Vol 13 No 51 Defence Move Denied 25 on all BEER BOTTLES TARTAN CANS at North Nechako Royalite Th i o4iMwnt 4 fie vbl ihd of 6 ipbr4 bf the l quo Control toot t bf Gotfnment at the ho tolliK Colwmb o A second application to have quashed the joint charges against Tabor Lake Gold Mines and five of its directors was refused as the trial entered its fourth day this morning Alderman and lawyer John Heinrlch Prince George Bus nessman Pat Moran Bernard Dlmler William Leon Hunchuk ana peter HuncmiK have plead ed not guilty to unlawfully trad trading � ing In securities and failing to file a prospectus The defence motion that the five accused persons were im improperly � properly charged was made Wed Wednesday � nesday afternoon just before the trial adjourned for the day A similar motion was made during trial preliminaries The defence submitted again Wednesday that joint charges should be quashed In favor of sep arate Informations against each of the accused Lawjer Allan Bate said know of no way In law that five people can be charged with five separate charges in the same Information Magistrate DK McAdam in vited prosecutor Frank Perry to amend the charges but Perry de declined � clined saying that such a move In the midst of a trial would bring all sorts of difficulty This morning Magistrate Mc Adam ruled that the accused had been properly charged and quoted previous cases as au authority � thority Both Bate and Gault Wilson repeated their objections but the magistrate said the trial should proceed At the trial on Wednesday witnesses testified that receipts for funds paid for shares were issued by Peter Hunchuk Howard Cossman and Patrick Moran as well as by Morans wife Mrs Bridget Moran During this mornings pro proceedings � ceedings John Steeves repre representing � senting Pat Moran said his cli ents wife Bridget had been act acting � ing as Morans bookkeeper Any receipts she signed were in the capacity of Morans employee he said 24 Pages It was one of those chances Fiaser Hotel were Bridget and which happen all too rarely pat Moran and Staff Sgt Charles Asking for a specific domestic English of the RCMPs city de wine In the local liquor store a tathment local resident was queried by a The 18th Scout and Cub Troop the man behind in the line up as is selling hot cross buns to wh he was buying that par 1 again an annual fund raising ticular brand Because I like it best the purchaser replied Its far better than any of the other wines at that price and it goes with everything He was a bit surprised to see the peison w ho had asked the question reach forward with the money foi the purchase at the same time off offering � ering his card wine repre representative � sentative foi that brand Three intrepid housewives from tho Peden Hill area are prepared to cycle from Red Rock to the city Maich 30 as their contribution to the annual March of Dimes campaign Trouble Is neithei own a ladles event The troop has covered most of the city but some people may have been left out and they can phone 564 4122 with their orders The combined might of PGE and CP Transport moed 80 tons today PGEs biggest crane a 100 tonner loaded two 40 ton transformers uhlchCPTplansto move by load to w Huston sub substation � station rriday a Prince George Liberals have a right to burst with pride The fur cap Pi ime Minister Tru- deau wore at the Quebec Winter Carnival recently was the one presented to him by party faith bicycle Anyone who can helpfui when the IM visited nere out by lending the girls bicycles last yeai during the elect ion cam are asked to phone 0C4 4C27 ipaign In a lettei to the Liberal The Prince Geoige News- Association here Mr Trudeau mens Club staged its regu- expressed the giatitude he felt lar monthly meeting last nlglit at having such a headpiece suit Guests this month in the Slmonlable foi the occasion The Citizen Forecast Sunn PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA THURSDAY MARCH 13 1969 kMnfi jj3j mTssmM t y -r B MflH -KS000MffEJmm Kbbh im slHHftflHffftfHBHOTifDV 1 lYtfeHeBBeeel Driver of the pickup above is reported in satisfactory condition in the Prince George Regional Hospital this morning after collision with a Canadian National train on the First Avenue crossing near the entrance to the Those Girls Mainly Plain Fat TORONTO CP - A Minnesota doctor says girls are not made of sugar and spice theyre made mostly of fat Dr W N Tauxe associate professor of pathology at the University of Minnesota grad graduate � uate schoolrtold a seminar on nuclear medicine Wednesday that even girls like Twiggy are composed largely of fat He said he conducted tests at the Mayo Clinic that showed up to age 12 boys and girls have almost identical amounts of fat But two ears later changes occurred Dozen Armed Men Seized by Police KEY WEST Fla AP- Foli lowing a dead mans trial po police � lice slogged deep Into the Ev Everglades � erglades Wednesday and arrest ed 12 heavily armed