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Home Newspaper Of Oshawa, Whitby, Bowman- _ville, Ajax, Pickering and neighboring centres in Qnt- ario. and Durham Counties. VOL. 95 --- NO. 278 She Oshawa Cimes 10¢ Single C S5e Per Week Home Delivered OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1966 Weather Report Cloudy weather with not much change in temperature forecast. Low tonight 32, high Friday 38. at Tides Mail Bast Affien Neanartment for payment of Postage in Cash EDGAR J. BENSON + « « demands unacceptable BILL TO STOP AIR STRIKE HOLDS PAY HIKE OTTAWA (CP) -- Legislation on its way to the Commons to prevent a strike of air traffic controllers will also provide for a salary increase. The legislation is scheduled to be introduced Friday, but the government will ask the House today to change its rules to al- low immediate introduction of such emergency bills. The union has set a strike deadline for 8 a.m. local times Tuesday; Dec. 20. Revenue Minister Benson gave notice of the strike-preventing bill with the following 'resolu- tion: "That it is expedient to intro- duce a measure. to provide for the continuation of air 'traffic control services; to provide also for an increase in the remuner- ation of air traffic controllers." TALK RESUME TODAY Negotiations between the gov- ernment and representatives of the key airport workers were to resume at 3 p.m. EST today, half an hour after the Commons begins its daily sitting. A strike of the nearly 800 con- -- trol tower and radar operators who are.members of the Cana- dian Air Traffic Controllers As- sociation would halt all air , traffic except for small aircraft able to take off and land with- out assistance, ' Negotiating teams from the CATCA and the treasury board spent 2% hours in talks Wed- nesday night before adjourning until today. Revenue Minister Benson stood by in his office, ready to take part in the talks if called. The government gave notice Wednesday that it will intro- duce legislation to outlaw the Strike, and at the same time said it will ask for extended oes of sitting to debate the I. Speaker Lucien Lamoureux agreed to an Opposition demand for an emergency debate of the air traffic controllers situation Wednesday. Conservative Leader Diefen- baker accused the government of holding a club over the con- trollers' heads by threatening to bring in legislation outlawing a strike while negotiations were , Still going on. NDP Leader Douglas said the government had no choice but to accept the recommendations set out by Judge John B. Rob- inson, who was appointed by the government to inquire into the dispute, WON'T, MEET DEMANDS Mr. Benson said flatly the cabinet would not agree to the - controllers' wage demands. He said the Wage proposals set out by Judge Robinson would mean a 40-per-cent pay increase for the 800: air traffic controllers. He said it was never intended that the judge would recom- mend. specific pay scales. It would upset the entire. civil service salary schedule if the Robinson report was imple- mented. A trainee. under the present scale starts at $4,800 and can move up to a maximum of $9,528. Under the Robinson formula the minimum and maximum would be increased to $5,288 and $11,820, Spokesmen for the CATCA said the wage rates recom- mended in the report would mean an average pay increase of between 14 and 17 per cent, Transport Minister Pickers- gill made the Robinson report public for the first time during Wednesday's debate. Mr. Benson said the control- lers received a 12-per-cent raise on July. 1, 1965 and another three per cent on July 1, 1966, MEANS 40-PER-CENT HIKE Judge Robinson was pro posing an additional 23 per cent which would mean almost 40 per cent in two years, Mr. Ben- son said. Judge Robinson said he was surprised at the government's stand that specific wage rates could not be proposed. He said his study of the terms of ref- erence indicated the Teverse. Martin Calls For Detente LBJ Invites In Cold War | PARIS (CP) -- External Af-,ing the session with U.S. State, fairs Minister Paul Martin of|Secretary Dean Rusk. Canada today called for a recip-| 44 aide said Martin and Rusk rocal reduction in ro dealt mainly with the Vietnam Be oe ee et Nara situation in their talks but de- ermany and urged that NATO) clined to give details. An infor- launch a study pt es oe Pro-| nant said they possibly are ex- Pee said also that the Soviet|PIOTINE new ideas but declined Union appears 'more seriously|'° ©220ate. : interested than ever before" in! In his NATO speech, Martin reaching an East-West agree- maintained that while Soviet ment to ban the spread of nu-|forces now are stronger than clear weapons. jthey ever have been, the Rus- Martin spoke as the foreign|Sians '"'have become more rea- ministers began a two-day an-|Soable in the political sphere." nual review of NATO political; One possible forward move, issues. France