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ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1955
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Dramatic Return Of
Helicopter   Crew
Missing For Days; Turn Up Safely In
Northern Newfoundland
Looking fatigued and sporting
■ few scratches on their hands,
the two men of the downed United Helicopters craft arrived.- at
Torbay Airport yesterday afternoon and said they felt "relieved" as they disembarked.
After a medical examination by
Dr. Arch Lewis, Pilot David Cob-
Icy and Engineer Nicholas Tern-1
pcrlej* related their eight day ex*
pcriencc in the woods on Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula after Iheir copter was forced
iW'n in heavy fog Sunday, June 5,
The party left Springdale Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. for St.
Anthony and from there their
destination was. Goose Bay. Heading out over White Bay, they encountered some fog and It became
so bad farther inland that they
decitjed to turn back. The fog
kept closing in until they were
only about 100 feet above the,
trees and they reduced speed.
Making a 180 degree turn they
headed back towards the west
hoping to find a suitable spot to
land and at the same time try-.
ing to avoid hitting the ground.
The pilot then noticed that the-
copier was losing speed and made
two unsuccessful attempts to correct IL Forward speed was reduced to about 10 miles an hour
and then the aircraft went into
thc trees.
"We were supplied with emergency equipment and food for a
normal length of time," Mr. Coblcy
explained, "and there was plenty
of water. In the brooks, thc snow
and thc fog was almost thick
enough to drink." Visibility was
only 400 yards. They stayed there
overnight and set cut - Monday
morning for the coast, following
the compass. On arriving there
they proceeded to walk north and
yesterday morning broke out in
Little Harbour Deep. The- distance from the crash scene to that
settlement is about 15 miles "but
we walked much farther than
that," they stated.
Peron's Govt. Orders
Dismissal R.C. Bishop
Accused   of   "Promoting   Disorders"
BUENOS AIRES (A.P.)-
Prcsidcnt Juan D, Peron's
government, Tuesday ordered two Roman Catholic bishops discharged from their
posts and called them .in
for questioning before a
federal judge investigating
recent disorders.
A cabinet decree accused them
ot promoting disorders Involving
ciuireh and of Peron supporters.'
The bishops, accompanied by
two other clergymen, were called
to federal police headquarters to
face the judge. There was no sign
topy wore under arrest.
Tiie decree ended Hie bishops'
inilmriiy under the government.
u|l'ch recognizer- Catholicism as
IH: Matr* religion. . .
However, a high church source
said Santiago Luis Cardinal Co
pello might keep them in their
present positions although separated /from official government
titles.
SAY INCITED RIOTS
The decree named Most Rev,
Manuel Tato, vicar-gcneral, auxiliary bishop for Buenos Aires and
canon of the Buenos Aires episcopate, and Most He v. Ramon Pablo
Novo a, canon deacon.
It cited an old Spanish law, dating back ' to' Argentine colonial
times, authorizing ihe government
to discharge church authorities
held to have violated their duties.
Argentina, like Spain, participates
in selection of Catholic bishops.
Both Msgr. Tato and Msgr. No-
voa were charged with Instigating
Cathtlic observances May 6 and
.Tune  11  which . ended  in   street
fights between Catholics and federal police and In counter-demonstrations by Peron supporters.
Bishop Tato, 48, has been acting
head of the Catholic church in
Argentina recently because Cardinal Copcllo is Ul.
The two bishops' government-
paid salaries stop immediately.
Msgr. Tato received 1,970 pesos
(5140) from the government
monthly.
Tuesday night the church issued
a statement denying Catholics
' were guilty of disorders last Sunday, It denied any Catholic had
burned the nation's flag, as Ihe
government had charged.
At least 56 persons were arrested after the May 6 disturbances when Catholic marchers
clashed with police. In the disorders last weekend, 2D persons were
hurt and almost 470 Catholics wore
arrested.
Questioned as to whether hc
heard search aircraft ' overhead,
during their long trek, the pilot
said they heard planes but figured
they, were .routine flights but during thc last two days when visibility cleared, it was obvious, hc
said ihey were looking for us, but
wc thought it best to go on to
find some inhabited area. Speaking ot the way they were treated
by thc people at Little Harbour
Deep, both men said, "wc havc
never seen such hospitality." People brought canned - and other
foods "in their /packets to thc
house lh which thcy-\vcr'c staying.
"It. seemed," they said, "that
they did not want us to know they
were doing this."
Both Mr. Cobley and Mr. Temp-
crly were originally from England
but are now living in Toronto.
