Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 12, 1975, Winnipeg, Manitoba Consuls curlers work overtime please see Page 59 Winnipeg free press final edition vol. 82 no. 117 15 cents 20c coloured comics wednesday february 12, 1975 Sunrise . Sunset . Moonrise . Moonset . Sunny -25 and 0 Pharley q. Pheasant Symbol of the 1975 Canada Winter games hugs Margaret Trudeau on her arrival in Lethbridge with prime minister Trudeau to open the games. Free press sports writer Al Besson reports on Page 62. Whitelaw weeps establishment paper Tiger by David Macdonald free press staff correspondent London Willie Whitelaw wept Margaret Thatcher spar kled and the conservative party sighed with Relief after history was made in the duty grand committee room of the House of commons tuesday. Margaret Thatcher became the first woman Ever to Lead a political party in Britain and in the process of doing so proved the once mighty establishment of the conservative party to be a paper Tiger. Party chairman Willie White Law was shattered to learn he had received Only 79 votes com pared to 146 for mrs. Thatcher. Tears glistening on his Mournful face he tramped heavily into a private room to be consoled by former Home Secretary Reginald Maudling who lost to Edward Heath in 1965. After recovering his composure he reappeared to Wisl mrs. Thatcher Well and Call for party Unity. But the deep voiced croak in which he delivered it underlined the depth o his feeling at this bitter blow to his chances of Ever leading his party. Mrs. Thatcher got seven More than the 139 votes she needed to win. Her muted Campaign ran like a Swiss watch and she told a press conference last night that on the eve of the poll her organizers Felt they Hac 137 votes in the bag with Possi ble support from anything up to a dozen of the 276 conservative maps eligible to vote Only two failed to do so. After the two main please see paper Page 5 refugee exodus stopped in Asmara Addis Ababa Reuter Ethiopia troops who have been fighting guerrillas seeking in dependence stopped civilians leaving the eritrean capital of Asmara today. This followed a radio Appeal tuesday night calling on Refu gees from outlying villages not to move Back to their Homes. Cars buses and pedestrians were slopped at Road blocks. The office of the eritrean governor Emmanuel Amde m i k h a e 1, said attempts to move Back to villages on the outskirts were not in the interests of the inhabitants. An estimated civilians fled into the City from the sur rounding area after fighting broke out Jan. 11 Between Eri Trean guerrillas and govern ment forces. The guerrillas who want full Independence for clashed with government troops North of Asmara again tuesday. No clashes were reported today. Water supplies were restored today to most parts of Asmara but residents said there was no Prospect of restoring electricity in the near future. Equipment at the Central Power station was destroyed in fighting 11 Days ago. A sudanese said it got reply when it delivered a ceasefire Appeal to Ethiopia s Mil itary rulers. Peace Mission an encouraging Cairo talks open end proposed to Boycott of Israel by the associated press . State Secretary Henry Kissinger flew to Cairo today and conferred with president Anwar Sadat on prospects for egyptian concessions to Israel for a military pullback in the Sinai Peninsula. Kissinger brought a detailed israeli position with him from Jerusalem including about a dozen Steps toward an end to the arabs economic political and diplomatic Boycott of Israel. Sources said these include movement of cargo bound for Israel through the Suez canal and exchanges of journalists and cultural and sports groups. A senior . Official told re porters that Israel was insist ing also on a signed document please see Cairo Page 5 billion in 1974 ural or blog. Tananarive a malagasy military rulers today accused dissident police forces of assassinating president Richard rats Mandava. The president s limousine was ambushed on a narrow Road tuesday evening As he was being driven from his of fice to his Home. Rats Mandava was critically wounded and died several hours later the government said. Two bodyguards and Sev Cral of the assassins also were reported killed. J a Large military Force sur j rounded the Antan Imora police Camp and the ruling military1 Junta Calico on col. A Rechardo Raja Narisus to leave the i Camp unarmed and give him self up. There were indications that the army was preparing to at tack the Camp unless the police surrendered. Martial Law and a curfew i were proclaimed tuesday night. Government radio asked the population to help in the Cap Ture of fleeing policemen. It promised those who turned themselves in would be protected there was speculation that tension Between rival coastal and Highland tribes would set off a civil War on this big is please see african Page 5 Cost of Oil to Rise pm Lougheed agree to up Price Calgary up major differences Between of farm income increases 25% Ottawa up preliminary figures released tuesday by statistics Canada show that Farmers Cash receipts in 1974 totalled More than s8.4 billion up 25 per cent from 1973. The. Total last year was an increase of Over the Compa Rable 1973 total of statistics Canada said its estimates include Cash receipts from the Sale of