is participating,he suggested, should be "recip- as one of the 15 council mem-|rocal, gradual and balanced re- bers. |ductions in Soviet and Western He also continued to hold ajforces in.Germany which might number of bilateral talks with|be achieved by parallel steps Western foreign tinistersin-| worked out through informal cluding » meeting dur-! consultations." For Oil Sanctions UNITED NATIONS (AP) =|all means the transport to African members of the UN Se-| Southern Rhodesia of oil or oil curity Council were reported to-| products," day to have refused to drop de-| Lord Caradon of Britain; who mands that Britain use force to|spent most of Wednesday in cut off Rhodesia's oil supply de-| consultation with the African spite Western warnings such de-|council members, was said to mands are doomed to defeat. (have pointed out that Britain Informed sources said Britain; would have to throw a naval has failed to persuade the three| blockade around all of southern African members -- Nigeria,| Africa to enforce such a ban. Uganda and Mali--to abandon; "The whole idea is unrealis- their attempt to draft such anjtic," said a source close to the amendment onto the British British delegation. resolution calling for mandatory, "Even sanctions against 12 Rhodesian; warships available for such a exports, not including oil. The} massive blockade, she would re- amendment introduced this|fuse to take a step certain to week with the blessings of the|bring her into direct confronta- 38 African UN members de-| tion with South Africa and Por-| mands that Britain "prevent by! tugal." Growing Religious Troubles . if Britain had the| be. Mail clerks and mailmen at the Oshawa Post Office are beginning to feel the last-minute weight of the Yuletide postal Their burden gets bigger scramble.' Pose Problems For Indians NEW DELHI (AP)--A mus-/the slaughter of cows and a cular, sword-carrying Sih, con-|food shortage affecting millions! sidered a saint by his 10,500,000)in eastern India. followers, has opened a new| Fateh Singh has a devoted tinderbox of troubles for the|political and religious follow- government of Prime Minister|ing, including some who would Indira Gandhi of India. not hesitate to use a suicide-by- With national elections twoj|fire campaign to further their months away, the demands of' demands. Seven persons have 53-year-old Saint Fateh Singh) pledged to follow his lead by DIME CHANGE IRKS SEAMAN LUNENBURG, N.S. (CP) --Capt. Angus Walters, skipper of the original rac- ing - fishing schooner Blue- nose, objects to a change in the Canadian 10-cent piece. The Bluenose will be re- placed next year on the for greater autonomy for the large Sikh community he heads could have serious political rep- ercussions. This is why his threat to be- gin a 10-day fast Saturday, to be followed by self-immolation by fire, has sent chills through the government. It already is trying to cope with increasing student agitation, widespread strikes, demands for a ban on CENSORSHIP CHARGED immolating themselves. Any concessions to the Sikhs would provide ammunition to Hindu extremists who are cur-| rently riding a wave of politico-| religious outbursts in parts of} India. Many Hindu leaders still resent the fact that the Sikhs last month were given their) own state of Punjabi Suba/ (Punjabi-speaking) in northern India. ; back of the new Canadian dimes by a mackerel. "T hope. the change is only temporary and that the Bluenose will be back on the dime in 1968," Capt. Walters said in an interview Wednesday. He sees little national sig- nificance attached to the mackerel. tomorrow -- the city mail- ing deadline for Christmas postal deliveries. Up to his waist in the current prob- lems is postal clerk, Jim Boyd, 204 Court St. So far 'CHRISTMAS RUSH PILES UP MAIL FOR POSTMEN this year, the post office has handled an increase of 110,000 letters over last year. Last» Dec. 1 an in- crease of 1,100 parcels was WASHINGTON (AP) -- Presi- dent Johnson made known through his press secretary Wednesday night that he is ready to discuss an extended ceasefire in Vietnam, including a freeze on troop reinforce- ments "if the other side is re- sponsive."' When Press Secretary Bill D. Moyers was asked whether that meant the United States is ready to talk over with the other side in the war the spe- cific issues of an extended ceasefire and a "stand-fast" by sides he replied, "yes."' This latest White House com- 'United States does not show noted. About 215 extra em- ployees have been hired to handle the Christmas mail volume, One major' sie behind the president's whbaghase to have discussions on d conditions of east is to find out whether the Commu- nist side is willing to exchange views directly or indirectly on any subject and whether it would be willing to go beyond the immediate issues. The president's strategy also is to make certain that the Signs of lagging in developing