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RQII
COMMONWEALTH
Vol
I
3
No
240
Jobless
rise
shown
OTTAWA
CP
-
Inemploy
merit
rose
last
month
to
35
1000
up
40000
from
October
and
amounted
to
44
per
cent
of
the
labor
force
In
the
week
ended
Nov
13
the
Dominion
Bureau
of
Statistics
and
manpower
de
partment
reported
today
It
was
the
highest
rate
of
un
unemployment
�
employment
since
last
winter
and
the
abnormal
figures
for
May
and
June
when
there
was
a
large
Influx
of
students
In
the
labor
force
looking
for
jobs
Most
of
the
Increase
between
October
and
No
ember
con
sisted
of
adults
20
years
of
age
and
over
Taking
seasonal
factors
Into
account
the
44percent
actual
rate
of
unemployment
was
the
equivalent
of
51
per
cent
unim
ployed
This
was
down
slightly
from
53
per
cent
In
October
and
compared
with
last
Junes
51
per
cent
Employment
declined
season
seasonally
�
ally
between
October
and
Nov
ember
down
07000
to
7701000
due
largely
to
the
seasonal
slack
In
agriculture
and
manu
facturlng
Employment
In
con
j
structlon
transportation
com
munlcatlons
and
other
utilities
and
finance
Insurance
and
real
estate
was
also
down
There
was
some
increase
In
employment
In
trade
reflecting
the
advent
of
the
Christmas
i
sales
season
British
Columbias
unemploy
unemployment
�
ment
rate
rose
to
0
pel
cent
from
47
but
was
still
slightly
below
58
per
cent
In
November
last
year
Controllers
extend
time
for
strike
OTTAWA
CP
-
The
concfli
atlon
board
In
a
dispute
involv
involving
�
ing
air
traffic
controllers
lias
been
given
an
extension
to
tins
I-
riday
at
midnight
for
submit
ting
its
report
the
union
an
announced
�
nounced
Wednesday
William
Hill
first
vice-president
of
the
1000
member
Cana
Canadian
�
dian
Air
Traffic
Control
Asso
Association
�
ciation
said
chairman
Jacob
Flnkelman
of
the
public
service
staff
relations
board
announced
the
extension
in
a
telegram
The
extension
is
important
be
because
�
cause
under
federal
bargaining
law
a
union
does
not
arrie
at
a
legal
strike
point
until
seven
days
after
a
conciliation
board
report
has
len
received
by
the
staff
relations
board
chairman
Although
the
controllers
have
not
taken
a
strike
vote
several
leaders
are
known
to
faor
such
a
course
The
union
reported
Monday
after
conciliation
talks
broke
down
that
final
go
em
eminent
�
inent
conciliation
board
recom
recommendations
�
mendations
are
unacceptable
A
vote
could
be
taken
within
two
days
Then
if
the
report
is
unfavorable
to
the
union
a
strike
could
legally
start
Fri
Friday
�
day
IVc
19
at
midnight
How
ever
the
union
might
choose
to
delay
until
after
the
Christmas
rush
ISP
u
1
poor
or
poor
in
sickness
or
in
sickness
A
Local
numbers
i
the
aii
tdun
Restaui
nt
-
-cut
mn
whi
t
il
it
pirtii
s
other
people
had
basi
tin
u
own
Wednesday
About
10
oi
the
Citys
17
hotels
and
lestaUl
jilts
were
represented
at
the
local
CRAs
first
Christmas
party
at
100
Steps
ski
lodge
Organizers
were
happy
at
attendance
In
view
of
the
associations
short
reign
in
this
area
less
than
a
year
Food
and
beverages
were
don
donated
�
ated
by
suppliers
and
by
local
restaurants
In
this
ease
one
mans
meat
was
another
mans
delight
Getting
ready
to
string
out
Chiistmas
lights
in
front
of
