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'THOUGHT FOR TODAY Many a man has a friend who is a problem drinker -- he never _ buys. VOL, 93---NO. 4 oie "Pope Ends | Historic | Journey ROME (Reuters)---Pope Paul Vi"s jetliner landed here today from Amman, Jordan, at the end of his Holy Land pilgrim- age. BETHLEHEM (AP) -- From the birthplace of Christ, Pope Paul VI appealed to world lead- ers today to keep peace in the world and for Christians to unite, Packing history into the last realized in a most amiable way and revealed itself full of the best hopes. We thank our Lord for it with all our hearts and we pray to him that He himself who started in us this good word of peace and. unity wishes to carry it to a good end." From the meeting the Pope went to Amman where thou- sands waited to shout their fare- wells, "Baba, Baba," they called out, This is an Arabic approxi- mation of the Italian word 000/Papa" (Pope). that age meetings will be Pe prelude things to come for the. glory of God." These were the final | gh- lights of the Pope's unprece- dented visit to the Holy Land, for then he drove to Amman, the Jordan capital, and flew back Rome. . At Bethiehem, the 66-year-old Roman Catholic leader de- parted from his prepared text to call upon the leaders of the work to avoid war. CELEBRATES MASS He_ spoke after celebrating mass th the grotto of the Church He appealed here also for un- ity among all Christians of the world. "Today. the will of Christ is ressing upon us and obliging us to do all that we can, with and wisdom, to bring to all ristians the supreme blessing of a United Church," meeting in Jerusalem with Athenagoras was the sec- ond of the pilgrimage. Until their first meeting Sunday night, no Pope and no age a of the meeting, |Some 2,500 Christian Arabs crossed gesture charity of Christ." = at 'Bethlehem ex-/| garia his joy at the meetings. He said: "We are profoundly pleased that the meeting we had here in these blessed days, with the ecumenical Patriarch of Con- stantinople (Istanbul) has been BADE FAREWELL BY KING King Hussein of Jordan who ginad met him there Saturday 're- turned to bid the Pope goodbye. The Pope came to Bethlehem this morning, journeying the winding road from Jerusalem on the Feast of the Epiphany, commemorating the visit of the Three Wise Men to the manger and the first manifestation of Christ to the gentiles. Pope Paul és the first Roman pontiff known to have visited the spot of the nativity. The Pope voiced his appeal for unity in a formal address at adjoining St, Catharine's Church after a mass. and later added his words of apper! to the chiefs of state for world har- mony, His words to world lead- ers did not appear in the origi- nal copies of his prepared ad- dress but apparently were added in Bethlehem. He said: "At this time when I leave Bethichem, this place of purity and calm where was born 20 centuries ago He to whom we pray today as the Prince of Peace, we feel the great duty to renew to all chiefs of state and to all those who carry. the} responsibility of the people, our' pressing appeal for world peace. | POPE PAUL AND PATRIARCH ATHENAGORAS 'Church Leaders Hail JERUSALEM (AP) -- Pope Paul and Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras of Constantinople today hailed the end of centu- ries .of silence between their churches and voiced hope their! historic. meeting '"'may be a sign and prelude to things to come for the glory of God and JERUSALEM (R e ute rs)-- from Israel into Jordan today at the Mandelbaum Gate to celebrate Christmas Eve in Greek Orthodox churches in the Jordanian sector of Jerusalem. Tuesday is Christmas Day by the old calender of the Greek Orthodox Church which still is observed in the Holy Land and in Russia, Yagoslavia and Bul- There were tearful scenes as the Arabs crossed the Jordan- Israel border and were reunited with relatives, some of whom they had not seen for years be- cause of the division of the city Viet Nam Rebels Slip From Trap TAN AN, South Viet Nam (AP)--An estimated two batta- lions of Communist guerrillas slipped through encircling South Vietnamese troops before dawn today. after battering back a day-long airbone assault. The Viet Cong sent a wall of} US. | machine-gun fire inst Ss. |tinue as defence minister. caused by the