Vol
12
No
223
FINANCIAL
WORLD
IN
FRENZY
OVER
FRANC
BONN
CP
Financial
lead
ers
of
the
worlds
10
wealthiest
nations
met
today
In
emergency
session
to
discuss
the
future
of
the
hard
pressed
French
franc
and
try
to
stabilize
the
Interna
tional
monetary
system
Central
figures
in
the
gather
lng
were
officials
of
the
nations
principally
concerned
Econom
ics
Minister
Karl
Schiller
of
West
Germany
current
presl
dent
of
the
group
Britains
Chancellor
of
the
Exchequer
Roy
Jenkins
and
Finance
Mln
ister
Francols
Xavier
Ortoll
of
France
Canada
was
represented
by
Two
Northern
Favourites
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HIGH
LIFE
in
the
handy
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Finance
Minister
Edgar
Ben
son
See
earlier
storj
Page
4
US
Treasury
Secretary
Henry
H
Fowler
and
William
McChesney
Martin
chairman
of
the
board
of
governors
of
the
US
Federal
Reserve
System
were
on
hand
But
the
United
States
appeared
to
be
taking
only
a
standby
role
in
the
crisis
The
other
nations
paitlcipat
ing
were
Belgium
Italy
Japan
The
Netherlands
and
Sweden
Switzerland
a
stronghold
of
In
International
�
ternational
banking
was
repre
represented
�
sented
by
an
observer
Forecast
cloudy
with
showen
Niht
lights
and
glistening
pavement
make
this
picture
taken
by
Dave
Milne
a
panorama
of
beauty
Shot
northward
along
Victoria
the
picture
takes
in
the
tall
structure
of
the
Inn
of
the
North
on
the
right
and
the
Royal
Bank
in
the
background
Patience
and
timing
made
it
a
Oh
sinful
Prince
George
A
visitor
from
Moscow
Idaho
told
a
local
woman
recently
she
had
never
seen
anything
so
ri
ridiculous
�
diculous
as
the
short
skirts
worn
by
woman
here
especially
older
women
Her
teenage
daughters
added
their
support
to
her
state
statement
�
ment
A
The
department
of
highways
announced
Wednesday
the
Old
Nechako
Bridge
will
be
clos
closed
�
ed
from
9
am
to
1
pm
Thurs
Thursday
�
day
a
A
letter
from
the
postmaster
advising
peopletoclear
snow
off
their
sidewalks
or
pay
the
pen
penalty
�
alty
of
losing
their
mall
delivery
arrived
at
some
householders
tho
other
day
The
date
January
1008
A
new
high
In
sleuthing
bv
the
post
office
resulted
InNorth
ern
Ski
receiving
a
letter
from
California
simply
addressed
A
ski
shop
close
to
Travel
Lodge
about
two
or
three
blocks
in
downtown
PG
Prince
George
British
Columbia
Canada
As
a
sidelight
the
letter
was
post
postmarked
�
marked
Berkeley
the
home
of
the
Intellectuals
Prince
Georges
profession-
al
engineers
have
been
very
busy
on
and
off
their
jobs
lately
During
the
evenings
many
have
been
going
to
continuing
educa
education
�
tion
courses
and
tonight
at
the
engineers
annual
meeting
they
will
hear
Dr
Geoffrey
T
Mat
Matthews
�
thews
of
the
University
of
BCs
extension
department
The
West
German
govern
ment
said
Monday
it
would
not
revalue
the
mark
Guenther
Diehl
the
West
Ger
man
governments
chief
spokes
man
told
reporters
today
the
meeting
was
likely
to
discuss
whether
the
franc
would
be
de
devalued
�
valued
It
now
is
officially
worth
a
fraction
over
20
cents
49740
to
the
US
dolar
Dlehl
added
that
a
whole
se
rles
of
other
measures
were
also
possible
including
Interna
International
�
tional
action
to
support
the
value
of
the
franc
He
said
Chancellor
Kurt
Georg
Kleslngers
government
and
more
as
it
grew
to
be
the
Edmonton
of
the
north
He
said
Prince
George
would
experience
the
same
transfor
transformation
�
mation
as
Edmonton
had
in
the
past
