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a2 1 Bourdais, president said he would not be allowed

Magy Mic - . il, Chemical! tne necessary time off to make
Gin,” Of the oo ers, and sec- | the visit “because it would not
rade uni, mittee organ-| he in the best interest of the
, Detcived delegation company — why, they took
the uba an invitation | over one of our oil refineries,”

government to an official of the company was

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to have told Le

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Sbtevonygbtstions of the Cu- Bouaéla:

Le Bourdais told the Van-
couver Labor Council Tuesday
that he was asking the sup-
port of his local union, meeting
July 19, and if they backed
him he intended to go ana fight
it out with “‘this foreign-owned
company which presumed the
right to tell Canadian citizens
where they could or could not
go.”
It was also learned this week
that the trade union delegation
of 9 from B.C. has made .ar-
rangements for its visit to
Cuba and will be leaving on
September 2nd, arriving back
Sept. 16.. They will also be
meeting with representatives
of Mexican trade unions en

route.

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8 ictation by foreign

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tt; ll Oi Company this week refused time off for one

August 1.

This was reported by BC:
Federation of Labor executive
council member Charles Stew-
art Tuesday night at the Van-
couver Labor Council.
Stewart said the Federation
will also present a brief to
Ottawa urging that no license
be granted for the export of
B.C. power. He said the ex-
port of power is the export of
jobs and that the Federation
considers the power ‘question
the single most important ques-
tion in the province.

Speaking over Trail radio
station CJAT last Friday, B.C.
Communist Party leader Nigel
Morgan demanded that the
coming session of the. B.C.
Legislature take steps ‘“‘to end
the threat of wholesale export
of our power resources and
pring all privately-owned pow-
er utilities under public own-
ership.”

“The Legislature must Bive
expression to the widespread
opposition to surrender of Co-
jumbia River power,” Morgan
declared.

Outlining the position of the
Communist Party on power
Morgan said his party would
press’ the forthcoming session

the draft Columbia Treaty;
urge rejection by the National
Energy Board of long term
power export permits; ad-
yance plans to develop Mica
Creek dam for Canadian gen-
eration.”

Morgan added that the Com-
munist Party would press for

Demand French

quit Bizerta

The battle for Bizerta,
French-held naval base in Tu-
nisia, came to a head this week

VER BERLIN IN NEW NOTE

“a United States, Britain and France in notes to the

je nion this week failed to put forward any proposals

“op teg : Solving the grave Berlin crisis. Instead their notes
Me &m uncompromising and threatening tone.

thy 8nwhile, Moscow Radio charged in a broadcasi that

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fo, “Stern powers are “aiding and abetting the sinister

as the base was cut off by a
Jand blockade. -
President Habib Bourguiba
told a.special session of the
Tunisian National Assembly in
Tunis ‘Monday: “Today the
moment of total evacuation
has come.”
In his speech Bourguiba said
“we want France to accept
evacuation.” France held on to
the Bizerta base after Tunisia

115,000-member B.C.
Premier Bennett on the eve o

of the Legislature to “serap| :

40,000 IN B.C SIGN ‘NO N-ARMS’ PETITION

SEE STORY PAGE 3

OR DEMANDS TOTAL —
ER TAKEOVER IN §

Complete takeover of the B.C. E
ower resources under public ownership will

lectric and placing of all B.C.

be demanded by the

Federation of Labor in an open letter to

f the special session of the Legislature

action to “bring all private
power utilities in B.C. into
one unified, publicly-owned
system to provide cheap power
and promote industrial expan-
sion and new jobs.”

Morgan assailed B.C. Elec-
tric rates as ‘amongst the
highest in Canada,” declaring
“they could be cut in half if
the B.C. government could be

Bread prices
to rise

The price of bread in the
interior and on Vancouver
Island will go up by one cent
next week. The price increase
is also expected to become
general over all B.C.

This was one of the first re-
sulis of Fleming’s new budget
which devalued the Canadian
dollar.

The big bread monopolies,
led by McGavin Bakeries,
which recently absorbed Toast-
master Bakeries, started the
rise. Other major bakeries are
expected to follow suit unless
there is a strong public pro-
test.

Above photo shows Cuban

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Se seek to start another war.”

became independent in 1956.

for an extended tour.

CUBA CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY. Next Wednesday
Cubans celebrate the start of the July 26th Movement,

prodded into puting this key
monopoly under public owner-
ship. Twelve million dollars in

corporation tax to the Federal
government could be saved

if the company was pubs
licly instead of privately
owned.

Denouncing the Columbia
River draft treaty, Morgan
charged present provisions
would: 1) Provide the least

| power increases for Canada,

anj the greatest for the U.S.;
2) Power expansion of U.S.
industry at the expense of
Canadian development and
jobs; 3) Greatly reduce the
potential of the Columbia for
Canadian. power’ generation
and consequent reduction in
B.C. hydro rates; 4) Virtually
destroy the superb recrea-
tional facilities of the Arrow
Lakes Valley.

The Door Diversion (backed
by General MacNaughton) he
said would: 1) Cost Canada
less, yet give Canada a bigger
share and greater benefits. 2)
Provide maximum power une
der Canadian control and, 3)
Eliminate costly B.C. highway,
rail and communication ree
locations.

worker-militiamen who will

take part in celebrations which this year will hail the
advances towards a socialist Cuba.
celebrations will be Soviet spaceman Yuri Gagarin. Follow-
ing his visit to Cuba, Gagarin is expected to visit Canada

Taking part in the

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