Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 22, 1977, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday january 22, 1977 Carter Mote draws brickbats bouquets by the associated press president Carter s Pardon of Vietnam Era draft evaders was says a deserter living in Sweden a positive step Forward says an american exile in France. The limited Pardon is Dis appointing inconsistent and hypocritical said Mike Powers a 26-year-old Brook Lyn ., deserter who now lives in Sweden. Powers is spokesman for the american deserters committee which says it Speaks for about 300 deserters evaders in Sweden. We have maintained All along that we want a univer Sal unconditional amnesty that would comprise nearly a million War resisters including in particular the veterans with dishonourable Dis said Powers. He said he now will visit the United states where ii was indicted for failing to Register for the draft. The Pardon did not cover draft evaders accused of violent crimes deserters or men with less than Honora ble discharges. . Government officials estimate that about men May be covered by the a a r t e r Pardon. They say nearly persons who entered the service won t be covered but Carter said the cases of Many will be re viewed to see whether their discharges can be upgraded to honorable. Well it s like he promised. It s said Tom Nagel of Zero which says it Speaks for . Exiles in France. It positive step for Ward but it s not the end and i Hope he does t stick him self with this proposal for the rest of his Saich Nagel 28, of Stockton 111., who deserted from his . Army unit in West Ger Many. I m said Robert Bottieri an artist who fled to Canada from Dudley Kazolias. Who is from Pough in 1970.the democratic Peepsie Pardon for draft evaders brings mixed reaction Here process won out in the Bottieri was arrested by the Fri when he tried to return to the United states last Christmas eve to see his family. He is free on bail awaiting trial for draft evasion but says he is a Cana Dian citizen now and does t expect to return to the United states to live. The wealthier resisters who had enough information to escape the draft got Par said George Kazo Lias 23, also deserted to France from a . Army unit in West Germany. The economically deprived could t make said in Toronto Victor Schwarz Man 31, a draft resister from Long Island ., who now is a Canadian citizen said he was disappointed that Carter has offered a Pardon instead of a general amnesty. What i did in coming to Canada and not taking part in the War was probably the most positive thing i Ever said Schwarzman How a Media relations officer for the unemployment insurance commission. Pardon implies i did something Schwarzman said his family have visited him in Canada and now i can look Forward to seeing them More regular Bill Becker a 31-year-old deserter from Schenectady ., now working As a news photographer in Toronto said he would not return to the United states even if he were pardoned. Sure i d like to go Back to visit for the nostalgia but not to he said. I have no patriotic feelings or any thing like the War resister information program a Canada wide organization to Aid War re Sisters estimated that about to men in Canada will be permitted to go Home under the Pardon. Man sentenced ,000 fraud of credit Union continued usually White and Middle class Rathar than individuals who because of education or background ended up in the service and then decided to desert or. Marks said. He s president Carter not doing much with people who received less than honorable or. Marks said. Those who received less than honorable discharges often have trouble finding jobs and Don t receive the continued benefits other veterans Are accorded he said. It was also Nice of Carter not to Pardon those who committed acts of violence or sold services in the army granting discharge she added. Despite the Pardon he said the vast majority of Ameri can draft evaders in Canada would t be leaving. The Par Don however would make it easier for them to live Here he indicated. As for the future of the draft evader information ser vice in Canada it will Likely continue with modifications he said. His group has applied to the n a t i o n a 1 Council of churches in Washington for funding to provide coun Selling to awol and for a newsletter for draft evaders to let them know what a or. Marks said. Non violent War resisters get unconditional Pardon Washington a Vietnam Era draft evades can return to the United states those working for clemency can quit and the few in prison for breaking the draft Law can go free. Pres ident Carter has pardoned them. On his first full Day in the White House Carter fulfilled a Campaign Promise Friday by issuing a full Complete and unconditional Pardon to All draft evaders who did not commit acts of violence. His first order As president affected More than 10.000 evaders known to the Justice department and possibly thousands More who Unk Nown to the government never registered for the draft. Some groups say from to one million men did not Register and were not Dis covered during the Vietnam War period. But Carter s order did not cover the approximately 100.000 men who deserted and either received less than honorable discharges or re main fugitives. The president ordered the defence depart ment to study the possibility of upgrading general Dis charges. But the White House said no further action is contemplated in the worst cases involving bad conduct or Dis honorable discharges. Garter s action stirred the Wrath of veterans groups and conservatives on Capitol Hill. Senator Barry Goldwater rep. Ariz called it the most disgraceful thing that a president has Ever critics of the Vietnam War expressed Joy mixed with concern that the president did not go far enough. A department spokesman said those affected by the Pardon include who were convicted of draft violations or pleaded guilty. Are fugitives including about in Canada 300 in other countries and 200 whose whereabouts Are unknown. Carter s proclamation