Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 21, 1969, Winnipeg, Manitoba Homes in All districts fort Garry is 1200 Karina hwy., Winnipeg Man. _______24 hour service 452-2132 metro Winnipeg news by Carrier soc per week monday july 21, 1969 2nd registration 02s6 local Canada . Packing fm3ni 7s6-60i1 agents Allied Van lines pm s tour gets mixed reception labor Farmers dissatisfied but businessmen optimistic by Neil Louttit Manitoba have expressed the prime minister Trudeau s feeling that the tactics could Fence mending tour of the West t of any Chance of Assis has been viewed with mixed i Earth bound Landing stages9 emotions from Manitoban labor and farm groups believe Little was achieved while the business sector generally be or. Trudeau did encounter Farmers demonstration in Winnipeg but it was Small and orderly compared to the Sas lives the trip was constructive. Kat Chewan display. Only Manitoba Point in t h o m p s o n the prime or. Trudeau met the minister won the admiration of the people for his Frank answers or his admission that he did net have the answers. But admiration appears to have ended there. Ken i Len vice president of local 6166, United steelworkers of America termed the visit As an expensive sight seeing the where general Public was at Thompson where he received a warm Welcome. In Winnipeg he met mostly behind closed doors with wheat Board officials and premiered Schreyer. Manitoba Farmers Union president Ken Singleton said he was disappointed tried eau s visit. With or. Or. Singleton who had a to or. Dillen who presented minute face to face Exchange he if to the prime minister said with the prime minister in the lobby of the wheat Board the reception Given by or. Try ideas to several briefs building said it appears presented in that Community or. Trudeau does not under i was not Good stand the problems of the "1 feel that he will make particularly those of the Farmer. Any moves to ses that they Are can t relate met with about he or. Trudeau is unable 500 residents and answered to relate Western agriculture to questions from the floor during the total economic situation of i his Thompson Stop. Or. Dillen the nation. He appears to place Savici that people showed a or. Schedule on a million replacement for the aging Maryland Bridge across the Assiniboine River. The first of two three Lane structures is scheduled to be completed about mid october. The existing Bridge is to be demolished during the Winter i he Complete project is scheduled for completion in october of next year. The project is being financed jointly by metro and the Toba government. The Farmers in a category not related to the business world. If he mended any political fences i Haven t been Able to find them As or. Singleton said the prime minister made relations worse Between the Federal government and Western Farmers because he was unable to answer their questions. As far As the farming area is concerned i think he lost n great Deal of however w. J. Parker presi Dent of the producer owned Manitoba Pool elevators said or. Trudeau had a beneficial meeting with the wheat Board. Or. Trudeau or no other Man is going to grasp All the problems in-45 minutes but i think it did give him a Clear lot of interest at the time three Days later there did not appear to be any deep or remaining impressions. Most of the briefs presented in Thompson were related Northern problems housing transportation communications and development. Policy clash., not bilingual backlash., says federation Saskatchewan teachers have however another Thompson j no axe to grind with French reaction seemed to imply teachers they just while the mania had Digap j believe management policies geared people Felt they be adhered to. Meeting a sincere and interested prime minister. More interesting minister did t the prime try to please anyone and i think that is a lot More interesting than a lot of the Ether Trudeau mania said one businessman. The town really went for the idea of a visit from the prime Premier Schreyer said thursday during the 48th annual general meeting of the Canadian teachers federation at the hotel fort Garry it looked like a group of Saskatchewan Tea c h e r s had sparked yet another example of Western Canada backlash against bilingualism. Affiliations not by the Hoard of directors. And although the commission submits its pro posed program and estimates of Cost to the Board of directors the Board cannot recommend masked stick up men Cushion victim s Shock two stick up men who used a Rifle to get sunday morning from the manager of Scott s cleaners 114 Lark Street showed surprising consideration for their victim. Carrying a Rifle. The in we police received a Call logo to May meet Bilton Sci Breyer s Swan River visit