Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 4, 1975, Winnipeg, Manitoba Win inc hit Moliis of today. July 4, i97s 1 Fargo grand Forks Pray the rain will hold off Alan cml title one staff writer rain. There s a 21 per teat knew of no Farmers forced to Chance of in the from a window in his office i next five at City Hall Fargo s assistant More rain Means More flood City Engineer Gerry Anderson led basements and. In Fargo can t Sec one portion of a Park Jan even bigger mess in some ing lot on second Avenue of Tine City it s under water. 1 we still have some Corn four Days of heavy rain bind sewers Here with House have put millions of acres of North Dakota crop land under water and caused the red River which runs through Fargo to Crest at 32.5 feet above Datum thursday. That was 17 to 18 feet above nor Mal. Seventeen feet above nor Mal is considered the flood stage. The red is still rising at the rate of half an Inch an hour or. Anderson said in a Tele phone interview thursday. Our main concern is the and town sewers having the same pipes if we have a cloudburst Well have to do some pumping to keep sewage out of people s in the recent heavy rain Only two Bouses in Fargo were evacuated they were built on very Low land. Some base menu had As much As a foot of sewage along with flood water. In outlying areas a lot of Farmer s Fields have been f 1 o o d de but or. Anderson leave their Homes. Only two Street sections in Fargo had to be closed be cause of the flooding a Quarter mile of Elm Street Aad the Section containing the parking lot or. Anderson can see from his window. Most of West Fargo could be in jeopardy if it Rains. They re doing sandbagging there now. Things cow be come precarious but Well continue fighting. It All depends on the the Engineer said. At grand Forks 70 Miles North of Fargo the red River was one foot above flood stage feet above monday it better news coming on Price of food Ottawa up the next quarterly report of the food prices review Board but Only will be in food costs of at least 16 per cent during 1975. Mrs. Plump re said the last report had urged restrain thursday at 29 Datum. But by could be 42 or 43 feet above Datum according to the United states weather Bureau. Frank Ort Mayer director of Public works in grand Forks said the River there is rising at the rate of two feet a Day. The City was getting the same amount of water it did during the Spring flood and lit tie damage was done then. Seven or eight Homes were evacuated. Or. Ort Mayer said Many More optimistic than the past two reports on food costs Board chairman Beryl plump re said Here. In a speech to the Canadian Public relations society Annu Al convention mrs. Plump re said there is reason for some optimism about food Price in creases since prospects for a Good Harvest so far this year appear the report is due next week. The last report in april said food Price increases had moderated in the first three months of the year but were still subject to Strong inflationary pressures. That Fol Lowed a report in december which predicted an increase ing in spending and income de mands by governments unions corporations con Sumers marketing boards and other organizations. But the restraint that we and others have been calling for continues to be sadly Lack ing and urgently mrs. Plump re said the Board is currently working on recommendations for a comprehensive National food policy to replace the dozens of poll cies some of them conflict ing in effect in various fed eral and ments. Provincial depart Homes in Small towns nearby such As enderline Catharine and Pittsfield have been evacuated. A spokesman for the . Weather Bureau said a tremendous amount of water will be flowing into Lake Winnipeg in the next few Days. The Crest flow at Pembina just South of North Dakota the Manitoba Border is sex Kidnap bid foiled continued court today and was remanded to july 8 for a bail hearing. Insp. George Frid of the a Milton Wentworth regional police said it May have been the second Kidnap attempt against the family this week v on monday an armed Man attempted to break into the Robb House near Brantford ont., but was frightened away. Police said the Kidnap plot thursday was foiled when a neighbor who saw a suspicious person in a tree observing the Robb police Insp John Calder who lived nearby. Insp. Calder and. Other police officers approached the tree but the person had fled in a compact car. A suspect was later stopped by police. Our studies have indicated that the policies of govern ments and other organizations have often been factors promoting Price increases aggravating shortages and upsetting markets however politicians will not move on food policy unless there is a substantial grounds Well behind them. Part of our pub c relations efforts will be aimed at encouraging that although the Board got Oft to a bad Start in 1973 because Many people mistakenly thought it had the Power to control food prices mrs. Plump re said we believe we have had More Success than petted to reach 44 or 45 feet above Datum july 13. The same Day the level at Emerson Man. Is expected to Crest at 