Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 1, 1975, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winni Wec a toss fuday August 1, 1975 9 witness Felt something wrong Edmonton the a former that Rifaat it to Brazilia Hoiss of the company prep aria four bulls u be used a bulls Tiu were to a Export Market a Ball Mefi shipment to used. For the Brown Swiss Bull Zil told a judicial in Quiry the inquiry Btu told the or. Jansi Efi. In Surji. Has Tes semen. He Felt there of All four bulls that he was Given the list Lee Rollius former general with to or. Puniello. Four bulls by d -. Purceli of is Psi. Said thurs the semen of a Bull two of the animals had told they repress item the Jay he believed he had Dis owned by a senior civil ser a piously been sold. I source of the shipment. I cussed the company s possible Callaghan who pre a however or. Purcell Eauer involvement in the Deal with vat. However or. Fred Day a Kio untie salutes at the president of ice land Kristjan eld Jarn and his wife arrive at the parliament buildings thursday in Ottawa. Their visit Marks the Centenary of icelandic settlement in Manitoba. Chairman of the Board of Cana Dian Stock breeders services International Ltd. Said he did t carry his con a Cerns further because his com j Pany needed the business. He also said the company had a application for a Grant and guaranteed loan before the provincial government at the time. Or. Glen Purnell former Deputy minister of agriculture has been suspended from his Job with pay pending results of the inquiry ordered late in May by Premier Peter Lough eed following charges that or. Purnell was guilty of conflict of interest. The provincial government shipped vials of Brown Swiss Bull semen to Brazil As a gift in 1973. Or. Day said he did t know How much the loan applications affected his decision not to act on his feelings about the matter. He said he Felt something wrong was being done when told that All of the vials of Bull semen destined for Bra Zil were to come from Stock owned by or. Purnell. Or. Purnell was Deputy Inister of agriculture and it my understanding that Here a person is Able to con pared the report said he was told the inquiry he never in i Purdeu before the March told by Vic Janssen. An pm tended his bulls to be the sole 14 me Cong at which company Loyee of the provincial Agri source of the semen being i officials officially Learned that is Psi was to handle Assembly of the semen. He said at no time did or. Purnell Ever to him that the semen All come . Unions Aree to wage hike freeze o new York a Lead e r s of unions representing municipal employees agreed thursday to a two to six per cent freeze on general j wage increases in an attempt to Aid the City out of its fiscal crisis. Police and fire fighters were excepted from the wage hikes freeze for the time being. Victor Gotbaum head of the municipal labor committee said the year Long freeze would become effective sept. 1. De pending on the City s future financial condition the Money of a potential multimillion Lar deficit operations Vear. New criminal code changes Deal with laundered by Victor mack1e free press staff correspondent of the commons. It contained amendments aimed at cur Ottawa the launder ing of funds or stolen property has become a major operation in Canada of such concern to the government that Amend ments Are incorporated in the criminal code amending Bill to Cope with this aspect of organized crime Justice minister Otto Lang said Here thursday. The code at present makes it an offence to knowingly possess stolen stocks and Bonds it is not an offence however to Poss Ess the actual Money which May be obtained by Selling these stocks and Bonds. The minister pointed out the present provision of the code1 is useless in dealing with the situation where investigation shows that funds in Possession of a person or company Are the proceeds of funds or properly Sto Len elsewhere or in Canada. Tailing the operation and spread of organized crime in this country. To combat mafia Type operations there Are Cli Anges in sections dealing with conspiracy and trial of persons for car theft and the laundering of funds. International conspiracies to commit serious crimes Are a growing problem for Canadian police forces said the min ister. An amendment is incorporated in the Bill to make it an meet such a situation. The importation of narcotic has brought this problem to the fore. The act agreed upon b the conspirators need not be an offence in the country whet the plans Are made. However the person or persons to charged must actually be wit in Canada before they can b arrested. Another area causing Concei is trial of cases of car theft said or. Lang. Often the serial number of a stolen vehicle or part has been obliterated to prevent the police Jimmy Rol a shipment by his of Cial position