Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 2, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba University of Manitoba student Ray tuesday left paid thursday to heave a custard Cream pie at mayor Juba with results that can be seen a miss. And metro reporter has egg on his photos by Gerry Cairns by Bob Lis Way the of the game was to smash mayor Stephen Juba of Winnipeg right in the Middle Kisser with a Mushy custard Cream pie. Bravely he stood not More than. 10 feet from the firing line this is an Opportunity that does t occur too often so i gladly put up for the privilege of throwing at mayor Juba. As a frustrated taxpayer i Felt it was my moment of glory my big Chance to get even with the civic administration for continually raising taxes. The University of Mani Toba s Alpha Epsilon i fraternity made it possible by dreaming up the idea of a i pie throwing auction to raise funds for the March of dimes. Winnipeg s mayor agreed 1o be a victim after All what s a pie in the. Face compared to some of the political attacks he has laced the toot place thursday noon . The Stu Union building with Harold Steiman Selling the pies to throw at the other three victims. Ron Legge a Ladio announcer thrust his head Forward for the Slaughter first. A top bid of an Opportunity to a University student to heave a pie m or Legge s face next up at the target Wall was Thomas Beal chief Constable of the University s police Force. Another University student Piid 50 for his pie throw at the Ponce officer. He missed. Then up stepped mayor Juba a slight Furrow Wink Imp Liis brow the bidding was hot and fast but finally student Bap tuesday got the pie for taking careful Ami or tuesday lined up his target the smiling face of the mayor he missed too t Only a few drops of the Cream pie spattered the Side of the mayors head then a u c 11 o n e e r Lei. Steiman discovered there was1 an extra pie left mayor Julia consented put his face on the auction Block again again the bidding was furious it was up to when t somebody thrust in my hand or. Mayor watch out i won the bid stripping off suit jacket and rolling up my shirt sleeves i walked to the firing line the mayor just kept smiling. I judged the distance carefully his face seemed so close i Drew my i fared i missed. The auction Money was put up by mayor Juba. We is still have Money to a the taxes in May but somebody finally did connect mayor tuba paid to buy it pie to hit Manitoban editor Brian gory with a Bull s Eye a distance of one foot the contest raised 5851 for the March of dimes. Break by Bill Trebilcox interest in the visit of the new York philharmonic and Leonard Bernstein last september has been revived by the Story about former nil footballer one game with the Detroit Lions George Plimpton striking the Triangle in the percussion Section. However the most interesting item about the concert sponsored by the Manitoba Centennial corporation has been largely overlooked. Many in the packed House noticed the conductor Bern Stein Shook hands with the first cellist lome Monroe when he came on stage. There were two reasons not Only is or. Munroe soloist with the philharmonic he is also a Winnipeg Ger who won Hie senior Grade cello classes in the Manitoba music Competition festival when he was 10 and 11. He left Winnipeg when he was 12 to study at the Royal College of music in London England under Ivor James. At age 14, or. Munroe began further studies it the Curtis school in Philadelphia. It was Thepe he enlisted in the . Army and was wounded at age 18 while serving in Italy. On his return he completed his studies in Philadelphia and joined his first major symphony the Minneapolis for a year. He then spent 13 years with the Philadelphia sym phony moving to the new York philharmonic in 1964 As first cellist and soloist s outstanding musical Talent is not Surpris ing with his family background. Parents or. And mrs w. R. Munroe 330 Semple Avenue Are musicians his father violinist his Mother a pianist. A younger sister mrs. Donald Rogers won the Aikens memorial trophy at the Manitoba music festival As did a younger brother Gilbert now a teacher at Garden City collegiate. Both Are pianists. It s a Little late to acknowledge it but Winnipeg had a very personal note in the presence of lome Munroe with the new York philharmonic. Off to heaven me. And mrs. A vie Mulligan Are going to heaven this summer that s the information Rev. G. Laviolette Manitoba editor of the sunday Herald passed on wednesday night he was one of the Many friends and political associates of former Winnipeg Alderman Mulligan who gathered at a testimonial dinner for the Veteran Ward 1 representative who served 18 years on City Council. Father Laviolette s guarantee of heaven for the mul Hans rests on the Saulteaux Indian name they be chosen for their summer Home at grand Marais near the for Alexander Reserve. It s called Ishpeming which translated very freely Means place of Light or heaven. Or. Mulligan complimented by mayor Stephen Juba a one of the briefest speakers on Council impressed i friends Vith his tribute to our country and its