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Divers (in water near boat) pulled seven members of two Gainesville, Ga., families from Lake Lanier Christmas Day. SEVEN DROWN Only four of 11 persons -- two* adults and two children -- riding in the car to get apples for Christmas dinner escaped SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Oregon's swollen Willamette River subsided Friday night, handing downtown Portland a Christmas reprieve from a massive flood threat. In water- logged northern California rain was expected to hamper rescue and clean - up operations in scores of devastated communi- ties. The death toll stood at more than 40 in the five - state flood plague in the U.S. far west. More than 14,000 persons were homeless and property damage was estimated in the millions of dollars. After cresting Friday at 29.8 feet, or almost 12 feet above flood stage. the Willamette be- gan to recede during the night. Officials said only a three-foot concrete parapet held back the water. Forecasters predicted th®Wil- lamette's fall would be slow. More than 1,200 families were evacuated in the north Port- land area as the Columbia River threatened to inundate the section, Army engineers in- sisted the evacuation was pre- cautionary, but they declined to guarantee dikes along the river. More than 7,000 persons were homeless in Oregon. TEMPERATURES TO DROP Flood waters were receding in some California areas. But colder temperatures were fore- cast for today, promising more 40 Dead In 5-State Flood Plague In US. discomfort for about 7,000 flood refugees. Washington state weather forecasters called for snow to- night in the northwest and east- ern portions of their state and rain elsewhere, Predictions are that the Spokane River will crest an@ may cause some damage. In Idaho, the Portneuf River dropped to a flood level of 6% feet as the weather bureau pre- dicted lessening rainfall for a 24-hour period. Flood conditions in Reno had declined by mid-afternoon Fri- day as the Truckee River marked a steady, decreased flow. Earlier it had washed into streets in Vista ,east of Reno. GROUNDED BY FOG Rescue operations in Califor- nia by 48 helicopters scattered over the northern coast will go on today, officials said. Dense fog and rain kept the aircraft on the ground most of Friday, although a few got through late in the day. Many of the heli- copters were from the U.S. air- craft carrier Bennington, which arrived at the flood rescue centre of Eureka, Calif., on a mercy mission. Seven physicians in the Eur- eka area worked 12-hour shifts in helicopters taking injured victims and bodies from the stricken 70-square-mile district. More than 2,000 persons ate Christmas dinner at the Fern- dale Fairgrounds about 15 miles south of Eureka. Many YULE SLAYING | IN NEW YORK NEW YORK (AP) --A slaying was spawned on Christmas Day in the offer of a helping hand. drowning. /fhe car plunged down a -foot embankment | into the lake. --AP Wirephoto | 57.4 DEGREES IN MONTREAL Record Highs And Lows Made For Unusual Yule By THE CANADIAN PRESS Record high and low temper- atures across Canada _high- lighted an unusual Christmas Day and unseasonable weather in the East kept apart many families planning reunions. At least four Eastern cities established record highs for Dec. 25, with Montreal record- ing one of the highest tempea- 'tures in Canada--57.4 degrees. The previous high for the city on Christmas Day was set in 1932 when the temperature was In contrast, the same number of Western cities, in a cold wave that has gripped the Western Prairies for three weeks, established Christmas Day records for coldness. Medicine Hat, Alta., was the coldest spot on the Prairies Fri- day with a minimum reading of 33 degrees below zero. The tem- perature broke a 32-year-old record for the city and marked the third consecutive day on which the temperature hit a record low. Fog and drizzle that curtailed air travel in central Canada for the two days before Christmas moved east, opening airports at Toronto and Montreal for the big day but closing others at Saint John, N.B., and Halifax, affecting at least ,000 Air Can- ada passengers scheduled to take off from those cities late Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The fog is expected to move out over the Atlantic during the weekend. Freakish Christmas weather even held true as far west as Vancouver and other southern