Winnipeg Free Press

Monday, February 21, 1977

Issue date: Monday, February 21, 1977
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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 21, 1977, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press monday february 21, 1977 Western . Governors urged Federal the los Angeles times Denver governors of Western states sunday appealed for showers Federal dollars to offset impacts of a drought which has the economies of their states reeling. In a three hour session with Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus a gathering of 10 for drought losses governors and aides representing seven other urged prompt Federal action to offset Multi billion losses due to the drought. The Bottom line is Money and what events in the real world justify what outpourings of Public Cali fornia governor edmund1 g. Brownjr. Said. Consumer guard something to believe in 1300 Portage ave. Pm. 786-6541 precis Lighon High p i to cold front worm front forecast for Winnipeg Bissett Interlake and Rod River regions Cloudy today with a few periods of Light Snow North wind at 30 to 40 Kilometres per Murthis afternoon. Cloudy Toji ight Clearing after Midnight. Mainly Cloudy tuesday with a few periods of Snow. Low tonight -12 c to 45 a High tuesday near Zero. Extended weather Outlook Manitoba mainly Cloudy and mild with Light on thursday and Friday. Northern Manitoba mainly Cloudy and mild. Light Snow Over the Southern parts on thursday and Friday. Northwest Ontario Cloudy and mild with Light Snow. Temperatures -16.3 -10.7 -161 Tempe Tufte comparisons mix. Min. Meat Keb. 18 .21 3 -7.1 -19 feb. 30 .34 4 year .4.7 nor i log _2j 2 highest on record 6.1 in 1930 lowest on record so will precipitation Toul for nov. I to fed. 71 Normal 17.7 Millimetres. Italian Tomb Ille Gally dug ve1i, Italy a police surprised four men dig Janc in a Tomb near Vyeji. One of the most famous of the etruscan cities and said they re covered artefacts dating to the fifth Century . Officers said the Clandes Tine diggers had unearthed funeral jewelry pots and a valuable vase. Vii about 4s Miles North of Rome off the via Cassia was one of the 13 cities of the etruscan federation. It was destroyed by roman conquerors but excavations Fiegan Only in the 18th Century. I4 Block i has seventeen reasons Why you should let them prepare your income tax reason number three they know that everyone s tax situation is different so they take the time that s necessary to understand your situation completely. That Way they help you take advantage of All the Law allows. Block could Heip save you Money. Block the income tax people 98 Sherbrook St. 774-6927 1010 main so 218 Henderson Hwy. 943 notre Dame 220 St. Mary s re. Of St James 837 Corydon 1383 Pembina Hwy. 136 Regent ave. W. 993 Mcphillips St. 35o5 Rowin blvd. 159 proven her blvd. 992 St Mary s re. 9 . 9 . Weekdays 9-5 saturday do in also in downtown Polo Park uni City Garden City during regular store hours Canada Trust 230 Portage ave. Uni City l Altona Neepawa ii ims am Brandon Carman Daub he or Blarney Meta Minnedosa Pilot Mound Selkirk Stonewall the Thompson Wikler Portage la Prairie to h e judgment for the president and the Congress is whether the people who have been Hurt by the drought should get More Money or a cloudless Denver sky and unseasonably High temperatures provided an Apt setting for the meeting. To the West of the City Many Rocky Mountain peaks usually White with Snow and Cov ered with skiers at this time of year were Brown. One by one the governors ticked off the drought s toll to Date gov. James Exon o f 1 Nebraska if there s a continuation of the drought with out substantial reef we re going to see Farmers have to sell off their scaled Down gov. Robert Straub of Ore gon Runoff to Date is Only about 21 per cent of Normal and fire could take heavy tolls on forests that sustain Oregon s vital Timber in gov. Richard Kniep of South Dakota Farmers have sold off 70 per cent of the cattle in the state for Lack of water and forage on the gov. Dixie Ray of Washington we be already lost the fruit tree crop. What we Nave to do now is try to save the the list went on. Rivers run dry near dust bowl conditions in the Plains states and looming Power shortages in states such As Idaho which depend on hydroelectric Energy. Or. Andrus announced that president Carter plans to form a High level administration task Force to Deal with the Western drought. 5 meteorite scrap found on farm 1nnisfree, Alta. Up scientists who photographed a meteorite falling across Al Berta s sky earlier this month have found a piece of the extra terrestrial Rock. It weighs four pounds nine ounces and was found on a farm near this Community 90 Miles East of Edmonton. Astrophysicist Ian Halliday of the National research Council said Friday he found the fragment after combing the area where he believed the meteorite had fallen. The thing that makes it so special is that we have Pic Tures of the meteorite coming Down through the Atmo he said. Because of that we know How fast and where it was coming from in the solar system. This is Only the third time that a meteorite has been found after it was Phot graphed coming scientists believe the mete Orite is part of a planet which broke up four billion years ago. Or. Robert Follansbee pro Fessor of economic geology at the University of Alberta said when he heard of the meteorite he called Alan Black Well of the department of physics at the University of Saskatchewan and suggested he try developing films in a t o m a t i c cameras he had placed at strategic Points. The Winnipeg lesbian society and cays for Equality picketed the Winnipeg Csc Headquarters 541 Portage Avenue. Saturday in a pro photo Teir against the corporation s Refus Al to accept Public service announcements from homosexual groups. Brunton. Margaret Scott. 71, of 612 Corydon Avenue widow of Clarence Brun ton. Chalmers. Jane. 95, of 1239 Clifton Street wife of cd want Chalmers. Dettrow. Evelyn 67, of 1765 Corydon Avenue wife of William Degrow. I Mijck. Llavat 71, of j024 Inkster Boulevard husband of Pauline Widuck. Haas. Cornelius Andrew. 67. Of 327 Avenue East Kildonan. Suite 12, widower of Florence Haas. Kiryn Chick William. 67. Of 387 Seymour Street Hus band of Anne Hrynchuk. J an Edith May. Of Middle Church man., widow of twin Jackman. Kowakski Aniela 63. Of 690 Manitoba Avenue wife of Pawel Konarski. Ladan Domocela 77, of 539 Regent Avenue West Transcona. Deaths lev kit k. Theresa a of 1 0 s Stra Brook suite 7. I Tkv Ksil a r Rani is or Ore. Of it . Husband Belle la ii Loakes. Sidney Richards. 92, of 32 Victor Stritt. 50. 1122 Aberdeen Avenue Hus band of Dolores Longman. Mcl Morcall. Mall Lucy of on Kvick place Home widow of i Colerick Medit Ritall. Mackey. Mary Catherine of 7 Rosewood place St. Boniface wife of hush Mackey. Manko Thomas 57, of 328 Bowman Avenue. Kast Kil Donan husband of Elaine Manko. North Edward Robert. S3, of Dauphin. Man., widower of Sara North. Robertson toxic s9, of Pine Falls man., widow of Donald Robertson. Brunei Schofield. Ethel. 9fi, of Winnipeg widow of Joseph Schofield. Leslie Micharl. 23, of 43 Forest Park drive West Kildonan son of or. And mrs. Peter Shelton. Steegstra. Andrew John. 89, of Amaranth man., husband of Effie Diane six months of 74 m o n t c a 1 m Crescent. West Kildonan. Daughter o Daniel Ami Gloria Sun. Teirila William. Of 2323 Knowles Avenue East Kii Donan husband of Mary Trutha. Twersky Adam of 25s Manitoba Avenue. Walk ski. Jom pm. Fis. Of 30 Ashton Street husband of Nellie Walynski. For further information please see classified death notices mauls life a Pysk out. Cd l the Quality ;