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Barrie Examiner, 30 Dec 1963, p. 14

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fiflrymmwm rwvwm mmum mm 40 Canadiansrensh Weekend Accidents Forty persons died in loci dcots across Canada during the weekend between Christmas and New Years more than half of them on the highways of Que bed and Ontario Quebec counted dead on the highways and Ontario nine in the Canadian Press survey started at pm local times Friday In midnight Sunday Five persons died in firesaad six in miscellaneous accidents to com plots the total Ontario had 15 fatalities threc in fire and three miscel laneous added tn the traffic toll Tho miscellaneous deatlts in cittdcd baby dead of aspyxln tion and 70yearold man fro zen to death at Sault Ste Marie Alberta had three deaths all in traffic and British Columbia fourtwo in traffic One man died in plane crash and an other in hill from train Newfoundland New Drnns wick and Saskatchewan each had one death nil in traffic oc cidenls Manitoba reported two deaths both in tires Navn Seo tia had one death from carbon monoxide poisoning Prince Ed ward Island had no fatalities The survey does not include industrial accidents homicidesI or known suicides ONTARIO DEATHS Friday Stephen Elliot 59 Oriilia Township in traffic accident Koren Morrison 15 oi the Toronto suburb of Scarborough fatally injured when car crashed into group of girls on the sidewalk Gladys cmegvan 11 South Bay Manitoulin Island killed when hit by car Henry Drunk to Grlmsoy after twour collision near Grlmshy Richard OGrcdy Port Caldwell burned in thins fire at his lamilys tworoorn cottage In tho community near Port Arthur Sctttxdly Lyle Edward Orth Water loo killcd when his car left the road and struck tree Nicole Pare fatally burned when fire destroyed the farm of her patents near Apple Hill is miles north olComwali Norman Fitchett 41 MaoTier killed when his motorized sleigh wos struck by car Raymond Dickey 11 ot Mal inryfown killed in twocar crash near Hrockvitle Frank Kovacs Toronto killed when his car crashed into the roar oi snowplow near ParrySound ioyco Glanvllie 11 Creditor died oi carbon monoxide poison ing in parked car near the centre 30 miles north attention Sunday Thomas Lee Graham Fair ilcid East burned to death when iire destroyed farm home in viliogcliust north of Brock Vi ililchnel Sperry two months suffocated while sleeping in bed with his parents in their Sud hury home Lloyd Alexander Martin 38 Capetown killed in at twacsr collision near Hamilton George Oneilette 70 of Scott GREET anion Chaplain member oi the Canadian Army 57th signal unit serv ing with the United Nations lorces in thoCoago kneels to kiss the ring at Patti Emile Cardinal Leger in Leopold ville Saturday Other mem bers of the Canadian unit await their turns tabogreet ed by the visiting cardinal from Montreal AP Wirepho to by cable from Srusseisi Ste Marie death after tint Continue Highway Calls Driver States SAUL STE MARIE0nt CPIOscar Betangcr gram tor of this citys only amb aooo service says he will continue to answer calls on provincial highways even though he loses $2000 year by doing so Mr Bcianger was commenting on statement by Murray Moheth president of the Ontario Amhu Operators Associatilfirlré that members will refuse on provincial highways starting Jan louniess the sttoraeygon arai meets with its representa ves Mr Mcaeth said aineout oi 10 of the accident calls we on swer on the highways are calls we never get paid for Mr Reionger agreed that answering 0th calls was losing propo sition butIsaldho would eon tfnue to do so His firm is not member of the ambulance operatoro asso ciation CitoSqdn in For Bestthng NEW YORK CP RCAI Soda Ldr Smith of Ot tawa is among 20 persons cited by the Flight Safety Founda tion for unusually excellent writing on air safety it was announced Saturday night Smith will receivs cash award of $100 and special fcertillcata of merit foredl torial work on safety in Flight Comment published in Ottawa for both military and civilian flyers Whitney Mans Body Identified PORCUPINE Ont CPIA man killed by an Ontario North land Railway freight train west of the Porcupine station Decv20 has been identified as Ovila Chevrier 01 retired em ployee of Whitney Township The identification was made by dentist in this community near Timmins Serbian Church Split By Rebels TORONTO CP gregation of the Serbian Ortho 001 Church here was split Sna day by group oi rebels pro testing that the parent church in Yugoslavia is being controlled by Communists William Durovic spokes man for the rebels said their position is that they cannot take orders fromrtha patriarch in Boigradc until such time as he is freed of Communist pres sure The dissident group said to number not established