Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 3, 1973, Winnipeg, Manitoba Final edition vol. 81 4 Price 15 cents with 20 cents comics wednesday Otto Tafb a 1otj Sunrise . Sunset . Wow Caimi Uci Butk i . Moonset forecast sunny 35 and 55 native rights studied ignorance leads to injustice say delegates by b avid Lee free press staff writer the lord people in Northern Mani Toba Are ignorant of their Legal tights and suffer ser ious injustices because of it delegates to a Confer ence on Northern Justice have agreed. And although this appalling situation has improved slightly in the past three years the delegates Are about to propose of sweeping reforms they say Are urgently needed. The 95 delegates ranging from old Indian chiefs to Young civil servants spent the past three Days closeted in meeting rooms on this cruise ship Dis cussing the administration of Justice in Northern Manitoba. The conference which has so far been comprised of loosely workshop groups please see native. Page 4 two get 9 years each two 21-year-old Winnipeg men were each sentenced to nine years in prison wednes Day for assaulting and robbing an off duty inner City police detective of on feb. 1. The men Leslie and Arnold Walker were found guilty of the offence sept. 24 by an Assize jury of the Mani Toba court of Queen s Bench. Sept. I 25, the two pleaded guilty before. Or. Justice j. M. Hunt Manitoba court of Queen s1 Bench to a further of a Sto Len car in which they were found feb. 2. Evidence at their six Day trial indicated that Evari Ochko Walker and a third Man had assaulted and robbed the off duty defective in the parking lot a Winnipeg hotel i the assault was so severe that a Bone in the detective s hand was broken and his nose was broken in two places. In speaking to sentence c r o w n counsel William w. Morton termed it a vicious violent senseless attack and requested lengthy prison terms for both men. Both Evanochko and Walker have lengthy criminal records. Evanochko has convictions for breaking entering and theft and assault causing bodily harm Walker has been con please see two Page 12 conventions trips Trott tops trustee Rig by Carol Partridge free press education reporter trustee Margaret Trott has a slight Edge in this year s race As the biggest spender of Winni Peg school Board funds for conventions and Busi but. 1 As t year s Winner trustee i Rowland is running a close second in the 1973 race with trustee Robert Para Shiv not very far behind in third place. The facts and figures of trustee expense accounts the subject of considerable controversy in the past two weeks were at a school Board meeting tuesday. In releasing the trustee Liss Slingsby chair Man of the Board said he Felt the Public had a right to know exactly How much trustees were spending and on what. The figures showed that mrs. I would say. 5511 Are Politi Cal and you Are creating Dis trustee heed said. Strong words ii 7 China raps soviet Union would you not agree coun Fuga said she would be silly to agree to statement. Please see Board Page 12 Margaret Trott biggest spender Olca Fuca charges interference by Anthony Astrachan United nations special tons China accused the soviet Union tuesday of a variety of sins from trying to disintegrate West Ern Europe to supplying Israel with military manpower. Deputy foreign minister Chiao Kuan Hua speaking in the general Assembly also questioned the Leaky of de Tente and criticized the United states. But he saved his Stron Gest words of the russians making them villains than the . In what he called the desperate struggle for world Hegemony. Or. Chm s most striking at tacks on the soviet Union came close to endorsing West Ern positions. He spoke for in stance of the Way some euro Pean countries resisted both superpowers at the Europe an Security conference. This was he said a direct blow at those who Sevic by Means of this conference to consolidate the occupation of Many euro Pean countries which resulted from the second world Wai or the events thereafter and to proceed further to disintegrate Western Europe and dominate tvs. Curbs Gas Washington the United states government imposed controls tuesday on the distribution of propane Gas and reluctantly promised similar controls of Home heating Oil within a few weeks. John love director of the White House Energy policy of fice said imposition of mandatory allocation May not Avert fuel shortages this whiter but would at least Dis tribute available supplies fairly. He said the programs Are needed to ensure that no Home or Hospital goes without adequate