You get a barrel of flavour In Carling Pilsener BEER say tfffr please Vol 9 No 49 THE WORLD TODAY Strikers Hold Tight MONTREAL CP - Striking postal workers here have re received � ceived no new offer from the federal government William Houle said today Mr Houle Montreal president of the Ca Canadian � nadian Postal Employees As Association � sociation said a general meet meeting � ing of the strikers today would therefore take no vote on whether the current strike should be continued or stopped Joint Operation CHAN SON AP - U S ma marines � rines and Vietnamese troops launched their first regimental sized Joint operation here today and claimed a toll of 25 dead about one - fifth of them civil civilians � ians Marine artillerymen poured nearly 1000 shells Into the area 10 miles south of Da Nang Helicopters carried In marine riflemen Determined Defeat ATHENS AP - Ex premler George Papandreous followers were reported ready to send enough deputies into Parliament tonight to make sure a confi confidence � dence vote debate on the new government can start Their goal was to hasten its defeat Sources in Papandreous Centre Union party said he would send just enough deputies into Parliament to provide a quorum Wilson Accused LONDON CP - Edward Heath new leader of the Con Conservatives � servatives accused Prime Minister Wilson today of under undermining � mining world confidence in Britain and asserted Wilson is unfit to run the country Heath called upon a packed and tense House of Commons to vote no confidence In the Labor gov government � ernment and to deplore Wilsons conduct of the nations affairs Grain Handlers MONTREAL CP - Striking Montreal grain handlers who have been off the job since June 14 were unsuccessful to today � day In what was to be a new show of picket line strength on the waterfront A heavy rain coupled with a lack of official sympathy by longshoremen and stevedores quickly ended the latest attempt to bar access to the harbor Rivard to Court LAREDO Tex CP AP Lu cient Rivard 50 of Montreal was scheduled to appear in a federal court here today to be charged with participating in a multl - million - dollar dope smuggling ring Rivard was hid hidden � den from public view during the weekend Political Stir JOHNSON CITY AP-Pres-ldent Johnson has caused a po political � litical stir by accusing a lead leading � ing Republican of violating his confidence and publicizing perhaps malicious untruths about deliberations on the Viet Nam war Citizen magazine editor w Pete Miller looks like hes found an answer to the high cost of living In a story last Friday which he blushlngly admits was a real booboo he stated that the entire Searchlight Tattoo Squad 250 kids in all could be transported here and fed for 1100 11000 is more like HI Incidentally the Tattoo ticket sales are going well and those Interested are advised to pick up their tickets as soon as possible Application forms for entries in the Exhibition Parade are available at the Exhibition office at the grounds or from Bill Taylor who can be phoned at 4 5G12 0 Norwegian born artist Mln Sjolseth will present a five day exhibition of her work be beginning � ginning Tuesday at the Simon Fraser Hotel Miss SJolseths work ranges from impression- INDEX Weather 3 Betty Connor 8 Women 8 Classified - - - 13 14 10 Comics 12 Coming events - 12 Editorial 2 Markets 3 Sports 10 TV 12 flvMK This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia te Citizen The daily newspaper for Central British Columbia William Jefferson 2G and his brother Earl 25 Mr and Mrs Crltchlow were still In their bathing suits Police said the hard top was re returning � turning from Lakelse Lake One of the first persons on the scene said the two cars hit almost dead center The hardtop was completely smashed beyond recognition he said It looked like a tin can that had been stomped on Sgt Rlddell said the force of Impact ripped the cars frame from its body The driver of the convert able was completely pinned be between � tween the dash and the front seat His foot had gone right through the firewall Sgt Rlddell said tho Impact also broke the straps holding the convertibles gas tank It was found undamaged across tho road He said an eyewitness Mrs Ann Little of Terrace told po police � lice she was travelling downhill about CO miles per hour when the red convertible pulled out to pass her The veteran policeman said the bodies were unrecognizable We had to use crowbars to get the occupants of the green car hard top out He said blood samples have been taken from each of the victims and sent to the RCMP lab in Vancouver Lion Owner To Face Court QUEBEC CP -Georges Baker owner of a young lion lioness � ess that killed a three month old child last November was committed for trail at the next assizes by Judge Alphonse Garon Baker Is charged with criminal negligence The child Manon Tanguay was clawed by the lioness in Bakers home In suburban Sll lery Judge Garon who presided at the preliminary hearing said Baker should have known it was dangerous to keep an animal such as a lioness and that its claws should have been clipped Baker is free on 1000 ball pending trial PRINCE GEORGE BRlflSH COLUMBIA MONDAY AUGUST 2 1 965 Eight persons died when these two cars smashed head on south of Terrace Satur Saturday � day All were from Terrace The crash has been described as one of the worst in BCs history Eight Persons Killed In Terrace Smash Up TERRACE Staff Eight Terrace persons were killed Saturday night in what has been described as one of the worst highway accidents in BCs history Ive attended many ac cidents In my 18 years of police work and this one was undoubt undoubtedly � edly the worst said RCMP Sgt Jim Rlddell The smash occured about 845 pm when a hard top and a con convertible � vertible collided head on in the passing lane of a three lane stretch