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rr ar ALL WORK AND LITTLE PRAY-It's Father Harrington, parish priest, on Sundays But the rest of the week it's Farmer Harrington, making hay while the weather holds. Photostory in the Saturday Section. DAY CAMP FOR GIRLS Music, fun and Iresh an all go together at the West End Day Camp for girls at Hampton Park. Story and pictures on the Women's Pages OTTAWA PROFILES Interviews with Di John Hodgson, new director of the Observatories Branch, and Malcolm McLean. Ottawa architect rnunrt the World Art nd View Below the Hill Billy Grhni Book Bndjj Cluh 3rt 3ft 40 4 24-31 4 4.1 I (hurohr (las.ihed Ad Cmuf t)nl FditonaU jcr nf Ottawa Seeking Judge City Probe Could Start In Month By TOM KERR of The Journal The city will approach a "floating" county judge to take on the public inquiry into civic affairs ordered by Council last Wednesday, The Journal learned today.

he accepts, the investigation could be underway in about a month's time. If ha doesn't, then the March for a judge will continue. Availability of a judge to conduct the hearing is the first hurdle in what likely will be I a long and tedious examination of civic operations costing thousands of dollars. WORK CALENDAR There is even the possibility that the city may seek a pro-vine tally appointed commissioner io conduct the inquiry if the. work calendars of the jurists' are too full for an early start on the investigation.

The difficulty in obtaining a judge to conduct the inquiry was one of tht "practical prob-Sslems" mentioned at a press conference Friday by lawyer John Nelligan, who acted on behalf of protesting ratepayers at the tastview municipal inquiry four years ago. Mr Nelligan has been re- Mlntn rnnlnirl ion president Irving Greenberg whose charges of "gross negli gence and incompetence in civic operations led to the call for the investigation. BROAD POWERS Eastview's public inquiry was conducted by officials of the Municipal Affairs Department, with broad powers to look into all phases of financial operations. Ottawa's has been ordered under different section of the Municipal Act and gives city "controT in determining what scope the Inquiry should take. Aa yet, the "term, of reference" have not been worked out.

Report Progress On Air Routes Agreement By The Canadian Press Government negot i a from Canada and the United States reported Friday that "substantial progress" has been made on a new agreement involving air routes between the two countries. A communique issued in Washington and Ottawa said the air talks achieved "general agreement" on many of the recommendations in a report on air routes by John K. Galbraith, former U.S. ambassador to India and author of numerous books, including The Affluent Society. The Galbraith report has never been made public, but informants say it supports Can ada's demand for greater access by Canadian airlines to major cities in the United States.

The Ottawa Journal HOT THUNDERSHOWERS Low, 68; High, 89 in 1 Goren on Bridge Hill Talk 17 Kilfl(n Moviei 23 Radio Music and Drama Record 1 Sport 12-Tetl Me Whv Travel 37 -38 Weekend Crouword Women Nwi If) 21 Young Adult Page 44 "We ire not quite sure what the city hat in mind." taid Mr. Nelligan. "My client (Mr. Greenberg) wants to. co-operate but if the inquiry it designed to bury the charges he has made, then Mr.

Greenberg will have to reconsider his position." The developer specifically wants a full Investigation of ail operations of the sewer, water and road branches of the cay where he maintains "lack of co-ordination leads to expen sive mismanagement' rrrv Tur" to CITY Thug Grabs $2,295 In Hull A Hull grocer was knocked, down and robbed of $2,295 while delivering an order of groceries Friday night, Charles Chenier, of 44 Mont-clair Bouolevard, had parked his car in front of 137 Mont-clair Street about 9.45 p.m. and. was taking a load of groceries the nouse wnen someone jumped on him After a brief struggle, the thug fled with Mr. Chenier's satchel containing the day's receipts. Mr.

