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~ PREMIER “CAMPBELL is of one of the steel trawlers

shown here welding a Confed-. eration medallion on the hull

destined te ‘join the Souris fleet: Premier Campbell said

in a brief-speech following the

ceremony that he hopes the -full. requirement. for the Sou- Tris fleet will soon be met.

Contract For Souris Trawlers Signed With Yard At Pictou —

By JIM CULLEN ~

PICTOU, N.S. — Contracts for the- building of the first two ‘sin- ‘gle side steel trawlers of a six- unit group named the ‘Confeder- vation Series’ were signed yes- terday at the offices of Fergu- son industries here.- The ships are ‘destined to join the Souris fishing fleet. :

Premier Alex B. Campbell wit- messed the signing between re-

preseriatives of the Fai! s

Loan Board, ‘Ferguson Indus- tries, builders of the trawlers, and —Usen Fisheries, Souris.

Hon. Cecil Miller, minister of .

fisheries officiated at a keei-lay-. ing ceremony as well as at sign- ing of the contracts.

Mr.~ Millet commenting on’the

inew trawlers, was very optimis- |

tie He estimated the additicn of these ships would add 20-25 mil

‘hay

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lion pounds of fish to the Souris production.

PREMIER TAKES PART Premier Campbell took - part ina symbolic cerémony in the shipyards as he tried his hand at welding and placed a Confe- deration medallion on the hull jof one of the trawlers. tet address following the [placing of the medallion, the

Hint Is Heard Of Higher Taxes

OTTAWA (CP)--Finance Min-

. Somehow we must get

ister Sharp delivered abroad back-as_soon-as we can to more

hint Thursday of a baby budget reasonable increases

-' average

in late October bringing higher figures that do not exceed what

taxes,

Pension boosts to come before .|

in- Mr.

Parliament will require creased taxes or new .taxes, Sharp told the Commons.

When pensions come up for debate in October, ‘we will be able to review ‘our ‘general fiscal position and eonsider what! changes are desirable in the light of. the economic and_finan- cial situation.”

Mr. Sharp kicked off a prom- {sed dehate on inflation.

His speech announced a defer- ra! of the starting date for medi- cal care insurance—to- July’ 1, 1968 from July 1, 1967—and other measures drop planned federal tures. ° i :

He also set out apparent guidelines: for wage increases, saying the economy cannot —gtand—increases—in— average in-|_

comes of more than four or five | [3

per cent a year.

Assassin Remanded To Oct. 6

‘CAPE TOWN Gieatersi ssassin of Prime winter Héndrik Verwoerd of South AfF- rica was brought before an ex- amining magistrate Thursday, then taken hack into police custody while detectives pressed their. detailed probe

—~ he

Ine Dimitri Tsafendas, 4. gallery messenger in the South

expendi- |

to defer and!

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press |

into the background to the kill- |

‘African Parifament.. appearing | without a lawyer. stood before | Cape Town's chief macistrate’)

in a room at police station It was a brief, _inc.- There was ho charge. was held to comply law police custody hours. without a magistrate.

Tsafendas. who struck Ver; woerd down with a knife in the South . African Parliament days ago, eustody until Oct. 6

It

with the- that no one can be kept in | for more than 48 | appearing before |

the city's main |

formal hear- |

' Pilot Charles Conrad Jr.,

two |

if

I have mentioned.

“Some can, of course, be | larger; as long as the average ‘remains within reason.”

But the minister later sald the problem of inflationary pressures cannot be solved -by | government control “nor by es- jtablishing now some specific iguideposts to be observed in

jmaking price changes and wage in lehgth'and are expected tobe and secretary-treasurer, iCassidy of Ottawa.

isettlements.”

lsouviner of the first Corifedera- tion . meeting held. in’ Charlotie- town and referred to a phrase: on the medallion: ‘Providence Being. Their Guide They. Builded Better Than They Knew’ and added he felt the phrase could be applied to Ferguson Industries for the fine job they have teen doing in building these trawlers for the Island.

Other Island officials attending the ceremony were: Eugene

Gorman, deputy minister of fish- |

leries: .Roy. Lambie, — general- jmanager Usen Fisheries; Len iL. Baisley, »,chairman, Fisher- | |men’s Loa Board and Andrew | ‘Wells, private- secretary to the ;Premier. The Premier and his— secretary were accompanied by.

jtheir wives.

|JOIN FLEET IN SPRING The new trawlers are 93 feet

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Gemini Wi Atronauts Space- walker-to-be Richard F. Gor- was ordered held in | 22 Jr.. LEFT, and Command

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lax for a moment in front of a spacecraft simulator at Cape Kennedy, Fla., where project officials gave a g¢o- ahead signal to fuel the Gem-

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Joey Wi ewfoundland Vote

Ry, KE N KELLY

lister Sharp announced Thursday scrapping of the July 1, 1967, target date for the federal medi- cal care insurance program.

