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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 15, 1975, Winnipeg, Manitoba U of m warns morale and service could suffer Winnipeg free press. Saturday february 15, 1975 by Debbie Lyon free press education reporter warning that its serious i n a n c i a 1 position threatens morale and the Quality of ser vice at the University of Mani Toba the University s Board of governors replied thursday to 14 questions from the Provin Cial government s universities Grants commission on the situation. The commission requested the answers in a letter written after a dec. 20 meeting be tween University and commis Sion representatives one of a series of meetings held since last april. Earlier this week the University announced it faced a million deficit combined with uncompetitive academic salaries a decline in supplies and services a decline in the real level of support for graduate students and research and under supported Library ser vices. It cited tight budgets and re cent salary adjustments and ind meets for 13th time Union contracts As contributors to the situation. The Board would like it clearly understood that these financial restraints Are a threat to the morale and to the Quality of service provided to students and the or. Justice John m. Hunt vice chairman of the Board wrote in a letter to William Condo chairman of the Grants commission. The letter was made Public Friday. Continued sunday when delegates get Down to debating resolutions. L e a d i n g off the speeches which Are to serve As the basis for discussion saturday was Rosemary Brown the British Columbia la who has recently declared her candidacy for the Federal party Leader ship of the nip. Her topic was social development. Socialism has no monopoly on social welfare she said. Application of social welfare poli cies is no substitute for social ism she cautioned. A government must not base its survival upon welfare poli cies she said because voters will switch their allegiance to any party that comes along of Fering a scheme. Better welfare under British Columbia s nip government welfare pro Grams Are not an end in them selves they Are an interim step taken until the govern ment can redistribute wealth she said. Does the welfare state maintain its poor in mrs. Brown asked. She termed the state s con Cern for the worker through programs such As unemployment insurance and the Canada pension plan a form of corporate welfare whereby responsibilities that should belong to private Enterprise Are taken on by government. The private risks of production Are being absorbed at pub Lic she said next was prof. Jack Weldon of Mcgill University s economic s department and a former Chi if economic adviser to Preed Schreyer of Manitoba. Speaking on the topic of owner ship. Prof. Weldon suggested that Public ownership is not necessary to achieve goals of social democracy. The big Issue is that the world will change Only when governments act and Public ownership is Only one he told delegates. The panel headed by prof Weldon will discuss All areas of ownership saturday including private operative. Public and co Muriel Smith who ran for the nip in River Heights in the last provincial election spoke about Equality of Condi Tion and diversity of the individual. The party must take a serious look at minority groups within the nip such As those at the poverty level natives and women she said. She asked if it was possible for the traditional groups of farm and labor to work Cohesia v e 1 y with disadvantaged groups and whether these groups would be Given special privileges even special govern ment departments. A ceiling should be set on in comes of the Rich so that the poor can catch up nip parliamentary Leader de Broad Bent suggested to delegates. He said the Gap Between Rich and poor in Canada is As great today As it was 25, years ago and perhaps those in the upper income brackets should receive Only Cost of living adjustments in their incomes. The conventional solution of liberals and conservatives is to expand the pie but an expanding won t close the Gap Between the Rich and the poor or. Broadbent said. Government must take control Over decisions on economic investment so that corporations do not have unlimited Power to decide what will be produced or. Broadbent said. Growth the subject of a he said the Federal govern ment should at least double its target for this year of new housing units. Agriculture minister Samuel Yuskiw of Manitoba in introducing the topic on working conditions said the party must return to some of the Basic questions facing society. If we accept the proposition that All of Mankind has the same Basic human rights and that we must share the Earth and its fruits together How much should one Man or group of people or a nation be allowed to set aside for exclusive he asked. The nip must Redetermine