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a ae 24 THEOSHAWA TIMES, Friday, December 21, 1962 By CARMAN CUMMING : Canadian Press Staff Writer . On the morning of Wednes- , Oct. 24, arms-carrying vessels, strung out the Atlantic, steamed to- j 'a blockade of United) pon aye off Cuba. nightfall they received to alter course and a tense world breathed more eas ily asa collision between the rs was averted. The a of the confronta- tion at sea--and of the men and countries behind it--made the Cuban crisis the biggest inter- national news story of 1962. It was also the year that saw Algerian war grind to end; that saw the last traces of friendship between In- dia and Communist China dis- golve into undeclared war in the Himalayas. In the Communist world it gaw a widening of the ideologi- ritf between Russia and China, while refugees continued to trickle through the Berlin Wall and to flood in thousands Communist China into tiny Hong Kong. It was also a year in which ecience extended its reach into d went disastrously wrong when thousands of bab- fes were born deformed b their mothers had taken the @rug' thalidomide. TERRORISTS STRIKE The Algerian independence war ended in the spring with @ cease-fire pact worked out be- mounting pass 100 a day--as European settlers fought to keep the territory under French rule. The tactics failed to disrupt the Moslem-French agreement and on July 1 Algerians voted overwhelmingly for independ- ence, Civl war again threat ened as the Algerian rebel lead- ers divided among themselves. But it was averted without ma- jor fighting. INDIANS PUSHED BACK The India-China border dis- pute, simmering for years, came to a boil in mid-October. For a full month attacking Chi- nese troops pushed back poorly armed Indian troops on both ends of the long frontier. Then, on Nov. 21, came the startling Chinese announcement that they would stop firing and make way. for negotiations by pulling back to "lines of actual control" held on Nov, 7, 1959. India reacted coldly, demand- ing instead a withdrawl to lines held Sept. 8 this year. FLY TANDEM The year in space was high- lighted by the tandem fliv" of two Soviet cosmonauts, Andrian: Nikolayev and Pavel Popovica. Nikolayev, launched Aug. 11, orbited the earth 64 times in al- most four days while Popovich, lofted to within sighting dis- tance of Nikolayev's spacecraft a day, later, made 48 circuits and landed within six minutes of his colleague. The United States' first orbi Red Cuba Drama Best News Story hirra made six circuits Oct. 3. Other major developments of the year: : Southeast Asia: Civil war -con- tinued in South Viet Nam, with some 10,000 American military advisers. aiding government ef- forts to put down Communist Viet Cong guerrillas . . . fight- ing in Laos ended with forma- tion of a neutral coalition gov- ernment .. . U.S. troops were sent to Thailand in May to counter a feared Communist at- tack through Laos that didn't materialize. Vatican City: The massive Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church was opened by Pope John Oct. 11 and continued for eight weeks, adjourning then until next Sep- tember. Mississippi: Two persons were killed in integration riots that erupted at the end of Sep- tember over the enrolment of Negro James Meredith in the all white University of Missis- sippi. West Europe: Britian pushed ahead with negotiations to en- ter the prosperous European Common Market, despite reser- vations from several Common- wealth leaders at a London con- ference in September. continued between. secessicnist Katanga Province and the cen- tral government, with little pro- gress in United Nations efforts to reunify the country. West New Guinea: A long dis- pute over the territory between the Netherlands and Indonesia ended with Dutch withdrawal under a UN settlement plan ex- pected to' give Indonesia even- tual control. Iran: An earthquake Sept. 1 devastated a wide area of the tween France and the Moslem rebels. But terrorism continued tal flight, a. three-circuit jaunt by Col. John Glenn, was country, killing more than 12,- 000 people and destroying some the death toll sometimes'achieved Feb. 20. Lt-Cmdr. M.'25,000 homes. The Congo: Sporadic clashes} Woman's Voice Gives New Time a ROD CURRIE LONDON (CP) -- Early in the new year a new voice will answer the thousands of Brit- ons who daily telephone. but it will still be the voice of a woman, Pat Simmons, assistant sup- ervisor of London's Avenue tel- ephone exchange, was seiected from more than 9,000 entrants as the new Golden Voice When the new telephone speaking clock goes into oper- ation early next -year it will be Miss Simmons. to will give the correct time to those who dial the letters TIM. The .recorded voice of Miss Jane Cain, selected as the first Golden Voice when the post of- fice set TIM up in business in 1935, will be heard no more. Call Tim is a_ household phrase in Britain and officials estimate that TIM receives some 100,000,000 calls a year. Miss Simmons was selected as winner over five other final- ists--including a man--during the television program Here and Now. All the finalists re- ceived £25 and the winner got £100, Miss Simmons, at 42 the old- est of the finalists, joined the post office, which runs Brit- ain's telephone and telegraph services, in 1937. She has won cups and medals for old-time dancing, is a keen motorist