Margarets
supper
song
worries
aides
VANCOUVER
(CP)
About
10,000
people
gathered
at
the
Pacific
National
Exhibition
Agrodome
Sunday
to
protest
increases
in
Autoplan
insurance
rates.
The
rally
was
organized
by
the
British
Columbia
Federation
of
Labor
and
the
Concerned
Citizen's
Association
of
B.C.
Insurance
Corp.
of
B.C.
premium
increases
average
139
per
cent
in
the
Vancouver
area.
Male,
unmarried
drivers
under
the
age
of
23
face
increases
of
about
300
per
cent
in
their
car
insurance.
B.C.
Conservative
Leader
Scott
Wallace,
Liberal
leader
Gordon
Gibson,
former
NDP
health
Minister
Dennis
Cocke
and
labor
leaders
told
the
crowd
of
their
disapproval
of
the
insurance
Increases.
The
Social
Credit
government
was
not
represented.
by
JAMES
FKRHAHHH,
Southnm
News
Services
CARACAS,
Venezuela
-
Margaret
Trudeau
has
caused
anxiety
among
Prime
Minister
Trudeau's
aides
after
several
undiplomatic
performances
in
"public
during
the
three-nation
Latin
American
tour
which
ends
Monday.
Mrs,
Trudeau,
who
brought
the
Trudeau's
third
son,
threemonth-old
Michel,
provoked
some
ripples
at
the
first
stop
on
the
tour,
Mexico,
when
she
gave
a
short,
unscheduled
speech
at
a
Canadian
reception
for
Mexican
President
Luis
Echeverrla,
and
Mrs.
Echcverria.
Her
speech
alluded
to
International
Women's
Year,
the
need
for
women
around
the
world
to
continue
their
work
started
last
year,
and
ended
with
some
praise
for
the
Mexican
president's
wife.
Later
In
the
Mexican
tour,
at
a
day-long
outing
at
the
Palenque
Ruina
in
the
Interior
of
the
country,
Mrs.
Trudeau
left
the
official
party
touring
the
an
Len
Guy,
secretary-treasurer
of
the
federation,
said
the
BCFL
is
sponsoring
newspaper
advertisements
urging
citizens
to
protest
the
rate
increases
to
their
local
MLAs.
Mr.
Gibson
said
it
is
not
too
cient
Mayan
city
to
talk
with
a
young
couple
from
Vancouver,
for
more
than
half
an
hour.
In
Cuba,
Mrs.
Trudeau
appeared
In
a
Liberal
Party
Tshlrt
at
an
outdoor
rally
addressed
by
Fidel
Castro
and
Prime
Minister
Trudeau.
The
Incidents
which
most
visibly
upset
the
Trudepu
aides,
though,
came
Saturday
night
here
at
an
official
dinner
given
by
the
prime
minister
for
Venezuelan
President
Carlos
Andres
Perez,
and
Mrs.
Perez.
When
the
prime
minister
arrived
In
the
lobby
of
the
Hilton
Hotel
where
the
dinner
was
taking
place,
Mrs.
Trudeau
stayed
behind
in
the
lobby
and
to
talk
to
a
group
of
people
while
her
husband
went
into
the
dinner
Asked
to
move
into
the
dinner
by
Trudeau's
executive
assistant,
Dob
Murdoch,
she
was
seen
arguing
with
him.
As
she
and
Murdoch
moved
towards
the
dining
room,
the
band
had
already
struck
up
Oh
Canada.
Mrs.
Trudeau
stopped
in
the
hall,
stood
at
attention
and
then
gave
a
muck
salute
in
full
view
of
hotel
late
for
the
government
to
re
consider
the
increases.
Some
increase
in
premiums
is
necessary,
he
said,
but
bringing
the
Insurance
Corp.
of
B.C.
to
the
break-even
point
could
be
accomplished
In
a
Fraser
Lake,
too
FRASER
LAKE
About
100
persons
attended
a
rally
here
Saturday
protesting
increases
in
ICBC
auto
insurance
rates.
