Winnipeg Free Press

Tuesday, March 03, 1981

Issue date: Tuesday, March 3, 1981
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Previous edition: Monday, March 2, 1981

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 3, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 4 Winnipeg free March 1981 from in United nations a South twice before expelled from the a rioted nations general was thrown out again yesterday after tempting to take its seat to debate the problem of Namibia Southwest Afri the world body voted 11222 with six abstentions to accept a credentials committees recommendation that South Africa not be seated because its White minority government does not truly represent the South african peo Canada was among the countries which voted against the recommend the United states had voted in the credentials committee to accept the South african Costa Rica and Spain abstained in the committee and the other committee members the soviet Haiti and Singapore voted not to seat the South african ambassador Jacobus Adriaan Eksteen and his David left the Hall immediately after the Assembly vote was scandalous action after the committee South african foreign minister Botha said in Johannesburg the decision scandalous and it must be remembered that South Africa is told daily to help achieve a peaceful settlement in Southwest Afri Ca Namibia and therefore to act inter nationally responsible in that sense but now you can see for yourself just How impossible this is being Botha told an interviewer from the South african broadcasting and four colleagues entered the Hall and took their assigned seats earlier yesterday soon after the Assem Bly was called to order to consider the Issue of which South Africa controls under a league of nations mandate since removed by the United Martin Chungon Aya for of Camer chairman of the 51country african immediately denounced the South african delegations presence As prompting the Assembly presi West German ambassador Rue Diger von to recess the ses Sion pending the credentials committee in addition to countries which voted against South Africa ouster included aus Fin tenants rent above policy limit continued from Page 1 another paying from an income of about is being charged about per cent or More than Marc policy some pensioners interviewed didst want to discuss their financial Situa one said she talk about the i dont think i have the she aside from the at least one Man said Marc should take into account increases in the the Cost of 1 living and reduce the rental level to about 20 per cent of a residents in he said every time he gets an in in his government the grocery prices seem to increase As youre never ahead of the he lowering it the rental level 20 per cent seems like a Good while fre Finson said she didst think she could find a cheaper apart she agreed increases in pension payments probably wont offset the rent increases because of the general Turkey and the 10 members of the european com Mol Market West the Denmark and South Africa was ejected from the Assembly 1974 regular session on grounds it was engaging in racial segregation at Home and holding on to Namibia in violation of in resold the South african delegation re turned to the Assembly at a resumed session on Namibia in june 1979 but on another african it was expelled its reappearance in the Assembly yesterday was the first since South Africa administered Namibia after seizing the territory from the time germans during the first world the United successor to the league of ended the mandate in 1966 but South Africa has refused to withdraw and a guerrilla War continues to be waged by Black ind Epen Dence seekers belonging to the South West african Peoples the general Assembly is meeting to consider a Resolution urging the in Security Council to adopt new sanctions to Force South Africa out of Nami Bia and Grant it Eksteen accused the majority in the Assembly of destroying the in charter and encouraging a terrorist to destroy the the United nations has called for internationally supervised elections in to include representatives of Black nationalist iranian general considers truce in War with Iraq from the news services Tehran Iran armed forces chief has held out the Prospect of a ceasefire in the War against but on conditions which Baghdad seems bound to speaking in apparent response to a new offer by iraqi president Saddam Valiollah Fallahi said last night he favors a Brief ceasefire to permit a full iraqi withdrawal from iranian i believe that this Issue needs a very Short stage of and then immediately and without any conditions the aggressor should leave our Terri he told the official pars news earlier Hussein told a islamic peace Mission he was ready to Stop fighting within six hours of Iran agreement to a but his army will not with draw to the Iraq iranian Border before negotiations take dirty protest ended Belfast convicted members of the outlawed Irish Republican army called off their dirty protest in two Northern Ireland prison yesterday to highlight a hunger strike by jailed colleague Robert they said in a demanding recognition As political about 450 Ira male convicts in Maze prison near along with about 30 women in Armagh had been soiling their cells with police clash London Young Blacks and police clashed yesterday after violence broke out during a March by More than most of them to protest an alleged police coverup of a House fire in which 18 Blacks died authorities said 23 protesters were arrested in scuffles and Scotland Yard reported 17 officers injured by bottles hurled by the americans death hinted Bogota a spokesman for the colombian guerrillas who kidnapped Bible translator Chester Bitterman on 19 hinted yesterday that the american accused of being a Cia spy has been but the Anonymous whose claim to speak for the guerrillas could not be refused when talking to reporters by Telephone to say outright that bitter Man is dead or to offer proof that he is canadians asked to join Ottawa a consumer lawyer has invited Canadian owners of Gener Al motors cars having trouble with news Roundup allegedly faulty 200series transmissions to take part in a class action suit under Way in the United Beverly who filed the suit in Chicago Federal court last year on behalf of 200 said yester Day in a Telephone interview from Washington he would consider adding the names of canadians to the list of Irish fuel supplies Low Ireland the government said last night Ireland could run out of gasoline in a few Days because of a 10dayold strike by Tanker and took Steps to Stop smuggling from Northern government officials said customs officers set up surveil Lance of Cross order Tanker controllers delay strike Ottawa the possibility of a National strike by air traffic controllers has been delayed by at least six months