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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 20, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday july 20, 1968 world churches Are facing up to revolution Uppsala Sweden Spe Cial owns what answer have the churches to revolutionary movements this theme has bombarded the recent Assembly of the world Council of churches at Uppsala in Sweden for Over two weeks. Seven Hundred official delegates and lesser representatives battled with the subject under cover of political change economic development theology and Power structures. Revolutionary change submerged we affirm that the gos Pel of Christ is a message of non violence and love the statement said. Some of us hold that christians May Well participate in a violent struggle for liberation if there appears to be no other Way left. Others of us would argue that As christians we Are committed to non violence under All Circum Between these two Points of View widely opposed the Battle raged. In another statement the a foreign news exclusive i o r s in document after document the churches will never be Able to be accused of indifference or inaction. Three forces have kept the theme burning at Xun psalm. The first is the youth participation in the decision making Power structures All round the wicket the second is reaction against the increasing dangers of i m p e Ronal bureaucratic control of society the third is political events in Africa and elsewhere which aroused deep concern among delegates. The mood of the Assembly was Brittle at the before the real work of debate and consultation be Gan. A body of 140 youth participants met three Days before the Assembly Oti ened determined to be an activist pressure group throughout the proceedings. Can any struggle for eco nomic or social Justice succeed without recourse to violence if need be nothing was easier than to generate heat on this Issue and attacks were first concentrated on the sins of the West. Equilibrium was restored when a girl from Ghana one of the youth participants shouted we Are fed up with East and West propaganda. No nation is free from antagonism was suddenly deflated and subsequent judgments were More critically balanced. Youth participants in their role of guerrillas deter mined to storm the bastions of the acc were found to be armed with arrows not mortars a tank or two but no deadly missiles. The youth themselves were selected invited and paid for but had no intention of remaining Tam e or submissive. They served their purpose As a pressure group. A statement on revolt approved by the youth Assembly accused Church leaders of tending to sup port the status quo and of now throwing their weight behind demands for Radical change in the present inter National structures particularly in the domination of these structures by the Rich countries. Stress was made that Jesus Christ behaved in a manner quite different to the Way the official leaders behaved. He open to Man risked him self and was not afraid of breaking through the old patterns in order to reach Man. He manifested to Man what it Means to be this is revolutionary talk in some theological circles because the emphasis is on the dignity of Man and his place in society rather than on his need of conversion and his distinctive role As a Christian. Gandhi and mar tin Luther King were quoted As examples of the right r e v o Luti onary techniques that bring results even though Gandhi was not a Christian and Martin Luther King was fighting More for civil rights than personal commitment to christianity. The crunch came at Uppsala Over the conflict in Nigeria. Could the churches or the acc act As Media tors in this Case the revolutionary situation was political and military rather than economic but it was a matter of deadlock that cried out to be resolved. Uppsala managed to be Neutral ground where both sides in the conflict were Able to be brought together. Friction was acute at the first head on encounter As might be expected when the Secretary to the military governor of West Ern Nigeria met the adviser to breakaway Biafra. The breach widened perceptibly As disagreement piled up in argument. Politicians Sena tors International civil ser vants nations and outsiders All joined in and added to the confusion. The distinguished Indian intellectual m. M. Thomas of Bangalore declared in a speech to the whole Assem Bly but not in relation to any specific Issue it seems to me that the real problem is How to realize the gospel As reconciliation and Fellowship within the strategies of the revolutionary political Power this is precisely what came to be achieved and Uppsala takes some considerable credit for immediate action in Relief supplies and the Success that found a formula to make this possible. 