82 or 83 feet 81.5 feet is the flood but Emerson officials say the Community dikes will protect the town from damage. The weather office spokes Man said the Crest flow at Emerson will be an incredible cubic feet a second. Hydro premises leased workmen were Busy putting the about up display frames Square feet of space of the for Bazaar fashions and main floor Aad basement and Orie Atique. Scheduled to Square feet la the up in the former Winnipeg Mezzanine. Hydro store 406 Portage ave Winnipeg Hydro announced use in about two weeks. J april 1974, that it was mov the Trade same of the Fash i ing out of the premises which Ioa store belongs to had used since september. Ltd., of Ottawa which has 11951, As an electrical appliance signed a three year tease with showroom. It had opened its first electrical appliance showroom at 55 Princess Street in 1920 be cause there were no retail out lets in the City where such appliances could a purchased or displayed in those years. The City at a year for the property. A spokesman for the City s land surveys and real estate division said the company has had Possession of the building since about mid june. He said it was leased out after a direct approach to the department by representative who happened to be walking Down Portage ave nue and noticed the building standing vacant. It had been that Way for about eight months. For two of those months the City tried to rent it and for about six months six local rental agents had a try but could get no response from Winnipeg businessmen. Collision _ reported san Diego Calif. A the san Diego evening to Bune says an armed soviet a Listic missile submarine and a United states nuclear sub collided almost head on in soviet territorial Waters last year. The newspaper in a copy right Story says the san die go based Pintado was in the Pacific As part of a . Navy Cia operation designed to gather intelligence and test so Viet military capabilities. In Washington a . Navy spokesman declined comment on the report. Motorists from ils. Complain by Frank Rutter free press correspondent Washington some United states motorists travelling in Canada Are complaining about High gasoline prices. The spread Between Canad an and . Prices has already widened because of the 10-cent tax increase imposed in finance minister John Turner s budget and it May increase Debbie Mcnevin is for Broad Benr and she d rather fight than switch. She s one of the delegates from Alberni b.c., Here for the leadership convention and it s pretty Safe to say she s supporting de Broadbent parliamentary Leader of the new democratic party. Candidates buttonhole delegates continued Tipner eur w ingesting earing from the i great to see said de Broadbent the 39-year-old parliamentary Leader of the party As he welcomed a Dele. Gate with a Union Crest on his yellow Satin windbreaker. Or. Broadbent who is said to have heavy Union support is regarded As the favorite to succeed or. Lewis who decide his personal can 9 do Job resign defeat in last july s Federal elect do. Look who s said lome Nystrom the 29-year-old my from Yorkton Melville As be guided his wife Gayle to i meet a French speaking Dele Gate who had earlier pledged i his support. I think it will be a tight i two Way said the Saskatchewan my appearing confident he will give or. Broad decided thursday to stick with the traditional method of balloting in the leadership vote. The Council rejected proposals that All leadership candidates receiving less than 100 or 75 votes be automatically dropped from the ballot. The Council s decision which still needs general convention support would require a candidate to obtain a simple majority of votes to win. If there is now Winner Only the Low candidate drops off each ballot meaning that separate bal lots would be required for each candidate not considered serious contender. The party which saw its 31 member caucus reduced to 161 in the last election will devote much time to routine reports Bent a Good run. Well carry a majority of but unlike previous conventions there Are no apparent organized ideological struggles o the Type that used to create steamy sessions Between the extreme right and left Wing elements of the party. Although the convention generally lacks the excitement of some previous conventions two years cig Pai air the balance of Power in Parlia ment and four years ago there was the thrust of the Waffle is by far the most elaborate. With the Impact of higher Domestic Oil prices. A number of complaints have been made to the Canad an consulate in Chicago according to the embassy Here. Embassy officials have pre pared an official answer which attributes the higher Canadian prices largely to the bigger Imperial gallon. They also Point out that current Exchange rates favor the . Dollar. Apart from posh surroundings there is closed Cir Cuit color television richly carpeted working areas and room for an expected official visitors who will pay each night to Register. The convention officially begins at 10 . Friday with a Welcome speech from Manitoba premiered will be spent on routine. The real action begins at "7 . Friday when the Leader ship candidates Field questions from delegates. Voting begins at 11 . Monday. Give a gift of Sunshine with a life Long summer bouquet 20% saving effective july 3rd to 12th a new adventure in gifts Osborne Square pm. 452-8358 of Lorna afr Adcook hours Mon. A sat. 11-7, . 