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Oshawa Times (1958-), 31 Dec 1965, p. 24

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'CP DIARY: W * e 9A THE OSHAWA TIMED, Friday, Vecemper 31, ives CP NEWS DIARY OF 1965 By THE CANADIA NPRESS JANUARY CHURCHILL'S DEATH 4--Montreal La Presse pub- lishes for first time since June 3, 1964, ending dispute with typographers. 7--President Sukarno says Indonesia has withdrawn from UN. 9--Mountain slide covers highway east of Hope, B.C., taking four lives. 13--Avalanche sweeps houses into sea at Ocean Falls, B.C.; seven killed. 14 -- Ten Quebec Progres- sive Conservative MPs de- mand national convention to decide on party leadership. 15~Ford of Canada opera- tions in Ontario halted by strike, Premier Pierre Ngen- dandumwe of Burundi assas- sinated. 16--KC - 135 tanker plane filled with fuel crashes in Wichita, Kan.; 33 persons Killed. Prime Minister Pear- son and President Johnson sign continental free trade agreement covering automo- biles and automobile parts. 18--Liberals hold seats in "eyo Quebec provincial byelec- | tidns. 21--Brissh,. Foreign Secre- tary Patrick Goidon Walker defeated by Conservative in byelection in Leyton riding, 22--New radio transmitting equipment developed by Na- tional Research Council hurled into space over Chur- chill, Man., by Black Brant rockets. Michael Stewart suc- ceeds Patrick Gordon Walker as British foreign secretary. %--Sir Winston Churchill, 90, dies nine days after suf- fering stroke. 25--Pope appoints 27 new cardinals, including Arch- bishop Maurice Roy of Que- bec. Canada announces $4,- 000,000 military aid program for Malaysia. Ford of Canada employees in Ontario resume work under three-year con- tract. 26 -- Prime Minister Man- sour of Iran dies of bullet wounds inflicted by assassin Jan, 21. 30--Queen attends Churchill state funeral in St. Paul's Cathedral. Former British Conservative foreign secre- tary R. A. Butler leaving politics. 31--Canada's four-man bob- sled team led by Vic Emery of Montreal wins world cham- pionship at St. Moritz, Switzerland. FEBRUARY B.C. SLIDE KILLS 26 6--Conservative party na- tional executive rejects pro- posal for party leadership convention. Petra Burka of Toronto retains Canadian women's figure-skating cham- pionship at Calgary; Don Knight, Dundas, Ont., wins men's title. 7--U.S. planes attack tar- gets in North Viet Nam for first time, retaliating for Viet Cong raids on barracks in which eight U.S. soldiers killed and 108 wounded. 8--Eastern Airlines propel- | ler-driven plane explodes and crashes into Atlantic off Long Island; 84 die. 11--Quebec liquor store em- ployees vote to return to work, ending strike that be- bc. 5, orks Min- ister Jean-Paul Deschatelets resigns from federal cabinet. 14--Guy Rouleau, Liberal MP for Montreal Dollard in- volved in Lucien Rivard af- fair, resigns as chairman of Libera] party parliamentary caucus. 15 -- Canada's new maple leaf flag raised at ceremonies in Ottawa. 17--Prime Minister Pearson | announces that over next five years old age pensions of $75 | a month will be made payable at age 65 instead of 70. Gam- bia becomes independent sov- ereign state. 18--Avalanche at mine in northern B.C. 40 men in tunnel; Royal commission on health services calls for universal prepaid medical care plan operated by provincial com- missions under federal ordination. Remi Conservative party Commons as independent. 20--Ranger VIII spacecraft transmits more than 7,000 pic- | tures of moon before crashing | into Sea of Tranquillity. 21--Malcolm X, militant black nationalist movement in U.S., shot and killed at a meeting in New York. Petra Burka of Tor: | onto wins North A mer ican | women's figure-skating cham- pionship at Rochester, -N.Y. MARCH FIRST MAN IN SPACE 1--Explosion in apartment in Montreal suburb of Ville La Salle takes 28 lives. Olym- pic swimmer Dawn Fraser suspended for 10 years by Amateur Swimming Union of Australia. 