Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 15, 1975, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press sat Roaf. November 15, Ford tells j Ury he saw gun i Fromme s hand Sacramento Calif. A president Ford in videotape testimony told a jury Friday he saw a Large gun in a band when l y a e 11 e Fromme allegedly tried to kill him. He said it was aimed Between his knee and his Waist but he did not recall hearing a Click. The first criminal trial Tes Timony Given orally by a . President while in office came in the Case of miss Fromme. 27. Accused of trying 10 kill Ford As he walked to the state Capitol on sept. 5. Ford said lie saw a woman in a Bright dress approach him through a crowd of Well wishers. But he said he did not notice the woman s face after spotting the gun. 4tdid you Ever hear the gun defence lawyer John Virga asked the president antique Flea Market sunday nov. 16 holy Cross gym 290 Dubuc 12 noon to . 26 antique dealers refreshments free parking questioning in ton on nov. L. "1 have no recollection of it clicking or not the president replied As the vide o t a p e was played Lor jurors. Did you hear any from the gun at any time Virga asked. Not that i can Ford replied. Virga sought Ford s Testi Mony to support the Delecc Contention thai miss Fromme did not intend to kill Ford. Some prosecution witnesses have testified that they heard a Click like that of the Ham Mer hitting the firing pin of the gun. Outside of court Virga Baid of Ford s testimony i Felt that his testimony was very favourable. He did t hear a Click and he did t hear her say secret service agents said earlier that they took a .45 calibre pistol away from miss Fromme after she pointed it at Ford from close Range. The president did not identify Aliss Fromme by name. Asked by Virga when he first saw her Ford replied 1 noticed a person two or three rows Back in a brightly coloured dress who appeared to either want to shake hands or speak or wanted to closer to i stopped. 1 saw a hand in Avash come through the crowd in the first Row and that was the Only Active gesture that i saw but in the hand there was a weapon. The weapon was Large. It covered All or most of her hand As Lar As 1 could see and i Only saw it instantaneously because almost automatically one of the secret s e r vice agents lunged grabbed the hand and the and then i As pushed Oil by the other members of the secret ser vice Furd said he could not Tell if miss Fromme had her linger on the trigger and he said he also saw no action that would indicate that miss Fromme had tried to cock the Aid refused9 Lisbon Premier Lisbon a the leftist Al a communist student head head of the military Security quarters and had a gun Battle to with mob Alberta opposes Federal plan to Cut ramp support share Edmonton up Soli similar is also for ail of Canada meaning lie said he did not recall hearing her speak. The trial continues. Your health wherever you go. 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Oterio Sarai us ii Vallio chief of the Continental command cop con .1, disregarded a request for troops to dispel the Deni o n s i r a t i n construction workers. Infuriated by Carvalho s refusal of support. Azevedo was said to have almost quit the office he has held for eight weeks but his advisers prevailed on him to stay. In Oporto mobs of anti communists sacked the communist run Trade Union federation offices Friday sex sur Herlands it yourself Supply centres can help you do it to plumbing Chain link we can help you. Free advice on requirements installation solution to problems. Go ahead do it Sutherland makes h easy competitive Low prices to save you Money Complete selection of Quality do it supplies free advice from our knowledgeable sales staff to help you All products guaranteed by Sutherland and manufacturer. Free de very free 5timates free Catalon for More then 25 years Sutherland has been servicing do it customers. 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Troops Retreat toward Luanda Clio general Roy Farran said Friday that Alberta Aud the Tii Cee other Western prov inces Are upset by the Federal government s plans to reduce support for the ramp fact a time when crime is causing a rising a new ramp contract is being negotiated Between the provinces and the Federal government to i place the one expiring april 1, 1976. Justice minister Ron Basford presented a proposal to the four provinces in Edmonton Friday and asked for an answer in three weeks. All Western provinces objected or. Farran said. This is an extraordinary move at a time when crime rates Are running at an All time High Aud Federal solicitor general Warren All Mand is making statements about the need for stricter enforcement of the proposed reductions in financial which he estimates could Cost the province 51-5 minion next Vear and municipalities a concerned about Ottawa s control Over ramp strength. The province has asked for an increase of 125 constables for the 950-Iiian provincial Kemp Force next year. The first response. Or. Far ran said was that Alberta get 77. A week ago that was reduced to 40 and now there were reports there May be Only 200 More constables Alberta would get Saibena had also asked for 1w ramp Ewi Mables to be trained in 1977 for the Commonwealth games i Edmon ton in 1978. At the moment that re