Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 7, 1975, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press Friday March 7, 1975 capital budget approved continued course at Portage Avenue and main Street. Included in Tufi budget is million for construction of a three level underground Park ing Centre at the Southwest Corner of Portage and main. This Structure is City s major contribution to the win n i p e g Square development being undertaken jointly with Triec Manitoba Ltd. Total Cost of the parking facility is s9.5 million but Mil lion has been carried Over from the 1974 budget. The capital budget will have no effect on 1975 civic property taxes because the interest charges on the Money the City intends to borrow won t fall due until next year. Civic officials were unable to Whelan Ford urges action continued predict the Impact of the inter est charges on 1976 taxes be cause the rate of interest and the value of the Mill rate next year in t known. The projects the City Hopes to finance jointly with the province Are the fort Garry St. Vital Bridge at a total Cost of million the Silver ave nue corridor at million the Sherbrook Mcgregor Over pass at million the Grant Avenue Extension at Mil lion the Portage and main concourse at million and the Cloverleaf at the trans Canada Highway East and Highway 59 at million. Provincial government approval for All but the St. Vital fort Garry Bridge is still to be Given. Nearly million Worth of projects Are to be carried out As local improvements and the Cost will be recovered by the City through local improvement levies on the benefiting property owners. Local improvements in 1974 totalled million. About million is included for the Street system including the major Cost shared projects of these major projects were included in the 1974 Bud get but work did t proceed be cause the province did t approve the Cost sharing. As a result capital spending on streets in 1974 was Only million. This year s Street program also includes for the controversial realignment of Wellington Crescent Between w a r d 1 a w and Stra Brook avenues an item inserted at the last minute by civic executive policy committee. Land drainage costs of million compared with million in 1974, Are also included in the budget along with additional expenditures of million for new solid waste disposal equipment. Culture and recreation Capi Tal spending is million Down from million in 1974. Additional fire Halls and police stations have resulted in a Bud get of million for Protection this year compared with Only in 1974. Health and social develop ment capital costs will be million compared with million last year. City develop in e n t s development agree ments special projects and unforeseen expenses will total about million the same amount As in 1974. A total of million will be spent on City Nipes Hydro the steam heat ing system Winnipeg transit and the waterworks and waste disposal by about year. The total capital budget approved by Council is for compared with in 1974. Rip off Ottawa cup agriculture minister Eugene Whelan accused fertilizer manufacturers thursday of charging rip off prices and warned that Farmers will not stand for it. Or. Whelan invited himself to the annual convention of the Canadian fertilizer Institute Here and blasted about 160 Fer t i 1 i z e r manufacturers and blenders for More than Dou bling their prices in the last two years. In reply the manufacturers said the allegation was unfair and that their prices remain the lowest in the world. It s a bit much to say that Canada should maintain the lowest prices Institute president Russell w. Neal of Toronto said in an interview following the Whelan speech. The minister asked for time to talk to the delegates and told them in a hastily prepared speech that Price gouging is not going to be tolerated within he said government studies revealed a doubling of the Price since 1973 and that manufacturers could produce fertilizers important elements in generating higher yields in crop production for about a ton and still receive a 20 per cent return on investment. Despite this the current Price is a ton with pres sure from the manufacturers for further increases he said. Or. Neal said the Institute wanted time to Analyse or. Whelan s figures before issuing a response. The Institute nor Mally avoids discussing prices for fear of being accused of Price fixing he said. He said . Prices Are substantially higher than Canada s resulting in great pressure for exports. The manufacturers have resisted despite the free Market in fertilizers he said. He said fertilizers like other products should be priced according to the Law of Supply and demand. The manufacturers w Ere very Cool to or. Whelan s action in attacking them at a Public conference he said. Normally such arguments take in a news conference aired on television and radio across the United states Ford hinted for the first time he is willing to see Lon nol step aside As Cambodia s president in order to bring about negotiations and end what he called an unbelievable horror if we Don t give the Aid there is no Hope and Cam Bodia would fall under communist control Ford said. If we do get the necessary legislation from Congress and it comes quickly within the next 10 Days or two weeks i believe there is a Hope the deteriorating situation in Cambodia where the capital of Pinoin penh is surrounded by communist insurgents dominated Ford s news conference. But there were these other presidential assertions left open the possibility that unemployment in the . May top the previously forecast 8.5 per cent and said he would favor a larger tax Cut than he has proposed rather than increased . Government spending if a bigger stimulant was needed to end the current recession. President chided Congress for its slowness tin acting on tax Cut legislation declaring what we need is Speed and that he is very disturbed at the congressional