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Oshawa Times (1958-), 7 Sep 1965, p. 1

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Weather Report Seatiaeed showers i> me thundershowers during the night, Low tonight, 68, High tomorrow, 70, Home Newspaper aaa ee: oe a tial =, SEES he re hawa Sunes VOL. 94 -- NO, 208 por Wiest Nonse Botiveres OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1965 SSeS sees Ft Slee prorat TWENTY-FOUR PAGES iT BETSY BATTERS NASSAU -- FLORIDA GOLD COAST BRACES FOR BLOW y BEN FU MIAMI" Fla, iy - The famed resort city of Nassau was swallowed up today by the gi- eye of Hurricane Betsy and a communications blackuut Communications with Nassau went out at 2 am, when the Miami weather bureau received its final word-that winds had risen to an 80-mile-an-hour pitch and seas around the island were concealed the fate of other Ba- hamas islands battered by the vicious storm, Residents of the thickly popu- lated Gold Coast of Florida en» tered a second day of fear and anxiety as Betsy threshed about in the aimless Salen that has marked the abnormal storm from its birth Aug. 27. going wild, Ham radio operators in Mi- ami received the last signal from their ae counterparts at 11:30 p Early fais "morning, forecaat- ers said Nassau, & city of 50,000 ersons, had vanished into 'the bo-mile- wide eye of the hurri- cane or into the cloud wall of the eye. In this area of turbu- lence, winds were believed to be slamming around the centre at 150 miles an hour, By 8 a.m., the Bahamiaian capital had experienced the bru tal force of hurricane winds more than six hours and Betsy had come to a complete stop, Nobody knew how many more hours of savage punishment Nassau residents would have to endure EXPECT SEVERE FLOODS If tides were running 10 feet above normal, as reported in some areas in the islands vere flooding of the lortuiad islands was inevitable, And } was feared that the screamin winds had taken a heavy to among the flimsy homes of the ish turnabout, and the weather bureau warned them that they could not afford to relax, Grand Bahama Island, which stood for a time Monday close to the storm's path, escaped The freighter, with 11 crew members aboard, had lost her rudder and was in danger for a time of being hurled aground on Egg Island near Eleuthera, "Severe Hurricane is forecast to continue this A five miles an hour today," Fore ' easter Arnold Sugg reported at an 25 miles~- northeast of Nass: The eye of the sam 4 some ot 'whol 'coo hisaiak asia - thay oth, Cale ae Silence also hung over Abaco, second largest of the Bahamas islands, after Monday's pound- ing by 147-mile-an-hour winds and towering tides, and over the island of Eleuthera, South Floridians boarded up Monday after Betsy headed this way following her freak- with a 60-mile-an-hour lashing from Betsy's outer gales, Fears for the safety of the disabled Dutch freighter, Sarah Elizabeth, which had sent a dis- tress call Monday from out of the hurricane, were dispelled to- day when she reported to the U.S, Coast Guard that she was no longer in need of aid, But the it safel dence. Raging beaches | normal, coast guard into Northwest Provi- hannel south Bahama Island was ou worst of the storm, tides ran four to six feet above ca) advised the y that he made "The Grand of the water pounded the n south Florida as inn Pakistan India Bombs Major Cities In East, West, Pakistan Says By RALPH SHAW KARACHI, (Reut> & ers)India and Pakistan today BACK TO SCHOOL Grade one pupils at the EB. A. Lovell Public School raised their hands eagerly "Wd moming to answer their teacher's arithmetic ques- tions. Teacher Marilyn Rey- nolds told them there was Special arithmetic on the tirst day of school, She ex- plained that recess usually follows 10:30 but today it ~wrarked the end Gf classes for the day, Over 15,000 ele- mentary pupils started an- term. Oshawa Times Photo U Thant Hurries Plans For India, Pakistan Hop WILLIAM N. OATIS "lof Kenya to mediate in the dis- stepped up their bitter unde- clared war --- with Pakistan charging Indian planes bombed its major cities--as peace bids mounted on the diplomatic front, Official Indian sources denied a Pakistani statement that In- dian Air Force planes bombed Pakistan's major cities in both '|the east and west sectors of the country = Karachi, Rawal + pindi, Dacea and Chittagong, 'Three Pakistani Air Force jets attacked ar, summer ' Indian AO uu transport plane of e United" Nations was reported set afire, TRADE AIR RAIDS Both India and Pakistan es- calated their undeclared war with air raids deep into each other's territory, The Pakistani Air Force was reported to have attacked Indian airfields over a wide area in retaliation for at- tacks on cities, In Moscow, Russian Premier Alexei Kosygin was reported to have called for "restraint on fighting, | In Nairobi, Kenya, the Pakis: President Mohammed Ayub Khan had accepted an offer from President Jomo Kenyatta