Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 15, 1972, Winnipeg, Manitoba By Andy Mullen Barking a change of plans by some local promoters within the next month or so it seems doubtful that Winnipeg audiences will have the Opportunity to see any outdoor Rock festivals this summer. Of course you can always zip Down to the u.s., where a few festivals Are inevitably bound to pop up. So far though nothing is scheduled to happen Here. The ple who put on the Lake Riviera festivals for the past couple of years have shown no interest in doing it again for reasons ranging from the High Cost of getting it to Gether to the uncertainty of Manitoba s weather. An out door event is a one shot Deal and if the Rains happen to descend the Day of the show the whole thing would be washed out. What i like to see is another government sponsored festival along the lines of Man pop. The 1970 festival sur Vived inclement weather and ended up As one of the most memorable Days i can recall. So Why does t the govern ment try it again government officials would have no trouble avoiding much of the red tape usually involved in a festival and by booking a couple of top name acts and then filling out the rest of the Bill with lesser known bands and Winnipeg groups they probably would attract quite a crowd. There s not much Chance of it happening but i for one would like to see something of this nature come to be this summer. What Are your feelings on the subject write me at the free press and let me know. Short stuff today is sort of a special Day for me. Exactly one year ago to the Day my first youth scene column appeared. A whole year 366 Days in retrospect it seems like Only yesterday. There have been a lot of Good memories involved with my first year As a free press columnist. How will i Ever forget get together 71, seeing bands like Savoy Brown ten years after and Alice Cooper or getting involved in hassles with teachers and principals concerning what constitutes Good Educa Tion. Then there was a sobering visit to Stony Mountain Penitentiary the Battles concerning Why big bands Don t come to Winnipeg and much More. The people i be met Well most of them have been great tool i just Hope the next year is As rewarding. For everyone who s asked Alice Cooper s new album school s out will be out sometime in june to Coin cide with the actual end of the High school year. A 45 of the same name is being rushed out this week. Over the weekend a Reader called to add a very important Point to my article concerning strike action being taken by Many government employees. She pointed out that although garbage men in Toronto were out on strike for Over a month residents of that City will still be assessed the same amount of taxes at the end of the year even though they did t receive full services. She suggested that a tax rebate would be in order and i must say that i fully agree with her. As the saying goes you get you pay for so i fail to see Why anyone should be charged for services which weren t rendered. Ritchie Yorke s departure from Grapevine Magazine has certainly caused the publication to take a turn for the worse. Despite reducing the cover Price from 50 cents to a Quarter the editors seem to have lost All of the enthusiasm and journalistic High standards which the paper Dis played during its formative meanwhile Ritchie s new paper Rainbow is due on the Newsstands by the end of this week. The latest craze in England is a bagpipe rendition of amazing Grace and the song appears destined for big things in North America As Well. It s performed by the pipes and Drums and the military band of the Royal scots Dragoon guards and the old pipes Justice to the song. It could just catch on As a Novelty number. Want to hear Canada singing your song it could Hap pen if you become one of the winners of the hear Canada singing songwriting Competition. All citizens and residents of Canada who Are of contractual age Are eligible to enter the contest. Entries should be singable toe tapping up songs which say something about Canada. Contest dead line is july 15, and prizes include a Cash Grant for for the Winner As Well As five Grants of each for the runners up. You can get your entry form by writing hear Canada singing . Box 235, station d., Ottawa. The readers write dear Andy i like to say thanks for printing part of Rny letter on May 10, and say a few words with regard to your comments. Okay i m inclined to believe that the Savoy show did poorly financially but you confuse me. Is the purpose of a show to please and entertain the Public or merely to make Money if the intention is to both