instructed the Justice depart ment to drop charges against men under indictment on draft charges including Many of the fugitives. The Pardon applied to All draft offences committed be tween aug. 4, time of the Tonkin Gulf and March 28, 1973, after the . Pullout and Hanoi s re lease of . Prisoners of War. Rutherford quits Winnipeg Ballet Carter s Pardon Means any one who fled the . To avoid the draft can return to the without fear of prosecution. Those who. Gave up their citizenship after fleeing can return but Only under alien status. In addition to excluding draft evaders who engaged in violence Carter s Pardon specifically left out any employees of the selective service system who violated the Law by Selling draft deferments or otherwise. Carter s order said the Par Don covers any draft evaders who were performing alternative service to qualify a limited clemency program set up by Gerald Ford when he was president. That Means they can quit their jobs. Ford s clemency program attracted Only of the eligible persons government figures show. About of them were deserters who received less than Honor Able discharges. The Pentagon says deserters arc still at Large. Carter s Pardon specifies that the government forever give up its right to prosecute the draft evaders. One draft evader Robert Bott Cirei 27, who fled to can Ada in 1970, reacted to news of the Pardon by saving i m free. The democratic process really won in the proposed Motel would Only Cost million to construct. On the basis of his promises and collateral the credit Union authorized the loan. Car persisted Over and Over again until he found a or. Jacksteit said. He called him a Man prone to swindle people out of and pointed to car s criminal record Between 1952 and 1955 involving charges of fraud and false pretences. When the credit Union asked to see his hotel equip ment car always had excuses Why he could t pro Duce it or. Jacksteit said. Eventually the accused sent them to a storage company where they examined television set ovens and other. Equipment but subsequent investigation showed that car had bought the goods on credit and had to return them almost immediately when he could t pay for them. At one Point car went to a lawyer in Winnipeg used a false name and said he wanted to be a silent partner in the Regent Avenue project. Investigation later revealed that he had done so to make it appear there was sufficient financing for the project to placate the credit Union s suspicions. Car was arrested when the credit Union appointed a receiver who discovered the accused had virtually no assets to Back up the loan or Complete construction. The credit Union had spent in its Loans and was left with just the Shell and foundations of the proposed Motel. M r. Jacksteit said the credit Union has had to pay another to satisfy contractors liens against the project and would have to invest an additional million dollars to Complete the pro posed 59-room Motel. Defence counsel Hersh Wolch said car made no per Sonal gain from the fraud but merely wanted to see his Motel project completed. He said car had a Grade 8 Edu cation was extremely naive and had Little or no business experience. Or. Wolch said his client was guilty of misrepresenting his financial status something which society tolerates on a Small scale. It s a natural tendency to make yourself look More re liable than you especially when applying for a loan he said car got the idea of going into the hotel business in de m o n t o a but his dream turned into a or. Wolch said. He lost All his assets including about in mining Stock and has been living in a month room in Winnipeg. Bring Constitution Home fast Trudeau continued president Jimmy Gaiter re turns Little fir to the Fleer after holding her in his arms during a White House reception photo president and mrs. Carter held the reception for the Georgia Peanut brigade. Landlord faces fines Over rebates Spohr. He started out in the corps then became soloist principal dancer regisseur. And finally associate director and production co or dilator. Before coming to Winnipeg m r Rutherford was a student at the Ballet theatre and the Robert Jef Frey school of Ballet in new York. When asked about the future of the Ballet after two key resignations. Or. Rather Ford replied. Where the company goes from this de pends entirely on How much he Board of directors in the City of Winnipeg wants to support Arnold Spohr and his plans for the of Ballet. They can t go far without or. Rutherford gave his notice to or. Spohr last sea son. So that or. Spohr would have a full year to replace hint be said. Or. Spohr said in a Tele phone interview thursday he is considering Hilary Cartwright bait mistress at the Royal Ballet formerly sadlers Wells in London As or. Rutherford s replace ment. However be added. This is if or. Does change Bis mind about leaving. Salced Bogl reports or. Resi Wajs As Federal Wasa ser of or. Car people who Are not to be quoted. They say they should t be quoted and then p 111 the situation in my hands. I had differences with h i m or. Cameron and Well be moving on to new responding to reports that or. Cameron did not get along with the dancers and had an approach which was not compatible with the artistic Aims and focus of the company or. Spohr Saki people Are sometimes not gracious but i can t account for that. I m not there to see i believe in he replied no comment on or. Cameron s approach a general manager. There Are so Many approaches. I have to get along with him. We both have to coordinate. When people together there should be a Edward Reger has been appointed acting general manager of the Ballet a search Comminey has been formed to look for a new general manager. Or. Reger said tuesday he Hopes to be a major candidate for the position. Or. Up Oft said be Hopes that or. Reger in a string calf Date Richard Krok pro Adelt the Ixa trs erectors sufi pay the rebates and Roll Back rents mrs. Rosenberg wrote they would be in direct con tempt and violation of the rent stabilization act and