of highway South of Terrace They were among fifteen persons who died in one of the worst accident weekends In BC this year Eleven of them died on the highways and four others drowned Including a Prince George girl near Clinton The Terrace smash resulted In a bizarre twist of fate the young woman killed in the hard top was the sister of two men killed In the convertible The victims were Clifford Crltchlow In his early 20s his wife Marie 17 Melvln Jenner In his early 20s Carol Ann Jefferson 20 Ozzle Legace 28 j John Senclw 27 1st to expressionist landscape and figure studies to work on black velvet She Is a resident artist of the Georgia Gallery Vancouver f Couchlchlng Diary a 10 minute program on the Couchiching Conference will be broadcasted Aug 2 to C from 720 to 730 pm by CKPG radio Concepts of Federalism tho theme of the 34th Couchl Couchlchlng � chlng Conference will be dis discussed � cussed by speakers from Can Canada � ada England Nigeria and the U S School officials are won dering how proud three teen agers are feeling today af after � ter their destruction Saturday night The trio was seen in a school ground between 11 and 12 midnight and were overheard to remark that they had better get of there because tho cops are always hanging around They broke off a second year 12 foot birch tree In the school grounds 0 All was quiet and peaceful at Hear Lake early Sunday when jKJlico arrived there In answer to a complaint of row dyism The call came In shortly after midnight but when police got there less than an hour later the reported rowdies had packed their bags and silently stole away Judging from the condition of the wreck the cars must have been travelling at considerable speed Wreckage was scattered over a wide area The cars were about five yards from each other Bodies were scheduled to be viewed at 230 pm today but an inquest will be put off until Investigation of the smashup Is completed Parents of the Jeff erson boys and their sister are Mr and Mrs Fred Jefferson They are believed to have another son and a married daughter Gl RL DROWNS CULVERTS GRADING TO START 0NPGE EXTENSION Grading and instalation of culverts on the 217 mlle Pacific Great Eastern Railway Kennedy spur line will start immediately It was announced today KRM Construction Ltd of Chetwynd was the lowest of three bidders for the ex extension � tension of tho railway from Kennedy 100 miles north of Prince George to tho west 217 miles to the Morfee Lake area Work is scheduledfor com completion � pletion In November Steel is expected to be laid by the end of 1000 Clearing and grubbing for the railroad has already been com completed � pleted KRM Construction also did the work on that project PEARKES TO VISIT HBE Lt - Gov George Pearkes will be in Prince George early next month He will make several stops in the Interior on his way to the Chilcotin district He also has visits scheduled at Quesnel Alexis Creek Ana -hlm Lake and Williams Lake An official schedule will be drawn up In about two weeks Heroic Rescue Attempt Fails A 14-year-old Prince George girl Doris Bressetto drowned at Loon Lake Sunday despite tho brave attempts of a girl friend to save her Tho girls were playing on a wharf on Loon Lake 12 miles south of Clinton when tho Prince George teen ager fell from a diving board Both girls were non - swim swimmers � mers but tho Prince George girls friend leaped into the Locomotive Hits Truck A city man escaped serious injury early Sunday when his late model pickup truck was demolished by a slow moving CNR locomotive at Prince George The driver Robert G Lund 2411 Ross Crescent climbed out with only slight Injuries to one leg The accident oc occured � cured at 345 am at the track crossing In the 300 block First Ave -k Two persons were treated at Prince George Regional Hos Hospital � pital from minor Injuries suf suffered � fered when the car In which they were riding plunged off the Bypass Highway near the Gogliu Road early Sunday William Duvid Piche 444 Douglas St has been charged with driving without due care and attention after the accident which sent himself and Diane E Gumeau to hospital water in a resuce attempt Moments before help could arriye the Bressette girl slip slipped � ped under the water Clinton RCMP said the Prince George girl was camping with the second girl and her parents all of Vancouver Doris was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert E Bres Bressette � sette of 1170 Burden St in Prince George Phone 564 2441 City District Ban All Burning Permits Central BC was a powder keg today as forest fire hazards continued to soar and at least six of the 40 blazes ripping through the Prince George forest district were out of control As the temperatures climbed to more than 90 degrees during the week weekend � end the forests and under underbrush � brush became tinder dry Burning permits were can cancelled � celled in the city and Prince George forest district A spokesman for the Prince George fire department said burning of any sort is forbidden until there is a rainfall We will have to haveat least half an inch of rain before we can allow any outside burning he said Danger to firefighters and In Inaccessibility � accessibility forced the BC cForestl Service topull a big crew off the districts largest forest fire the 20000 - acre Rob Fire in the remote Osplka Valley 55 miles north of Finlay Forks It is burning mostly in non noncommercial � commercial timber said a forest service spokesman We will just have to wait until lt cools down before we put men back In Firefighting efforts were be being � ing hampered by rocky rugged Rocky Mountain terrain The blaze moved 10 miles Sunday There were two 3000 acre fires still out of control one of them the Tat 35 miles south of Vanderhoof The other is the Lika fire 110 miles northwest of Fort St James There were 95 men