Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 1, 1976, Winnipeg, Manitoba By Dave Johnson f doll and Iii Viu by Karen Drulak left Ragg Dyann As about 100 medical students dressed and Carol Scurfield a cat to entertain Paul in costume Friday at the childrens pranks few halloween quiet pin sized and larger pranksters alike apparently restrained themselves sunday night As police and fire departments reported a quiet police detectives spokesmen said they had about five Calls about apples which had been tampered with several contained objects like razor Blades or pins and a few had substances sprinkled on their one District desk sergeant attributed the drop in Boob trapped goodies to a Media wide agreement not to publicize the perils of previous the detectives spokesman said downtown streets were practically desolate by 10 Evi Dently the ghosts and goblins make it to the witching four die in weekend traffic mishaps at least four including one in died in traffic accidents Dur ing the dead Are Robert of Ellen of Anne of 1044 Buchanan suite Peter of Malcolm and his wife Ellen were killed instantly sunday afternoon near rout the ramp said the Malcolms were driving West on the Tran Canada Highway and were turning South at Routledge on to a municipal Road when their car was struck by a westbound Semi truck and Driver of the trailer Leslie of want injured in the Burke was pronounced dead on arrival at Grace Hospital after a two car collision at about sunday at Saskatchewan Avenue and the Peri meter the ramp said Burke was a passenger in a car driven by Sadie of Portage la Quick was reported in fair condition sunday night at Grace Hospital with undetermined head and Chest the other car was driven by Marcel of Gregoire and a passenger Euclide do of were both treated for minor injuries at Grace Hospital and allowed to the Impact of the collision overturned the Quick car which then struck a car crossing signal Dyck died saturday night when the tractor trailer in which he has a passenger overturned in Medicine the a Medicine hat was also an 11yearold boy was re ported in stable condition sunday night after being struck by a car about 2 police said the Craig of 402 Corydon ave suite was crossing North to South on Corydon Between Centennial and Lockwood streets when he was hit by a westbound car driven by Ole of 401 Lanark he was taken to childrens Centre suffering from a Bro Ken left leg and possible head and internal a Douglas do 4 built in 1942 May Fly again for the Petty Ray staff photo Community plans dc4 air service an aged transport Wita four Piston powered engines now sitting on a ramp at Watt Peg International air port has a varied it came off the Assembly of the Douglas aircraft company in California in 1942 As a military air plane designated As spymaster or a cu8 lift its now a civilian owned by the Canadian Arctic corporate Preby of the rim of the Arctic it once flew Lor the Petty Bay but stood Idle three years before the Community decided to rein statute its own air service and Start fresh As the then Community leaders made inquiries As to which overhaul company could bring the pensioned plane Back to working trans air was chosen and asked if it could move the aircraft from the Arctic to the company sent Chip Chapman and Wayne Lemmei to take a look and give an estimate on moving the the Coop agreed on the Price and Chapman and a Crew of four prepared the air plane for the machine was ferried South by captains Charlie Webber and Sam Bondareff under a temporary permit from transport Canda for the 34 year old transport registered As the pilots brought Tow air Craft Down at Winnipeg 30 and reported no prob lems they there Are stir a few hurdles before the old Bird goes Back to work in the colors of Pethy Trau Sair engineering has surveyed the air plane and Given the Coop an estimate on the Cost of bringing Tat aircraft Back to a condition where it could be certified As airworthy by transport can the Pelly people also have an of what they seed to spend for mechanical work and flight Crew train whether the old transport gets a new lease on Lee is now up to the Coop trans air engineers say u still Guod for Many hours of useful Winnipeg City news november 2nd class mall registration number Conw Spand r City police testing smaller cars by Philip Rodgers at a time when other police departments ate turning to compact sized cats for patrol the Winnipeg police department is taking its first tentative Steps toward intermediate sized the reasons for the change Are the same in both cases Economy and handling hut the methods of selecting cars Are quite the Winnipeg police department has replaced about on third of its 120 patrol cars with the Ford Torino the first intermediate to be used by the City for patrol s the Torino was the Chea pest car by about to meet the specifications drafted by the police depart intermediate cars for police work have been recommended