Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 25, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free january 1968 northerners want new Deal on radio to by Dan Larocque flin staff they have to spend a smaller Dollar in Northern taxpayers Are and they say High transportation costs Are entirely to Arthur Oneman Royal commission on Northern trans nine submissions in two towns All of them were highly critical of soaring freight bad no roads in some poor passenger connections to the South and a Complete Lack of although the hearings were held in two the Pas and flin there were also submissions from Swan Lake and Snow they All said poor transportation and communication facilities to the impeding pro we cant keep people in the mayor Harr Trager of the Pas told Mauro wednesday transportation to the Bright lights int q u i c k cheap enough or fist enough or All the mayor said this is a serious problem in keeping the youths of the or in getting and keeping professionals such As doctors and As he added and his comment was continually echoed the High Cost of the difficulty in getting trained and other social problems dependent for solution on cheaper transport were hindering profitable development of an extremely Rich the Pas chamber of com Merce president Evans Prema Chuck swung out at rail and Highway communication be tween Winnipeg and the and criticized television and Telephone pre Machuck asked for lower air fares from the regional Carrier servicing the Pas the current Winnipeg the Pas fare is and More frequent he also called for lower freight costs from Canadian National railways and the servicing the chamber president suggested to Mauro that he recommend Winter roads be tween various Northern on a system already used in Sweden using a Strong Snow Frost he fast Winter roads could tie cheaply and economically built and main pre Machuck also called for cheaper Telephone rates Between Northern and a Csc transmitting station at the manager of Lamb airways of the urged More Small airstrips be built in the isolated communities of the North to make freight ing by air safer and More George Secretary of the Swan River chamber of com Merce said freight rates to Northern towns were a Xorbie he pointed to costs of shipping a 10pound guitar from Toronto to Swan the Cost of shipping the same item from Winnipeg to Swan River would be Scalf chairman of the Snow Lake transportation com said in flin flon that Road conditions throughout the and particularly to his were forcing truck ers to boost rates to make up for rail he was non there is no television in Snow and this was hindering recruitment of valued personnel to the and causing a major turnover in representing Lundstrom contracting of Snow labelled Passen Ger services in and out of Snow Lake As completely invade Mcculloch also criticized Telephone and graph and the head of letters to editors held not libellous pre inventory save up to la Pant Stock suits extra pants to spor Coats Slacks overcoats final week custom tailored shits 110135 tip top tailors Polo Park Centre open til 9 255 Portage open til 9 just say charge it division of i Dalex diversified by Harold Morrison London up Britain Appeal in a judgment called memorable by the British has ruled that letters to newspapers on Public issues Are not libellous even if they contain defamatory when a citizen is troubled by things going he should be free to write to the newspaper and the newspaper should be free to publish his said lord the courts senior it is often the Only Way to get things put the matter of be one of Public the writer must get his facts right and he must honestly state his real but that being both he and the newspaper should be Clear of any they should not be deterred b y fear of libel this described by commentators As underpinning press Freedom and Freedom of was handed Down it quashed a lower court ruling that the London daily in publishing certain letters four years had committed a libel and should pay the plaintiffs the Appeal court not Only instructed the plaintiffs to re turn the award but also ordered them to pay the full court costs of some the Issue developed Over a fight by local residents to Block the use of a River Towpath to heavy trucks at Hammersmith in West John son of sir Alan the wrote to the daily Telegraph suggesting local citizens might lose their Battle against the trucks be cause Horace the former town had become the Legal adviser of a company which claimed use of the Towpath for his the company chairman then wrote to the daily Telegraph and Herbert got published another of his which suggested improper conduct on the part of the the lower court decided that both the newspapers and Herbert were guilty of but Denning ruled while the letters were the matter was clearly one of Public i stress this because the right of fair comment is one of the essential elements which go Stanfield clarifies pc role Ottawa up the con Cern of the conservative opposition in parliament will be to examine policy rather than de Clare Robert Stanfield said the time will in the election Campaign and when we Are a to state specific the conservative Leader told a Canadian club apparently answering criticism about the party reluctance to take stands under his Stanfield said the official oppositions responsibility today is to improve its knowledge of Canadian prob a National government which takes office burdened by premature commitments almost be forced to choose Between its commit ments on particular measures and its competence As a partner in an effective Federal at a time when the effective Ness of the Federal system of government May determine the future of it is impera Tive that responsible politicians keep their options the conservative aim in opposition would be to develop a consensus on principles and approach that will be a guide when the party takes Over the at this stage our responsibility is not to but to pre pare to he agreed with a statement made by prime minister Pear son when he was opposition Leader that the opposition role was not to put Forward its own legislative except in rare and emergency it was important to remain changing with Circum As prime minister of can i will not want a commit ment to an old proposal to pre vent my free consideration of a new which also might prove to be governments should go into office aware of the need for consensus within their ranks and consistency in their there is no More fitting place for recognition of those facts to be reflected than in the approach of an alternative government which intends to be come the next to make up our Freedom of he the important thing is to determine whether or not the writer was actuated by if he was an honest Man expressing his genuine opinion on a matter of Public then no matter that his words conveyed derogatory i m p u t a no matter that his opinion was wrong or exaggerated or prejudiced and no matter that it was badly expressed so that other people read All sorts of innuendoes into it he has a Good defence of fair his honesty is the Cardinal he must honestly express his real so Long As he does he has nothing to even though other people May read More into lord Diplock suggested the Case indicated the Law of defamation should be reviewed by Britain Law the daily in Wel coming the memorable judg it suggested existing libel Laws require re but the judgment had at least provided Clear guidelines on the duty of newspapers and the rights of the daily express said Den Ning has reasserted the Basic Freedom of the British people the right of fair the evening Standard said one o f the pitifully few weapons which the Public can use against the establishment would be blunted if the soap Box the newspaper letters column was denied to the Public because of libel the proper function of the Law was to defend the sunday observer suggested the tide is turning towards the it noted that the British courts have been reducing heavy libel awards and forcing commercial companies to prove libel has Hurt their said the has raised some Legal eyebrows because an act of parliament specifically provides that Vic Tims of libel do not have to prove they have been damaged at Lake Waters Duluth if the Waters of lakes Superior were spread evenly Over the new England it is estimated they would be about 200 feet Parsons told the com missioner he Felt communication in and out of flin flon for the most part was president of North of 53 cooperative pinpointed rail transit rates As the major problem for flin and other Northern he contended rate increases of late in the North have far exceeded those in other transportation assistant to the general manager of Hudson Bay mining and smelting said the populace of the town of Snow Lake is consistently changing because of poor conditions on three television and All submissions contended that while More Money can be made in the less can be bought with Metal powders of Nickel and Light and intricately shaped Iron Are used to Maie Joe firs notice of nominating meeting Wolseley Liberal association a meeting for the nomination of a Liberal candidate for the provincial constituency of Wolseley will be held on february at at the Westminster motor to be Able to vote at the meeting persons must be residents of the Wolseley be holders of 1968 membership cards of the Liberal party or receive based on meeting the above two from a member of the Wolseley constituency those persons interested in receiving credentials Are encouraged to obtain them before the night of the this May be done by contacting Wayne Blackburn Charles lament Marg Mccrady Kathie Mclaughlin party membership May be obtained at the convention but must be shown when having credentials credentials will be available at the the Best buy the Industry today Sample buy 1967 door equipped with automatic padded reclining backup heavy duty Only 2195 dont miss this Opportunity immediate delivery excellent selection Transcona motors 801 Regent 2224262 if youre ready to we can give you 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