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The Ottawa Citizen 117th Year, Number 74 Telephone CE 6-4545 OTTAWA, CANADA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1359 Single Copy: 5 Cents 43 Pages BLOW TO HOPES For Moon Rocket Blows Shot, 3 0 Forty Steel 0 "I i i y. 'o Death Penalty Swift LONDON (CP) Guen-ther Podola today was convicted of murdering a London detective July 13 and sentenced to be hanged. The guilty verdict was returned by a jury of 10 men and two women after jn lt 7 i -f I .7 If i 1 tT I ANOTHER FIRST tion, knot tying and splicing, civil defence organization, handling of stretcher patients and rescue team drill. Mr. Jung is a captain in the militia and served in the Canadian Army Intelligence during the Second World War.

He is seen here being lowered on a rope during rescue training. Photo by Andy Andrew Douglas Jung, the first Chinese-Canadian member of Parliament, is the first MP to enroll in the rescue training course at the Civil Defence College at Arnprior. The course which the 35-' year-old member for Vancouver Center is taking with 26 other classmates includes debris clearance, first aid, types of building construc a two-day trial in the Old0- Bailey. The jury was out only 35 minutes. Traditional Symbol As soon as he had received the verdict, Justice Edmund Davies placed on his head the strip of cloth symbolic of the black cap long used in handing down death sentences in British courts.

The death penalty has been abolished in Britain except for a few specified offences including the murder of a policeman in the execution of his duties. Addressing Podola, the judge said: "You have been convicted on evidence of the most compelling character and certainty of the capital murder of Raymond William Purdy, a police officer acting in the execution of his duty, by shooting him down in the prime of his manhood. "For that foul and terrible deed but one sentence is prescribed, and that I now pronounce." May Be Appeal The judge dia not seta date for the execution. Podola's counsel said an appeal will be considered. Podola, who spent some time as a photographer in Canada, was accused of shooting Detective Raymond Purdy, 43.

Purdy and another detective were attempting at the time to arrest the 30-year-old Podola on a charge of making threatening phone calls demanding money from Mrs. Verne Schiffman, a television actress and model. Podola, testifying earlier today in his own behalf, told the jury he could offer no defence because "I have lost my Rush To Keep "Processional Escape Flames- CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) An Atlas-Able rocket being made ready for, a U.S. shot at the moon exploded on its pad during a test of its en gines today.

Flash Of Flame Flames spurted from the base of the towering rocket as the count-down reached zero in the statjc engine test. Suddenly the missile erupted in a flash of fire. A mass of boiling flames and black smoke engulfed the launch ing pad for more than a minute. None of the approximately 40 members of the test crew in the blockhouse 50 yards away was hurt. The U.S.

air force issued this statement shortly after the explosion: i "An Atlas-Able missile exploded on the launching pad this morning during a static test at the Atlantic missile range. The missile was being prepared for a space probe early next month. No personnel were injured. The cause of the explosion is being investigated by the air force." Set For October The Atlas-Able was to hava been launched some time between October 3 and 6 when the moon was to be at its closest point to the earth about 220, 000 miles away. The shot would have been an attempt to put a 375-pound satel- lite in orbit about the A television camera in the satellite was to'attempt to take pictures of the dark side of the moon, which man has never seen.

It is doubtful that the United States can have another Atlas-Able rocket ready in time for an early October launching. This means it will be at least early November before such a launch ing can be attempted. The explosion of the more than 100-foot-tall rocket was a bitter blow to U.S. hopes for levelling the moon score with Russia. Earlier this month tha Soviet Union, recorded a spec tacular space feat by hitting tha moon with oue of its big rockets.

Cheers As Mr. K. Ends His Tour PITTSBURGH i 1 1 a Khrushchev is winding up his cross-country tour with reminders that there are people in tha United States with a strong distaste for him. The Soviet premier, mellowed In San Francisco and feted in tha Iowa corn country, bumped into boos and anti-Khrushchev signs on his arrival in this industrial city Wednesday night. But there were cheers, too, and in the end they drowned out the boos.

Today he was due to visit an industrial plant, tour points of interest in a city slowed by tha steel strike, and speak at a civic luncheon at the University of Pittsburgh. Later this afternoon his plana is scheduled to leave for Wash-ington and serious business: Talks with President Eisenhower on what can be done to ease East-West tensions. Late Friday the Russian premier and the American president will go to Camp David, a secluded spot in the Maryland mountains. The carnival, the fun, the wild dash from coast to coast will be over. Then the two leaders, both of whom have frequently said that all they want is peace, will try to find some way out of a sit ualion that both have said could lead to disaster.