Arab-Israeli war. was put in over-all command of jthe armed forces, a post. that jhas been vacant since the over- throw of the late president Ngo Dinh Diem Nov, 1. Don will con- grimage to the My dd, } The communique was seen as! @ prod to Christians of differ- ing denominations to work for more harmonious relations and deeper understanding betweew churches, The Pope and the Patriarch agreed that their Jerusalem a AS End Of Long Silence Christ and His gospel, light and,two leaders and marked a turn- salvation of the. world, mayjing point after more than five shine with ever greater bright-jcenturies of stiff aloofness. Not ness im the sight of all chris-isince 1439 had there been a tians." The two leaders were to-\of the two ancient Branches of gether. for 40. minutes today,|Christendom. m at the Patviarch's tem-| The encounter came in the porary gesiden¢e on the Mount) midst of a world-wide ecumen- of Olives, the residence of Pat-lica} movement..for, t Sy mpo ng delegation, ned ae al on Mount of Olives only 500) : ' a re/their conversations Sunday and ae Reeay te Peerchs today, the Pope and the bearded 5 : Patriarch grasped each other's ALOOF $00 WEARS shoulders and embraced in The meetings generated a.cur-/early Christianity's traditional rent of friendship between the|"kiss of peace." Summit was an event of great significance following 900 years) of separation. between _ their! churches, | "This. meeting cannot be con-| sidered otherwise than as a fra-| ternal gesture inspired by the! charity of Christ who left to His! @isciples the supreme com: mandment of lo ving one an-| other, of forgiving offences un-| til seventy times seven and of} being united among them-| selves," the communique said. SEEK UNITY The communique added: "The two pilgrims, with their| eyes fixed on Christ, the exem-! plar and author, with the father, | of unity and peace, pray God | | jthat this meeting may be the| jSign of the -preliide of things to| man on the revolutionary junta, come for the glory of God and| the illumination of His faithful) people. After so 'maiiy centuries) of silence, they have now come) together in the desire of put-| amored personne! car before melting away from their fortifi- cations, The crew of the car W@s killed by a shell from a re-| coiless cannon. U.S. pilots ip helicopters about 60 only two had a Russian Cong usually remove the bodies of their dead when they retreat. The engagement was only 30} miles southwest of Saigon. It was fought in view of passeng- ers in +-ses and cars along the helicopters and knocked out an! Pp Maj. Dinh, 37, as j}$rd. Army C |sponsible for ting the Lord's will into effect! and of proclaiming the age-old/ sentiments| Cyprus Simmers, Turks Ask Help > NICOSIA, Cyprus (Reuters)--jof having an ulterior motive in Tension rose again on -- this| wanting to end the-island's 1960 strife-torn island today in the|treaty. of independence. which wake of a change by the head ofjfreed. it from. Bnitish colonial the Turkish community that/rule. Greek-Cypriots were preparing) He said Makarios wanted to an imminent attack against the/prevent Turkey from coming to minority group. jthe rescue of the Turkish com- Turkish-Cypriot Vice - Presi-/munity when "the ultimate dent Fazil Kutchuk- Sunday|Greek design of complete dom- night appealed to world heads|ination or extermination of Cyp- of state to. support the Turkish|ot Turks is finally put into ex- community, outnumbered four|@cution. , to one by the Greeks, "'in their) Kutcuk previously has. re- struggle for survival." fered OT pen Fe the "'short- His statement said. "'reliable|°St Way © solv reports reaching Us indicate|"ePublic's conflict, But Makarios htat even now the Greeks Sg poeceoe roel niutual pros- arming and preparing another bie groups onslaught." ah jon an independent and. uni British 'troops,aided by forces|Cyprus free' front "ang*form of The decree replaced out-|truth of His gospel entrusted to/from Greece and Tutkey, now/°utside. interference." ~ Gen, Ton That/the' church. commander of the) "These common orps which is re-jare manifested to all the mem-jisland amid a the protection of|bers of 'their respective hierar-|a greed Christmas Day. The|mony to' the" island. It will be are engaged in peace-keeping) A four» power conferetice in activities: on this