Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 11, 1972, Winnipeg, Manitoba I i i i Tec press Winnipeg free press final edition vol. 79 no. 193 Price 10 cents 15 cents thursday May 11, 1972 Sunrise . Sunset . Moonrise . Moonset . Forecast Light rain 50 and 60 3% raise hidden tax hike in 73 by Victor Mackle free press staff correspondent Ottawa canadians face a three per cent tax raise in their personal income tax commencing the end of the year As a re sult of finance minister John Turner s decision not to continue a reduction announced last october. The hidden tax hike will come As a blow to the average Canadian taxpayer who was Happy that or. Turner announced no personal tax in creases in his Maiden budget monday. But by failing to extend the october three per cent Cut which his predecessor in the finance portfolio Edgar Benson had put into effect until the end of 1972, or. Turner will allow the Cut to lapse Bee. 31. That Means commencing Jan. 1, 1973 taxpayers pay three per cent higher income taxes. Finance department sources confirmed monday that As of the present the Benson three per cent Cut will expire at the end of the year. They also pointed out that the seven per cent corporation tax reduction put into effect last october by or. Benson will Dis appear dec. 31. Corporations in the processing and manufacturing Fields will have their please see tax Page 18 . Action provocation China says party paper Renews pledge of support for Hanoi peking Reuter China attacked today president Nixon s decision to impose a naval Block Ade of North vietnamese ports a flagrant Provo cation. It was the first official reaction to the United states move. An article in the official party newspaper people s daily also mentioned Nixon by name for the first time in chinese news Media attacks on the United states since the president s visit to China in february. The Story described the latest actions by the . As a Fla Grant provocation against tha people of Vietnam and the world and rejected As preposterous . Allegations that the moves were designed to end a War which had been forced on the . By Hanoi. Moscow issues warning the vietnamese people have not sent a single Soldier to in Vade Florida or Texas nor have they gone to the . To Foster any puppet clique and embarked on an americanization program to make Ameri cans fight the article added since the Vietnam War has been kindled by . Aggression it can be ended Only by cessation of . Aggression and All . Interference in please see China Page 18 Laird hints . May bomb ships Moscow Reuter the so Viet Union issued a firm pro test today Over the . Block Ade of North Vietnam doing so made no reference to president Nixon s forthcoming visit to Russia. It demanded that the blockade be lifted immediately. The soviet government denounced Nixon s mining of North vietnamese ports and other Vietnam War moves As fraught with serious consequences for International peace and but the official statement distributed by Tass the official news Agency stopped Short of calling for postponement or cancellation of the Summit con Ference of Nixon and soviet leaders scheduled to begin May 22 in Moscow. The omission was seen by observers As certain to raise please see Moscow Page 18 juvenile Cli Alicel find babies in dump Lynn Lake Man. Special ramp Here have arrested and charged a juvenile with non capital murder following the discovery monday of the bodies of two infants in a dump. The bodies were found in a dump on property belonging to Sherritt Gordon mines limited. The ramp would not reveal the Ages or sex of the dead infants or of the juvenile who has been turned Over to juvenile authorities. Although the investigation is continuing under the direction of the Lynn Lake detachment the ramp detachments at the Pas and Thompson Are also involved. Thousands quit work que. Troubles mounting labor unrest now complicated by reports that two May resign from Cabinet Quebec up the third straight Day of labor unrest hit the province to Day As thousands of Union members continued walkouts protesting both the jailing of three Quebec Union leaders and their own working conditions. Published reports said two Cabinet ministers had Given their resignations to pre Mier Robert Bourassa blaming Federal government policies for undermining provincial social welfare objectives. The Premier was reported to have appealed to them at a Cabinet meeting wednesday night to stay on during the cur rent labor problems. Police in Thetford mines 50 Miles South of Here said a Gen eral strike was in Progress today in the town of mine workers and others in the Public government employees and All staying off the a police spokesman said. We have had no incidents of violence so buses Block one of the main roads leading into sept lies wednesday at sept lies 400 Miles North East of Here order was return