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A
21-year-old
city
man
who
admitted
hitting
a
taxi
driver
on
the
head
with
a
speaker
from
a
two
way
radio
was
fined
100
In
city
magistrates
court
today
when
he
pleaded
guilty
to
com
common
�
mon
assault
Gerald
Douglas
Anderson
898
Irwin
Street
told
Magistrate
G
O
Stewart
he
was
drunk
the
night
he
severely
beat
Prince
George
Taxi
Association
driver
Del
Harder
Police
said
Harder
who
ap
appeared
�
peared
in
court
with
blackened
eyes
and
a
face
cut
told
them
Anderson
became
angered
ifter
he
was
unable
tp
get
outofHard
ers
cab
when
the
passenger
door
Socred
Boss
Steps
Down
OTTAWA
CP
Social
Credit
Leader
Robert
Thompson
has
resigned
as
party
leader
effective
March
17
but
will
remain
an
MP
it
was
announced
today
At
the
same
time
the
partys
national
president
Martin
Kelln
of
Regina
submitted
his
resignation
Mr
Thompson
52
and
leader
since
1961
informed
his
col
colleagues
�
leagues
he
felt
he
received
something
less
than
full
support
from
the
provincial
organizations
The
announcement
was
made
by
H
A
Olson
Social
Credit
MP
for
Medicine
Hat
Alta
who
is
chairman
of
the
caucus
of
five
Social
Credit
MPs
Mr
Olson
said
A
D
Patter
son
MP
for
Fraser
Valley
will
continue
as
the
groups
Com
mons
leader
tm
Lance
Hewstan
is
looking
for
an
old
top
hat
and
a
ragged
black
suit
size
46
No
he
dldn
t
lose
them
He
needs
to
wear
them
in
the
forthcoming
black
blackface
�
face
minstrel
show
being
pro
produced
�
duced
by
the
local
branch
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Legion
a
Sure
and
it
will
be
a
great
night
for
the
Irish
St
Pat
Patricks
�
ricks
Day
The
newly
formed
society
will
hold
its
first
supper
dance
at
St
Marys
hall
with
the
celebration
to
begin
at
9
pm
The
phone
numbers
to
call
for
tickets
or
information
ares
563
0778
563
4644
563
9442
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Dates
for
the
150000
Spruceland
fireball
bylaw
referendum
and
the
410000
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British
trade
chief
Douglas
Jay
suggests
a
study
of
a
trans
Atlantic
Common
Market
embracing
Canada
Britain
and
the
United
States
Page
4
Hilt1
I
O
The
Yankee
dollar
is
rear
rearing
�
ing
its
head
more
and
more
in
Europe
and
European
in
industrial
�
dustrial
nations
are
starting
to
share
Canadas
alarm
about
American
control
of
economy
Page
16
Prime
Minister
Pearson
is
expected
to
move
quickly
to
appoint
a
successor
to
the
late
Georges
P
Vanier
Mme
Vanier
is
prominent
among
names
suggested
for
a
new
governor
general
Page
5
O
Dr
Pat
McGeer
left
urges
the
B
C
government
to
draft
legislation
controlling
the
use
of
LSD
Page
4
Chicago
Black
Hawks
bidding
for
the
first
cham
championship
�
pionship
in
the
clubs
his
history
�
tory
appears
to
have
all
but
clinched
first
place
in
the
National
Hockey
League
Page
9
Editorials
2
Womens
6
7
Sports
9
10
Comics
Coming
Events
Eric
Nicol
11
Alan
Pleads
Guilty
To
Hitting
Cabbie
became
stuck
According
to
po
police
�
lice
Anderson
jumped
the
driver
but
was
subdued
once
then
at
attacked
�
tacked
him
again
with
the
radio
speaker
after
ripping
it
from
the
body
of
the
receiver
Harder
said
he
suffered
cuts
bruises
and
bumps
on
his
head
from
the
attack
Before
sentencing
Anderson
Magistrate
G
O
Stewart
gave
him
half
an
hour
to
find
12
to
pay
for
the
damages
to
the
radio
Andersons
brother
seated
at
the
back
of
the
court
room
paid
for
the
damage
Magistrate
Stewart
warned
Anderson
that
he
was
going
to
fine
him
200
for
the
attack
but
youve
paid
back
the
money
he
said
and
levied
a
100
penalty
If
you
ever
do
that
again
youll
do
60
days
he
warned
the
youth
and
on
the
way
out
of
the
court
room
if
youre
man
enough
