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VOL.
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No.
97
PRINCE
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MONDAY,
APRIL
28,
1954
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Defenders
Prepare
For
Death
Struggle
HANOI,
Indo-China
(AP)
Dien
Bien
Phu
reeled
under
violent
Vietminh
bombardment
today
but
the
French
said
the
rebels
still
held
off
their
long-expected
third
mass
assault
to
engulf
the
battered,
northwest
Indo-China
fortress.
j
U.S.
Help
Depends
On
Alliance
PARIS
(AP)
France
canvassed
her
major
allies
for
fresh
aid
to
stave
off
defeat
at
Dien
Eien
Phu
today.
The
best
It
could
do
was
a
reported
possibility
that
the
United
States
mipht
consider
sending
forces
to
Indo-China
If
the
proposed
southeast
Asia
alliance
Is
formed.
The
tightly
-
packed
French
-
?
Union
defenders,
driven
into
a
i
cluster
of
fortifications
less
than
j
if
Father
Seeks
Missing
Son
a
mile
and
a
quarter
across,
were
in
an
"extremely
serious
but
not
desperate"
position,
the
French
reported
Sunday
night.
Today
they
said
the
situation
is
Oil)
JIIN
WRIGHT
manes
Irl?ncls
with
30-ypnr-old
whistling
swans
and
s
Mmr
Bird
Sanctuary
at
Klngsville.
Out.
Established
by
the
late
Jack
Miner
nationally
known
sanctuary
en
ters
its
50th
year
this
spring.
It
was
one
of
the
sanctuaries
in
North
America.
'
V
9
,
S
.
j
v
Cxi!
u.,
Jj
t'$
First
Budget
Forecasts
Informants
in
radio
contact
with
isolated
encircled
plain
said
the
morale
of
the
garrison
troops
was
"sky
high"
as
they
braced
themselves
for
the
bloody
hand-to-hand
'
fighting
they
hoped
desperately
would
hold
back
another
all-out
enemy
attempt
to
sway
the
Geneva
conference
on
Asian
problems.
The
rebels
levelled
their
heaviest
mortar
and
artillery
fire
on
the
northwestern
corner
of
the
ditures
of
Nearly
$1,000,000
LONDON
UK
Admiral
Arthur
Radford,
chairman
of
the
i;.S.
joint
chiefs
f
staff,
flew
unexpectedly
to
London
today
for
talks
with"
Prime
Minister
Churchill
and
Britain's
mill
tary
high
command
on
the
Indo-Chinese
situation.
The
London
talks
came
on
the
heels
of
a
reported
French
plea
to
Britain
and
the
United
States
for
urgent
military
help
in
Indo-China.
EL
d,jv
,
vclupmcnU
yet
to
be
under-;
Maintenance
and
operation
Is
-Can
a
das
taken."
i
expected
to
account
for
$173.-
iie-makinB
ex-1
The
district
of
Kitimat
site
I
620.89,
and
$125,726.20
has
been
use
to
a
million
of
the
Aluminum
Company
of
j
estimated
for
school
costs.
shrunken
Dien
Bien
Phu
redoubt.
This
was.
an
attempt
to
rip
bigger
holes
in
the
crumbling
defences
in
the
northwest,
THAT'S
LIFE
Emmett
Kelly,
the
famed
clown
who
never
found
life
Very
funny,
seems
to
be
allowing
tiny
Roy
Fredonia
a
peek
lnto
human
folly.
Maybe
it's
nothing
that
deep,
but
the
eight-moirth-old
youngster
the
son
of
circus
acrobats
pays
polite
attention,
anyway.
Roy's
mother
and
father
joined
the
Ringling
Brothers
&
Barnum
and
Bailey
Circus
after
emigrating
from
Germany.
Roy
was
born
in
Toledo,
Ohio.
as
indicated
m
Canada
s
new
smelter
was
In-
j
Tax
revenue
is
based
on
57
7
Kitimat's
first
.
corporaU-d
a
year
ago
and
a
!
miHs
on
full
assessed
value
of
budget.