your
home
The
Prince
George
Lions
Club
is
once
again
spon
sponsoring
�
soring
a
competition
within
the
city
and
in
a
five
mile
udius
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GEORGE
BRITISH
COLUMBIA
THURSDAY
DECEMBER
11
1969
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The
Salvation
Armys
Christmas
Cheer
Kettles
are
on
the
street
for
the
1969
season
as
manned
by
Hazel
Hixon
Funds
raised
will
be
used
to
distribute
hampers
to
needy
families
in
the
area
Plans
also
include
a
turkey
dinner
to
be
served
Christmas
Day
to
unemployed
and
transient
men
Robertson
photo
Accused
captured
in
area
Life
sentence
given
for
bizarre
slaying
A
2-1-year
old
man
captured
i
north
of
Prince
George
last
Jul
i
was
found
guilty
Wednesday
in
BC
Supreme
Court
of
the
non
noncapital
�
capital
murder
of
an
18
year
old
Ontario
outh
and
sentenced
to
life
Imprisonment
The
prisoner
is
John
Melvin
Rltcey
who
was
captured
July
11
near
McLeod
Lake
in
a
ilice
loadblock
set
up
to
capture
him
and
free
a
hostage
Rltcey
had
held
for
more
than
24
hours
Rltcey
held
a
Surrey
youth
hostage
after
Rltcey
and
a
friend
were
picked
up
by
the
hostage
euroute
to
Dawson
Creek
Ritceys
friend
was
dropped
off
at
Dawson
Creek
Police
said
Ritceys
friend
de
developed
�
veloped
conscience
problems
and
unfolded
a
bizarre
story
to
jwl
Ice
that
connected
Rltcey
with
the
discovery
of
a
Iwe
coveredbody
found
in
a
grave
early
in
July
near
Hope
Dawson
Creek
police
were
bringing
Ritceys
friend
down
to
Prince
George
for
further
ques-tii-miii
xi
i
ciinectiii
with
the
dis
disown
�
own
ii
ttu-
giave
wln
ii
i41ce
spotted
itiev
in
the
hostages
of
the
It
fni
the
best-decor-ati
nome
si
ionipanies
are
siippl
tng
pi
i
p
tiit
judi
mg
ill
tak
plici
IK
r
22
md
2i
a
Ttnri
is
absolutely
no
truth
m
the
rumoi
that
the
white
stud
thai
began
falling
this
morn
morning
�
ing
is
Paul
Bunyans
dandruff
Silhouette
artist
Nick
Kraf
ck
will
hold
a
disnlav
of
his
unique
art
in
the
Simon
Fra
ser
private
hospital
between
2
pm
and
8
pm
Friday
and
Sat
Saturday
�
urday
The
one
nun
show
Is
open
to
the
public
without
charge
The
Days
dollar
day
ad
in
The
Citizen
Wednesday
read
sale
effective
one
day
only
But
it
should
have
read
sale
Thursday
Friday
and
Saturday
while
quantities
last
Sotheres
still
time
to
take
advantage
of
the
Bays
dollar
bargains
Car
neai
a
gas
station
at
Mc
McLeod
�
Leod
Lake
Ritcey
later
surrendered
peacefully
to
police
south
of
McLeod
Lake
at
a
roadblock
set
up
after
he
was
sighted
He
was
subsequently
brought
to
Vancouver
to
face
the
charge
of
non
capital
murder
of
Black
Ritcey
had
earlier
denied
the
charge
but
admitted
killing
Black
by
strangling
him
after
the
two
of
them
allegedly
performed
a
homosexual
act
in
Ritceys
West
End
apartment
Dt-ft-nt
counsel
claimed
that
Black
made
an
unprovoked
attark
on
the
accused
after
the
homo
Hacking
down
Christmas
tree
on
Crown
land
is
illegal
You
need
a
permit
to
go
beat
beating
�
ing
around
the
Christmas
bush
But
locally
the
BC
Forest
Service
wont
prosecute
Each
year
the
forest
service
issues
a
notice
that
it
does
not
Intend
to
take
action
against
the
family
nun
who
goes
out
one
weekend
and
cuts
himself
a
tree
Basically
there
Is
no
objec
objection
