Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 21, 1967, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press final edition forecast colder -15 and Zero vol. 74 no. 124 Sun rises Sun sets 5.56 p Winnipeg. Tuesday. Million error made in Hydro bid firm s mistake could slow Nelson River Power project Manitoba Hydro and a group of Eastern con tractors have become embroiled in a Multi million Dollar contract dispute that has thrown into Dis array the construction of the Kettle rapids generating station on the Nelson River. I d. M. Stephens chairman of the Board of Manitoba Hydro Knowles blasts airline Fulton if govt. Bill passes o by Victor Mackie Ottawa staff air Ca Nada faced with mounting air maintenance work at its Dorval que. Overhaul base should shift some of that work to the Winnipeg base Stanley Knowles nip Winnipeg North Cen Trei told the commons monday. He urged air Canada to take another look at the situation. If facilities Are needed and they Are not to be found in Montreal in other words if enlargement of facilities has to take place there and there Are facilities unused at Winni Peg does not common sense suggest the company make full use of the facilities at his question could not be million dealt with in the question period the company before adjournment. Informed or. Knowles said in an interview that he had received a Init her of letters from air Canada employers in Winnipeg. Liev had informed him that air Canada planned in expand the maintenance base at Montreal because of greatly increased air Board of revealed the information tues Day at a meeting of the Jeg Isia Ture s Public utilities committee. Arising out of a million Mammoth error in the tender submitted by a group of construction companies based in Eastern Canada the immediate future of the Nelson River Power project now remains in doubt. Or. Stephens told the commit tee the Eastern Syndicate sponsored by the Mcnamara corporation Ltd. Of Toronto had underestimated by some million the quantities of materials to be used in one phase of construction of the Kettle rapids generating station. The Mcnamara group was the lowest bidders on the initial stages of construction of the Power project which had been originally estimated to Cost million. The Eastern Syndicate had submitted a tender of million for the contract. Other three tenderer on the Job placed bids before the Hydro i or. Fulton system ranging from a High of j and s124 million to a Low of the die pc Boss asked to Tell plans on leadership Edmonton up e. Davie Fulton a declared candidate for the progressive conservative leadership said in an interview monday that John Diefenbaker should make his position Clear on whether he intends to fight for the party leadership. It is in the interests of the party and the Public interest Orchard that or. Diefenbaker make liquor soon unday one hour later closing for All outlets lifting of advertising ban proposed by Lyon by Peter raes1de the most sweeping liberalization of Manitoba liquor Laws in a decade in Legisla watchdog attacks Ottawa spending if approved by the Ture s the present Law would also be changed to allow liquor advertising in newspapers on radio and to. As we 15. All licensed premises would be allowed to slay open one extra hour at night. Indications Are that a free said or. The party leadership will be decided at a convention in Toronto in september. Fulton said he also is or. Going to ask the executive to have a Ottawa up Canada s auditor general the Man who keeps track of bureaucracy s boners announced his annual findings monday. Maxwell Henderson found 463 personnel at feb. 1, 1966, in line skilled personnel to the extent during the two years from May 1964 to May 1965, members of the armed forces received special benefits at a Cost of for Early retirement from the forces. The National to be paid both for gelling out look All of the armed services and for finding a convenient who will be Conven Uon Dale to coming recommendations of the 1961-62 govern be allowed. This Means members will be Able to vote As he pleases without having to follow party lines. If approved the changes would see Manitoba become the first Western province to Sanction drinking on sunday. All Eastern provinces now to _. Younger delegates who will just putting their children in a Justice minister the regular forces. With civilian demand High in 1965-66 for technicians and specialists personnel were to Plemen led. He encountered lease break Eon Struc tailing the overlap of the programs a year ago resulted in the 463 noon and 3 please liquor with the Mamorv sible for both incentives. Long Lerm leases also caused depends on subsequently Hydro officials it t would be unable to meet the i decision tender because of banking and bonding problems and suggested a different method of contract-1 for the Job. However. Or. Stephens said Manitoba Hydro had decided to accent the Low tender. Old i Starr in race for Dies Job still in of for r reel Ion. Or. Henderson s report tables Man any in the commons is the null of a year s examination of govern ment departments for instances Kirkland Lake. Out. Up of doubtful judgment. The Syndicate in turn Starr progressive con or. Henderson criticized pay the Hydro system it had com j member of Patriia tents by the the race leadership. The for i. Party la of 11iv to owls so Hal in Lonciel y i _ in he v me in we i came As a hitter piece of milled