ing today after police reinforce ments were flown in following violent clashes wednesday be tween police and workers who virtually took Over the town and held its radio station for about 12 hours. In Montreal 400 garage mechanics who service buses and subway trains for the Public transit system left their jobs to join other sympathy walkouts please see que. Page 18 Washington a de Fence Secretary Melvin r. Laird indicated wednesday the United states might use Mili tary Force to Stop foreign ships from entering North Vietnam Ese ports and opened the possibility of blocking a soviet sup ply Airlift. Laird implied also that ships now in North vietnamese har Bors May be subject to air at tack if they attempt to unload their cargoes. Although the United states has yet to receive any official ships leaving Haiphong from Reuter a Saigon up North Viet Nam was placed in the grip of a United states blockade As the time set for the self activation of the mines sown in Northern harbours was reached today. North Vietnam meanwhile pledged to sweep the mines out of Haiphong Harbor the country s main port and sink my warships blocking its ports the North vietnamese army newspaper told its readers that when the . Sends its War ships against our people we will set them ablaze and sink the mines were dropped by a i r into Haiphong and the North s six other main ports monday with fuses set to activate Tern at 6 . Cd today the United states has accompanied the mining with heavy air and sea attacks on lines o please see ships Page 13 soviet government response to he sealing of Hanoi s ports Ith mines Laird said there s some evidence that there was ome change in course of hips hearing the harbours which ave been mined with devices set to become activated at 6 a. Cd today. He disclosed that at least one soviet vessel scheduled to enter Haiphong either tuesday or wednesday has shifted course. E f e n c e department sources Aid it appeared to be heading or a different port. However a state department spokesman said Laird s com ments on the status of soviet shipping showed no definitive pattern of Moscow s response o the mining. In discussing at a news con Terence what the United states might do to prevent supplies rom reaching the North Laird appeared to have taken a much tougher position than outlined tuesday by presidential adviser Henry Kissinger. Please see bombing Page 13 reports 9 information team Undem Paulley Page Schreyer reaffirms Federal Grants for Chi Page 1 Federal budget will create few jobs Evans Page Bill 17 passes second Reading Page 2 Snow hits Nova Scotia storm mint details promised Mays joins . Mets bulletin new Wil lie Mays came Back to new York today joining the new York mets in a Trade that sent Young minor league Pitcher Charlie Williams and an undisclosed amount of Cash to san Franscisco giants. Halifax Halifax up motorists were caught without Snow tires the highways department was caught without adequate Snow removal equipment and traffic ground to a halt As a late season Snow storm moved across Nova Scotia. Back in 1874, an All time record for snowfall in Halifax during the month of May was set at 7.4 inches and came close to being broken wednesday. The weather office reported about six inches had fallen in the City by late afternoon but it was doubtful the 1874 record would be broken As the storm moved away from the Region towards Newfoundland. About 10 inches of Snow had fallen at the Halifax International Airport about 20 Miles from the City but most flights despite Short delays due to Pas continued please see storm Page 4 by Paul Jackson free press staff correspondent and ser vices minister James Richard son told the House of commons wednesday he would announce the location of the new Winnipeg mint next week. Or. Richardson my for Winnipeg South was answering questions asked in the com Mons by Robert Simpson pc the minister indicated other details concerning construction of the mint would also be announced next week. Immediately after answering or. Simpson s questions or. Richardson Felt the Wrath of Craig Stewart by Way of a question that speaker Lucien Lamoureux ruled out of order. Asked or. Stewart in View of the fact that the closures of the Rivers and Gimli bases to Gether with the Transfer of air Canada facilities Cost jobs in Manitoba is it the intention of the government to expand the new mint so As to provide employment for More than the 200 persons originally in or. Lamoureux did t give or. Richardson a Chance to reply to that if the Cabinet minister had wanted said it sounded More like argument than a straight question. Rules ban argument during the commons question period. John Burton East also tried to take a Stab at or. Richardson from a Sas Ica Chewan viewpoint. Or. Burton asked whether in View of the minister s expressed interest in locating government facilities