ipute, | But Communist China, in its first statement on India's inva: sion of Pakistan, condemned it as criminal aggression and ex- pressed '"'firm support' kistan, } days, It called on the parties "to|REPORT AIR BATTLE India's Prime Minister Lal =' T, both sides" to help end the! Bahadur Shastri, left, con- fers today tani envoy there said Pakistan' 's| with his defense minister, 'Pakistan Appeals To CTO! Long Clash To Come To Assistance Pakistanjamong countries approached for assistance were Britain, Russia, Save Arabia, Turkey and Iran, RAWALPINDI, for Pa-|(Reuters)-Pakistan today ap-| jpealed to Central Treaty Organ- ligation powers and other nations fighting in al New Delhi. States, B, Chavan, the atoa-with- Pakistan, Leaders of both countries talked of over the Kashmir all out war, but New. Delhi officials insisted a technical state of war did not exist, ; (AP Wirephoto by radio from New Delhi) the United Would Hurt Both Sides PM To Meet OTTAWA (CP)--Prime Min- ister Pearson has arranged to go on a national television and radio hookup tonight, heighten- ing speculation he may an- nounce a general election, Mr, Pearson was expected to confer with Governor - General Vanier before the broadcast, scheduled for 8:30 p.m, EDT, If there is to be an election, the prime minister will have to seek a dissolution of Parliament from the Governor-General, The planned radio and tele- vision broadcast, being ar ranged through the OBC, was announced in a one-paragraph as ddress on nthe radio en television ro aN Ge at 8; 7 m, EDT." « General turned boy 'Ot a shortly after 10:30 a.m., several hours earl: fer than originally scheduled, A spokesman in Mr, Pear. son's office said no definite ar rangements have been made for the prime minister to see the Governor-General but that such uncertain, but a slow southwest - ee drift appears most ¢ y " The 6 a.m, advisory located the centre of the 185 miles s east from eC PM TO SPEAK TONIGHT FEDERAL VOTE SEEN NEAR Before His Announcement (man said the change in travel COURSE UNCERTAIN future course tonight is < storm about gouth of due jam and just a With Vanier times for Gen, Vanier was caused by train . connections, Arrangements could not be made to hook his private cars on a train arriving here Tues- day night, so the earlier train was taken, Mr, Pearson hag said he will clear up the question of an elec: tion by.Wednesday at the latest; earlier if possible, It he requests Gen, Vanier to dissolve Parliament today, the earliest date on which an elec- tion could be held is Monday, Noy, 8 Nov, 15 also has been mentioned as a possibility, The prime minister returned here be noon after' days po age te fsing at the summer home of ime a at yen gee ike, some 40 7 north of north se" eeng Nite other mea Flora, spent pad than four days over Cuba after Haiti and caused an es' 6,000 deaths in 1963, 300 miles in all Cube' uba's national obser' cua oth tial danger, OTTAWA (CP) -- India and Pakistan kept Prime Minister Pearson dangling for the fourth straight day Monday without a reply to his offer to a are range a ceasefire thelr armed conflict, As the conflict spread, the some 120 Canadians in the Las hore and Amritsar danger zones were warned to move to safer areas, An external affairs tte ment said ~ the capital, For more than a week yg Mr, Pearson has ey mum on the pubjec ject ofa fall election, -- a Before that he appeared to gla a string of election hin seemed to encourage Speculation during a Wester Canada tour and at press con: ferences before going West, a call is customary when Gen. Vanier returns from his sum mer home at Tadoussac, Que. A Government House spokes- Mr, Pearson promised after a cabinet session last Wednes- day to announce a decision by tomorrow. NEW DELHI (AP)--Here is how India and. Pakistan -com- pare in size and strength: India -- Estimated 480,000,000 people and 1,261,507 square miles, Pakistan -- About 110,000,000 people and 365,529 square miles divided into two wings with roughly 1,000 miles of Indian territory 'in between, In economic development both are struggling to reach "takeoff stage'? and neither is believed to have the potential INDIA-PAKISTAN AT-GLANCE But Pakistan has made friends -with- Communist Chim in recent years, is making good progress in the same field with the Russians and thus has no border problems with these countries that would tle down men and equipment, Pakistan has American-made, Korean War vintage 48ton me- dium Patton tanks, which have 90-mm guns that outreach any- thing packed by Indian tanks, and some Second World War 800NER Meanwhile, an informe source said a ha expected last Pearson's public di readiness to attempt to a ceasefire, His offer was missioners Thursday announced at a press confer> ence Friday noon, before government had given an cation whether it was accept Since then the Kashmir crisis has worsened, with launching an invasion of Pakis- tan and Pakistan summoning Shermans, all army