whether labor is a human Effort expended to meet an individual s needs or As a commodity which is bought and sold in the labor Market. The party must also ask it self when party support for labor should become Active and whether an nip govern ment should support the workers if Ever. The final speaker of the Day was former Federal nip Leader t. C. Douglas who mused at the endurance of the delegates to listen to several hours of philosophy. His subject was government party and people. For those who Are in govern ment he said there is a responsibility to the rank and file of the party who put them there. The party has a right to know what is going he said adding that government has no right to make decisions in isolation of the party. Each of the six topics were to be discussed saturday in panels. Not All of Friday was taken up with the lofty philosophical talk however. Delegates spent commission the government and the Community must recognize that continued under funding will inevitably result in a decline in the Quality of education provided to our students a serious constraint on the University s Abil Ity to respond to the needs of the Community and a further deterioration of the University s standing with other Canadia universities of similar Natur and size it should be recognized tha the University s capacity t curtail expenditures unilaterally has become increasing limited by the effects of inflation Union contracts Alread ratified and current collect live or. Justic Hunt wrote. Or. Ernest sir Luck presiden of the University has initiate a review of staff ing in academic and support staff areas ii Case staff reductions becom necessary. If such reductions or limitations become necessary the would also seriously impair Thi ability of our University to pro vide the level of education it believe Manitoban expect Anc Are entitled to expect from our the letter stated. New taxi rates rapped the recent increase in taxi cab rates in Winnipeg is Caus ing hardship for Many elderly sick people Donald j. Noble a Winnipeg taxi Driver said Fri Day. It s practically impossible for an elderly sick person to take a bus to see a doctor and. Or Many people living on a tension it is too expensive to Ake a taxi especially since the new rate was he said. Or. Noble who said he was against the rate increase has drafted a proposal to establish free taxi service for elderly people to and from medical appointments. The service he said would Cuba to receive loan continued enemy act and the America blockade. Most recent example of the difficulties arising in this Fie i a As reported from Windsor for Day. A Toledo Scales official said Deal to sell Worth o sales and equipment to cub has floundered because Severa . Based parts manufacturer can not get approval from Washington. Last year a proposed Sale of locomotive by Montreal s m. L. Worthing Oti Vic lie Aasu wuu1u j . A. To tiling be similar to the program co Ltd was the subject o panel discussion or. Broadbent was to Lead saturday is needed in certain areas of the econ omy particularly housing he said. More than an hour Early Fri Day afternoon arguing Over which resolutions should be de bated later on in the Conven Tion and which should be Given priority. Less than 28 of the total 400 resolutions submitted will actually reach the convention floor for debate. The convention was opened by or. Douglas who received a standing ovation from the 700 delegates. Or. Douglas told delegates Mankind is now As never be fore at the overpopulation pollution and the continuing threat of nuclear War demand some Type of International controls. This Ever increasing demand for controls he said Means an increasing need for centralized government and increasing government restrictions. Never in the history of m a n k i n d has a generation squandered its resources As has the generation which is just leaving the he said. We have come to the end of the age of affluence and Are entering the age of or. Douglas said society has two paths which it can take to wards population pollution War and resource controls. One leads to total dictatorship and the other leads to democratic socialism. In a tribute to j. S. Woods Worth and m. J. Coldwell founders of the original Kcf which preceded the nip or. Douglas said there is no piece of progressive or humanistic legislation on the statute Hooks that these two men did t Pio Neer and make popular. Old age pensions the Canad an wheat Board a publicly owned Bank of Canada Public the University does t expect to reach agreement in negotiations on a first contract wit the faculty association before Early summer. It expects a settlement with its support staff won t occur until the Early part of the 1975-76 Fisca year starting april 1. The letter stated that the University s 1971 academic staff ing policy has reduced the full time equivalent number of Aca Demic staff in the faculties