Chenier. who was not injured, chased the man, but lost him when he ran around a corner on to Labette Street. The grocer had closed his store and was making the last delivery of the night when the robbery occurred. Hull police said the delivery to the Mont- clair addressed was a legitimate order made by the occupant REPORT FIVE QUAKES LONDON (Reuters) Seismic stations in Russia Friday recorded five earthquakes to the east of the Kurile Islands Northwest of Japan, Tass News Agency reported. Financial 60th ANNIVERSARY No.

it's not Dennis Couvrette's 60th anniversary. He's only eight. But it was the 60th anniversary of the ice cream cone Thursday. The favorite Summertime treat was invented by a St. Louis merchant, Charles E.

Menches. Dennis, who lives at 1196 St. Laurent Boulevard, enjoys the anniversary celebration by eating through a multi-decked cone not quite 60 scoops. Journal Photo by Doownton Wioer Lafleche Mayor Reads Riot Act MONTREAL (CP) Mayor Alexandre Girard of suburban Lafleche read the riot act in the main corridor of Lafleche city hall Friday to a handful of civic employes and citizens who happened to be present. He told reporters later he took the "extreme" step be cause a telephone caller in formed him "that ex-police chief Georges Beaulne and some friends wanted to take over the police department." NO INCIDENTS The riot act prohibits public gathering of more than three persons at a time, he said, and also imposed a 9 p.m.

curfew on cars. Persons convicted of an offence under the act were liable to life imprisonment. No incidents were reported Friday night. weapons and lawlessness the I streets. ROUGH CAMPAIGN? The press conference, in the State Department auditorium covered a variety of topics.

But it always returned to one subject Johnson's campaign next Fall against Barry Goldwater. Asked if he expected "a rather rough campaign," Johnson replied: "Most campaign are rough campaigns. I'm an old campaigner. I have been at it 30 years. One of the first things 1 learned least ao far as I am 236-7511 i -m "i -i 1-3' I t' V) Mr.

Beaulne has been a source of friction for some time between Mayor Girard and the city council of Lafleche, a troubled community of oa the south shore of the Si. Lawrence River opposite Montreal Island. The mayor has fired him nn a number of occasions, but each time the aldermen have reinstated him as police chief. The city also is said to be in financial difficulties, and the Quebec governmen has announced plans to put Lafleche under trusteeship on this account. REMAINS IN EFFECT Mayor Girard said the riot act will remain in effect until government trusteeship' Is imposed, possibly Monday or Tuesday.

Turn to Page 4 MAYOR concerned, is the people are not much interested in my personal opinion of my opponent Speaking onty two hours before a scheduled meeting with Goldwater to discuss the racial question and other subjects, Johnson said. 1 do not be lieve that any issue which is be fore the people can be etiminat ed from the campaign in a free society an election year. After all, that is the purpose of elections, to discuss the issues." Turn to Page 4 LBJ i 1 LBJ Plans to Skip Personal Attacks on Goldwater WASHINGTON OfV-President Johnson has laid out his path for the Fall campaign along the high road of politics, stressing peace, prosperity, moderation and avoiding personal attacks on his Republican opponent, Barry Goldwater. He said all this again Friday a televised press conference- But at the same time "old campaigner" Johnson couldn't resist a chance to needle the Arizona senator on the role in the campaign of civil rights, civilian control over nuclear 79TH YEAR 192 If" mm OTTAWA, SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1964 Beatle-Wig Bandit Kills Man in Raid Steals $20,000 In Toronto, Wounds Constable TORONTO (UPI) A nfle-totmg bandit wearing a Beatle wig shir, and killed a bunk customer 3rd wounded a police officer after he robbed a north bank of S20.000 Friday Police manned roadblocks througniu; the area launched an overnight dragnet for the killer, described as tall, thin and of fair complexion. He escaped in a car stolen from another tank customer.