Mr. Temperely is married. It was
the first time that either of them
had been involved in a crash.
Singapore:
Police
Halt
Strike
Engineered, By
Communists
Press
Should
Lay Off
St* Laurent Says
OTTAWA (CP')'.—Prime
Minister St. Laurent said
Tuesday newspapers would
be "better advised" not to
report statements attributed
to unnamed officials.
He was replying in the Commons
to Opposition leader Drew who said
a Canadian Press report Monday
night had an unnamed defence department official discussing a sub-
ject "which the government has
refused to discuss" in the Commons,
The subject is the announced retirement Aug. 31 of Lt.-Gen. Guy
Simonds, S2, chief of the general
staff, and his succession by Maj.-
Gen. Howard Graham, 5G, now
chief of the army's central command.
DEMANDS OFFICIAL'S NAME
Mr. Drew, rising on-r question
of privilege at the Commons opening, said the official's comment on
Gen. Simonds' retirement was issued in the form of a statement
handed to thc press. Hc demanded
Uic name of Uic official.
He also said the report was a
definite atempt to affect the course
of Commons discussion on the general's retirement when tlie .defence,
estimates come before the house
j Thursday.
If (Actually, Ihe defence department has issued no statement concerning Gen. Simonds' retirement
except for the brief announcement
last -week by- Defenc-s Minister
Campney that the general is being .retired because he has "completed the normal four-year tour.")
NOT KNOWN TO ST. LAURENT
Mr, St. Laurent said ha didn't
know the name of the official and
added:.
';i did not know that the statement was going to be made'*and I
deprceale these statements .attributed to hi«-*li officials* or to ofticir:!
or semi - official sources without
disclosing tlie identity of the one
who is communicating the information,
"I do not think that is a proper
course to be followed and it seems
to me thai the newspapers themselves would be better advised if
they did not tahc the responsibility
of reporting disclosures of that
kind for which lhc one making thc
disclosure is not willing to disclose
his own identity. . . .
"I do nol think these .sUtemeals
should be made. Had I heard tltafc
one was proposed, I would have
discussed it with mv colleague, the
minister of national defence, and
I am sure we would have agreed
that it should not be made.
"I was curious ... to know who
had mad.-* such a statement and
I shall endeavor to find out."
Normal
Spreading Unemployment
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LONDON (Reuters) -
British rail officials Tuesday
night embarked on the task
of restoring normal . train
services after leaders of
500,000 rail workers approved a settlement terminating
a 17-day national strike.
The most serious rail stoppage
in' British history ended with the
return to work of members of the
Associated Society of Locomotive
Engineers and Firemen.
Sir Brian Robertson, chief of the
government's transport commission, promised an early resumption
of passenger services and predlc
ted that freight trains will be operating normally within a few days.
The agreement reached between
the transport commission and union
leaders provides for a resumption
of work by the 70,000 strikers
"forthwith." They arc assured of
pay increases under a promise by
the commission to begin detailed
talks on a new age settlement for
all of Britain's rail workers within,
seven days.
AVERT UNEMPLOYMENT
The strike hailed about SO per
cont of train services and plunged j
thc country into an official state
of emergency within three days of
its start on May 29, But the settlement comes in lime to avert a
spreading wave of unemployment
which would have followed lh-2
shutdown of many factories now
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operating on reserve supplies of
fuel and materials.
Emergency train service operated by members of the non-strlfc-
ing-National Union of Railwaymen
kept essential goods moving and
fleets of trucks and buses were
mobilized to haul supplies and passengers to cushion the effects of
the walkout. But industry will feel
the damage for months to come,
and the government has warned
that cumulative effects will show
up in export and import figures
not yet compiled.
Labor Minister Sir Walter Monck*
ton steered the talks between trade
union chiefs and railroad executives through their delicate final
stages in a day of intense negotiation. Monckton, whose tireless mediation played a major part in
bringing the two sides together,
won a round of cheers from thi
House of Commons when he an
nounccd the strike's end.
SIMPLE FORMULA
A simple formula ended the dis
pule which had called most of
Britain's engineers and firemen off
their jobs.
The transport commission, which
operates the railroads for the government, agreed with the engineers' contention that there should
be higher rewards immediately for
special skill and responsibility.
An impartial referee will hear
the views of all parties and name
what he considers appropriate basic wages for the engineers and
m-Uormcn. His decision will be ac
cepted without question by all parties.
