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The Ottawa Citizen 118th year, Number 352 Ottawa, Canada, Monday, August 22, 1960 5 Cents, 32 Pages WATER DEMANDS AT PEAK Tighten ij pnaiuiiig turners City May I I 1.1 pi -II II Ill 1 1 i 1 i i -J-, i i i r-; -v If'ir -fr; iLs vJfc if ux- -y STr-1, A -x fe' i.w;v A' ct 1 I a jfc -A tJ 1 v. 1 I A I rimfnfifri-TiT" f.rwMin-ir"--irr-- w.n,.rf.n.....Wwrt(A....y. nniirnnf m.f, Ari.vv..,.. .111 hi. 1 Ami Dispute FOR TIGERS bent to ease it through the gateposts.

The big tiger, over 50 feet long, and takinh more than an hour to blow up from a service station air pump, was rented for the mammoth parade. And Hamilton'c tamed Ti-Cats scamper into Lansdowne a week from tonight. Apex Photos EXTENDING 1-WAY ROUTE TO WEST END One-way traffic over the Wellington Street Viaduct will be restricted to west-bound cars for an extended period between 4.30 and 6.00 p.m., starting this afternoon. The restriction, designed to speed up the flow of after-work traffic to the West End, has applied for only one hour, from 5.00 to 6.00 p.m., since it was introduced. Traffic Director M.

Thor Nielsen said east-bound traffic will continue to be routed along Somerset Street West at this point. Tigers had (rouble" with Ottawa on two football fields Saturday. At night, the Rough Riders whomped the Tiger Cats in a game at Hamilton's Civic Stadium. Earlier at Lansdowne Park this big jungle cat balloon, part of the Exhibition Parade, couldn't even get through the gate. Workmen had to let hundreds of pounds of air out of the monster before its "spine" could be Present Rate 4 All We Can Handle' By Patrick Best CiUien Staff Writer The City's waterporks commissioner today expressed concern over current demands on water supply as the cornerstone was laid for the new $5-million purification plant at Britannia.

H. P. Stockwell, pointed out that an all-time record for water consumption rate 60,000,000 gallons a day was established at the latter part of last week. He said that the demands on the water supply this month were among the highest in history, and that the present consumption "is about all we can handle." If the situation worsens, he said, the public would have to be warned of possible tighter lawn sprinkling restrictions. Rainfall Far Below Normal 'Ex 'Booms Toward Record By Roger Appleton Citizen Staff Writer The Central Canada Exhibition, running only six admissions behind the all-time record set in 1958, was off to a booming start this morning.

More "Ex" News and Pictures Pages 2, 3, 4 and 7 FIGVRES DAY BY DAY 1958 1959 1960 Friday 38,126 39,651 Saturday 81,086 83,116 Total 123,457 121,242 F23.451 All-time Record for One Day: 89,974 (Monday-1957) All-time Exhibition Total: 533,763 (1958). Despite overcast skies the threat of rain, the midway was packed by noon. The buildings also were attracting brisk crowds. CCEA officials are expressing guarded optimism that today's program and a forecast afternoon break by the weatherman will combine to attract at least 76,959 through the fairgrounds. That would put 1960 in the lead for the over-all attendance mark.

Mark Set For First Saturday Del LCI 7 CS ay Differences between the Civil Service Commission and the Treasury Board were said today to be the cause of a delay in adjusting salary scales of nearly 40,000 civil servants. Relate Salaries The dispute has arisen over efforts to relate the salaries of administration officers, seven and eight, with those in the professional classes. A second difficulty has been the "squeeze" created in many instances by a "special" position between ihat of the chief and director. A third cause of trouble is the adjustment of salaries for personnel officers (3), some duties are largely clerical in nature, while others are in posts calling for a high degree of technical skill. Before New Rates The commission, it is understood, has been trying for five years to straighten out this situation, and is anxious to do so, once and for all, before the new rates are announced.

