mm tM 4M ftoo tf br Vol 13 No 21 25 on all TARTAN CANS TARTAN BOTTLES PARIS CP - The United States and South Vietnam chal challenged � lenged North Vietnam and the Viet Cong today to get down to business quickly to find a road to peace warning that propa propaganda � ganda speeches would prevent progress in the Vietnam talks North Vietnams ambassador Xuan Thuy replied that mili military � tary agreement is impossible without a settlement of political problems of South Vietnam The atmosphere suggested a long deadlock South Vietnam led off the day after the delegates seated them themselves � selves around the huge round table in the International Con Conference � ference Centre for the second round of full dress talks Ambassador Pham Dang Lam of South Vietnam warned the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong propaganda speeches which would impede progress and lashed the other side for its claims and accusations He said their speeches at the first meet ing last Saturday were negathe Then US Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge pleaded for the delegates to get down to the serious business of finding a Tank Cars In Flames Ten tank cars of a Pacific Great Eastern Railway freight train full of propane gas were still blazing today after being derailed Wednesday night near Summit Lake There were no injuries in the derailment which was believed to have been caused by a rail splitting In temperatures of 52 degrees below zero As well as the 10 cars ablaze six others containing oats and wheat were derailed The freight had 49 loaded cars and five empty cars A PCE spokesman said the heat from the blazing cars was so Intense that no attempt was being made to fight the fire pend pending � ing the arrival of an explosives expert from Taylor BC The spokesman said the ser service � vice on the main freight line north from Prince George to Dawson Creek and Fort St John would be restored by this eve evening � ning District Court went Into an unexpected five minute ad adjournment � journment Tuesday afternoon The trial was proceeding smooth smoothly � ly surrounding the theft of more than 60 cases of beer all stack ed in the courtroom as exhibits It seems the janitor needed the trolley on which the exhibits were piled Maybe it is Just another man manifestation � ifestation of the cold weather but some Christmas decorations are still hanging limply in the frost at Third and Brunswick Temperatures have been below zero on all but three days since Christmas One city resident had no problems starting hlscai on a recent sub Arctic morning He had been In the beer parlor the night before long enough that he at North Nechako Royalite b fr ft td 0 N way to peace adding Let us begin today Explaining rejection at the opening session Saturday of con concrete � crete American proposals on military matters Thuy said Ha nois stand and that of the Viet Congs National Liberation Front on a settlement constitut constituted � ed an Indivisible whole of po- LODGE stop propaganda Master Spy Dead at 75 WASHINGTON AP Allen W Dulles former chief of the US Central Intelligence Agency died late Wednesday in Georgetown University Hospital He was 75 The former US master spy headed the intelligence agency from 1953 until his retirement In 1901 He first was appointed chief by for former � mer president Elsenhower and then asked to continue In his 22000-a-year Job by the late President John F Kennedy Dilles was a member of the Warren commission that In Investigated � vestigated Kennedys assas assassination � sination and concluded the president was killed by on man Lee Harvey Oswald Dulles resignation as CIA lead came a few months after the Ba of Pigs fiasco took a taxi home When he return returned � ed by cab to pick up his car In the morning he found the engine still running as he had left It when he stopped In the night be before � fore for a quick one Shiver me timbers 46 last night With mercury freezing at about -38 one wonders if the grand duke Ferdinand of Tus Tuscany � cany knew something when he brought the thermometer into general usage about 1654 Ills thermometers used alcohol An American saddle bred mare owned by R S Sweet of Giscome Is In need of a ther thermometer � mometer Tuesday at 9 pm no doubt thinking it was spring she gave birth to a bouncing foal with the thermometer hovering at -36 Mother and baby a re do Ing well thank you t The Citizen The Only Daily Paper Serving B C s Third Largest Market lilSSf3 irinrnr i in 20 Paget Forecast A little warmer lltical and military questions which could not be separated Let us begin today he said Lodge in a brief speech re repeated � peated his demand of the first session last Saturday that the conferees begin at once to ex examine � amine questions of re-establishment of the Demilitarized zone and other steps toward de esca lation Let us turn our attention to the future he told the other side to what must be done to bring an end to the fighting and to bring peace to the iieople of Vietnam The key to that solution is to arrange the mutual withdrawal of all external forces from South Vietnam and that in involves � volves the withdrawal of North Vietnamese military and sub subversive � versive forces to North Viet nam As that happens the