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Barrie Examiner, 24 Jun 1961, p. 1

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00R TELEPHONES For Examiner Want Ads Tele phone PA 82414 The telephone number rocall for the Business or Editorial Dept ls PA 66537 MME GEORGES VANIER wife of the govcrnorgcncral says goodbye to native of TrcippedzMiners Plead For Rescue PETROS TENN APiMcn dug througha debris choked coal mine shaft high on the face of mountain today in an agonizingeiiort to reach thrce trapped miners Got me out pleadedoneof themHerly Carroll lBlrom beneath the rubble more than nine hours after the old mine caved in on eight miners Fri day an hour before they were to start twoweek vacation Federal mine inspector Steve Vukovich said there was no hope of finding Charles Sciver 23 and Charlie Kennedy 28 alive doctor used hacksaw to amputate the arm of Robert Woods 19 pinned between the rocks and coal car He was taken to an Oak Ridge hospital in serious condition Woods father Claude Woods 47 suffered fractured Pelvis Fort Simpson NWT as the Vanich continue their tour of Northern Canadian centres The Vaniors are making The otherthree miners cscaped serious injury The mine 2300 feet up on the face of Fork Mounthin in the Cumberland Mountains of east Tennessee had been closed several years The miners were shoring up themine prepara tory to reconditioning it for the Fork Mountain Mining Com pany It happened all at once said Billy Rose 54 When we heard the noise we all started running and passed one boy And the rocks caught me As soon as the rocks stopped fall ing the dther fellows came back to help us out The cavein shale covered an area about 100 feet long 30 feet wide and eight feet deep about 400 féet from the mine ens trance which is reached by an incline railway Only three or four rescue workers using hand tools could get inthe shaft at one time COMPLEX sierra DEAL usiwiuing Tfo soap SurpluseS FOr Lead By HAROLD MORRISON Canadian Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON CP In complex barter deal the United States agriculture department has expressed Tingness to ac cept Canadian lead for surplus American farm products which would bemoved into private trade abroad fRather than pay expensive storagefor wheat feed cotton and tobacco Id store leadits Us Firm BulfNotBelligerenti In GroWing Crisis Over Berlin WASHINGTON AP The United States has struck firm but not belligerent note in the growingcrisisover Eer iin avoiding any show of mili tary preparations In the background British IlS French and West German diplomats sought agreement on how best to meet the new threat raised by Soyviet Premier Khrushchev Coming away from confer ence with President Kennedy and top level officials Friday Defence Secretary Robert Mc Namara told reporters there are no plans at this time to strengthen the 5000eman US garrison in Berlin or to increase its firepower McNamara also said We have no imediate plans for in creasing the forces in Europe dont mean we wont simply mean we dont have any plans at the moment for doing so in the near future We are taking firm but believe not belligerent atti ituda in supporting our position in Eerlin and the rights and freedoms of the people living in Western Berlin cheaper said one official in volved in the transaction But befhre American officials close the deal they want to make sure the firms which obtain the surplus American foodstuffs do not dump them indiscriminately on world markets giving rise lo new complaints from Canada and other major food exporters As the plan is shaping up an American group of firm would import perhaps as much as 80 000or 90000 tonsvof lead from Saying do not want to make inflamatory remarks the Pentagon chief took issue with Russian claims that the Soviet Unions power is in ex cess of ours Sources here and in London reported the Atlantic alliances conventional forces in Europe are likely tot be reinforced quietly They believe this will not be lost on the Russians who keep close watch on West ern military preparedness McNamara scheduled his press conference before Ken nedy summoned members of the National Security Council and key Democratic Senate leaders to huddle on the neWSoviet drive to force the West out of Berlin To reporters who sought to pry out some information on that huddle the defence secre tary stud am not at liberty to discuss the subjects covered at the White Housemeeting on the substance of the talks but informcdsources said there were no decisions on the Ger man ouestlon from federal to state custody to Others who sat it kept silent serve brief sentence for corn 6000 mile trip by air which began June 12 Photo Indians Pray Rain Tour Is Fouled Up YELLOWK NWT CPl Governor General Vauier said Friday the cbil than of Fort Simpson Nov may have contributed to the confused state of the vice rcgal tour in an roddress at Royal Canadian Legion reception the Governor General said that at Fort Simpson last pre vious stop Roman Catblt olié