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EDMONTON JOURNAL. Thursday, July 6, 1972 59 College decision Greene be down Canadians ivill be ringside for Democratic convention but he's still punching By DUAKT Southern News Services WASHINGTON Hundreds of thousands of Canadians can be expected to join an estimated 100 million Americans before their television sets once again next week for that quadrennial political rite of world-wide fascination, the Democratic National Convention. As viewers of the 19G3 Democratic debacle in Chicago will recall, it is not necessarily just the fight which goes on inside the hall that makes an American convention. But this time, because of Chicago, everything is going to be different. Or so believes George Mc- del oeiay attacked The Alberta Colleges Com mission today criticized Advanced Education Minister James Foster for not having made any appointments to fill vacancies at Alberta's six public co'leges.

Dr. Henry Ko'esar, appointed to his position by the Lougheed government, said there were 17 vacancies on college boards as of July 1 and there has been plenty of time for careful consideration to those names submitted" to sit on the boards of governors. The commission chairman said the appointments were to have been effective July 1. and taht his commission carried out its responsibilities in mid-April when it requested nominations and then forwarded the information on each nominee to Mr. Foster.

"I don't think that it is fair to those who were willing to let their names stand." The 17 vacancies include the chairmen of the boards at Grant MacEwan college in Edmonton, Lethbridge college and Medicine Hat college as well as faculty and student representatives. Mr. Foster, was unavailable for comment. may Greene became an ordinary' Literal backbencher again, he has been confronted with persistent rumors that he's on the eve ot retirement. In fact, he has even said publicly that he might accept a Senate appointment if one were oJfered.

Clearly, though Mr. Greene's chief stated goal is to win a fourth term in Parliament by holding on to his constituency of Niagara Falls when Prime Minister Tru-deau pulls the election plug. "My decision as to whether I stand for re-election will depend entirely on whether I think I'm physically well enough to get out and do the job," says the onetime Lib- to attack disorders Education Minister Lou Hyndman said Tuesday the two projects based on a key recommendation of the Worth Report on education will be operated at an estimated cost of $500,000 over two years in the Peace River region and in rural Central Alberta. The only reason the pilot projects are being used, rather than going into such a program on a province-wide basis, is so the government can determine what kind of organizational base can provide the best service, he added. The province will pay the cost.

We know these teams will bring much-needed help to hundreds of youngsters." The Peace River project, which could be operational in about 10 weeks, w'll serve an estimated 400 pupils at a cost of $100,000 per year. There are 26.000 pupils altogether in the area the project will serve. The Central Alberta project will take five to six months to mount, because it will be operated on a co-operative basis by the 13 counties, school divisions and districts in the area and by the department of education. That project is expected to cost $150,000 per year, and will serve an estimated 500 children. There are 36.000 school children in the area.

The Peace River project, to be operated exclusively by the department, will consist of a remedial reading specialist, an educational psychologist, a speech and hearing therapist, a social worker, and support staff. They will work out of the department's Grande Prairie regional office. The Central Alberta team, which will work out of Red Deer, will consist of a specialist diagnostic team and five field consultants. June property taxes provided $46 million a i the party at the Miami Beach convention. The McGovern brand of "new politics" has many of the country's kids and liberals enraptured and many of the party's regulars and pros scandalized.

Both forces will be almost evenly balanced inside the Miami convention centre. Despite the presence of thousands of demonstrators outside, the real battle is expected to be fought within the hall this time. Because much will be new at Miami Beach, here is a Canadian viewers' guide as to what to expect, what to watch out for, and what to be wary of in television reporting. First of all, a number of those familiar old idiosyncrasies of American conventions are gone. No longer will there be an alphabetic roll call beginning "Alabama votes A new order of voting, with each state's position already picked by lot, will begin with California and end with Oklahoma.

