Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 5, 1974, Winnipeg, Manitoba A free press final edition vol. 81 no. 211 of Etc 20c with Jun la coloured comics wednesday june 5, 1974 Sunrise . Sunset . Mon Ilsc . At Onset . Sunny 40 and 75 76 would return line hangar Only by Vern Fowlie free press staff writer seventy six air Canada maintenance employees in Dor Val que., have indicated they Are prepared to Transfer to Winnipeg if aircraft overhaul work is to be done at the new maintenance base Here announced May 23, by the Federal government. The 76 names were based on an incomplete Survey of air Canada employees in the engine overhaul Plant at Dorval and were contained in a letter to be sent to defence minister James a. Richardson by air Canada machinist e. W. Murch of Dorval. However mi1. Murch said in a a. Interview tuesday that some airline employees think Winnipeg will be getting Only a line maintenance operation for airline work. But there is some question whether it was intended in the first place that air Canada overhaul work would be done in Winnipeg when prime minister Pierre Trudeau announced the new base May 23 he said Winnipeg would get defence department overhaul work to be done by air Canada other overhaul work would be sought and three Levels of servicing of air Canada aircraft would be done in Winnipeg bit the fourth i level five year major Over hauls would be done at Dor Val. No jobs would be lost at Montreal he said on the willingness of some employees to move to Winnipeg or. Murch said a Union shop Steward intervened in his name gathering and he could t make a full Survey of All employees in his division. In his letter to or. Richard son he said in As former resident of Winnipeg now living in Dorval i decided to take a Survey of my fellow workers to see How Many would be willing to move Back to Winnipeg should the oppor please see line Page 9 meat firms lock out Canada packers Swift Burns close Alberta plants i Calgary up three major packing plants locked out their employees at Midnight tuesday night despite an announcement Canadian food and Allied workers Union claw that its strike notice had been with drawn. Is Bull no bum steer the Chase is Over and the captured Bull Bellows. By David Lee free press staff reporter at first City policemen thought maybe someone was handing them a lot of Bull. And they were pounds of it. Although they initially did not believe it however the City policemen quickly Learned tuesday that a report of a Bull running Loose on City streets was no bum steer. And if they needed any Evi Dence the sight of a Cowboy on his horse galloping along Westminster Avenue with Las Soo ready tended to beef up the dubious report. The Bull which managed to evade capture for almost two hours apparently escaped at about . As it was being unloaded from a Transfer truck at the Union stockyards in St. Boniface. To keep its Freedom for two hours the animal had to sneak through dozens of backyards and swim three Rivers before being Lasso oed on Ethelbert Street in the West end of Winnipeg. Before it was caught however the Bull managed to claim one victim who became scared and began running when it wandered into the Home Street Park. A girl about 12 years old was knocked up in the air by the Bull but police said she was up and walk Sway from it she said it did t Hurt at the Only damage caused by the Bull although indirectly came when a one of a dozen that joined the Chase for the Escapee rammed into the rear of another police vehicle. About 75 people lined Ethel Berl As the Cowboy Lasso oed the wandering Bull at about . Tying its Back right leg to one tree and its head to another. Although it appeared to be without Chance of a further escape warned spectators to be careful. If please see this Page 5 Canada packers Ltd., Burns food Ltd. And Swift Canadian Ltd. Went ahead with their planned Alberta wide lockout although the Union s policy committee had agreed hours before their scheduled strike that a proposal by the. Three meat packers was acceptable. The companies also said a National lockout would be staged june 12 As scheduled. Union spokesman Borneo Mathiu said the companies showed total disregard for the consumer and the livestock the companies final offer had been Given earlier tues Day to mediator William Dic Kie Ontario s Deputy minister of labor. A. E. Child president of Burns said the proposal had the been accepted Only by Union policy committee not the membership and the com panics had continued plans to close at Midnight. With please see meat Page 5 Beer strike grows members of local 330, United brewery and soft drink workers on strike at Labatt s Manitoba brewery Ltd. And Kiewel Pelliser breweries since sunday Midnight walked out at 6 . Wednes Day at a third brewery Uncle Ben s breweries Manitoba Ltd., in Transcona. Bruce Murray Plant