a grievous and re pref i mint for Ontario Riding has in news to Winnipeg workers to learn air Canada was planning the Extension. He said it appeared this expansion was necessary m order to Cope with the amount table obvious error and wished to withdraw u but according to or. Stephens their request was turned Down because the tender had already been accepted. Ment of both defence depart s200" re engage la Bdl v men bonuses and special Carly i release allowances to some per labor minister i sonnet. Monday he i not Only was it illogical said be a candidate when the the report but the bonuses for ship convention is held in agreeing to m september. Forces did not Stem the of Thompson report based its approval of the removal of the maintenance and overhaul work from Winnipeg to Montreal on a number of considerations. One was that the Montreal facilities were under utilized. Or Thompson had contended said or. Knowles that it would be a waste of those facilities to try to do dc-9 work at Winnipeg or to plan on the indefinite use of the Winnipeg maintenance and overhaul base. Flow so soon after the Thompson report produced on March 3, 1966, less than a year ago we learn that the facilities at Montreal Are not adequate and Are having to be enlarged. This is a bit hard for the people of Winnipeg to minister we t to u t portfolio John Turner promised to have the company appraised of the arguments by or. Knowles. 9 dead 9 lost in sinking by Dave Nicholson Halifax men died and fears mounted for nine others still missing after the trawler Cape Bonnie ran aground in Snow and fog on rocks near the Western approaches to Halifax Harbor to 152-foot trawler radioed at . Cost she was one settlement in Toronto Cost j s175.313. Or. Henderson said he still is waiting to see a Linn n his recommendations for a better please see spending Page 8 report lists waste hotel men pleased House okays strike right for v Bill revises civil service act permits workers to bargain by Paul Dunn Ottawa up Canada s biggest employer took a giant step Forward monday with passage of legislation in the commons heralding a Era of labor management relations in the Federal service. Greatest change embodied in the three Bills affecting some government employees is a provision for collective bargaining with the optional right to strike. The Bills do three things establish a bargaining system revamp the civil service act in keeping Wilh the bargaining system and modernize it to set two briefs both dealing with out new conditions of employ soaring housing costs were1, ment in areas such As political presented to the joint commit Freedom and Amend the pm i Ancial Admus Straton act to set out the Treasury Board s new role As management in the bar gaining system. They go to the Senate today while the commons resumes debate of new immigration a peal procedures. The role of the civil service Mil. The pub i lie service the tee research into new House Dent y responsible building techniques was necks recruitment promo sary to reduce housing costs. He r body suggested the committee ask Ion and Levels changes drastic housing Cost Aid sought tee on consumer prices which began Winnipeg hearings this morning at the civic Centre. The first was presented by e. G. Simpson director of the Urban re Manitoba s proposals go further than the recent change in Ontario which sanctions drink ing in restaurants Only Between your vice president of Winni City s housing and Newal department. The second from Phil Laisui Uius Young vice preside in i 1 3 . And from i leg House builders association. Simpson told the commit see liquor Page 9 i House itch Field had Boon. I for poor Wake a arms Mihcic recruit Mont and Jon Rolo bul orcs the r increased he said. The widening Cap Between roses and incomes could Only be offset by increasing subsidies. I or. Simpson said be considered a Low income bracket in Winnipeg. J or. Young said the House association hoped re Manitoba s hotel operators Are very pleased with the proposed changes in the prov Ince s liquor Laws disclosed monday by attorn by general Toi liner p i vim a Dario a Perfumo. President said the Cost of housing could be of the Manitoba hotel Assoc a reduced substantially if the iwo lion said in a Telephone inter per cent interest fee on National View tuesday the proposed j mortgage and Loans changes Are what the association was reduced to one per cent the seeks death sentence Ottawa up fifty descriptions of How tax Money went Down the Drain last year arc recounted by auditor Gen eral Maxwell Henderson in his annual report tabled monday. He Calls them non productive payments instances of spending by the Federal govern ment thai produced nothing in ire Lurn. They occurred in 1965 i66, the period covered by the report. Highlights 0 when the chairman of the National battlefields commis Sion resigned priming was sus j Pended on a souvenir pamphlet i that included his name the i printing was later resumed but by this Lime the Stock of paper had shrunk and Worth had to be thrown out. 1 the government declared a j contractor in default for failing to develop a prototype of an electronic device although he i was blamed for providing in competent engineers in the project he was granted for costs incurred. 