peace possibilities, however slender. PROMPTS PROPOSAL The latest White House com- ment was prompted by a pro- posal by Senator Mike Mans- field, Democratic leader in the Senate. He proposed that the brief holiday truces be extended to a single protracted ceasefire lasting altogether just short of two months. The Communists and the United States and its allies have (Oshawa Times Photo) 'Referendum Supports Spanish Leader's Plan MADRID (AP) -- General- jissimo Francisco Franco jemerged today from Spain's secend national: referendum in |380 years with smashing support |for his government reorganiza- tion plans and new strength from which to negotiate Spain's future relations with the rest of | Western Europe. |. More than 17,000,000 Span- jiards--85 per cent of those elig- ible to vote--apparently said isi"? in the nationwide vote Wednesday on Franco's pro- gram. With about 61 per cent of the voting population, accounted for, the vote was 10,275,111 yes (85.2 per cent), 220,849 no (1.8 per cent), 243,186 blank or void (2.1 per cent), and 1,312,432 abstain- ing (10.9 per cent) as a sign of opposition or indifference. Even Franco's staunchest sup- porters were amazed at the re- sult. Although the government utilized press and propaganda facilities to the fullest to muster support and relentlessly muz-' zled opposition forces calling for |a voters' boycott; the most opti- "TASTELESS, DISTORTED" Kennedy Lawyers Seek Book Ban NEW YORK (AP) -- Mrs. Johi F. Kennedy says she is prepared to relive her grief and shock after the assassination of Her porary lawyers said preparing papers seek a tem- injunction to stop the book's publication and will file they are friction between the Kennedys and President Johnson. supposed to have started on the plane that It was brought Kennedy's her husband in order to block publication of a book about the tragedy She admits the prospect of going to court is "horrible."' The book, which the Kennedy family at first had authorized, is Death of a President, by William Manchester It de- scribes the assassination - of President Kennedy in Dallas, Tex., Nov. 22,. 1963, and the events in the days immediately afterward. Mrs. Kennedy calls parts of the book "tasteless and. dis- torted" and says As horrible as a trial will be, it now seems clear that my only redress is to.ask the courts to enforce my rights. .. ." them in two or three days. Summonses already have been served on Harper and Row, book publishers, .and Cowles Communications Inc., publishers of Look magazine. OUT IN APRIL The magazine paid Manches- ter a reported $650,000 for the serial rights to his book and 'has scheduled publication of the first article for Jan. 10. Harper and Row plan to bring out the book next April. Mrs. Kennedy's ment about the book mention- ing "inaccurate and unfair ref- erences to other individuals" and the impending lawsuit may throw some light on reports of A State- body from Dallas te Washing- ton after the assassination. To support Mrs. Kennedy's contention that Manchester's book violated the terms of the agreement under which it was written, this and other episodes may be aired Manchester said: "I have confidence in the book, I think it will stand on its own, .I <4 only that people give it a chance." William Attwood chief of Look, issued a state- ment Wednesday night saying eancellation of the scheduled publication now would amount to "censorship. of history." He said Look intended to go ahead, editor - in- Gaz JACKIE KENNEDY e + » Opposes publication | mistic pre-voting prediction was a favorable response from 80 per cent of those voting. In- stead, 96 per cent of those vot- ing voted yes. OPPOSITION HURT The heavy pro-Franco vote was likely to dismay potential opposition groups seeking an early end to the 27-year-old dic- tatorship. It was expected to have an jalready 'set one 48-hour truce for the period of Dec. 24-26 --j{and another 48-hour. truce for equally - strong effect abroad, where complaints that the Span- ish people are denied liberty as it is known in some democratic countries has kept Spain from membership in the European Common Market and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. "The size of the vote and the evidence of support by the bulk of the Spanish people may well change the minds of some of Gen. Franco's critics,"' said one political observer here. Sharp Silent On Tax Boost VANCOUVER (CP) -- Fi- nance Minister Sharp said Wed- nesday he has a "Christmas present for the older people of Canada" in his mini-budget to be presented Monday, but he re- fused to say if increased per- sonal income taxes will pay for it. "On Monday next, I'm going to offer.all Canadians the op- portunity of sharing in a Christ- mas present to the older peo- ple of this country," Mr. Sharp told-a press conference. Dec. 31-Jan, 2. The allies have also proposed, but-the Commu- nists have not yet