Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 18, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday july 18, 1978 iday july 18. 1978 g j i m m i w j if no world grow targeted y had come knowing he would be asked to give ground. He said there was Strong pressure on Japan the United states and West Ger Many the most economic ally powerful take the Steps they have promised. The seven leaders have agreed to Monitor closely their implementation and to hold another economic sum Mit next year. British prime minister James Callaghan said there had been much rhetoric be fore the Summit on How to work together to resolve world economic problems. We have translated that rhetoric into action Scmidt said i think we can say How very satisfied we Are by our continued Trudeau said Canada would Likely immediately Benefit from Japan s commitment to import More uranium immediately to reduce its Trade surplus. Trudeau and Carter the communique said expressed their firm intention to continue As reliable sup pliers of nuclear fuel within the framework of effective in an Overall agreement on Energy the leaders said the further development of nuclear Energy is external affairs minister Don Jamieson said Japan agreed to increase imports by the same percentage from Canada As from the United states. Industry minister Jean Chretien also attended. Trudeau reported Only limited Progress on freeing Trade which Canada As a major trading nation has a Large stake in. While a commitment to re Sist protectionism made at the London Summit last year was repeated Trudeau said hard bargaining he said Canada s demands for easier Access to foreign markets for Industrial Agri cultural and fisheries products Are still to be met. Negotiations to liberalize world Trade through revising the general agreement on tariffs and Trade Gatt Are to resume shortly in Geneva with dec. 15 As a dead line for conclusion. Canada has been pressing for Tariff reductions on More highly processed raw materials to create jobs. An unexpected agreement at the Summit was a policy to combat aircraft hijacking by halting All flights to or from countries refusing extradition or prosecution of Hijack ers or to return planes. Trudeau suggested the measures at a luncheon with the leaders sunday. Trudeau will stay on in West Germany for a three Day official visit including meetings with top business leaders and Schmidt. The two also plan to sail in the Baltic sea near Schmidt s Hamburg Home. Summit reaches anti Hijack pact photo by wave Glowacky neighbors help sift through the wreckage after two Maples Homes were struck by an unconfirmed Tornado. Bonn Cap leaders of the seven major Industrial countries meet ing to discuss economic problems have approved Tough measures suggested by Canada s prime minister Trudeau to discourage countries from harbouring aircraft hijackers. The leaders of Canada the United states Japan France Britain West Germany and Italy have agreed to cease All flights to and from a country that refuses extradition or prosecution of hijackers or to return the hijacked plane. They also called on other govern ments to join in the agreement. Trudeau said monday he had suggested the measures at a luncheon meeting with the other leaders sunday. He added that although the Issue had not been on the Summit meeting s Agenda everyone found that that was a Good Trudeau said he has Long been a proponent of combined action by world leaders to combat International terror ism but a lot of airlines Are going to have fits when they see what we have agreed he said. He added that he also suspects there might be opposition from some businessmen who will now be travelling by Steamer to get to certain the statement said in cases in which a country refuses to extradite or legally prosecute air plane hijackers or to give Back such air planes the Heads of state and government Are unanimously agreed through their governments to see to it immediately that All flights will be terminated into that country. At the same time their governments will implement Steps to ban incoming flights from that country As Well As flights by airlines of that country Fly ing from any other a _ of storm carries roof 100 feet wife urges games Boycott of the i Tontini Ien i restored to parts of Selkirk Washington a the wife of ances on Capitol Hill called on the fore the games begin. I Letellier and Piney District failed soviet Anat nov United states and other Western mrs. She Haransky said soviet of a bang. He said the ceiling of the Kitchen dropped but he did t realize the extent of the dam age until he went into the living room which had lost the ceiling and roof and stood exposed to the sky. David Bibby. Who lives at 738 Sheppard Street about two blocks from the Meyers Home said he had gone to close the window on his screen door before joining his family in the basement when he saw what he later Learned was the the Meyers roof Fly 50 to 100 feet in the air first j saw a