then i would Sug Gest Quality rather than Quantity. Would t you rather see one Good band Rod Stewart and the faces for instance at the Centennial concert Hall with its perfect sound sys tem rather than three bands at the Arena i realize the concert Hall holds fewer people but with one band and a local supporting act two separate performances starting on schedule could hardly fail. Incidentally i not profess to know All there is to know about putting on a Rock but being one of the Many on the receiving end i feel we Are entitled to better satisfaction. I wonder How other readers feel James m. Bordas 259 Church ave., suite 16. The intention of a Rock show is to both entertain the audience As Well As make Money. After All promoters Are human beings who usually make most of their income from the profits of a show. Yes i would rather see a top band at the concert Hall rather than the Arena. Unfortunately the people who designed the Hall included Only seats in their plans. Thus even for two shows the maximum attendance is just Over people. When you consider that the faces go for a minimum of and then add on All the other expenses a promoter would have to sell out both shows at an average of to a seat to simply break even. Here and there or. Wayne Wiersum archaeologist for the Churchill diversion archaeological project will speak on the need to conserve our human history re sources tonight at the monthly meeting of Winnipeg pollution probe. It will be held at 8 . At holy Trinity auditorium. Winnipeg free press Sseaver Canada Usa local 0vusias phone 736.6q81 1 Iff e t i u a i e i w w w v w monday May 15, 1972 2nd class mail registration number 0286 Koch Cut Lieut Walter pc Nell a member of 429 composite Squadron looks Over the Squadron s new Emblem with his son Stephen 5. The Emblem As Well As the Squadron s new name changed from Canadian forces flying and sup port unit were installed in ceremonies saturday in Winnipeg. Please see other picture on Page 39. Reactivated flying Squadron named in ceremonies Here Canadian forces flying training and support unit was officially predesignated 429 composite Squadron at ceremonies saturday. . C. S. Gilliatt Ca Nadian armed forces director general of air forces inspected 75 officers and men of the Squadron which was reactivated april 1. Commanding officers and personnel of 429 Squadron As Well As former c-47 Dakota aircraft pilots from across can Ada attended the ceremony. The Squadron is equipped with 23 Dakotas several of which flew in Europe during the second world War. The Squadron is responsible for providing aircraft for the air navigation school and train ing pilots posted from jets to Multi engine aircraft. In Addi Tion the Squadron conducts the instrument Check pilots course for All Check pilots in the armed forces. In a secondary role the Squadron provides medium Range transport and is used for search and Rescue. The Squadron began its history at Craf station East Moor Yorkshire England in no vember 1942, under Wing com Mander j. A. P. Owen the unit s first commanding officer. The unit s first official operational bombing Mission was flown Over France in january 1943. The Squadron was disbanded in 1946, reactivated again in 1967 when 429 tactical trans port Squadron was formed at motorcycle passenger Tair a 21-year-old woman from St. Norbert Man., was reported in fair condition in Winnipeg Gen eral Hospital monday morning suffering from head injuries she received in a car motorcycle Accident in fort Garry sunday evening. A fort Garry police depart ment spokesman said the injured woman Theresa Chabot was taken to Victoria Hospital after the Accident and later transferred to Winnipeg Gener Al Hospital. The spokesman said miss Chabot was a passenger on a motorcycle operated by Ronald Schmidt 18, of 52 Morier ave nue St. Vital when it was in collision with a car operated by Robert Dunlop 44, of 757 Sher Burn Street about . Sunday in the 1700 Block of Pembina Highway. Or. Schmidt was reported in fair condition in Victoria Hospi Tal monday morning with injuries he suffered in the Accident. Or. Dunlop was not injured. The spokesman said the Accident occurred when the Dun lop car which was southbound on Pembina was in collision with the motorcycle which was northbound As the car attempted to make a left turn across the northbound lanes of the Highway. Man satisfactory after shooting a 21-year-old resident of the Birch River Indian Reserve was listed in satisfactory Condi Tion at the Swan River Hospital with n wound received in a shooting incident Early sunday. Ramp said Campbell pc Malch was shot in the