few
years
and
for
the
same
reason
its
position
on
a
prom
prominent
�
inent
highway
the
Alaskan
High
Highway
�
way
In
the
case
of
Edmonton
To
some
extent
I
am
a
dreamer
Slater
said
but
he
added
United
States
businessmen
made
the
long
journey
north
to
appraise
the
areas
potential
while
local
people
failed
to
see
the
opportunities
right
under
their
noses
USC
Meeting
Collects
729
About
400
people
went
to
Vanier
Hall
Tuesday
night
to
hear
Dr
Lotto
Hltschmanova
climax
her
visit
to
Prince
George
at
a
pub
public
�
lic
meeting
Dr
Hltschmanova
founder
and
executive
director
of
the
Unitar
Unitarian
�
ian
Services
Committee
of
Can
Canada
�
ada
spent
Tuesday
In
the
city
as
part
of
her
annual
nation
nationwide
�
wide
drive
for
funds
The
com
committee
�
mittee
aids
the
underprivileged
and
hungry
in
Asia
and
Europe
and
has
a
special
regard
for
the
welfare
and
education
of
chil
children
�
dren
A
collection
after
the
meeting
resi
lted
in
72931
being
raised
for
the
USC
funds
A
film
entitled
A
Promis
Promising
�
ing
Harvest
showing
the
doc
tors
work
in
Korea
India
and
Hong
Kong
was
followed
by
a
short
talk
and
a
question
period
sees
changes
in
parity
and
in
ternational
support
actions
as
furnishing
to
long
run
solution
He
did
not
suggest
what
such
a
solution
might
be
Most
western
markets
were
shut
to
check
speculators
at
tacks
on
major
Western
curren
currenciesthe
�
ciesthe
dollar
the
pound
and
the
franc
It
was
the
second
In
International
�
ternational
monetary
crisis
of
the
year
BONN
Reuters
Prosper
ous
West
Germany
waited
today
to
see
exactly
what
its
govern
government
�
ment
would
do
to
take
the
steam
out
of
its
booming
econ
omy
while
maintaining
a
pledge
not
to
boost
the
value
of
the
mark
by
upward
revaluation
The
fate
of
the
faltering
French
franc
and
possibly
other
European
currencies
could
hinge
on
West
Germanys
success
in
curbing
Its
runaway
prosperity
The
West
German
govern
ment
announced
Monday
night
that
it
would
not
revalue
the
mark
but
would
instead
rush
immediate
import
and
export
tax
measures
through
parlla
ment
to
reduce
the
countrys
massive
export
surplus
and
en
The
Citizen
The
Only
Daily
Paper
Serving
BCs
Third
Largest
Market
PRINCE
GEORGE
BRITISH
COLUMBIA
WEDNESDAY
NOVEMBER
20
1968
Night
Panorama
possible
to
obtain
the
star
like
quality
of
the
street
lights
and
yet
avoid
the
interference
of
automobile
lights
which
frequently
can
create
a
problem
in
time
shots
Latest
Aldermanic
Hopeful
Promises
Platform
in
Week
By
Duncan
Cumming
Citizen
Staff
Reporter
The
sixth
candidate
In
Prince
Georges
aldermanic
race
an
announced
�
nounced
his
candidacy
in
a
some
somewhat
�
what
dramatic
manner
but
made
no
statement
of
his
platform
Automobile
dealer
Steve
Slat
Slaters
�
ers
nomination
was
made
to
members
of
the
news
media
Tuesday
afternoon
in
a
flight
that
was
intended
to
go
to
the
WAC
Dennett
Dam
but
had
to
be
curtailed
due
to
bad
weather
The
flight
was
arranged
by
campaign
manager
Rudy
Niel
Nielsen
�
sen
who
kept
the
identity
of
his
candidate
a
secret
until
the
plane
was
taxiing
down
the
runway
had
filed
his
papers
just
prior
to
the
flight
said
his
candidate
would
not
give
his
platform
until
later
this
week
Slater
told
reportei
s
his
rea
s
on
for
the
flight
had
been
to
illus
illustrate
�
trate
his
claim
that
Prince
Georges
future
was
closely
link
linked
�
ed
with
the
Peace
River
project
and
that
the
future
of
BC
lies
in
northern
development
Weather
foiled