he should t use hat or. Day told the ourth Day of the inquiry. He said his opinion was ased on a report prepared by would be repaid to Union members in fiscal 1978, he said. We will get it Back if the City is solvent. This agreement shows that we believe in the Gotbaum said. In another development con Corning the City s financial problems the metropolitan transit authority announced that new York s 33-cent sub Way and bus fare will be in creased to 50 cents on sept. 1. Mayor Abraham Beame reluctantly went along with the transit fare increase because from Puruell bulls. Both or. Rollins and or. Day said part of their Rekuc in about raising any com transit concerned or. A melts current i or. Rollins disagreed with under the Purdeu s testimony on n the it and payment arrangements for the in rapid for the reached Between the City and Union leaders employees earn ing less than yearly would have two per cent with eld from the general six per ent wage increase due them uly 1. Four per cent of the in crease would be withheld from he pay cheques of employees in the to bracket and the full six per cent would e withheld from City employ is earning More than Gotbaum said the agreement must be ratified by the unions n c 1 u d i n g his own member District 37 municipal employees Union. He said that under the agree ment readied with the City certain work rules will be eliminated among them an hour a d a y off during summer months for employees who work in air conditioned offices. Employees in offices without air conditioning will continue to be Given the hour off a custom begun More than 40 years ago. Semen saying that As i understand it there was a Defi Nite arrangement by which the former Deputy minister was to be paid for each vial of semen he owned that was sent to Brazil. In his testimony or. Pur Nell now Deputy minister of economic development strategy said there was no def Tiute decision about the Cost and that he did t know How much would be paid until or. Rollins went to the Purnell farm near Slier in alta., and gave him a Cheque for a vial. A report by the provincial auditor which recommended the inquiry showed that the semen of two other bulls was included in the shipment and that the owner was paid for some of the vials and for the remainder. The inquiry headed by District court judge . Legg was adjourned to aug. 5. Offence to conspire in Canada to commit an offence abroad. This will cover the situation where the acts constitute an of Fence under the Laws of Canada and of the foreign country. The Cli Anges were proposed guard against Canada be coming stolen property or funds International criminal activity. The court will have jurisdiction to try to punish these of fences in the provincial Juris diction where the offender is found. For example if a person con Spires in Ontario to commit an offence in a foreign country then escapes to British Colum Mary concern but we Niu Sylbia and is captured in that also prevent undesirable ele-1 province he May be tried there instead of being returned to on Tario. There is a saving provision that an offender cannot be tried and punished in Canada if he has been tried and punished in the Are laundered by passin them through various comp Anies which serve As a front for organized crime. Canada must not become a dumping ground for. Funds that Are the result of crime. The Ini tial criminal activities which give Rise to profit Are of Pri from being Able 10 Trace the vehicle or part to its original owner. The effectiveness of a Section enacted in 1972 has been put in doubt in a recent court Deci Sion. Accordingly the minister Nas proposed an amendment to make it Clear that if there is no evidence to the contrary the court can infer from an obliterated serial number that the person in Possession of the vehicle or part knew it was obtained by crime and that crime had been said the minister. Committed ments from establishing a basis for exercising great economic Power. The amendment will give Law enforcement authorities an additional tool to fight the con version of proceeds of crime committed in said the minister. Flie amending Bill was introduced in the commons the week prior to the adjournment another country. It is equally important to deter people from conspiring abroad to commit an offence in said or. Lang. There is an amendment in the Bill to Union fined real tobacco taste if you want naturally smooth satisfying flavour switch to enjoy real tobacco taste every time Montreal the Montreal local of the International longshoremen s association was fined in que Bec Superior court on a contempt of court charge resulting from the Union s refusal to obey a Back to work order issued by the court May 10. In his ruling or. Justice Gerard Deslandes said local made a calculated Ges Ture in disobeying the court o r d s r and was perfectly aware of the