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LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOWF, QNTAmo
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It mi axiomatic to everyone 'that the
matter .of 'nuclear arms: should' not be an,
'election issue football, But jt is,and that
very fact .makes it , the' more difficult that
come to a knowledgeable decision, so
that the electorate:.inay cast .an intelligent
vote, come April' 8th.`
• te n:.va
111ebulous; �pol'itical statemts ih _ _ e ..._, ry g
at times, "dependin g where and- to whom.
they are being spoken, lend .little clari-'
•fication.' Some such statements in .effect.
have been : have lived up to our commit
inerts,. ' and will ' accept 'nuclear arms. when
and if the need arises; *ill honour ` our.
agreements and then ;renegotiate; Canada
Must notbecome a member of the ' nu-•
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.clear. club; will accept : nuclear weapons.
if , a : , parliamentary committee ;'; decides,
while at . the:. same time ' Quebec is being
told ,without' equivocation • no nuclear.
anis ' :now: or any ' time,
The wrier 's contention has, been that
Canada's only effective role is : one of
peacemaker, and yet the• peacemaker ` can- T'
8et 'clobbered if 'he is not prepared. and
willing to assert his 'rights and : defend
himself:
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So ' far ::as arming- the.-Bomarc•, is. cow'.
cerned it ;'is solely . a' .defensive
Own leaders ~'t0' -take' ..an''
weapon,
when they have made little of , no attempt
to broaden theilr` knowledge of the .basic
concept ,of North American Air. Defense.,
J. 'W. Sancton, Montreal, -.Que.:
1 was shocked by the disparity be-
tween fact as found, at Colorado Springs
and what the Canadian- public has been.
told ` by . our Government and . opposition•
leaders: The nuclear, issue has been ser
iously 'misrepresented by .• all parties with
the result that the basic •responsibility of
our Federal, authorities to defend our
country and our people - has been con-
siderably ,short
on-siderably.;shott .of our basic security "needs,.
In the , fact of our " imminent election,
=serious'• inquiry into;, the true.4 facts relating
to. NORAD, NATO .and nuclear defense,
and: informing of the 'public of .'these . facts,
is.,..urgent:
Barry '.Wenger, Wingham, Ont.: •
"1 believe ` that most Canadians 'are
virtually unaware of the ' fact that a vital
_Proje_ct N.CRAD= irs lsaldmg` over `
their collectiv. e . heads a nearby shower
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roof umbrella of defense against the
foreseeable approaches of .nuclear destruc-
tion. The same.Canadians ,are not aware
of the fact that the reluctance: of their
affirmative- stand
iniad;,, on 'the emp oymen o purely . defensive
Joining`.. the: nuclear drib, to our
/ would mean :the production or acceptance
of nuclear bombs and the 'conveyances to
provide ' the 'means of offensive . or coun-
ter
th
ter : attack measures.
Of ma `or ' concern however,`; ` o'is the'•
differences.' of .. opinion, even. in military
p n.
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,circles,, of the :. value or -' obsolescence of
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the ' Bomarc :,and' •Voodoo. ro
The . tragedy of it all is that elec.- question has been projected ' into an' elec-
tion campaign, with ;littlelikelihood: t at
the bare facts will . be presented to the
Canadian eo le, . even : though h ma. of
p t:� g many
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these facts can, no ' longer : be claimed to
be classified information:
Recently ' Canadian Weekly News
'paper men requested to visit the North
A nerican Air Defence.' Command (NOR-
AD)
NOR AD) • ,headquarters • at Colorado: Springs.
Members.' of the Board of Directors of': `•
CWNA from across, Canada, were : flown`•
to Colorado. .Springs for an extensive
briefing .arid questioning of senior'. Com-
mand officers.
Here • are the, nutshell commentaries
several members of that party.
Stouffville, Ont.:
"I' was overwhelmed .atthe magni-
'tude .of the 'joint ' NORAD 'Operation by
the ,United ' States and Canada, : warmly
pleased at. the co-operation • evident be-
tween the military personnel , of the two
cdunt les but • appalled ° at the • lack of
• factual infor'mation and the dissemination
.. of misinformation which has been ; pro-
vided the'Canadian, people; concerning the
use. Of . nuclear' warheads and the overall
role Canadian forces; have • been called
upon. to play.
