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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 30, 1967, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press final edition vol. 75 54 Price Loc Winnipeg thursday november 30, 1967 Sun rises . Moon rises . Sun Sels . Moon sets . Forecast Snow flurries 20 and 25 devaluation not enough . Told Britain Given big if loan but nations air doubts by Gordon Weil Paris special tons Britain faced a jury of its Peers wednesday to justify the Strin gent economic measures which have accompanied devaluation of the Pound and was told that it had a Yelling demonstrator arrested by metropolitan Toronto police in front of the yugoslav consulate wednesday night continues his protests through the barred window of a Paddy Wagon. About 100 demonstrators paraded in front of the downtown Toronto consulate to protest the anniversary of marshal Tito s takeover of the yugoslav government. Police arrested eight of the demonstrators. Shippers lose round clears air no quarrel but no pacts France told gambling suspects arrested Montreal up cargo handling operations on the Montreal waterfront continued wednesday but an injunction that got the work started after a three Day shutdown expires today. A hearing to determine whether or not the injunction should be extended is to be heard today in Quebec Superior court. It is to be heard at the same time As a provisional injunction which forbids shipping Compa Nies from refusing work to longshoremen expires. The longshoremen won one Legal Battle wednesday in their Long standing dispute with the shipping companies Over terms of a binding Federal government tonal merest in Canada for a report. Ottawa up prime minister Pear son said wednesday he has no quarrel with France having a National interest in que . He said in a Csc television j interview Britain has had a a not been enough. Despite their pessimism the 11 countries meeting Here agreed to provide s525 million As part of a billion credit extended to Britain by the International monetary fund. The world s main Finan Cial Powers including the United states expressed doubts that devaluation would have a lasting effect on Britain s Economy. They fear that Britain May keep running a deficit in its j transactions with the rest of j the world. The International c o m Unity has thus swung into action to Aid and advise Britain after a feverish 10 clays of emergency Mea sures in the Wake of devaluation. The British government must sign a letter of intent to take adequate Steps to insure that it can repay the if the balance of payments group of the organization for economic co operation and development the main Don ors of the loan funds indicated they share French doubts that the worst of the devaluation storm is past. Under prodding from the Recd group and especially from France the British said they would at paring their 1968-69 budget deficit to one billion pounds instead of 1.9 billion As had originally been forecast. See devaluation Page 8 Johnson tips new political Hornet s nest Mcnamara s resignation Sparks controversy in Washington headway made on ban act Quebec Premier s stand wins Over All but . By Stan Mcdowell Toronto majority of Canada s provincial premiers moved toward common ground on the Issue of constitutional change wednesday at the confederation of tomorrow conference. Premier Daniel Johnson of Camp gets blast Stanfield objects to policy speech Ottawa up conservative Leader Robert Stanfield has ticked off party president d a 11 o n Camp for speaking out of turn on foreign policy informants says. The telephoned rebuke Fol Lowed or. Camp s nov. 6 Toron to speech which was critical of Canada s role in both the North Atlantic treaty organization and the North american air de i Quebec alone in wanting a new Constitution said he had no desire to scrap everything that had been built up in the command. Century and Start Over again or Camp was told his High from position in the party prevents him from speaking out on All matters As though he was a Pri vate citizen. Please see Camp Pagee 8 please see shippers Page 6 s. Yemen whoops it up by John de St. Jorke Aden South Yemen special owns the South Yemen Peoples re Public formerly South Arabia became Independent today amid scenes of wild jubilation Here in the brilliantly lit and Flag bedecked streets of Aden. The last British troops were flown out by helicopter to the naval task Force offshore on wednesday. The British High commissioner sir Humphrey Trevelyan left tuesday effectively terminating 128 years of British Rule in the troubled Colony. Aden which has broken most precedents in the history of decolonization broke yet another one wednesday night. There was no formal handover of Power no official ceremony to please see s. Yemen Page 8 Long Lime. So Why should t France but or. Pearson said he would object to a treaty of Friendship Between Quebec and France along the lines of the Franco German treaty. He said that is the Type of treaty that two Independent states make and is not acceptable. Or. Pearson also said it was right and proper for him to talk police raids in greater Winni Peg and four other cities wednesday night resulted in the arrest of 18 men. They have been charged in connection with what police say they suspect is a Multi million Dollar gambling ring. The suspected illegal activities involved football horse race and hockey bets police said. Ramp and local police in greater Winnipeg have arrested Charles 53. Of 68 Forest Park drive West Kildonan Jeremiah Katz 29, and Bernard Lavitch 28, both of 1155 Grant Avenue suite 904. The Manitoba arts Centre is the Trio along with 15 men j still without a manager Accord arrested in Vancouver Calgary ing to Centennial