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101
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1953
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French
Reinforce
I
Defences
by
Airlift
i
By
The
Canadian
Press
"
HANOI,
Indo-China.
Communist-led
Vietmftih
troops
Sweeping
toward
".the
royal
Laotian
seat?
of
Luangprabang
captured
j
another
French
Laottn
defence
post
today
this
one
only
about
25
"miles
v-
;
-A
t'f
U?
Little
Gibraltar
Hill
Escape
Bid
Cut
Short
By
Allies
By
The
Canadian
Press
-
MUNSAN.
live
hundred
sick
and
wounded
Red
prisoners
threatened
allied
guards
today
and
started
a
short-lived
escape
attempt
from
the
hospital
train
carrying
them
to
fanmunjom
for
return
to
the
Communists.
.
,
,'
.
Some
50
North
Korean
civilians
touched
off
the
demonstrations
Wednesday
night
by
singing
and
waving
flags
during
the
trip
from
Pusan
port
to
Mun-san.
An
unarmed
guard
ripped
a
flag
from
one
of
the
Reds
and
was
quickly
surrounded
by
Dther
prisoners.
north
of
the
town.
It
was
the
third
reverse
suffered
by
the
defending
forces
In
as
many
days.
The
black-clad
invaders
of
Laos
one
of
the
three
French
associated
states
of
Indo-China
T-successfully
stormed
the
defences
in
Muongsung
as
the
possibility
Increased
of
an
all-out
assault
by
the
week-end
on
MoMnnfa
'.t
V,n
W
f
.A
TANK
of
the
Lord
Strathcona's
Hjrse
overlooks
a
scene
that
will
long
be
remcm-
'
i
K.MAN
K.MAN
TA
1
uy
menibei
wrs
-.1
bullies
oi
uic
isi
tjanauon,
rtoyai
uinacuan
Regiment,
who
fought'
one
of
their
of
the
Korean
war
on
the
hilltop
feature
at
right.
The
battle
of
Little
tar
Hill,
to
be
commemorated
by
the
unit
each
year,
resulted
In
the
largest
njimber
of
J'kk
suiierea
oy
ine
kuks
in
Korea.
"l:
and
ailing
King
Sisavong
Vong.s
creds
Won't
Stand
in
Way
Improved
weather
has
per-j
m
It
ted
French
planes
to
bomb-
Metlakatla
Enfranchisement
the
Invading
columns
with
napalm,
forcing
the
enemy
units
to
split
into
smaller
groups.
I
French
Union
forces
are
bus-,
ilv
reinforcing
defences
by
air
!
TOM.
Smiles
tUKKed
lift
for
a
strong
stand
against
the
enemy
they
have
foucht
your
Great
White
Chief."
trip
to
Britain
and
"the
Coro-A
term
out
of
story
books
and
nation
of
your
Great
White
rarely
heard
in
this
age,
the
Queen,
I
guess
she
"would
be
Great
White
Chief
was
known
known
to
you,"
lo
be
used
as
reference
to
the:
Mr.
Wicks
answered
allega-Klng
of
England
when
white
tlons
and
questions
concernlne
V
Indiitn
countenances
as
cabinet
minister
here
his
premier
Into
regal
'jy
calling
W.
A.
C.
Ben-Gnat
White
Chief.
throughout
Indo-China
for
the
j
SINCE
THE
START
of
the
prisoner-of-war
exchange
In
Korea',
Freedom
Village,
little
more
than
a
cluster
of
tents,
has
welcomed
two
released
Canadians
L.Cpl.
Paul
Dugal
of
Quebec
city
and
Pte.
A.
Baker
of
Montreal,
both
members
of
the
Royal
22nd
Regiment.
Shown
Is
the
entrance
to
the
Commonwealth
section
of
Freedom
Village.
Two
armed
guards
then
y.
ii
ks,
minister
of
labor,
.JACK
McRAE
last
seven
years.
'
The
Vletminh.
led
by
wily,
Moscow-trained
Ho
Chi
Minh.
appear
to
be
directing
their
new
drive
towards
a
morale-buiM-
pointed
guns
at
the
rebelling
men
first
met
with
the
Cana-1
the
Metlakatla
enfranchisement
I
dlan
Indians.
'
,
Dy
Dr.
peter
Kelly,
legislative
Mr.
WlckS
also
Congratulated
rnmmittw
rhairmnn
nl
Ihn
pates
to
the
Native
ixirt
convention
that
he
greetings
from
the
Chief
William
Scow,
Brother-1
Rrot.herhonri
nri
noiH
h
r.
