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'%■**•{•>? ^»t-»"«.-■»■'..jr^dn^.j^t^.i.tjt^*!*'!)^,,■;,,'„,, .IMITED 10.30 a.m.-Adopted Son. 9.00 p.m-Room 25. 10.00 p.m.-Lib«ace. 11.00 p.m.-Pepsi Cola Sportscast. THE DAILY '¥'■' PRESENTS HANS HOTTER Baritone available at Charles Hutton & Sons Vol. 62. No. 224 ST, JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1955 (Prica 5 cents) l« PAGES faure Wins Confidence Vote French Govt Is Saved At Critical Period World's Affairs By HARVEY HUDSON PARIS (AP)—Premier Edgar Faure's government m a* vote of confidence tonight, 308 to 254, on its prop-am for restoring peace and beginning political reforms in Algeria. _ | Gets Ten Years The National Assembly's vote, coming little more than a week Wore ihc four power foreign mln- Mt:% convene at Geneva, saved lh? life nf the French government it i critical moment in interna' tional affair*. \:? to ihc final moment the is* tic was uncertain. Just before lhe fillies started to vote. Premier FJure apoealccl for support, cand- lilv admitting lhe possibility his tibinei might go under after eight ciiHitto in '.'fee. INTERNAL QUESTION The premier said hc was not »k!n; the deputies to keep him in otter just because of the Geneva matins starting Oct. 27, or hermit France walked out of the Vnited Nations General Assembly cn ihe Algerian issue. But he added: "In asking your confidence, I ask you to approve tlie position taken In the United Nitionj hy Foreign Minister An- trine Pinay." Pinav md thc French delegation mUtPd out of lhe UN General As- mb!v jftcr that body decided to dijru's Algeria. France contends lh Algerian question is purely in- i»rf,i! since the North African ter- rihrj it regarded as a part of mflropolifan France, Faure observed lhat any French! loummcni after aboul a half year li office "seems to fall victim to iptmicioits ailment which soon Is hlil." MARGIN A SURPRISE The margin he won^5* votes- tin i surprise even for his most fptimistic supporters. Several deputies went to the icitmm and explained their votes. Criticizing the government's pro mm for Algeria, they said they *ocM support the government be- tiou this would be a bad Ume for i ministerial crisis. Socialists, Communists ind a route of Social Republicans (fol- fcerj of Gen. Charles de Gaulle) itaf with part of the independent Rtpublicars and. a scattering: of °tan had announced they would •PPMe lhe premier, WORMS NEEDED Jim save a brief resume of m proposal for .Algeria and said latVf mibt go fast and must go t(*Mar" in instituting reforms 'i-Jin working lo eliminate terror- fc band*. TV bi;;cjt problem, he said. Is 11 M a melhod of coexistence >mi>* the million Frenchmen and '■tin milium moslems living In Al* few. , J* lind a formula which might * meptable, the premier pro* \P*i t icrie* of conferences be- t'Kn ni,w &ii«| the end of the year |va representatives of all sectors |1 Algerian opinion. b BEAL PLOWBOY WS, England (CP) - Five* Jjtr-olaVBarry Hayward won a Nag fr petition for children «d In thi*? Suffolk village. On Reduced Murder Charge WOODSTOCK, N.B, (CPHDanlel Giberson, 25, of Bath, N£. pleaded guilty to a charge of robbery with violence Tuesday and was sen tenced to 10 years in the Maritime penitentiary at Dorchester, N.B. - Giberson appeared before the Carle ton county circuit court on a murder Indictment but the grand jury reduced this to robbery with violence and giberson romptly pleaded guilty. The Bath native Was charged with murder following the death of John Connors, 79 of Bath on Sept. 6. At the time of the investigation Into Connor's death RCMP officers found a wallet believed to belong to Connors in a barn on the property of Giberson's father, Mr. Justice W. Arthur T. Anglin told the grand jury that the medical evidence as to the cause of death was not conclusive. Afler several hours deliberation the jury brought in a bill charging robbery with violence. SECOND TRIAL A second murder trial, 'that of Robert Bonnar, 27, of Upper Gage- town, N.B. will begin next week, H. W. Hickman of Fredericton, crown rosecutor, said that he planned to spend a week on the Giberson trial and was not pre; pared to go with tho Bonnar trial immediately. Bonnar is charged iii the death of James Collins, 50 of Carleton county. The crown alleges that Collins wag killed by a blow on the head during a party Aug. 8 at his home. The grand jury returned a true bill on Bonnar's indictment. A petit jury for the trial will be chosen when the court reconvenes next Tuesday. World News —Brief8— DUKE WILL STAR LONDON (Reuters}-The Duke of Edinburgh will star in a movie publicizing building of sports Ileitis which will be distributed in movie houses throughout Brtain, it was announced Tuesday. The duke is president of the Playing Fields Association. INCREASES CONTINUED WASHINGTON (AP) - The Interstate Commerce Commission Tuesday authorized an indefinite continuation of the $1,000,000,000- a-year freight rate increases it granted United States railroads in 1952. The increases, ranging from 12 to 15 per cent compared with 1952 levels, were scheduled to expire at thc end of this year. Thc ICC will give its reasons later. DARING THEFT EUREKA, Calif. (AP) - Paul Dvls reported burglars broke into the Davis Truck and Tractor Co. Sunday, donned mechanics' over* alls and put gasoline into a new logging truck on the showroom floor. Thcn they opened the main doors and drove away in thc bright red six-wheeler, valued at $12,500. HYBRID TOMATO LONDON (Reuters) - A new hybrid tomato, a cross between a tomato and an cSS plant, has been produced by Russian agricultural s t u dent Ivan Konstantinovllch, Moscow radio said Tuesday. The ncw tomato has a higher sugar content, is tastier and keeps fresh for two or more months, after picking, it i$ claimed. U.S. And Red China Start Discussions On Far East Issue WASHINGTON (AP) - State Secretary Dulles disclosed Tuesday the United States and Red China have begun formal discussions of their Far East disputes, Dulles also revealed the Chinese Communists, in ambassadorial talks undcr way at Geneva since Aug. 1, have formally raised fpr the first time thcir proposal that "he meet personally with Red China's Premier Chou En-lai. The United States in the past has held aloof from diplomatic involvement with the Peiping regime which it does not recognize. Thc U. S. agreed reluctantly to the Geneva talks in the hope of freeing 41 Americans detained inside China. Red China, slow in following through on a Sept. 10 agreement to free the Americans, has been pressing for talks*ori tho other half of the agenda — "other practical matters." These include such differences as free world curbs on Western trade with Red China arid Peiping's claims to the United Nations seal occupied by Nationalist China. HAS ASKED PROOF The United States heretofore has held back on discussing these Questions at Geneva, demanding proof first that 25 Americans still in China will be allowed to leave.. ference that he opposes high-level talks until the U, S. and Red Chinese special envoys at Geneva have squeezed all they can out of negotiations on such issues as: 1. U. S. demands for the Communists to renounce force■as a way of achieving their goals, particularly Formosa. 