!
municipal
council
elected.
j
land-$528.96-ana
75
per
cent
il
council
by
First
year
operation
was
based
!
0f
assessed
improvements
$9
-!
Cyril
Hen-
i
on
loans
from
the
provincial
gov-
i
967,781,25,
most
of
which
Is
car-
opening
a
floodgate
for
the
niasBes
or
viciminn
mianiry
waiting
to
sweep
down
from
the
An
authoritative
French
source
in
Geneva
for
the
Asian
conference
said
President
Elsenhower's
government
has
turned
surrounding
hill.
71ie
estimates
oear
little
or
(Prince
Runert's
lf53
hiirlirpt
)!
S8M.162.09
of
i
assigned
for
said
the
EDWARD
HUDDLESTON
The
French
command
down
a
French
request
that
U.S.
air
force
planes
and
pilots
be
rebeU
maintained
their
"pres-1
The
20-year-old
youth
shown
cur'
nn
thnir
npw
defence
line
I
v..
ku-.
.
rr
no
relationship
to
last
year's
ex-
!
totalled
expenditures
of
$1,062,-pendjtures,"
Mr.
Henderson
toldjooo
of
which
$453,59435
recov-council.
lered
from
general
taxation
at
a
He
said
the
budget
had
been
i
rate
of
70
mills.)
'
West
Pessimistic
Despite
Favorable
Start
at
Geneva
sent
into
action
at
once
against
w
-----
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-
.
aiAJVC
liaO
V.
A
IllXOOlltg
HVSHl.
in
that
sector,
establishing
about
1
nis
Vancouver
rooming
house
the
Vletmmh
rebels.
300
feet
due
south
of
the
rebel
,
side
of
the
'rn
told
coun-.itj
will
receive
itnd
Uie
bal-.
metal
grants,
'Mures,
watcr-sources.
told
council
'
':;'TGE?A,'S'witzerlancr
(AP)-rPessiraistir
western
foreign
ministers
faced
the
communists
today
for
prepared
to
meet
the
need
for
rapid
development,
.
bearing
In
mind
"action,
flexibility,
and
economy.
"There
is
today
a
major
and
urotcnt
task
ahead
of
the
munl-
trenches.
But,
the
French
sain,
tne
attackers
had
"nof
been
abie
to
Infiltrate
the
line
Sunday
night
and
were
still
600
yards
from
Brie.
-Gen.
Christian
de
Canucks
Learn
Battle
Tactics
SOLTAU,
Germany
In-
funT'Vmon
ami
lnitlrmin
rf
th
their
first
big
power
conference
with
Red
China.
Most
of
them
were
reported
expecting
little
progress
Castries
command
headquarters.
wparing
these
cipality
In
starting
up
In
build
Ii
"
'
'
,
up
privaiiiiiR
ln
provldinR
services
and
I
1st.
Canadian
infantry
Brigade
j
toward
settlements
either
for
Korea
or
Indo-China.
A
Vietminh
broadcast
heard
in
Hanoi
said
the
opposing
forces
will
be
"face
to
face
very
since
December
20,
1953,
according
o
information
received
-from
his
lather,
Edward
Htd-dlcston
of
Lantzville,
Vancouver
Island.
Mr.
Huddleston
says
that
his
five-foot
eight-inch
son
has
dark
brown
hair
and
weighs
about
133
pounds
The
youth
may
be
suffering
from
loss
of
memory
and
perhaps
working
in
this
district
under
another
name.
Th
father
asks
that
anyone
with
knowledge
of
the
youth's
whereabouts
get
in
touch
with
the
RCMP,
the
Missing
Persons'
Bureau,
Vancouver
or
E.
Huddleston,
in
Lantzville,
phone
Nanaimo
772-R3.
are
ltmlnir
hal
t.le
cn.nne.
at.iont
After
a
20-mmuti?
session,
the
;
soon
"
in
a
aeam
struggle.
jku.ls
a
rnai-1
operatioas,
in
changing
.
.
