Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 12, 1974, Winnipeg, Manitoba Thanks to you its working Winnipeg free press final edition vol. 82 no. 40 in cents 20cwith id jell no c010redcoi coloured comics tuesday november 12, 1974 Sunrise . Sunset . It Wise . Moonset . Mostly Cloudy 20 and 35 Coal strike shuts Down . Mines Charleston . A members of the United mine workers ump began a strike Early today that will hit crime tory by Dave bla1kie Ottawa up the pro g r e s s i v e conservatives will urge the government today to launch a Broad attack on organized crime in Quebec on Tario and British Columbia. Almost the entire Day in the commons will be devoted to a debate on a Resolution by Claude Wagner Hyacinthe recommending a co or donated Federal provincial at tack on mafia operations in Quebec loan sharking in on Tario and illegal drug Traffick ing in British Columbia. But it is doubtful whether much will be accomplished when it is Over. No formal vote is scheduled at Hie end of the Day. The Resolution merely pro Vides a forum for debate during what has been designated commons opposition Day. A total of 25 sitting Days Are allot please see hit Page 10 shut off to lice quark cars of the Coal production in the United slates for at least two weeks. There were few visible signs of the strike since miners Ira Lilio Nally do nol Pickul in ump enl race disputes. They simply do not show up for Vork. This strike May last a lot longer than most people said Miner Paul run Yon sitting in a tavern at esk Dale in the heart of the West Virginia Coal area. It could last As Long As two Many miners expect a strike of that length although ump president Arnold Miller and Coal operators were predicting a strike of Between two and three weeks if agreement can be reached in a Day or two on a new contract for the Union s members. The extra time would be needed for ump members to ratify the agreement. The last contract strike three years 45 Days. The strike is the first for Miller since he took Over the reins of the ump in january 1973. I m disappointed with the Progress we Miller said following bargaining ses Sions in Washington monday night. To i e gut problems Coal miners and their families face remain Miller said after the 83rd meeting with in d i r y representatives. The talks Are scheduled to resume today. Sources on both sides indicated they were still far please see strike Page 10 you Don t have to have music and rhythm in your blood to like Drums As these three St. Bernard pups found out when they tried their master s musical instrument for a play House. The three together with their seven soothers and Sis photo by Dave Johnson ters were born in the Home of Douglas Benge 161 Leighton ave nue East Kildonan six weeks ago and their Mother Betzi took Only two hours bring them into the world. The Benges Are Busy looking for Good Homes for the pups. London a Britain s labor government announced today a Belt tightening budget that is expected to lower the Standard of jiving at Home and make British products More competitive abroad. Denis Healey Chancellor of the exchequer outlined what he called a comprehensive Strale by for dealing with the country s economic ills in his third budget package since the labor party took Power after the feb. 28 elections. Healey told the House of commons that a five fold in crease in the Cost of Oil in the last year has made it impera Tive that must Trade to its Industry and consume less at Home. The senseless accumulation of material goods of exactly the same Type that the Western world has been producing since the War can. No longer be a measure of human happiness or of economic Healey said. The Chancellor spoke against a background of economic crisis generally acknowledged by the labor party and its conservative opposition to be the gravest since the second world War. Railways resume operations Montreal operations of up All Canadian a Washington warned War threatens in Middle East by Michael Gexler Washington special tons a sense of gloom within the Ford administration Over the Middle East is being fed by a consensus within United sales intelligence circles that an Arab israeli War is Likely within six months unless some breakthrough in negotiations thus far Elu Sive can be achieved. There is disagreement with the Stark pessimism of this View among some senior military officers but there is Little dispute even among the military Here that the general situation in the Middle East is deteriorating and coi ild get nut of hand quickly. The general assessment suggesting that conditions Are Ripe for another War is also said in include an assessment that Israel would win if another War broke out no Mailer which Side struck fir is. Here Loo however there Are military analysts who believe Hal this View May be Loo optimistic concerning israeli fortunes. Along with a sense of foreboding there is also said in be a sense of frustration in the White House and it is directed not