Mediterranean|Londdn 'is 'planned 'Tater this shaky truce/monthto: restore peace and har- the area around f-igon. Dinh,|chies and to all the faithful so|cease - fire followed communal|attended by Britain, Greece and ity minister. them and offer to God re-| who commanded the battle|that they too' may participate in|fighting which ¢'a'med an esti-(Turkey, signatoriés "Of the 1980 that overthrew Diem, retains! his government post as secur-|newed prayers that the truth of mated 200 to 300 lives. Kutchuk independence agreements; and accused President|Greek- and Turkish \ Crypriot the one and only church of!Makarios, a Greek archbishop, ' representatives. main north-south 'highway. Government troops suffered eigm killed and nearly 3 wounded. Government forces jister Pearson said Sunday an suffered|"outburst of provincial and sec- another setback in a five-day|tional feeling" constitutes the operation that ended this week- end in heavi'y wooded Binh Du- ong province, northwest of Sai- gon. U.S. military advisers said the operation was a total fail- ure. In Saigon, the chief of state, Maj.-Gen, Duong Van Minh, re- shulf'ed the mifitary high con- mand to centralize authority in a few key officers and reduce the authority of others. Maj. Tran Van Don, the No. 2 jgreatest test facing Canadian istatesmanship in 1964. | In an unprecedented bilingual ichat with the people over a na- jtion - wide television - radio jhookup, he said a new kind of {politics is needed to reconcile unity with diversity, Mr. Pearson also said | Canada's nuclear arsenal will be diminished eventually --_~ this jonly six days after the first 'nu- jclear warheads on Canadian }soil were stored @t.the Bomarc jbase at North \ off-the-cuff in both languages and his comments were trans-! lated- by off-camera interpret: ers. WAS RECORDED tended interview format, | hag was recorded iimed Saturday in Mr. The an ison's Office. that} considerable time provincial relations: and - bicul- turalism, obviously thinking of} the crucial federal + provincia! fiseal conference set for Que-/ bec City in March. PEARSON FACES QUESTIONERS New Politics Needed | OTTAWA (CP) -- Prime Min- The GBC said it was the first! time a Canadian prime minister | had been subjected to an ele and diversity-- , Pear-istatesmanship and_ maturity The prime minister devoted /1964." to federal-/ fil their constitutional responsi- bilities, he said. ; "And we must recognize that Quebec in some. vital respect is not a province like the ethers but a homeland of a people. "Reconciliation of these two the decision' had 'been the right one. "We 'were part of an alliance and we thought we should p'ay our part in the alliance until that.part was altered." But after signing a nuclear arms custedy agreement with the -United States last August, the government had begun "re- negotiation of a Canadian de- |fence policy." Canada would make an effec- jtive contribution.to NATO and to the United Nations peace- keeping machinery, but the nu- clear role would not be en- larged beyond the scope of commitments male by the for- is the most important task and the .greatest test, of Canadian that we will have' to face in Mr. Pearson said the test will require a new kitid of' politics --statesmanship that would rise above special regional and par- tisan interest. After. a brief opening state- }pany them to Miami from Mont- meeting between the primates|" MIAMI, Fla. (AP) -- A, 44 year - old'Montreal housewife! told police Saturday she was held prisoner for 16 days by two) men who forced her to accom- redl. Mrs, Walter Siedlak walked) up to policeman . Bill: Winn in Miami and told ofthe trip. © 19 and forced her into their car at gunpoint, adding a threat to kill her 18-year-old daughter if she refused, Miami police said a 'check with Montreal police showed Mrs, Siedlak had been reported missing since Dec, 19. Mrs. Siedlak said the men took $400 from her during the trip and spent it on motel rooms and transportation... Winn said the woman appeared to be i good physical condition. In Montreal Walter Siedlak said the men who abducted his wife Therese "seemed to know something" about the disap- pearance of his son three years go. He said his son, Robert, then 20, vanished Dec. 29, 1960, with $1,600. cash and $450 in. travel- lers' cheques, ja