Winnipeg Free Press

Tuesday, February 29, 1972

Issue date: Tuesday, February 29, 1972
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Previous edition: Monday, February 28, 1972

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 29, 1972, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday february 29, 1972 Sisters pull boy continued we heard them hollering for help and Ann said. Mindy he went Over to see what had happened and saw the boy in the River so we pulled him although the girls had also been forbidden to go out on the River they did t hesitate. Lebanese troops move in continued the israeli attack began Fri Day in retaliation for guerrilla raids last week that killed five israelis. As the israeli forces withdrew monday they left leaflets in arabic warning of further assaults unless the lebanese government halted guerrilla activity. They also warned the villagers to remove the guerrillas from their midst or expect More damage to their Homes and villages. The in Security Council in Resolution voted unanimous Early monday demanded tha Israel Stop her attacks ant withdraw from Lebanon. An israeli army spokesman said one objective of the opera Tion had been to try to Mak the lebanese army reassert it authority Over the area. Lebanon s dilemma is tha the country is morally bound by the 1969 Cairo agreement to As Sist the palestinian resistance movement by allowing com Mando bases in the country. E1 s e w h e r e in the Middle East a diplomatic crisis be tween Iraq and Egypt appeared to be brewing after the arrest of 17 arabs in Cairo on charges of being involved in an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate iraqi political exiles in the egyptian capital. The Middle East news Agency said egyptian foreign minister Murad Ghaleb summoned the iraqi charge d affaires and accused his government of pro Viding some iraqi Security officers with arms and forged passports to enter Egypt and assassinate its political foes taking Refuge in from i6e our first reaction was to go and help Shannon said. We did t have time to go and get help because we thought he might while crossing the ice to carry out the Rescue the girls admitted they were afraid we might fall in so they walked slowly and carefully with one following close behind the other. That Way if Mindy fell in i could pull her Shannon said. Pulling the 60-Pound boy from the water was very said the girls and the task was made More difficult by the extra weight of his water logged clothes. In All it took about 10 min utes to pull him from the water Mindy Ann estimated. The girls then took the boys to their Home at 171 Bronx ave nue East Kildonan. The girls parents or. And mrs. Brian Armstrong called the police and tried to make the boys comfortable while waiting for the police to arrive. Asked How they Felt at the time of the Rescue Mindy Anh replied that we were scared because we thought he might drown before we could get him thinking about the event now both girls said they Felt really glad that we saved Al though Shannon admitted she still Felt a bit frightened when she thought of the risk they had taken. The girls were the Only ones around the area at the time. Both parents of the girls said they were shocked when they brought Home the three boys but or. Armstrong added after i started thinking about it i was an awfully proud gop payoff alleged these Are the Bain Brothers whose walk on the red River sunday nearly ended in disaster for Dwayne 7, it All began when Dwayne suggested to his younger Brothers Darren .5 right and Dean 4 Centre that All three Cross the River which fronts their Street at 161 Tait Avenue. It was Dwayne who fell through the ice and was rescued by two Quick thinking Young Sisters Mindy Ann and Shannon Armstrong. Harrison and wife London a former beatle George Harrison and his Parent. And when i was coming Home from work today i Haard about the Rescue again on the radio. I m telling you my Chest wife Patti were injured monday night when their car struck a crash Barrier dividing a super Highway near London. Harrison 29, had blood streaming Down his face and escaped Slayer reported in Europe was treated for concussion. A Hospital spokesman said they have had a Lucky escape. The injuries do not appear to be the Accident occurred during a Power blackout. Annual concert sing out Winnipeg will hold its annual concert at 8 . March 25 in the playhouse theatre 180 Market Avenue East. Tickets for the concert Are available from any member of the group or at the door. Just swelled. I m very proud of his wounds were stitched at i Maidenhead Hospital. Patti 27, East Kildonan police chief Hris Enfield said monday that had contacted the red Cross regarding a possible citation for the two girls. Dwayne