future. Our town football heroes reap rewards sometimes even if they re on teams that Don t make the playoffs. Winnipeg football fans have Given Blue bomber Star or. Ken Neilson and his wife a trip to the Barbados Courtesy of air Canada or Neilson led the balloting for the air. Canada trophy for the most popular Blue bomber this past season and the trip he and mrs Neilson take this weekend goes along i the fans11 endorsement. Royal Albert May make Fine China with the Antis Columbia Dogwood Floral Emblem but Royal Grafton make that with the Manitoba Crocus design. As the result of a query by a Reader about Why no Fin China was available with the Manitoba Flower mrs. W. S Govenlock 536 Greenwood place and numerous othe have told me they be been buying it for the past couple of years. ,1. Seems r. F. Now retired As China depart Nen manager of the Bay store sent designs of the Manitoba Flower to the Royal Grafton people in England and the introduced the pattern still available locally. Targets set for Economy j Jyh Winnipeg free press 3y Carrier soc per week Friday february 2, 1968 authorized As 2nd class mail by the Ottawa and for payment of postage in Cash program listen to the country music hit Parade j 9 saturday afternoons from 2 til 6 on i j by Kevin Boland a major research program As been plotted for the targets or economic development Ted Industrial commission it up last fall by the province. The announcement on the first report was included in a government news Elease issued today. Principal areas of study for he 16-Man commission include be province s Economy in per Yective and challenges for t a d e r u ral and Urban development and Industrial growth the Ted commission expected to set achievement goals o 1980 for every sector of the Manitoba Economy is scheduled to make its final report in about 14 months. The commission is to update findings of. The committee on Manitoba s economic future come which were handed Down a bout five years ago it is expected the commission will examine to what extent come goal have been met and devise a new program for continuing the province s econ Omic development. N rather than forecast trends said chairman Rex e. Grose the commission will attempt to influence trends of the Manitoba Economy by setting targets for economic activity that will realistically Challenge the capabilities of private and govern ment interests in the next 12 years the research program in the Industrial growth area encompasses an analysis of existing Manitoba Indus try. A Survey of expansion opportunities including examination of better uses for Provin Cial resources. Analysis of the competitive position of the province in wage rates production taxes and j capital Supply and other factors. _ an examination of competitive Industrial development on improving them. While Manitoba Industry has moved significantly Forward in recent the research Ouline states there is general agreement it has fallen Short of the Challenge for Trade study will embrace opportunities and threats for the province on changes on imports and exports. Major attention will be de voted to the Impact of Kennedy round Tariff cuts on foreign Trade and effect of changes in restraint on Trade other than tariffs. The object get recommendations on changes needed i in order to attain a competitive growth rate lots of water but the men of no 3 firewall in St. Boniface were bemoaning a Lack of water for fighting fires Friday morning while the Street in front of the fireball inundated with it. The firemen were left without water following a 4am Watermain break Friday. The break was reported by firemen who noticed eight to 10 inches of water flowing Down Marion Street in front of the firewall. Water entered couture feed Supples 837 Marion Street Dom Taf 835 Marion Street and Western Salvage co Ltd 855 Marion Sheet no estimate of damage is available. Engineering department spokesmen said the first Job after traffic was rerouted was to locate the leak. The Mam is under the pavement and we have to Drill transit workers v Okay wage offer i More unionists turnout for second v i accept 22 per cent raise Over two years m transit workers voted thursday for a new agreement with metro. It provides for a 12 per cent increase retroactive to 3i 1967, and another 10 per cent increase in december j1968. The contract is by metro Council next week a bus Driver now earning an hour after 18 service will receive an immediate in crease to ?3.02 and an increase to s3 32 in december., in the Light of National and International factors. Test holes to find it " meantime firemen Are hoping that they won t have to fight a fire in the fireball crash victim Dies in Hospital the wife of a Man who was killed in a head on collision sunday afternoon on Highway 4, bv4 Miles West of Neepawa died tuesday night in St Boniface general Hospital. Confirmed thursday that mrs Helen Andrews 54, wife of William haivey1 Andrews of Russell Man died at a total of 770 bus Drivers and 271 maintenance men members of local 1505, amalgamated transit Union Al Cio Are affected., the new contract will expire Jan. 3, 