Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 11, 1969, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba growing to beat 701 Winnipeg free press final edition vol. 76 no. 218 Price Loc wednesday june 11, 1969 Sunrise . Moonrise . Sunset . Moonset . Forecast Cloudy and Cool 32 and 45 chiropractor opt outs predicted negotiators not Happy with terms for entering medicare a number of Manitoba s 44 practising chiropractors May opt out of the medical care insurance plan when chiropractic services go under the plan or. Ronald h. Collett of Winnipeg said tuesday in a Telephone inter View. I chiropractic and Polo metric services Are slated to be included tinder medicare july i. Or. Collett is head of a Manitoba chiropractors As-1 Socia Tion committee which cur i gently is discussing details of the j proposed arrangement with officials of the Manitoba health Royal and Nova Scotia to ask 8% As. Of monday Montreal up the Royal Bank of Canada and the Bank of Nova Scotia today announced an increase in their prime leading rate to eight per cent from iy.2 per cent effective next monday. Inter Lake project to Cost million services insurance corporation. To Date the association s committee has been definitely less than enthusiastic about cer Tain aspects of the government grand rapids Man. Spe Cial a More than million funds for Rural economic development recreational pro insurance corporation s thinking Tram the Interlake Region of " the province was announced Here tuesday night by Manitoba tourism and recreation mini Ster j. B. Carroll. Or. Carroll told a Public meeting the estimated total Cost of the program was million with about million ear marked for Highway and Access improvements. He said another had been set aside for purchasing property and thai about the proposed inclusion of chiropractic service or. Collett said. He said there was some discussion of whether the association should air its grievances publicly. He noted chiropractors would have the same rights to opt out of medicare that medical Doc tors enjoy and admitted that it was possible some chiropractors please see medicare Page 12 the balance would Park development. Be spent on not out to make political Hay Weir by Jed f Premier Walter says he does t intend to make political Hay at this week s Federal provincial constitutional Confer ence in Ottawa. The purpose of these conferences is not to be politically m r. Weir told newsmen at Winnipeg inter National Airport tuesday evening prior to the leaving for the nation s capital. He plans to return Friday. Asked whether he thought the forthcoming in camera constitutional Parley would improve his political image As much As the televised february Federal provincial was said to have the Premier said the conference had a much More important Pur pose to develop a set of guide lines which will provide us with the Canada we d like to have and Manitoba s part in it for 100 years or the delegation led by the Premier also includes attorney general Sterling r. Lyon Derek Bedson clerk of the Manitoba executive Council l. S. Part Ridge assistant Deputy finance 179 May contest election collapse of the social credit movement in Manitoba has Cut the number of candidates con testing the june 25 election to a figure below the total who entered the 1966 Vole barring last minute entries. It. Is expected that approximately 179 candidates will be in the Field when nominations close today. The figure in 1966 was 185 and in 1962 it was 165. All three major parties have nominated candidates for the 57 Ridings while Only three social j credit supporters Are expected i to be in the running. In 1966 the soc cd fielded 18 and in 1962 they had 12. Others expected to be Nomi i naked today include Uvo communists and three independents. The conservatives completed their slate monday. Last night the liberals nominated two and the nip one to bring their total entries to 57. The liberals chose Don 55, a Minnedosa area Farmer to oppose Premier Walter Weir in Minnedosa and named j. R. Jack Mitchell to contest Roblin constituency i j. W. Heinrichs a Hal Stradt District Farmer was named by the nip to run in Rhineland. Minister in charge of Federal provincial relations and re please see Weir Page 19 loony flakes Snow and what is so rare As a Day in june with Snow but the Dominion Public weather office Winnipeg is predicting just that cold with Snow flurries tonight and tomorrow morning. A cold Arctic air mass moving southward through Manitoba was expected to reach Winnipeg by Early this afternoon. With it were to come Cloud and showers turning to Light Snow flurries overnight. "1 Don t think it will last but anyone who is up late tonight or Early tomorrow might see a few Snow