Pace. Deplored As very ill advised absolutely Unwar bit million from last Canadian wages higher continued Ings and include overtime and shift differentials. The Globe and mail refers to comparisons made in july 1974, by Canada labor views k e p o r t s which show the average Canadian earnings to be higher in four sectors. In a month when the the . Average for All manufacturing was six cents More than the Canadian figure the Cana Dian average for paper and Al lied industries was 65 cents higher than the . Figure the newspaper says. It adds that the Canadian average for textile products was 15 cents higher for Metal fabricating nine cents and for rubber products two cents. Andre Raynauld chairman of the economic Council of Canada is the news paper As saying that the elimination of the Wake Gap is a very important develop we be been very concerned about the pattern that is emerging but we Haven t yet sorted out All the place in closed meetings. What he did was a or. Neal said. Or. Whelan said he has received a lot of mail from unhappy Farmers about soaring fertilizer prices. He told the manufacturers that it s time to level with each you won t like what i think about today s prices and you will not be proud of the charges Farmers Are making in these m r. Whelan said Eastern Farmers now pay per ton More for ammonium nitrate and ammonium phosphate than Western Farmers while three years ago they paid to per ton less. He said there was no Way that transportation costs could eat up the difference and that the Cost of natural Gas a big Factor in fertilizer production could account for Only of the difference. Fertilizer manufacturers co operated with the government last fall in cutting Back on lucrative Export sales to ensure adequate Domestic but now the inequity appears to be in prices he said. A fair profit is one thing excessive profit is or. Whelan said. If you get greedy and charge too much Farmers will buy he said government figures on fertilizer production costs included the full current inflation rate. He expressed con Cern about talk within the Industry of even higher prices. The increases have already been reflected in reduced sales he said. The Industry forecast sales increases of 12 per cent in Western Canada and 10 per cent in Eastern Canada a year ago. Sales remained steady in the West and dropped in the East he said. The fact is Farmers Are not willing to pay the Price you Are he said. Net farm income is expected to go Down by 12 per cent this year while Farmers pay ruinous prices for fertilizers to obtain higher yields. Farmers will buy fertilizer at a fair Price yet they will not buy it at a rip off he said. You have proved he said the manufacturers should not cop out by saying prices Are higher on world markets. He said the . Government has ordered Many fertilizer manufacturers to attend a hearing and justify the Price they charge. Believe me unwarranted profits Are not going to be tolerated within he said. Ranted the terrorist attack in Tel Aviv and hoped it would not destroy the prospects for Success of state Secretary Henry Kissinger s mid dle East peace Mission. About any Central intelligence Agency Cia connection with attempted Assassa nations of foreign leaders. Ford cited current investigations into Cia activities Anc said further comment from him at this time would be in appropriate. About reports tha conservative republicans Are unhappy with his policies and May be considering starting a third party Ford said he Fel his party should be a Broad based wide spectrum. Party and. Could broaden its base without losing the conservative Wing of the party. Declined to commen on whether he would like to have former president Richarc Nixon take an Active role in the Republican party once i recovers from his physical ail ments. He said he Felt it would be inappropriate for him to comment at this time. Ford said in response that i would prefer tax reductions to increased spending if it appears a greater stimulant i needed to pull the . Out of 2 recession. He defended his economic program saying it is moving in the right direction by complained that Congress i moving too slowly. What i need is he said. The questioning turned t Cambodia again and Agai and when asked whether h would ask Lon nol to resign t help negotiate a Settle Meir Ford replied he did not feel i proper to ask that of the Hea of another state. Lon nol who Prince Sihanouk in 1970, a been the major stumbling Block to the opening of negotiations since the communist have refused to go to the Tablas Long As he remains in o lice. Lon nol himself indicated t visiting american Congress men last weekend he might b willing to step aside if the would help negotiations. Ford said a main aim of giving the Aid to phenom pen would be to keep the Lon no government fighting until the end of the current dry season sometime around july 1. If that happens Ford Sai chances will be infinitely be Tex 1 that the communist would consider negotiations. Promises worthless Spivak j he added however that on Gross must vote the Aid in in next 10 Days or two if we abandon our e said we will be saying to 11 the world that War the president also said . Liability is at stake in provid in Aid to Cambodia and South Vietnam. If we cease to help our friends in Indochina we will ave violated their Trust that e would help them with rms food and supplies so Ong As they remain deter mined to fight for their own Ford said. We will ave been false to ourselves tour word and to our contending that time is run ing for Cambodia Ford declared i will continue to Eek a negotiated settlement so the Congress to do its part in providing the assistance re tired to make such a Settle nent possible Ford said there Are three issues at stake the future of in people who live in in China whether the problems Lere will be settled by con West or negotiation and the re lability of the . In its com fitments to help its friends Here. Ford asserted