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LOTS OF IFSHockey Issue StillHanging In Mid-AirMONTREAL (CP) — Robert LeBel, president of the International Ice Hockey Federation, said Wednesday tfie 11H.F will do “everything in iLs power” to enable East Germany to compete inr Uie world championships in March.He said that if he receives a formal complaint upon which he can act, and if the ITHF executive approves, the 11IIF will appeal to the Allied travel office in Berlin to reverse its decision , slopping the East Gormans from going to the United Stales for the tournament.The championships are to be held in Colorado Springs, Colo.. March 7-18. The East Germans said Allied authorities in West Berlin have refused to give Ihcm the travel permits they need before they can apply for United States visas.The formal complaint apparently is on its way. In East Berlin Wednesday the East GermanHockey Federation said it has •cabled LeBel protesting against; -1mmM*m • ■ ■■ 1 S®w *|■. :• • V ■ ■:Xv ‘.-A-■: : * Jlt;. . . •: /iiVvjvthe decision of the Allied au-; thorities and 3sking the I1HL; to “support our rights.”LeBel said he has not yet re-; ccived ihe cable.LeBel said “we want the East Germans in the tournament, not because we are afraid that other teams will pull out if they j cannot come, but simply be-1j cause they have a right to be-there. Their federation is a full-S fledged member (of the IIHF) j ;and their representatives have; shown themselves to be good| sportsmen.”Asked about press reports; lt;h a l Russia. Czechoslovakia.: O •mm'V;p;;• ...V- S:... /i. iivA.BOB LeBELlES 71ets Early Pacen springsSweden and The Netherlands. may pull out of the tournament: if the East Germans cannot;, play, he said that no national1 | association has given official .notice that it intends to with-| draw.He said there is no chance, “at this late date'' that the tournament, will be shifted to ■ Canaria or West Germany.;| “That probably wouldn't, end the political complication anyway.Earlier Wednesday Jack Roxburgh of Simcoe. Ont., presi-; dent of the Canadian Amateur j Hockey Association said he has* 'cabled Czechoslovakia hockey j officials asking them to make I sure their team-one of the ! strongest entries—competes in the tournament, i ★Won’L ComoeteA hri W
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Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
Thu, Feb 01, 1962
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