Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 24, 1967, Winnipeg, Manitoba Final edition forecast sunny -15 and 15 Winnipeg Friday february 24. 1967 . Moon sell vol. 74 no. 127 flood Peak below dikes forecast red expected to Crest at 20-23 feet above Datum by Barry came a flood Crest of 20 to 23 feet above Datu Nii expected to hit the metro area this Spring and the red is twin reach near capacity Levels Between Winnipeg and Emerson. Beneath Portage and main underground will include shopping facilities for pedestrians May open at same time As Richardson Centre by Wade Rowland at 23 feet the River would be still 2vi feet below the level of most of the major dikes in the metro area. Last year the River peaked at 26.3 feet. Highways minister Walter Weir reporting the findings of the initial meeting of the flood forecasting committee to the legislature Friday said weather conditions from now on will have to be carefully watched. He said the red River Valley is a slightly More favor Able position this year than it was at the same time last year. Weather and snowfall conditions Between now and the breakup period could change the forecast. Another meeting of the com Mittee is scheduled for Early March when it will be decided whether to Speed up Earth moving operations in the greater Winnipeg flood Way to enable diversion of any floodwaters that do occur. First flood stage in the greater Winnipeg area is 18 feet above Datum but affects Only those Homes outside the diking system. Please see red Page 8 Indian govt. Battered by Warren Unna new Delhi special tons _ India in a mass political re gun citation. Is giving its Long suing Congress party a trouncing such As it never had i with 231 of parliament s 520 seats decided Congress had won 125, the hindu communal Jan Singh 22, the right Wing Swatantra 22, the pro peking communists 11, socialists 11. Pro Moscow communists and independents and others 32. Please see Indian Page 9 substantial Bif losses forecast Toronto up British International finance Canada Ltd. And York Lambton corp. Ltd. Announced thursday that their financial statement for the Var ended dec. 31, 1966, will show substantial losses. However the shareholders eci Uty in both companies will show an Over All increase As a result of additional capital is sues during the year the com Nanies said. The boards of directors of the companies said the annual audited statement of York Lamb ton corp Ltd. Formerly Wel Lington financial corp. And an unaudited statement of Bif will by issued to shareholders by March 10. Alter Laws Brief anglicans want divorce curbs to be eased by Carman gumming Ottawa up the anglican Church of can Ada signalled a new approach to divorce thursday by calling for Federal Laws permitting divorce when a marriage has collapsed beyond Hope. A submission to the parliamentary divorce committee also said the Church is consider ing a change in its own Canon Law to permit remarriage of divorced persons within the Church in certain Circum stances. The anglican Brief was writ ten by a committee of the Church s House of Bishops but one of five Bishops on the nine Man body dissented from its it Rev g. E. Luxton Bishop of Huron dissented because the report has not been sub knitted to the House of Bishops and has sidewalks in the underground not had Suffy cent reference and maps defend Landymore on charge Hellyer sets conditions for apology to Admiral target Date for opening the underground mall is the same As that set by James Richard son and son Ltd. For their new Complex sometime in 1969. The would be Ottawa up said today he would apologize to Liam Landymore if the officer will my he did not conduct the disloyal acts described the minister. I two developments connected. Plans Are also envisaged for extending the Multi million Dol Lar underground shopping Centre As far West on Portage As memorial Boulevard and North to the civic Centre and the still to be completed Centennial arts Centre. Metro planners Are seriously considering installing moving Complex. Both main Street and Portage Avenue routes would be lined with retail stores restaurants and other attractions. Major commercial develop ments would be placed at main intersections such As Portage Avenue and Donald Street. One advantage of the under ground shopping Centre plan is that there would be a Climati Cally controlled commenting on this aspect of the planned development coun. B. R. Wolfe vice chairman of the metro corporation said can you imagine the difference shopping underground where the continued please see shopping Page 4 savings Bonds cashed by Bill morr1ss the provincial Treasury had to pay out More than million Centi Nudd please see divorce Page 4 Pearson wants action by John Leblanc Toronto prime min ister person expressed the Hope thursday night that parliament will deaf this year with divorce Reform and changes in the criminal code affecting birth control and abortion. He listed these As examples of new dimensions in policy along with elimination of air and water pollution and consumer Protection a g sin t fraud and on which he looked for legislative action this premiers unlikely Hees by Sheldon Bowles senator Wallace Mecutcheon or any provincial Premier would be handicapped should they enter