Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 9, 1976, Winnipeg, Manitoba J 10 Winnipeg free press. Saturday october 9, 1976 our buyers h Stu thurs., ii 11 important note this special event is at the Winnipeg convention Centre on11t, As our three retail locations do not have sufficient space for this volume of merchandise. French pullout set Paris Reuter France is withdrawing troops from West Germany to rein Force its Home forces the de Fence ministry said Friday. Defence minister Yvon Bourges formally notified the West German government and briefed the National As Sembly s defence commission on the move thursday officials said. Confirmation of the withdrawal could create some tension in Franco German re lations. The West German government has always been resentful of Allied troop reductions. The withdrawal will reduce France s Garrison in West. Germany to were As As French troops in West Ger Many until a few years ago. The United states has about troops stationed in West Germany under the North Atlantic treaty organi z a t i o n nato Britain maintains a1 Force of men although the Western european Union treaty provides for a British Rhine army of As part of the nato forces. Since the late Charles de Gaulle pulled France out of the nato integrated military command Structure years ago the French troops have been stationed in West Ger Many under a bilateral Mili tary agreement Between Paris and Bonn. The withdrawal is part of a major reorganization of the French conventional land forces and has already begun with the withdraw of three artillery regiments totalling men. Two of these regi ments Are being equipped with 20-Kiloton Pluton nuclear missiles and based on French soil alongside the Rhine. Nato officials said they were mystified by the French decision. They said it was difficult to reconcile the decision with new French strategic plans calling for French troops to fight on West Germany s Eastern frontiers in the event of an East West War. Pulling Back troops to France is hardly the Best War to accomplish one official said. Austerity initiated in Italy Rome a Premier Giulio Andreotti s christians Democrat government began an austerity program Friday raising train and Post office rates and increasing the Price of gasoline to a gallon. He also presented Bills to parliament that would do away with most mid week holidays and would partially freeze High salaries. The decisions were part of a program including sweep ing Price increases due for approval later this month. These would affect Telephone and electricity rates As Well As Spaghetti Macaroni and other pasta the Staple food of italians. The government went ahead with its program de spite cautious opposition from the unions. But Androtti probably would have to adjust his pro Gram to a certain extent to accommodate communist de mands in parliament. Andreotti s. Government depends for survival on assurances that the communist party the second largest in Parlia ment abstains from voting. The communist party sought to help Andreotti in a statement thursday that called on workers to be ready for a Tough and prolonged Effort 5 fight inflation and overcome the the sagging lira and foreign debts totalling almost billion might spell an economic catastrophe that would threaten National in dependence and prove to be an obstacle to the cautious communist approach toward Power the. Party statement said. A government communique said one Bill to be presented to parliament would do away with five religious holidays and move two state holidays to coincide with sunday. It said the Vatican had approved the changes. At a Cabinet meeting the government raised the Price of gasoline to a gallon from the increase was announced by Industry minister Carlo Donat Cattin and is part of the government s at tempt to reduce consumption of imported products ;