Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 24, 1973, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press final edition vol. 80 no. 249 Price to cents with comics 15 cents tuesday july 24, 1973 clash looms gets subpoenas surrender of tapes asked Washington president Nixon battled to Day in a Legal no Man s land to withhold water Gate evidence he admits can t prove his innocence. He refused monday to pro d u c e the watergate related tape recordings and documents voluntarily and was served with subpoenas from the sen ate watergate committee and special prosecutor Archibald Cox. The next step in the unfold ing constitutional confrontation was scheduled for today when Cox has promised to make Public the wording of his subpoena by filing it in court. Nixon has until thursday to r c s p o n d to the subpoenas which he appears determined not to answer. Deputy press Secretary Gerald Warren said the president has taken a senator Sam text of Nixon letter on Page 47 very firm position against re lease of the material either publicly or to a grand jury. Nixon might ignore the subpoenas risking moves that could find him in contempt of Congress or the courts. Or he might fight them directly with Legal motions asking a judge to quash them. Either Way the fight appears destined for ultimate Resolution in the supreme court which has never ruled clearly on whether a president May withhold Evi Dence in a criminal Case. Please Sec Nixon Page 4 Dean lied i i m a n Washington a John he is an Able Tough inter Ehrlichman today accused National politician practical John w. Dean of lying to the c o m p 1 e x Able to integrate Senate watergate committee Many diverse and said the White House re lied on Dean to Supply info Ehrlichman referred to Dean As the committee s Star nation about the watergate i witness in the eight weeks of scandal. I hearings and said Dean had suggest that we hyphenated him for five "1 do not were All just too Busy to have president Nixon s former Domestic adviser said. We did notice and we kept in formed through John Dean on the Assumption that he was giving us Complete and accurate Days by coupling his name repeatedly with that of chief of staff ii. R. I Laldyman. Dean testified that keeping watergate covered up was a tremendous Drain of my time and told of All the conferences and meetings 1 was having with him about Ehrlich Ehrlichman described As j Man said false than All the other false i let s be Clear i did not Dean s testimony that j cover up anything to do with was an overriding con-1 watergate. Nor were or. Dean . Rail plan unveiled Vancouver up the Federal and provincial govern ments unveiled a transportation package Mon Day for Northwestern British Columbia aimed at stimulating the Northern Economy. Major items in the agree intent include joint sharing in the Cost of building five rail Way lines in the Region and Large scale development of port facilities at North coastal Prince Rupert recently designated a National Harbor. Please see . Page 4 hoods there Corn in the White House about Ami i keeping steady company the break in at democratic i during All those party Headquarters june 17. Ehrlichman gave the com 1972. And its political cons Mil acc a list of meetings be Quin pcs. I Ween june 17. 1d72. The Date nor he said was there of o f the watergate break in so Sivc concern with Demon u n t i 1 election Day in to stations. As Dean claimed. J a Cher. The listing showed 22 in the president and Ehrlichman said this nation into a new internal eight of those were devoted to tonal Era in which the stakes mailers other than watergate were extremely Khz Lickli Ehrlichman said any Man said. Member of the White House from close observation i staff having vital or sensitive can testify that he is not Para information for the president noid. Weird psychotic on the alone could and would be seen subject of demonstrators or by person Sitivi to criticism. Please Sec Dean s Page 5 Tough talk forecast at Calgary pm premiers meet today for Western Summit by Stewart Macleod Calgary up the Western Summit begins today with prime minister Trudeau and the four regional pre Miers sitting around a Horseshoe shaped table to Swap ideas and proposals on How to end the area s alienation from the rest of Canada. There could be some Tough talk Over the next three Days As the four premiers none of them liberals confront or. Trudeau with challenges to put an end to Long stand ing Western grievances. Prime minister Trudeau s opening remarks on Page 5 they have All said they want action not merely Gener Al solutions for the Distant future. There will be Concrete proposals replied or. Trudeau but the conference should not become bogged Down in a series of unrelated com plaints. We re not going to solve everything with one meet he has said. It s going to involve moving in new directions creating new Long term policies and gradually eliminating the psychological aspects of this if the Federal government enters the conference unprepared to act. Said the four premiers in a United statement it would be a very sorry thing for Ottawa has Given every indication it is prepared to act. Or. Trudeau has said that not since wartime has the Federal government devoted so much of its energies to a single problem. Justice minister Otto Lang. Or. Trudeau s right hand Man in affairs of the West says Ottawa is pre pared to Sefcin Over again with a new National policy such As sir John a. Macdonald developed in the 1870s, with the West High in mind. Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed. A conservative who worked with three new democratic premiers in develop ing a United approach says it is important that Central canadians have a better understanding about the potential of the West. The Success of this conference would not be measured in terms of How Many Federal dollars arc committed but by the removal of traditional the first priority is transportation and complaints of in equitable freight rates. Then there is agriculture with de mands for stabilizing markets and prices. There arc also Western demands for a much greater de centralization of financial institutions and More Western consultation during National decision making. The delegates will begin talking about transportation later today after All five leaders table documents on objectives and make Brief formal statements. This is one area in which or. To Macau has said there will be Concrete Federal proposals. In fact on the eve of the meeting. Or. Lougheed expressed fears that the affluent image of his province May Hurt its cause in other areas. He did t want Illo appear As though a Rich province was seeking even More. While the province s Economy was booming i am very concerned that. Unless we do something about it. In can be of a limited time or. Trudeau already has announced a major decentralization of the department of regional economic expansion and he is expected to propose similar adjustments in other departments. The Federal delegation is armed with Statis tics to show the increase in government purchasing in the West. Canada seeking new Grain pact by Victor Mackie get another International free press staff grains agreement established. Six arrested in mar inner City police monday a j court in the Public safely rested another person in con j building and were Ottawa the Canadian government is very much concerned and is negotiating to a action with the death of a 40- one week without remanded pleas on year old Winnipeg Man whose charges of non capital murder. Beaten and stabbed body found last tuesday lying in a mint query raised by Victor Mack ii free press staff correspondent Ottawa two heavy Coin presses originally ordered for the Winnipeg mint have Boon diverted to the Hoyal Canadian mini in Ottawa to commence minting olympic coins Sinclair Slevens in formed the commons monday. He enquired if this change in plans was made on the instructions of services and minister Jean Pierre the minister said he Check with the official Al the mini and report Hack in the commons or. Stevens asked the min ister if he was aware that the please see mint age a two juveniles also have been arrested in connection with the Road construction site at Isabel death and have been turned Street near Mcdermot Avenue Over to juvenile authorities to the arrest of an 18-year-old Clicc said Man brings to six the number the fourth Man Brian nor of people police have arrested Man Anderson. 18, of 479 Alex m connection with the slaying Lander Avenue was remanded three adults. Clarence Clif to july 30 when he appeared by lord Woodhouse 21, and Russell lore judge Charles n. Rubin James Woodhouse 19, both of i tuesday morning in provincial judges court charged with non capital murder. Please Sec slaying Page 4 179 Alexander Avenue and Gerald Duncan Marsden 22, of 110 Harriet monday Street appeared provincial judges today business report Goott sumps 25-32 7 classified 11 to 23, 43 to in comics 41, 12 death 2 movies to sports 33 to 38 television women Sunrise . Sunset y.23 . Moonrise Moonset . On o3 and 80 hostages released Airliner blown up hijackers arrested in Libya by Elias Antar Benghazi Libya a the hijackers of a japanese jumbo be Tirjer blew up the Boeing 747 to Day at the Benghazi air port a few minutes after they and their 137 hos tages Slid Down an Emer gency Chute. The hijackers were arrested. Passengers and c r c w who had been held hostage since Friday had run about a Quarter of a mile from the plane when explosive charges set by the four hijackers went off in the cockpit. Libyan troops armed with sub machine guns arrested the by Paul Jackson the new zealand born or. Press staff correspondent Baldwin a Queen s counsel Hejat Kors who Ottawa Veteran Parlia lawyer also intends to make p be y Ader h took Centarian Jed Baldwin next election Campaign Amsterdam Friday tends to quit his Job As pro last one. In fact if the election the with 139 inc Sivc conservative part y1 did t come for two or three aboard for near Louse Leader and As Robert years he might not even stand Stanfield s second in command again. This map shows the hijackers route. Baldwin will quit Post Day Sian Gulf Sheik Dom. I or or. Baldwin my for peace i the Alberta my. Once Parlia monday they released an Al forme japanese couple from River. Alia., since the John i Mcnary Secretary to Diefenbaker sweep of 1958. Told prime minister John had the or. Stanfield today of his "ir-1 Baker had a 7.000-Votc Majori-1 Damascus and. Vocale decision to give up to last oct. 30 Over his closest c. A n no Linn in 1. I 1ia. I Cit cd it Oil to Buldys everybody aboard Slid Down the cinch Ncncy Chute after inc Lane came to a Stop at he position he hold fur the j opponent. However he says. Last five years. J he d rather leave elected office the go your old albertan of his own free will than hang a tended to resign the Post last on and hang on until the voters Mober but fell he had to stay finally decided it was time to m in View of the unsettled sit go. Ilion following the outcome