you
will
apologize
to
Mr
Harder
He
did
Gunmen
Raid
Pay
Office
MONTREAL
CP
-
Four
armed
hooded
bandits
today
raided
the
pay
office
of
the
Dominion
Glass
Company
in
south
end
Montreal
and
es
escaped
�
caped
with
100000
Provincial
Montreal
and
sub
urban
police
set
up
roadblocks
and
officers
in
prowl
cars
began
a
search
for
the
robbers
shortly
after
the
holdup
at
7
15
am
The
bandits
broke
into
the
pay
office
45
minutes
after
three
Drinks
Express
com
company
�
pany
emploees
had
delivered
the
plant
pa
roll
storm
sewer
vote
are
March
27
advance
poll
and
March
28
regu
regular
�
lar
voting
day
Polls
will
be
open
both
days
from
eight
am
to
eight
pm
at
the
city
hall
The
city
now
has
a
total
debenture
Indebtedness
of
4958084
all
well
under
control
The
new
fin
financing
�
ancing
would
take
the
form
of
20
year
bonds
Aid
Ron
Tweedle
received
a
light
ribbing
fiom
Aid
Stan
Stagg
at
council
yesterday
when
Aid
Tweedie
protested
pro
proliferation
�
liferation
of
motel
signs
on
Vic
Victoria
�
toria
St
Aid
Stagg
pointed
to
a
huge
Vote
Twe
jdle
sign
still
ur
urging
�
ging
support
for
the
councilor
on
Third
Ave
CITIZEN
STAFF
WRITERS
Unlimited
sale
of
residential
building
lots
for
specu
speculative
�
lative
construction
is
being
considered
by
city
council
Involved
would
be
property
in
city
owned
subdivisions
A
final
decision
was
leserved
Wednesday
until
after
the
Fraserview
subdivision
land
auction
this
afternoon
Results
of
the
latter
will
weigh
in
council
deliberations
on
the
multiple
sale
proposal
City
Manager
Arran
Thom
Thomson
�
son
told
council
supply
of
city
lots
was
in
excellent
shape
He
recommended
study
be
given
to
a
change
in
the
policy
which
has
limited
builders
to
a
single
lot
Mr
Thomson
noted
Central
Mortgage
and
Housing
has
chang
changed
�
ed
its
rules
with
regard
to
mort
mortgage
�
gage
applications
for
homes
which
are
not
presold
In
line
with
this
he
suggested
specula
speculative
�
tive
builders
be
permitted
to
pur
purchase
�
chase
as
many
lots
as
each
could
handle
in
one
building
sea
season
�
son
GOOD
NEWS
This
is
good
news
but
we
will
have
to
watch
it
closely
said
Aid
Elroy
Garden
We
could
have
someone
come
in
and
take
up
the
whole
lot
Aid
Ron
Tweedle
agreed
I
realize
we
cant
have
too
many
lots
sitting
idle
he
said
but
added
only
a
percentage
should
be
available
for
multiple
sale
Aid
Tweedie
suggested
sites
be
distributed
in
units
of
at
least
two
in
order
to
break
up
building
styles
One
builder
would
have
two
other
lots
between
each
two
lots
he
purchased
himself
SHIFT
PATTERN
He
suggested
this
would
pro
provide
�
vide
a
shift
in
patterns
of
sim
similar
�
ilar
homes
constructed
by
one
builder
City
Solicitor
Gait
Wilson
pro
proposed
�
posed
restrictive
convenants
governing
set
backs
floor
areas
and
types
of
construction
in
or
order
�
der
to
get
the
style
of
construc
construction
�
tion
you
are
looking
for
I
am
sure
the
builders
would
look
for
this
themselves
Construction
man
Aid
Stan
stagg
argued
In
favour
of
the
sale
of
lots
In
blocks
That
way
you
can
cut
down
costs
If
you
spread
them
over
three
blocks
or
so
youre
not
going
to
APPROVAL
He
proposed
control
by
re
requiring
�
quiring
that
all
proposed
develop
developments
�
ments
go
before
council
for
ap
approval
�
proval
When
asked
to
comment
on
the
proposed
change
in
regulations
president
of
the
homeowners
As
Associate
�
sociate
Wayne
Thompson
said
Its
a
very
complex
situation
The
other
members
of
the
Asso
Association
�
ciation
feel
it
would
not
be
quite
right
to
make
any
comment
at
this
time
The
proposed
plans
will
need
much
consideration
before
they
are
introduced
he
added
Wells
Prepares
For
Close
down
Residents
of
the
small
town
of
Wells
are
