Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 9, 1973, Winnipeg, Manitoba Weekend sports Winnipeg free press final edition vol. 80 no. 230 Price .10 cunts cents monday july 9, 1973 . Sunset . . Moonset . Forecast a few Clouds 85 and 55 canadians still missing Gauvin puts on pressure Saigon Router Canadian chief Delegate Michel Gauvin asked the International commission of control and supervision ices today to suspend routine business until two missing Canadian truce officers Are returned. Oil firms hit Washington special t p n s anti Cump Ellive practices by the nation s Large an official Canadian Sale m e n i said that the ices agreed at a meeting today to consider the request and to make a decision wednesday. A spokesman said that Gau Vin asked the ices to suspend transactions of Normal Busi Ness until tie two men cats. Ian Patten. 28, of Toronto and Fletcher Thomson 27, of Ottawa Are returned safely. The Viet Cong s provisional revolutionary government confirmed for the first time today thai they arc holding the Oil companies a general spirit two who disappeared june 28 of Industry co operation instead m communist controlled rub of compel Iliou and govern j bar Plantation 35 Miles East of a Neil policies have created the current . Gaso a the Canadian statement said line shortage a Federal Trade that Gauvin Lold the Hungary one Way of beat ing the heat in the City is a visit to the neighbourhood Pool. And that s exactly what these three girls did sunday at the Broadway Optimist Pool. Leaping out of the water Are left to right de Ann Bas Kerville 9, Sherry Lyn Cooper 8, and Babette Baskerville 6, a Cousin of de Ann s. C commission Etc staff report an polish and indonesian Dele gales that although today a stat Emcil by the Viet Cong says. The report says the major i firms which consistently a i was encouraging it is still in Carlo co operate rather than j hmm or we inc compete in All phases of their we of released Opura lion have behaved in a Gauvin said dial conditions similar fashion As would a which the Viet Cong attached death toll five Tito . Boys dead in Tell near Gull Lake at least five people died accidentally in Manitoba during the weekend t h r e e in Highway traffic mishaps and two in a camping monopolist the y have allem plod to increase profile by restricting please Sec Oil. Page 5 . Dollar sinks London a _ the United Stales Dollar tumbled Back again on european markets to Day after strengthening briefly on expectations that intern i tonal support might be proud de for it. The c u r r c u c y opened stronger in Money markets but was soon dropping downward toward the record lows in reached at the end of last week. Britain s Chancellor of the exchequer Anthony Harbin was due to make a statement to parliament on the weekend talks in Switzerland amont chiefs of european Central Banks. It was that meeting that had caused the Dollar s Brief rally Al Market open us midday prices for is were 2.7025 Swiss francs in Zurich and 2.2835 West German Maiks in Frankfurt. In London the British Pound weakened against the Dollar at opium time then gained to a midday Price of As the Dollar faltered. Simba makes her debut at Assiniboine Park zoo. The new mate for Shadow was out for Public display for the first time monday. the Snow Leopard was bought with part of the fund raised earlier by school children to the men s release such As ceasefire Over a 640-Squarc Mulc area Creale considerable difficulties. The Canadian statement said that the commission agreed to take note of the Canadian re quest and today s regular meeting was adjourned until i wednesday when a decision will be taken. In its statement the Viet Cong said a report received in the capital Loday said iwo men calling themselves canadians from a local ices team in i to Rcd a Viet Cong zone in Long Khanii province june 28. Because icy had received no Advance notification from please Sec Gauvin Page 5 Accident. Dead Are Danny Curtis Durksen 15, of 358 Hawthorne Avenue Easl Kildonan. Ken Kol Oclin. 15, of 2 Brid be Walcer Crescent East Kil Donan. William Carswell 09, of 54 Crystal Avenue is. Vital. Lira la Trilinsky 14, of m2 St. Lean Bap list str Cal is. Boniface. Stack of Bills maps working overtime by Dave Blai Lii Ottawa up members of parliament today Start their second overtime week of the summer facing a stuck of legislation with no firm indication How Long they will have to stay. T h e government normally tries to wind things up by the end of june but this year weighed Down by minority position restrictions it seems resigned to a far later recess than usual. Debate resumes Loday on a Bill to suspend operations of 10 Cle Clorial boundaries. Commis for each and put off for another 18 months the thorny question of How to redraw boundaries for commons constituencies. While generally supported by All parties the Issue touches the raw nerve of political sur pro Vival and has already Ducco two full Days of debate. It is expected to take at least Loday and perhaps tuesday to Complete second Reading and Send the Bill to