British Columbia communities. Vancouver had its first white Christmas since 1951, thanks mainly to a 13-inch snowfall last weekend. Most of the snow stayed on the ground despite above - freezing temperatures Christmas Day. Manitoba received an addi- tional four inches of snow Fri- day and Christmas Eve on top of the 18 inches dumped on most of the province earlier this month. However, Christmas was marred for some families as at least 33 persons died in acci- dents in the period from noon, Thursday, to midnight, Christ- mas Day. Of these 23 died in traffic accidents. Slippery streets and highways across Canada accounted for many minor accidnets. Edmon- ton set a record in the first 12 hours of Christmas Day as po- lice reported 180 accidents--an average of one every four min- utes, Fog in Eastern Canada also slowed traffic down and was blamed as the cause of sev- eral accidents. In Toronto, members of the Police said John Perrin- eau, 28, driving a taxi, saw a stalled car and offered to push it. i He did, and the ear's owner, Mitchell Gotch, 37, claimed his transmission was damaged in the pro- cess. An argument started, and both men went to a police station. There, police learned that Perrineau, em- ployed as a car washer, lacked a driver's licence. They gave him a summons. Later, police said, Per- rineau got a knife, went back to where he had Danish, Chinese and Greek communities welcomed seamen| from those countries into their! homes for Christmas. dinner.| The seamen are crew members| of three freighters stranded in| Toronto for the winter after had come from the nearby coastal area and were staying in private residences. Other communities also set up mass dinners. Search parties continued to comb areas where waters were receding. A civil defence offi- cial said no more human re- mains had been found, but "lots of dead cattle were found on beaches." Officials are saying this flood is the worst in California's his- tory. DANGER PASSES Elsewhere, Feather Rjfver raged for while but fell back. The Rugsian River was re- ceding affer creating a seven- mile-wi lake from Guerne- ville to Rio Nido and Monte Rio, and flooding more than 1,000 homes and resorts. Much of northern California was virtually without highways. U.S. 101 was closed between Willits and Crescent City and at least 1 5 bridges along the route had wasted away. State officials predicted it would take 30 days to restore the highway to car traffic and another 30 days for truck traffic. Western Pacific Railroad said all of its bridges were useable but no trains were operating in northem California. Damage was estimated at $150,000,000 in Humboldt County alone. County Public Works Di- rector Charles Shaller said the loss of the Pacific Lumber Company mill at Scotia, the world's: largest redwood mill, cost $5,000,000. The death to'! remained at 16 in Oregon. Italian Factions 'Still Deadlocked "PEACE, LOVE," SAYS PC CHIEF OTTAWA (CP) -- In his Christmas message to Cana- dians Opposition Leader Die- fenbaker stressed the essen- tials of peace and lo e that are basic to the season. Text of his statement. Christmas is a time when we hear from all sides the familiar carols and hymns, these things so dear to mem- ory as one looks back to one's childhood, 'yet so living and so vital today. The simple heart - warming passage from the scriptures tell of the first Christmas: on earth peace and goodwill to- wards men. Christmas would be incom- plete if we did not express this sentiment one to the other. Peace and love were watchwords of our Lord. They are words that give true meaning to the joy and festiv- ity of Christmas. But Christmas is more than a celebration. It is a time when we recall there are many péople in our country who are denied the things that the rest of us take for granted. To those who are ill or who have suffered loss and bereavement, to those that are denied their share of the better things in life, this is a time for understanding and sympathy. Teo the members of the armed forces overseas, those Canadians who serve abroad, a. special message is due, And above all to the boys and girls: To them, the citizens of tomorrow, the hope of our country, may that day, Christ- mas, be happy and joyful. And as we receive and give presents at Christmas we should not forget that the greatest gift of all lies in the old message of love and good- will. To one and all I wish a very