Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 18, 1974, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press final edition vol. 81 no. 171 Joc with coloured comics thursday april 18, 1974 Sunrise . Sunset . Tar Dir a a Vav Oer j in Moon Lac . Moonset . Increasing Cloud 35 and 60 Rivers creeks rising Peak flow expected we re ready for it Emo official says several Southern Mani Toba Rivers and creeks have begun their Rise to predicted flood Levels and Crews at Morden Gladstone Gretna Carman Melit and s o u r i s have Bee warned to be on the Alei As the warm weather cot tines. Some minor flooding an Flash floods have been reporte but emergency measures org n i z a t i o n officials said r serious damage has been done this Bridge two Miles North of Rosin fold Man., was torn apart when a drainage diversion Channel flooded tuesday. A railway Bridge two Miles East of this one was destroyed by ice and the wreckage from another Bridge upstream. A spokesman for the up rail said thursday the destruction of the Bridge and another one at Plum Coulee Man., is expected to affect the movement of Grain by rail he said repairs to the Bridge can t begin until the flooding subsidies and a permanent replacement won t be completed for at least a month. Please see Rivers Page 18 Bank theft foiled Hamburg Germany a an attempted Bank robbery ended in a Bloodbath Toda when the gunman and a police Man were killed in a shootout and two hostages wounded police reported. Police sharpshooters opence fire on the gunman who was described by police As a for Eigner As he herded about six hostages towards a White Sedan parked by police outside the Bank the gunman who had seized the hostages and wounded policeman in the Bank four hours earlier at noon had demanded the getaway car in Exchange for the lives of his hos tages. Eyewitnesses said police opened the gunman left the Bank with one of his hos tages holding a knife to the hostage s Throat and the barrel of a pistol to his Back. Please see Bank Page 18 loan jets get City by Mike the City had made its de free press Urban businessmen plan to by Winnipeg City team for and wednesday approved it into a Community to a group of City operation similar to til Sines Smen which is Blue bombers. To buy the Winnipeg jets the plan they intent Reep the team in the use of the initial Council approved the loan raised for a Down pay i vote of 29 to 17 after on the team and to use Han two hours of debate remaining for Ini which was directed operating expenses next in the businessmen who plan to pay off the. Re pledged to raise a i n i n g million Over Mong themselves now years with annual pay approval for a similar of which in rom the provincial interest at 9 per cent. Nent to assure their ability approval of the my the world hockey interest free loan on made subject to six Condi p r e m i e r de Schreyer drawn up by a Specia Manitoba has said he of civic exec he idea of the Purchase policy. Hat he would not take any Lon on the request for the see jets Page 5 province to new by Alice added or. Schreyer ree press legislative the Manitoba would t be inclined to go appears to be having he said referring to ought about giving province picking up any assistance for the Purchase continued e Winnipeg jets hockey see province Page 5 syrian forces bombed egyptians hint at joining Battle by the associated fee israeli planes bombed and strafed syrian positions on strategic mount Hermon again today Egypt hinted it May join the Battle and another terrorist explosion erupted in a Tel Aviv sub Urb injuring 13 persons officials reported. The israeli planes scramble following artillery barrage aimed at israeli troops occupy ing the Mountaintop often described As Israel please see syrian Page 5 looking for a bicycle this want and under bicycles 86 i Rise coaster Bike 1 old. Phone 334-2580. 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. Remier de Schreyer of Mani a indicated thursday. The Premier said that what in business group How wants list in t the same As what As originally proposed and lie Aid it was unlikely the Provin Al government would have by part of it. He said that originally the u s i n e s s group headed by lieutenant governor w. John c k e a g had requested a interest free loan from the province with Matching amounts from the City and the group itself. But now he said the group is talking about the provincial government sharing in any deficit incurred by the hockey team and that was never mentioned before. Originally it was a reason Able kind of request but some new dimensions seem to have today ancient to viol no. Classified 37 to 55 comics 34, 35 deaths 2 finance 67 to 70 Jumble 40 a Lovies 31 sports. 