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K. E. G. Fiatrige, Camrose,
Canadian voters- knew the true.
facts on ' NORAD there ' would . be.no
doubt in, their minds how they, .,shold
vote on. April 8th. They would 'vote for.
the party with ' a clear- cut':.'. policy on de-
fense. It
e-fenseIt seems impossible to form any
other conclusion. One day at NORAD
Headquarters will provide the facts for,
any interested group.• They will finds that
no more than 178 '.Canadians. visited
NORAD. ;last year, and . that 'very few
members of. Parliament or ministers were.
among °'that 178. It would be found that
NORAD is for defense • _only: ' It has no
other function ,nor could it be used in any
other way..Warheads :for the carriers Can
Ada now has; can 'not be used for any
other:purpose than as interceptors.:
D. R. Dills, ' Acton, Ont: s
The ' single most indicative ' feet, un-
covered during the CWNA tour of NOR- .
AD' Headquarters was the' almost .unbe-
lievable lack of communication between
46ur military specialists ,and elected par;
• liamentarians. • .The • published • erroneous
statements by many parliamentarians can
, only be. 'justified by their lack of under-
standing stadin `
g .of the. •situatiori, We cannot.
justify t err ignorance of the situation
nuclear • weapons by , the ` . Canadian coin.
ponents ; of NORAD leaves': a most dan-
gerous gap ' in:- the :aero -defense plan
an .avenue, of . easyapproach to our 'heart-
land -- and a- soft,. link .in :an otherwise
solid chain of defense emplacements, which
i8 our. ' ;:most `practical , guarantee ...of con-
tinuing peace. 9' '
ELS..Band . Concert
Well Received
Larged..ence
Ltkknew • and Dzstriet High:
School Senior and Junior bands,
numberingover fifty student$,
'cert tda large audience in Abe
Presented a well received' con-
,Hi'gh:School auditorium on,k;il
day evening.
• An added ,feature•'were. baton
'twirling . demonstrations. • by the
Junior and: Senior Majorettes,.
nurriberin,g over .,thirty; : ,
The Band, condueted•-by ,E1'w'in
Ha11, played a .nurn;ber b'fselec-
tions in a variety program of.
marehes, _overtures and !hymns,,
•Ma'7orebte instructgrs,' Misses
Judy .and Joan Currie of Atwood
directed the +batontwirling d,rl
lis...
Miss Mary, Andrew •was'ipianist
and was assisted : by -Miss; June
Ackert for one of the nuinbers;
Sri addition 'oto the band Si ana-.
:jorettes, other program 'numbers
included .:•baritone: trio,' Mary
Andrew; Stephen. Andrew,, : Ann
Arnold; cornet solos; `Jim Ander-
son lc-ert Via y ^NLutaie,
son,. Ju .. ,
Larry Pentland,. Joyce Th'orburn,
Doug Dickie, Barbara Nelson;
trumpet ,trio, June Ackert,. Mary
Murdie •,and, Jim. Anderson ' in;
band overtire; cornet quartette,
Helen Johnston Wendy MacKen-
tie Sylvia MacLeod; Peggy 'Mac:
J. R. McLachlan, • Virden, Man.: :
"Nationalities were .submerged: ` Can-
adians
eashamed . at t e.. hesitant 'felt, ratherh
role taken . 'by the northern : partner of
NORAD It' was "crystal clear", that Can-
ada ,, must` play' her full part .' in this : ;de*
terrent organization if the whole ' NORAD
set ':up ,is not to he weakened.
A. W. 'Lundell,' Revelstoke, B.C.
:''What amazed me . ` .most: was the
revelation that the Canadian . Government
has shown` so little interest' in this vital,
operation ` that less than half a, dozen
Cabinet, Ministers have visited NORAD
in 5 years, and proportionately , fewer
members of parliament." •
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L. Lashbrook,', Rodney, : Ont.':
"The;
moat surptrising', 'revelation in•
my trip :: o NORAD' : was to learn ;that`
only , five , :Canadian Cabinet Ministers :have
ever • .visited''the' installation, . without the
". Prime Minister or• the Minister of `<Exter=''
nal. Affairs, being among theta.. When you,
consider ' only' 1.78 Canadians ..have been.
to NORAD, before 30 'Canadian' Weekly'
'Newsplapermen !.made the • trip, . it shows
a lack Of interest among government .'of-.
ficials, news Media. people. and .others in
getting first hand . information: concerning
our `role in the, defense of • the North/
American Continent' This being the .case;
is there any, ' wond'er there ' is such gross;
. misunderstanding in. ' government circles'
and laymen . doncerning. our immediate-
acceptance' . of nuclear warheads," for our
Boirnarc ground to -air missiles ., 'and our.
Voodoo interceptors?;
E. A.' Spence) Strathroy • Ont. e
"If Canada is to accept her respon
;sibility as a .full partner yin' • the effective.
defense . of North: America, then ,she must
''accept nuclear : warheads as an ,essential.
part of the overall defense program,: it
is something.' entirely apart from politics:"
and must be .-accepted to '• 'insure the
safety of. `the nation.'"