crucial i James Bilton speaker in the during the last legislature said sunday premiered Schreyer has not arranged a i direct meeting with the Swan River m l a c 1 c o t when the Premier visits Swan River monday. Or. . A progressive conservative understood Premier Schreyer was to take part in a Parade monday during the opening Day of Swan River s Northwest round Oil. Air. Schreyer has been wooing or. for the speaker ship since j. M. Froese i land indicated july 34 he would not take the position. Or. said in an inter View that although there was no formal appointment he or. Schreyer indicated he would be or. Felt they would probably meet within the next couple of asked whether or tint he would accept or. Schreyer s offer or. had r no comment and said that everything depends on the Premier s c h r e y e r s new democrats and the Lone Liberal Democrat who joined the nip caucus after the june 25 provincial election have 29 seals in the House. If or. takes the speaker ship again this will or. Selby was forced into a j there was a Man tied up on the rear room and hound with premises there. Twine. The two men demanded the combination to the Safe changes when bringing the inserted a bag of laundry under commission s proposals before his head As a Pillow after they the annual meeting. One moment they held a Rifle then unable to open it them to his head and the next they j selves they forced or. Selby to had made him lie on the floor. But the commission was to Solomon Selby mar Jager of have no More voice at the j the cleaning firm had gone to meetings than the Board com j his office sunday morning to mittens which meant delegates could end up Hamstrung for but the backlash incident advice if faced with a proposed was actually an objection to program for which there was t establishment of a precedent in enough Money. The picture of the severe drop in farm Cash but or. Parker said it Only gave the prime minister a picture it did t give him any i Corner Brook Newfoundland proposed answers i was cordial and said he looks newly elected ctr _ president ctr Constitution be amended to Forward to future meetings. He said Friday. Seat the commission at the said they spoke about four or re i Hope that after he has covered the he will grasp and understand the crying federation s management i in an attempt to rectify the brother a. F. Brennan situation an Ontario teacher brother Brennan explained j annual meetings and let it five subjects and did t waste that a proposed amendment to report directly to the delegates need for some the ctr Constitution would have j not through the directors deplore tactics obviously the least impressed idea Ted an awkward precedent Saskatchewan teachers in or. Parker deplored the i by his swing through Manitoba by exempting the federation s mediately objected that this tactics used by the Rabid 1 was a group of hippies he new French language commis would give the commission group in Saskatchewan and expressed fear of a backlash because of the treatment encountered on the Steps of the Slon front following Normal Manitoba legislative building. Management procedure within or. Trudeau was and still is organization. L Lluc l i. C a i. Ill t la l. I la Wixo Allyl Dull to rpm flmj1 1 r Farmers in that province of Canada s Only cop out 5peaks Tor forded or. Trudeau in Regina ing to the hippies. But or Canadian teachers and is com and Saskatoon. I Trudeau did not appear to take Many Farmers Here in the hippies seriously either. J members of f. Allied Van lines j to . 17 Winnipeg 774-2435 moving anti Trovage 728-4414 moving and Rai Buiu the careful movers Dauphin 636-3253 weather report synopsis valid until Midnight tuesday a disturbance now in Saskatchewan Cave Alberta rain and Thunder Showa a yesterday and similar conditions in Saskatchewan . A steady eastward motion will move the wet weather in through Mani Toba today. Behind this disturbance unsettled conditions will cause some Cloud Ane Bowers for the whole of the Canadian Grain Belt today and tuesday f figures on the map ind Kate expected High temperatures today. Affiliates in the provinces and the two territories. During most of the year the federation s activities Are Man aged by a Board of directors. Ito assist it the Hoard appoints i members to a series of commit items which each have to Weir own i areas of responsibility. Directors serve As chairmen of several of the committees. Since the committees Are a part of the Board they have no official voice at the annual meeting the Board Speaks for them. Thursday s incident arose be cause the French language com Mission is not just a committee and it not subject to All the regular rules. Last year the ctr decided to special status which would form an awkward precedent for