of engineering Home economics and architecture and the school of social work. Staffing in the faculty of arts has also been slightly reduced. Growth of academic staff in the faculties of administrative studies Medicine and science and 111 the schools of Fine arts and physical education have been controlled. The letter and attached statistical information re emphasized that support staff salaries were below local Levels paid by the larger employers in the province. The information also showed that the University s staff to student ratio and Cost per student were Low compared with similar institutions. Or. Justice Hunt also out lined the Economy Steps to be taken by the University a freeze on new hiring cutbacks in expenditures a review of expenditures to find where activities or services May be reduced if he also outlined some of the savings expected from temperature and lighting reductions on Campus. We know you realize that apart from student fees we must operate the University of Manitoba on the monies made available to us through your commission. We also realize that the size of the Grant depends entirely on the funds made available to you by government and there fore your problem is similar to or. Justice Hunt wrote in his closing remarks which asked for Early replies to the financial dilemma next year1 budget and the University physical space needs. Veterans through the Federal department of Veteran affairs. To finance the service he in tends to apply to the Federal government for a capital and operating Grant. He has had several meetings with de Coutu of the Winnipeg South constituency office of defence minister James a. Richardson. Or. Coutu said he had explored several options but i think it will be better if or. Noble makes his application in the the proposal or. Noble has made would involve four cars six Days a week. The service which he emphasized does t cover emergency situations would be available to All elderly people who can t afford or get other Means of transportation. Noble makes his application in Yetta Gold of the age and Opportunity Centre inc. Who sup ports his proposal. He is inter ested in hearing from individuals groups or associations who might wish to use the service if it is established. Debate Between Ottawa ant Washington. The Issue was re solved by the resignation o Worthington s . Directors. More recently another Cana Dian Sale involving Worth of office furniture made by Cole furniture was also help up. However or. Gillespie said Friday Washington has now agreed to Issue a licence for the furniture Sale. Or. Maceachen said items that could be purchased under the new agreement Range from table fans to polygraph record ers. The latter Are instruments Register muscular and nervous reactions in biological systems they Are used in modern laboratories in animal health re search. Under lines of credit Canad an exporters May sell develop ment related items to the recipient country and Send their Bills to Cida. It pays the exporter directly. Canada has line of credit arrangements with a number of countries totalling in All More than urged to keep Faith continued any the Premier replied As Browning said Man s reach should exceed his grasp or else what is heaven or. Douglas made his com ments in opening debate on a panel that will discuss the relationship Between government and party a panel which promises to be one of the live Liest of the three Day nip con mention. Or. Douglas said in a truly democratic party the grass roots produces the ideas and programs and the party has a right to know what the govern ownership of Energy resources and medicare were Only a few of the progressive Steps these men were courageous enough to dream of or. Douglas said. Order now for Spring delivery picture windows aluminium windows aluminium doors awnings All colors we n it n free estimates i 467.3502 or 667.s07s 79 industries 1964 Ltd. 730 Nairn Avenue Winnick Man. Julian Huxley Dies London a sir Julian Huxley distinguished British biologist and author died Fri Day night at his London Home at the age of 87. Sir Julian was the older brother of novelist Aldous Hux Ley who died in 1963. Grandson of the victorian biologist Thomas Huxley a Champion of darwinism sir Julian was born june 22, 1887. He was the eldest son of schoolmaster and editor Leon Ard Huxley. Sir Julian grew up in an atmosphere of science and Cul Ture and his later writings reflected an enormous Range of interests from poetry religion and philosophy to zoology and cancer research. He was often described As Britain s Public scientist no. 1" for his books and Broad casts trying to explain the achievements of science in Plain terms. Tall slim Bushy Eye rowed and bespectacled sir Julian became in 1946 the first director general of the United nations educational scientific and cultural organization in he was knighted in 1958. Ment is doing. The