Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 7, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba Growing to beat 70 Winnipeg free press final edition vol. 75 no. 112 Price Loc Winnipeg wednesday february 7, 1968 Ujj Jujj Jug forecast sunny 10 and 15 showdown ahead que. Premier Trudeau Johnson Federal Justice minister clash Over demands for More provincial Powers by Victor Mackie Ottawa staff Justice minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Quebec pre Mier Daniel Johnson clashed at the Federal provincial constitutional conference canadians watched the classic confrontation on National television. At Odds by Stan Mcdowell Ottawa staff jus Tice minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Premier Daniel Johnson of Quebec Are tactical allies but strategic opponents at this w e e k s Federal provincial constitutional conference. The immediate crucial Issue is the Extension of French language rights out Side both or. Tru Deau and or. Johnson Are for it but for directly opposed reasons. The tactical Alliance was the Best Advance guarantee that this conference could limited Success. But the strategic confrontation tuesday morning s Battle Between Trudeau and Iwori. John son. Was to let the other tale advantage of the immediate Alliance to score a strategic gain. For Trudeau bilingual ism outside Quebec is in itself a major goal and an essential requirement for a workable balanced Federal ism in Canada. Continued please see Quebec Page 10 economic Equality pushed by Joyce Fairbairn Ottawa staff Mam Toba s v provincial treasurer Gurney Evans today regional economic develop ment As High As any Factor in achieving National Unity or Evans told the Federal p r o v i Uncial constitutional conference that Basic questions such As a Good Job a Good Home and a sense of Security were As vital As any others in ensuring that canadians would feel at Home anywhere in the Nat Ion. There Are marginal areas in Canada but there should be no marginal he said. Continues please see economic Page 10 some conference observers Felt tie Row could signal a shown own Between Ottawa and que econ Powers. In a vigorous and warm change that sometimes be ame heated the Quebec pre Mier and the Federal minister is expected to seek the National Liberal leadership next april engaged in Sharp debate rime minister Pearson As the changes became More pointed and barbed stepped in to suggest the conference adjourn or. A Coffee break. The Justice minister hailed Mong Quebec liberals As the logical Mac to run for the leadership of the liberals from French warned the a t special Powers for Quebec could undermine the position of que Jec members of parliament at Ottawa. It could Lead to the Inal separation of the province front Canada. He cautioned that delegating Jowers to Quebec could destroy he reason for French Canadian presentation at Ottawa. He suggested the answer to the current constitutional crisis was not More Power for Quebec but Ettor Quebec representation in parliament. Premier Johnson rejected or Trudeau s agreements. At one Point As the Exchange became More seated or. Johnson turn aside or tru Deau s suggestion that Federal please see Johnson Page 7 warship stuck on. Rock Rhodes Greece a destroyer fast on the rocks off Rhode today and the . Navy sail she was badly holed and apparently split from Stem t the 6th Fleet War ship dragged Anchor and Wen aground tuesday driven b Hurricane Force winds and Hig seas. The weather subside today arid a flotilla assembled to help the Bache. The aircraft Carrier Frankli a Roosevelt and two mor american destroyers arrived they and the Bache Are ships o please see . Ship Page 10 v French pact Likely exchanged with police armed robbery charge Laid 7 Ste. Anne Man staff an Ontario Man will appear in Steinbach magistrate s court 15 on a charge of armed robbery following a theft afr shooting incident tuesday near this Southern 4 Manitoba town. Charged is Allan James Leroy Thombs Goodbrand 41, of Ham Ilton ont. He was arrested by pursuing ramp officers from Steinbach and St Pierre after was taken in an armed robbery from a service station on Highway 12. V Goodbrand was captured after a stolen car was Over turned in a ditch about 22 Miles South of Ste Anne following a Chase by ramp officers. A Man car had taken three shots at the ramp officers., they returned his fire and hit the window in the Driver s Side of the car which Iliad been stolen in Texas. Ramp at Steinbach. Said the Gas bar of Auble d or on Highway 12 about Ivi Miles South of the trans Canada was robbed of at about 5 . Tuesday. Attendant Reg Magnan 18, said a car with .licence plates pulled in just before 5 and the Driver asked for gasoline and Oil. Or Magnan said the Man asked for a receipt and followed him into the office. The Man had pulled7 but revolver and demanded the Money in. The Cash Register. Or. Magnan said he gave the Man and was forced to he on the floor while his hands were tied behind his Back the Man had then Cut the Telephone wires taken the Money or. Magnan s Yatch and a couple of packages of cigarettes and had driven South l Higbway-.12. Or. Magnan said he untied lims Elf in a couple of minutes and telephoned police in Ste Anne. To continue please see Man held Page 10 t photo by Dave Johnson Reg Magnan and Cord used to tie him Ottawa up firm dec ration that French speaking Ca radians outside Quebec hould have language equally As a matter of right was being sought today at the Imal session if the Federal provincial constr ution conference. 