Winnipeg Free Press

Saturday, May 06, 1972

Issue date: Saturday, May 6, 1972
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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 6, 1972, Winnipeg, Manitoba Exclusively in today s weekend cd Mode s coding rotogravure Magazine to in like everyone else that s what want what it s like to it a Kedor 2 world s greatest Pool player interview with Minnesota fats by writer Illustrator ten Wicks Pago 8 Stop that noise please Page Winnipeg free press final edition vol. 79 no. 188 Price with comics 15c saturday May 6, 1972 Surritt . Moon tit . Sunset . Moonset . Forecast mainly sunny 50 and 25 the snakes of Canada some ate venomous some Are harmless Page 14 no. 1 on baseball s hit Parade Ron Hunt hit by pitched balls 50 tiniest last year Page 16 and in the Leisure Magazine 115 feared killed gunmen seize airliners 2 planes us uni in a Mew Romance of Canadian history. Pago orchestra to pay double tribute Page Smoky tour Stih a celebrity fag. J it happened Here. Pago the Horron Page the senior citizen Page i Enda Gorod Canadian species Page Cin Dorila to Saskatoon Church news consumer s Corner i the Rock scene. Look reviews i world of now music 2 3 3 4 5 6 9 pages 12, 13 pages 16, 17 18 Pago 19 pages 20, 21 23 and elsewhere in the paper color comics to radio diary Jumble winners 4 entry form 64 Quisle 42 Bridge news letters Bryant series 1 it bar cl.mwhmkm.wu72 movies cya Tua my t Mph beat it bks 74, ?5 sports con thur Calmar 44 travel 4 yeat Skeese i 5t to 17 to it it mistic incentives for investment corporation tax cuts forecast v by Stewart Macleod Ottawa up predictions about the contents of monday nights Federal budget include speculation that it will represent phase two of week s foreign ownership statement. A italia jetliner smashes into Mountain Palermo Sicily Reuter an Ali Talia do a jetliner carrying 115 persons smashed into a Moun Tain during the night while coming in to land Here in bad weather exploding in a Ball of flames sur rounding Woods on fire. All 108 passengers mostly italians and the seven Crew members were feared to have died in the blazing wreckage scattered Over a wide area of the Montagna Lunga Long Mountain. It was Italy s worst air disaster and came As a italia celebrated the 2mb anniversary of its foundation on May several hours after the crash late Friday night Rescue teams tolling under floodlights dragged up the Mountainside said they had found most of the bodies. All were charred and badly mutilated and strewn Over the Steep Wood covered slopes near the Peak of the Montagna Lunga part of Chain of mountains ringing Palermo s Punta fatal Airport. A italia in a communique is sued in Rome said first indications at the scene of the Accident indicate that there Are no on the list of passengers two passengers were identified Only As Craighton and Mccarthy and no further indication of their origin was available. The airline identified the 23 year old son of Cestmir Vic a Lek Juventud soccer club Man Ager who the same name As his father among the Vic Tims. By the associated press two gunmen one seeking Money and parachutes and the other seeking United states withdrawal from Indochina and passage to a communist country took Over two . Air liners Friday in separate Mara Thon hijackings. The first Hijacker bailed out of an Eastern air lines jetliner Over a Remote mexican Jungle today while the second Man forced a Western airlines Jet liner with 61 persons aboard to Fly to Cuba. One Hijack began Friday morning aboard an Eastern air lines 728 jetliner shortly after it left Allentown a. After two stops at Washington s Dulles Airport and one in new or leans that plane headed for be Liz British Honduras. However the sky pirate jumped from the Airliner near 2oro, a Village along the Border Between Mexico and British Honduras. The aircraft earlier had flown to Belize but headed Back to Mexico without Landing. After the Hijacker Baile d out the plane flew 80 Miles to Merida Mexico and landed with All the Crew reported in Good condition. Merida the capital of Yucatan state lies about 635 Miles West of Mexico City. It was presumed the sky Jacker jumped with the in Ransom which he took during a Stop in Washington. The Hijacker was Given the Money and six parachutes in return for releasing the 48 Pas sengers and one stewardess among seven Crew members but he returned to Dulles to Exchange his Ransom for one in Bills of larger denomination. At new Orleans he traded the original three engine Jet by then hobbled with a Hydraulic problem for a fresh Eastern 727 Jet. The other Hijack began Fri Day afternoon shortly after a Western airlines 737 Jet left Salt Lake City for los Angeles. In los Angeles the Hijacker re leased four children and seven adult passengers and said he wanted to be flown to Hanoi North Vietnam but decided in Stead on Cuba. He then took off with 64 Pas sengers and six Crew members for Dallas tex., where his plane was refuelled and a fresh Crew brought on for the flight please see gunmen Page 4 Highway Accident kills four cars collide near Winnipeg All the dead from Keewatin four residents of Keewatin ont., were killed Fri Day evening in a two car collision on the trans Canada Highway 10 Miles East of Winnipeg. Dead Are Beverley Comber 28, Driver of one of the two cars. Jason Manchuk 3. Mrs. William a. Baker 50. Erine Baker 