wound up with two Rozen feet and Dean froze one oot As a result of the Accident n d their injuries probably j aved them from a spanking. I would have punished them but i did t because i Felt that their Frozen feet were punish ment said the boys Mother Joyce Bain. Both Dwayne and Dean will probably be bed Ridden for the rest of the week mrs. Bain said and both Are now in a great Deal of pain. I think it la be a Long time before any of those three go walking on the River she said. All three boys agreed that it would. Drug sweep bags 52 Vancouver up City police monday Laid drug charges against 52 persons 45 men and seven women in one of the biggest roundups of heroin traffickers in the City. The charges were Laid after about four months of undercover work by two Young City police officers police said. Police arrested several of those charged and were seeking others named in the Case. Montreal up the Gazette says escaped murderer Yves Geoffroy is believed to be travelling under the name of real Roland Lafond. The newspaper says there Are indications that the honeymoon ing fugitive and his. Bride the former Carmen Parent May be in Europe rather than in mex Ico or South America As once believed. It adds that As for the mys Tery name in the of the guarantor on. Geoffrey s fraudulent passport application purported signature apparently is that of a notary whose last name is airline records checked by the newspaper monday reveal that persons named Lafond travelled to Europe from Montreal on two different airlines on the night of dec. Day Geof Froy was released unescorted from prison to marry miss Parent. Air France records show that reservations were made for three persons with that name two adults and a Only one person of that name actually boarded a flight to Paris. On Boac meanwhile persons with reservations under i that name flew to London from Montreal that same evening. There is no indication w h e t h e r or not both were adults. Geoffroy has three boys be tween the Ages of three and eight who had been living with two Brothers and a married sister of the convict while he was in prison. The newspaper quotes members of the family As declining to disclose monday whether All three children Are still in Montreal. The Gazette Story by reporter George Radwanski who has followed the Case since it broke in december says Interpol the International police Organiza Tion also has reasons to believe the manhunt should be focussed on certain parts of Europe. In his passport application dated sept. 28, Geoffroy listed his Birthplace As Joliette que., publican convention in san Anderson says. Both attorney general John n. Mitchell and itt issued statements denying any Deal had been made Over the anti Trust cases Tor convention contributions. Last july 31, the Justice department announced agreement on an out of court settlement of three pending merger cases involving itt plans to acquire Hartford fire insurance co., the Grinnell corp., and canteen corp. According to mrs. Beard told a member of the columnist s staff she met Mit Chell at a party Given by former governor Louis Nunn in the Kentucky governor s Man Sion last May. Mrs. Beard was quoted As saying the attorney general scolded her for bringing pres sure to Bear through Congress on the anti Trust cases and say ing she should have come directly to Mitchell. Mrs. Beard also quoted Mit Chell As saying he had gotten pressure from president Nixon to Lay off Anderson said. And mrs. Beard was quoted As saying that when the settlement was announced by the Justice department it con formed to the agreement she had made with Mitchell at the party. Mitchell confirmed meeting mrs. Beard at Nunn s party but denied making any Deal on the mergers. He said he told her he was not familiar with the mat Ter and told her to take it up with the appropriate people in the department of that was the Only time i have Ever seen mrs. Beard and the above is the extent of our conversation on the Mitchell said. Itt said the memo dated june was seen by Mer Riam for the first time when it was brought to his attention by a member of Anderson s staff last week. There was no Deal of any kind to Settle our anti Trust itt said. It is unfair to the individuals involved to even suggest such a pos Sibili Bare View Johannesburg Reuter full frontal nudity is never Likely to be seen on the South african stage but theatre goers Are getting the occasional glimpse of a Bare posterior. Undaunted by complaints of permissiveness British actor Billy Boyle bares his. Bottom twice nightly in the farce no sex British. American motors to buyer Protection plan it s one of Hornet s stylish Little features that helps keep it in style. The 1972 Hornet. 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