�
tion
to
someone
going
on
Crown
land
and
cutting
a
tree
but
if
you
fill
up
a
pick
up
with
trees
and
the
ranger
catches
you
you
will
have
to
pay
royalties
and
your
truck
may
be
seized
Map1
Ji
ll
sexual
act
and
that
Ritcey
met
force
with
lone
Delence
counsel
also
admitted
that
Ritcey
buried
Blacks
body
June
20
in
a
lime
filled
grave
near
Hope
Aftei
the
verdict
was
handed
down
Wednesday
Ritcey
stood
up
and
said
he
had
been
persecuted
and
Judged
unfairly
What
has
happened
here
proves
Prime
Minister
Tru
deaus
new
law
legalizing
homo
1
sexual
acts
between
consenting
adults
is
a
farce
Rltcey
said
He
then
looked
at
the
jury
and
said
tor
this
you
and
Crown
counsel
will
be
tried
In
God
Tree
chopping
illegal
but
a
service
spokesman
said
The
most
popular
trees
for
Christmas
decoration
are
pine
spruce
Douglas
fir
and
balsam
There
Is
a
restriction
on
the
traiisoitation
of
balsam
about
the
province
because
local
trees
are
Infested
with
an
aphid
But
i
the
forest
service
spokesman
said
there
should
not
be
objec
objections
�
tions
if
trees
are
not
taken
fur
further
�
ther
from
Prince
George
than
Quesnel
While
there
is
no
objection
to
cutting
trees
on
Crown
land
prospective
tree
hunters
should
be
sure
they
are
actually
stalkj-
lug
a
tree
on
public
propeity
Complaints
have
been
heard
i
from
owners
of
summer
homes
who
have
found
during
a
mid-
winter
check
that
trees
have
been
lucked
down
on
their
land
Not
one
tree
In
some
cases
but
hall
i
a
dozen
as
the
tree
robber
chooses
the
tree
which
will
grace
his
home
only
to
reject
It
for
another
The
easiest
and
cheapest
way
to
get
j
tree
is
probably
to
buy
one
from
the
local
boy
scouts
Plan
welcomed
here
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562
2441
Hospital
delay
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rrrvri
hi
writes
ML
A
Concern
has
been
expressed
by
the
Community
Resoun
p
Planning
Board
at
the
continued
dela
in
approving
wurk
going
forward
on
the
133
bed
addition
to
Prince
George
Regional
Hos
Hospital
�
pital
The
board
has
sent
a
letter
to
Fort
George
MLA
Ray
Wll
llston
requesting
him
to
use
his
influence
to
ensure
that
these
apparently
continual
delays
cease
and
that
the
hospital
be
given
approval
to
go
ahead
with
its
bylaw
in
the
near
future
Hospital
officials
had
expected
to
receive
a
Breen
light
from
Health
Minister
Ralh
Loffmark
to
place
a
money
bylaw
before
voters
In
the
Regional
District
01
r
laser
i
on
George
in
the
Dec
C
elections
The
approval
was
not
received
although
Loffmark
had
earlier
approved
a
cost
figure
of
544
million
for
the
proposed
addi
addition
�
tion
Meanwhile
in
Prince
George
WASHINGTON
AP
-
The
Nixon
administration
sa
s
it
is
neai
a
breakthrough
in
Its
cam
campaign
�
paign
against
organized
racket
eers
who
one
official
says
are
taking
an
estimated
00-
000000000
a
year
from
the
US
economy
Its
first
major
dent
Into
the
syndicates
ls
expected
next
week
In
a
round
of
indictments
i
by
federal
grand
juries
In
four
northeastern
US
cities
Justice
department
officials
describe
the
effort
against
or
organized
�
ganized
crime
as
the
most
suc
successful
�
cessful
of
several
programs
put
forward
by
President
Nixon
who
pledged
last
fall
to
restore