re
organlzlng
In
preparation
for
the
close
down
March
15
of
the
towns
major
employer
the
Cariboo
Gold
Quartz
A
special
citizens
ways
and
means
committee
has
been
form
formed
�
ed
to
handle
problems
connected
with
the
phase
out
of
the
mine
One
of
the
first
problems
fac
facing
�
ing
the
committee
was
the
fact
that
a
number
of
residents
live
in
company
houses
in
the
town
The
company
has
now
an
announced
�
nounced
however
that
it
will
arrange
terms
for
residents
in
interested
�
terested
In
buying
their
houses
Members
of
the
cominUtee
In
Intend
�
tend
to
visit
Victoria
if
nsces
sary
to
discuss
the
towns
prob
problem
�
lem
i
with
government
officials
The
committee
has
already
been
in
contact
with
Attorney
General
Robert
Bonner
Cariboo
MLA
Help
has
also
been
offered
by
Quesnel
MLA
Backs
Improving
Airport
Strong
support
for
improve
improvement
�
ment
and
relocation
of
the
air
airport
�
port
terminal
has
come
from
Fort
George
MLA
Ray
Williston
Mr
Williston
advised
city
council
he
has
written
Transport
Minister
Pickersgill
suggesting
a
new
location
at
the
northwest
corner
of
the
field
This
would
tie
In
with
reloca
relocation
�
tion
of
Highway
16
which
will
run
along
the
north
side
of
the
airport
to
connect
with
the
Bypass
highway
Mr
Williston
said
facilities
were
Inadequate
now
and
would
become
far
more
so
as
develop
development
�
ment
in
this
area
continued
He
stressed
growth
here
was
un
unmatched
�
matched
anywhere
else
in
Canada
The
MLA
pointed
particularly
to
the
1968
introduction
of
Jets
on
the
CPA
run
from
Vancouver
and
to
increasing
use
of
feeder
services
operating
out
of
Prince
George
Remedial
action
without
de
delay
�
lay
was
called
or
by
the
Fort
George
representative
Bennett
Statement
Protested
Prince
George
city
council
is
on
the
side
of
Williams
Lake
Mayor
H
J
Gardner
against
Premier
Bennett
Mayor
Gardner
president
of
the
Union
of
BC
Municipali
Municipalities
�
ties
takes
sharp
exception
to
a
charge
by
the
premier
that
some
municipalities
are
misusing
provincial
grants
Ho
fired
back
a
deimnd
ask
asking
�
ing
the
premier
to
name
the
municipalities
but
received
no
reply
Wednesday
council
here
agreed
to
support
Mr
Gardners
objection
with
letters
to
the
de
department
�
partment
of
municipal
affairs
and
to
the
premier
In
addition
the
aldermen
auth
authorized
�
orized
a
letter
of
congratulations
to
the
UBCM
president
for
his
stand
Mayor
Gardner
pointed
out
the
premiers
statement
branded
all
municipal
governments
as
dis
dishonest
�
honest
if
Mr
Bennett
would
not
specify
to
which
he
was
refer
referring
�
ring
He
charged
there
was
no
foun
foundation
�
dation
to
the
premiers
accusa
accusation
�
tion
and
branded
it
a
breech
in
the
good
relations
between
the
municipal
affairs
department
and
the
UBCM
Mayor
Garvin
Dezell
sugges
suggested
�
ted
the
city
avoid
becoming
In
Involved
�
volved
in
the
controversy
by
sending
a
letter
of
support
to
the
UBCM
president
but
not
writing
Victoria
But
council
agreed
with
the
view
expressed
by
Aid
Carrie
Jane
Gray
If
we
dont
write
the
others
we
may
be
the
stand
standout
�
out
in
the
province
Aid
John
Powers
added
the
premiers
statement
was
an
affront
to
any
council
He
ap
applauded
�
plauded
the
quick
action
taken
by
Mayor
Gardner
Aid
Ron
Tweedle
who
had
Introduced
the
subject
Wednes
Wednesday
�
day
added
Any
council
that
is
silent
will
be
branded
as
the
nunlclpallty
to
which
the
pre
premier
�
mier
referred
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daily
newspaper
for
Central
British
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PAS
LUMBER
COMPANY
Pas
Lumber
Company
on
planer
row
won
a
round
of
ap
applause
�
plause
from
city
council
Wednesday