formation of any future advis Ory groups. The teachers Felt the federation s present Over All management policy should be adhered to As much As possible in All cases. After More than an hour of debate the proposed Amend ment was voted on and Defeated. However another was introduced and passed in a following vote. The approved amendment called for the French Lar Guage commission to continue submit Ting its proposals to the annual meeting through the Board of directors As do the committees. Boy 4, Hurt in Street Accident a four year old Winnipeg boy was reported in fair condition commission chairman or monday in Winnipeg children s someone he names to represent i Hospital following a car Pedes Trian Accident saturday alter but specified that the do it for them. They left or. Selby tied up on the floor but on leaving they descriptions Given the police of both men were identical age 27 to 28. Height about five give the nip a majority in the 57-seat House. The liberals hold four seats social credit one and Independent one. A new Democrat put the laundry bag Pillow Only one under his head and promised to see that someone came to feet 10 inches Short cropped to take the speaker ship hair wearing a Black sweater the nip would lost its major dark trousers and a Black Nylon blocking Over the head. Man was armed clean up some paper work. Release him. Winnipeg police said that As he i they kept their Promise at entered the front door he was about 10 ., half an hour accosted by two men one after the robbery Winnipeg Day of the Bike has new dawning the Day of the bicycle Long thought to be going the same Way a s the Day of the horse and buggy is not yet Over. In fact it May just be starting. In an attempt to preserve the right of citizens to enjoy themselves in City Parks to the fullest metro s Parks and Protection committee has decided that bicycling in him attend the annual meet Ings to assist the directors in presenting the commission s proposals answer questions and suggest Means of changing the set up a special group to if necessary and to exclusively with the needs of speak on commission activities education in the French Ian if he wished to. Guage in Canada and to advise i a federation official expressed federation on its own bilingual policies. Wanting More than just another committee the federation established a special commission. Commission members Are appointed by the 13 teacher regret Friday that the thursday Issue had been mistaken for a bilingual clash. It could have happened to any of our advisory groups under similar the official said. Police said John noon. Winnipeg Ribeiro of 547 Agnes Street was j taken by a passerby to Winnipeg general Hospital suffering from multiple fractures. He was later j transferred to Winnipeg Chii i Dren s Hospital. The boy was in collision with a car driven by Andrew David Johnson 26, of 578 Agness Street police said. The mishap occurred at . On Agnes Street Between Sargent and i Ellice avenues. Public Parks will been courage. Cycling is already allowed in Assiniboine Kildonan and St. Vital Parks and a new bicycle path has been built in Churchill drive Park. According to Parks committee vice chairman councillor b. R. Wolfe the City is endeavouring to revive sunday bicycle rides and has sought to encourage the Public to take advantage of the bicycling facilities made available by metro. And if the prediction of one City bicycling retailer is accurate there soon will be Many More bicycles in use. Despite changing trends the number of bicycles being sold is actually increasing he says. To meet the increase in the number of cyclists metro has gone ahead with plans to construct the bicycle path in Churchill drive Park. The new Trail winds for nearly two Miles through the Park with plenty of ups and Downs to suit the bicycling Public. But for those whose abilities exceed their caution Park police will be strictly enforcing a 15-mile-an-hour Speed limit. Ity. Philip Porter a missing British Columbia boy. A s5.00ii Reward has. Been offered for information leading to finding him. The boy 16, has been missing from his Kimberley Home since june 26. He is five feet inches tall and weighs 125 pounds. He has Brown hair and Brown eyes. When last seen he was wearing a Green ski jacket beige Cord pants and Black oxfords. Anyone Wilh in formation May Contact the local detachment of the ramp. June 26 opening although Man sphere 99 has hardly had a Chance to find its place in history yet Man sphere 100 is already in the news. Or. Keith Routley Manis phere association president announced Over the weekend that Man sphere 100 will be held from june 26 to july 4, 1970. In making his announce ment or. Routley said that plans have already been under Way for some and that the