Jack
McRae
-
ing,'
If
not
so
strategic,
capture
of
the
royal
seat
and
tiie
king
fcie
Premier
Bennett,
'
hood
president,
on
his
coming
r
tnl
rtrprlifc
pnvnrnmBnt
rlli
no
Applewhaite
To
Contest
prisoners.
Singing
and
flag-waving
continued
through
the
night
until
the
train
reached
the
unloading
point
north
of
Munsan
this
morning.
ISSUE
WARNING
'
Meanwhile
at
Panmunjom
the
dom's
administrative
capital
of
"
1
1
!
stand
In
the
way
of
Metlakatla's
Vientiane
on
the
southern
border.
,'
Citizenship.
Dr.
Kelly
quoted
part
of
an
WIANDEZ
DOWNS
12TH
Aided
by
3.000-
tons
monthly
Heads
Federal
Liberal
Group
J.
D.
.
(Jack)
McRae,
former
of
military
supplies
from
neigh
boring
Red
Chin.
three
time's
the
amount
received
before
the
Laos
invasion,
the
rebels
then
could
push
through
the
less
severe
terrain
of
Cambodia,
which
Liberal
member
of
the
provin
Skeena
Riding
Again
'
Liberals
Urge
Governments
Return
Rights
to
Indians
'.
E.
T.
(Ted)
Applewhaite,
54-year-old
Member
of
Parliament
for
Skeena,
yesterday
was
unanimously
re-nominated
to
contest
the
seat
again
in
the
federal
election
later
.this
year.
';
cial
legislature
for
Prince
Rupert,
IT
TO
TIE
WITH
BAKER
'ol
1
Captain
Manual
Fernandez
shot
down
his,42th
In
the
"roughest
fight
I
ever
had"
to-
tie'
the
,
fiiciay
i'wl
record
for
destruction
of
Russian-built
Red
fighters
.rea.
.
-
-
.
It."
scrappy
jet
ace
from
Miami
destroyed
the
MiQ
In
a
iair
battle
Just
south
of
the
Yalu
River
boundary
dividing
friria
and
Korea.
frnandez
tied
the
mark
get
last
month
by
Colonel
Royal
of
McKinney,
Texas,
who
has
gone
home.
with
Laos
and
Viet
Nam
form
the
Indo-Chinese
Associated
yesterday
was
elected
president
of
the
Skeena
Federal
Liberal
Association.
States,
under
French
controL
..
The
Laotians
hope
the
invad
His
election
came
at
the
an
prtirle
by
E.
T.
Applewhalte.
Skcena
MP,
published
recently,
which
alleged
that
Premier
W.
A.
C.
Bennett
rmd
Interpreted
the
enfranchisement
,
of
the
Metlakatla
Indian
bnnd
t
a
band
becoming
extinct,
with
the
reserve
lands
reverting
to
the
B.
C.
government.
."There
Is
no
suftstancc
of
truth
In
that
statement
made
by
the
honourable
member
for
Sfcerna,"
said
Mr.
Wicks.
"This
Is
the
first
Intimation
the
government
has
had
on
this
matter.
"To
the
best
of
my
knowlerh;e
no
,
such
deelKlon
has
been
made."
'
Dr.
Kelly
said
the
Brotherhood
considered
the.
alleged
action
of
the
government
as
a
very
serious
thing.
'
.
"Such
an
attitude
by
a
provincial
government
is
a
depart-
nual
meeting
here
and
was
ers
will
stand
for
a
big
fight
on
a
battleground
of
French
choice
but
present
Indications
are
that
the,
Vletminh
have
no
intention
of
doing
so.
I
l
'
c
1"
r
unanimous.
He
succeeds
Clarence
Bussinger
of
Telkwa.
Mr.
Applewhaite,
who
flew
allies
warned
the
Communists
they
might
take
a
short-cut
through
the
snarled
prisoner
exchange
problem
by
simply
releasing
32,000
.
North
Koreans
who
don't
want
to
go
home.
Lieutenant
Oeneral
William
K.
Harrison,
chief
allied
negotiator,
said
turning
the
prisoners
free
in
South
Korea
would
follow
a
pattern
created
by
the
Reds
themselves.
He
also
told
the
Communists
to
nominate
a
non-Asian
country
as
a
neutral
caretaker
for
48.000
Communist
prisoners
who
don't
want
to
go
home,
and
made
It
clear
the
allies
would
discuss
little
else
until
that's
done.
"All
Asian
nations
are
located
very
close
to
countries
dominated
by
Communists
and
might
therefore
be
subjected
to
Communist
military,
economic
or
political
Influence,"
he
said.