Walker Reports Page 4S coon Injured HYANNIS, Mass. (AP) Walter F. Munford, president of the strikebound U.S. Steel Corporation, wounded himself accidentally while handling a knife, District Attorney Edmund Dinis said today. Not Intentional The 59-year-old Munford was taken from his Chatham summer home to Cape Cod hospital in serious condition yesterday.

He had been wounded in the abdomen with a kitchen paring knife. "I am satisfied that there is no criminal aspect to this case whatsoever," Dinis said after an investigation. He said all evidence indicated the wound was not intentionally self-inflicted, The accident, he said, apparently occurred while Munford was in the kitchen putting away kitchen utensils. He said Mrs. Munford told him the kitchen floor was made of highly waxed flagstones.

He quoted Mrs. Munford as saying there is a "difficult step leading into the kitchen" near the spot where the accident occurred. "No one knows how the accident happened," Dinis said. "No one was present at the time." Dinis said Munford's wife found him standing up "apparently not aware that he was stabbed he didn't realize what had happened." Dinis indicated he would not immediately question Munford, who has been under medical treatment for fatigue and nervous No Questioning "Inasmuch as there is no evidence of a criminal aspect, I do not feel it wise at this time" the prosecutor said, "to question Munford in view of his condition." He said he probably will talk with Munford within a few days. Witnesses said there was little doubt most of the 2,500,000 bushels of wheat, oats, barley and flaxseed went into the lake or were ruined in the collapse.

Even at the conservative estimate of a $1 a bushel, grain damage would be $2,500,000. $10 Million Loss Police placed total damage at about $10,000,000. They said one-quarter of the elevator was destroyed in the collapse, cause for which is not yet known. Bob Gathrum, foreman in the three-part elevator at the time, said he felt a "quiver" and walked toward the sound. The annex fell away in front of him.

A 150 foot high workhouse, center of the elevator, is flanked on the north and south by annexes. It was the south annex, which contained 64 tanks or bins, each 96 feet deep, that collapsed. The elevator, like several in the area, juts about 1,000 feet into the lake. Recently, the Thunder Bay Harbor Improvement began driving steel pilings along the water edge beside the concrete front of the elevator to help stop deterioration. A retaining wall is known to have been damaged previously.

CHUCKLE Nonchalance is the ability to look like an owl when you have acted like a jackass. Walter Munford Tired And Nervous Green Speaks At U.N. UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (CP) External Affairs Minister Howard Green of Canada today was scheduled to make his first major address in the United Nations General Assembly, where pressure for a disarmament agreement is growing. Policy Speech The 64-year-old foreign chief, delivering his policy speech at an afternoon session was expected to touch on disarmament as well as other subjects in which Canada is particularly interested, 'including the fighting in Laos and the United Nations Emergency Force in the Middle East.

On disarmament, representatives of the middle and smaller powers have been pressing the major powrs in the assembly for some kind of dramatic move toward progress in disarmament. Ireland called on the United States, Britain and Russia Wednesday to start the ball rolling by agreeing not to give their nuclear weapons to non-nuclear powers. The non-nuclear powers, in turn, would agree not to make or accept such weapons. Urges Rue Of Law Irish Foreign Minister Frank Aiken also urged the nuclear powers to encourage groups of countries "to accept the rule of law, area by area, throughout the world." He added: "They should also be prepared to support a permanent UN force designed to protect one such area for a beginning. In this way they would give the world concrete evidence of their determination to uphold their charter pledges, and their determination to build a world order based on- justice and law, and co-operatively de fended by a common force." He suggested the 'plan be applied to the problem of Berlin and Germany, with Berlin made the capital of a reunited Germany, which would join with Poland and other Eastern European countries in a peace pact.

CPEA Picks Ottawa Man WINNIPEG (Special) Jnhn Roberts of Ottawa was elected I general-secretary of the Canadian Postal Employes association today at conclusion here of CPEA's national convention. Roberts, formerly of Winnipeg has been a resident of Ottawa for six years holding the post of national secretary. His new Job will met a yearly salary of $7,780 voted by the convention. He was elected for a three year period. Dan Cro.s, 54, Kingston postal money order clerk, was named president by acclamation.

He has held the post since 1950, completing nine years in office. FOR RIDERS By Patrick Best Citizen Staff Writer Plans are being rushed by the city today to apply zoning re-strictions of Sussex Drive, designed to" give it the character of a "processional Mayor Nelms said that Howard Kennedy, NCC chairman, had agreed to ask the federal government to "acquire" controversial property at Sussex and Bruyere Street now being prepared for a service station if the city took this zoning action. At the same time, the Mayor said assurances had been received from Pctrofina Limited that there would be a "slowing up" on the demolition of the historic three-storey stone at the Sussex Drive site while the emergency zoning steps are being taken. After Protests The move by the city follows a round of protests from nearby residents and authorities of the Grey Nuns of the Cross over steps now being taken by the gasoline firm to demolish the 100-year-old stone house. The house which is the center of the controversy is directly across from the Mint and the Dominion Archives, and was formerly known as Goulden's Hotel.