few days before} he was to leave with his mother for. a Florida vacation. e 'ound abando Battles Crime OTTAWA (CP)--The Ottawa police department is setting up a special youth section to deal exclusively with young offend- ers under 21. "The increase in crimes of violence by those under 21 is startling, frightening, and has reached. a critical stage," says Police Chief Reg Axcell. The youth section will make possible closer liaison between police, the courts, probation of- ficers and social workers, Chief Axcell blamed. social changes and a lack of moral values for the corruption of many youngsters, What other effect than a desire for violence could hero-worship of gangsters and gunplay as shown on tele- vision and movie screens have on young minds? More Troops Not Required SINGAPORE (AP) -- British Defence Minister Peter Thorn eycroft said tonight he sees no immediate need to bring in fresh British troops to help guard Malaysia's Indonesian- threatened Borneo border. Thorneycroft emphasized that neither will Britain seek mili- tary assistance from Common- wealth partners Australia and New Zealand, The British defence chief spoke at a press conference shortly after arriving from the Malaysian capital of Kuala talks with leaders there on the tense Borneo situation. There had been speculation Britain might strip its forces committed to the . Atlantic alli- ance in Europe to help meet de- fence commitments .here and in he saw no need for this at the moment, Thornéycroft. said he had nc doubt about Indonesia's "'ag- gressive role" in the Borneo re jgions of Sarawak and North , former . British terito- jes that joined Malaysia over Indonesia's objections. last Sept 16. Butler To Join Trek To Ottawa LONDON (Reuters) -- For- eign Minister R. A, Butler' will Winn said the woman told]! | sued VICTIM Mary Ellen Sullivan, 19; was found strangled in her Boston, "Ohe use for them will be injures . ammouncement today by Labor Minister MacEachen's of- more than 6,000,000 men v »} ' i Announces Plan - flexible. to. be fem to the record-keeping for the proposed' pension plan and other social security meas- proposed Canada Pension The al timetable for the nthe cont 4 Canada Pension Plan was ributory, wage- es -|pegged to this bering ani re-issuing of the un- employment insurance books. The government intended to use this same machinery to said plans are underway to = contributors to the pension lan, by April 1-the registra- MET DELAYS OTTAWA (CP) -- All. em- yed Canadians are to be is- with federal "'social insur. p" cards. 'of all employed persons in " However, the scheme was de- layed by a variety of factors including Quebec's decision to proceed with its own contribu- tory plan, the Ontario govern- ment's hesitancy to commit the and) province to the federal system, g grea est effort the eight-airnmen and one sailor, sonist seta fire that swept the Astor Hotel's..grand ballroom today, then fled when chased by hotel employees, officials said. through the 1l-storey hotel,.at- tracting a huge crowd \ the Times Square area a at $1,000,000. Jr., an official of the Zecken-| | Lumpur, whete he had urgent/said Cyprus. But Thorneycroft said ned to graduates in mining and meta Mass., apartment Saturday night. She wag the 13th femaie strangling victim in eastern Massachusetts in 19 months, Downed Plane Still Sought HONOLULU (AP)--A massive search of 500,000 miles of the Pacific for a downed air force C-124 Globemaster and the nine men aboard entered' its fifth day today with no positive trace: of the lost men, t da: hours Sunday women. The Unemployment Insurance ion already keeps a register working ment." sued. to. all employed persons-- regardless of whether they are covered by unemployment in- surance. WILL HAVE NUMBER | Today's statement said the registration,is part of setting u la new system under which individual will be identified in by a single a by the Glassco TOY: who disappeared Thursday on a 'of all those in| Sonte so ~ called "insured employ- being But the new cards will be is-|8° or- ganization, ; Starting point in the new. num- bering system will. come. with the annual renewal of unem- ployment insurance books to take place this spring. Said the statement: "The new system includes is- suance of a social insurance card to all employed persons, whether they are covered by un- employment insurance. or not. "Tt wwill-be -broad enough and flight from Wake Island to Ho- nolulu. Hopes were raised Sunday when search planes reported hearing distress signals and sighting debris. : The first of these reports was termed "of no . significance" when it was established the two signals came from outside the area where the plane could have crashed, an air force spokesman, said. Arsonist Sought In Hotel Blaze NEW YORK (AP).