Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 15, 1969, Winnipeg, Manitoba Homes in All districts 1200 Pembina hwy., Winnipeg 19, Man. 24 hour service 452-2132 Winnipeg free press by Carrier 50c per week tuesday july 15, 1969 Edtl number ccs6 local Canada . "overseas11 packing shipping phone 786-6081 agents Allied Van lines Coffee Are by Bill Trebilcox the blessed rain the gentle those Are two expressions that Are not being used by anyone involved with outdoor summer events in Winnipeg this year the red River sex. The Gold eyes and Rainbow Slage have All Felt the crowd cutting effects of the More Inan needed rain. The Only people to have escaped so far seem to be the Blue bombers and maybe that s a Good Omen. Given a couple of Days of stifling heat Over the weekend and the crowds really turned out at Rainbow stage. It s doubtful if g. Campbell Maclean Rainbow presi Dent and Jack Shapira realized How Apt their issuing of rain cheques this summer might be. Unlike the baseball rain Check which entitles the fan to a free admission to the next game if it Rains before the fifth inning the rain cheques issued by Rainbow stage this season Are asking for help in guaranteeing permanent insurance against rain outs. And despite the weather problems there s been lots of lighter and brighter moments at Rainbow Dur ing the current run of the King and i. One of ilium was this note which accompanied a rain Cheque for s2. I m Only eight and my brother is five and we d like to be Able to buy your roof so that everyone can go to Rainbow the was signed Sydney Shore and so the people Al Rainbow say thank you Sydney Shore then there was the very Youthful member of the cast one of the Many children in the King s Couri a four year old boy whose costume pants became very Clamp due to natural causes just prior to Ruriani time. He was dried out on time by holding him up to a fan the King and i plays till saturday july 19 with funny girl taking Over on wednesday july 30 for two and a half weeks. One spot where they re hoping for Kinder treatment from the Rains than the Calgary Stampede received is Morris. Manitoba where the Manitoba Stampede got under Way officially today with Many of the cowpokes on hand from Calgary. Attendance at the Calgary event dropped Over 50.000 this year mainly due to the Rair Avlon Peci s Khartum Temple of the shrine and Noble los Garside. Editor of the local shrine publication. Khartum Temple news received an outstanding award at i he Imperial shrine get together in Seattle a couple of weekends Back. The event attended by shrines from the United states and Canada saw Khartum Temple and Noble Garside honoured with plaques signifying the Imperial potentate s award first place for shrine publications in the under class. Judging was based on such newspaper fundamentals As local provincial and National items makeup and readability and human interest. A Veteran in the communications Field he s one of our broadcast Industry pioneers Les Garside has been editing the Khartum Temple news for four years. New his fellow Nobles smile when they ask him Why it took him so Long to win the top award an interesting conversation with Gerry Johnson chief executive officer of kind to. Channel 12, confirmed the fact that while he s one of a group negotiating for Purchase of to outlets in Moose jaw and Regina he s still a Winnipeg resident and still at kind. So to the staff of Channel 12, Gerry is still looking Over your shoulders. 3voijm Coston promoter extraordinary of the Mani Toba travel and convention association is breathing easier today. He s still in Possession of tickets for the tournament of champs the ladies professional Golf association tournament which takes place at Glendale country club in mid August. Norm parked his Ford court Esy convertible on his downtown lot and returned to find thieves had gained entry by the usual route where convertibles Are concerned they d slashed the top. They missed the 60.000 tournament admission tickets which were in the trunk however. This is the scene at tuesday s swearing in of the new democratic party government of Manitoba. In the foreground Are premiered Schreyer left and lieutenant governor Richard s. Bowles and in the background left to right finance minister Saul Cherniack attorney general Al Mackling and health minister Sidney Cercen. Thug grabs fires into desk. Tells clerk 1 want to lie a today is grand opening for Stampede moving and storage the careful movers members of Allied Van lines . Winnipeg 774-2435 Brandon 723-4414 Dauphin 63s-3253 weather report an armed Bandit got away with 3230 from the St. Regis hotel 285 Smith Street tuesday morning after firing a shot into the front desk to convince the night clerk it was t a joke. Winnipeg police said the robbery occurred at . When the night clerk was approached by a Man who said. I want the Money the clerk told police he thought the Man was fooling until he fired a shot into the desk. Then police said he ordered the clerk to place the. Cash drawer on the desk scooped up s230 and walked out. Police have he serial numbers of four is Hills taken in he robbery. They Are z Over 0 2728430 x Over 0 0764-155 0 Over p osg85g6 v Over p 3118079. Police Hope anyone who comes across Bills with these serial numbers will Call the Winnipeg police department. Police said the Bandit was described As being 35 years old. Five feet eight inches to five feet 10 inches tall slim build weighing about 150 pounds. He had a dark complexion w a s tanned