Nanaimo Daily News from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada • 1

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Vf I Local Issues Roadblock To Full Ratification 1 No. 74 15 II Final mopping-up operations were being carried out this morning at the government assembly wharf following an V-S, Sf 1 I A SALESMAN TOO SMART FOR WOULD-BE-ROBBER VANCOUVER (CP) A surprised woujd-be. robber left British Columbia Collateral Loan Brokers Monday with $10 be received for pawning his pistol, Clerk Al Daniel said he was approached late Monday afternoon by a heavy-set man who said: "This is a holdup." Mr. Daniel leaned across the counter and grabbed the barrel of the 32-calibre revolver, asking: "How much do you want for it?" The man blurted out: "I was only kidding. Give me $20 for it.

I'm just out of jail and I'm going straight." Mr. Daniel agreed to give him $10. The intruder took the money, but as he was leaving, turned back and asked to have the gun back. "I want to show you something about it," he told Mr. Daniel.

He then took the gun, wiped it clean of fingerprints, and returned it. Mr. Daniel told the police B.C. Collateral doesn't buy guns, but that under the circumstances, it seemed the best thing to do. -V i.

1 FLOODS CLOSE ROAD MOPPING UP AFTER OIL SPILL Homes Hit In West Van Kennedy In Front As McGovern's VP? 1 the oil is being loaded on a barge to be taken away and burned, (Free Press Staff Photo) BULLETIN REYKJAVIK fAP) World champion Boris Spassky won the first game today in his 24-game, $300,000 world title chess series1 against Bobby Fischer -of --the- United States. Fischer, in a "hopeless position, resigned. He stood up, folJed his score sheet and walked out of the Reykjavik Sports Palace. The decision confirmed the judgment of the experts who considered Fischer was in position when the game was adjourned after 40 moves Tuesday night. The 40' moves were made in four ho'urs and 34 minutes of play.

The victory gave Spassky a 1-0 lead in the t--i and an important psychological advantage. Fischer has never beaten Spassky. Spassky's 4ist move was written on a slip of paper, put in a sealed envelope at the close of play Tuesday night and given to chief referee Lothar Schmid of West Germany. Schmid ceremoniously opened the envelope today and made a move. "Wake up.

It's time to talk peace i vessel Besseggen with Nanaimo harbor waters. Sor- boil, which is used to soak up ti SENATOR KENNEDY available? Missouri, Gov. Reubin Askew of Florida, Senator Abraham Ribi coff of Connecticut and Senator Gaylord Nelson of Seven Eligible For Nomination MIAMI BEACH API -Seven candidates are eligible to have their names placed in nomination tonight to be the Democratic presidential standard-bearer in the November general election. The names of Senators George McGovern and Henry Jackson, former Senator Eu-g McCarthy, Representatives Shirley Chisholm and Wilbur Mills. Alabama Gov.

George Wallace and former ford Were submitted before the 3. p.m. PDT deadline Tuesday, L' MIAMI BEACH (AP)-With the presidential "nomination within his grasp, George McGovern remained out of public view today, writing an acceptance speech and studying a small list of vice-presidential possibilities beaded by Edward M. Kenpedy. But the Massachusetts senator has disavowed any interest in running on the national ticket this year; and if he does reject the expected offer, McGovern will turn to a list believed to contain no more lhan five names, including a 'labor leader, a governor and arleast two senators.

Kenncdyl "will be given first chance to refuse," one McGovern aide said Tuesday. McGov himself has repeatedly said Kennedy would be among the first people he would contact to discuss the matter. Kennedy is vacationing in Hy-annis Port, with his family. There are widespread reports he will fly to Miami Beach on Thursday in a show of a WEST VANCOUVER 'CP) -Several houses were evacuated and the upper levels highway between here and Horseshoe Bay was closed today as more than three inches of rain overnight washed down rocks and mud from slopes above the road. Basements and carports flooded and drainage- systems backed up on streets just below the highway, and a weather office spokesman warned there was more rain to come.

