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| She Oshawa Times Published by Canadion Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1964-----PAGE 6 Lawyer Leads Assault - -On Capital Lawyer Arthur Maloney, former MP for Toronto Parkdale, is head- ing a national organization dedi- cated to the abolition of capital punishment. We hope the organiza- tion has a short life -- that it will soon be dissolved because its suc- cess in reaching its objective. Canada has taken one step to- wards the abolition of capital punishment by dividing murder charges into capital and_ non- capital and retaining the death penalty only for capital murder. It's time we went all the way, and and recognized that the death penalty cannot be justified either as a deterrent or a rational process of justice. The new organization plans to conduct a program of public edu- cation designed to point out the futility of retaining this archaic and vindictive form of punishment. It will meet plenty of opposition, most- ly from people who take an emo- tional rather than a rational ap- Punishment proach to the question. And it is indeed difficult to present an argu- ment coolly and calmly when one is confronted by, say, a Savage sex murder of a child, The point is, however, 'that the threat of death does not deter the sex maniacs; there are at least as many such murders in countries which have retained the penalty as in those which abandoned it years ago. The states of the U.S. which have abo- lished capital punishment do not have a higher murder rate than states which have retained it, and in some cases they have a lower rate, If the penalty is not a deterrent, it must be justified as a punish- ment -- a life for a life. Even if we accept this barbarous view of justice, we must recognize the possibility of human error, Innocent men have been put to death in the past and undoubtedly more will die in the future -- as long as we re- tain this form of punishment, Death The Great Lure From the argument over the type of fuel which should be used in cars competing in the Indianapolis 500- mile race, one might gather that the safety of the competitors was the prime consideration of the pro- moters. But the very nature of the event makes that an absurd thought. The Indianapolis speedway at- tracts a quarter of a million spec- tators to its big race because it offers to the morbid the possibility of seeing men die in horrible ways-- smashed against walls, crushed and ripped by torn metal, burned to death in a flaming vehicle. Only low- grade morons would pay to see automobiles go placidly around and around an oval brickyard for hours on end, and among the scores of thousands who watch the race there must be many who are at least high-grade morons. The attraction of the speedway is the attraction the Coliseum had for the Romans a couple of thousand years ago. The difference is strict- ly technological; the spirit is the same -- which may be an indicator of the extent and direction of our progress since the first fallen gla- diator drew a thumbs-down sign from a blood hungry crowd, Apologists for the Indianapolis event claim that the race is an important and valuable test of auto- motive equipment, resulting -- in greater safety for motorists every- where. Rubbish! The auto manu- facturers have their own proving grounds, where they are able to conduct tests under controlled con- ditions and in a scientific manner impossible at Indianapolis. The "brickyard battle' has as much re- lation to highway and city driving as bull-fighting has to the produc- tion of beef cattle. The Indianapolis event will prob- ably attract a bigger crowd next year, simply because of the horrible crash this year. That is the secret of the promoters' success; they offer the prospect of watching men being killed. That is the reason for its existence. We think. it is no reason at all. g Skilled People Needed Premier Robarts is being criti- cized in some quarters because he told a meeting in England the other day that Ontario is looking for skilled and professional people and would like to get them from Britain. Ontario, he said, had a shortage of skilled and professional workers. His critics are those who say that Ontario and the rest of Canada need immigrants, without any qualifica- tions. It is true that we need more people, a bigger domestic market, more population for a wider tax base and so on. It is also true that Canada has the space to relieve con- gestion in heavily populated areas abroad, and some time in the future may have to open her borders, not only for humanitarian reasons but for selfish survival. At the same time, the fact must be faced that we are already spend- She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher C, GWYN KINSEY, Editor The Oshawa Times combining. The Oshawa Times (established 1871) and the Whitby Gozette and Chronicle (established 1863) is published daily (Sundays and Stotutory holidays excepted) Members of Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish ers Association. The Canodiay Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association. The Canadian Press is exclusively entitled to the use of republication of all news despatched in the paper credited to it or 'to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local ews published therein, All rights of special des oatches are also reserved. 