Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 3, 1976, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday january 3, 1976 . Law on used cars Washington a people in the United states who want a used car will have a Chance to learn its defects before they buy it under proposed new Federal regulations. The Federal Trade com Mission Etc proposed regu lations on Friday to prohibit any false misleading or deceptive representation directly or by implication of the Quality performance re liability or Lack of Mechanic c a 1 defects of any used motor the commission said the proposed rules Are necessary because a substantial number of used motor vehicles Are offered for Sale with mechanical defects. The regulations would re quire dealers to disclose in Advance what they know about Sueh things As actual mileage the nature of prior. Use and any major repairs performed in reconditioning. Dealers would be required to disclose on a window sticker the make Model and year of the car its mileage and any repairs which of i feet the performance or use Ful life of the i the Slicker also would have to say whether the car was used previously As a taxi police car rental or other Fleet vehicle and if so by whom. Another key proposal would require dealers to spell out in Advance exactly what service or repairs if any covered under warranty. If a car is offered for Sale without warranty that too would have to be disclosed before Sale. Violations bring fines of up to a Day. The rules would apply Only to dealers not individual Sellers. Hepatitis outbreaks increase during 75 there were 23 More cases of infectious hepatitis in Manitoba during the first 11 months of. 1975 compared with the similar period in 1974, says the provincial health department. Larry Des Jardins of Manitoba said 709 cases were reported com pared with 680 in. 1974. However the minister said Only 29 cases were reported during november compared with 63 in october. He said the drop May be partly due to a delay in reporting be cause of the postal strike. He said no dramatic out Breaks of communicable Dis eases occurred in november. School absenteeism mainly due to coughs colds sore throats and stomach upsets was about Normal. Only 12 cases of measles were recorded by the depart ment. Down from the 21 cases in october. All but one of the cases occurred in pre school children. The minister said eight cases of German measles rubella were reported Dur ing november but Only two occurred in women of. Child bearing age the group to which the province s rubella vaccination program is directed. There is evidence that two babies born in 1975 had con genital rubella at birth but neither showed any evidence o f severe symptoms that usually occur with the Dis ease. Yule visitors face charges two Vancouver residents have been charged after police confiscated More than Worth of heroin Christ Mas Day at Winnipeg inter National Airport. They Are Raymond Gauthier 37 and Laura Lee Lee 24, both of Vancouver who have been charged with pos session of herion for Purposing of trafficking. A Winnipeg police depart ment spokesman said 78 Caps of heroin were confiscated. The Man was arrested on a plane at the Airport upon ills arrival in Winnipeg from Vancouver. The woman was arrested in a local hotel. Super Book there s no other word for the popular guinness Book of records a perennial bestseller that has become a unique phenomenon with sales of More than 24 million copies it surpasses those of any other copyright Book in publishing his tory. This Handy compendium of world record holders offers up to Date farts on every Field of endeavour sports business the arts the sciences nature and space. It s an endless source of information and entertainment and Kurtis publishers remind you that the guinness Book of records makes a perfect gift for All Ages and interests. Super Price too the Brand new revised updated and enlarged 22nd edition is now available at All Book and department stores for just s7.50. Hurra Daniel swimmer and his Dober Lan Roxie skate and slide their Way along the five mile length of a rink on Ottawa s Rideau canal. Airline s Winnipeg operation shows 17.5% business increase the Winnipeg operation of Northwest airlines increased its business in 1975 by 17.5 per cent Over 1974. George Farrow District sales manager for the min Neapolis based Akline said in an interview however that earnings for 1975 were lower than the previous year. Or. Farrow said it was the second Best increase in Busi Ness of 32 Northwest District offices. He said group Busi Ness increased by 188.9 per cent in december. Group travel to Florida was up 222.5 per cent and the in crease to Hawaii was 54.7 per cent. The air Canada service from Winnipeg to new York stalled a year ago and it Hurt Northwest. Our record from january to september showed our business to new York dropped by or. Farrow said. For that period refunds easier airline says a new bookkeeping system will1 allow air Canada credit card customers to get faster refunds on unused tickets a spokesman for the airline said Friday. In the past there were considerable delays in Reim people who bought airline tickets with credit cards and subsequently can celled their flights the spokesman said. The new system will put these customers on the same footing As Cash customers allowing them to get speedier refunds he said. The Winnipeg office Han d 1 e s about refunds every month for the entire airline he said. In 1974, Northwest flew passengers to new York and in 1975 flew Only 523. The airline was plagued with the usual no show total that bites into airline efficiency and Revenue. Its no show Factor for the last half of december was 10.6 per cent with a one Day High of 117 persons who did t turn up for one of its four daily flights. Northwest Winnipeg showed a 23.5 per cent freight increase in 1975. The airline had a Pilot strike for three Days in a gust. Though