because contract talks have been recessed for an Independent study into fair wage Bill president of the member Canadian air traffic control said yesterday the talks were recessed after the Treasury the governments bargaining said it had hired Hay associates of Toronto to conduct the the Union has agreed to Fox leaves Hospital new Fox was released from Hospital yester Day evening and Hospital spokesman said the Marathon of Hope runner had returned to his Home in nearby port Coquitlam for a they would not say when he would return to Hospi but his condition was listed As Fox was readmitted to Hospital 20 suffering an Adverse reaction to the anticancer agent nazis accused in plot several american nazis and supporters were arrested yesterday on charges of conspiring to blow up a courthouse and a gasoline storage Plant during last years murder trial of six Kun flux klansmen and a Federal agent Between six and eight men were being arrested by Federal tobacco and firearms a Bureau spokesman six klansmen and nazis were tried at the courthouse on charges they Mur dered five communist workers party All six were James free press ugly duckling this designed to haul awkward shaped was at Winnipeg International Airport yesterday to take on an assignment from Cullaton Lake Gold which is developing a mine site in the Northwest Aero Union of will Bill the mining company for the which involves flying some pounds of machinery to the breakaway party will attract Little Pawley predicts continued from Page 1 Lyon As government Mem Bers gleefully thumped their talents might be More appreciated on this Side of the House than they Ever but who quit the nip 15 months said the name of his new organization had nothing to do with Lyons its very easy to be but its counterproductive to be Progress Ive he nip Leader Howard Pawley said the announcement came As no he said he has been aware of secret meetings of party dissidents Over the last few they Are a very Small group and they have very Little Pawley and their actions would undoubtedly give Comfort to the conservative Pawley said he expected the new party could contest As Many As 20 seats in the next provincial but he predicted the support it receives will be he said candidates will be attempting to run in areas where they can do the most damage to the new democratic who served As mines minister in the Schreyer cited undue Union influence and a party policy calling for Banning of the hiring of strik Breakers As reasons for quit Ting the Hanuschak and Boyce both echoed the complaints when they left the nip ranks last when Hanuschak announced his defection from the he said he would continue sitting in the House and run in the next election under the Independent socialist Green told the legislature of the new party formation immediately after Boyce received official Permis Sion from the speaker to leave his seat in the nip he took his new desk beside Hanuschak and two rows behind weekend decision Boyce said the three Las decided to make the move during the Green was chosen As since announcing his decision to leave the Boyce said he has received Many Calls from the majority of them Pawley said he expected there would be no More defections from his he said he has received an Assurance that Sam Yuskiw Dubon net will contest the next election As a new although he signed a pro Green petition last Yuskiw was one of about 130 party members who signed a petition endors ing greens reelection against any official nip candidate in Inkster con june Westbury Rouge said she Hast Given any consideration to the possibility of joining in any Way with the new she said it would be unlikely at this time and invited the three to consider becoming been riddled with loneliness for the last said she said the announcement of the new party caught her by Surprise and she Rule out having Friendly discussions with them on future said if the new group joined up with any existing party the most Likely candidate would be the Leitch defends Alberta action willing to sell Oil to Eastern Canada at says minister Energy critican Waddell attacks additional Levy on Edmonton up canadians will eventually see through suggestions that Alberta is to blame for what the Federal government Calls Lougheed Alberta Energy minister Merv Leitch said the province is making its Oil Avail Able at fir Sale Leitch said in an adding canadians someday will understand Albertas to he said the extra 75 cents a barrel will be collected to pay for imported Oil being purchased at double the Price Alberta is i find it pretty difficult to under stand How Consumers can say this is Albertas Leitch we were prepared to sell it at a couple of dollars a barrel More than the Federal government offered in its instead of there now going to be buying replacement barrels at More than double the and i find it a Little difficult to see How they can shift the blame for that to but i think when people understand what has understand the his tory of whats gone understand the Alberta be Able to see through any suggestion that this was really Albertas that Albertas the one that ripping them off if you remember that Albertas Selling this at fir Sale Tom executive assistant to said Lalonde move came As no Wood said he is surprised about All the fuss because it has been known since last fall the cuts were Wood said Albertas position is that the cutback is a direct result of Alberta being refused a fair Price and that the province had no alter a in any studies now show the National Energy program will rather than Canadian dependence on foreign Wood the fact that Alberta has some Oil in the ground will help Canada when it is More expensive in the future and when canadians have a greater dependence on foreign Levy political smokescreen continued from Page 1 on Peter Waddell we say its a plague on both their Waddell said Lalonde could have pre vented the cutback and the special Levy by setting out for Alberta some areas where Ottawa is prepared to Degoti progressive conservative Energy critic Michael Wilson took a similar i think the Ottawa government has to make the first he the National Energy program was really a unilateral Wilson also said Canadian imports this year Are Down by barrels a Day compared to the same period last he claimed the new Levy is a political smokescreen and an unnecessary attempt to make Alberta look under questioning from Wilson avoided endorsing Lougheed although he indicated he Lalonde denied that the increase is a bargaining tool to bring Alberta to he if the political risk is whether canadians will sympathize with the Federal or Alberta govern then the chances Are greater they will Side with his Lalonde said the Levy is temporary and will last Only As Long As the Cut backs by Alberta it May have to be increased if there is some marked change in world Oil ;