Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 30, 1976, Winnipeg, Manitoba Weather sunny High 10 Low 0 details Page 5 Sun rises . Sets . Moon rises . Sets . Winnipeg free press vol. 84 no. 27 saturday october 30, 1976 15 cents 25c with coloured comics final edition Schreyer blames soviets for delay in Jenpeo station Demrea. Man. Staff Manitoba premiered Schreyer says the Jenpeo Hydro project is six months behind schedule because the soviet suppliers of generators Are slow As Jenpeo set for Early 1977 see Page 8 the Premier speaking Fri Day to a town Hall meeting in Souris Killarney constituency said his administration was not to blame for the delay in completion of the Hydro electric generating Sta Tion at Jenpeo. The Multi million Dollar Power House is part of a plan to regulate water Levels on Lake Winnipeg. While or. Schreyer blamed the soviet supplier for the delay he also said Engineer ing difficulties on the project were Normal. Despite the delay however he defended Manitoba Hydro s decision to award the contract to the soviet firm. We bought the Kussian generators for million less than other tenders. If we would have bought the others instead of the russian production i m sure we would have heard from the tories about that he said. Or. Schreyer said there Are time penalty clauses in the with the soviet company supplying the generators and they will be the Premier is minister re s n s i b 1 e for Manitoba Hydro. As such or. Schreyer said he Felt it was his responsibility to protect the engineers whose experience advise the govern ment the economic approaches for future Power see Schreyer Page 4 Border shopping probe proposed Lumberjack hey you with the big beets and Christmas Light for a nose just cause you re Packin a six shooter does t make you top pumpkin in the Cowboy listen you big nosed lop eared Wood chopper with your Tongue on your new legislation l. Photo by Gerry Cairns Chin when the judges see me they la know i m top More about this Hal Lowe in showdown and photos on Page 3. Fair shake for Consumers unit Edvey million by Mike Grenby special to the free press Vancouver if you have a credit card or Bank account there s Good news in the new consumer legislation introduced in Ottawa this week. But you. Have to sift through the Fine print to find proposed rules like these 9 the Day you mail in your charges or other charge account or loan pay ment provided the Che que can be cashed on that Date is the Day your account is credited not weeks later when Post office and credit officials get around to putting the Money into your account. At present your account nor Mally is not credited until your payment reaches the girl in the credit office who processes payments. And if your Cheque arrives on her desk on a Friday and goes to the Bottom of the pile it could easily be monday be fore your account is credited if you think your loan rate is too High you can Sim ply Slop making payments and Force the Lender to take you to court. The Lender must then convince the court that the rate is not too High if a Lender does t obey the new rules you could get a free loan or possibly an in Terest free period on your mortgage or the rate on your loan could be reduced you can pay off or re Duce your mortgage ahead of time and in some instances without penalty you have a. Chance to earn More interest on the Money in your Bank account. New advertising rules will make it much easier to shop around for the Best Money Deal whether you re borrow ing or depositing Money. All these conditions will prevail if the Long awaited borrowers and depositors Protection Bill introduced in the House of commons by consumer and corporate affairs minister Anthony a Bott is passed into Law. Let s take a closer look at the major Points just mentioned most of which apply to everybody in Canada. The Post office says that As soon As a letter is Post marked it becomes the prop see legislation Page 4 Berger report rejects pipeline route by Jeff Carruthers free press correspondent Ottawa the preliminary report of the staff of the Berger inquiry has recommended against allowing use of the proposed Gas pipeline from Prudhoe Bay Oil and Gas Fields to Cross the Northern Yukon to the Mackenzie Val Ley As advocated by Canadian Arctic Gas pipeline Ltd. Of Toronto. In rejecting both the coast Al and Interior routes pro posed by Arctic Gas the staff report cites the need to protect the unique Environ ment of the Northern Yukon territory and suggests a More southerly Yukon Cross ing would be preferable. While the report admits there has not been a full study of the Fairbanks Alcan Highway pipeline route from Alaska As proposed recently by the Alcan group of . And Canadian it seems to suggest that such a route would be a preferable alternative to Mackenzie Val Ley pipeline and should be studied further. Arctic Gas has proposed the Northern Yukon lateral to bring alaskan Gas to the Mac Kenzie Delta to join the main pipeline along the Mackenzie Valley to Southern markets in Canada and the United states. The .-dominated consortium has already rejected the southerly Yukon alternative which is preferred by the Berger inquiry staff and which has subsequently been adopted in Large part by the Alcan group which includes members of the foot Hills consortium also propos ing an All Canadian Macken Zie pipeline. The staff report also expresses environmental con Cerns about the Arctic Gas Cross Delta route in the Mackenzie Delta for its alas Kan lateral about potential Frost heave problems in permafrost areas of the Macken see Arctic Page 4 liquor prices drop the Price of 73 brands of imported British liquors Beer and wine will go Down in Price in Manitoba liquor stores monday because of the dropping value of the Pound. Price reductions announced Friday by the Manitoba liquor control commission Range from five cents on a bottle of cider to a drop of in the Price of a 26 ounce bottle of chivas regal Salute scotch to the saving to tippers has come about because recent shipments that have arrived at the commission s Ware houses Cost less in terms of Canadian Money As com pared with the dropping Brit ish currency. However the Price reductions Are expected to be Short lived because suppliers in Britain and throughout the United kingdom Are expect raise prices in 1977. Of f c c t s of that adjustment won t be Felt in Manitoba