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The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Page 5

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struction Collapses project will be stopped immediately if safety specifica tions are not met." Robert Kerr, Safety Inspector for the iOn- tario Department of Labor, was probing tht Cooper Street rubble this morning. Mr. Kerr will act as a back' unman for the team of city investigators and will prepare report for the labor depart ment anould inspectors, irregularities at either site. action could be taken Wder the Trench Excavation, or Con struction Safety Act Alderman Lorry Greenberg, a former buBder and alderman for Wellington, Ward, visited the bouse collapse site Benson Rules Out Fmance Minister Edgar Ben son has ruled out drastic action, such, as imposition of- credit restrictions and first savings to combat the inflationary spiral which took yet another jump in the past Mr. Benson, who fielded a barrage of opposition questions in the House today, said the government has taken steps to curtail its own spending and that it has no intention, at least for the present, of taking more drastic action.

Reduction Of Charge Paul Noel Christie Allen's lawyer plans to argue for a reduction to manslaughter of the non-capital murder charge against the 28 -year-old plumber. The lawyer, Richard Bosada, today was granted a two-week adjournment by Judge Beauine to prepare his arguments. The Crown meanwhile concluded its evidence at a preliminary bearing and moved for Allen's committal on the murder No evidence was called by the defence during the hearing. Alien is charged with non capital murder1 on or about May 10 of former Carleton University professor, Geoffrey Du Vernet, 61. i The victim's nude and trussed body was discovered in a Metcalfe Street apartment May 15.

Five days -later, Allen was arrested by Ottawa Police In spector Borden Hobos on a lonely back road near Kaza- (See earlier story Page 3) Confidence Vote Sought By Lesage QUEBEC (CP) Liberal Lead er Lesage said today he will ask for a vote of confidence by secret ballot at the provincial party's annual meeting this fall. i. Mr. Lesage, leader of the Quebec Liberals since 1958 and premier from 1960-66, said be will quit if be does not get a vote of confidence. He was speaking at a news conference held amid calls for a leadership convention by Claude Wagner, -justice; minister, in the former Liberal government Mr.

Lesage said a vote of non-confidence at the Quebec Liberal Federation's annual meetin here Oct 31 -Nov. 2 would mean that a leadership convention would be held. Thursday night and wondered whether a tightening of city baildiag Inspection methods might be actuary. "Perhaps too few of the in spection staff workers are directly involved in on-site inspection" the -alderman contended. I know we have ade quate staff." Controller Murray Heit noted the city had "beefed up" its building! inspection department ana construction saiety legislation during the past years.

"We're constantly plugging away to' prevent these acci-dentsv through inspections, bylaw enforcement and promotion of safety techniques," the controller said. The opposition questions were fueled on the fact that the Dominion Bureau of Statistics disclosed the consumer price index rose an other .8 points during June. The finance minister said the June increase, was attributable primarily to increases in the cost of food, and in particular the price of beef which rose 12.7 per cent during the month. Conservative MP George Hees was unsuccessful' in his bid to adjourn the House to dis cuss the question of inflation and government steps taken to combat it- Mr. Hees said if prices continue increasing at the current rate the cost of liv ing will jump 10 per cent during the current year.

Taxes Frozen In Annexation. About 30 Gatineau Point resi dents have had their taxes frozen for the next 10 years as part of an annexation agreement between Gatineau Point and West Templeton. They can only be taxed for local improvements for the period. The arrangement is part of an agreement that completes a five-year effort by Gatineau to acquire 1,000 acres in West Templeton as a potential site for an industrial park. Situated on the western limits of Gatineau, between Bedford and Savanne Roads.

the annexed area extends, to the town limits of Touraine. There have been reports that a lacge commercial centre will be established by fall. An un determined portion of the land will also be earmarked for housing. West Templeton Mayor Noel Charette said his community will receive for 10 years from Gatineau Point an amount of money equal to taxes paid by ratepayers There were no objections from ratepayers at a public meeting Wednesday. Soviet Ships Move Slowly Toward Cuba JACKSONVILLE, FU.

(AP) A Soviet naval force, shadowed by a U.S. radar warship, moved slowly today toward Cuba. In the early morning hours the eight Soviet ships were reported about 600 miles from Cuban shores, meandering from time to time but pressing ever-closer to an expected July 20 arrival. SHORT LIFE Under natural condition. I white-tail deer generally live from eight to IS yean.

More than i7' Stand Clm Mail Registration Numtar tUl. Friday, July 11, 1969 The Ottawa Journal City, Province Begin Probes Of Con Acting Mayor Ken Fogarty today ordered shoring at all city excavation sites double- -checked for support tin the wake of two construction accidents Thursday which killed one man and caused thousands of dollars damage, He demanded a full explana tion of Both mishaps and tadi cated "appropriate steps" would be taken if anyone had broken the safety code in re- spect to either accident. Maxwell Taylor, chief build- inspector, said his 11-man force wUl prepare immediately 5 a fun report on both accidents for Mayor One man was killed Thurs-" day when a scaffolding at the site of the new Wellington Street Bridge toppled while be-i Ing dismantled. And on Coop- er Street, part of a home cfum-; bled into an excavation, site next door. Mr.