According to police leron-struction of the holdup, the bandit, wearing a false nose, dark glasses and the wig, si -ode into the branch of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Com- merce at wummgton and over-, cjarefi a state of emergency and contacted the of-brook in a crowded shopp.ng of Gov Prison A. Rockefeller to reauest assis plaza at 5.05 p.m. He opened a guitar case and took out a Urge-calibre automatic hunting rifle, walked in to Manager w. office and pumped two bullets into tbe wall over the mana- fjger head Martens was u.king jwun tu-iumci. THE MONEY "Thu is a ho dun want mil K.nk- ih.

gunman knouicu. Marltr.s said he "thought its was a joke until he tired tne gun. This was my first holdup in nearly 40 years witn the bank." The. bandit leaped atop an accountant's counter and ordered employees to open tellers' cash boxes and tne vault. After scooping the bills into a canvas knapsack, he ordered the 25 customers and 10 staff out the front door, telling them to split into two columns and walk in opposite directions on the sidewalk away from the bank.

Turn to Pag 4 BEATLE Hoffa Jury Resumes Deliberations CHICAGO (AP) A jury of eight men and four women deliberating the fate of Teamsters' president James R. Hoffa and six codefendants without reaching a verdict. The jury was taken to hotel accommodations at the Great Lakes naval station for the night. Judge Richard B. Austin said the jurors would resume deliberations this morning.

CHIEF JUSTICE Noted BC Jurist Dies After Illness VANCOUVER Chief Justice Sherwood Lett of the British Columbia Supreme Court of Appeal, died Friday night at his home after a sudden relapse in a prolonged illness. The death of the prominent jurist came almost a year to the day after an historic judgment that rocked the province. On July 29. 1963, Chief Justice Lett declared unconstitutional the BC government's expropriation of the BC electric power, gas and transportation utility. He would have celebrated his 69th birthday next Saturday.

He was named -chcief justice of the Supreme Court of BC in 1 955 after a brilliant career as scholar, soldier, statesman and lawyer. Last February he suffered a heart stuck at the opening of the legislature and has never been srell enough since to return to the, bench. He was decorated In two world wars and severely wounded at Dieppe In 1941 A Rhodes Scholar, he became chancellor of the University of BC in 1951 and held the position for six years. He served as chief of the Canadian dele- New Violence 1000 Tangle In Rochester Race Brawl ROCHESTER, NY (UPI) City officials declared a state of emergency and asked for state assistance early today as racial rioting involving at least 1,000 persons inflamed a 50-block area of the upstate New York city. The city's entire police force was mobilized to contain the rioters but hours after the outbreak began late last night they were unable to move into the area where street fighting, looting and burning had taken place.

Five-hundred policy with riot guns and tear gas surrounded the area where the rioting occurred -in a Negro area near the heart of the city. Before dawn. Citv Manager Porter Homer de- tance from slate police. troopers were standing by At least persons were rt whM otfictn brdrty conduct at a streel dance. Negroe battled tne police and then a group of wnites imnea in inc mcici.

Tha kl hired lac hided 41 vkllx 1 -m lga paneamaai. A wave teeting and awn ing felktwed the street dla- When police Chief William Lombard arrived on the scene.j rioters overturned his car and set on tire. He was not m-hired and remained in command of the police. At, least half ejcommissioner Michael Murphy, dozen police cars were the wxind of civi' turned. rights chants and songs, ban- Police battled back the not- ers with nightsticks but ther.

FUy n.ghl an anti-policf was little or no shooting. demonstration planned tor to- The disorders in which scores day by a militant Harlem of stores were vandalised muih- origin. "It spread like ripples ta a a harried palicemaa said. About SM policemen were rushed to the riot scene but, at the height of It. all they could do was establish a perimeter defence containing the street disorders.

The intensity of the battling caused police to withdraw from the centre of the riot area. Tuna to Page 4 l.Mt mn of Progressive Labor Hejt id T.fS.'f.'Sf rrl MwemM- sonally would lodge a com- TAIPEI (AP) I he Lninese Murphy, speaking at police pajn of -unprofessional be-Nationallst government an- headquarters while some MO.vio," against Dr Cross nounced Thursday it will in- pickets marched outside chan-- wlth the Academy of Medi- crease the budget, to provide ing carges of police brutality. cint expanded anti-Communist oper.jMid he forbade the Saturdav Turn jmy ations on the China ma nland. 1 preserve and LETT gation on the international supervisory commission of the cease-fire in Indo-Chlna. He moved in June, 1963.

