Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 3, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Deep rift in nip a threat to Broadbent by Michael Doyle Winnipeg free press Vancouver new democratic party Leader de Broadbent has embarked upon a careful behind the scenes Campaign to heal deep wounds within his party created by his support for prime minister Trudeau constitutional but a series of events yesterday and wednesday indicate Broadbent is in for real trouble before the nip National convention ends sunday and that Large blocks of delegates Here will vote against former nip constitutional critic Lorne Nystrom is openly campaigning to defeat a Compromise Resolution on the which was passed by i he party Federal Council by a 4320 that Compromise Resolution had been worked out Over supper wednes Day by Broadbent and his chief antagonist on the Saskatchewan Premier Allan but hours when Blakeney put the proposal before approximately 120 Saskatchewan they overwhelmingly rejected the according to Nystrom and Federal party Vic president Rod my for Saskatchewan potential Block vote against who will be aided by Loyal Ontario elements of the is Likely to be backed by Alberta and Quebec both groups have made Clear their outright opposition to any support for Trudeau Murphy and nip Energy critic Ian Waddell said yesterday in separate interviews that the Large Contin gent and Manitoba still Small group could become the swing voters when the Issue comes Down to the crunch 1 see Manitoba and in Many ways being the key wad Dell there the swing Dele its because there but not really there More will ing to believe in a Strong Central gov neither province has Felt the same degree of Impact from Federal Energy policies and both tend to favor National Power Over provincial Waddell the Constitution and Broadbent decision to support Trudeau has raised Little anger among Manitoba new dem Murphy its not the emotional Issue that its become in he the Churchill my said the process of Healing the rift within his party was see Broadbent Page 4 moderate growth forecast for sunny today 26 Clear tonight 1 4 r a Winnipeg july 1981 Voi 109 no final 20p with supplements 0870690 Sun rises classified 0862330 second class mail registration number 028fl tributes unite nation by Gregg Shilliday wednesday was Dominion but Unity was the theme Here and throughout the country yesterday As thousands of canadians from every walk of life came together to pay tribute to Terry they gathered for memorial ser vices not Only Here but in the cities of Quebec Edmon Calgary and Vancouver and in of smaller communities from where Fox started his Marathon of to British Colum where he had hoped to finish Challenge for several thousand people gathered on parliament Hill for a memorial ser prime minister wiping tears from his praised Fox As having a selfless generosity that elevated him above the merely courageous to the exceedingly thin ranks of the truly his Marathon of Hope was in the truest sense a gift of the an act of love for said May god Grant the people of Canada the Wisdom to keep fresh in our minds the example of our country at Assiniboine some peo ple a lot of people smiled and everyone joyfully clapped their hands to the beat of a spiritual singing choir As Winni Eggers paid their tribute to Terry with the strains of born in Babylon blasting through the de Schreyer ended an hour Long ceremony by handing a Torch to handicapped athletes John Lundie and Shep Shell who then led a process Ion of runners through the when organizer Bruce Miles who had asked the crowd not to bother applauding the dignitaries introduced terrys Rodney Fox of the crowd stood for a minute Long i never thought so Many Taiple would come Rodney Fox said it was very heartwarming 1 make it to terrys funeral so i was real Happy about the service organizer and local broadcaster John Robertson said he was especially for terrys that so Many people decided to attend the he really wanted to go to the funeral out in but his health is bad so he make the 1 know it really meant a lot to to see so Many show up for 1 think its James free press Terry Fox Rodney at Assiniboine Park tribute to Marathon of Hope because of this kind of sup that terrys Marathon of Hope Alfred and Hazel palendat of am Street were quietly touched by tiv standing apart from the i under the Shade of a High Maple the elderly couple said they Felt Ucrry Fox had helped pull the country ii Ether better than any he did a wonderful he got us All when was the last time you saw that asked its too bad Hes 1 am sure he could have done a lot if he had lived said another handicapped former Billy was in attendance and he praised the strength and courage of Terry i remember when he asked when does the pain Stop As an athlete and someone who has lost the use of my i always knew what he people didst really realize what that kid went 1 guess the pain never stopped for Terry at Kust nut until he finally stopped running Las Alcan Narrows Hunt for site Selkirk by Cecil Rosner Alcan announced yesterday it will give preference to locating its proposed million aluminium smeller Wimin 40 Kilometres of Winnipeg in an area which is not subject to Jacques Manitoba director of development for said lock tag the tonn Peryear Plant close i the City will give us Access to the Industrial service Mai Al Teady in he said half of the estimated 700 workers needed for the Plant will require ing skills Ald most will Likely come from despite the 40kilometre Bougie said 39 letters have been sent to Reeves and municipal officials within an radius of Winnipeg inviting them to schedule meetings with the company for discussions about t possible Alcan is hoping to have a i Lonieta foursquare mile site Cho m the end of Bougie she smelter operates on a per year basis and the company can having floods or other Natu in Rau is impeding Road or rail Access any Bougie other criteria Sitki criteria which must be present on