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Home Newspaper Of Oshawa, Whitby, Bowman- ville, Ajax, Pickering and neighboring centres in Ont- ario and Durham Counties. VOL. 26--NO. 125 10¢ Single Copy he Oshawa Cimes ig S5¢ Per Week Home Delivered OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1967 Authorized as Second Closs Mail P; Ottawa and for payment of Weather Report Mainly sunny Wednesday. Continuing cool. Winds light. Low tonight 45, High to- morrow 65, 'ost Office Department Postage in Cash THIRTY PAGES Nigeria Calls Blockade, Alerts Troops LAGOS (Reuters)--Nigeria's head of state, Lt.-Col. Yakubu Gowon, today ordered general mobilization of his troops and announced an economic block- ade of the Eastern region, within hours after it seceded from the Nigerian Federation, While the Nigerian radio broadcast a statement denounc- ing the Eastern break as "an act of rebellion which will be crushed," Gowon cancelled all army leave and orgered re-en- listment of all able-bodied vet- erans. The statement said shipping companies were warned to keep off the eastern ports of Port Harcourt and Kalabar "until further notice in their own in- terest." It added: "Appropriate in- structions have been issued to the Nigerian Navy" and said details of further economic measures and sanctions would be announced later, Eastern Nigeria seceded at dawn today from the seven- ivoking its seizure of federal year-old federation, declared it- self the sovereign independent republic of Biafra, raised its own flag and played its own na- tional anthem over the radio. DID NOT RECIPROCATE Federal government eco- nomic sanctions against the east were lifted 10 days ago in a conciliatory gesture, but the east failed to reciprocate by re- WEALTHY REGION See Page 2 services and installations in the region. Gowon's statement today was broadcast after he went into crisis talks with armed forces leaders at his Lagos headquar- ters. Unconfirmed reports reached Lagos said northern units of the Nigerian Army already were on the move around Makurdi, on the Benue River, north of the Eastern region. Critical Survey Advised . Of Transport Subsidies OTTAWA (CP) -- The federd! government has been told it is doubtful that transport costs alone are the major obstacle to the marketing in central Canada of goods manufactured in the Maritime provinces. A 12-volume report ordered by the transport department and the Atlantic Development Board a summary of which was re- leased today, says also that rail freight subsidies under the Mar- itime Freight Rates act were 'not intended to be a means of economic development and can- not be viewed as such." Prepared by the Economist intelligence unit, a firm of eco- nomic, consultants. ees crit- don, the report calls for a ical t of transporta- tion subsidies for the area. "The relevance of subsidies on Recommended is abolition of subsidies on freight moving within the Atlantic provinces even if they are maintained for traffic out of the Maritimes. If subsidies are retained they should apply to all methods of shipment, not just to rail. The unit says the oft-suggest corridor road to the Atlantic provinces through Maine "would not be economically justified." This opinion was based on the relationship between the total benefits of the road to the At- lantic provinces, expressed in monetary. terms, and the cap- ital and other charges of con- struc Bean at an estimated) cost of 000,000. The benefits, the study says, would amount annually to only CHING YEN-CHANG coms missioner - general of the Republic of China pavilion, MONTREAL (CP) -- A three- alarm fire today heavily dam- aged the interior of the Na- 43 per cent of the annual costs. transport costs as a means of providing access to wider mar- kets must .. . be critically ex- amined in the light of over-all government policy for the area." The unit says the purpose of transport policy or the area) should be to ensure an adequate' network of facilities to assist in industrial expansion which im- plies the development of roads and the emergence of ade- quate transportation systems. "The subsidies have hindered such developments and the ma- jor beneficiaries have been the railways." U.S. Jets Hit Big MiG Base SAIGON (AP) U.S. Air Force Thunderchief jets at- tacked one of North Vietnam's major MiG bases again today, HONEYMAKERS NOT 'BEEHIVING': WINDSOR, Ont. (CP)-- Spring has not been '"'bee- hiving"' itself this year. A group of youngsters were put to flight when an unregal queen bee and hun- dreds of her. courtiers de- scended on a playground. Police and firemen were called, presumably because they are handy with kit- tens up trees, but they used the services of pro- fessional beekeeper Ben Hladysh who gathered up the swarm and he took them home to his own hives. Monday, golfers called firemen when a swarm cov- ered the sixth tee of the Essex County Golf Club. Again a professional was called in; this time, Rene Jacquot, and play resumed cratering the runway and thwarting efforts to get the field back in operation. to the 19th, which was buzz- ing. The raid on the Hoa Lac air- tional Chinese pavilion at