the
flight
how
however
�
ever
and
the
news
media
people
were
given
a
rough
trip
when
bad
weather
caused
the
twin
engined
plane
to
buck
and
yaw
and
forced
the
pilot
to
turn
back
after
about
GO
miles
Slater
pointed
out
the
rolling
timber
land
into
which
he
said
Nielson
who
announced
Slater
the
city
would
encroach
more
Failure
to
realize
the
poten
potential
�
tial
of
the
area
was
not
con
confined
�
fined
to
Prince
George
how
ever
but
was
also
evident
in
Vancouver
where
people
thought
of
the
Interior
as
the
Rocky
Mountains
Slater
said
if
elected
he
would
take
the
same
line
as
previous
ly
followed
by
councils
in
en
couraging
other
Industries
Death
Probe
Postponed
VANDERHOOF
-
The
in
inquest
�
quest
Into
the
deaths
of
Rose
Mary
Thomas
16
and
John
David
Bill
13
scheduled
for
tonight
has
been
postponed
pending
RCMP
analysts
report
The
two
youths
died
after
taking
overdoses
of
tubercu
tuberculosis
�
losis
tablets
on
the
Stoney
Creek
Indian
reserve
about
12
miles
south
of
here
Oct
26
Tentative
date
for
the
in
inquest
�
quest
is
Nov
27
Two
Now
in
Race
For
Powers
Seat
Latest
entry
In
the
civic
elec
election
�
tion
contest
Is
automotive
parts
store
owner
John
Selody
whu
filed
this
morning
for
the
one
yoar
vacancy
created
by
the
resignation
of
Aid
John
Pow
Powers
�
ers
With
nominations
closing
Mon
day
two
Incumbents
are
seeking
re
election
for
two
year
terms
and
three
candidates
are
contest
lng
two
are
seeking
election
to
the
one
year
term
Aldermen
Carrie
Jane
day
and
Harry
Loder
are
seeking
re
reelection
�
election
Lawyer
Jack
Helnrlch
photographer
WD
Wally
West
and
automobile
dealer
Steve
Slat
Slater
�
er
are
contesting
Insutance
adjuster
Lome
Mc
Culsh
and
the
most
recent
entry
oeiuuy
are
contesting
tne
one
year
term
No
deposit
is
required
and
to
qualify
as
a
candidate
a
cltj
re
sident
must
have
been
registered
as
a
voter
last
year
as
well
as
this
j
ear
Of
the
28000
people
in
the
city
about
10000
are
estimated
to
meet
the
qualification
necessary
to
vote
Eight
thousand
of
these
are
automatically
on
the
rolls
as
owner
-
electors
Tenant
elec
tors
have
the
opportunity
of
contesting
city
council
seats
this
year
for
the
first
time
Aldermen
are
not
assigned
a
specific
area
In
the
city
to
repre
represent
�
sent
and
only
sit
on
committees
or
commissions
by
mayoral
ap
appointment
�
pointment
Regular
council
meetings
are
held
every
Monday
evening
and
are
preceded
In
the
morning
bya
committee
meeting
Aldermen
are
remunerated
for
their
services
at
the
rate
of
S250
a
month
and
may
even
achieve
a
kind
of
immortality
by
having
a
street
named
after
them
courage
imports
The
decision
followed
days
of
frenzied
dealings
on
foreign
ex
change
markets
after
specula
tlon
the
mark
would
be
re
valued
and
the
franc
devalued
PARIS
CP
-
All
French
stock
and
financial
markets
were
ordered
closed
today
and
reliable
sources
said
they
will
remain
closed
for
the
three
re
malnlng
trading
days
this
week
It
was
the
latest
move
to
stop
wild
speculation
in
the
French
franc
which
some
economic
ex
experts
�
perts
fear
could
undermine
the
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and
finance
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gathered
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to
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ways
of
shoring
up
the
fal
faltering
�
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French
currency
The
crisis
resulted
from