July records for rainfall were set overnight at Vancouver and Abbotsford in the lower mainland and at Tofino and other western Vancouver Island centres. Waler spilled over Cleveland Dam in North Vancouver and observers said the Capilano River was the highest they had ever seen it, Norman Paquette of West Van Canada's Share In Foreign Aid PARIS (CP) The net flow of foreign aid to developing countries by 16 major western powers rose 14 per cent last year to $18.1 billion, and Canada's share rose 21 per cent lo $760 million, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development reported today. OECD's development assistance committee, of which Canada is a member, also reported that official development aid given by all governments rose 11 per cent to $7.7 billion. But Canada's governmental aid program fell short of its goal, declining to $342 million from $346 million, in 1970. Official aid includes grants and low-interest loans made by governments developing countries or international aid agencies, minus any repayment of earlier loans.

The total flow includes development aid by non-governmental volunteer agencies and foundations. The OECD said 1971 figures are difficult to compare with 1970 foreign aid accomplish Since an unauthorized strike by fallers, which began in mid- April, had nearly dried up the flow of logs from the woods by the time the official strike was called, the companies face discontinued disruptions until the issue is settled. KAMLOOPS, B.C. (CP) -Some 1,200 members of the International Wood workers of America began returning lo their jobs at six Kamloops-area mills today following a five-day wildcat walkout to protest the lack of a contract settlement with Interior forest companies, The men agreed to a union request to return to work after a meeting Tuesday nignt Be tween management committees of the mills involved and union representatives. The contract covering 4,500 lumbermen in the southern 4n- terior expired June 30.

Contract negotiations were' continuing in Kelowna and Kevin Kelly, financial secretary of the Kamloops IWA local, said solution and agreement is possible by the end of this week." Provincial mediator W. R. Freeborn was to submit his report on the dispute to the two parties later this week. The union is asking parity with coast woodworkers alons with an industry paid health and pension plans and other fringe benefits. Coast woodworkers have accepted a contract proposal which would bring the base rate for laborers to $4.45 an hour by next June.

The Interior employers were originally reported lo have offered an hourly increase of 15 cents irt each year of a two. year contract. Ballard Claims Expenses Legitimate TORONIO (CP) Harold Ballard's defence counsel continued his final argument today with the- contention that some alleged frauds were legitimate business expenses of the Maple Leaf Gardens president. John Robmetle, defending Mr. Ballard in a $205,000 theft and fraud trial, also said there is "no evidence" linking his client to falsified invoices for work at the Gardcnswhich in fact were improvements at the Ballard residence.

Mr. Robinctte -said an $11.95 bill for repairing a television antenna at. the Ballard home which was paid with a Gardens cheque in January, 1966, was legitimate business expense. "Television is part of Mr. BaK lard's business," said Mr.

Robi-nette. "He would be entitled ti charge that for watching hockey games." 4 Mr. Robinctte said thai although a drapery and upholstery supplier testified he was paid by the Gardens for mate- rial picked out by Mr. Ballard's "late wife in 19S7, this material might well have been legitimately used by the Gardens. "There is nothing unusual in wives being construed about upholstery at the office," he said.

"Raymond grabbed a big stick and told him to stand up," said the brother, "He stood up. "Raymond grabbed him and pinned -him against a tree" for about five minutes until police arrived. Ronald Fillion, 25, of Toronto, was captured in the same area when he slood up in tall grass and gave himself up to advancing police. CAUGHT IN TRUCK Edward Woods, of Burlington, serving a life term for non-capital murder, covered the most ground of those captured, but the truck he was driving was forced off the road near Odessa, Ont. Woods was the first caught.

A passenger, in me irurK eiudc police by dashing Vrough a VANCOUVER (CP) British) Columbia's coast forest companies decided Tuesday to post-' pone ratification of a master contract that would have ended the crippling coast forest strike until local issues have been ironed out. John Billings, president of Forest Industrial Relations, said the terms and conditions of the contract "appeared to be acceptable" to the 115 coast forest companies F.I.R. represents. "However, because of a num ber of the operations had been pulled out of master negotiations by the International Woodworkers of America for the settlement of. local issues, the in dustry representatives decided to postpone a formal ratification vote today," Mr.

Billings said Tuesday. There was no indication when ratification voting wouldtake place. He said F.I.R. negotiators had been instructed to meet with union locals involved and gel the operations back into the industry settlement. The IWA accepted the "contract proposal earlier Tuesday following 53-per-cent approval by its 28,000 members who have been on strike officially since June 22 and who Jjave without a contract since June 7 PICKETS WILL REMAIN Jack Moore, regional president of the IWA, said picket lines will remain until the companies ratify the contract.