to the head of the appeal court with the title of Chief Justice of BC. Chief Justice Lett was born at Iroquois, OnL. the son of a minister. mother was from a United Loyalist family. Tarn te Page 4 NOTED CHIEF JUSTICE LETT III III iHiW II I II USIIIMU jpe.

asF. iJ Sunrtse Ul 1.111. EDT Sunset 8Jt p.m. EOT Erupts A contingent of 100 in the city. NY Police Chief Bans March Negroes Say Result Could Be 'Disaster NEW YORK (AP) Police group ne immediately wis rebuffed William Epton.

leader of the Harlem Defence Council, said the organization would go ahead with the mass meeting on Harlem street. Another Negro leader. Bayard Rustin, said Murphy's ban would result in a disaster." Rustin the man who organized the, Negro' march on Washington last year Epton. a self-described Com munist. called the ban un I Improve the uneasy peace which now prevails" after a week of bloody racial violence.

POLICE PROTECTION White residents of the neighborhood in lower Manhattan jeered the Congress of Racial Equality pickets, who were ledi under police protection to subway entrances shortly before! Il.it p.m; when they ended their 1 demonstration. Meanwhile, the police depart ment braced itself for anothsr possible weekend nf violence, This weekend could be Deputy Police Commissioner Waltakt isw a a iA Mam than 100 steel-helmeted oolice foot and horseback guarded civil rights demonstrators who con verged on police headquarters Friday night. Turn to Page Jl ALDERMEN Train Window Shattered, Passengers Hurt KINGSTON (CP) Several persons were injured by flying glass Friday night when an object apparently flew from a passing freight train, stuttering about a dozen windows in a Toronto to Montreal pool train passenger car just east of here. CNR officers said one woman was sent to Kingston General Hospital for treatment of cuts while several other passengers. superficially injured, travelled on to Montreal.

Names of the injured persons were not re leased. I I I I i I i SIXTY PAGES Aldermen Blast Cross 'Insults' 'Stick to Your Job Or Resign' City Coroner Told By JOHN McLEOD of The Jou rnal Angry Ottawi councillors lashed out at Ottawa Coroner iDr. S. Cross Friday for re-' marks he made while presiding over an inquest here Thursday night. One member of council-Alderman Murray Heit went so far as to suggest Council ask Ontario's chief coroner to remove Dr.

Cross from his post if the statements were not retracted. Or. Crass, presiding at an inquest into the June 23 drowning of two young boys in the Jewish Community Cen tre swimming pool, said "some of the lame-brains at City Council, instead of baiting Charlotte," should find some way to promote use of existing playgrounds. ISSUED STATEMENT Councillors interviewed by The Journal Friday night reacted this way: Controller Jules Morin said he thought it would "probably be better to ignore Dr. Cross' insuling remarks." issued a written statement, because not doing so would be "unfair to my colleagues." He called the statements mide by the coroner incudSn ck.r.

thai nttaw rfn nnt ntf more playgrounds but exjstjnB one, 2 Charged In Cobden Bank Raid PEMBROKE (CP) Two Connecticut men. dressed in T- i shirts and charged here Friday with armed robbe kidnapping, wounding nd car theft in connection with Thursday's Cobden bank robbery. They are Robert Bigelow. 27, of Windsor Lock, and Douglas Olden, 21, of nearby East Gran-by, Conn. They will appear before Magistrate S.

C. Ptauis here next Thursday. Police brought the pair to Pembroke from Huntsvilie, where they were stopped Thursday night at gunpoint as they drove out the west gste of Algonquin Park. FOUR COUNTS They were each charged with four counts by Justice of the Peace E. J.

Hunt in Pembroke's white stone court house. While witnesses said three men were involved in the bank robbery, in which 16,300 in cashwas taken, police made no mention of a third man or of ii iimnmciii iimi, Mrs. Jean Millar, 21, a teller in the Cobden branch of tht Bank of Nova Scotia, taid three men entered it about 1.20 p.m., Thursday..