Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 26, 1967, Winnipeg, Manitoba Today Index Jumble contest classified 26 to 36 movies comic. 18 telex won 16 finance 20 to 22 women to is deaths 22 sports 37 43, a Winnipeg free vol. 74 102 Price 10c comics 15c Winnipeg january 26. 1967 but unofficial talks with Elf fruitless . Times says new York a the times says the United states has quietly made several informal but direct contacts with political representatives of the Viet Cong. A Washington dispatch by Hedrick Smith says the disclosure was made by diplomatic sources wednesday. So far it is said they have not proved the report adds. The u e w a p e r says the sources reported that a Channel of Contact Between american diplomats and officials of the South vietnamese liberation front political Arm of the Viet Cong had been used intermittently for several months. The United Arab Republic the liberation front maintains one of its largest and most important political offices Early pro maoist clique boasts of disorders As tide of Battle ebbs and flows by Robert elegant Hong Kong Ledger that All China stones clubs knives and outside the communist world is reported to be one site of the repeated contacts the report says. The sources indicated that there might have been contacts in other capitals As Well the newspaper says. Please see Viet Cong Page 4 Man starts through window of new York 3 pcs deny revolt three Roblin government backbench ers denied wednesday that they were involved in a backbench conservative revolt against increases in Cabinet Sal Aries. R o. Lissaman pc Brand on m. E. Mcneilar pc Souris Lansdowne and Carolyne mor Rison in the legislature they had no criticisms of Pijie raises As reported on the front Page of the free press wednesday. But or. Mcneilar admitted his criticism of the timing of the raises which went into effect in september by order in Council. Please see 3 pcs Page 4 car output to slow flows amid confusion almost indecipherable to foreigner or to chinese. The anti maoists who make up the great majority of chinese officialdom Are fighting stubbornly to retain their positions. Amid shrieks of self encouragement the revolutionary rebel faction the pro maoists own description of themselves Are striving to seize the Power of their opponents. Although the anti Mao forces Lack both co ordination and an effective propaganda machine they still hold the advantage by the maoists own testimony. The situation is bewildering because the pro maoists who Are the aggressive minority still formally speak As the masters of a Central govern ment and a communist party High command which have lost control of their subordinate parts. Rarely has the official press of any country published such bizarre reports As wednes Day arrogant assertion that it is Good indeed very Good that the entire country is in a state of anarchy and the loud claim that the pro maoists have seized control of Shansi prov Ince in North Central China from the province s., anti maoist gov please see chinese Page 4 Detroit a the . Aulo Industry is facing up again to the fact that the Tempo of new car sales has slowed Down and has ordered production cuts. General motors and Chrysler have reshuffled production schedules to slow Down the number of new cars flowing into an already abundantly stocked Market. Pm. Giant of the Auto makers has announced indefinite layoffs for Chevrolet workers. It previously had Given similar notices to other pm work ers. Chrysler said three of its seven Assembly plants will be closed for a week in february. Please see Leader Page 7 Leader of sect sought by Dave Macdonald . Jerome que. The mysterious absence of father Jean de la trinite que Bec Leader of a breakaway roman Catholic sect Loday him. When judge Leandre Prevost ordered his bail forfeited after he did not appear in social welfare court. Father Jean vanished sunday and is being sought on an arrest warrant issued tuesday. He is charged with allowing children in his care to be in moral and physical immediately afterwards t test Case involving a four year old girl who lived in a Mon Astery run by the sect in the Laurentian began before judge Prevost. Please see ruling Page 7 troops facing dilemma by David Oancia peking staff the scene in the streets of peking could hardly have been farther from the image of a City on the Brink of conflict. However hand Bills quoted defence mini Ster Lin Piao As saying the nation was engulfed in civil War and the major propaganda organs began preparing both the population and the armed forces for Possi ble extended use of the army in China Power struggle. The defence minister declaration was quite sex at present on uie one hand nation wide civil War should be resolutely carried on but on the other hand we should not Pound wantonly a t those who should not be statement promised soon on candidacy Montreal up _ former Trade min ister George Hees said wednesday that once a leadership Conven Tion is in the air it Best that it be held at the earliest possible or. Heck conservative my for the Ontario Riding of Northumberland was in Montreal for an address to the progressive conservative association at. Me Gill University. He said in an interview that he would make no comment now on his chances of being a candidate at a tory leadership convention but he would make a statement on this soon. Party Leader John Diefenbaker has called for an Early leadership convention but dal Lon Camp president of the party association has said he favors a convention during the fall. Or. Hees said a leadership convention could Well be held before the opening of expo 67 final edition forecast sunny