the sue Are Good foundation Condi economic Access to either car or car and preferably Access to natural Access to an adequate water Supply and natural and economic Access to two Independent Power the land must be free of significant Hills or but prime Farmland will not be he the site selection is part of a lion study Alcan is conducting into the feasibility of a Manitoba a letter of intent the company has signed with the provincial government allows it to acquire minority ownership of a Manitoba Hydro Plant if final agree see search Page 4 Mountain f x l of Taank postal strike leaves carriers Idle shaded areas flood prone from the news services Canad Sletter Idle be cause the mail they deliver has dried Are now off the Job along with striking inside postal the members of a different Union than the inside Are on of duty status because of the strike that started four Days fran a Post office said and despite government assurances to the a Montreal newspaper said today parliament will be called on next week to legislate the striking handlers and clerks Back to the paper quoted unnamed Liberal maps As saying the government feels Public opinion would support legislation ordering the members of the Canadian Union of postal workers Back to their but Treasury Board president Don Ald Johnston said yesterday Ottawa has no intention of imposing a settlement on the the announcement from Ottawa yesterday that letter carriers were out of should mean a Complete halt to mail deliveries in Winnipeg yesterday almost All of the 555 letter carriers and All 114 postal couriers in Winnipeg reported for work for the second work Day of the strike of the Don president of the Winni Peg local of the Canadian Union of letter said members crossed picket lines despite repeated appeals from their Union not pick up pay cheques letter Carrier Union Headquarters had announced just before the Start of the cup strike that no picket lines would be Harrison said the couriers and carriers crossed essentially to pick up their pay but a cup spokes Man said later in the Day that carriers were also observed carrying mail on their Way out of the per Canada Post spokesman in said there has been no mail sorting at the Post office and no cup work is being done by manage ment or supervisory in mail delivery within the nothern City and to other Northern centres and Remote common ties was handled normally yesterday and was expected to continue the nine full time and one part time clerks Are remaining on the Job at the Thompson Post local mail is being distributed by regular postal it is also Avail Able from Post the consulate in Winnipeg has announced that starting Early next it will distribute american Benefit cheques to persons usually receiving them in the Consul general Lillian Mullin said several thousand recipients of such government Benefit cheques in Manitoba and Saskatchewan can col Lect their cheques at the consulate 6 Donald for As Long As the Canadian postal strike residents of Northwestern Ontario who Are expecting american Benefit cheques should Telephone the consulate in Toronto for Mullin the City of Winnipeg social services department said yesterday that land lords who receive rent cheques directly from the department for accommodation in City fort Rouge or lard Selkirk West Kildonan Community areas should pick their cheques up in person at 705 Broadway weekdays from to starting Mon landlords who receive cheques for accommodation located in other City areas Are advised to Call their Community area social services younger Axworthy to Aid pm by Gregg Shilliday Tom Axworthy has been appointed acting principal Secretary to prime minister one of the Mosi influential political postings in the Federal younger brother of employment minister Lloyd re places Jim Coutts who announced yesterday that he is resigning to seek the Federal Liberal nomination in the to Ronto Riding of by elections will be held 17 in Spadina and in the Quebec Riding of Joliette where former progressive conservative leadership candidate Brian Mulroney is expected to the Spadina seat was held by Liberal my Peter who resigned yesterday after Trudeau appointed him to see Tom Page 4 Crown lays charge for fetus death in a precedent setting Case the actor Ney generals department has formally charged a Winnipeg woman with Man Slaughter for the death of a six month old the charge stems from an incident last new years Day in which the Sandra of Sherbrook is alleged to have stabbed the infants Mother in the Abdomen Dunn an argument in a main Street although Prince had been charged with attempted murder in connection with the stabbing of the the attorney generals department delayed laying the manslaughter charge until after an inquest was held to determine if the fetus death was As an indirect result of the Mother being provincial court judge Ian Ubienski ruled in May that the Stab wound did trigger a series of events which resulted in the infants premature and after further consultations with officials in the senior Crown see charge Page 4 orphans All there were lots of laughs and memories last night As about 160 former residents of the Winnipeg jewish orphanage gathered for an emotional riders rough Saskatchewan rough Ders whipped the Toronto argonauts 1918 yesterday in the opening game of the 1981 Canadian football league Garrison Battle officials of the us department of the Interior have decided to fight a court imposed halt of the controversial Garrison diversion project in North Dakota 60 massacred a band of ugandan soldiers has massacred 60 Many of them Young and injured about 100 at a roman Catholic Mission in Northwestern Ann Landers answers autos Bridge business classified i Everley comics crossword deaths editorials 6 entertainment 26 25 Horoscope 24 31 Jumble Puzzle 36 53 letters 6 25 movies 28 13 relax 31 32 sports 43 7 sports record 47 10 stocks 16 25 Tempo 23 32 to listings 31
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