prices until late March or april next year. Scotch whisky is the main group affected with prices of chivas regal 12 year old dropping to from Hudson Bay 1670 to from and Johnnie Walker red Label to from by Victor Mackie staff correspondent Ottawa the anti inflation Board has been asked to launch an investigation into the situation which makes it profitable for canadians to Cross the american Border to do their grocery shopping. Herb Gray Jean Luc Pepin chairman of the Board draw ing his attention to press re ports stating that the prices of food and other items Are so much lower in Bellingham Washington and Detroit. Michigan that it pays the people of Vancouver Windsor to Cross the Border to shop. He has heard too that win drive South to go shopping. He also noted that statistics Canada had reported recently that Vancouver had the High est recent increase in prices of any of the cities in Canada it surveys regularly. He wrote the chairman to request first that the Board launch an immediate investigation into the situation which is attracting canadians to do their regular weekly shopping Over the Border. He suggested the higher prices in this country May involve breaches of the anti inflation act and its regulations. Or. Gray said if the Board found there were infractions of the act it should take immediate corrective action to ensure that lower prices for the products in question Are made available to Canadian Consumers. He also asked the Board to use its authority to make a general investigation of the s i t u. A t i o n looking into the practices of both Large companies under its administration and those not Large enough to come under the mandatory controls. Or. Gray asked further that the Board make known to the Public the results of its findings. In this Way it would be Able to use the Impact of Public opinion to help Correct the situation. The former Cabinet min ister said he hoped the investigation he was requesting would cover All those communities in addition to those he has mentioned where the prices of food stuffs and other grocery items May be at so High a level that people living in those communities to find it advantageous to shop at a nearby Point in the . He urged the Aib to act As soon As possible. It s time for an other time change. Sunday All clocks in the province return time and that Means turning your clock Back one hour either before you go to bed Satur Day night or first thing sunday morn ing. This year the change officially it comes under the of f i c i a i time act takes place at 3 ., sunday when clocks Are turned Back to 2 . Richardson to speak Ottawa James Richardson former minister of National defence and Liberal member of parliament. For Winnipeg South will embark on a Cross Canada speaking tour commencing next Fri Day in Victoria. He will speak from Victoria to St. Johns Newfoundland during the coming weeks. He resigned oct. 13 from the Cabinet Over the Issue of imbedding language rights in the Canadian Constitution under a Quebec veto. The week of nov. 7 he will be in Vancouver Edmonton Calgary and Regina. Visits to the Atlantic prov inces and to Quebec City and Montreal arc scheduled for later . Or. Richardson spent several Days in Winnipeg after his resignation talking to his constituents. He has received Strong support from his constituency organization for his position. Lyon Way out in front in Souris Killarney predictable by election almost a local joke Sterling Lyon parachutist Howard Nixon trails at polls Jean Strath an up Hill Battle by David Lee Boissevain Man. Pardon the Well worn cliche says the Farmer Over Coffee but this by election stuff is about As exciting As watching wild Oats grow ing in the wheat Fields. The outcome of tuesday s vote to choose a legislative member for Souris Kii Larncy constituency is so predictable it has almost become a local joke. This Ain t no election fight at said the Farmer who insists he s politically non partisan. Unless you re talking about second place because your boy has it licked clean and Sim of course your boy is Manitoba s progressive conservative Leader Ster Ling Lyon parachuted from Winnipeg into the Rural Riding in the Hope it will allow him to make his Entrance into the provincial legislature. Almost everyone including those nol planning to vote for him and the party leaders of his by election opponents already dismiss As nonsense any suggestion that he might be Defeated. In fact it seems almost everyone agrees the Only question to be answered election night is whether or. Lyon s Victory will be by just a comfortable margin or a whopping landslide. Running for the liberals in the to hum election is Jean Strath a 46-year old far wife from Souris while carry ing the new democratic party s colors is Howard Nixon a Margaret District Farmer. The by election became Neces sary following the death last Spring of Veteran la Earl Mckellar who had held the scat for the conservatives for 18 years. While or. Mckellar s grass on the Riding was never doubted some thought his death brought to an end the Label thai it was a Safe conservative seat. With this in mind or. Lyon wasted Little time after receiving the party s see predictable Page 4 inside Story Grain Page 14 free press farm writer Jack Francis believes the United states will see greater government involvement in the grains Industry regardless of who wins tuesday s presidential election. So Page 27 the local musicians resident members of the Winnipeg symphony orchestra gain their share of the limelight this weekend. Trumpet player Ramon Parcells and oboist Douglas Bairstow Are the featured soloists at a regular subscription concert. Ignored Page 47 a Winnipeg specialists says Manitoba Doc tors want consultation with the province on health planning not nip lip he is interviewed in the focus Page. To Russia Page 77 it took the Winnipeg jets just 48 hours to accept a soviet invitation to participate in the Izvestia tournament in Moscow in de it May be that the team had no Choice. It was a matter of saving face for the i a and preventing the russians from cancelling a 14-game North american tour. To scene Leisure Magazine weekend Magazine coloured comics Jumble winners 76 entry form 28 59 classified 57-75, letters comics 55 movies 38 crossword 28 sports 77-81 2, 57 travel finance m-24 school calender 32 Horoscope 32 temperatures 5 ;