Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 18, 1965, Winnipeg, Manitoba Today s Index classified 23 to 34 Jumble 25 movies 9 deaths 21. Sports 36 to 39 finance 18, 19 television 8 income tax 16 women.13 to 15 Winnipeg free press final edition phone we 3-9331 first 1-12 vol. 72 no. 122 Price Loc with comics Winnipeg thursday february 18, 1965 Sun rises . Moon rises . Sun sets . Moon sets . Forecast mild 5 below 15 above pan am men await metro Aid decision Juba casts tie breaking vote in favor of City bid for help by Alan rach mayor Stephen Juba cast the deciding vote at an emergency Winnipeg City Council meeting thursday to ask metro to consider underwriting part of the Cost of an olympic sized swimming Pool for the 1967 pan american games. The vote was split 7 to 7 on a motion made by Alderman Mark Danzker and seconded by Aid. J. Gurzon Harvey. Mayor Juba declared the motion car ried. The pan american games society wednesday deferred a decision to disband until it learns whether metro will lend financial assistance to the games. W. Culver Riley president of the games society said the executive officers of the society agreed to hold off any decision to disband after the meeting Between Winnipeg and metro representatives wednesday indicated financing of the games might be settled. Thursday morn ing s Council meeting was the first step towards settling the financing. Please see pan am Page 10 beatles score another hit London Cap the beatles have crashed the August Halls of London s Stock Exchange and it appears they have racked up another smash hit. Financial quarters reported that an Issue of shares in a company formed to Market the beatles copyrighted tunes has been Over subscribed two Days in Advance. The shares Are up for the equivalent of s1.08 and the total Issue comes to about ramp tells probe of other bribe Ottawa up rc5ip in Spector Jean Paul Drapeau testified today at the Dorion judicial inquiry he was in formed after sept. 24 that some one besides Pierre Lamontagne was offered a bribe to get narcotics suspect Lucien Rivard out of prison on bail. Insp. Drapeau said he was Given this information by then ramp sgt. Ronald Crevier who said he had heard it from an other member of the Force. The witness said he was told this bribe offer was not made through Raymond Denis then executive assistant to the immigration minister. Or. Lamontagne acting for the . Government in the extradition hearings of suspected narcotics conspirator Rivard has testified that Denis on july 14 offered him a bribe to agree to Rivard s release on bail. Insp. Drapeau was being Cross examined by Ross Drouin counsel for the conservative party who asked whether other bribe offers had been made to or. Lamontagne. The witness said an offer had been made so that Rivard could get out on bail but that this offer was not made to or. La Montagne. Bribe offers other than the one allegedly made by Denis have been mentioned from time to time before the com Mission but Insp. Drapeau s testimony was the most specific to Date on this Point. Insp. Drapeau testified he thought the police investigation into the allegations against Denis started out wrong but he had to follow orders. He told the Dorion judicial in Quiry that he thought of setting a trap by having Montreal Law yer Pierre Lamontagne meet Denis then executive assistant to the immigration minister and see what was said be tween the Insp. Drapeau said he told a colleague of this idea aug. 19. That was when he received his instructions following allegations by or. Lamontagne that Denis offered him a bribe to agree to bail for Lucien Rivard. Or. Lamontagne was acting for the . Government seeking extradition of Rivard on narcotics charges. Insp. Drapeau said he strutted immediately to ques Tion Denis and Andre Letendre and Guy lord aides to Justice minister Favreau. Conservative party counsel Ross Drouin asked whether he had thought of set Ting a trap. Yes replied Insp. Drapeau. Please see Dorion Page 10 slide traps 40-50 All May be dead at . Mine Vancouver up Craf search and Rescue Headquarters today said it has received a report that Between 40 and 50 men May have perished in a Glacier land slide at the Granduc mines some 800 Miles North of Vancouver. An Craf spokesman said a Pacific Western airlines plane had that received a slide a radio on the message be due Glacier crashed Down on the big Granduc mining Camp. He said the army ramp and provincial government officials had been alerted about the re port. Granduc mines which last year announced a development employing h u n dress of men has its operations located about 30 Miles North of Stewart . At the head of the Portland canal. The development was to in clude the building of a 28-mile Road from Stewart to the Plant site at tide Lake to tap the mine s estimated tons of Ore which averaged 1.93 per cent Copper. Also included was a 11.6 Miles Tunnel from tide Lake to the mine. Reaffirms support Hong Kong Reuters chinese president Liu Shao Chi wednesday night reaffirmed China s support for North Viet Nam against ". Imperialist aggression and said a War crisis seriously threatens the Peoples of Indochina and South East Asia. He was speaking at a banquet in Honor of Tanzania president Julius k. Nyerere who arrived i peking wednesday on a state visit the new China news Agency reported. Pensions at 65 promised by 1970 by Stewart Macleod Ottawa up future old age pensioners got a break from the government wednesday with an announcement from prime minister Pearson that the qualifying age will be lowered Over a five year period until i 1970, the will be paid at 65. The old age Security pension now is paid at age 70. Next year it will be paid at age 69, the following year at age 68 and so on. The change will