The old unit rule has been abolished, ending the 140-year-old practice under which many state delegations voted as a bloc, often under the dictatorship of state bosses. Nor will there be that long procession nominating speeches for "favorite sons." This was a technique of holding back a state's delegation so that local bosses could wheel and deal with candidates for favors in return for support in a later ballot. Under the new rules, favorite son candidates must have the written backing of at least 50 delegates scattered through at least three states. This will eliminate most of them. Most dramatic of all the changes perhaps is a baa on the so-called "spontaneous" floor demonstrations with their hired bands and conscripted enthusiasts which have long been a trademark of U.S.

convention hoopla. In a rule which could have been borrowed from the last national Liberal and Conservative conventions in Canada, the Democrats have decreed that any unplanned demonstrations which do take place will be deducted from the 15 minutes given for each candidate's nominating speeches. The most important difference at this convention is the makeup of the delegates. In 1968, about five per cent of the Democratic delegates were black, 13 per cent women, and four per cent under 30. This year blacks are expected to constitute 15 per cent of the delegates, women 3fi per cent, and people under 30, 22 per cent.

At Chicago nearly half the delegates had attended previous Democratic conventions. In Miami Beach. 85 per cent are attending their first. Put another way some of the sort of people who were protesting outside the Chicago convention hall in 1963 will be inside the Miami convention centre as voting delegates in 1972. The two biggest fights between old and new will come immediately after the opening ceremonies Monday evening.

era) leadership contender against a man named Tru-deau. "My health Ls coming, but it's coming slowly and that's the only way it can come. There are no magic, Reader's Digest cures that I know of." The big factor for the 02-year-old politician to overcome is time. The longer Mr. Greene has to recuperate, the better are bis chances to run again.

So the former cabinet ministerone cf the few remaining politicians who successfully practises the art of spellbinding oratory watches the calendar and mentally charts his progress on it every day. In a more practical vein, he visits the veteran's hospital in Ottawa five days a wek for physiotherapy sessions designed to help him regain the use oJ his left arm and leg. And of course there axe the three or tour appearances he makes every week in the Parliament Buildings, just to keep his oar in public affairs. "I don't feel I can contribute too much in the House right now under the circumstances," he says, "so Pm concentrating on making sure my constituency work is kept up to date. "Besides, with an election coming, that's probably top priority anyway." Mr.

Greene isn't alone in his gutsy struggle. His wife and iive children help him all they can, particularly when he makes his twice-monthly trios to his riding. He's operating out of the Greene summer coltage on the Ottawa River 50 miles west ot the capital, which puts him about an hour away from the Commons or his physiotherapy. His retirement from the cabinet poses a couple cf problems. First of all.

he remains a Privy Council member, bound by the oath of that office and iinds his hands tied in Commons debates. Secondly, he admits he hasn't saved much money since entering the Commons in 1963. As a minister he earned S40.000 a year but as an MP. his pay is reduced to $13,000 annually plus a tax-free allowance of And while he retains a half-interest in his old Ottawa law practice. Mr.

Greene sounds like the last man on earth who would quit politics for law. "I'm not trying to be mysterious," he says, "but I really can't decide about running until the election is called and then it will be pretty much a decision between myself and my constituency association whether I stand at the nominating convention or not." But from the sound of Joe Greene's voice, he's not counting himself out the game at this early stage. By DON SELLAR Soulham News Services OTTAWA-Every time Joe Greene limps to his desk in the House of Commons, he wins a round in his plucky fight to stay in polities. He's trying to shake ofi the eflects of a crippling stroke in time to campaign in the next federal election. "Put me down as a question mark," Mr.

Greene says gamely. A pair of heart attacks capped by the stroke last September in Tokyo, forced the thin, stooped politician to give up the energy, mines and resources portfolio early this year. And ever since the day Mr. Projects learning Two pilot projects aimed at providing classroom-based trsatment for children with learning disabilities will be launched this year in Alberta. "Some mortgage companies left it to the last minute so we didn't get it into the bank and they could collect an extra three days' interest." The total levy for 1972 $79,651,182.48 in property tax and $4.8 million in business tax.

During the first six months of 1971. the city collected $53,321,902.33 out of a total levy of $67,814,402.88 in property tax and $4.6 million in business tax. Mr. Stecyk expects tax payments will slow down now until the end of September. The penalty for late payment of taxes increases to four per cent Oct.

1. bitter er play hachev automotive plant said: "The ofiicials of the world federation contend that they are concerned mainly with the game chess and preservation of sportsmanship in the conduct of all matches. One of the most effective contributions they could make to the sportsmanlike purity of chess is to call Fischer to order. He has been openly introducing into the game a spirit of sordid utilitarianism, money-grubbing and tactlessness." TV highlights MOVIE (Cable 4) 4:30 p.m. Laughing Anne (drama 1954) with, Wendell Corey, Margaret Lockwood and Forrest Tucker.

