Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 27, 1975, Winnipeg, Manitoba In Winnipeg fret Pottss thursday Novemick 27, 1975 Iceland closes air space ports u head ., . Make strides Ford to Britain s r Oyal air Force Reykjavik Reuter Iceland reaction wednesday to the deployment of British warships Oft its coast closed its air space and airports to Britain s air Force. The escalating dispute Fol Lowed Iceland s unilateral declaration of a 200-mile fishing limit. Iceland closed its ports to support ships of Britain s trawler fleets earlier. The coast guard said the arrival of the frigate Leopard on be followed by two More frigates Satur gave the Beirut fighting subsides British fishing Fleet new Confidence. The coast guard said trawlers Are spread Over 400 Miles Oil the Northern and Eastern coasts instead of bunching together for Protection. Man 44, robbed assaulted Beirut a rain doused the neighbourhood wars of Beirut wednesday but private armies of christians and moslem retained their hold on the capital with out intervention by govern ment forces. Security officials listed three dead and two wounded by snipers in contrast to 500 casualties during the previous five Days. There were no rockets no mortars and negligible machine gun fire during Daylight a police spokesman reported after a night of hand to hand combat in some districts. But the gunmen and barricades Are still there. Beirut is quiet but interrupted by 13 Short lived ceasefires Christian and moslem lat Ter aided by palestinian Ger been locked in a fierce Street War since last april Over the breakdown of Power and wealth in the lebanese government. Currently the maronite Christian minority dominates the key positions in business the government and the Mili tary and the moslem Are de manding a change. The christians say they will not negotiate until peace is restored and until government authority is imposed Over the pales Tinian guerrillas who Are based in refugee Camps in Lebanon. The labor and social affairs minister Hassan Tueni who is also editor of the news paper an Nahar presented an action program to the government that suggested the warring militias should be formed into a National guard devoted to Security reconstruction and municipal ser two men have been charged with robbery in connection with an assault and robbery tuesday afternoon of a 44-year-old Man in a washroom of the mall hotel 469 Portage Avenue. In addition a Man and a woman have been charged with Possession of stolen goods in connection with the incident. A Winnipeg police spokes Man said wednesday the 44 year old Man was struck by a Man in the washroom then punched and kicked by two men. A watch Wallet containing about Bank drafts totalling and an certified Cheque were taken from the Man. His two attackers fled. As a result of a police investigation Patrick Brent Harris 23, of 739 Mcmillan Avenue and Allan Keith Greasy 21, of 11 minnow Bay were arrested and charged with robbery. They were remanded in custody to thursday when they appeared wednesday in Provin Cial judges court in the pub Lic safety building. William Lewis Barr 25, of 45 Edmonton Street and col Leen Jay Coulter 23, of 355 f e a r n Avenue East Kil Donan were remanded to dec. 3 on charges of posses Sion of stolen goods. Both Are out of custody. Meanwhile prime minister Geir Hallgrimsson said ice land might recall its Ambas Sador in London or break off diplomatic relations with Bri Tain. And foreign minister Einar Agustsson said he might boy Cott next month s meeting in Brussels of North Atlantic treaty organization foreign ministers. Britain and ice land Are nato allies. In London a British min ister expressed Hope that the dispute would not damage nato. William Rodgers minister of state at the defence ministry said Britain wants a negotiated settlement with ice land covering fishing rights. Roughed up san Diego Calif a _ discipline was ordered wednesday for University of California students who roughed up David Saxon new president of the us sys tem during a Campus pro test demonstration. The incident look place after Saxon refused to put an end to Campus recruiting by the Central intelligence Agency. When Saxon declined to criticize the a at All he was jostled and spat upon. A cd Chancellor William Mcelroy said it was a mis take to allow staff and Stu Dent interns to schedule the meeting with Saxon on the gymnasium Steps. Washington a the United states and the soviet Union Are umpiring some headway toward breaking the stalemate in nuclear weapons negotiations pres ident Ford said wednesday night. If the differences Are narrowed further he a news conference state Secretary Henry Kissinger will be seat to Moscow to Confer with soviet officials i think it s in the National interest to put a Cap on the strategic arms Ford said in a news conference. But i can t forecast at this time if and when such a meeting will be the president s comments were the first upbeat note since the soviets rejected out right a Proposal last sep tember to Bridge differences Over soviet Back fire bomber planes and american Crainee missiles. Two weeks ago Kissinger publicly chastised the Krem Lim for not making a Rea soned Ford said if Kissinger goes to Moscow it will signify there s been significant earlier two top level Officials told the associated press that Kissinger was actively considering a meeting in the soviet capital with communist party general Secretary Leonid Brezhnev. While acknowledging the Prospect of a Kissinger mis Sion to Moscow Ford said he could not forecast when it May take place. At the same time Ford ruled out a meeting of his own with Brezhnev in until we make additional Kissinger and other Strategists recognize that Only Brezhnev has the author Ity 10 approve whether weapons negotiations should be on course again. Ford flew to Vladivostok in the soviet far East last no vember to reach agreement with Brezhnev on ceilings for missile vehicles and missiles with multiple War Heads. Since then however disputes Over the backfire bomber plane and the cruise missile have produced new snags. The president was reported to meet with Brezhnev in the Caribbean if the soviet Leader attends a communist party Congress late next month in Cuba. Brezhnev s health is considered Uncertain As he approaches 69 and he May not attend the comm n i s t conference. However Officials do not question Brezhnev s commitment to detente. Kissinger is leaving with Ford for China saturday and is due in Hawaii dec. S in route Back to Washington. Soon afterwards Kissinger goes to Western Europe for a session with the Mission chiefs in London it nato meeting in Brussels and a conference of Energy producing and consuming countries i n Paris. Presumably he might tie this trip to a visit to Moscow before Christmas. Woman s Fate to be discussed Ottawa up external affairs minister Allan Eachen said wednesday he would discuss with the polish ambassador to Canada the Case of a woman who Lias been denied permission to re join her husband in Canada after a visit to her native Poland. Or. Maceachen said in the commons he planned to meet the polish ambassador later in the Day and would discuss the Case of mrs. Joanna Sarski of Georgetown out. 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