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Oshawa Times (1958-), 26 May 1966, p. 4

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'Air Line [Postpone Strike | By CARMAN CUMMING TORONTO. (CP)--The Cana Emnlavees Assn tion has put off for at least week any calla \strike against Air Canada | The independent union, repre isenting 1,500 passenger agents land other ground workers, an- Inounced Wednesday that the membership had voted.to re ject recommendations of a fed eral conciliation board President Robert Dye said no further action could be taken juntil seven days after the rec }ommendations had heen read by the minister of labor, If a strike is called, the union leader added, Air Canada's op lerations would be shut down jand the cost to the compan) |would am t fo about $1,000,- 000 a day. 'KEEP AIRLINE GOING' An airline spokesman declined Ainn Aivline |cia a ' move to | $100 a month above their Cana- Workers | {eonciliation report until mem- bers themselves are advised. Dee the nian' g parity with employees 5 operating in Canada, who earn more than anid is om . OTTAWA (CP)--Proposals for 4-folls-on the St..Lew Me | Seekin of airlines airiin on on n inerea' rence Seaway, including a new lockage charge at the Welland Canal, ran into a solid wall of protest Wednesday from major seaway users. A public hearing on the St Lawrence Seaway Authority's package plan to increase its revenues over the next five five years was told the added shipping costs would hurt the national economy Of the 36 written and oral briefs presented, 33 argued that 'either the entire toll structure should be abolished or the fed eral treasury should take on the seaway's annual debt payments and let tolls cover the costs of operation and maintenance dian .counterparts. Top salary for a passenger agent now is $476 a month The union originally sought a 10-per-cent pay increase retro- active to the end of the previous contract. last November, and an equal increase in the second year of a two-year contract, If also wanted the work week cul to 3744 hours from 40, abolition of part-time work by outsiders and other concessions. The conciliation board recom- mended a $150 payment to cover the period since the end of the old contract. It called for a 24% year contract starting June 1 and providing for an immediate THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thundoy, Mey 26, 1966 J Seaway Tolls Could Hurt Economy: Inquiry Hears inday and next views It then will be up to Ottawa and Washington to weigh the arguments and come up with a decision, When the Canadian! seaway first proposed the in- crease two years ago the U.S. side did not agree and the mat- ter was put off for two years, Dr. Pierre Camu, president of the Seaway Authority, presided at hearings Wednesday but did not comment on the arguments presented Much of the criticism was di- rected at the Welland Canal charge. The. Welland was toll- free from 1903 to 1959 when a levy of two cents a ton on bulk cargo and: five cents a ton on general cargo was imposed. This toll was suspended in 1962 reonen in Chieaen week to hear American several ridings in the city area. With the Premier are Mrs. Claire Kirkland (Cas- grain, left, Quebec's Minis- a dla ad Hird Ze PREMIER JEAN LE- SAGE of Quebec visits a Montreal Shopping Centre during a campaign tour of mun Mini Separatists Scored In Quebec Campaign Quebec party, the only one having ties with Ottawa In the tiny northwestern com munity of Beaudry, Laurent Le gault, whose Ralliement tional party has a element, said farm a programs will never work Quebec controls its imports aad exports, so as to prevent dumping" from outside And in the Montreal suburb of Ste a 25-year-old teacher lurry of separa QUEBEC (CP) aratism held widespread campaigning for the June 5 provincial election Wed nesday night While Premie le was attacking the idea al a rally in the Quebec suburb of Levis, separatist Bourgault told a Shawinigan that. an independent Quebec is the only way for the province to take its place as.an adult nation the -spotlight in necaus tic Na separatist ance until Jean age r sca Cit f lead Don't Mr eader Pierre t gathering in tose ] who sparked a In the asbestos mining centre |tist-tinged questions at a Liberal of Thetford Mines, Daniel John-|rally was knocked down and gon urged voters who are in ibeaten by a half-dozen men on clined toward separatism tolhis way out the door vote for his Union Nationale! Mr. Lesage said his COMMONS IN BRIEF Pearson