0 v e might diplomacy by prime minister Pearson was expected to produce such an agreement among the 10 pre Miers despite objections that Lave been voiced by some of them to any immediate Guaran tee of French language rights in the Constitution. Or. Pearson told the premiers tuesday he visualized such a declaration As the first of five Steps towards the eventual enshrinement i the Constitution of human rights including the right to French language and education facilities anywhere in Canada they Are required. This first step would not be binding in any Way. It would be an instruction to a continuing committee that would be set up to work out detailed procedures for constitutional change. Or. Pearson also described to the conference tuesday an opt ing in formula Constitution Al amendment that would get around Alberta and British co Lumbia rejections of Constitution Al language rights. A province could wait until it developed French language before taking on the constitutional obligation of pro Viding them please see French Page 4 helps forge Compromise to shaping meet by Peter Newman Ottawa special be cause the details of what s being discussed at the constitutional conference this week Are too specialized and too Stu Latify singly Dull for wide comprehension the meeting s greatest significance May be the fact that its proceedings Are being televised. As a result the men reshaping our confederation Are constantly aware of the viewing exam executive Ford Boss Semon e. Knudsen named president of Ford motor co. After resigning a top position with general to Semon Knudsen tors will take Over Many of Henry Ford ii s duties with the second largest manufacturing firm in the . Ford announced tuesday that Knudsen 55, had been chosen As president. He said Knudsen will be the chief operating offi cer and take on Ford s duties As chief executive in his absence. Ford whose Grandfather founded the automotive company re Mains As chairman of the Board. In Washington business Cir cles there were rumours that Ford might be in line for a High government Post possibly at Cabinet level. But the White House said it knew nothing of such a move and Ford told a press conference he had no plans to take a government Post at the present Only a week ago Knudsen was an executive vice president at general motors the no. 1 . Automaker and Ford s chief competitor. But Knudsen resigned after he was passed please see leaves Page 6 Public peering at them As they Mouth their briefs. No politician can afford to play the villain before a National audience. Much of the Compromise that has been achieved at this historic conference is the direct result of the awareness that every speech every aside every gesture of the participating politicians is being transmitted to. The nation at Large. Television has made the is sues at stake seem much smaller while at the same magnifying the personalities of the provincial premiers and f e d e r a 1 negotiators involved consequently the nation is deducing matter front Vir Ianner please see to Eye Page 10 granted pay hikes Ottawa up the federa . Tuesday announced a three per cent retroactive a increase for More than lop civil servants in e x e t i a e scientific professional technical and administrative class i cations. Total annual Bill will be s17, not including increase covering Federal superannuation contributions for the employee who get raises. Salaries of the civil servant getting the pay increase Rangi from about to a year. Making the announcement Treasury Board pres i d e n Edgar Benson said several fac tors interim in crease including the need t keep Public service salaries competitive until final increase can be determined the collective bargaining pro Cess is progressively from one occupation category agree ments covering employees Gei please see Page 4 Jet skidded crashed into building at Vancouver Airport plane crash kills 2 Jet Ranis office at Vancouver. Airport Vancouver. At least two persons and 14 injured today when a Canadian Jet v 61 persons aboard crashed into a building after Landing in a thick fog at1 Vancouver International Airpoint. I dead life a male member of the Plant s Crew and a ground employer at the Airport. Two Manitoban Annette Towle of Winnipeg and Elaine Gail of Brandon were listed As members of the flight View All employees of Standard airways inc. Of Seattle. All those were Abdan the aircraft a Boeing 707 on an Over Ghl flight from Honolulu the 707 has a capacity of 126 passengers. Reports indicated the big Boeing jut leased by spa from a Seattle company shot off the runway after bouncing a few times while Landing in morning darkness and1 fog. The Jet struck several Small aircraft parked near the runway and Bun Ltd its nose into a smal please see plane Page 6 features today la Cap ides review Wiebe regale Honor today s Index classified 34 to 43 31, 32 27 45 of 48 36 54 49 to 52. 