farm products wheat Board payments on previous years Grain crops Cash advances on farm stored Grain and payments made by the agricultural stabilization Board. No deductions were made for production costs. Ontario s receipts totalled Well up from the 1973 total of while Saskatchewan s totalled from other provincial totals in Mil Lions of dollars with 1973 figures in brackets Are Alberta Quebec Mam Toba British Colum Bia 5367.3 new Bruna Wick Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island Newfoundland figures traditionally Are not included in statistics Canada agriculture reports. City in icy grip sunny skies returned to Southern Manitoba this no bringing icy cold ures that were expected to maintain a grip Over the area or the rest of the Day and to Morrow As Well. The Winnipeg weather office reported the temperature in Winnipeg dropped to 22.4 below overnight and that the High Oday was expected to be be Ween 5 and 10 below. Tonight s forecast was for a sync rude firms get tax Breaks Ottawa up the companies participating in the syn crude development in the Al Berta Oil Sands will have sever Al favourable tax arrangements government officials said today. Finance minister John Turner said the companies will get Only one special Deal but officials said there Are other factors which make Oil Sands developments attractive. Two provisions make the Oil Sands project different for tax purposes Awa and Alberta remained unresolved tuesday following a w o h o u r meeting Between prime minister Trudeau and Premier Peter Lougheed. But both men told reporters in separate interviews after the meeting that Domestic Oil prices will the de tails to be worked out at the first ministers conference april 10. There Are still some unresolved the prime minister said As he stopped for about five minutes to talk to reporters on his Way to catch a continued please see Cost Page 4 blasts Congress Ford frees Road finds by the associated press president Ford has warned the . To Brace for a faster than forecast surge in unemployment but says the jobless rate will Peak at under 10 per cent and head downward be fore year s end. The president s personal pre diction came at a a Topeka kan., news conference tuesday night after he announced the release of ?2 billion in Frozen forecast that unemployment will Peak at 8.5 per cent about Midsummer. The jobless rate soared to 8.2 per cent last month the highest figure in More than three decades. My own personal feeling is that there May be some in creases but i think the Hump will have been reached sooner than some of the experts Are forecasting and that the trend will Start in the other direct he said. Govt. Eyes open Highway funds to Spur at another Point he said a f l c i 0 president George Meany pulled that figure out or More jobs in the hard bit construction Industry. Ford scheduled a meeting today with his top economic advisers to discuss unemployment and the reaction to his latest two Day trip in search of support for his economic and Energy proposals. In his second out of town news conference in a week Ford skirted a direct response when asked whether he agreed with his economic advisers of the air when he predicted a 10-per-cent jobless rate. We Don t foresee a figure As High As that forecast by or. Ford said adding that the rate of unemployment will gradually go Down it the end of 1975 and be improved in 1976." the Republican chief exec please see Ford Page 4 .6 million study of Manitoba of d by Richard Jackson free press correspondent Ottawa terrorists subversives and spies Are operating in Canada but the ramp and other Federal counter intelligence agencies Are watch ing solicitor general Warren j total expenditure of Mif a Federal Provin Cial study is to be conducted in Manitoba during the next three years to identify and Analyse economic development opportunities in the province. An agreement for the study was signed in Winnipeg tues Day by Federal regional eco nomic expansion minister Don Jamieson and resources min ister Sidney Green of Mani Toba. The agreement Calls for a Allmand has disclosed. It is considered a mine the information surfaced j and not an Oil Well. J tuesday in the commons in a it is a joint venture and 1 report he tabled covering the lion during the next not a separate company. Tax Laws allow partners in a joint venture to claim tax cred its against other parts of their operations and there is a broader Range of deductions available to mines. Or. Turner tabled in the commons tuesday copies of letters to the sync rude partners. The companies in the please see firms Page 6 years in 1974-75 Fis Cal year and million in each of 1975-76 and 1976-77. The Cost of the study will be shared by the provincial and Federal government on a 50-50 basis. Both or Jamieson and or. Green said that although the study did t necessarily sound exciting it was one of the More important initiatives taken jointly by the two Levels of government. General analysis and studies three please see provincial Page 4 last six months of Potice and intelligence activities under the official secrets act and the new wiretap Law. His report revealed there had been 339 investigations but said nothing directly of the results. Nor did or. Allmand sine he pointed out there was no re-1 please see govt. Page 