Winnipeg Free Press

Saturday, October 30, 1976

Issue date: Saturday, October 30, 1976
Pages available: 210
Previous edition: Friday, October 29, 1976

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 30, 1976, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday. October 30, 1976 weather report it s been -36.7 in november h High l Low pressure cold fron worm front legion voices opposition to veterans affairs move temperature comparisons for november compiled by the Winnipeg weather office in celsius degrees Max. Min. Pre. 12 6 12 3 7 1 20. Pre. Forecast for Winnipeg. Bissett the write Lake and red River re Gions mainly sunny today and sunday. Highs near Ioc lows near of. Extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba continuing mainly sunny sunday. Monday and tuesday with temperatures a Little above nor Mal. Northern Manitoba fail weather with near Normal temperatures sunday. Monday and tuesday. Northwest Ontario continuing mainly sunny sunday. Monday and tuesday with temperatures a Little above nor Mal. Temperatures following Are minimum temperatures Lor the 12-hour period that ended at 7 . Friday and the maximum temperatures for the 12-hour period that ended at 7 . Min. Vancouver Victoria Edmonton Calgary Saskatoon Regina Brandon Thompson the Pas Winnipeg Churchill Thunder Bay Kenora Toronto Ottawa Montreal Quebec Saint John . Halifax. Char Lordstown St. Johns fld Minneapolis Chicago new York City Washington . Miami Oklahoma City los Angeles san Francisco Amsterdam Athens Bangkok Beirut Berlin. Brussels. Buenos Aires Copenhagen Curitiba n 17 11 12 is -1 id 11 11 13 11 .8 .10 14 .15 17 .26 7 .23 17 32 v -3 -1 13 25 17 Frankfurt Geneva Helsinki Hong Kong Honolulu Johannesburg Kiev Lisbon London Madrid d a t year Max. Min. Normals Max. Min. Since 1872 Max. Year min. Year 0.7 4.4 1903 -16.7 1966 2.4 4.4 1903 -17.8 1966 3.3 4.4 1903 -23.9 1893 5.3 5.0 1975 -22.2 1919 3.2 5.0 1975 -21.1 1936 5.2 5.6 1975 -20.6 1935 0.5 5.6 1931 -21.1 1936 1.6 6.7 1923 -20.0 1966 6.7 6.7 1930 -20.6 1966 -3.4 -6.7 1876 -22.2 1945 3.o 7.2 1923 -22.2 1935 8.7 .0 7.8 1923 -21.7 1873 -10.6 8.9 1939 -23.9 1932 5.6 .6 8.9 1939 -26.7 1932 4.0 .6 8-9 1939 -28.9 1932 0.6 8.9 1953 -26.7 1933 3.0 -1o.o 1904 -28.9 1874 2.6 -10.6 1904 -28.3 1874 3.0 -11.7 1917 -33.9 1896 9.7 -11-1 1890 -31.1 1896 -11.3 -11.7 1904 -31.7 1875 -13.0 -13.3 1939 -32.2 1896 -17.3 -13.3 1942 -31.7 1884 -13.3 1907 -32.2 1903 -20.7 -13.3 1962 -33.9 1903 -17.7 -13.9 1962 -32.2 1887 -13.9 -15.0 1899 -36.1 1891 8.9 -15.6 1901 -36.7 187s -15.4 -16.1 1932 -36.7 1875 -25.4 -16.1 1968 -36.1 1876 Ottawa up the Koyal Canadian Legi ii strongly urged the govern ment Friday to reconsider its decision to move almost the entire veterans affairs department to Prince Edward Island saying the relocation is bound to result in a serious deterioration Iii service. Douglas Mcdonald legion president said in a prepared statement that he deplored the fact that the interest of the veterans and their dependents had been overlooked in i this move to give employ ment to 400 or 500 people in Prince Edward 1.1 31 2j -3 16 n 14 -1 23 23 10 -3 10 Mexico cily 25 v 17 24 6 31 .1 26 22 25 20 12 -6 10 18 15 15 -1 23 i3 21 12 17 10 21 6 21 7 1j Moscow Paris Rio Rome Sao Paulo Seoul Singapore Stockholm Taipei Tehran Tel Aviv Tokyo Winnipeg temperatures comparisons Max. Min. Mean oct 29 11-7 0.5 3.9 last year 5.7 -5.1 0.3 Normal. 