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For added luxury the owners will enjoy a walk in clothes closet with mirrored by pass doors also an adjoining powder room. The centrally located family path is compartmentalized for use by More than one person at a time Homes available for sept. Is bungalows split Levels by Levels two storeys show Homes 253-4305 open daily 1-9 . In the award winning tradition of night beat by Jimmy King Csc radio s my kind of country tour ended when Bur charted trans air dc4 touche d Down wednesday at Winnipeg International Airport. The final performances which were staged in Thompson received. On our first night in Thompson which was a week ago Friday the Kinsmen held a cabaret night for which we provided the music a recreation Hall was decorated and everything. Was planned tastefully with soft lights and All. There was a capacity crowd an Dif the guests enjoyed being there As much As we did the evening big Success. On saturday morning Kinsman president Tom re tier arranged for us to take a tour of the Inco operation. Ron Huston who is a former Winnipeg Ger and through and refinery. The fantastic size of Lynn Lake and Killarn were All successful and Well an old acquaintance conducted an interesting tour Flie machinery and the method of operation was impressive. We. Played the concert that evening and if any us were a Little shaky it was because we reached the concert Hall by Mardin roster s shuttle set vide from the hotel. Sterlin Moss never took such chances behind a wheel. After the concert we enjoyed a gathering at the Home of Ray and Noreen Rogers where the company of Maurice Desjardin and other Kinsman members. The following Day we flew to Lynn Lake and since we had to do an extensive taping session As Well As a concert there we Hafl Little time to get around before saying Good Bye to recreational director Maury Walsh and taking off for Gillam on monday. Our visit to Gillam was both unique and interest ing. The air strip is right beside the town and on we took a chartered bus to the Camp site which is a few Miles away. We stayed in the Hydro staff quarters. We were quickly settled and issued our badges and keys by the Camp recreational director George Kelly and his assistant Bill Russell who extended us Fine hospitality. We staged two performance that evening in the rec Hall on the campsite and one at . The following morning for the men on the . After the morning show we did some More taping and after lunch we were taken on a tour of the Kettle rapids project which was conducted by Greg Cabana. Greg is one of the engineers working on the construction of this huge cofferdam which provide a Hydro electric generating station with a Poete Tiai of 1.25 million kilowatts. We had our meals in the Camp triess Hall and if we had to stay for any. Length of time in Gillam our aircraft would have had an extra weight problem. No City Type would dare to eat so Well three times a Day. That evening we played our last show of the tour in the new recreation Hall in town to a standing room audience. Following the show we were hosted at a party at the company quarters in town and renewed acquaint Ance with John Knight who was an associate during my civil service career. John came up to Gillam about two years ago when he was appointed town administrator. By this time we were treating our captin Chuck Stewart his co Pilot Al Murray and stewardess Gloria Barnes As part of the cast and they shared in All our activities. Although our schedule in Northern Manitoba was Busy Bur visit to these wilderness Points gave us a better insight into the Industry in our province and we enjoyed meeting some of the Fine people who Are responsible for making our Northern areas move. Because the Steiner Brothers had to open in Edmonton on thursday where they will be playing the Klondike Days festival Roy Ron and Rob were re v Spon sible for us arising at . Wednesday to get an Early Start Back to Winnipeg. Local Jive hotel Man Gord Hutchison is Back in Canada after a term of residence in Des Moin Iowa. Hutch who has been chosen hotel Man of the year by the commercial travellers association. For the two consecutive years while he was managing the Canadian hotel in Brandon is glad to be Back in Canada and is now the manager of the Westwood. Bernie and Jean Bray s son Billy sends his parents a Post card under extreme duress. Billy has been attending music Camp at the International peace gardens and As he has the appetite of a Longshoreman he complains like any healthy 13-year-old and predicts a death of malnutrition for himself. His postscript reads i am not allowed to eat until i write this former Winnipeg dancer Joan Saltel has been visiting from Kansas City where