55 53 comics deaths finance Jumble movies sports television women 17 to 20 a 6 c circulation City 2 one total nearly everyone reads the free press attack i i Green Beret massive on fort four Miles West of v Saigon a the North vietnamese sent their soviet tanks into the Vietnam War today apparently for the first time against South vietnamese irregulars and their american advisers at a . Special forces Green Beret Camp in the Northwest Corner of South Vietnam. Reports from Danang said a special forces sergeant had radioed that Only five of the 25 americans in the Tang Vei Camp were still and our the Headquarters Bunker. He reported a knocked out tank was on top of the bunk or. S the . Command said Lang Vei s destroyed five of the nine russian tanks sent against them. The massive assault on Lang Vei four Miles West of Khe Sanh could be the Kickoff of the Long anticipated offensive along the Northern Frontier which Gen William c. Westmoreland has predicted will be the biggest communist push of the feeding the furious assault on South vietnamese cities and towns last week. A senior member of West Moreland s staff suggested this remains to be deter mined. He said i would t go that far please see tanks Page 6 s. Korea lashes u. Por by Don Shannon Seoul special tons s ambassador William j. Ter and United nations Mander Charles h Bor Esteel Iii got a Tongue lashing tuesday from Korea s. Prime Ster Over american handling of the Pueblo affair which left the pair and shaken. Even More shocking m this formerly most pro american of asian nations were demonstrations in front of the us embassy demanding a halt in secret talks5 with the communist North koreans Al Panmunjom. Con Nucci please see s. Korea Page 4 by Stanley Karnow Hong Kong special tons for the first time since the Viet Cong began its offensive in South Vietnam Over a week ago Hanoi has repeated its offer to open peace talks m Exchange for a halt to air strikes against North. Vietnam. The link Between the Hanoi offer and the current Vietcong drive suggests to some Analy lists Here that the North Viet Namer May have triggered the attacks in the South in order to improve then negotiating position. I the communist featured in an editorial the authoritative newspaper nhan Dan and broadcast by radio Hanoi tuesday called the John son administration obdurate and arrogant for rejecting the North vietnamese offer in the face of present . Reverses in the War. The newspaper said please see Hanoi Page 8 Ariz. A Linda Marie Ault killed herself rather than make her Mongrel dog Beauty pay for her night with an air Force Lieuten ant police said tuesday. Detective Honald Cromer q u o t e d her father As saying of his Divorcee daughter i killed her. I killed her. It s just like i killed _ her myself. Ilian ded gun. I did t think she would to anything like the 21-year-old Arizona state University student died in Hospital monday of a gunshot wound in the head. Detectives Cromer and Dan Rodriguez quoted her parents or. And mrs. Joesph Ault As giving this account Linda went to a dance Friday night. When she returned Home at am.-. Saturday she told her parents she had night with an air Force lieutenant and had been intimate with him. Thi. Aults told her they wanted her. To marry him they called the lieutenant were allegedly told that he was married on sunday morning the aults decided on a punishment that would Wake Linda up Ault told her she was to kill the. Dog they had owned about two years. The three went into the desert about 100 aids from their Home Linda leading Beauty on a Leash. They had the girl dig a shallow grave loaded his -2a Chabre revolver leaving the Hammer on an empty chamber As mrs Ault held the dog Linda pointed the pistol at her and the Mother looked Down at the dog she moved the gun away the Mother thought she War stalling the girl then placed the pistol to her right Temple and fired my god my screamed the Mother. She shot Progress at talks scant by Richard Halloran Seoul South tons official South korean sources revealed tuesday night that the first three United states North korean meetings at Panmunjom were Short and made Little Progress toward settling the korean the few details about the Panmunjom talks disclosed led to the belief that Little negotiation Jias taken place and that the meetings have been limited to stating positions prescribed by Washington and Pyongyang. The first meeting last Friday was called by the . Not by North Korea As earlier re ported and lasted 55 minutes with the difficult translation of English and korean this meant that less than half the time was devoted to substance. Please see Progress Page 6 ;