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pM. ary ate es, | Halted In Europe Home Newspaper Of Oshawa, Whitby, Bowman- ville, Ajax, Pickering and neighboring centres in Ont- rio and Durham Counties. VOL. 26--NO. 29 : : 0 35c Par Wise te taniers She Oshawa Times OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1967 Authorized as Second Class Mail P Ottowa and for payment of Weather Report Sunny with a few cloudy in- tervals and a little colder Fri- day. Low 'tonigh tomorrow, 32, ost Office Department Postage in Cash t, 25; high THIRTY-SIX PAGES OTTAWA (CP) -- Text of Prime Minister Pearson's let- ter today to Senator John Ni- chol, president of the Liberal Federation of Canada: I wish to inform you of my decision, taken after lengthy and serious consideration, to resign from the leadership of our party. I feel that this is the appropriate time for me to take this step. I do not need to tell you that I 'have reached this decision with great regret but I am convinced that it is the right one. I will soon have been in public service for 40 years, 19 of those years as member of Parliament for Algoma Kast, and for the last 10, I have had the great honor and privi- lege to be the leader of the Liberal party; and for nearly ATHENS (AP) --- Greece's| jand began a roundup of suspect-| politicians. The 27-year-old king, stripped had no comment. nounced in a_ broadcast that Lt.-Gen. George Zoitakis, under- {secretary of national defence, 'had been installed as regent. Papadopoulos later told re- porters the constitutional mon- archy would be preserved and the king had voluntarily surren- dered his functions PRIME MINISTER PEARS *,.. appropriate time to resign' NATO Sees Reds and restore freedom. BRUSSELS (AP) -- Hurried |behind-the-scenes moves were BRUSSELS (CP) j ministers of the North Atlantic|that the pursuit of detente must | arising outside the area may ting hte North Atlantic Alliance.|cialist regimes. Alliance agreed today to intensi-|not be allowed to split the alli-!impair its security. Again, the At lenat one foreign minister | hike fy their East-West disarmamentiance. .. ." |document did not commit any|_jans Tabor of Denmark--at studies, search for more ways! {member to pre-consultations on| i Y 1s aN 7 | . . the year-end review session of of overcoming the division of sy rs a eigen utes outside the treaty area|the North Atlantic Treaty Or- Germany and pursue attempts) They agreed no peace full but suggested that those mem-|,anization was reported intent to gain a stable peace in nego- Oe: iy pune. ffe , gongs bers who wish to do so, will con-|9n bringing up the issue at the tiations with the Soviet Union without a major ¢ fort by all) tinue to consult on these outside! jup session s dmalnlas 2 .q concerned, There would be nO) problems . ij wip. Bee ; In a set of principles adopted problems, without commitment British Foreign Secretary by all 15 member countries, the| {imal settlement without solving oes ; 'cor 3row fervened per NATO C 'il said in its closing| the German question and ending George . Brown: intervened per: N/ ouncil said in its g sonally with Tabor to keep the . " ' a, {the "unnatural barriers'? be-| P R 0 session that Commfinist expan h ' | Lh aris uns ut [onto from formally coming sion has been stopped in Europe) Oe erage ne heen ve onto the floor of the secret min- and "the political tasks of the) cu. manifested in the divi-| Of Gold Ingots jisterial session, Brown was re- alliance have assumed a new di-| | aa any " + |ported to feel that as long as in- mension."' aA Ghardinely he allies are PARIS (AP) -- The supply of| formation from Athens is in- The council agreed military) pesolved to direct their ehergies| £014 ingots ran out on the Paris|complete 'the counter-coup at- strength and political solidarity|tg this purpose by realistic|M@rket today but trading con-|tempt and its consequences for must be maintained to deter measures designed to further a tinued at high level with no|the NATO flank nation should aggression and to provide! detente in Kast-West relations."' change in prices. Buyers were | not become the subject of for- assurance of a climate of stabili-, The ultimate job was to se- told they would have to wait 15) mal debate. ty, security and confidence cure a lasting peace in Europe days for delivery. But Brown was reported to But now the emphasis wouldjand "'the allies will examine After about three weeks of| have assured Tabor that should be on seeking solutions to prob-|and review suitable policies de- frantic speculation following de-|the crisis call for special allied lems that lie at the heart of Eu-jsigned to achieve a just and valuation of the British pound,|examination he might be rope's_ tensions--settlement of|stable order in Europe, to over- gold