The agreement provides for an increase of 73 cents an hour on the current base rate for la borers of $3.72, special category adjustments, full company pay ment health welfare premiums and a number of other improvements in fringe benefits. A spokesman for a major for. est company said there was 14 local issues still outstanding, some of which involved the operations of major companies. Meanwhile, fallers have said of the flat day rate of $80.52 Ihpv will not return to woric with the rest of the IWA mem-hprs because thev want a stand aid Diece-rate formula instead offered in the new contract. Jacklin Leads British Open (From AP-Reuler) MUIRFIELD, Scotland (CP) England's Tony Jacklin forged into the lead in the British Open golf championship today with a two-under-par 69 but favored Jack Nicklaus was still on the course with a chance o( overtaking him.

Nicklaus was two under par with five holes, to play and thus needed 'to play the remaining holes in one under for first place. Jacklin's round of 34-35, played in spasmodic rain, gave him a one-stroke edge over two Americans, Dave Marr and Frank Beard, each with 70s. The course, where Nicklaus won one of his two previous British Open crowns, was hit by a rainstorm during play, with showers heavy at times. i CANADA'S HIGH-LOW Winnipeg 84 Rpfiina 38 after they made their bid for freedom following a Softball game in the prison compound. It was the biggest mass escape in Canadian history.

NEIGHBORS NERVOUS Residents of this eastern On tario city and those in nearby rural towns made sure their doors were locked. None of the convicts recaptured had Rone farther than seven miles from the institution. Police had one of the escapcrs handed to them by two farmers near Bath, three miles west of the prison. Raymond and Bill Newbury captured Gaston Lambert, 22, of Ottawa after spotting him huddled in a ditch. i They described Lambert, serving 15 years for armed robbery, escaping custody I and theft, as "pretty timid." U.S.

Firms Pay $4 Billion For Arctic Natural Gas oil spill last week which -re- suited in charges being laid against the Norwegian cargo unity, but only after someone else has been named by McGovern for the second spot on the Democratic ticket. However, the Massachusetts senator, who lost two brothers to political assassins, never has said absolutely that he would not accept the number two spot on the ticket. He said he would consider a run if convinced that was the only way President Nixon could be beaten. United Auto Workers President Leonard Woodcock is believed by many to be McGovern's second choice for the vice-presidency. Woodcock, supporters of the theory say, would help attract union members, despite the expected opposition from many other labor leaders.

The UAW is outside the tradi tionally Democratic AFL-CIO, whose leaders have displayed little affection for McGovern. Others believed on McGovern's prime list of possibilities are Senator Thomas Eaglcton of The contracts are for sale of five trillion cubic feel of natural gas to each company: The minimum price would be 32 cents per thousand cubic feet for the first two vears. After the first two years of the contracts the minimum would jump to 34 cents for the next five years, to 39 cents for the next five years, to 44 cents for the next five vears and to -49 cents fot the-iasLiive years. Rumors that the contract had been signed began circulating in Toronto brokerage last Friday and the rumors pushed the price of Imperial shares up by $1.75 in an hour. In the present high slate of tension authorities believed such an assault could blow up into full-scale communal conflict.

At several points in Belfast, groups of blue-jacketed club-carrying young men could be seen on the fringes of the procession. They described themselves as UDA commandos. In Portadown, cheers greeted masked 'UDA commandos, wearing combat jackets and armed with wooden clubs, when they joined the Orange Day march. Condition. Of.

A man injured in a nne-vehicle accident on Gabriola Island Monday afternoon is in good condition under observation in Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. Howard Epton of Berry Point Road was iniured whrn his truck went out of control and was substantially damaged. couver said water poured down his street like a "My driveway has tons of debris on it," he said. "The water is carrying rocks and mud. Some of these rocks must be three feet wide." Cleveland Dam gauges recorded 3.26 inches of rain between 4 p.m.

Tuesday and 8 a.m. today, a record for July. At Vancouver International airport 1.53 inches of rain were recorded in the 24 hours to 8 a.m. today compared with the previous July 24-hour record of 1.45 inches. Average rainfall for the whole month of July is 1.17 inches.

