Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 16, 1963, Winnipeg, Manitoba In 1963 10 Cuba refugees escape kidnapping Miami Fla. A our Only arms were said Julio Fernandez one of 10-Fugi Tives from Cuba who escaped kidnapping by Fidel Castro s men on the British Island of Anguilla Cay. We carried no guns they came firing from two gun said the thin 27-year-old Havana construction worker. About 15 heavily armed militiamen disembarked and came at us cursing and using foul language. They said they would shoot us on the spot if we did t among 19 who gave up and were taken Back to Cuba Fernandez said were four women including his wife. Their two protests Greet in team Small children went with her. . Fighter jets and a Coas guard seaplane circled the tiny uninhabited Island helpless and watched the strafing am kidnapping said Lieut. 3. E mitts 30, of Denver. He a making a routine coast guard Check on the Island tuesday afternoon under the provisions o a contract with the British gov eminent. The 100-foot cuban gunboats mitts reported trained guns on it looked like each torpedo boat had a 20-millimetre gun mounted on he said. In Washington state depart ment press officer Richard Phil lips said . Aircraft were helpless to intervene because the action was on British Terri tory. After the gunboats and Heli copter left a coast guard Vesse picked up the refugees who hat hidden. They were brought to key West Fla., and then Miami. Representative Paul Rogers dem. Fla called for action by . And British naval forces to Kuching Sarawak Reut ers thirteen persons were arrested and several others injured in clashes with police Here today during anti Malaysia demonstrations when a United nations assessment team arrived. A police spokesman said 1 persons were arrested o charges of obstruction in the demonstrations staged As Mem Bers of the in Mission drop from the Airport to the City. The team is Here to make Survey of the attitude of the people of Sarawak and Nort Borneo to the proposed malay Sia federation. Two others were arrested earlier on obstruction charge seven Miles outside Kuching the police spokesman said t number of others also wer arrested but were later re leased. Riot squad a police riot squad kept Thi Airport area Clear but Between and persons gathered in Small groups along the Road All political demonstrations have been banned by the gov eminent for the duration of the team s visit. Some of the banners read we want Independence no Alliance govern ment not True representatives o the and we do no want Rule from London and Kuala the nine Man in team is led by Laurence Michelmore Deputy director of the in of fice of personnel. Team to split Michelmore told an Airport press conference the team would be split into two sections one Section under Deputy Leader George Janacek o Czechoslovakia would go to North Borneo within the next few Days to Start a Survey there. The rest of the team under Michelmore would carry out the Sarawak Survey. Meanwhile a report from Kuala Bumpur Malaya said an Advance party of 40 Malayan soldiers left for Laban British North Borneo to begin setting up a military Camp in preparation for the arrival of the in team. Michelmore said the team would look into All aspects of the recent elections in Sarawak and North Borneo and would hear from any organizations or individuals wanting to present their views. In Secretary general u Thant has said the team Hopes to Complete its work by mid september two weeks after the original federation target Date of aug. 31. Death on pests with Green Cross rail unions of Wirtz proposals Washington a Hail Road unions involved in the deadlocked work ruled dispute said thursday they have accepted suggestions made by la Bor Secretary w. Willard Wirtz for bargaining procedures. The Secretary of labor has in his hands documents of acceptance from the five Railroad operating unions on his suggestions for settlement of the Man Ning Issue in the work rules Dis a joint statement said. Wirtz suggestions were advanced aug. 2 by the Secretary merely to define the limits within which bargaining could proceed and were not intended As settlement proposals. Both unions and carriers were announced later As having accepted the bargaining suggestions. Union leaders thursday How Ever indicated that they have carried the matter much farther and that both Tive Crews and train have provided information on their position which could be used in settlement clauses. A spokesman for the firemen s Union said the firemen have gone along with the proposals to the extent that they would be ready to submit them for ratification by their top policy com Mittee. Sex City worker took bribe Leo Joseph Gareau 23, of 1633 notre Dame Avenue suite 4, a ormer employee of the Winni Peg signals department was sen ended to a Fine of and costs or six months in jail after he pleaded guilty in City Magis rate s court Friday to a charge of accepting a bribe. Court was told that Between he fall of 1961 and 1962 Gareau accepted a total of on three occasions from a City scrap dealer in return for information about Ecret tenders for the Purchase if scrap Metal from the City. The scrap dealer appeared in court Friday and was remanded until aug. 23, on a charge of of ering a bribe. Prevent a recurrence. Also among the kidnapped Fernandez related was Rev. Mario Raul Alonso , pastor of the Matanzas Presby Terian Church. All 29 of the refugees Are presbyterians Ferna Dez said. The refugees said their grou i n c 1 u d e d no revolution Arie Only Humble god fearing be Nehru details new China buildup new Delhi the Chines communists Are making off in Sive probes along the India Border and building up strength in Tibet but their intentions a not Clear prime minister Nehr said thursday. They might even be contemplating using these Forwar bases that they have been Coa Soli dating for another thrust into he told parliament it is difficult to gauge the chinese intentions. That the Are not exactly Friendly is How Ever Clear the strength of the Chines forces along our Borders Toda is larger than what it was a the time of the unprovoked a Sive attacks on october 1962. Nehru said that ground and Ai incursions into India have in creased considerably particular during the last few All protested defence minister y. B. Cha Van told parliament All Chines air incursions Over India Thi year were protested and the leftist replaces Yoi Ilou Brazzaville a the