corporation Toronto and Montreal chairman Maitland b. Steinkopf. Charged with conspiracy in i or. Steinkopf. In an interview arts Centre still seeks manager by Jack Bell Washington a president Johnson Lias stirred a new political storm by his performance in assigning defence Secretary Robert Mcnamara to the presidency of the world Bank. A. A. A. I there was anything Johnson j did t need at this Point it was a j controversy Over the retirement from his Cabinet of the last in i flu tial dissenter to the Mili i tary chiefs advice to go All out Iii the Effort to win the Vietnam 1 War quickly but a combination of inc pres ident s inherent secretive Ness Ard the requirements of International protocol led Johnson into a political quagmire bound to remain Sticky throughout his sex Washington a Sena peeled 1968 bid for re election. T Mccarthy hat in ring Tor Eugene j. Mccarthy announced today he will Challenge president Johnson on the Viet Nam Issue in four democratic presidential primaries and pos Sibly two others. There is growing evidence of a deepening moral crisis in despite the valiant efforts of in announcing acceptance of the unanimously or. Johnson said it would be acceptable if constitutional change were made a step at a time by a series of amendments which could later be consolidated in a new document and submitted to the people of Canada for approval. That eliminated the major difference Between or. Johnson and other premiers who favor amendment As the route to constitutional change. Wednesday s discussion left British Columbia attorney Gen eral Robert Bonner represent ing Premier w. A. C. Bennett at the conference isolated As the Only unyielding opponent of changes in the Constitution. Please see headway Page 8 study hinted by Victor Mackie Ottawa staff the fed eral government May act soon to establish an All party com Mittee to study the question of j Vance told reporters in ath Vance Mission near end from a Reuters Athens up Cyrus Vance flew Back from Cyprus today and a reliable source said he would return to Washington soon because he had completed his Mission to Avert a greek turkish War Over the Mediterranean Island. President Johnson s special envoy hurried into conference with greek foreign minister Panayiotis Pipi Nelis who later i told reporters a communique announcing a final agreement i with Turkey was being drawn i up. However he said he did not i expect it to be completed today. I Vance came to Athens after seven hours of talks during the night with president Makarios constitutional Reform. Prime minister Pearson made connection with gambling on thursday scotched rumours that fornia and Nebraska warrants issued by the Alberta Roy . Chairman of the he will decide within Alloney general s department. Saskatoon concert Hall had weeks on spokesmen for the Alberta been hired Here. Possible critical voice in dry clock for next year s Campaign deepening moral crisis in i seems j o h n s o n s the Minnesota demo a ant mar antics wl11 size on the crat told a news conference. I action As precisely so Moti i rated. He said he will enter Penmar a Acnam is m Wisconsin. Oregon. Preferred Bank Post to absolve j this Clear in the commons his chief of putting him and his j wednesday As the provincial suggested in a premiers were hearing agree ment in Toronto that Canada May need a drastically altered Constitution. New democratic party c. Douglas said his ens he was very hopeful peace will be a senior greek foreign minis try official talking with report ers after Vance left the minis try said in essence we have please see Vance Page 12 attorney general s department weren t available for comment thursday morning and local police officials would t say if they seized any property or in connection with the raids. Among those arrested in Montreal and suburban Laval he has not been the entire arts Centre Board weeks on Massachusetts new Hampshire Mccarthy said. He said his determination to i the Bank Board s election of him president that this was a and of of group had been advocating for constitutes the management Challenge Johnson has been magnanimous Reward by the president to a Bone tired official who had served his country Well for nearly seven years. Committee. The manager about International affairs in War men connected with Mem hers of Large United states crime syndicates police said. All 18 men will be transferred to Calgary to face trial. Eight of the arrests were made in Montreal after eight months of investigation Mon j Treal police officials told Cana please see pm Page s Dian press. Tie Way Gen. Do Gaulle talked about Canada s. Or. Pearson said the French president s news conference re Marks went further than his Ca Nadian remarks last july during which he called out the Quebec whenever he is hired would be responsible to this committee not to the province said or Steinkopf. A Board member. H. H Mcisaac said or. Aikenhead been an absence of any Posi was one of several persons live indications or suggestions being considered As manager for a Compromise or when told the Rumor he was t political surprised at the apparent Hir he expressed concern that ing. J the administration seems to the Centre Board meets set no limits on the Price it urday at the fort Garry hotel will pay for military when it is expected the hiring of some time that a special All party committee be set up to the constitutional he said such a look into questions. Committee could try to reach a consensus As to what cons Titu i strengthened by recent announcements from the administration of plans for continued j escalation and intensification of the War in on the other hand there has Tion might Best serve the needs please see lbs Page 8 i of the present. A National achievement