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3 a hs, | NJ 2 THE OSHAWA TIMRS, Wedneadey, Angust 26,1968 LAND OF WHITE GOLD -- PART e History -Lives 'With I Uzbekistan, a Soviet re- public in west-central Asia, has through the centuries been overrun by armies of some of the great conquer- ors. Today, while proud of its historic past, it is stréss- ing modern industry and farm development. In this story, John Best, Canadian Press correspondent in Mos- cow, reports on. the blend of past and present as seen on a reporting tour of the It is in the ancient cities of Samarkand (Timur's capital) and Bukhara, with their rich store of antiquities, that history encroaches niost noticeably on the present. Here in Tashkent, hub of the republic: and -its industrial cen- tre, emphasis' is definitely on contemporary matters, Everything is being changed, say, pointing to the scores of new apartment buildings being local Communist party officials pyr thrown up, the huge construc- ndustry 3 AGN cea D aiekae i Afghanistan BOUND UP IN HISTORY region. tion cranes, the concrete slabs By JOHN BEST TASHKENT (CP) -- The fa- bled past and the restless®iyygs- ent live together in a kind of peaceful coexistence in the So- viet republic of Uzbekistan. With 10,000,000 people, Uzbe- kistan is the most: populous of the four Soviet republies of central Asia--others are Turk- menia to the west, Tadjikistan and Kirghizia to the south and east. Some of history's giants have figured in its past: Alexander of Macedon, Genghis Khan and his Mongo} hordes, and Timur, commonly known as Tamer- Jane, Most of the conquerors. who have come here over the cen- turies are regarded as mere plunderers by contempo- rary Uzbek leaders who em- phasize that central Asia had a highly developed culture even} before the arrival of Alexander} . in the 4th century B.C. But the line on the mighty Tamerlane is different, Official tourist literature says he raised this area anew to "glory and fame" through his vast Asiatic conquests in the 14th century AD. And Tamerlane was a na- tive son, born 50 miles south of} Samarkand MOSTLY DESERT Though 80 per cent of Uzbe- kistan is desert, semi-desert or arid mountain, it encloses por- tions of two grpat river sys- tems, Syr Darya and Amu Da- rya, which irrigate the region. Its principal crop is cotton. It produces two-thirds of the cot-| |mudin -Asamov, a building en- jyear, he says, with many resi- piled next to mud-walled huts marked for extinction. ATTACK ILLITERACY You hear the- same story wherever you go in Uzbekistar --Before the 1917 revolution: Many shops and few indus- tries, few schools, widespread illiteracy, primitive medical, facilities, high mortality rates, friction and living here, principal of which are the Uzbeks, Russians, Ta- tars, Kazahks, Tadjiks, Turk- men and Kara-kalpaks, -Since the revolution: Bur- geoning industry, improved living standards, educa- tion and heath facilities available to all, &mity among the ethnic groups. But in Tashkent they tell it with particular relish, particu- jarly the part about industrial growth. The 32-year-old mayor, Hus- gineer before going into full- time party and municipal work, says Tashkent now has more than 400 industries and its ex- ports go to more than 50 coun- tries. Ten thousand apartments are marked for 'completion this dential blocks to open in Octo- ber when the 40th anniversary of the Uzbek republic is cele- brated. Tashkent is a cosmopolitan city. and an Asiatic crossroads. Planes land here en route from Afghanistan and India to Mos- cow. strife! among myriad racial groups) INTERPRETING THE NEWS By WILLIAM L .RYAN AP Special Correspondent The' civilian. explosion § in South Viet Nam. can prove a serious blow to United States efforts to hold back Communist pressure in Southeast Asia. Already some of America's allies indicate lack of faith that the war against the Viet Cong can be won. If the alternative to victory is negotiation, the prospects for negotiated peace are also unpleasant from yar- ious viewpoints. The South Viet Nam explo- sion 'should have surprised 'no- body. The wonder is that it didn't come sooner. Young peo- ple there. have known nothing but war, tension, dictatorship) and frustration. They are resil-| jent people, but there are lim- its to their patience. Frustration seems -the key} word. Young, educated people) in the cities want some sort of} representative government. But) in a country at war there is a high price on a luxury like New Vietnam Violence Threatens U.S. Asia Dike In these circumstances' South|make their terms clear: With- Viet Nam had to progress from|draw! of Americans