committee for a claimed study. After that Hie House will begin debate on legislation to limit election expenses and Force Public disclosure of nil Campaign donations Over both the liberals and new democrats have agreed to give the Bill Quick passage but conservative House Leader Gerald Baldwin said Many of his Adeline Vauclair co of 158 conservatives May have members want to speak and he would like up to three Days to discuss it. He said the Issue is particularly sensitive in the Light of thursday which would be a recent reports on Liberal Cam week from the Day the to Kaiim financing tactics and the ballots were first counted Sti Luncy in the june 28 pro Cial election May not be known until thursday. Jim Maloway returning officer for the Riding said in a Telephone interview sunday he was to pick up two additional Hospital ballots at the Legisla Ture about noon monday and count them if they were from Avo Selcy voters. Bui we might come away tomorrow with the same Damn result we have Liberal Leader Izzy Asper and Mur Doch Mackay the new dem Coralic parly candidate Are tied with Voles each. If or. Maloway were required to cast a deciding vote he would do so by 5 . Uganda i i frees 112 . Peace corps volunteers held for 2 Days Nairobi Kenya released 112 United states peace corps volunteers today two Days after they had been taken into custody on a flight from London to their posts in Africa the . Embassy said. The embassy said president Idi Amin ordered the Volun Teers released in a message delivered to Robert Keeley Deputy chief of Mission at the . Embassy in the ugandan capital of Kampala. Amin the abrasive ugandan j strongman ordered the Ameri cans held saturday afternoon at Entebbe Airport near Kam Pala. They spent the night under armed guard at the air port and Ihen sunday were transferred to a hotel on Lake Victoria the Young women and 63 men Wilh five married couples among dined and danced at the hotel sunday night Wilh a few armed guards looking on. In Washington the state department listed 111 As being held. There was no explanation a for the discrepancy Between the . Figure and the 112 Lisl cd by the Uganda government. The americans were bound for Zaire the former Congo and their chartered vc-10 Jet had taken off saturday after a refuelling Stop Al Entebbe. Amin ordered the plane Back As it neared the Border threat ening it with ugandan air Force migs that were in the air for a Fly past in Honor of visit ing president Albert Bongo of Gabon. Radio Uganda said Amin suspected that the americans might be israelis or White mercenaries Bent on adding to the tribal roubles that have neigh Boring Rwanda and Burundi in turmoil. The broadcast said the president sent messages to the presidents of Zaire Rwanda and Burundi asking confirm please see Uganda Page 5 Mayfair Avenue. An ramp spokesman said Danny Derksun and Ken Kolo Chen apparently died of asphyxiation saturday in their please Sec weekend Page 5 ammunition in use during the week. He would not elaborate. This debate will ire followed by third Reading of legislation to legalize the status of the majority of immigrants living please see maps Page t should the two ballots be considered valid they will be counted and added to the locals Bill no Winner will in Likely declared until thursday said or. Maloway. More ballots could come in lie said and for that reason he will Likely hold off declaring a Winner until thursday. That would leave the Way open for or. Asper or or. Mackay whoever is Defeated i to ask for a recount. The porn g r c s s i v c conservative can d i d a t e Winnipeg councilor Robert Sleen is out of the race with ballots. Or. Malo wily is an nip member the last two Hospital votes have not yet been counted be cause of a mix up. It was first thought thai they were Casl by voters in St. Matthews constituency b u t then it was Houghl they came from Wolseley voters. It May be heresy Colon by Dudley Magnus free press labor reporter labor minister a. R. Russ Paulley gave his Blessing to an anti Canadian labor Congress Union group which the 1.8 million member Congress is try ing to crush. Manitoba Csc labor organizations Are backing the Cana Dian labor Congress move. Or. Paulley a card carrying member of a railway Union affiliated to the Csc greeted More than 70 delegates at the fifth annual convention of the Council of Canadian unions Ccu in the hotel fort Garry he spoke at the opening ses Sion of the two Day meeting. He is a member of the internal Lional brotherhood of railway Carmen. It May be heresy being Friendly loan but i enjoin you to go into the areas where the unorganized Are working under conditions that Are by implication or. Paulley was saying the Ccu should organize where in Many cases Csc unions have failed to organize the workers in agricultural retail Trade and hotel and restaurant Fields. He said farm and retail areas particularly need organizing. The Csc facing an increasing interest in Canada in the idea of less control from Amer ican Union offices of International unions has announced it wants affiliates