2. Peiping's call for an end to the trade embargo imposed on thc China mainland by the United Nations allies afler the Chinese Communists entered the Korean War in 1950. The press conference fs expected Censure Press For Coverage Royal Romance Offend Against "Good Taste" In Princess Margaret Story LONDON (Reuters)—The Press Council, voluntary watchdog of British newspaper standards, today censured certain unnamed newspapers for offending "against good taste" in their handling of the Princess Margaret story. At its quarterly meeting under the chairmanship of Sir Linton Andrews, editor of the Yorkshire Post, the council passed a resolution which said the treatment of the story in some papers had "done a considerable ill service to the reputation of the press." The resolution said: "The press council has had under consideration specific complaints against newspapers and general complaints against the press regarding the way in which the personal future „of Princess Margaret has been treated. to be Dulles' last before the Oct, Dulles' disclosures represented 27 Big Four foreign ministers con-1 press RESPONSIBILITY somewhat of a departure from this • ference at Geneva. He said he in-1 policy, possibly signalling U. S. ' tends to raise infrrmally at Ge*| satisfaction that Red China will: neva Western objections lo the fulfil ils promise. | Soviet bloc's decision to sell arms Dulles indicated at a press con-i to Egypt. "The council recalls that this Is not the first time that it has been compelled to comment on this matter. "It must be stressed that public interest in the lives of members ai the royal family is intense, and rightly so, and that newspaper comment on, for example, Princess Margaret's future, is justified, but this involves newspapers inj great responsibility jn the way ffey deal with both fact and comment and ln maintaining i standard of food taste. * "The council feels that certain papers have offended against good taste and have done considerable ill service to the reputation of tht press." Plans Walk Under English Channel ANTWERP, Belgium (CP)- Diver Victor Van Lent, 33, Tuesday announced plans to try to walk under thc English Channel from Cap Griz Ncz, France, to Dover, England. He expects the crossing to take about 30 hcurs. No fixed date Was given. A heating device will bc installed in his diving suit. An extra-large helmet will carry food and water for the journey. A boat will guide him from the surface and supply oxygen. Canada's Dollar Dips Close To Par By HAROLD MORRISON Canadian Press Staff Writer OTTAWA (CP)—Canada's highpowered dollar, ac- i claimed by many as the world's strongest, Tuesday dipped j cioscr to par than at any time in the last three years. I After a busy whirl in lhe M'orld's', exchange markets, it finally set- Publishers Protest Paper Price Raise U.S. To Cut 68,000 From Defence Payroll WASHINGTON (AP*) -Defence Secretary Wilson said Tuesdav he hopes to cut 68,000 civilian workers from the defence department payroll in order lo hold military spending to $34,300,000,000 in this Iiseal year. Wilson told a press conference he had given the armed forces a "general guideline" for savings In the year which ends next Jane 30. It contemplates that by that date the 68,000 civilian workers would be dropped to bring the total of civilian employees to about 1,087,- 000. MONTREAL (CP)-St. Lawrence Corporation Tuesday announced an increase of S5 a ton to its newsprint customers, and the announcement ; brought an opinion of "no justification" from the Cahadian Daily Newspaper Publishers Association. ; Other newsprint manufactures declined comment on St. Lawrence's action. The -increase becomes effective Nov. 1, and the new price will be $131 a ton delivered in New York, where Ihe quoted price is in United Slates funds. REGIONAL PRICES Por some time there has been a traditional difference of $4 a ton between the New Vork and Canadian basic prices, and since 1951 there have been concessions of up to $5 a ton granted in Ontario and Quebec. The amount has depended upon the location of the delivery plate In relation to newsprint mills. A spokesman for St. Lawrence Corporation said that current dlf- prito^n More Puzzled Than Ever \h> Princess, Townsend Meet Again r RANALD MacLURKIN UlNDON (Reuters) - p»P Capt, Peter Town- J* Tuesday called on Ricess Margaret at her Non home for the setfond* N> heightening, public ex^ lament over the baffling ral romance. \ ■: VmH hundreds saw thi 4& WW divorced air altache jJdve *5» thc main gates of CSar- j* House. L*.ftw minutes later, Quern \£™ Elizabeth drove Irom Uu 2*w'tba lady in waiting. She \hJnV on|.v » short time and JJJN wa3 slUl therc. when iho I «■*?* fcvclopmenU-on a day C bf°u3ht the Queen back to L^Sham Palace from her Scot- ' vacauon-ieft Britain more J?* than, ever over the long* TETHER EVERY DAY I Cf Winces* now has seen ("end every day since she re- tWrom Sc°U«wi five days be- <,:. ,n« Queen. There was Fri. (L,.m«ting it Clarence House, .CV'i'l together at Blnfield, an L, "Minim" nartv at the house 1 ,|r*nd Monday night Margaret left Clarence House just after 6:30 p. m. to attend an RAF cocktail party, a function on her official diary, and Townsend left in his own car about the same time to drive back to his temporary home in fashionable Lowndes square. Margaret smiled as ibe arrived at tbe cocktair party, in contrast to her rather sombre appearance after .she bade farewell to Town send at Blnfield Monday. When Prime Minister Eden and the cabinet met Tuesday, they dis Cussed routine ■ ministerial business. Ministers talked only informally with each other about the 'tha lady in waiting. She wprid sensation caused by royal romince^reports. AUEEN'SEES EDEN Government officials still insist -tht prinfe'-.minister has not been exulted officially, though it Is be %d < Wft'.'nfi Is. TWQdeetf sumed' her,' dleneei w, tain "M*M menUi And Hamcn laws all Elizabeth has told what the position isday night re- weekly au- It Is not cer- re was even ts ihat Par* iked to pass el to marry Townsend,fHi.l!e „f Commons officials haVi ol been asked to change the program alreadyJixed for next week when parliament reassembles after the summer recess. The only theory that seems to explain this lack, of political action is that a solution of the royal crisis has not yet been reached Inside the court. Parliament would have to give Its approval before the couple could wed since Queen Elizabeth— as-head of the Church of England—cannot give consent to her sister's marriage to a divorced man. Tho Duke of Edinburgh is reputedly opposed lo it anyway. Townsend, a commoner and wartime Dying hero, is the father of two sons. The princess and the1 airman, at least in public, are showing no sign of recognition of the rumbling undertone of public concern. Margaret .every day reads the popular newspapers, most of which are in favor of, her marrying ihe man'of her choice. But a bl> section of the public which is antagonistic .to a marriage has still to make its voice fully heard—clergymen and church adherents, the aristocracy, ordinary .men and women wbo insist the Royal Family should not allow Uself lo be touched by a breath of criticism or controversy, ferentials of such a nature will still apply so far as his company is concerned. Current basic Canadian price, Including the traditional $4 difference, is $122 compared with the $128 New York price. The corporation's announcement was made by president P. M. Fox, He said St. Lawrence has gone beyond its ability to. absorb increasing costs. At the same time the company needed more money to increase production. - ] Mr. Fox said tha*in recent years! $30,000,000 had been spent to increase the company's kraft andj newsprint production. Authoriza-l Hon was recently given for expend- \ iture of $9,000,000 in an expansion! program for increased newsprint production. j PUBLISHERS' RKPLY j The UDNPA view was expressed tn a statement from Quebec by Emile Castonguay, CDNPA president. He is also genera] manager of the Quebec daily newspaper L'Action Catholique. Mr, Castonguay said It Is his understanding that St. Lawrenco Corporation has no Canadian customers. "It may well he that their announcement ... la In the nature of flying*a kite to get a reaction .... "It would be unfair to say that all mills are in an identical position; there may always be an exception. "However, broadly speaking, when there is action across a uniform front, it rouses a quite natural question of how much this action reflects the individual and how much the industry. "The federal government, I understand,^ has already looked into the question of possible combining In respect to the manufacture of fine papers, .and the manufacture of glass and rubber. We surmise that our American neighbors might well question the good judgment of the Canadian government equally Investigating the motive if there is combined action on the newsprint front. ■, * FOREST DESTRUCTION "Furthermore, it is about time that the provincial governments took a look at the way in which Canadian mills are discharging their trust lo Canada in respect to our forests. A mad drive for export markets might wcll have far- /caching effects in destroying Canada's natural heritage. "Smaller publishers will have to pass on to the man fn the street part of the increased costs at this time. This will be a matter of considerable Irony in Canada where the man in the street is already being harassed wilh the cost of subsidized' CBC television. programs.'.' x The bulk of Canada's export of newsprint goes to the United States. Last year production exceeded 6,* 000,000 tons, of which 5,500,000 tons were exported. tied al a premium of just 3-32 of a cent over the United States dollar, down from ils one-quarter cenl premium at the opening. Another round of busy trading is expected today. The dollar, cut loose from government control in 1950, has been at a premium c" between one and four cents sine March, 1952—the last time it v.ts at par with the U. S. As it rose. Canadian exporters complained the boost was making it tougher lo compete in world markets. Foreign buyers had to pay more for Canadian goods, or Cheques For Production At A.KD. Co. Plant GRAND FALLS, Nfld. — (CP)—The 1,600 employees of the Anglo-Newfoundland Development Co. Ltd. have received $10 cheques for pushing newsprint production over 800 tons a day. Company president Elliott M. Little hail promised the men a turkey each when they hit the record. Earlier this month daily production hit 813.29 tons. The company couldn't find ,1,600 turkeys in a hurry so it passed out the cheques. alternatively exporters had to reduce prices. EXPORTERS HIT For importers il worked to advantage. It meant Canadians could buy for less. Exporters, clamoring for government action to stem the rising dollar, got a cool reception. The government said it lacked sufficient funds to try to fight the world trend. But it did use its big supply of official exchange reserves to iron out any sharp day-to-day fluctuations, Now that the dollar Is shifting back again towards par, it may Israel Announces Intention To Arm "Ominous Change" Is Forecast JERUSALEM (Reuters)—Premier and"Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett said Tuesday Israel needs "a lot of arms," and is determined to get them wherever she can. i Sltarett said .the recent Egypt- ian-Czechoslovak arms deal ha.< "cast ^ deep shadow over the en- fire scene nf Israel's foreign and defence affairs," and is ''liable to bring about a revolutionary and ominous change in Israel's security situation." Opening a foreign affairs debate in Parliament, he said Israel also wants a defence pact with the Western powers but will not accept such a pact in lieu of arms. Sharett alleged that Russia was behind the recent Egyptian deal to buy arms from Communist Czechoslovakia which, he said, endangers Israel's existence. Find Bodies Of Boys Killed In Sadistic Crime CHICAGO (AP> - The naked, blood-flecked bodies of three boys were found Tuesday sprawled in a ditch in a forest area. Shocked investigators termed it one of the most brutal crimes in Chicago history, and attributed it to a "madman" driven by a twisted sex motive. The victims were Robert Peterson. 14. Robert Schuesslcr, 13, and aid the eerier but £'.:» "» ™h«. ***■ ». may have to pay a little more for ,_?2' wreJ[idAiS=Sic:s J?.