.
from
i
a
construction
camp
to
an
urban
u
local
exper-
community."
k
on
Expencll-
j
Major
capital
expenditures
ln-is
are
largely
elude
purchase
of
new
equip-
in
this
former
Wehrmacht
train
after
which
the
three
will
rotate
the
chairmanship.
Edn
described
the
agreement
conference
adjourned
and
Foreign
Secretary
Eden
of
Britain
announcea:
"All
the
procedure
ing
area
in
the
British
zone
of
Germany.
We
meet
tomorrow
to
!
on
procedure
at
this
afternoon's
ht
extent
and
;
mcnt
and
construction
of
streets
is
agreed
Chief
Asks
Co-Operation
On
Burning
sand
other
de-
and
utilities.
HOT
CO-EXISTENCE
brief
conference
meeting
as
"very
good."
"You
can
all
smile
'and
be
happy,"
he
told
correspondents.
A
Canadian
delegate
said
that
the
swift
agreement
on
chairmanship
is
an
indication
that
delegates
are
eager
to
get
down
to
business
as
quickly
as
start."
;
Before
the
historic
meetings
began
in
the
old
Lencuc
of
Nu-,
Hons
building,
Eden
and
Foreign
,
Minister
Molotov
had
come
to
a
surprise
agreement
on
one
phase
j
of
the
delicate
question
of
the
status
of
Red
China
at
the
con-
j
ference
table.
j
Russia
has
Insisted
t
he
Pel-
W
SAYS
MALENKOV
Fire
Chief
Earl
Becker
Issued
A
troop
of
four
Centurion
tanks
from
D
squadron.
Lord
Stath-cona's
Horse,
a
company
of
Infantrymen
from
the
2nd
battalion,
Royal
Canadian
Regiment,
this
week
held
the
first
of
a
series
of
field
exercises
to
be
undertaken
by
the
brigade
during
the
next
month.
Thirty-Three
Die
in
Plunge
LIMA,
Peru
Thirty-three
persons
were
killed
and
nine
his
annual
plea
for
residents
who
wish
to
burn
rubbish
outdoors
to
phone
the
fire-department
and
ask
permission.
"
The
chairmanship
arrange-
ping
regime
bo
treated
as
an
nwnt
was
approved
at
a
meet-rquul
of
the
Big
Four
but
the
jns
among
the
countries
which
New
Zealand
Relaxes
Curbs
For
Imports
AUCKLAND,
N.Z.
(CP)
The
New
Zealand
government
today
announced
a
slight
relaxation
of
control
on
imports
from
Canada
and
the
United
States
and
importers
saw
the
move
as
a
hope
The
request
came
in
the
wake
ot
two
more
grass
fires
Saturday
afternoon
"which
sent
the
fire
denartment
hurrying
out
In
'Outers
premier
Oeorgl
Mulcnkov
made
an
surprise
speech
In
the
Supreme
Soviet
today
Russia
believed
in
the
co-existence
of
commun-Jwn
as
''
as
increased
trade
between
the
two
'otto'
Council
o(
Nationalities,
he
declared
there
ruin
lessening
In
world
tension
as
a
result
of
Face-loving
peoples.
'!
attacked
the
Euroin
an
Defence
Community,
w
aimed
at
a
revival
of
German
militarism.
uWd
the
adoption
of
Russia's
proposal
for
Ttive
security.
United
States
has
adamantly
;
part
jn
the
Korea
war
opposed
giving
communist
China
j
against
the
communists.
Canada
that
status.
,
was
represented
by
External
Af-
The
agreement
worked
out
by
I
fairs
Minister
Pearson
and
Eden
and
Molotov
wa.s
to
desig-
Chester
Uonning.
Canadian
mln-
I
badly
injured
when
a
truck
nate
Prince
Wan
of
Thailand
to
take
the
chair
at
the
opening
session.
Molotov
will
preside
currying
47
persons
plunged
over
a
100-foot
cliff
into
the
swollen
Santa
ritfer.
The
driver
leaped
to
safety
a
moment
before
the
truck
begun
its
fatal
plunge.
ful
sign'
for
eventual
resumption
of
full-scale
trade
with
the
two
countries.