57 to 66 television 29 women.23 to 25 nearly everyone reads the free press Civ Zoni Telal on Gas motorists will Likely have to a More for gasoline than key expect. This was revealed wednes a by j. B. Ward Secretary manager of the automotive aides association Manitoba 1c. Or. Ward said when the news Media talk about Gaso line going up eight cents a Gal a the Public should be made Ware that this is the whole Sale Rise not retail. Like any business service stations will charge More than their costs to operate the Busi or. Ward said. He said if the wholesale Cost of gasoline increases eight cents a gallon the retail Price of gasoline would be increased by 9.8 cents a gallon. The usual markup on Gaso line is 23 per cent of the whole Sale Cost including the Provin Cial tax or. Ward said. He said if the wholesale Price of gasoline is increased by eight cents but the Provin Cial government tax is reduced by three cents the retail Price would increase 6.2 cents a Gal Lon. Please see Page 5 red Lake shipment Gold bars stolen Ottawa up a smooth working thief or thieves apparently Well briefed on air Canada practices stole five bars of Gold Worth about from a cargo terminal of the airline Early today. The 339 pounds of unrefined Gold were being shipped to the Royal Canadian mint from to red Lake Gold mines in Northwestern Ontario an Ai Canada spokesman said. The spokesman who he value As said a be airily guard at the Airport Ter m i n a 1 saw one Man and nought he heard a second. Police in suburban Glou Ester Are investigating. The air Canada spokesman ave this account shortly after Midnight wednesday night a car drove p to the front door of the Ter Linal and a Inan walked to the Oor. The Security guard David Ira Ham went to Tell the Man my the terminal was closed he Man dressed in White coveralls and a to what cargo workers Wear pointed a gun through the Glass of the door and told the guard to open up. Please see Gold Page 6 Marchand discusses problems caused by recent walkouts by Victor Mackie free press staff correspondent Ottawa emergency measures Are being considered by the Federal government to Deal with the strikes that Are paralysing the Leon Only and interfering with the mail air travel and shipping on the St. Lawrence. The Impact of the strikes on the Economy was the subject of spirited questions in the commons As opposition Leader Robert Stanfield suggested wednesday the inflationary pres sures Anil expectations were a contributing Factor labor unrest. Transport minister Marchand outside the House told newsmen that he was considering legislative action to bring about an end to the walkout of the Airport firemen and the strike of the St. Lawrence River pilots. Those to strikes come under his jurisdiction. He branded the postal walk outs in Montreal As Wildcat strikes that Are entirely Ille 1 a 1. He said the postal Vor Kors were no longer operate no in the Field of labor rela Ottawa up Post in the rash of strikes and Ouellet meeting postal leaders by John Ward Ottawa up ions. The week Long protest in master general Andre Ouellet Lontreal began spreading tuesday to other cities. Interviewed before the to please see govt. Page 7 and officials of the Canadian Toronto Airport loses 100 flights by the Canadian press the ministry of transp i Lias banned All commercial lights to and from Torony International Airport after noon est today after Toront firefighters announced the will hold a study session tha will require them to leave thei Obs for an indefinite time. Toronto Airport manage lugh Devitt said the ban pro Hibits flights by All plane we i g h i n g More than the same limit in used on airports at Halifax Fredericton Winnipeg Edmon on and 10 British Columbia senires where firefighters have ready walked off. Thomas Stoyanoff an official f the Union of Canadian transport employees said the o r o n t o study session was ailed because of a breakdown negotiations Between the Nion and the Federal Treasury Oard. An air Canada spokesman Aid More than 100 flights were expected to be affected by to a s ban. Another air Canada spokes Nan said All flights have been cancelled today to and from incisor cut., where fire uhlers walked off wednesday get. In Winnipeg a spokesman for trans air said the airline would continue its Toronto Winnipeg service by using the a Mllton municipal Airport mount Hope ont., where fire fighters Are municipal employees. The Treasury Board has offered a four stage increase to please see Toronto Page 6 u n i o n of postal workers cup will meet at the ear Liest possible Opportunity to try to end the impasse that has made postal service haphazard for the last week. A spokesman in the Post of fice said wednesday night the meeting would Likely be held today. Meanwhile the executive committee of the cup ended a closed door meeting wednes Day night without any comment on the spreading disruption of postal service. The dispute began last week when employees in Montreal appeared for work wearing shirts urging people not to use the new postal code key part of the Multi million Dollar Post office automation plan. Airport firemen remain on strike the strike by 36 firefighter at Winnipeg International air Wal entered its sixth a thursday with no end in sight Barry Ledoux shop Stewar or the Union of Canadia Rasport employees s a i hat Union president Guy Jaco and attempted to reopen Nego i a t i o n s with Hie Treasur Oard but had