1970. A Union official said 88 per. Cent of the Union members voted thursday on metro s wage Offei with slightly More than 60 per cent voting in favor the offer was1 unchanged from the one rejected dec. 28 by the local s members Only 52 per cent of the members had voted at that time. The second vote was taken i after Gallagher acted for Law society not policemen a report in thursday s free press on the presentation to the Winnipeg police commission of a Law society of Manitoba memorandum on the rights of a lawyer to consult and for people in police restly r. A Gallagher As counsel for the Winnipeg police athletic association. On this occasion Gallagher was representing the Law society not the police association. Or. Gale tagger is a Bencher of the Law society and chairman of its committee for indigents charged with offences. Free press meetings meetings to1 be held Mon Day in the free press building Are at 2 . Board room South Centre Liberal association at 8 . Board room Cutty Sark club Winnipeg clubroom no. 2 Branch sons of Ireland. . Toboggan or finishes first in Field of u by Neil Louttit Isle Minnesota Cormican a 23-year-old Crook Ston Mechanic thursday won the Winnipeg St. Paul International snowmobile race and the first prize purse. Or. Cormican completed the 494-mile course in 11 hours 30 minutes and 31. Seconds. He carried an 18-minute Lead into thursday s final a 28-mile sprint across gerald1 Gervais of Tofte minn., placed second with a Lime of 11 hours 53 minutes and 53 seconds and Hoger Hilbe of to of River Falls minn., third with 12 hours 26 minutes and four seconds. Or. Hilbe was first to Cross the finish line in thursday s Lap but not far enough ahead to upset the other two front runners. Or. Cormican and his wife Saidy also win an expense paid trip to Germany Courtesy the Flo company manufacturers of snowmobile engines. Only 14 of the original 113 machines completed the course. No canadians were among the finishers. The last Lap across the Lake was completed in considerably less than an hour. Or. Hilbe made the run which crossed a Nigger chasm in the ice in 37 minutes or an average Speed of 45 Miles per hour. Or Cormican was less than three minutes behind or Gervais completed the 494-mile race Solo without a support vehicle. Only during one of the four Days did he even bother to carry any tools on the snowmobile. He said the purpose of the run was to see if it could be done be Pang the machine and without assistance from mechanics. Or. Gervais drove a Polaris while or. Cormican and or. Hilbe drove Arctic cats. Discussions with a conciliation officer. Provincial metro says the new contract will Cost it an additional this year. The asked 35 increases in tract Union had originally per wage one year v con St., Andrew s varsity of Manitoba Host to a student Exchange program this weekend., students fro m ukrainian orthodox colleges at universities in Kat Chewan and Albert a will join in the gathering. Weather report synopsis v until Midnight saturday a series of weak. Disturbances continue to Movo out acres the Prairies from the. Bringing it Ottly Joth. In the prunes. But the far regions Are continuing Urbance in the. , developing Over b.c., Albert today and into Saskatchewan and Manitoba tonight Inow Harries an expected in Central Prairie regions a result. Tema matures will moderate the Diu Urbance approaches then turn it passes figures on the. Map indicate expected High temperatures Dale corm1can Drivers and race officials All expressed satisfaction with the race John Geisler managing director of the is. Paul carnival gave Assur Aiice Thal the race will be held again next year. There will be a race nex year or Geisli told a reception Paul following the completion of the race he said he had Many compliments from drive eci officials and spectators on the efficient and orderly Man Ner in which Tho race traffic was handled by and Minnesota Highway patrols. M c c a s k 3 11, Canadian chairman of the Nice noted that snowmobiling its infancy and the Winnipeg St Paul race is the premiere if snowmobile competitions tied Meskun l s chairman said no Otlien race is considered to be of the same class As the International let s face it this is helluva Good race and it s bound to or. Eskuri said. A spokesman for a major manufacturer said in an inter View that the International is considered the grand prix snowmobile no better Way to test both iries and driving skills. Mostly Many today mostly Cloudy saturday and a Lith Milder winds Light except South at 20 h saturday morn Long. Tow tonight for and Winnipeg 5 High saturday 15 temperatures for the 14-h.ur which ended at . Friday Vancouver Calgary Edmonton Regina Brandon the. Pas Winnipeg fort William. Kenora feb 1, 1968 last year Normal Max. Min. Pre. .36 Max Ottawa 17 s Toronto s -12 Montreal 7 to Halifax 1 -16 to Chicago -11 -32 or Miami 4 -14 m los Angeles 32 i .06 Minneapolis 10 3 new York temperature comparisons Max min. Mean highest on record .44-176-66 392 in -77 -219 -148 i lowest on record 4-88 0.3 i -480 min. 31 36 36 33 30 u 76 -64 54 435 17 35 3s 63 pre 25 1 13 .25 to. It .01 k ;