The
delegations
meet
again
Friday.
Prime
Minister
Louis
St.
Laur
The
French
and
Laotians
be
oeral
MP
Resigns
ent
was
elected
liunorary
presi
lieve
they
can
hand
Ho
Chi
Minh's
troops
a
severe
setback
If
only
they
can
get
them
out
dent
and,
5.
T.
Kenney,
fcrmer
ministev
of
lands
and
member
of
the
mountains
and
jungle
fter
Cheque
Story
of
the
B.C.
Legislature
for
fc
years,
was
named
honorary
vice-
president.
here
Tuesday
from
Ottawa
to
attend
the
annual
convention
of
Skeena
Federal
Liberal
Association,
thanked
the
members
for
the
honor
and
promised
to
continue
to
do
his
best
for
the
riding
it
re-elected.
At
the
business
session,
the
delegates
unanimously
endorsed
a
resolution
urging
the
tederal
and
provincial
governments
to
give
to
the
native
population
all
tha
rights
and
privileges
of
citi
of
the
public
and
into
a
spot
where
they
can
be
plastered
by
troops
equipped
with
vastly-superior
fire
power.
But
it
has
long
been
the
Vlet
at
the
expense
TO
MEET
LATER
treasury.
The
burly
member,
elected
In
Mr.
Bussinger
was
elected
ice-
minh
tactic
to
avoid
any
open
A
(t
Austin
Dewar
lounred
he
is
resigning
I
member
of
the
Com-the
Saskatchewan
rid-"
Appellc
although
he
y
"intentional
wrong-i
the
exchange
of
a
very
serious
one,
1949,
said
the
election
is
near
Uire
of
ways
showdown
battle
with
French
the
first
one
of
its
kind
In
Can
Union
forces.
president
at
large
and
vice-presidents
of
the
five
provincial
districts
within
the
federal
constituency
Prince
Rupert,
Skee
ada."
Ivan
Adumm
son
of
the
lute
Alfred
Adams,
first
president
of
;vith
contractor
Harvey
zenship,
compatible
with
their
prior
rights
as
the
original,
citizens
of
this
country.
'"icnl
of
his
inten-
take
over
a
party
that
Is
extremely
low
in
this
province.
"It's
our
business
to
make
sure
we
get
back
in
the
.fight
and
win
this
election."
The
Skeena
member
flayed
the
Social
Crediters
who,
he
said,
were
"political
opportunists."
"If
we
work,
and
work
hard,
and
let
the
people
know
what
the
Liberal
administration
has
done,
we'll
show
the
Socreds
It's
just
as
easy
to
get
out
as
It
was
to
get
In."
Mr.
Applewhaite,
who
received
a
tremendous
ovation
after
his
re-nomination,
said
the
Liberal
government
came
Into
power
In
Ottawa
18
years
ago
"at
the
bottom
of
the
worst
depression
in
history."
"It
got
Canada
out
of
that,
later
It
got
the
country
through
the
world's
greatest
war
and
has
pulled
us
through
the
postwar
rehabiliation
with
practically
no
dislocation.
"We
arc
taxing
you
heavily
to
do
our
part
in
Europe
and
Korea
but
we
are
paying
as
we
Bo
...
.
"If
you
have
an
interest
in
Eisenhower
Proposes
Budget
Cut
5
""
wime
uruinaucaiiy
M
f
a
statement
Given
and
he
will
place
his
future
"In
the
hands
of
my
constituents,"
indicating
he
will
seek
office
ngain
in
the
general
election
this
year.
Mr.
Dewar
said
he
and
Lunam
who
hax
held
a
number
of
government
contracts
exchanged
cheques
between
1948
and
1951
but
that
he
cut
It
out
after
coming
to
know
more
about
parliamentary
practices.
He
also
came
to
the
conclusion
that
what
he
was
doing
"might
create
the
wrong
impression."
The
40-year-old
member,
who
Victor
Odium
To
Seek
Seat
In
Vancouver
I
house
in
which
he
de-received
any
benefit
?
bilges
with
Lunam
and
Jiving
made
any
money
the
Brotherhood,
asked
Mr.
Wicks
to
keep
the
enfranchisement
of
the
Indians
above
the
platform
of
politics.
Speaking
to
Mr.
Wicks's
promise
that
Indians
would
pet
full
consideration
concerning
the
liquor
question.
Mr.
Adams
said:
"Let's
not
confuse
the
issue.
Maybe
we
want
the
right
to
buy
liquor
as
the
white
men
do,
but
most
of
all
we
want
citizenship.