Law and the Erms the the order was issued to sup port Back to work legislation passed by the Federal govern ment april 25 to end a strike by 2.200 longshoremen in Mon Treal. Quebec City and trois rivieras. Montreal s 1.600 longshore men ended their six weel strike May 12. Days after the order was issued but walked off the Job again May 31. The men went Back to work june 5 after contempt charges were filed by the Federal jus Tice department. Or. Justice Deslandes said Bloomfield Hills Mich. A police Are searching for former teamsters Union president Jimmy Hoffa who has t been seen since wedges Day when his car was abandoned in a parking lot. Police said today they have no clues As to the whereabouts Hoffa 62, whose career has Jeen dotted with incidents of violence. Hoffa has been trying to re gain leadership of the Union Argest in the United states Villi 2.1 million members. Lieut. Curt Grennier of the Bloomfield township police said you always have to consider foul play considering Hoffa s but Grennier said he had no reason to suspect foul play and speculation that Hoffa May have been kidnapped is just that Hoffa s disappearance Fol lows a series of violent incidents involving key figures a teamsters local 299 in Detroit where Hoffa and his hand picked successor teamster president Frank Fitzsimmons both began their Road t Power. It was reported by Mic Lii Gan s governor thursday night lat Hoffa had arranged to Leet purported mafia figure Giacalone wednesday in a restaurant. Hoffa was Een outside the restaurant jut not since. Giacalone. A longtime Hoffa Riend denied he had arranged o see Hoffa. James Riddle Hoffa was last seen at 2 . Wednesday out Side the restaurant where bin 1974 Pontiac was found unlocked and Untamo Preci with. The person Hoffa was to meet at the Manlius red Fox restaurant did t show up and Hoffa called his wife. That s the last we be seen or Beard of said Grai Nier. His son Detroit laywer James p. Hoffa filed a miss ing person report thursday evening. Hoffa had sewed 4v. Years of a 13-year prison term for jury tampering and mail fraud when his sentence was com mute d in 1971 by then president Richard Nixon who placed a restriction coi Muta Tion by Banning Hoffa from Union activities until 19so. Hoffa has been involved in a court Battle to regain the right to participate in Union politics u Ever since. His latest Appeal is the Union has acquired a cer pending before the . Circuit Tain experience in matters of contempt of court and must have been perfectly cons Cious of the consequences its act could Lead he was referring to a court of appeals in is expected to Issue a decision this summer. Last month a car belonging to local 239 vice president Richard Fitzsimmons was the City of Winnipeg proposed 1975 local improvement works program notice is hereby Given pursuant to section373 of the City of Winnipeg act that the undersigned intends to submit the local improvement works described in the schedule set out below to the Council of the City of Winnipeg for consideration and approval for inclusion in the 1975 capital works program and for authorization to undertake those works and that any one or More of the works May be undertaken by the City and the assessment of the whole or part of the Cost thereof made As stated in the schedule upon the lands benefited thereby unless where the owners of the land proposed to be assessed for any particular work which land has assessable front age aggregating at least three fifths of the total frontage to be so As Sesse a petition the Council against that work within one month of the Date of publication of this notice. The absence of successful Adverse petitions does not assure that the City will proceed with the work or include any one or All of these improve ments in the 1975 construction program. Where applicable Corner lots zoned residential having flank age abutting on the work shall be assessed at the frontage rate in respect of the flank age if any in excess of 120 feet Only. On double Corner lots where flank age abutting on the work extends from one intersect ing Street to another any portion of such flank age in excess of 240 feet shall be assessed As frontage. Applications for private approaches constructed in conjunction with new Street pavements must be made immediately to fee District Engineer with the exception of private approaches being costs trusted to or Industrial properties for private approaches to serve commercial or Industrial properties should be made to the streets and transportation division 2nd floor 10 fort Street. Anyone wishing to petition against any of the proposed works May obtain official petition forms at the office of the City treasurer accounting division local improvement Section 3rd floor administration building civic Centre. Winnipeg Manitoba. R3b1b9 where property is held in