heat and no farm is without adequate heating Oil is needed especially in the Northeast and upper Midwest where Winters Are severe while propane is vitally needed by Farmers to dry crops and by residents of Many isolated or Mobile Lomes. The mandatory allocation programs Are designed to work primarily on the wholesale level requiring fuel distribution to past customers in pro portion to what they received ast year but they include provisions or changeling fuel supplies first to customers whose needs fall within a list of. Priorities. Love told reporters the ally please see . Page 4 meeting noisy unproductive by Carol Partridge free press education reporter charges of political interference in the affairs of the Winnipeg school Board by the new democratic party resulted in one of the noisiest and most heated Board meetings in re cent years tuesday. But when the smoke cleared after a four hour session of charges and counter charges nothing concerning the matter had been resolved by school Board trustees. The charges of political interference were made by councillor Olga Fuga an Independent citizens election commit tee member of Winnipeg City Council and a former school Board chairman. Coun. Fuga led a delegation of two former school is bet Sudol and Olga Memrick All of thunderstorms Cool the scene a series of Small thunderstorms moved across Southern Manitoba Early today bringing with them Cool weather and Only traces of rain. The forecaster said Ibe Thunder and lightning began about . And continued in the Portage la Prairie and Winnipeg Arens until . Although the Thunder storms have moved East the Cloud and intermittent rain they brought with them Are Likely to remain most of today. Today s forecast Calls for Cloudy Skios with occasional showers. Temperatures will be in the Nind 50s. The. Forecast Calls for please Sec storm Page 12 whom attacked the present Board for its Inadequacy in operating the school division. Coun. Fuga said she was concerned about recent state ments of trustee Vic Pruden who was reported to have said that i the absence of any specific Board policy the nip trustees received guidance from the provincial Council or its executive. If this in t outside political interference i Don t know what coun. Fuga said. Coun. Fuga said politics have no place in the Winnipeg school Board and that was the main reason Why former trustee Bob Cochrane resigned from the Board last june. Or. Cochrane had charged the Board was being wrecked by partisan politics and said the Board s decision to implement area superintendents was politically motivated however Conn. Euga s motives for appearing at the Board meeting were also questioned and she was asked b y trustee Don Rood an nip member if she too was not politically motivated. Please Sec Trott Paige 12 the whole of critics of detente and the Security conference Lave used similar terms. Chiao said that after signing the .-Sqviet agreement on in prevention of nuclear War Poison cloth wind helps ease Alta. Gas fears new Norway Alta. Up a night of fear when hundreds of residents fled their Homes turned to optimism today As wind started to dissipate a Cloud of deadly Hydrogen Sulphide Gas from a rup tured Well. The Small Central Alberta Community of new Norway were empty last night after poisonous Well Gas caused Eyacua-., Tion. An evacuee Centre was set up at Cam Rose where or. And mrs. Joe Cardinal and baby daughter Leslie wait for the All Clear. Parents seek missing girl by Bob Mcclelland my daughter is you help that desperate plea or one like it is made daily by Dis traught parents the. World Over. Or. And Brayton of Calgary Haver spent a frustrating seven weeks attempting to find their daughter Linda 23. A pretty Brunette College student. Trip Allf Flotre by Doug Small Ottawa up chair plump re of the food prices review Beryl plump re Label trouble have opened a bigger can of Worms than she reckoned on with a recent complaint about the size and Price of baby food. At a news conference in Vancouver mrs. Plump re held up two jars of Heinz baby spinach bearing the same Price. But one Jar was 414 ounces the other the sizing she said was very tuesday she met with representatives of the h. J. Heinz co. At their insistence to discuss the complaint. Afterwards the Board said in a statement that it was satisfied that the appearance of differing labels on Heinz baby food products was the result of government Labelling regulations introduced in september 1970, and was not caused by an intentional attempt by the Heinz please see Labelling Page 4 newspaper