The Daily News (St. John's, N.L.), 1955-11-15

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Admits
g Bomb Which Killed 44
12.15 p.m.-Bank of
Happiness,
5.00 p.m.—Junior Jamboree.
10,00 p.m.—Theatre of Thrills.
11.15 p.m.—This is the Story.
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Vol. 62.   No. 246
ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15,1955
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Iron Curtain
Molotov Says
Local
Woman
, Among
Victims
DENVER (CP) - A 23-
year-old convicted Denver
forger who was allowed to
work off the remainder of
a bad-cheque debt in his
moth er's restauran t after
she paid off most of it tc
keep him out of prison admitted Monday that he rigged the dynamite bomb that
blew up a United Air Lines
plane, killing t the mother
and 43 other persons.
One ol the victims was Mrs,
Alma Winsor or St. John's, Nlld.
Authorities said the son did it Ior
Insurance money—a policy he had
taken out at the airport before shc
boarded the plane at Denver, but
ironically Invalid because she had
n'U signed il.
SKiNED ADMISSION
U.S. attorney Donald E. Kelley
«id John. Gilbert Graham, construction md restaurant worker-
termed a playboy by probation officers—had signed a "written admission."
Graham waived a.hearing on a
"neacetime sabotage" charge .and
Ms jailed when hc was unable lo
supply $100,000 bond.
The sabotage charge carries a
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(Daily News Photo<
AIU COMMANDER MARTIN OQSTEM.O, commanding officer of the Maritime Air Command arrived al Torbay
Airport yesterday afternoon on an inspection lour of thc Newfoundland H.C.A.K. stations. On, his arrival he inspected a guard of honour commanded by K'O Fox. The picture shows, Air Commodore Costello accompanied by
F/O Fox inspecting lhe guard will) -W.-C Pleasance at rear. t
Reds Refuse Exchange
Information With West
Big Four Fail Progress On World Contacts
GENEVA (AP) - Foreign Minister Molotov announced Monday
Russia's refusal to remove thc
Iron Curtain barring free exchange
ol ideas with the West.
The Russian accused the thrce
Western foreign ministers of submitting proposals that would open
his country to "freedom for war
propaganda - . . freedom for unrestricted subversive propaganda."
The 13th session of the Big Four
conference failed to make any progress on the third and last item
of its agenda — development of
East-West contacts. The ministers
will end talks on this item this
morning, then return to deadlocked item 1—European security
and German reunification. They
will try to agree on some sort of
joint communique at the final session of the three-week conference
Wednesday.
It is not certain that the Big
Four will even bc able to agree
on another conference bafore they
leave Geneva. Until Russia refused last week lo consider unify-
inn Germany bv free elections and
ruled out tho Eisenhower aerial in
spection plan <is a first step to
ward disarmament, a 1936 confer-
ence seemed a certainly.
RENOUNCE FORCE
In a private huddle with British
Foreign Secretary Macrnillan and
French Foreign Minister Pinay
Monday morning, however, U.S.
State Secretary Dulles expressed
opposition to setting a time and
place. He was reported to have
argued that the question of another
conference should be left open un*
til after each minister had reported back to his chief of govern*
ment on the Geneva failure,
Macrnillan and Finay were caid
to have urged arrangements for
another Big Four talk next year,
on the theory it would contribute
to further thawing of the cold war.
Tlie second item of the agenda
—disarmament—will be referred
back to a United Nations sub-committee for continued discussion.
Western officials confirmed Monday night they probably will consent to a Molotov proposal (o incorporate in- the final communique
a sentence renouncing'the use of
forcc. He had first demanded only'
renunciation of atomic wtipou.
but altered this when Dullei commented lt seemed hs was opposing
just atomic war and not .other
kinds.
BARRIERS TO STAT   .
In tough language, Molotor fm
the Western minister! to understand that the barriers of the Soviet bloc will long continue, regardless of relaxation of East-West
tensions.