joint ownership All the owners signatures Are required on the Peti Tion. In the Case of an incorporated company the signatures must be under the Seal of the company. For further information phone 946-0536. Centennial Community District 1 Lane lighting three year term estimated Cash Cost per assessable frontage .33 estimated annual rate per assessable frontage a on All lanes in the Block bounded by notre Dame and Cumberland avenues and Young s treets. On All Public lanes in the Block bounded by Broadway and Assiniboine avenues Garry and Smith streets. Note the property abutting this proposed improvement on the West Side of the Aorta South Lane from the North line of Assiniboine Avenue to 77.85 feet North and on the South Side of the East West Lane from the West line of Garry s treet to 120 feet West shall not be designated As residential for the purpose of assessing the Cost thereof on the first Lane South of Alexander Avenue from winks to Elaine streets. In the Lane in the Block bounded by Elgin and William avenues Isabel and Kate streets. Note the property abutting this proposed improvement on the South Side from the West line of Isabel Street to a point84 feet West and. On the North Side from the West line of Isabel Street to a Point 60.25 feet West shall not be designated As residential for the purpose of assessing the Cost thereof Midland Community District 1 Lane lighting three year term estimated Cash Cost per assessable frontage .33 estimated annual rate per assessable frontage a All lanes in the Block bounded by Wolever and Portage avenues Goulding and Wall streets. Note the properly abutting this proposed improvement on the South Side of the East West Lane and on the North Side of the East West Lane from the East line of Wall Street to the Lane East of Wall s treet shall not be designated As residential for the purpose of assessing the Cost thereof All lanes in the Block bounded by notre Dame and Adele avenues Arling ton and Alverstone streets. Note the property abutting this proposed improvement on the North Side of the first East West Lane South of notre Dame Avenue and on the East Side of the North South Lane West of Arlington Street and on the South Side of the second East West Lane South of notre Dame Avenue shall not be designated As residential for the purpose of assessing the Cost thereof All lanes in the Hock bounded by Alloway and Purcell avenues Walnut and Mary land streets. On the Lane in the Block bounded by Portage Avenue and Picardy place Broadway Avenue and Canora Street. On Lane in the Block by Purceli and Westminster avenues Maryland and Walnut struts. On All lanes in the Block bounded by St. Mary and Broadway avenues bal moral and Spence streets. East Kildonan Community District 4 Asphalt Street pavement ten yes Terai estimated Cash Cost per assessable frontage foot. West Kildonan Community District 3 Lane lighting three year term estimated Cash Cost per assessable frontage foot.1.33 estimated annual rate per assessable frontage .14 on the Lane bounded by Cork and Armstrong avenues Sailer Street and sly drive. On All lanes in the Block bounded by Armstrong and Newton avenues Ord and main streets. St. Vital Community District 5 waste water sewer 20 year term estimated Cash Cost per assessable frontage estimated annual rate per assessable frontage in Homewood Avenue from knights Ridge drive to a Point approximately 185.5 feet West of the West line of Willow Meade Crescent. Land drainage sewer-28 year term estimated Cash Cost per assessable frontage foot.j23-00 estimated annual rate per assessable frontage foot.j2.s7 in Homewood Avenue from knights Ridge drive to a Point approximately 185.5 feet West of the West line of Willow Meade Crescent. Watermain -10 year term estimated Cash Cost per assessable frontage estimated annual rate per assessable frontage in Hulton Street from Winslow drive to Woodlawn Avenue. In Homewood Avenue from knights Ridge drive to a Point approximately 185.5 feet West of the West line of Willow Meade Crescent. Concrete Street pavement -10 year term estimated Cash Cost per assessable frontage estimated annual rate per assessable frontage 25 feet 6 inches thick on Homewood Avenue from knights Ridge drive to a Point approximately 185.85 feet West of the West line of Willow Meade Crescent. 25 feet 6 inches thick on Gretna Bay and its outlets to Ashworth Street. 25 feet 6 inches thick on Hulton Street from the South line of Winslow drive to the North line of Woodlawn Avenue. 