The
protesters,
including
some
persons
from
Endako
and
Fort
Fraser,
converged
on
the
Fraser
Lake
Shopping
Centre
at
noon
in
a
30-car
cavalcade.
Archie
Peters
of
Endako,
one
of
the
rally
organizers,
said
he
was
"delighted"
at
the
turnout
for
the
90-minute
rally.
"There
were
people
of
all
ages
and
from
all
walks
of
life.
This
was
a
really
broad-based
protest,"
Peters
said
he
and
the
other
organizers
plan
to
follow
up
the
rally
with
a
petition
campaign.
"We're
going
to
keep
after
the
government
to
bring
auto
insurance
rates
down
to
a
reasonable
level."
"more
humane
and
sensitive
way."
The
crowd
booed
Mr.
Gibson
when
he
suggested
that
a
special
gas
surtax
be
introduced
to
finance
ICBC.
He
replied:
"If
you
don't
want
to
listen
to
me
that's
alright,
but
if
you
don't
listen
to
economics,
that's
crazy.
"Somebody
has
to
pay."
Mr.
Cocke
said
a
21-year-old
male
driver
of
a
1975
sports
car,
without
demerit
points,
will
have
to
pay
$1,700
for
his
1976
insurance.
Vancouver
alderman
Harr)
Rankin
warned
that
Social
Credit's
increase
of
auto
insurance
is
"only
the
first
attack
on
the
people's
standard
of
living"
and
predicted
further
inroads
from
B.C.
Hydro,
which
he
said
would
increase
rates
and
cut
back
on
transit
services.
guests
and
officials.
Later
Inside,
she
stood
back
from
the
line
while
official
pictures
were
being
taken
and
leaned
against
the
wall,
Finally,
when
the
dinner
was
over
she
stood
up
and
announced
she
would
sing
a
song
composed
by
herself
in
honor
of
Mrs,
Perez.
Prime
ministerial
aides
would
not
comment
on
the
Incidents,
but
they
were
clearly
shaken
by
these
public
performances
by
Mrs.
Trudeau.
Mrs.
Trudeau,
27,
took
no
role
In
public
life
from
the
time
she
was
married
in
1971
until
the
1974
election
campaign
when
she
spoke
on
behalf
of
her
husband,
travelled
with
him
and
turned
out
to
be
a
key
factor
in
that
election.
But
three
months
later
she
was
admitted
to
a
Montreal
hospital
for
several
weeks
for
treatment
for
what
she
herself
described
as
a
nervous
breakdown.
Since
then
she
has
travelled
with
her
husband
In
Europe
and
the
Caribbean
and
spent
10
days
with
him
at
the
Commonwealth
Conference
in
Kingston,
Jamaica
last
May.
CARACAS
(CP)
-
Prime
Minister
Trudeau
said
today
that
on
occasion
he
was
brutally
frank
in
his
talks
last
week
with
Cuban
Premier
Fidel
Castro.
He
told
a
news
conference
that
despite
some
possible
misunderstanding
in
Canada,
he
would
not
change
his
mind
about
visiting
Cuba
if
he
had
his
Latin-American
tour
to
do
over
again.
In
areas
where
he
and
Castro
did
not
agree,
he
made
Canada's
position
"quite
clear,"
Trudeau
said
just
before
returning
to
Ottawa.
"You
could
even
say
we
were
brutally
frank
on
occasion."
Some
Venezuelan
newspapers
criticized
Trudeau
for
being
too
cordial
in
his
dealings
with
the
Cuban
leader
during
his
threeday
visit.
One
newspaper
said
Trudeau
should
have
been
"correct
rather
than
cordial,"
"Nothing
incorrect
happened
between
us,
I
can
assure
you,"
Trudeau
said.
The
prime
minister
added
that
the
leaders
of
Mexico
and
Venezuela
did
not
need
leadership
from
him
in
deciding
how
to
handle
Communist
Cuba.