and settle- one dictatorship to another./ment "in the spirit of the pro- There had to be a dictatorship|gram of the National Front for until there was victory -- and/Liberation of South Viet Nam." there was no sign of victory. That is another way of saying Now the question is whether|a conference should prepare South Viet Nam is back where|South Viet Nam for an eventual it was last November, with lit-|Communist take-over. tle to show for two coups. There is support in Europe The explosion this week has|for neutralization of both North the look of a depressing symp-|and South Viet Nam. There is tom.a_ sign of weakening re-|little prospect that the regime sistance, a search for quick so-|in the north would agree to be lutions. The majority may, as|neutralized, and neutralization Americans say, be against com-|of the south alone would leave munism and even neutralism,|it to the mercy of the Commu- but that won't help if the willjnists eventually, when they to fight a stubborn, furtive in-|were ready to move. Such a so- surrection is eroded by internal) lution conceivably could under- chaos, confusion and. frustra-|mine the whole Western posi- tion tion on the Asian mainland and lead, some day, to Chinese dom- CHANCE FOR REDS ination of the continent. Developments likely will en-|- courage the Communists and) Communist regime in the north.| If they act according to pattern, they will take full advantage of the confusion. All this can have an effect on Lake Shipper Would Like Staff Cross UAW Picket LONDON, Ont. (CP) -- The London Labor Council executive Tuesday night sent telegrams to CNR President Donald Gor- don and London Mayor Gordon |Stronach requesting their inter- vention in the strike by some 160 members of the United Auto Workers (CLC) at the Wolverine Tube division. of Cal- umet and Hecla of Canada Lim- . ited here. ' Maurice Collins, president of the council, said the telegram to Mr. Gordon asked him to help put a stop to CNR driv- | By JAMES NELSON j OTTAWA (CP)--An out-of-of-| fice politician who makes a promise in an elected campaign can't be held to account for it if he gets elected and joins the Cabinet. This theory of political res- ponsibility drew op posi tion| laughter and shouts of derision} in thet Commons Tuesday when it was stated by Postmaster- General. Jack. Nicholson, | "This is the most outrageous) {proposition that 1 have ever! heard advanced," said Opposi-) tion Leader Diefenbaker. opposition questions about an is PEO oer ee = Members Jeer Claim Of Pledge Immunity housing project in Vancouver and a promise given in an elec- tion campaign by Arthur Laing now minister of northern af- ter. NOT BY MINISTER fairs. Mr. Laing is absent this week on an Arctic tour. "I say there is a difference between a private member campaigning as a member of the opposition party trying to get elected, and a member of he government," said Mr. |Nicholson, whose portfolio in-| cludes housing matters. 'ANOTHER MATTER' Later he added: "When a Mr. Nicholson was answering {man speaks as a member of the government he speaks on "This was a statement, I be- of an electior c¢: "It was. not made by & respon- sible minister, of the Crown." | Mr. Diefenbaker snapped: "Does the fninister say that-a statement made by man jwho today occupies the position. 'of minister of northern affairs sponsible because he-was not a minister then?" Me lieve, that was made by a po- > litical candidate jn the course' aign some © years ago,"' Mr. Nicholson said. » behalf of the government. When was: not made "by .the minis« ; md Se %. & en. She and national resources is irre- . "I never made or suggested -- any such statement," Mr. Nich-~ s/@ man speaks during the course jers being harrassed by (CNR) r . of an election campaign about supervisors and forced to cross} increase in rents at a veteran s olson replied free elections. Democracy as it) american public opinion, espe- is known in the West is in a) cjajly if it visualizes the expen- pitifully embryo state in South| sive effort of the lasi few years| Viet Nam: as wasted. For years there has heen talk| - In the rest of Asia and among Canal Priority | MURRAY BAY, Que. (CP-- It tries i Doge bong of the need for social justice,|America's allies elsewhere, it)T, R. McLagan, president of the move. Yet It is als leconomic improvement for|can generate pressure for some|Canada Steamship Lines, said ton grown in the U.S.S.R and} likes to call itself "the republic|laxed place. of the white gold." == = | MARKET ATMOSPHERE It also produces silk, jute)" think it is much more hu- fruit and vegetables in abun-|morous than Moscow," said a dance, along