Given Report On Seven Days Affair CBC REPORT IN OTTAWA (CP)--Prime Minis ter Pearson said he received) Wednesday the report of Stuart Keate into the dispute over the CBC TV program This Hour) Has Seven Days. He told the Commons he expects to commu nicate its contents to dis putants before making pub lie for Qu said and agai e Liberal Nation than Q World gained all of t and bec The ing at " of Massey-Ferguson Ltd sparked a demand in the Com- mons Wednesday for an investi- gation into farm machinery} prices. Prime Minister Pearson said formation of an inquiry is under consideration rice, ficial day, The dian a 300 THOUGHT SAFE OTTAWA (CP) About 300 Canadians are in revolution-torn Uganda but no reason to believe their safety has been externa Affairs Martin said Wednes the Commons the to it Ata there is My STUDY ROAD CENTRE M4 OTTAWA (CP) ment is studying a establish a national highway ac cident research Indus try Minister Drury informed the Commons. Wednesda Heward GrafNey (PX Brome-Missis quoi) 'had asked a centre would as recommended to ment 10 months ago of the record highway slaug over the Victoria Day weekend the prejudiced Minister day in rhe govern to is not proposa speakir be ass They from sone GIVE. LET COST OTTAWA (CP)--An RCAF of}! airlift to Zambia cost Cana dian taxpayers approximately $1,426,000, the Commons was told Wednesday. The airlift was arried out after oil supplies to| that country were cut through] closure of a pipeline to neigh Rhodesia Englan such nage whethe be established the govern n view nolida boring ring GERDA PAY TOPS OTTAWA (CP) The $5,000 paid to Gerda Munsinger. for profils her CRC television appearance! was the highest amount paid Tilco Strikers, 10 'siest Workers Fined LaMarsh disclosed in a written Com PE RBOROUGH Five persons Wednesday of turbance outside ties Itd plant mont! CONSIDER INQUIRY OTTAWA (CP)---Reports 160-per-cent increase of a in retary idy Wednes mons reply (CP) . convicted BOOK ' An illu entitled Buildings the fed Sec Wed PREPARE OTTAWA (CP) prestige were causi book Parliament pr by Mari 2 Pp} ed al government State Muriel Seabrook, « ta Judy LaMarsh said Nona Edward é in a written reply to a employee $10 question by S. J pleaded not Portage - Neep of causing the plant Susan (Cr Blewett, 20 ployees the trated anada's heing nared a nesday Commons (PC a distur BLIND FIND IT HARDER WINNIPEG (CP) makes it increasing! blind said a. delegate at the an at hoté Automa diffi o find pleaded ty to cau ing a di f von each fined $10. They ing Margaret Tellier stri May Tellies was fined $15 Tileo Plastics, struck Textile Worke Dec. 14. is union members a dispute over a turba and were yit for r D were ficht people 38. a non cing emplovee 5. M ial convention of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.| Iohn Royd, CNIB placement of | Union Cc) The still, operating ficer, said a new system of re walked 1 habilitation training is being set up out i bonu 4 FOR RENT 5,600 SQUARE FEET Modern building suitable for variety of in dustrial uses. Truck level loading and ramp. Ample lot area for parking and storage. Early possession Paul Ristow Limited Realtor 187 King St. E., Oshawa 728-9474 ter of 1 government vorable 'MEANS BANKRUPTCY' and separatist Kiassemblement pendance his contention that independence stronger than we are less sette, RIN candidate in St who also received the of support Jean Baptiste Society patriotic furthering French Canada Tohnson the res comment on the cost figure but! eight-per-cent said: "I'm sure we'll keep the further seven-per-cent airline going the best we can." effective 1967. Mr. Dye declined release n figures on the vote rejecting thei week Sept. 5 It m to Com Revenue Ambassador Resigns Post > To Publish Political Book OTTAWA bec premier resigned as Canadian bassador to Greece to publish a book about politics in th thick of the Quebec election campaign The resignation con firmed in the Wed nesday by External Affairs Min Martir said regulations members the diplomatic corps from expres personal opinions on - politics controversial subjects Mr. Barrette resigned April 25 and Mr tin accepted the May. 5. Mr 5 ransport and ications, and ster Richard (CP Ryd Wire (CP)--Former Que is Antonio Barrette Union Nationale premier, pected back in Canada in a weeks His reported critical of some key Quebec's Union Nationale pa to be published todas has am memoirs to e were Was Commons chemin REPORTS ATTACK Montreal newspa e Devoir reported Wednes that the hook