Mexico,
like
Canada,
has
maintained
normal
relations
with
Cuba
during
and
after
the
1959
Cuban
revolution.
"There
may
be
some
misunderstanding
at
home,"
Trudeau
said.
"But
I
will
clear
that
up
when
I
return,
if
it
seems
necessary."
Trudeau
indicated
that
his
"brutally
frank"
discussions
with
Castro
centred
on
Angola
where
thousands
ol
Cuban
troops
are
aiding
the
Soviet-supported
Popular
Movement
for
the
Liberation
of
Angola
(MPLA).
See
also
page
2
'Western'
numbers:
WINNIPEG
(CP)
-
Eight
ticket
numbers,
one
worth
$250,000,
were
picked
Friday
night
in
the
preliminary
draw
of
the
Western
Canada
Lottery.
The
eight
go
into
thj
final
draw
at
Edmonton
Feb.
11,
to
be
broadcast
on
the
CTV
network.
At
that
time,
in
addition
to
the
$250,000
winner,
there
will
be
a
prize
of
$100,000,
one
of
$50,000,
and
five
of
$25,000.
Also
drawn
at
Edmonton
will
be
21
additional
numbers
including
another
$250,000
grand
prize,
three
of
$25,000,
seven
of
$10,000
and
10
of
$1,000.
The
last
four
numbers
drawn
at
Edmonton
also
will
be
the
basis
of
additional
prizes
of
$5,000
or
$100,
the
total
prize
pot
depending
on
the
number
of
tickets
sold.
The
current
series
of
the
Western
Canada
Lottery
Is
the
first
to
use
bearer-type
tickets,
which
means
the
ticket
holders
will
not
be
known
until
their
claim
coupons
are
turned
in
to
the
lottery
foundation.
The
eight
drawn
Friday,
when
known,
will
be
invited
to
the
Edmonton
ceremonies.
Their
numbers,
and
the
provinces
which
sold
the
tickets,
are
as
follows:
1578640.
from
B.C.,
1776223,
from
B.C.;
2024083.
from
B.C.;
1486742.
sold
by
mail
order,
1235061,
from
Saskatchewan;
1595629,
from
B.C.;
2332620,
from
Alberta;
and
1953407,
from
Alberta,
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TRUDEAU
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suppertime
song
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any
Psmn
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mMmL
OH,
C.A.,
TRUST
IE
HARD
STRICT,
,
mUTISH
60UWNMA
Sign
told
story
today
that
Ginter's
brewery
has
been
closed.
GUARANTEE
OF
SANK
LOAN
G
inter
wants
gov't
backing
by
JAN-UDO
WENZEL
Citizen
Staff
Reporter
Industrialist
Ben
Ginter
will
seek
the
help
of
four
governments
in
his
fight
against
the
Canadian
Imperial
Bank
of
Commerce.
The
bank
last
week
appointed
a
receiver
for
all
of
Ginter's
holdings
in
B.C.,
Alberta
and
Manitoba
because
of
Ginter's
inability
to
pay
a
demand
note
in
the
amount
of
$3.9
million.
Ginter
said
the
loan
only
amounts
to
$3.6
million
and
he
could
raise
enough
to
pay
it
if
the
governments
would
guarantee
the
loan
for
a
few
months.
Harold
Sigurdson,
of
Dun-woody
and
Co,
Vancouver,
was
appointed
receiver
for
Ginter's
B.C.
enterprises,
including
his
Prince
George
brewery.
Other
members
of
the
same
firm
were
appointed
in
Alberta
and
Manitoba.
Ginter
said
Sunday
that
Sigurdson
was
the
receiver
of
the
brewery
when
he
bought
it
in
1962.
He
represented
the
same
bank,
Ginter
said.