° may nave to pay his goods. Though a fraction of a cent may not seem large, it can mean a lot when one considers that Canada's foreign trade totals more than $8,000,000,000 a year— about one-half in exports. CONSUMER MIGHT PAY j Eventually the rise in Ihe im* j porter's bill could seep down to j the C a n a d i a n consumer. Tliat ■ might cause a slight boost in liv- ! ing costs. j Financial officials feel the down- : ward trend in thc premium value : of lhe dollar ia moslly psyclicdog- ! k'-il. ! '"Tlie market apparently has i1 ome lo [he conclusion th.it llie left their comfortable home? Sun day afternoon for a movie. They never returned. A coroner termed it the most horrible crime within iis experience, and labelled it a sex case. "The work of a madman," hc asserted. BELIEVED STRANGLED The coroner said he believed the youths had been strangled. Marks indicated thoir* mouths and eyes hnd been sealed with tape, which was removed before (hey were killed. Chit-ago police commissioner, Tjmolltv J. O'Connor, called the RAPS WESTERN POWERS The Israeli premier ai?o rapped the Western powers who, he claimed, are supplying arms to Israel's enemies. He said there had been some apprehensions about a speech last August by U. S. Slate Secretary John Foster Dulles who mentioned that certain alterations in Israel's border might be necessary. The premier slated lhat inquiries made later in Washington and London brought assurances that no major border changes were envisaged by the Western powers, but only ''adjustments." dollar should be at par," one offi-i *riPle. sl?-vi»*. "iM .?, ^ r ' j lti.ii.il ..Piiiiii.' in (ha siitir'o hit Bowaters To Build Park CORNER BROOK (CP)- Bowaters officials said Tuesday the development of a park at the Junior Forest Wardens Camp is progressing. , A grader was used during the past week to widen and level roads leading to the beach on the shores of Deer Lake, 15 miles from here. Workmen were also engaged in cleaning up debris and thinning out heavy growth of spruce. Meanwhile, officials are busy discussing and preparing "plans for the erection of bath houses and other conveniences. Work on the project began In September following an announcement by Sir Eric Bowater, president of the Bowater Corporation. Sir Eric said the company cia] said. ; The mystery is the shape of the! official Canadian reserves in the midst of this bustling dollar trade. Officials said the reserves of U. S. dollars and gold were in good shape, but the total had dropped. The amount of the drop would not be known until the end of the month when the Bank of Canada issues its monthly statement. At tho end of September, the reserves totalled about $1,936,700,000, up from $1,898,600,000 a year ago. brutal crimes in the city's history." He out 20 detectives to work on lhe case. Israel is ready for such adjust* most' menl3 '* the>"ar« discussed at an 1 Arab-Israel peac6 conference table on a give-and-take basis, but no territorial changes will be consid* ered, be said. The investigation remained around a search of the forest area and a backtracking hunt for clues to Where the lads had been Sunday night. The boys were last seen Sunday night in two bowling alleys on the northwest side, but they remained only a few minutes in each and did not bowl. PLANT EXPLOSION CAMPIGNY SUR M A ft N E, France (Reuters) — Two persons were killed and several injured Tuesday when a bottle of liquid air exploded in a factory in thi* Paris suburb. The. explosion touched off a fire in the plant All workers had to be evacuated. Playboy's Plane Crashes Into House, Kills Baby At Christening Party intended to provide parks for thc general public at the Forest Wardens Camp as well as building a celebrating the christening NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) —A speed-loving playboy, buzzing his plane over a crowded residential area, crashed Mon-! day night into an apartment where a happy family was houses In alarm. i It was minutes later that Prcv KNOWN FOR STUNTING ! ton, his burned skin hanging in The playboy, long known for his' shreds, left thc house screaming: stunting in the air, on the high- "My baby! My baby!" •swimming pool here. WEATHER Sunny. Clouding over this afternoon. High today 55. Nfld, Skies WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER IS Sunrise 6.24 a.m. Sunset £07 p.m. TIDES High Low 9.09 a.m. 3.02 a.m. 6.43 p.m. JI 3.39 p.m. of a baby. The crash and searing explosion killed wealthy sportsman Joel Thorne, a longtime companion of speed and violence; an 18-year-old bride and the newly-baptized infant. Nine olher persons were injured, seven critically. Eighteen olhers were in the apartment building. Thome, en route to Las Vegas, Nev., crashed 12 minutes after takeoff from nearby Lockheed air terminal. The 40-year-old-scion of a New York banking family flew so low over the neighborhood that scores of residents fled from their way and in Hollywood night clubs, was burned almost beyond recognition. The dead besides Thome: Sheryll Camille Preston, two 'months old. Shc had been baptized just hours before at St. Charles Roman Catholic church. Mrs. Betty Wolf, a newlywed, who was alone in* her apartment above the one in which lhe Christening party was held. The s eve rely Injured were mostly at the party in the dining room of Mr.*and Mrs. Mike Preston, the parents of the infant. The mother said: "The building shook and there was a big blast. I ran to tiie bedroom te get my baby. There was another blast and I ran to the street. There w>aa ioo much smoke we, couldn't breathe. My husband went back after the baby." PLANE JUST OVERHAULED Laurence Lightbody, a Civil Aeronautics Administration Safety agent, said Thome's plane may have come apart in the air. The CAA official discounted the possibility that he was stunting during the three times hc buizcd the neighborhood. The single-engine plane had just been overhauled at the airport. Despite the comment of the CAA official, Richard Armstrong, a long-time friend of Thome's. told police: "I kept telling him that hc was going to kill himself and someone else with that crazy iiy ins, hut you couldn't tell him anything. He just didn't seem to care about hii own life or anyone else's." In the,wreckage ot the plane, Marchers -foun&'Thorne's will. Di* ■ vorced, he had a 13-year-old son. i*; : ' I I I 'I t -m; i :. i '■ •< !■! i: i ' '1
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Title | The Daily News (St. John's, N.L.), 1955-10-19 |
Date | 1955-10-19 |
Description | The Daily News was published in St. John's from 15 February 1894 to 4 June 1984, daily except Sunday. |