6.7 -2.8 2.2 highest on record 21.1 in 1950 lowest on record -16.1 in 1887 precipitation total from april 1 to Midnight oct. 29, 333.1 Millimetres. Smoky As a Che Root and driest to Boot Quebec holds Back on mass flu shots Montreal cps the Quebec government has decided not to begin a mass Swine flu inoculation program despite a plea from Federal health minister Marc la Londe. Y but. Provincial minister of social affairs Claude forget said Friday a program to inoculate selected groups of the population in Montreal will be carried out starting nov. 1 As originally planned. Swine flu shots will be Given to people aged g5 or More the chronically ill pregnant women and persons employed in essential ser vices. For the rest of the Popula Tion we will wait until we Are told of confirmed cases of the flu in other parts of the or. Forget said. This is the attitude other provinces Are taking he added. Or. Lalonde tabled a report in the commons thursday by an advisory committee of doctors recommending a mass inoculation program. He urged provincial govern ments to begin inoculations As soon As vaccine becomes available rather than Stock piling the vaccine for a Possi ble later epidemic opposition to the program arose after several people in the United states died after being inoculated. Doctors said no link could be proved Between the injections and the deaths. By j. H. Judson october 1976, is into Winnipeg weather records As the driest and Smo Kiest of t o b e r since observations were started in 1873. Clouds sprinkled Winnipeg with a Shower Early Friday but the rainfall was too Light to Mea sure and the october total stands at 2.5 my. Previously. October of 1974, 1920 and 1306 were driest on record with 5.3 my of precipitation. The dry weather increased Forest fire activity and Burn ing peal bogs sent smoke Bil lowing through Winnipeg. The smoke Cut visibility on eight Days during the month a record for any one month. Smoke and Clouds kept of Luber Sunshine below Normal to a total of 115 hours up to Friday. The month has also been colder than usual. Afternoon maximum tempera Tures have averaged 9.1 de Grees celsius compared to Normal highs of 11.9 c. Over night lows average below freezing at -3.4 degrees nor in a 11 y october Mur mums average above freezing at 1.1 c. This last week of october began with a cold Arctic High pressure area settling Over Blan Toba. It gradually cooled the. City to the lowest temperature so far this sea son. Monday stayed below freezing at minus 1 to minus 14 degrees but tuesday cooled to a Chilly minus 17c. The High pressure finally began to move eastward wednesday and tempera Tures Rose from minus 9 to 4 degrees. Strong southerly winds continued the warming thursday and temperatures Rose from 1 to 1c c. Skies cleared Friday afternoon and the temperature Rose to 14 c at 2 p. I. Eight Degi yes above Normal for the Date. The Outlook for of october is that Westerly winds will bring More sunny w a r m weather. Tempera Tures Are expected to average above Normal. Award Suhm 8. Framk. . Showcase realty Ltd. Is pleased to announce that Stephen Brumer was top re Altor for the month of sep tember. For the finest personalized professional real estate service Call him at off 942-0903 or res 338-1854. Imperial House 379 Broadway Molyneux. Cherished As Long As there s time. Molyneux clocks. Quite simply the worlds finest. Because every Molyneux is still made the old fashioned hand Rahed Way. Which Means Only a limited number can be produced each year. Molyneux clocks have Urgos finest movement hand rubbed Woods imported and Bevelled Glass. And an exclusive brass dial. Truly a timepiece that will be cherished Tor generations. Cramer s Are proud to announce they have been chosen by Molyneux to distribute their classic collection of tall clocks exclusively in the province of Manitoba please drop in and examine the outstanding Quality of these clocks a Metier s Fine furniture 1164 main St. Phone 582-6135 notice to All employers we Are offering a special Low rate for the Winter months. The High Quality of our service will be unchanged Only the Cost to you will be reduced. 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