17. Al were passengers in the Comber vehicle. A fifth Passen Ger mrs. Olga Manchuk also of Keewatin was in fairly Good condition in St. Boniface Hospi Tal saturday morning with undetermined injuries. The Driver and Only occupant of the second car Gerard pies Sis of Ste. Anne Man., was re ported Only slightly injured. Ramp said the mishap of Riding in this car were Canada about 10 Miles East of four killed in a two car crib the on the clash in Kashmir fighting erupts on Indian Border i the commonest guess is that there will tie Broad incentives for More Domestic investment. Another popular prediction is for corporation tax cuts de signed to perk up the Economy and make More jobs speculation about further efforts to increase Canadian participation in the ownership of the Economy is fuelled by the relatively limited action Nouh ced this week. The government announced in us Long awaited foreign owner ship statement tuesday that the takeover of certain Canad an firms would be subject to Cabinet approval. There was heavy opposition criticism about the Lack of in vestment incentives. We want More Canadian participation in and ownership of the Canadian said conservative Leader Rob Ert Stanfield. Today s state ment is tragically Short of what is new Democrat Leader David Lewis had the same criticism. There is in Canada a great Deal of available capital for in vestment by canadians. The report ought to have indicated positive proposals for increasing control of the Cana Dian Economy by similar comments came from several provincial premiers including Ontario Premier Wil Liam Davis who suggested the statement should have been accompanied by tax incentives. Cabinet ministers appeared to respond to the criticism with a smiling wait and see attitude. And one government official re marked let s see what Hap pens in the next week or please see budget Page 4 Yvern Fowlie free press staff writer Rex c. Grose was questioned extensively Friday about Varia inns in Cost figures for the h Hill Forest industries Complex and that tier main reason for him resigning rom the Manitoba development fund was because of pressure on Iii to explain the Complex to he government. Under Cross examination by Scott Wright counsel for the Manitoba government or. Grose was questioned regarding looking for an antique this want and under Antiques 1mo Seth Thomas mantel chime clock. Best offer. Jm-3707. Is among the hundreds of bargains in today s classified Section. No matter what you need shop and save in free press want ads. Farm income up 25% Cost figures Given to the then new provincial government of premiered Schreyer and to a journalist inquiring into the project and publishing articles in the financial Post. The Schreyer government replaced the progressive conservative administration of Walter Weir july appearing Belore the commis Sion of inquiry into the forestry project or. Grose said on a number of occasions that he could t explain differences in figures. Or. Grose is former chairman and general manager of the development fund now the Manitoba development corporation and former Deputy minister of Industry and com Merce. At one Point or. Wright introduced a March 26, 1970, memo from or. Schreyer to or. Grose in which the Premier said in part As regards the amount of financing provided by the fund i find it very difficult to reconcile please see Grose Page 5 new Delhi Reuter heavy fighting Between the in Dian and Pakistan armies raged throughout the night in Kash Mir in the most serious Viola Tion of the ceasefire since the indo Pakistan War ended in de Cember informed sources said casualty figures in the fighting in which artillery was used were heavy and there could be More than 100 killed and injured. The fighting came Only a week after emissaries of the two countries met in Pakistan to groundwork for a Summit conference late this month or Early next month be tween president Zulfikar a Bhutto of Pakistan and prime minister Indira Gandhi of India. The Indian defence ministry said pakistani troops made two attacks in battalion strength Friday on Indian positions in Kashmir. There Are men in a pakistani army battalion. A defence ministry spokes Man said the pakistanis first attacked Indian positions in the morning in the mountainous Kaiyan area of Central Kashmir about 55 Miles West of the Capi Tal of Srinagar. This was followed by another attack in the afternoon and fighting continued Friday night he added. Indian observers said it was not Clear whether the attacks were local incidents or an at tempt to raise the Issue at the Ottawa up total farm net income jumped by almost 25 per cent last year. Statistics Canada reported Friday. After deduction of operating costs and allowance for changes in inventory Canadian Farmers had incomes last year totalling billion compared with billion the year before. Saskatchewan farm net in come More than doubled rising to jillion from Mil lion. Other increases Manitoba up to million from million Alberta to Mil lion from million and British Columbia to Mil lion from million. Please see farm Page 4 Csc Choice breezy9 by Bob Douglas Ottawa up in one sense Laurent Picard 44, will step up a familiar ladder when he becomes Csc president aug. 1. In another sense the big Breezy Csc executive will be moving into somewhat mysterious territory. As Csc executive vice president since 1968, or. Picard has been