stomach with a .22-Calibcr Bullet on the Reserve about 5 . Sunday. An unidentified male is in Cus Tody in connection with the incident. No further details were re leased. Summer Holiday dates corrected a free press article on the trimester system to be introduced at West Kildonan collegiate incorrectly stated the school would have a 13-week summer Holiday after the sys tem is implemented in sep tember. There arc Throe 13-week ses Sions during the school year but the summer Holiday will be of Normal duration. The extra Lime is taken up with Christmas easter and other holidays. Ste. Hubert que. It was again disbanded in september 1971. Only about 35 Dakota air Craft remain in service in can Ada. The aircraft which made its first flight in 1935, was used extensively during the second world War. Hitchhikers hold., threaten my a training of inmates stressed in briefs Rev. Donald Malinowski. New democratic member of the Manitoba legislature for Point Douglas was held at knife Point by two hitchhikers saturday but escaped unscathed. Father Malinowski was driving along North main Street at about . On his Way to Selkirk where he was to administer last rites to a Hospital stopped near Kil Donan Park to pick up two men in their mid twenties who were hitchhiking. One climbed in beside him and one got in the Back seat he said in an interview sunday. Near the perimeter Highway the Man in the rear announced we re going to father Malinowski Felt a knife at his Back. He told the men he could not go to Kenora because o f his appointment in Selkirk but said he would take them to Kenora after performing his duties in Selkirk. He continued driving. Near Lockport one of the men ordered him to pull Over to the Side of the Road. I thought it was my father Malinowski said later. But the hitchhikers just got out of the car and told him to get moving which he quickly did. Later he told the Winnipeg ramp detachment of the Epi Sode. They Are investigating. Father Malinowski said he will never pick up hitchhikers again. Horticulture meeting the fort Garry horticultural society will meet at . Wednesday at 784 South drive fort Garry. Anyone interested in Garden planning May attend. The Senate committee on Legal and constitutional affairs was told Here saturday that More emphasis must be placed on fitting prison inmates to live outside the Walls of a penal institution if anything is to be done about reforming Law Breakers. About 10 briefs were presented to the committee at a hear ing on parole held at the University of Winnipeg and sponsored by the Manitoba society of criminology the Call for a changed parole and prison system was most clearly expressed in a Brief p r e s e n t e by the residents Council of the heading Ley correctional institution. We feel that simply enabling a Man to re enter the work Force fails As badly As simply imprisoning my unless he can be taught the required skills to permit him to live a Normal Happy life and to accept the m a n s society makes upon the Brief also said Many prison inmates Are completely unfamiliar with their rights to parole and recommended a Gram be established to give them information about the Grams under Way. Police chief Ken Mccaskill of St. James Assiniboia presented a different opinion. Emphasizing that his thoughts were his own and that he was presenting them for Dis Cussion the chief said the inter ests of a prison inmate must not be placed before the convenience of the group into which he is released on parole. The individual must be subservient to society this is the Way we senator Earl Hastings of Al Berta member of the Senate committee left Little doubt about his position on parole and prison Reform. He commented that the program the police chief advocated has been an unmitigated chief Mccaskill said he does not believe either in total incarceration or in loosely handled he advocated giving the police More Opportunity to present their comments on prisoners to parole officials when inmates come up for parole. Dwight Rupert representing the Indian and Metis inmates organization at Stony Mountain Penitentiary said present parole regulations Are unsuitable for indians and Metis. He recommended greater Indian representation among parole officials. He urged less strict restrictions on alcohol use by parolees and also said a prison term does nothing to change the Rea son for which crimes Are committed. Nothing is done i prison that will change the inmate for the better he said. We know our problem in t in there the Pris a common concern of several of the briefs was the Lack of news about positive effects of the parole system and