dealers said there just|/pared to associate Britain w! the German issue and mutual!come the division of Germany| were not enough one-kilogram|any Danish move in this direc- reduction of Fast-West forces, {and to foster European secu-|(2.2-pound) ingots available to| tion. "The way to peace and stabili-| rity." meet the demand. All orders} ty in Europe rests in particular) Meanwhile, Pact repos on the use of the alliance con-|agreed that the North Atlantic structively in the interest of de-|'Rreaty area cannot be treated tente,"' the ministers said inj ee their statement of principles! PROTECTION adopted after a year-long study} DOLLAR of the alliance's political needs by Belgian Foreign Minister Pierre Harmel. Harmel originally had hopes that the 15 countries would agree to commit themselves to prior consultations and co-ordi- nation of policies before they iday for later delivery. LONDON (AP) -- A new omy may have to bear the strategy in the world gold mar- brunt of private speculative end. These ] ¥ hoarding. That means the |... WITH REGRET Monarch Flees Greek Junta Keeps Control military regime today crushed|known of his plans we would the last remnants of a counter-| have tried at the very last min- }coup led by King Constantine|ute to enlighten him. and pre- vent him from going astray,"| ed royalist officers and rightist}he added. "The whole action is inconceivable to us." of his power and with his day-|that their king had fled. Papado- old dream of ousting the mili-! poulos' news conference was tary government shattered, fled| broadcast by Athens radio re to Rome with his family. He | porting the royal family, Pre-| "ol. G Dads _{mier Constantine Kollias and} Col. George Papadopoulos,| some officers had flown secretly strong man of the military re-|t9 Rome. i" gime and new premier, an-} cast, Papadopoulos declared that the "anti-nptionalist con- spiracy has been crushed. The iconspirators have been ousted."| Istantine called Wednesday on lhis people to revolt against the} jruling colonels in Athens, troops} Papadopoulos said the mili-jand armored carriers that had Itary government knew nothing/ringed the junta headquarters in lin advance of the king's inten-|the Parliament building, were {tions Wednesday when hejremoved. However, armed ON : !broadcast an appeal to Greeks/guards continued to stand ont \to oust the military government|side defence headquarters on the outskirts of the capital, | 'Space Bus' fence says the United States has de- i 'ach i nant veloped sy Mes vehicle that can Civilian deaths attributed to the) oi ie ear warheads at sever-| Communists were the highest al cies tor of defence research and en- told.a dinner of the| his year | lied milit The war's guerrilla war of attrition ues while isolated pitched bat- remote areas become; gineering Dallas chapter of the Associa-} tion of the U.S. Army and the Dallas Council on World Affairs Wednesday that the "space| bus'? would counter additional| missiles deployed by the Soviet Union. re-| The military .regime injm were accepted, 'however, and|Greece has been of constant/al r n | payment must be made by Mon-\concern to Socialist govern-;warheads that it carries, Foster) ters said 1,818 Commu ments of the alliance, which said. in Basel, Switzerland, last week- seven--the United States, Britain, Switzerland, five years the prime minister of our country, No leader of a_ political party could have received more loyalty, support and friendship than I have. For that, and for the opportunity to serve my country through the party, I will always be deeply grateful. I would like to ask you, as president of the Liberal Fed- eration of Canada, to take at once the necessary steps to organize a national convention at an appropriate place and time. Until that convention has chosen my successor I will, of course, continue to serve as leader of the party, Yours sincerely, L. B. Pearson, Prime Minister, "And I admit that had we Greeks learned late in the day In an_ early-morning broad- Less than 24 hours after Con _ NATO Scurries To Prevent Internal Split Over Crisis take the view that it is following -- policies inconsistent with NATO | made today in an effort to keep|aims and punposes. Both me Allied Viet Toll Last Week Second Highest This Year The anti-|about the average for the last Foreignjern Europe, bearing in mindyin isolation. Crises and conflicts|the new Greek crisis from split-}mark And Britain are under So 'THE WINNAH " : \ Vi \ i? & ge 'WHAT A DAY' PM On Hectic Day In May Leadership Race In 1958 SAIGON ~ or ar. ea S Communist allied commands in| several months. But it was near DALLAS, Tex. (AP) -- A de-| Dr. John S. Foster Jr., direc- After the main booster has cut off the bus can make minute) f their men adjustments of its speed and di-/ week--380 