Goes down well with friends fr Say72fr CARLING PILSENER BEER Vol 11 No 190 tm -llpl 28 Pages It Might As Well Be Spring Its hard to believe that frosty mornings are just around the corner Yesterday the temperature in Prince George soared to 80 degrees the highest ever recorded for that date Among those enjoying the Indian summer was Betty Miller 19 who took time to harvest crab apples for Mrs Katie Sulentic 1910 Larch Street -Peter Duffy photo Remarks Were Off Record Henry Cahot Lodge Denies Advocating Viet invasion WASHINGTON A P -I never advocated a US Inva Invasion � sion of North Vietnam or a bombing of every conceivable target in the North Ambassa Ambassador � dor Henry Cabot Lodge declared In a statement Wednesday The former IS envoy to South Vietnam Issued the state ment after a report of remarks he had asked to be placed off the record was published In an account of his speech to the World Affairs Council of Pitts Pittsburgh � burgh Lodge now a senior state department adviser In Washing toq said none of his remarks during the speech went beyond the previously and Lt Gov George Pearkes nearly got a parking ticket Wednesday at least the car In which he was travelling nearly did The vehicle was parked In an airline loading zone at the front of the Inn of the North when the new city patrol vehcile pulled up Behind the lieutenant -governors car was another private vehicle whose driver probably saved Ills Honors bacon by pro protesting � testing loudly If my car gets a ticket the lieutenant governors should too The meter man said no Grouse hunter takes his wife with him weekends hunting through timber sale areas Spot Spotting � ting the blue paint markings plac placed � ed on the trees by timber cruis ers for the Forest Service wife asks hubby what they are Those are blue spruce trees ho replies Oh she saysHonestl a it may Ijo true bu H aint w necessarily so True Maga Magazines � zines latent issue launches into a lengthy description of Great Slave Lake and to pinpoint the lake for its millions of readers True describes its location as clearly stated position of the US government with respect to Vietnam Remarks attributed to Lodge were printed In a Pittsburgh newspaper on grounds that HAMILTON CP - Twiggy was accused by a city childrens doctor Wednesday night of setting an unhealthy example with her spidery gawky figure Dr Edna Dlrchard pediatrl- North Central British Colum Columbia � bia Good work Perils of Pauline have noth nothing � ing on the Perils of Parker and his XKE Architect planner Dps Parker will soon be driving the expensive car more defen defensively � sively than ever First someone dinged his rear fender In a park parking � ing lot about a month ago Latest incident could have been much more serious but wasnt A runaway tractor mounted drag liro ran over the car in Highland subdivision but aside from re removing � moving the convertible top and scraping the paint off the trunk did little damage -The thing barreled down the road back backwards � wards and straddled the car said Parker I guess thats the problem with driving an XKE everybodys out to get you He said the drag line pushed the car eight feet before both vehicles came to a stop In case you wondered Ayl mer Doston Deans 14 oz tin which were advertised in yesterdays Overwaitea adver advertisement � tisement for 337 for 24 tins should have read 379 comments made to such a large audience could not be kept off the record Lodge repeated his denial on the Today show on the NBC television network today Doctor Calls Twiggy Unhealthy Example9 clan and consultant to the Cere Cerebral � bral Palsy Clinic and the Ham Hamilton � ilton Nursery Education Asso Association � ciation said girls often endan endangered � gered their health by over-dieting In trying to copy the skinny model She said she had known cases where girls had to be taken to hospital for emergency treat ment because of over dieting on top of emotional problems Dr Dlrchard who was addressing the Hamilton and District branch of the Ontario Association for emotionally dis disturbed � turbed children said the girls were probably already under Intense strain running homes and being little mother s without losing weight and with It strength to keep up with fashion E houses Now you have a high In INDIANS SUE PROVINCE FOR LAND VANCOUVER CP Hve British Columbia Indian bands Wednesday 1 a u n c h e d a suit against the attorney general claiming ownership of 7000 square miles of land in the Nass River Valley along the provinces northwest coast A writ was filed in the British Columbia Supreme Court on behalf of the Nishga tribal council suing for the title to the land Frank