reserves, for supporting a long struggle By HAROLD MORRISON without extensive foreign aid. The Bp meas Air. Force/with which she has treaties he Bhutto agg hn Pakis| The lntested Beat . pe - General U 'Thant/area of conflict, and promptly|claimed destruction of 46 Indian|come to her assistance in the/tan was also a member of the e inten ighting be- , r + ge bt today to fly to In-) withdraw all armed bn so planes, including 24 today in anjface of Indian attack, Southeast Asia Treaty Organiza-|tween India and Pakistan is sgiane ew beth Pakistan to seek an end) back" to the positions held be-jair battle over Sargodha, 250) Foreign Minister Z, A, Bhuttojtion, but did not specify whether) likely soon to become far more is for a quick decision " bs the fighting there. He was|fore Aug. 5, when fighting/miles south of Rawalpindi, ltold a midnight press conference/any collective defence clause of] Savage as each side seeks des- In terms of numbers. India's expected to leave tonight. | started in Kashnir, Official Pakistani so urces/Pakistan had invoked the Cento|SEATO had been invoked, |perately for some early, deci- armed forces appear over: e Security Council unani-) The resolution also askedjsaid the Indian Air Force also|collective security agreement in) Members of SEATO are the) sive advantage. whelmingly stronger, But India mously called Monday night on| Thant to strengthen the 45-man/jattacked early today at Kurmi,|view of Indian "aggression: [U.S,, Pakistan, Britain, France,| Otherwise the sheer burden ot] must man two fronts--the Com- both governments to cease hos-/ UN military observer group in Kurmitola, Jessore and Lalmu-) Cento powers are Pakistan,! Australia, New Zealand, The/a long drawn-out clash, for! unist China frontier aa well as tilities and asked Thant "to ex-| Kashmir and to keep the coun-|nirhat, all '> East Pakistan, Turkey, Tran and Britain, with| Philippines and Thailand, which neither is prepared in. pakistani front. The Indian ert every possible effort" to| cil informed of developments, It} West Pakistan is separated|the United States a member of Bhutto did not specifically|terms of food and equipment, Army also must detail many gain that objective, The council! pledged the council to keep the/from East Pakistan by about) major committees, mention Pakistan's bilateral) could finally push them into! soldiers to police duties in areas acted after India invaded. Pak-| situation "under urgent and/1,000 miles of Indian territory.) Approaches for assistancejagreement with the U.S, but/some unhappy deals with out: threatened by rioting istan proper, extending the con-| continuous review," | Phe fierce fighting between/were being made to all coun:said U.S, Ambassador Walter P, | siders or force them to fall back| " -, - flict previously confined) Canada has nine officers injIndia and Pakistan continueditries with which Pakistan had/McConaughy was summoned by) in exhaustion, Thus what would appear <0 te Kashmir, the UN military observer group/despite a United Nations appeal| multilateral or bilateral arPresident Mohammed Ayub) Some hint of the suffering|be India's S-to-1 advantage over The peace mission is Thant's in Kashmir. to end the hostilities that/rangements, Bhutto added, Khan Monday, Other high com:/ ahead came when Prime Minis-/the Pakistan Army is consider. second such trip since he be- In the debate before the coun-jspread rapidly after India in| He said Pakistan expected/missioners and ambassadors|ter Shastri of India called on ably reduced---whittled down to came secretary-general Noy, 3,/cil voted, Pakistani Ambassa-|vaded Pakistan Monday. tangible material support as|would be called for consultations} all Indian adults to sacrifice about 2 to 1, in the opinion of PR ee NEWS HIGHLIGHTS U.S. Traffic Deaths Near Record CHICAGO (AP) -- U.S, traffic deaths over the extend. ed Labor Day weekend, with a rash of accidents multiple fatalities, appeared headed today to near the toll of 557 for the holiday, With belated reports expected to boost the final total, the count for the 78-hour period which ended at midnight _-- ht showed 538 persons killed in traffic accidents. -- Disaster Crows Busy In Italy ROME (AP) -- Seven days after torrential rains to sweep Italy, disaster crews still struggled today to Pas se u D NATIONS (AP)--UN) cease hostilities in the entire) 1961. His first took him to Ha-| dor Amjad Ali charged that In-/ vana in October, U.S.