Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 6, 1970, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba Centennial 1970 Winnipeg free press final edition 77 112 Price cents with comics 15 cents february 1970 Sunrise a Moonrise Sunset Moonset forecast sunny 10 and 25 in action urged Paris proposes ceasefire in Mideast Washington Spe i Altans president Pompidou has sent soviet per Riiel Alexei Kosygin a proposal that the big four jointly Call for restoration of the United nations ceasefire in the Middle and that in troops be returned to police diplomatic sources in Paris said Pompidou which is to be delivered in Moscow Friday by French ambassador Roger also is said to Call for redoubled big four efforts to find a peace but the sources said Pompidou made no mention of limiting arms a third Point made wednesday by president Nixon and thursday by Britain prime minister Harold Wilson in their replies to similar notes from Kosygin last the arms limitation Issue is a sensitive one for which has been criticized domestically and abroad for its own embargo which has barred sales to its former As Well As Syria and while permitting mir Ages to go to other Arab please see in Page 12 terrorism in Union alleged slain official9s son denounces mine workers9 Leader Washington special tons charging a Campaign of financial intimidation and terror by United mine workers the son of Joseph Jock Yablonski said thursday that persons close to the late John Lewis privately encouraged his father to Challenge president Tony the elder Yablonski had confided to several reporters when he announced his Candi Dacy last May 29 that he had Lewiss confidential bless Boyle had been Lewiss longtime protege and handpicked successor As head of the his standing with the ump membership has Long been attributed to this relation Joseph Chip Yablonski a Washington lawyer form Erly with the National labor was Lead off thursday As the Senate subcommittee on labor opened on labor and Justice department handling of Campaign less than a month or Boyle won the elder his wife and please see terrorism Page 4 strike on again Joseph Yablonski language Barrier blamed for attack student okayed on Board a student will be Able to sit on the Board of governors at Brandon University after july 1 this education minister Saul Miller announced thursday that the number of provincial govern ment appointees to the Board has been increased from eight to with a provision that one must be a the change was approved by the provincial Cabinet wednes the student representative on the Board will be selected by Brandon University students in making the announcement Miller said students Are a vital part of the University Community and As such have a vital role to play please see students Page 4 Quebec up the beating of a High ranking British Colum Bia civil servant by plainclothes police Here sunday will be investigated by the police commission the was announced thursday by a spokesman for Quebec Premier Jeanjacques who said the unfortunate Accident could be attributed a language he said Walter director of the lands Branch of the lands and forests depart not understand French and the two provincial policemen who mistook him for a Bank robber did not speak in Quebec to at tend a conference of the Cana Dian Council of resource minis was pounced upon Ashe strolled along a lower town beaten unconscious with a gun butt and held in custody for nearly four released from Hospital in Quebec he has several stitches Over his left one stitch closing a Gash below his left and two Black Back i Victoria please see language Page 4 mine layer sunk Tel Aviv a israeli warplanes Sank an egyptian which normally car Ries a of in the Gulf of Suez today during attacks on military targets along the Suez canal and deep inside the israeli military command a command spokesman said the soviet built 700ton mine Lay or went to the Bottom i the Hur Ghada sector of the South of Shad wan the sinking was reported after egyptian frogman blew holes in the sides of two israeli Navy Supply ships in Elath har sinking one and causing the other to be the mine layer was identified As one of the t43 equipped with two gun turrets with twin barrelled a mine laying equip ment and Antisubmarine de although the ship normally carries 80 Crew members the israelis made no specific claims to have taken that Many please see mine Page 11 Book a sellout new Supply ordered it seems almost everyone wants a copy of the free press Centennial tales of Early by Edith the Book went on Sale monday and by thursday night was sold with the possible exception of a few copies on a new printing has been ordered but deliveries cannot be made in less than four the free press promises that All orders will be filled and apologizes to those who have to and the free press wishes to thank All those who have made the Book such a popular Well let you know when the new Supply is Avail West coast ports closed Mackasey says will step in if no settlement by weekend Vancouver up Canadas West coast ports at a standstill today As the Long simmering contract d dispute involving British Columbia longshoremen returned to the 18 million House Loans now on tap Chc offers funds for not 600 Lowental units Loans available to Manitoban for Public housing programs during 1970 May total As High As municipal affairs minister Howard Pawley disclosed Winter weak for weekend greater Winnipeg on off again Winter is off again and it looks As if it will stay off for the week the Weatherman said Winnipeg weather office spokesman said the icy arms of which held the City in a 20below hug earlier this have loosened their grip for the next few there Likely be temperatures of 10 to 20 degrees above the seasonal the High forecast for today was 25 the Normal High for 6 is degrees and the Normal the expected High Tomor Row is 25 above again after an overnight Low of 10 please see Winter Page 11 picket lines were thrown around the ports late immediately halting loading of Grain and other in v a n c o u v e r 15 oceangoing vessels were sitting including four freighters loading Grain when the work stoppage went into labor minister Bryce Macka sey announced in Ottawa that the longshoremen and their employers have until the weekend to Settle their differences or face direct government inter Mackasey said he would not tolerate another port shut Down in Vancouver and would not hesitate to recommend measures to the pie not say what measures he had in please see West Page 4 Bryce Mackasey Pioneer men vote 12844 for pact year of Grace on Hydro by