Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 17, 1975, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press monday february 17, 1975 Luftwaffe discussed bombing North America Ottawa up the Ger Man air Force discussed plans to bomb the cast coast of North America during the second world War a former Luftwaffe general said. Adolph Galland who was commander in chief of the Luftwaffe s fighter planes from 1941 to 1944, said the plan to bomb the coast with Long Range aircraft was discussed As a demonstration not a military the Jcsse Schmitt aircraft company had Long Range air Craft in production capable of sending Light bombers across the Atlantic and returning the former lieutenant general said at a news conference. The possibility of sending aircraft on one Way trips forc ing the Crews to bail out was also considered. But or. Gal land now a consultant on Aero space technology said he is convinced any such bombing would Only have increased american resolve to defeat the nazis. Or. Galland is Here at the invitation of the Canadian War museum part of the National museum of Man to speak on the role of air cover during the successful escape in 1942 of three German ships from the French port of Brest to Ger Many through the English Channel. Ralph Manning Deputy chief curator of the museum said it was the first time a former member of the German fight ing forces had been invited to speak during the museum s military lecture series presented annually. Success of the escape of the three Scharnhorst the gneiss a and the Prinz made possible in part by favourable weather and the Success of electronic counter measures against Brit ish radar he said. But Success of the operation was also possible because of mistakes by the British he added. Escapee blamed for bar killings or. Galland spoke of his ecu Tindal disagreement with Hitler Over tactics. He said the nazi Leader disliked fighter planes because he considered them defensive rather offensive weapons at one Point when asked by Field marshal Hermann goer ing what was needed to prop up the lagging German air Force . Galland said a Squadron of fighters used by the Royal air Force. He was dismissed from his position As commander of the Luftwaffe s fighters at the end of 1944 after a disagreement with Hitler and Goering Over development of the Jet propelled Messer Schnitt 262 tighter. Hitler refused to consider the new fighter except As a Blitz bomber he said. Finally All discussion of the aircraft was forbidden in Hitler s presence. At the end of the War or. Galland was interned for two years As a prisoner of War. He spent seven years As a Consul Tant to the air Force of Argen Tina before returning to Ger Many in 1955. I european countries crack Down on corruption by Paul Neuburg in in of Limp it r -._. By Paul Neuburg London special the guardian revelations Abou bribery fraud and corruption give a Lively accompaniment to the Forward March of social ism in Eastern Europe these Days. The Economy maj belong to the people and b centrally planned by the state but private ingenuity will out fat picking while the with last followed by mighty retribution. At times in Poland some 700 manag ers and officials of state Traci ing organizations Are being put on trial for accepting Large bribes to produce raw Materi als and contracts for private locksmiths. In Bulgaria top people including Heads of ministries and Deputy premiers have been falling after disclosures of fraudulent returns on plan fulfilment and other profitable malpractices widespread in the Economy last Spring. In Budapest the Deputy mayor was dismissed in no vember and a dozen ranking City officials Are being charged with bribery forgery fraud currency offences and abuse of office. Meanwhile a Book on corruption in hungarian soccer and incidentally on fraud by enterprises to procure the Money Given to players has up to 45 times its original Cost of 11 forints about 50 cents after Selling out within Days of its appearance last autumn. Its author Antal Vegh lambasted by the stars he attacks and involved in fisticuffs and a libel suit has become a nationally known figure invited to give talks in provincial cities and to argue his Case on the radio. In Czechoslovakia a new anti corruption Campaign appears to be in the making with out bursts unprecedented for Sev eral years against bribery and like offences. A prime target is the health service where Doc tors and nurses not Only accept fair size tips from patients and their relatives but regularly expect them. Jeros Lav Prokopec the czech min ister of health has charged hat doctors fees for Preferes Ial treatment ranged to about 40 per cent of the average czech s monthly pay. Following a year in which Here had been 52 prosecutions country. Collective farm