Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 2, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press. Thursday. March 2, 1973 briefly government seeks More Ottawa the government asked parliament wednesday for additional spending authority of billion for the financial year ending March 31, raising to billion the total of Federal spending plans revealed for the current year. But Robert Andras Treasury Board president insisted the full amount will not be spent. Allowing for expected loan repayments and less than authorized spending by departments and agencies the total for the year should not exceed billion he said. Hijack try fails in Pakistan Islamabad a pakistani Man made an unsuccessful attempt to Hijack a pakistani jumbo Jet with 357 persons aboard today and although a hand grenade exploded during the attempt the plane landed safely officials reported. Three persons were injured when the grenade exploded police reported but other officials said the plane was apparently not damaged. The would be Hijacker was identified As Saced Mohammed Khan. Eighteen die in air collision Lagos eighteen persons died when two air planes collided in mid air near Kano Airport in North Ern Nigeria wednesday it was Learned Here today. The collision occurred on the approach path to he run Way when a nigerian airways f-28 aircraft with 1c persons aboard collided with a nigerian air Force Mig-21 Trainer Jet carrying a Pilot and student Pilot. Leblanc apologizes to House Ottawa fisheries minister Flomo Leblanc apologized in the commons wednesday for an earlier misleading statement concerning possible closing of the Mercury contaminated English Wabigoon River system. Leblanc said it is Clear now hat health minister Monique begin was not misquoted monday when she said she will ask him to close the Northwest Ern Ontario River to sport fishing. Tuesday he told the House that miss begin had in formed him that she had been misquoted and that the request for closure actually was directed at the Ontario government. Fri says Hart informant Washington an Fri spokesman confirmed wednesday hat Warren Hart Central figure in an ramp electronic surveillance controversy was an Fri informant before Starling work with lie ramp about 1971. Finnish coalition formed Helsinki Premier designate Kalvi Sorsa said wednesday he has formed a new four party coalition government after the resignation of his Cabinet to weeks ago Over the devaluation of lie finnish currency the Markka. Might go with Vodka Wichita Kan. Moscow has invited a team of pizza hut inc. Executives o visit the soviet Union in april to explore the possibility of opening a Chain of pizza restaurants there company officials said wednesday. Flynn said both parties showed an interest in a Long term relationship which would involve restaurants in a number of locations in the soviet Union. Colombia Politico kidnapped Bogota an official of Colombia s second largest political parly has been kidnapped by members of a leftist guerrilla group police said wednesday. Hermogenes Valderrama regional director of the conservative party in puerto Byanca was abducted tuesday in Eastern Colombia police said. They said the colombian revolutionary army demanded a Ransom. Storms slam across Portugal Lisbon a car with four or five passengers was swept away by the flooded River Douro in Centra Portugal As Atlantic storms Cut a Swath of destruction across the country police said wednesday. Frogman were searching the swollen River for the bodies but were being hampered by the Force of the torrent they said. Strikes hit turkish Cyprus Nicosia strikes Over fuel Price increases halted Public transport and closed shops and offices wednes Day in the turkish cypriot sector of Cyprus. Bus Crews and taxi Drivers joined the 24-hour Stop Page in protest at recent increases in the Price of gasoline and diesel fuel. The turkish cypriot news Agency Tak said the strike was called to Back complaints that the increase would push up the Price of transport and food. Finnish coalition formed Helsinki Premier designate Kalevi Sorsa said wednesday he has formed a new four party coalition government after the resignation of his Cabinet two weeks ago Over the devaluation of he finnish currency the Markka. Sorsa said the new government will be composed of his own social Democrat party and centrists communists and liberals. Compiled from dispatches . Dollar up after crash in slightly Europe hungry Hippo enjoys moratorium bubbles has a Munch break London a the United states Dollar made a Small improvement today when trading opened on european Money markets after it crashed to new lows wednesday. The Dollar Rose fractionally in West Germany Swit Zerland France and Italy. Gold Bullion stood at its highest level this year after the regular morning fixing by dealers in London. Gold was fixed at an ounce up 50 cents on wednesday s close and an ounce More expensive than it was Jan. 3, the first trading Day of 1978. Dealers in Frankfurt said the Money Market was cautious and Uncertain Antici Pating moves by the West German government to curb the inflow of foreign capital attracted by the strength of the deutschmark. London dealers said the Market was fairly steady compared with he hectic conditions wednesday. The Dollar opened at 2.0133 