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3 Killed In Crossing Crash Near Montreal

Saipan Continues Rescue Mission In Better Weather

BY JAMES J. STREBIG

ABOARD U .S. S. SAIPAN EN ROUTE TO GREENLAND, Dec. 27 <APi — Calming seas today per- : cd tho aircraft carrier Salpati to resume a cruising speed of 27 knots (about 30 miles an hour) after rough weather had forced ltr to slow down foi- 12 hours.

Winds had dropped off sharply luv. the sky was mostly overcast as the ship raced for Davis Strait and a try at recovering l3 United States Air Porce men stranded 7.- soo feet up on t.he Greenland ice sail-

The nayv and air force mean- while began co-ordination of their rftnrts to rescue the marooned men. Seven vrere stranded when forced clown Dec. 9. Others have jrilllFfl them since when other rescue attempts, by plane and ghrler, failed.

The hi: force sent Col. Bernt Balchen, an authonty on Arctic operations, to the scene. He took off from Ladrl Field, Alaska in s (7-54 equipped with rescue gear, and headed for Billie West One, an American base on Greenland.

Still another rescue try was de- layed today. Ari air force official in Washington said that a C-82 all‘ transport towing a glider to Greenland was forced tn turn back to Labrador because of bad wea- titer.

The improved weather permittui an inspection of outside damage suffcrd by the Saipan during the first day's high speed run out of Norfolk. Va. Damage appeared to bo confined to external equipment, oincipally life rafts and radio ititcnnas.

lllergyman Balls Rohlier’s Bluff

SAINT JOHN, N. B.. Dec. 27- The bluff of an armed liold-up lTlllll was called early tonight by Rev. Eric Strain, pastor of the Gospel Tabernacle Church. who refused to comply with the ban- clit‘s demand to "stick ‘em up" mcl also declined to part with any of his money.

Tlie minister was alone in the ~htirch when the gunman entered with a. companion and asked for a handout before the hold-up at- tempt.

Ten minutes later two men. pre- sumably the same pair, went into the A. F. deForest, Limited, to- JFICCO store. showed clerk Clarence 7;. Hazlett the butt of a gun oointcd a‘. him through a cor docket. and forced him to nand ircr an undisclosed amount from Elie till.

A widening search for the ban- riits was under way tonight.

BLAME DOG FOB. DIATI

VANNE, France, Dec. B7—(AP) -»'l‘-he family dog climbed into the cradle of ll-moiith-old Marcel Raoul hero today and went to sleep on the baby's chest. The rhild diccrof suffocation.

Coming Events

"Card party and dance. Trac- adls Hall, Dec. 29.

"Auction and Dance in Vernon Hill. December 29th.

"Unloading Old Sydney Coal at Milton today. Vernon Gillespie.

"Box Social and Social. Pleasant Gwyn Hall, Thursday, December 30th. in aid of school.

“Dance and Card Party, Kelly's Cross i-iall. Wednesday night. Dec- ember 30th. Prizes. Lunch lcrvcd. Good music. ,

"Sec Jack Carson and Ann 80th- "fl in “April Showers" at Mac- Dbnald Bros» Theatre, tonight. 8how 8 P. M.

"The Annual Meeting M the New Haven Farmers‘ Institute will b0 held in the lcbocl on December

MONTREAL. Dec. 3'7 -- (CP) -— An elderly Laprairie farmer and his two sons were killed today when a fast Canadian National Railways puengei" train hit their truck on a level crossing on the outskirts of Montreal.

Killed were Frank Wallace and his sons, Richard and Peter.

A five-year-old child, believed to be Frank Wallace's grandson, was taken to hospital here. suffering from a possible skull fracture.

Provincial Police saiu it was pos- sible that others had died in the collision, and that the bodies might have been so mangled and thrown so far they could not be immediate- ly found in the darkness.

The train, bound for Massena. N.

Y., plowed into the truck on a private farm railway crossing be- tween Brosseau Station and St. Lambert on the St. Lawrence Riv- er's north shore. ' Police said that the truck's motor. was found 2,000 feet away from the crash scene, accessible only by foot. Police walked l 1-2 miles through a densely wooded area to reach the area.

Investigators said that Wallace

had four sons. Traffic officer Henri Brisson said that a check of the Wallace home after the crash show- ed thatihere was no one in. In hospital, the injured young- ster was reported to have told doctors that. his "Daddy was with Georgie." He also was said to have told them his mother was in Tor- onto.

It was not known whether the boys father was among those killed or whether "Georgie" was in the tnick at the time.

outrun Action In Indonesia

BATAVIA, Java. Dec. ZT-(AP) Indonesian Republican troops were said today to have launched their first maior guerrilla. attack against

Netherlands forces which drove them from the major cities of Java.

