Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 25, 1973, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press final edition vol. So no. Price 10 cents a with. Wednesday april 25, 1973 pm Moonrise . . Forecast Cloudy periods 20 and 45 the sir Hugh John Macdonald Houie at 61 Carlton Street. House plan stalled by David Lee free press staff writer an historic Winnipeg land Mark the sir Hugh John Macdonald mansion at 61 Carl Lon Street is expected to be sold and demolished by the end of 1973. Officials of the Manitoba historical society which bought the 80-year-old House in 1971 and has spent the past two years restoring it said tuesday they can t meet debts arising from their restoration efforts. The officials said they Are about in the red re presenting Back wages unpaid taxes and overdue Bills for materials and Are no the least bit hopeful they will be Able to meet the debts. Unless we Are Able to raise the Money somehow then the Only answer is to sell our assets which in our Case is the Mac please see House Page 9 tax drop seen Many la Winnipeg Likely to pay less Over All by Paul Zihich Yov free press Urban reporter Winnipeg property own cars will get a reduction ranging from 0.2 to 5.5 Nills in this year s Educa Tion tax rates depending on what school division they live in. In addition the provincial government s minimum properly tax rebate will offset much if not All of an increase in municipal tax rate which is expected to Rise by about six Mills. Please see tax Page 5 . Accuses n. Vietnam of violations Washington a the i sending in Aioli aircraft. Artillery United states formally accused North Vietnam on tuesday of an illegal troop and Supply build up As Well As assassinations and kidnappings in South Viet Nam in violation of the Paris ceasefire Accord. In a note to 10 other countries that agreed to guarantee the Jan. 27 pact the United states said it is abundantly Clear that the main obstruction to peace consists of the military activities carried out by the democratic Republic of Viet Nam and forces under its control in South specifically the state depart ment charged Hanoi with infiltrating More than army personnel into South Vietnam through Laos and Cambodia units and ringing the Khz Sanh air Field with surface to air mis and the Clandestine ship ment of More than 400 tanks and armoured vehicles. The department said Hanoi has used these forces to attack villages and military positions throughout the country while its agents have continued their acts of terrorism including assassinations tossing grenades in Public places mining of Public thoroughfares and wide spread of particular concern the note said is North Vietnam not providing full information about americans missing in action in Indochina or known to have please see . Page 5 Gauvin repudiates communist attacks pension changes planned by Douglas Mackay free press legislative reporter t h e Manitoba government plans to make civil service pen Sions portable and to allow pen Alty free Early relic Emcil Al 60, labor minister a. R. Russ Paulley announced tuesday. Speaking during debate in the Manitoba legislature on his de Parl men s spending estimates for 1972-73, or. Paulley said a Bill to make the required changes in the civil service superannuation act will be introduced soon. At present the Art provides for full pension if an employee retires at 65. There is a 1.5 per cent penalty on pension benefits for each year of Early retire ment. The government plans to make full pensions available to people who voluntarily decide to retire at 60 years of age with please see pensions Page 5 Saigon up Michel Gau Vin Canadian ambassador with the International peace supervisory Force Here repudiated today a series of Sharp communist attacks on his impartiality branding them false and unfounded. The attacks Are aimed at trying to discredit me and cast doubt on my he told the Canadian press. Bui they the Viet Cong and North Vietnam use cannot Cile one example to justify such accusations other than my april 13 statement which they have he added. Gauvin interviewed in his of fice at the International com Mission of control and super vision appeared relatively undisturbed by the criticism bul he emphasized i will not make a deliberate Effort to be partial towards the democratic Republic of Viet Nam North Vietnam and the pro the Viet Cong s provisional revolutionary govern ment just so that in their eyes i can appear to be the latest charges against Gauvin arc understood to have been contained in a letter sent to the ices by the pro Mon Day dealing Wilh the Issue of permitting survivors from an please see Gauvin Page 5 Oil pot boils producer nations give ultimatum Over prices Vienna Reuter eleven of the world s Oil producing countries have issued a 10-Day Ultima Tum to the Western companies that Market their Oil to come up with a for Mula to break a Price deadlock. The deadline was set tuesday night by the powerful 11 country organization of petrol urn exporting countries open after a breakdown ii negotiations Over its demands for higher Oil prices. The higher prices were Inland cd to offset losses caused by the 10-per-Ccnl devaluation of the United Stales Dollar in february. Open announced a decision to Call a special conference o Oil member Stales in tripod May 7. The meeting would map More drastic action for Ful compensation for Dollar