said the weather Man. At 11 this morning it was 65 and sunny in greater Winnipeg by evening the temperature was expected to drop to 40 and then to 32 by tomorrow morning. Winds were expected to switch at noon today from the West to the North at 20 . And gusting. The Outlook for the next two clays for cold weather with a High tomorrow of 45 to 50. The record Low for june 11 was in 1947 when the temperature dipped to 31. The record High was set in 1949 a sweltering 96.8. The Weatherman said the cold air passing Over Mani Toba is unusual for this time of year. Normally such masses originating in the Arctic moved Southeast Over Hudson Bay and across Northern Quebec. We want to make optimum use of the resources based on land capability in the the minister told the meeting. At the same time we Are coordinating our plans for this area with the province wide recreation to be financed on a Federal provincial Cost sharing basis under the Fred agreement he said the program had been designed to enhance economic opportunities in the Interlake Region As Well As provide recreational facilities for Mani Loans and tourists. Among the areas a Arcady designated As targets for the program Are Winnipeg Beach where 36 acres of land have been acquired and the town of Winnipeg Beach has donated another 20 acres of waterfront. Work began two years ago on this develop ment which includes plans for extensive Beach facilities and a Marina. Gimli where a combined Day use and destination Park will provide group parking. Is a Long term project rather than an immediate develop ment. Sans Souci where land is being obtained for limited facilities relating to the Netley marshes. Plus developments at Lily Bay Lake Manitoba Narrows Steep. Rock Lake St. George and Mantagas Lake. The timing of the announce ment one of two major statements or. Carroll was expected to make this week during a tour of the Pas constituency which he has represented since 1958 where he is seeking re election june 25 had nothing to do with the current provincial general elec Tion Campaign according to a senior Manitoba civil servant. Please see Interlake Page 12 i the announcement follows an j increase today in the Bank of Canada s prime rate to 7 a from j 7 per cent and a boost last Mon Day to per cent in the prime Rale of . Banks. The Toron to Dominion Bank increased its prime rate monday to per cent from 7 a. W. Earle Mclaughlin chair Man of the Royal Bank said the increase reflects the pressure created by generally rising in Terest Rales both in Canada and abroad. The boost. Or. Mclaughlin said is an anti inflationary move designed to curtail it demand which has continued to be heavy in recent months resulting in reduced liquidity in the Canadian banking system. A summer squeeze on credit confirmed tuesday night for canadians As the Bank of Canada announced its rate increase. The moves could mean another upward twist in the Price spi ral. Please see Banks Page 19 Premier Walter Weir holds sidewalk conference in Ottawa Constitution conference under Way regional disparity Issue new hot topic in talks John Sifton Dies at 43 Ottawa up regional disparity easily dominated the list of Likely Agenda topics As the three Day constitutional conference got under Way Here today. Subject of a closed door ministerial meeting tuesday it emerged As a probable source of Federal proposals for constitutional changes intended to give Ottawa More leeway to encourage economic growth in designated regions of the country. And Jean Marchand minister of the new department of Region John Sifton president of the Winnipeg free press co. Ltd., John Sifton Bend sets out farm formula today rangers unload vets conc Etc Howe ii today s Index 63 classified to s3 comics 48, deaths 2fi finance 44 to 47 Jumble 71 movies 52 sports Fiu to 68 television 51 women 21 to 25 zone Tola i nearly everyone reads the free press by Derik Hodgson v1rden, Man. Staff the Manitoba Liberal party says that unless attention is paid to the problems facing the Grain Farmer this province will see an exodus from Rural areas. Delivering a White paper on agriculture Here Liberal Leader r. W. Bobby Bend said decisions must be made immediately to provide a brighter Outlook for Grain banners. He told nearly 200 people at a Liberal rally in the Virden please see Page 56 for More provincial election coverage. Auditorium a Liberal govern ment would press for fair and equitable system for two priced or. Bend noted the future Outlook for Grain sales was not Bright As Many experts could not foresee a delivery quota greater j than five bushels for some Lime to come. I he said that there were several important decisions to be made if we can t sell Grain through the elevator it can