fran
frantic
�
tic
selling
of
French
francs
to
buy
West
German
marks
at
present
the
worlds
strongest
currency
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widespread
belief
among
speculators
that
the
mark
would
be
revalued
upward
also
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Out
of
the
estimated
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residents
of
School
District
57
eligible
to
run
for
a
seat
on
the
school
board
only
one
has
an
announced
�
nounced
he
will
be
running
Incumbent
Jack
Whittaker
32
business
agent
for
the
Interna
International
�
tional
Union
of
Operating
Engin
Engineers
�
eers
filed
his
nomination
papers
Tuesday
afternoon
Deadline
for
nominations
is
Monday
noon
There
are
four
school
board
seats
to
be
filled
In
the
Decem
December
�
ber
election
following
the
expiry
of
terms
for
Mrs
Jean
Kellett
Gait
Wilson
Victor
Jay
and
Whittaker
With
the
change
to
the
election-at-large
system
In
School
Dis
District
�
trict
57
the
first
area
in
the
province
to
use
this
franchise
system
all
candidates
appear
on
ballots
throughout
the
district
and
must
compete
without
benefit
of
ward
limitations
The
election
at
large
system
Is
going
to
be
a
challenge
Whit
Whittaker
�
taker
commented
this
morning
Ive
been
on
the
board
two
years
now
he
added
and
all
aspects
of
education
interest
me
I
want
to
continue
on
the
board
with
the
experience
Ive
gained
In
the
past
two
years
to
help
me
With
the
change
in
electoral
system
quallficationstorunfora
position
on
the
board
are
On
the
municipal
or
rural
voters
lists
both
this
year
and
last
Not
employed
by
the
school
board
By
Jim
Stirling
Citizen
Staff
Reporter
We
feel
that
If
we
learned
something
we
would
stay
there
said
Ed
Dyck
one
of
10
South
Fort
George
volunteer
firemen
to
quit
the
department
this
week
The
latest
controversy
to
split
the
troubled
village
was
high
highlighted
�
lighted
Monday
when
only
five
of
a
full
strength
detachment
of
18
showed
up
for
fire
practice
Dyck
said
The
point
is
we
dont
get
the
practice
except
about
once
a
month
We
dont
get
to
take
the
truck
out
and
practice
run
the
hoses
or
go
through
the
panel
and
we
know
two
or
three
times
as
much
as
the
people
In
charge
Another
man
to
quit
is
Bob
Cassell
a
volunteer
in
the
vil
village
�
lage
for
the
last
live
months
For
the
last
three
ur
four
meetings
Ive
swept
tho
floor
he
complained
Ive
never
operated
the
truck
or
been
able
to
operate
the
panel
for
more
than
two
minutes
at
a
time
Cassell
also
complains
that
the
Interior
plans
of
buildings
like
the
village
school
have
never
been
made
available
firemen
have
no
knowledge
of
how
to
deal
with
specific
fire
y
MANNINGTON
W
Wa
AP
A
chain
of
booming
explosions
ripped
through
a
deep
coal
mine
early
today
trapping
most
of
the
miners
in
smoke
filled
shafts
At
1
pm
EST
company
officials
feared
as
many
as
70
miners
could
still
be
pinned
in
the
mine
Sheriff
Robert
Tennant
of
Marion
County
said
21
men
had
escaped
or
had
been
pulled
from
the
mine
But
James
Mc
McCartney
�
Cartney
of
the
Mountaineer
Coal
Co
said
70
men
were
missing
The
first
blast
just
before
6am
blew
machinery
through
one
of
the
mines
portals
Ten
nant
said
and
closed
it
as
an
avenue
of
rescue
Teams
gath
gathered
�
ered
around
the
Farmington
portal
one
mile
away
to
con
centrate
rescue
efforts
McCartney
said
eitheer
gas
or
coal
just
set
off
the
explosion
and
fire
which
still
was
sending
towers
of
smoke
from
mine
entrances