The weather office says a high-altitude flow of westerly winds is carrying weather systems across the Pacific from southern Japan. The systems are travelling in a straight line to beat down on the British Columbia coast one after the other. $760 Million Program ments because of changes that occurred during the year in the international exchange values of some currencies. In terms of national currenciesin Canada's case, in Cana-; dian dollars the total aid program of all 16 countries rose last year by 12.6 per cent, while Canada's official and unofficial aid rose by 17.4 per cent, Government only aid for all countries rose by 10.5 per cent last year, but Canada's official aid fell 4.5 per cent in Canadian dollar terms. Ferry Stopped A fire in a utility pole on Gab riola Island tied up ferry traffic lo the island about 10:30 this morning.

Department of High waysoficials said. The power outage caused by the fire pre vented the ferry from docking at Gabriola, since the ramp is electrically raised and lowered. At noon today, highways officials were still awaiting word that power was back on. ing dense bush within a 10-mile radius of the maximum-security prison for the remaining nine of the 14 prisoners who cut through a chain-link fence to freedom after a softbal game. Five already- have been captured, all, within seven miles of the prison as r20 provincial police and 80 prison guards spread their search in Canada's largest prison break with a field-by-field and tree-by-tree hunt in the area.

Police investigated at least five reports of men seen running in the area, using five tracking dogs in the hunt for the convicts, some of whom were described as "extremely dangerous." Five of the escapers, including one of three convicted were in solitary confinement cells at Ihe prison Tuesday I night, less than 24 hours TORONTO 'CP) Imperial Oil Ltd." has signed a 22-year contract worth about $4 billion for sale of Arctic natural gas to two United States companies. Doug Lougheed, vice-president and general manager, producing, confirmed Wednesday that a gas-purchase contract had been signed with Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line, Detroit, and Natural Gas Pipeline Chicago. The deal is subject to approval of regulatory authorities in Ottawa and Washington and a pipe- line must be- built from. Imperial's natural gas reserves in the Mackenzie River delta )Rain Dampens Excitement Nine Escapees At Large As Police Spread Dragnet I uunng urange raraae fEVAn An it. From WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF Floods Hit Japanese Towns TOKYO (Reuter) Floods swept unchecked through many towns today under the continuous battering of.

rainstorms that have caused at least 243 deaths, with another 67 persons missing in the last week. Sharp To Visit China In August OTTAWA (CP) External Affairs Minister Mitchell Sharp will pay an official visit to China in August at the invitation of Foreign Minister Chi Peng Fei. Democrats Vote To Duck Issue MIAMI BEACH (AP) Warned of its explosive political potential, the Democratic national convention voled today to keep the controversial issue -f abortion out of the 1972 party platform. Washington Denies Peking Report. WASHINGTON (Router) State department officials said today there is no truth to reports from Peking that the United States might make concessions to end the Vietnam war.

Woman Withdraws Nomination SASKATOON (CP) The possibility of a woman over the affairs of the United. Church of Canada for' the next two years has dimmed with the withdrawal of Rev. Dr. Harriet Christie, the first woman nominated for the position in the church's 47-year history. AP-Renlpr) BELFAST (Reuter) Protes tants paraded with bangiji ig drums and flapping banners in marches throuchnut Nnrthm-n Ireland today amid lively fears oi communal conflict.

The marches set off in an atmosphere charged by three more killings during the night. One of the victims was a Protestant youth shot down on a street in Portadown, 25 miles outside Belfast, and there was apprehension of a revenge blow by the Protestant para-military Ulster Defence Association (UDA). As the matchers streamed through Ihe heart of Belfast under a stcyy rain, most of the city's Roifjm Catholic minority remained ft their own district. borne 17,000 British soldiers icked bv 8.000 Dolice and mili- a men stood guard in case of assault on the marchers hv the Roman Catholic-based Irish Republican Army i By RON SUDLOW KINGSTON, Ont. (CP) An escaped prisoner from Collins Bay; penitentiary was captured today when he walked into an intense search area 15 miles west of here where police were looking for nine of 14 prisoners who escaped from the maximum-security Millhaven prison Monday night.

Police said John Singleton', 30, left i labor png Tuesday but was caught today when he Jwas spotted walking along CNR tracks, two miles north of Millhaven. Singleton was serving threB years for fraud and parole revocation. Meanwhile, a small army of police and prison1 officials, armci with shotguns, high-powered rifles and using airplanes and tracking dogs, were scour- 1- I 1 I.