Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 7, 1971, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Nofu pushes Boycott see Page 3 Winnipeg free press final edition vol. 79 no. 60 Price 10 cents 15 cents tuesday december 7, 1971 Bittle Haftl fort carry in two degree photo by Gerry Cairns a i Trudeau breakthrough Nixon reassures Canada a on foreign investments by Tok Tia nor Washington staff president Nixon s res Ponse to prime minister Trudeau s Washington visit monday was a breakthrough in showing that the president respected Canada s identity and sympathized with the Canadian desire to become less dependent on foreign capital. Prime minister Trudeau spoke in those terms tuesday at a press conference before re turning to Ottawa following his talks at the White House the prune minister also stressed co operation with the . In solving the world Mone tary crisis. He looked ahead to a settlement and lifting of the 10 per cent import surcharge possibly this month. See Paje and he foresaw a continued floating of the Canadian Dollar leaving open the possibility of some further upward movement please see talks Page 4 jobless Stanfield image Strong higher Ottawa up unemployment Rose to at mid november an increase of from at mid october about average for this time of year statistics Canada reported today. A year ago the Job less total was 476.000 i no vember. The statistics Bureau said the underlying trend in to employ meat showed Little change be Tweer october Aad november this Vear with fee unemployed rate adjusted for seasonal variations Faffing marginally to 6.6 from 6.7 recorded in october. A teary Feo Wever the Vaesa toy Rabet rate of the Baa Jast de basis Rose to per cast of the labor Force Nwa 5.1 is october. It was 5.7 be last year. Treas reported 8se of workers Ottawa up before Vot ing on such Touchy topics As the right of self determination for Quebec and the legalization of marijuana conservative Dele Gates received a Call to arms monday from party Leader Robert Stanfield who pledged to create a new climate of Confidence in Canada. He told cheering supporters will be the Central Issue in the coming the delegates who spent the Day plodding through resolutions in various workshops gathered in the Zahroon of a j i please see Stanfield Page 12 tax Bill concessions Coop lobby scores Ottawa up a High pres sure lobby conducted by Coop Era Tives and credit unions paid off monday when the govern ment announced last minute concessions to those institutions under its new tax Bill. Spokesmen for credit unions and co Ops have succeeded in recent months in gaining heavy commons support for their claims that the Bill would cause them undue hardship. Twice during october the government brought in Amend ments designed to appease them. But members from All including Liberal Back to apply pressure. Finally on monday two Days before the House stops considering the Bill at committee stage because of a government Pakistan name driven Back India pushes Forward in East fighting in Kashmir . Please see Coop Page 18 Israel to get . Jets labor Cabinet meet Washington special tons the United states has
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