Present rates for administration officers in grades seven and eight in the non-professional classes run from a minimum $8,340 in grade -jven to a maximum $10,140 in grade eight. Administrative personnel and technical officers, along with technicians and customs and excise staffs, are among those still awaiting pay adjustments. Spy Deflects LONDON (Reuters) Sgt. Vladimir Sloboda described as a member of the U.S. intelligence service in West Germany, has asked for political asylum in Russia, the Soviet News Agency Tass said tonight will remain open until 11 p.m.

In other years they closed at 10 o'clock, and CCEA officials feel the extra hour is responsible for increased late attendance. The main grandstand show, featuring Dorothy Lamour and The Mariners, starts tonight at eight o'clock. I within" the $5,000,000 figure that had been set as the estimate on costs. Mayor Nelms has already stated that Mr. Campeau stands to lose in the vicinity of $250,000 through complications that have developed since work began on the plant last October.

The amount of the basic general contract held by Campeau's firm was $3,441,866. Work on the project had been delayed, first, by spring flooding and, latterly, by the strike of tha International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, which is one month old today. Mr. Campeau said that if the full work schedule is regained very shortly and no other difficulties arise, the plant will be completed by the end of February, 1961. He said that as far as he Is concerned his firm is "legally entitled" to the extension of the contract period to the end of February because of the complications that have developed.

The plant was originally scheduled to be completed by the end of next month. because Mr. Campeau has not agreed to certain conditions laid down by the city with regard to waiving claims for damages, no formal approval has been given to an extension of the contract. A $150-a-day penalty was provided in the contract for late completion of the OPPONENTS MEET "Oust" Lumumba Within 2 Weeks, Katanga Claims LEOPOLD VILLE, The Congo (AP)' The Congo-lese government today withdrew the demands it has been trying to impose on the United Nations Congo operation. ELISABETHVILLE, The Congo (Reuters) Moise Tshombe, president and premier of Katanga Province, conferred here today with opponents of Congolese Premier Patrice Lumumba in the hope of establishing a federation that would overthrow the central government.

The meeting included delegates from the Abako party headed by Congolese President Joseph Kasavubu, supporters of a breakaway movement in Kasai Province and representatives of the small Puna party. One delegate predicted that Lumumba's government would be out of office within two weeks. He said the goateed prime minister no longer had the support of a majority of the national assembly and his time was running out. 1 Dag's Direction Endorsed BAD DAY Lumumba demanded that Hammarskjold be supplanted by a commission from 14 African and Asian nations. Lumumba's emissary, Deputy Premier An-toine Gizenga, repeated the demands in the council debate, but the council majority ignored them.

It marked still another setback for the Soviet Union, that during the debate: 1. demanded withdrawal of Canadian troops from the UN force "because Canada is an ally of 2. called Belgium an aggressor in the Congo, trying with NATO allies to establish a new form of colonialism under the UN flag; 3. said the United States was trying to bring the Congo into the NATO sphere of influence under Hammarskjold's civilian aid program to get the Congo government going on a workable basis. He Apologizes LEOPOLDV1LLE Congolese Premier Patrice Lumumba, in a turnabout move, has apologized for the rough treatment handed out to a group of Canadian Unit- Reporter Jailed, Story Page 5 ed Nations signalmen by his troops last Thursday.

He blamed the "minor incidents" at nearby Ndjili airport on his soldiers' "excess of zeal" and said he has ordered them to act with tact and dignity in the future. The chief of staff of the Congolese army, Col. Mobuto, also apologized. A RUMORS RAMPANT Police Chief Reg. Axcell said that all police radio patrols "are reminded constantly" to check on use of water for lawn sprinkling purposes.

The Uplands Weather Office reported that a rainfall of only 1.09 inches to date in August-less than half the 2.C2-inch normal for the month. Only .21 inches of rain fell on the weekend here. The rainfall in August of 1959 was 4.19 inches. The record consumption rate-was established between 7 and 8 p.m. on Thursday, and compared with a previous rate of 42,000,000 gallons per day.