accepted, a 96-hour suspension of combat for the Vietnamese new year, Tet, Feb. 8-12. A week before Mansfield urged extension of the truce coupled with a "stand-fast" on present troop levels, Pope Paul had urged that the holiday truces of Christmas and New Year's be merged into a "single continuous period." Both Mansfield and the Pope Czechs Stop Arms Moves ANKARA (Reuters) -- Czech- oslovakia has stopped a second shipment of heavy arms on its way to Cyprus amid increasing Turkish protests, it was learned today. The Czechoslovak ambassador called at the Turkish foreign of- fice today and reported that his government had stopped the) shipment. | Turkey had warned it might use its navy and air force to try to prevent the shipment. made clear that they thought the extension should be ac- cepted and observed by both sides and that the major pur- pose would be to see whether ways could be found for end- ing the war. conditions which would be agreeable to the United States, The dominant opinion here is that the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong are likely to take a. negative attitude toward all such suggestions -- based on U.S. officials privately are|their view that they are suce skeptical of Communist accept-|cessful in the war and they ance of a long truce under any' want to get on with it, Three Raiders down wet 1 > skies. " y- 'S, state department mili als Spokesman in Washington said|Saigon, faced ek ey first the department has no evidence|charges of raids against civilian to confirm Communist reports}homes Tuesday, said they had that the American planes|no information to indicate this bombed non - military targets|happened, but declined to con- and inflicted civilian casualties|firm or deny the reports offi- in Hanoi itself. cially. North Vietnam said today PRAVDA SPEAKS UP U.S. planes bombed and strafed residential sections of its capital] Pravda, the Soviet beer yd both Tuesday and Wednesday, |' what Charles Hook, killing or wounding more than 100 civilians. In a protest to the Interna- tional Control Commission, Vigil Protests Bombing Raids WASHINGTON (AP)--About 45 persons began an all-night vigil in front of the White House Wednesday night to protest national itting genocide: by raiding residential areas of Hanoi. Pravda said protest meetings against what it called the "new criminal step of the American interventionists" were held in several cities in the Soviet Un- ion. The newspaper's commenta- tor, Viktor Mayevsky, said the new raids meant further escala- tion of the war, "The latest brutalities of the U.S. military show this is an- other case of genocide, a step and criminal act." chairman of the Student Peace|forward in the inhuman exter- Union, called "the U.S. bomb-|mination of the peaceful popu- ing of Hanoi as an inhumane|lation of South and North Viet- nam," he said. Hook's organization sponsored| Spokesman here said Wednes- the protest and was joined by|day's raids, like 'Tuesday' members of the University of|were aimed at a railway yai Maryland chapter of Students|and a trucking depot, both near for a Democratic Society. the city. NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Protests American Bombings "MOSCOW (Reuters) -- The Kremlin today protested at American bombing raids on Hanoi and demanded that the United States call a halt to its "aggression" in Viet- nam. : Vietnamese Agree Civilian Rule Needed SAIGON (AP) -- South Vietnam's constitutional assem- bly, today agreed the country should have a civilian gov- ernment headed by a president elected by nationwide-- vote, Man Dies In Near Riot At Soccer Game BANGKOK (AFP) -- A Royal Thai Air Force sergeant, was trampled to death and dozens of spectators were in- jured when a near riot developed outside the National Stadium as crowds gathered to watch an Asian Games soccer match between Thailand and Burma, the Bangkok Armored cars and_ artillery reported to be included in iar shipment were, | guns last month, intended for} Cyprus' police force. | They were bought by Cypriot : ; President Archbishop Makarios. United Nations Secretary-Gen-| eral U Thant said arrange-| ments were being made for the UN peace-keeping force in Cy- prus to inspect the shipment. | The arms deal sparked a dit-} ter argument between Athens} and Nicosia with the Greek gov-) jernment charging that | lios planned to build up the is-|= |land's police force into a well-|= armed unit completely | pendent of Greek control, a 5 , like the first}. shipment of rifles and machine-| > ; Gilbert's Gools Spark Rangers -- P. 12 Post reported today. nugget ater ..In THE TIMES Today.. Train Wreck Area Declared Safe -- P. 17 3 Hydro Rate Boosted In Whitby -- P. 5 3 Obits---33 Theatre --10 Weather--2 Whitby, Ajax--5. 6 Women's--18 to 21 Sports--12 to 16 Ann Landers--18 City News--17 Classified 30 to 33 Comics--35 Editorial--4 Financial--29 a | | | 1 ; ; i Viet Parley |