Subject | Canadian newspapers--Newfoundland and Labrador--St. John's--20th century |
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Time Period | 20th Century |
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Transcript | '%■**•{•>? ^»t-»"«.-■»■'..jr^dn^.j^t^.i.tjt^*!*'!)^,,■;,,'„,, .IMITED 10.30 a.m.-Adopted Son. 9.00 p.m-Room 25. 10.00 p.m.-Lib«ace. 11.00 p.m.-Pepsi Cola Sportscast. THE DAILY '¥'■' PRESENTS HANS HOTTER Baritone available at Charles Hutton & Sons Vol. 62. No. 224 ST, JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1955 (Prica 5 cents) l« PAGES faure Wins Confidence Vote French Govt Is Saved At Critical Period World's Affairs By HARVEY HUDSON PARIS (AP)—Premier Edgar Faure's government m a* vote of confidence tonight, 308 to 254, on its prop-am for restoring peace and beginning political reforms in Algeria. _ | Gets Ten Years The National Assembly's vote, coming little more than a week Wore ihc four power foreign mln- Mt:% convene at Geneva, saved lh? life nf the French government it i critical moment in interna' tional affair*. \:? to ihc final moment the is* tic was uncertain. Just before lhe fillies started to vote. Premier FJure apoealccl for support, cand- lilv admitting lhe possibility his tibinei might go under after eight ciiHitto in '.'fee. INTERNAL QUESTION The premier said hc was not »k!n; the deputies to keep him in otter just because of the Geneva matins starting Oct. 27, or hermit France walked out of the Vnited Nations General Assembly cn ihe Algerian issue. But he added: "In asking your confidence, I ask you to approve tlie position taken In the United Nitionj hy Foreign Minister An- trine Pinay." Pinav md thc French delegation mUtPd out of lhe UN General As- mb!v jftcr that body decided to dijru's Algeria. France contends lh Algerian question is purely in- i»rf,i! since the North African ter- rihrj it regarded as a part of mflropolifan France, Faure observed lhat any French! loummcni after aboul a half year li office "seems to fall victim to iptmicioits ailment which soon Is hlil." MARGIN A SURPRISE The margin he won^5* votes- tin i surprise even for his most fptimistic supporters. Several deputies went to the icitmm and explained their votes. Criticizing the government's pro mm for Algeria, they said they *ocM support the government be- tiou this would be a bad Ume for i ministerial crisis. Socialists, Communists ind a route of Social Republicans (fol- fcerj of Gen. Charles de Gaulle) itaf with part of the independent Rtpublicars and. a scattering: of °tan had announced they would •PPMe lhe premier, WORMS NEEDED Jim save a brief resume of m proposal for .Algeria and said latVf mibt go fast and must go t(*Mar" in instituting reforms 'i-Jin working lo eliminate terror- fc band*. TV bi;;cjt problem, he said. Is 11 M a melhod of coexistence >mi>* the million Frenchmen and '■tin milium moslems living In Al* few. , J* lind a formula which might * meptable, the premier pro* \P*i t icrie* of conferences be- t'Kn ni,w &ii«| the end of the year |va representatives of all sectors |1 Algerian opinion. b BEAL PLOWBOY WS, England (CP) - Five* Jjtr-olaVBarry Hayward won a Nag fr petition for children «d In thi*? Suffolk village. On Reduced Murder Charge WOODSTOCK, N.B, (CPHDanlel Giberson, 25, of Bath, N£. pleaded guilty to a charge of robbery with violence Tuesday and was sen tenced to 10 years in the Maritime penitentiary at Dorchester, N.B. - Giberson appeared before the Carle ton county circuit court on a murder Indictment but the grand jury reduced this to robbery with violence and giberson romptly pleaded guilty. The Bath native Was charged with murder following the death of John Connors, 79 of Bath on Sept. 6. At the time of the investigation Into Connor's death RCMP officers found a wallet believed to belong to Connors in a barn on the property of Giberson's father, Mr. Justice W. Arthur T. Anglin told the grand jury that the medical evidence as to the cause of death was not conclusive. Afler several hours deliberation the jury brought in a bill charging robbery with violence. SECOND TRIAL A second murder trial, 'that of Robert Bonnar, 27, of Upper Gage- town, N.B. will begin next week, H. W. Hickman of Fredericton, crown rosecutor, said that he planned to spend a week on the Giberson trial and was not pre; pared to go with tho Bonnar trial immediately. Bonnar is charged iii the death of James Collins, 50 of Carleton county. The crown alleges that Collins wag killed by a blow on the head during a party Aug. 8 at his home. The grand jury returned a true bill on Bonnar's indictment. A petit jury for the trial will be chosen when the court reconvenes next Tuesday. World News —Brief8— DUKE WILL STAR LONDON (Reuters}-The Duke of Edinburgh will star in a movie publicizing building of sports Ileitis which will be distributed in movie houses throughout Brtain, it was announced Tuesday. The duke is president of the Playing Fields Association. INCREASES CONTINUED WASHINGTON (AP) - The Interstate Commerce Commission Tuesday authorized an indefinite continuation of the $1,000,000,000- a-year freight rate increases it granted United States railroads in 1952. The increases, ranging from 12 to 15 per cent compared with 1952 levels, were scheduled to expire at thc end of this year. Thc ICC will give its reasons later. DARING THEFT EUREKA, Calif. (AP) - Paul Dvls reported burglars broke into the Davis Truck and Tractor Co. Sunday, donned mechanics' over* alls and put gasoline into a new logging truck on the showroom floor. Thcn they opened the main doors and drove away in thc bright red six-wheeler, valued at $12,500. HYBRID TOMATO LONDON (Reuters) - A new hybrid tomato, a cross between a tomato and an cSS plant, has been produced by Russian agricultural s t u dent Ivan Konstantinovllch, Moscow radio said Tuesday. The ncw tomato has a higher sugar content, is tastier and keeps fresh for two or more months, after picking, it i$ claimed. U.S. And Red China Start Discussions On Far East Issue WASHINGTON (AP) - State Secretary Dulles disclosed Tuesday the United States and Red China have begun formal discussions of their Far East disputes, Dulles also revealed the Chinese Communists, in ambassadorial talks undcr way at Geneva since Aug. 1, have formally raised fpr the first time thcir proposal that "he meet personally with Red China's Premier Chou En-lai. The United States in the past has held aloof from diplomatic involvement with the Peiping regime which it does not recognize. Thc U. S. agreed reluctantly to the Geneva talks in the hope of freeing 41 Americans detained inside China. Red China, slow in following through on a Sept. 10 agreement to free the Americans, has been pressing for talks*ori tho other half of the agenda — "other practical matters." These include such differences as free world curbs on Western trade with Red China arid Peiping's claims to the United Nations seal occupied by Nationalist China. HAS ASKED PROOF The United States heretofore has held back on discussing these Questions at Geneva, demanding proof first that 25 Americans still in China will be allowed to leave.. ference that he opposes high-level talks until the U, S. and Red Chinese special envoys at Geneva have squeezed all they can out of negotiations on such issues as: 1. U. S. demands for the Communists to renounce force■as a way of achieving their goals, particularly Formosa. 