take the form of an amendment to toe can Ada pension plan which will come before parliament again in a few Days after being examined through 51 sittings by a joint parliamentary committee. The old age Security program although separate from the proposed cup is being meshed in with the plan to some de Gree. Until wednesday s announce ment the plan would have provided for the old age Security Benefit to be paid Between the age of 65 and 70, but on a reduced basis. By 1970, persons age 65 would have been Able to draw a Security payment of a month instead of the they now will get. Please see pension Page 11 Federal supervision Hall urges 10 health plans Royal commission s second report Calls for provincial control by James Nelson Ottawa Royal commission on health services recommended today that a Universal pre paid medical care plan be operated in Canada on a province by province basis under Federal co ordination. It called also for a set of provincial regional and municipal advisory councils drawn from the medical profession and the general Public to Back up the 10 operating commissions. The Royal commission in the second volume of its report to the Federal government tabled in the commons said health services might vary from prov Ince to province but the objective is the Best possible health care for All the changes that we Envis age Are based on the maintenance of a close relationship Between those who provide and those who receive health serv ices including Freedom of Choice on the part of the patient and of the the Royal commission headed by or. Justice Emmett Hall of the supreme court of Canada recommended its comprehensive health services program for All canadians i a first report last june 19. Outlines plan the second re port completing a 45 month study of 385 briefs outlined the machinery under which a uni Versal plan might operate. Operations would have their roots in regional and municipal agencies perhaps similar to those already existing in doctors joint practices and local health units. But the Royal commission said it would not try to spell out How these local bodies should be organized. Provincial advisory bodies would be appointed by Provin Cial governments from panels please see Hall Page 7 Hall highlights Ottawa up major recommendations of the Sec Ond report of the Royal com Mission on health services operation of Universal pre paid medical care plan by provincial commissions under Federal co ordination and assisted by advisory councils. Services might vary among the 10 provinces but objective is the Best possible health care for All Freedom of Choice on the part of the patient and of the physician upheld. Die says interests Cut off Aid denounces pressure to Force him from tory leadership Ottawa staff National progressive conservative Leader John Diefken Tanker charged wednesday that certain interests had threatened to withdraw support from the party if he continued As Leader. Or. Diefenbaker s. Charge made in a nation s business television broadcast appeared to confirm Alfier reports that the party s financial backers were threaten no to withdraw funds in an Effort o Force him out of the Leader hip. Blasting those in the party who Are trying to oust him the conservative Leader emphatic ally declared that he wanted to continue to be a servant of the people. He said he wanted to make a Urther contribution. There were Hose determined to push him. Out of the leadership he said. It Vas not ambition that made Lim stay it was a desire to serve. But he had been told in the ast few Days that if he continued As Leader support for he party by certain interests will Grants proposed to encourage pharmacy graduates to take Post graduate courses. One of provincial committees should be to encourage training of medical technicians psychologists dietitians therapists and medical social workers. Speech and hearing therapy schools suggested for dal Housie University Halifax one of the Prairie University med ical school and University of British Columbia Vancouver. Qualification and licensing of dispensing opticians by provincial Laws. Sale of Contact lenses stricter to prescription ophthalmologists. Re by any practitioner of any Healing Art to have univer sity doctoral degree before calling himself licensing of a Ray equip ment technicians operators by provinces restrictions on advertisement of diagnostic a Ray facilities. Provincial standards urged for training and qualification of ambulance staffs plus provincial licensing of ambulance services. Burned out Interior death car today s inside stories transit loses More 3 Painter now 37 editorial Pace on Nam Tigh Ropo Richard Purser Britain s labor government play it Cool n. A. D. Macrae no for politicians a.. Circulation qty Zont 90.076 total 136.408 Hays offers prizes a cow by any Idder name. By Joyce Fairbairn Ottawa special the Way Harry Hays sees it an ankle is an ankle a bosom a bosom and an udder an udder be it cows or women. Looking for a bedroom suite this want and under Furni Ture 52 5 piece bedroom suite in excellent condition also Rug ffxls1. 