clean shaven with Short dark hair. He wore n Cream or yellow shirt Light Blue pants and jacket and car ried a dark coloured gun. He was not masked. By Goi Idon Arnold mor1us, Man. Staff More than 70 units made their Way Clown the main Street of this Community tuesday morning in the kick pm f Parade for the big m Stampede. Thousands of people lined tic town s main Street Highway 75 to see Mani Toba s second largest Parade which is the forerunner to a week of frenzied activity in this normally peaceful own of Many ol1 the units were entered in the Mani sphere 99 Parade and have come Here to take part in this Parade which Ushers in Canada s second largest Rodeo. At . Premiered Schreyer and lie ulna no governor Richard s. Bowles of Manitoba were scheduled to officially open the Stam Pede and b c v c r 1 e y Mazer miss Manitoba will be among those present for opening Clay festivities. Each Clay of the big m has been Given a special name. Tuesday of course is grand opening a y. Wednesday is Centennial Day and will be the Kickoff for the Stampede s 1970 activities. An official recep Tion for Centennial a n cd government official s is slated. Bottling co. Fined delay downtown plan City asks Winnipeg wants metro to put off hearings to allow time for analysis by Bob i Sowas Winnipeg City Council wants six months to study metro s i downtown development p 1 a n i which Calls for the spending of i s46 million in Public funds to attract s127 million in private development to the area. Council passed a Resolution monday asking metro Council for a six month adjournment of i Public hearings on the develop ment plan scheduled to begin wednesday. The City s Urban renewal committee s advisory commit tee made up of civic administrators recommended the re quest for a delay in the hearings because it will re quire from four to six months time to Analyse the report and to Render a meaningful evaluation of its main it s the doctor s orders pro or con this week mayor Steve Juba of Winnipeg i Cial statutes require a municipal i said monday his political future i seat to be declared vacant if the we i fifth Kir the report according to the City s administrators is j worthy of the City s most careful consideration and Atten Tion because it deals with the future of downtown Winnipeg. The metro report Calls for the i construction of a series of Public parking garages and j recreational amenities such As a swimming Pool Plant conserva Lory ind Park plazas and a network of weather protected pedestrian concourses for the downtown area. Will be decided by his doctor later this week. Mayor Juba who attended his first Council meeting after a month convalescence from an ulcer operation said in an interview. I m going to do exactly what my doctor tells j the mayor said he expects to j be examined by his doctor this week and expressed optimism i that he would be Able to return to his Post on a full time basis. "1 feel Good he said. The mayor 55, underwent an ulcer operation May 7 in Winnipeg general Hospital. He said it was mandatory that he attend monday s Council meeting or the City would have been without a mayor. Provin Holder misses More than three meetings. I mayor Juba said he Hopes to j meet with premiered Schreyer soon to discuss matters of Public policy including the City s proposed tax freeze on new buildings. The Premier has indicated his willingness to meet with the mayor in the near future but i Don t want to press the Issue because 1 know he has his problems in establishing his said mayor Juba. The mayor said he received Between to letters and cards from concerned per sons when he look came from As far ___., Hawaii and Alaska he said. Harland to head Hydro ill. Some away As Seconder Zuken s bid to fight bus Cut fails Winnipeg City Council refused to be stirred into action by Alderman Joseph Zuken who called on the Council to oppose proposed reductions in metro transit service. Aid. Zuken presented a draft Resolution to Council monday opposing transit service changes but he did t get the support of Seconder in the Resolution so i it was t debated. Metro Council is scheduled to meet thursday to Deal with the proposed transit changes affect ing evening weekend and holi Day service. A saving of a year in the deficit Ridden transit system is expected if the j changes Are approved. Aid. Zuken said the changes should be opposed by City Council because Winnipeg Resi i dents would be affected. Now it s ii Ocial Centennial swimming Pool the North Winnipeg swim i ring Pool now under construct j lion on the old exhibition i grounds was officially named the Centennial swimming Pool by Winnipeg City Council monday. Alderman Slaw Bebchuk apparently succeeded in prevent i 1967 but costs soared to s758.000 ing a Long debate from develop j before the project was Given ing Over the name of the Pool final approval by Council in May Council resolved the financial difficulties by diverting a Pool to show it was completed in the province s 100th year and to recognize the contribution made by the provincial govern ment toward its Cost. Winnipeg ratepayers approved a bylaw for the Pool in by pointing out that no matter what you Call it officially everybody will refer to it As the North end Pool Aid. E. A. Bro Man suggested 1 the Pool should be called the Manitoba Centennial swimming provincial Centennial Grant earlier earmarked for construction of a downtown j Library to the Pool. I a Winnipeg soft drink bottling firm has been fined a total of s225 and costs on three charges j of manufacturing packaging j and Selling soft drinks bottled tinder unsanitary conceit wins. Through us Legal counsel Harold Buchwald the firm. Bell Bolling company. 