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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 21, 1977, Winnipeg, Manitoba Weather report from Quebec looks to . Page -46 France expel envoy v Reed Vii say res Nils by 1979? Stevie sweeps grammes Ozark Mou ill a in daredevils j Horner fan Eluh motor Homes rare Vinsy 4 or Nils i under world festival Oval Treur 3 weekend scores sunday nil Pittsburgh 4 Cleveland i by rangers 3 Detroit 2 2 washing or 2 Philadelphia a Buffalo 2 Toronto to Chicago 8 Colorado Vinic soil Whf Winnipeg. Edmonton 2 new England i sinning. 2 2 Cincinnati 4 Phoenix 3 saturday nil my . 5 by ranqer., i Philadelphia 2 Vancouver 5 Atlanta i is. Louis j Washington 1 Pittsburgh 6 Toronto 6 Buffalo 2 Detroit i los Angeles 2 Boston f f. Chicago 1 wha Cincinnati 3 Quebec 1 Phoenix 6 Indianapolis 5 Houston 5 san Diego 1 inside Bio Dex Bridge is classified 23-30, 33-45 comics 55 crossword i i deaths 5. 23 finance Li-11 focus i2 for people 17-22 Horoscope is cum hic.26 movies 22 sports -17-54 television Cloudy Low -15, High 0 Sun rises . Sets . Moon rises . Sets . Details Page 5 Winnipeg free press final edition vol. 84 120 monday february 21, 1977 15 cents 25c with Coloreo comics pm planning begins for referendum on Independence Andras looking to future better pension benefits possible Ottawa Chi the in ability us private pension plans id provide inflation Prool retirement income May Furce the government to improve benefits of uie plan Hubert Andras pre Iid enl of the trea sury Board. Air. said a govern Nickil study of p e n s i o n schemes in the private sector i hearing completion. Made the comments during a taping of the ctr program question period. The inti Alionar period of 1 he last Tew had brought real concern to per Mirin approaching or at the retirement Ami the Luvern nit lit is examining the Finan Cial Security provided by Pri Pei Mon plans he said. Ii be one of the my Uii plan thrusts of the in lure lint let s lace it. To he a most munition departure we be got to tie ver sound on How in it. Air. A Iulas there be critic Eis Lii of ill flexed to allow for increases in the most of he said. Cull indexed pension plan i i s e s buying Power Wilh eve year because of in la imn. So far. Only the Federal eminent and several prov inces have created indexed pensions for their employees. These schemes have been heavily criticized by manag Ersol private pension funds who argue they cannot afford the schemes because of unpredictable these critics suy on gov with their virtually unlimited taxing Powers can fund such schemes. The Treasury Board pres ident he will announce this week the setting up of an Independent to tin financial Stabilit of pub lie service pension plans. By i Eek 1iauekul staff correspondent Montreal the parti quebecois has begun gearing up for the promised referee d u m on Independence forming a special referendum committee and whipping up enthusiasm a in o n g party members Lor the Independence debate. At a weekend meeting us its National Council the pm approved a plan of action which will see a seven Man commit tee prepare i report on referendum strategy by june 15. The Council also voted to launch a si.2 million fund Ais Uig move which is being interpreted As an unofficial Kickoff to the referee Cluni Campaign. Since Independence is the fundamental objective and the Raisoni d etre of the parti quebecois. All our actions from now on must be based on whining the says the plan of action approved by the 250 delegates sunday. Environment minister mar eel Leger. One of three Cabi net ministers a incl to the committee told the delegates that the party must win Over two out of every three francophone voters in Quebec if it is to win a 51 per cent majority in the referendum. The pm got 41 per cent of ballots cast in last no vember s provincial election. Ifs Only through door to door canvassing by party militants Bluit we will or. Leger very vote counts in the referendum and should even try Lor Suee Ess in the West Island of Montreal which has been a lost cause for us in the on saturday. Premier be v e s u e described ind open be i q Page 4 Quebec Premier Rene Levesque Independence is inevitable photo Quebec culture threatened by separation Munro warns Munro sees threat out. Labor minister John Musiro says the culture and language of Quebec Are threatened with extinction if the province separates from Canada. Sneaking to a meeting of Ontario new liberals Satur Day the Federal minister sail an Independent Quebec would be unable to survive when by a Poten hostile English speak ing Canada and an economically powerful t United states. Or. Said later in an i m t c r v i c w that the labor movement and the Liberal pm Ives i intent Are advancing to wards a new. Accommodating relationship and the resulting Shilt of labor irom the new democratic party May mean Ollil return of a two party sys tem. If you look at the nip it s