BIKD'S EYE VIEW (3) 7:00 p.m. Millie nearly causes anJpernational crisis when a Russian athlete follows her home. ALL-AROUND THE CIRCLE IT.) 7:00 p.m. The Circle Singers 6ing "I know Where I'm Going" and special guest Anne Murray sings "Jack Was Every Inch A Sailer." LONGSTREET (3) 7:30 p.m. Longstreet goes to the aid of an old friend, a professional football player who becomes involved with a shady gambler.

HEY TAXI (5) 7:30 p.m. A half-hour comedy series from Vancouver, starring Terry David Mulligan and Bill Reiter. Mulligan plays an errant taxi driver constantly involved in comic situations, usually precipitated by Reiter, who plays a 'very French' auto mechanic. BLAKE (11) 7:30 p.m. Blake James pilots his own one-man.

plane, with a passion for wings and the freedom of the skies. NIGHT GALLERY (5) (2) (6) 8:00 p.m. The Miracle of Camafeo, a story involving an insurance fraud and The Ghost of Sorworth Place, a ghost story involving a mansion in Scotland. CANADA (11) 8:30 p.m. Calgary Stampede.

ALL I THE FAMILY (S) (2) 9:00 p.m. Archie and Edith's cousin Maude go at it again on the occasion of the wedding of Maude's daughter. MOI ET L' AUTRE (11) 9:00 p.m. A Gilles Richer comedy with Dominique Michel and Denise Filiatrault. IRISH ROVERS (5) (2) 9:30 p.m.

Guests are Tommy Makem and Catherine McKinnon. JAZZ SET (cable 7) 9:30 p.m. Barbados-born Keno Duke and his quintet. BOLD ONES (3) 10:00 p.m. Walt Nichols shocks the courtroom in his defence of a girl who admits she murdered her father.

A TIME TO REMEMBER (5) (2) 10:00 p.m. Sir Ralph Richardson narrates British Pathe film records cf Britain in the days of 'Edward the Peacemaker' (1901-1910). MOVIE (cable 4) 10:00 p.m. Night Must Fall (thriller 1964) starring Albert Finney, Susan Hampshire and Mona Washbourne. About a cockney bellhop whose charm masks a psychopathic killer.

CINEMA (11) 11:00 p.m. Les Cavaliers dc la Terreur (French Italian Spanish 1964). A cloak and dagger adventure film produced by Mario Ccsta with Tony Russel and Scilla Gabel. CANADIAN OPEN HIGIILIGHTS(5) (2) (6) 11:40 p.m. Taped highlight of first round play.

STARDUST THEATRE (5) 12:00 Up From the Beach (drama 1965) with Ctfff Robertson, Irina Demick, Mar-ius Goring, Red Buttons and Broderick Crawford. Normandy 1941: An American sergeant, having rescued a welcoming committee of French citizens, becomes a reluctant nursemaid, shuttling them between the invasion beach and their town. MOVIE (Cable 4) 12:30 a.m. Murder Most Foul (comedy 1964). Margaret Rutherford as Agatha Christie's Miss Marple.

Friday SIESTA CINEMA (3) 1:00 p.m. Tile Raiders (western 1964) with Robert Culp. Brian Keith and Judi Meredith. Wild Bill Hickock, Buffalo Bill Cody and Calamity Jane aid a group of Texans who are trying to get the railroad extended to Texas. FROM EDMONTON (5) (2) (6) 3:00 p.m.

The subject of this show is Dr. Jean Vanier, famous for his work with retarded adults in France. PIERRE BERTON (3) 4:00 p.m. Guest: Jim Bouton. Daily listings As supplied by TV stations.