0 Dock workers in port col borne ont., and Prescott ont., continued to be paid for dip Early stage of unloading a Grain vessel in which they stand Idle for up to three i hours while Only mechanical de vices Are used. The wages please see report Page 8 asked the attorney general for in earlier talks. He said we re very very pleased. This is right in line with what our association has been discussing with the at periods tended and loan maximums increased. Of the province s recently announced five per cent sales tax which will raise building material prices or. Young said the association s requests. The j sible. Hotel men he said Felt the or. Young said full municipal supper hour closing Law should taxes should not Start till a be retained Home was occupied. He also we fell it was desirable i sought changes in the income from an operator s Point of tax act to allow homeowners to id i deduct their yearly payments of Mew. Sesaia. Municipal taxes and mortgage please see hotel Page 8 interest. Three Star stories welfare charges spark debate 3 the stench from the Cia. Toba fight Back editorial Pace a report on cover Nannt Miniver Wilsen whip vote Maurice Western Alan Harvey see bargaining Page 8 Reuther charges racism by ii Obart Rowen w a s h f n g t o n special tons Walter Reuther presi Dent of the United Auto work ers monday charged that Craft Union leaders in the Al Cio were hiding behind pious declarations on paper while continuing to promote racial discrimination in employment. Appearing before the joint economic committee Jec of Congress or. Reuther who resigned two weeks ago from the Al Cio executive Council _ said that my greatest disappointment in 11 years after i the merger of the Al and Cio has been the failure of the ador movement to solve the problem of minority groups in the Craft Union i please see Reuther Page 4 1 i Keith Davey to seek vote of Confidence today s Index comics 12. Finance 22 to 24 classified 25 to 34 Jumble coolest 27 deaths 8 movies sports 18 to 21 television 10 women 14, 15 Abc City 94.469 Jug Toronto up senator Keith Davey. Commissioner of the Canadian football league said today he will ask the league s Board of governors for a vote of Confidence in Mont real thursday. Published reports earlier had said senator Davey would re sign As commissioner today. Peoria. Ill. Speck 25, spent the night in in .1 in fix the defendant s punish and Mitles Southwest of Here. Less than an hour later the nurses became and Alert after the prosecution an less than an our a Are a of the 400-ton vessel renounced it would ask the death ported she was breaking up. Path thu later efforts to communicate with the vessel failed. Four bodies were found by the fishing boat Gertrude and Ronald two empty life Ratts Oue of them shattered by heavy seas were found later on Woody Island. Slaunwhite owner of penalty. Two women were the first potential jurors selected monday. They were chosen during the first Day of the trial presided Over by judge Herbert Paschen of Chicago. At a press conference prior to the trial judge Paschen ruled that questions asked of Prospect u of a mile from the Cape Bonnie. See 9 dead Page 4 a the and on cation of jurors names. At the City jail. J speck is accused of strangling and stabbing eight s i u d e n t nurses july 14 in their residence j on Chicago s South Side. William Martin the prosecutor opened the afternoon ses Sion with the first official pronouncement of the state s trial strategy. The state will ask. The jury sweepstakes Irmi int Irish hos March 30 from 53 horses. The race is april 5. U jul t in of gel of potential jurors thereafter. Persons entering the court room were searched by court officials and seemingly harmless items such As Fingernail files were confiscated. The Cost of prosecuting speck was estimated by state s attorney John Stamos of Cook county. Our prosecution costs will run High because we will have to transport and Lodge Many witnesses along Wilh keeping a special staff Here for several from Chicago on a defence motion. And in Trust and loan companies in the province to be placed under Deposit insurance scheme Page 3. Extended insurance coverage for motorists and uniform Lime Bills receive final approval Page 3. Bill to Imp Rtse sales tax introduced Page 3. Welfare charges spark hot debate Page 3. Time running for opposition on estimates of Supply debate Page 13. New York factory worker who admitted slaying his wife and five Small children has been freed because be was not informed of his rights As out lined in a . Supreme court decision last year. His Confes it was the latest such action in new York City resulting from the supreme court decision. Three men were freed in Mur freed Justice Kern asked the prosecutor assistant Brooklyn Dis 1 _ am Der trials in new York last month by state supreme court justices after rulings thai they on available Evi had not been informed of their Dence Gamst him right to counsel before they con an animal such As one and i believe this is insult i this is a very sad thing ing the animal kingdom Justice Kern in freeing _ _ j All that id Irra i Nathan Schor i ask you most strict attorney arc you sure seriously whether his confession is All you have in this say reluctantly with heavy heart that we be protected with All the Legal said state supreme court Justice Michael i Kern in dismissing the indict i ment monday against Jose Suarez 22. Suarez it is so repulsive simply have no replied Schor. There is no other Evi the . Supreme court in a 5-to-4 decision last june 13, or it i dered a new trial for Ernest i been con ;