law
and
order
to
the
big
Ameri
American
�
can
cities
Assistant
Attorney
General
Will
R
Wilson
chief
of
the
jus
justice
�
tice
departments
criminal
divi
division
�
sion
said
in
an
interview
the
most
definite
results
in
the
form
of
indictments
are
still
to
come
probably
next
spring
The
progress
of
this
sears
anti
racketeering
campaign
can-
on
Tuesday
Wllliston
attributed
delay
in
approving
the
hospital
referendum
and
other
projects
to
a
shortage
of
capital
funds
and
a
tight
money
situation
The
planned
hospital
addition
will
have
top
priority
when
funds
become
available
W
ill
iston
said
The
MLA
told
hospital
board
officials
Wednesday
that
he
would
consult
with
Loffmark
today
to
see
If
money
for
planning
pur
purposes
�
poses
can
be
released
so
the
hospital
loses
no
time
when
the
referendum
Is
finally
approved
Wlllistons
reply
Is
expected
here
this
afternoon
In
expressing
its
concern
the
resource
planning
board
letter
states
Lven
if
the
hospital
proceeds
with
all
speed
there
Ls
likely
to
be
a
serious
situa
situation
�
tion
before
the
additional
beds
can
be
put
into
use
It
was
unfortunate
that
the
bylaw
could
not
be
put
before
the
people
on
Dec
C
at
the
time
of
the
municipal
elections
Nixon
sees
Mafia
break
not
tw
measured
in
terms
of
ar
arrest
�
rest
and
indictment
statistics
he
said
since
main
of
those
re
result
�
sult
from
Investigations
begun
under
former
attorney
general
Ramsey
Clark
Nixons
other
crime
fighting
plans
arent
showing
the
same
promise
His
proposal
to
deal
with
crime
In
Washington
DC
ls
bogged
down
In
Congress
Taking
note
ol
the
pending
or
ganlzed
crime
cases
Attorne
General
John
N
Mitchell
said
Wednesda
indictments
ex
expected
�
pected
in
one
city
within
10
days
will
break
up
the
largest
gambling
syndicate
In
history
He
did
not
specify
the
place
but
he
said
federal
investigators
have
found
a
large
group
of
Internal
revenue
service
em
employ
�
ploy
ees
In
one
state
to
be
con
trolled
by
the
Mafia
Other
of
flclals
said
he
referred
to
New
Jersey
From
Jan
20
through
Oct
31
300
organized
crime
Indictments
Involving
095
persons
were
ob
talned
as
a
result
of
department
investigations
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BY
CARRIER
Insurance
hiked
for
BC
By
Bob
Groves
Citizen
Staff
Reporter
British
Columbia
motorists
will
pay
an
extra
2190
net
year
for
compulsory
accident
Insurance
benefits
but
a
city
adjuster
lias
welcomed
the
new
plan
It
will
be
the
best
auto
in
insurance
�
surance
policy
in
the
world
said
Lome
McCuish
of
Mc
Cuish
and
McEwan
Adjusters
Ltd
today
The
across-the-lard
In
Increase
�
crease
Is
necessary
to
meet
the
cost
of
broader
coverage
brought
about
by
recent
legis
legislation
�
lation
reports
the
Insurance
Bureau
of
Canada
Under
the
legislation
cov
covering
�
ering
auto
Insurance
which
was
passed
at
the
last
ses
session
�
sion
of
the
legislature
all
drivers
must
carry
a
minl-
mum
of
50000
Inclusive
tiro-
Irtv
damage
and
imblic
11a
liilitv
coverage
as
well
as
new
accident
benefits
The
added
cost
will
lie
added
to
a
general
six
per
cent
in
increase
�
crease
In
auto
insurance
costs
predicted
for
Canada
next
vear
A
major
advantage
of
the
compulsory
plan
is
that
all
parties
will
be
covered