liable for fines ranging from to a Day for each suite for every Day they were in violation of the act. They would also be required to pay interest in the Money owing tenants. A spokesman for Rutlan development said the com Pany had received mrs. Rosenberg s letter but had t yet made a formal decision on How to deaf with it. I think the attitude rut Tan has taken is if the Board insists rent rebates be paid continued Back right away they will pay the rent he said. We re not All together sure at this Point whether or not this is going to be the stance of the Board. The obvious problem we be got is that in the event we were to go to court and succeed we would be in the position of having paid Back the rebates but the tenants would owe rent the ten ants would end up paying the r 11 a n spokesman said the company had t filed an Appeal with the court of Queen s Bench Yel because of the mechanics of getting one together but mrs. Rosenberg s letter was an incentive to be speedy. Mrs. Rosenberg said rut fan had a lot of paperwork to do before it could Issue rent rebates but the first of them should be out by the begin Ning of february and most of them should be paid by the end of february. She said tenants should Roll Back their own rents and should apply to the rent review Ward if they Don t receive their rebates. The increases the rent re v i e w Board approved for Ruttan for phase i july. 1975 to sept., 1976 and phase ii after oct. A 1976 were 55 Nassau. 10 per cent and 9.6 per cent Kil Tarton towers 10 per sent and eight per cent Fountain House. 10 per cent and 11.56 per cent and Sussex Hesss 10 per cent and 10.38 per cent. Both or. Khan and the rent review Board refused to say what increase the com Pany had applied for but an other company spokesman said they were substantially Ference in 1971. The prime minister argued that the Constitution should be Patriate with a formula for amending it later which most provinces agree to and that changes to the Constitution itself should take place later in stages. But he said that if the prov inces can agree to changes in Senate representation entrench Nee n t of language rights a commitment to minimizing regional disparities continuing Federal provincial consultation and possibly changes in appointments to the supreme court of a then he is prepared to agree to these amendments at the same time As Patria Tion. Or. Trudeau stressed How Ever that he will have Noth ing to do with discussions about the distribution of Powers As pressed for by the provinces As part of the act of bringing tire to Canada. He made it Clear that he will not tolerate a Long series of meetings on a draft Procla mation incorporating these changes in the Constitution. If it seems Likely that that result Early Patria Tion could be achieved after a further conference to discuss modifications that any of the pre Miers might think desirable i would be Happy to join in such a conference at a Mutu ally convenient he told or. Lougheed. It is quite possible however that the areas of disagree ment May be various and perhaps he added. The prime minister said that if this happens he favors going ahead with Patria Tion with the amending formula As agreed on at the 1971 Victoria conference leaving every thing else for discussions and action at the next stage after Patria Tion " the Victoria Formus would provide for amendments to the Constitution with the agreement of the majority of provinces including Ontario Quebec at least two of the Atlantic provinces and at least two of the Western prov inces. Or. Trudeau said that if the provinces Don t think this is the right course the Federal government is ready poem bark on the other route of total he warned that if this course is followed it will be essential for All of us to be willing to meet the Challenge that this pose in As open minded i Way As Possi ble consistent with our responsibilities unburdened by commitments to any preconceived outcome and con strained Only by the dictates of our sense of what will Best serve the interests of canadians in All parts of Trio arrested for break ins the vigilance of a neighbor thursday afternoon led to the arrest of two boys in a House at 1186 valour Road and later to the arrest of a third. The three boys Ages 14, 15 and 17, were transferred to the Manitoba youth Centre. They face charges in connection with 25 to 30 House break ins committed during the last three months in Dif Ferent parts of the City. A police spokesman said Friday a neighbor noticed activity Al 1186 valour and called police. Are Cowe to a Keeae Wicas or pre a to fear Spawr net to staff reports or. Cawa Resac Filba Wmk or. Mfd Taffee Ingvi if fit a renovation of Stony Mountain questioned by Gerard Ncneil Stony Mountain Man. Up As the Canadian Penitentiary service tarns its Century old Stony Mountain institution into a medium Security prison it is planning to build a new maximum ser Arity one near Winnipeg is modes to the South. However guards and prisoners Tom a special commons subcommittee Friday they fed Stony Mon Tam Suboski remain severity and the prison so Yum be bbl Dufis. Sever Fly. The of owed Ripp feg Ces fac pcs to replace Aew with tic spa spate to Mew Sta. After of Cefes far few 3i v suddenly become living unit while both guards and prisoners said they Welcome the living unit approach they suggested Stony with its forbidding May be the wrong place to Start Jack Hewitt president of the Public service Alliance of Canada local questioned the Money being spent on Reno Vamg Stony Moo Ajam. Asst her a atm reprise fit alive said the wat Oral place for s Prises is close of we Pef so was Easby be re Kosed for Shady pro grows. However Dow seas Ford. Treatment of prisoners. Under the living unit concept. Prisoners have their own rooms and other facilities instead of cells. Guards Are responsible for the same group of prisoners and Are expected to develop close relationships Boot on Trust. A nine member prisoner welfare committee also praised he to iving tent idea. Fort said the spirit basal ;