Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 9, 1971, Winnipeg, Manitoba New City Street plan see Page 3 Winnipeg free press final edition vol. 79 no. 62 Price 10 cents " a 15 cents thursday december 9, 1971 Sunrise . Sunset . Moonrise Moonset . Forecast Snow 10 and 15 above indians take i e. Pakistan troops closing in on Dacca warplanes bomb Karachi by Reuter Indian warships Sank four pakistani gunboats try ing to break out of beleaguered East Pakistan today All India radio reported while Indian troops were taking the River port of Khandpur. The capture of Khandpur about 40 Miles South of Dacca opened the Way for the Advance on the East Pakistan capital the radio said. While the Indian ring closed on the beleaguered East pakis Tan Garrison Indian aircraft were stepping up their air at tacks on Karachi the Commer Cial capital of West Pakistan. More than 90 civilians were killed in a heavy raid wednes Day night radio Pakistan said. Western military sources in the City said three foreign Mer chant ships were hit by missiles continued please see Indian Page 18 . Dacca Home destroyed Bombka kill mine Stock furore snowballs controversy Over hughes9 aide extends into Canada by Al Delugach the los Angeles times an Arizona mining Stock venture headed by Howard Hughes no. 1 personal staff aide is at the Centre of a snowballing Public furore in Canada Over speculative securities. These develop one More chop left tax Bill axe new Delhi special tons High ranking Indian spokes men disputed wednesday As contrary to the facts a White House assertion that India scuttled secret negotiations for t settlement when it sent troops across Pakistan s Border Ute in november. These spokesmen speaking for the government at the High est level also made it Clear that India does not feel bound by the United nations general Assembly Resolution calling for an immediate cease fire and withdrawal of troops by both sides to within their own Terri tory. The Good thing about a Gen eral Assembly Resolution pc that it is recommend tory not Man the spokesmen said. It is one question to vote and another to grapple with a com plex in their own version of the private negotiations Between the United states Pakistan and India which have been in Progress since june toe Indi ans Laid the blame for the col lapse on pakistani president Yahya Khan. They said Gen. Yahya Khan refused to guarantee the re lease of Bengali political Leader sheikh Mujibur Rahman so that he could participate directly in the negotiations for a settlement. Sheikh Mujibur was imprisoned by the West Pakistan govern ment after mass killings by West pakistani troops last March of Bengali citizens and establishment of a military occupation. Please see . Page 4 from Reuter a Dacca East Pakistan up Indian bombers made a direct hit on a orphan age Early today and at least 150 children Are believed. To have been killed police said. Bombs from High flying Indian planes gouged huge craters in the main school building and sleeping quarters of the moslem Mission orphan age about one mile Southeast of the Airport the orphanage Lias 400 Chil Dren-100 girls All of whom Are Safe and 300 boys aged seven to 16, few of whom Are at present accounted for. A staff of doctors and missionaries also lived on the pre Mises. Please see bombing Page 18 2 jews to shun party two Winnipeg Central City councillors both jews indicated thursday they will Boycott a up rail reception dec. 16 in the Manitoba club because of the club s membership policies. Councillor Morris Kaufman of the fort Rouge Community committee and chairman of Council s legislative committee appeared before the new City s executive policy committee and suggested All councillors should Boycott the reception. He said up rail sent invitations to an committee chairmen of the new City. If they attend they would be condoning the please see 2 jews Page 38 packages taxes and parcels and More pack acts boxes and parcels Between tace giving and the receiving there is a lot of unseen work. Inside workers in Post offices tort gifts on their Way to be piled under Christmas Trees. This current of presents was streaming through Montreal s main postal station farm policies current National farm policies in Canada Are unfair and this has led to a widespread feeling of dissatisfaction among Cana Dian Farmers premiered Schreyer of Manitoba told Dele Gates to the National Farmers Union annual convention Here wednesday. And said Premier Schreyer there is no More damning indictment of a government policy than to say it is to help offset the situation million to million should be injected into the farm Economy immediately he said. For god s Sake Don t pretend that million to Mil lion is a lot of Money it s not very much Money at the Premier said this really was not much Money com pared to the total budget of the Federal government or com pared to the Gross National product. In cold economic terms cur rent Federal farm policies Don t make sense because of their damaging effect on the the Premier in his address following a banquet sponsored by the provincial government for the Farmers Union presented a gloomy Outlook of the eco nomic future not Only for the farm sector but for All of can Ada. Please see Schweyer Page 35 Ottawa up the 707 Page government tax Bill the biggest piece of legislation in Canadian history survived its first commons vote wednesday after 10 years of preparation the vote came when the first use of the 1969 Guillotine Rule stopped debate at the end of 32 Days of clause by clause study an earlier 12 Days of second Reading de Bate. It took three hours and 26 minutes for maps to vote on 293 auses and amendments. After a Day of third Reading debate Friday the government is expected to poise the Guillo Tine Blade again monday drop Ping it the Day after to kill commons debate by Friday dec. 17. Senators already angered at being rushed through their scrutiny of the Bill May have to sit almost until Christmas to pass the Law in time for the Jan. 1 government target for implementation. The Bill introduced june 18, is the culmination of a decade please see tax Page 36 11 forces planes search for Pilot looking Fok a snowmobile this want and under Snow mobiles 90 for Sale 1971 Sidoo . Sliders. Location i. E. Of Amow. 1-www1. Is among the hundreds of bargains in today s classified Section. No matter what you need shop and save in free press want ads. Bengalis cheer press Oai tit desc need f the Ririe the Paic lathe East pahs by dents Jess Ore East Pakistan a _ Job Flat crowds poured Feio streets today to Short Bastla Desh slogans and cheer Fering fellas troops care fee red sees Throst which Sofia tiered fee Pak a bed by India were stong Over Stairi forces and pot item to their shoulders and in their secret Camps in the Woods and tanks and armoured personnel j banana Groves they bad Flor worriers thundered past rows of j tars and fight shabby Radowa shops most of they a Moded and shattered. Baffle of Jess orc. 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