really not that dil Lerent irom the other Par he said. The minister has been negotiating the Canadian labor Congress on the establishment of a tripartite Council of business labor and government w h i c h would have wide Powers to advise on economic policy. The trend toward Iri parti Tim May break Down the tra d i t i o n a i labor nip relationship because labor will realize it has a new More powerful government forum in which it can be heard. Or. Munro said. See. A Relief Page -1 Holiday halted by pcs Ottawa up workers wore on the Job As usual because some Progress i v e ouse value m1v walked Al the Ilea of another Sla Lutov hol lax today the third monday m w As to have been heritage but the govern ment unable to secure conservative consent to Speed a Bill through the commons proclaiming t h e country s ninth statutory Holiday. The new democratic party like the liberals were prepared to see the Bill passed with a minimum of debate. However the Bill May be passed by next february if the conservatives can per Suade members such As Stan Schumacher pal Liserio that canadians really prefer to work one Day in Snow bound february. Economic problems in Canada have been neglected Clark s by ii an Fotell k i Urvi Trif lean Luvern Merit s on linguistic and Eon Lilii issues has meant neglect of Canada s economie problems according to progressive conservative loader Loe Clark. This country is bigger Illar. Its and tin re Are other he told Alk iut Iuo tic Ople gathered Here sunday in pick a candidate for the upcoming the Misc Mingue by election. Nonna ild Grimard 21-year old area lawyer chosen by acclamation to carry the tory Banner in what was Ideal Caouette country unt Mihe social credit Leader s death last december. Or. Clark s criticism of the prime minister s Persona obsession Drew Only quiet attention but the crowd burst into applause when he assured them that the official languages a was a Basie principle fur the tories and t h i t constitutional Reform was a serious priority. Ays he and or. Grimardi avoided mention of the parti quebecois presence in Quebec and focussed on local bread and butter issues of High tin employment and problems in. The mining and forestry industries. Air. Grimard. Who ran unsuccessfully for the Union National in the 1900 Quebec election was the first candidate to be officially selected by any party in View of the six in que to be called in the Spring. Carter seeks Complete cutoff of Garrison project funds by pall Uhi Belau state correspondent Washington in a sible death blow to the controversial Garrison project. President Carter will ask Congress to Cut off All Lul Urc funding for the North Dakota irrigation system. The president s 1s7s budget proposals which will be sent to Congress tuesday will wipe out the s18.6 million that the Kord administration had recommended i or Garrison construction in the next fiscal year. Congress and state of the Middle East desperate for peace Vance says facials reacting to president Carter s move. Slid it would be poor judgment and bad timing to drop funding Lor Garrison and other projects a specially because of the drought situation. Congressman Mark an Drews of North Dakota in see Page 4 not a dry Eye left in House new York a police arc searching for a phantom of the opera who leu the saturday night crowd at the met c a 11 i n card a Cloud of tear was that forced evacuation of opera fans. There was Barca a dry Eye in the House even before the curtain went up. Thousands of opera lans Wen already in their scats for Pouli ii s dialogues of the carmelites when tin choking tear suddenly filled the and Bexan Drifting Miu the main theatre. Police Are looking Lor a per son who stole into the lobby pulled the pin on an army Type canister and m t the spewing device on a ins escalator. In men made j Quick rec Jisc. With the Aid of , about opera lans in eve Ning evacuated the red carpeted Hall at Center about a . My cacs were tearing said Paul who was attending the opera with his life. It hit to very quickly. I looked Down into the Ort-hc.-. Tra and saw that people were moving out quickly. There was no ten persons including four police officers were taken to Hospital where they were treated for minor irritations of eyes and throats. The displaced opera fans waited outside while manage ment aired out the Hall. They then re admitted and the opera began an hour late i Oitice said Tii Cro v. A no damage to the opera House and no arrest has been made. Met Olti Cial Wendy Hanson said she has no idea Why someone would commit such an act. I can t see any poli tical reason Lor it. Maybe they just Don t like convict yields five freed Saluzzo Italy Router an armed convict surren dered to police Here Early today alter holding a family of five hostage for More than 16 hours. Franco Bartoli. 