"We do not conceal thi fact,"
he said, "that In thi Soviet Union.
neither before nor hereafter, will
such freedom for the exchange of
ideas be afforded which would, In
ideas be afforded which would,
fact, represent freedom for thi
propaganda of war and misanthropic propaganda of atomic attack.
"Nor can we agree, of course,
to the so-called freedom for the
exchange of persons, which would
enable various dregs of society to
conduct unrestricted subversive activity in the countries of socialism
and democracy, although, ss we
know, many millions of dollars are
being spent for these purposes."
encer
maximum penalty of 10 years in
prison and $10,000 fine.
Kelley met wilh state prosecutors to consider whether tlie slim
defendant should be turned over to
them for prosecution on murder
charges, punishable by death in
Colorado.
A decision on further prosecution
will be reached within 48 hours,
Kelley indicated.
TOOK OUT FLIGHT POLICY,
"One elemient in breaking the
ease," Kelley said, was an air
flight Insurance policy for $37,500
on Graham's mother, Mrs. Daisy
King. FBI agents, who arrested
Graham, reported he took out the
policy at the Denver airport shortly
before she boarded .the ill-fated
plane for Alaska.
The DC-6B plane blew up In thc
sir near Longmont, Colo., n minutes after leaving the Denver airport Nov. 1, Sabotage was sus-,
pected immediately as witnesses
reported the craft exploded In
flight;
Wreckage and bodies were scat-
lewd for nearly two miles over a
sugar beet field.
Of Federal Offer On Highway
Consider Separation Of
Church, State In Britain
Question 'Right Of Prime Ministers Voice In Church
Affairs
By RUTH CAMPBELL
OTTAWA, Nov. 14—Newfoundland's Minister of
Public Works, E. S. Spencer, will recommend that the
Provincial Government accept the Federal Government's
new offer to underwrite 90' percent of some 61 miles, or
10 percent of the total mileage of the Trans-Canada highway still to-be constructed across the island.
Temperatures
TORONTO (CP)-Minimum and
maximum temperatures:
Dawson   12b
Vancouver   10
Victoria   15
Edmonton   I3h
Calgary   13b
Regina  I2h
Winnipeg     4b
Toronto  46
Ottawa    3t
Montreal  35
Quebec  27
Fredericton  27
Saint John  39
Moncton   26
Halifax  34
Charlottetown  31
Sydney  as
Yarmouth   2fl
St. John's   32
9b
23
25
2b
8b
7
10
31
43
43
35
34
39
37
44
40
43
34
This with the provision, Mr.
Spencer slated, that agreement
was reached on the stretch of highway to be thus financed,
Mr. Winters in the opening
speech at thc conference this
morning pointed out that this IU
per cent, "judiciously selected",
would close thc remaining gaps In
each province and go a long way
toward achieving the overall goal.
The proposal was contingent, he
added, on the completion (if ;i good
standard of highway hy March,
19(10, and the interim mainlenmu'e-
by the provinces of outlays nn Hit'
trans-c'iuilinenlal mad, excluding
the 10 per cent share on selected
sections, at least equal to the
average for the years 1954-1055.
Mr. Spencer, who was tho lasl
speaker at today's session, stressed
the desire of Newfoundland to do
its part in the completion of its
share ot the project: The 00 per
cent offer seemed attractive, he
said, but looking at the figures
given for the completion ot thc
road, of which his province had
570 miles as yet unpaved, it was
evident that it would require S73,-
000,000 for the undertaking. In accepting the new offer, he added,
the federal government's share of
the whole would he increased only
from $36,§00,000 to $40,000,000.
The Provincial Minister of Public Works emphasized the importance of Newfoundland as the east-
ern gateway to Canada's industries,
as well as ils importance in
strategic defence. However, s under
the present agreement, he stated,
completion of thc highway would
impose too great a burden on thc
Newfoundland economy. He felt
that thc arrangement should hc adjusted lo 75 per cent or more.