quest has been Cut to Zero but it May Ivy a be the final an re located i. Holy Tetrault formerly of Rocky s hairstyling wishes to Welcome All his customers and friends to the City Centre flair styling b City Centre Motel also manicuring by Marie parking facilities for appointment phone 942-1894 closed mondays roly Tetrault Luanda a soviet backed forces retreated Giorl Hwan toward Luanda i iday in the face of rival led by White mercenaries but stood last in the capital a sell and installed a government for their four Day old people s Republic. Soviet sources denied a re port in a Johannesburg news paper that up to 400 soviet combat troops had arrived in Luanda including members of tank units and Jet pilots. There Are no russian troops i Angola or certainly not at this a senior soviet correspondent said. The soviet backed popular front for the liberation of Angola Mola withdrew from Porto Aboim 150 Miles South of Luanda As the rival column moved up Field reports said. Ford Durham . A president Ford said Friday he thinks Edward Brooke a Black senator from Massachusetts should be consid ered As a possible vice presidential nominee. The president said he hoped Aud worked for the Day when Competition and Opportunity for All americans would be equal and fair and when All the children of god Are Brothers and Ford made his comment about consideration of a Black vice president when he met with University students privately after his speech at North Carolina Central University where he received an honorary doctor of Laws de Gree. A Young Man asked Ford what Blacks if any Are you considering for vice pres certainly senator de Brooke by his record is a per son who ought to be consid Ford replied. Ford said Brooke had been a senator attorney general of Massachusetts and lie added i like him personally and he has an enviable the column was said to in clude units of the National front for the liberation of Angola Fla and the Union for the total Independence of Angola unt1a and was believed led by either portuguese or South african mercenaries. Sources said the column was spearheaded by 25 French built armoured cars and helicopter gunships. The column has already entered at least two other key towns the ports and rail Heads of Lobito and Banguela. The sources said the co Lumn appears to be driving to Dondo 150 Miles Southeast of Luanda and the nearby Ca in e m b e hydroelectric dam Winch supplies the capital s electricity. In Luanda 16 veterans of Angola s War against portuguese ride were sworn in As the first government of Ango la. The ministers Allex guerrillas or marxist militants led by Premier Lopo a Naci Ermento. The Mola declared itself ruler of Angola on monday when the portuguese handed Over Independence after 500 years of colonial Rule. But it controls Only the Centre of the country. and the Fla control the North and South. Nacimento who spent five years in portuguese prisons during the Mola s 13-year Long guerrilla War warned the infant Republic it faces hard times and a bloody War. The Economy is in crisis because of the War the Sabo Tage of capitalism and the de parture of the he said. We must face a time of Tives Kansas City a vice president Nelson Rockefeller said Friday it is pure fantasy that he might Challenge president Ford for the Republican presidential nomination b u t acknowledged this of Job eliminate him absolutely is a possible candidate. Tion l the situation will be a ear i Roin now can Ini Cdv i Juii be next 14 Rockefeller in t j a question at. A lieu 5 conference Liperr. The i invt a conference Fol Lowed 3 in acc i to the annual convention o the future Farmers of America. Ask Cal about his Puli tical plans. Rockefeller said i support the president and there is no doubt whatsoever in my mind he will be no Mina Teci. For Annc to have even Specula cd thai i Tion i e my ure the Conven n a he Eier was magic him run so Labora c. To he ice for Irnis gov. If there h 2 t castles single family Homes 1976 Possession Park Northwest Winnipeg Amberlea n. Kilroy is 26 Butler blvd. For example 3 bedroom Bungalow living room dining room carpet in err or and All a rooms decorative Stoyl floor covering Kitchen bathroom front entry full Price t a a r. E s Beirut internal Security chief said Friday he has solid inform tion11 that two kidnapped . Embassy officers missing for 23 Days Are alive and other persons re ported kidnapped Friday three killed and four wounded As Lebanon s civil War raged on. The United states Diplo Gallagher 44, of Roanoke va., and William Dykes jr., 50, of san Jose kidnapped oct. 22 at a Roadblock believed manned by lebanese leftists. We have solid information that both Are still alive Are being Well treated and fed. And Are in Good physical said. I Sham Shaar head of lebanese internal Security. To Claruth Street paralysed Beirut a wave of kidnappings and Battles thai stymied of forts to end the seven month of i l lebanese civil j police said at least go per j sons were abducted by youths from private moslem and Christian militias some a i patently running Oil. Of con Irol of their leaders. Three persons were killed and four wounded they added. One was a Christian Grun Man shot dead by Security forces who ordered a Road Nick dismantled and were ignored authorities announced. 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