Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 12, 1973, Winnipeg, Manitoba 10 Winnipeg free press thursday july 12, 1973 wheat fraud suspected Washington a the chairman of the Senate investigations subcommittee says he cannot accept the Justice department s conclusion that no fraud was involved in last year s United states wheat Sale to the soviet Union. A most unfortunate series of bad decisions were made in the Grain chairman Henry Jackson Mem. Wash said wednesday. I am simply not at this time prepared to conclude that All of the bad decisions were the result of bad Jackson said. There is uie very real possibility that other factors May have been in Jackson s subcommittee is investigating the la million Bushel Sale of last july and August. Public hearings will open july 20. The Justice department said wednesday its own Vesliga lion has turned up no evidence of criminal fraud. The general accounting of f i c e Gao concluded last week that the agriculture de a r t m Cut mismanaged the Deal. Gao held specifically that the department paid higher Llian necessary subsidies to consummate the Deal. Jackson said the Gao report confirms the subcommittee s findings. Subcommittee incs Lig Alors Are pursuing leads which indicate uie government initiated the Grain Sale on the basis of poor judgment negligent Long term planning and with lilt a or no understanding of what would be its Impact on airline donation returned Washington Lac ulcer the Nixon re Clellion finance committee has returned to american airlines which admitted it illegally contributed the sum to president Nix on s Campaign. The airline said last Friday tile Money had been solicited by Herbert Kalmbach then Ixion s personal lawyer. The airline said was contributed of which came from corporate funds. It is illegal to contribute corporate funds to a . Election Campaign. Phil Barrick treasurer of tile finance committee to re elect the president sent a let Ter wednesday to the lawyers for the airline enclosing a Che que fur in his letter Barrick said the committee had no idea that coming from the employees of american air lines in any respect constituted a contribution out of corporate uie a in e r i c a n Jackson said. We have found beyond a doubt that the Grain Sale worked a hardship on Ameri can Consumers by forcing up the Price of Grain and in turn he Price of food and meat ill the grocery Jackson said. The jul slice department in Vesliga lion followed a com plaint from the american Bakers association hat wheat prices on the commodity exchanges were raised artificially to bring higher government subsidies. The Justice department said he investigation indicated Hal High subsidies were traceable to disagreement Between the agriculture department and some exporters Over How subsidies were to be figured. The audit fails to reveal indications of criminal fraud against the the Justice department report said. Of that conclusion Jackson said it s Loo Early in our investigation to make a judg ment like Brezhnev comforts arabs Moscow a soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev sought wednesday to assure the Arab world that Moscow s demand for total israeli withdrawal from occupied territories had not changed As the result of la s meetings with president Nixon last month. Speaking at a Kremlin Cere Mony where he received a Lenin peace prize Brezhnev said the rights of Arab Peoples who have become victims of aggression m n s i be Guaran he said. The troops of Israel must be withdrawn from All occupied Arab territories. On relations with the West Brezhnev said should we limit ourselves to Only one agreement with the us led sales uie agreement on the prevention o f nuclear War even then a great achievement would have been he added there is much for us to do. We must promote our relations with the .a., West Germany France and Mills ailing Washington a in pain for several weeks with a spinal ailment Wilbur Mills chairman of the House of representatives ways and Means committee said tuesday lie plans to enter a Hospital within a few Days for. Examination the Arkansas Democrat Hab gone on record As saying he will not seek re election nex year i Doss he finds Relief for the ailment. . Dollar slumps London a the unit id Stales Dollar slumped again Oday on Europe s foreign sex after a two Day acc of by from record lows. Dealers said the cause of the Lollar s poor showing in Early Rading was Lack of determined support from the . Federal Reserve Board and other Cen rat Banks. The dealers said uie Federal Reserve s support buying earlier in the week had been More symbolic than effective. And he Bank of France and the Vest German Bundesbank had Ilso bought Only Small amounts of dollars to bolster he Rale. Announcements by the stale Jankers after a meeting i Switzerland last weekend and by the Federal Reserve tues Day had hinted at Strong government buying to support the Dollar. This reversed the Down Ward trend but when the hints turned out to he psychological ploys uie Dollar once More vent begging for buyers and he rate started Down again. Al uie opening Frankfurt the Dollar dropped to 2.3775 Narks Well below wednes Lay s closing 2.4035. The opening rate in Zurich Vas 2.85 Swiss francs Down rom 2.8750. In Paris uie decline was 4.105 francs and Hen 4.085 from 4.1gi25. In London the British Pound edged up to it had closed wednesday at the Price of Gold which generally rises when the Dollar weakens Rose an ounce in Zurich and in London to 1119.75 and the Dollar did belter in the far East where most of the Rading was Over for the Day before the markets opened in Surope. Dollars for spot Deli very Rose Slighly in Tokyo to 264.92-264.95 yen from 264.35-264.80. The Dollar Rose slightly in Hong Kong to 4.97 Hong Kong dollars and Gold dropped to an ounce a loss of since monday. Tallahassee Fla a slate officials took posses Sion