At present an engineer's basic,
wages are between £8 15s ($24.50)'
and £9 15s C$27.30) a weak, depending on -how many years he bar
been working. But average wage's
of train crews are 25 per cent
higher than these figures becausi
of extra payment for excess mileage and overtime. '
OUTLOOK BRIGHTER
The outlook also brightened Tuesday in the dock 'strike that hat
held up activity in six major porta
for 23 days, hailing the flow of exports and affecting 'more than 250
ships. '
The National Amalgamated Stevedores and Dockers Union, which
is seeking country-wide bargaining
recognition, announced that "considerable progress" has been made
in negotiations with the giant-
Trades Union Congress aimed at*
ending lhe stoppage.
A concurrent strike of seamen:
still is holding up the sailing of
five transatlantic liners and Tuesday threatened to spread to the.
giant Cunarder Queen Mary. About
150 of the Queen Mary's crew do.
cided to join the stoppage.
The rail strike is'estimated to-
havc cost the railroads about £1,- -
000,000-a day. The rail system already had been operating at a loss,;'
despite several increases of passenger and freight rales in recent
years. Officials fear that any, fur.
Ihcr freight rate increases  may
drive business away from the railroads.
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Is   Russian   Aim
At U.N.   "
UNITED. NATIONS, N.'. Y.„ (A.E.)mSoviet'. Foreign
Minister V. M. Molotov is taking the largest delegation to
toe United Nations birthday party, in San Francisco*.. ■
He apparently Intends to spread
WEATHER
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WEDNESDAY, June 15th.
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goodwill, as far as possible, say
veteran , UN diplomats mulling
over the roster of. more than 80
Russians who will back up Molotov
at tlie UN's 10th anniversary celebrations, * ■
The U. S. delegation of 71 per
sons will be second-largest
* Molotov arrives in New York
aboard.the liner Queen Elizabeth
Wednesday, .with a party of 46
from Moscow, including experts on
most areas pi tiie world, He will
join other Russians here and leave
Wednesday night with them fn special cars of tRe New York Central
Railroad; He reaches'''San- Francisco'Saturday. "     .1
Reports  from Paris  described'
Molotov as full of cordiality when
he passed through France en route
to New York. He was somewhat
dour when he last attended UN
sessions in 1940.
An'advance party of Soviet del
egates left Monday night for San
Francisco to prepare for the main
party. Russian embassy cars already had been sent ahead, Molotov will stay in a luxurious home
near San Francisco, complete with
swimming pool. It is costing Moscow a reported two weeks' rent
of §4,000, but is said perfect for
entertaining.
Molotov. was in San Francisco
in 1945 for the founding conference
of the UN. Hc flew incognito from
Siberia via Alaska to Washington,
where he stayed briefly at the
White House as "Mr. Brown." He
then was flown to San Franllsco.
This time Molotov, now 65, chose
to cross the Atlantic by ship and
the long train ride'from New York
to San Francisco and return.
Three, high UN officials left
Tuesday for San Francisco carrying the original UN charier for
display at lhe anniversary celebrations, They are Andrew .W. Cor-
dlcr, executive assistant to Secretary • General Dag Hammarskjold .-Jchan- de. Noue, ehlcf of
protocol, and Cordicr's aide, Jose
A. Correa,
SINGAPORE (Reuters)-
Flying, squads of police
swooped down Tuesday on
agitators trying to spread a
strike engineered by Communists in this British crown
colony.
Armed police also were placed
on guard at movie houses after a
are, possibly caused by arson,
broke out at the'Cathay Theatre.
Only bicycle rickshaws .and privately-owned cars rolled on the
streets. The government appealed
to motorists to give lifts to
stranded office workers without
bus service because of a walkout
by drivers and conductors.
The city's taxis returned to their
dupots after police promised them
protection. Earlier in the day they
•had issued a statement saying they
had been forced off the roads by
intimidation, and were not striking
in sympathy with the left-wing un
ions which called a general strike
Monday.
RIOT SQUAD IN ACTION
During the day, nine women and
one man were arrested by a Gurkha police riot squad and accused
of obstructing other police questioning the occupants of a car. Five
other Chinese arrested and accused
of intimidating taxi drivers later
were released. Two other men
were arrested in other parts of the
city. *
Thc strikes originally .were,called
in sympathy with walkout by'dock
clerks that began six weeks ago,
but -the unions now refuse to Issue
a back-to-work order until six Chinese union and'student leaders, arrested during the weekend, are re
leased from custody. The six were
rested during the weekend, are re-
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Mayor Charlotte
May Stay On
OTTAWA (CP) - Mayor Cha-
lotte Whitton, who recently said
she will quit as mayor at the end of
July, Tuesday set tongues wagging
with what may be a hint that she
will stay on.-
Remarking lhat tlie International
Convention of Local Authorities is
being held this fall in Rome. Mayor
Whitton said "I hope to attend.'*
She has already been invited as
mayor of Ottawa.
