Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 1, 1967, Winnipeg, Manitoba Vol. ,75 no. 55 Price Loc with comics 15c Winnipeg Friday december 1, 1967 Sun rises . Moon rises . Sun sets . Moon sets . Forecast sunny and cold Zero and 15 Paris hints at quitting nato chief of staff says French policies incompatible with Alliance Lainis by Joseph Carroll Paris special the guardian France s Long term defence policy is incompatible with the Aims of the North Atlantic treaty organization the chief of staff of the armed Charles Villeret said in effect thursday in a remarkable article published by the Semi official National defence review the article defence against every Point argues that As the threat from the soviet Union is now almost must develop nuclear weapons Able to strike at any Point in the world with me Atonic Force and if capable of being deployed in an Alliance cannot guarantee France s Security Gen. Villeret writes As it is virtually impossible to know in Advance what could be ithe cause of a serious conflict and on what Side the various Powers would find themselves. France he reasons must then build up her defence unhampered by any ties with an Alliance. This argument implies a far reaching and costly transform ration of France s Long term defence strategy As the ground to group ballistic missiles which form the second Genera Tion of the nuclear striking Force Are not in the megaton class. They have a Range of Only Miles and Are due to be operational by 1971. A decision to revise French strategy and equip nuclear please see Paris Page 4 17 charged in gambling crackdown three Winni Eggers included fourth City Man being sought effective Jan. 1 Calgary up sixteen of 17 men arrested in what police termed a major crackdown on organized crime in Canada will appear in court Here today on bookmaking charges. Embassy denies secret talks Saigon Cap Well in formed sources said today a meeting Between . Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker and a High ranking representative of the Viet Cong s National libera Tion front was thwarted recently when South vietnamese police arrested the Viet Cong emissary. The . Embassy issued a statement later saying allegations about planned or actual meetings Between High officials of the . Embassy and representatives of the pc no of. As reported by the associated press the .. Embassy of course not undertake any such contacts without the knowledge of the gun government of South in Washington a state depart ment spokesman said we have nothing to add to what the please see secret Page 4 forestall crisis Robarts by Stan Mcdowell Toronto staff or Mvi agreement that tue problems of Quebec and French Canada urgently demand government marked the end of the confederation of tomorrow con Ference thursday. Let us snot always wait until a crisis is upon Ontario Premier John Robarts warned. The problems Are Here they won t go away they must be dealt with he insisted. Premier Louis Robichaud of Brunswick warned that canadians must not let their association disintegrate be cause of the insensitivity of some and the frustrations of l x Premier Aix Campbell of Prince Edward Island said he was dismayed at the Lack of enthusiasm some provincial leaders for. Constitutional change be necessary to remedy the. Problems of the French speaking. He argued that if a goodly portion of canadians consider the Constitution a Barrier to their Progress and development then it is de Factor pro please see forestall Page 4 fathers May be Grum bling about taxes Friday bul teen agers May be blowing themselves to an extra Hotdog. The reason the minimum wage for people under -18 years More than doubled Friday in Manitoba. It Rose from 48 cents. Some adults May be paid a Jitt i More As of Friday too. The adult minimum for both men and women went to an hour from this is the first of four increases which will bring the minimum to an hour a year from now. By provincial order in Council implementing the majority report of the Mani Toba minimum wage Boa re Here s How the Basic wage will dec. 1, april 1, 1968, aug. 1, and dec. 1, 1968, s1.25 an hour. No one in Manitoba May i gaily be ban these rates 2r of ticks dates exception an old provision i in timid allows employers to pay workers up to 15 cents less than the going minimum but not less than hour for the first three months of employment and five cents less than the minimum the second three months of employment. After six Mouths the minimum must be paid. The 17 brought Here thursday by commercial Craft from Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Reginia and Vancou ver and were ordered held in custody pending bail totalling three Winni Eggers were included in the in men. They Are Jerry Katz Bernard Lavitch and Charles Chisick. Robert Miller 24, of Montreal was released thursday night after posting bail of he returned to Montreal where he is to be married saturday. An 18th suspect an unidentified Winnipeg Man is being sought by police. Miller s Case was adjourned without plea to Jan. 17. Anthony Perry 36, a Vancou ver Salesman was brought to Calgary from Vancouver thurs Day night. Highest bail set was for Patrick Perry 43, a Toronto sales representative. Bail for 13 others was set at each and two men will be required to Post each. The men Are All charged with conspiring to engage in Book making or the business of bet Ting and with conspiring to Aid or assist in the commission of an offence Ucler Section 117 of please see gambling Page 6 immediate 10% increase imposed on liquor Beer and tobacco by Victor Mackie Ottawa staff higher taxes on income liquor Beer and wine i cigarettes and pipe tobacco were the grim Christmas gifts handed out to tax i payers thursday night by finance minister Mitchell Sharp. A 10% tax increase on liquor and tobacco went into w effect immediately. So did the hikes on Beer and wine Accord ing to his second major budget of the year brought Down thursday in the commons. The income. Tax increase consisting of a special surtax ;