Netherlands units, meanwhile.

isolated the Republicans on Java

from those on Sumatra. A Neth- erlands communique said the Bantam area. which forms the

western tip of Java, had been oc- cupied. It added that the Repub- licans put. up “only very slight resistance" there. Moppirig up op- erations have begun in the whole of Java, the bulletin said.

PARIS. Dec. 27 - (AP) ~ The United Nations Security Council refused today to command cem- pliance with its cease-fire order in Indonesia within 24 hours. Thc Soviet Union demanded that ac- tion.

Netherlands delegate Jan Her- man van Royan had just told the Council his Government has not obeyed the order but is giving it "serious consideration" The Neth- erlands says it is a domestic con- fliet and that. the United Nations lacks jurisdiction.

To Be First

By JUNE BAINBRIDGE

LONDON. Dec. 27-(Reuters)— Britain exchanged Christmas pre- sents with one Eastern European country vuhen she signed the An- glo-Yugoslsv trade agreement last week, and a similar agreement with Poland is expected to be signed shortly.

Bhe has three other sets of trade negotiations awaiting com- plction-with Russia, Turkey and Egypt-and will also begin talks with Belgium in London Jan. 4 and with Brazil and Argentina early in the new year.

A last-minute hitch prevented the Anglo-Polish agreement from being signed just. before Christmas but this was expected to dclsy completion by only a few days.

The Yugoslav agreement provid- es for an exchange of goods worth. 510,000,000 060.000.4700) in M160 direction and is valid for the l2 months ending Sept. ao. iiiw.

Yugoslavia will receive 100,000 tons of crude oil. 10.000 tons of raw wool, 1.000.000 ,ounds of cot.- ton yarn, a quantity of raw rub- ber, and about. £8,000,000 worth of mlchincry.

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Nanking May Become Major Battle Area

NANKING, Dec. 27 —(AP) —— Continuing troop movements into Nanking heightened the general belief today that the Chinese Gov- ernment hopes to hold the Nanking- Shanghai area. against the Com- munists indefinitely.

Far more soldiers and supplies are entering the Nanking sector than are going north to the war fronts across the Yangtze River.

This strengthened the belief of observers that Gcheralissimo Chiang Kai-Slick is planning his main de- fences on the south bank of the Yangtze and that this capital, on the south bank. might itself become a battleground.

The Government; appeared hope- ful of holding a firm left. flank at Wuhu, also on the south bank 52 miles southwest of Nanking. The Yangtze, one to two iri.iles wide, would make a formidable front.

Five Families Lose Homes In Saint John

(By The Canadian Press)

SAINT JOHN. N. B... Dec. 27- Five families lost their homes to- day ilvhen a two-alarm fire of L-n- known origin swept through the rear of a two and one-half storey wooden tenement building on Ex- mouih Street. causing damage es- timated at. $10,000.

The burned-out tenants were Mr. and Mrs. Victor Lawson, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bennett, H. B. Moorehou=e Douglas Crawford and Fred E. Hayter.

The Bennett and Lawson famil- ies lost. most of their household

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possessions.

Two Lose Lives In Ontario Fire

ORILLIA Ont... Dec. 27 - (CP) _ Two persons were killed and a third hadly burned today when lire swept through a two-storey home here.

Mrs. Arthur Buss. 31. and her daughter Elizabeth. two. were killed. A second daughter, Susan, seven. is in hospital and not expected to live.

The family had come here from England in August.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2'1 -—(AP)——- A leading Democrat, returning to Washington for the convening of Congress. declared today “there is nothing that business need fear from this administration."

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 —(AP) --Britain is discussing with Aust- ralia and New Zeaiand a United States proposal to set up a system

of international control over the Antarctic. CHICAGO, Dec. 2'7 -—(AP) ~

At least 55 children died in ac- cidents during the Christmas week-end holidays which took near- ly 400 lives througtliout the United States. Fires took 32 young lives. Most. of the childhood fatalities occurred in homes. The predomin- ance of fire deaths was in contrast. tn the cliicf cause cf adult fatal-

ltics—traffic accidents.

Anglo-Yugoslav Treaty

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metres of hard wood. 1.00.000 cu- bic fathoms of pitpropi. 390.090 railway sleepers and other limb-er products. and certain foodstuffs including 500 tons of beef and veal, 1,000 tons of mutton and lamb, 700 tons of poultry 1nd 1.- 000 tons of eggs.

The new Polish agreement, when signed. will mean more bacon and eggs for Britain. and more indus- trial goods for Poland.

Russia has not. yet replied to a British request for a short-term grain agreement next year, it was learned today.

This country needs 1.000.000 tons of coarse grains and 500.000 tons of wheat, over and above ex- isting grain contracts.