sister had told him Iler young charges had beenasked to pray for line weather for the remainder of the trip Instead she said they pre ferred to pray for rain to keep the Governor General and his wife with them You all know what liap pened the Governor Gen eral said Rain pelted the Fort Simpson area and north ward For 24 hours the tour relayed there then the report came that the Fort Norman Norman Wells leg would have to be bypassed until the earthen airfields dried So the vice regal party 72hours earlydc scended on Yellowknife with half an hours notice Canada and turn this over to the US agriculture department ac cepting surplus commodities in payment These firms then would search the world for suitable markets to dispose of the commodities either for cash local currencies or whatever dcal they can work out WOULD EASE SURPLUS US officials said the plan de veloped after an international meeting of leadproducing coun tries including Canada ex pressed concern over surpluses in world lead markets Thesug gestion was made that the United States absorb some of the surplus through supplement ary stockpiling in the American defence larder Indications are thatthe gov ernment will pay at least cents pound for thelead so the total may run perhaps to $19000000 or more big problem is that many of the food exporting countries which compete as the United States for markets have been critical of American barter deals that tie up markets nor mally open to competition Try To Depart ErankCostello NEW YORK AP QRack etaer Frank Costello finished serving an income tax evasion sentence Tuesday but his trou bles with the law were far from over The 67year old underworld figure was simply transferred tempt of court When he serves that he faces federal action to deport him to ltaly famous Father Packs Suitcase direction Fitness Scheme Point Judith of Newport RI ChinaUN Seat Is Reviewed By State Dept WASHINGTON APD The state department says US pol icy on Unitcd Nations members ship for Communist China is under study nnd number of possibilities are being consid ercd Department prcss officcr Lin coln White stressed Friday that no decision has been made Diplomatic sourccs however said US strategy is based on the assumption st China would refuse UN seat as long as Nationalist China is member State Sccrctnry Dean Rusk discussed the problem with Jo pans foreign minister Zentaro Kosalra the sources reported and held the view that major ity of the 99 members of the United Nations would not vote to deprive Nationalist China of its scat The Chicago SunTimes rc portcd Friday that the United States is considering now ap proach to the ChinaUN prob CASTRO MIXES EXPRESSIONS DURWG TALKS Traclors For Prisoners Swap Is Dead Blame Castro Demand DETROIT AP The pro posed swap of American trac tors for Cubaninvnsinn prison lem The appraadv men by cm is dead and the Tractors Rusk in talks with Kosaka the newspaper said is designed to jockey Peking into refusing to accept seat in the United Na tions ked about the story White Sal Our position has been set forth repeatedly in essence it is this The United States supports the Republic of China Forr mosaljn the Uriapd supposed Seating or Communist ina No determination has been made as yet with regard to the parliamentary ro blems in volved in the next General As scmbly Pressure has been increasing in the United Nations to give Communist China member Writer Follovis LONDON APtBryan Edgar Wallace isin London for the publication of his first novel thriller he hopes is in the tra dition of his father EdgarWal lace Wallace and his wife live in chateau in France He was diplomat in the British Embassy Ht Madrid 194052 His book is called Death li Im successful Ill go on writing novels he said If not lll turn my writing in andiher Before the war he tried rejection of the for Freedom Committee oc cused Cubas Fidel Castro of killing the deal The committee in statement Friday night said it was fold ing up because Castros de mand for 528000000 in cash credit or tractors could only be interpreted 35 move calcu lated to destroy the possibility of agreement The cenunittce called Castros proposal for Lifelegation wt prisoners tlate release terms lud The Cuban prime min ters committees terms to exchange 500 farm tractors worth about 53000000 for blamed by the committee for the collapse of the monthlong negotiations Castro had called the committees conditions ri diculous 1200 captured rebels was The private citizens group headed by Walter ReutlierMrs Franklin Roosevelt and Dr Milton Eisenhower said it is disbandiug and plans to return to those with return addresses between 60000 and 70000 letters it received from its appeal for funds to pay for the tractors The letters never were opened so theres no way of determin ing how much money was sent to Post Office Box Freedom here WOULD PLAY N0 PART Tractors for Freedom Incor porated was organized at the suggestion of President Ken ncdy But Kennedy made it clear the US government would play no part