The resignation of Health Min- ister MacEachen was expected to. follow this step, reliable sources said. They added that Mr. -MacEachen’s — resignation letter was addressed to Prine Minister Pearson -and couldn't be dealt with until] Mr. Pearson |

prime ‘ministers’ conference in, London. :

Mr. Sharp announced that the target date is being set back at least one year as part of an anti - inflationary drive. His speech was. approved by the cabinet earlier in, the day in_Mr. Pearson's absence. .

Mr. MacEachen was said by reliable sources to have drafted a resignation letter after the cabinet mé@eting—to be held un- til - Mr. Sharp made his an-

+ He met privately with. Acting | Prime Minister Martin and Mr. Sharp shortly before Mr. Sharp delivered his speech.

After that meeting he said he | jhad ‘‘no -comment”’ and returned |

about -whether the July 1, 1967,

target for medical care would | remain. _ Mr. Sharp: said in a ‘text |

to the Comrnons: ea ‘

Police Chiefs Name Officers

He succeed's’ James P. ‘Mackey of the Metropolitan To- ronto police force. | : Other officers elected include: ifirst vice - president, Director | E. A. Spearing of the Canadian | National Railways police” in \Montreal; second vice - pres-| fident, Police’ Chief Chris En- (field of<East Kildonan,. Man.; ithird vice-president, Chief Ar- ithur :G. Cookson of - Regina: D. ON.

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ini-Titan rocket Thursday.

Blast-off is scheduled for this

morning at 11.25 a.m. ADT. (AP Wirephoto)

MACEACHEN MAY RESIGN Medicare Date Set Back Year

returns from the Commonwealth |

“We have decided that we

OTTAWA (CP)—Finance Min- must defer the commencement Curtis,

\of one major. program that is al- | ready before the House. Many ‘of the provincial governments |have indicated that they feel we are attributing too much ur- gency to the introduction of full medicare programs right away, and they do not feel prepared to preteed to. put such programs into effect next.summer as~pro- vided for in the bill before the- House. |

“The legislation will be , ceeded with in the House as thigh priority item when we ae assemble at the beginning of Oc-, itober. The government has ‘no | lintention of changing the sub- |stance of the bill other than its jeffective date.

of. members

Sixth Ter

~~MEMBERS ELECTED

Trinity South—xUriah Strick. land, unchanged

| Opposition —

Canadian Press list hy parties | elected in N2w-

: jNolan, gain from. PC. Hermitage—Abel C. . Wornell,

foundland © (x--Member of last White Bay South—William N, legislature); | Rowe, unebensed. | LIBERAL ane echinee: ee | S Nd e uced Fortune Bay—xH. R. Valance ¢¢ John’s South — rah Farle, unchanged. accl. Peet +] Port -aw-Port--William-R--Cal---—~ gy TAN DONALDSON” of the cabinet and they should par ota Pewasi Lesii 2B lahan, eet | §T. JOHN’S, Nfld. (CP)—Pre- iprove a big help to me.’* mgare mee $240 re Lew ieporte ~~ ...xHarold imier Joseph Smallwood led his} He leaves for St-John's early unchaaged. ‘accl. Starkes, unchanged. van Liberals to another crushing jtoday to-start working out from Harbear Main (two _mem- Port De Grave—xEric. Dawe, victory in Thursday’s New- |“‘under a big pile that's aceums bers) —xPhilip J. Lewis, un- ee hae foundland election, sharply ie tated during the campaign.” changed. John W. Mahoney, un- h a Alex’ Hickman, ‘un- ducing opposition strength a| T legislature ~ likely _ wifl changed. ge -. xErie : §.\ ‘Jones, -un- the legislature. as lect” as usual next January.” Labrador North—xEarl Win- ‘changed ce ee Conservative Leader Dr. Noel; The PCs made gains in 1982 isor, unchanged. St. George’s — -xWilliam. J. Murphy was among the de-/in central and western New. Bonavista North? xBeaton J. ‘Keough, unchanged. \feated’ as a great tide of Lib- |foundland but lost ground im | Abbott, -unchangéd, | Placentia West—xPatrick J. eral votes swept, the province. those afeas Thursday. eee St. John's North — Nathaniel Canning, unchanged, - * The peppery ..65-year-old pre-

LIBERALS LEAD EARLY.