Firm
manager
J
Dittman
informed
the
city
plans
are
under
way
to
modify
its
in
incinerator
�
cinerator
system
which
burns
planer
shavings
and
generates
steam
for
dry
kiln
use
Mr
Dittman
told
council
the
move
was
being
made
despite
the
fact
Pas
felt
its
problem
was
not
serious
in
regard
to
em
miss
ion
of
dark
smoke
Last
summer
council
wrote
all
planer
row
opera
operators
�
tors
expressing
concern
about
air
pollution
Not
all
took
the
positive
approach
expressed
by
Pas
Lumber
The
company
executive
anticipated
the
work
would
be
done
within
two
or
three
months
This
Is
what
I
call
co
cooperation
�
operation
commented
Aid
Elroy
Garden
Aid
Ron
Tweedie
while
express
ing
appreciation
suggested
the
company
dis
discuss
�
cuss
its
plans
with
the
city
pollution
committee
to
en
ensure
�
sure
the
spending
complies
with
future
bylaws
passed
either
by
the
city
or
regional
district
Sooner
or
later
we
will
have
them
Bed
Space
Icy
Conditions
Cause
Jam
The
ever
present
winter
icy
conditions
of
Peden
Hill
on
the
Vanderhoof
Highway
caused
a
gigantic
traffic
tie
up
this
morning
when
a
tractor
trailer
unit
jacknifed
near
Brier
Results
the
bottom
of
the
steep
twisting
grade
No
jured
in
the
mishap
but
early
morning
backed
up
for
half
a
mile
while
the
highway
will
hold
a
gymkhana
and
rodeo
and
the
Elks
will
hold
their
May
Day
Centennial
celebra
celebrations
�
tions
If
all
these
groups
can
get
together
and
co
operate
the
weekend
should
be
a
real
suc
success
�
cess
Elks
May
Day
celebra
celebrations
�
tions
chairman
Bev
Fraser
com
mented
today
The
Elks
celebrations
start
with
a
semi
formal
May
Queen
ball
in
the
Civic
Centre
Friday
night
and
continue
Saturday
with
the
start
of
the
soap
box
derby
playoffs
and
a
teen
dance
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the
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a
second
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today
50
miles
from
the
scene
of
another
airliner
crash
Sunday
the
Ohio
highway
patrol
said
The
patrol
post
at
nearby
Piqua
said
it
was
not
learned
whether
the
planes
might
have
collided
but
that
two
definitelywere
down
One
plane
was
identified
as
a
Trans
World
Airlines
DC
9
with
25
persons
aboard
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survivors
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7
1
Saskatchewan
7
6
1
Alberta
7
6
1
Manitoba
7
5
2
British
Columbia
8
5
3
Quebec
7
3
4
PEI
7
2
5
Newfoundland
7
2
5
Nova
Scotia
7
2
5
Northern
Ontario
7
1
6
New
Brunswick
8
17
one
was
m-
traffic
was
was
cleared
Big
May
Day
Weekend
Shaping
Up
for
City
The
Elks
May
Day
weekend
May
19
22
will
be
one
of
con
constant
�
stant
activity
In
the
Prince
George
area
if
plans
being
drawn
up
by
different
organizations
are
realised
The
Shrine
Carnival
will
be
held
that
weekend
from
Thurs
Thursday
�
day
to
Monday
The
Prince
George
Soccer
As
Association
�
sociation
and
the
Softball
Asso
Association
�
ciation
both
intend
to
have
mam
mammoth
�
moth
tournamsnts
PGARA
will
hold
a
double
header
stock
car
race
The
Prince
George
Saddle
Club
We
already
have
58
entries
for
the
soap
box
derby
and
ex
expect
�
pect
more
Fraser
said
The
derby
will
continue
over
the
weekend
with
finals
being
held
Monday
followed
by
a
pres
presentation
�
entation
dinner
We
hope
we
can
get
the
other
groups
interested
in
joining
us
for
the
presentations
so
all
the
awards
earned
in
different
fields
over
the
weekend
can
be
given
at
the
same
time
Fraser
said
Mr
Fraser
pointed
out
there
had
been
a
break
down
in
com
communication
�
munication
within
the
Centennial
committee
concerning
proposed
Elks
participation
in
the
July
First
celebrations
He
said
the
Elks
never
were
approached
