Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 21, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 4 Winnipeg free press tuesday april a photo 0 1 natives want Buffer against racist nation River Rescue Liz Rocha wearing helmet is held out of the foaming Waters of the Otta Quechee River by John Loftus 17, right front a boy scout who jumped in to save her. The Massachusetts woman was participating in a weekend race in her homemade raft when it flipped Over. Spectators pulled the two to safety. Britain refuses to yield to Sands continued from Page 1 but the British government also was Adamant. The government will Nei ther negotiate with the prisoners nor concede to the principle of political said David Mitchell a spokes Man for the Northern Ireland office. As Sands condition worsened in the Hospital Wing of the Maze his sup porters set vehicles ablaze built Street barricades and threw bombs at police in Belfast. Meanwhile for the sixth night they pelted police and British troops with stones bottles and gasoline bombs in Londonderry Northern ire land s second largest City and a Strong hold of roman catholicism in a prov Ince where catholics Are outnumbered two to one by protestants. Catholic leaders appealed for Calm in Londonderry where on sunday night two rioters both is were killed when they were run Down by a British army vehicle during Street clashes. Sands who is serving a 14-year sen tence on gun charges has vowed to fast to his death unless the government concedes that the Ira fight against British Rule in Northern Ireland is political and gives imprisoned guerrillas political status. The government takes the position that they Are criminals convicted of crimes of violence. It says to give them political status would lend legitimacy to the Ira s guerrilla War to reunite Northern Ireland with the Irish re Public which is 97-per-cent Catholic. The Irish parliamentary delegation spent 80 minutes with Sands and told a news conference they wanted a meet ing with British prime minister mar Garet Thatcher before it is too Thatcher returns saturday from a visit to India and the persian Gulf sources close to Northern Ireland s militant protestant organizations re ported they were on a War footing in expectation of Sands death and Retalia tory Ira attacks. Syrian shells turn Beirut into open hell continued from Page 1 in which several cars and houses were badly damaged. The shelling died Down in the evening but there was still intermittent rocket artillery and heavy machine gun fire at shortly after mid night last night at one Point yesterday the shelling extended As far As the Christian town of Jounier 15 Kilometres North of Beirut. A leftist group said it had rocketed Jounier in retaliation for the shelling of the predominantly moslem Southern City of Sidon at the weekend. Sixteen people died and More than 30 were wounded when israeli backed rightist militia gunners sent shells crashing into the main Street of the Mediterranean port. In Tel Aviv israeli military sources said the air attack followed an incident in which an israeli officer was killed and a Soldier wounded near Marj Ayoun by palestinian fire while dismantling landmines planted by the guerrillas. It was one of these mines which sunday killed three right Wing Chris Tian militiamen. The militia responded by shelling the leftist controlled port of Sidon setting off the latest round of violence. Continued from Page 1 representatives to London to oppose the package there. Daniels described a Stark contrast Between the High ideals set Forth by Trudeau on the rights of Man and his treatment of the indians and said this contrast was based on two factors. We live in a racist Daniels said. Native people Are being offered selective rights. The second Rea son he said is that the land grab is going on right he cited As examples violations of the Manitoba act by Federal and provincial governments and Federal attempts to renege on the James Bay agreement once heralded As a far sighted and generous settlement. Now officials Are saying Ottawa cannot afford to live up to terms hammered out with Quebec indians. Court action Manitoba act violations Are being pressed before Manitoba court of Queen s Bench but Daniels said a decision is unlikely before september Long after the constitutional proposal is dealt with. The National Indian brotherhood rejected the constitutional package last week after various regional chiefs including Lyle Long claws of the four nations confederacy in Manitoba objected to the National organization s endorsement of the charter and the Deal worked out Between the liberals and the nip. The Nib now wants a requirement for Indian consent and an Indian referendum under the amending formula before any constitutional changes could affect indians. Meanwhile the inuit will reluctantly stick by the Federal government Al though they also want to have a say in future amendments to the Constitution. Well still stand by it but we re not satisfied with the amending said Eric Kagoona co chairman of the inuit Tapir sat committee on National issues. We would prefer an amending formula to require native consent. We asked for native consent but that was something we had to Compromise however when the Constitution is returned the inuit will pick up the fight again he said. Indian Metis and inuit leaders have at various times protested that it was Only under duress during the Long constitutional Battle that the Federal Liber als gave them any recognition at All. Daniels said the Federal government and its officials treat native represent lives As suckers be dealt with briefly and ushered quickly out of their offices. We re asking them to act responsibly for a change. We be asked that for 111 he said Metis leaders acted with a lot of decorum since 1870 when they brought Manitoba into con federation under Louis rid. He said since Kiel s efforts the Metis have always attempted to Deal with Ottawa peacefully although Ottawa s approach has not changed. They sent two armies after he said. Now it s bureaucrats with pens and papers. They just changed armies that s smelter prospects Alcan Craik tells legislature continued from Page 1 government s program to broaden the Industrial base of the province and provide More opportunities for Manito Energy minister Don Craik told the legislature yesterday. Alcan was so heartened by the re sults of its initial feasibility study that it decided to go ahead with the Multi million Dollar study he said. Craik said legislative changes will be required to the Hydro act and the water Power act before Alcan can become a joint partner with the govern ment in a hydroelectric station. The injection of capital by Alcan into Northern Hydro construction will help keep Power costs Down for Manitoba Consumers he said. Construction of the billion Lime Stone generating Plant would begin almost immediately after an agree ment to build the smelter is reached Craik said. Additional plants on the Nelson River would be needed soon Fields facing trial on passport charge continued from Page 1 . Passport. He was released on bail last thursday and faces Federal and state charges. His wife refused to surrender until Fields was bailed out. Fields also appeared for arraign ment in Federal court yesterday pleading innocent to the passport charge. . District judge Manuel real scheduled a trial Date for May 12. The one time boxing promoter said he also plans to meet with television network executives in new York later in the week to discuss promoting future bouts. Although he said he probably will not be a licensed pro Moter he will act As a consultant to a new organization he plans to Call a. J. Smith and son productions Fields As Harold j. Smith be came one of America s leading Box ing promoters heading Muhammad All professional sports inc. Robert Michaels one of Fields attorneys said he would file papers in court later this week to legally change Fields name to Harold j. Smith. It was a confusing Day in court yesterday As attorney King appeared with her client before Kronenberg and real and also appeared As a defendant before Kronenberg and . District judge Mariana Pfaelzer. King maintained that she has the right to practice Law under her assumed name even though she said that she never had it legally changed. Fields alias Harold j. Smith the american bar association s code of ethics states the use of a Trade name or assumed name could mislead it goes on to state that accordingly a lawyer in private practice should practice under Only a designation containing his own King s attorney Allan Sigel said his client is an innocent victim of an overzealous government prose cution King appeared unperturbed has asked to be called Harold Smith and i d just As soon be called Jennifer she said. Afterwards if the proposed Western Power Grid also came into effect. The proposed smelter would take about four years to build involving an average of 600 construction jobs per year. Once completed the smelter would have about 700 full time employees and would operate on a 24-hour basis. The exact site has not been deter mined but it will be within commuting distance or about 80 Kilometres from Winnipeg. Rich said it will require about 200 acres with an additional six Kilometre environmental Buffer the company will not consider using prime farm land and the smelter will incorporate state of the Art inter Nal and external environment control he said. Environmental studies and Public hearings could be completed before the year Long feasibility study is finished. The letter of intent contains a provi Sion for a further 15-year renewal of Alcan s 35-year water licence. Opposition Leader Howard Pawley said yesterday he supports the establishment of an Alcan smelter in the province if it can be negotiated on reasonable terms. But he said it would set a bad precedent to allow any privatization of Hydro. We think the government is going to have to do a better Job of Pawley said. He said the nip will not make a final decision o n whether to support the proposed legislative changes facilitating the agreement until it scrutinizes them in detail. Pawley wrote to Alcan in february requesting a meeting Between company officials and the nip. Alcan said it would be pleased to Convene such a meeting and expects to hold it in the near future. Len Evans East said party members welcomed the announcement and Are pleased with the Progress in discussions with Alcan. Certainly everyone knows in this province that we do need develop Evans said. He said the smelter could not even have been considered if the Nelson River had not been developed under the nip administration. Craik stressed that the letter of intent is just that and does not have binding effect on the parties. The smelter would import raw materials from overseas to a Canadian Ocean port and then ship the material by rail to Manitoba. Most of the production would be exported to the . Market. I oblivious to death a cyclist cruises along the Bow River near downtown Calgary yesterday As the body of an unidentified Middle aged Man lies in the water. Police believe the body had been gone unnoticed for several hours. Both sides of the River Are popular with bicyclists and joggers. 1 news Roundup easter fairs disintegrate into rampage from the news services London Black youths hurled stones at police last night during an easter fair in a North London suburb and another fair in West London was closed after about 300 Blacks ran police reported. They said 40 Young people mainly Blacks of West Indian descent were arrested and More than 20 people including eight police officers were injured when violence erupted during a fair organized by Blacks in Finsbury Park North London. In the West London District of Ealing 16 Kilometres from Finsbury Park police said the regular easter fair there organized mainly by Whites was closed Early after trouble flared. Some 300 Mack youths ran amok through the said a police spokesman. Ealing and Finsbury Park Are both predominantly White Middle class districts. Arrest claims refuted la Paz Bolivia s president Gen. Luis Garcia Meza yesterday disputed reports his government had arrested two former military presidents for allegedly conspiring to overthrow his nine month old regime. But Garcia Meza said one of tiie sex presidents retired general Hugo Banzer Suarez has voluntarily agreed to remain at Home on his ranch. The other col. Alberto Natusch Busch appeared at a news conference with Garcia Meza and denied he has been arrested. Nuclear Plant shut Down Rainier Ore. Operations stopped at the Trojan nuclear Plant when a pump Short circuited As an electrician was working on it but there was no damage to the reactor and no leak of radiation a spokesman said. The electrician was injured slightly from the arc resulting from the Short circuit. The shutdown resulted from Power failure to valves controlling the water level in a system supplying the steam Generator which in turn provides the steam for turning the electricity producing turbines. Bunny torched Niles Ohio three Church Mem Bers were charged with disorderly con duct and violating open burning Laws after a 1.6-metre stuffed easter Bunny was burned As a Pagan idol on the Church Lawn. Police in this Northern Ohio town said the elder of the truth Tabernacle and two members set the stuffed Rabbit ablaze in an afternoon ceremony on easter sunday. Cuba releases sailors Havana a cuban naval patrol vessel seized four . Sailors when their recreation boats strayed into cuban Waters near the . Naval base at Guantanamo on Cuba s Southern coast but american diplomats gained their release yesterday afternoon officials reported. The sailors were seized sunday after Sanction drive Likely United nations african nations have threatened to launch a drive in the Security Council to impose mandatory sanctions on South Africa to try to Force it out of Namibia. If the proposed sanctions go to a vote the United states Britain and possibly France Are Likely to exercise vetoes creating the first direct confrontation Between african nations and the new Reagan administration diplomats say ;