probe urged by Dudley Magnus free press labor reporter Winnipeg labor Council Dele acts tuesday voted 18-14 in Avor of writing consumer of airs minister Ian Turnbull of Manitoba asking him to incs Gate the recent increase in Cost of Winnipeg s daily news papers. The decision was reached after debate for and against he Price raises. John Raines Council Secre tary treasurer and printing Pressman s Union Delegate de fended the publishers saying the Cost of paper has in creased. It s not the fault of the publishers and the Pressman in the newspapers are1 getting very very Good wages. We cannot absolutely condemn the publishers for the tied Sec newspaper Pago 4 Linda left the City. May 26 for a three month tour of Europe with a return air Canada ticket a euro rail pass and a red Nylon Back pack containing her personal belong Ings she travelled planned to return alone and sept. 1 to continue her recreation course at mount. Royal College. The last or. And mrs. Bray ton heard from her was. A card aug. 9 postmarked Lucerne Switzerland. Continued please see parents Page .4 Linda Brayton missing in Europe Many the people evacuated from their Homes during the night were allowed to return m the morning but were warned to be ready to flee again. Crews wearing Gas masks worked to Cap the Well that blew out of control tuesday the Gas which experts say May. Be harmful in Small concentrations and deadly in Lar Ger was still spewing from the Well. The area about 50 Miles Southeast of Edmonton was ringed with Gas detection de vices to give the alarm if Hydrogen Sulphide was detected. Estimates varied widely on the number of people who fled their Homes. T he emergency measures organization said about 250 people were received at their evacuation Centre in Camrose just outside the danger area. S o m e police and ramp spokesman said Between 600 and. Had left their Homes most of them making their own arrangements for Emer gency accommodations. Nobody has a Way to Tell How Many have left their Homes because Many left on their a police spokes Man said the Only people not allowed full Freedom to return Home were those living South and West of new Norway t h o s e. Residents were required permission first from ramp officers on the please see wind Page 12 Rossmere vote to court or. Justice a. C. Ham Ilton of the court of Queen s Bench has decided that the controverted election proceedings launched against p r e m i e r de Schreyer should go to trial. The judge. Ing dismissed a motion by the Premier and the hos Mere re turning officer in the june 28 to have the petition dismissed. Because the Premier s election c o uld not be controverted by the court even if All the allegations in the petition were proved. Or. Justice Hamilton ruled that the provisions of the controverted elections act seemed please see election Page 12 damage in Blaze Gould be today life in the mafia. 32 youths in trouble. 39 classified.40 to 57 comics 14, 15 deaths. 39 finance 07 to 70 jumble.43 Lovies .32 sports 59 to if television .30 women 23 to 29 nearly everyone reads the free press City zone 10 total by Brian Blomme free press staff writer a fire at stadium Ford 1445 St. Matthews Avenue sent one Vreman to Hospital and caused an estimated damage of the building and some cars tuesday. Inner City police said fire Man Delmar Reid 43, of 18 Bering Avenue St. James Assiniboia was overcome by heat and taken to the general Centre by a Rescue Wagon. He was reported in Good condition an admitted for observation. Ike Friesen owner of stadium Ford said depending on the amount of damage to the company s parts department and the amount of smoke and water damage to the rest of the building and some cars on the lot damages could run As High As police said the fire started . And caused extensive damage to the parts department in the one Storey Brick building. The alarm was turned in by please see damage Page 4 israeli pm fails in bid Jerusalem up pre Mier Golda Cir says she believes the flow of. Jews tic soviet Union will continue despite her failure to get aus Tria to let the Schonau transit Camp continue to operate. Mrs. Cir returned to Israel tuesday night after a fruitless 90-Mmutc meeting in Vienna with austrian Chancellor Bruno Kocisky. Mrs. Cir returned to Israel tuesday night after a fruitless 90-Minule meeting in Vienna with austrian Chancellor Bruno Kocisky. She told reporters she was sad about Kreisky s insistence on fulfilling his prom ise to Arab terrorists to close the facility 20 Miles South of Vienna the jewish Agency please Sec israeli Page 12 ;