Merry Christmas. RCMP Man | Political sources saw such a} 7 RCMP Suicide Report Issued OTTAWA (CP)--An RCMP report shows that of-14 officers who committed suicide in the last 10 years, eight had mental or personal problems and six were involved in breaches of the RCMP Act. The report, released by Jus- tice Minister Favreau's office on Christmas Eve, amplified re- plies to questions asked in the Commons in recent weeks. The report said RCMP offi- cers work under many condi- tions and pressures not encoun- tered by the average person. "It might be regarded as re- markable that a larger number of members have not cracked under the strain." In the 10 years ending Sept. 30, a total of 123 serving mem- bers of the RCMP died. Five were murdered, 41 were killed in accidents, two died by "'mis- adventure" and 61 died of nat- ural causes. summary of their backgrounds: --Two were under investiga- tion for improper accounting of government funds. --One was facing disciplinary action for drinking and associ- ating with a girl under 21. ; --Two were under investiga- tion for minor offences and ap- parently were depressed. --One was drinking heavily and deep in debt. --One was under treatment for schizop! reaction. --Three were in a depressed mental state. --One had just been caught stealing a small amount of cash from a comrade. --One was believed pushed to suicide by "an unsuccessful courtship." One had personal problems involving his girl friend and fi- nancial difficulties. --One died of an unknown cause; there was a possibility The report did not name the suicide victims but gave this of accidental discharge of his service revolver. BRITISH TROOPS RUSHED IN Police Inspector Riddled By Terrorist Speedster ADEN (CP) -- Britih troops rushed to Crater, Aden's an- cient commercial township, Friday night after a local po- lice inspector was shot down and killed by a submachine- gun burst fired from a speed- ing car by a terrorist. Killed was Chief Inspector Fadhl Ahmed Khalil. Police said several bullets were found in his body and nine in the car in which he had been sitting. Police here said the killers were associated with the "'liber- ation front," operating from bases in Yemen. ROME (AP)--Italy's parlia- | mentary factions conferred) move as a way for the Chris-| through the early hours today|iis, Democrats to get around in an effort to break the two- ; : ; week deadlock in the elections| their own intra - party rivalries (CP) Dishonored OTTAWA Retired for a new president. They met separately before parliament convened for an- other ballot, the 17th in the marathon election. The strongest remaining con- tenders were Deputy Premier Pietro Nenni, a veteran Social- ist, and Foreign Minister Giu- seppe Saragat, a Democrat Socialist. pushed Gotch's car and stabbed Gotch in the chest. Gotch died in hospital. Tied By Friend, Burns To Death DALLAS, Tex. (AP)--A_ 12- failing to make the Dec. 5 clos-| ing date for the St. Lawrence Seaway. Governor - General Georges Vanier and Mme. Vanier shared their Christmas meal with eight students from seven overseas countries. The dinner was ar- ranged when Governor-General and Mme. Vanier discovered jof the almost none of their own four children would be able to join them in Ottawa. + In Montreal, five men were jarrested on charges of smug- igling liquor into the province. TOKYO (AP) Japanese Buddhists published today a) message from Pope Paul VI) inviting Buddhists 'to seek in| Christianity those many good) teachings which may enrich) ever more their thought and/ their life." Rev. Riri Nakayama, presi-| jdent of the Japan Buddhist Fed- eration, said he received the English-language message from the Roman Catholic pontiff dur- ing an audience at the Vatican Dec. 18. Rev. Nakayama, who re- turned to Tokyo Dec. 24, said he had travelled to Rome, after attending the world Buddhist conference in India, to meet the Pope at the behest of South Vietnamese Buddhists.. | The Pope's message ad- \dressed to the Japanese people jand especially its followers of |Buddhism, said: "We appreci- | | year-old boy burned to death in a grass fire Thursday while he was tied to a tree where he and a friend had been playing. The victim was Tommy Mar- tinez. He died in a fire which swept through grass ignited by} fireworks, police said: They quoted an 11-year-old Seek Good In Christianity Pope Paul Tells Buddhists |playmate as saying the two Nenni led the 16th ballot Fri- |day night with 349 votes. jsimple majority of 482 is |needed to elect a successor to {Antonio Segni who resigned the |presidency because of ill health. A meeting before dawn today 400 Christian Democrat lawmakers was the most important party gather- ing. They were trying to de cide whom to back after their official candidate, former pre- mier Giovanni Leone, withdrew Christmas Eve, There were reports the divided Christian Democrats, instead of nominating one of|?