Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 9, 1970, Winnipeg, Manitoba 1z Winnipeg free press saturday May 9, 1970 response to red shield drive termed real first returns High major w. A. Hosty inspects the work of Alec Trubych who repairs shoes for Sale in the salvation army Thrift shop 72 Martha Street. Did t think guardsmen in danger police chief says chief Sci Swartzmiller said he Kent Ohio so dial tons i or other action taken As an Al National guardsmen had i Tern alive to shooting into the j had not heard the sound of any crowds of demonstrators and shots being fired before the onlookers. Chief there been engaged with demonstrators for almost 20 minutes and had about 100 reinforce ments nearby when they Sud Denly opened fire according to the radio log and other information obtained from Kent stale University police. Chief Donald l. Schwartz Miller who watched the confrontation from a Point about 200 Yards behind the soldiers. Said in an interview it had nol occurred to him they were in trouble until they started firing. He said he would have acted to Send help to the detachment Leys Sci Swartzmiller said. Were to distinct vol fired by the group of by Janici keys the first returns from the lied shield Campaign carried out by the salvation army arc real says Don Ovan enl vol chairman. That s but it describes the objective of the Campaign which began May 1 and will continue until the objective has been reached is so far the response to the mailing Campaign has been especially Good or. Knight said. The Campaign also includes door to door and canvassing of companies Anil business firms. This Money helps to support the 22 branches of services provided by the salvation army an internal ional organization. It s like a huge Empire of said maj. W. A. .1. Iosty. Public relations officer for the salvation army. One of the largest branches is the men s service Centre. 175 Avenue. The Centre which includes a rehabilitation service for men on parole Alco Holics and others in need of such help As Well As Accomma elation can House Over men i at a time. The Centre also provides meals for goo to 800 men a Day said Brig. A Cunard Curnal the a temporary labor Bureau is run from the Centre. Maj. Vlosty said that Many men live by i doing Odd jobs around the City. I we have a Man Here been Here for 20 years and he s always had a Haig. Bernal troops fusillade hut said he added. Mishol not have noticed if there the salvation army operates this salvation army Thrift shop six in Winnipeg Sells clothes furniture and appliances at Low prices to Low income families. Been any. Protesters been setting off firecrackers said maj. In Winnipeg. These stores guardsmen who had pushed demonstrators off the school up a Hill past Taylor Hall and Down the other Side. The soldiers who reportedly ran out of tear Gas after driving the crowd of protestors into a parking lol. Withdrew to the lop of the Hill and then As some of the demonstrators began to surge after them opened fire. Chief said the continually during four Days of provide clothes furniture and disorders and by that Lime we electrical appliances at a Frac were getting a Little punchy lion of the prices o commercial used to the chief i gelling i said. Investigators Are probing allegations that a shot or shots perhaps fired by a sniper rang out before the guardsmen started shooting. Thus far. No con Niada stores for Low income families a Iii want to feel Independent. Other services provided by he salvation army Are the Helmany Home for unmarried mothers the Harbour Light Golden fur the Centre for alcoholics. West Centennial Lodge of about 50 guardsmen if he had two volleys followed so close thought they were in danger. By they May have sounded like h t. . Robert single burst to inexperienced first Bury the senior officer in charge of All forces Here has justified the shooting in which four slide nos were killed and 10 wounded on the ground that his men were in danger of being overrun and killed by proles lors. From his position near the burned out r 0 t c building chief Sci Swartzmiller said he could see the guard unit and the crowd of protesters slope in front of the troops. Other witnesses have Toltsi the times uial i desc demonstrators. Some of them throwing stones it appeared to me the first Volley was aimed he i said there was a slight very slight hesitation. The second Crete evidence has been Public. Aged correctional services the chief Schwartz Miller quoted anti suicide Bureau. The league from the University police radio of mercy whose members visit people in hostels and Iii Titu Lions and emergency services which help out in ires hoods and other emergencies. And Rushing toward the soldiers from the front were about 50 Yards away when the firing began. These and other details of the confrontation have raised questions about when her reinforce ments could not have been sent Volley was lower in its . He noted thai a University policeman had been with the guardsmen who fired but had not drawn Bis pistol. Chief Schwartz Miller said there was too much noise for area on each Side and behind him to hear whether any orders j them. He could not see the Down a trom them across the commons. From the Way they turned and acted in unison he said my impression was an order Congre gating on the commons Al . And that by . When their numbers had swollen to about 2.000. The National guardsmen ordered them to disperse. At . A University to j Lickman radioed that the guard began gassing the crowd. At . He reported that Stu dents were throwing tear Gas Back Al Lac guard and thai at i he reported the guard were Given to the soldiers who were then about 200 Yards away Liberal indicts crts Donovan Knight chairman of the red shield Campaign helps a customer in the Kitchen of the men s social service Centre 175 Logan Avenue As brigadier Bernard Bernat administrator of the Centre looks on. Was Given and i