been turned own. Tuesday the Winnipeg grou ent a Telegram to the Treasur Board asking that negotiation n the wage question be re opened. However or. Ledoux said he Treasury Board s rejection or. Jacob s Reques does t mean that the negotiations still can t be reopened legislature reports double claiming in aut Opac says la Page 3 aut Opac increases expected Page 3 report against Beer sales in grocery stores Page 3 Northern Road system doted Page 27 mistreatment at flyer industries Ltd. Alleged Page 27 govt. Neglecting garment Industry Page 27 govt. Bac Bencher opposes lottery plan. Page 27 House adjourns Early Page 27 news of or. Jacob s failure will probably be transmitted to the Union s bargaining agent the Public service Alliance of Canada he said. And if the other two groups represented by the Alliance the Union of National defence employees and the Union of Public works employees urge that negotiations be re opened the Alliance could re please see Airport Page 5 i when a number of the Mon Treal workers were suspended other employees walked out setting the style for similar protests across uie country. Please see Ouellet Page 7 no mail delivery expected mail was delivered to some parts of Winnipeg wednesday but that mail service was the last for an indefinite period. George Toal District director of the Post office said wednes Day s delivery consisted of mail which had been sorted tuesday before members of the Canadian Union of postal workers walked off their jobs. However most sorted mall has now been delivered and deliveries will be stopped As Jong As they remain or. Toai said. The 800 inside workers left their jobs tuesday because postmaster general Andre Ouellet had broken off negotiations on the question of technological change in Montreal arlier in the Day. Union spokesman Pat Miller said wednesday that the strike lad now spread right across Canada it s become a a Iona he said the workers would please see no Page 6 controller pact has Good Chance Ottawa up transport minister Jean Marchand said wednesday the government vill close major airports if the country s air traffic con rollers go on strike. He told reporters outside the commons he thought there was Good Chance that an agree nent on a new contract can be cached Between the Treasury Oard and the controllers with it a National walkout. The controllers and govern ment negotiators met in closed sessions wednesday after the Union voted 91 per cent i favor of giving the executive the authority to Call a strike if necessary. Government sources said they expected the meetings to continue today. The controllers who have rejected a Treasury Board offer of a two year contract with a 1 see controllers Page 6 without province no Deal Graham if the provincial government backs out of a role in the planned Purchase of the Winnipeg jets hockey club the whole Deal will be on the rocks Bob Graham spokes Man for the businessmen organizing the a archaic said thursday. We will have failed in our efforts to keep the jets or. Graham said in an inter View. He was reacting to a state ment by premiered Schreyer earlier thursday that the government is having second thoughts about ending in Terest free third of the the group of business please see Deal Page 18 by Bob Lowery free press Northern reporter Thompson Man. Expert Bushman ship a Well executed Rescue operation and Good leadership were responsible for the survival of three men found wednesday after their helicopter went Down monday night near Thompson search master capt. Pierre Germain said. Capt. Germain of the Canad an forces base 440 transport and search Squadron Edmon ton was responsible for the Rescue operation which located the men about . We d n e s d a y after they had spend two nights and a Day on a Patch of Frozen Muskeg about 80 Miles West of Thomp son. In the crash were Morris Birrel 49, of Thompson Mani Toba Hydro s area line maintenance superintendent Eddi Dychuk 22, of Swan River line patrolman and Richard Smith 22, of Portage la Prairie. Man., who was Pilot of the Bell g-4 helicopter. The men were engaged in a routine line patrol Between Snow Lake Ponton and Thompson when the Accident occurred. One of the survivors said the helicopter s rear rotary pro peller failed and the Pilot had to look for the Best looking spot for and emergency Landing. The sparsely treed Muskeg Patch proved to be a Good Choice but As the other Passen Ger remarked there was t much time to be with the main Blade still turning the Pilot made a comparatively soft descent. However the Tricky part in such a Landing according to other helicopter pilots is that when the rear Blade Steps functioning the Craft tends to go into a spin in the opposite direction to the main Blade. This was happening but the helicopter apparently had sufficient for Ward motion that the Pilot was Able to land with a minimum of Impact. A Midwest Mechanic who was part of the Rescue team said the Blade dug in on Impact and the helicopter was resting on its Side. However he said or. Smith had Demon please see crash Page 8 r ;