* their own number, might turn) |boys had taken turns tying jeach other to the tree. They; had been setting off fireworks! jearlier, Reid said. | Reid quoted the boy as say- : limg he left young Martinez tied] ate these human, ethical andjwhile he went home to get a' social aspects, so conspicuouS|drink of water. When he re- in Buddhism when practised|turned the flames had encircled} with sincerity and goodness." |the Martinez boy, who was| It added: \fatally burned. 'We express the wish that the)" followers of Buddhism may pre-| . 1] 1 . serve the moral and spiritual Gir ; 8, Dies hope that they will always . . show courtesy and kindness to- Wh l D g wards Christians, and Catholics} : 1 e ancin in particular; and that they will! those many. ood teachings {aire Swell, 18. died Thursday Soci may enrich hei. tire? (when she fell while dancing in their thought and their life." |this community 60 miles north- cently visited Saigon and wasjcalled to the scene told police asked again by South Vietnam-|she died minutes after the fall. ese Buddhists to tell the Pope) Police had no details on the the hostility toward the Budd-/nature of her injuries. . Wit- the deposed Ngo Dinh Diem)"made a false step," fell to the government was at the root ofifloor and died shortly after- the renewed Buddhist unrest. (ward. values of .their system; we desire to seek in Christianity] SRS NDP Guo. (CE) et Rev. Nakayama said he re-|west of Montreal. A doctor hists by carry-over. officials ofjnesses told police the girl One of the random tornadoes which swept across Middle Georgia lest night shattered DEMOLISHED this frame apartment house north of McDonough on Georgia 155. The McDonough- the U.S, call for no military in- _.jian government, to Saragat Hope Springs Hotel "Joke" SAIGON (AP) -- Security forces roved far and wide in Saigon Friday as a precaution _ |against a repetition of the Brink a Hotel bombing that killed two|onto weather office at 5:30 a.m.|clear tonight and Sunday. Americans persons. While werk. crews toiled to and wounded 107 storey building, special demoli- tion teams checked all the 67 other U.S. installations in the capital to make sure they had not been infiltrated by terror- ists. No bombs were found. mas Eve, attributed to the Viet Cong, punctuated a crisis in re- lations between Saigon and Washington authorities -- the challenge by Lt..Gen, Nguyen Khanh and his high officers to terference in Viet Nam's civil- Khanh stood pat in support of the young generals who purged the 'high national council--a_ provisional legislature--last Sunday. Lt.-Col, James R. Hagen of Oklahoma City and a_ civilian employee, David M. Agnew of Winter Park, Fla., were killed. Injured were 65 Americans an Australian officer and 41 Viet- namese U.S. authorities announced that 11 Americans remained in hospital and all were in good condition. Comedian Bob Hope re- marked on the incident in a Christmas show for about 400 Al jand as a way to mend cracks jin Premier Aldo Moro's co- jalition, which has been seri- {ously weakened by the pres- idential election. A Saragat candidacy backed by the Christian . Democrats would probably be strong enough to break the deadlock, |providing Nenni's Socialists re- jturn to the ranks of Saragat | supporters. | Moro, a Christian Democrat, heads a coalition of his own party, the Saragat Democratic Socialists, the Nenni Socialists and the Republicans, The four coalition partners failed to agree on a single candidate when the presidential election opened Dec. 16. | While the Christian Demo- lerats backed Leone, the other |three coalition parties sup- jported Saragat. After seven jballots the Socialists and Re- publicans switched to Nenni, who Jater won Communist sup- | RCMP Chief Superintendent Rene Belec of Montreal has been stripped of his long serv- jice medal. ceived the medal in 1953 after completing 20 years service. It| was taken away from him in| a notice posted by the justice) department in this week's Can-| jada Gazette. Belec and Sub-Inspector J. H. M. Poitras were ordered retired) by the cabinet earlier this month. Authorities said their re- tirement was ordered for the ef- ficiency of the force. | Both had been with the RCMP} in Montreal. They were tried) under the RCMP Act and found guilty in connection with mis- appropriation of funds. dismissal was recommended by) Commissioner G. B. McClellan} last September. | Chief Superintendent Belec served with the RCMP for 31 years. Sub-Inspector Poitras Their The former RCMP officer re-|~ Tension Mounts: Lt.