early
this
afternoon
All
communication
into
the
mine
was
lost
McCartney
said
Rescue
teams
working
in
freezing
temperatures
and
snow
flurries
faced
a
dilemma
Mc
McCartney
�
Cartney
said
air
was
being
pumped
Into
the
shaft
to
keep
the
trapped
men
from
surrocat
ing
but
the
air
stream
also
fed
the
flames
deep
In
the
shafts
No
one
knows
exactly
where
these
men
were
at
the
time
oi
the
explosion
McCartney
said
There
were
six
crews
of
six
men
each
working
in
the
gen
eral
area
of
the
explosion
The
other
men
were
on
other
assign
assignments
�
ments
throughout
the
mine
Rescuers
found
eight
of
the
men
in
the
Mohan
air
shaft
and
plucked
them
from
the
600
foot
level
two
by
two
using
a
big
scoop
bucket
on
the
end
of
a
crane
Tennant
said
the
confusion
about
the
number
of
missing
men
resulted
from
the
destruc
destruction
�
tion
of
the
lamp
house
in
the
blasts
fighting
problems
that
may
exist
Im
shocked
it
makes
mc
sick
he
continued
I
have
no
idea
whether
those
buildings
have
even
got
fire
extinguishers
or
not
Cassell
spent
two
years
In
Langley
fire
department
before
coming
to
the
village
Mrs
Roseanne
Ballard
has
al
also
�
so
had
enough
and
for
the
same
reasons
It
would
be
alright
if
the
fire
chief
w
ere
to
teach
us
something
she
said
Mrs
Ballard
has
been
a
vol
volunteer
�
unteer
for
a
year
and
maintains
she
learned
more
in
two
weeks
in
the
summer
when
the
provin
provincial
�
cial
fire
marshall
visited
the
vil
village
�
lage
than
during
the
remainder
of
the
j
ear
Dennis
Case
another
In
the
mass
walk
out
had
left
earlier
for
slmlllar
reasons
and
only
re
rejoined
�
joined
the
team
a
few
weeks
ago
The
man
taking
tho
brunt
of
their
criticism
is
Arnold
Trena
man
the
assistant
fire
chief
for
the
past
six
weeks
and
a
fireman
for
seven
vears
Trenaman
reported
There
are
five
or
six
of
them
that
have
always
had
a
beef
and
have
split
the
department
Into
two
groups
He
disputed
the
story
that
10
quit
Two
moved
because
of
SFG
Man
Killed
By
Auto
Pedestrian
John
M
Colbourne
was
killed
In
South
Fort
George
Tuesday
evening
when
he
was
struck
by
a
car
while
walking
on
Fourth
Street
near
his
home
Colbourne
an
unmarried
car
carpenter
�
penter
was
dead
on
arrival
at
the
Prince
George
Hospital
soon
after
the
8
pm
accident
Colbourne
was
from
a
well
known
long
established
South
Fort
George
family
Driver
of
the
car
Emll
Rosen
treter
58
of
Houston
Lane
South
Fort
George
pleaded
guilty
in
district
court
this
morning
to
a
charge
of
Impaired
driving
Magistrate
Ronald
S
Munro
was
told
Rosentreter
showed
all
the
visual
signs
of
impairment
after
the
accident
A
breathalyzer
test
returned
readings
of
17
and
18
The
Crown
submitted
that
Rosentreter
admitted
being
con
convicted
�
victed
of
a
previous
Impaired
driving
offence
before
City
Magistrate
George
O
Stewart
In
1965
Magistrate
Munro
adjourned
the
case
one
day
so
the
previous
offence
may
be
proven
Why
is
the
offence
impaired
asked
Magistrate
Munro
and
not
something
like
criminal
neg
negligence
�
ligence
It
is
rather
unusual
Floor
Sweeping
Fireman
Sickened
By
Village
their
jobs
he
said
and
five
or
six
left
He
continued
We
were
go
going
�
ing
to
ask
them
to
resign
any
anyway
�
way
but
they
quit
so
we
didnt
have
to
ask
them
The
assistant
fire
chief
denied
that
fire
practice
was
not
given
and
said
the
truck
was
out
Monday
night
He
gave
the
current
numeri
numerical
�
cal
strength
of
the
group
as
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