Bob Culbert the need for a decision on Northern Manitoba Power projects is not now As urgent As had earlier been pre Mier de Schreyer said Schreyer told a news conference the most recent report received by the government indicated that it has almost another full year before deciding on the Best Means of using the Nelson River hydroelectric de in a Surprise the Premier said it now appears that the critical whiter for Power demands in the province will be not 197374 As earlier he said the fact that the critical period has been set at a year later virtually does away with the need of a Thermal Jeph at Selkirk As a safeguard please see decision Page 11 by Dudley Magnus local United Steelwork ers America has accepted a wage contract proposal by Pioneer Loi Rockman fort which a 27 per cent pay increase to be spread Over a three year the workers who went on strike met in the Union Centre Friday to discuss the proposal and alter a Lmh our session the vote to accept the Pioneer offer was 128 in favor and 44 there were 11 the unions Prairie Region Len said in an interview after the please see Pioneer Page 11 Reimer has a rival the minister was giving new details concerning Loans to be made available in Manitoba by the Central housing and Mort Gage a Federal and by the Manitoba housing and renewal Corpora a provincial the minister said million in Chc which carry a per interest represent a 90 per cent sharing of the Cost of Public housing the provincial through the Mani Toba housing and renewal Cor provides the other 10 per thus raising the total Federal provincial capital input to Pawley said an initial request from the Manitoba corporation for million to provide Public housing included million for construction of goo Lowental housing this amount had been increased by the Chc to million to provide for construction of 800 such Pawley said As Wel As the units for Low income has been allocated for continuation of Lane Assembly projects in Brandon and and that 000 is to go to further housing construction in Remote areas o the the Chc has also allocate million to student housing and a further million for municipally sponsored housing projects for elderly additional unspecified sums Are also available for further construction of up to 200 units for elderly people in direct Loans to service clubs sponsoring such the Chc Loans Are the biggest Ever made to the Manitoba housing which this year is embarking on its largest Public housing difference see Page 15 Schreyer Lennon not my idea by Arlene Billinkoff premiered Schreyer of Manitoba said Friday the invite in to beatle peace Prophet Ohn Lennon was initiated by a Manitoba Centennial corporation Ommittee and not by the new democratic party he told a news conference hat tie feasibility of a Rock probably in conjunction Vith the appearance of Egan in the Centennial Corpora ion it was not i who initiated this a Centennial corporation Board approved thursday the holding of a Rock festival and the appearance by a by Arlene Billinkoff with less than a week to go before the deadline for the Iberal party nomination for the april Federal by election in a Winnipeg lawyer has announced he will seek the the Jack said thursday he Lias been approached by a num Ber of Liberal party members to contest the former Winnipeg sportscaster Phil Reimer has already said hell seek the the l i b e r a 1 s nomination meeting will be at 8 wednesday in chief pegu is Junior High North Kildonan nomination papers Are to Filec with the party provincial director by noon Walker lives in the Elm Wood which is part of please see Reimer Page 12 today food prices lowest in East ski team named 2 29 today Index classified 33 to 46 comics 19 deaths 11 to 23 Jumble 35 movies 17 places quiz 24 sports 2g to 32 television 15 women 14 City zone total nearly everyone reads the free press he i Birds the Shore the official but mile Long planes and Small boats thursday spread a dispersant chemical on an Oil Slick near the grounded Liber Ian Tanker Arrow in Nova Scotia Che Dabuco the Tanker went aground wednesday and the 34man Crew abandoned a Barge foreground stands by the disabled ship which was carrying close to four million Gallons of the amount of spillage is not but the Slick was reported to be 100 feet wide by a half mile Chat the Tanker arrived Early and a fisheries the Arrow is said Ial has hoped enough Oil could be Ollife along from the stricken ves Ostline to lighten her Load and assist wednesday of re floating spokesman said two ported Oil and a number of Small is of Shore thursday threw a com get and chemical on the Oun cd 17 described As being a mile Long and 100 feet cavy coating a others Oil said some Oil t didst still escaping from the but it was the com Aid besides opinion that the ship still Oil Slick most of her is moving out was no Way of measuring another the spokesman but id Cape study was under Way in All Slicks in said Imperial Oil chemists Imperial although others Day from question that the Dis id a continued 1 to Sec Oil Page 12 reported margin of 11 to Schreyer said the fact that there was a split vote was not an indication that the corporation itself was pressured into i dont know How often it is necessary to explain the discus Sion of the invitation was initiated by the Schreyer said he was asked by the corporation to write to Lennon to see whether he would like to Lennon accepted in a general Way but no firm Date has been he May not be Here during the Rock and he May not come at although that int Schreyer has been the butt of most of the criticism of the proposed appearance of Lennon and until Friday he haunt said who had initiated the i didst think it was important As to who was the source of the invitation i want that please see Lennon Page 11 Roche Roll Manitoba Centennial Rock to which beatle John Lennon has been will probably be held 7 and Centennial corporation Maitland Steinkopf said the admission charge for the today show will be about he a further report on plans Lor the festival is expected in a second report from the Centen Nial corporations Board of All further plans will also need director he Steinkopf said the corporation will get the Best entertainment possible but be Mani Given Toba groups will asked if he agrees with a admission Steinkopf i honestly dont think it is too not with the affluent society we live i can assure you that if there Are children who cant afford to go nobody will be kept out if i have anything to do with Steinkopf said the corporation will be negotiating and signing contracts with entertainers for the festival in a ;