The comment was made at a
meeting of board of control which
already had accepted the resignation of city finance commissioner
A. H, Ritchie, the man Mayor
Whitton said she couldn't do without and still remain as mayor.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED to.a 1950 DeSoto, number 1BU, when it failed to make
the turn on the bridge on Brookfield Road. The accident occurred around 12.30 a.m.
today, and before an ambulance arrived at the scene the occupants were picked up
by a passing car. There were no reports from the hospital up to press time as to
whether or not any serious injuries were sustained. The vehicle cleaned out a sectoin
af wooden railing and hit a concrete post head, on, . Its front was pushed back, its
windshield shattered and the steering wheel was berit. Tow trucks arrived at the
scene later and towed the wreck away.
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Atlantic Voyage
CAP-DE-LAMADELE-INE;- Que;
(CP)—A raft carrying four men
on a planned trans-Atlantic crossing left here Tuesday after the
crew had visited*the Roman Catholic shrine of Our Lady of tha Cape.
The 26by-14 foot homemade raft
was in. tow of a yacht from the
boating club of nearby Trols-Rivi-
eres, Que. The crew said they expected to reach Quebec City, about
80 miles downstream about mid-
No Reactors To
Polio Vaccine
OTTAWA (CP) — Examination
of Salk vaccine results ■ has revealed no ctise of polio among children inoculated with the vaccine
in Canada, health department offi-
night Tuesday night.
The four men left Montreal Saturday and were delayed in the initial stages by bad weather-andI been
mechanical trouble on yachts used province since the Canadian Inocu*
to pull the raft along. ' lation program began in April.:
cials said Tuesday.
An official said it is too soon
to judge the vaccine's results on
a large scale because Canada Is
just getting into the polio season.
To June 4 there were 90 polio
cases this year among uninocu-
lated children, only 70 per cent
of the five-year average for the
period.
Five persons -have died of polio
in -1955 but the official said they
probably Were .patients who caught
polio last year or earlier.
Results of Salk-inoculaUons have
watched carefully in every
Final
Approval
For
Revised   U.I.   Plan
.OTTAWA (CP.) - The
government's revised unemployment insurance.. legislation was given final Commons approval "Tuesday af
ter defeat of an Opposition
attempt to retain the present
51 weeks as the,maximum
period of coverage.
Members voted, 108* to Gl against
a Progressive Conservative motion
for reconsideration of the provision
setting 36 weeks as the maximum
period in which unemployed could
draw benefits.
■ The measure, which also would
increase the ceiling on the amount
nf payments, then-was passed and
sent to lhe Senate for approval.;
Top weekly payments would bc| pircd. Since tlie new measure was
$30 for married persons and $23! not to become effective until Oct.
for single unemployed,* cumpured 2, there was no urgency and it
with present ceilings of $24 arid] should be given more study.
$17.10, respectively.
AGREED TO CHANGE
The-Conservative motion put forward by Mrs. Ellen Fairclough, her
party's labor spokesman, was supported by the other opposition
groups and by Raoul Poultn (Ind—
Bea'uce).
Originally the government
planned to cut the maximum.period
for benefits to- 30 weeks, but Labor
Minister Gregg later agreed to, a
committee recommendation that 36
weeks - be allowed.
Mrs. Fairclou2h said 35 weeks is
not , enough. Snm'e unemployed
workers would be unable-to find
jobs before insurance payments ex-
Clairc Gillis (CCF—Cape Breton
South), supportinfXthc Conserva-.
.live stand, said unemployment Insurance la.not an end in itself. It
was-''a patch on th? hull of the
old ship which Is pretty H'ell scuttled today.''
The steady trend to replacement
of workmen by machines would
mean increasing unemployment.
The country would have tq face
up to two'nqw developments:-Some
form V the guaranteed annual
wage and fewer hnurs of labor.
Mr, Gillis alsn advocated'a na*
tinnal retirement allowance nn a
contributory basis lo give *\\ Canadians a "decent pension" at BS.
INSIDE
. 3—Uniled Church report
on  television,
4—Report of Burin U.C.
Presbytery.
5—Bell Island News,
6—"When AlcoclcvFlew"
—Editorial.
7, 8—World of Sport.
10, 11—Women's News* and
Chit Chat.
12—Movie  Reviews.
13—Comics.
H—Stock Markets.
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