Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 4, 1982, Winnipeg, Manitoba New cops Drill is considered important in training policemen who face increasing crime and a growing element of the Public who resent rather than respect authority Era ends bomber general manager Earl Lunsford has reviews mixed the Federal governments million study of its cultural policy is playing to mixed reviews in first words a smiling Barney Clark spoke his first words two Days after surgeons implanted an artificial heart in his weather Cloudy today 2 flurries tonight 5 Light Snow tomorrow 3 Sun rises sets Moon rises sets Index Ann Landers Jumble Puzzle Jumble saturday to 34 35 46 15 50 14 35 50 6 21 37 33 54 86 7 45 7 65 81 47 45 6 the a director asks whether Evans had role in firing by Mary Ann Fitzgerald Westtyan Media cooperatives for Mer regional program director has questioned whether Community ser vices minister Len Evans had a role in his dismissal from the company last Alan de Jardin was dismissed from his Job after two production depart ment including the ministers Janet resigned in october after professional differences with the regional program Coop chairman Bill Burgess said de Jardin was subsequently dismissed in november after a full performance but de who is disputing the said he has Learned that after Evanss daughter and the other Chris left the com the minister telephoned Burgess to discuss the Burgess said in an interview the minister did Call to discuss his Daugh ters departure from the but both he and Evans denied the minister had attempted to use his influence in any in an Evans said the Coop runs its own i dont consider i have any it has nothing to do with the the Media Coop is a private organization which is not funded by the Burgess said Evans called As a a not a government he Evans phoned me concerning his feelings As a he made it very Clear he was not phoning As a minister at no time was there Ever any pressure because of his role in Burgess he was most concerned because of his daughters unhappiness in the is he made no suggestion that de Jardin should Wayne Vic chairman of the Media expressed concern Over the dismissal and said de Jardin should be Given a he Evans is a very important person in the Community and it is very hard not to be influenced by his but Only Burgess knows whether he was unduly in Kines any particularly a minis has difficulty separating his Posi Tion and his Power and his influence from his such a person has influence whether he intends it or Kines Evans said if he de Jardin goes Public ill Evans see Evans Page 4 free press december 1d82 Winnipeg free press vol 111 no Home delivery 9570550 classified 9562330 second class mail registration number 0286 mounties off to testify in spy Case free press London up Hugh the alleged soviet spy who claims he was a double agent for Canada and testified yesterday that soviet Leader Yuri Andropov wanted to finance his candidacy for the Canadian in Ottawa Canadian authorities have questioned Hambleton claim that he was an intelligence agent for solicitor general Robert Kaplan told reporters in Ottawa yes lawyer jubilant by Doug Speirs a former Winnipeg lawyer stood by the jury Box yesterday and Shook hands with each of his jurors after he was found on a multitude of his defence lawyer said last Jack who was disbarred in and two of his companies had been charged with 32 counts of theft and criminal breach of the Crown alleged he misappropriated from 14 clients Between 1977 and the jury deliberated about nine hours yesterday before deciding Bass was not guilty on All 32 Jay Basss defence said in a Telephone it took them Twenty minutes to go through the indictment it was an elated Prober were very i think the jury obviously believed Jack and believed our Contention to them that he was an honest but incompetent Busi Ness Prober our defence was simple he was not a after hearing the Jurys Bass arose and thanked his his defence the court and the As Prober in ecstatic that he has been hell be Able to return to practise As a lawyer some Prober court of Queens Bench Justice Hamilton spent almost four hours yes see City Page 4 Ter Day that three ramp Security ser vice officers have gone to Britain in Case they Are needed to testify against the officers have direct evidence which is wanted in that Kaplan without the officers testimony could shed Light on Hambleton controversial de Fence that he was actually a double spying for Canada and former conservative solicitor Gener Al Allan who was briefly responsible for National Security in 1979 and has said he was never told Hambleton was a double agent and he Doest believe the claim at the main controversy that has Sim mered All week in Ottawa is Why Hambleton is being tried in Britain rather than i think it obviously deserves a full and comprehensive statement by Kaplan Lawrence told Canadian officials decided in 1980 that they didst have enough evidence to successfully prosecute Lawrence called Hambleton de Fence a fairy he has also de scribed governments position As French silent i dont think there has been any information yet presented to the Brit ish court that the Canadian govern ment didst already the prosecution is to Cross examine next week about his claim to having been a double in addition to a Lack of corroboration from there has been no word from the British police said he made no such claim when questioned after his arrest in when he arrived in Britain for a the economics professor at Laval University in Quebec City who holds dual Canadia British on trial in the old Bailey Central criminal court since testified that Kab agents took him to Moscow for a six Day visit in he said he had dinner with the head of the Kab at the last month Andropov succeeded the late Leonid Brezhnev As general Secretary of the soviet communist he Andropov was interested in me acquiring a position of influence in Canada and offered to finance my election Hambleton he said Andropov also quizzed him about defence the implication was that defence spending in Russia was considerable see mounties Page 4 Chicken a caught like a sitting refuses to Fly the Coop As judge Morley Barber tries to coax it out of its Cage during the Winnipeg fancy Pigeon association show at the fort Rouge Leisure Centre the show continues today nip housing programs feared wasteful government so anxious to counter grim Hasty decisions became order of Day by Ingeborg Boyens political pressure from eager nip Cabinet ministers has led to the introduction of poorly planned and potentially wasteful housing government observers the administration was so anxious to come up with some counter to grim economic times that it committed More than million to housing pro ignoring concerns of Mani Toba housing and renewal corporation they the result of All the haste was a construction and rehabilitation pro Gram that was announced months be fore it was ready and a plan to strip Marc of its Marc government spokesmen and housing experts this housing thing is the Only Meg project Treyve one Marc employee said in although the Homes in Manitoba program was announced August 13 a Date wryly remembered As Friday the guidelines were not developed until weeks it took us a Little longer than we had expected to work out the housing minister Jerry Storie John president of Manor Homes agreed the the program was announced there were no he we were just left that is Why there was a Lull in the people were calling Chc to the six week delay in drafting the guidelines for the affordable new Homes component of the program forced some builders to halt construction and Lay off Quilico developments stopped work two fired Marc workers allege criticism led to their dismissals by Ingeborg Boyens two Manitoba housing and renewal corporation employees have been Dis missed in what they say was an attempt to squelch criticism of the provinces housing programs and the corporations the two government workers had voiced their concerns about the Lack of planning behind the much touted hous ing programs before they were handed their dismissal notices in the firings took place because there Are staff at Marc who believe that their first responsibility is not to managements coverup of the prob lems but to the government and the people of the two employees said in a Brief describing their the Manitoba government employees association has filed a grievance on behalf of Les a five year Veteran of Marc who was fired effective Norma a casual employee who worked with the corporations planning see fired Page 4 on its Only to discover the houses it was building were too expensive to qualify for the reduced Mort Gage the program offers five year Moru gages at 12 per cent to builders and purchasers of new Homes Worth less than about 160 Homes already constructed on a speculative basis were not eligible for the program didst really read the Way we wanted it said a Quilico we Haven really noticed any improvements from the provincial some like lad co have found it impossible to build Homes that comply with the we cant get Down that a company representative id like to see the limit raised at least to Storie said the limit was see nip Page 4 ;