11-8 the delegates in the West and we re making Good Progress in Ontario 1 Saint John . Up or. Broadbent represents the solicitor general Warren manufacturing Riding of Mace Price said the suspect said Mand should resign if he finds Oshawa Whitby near Toronto. N under that a unable to sign exec contender expected and policy resolutions. It will take a Good Deal of work by committees to group the Reso contradictory i and some workable list for discussion. N Somerville inc British Columbia Legisla made wednesday by or. Ton on june 24 and had hat he must not be staying at the Sago Motel. No be unable to sign an order for one else at the hotel Ever saw the hanging of anyone sen another tended to death for falling a police also seized a 10-Speed police officer or prison employ bicycle which they say they be. To said to have had mistake 1 take her Brown is Beautiful but hostage certain Shem live Rock Forest que. Up i was almost certain i d get out said mrs. Lena get a room at Tho of your Gar in monday s attempt neighbor reported seeing a death warrants for convicted a killers but to protect the people strange youth Riding a Bike in of Canada. The said that is what he said i rid cannot understand without first we thought monday having his explanation How he morning s incident was a hold could continue in his office up attempt but now we know said or. Somerville. For sure it was the first Kidnap i it s been on the statute he said. On books since the great debate in on monday mrs. Robb her 1967. It s the proper function of daughter Fiance and Niece the governor in Council better were surprised by a gunman known As the Cabinet to exer As they prepared to leave the Cise the Royal prerogative of Home Early in the morning mercy where the special facts the gunman fled after a door of an individual Case warrant. Was slammed in his face. It seems to me if you do since winning the this every single time without first prize in last november s exception after it s been done mrs. Half a dozen times or More i have raises the inference that the executive is simply suspending we had some trouble with an act of parliament not to vandals in february when we their moved in and now mrs. Said. Strong Impact on Many Del Gates who say they will give her first ballot support to show there is no prejudice against Blacks or women. But no one knows How Many will do this. If this is the reason it will be a sort of prejudice in re t. C. Douglas former party Leader said in an inter View. What we want is the most effective Leader for the new democratic or. Doug Las is heavily involved in or. Broadbent s Campaign. John Harney fomer my for Scarborough West is another serious candidate although the olympic lottery draw Robb and her family been forced to move. Or. Somerville Robb said monday. I hate to say it but it looks like we re going to have to move again. Insp. Frid said police did t step up surveillance of the Robb House after monday s incident but did increase area patrols. We just had no idea we were dealing with a potential after the first incident jul Hen Cote general manager o the olympic lottery names of lottery winners will continue to be released. He said there was no Legisla if that is fair Reading of what they have done i personally consider it far More serious than the Issue of Capi Tal the Issue of capital punish ment and Tjie refusal of the Cabinet to enforce the death penalty is to be considered a the annual meeting of the Ca Nadian bar association in que Bee City in August. Convention talk is that i Campaign has tailed off. One offers any Hope for Doug As Campbell a Toronto to Driver or Jerome Davis a lit tie known entry from Sudbury. The party s Federal count Kidnap victim found there Are Many unauthenticated stories about Canadian prospectors. One suggests that Calgary up the wife Blanchet. Mrs. Blanchet spoke to journalists wednesday for the first time since police broke into a Drummondville Home sunday and freed the 63-year-old kid a victim. Two Brothers Fernand and Ean Marc Beland have been charged with the kidnapping. I was blindfolded the entire Ive she said appearing nervous at the barrage of ques ions from the press. I was never mistreated but it was Ery hot in the mrs. Blanchet added i have no grudge against any the wife of Margerine manufacturer Conrad Blanchet said Only two men were involved in he kidnapping. There were two of she said. They simply or dered me to return to my room where they blindfolded me. Then they led me to a car. We did t travel that great a distance before they put me in another car and we drove to the Home where the police found me sunday after the first few words i had with my she added i did t really feel in nonetheless she said she had plenty of time during her Captivity to go Over her life. 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