Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 27, 1966, Winnipeg, Manitoba Today s Index action 30 Jumble 34 classified .33 to 43 Mories. 53 comics 38, 31 sports 45 to 51, 54 deaths 8 television. Finance.34 to 26 women 17 to 23 vol. 74 guilty Gold jury 12 took eight hours to decide Winnipeg lawyer Harry Dennis Backlin was found guilty thursday of posses Sion of 11 stolen bars of Gold Bullion. A Winnipeg Assize court jury 11 men and one woman returned their verdict thursday morning after deliberating for More than eight hours. Or. Justice Israel Nitikman presid ing in the Case remanded or. Backlin in custody for sentence thursday nov. 3 at 10 . The jury delivered their verdict at . After they had been counselled for an hour earlier by or. Justice Nitikman. The jurors had asked if he could explain again the term Possession and give examples and also Tell them How confidential was a lawyer client relationship. Please see Backlin Page 8 postmen blast Ottawa Ottawa up the member letter carriers Union of Canada wednesday bitterly attacked the government s "17th-Century attitude towards its employees and said nobody can prevent carriers striking if they feel they should. Koger Decarie Union presi1 Dent issued the statement on the eve of a last ditch meeting a Cabinet committee on postal employees pay demands. He said he wanted to clarify any misunderstanding that May have Arisen from remarks he made tuesday to the Senate co m m o n s committee on the Public service. He told the com Mittee he would talk to my colleagues about maps re quests that any strike come after Christmas not before. On wednesday he said no my prevent a postal strike if employees feel such action is necessary. All the maps could do to Force the government to bargain in Good Faith and pre please see postmen Page 13 to probe seasonal prices Ottawa parliamentary committee on con Sumer prices will begin immediately to Check current prices of popular Christmas foods hoping to off any seasonal gouging. Warren aumand real notre Dame de Grace suggested at today s committee meeting that comparative shop pers be hired by the committee to Check prices now and in the weeks ahead. Ron Basford co chairman said the idea is a Good one and will be adopted. Or. Allmand said Christmas is less than two months away and the committee s employees checking prices in supermarkets should determine the prices of turkeys cranberries and other Christmas foods now and at Christmas time to see who is taking advantage of the Christmas the committee should make sure Consumers Are not exploited during the Holiday sea son he added. Or. Basford said a list of pop ular Christmas foods would be prepared and shoppers asked to watch those prices during the next two months. An initial re port will be sought in the next few Days. Liberal senator Chesley w. Carter of Newfoundland asked whether the Consumers association of Canada might help in the work. Or. Basford said the association will appear before the com Mittee dec. 5 to testify but the staff can work with the association in the mean time. Price Loc Winnipeg thursday october 27, 1966 Sun rim Suo am sir . Moon Seta . Final edition i Flat 1 16 forecast cooler 30 and 45 Sharp indicates higher would cover increased benefits of million for education equalization payments by Michael Gillan Ottawa up canadians face higher taxes to pay for More than s500 in increased Federal contributions to education equalization pay ments to provinces and its proposed program of a guaranteed income to the aged. The education and equalization payments Are b e i n g. Arranged at this week s Federal provincial conference of Educa Tion and fiscal matters. The guaranteed income program scheduled to go before Parlia ment soon was announced last summer. When health minister Mac Eachen announced the Guaran teed income program for the aged last summer he estimated its Cost would be above a year. Finance minister Sharp indicated later that this would have to be met from increased taxes. The increased contributions to education announced by prime minister Pearson before the Federal provincial conference opened Are estimated to amount to about for 1967-68. Or. Pearson said in his state ment i feel bound to Point out that the Cost of this support for higher education must be car ried by the taxpayers of Canada please see higher Page 10 return taxes Roblin by Victor Mackie Ottawa staff Premier Duff Roblin wants the Federal government to provide the provinces with More than in Revenue. This staggering demand is justified said the Premier under present conditions. If you could see what the tax Structure committee has re ported privately to the Confer ence the reasoning behind our proposal would become Premier Roblin said thursday on is Way to the conference morning sitting. Please see return Page 10 ballots return mayor to