Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 4, 1976, Winnipeg, Manitoba With tit tilth few t j air heft i for arts s 84 31 november homing project City leases land below Market value Winnipeg City Council has decided to lease a 13acre site itt Northwest Winnipeg to a housing rather than try to sell it for an estimated open Market Price of the decision to offer the new Village place housing cooperative a prepaid 60 year lease for a total of instead of Selling the land at Market is seen by Many councillors As a positive step toward City involvement in housing pro officials of the cites land surveys and real estate department said the parcel of land was acquired for practically nothing at tax Sale during the the original Price bears no relative value to what its Worth said manager of the departments land sales and development manager of the departments land acquisition and appraisal said the municipal service added to the land since then would have considerably enhanced its but the officials could give no estimate on How much servicing the 13acre parcel had Cost Over the recent City Council policy has been to avoid direct involvement in Low Cost hous ing because hous ing has been viewed As a Federal or provincial respond there has been a great Deal of both from inside and outside City coun for the City to do some thing about the increasing Cost of housing in such an Opportunity arose earlier in the year when the cooperative asked to lease the 13acre site bounded by Burrows and Tyndall ave Nues and Keewatin and Dor set streets in Inkster it wanted to pay a prepaid amount for the 60year and build 164 townhouses Over a four year civic environment commit tee approved those terms in july and put a Price tag on the the land and All the buildings on it would revert to City owner ship after the lease ran finance Sug that the co operative pay an amount tied to the actual value of the with a review every five that would have Cost the cooperative for each of the first five Evi Rosment committee members feared the cooperative would refuse the finance committee also suggested the Manitoba hous ing and renewal corporation might be brought into the environment committee chairman Ken gala n c h us Independent citizens election committee lord Selkirk said the sort of High density housing project the corporation would want would be unsuitable for the the wrangling came to an end wednesday night when Council approved the idea of a 60year Al though finance committee members protested strongly against the precedent the Deal was finance committee chair Man John gee Boniface saw it As the thin end of the wedge for the cites land Gal Anchuk replied that it was just the Type of development the City wanted for that and Council shy away from the Chance to make a contribution to improving Winnipeg housing he was supported by Bernie Wolfe who said the cites re Cord in housing is one of the worst among Canadian rhodesian attack reported repulsed Mozambique Reuter rhodesian troops have attacked the Border Post of Macb Panda in Mozambique with mortars and a the Mozambique news Agency reported the Agency said the Rhode Sian forces suffered heavy casualties after they launched two attacks wednesday the attacks were followed by what the Agency called at tempts at the Agency said the mozambican Side suffered no losses in the the Agency said Early today that the first rhodesian attack wednesday lasted 10 minutes and that the second involved a mortar and artillery assault on Hachipan four rockets crashed into the rhodesian banter town of Umali in wednesday night in apparent retaliation raids deep into Mozambique Teni Terry by rhodesian amt Frlj had been on High Alert since sunday when troops crossed the Mozambique Border to destroy Black guerrilla Camps and arms rhodesian Security forces set up positions around the town in response to a buildup of Mozambique troops armed with mortars and rockets along the Security Headquarters Here said the rhodesian responded to wednesdays attack but gave no Small arms fire was heard in the town at the the four rockets caused Little damage and no residents said one landed in a vacant lot near a garage on a Metalis main the four rocket com pared with a 40minute bar rage on Eastern Umali in a two Days after Rhodesia said it killed 300 guerrillas in a hot Pursuit operation into no details have been announced on casualties in the latest series of which were aimed at preempting a thrust into Rhodesia by up to Mike assistant police Tolm re porters in the northeastern town of mount Darwin on wednesday the Row designs had destroyed a Large Quan Tity of War 1ft is 23t with Soloreo comics final edition others have record too t world wheat glut May hamper Sale r of Prairie crop Ottawa up Farmers have produced what appears to be a record wheat crop this but there maybe prob lems finding buyers because of a generally Good International Harvest in were hoping sales and exports will be greater than last year but theres a hell of a lot More wheat in the world right John director of the Trade departments grains marketing said latest estimates from Sta t i s t i c s Canada place this years wheat crop at about 866 million an in crease of some 240 million bushels Over the increase is generally attributable to excellent growing conditions that produced yields averaging 32 bushels an acre in the Prairie wheat growing com pared with the previous re Cord yield of 27 bushels an these favourable conditions also produced a bumper crop in the United where close to 50 per cent of the worlds wheat exports Canada usually supplies be tween 20 and 25 per cent of world followed by a photo traders sit and talk or rest at the new York Stock Exchange wednesday where the Days activity closed at about nine Points Down following Jimmy Carters elec losers overwhelmed gainers by a Ine to one margin at but regained ground later in the Carter begins takeover seeks National Washington up the intense emotions of election night began to give Way to methodical planning wednes Day As president elect Jimmy Carter and president Gerald Ford started the process of surrounded by a family visibly dejected at his defeat the 63yearold president re leased a midday statement calling on americans to rally behind their new Jimmy Carter profile part 3 on pages 41 staff is studying ways to modify the 197778 Federal budget already drafted by Fords re publican aided by an Atlanta team that has been working for months on transition plans in anticipation of his Carter plans to move rapidly to implement his expansionist economic plans with the help of Friendly democratic majorities in the Senate and House of the Detuno crates retained the two thirds of Ste seats that last who at Dawn brushed away tears As he thanked a Hometown crowd