Talks taking place in Ankara have been interrupted for Christ- mas. an authoritative source said. Discussions in Cairo mainly con- cerned releases from Egypt's block-

ed sterling balances during the comlril! Y9"-

It was thought today that s. dif- ilculty in Anglo-Belgian talks

might bc Britain's desire not to continue gold payments to Bel- glum.

Talks‘ with Brazil will probably

Catholic CardinalArrested For Treason In Hungary

_ (By Entire Merton) BUDAPEST, Dec. 27-(AP)--Hun- gr.r_v's (Communist-dominated gov- ernment. announced the zirrcst tct-l tiny of Joseph Cardinal hlindszcnly on suspicion of plotting against the Government, spying, treason and black market money dealings.

The announcement gave no de- thils. The 56-year-old Roman Cath- olice primate was arrested once be- forch-during the Nazi occupation of Hungary.

(Sources in Vatican City said if Mindszenty has been detained by Hungarian authorities any Cath- olics who had a hand in the act- ion very likely would be excom- municated. The informants suid the charges reportedly placed against

VATICAN 057x, Dec. 2'1 -

l (AP) —- Vatican sources said 5 toda-y that Joseph Cardinal Mindszetihv, who has been

iplacctl tinder arrest by Hungar- ian authorities, may face exile in Siberia. They did not explain how that could he done.

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Israeli & Egyptian Armies Clash In Spreading Battle

(By James M. Long)

TEL AVIV, Dec. 27-(AP)—Israc1i and Egyptian armies clashed in a fierce and spreading desert battle near the Egyptian frontier today and a Jewish communique said Arab sniping had broken out in Jerusalem.

Israel said seven Jewish soldiers were wounded when Arab snipers opened‘ fire from the ivalis of the old city. It was the first time since the United Nations cease-fire agree- ntcnt for the Holy City was signed Dec, 1 that the Jews officially re- ported sniping from Arab lines.

Israeli military leaders veiled their progress and plans lit the Negev desert of Southern Palestine behind a virtutil news blackout.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27 —(AP) —Dr. Ralph J. Bunche. United Nations acting mediator for Palestine, said tonight that des- pite the current fighting in the Negev the end of the Holy Land war is in sight.

They seemed intent. however. on flinging the Egyptian army out. of the Holy Land and into E£.\’Dl‘s Sinai Peninsula.

A remark by David Ben-Gurion. Israeli Premier, in a speech lost night gave point tn this belief. He spoke of an "Egyptian exodus in reverse" and said he felt optimistic iighfinif. which now is mils fifth clny.

The Israeli version of the Jeru- salem shooting said the Arabs first opened fire on a party of soldiers walking in the open between Jew- ish positions. The Arabs shouted to them to get out of the sn-callI-d no- nian‘s land and the Jews rctrncetl their stops. When they reached an open space behind the lines. gun- fire was heard again and Israeli soldiers were wounded.

According to the cease-fire agree- ment signed by thc Jerusalem mili- tnry commanders. l.t.-Col. Moshe Dayan of Israel and Col. Abdullnh El Tel of the Arab Legion. freedom of movement is permitted behind the lines but not in the no-man's land.

The Negev fighting. now in its fifth day, raged along a nine-mile; frcnt just north oi‘ the Egyptian border.

(An Egyptian Cabinet hliitlstci‘ in Cairo called it a “general clash" and said his country's military position was "good". He gave no details).

that he might be sent to exile in Siberia.)

A high Hungarian authority who requested that his name not be‘ used said a detailed statement will be made in 48 hours and "will con-i

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‘l8 Below Recorded

In Maritimcs

‘i-iahii-"ax. Dec. 2'1 (c?) The Maritlmes yesterday shivered in the lowest. temperatures of the year, the Dominion Public Wea- ther Office said here tonight. Seven Islands, on the New Brunswick north shore. experienced a. low of 18 below zero and at Cbfllhllm. N. B.. 90 miles north of MOHCt-Ofl. temperatures drove resi- dents under blankets when the mercury slipped to ii below. At Moncton. the temperature fell to four below, a low for the year. Four above zero was the lowest reading at. Charlottetown.

Retail EH69 0f Meat . flown l3 P. t). In ll. S.

CHICAGO. Dec. 27—-The general wholesale price of all meat in the United States has declined about i0 per cent since the mid-Sep- tember peak, the American Meat. institute reported today.

The retail price of meet. the rc- port said, declined l3 per cent in

Observers‘ Report

PARIS, Dec. 2'7 (AP) United Nations observers today ac- cused Israeli forces of attacking Egyptian units in the Negev in violation of truce agreements. but mediator Ralph J. Bunchc said he is- not blaming either side.

The observers‘ lengthy report to the Security Council tended to support Egyptian complaints that Israeli forces had reopened hostil- ities in violation of the Council's

truce order. The report carried Bunches signature.