Expo 67. There was no immediate esti- mate of damages, but reports from the scene said the con- tents of the colorful pavilion ap- peared to be a total loss. Expo's own fire fighting force and additional men and equipment from Montreal battl- ed the outbreak in the pavilion located. on the St. Helen's Is- land part of the world exhibi- tion site. There were no reports of any injuries. Other pavilions in the area of the outbreak include those of the Brewer's' Association of Can- ada, the Bell Telephone Com- pany of Canada Ltd., Air Can- ada, and Iran. But at no time were they in danger. The Chinese pavilion was sponsored by the government of Chiang Kai-shek. The Commu- nist government of - mainland China is not among the 62 coun- tries represented at the fair. The fire was believed to have started in an upstairs theatre of the two - storey pavilion. There were a watchman and _ three Chinese Pavilion At Expo Heavily Damaged By Fire A restaurant behind the main} building served authentic Chi-| ISRAEL WILL FIGHT TO END BLOCKADE FOUR HELD IN QUE. Liberal Seat J | which destroyed his coun- try's. building. (CP Wirephoto) wears fireman's hat at scene of fire early Tuesday Lost To NDP By THE CANADIAN PRESS New Democratic Party door knocking cost. the minority Lib- eral government an Ontario seat in one of five federal by- elections Monday, but the Lib- erals had little trouble retaining four in Quebec. Melville (Bud) Germa, 47; an armature winder at Copper Cliff, Ont., for the International Nickel Co. of Canada Ltd., won Sudbury for the New Democrats in his second try for a seat in the Commons. His édge over James Jerome, 34, a Liberal lawyer, was slim. Mr. Germa, who ran second to Liberal Rodger Mitchell in the last federal general election in 1965, conducted a house-to- house. campaign that has be- come an NDP trademark. He advertised, as the campaign neared an end, that his knuckles were sore. Progressive Conserva- tive Colin Caswell, Social Credit! candidate Donald Land and In- dependent G. W. Passi were-on the outside looking in at the Liberal-NDP fight. Liberals elected MELVILLE GERMA . . - wins in Sudbury |29,136, 98 per cent of the 196 |total of 29,671. in Quebec gave the alarm. This was shortly after 7 a.m. The ground floor of the pavil-/nese foods. The restaurant. did ion was devoted to agriculture|not appear to have been af. and processed agricultural prod-|fected by. the fire. ucts, with an exhibit on the con- tribution to other countries of the Republic of China's agricul- tural technical aid issi There was also a display of in- dustrial products, and an exhi- bition of a Chinese home and an introduction to the Chinese way of life. On the second floor there was an exhibition of Chinese paint- ings, musical instruments, pos- tage stamps and currency. A theatre on the floor screened movies on tourism, culture, art and economic development. CLC President Condition 'Fair' OTTAWA (CP) -- Slight im- provement was reported Mon- day in the condition of Claude Jodoin, president of the Cana- dian Labor Congress, who suf- fered a stroke May 19 while at work in his office. The Civic Hospital said his condition was fair. It had been described as serious all of last s employees in the building at the time. They smelled smoke and week, s Flames were pouring out the front door when the first of the 120 firemen from 12 stations answered the alarm. They were unable to gain entrance to the building for some time. Aerial ladders were brought into play to allow them to get at the |flames from above. Firemen believed that any art treasures in the building would be found destroyed or at least severely damaged by smoke and water. -- Philippe Gaspe de Beaubien, director of operations for Expo, he said the building appeared to be in good shape from the exterior. The pavilion would be; closed off immediately. It was! too early to make plans for its} future. | However, Sun Wang Chang, commissioner-general of the pa- vilion, said plans are to start repairs immediately and that it is possible the pavilion will re- open in a month. The six-month exhibition is due to close Sun-| Andre Ouellet, Montreal Papi-|0f 134,426. neau; Aurelien Noel, Montreal) Outremont St. Jean; Verchitres. |Conservatives, who NDP SHOW POPULARITY The NDP percentage rose to.24; The vacant seat is Jasper- per cent from 16 per cent while| Edson, left by Progressive Con- the Progressive Conservatives,|servative Hugh Horner in a suc- with one less candidate than in|cessful bid for a seat in the Al- 1965, dropped to nine per cent|berta legislature. from 14 per cent. The Creditiste-| Mr. Germa in the 1965 elec- Social Credit percentage was/tion gained 10,749 votes in run-| down to 12 per cent from 13 and/ning second to Liberal Rodger the total for other candidates}Mitchell, who died in January. was one per cent compared/His showing then, against Mr. with three per cent in 1965. Mitchell's 13,247 total, marked The total vote in the Quebec/the first time that a Conserva- ridings was 60,665, only 58 per/tive had not run second in the| cent of the 104,755 who voted in|riding, which had gone ga | 1965. The Sudbury total