Ginter
explained
that
the
brewery,
then
owned
by
Canadian
Breweries
Ltd.,
now
Cartings,
had
been
placed
in
receivership
and
then-Mayor
Garvin
Dezell
of
Prince
George
with
the
support
of
the
local
hotelmen,
urged
Ginter
to
purchase
the
brewery.
"It
was
the
only
secondary
industry
in
the
city
in
those
days
and
I
bought
it
and
saved
a
lot
of
jobs,"
Ginter
said.
He
felt
this
was
his
first
mistake
and
the
big
Canadian
breweries
did
not
like
it.
"I
stepped
into
a
field
which
was
reserved
for
those
born
with
silver
spoons
in
their
mouths.
They
have
been
trying
to
break
me
ever
since,"
Ginter
said.
He
also
said
he
paid
the
Canadian
Imperial
Bank
of
Commerce
about
$380,000
for
the
purchase
of
Mission
Hills
Winery
in
Westbank,
when
that
enterprise
had
been
In
receivership.
"The
bank
is
charging
me
up
to
18
per
cent
on
the
current
loan
which
they
called
within
half-an-hour,
Ginter
said,
claiming
that
after
appointing
the
receiver
this
interest
rate
was
lowered
to
14
per
tent,
"I
feel
the
bank
should
have
given
me
30
to
60
days
notice
and
I
could
have
sold
some
of
my
assets
without
losing
any
jobs.
How
could
anyone
come
up
with
such
an
amount
in
half
an
hour?"
Ginter
said.
But
he
feels
the
pressure
by
Labatt's
Ltd.
was
behind
the
bank's
move.
He
said
he
had
been
approached
to
sell
his
Richmond
properties
to
Labatts
and
the
Prince
George
brewery
had
been
inspected
by
representatives
of
the
Ontario-based
firm.
Ginter
did
not
sell.
Meanwhile,
Ginter
said
the
Prince
George
brewery
is
sold
pending
approval
of
the
receiver.
He
declined
to
name
the
party
which
purchased
the
property
at
a
price
of
$2.5
million.
Spokesmen
for
Labatt's
in
Ontario
said
on
the
weekend
they
were
not
aware
of
any
moves
to
purchase
Ginter's
breweries.
Now
Ginter
hopes
for
help
from
the
three
provincial
governments
as
well
as
from
Ottawa.
He
said
the
Federal
Business
BEN
GINTER
.
down
the
drain?
Development
Bank
had
offered
help,
but
it
would
take
some
time
before
money
would
be
forthcoming.
Ginter
wants
the
governments
to
guarantee
the
bank
loan
until
he
is
able
to
sell
enough
property
to
pay
off
the
loan.
If
he
gets
this
guarantee,
he
said,
he
hopes
the
bank
will
accept
it.
"Because
if
the
bank
does
not
accept
government
guarantee,
it
is
obvious
that
the
bank
is
being
pressured,4'
he
said.
Three
representatives
of
the
receiver
arrived
in
Prince
George
and
served
papers
on
Ginter's
local
executives.
"They
also
changed
the
locks
at
the
brewery
and
the
construction
offices,"
one
Ginter
employee
said.
Having
representatives
of
the
receiver
at
all
of
his
properties
cost
him
between
$4,000
and
$5,000
a
day,
Ginter
claimed.
But
problems
with
the
bank
are
only
one
aspect
of
Ginter's
current
trouble.
Since
last
June,
production
was
halted
in
B.C.
at
all
of
Ginter's
enterprises
because
of
a
labor
dispute.
The
Retail,
Wholesale
and
Department
Store
Union
said
Ginter
reneged
on
a
promise
to
re-employ
24
workers
at
a
new
See
GINTER,
page
2
CUben
photo
by
Lm
Teniae!
KAMLOOPS,
B.C.
(CP)
Five
members
of
a
city
family
died
today
when
fire
destroyed
their
home
on
the
outskirts
of
this
south-central
British
Columbia
community.
Names
were
not
released.