The actual consumption over the 24-hour period was 34,000,000 gallons. Con. Paul Tardif, who has reported for the department for the' past, five years, officiated at the cornerstone laying ceremony with a silver trowel contributed by Robert Campeau, president of Queensview Construction and Development which holds the general contract. Guests invited to the ceremony were welcomed by Mayor Nelms and a number of other civic officials were also on hand. Mr.

Tardif stated that the ultramodern plant would be capahlc of serving a population of somo 400,000, and contained the very latest in purification plant techniques. The controller stated that the plant would be erected "well Of Men The next congress of the International Astronautical Federation will be held in New York in October 1961. Anxious Moments MOSCOW (AP) Two little mongrel dogs on a historic space flight reacted with alarm after the rocket blastoff last Friday, raising fears that something had gone wrong, Pravda reported today. "The 10-pound Belka (squirrel) and 12-pound Strelka (arrow), shown to newspaper men in Moscow for the first time, rallied and soon were eating as their space ship sped on its orbit the Communist party newspaper says. The capsule containing the two dogs, other animals, flies, plants and fungi made a smooth, undamaged landing in a meadow after being discharged from the mother space ship.

The capsule came down Saturday after 18 revolutions around the earth in 24 hours. The 4-ton space ship, after discharging its living cargo at a low altitude, also made history by landing safely itself, Pravdo says. It gave no details of the mechanism for either landing. Scientists watching the reac Dogs Forerunners Direct Appeal To MOSCOW (AP) Barbara Powers decided today to appeal directly to Premier Khrushchev for clemency for her husband, convicted U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers. Too Long To Wait "She has decided it would take too long to await the outcome of her appeal to President Leonid Brezhnev," said lawyer Frank Rogers of Roanoke, Va.

The 25-year-old wife of the young American flyer sentenced to 10 years' detention for espionage against the Soviet Union earlier had told reporters she would await the outcome of this formal appeal before trying to see Khrushchev. The Soviet premier is vacationing in Yalta on the Black Sea. It is known that the pilot's father, Oliver W. Powers, also intends to press ahead with efforts to see Khrushchev, but his attempt did not appear to be coordinated with that of his daughter-in-law. They also were reported to have disagreed on the wording of an appeal.

But he said automatic space vehicles such as the one launched by Russia Friday and brought back Saturday are the first and major means of cosmic researchv Sedov was re-elected president of the International Astronautical Federation for another year. Dr. Juri A. Barinov, assistant to Russia's top rocket expert Professor Anatoli Blagonravov, said: "The Soviet Union absolutely does not intend to send a man into space until a 100-percent safe return to earth can be guaranteed. This assurance has been given by the academician Blag-anravov." black hand-knit dress, with plunging neckline.

A triple pearl choker set off an attractive face. She was proud to announce that her 14-year-old son, J. Ridgeley Howard is making his debut in pictures, with Alan Ladd's 14-year-oid boy. Miss Lamour recalls that young Ladd was bom while she was making a picture called Wild Harvest, with Ladd senior in Hollywood during 1946. "Any chance of more movies?" she was asked.

"There Is talk of another Road picture," she said. "But the trouble is to find Ring. I told that to Bob Hope, who did a benefit with ma last week In Fairfield, Connecticut." When Miss Lamour came out onto Sparks Street, she exclaimed: This, she opined, is just the thing for those narrow streets in her home town of New Orleans. A Mall would brighten up the old streets in the French Quarter. Recalling that the last time she was here she kicked off at a football gams and lost her shoe, Miss Lamous cried: "That reminds me, Joe Saxe owes me a pair of shoes!" STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP)-Rumors of impending manned space flights by the Soviet Union and rockets to Mars and Venus buzzed today among delegates at the International Space Congress.

These came after the Russians reported they had brought their "space menagerie" safely back to earth. More Details Page 5 Professor Leonid I. Sedov, space committee chairman at the Soviet Academy of Science, said rockets to Mars or Venus ought to be poss'ble the near Already a record for the first Saturday of the been set. The record for the first Monday also the highest one-day attendance in history--was 89,974, in 1S57. Today is children's and 4-H Club day.