was'since it was formed in 1949. Evidence On Fire Alarms Conflicts In Hospital Case cesco Gualtieri, 36, victim of the early-morning fire. John Alfred Day, the guard in charge of security at the hos- pital, said the alarm bell went off, "but it was not as loud as TORONTO (CP) -- Patients and a hospital guard Monday gave conflicting evidence on where fire alarms _ were sounded during a blaze at a Workmen's Compensation Board Over-all total vote was 89,801 were: Pierre Caron, Hull;|or 67 per cent of the 1965 total The results left the Liberals and|With 131 seats in the 265-seat Jacques R. Tremblay, Richelieu) Commons--still a minority. bio the Gulf of Aqaba, but he did ys not say under what circum- ae cae 4 cca nee stances such support would bejin a dispatch quoting the Mid- ave go. Mr. Ger vi effective. The, Liberals gained 54 per/gave the NDP 22 seats. There _;cent of the total vote in the fivé)are eight Creditistes, five So-|, ridings, exactly the same per-jcial Credit members, three In-/the piockade would remain in| centage as in the 1965 election.| dependents and one vacant seat.| effect even if Israel or others! 'day, Oct. 29. I had heard it before, to tell the truth." | Jack Lowrey, a patient who! broke both legs jumping from /hospital here March 3] in which The commissioner' - general|one man died. aid the pavilion was not in-| They were testifying at the ured, 'inquest into the death of Fran- field, 20 miles west of Hanoi, was the ninth since it was first hit April 24th. HELLYER AT BASE Ground action was light. U.S. military headquarters said initial reports of the Hoa Lac raid indicated the field again was made unusable. Re- turning pilots said anti-aircraft fire around the field was heavy but no North Vietnamese MiGs rose to challenge the raiders. A spokesman said the raiders flew through generally clearing skies in the Hanoi-Haiphong area, which has been covered by clouds for the last few days. Tariff Details To Come July 1 HALIFAX (CP)--Canada will probably make its new tariff reductions over a five-year pe- riod, Trade Minister Winters said tday. Details of the changes, and of tariff cuts Canadian exporters will 'enjoy around the world, may well be announced on Can- ada's 100th birthday, July 1. Speaking to businessmen at a session - of the government's trade promotion program Oper- ation Export, Mr. Winters promised fast distribution of a detailed analysis of the trade concessions when they are re-| Few relatives were on hand vealed. to greet the returning soldiers, He said the government willl aye primarily to an earlier contact trade associations, busi-| ' t ness groups and particular) 'an planned departure from cgi first 234 Canadian soldiers serv- ing with the United Nations East returned home early to- day. The men, members of various army units, were greeted at the Trenton Armed Forces Base by Defence Minister Hellyer who said: : "You did all in your power to preserve peace in the world and prevent war from breaking out. "T am delighted to welcome you back on behalf of the people of Canada and congratulate you on the wonderful job you have ben doing." | With the minister was Gen, Jean V. Allard, chief of the de- fence staff, who wore the new green uniform of the Canadian forces. On the first flight from Pisa, second carried 118. A_ third flight was expected later in the day. FEW GREET PLANES firms, telling them about items|Esypt. : of specifie interest to them. The Canadians unit to leave the Gaza Strip be- cause they handled the support] Emergency Force in the Middle|duties for the 3,400-man UNEF, contingent. However, President Nasser of the United Arab Republic last weekend ordered them out of Egypt within 48 hours, accusing \ Italy, were 116 soldiers. The * First Canadian Soldiers Ba TRENTON, Ont. (CP)--The |scheduled to be the last major|the Canadians of taking an im- perialistic stand in urging that the Gulf of Aqaba be left open \to all' vessels. Nasser early this month im- posed a blockade on Israeli shipping and also banned ships carrying strategic supplies to Israel through the gulf, ALLARD IN NEW UNIFORM the seconnd floor to escape the fire, told Coroner Elie Cass and Crown counsel Harold Rosenthal that he heard no fire alarm and ck Home saw no one directing the evacu- ation of patients from the build-| ing. | Other patients agreed with Lowrey's testimony. ACCUSED GOVERNMENT Gualtieri's death touched off a controversy when Dr. Morton Shulman, then Metropolitan Tor- jonto chief coroner, accused the |government of covering up evi- dence in the case, He was dismissed as coroner and Premier Robarts ordered a judical inquiry into that and other charges by Dr. Shulman : jagainst the government. Other patients who testified Monday said they had never had - ia fire drill and had been given} little fire drill instruction, Gilles Poulin, 19, of Tillson- burg said he saw a man whom he could not identify throw a lighted cigarette into a bucket Vigorous Action | By Co-ops Urged | OTTAWA (CP) -- "Vigorous, housing, health services and automobiles was urged Monday by Ralph Staples of Ottawa, president of the Co - operative) Union of Canada. | Opening . the CUC's annual meeting, he told the 300 dele . |gates that the use of organized | |buying power in these fields could show spectacular results, _ |just before the fire broke out.