29. Was car ried on a Stretcher from an apartment where he took ref Uge after he was shot in the shoulder and leg in an escape from Sali Izzo prison sunday. Following his escape he entered a nearby apartment Block and broke into a second floor apartment where he held a family of five at gunpoint. Three of the hos tages were children aged 15, 12 and six. Through an open window the bearded Bartoli spoke to his Mother conducted inter views with reporters and negotiated with the local prosecutor. Hours after the siege began he demanded a doctor to treat his wounds. A doctor was allowed into the Flat but police said today Bartoli was still bleeding badly. In a Telephone interview with italian radio Bartoli who described himself As communist fighting capital ism said the Pope should be available to the place of the hostages As he had Noth ing belter to do than Pray for his shares in the real it late Waicek lodges vote complaint Elizabeth unsuccessful in her bid to win the progressive conservative nomination in the Winnipeg provincial constituency o f cram ont Wood. Has filed a formal complaint with party president Bill Pearson of Brandon. In a Telephone interview monday or. Pearson said the complaint would be considered by the in member party executive at . Wednesday at party head quarters. 23 Kennedy Street. He declined to say what grounds for complaint were cited in mrs. Willock s let Ter which he receded this weekend. However mrs. Willcock had complained publicly about voting irregularities at the Jan. 28 nominating convention. She lost the Nomina Tion to incumbent la War Ren Stoen by 27 votes. Mrs. Willcock has claimed new names were added to the list of eligible voters while 38 Oiler names were left off the list. She maintains her committee did not receive a copy of the list until immediately prior to the nominating convention. Damascus up . State Secretary Cyrus Vance said today that both israeli and Arab leaders have expressed willingness to attend peace talks in Geneva this year provided the question of hit status of the Palestine liberation organization can be settled. Speaking to reporters at the end of his six country fact finding tour of the Middle East. Vance said both sides arc desperate to reach a pc ice agreement. However the problems of Israel s withdrawal from occupied Arab territories and the Plo s insistence at being t u i i y represented at any peace conference still to Mai cd. Israel backed by the . Is opposed to any negotiations with the Plo. Vanee said All the Arab and israeli leaders had agreed to go to Geneva to discuss peace if the Plo problem could be settled. He added that both sides cognized that the Plo recognition problem As Well As the withdrawal question were is to any peace Settle ment. But Arab and israeli leaders still were sharply divided. I must be very careful not to be Vance said. On the other hand there arc areas of possible bases Lor he said All the leaders he had during his week Long Mission had accepted invitations to to Washington i or talks with president Carter with the exception of Sec Mideast Page 4 Vance Plo holds key Trudeau s visit to . Big How d a do planned by Pali. To Whitelaw staff correspondent prime minister Trudeau can look Forward to a King size Al Welcome on the South Lawn of the House when he arrives for talks today with president Carter. It will not. The Canadian embassy has taken Steps to assure be a Queen sized greeting. The embassy has requested 400 tick ets to the White House arrival Cerco ii to issued to diplomats their fam Ilies and other Loyal members of the Canadian that s 100 More tickets than the British embassy requested for the a Queen Elizabeth last a . State department official noted. It does seem like quite a f be usual number of tickets requester by embassies for the colourful welcoming according to the state department is about 230. As is customary or. To death will be sror cd by a Ift gun Salute and an army band which will play the stars and stripes and Canada s National Anthem. Which one a protocol officer says the hand iia been rehearsing 0 Canada not god save the Queen. There will be Brief words of Welcome by or. Carter and a response by the prime minister who will be a com see my Page 4 protest brings refund by Philip Rodgers can you do when you get Don Ross general manager of Gladstone d a t s u n motors s an d saturday after he d agreed to refund the Price of a car bought last september. The decision to pay Norm a Ross no relation the s4.400 Cost plus another s400 for her expenses was made about an hour after miss Ross began picketing outside the company s showrooms at 761 Portage Avenue. She said she had spent five months trying to get satisfaction by More conventional Means. In a statement she passed out during her Demon is r a t i o n miss Ross said she d had trouble with the car s transmission since shed bought it. The problem was identified As too heavy transmission fluid which the see protest Page 4 photo by Garry Ron displays a stick Dimmg tar picketing Satur Day at Datsi ;