in any ex change The committee dismissed Castros proposal of Friday in these words The latestproposal by Dr astrothat¥adeiegauonof pH oners whom he holds captive under the threat of penalty of death or long imprisonment can negotiate the terms of their own release is ludicrous it is further evidence of his brutality in cynically playing with the lives of imprisoned men and their relatives The committee charged Cas tro reneged on his original offer to release 1214 prisoners for 500 tractors Castro later upped the ante the comittee said de manding 528000000 worth of heavyduty equipment or 1000 small tractors it was our hope to bring freedom to the prisoners and to put more food on the tables of those hungry within Cuba the comittee said Freak Storm Tears Into Hamlet In East Ontario Loss $100000 TOLEDO CPA freak storm of wind rain Land lightening caused heavy damage Friday night in this hamlet of lot per writing plays think they sons 20 miles north of Brock were too serious and didnt make it Edgar Wallace celebrated writer died in 1932 lVlay Introduce By Next Fall TORONTO CP It details can be worked out in time the Duke of Edinburgh fitness scheme may be introduced in Ontario scbnnls next fall Health Minister Dymond said Wednes day Dr Dymond said the Ontario plan is being formulated and still needs the approval of the government Education Minister Robarts would have to approve its implementation in schools The scheme provides for the training of youth in leadership qualities and sic al fit ness and medals areawarded for passing series of tests VESSEL SINKS CUTIYHUNK Mass AP The 62 foot fishing vessel Miss sank Friday night after she and the Norwegian freighter Montevideo collided in dense fog three miles off this island The crew of four fishermen was picked up by boat low ered from the freighter ERE ONE Sam Youdidnft laugh at Smiths joke thought it was quite good one Charlie it Was good one but cant stand Smith laugh when get home ville Winds of nearhurricane force ripped roofs off houses stores and barns flattened one barn and knocked over trees Roads were blocked and power lines disrupted Damage was estimated at about $100000 in Leeds Countys worst storm in years It appar ently was confined to Toledo invo persons were knocked down by lightning but were not injured Hardest bit individual in prop ertydomage was Garnet Struth ers operator of an appliance beating plumbing and farm supply store The store roof was blown 100 yank andthe stores contents drenched his halfton truck was overturned and in his nearby home picture window was blown in and bodioim door knocked off its hinges Strutbers whowatched the storm approach said it made IN circular sweep through the vil lage He saw drivericss sports car bouncing along like Cork in its path ALBANY NY APlThun derstorms with strong winds and hail swept across parts of upstate New York Friday night leavingin their wake at least one person dead widespread property damage and thousands of homes without electricity and telephone service Gusts up to 50 miles an hour whipped through the Rochester area blew nearly dozen small boats from their moorings at nearby Gonesus Lake and partly ripped down 72foot dock Mrs Hazel Hill 61 was killed when her automobile skidded on wet pavement near Geneva Nancy Darling 22 was trappedfar 45 minutes when Live wires fell on her automo bile in RochesterShe escaped injury Falling power lines darkened baifjhe homes in Alexandria Bay The blackout callght3200 peirsons at high school gradu at on NUTSHELL Metro consultation Strike Expands TORONTO or The expanding Metropolitan Toronto comtruction strike reached and completely shutdown work Friday on the Gardiner Expresswayand all but topped new ect in suburban Melton Drowrirliiter Boat Capslzes MOOSE Jaw Sask or Two teenage were drowned when boat carrying fivepersons capsized Fri day nighton Buffalo PoundLake Jaw RCMP wltliheldthe miles north ofMoope Power Failurelilacksbu qtenriso roomm A100 and southeastemNew Mexico for time on Friday night Cause of vwmrepqrtedtobeafiratnatr plant LOCAL WEATHER Mainly sunny tomorrow Winds west on Low tonight 50 High Sunday 10 For full summary byflames upto please turn to page two A11 Firefighters Ordered To Area ST JOHNS Nfld CPlThe forest fire situation along Bona vista Bay look turn for the worse todayand plans were made to evacuate another com munity The 000 rcsidenls ol the vil lage of Dover were preparing to leave bringing to almost 4000 the number of people who have fled Iheir homes in seven com munities in eastern Newfound land in on area 120 miles north west of St Johns light drizzle which fell on the nity early today ended abruptly fog lifted and west wind picked up driving the flamestownrds the village An army of men and equip ment moved towards the areal With all fires out in the western part of the province the provin cial resources departmcnt has ordered all firefighters into Hie Bonavistn area The United States Air Force at Slepbenville on the west coast began