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To add substantially to their numbers now by importing large numbers of unskilled people, more than we could possibly ab- sorb, would simply be to pile up sorrow for ourselves and the im- migrants. There is no particular magic in mere numbers. If the size of a popu- lation were the key economic factor, South American nations would be booming and India would have a higher standard of living than the United States. There has to be some- thing more than mere numbers, Canada has received a large num- ber of immigrants during the post- war period, and they have contri- buted enormously to our economic and cultural strength. But they have, in the main, been skilled or semi-skilled people, and we could do with a lot more of them. But we are not ready yet for unrestricted immigration, Bible Thought "In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me." Psalm 86:7. About the only time that God hears from many of us in the hour of trouble. If- we keep up with our prayer life, we are likely to have less problems, and will be better prepared to handle them, 4 QueBsec CABINET STENOGRAPHIC SOUND REPORT FROM U.K. Speed-Up Planned In Medical School By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times EDINBURGH, Scotland--Rev- olutionary changes in the medi- eal curriculum at Edinburgh University have been announced and arrangements are being made to put them into effect. These changes will virtually halve the time to be spent on pre-clinical anatomy. They will enable highly-qualified medical students to secure their medical degree in five years instead of six, Announcing the changes, Pro- fessor G, J. Romanes, of the Chair of Anatomy at the Uni- YOUR HEALTH Stroke Recover oi versity, said that the essential changes in the new course, which begins in the fall of this year, arose from the fact. that students were coming up to the university for the medical course with very different back- grounds. "Sme have done a great deal of physics, chemistry or biology at school," he said, 'and have "A" level passes in one or more of these subjects. These subjects make up the first year of the three year pre-clinical course. It has been felt for a long time that if a student has done a great deal in these subjects, it was a waste of time to ask him to go over the same ground Y Lengthy Process By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, MD Dear Dr. Molner; My _ hus- band is recovering from a stroke of four months ago, It affected his right side. He can walk a little but his hand is quite swollen,. painful and use- less. Is the swelling normal or can something be done about it? He doesn't seem as good as when he was discharged from the hospital. He goes back twice a week for physical ther- apy and I am wondering if this is worth the effort. -- Mrs. C.S, When a stroke affects one side, as a rule the leg regains its ability to function sooner than the hand, so for goodness' sake don't start getting discour- aged now, Recovery from a stroke is a long process, and with a severe one, such as his, you can't expect total recovery, But let's look at the positive, not the negative side. What you do want is the greatest amount of recovery; Four months is too soon to try to foresee how much will be possible. Neither should you be unduly discouraged because "he doesn't seem as good as when he was discharged from the hospital." Even in perfect health we have our ups and downs, In this case, there can be added discouragement be- cause your husband doesn't think he is recovering as fast as he thinks he should, The pain and helplessness of his hand continue to depress him, and this is cumulative, Yet he may be (and probably is) improving basically. The swelling tends to dis- appear with time and with gradual resumption of move- ment, Discontinuing physical ther- apy would be unwise, Following the paralysis from his stroke, he has to ."re-learn" to use his muscles, This applies, right now, mainly to his walking. As to his hand and perhaps part of his arm, he can't do a great deal yet with the re - learning proeess, but the physical ther; apy will keep the idle muscles from losing their tone and strength, So he should continue the therapy even though at the moment he has no way of ap- preciating its benefit, I urge strongly that he think {n terms of more, rather than less therapy. Ask the therapist for procedures (or even exer- cises) that you can use at home, so that a little something will be done there each day in addition to the intensive treat- a , ment twice a week at the hos- pital, What the therapist suggests may seem very small and not important, but don't be de- ceived, Even a little, performed every day, can mount into a lot as the days and weeks pass. Remember this, too: What you do in the first months after a stroke can be of so much value (even if it doesn't seem so at the time) that it will be greater by far than the most highly-skilled treatment a year or two later, Dear Dr, Molner: After one has gone through the change of life, is a hysterectomy advis- able?