Royal Ameri can shows has again been contracted to provide mid Way entertainment for the annual summer fair. As Well several exhibitors and concessionaires have Al ready signed contracts for the 1970 show. The 154 years from 1801 to 1955 the population of France increased from 2 Mil lion to 43 million. New a recent test of the teachers of a major school system 41 per cent were found to have visual defects j that required corrective measures. I King and i held Over because of Public demand there will be an extra performance monday of the King and i at Rainbow stage. G. Campbell Maclean president of Rainbow stage and Jack Shapira managing director made the announce ment saturday. Or. Maclean praised the performance turned in by the play s cast and said that if a roof had been built Over the outdoor theatre attend Ance at the evening perform ances would have been Dou bled. M o n Day s performance starts at . Brotherhood seeks committee to study rights and draft changes in Indian act forecast Cla Waly. Showers and thundershowers beginning this afternoon and tuesday Fae Moon. Little change in temperature. Woods South at is . Becoming West at 15 tuesday morning. Low tonight far Gimli Winnipeg High tue Atay temperatures Tor the 24-hour period whih ended at Monday Vancouver Edmonton Max. Min. Pre. Brandon the july it july lest Var 70 80 ii 78 73 77 70 7j 54 46 a 57 m co .11 .85 .61 4 a 51 Ottawa Toronto Montreal Halifax Chicago Mien ii tos Angeles Minneapolis new York Max. My. Pra. 30 82 n 7. 90 75 83 70 58 52 5i 57 77 ii 61 .03 Max. My. Mean 74.1 55.0 64.9 77.0 77.3 59.2 el.3 11.2 5s.o highest on record 94.0 in lower on record 37.5 in in by Neil Louttit Canada s indians have asked the Federal government to Fin Ance a committee of indians which will investigate All facets of native rights and 3raft amendments to the Indian act. The move proposed by Saskatchewan indians was unanimously supported by delegates from All provinces and both territories at the annual meet ing saturday of the National Indian brotherhood in the hotel fort Garry. The committee which will be made up of brotherhood Mem Bers will research the rights of Indian people with specific reference to treaty rights Hunt Jing rights fishing rights and rights to other government services. The brotherhood also asked that financial resources for the investigations be supplied by the Federal government according to the brotherhood budget. Not acceptable in a statement issued at the end of the meeting brotherhood president Walter Dieter said it is evident that the Federal government s Indian policy is not. Acceptable to any of the Indian people in Canada. He said that every provincial Leader rejected the policy and each Leader requested the Feder Al government for sufficient time to study the matter and make recommendations to Ottawa. All leaders say they and their followers refuse to meet with Indian affairs minister Jean Chretien or any government officials until they have been Given sufficient time to com plete their own studies and make their own recommendations. Or. Dieter said because of the Strong feelings among indians against the Federal policy thu brotherhood has asked the min ister not to use the name of the brotherhood or its affiliate organizations in relation to any policy statement. We As a National Organiza Tion wish not to create any confusion. We request the minis Ter to avoid further confusion by using our Strong Unity by adopting this policy the brotherhood Hopes to retain Strong Indian Unity within the Ergan Zaton s framework and not have any of its affiliates speaking to Ottawa without first being channelled through the National body. The brotherhood also sent a letter to All provincial premiers i asking them not to meet with i the Federal government to Dis cuss the proposed Federal Indian policy. Last month or. Chretien announced that Ottawa intends to give the indians title to. Their reserves and gradually Transfer the administration of Indian i affairs from Ottawa to the provinces. Indians think this will mean the end of their rights and Are vehemently opposed to the proposal. They also say that they were not consulted in the matter. The Only consultation was for proposed changes to the Indian act which they claim Are not reflected in even a Remote manner in the Federal policy. It was also decided at the annual meeting to have the president s office centrally located in Winnipeg with the National office remaining in Ottawa As a direct link with the Federal government. Waiter Dieter was re elected president of the organization. Regional vice presidents Are Phillip Paul . De Smith Yukon John Pascal Northwest territories David Courdt ene Peter Keily Ontario Andrew Delisle Quebec and Noel Doucette Merit ibis ;