emphasis in the news Media about abuses of the system such As failure to return or crimes committed by parolees. A Brief from the John How Ard and Elizabeth Fry society called this Type of information negative several speakers also commented that the Public knows Little about different types of parole and that people criticizing the correctional system not make distinctions Between release programs operated by the National parole service and those run by correctional institutions. Briefs presented to the com Mittee differed in opinion about the value of establishing parole boards in each province. Briefs were also presented at the Day Long hearing by the x Kalay foundation the Community welfare planning Council and Dorothy Betz a Winnipeg magistrate s court interpreter. Bowles wife Are honoured by group the former lieutenant Gover nor of Manitoba Richard s. Bowles and mrs. Bowles both historians have been honoured with the highest award of the red River Valley historical society. The couple received the 1972 Hall of Fame awards at the group s sixth annual Spring presentation award dinner held recently at grand Forks North Dakota. Other Manitoban honoured were Anne Matheson Hender girl charged in deaths of babies Lynn Lake Man. Special a 17-year-old girl has been charged with two counts of non capital murder in connection with the death of two babies last monday ramp said Satur Day. The girl has been placed in custody of juvenile authorities in Winnipeg for a court appear Ance there. No Date for her trial has been set. The bodies of the two infants were found in a dump on prop erty belonging to Sheritt Gor Don mines Ltd. The names Ages and sex of the infants has not been released. Jewish legion talk Hyman Sokolov a Winnipeg lawyer will speak to the jew ish historical society at . Tuesday in the museum theatre 190 Rupert Street. He will speak on the influence of the jewish legion. Sun As leading authority on the Selkirk settlers Marius Benoit administrator and Leader in the development of the St. Boni face museum and h. B. Bre Haut As leading authority on red River carts who received the 1972 Pioneer historian awards. James a. Jackson received the society s Lake Agassiz publications award for his Centen Nial history of Manitoba. Jean Curtis of Balmoral Hall received an educator Hall of Fame award As outstanding history teacher of the Canadian Section of the red River Valley presented for the first time. Manitoba students received 20 of the 53 awards for essays on j red River history also presented at the dinner. Entries were i received from both elementary j and High schools in Manitoba and North Dakota. St. John Bre Beuf school Winnipeg lived up to its historical name by winning five of the six prizes for elementary school students. Under the Tutelage of sister Maria Ciccarelli the institution received the highest number of awards Given any school. Other Manitoba schools receiving awards were Vincent Massey collegiate with four Balmoral Hall three Miles Macdonell collegiate two and one each to St. Johns Ravens court Tuxedo Shaftsbury High school St. Boniface diocesan High school Nellie Mcclung collegiate Bencher Junior High school and Neil Campbell school. Richard Allen Gordon of Miles Macdonell collegiate won the High school history student Hall of Fame award Canadian Valley Section awarded for the first time As recognition of the outstanding history student. Weather report morning bulletin Foi Thi Prairie province a series of Low pressure systems moving eastward across the Prairie province will initiate thunderstorm activity this afternoon 01 evening although precipitation amount will be quite Small. Figures on the map indicate expected High temperatures today Issott the inter Lake and red River regions mainly for Winnipeg b Thunder Shower late this evening. Vancouver Calgary Edmonton Regina Brandon the Pas Thompson Winnipeg Thunder Bay Kenora Ottawa Toronto Montreal Halifax Chicago Miami los Angeles Minneapolis new York Phoenix Rome Paris London Berlin Amsterdam 66 75 66 82 81 75 70 77 61 59 62 68 72 6-t 63 83 87 65 67 97 63 5. 61 50 55 Max. Min. Pc. .52 43 55 43 .01 .17 .05 .31 .14 .62 1.39 Brussels Madrid Moscow 77 57 Stockholm 54 36 Tokyo 73 63 the me got mad to throw off aul -1 s i in Winnipeg temperature comparisons Bike rentals opened sunday in Winnipeg Parks and the weather office co operated in beaming a warm sunny Day on the cyclists including these two enjoying the trails in Assiniboine Park. Max. Min. Mean May 13 67 55 May 14 77 32 55 last year 75 47 Isi non nil 64 38 51 hic hell on record 90 in 1931 lowest on record 15 in 1888 ;