of in Silver Gold and coins believed to be part of a million treasure car ried by two Spanish galleons which Sank in 1622. Robert Williams director of h e Florida archives said wednesday the state had taken custody of the treasure to Nake sure Florida gets its 25 or cent share of the find. In turn Williams said the state will help protect the Dis covery made by treasure Sal Vors a firm of treasure Hunt ers. The treasure was found Cut velvet 9 piece living room group f or 2 piece set Viet Cong remain silent Saigon up the vie Cong today still had not told officials of the International commission of control and supervision where two missing Canadian officers Are located. Canadian officials saw not i ing suspicious in the Long delay in releasing the men after i Viet Cong s provisional hero Luli onary government said us men were being held. They said common Scalioi with the Viet Cong is not easy and it could Tako some fim for word to gel to Saigon 01 where Rescue helicopter should land. The two canadians capes. Ian Patten of Toronto and Fletcher Thomson of Ottawa have been held by the Viet Cong in an area about 35 Miles East of Saigon since june 28. The Viet Cong has said in will Send Liaison officers to the area to discover the location of the canadians when it receives assurances that there is no military activity in the area. The last word from uie Viet Cong was that were still awaiting word from their troops in uie area. State takes treasure Ontario Gas Cut averted Toronto up Ontario has been saved from a possible natural Gas shortage this sum Mer by the adjournment of a hearing on Gas exports by the Alberta Energy resources conservation Board says Energy minister Darcy Mckeough of Ontario. Or. Mckeough commenting Here on the move by the Alberta Board said the significance of uie hearing is thai Gas would have been turned off in Ontario which is More ulan the Board was considering a move by the Alberta Goveny ment to prevent Export to on Tario of Gas that had been licensed for Export to the United states. Ontario has taken uie stand that Alberta has no constitutional authority to interfere in inter provincial Trade. Die fact that the Board has adjourned to give consideration to the constitutional question is recognition on their part tha there can or might be a constitutional or. Me cough said. Der 20 feet of Sand 30 Miles Iff key West. It is just a Small part of the or Lune hidden in the wreckage of the Spanish galleons nuts a Scnora de Atocha and la Margarita which went Down in a Hurricane in 1622. Officials say the find would e the oldest and perhaps richest Shipwreck Ever uncovered in the United sales. Kane Fisher 14, son of trea sure salvos president Mel Fisher made the discovery which led to diving teams exploring the area where the Worth of Gold and Silver bars coins and other Tir i facts was found. F did t know what it Fisher said. I found some thing that looked like a loaf of the loaf turned out to be s two tool Long Silver bar weigh ing 02 pounds. A Check of the Archive records in Span showed the Silver bar had uie same registration number As one listed on the shipping Man Fesl of uie Atocha. In die the real eight corp. Uncovered the re Mains of a Spanish Armada off Cape Kennedy and retrieved millions of dollars Worth of Gold and Silver ingots jewelry and valuable artist acts. Belfry lei5sbuug, . A a Young fugitive says to spent Hie last two years in the Belfry of the 109 year old United methodist Church. Hughes was apprehended monday night after a former Church custodian stopped by to retrieve a ii blk. Lie spotted Hughes darting out the Back door. Lughes s former Mother in Law Ann Peterson does not believe his Story nobody could impose that kind of tiling on Hermit i the Church s minister said it is possible. The Church is never Icv. Hobert align cell explained. There Are bathroom facilities and it s warm in or. Lignell added one possible hitch a Don t know How in the world he could stand the sound of the Bell the 28-year-old Hughes told police he had hidden in the Tower since May .1971, shortly after he separa cd from his wife and two children then jumped bail while awaiting trial on charges of larceny and breaking and entering. Me said he went out Only for exercise and to scrounge food from gardens and unlocked Homes. Or. Hignell raised the possibility of Hughes rehabilitation. He s heard quite a few sermons for two the minister said. Don t know whether it helped is a radio Active element found in pitch Blende. Reader s digest grand Jackpot first prize Winner in the grand safari Ulster Meti celebrate twelfth9 Belfast renter thou Sands of protestants Marchet through the Streels of Belfast and other Northern Ireland towns today to celebrate a 17th-Century protestant Victory. The most stringent Security measures of the year were in Force. But troops guarding the Parade routes kept Well in the background. Make no mistake we Are Here and i said n senior army officer. But it is our Hope that we will not be As the parades began Ilice in uie Northern Ireland capital were invest Ligating the murder of a Young Man found in a roman Catholic enclave in East Belfast. The Man had apparently been strangled. The celebrations commemorate the protestant Victory of Prince William of Orange Over Catholic King James july 12, 1690. Stifle car Ottawa up the car used by prime minister Trudeau Cost the commons was told wednes Day. The Price included Security and technical in a written reply to ques Lions from Sinclair Slevens Supply minister Jean Pierre Coyer said the Cadillac was Pur chased from general motors of Canada and modifications were made by an Ohio firm. Tenders were not invited. Tic automobile used by the Queen and other visit ing Heads of. Slate has bulletproof Glass and is Armor plated. It also has two Tele phones. 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