chair throughout Eastern Europe men found it an Uphill struggle anti corruption campaigns arc to obtain machinery or hire r builders from slate firms unless each request was a quite beyond the leadership s generally sincere desire to companies by bottles of wine i clean up Public life bags of potatoes or the like. Working class resentment at or major cases of bribery in Jie health service the Law is eing changed to encourage patients to come Forth with by making Only Hose in receipt of the bribes table to prosecution. Zdenek Horeni head of the czechoslovak Union of journal its attacked the outstretched and in a broadcast this the journal party Horeni said recently named bribery As the worst abuse of our socialist in Hungary the new party rules proposed for adoption at next month s Lith party Congress Lay fresh stress on a blameless life As a Basic c r i t e r i o n for parly membership. Imre Katona head of the Budapest communist party organization told the municipal party committee recently the current Campaign to broaden factory democracy was widely recognized to in clude stiff action against peo ple who broke state regulations. Hardliners in East european leaderships May blame the High earnings and conspicuous consumption by managers top rank apparatchiks and in some East european countries private tradesmen can be use fully directed at corrupt High livers caught red handed. Talk ing about corruption also pro Vides the Media with a Chance rare in such countries As Czechoslovakia to touch on sordid reality with evident official Blessing. Wife killer gets life Sarnia ont. Up David Haight 37, of Sarnia was sentenced Friday in Ontario supreme court to life imprison ment for the murder of his wife Joanne 30. Or. Justice Donald a. Keith said Haight must serve 15 years before being eligible for parole. The jury deliberated five hours and made no sentence recommendation. Haight s lawyer Joe Dono Hue said later he will file an malpractices on the Opportuni-1 Appeal. Ties which decentralizing re a or. Donohue asked the jury forms open in the Economy and on ideological relaxation. But Romania which displays a fearsome Devotion to Puri t a n i s m and ideology and maintains an economic system ii ardly altered by Reform at tempts has had to reach for the death penalty in its fight against corruption Rife despite to find Haight guilty of a lesser charge of manslaughter saying the oct. 29 shooting in the downtown Sarnia beverage room was not a Cool deliberate act but the act of a wild person. He added that the accused was provoked. Haight testified during the he said he told her to be out of the place in three minutes or i will kill Haight told the jury he went Home got his ,12-gauge shot gun and returned to the hotel where he found his wife sitting at the bar. He said she went behind the bar when she saw him and Asho was trying to prod her away from the Back of the bar with the gun it went off kill ing her. Trial that he went to the hotel North. The program made the president Nicolae Ceausescu s achieved Blac Market prices of practice appear endemic in the periodic campaigns to Stop it. 1 Urey started arguing. The two countries. Begin Exchange Moscow a an eco nomic information Exchange program has begun Between the soviet Union and the United states which american officials Hope will become of value to . Firms doing Busi Ness with the soviets. A . Government official said the program is part of a Long term Montreal up Edgar Roussel 28, was found Crimi Nally responsible at a Coroner s inquest Friday for the deaths of two Nen last oct. 30 in the Garganta bar Salon. Slain prison Escapee Richard Blass was also linked to the deaths of Roger Levesque 27, and Raymond Laurin 27, in testimony Given by Levesque s brother Claude. Roussel who escaped from prison with Blass Only to be re captured following an abortive Bank robbery was also sentenced to 30 Days in jail for contempt when he refused to testify. Claude Levesque 33, said he was in the club when Blass and another As in armed. Blass turned to a table where Roger Levesque and Laurin were Silling and said five been in prison for six years because of Leves que testified. Levesque said that Roussel shouted shoot him in the my brother tried to Lalk to Blass but he did t have time Blass emptied both Levesque said Roussel continued to shoot at the two men while they were lying on the floor. A ballistics expert testified that bullets from a .38-calibre revolver found in Roussel s pos session when he was arrested dec. 10 bore the same characteristics As a Bullet found near Laurin s body in the Gargan Tua club. It s evident i cannot return a verdict of criminal responsibility against Richard said Coroner Roch Heroux. 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