Winnipeg Free Press

Saturday, August 10, 1963

Issue date: Saturday, August 10, 1963
Pages available: 79
Previous edition: Friday, August 9, 1963

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 10, 1963, Winnipeg, Manitoba Free press saturday August 10, 1963 que. So reds expected to demand showdown by Ronald Lebei Ottawa up social credit s Quebec Wing is expected to press for a showdown on the Federal leadership Issue at its annual convention late this month. More than voting Dele Gates have been invited to the convention set for aug. 31 and sept. 1 at a classical College in Granby 50 Miles East of Mont real. A High ranking official of be Rolliement Des credit stes said he is convinced the Quebec group will Call for a National leadership convention by next summer one year ahead of the it was t emergency at first a Man who got into an argument with a police Telephone operator after he made a 999-Emer gency Call was sentenced to pay a Fine of and costs or serve 40 Days in jail when he pleaded guilty in Winnipeg magistrate s court to charges of wilful dam age and using obscene language. Court was told that at . And aug. 2, Archibald Mac Donald 37, of 71 Pioneer Avenue suite 2, made a 999-emergency Call but was told by the Tele phone operator that his Call was not an emergency and that he should use the regular police business phone. The accused swore at the Tele phone operator using obscene Lan Guage and Hung up. He then Tore the phone from the Wall and hurled it into the backyard of his residence. Macdonald was. Fined and costs or 30 Days for using a scene language and costs or 10 Days on the wilful damage charge. Macdonald was also told to make restitution for damage to the phone or face a further seven Days in jail. Timetable set in the party Constitution. There is a general feeling among credit stes that the party should choose a bilingual Leader and abolish the position of Deputy Leader he said. The credit stes would also press for a revamping of the social credit National Council the party s 28 member ruling body in the four year intervals Between conventions. Last Federal convention was held in Ottawa in August 1961, when Robert Thompson Defeated real Caouette for the leadership in a secret ballot the convention later created the Post of Deputy Leader Anc elected or. Caouette to it. Or. Caouette has been criticized by leading social credit spokesmen in Alberta and Saskatchewan for bypassing or Thompson on such issues As acquisition of nuclear arms by cultural ism and Campaign pro Mises. The National Council announced july 5 after a three Day special meeting Here that it would recommend the elimination of the Deputy Leader s Post to the next convention. The Council is considering calling the convention next summer in Stead of waiting for 1965. The Quebec party official said be Rolliement has already drawn support from social Cre Dit organizations in new Bruns Wick Ontario Manitoba and British Columbia for its Aims of electing a bilingual Leader and increasing Quebec representation on the National coun cil. Leading contestants for a bilingual Leader would be or. Caouette and Gilles Gregoire the party s energetic financial critic in the commons and my for Lapointe. Or. Thompson and or. Caouette both have been invited to address the Granby convention. Last year s annual meeting Drew delegates in trois screaming lord real name David Sutch. 22-year old plumber wore Leopard skin and Buffalo horns to Altra cd attention in february 1981, in Wembley Middlesex England. Sutch a pop Singer who Calls himself the National teen age candidate is one of five whose names appear on ballot for next thursday s special election id fill the parliamentary seat vacated by disgraced War minister John d. Profumo. Scottish children to Start x French in Grade three by William Milli ship Paris special ;