quite highly to mechanics magazines and in performance Tom Clif chief Mechanic of the Winnipeg police department said in an the los Angeles sheriffs department recently bought 222 Chevrolet Novas a compact for patrol before making the Pur Chase the department used a Small number of Novas for regular at the same the car was subjected to intensive tests in which it outscored other including the the Torino were delivered to the Winnipeg police department in july its too soon to evaluate them Clifford some expectations Haven been and some weaknesses have begun to show Clifford said Hes expected More from the cars in certain being a lighter car id expected them to go from Zero to 60 but we didst accomplish and because the new cars tend to be Light in the rear there inclined lose traction in Pursuit he he said he didst know How this would affect the cars in Winter when the streets Are Slippery with Snow and when the cars were first police lights were attached directly to the roof As they Are in the full sized but the lights proved too causing the roofs to buckle and the lights to to mount the lights secure the department had to in stall rooftop which Cost about but the additional Cost for the carriers has been offset by the saving on installation time and the fact that the roofs dont have to be drilled and later refilled to take the lights the department has also had some trouble with the seat they dont seem As sturdy As in the big Ger Clifford the police Torino is a Stan Dard production car with what dealers Call a police taxi the package includes Hea vier brakes steering and sus pension Sway calibrated and heavy duty As far As the engine and transmission Are its the same car the Public Clifford when the cars were first some officers on patrol duties were critical of the Lack of space inside the once radio equipment and a Rifle Are put theres not much room for two Clifford police officers Are generally taller and heavier than the average add a Cap to the Sinfo Oplus put the Man in a Bulky and multiply by and its a tight perhaps the police in los Angeles dont have to Wear As much Clif Ford dismissing com pacts to patrol the limited amount of space in the Torino Back scat has its and he someone who has been arrested cant but its too cramped for someone who been asked to go to the car to give information for example an elderly person who has escaped from a he when the new cars have been in duty a it will be possible for the police to evaluate the Torino but it will be just the Torino that will be evaluated and not intermediates As a class of the move to intermediates now has its own its probable the department will budget for More inter mediates next Assis Tant Deputy chief Tronrud i really dont know How stand up but i dont see Why they take the same As the bigger Clifford Frank the Winnipeg police departments chief photo tries out a Ford the first intermediate car used in retiring Deputy chief unhappy with attitude of Public and courts by Philip Rodgers even on their last Day on the policemen dont lose the Stony discretion which is endemic to the Francois who retired Friday As Assis Tant Deputy chief of the Winnipeg police has been a policeman in the City for 42 before the 1974 amalgamation of the cites police de Muller was chief of Boniface theres been a great Dif Ference since amalgam he said in an inter la Boniface i was dealing with the Public and there was More direct con tact with the but he go into More Ive got Strong ideas but in not going to Tell you about be asked what could be done to Stem increasing crime in the City he said Uuereb has been a per cent increase in crimes of violence in past two yews sides what in thinking i wont Tell it look right in he bed like to see people respect the rights of Midler was clerk of the court Boniface when he was asked in 1834 if hed Uke to join the police he became chief of the Jwj face notice to 1868 to tee to it absorbed by the new citywide depart since amalgamation Hes headed Field operations and been responsible for the six uniformed divisions that re placed the formerly Independent a policeman life is More difficult today than it was when he started despite the 60hour work week Back he 1 Dout know if id join he theres been a great if there was a the presence of one uni formed policeman would quiet a he the sight of a uniform today is More Likely to incite a Hes not Happy about the attitude of the Public and we work our Butts off to get something solved and when it gets to court they just slap their criminals tie the most important Quali ties for a police officer Are a knowledge of his patience Aid a sense of he a policeman should know Hes god it can create a very unfortunate Muller Doest retire until june but with accumulated leave due Friday circled red of Bis Calendar was Bis last working Ive got mixed feelings about getting up Ami going to work has been routine a these years by Gerry Mumei few by 4 ;