couple of shingles Fly up. Then a Trail of More shingles two by fours and what have been insulation and then an an other i most of the roofing including a Carport ended up be Hind the House in the Garden of another House. The two Storey House immediately beside the Meyer sat 31 Majorca was the Only other House in the immediate area to be damaged at All. Losing most of its shingles and had windows blown or battered in. Meyers who built his House four years ago Esti mated the damage at about the Winnipeg weather of fice could t confirm that there had been a Tornado monday but the Public forecaster said from the description of damage at the Meyers Home that it was Likely a Tornado. He said there were reports of Tornado Force winds in the area As the storm tracked North towards Gimli. Frances Chapman who works at the Oasis resort was quite certain what she saw and experienced was a Tornado. She said they could see it coming across the Back Fields from the direction of the flood Way. When it hit the resort it pulled up Trees and overturned four trailers As Well As flattening Many tents. Two of the trailers were split by falling Trees she said. A Shack at the Entrance to the resort was also torn apart. The closest anyone came to being injured appeared to have been the Chapman cat which was thrown about 25 feet in the air but was t Hurt. Hydro lines were Down in scattered areas through the province but there was no major problem a Manitoba Hydro spokesman said. Service still had t been restored to parts of Selkirk Letellier and Piney District late monday evening. The spokesman said there were lengthy outages in Vari Ous parts of the City served by Manitoba Hydro. Winnipeg police also re ported that lines were Down in various parts of the inner City putting Many traffic lights mostly in the West end and on Portage Avenue out of order. Winnipeg works and operations department said most of the problems created by the storm were Trees Down there were about 20 reports. Some subways in particular the underpass on Pem Bina. Flooded temporarily making it necessary for traffic to be rerouted until the water ran off. There has t been one report of a flooded a works and operations spokesman said. Washington a the wife of jailed soviet dissident Anatoly Shch Aransky accused the soviet Union on monday of a deliberate Campaign to annihilate the jewish Emi Gration movement. Avital Shch Aransky in appear ances on Capitol Hill called on the United states and other Western countries to withdraw from the 1980 olympic games in Moscow in protest. She said she believes the soviets Are engaged in a deliberate attempt to crush the dissident movement be fore the games begin. Mrs. Shch Aransky said soviet officials offered her husband his Freedom before his trial for treason and anti soviet agitation in Exchange for his co operation and at the Price of destroying the whole jewish movement in the soviet air Canada slowdown causes delays Toronto up air Canada ground sen ice personnel continued to work to Rule at Toronto International Airport on monday forcing passengers to put up with Long delays for their baggage to be unloaded. The slowdown part of a Campaign to Brini pressure on the publicly owned airline in a contract dispute also caused delays in about 120 outgoing flights on monday a company spokesman said. In Montreal the airline s baggage handlers machinists ramp staff and loading and cargo agents were Refus ing to work overtime. But air Canada reported no delays at either Dorval or Mirabel airports. Air Canada members of the International association of machinists Iam without a contract since april 1 Are voting across the country this week on whether to give Union leaders a strike mandate. Barry Shaw chief negotiator for the workers. Said in an interview the vote result will be released next monday. The workers Are covered by Federal anti inflation guide lines until the end of the year. Shaw said and that Means a six per cent wage increase for 1978. The Union is resigned to that Fate he added. From 1979 on the Union is looking for an is per cent increase Over an 18-month period although the duration of the contract is negotiable he added. Talks recessed last week to allow the Union to poll its members. Air Canada negotiators also asked for time to attend talks for 500 finance department employees in Winni Peg a company official said. The threat of a machinists strike comes at a rough time for air Canada s harassed labor relations people who Are also negotiating with the company s 500 finance work ers 1.500 pilots and flight attendants. Unfair expropriation halted i. The province moved to expropriate farmlands about 20 Miles Northwest of the site in order to give it to the Federal government As compensation. The government negotiated with the owners of the land for 18 months but could t agree on a Price. Finally the minister decided to Issue an expropriation order. Continued the judge s decision will have no