2--Suspected dope - smug- gler Lucien Rivard escapes from Montreal's Bordeaux jail where he was being held pending proceedings for extra- dition to U.S. 4--Petra Burka of Toronto wins women's world figure- skating championship at Col- orado Springs, Colo. 5--Prime Minister Pearson in New York speech suggests establishment of international peacekeeping force to avert major war in Viet'Nam 7--Roman Catholic churches in Canada celebrate mass in | Canada in bribery, | security case. co- | " Paul quits | Canadian senior hockey cham- | to sit in | leader of | English and other vernacular languages for first time. ll--Rev, James Reeb, 38; white Boston Unitarian minis- ter, dies two days after beat- ing in Selma, Ala., arising from integration demonstra- tion. 14--Russia retains world hockey title at Tampere, Fin- land; Canada finishes third behind Czechoslovakia. 17--Eastern Provincial Air- ways plane en route from Halifax to Sydney, N.S., crashes at Upper Musquodo- boit; eight killed. 18--Soviet astronaut leaves space ship and floats in space 10 minutes during two-man flight of Voshkod 2. 22---U.S. military authorities announce non - lethal gases that cause nausea and vomit- ing in use against Viet Cong guerrillas in South Viet Nam. 23 -- Virgil Grissom and John Young complete first U.S. two-man space flight; made three orbits. 28 -- Earthquake shatters dam in Chile; death toll ex- ceeds 400. 29 -- Commons approves | Canada Pension Plan after 26- day debate. APRIL REVOLT IN CARIBBEAN 1--Gen. H. D. G. Crerar, 76, commander of ist Cana- dian World War, dies at Ottawa. 3--Parliament's longest ses- | sion prorogues on 248th day of sitting. 5 -- Third session of 26th Parliament opens; war on poverty stressed in throne speech. 7--Leon Balcer quits Pro- gressive Conservative ranks | in Commons to sit as indepen- dent member. 11l--Tornadoes batter mid- western U.S.; 248 killed. 17--CPR's transcontinental passenger train, the Cana- dian, eastbound from Vancou- ver, derailed by washout near Terrace Bay, Ont.; two killed, 47 injured. 22--Education Minister Paul Gerin-Lajoie says Quebec in- tends to negotiate directly with foreign countries. 24 -- Revolt breaks out against regime of Donald | Reid Cabral in Dominican Re- public. Sixty-five police from France land in St. Pierre- Miquelon; summoned by gov- ernor who said he was threat- ened after dock workers were refused wage increases. Pre- mier Lesage says Quebec claims right to make agree- ments but not treaties with foreign countries. 26 -- Canadian budget re- duces personal income tax 10 per cent with maximum an- nual cut of $600. 28--U.S. marines land near Santo Domingo during Domin- ican Republic revolt. General strike in St. Pierre-Miquelon, sparked by arrival of French police to quell disturbances, | ends after three days. 29 -- Earthquake hits U.S. Pacific Northwest and British Columbia; damage consider- able in U.S. but slight in B.C. MAY RUSSIANS EXPELLED 1--Bomb smashes doors and windows at U.S. consulate- general in Montreal. Montreal win Cup Stanley defeating Chicago Black | Hawks four games to three, 2 -- President Johnson charges Communist conspira- tors had seized control of Dominican revolt; sends more U.S. forces. Early Bird satel- lite, launched in April, unites North American and Euro- pean TV viewers in premiere | put on by European Broad- casting Union and combined networks of U.S., Canada and Mexico. 3--John Doyle, board chair- man of Canadian Javelin Ltd., sentenced in absentia in Hart- ford, Conn., to three months | for illegally sending unregis- : | tered stock Granduc | traps | 26 die. atholy Bytchkov and chancery | through U.S, mails. 7--Commercial attache An- clerk V. N. Poluchkin in Rus- sian embassy expelled from sex and 8--Sherbrooke Beavers win pionship, defeating Nelson Maple games 11--India, Pakistan agree on ceasefire in Rann of Kutch. | 14--Committee of Anglican | and United Church clergymen | agrees on principles for union | between two churches in Can-'| second | ada. China explodes atomic bomb. Niagara Falls Flyers defeat Edmonton Oil Kings four games to one to win Canadian Juntor hockey title. 