its own church named the Free Serbian Church in Canada and held servtces Sunday under Very Rev Shevaheako ttyfroscnto nfalt for mum jartnarcaa transits boasts West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard left and President Lyndon ll Johnson right meet for the third time in two days in the living room of the LBJ Ranch near John son City Texas Herman Hus tercr counselor in the German Foreign Office center acts as an intarpreteritien in back ground are not identified AP Wirephnto lBreaknpOiFederqtion Gives Many Problems notion RATCRSLOR SALISBURY Southcm Rho dcsia tlteutcraiThe wind of change in Africa will sweep through the federation ol Rhos desla and Nyasaland at mid night Tuesday night blowing it apart into its component terri torics of Northern Rhodesia lSouthern Rhodesia and Mass an As the new year dawns the dream of multiracial society of more than 0050000 blacks Asians and whites covering an area of 400012 square miles will end with the dissolution of the federation after 10 years 0i1lfe To about 4500000 of the ter ritorys more than 8000000 blacks it will mean massive stride to complete indepen dence They live in the British protectoraics oi Nyasaiand and Northern Rhodesia For the majority of the fed erations 300000 whites how ever the change will mean the fear of increasing pressure on the selfgoverning Rritiah terri tory of Southern Rhodesia the only one of the three still ruled by white minority govern ment Smallest and poorest of the territories Nyasaland will be the first to emerge as fully independent African state next iuly FACES ECONOMIC PRO LEM Malawi as the new nation will be called faces the biggest economic problem of them all but it can probably claim to be the most politically united un der Wyearold black leader Dr Hastings Bands Poor in natural resources and only 45707 square miles in area Malawi will bebom on July It will face arecurringbudget deficit of £6000000 $10000 000 yearof which £5000000 $15000000 will probably have to be met by British or other toreignafd The territorys 1000 tes have been told bluntly by hands that they are welcome to stay but on his tenns in build the country or you go With Januarys general elec tion Northern Rhodesia moves to settgovernmentwith prob able independence later in the year as one of the richest states in Africa MOVE HEADQUARTERS Both the Rhodesia Selection Trust and the rival AngloAmer ican Corporation which to gather produce about £120000 000 $300000000 worth of cop par annually are moving their headquarters lrom Southern to Northern Rhodesia after the dis solution of the federation litany other companies are fol lowing suit Maint headache facing the north is the fear that white civil servants will decide to leave rather than work under black government Leader of the United National independence Party Dr Ken neth Kauada black who is at pecied to become the territorys first premier after next months general election has gone out of his way to reassure the coun lrys 71000 whites He has said that he does not intend freezing pensions and savings as had been rumored and that on currency devalua tion would take placefor at least the whole of 1964 While Zambia as Northern Rhodesia is likely tobeoomo known alter independence and Malawi rejoice at the federal fu neral rites sorrow anger and fear will be shown in Southern Rhodesia especially among its 225000 whites DROPS ONE 103 CHATHAM CF Gus Morl son has resigned from one of his twopositions with Chatham Maroons of the Intemationni Hockey League The former Na tional Hockey League defence man has relinquished his post as manager but will continue as coach Ed Dentia director of the Chatham club has taken em as manager Both the white minority and theta100000 blacks are split into political factions The issue of Independence for Southern Rhodesia demanded by the government of Winston Field and restated by black p0 iitical lenders until blacks are given power will overshadow all else in the country in 1060 Southern Rhodesia has launched number at big ole veiopment be totalling 519000010 insooooooi Soldier Diplomat Hurley Dies BRANTFORD tCl Col James JHurley 65 soldier and tfiplomat who retired in On iohcr as Canadas ambassador to South Africa died Sunday in hospital Col Hurley veteran of both world wars was appointed high commissioner to South Africa in 1951 before the union left the Commonwealth When it became republic he continued as am bassador At the outbreak of the Second World War Col Hurley was col onel of the Dufferin Haidlmand Rifles in Erantford He reverted to the rank of major and went overseas as second in com mand of the Royal Hamilton Light infantry Col ifuriey assumed com mand of Royal Hamilton in 1542 when the rcgiments comman der was captured during the Di eppc raid For