Only at recent Arab decisions giving the More Radical palestinian liberation organization Plo rather than Jordan the for negotiating a solution to the israeli occupation of the West Bank of the Jordan River. Aside from the legitimizing of the Plo which Israel insists in won l Deal Wilh because it advocates destruction of Israel the assessment Hal a new War is Likely being fed by several other factors. G increasing egyptian demands for a return of their Sinai Oil Fields captured by Israel after the 1967 War and now a major source of Oil and Revenue for Hie jewish slate. Settlement of this Issue is seen As extremely difficult and increasingly volatile. Continued heavy arming by he Soviel Union of the syrian who Are now judged to be in better shape militarily Al least in equipment though perhaps not yet in trained personnel than they were Al the outset of the 1973 War. The syrians Are viewed As More volatile and less patient than the egyptians and thus there is some fear Hal a War could be forced on the rest of the Arab world by an impatient and increasingly Well armed syrian re Gime. General View that if War appears imminent Israel will strike first and not allow it self to be surprised again As it was in the october War. Please Sec Mideast Page 10 Rome up experts at the world food conference Hal Hie next global crisis vill be a water it May already have begun. Four water Short Lidia Egypt Bangladesh and introduced a asking International Irani Zaions and the More affluent countries to provide Ion to billion a year Over the a Cal decade to find new sources of water and improve conservation of the water Al available. The water potential is by no Means Lester Brown a . Economist and adviser to the United nations sponsored conference said monday. In the near future the Lack of fresh water rather than of land May be the principal con Strai it on efforts world food to expand some experts believe Hal the conference s goal of increased world food production would de crease already depleted water supplies especially in areas where it is needed most. As in the Case of food Rich countries have been accused of extravagant use of water. The in food and agriculture organization figures thai global demand for fresh water will-in-1 crease by 240 per cent by the end of this decade Brown said in an interview that rather than increasing food production which would step consumption of water countries that have plenty food should eat less. Of Brown expressed that disputes Over water might Lead to International conflicts and said a world should be held within five years. Meanwhile Ole x r t i n please see water Page 10 to match need tonal railway s and up rail were reported Back to Normal monday although several Hun dred rail employees remained off the Job to protest their new contract. Spokesman for both Compa Nies said services were resumed at noon following the closure Friday of Windsor Sta Tion and Central station where All employees were Keiit Home to avoid a confrontation with Lemoi Straling the spokesman said service schedules were running Normal a and on that Little re Sislane was encountered from the handful of pickets grouped outside the stations earlier in. The Day. In reported most Era Moyees Back on the Job while up rail said Only slip Craft workers in the Angus Maint Nance shops stayed away from work. No incidents of violence were reported. Dick Smith chairman of the negotiating committee Foi the associated railway unions Small group o malcontents roaming around the City forced worker s off Ihei jobs after showing up Foi he d e s c r i b e d the roving strikers As provocateurs win ire behind the current disrupt Ion on the calling hem men of greed and stupidly who have set out to scuttle in agreement even before they Law he said it was encouraging Liat the majority of our members in Montreal have needed the advice of their elected Union leadership and re turned to please see railways Page 10 Issue Isuji Orlid oversold Eric Kierans a former Federal Liberal Cabinet Mill ister predicts provinces will control resource development in 10 years. Irmease see Story on Page 10. By Bud Jorgensen Ottawa up sales of Lana la savings Bonds will be stopped at the close of business riday finance minister John Turner announced monday in a statement which gave no la Sou for the decision. However reports from dealers have indicated that sales have surpassed govern ment expectations. The savings Ponds Are one form of loan the government makes and the Lal est available figures showed they accounted for More than 30 per cent of total government debt. The Issue carries a record 9% per cent interest rate and it has been on the Market during a period when rates of return on other forms of investment have been dropping. This year s savings Bond sales Campaign will be the shortest since a special Issue in the annual sales campaigns begin around the first of of continued please Sec will Page 10 by James Rusk Rome the major