d have Given the same order if it had been Gen. Canterbury who was ing. Has said the guardsmen acted without orders firing on their own individual initiative. Timat cd thai about guardsmen were in the unit that opened fire lie said they faced the crowd of about to that regular com dents. Mons business he adjourned another 50 guardsmen us members could con iffy Man platoon of stale divisive Impact on Ity Victor Macknik Ottawa staff a sur prise demand from a Liberal earn a place in someone s heart this girl has a problem she can t handle. She s alone Young and desperately in need of help. She need and deserves advice sympathy and most of All Protection. She can get it from the salvation army. The army never refuses a Call for Heip. To provide the Homes hospitals clinics and other service1 necessary for the dignity of humanity the salvation army needs your help. Donovan n. Knight chairman George e. Sharps vice c. R. Simonite vice Chaitin n 201 400 Colony st., Winnipeg 2 Telephone 775-0421 give to the red shield Appeal gated within sight about 200 Yards away be said. In addition about 700 other guardsmen another 30-Man Pla Toon and other University police men were in the Vicinity. Hallio Telesis in was rcjcclci1 icelanders fear cattle in danger Reykjavik Iceland a j volcanic mount Lackla continued to i up Friday but families who fled from their Homes near the slopes were moving Back As the lava flowed away from inhabited areas. Italka began erupting tues Day night dumping Ash As far As 300 Miles away. Farmers expressed concern thai the ashes might Poison their livestock bul scientists believe the danger is Remote unless there a major eruption. Com m is by m r speaker . The move by Pat Mahoney South was seen As a reflection by government j backbench ers of angry letters from constituents protesting i crts plans. That body has issued edicts a lolling the Canadian broadcast ing corporation and private Sta i inns they Musl step up their Canadian Content of programs. Ii has also issued rules that would curtail sharply the Road of american programs in Canada by Cable to. Or. Mahoney took the govern mint benches Aback when Bej Rose Friday and moved adj Journ ment of the regular Liuasi i Ness lie said he wanted i s to discuss a Mailer of or genl Public importance the divisive Impact of the rulings by the crts that would interfere with the average Canadian s on Joy Cal of his to and radio i programs. I or. Mahoney said that Pierre Luacau. Chairman of the cart defended its rulings on the grounds that they were issued within the meaning and intend of the broadcasting act passed by parliament. Or. Mahoney challenged that assertion. He claimed thai parliament had no such intention to inter Fere with canadians radio and to programs. The my wanted his colleagues to examine or. Juneau s claim and voice their disagreement so the chairman of the crts would realize that parliamentarians disagreed with his interpret a lion of the act. Or. Luacau had told the com Mons broadcasting Commilles earlier this week thai if maps did t like what his commission was doing they should change u of m gets Ottawa Cpl Grants to l a i 1 i n g have been awarded to five Canadian universities to help develop transportation research and teaching programs the Canadian trans port commission announced Friday. The University of Toronto and a Irli University receive a joint Grant of toward their c o m b i n e d transportation re search Centre. Thi University of British Columbia receives and the University of Manitoba and uni Julie Law. The chairman said he verily of Mon local a each. Resented the Sharp criticism the i commission was receiving from Tam. Capitol. I members of parliament he Bismarck North cause he said it was merely Dakota s slate Capitol is of sky seeking to carry Mil the wishes scraper construction and a Par of parliament. Through ils nil iof if is .18 High. Ings. Rallies support Prince Idiong Kong Reuters millions of chinese have staged rallies to Back Prince Norodom Sihanouk s pledge to overthrow the phenom i end government which ousted him and drive . Troops out of Cambodia. Peking radio said today. Crowds chanting to. Impe i realism must lose the Inion i chinese Peoples must win marched through the streets of peking and Shanghai and major cities from Yunnan bordering North Vietnam to on the soviet Frontier the broadcast reported. The mass rallies in the last j few Days followed peking s j pledge to support in Lisl forces in Cambodia. Vietnam and Laos j in their joint Campaign against j the . China broke relations with i Nom penh this week. Meanwhile Sihanouk in Bis first message to cambodians since lie formed a government in exile three Days ago accused new Premier nil s admin isl ration of treason and Charla la ism. Cambodia has become an e r i c a u Colony the new China news Agency quoted Sihanouk As saying. Sihanouk deposed March 18 after ruling for a generation said american and mercenary forces had invaded the country bombed villages and murdered innocent peasants Sihanouk s government also has cabled senator Mike mans Field urging him to warn Ameri cans they Are being drugged into a War spreading across All Indochina. The be Acuram also vowed that cambodians were willing in fight Mill s gov crime ii in the lust Man. Sihanouk went to the theatre with chinese Premier Chon in Lai thursday night for the Sec Ond Lime in four Days peking radio said today. They watched a performance by a vietnamese theatrical troupe. More Home for less the 3 new exciting show Homes in the Centennial series Are aimed at pleasing you the discriminating Economy minded buyer. We have More to Oiler with these Homes your Choice of 4 different exteriors Many stand Ard eat ies and Many extras can truly say that you can buy More Home or less in Transcona. Full Purchase prices As Low As 319 Mcmeans ave. 1. Telephone 222-4555 222-9913 Centennial Village Park City. Transcona ;