with ferrous and|visiting French reporter. He nonferrous metals. It has a|meant that Tashkent, for all its wide assortment of industrial|;yoyant energy,.doesn't seem enterprises, including a huge|to take itself so seriously. textile factory here and a nat-| whereas Moscow tends to be| ural gas works at Bukhara. brooding and introspective, ; eee ----\'rashkent has more the outgoing flavor of a busy market place. |The people are rather casual land they move about at an un- s Pro-African jhurried pace, at oo of | y haps i erence Paper Faces ite? mam" | peratures. : | Outl Bid | Colorful garments, including t aw Dil \flamboyant loose-fitting dresses worn by Uzbek women and em- SALISBURY (Reuters) --jproidered beanies called tyu- Justice Minister Desmond Lar-|beteikas worn by the men, re- dner-Burke presented a motion|mind the visitor that he is in In Southern Rhodesia's Parlia-|Asia. ment Tuesday calling for the| But with all the emphasis on) banning of the pro -. African|industry, Daily News, one of Salisbury's|Tashkent is really. not so far there is evidence that} rural people, measures to raise|sort of negotiated settlement. public morale, elimination of| What kind of settlement could} corruption, appointment of|there be? T he Communists army and government leaders|-- pug mere NTC OE, basis it. These] .. 'i Sere tale sche ae before Singer Injured | In 6-Floor Fall President Ngo Dinh Diem die in last November's coup. Cruelre pression had not } helped Diem survive. But re-| TORONTO (CP) -- Geraldine straint and avoidance of blood-|paphne Gillies, a 29-year-old shed in this week's uprising did/pightclub singer, plunged 50) not seem to help Nguyen|feet from the balcony of her} Khanh, either. sixth - floor apartment early There is deep frustration for|Tuesday after a woman friend Americans, too. To. those on the|had held on to'her for 30 sec- scene it must have seemed that| onds. only a strong hand could mar-| Miss Gillies was in serious shal the country for the effort|condition in hospital with frac-| needed to beat back the Com-|tures to her left hip, a wrist and| munists. When Duong Van Minh! several ribs. proved a disappointment, there, Her friend saw the singer col- were hopes that his successor,|lapse and managed to grasp Khanh, had the strong handiher wrists. But she lost her needed. grip. ltaken together, carried 34,765,- Tuesday he would like to see a certain priority of lake ves- sels over ocean ships in the elland Canal. Mr. McLagan suggested in an interview a proportion of so many lakers to ocean ships, but he did not stipulate what pro- portion. -He said this was done in 1959. "Lake ships carry tore in| tonnage, and there are a lot of delays caused by ocean ships," he said. "'We only know there is a greater delay in terms of time because the voyages of| lakers are of shorter duration."| Mr. McLagan referred to- fig- ures for 1963 which showed that 41,303,000 cargo tons moved through the canal. Of -- this amount, Canadian lakers car- ried 27,807,000 cargo tons. Ca- nadian and American lakers, 000 cargo tons, or 84 per cent of the total. Ocean ships, ac- cording tothe figures he the picket line." It added the tactics used in London at the Wolverine strike could hardly create business .or a good image." Workers of Local 27 went on strike at the tubing- manufac- turing plant last Wednesday, seeking a new contract after they turned down an offer by the company of a three-per-cent wage increase. The union, cer- tified last November, is seek- cents to 30 cents an hour and says the company's offer rep- resents from five cents to eight cents in each year of a: two- year contract. The telegram to Mayor Stron- lach said the council is con- |cerned with the number of po- \lice appearing and spending |much time at the peaceful strike scene at Wolverine Tube." Monday night the executive of the London Labor Council is- sued a statement saying it would quarantine' the Wolv- erine plant until its manage- ment learns to behave in a |manner which brings it up to \the standard of other manage- |ments in London." Mr. Collins, thorized to enlarge on what quarantine" the council would employ. ing pay hikes ranging from 197 ask Teresa Romero Garcia if statement, said he was not au- "DADDY' SHOUTS END WEDDING LIMA, Peru (Reuters)--The solemnity of a church mar- riage ceremony was shattered here when a woman screamed "that's my "husband," it was reported: Tuesday. | .. The priest was just about to | she would take Alcides Ze- lada Saldana ag her lawful wedded husband when down the aisle walked Saldana's | wife, accompanied by five | children yelling: "daddy, | daddy," The would-be-bride de and the groom fled, pursued by several of his brothers-in- law. "He left the house early this | morning, saying he was going | to work,'? Mrs. Saldana re- | ported. \Nurst A Minute . .