Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 12, 1974, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press final edition vol. 81 no. 166 i k 10 20c with coloured comics Friday april 12, 1974 Sunrise 5-m . Sunset . Moonrise . Moonset . Rain 25 and 40 approval Likely report urges 45 wards by Ron Campbell free press legislative reporter a City of Winnipeg Structure comprising 45 wards and 12 Community committees has been recommended by the City boundaries review commission appointed by the provincial government. Premiered Schreyer who is responsible for Urban affairs tabled the commission s 75 to probe my care charges the Manitoba College of physicians and surgeons will investigate complaints that some doctors ignore their elderly patients once they enter nursing Homes. Or. J. B. Morison registrar of the College said thursday that if the complaints Are proven to be justified some action will be taken against any do c tors involved. But just what we will do about it depends of course on what we find. Right now it is too Early to Tell what we will find but we Are looking into or. Morison was referring to complaints raised by Jake Suderman executive director of the lion s Manor in Winnipeg who said wednesday the elderly often have difficulty obtain please see to Page 4 Page report thursday in the legislature. Interviewed outside the House the Premier said i government would Likely approve the report s recommendations in their entirety unless. Some unforeseen aspect crop up. The commission appointed Jan. 18 by the provincial Cabi net and Given its terms of reference feb. 18, was ordered to make its report by april 1. It has three members judg Peter Taraska of the court of Canadian citizenship chair Man Charland prud homme former chief electoral officer of Manitoba and Lance s. M Partridge associate of the management committee the provincial Cabinet. Their proposals Call in effect for a 10 per cent reduction in Winnipeg s present 50 wards and the elimination of. One o the City s 13 Community committees St. Johns. Please see report Page 4 photo by Jack Ablett my kingdom is not of this world israeli minister mobbed angry crowd hurls Earth b As massacre dead buried renter a i Ryan Shonah Israel up police minister Shlomo Hillel had to be extricated by police and soldiers from angry crowds at the funeral today of 16 of the 18 persons killed by guerrillas thursday. As the minister was in the Middle of an Eulogy promising that the deaths of the men women and children would not go a avenged relatives and friends started to shout arid scream. They began to push towards the minister some of them picking up soil and throwing it at him forcing police and soldiers to link arms to push their Way through the crowd to get Lille Vout of the m o tie r s from All Over Israel the Iny near. Lebanese Arab be Grilias holed upon a four i Forey apartment building thursday and fought a Battle with guns and gains israeli troops. About 300 persons gathered i the streets and some of hem went to the local Council building where defence min Ster Moshe Payan was Confer ing with the town councillors. The crowd broke Down the doors but Calmel Down after he. Northern commander Gen. Ilotti Gur came out of the Hall and promised Ojetter Security please sete israeli Page 4 Schrever rejects criticism de Schrey Tir turned aside in the legislature thurs Day critic Isra from constitutional expert senator Eugene a. Forsey regarding the Mani Toba Cabinet s approval of a million special spending warrant april 3. Though Legal under Provin Cal legislation passing of such a special warrant is highly unusual under parliamentary procedure while is in session. Progressive conservative Leader wednesday that sen. Forsey had adjectives such As Stenis Hing 1 front inked please see Schreyer 4. Supports commodity pacts by Paul Whitelaw free press staff correspondent United nations . External affairs Mitchell Sharp of Canada warned thursday night that the desire if lesser developed nations for a better Deal when they sell easter messages stress Joy Hope by the Canadian press Canadian Christian Church leaders have issued messages of Joy and Hope re a today Folk Hen Sok Story 2 10 classified 27 u 48, 48 to 49 comics 51 deaths finance 22 to m movies Al sports. 