intimately concerned with the intricate machinery of the corporation. His area has been finance and administration. But As president he will have a bigger voice in formulating Long term policy. In rare appearances before the Canadian radio television commission or. Picard has deferred to others on broadcasting matters. George Davidson now cd president is leaving Ang. 1 to become an undersecretary general of the United nations. Please see Csc Page 4 United nations and damage the projected Summit meeting. They noted that Pakistan has lodged complaints with the please see fighting Page 4 casualties heavy brigade he destroyed Saigon a communist troops firing tear Gas rockets and mortars wrecked a South vietnamese brigade head Price of milk up 2c a quart by Bill Pethick free press staff writer the Price of Home delivered milk in Winnipeg and area will Rise two cents monday to 34 from 32 cents a quart Fol lowing a two cent jump Friday by Canada Safeway Ltd. Stores. Vote called letter the Wolseley by election has been called according to a let Ter issued Friday by the Vic Schroeder Campaign commit tee. Or. Schroeder is the nip candidate in the constituency which has not been represented in the Manitoba legislature since dec. 8, when the sitting member progressive conserva Tive Leonard h. Claydon died. But despite the letter pre Mier de Schreyer said at a press conference thursday that j no Date has yet been announced for the vote. The letter signed by Allan Early a former executive assistant to former mines min ister Sidney Green has been distributed to new democratic party supporters in Wolseley constituency please see vote Page 4 a spokesman for Safeway with about 32 retail outlets across Winnipeg confirmed that its Price for Cash and carry for a quart of milk had gone up Friday to 32.from 30 cents. Other Price rises in milk at Safeway stores were six cents on a three quart Jug and one cent on two per cent milk. Spokesmen for two dairies with Home delivery Lakeland dairies Ltd., and modern please see Price Page 4 quarters defending the Central Highlands capital of Plesku today inflicting heavy casual ties on government forces and killing a United states adviser during hand to hand fighting. The Saigon command announced that 80 government de fenders were killed or wounded in the attack on fire base 42, about seven Miles North of plei Kun. The South vietnamese at tempt to reopen the vital 25 mile Highway 14 Supply line be tween Plesku and Korntum appeared to have collapsed. South vietnamese infantrymen were driven off the Chu Pao Moun Tain which dominates the High Way at a Point seven Miles South of Korntum after a Day of heavy fighting. A Small fight broke out a Bare two Miles Northwest of Korntum City said to be an objective of the offensive. On the Northern front Field reports said soviet built 130 please see brigade Page 4 curved at about ., when the Comber vehicle entered the trans Canada Highway from Highway 207 and was in Colli Sion with the Plessis vehicle which was travelling on the trans Canada. St. A a Mother killed a 28-year-old Mother was killed and her two Young Chil Dren were injured in a two car collision at Sargent Avenue and St. James Street at . Friday. Dead is Pauline m. Jeering of 245 Raquette Street St. James Assiniboia. A spokesman for Winnipeg s inner City police department said mrs. Jeering died of multiple internal injuries in Winnipeg general Hospital three hours after the Accident. Her children Craig Iva and Lisa 3, were taken to Winnipeg children s Hospital where they were listed As being in Good condition saturday. Craig suffered a broken Collar Bone and was reported to have pneumonia Lisa was kept in Hospital for observation. The police spokesman said the Accident occurred when the jeering car going South on St. James was in collision with a westbound car on Sargent driven by Richard Patterson 18, of 1036 notre Dame Avenue suite 4. Or. Patterson was reported not injured. Legislature reports recreation Brant fund announced Page 11 Allard concerned at predator slam filter Page 11 Columbia owners should pay up Pawley Page 11 government computer study underway. Page 13 Grant approved for Morris personal care Home Page 11 fishermen told to submit Gas refund claims Page 14 heading Ley to be allowed to opt out of Central City Page 1 Bill 21 finally passes committee stage Page 11 Borowski tax dirty movies Page 14 Asper clarifies stand on private schools Page 13 Torowski attacks Toupin on penal institutes Page 11 is Wolseley by election called Page 1 halt City of Winnipeg expenses Asper Page 13 opt out Bill in works by Egon Frech free press legislative reporter residents of heading Ley and West Charleswood will be Given the option of getting out of the newly amalgamated City of Winnipeg this year provincial government sources said Fri Day. Municipal affairs minister Howard Pawley said some procedure for determining the con census of heading Ley and West Charleswood residents regard ing staying in the new City will by. Established this year. Or. Pawley would not con firm that a Bill to provide for a referendum of the residents is being drafted but highways minister Peter Burtniak said he understood such a Bill is being planned although it has not yet been drafted. News of the proposed Legisla Tion came Friday morning from Barry brim nor Jarl Johner please see opt out Page 4 l ;