|= action'"" by co - operatives in! = Eban Says Also Willing | To 'Invest A Little Time' | From Reuters-AP jof time such months or JERUSALEM (CP) ore years." eign Ministe Abba Eban Eban said Israel would have warned today that Israel was'nothing to do with any sugges- jstill ready for military action tions that all ships should be jand would make unlimited sac-|allowed to enter the gulf except irifices to open the blockaded 'those of Israel. Gulf of Aqaba. Reporting on his mission to _Eban summed up Israel's at-'Paris, London and Washington |titude in the present crisis as|last week, Eban said he found jfollows: 'Alone if we must--|plonty of readiness to help as- with others if we can." sert Israel's right of access to He warned that if Egypt'the gulf. jimagined that the developments He declined to specify what | proposals President Johnson had |made in Washington to restore freedom of shipping in the gulf. He noted that Soviet Premier of 10 years since the Sinai cam-| Alexei Kosygin has sent a cour- paign could be cancelled in 10|teously-worded letter urging re- minutes then it was making a(Straint, but he said Israel was serious error. jwell capable of exercising re- But he stressed Israe] was|Straint. willing to "'invest a little me | At the same time, he said, to see if the matter could be!there was nothing in recent So- solved by international action. |viet utterances to indicate that Speaking at a news confer-|Russia thought it a good idea ence the minister refused to say|for the gulf to be blockaded. whether this period meant days| The minister said tension had or weeks but he added: "You!not been relaxed in the last few can rule out any other definition|days--it just had not exploded. Soviet Support Claimed By Egypt, But Type Vague | CAIRO (CP)--Egyptian Presi-| Reuters news agency used the dent Nasser claims he has So-;"in battle' phrasing in its re- viet support for the blockade idm of Nasser's remarks. as SHOTS FIRED See -- Page 2 5! The Associated Press reported the "in the struggle" phrasing {dle East news agency. For instance, would the Rus-) ian pledge to guarantee that) . He U.S. Maintains N id Mond in Kuben| 'Oi] t' Poli lasser sai onday in Kube Palace, which houses his office, 1 en 0 Icy that Soviet Premier Alexei , Kosygin had sent him a at nara (AP) -- The a ace ates clung today to a Sage saying that Russia stands| nolicy of silence on the Middl by our side in battle." [2 ats ete na ag ; |East crisis, with officials hoping Nasser said the message waS|secret diplomacy would find a relayed to him by War Minister;way to avoid an Israeli-Arab Shamseddin Badran who re-| war. turned Sunday from Moscow stat 4 talks with Kosygin and other 50-l ant SS eee viet officials. |ely designed not to tilt the bal- A slightly different version) ance of diplomacy which we've was distributed by the Middle] worked so hard to achieve." East news agency. He was understood to mean CITES KOSYGIN diplomacy and restraint on both It said Nasser quoted the|sides so far had staved off a Kosygin message as saying|Showdown and created time in "that the Soviet Union stands on| Which a solution to the underly- our side in the struggle." jing problem may be found. Nasser said Kosygin also; Egypt has threatened a block- promised that the Soviet Union| ade of the entrance of the Gulf "will not allow any country tojof Aqaba against Israeli ships interfere until things return as/and ny ships carrying what they were in 1956." Egypt describes as strategic His reference to the 1956 sta-|cargo in terms of their blockade tus obviously meant the return/policy. of Egyptian shore guns to} Normally, it is said here, Is- Sharm el Sheikh, overlooking!rael has obtained 90 per cent of the Strait of Tiran, which thelits oil from Iranian fields on a Israelis seized in the Suez war.|regular schedule involving deliv- The Israelis later turned the po-/eries at six-day intervals by f<ir sition over to the UN Emer-/Liberian-flag tankers. gency Force, but Nasser took; From Elath the oil has been it back when UN Secretary-Gen-|piped to Haifa on the Mediter- eral U Thant withdrew the force|/ranean coast where it is pro- last week, cessed in a refinery. NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Hussein Agrees To Join Defence BEIRUT, Lebanon (Reuters) -- King Hussein of Jor- dan and Egypt's President Nasser today agreed to sign a joint defence agreement between their two countries, Cairo radio reported. Bodies Of Father, Three Sons Found SUDBURY (CP) -- The bodies of a Toledo, Ohio man and his three sons were recovered from Lake Pogamasing, about 60 miles northeast of Sudbury and brought here Monday. Dead are Albert E. VenSacken, 51, his two sons Brett and Gregg, 12, and another son, Mark, age 14. All had been out on the lake in a small boat. The four bodies wore life-jackets when they were recovered. tried to break it? ots TU _. In THE TIMES Today .. 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