sixth term in office Stephen Juba the Winnipeg born son of ukrainian immigrants collected 90 per cent of votes wednesday to earn his sixth straight term of office As mayor of Winnipeg., the 52-year-old mayor received votes to challenger Gloria Queen Hughes mrs. Queen Hughes daughter of former mayor John Queen was bidding to become the City s first woman chief magi Strate. In the vote mayor Juba won overwhelming majorities in All three of the City s wards including the South end s upper Middle class Ward 1 mrs. Queen Hughes Home territory. Mrs. Queen Hughes 57, had accused the mayor of holding secret finance committee meet Ings and financing. Games. Of mishandling the of the p a n six of the nine incumbent Ald Ermen were elected on the first count. Two other sitting Alder men will Likely retain their seats for another two years. Only one sitting Alderman Defeated on the first count. Gordon fines will replace Ald Erman Mcleod. Or fines w. Ion Breaks up minority free democrats resign Over budgetary1 dispute Bonn Reuters Chancellor Ludwig Erhard s government coalition broke apart today when the minority free democrats four Cabinet ministers resigned Over a budgetary dispute the party announced. The coalition an increasingly la j flies to thai resort uneasy one broke up a after its formation. Erhard under fire within his own Christian democratic party for alleged weakness and indecisiveness could theoretically carry on ruling with a minority government since the West Ger Man Constitution is designed to buttress the position of the party in Power. But his position would be one of extreme difficulty political observers said. There a no statement from the Day s rest after the Manila sum Mit talks and his whirlwind visit immediate to . Troops in South Viet Christian Nam Johnson the first . Nhan Johnson inc urst . Or democratic party or the Chan Dent visit tharand and is Cellery on the intentions of the wife flew from Mamia where 69-year-old Chancellor who re they spent the night As guests gently reaffirmed his intention of president Ferdinand Marcos to continue in the office he has by one s Grant Mcleod in Ward 2, was held since he succeeded Konrad Adenauer three years ago. The dispute with the free Over ways of City Council next year. Transfer filling an estimated City Council tical arc cd. A. J. Of ballots is required to decide Malics deficit in three seats but no startling budget. In 9q please see Juba vote Page 13 please see w. German Page 7 mayor Stephen Juba sixth term with record majority half metro Council elected Chase trails in division 8 by Barry came few Heads toppled from metro Council wednesday night As third to network asked for Canada by Ben Ward Ottawa up a space borne third Canadian network entirely in color and reaching As Many people As the Csc now covers was proposed wednes Day in a startling presentation to the Board of broadcast governors. Its key feature an All Cana Dian satellite hovering Miles above the Equator beam ing National programs to 97 new Community outlets from Newfoundland to Vancouver and North into the Northwest Terri tories. The revolutionary proposal was advanced by Ken Soble 55, Veteran Hamilton radio and to please see of Ford Page 8 greater Winnipeg voters re elected five councillors on the first ballot count and gave two other incumbents leads in their respective divisions. Re elected for another two year term on the inter municipal government were councillors a. E. Bennett in division 1, Peter Taraska in division 4, Jack Willis in division 5, b. R. Wolfe in division 6 and Charles r. Hub and in division 9. Leading but lacking the Neces sary 50 per cent of the votes cast on the first count Are Council lors John p. Sulymko in division 3 and Thomas b. Findlay in division 10. Although spun. Findlay with a. Lead Over his nearest rival appears to be assured of re election when votes Are transferred thursday afternoon coun. Sulymko faces a close contest with William Puloski. It s a pow Kerkett typhoid peril lurks by Tim Traynor first of a series red Lake ont. Staff there could be an outbreak of typhoid Here at any said or. Michael Gloster Coroner of this Northwestern Ontario town. It s a or. Gloster s concern is the town s sewage and tem or rather Lack of an effective system. Drinking water is taken from shallow slow moving Howie Bay in some spots Only feet from sewage outlets. Both water and sewage Are supposed to be chlorinated to kill disease causing bacteria. But health authorities have recently found that private systems Are not doing the Job properly. The result said or. Gloster in an interview in his office overlooking the Bay which jute into the Centre is a serious health Hazard. Looking for a tent trailer this want and under trailers 56 tent trailer sleeps 6. Uke new. S250. Hudaon 9-8233. Is among the hundreds of bar gains in today s