limo after the war he was attached to the allied mil itary government in Europe Aiter joining the oopartment of external affairs in 1947 he served as Canadian consul Detroit and briefly as high comy missioner in Ceylon Surviving are his wife Vera brother Dudley and onto ter Mrs Lorne Miller of lnr dayen were killed and as in marrow when sightsee ing has plunged off the road to Nagel Darn 40 miles north of age and landed in river TRUCK HITS FUNERAL sat sorta Viet Nam iAP Nine perms were killed sodzo other tainted when military tnrclr ran into funeralprncessioa s50 miles northeastlol here the govern ment reported Sunday The ac cident ocirrred while aiarge Vietnamcsomiiltary truck neat out of control while towing second truck The trucks slammed into the procession killing the nine Ind throwing the colfin 10 feet DRIVER DOZES LEON Mexico AP Tell persons were killed and another 10 critically inlured Saturday when crowded bus slammed into truck that was being towed Police said the bus was travelling at excessive speed and the driver apparently had dozed off nssrntcr DANCING SAIGON South Viet Nam AP The provisional govern ment is starting to restrict dancing which was wholly banned to president Ngo Dfah Dicms regime $2 tax was imposed last week on all per sons attendiag public dancing lrnlis Private dancing parties were ordered restricted to Sat urdays and days immediately prior to public holidays WILL VISIT CHINA RABAT Morocco Reuters King ilassan ii ot Morocco told Chinese Premier Chou EnLai Sunday he would accept an in vitation to visit Commun fst Chiaain the next few months The two leaders met in the kings paiaco at cere money marking the end of Chous threeday oilicislvisit to MONON EIGHT BROWN SYDNEY Australia fAPi Elght persons were drowned in New South Wales during the weeitend bringing the total to 15 for Christmas week Sinca Christmas Day when the tem pcraturo was 00 degrees Syd neya maximum has not fallen below 00 degrees raaca AHEAD diasnow ScotlandiAP British Prime Minister Sir Alec DouglasHomo said Sunday do think we are getting nearer to genuine coexistence with the Soviet Union and that ls well on the road to peace Sir Alec added his belief that nuclear war has hecomenot only mor ally impossible but physically impossible and pledged that he would continue to work for balanced and general disarm ardent CITY CHOSEN EDMONTON CPI Edmon ton has been chosen by the Na tional Film Shard as the sub of an educational film on govemmeot The film City Under Pressure will be an objective study of city fac rapid expan on it Intends VWHfmwm wmwmmsWrw um mm KEEP OPP ERAS ram snort Man CPtA plea to keep off the am with lnowtwiithasbcenmadcat the nearby Phantom Lake ro rori Scooting about on 00 tobogganl now northern is having an adverse client on tho rcsorts laws as plotted mow holding in titafrost is killing the gross ELECTRICAL USE BRANDON Man fCPh Gil 913w sgrictdtural development manager of Manitoba Hydro farmersnow are putting electricity to store tnanaoo uses far cry from 1005 when elec tries power was used mainly to light farm buildings SANG IN ESKIMO ronowro CPIThirty Eski mos from the Toronto Hospital for Tuberculosis sang Como All Ye Faithhd in their native language when Rt Rev Donald Marsh Anglican Bishop olrihe Arctic held Christmas party for them here They squatted on their heels Esidmostyie in the living room of the bishops home books printed in Eskimo syllable and sang said prayers from script and played Chinese check ers APPROVES SPENDING TORONTO CPI Metropoli tan anontos separate school board has approved record 12200000 for new RomanCnth oic elementary schools in last douhie 1903 program Halfthe program will be financed blf federal and provincial grants CHAIN OUTDATED SHERRRCOKE Que CPH The gold chain of office worn by Sherbrooke mayors has gone out of date It bears the cliyofor mer crest representing steam locomotive crossing trestle The new city crest is Yshaped representing the inaction oi the Magog and St Francis Rivers HISTORY STUDENT ST JOHNS Nild CPtAr thur Johnson Newfoundland deputy economic development minister and keen student of the provinces history says that in 1520 there were 40 to 50 build logs on what now is Iilater Street the oldest thoroughfare in North America Sir Humph rey Gilbert took possessian of Newfoundland for England in 150a TEACH GREEK WINNIPEG CPI10 course in modern Greek will he offered for the first time in western Canada in 1904 by the llnlvcn shy ofManltoba he language will he taught by John Fctr rolias at the Universitys even ing institute BAY CITY UPHOLSTERIN ANTIQUE AND MODERN WORK Beaatiittl Samples Frco Estimates FREE CKUP AND DELIVERY Phone PA 87033 RARRIE Upbeisteriag to Our han lieu Not Jolt Sidn

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