Public Winks Minister Winters,
speaking brielly at the conclusion
of Mr, Silencer's remarks!, pointed
nut thai by a fetlerul-iimvlnciul
agreement-llie nntioiuil authorities
were undertaking the full cost of
the construction of another 43
miles of, road through the proposed national park. This, hc said,
meant that Ottawa would finance
almost the lull cost ol more than
100 miles of the i Trans-Canada
route. Mr. Winters promises to
deal more fully with Mr. Spencer's
statement, together with those of
other provincial" ministers, at the
Tuesday morning meeting of the
conference. ,
Accompanying Mr. Spencer at
the conference were Newfoundland's Deputy Minister of Public
Works, R. C. Manning, and the
Chief Highway Engineer, R. M.
French.
west
Crowds   Sing   "Happy   Birthday"
LONDON-(AP)-Crowds outside
Buckingham Palace Monday sang
"happy birthday" to the chubby
blond boy who someday will bc
thcir king.
Prince Charles smiled and
waved but like, any little boy on
reaching his 'seventh birthday, he
was anxious to get at. lhe ice
cream and cake: It turned out to
be good,'too, French chef Ronald
Aubrey baked a special frosted
sponge cake decorated with seven
cm dies.
The Queen and the Duke ol Edinburgh kept their royal calendars
free for the occasion' bul they
mUht as well not have bothered.
The Queen and duke were liltle
more than onlookers al the festivities. The young prince.showed
himself in full command and had
at thc palace to hclfi him celebrate.
The day began early for the
young prince who is heir-apparcnl
to Uic throne.
Charlie was up earlier than
usual and thc first to wish him
"happy birthday" was his sister,
five-year-old -Princess Anne, who
proudly handed him her present.
The young prince got presents,
too, from "mummy" and "papa"
this morning, at Windsor Castle
where the Royal Family spent the
weekend.
Charlie had ice cream and cake
on his mind and happily set out
with Princess Anne for lhe party
at the palace.
, A crowd wailing outstrip serenaded him on arrival, The Queen
and duke Came a few hours later
two'doi« of his .juvenile friends I just- *„ tew- minutes jjefore the
party got under wav,
Flags flew from all public buildings-but otherwise there was-no
official ceremony for the young
prince born in 1948 when Britons
still were on food rations and lhc
world tense over the Russian
blockade of Berlin.
Royal presents are usuallv a
state secret but Prince Charles
grandmother- let thc cat out W Uie
bag Monday on one of his gifts.
The ,Queen Mother was pres
ented with "Black Beauty," lhe
slory about a horse, al a book fair
nt the Royal Festival Hall, after
she had ' inquired "can 1 order
one? I uscjl to love that book and
I -would like one for niv grandchildren."
Charlie can read fluently as wcll
as write well and speak a smattering of French.         ^k_,
BUENOS AIRES (Reulers)-The
ncw Argentine government Monday began a big purge of army
officers and ordered lhc hcusc arrest of Gen. Eduardo Lonardi,
whom lhey deposed as president
Sunday. Lnnardi's minister of
transport, Gen. Juan Urnnga, also
was ordered put under bou.se arrest.
The govLM'itiueut, set up Smithy
under President Pedro Armrilniui,
liuw faces tw(i llireul.v-liuiii tleu.
Lmiimli ami his loyal miliUiry
group ami from the powerful Cen-
orul Confederation ut Labor, which
issued orders Tor a general slrike
In key industries beginning at midnight Monday night.
UNION HEADS ARRESTED
Leaders ot the labor confederation, Andres Framini and Luis Na*
talini, were arrested after" they ordered Ihc general strike, which
began in Rosario, Argentina's second city.
Reasons for the strike call were
not immediately clear, but it
seemed designed to ham* Uie government which confederation leaders fear may take drastic action
against Peronista influence in thc
unions.
Police closed Uie labor confederation's regional headquarters in
'Rosario after conflicting union factions started a gun fight for possession of, thc building.
Strong army and marine forces
palroled thc streets of. Rosario
while three warships lined up fac
ing the dock area.
CiiAeiUL CUJiiUaNDS
Ail military commands in Ro
sario who were loyal lo Gen. Lonardi have been changed.