2. Peiping's call for an end to the trade embargo imposed on thc China mainland by the United Nations allies afler the Chinese Communists entered the Korean War in 1950. The press conference fs expected Censure Press For Coverage Royal Romance Offend Against "Good Taste" In Princess Margaret Story LONDON (Reuters)—The Press Council, voluntary watchdog of British newspaper standards, today censured certain unnamed newspapers for offending "against good taste" in their handling of the Princess Margaret story. At its quarterly meeting under the chairmanship of Sir Linton Andrews, editor of the Yorkshire Post, the council passed a resolution which said the treatment of the story in some papers had "done a considerable ill service to the reputation of the press." The resolution said: "The press council has had under consideration specific complaints against newspapers and general complaints against the press regarding the way in which the personal future „of Princess Margaret has been treated. to be Dulles' last before the Oct, Dulles' disclosures represented 27 Big Four foreign ministers con-1 press RESPONSIBILITY somewhat of a departure from this • ference at Geneva. He said he in-1 policy, possibly signalling U. S. ' tends to raise infrrmally at Ge*| satisfaction that Red China will: neva Western objections lo the fulfil ils promise. | Soviet bloc's decision to sell arms Dulles indicated at a press con-i to Egypt. "The council recalls that this Is not the first time that it has been compelled to comment on this matter. "It must be stressed that public interest in the lives of members ai the royal family is intense, and rightly so, and that newspaper comment on, for example, Princess Margaret's future, is justified, but this involves newspapers inj great responsibility jn the way ffey deal with both fact and comment and ln maintaining i standard of food taste. * "The council feels that certain papers have offended against good taste and have done considerable ill service to the reputation of tht press." Plans Walk Under English Channel ANTWERP, Belgium (CP)- Diver Victor Van Lent, 33, Tuesday announced plans to try to walk under thc English Channel from Cap Griz Ncz, France, to Dover, England. He expects the crossing to take about 30 hcurs. No fixed date Was given. A heating device will bc installed in his diving suit. An extra-large helmet will carry food and water for the journey. A boat will guide him from the surface and supply oxygen. Canada's Dollar Dips Close To Par By HAROLD MORRISON Canadian Press Staff Writer OTTAWA (CP)—Canada's highpowered dollar, ac- i claimed by many as the world's strongest, Tuesday dipped j cioscr to par than at any time in the last three years. I After a busy whirl in lhe M'orld's', exchange markets, it finally set- Publishers Protest Paper Price Raise U.S. To Cut 68,000 From Defence Payroll WASHINGTON (AP*) -Defence Secretary Wilson said Tuesdav he hopes to cut 68,000 civilian workers from the defence department payroll in order lo hold military spending to $34,300,000,000 in this Iiseal year. Wilson told a press conference he had given the armed forces a "general guideline" for savings In the year which ends next Jane 30. It contemplates that by that date the 68,000 civilian workers would be dropped to bring the total of civilian employees to about 1,087,- 000. MONTREAL (CP)-St. Lawrence Corporation Tuesday announced an increase of S5 a ton to its newsprint customers, and the announcement ; brought an opinion of "no justification" from the Cahadian Daily Newspaper Publishers Association. ; Other newsprint manufactures declined comment on St. Lawrence's action. The -increase becomes effective Nov. 1, and the new price will be $131 a ton delivered in New York, where Ihe quoted price is in United Slates funds. REGIONAL PRICES Por some time there has been a traditional difference of $4 a ton between the New Vork and Canadian basic prices, and since 1951 there have been concessions of up to $5 a ton granted in Ontario and Quebec. The amount has depended upon the location of the delivery plate In relation to newsprint mills. A spokesman for St. Lawrence Corporation said that current dlf- prito^n More Puzzled Than Ever \h> Princess, Townsend Meet Again r RANALD MacLURKIN UlNDON (Reuters) - p»P Capt, Peter Town- J* Tuesday called on Ricess Margaret at her Non home for the setfond* N> heightening, public ex^ lament over the baffling ral romance. \ ■: VmH hundreds saw thi 4& WW divorced air altache jJdve *5» thc main gates of CSar- j* House. L*.ftw minutes later, Quern \£™ Elizabeth drove Irom Uu 2*w'tba lady in waiting. She \hJnV on|.v » short time and JJJN wa3 slUl therc. when iho I «■*?* fcvclopmenU-on a day C bf°u3ht the Queen back to L^Sham Palace from her Scot- ' vacauon-ieft Britain more J?