Any variation is due to last minute changes by the stations involved. CHANNEL LISTINGS 5: CBXT-CBC 3. CFRN-TV 11: CBTFX-MEETA 6: CKRD 2: CKSA Cable, Spokane, Wah. Humphrey Govern, the new frontrunner and senator who wrote the reform rules intended to demo- Blake (11) Lonqstreet (31 Truth or Conseauences (4) 1:00 Nioht Gallery (5) (2) (6)' Mary Tyler Moore () Evening at Pop; (7) Water Safety (II) 1:30 Canada (11) Dean Martin (31 To Tell The Truth (4) :00 Nine O'Clock Movie (6) All in the Family (5) (2) Mol et L'Autre (ID My World and Welcome To It (4) Jean Shepherd's America (7) Irish Rovers (5) (2) Quality of Life (3-Tout I'Monde Joue (ID My Three Sons (4) jazz Set (7) 10:00 Bold Ones (31 A Time to Remember (5) (2)' Movie (4) Hollywood Television Theatre (7) Teleiournal (ID 10:30 Format 30 (ID Encounter (5) (2) (6) 11:00 Dtn Hour News and Weather (3) NrfTtonrfl N--AS (5) (2) (61 Cinema (ID World Press Review (7) 11:20 Viewpoint ISI-Night Editor (61 World Ot TOdav 17) 11:30 Sports (31 Amerte Report (51 Thirty Minutes (3) 11:35 All About Faces (3) 11:40 Canadian Open Highliqhts (5) (2) (6) 11:45 David Littleiohn (7) :00 News (4) Stardust Theatre (5) Meridian Movietlme (2) Fireside Theatre (6) 12:05 David Frost (3) 12:30 Movie (41 COLOR TELECAST McGovern coalition might be able to return the Daley faction to the Illinois seats while the McGovern forces are still missing their California supporters. Then, with the mayor's help, they could go one and win the California fight.

The mere question of order of procedure could therefore bring on a major convention battle. The Tuesday night session, which will approve a Democratic platform, may not be as dramatic but it could be. Despite predictions of a major donnybrook, there was a great display of harmony when the platform committee met in Washington to draft the campaign document, because the McGovern forces showed themselves ready to compromise on explosive issues. The major platform fight will happen when the supporters of Alabama Gov. George Wallace offer a minority report condemning school businga practice which the committee approved as one of the tools needed to achieve school integration.

The emotional highlight could come Tuesday night should Gov. Wallace attempt to rise with the help of aides from the wheelchair a would-be assassin put him into seven weeks ago. It is widely predicted that he will. The convention's moment of truth comes Wednesday night with the nominations and bal-1 i for the presidential nominee. The names placed in nomination will include several in addition to Sens.

McGovern, Humphrey, Mu-skie and Gov. Wallace. But there's only one other name to keep in mind should the voting go past two or three ballots, which is unlikely. That is the name of Sen. Edward Kennedy, who doesn't even plan to attend the convention.

He has said he won't be a candidate for president or vice-president this vear. But should a stop-McGovern movement do its i'ob. the conventional wisdom now is that only Sen. Kennedy could unite the prrty. Viewers, however, should be careful before they swallow any live television story that a Kennedy draft movement is sweeping the convention.

That's exactly what one U.S. television network reported in Chicago in 1963. Competing television networks inevitably picked up the story and there were a couple of hours of chaos on the convention floor as delegates themselves heard the renorts. Fuel was added to the fire of a story which was a non-starter until Sen. Kennedy was finally reached in Massachusetts and denied everything.

This isn't to say that, as a long shot, it couldn't happen in Miami. Jusf be sure. Then there is the Thursday night conclusion which, strangely in the American svstem. means the selection of the vice-presidential nominee. It is the time when the presidential nominee, who controls the choice, in effect admits his own electoral weaknesses by selecting a man who for reasons of geography or philosophy or experience will "give strength to the Hodv found lied up in freezer CALGARY CP) Police have started an investigation into the death of a grocery store employee whose body was found early today in northwest Calgary.

It is btlieved the unidentified body was found tied up in a f'-eezer when the store was opened. However, police won't confirm anv details. i. if Dulev A S. VI i Edmonton homeowners and mortgage companies rushing to beat a two per cent penalty, provided the city with more than $46 million in property taxes in June.

The penalty went into effect July 1. Peter Stecyk, assessor's department accountant, said today that the city collected $40,021,501.68 in property and business tax during June to bring the 1972 collection total to $62,088,132.39. In addition, Mr. Stecyk said, the assessor's depart-m collected $6,450,945.40 which was paid on June 30 but received too late in the day to be deposited in the bank or included in the June figures. Russians on Fisch New York Times Service MOSCOW A Soviet newspaper editor buttonholed an American at a reception Wednesday and said: "It is a "money-grubbing society like yours that produces a Bobby Fischer.