and takes part in amateur drama tics. WATCH ACCENT The judges, a former BBC announcer, a professor of pho- netics and Miss Mervyn Pike, the assistant postmaster-gen- eral, said they sought a voice that was "clear, friendly but not too friendly, warm but not too warm, and with no distinct -- accent." , only male finalist was D. Stuart , 38-year-old telephonist and former driving instructor whose voice is some- times heard on commercial tel- evision. He admitted he entered the contest because "I like the sound of my own voice." Tim is one of a number of Ltelephone services' available, For the local weather one dials WEA and a number; for the forecast in outside areas it's TEM; and for the prospects of play and scores during test matches in England dial UMP. Then there is teletourist which announces main events of the day in and around Lon don to those who dial AS Kand a fumber. This service comes in four languages -- English, French, German and Spanish-- depending on the number dialed. TITTLE IS BACK NEW YORK (AP)--Y. A. Tittle was back at the controls of New York Giants Thursday, as they continued their prep- arations for the Dec. 30 Na- tional Football League title game with Green Bay Packers. The 36-year-old quarterback, who threw a record 33 touch- down passes, worked out alone Wednesday because of a bruised back resulting from an out-of-bounds tackle in Sunday's game with Dallas. Thursday he worked with regulars. Ralph Guglielmi, Tittle's re- placement who also was in- jured Sunday, also was back in action, Genealogies DOUS MARSHALL LO IN (CP) -- Canadians seeking information on heraldry and genealogies from Britain's Royal Colle: *f Arms now can surprised how much Canada has: extended the field." consult an 'expert from their own country, Dr. Conrad Swan, 38-year-old authority on Canadian heraldry, has been appointed a perman ent member of the Roy: Household with the office o° Rouge Dragon Pursuivant 0. Arms. He is believed to br ae first Canadian to hold su... a post. From his official chamber Swan will assist and advise in- dividuals or corporations about registration and certification of arms, He will also help the col- lege's 12 other officers during coronations, royal and state funerals. 4 Swan has written several ar- ticles on heraldry and after 10 years of historical research is preparing a book on the sub- ject. MADE CONTRIBUTIONS "The book will deal roughly with the French period before 1759, the United Empire Loyal- ists and contemporary arms," he told a reporter. "Canada has made some def- inite contributions to heraldry. The Maple Leaf is the obvious example, The Indian motif was introduced in the 17th century and the beaver, although known previously, has been much pop ulariezd because of Canada." Swan was born in Duncan on Vancouver Island and educated in Canada and England. He re- ceived a doctorate in history from Cambridge in 1955 and un- Promotion Program Rated Big Success Downtowa Galveston, Texas, aerchants rate their 'Old Time Value Days" promotion as best ever, with sales the day campaign hitting an all- time high for any promotion for most. stores, reports Women's Wear Daily, The Value Days: was a community effort, with stores decorating personnel and displays in the style of the 1900's. Sales clerks wore 1912 styles -- complete to hair-dos, with men in beards and cut- aways. Special sections in the local newspaper carried pictures and stories on old-time bathing beauties, cars and social events. Restaurants and hotels joined in the promotion by charging 1912 prices -- and even barbers joia- ed in charging two bits for a haircut. Swank beach-side hotel rooms were rented for $4 a day. GET DAY OFF HOUSTON (AP) -- Pop Ivy gave his Houston Oilers a day off Monday as he checked film of the team's best and poorest performances of the season-both pene the Dallas Texans. The Oilers and Texans, with identi- cal 11-3 records, meet next Sun- day for the American Football League's third championship. Records on the two regular sea. til last year taught at Assump- tion University in Windsor, son games between the finalists Floating Mine rion (Reutert)-tlfe-ot pouthern c operation, scooping dia- monds from the sea-bed. No one knows exactly what this fabulously rich supply of gems is doing off the coast of this South African-administered| territory. But that doesn't con- cern the mine workers on the 1,100-ton barge anchored there, 60 miles north of the Orange River mouth. The miners are bored, their company says, and it has ad- vertised for: more workers to ease the strain and replace men who find the pitching of the barge too much for them. The barge, which began full operations early in August, 'has about 60 men. Another 45 work alongside on a tug, a second small barge and a fishing boat. NO PLACE TO GO In the first five days of 24- hour operation, the men recoy- ered 2,100 diamonds. But the \stones don't provide enough sparkle for the workers, "There is no recreation other than what they can find on the barge," a company. spokesman 4said. "It is anchored offshore, and the men cannot get ashore. There is nothing but sand any- way, if they do." In addition to the loneliness and hard work, there is also tugged weather to contend with. Meanwhile, diamond men and geologists continue to argue about the origin of the stones. 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