18 -- Queen and Prince Philip open state visit to West | Germany at Bonn. | Antonio Bar- | | Conrad, 35, aboard. 19--Brig.-Gen reras proclaims civilian-mili- tary junta has absolute con- | : | Kashmir ceasefire line in two trol of Dominican Republic. 20--Pakistani International Airlines Boeing 720B jet plane crashes near Cairo; 121 die. Indian expedition of 19 climbs | | Gemini 5 flight; set record of | ing of civil rights worker Vi- Mount Everest. 24--Separatists demonstrate | in Montreal; bomb outside 12-storey Boulevard building. 3l--Jimmy Clark of Scot- land wins- Indianapolis 500- mile auto race explodes JUNE GUY FAVREAU RESIGNS 1--Coal mine explosion at | Yamano in southern Japan | kills 237. 3---French-owned Sea Bird | appointed to new post of Com- | monwealth secretary - Army during Second | P f Justic | | Dorion's inquiry into allega- | | Denis, | dent state. Leafs in four straight | | nauts Lt.-Col. Dorchester *| | hydroelectric orld News'65 wins Epsom _ Derby; Sadon 'Court owned by Ca- nadian publisher Max Bell second. 3--Maj. Edward White walks in space for 20 min- utes during two-man Gemini 4 space flight commanded by Maj. James McDivitt. 7--~Two-man Gemini 4 space flight ends safely after 62 or- bits. 11--Prime Minister Pearson and Prime Minister Shastri of India agree in Ottawa talks | that negotiations on future of Viet Nam cannot begin until bombing of North Viet Nam is stopped. 15--Federal government an- nounces it will permit color TV effective Jan. 1, 1967. 17:-- Atlantic Acceptance Corp. goes into receivership. 21--Strike over wages of 3,900 employees of Mont- real. Transportation Commis- sion ends after 14 days. 23--Arnold Smith, assistant secretary of state in external affairs department at Ottawa, gen- eral. 25 -- Nine - day Common-) wealth prime ministers' con- | | ference ends with communi- | que calling for withdrawal of all foreign troops from Viet | Nam, 29--Chief Justice Frederic tions of influence in the gov- | ernment service questions | Justice Minister Favreau's judgment in decision not to prosécute in connection with bribery allegations last Sep- tember; finds Raymond then executive assist- ant to immigration minister, offered $20,000 bribe to ob- struct course of justice in case of narcotics - smuggling | supervise suspect Lucien Rivard. Fav- reau resigns as justice minis- | 1 | composed bodies found, links ter. for immediate ceasefire in Kashmir, 7--Prime Minister Pearson announces Parliament dis- solved; calls general election for Noy. 8. Pakistan warships bombard Dwarka, Indian coastal fortress; Pakistani planes raid Amritsar; Indian planes raid Karachi. 9--F owler committee on broadcasting calls for a Ca- nadian broadcasting author- ity to supervise and control all Canadian broadcasting. 'Hurricane Betsy wreaks heavy damage in New Or- leans and southeastern Louisi- ana. 14--Explosion and fire cause Canada Steamship Lines freighter Fort William, 7,900 tons, to keel over in Montreal harbor; five dead. 19 -- Christian Democrats win West German election. 21--Georges Lemay, wanted in Montreal on bank theft charge, escapes jail in Miami. Lucien Rivard found guilty in Laredo, Tex., on two narcot- ics-smuggling charges. 23 --Ceasefire between In- dia and Pakistan takes ef- fect. : 24--Maj.-Gen. Bruce Mac- Donald of Edmonton named commander of UN forces to India - Pakistan ceasefire. 26--Astronaut Cmdr. Scott Carpenter surfaces after spending 29 days 205 feet un- der water in Sealab II at La Jolla, Calif. OCTOBER POPE PAUL VISITS UN 1--Coup d'etat in Indonesia fails to unseat President Su- karno. 4 -- Pope Paul pleads for peace before UN General As- sembly after flying from Rome for 14-hour visit in New York. Quebec Justice Minister Claude Wagner says five de- | them' with fraudulent bank- JULY RIVARD RECAPTURED 5--Col. Houari Boumedienne formally assumes leadership of new 26-man revolutionary council governing Algeria. 