If anything like this ever happened in the Soviet Union, the pressure of public opinion would never stand for it." The Russian was commenting on the impasse at the International Chess Championship in Reykjavik, Iceland, where the long-awaited 24-game series has been held up first by the United States challenger's delayed arrival and then by the refusal of Boris Spas sky. the Soviet world champion, to start playing. Some chess fans here have suggested that the present impasse should be resolved by giving Spassky the first game hv detault on'the ground that Fischer had not shown up as provided by the rules. The American's apparent emphasis on prize money has been difficult for Russians to understand. The Soviet editor, in alluding to the ethics of capitalist society, phrased the problem in highly ideological terms, making no allowance of personal idiosyncrasies or eccentricities as possible factors in Fischer's case.

A letter, by members of the chess club of Moscow's Lik- 1. 1 1 ooie dispute continues OTTAWA (CP) After two meetings, a federally-appointed conciliation board has thrown up its hands in a dispute between Poole Construction Ltd. of Edmonton and 19 carpenters employed by it in the Northwest Territories. At both meetings last month, the board said in a report released today, neither side would budge from predated positions. The carpenters, members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, wanted an immediate start to pay at double rates for all overtime worked instead of the usual time-and-a-half rate.

The company refused. Each side said its position was non-negotiable and, after two brief meetings, the board reported only that the parties "have denied the board the opportunity of assisting them in negotiating an agreement." y. a- tj a 1 -v tAinlwM THURSDAY 4:00 Pierre Berton (3) imly Lonrl (il UP Ulvsse et Oscar (ID My Three Sons 0 Drop In (5) Popcorn playhouse (3) Roquets les Belles Oreilles (11)' Wovit (4) 5:00 Rocket Robin Hood (5) (2) Gotcha (6) En Mouvement (11) Sesame Street (7) 5:15 Les Pierrafeu (ID 5:301 Dream of Jeannie (31 That Girl (5) (6)' Kiddles Karnlval 5:45 Voyage au Fond des Mcrs (ID 5:55 Forest Fire Report (5) News (2) Untamed World (61 Football '72 (3) Tell the Truth (41 Rogers (7) Today: News. Weather -nd Sports (51 Tonight on Sport (3) Vfrpinian (2) (4) New UK Company (7)' News end (3) (11) JtOO AM Around the Circle (5) Awfomctives (11) On The River (6) Bird's Eye View (3) CBS News (4) Sesame Street (7) Taxi (5) For 3 days only! Now thru Saturday July 8 A beautiful 8" 10" COLOUR PORTRAIT of your child plui .50 handling Kennedy The decision as to who will sit in the California and Illinois delegations will almost certainly decide whether Sen. McGovern will win the nomination on the first ballot, and.

quite possibly, whether he can hope to beat President Nixon in November. When the convention takes up the credentials committee report Monday the answer to these vital issues could turn on questions of procedure. Sen. McGovern needs all the delegates he thought he had won as part of California's winner-take-all primary to ensure a first ballot victory. The credentials committee in a close vote last week insisted on proportioning the 271 delegates among the candidates according to the percen-t ve of vote received.

The McGovern people think they can reverse that decision on the convention floor if the California challenge is considered liefore the Illinois question. This is because the credentials committee threw Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and 57 of his friends off the Illinois delegation in favor of other delegates who are almost all McGovern supporters. But if Illinois precedes California, the anti-McGovern Radio highlights BRYAN HALL SPEAKS OCT (CJCA) 5:50 p.m. Comments on the sports scene. WORLD TUX Vi lli: U'KUA) n.m.

Tell About a Man individual's search for identity. A play for radio by New "ealand authoress Fiona Kidman. RACE RE-CAP (CIIQT) 9:05 p.m. From Victoria Park In Calg3iy. a complete summary of today's race results.

MUSIC OK THE MASTERS (CFRN-KM) 10:05 p.m. Brahms' Academic Festival Overture. Schubert's Sonata in Symphony No. 3 and Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 1.

CBC WINNIPEG ORCHESTRA (CBX 11:00 p.m. Symphony No. 8 by Vaughan Williams. Eric Wild, conductor. Friday THE WAY I SEE IT (CIIQT) :50 a.m.

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