Taylor said both mis-j Bap were unusual and re-" quired intensive investlga-ration. He said it was hnpos-i lible to accurately speculate on the causes at this point. "But full details on our find- tags will be made available as soon as possible," he said. 1 Acting Mayor Fogarty said initial indications pointed to a lack of proper shoring or under- pinning as the cause of the CooperStreet collapse. Ordering the check of other sites, he said work on any i Cadets Fail To Regain i Bell Trophy i BISLEY.

England (CP) Canada's cadet team at the Commonwealth rifle shoot faO- Jed by nine points today to get 5 back the Alexander Graham Trophy, held by British youngsters- for the last two years. I The Bell event is the main competition for the Canadian cadets. It is- shot by eight- i man teams at 200 and 500 I yauu. A group representing all the British services cored 710 of a possible 800 against 706 for the Canadians in the top-team match. Bob Best of Vancouver with 92 headed the Canadians and won the Mai.

Cecil Scott Trophy for the best Canadian score. The top Briton had 95. Giiles Brousseau of Pont Roughe, Que, and Bill Ingles of Tweed, Ont.had 91. In the cadet grand aggregate based on results from earlier shooting, Bryce WUlets of Flin Flon, Mao, took fourth place with a total of 69 out of a pos- i sibie 70 in two matches. Three Britons shot possibles.

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Dead is Mrs. Gladys Shaw, 53. of RR 2, passenger in a car driven by her husband, Hubert. He Is in Winchester Hospital in satis-' factory condition. Driver of the other lace Robinson, RR 1, Morris- burg, is in Cornwall.

General Hospital, also in satisfactory Arraigned jdmbrug es The remaining two of seven young men arrested Thursday by RCMP on a variety of trafficking and narcbtics charges were arraigned before Provincial Judge Marin: today, David Blackburn, 21, of 212 Lyon Street, is -charged -with trafficking in hashish and joint ly with Louis. Racine, 27. of the same address with trafficking in marijuana between May 29 and June 4. James Sills, 18, of 36 Hig- wood Drive, is charged with trafficking in marijuana Feb. 21.

Both were remanded to July 23 for election of plea. The seven were arrested following an undercover opera tion by an RCMP officer whose name has not been made public (See earner story Page S) 31 Attacks Launched By Cong SAIGON (Reuters) Viet Cong rockets crashed into two cities early, today as guerillas. launched a wave of 31 attacks throueh South Vietnam. The U.S. military command said 14 of the overnight rocket and mortar attacks caused casualties and damage.

Four barraces were directed at American troops" or installa tions. In the biesest attack. 30 rockets and mortar bombs hit U.S. infantry base at Dau Tieng, 40 mBes northwest of Saieoni Lieht casualties were reported. A South Vietnamese spokes man said a Viet Cong deserter' todav was killed and three others wounded when I rockets hit a government of fice at Long provincial capital.

23 miles southwest of here. Twenty-three persons were injured in a Viet Cong bomb blast outside a Saigon billet housing American servicemen. Girl Gets Rabies Shots After Bite SHAWVTLLE (Special) Three-year-old Marjorie Bar ber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Barber) is being given a series of 14 rabies shots as a precaution after she was bitten on the thumb by a small rodent recently.

The giirs mother heard a scream and raced to her. daugh ter on the lawn in time to see a small rat or mole scamper away. just another pretty bottle. Gold Medallion Whisky Look for the one1 that looks like a winner. RK TILFORD distilleries ltd.

Trudeau Prime Minister Trudeau fUes West Sunday for first Prairie Province tour since the election. In six-'days by plane, heli copter, and car, he will cover miles and visit 32 communities. He goes in Manitoba to: Churchill, to inspect the armed forces 'rocket grounds, the government gram elevator, the museunf. and meet with community groups. to go under ground at International Nickel, Hull's Sacred Heart Hospital announced Thursday it completely closed down its eighth floor.

1 Sister Ena Charlahd, direc tor-general of the hospital, said the move is "to better help the sick and to reduce expenses." Leo LTleureux, president of the Union of Sacred Heart Em ployees, said it is due to "poor administration. Of the hospital's 750 em-1 1 IfM ipfk I 1 part-time only, from two to days a week, he said. With the summer season the Trudeau struggling to maintain some semblance of order in the shouting, stamp ing, desk-pounding Hotfse. ruled with difficulty that the use of the word "filibuster" was not unparliamentary nor was the adjective Perhaps not. agreed, Mr.

