Winnipeg Free Press

Saturday, June 21, 1969

Issue date: Saturday, June 21, 1969
Pages available: 147
Previous edition: Friday, June 20, 1969
Next edition: Monday, June 23, 1969

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 21, 1969, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press. Saturday june 21, 1969 Man sphere opens Gates passing underneath the water fall and tucked away in a Corner is a Small lighted tree stump informing visitors the Nelson River Hydro electric project is Northern Manitoba. From there the visitor enters the Bright world of the Mani Toba Telephone system where couples Are invited to pick their favorite coloured heart from two groups. Continued Trade Centre in Toronto said considerable interest is shown by visitors in what expo 70, being held in Tokyo has to offer. This is the first time we be been in Winnipeg in six or. Oue said while showing his local Talent provides visitors with Honky Tonk selections. There Are 200 seats inside the Arena and 200 seats outside. If it Rains the Trio playing inside become a quintet when the Banjo player and accordion player move George Prost and Clair Leatherdale the co directors of the operation said. On toe Back is a Horoscope slides of Japan. Many visiting telling the visitor and compan the display were surprised to Ion who their color mate that Japan has two thirds along Vith a plug Lor land area of Manitoba and a population of 100 Rill ii. Booth in front of this is a rather comes series of mod Flowers imaginative entry from Domin each telling something of Indus j stores called the biggest trial development in Manitoba. Shopping buggy in the world. Calls. After the Telephone psychedelic red and Green tree roots and a message printed Down saying Manitoba s Forest future will turn the Are part of the display Given Over to telling the Story of Manitoba s Forest pro ducts. Leaving the three cows Heads Are Bobbing and mooing welcoming the visitor to the farm area of the display which illustrates the need for diversification in Mani Toba s agricultural Industry. Then it s into a mine. It could be any one of the numerous mines in Northern Manitoba but and the boast is a fairly Safe wants que. Vote on Republic Premier Bertrand pledged to the delegates that if retained As party and government Leader a presidential system of govern ment in the province would be established if the people want he has already said that referendum legislation will be brought before the National As Sembly this fall. In his Conven walked to the podium to Start i Day of rising tension on the sex Gates were damaged by sep the speaking. Jyh Ibitson grounds where the Ai at fires. His candidacy is taken lightly three Day convention is being j who have this year the whole grounds Tion address he did not detail layout was dependent on the How the presidential system closing of Empress Street from Rapelje Avenue to St. Matthews Avenue and exhibition officials said they received the full co operation of the Polo Park merchants association and the Winnipeg police department. Gene holler s wild animal one because it would take the cattle shows and the someone at least the size of the1 world of youth Paymon Are Al Jolly Green giant to push the Street with the youth Pavilion occupy in a Corner of Alexander Park. The youth Pavilion organized and operated by the greater Winnipeg students Union under the supervision of exhibition officials features a dance every Day with a different band and a Coffee House each night with cart around. Two the big entertainment attractions Are run by the exhibition m a n i a a. R 1 o a gambling Concession and the indoor and outdoor Beer gardens with a roaring to s Honky Tonk Motif. Mani Carlo with its Blackjack tables and Roulette wheel is the big innovation which the exhibition officials have kept carefully under wraps until opening Day. With Honky Tonk piano music luring them in visitors come to it contains displays of Ore from try theh. Luck at an assortment each and a "miner1 sits games of Chance most of lighted helmet in the Tunnel which arc o the Crown and handing out Sticks of Dyna mite to Young visitors. Coloured lights bouncing around in a room of mirrors Greet the visitor Las he leaves the government display. And in the mirrors is a sign from Manitoba s number one sales Man Sidney Spivak minister of Industry and Commerce. You Are looking at the person who can make Manitoba grow to beat 70. So the sign says. A Well done display from the Canadian Penitentiary service tells in slides and sound the cause of crime preventive measures and Steps taken in correctional institutions. This display As All Federal government displays where sound is used offers the visitor the Choice of hearing the message in English or French. The Canadian forces this year use a rear screen projection technique becoming quite common at exhibitions to pre sent a movie of their training and combat operations. Shigeru Oue at the Japan Anchor wheel variety. The presence of the Blackjack tables and the Roulette wheel May indicate the hastening of a liberalization of Manitoba Laws governing certain forms of gambling. Last year Man sphere introduced a first for the province and Western Canada with their Beer gardens and have continued it this year. Within the party and he stirred up both mild cheers of support and some Boos when he switched to English from French to declare that under his leadership we will be Able to speak the bomb scare capped off a held and in the City where Vio-1 Lence broke out Early Friday. A Molotov cocktail set Furni Ture on fire in the lobby of the chateau Frontenac hotel was shattered by Mailbox Gunpowder bomb and the cars of two Union National Dele camped at the exhibition grounds since the convention started thursday closed Down the coliseum for a 20-minute Security Check. Baggage and handbags belonging to delegates inside at the time were exam ined. Unveils new Atlas Toronto up Premier John Robarts thursday night officially unveiled the economics Atlas of Ontario a massive study