Rio and 5 above Britain cuts interest rates half per cent austerity program eased As Pound strengthens London a Britain Cut interest rates today in a cautious government move to ease the squeeze on the Economy. The Bank of England rate dropped to per cent from seven per cent. The reduction Means a is Ign setup in the austerity program imposed last july to save the Pound Sterling from devalue apr 28 what boils Down to fitment of of us Vesical Possi rident do Gaulle of France. Wilson hopeful on eco by Carl Mollins London up tons the government is officially optimistic about the French Altitude to British membership in the european common Market despite the absence of any firm commitment of support from pres a of physical Possi lion. The lower rate May give a push to industrialists who have shied away from expanding for fear of a major recession. The reduction was the product of several improve ment if the position of the Pound better Trade figures pointing loan improved balance of payments position and co operation among International finance ministers. Please see . Page 4 pay hikes asked for judges Ottawa up Federal judges and High officials would get salary increases under resolutions placed on the commons order paper wednesday. Amounts cannot be announced until after the resolutions Are prime minister Wilson re i porting to parliament on his two Day talks with French Lead ers said before return into from Paris wednesday night that he was extremely encouraged. But de Gaule who vetoed a British attempt to join the con Linen Al economic Community four years ago was reported to be maintaining reservations about Britain renewed bid for the Latus of membership. In particular Sterling As a world Reserve Wilson Page 8 leadership rift widens As my assails Camp Ottawa up the conservative leadership rift widened wednesday As Nova Scotia my Robert Coates accused party president Dalton Camp of treat stalling the leadership Conven or Coates member for cum Berland called a reporter to his opposition pushes Cabinet raise fight Moling disunity in the parly. The front Bench my regarded Bank rejects choices by Dennis Orchard Ottawa Mercan tile Bank of Canada is not say ing what it will do if Parlia men puts into Law proposed restrictions stopping the Bank growth. Mercantile executives told a news conference. Wednesday that to o possible courses of action would be intolerable. The Parent first National City Bank of new York could sell 75 per cent of the shares to canadians. But Citibank has no intention of running mercantile for a return of 25 per cent of the shares even if it could re Tain effective control with thai holding. The second is to carry on under the legislation with no Prospect of expansion As Long As mercantile authorized Capi asm of Diefenbaker in the inter-1 Tal remains at Nal struggle Over leadership or under these circumstances As a result of these pictures police picked up Noel f. Curves 26, and booked him on burglary charges. Too much legislature deports Peers Flay press a _ it blah a of 0 government narrowly de feats attempts to Cut salaries Page 1. 0 d e i a y announced for causeway across Lake Manitoba Narrows Pace 19. Amended workmen compensation act receives second Reading Page 19. 0 Premier denies conflict of interest involving Manitoba boundaries commission chair Man Page 19. Backbench ers deny re Volt against Cabinet salary to creases Page 1. Jake Froesch slams government proposed school shakeup Page 19. By Alan Harvey London Francis Williams benevolent gadfly of Fleet Street wednes Day night called on the British newspaper Industry to Stop sweating and whining about financial problems and get on with the Job of producing papers. Contriving in the same speech both to Praise publisher lord Thomson and warn of the dangers of an exaggerated business philosophy in journal ism he said that in regards state intervention As a Hazard. But newspapers could not be Frozen in aspic and it might be necessary in an age of technological change up two new organizations a research organization to study technological innovations and a National newspaper finance corporation to help papers carry out the necessary changes. Lord Francis Williams prime ministerial was one of 25 speakers in a House of lords debate on newspaper problems. It was marked by an incident rare in the sedate upper Cham Ber a Spectator in the Public gallery shouted the name of a had killed voice of Britain. By Peter Raeside opposition a templs to Cut the salary and tax free expenses of education minister George Johnson were narrowly thwarted in committee of me legislature wednesday. But indications Are the Liber als will continue their fight against salary increases granted 11 Cabinet ministers of the Roblin government wrangling Over the Cabinet raises continued for the second Day during study of education department estimates w i1 n More opposition criticism of the timing of the raises last sept Ember and the Way they Weie Given through order in Council. But a motion by t. P. Hillhouse l a e 1 k i r k which Liberal amendment Desjardins . Pro posing to delete the ministers representative allowance a .000 increase in tax free expenses. The vote again was 28 to 26. Cabinet ministers actual Sal Ary increases were to a Vear from and the expense increase brought the figure in the estimates to each. In slamming the Cabinet please see opposition Page 4 Gani Zed policy conferences for party maps to help heal the leadership rift that appeared Al last november annual meeting. The meeting ordered a Leader ship convention some time year. I or. Coates Felt he was m a Larry position to speak out because of 4 i m it ;