party is entitled to know what is going he the right to know is the Sasic Tenet of any party leave alone in a social democratic or. Douglas related of How when he was Premier of Saskatchewan he took the unprecedented action of going Over he provincial budget with his Larty s executive Council 10 ays before it was tabled in he provincial legislature. He Aid he did so because he Felt a responsibility to his party. Not once was there Ever a eak to the Public or the news Media he said. The panel headed by or. Ouglas will look at what re possibility an nip govern nent has to carry out the arty s policy and what kind of accountability there should be by an nip government to the party. How do you keep them marching to the same he asked. Or. Douglas said the Only country where he had Ever witnessed Complete input and participation in decision making by the people was in the re Public of red China where he visited last summer. He said he was highly impressed with the Way people were involved in making Deci Sions regarding the operation of their communes. The technical assistance to Cuba will consist of the second phase of a feasibility study of the Citrus and pineapple Industry assistance to the National fisheries Institute management and maintenance training in the of medical equipment training in scientific research and training in animal health research Cuba bought Over head of Holstein cattle in Canada Over a period of 10 years at commercial rates said Cida. Imports by Canada from Cuba for the 11 months were in 1974 and in 1972. 39 inches of Snow Well Over average by j. H. Judson the Light Snow that fell on Winnipeg during the past week added another four inches to the Winter Snow cover. The snowfall since nov. 1 now adds up to 39 inches which is seven inches More than usual for the period nov. 1 to feb. 14. The Snow this week fell on the City from weather systems moving along the Southern Edge of a cold Arctic air dome that covered the Prairies. The cold air Over Winnipeg held temperatures monday from two below to 21 below As a Low pressure system spread Snow into Southern Saskatchewan. Emergency supplies required major Hugh Tilley of the Sal vation army has said in a statement that emergency sup plies of clothing and furniture Are running Low. Major Tilley said fires Dur no the last few months have depleted the clothing and Furni ure on hand in the salvation army warehouse. Major Tilley has appealed to citizens of Winnipeg who have clothing or furniture they would like to donate to phone he salvation army pickup ser vice. Pilot Library project ending on july 1 the Parkland regional i Rary Pilot project of the pro Uncial government will end uly 1. Communities served by the experimental project will con nue to receive Public Library Extension services after that ate and the province is pre ared to share in the costs of extended Library services with municipalities cultural affairs minister Rene Toupin said Fri a. The project was provincially under since 1970 but or. Tou in said the province can t of Ord to duplicate the service in ther regions of the province. The system moved to the Dakotas tuesday morning. It moderated Winnipeg temperatures to 8 above from 14 below but i dropped 1.7 inches of Snow cold air moved Back Over the City wednesday and tempera Tures slipped below Normal at 27 below to a High of 8 below it was the coldest Day of the week and 20 degrees colder than Normal for feb. 12. Another weak weather sys tem rolled along the Edge of the cold air thursday. Ii brought temperatures Back to Normal with readings rising from 20 below to 4 above. The system also brought 1.2 inches of fresh Snow. Temperatures stayed above Zero Early Friday at a steady three to six de Grees As Light Snow continued to fall from the heavy Over cast. Outlook for the next few Days indicates cold weather changing to Milder conditions. As the week ends temperatures Are expected to Rise to above Normal averages. Normally mid february temperatures average from Over night lows of 10 below to after noon highs of 11 above. Coldest feb. 15 was in 1896 at 42 below but it. Warmed up to a thawing 37 in 1916 when the warm spell stayed for three Days and reached 43 feb. 16 and 40 feb 17. Amateur wins Chicago last Amateur . Open Golf Winner was Johnny Goodman in 1933. 1 cameraman announces 2 step color processing at room temperature cameraman 485 St. Mary ave. I pm. 783-7228 plan to attend St. Andrews society of Winnipeg Highland Ball Winnipeg inn Ball room Friday february 28th, 1975 . Scottish dancing piping entertainment per couple for reservations and tickets please Call mrs. 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You will then be invited to ask questions and express your views. For tickets Call 452-5320. International inn february . A. A distinguished lecture sponsored by the society of Industrial accountants Winnipeg chapter ;