Tuesday,
Eden
on
Wednesday,
answer
to
alarms.
First
was
"at
1
p.m.
Saturday
afternoon
when
firemen
were
called
to
the
500
block
of
West
Ninth
avenue
to
a
spot
where
it
Is
believed
that
youngsters
had
had
a
small
camp
fire
burning.
The
fire
had
been
left
and
it
had
spread
to
dry
grass.
The
second
call,
which
came
just
as
the
fire
truck
was
returning
to
the
firehall,
came
from
the
home
of,
T.
W.
Brown,
407
West
Fifth
avenue,
where
a
ister
to
."orway
and
Iceland.
The
decision
to
rotate
the
chairmanship
among
three
countries
neatly
skirts
possible
conflicts.
If
the
chair
had
been
shared
by
the
big
four,
communist,
China
would
have
been
offended.
If
China
had
been
Included,
making
a
big
five,-
the
United
States
would
have
ob
fs
Castlegar
Project
Lumber
Production
WHAT
NEXT!
First
it
was
automobile
windshields;
how
It
s
spectacles
that
are
being
peppered
with
mysterious
pock
mmks.
The
rash
of
"glasspox"
alleged
to
have
left
pock
marks
on
hundreds
of
windshields
arrow
Canada
spread
to
Wll-lhun
Vanriewater's
glu.sses..
The
North
Vancouver
electric
company
foreman
claims
the
incident
occurred
while
talking
to
fellow
workers.
Several
theories
for
the
phenomenon
have
been
advanced,
but
the
mystery
remains
unsolved.
Police
Chief
Defends
System
Of
Promotions
n
manbMi"Uiiil
pllB
tiu;uitl,y.
locaUon.
and
qual-sii,i,
!"
,lle
ity
of
the
timber
and
a
large
jected.
As
things
slind,
Britain
and
Russia
both
are
represented,
while
Prince
Wan
is
considered
to
be
acceptable
'
to
the
Ameri
rubbish
fire
had
also
got
out
of
hand.
Chief
Becker
said
that
if
people
wishing
to
burn
rubbish
would
ft
!-
1
j
"ipuny,
Went-
silc
w''s
located
ttt
the
foot
prcMdent
an1
of
the
Lower
Arrow
Lakes
near
ask
permission,
firemen
would
be
'
"
"''re
today.
!
Castli.gar.
Commerce
and
Industries
minister
J.
M.
Watts
announced
that
funds
allocated
for
dollar
imports
have
been
increased
by
20
per
cent
for
the
current
year
to
approximately
20,000.000
for
use
In
either
the
United
States
or
Canada.
This
means
Canadian
salmon
will
re-enter
the
New
Zealand
market
in
competition
with
Russian
and
Japanese
supplies.
The
allocations
included
approximately
$600,000
for
canned
fish
and
it
Is
expected
to
be
used
almost
entirely
for
Canadian
salmon,
a
favorite
on
the
New
Zealand
market
before
the
second
world
war.
Substantial
supplies
of
salmon
have
been
entering
the
market
recently
from
Russia
and
Japan.
nth,.
forewarned.
Saturday's
grass
fires
brought
to
six
the
number
"
'""I'lns
1
Small
iluieiienitenl.
suwnilll
nn.
"4
hi!
attended
by
the
fire
department.
eraUons
with
their
timber
hold-
company
an
io
the:
in
the
last
week.
r
Brown
vi,i
Iuks
and
licences
were
mirchased
''"
show-
complex
I
all1
,low
Provide
long
term
em-t0
Uie
Anow
i
P'oymcnt
security
and
stability
VANCOUVER
(CP)
Police
'?
bie
Chief
Waller
Mulligan
of
Van-
for
the
area.
i
found.
CPA,
Union
Ships
On
Daylight
Time
desnite
'
couvrr
has
defended
his
promo-
Wittily
Lumber
production.
diven
18
J
Q"tiiilecl
st
nri
2
i
artl
'rk
out
Canadian
Pacific
Airlines
and
Union
Steamships
Ltd.,
are
both
operating
on
Daylight
Saving
develo
Pment.
poor
condition
of
the
lumber
,
tion
program
for
the
city's
637-market,
member
force
against
union
was
doubled
since
Celgar!
applied
for
a
forest
management
charges
that
his
policies
haye
licence
caused
the
lowest
morale
In
o1,i
,..