As. the: polls closed at ® p.m. \NDT the. Liberals already had ja three-seat edge—with candi- idates who were unopposed when nominations closed.

The voters had perfect’ late- |summer weather in all parts of jinsular Newfoundland and most

Naat a se | Humber West: — “xJoseph R. |mier won his. sixth consecutive =. ae gaia laigtwisod. unchanged. De |provincial election since he~ led lSwialivecca= uack “feated NDP Leader Normore. Newfoundland’ into Confedera- | mallwood, unchanged. Trinity North—xC. Max Lane, |tion with Canada 17 years ago. St. Mary’s—xJames M. Mc- unchanged. The Conservatives, who Grath, unchanged. Harbour Grace — Alec N. \elected seven -members in the St. John’s. West — Botin €. Moores, unchanged : " Hast election, saw’ their house | \Crosbie, unchanged. | Bell Island — xSteve Neary, imembership cut to three while | Bonavista South—xRoss. Bar- | unchanged. ithe Liberals gained five - seats |

|bour, ‘unchanged. l Garkousar'-— xGeaor ge W. over their 1962 total of 34. jof Labrador was also clear, Burgeo and Lapoile—xWaher Clarke, unchanged. | NDP Leader Calvin Normore emanates in pest thre Pid Hodder, unchanged. | Bay De Verde—xWilliam P. also was defeated as were his |"'8 were report rou

|\DIFFICULT DECISION -

| “Obviously ‘this decision on medicare was'a difficult one. for \this government. to make , be- icause we have been, and re- | main, so strongly in favor of |

nouncement in the Commons,—jthis, major social reform.

“We feel, however, that the \delay will help to meet the im- |mediate financial. problems of. ‘both the federal and provincial |

‘governments and contribute to

the “same tepiy o~ questions |(he ultimate success. of the pro- gain from PC. Defeated Opposi-| St.

|gram."

iPlan No Payment Of Fees

HALIFAX ieicaaaa La jtouche, vice-president of the {Union _ General Etudients de

lQuebec, said Wednesday 8,000 |students at Laval University in |Quebec City will refuse. to. pay itheir fees at registration today.

Mr. Latduche told the: Cana- dian affair commission of the, \Canadian Union of Students that \Laval students will register but lwill not pay their first term's jfees.

| “The administration can't re- |\fuse admittance to everyone,” |he added. “I don’t know what |will happen. but we hope the igovernment will step in and pay the cost—or part of it. We don't think we'll have any problem.” The Canadian Union of Stu-

dents is holding its annual meet- | ing at Dalhousie University. | here.

Mr. Latouche was speaking on

a plan of UGEQ for free educa- | tion in the province of Quebec. | “Abolition of fees is the ias- |

swer for only a ,percentage of |

free education,” the Quebec |

Education.

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Stand Urged

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HALIFAX (CP). — Prince Ed- ward Island delegates to the Canadian Union of. Students an- nual congress. here Thursday urged Island Premier Alex Campbell to take a stand on universal accessibility for higher education.

The student delegates sent a

“| telegram fo the Premier inform-'|'

ing him that the CUS conference had passed a resolution in favor of such accessibility. ‘In view of the province of Quebec's re- cent announcement to work to- ward the goal as endorsed by CUS,” said the Island delegates, “we urge our own government to accept this important. prin- ciple.”

The telegram, signed by Charles MeMillian, president of St.’ Dunstan's University Stu- denis’ Union, said the students

“would appreciate a statement by the PRemier indicating what new stand, if any, our govern- ment may take on this issue.”

INS'DE TODAY

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St. Barbe South—Gerald Myr- |Saunders, unchanged. wo fellow: candidates:- our: In: jout the pagans Bee

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unchanged. | Labrador West—Thomas W.| Final standings - :

Wate ag Nore = Mawel (purges, exit fom Pe || ae me pees the Ten eae BR Roberts, unchanged. ' : zab) ti ; - | Placentia East—xG. Alath CONSERVATIVE a * a jequipped. plane was delayed by Frecker, unchanged. | White Bay South—Cyril CC. + Ind : +. eS junfavorable landing conditions

Grand Falls—xFred W. Rowe, |Pelley, gain from Lib. Total : 2 and bea and — a ae jgain from PC. { St. John’s East Extern—-— papers didn’t reac Wes Bay.