raction, and after each adjust- nt can, eject one of the sever- ever recorded. During was the southern al- ry death toll higher. the} The| week's losses were cert contin-|2mong the highest since tles less frequent but more intense. | The allied commands said 595} . last} 0 ] ay Vietnamese, | 1194 Americans and 21 South Ko-! reans and Australians. ntry vehicles with nuclear; South {troops were killed last week, | CENTRAL BANKERS MEET «"'2:" French Gold Squeeze Planned have agreed to ban gold sales on credit or for future delivery. This ban limits the speculators' manoeuvring and has pursue individual courtship of ket emerged Wednesday to pro- : 4 ay 5 ; ' the Soviet Union and arcaw tect the dollar and possibly put French could be forced to put West Germany, Italy, Belgium : a squeeze on France, chief op- up their own resources or back and The Netherlands--are been in pact countries. But as the set of principles noted, "as sovereign states, the allies are not obliged to subordi- wars. ponent of the United States in down in President de Gaulle's pledged to the international monetary fight against the U.S. dollar As the new plan became nate 'their policies to collective The broad aim of the strat- known,. first indications were decision." egy, worked out last weekend at that speculators already were Bie beginning tg be frozen out of Nevertheless the members, a meeting "of central bankers, ; ; > A 7 A sir pe sources and were re- including France, agreed the with France excluded, is to their past sources @ fem Ah am Apis hit practice" "of frank and timely channel gold sales through the turning to - Paris. gold iar ae ae nnn: tAdh Asnae a Sais international ool in ket, or to less serious speculas S. } ; ¢ consultations needs to be deep official interfiational p firmed in broad outline by offi sales and ened and improved." London and freeze out specula- tion in silver. "Each ally should play its full tors. part in promoting an improve- Since the Bank of France has ment in relations with the Soviet dropped out of the pool, the Union and the countries of Hast- French and their shaky econ- i 4 4 ._! * Central bankers of the seven members of the gold pool met co-operate in sup- plying gold buyers from their own reserves at the official U.S. price of $35 an ounce. In addition, Reports of the Basel agree- ment first leaked out in. two of London's leading newspapers, cept through would give the pool members a cial sources, PLEDGED CO-OPERATION public statement Under the lation new plan, the central banks of supply the seven gold pool countries but there was no the gold rush began just after the 14.3-per-cent devaluation of the pound Noy. 18. members agreed to restrict all sales to other central banks ex- chance to scrutinize all potential result from the large scale spec- legitimate requests for gold to back up currency, South Vietnam announced cas-|ly double the total reported the i 2 '| ualty figures today showing that] week before. department researcher} 11 week was one of the costli- of the year for their forces. The highest total of southern alliad dead this year was in one week of May, when 628 men were killed. Statistics are not accurate for such previous years as 1964 and 1965, when the South Vietnamese were some times losing whole battalions in bloody battles. However, | hat 7 riod, when the government's strength was at low ebb. Vice-President Nguyen Cao Ky | said here today | South Vietnam, the U.S. and | their allies last year agreed to a four-day truce at the Lunar New Year--Tet--and two days} each for Christmas and New Year's. Ky said the South Vietnamese government agreed on a 24-hour Itruce for Christmas and New) Year's and a 48-hour truce for Tet, the lunar new year cele- | brated by the Vietnamese | This was less than one-third | jof the 13 truce days announced {by the Viet Cong last month on the National Liberation Front radio. Ky was speaking at-this river- side capital in the Mekong Delta, 70 miles southwest of Sai Igon. CAN THO (Reuter -- South Vietnam and its allies have he Christmas and) Year's truce periods to} four from eight days this year.) PM To Carry On Until Co OTTAWA (CP) -- Prime Min ister Pearson announced today he has decided to resign as lead- er of the Liberal party but: will continue as prime minister and party leader until a convention selects a successor The 70-year-old prime minis- ter dropped the bombshell an nouncement at a press confer ence, reading a letter in which he asked Senator John Nichol, president of the Liberal Federa tion of Canada, to call a conven ion papa He said the convention is ex yected by April and that the nvention ss sistrar General John Turner, Mr. Pearson read his letter, which said in part | have reached this decision with great regret, but I am con- vinced