',,
u
arbitration
oourd
hearing
on
a
a,e
cn
map.
Time
or
city
time,
it
was
an
nounced
today.
The
CPA
flights,
which
are
ca
ns.
Quake
Jolts
Wide
Area
In
California
WATSONV1LLE,
Calif.
W)
Central
California's
strongest
earthquake
in
nearly
two
years
jlted
a
150-mlle
stretch
along
the
coast
Sunday,
frightening
thousands,
causing
widespread
minor
damage
to
buildings
and
temporarily
blocking
a
highway
cast
of
here.
A
panicked
crowd
of
some
500
rushed
for
the
doorways
of
a
dog
show
at
the
fair
grounds
five
miles
north
of
here,
bruising
an
unidentified
16-year-old
girl.
She
was
the
only
injury
reported.
The
shocks,
recorded
by
the
University
of
California
wtsmo-graph
for
20
rninutes
starting
at
1:33:45:5
p.m.
PDT
were
felt
through
the
San
Francisco
bay
area
90
miles
to
the
north.
Case
irdoy
been
studied.
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.
The
union
Is
asking
pay
in
Ut.sK.
tharged
creases,
equal
pay
for
police-
women,
city
paid
coverage
under
j
a
mediral
plan
and
more
holi-
WEATHER
reni;
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ai
the
-mem
was
re.
Sat
Pair
Rescued
When
Tuna
Boat
Explodes,
Burns
VANCOUVER
A
fisherman
and
his
18-year-ld
daughter
were
rescued
from
their
flaming
tuna
boat
Sunday
after
a
battery
explosion
set
it
afire
off
the
Fraser
river
mouth.
Taken
off
a
literati
alongside
the
Moiown
No.
2
were
W.
C.
Rideout
and
his
daughter
Pat,
of
Vancouver.
They
were
rescued
by
the
two-
,
man
crew
of
Jhe
fishboat
Vicky
May.
-
Ul'dav
nt
iu.
now
scheduled
for
seven
days
a
week
leave
at
10:45
a.m.
city
time
and
arrive
in
Vancouver
at
3:50
p.m.
DST.
The
return
flight
leaves
Vancouver
at
8:30
DST
and
arrives
back
at
Seal
Cove
at
1:45
city
time.
The
two
regulaUnion
Steamship
vessels,
Cambsun
and
Co-quitlam
which
arrive
Thursdays
and
Saturdays,
sail
from
here
at
R
p.m.
city
time
on
both
days.
However,
the
Chilootin
which
will
arrive
here
May
31
on
Its
first
Alaska
cruise
will
operate
on
standard
time.
2
ln
Police
Dipv"ir
before
ut
the
aee,,,
tintk
ehar
I'orecast
aays.
North
coast
region
Clear
When
union
chief
Fred
along
the
mainland
and
a
few
Dougherty
charged
that
men
clouds
elsewhere
today
and
Tues-
I
with
seniority
often
found
them-day.
Little
change
in
tempera-!
selves
taking
orders
from
junior
ture.
Wind
northerly
15
except
(men,
Mulligan
said
promotions
northeast
2d
gusty
in
some
main-
j
me
based
on
reports
sifted
land
inlets.
Low
tonight
and
!
through
by
himself,
the
assistant
high
Tuesday
at
Port
Hardy,
32
1
chief,
four
branch
superintend-and
48:
Sandsplt,
34
and
46;'ents,
and
brought
to
the
corn-Prince
Rupert,
30
and
46
,
mission
for
approval
TELEVISION
star
j.
FRED
Ml'GGS
samples
some
of
his
birthday
cake
after
decorating
himself
with
it
while
appearing
before
the
TV
cameras.
Mr.
Muggs
was
celebrating
(and
how!)
his
second
birthday