manager and brewmaster at Uncle Bens said in an interview wednesday the Plant was shut Down but that negotiations with the Union would continue. About 22 employees Are in please see Beer Page 12 million for Saunders firm gets i boost by Egon Frech free press staff writer Saunders aircraft co., of Gimli Man., will get about 54. Million in Grants from the Federal government in addition to an earlier announced Federal agreement to Purchase two aircraft transport minister Don Ald Jamieson said wednesday. Or. Jamieson who is also the Federal Cabinet minister responsible for the department of regional economic expansion said million Money would come from Dree and the other two million from the department of Industry Trade and Commerce under a pro Gram designed to stimulate new technology. Resources minister Sidney Green of Manitoba who is responsible for the Manitoba development corporation which has a majority interest in Saunders said the million will be used As the million that development corporation chairman Sydney s. Parsons said recently would be required before the aircraft manufacturing company could become self sufficient. Or. Jamieson said Dree had originally offered Saunders somewhat less than million. The new figure was arrived at several weeks ago following a meeting with premiered Schreyer Industry. Minister Leonard Evans of Manitoba and or. Green and was based on the new prospects and Capi please see firm Page 5 Green says clarification needed to implement policy by Ron Campbell free press legislative reporter mines minister Sidney Green withheld wednes Day Horning his controversial new mining Royalty Bill from further consideration at the session of the legislature. In announcing the withdrawal of Bill 82, the proposed Prin Cipal Mineral royalties act the mines minister said the changes it contains Are innovative and without precedent and Complex considerations. May arise. Clarifications May be Neces sary to make it abundantly Clear that the tax provisions implement the intent of government the proposed new tax in the Bill should be fully understood or. Green said and time Israel Alert tailed by Canadian press Israel was placed on a Spe Cial Alert today the seventh anniversary of the 1967 Arab israeli War. Special Security arrangements were in Force to prevent guerrilla activity and israelis were warned to be careful of suspicious looking objects. The new israeli Cabinet also was concerned about possible demonstrations against the visit of in Secretary general Kurt Waldheim. Many israelis accuse the United nations of being anti israeli. Waldheim arrived in Tel Aviv As part of a Middle East tour and promised every Assis Tance from the world body in implementing disengagement agreements that Israel has with Egypt and Syria. Waldheim will meet with the new israeli government of pre Mier Yitzhak Rabin and with officials of the in Force of please see Israel Page 5 should be Given or consideration of any complexities. Furthermore he said the new tax would not normally take effect until a 1975 taxation year beginning next april 1. Meanwhile no Revenue will be lost by the Bill s withdrawal since Bill 77, the statute Law amendments taxation act provides amendments to the Mineral Royalty Taxa Tion act which would raise the provincial tax take on mining income up to 23 per cent from 15 per cent for mines with an annual income Over this provision would stay in effect until the taxing Mea sures proposed in Bill 82 come in. The Bill 82 provisions would allow the province to tax 50 per cent of a mining com Pany s profits in excess of its average. Progressive conservative Leader Sydney Spivak said or. Green had followed a Wise or. Spivak said it please see mining Page 5 pcs propose pension for younger spouse by Iain Hunter free press correspondent Montreal conservative Leader Robert s t a n f i e 1 d pledged tuesday to extent pen Sion benefits if he is elected july 8 to allow both members of a family where one has reached age 65, to collect their old age pensions. Speaking to a Large rally at jury Man by Cha Les Wyatt free press staff writer Richard Hugh Folster was acquitted tuesday by an Assize court jury on a charge of Man Slaughter in the death of Olga if Olba 71. Or. Folster. 