in
this
regard
but
if
they
had
been
early
enough
serious
consideration
would
have
been
given
to
directing
some
of
their
traditional
May
24
activi
activities
�
ties
toward
the
Dominion
Day
events
this
year
As
it
was
their
own
program
was
so
far
advanced
by
the
tim
they
were
first
aware
their
par
participation
�
ticipation
was
hoped
for
on
July
First
it
was
too
late
to
change
their
May
24
plans
Fulton
Doubts
Dief
Will
Run
MONTREAL
CP
Davie
Fulton
former
justice
minister
In
the
Diefenbaker
government
said
In
an
interview
Wednesday
it
is
unlikely
John
Diefenbaker
will
be
in
the
running
at
the
Progressive
Conservative
party
leadership
convention
next
Sep
September
�
tember
Mr
Fulton
who
has
already
announced
his
candidacy
said
of
Mr
Diefenbaker
Right
now
hes
leaving
the
matter
open
but
jou
can
be
sure
Im
a
candidate
regardless
of
who
else
wants
the
job
Smack
on
the
Button
by
MARIAN
BRUCE
Citizen
Staff
Writer
Bed
space
at
Prince
George
Regional
Hospital
Is
running
smack
on
the
button
with
needs
of
the
area
hospital
administra
administrator
�
tor
Colin
Elliott
said
today
But
next
year
may
be
a
dif
different
�
ferent
story
We
have
enough
beds
to
cope
with
the
existing
population
said
Mr
Elliott
but
the
bed
situation
Is
going
to
worsen
He
said
the
situation
has
im
improved
�
proved
greatly
since
this
time
last
year
A
new
76
bed
addition
was
opened
in
May
1966
bringing
total
beds
to
43
Prince
George
hospital
offi
officials
�
cials
apparently
are
facing
fewer
bed
-
shortage
problems
than
those
in
the
Lower
Mainland
Liberal
members
said
in
the
Legislature
Wednesday
even
cancer
patients
in
some
cases
were
forced
to
postpone
surgery
because
of
the
inava
liability
of
beds
Dr
Pat
McGeer
L-Vancou-ver-Point
Grey
said
there
are
7932
persons
awaiting
surgical
beds
in
the
Lower
Mainland
But
he
added
there
are
only
3894
beds
Liberal
Leader
Ray
Perrault
said
the
narrow
property
tax
base
is
simply
not
broad
enough
to
support
hospital
construction
We
can
cook
up
all
the
hos
hospital
�
pital
districts
we
like
but
essen
essentially
�
tially
and
ultimitely
hospital
fi
financing
�
nancing
comes
back
to
the
two
senior
governments
the
provin
provincial
�
cial
and
the
federal
Mi
Per
Perrault
�
rault
said
Creditors
and
contactors
are
lined
up
waiting
payment
for
contracts
let
and
supplies
pro
provided
�
vided
in
building
a
new
hospital
at
100
Mile
House
Mr
Per
Perrault
�
rault
said
It
wis
incredible
that
a
hospital
project
could
proceed
without
financing
being
secure
The
Prince
George
hospital
administrator
said
blame
for
any
hospital
accommodation
prob
problems
�
lems
here
could
not
be
placed
on
the
provincial
government
There
has
been
no
request
from
the
hospital
board
for
bed
additions
which
has
not
been
ac
accepted
�
cepted
Mr
Elliot
said
The
problem
Is
simply
a
mat
matter
�
ter
of
keeping
up
with
expanding
population
The
board
is
planning
i
major
expansion
program
over
the
next
two
to
three
years
By
the
time
the
new
addition
Is
built
If
the
present
rate
of
At
Hospital
population
increase
continues
bed
shortages
will
again
be
a
problem
Construction
probably
will
start
by
the
end
of
1968
Health
Minister
Black
told
the
legislature
local
hospital
boards
share
part
of
the
blame
for
an
bed
shortage
In
BC
Mr
Black
said
that
in
any
complaint
over
hospitals
the
BC
Hospital
Insurance
Service
and
the
health
departmonl
alwiys
seem
to
wind
up
tho
whipping
boy
His
department
is
trying
to
unravel
tho
red
tape
involved
but
local
hospital
boirds
tlipm-
js
vs
i
autonomous
If
somi
of
these
local
juris
jurisdictions
�
dictions
had
put
up
some
of
this
money
three
j
ears
ago
they
would
not
be
faced
with
some
of
thase
problems
today