41 to w television 19 women 16, 17 nearly everyone reads the free press cwt mm1i i fills calling the resurrection of Christ and its meaning for christians throughout the world. Easter helps christians con front today s world with renewed Hope and that Christ is with them the messages say. They urge christians to reflect on easter s meaning and bring its message of Hope to the world. Rev. Agnew h. Johnston of Thunder Bay out., Moderator of the general Assembly of the presbyterian Church in Canada said the Christian Church came into being through Christ s resurrection and on that foundation the Christian Faith g 1 and Assurance of easter is that Jesus is alive and that we live in world where Jesus is our contemporary with us at every turn of the earthly looking for a pet this want and under dogs cats Birds tropical fish 21 puppies for Sale. Phone is among the hundreds of bargains in today s Classi fied Section. No matter what you need shop and save in free press want ads. Flood fears Rise Southern Manitoba is getting its first real taste of april showers today and they weren t exactly Welcome in orc Rural areas. The showers which began Early today and Are expected to continue until this evening raised the annual Spring ques Ion about possible floods. Rain coupled with forecast temperatures of near 40 today and tomorrow increases the chances of flooding along the Souris Pembina and Boujie in Southern Manitoba. There is a Strong Chance of a Flash flood at Morden on dead horse Creek about 75 Miles Southwest of Winnipeg if Quick Spring melting occurs within the Days. Winnipeg recorded .12 inches of rain by 6 . This morning. Other Rural centres had not yet reported Levels of easter Fri Day but the Weatherman said overnight rain was general in Southern Manitoba. The Weatherman Aid the rain should continue until this evening when it is expected to please see flood Page 4 their natural resources can be realized Only within a healthy and dynamic world addressing the special ses Sion of the in general Assem Bly called to discuss world Nat ural resources or. Sharp said that importer and exporter interests Are closely inter related. The world May have to curb the rate of growth of its consumption of certain raw he noted. But this should be done in a co or donated manner and not be acts which cause economic Dis location unnecessary Unzem p 1 o y m e n t and declining in the special general Assem Bly session Only the in see commodity Page 7 new trial sought Boyle found guilty Media Pennsylvania a w. A. Tony Boyle s lawyer says a will seek a new trial for the former president of the United mine work ers convicted of Mur Dering Union rival Joseph Jock Yablonski. The jury which returned its verdict thursday evening also found the ailing Boyle 72, now serving a three year Federal sentence for misuse of ump funds guilty of killing Yablonski s wife and daughter on dec. 31, 1969. The convictions carry a mandatory life term. No Date was set for sentencing. Defence lawyer Charles Moses said he will file a motion next week for a new trial. Special prosecutor Richard please see Boyle Page 7 Moscow eggs on Syria Airport firemen walk out supervisors keep facility operating normally firefighters at Winnipeg International Airport walked off their jobs at 6 . Thursday but the Airport is continuing to operate normally with the help of supervisory staff. The 36 firefighters walked out to Force a showdown with the Federal government on their demands for wage parity with City firemen said Barrie Ledoux shop Steward for the Union of Canadian transport employees. Or. Ledoux said that Airport firefighters Are paid a year while firemen with the Winnipeg department receive ?12.300. He explained the Airport fire Holiday rights assured Moscow Reuter the soviet Union appears to be urging Syria to take a Tough stand in talks with state Secre tary Henry Kissinger of the United states on moves to wards a Middle East peace settlement. This was seen As the Mes Sage behind remarks thursday night by soviet communist party chief Leonid Brezhnev at a dinner for visiting syrian president Hafez Al Assad whose country so far has resisted suggestions of a troop Isenga lenient with Israel. Brezhnev suggested the . Is aiming to help Israel pre serve its hold on at least some Arab lands by negotiating Only partial moves towards an agreement. A delegation from Damascus now is in Washington to hear Kissinger s proposals for disengaging israeli and syrian troops on the Golan Heights rent. Brezhnev said Kremlin Lead ers completely share with Syria the View that any agree please see Moscow Page 7 Ottawa up Jim Liv Ingston president of the Cana Dian air traffic control association thursday assured the Public that there will be no disruption of air services Over the easter Holiday weekend. Or. Livingston said in a statement that the earliest pos sible strike Date is Friday april 18. The possibility of an air traffic controllers strike loomed wednesday As the employees Union took Steps to poll members after a Coli filiation report was released. The majority report recommended wage increases of nine Pur cent retroactive to Jan. 1, a two pc cent raise for the lower six Levels of controllers on july 1, a seven per cent i crease Jan. 1, 1975, and a fur ther increase for the lower six Levels of two per cent on july 1, 1975. A strike by the controllers would virtually halt All com please see Holiday Page 4 men were going to walk out last saturday hut agreed to postpone the action pending word from their bargaining agent the Public service Alli Ance of Canada. We were told we would hear an offer from them by noon today he