army today announced the appointment of Alphonse Mas Iamba Debat described by mends As a moderate leftist to Lead a provisional government or the Congo Republic. Massamba Debat 42, takes Over from Fulbert you Lou the Republic s Only president since t gained Independence from three years ago. By Massamba Debat was name chief of or pre Mier not provisional president you Lou resigned thursday Anc Iii Ned the government Over to he army after rioting Anc mounting charges of corruption and High living against him Anc Nis ministers. The capital a City of population returned to Nonna Cliday after a three Day Gen ral strike against you Lou streets and shops were crowded workers returned to their jobs Massamba Debat also wit old the Post of minister of defence. The army also announced in Vas dissolving the National As Embly. It said seven techno ians will serve As ministers in in provisional government. A general amnesty was an ounces for political prisoners ailed before thursday. A mob f striking Union workers broke pen the Brazzaville jail tues a and turned Loose All 480 prisoners including c o Mon criminals. Massamba Debat a member f the Lari tribe like you Lou s a former member of the Assembly. He was you Lou s min Ster of state in 1961 and then minister of development until Une 1963. No Trade unionist or labor Leader was named on Massamba Debat s seven Man Cabinet although it was pressure from the workers which forced y Lou to resign. New ilk. Paper to replace Herald London a plans were announced thursday for creation if a new National newspaper to Ake the place of the daily Lerald which is operating at a Oss. A statement outlining the Jans was issued after a meet in Between committeemen of be trades Union Congress and representatives of Cecil King s note rational publishing corpor Tion which controls the daily Herald. The Herald is oriented toward a labor party. The statement Aid the new newspaper will ave Complete political and in us trial Independence. The Cen ral trades Union body was sked to sell its 49-per-cent in Erest to the publishing corpor Tion. Statement the statement by George Woodcock general Secretary of be Congress and Hugh Cudlipp director of the corporation and chairman of the daily Herald Aid the International publishing corporation told the trades in on Congress about its plans for be future which included the launching of a Complete new Aily n e w s paper in Britain would supersede the Aily Herald arid said that it Rould be essential for the new newspaper to have Complete political and Industrial ind Epen ence in order to command maximum Public support. These plans could Only be married out if the trades Union ingress would relinquish its remaining formal links the daily Herald and in particular sell its 49-per-cent share inter est in the daily Herald Limi Ted to the corporation. There was a full and Frank discussion of the factors involved and arrangements were made for a further was reported to have told trades Union Congress leaders that loss on publishing the Herald and the Cost of sales promotion had amounted to about in the last year. The Herald circulation is its official Bonn to sign a pact Bonn Germany announced officially today it will sign the limited nuclear test ban treaty. The decision to do so was made unanimously at a Cabinet meeting that lasted almost four hours. West Germany s signature will be affixed to the treaty in Washington London and the capitals of the three coun tries that negotiated the treaty. Life member mrs. J. M. Hutton was made a life member of the St. James horticultural society by mrs. C. J. Van of the associated country women of the world who also opened the 49th exhibition of the society. Chinese have answered Abou nine with denials. Nehru said the chinese a violated their declaration on Bor Der positions made when the chinese voluntarily halted the Border War last nov. 21. He explained that the Chines had said they would set up 1 civilian posts on the Northeast Frontier of India there Are today As Many a 52 combined military and Civi posts and even their pretence p the posts being civilian in Char Acter has been Given h said. It May be that consisted with their past practice Thi might be a move to Justin their renewed aggression against India on the specious ground of counter attacking Nehru said add ing that India must intensify he defence preparations. Offer open Nehru also told parliament India s offer to Pakistan of a no War pact still is open. Replying to questions h explained that his announce ment tuesday of the Witti draw of concessions to Pakistan referred to territorial adjust ments offered to Pakistan Dur ing the series of talks on the Kashmir problem earlier this year. But the Basic offer to pakis Tan of a no War pact still holds Good he said. Asked about reports of Media Tion moves on Kashmir by the United states and Britain Nehru said he is in frequent Contact with Friendly govern ments on subjects that include relations with Pakistan. At the moment there was no definite proposal he could Dis close. However India had no objection to mediation in the sense of the Good offices o some person helping to find a solution. Favreau sets new policy minister of citizenship and immigration Guy Favreau told eth lie press editors in Winnipeg thursday that he favored a Road liberalization of Canadian immigration policy consistent Vith the country s economic and social problems. Efforts have already been made to this end he said. Or. Favreau was speaking at a luncheon Given by the Canada fess club. Replying to a suggestion that Abor unions were against a Large flux of immigrants to Canada or. Favreau said that during his time As minister i have had no presentation from the unions r leaders of the unions which would indicate they were opposed o he said that one delegation rom the Canadian manufacturing association held the View lat Canada gained Consumers and technicians through Immi Gration. Death to flies with push Button ease. From Green Cross 550 regular Lucky Green Stamps see wednesday s newspaper advertisement prices effective grocery meat and produce saturday night we Reserve tace right to Umlor quantities timely Lucky Green Cherry Valley Grade a la. Butter limit 2 lbs. With and Over Purchase f f pm f Dennis Brand whole Shiv Lvon Klik or Kam White vinegar dog food 314 la. Tin luncheon meat 12 of. Tin eat a Way 15 of. 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