* than, ever over the long* TETHER EVERY DAY I Cf Winces* now has seen ("end every day since she re- tWrom Sc°U«wi five days be- <,:. ,n« Queen. There was Fri. (L,.m«ting it Clarence House, .CV'i'l together at Blnfield, an L, "Minim" nartv at the house 1 ,|r*nd Monday night Margaret left Clarence House just after 6:30 p. m. to attend an RAF cocktail party, a function on her official diary, and Townsend left in his own car about the same time to drive back to his temporary home in fashionable Lowndes square. Margaret smiled as ibe arrived at tbe cocktair party, in contrast to her rather sombre appearance after .she bade farewell to Town send at Blnfield Monday. When Prime Minister Eden and the cabinet met Tuesday, they dis Cussed routine ■ ministerial business. Ministers talked only informally with each other about the 'tha lady in waiting. She wprid sensation caused by royal romince^reports. AUEEN'SEES EDEN Government officials still insist -tht prinfe'-.minister has not been exulted officially, though it Is be %d < Wft'.'nfi Is. TWQdeetf sumed' her,' dleneei w, tain "M*M menUi And Hamcn laws all Elizabeth has told what the position isday night re- weekly au- It Is not cer- re was even ts ihat Par* iked to pass el to marry Townsend,fHi.l!e „f Commons officials haVi ol been asked to change the program alreadyJixed for next week when parliament reassembles after the summer recess. The only theory that seems to explain this lack, of political action is that a solution of the royal crisis has not yet been reached Inside the court. Parliament would have to give Its approval before the couple could wed since Queen Elizabeth— as-head of the Church of England—cannot give consent to her sister's marriage to a divorced man. Tho Duke of Edinburgh is reputedly opposed lo it anyway. Townsend, a commoner and wartime Dying hero, is the father of two sons. The princess and the1 airman, at least in public, are showing no sign of recognition of the rumbling undertone of public concern. Margaret .every day reads the popular newspapers, most of which are in favor of, her marrying ihe man'of her choice. But a bl> section of the public which is antagonistic .to a marriage has still to make its voice fully heard—clergymen and church adherents, the aristocracy, ordinary .men and women wbo insist the Royal Family should not allow Uself lo be touched by a breath of criticism or controversy, ferentials of such a nature will still apply so far as his company is concerned. Current basic Canadian price, Including the traditional $4 difference, is $122 compared with the $128 New York price. The corporation's announcement was made by president P. M. Fox, He said St. Lawrence has gone beyond its ability to. absorb increasing costs. At the same time the company needed more money to increase production. - ] Mr. Fox said tha*in recent years! $30,000,000 had been spent to increase the company's kraft andj newsprint production. Authoriza-l Hon was recently given for expend- \ iture of $9,000,000 in an expansion! program for increased newsprint production. j PUBLISHERS' RKPLY j The UDNPA view was expressed tn a statement from Quebec by Emile Castonguay, CDNPA president. He is also genera] manager of the Quebec daily newspaper L'Action Catholique. Mr, Castonguay said It Is his understanding that St. Lawrenco Corporation has no Canadian customers. "It may well he that their announcement ... la In the nature of flying*a kite to get a reaction .... "It would be unfair to say that all mills are in an identical position; there may always be an exception. "However, broadly speaking, when there is action across a uniform front, it rouses a quite natural question of how much this action reflects the individual and how much the industry. "The federal government, I understand,^ has already looked into the question of possible combining In respect to the manufacture of fine papers, .and the manufacture of glass and rubber. We surmise that our American neighbors might well question the good judgment of the Canadian government equally Investigating the motive if there is combined action on the newsprint front. ■, * FOREST DESTRUCTION "Furthermore, it is about time that the provincial governments took a look at the way in which Canadian mills are discharging their trust lo Canada in respect to our forests. A mad drive for export markets might wcll have far- /caching effects in destroying Canada's natural heritage. "Smaller publishers will have to pass on to the man fn the street part of the increased costs at this time. This will be a matter of considerable Irony in Canada where the man in the street is already being harassed wilh the cost of subsidized' CBC television. programs.'.' x The bulk of Canada's export of newsprint goes to the United States. Last year production exceeded 6,* 000,000 tons, of which 5,500,000 tons were exported. tied al a premium of just 3-32 of a cent over the United States dollar, down from ils one-quarter cenl premium at the opening. Another round of busy trading is expected today. The dollar, cut loose from government control in 1950, has been at a premium c" between one and four cents sine March, 1952—the last time it v.ts at par with the U. S. As it rose. Canadian exporters complained the boost was making it tougher lo compete in world markets. Foreign buyers had to pay more for Canadian goods, or Cheques For Production At A.KD. Co. Plant GRAND FALLS, Nfld. — (CP)—The 1,600 employees of the Anglo-Newfoundland Development Co. Ltd. have received $10 cheques for pushing newsprint production over 800 tons a day. Company president Elliott M. Little hail promised the men a turkey each when they hit the record. Earlier this month daily production hit 813.29 tons. The company couldn't find ,1,600 turkeys in a hurry so it passed out the cheques. alternatively exporters had to reduce prices. EXPORTERS HIT For importers il worked to advantage. It meant Canadians could buy for less. Exporters, clamoring for government action to stem the rising dollar, got a cool reception. The government said it lacked sufficient funds to try to fight the world trend. But it did use its big supply of official exchange reserves to iron out any sharp day-to-day fluctuations, Now that the dollar Is shifting back again towards par, it may Israel Announces Intention To Arm "Ominous Change" Is Forecast JERUSALEM (Reuters)—Premier and"Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett said Tuesday Israel needs "a lot of arms," and is determined to get them wherever she can. i Sltarett said .the recent Egypt- ian-Czechoslovak arms deal ha.< "cast ^ deep shadow over the en- fire scene nf Israel's foreign and defence affairs," and is ''liable to bring about a revolutionary and ominous change in Israel's security situation." Opening a foreign affairs debate in Parliament, he said Israel also wants a defence pact with the Western powers but will not accept such a pact in lieu of arms. Sharett alleged that Russia was behind the recent Egyptian deal to buy arms from Communist Czechoslovakia which, he said, endangers Israel's existence. Find Bodies Of Boys Killed In Sadistic Crime CHICAGO (AP> - The naked, blood-flecked bodies of three boys were found Tuesday sprawled in a ditch in a forest area. Shocked investigators termed it one of the most brutal crimes in Chicago history, and attributed it to a "madman" driven by a twisted sex motive. The victims were Robert Peterson. 