by Peter c. Newman special All continued iof6 premiers talked manager will be discussed please Sec Mccarthy Page 7 themselves hoarse hammering out some common approach to Sharp May put tax bite on liquor and smokes looking for a washing machine this want and under miscellaneous articles for Sale 50 washing machine s20. Pm. Jim 533-6956. Is among the hundreds of bar gains in today s classified Sec lion. No matter what you need shop and save in free press want ads. By Victor Mackie Ottawa staff Diane get the details of the bad tax news from finance minister Mitchell Sharp to night. It is budget night in Canada. The minister has already informed canadians that they will be getting lax boosts. In this respect to Day s budget is different from previous budgets usually kept a closely guarded secret if taxes arc to be raised. A possible hike of from five to 10 per cent on personal income taxes is expected to be announced after 7 . Cost. The minister May also yield to the temptation to hike excise taxes again. They Are Large Revenue producers and Aro nol quite As unpopular As Large in creases in income lax. Rumours Are flying amour Al parliament Hill that liquor and cigarettes May be hit again with uie minister placing emphasis on the Necci to exorcise restraint As part of his austerity program. Or. Sharp May delay implementation of income tax increases until july i. This would be a bit of a break however Small for canadians. There had been talk that he would make the lacs effective immediately 1. The minister will also Deal with the Carter com Mission report on taxation and the reaction to its i c c o m m e nations. The reaction from the provincial premiers and most of the business world has been bad. Ii is doubtful thai or. Sharp will attempt any tax reforms in this budget. There is agreement among All political parties in the House thai this is to be a budget under the strict meaning of parliamentary rules. Earlier. Or. Sharp had quibble and said it might be More accurate to describe it is a Finan Cial but the opposition parties pounced on this Point. They insisted it be defined i budget. Under the rules of parliament unless it is a budget there is no budget debate. The o p p o s i t i o n parties want a budget de Bate and an Opportunity to move a Vole of Confidence in the administration. Now there is an All parly agreement thai in is a budget government House Leader Allan Jmae Eachen h trying to get agreement from the opposition parties on a reduction in the six Day budget debate. There May be agreement to reduce it to three or four clays if no agreement is reached it will last six clays starting monday. Or. Sharp will make an extensive review of the current financial situation in Canada. His budget speech has grown into a much longer document than he had originally planned. Nov.-. Officials say. It is no longer accurate to describe it As a mini budget. In addition to the tax changes which Are part of or. Sharp s anti inflation program the minister will outline where the Federal government has Cut Back proposed expenditures. The Way Canada s Constitution should be amended. By late afternoon although they still had t agreed on the details j they at least seemed deter i mined to make the attempt. I this was a major break through for the confederation of tomorrow conference and it alone has turned this daring Experiment into a National achievement. With Daniel Johnson s drama tic Concession to tackle constitutional Reform through a series of amendments rather than a wholesale rewriting of the Brit ish North America act s provi Sions the nature of the constitutional revision process has changed. Until now it had always been Quebec s unstated Hope that eventually a great constitutional conference would be convened and after Many meetings a detailed constitutional document would be drawn up and triumphantly promulgated As the new Law of the land. Please see Parley Page 7 helping others eases the pain daily temperature charts of football fever for readers Grey cup fever is sweep ing the country and free press staff members and special correspondents Are in Ottawa to keep readers posted on developments. Starting today free press sports editor Maurice Smith and football writer Don Blanchard report on preparations for the game. As Well coaches of the teams involved Eagle keys of the Saskatchewan rough riders and Ralph Sazio of the h a in i 11 o n Tiger cats have joined this news paper s sports staff for the duration of the festivities. Both coaches in today s edition evaluate their 1967 teams and compare them with last year s. You la find All the details on the sports pages. To be unemployed at Christmas is a hollow ache. I but Keith d. Is a big enough Man to think of others even when he has problems of his j he s one of the volunteers i helping this year s Christmas j cheer Board. He in t working now and he won t get paid for j his Volunteer work. J but he has a car and the the volunteers and the Christmas cheer Board desperately needs More _ come from Drin University students and Well to do matrons among the volunteers collecting packing and distributing hampers at Christmas. Eric re Ter is in charge of packing hampers at the Board s willingness to fill someone else s depot at St. Michael s and All 1 hollow ache. Me is one of the i Angels anglican Church. He people who is delivering i Christmas hampers packed by the cheer Board. Takes two weeks of his holidays Conlin aed please see helping Page 12 features today keys thinks riders improved 59 today s Index classified 44 to 55 deaths 67 comics 42, 43 finance 6.1 to 66, 69 Jumble 46 movies 41 sports .57 to 62 television 40 women. 22 to 29 Abc circulation City zone total nearly everyone reads the free press ;