that All of _ u r efforts have been re buffed in the area of negotiation for a peaceful Cambodia settlement. He said in Cambodia the aggressor believes that it can Vin its objectives on the Battle held. This belief will been outraged if we Cut off Assis Ance to our on the question of providing Ood and medical supplies to Aid the suffering people in the area Ford said we cannot meet humanitarian needs unless we provide some Mili Ary Ford said this is not a question of involvement or re involvement in Indochina. We have ended our involvement. All american forces have come Home. They will not go the session with reporters in an executive office building auditorium was Ford s Lith news conference since Assum Rig the presidency in August. Diplomatic coup scored eminent of mounting a Politi Cal Campaign financed by tax payers by issuing a Glossy Booklet about a Lopac that cites questionable figures. Private company that be have in the same Way would be accused of false and mis leading before aut Opac was introduced he said the villain in Auto insurance was the private Industry. Now he said Public insurance minister Bill Uruski says the Drivers Are Lousy and they have become the Vil Lains. I would never have thought that the Lou siness of the con Sumers would be cited to explain the shortcomings of a government after or. Spivak s reply to the throne speech government Trudeau Pope meet Vatican City Reuter rime minister Trudeau called n Pope Paul today for talks which were also attended by Vatican foreign minister Mon ignore Agostino Casaroli. Canadian sources said they expected the conversations to Over a wide Range of Intima ional problems including the activities of the United nations and the Mideast situation with special emphasis on the ques Ion of Jerusalem. Trudeau who completed a to Day official visit to Italy thursday is due to hold a lews conference later today and then Fly to Northern Italy or a skiing weekend. He later vill Fly to London. Continued ratification through their own parliament. Trudeau told both the dutch and germans that he regards this holding off As dangerous and a sad reflection on the human condition. He told the italians he regards parliamentary ratification As urgent. Premier Moro agreed to bring his personal influence to Bear on parliament in a bid to get the ratification through. This would pave the Way for All five countries to hand in their parliamentary ratifications by the time the nuclear non proliferation treaty has its five year automatic review a conference in Geneva in May. Also discussed by Trudeau and Moro yesterday were Ita Lian concern Over the possible effects of Canada s immigration policy review meaning a possible Cut in the number o italians who can emigrate Canada and the Issue of Ita Hans being allowed to take with them italian social Security benefits when they emigrate. Such a Transfer of benefits i not customary in Canada am this question has been studied for some time by the Ottaw authorities with no decision ii sight. The two leaders talked of International political Protasen areas such As the Middle was and Cyprus and discussed the future of european Security. Deaths Baker Charles David 71, of 230 Munroe Avenue East Kildonan retired from paint ing and decorating Trade former chairman of the win n i p e g Rock and Mineral club. Bel Siam Frederick Oliver 85, of 69 Luxton Avenue. Buckle William Frederick 78, of 239 varsity View drive Charleswood. Duffaut Charles 91, in Bea con Hill Lodge formerly of t o u t e s aides Man., and notre Dame de Lourdes Man. Fletcher mrs. Ernest a. Lenore in Central Park Lodge. Devoga Anthony 71, of 800 Roanoke Street suite a2, Transcona retired Canadian National railways Carman. Gibson Candace love seven months daughter of Gerry and Lesley Gibson of Winnipeg. Johnston Halldor Paul 70 of 1016 College Avenue re tired from City of Winnipeg Parks and recreation department. Jones mrs. Alfred c. Edith 69, of 270 Forrest ave nue. Lindsay or. Alexander 57 of Kentville n.s., formerly of Winnipeg. Miske mrs. George g. He 51, of Saskatoon. For further information please see classified death notices Bac Bencher Saul Cherniack nip St. Formerly finance minister Rose to de fend the government. He de Nied that aut Opac was being subsidized. Part of the Cost of nut Opac comes from Driver s licence ices to recognize the fact that accidents Are caused by people not by cars or. Cherniack said. The gasoline surtax recognizes that the Chance of an Accident increases with the number of Miles driven and it in t a subsidy because it will be collected and paid directly to aut Opac he said. The throne speech indicated that the government is aware that the Public has lost almost All patience with the Manitoba development corporation or. Spivak said. But having contributed to the ruination of several High risk ventures they now apparently want to see what havoc they can wreak upon some Good risks by the proposal to remove the restriction hat makes the development corporation a Lender of last re sort or. Spivak said. He questioned the need for any such change in any Case because he said Industry min Ster Leonard Evans of Mani Toba said in 1970 when the present Manitoba development corporation act was in produced that the corporation then would abandon the role of Ender of last resort. Or. Spivak asked whether he government ministers had Ven read their own act. M r Cherniack responded later in the legislature that the opposition Leader had misinterpreted or. Evans and said legislation still restricts the corporation to lending Money Only to High risk companies that have been turned Down by other lending institutions. Or. Spivak declared that the government could Institute worthwhile programs if in brought to a halt this Mac investments of More than million have been made by the corporation he said and the million that went to Saunders aircraft Ltd. Represents nearly five times the amount put into