she has been the past 12 years. I a told that she looks More gorgeous than Ever and is still doing shows when something Good comes up and she can spare the time from her household duties. Jose Pinera and his pan. Americanos will be performing at 7 . Aug. 4 in. Assiniboine Park Yvette is the featured vocalist. Norma Drewitt president of the curtain raisers announces that the annual Black and White Ball is to be held on oct. 18 rather than in november As previously announced. The Date has been changed in order not to conflict with functions held by other cultural organizations. The Ball is the curtain Raiser s major fund raising event of the year and promises to be an exciting evening. . Foreign Aid Bill is lowest in 20 years Washington up the House of represent Atiles passed a foreign Aid authorization Bill thursday night after trimming it to the lowest amount in the . Aid program s 20-year history. The Bill now goes to the sen ate. The total is under the administration s budget re quest of fiscal 1969. Steeper cuts Are expected when the program s companion Money Bill goes before a con Gress attempting to slice the . Budget deficit. The House action was a stun Ning setback for president John son. He had issued a special a peal to Congress wednesday not to go beyond nearly Cut by the foreign affairs com Mittee. Before passing the Bill the House wrote in language direct ing the president to negotiate with Israel for the Sale of 50 f-4 phantom Jet fighters. Other amendments provided that no Grants sales or Loans shall be made under the Mili tary assistance program for Purchase of sophisticated weapons such As Jet planes by less developed countries. Rockefeller campaigns hard Chicago special tons is a familiar Figur As he tries again to be presiden of the United states. So Nice t see has replaced i but it s still delivered with a big Grin Strong hand shake and boundless enthusiasm. At rallies there s still the big greeting with arms spread wid from the speaker s stand. But there s another. Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller that s rarely shown in Public these Days. It s of display private in a Hundred Motel and hotel Parlours across the country wherever delegates to Republican National convention can be gathered. I talk to the delegates get to know gov. Rockefeller said Friday claiming that in the previous two weeks Richare m. Nixon had lost 42 delegates while he and California gov Ronald Reagan had gained support. Or. Nixon., had suffered a slow gov. Rocke Feller said adding that the former vice president will be below 600 votes for the Nomina Tion 667 Are needed to win even when the favorite sons have dropped out. How does Rockefeller present hims Elf in private to the men and women who will cast the votes in Miami Beach s convention Hall it s the underside of the iceberg the most important Side. It s All very informal. In the Orange and Gold Waldorf room of the Hilton hotel in Chicago some of the delegates and alternates from Illinois sat in a Semi Circle facing the governor. Gov. Rockefeller spoke without notes As he always does in the intimate meetings. The audience listened intently. First the statistics about new York state rolled off How in seven years enrolment at the state University had increased from to students How capital construction pro Grams will provide jobs a year for the next five years How there has been a 63 per cent growth in income in the state and How employment is at an All time High. It was encyclopedic and spontaneous and All directed to the Point that 10 years As new York s governor has Given him Broad administrative e x p e r i ence. Throughout the meetings s far in 43 states he stresses h is an administrator while or Nixon is a legislator and tha Broad administrative experience is needed to meet the problem of the 1970 s. Gov. Rockefeller u a 11 j Speaks for about 15 or 2 minutes and practicality is the keynote. It is a speech aimed not Only at the head but at Thi coat tails at the men and women who come into the room with jewelry bearing local candidates names and the governor Hopes a burning de sire to elect local office holders he hammers Home How the gop is a minority party with 27 per cent of the vote and How we have to Cross Over the line this time to inherent is the theme that he More. Than mr., Nixon appeals to inde Pendents. Gov. Rockefeller re lates How he came within votes of carrying new York City which is democratic Are mentions of polls like one taken by the Philadelphia Republican City Welsh nationalist Defeated London Reuters the labor party survived a Welsh nationalist Challenge thursday n a by election to retain the parliamentary seat of Caerphilly a traditional labor stronghold. Labor s majority crashed to compared with