devaluation losses. It described the approach o the companies to Date Asne please see Oil Page 9 government withdraws protests kill Ontario Energy tax Toronto up Ontario treasurer John White yielded to Public pressure and opposition from members of his own progressive conservative party tuesday and withdrew the government s pro posed seven per cent Energy tax. Premier William Davis made the announcement in the legis lature shortly after a full meet ing of the progressive conservative party caucus. The announcement was greeted by thunderous applause and desk pounding from both sides of the legislature. Or. While said hostile Public reaction was the primary Rea son for the government s Deci Sion to withdraw the tax. He told a news conference later that he had received Al most Universal opposition to he proposal. He said he had expected some support for the tax from conservation groups Environ mentalists and Liberal journals jut of this was Forl com no the tax originally introduced As part of the government s provincial budget april 12, drought an immediate outcry from the Public and was later criticized by some government Lack benches. In making the announcement the Premier said he did not expect the decision to be without its but he was determined to be responsive to the Public. Or. White said the decision to withdraw the tax does nol mean the government will look elsewhere for Revenue the tax would have provided. As a result of the decision not to proceed with the tax our anticipated budgetary deficit will now be s4g7 million rather than he said. The treasurer also said other government proposals including the tax credit plan and the increase in the sales lax to seven from five per cent would remain. Please see protests Page 5 brinks Reward capital in peril from renter a Pii Nom penh up hundreds of refugees poured across the Mekong River to phenom penh today As communist forces occupied positions directly opposite the City. Refugees said the communists were digging bunkers on the River Bank at the Village of Are Elisal Only 1.7 Miles from the Centre of the capital. Observers said the communists could make use of the River Bank As a Superb Sile from which to Shell the capital if they were Able to hold out there until darkness. Cambodian planes bombed and strafed the Village through out the afternoon As crowds gathered on this Side of the see cambodian Page 9 today you and Law 28 tribal Riu Riei 35 classified 43 to 58 comics 38, 39 deaths 10 finance 65 to 67 Jumble 46 movies 70 sports 59 to 84 television ii8 women 19 to 22 nearly everyone reads the free press City Zont total 1m.33 Saint John. . Up two employees of brinks express co. Of Canada Ltd. Wanted in connection with the theft of from the com Pany s vault have a Price on their Heads today. Newspaper ads throughout Canada today announced the company s offer of Foi information leading to their apprehension. Convictions arc no a prerequisite for the Reward. J. T. Walsh of Montreal a brinks vice president flew Hen tuesday to announce the re Ward after the company suf iced ils largest single loss in Canada. Meanwhile police throughout Canada and the United remained on the Lookout of Leslie James Dolincy 32, a Driver guard and Melvin Edward Downs 36, an assistant cashier Bolh of Saint John. They have been missing sine saturday. Their cars were to Cal cd by Saint John police Wilh in the cily limits tuesday. Pocase see brinks Page 5 Manitoba Utility prepares for crunch next Winter by Katie Fitzrandolph free press legislative reporter Manitoba Hydro is trying to find additional Power sources to see the province s electricity users through an expected Power shortage next Winter. Leonard a. Bateman chair Lan of the publicly owned elec rival Lilily said Manitoba Hydro was gearing up Thermal Eric Raling Plank to meet the up cited crunch and also in hiring from neighbouring lilies As to whether they would ave spare generating capacity o Export Power to Manitoba. Under questioning in the be Slature s Public utilities com Mittee tuesday or. Bateman Aid the Low water Levels on the Velson River combined with a by season so far would Lead he Utility into a difficult Situ Ilion in supplying firm Energy for the coming Victor unless action is taken to keep water Levels in Lake win Lieg fairly High. Currently the Only source of be clerical Supply for the coming Vinter is the Nelson River which is experiencing a Short age of Walcer or. Bateman said. Channels from Lake Winnipeg to the Nelson system could be closed by sinking barges and re floating them to open the Waterways when the water is required he said indicating this s what he would prefer to do. This decision will have to be made in the near future the Hydro chairman told the com Mittee. In answer to a question from de. Mcgill pc Brandon or. Bateman said in late 1969, Hydro delayed acting aut that he could not recommend delay now because of the current drought conditions. Please see Hydro Page 5 kill 1 olt new airline links by Paul free press staff Washington agreements on new routes which would make it easier for canadians to Fly to the United states have reached in talks Between . And Canadian a senior . Government source Here said tuesday that continuing negotiations Between the two countries Are certain result in the following routes from Western Winnipeg to Chicago and Vancouver to los Angeles. The formal