attacks Jacques Bertrand, genera as created a fa-|ister climate for investmen He prevent The e we have been realis of sing and other considered the of Union Nationale. Lead Daniel Johnson, and could off a bombshell in the race formerithe 5 election tter - brained statements toda, Mar resignation Barrette who is 67 threats can onl 9 bankruptcy forget economic June Rourgault, leader of le pour I'Inde Nationale repeated ebec the won't be easy" but to learn core New Highway WAY yolitic conomics nst is countries Of 117 members of the United TORONTO (CP)--The Ontario highways department Wednes day outlined plans for a new expressway north of the Queen Elizabeth Way and a new free- way to handle traffic expected between Toronto and Hamilton by 1985 W. Q. MacNee, the depart ment's traffic and planning en gineer, said the two new roads and improvements to other feeder routes could cost hetween $500,000,000 and $700,000,000. H planning engineer, predic ted the The plan calls for estahlist highway from Highway s, only 55 were larger uehec. "Since the Second War, 56 have independence and nearly hem were smaller, poorer populous than Que a countries the Queen Elizabeth Way Ninth Line continue north west of party leader was speak a rally for Georges Cos Mau ington, An expressway to serve of the local St. Wed run northwest from Belf ednes Road and 401 junction of Highways 7 and Drys Win At Pol In Port Elgin Vot PORT ELGIN, Ont Voters here turned down 47 Highway to ana G holic devoted society is a Frer Johnston, assistant Roman at organization the che nd Cg area's will to 800.000 from 217,000 in 20 vears and existin population grow interests of g main arteries rally opposition legislature. nother in Megantiec leader would he inadequate to handle last said he in favor of splitting with t of Canada. But French Canadians would not imilated had learned a sor the history of the Scots in d who lost lan traffic ditions. Officials said the plans are in the form of recommendations from the department's experts and will require agreement of provincial and: municipal gov ernments involved before they instituted flows without-major ad and lounges to serve liquor In 1g another les serving A 40-per-cent needed to carry their majority he the vote "YOU WORK IN OSHAWA... BUT CAW YOU SAVE DURING HOURS WHEN YOU'RE NOT WORKING?" ... asks Jack Phinn, Manager of Deposits Services, You con when you save at Central Ontario Trust. Central Ontario Trust is open 21 hours a week after regular working hours ! Switch up to the convenience of longer Centro! Ontario Trust seving hours Switch up to Centro! Ontario Trust and Savings Corporation, the only Trust Company with its head office in Oshawa, Central Ontario Trust & Savings Corporation Head Office: 19 Simeoe St. N., Oshawe 723-5221 Bowmanville: 23 King St. W 623-2527 increase plus increase recommendation on the figures Montreal b y Les Editions Beau Jean Ontario Plans just west of Highway 27 to meet Highway 403 would) QEW, to Highway 25 and angle down to meet the QEW at Burl Bampton-Bramalea area would (CP) 423 the Jicensing.of dining rooms The proposals, made jointly by the Canadian and U.S way agencies, seek an increase a by the Conservative govern- ment and the suspension has' been continued by the Liberal administration. CHALLENGES RIGHT George F, Bain, vice-presi dent of Upper Lakes Shipping Toronto, challenged the. sea way's legal right to introduce the: lockage charge. He called it a backdoor method of get- ting around the federal toll sus pension sea ade ork of about 19 per cent in tolls on the Montreal-Lake Ontario sec tion of the seaway. The lockage charge at Welland, where tolls have been suspended since 1962 would start at $160 a transit in 1967 and jump by $160 a to a maximum of $800 in 1971 year SLIDES INTO RED As originally I $475,000,000 seay posed to pay for itself over 50 vears. But ever since it opened in 1959 operating income ha been insufficient to meet fully the annual debt due. As a sult, it has been sliding deeper into the red The two seaway ex few Stuart Armour, president of the Great Lakes Waterways De- velopment Association, said the seaway should admit that it cannot pay off its debt at a rea sonable toll level and quit charging as much as the: traf fie will bear He said the Welland charge alone could drive small vessels out of business Economics Minister §& Randal! of Ontario filed a writ ten protest against the Welland charge. He said it would create an artificial barrier to provin