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Barrie Examiner, 24 May 1968, p. 1

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elitismUpgrcdetmqge OH Urged see PAGE TWO WEATHER it wlll bc sunny with son cloudy periods law tonight to High Saturday so degrees For further details turn to Rio EXAMINER TELEPHONES Circulation T286533 Classified Advertising 1281414 All other Departman lMlh Your No I22 PRmiE MINISTER Trudeau leta loose some of his an swers and some of his barbs to youth rally crowd of 000 shortly before his departure from Winnipeg International Airport yesterday The crowd Barrie Ontario Canalinfridny mostly students greeted him with chant of issues is sues issues to Virephoto Trudeau Trades Barbs With Winnipeg CIOWd wmnrrsa cm Pierre Elliott Trudeau stood on the back oi truck in the lateafter noon prairie sun Thursday and traded barbs with the youthful crowd it was total involvement in an open field curious byproduct got the unconventional prime ministers drive in federal election victory June 25 gtUslug loud hailer he took part in disjointed debate on national policy with youth rally crowd or 300 The reaction Cheers groans Isarc ti interruptions ap plause even some honest ques tions from the kids This was Trudeauwit gamesmanship rapier retorls comic gestures When the half Ell52 can hour confrontation in tile big field near the Winnipeg airport was over he got big hand Reporters were hard not to believe it could happen until it did Anarchy fun hostility oneupmansbip heady ln lure nan own HAlLElt The kids were ovcrmatched but nntby much One organized group of university students had loudhailer too The few adults present looked on in wonder at the oddball climax to an after noon of shoppingcentre came paigning by the Liberal lender After Mr Trudeau mounted the truck when his motor caval cade drove up the university group members of the Cana dlou Union of Students set up CAPS LE NEWS Premier Johnson Raps Ottawa QUEBEC CPlPremier Daniel Johnson ihursd icized the federal government for its interference said are under thejurisdictinn of the provinces speaking during study by the in ates of the labor department Douglas Outlines night crit fields he Mr Johnson was gislative assembly of the estim Policy FORT WILLIAM CPIThe New Democratic Party leader Douglas Thursday night set out his partys blueprint or new approach to Canadas economic development including redefini tion of economic units within the country Blast Hils USVConsulate QUEBEC CFlAn explosion shook the United States Con sulate early today shattering several windows and cracking the massive wooden front doors of the clegant twostorey brick structure rDemands Bombing Halt SINGAPORE AWPremier Pham Van DongofNorth Viet nam said tonight the United States must stop allaggression and stop all bombings wiihout conditions in the North and withdraw gt from South Vietnam belore peace can be rpstored Evacuate New Zeqlqnders WELLINGTON neutcrst Helicopters evacuated the resi dents of lnangahua Junction after one woman was killed and about 15 other persons injured in an earthquake that rocked New anlnnds South island at dawn today Prime Minister Keith Holy oake announced the evacuation of the 200 townspeople because of fears the hardhit community lwnuld be flooded by the nearby River Butler dammed by earth shittcd bythc tremor The woman was killed when her house slipped into gorge government seismological observatory spokesman said the quake which registered 65 on the Richter Scale had its epi centre ritorlh of Vcnport on the islands west coast eefton about 25 miles sand of Westport was declared an emergency area lnmany small nearby towns the tremor too plod chimneys andwalls and cracked windows MINESHEAVE In the coastal Grey Valley coal minesI New Zealanda larg est minch on the overnight shift toldof heaving floors 500 feet below ground Two of the mines were outvol commission today because of damaged equipment New Zealauds most devastat ing earthquake was in 1931 when 255 persons were killedv and the North Island cities ot Hastings and Napier were re duced to smouldering ruins by shock measuring save on the Richter scale chant issues issues issues it was good start It led to period oi contusion which the prime minister partly ended by calling for five questions to dis cuss 1n the shoulsJamezl End arms sales in tbevUS lower thevoting age from 21 to 10 the Carter report recommending more equitable taxation Andvso on Heckling Mn Trudeau turned on one questioner Maybe hes not gentleman Maybe hes only student Cheers irnm other students Yes Mn Trudeau said he would deal with the issucs He would answer questions But he must be permitted to answer them Greene Hits VRival Policy VINNlPEG CF Agricul ture MinisterJ Greene said Thursday the Conservatives ag riculture policy for the June L5 federal elcction is indefinite and airy At prcssconlcrence during brief stop Mr Greene said If Conservative Leader Stan field believes he can delude Westernfarmers with airy statements he should go back to selling fish He was