an airlift of men and sup plies including US service per sonnel recruited to fight the flames EVACUEES PACK TOWN Hundreds of evacuees are jammed in the village of Wes leyville few miles north of the fire area Mayor Windsor said the villages harbor is packed with boats loaded with evacuees He said he didnt know how the village could ban diarany more Meanwhile the resources de partment announced that 50000 acres have been burned this year This covers an area total ling 141 sqiiare miles containing dense stands of valuable sprurt and fir At Hare Bay the firefighlers were backed into the commu nlty Sparks landed on service slotlon turning it into mass of flames This brought to 11 the number of houses or build ings destroyed in Hare Bay Some 3000 women children and elderlymen were taken by boats horse curls cars and tractors from the communities of Hare Bay Varchnm indian Bay Centrovilie Parsons Point and Trinity as the fire raged for the lath day Many of the man went too but come back later Whipping through dry spruce ahead ofhigh winds the fire shot in unexpecledly at cor ner of Hare buy and levelled to houses and garage before firefighters could check it it jobbed all day at the villages and the sibgle dirt road connect ing them FEAR SWEEPS SHORE Theres fear all along the shore said telephone operator Randolph Fifield who has been sleeping less than two hours day this week as one emer gency after another kept him at his switchboard With the women and children safe in boats anchored off shore and in villages away from both ends of the threevbylsmile fire men waited to see if the wind wohld stir the flames again to day The number of men fighting the fires aried from 700 to 2000 but no inite figure was avail able FOUR MEN KILLED 42min Mars Hits Hillside VPARKSVILLE EC CPiA 42ton waterbomber aircraft tepreseutiuga $500000 gamble to overcome the problem of fightingiorest fires in BClay splattered ag ainvst hillside near here today The fourengine Martin Mars carrying crew of four and 7000 gallons of water crashed near this central Vancouver is land village Friday There were no survivors The dead GIRichninndof Sidney 30 the pilot Wiggins of Alberni BC co pilot Edwards Victoria flight engineer and Morin of Richmond 130 flight me chanic former United States Navy transport aircraft which could carry more than 300 troops it was described as the worlds largest flying fire truck since its conversion lastyear Six major BC forest compan ies in 1959 pooled their re sources to buy four Mars from San Diego Calif war surplus firm Conversion of the remain ing three depended on the suc cess of the first which was done at an estimated cost of $500000 STIIL HAS FAITH Ernie Shorterhpresident of Forest Industries Flying Tank ers Limited expressed contin ued faith in Mars waterbomb ing and said lhepiane was in Hrceilent conditio The aircraftwas called out to fire about pm It skimmed over nearby Nanoose Bay its movements controlled by ground party which had radio ccmunication with the pilot Schmidt local logging manager for the MacMillan Bloedel and Powell River Com PW said the Mars appeared low as it prepared for its water drop He added He banked to the left going away from the fire and his right wing hit tree and spun into thewoods He burst into flames when he hit the ground roe VHozord acid In North Ontario KENDRA CF pennaiits with are flying from flagpoles scat tered through this northwestern VGay red Oiitariotourist centre The red pennantswarn th extremafire hazard exls neighboring Woodlands ravaged by several serious forest fires in the forests oftheKenora and neighboring Sioux Lookout Idistricts morethan 51000 men needed no pennaanltn remind them at the hazard They are battling nearly 30 fires raging through spruce and ion stands in the area in the Sioux rlaokoutdistrict azav unteers assisted more blarr refighters oftheprov clallands apd forests depart ment in the battle against 22 ffires 10 of which were out of ltcontrol District Cleaver said Vth 28000 acres of timber had riday night One bladdmeanflod Lake cota teled haremwhile two grim message in been swept iu the Kenora district Chief Forester Frank Sider said there had beendfiffiressince last Sat urday He said at present there are five serious blazesone out of control The most serious is fire near Shoal Lake about 30 miles southwest of here It had swept through 2500 acres by Friday after starting Sunday Pérsons travelling the bush under travel permits vcre rel fused the privilege of lunch fire after campers fire started one forest blaze Thurs day night Its difficult to understand how people out viishing could abandon camp fire in sight of the smoke froma raging forest fire Mr Sider said Privdte planes and helicopters are takingport in thebattle against tbevtires number of themasslsting water bomb ing operations gt one weather foredast for tho weekcnd in the area calls for generally clearskies and high temperatures No rain slit

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