Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 13, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday february 13, 1979 briefly Indian bus crash kills 50 new Delhi at least 50 people were killed when a bus plunged into a 10-metre-deep Pond Northwest of the Assam state capital of Gauhati the press Trust of India reported monday. There were no survivors the news Agency said. Twelve bodies have been recovered so far and water is being pumped out of the Pond to retrieve other bodies and the bus it added. Protest vessels rights studied Ottawa fisheries minister Romeo Leblanc said monday he has asked lawyers to study the rights of at least two vessels which plan to pro test the annual East coast Seal Hunt next month. But until he has their advice he won t say what action might be taken against the operators of the two vessels Rainbow Warrior of the Greenpeace foundation and the sea Shepard of the Britain s Royal society for the prevention of cruelty to Ani Mals. Ice station ends Ottawa a floating soviet ice station has just completed a 600-nautical-mile Drift around the North pole after nearly six years the soviet news Agency no Vosti reported monday. Scientists aboard the ice Floe. North pole 22, which nearly melted in summer drifted in a 300-nautical-mile radius finishing up Northeast of Point Barrow Alaska. Jamaica to become Republic Toronto Jamaica plans to abolish the monarchy and become a Republic next year prime minister Michael Manley said monday. He told reporters that everyone in Jamaica agrees that an Anglo Saxon Queen Miles away has no relevancy in the Black Caribbean country. That is no reflection on the Queen who is a remarkable person Manley added but we Are opposed to the monarchy and 1 am an unrepentant four die in head on collision Yorkton sask. Four persons died in a head on collision monday on Highway 10 just East of this Southeastern Saskatchewan Community police said. Three of the dead were in one car Leonard Liebrecht 42, his wife Eileen 49, and Evelyn Froelich 46, All of Rhein sask. Also killed was the Driver and Only occupant of the other vehicle Donald j. Sabadash 23, of Yorkton. Strong hits Media treatment Toronto Maurice Strong says he is a victim of trial by Media and dirty Pool by journalists who Are trying to dig into his background to find a reason for his resignation As a Federal Liberal candidate. Strong former chairman of Petrovan and a self made millionaire said in an interview monday that he quit As candidate for the metropolitan Toronto Riding of Scarborough Centre because of his involve ment with one of his United states companies Al resources lid., a division of Procor lid. S. Korean official arrives Ottawa Park Tong Jin South korean foreign minister arrived monday night for discussions with Trade minister Jack Horner and external affairs minister Don Jamieson. Park is expected 10 talk about Canadian import quotas on South korean textiles and a South korean request to fish in Eastern Canadian Waters. Montreal Star appears again Montreal Somo 200.000 copies of the first Montreal Star since last june 13 rolled off the presses monday featuring a front Page color action photo of the Challenge cup hockey series and a glad to be Back letter from the publisher. But Vith the end of end he longest strike in the 110-year history it appears a Battle Between the afternoon daily and its morning rival the Gazette has begun. Two sought after girl slain grand rapids Mich. Two men Are being hunted in Michigan today in the slaying of an 11-year-old school crossing guard who was dragged into a car then dumped about two Kilometres from her elementary school. Linda Vanderveen 11, a Grade 6 student at Mulick Park elementary school and daughter of the City s personnel director fought desperately As she was forced into a car monday morning a witness said. Less than 10 hours later and about two Kilometres away the child was found dead her hands tied behind her Back. It has not been determined How she died or whether she was sexually assaulted. Health data Given reporter Toronto two staff members of the London psychiatric Hospital testified monday that they gave a newspaper reporter confidential information on a former patient facing a murder charge. Samuel Isaac Sussman the Hospital s director of social work and psychiatrist or. Joanne Silcox said they were interviewed separately by Helen Bullock of Toronto Star on Jan. 30, one Day after the former patient was charged. The two witnesses told the Ontario Royal commission into confidentiality of health records that they were fully aware of their Legal obligation to maintain confidentiality. Downtown Blaze damage extensive photo by Dave Johnson fireman Battle a Blaze at Garry Street Early today. No one was injured in the two alarm fire. A two alarm fire Early today caused extensive damage to the Interior of a three Storey Brick building at 323-329 Garry Street just North of Portage Avenue. Winnipeg fire chief Jack Coulter said at the scene it appeared the fire started under a stairway Between the first and second floors. Cause of the fire is under investigation. No damage estimate was available and no one was reported injured in the Blaze. The second and third floors of the building con Tain vacant apartment suites Coulter said. The first floor houses Michel s coiffure and the Garrick Barber shop. The first alarm came in just after Midnight and the second a few minutes later. The Oxford hotel 216 notre Dame Avenue suffered minor damage but residents were allowed Back in about . Frank Lupkowski a hotel waiter said at the scene when police cleared the hotel people were coming downstairs half they were taken to the St. Charles hotel across the Street he said. Another fire monday night extensively damaged a Rooming House at 777 Furby Street. Hydro inquiry told of meddling by Cecil Rosner Green said. Rather the the decisions and then be Tritschler wanted Green to Beggs was paid daily the Federal government government appointed responsible to Cabinet. Explain Why former Hydro expenses seven Days a meddled in Manitoba s of Hydro Board should make commissioner George chairman David Cass week fairs and was unreasonable throughout the nip administration s negotiations with the Northern flood 1 rom medallion milk co. Lid. The skim partly skim milk powder with the fresh milk taste Cost per litre skim milk powder Cash i carry partly skim milk powder Cash carry for free Sample i hone 233-7220 43 Speers re. Mpg. A committee former mines minister Sidney Green said monday. Green told he Tritschler inquiry that the Federal government financed the flood committee gave it authority to speak for treaty indians and Sel it up As virtually a parallel government to negotiate with Manitoba for compensation for Hydro flooding. It s tantamount to the government of Manitoba financing the parti Quebe Cois in Quebec to fight against the Federal govern said Green. The flood committee negotiated for More than three years on behalf of five Northern native communities. It eventually signed an agreement in 1977 with the conservative government for compensation for acres flooded by the Churchill River diversion project. Green said he would have preferred to negotiate with the Federal government directly rather than with the committee which he said was a citizens group paid to oppose the Manitoba government. The inquiry was told Green wrote a letter to then premiered Schreyer in August 1977, saying the government should reject a draft agreement with the flood committee and should repudiate the entire pro Cess of bargaining with them. The government re fast d to sign the agreement because it called for special Powers for arbitrators 10 decide compensation for flooding. Green also rejected charges that the govern ment did t give the com Mittee or Northern communities information about the effects of the diversion project. The former minister de fended his government s handling of Hydro affairs but said All its decisions were in the context of the Federal provincial Hydro agreement of 1966 which had already mapped out development of the Nelson River. I have never really checked to see if the whole thing the billion Nelson development makes Green said. we should have a commission to examine it. Maybo i should be the com Green said he was against holding Public hearings into the planned Lake Winnipeg project in 1970 and also opposed Simi Lar hearings in 1172 when Churchill River diversion came under scrutiny. He said he even fired water commission chairman Cass Booy in 1972 for trying to organize Public policy de Bates on Hydro issues in Stead of simply holding in formational hearings. I do not believe a Hydro Brno ram Rio Mari he hit the taste Bullseye. health ant welfare a l vantage.-. All the enjoyment of top flavour tobacco in a common sense cigarette. Smoke smart Nimni int c.mnkpc1 ;