Winnipeg Free Press

Wednesday, July 16, 1969

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 16, 1969, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba growing to beat 70 Winnipeg free press final edition vol. 76 16, . Moonset and 75 to Manitoba under study govt. Theory is private finns will follow suit by Anthony Westell Ottawa proposal to move the head quarters of some Crown corporations and Federal Agen cies from Ottawa to the West is being discussed at. The Cabinet level As prime minister Truc eau studies econ Omic isolation on the Prairies. One specific plan being can j a is deity is in make the mini into City my confirms talk reaching for a dream Supply minister Lames Rich Ardson said today there have been discussions at ministerial ally in. Level of the possibility of mov Vale corporations establish then ing some Federal agencies from Headquarters support services Ottawa to Western Canada but Spring up around them a Crown corporation and to j move in id Manitoba close to the source of Nickel for coinage if other corporations and Assn pics followed Federal ministers believe it might be possible of persuade some major private companies to move from Toronto and Mon Treal to locale in the West. The theory is that the Wisl must be Given a sense of participation in Canada and must share in the economic benefits of confederation if it is to overcome its feeling of alienation. Where government and part . Astronauts head for Moon lunar spacecraft shoots out of Earth orbit with jolting burst of rocket Power Cape Kennedy a reaching for a. Dream Apollo 11 astronauts hurtled across the vastness space today or a voyage of the Ages an attempt to 1 and two men on the Moon. I i commander Neil a. Arm Strong. 38. Edwin e. Alcor in or. J and Michael Collins broke away from the embrace of Earth s Gravity at . Edt As a jarring rocket blast shot them out of. Orbit and sent them Wing j ing toward the Moon 2 a hours i after launch from Cape Ken Nedy. I no formal proposals Are before Cabinet at this time. Or. Richardson. My Lor Winnipeg South was commenting on a published report Hal. One proposal is to make the mini a Crown corporation and move it to Manitoba. The mint is under jurisdiction of or. Richardson s department. He said the mint is one of he agencies of government that has been mentioned More As an example than anything else in discussions by individual minis ters. Or. Richardson frequently has said one of the reasons for the left out feeling in Western Canada is the amount of Deci Sion making and control concentrated in the East both in government and business. Please see City my Page 12 architects design their office Lowers construction firms build them lawyers and accountants and other professional men open firms to serve them restau rants i end i heir employees and. Communications improve. I please sen Manitoba Page 15 indians argue All for Ottawa staff senator Hazen argue expressed gratification wednesday thai his suggestion the Federal govern ment move such operations As the Royal mint out West of diversify the administration s expenditures across he country is now being considered. I Vancouver up Indian i affairs minister Jean Chretien met behind closed doors tues Day night with several Indian. I leaders but organizations claim ing Lei represent More than Ihrck fourths of British Colum Bia s indians boycotted i the meeting. The meeting was called to discuss he recent Federal pro Posa to eliminate the special of indians and make them legally equal to All canadians. J this would mean they would own their own and a i repeal of the Indian act i eliminating he need for a i special Federal Agency to Deal i Wilh Indian affairs. The. Pro Vincus would be asked to Chr responsibility for indians As they have for other citizens. Leaders of the Southern Van j Oiiver Island tribal federation boycotted a similar meeting in wheat hinted the spacecraft had reached 193 Miles in Altitude at the end of the five Mimitte. 47-Seconcl Burn. Wheat Sale can do no More pm your fight h with i farm in Ion men Are told by Neil uht it i prime minister Trudeau told Manitoba Farmers i Union leaders tuesday that Thorp is nothing More the government can do to soil i in a forceful 10-Minule cd Chappo with farm Union president Kenneth j. Singleton and vice president John Palamarchuk in Iho lobby of the wheal Board building or. Trudeau said the current wheat surplus is a result a a a d " orld overproduction. Subsidies by Sharp by Victor Mackie of the Saturn v rocket which i had lifted them with a Roar heard round the world. For 2 .-2 hours the astronauts i bad circled the Globe checking tile spaceship s millions of parts i before committing themselves to the 250.000-mile journey to the Moon. They reported Apollo was i perfect and the Mission control i Centre in Houston hashed the go ahead to Lake the critical step that started them toward the Moon the alluring first goal of Man s boldest step into space. The Apollo to was off on the lunar Trail blazed twice by Man in the la seven the look see astronauts Page 15 Ottawa staff con fronted with mounting demands a impatient opposition for Lovern men action to meet the wheal crisis acting prime minis Lucr Mitchell Sharp hinted tuesday in he House Ottawa Mav Farmers hit Road in protest 1 opposition l Cade r Robert forecast prices for Canadian lop Quality grades May drop 20 to cents a j Bushel. He said the i grains arrangement is in effect a dead he denounced the liberals for i failing to provide the Cash Short. 