Im
Immediately
�
mediately
for
injuries
and
death
regardless
of
who
is
at
fault
said
McCuish
Ive
got
people
1
could
cry
for
people
laid
up
with
Injuries
through
no
fault
of
their
own
with
no
way
of
get
getting
�
ting
money
until
the
case
Is
settled
Tills
can
make
up
to
two
years
said
McCuish
Besides
the
increased
cov
coverage
�
erage
there
are
other
factors
contributing
to
added
pre
premium
�
mium
costs
McCuish
added
Cost
of
living
car
renair
lTHl
r1ici1
liiM
thTTTTsK
are
all
on
the
unswjie
anJ
ths
Increase
was
inevitable
he
indicated
Judgments
are
getting
bigger
but
vou
cant
cut
down
the
sle
of
the
claims
so
all
you
can
do
is
try
and
cut
down
the
numler
of
accidents
Glen
Barton
of
Prince
George
vice
president
of
the
Insurance
Agents
Association
of
BC
said
the
incidence
of
accidents
this
year
is
up
2C
per
cent
over
1908
The
provincial
govern
government
�
ment
has
hit
upon
the
proper
way
of
cutting
down
accidents
with
tlie
new
demerit
system
said
McCuish
The
accident
repeater
will
very
rapidly
find
himself
without
the
right
to
drive
Its
going
to
get
the
dan
dangerous
�
gerous
people
off
the
road
and
backon
the
sidewalkwhere
they
belong
McCuish
also
praised
the
new
compulsory
weatmiyzer
legislation
Tonv
Mabey
Prince
George
nunager
of
the
BC
Auto
As
sociation
said
he
thought
in
insurance
�
surance
rates
are
high
enough
In
Prince
George
as
it
is
He
did
agree
however
that
there
are
too
many
driv
drivers
�
ers
without
public
liability
coverage
Details
of
the
rising
costs
of
coverage
will
be
silled
out
In
a
series
of
advertisements
and
in
a
brochure
which
Is
to
be
mailed
to
all
of
the
pro
provinces
�
vinces
900000
licensedclrlv
ers
next
week
by
the
bureau
The
brochure
will
descrilie
the
increase
in
premiums
for
no
fault
accident
coverage
as
minimal
amounting
to
about
six
cents
a
day
All
insured
motorists
will
automatically
be
covered
for
the
new
premium
protection
under
their
lH-
pulicTeTatno
additional
cost
until
their
in
insurance
�
surance
comes
up
for
renew
renewal
�
al
1
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rmxn
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jsai
ffTBnr
m
Two
teenage
girls
escaped
serious
injury
this
morning
when
The
Chuckwagon
Lunch
van
they
were
in
was
ex
extensively
�
tensively
damaged
in
a
collision
with
a
logging
truck
at
Fourth
and
Queensway
RCMI
have
not
yet
released
the
girls
names
nor
that
of
the
driver
of
the
truck
owned
by
Saraurer
Trucking
of
Prince
George
Teachers
leave
stork
gets
blame
The
stork
is
earning
aw-
most
of
the
teachers
who
resign
from
the
school
district
every
year
Trustee
Mrs
CleoBrantwho
is
a
registered
nurse
asked
district
superintendent
Dave
Todd
Tuesday
why
there
were
nine
resignations
from
Hie
dis
district
�
trict
since
school
started
three
months
ago
I
guess
the
pill
Isn
t
work
working
�
ing
Todd
quipjed
A
good
many
of
the
teacher
resignations
are
due
to
pregnancies
Todd
allowed
that
another
com
common
�
mon
reason
was
that
husbands
are
transferred
and
teacher
wives
luve
to
go
along
too
Todd
said
that
nine
resigna
resignations
�
tions
and
17
appointments
since
September
is
not
uncommon
con
considering
�
sidering
there
are
about
COO
teachers
employed
