Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 31, 1967, Winnipeg, Manitoba Give the United Way Winnipeg free press vol. 75 no. 28 Price Loc with comics Winnipeg tuesday october 31, 1967 Sun rises . Moon rises . Sun sets . Moon sets . Forecast Cloudy 35 and 50 Peers get Jolt . Govt. Plans overhaul of lords London Reuters the speech from the throne announced today that the labor govern ment will introduce new Laws aimed at a sweeping Reform of the House of lords. The speech was read by the Queen to both the upper Cham Ber and the House of commons at the Start of a new year Long session of parliament. Peers and of them sitting in the House of lords by hereditary rights going Back for hundreds of the speech Dis close plans that might mean Many of them would lose their voting rights. The speech drawn up by the government said legislation will be introduced to reduce the Powers of the House of lords and to eliminate its present hereditary e n a bling it to develop within the framework of a modern parliamentary the throne speech said the government will invite both the opposition conservative party and the minority Liberal party to join an All party committee to agree on details of the re form. But informed sources said the government is determined to press on with the to become Law by the Middle of next if the other parties do not co operate. Political observers said the main is to end a built in conservative majority in the upper chamber and ensure a labor majority in the lords As Long As it was in Power in the commons. Please see . Govt. Page 9 Ottawa curbs Din Spe g by Victor Mackie Ottawa staff a meeting with provincial finance ministers will be held in mid november when Federal finance minister Mitchell Sharp will Appeal for cutbacks in provincial spending. He will outline the Mas Sive cuts in spending plans made by the Federal Cabi net. In the Public work department alone has been slashed from the 1968-69 estimated expend please see Ottawa Page 18 Lida Caldwell 19, of Cleveland Ohio is carried from the House in which she was held captive Over the weekend by a former boy Friend. The Young woman was shot in the Chest by her captor Robert Batch who turned the gun on him self. He died. See Story on Page 9. Cement men to lose jobs for Winter officials blame taxes tight Money Competition tight Money rising taxes and increased Competition Are forcing the million Canada Cement co. Ltd. Plant in fort Whyte to shut Down for four months this Winter for the first time since the second world 137 million tabbed for tech voc hospitals province s vocational education Structure boosted by reorganization Extension a vast million reorganization and Extension of the province s vocation Al education Structure including the future creation of at least three Community colleges was announced tuesday by Premier Roblin. The Cost of the new program which Wie be implemented in stages Over the next few years is being shared by the province and the Federal government with Manitoba s portion expected to be approximately million. It is designed to create a regional scheme that will offer the broadest degree of Opportunity to children regardless of where planning they live in the will begin immediately on the first stage which Calls for the provision of additional vocational High schools in Brandon Dauphin and metro Winnipeg the n e w vocational High schools which will not duplicate existing Post secondary technical training in the three centres Are part of an Over All program for the three main vocational areas of the province nor Thern South Western and East Central. _ or. Roblin told a press conference the government had divided the province into these three areas in order to meet criteria Laid Down by the Federal government if Ottawa is to participate in the scheme. Federal authorities have dictated that for vocational High schools there must be a projected minimum enrolment of 400 students. In the Case of composite High schools the projected enrolment must be 600 students rising to 750 within continued please see vocational Page 18 economic targets subject of study features today a reporter in Hanoi 4 lets Corner red wings 21 today s Index classified 26 to 35 comics 24, 25 deaths 2 finance 12 to 14 Jumble 28 movies 11 sports 20 to 23 television 10 women 16, 17 Abc circulation City zone total nearly everyone reads the free press Kierans Provin has Eric Kierans former Quebec Provin Cial treasurer found a Way to Canadian Unity in his new Book Challenge of Confidence Maurice West Ern analyses or. Kie rans proposals in a provocative article on today s editorial Page. War Winnipeg s Only other Cement manufacturer Inland Cement is also being forced to close its operations for the whiter. J. H. Larkworthy manager of the Canada Cement Plant said tuesday the company will Lay of 112 of its staff of 122 workers at the end1 of november and cease operations until the beginning of april 1968. The company s Quarry at Steep Rock Man., is also being shut Down from Jan. 1 to May 1 and a further 23 workers will be Laid off there. Or. Larkworthy blamed the shutdown mainly on tight Money policies causing a slowdown in the building trades higher taxes in Manitoba which Are slowly forcing Manitoba Cement producers out of markets in Saskatchewan and increasing Competition from other companies such As Inland Cement which set up a Plant in Winnipeg two years ago. It s a matter of tight he said. There s no doubt about it. Interest rates Are too High and the building trades Are just sitting on then please see shutdown Page 15 imports close factory by Neil Louttit a Winnipeg garment manufacturer says floods of clothing made in Hong Kong has forced him to close his Plant and Lay off the last of 130 employees. Hyman Classman manager of h and r manufacturing said he had been making permanent pressed Slacks on contract for a Large Edmonton manufacturer. The Market he says was flooded with pants made in Hong Kong and the Edmonton manufacturer was faced with an inventory of several million dollars. They started cutting Back we Are or. Classman said. He said the government has import quotas on Cotton goods but none on synthetics. Hong Kong throttled the country and with Only people it Owesn t take much to upset the or. Classman said