W. Migowsky ' Maple Creek, Sask.:
Was tremendously impressed with
the complex
the state le .readiness communications system, and
in which all . NORAD
Forces, appeared to • be. Further, I arm
now fully. .. convinced .that Canadian De -
Tense Forces acting as•'an arm..:of NORAD,
'canncit• work to, Maxirntnm efficiency,. nkr
`can 'the be an effective deterring. force'
, unlessquipped with ttu+alear warheads.
Would suggest that M. P 3s . quit . wrangling
gl g
• amongst themselves abort merits 'ofnu-
clear
, defensive arms a`'d visit NORAD ORAD
Headquarters to obtain factiia1 informa
don on 'regarding same.:',
�?osrra-ld-;-c•l�ara• - ,
Esther Gibson , clarinet: solos;
David Wall,' Sandra • Ca.rrieron,
.Marianna MacDonald s'axaphone:
solo, • Donald Hodgiins; ::band en
seinble, featuring .Hilda Ritchie
on the alto shorn; • glocinspiel
duet, Susan.Hofftan .and .Mar-
ilyn, ,bass;' solo Wal.:
He , Wal
dace 'Houston, •
' 130n: Hill ''of the'..Atwood' .'ba;nd
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.announced • :the :'winners. !of • the
Band Shields to ''be',pres:ented`• at
,a ,later date; The shield. for the.
znostimproved;ibandsrnen goes 'tq
Larry/Pentland rw•ith Marry And=
rew win.nin.g the award.' for ;the
.Most. , •hebpfui; assistance • to the
band. . .
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MAR. '13th,. _1963 •
Mr. Bob, Vivien,. egnduotor .:cf
the Wingham District HILO'
Sehool Band, extended 'has con,
gratulati0n,s. : to , the LucknQw
group;
`Che band .rnen•yhership Is' :aa,
follawS
member—s. joining in :Septemior;r,
102 Tom Andrew, Andy An-
derson, -Stephen 'Andrew, Donna
Button, Sharon Courtney, Eloin�
Cook, Barbara .Cameron, ,Mary.
Finlayson, .. Anne Heffernan,
Mayne Jamieson, Helen Johnston,
Wendy MacKenzie, Sylvia
Leod.; 14obel• MacMillan, Peggy
MacDonald, Finlay .:MacLennan,
,Linda O'Donnell, Marlene PobVe , ,.
Eugene Pritchard, 'Rocky Prig•
t,.hard,' Karla IRiegling, Judy Read,,
Jean Sutton, Pauline W ild'gen &
Eleanor' Whitby. •
• Members joining in•19B1 . Gail
Anderson., Ann'Arnold,, .Roy 1Btit-
ton, Sandra • Caineron, 'Dou,g
Dickie, David:. Gibson; Esther
Gibson,. Larry ' Bunter, Donald.
Hodg iris; Susan: .Hoffman, Mari-
lyn Henderson, ' Wallace Haustorl, :
Grant: Helm, ,Murray Johnston;
Harold Mena'ry, Marianna Mac-
Donald, Barbara Nelson, Laity .'
Pentland,: Hilda 'Ritchie,' ,Joyce,`
Thorbu.rn, David, 'Wall, Sharon:
Wh,t,b"Johr- Pritchard,' _.._
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rnbers joining )before 1961a-='
IVIe ) g
Mary Andrew; Jim ' Anderson,'
Ernest: Ackert, June: Ackert,. Dor,),,
Cameron, Wayne -Hackett, Keith'.
Kaiser,- Ken Kirkland., Mary. Mui'=
die, Gordon MacNey,,'Teriy Ra•th-
well
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follows::' Shelley :Alton; -Janice
Anderson,. Julaine Anderson,
.Oharlene Anderson, Carol.' Brown,'•;
Brenda '.'Bushell, :Ruth ":,Brooks,
Deborah Corrin,' :Donna:' •Gorrin,
Nancy ..Corrin, Karen
rie .'Farish, Janine- Glenn, Susan
Hall, Betty Anne . Hunter, Wilma:•
Hackett,;,: Ann .Hackett; Barbara
'Hamilton,• Patricia Hamilton, J:ac
kie John tan, Janice :Kilpatrick,•.,
Donna., Mullin Janice ,McTavish
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Susan 'Hall,Mary MacKinnon;
Wendy :Macleod, Gail Pritchard'
Dianne` • Swan, Lois, •. St'ruthera,
Nancy ,Walden, 'L/nda Walden:.
Eleanor :Whitby,.. Edith Wliitb� ,"
Barbara Whitby.
aster : - Sea,
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