14. Robert Schuesslcr, 13, and aid the eerier but £'.:» "» ™h«. ***■ ». may have to pay a little more for ,_?2' wreJ[idAiS=Sic:s J?.° may nave to pay his goods. Though a fraction of a cent may not seem large, it can mean a lot when one considers that Canada's foreign trade totals more than $8,000,000,000 a year— about one-half in exports. CONSUMER MIGHT PAY j Eventually the rise in Ihe im* j porter's bill could seep down to j the C a n a d i a n consumer. Tliat ■ might cause a slight boost in liv- ! ing costs. j Financial officials feel the down- : ward trend in thc premium value : of lhe dollar ia moslly psyclicdog- ! k'-il. ! '"Tlie market apparently has i1 ome lo [he conclusion th.it llie left their comfortable home? Sun day afternoon for a movie. They never returned. A coroner termed it the most horrible crime within iis experience, and labelled it a sex case. "The work of a madman," hc asserted. BELIEVED STRANGLED The coroner said he believed the youths had been strangled. Marks indicated thoir* mouths and eyes hnd been sealed with tape, which was removed before (hey were killed. Chit-ago police commissioner, Tjmolltv J. O'Connor, called the RAPS WESTERN POWERS The Israeli premier ai?o rapped the Western powers who, he claimed, are supplying arms to Israel's enemies. He said there had been some apprehensions about a speech last August by U. S. Slate Secretary John Foster Dulles who mentioned that certain alterations in Israel's border might be necessary. The premier slated lhat inquiries made later in Washington and London brought assurances that no major border changes were envisaged by the Western powers, but only ''adjustments." dollar should be at par," one offi-i *riPle. sl?-vi»*. "iM .?, ^ r ' j lti.ii.il ..Piiiiii.' in (ha siitir'o hit Bowaters To Build Park CORNER BROOK (CP)- Bowaters officials said Tuesday the development of a park at the Junior Forest Wardens Camp is progressing. , A grader was used during the past week to widen and level roads leading to the beach on the shores of Deer Lake, 15 miles from here. Workmen were also engaged in cleaning up debris and thinning out heavy growth of spruce. Meanwhile, officials are busy discussing and preparing "plans for the erection of bath houses and other conveniences. Work on the project began In September following an announcement by Sir Eric Bowater, president of the Bowater Corporation. Sir Eric said the company cia] said. ; The mystery is the shape of the! official Canadian reserves in the midst of this bustling dollar trade. Officials said the reserves of U. S. dollars and gold were in good shape, but the total had dropped. The amount of the drop would not be known until the end of the month when the Bank of Canada issues its monthly statement. At tho end of September, the reserves totalled about $1,936,700,000, up from $1,898,600,000 a year ago. brutal crimes in the city's history." He out 20 detectives to work on lhe case. Israel is ready for such adjust* most' menl3 '* the>"ar« discussed at an 1 Arab-Israel peac6 conference table on a give-and-take basis, but no territorial changes will be consid* ered, be said. The investigation remained around a search of the forest area and a backtracking hunt for clues to Where the lads had been Sunday night. The boys were last seen Sunday night in two bowling alleys on the northwest side, but they remained only a few minutes in each and did not bowl. PLANT EXPLOSION CAMPIGNY SUR M A ft N E, France (Reuters) — Two persons were killed and several injured Tuesday when a bottle of liquid air exploded in a factory in thi* Paris suburb. The. explosion touched off a fire in the plant All workers had to be evacuated. Playboy's Plane Crashes Into House, Kills Baby At Christening Party intended to provide parks for thc general public at the Forest Wardens Camp as well as building a celebrating the christening NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) —A speed-loving playboy, buzzing his plane over a crowded residential area, crashed Mon-! day night into an apartment where a happy family was houses In alarm. i It was minutes later that Prcv KNOWN FOR STUNTING ! ton, his burned skin hanging in The playboy, long known for his' shreds, left thc house screaming: stunting in the air, on the high- "My baby! My baby!" •swimming pool here. WEATHER Sunny. Clouding over this afternoon. High today 55. Nfld, Skies WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER IS Sunrise 6.24 a.m. Sunset £07 p.m. TIDES High Low 9.09 a.m. 3.02 a.m. 6.43 p.m. JI 3.39 p.m. of a baby. The crash and searing explosion killed wealthy sportsman Joel Thorne, a longtime companion of speed and violence; an 18-year-old bride and the newly-baptized infant. Nine olher persons were injured, seven critically. Eighteen olhers were in the apartment building. Thome, en route to Las Vegas, Nev., crashed 12 minutes after takeoff from nearby Lockheed air terminal. The 40-year-old-scion of a New York banking family flew so low over the neighborhood that scores of residents fled from their way and in Hollywood night clubs, was burned almost beyond recognition. The dead besides Thome: Sheryll Camille Preston, two 'months old. Shc had been baptized just hours before at St. Charles Roman Catholic church. Mrs. Betty Wolf, a newlywed, who was alone in* her apartment above the one in which lhe Christening party was held. The s eve rely Injured were mostly at the party in the dining room of Mr.*and Mrs. Mike Preston, the parents of the infant. The mother said: "The building shook and there was a big blast. I ran to tiie bedroom te get my baby. There was another blast and I ran to the street. There w>aa ioo much smoke we, couldn't breathe. My husband went back after the baby." PLANE JUST OVERHAULED Laurence Lightbody, a Civil Aeronautics Administration Safety agent, said Thome's plane may have come apart in the air. The CAA official discounted the possibility that he was stunting during the three times hc buizcd the neighborhood. The single-engine plane had just been overhauled at the airport. Despite the comment of the CAA official, Richard Armstrong, a long-time friend of Thome's. told police: "I kept telling him that hc was going to kill himself and someone else with that crazy iiy ins, hut you couldn't tell him anything. He just didn't seem to care about hii own life or anyone else's." In the,wreckage ot the plane, Marchers -foun&'Thorne's will. Di* ■ vorced, he had a 13-year-old son. i*; : ' I I I 'I t -m; i :. i '■ •< !■! i: i ' '1 |
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