Winnipeg Free Press

Tuesday, March 20, 1979

Issue date: Tuesday, March 20, 1979
Pages available: 93
Previous edition: Monday, March 19, 1979

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 20, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free March briefly bomb recipe source revealed Milwaukee a freelance journalist monday disclosed to the government his sources of information for an article which a Federal court suppressed after Pentagon officials claimed it is a recipe for a Hydrogen Howard who wrote the article for the monthly Magazine the handed govern ment lawyers a 30page affidavit explaining How he had obtained the relevant government admits to death South Africa the South Afri can government has admitted responsibility for the death of a Black underground Leader in police Cus Tody three years ago and has agreed to pay damages to his lawyers said Joseph died Here March after less than a Day in the custody of Security police said he died of natural but the african National an underground political published photographs abroad which it said show the tortured body of the dead Soldier Dies in terrorist raid Belfast police said a British Soldier was killed and seven people were wounded in terrorist attack on an army and police Post in Northern ire land near the Border with the Irish police said seven mortar bombs were fired from a truck parked a few Hundred metres from the base at Newtown Southwest of most hit their killing the Soldier and wounding four other troops and two one Shell hit a nearby where a woman was German Secretary missing West Germany authorities launched an investigation monday into the disappearance of a West German officials private Secre tary who May have fled to communist East Ger the investigation began after Helga Secretary to state Secretary Manfred Lahnstein of the finance failed to show up for work monday Arena for concert not booked Toronto Keith Richards of the rolling stones says he is coming to Toronto to play two con but the manager of the Arena where they Are to be held says the building has not been Richards said sunday he will perform two con certs april 22 at the University of Toronto varsity the to Aid the Canadian National Institute for the Are to satisfy a condition imposed on Richards last year by a judge who convicted him of possessing no damage seen from spill Ottawa environment minister Len Marchand said monday he foresees no environmental damage resulting from the split of the British Tanker Kurdistan off the Nova Scotia coast last he said in the commons there has been no sign of an Oil Slick from tonnes of heavy Oil thought to have been spilled into the Cabot Strait when the Tanker broke a Slick spotted off the still floating Stern Section was bribery probe under Way Washington the House of representatives ethics committee has opened an investigation into allegations that politicians were bribed by officials of the South african it was Dis closed representative Charles Bennett chairman of the ethics said an investigation has been under Way for several saudis tighten visa policies Toronto saudi Canadas largest trading partner in the Middle is tightening its visa granting policies in response to Ontario Law prohibiting companies from supporting an Arab Boycott of Trade with Omar a counsellor with the saudi embassy in said Ontario response to the Arab Boycott might result in Canadas losing millions of dollars Worth of contracts with saudi ruptured Tanker to be sunk Halifax the two pieces of the ruptured British Tanker Kurdistan remained in Tow off Nova Scotia monday As ice played havoc with shipping throughout the the Kurdistan Bow Section was Over 100 nautical Miles off the and will be taken farther out to sea and sunk in deep officials nip say up medicare funds Ottawa new democrats urged the government monday to increase health insurance payments to the provinces so they can pay doctors enough to ensure that All citizens have equal Access to medical the University of health care programs across the country is being eroded because the Federal ment restricts its medicare funding to increases in the Gross National regardless of actual increase sin health care new Democrat Bob Rae told the compiled from dispatches natives seek self determination a photo chauffeur Leo Tanzer holds door As a six Montgold raised in new Steps out of his limousine at a new York Bucky will be joining his to the living logo for the Hartford a full grown horned self determination is the aim of Canadas Northern native members of the Northern native rights Campaign said in Winnipeg the six member representing the Dene nation of the Mackenzie River the Council of Yukon indians and Nishma of the Naas River Valley in Western British is on a two Cross country based in Mem Bers of the group will travel to Thompson and Brandon and meet with Church and Stu Dent groups Here during the the tour sponsor is project a coalition of roman unit presbyterian lutheran and mennonite churchmen supporting Northern aboriginal land claims and development representatives of the Labrador inuit association and and Nas Kap Montagnais inn association Are confining their Campaign to Eastern members of the Western group said Mon All political parties sent people to the Campaign Kickoff last a 45 minute press conference with Indian affairs and Northern development minister Hugh who made no commit in a joint statement to the the Dene and Yukon Indian representatives said they want nation status within the Ca Nadian if that is Ever Patriate from Brit they the current constitutional debate is not Legal unless the aboriginal people Are invited to participate in its re formula they told Faulkner they want political self Termi nation As an inalienable and that they must be assured enough land to meet their Basic require Dene nation representative Gerry Chezzie said the in preparation since last is meant to make canadians aware of the aboriginal rights were Well aware Theresa Federal election coming Chezzie adding that he hoped canadians will elect members of parliament who will sup port the groups speaking for the tribal Council Vic Epresi Dent Bill Mckay said his group will take action if aboriginal rights talks among and tribal representatives dont get though they Are the Only aboriginal group to attempt negotiating rights with the two Levels of 12 sessions so far have accomplished the current govern ment which Mckay said is contrary to the position its labor minis Ter took three years is not to recognize but merely to discuss the tribes keep warm1 see Page 19 use your spare time to your own advantage age no Barrier Ideal for High evenings 5 to 9 and afternoons apply in person Only Winnipeg free press 300 Cir ton Street deem a main floor March 21 Sharp Par time work earn up to s75 per week Power workers get 6 pay raise about 100 Manitoba workers who erect and string electrical transmission Power lines have Rati fied a contract providing pay increases of six per cent in each of the first three years and five per cent the last six the top rate for line men the highest paid workers of 16 apprentice and trainee categories covered by the contract rises to an hour in 1982 from the previous apprent will earn an hour in up from George director of the labor relations coun cil Winnipeg builders sex said the contract also pro Vides an increase to 30 from 20 cents an hour in health and welfare benefits and to 25 from 15 cents an hour in pension benefits paid by the workers Are employed by Manitoba Dominion Bridge company Mcgregor Thompson construction Comstock International and construction he the workers Are represented by the International brotherhood of electrical local Union spokesmen were unavailable for comment the new contract took effect the previous one expired last Akins no construction Indus try contracts Are ret Road he workers covered by the contract include Crane and equipment oper service men and Akins Many major construction Industry signed in expire april Akins said the electrical workers contract int unusually Long since shelters and Deckers approved six year contracts last figures revealed last week said unemployment in Manitoba construction Industry has reached per Leo president of the building trades Council which rep resents construction predicted the figure this summer May be 15 per compared with the Normal Zero unemployment in the Akins said monday he thought 15 per cent a Likely but Akins also predicted the situation will improve during the next few years through increased invest ment by private Industry and hit the taste All the enjoyment of top flavour tobacco in a commonsense Vantage smoke smart warning health and welfare Canada advises that danger to health increases with amount smoked avoid 11 tar ;