Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 31, 1975, Winnipeg, Manitoba Top Manitoba mountie retires i see Page 10 1 Winnipeg free press final edition 51 vol. S3 no. 25c with coloured comics wednesday december 31, 1975 Sunrise . Sunset . Moonrise . Moonset . Light Snow -3 c and -12 c tax deductions smaller in 1976 Ottawa up one Wel come change which most tax payers will see in their Jan uary pay cheques is a smaller deduction for personal in come taxes. It results from indexing of personal income de three years offset inflation. Personal exemptions Are being raised for 1976 by 11.3 per cent indexing Means higher. Exemptions for 1976. The Basic exemption goes up to and the married exemption to the exemption for dependents under 16 rises s40 to s392 and for Over-16 dependents s73 to the finance department says a married taxpayer ear Ning in 1976 and who has two dependents under 16 will pay about s225 less in i ederal and provincial income taxes. So his or her weekly pay Cheque deduction should drop by about a week. A single taxpayer at the same salary will pay about less in taxes for a weekly reduction in tax deductions of about unfortunately the lower in come tax deductions cannot be regarded As savings. In Stead they represent Only the finance department s Mea sure of the Dollar s declining purchasing Power. There is one group earning More than a must pay slightly higher taxes in 1976. Finance min see personal Page 4 Tig Secu go . Visitors exempt Ai 3 Washington a p president Ford is ordering Quick Federal action to tighten Airport Security after the bomb explosion at a new City Airport that killed 11 persons and injured about 75 others. Ford met with top transportation and Justice department officials for More than an hour tuesday night for a Progress report on the investigation. The Fri has assigned More than 300 agents to investigate monday s bombing. White House spokesman lion Nessen declined to say what Security measures were recommended to Ford at the White House meeting but transportation Secretary Wil Liam Colemanjr. Told report ers before the meeting that action might be taken to in crease Security around Coin operated Public lockers. The bomb is believed to have been hidden in a locker near the trans world airlines baggage area of la Guardia Airport Coleman said measures that could be taken include increasing Security patrols around the lockers requiring All keys to the lockers to be kept in one Central area and making random checks of 1 a g g a g e left inside the lockers. Nessen said Coleman. Who along with John Mclucas see tighter Page 4 must Ottawa up As part of the government s visitor control program for1 the 1976 olympics All persons ing in Canada on International from the Jan. 1 will have to Complete special Dis embarkation cards the immigration department announced tuesday. The temporary measure will apply to All travellers arriving on scheduled and charter flights including Ca n a d i a n citizens residents and foreigners 14 and older. Flights from the United states Are not affected. The cards to be distributed in aircraft ask for names birth dates nationality and passport numbers of visitors As Well As addresses in Canada the department said in a statement. The measure will be in effect until july 31. The Mon n Treal olympics run from july 17 to aug. 1. Immigration minister Rob Ert Andras said in the state ment that the measure is part of the visitor control and enforcement program for the 1976 a spokesman for the department declined to elaborate on the statement. Concern has been expressed Over Security the olympics in Light of recent terrorist attacks and the kill ing of israeli athletes at the 1972 games in Munich. The spokesman said the measure is strictly temporary and there is no intent to make it permanent. Visitors arriving by ship will not be affected. It was also not decided to cover the More than 70 million people who Cross the Border Between see olympics Page 4 Gulf unveils Cash gifts Washington a Senate Republican Leader hugh1 Scott allegedly made repeated requests for Gulf Oil Money even while the watergate scandals were 1 boiling in 1973, says a Gull investigative panel. The special review com Mittee set up by Gulf to investigate its own illegal poli tical donations in the United states Canada South Korea and elsewhere said in a re port released tuesday that in 13 years Gulf disbursed about million at Home and abroad for political do nations