"And
citizenship
means
to
us
WASHINGTON
ffi
President
Eisenhower
laid
before
Congres
na,
Atlin,
Omlneca
and
the
northern
portion
of
McKenzie--will
be
elected
at
later
meetings
in
other
centres.
Ray
McLean
was
elected
secretary.
At
a
meeting
In
the
Civic
Centre,
there
were
44
accredited
delegates
and
19
proxies.
Bruce
Brown,
Liberal
candidate
in
the
forthcoming
provincial
election,
in
a
brief
addjysf
to
delegates,
said
that
he'Jfcli
"there
Is
an
excellent
opporf
tn-ity
for
a
Liberal
governmerjr?
tc
be
elected."
J
"But,"
he
stressed,
"It
will
(pal
for
a
lot
of
hard
work.
Wity
great
deal
of
effort,
we
can
go
t
lung
way."
'
VANCOUVER
CP
MaJ.-Gen.
Driver;
red
I
lists
himself
as
a
contractor
In
sional
leaders
today
preliminary
proposals
to
whack
approximately
$8,500,000,000
off
Truman's
budget.
The
lawmakers
who
sat
In
oh
the
discussion
at
the
White
House,
said
tentative
cuts
would
Include
reduction
of
about
$5,000,000,000
in
Truman's
proposals
for
military
spending.
Ceif
Raise
i
the
Parliamentary
Guide,
rose
at
j
the
opening
of
the
morning
ses-Ision
on
a
Question
of
privilege
to
"JVEK
CP-Pi)s.slbillty
i
discuss
articles
which
appeared
kl'
vote
among
3,000:
in
the
Toronto
Telegram
and
ay
men
In
Vancouver,
which
first
bared
the
exchange
101(1
in,
I
u-...
.
.
.
i
.
.
,.L
.
Canada,
you
will
make
the
truth
known
that
the
Liberal
govern
New
Wrat.mlnKt.or
OI
cneques
wnn
i.unam.
to
he
well
educated,
assuming
responsibility,
so
we
can
be
an
isset
to
our
country."
Mr.
Wicks,
who
said
he
was
not
speaking
as
a
candidate
but
as
a
representative
of
the
B.C.
government,
promised
the
Brotherhood
that
the
Indian
inquiry
committee,
established
in
1951
to
bring
closer
relations
between
the
natives
and
the
provincial
government,
would
be
considerably
more
active
in
the
future.
The
committee
comes
directly
under
the
labor
minister.
ment
Is
the
one
that
had
led
w'(lne.sdav
after
the
Mr.
Dewar
said
he
had
known
11
boarrl
w
l,tf.l
'
T
imam
our
country
through
some
very
for
years
and
In
1945
1
v.
,,JLl.ftU
IliUULi
WUMOII,
rough
rides
.
."
.
,
Lunam
had
advanced
him
'"lands
of
their
AFL
"daymen's
Union.
Wily
renni-t.
nt
iht,
i,.,,,,,i
We
have
left
the
only
large
area
in
Western
Canada
which
I
-
V
VNt
UUUtU
U'C(I
a
Kix-C(lt.
rtnu
has
not
hardly
had
Its
borders
moneys
to
help
buy
a
hotel.
This
was
repaid
In
1947
when
the
hotel
was
sold.
He
went
on:
"Subsequently,
I
accommodated
Harvey
Lunam
by
exchanging
cheques
with
him.
This
was
'"iployees
of
the
Bri-
Hlbia
l'lonlrln
T3..11
s
iu
rvaiiwaj
"he
union
had
asked
"cPnt
houi
lv
Increase
I
cne
nis
methods
of
financing
Victor
W.
Odium
Is
returning
to
British
Columbia
political
wars
alter
an
absence
of
25
years.
Tlie
Second
World
War
commander
of
the
2nd
Division
of
the
Canadian
active
service
force
and
former
Canadian
Ambassador
to
Turkey,
was
nominated
Wednesday
night
to
contest
Van.
couver-Burrard
riding
for
the
Liberals
In
the
June
9
Provincial
election.
The
general's
running
mate
will
be
John
G.
(Jay)
Gould.
Firemen
Scurry
For
Cover
VANCOUVER
(CP)
A
fire,
punctuated
by
small
explosions
that
sent
firemen
scurrying
for
cover,
destroyed
a
$50,000
service
station,
three
cars
and
a
carrier
crane
here
early
today.
District
Chief
William
Sinclair
was
struck
on
the
hand
by
a
flying
object
when
the
explosion
occurred
at
the
height
of
the
blaze.