said but we be heard Noth we feel that All we be been getting is a stall and it s got to the Point where we had to do it if we were to save any or. Ledoux said the local had agreed to Supply the air port with two men each shift to maintain essential services. But he added the two men will not work any overtime. Airport manager Jack Smyth agreed that firefighting ser vices being maintained by supervisory staff and said that the Airport is operating normally. Or. Smyth could t estimate the length of time that the air port will continue to operate up t o International standards though since that can t be please see Airport Page 7 air strike threat cuts off recess postal strike possible unionist by Eleanor Coleman Montreal stoppages by postal employees Are spreading across Quebec province and could develop into a National postal strike a Marcel Perrault president of the Montreal local of the Union of postal workers said thurs Day. Or. Perrault told a news conference the work stoppages will continue until More than Joo protesting employees mostly mail Sorters stated following their suspensions in Montreal tuesday and wednesday. However Louis Phillipe Papineau director for the metro Politan Montreal postal District said in a Telephone inter View that fewer than 100 employees have been suspended. Or. Perrault said work Stop pages began tuesday when about 20 workers were sus Pended for wearing to shirts please see postal Page t by Victor Mackie free press staff correspondent Ottawa a nation wide strike air traffic controllers that could shut Down All air ports across the country tues Day helped upset negotiations t o bring about an easter recess for members of Parlia ment transport minister Jean Marchand reported to Cabinet thursday on the looming strike that could see air traffic controllers walk off their jobs As Early As tuesday. In the event of such a mass shut Down of All airports parliament May have to be called Back into session to pass legis lation sending the controllers Back to work. That possibility apparently slowed Down negotiations by the government to bring about an 11-Day easter recess for parliament. Meantime in the House please see strike Page 4 legislature reports Schreyer rejects Forsey criticism Page 1 Winnipeg boundaries report tabled Page 1 Wabowden woman gets unsolicited Grant Page 3 Hanuschak misinformed legislature Gonick Page 5 Saunders aircraft gets million More Page 11 april 26 meet set for oilmen Page ii veterinary Medicine Bill distributed Page 11 global Sale of d Ottawa up the Cana Dian radio television commis Sion has Given its approval for the Sale of the global television network to inc communications ltd., of Toronto. In a decision issued thurs Day night the commission gave the go ahead to allow the Sale and snatch the faltering i network from the Brink of bankruptcy. The announcement followed an emergency meeting of the crts wednesday where for 12 hours the commissioners heard proposals to save the network. The decision approves a million financing plan in which Alan Slait and Paul Morton of inc will put up million and Seymour Epstein an Engineer and former crts please see global Page 4 please see messages Page 7 threatened witness testifies by Lisa b1nsse Matagami que. Witness testified thursday he feared he would get knocked around if he tried to Stop fire Mirch 21 which destroyed five buildings at a construction site Iso Miles North of this Community the witness was one of three testifying at a fire commissioner s inquiry into labor Vio Lence at the Mammoth la 2 construction site which caused damaged estimated by the James Bay Energy corp. At 32 million. V fire commissioner Cyrille Delage ordered that the names occupations of the witnesses be with held from publication. Testimony revealed previously that the the site started shortly after two Large tanks each containing Gallons of fuel were punctured with i pay loader. The first witness to testify thursday said he heard Yvon Duhamel business agent for the International Union of operating engineers which is of fitted with the Quebec federation of labor admit before 100 workers at a meet ing March 21 that he had Over turned the generators. He said Duhamel s statement was made As the men present argued Over who had done the damage to the generators located about feet from the Camp site. Duhamel was sentenced to eight Days in jail for contempt when he refused to testify at the March 25 opening of the in Quiry. He was sentenced to an additional 30 Days for a similar refusal april 4. Another witness said he saw Duhamel get into a tractor drive up to the generators and overturn them. Then the witness saw Duha Mel head Back for the building housing the Union local in a jeep with pcs Travail curs do ten on it. Duhamel was later heard by the witness telling workers he did not regret what he had done. The witness said a few min utes later As fee was going to wards his trailer Camp he saw see threatened Page 4 ;