he is the first Winnipeg manufacturer to please see imports Page 6 Economy booming says govt. Expert by Victor Mackie Ottawa staff those lacking Confidence in the cur rent state of the Canadian Economy were chided by the government s leading economic adviser monday. Arthur j. R. Smith chair Man of the economic coun cil of Canada spoke Al a joint meeting of the Cana Dian club of Vancouver and the Vancouver Board of Trade. The optimistic note of his address aroused some sur prise Here in View of the emergency measures being taken by he Federal Cabinet to Cut Back its spending in order to Cope with the current financial situation. Finance minister Mitchell Sharp has alerted the commons More than once in recent weeks of the need for restraint to Cope with inflationary pressures. But or Smith told his West coast audience i must confess that i have been somewhat puzzled lately to find that the current slate of Confidence about the economic performance and future of this country does not appear to be Strong and earlier he said the most important economic fact in Canada is that the Economy is Well along into its sixth year of consistent economic Advance. In the 1960s Canada had experienced the longest run of business expansion in her history. The expansion is still continuing he noted. Indeed after a Brief period of More moderate Over All Advance in the latter part of 1966 and the earlier part of 1967, while certain adjustments were taking place in various parts of the Economy there Are recent indications that the Pace of Over Allex pension May now be Quick ening somewhat at the conclusion of Liis speech or. Smith said that in relation to All Canada s Basic economic and social goals the country currently has a performance which is certainly ahead of that experience in most of the please see Economy Page 6 terms of reference for a full scale Industrial commission on economic development targets in 1980 were announced tuesday by Premier Duff Roblin. The commission is expected to update guidelines developed earlier by the committee on Barracks meeting planned Premier Duff Roblin said tuesday a meeting will be held in mid november with the River Heights homeowners association and other interested per sons to discuss the future use of the old fort Osborne Barracks. The Barracks have been pro posed As a possible site for provincial detention services now housed in the Vaughan Street detention Home and other government houses. Stiff opposition to the proposal Las come from residents of River Heights and Tuxedo. Premier Roblin said at a press conference that a six group from the River Heights homeowners association met last saturday with attorney general Sterling Lyon and Sidney Spivak minister of Industry and Commerce and la for River Heights. The Premier said the pro Uncial government had a thorough going discussion with the group and had received a copy of a Brief the Home owners had submitted to Winni Peg City Council. The Premier said the Brief contains several Points that will be discussed at the november meeting. He said the meeting will Sec what the facts Are and How we Ca. Come to a meeting of the Premier said he Hopes the meeting will attract All persons interested in the future use of the Barracks. Please see Barracks Page 1 Manitoba s economic future. Rex. E. Grose was named chairman of the committee. Or. Grose was also appointed chair Man and general manager of the Manitoba development fund. The Industrial commission was announced in the throne speech in the last session of the legislature. In the speech it was noted that the committee on Manitoba s economic future had resulted in Industrial growth since its report in 1963. A reassessment of Industrial objectives was now needed. The new commission will have 2 members representing iian gement labor University lease see Economy s Page 9 by Bernard Nossiter. New Delhi special tons some american businessmen and their Indian partners have deprived India of needed parts or trucks tractors and jeeps according to a report filed with he . Agency for internal ional development Aid Here. Nap co industries of minnea Olis is blamed for Selling the indians nearly worthless tools for several million dollars in a Deal financed by Aid. The local collaborators Are charged with milking their Plant to profit other interests putting numerous relatives on the payroll and wasting funds on Comfort Able rent free lodgings. This is the balance Sheet on n Apo Bevel gear of India Ltd., according to Aid officials. The Deal has attracted attention because the american firm s lawyer is Max Kampelman vests issued certain members of the Winnipeg police department have been Given Bullet proof vests and Shields and automatic weapons. The announcement by police chief George blow followed the weekend theft of seven machine guns from Minto armoury. I have had to take certain precautions and make certain arrangements to safeguard the lives of our citizens and Mem Bers said. He of my he said the sped ally armed officers Are on constant patrol and have been instructed to take no the men will be armed wit the equipment for an indefinite period or until the weapons an he declined to give further details on the special Arma ments. The chief Constable said Ai intensive investigation Lias been underway since the theft am that there is a possibility the weapons Are still in the greater Winnipeg area. Badly treated. Laing admits by Joyce Fairbairn second of a series Ottawa staff Cana Dian indians May Well be the most devout monarchists in the country because for generations the Crown has stood out As their most uncomplicated Symbol of authority. The inflexible Laws origin ally set out for their Protection have Over the years contributed to separating indians psychologically and physically from their fellow canadians. The jurisdiction for the Well being of these people has blurred As National Progress creates new situations and new methods of dealing with them. Conversely Ottawa has been slow to move and the provinces slow to under stand. As a result. Indians have come to be regarded far too often As an inferior Breed of Canadian citizens who arc camping out in the prov inces. Only now arc govern ments becoming actively aware that being separate but equal is not Good enough