Calder New Demo cratlc Party member of the leg legislature � islature for Atlln and head of the Nishga Council said the action is a test case that could affect all 45000 non -treaty Indians in the province This is the day the Indians have been waiting for he said This is the first time In our history we have presented our claim to the court Mr Calder the only Indian in the provincial legislature said there are about 500 treaty Indians in the province and all of them are in the Peace River area The non treaty Indians want ed judicial recognition of their claim to aboriginal title to most of BC lands and they want compensation for the land they have lost The writ was filed by Tom Berger a Vancouver lawyer and member of the legislature who earlier won a test case Involving Indian hunting rights He based his case on an 1854 treaty giving Nanalmo Indians the right to hunt freely on all occupied lands He argued that all Indians In Canada were granted free hunting privileges by the proclamation of King George III of England in 1763 after the fall of Quebec Mr Calder said that prior to 1871 when BC entered Confed eration Indian title was recog nlzed In land transactions on Vancouver Island COOLER SHOWERS Low 48 AwIll i J I High 65 Kll If QUEENS SWAN SONG IS DOCKERS STRIKE SOUTHAMPTON England AP A strike by crane drivers on Southamptons docks has thrown the old Queen Marys waning hours into confusion The liner arrived Wednesday night to a great welcome after her final crossing from New York Thirteen cars six of them display models bound for the London Motor Show and 280 pieces of heavy luggage were left in her holds City mans story page 3 itizn m The daily newspaper for Central British Columbia PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 28 1967 come to qualify for an NHA loan Borrie noted the Economic Council of Canada had recom recommended � mended priorities in government expenditure and that It saw a serious housing shortage In Can Canada � ada I feel sure that government TORONTO CP - A Tor Toronto � onto builder Wednesday night compared the federal gov governments � ernments action in Increas Increasing � ing Interest rates on Nation National � al Housing Act mortgages to a crooked crap game Lawrence Shankman pre president � sident of Consolidated Build Building � ing Corp Ltd which has put up 11000 houses in the last 10 years said the NHA in interest � terest increase to 8 14 per Phone 562 2441 expenditures could be reduced to provide adequate financial as assistance � sistance to home owners- he said Cruezot said he doubted the interest rate increase would help attract much more money into the mortgage field cent is not the answer to solving the housing crisis Its like the crooked crap game its the onlygame in town As people have to have roofs over their heads theyre going to have to buy houses at whatever rate they can get Douglas Hamilton secretary-treasurer of the On Ontario � tario Federation of Labor called the Increase just plain nuts R iHEli iv4mnifHHI HnHV 3 - ti Pill Lieutenant Governor Visits Lieutenant Governor George Pearkes paid a visit to Prince George yesterday Mayor Dezell and the council were hosts taking the Lieutenant Governor for a sight seeing trip around the town and holding a special dinner for him Today His Honor visits the instant town of Mac Mackenzie � kenzie HBfHHraI4jSflBf L tlH Squire MOBILE HOMES Mile 6 HaM Hi way Phone 962 9292 afiijSija He said conventional mort mortgage � gage funds private money have been available at 8 to 8 12 per cent and that houses with these mortgages have been hard to sell Cruezot assailed insurance companies which he said have Builder Terms Rise Crooked Crap Game It might attract more loan money to the housing market but who the hells going to be able to afford to borrow it In rebuttal Samuel Dia Diamond � mond president of Cadillac Construction Co and Riviera Building Corp said buyers will find after two or three months of testing thewa ter that they will be able to afford the new rate 10 Copy CONTRACTORS RAP HIGH MORTGAGE INTEREST By SCOTT HONEYMAN Citizen Staff Writer Increase In the National Hous Housing � ing Act maximum mortgage ln terestrate to 8 14 per centwlll seriously hamper stabilization of Prince George Prince George Construction Association man manager � ager Bob Borrle said today How can young people like the many who have come to Prince George in the past few years establish roots if they are unable to afford homes and are forced to live in transient transientlike � like accommodation asked Borrle Borrie and Construction As Association � sociation president Henry Cru ezot were commenting on Labor Minister Jack