talks next ruled for Ottawa on May 28, lot expected to be a Tore late this year or 1974. However the american government official said the routes from Winnipeg and be serviced by Canadian will Nick Hunter among a package of new press education reporter that Are expected to result the lines in the River East any new agreement division came Down could be reached late this morning As Negolia will include the Winnipeg Chicago and Vancouver los for striking school Secre Geles the . And the school Board re told the free to the bargaining table. Alpo a virtual certainly no Progress is made in the said is a route Between the picket lines will go and Montreal to be thursday morning Union by an american said. These three routes in the division something both we and the on strike tuesday morn Adian airlines wan cd when after the River East school last major agreement on refused them pay parity was worked out in 1966. The Winnipeg school Divi be part of the package the official 47 secretaries want a 47 what other Rouls will cent wage increase Over agreed upon is impossible years while the Board has say this he a one year contract Wilh negotiations Between Iho 17.7 per cent increase. Adian and . J. Henderson regional Wilh the airlines attending of the Canadian Union observers have been going Public employees since 1969. Any new the decision to bring Down Conti Nutt please see new Page see school Page 9 second family for tile second time in watching i Levision in a Days Tuxedo residents at the rear of the House been robbed and terrorized sire Hoard strange noises their own Homes by two sounded like fools cps on roof. Two men Heads masked Werier entered t h e Nylon stockings and to inc Stigale at the rifles entered the Home of time As a foot crashes Werier 407 Laidlaw the Kitchen s Glass about 11 . And robbed mrs. Werier ran to a Werier at House to Call police then before the robbers the two men entered the they held or. Werier s and robbed or. Werier old son Al gunpoint As said. Made their night two men Hac no one was into the Home of con inner cily police said executive David Fric Werier president of a robbed or. Ericsen of an Supply company and two in Cash ant or children were in bed lied up or. And mrs. Frie the incident continued police said Barbara Sec Tuxedo Page 9 guards to working to Rule guards and office workers at heading Ley jail returned to their jobs wednesday but began a work to Rule Campaign to fur ther their protest against the hiring of an sex inmate to work in the institution. Heading Ley officials said wednesday that jail activities resumed to Normal Wilh the re turn of the employees Many of whom had booked off sick tues Day during three work shifts. The officials said they weren t aware of any work to Rule Campaign in Progress but in May be Loo soon to loll if this is what they Are doing Well know a Little All guards and office person Nel arrived on duly for the mid night to 8 . Shift and the Day shift was not missing any personnel to our e. Garth Metcalfe executive director of the Manitoba gov lion which represents the jail employees said wednesday the guards and office workers have definitely adopted a work to Rule policy. As far As i know they will continue to work to Rule As Long As the former inmate is pm please see guards Page 9 looking for a motorcycle this want and under motor cycles 87 71 Honda 450, Fine Condi lion phone 4iw937. Is among the hundreds of bargains in today s classified Section. No Mailer Whit you need shop and save in free press want ads. Legislature highlights Early retirement portable pensions planned Page 1 Hydro shortage seen Page i Cadi Virley emergency debate squelched Page .1 former inmate won t lie guard Page ,1 n n Crown distillery planned Page 6 Western flyer Sale questioned Page i Southern airstrips wanted Page Lla Mischak moves hoist on mayoralty Bill Page Barrow threatened with . Page ,11 prof predicts stiffer booze Laws by Manfred Magek free press medical reporter a professor of Medicine at the University of Manitoba has predicted sniffer liquor Laws and perhaps even a return to pro i bilion or inc province within the next decade unless alcoholism and the crime and Accident re Latch disease show a decline soon. The warning came tuesday luring regular monthly meet ing of the Manitoba Medico Legal society and was voiced by or. John Gemmell who shared a panel discussion on alcoholism Wilh former provincial psychiatrist or. T. A. Pencook. And Winnipeg lawyer David Bowman. Both or. Gemmell and or. Pincock have spent much of their professional careers treat ing physical and mental manifestations of alcoholism and arc considered experts in their respective approaches to alcohol addiction problems. Fitly per a Cal of All medical or 25 per cell of local admissions now made to Winnipeg general , or. Gemmell said arc either caused by Alco hol abuse or arc related to it indirectly. What is even More alarming he said is that the Community level of alcoholism is directly related to such things As inc Legal drinking and inc number of liquor outlets available to the Public. Our in Carmenl results arc inc Medicine professor said. The answer to this serious Public health problem of alcoholism is obviously prevention. When i Sec the Legal drink ing age reduced to 18, when i read they can t even plan High school dances in some places please vice stiffer Page 9 ,1 to ;