A
police
spokesman
said
the
dead
are
a
husband
and
wife
and
their
three
children.
OTTAWA
(CP)
The
Supreme
Court
of
Canada
decided
today
to
hear
two
appeals
which
might
have
a
direct
impact
on
northern
resource
exploration
and
development.
It
will
hear
the
appeal
of
three
public
interest
groups
which
say
that
Marshall
Crowe,
National
Energy
Board
chairman,
might
be
biased,
and
that
of
the
Indian
Brotherhood
of
the
Northwest
Territories
which
is
trying
to
claim
400,000
square
miles
of
the
territory.
OTTAWA
(CP)
The
com-pany
operating
duty-free
shops
at
Montreal's
Dorval
and
Mirabel
International
Airports
today
filed
suit
for
$250,000
against
Conservative
MP
Elmer
MacKay
and
three
members
of
the
party's
research
office,
alleging
defamatory
libel
In
a
comparison
of
prices
at
the
shops.
10,000
protest
ICBC
rates
CUBAN
TRIP
Trudeau
talks
"brutally
frank'
FEATURED
INSIDE
i
Fire
destroyed
18
stores
in
an
Abbotsford
shopping
centre
Sunday.
Page
3.
Police
have
few
leads
in
the
weekend
theft
of
1
19
paintings
by
Picasso.
Page
5.
At
least
three
people
died
during
a
fire
in
an
old
Winnipeg
apartment
building.
Page
2.
The
Prince
George
Mohawks
have
taken
command
in
the
race
for
top
spot
in
the
Cariboo
Hockey
League
and
the
Spruce
Kings
have
tied
Quesnel
for
second
in
the
Peace
Cariboo
Junior
Hockey
League.
Page
15.
The
final
procedure
to
change
the
sex
of
a
prison
inornate
took
place
at
a
B.C.
hospital.
Page
7.
Business,
8;
Classified,
18-25;
Editorial,
4;
Home
and
Family,
10;
Horoscope,
12;
International,
5;
Local
and
Provincial,
3,
6,
7;
National,
2;
Sports,
15-17,
Television,
11.
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THE
WEATHER
The
warm
temperatures
of
the
past
week
were
expected
to
break
slightly
today
as
a
cool
arctic
air
mass
moves
south.
Sunshine
was
expected
this
afternoon,
changing
to
snow
flurries
overnight.
The
high
today,
3
;
the
low
tonight,
-8.
Tuesday's
high
-4.
Sunday's
high
was
4
;
the
low
was
1,
Temperatures
during
January
were
above
normal
and,
for
the
past
week,
above
freezing.
The
weatherman
said
the
mean
temperature
for
the
month
was
-6.2
compared
to
the
average
mean
of
-11.3
for
most
years.
Daytime
highs
were
above
freezing
for
half
the
month.
The
high
for
Feb.
2,
1975,
was
46;
the
low
was
-22.
J
(
NOW
HEAR
THIS
)
Prince
George
residents
should
enjoy
the
unseasona
bly
balmy
weather
while
it
lasts.
Phil,
the
groundhog
who
made
Punxsutawney,
Penn.,
famous,
emerged
from
an
eiectricaily-neated
burrow
and
saw
his
shadow
Sunday
a
sure
sign
ot
six
more
weeks
ol
winter.
Phil
has
been
con
suited
for
the
last
25
years
by
the
Punxsutawney
Ground
hog
Club.
No
groundhogs
were
reported
stirring
in
Prince
ueorge
Between
100
and
150
lives
could
be
saved
lit.tt.C,
each
year
if
seat-belt
use
was
made
compulsory,
according
to
Peter
Roche,
local
spokesman
for
the
Consumers'
Association
of
Canada.
Roche,
who
is
spearheading
a
petition
campaign
in
Prince
George
for
a
mandatory
seat-belt
law,
also
estimates
that
such
a
law
would
result
in
an
annual
saving
to
the
province
of
more
than
$25
million
in
medical
costs,