of1 in Ottawa. Or. He Federal election. Baldwin s greatest Campaign has been for less government secrecy. He has a private member s Bill before the commons that Calls for jail terms for government officials who refuse to let the Canadian Public see documents now classed As confidential but which really Aren t confidential Al nit. The Alberta m p says he wants the Opportunity to spend five or six months getting Back close to his constituency and getting rid of the almost seven Days a week and 18-hours a Day workload of a House Leader. The Man being pressured a i on the Mediterranean coast. Please Sec hijacked Page 4 House plods along agriculture minister Gene Whelan told the commons Mon Day. In april ill a meeting of the organization for economic co operation and development held in Paris this topic was discussed by the agriculture ministers from the various member countries of the Recd. He said. This matter is very much in the minds of the government Here As Well As in the minds of Many other governments. We Are studying and looking at it very said the Lin Istir. Baldwin take or. Baldwin s place is into Lhoir fourth other Alberta my. Youthful a cps Don Mazankowski who repro please Sec Baldwin Page 4 illegal entry rising official by Ritchie Gage free press stall writer a Federal manpower and in to Sec the country. They have no funds and this is the prime Al nearly everyone reads the free press City total reason Why they Are not migration department spokes owed into the country Man for the Prairie Region said if a Young person had in he was answering questions in an interview monday that his pocket and a letter from a from the opposition members there is an increase in the relative in Canada indicating who said it was apparent that number of Young United states he would have a place to stay there was a great shortage of travellers attempting to Cross j for a while he would be Ai foodstuffs in the world. Into Canada illegally. Lowed to Cross. Or. Whelan said he was be j. N. Harder District and but we have Young people coming More optimistic about minis razor of the Prairie re coming to the Border with Little the world s Supply of grains Gion based in Winnipeg said i or no Money and claim they lie said crop reports from the Young americans arc attempt intend to stay in Canada a soviet Union showed a 12 per ing to sneak across the Border month. We have to turn them cent increase in the production after being turned Hack for or. Harder said. Good reasons. I least see Canada Page 4 most of them Are just out please see Page 1 by Victor Mackie free press staff correspondent Ottawa plunging Wear overtime s u m m e r sittings members of parliament Buck led Down monday to plod through More Days of debate on the capital punishment Bill. The Liberal and progressive conservatives have become enmeshed in a struggle of wills with neither Side apparently ready to give up. New demo cratic tarty House Leader j Stanley Knowles said. The 264 members have now Bacn silting for seven months. I it looks like the House will sit several More weeks Al though some members arc please Sec House Page 4 French a test Deplomb Ottawa u p i Nani Mous approval was Given Mon Day by the House of com Mons to a Resolution nip leaders guided democracy9 Fly Anthony Westein Iii did democracy is the phrase to describe the proceed Ings of the National policy con Ference if the democratic party. The delegates sent through Hie motions of submitting resolutions debating and voting upon them bul Whai came on almost exactly what inc leaders warned National Leader David set the tone in this opening speech i invite to remember thai this is almost certainly a pre election lie walled Quick quiet approval of a popular platform not Radical ideas to alarm die voters. Nothing id upset Tho unions who provide Cash and Voles. No blood on the floor. He and his supporters were in almost Complete control of inc conference and its Machin Ery and they got what they the official resolutions committee Laboured in private to resolve policy disputes be fore they became Public and to blend controversial opinions into Bland composite slate meals. The chairman of the Public sessions Kepi tight hold on debate turning off hip microphones of speakers who threatened to get out of line. And calling for Voles before arguments became healed. Since the suppression last year of the Waffle Minem enl. Even the traditional left win of the has been disorganized and disheartened. There was no effective dial Inge to the official leaders. The official resolutions officially approved As if they were on some automate. Induction line Lewis and his mip porters got the policies they Tor All seasons one might say. The nip for example is Well known to be a nationalist parly Strong for Canadian in dependence highly suspicious of foreign capital and multinational corporations. Of course the policy becomes a Little More diff iseult uhen someone please Sec nip Page 4 i f r e n c h atmospheric nuclear tests in the South Pacific. P r o pose d by Stanley k n o w 1 c s democratic party House Leader the motion As approved by All parties without debate after receiving necessary unanimous consent to come to a Vole. U strongly deplored the i last saturday and urged France in the name of humanity to cease All further atmospheric tests. Opposition to the lest was expressed earlier by affairs minister Mitchell Sharp. We Don t think in is of any Benefit to France and certainly it. Is of no Benefit to the rest of he told reporters ;