men they say were training for an lnva sion of Haiti One of those arrested is said to be a Canadian citizen and the group was said to be financed by a Haitian exile in Montreal The men dressed In camou Endako Earnings Almost Halved VANCOUVER CP - Consoll dated net profit of Endako Mines for the j ear ended Dec 31 was 7508045 compared with 11 130049 for the previous ear the compan said Wednesdaj In its annual report This was the equhalent of 97 cents a share against common share earnings of 1 43 for 19C7 The companjs coppermolb denum operation in northern British Columbia was shut down b a 31 month strike during 1968 flage uniforms Included 10 Hai Haitian � tian exiles and two North Amer icans who were In charge of the camp Unofficial sources said tho North Americans were former members of the United States Armys special forces trained to aid guerrillas Monroe County Sheriff Robert Brown said the raiding party of deputies was told of the exist ence of the camp 50 miles Into the swamp by the Florida high way patrol A patrol spokes man said troopers answering a telephoned report of shooting In the area stopped a car carrying a wound wounded � ed man Whoever was with the wounded man apparently told the police about the camp said the spokesman Gerald D Baker shot In the chest was ded on arrival at a Miami hospital He apparently was shot dur during � ing a training manoeuvre In which live ammunition was used Brown said Br j aa m Hi mf BENNETT Island Cache City RCMP report the accident took place at 915 pm Wednesday but are withholding the injured mans name pending notification of next of kin He was the only occcupant of the vehicle Robertson photo Second Civil Servant Describes Whitewash VANCOUVER CP A second civil servant who took part In a 1964 Investigation of Common wealth Trust Co Wednesday supported a colleague who called fhe probe a whitewash v Len Kusch a clvttvsemnt since J957 became the second government emploee to enter the Commonwealth debate Mr Kusch Is -with the provincial taxation office in Vancouver Both he and E Alan Porter the man who said he wrote two adverse reports on Common Commonwealth � wealth before the whitewash Investigation said Wednesday they were shocked by sub subsequent � sequent government actions TheV wweTreferrlnVto leel5 latlov end fa cabinet orJer In March and April kof 1964 which permuted Commonwealth to split Us stock and attract smaller Investors Mr Porter formerly with the provincial tax department in Victoria said he and Mr Kusch were partners in an investiga investigation � tion of Commonwealth affairs In 1964 Mr Porter who officially re retired � tired from the civil service Wednesday called the lnvestiga tlon abortive and leaderless He said the recommendations stemming from it had appar apparently � ently been ignored Mr Kusch said he agreed with Mr Porter We put in a very unfavorable report and yet nothing happened Mr Kusch said Referring to later government action that allowed Common wealth to split Its stock and expand the company by reducing stock from 100 to 10unlts Mr Kusch said Provinces Reports Tabled by Bennett VICTORIA CP The contro verslal reports on Common Commonwealth � wealth Trust by provincial tax Inspector E Alan Porter were tabled In the British Columbia legislature Wednesday by Pre mler W A C Bennett Both were highly technical In nature and concerned actions by the company during 1963 and 1964 In a letter published Saturday In a Victoria newspaper Mr Porter said the reports were adverse and despite this the government permitted Common wealths authorized equity issue to increase to 5000000 from 1000000 He said that his leports were followed by a whitewash In vestigation of now financially troubled Commonwealth empire Tuesday he challenged the gov In another section of the sec ond report he said a letter from Commonwealth stating it was dealing closely with other companies in the group was considered to be a damaging admission Cost of Food Down Slightly OTTAWA CP - The con sumer prife index remained un changed in February at 1226 on its new base of 1961 prices equalling 100 the Dominion Bu reau of S t a 1 1 s t i c s reported today Lower food prices were offset by higher prices in all other sections of the all items index On its old 1949 base the index ernment to table the repoits lnremaned at Januarys figure the legislature sajlng lets j 1584 face it silence gives consent The first of the tabled reports dated July 5 1963 expressed dissatisfaction with company statements The second report dated Feb 3 1904 contained stionger cri criticism � ticism and at one point said Commonwealth auditors appear appeared � ed to show a monumental lgnor ance of BC Tiust company requirements Mr Potter complained of in inadequate � adequate answers to questions and said he was suspicious of the companys accounting meth ods in relation to guaranteed trust funds Mr Porter also recommended against Increasing the compa nys