20, had been charged with the March 1 slay ing of mrs. Kolba of 32 Maple Street suite 2. Or. Justice Louis Denise of Manitoba court of Queen s Bench who presided Over the trial in the Law courts build ing withdrew from the jury the charge of murder against or. Folster because in his opinion the evidence presented by the Crown did t show a de liberate intention to kill mrs. Kolba. The jury took slightly less than four hours to consider its verdict. Or. Folster of 34 Maple Street suite 1, had been in police custody since March 5. Ii was released immediately after the jury s verdict was announced. Two pathologists testified during the trial which began please see jury Page Irish peer seized from a Lieut or Dublin spokesmen up police speculated today that the kidnappers of an elderly Irish peer and his wife Are holding them hostage for five members of the Irish re publican army on hunger strikes in British jails. Three gunmen seized the 71 year old Earl of Donough More and ins wife Early today when they returned to their 600-acre estate in county tipperary alter a visit to friends. The kidnappers bundled the couple into a car and drove off in the direction of Dublin 120 Miles to the Northeast. Police said three men were picked up for questioning but were later released. A senior police officer said lord Donough More May have been wounded in the Kidnap Ping. A fresh bloodstain was find on the driveway and the son of the Earl s chauffeur said he heard a shot. The police launched a search and set up roadblocks for a radius of 30 Miles. Police speculated that the kidnappers were spurred by the death monday night in a British jail of Ira member Michael Gaughan who had been on a hunger strike since March 31 in support of his demand please see two Page 5 legislature reports carpets in drinking premises discussed Page 6 Paulley refuses to withdraw legislation Page 6 honesty debate on insurance continues Page 7 two municipal Bills receive third read off Page 7 trading corporation described Page 24 overhaul details unknown Page 21 rustling penalties added Page 24 the beginning of his third week of campaigning the tory Leader placed the most emphasis on his program to help pensioners faced with continued increases in living costs. He recalled that in Halifax Winner has readied the age of 65 even though his wife has not reached the pensionable age. He said the other partner must please see pension Page 12 further election coverage on pages 34, 35 last week he had pledged to take into account Cost of living increases to increase pensions to More than a month. He said the liberals would hold them to a month. He explained that the Liberal pensions took into account the Cost of living increases but not those which had occurred since the removal of the ceiling of which applied to increases previously. Speaking in French the conservative Leader said his party would allow a couple to claim two pensions when the bread today life 20 baby Hawks reprieved 58 classified 30 to 58 comics 08, deaths 16 finance 70 to 74 Fumble 42 letters .18 movies a. 33 sports 59 to 65 television. 32 women 26 to 31 nearly everyone reads the free press City zone total 105.s12 automation target of postal workers by Ann Laughlin Quebec up the Cana Dian Union of postal workers cup resolved tuesday to Boycott in every possible Way automation of mail a n d 1 i n g until the government agrees to negotiate the introduction o f technological changes in the Post office. The Resolution further empowered the Union s National executive to refuse to have membership ratify any collective agreements without talks about mechanization which threatens the classification Levels of Post office workers. The cup plans an information Campaign to encourage the Public and other unions to Stop using the postal code. Other forms the Boycott will take have not yet been spelled out. It s time for the Federal government to do something for its own employees because private Industry already has the right to negotiate technological said Jean Claude Parrot National chief Steward of the cup. If they Don to maybe there won t be a postal service Sec automation Page t by it Illiam Stewart the Canadian press memories of an overcast june Day 30 years ago when the Fate of nazi enslaved Europe Hung in the balance came alive this week for secrets of 0-Day, the first of three articles by David Lewis an English Newspaperman appears to Day on Page 36. Canadians returning to the a Day beaches of Normandy. The men going Back to the Calvados country of France represent 3rd division assault and support units and Navy and air Force Crews who took part in the invasion expedition from Britain to France. They will visit beaches that were lined with explosive obstacles Strung with barbed wire barriers and planted with Concrete forts and gun emplacements when British United states and Canadian assault troops stormed them june 6, 1944. They also will attend ceremonies at War cemeteries with Graves of canadians killed on a Day and in the fierce Bat Les that followed in the Roll ing farm country. One group of 160 represent ing ail services and units involved on a Day will be guests of the government of France whose liberation resulted from the june 6 Victory of the Normandy comic do Deba Quement and of Caen the Region s principal City which was altered beyond recognition before and during he Normandy fighting. Sec memories Page 5 Canadian troops and equipment crowd ashore on a Day ;