-Gen. Sir Charles Harring- ton, commander-in-chief of the British Mideast Command, ap- pealed Friday for calm: and self-restraint. His 18-year-old son, Guy Harrington, was still in hospital with shrapnel wounds in the back received in In Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (AP) -- Malaysia awaited possible new threats today from Indonesia, which has vowed to topple the 16-month-old federation by the end of 1964. : British and Malaysian naval boats increased patrols: after Indonesia's Christmas Eve at- tempt to land at least 50 armed guerrillas from seven launches. The British frigate Ajax broke up the raid and captured 22 of the invaders. The others are be- lieved to have returned to In- donesia. Meanwhile, hundreds of Mal- a bomb outrage Wednesday at a teen-age Christmas party. Miss Gillian Sidey, 16, \ daughter of RAF Air Commo- dore E. §. Sidey, principal medical officer in the British Mideast Command, was killed when a terrorist lobbed a gren- ade into the house where the party was being held. Three other persons were in- jured, 'including Lt.-Col. W. C. S. Holmes, 42, formerly of Vic- toria, B.C., host to the teen- agers. No details were given as to their injuries. Lt.-Col. Holmes was educated at Brentwood College in Vic- toria. There he was head pre- fect and captain of the rifle shooting team. He was one of two B.C.. cadets to go to the Royal Military College at Kingston where he won. the Sword of Honor. He joined the British Army and served during the Second World War in Africa, Northern Italy and France. BRANTFORD WINS BRADFORD, England (Reut- ers)--Bradenford beat Chester- field 1-0 in an English League, fourth division soccer match here Tuesday night. The match had been postponed from Dec. 19. OLD WORLD TRADITION port too, had 15 years of service. aysian troops searched for rem- nants of a 30-man_ Indonesian The deadly explosion Christ-| | WEATHE R FORECAST | | Cloudy, | Light Dr | Forecasts issued by the Tor- Synopsis: A gradual trend to cooler weather continues over most of Ontario, Light drizzle clear wreckage of the seven-|is reported here and there in|Bay: Clearing tonight. A little southern Ontario and_ spotty areas of light snow are occur- ring in the north. There should be a clearing trend tonight as high 'pressure builds in from |}the west. Regional forecasts valid until midnight Sunday night: Lake St. Clair, Lake Erie, Niagara, Western Lake Ontario, Haliburton, Killaloe, Windsor, Hamilton, Toronto: Partial clearing tonight. Gradually fall- ing temperatures. Sunday vari- able cloudiness and cooler. Winds light variable. Lake Huron, Southern Geor- gian Bay, London: Cloudy and cooler with occasional snow- flurries tonight and Sunday. Winds light. Eastern Lake Ontario: Par- tial clearing tonight. Variable cloudiness Sunday, Cooler to- night and Sunday. Winds light Cooler izzle Algoma, White River: Mainly Winds light. Cochrane, Western James guerrilla band that landed Wed- nesday in Johore state 150 miles southwest .of Kuala Lumpur, the capital. Government forces have killed three and captured 11 of the invaders. Malaysian officials have is- sued a warning that any "mas- sive attack" by Indonesia would bring retaliation. Indonesian President Sukarno charges that Malaysia, com- posed of the former British col- onies of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak and North Borneo was created as a British plot to en- circle Indonesia. LONDON MME RY LITER LONDON © ONTARIO Canmaea NEW WORLD PERFECTION cooler. Winds light. Forecast Temperatures Low tonight, High Sunday Windsor ....scce00. 20 St. Thomas . 20 London .....+ Kitchener . Mount Forest . Wingham Hamilton .... St. Catharines Toronto ......+ Peterborough, Trenton «+... Killaloe . 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