it is the right one." He said that from his discus- s10ns with Senator Nichol he un- derstands it will take three or four months to set up a leader- ship convention He said he has been prime minister for almost five years, party leader for 10 years, MP for Algoma East for 19 years, new leader will take over al- 224 @ Public servant for 40 most immediately as _ prime years minist¢ o leader of a politica Mr. Pearson said he will not) Could have received more loyal- be a candidate in the next elec support and friendship than tion but will remain as an MP! have. For that. and for the op- for the life of this Parliament,,Portunity to serve my count which was elected in 1965 through the party, I will al He said he had decided it is De deeply grateful." "an appropriate time to take "When the time comes for me this step." to leave the leadership, my wife Mr. Pearson's resignation has been rumored for a year or more. But when the announce- ment came, it caught Ottawa with dramatic suddenness. MANY PROMINENT Among those who have been prominently mentioned as possi- ble successors are External Af fairs Minister Paul Martin, 64 Finance Minister Mitchell Sharp, 56, Transport Minister Paul Heliyer, 44, Health Minis- ter Allan MacEachen, 46, and and | will be retiring to our 'lit- tle rose-covered cottage in tockcliffe,"" Mr. Pearson said The Pearsons bought a home jin the suburban community 'some months ago. HAS NO PREFERENCE | Asked whether he will express any preference about a succes- sor, Mr. Pearson replied "T will indicate in no way any |preference for a successor and | | will have no part in this aspect of party activities." | Five-Year Refugee Plan Taken To UN By Israel UNITED NATIONS (AP) .--|adopted its resolution last \Israel was scheduled to go $e-| month setting guidelines for a \fore the United' Nations today|lasting Middle Kast settlement, \ with a five-year plan for reset-| it stressed that one of fhe prime | Wing Arab refugees who have) requirements beeh @ major source of friction! the refugee problem. for nearly two decades. Possibiliy 1.500,000 Arabs Israeli Ambassador Michael) have been displaced by the two S. Comay was to spell out the| Palestine wars since Israel pro- |/plan before the General Assem-| Claimed its statehood in 1948. bly's 122-nation Special political; Laurance Michelmore, high committee. | Informed sources said it calls for rehabilitation of the refugees and their integration into the economic life of the region. It also proposes that the refu- gee question get top priority in any Middle East settlement and | stresses Israeli insistence on di- rect talks with the Arab states, the sources said. establishment of a compensa- tion fund to provide land for the} refugees, economic integration] jand compensation for preperty | When the Security Council Israel already has proposed} commissioner of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Pales- tine, estimated this week that there are 270,000 refugees dis- placed by the 1948 Palestine war in the Gaza Strip and anoth- jer 270,000 on the west bank of |the Jordan river, both of which Israel occupied during the June war. Israel puts the total at 430,000, Michelmore said. Jord an Officials estimate that 200,000 Arabs fled to the east bank after the war, and UN registration figures for the east bank in August showed an- other 420,000 refugees registered there, NEWS HIGHLIGHTS | | | | that destroyed their Caledon Fire Wipes Out Family MONO ROAD. STATION, Ont. (CP) -- A young couple and their 14 - month old son diéd in a fire today 1 Township house, 24 miles northwest of Toronto. Terence McGrath, his wife, Jac- queline, 19, and son Brian, died in the fire, provincial police said. The cause of the fire is not known. | Updated Jail Equipment Asked OWEN SOUND, Ont. (CP) gating the death of Charles Grey County jail Sept. 14 an updating of medical equi examinations in jail. \ W 4 coroner's jury investi- Glen Taylor of Toronto in ednesday night recommended pment for conducting propét Castro Attends Papal Reception HAVANA (Reuters) -- In unprecedented gesture by th | gime, Premier Fidel Castro Wednesday a reception in honor of the Zacchi, charge d'affaires her | "It's a piece of wedding cake!" I\ yr what was believed to be an ead of a Communist re- night attended d@atfaires in 'an embassy papal cha ven in the Va | Cuba. The reception was § i dquar-| ruce u { to mark.the elevation to bishop of Most Rev. Cesare nist} e since 1962 = > ... In THE TIMES Today... GM-UAW---P. 29 = sketball--P, 18 Williom Newman--P, 5 Ann Landers---22 i Ajax News----5 t City News--29 Classified---30, 31, 32, 33 Comics---34 Editorial--4 Financial--14 Sports--18, 19, 20 F Television--34 t Theatres--10 Weather--2 Whitby News----5 Women's--2! - 28 rr Di NAO HE as a. solution to