with withdrawal � drawal of allied forces will com commence � mence We are prepared to PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA THURSDAY JANUARY 30 1969 17 dl -jk i K mm9mmm9flmmKmmWmmmmmJmml mL iKK HV1 ikkkkkkkHKikkkkkkkkkkkkHkwPPRRti 1jV iiiiiiKifBiiiiiiiiiHK Iraqis watch Jewish Hangings See Story this page PEACE STUMBLING BLOCK AP photo US Warns of Propaganda beein working now toward the objective of mutual with withdrawal � drawal Lodge deplored the record of the other sides statements at the opening session which he said showed a one sided view of history and a great many broad and unsupported generali generalities � ties He said he searched in vain and found no concrete or specific proposals that might bring us closer to peace I again urge you that we look ahead he said We can review endlessly the eents of the past and why they occurred and we would probably be as far apart at the end as at the beginning In a 5000 word opening state statement � ment Saigons Ambassador Pham Dan Lam told the North Vietnamese and the National Liberation Front they had deliv delivered � ered negative statements at the opening session Saturday Cold Snap Keeps Truckers Home Among the hardest hit locally by the cold spell are the truckers with more than half the 200 mem members � bers of Teamster union Local 31 unemployed union member Nixon Reid said Wednesday Reld said gravel and cement companies are hit as little con concrete � crete is poured in the present temperatures and logging and lumber companies are experien experiencing � cing a slow down as mill produc production � tion falls below normal Con Construction � struction work is at a standstill he said All this means less work for the truckers but In any case It Is not safe to put equipment on the road in this weather he added He said In extremely cold wea there the ni3n are not alert and chains and cable are more liable to break However freight companies continue to keep communications open and are almost fully staffed he said Robert Pitman business agent for the International Woodwork Woodworkers � ers of America local said many mills have postponed night shift Most begin the day s work about mid day but some do not open at all during the coldest days R J Gallagher general man manager � ager of the Northern Interior Lumbermens Association said production is at about 70percent of normal among the 8000 area members and Is expected to con continue � tinue at this level for the remain remainder � der of the cold spell No work on cold mornings gives sawmills a chance to warm up machinery he said It Is not un uncommon � common for a saw or generator to fly apart in this weather Dave Mclvor industrial rela relations � tions manager for Prince George Pulp and Paper said extra men relieve outside workers at fre frequent � quent intervals and production is not much affected Absenteeism Is not noticeably high and supplies of raw mater materials � ials are still being received The weather is causing a great deal of inconvenience he said The mill can hold out if the cold weather continues Mclvor aid At Alexander Forest Indus Industries � tries Mackenzie operation man manager � ager Don Saunders said the mill crew had to be increased and the sawmill is operating at 80 to 85 per cent of capacity Construction of a steel prefab prefabricated � ricated dry kiln is continuing al although � though concrete cannot be poured AFI is building a pulp mill at Mackenzie Its an ill wind and service stations report up to 50 per cent extra business with increased in come in gas sales battery char charges � ges and anti freeze It is a good winter for them financially not so much because of the low temperatures but be because � cause of the length of the cold snap said one ojierator Pupils in Vanderhoof school district do not have to attend school today or Friday but a spokesman for School District 57 says local schools will be open as usual Seven Killed By Axe BUFFALO NARROWS Sask CP Thomas Pedersen 32 his wife and four of their chil dren and another man were slain with an axe early today In this remote northwestern Sas Saskatchewan � katchewan community about 275 miles northwest of Saska Saskatoon � toon Frederick Moses McCallum 19 was arrested after RCMP found the bodies of Pedersen his wife Bernadette 30 two boys and two girls In a home In this predomlnantly Indian set settlement � tlement of 700 persons Jean Baptiste Herman 48 a guest In the home died later in hospital and Fred Pedersen 8 remains In critical condition The dead children are Grace 9 Robert 6 Richard 5 and Rhoda 3 The acting coroner RCMP Cpl William Semans of Buffalo Narrows said McCallum is not a member of the Pedersen fam family � ily The Cree Indian community Is serviced Infrequently by trans portatlon services The few whites are RCMP personnel hospital staff school teachers merchants and missionaries Most of the Inhabitants engage In hunting and trapping and a fish cannery serves a small fishing Industry In summer on Churchill and Peter Pond Lakes which flank both sides of the community I Temperatures in the muskeg i and scrub brush region were 40 to 45 below zero and patches of Ice fog Interrupted transporta transportation � tion facilities mostly charter flights The seven deaths