Nicholsons House of Commons announcement yes yesterday � terday of the 1 per cent inter interest � est rate increase Borrle said that any rise in interest will have a serious ad adverse � verse effect on home construc construction � tion Commented Cruezot The National Housing Act was initially-for low Income people to buy ill Hur 175 PER MONTh JLY CARRIER boasted theyve put 39 million into single and multiple dwell dwellings � ings for not investing in com communities � munities such as Prince George Instead said Cruezot the money is kept nearer the larger centres close to head office Nicholsons announcement brought whistles and incredulous groans from the Opposition We can onlylookwlth despair at the immediate future said Conservative spokesman Rus Russell � sell Keays Gaspe Nicholson said the increase will be effective Saturday and will remain at that rate until the next quarterly adjustment Jan 1 NHA rate now is 7 14 per cent The Labor minister who is responsible to Parliament for the NHA emphasized the new rate is the maximum that private lenders would be able to lend below that rate Nicholson said he expects the change will increase lending ac activity � tivity on the part of primary lenders and at the same time substantially increase activity in the secondary mortgage mar market � ket THE POLICE BEAT Par Icing Crackdown Planned by RCMP The Prince George RCMPs vigilant traffic section is at it again Members of the section intend to crack down on motorists whose parking habits are somewhat erratic The section is on the watch for vehicles parked on the wrong side of the road and vehicles il illegally � legally angle parked The police will have offending vehicles towed away at the own owners � ers expense Constable Brian Bowen ex explained � plained this morning that police are mainly concerned with sub suburban � urban areas and the industrial area east of Queensway There is an increasing inci dence of motorists parking on the left hand side of roadways said the constable He cited Sec Section � tion 181 of the Motor Vehicle Act which states a driver shall not stop stand or park a vehicle on a roadway other than on the right side of the roadway with the right hand wheels parallel to that side and where there is a curb within 12 inches of the Curb Constable Bowen also cited Section 179 1 a of the Act which gives police authority to tow away offending vehicles and a following section which states illegally parked vehicles will be towed away at the owners ex expense pense LEG SHOW STOPS ROWDIES LONDON AP The boss of a British soccer team is going to apply mlnl skirted m e a s u r e s to a maximum problem rowdyism at league games If we can get the fans blowing wolf whistles at the girls said David Exall They may stop throwing bot bottles � tles at the referee and play ers Exall is administrative manager of Birmingham City a professional league team Rowdyism has plagued many British soccer crowds this season Every weekend sees arrests and a bottle thrower recently was given a jail sentence The soccer boss said that during half time on Saturday he would parade 12 mini skirted girls around the field Perhaps leg shows at soc soccer � cer grounds all over the coun country � try could save the minister of sports and his psychiatrist a Jot of bother said Exall Asked why he thought the fans behaved badly at games Exall replied Much of it is caused by boredom during the interims slon Nothing goes on down there on the field Drivers who park in the de described � scribed fashion are a hazard to the safe flow of traffic when they pull onto the travelled suface say RCMP Peter Kozevnikov appeared in city magistrates court today and pleaded not guilty to two speed speeding � ing charges The alleged offences took place within 24 hours on Aug 4 and 5 After short trials Magistrate Stewart found the young motorist guilty and fined him 35 on each count INSIDE TODAYS CITIZEN Prince George Lions Club District Governor George It Kingston above is visit Jng the citys clubs from his home in Wenafchee Wash Washington � ington Page 3 Health officials are search searching � ing for a possible connection between sewage systems and water supply which could have caused the outbreak of typhoid among tourists in the East Kootenay region Page 7 1500 residents of Prince Albert Sask turned out to welcome John and Olive Diefenbaker home after their return from a short holiday taken when Diefen Diefenbaker � baker lost the PC leader leadership � ship Page 5 Housing developments fi financed � nanced by the labor move movement � ment are proposed by the IWA Page 7 Business News 6 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