for any citizen at least not in Canada. Indians mistrust the provinces first the Federal government second and then they want to go right up to the Indian affairs minister Arthur Laing observes dryly. And they have a lot of justification for this because they have been Given some please Sec Indian s Page 6 expansion aimed at making province top medical Centre details of a plan to expand Mani Toba s medical education and research programs to make the province the leading medical Centre in North America were unveiled by Premier Duff Roblin tues Day. Premier Roblin at a press conference said the expansion program has been approved by the provincial government. It will be phased Over a period of 15 to 18 years. The program will provide for additional buildings and equip ment at the William Avenue Sherbrook Street medical com plex flanking Winnipeg general Hospital the University of Manitoba and St. Boniface general Hospital. Premier Roblin said the first five year phase of the program to begin next year with de Taeed planning Wie Cost an estimated the Federal government will. Contribute about the province about and the balance of from the hospitals involved. The object of the major expansion program is to give Manitoban better health serv said Premier Roblin. Please see million Page 15 Minneapolis firm rapped prominent Washington demo crat. President Johnson chose or. Kampelman As chairman of Washington s new City Counce but or. Kampelman declined when he Learned he would have to give up his private practice or. Kampelman represented Nap co to obtain a million loan from Aid in 1962, officials say. Or. Kampelman himself says the negotiations for the loan were handled by a Washington engineering firm which he retained for Nap co. Aid records show that or Kampelman also came Here in 1961 to conclude arrangements with local officials and business men. The big losers officials Here say Are the Indian people who several years ago should have see Minneapolis Page 15 Stevens still Aims to resurrect Bank by Neil Louttit Sinclair Stevens Toronto Fin Ancier and a founder of the Bank of Western Canada which monday in of Queen s to resurrect the was wound up Manitoba court Bench Hopes Bank by appealing the Windup order appealed a court of Queen s Bench order monday to wind up the Bank of Western Canada was followed four hours later by the filing of an Appeal to reverse the court s decision. The Appeal was filed by Canadian finance and invest ments Ltd. And its president Sinclair Stevens after or. Justice Roy Matas issued the Windup order. The two parties in their motion say the original order was contrary to Law and that court of Queen s Bench has no jurisdiction to Grant an order for wind ing up a solvent Bank on petition of the said Bank. Although a Date for the Appeal was not decided upon late monday evening a motion for a stay of proceedings will be heard before or. Justice r. D. Guy wednesday. Judgment. But several other Canadian businessmen who were associated with the aborted ban accepted the judgment As irrevocable and expressed feeling from disappointment to no in a Telephone interview from Toronto or. Stevens said if the decision has not already been appealed it will be As soon As lawyers can arrange it. I Hope it won t be final. It. Would be a pity if it is wound or. Stevens said. It is rather complicated and i feel every Effort should be make to save the when asked if he was financially in a position to save the Bank or. Stevens replied i cannot comment on that not at this shareholders voted sept. 14 to wind up the Bank s business. The York Lambton financial corporation major shareholder of Westbank with million invested wanted its Money Back. Earlier York Lambton had offered to sell its 50.2 per cent of the Bank but no buyer was found. Or. Stevens who controlled the proxies on shares was prevented by an injunction from voting these shares at the sept. 14 meeting. The voting privileges of the shares Are expected to be the grounds for or. Stevens Appeal. E. R. P. Nesbitt of Winnipeg former director of the Bank said the Windup was a great disappointment to the people please see still Aims Page 9 Eshkol builds Case by David Larsen Jerusalem tons Premier Levi Eshkol sought monday to build a Legal Case for the expansion of Israel s frontiers. In a policy speech delivered before the opening session of the Winter term of the Knesset the Premier de Lared that the West Bank and he Gaza strip were held by Jordan and Egypt not of right jut of Force and As the result of military aggression and this was in reference to the 1948 fighting when Arab armies invaded Palestine As the British mandatory forces withdrew. This occupation was recognized it is True in the armistice agreements but these agree ments have been nullified by military provocation and agg ression on their or. Eshkol said. Please see Eshkol Page 18 Saigon Palace shelled Saigon mortar rounds exploded 50 Yards from the Independence Palace Here tonight As newly inaugurated president Nguyen Van Thieu gave a reception for foreign and vietnamese guests police spokesman said. The associated press said the mortar rounds exploded just As . Vice president Hubert Humphrey was entering the front of the building. Military police on the spot said one 60-millimetre Shell hit the car of a senior australian officer who was attending the reception Given following the inauguration. . Vice president Hubert h. Humphrey had just arrived with . Ambassador Els Worth Bunker and was signing the visitors Book at the Palace when the mortars struck guests inside the Palace said. Hundreds of guests inside the Palace stopped conversation immediately but there was no panic As Many went to the win Dows to see what happened. Local firm expands Rodell corporation of Winnipeg has acquired the Columbia Forest products chipboard Plant at Sprague Man., the Manitoba development fund has announced. It will be four to five months before the Plant will be in full production because of the instal lation of new machinery and equipment. In the meantime one third of the former employees have been retained and additional employees will be taken on to help with equipment installation As it arrives. The new owners have acquired All the Wood contracts of please see local Page 6 ;