--Mrs. H.S. You mean_ just arbitrarily have a hysterectomy? No, cer- tainly not. But if some condi- tion exists making it necessary, there is no reason why you shouldn't have it done. again, perhaps to a slightly higher level." The new curriculum is designh- ed to allow the student with a sufficiently good "A" level pass in physics, chemistry or biology to be exempted from that sub- ject and take some other. The result will be to allow him to study for an erdinary B. Sc. in Medical Science in a subject of his own choice. Prof. Romanes explained that while a medical student did not graduate after his three year pre-clinical course, a_ small number lost interest in medicine and wanted to continue in sci- ence, These students will now have the opportunity of aiming at the B. Sc. degree, provided they have the necessary exemp- tion qualifications. For the average student who wants to continue in medicine, the exemption regulations will make the medical course much more liberal and beneficial, CAN SAVE YEAR If a student has exemptions in all three first-year subjects when he enters the pre-clinical course, he will be exempted for a year. This will have the effect of allowing more highly-quali- fied entrants to complete the medical course in five years in- stead. of six, In the second and third pre- clinical years, too, the subjects have been rethought and re- grouped, The biggest change is in the reduction of time avail- able for the teaching of anatomy, at present taught in the second and third years. It is axed from 900 to 500 hours; although Prof. Romanes said he felt this cut was a little 'too drastic, In future, the 'greater part of the anatemy teaching will be done in the second year and part in the third. Subjects normally taught in fourth year, like bacteriology, pharmacology and pathology, which are regarded as transi- tional between clinical and pre- clinical medicine, will be brought back into the pre-clin- ical course and wil! become part of the B. Sc. degree course. Professor Romanes empha- sized that for the present, these changes in the medical course are to be regarded as experi- mental, and their future contin. uance depends on the degree of success which results from the experiments. BY-GONE DAYS 35 YEARS AGA June 5, 1929 Dr. F. L. Henry, prominent loca! dentist, was elected vice- president of the Ontario Dental Society. Dr. Henry was chair- man of the Oshawa Parks Com- mission. A stained-glass window in honor of Rey. H. M. and Mrs. Manning, was unveiled at the Sunday morning service at Al- bert Street United Church, Mr. Manning had donated the land for the building of the church and had been pastor there when the congregation consist- ed of only a Sunday school, J. H, Beaton, general sales manager for GMC, issued invit- ations to the dealers of Eastern Canada to attenc a preview of the new "Marquette"' models. W. E.N. Sinclair, KC, MPP, left for an extended t* to Northern Ontario. Ambrose Henry, pioneer of this district, was buried from his family residence on Drew Street J. C, Anderson received the degree of Bachelor of Laws at the convocation of the Univer- sity of Toronto. Andrew Backogeorge opened anew sore nown as the O'vm- pia Candy Works, at 78 King street west. Rey. J. S. I. Wilson of Brigh- ton, was the final speaker at King Street United . Church where he had been a former pastor, on the occasion of the special services Held to cele- brate the burning of the mort- gage. Miss Elva. Miles, Gibbons street, was awarded a special prize for highest marks obtain- ed in 'the graduation examina- tions at the Toronto Orthope- dic Hospital, Oshawa building permit. fig- ures soared another $65,000 during the last week of May, bringing the total for the month up to $227,260, The Christian Church official- liy became Centre Street Unit- ed Church when it was received into the Bay of Quinte Confer- ence at a conveiticn held in Napanee. Rev. W. P. Fletcher, pastor of the church, and his son, Rev, W. G. Fletcher, were welcomed into the fellowship of the conference, "Broadway Melody', the first talking picture to be shown in Oshawa, was. held over for a second week, mak- ing it the first pie wre ever to play for more than a week here, citizenship, OTTAWA REPORT Protocol Fumble Buckwold, Liberal candidate in the Saskatoon by-election, he him a seat in the net if he wins, . 