8--All 52 aboard die as Ca- | | nadian Pacific Airlines DC-6B explodes over Cariboo district of B.C. 14 -- Adlai Stevenson, U.S. | to United Na- | ambassador tions, dies in London. mond Denis, Ray- former execu- "tive assistant to two federal cabinet minis ters, charged with attempting to interfere with course of justice and at- tempting to bribe an agent of justice; Dorion report. 15--Defence department an- | nounces government has ap- | proved' purchase of Northrop F-5 fighter-bomber for RCAF. 16--Lucien Rivard arrested at cottage on outskirts of | Montreal, 444 months after his escape from Montreal's Bor- deaux jail. 20--Prime Minister Pearson | outlines details of medical care plan to federal-provincial | conference; plan to be oper: | ated by provinces with fed- eral government sharing cost roughly on 50-50 basis. 27--Edward Heath chosen to succeed Douglas-Home: as | British Conservative leader. Quintuplets -- one boy, four girls--born in New Zealand to | Mrs. D. W. Lawson. 29--Seven-day postal strike over Wares which most of Canada ends in most cities except Montreal. Quin- tuplets' born Mrs. Karin Ohlseu AUGUST ONE WEEK IN ORBIT } eastern | cluding much of Ontario. 5 -- Canadian Wheat Board | announces sale of wheat and wheat flour to Soviet bushels of wheat. amounting to about 27,000,000 bushels of wheat. 7--Postal workers strike in | Montreal ends after 17 days. } 9--Singapore Malaysia, out of indepen- pulls becomes Fire in missile silo at Searcy, kills 53. 1l--Canadian Ark., Wheat Board | announces further sale to So- viet Union of 187,000,000 bush- els of wheat and wheat flour, valued at about $450,000,000. Rioting breaks out in Negro district of Los Angeles. 15--Race rioting under con- frol in Los Angeles after five | days; toll 32 dead, 826 in- jured, at $175,000,000. 17--Four treasure hunters seeking buried pirates' gold | on Oak Island, N.S., die in fume filled mining shaft. Robert Manry, 47, of Cleve- | land reaches Falmouth, Eng- land, after 78-day transatlan- tic voyage from Fal m outh, Mass., in 13%4-foot sailboat. 21 -- Gemini 5 spacecraft goes into orbit with U.S. astro- Gordon Cooper, 38, and Lt. - Cmdr. Charles 24 -- Indian troops cross places, occupy Pakistani posi- tions. 298--Astronauts Cooper, Con- rad safely complete 120-orbit | seven days 22 hours 55 min- utes in space. 30 -- Avalanche strikes project at Saas | Fee, Switzerland; at least 100 | | killed, SEPTEMBER INDIA-PAKISTAN WAI 4 -- Dr. Albert Schweiiz.., 90, 1952 Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at hospital he founded. in Lambarene, Gabon. United Nations calls | charges arise from | ing collective affected | | ican | crashes in in Sweden to | f Union | amounting to about 27,000,000 | Titan IL | fire damage estimated | | blackout, | ruptcies and arson. 5--Bladen report on higher education urges federal, pro- vincial governments to boost combined annual aid to $1,- ; 704,000,000 in 10 years from $355,000,000 in 1964-65. 8--President Johnson oper- ated on successfully at Wash- ington for removal of gall bladder. 9--Conference on Rhodesia's demand for independence breaks down in London. 14 -- Los Angeles Dodgers win World Series, defeating Minnesota Twins four games to three. 15 -- Vatican ecumenical council approves decree deny- Jewish guilt for crucifixion of Christ. 23 -- United Nations chil- dren's fund awarded Nobel Peace Prize for 1965. 27 -- President Castillo Branco dissolves all existing political parties in | Brazil, assumes dictatorial powers. 28 -- Capital abolished in Britain for five- year period. NOVEMBER RHODESIA CUTS TIES 7 -- Ernie Terrell retains World Boxing Association ver- sion of heavyweight title, out- pointing George Chuvalo of Toronto over 15 rounds in Toronto. 8--Liberals re-elected with another minority in Canadian general. election,..Amer- Airlines Boeing 727 jet rainstorm near Cincinnati; 56 die, six survive. 