1 Farmers Winner can be blamed for it your Light is not with or. There is Malhins Marr the government ran do or. Trudeau me the farm leaders following an. St Minur meeting with Trade minister lean Luc Pepin and Alica Board officials sources said the meeting Call mainly with the International grains arrangement and can Ada s position on the International Market. Please see pages 3, 5, 28 and 34 for other stories and pictures of prime minister Trudeau s tour of . N n was mad by either the primp minister or or. Ppm following the men Price supports or. Sharp answerer with his shortly. Is expected Bank rate hiked by the Canadian press Western Canada s banners the highways tuesday i tractors 10 protest declining a. Income and wheat sales As aug. Their leaders asked prime min pc h1 i Iver Trudeau for government help. Fann leaders met or. Tru Deau in Winnipeg As the prime minister started a tour into the Naue hint of comin assistance policies. Or. Sharp i old i lie House a Federal Cabinet decision in the brain emergency cannot be Long delayed because n new initial must be announced by Start of the new crop Douglas said the has Inmom need thai to its Farmers. It is prepared earlier hip prime minister was greeted by Abdul 50 placard carrying Farmers when hear Rived he when Board build him. Or. Trudeau had a Jongh Limp and required the help of several policemen to gel through the crowd. Many of the United signs which read or need Salesman not Lover boys is or while Farmers Are going Pierre treats it As a wan led to speak with to resort to Prairie wheat lands. The meet-5 wheat Export subsidies ranging to s50 million or More a year if i i other Iga nations Don t wheat exporting act to raise their _ Blastoff . Winnipeg time firms have Chance to Cut car rates ing came on the heels of an announcement that some of the i s i g n i n g t h e International i Ponci s agreement had agreed t lend Leader asked if not. To continue ignoring minimum Canada would Lake action to us Bank. Situation which has subsidize wheat prices in. The rate has been raised effective existed mos la los v immediately to a record eight record per cent to offset the High level j see a Akmens Page. H i of external interest rates. Gov-1------- i error Louis Kasminsky of the i Bank of Canada announced late i tuesday. It is the third increase this year in the Bank rate which Price cutting Wai please see Sharp Page .11 Ilis con nip at inn with or. Singleton am the prime minister said he was not Irving 10 grind the Fanner s nose into the "1 will do anything Canadian people think is continued please see can do Page 14 Tiu Deal meets Iii Imi s 11. Was about three years ago that the senator from Canada first proposed that he v a b c indians Royal mint in Ottawa he. A syncs of through rated on the Prairies. Me suggested it be established in Weyburn sask. Reports from prime minister Pierre Trudeau s tour of the Prairies indicate that the Cabi net is examining the possibility of setting up the mint As a Crown corporation and moving it to Winnipeg or some other Western site. Senator argue said that he is delighted to learn that at Long last the Cabinet is taking the idea seriously. Cabinet sources would no comment wednesday. Western Canada Tot Long according to argue has suffered by having the head offices of major please see Arol k Page k please see indians Page 12 indians feel cold shoulder the new democratic party government of Manitoba will give p r i v a i e companies a Chance to reduce car insurance premiums voluntarily. Premiered Schreyer said wednesday on a local open line radio show. Air. Schreyer said he under stands private insurance companies can afford to reduce car premiums by "20 per cent and even if they fail to do this he said his government will have no reluctance in following sits j Kat Chewan s Lead in setting up a Public car insurance scheme. The Premier also said his government anticipates having difficulty raising the minimum cent in the near future. The provincial government now pays 70 per cent of these costs with the balance raised through the j sets the tone for the whole lend special levies on property wage to is. 50 one of the owners. One o f his government s priorities during legislative ses Sion planned for Early August will be to bring in a Bill designed to Cut transit fares to 10 cents for pensioners in greater Winnipeg he also said. The regular adult fare is 25 cents Cash or five tickets for is. Or. Schreyer said the mini i mum wage question poses a j dilemma that he will try to resolve to the satisfaction of both Industry and those people ing Market. The