°. s| . if it's proper, fast and effi-| cient travel service you want . . .| |eall MRS. WALTER BRANCH. As a representative of DONALD) TRAVEL she will do everything) possible to help you. The number) 725-1328. \ what. he will try to do, that is another matter and different from speaking as a member of the government." * The flurry arose from a de- cision by Mr. Nicholson the Central Mortgage and Hous- ing Corpotation not to postpone an increase in rents for the veterans houses. Rates will rise between $3.50 and $11 a month, depending on the house, Oct. 1. Harold Winch (NDP -- Van- couver East) and George Chat- terton (PC -- Esquimalt-Saan- ich) asked about a_ written promise given by Mr. Laing two years ago. Mr. Laing, a former Lib- eral leader in British Columbia and prior to that an MP here, was seeking election in the fed- eral riding of Vancouver South. | Both Mr. Winch and Mr Chatterton referred to the} promise '"'made by the minis- ter" and Mr. Nicholson said it SERVICE STATION AVAILABLE Excellent Opportunity @ GOOD GALLONAGE @ GOOD LOCATION All Replies Confidential WRITE BOX 43 Oshawa Times they .said had been) ise) that I think it-is," Mr. before he was a.minister." of derision, . "Does Mr. Nicholson say that are not to be regarded as re- sponsible unless. they are min- isters when they make them?" Mr. Diefenbaker asked. Speaker Alan Macnaughton called for order. PRESCRIPTIONS ca MITCHELL'S DRUGS 9 Simcoe North 723-3431 BUY THE FIRST TIRE AT OUR "NO TRADE-IN" PRICE Get the 2nd TI two daily newspapers. removed from the past after carried the remaining The motion, to be debated to-|all. | K Would Attend k providing for' a banning order|and thoroughly emancipated,| tionary past when Uzbekistan|son , Canadian - born British|he added where a publication "'is held tojolder women still go about) The Daily News has a circu- very strongly Moslem and)newspaper publtsher, said Tues-| "Thomson said in London ; enera-| day, was brought under an atl onan me younses f S : be contrary to the interests of|heavily shrouded in white head- lation of 15,000. It is owned by| women kept their faces hidden|qay Soviet Premier Khrushchev|Khrushchev's attitude on Cy.| on of women is well dressed) ic e-revolu-| Ly N (CP)--L i w Sovi ' nl public safety or security." dress, a relic of. the pre-rev' LONDON (CP)--Lord Thom-,ing leader of the Soviet people, oe a ta Cana-|in public. jtold him he would be willing|/priis was "hostile to us." quoted, 16 per cent, In Ottawa, officials of the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority had no comment on Mr. Mc- Lagan's suggestion. However, it is known that the seaway authority has been dis- cussing with lake shipping firms the problem of Welland "Tf it is tte statement (prom- _; Nicholson added, "it was made... and| Opposition MPs let out a roar © statements made by candidates « WYLONAIRE hs a 4 i ~~ Ada "The Russians and the Turks|Canal traffic congestion and a $ One are natural enemies," he said,|Toronto firm of consultants is Tee "Politically Mr. Khrushchev) Studying the situation. dian-born publisher Lord Thom- And when Mayor Asamov)to 'attend another' summit con-| son himself boasts that' Tashkent|ference, The paper, which has mostly|has 30,000 motor vehicles, he| "As soon as I suggested it,| African readers, printed a story|reveals a statistic that indicates last June which said interviews|the city has a long way to go with ministers indicated the|in mechanization. It means government intended to declare|there is one vehicle for every unilatreally Southern Rhod-|36 persons: And most of the esia's complete independencejmotor vehicles are state-owned from Britain July. 6 or Oct. 24.|trucks. WEATHER FORECAST Turning Sunny And Warmer Forecasts issued. by th@ Tor- onto weather 'office at 5:30 a.m. Synopsis: area is moving into the Great|25 this afterndon. Mainly sunny Lakes region today. This will} Lake Huron, Georgian Bay: bring mainly sunny skies Marine Forecasts Lake Superior: Winds south- A high pressure) west 15 becoming south 20 to|Soviet Union's needs. in| Winds west 20 becoming southiKhrushchev told me_ that he said 'Yes', Thomson told! |reporters at London airport on| his return from the Soviet Un-| ion.* During his 15-day visit Thom-} json and Khrushchev were trav-| __jlelling companions on a train/sreeted him 'was quite astound- journey across Russia's virgin farm lands area. In Moscow the Soviet news-} |paper Pravda quoted Khrush-| chev. as telling "vomson that} the Russians: bought more} jena from Canada laste-year| than they actually needed. homson, who met with Khrushchev in Kazakhstan Aug.