in
school
district
57
Actually
its
a
good
thing
weve
leeii
able
to
replace
them
with
well
qualified
people
lie
added
Teenagers
profesf
Restricted
movie
blanket
hit
By
Dale
Smith
Citizen
Staff
Reporter
Local
teenagers
have
pro
protested
�
tested
a
current
blanketing
of
the
citys
theatres
with
re
restricted
�
stricted
movies
Area
managers
say
there
is
little
they
can
do
about
It
The
answar
from
Famous
Players
manager
Alex
Bar
Barclay
�
clay
Theres
nothing
1
can
do
aliout
it
All
our
booking
is
done
through
our
head
office
in
Toronto
Odeon
manager
Carol
Max
Maxwell
�
well
expressed
the
same
opin
opinion
�
ion
The
restricted
movie
Issue
began
in
May
when
Alderman
Lome
McCuish
fired
a
blast
at
local
theatres
after
the
four
outlets
all
displayed
the
sym
symbolic
�
bolic
black
cat
one
weekend
At
that
time
the
local
man
managers
�
agers
called
it
a
freak
thing
The
latest
episode
began
two
weekends
ago
when
the
situa
tion
arose
again
Since
then
it
has
not
improved
young
youngsters
�
sters
under
18
find
themselves
faced
with
three
restricted
and
one
adult
entertainment
fea
features
�
tures
this
weekend
Classes
at
Blackburn
Junior
Secondary
School
decided
to
protest
the
situation
The
re
result
�
sult
can
be
seen
in
yesterdays
Our
Readers
Write
column
of
the
Citizen
They
didnt
think
it
was
fair
that
all
the
movies
intoAn
shojld
be
restricted
at
one
time
explained
TerryHog
ers
vice
principal
at
the
school
Since
the
question
was
brought
up
by
the
students
in
class
many
m
others
have
asked
him
what
could
be
done
Rogers
said
I
have
nothing
against
re
restricted
�
stricted
movies
mvself
The
kids
say
they
can
get
in
if
they
want
but
questions
why
they
should
Ik
put
in
the
position
of
having
to
lie
in
order
to
see
a
movie
he
added
Ad
Admission
�
mission
to
a
restricted
movie
costs
Si
50
instead
of
the
nor
normal
�
mal
50
cents
Parkwood
and
Spruceland
Manager
Alex
Barclay
felt
theatres
were
not
building
good
will
by
turnlngawaybus
lness
because
a
movie
was
re
restricted
�
stricted
I
luve
been
screaming
about
the
situation
toourTor
onto
office
1
think
it
we
luve
a
restricted
movie
at
Spruce
land
there
should
be
a
general
entertainment
feature
at
the
Parkwood
or
visa
versa
Barclay
declared
Wlut
can
people
do
If
they
object
to
the
present
movie
fare
Write
our
head
office
In
Toronto
and
let
them
know
how
Prince
George
feels
Barclay
suggested
The
address
is
Famous
Players
Booking
Department
130
Bloor
Street
Toronto
On
Ontario
�
tario
Carol
Maxwell
of
Odeon
Theatres
added
her
assurance
that
any
letters
sent
to
her
at
the
Princess
Theatre
would
Ih
forwarded
to
her
head
office
Barclay
said
restricted
mo
movies
�
vies
in
the
past
few
months
have
not
been
big
box
office
draws
We
have
not
done
so
well
on
restricted
movies
Some
have
been
big
box
office
but
many
have
not
He
added
that
he
personally
hojied
and
felt
the
present
trend
to
violence
would
run
its
course
and
movie
makers
would
get
back
to
general
en
entertainment
�
tertainment
features
Princess
and
Strand
Thea
Theatres
�
tres
manager
Carol
Max
Maxwell
�
well
disagreed
The
restricted
movies
are
what
draw
the
crowds
If
this
is
where
the
dollars
and
cents
are
they
are
going
to
Iw
made
she
aid