referring to talk Wednesday in Regina by Mr Stanfield who proposed short term minimum price for wheat reiatedto production costs an agreement with the American government to stabilize wheat prices and prncel trade en couragement with countries pasteurization Ma 24 was Not More Than Stanfield Strikes At Financial Discrder CALGARY CPl Progrcs slve Conservative Leadcr Stnn lield Thursday night accused the governmentuf contrived blnndncss in the face of can genital fiscal disorder and possible international financial crisis He told an overflow crowd of 2700 in Jubilee Auditorium here that government cash resources have fallen to $356000000 from 51300000000 Facevalne Canada Savings Bonds were being turned in at rapid rate every month so lhnt investors could take advantage of highcreyield securities made possible by the astronomical bank role lhcrewas sudden borrow ing abroadby the governmant The Canadlan dollar still rc mained vulnerable to attack in the face at all this the cabinet goes its merry way with no explanation and no statement of policy Mr Stanfield said rumour Kitchener jlstcp Trudeau 4st on Tuesday nighfhad made an offthecuil remark that Can ado will go to the European market for more money Ulithccuti rcmniks by the prime minister are no substi tutes for disclosure of our eco nomic situation or for frank declaration oi economic policy be snid no torsrrn IN THIS lllllll GLACE BAY NS CPl Lobster fisherman Steve MacDonald hnulcd in po tent catch to his traps Thursday morning135 gal tons of rum The rum in three lsgal lon drums stumped Bor deauxrrance was taken to the local RCMP detachment which will try tolocnte the owner Police speculate the drums fell off passing ship if the owner cannot be Jholsflid murmur poured down the Revvard For Teronto Bomber TORONTO iCPl $5000 reward vasoffercd today by no lice for the capture oi man who dynainlted Toronto bus and subwaystanon washrooms early Thursday Police Chief James Mackey said he has issued composite drawing of the suspect showing him to be six feet tall and 30 to 35 years old The bombings are believed an attempt to extort memo from Ralph Day chair man of the Toronto Transit Commission Chief lllackéy said police are searching for man of medium build with dark brown straight hair who was seen by ivitness running from subway wash room just beinre it was shat tered by dynamite blast The unidentilied witness told police artist themon had dirty or stained hnnds was wearing light beige topcoat blick pointed oxford shoes and had hornrimmed glasses Posters at the wanted man will beplnced in all lTC sub way and busdepots today and owners in areas near llC prop crty ML Day received telephone call last week lrom man do manding $250000 The TTC chairman has been given roundthectock protection At least 200 police were put on subway duty Thursday Deputy Police Chlcidphn Murray said patrols of uniformed and plain clolhes police would continue until the dynnrniter is caught Wednesday night on explo sion shook westend bus ter minal Soon afterwards mens washroom at the Yonge and big linton subway station was blast ed On May 14 traffic signal box in the subway station was dynamited Policesay four or five sticks of dynamite were used in the bus and subway station blasts Damage in each case was about 1000 but there were no intu nes Target oi the bxtorfionistis Mr Day who has been told at least four times since May 14 that further bombings will fol low if the money is not paid PAlllS Reuters Strike bound France prepared todayI for new wave of demonstra lons an the day President dc Gnullc pinned to break his sis lene and threw his personal prestige into bid to restore order As dcGnnllc prepared to ad dress the nation over television tonight millions of studentsnnd workers across the country werecalled into the streets by thelrilcadcrs ludcmonstrate The government said extrem ists plan to usc the protests to start uncontroilnbie violence Figures released by the police said 175 persons including in polleemcn were injured as demonstrators and police but tlcd through the LatlnQunrtc for the second straight nigh Police said they seized 210 per Thc apparent unconccrn oi the government the way in which the prime mlnlster and his colleagues try to ignore the problem only serve to under mlneon already strained confi dence in the government or Can was Mr Staniiclds sharp est attack yet on govcrnment ii nanclal and economic policy He was met by some scat tered hissing and heckling He managed to turn off one heckler by telling him Keep your hat on my friend and little later idnt come here to hear ya At one point Mr Stanfield said he wonders how Mr Tru dean has the courage to face thepeople Sex appeal somebody yelled The Conservative leader said at Bnethenstage thathe np provesof Liberal nominating meetings ltsvagreat way to get the kids off the streets EDMONTON Cl forest fire on the southcrn shore of lesser Slave Lake forced the evacuation of 000 pcrsorn Thurs day night The area is 100 milesnorth of Edmonton The fire caused the evacua tion oiinbout 800 