be sold through livestock. J we need a Way to help the Grain Farmer who decides shift Over to livestock. Farmers should be Kat Chewan and Alberta to Ottawa to personally ask for two priced both he and Liberal candidate Here Earl Dawson told the rally every member of the Weir gov reyment without exception has voted against two priced wheat. Or. Bend said although two priced system was nol the entire answer it would be a step in the right direction. He said the of the Liberal party was to help Grain Farmers and livestock producers to sex i please see karm Page 12 died tuesday in Hospital in los Angeles after a lengthy illness. Or. Sifton was born in Aurora ont., oct. 22, 1925, the son of Victor and Louise Sifton. He was president of up publications general manager of the Winnipeg free press and a director of Sun publishing co ltd., and mail and several other companies. Or. Sifton was appointed to several of these posts in april 1961, after the death of his father. John Sifton literally grew up in the newspaper business and As a child was his father s constant companion on business occasions and in sports activities involving horses in which his father was deeply interested. He attended school in Regina Winnipeg Toronto and Lennox Ville que., and later went to United College in Winnipeg and Queens University studying economics and history. In 1943 he left school to enlist in the Canadian army infantry As a private. He was discharged j in j94t As a Corporal. Although is had received considerable newspaper experience prior to the second world War after his military discharge he began a serious Effort to learn every aspect of the business. In the autumn of 1945 he went to w o r k for Canadian press doing mostly general reporting and remained until 1947 when he went to University. After leaving University he became news editor of the Brockville ont recorder and times an experience which or. Sifton said gave me a Chance to do literally from Brockville he went to the Winnipeg free press As a reporter did general please see Sifton Page 12 Al economic expansion grabbed most of the attention As he out lined details of the proposed regional disparities act to Provin Cial ministers and later the commons committee on Region Al development. Please see ban meet Page 15 . Cuts plan defence dept. Axes billion space lab by Richard Homan Washington special tons the defence department unexpectedly tuesday announced that it has cancelled the billion manned orbiting labor Atory Mol program and for the time being is dropping All plans for manned military space activities. The decision made on Short notice Over the weekend apparently the result of an intensive Effort within the Nixon administration to make significant reductions in Over All Mili tary spending to win additional congressional support for pro Grams such As the safeguard anti ballistic missile system. Please see Mol plans Page 12 Trudeau defends secret sessions Ottawa up prime min ister Trudeau and the 10 Provin Cial premiers obviously respecting their adherence lose Crecy went behind tightly guarded doors today to tackle some gut issues of Feder Al provincial relations. It s secret because it s a working said the prime minister As he walked. Across the Street from his East Block office to the old Union station building where the con j Stith tonal meeting is being held. Without television perhaps some people will want to take a less rhetorical or less theatrical he said. The premiers said Little about the three Day conference except that they were coming with open minds. It s hard to say anything until the conference is eluded said Premier Walter Weir of Manitoba. Manitoba Lias a reputation of always a. I see you Are also campaigning in said pre m i e r Jean Jacques Bertrand when he met the Manitoba pre Mier. Or. Weir is campaigning for a provincial election while please see secret Page 15 Hellyer stirs storm business today disa Toronto up and labor leaders greed Civ from is in a financial mess. Or. Hellyer Liberal member being he added As Ai parliament for Toronto Trini he strolled outside the building prior to the meeting. Huge ill lir Agency fears were expressed tucs Frank r. Dill outgoing presi resources Day night that greater Winni Dent of the organization. I greater pc s soon to be Rele Secl social the audit s final report is sorted service audit would recommend expected to be made Public in a huge monolithic Agency pm about a week. The two year Pha sizing Quantity rather than j study of welfare needs own to own and run their livestock on the two priced wheat postal or. Bend said he hoped Progress could be achieved in the right Way but if there is no j immediate action by the Federal i government then