through please see mint Page 4 Alaska May get nod by Tim Traynor free press staff correspondent Washington there were reports Here today that the United states government would announce approval of the controversial trans Alaska pipeline system today. An announce ment by the department of the Interior was expected this afternoon. The . Government has been under Strong pressure to consider a pipeline through Canada As an alter native to the Alaska route. Adopting the Alaska route would involve tanks plying the West coast. Child toll on streets deaths alarm chief Winnipeg inner City police chief Norman Stewart says he s worried about an alarming in crease in traffic fatalities involving Young children on City streets. So far this year three children have died in traffic mishaps the same number of fatalities recorded in each of 1970 and 1971. Something has to be chief Stewart said during a Winnipeg police commission meeting wednesday afternoon. He suggested a billboard Campaign to Alert motorists to potential danger in residential thoroughfares where parking is please see child Page 10 tenders urged for City buses Winnipeg s civic executive policy committee is recommending tenders be called for the City s 1972 bus purchases. The recommendation if approved by City Council would rescind an april 5 decision of Council to Purchase its buses this year from flyer industries Ltd. Of Winnipeg without calling for tenders. The recommendation was made is an amendment to the civic works and operation Corn Snow and summer tires combined to put Many Halifax area Drivers in ditch pension increase debated Ottawa up sidestep Ping commons rules maps jumped into debate on old age pension increases wednes Day As the opposition welcomed the Windfall for pensioners but called it a cynical election Gam bit by the liberals. All parties agreed to set aside the minimum three Days usually required to bring a Bill to de Bate in the House with the of bringing the increases to 1.8 million pensioners by june. Companion legislation in creasing veterans pensions also is planned for passage by the commons next week. Both Mea sures were included in the Bud g c t finance minister John Turner brought Clown monday. The current old age pension Given to everybody g5 and Over is monthly. For the Nee Diest there is a supplement up please Sec pension Page 1 Aid to schools rejected the Winnipeg presbytery of the United Church of Canada has adopted a report which rejects direct government Aid Grants or diversion of some parents education taxes to Pri vate and parochial schools and which Calls for the legislature to consider improving the pub Lic school system. The report prepared by a presbytery committee and accepted May 9, said it was aware Many people share a profound malaise with respect to the entire educational sys tem Public and it says our prime concern must be to improve the Educa please see Aid Page 5 Mittee report calling for the Purchase this year of 24, 51-Pas Senger buses from flyer Indus tries. The provincial government has indicated it would pay 50 per cent of the Purchase Price for the buses if they Are bought from flyer industries. But councillor Bill Norrie in dependent citizens election committee fort and executive policy committee member said the tendering system should be preserved. He said the province should be asked if it would still be willing to pay half the Cost if the tender Price was lower from another company. Flyer industries has already submitted a Price of for each bus based on 1971 prices. Chief commissioner d. I. Mac Donald said tenders would probably be based on 1972 prices which would be higher if tenders were called. The matter of bus purchases this year has been surrounded with controversy Ever since the april 4 Council meeting when mayor Steve Juba introduced in Lith hour motion to buy buses from flyer industries which is 74 per cent owned by the prov please see tenders Page 18 today around the world with Bryant 15 Over Garden Wall .19 Ballard offers Leafs gardens 57 classified comics deaths finance Jumble movies sports television women 37 to 5g, 64 34, 35 11 28 to 30 .10 33 57 to fit 31 23 to 27 5fi, nearly everyone reads the free press City zone total North roads boosted Montreal up Jean Chretien minister of Indian affairs and Northern development announced today the Federal government will spend Mil lion this year on two highways to the North that eventually will Cost s166 million. The million is the largest amount of Money spent by his department in a single year on Northern roads and is a Clear indication of the government s commitment to Northern Dev he said in a speech that touched on from indians to highways and pipelines. We arc on the threshold of great events in the he told the annual convention of the pipe line contractors association of Canada. Please Sec North Page 17 ;