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., by Thomson Newspapers Ltd,“ ide, Montague,

nampit ta the tadictsient as the for- eign country likely to benefit from

_} ‘the possession of the charts there is

no intimation that any Soviet diplo- non grata.” This was the procedure ‘followed in the George Victor Spen- cer case, Canada’s last. big spy . episode which broke in the spring of 1965. One can understand the diplo- matic reasons which oblige the authorities to proceed with. cautio in such circumstances. " Although the charts have not been clearfy identified, they are said to in- volve the area used by hundreds of Russian fishing trawlers and factory ships off the Atlantic coast. Actually, the department’s library of charts and maps is mainly available to the public. The sea charts are to help all Canadians in-problems of navigation, and could assist enemy countries seeking a record of underwater obs-

___.And as the Ottawa_Journal-_remarks—

~—{Mosche Safdie, who says that “to |

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> report of the Econ

House Building Crisis

The emphasis placed on the hous-

the latest ’ ic Council of : Canada should serve\to convince the : federal authorities that it is time to- : grapple with this challenge in a realistic manner. The report follows : a recent warning by the president of : the Toronto Real Estate Board, quot- : ed in the Monetary Times, that if the : present trend in housing costs keeps :up, “80 percent of Canadians will ;8oon be candidates for public : ing.” : ‘The magazine describes the house- * building industry as “hopelessely be- : hind the times” and in need of much “more than easier mortage money to : rescue it from serious trouble. It says

: ing shortage problem

“tthe 140,000 new homes likely to

:be built by the end of this year are - 110,000 short of the country’s needs.

in this connection, anyone who has

“house will know that the rise in costs : In Ontario fecently, the housing -corporation has made efforts to bring ‘together building materials. manufac- turers to seek ways of mass-produc- :ing prefabricated dwellings and fac- -tory-made components. But as the Ot-

ced improvements in construction

“itechnology .can hold down house

tcosts, there is little prospect that 2land costs, building materials, mort- igage rates and taxes will do any- ithing but go up. Even if the multiple ‘housing ventures such as Expo 67’s

‘Habitat solve the problem of lack of

‘land space, the long-range price of a

An idea of the scope of the problem

Js given ‘by the Habitat architect

handle popu lation . ‘ada has to build a city the size of Regina every month for the next 30

““tyears.” To cope with that, he adds,

“mass production is the only answer.” But the Canada Council, in noting that new housing starts have declin-

"led considerably this year, attributes

the drop to tight-money conditions, which have reduced mortgage lend- ing. Here is a problem which could well be termed a national emergency,

responsibility. Some remédial legisla-

. tion has been introduced at the cur-

_rent parliamentary session, but the question is whether it goes far

to the warnings sounded by Opposi- tion speakers in the last budget de-“ bate, the situation would not have

reached this critical stage. - *,Over-Zealous Customer

ih what is said to be the first pro-

" gecution launched under the Official

Secrets Act in five years, a 27-year- - Old Ottawa civil servants, Bower Ed- ward Featherstone, haé been arrest- ed and charged with possession of secret naval charts which could be of value to §eWViet Russia. The case, of course, is sub judice, but it will be

recalled that the Ottawa office of tHe

Mines and Technical Surveys branch was the scene of a much publicized” investigation by RCMP security and intelligence officers last month: At that time External Affairs Minister

. Martin was preparing to set out on a

friendly mission to Moscow, and the importance of the investigation was downgraded. The only information released was that-the Mounties had seized a quantity of illicit liquor and questionable films. __ Seas oe - “The charges against Featherstone allege that he obtained charts clas sified as confidential, that they were prepared for use by RCN engaged in maritime defense and “might be dir- ectly or indirectly of use to a foreign “power, namely the USSR,” also that

prejudicial to the safety of the state.” ,, Although Soviet Russia is clearly

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ed, a strict record has to be kept on

them. seenetnness ~ The existence of this navy-like force of Russian ships was brought to public attention last month by retir- ed Rear Admiral Landymore, who warned defense department officials about the presence of this form of organized electronic spying on Can- ada’s doorstep. This was part of his testimony which was deleted by the department -before being presented

z to the parliamentary defense com-

mittee, and which was subsequently tabled in response to strong Opposi- tion pressure. 3

_An ironic footnote to the current incident is that the Soviet embassy legally obtains at least one copy of every map and chart made available

This is one case where the customer's

gets beyond a certain point.

A Timely Caution At this pre-Christmas season, many Canadian homes are liable to become “targets for what has come to~- be known as the unordered merchandise _Yracket..The Toronto Telegram ~has

}- done a public service by analyzing |

the technique employed in this game, .

which is just a variant of the “old mail dodge,” and we gladly pass on the information it has made available.

It

was not ordered by you, but for which you will be expected to send a remittance. One of the favor-'

cards, which contains a bill for $2,

|_but which can actually be purchased— | inmost gift-stores for-75 cents or $1.

; . _ the package is often placed in an embar.-. rassing position because the merchan- dise supposedly comes from some charitable « ization of whose an- tecedents she is unaware. Thus the victim is left with the feeling that if she fails to make the suggested re mittance, she is depriving some worthy organization of needed sup-

The legal position is that a house-

. the receipt of the parcel, pay for the marchandise unless it is used, or kept beyond a reasonable length of time. In some cases unordered merchan-

cee spephen cane a cae ane

“dise promotions are but more often they are a calculated swindle. The housewife who finds herself saddled with such packages. need feel-no compunction over re- turning them, without the suggested amount that is sup to go to some charity or sympathy appeal. In many cases, charity receives only a small percentage of the money sent in. ssh It is pointed out that there are cer-

. ‘ain worthy organizations which send out decorative seals or other items. Their bona fides have been establish-

ed over the years, and donations sent

to them are for worthy causes. But it is the unknown distributor that the

picion. If the worthiness of the group making the appeal cannot be deter- mined, the merchandise should be returned—without regrets.

EDITORIAL NOTES An advertiser in the Times of Lon- don put a Swedish-built sports car on the market with the words: “Status

changing status.”

*=sf Authorization of funds required

| for free school books is part of the

business’ to be dispatched at the special session of the Legislature Members on both

the’ subject in -a letter in today’s Public Forum. ae

mat has been declared “persona |

Where classified maps are concern-. who asks for them and who receives’

to the public and is corisidered one of

at in this way: The post- . man delivets to your home, or per- | haps your office, a parcel or package |

ite gimmicks is a box of Christmas |

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