Youngsters were admitted free until noon and can go on the midway rides at reduced prices all day. Some 860 4-H Club members from Ontario and Western Quebec are taking part in events today. There will be judging competitions, a banquet, and a parade. Tonight, again, all buildings Canadians Detained LEOPOLDVILLE, The Congo (CP) Four Canadian army signalmen serving with the United Nations were detained briefly by Congolese soldiers in Stanleyville yesterday on grounds that their papers were not in order, it was reported. A similar incident involving three ECAF personnel attached to the UN force in the Congo was -reported to have occurred last Wednesday.

All the Canadians were released after Ethiopian officials serving with the UN intervened on their behalf and convinced local Congolese troops to recognize the papers carried by the Canadians. They were Fit. Lt. W. R.

Pearson, Trenton, FO T. C. Hamilton, Toronto, and Fit. Sgt. F.

E. Collins of Ottawa. Mother group of Canadian UN personnel flew today to Elisabethville in Katanga province to establish headquarters. Seize Beer In Raids Quebec liquor police from Hull and Montreal Friday raided 13 unlicenced establishments in Gat-ineau County and seized approximately 100 cases of beer and an undetermined amount of liquor. Inspector Eugene Fortin, head of the liquor police in Western Quebec, said the names and locations of the persons and places raided would not be revealed until charges were laid in court.

Quebec Provincial Police Director Josaphat Brunet announced last week the liquor police officers would be absorbed within the ranks of the QPP. However, the Hull detachment of the liquor police has not received official notification of this change and are continuing to operate independently of the QPP. One of the first things he wanted to know after he came out of the surgery anaesthetic was the scores of the day's baseball games. The shark's bite sliced completely through one bone and halfway through another in Brodeur's lower leg. Doctors said it would take several days to see if circulation will return to normal.

If not, the leg may have to be amputated. "If the shark had bitten him To Mars? tion of the dogs by television placed aboard the space ship said the dogs' heads and paws hung limp and unmoving after emerging from the terrific pull of the takeoff. "We were alarmjd at that moment," one scientist told Pravda. "Only the data of the telemetric system quieted us. The dogs' pulse and breathing were continuing." City Gets New Grant For Roads City works officials said today this year's road maintenance program will be fully carried out as a result of the latest grant concessions made by the province.

The Ontario Department of Highways has announced approval for another $158,200 for road maintenance as a result of a new representation made by the city. The amount is just short of the $161,124 that had been sought by the city in a request for supplementary maintenance grants. WEEKEND FATALITY TOLL: 3 Canada's weekend death toll as the result of various mishaps was a grim 50. The Gf-tawa district had but three fatalities. Across Canada 18 of the deaths were due to drowning, while traffic crashes claimed 30 lives.

A total of 14 of the deaths occurred in Ontario, and eleven in Quebec. Diana French, five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Basil French of South Hull, was killed almost instantly on Saturday when she was run over in her own back yard by an auto driven by her 18-year-old sister, Sue. Arthur Cram, 44, of 187 Nicholas Street, drowned Sunday night in the Rideau Canal near Laurier Avenue Bridge.

Circumstances of the drowning are still under police investigation. Ronald Stewart, 27, of Chalk River, drowned Saturday night at Vee Lake, 10 miles northwest of Deep River, when his canoe overturned. The three dis-t i deaths brings the seasons total up to 140 an estimated 140 from various causes. Worst weekend crash recorded in Canada was one near Red Lake, Ontario, in which four men were killed in a two-car crash. Margaret Expecting? LONDON (AP) Princess Margaret was 30 Sunday and a British newspaper said there are rumors she is expecting a baby.