that stayed up All night to Greet later paid tribute to the caretaker one of the first tasks fac ing any new president is the unification of our country after a close and hard fought t h e 52yearold Georgia Democrat told re Fords characteristically gracious statements today will make that Job much easier for aides to the two began transition talk both men planned Brief vacations to recover from their fallout efforts in the 10 Days of campaigning Fop what proved to be one of the clo Sest presidential in Carter planned to Atey in his of Tinb town of until Friday fir Tike weeks to Likay else and then sport three to four Days a week in Washington preparing for in and sen held in the or the first time in eight the de mocha dominated Congress would not have to contend with a Republican presidents another task for the presi Dent elect is appointment of new about senior officials will have to be replaced or reappointed by the new pres who is expected to make decisions personally on some 200 of the state Secretary Henry Kis a prime target of Manitoba Economy in slump by Victor Mackie staff correspondent Manitoba Economy is below average this year and will operate below average again next the conference Board of Canada reported despite the weak output performance in the province this year employment will in crease at a rate approaching the National rate of per cent it retail sales Are expected to increase by per cent in Manitoba this which is below the National there is a wide variation evident among the Canadian provinces in the pattern and strength of economic Reco very according to the latest forecast of key provincial economic indicators issued by the Board the average unemployment rate in the province in 1976 will remain at last years level of per no change is forecast in the 1977 unemployment rate see Carter Page 4 see Manitoba Page 4 owner fears fare hike Hurt City taxi business a Winnipeg Tad owner told the Manitoba taxicab Board wednesday either lower or leave them unchanged because an increase Yould cause a loss of Cus v the taxi Nick Trey appeared before the Board in opposition a re quest by the i greater Winnipeg taxicab owners association that cues be in the Assoc Tiki is propos ing a new rate of for the first one six b of a mile and 10 or each additional on sixth of a with 10 cents foil etch 45 seconds of waiting Tot present is based on Fajg far w first two fifths of a mite 10 cents for each additional two fifths of a with 10 cents per minute of Cost of an average three mile trip with two minutes per mile waiting time would Rise to from under the proposed according to the associations Brief to the tre Turik said an in crease in the fares in 1974 Cut cab use by win neggers and the service is just Start ing to raising fares would Flaky Hurt us the lower fares and Ineree vol he but Peter a Cleat of the m4 a management mein Hez Voi City the Largejr in Winnipeg with 4fto said operating costs so fares must follow tre Turik owner of three taxicabs that operate under puffy s taxi said Drivers make enough Money to get by we need a Good Public re lations Man to get people Back into our he tre Turik said taxi operators have lost the old age and the dead hours we a vent Goi a nought in off Houvig Drivers go for to 45 Drift Canadian goods too Coop chief says tows the Buto m Teel w Ute advantage Vej to 2ft or cart Tewner fleeced in t Swavey conducted Federated Ems Waves was of the Felt ajor items hit by at m flt of a Fate blame one bit Tor toying to Cut he a mtg pjto4i4rtivity and Contin jag ugh Are the Fly t 01 going so Ueen jetsam fluff shh Stria Thea of the United our productivity Falls Recai years Canada to buy Are very Cofty end sai4 the the Boang of direct frs be v Fli o t h or Cut Rural we dont Type a ban on of Aje shows up pools year the Cana of winces a of the european eco nomic Community and Argen we estimate world production to be up about 50 Mil lion tons this Oconnor while it is a matter some we dont feel there is any need for the Canadian wheat Board has been forced to lower its International Price for top Grade wheat by two dollars a Bushel from november further complicating the Pic Ture for Domestic tuesdays Price was a see world Page 4 language stand tactical error9 Montreal up Liber strategists said wednesday the governments mid am p a i g n announcement of changes in the language Law is a major tactical error that could Cost the party up to 16 seats in the 15 All we did was open old a source close to Premier Robert Bourassa said i think the Best we can Hope for now is to form a minority Gover immigrant leaders already have rejected As too vague language Law changes promised tuesday by education minister they say immigrants will Boycott Liberal candidates 15 unless More specific changes Are made in the Way the Law is applied to immigrant school George Liberal candidate in challenged Bourassa wednesday night to make immediate changes in Liberal language policy or throw me but of the we Are going to lose this election if changes Arent made and made right running in what has been a Safe Liberal he urged other liberals in English speaking including former Federal Cabi net minister Bryce Macka to put pressure on Bourassa has been listen ing to bad Spring Gate the hatred for the Liberal party in Quebec is Bourassa is one of the most despised men in the a Maverick Bac Bencher in the last legis lature and outspoken critic of Liberal language said the party must allow Freedom of Choice in Educa a position Bourassa firmly rejected tuesday though promising to modify the Way tests have been applied to immigrant speaking w an open line radio program in Quebec assured French speaking listeners wednesday that the language Law Amend ments promised the Day be fore wont change anything essential in the a few hours he assured an audience at Anne de la Posatiere that Quebec would still be a French state de spite the see language Page 4 liquor deals alleged Montreal Cpl Devoir says the Quebec police commission inquiry into organized crime has the provincial government of political patronage in Ideal jugs with the Quebec liquor while implicating veral influential members of the Liberal including finance minister Raymond the report published today is based on secret documents belonging to the crime com Mission compiled from in camera it states director of the testified that shortly after the election in 1970 Paul special advisor to Premier Robert and finance were responsible for determining the terms of handling registration of wines and lists of official sup Laverdure said he Didat have any Choice but accept the suggestions made by see a Quot Page 4 that see a web i today to use soviet Page taxation policies As hid system Lor Page r jets on to Page Bridge cil beef or Selides inside w ;