of economic geography which took eight years and to produce. The pre Mier told some 200 politicians planners and economists that the work is the most comprehensive analysis of the eco nomic geography of Ontario Ever undertaken. It will sell in bookstores for would function in the Canadian context but he made it a key Point in his vision of the new or. Bertrand s proposal was echoed immediately after by his education minister last of the three candidates to speak and main challenger to or. Ber Trand to become the successor to the late Premier Daniel John son. Or. Bertrand. Who celebrated his 53rd birthday Friday with the help of his placard waving supporters has been interim party Leader since or. John son s death last september. Or. Cardinal 4-year-old for Mer Law Dean at the University a different group of Folk singers of Montreal Drew a noisy burst City police demonstrating arc on the use hand of applause when he also told of Al the delegates breathalyzer radar Finger print j we need to modernise que ing and traffic safety. A film a Bee s n festival each afternoon and a scuba diving demonstration round out the offerings at this display. The significant thing with this display is the Way Winnipeg teen agers creatively tackled the Challenge and Opportunity Given to them by exhibition officials. Back inside the Arena two of the new displays were entries from the University of Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba explaining some aspects of the operation of each University. Wives complain to Trudeau ii he s a Brave said one of his staff. I would t want to face All those wives. But he turned on the the three Day conference of the Liberal caucus with the prime minister and members of the Cabinet is an exercise in trying to determine what role the backbench government member should play in Parlia to use the Trade Cen re at the Back of fee word but it be Arena tells visitors Lmh the their conver. Use of slides of the develop Tion As t seek to sex in h ment of Japan. Although this display is primarily a Trade Mission Mroue who is associate director of the Japan conference is being held. At the briefing for the press in Advance of the weekend it was used four Winnipeg Centre re elect Jim Cowan x progressive conservative pro note the future of Mani Toba and our Young people vote progressive conservative. In Saskatchewan when the nip gov t Wai in Power growth stopped until the nip were Defeated. Fot information and transportation phone 943-2595 meetings times. G. Laniel Beauharnois the chairman of the Liberal caucus sough to offset the impression that the grit backbench ers were fed he added however that they wanted More Partick Ca pation in policy making and in but via r i i i Ilia Iuit Liberal my it will assess his he criticized the present sys tem which he said permitted the Liberal opposition to make an electoral platform of the legislature at the expense of tax payers. And he accused the provincial civil service of having bad habits which have to be the time for speeches is Over. We have to administer Quebec. We have to bring order into the civil service. They Are not there to Lead the government. We have to re establish the authority of the government of supporters for both Candi dates had worked themselves up to a frenzied pitch in 2vi hours of shouting chanting marching and sign waving demonstrations present contribution within the i inside the coliseum before the existing Structure and also define changes and procedures necessary for a More effective fulfilment of his role said or. Candidates arrived to make their speeches. Ten brass and drum bands blared steadily and the Conven Laniel. Friday night behind doors the Liberal caucus including Liberal senators had their opening session headed keynote saturday the seminar was on the my the standing committee of the Tion site was splashed with the closed i cd White and Blue colors of the Bertrand organization and the Orange and Blue of the Cardinal clan. Or. Bertrand was carried into the Arena on the shoulders of cheering partisans. After his address Bertrand there was also a hostesses raced through the discussion of the my and crowd giving out birthday kits caucus i More noise makers. Hun saturday afternoon the Mem j dress of delegates lit sparklers Bers were to examine their Vole around the coliseum As sym in relationship with the Cabinet Bolic birthday candles and in terms of Public service. Or. Cardinal added impetus a second afternoon session was to his Campaign when he a to Deal with the my in the j geared with mrs. Johnson. Commons. Sunday they were widow of the late Premier expected to discuss the my and i whose 2-year-old son has a would you like to have Cash for your accounts Dur company is one of a very new who buy accounts in bulk and we buy them every Day. If you Are presently carrying any receivable and would like to get your Money out of them now let us know. We would be pleased to make you an outer. 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We Hope to make it Clear that we want a larger role in the parliamentary or. Laniel was questioned by reporters As to Why backbench liberals did not ask More questions of the government in the commons he explained that they were inhibited by a worry that if they appeared too critical they might spoil their chances of eventually getting promoted to the Cabinet. He also pointed out that if they were very critical of a piece of legislation in the House they could not very Well turn around and vote for it. The program for the weekend is meant to examine the various aspects of the role of the Singer stalks off As a representative i including his activities in Ottawa and in the constituency. After the weekend conference a special committee of caucus will be established to study and implement the conclusions of each of the seminars. Assisting or. Laniel in the organization of the conference is Barney Danson geared frequently with the Edu cation minister. In his speech or. 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