The Sunday Dispatch came oul with this front-page headline: Princess Margaret: A Baby? It said there were persistent repr-ts in American circles in London that Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones, her husband of 3'3 months, are expecting their first child. There was no confirmation from court spokesmen. that deeply on any other part of the body, he would have been a goner," said Dr. Charles Samaha, who performed the four-hour operation. Given 8 Pints Of Blood Brodeur received eight pints of blood during the surgery.

His condition was described as fair. Brodeur was visiting his fiance, Jean Filorano, who was working for the summer at a resort hotel. "I'm bitten." Brodeur cried Our Mall "Delighful," Says Visitor "Dbttie" UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (CP) The Security Council Sunday night overwhelminly endorsed Dag Hammarskiold's direction of United Nations military and civilian aid in the Congo. There was no formal vote in the council after more than 12 hours of debate, but speaker after speaker from all regions of the world upheld the secretary-general's policy of neutrality toward the Congo's domestic disputes.

The council majority rejected the blasts of Congolese Premier Patrice Lumumba and the harsh criticism by the Soviet Union that poured out over Moscow Radio and was repeated here by Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily i Kuzrtetsov. Hammarskjold flew back to New York last Tuesday seeking council support of his refusal to the UN force of nearly 15,000 men to put Lumumba in control of mineral-rich Katanga province, whose president and premier, Moise Tshombe, declared his independence from Lumumba's government. INSIDE Ask Andy 10 Astrology 19 Bridge 14 Children's Corner 31 Comics 14, 15 Crossword 10 Dear Abby 18 Editorials 6 Entertainment 30 Financial 8 His and Hers 10 Home Page 18 Jumble 15 Menu 18 My Answer 15 On Thinking It Over 3 Radio Programs 15 Rural Chatter 9 Sports 11-13 Strictly Persona! 6 Television Programs 14 Want Ads 22-3t Women's Pages 16-21 WEATHER Tuesday: Sunny with somo cloudy periods, chance of thun-dershowers. Low tonight and high tomorrow, 65 and 82. (Complete details Paga 7).

By Austin F. Cross Citizen Staff Writer The Ottawa Mall, which she describes as "wonderful and is just the thing for her home town of New Orleans, Louisiana, jaid Dorothy Lamour today as she walked down Sparks Street before going to Lansdowne Park to rehearse for her big grandstand show tonight Dorothy Lamous in private life is Mrs. William Ross Howard, ITL of Baltimore. She was unfortunately covered this time in a out. As he staggered in to shore leaving a blood-stained trail in the water behind him, his fiancee flailed the water with her arms and frightened the shark away.

Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Filoramo, who were on the beach, ran to his aid. One of the hotel guests, Norman Porter of New York, applied a tourniquet to Brodeur's leg to stop the bleeding. A first aid squad carried him to the hospital.

Shark Attacks Bather At Beach BUYS GUN ON CREDIT TO KILL HER IWSBAND MELBOURNE, Australia (Reuters) A Melbourne housewife was terrified about what her husband would do if he found out about the charge accounts she had run up, a court was told today, so she bought a rifle and ammunition on credit and killed him. The prosecutor said Mrs. Thelma Jessie Sudweeks, 36-year-old mother of lliree, turned herself in at a police station and said she had killed her 46-year-old husband because "you cannot talk things over with The prosecutor said she had arguments with her husband over the charge accounts. On the day before the shooting he found out that she had bought goods on credit which he thought had been paid for in cash. The woman had also drawn 450 ($1,108) from her husband' bznk account by forging his signature, the prosecutor said.

He said she told police: "I had made up my mind to kill my husband. I was frightened'-, about what might happen when he found out about the missing bank money and the hire-purchase debts." SEA GIRT. N.J. (AP) A huge shark, carried on top of a wave to within 25 yards of land, attacked and badly wounded a m- yesterday as he stood knee-deep in the Atlantic Ocean. The victim, John Brodeur, a 24-year-old accounfint, was in good spirits at the hospital' where doctors operated in an effort to save his badly-bitten right leg.

"What's all the fuss he asked. "It was only a fish.".

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