authorized capital We felt the change had been just for Commonwealths bene benefit � fit It allowed the small invest investing � ing public to get In for smaller units Instead of having to spend 100 v I 5 If There vu no thing w could doabwt It then sad Mr Kusch It would have meant going over somebodys head There are channels to follow In the civil service and we had had our fingers slapped before on matters not connected with Commonwealth Gunfire Rages In Suez TEL AVIV AP Artillery duels blazed between Israelis and Egyptians across the length of the 103 mlle Suez Canal today Each side blamed the other for starting the new fighting An Israeli army spokesman said the battles erupted after a day of sporadic exchanges and machine gun fire A Cairo radio broadcast said rockets artillery mortars and light weapons were brought into play The Cairo broadcast claimed the Israelis started shooting fiist at El Qantara Fir dan and Ismallla and then spread their fire southward to Port Suez Cairos broadcast said the fighting began at 530 pm with llght arms fire and rapidly esca lated An Israeli spokesman said the firing all along the canal started at 6 pm The fighting erupted only a few hours after Cairo radio re ported the appointment of Ma Gen Ahmed Ismail Aly as the new Egyptian armed forces chief of staff Ho replaces Lt Gen Abdel Monelm Riad who was killed In a canal battle Sun day In the last three canal battles United Nations observers said the Egyptians started firing first every time This fourth clash of Egjptlans and Israelis came after several hundred Arab jouths marched into occupied Gaza waving sticks and stones in demonstra tions against the Israeli occu occupiers � piers They retreated before reinforced Israeli patrols Phone 562 2441 HOME FROM SPACE Television pictures relajed through a communications sat satellite � ellite enabled millions on earth to share the successful return to earth of the American astro nauts Viewers had a ringside seat as cameras focused in on the Apollo 9 floating down from space dangling under three 83 foot orange and white para parachutes � chutes Hundreds of sailors wearing dress blue lined the deck of the Guadalcanal to watch the sight A loud cheer erupted here and WEAK THAT 100000 Mlft MdWmL s vi y H Helicopters had spotted the astronauts several minutes be before � fore they landed and were hov hovering � ering overhead when Apollo 9 dropped into the sea Within minutes navy frogmen leaped from a recovery helicop helicopter � ter The swimmers attached flo tatlon collars to the bobbing spaceship and plugged in a tele phone to talk with the astro astronauts � nauts The helicopter reported the u DAI b UN L Onicojfocwirc 125 DOMINION suSm MOO PER MONTH in fnu 10c Copy YCARRIE Apollo Survives Pre Moon Tests ABOARD USS GUADALCA NAL AP In the climax to a 10 day space flight that quail fled all Apollo hardware for voyages to the moon the Apollo 9 astronauts parachuted to a pinpoint landing In the Atlantic Ocean today and were quickly hoisted aboard the recovery ship Guadalcanal James A McDlvitt David R Scott and Russell L Schweick art rode their durable spaceship to a splashdown In gentle seas within sight of this helicopter carrier stationed 300 miles north of Puerto Rico With television cameras re laying the dramatic splashdown and recovery to the United States and Europe the astro nauts splashed down just three miles from the Guadalcanal at 1201 pm EST ending a signif leant mission that advanced the United States a major step to toward � ward an historic landing of two men on the moon In July A helicopter was overhead immediately and dropped navy frogmen into the water The swimmers established contact reported the astronauts were In good shape and attached a floa tatlon collar to the bobbing craft For the first time television viewers watched as the astro nauts opened their hatch stepped into life rafts and were lifted up to a hovering choppei The astronauts appeared In good spirits as they waved at the camera and smiled Because of the wash from its rotors the helicopter had to makeseveral passes before the frogmen could grab the bird cagelike hoist device to lift the astronauts up one by one Live TV Show Around World proved the flight worthiness of the lunar module or LEM in including � cluding a tricky rendezvous and a space walk by Schweickart The last five days were leisurely as McDlvitt Scott and Schweickart staed aloft to prove the durability of the com mand ship As a result Apollo 9 Is the last manned earth orbit flight planned by the United States spacecraft was slightly scarred until late 1971 when a small but rather good three man space station will be Apollo 9 was a space mission launched The entire US effort In Mission Control Centre in with two distinct faces until then will be devoted to Houston as the ship hit the During five action packed moon orbit and moon landing water days at the start the pilots missions J 0 p TO J 