Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 20, 1971, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press monday december 20, 1971 looking backward 70 years ago dec. There were now 30 unions i affiliation with the Winnipeg trades and labor Council. H. W. Whitla noted lawyer Winnipeg later judge a married to miss Clara Ethe Burnham. Application was to be made to the Dominion parliament to construct a railway from fort Frances to Hudson Bay. 60 years ago dec. Winnipeg s next musical trea was to be the de Pachmann re Cital at the Central congregational Church auditorium har grave and Quappelle later Brandon was still de bating whether its Street rail Way should be a municipal Enterprise. Broadcasting in the Cree language began in october from radio station chem at Thompson and in january will be extended to radio station car at flin flon. Pictured Here Are five of the principals involved in the under taking members of the Board of native communications incorporated. Seated left to right Are Brian Koshul managing editor of the Thompson citizen and adviser to the corporation and Murray Mckenzie program editor. Standing left to right Are Sidney Mckay Manitoba Metis federation representative May or Don Milvor of Wabowden Board chairman and sars Nagel of the Mani Toba department of Northern affairs also an adviser to the corporation. The half hour programs Are broadcast five evenings a week. They May eventually be broadcast in the Chipewyan language. I 50 years ago dec. The Winnipeg City Council s approval of a scheme for straight mall memorial Boule Vard was regarded As a step in the right direction. The Union representation of progressives and Literals in the new Dominion Cabinet was still being widely discussed. 40 years ago dec. Expenditures in Winnipeg on direct Relief for the twelve months of the current world de pression had totalled nearly the main feature parole publicity false by Gerard Mcneil Ottawa up a Senate committee was told Here that Vincent Meloche the Man accused of shooting three Dupont of Canada Ltd executives in Ivlo Nirei two months ago was not on parole when the incident occurred. George Street chairman of the National parole Board said Meloche was refused parole by the Board six years ago while in prison but that was the Only experience it had had with him. Or. Street told senator Harper Prowse c h a i r m a n of the committee which is looking into the parole system that publicity about the Case suggested Meloche was on parole when the shootings occurred. Another Case of bad publicity involved the shooting of a policeman during the fall North of Montreal. The Man accused of the shooting had t been on parole As reports suggested. Or. Street was unable to say whether court granted probation or temporary absence granted prisoners were involved in the cases. The National parole Board May Grant parole to a prisoner who has served one third of is sentence and in some cases less. It also May allow Day parole for prisoners going to school or working. The penitentiaries service i s y sences to prisoners who for instance May have to attend a funeral. Such prisoners Aren t under supervision of a parole officer. Senator Andrew Thompson l said the system does show duplication some prison ers getting leave without the scrutiny of your he asked How the Public could be assured prisoners on Tempo Rary absence were under Home of mini it or. Street said Penitentiary officials know the men they re lease for temporary absence. This was a very unfortunate and extreme Case and is unlikely to Ever happen he said of the Quebec incident. Wanted list Man caught fort St. John . Up a Man arrested Here wednesday has been positively identified As Timothy o Rourke 40, who has been on the ramp list of Canada s 10 most wanted men since August. O Rourke had identified him self when he was arrested but ramp waited for a fingerprint Check for confirmation. O Rourke who is wanted on charges of armed robbery in Edmonton and car theft in Manitoba and Alberta appeared in court Here on a charge of Possession of stolen property. The charge relates to last minute specials 12" Panasonic . S 1972 portables Advance 1300 Portage ave the theft of a car in Seattle Wash. He was remanded to dec. 23. O Rourke who was listed by the ramp As armed and was recognized by a local resident who saw his picture on a bulletin Board in the ramp office. He had been working As a Mechanic Here since september. Refugee fund opens Toronto up a fund has been started to raise million in Canada to Aid Bengali refugees a Volunteer group called people to people announced Here thursday. The Money will be sent to Oxnam and the International Rescue committee to Aid the one Mil lion Bengali refugees. For the family room reconditioned to 3-Way w stereo combinations in great savings 23" Bow console to s most wet vat or Parri. Fory i h Rew Jofaye. Verein i Oil Wood combiners. 19" Admiral color to i or v a co or to far while they last 3-Way combinations electro Home like new to we tji Strw. And of icy. New it Tus. A i Tex erd 33" s t w carafe to s 2 maw Hmil Szof to choose Fuoau no Down payment off figs. Advance government investigating cattle losses Ottawa up the government is investigating gome instances of heavy losses in cattle shipments from Western Canada the commons was told. Agriculture minister h. A. Olson said there has t been a great increase in the Over All number of cattle deaths during rail shipments this year. But there had been some railway shipments where deaths were particularly heavy. Of the current free press Issue was an interesting Story on the history of Winnipeg s Snowshoe clubs. 30 years ago dec. 20, 1911 America s number one Battle ground in the present War was to be the Philippines which was much wanted by Japan for Many reasons. Sale of pig tin was prohibited except for War industries. 10 years ago dec. 20, 1961 three year old c h u i Lai Kwan the first child admitted to Canada for adoption Pur poses arrived in Montreal from Hong Kong. St. James coun cil set up a four Man commit tee to raise to enable 15 year old Claudia Mcpherson to attempt to swim the English Channel next August. The a Block of surgical stainless Stiel or 18 it. Gold i and a year to make one. The watch that i does t Stop Vlrna of Day hut i on to Tell you what the Date is. 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