Big Grain Elevator Cracks, 2 -Million Bushels In Lake Guenther Podola He Killed Detective The stage is set for a start on full synchronization of Ottawa's traffic light system a $125,000 project with the arrival of the $10,500 central master control at City Hall. Being Installed City Traffic Director M. Thor Nielsen said today the control equipment is now ing installed with a view to mchronizing lights in the city's central area by the end of the year. Eighty "receiver units" will be installed in the area bounded by Bronson Avenue, the Rideau Canal, Laur-ier Avenue and the Ottawa River. The central master control was purchased from Canadian General Electric.

An electrical engineer will be provided by this firm's Toronto plant to assist in the installation of the equipment. Signal lights on key uptown streets are now synchronized by less effective "manual" means cannot be relied upon over a long period. Some 35 of the receiver units are scheduled to arrive in the city by the end of next week. The first ones to be installed at intersections will, be on an experimental basis. There were no reports of injuries.

Earlier in the day nine men were working in the elevator, owned by United Grain Growers Limited. ALIAS WOWS LONDON LONDON (AP) Maria Cal-las flew back to Milan today to discuss details of her separation from her Italian husband after a concert that British, critics called one of her best ever. The temperamental old soprano, in a performance last night in Royal Festival Hall, showed none of the emotional strain that has shaken her private life. A wildly cheering crowd of 3.000 brought her back for a dozen curtain calls and roared for an encore that never came. A dramatic rendition of an aria from the French composer Ambroise Thomas' "Hamlet" was the highlight.

She appeared as Ophelia, a part she has never sung in an opera house. "Maria Callas had London at her feet," writes the Daily Mail's Percy Cater. "It was one of the most dramatic and memorable nights in London's music." influenced by the fart that steps are being taken to increase radar facilities in our warning lines." As for any effect on Canada's decision to buy the U.S.-deslgncd F-104G fighter for RCAF squadrons In Europe, Mr, Pearkes said the two planes had a "totally different purpose." Aging Plane Canada looked on the F-104G is a strike reconnaissance aircraft, whereas the F-103 had been Intended as a ail-weather high-level Interceptor, going even beyond the Intended purposes of the nnw-dcad Arrow. Canadian air defences are being maintained by the now-aging Light System "Ready" Sussex Way" when the first service station was to be built." (An NCC spokesman was quot- ed earlier this week as saying this agency -was prepared to spend $86,000 to buy and retain the Sussex Drive property if the city had passed a "holding bylaw" preventing any further gas stations on Sussex. This information had been conveyed to the city, said the spokesman, who said that no response was received.

3 Holdup Suspects Are Held Three men are in police custody for questioning, after a woman's screams and threats with a pot of boiling water chased a pair of armed holdup men from a Dalhousie Street variety store early this morning. Acting Detective Inspector Edward J. Logan said charges against one or more of the men would probably be laid this afternoon. Mrsy Jeanette Monnette of 309 Dalhousie Street told police she and her husband Joseph were sitting in the rear of their store when two suspicious looking men walked in at 12.30 a.m. The pair walked to the back of the store and one of the men asked for a package of cigarets.

He then pulled a revolver from his pocket and said "this is a holdup." Boiling Water In her own words Mrs. Monnette "screamed blue murder." She grabbed a pot of boiling water from her kitchen and was ready to "let it go" when the awe-stricken pair made off with nary a cent. "I guess they were just as scared as 1 was," she said later. It was the first time the Mon-nettcs have been confronted by robbers in more than 35 years of business. They said there was only about $40 in the cash register at the time.

City police are DIGEST OF THE NEWS A Summary 0 The News Of The Dap As Presented On The Inside Pages Of The Citizen PORT ARTHUR (CP) More than 2,000,000 bushels of grain slithered into Lake Superior Wednesday night when an annex of a elevator in Port Arthur's east end collapsed. The combination of the grain and tons of concrete plunging into the lake created a 12-foot wave which flooded a nearby pumping station, swept on to shore a tug sitting one-quarter mile out in the water, and dislodged a half dozen float-equipped planes moored nearby. Pulp log rafts also were washed ashore. Victims Improved The conditions of Mr. and Mrs.

Paul Nault, surviving victims of mushroom poisoning that killed two others, have been raised to "good" and "slightly improved" respectively by Civic Hospital authorities. Mrs. Nault showed definite signs of improvement this morning but her condition is still in the fair category. Her husband can now leave his -bed. Gerald Nault and his friend.