4 Northern projects get million by Frances Bidewell Unity services and increased free press legislative reporter Access to Northern Manitoba by upgrading roads and air Turner blames . Performance by Peter Lloyd Ottawa up the unit j de stated Economy has weak j ened More than the govern heavy opposition questioning in the commons. I week old news boo boo i g such temperatures Are s tween 15 and 20 degrees below it s important to concede Normal for this Lime of year 1 please see icy Page 4 that the depth of the . Re cession has exceeded our sex h e said under or. Turner reiterating that economic trends played an important part in drafting of the budget told opposition Leader Robert Stanfield the american situation has caused our fore casts for growth to be shaded please see Turner Page 6 today Tai tips battered tanks 36 58 classified 43 to 57 comics 69, 70 deaths 19 finance 65 to 68 Jumble 47 movies 42 sports 59 to 64 television 40 women 21 to 26 nearly everyone reads the free press City total the Manitoba and governments Are Federal strips. To spend the initial interim agree More than million in North Ament and the Extension signed Ern Manitoba during the next tuesday Are expected to be Fol fiscal year under an Extension to a one year interim Federal provincial agreement. The Extension under which the Federal government will continue to pay 60 per cent of the Cost of Northern programs that fall within the agreement with the province picking up the remainder was signed in the Manitoba legislative build ing tuesday by Federal Region Al economic expansion min ister Don Jamieson and North Ern affairs minister Ron Mcbryde of Manitoba. The ministers said in a joint statement that the initial agreement expanded the Job and income base in the North facilitated development of Corn Lowed by a Long term Northern agreement which the ministers please see Northern Page 6 looking for this want a pet and under pets part Chihuahua male 7 weeks old. 253-4519. 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. Vancouver up they say it was a terrible boo boo in a local Canadian broadcasting corporation official said Here explaining How a week old Csc e National newscast was shown in British Columbia at 11 s . Monday. Reg Jessup a Csc spokesman said the National is fed g directly to . From Toronto via satellite s at the network Var Centre in Toronto the wrong tape was punched he said. As word got Back to them they punched up the right s the first National included speculation on Edward Heath s chances in the British conservative leadership race and then was signed off by Lloyd Robertson Csc 1 news announcer. That s the news for monday feb. 3." a Vancouver announcer Harvey Dawes immediately apologized for the error and the Correct newscast then was shown. A second apology followed the delayed feb. Newscast. The National is taped in Toronto at 11 . Est and then sent via satellite across Canada for showing at 11 Post three hours later. Billion for Energy development urged Ottawa up Energy minister Donald Macdoanld says the Federal and provincial governments should co Ordin ate investment in Energy projects during the coming decade to avoid conflicts. The various governments should agree on a timetable for allocating an "00 billion of Energy Deve Neil Money during the next la years. Or. Macdonald told the Cana Dian press in a question and answer session. The hour Long discussion in h i s parliament Hill office ranged Over such questions As policy planning including the Early april meeting of first ministers when the Federal and provincial leaders will re Vise pricing systems for Oil and perhaps for natural Gas. He also discussed such mat t e r s As the feb. 3 Deal whereby the Federal Alberta and Ontario governments joined with three multinational Oil companies to put More Money into the sync rude Oil Sands project in Alberta. The minister talked about the role he foresees for Petro Canada. The proposed govern ment Oil company awaiting a p r o v a 1 by parliament and pan Arctic the existing Oil exploration consortium in which the Federal government holds 45 per cent and private Compa Nies the rest. Following is an edited ver Sion of the interview. Q you have just marked your third anniversary Asen Ergy minister and from the outside it looks like you be had to do a lot of running just to keep up with a changing Situa Tion. In 1973 you. Were planning to produce an Over All policy paper. Is that coming soon a what we would like to do in the framework of the on coming first ministers meeting is to publish an overview Docu ment of How we see the Energy perspective at this Point. An important aspect of that overview would be some Analy Sis of the capital requirements of the Energy sector on the basis of which we get pushed into some hard priority choices because we can no longer be in the position where a varied group of decision makers at the Federal Provin Cial and private sector Levels can expect to go ahead plan Ning Energy projects and executing them putting unbearable strains on the Canadian capital Market. Q do Yon Sec any vehicle by which this Federal Provin Cial co ordination might be arranged a obviously what we have to do at some stage is get some agreement that planners Don t Bunch All their projects please see Energy Page 5 ;