the conservative party Leader ship race George Hees said in Winnipeg thursday. Lack of experience in the House of commons would make it difficult almost impossible. I be been told it is difficult for people to go from one Politi Cal sphere to another. The House of commons is now a very big and important and complicated experience said or. Hees who is currently considered to be the leading con tender for the party top Post. Interviewed at the Winnipeg International Airport during an overnight Flop on his Way to please see premiers Page 9 or. Hellyer said in the com Mons defence committee thurs Day night that Admiral Landy More was fired last july for "18 months of consistent Disley today in the committee mar cel Lambert pc Edmonton West accused or. Hellyer of an attempt at character asses Harkness former conservative defence minister said or. Hellyer Tad convicted himself out of his own Mouth. If die charge against the Admiral were True or. Huyer had evaded his responsibility for 18 months by not firing toe officer earlier. Or. Harkness said the com must seek evidence of Admiral s alleged disloyalty. He suggested that air chief marshal Frank Miller retired chief of defence staff and vice Admiral Kenneth Dyer retired auii1umi chief of personnel be sum Campaign carried out in the allow schools to be recreation centres Miller Page save fort York Beard Page 3. 0 provincial takeover of major Parks within metro Winnipeg urged Page 12. 0 Craik wants Louis Kiel Home aside As historical site 3. 0 not enough Effort put Tato tourist Tod Astry shoe maker Page 13. Dawson urges Agency to promote tourism and Industry 12 liquor Laws Issue Page 12. Carter report on taxes ready by James Nelson Ottawa blueprint for a Long Range overhaul of Canadian tax Law is to be tabled in the commons late to Day by finance minister Sharp. Extensive coverage of the Carter Royal Commir on taxation will appear in saturday s editions of the free Frew. It is expected to result in tax payers paying More Money. Officials emphasize that it is not a plan for Quick demolition and reconstruction of present awaited six taxes and rates. It is the Long alleged clings that terrorized the greater Boston area Between june 1962, and january 1964 but during the trial his lawyer f Lee Bailey said Desalvo was responsible for killing 1? women during the time 11 of them by strangling. The celebrated defence Law Bridgewater mass. A Albert Desalvo the self pro claimed Boston Strangler has escaped from the Bridgewater state Hospital a spokesman for the state corrections depart ment said today. The spokesman said two other patients of the Hospital also escaped. The Hospital is a detention Centre for mentally ill persons with criminal records. Tip Salvo 35 was convicted by after the conviction but was Matury Jan 18 on charts of returned to Bridgewater Pend Robby and attacking four women in their suburban bos ton in 1964. None of the charges was connected with the series of Stran 1 ii yer described his client As very sick who was completely uncontrollable around in a was sentenced to 10 years plus life in slate prison father of . Children Ueo ainu Etui i in and a former House Painter and Handyman was sent to the. Hos Pital after his arrest in november 1964. B volume report of the 1362 Royal commission on taxation headed by Kenneth Carter 60, Toronto accountant and tax expert. The recommendations were put together last year after 99 Days of Public hearings coast to coast More than words in briefs presented by individuals and organizations and 25 intensive and highly technical staff studies. The commission w a s instructed study Canadian tax Law in All its Structure taxation Fields sources and needs of Public revenues and How they affect Var ious of the Economy. The hearings began As the Economy was pulling itself out of a mild slump. The recommendations were put together when the Economy was running up against a period of tight Money and inflationary pressures. They Are. Being made Public at a time when the govern ment says the. Economy is Back on the rails towards steady sustained growth. For those reasons the report is being looked upon As one which lays Down a Broad though detailed approach for the Long term rather than the Short. Or. Sharp emphasized that Many months will go by before the government makes final decisions on whether to implement any of the Carter recommendations he said plenty of time will be needed to digest the report let government experts assess it and hear objections or support from Public bodies. Please see tax Page 8 it last year to redeem savings Bonds which were cashed in before they reached maturity. The amount of the redemption was revealed this week in an answer to an order for return filed by provincial trea surer Gurney Evans in the Manitoba legislature it showed a total redemption of during 1968 and confirmed speculation that provincial savings Bonds were having Tough sledding against the higher interest rated offered by a new Federal Issue. Figures Given of or. Evans in his recent budget speech showed that the province had outstanding on Sav Ings Bonds last dec. 31 please see million Page 4 Frk on Canada Symlar Robert f. Ken Days Canada steam tote pendent a Mimi in War affairs that an Independent Casa ;