Winnipeg Free Press

Friday, December 17, 1971

Issue date: Friday, December 17, 1971
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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 17, 1971, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press Friday december 17, 1971 finance experts hopeful the Middle. Finance minister Mikio Mizuta told reporter there is about a 50-50 Chanc for agreement on new current. Values. Today s meeting was preceded by detailed bilateral negotiations Between . Official and their counterparts Froid several other nations including Canada. Senior officials from the Trade finance and external affairs departments in Ottawa met privately at the state department with american negotiators for what a Canadian source described later As extremely technical discussions about Canada-. Problems. Part of a continuing Exchange Between the two countries the talks Are believed to have ramada1nn coach four lounge 1 824 Pembina Hwy. Presents for your enjoyment Billy Dunlop Oret zits set open til . Monday thru fridays till Xmas use your family card Bretz Kos dept. Store Ltd. 487 Selkirk ave. In North Winnipeg free parking across the Street continued touched on such matters As the automotive agreement defence spending and tourist allowance questions the . Has Sal it wants to negotiate More favourable treatment from Canada. In their vigorous efforts to gains members employee group an agreement was signed thursday by the Manitoba pub lie insurance corporation and the Manitoba government employees association that constitutes a merging of the corporation s non managerial staff with the association s membership. Involved in the corporation Are 170 employees. Certain supervisory employees Are excluded from the agreement. J. 0. Dutton general manager and his assistant r. D. Blackburn signed on behalf of the corporation and John How Den president and Garth met Calfe executive director signed or the association. Your Best bet for a gift or an investment 5 different uncirculated new condition solid cold coins for Superb for Charm bracelets Regency coins Ltd. Lindsay bloc. Notre Dame at Ellice Manitoba furniture Rocker recliners swivel chairs National Brandi Berklin e ran in o o s c from to ions some with Vibrio i and put right a distorted balance of payments picture . Officials Are counting on both multilateral agreements and bilateral concessions from their trading partners to improve the position of american exports on world markets. Bilateral talks Are expected to continue on several fronts a the finance ministers and governors of the Central Bank meet to discuss currency questions at the smithsonian institution. The Canadian by finance minister e. J. Ben son and Louis Ras Minsy governor of the Bank of Canada will be resisting any efforts to repel the floating Canadian Dol Lar and thus push its value above that of the . Dollar artificially. Benson has said the Canadian government wants the Dollar to continue to float allowing mar Ket forces to determine its value close to the . Dollar both at its current value and after the. Promised devaluation. Trudeau attacks pc stand continued 355 Elicic of Carlton if i i an All the year round gift i i i 1 a Tel Jung a Jleroy a Feria Etor Fetras f i i i anyone can use a Book of Moore s taxi coupons available in or denominations these Handy gift books contain full value in taxi coupons and can be used for any Moore s service in Winnipeg or Regina. They May be purchased at our office Donald Street at Graham Avenue across from Eaton s mail order building. At Grosvenor taxi 57 Osborne St. Or yellow cab 46 Harriet St. Teg Geff Dollar forecast continued what this in effect Means is that the Canadian government will wait and see How Marke forces move the Canadian Dol Lar value in the aftermath 01 any settlement and specifically whether the Canadian Dollar matches the . Dollar devaluation against Gold. Friday or. Benson acknowledged that this attitude was challenged by other countries. The International monetary fund wanted to see the Canad an Dollar pegged rather than left floating. More particularly or. Benson acknowledged other countries foresaw the Ca expenditure of millions of Dol ars since it was inaugurated. Robert Mccleave Halifax East Hants said it was fair to blame the heavy Vater situation on or. Stan eld. Liberals such As Treasury boned president c. N. Drury. Privy Council president Allan Maceachon and Gerald Regan now Premier of Nova Scotia had been the first to adorn themselves halos and laurels when an agreement was signed this fall to put Federal funds into the stalled project. As for the tax debate he said it did t matter whether the Bill was debated for 50 Days or 500 Days As Long As it was dealt with properly. But the commons he said had Only dealt with about one third of the Bill leaving the problems that would result to future parliaments. Nadian Dollar not simply match ing a devalued . Dollar but being pegged somewhat higher against a new . Dollar value. This would somewhat weaken Anada s Trade position against other countries and boost their sports to Canada. While staying noncommittal on v h e r e the Canadian Dollar would be pegged or. Benson foresaw a pegging ultimately. He said the Canadian Dollar could not be pegged artificially High or Low. This left open the possibility hat if Market forces did not carry the Canadian Dollar All he Way Down with the . Dol a against Gold the Canadian Dollar would be stabilized at a higher level than at present against the new . Dollar Alue. Or. Benson expressed doubt hat the current meeting of the roup of ten would yield a set Ulster promised unarmed vigilantes Bonn West Germany has 31 companies in 1971 s list of the 100 largest firms in Europe tying Britain for the first time. For billion from spirits Washington Federal state and local governments received a total of billion in taxes on distilled spirits last year a per cent increase Over 1969. Moryck s auction 849 Marion Street sat., dec. 18th 1 . There s in Way wore at Mord Yek s. This week we have a full line of new and used furniture Complete Leann. Stcs., plus Smil Larai also including 400 ibs. Of graded inspected Honey Christmas Trees new ladies fun furs Sites 12. 