Brief it had an effect on the profit picture. Earnings from january to september dropped from in 1974 to in 1975. Or. Farrow said the Pas Senger mile yield dropped in 1975 to airlines Felt fuel increases in 1975. Or. Farrow said fuel costs had risen by More than s7 million by september. A gallon of Jet fuel went to 32.2 cents . Measure an increase of 13.9 per cent Over the year before. There is no sign the fuel Price is going to level he said. He snid Northwest usually has net Revenue of Mil lion and it May be close Liis last year the airline had net earnings of Man charged with stealing 183 cheques a Winnipeg Man has been charged in connection with the nov. 20 theft of 183 com Pany cheques from s and s equipment rentals and construction 1147 Henry Avenue. The Man Harvey Douglas Kirton 30, was remanded to Jan. 9 when he appeared Fri d a y in provincial judges court in the Public safety building. A Winnipeg police spokes Man said or. Kirton faces two charges of breaking entering and theft and six Char Ges of forging and uttering. Some of the charges Are in connection with a nov. 20 break in at n and a sewer services also at 1147 Henry. Seven of the cheques stolen from the construction com Pany were cashed. Pair accused of robbery a Man and woman have been arrested in connection with a new year s Day beat i n g. And robbery in the Empress hotel. Deborah Lynn Mckechnie 18, and Kandal James Powell both of room 26 of the Empress hotel have been charged with robbery a Winnipeg police spokesman said. He said a 52-year old Man who met a woman and arranged to go to her room was beaten in a hotel washroom and robbed of at . Thursday. The victim beaten around the head with a Carbon dioxide pistol required 30 stitches in Hospital but was later released the police spokesman said. The couple was arrested at 10 . In the hotel. The Sto Len Money and gun were re covered he said. Medical foundation makes nine Grants to scientists the Manitoba medical scr v i c e foundation has announced its annual list of re search Grants. Nine Grants were made for 1976. Or. R. M. Letts of the children s Centre received for an epidemiological study of scoliosis in Mani Toba children. Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine usually affecting girls during adolescent growth. J. B. Worsfold co Ordina Tor of ambulatory care at the health sciences Centre was awarded to investigate the feasibility of studying patients attitudes toward hos Pital care. Or. Morgan Wright and or. Michael Thomas both of Jumble winners listed Sandra Stropko of 242 Machray Avenue suite 18, is this week s first prize Winner of in the free press Jumble contest. Winners of Are mrs. R. Sergent of Tyndall Man. Susan Blatz 465 Rathar Avenue mrs. M. Holland 484 notre Dame Street St. Mrs. A. Garand of Pine Falls Man. And Cyrille Barna ble 50 Trevette Street suite 39, East Kildonan. Winners of ?10 Are w. M. T u 11 o c a 916 Byng place fort Garry Gale Coldron 184 River Avenue mrs. P. Morrison of fort Frances ont. Mrs. E. A. Vivian of Neepawa Man., and or. And mrs. A. Fiz Aleski 1511 Bannatyne Avenue. Cheques to the winners will be mailed out shortly. Here Are the answers to Jumble puzzles 5632 to 5637 Bravo elegy future bother the Bugle Hovel Guise cajole opiate Shell out murky be fog stigma quorum future burst chant nicety sonata an anarchist rabbi dizzy sponge wheeze Zero flour assay gained treaty a safari. The psychology department of the University of Manitoba were awarded to study Reading disabilities and Neur psychological deficiencies in children with learn ing problems associated with cerebral dysfunction. Or. S. W. Rabkin of the health sciences Centre received towards an analysis of the demand for and usefulness of repeated electrocardiograms. Or. J. C. Haworth and or. J. Ellestad Sayed of the paediatrics department in the University of Manitoba medi Cal school received to investigate cigarette smok ing pregnant women and the subsequent growth and development of their children. Or. Charles Faiman of the health sciences Centre was Given for extra costs three year study of the pituitary gonadal Axis in health and disease. Or. Michael Thomas and Terry Pezzot of the University s psychology department were awarded to study social factors and develop mental characteristics w Bat 27 arrested Winnipeg police arrested 27 persons for Possession of Ca Nibis for posses Sion of cannabis for the Pur poses of trafficking in the past two weeks. A spokesman for the police vice division said 679 Grams of marijuana and 17 Mari Juana plants were confiscated. Seven of the 27 arrested for simple Possession were boys. Tired and neglected children. Or. Ken Mcrae and Anne Bell of the children s Centre were Given As second year support to study biological sociocultural and psychological factors in the emotional health of school children and preschoolers. Govt. Gives for sheep a further Manitoba government Grant has been made to a three year old project designed to increase sheep production in Mani Toba. Industry minister Leonard Evans announced the Grant to Ransom sheep enterprises of Boissevain and administered by the Mani Toba research Council Fri Day in a statement. An ear Lier Grant of was made in 1972 to initiate the project. The project uses techniques to produce an in crease in the frequency of Breeding multiple births which will allow a greater yield of lambs without an increase in the number of ewes. The program emphasises Light control and Hor Mone treatment. The latest Grant should make possible the completion of the program As. Well As making the results available to the sheep Industry in the province with the Hope of establishing a Domestic Lamb and sheep meat products Industry or. Evans said. Nurse self Confidence enthusiasm ease tension memory training communication leadership human relations motivation n. L. Runt t Apoc. 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