Labrador South—xJerry Hill,'Thomas Hickey, unchanged. With about 740 of the 1.400 lins time for Thursday's election, unchanged. | St- John’s East—Gerald Ot- 20lls reported, the Liberals had |" m1. 99 eligible voters there | Humber East — Clyde Wells, tenheimer, unchanged. jwon 60 per cent-of the popular will have to wait until today te

mins Ceirexantiony Ste Tie Pad 3, per cnt a hl

tion Leader Murphy. iy. Murphy, unchanged. ie wo 8 | Mr. Sinallwood; Dr. Murphy -

\less than one.

i f ‘(PREMIER JUBILANT |__Mr. Smallwood, who_} : 7 iseveral times recently.that ‘ was his last election, was jubi- voters? lant after listening to the land-/| The campaign was alntost en- slide returns at his headquar- | |tirely “a two-way battle” between ters in the Hu ber West riding | lthe Liberals and the PCs, with inoe eated Mr. Nor- the government stressing im | glowing terms its record over

itives argued that the time - had considered an adult, aes the reculk as my .

—_jand NDP Leader Calvin Nor- jmore all ran in West Coast rid- jings. and all were in Cornet?

student said. “Pre-salaries. for |you are . come for.a change. ‘ students is also required, therefore you should also be jereateat victory stece Confed “it PROMINE RENEFITS “If one agrees to spend five |independent—through pre »- sal- BO

aries. This ‘should be the same ifor all students.” But, he added, it is only nat- | to measure up’

years of his life at university, it is only natural he expects something for it. You vote at 18,

“But it's a sobering vietory | Both parties promised major . , because how am I going jdrives to bring new industry te to such over- the province and boost the re 1 that ive somethin i\whelming confidence?"’ omy. Both pledged more’a back ve satiety: ane mason But he was obviously happy jeducation, more welfare—hetiee tion. ias he chuckled, “I've got a jfits, more roads and more hos

Mr. Latouche said he thought bunch of young men in ‘and ak ‘pitals.

ee ern ca PC Leader Sees Cause Of Defeat

-trect affect on the June election CORNER BROOK (CP)—Dr. |Thursday’s voting

in the province when the Union Bill ¢ ) ayer Nationale defeated the. Liberals. “T think UGEQ criticizing .Le- OTTAWA (CP) — The Com- sage (former premier Jean Le- | ple Thursday to the govern- jone cayse., of the election a ment’s. transportation bill aT Transport., Minister Pickersgill Students from several ee t expressed hope the mammoth | juniversities “withdrew from the | |Noel Murphy, defeated Bid ie Fake poargs oe — legislation will be law by No-/CUS. in 1964 and set up UGEQ. | evs Phage hal Pies Pine ears ‘defeat y | ‘in ursday’s Newfound- {party's . vente = rete eocene Sper eee ‘land provincial election, said he | “First we had no rhoney come ried without a formal vote. should rejoin CUS. } . : : sult.” Liberals. They had a giant po. Passage came after Opposi-| ‘‘It, should not... {it’s impos tags ‘ i : A inal ition. Leader Diefenbaker called ‘sible, the Quebec studé@ft “re- rae cheertal ar aie en oe thé way thay for major revisions in the legis- iplied. “Of course, it's impossi- ane eaanaine toe ie next were talking—and. they didn’t Poe ible to see into the future but lsteetion.»® lvote for us because of fear.” for—second—reading—meant—only.have—similar policies, we have he trend established “it He ‘said this ‘tear had beew im ithat the Commons favored the strong education plans which jeause She trend established in : iprinciple of a new big board to [CUS doesn't.” 1962 when his’ ‘party elected warned them of the conse supervise all transportation and | Mr: Latouche wil attend the oe eee aes from Whee | quences - voting against the that the railways should be al- University of British Columbia eae aa Be ea A had ‘ te ail. be-cind-to ‘lowed to cut certain unprofite- | jthis fall to work on his doctor- "CYerse conus eee pt re eis Sark yee lonly three PCs would be re- ,as party leader “it they want lturned to the legislature

"mens gave approval in princl-_|sage) among the students was. Second reading of the bill car- 'Latouche ‘if UGEQ would or is ‘desperately sorry about the pared to, the fat treasury of the Pickersgill said approval jright now although we try to. He said he te disappointed a istilled by the | ble” operations. ate.

in me to continue.”

PREMIER Joseph R. Smail- early returns in the Newfound- with a landslide majority. He wood, 65, reclines at his hotel land general election. -The Somber room in Corner Brook Thurs- premier Jed his Liberal party :

West district over New Demo-

day mght as he listens te ‘to ita mxth consecutive victory

cratie Party leader Calvie Normore, 49, a Corner Brook machinist. (CP Wirephote)

won easily im his

hie

Liberals whe