-Cuban crisis The council's ceasefire resolu. side of the Kashmir cease-fire) Punjab, an Indian state, tien was | its _ Second in three line, 1962, during a dia last May seized three posts/Pakistani paratroopers in the Kargil area on Pakistan's:dropped in three places in the ASK RUSSIAN AID Radio Pakistan quoted the for-jthe aid of India in 1962 during/ haunted by famine. How long) the border clash with China, wer eiaid, duriag the night for sabotage purposes, 'eign minister "as saying that Indian sources claimed thatiwell as moral and diplomatic today. fone meal a day to help ease Bhutto told the press confer. the food shortage, ence several countries came to FAMED PHYSICIAN-PHILOSOPHER BURIED NEAR WIFE Dr. Schweitzer, 90, Laid To Rest By ANDREW BOROWIEC LAMBARENE, Gabon (AP)-- Mournful African tribesmen paddled dugout canoes down the in the place he loved, Ogeooue River to relay the news my mother," said Mrs, that Dr. Albert Schweitzer was Schweitzer Eckert, the dead. The 9 - year - old physician, wife, Helen, died in 1937, philosopher and musician was Dr, Walter Mun duried Sunday near a jungle eld Swiss African girls piled tropical flow. ers high on tap of the coffin, He wanted te be buried here next to Rhena physi- cians daughter, Schweitzer"s z, the 32-year. physician who will Schweitzer's work at German psalm, grace) ana Kende Kende rest in peace) The crowd moaned in answer, White staff members sang the Ach pleib mit deiner Gnade (rest with your Many persons sobbed loudly, A choir of African women sang in the Galea dialect, Leanni In- (may Schweitzer »was "the hospital that was: his life work, He died quietly Satu arday night in his wooden hut after suffer. ing a stroke As tears streamed down their faces, a group of Africans and Europeans. watched the coffin being carried outside bis hut. continue rper colony, read a simple ther, "We want to continue his werk here in his spirit." and mast famous Gabonese said Albert Bongo, representing President Leon m'Ra of Gaboa wweitzer lapsed inte a final coma Saturday, a week after collapsing fram a cerebral stroke "which manifested itself quite abruptly Saturday, Aug. 28," a medical bulletin said His heart and lung activities were impaired, thé Ddulletin said, and "for most of the week Dr, Schweitzer remained in a semi - coma, gradually falling into a deepening coma "All indicated medical meas- ures were without avail and ever the final two days of his life his coma deepened," the dulletin said, "Ai nO time was there any suffering he passed away quietly in peace and dignity in his bed at the jJungie hospital at Lambarene which he had built and loved." | i | The sub-continent is eternally can' either India or Pakistan continue to fight if foreign food shipments were cut off Both countries also rely heav. ily on foreign arms. Much of this equipment, on both sides, came from the United States, though some also has come from Britain, the Soviet Union and other countries, Over the years, the U.S. wanted to keep these two countries well armed to discourage a Communist in- vasion, Now these arms are being used in a border slaugh- ter, Both sides are aware they may find it more difficult to replenish their future armament needs if they continue to repulse ceasefire demands. | some experts, Pakistan is generally con ceded to have the better armor! and planes, India has about 1,000,000 men in uniform, But a big expansion program, in the army espe- cially, has been under way. in recent years and many junior officers are inexperienced. Pakistan has about 200,000 elite professionals of high mor. ale, by most estimates. India fields 20 divisions, of which about 10 are thought to tions were improving despite areas, pected, of the international Nations Secretary General U, be available for deployment against West Pakistan, The oth- ers are on the China front, riet duty, eight divisions which, compared jequipment that Pakistan some- watching East Pakistan or on) Pakistan is thought to have} te the Indian counterparts are) fairly mobile. It is in terms of] The United Nations Security} what reduces the odds, As a re- Council has called for a cease- lward fer joining the U.S.-backed fire and Britain has urged both/Southeast Asia military alliance [sides te respond, warning that/(SEATO), the antagonists' economic prog-/more than $1,000,000,000 worth j ress is in jeqpardy and that thejof military hardware -- osten-/ border war could threaten the/sidly for use against commun. |= fist, peace ef the world, Pakistan received]? AT st County Bleck end White Show Ann Lenders --- 13 City Sees 1 | Classified -- 18, 9, 20,21 17,22 Comics -- Edi tortal--4 Financial -- 21 2 13 Bie er normal life back to the country, General weather continued cereal in pot won Authorities said there were no new mi food threats, but the weather bufeau said more ce Gee ek Ask Withdrawal Of Pakistan Units NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- India be a Kashmir ceasefire will only be possible ig with- @raws from territory it has canes border and the ich ames Oe The Indian ceasefire terms were con! from Indian Foreign Minister Sardar spine ag net to United Thant, '...In THE TIMES today... Affleck Defines Position on Boosting Police Power -- PF 11 Outstanding -- PS Brooklin, Oshawa Advence To Finels --P 8 Odits --- 21 Sports -- 8,9 Theatre -- 16 Whitby News -- 5, 6 Women's == 12, 13 Weather--2 saab iz wens

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