Subsequently Bunche told rc- porters at Lake Success, N. Y.,

that he was unable to say who fired the first shot in the renew- ed Negev fighting. The battle in that desert area of Southern Palestine now is five days old and has spread almost to Egypt's frontier.

The mediator explained that his report contained statements from observers on the Egyptian slrle which tended to lay the blame on Israel. He said he was unable to include statements from observers on the Israeli side because the establishment of U. N. observers‘ posts in the Negev had not. been permitted.

DAUGHTER HORN TO FORDS

DEPROPI‘, Dec. 27~(AP)—Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford today oe- came the parents of their first son. a 71d -pound boy born at the Henry Ford Hospital. Mrs. Ford and the baby were reported doing well. The Fords have two other children, both daughters.

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By WILLIAM F. ARBOGAST WASHINGTON. Dec. 27—(AtP)— Stirfer penalties for contempt. were recommended today by re- presentatives Karl Kundt (Rep. SUD.) and Richard Nixon (Rep. Calif.) along with a list of pro- cedural changes for the House of Representatives un- American ac- tivities committee.

Both are members of the com- mittee and Mundt, a senator-el- ect, has been acting chairman. In a joint statement, they sug- gested that the proposed changes, 48518080. in the main to give greater piotection to witnesses and accused persons, be put into efiect when the Democrats take over the committee next month. Republicans have been in control of the committee for the last two years.

Muiidt and Nixon did not spec- ify how much stifier they would make the penalty for persons convicted of contempt of Congress. They left that up to the incoming Congress with the comment that oflenders “should be severely and appropriately punished."

The existing law under which nurnerou. persons have been tried for contempt. of the un-American activities committee provides a maximum penalty of one year imprisonment and a $1.000 fine. These are the procedural chang- es which Muiidt and Nixon pro- posed:

1. The committee should take' under advisement the "feasibility and desirability of excluding cer- Inln types of information media rot-her than regular news report- ers) from open hearings of the committee. We suggest that ex- pert counsel selected from among the Tflfiflgnlzed publicity medic. be

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linultanla Docks With 1,656 Aboard

HALIFAX. Dec. 27 - (CP) After spending Christmas on the gale-lashed Atlantic, the liner Aqui-

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Parliamentary sources said that Dr. Edith Sulnmerskill (above), 46-year-old "glamour girl“ of the British parliament. may become the country's first woman of cabinet rank. Present Food Min- ister John Strachey is scheduled to take over one of the service hosts in the impending reshuffle of Prime Minister Attlech govern- ment, these sources said. Dr. Sum- mersklll, who is undersecretary of ihc food ministry. will in that case be given strong support for promotion to food minister, par- liamentary murees said.

Condition OiSumner Welles ls Improving

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27--(APi-- Sumner Welles showed continued improvement tonight under treat- ment for exposure suffered when he collapsed in a frozen field a mile from his home Saturday night and lay for hours in sub- freezing cold. He was conscious but. still on the “serious condit- ion“ list at a hospital.

A sufferer from insomnia. the former Undersecretary of State frequently went. for such strolls to induce sleep. Police said Mrs. Welles "i" satisfied that there was

ania docked here today With 1.655 persons decks. Included in those aboardi was a stowaway, Walter Patrick Lucas. an Australian who boarded the ship at Southampton.

The passenger list is made up of British immigrants and in- cludes 300 children.

Entl 0f~Australlan Drought In Sight

SYDNEY. Australia. Dec. 26 -—— (Wednesday) —(CP) -A steady soaking rain gave drought-stricken Queensland fanmers their best Chrlsbtrias present. in years.

and recordings up to five inches have been reported from some of the most parched areas. Although only scattered thunderstorms have hit Queensland's main sheep-graz- ing lands, the Weather Bureau

within the next day or two. This will mean the Queensland's three-year drought

tory.

During the drought. ated that almost and more than 1.000.000 cattle have died.

BELGRADE, Dec. 2T -(Reuters) —-Ma.rshai Tito, Yugoslav Prime Minister. today threatened to dit- ert Yugoslav exports of raw mater- ials to the west if the Cominftmn

countries continued "to violate trade agreements." Tito, speaking in the Yugoslav

Parliament debate on the budget. said Yugoslavia would be cocnpell- ed to rio l-his to obtain "from the other side" the machinery she so badly needed.

Referring to plans to industrial-

ilat- Yugoslavia. Tito said this did not suit "many states" which ex- peeled Yugoslavia to remaain a source of raw materials for their industry. ‘Yugoslavia had decided to ex- ploit all her own resources “cont- rary to their advice" as it had enough iron ore t0 Justify con- struction of a heavy industry. and could also produce some of its coke needs.

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BERLIN. Dec. 27 — (AP) -- The Russians have herded more than 2.000.000 Germans. including many women and children. into forecd labor camps in the Soviet Union, Kenneth Royall. United States Army Secretary. charged to- day.