Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 6, 1980, Winnipeg, Manitoba Comedian Marty Feldman thinks Hes a Dolly Parton Chretien feels confident of West by Michael Doyle Winnipeg free press Ottawa the Federal government has no doubt it will be Able to sell its constitutional package in the West and no doubt that Britain will return the 1867 British North America act Trou Justice minister Jean Chretien said yesterday in an exclusive interview with the Winnipeg free press prime minister Trudeau chief constitutional negotiator said the Promise for a renewed federalism and in partic ular the charter of human rights will sell especially Well in the West because of its Large immigrant population which cherishes those Why its important in the West theres a lot of immigrants in the West who come from behind the Iron curtain and still have families who re member people cannot speak out and they cherish the Freedom they have in Chretien and they wont blame anyone who is trying to make it More difficult for any capricious majority any Day in any parliament to take it away from every school in Western Canada has the Bill of rights of John Diefenbaker on the but everyone knows that the Bill of rights of Diefenbaker is a statement of principle which has Little Force of Law because its not an overriding the first Bill of rights was passed in Saskatchewan by former Premier Tommy Chretien so were just following in the paths of Douglas and John die Fen As for the the last thing they want to do is make trouble for Cana he i would be very surprised if the British parliament would want to be come the arbitrator of Canadian prob he they dont want can Ada Back As a the second reason Why the Constitution will be brought Back trouble free is that the British government has greater control Over its the British regularly limit Chretien they have rules Over environment minister John Roberts and external affairs minister Mark Macguigan Are in London scheduled to hold talks with prime minister see Chretien Page 4 Cloudy tonight 5 Windy tomorrow 20 october 1980 free press sum rises sets Moon rises sets final for 9570550 or 9422181 flights delayed As 18 at Airport obey picket line Jim free press about 18 air traffic control honoured a picket line of striking Federal clerks and disrupted air traffic at Winnipeg International Airport this morn the classified As didst report for work at 8 they face suspension for failing to Cross the picket the move was one effect of a stepped up drive taken by Public ser vice Alliance of Canada As its workers began its second week of a v the air traffic controller assistants coupled with the walkout in Toronto of Airport fire forced air up air and Norair to cancel flights from Winnipeg to to Ronto this air Canada was expected to resume flights to Toronto later this up air and Norair were to resume schedules this afternoon and later passengers flee ship fire Alaska a passengers from a Lifeboat that rescuers at first missed in the pitch dark night and Stormy Waters of the Gulf of Alaska finally came ashore 36 hours after they abandoned the burning dutch cruise ship in one of the biggest sea rescues in they and More than 500 other people were brought safely to after the coast guard we were left All alone in the fog and it was very said Regina Omalley of new York the Waves were in there want much we tried to conserve Energy and everybody was said Jose one of two air Force paramedics who were with the 18 for gotten we knew that if we see a they see us by last they and the other passengers from the 120metre luxury liner had been accounted for and were safely said the ships Holland America most were to head for their Homes today by Jet and the coast guard said 383 passengers landed in Valdez at the tra Salaska Oil pipeline Marine terminal late sunday and 150 people were brought into this Southeast Alaska 800 kilo metres Southeast of the coast guard had ended its search late saturday night in the belief that All the shivering occupants of the life rafts and lifeboats launched by the Prinsen dam had been picked up by the supertanker Wilham Burgh and coast guard Cutter but when a head count that night came up 18 and the air Force could not account for two paramedics who had been dropped to the water in scuba gear to help with the search units went Back into the people aboard the last Lifeboat were rescued sunday by the Waves had washed Over the sides of the Lifeboat drenching the who suffered from constant seasickness and said the Waves were id say 30 or 40 said Peter Kapetan of see passengers Page 4 Schmidt wins big Victory Bonn a West German voters quadrupled Chancellor Helmut schmidts majority in the lower House of parliament giving his leftist Liberal coalition four More years in schmidts Victory Over his conserva Tive bavarian Premier Franz Josef had been forecast by opinion polls before the National but the size of his which jumped to 45 seats from was a Surprise and resulted from gains made by his Junior coalition Hans Dietrich Genscher moderate free Schmidt said he was very satisfied with the outcome of the National elec Tion adding that it also pleased the neighbors of Western Europe most prosperous and popu Lous Germany remains he repeating his favorite Campaign and that is what he told reporters his new majority in see Schmidt Page 4 Pacific Western airlines said there were no disruptions in its the air traffic control assistants action Means there can be no visual flight plans filed at Winnipeg or As pilots face a on hour delay in filing instrument flight refuse to Cross lines at some government buildings in members of no striking bar gaining units in the Public service Alliance of which represents the were standing on the refusing to Cross picket the Canadian press reported employees at some facilities were crossing lines or using Back doors to report to work this morning in Ottawa and other there were police stand ing by at locations in Ottawa where none appeared last the Alliance has asked All its Mem Bers not to Cross the clerks lines despite a weekend ruling that it would be illegal and threats by the govern ment of suspensions and financial pen in at Dorval and Mirabel transport spokesmen said the majority of Alliance members crossed pickets but air traffic was the air traffic control Tower at Dorval was being manned by supervisory personnel because controllers walked off the Job in a Long standing dispute with the government Over what they say is outdated equip Drift report for work in customs officials did not report to but there were enough management employees to keep Border Points spokesmen Auto parts and some supplies for other industries have been stuck at customs clearance centers in Ontario and British Columbia since last at postal stations in several com virtually All workers were reporting for their but in some employees went to then came Back apparently undecided about what to mail sorting was delayed in Halifax As some postal workers refused to Cross picket lines for the second consecutive but in Winnipeg postal workers reported to work despite the picket contract negotiations to end the clerks dispute were scheduled to begin late in the the Union seeks a two year contract with a a clause and a work week shortened to 35 from the government has rejected the cola clause and a Shorter work it has offered in the first year a Lump sum payment of or 10 per cent of whichever is and in the second a 2ftpercent increase on current the average current annual salary is seestiikepage4 Victory dance defensive backs Vince Phason and Charles Williams perform a Victory Jig after the Blue bombers Defeated Edmonton eskimos 2814 both players had reason to celebrate As each came up with an interception to help extend the bombers winning Streak to seven Montreal up determined to prevent the next provincial election from becoming a replay of last Mays referendum the parti quebecois has promised there wont be another referendum on Sovereign Tyas Socia Tion if the government is reelected Anglo rights split during a weekend meeting of the pcs National Council a Large majority of the 750 delegates decided to insert the pledge into the party elec toral acknowledging it was de signed to win votes in the next elec idealism is one thing and realism is Premier Rene Levesque told reporters All this might look like opportune but you have to have a taste for Power in a the party also reaffirmed its Lon term commitment to the goal of and Levesque indicated the government could Call an election on the Issue before the expiry of the traditional five year if the pm decides to put sovereignty association to the people again during its second term in office Well put our existence on the line and Call an elec he delegates consistently turned Down motions that called for the party to fight the next election on its so to do Levesque and others insist would be like asking the people if they haunt made a it would be a slap in the face of Quebec the Premier is expected to decide within a week or so whether to Call an election this fall or to wait until coalition wins a Centre right coalition led by prime minister Francisco a Sameiro rebuffed leftist opposition to capture the portuguese to tourists american tourists crossing into Canada will get More than a greeting they will also get a message that urges a joint Effort to fight acid Molo in Cia an american spy at the Kremlin May have been uncovered by a pkg planted mole at the intelligence experts blasts probed Paris police questioned righting militants about two weekend including one that killed four people outside a synagogue Index Ann 26 37 7 24 7 26 6 Jumble 53 spots to ;