Winnipeg Free Press

Thursday, December 07, 1978

Issue date: Thursday, December 7, 1978
Pages available: 111
Previous edition: Wednesday, December 6, 1978

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 7, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Ii r Winnipeg free december 1971 Vej f j i i if p i Vic i hearing told workmen found Thorpe 9s letters into charges that they plotted to and a Liberal member of parliament in England Reuter builders refurbishing a London office stumbled across a hidden cupboard and found documents linking the names of politician Jeremy Thorpe and the former male Model who claims they were once homosexual a court was told and three other men Are appearing at a preliminary hearing into charges that they plotted kill the Norman the state has alleged that former Leader of the Liberal feared his career would be ruined by who was claiming publicly to have been seduced in 1961 by the the court has been told that Peter one of Thorpes close friends and a Liberal member of was asked to look after the Scott he has been a major Crown witness against Thorpe at the hear in 1974 be Sells business and he went to live in the United builders moved in to refurbish his office in London fashionable pall mall in statements read to the court wednesday by prosecutor Peter Tay two builders described finding a Black document Case hidden in a concealed cupboard in the there were account books and Cheque stubs some of the material relating to a letter from Scott to Ursula the Liberal leaders was among documents one of the builders sold to the sunday Mirror newspaper for the equivalent of Scott has already testified that he wrote to Thorpe accusing her son of seducing him while on a visit to her a statement to the court from the newspaper said its Legal department kept copies of the which were Given to the magistrates Are sitting to de cide whether Thorpe and his code pendants should stand trial on conspiracy charges of plotting an abortive attempt to murder the state Case is that an airline Pilot named Andrew Newton was hired to kill but bungled the at tempt and killed Scotts Jamieson says Canada loves Queen speech London Reuter Canada has every intention of remaining a constitutional external affairs minister Don Jamieson said adding there is great love in Canada for the i cant conceive of any in my coun try that would change the feeling for the Jamieson added in a speech before the Royal common wealth canadians have a great affection and in deed love for the he in his native new Britain is de scribed As the Mother Jamieson said he believes that despite Britain membership in the Europe an common it re Mains the Fountainhead of the he Hopes that Britain does not become so preoccupied with Europe that the Commonwealth will have to play second Canada holds a Strong belief in the common wealth and the need to keep sight of moral values in world Jamieson he believes the Commonwealth can be Cru Cial in solving the problems of including Nami Bia and Jamieson regretted that Canadas relationship with India is not As Good As i would like it to be because of India hesitation Over signing a nuclear nonproliferation our re lations would be far better if these nuclear tensions were out of the As for the Cana Das attitude toward the Sovereign remained undiminished despite talk of new moves to Patriate the Canadian Constitution from touching on the situation in Namibia where South Africa sponsored elections Are under Jamieson said that if we fail in the situation in Africa might disinter Canada and other Western countries Are sup porting proposals for elections in that territory under United nations super i the South West african Peoples organization one of the major Black groups in has refused to take part in the current vote and police have arrested some of their leaders following bomb Jamieson told reporters it was never the in intention that Swap should have a unique role As sole representative in he said that South Africa has made a quite important Concession in recent weeks in agreeing to retain responsibility for Namibia pending in elections which May be held next if South Africa does not move toward the holding of in some Deci Sive in action May be Jamieson re Ferring to recurring de mands for sanctions against the Pretoria gov Jarai Eson said he Hopes South Africa might prove its Good Faith on Namibia within weeks or months but added that in referring to a he is thinking of the dynamic of events and not of an continue Friday downtown and uni City fashion Square its almost impossible to have too Many and this is such a terrific selection that youre sure to find several for the men on your shopping these sweaters Are great looking classics that Are really warm and really these sweaters come in a wide variety of styles including Crew Plaquet collared with Zipper or Button made of acrylic blends and Wool in assorted collective 344 the Bay mens main floor downtown and uni City prices in effect while quantities last or til store closing december 9th shop downtown and uni City fashion Square monday to saturday Tel Ebuy 30 ;