Knowles, but the whole thing "unworthy of a prime minister." BugBX nave eaoca nerc, i if Nova Scotia Conservative Fat Nowian had ant charged that in sang the word hypocrisy, the prime minister had violated the longstanding parliamentary rule that "motives mav not he I imputed in the House of Couuuons." There were perhaps six MPs on their feet clamoring for the Speaker's attention, but it was' Deputy NDP Leader David Lews who caught his eye. URGES WITHDRAWAL Lewis demanded that the prime minister "have the decency" to withdraw the im putations: STAYS IN SEAT At this point, Mr. Speaker moved in with repeated shouts for order to agree that the prune minister had offended and that perhaps he would want to make clear that it hadn't been his intention. The prime minister remained seated. As the Liberals howled in angry demonstrations.

Mr. Lewis stood at his place. When the dm died enough for him to be heard, he said be had "all kinds of time and win stand here" until the prune minister has the decency and the, good manners and is man and prime minister enough to withdraw." Shouting. Mr. Nowian said that until "the prime minister withdraws, I will not.

sit quiet' Mr. Speaker, addressing him self to the prime minister, asked for his "co-operation, and went on to tell him directly that he knows as well or even better than I do that motives must not be imputed." Slowly, the prime minister pulled himself to his feet. He 'explained that he hadn't intended to impute motives but was merely expressing what be called "an opinion. And he would, he assured Mr. Speaker, "obey your The obedience comprised not a withdrawal of the remarks which the Speaker had not dk reded but the explanation that be hadn't meant to offend the rules of Parliament.

Tractor Man Dies PEMBROKE (Staff) A 60-year-old off-duty lands and forest department lower man was killed Thursday when crushed by a rolling tractor on his farm in Rosenthal. 10 miles southeast of Combermere. Because of rain, Gordon Michaelis of Palmer Rapids was not required for duty at the Raglan township fire tower Thursday. He left home in the morning to work in a woodlot on his farm. When he failed to return home In the evening, searchers found his body under the overturned tractor.

He la survived by his wife and a son, Sydney, both of Palmer Rapids. tour the smelter and hold a community meeting. Cimli, for talks with agriculture development officers and talks with a small group of dairy farmers. Winnipeg, to meet with, the wheat board. In Saskatchewan: Regina, to confer with Saskatchewan wheat pool, lunch with Premier Thatcher and the provincial cabinet and helicopter south to a' district farm for talks' with wheat men.

Saskatoon, to meet with the Hudson's Bay Route Associa Hospital Closes hospital had encountered dif ficulty getting these workers to come in thereby forcing the Mr. L'Heureux said there are about seven or eight patients released each day on the sixth and seventh floors andpatients have been moved down to ri ftiiW- SHOP TONIGHT foinw tili pm fN Jl -8 SATURDAY 9.30 to 6 p.m. 1 SHOP IN AIR CONDITIONED COMFORT 1 Summer Dresses Specially Priced! FABRICS: Delightful summer dresses you'll wear till the leaves begin to fall. The styles ore skimmers, shirts, shifts, suits, A-lines, sleeveless and short sleeves. Sizes 5 to 15 apd 10 to 20.

Assorted plains, stripes and checks. tion and helicopter out 25 miles to the Cominco Potash Plant for a briefing and an underground tour the operation. Humboldt, to meet with area reeves and mayors and their councils. In Alberta: Namao, for talks with lead ers of the oil and gas in dustry and a helicopter tour of including a wildcat operation, plants and pipelines west of Edmonton. Lacombe, for tour of agricultural research stations.

Floor these' are usually about 60 patients on the eighth floor. The only problem, he said. is that those waiting to enter the hospital have been frustrated by the decision of the administration. The waiting list was growing longer. ARNEIS COTTONS LINENS TERYLENES VOILES STREET FLOOR WHITE SALE! SECOND FLOOR DOWNTOWN IT'S CAPLAN'S RIDEAU ST.

235-3381 it- Nisku, 15 miles south of Ed monton, for a "private barbe cue. Lethbridge, for conference with irrigation officers, a tour of food processing plants, a private lunch with a district farm group and an inspection of the exhibition and the fairgrounds. He flies back to Ottawa from Lethbridge Saturday night or Sunday morning. cairor vies Richard Brome, Ottawj editor of U.S. News and World 1 Report and a member of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery since 1952, died in hospital TDursaay nignt.

Mr. Brome is survived by his wife, Toni, and three children. Chuck, a lieutenant junior grade with, the U.S. Navy in Washington; Ralph, a student at Ashland, and Merrily of $11 Values to 16.95 25 OFF ALL LADIES' WHITE SUMMER SHOES 1 We've reductd Our entir stock of white Summer shots. Styks galora, in up-re-the -minute fashions.

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