to raise funds to help Patch up die dam that could burst one Day and per haps see Csc members flood ing to join the Ccu or some similar group. The Ccu has been named As the Csc s prime target. Please see Ccu Page 5 Rescue pair lost Montreal up two Montreal policemen drowned sunday in Dolphin Lake at Alan and his world site of the 19c7 world s fair after rescuing a woman who had fallen into the Lake. Police identified the victims is Constable Andre Desilets 25, and Constable Claude Sar Razin 35, a 12-year Veteran of the Montreal police Force. The woman 20, had removed her shoes to soak her feet when she slipped off the pier. A Friend s cries brought the Ivo policemen and Constable Desilus managed to grab the woman s but he fell into the Lake. He managed to push her Inlo a position where she could cling to the Dock but pushed himself further out in i h e process and witnesses said he seemed to get sick and Start thrashing. Constable Sarrazin non swimmer jumped into help him and quickly disappeared. Police said the iwo were weighed Down Wilh about 10 pounds of regulation equip the thing is the Bottom is All muck and As soon As you hit in it sucks you a said. The More the More you re spokesman you move another policemen nearly drowned in the same spot iwo y c a r s ago because of the Quicksand like consistency of the Lake Bottom. Gurney turns against Nixon Washington Reuler president Nixon s refusal to Shumil while House documents to the Senate Commilles invest Ligating the watergate Case has Cost him the support of the one Commilles member he thought he could count on sen Alor Edward Gurney to do re jelling Baker s g u r n e y aligned himself against tile president sunday saying he thinks the committee should be allowed to see any while House documents directly bearing on the june 17, 1072, bugging of the democratic party Headquarters in the a regale office building. Of the four democrats and been a Leader in efforts to uncover the watergate cover up and senator Howard Baker of Tennessee described by Ehr Lichman As an has been putting pressure on Nixon to meet with the committee. This the president has re efforts at a Compromise Mel please see Gurney Page 5 17 still held Elliree republicans on the a t e r g a t e committee Gurney was the Lone supporter the White House Felt it had said former while House counsel John Dean. Dean Lold the committee in testimony two weeks ago that former while House aide John Ehrlichman Lold the president Gurney could be relied upon to support the administration without being asked to do so or told what to say. The four democrats Dean said could be considered hos tile and of the two remaining republicans senator Lowell Weicker of has today unit pricing hit red hot 25 41 classified m to 23, to .15 comics 41 comic Page features 24 deaths 2 to ii movies 28 sports to 42, .15 women 25, 2g nearly everyone reads the free press City Zont total 13mi7 Salisbury a seven teen of an estimated 293 Stu dents and teachers abducted by african terrorists from a Jesuit Mission Are still being held Security forces said Sun Day. Hie 17 include seven Young boys. The others have escaped and Many have made their Way Back to Lite Mission in rugged country about 140 Miles North East of Salisbury. The returnees said they were told by the terrorists they were to be taken to Zambia where trucks were wailing to move them to Tanzania for guerrilla training. Zambia is used As a guerrilla staging area by african guerrillas fighting to rid Rhodesia of its White minority govern men. Nearly All those abducted were Blacks. Rhodesian soldiers police and planes searched the area for i Host still held captive. The head of the Mission Rev. Egon Roger said classes would resume today. He said some of the children were still frightened by the terrorists Threal to return to the Mission but that. Security forces were concentrated in the area and there was no need for worry. Throughout saturday a n d sunday Small groups of Chil Ren arrived at the Mission tier escaping from the band of 17 heavily armed terrorists. Please see 17 Page 5 Washington a a huge Export Drain on United slates farm products mainly wheat Corn and soybeans is adding an Clra billion to consumer food Bills this year says the agriculture depart ment. Even with the freeze announced by president Nixon last month retail food prices arc expected to climb at least 12 per cent this year. Depart Mcnol analysis says Al least 1.5 to two per cent of that in crease can be linked directly to farm exports. In All food spending May Rise to billion ibis year from about billion in 1072. Higher prices arc Hie main reason for the to billion boost bul Shore arc More Mouths to feed Loo. And they Are eating More. Thai Means according to the analysts thai at least Bil lion of the expected increase in spending can be traced to higher prices caused by the biggest flood of farm cd polls in the year thai ended june 30, he shipments totalled More than billion or 50 per cent More than in 1071-72. Higher prices accounted for part of i least Sec food Page 5 ;