persons train the settlements of Faust Wide water Canyon Creek and Drift plle all communities along the southern lakcshnre second lire vented to the west of the town of Slave Lake The fire moving roughly northward raced 42 miles in It hours to threaten the town of 2000 Late hnrsday night the tire was within six miles oi the town and shortly after midnight was 212 miles Slave Lake Mayor Leo llnis vert said in telephone inter view that at midnightdhe fire was veering westward Earlier in the night second fire caused the evacuation of about 000 persons from the set tlements of Faust Videwnter Canyon Creek and Driitoilc all communities along the 7utheru lake shore Wally West public lninrmaI tion officer for the lands and fo rests department sold the fire was expected to hit the evacu aled town oi Faust early today lt has closed somewhat Mr West said early today EBut The Exdminer TODAY Ann Landau1 Classified12 til 14 Cnmtcsa None llurl By HomeMade Bomb District5 Editorial4 Sports10 ll Theatres TV Listings3 catharsis Womens6 av BRUSSELS Molt tov cocktail accompanied by note denouncing the United States bombing in Vietnam ex ploded in the basement of the US information Service library in Brussels early today No one wasyinjured AUS spokesman said the ex plosive tossed through the base ment window did onlymihor damage The note also said nel gium is increasingly becoming an American colony 57 mi ammo we havent got an exact dis we lned iner ha noe svsg gt3 lanceF buying wheat from Canada gt Tear gas ents today on Michel in Paris La vnrd St Will alsdbe passed out to store ict snowman ion tins eruPolicc gt ted ovcr French government and students nasa ColinBandit miltant student ileader to return to France Quart Idecision not to allow Daniel alterhe loltongspealtingtotir fillllilblfiflblelrilwflllsi lwgitdfi fiWWo STntthf rilla anarchs report from Slave Lake rangers sold the lircwas being held halt mile from Faust lauat40 mileswest at Steve Lake was the only community immediately threatcned by the tire The others were evacuated as aprecautionary measure There were no reports death or injuries lore of about women was Qatars ONE Ima self madema Wcll youre certainly big boutitLots of me ould blame somcbody els moooonoo it verted gtt funds jnto it 400000tUS forCan asvoffi clal exchnnge es Finance terBcnson announced todny Thcnew loan brings the gov ernments current borrowings prgram in Europe and the US yto tlfii000000 for the cservc in the Nemerlands up Virev epiAlbcrta llOLDlN CHECK Cdnddeplllokes to For Copy to Paper President deGaulle Ready To End Personal Silence sons for queslicning onlyll at them students ClllEl APPEALS Paris Police Cbicf Maurice Gllmaud appealed to workers and students today to postpone their demnnslrhtlons for 24 hours ltleanwhilc lnlcrior Minister Christian Foucth said the gov ernmcnl has wclltoundcd in formntlon tremipts plan to use the torn that armed ex onstrations to spark violence that would get out of control tn the lighting Thursday night riot police smashed through barricades thrownup tn the traditional student quarter to dlsoerse demonstrators Student lcadcrs denied re onslblllty forthe fighting and the student union also descrlbcrf its instigotors as agitators fighting the inn lircs Beverage rooms in the area were closed Thursday married men advised to return to their families and single men recntlted to battle the blazes The evacuation began on voluntary basw during the evening At 1030 pm bullc tin was broadcast from all radio and televisionstatinns in the Edmonton area and 50 minutes later word was received that the evacuation hudbecn com plctcd Persons evacuated went to Slave Lake and Klnuso com munity 30 miles west There was no immediate re port of the acreage burned forestry oltielal however placed the area of the Slave Lake fire at about 233000 nerecmuch of it in marketable pine and spruce The area heavily wooded and is tzmntod to contain about 000000000 board loci of marketable timber WINDS STEADY gtTherEdmontnn weather uliice said winds in the area would rc maln fairly steady at 10 to 12 miles an hour from the south east shifting to westerly by noon today Firefighters uere hampered in their eilorts Thursday when water bombers were grounded becauseof per visibility in dcnsé smoke that reached as hienasmuo feet No outside and had bcen re quested but trucks were on the aynorthlrom Edmonton inment had been volunteered by the other weste erh provinces and Montana Peace Talks lien Showdown alfiRlS AP neunited States andtiorth rVieLnam and issue of ending US bombi North Vietnamese territory Thereis no compromise in sight Ihe meetings ahead threat of breakdown lks weapon both are already using vUS ofticinls say the believe that North Vietnams main aim is sililtolwm the conflict by co tcdactinn on three lronls ttyingto undermine the supported government in Sat talks and striving to tary victories lnlSouth whichgtholr nrgalning position would be strengthened by what ever gains they can make sown Vietnam

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