earlier in creases to seven per cent March 3 and 7 per cent june 11, were made to offset rising interest rates abroad and tighten credit at Home. Cop out cools it or. Kasminsky said in a statement that the current in crease is consistent with the j desire of the Central Bank to j moderate the expansion of Bank credit but the primary cause for the present action was the High j level of j j please see Bank Page 13 i today or. Z winces with every Cut 54 today s Index Bridge column 33 classified 37 to 50 comics 32 crossword 33 deaths 12 finance .17 to id history today 33 Horoscope 33 movies .62. G3 sports 54 to so television by women 29 to 31 City zone total nearly everyone re4ds the free press the Indian brother Hood has accused prime Linis or Trudeau of having an Alt Rosl total Lack of under standing concern and interest in the Indian in a press statement wednes Day. David Courchene. President of lie brotherhood objected to remarks made by the prime minister during a Public meet ing monday in Churchill. Man. He accused or. Trudeau of building a Wall Between the Federal government and the indians. A cos reports of statements made by the prime minister at Churchill that the native Popula Tion must forget the past and forgive leaves us astonished at the prime minister s apparent Lack of sensitivity and under standing. His suggestion that. Jars. Pratt by tile indication of disagreement by shaking her head implied that she wants a nation within a nation is pre sumptuous and arrogant. Or. Trudeau seems to assume that it is his prerogative to interpret please see indians Page 15 tilings which in interviews after favouring an increase to si.50 the election he had indicated from si.25 by the end of the i his government would do. Year. But he was More confident Many of his political col about the nip s ability to leagues think the present pro increase the provincial share of Public education costs by Perl please see firms Page 1.5 after 10 years Schreyer wooing Bilton Schreyer plans return to u Brandon Man. Spec de Schreyer says he Hopes to play a useful role in Manitoba for 10 years and then go Back to University teaching. "1 have no Federal Aspira he is quoted As saying in an editorial Page article published in the Brandon Sun tuesday. The former University of Manitoba lecturer in poli tical science and International relations told a reporter after 10 at the age of 43, u n i v e r s i t y teaching will be the most desirable occupation f o r the article also quotes him As saying he has no intentions of calling another election in the province for another four years unless a vote of non Confidence is passed in him in the Legisla Ture. Premiered Schreyer said wednesday he Hopes James h. Bilton. Progressive conserva live la elect for Swan River. I will accept the Post of speaker i i for Manitoba s 29th legislature i j speaking on a local open line radio show or. Schreyer said. I still hold out Hope that or. Bilton. Speaker of the Legisla Ture since 1966. Would accept i the Post which was declined tuesday by j. M. Froese. Or. I Froese was re elected june 25 on the social credit ticket in please see Manitoba p be 1 Tbs of Cream Rhineland constituency. If or. Schreyer has to appoint looking for a Furnace this want and under Misc. Arts 1591. Oil Furnace. Complete controls and tank. Pm. 533-5436. 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. A speaker from within his own party there would be a 28-28 standoff in the legislature. The Premier recalled that he had first approached or. Only social credit j la since first elected in 1959 in the week following the election at a time when former Premier Walter Weir was trying desperately to hold on to Power. Please see Bilton Page 15 by Neil loutt1t prime minister Trudeau exchanged verbal jabs with a Gaggle of hippies on the Steps of the legislative building tuesday and tried to convince them that Long hair and Low Cut pants wont solve the nation s problems. The double header affair with the hippies started w h e n or. Trudeau approached and policemen asked the group seated on the legislative building Steps to move. Canada s Only yelled a hippie later identified by accomplices As Rick the Freak. Or. Trudeau. On hearing the remark paused and cast a Brief but thorough at the Long haired youth was wearing pants with a Waistband below the Navel. So what s your solution dropping your Rick replied Okay. I la pull up my pants pull Down my shirt push Down my hair and i la be just like the youth then started making in o i i o n s like a robot. Or. Trudeau gave a slight shrug and proceeded into the building to meet with premiered Schreyer. But the youth inspired by his accomplishment later attempted to gain Entrance to the building. He was rejected by policemen. When the prime minister left the building about 40 minutes later. Rick the Freak and his friends were or. Trudeau saw the group and posed a question to the effect. What Are you just doing what we re replied the youth. Please see Trudeau Page 13 Rick Hie Freak hisses at prime minister Trudeau ;