at a Leneral election in 1966. The result was Thomas Evans labor James Williams Welsh a Kalist Robert Williams conserva Ives Peter. Sadler Liberal in another Welsh labor Itro ngh old Rhondda West last year the Welsh nationalists caused a 27-p e r a e n t swing i against labor and finished a lose second. Parliamentary standings Abor 348, conservative and Al ies 261, Liberal 12, Republican labor 1, Welsh nationalists 1, scottish nationalists 1, inde pendent labor 1, Independent conservative 1, vacant speak r and two Deputy speakers. Committee in june which showed or. Nixon losing with 29 per cent of the vote to vice president Hubert Humphrey. Gov. Rockefeller Points out the poll showed he would win Philadelphia with 47 per cent of the vote to or. Humphrey s 46 per cent. Sometimes there Are Little stories designed to show he in t anathema to labor which is Strong in the big cities. And he talks about George Wallace about the candidate from Alabama s rising popular Ity in. The South the 30 per cent of the vote he just might poll in november. Gov. Rocke Feller mentions he believes winning the South is Basic to or. Nixon s electoral strategy. The questions from delegates Are generally serious and searching. He will be asked about the vice presidency and perhaps gov. Ronald Reagan. He replies with a Little joke that As an underdog he has not been close enough to getting the Nomina Tion to really worry yet about running mate. Besides he adds gov. Reagan has spoken out publicly to say that he is not interested in second spot. Gov. Rockefeller is asked about what might happen after the War in Vietnam ends and the governor tells about the commission he set up to Deal with Post Vietnam problems in new York. He warns about the danger of a depression after the War unless inflation is curbed now. Fiscal responsibility is a key heme. He stresses the balance of payments problem must be solved by balancing the budget and curbing inflation not just by palliative like a possible tax on tourists. Then there s Barry Gold water. Gov. Rockefeller Speaks warmly about the 1964 nominee How he s a Friend now after the bitterness. But he Points out if the democratic party has one Genius it s the ability to squabble like mad in picking its candidate then pull together after he is chosen without crippling and lasting grudges. By convention time aug. 5, the governor will have travelled about Miles and1 been in 47 states. It is estimated he will have shaken hands with and talked to approximately three fourths of the delegates. Of course the principal objective is to Stop a first ballot Victory by or. Nixon and loosen delegates for later ballots after the first. I too am an alternate if you want a win he tells them. How effective has it All been clearly it s too Early to Tell. But gov. Rockefeller s meet Ings with the delegates Are the Core. Around them Are built the rallies like wednesday s in Chicago s South Side to show that Blacks can Back a Rocke Feller. Lionel Hampton the band Leader outlined this theme Well when he stood and with the governor in the pre dominantly Black Hirsch High school Here and turning to gov. Rockefeller said you know How to use the White keys and the Black keys to make Beautiful excursion by train to Lake of the Woods monday August 5th enjoy a. Day s Outing by train and visit the source of greater Winnipeg s water Supply. A distance of Miles. Picnicking fishing swimming no catering facilities bring your own lunch. Train leaves . Station St. Boniface monday August . . Returning to St. Boniface approximately . . Return fare adults juveniles 6-14 bus service available from Portage and main at . . For information Call 943-2421 or 233-1456 the metropolitan corporation of greater Winnipeg operating the greater Winnipeg water District railway you can Bank and shop in the courts of St. James do your banking where and when you do your shopping. Where in the Bank of Montreal s new permanent premises in the courts of St. James at Portage Avenue and Ronald Street. When starting monday. We re moving there this weekend from our temporary quarters at Lodge and Booth streets. You la find every banking convenience in this modern b of m savings accounts with top interest chequing accounts to Aid your budgeting current accounts for efficient business personal loan facilities Security with the 24-hour depository or your own safety Deposit Box. And Friendly people ready to help you in All financial matters. Shopping in the courts of St. James be sure to drop in soon and see for yourself that banking really is better at Canada s first Bank. Now in permanent premises. Open 10a.m.to3 . Mondays to thursdays 10 . To 6 . Fridays Bank of Montreal Canada s first Bank Charles Wilcox manager courts of St. James Branch ;