Mona Helm, died from the result of a September 12 mushroom feed. "I assured Kennedy that the city will prepare a zoning bylaw which will protect the development of Sussex Drive along the lines of a processional way, from St. Patrick. Street north to the Rideau Hall gate," said the Mayor. 1 Berger "Happy" Controller Sam Berger who has been strongly opposing steps to tear down the stone structure and build a service station, said he was satisfied that action was now being taken "to preserve this property for the beautifica-tion of Sussex Drive." The Mayor said City Solicitor Gordon Medcalf and Planning Branch engineer Ralph Borrow-man were now preparing to draft the new restrictive bylaw, and that it would come before Board of Control next Tuesday for study.

The extent of the restrictions to be imposed is not yet clarified, but it would prohibit erection of more gas stations on Sussex Drive. There are now two such establishments on the street. "The city is taking the initiative in this matter when proposals should have come from higher authorities," stated Mayor Nelms. "I regret that the federal government had not made a request to the city that such action be taken many years ago, His And Hers 20 Home Page 26 Menu 26 Mirror of Your Mind 16 Movie Review 37 My Answer t. 11 Obituaries One Mao's Opinion 6 Radio Programs 37 Rural Chatter 16 Sports 17-19, 21 Tall Tales 11 Television Programs 36 Want Ads 3R-47 Women's Pages 27-29 Weather Mainly sunny today and Friday.

Seasonable temperatures. Low tonight and high tomorrow, 50 and 65. (Complete details on Page 7). $4 Million Job A visit to the St. Lawrence Seaway shows that final touches are being put on the gigantic $4 million project, which includes rehabilitating thousands of residents.

(Page 4i. Russell Rallies Candidates for the Russell by-election had a busy night yesterday. At. one rally in support of Paul Tardif, Liberal Leader Lester Pearson accused the Tories of "bumbling" in their handling of CS issues. (Page 5) Garfield Case Dead The man who defealed Gen.

McNaughton on the conscription issue during the Second World War, Garfield Case, was found dead In a closet of Toronto's Sunnybrook Military Hospital. (Page 12). China Workers Chinese factory workers celebrate with equal enthusiasm production accomplishments or lag in the factory output. (Page 22). Sports Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Braves are all again going into the final three games of the National League pennant race.

Cleveland Indians rehired Joe Gordon a surprise managerial move. Toronto Argonauts gave up two players to be named to B.C. Lions for quarterback Al Dorow and lost out to New York Giants on Lee Grosscup. (Pages 17-19-21). IN'O CF-IOO REPLACEMENT Lauds U.S.

Jet Scrapping FEATURES INSIDE TODAY Pearkes By Charles King Soulhim Newt Service! Derence Minister George Pearkes today applauded the American derision to cancel development of the F-103 supersonic jet fighter. Without saying so directly, he indicated satisfaction at the decision as a reinforcement of Canada's position in killing her own CF-105 Arrow Interceptor 'last spring. The U.S. Air Force had planned to use the 108 to patrol the DEW radar line In Alaska. Greenland and the Canadian Arctic.

When the Canadian government cancelled the Arrow ct inter- New OTC Route Guide In Citizen Tomorrow Tomorrow you will be given all the information you will ever r.eed to make the maximum use of the new and Improved OTC service which becomes effective on Monday next. In tomorrow's Citizen, the Ottawa Transportation Commission will publish a double-page layout of information which folds up, like The Citizen's weekly TV Guide, Into a handy pocket OTd Guide. The OTC Guide will be the most complete ever Issued. It will contain maps of all the routes, plus specific information on-how to get from one part of the city to another. It will detail, the schedules, the times of the last buses at night on regular trips, Sunday service and how to get to important public buildings end other points of interest.

Everyone will need at least one copy of this new OTC Be sure to get yours In The Citizen tomorrow. And be lure' to keep ltt i ceplor program In February it said that the main Russian threat to North America would be long-range missiles and not bombers. The U.S, government actios, he said, "is a further Indication of the changing threat." Made Choice With the increasing cost of weapons, "even large countries such as the S. have to be selective," the minister added. "Ap-jparcntly the American officials jwerc faced with having to make a choice between the F-I08 and other weapons wilh greater value aa a dcterrc nt.

"The decision undoubtedly wai CF-100, to be reinforced with Bo-marc missile squadrons. In view of the Canadian government's own previous action in regard to the Arrow and now the example of the U.S. defence department in cancelling the F-103 it appears extremely unlikely that the HCAF will get the replace-men' it wants for the subsonic CF-100, Informants said. This means (hat the air defence of Canada will rest with two 30-missile units of American antiaircraft missile which are not expected to he In operation until 1963. See Also Page 25 Ask Andy 11 Astrology 11 Blackburn 25 Bridge 9 Children's Corner 14 Comics 36-37 'Cross Town 7 Crossword 16 CS Roundup 3 Dear Abby 9 Dr.

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