Lonardi, hero of the revolt which
overthrow dictator Juan D. Peron
seven weeks agu, was replaced
after criticism 0f his liberal altitude toward runner PcnmLsh
supporters. Tlie moderate ex-jjresi-
deiil li:i(l given liitth itllu-e (u a
former I'onmista leader and had
ui'<:h1 lolt-nuiefi toward tlmst; w.Ihj
sii|t|kH'led lhe e.\ilei| dictator "iu
good lailh."
. Thi! army purge started Monday
when lhe government issued a decree retiring 21 generals, two
colonels, five lieutenant - colonels,
and a major.
Gen. Lonardi and Gen. Uranga
both have issued outspoken statements on the-new coup and in-
listed they had not. resigned bul
were dismissed.
Sources clo?e to the deposed
president said Monday that he has
"in fact been deprived of liberty
since Saturday afternoon when he
was brought to the presidential
summer residence under an escort
from Uie headquarters of the first
infantry regiment."
The morning newspaper El Lider
organ of the labor .confederation,
and La Prensa, the newspaper expropriated by Congress and handed
to thc confederation in 1950, were
brought under government supervision.
Dog Turns Down
TV For Movies
HENDON, England (Reuters)
—Dental 'surgeon H. R. Edwards*
■thought his boxer dog Bruce,
would stay in at night if there
was a good TV show.
Bul Bruce disappeared several
times lately and didn't return for
hours,  missing all his favorite"
shows.
The local movie manager explained Monday: The four-legged
entertainment-seeker often cases
inside the movie house and sits,
in the aisle in watch a double
feature.
"Maybe it's easier on his eyes
Hun television," he augj^tecL ■■ ■,
l
Civil Servants
Seek Pav Rise
OITAWA (CP)-Thc Civil Serv-
ice Federation of Canada, representing about 70,000 employees
asked Prime Minister. St. Laurent
Monday for a salary increase, a
universal five-day work week and
overtime pay. ■ .
Informants said after the closed
meeting between a federation delegation and Mr. SI, .Laurent that
the government gave little hope of
a general-salaryralse at thisUime.
However,'.the delegation received
some encouragement on the demands for Ihe five-day work week,
now in effect in mosl large Canadian centres, and.overtime.pay.
LONDON (Reuters) - Pressure
mounted Monday night in Britain
for an investigation into possible
separation of church and state.
A   clergyman,   speaking  in. St,
Paul's   Cathedral   here   Sunday,
questioned   thc  right of British
prime   ministers,, who   need   not
even be Christians, to have a decisive voice in the nomination of
; Church of England bishops.
'    Two newspapers of different po-
j liiicnl affiliations applauded Canon
■ George L. Lloyd for proposing thc
: freeing of the church from stale
controls.
AIRED IN PARLIAMENT
Thc entire problem may come
before Parliament today. Labor
member Stephen Swingler said hc
will ask Prime Minister Eden to
set up a commission to investigate
church-state relations and the question of whether Britain should continue to have a state church.
The problems erealed by an established church were dramatically
Believe Pirates
Attacked Ship
SUVA, Fiji (AP)—Belief lhat the
"ghost ship" Joyita may have been
attacked by pirates were further
substantiated Monday night with
the discovery thai a sea-cock in the
engine room was open.
All gear on the deck had been
stripped-even things impossible to
use on a raft.
The 70-ton Joyita, a luxury yacht
converted to an island trading
steamer, disappeared 39 days ago
with 25 persons aboard on a routine two-day trip from Apia, Samoa to Uic Tokelau islands.
On Thursday she was found drifting and waterlogged, 600 miles off
course. No one was aboard.
The Joyita was towed here,,
pumped out and inspected. The hull
was not holed although there was
exterior damage.
Nelson's Letters
Are Auctioned
LONDON (Reuters) - Admiral Lord Nelson's secret plan
for the Baltic or Trafalgar
Monday was sold here at auction for £270.
Bidders also snapped up a
number of dog-carcd letters
written by the naval genius
whose . victory at Trafalgar
foiled Napoleon's dreams of
conquest.