10s7 Selkirk guilty to the forecast sunny today except Tor a few Cloudy periods. Mainly sunny wednes Day except Toi the occasional afternoon Shower. A Little cooler winds Laishl today northwesterly at 15 . Wednesday. Low tonight Tor Gimli and Wynn ipg 55, High thursday 75. Temperatures Tot 24-hour period which ended at 6 . Tuesday Vancouver Calgary Edmonton Regina Brandon the Pas Winnipeg fort William Kenora Max. Min. Pre. .02 .09 o7 66 68 79 7s 75 so 36 79 50 j6 37 j6 60 55 u 55 6j Ottawa Toronto Montreal Halifax los Angeles Chicago Minneapolis new York Max. 85 63 80 59 92 73 90 89 min. 65 62 62 57 79 6.1 73 77 1.08 .29 Winnipeg temperature comparisons july last year Normal Max. Min. Mean 50.2 58.9 69.6 55.3 57.3 71.3 7 .6 57.2 As. Highest on record 95.5 in 1910 lowest on record in 1945 jailed Days kor s leu i in c Shir i. Pants John k. Daily 22. Of Barric. Out., c o n v i c t c cd of stealing j another Man s jacket shirt. Pants and shoes was sentenced tuesday to 30 Days in jail. I Dailey pleaded guilty to the theft charge in provincial mag i Istrate s court before magi Strate Lawrie Mitchell. Court was told the clothes were stolen sunday night from a parked car in the parking lot of a Transcona hotel. Transcona police arrested Dailey the following night in a Transcona music store. He was wearing the stolen shirt and shoes court was told. Tie other clothes were found in his Possession and he admitted stealing them. Avenue pleaded charges in provincial magi Strate s court before magistrate Lawrie Mitchell. Court was told that the charges were Laid against the company after an inspector from the Federal food and drug administration visited the Plant oct. 22 last Yea n Cla Doii and Taft oppose site of 19 strike plaque a Bronze plaque commemorating the Winnipeg general strike of 1919 will be installed on the Northwest outside Wall of Winnipeg whose sacrifices for Union recognition helped of canadians win Mil the benefits of collective bar Winnipeg s City Council Cham-1 gaining. Hers. Aid. Leonard h. Claydon. Who Winnipeg City Council by an j said some people remembered ll-to-2 vote monday approved the the strike with bitterness and placing the plaque on a Wall at Aid. Robert Taft who said the the civic Centre. Union Centre was the proper the plaque accepted in May for the plaque voted by Alderman Slaw Bebchuk the against the Public works Corn City s Deputy mayor from the. Mittee recommendation for according o Crown counsel United steelworkers of America i placing the 15 by 24-Inch plaque Donald Brock the premises slates in Honor of the people of j at the civic Centre. J were to be crowded old i i and rundown. I or. Brock said the equipment i was found to be old and the employees were transitory and i lacked proper supervision. I the company had also Dis played a casual Altitude to inspections by the City health department. Or. Brock said. C. Bryden Robert t. Harland has been appointed general manager of Winnipeg Hydro to succeed d. C. Bryden who is retiring. Or. Harland now assistant general manager of the Public Utility will take Over As head of the civic department aug. 10. Winnipeg City Council in approving the new appointment monday set or. Harland s salary Al s21.972 a year. Or. Bryden joined the Hydro staff in 1930 As Power Sules Engineer. He was named electrical design Engineer in 1939. Assistant Power Plant superintendent in 1940 and operating Engineer in 1946. Or. Bryden s list of promotions grew until he was appointed assistant Mana Ger in 1955 and general Mana Ger in 1960. Born in England and educated in Edmonton and the University of Alberta or. Bryden spent two years with Westinghouse co. Canada Ltd. Mayor sure pan ant s deficit will be covered of Pri .1. M. Froese social credit for Rhineland leaves the Prem or s office monday after turning Down an invitation to fill the speaker s chair in the next legislature. See Story. Page i he said that the sanitation at the fire diary concern. In defence or. Buchwald said the firm had engaged in a clean up and Protection program since last fall. Mayor Steve Juba told Winni Peg Council monday he was confident that the Federal gov i he said j taken All i clean up the Plant and this management has possible Steps to has been certified by a City of 1 Winnipeg health inspector. Fie it which now is the responsibility of the City was raised by Alderman Leonard h. Claydon Ern ment would subsidize the who said he was concerned deficit incurred by the j about it in the Light of increasing 1967 pan american games in interest rates. Council was told Winnipeg. The City would have to pay 8 a per cent interest on All its Bank the mayor said More inform Tion was being sent Ottawa officials so they could Deal with the City s request for Federal payment of the deficit. The pan american games de borrowings. But Aid. Slaw Bebchuk Fin Ance committee chairman said the interest charges on the deficit were being maintained at 714 per cent. Police suspect arson boissevaln7. Man. Up police Are investigating two lumber Yard fires Here which they say involved arson. The first of the two fires last week at the Yard of dring s laminated Struc Tures Ltd., destroyed Board feet of lumber. A second minor fire burned itself out before being Dis covered. H. A. Thiessen assistant fire commissioner of Mani Toba has been called to investigate ;