and six bulldozers battling lt today Other fires giving forest ser service � vice officials most concern were the 500 - acre Bute fire near Kenney Dam and the 1000 acre Kan fire 90 miles north west of Fort St John There were 288 men and 18 bulldozers engaged in fire sup suppression � pression efforts Both Prince George - based Canso water bombers were re returned � turned to service Saturday morning within hours of being forced to return to base for re repairs � pairs The first Canso experienc experiencing � ing trouble with ltsbombdoors was repaired in just two hours The second with carburetor problems returned to service shortly later The forest service spokes man said tho forecast through out the district is for contin continuing � uing hot and dry weather and the fire hazard throughout is high to extreme The whole district is just McCulloch J Chain Saws 251SfiE MODEL tO rL Worlds Ltghtect CHAIN SAW SEE IT NOW AT Interior Power Saw Sales and Service Ltd 140 Quebec 563 3678 explosive said a spokesman for the forest service He said to date recreation ists have not been ordered out of the woods because of the ex extreme � treme fire danger The spokesman said however that the service Is urging per persons � sons not to travel in the woods unless absolutely necessary RON ANTHONY calls probe Communist Takeover Doubtful MONTREAL CP - A Ni Nigerian � gerian cabinet minister says it is unlikely there will be a wide widespread � spread Communist take over in Africa Transport Minister ZBDip chareima said the average African is too much of an indi individualist � vidualist to permit the effective establishment of a totalitarian Communist type of regime Nigeria in particular has shown itself too flexible and too open to sensible compromises to permit a doctrinaire philo philosophy � sophy to dominate the state he said Mr Dipchatima who has vis visited � ited Communist China said lt Is perfectly natural for African states to accept aid and techni technical � cal know how from Communist countries SI 7 J Pit MONTH Central Inferior Needs Rain PARCHED FORESTS LIKE POWDER KEG Electrical Men Look At Delays Electrical contractors in Prince George are launching thoir own investigation into de delays � lays of electrical inspections Ron Anthony president of the Central BC chapter of the Electrical Contractors As Association � sociation of BC said the in investigation � vestigation would look Into new government regulations re regarding � garding inspections Ho said new regulations now call for spot check inspections in instances where the in inspection � spection department feel that lt might be required Mr Anthony said The new regulations as presently enforced are com completely � pletely Inadequate for present day construction unfair in the delay lt is causing the public and most frustrating to the con construction � struction industry Electric inspectiojn services provided bytheproviheial gov government � ernment came under fire Thursday when Bob Borrie secretary manager of the Prince George Construction Association charged a lack of adequate service He said it was holding up oc occupancy � cupancy of commercial medi medical � cal and servicing buildings The following day public works minister W N Chant promised that he would send a couple of men to Prince George to help the local office catch up with a backlog of in inspections � spections Prince George to help the local office catch up with a backlog of Inspections At the same time he said new Inspection regulations calling for spot checks will ease the inspectors burden and speed up inspections Mr Anthony said these new regulations are intended to shift a larger degree of re responsibility � sponsibility for public safety to the electrical contractor Ho said this could pose prob problems � lems One objection in the change of regulations is the fact that the chief electrical Inspector has the authority to suspend an electrical contractors licence for 30 days upon recommenda recommendation � tion of a field inspector Wo feel that any com complaint � plaint or charges against an electrical contractor should first be examined by a board of examiners before any sus suspension � pension of a license Is made Mr Anthony said He said the association was not reluctant to accept new responsibilities provided reasonable contiol measures were Introduced to ensure that contractors were qualified UFO May Hove Been Balloon An object in the sky seen by hundreds of city residents Saturday night may have been a weather balloon Weather bureau officials said today the radiosonde balloons which measure eight feet across are often visible to a height of 90000 feet Saturday evening was calm and clear and the re reflection � flection of sunlight from the transparent balloon would make lt easy to see said one official No other mysterious ob object � ject was reported to the weather station or on RCAF station Baldy Hughes radar screens Thore is little doubt that tho object sighted was not a satelllto because it didnt move like one said an air airport � port official A radiosonde balloon was released from the Prince George weather station at 415 pm Saturday and it should have burst at about 540 pm It is possible said one of official � ficial that the balloon de developed � veloped only a slow leak rather than bursting and slowly floated to the ground It is also possible he said that the object could have been a balloon from another weather station The hydrogen - filled bal balloons � loons will float Indefinitely until they are deflated Throughout tho evening the airport and the Baldy Hughes air base wero flooded with telephone calls This motorist was one of hundreds of people who stared in wonderment Saturday evening at an uni unidentified � dentified Hying object near Prince George The object now is believed to have been a weather balloon