-- An ar- by fla to other Thompson said the arsonist es leaping wildly ings. About 200 guests left their rooms as heavy smoke poured) soreaq the! flames." He did not elaborate. x its left their rooms. mark, Damage was estimated oane, 'ail © ne nih hots Thank God nobiod y was|0k refuge in the lobby, TIMMINS De! Villano crossed he. was proached the blaze with a fire| The 92 members of .|went on 'strike Fase any and that was fol por é pecs (cP) ~ Mi a . icket line in front of the town it to enter his office without r The: mayor, who 'of the Ca incident toda: \ ee : Local 210 to r wage increase, Council adhering to a ---- board apparently used "a device to ce aoe over two years, . Valois seven cents Smoke filtered through air-| ti hurt," said William Zeckendorf, lorf Hotel Corporation 'chain: of which the Astor is part. Zeckendorf. said: the 'heavily damaged ballroom was reno- vated about two years) ago at a cost of nearly. $1,000,000. First Commissioner « on said-the fire was def- initely set. "We fave' two witnesses who actually saw the man start the fire, and we = a de- scription "of "him," mpson e witnesses chased the man but they Jost him." SPREAD FAST. . The fire draperies h 1 reom's en age quickly second and t tiers, which at one point threat- heard a "whoosh" as they ap- Shortage Alarms Mines Minister . OTTAWA (CP)--Mines Minis- ter Benidickson expressed alarm today over. a pendinr shortage of Canadian university lurgy. He said in a statement that the problem. is. so serious that He announced that the second) "There is a kind of an out-jment, the prime minister accompany Sir Alec it should be tackled immedi- mer Conservative government, CITY EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS session of Parliament called by |his minority Liberal government | will open TUESDAY, Feb. 18, an jvirtually ruled out the possibil- POLICE 725-1133 FIRE DEPT. 725-6574 HOSPITAL 723-2211 land lity of a general election in 1964. The prime minister looked ahead in a 30-minute interview/have the power to discharge its|Ryan and a good many people any enlargement, but |program broadcast by the CBC obligations to all Canada, and/di] not think much of the gov- French television|at the same time: the provincesiernment's decision to acquire radio networks. He spoke{must have-the resources to ful-inuclear arms, English and burst of 'provincial and sec-|fielded questions. from. Charles tional feeling in the country./Lynch, chief of Southam News It's not confined to but/Services, and*Claude Ryan, "I would think, and perhaps I shouldn't say this, thatthe role for Canada in the fa - Douglas Home on the prime minister's visit. to. Ottawa next month, : authoritative: source said here ately at all levels of industry and government. "Canada owes thich to its it is expressed in its most. dra- matic form in. Quebec." The federal government must ed-' Le}side NATO, inside continental defence and certainly inside the United Nations, will not uire re- iquire 'a diminution of any kind of nuclear arms and. equip- t he was sure!ment." torial writer for Montreal' Devoir. He had a feeling that Mr. prospectors, geologists, minin; engineers, metallurgists and those countless others who have been engaged so successfully in the mining and mineral process- 'today. hays agg ay vd is flying to. Ot- tawa Feb. 10 for talks with the Canadian Fah cins any before go- ing onto Washington Feb. 12-13 for world - ranging discussionsjing industrie- «* t*'- rich and with President. Johnson, f country," be said, Mrs. Carmen Bartholomae, 25, a former dancer in Spain, sobs as she leaves: the police station and looks at her three-months-old son, Carlos, after being boo! on sus- picion bing death of her njultimilion- aire brotherin-law, William A, Bartholomee in Newport Beach, Calif, Sunday. (See Story on Page 4.) +