and related matters mostly illegal panel quoted state ments attributed to Gulf s political Bagman Claude wild jr., who reportedly claimed to have made secret Cash payments to Scott of a year for about 13 years. These included million in illegal political gifts to the Riding party in South Korea million disbursed by wild to . Political figures to italian political parties and a Heli copter to dictator Rene Barientos who was later killed when the aircraft crashed. The panel also said it found some million in previously undisclosed illegal political payments in Canada Italy and Sweden. Committee officials said it has not been possible and perhaps never will be to Trace All the funds paid to . Politicians in Viola Tion of the Law. A see Gulf further meeting tuesday keep g for a while if looked As if one of the fans at the Toronto Edmonton wha game in Maple Leaf gardens had gone up in Nantes but it was Only one of the seats. The fire confined to the seat sent smoke billowing in the gardens before Ushers extinguished the flames. T n s Cruey puns by court report h it Beirut Reuter auth o r i t i e s ordered Security forces to shoot on sight any one carrying weapons in the streets of Beirut after 4 . Today in a new attempt to end the nine month civil strife that Lias Cost thousands of lives. The order was announced tuesday night after a meet ing of the higher co ordinate ing committee which groups palestinian1 and lebanese Security officers and representatives of the warring factions. The committee said Security men would fire at armed men seen in the Busi Ness area or other districts o the capital after the 4 . Deadline. The decision to crack Down on the rival factions of gun see shoot Page 4 f can t decide a Cost to City Vancouver up the Sun says the Federal court of Canada Lias ruled that a group of prisoners were Vic Tims of cruel and unusual punishment while in solitary confinement at the British co Lumbia Penitentiary. The newspaper says in an Ottawa Story that mr., Justice Darryl scald concluded that the confinement is not in Accord with Public standards of decency and propriety since it is unnecessary because of the existence of adequate Al the ruling is in favor of seven of eight men who launched a civil suit based on the Canadian Bill of rights the eighth Keith Baker took no part in the suit when it came to trial and the judge made no finding in his Case. Or. Justice Heald said the f e n d a n t dragon Cernelic director of the Penitentiary in nearby new Westminster and the Crown offered no Evi Dence that the conditions in solitary confinement at the institution were similar to other institutions in Canada but the plaintiffs provided evidence that conditions at the . Penitentiary were considerably More severe. G Silver Linin by Alan Christie free press Urban reporter winning City councillors differ on whether of the taxpayer s Money they spent on out of town trips in 1975 was worthwhile. Councillor Bob Bockstael Independent citizens elec Tion used the biggest slice of the travel expense fund which totals about Conn. Bockstael made trips to London. Ont. For the Cana Dian federation of mayors and Munich allies Confer ence and to Sweden and England with coun. Betty i r e t o n Garry to study co operative and Low Cost housing projects. But the councillor is not sure what happened to his extensive. 14-Page report he presented t o environment c o m m i 11 e e on his return from Sweden last month i May have set a Prece Dent for councillors making a detailed he said. Other councillors have gone on trips and Don t come Back with reports i just cart go on n trip and say thanks i enjoyed it Learned a lot.1 count. Bockstael said he received compliments and congratulations when he presented the report to the environment committee which received it As the staff City administrators told me it was the first time they had received to report from anyone on a fact finding Mission. There s never been a written report from those who went to san Antonio. Texas so nobody knows what happened councillors Ken Talanchuk ice lord i see councillors Page 4 Ottawa up As far As Farmers Are concerned 1975 ended the Way it gloomily. There was however the Odd Bright spot. Dairymen and hog producers enjoyed what is described As quite a satisfactory by Charles Munro president of the Canadian federation of agriculture. Cattlemen on the other hand especially smaller cow calf operators were hit hard by soaring costs. The