A letter Lord Nelson wrole to
Lady Hamilton declared;' "to-
.  day I dine with Admiral Greme ,
who'has.1 also lost "his  right;
arm ..."
The documents were-part of
thp collection of manuscripts nf
. tiie late Andree  de Coppett,
.. New - York art edllectOr.
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pinpointed by Princess Margaret's!
decision hot lo wed Group Capt.!
Peter Townsend  in  view  of  the
church's attitude lo his divorce.
Swingler wants to know from the
government how far the church's
status as a stale institution accords, wilh Uie ideals and desires
of Uie majority of Uie British
people.
Canon Lloyd provided ncw ammunition to Uic explosive contro-j
versy  in  questiining  the  role off
prime  ministers  in  church  matters.
In accord with constituUonal
practice, Uie sovereign, head of
the church, nominates bishops of
the Church of England on the advice of the prime minister.
This places Eden in a delicate
position since he, like Townsend,
was the "innocent party" of a
divorce. Eden wed his second wife,
Clarissa, niece of Sir Winston
Churchill, in 8 civil ceremony.
Yet, if the question uf disestab
lishing the Church of England
from Uie state ever arose, Eden
would, as Queen Elizabeth's first
minister, be in Ute position of hav.
ing to advise her what lo do. This
would be possibly in th« face of
opposing views from the primate
of all England, the Archbishop of
Canterbury.
The Star, a Liberal London evening newspaper, declared: "We ara
glad the canon bns given the
church a lead. We shall be even
more pleased If the Archbishop of
Canterbury comes out ln his «p-
port."
Disestablishment is the only log*
leal outcome, The Star aaid, if the
church cannot make Its lawi conform to those of the state.
The right-wing Daily Express
urged the Church of England to
break with the state. It said Canon
Lloyd had presented "a formidable case for ending the church's
status as a government depart-
ment."
Ontario Women
Start Drive To
Clean Up Books
TORONTO (CP) - The Catholic
Women's League drive to purify
Ontario newsstand* got under way
Monday amid mixed reaction.
The league said most newsdealers were co-operative and encouraging. AuUiors were highly critical, , distributors* spokesmen were
critical, and other opinions ranged
from misgivings to approval.
About 1,000 specially - trained
observers, mostly housewives,
started out Monday to check dealers' books and periodicals against
a list of 300 books blacklisted by
thc National Organization of Decent Literature of Chicago.
ASK REMOVAL
Any listed books which an observer found on a newsstand was
pointed out to the dealer and he
was asked to return it too the
distributor.  -
Mrs. W. J. McDonald, league
publicity convenor, said:
"Most of our people were treated
with courtesy; Most dealers' agreed
with our campaign and asked for a
list."
But two Toronto authors criticized the drive.
Author Lister Sinclair said: "It's
impertinent."
Author Morley Callaghan said:
"They're* terribly misguided."
"1 don't think that having women
on white horses coming inlo book
stores and reasoning > with the
gentleman in charged going to be
very effective.
"This crusade is a dangerous
type of censorship by a pressure
group.
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"Not cae wema* la i0,0W *rt2
have any personal awareness ef
the thing sh* is damning. Aay beck
could be put ca her secret list and
she would know nothing about it.
She would condemn it on someone
else's word."
Ralph Allen, editor of Maclean's
magazine, said:
"I am sure these people meaa
very well. But they forget one
thing: Today's heresy may be tomorrow's revelation; Today's garbage has often turned out to be
tomorrow's art.
Attorney-General Kelso Roberta
said: "They are to be commended
for lheir efforts as long as lhey are
kept within the proper boundaries.
Everyone knows there are. a number of these books on sale and it Is
often difficult to obtain a convic-
lion. I think that if any agency
can be nersuaded to return these
books, the league's job will be
•praisworthy."
WEATHER
Overcast with snow starting
about noon. Freezing, rain thie
evening. High today 34.
Nfld. Skies
TUESDAY,-NOVEMBER 15     *
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Sunset ..
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