Grain traders of the world have riot yet come up with the volume of Grain needed to effect a res Cue Mission to the areas of the world Hal Are desperately in need of supplies. Senior officials of the world food conference who asked not to be named estimated yesterday that Only five million to six million tons of the eight million to 12 million ions of Grain needed Are assured. Jorgenson offers display of Ripoff Canada is expected to pro vide about one million tons of the amount and the United sales four million to five Mil lion tons. The officials have no firm idea of where the rest of the Grain will come from. Al though they speak hopefully in terms of the european eco nomic Community and austra Lia. The critical situation which sees a number of areas of the world Short of Grain particularly Bangladesh India sri Lanka and Ethiopia has been the subject of a series of Pri vate meetings at the Confer ence. There has not been As yet please see Aid Page 10 today i business report 15-22 i political problem 8 classified comics deaths Jumble movies sports television women 23 to 34, 43, 44 41, 42 .1 2i in .19 be 56 59 35 to reads the free press City zone total Oas fails to lift Quito up four latin american countries indicated today Hal they would soon establish diplomatic tics Wilh Cuba despite the failure of a bid to have the organization of american states Oas lift sanctions against the govern ment of Fidel Castro. The move would Widen a split Between pro and anti Castro latin american foreign ministers and would put a severe Strain on the Oas. The foreign ministers of Colombia Ecuador Honduras and bilateral agric Venezuela told colleagues at a closed door Mec Linig that they would proceed within a few Days. Three Oas members already have made in cuts Wilh Panama and Peru. Three Oiler member coun Paraguay and Clear during the conference of Oas ministers which ends today Hal. They Are opposed to any kind of please Sec anti Page 10 progressive conservative Warner Jorgenson is out to prove that it s easier to rip off governments than to rip off the consumer. To demonstrate his Point the la for Morris constituency began Selling eggs from his of fice in the Manilova Legisla live building tuesday morning. A claiming at 60 cells a dozen the eggs proved to be a real bargain and within an hour or. Lor Genson was sold out. Eggs sell regularly for 89 cells a dozen in most retail or. Jorgenson is deliberately Selling the eggs Al a loss of five cells a dozen to see whether he will qualify for government Money. Or. Jor Genson maintains that if he can show a sustained loss Over a. Period of time lie should be eligible for a loan from the Manitoba development corporation and a Grant from the Federal department of regional economic expansion. As or. Jorgenson puts in that s where the big Money but that s not All. Or. Jor please see Ripoff Page 9 after 12-hour ordeal Odessa sask. Up the 12-hour ordeal is Over Hill Mildred Klein who spent the Drin were in the kill Hon some of Ihm watching television when shots lore through the we did t know about dad or Randy or mrs. Klein said later. We had hurried up Kitchen door. Or. Klein told his stairs when he the gunman night in the Altic Wilh four fam Jim to Hil the floor and crawl i came Inlo the House firing shots i her six children while j upstairs. Man occupied her family s mrs. Klein 18-Mnnth-Nld farmhouse says she bal Blair j4-Ycar-old Hod 15-year. Ouk the Kitchen door. I Don t Uhink he knew we re up Iacre. We were so scared to stay at Home for a old Kelly and 10-year-old Ron quiet. We Only whispered Long Lime mrs. Klein 43, and her lius Hind Felix were preparing to go out for the evening Friday when amid gunfire the Man burst into Luicir Home near this r. O m m u n 11 y about 40 Miles Southeast of Reg Iii. Their Clil made Illo the Altic. Or. Klein jumped from n second Lorcy window and ran for help. Glenn 10, and Raudy 0, huddled in the closet of a second floor room Only feel from where their rather had jumped leaving a Rifle beside the Ceil. Occasionally and prayed that he would t come the two Hoys hiding on the second floor however knew the gunman was aware they were upstairs. "1 know you re they said the gunman yelled at them. I m nol Here to hurl the two boys said he came up to the second floor Only once Hill did not enter the room where they were hiding. In the Altic mrs Klein found some insulation and by wrap Ping herself and the four Chil Dren in in attempted to keep warm in the cold unheated area. She said in was a Miracle the l8-Monlh-old infant was Wilh her at the time or the child please see scared Page 10 free press staff writer David Lee looks Over the 92.0-Pound Heifer he bought for use in a com Parison of beef prices at the retail level. His Over All Price including processing was com pared to a Range of to facing charged in City stores. The Heifer was bought at a cattle auction. See Story and comparison Chart on Page 46.____________________ v ;