cial and federal efforts for eco nomic development in the prov- ince Several briefs complained that the Seaway Authority did not make public the reports of two consultant firms on which its proposed toll increases were based. The digest that was made available gave no explan ation of the data from which traffic forecasts were compiled, he mn rty in re agencies in per tend to submit the new toll pro day|posals to their respective gov ernments following the public 1] vy hearings which are to end. here er set for Seaway Workers Get More Cash OTTAWA (CP) A federal conciliation board majority re- port has recommended a-seven per-cent wage increase for 1,200 employees of the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority with an addi- tional seven per cent in a year under a two-year contract, it was disclosed Wednesday. The recommendation falls far short of the demands of the Ca nadian Brotherhood of Railway, Transport and General Workers \(CLC) but is higher than the authority's wage offer S ling 401 al e s Release of the report means that the union legally can strike n seven days--on Wednesday, June 1 The union had demanded a wage increase of 35 per cent to bring employees to the levels paid on the United States side of the seaway, and insisted on a one-year agreement The authority had offered an Immediate increase of three per cent, another three per cent next year and a final three per cent in 1968 under a three-year contract Present rate for $2.13 an hour the ield the 10. 1 | e IS COMING! 3 to laborers is vole Wednesday, was At home with ordan Sherry People on the go... active. ., smart... modern. At home they like an old favourite Jordan Sherry, from the bottle, chilled et especially on the rocks, Choose from seven fine Jordan Sherries--dry to rich golden cream. For perfect enjoyment, be sure your Sherry is Jordan. Very popular. J®RDAN WINES J] | 'The nranncals on Montreal - Lake Ontario tolls: would increase the rate an bulk cargo to 44 cents a ton from 40; General cargo would go to $1 a ton from 90 cents and the charge for vessels themselves would rise to 4% cents a ton from four Together with the Welland charge, this would add one third of a cent to each bushel of wheat passing through the seaway, 11 cents to each ton of iron ore or coal and between 25 and 40 cents for a small European car, Ontario Hydro filed a brief which said the additional cost of moving U.S. coal through the Welland would have, to be passed on.to power users in On tario. A double charge would be involved because could not accept other cargoes on their return trips through the canal, The hearing was given a synopsis of protesting briefs filed by various organizations, including: Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce, Greater Welland Chamber of Com merce, Lakehead Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Pulp and Paper Association Algoma Steel Corp., and St. Catharines of Commerce Association its seawny's coal carriers Chamber The Railway Canada restated position that seaway tolls should be raised to make the system self supporting of Senators Favor NATO Troop Drop WASHINGTON (AP) -- There is strong sentiment in the Sen- ate for reducing U.S. troop com- mitments to North Atlantic Treaty Organization nations, an ASSOCIateg Fress survey snowed today Forty-four senators said they favor eventual withdrawal of a substantial portior, of the six U.S. divisions totalling 225,000 in Europe. (Twenty - five other members of the 100-seat body . were not reached by the sur- vey) But only 15 senators said they would cut U.S; forces to a token level of one division at this time, as suggested recently by ' Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield Mansfield said in an interview May 16 that Western Europe ought to be taking over its own defences, He added that a single division would serye as well as six as a token of the United States presence on the continent and as a guarantee of American response to any Communist at- tack on the West. Fifteen senators disagreed with Mansfield's position. Six- teen declined to take a public position on the issue, but sev- eral of them said privately they favor gradual! withdrawal of if troops How to relieve Use Dodd's Kidney Pills for prompt § relief from the systemic condi. tion eausing the backache, Soon you feel better --- rest better, Dee pend on Dodd's, MEN'S WEAR OSHAWA'S FOREMOST FINE CLOTHIER ) tyhlu € ~-- ool... 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