453-0878 after 6 . Is among the hundreds of bar gains in today s classified Sec Tion. No matter what you need shop and save in free press want ads. Everyone of course has his own views and perspectives but when you get the straight goods from the agriculture minister then you re in the realm of National policy. Or. Hays revealed his thoughts on women and cows to an unsuspecting get together of the Holstein friesian association of Canada wednesday in Toronto. It was pretty powerful stuff for a morning Assembly but the indomitable minister from Cal Gary delivered it right from the shoulder. He wanted to offer Federal prize Money for a new inter Breed category in agriculture exhibitions the Best udder. Even or. Hays admitted this waa a pretty drastic change and acknowledged there had been some concern that the new class would cause a bit of a flurry among our Dairy Breeds. I be been told it s an Over simplification of a very complicated situation to say an udder is an udder and it does t matter to what kind of cow it is at he mused. It was thought in some quarters that complicated was a rather Well chosen word. For the minister plunged on bravely. With All due respect to women and Dairy cows i think the same argument applies with about As much Validity to some of our Beauty he said. And this is where the Holstein please see cattle Page 4 former Winnipeg Resi Dent Saul Silverman now associate professor of political science at the University of California examines russian for eign policy in Light of the Viet Nam crisis in the first of a two part series appearing on 6. Baby Dies in car left outside hotel fire claimed the life of a seven week old baby wednesday when he was trapped inside a blazing car parked in Assini Boia. The baby Wade Wilson son of or. And mrs. Edward Wilson 431 Raquette Street ass Minoia died and his 18-month-old brother Edward jr., was slightly burned in the fire at the tear of the Kirkfield hotel 331s por Tage Avenue. Police found three year old Darrel Wade wandering unharmed outside the burning car. Police said the parents were in the hotel beverage room at the time the fire broke out. The fire broke out at . Donald Leithwood 479 Kirkfield Street Assiniboia was a passenger in an Assiniboine Public works department truck driven by fellow worker Wil Liam Winthrop 40 Conifer cres cent St. Boniface. He noticed the flame and smoke As they drove past the hotel. Or. Leithwood said he ran to the blazing car which doubles As a dry cleaning delivery Van and found the rear door partially open. I heard a child crying but i could t see anything because there was too much he said he pried open the front door on the Driver s Side and reached in through the games. Edward or. Was right behind the steering wheel he said. Or. Leithwood said that he pulled the 18-month-old boy from the fiery vehicle and ran to the hotel. He said that he did t see any sign of seven week old Wade. There was too much smoke. I could t see a please see fire Page 10 furniture taxes explained Quebec up Revenue minister Eric Kierans told the legislature wednesday Post master general Rene trem Blay and state Secretary Mau Rice Lamontagne did not personally pay provincial sales taxes on furniture purchases from a firm which subsequently went bankrupt. Grants to promote health research and educational facilities and medical libraries for research workers. In 1966-71 period Federal Grants to proposed health sciences research Council to in crease progressively by a year. Accident prevention Agen cies to work with advisory councils in prevention of High Way accidents. All voluntary health organizations should submit an Nual financial reports to the Federal health department. Federal department of National health and welfare should be split into separate health and welfare depart ments. Grants of a year for medical graduates to train As teachers of general practice Medicine. Changes in the Federal vocational rehabilitation and disabled persons act to remove restriction to vocational re habilitation. New rehabilitation Agency in the labor department employing services of health welfare veterans affairs and labor departments and unemployment insurance commis Sion. Training Grants of a year for Post graduate Stu dents of health services administration. Speedup in five year plan for adequate health services for Yukon and Northwest territories implementing flying health service system by 1967. A 24 hour integrated voice telecommunications sys tem for health and other emergencies in far North using television As soon As practical see highlights Page 10 please see ministers Page 10 More Snow a 2.1-Inch snowfall was re ported overnight by the Domin Ion. Weather office in Winnipeg heaviest in the area so far this year. However it was not sufficient to affect Road conditions spokesman for the Manitoba highways Branch said. Snow flurries Are forecast. Please see die Page 10 province raising staff pay w. B. Wills president of the Manitoba government employees association expressed almost Complete satisfaction thursday with the three per cent across the Board pay increase for Manitoba s civil servants announced by Provin Cial Secretary Maitland Stein Kopf. Announcement of the increase was made by or. Steinkopf in the opening address at the association s 22nd annual meet ing in the Marlborough hotel. The pay boost results from an investigation during 1964 of prevailing rates in private Industry by the civil service please see april 1 Page -7 de Gaulle to run again by Waverley Root Paris special tons wednesday s Cabinet meeting provided incidentally and indirectly an answer to what has Long been a burning question in France will president Charles de Gaulle run for re election next december the answer is this was deduced from information minister Alain Peyrefitte s statement after the Cabinet meeting that Gen. De Gaulle has received with favor the invitation of the French speaking african states to visit them. Please see de Gaulle Page 4 stresses China threat by Richard Reston Washington special tons . Defence Secretary Rob Ert Mcnamara warned Congress today that communist China s expanding nuclear capacity poses a most disturbing Long term Prospect for America. While this nuclear develop ment May be slow or. Mcna Mara said there is no reason to suppose that the chinese cannot in time produce medium Range and even Long Range ballistic missile systems and them with thermonuclear please see Mcnamara ;