| 13, said that, according to fig- jures given him on Soviet wheat |production: this year, the 1964 jerop will be sufficient for the In an interview published in |Pravda, Thomson said: "Mr. he southern Ontario. Temperatures|10 this evening and south 25|doesn't even need all the wheat in| Thursday morning. Sunny. Lake Ontario, Lake will remain below normal this cool air mass. Cool air also} Erie: covers Northern Ontario. A re-| Winds .west 15 becoming light| turn to more seasonal temper-|this evening. Sunny. atures is indicated for all re- gions Thursday. Lake St. Clair, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Niagara, Lake"On-|« tario, southern -Georgian, fei ee : regions, Windsor, London, 'Ham- Kitchen ie ilton, Toronto: Sunny with es afternoon cloudy periods: and cool today. Thursday sunny and Ham warmer. 1 amilton : ' i St. Catharines.... Haliburton, northern Geor-| Toronto . gian Bay, Timagami, Algoma, | peterborough southern White River, Coch-|Trenton ,. rane'regions, North Bay, Sud- Kingston . bury: Variable cloudiness and) xijjaloe ., cool today. Thursday mainly) Muskoka . sunny and warmer. North Bay.. Northern White River, west-| Sudbury ern James Bay regions: Vari-|EKarlton ..... a able cloudiness and cool today.|/Sault Ste. Marie... Thursday sunny and warmer) Kapuskasing with increasing cloudiness in| White River.. the afternoon and chance of|Moosonce . showers by evening. ' oececcees Forecast Temperatures Low tonight, High Thursday + Windsor 62 Mount Forest..... Wingham ....... ve he bought earlier in Canada." /HAD CROP FAILURES The Soviet Union jimported 11,600,000 tons of |wheat to make up for crop lfailures over most of the coun- jtry. It bought ~ 6,900,000 tons j\from Canada, 1,800,000 from the |United States. ie | 'Thomson said his interview \with Khrushchev 'could not |have been' more satisfactory." "He was always under con- trol of the situation and knew precisely his view on all ques- tions and freely and readily ex- pressed it," Thomson added. Thomson said that during his 10-day trip through the Cauca- sus and the Crimea, he found iliving standards in the Sovjet |\Union significantly improved since his last visit 18 months jago He said Khrushchev had done much toward improving life in the Soviet Union ' "T regard bim as an inspir- ichev the man was: "I like him|higher than in recent years be- last year| is very sound," Thomson said. | "In Russia they have not got) WET HEAT elections like we have here, but) VANCOUVER (CP) City I'm convinced if they did have,jresidents who heat their homes he would be re-elected on his|with natural gas are getting own, The enthusiasm which|higher gas bills this summer. The B.C. Hydro and Power Au- ing." thority says gas bills in June Thomsom's verdict on Khrush-|were on an average about $1 immensely, | think he is a most|cause of the unusual amount of able man. There is no question|wet weather, July and August of that; He is doing a greatibills are also expected to show) deal for the people of his coun-|that residents used more heat! try." |than usual. | 15 Militia Regiments List Under 200 Men By DAVE McINTOSH OTTAWA (CP) -- At least 1 militia infantry regiments have fewer than 200 personnel and their ratio of officers to men is about one officer for every five or six men, With three exceptions, all these regiments are in Ontario and Quebec. The figures are contained in a defence department report on the 45,000-member militia made public by the Commons defence committee Tuesday. Associate Defence Minister Cardin has said the militia will be reduced to 30,000 and that decisions on which units will be disbanded or amalgamated with jothers will be reached by Octo- | ber. | An examination of the figures} lindicates which infantry and jother types, of units may be jdisbanded, though 'authorities jsaid it may be politically im- |possible for Mr. Cardin to elim- linate some currently weak reg- {iments because of their famous 5/names and war records. An infantry battalion". oorm- aily numbers slightly more than 900, though in the militia a strength of about 500 is con- sidered excellent. Battalions with fewer than |200 personnel in Ontario in- clude: | The Perth Regiment, Strat- ford, 22 officers and 94 men;| The Highland Light Infantry | of. Canada, Galt, 30 officers and 102 men; 2nd Battalion, Essex. and Kent Scottish, Chatham, 29 of- ficers and 169 men; | The Lake Superior Scottish! 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