the Manitoba housing and renewal Corpora Tion during the current fiscal year. By the Canadian press Nice s p a a k 71, a belgian Bon screenwriter and brother o former belgian Premier Pau Henri Spaak of a circulatory ailment. Lethbridge Rob Ert Kasting 51, internationally known research scientist Fol lowing a lengthy illness. Macpherson 78, Canadian born bbl Radic organist and music commentator. San Mackin non 36, former pro football player apparently from injuries sustained in a fall. S a a d 66 former lebanese my after b e d n g shot during demonstrations in Sidon last week. When we look at the Mac we Are witnessing an uncontrolled raid on the Public purse men s Hydro plans would not have flooded Nelson House according to a 19ug Hydro report. The Premier maintained that the opposition Leader was lying that the 1968-69 Hydro pro p o s a 1 would have involved flooding of the Community. The opposition Leader said the government has neglected the need to secure a major Gas pipeline from the Arctic to Winnipeg despite shortages of natural Gas in the City. Two years ago he said he urged that the government press for a pipeline route through Winnipeg from new Gas finds in the Sverdrup Basin in the Arctic but such a route is no longer being consid ered by the Federal govern ment. Or. Spivak also criticized the government s policy on Public ownership of farm land which he said has alarmed Mani Toba s Rural population but the government in t prepared to listen. He asked whether local Resi dents would be consulted on the Urban renewal program for Winnipeg Core area that the government announced in the throne speech. And is it Clear that the spending of Lens of millions of dollars on Concrete in the downtown Core will do i lion the communities economic development fund the North Ern Manitoba fishing co opera Tives and Manitoba Hydro and attempts to impose narrow regimented policies on Farmers. Debate on the throne speech began wednesday with a motion by Ken Dillen nip Thompson thanking lieu tenant governor w. John Mckeag for his delivery of the speech. Although the motion is a for Mality debate gives opposition parties the Opportunity to criticize government policies and to move non Confidence to Lions. Liberal House Leader Gor Don e. Johnston was to speak in reply to the throne speech Friday. After or. Spivak s speech or. Cherniack dismissed it As being empty of Content. Although it contained some invective some attack and some he said it offered no alternative policies the conservative parly sup ports. My biggest problem with them has been to debate their thoughts because they did t have any to present to the nip government he j said has done a great Deal to i reverse the erosion of the Pur anything except Iler Auy pave Jhansi of the Over the problems of thei Manitoba and has i area touted wealth and reduced taxes or. Spivak said he cannot tha accept the fact that the government appoints people sym pathetic to the government to senior positions in the civil ser vice and then pushes or allows these civil servants into the Public Arena As apologists for the nip party under the Canadian system of government he said Large bureaucratic turnovers Are unnecessary when a government changes. But he asked How Long that policy can continue with increasing politicization of the civil service. The executive Council office in Thompson should be an Extension of the Premier s office despite the opposition Leader s claims to the contrary. Redistribution has not been great but the Gap Between Rich and poor would have been much wider had the conserva Tives remained in Power or. Cherniack said. He told the legislature that or. Spivak ignored the govern ment s elimination of medicare payments and its property tax rebate program. Aut Opac is Only an Issue be cause the opposition parties and the news Media have made it one he said. Or. Cherniack said opposition claims that the govern ment is opposed to private in its governmental aspect ownership of farm land Are in or. Spivak said but turned out to be an Extension of the office in a political sense. If you Are not a partisan or a sympathizer of the nip there is Little Point in approaching the executive Council the opposition Leader s motion of non Confidence cites the failure of the nip government to Deal with inflation and i in a cd Ami Aii Lialiou aim the throne speech smug Urban problems the develop and was an exercise in and left an impression of utter gutless on the part of the government or. Spivak. The government is fat and Happy with Money and if Ever it was within the Power for a government to Deal with the poor the disabled and the Dis advantaged this government with its Windfall tax profits has been in a position to do so. He said the government would like to believe it had abolished poverty and injustice through a combination of rhetoric and Large infusions of Public Money. But the rhetoric has been overblown and the spending thoughtless unplanned and uncontrolled. And it has led to what i consider the most damning indictment that can be made of a government that it gave Hope to those who had no Hope that it raised expectations in those who had none. And then it failed or. Spivak said the govern ment has not been candid with the residents of Nelson House Cross Lake and Norway House who will be affected by flood ing resulting from Northern Hydro electric developments. We be been much More candid than you Ever or. Schreyer r interjected. You talk about Nelson House. You were going to flood them out like the Premier said. Or. Spivak replied that the former conservative govern ment corporation s waste of Money the continued politicization of the civil service broken commitments on a topic Lack of Candor regard ing the development Corpora correction Simpsons Sears Ltd. And of wed. March 5th. Dia monds item f read total weight of 36 Points. Should have read 21 Points. 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