Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 1, 1967, Winnipeg, Manitoba Rail Gate raised Board Ottawa c p Here is Good evidence that one or two people pushed up the protective railway crossing Gate at Dorion que., in october last year let Ting a bus Load of students run into the path of a 101-car freight train the Board of transport commissioners said tuesday. Twenty of the 46 people on the bus were killed. The Board said there is no evidence of a mechanical fault in the crossing Gate and it did not establish who pushed the Gate up. But it said two youths Daniel Cuerrier and Guy Vendette were near the Gate at the time. Though they denied touching it the Board said it found them Clever and evasive rather than Frank and willing to Tell the full truth As they knew the bus taking the students to an after hours function at the school stopped at the South Side of the crossing while an East bound passenger train went by. Then the South Gate lifted and the northbound bus moved on to the tracks. It was struck by a westbound freight train. In our opinion there was a preponderance of credible Evi Dence that the Gate was raised by arms and hands of one or two persons who were at the judgment said. We also feel sure that whoever raised the Gates did so with out any knowledge or thought that it was dangerous at that time or that a westbound train was approaching the crossing having regard to the consequences it is not surprising that no one has admitted having raised the Cyc Aid plea rejected Ottawa Federal government has rejected a company of Young canadians request for a one third increase in its operating budget for the next fiscal year. Informants said the Federal Agency had asked for for the 1968-69 fiscal year Start ing next april 1. The company was told it would get Only its appropriation for the current fiscal year. The rejection assumed to be part of a general government Belt tightening operation will Force a Sharp reduction in tentatively planned company activity. The number of Field workers will level off at something Over 400, the target to which the company now is building. Cur rent Field strength is 180. The increased appropriation would have permitted expansion to Between 750 and Field workers Are the Core of the organization which tries to raise social and economic standards in communities across the country. Almost since its inception last year As a personal project of prime minister Pearson the company has been dogged by bad publicity. It is not known whether this was a Factor in the financial holding action. The bad publicity included a Short lived scare Over a take Over by Young radicals the work of Field worker David Depoe among Toronto hippies and Adverse Community reaction to some volunteers in the Field. The company has made plans for a quarterly newsletter and the publication of a brochure to help acquaint people with its activities. Both moves were reported to be at least partly the result of recommendations by two management consultant firms brought in to improve the com Pany s image. The firms reported in september after a sum Mer Long study. Wildcat strikes subside London a Britain s wave of Wildcat strikes subsided monday with the return to work of longshoremen and Auto workers. In Liverpool dockers brought the great pod to Lite again after a six week stoppage in a wage dispute that tied up 100 ships. More than London Long streamed Back to work after a three week strike although other docks were still holding out. In Dagenham and Halewood men resumed work at the Ford motor co s plants after being Laid off last week due to a Wildcat wage strike by 200 work ers making component parts. 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