4, ODDS FAVOR ELECTION Nobody, but nobody, on Par- ' Mament Hill wants an election At Martin Dinner By PATRICK NICHULSUN OTTAWA--Paul Martin, our foreign minister, recently gave a lunch party here for the visit- ing secretary - general of the United Nations. He frequently entertains in honor of promi- net foreign visitors or ambas- sadors--and a charming host he is says this graeful guest. The U Thant party was staged in a private dining room at Ottawa's select Rideau Club; this club recently opened a la- dies' dinnig room, but Paul Martin's incompetent adviser on protocol failed to warn him' that females are not admitted into the club's all-male sane- tum, Two of Paul's guests arrived, all spruced up, expectant and uninhibited; but they never did QUEEN'S PARK get to see U Thant, or to enjoy a glass of wine and Paul. "We were given the bum's rush out of that place," com- plained Margaret Konantz, Lib- eral MP from Winnipeg. "You would think we were a coup'e of painted Jezebels at a church picnic,"" And her rushed com- panion, Pauline Jewett, Liberal MP for Northumber land, nodded in acquiescing surprise. SASKATCHEWAN MINISTER Two months ago this column predicted that 'Saskatchewan may soon have a representa- tive in the federal cabinet, al- though at present no Saskatch- ewan constituency is repre- sented by a Liberal MP." Last week Prime Minister Pearson confirmed this prediction; tele- graphing his good wishes to Sid Single Sales Tax Theory Promoted BY DON O'HEARN TORONTO--What would you think about paying 10 per cent sales tax every time you bought a pair of shoes, a package of cigarettes or anything else cov- ered by the present Ontario sales tax? An eminent authority has pro- posed there should be such a tax. And it wouldn't be at all the bad thing it seems at first glance. ONE TAX The Canadian Tax Founda- tion has just issued an exhaus- tive study of provincial sales taxes by Professor John F, Due. Professor Due, of the Univer- sity of Illinois, is the key auth- ority on Canadian sales tax. (Among other things, he was the main consultant when the Ontario tax was drawn up). And Professor Due's most important finding is that there should be one sales tax, and one only, across Canada. MANY NOW At present there is a federal sales tax of 11 per cent and there are provincial taxes, at varying rates, in eight of the 10 provinces. Professor Due proposes that the federal and provincial taxes should be combined and collected just once--by the prov- inces, Most important, the tax would be imposed at the retail level. The provincial taxes are now so collected, over-the-counter. But the federal tax is im- posed at the manufacturing level. And therefore is '"'hid- den." READERS' VIEWS PRIDE IN CANADA Dear Sir: "Canada is a great country." Every Canadian reassures us of that fact frequently, Canada has prestige abroad. Its diplomacy is admired around the world, these people say. Phooey! One of Canada's own senators almost took the words out of my mouth, when he said: "Can- ada has an unreal, a phoney, national pride'. (Cause: U.S.- Canada big and small brother relationship, consequently a dilly of a national inferiority complex?) The new Flag, and "'O Can- ada" for a National Anthem movement are the first and most important steps in. the right direction, in the direction of true national pride, from coast to coast, of REAL love for THIS country, Canada, its determination, distinction, his- tory and future. I'm an immigrant, Mr, Editor, NOT a new, Canadian, I am waiting for a new flag, and "'O Canada". THEN I'll apply for and I'll be truly proud to be a citizen of a coun- try I have come to love, respect and admire, BERT SEVINK Oshawa TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRES» June 5, 1964... U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall, in a speech to Hatvard Univer- sity alumni 17 years ago today--in 1947--described a new program of European reconstruction -- the first projection of the Marshall Plan. Before aid could be forthcoming, he said, 'there must be some agreement among the countries of Eu- rope as to the requirements of the situation and the part those countries themselves will take to give proper ef- fect to 'whatever action might be undertaken by this government." 1832--Montreal was incor- porated as a ¢ity, 1942--The Battle of Mid- way Island began, The professor has a number of strong reasons for favoring this. change. An obvious one is that it would save the expense of costly duplicate collection or- ganizations. But the most appealing argu- ment is on this hidderm nature of the federal tax. Referring to this, he says, "In the interests of logical decision- making on governmental expen- diture and tax structures in a democracy, it is essential that individuals be aware of the tax they are bearing." In other words, under-the- table government is not good government, Every body but politicians would agree with this. 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