i i with the premiers Quality of social services and thai the Public would accept the report s recommendations As the final answers to Community to i social problems. I h was also charged that the helped j provincial government s civil service was overstepping its authority in attempting to die pro i talc the policies and programs of private social agencies. Both Points were hit upon by both speakers Al the annual meeting of the sir Hugh John would go Macdonald Hostel or. Philip of Sas Lukatz a child psychiatrist and and projections in Winnipeg was Spon. By the province the United Way of greater Winni a Peg the Winnipeg foundation looking for a pet this want and us Der Doys Birds and tropical fish 1211 registered toy male is among the hundreds of bar gains in today s classified Section. No matter what you need shop and save in free press want ads. And the Community welfare planing Council. Or. Kalz who worked on the audit s child welfare technical committee told the meeting in the investors Syndicate building auditorium that it was so much nonsense to believe that one could take the present people in the social service Field swirl them around to or Tate Une new Agency and that this would solve the problems of p r o v i a i n g ser please scr audit Page 12 by who resigned from the Cabi net in april Over Federal hous ing policy told a meeting of business school Deans at York University that the Federal government is to blame because of poor business practice and plan Ning. He said Public policy is based on haphazard political promises uninformed ministerial decisions and the advice of senior civil servants. Such plans As medical care were introduced without a careful analysis. In an interview or. Hellyer also said several government programs would have to be Cut Back next year because of poor planning. He did not name them. The problem is that pro grains were started without projections on future expenses and when the realization of what the costs Are comes it leads to curtailment of other programs. This is going to happen next but Loday. There were conflict ing views. Please see Hellyer Page 19 Border units clash China claims russians started it honk Kong Asp chinese and soviet Border troops clashed again in Sinkiang province tuesday night radio peking re ported today. Sinkiang is where China s nuclear establishment is located. The radio monitored Here said Large numbers of soviet tanks and armoured cars had in following a first Exchange of fire Between the two sides shortly before 10 . Broadcasting a chinese pro test sent to the soviet embassy in peking today the radio said the clash is still in its stiff protest note the peking foreign ministry alleged that soviet troops shot and killed a chinese woman sheep Herder. The note claimed that dozens of soviet Border troops had first intruded into the Western part of Karluk Mountain Yumin country in China s Sinkiang uighur autonomous Region and provoked chinese herdsmen at . On june 10. The note added that soviet troops had kidnapped one chinese Herdsman. Ten minutes later chinese Frontier guards attempted to negotiate the soviet troops but the latter opened fire killing the chinese woman shepherded. Chinese troops were forced to return fire. Following this Exchange the russians launched a Large num Ber of tanks and armoured cars please see Border Page 15 secret govt. Set i by Jonathan Randal Paris special tons the National liberation front Elf tuesday announced the formation of a provisional revolutionary government of South Vietnam in a major move Likely to complicate the stale mated Paris peace talks. A. Elf spokesman Here officially confirmed a radio Hanoi broadcast announcing that the Republic of South Vietnam revolutionary government had been set up at a special meeting in liberated territory held Between june 6 and 8. Elf sources moved quickly to fill out some of the Many questions left unanswered in the official announcement which surprised observers More be cause of its timing than because of the decision itself. Elf sources said that mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh has been named foreign minister of the provisional revolutionary government and would henceforth please see secret Page 19 door open Nixon by Carroll Kilpatrick Washington special tons president Nixon said tuesday on his return to the White House from Midway Island that the United states had opened wide the door to he invited Hanoi s leaders to talk with us through that declaring that if they refuse they must Bear the responsibility for blocking the Road to or. Nixon said that North Vietnam could respond either by withdrawing their forces or by negotiating in Paris or through both please see door Page 19 ;