14, 16 18 girls midis Sixes 10 to 12 custom jewelry gift boxed and Many More items. Everything must go. Ample ing and parking. For information phone 247-6944 or 334-0151. Auctioneer Dennis Morrow fau.6 issues Weie Jiuu wisc enough to Resolution he Sug ested. He termed . Requests Canadian Trade concessions More symbolic than he was insistent that an agreement on currency values would have to be tied to a . Agreement to remove the controversial 10 per cent surcharge on imports. Mail service promised Belfast a the Northern Ireland government has promised to help organize a Force of unarmed civilian Vigi Lantes to help protect people and Homes from guerrilla bombers. Announcing this in Parlia m e n t late thursday night prime minister Brian Faulkner said the body of volunteers could be the answer to Many o the troubles which have plagued Ulster in 28 months of violence and left 197 dead. But he stressed the vigilantes must operate under a strict code of practice which he would draw up with the British army v h i c h has troops in Northern Ireland and police chiefs. Faulkner s action gives oficial recognition to a Host of mall vigilante outfits which Lave been formed in bomb carried streets of Belfast the capital in recent months. Citizens have banded together provide 24-hour surveillance n their streets and raise the Larm at the approach of sup Cious looking strangers. The groups have been mainly protestant since the insurgent warfare is being waged by the i Man Catholic based Irish re publican army. Faulkner listed three Condi Ous under which the vigilantes Ould be allowed to operate Rith official Blessing they Rould have no Legal rights Bove those of Ordinary citizens and must under no Circum dances be armed they would ave to accept without Reserva on instructions from the army and police and each group n t allow free movement within its protectorate of official Security forces and give them maximum support am co operation. There was no immediate re action from the Catholic oriented Republican Community to the proposals. But Independent observers were convinced the minority t h o 1 i c s would regard the move As a Concession to the protestant right Wing. Many catholics already re Gard the police and army As biased against them. They could regard the unarmed Vigi Lantes As the thing Edge of a third hostile Force. Terrorists late thursday night tried to Burn Down a government development commis Sion building in Lurgan county Armagh. Three armed men forced the caretaker his wife and six Chil Dren to leave an adjoining House and then set the building alight. But firemen quickly con rolled the Blaze. British troops were fired on by gunmen in Londonderry Northern Ireland s second City Early today. There were no casualties. Whale of a Sale of jewellery saturday dec. 18 12 noon St. Luke s Church Stra Brook Nassau auction Sale 90 Buffalo Coats property of City of mpg. Police dept. Gray s auction Mart 91 Albert St. Saturday december is at . J. Lawes phone auctioneer 942-2371 pan am Mart auction Sale Antiques and collectors items saturday. Dec. 18th at . 156 Mcphillips St. Instructed to Tell 50 cat naval Glass pieces collectors items. Excellent Xmas gifts. Collection of mantel clocks. Aladdin Coal Oil Limp with bidder Meier style Shade. Spinning wheel. Mantel radios. Mirrors. Pic Tures. Oil paintings. English German and austrian signed Beautiful China. Chest of Silver 1847 Vene Tian Glass. Chinese vase. Old tobacco shredder. Walnut 4 poster bed. Bed comply. With Chest of drawers. Twin bedroom ste., comply. Solid Oak Chest cried Wicker chair sex. Cond. Occasional chairs Wall boards tables Gibson fridge. Stoves. Book shelves. Small cabinets. Treadle hitch be drop Leaf table. Silver brass Glass and chinaware and Many More interesting items. Articles on View 2 hours before Sale starts. Also late Model . Console Colour t.v., Good working order. Auctioneer Ostian pm. 775-7717 Hobby and Craft Xmas Sale to and n gauge train sets from plastic and Balsa Model to off macrame and paint by numbers 0% 30% off advanced hobbies 726 Sargent West of Maryland 786-2028 mrs weekday noon to 8 Commerce growth savings certificates. It s the one Christmas present my nephews won t continued they Are in a separate unit under provincial jurisdiction. The main body of carriers conies under Federal jurisdiction for labor relations. But they Are members of the same Union and considered As a sin Gle membership. The private contractors in Western Canada Are Jessiman Bros. Cartage Ltd. Winnipeg Alert service Transfer co., Vic Toria . Pony express Ltd., Vancouver Charles Schneider mail contractor Ltd., Calgary and Edmonton parcel trans port Edmonton. Ants highly adaptable have spread All Over the world though they prefer the tropics and avoid the Arctic regions. I Gordon Anderson Young singing guitarist gift giving at Christmas dollars in 6 can give is primarily for the kids and As Many As you re yet they Are the ones that Are the hardest to shop for. Many of the toys they get they la be too old for in a year. And it s the same thing with clothes. By the time they get used to wearing them they be out grown them. So i give Commerce growth savings certificates. It s the perfect gift. Six dollars and eighty one cents can grow to ten washable anytime and after six months you receive interest Don t even need to have an account at the Commerce. Put Commerce growth savings certificates on your Christmas list they re called the gift that Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Simpsons Sears shop both Polo Park and Garden City. Spectacular clearance ladies Coats special Purchase of famous maker Coats 29-99 to 51 .99 we have purchased a special grouping of warm for Winter costs in regular and lengths. Many assorted styles to choose from selection Fluffy Muskrat Ari Fox trims. Some hooded no Fels. Choose the fabric Are Colour to suit just you. Sizes 7-o and 12-20. Join the Chib for your shopping convenience we Are open tonight and saturday until . Decade to ;