25 feet 6 inches thick on Granby Bay from the South line of Wales a venue to the West line1 of St. Anne s Road. Note the property abutting this proposed improvement on the from the West line of St. Anne s Road to approximately 120 feet West of that line shall not be designated As residential for the purpose of assessing the costs Fine levied against the Union in j in Detroit. Some of 11072 for disobeying two court j servers blamed the bombing j injunctions. The Crown prosecutor has asked for a Fine. Last week four Union officials were found guilty in ses Sions court Anri fined for inciting the illegal walkout May estimated annual rate per assessable frontage 33 feet 6 inches thick on Raleigh Street from md-cc3 avenge to Springfield Road. Note the properties abutting the proposed improvement on the West Side from Oakland to Mcleod avenues and from me South Une of Springfield on a Ritt Between pro and Ami Road to 293.72 feet South of the South line of Springfield Road and. On the East a Kex agreement Tehran. Iran a Iran i Germany a agreement thurs d a y Lor implementation scores of Industrial Agricula o i Ira and Dairy presets. T burned. Haifa forces in the Detroit . Fizsimmons is the son of Frank j in inc last several local 209 president Dave John son has been beaten his boat blown up and Bis office Clow shattered by Yim firc. He is a Hoffa partisan. A local mister lost the of one Eye after he was fired on with a Shotgun a Lota s organizer s Home was he i bomb i and a barn on the a Iowa officer dental for the purpose of assessing the Cost thereof the property owners foot 6 i pavement the balance to be borne by the City it Large g inches Yacki on Raleigh Street from Springfield Road to Dogwood drive the the properties abutting this proposed improvement on the Nisi Side from Dogwood drive to Springfield Road and. On the West ads from apr i oust thereof the property owners benefited to be assessed on the Bass of the Cost of a 23 Foet 6 indies Leicil Asphalt pavement the balance to be borne by the cite at Large a Rennaia ten year term estimated Cash Cost per assessable frontage foot estimated Amaal rate per assemble frontage foot in Rothesay Street from Strood averse to the first of Boulevard construction 3 year term twelve and one half foot u2.5 Boulevard construction estimated Cash Cost per assessable frontage estimated annual rate per assessable frontage on both sides of Hulton Street from the South line of Winslow drive to the North line of Woodlawn Avenue. On the East Side of Granby Bay from Wales Avenue to the East West leg of Granby Bay. On the West Side of Granby Bay from Wales Avenue to the East West leg of Granby Bay. Seventeen and one half foot 17.5 Boulevard construction three year term estimated Cash Cost per assessable frontage estimated annual rate per assessable frontage on the North Side of Granby Bay from St. Anne s Road to the North South leg of Granby Bay on the South tide of Granby Bay from St. Anne s Road to the North Wuth leg of Granby Bay. Note the property abutting this proposed improvement from the wast line of St. Anne s Road to approximately 120 feet West of that line shall not be designated As residential for the purpose of assessing the Cost thereof ornamental Street lighting 3 year term estimated Cash Cost per assessable frontage estimated annual rate per assessable frontage .82 on Granby Bay from Wales Avenue to St. Anne s Road. Note the property abutting this proposed improvement on the South Side from the West line of St. Anne s Road to a Point 120 feet West shall not be designated As residential for the purpose of assessing the Cost thereof on Hulton Street from the South line of Winslow to the North line of Woodlawn a venue. On Homewood Avenue from knights Ridge drive to a Point approximately 185.5 feet West of the West line of Willow Meade Crescent. On Gretna Bay and its outlets to Ashworth Street. Subject to registration of Street correcting previous advertisements of decembers 1974 Transcona Community District 4 Twenty and one half foot 20.5 Boulevard construction three year Terra on both sides of Barry Avenue from Plessis Road to Robson Street. On both sides of Kernaghan Avenue from Plessis Road to Robson Street. Should read fifteen and one half foot 15.5 Boulevard construction three year term estimated Cash Cost per assessable frontage estimated annual rate per assessable frontage on both of Barry Avenue from Plessis Road to Robson Street. On both sides of Kernaghan a venue from Plessis Road to Robson Street fort Garry Community District 6 eleven and one half foot 11.5 Boulevard construction three year term estimated Cash Cost per assessable frontage foot k-53 estimated armaral rate per assessable frontage on the East Side of Rochester Avenue from Dalhousie drive South to approximately 304 feet South. Should read on the West Side of Rochester Avenue from Dalhousie drive South to App Tori Matey 3m feet sooth n b to save interest charges you have the option of paying the actual Cash Cost of these improvements at the office of the City treasurer during the month of february following the construction of the improvement. By order. W. City clerk City clerk s off ice. August 1st, 1975 ;