9--Power failure blacks out North America in- 11--Rhodesia assumes inde- pendence from Great Britain; emergency regulations includ- ing censorship imposed by Rhodesian government; Brit- ain announces economic sane). tions, Finance Minister Gor- don resigns cabinet. 12 -- Lucien Rivard senten tenced at Laredo, Tex., to 20 years and $20,000 fine on two narcotics convictions. 13--Liner Yarmouth Castle engulfed by flames and sinks en route from Miami to Nas- sau; 90 die. Liberals pick up two Commons seafs from from Pearson | Conservatives in service vote 'in general election; standing: Liberals 131, Conservatives 97, NDP 21, Creditiste 9, Social Credit 5, others 2. 15--Failure in its Sir Adam Beck plant at Queenston, Ont., primary cause of Nov. 9 Ontario Hydro says. 16--Ore carrier Lawrence- cliffe Hall, 23,000 tons, sinks after collision in St. Lawrence River off Isle of Orleans; no casualties. 17 -- Communist China barred from United Nations om 47-47 tie vote in General Assembly. DECEMBER MEETING IN SPACE 2 --Vatican council docu- ment confirms Roman Cath- olic ban on artificial contra- ception, but leaves way open to change. 3--Three Ku. Klux Klans- men convicted and. sentenced by federal judge at Montgom- ery, Ala., to 10 years in slay- ola Liuzzo of Detroit 5--U.S. rediscount rate and Canadian bank rate each in- creased one-half per cent. 14--Britain and Republic of Treland sign free trade pact | mutually wiping ov' all tariff barriers 15--Two manned American | |EATON'S open tonight (Friday) until 6 p.m., spacecraft, Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 , manoeuvre to ren- dezvous in Space, coming as close as six feet. Humberto punishment | i i & Simmer all these tid-bits in the warmth of June And stir them up well with a honeymoon spoon. Bring to a boil on a hot July blaze And sauté till they're tender through the August days, Marinate September in the wine of tingling air, Then blend with muchT hanksgiving for October's share. Garnish with November and the Grey Cup game, Sprinkle Christmas spirit and set it all aflame, Surround it with laughter, goodwill and mirth And serve it with happiness--the greatest dish on earth, 'Take January early while it's fresh and brisk And whip it up lightly with an iced wire whisk. Next, add a month that is short but sweet And cream them both together for a Valentine treat. Season this mixture with a shamrock chopped And set it aside till the March w i stopped. Fold April in gently with a hint of Spring And moisten with the showers that the season brings. Take thirty-one days from the month of May And dip them in sunshine till they're light and gay. [A LITTLE TRIFLE WE COOKED UP TO WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY NEW YEAR!) ap ke JANUARY SALE OF Sale-Priced Luxury To Suit Your gd Great January Sale Savings on coats, jackets, stoles ! Quality furs designed for fashion excellence ! Expertly crafted to bring out the pelt's natural beauty ! Get your new fur now at surprisingly low sale prices ! You can't make a safer buy -- every fur is backed by the famed EATON Guarantee:. 'Goods Satisfactory or Money Refunded." 393.00 Black-dyed Persian Lamb, some with natural Mink trim Natural Grey Persian Lamb, some with natural Mink trim. Beaver-blended China Mink-dyed Mink-dyed Centre Back Northern Muskrat Hudson Seal 'dyed sheared muskrat), some with natural Mink trim. GROUP A. SALE, each GROUP B. Ends-of-I'nes, Reg. 699.00 to 899.00! Some Specially Purchased too! SALE, 00 each @ Let-out China Mink-dyed Russian Kolinsky-dyed Natural and blended Canadian Beaver, some with natural Mink trim Black-dyed Persian Lamb, some with natural Mink trim Natural grey Persian Lamb, some with natural Mink trim, Hudson Seal-dyed sheared Muskrat Black-dyed Persian Broadtail Let-out Russian Kolinsky-dyed Brown-dyed Persian Lamb, some with natural Mink trim (34 length) EATON'S UPPER LEVEL, DEPT. 248 FUR SALON cissed Jan. Ist (New Year's), Re-open Mon., Jan. 3rd 9:30 a.m ' ' )

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