05 - -v - w v if McDivirt Scott and Schweickart ite gentle splashdown PGEs Workers Clear Way For Early Strike Action Members of the United Trans Transport � port Union emploj ed by the pro vlnclally -owned Pacific Great Eastern Railway have approved the serving of strike notice In their contract dispute with the PGE According to a union spokes spokesman � man the notice which has the approval of the international president must be acted upon within 90 days General chairman of the 90 member Prince George local RF Langford said today the union is currently engaged In mediation meetings chaired by CM Gilmour appointed by the mediation commission on the request of the union Under the terms of the Me Mediation � diation Commission Act Bill 33 we cannot strike until the mediation officer has been re- Red Cross Clinic 798 Pints Short As the Red Cross blood donors clinic started Us final day here today amount of blood collected was still 798 pints short of the total used by the Prince George Regional Hospital last jear Donors gae 375 pints Wed Wednesday � nesday to bring the total donat donated � ed up to 952 pints since rri rriday � day when the clinic began oper operating � ating In this area Breakdown of donations was Senior Secondary School 113 points provincial jail 66 pints Glscoms 37 pints and Prince George 361 pints Organizers of the blood donor drive are hoping the men from Baldy Hughes radar base will donate at the evening session tonight A spokesmanfortheRedCross said this morning that a mix up In time tables led the Baldy Hughes men to believe the clinic would be coming to thelrbase a move not scheduled by the clinic The evening clinic tonight will end with a guitar performance by two members of Kelly Road Junior Secondary school La Mar Boschman and Bruce Keen who recently won a talent show in Red Rock moved Langford said Chances are good however that he will be removed since the government has shown a reluctance to enforce the me mediation � diation act Negotiations between the PGE and Its employees began lr November and the previous agreement expired Dec 31 Langford said that more than 100 Items are still at dispute In the agreement The union has sought a pay increase of about 20 per cent across the board and the com company � pany has yet to make a counter counterproposal � proposal Spokesman for the PGE have previously stated they would not consider a settlement un until � til contract negotiations being conducted between the union and the Canadian Pacific Rail way have been completed The United Transportation Union was formed earlier this year through an amalgamation of the United Brotherhood of Trainmen United Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen the Con Conductors � ductors and Brakemens Union and the Switchmens Union of North America Strength of the combined union is estimated at 285000 mem members � bers In North America 25000 In Canada and 250 In train and yard service on the PGE Students Hurl Eggs at Belgian Premier BRUSSELS Reuters -The Belgian coalition government faced a double threat today from fresh student violence and dissension in the ranks of Premier Gaston Eyskens So Social � cial Christian party Both Issues are part of the long running feuds between the countrys 4000000 Trench - speaking Walloons and its 5000000 Flemish who speak a language related to Dutch The premiers house at Lou vain 15 miles east of Brussels was besieged Wed Wednesday � nesday night by French speaking students who bom bombarded � barded lt with eggs until police with night sticks and tear gas broke up the demonstrations Several persons were re reported � ported Injured as the stu students � dents marched through the streets of the city scene of violent riemlsh student riots over the language Issue in Tebruary 1968 that toppled a government and plunged the country Into three months of political turmoil Eyskens 63 is Flemish and a former Louvaln profes professor � sor The students say the gov government � ernment has not given suf sufficient � ficient financial guarantees for the planned transfer of the Frexcl language section of Louvalns ancient univer university � sity to a town In the Walloon part of the country The government also faces mounting dissension between Walloon and riemlsh wings of the Social Christian party senior partners in a coali coalition � tion with the Socialists formed nine months ago The government Intends to give more cultural autonomy to each language group by setting up Walloon and Flem Flemish � ish regional clutural councils dealing with questions such as schooling radio and tele television � vision But two Walloon Christian Socialists have launched a campaign to place Trench speaking minorities living just on the Flemish side of the language frontier under the Walloon authority Flemings regard the pro proposal � posal as an intrusion on their territory and some Flemish newspapers call It expansion expansionism � ism