Grain Industry which expected a mediocre year at Best benefited from wide spread crop failures in the so Viet Union traditionally a Sec Farmers Page 4 a recommendation to keep the City downed Winnipeg Arena and stadium sports Complex was approved tues Day by civic executive policy committee and referred to civic finance committee. The motion not to recommend the Sale was made by civic finance Coj Smittee chairman councillor c. John gee Independent citizens election committee St. Even if Council does t approve paying for the pro posed million seating expansion coun. Gee said he would oppose Selling the sports Complex. The facilities Are not Cost ing us a dime to own and they re making us he said. His motion passed on a 6 to 3 vote. Those in favor were councillors Dick Kling ice fort Pearl Mcgonigal ice St. Bernie Wolfe ice Ken Talanchuk ice lord Norm Stapon ice East and gee. Opposed were councillors Gerry Mercier ice fort Bill Nome ice foil Rouge and Ai Ducharme ice St. Boni the committee including its chairman mayor Steve Juba debated half an hour Over a letter from the mayor on whether private Enterprise is interested in buy ing the Complex. The mayor recommended two alternatives to policy committee Selling the com plex by Public tender with details terms and conditions subject to Council approval or charging the Cost of the proposed expansion in the 1976 City capital budget see policy Page 4 new year s Day thursday Jan. 1 no paper will be published on new year s Day. Main floor office will open 6 to . On january 1st to receive classified advertising for Friday s paper. Phone 943-9331 depart mints for direct line after business hours see Telephone directory difficult year.9 rare win 2j classified.31 to 40 comics.20 comic Page fact res 42 a Calis .40 finance.2s to 30 for people 15 to 19 Jumble. Movies 18. W sports 24 to 27, 41, television in e Hecks with Good hold drug d nearly everyone reads the free press City loot Toul Winnipeg motorists Are getting top Marks from win n i p e g police for helping make the Holiday season a fairly Safe one. Superintendent Harry for Gie of the department s traffic division said tuesday it appears the selective Road Side and regular car spot checks have had a deterrent effect on the motoring pub lie. Drivers seem to be keeping sober if they re drinking or not drinking at All he said in an interview. Only three impaired Drivers were detected during special Roadside checks of 2.050 vehicles Between dec. Is and 24. But Between 6 , dec 24 and 3 . Sim Day 19 More impaired Drivers were caught during spot checks and regular police patrols. And of 497 cars stopped during Roadside checks Mon to a y none had impaired Drivers. Supt. Forgie said. Other driving offenders have been caught however. During the pc Christmas Roadside checks four suspended Drivers and 39 of fences under the Highway traffic act listed. Many of the offences involved equipment defects or failure on the part of motorists to produce driving Docu mentation supt Forgie said. The special new year s Roadside checks began Mon Day and will operate until Early new year s Day two suspended Drivers and one Man wanted on a warrant were caught during Mon Day s checks. St a National film Board Short Fri m which Deboi iks Santa class has e n re moved from the Garrick one of Claire after comp feets. The Atma ated Fiona. Coded Pere or state chess is tofiism., shows a do Stere at eve k re b the total t together with the Blackbird 5 feature rated mature. Mae attn Stag. Manager a i said a constituent called Kin claiming the Fum was Obs Rene and or. Or5 flow passed the comp dirt to the National fam Board local office Nifte film was designated for Festre Rcv a of Taai fam Board Bead of fice in Moi read tree to show it Vas the its of Anteh of f the film is slanted to the seamy Side of us Safly the rational film Board is above said Jiin Fostey. General manager of the Odeon theatre a Flea interned of ians. He tace be grim rat there s any a Kyat it in a is a Ose t comment about Ibe film in the for Days ii was the free press received three Calls. The theatres is Oliy accept Shons from distal raptors Titi fit nest. A dvrs of Testim Norn Board itself ass fsr Christmas be ctn Straas somebody thought this s a Light theatrical Short. Gerry Oua Bogart of the film Board s Ooran Wocial i Moti Treal which de fee St for a atae ase. Be Xmas surprised at about the film ifs releases a year of As a reflection to r f Day s cynical ;