effect on the River project de Zeeuw said. The dam is expected to be finished by next Spring de Zeeuw said it was the first time he could recall a minister trying to expropriate land not needed specifically for a project. The government first tried to take the land under terms of the Public works act. But further investigation showed that the land was t needed directly for the project so it could t be classified As a Public the government then proceeded under the land acquisition act which gives ministers Broad Powers to expropriate. Chase leads to 6-month term continued however a passenger in Furgala s car Testi fied the car came w within 30 feet of Anderson. After this Sangster joined Anderson. Of this Point the car came towards them again. Sangster testified that both officers attempted to wave the car Down with their flashlights by the car kept coming and both had to jump to avoid being hit. As the car continued both officers shot 11 times at the car. The two officers then got into their Crusier and eventually caught up with the Chase car after it got stuck in a ditch. Ramp acted on Edge of Law Ous. He favored riving Field commanders the right to approve actions against terrorist groups. At one Point he described such actions As on the Edge of the Law and in the spirit if not the letter of the Law. Cobb said Reynald Michaud of Montreal was t fired from his Job because of things said to his employer by Cpl. Bernard Dubuc. A member of the g-4 unit who the employer after Michaud refused to become informer. Commissioner Guy Gilbert then read from a transcript in which Cobb told mounties examining him last summer. 5n Advance of the Royal com Ini Sion hearings that the Duboc visit was deliberately conceived to Cost i a Chad his Job. Gilbert also questioned continued Cobb about the a a unit s actions in trying to recruit two other Montre Alers Andre Chamard and Andre la Forest As informers. Cobb said he did t think the mounties should have or dered Laforest to stand in a Motel room Corner during a lengthy session. But this was relatively minor and generally speaking Cobb approved of the recruiting at tempt. When Gilbert noted that Laforest was not accused of any crime Cobb said the Man was a walking offence Structure who was suspected of firearms theft had someone else s Driver s licence and so on. Cobb said that if he has any regrets it is that be did not recommend Cpl. Dubuc and Insp. Laurent Hugo for a commendation from head quarters for the operation. He said Insp. Bernard Blier and Cpl. Richard Dai Gle should not have tried to restrain Chamard when Cha Mard tried to get out of their car after being driven from Montreal to a private Road South of the City. Gilbert asked if it was the policy of g-4 unit officers not to identify themselves to people like Chamard. Cobb said that with Hind sight it perhaps was prefer Able that Chamard be told who approached he added that Chamard might have tried to play the bad Ger game by claiming the two mounties had harmed him and this might be the reason they did t identify themselves. Up a helicopter brings israeli foreign minister Moshe Dayan to Leeds Castle on monday. . To ask egyptians to spell out guarantees London a the United states will urge Egypt to spell out Security guarantees for Israel in new Middle East peace talks opening today behind the Walls of a medieval fortress in Southern England . Officials said. The participants state Secretary Cyrus Vance and foreign ministers Moshe Dayan of Israel and Mohammed Ibrahim Kamel of Egypt arrived separately Mon Day behind a shield of Tough Security and flew by helicopter to isolated Leeds Castle. . Officials who asked not to be named said Vance Hopes that specific assurances from Egypt particularly on How to Cope with extremists on the West Bank of the Jordan River could Lead to Matching israeli concessions. The purpose is to draw israeli prime min ister Menachem begin into an acknowledgement that Israel will withdraw from the West Bank won from Jordan in the 1967 Arab israeli War. An israeli newspaper reported monday that egyptian president Anwar Sadat s la test peace proposals which have not been officially disclosed Call for Israel to turn the West Bank Over to Jordan after five years with Israel Jordan and the palestinians jointly administering it in the interim. Sadat also would agree to a continued israeli military presence in the West Bank to meet Israel s Security needs the Jerusalem Post reported. The egyptians have denied repeatedly however that they would accept a continued stationing of israeli troops in the occupied territories. Vance Dayan and Kamel held Brief informal talks monday night at the Castle 72 Kilometres Southeast of Here. Substantive discussions begin this morning. Israel and Egypt have publicly declared each other s Over All proposals for a Settle ment to be unacceptable. But Dayan before a helicopter took him to the Castle said there Are some meet ing Points in the two ;