classified Sec Tion. No matter what you need hop and save in free want. To Back up claims which received a burst of publicity in september he took tests of water consumed by several people ill with gastroenteritis. Characterized by vomiting and diarrhoea the disease dangerous in infants. To make the tests the doctor took water from is own. And a neighbor s tap. He was one of his own the the neighbor s infant daughter. The samples from separate were supposed to be purified. The tests showed sewage bacteria of intestinal origin in both by any modern a please see to Phoh Page is coun. Sulymko Only leads or. Puloski by slim 200 votes and the Issue will be decided when officials Transfer second choices on votes whose first Choice went to the candidate with the Low est support in the division Andrew Bileski. Please see 5 elected Page 13 to face Ottawa Toronto Law yer Arthur Maloney announced today he will contest the conservative party presidency against incumbent Dalton Camp at the november annual meet ing Here. Or. Maloney 46-year-old for Mer my for Toronto Parkdale told a press conference he made up his mind after receiving expressions of support from a Large group of the party s fed eral members. The. Maloney candidacy was immediately seen by some political observers As a move against or. Camp s Well publicized Call for a leadership re View. Or. Maloney said he Felt or. Camp s Cross country Campaign promoting the review idea should not go or. Maloney declined to accept a reporter s suggestion that a vote for him would be a vote of Confidence Tor cow Rva. Tive Leader John see no lobby election talk at a cola Nice metro mayoralty division 1 Bennett Gwen apostle nip 1 elected division 2 Coulter Gwen Nupp by acclamation 1 elected division 3 Sulymko Gwen Puloski nip Bileski Leo 1 to be decided division 4 Taraskas Gwen Feuer nip Antonius ind 413 1 elected division 5 Willis Gwen Malinowski nip Bordman 880 1 elected division Wolfe Gwen Gou Luck nip 1 elected division 7 Mcgurran danger Field ind Mckall ind Hebert ind 501 1 to be decided divisions Leech ind Loewen Gwen Chase ind Kwalheim nip 1 to be decided division t Huband Gwen Lyons ind 1 elected division u Findlay Gwen Turner ind Foley 986 Hilgenga ind ,887 1 be decided wards 1, 2 and 3 Queen Hughes. Aldermen Ward 1 Claydon Gwen Harvey Gwen Moffat Gwen Sherbrook nip 2 elected 1 to be decided Ward 2 Enns Gwen fines Hallonquist Gwen Mcleod nip 3 elected Ward s Para Shin Gwen Cropo Gwen Welch nip Currie Leo Bedosky nip 1 elected 1 to be decided j school trustees Ward 1 Norrie Gwen Rayner nip Wilder Gwen 1 elected 1 u be decided Ward Jenkins nip Novak Gwen Mcmullin Gwen 1 elected 1 to be decided Ward 1 paschak Gwen Sindol nip Kostaniuk Leo Bielaszka Gwen i elected 1 be decided for More tee Page 12 and 13 of municipal on m today Shaide House building lags j Black Hawks pulling away 47 editorial Pace or. Sharp to Treasury off san much kit victim in immigrant tit Miu Ricc Western Chrstopher Bangkok Reuters pres they spent the night As guests of president pc Radii of the Philippines. They quickly left by helicopter for the Village of bang Saen where they will relax at prime minister Thanom Kitti Fachorn s waterfront guest House. Friday they Fly to Bangkok for an official visit. The president and mrs. John son left their Manila hotel in the company of president mar cos and mrs. Marcos and drove through cheering Flag waving crowds along the main. Roxas Avenue toward the Manila International Airport. Johnson conferred with staff members during the flight and told them that far East please see lbs Page 7 Gen. By rejects talks by Ward just Saigon special tons prime minister Nguyen Cao by heatedly rejected either negotiations or a coalition government with communists wednesday. No never with comm he said at an Airport press conference in Saigon. Will fight to the the statement came barely an hour after Premier by and chief of state Nguyen Van Thieu left president Lyndon Johnson at the giant .-built port at Cam Ranh Bay 175 Miles Northwest of Saigon. Premier by or. Thieu Deputy prime minister Nguyen Huu co and the other members of the vietnamese party left Manila for Cam Ranh shortly after noon wednesday in a prop driven dc-6. The president followed at mid afternoon in air Force one. Please see Gen Tkv Page 7 Summit a plot Hanoi from a Rem ten Tokyo up North Viet Nam today described the Manila Summit conference As a War Council and stopped just Short of officially rejecting the latest Allied peace bid to end the Viet Nam War. The peaceful of tuition pro posed by the United states at the Manila said nhan Dan Organ of the North vietnamese communist party is still More cynical and insolent than the conditions which the United states had earlier put to the vietnamese people and which had been categorically rejected by the please see Summit Page 7 v ;