came 17 months after nine members of the James Peterson family were shot to death at Shell Lake Sask about 200 miles southeast of Buffalo Narrows Warm Homes Preferred Schools In the Prince George district may be designed to with withstand � stand the extreme cold weather but the absentee rates suggest students are not Blackburn Junior Secondary School six miles east of the city is the hardest hit with about 50 per cent of the students away today Its been this way all week principal Bill Fisher said Kelly Road Junior Secondary five miles north of the city has slightly more than a third of Its students absent today Its hard to tell whether flu or the cold Is keeping students at home principal Jack Uar v rower said but It Is certainly higher than usual The senior secondary school also reported about a third of the students away today but vice principal Jim Smith said the attendance has been very good despite the terrible wea weather � ther Most schools had minor physi physical � cal problems such as frozen pipes but the maintenance men have really been efficient the Blackburn principal reported A number of areas In the high school were without heat first thing this morning but the prob problem � lem was soon corrected Acer tain number of teething prob problems � lems still remain in the heating system since tho high school opened last year Sports Stocks Social Phone 562 2441 EXECUTION SEQUEL VANCOUVER CP - Cold continued to plague British Col umbla today and although a slight warming trend Is expect expected � ed Friday the weatherman said the province probably will re main freezing Winds of ud to 25 mDh were forecast today expected to de liver a blow to efforts to clear roads in the snow clogged Fra ser Valley strangled for almost two weeks by heavy drifting Schools are closed in several areas of the province thou thousands � sands of men have been laid off outdoor work at least two deaths have been linked to wea weather � ther and cattle are beginning to die Temperatures in BC were expected to range from 45 below to 25 above today Snow was forecast for the north coast spreading down to southern coastal areas by early tonight In the Matsqui area 40 miles east of Vancouver a snow plow worked for 12 hours Wednesday to clear drifted snow for two miles of road The weatherman forecast heavy drifting In the area today Ten men brought snow ve vehicles � hicles from Vernon BC to the Fraser Valley Wednesday and Joined police and armed forces men who have been delivering milk cans fuel and food to snow stranded farm families Ranchers reported they are starting to lose cattle and even animals that can be fed are Break in sight losing half a pound a day A herd of 30 deer moved Into a Trail suburb and wildlife lovers fed them grain jellets INSIDE TODAY 11 12 4 7 Landers Comics Crossword 16 16 13 WPAB THAT 100000 Mlft ZWWl dMJLES HmtiPMQlvMnun c CAlKffCCWICE 125 DOMINION mmiii ICk Copy 7 00 PiR MONTH Iraqis Attacked By Israels Jets Warming Expected NEW YORK AP - Baghdad radio said today that seven Israeli jet fighters attacked Iraqi troops stationed in Jordan and claimed one plane was shot down The Israelis quickly denied they had made such an attack An Iraqi Army communique broadcast by Baghdad radio said there were no Iraqi casual ties A spokesman for Israels gen eral staff said In Tel Aviv the Iraqi statement on the attack was completely unfounded and no Israeli aircraft had been shot down Reporters on the Israeli side of the ceasefire line saw no sign this morning of any unusual arlal activity Well placed military sources quoted by The Associated Press pinned the Baghdad report to almost hysterical conditions prevailing In the Iraqi capital during mass spy strlals there In Amman meanwhile a Jor dan Ian military spokesman said two Israeli fighters crossed the ceasefire line today and flew over Jordanian territory north of the Irbld Governorate The spokesman said ground fire forced the two planes to turn back The Iraqi communique report ed At 1130 Baghdad time this morning seven Israeli planes launched an air raid against our units operating on the eastern front Our anti aircraft guns shot down one attacking plane It was seen with the naked eye crashing In flames over the oc cupied Syrian Golan Heights There were no Iraqi casual ties The Baghdad radios report of the Israeli raid follows the public hanging In Baghdad and Basra Monday of 14 Iraqi rest- dents nine of them Jews con victed of spying for Israel There has been a government and public outcry in Israel and much of the rest of the world against the executions Iraq has an estimated 20000 troops stationed in Jordan and this is the second Israeli attack on them within two months Is raell planes strafed and bombed the Iraqis last Dec 4 killing six soldiers the Iraqis said Israel Wednesday denied charges from Iraq that it was massing troops for an attack on the Iraqi force In Jordan Lebanese Defences Extended BEIRUT Reuters Le banese Premier Rachld Karame promised today to Introduce leg islation on compulsory military service fortification of villages along the Israeli border and strengthening of the army He told Parliament In a policy statement that the defence of Lebanon tops the tasks which this government Is determined to fulfill