
of
or
organizing
�
ganizing
an
SPCA
branch
here
Pointing
out
the
work
of
his
organization
covers
a
wide
range
of
activities
Mr
Beech
Beeching
�
ing
said
he
works
closely
with
the
provincial
fish
and
game
branch
the
livestock
commis
commission
�
sion
and
fish
and
game
groups
He
has
a
well
established
re
relationship
�
lationship
with
the
RCMP
be
being
�
ing
a
former
member
of
the
force
Were
often
classified
as
dog
and
cat
people
but
there
are
other
and
bigger
fields
in
which
we
are
interested
as
well
he
comments
An
Instances
at
opposite
ends
of
the
province
he
cites
a
live
livestock
�
stock
-
pesticide
case
near
Grad
Forks
early
this
year
and
Investigation
of
a
game
guide
in
the
Cassiar
area
whose
horses
were
left
to
starve
dur
during
�
ing
the
winter
Mr
Beeching
has
asked
any
anyone
�
one
interested
in
forming
ar
SPCA
branch
here
to
write
hlrr
at
3150
Napier
Lane
Victoria
If
a
strong
repsonse
is
in
indicated
�
dicated
he
will
return
to
ar
arrange
�
range
a
public
meeting
Service
Set
For
Victims
A
memorial
service
will
be
held
130
pm
Wednesday
at
Knox
United
church
for
Carol
Sue
Killy
and
Karen
Loretta
Strom
Prince
George
girls
killed
in
a
motor
scooter
acci
accident
�
dent
in
England
May
8
Their
parents
Mr
and
Mrs
Ivor
Killy
of
Prince
George
and
Mr
and
Mrs
Lars
Strom
now
of
Vancouver
were
expected
to
return
today
The
two
girls
died
when
the
motorcycle
they
were
riding
collided
with
a
car
near
New
Newmarket
�
market
Cambridge
An
inquest
has
been
adjourned
for
a
month
for
collection
of
evidence
The
girls
graduates
of
Prince
George
Senior
Second
ary
School
were
nearing
the
end
of
a
two
year
European
tour
SETS
RECORD
Parka
Weather
Back
Again
Freezing
temperatures
and
snow
at
the
weekend
sent
Prince
George
residents
scurrying
for
galoshes
and
umbrellas
Its
a
record
muttered
Eric
Paget
Prince
Georges
chief
weatherman
as
he
ad
adjusted
�
justed
his
parka
and
fur
lined
boots
He
said
an
intense
Pacific
depression
moved
across
the
area
early
Sunday
and
dropped
two
inches
of
snow
on
Prince
George
It
was
accompanied
by
strong
gusts
of
wind
as
the
storm
centre
swept
over
Prince
George
at
5
am
Sunday
Temperatures
struggled
up
to
45
degrees
melting
the
snow
on
lower
levels
Low
was
a
chilly
33
Another
surge
will
hit
the
North
Coast
tonight
and
cross
Prince
George
tomorrow
Mr
Paget
said
Mr
Paget
said
the
snowfall
MAYOR
BACK
FOR
PARTY
Mayor
Garvin
Dezell
will
be
back
in
Prince
George
in
time
to
take
part
in
the
citys
Jubilee
celebrations
The
mayor
returns
May
23
from
a
trip
to
Ontario
and
Quebec
He
has
been
taking
part
in
a
visit
of
BC
mayors
to
Quebec
returning
a
visit
Quebec
mayors
made
to
BC
last
year
Following
the
Quebec
visit
Mr
Dezell
will
attend
the
convention
of
Associa
Association
�
tion
of
Mayors
and
Munici
Municipalities
�
palities
at
Windsor
Ont
Sunday
set
a
record
for
a
24-
hour
period
in
May
A
total
of
26
Inches
fell
one
fifth
of
it
dropping
early
Monday
Previous
record
was
set
May
5
last
year
when
a
snowfall
of
25
Inches
was
recorded
Its
rather
ominous
said
Mr
Paget
However
the
chief
weatherman
optimistically
said
it
doesnt
necessarily
mean
a
new
weather
pattern
is
being
set
Mr
Paget
said
the
outlook
for
the
next
five
days
calls
for
more
cool
showery
weath
weather
�
er
Looking
on
the
bright
side
the
cool
weather
will
ease
the
forest
fire
danger
W
T
Burns
superintendent
of
the
Prince
George
Experi
Experimental
�
mental
Farm
said
the
cold
air
has
halted
growth
of
crops
trees
4md
shrubbery
School
Work
Tenders
High
Tenders
for
an
eight
room
addition
to
Seymour
elementary
school
were
22000
over
the
architects
estimates
when
bids
were
opened
Friday
Architect
Des
Parker
estim
estimated
�
ated
the
project
would
cost
217000
However
when
tenders
were
opened
the
lowest
came
from
Crossroads
Construction
Ltd
of
Prince
George
which
bid
239000
on
the
job
Robert
Gracey
secretary
treasurer
of
School
Board
said
he
was
writing
to
the
Depart
Department
�
ment
of
Education
today
to
get
approval
for
the
urgently-needed
classroom
space