Marks in Frankfurt moving Back up above the two Mark level below which it plunged for the first time during trading earlier this week. It closed wednesday at 2.0075. In Zurich the Dollar opened at 1.83625 Swiss francs up from 1.82125. The Dollar seemed steady against the British Pound after closing wednesday at 1.9165 dollars. In Paris the Dollar was Worth 4.73375 French francs up from wednesday s closing in Milan the Dollar was quoted at 850.90 lire up from 850.00. Albert Wojnilower a vice president and chief economist of first Boston corporation told a London meeting of businessmen wednesday that the current weakness of the . Curran service Dot line free estimates in shop in Home . Service 1300 Portage ave. Pm. 786-6541 forecast for Winnipeg Bissett Interlake and red River Gions frequent Cloudy periods today. Clear tonight. Mainly sunny Friday. High today and Friday c in is Clow tonight near -25" c. Extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba sunny saturday with near seasonal temperatures. Cloudy and Milder sunday find monday. Northern Manitoba Cloudy saturday. Clear and cold sunday and monday. Northwest Ontario sunny saturday and sunday with seasonal and Milder monday. Temperatures following Are the minimum temperatures fur the 12-hour period that ended at i . Thursday and the maximum temperatures for wednesday. Max. Min. Min Victoria Vancouver Oil dry Edmonton a wind Winnipeg Thompson Kenora Brandon Dauphin Thunder Toronto Otto wit Montreal Halifax Chicago Miami Minneapolis now York Phoenix los Angcos Boston Amsterdam Lisbon London arts Turid Rome Tel Avi 22 10 3 28 Winnipeg temperature comparisons Max. Min. Mean March 1 .-13.5 -36.3 -19.9 Arfst year -4.0 -ij.5 -9.3 Norma -6.1 -17.8 -ii.? highest on record 7.8 in 1932 lowest on record in 1897 precipitation to March 2 65.0 Millimetres Normal 94.9 Millimetres deaths Angus William r., of 723 Oak Enwald Avenue fort Garry husband of Phyllis Angus. Bernard Thelma Elnora of hog St. Mary s Road. Suite 601, St. Vital wife of Omer Bernard. Bolisky Walter 71, of 130 Hallet Street husband of Elizabeth Bolisky. Bouvette Orris 61, of 15 Morier Avenue St. Vital. Briggs Edna 91, of Oak View place nursing Home. Brurok Kasper con stance 82, of Tea Ion Man., formerly of Inwood widow of Olaf Brurok. Zierbach Max 72, of Moosehorn Man. Gelinas Joseph Edward Alphonse 56, of Dundrea Man. Jeff jes Grace Kath icon 92, of 285 Pembina Highway fort Garry widow of Charles b. Jef Fries. Jones William Henry 67, of 110 Adamar Road fort Garry husband of Sarah Ellen Jones. Klowak Charles William of 770 Weatherdon Avenue fort Garry husband of Jean Klowak. Lanyon Gordon 56, of Central Park Lodge. Ledoux Joseph 57, of Kenora ont., formerly of 182 Lang Side Street. Lewandowski Jan 83, of 291 Nightingale Road St. James Assiniboia Hus band a Stanislawa Lewan Dowski. Palmer John Martyn 93, of Carberry Man., for Merly of , Man. Popiel Walter 70, of 119 Magnus Avenue husband of Vicky Popiel. Rourke Orin Alexander 75, of 275 St. Anne s Road suite 213, St. Vital. Stott George Gilbert 6-1, of 185 Smith Street. Thomas Christine 73, of grand Marais. Widow of Alfred Thomas. Topham Margaret Ann 96, of 521 Carlaw Avenue widow of William Topham. White Rita Colina 63, of 1585 notre Dame Avenue widow of Richard Percy White. Wood Henry James 72, of Parkview Street St. James Assiniboia Hus band of Violet Wood. For further information please Sec classified death notices by the Canadian press Alikhan Yan 69, prominent soviet nuclear physicist saturday. Savino 59, former Argentine defence minister and ambassador of cancer tuesday. By is due to its use in financing the deficits of other coun tries which has led to an Over Supply of dollars in the foreign Exchange Market. Iraq s Semi official news paper Ai gum Huriya warned today that the fall in the value of the Dollar will Force Oil producing states either to raise the Price of Oil or place the Dollar As the cur Rency members of the organization of Petroleum exporting countries Are paid in. The kuwaiti government issued a similar warning tuesday saying if the Dollar continues to weaken it would Call for an emergency meet ing of the open to discuss whether to raise the Basic Price of Oil now Frozen at a barrel. In the far East concern mounted in Tokyo Over the possibility of West German action to restrict the inflow of capital As the Dollar firmed somewhat today to close at 238.225 yen from wednesday s close of 237.625. The los Angeles times Irvine Calif. Bubbles the delinquent Hippopotamus from a commercial wild Ani Mal preserve took advantage of a 18-hour moratorium on efforts to capture her wednesday and spent a leisurely 10 minutes having lunch on dry land while Park rangers stood placidly by. There were no efforts to Dart her with tranquil Izer guns when she emerged from her murky Reed decked Pond alongside Busy Laguna Canyon Road about 11 . We just let her Munch away peacefully at a Load of Alfalfa Hay we had put out for one Ranger said. The hands off attitude honoured a pledge made a Day earlier by officials of the preserve that the two ton animal who has been on the Loose for More than a week would have at least two Days of rest from attempts to get her Back into lion country safari. 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