It
Is
believed
a
can
of
carbide
blew
up.
There
were
no
serious
injuries
"but
It
was
a
narrow
escape,"
said
Deputy
Chief
Loren
Foley.
The
garage
was
located
at
Harold
and
Klngsway
In
the
southeast
part
of
the
city.
The
cause
was
not
known.
111
'"'lit
rate
of
$2.51
fori
wncn
ne
was
nard
Pressed
ror
'
lf..u.JH
&
h,
Vile
rl-i1lfVfttrtr
"h
called
its
nine-man
Jtiarti
for
a
Friday
ses-
scratched
and
I
believe
that
while
great
things
have
taken
place
In
B.C.
in
the
past
few
years,
even
greater
development
will
come
in
the
next
five
years."
"If
you
are
going
to
ask
business
to
come
Into
B.C.
or
Canada,
you
must
be
certain
that
there
is
a
sound,
safe
government
.
.
Mr.
Kenney,
who
is
retiring
from
politics
after
serving
20
years
as
a
member
of
the
provincial
cabinet,
said
the
Liberals
have
a
better
chance
now
"to
show
what
they
have,
than
they
ever
had
in
history."
Speaking
of
the
last
brief
session
of
the
legislature,
he
said
unai
decision
will
bt
some
leaders
al-
TED
APPLEWHAITE
.
.
.
make
the
truth
known
In
a
brief
address
prior
to
his
nomination,
Mr.
Applewhaite
said
that
while
he
did
not
know
the
exact
date
of
the
federal
vote
he
"assumed
it
will
be
around
mid-September."
He
reviewed
some
"of
the
work
accomplished
by
the
Liberal
government
of
Prime
Minister
St.
Laurent
and
said
that
"while
this
primarily
Is
a
federal
meeting,
there
Is
no
difference
between
a
Liberal
here
and
a
provincial
Liberal."
'
"You
can't
be
50
per
cent
a
P"'ssed
stronir
riisnn-
(At
i
ln
the
award.
-WEATHER-
Synopsis
It
Is
still
raining
In
the
northern
interior.
In
the
past
three
days
Prince
George
has
recorded
a
total
of
1.8
Inches
of
rain,
nearly
two-tenths
of
an
Inch
In
excess
of
the
average
rainfall
of
this
station
for
the
whole
month
of
April.
.
Elsewhere
in
the
province
there
is
considerable
sunshine.
Forecast
North
Coast
Region
Sunny
with
a
few
cloudy
intervals
today
and
Friday.
Little
change
In
temperature.
Winds
light.
S
Userl
in
1UI1US
W
llieri,
ilia
uuiinawuii.i.
All
these
cheques
were
honored
by
the
banks."
NO
BENEFIT
For
three
years
Lunam
gave
him
cheques
and
Mr.
Dewar
gave
him
covering
cheques.
Mr.
Dewar
said:
"I
recelvsd
no
benefit
and
suffered
no
loss
from
these
transactions.
I
did
it
to
help
an
old
friend."
Lunam
had
.
been
awarded
government
contracts
but
in
each
case
the
company
was
the
lowest
bidder
"and
met
all
the
conditions
of
the
Invitation
to
tender."
Most
of
the
contracts
Involved
buildings
outside
the
Qu'Appelle
riding.
"the
ineptitude
of
the
Social
federal
Liberal
and
the
other
IN
A
SCENE
REMINISCENT
of
the
dry
and
dusty
days
on
(Mau
Raid
F
''
Kenva
Bombs
'
ght
against
Mau
T'?m
for
the
first
time
nt
20-pound
bombs
&
In
an
air
raid
on
a
terrorist
hideout
In
the
fountains.
prairies
during
the
"30s,
sifting
dust
Inches
up
on
the
wheels
o
ojfa
Crediters
In
the
House
was
so
evident
.
,
.
but
I
think
that
as
the
opposition
we
learned
a
lot
.
.
.
learned
that
we
must
get
out
now
and
fight
to
win
on
June
9."
half
provincial."
Mr.
Applewhaite
praised
the
new
provincial
leader
of
the
party
Art
Lalng
and
said
"he
had
guts
and
courage
to
give
up
a
great
future
In
Ottawa
to
Low
tonight
and
high
Friday
at
Port
Hardy
and
Sandspit,
40
wagon
on
the
farm
of
Jack
Brown
at
Headlngly,
Man.,
18
trif
s
west
of
Winnipeg.
Many
southern
Manitoba
farmers
are
delaying
seeding
in
the
hope
they
soon
will
get
needed
rain.
J
and
55;
Prince
Rupert
40
and
60.