Karame said Israel continues to carry out aggressive and ex panslonlst plans against all Arab countries The Beirut airport Incident is another proof of this he said referring to a raid on Bel rut International Airport on Dec 28 which led to the de structlon of 13 Arab owned air liners The Palestinian people cannot be denied the right to struggle for their homeland and to put an end to the tragedy which they have lived for more than 20 years Karame said As he spoke armed security forces patrolled the streets of Beirut to prevent trouble during a strike called by right wing parties to demonstrate lack of confidence In the Karame ad administration � ministration Karame formed his govern ment Jan 15 and reshuffled it Jan 23 after the leaders of the right wing Phalangist and Na tional Bloc parties refused to join the government Karame said today his gov government � ernment is fully committed to co operation with the Arab states It was bound by the Arab League and Arab joint de fence charters and committed to the resolutions of Arab sum mlt conferences and co ordlna tlon of military co operation with the Arab countries LAWYER STUDIES CASE Prince Gporge solicitor LE Blundell Is represent representing � ing August Joseph In the Ta Tactile � ctile Indians appeal against a nine month jail sentence re received � ceived recently In Fort St James Blundell confirmed today that the appeal papers were being prepared We could expect two or three months to pass before the case reaches the Appeal Couit in Vancouver but we hope that It will be very few weeks before It can be fitted In said Blundell I think It would be prema premature � ture and a little Improper for me to convey any further de details � tails at present he added Blundell said he may be forced to relinquish fighting the appeal through til health He said In that event John Steeves with whom he Is working on the case would take over Joseph was jailed by Magistrate Thomas HBlack HBlackburn � burn Jan 13 after pleading guilty to possessing an of offensive � fensive weapon The Indian fired a 3030 rifle to deter a Pacific Great Eastern Railway con construction � struction crew preparing a right-of-way for the Fort St James Takla extension from entering his reserve about 140 miles northwest of here When Joseph was visited by his band chief last week he described the court that sentenced him as kangaroo Reasons for the appeal were cited by Chief Harry Pierre as being the speed at which justice was carried out and objections against Magistrate Blackburn SPEEDY HOUSING ACTION MUST FOLLOW OTTAWA CP -Provincial and municipal gov o r n m e n t spokesmen reacted coollj Wednesday to recommen dations in the Hellver housing Inquiry leport but in Ottawa opposition members of Parliament- although critical of some aspects of the report called for quick action on some key fea features � tures More details page 10 The report tabled In the Com Commons � mons Wednesday by Transport Minister Paul Hellyer recom recommended � mended among other things lower down payments for homes mortgages extended over longer periods federal loans to municipalities to as assemble � semble land and higher limits on the amounts that ma be ob talned In insured mortgages under the National Housing Act In Ottawa Robert McCleave Conservative housing spokes man and MP for HallfaxEast Hants urged the government to Implement recommended changes quickly He supported recommenda recommendations � tions for the abolition of the H-per-cent federal sales tax on building materials the muntcl pal land assembly proposal and establishment of a federal hous housing � ing department But he said that under no circumstance should the gov government � ernment remove the fixed cell celling � ing on Interest rates for government-Insured mortgages until It can assure the country that rates will fall rather than specu speculate � late they may fall John Gilbert NDP member of Parliament for Toronto Broad Broadview � view and his partys housing critic said any hope of lifting the sales tax on building mate rials before late this jear ap appears � pears to disappear because of Finance Minister Bensons re reluctance � luctance to Introduce another budget this spring He also said that the inquires recommendations that big new public housing projects bo de ferred appeared to be made on the basis of a quick tour through some urban renewal projects But one Toronto city council councillor � lor appears to favor the recoin mendatlon Said Aid David Ro tenberg Lets face it urban renewal has been a failure It has Just given us new for old buildings and has not provided any add tional stock of housing The suggestions that the feder federal � al government make loans to municipalities to buy up raw land to block land speculation and to buy existing housing to establish low rental aceommo datlon was described by Mayor Albert Campbell of the borough of Scarborough as too late for Metroolltan Toronto Other comments on the re report � port William Howe minister in charge of housing in the New foundland cabinet said the rec ommendatlon calling for lower interest rates and extended mortgages could mean nun dreds and perhaps thousands more Newfoundlanders could own their own homes FxSx wm ilE PAUL HEUYER cool reception