Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 7, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday March 7, 1978 anytime 2698463 by Robert Jankiewicz q. Where can i get names of Ocean freighters that accept passengers a. A Large establishment listed under travel bureaus in the yellow pages has Ford s freighter guide which lists All freighters that accept passengers. A the information you need is contained therein. The travel Bureau will make arrangements for you but there May be extra costs like Long distance phone Bills that you la be charged for. A Bureau spokesman adds that you can t be Over 65 years of age to travel on a freighter and says that while Many people think a freighter May to a cheaper form of transportation than other modes freighters generally Are about the same or in some cases More expensive. Q. Where can a person in a wheelchair get help filling out an income tax return a. The Manitoba league for the physically Handi capped and for crippled children and adults of Manitoba Are aware Only of h r Block s House Call service for handicapped people. An ii r Block spokeswoman says the service is accompanied with an extra charge. Q. Where is horse meat available in Winnipeg a. An agriculture Canada spokesman says that according to regulations no shop hat Sells other kinds of meat May sell horse meat. In other words if a Butcher wants to sell horse meat he can t Stock his cooler with anything but horse meat. This is probably a Protection device says the spokesman because it works against the possibility that horse meat can be sold As something else. The spokesman says he doubts that any Butcher in Winnipeg specializes in horse meat. Are there any indoor Rifle ranges in Winnipeg open to the Public a. There arc a few indoor ranges but they re Pri Marily for Low calibre Rifle shooting and pistol practice. Also you pretty Well have to be a member of a gun club before you can use these facilities. The Manitoba provincial Kifle association meets monday and wednesday about seven . At Minto armoires for competitions and practice. You can meet members there for information. The Winnipeg revolver and pistol association but unavailable for com ment probably has an indoor Range As docs the Gateway gun club but unavailable for com Sturgeon Creek regional secondary school has an indoor firing Range that s used in phys de classes. The Assiniboia wildlife association meets there also. The la Verendrye game and fish association will Send you a membership application form if you write to it at 1870 in Itric Dame Avenue Winnipeg Rie h uses the Noire Dame St. Boniface auditorium monday and wednesday evenings. J. When is the Klin Klon Trout festival a. This year the festival runs from june to july 2, at which time activities move to nearby Beaver Lake a local resort area. Included in flin flon fes Hiviles is what is believed to be Canada s longest fishing Derby from Sunrise june 1 to Sunset june to. Purchasing a share in the North ticket from Waigli masters wherever fishing is carried on entitles you to enter he Derby. There Are for All species of fish but the big one is from the Royal Bank of Canada for the largest Trout. You can also win a trip to Hawaii for two on a draw on these tickets. The Gold Rush Canoe Derby for the Labatt s trophy carries prizes Worth with it. Other activities include a bed race in which anything goes but bodily Contact a fastball tournament horse shoe tournament main Street Active its with some Midway flavor and fish frying and filleting contests. All the information you1 want will be available within a month from Box 751, flin flon Manitoba. Q. My record turntable turns too slowly. What can i do a. A Winnipeg stereo service shop says that if your turntable is Belt driven it s Likely that your Pulley is causing the malfunction. Parts could also be worn. If you own a direct drive turntable it s Likely your motor is defective. If your turntable is still on warranty take Itin for repairs. If it s not on warranty unless you think you can do the Job yourself take it in. Q. Why can t towing companies be charged with car theft when they Tow away a person s car a. According to the police department it s because towing companies have been authorized under City bylaws to Tow cars away when they do. Towing companies cannot arbitrarily Tow away a car of course and must wait for. Official instructions usually from the police or the owner of property on which a car is parked illegally q. What is the purpose of a University alumni association a. In a nutshell says the University of Manitoba s alumni association is to keep graduates in touch with each other and the University and to raise funds to help the University and its students. Q. What is the head office of the Young men s Christian association in Europe a. Write to directory of the world Alliance of the Myca 37 Quai Wilson 1201 Geneva Switzerland. You can Call the free press anytime with your questions. Just dial the letters an it i me. The free press an of pm a service hot line 786-5588 free estimates in shop in Home . Service fance 1300 Portage ave. Pm. 786-6541 pornography tycoon shot forecast for Winnipeg Bissett Interlake and red River re Gions mainly sunny today and wednesday South wind at 30 wednesday. Low tonight c to a High wednesday near c. Extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba mainly sunny. Mild thursday and returning to near Normal temperatures Friday and saturday. Northern Manitoba mild thursday near Normal temperatures Friday and saturday. Snow Likely thursday. Northwest Ontario mainly sunny and mild thursday and Friday. Near Normal temperatures saturday. Temperatures following arc the minimum temperatures for the 12-hour period that ended at i . Tuesday and the maximum temperatures for monday. La whence Villega. A Larry Flynt the 34 year old head of a pornography Empire who recently declared he had found god was shot in the stomach and critically wounded monday out Side a courthouse where he was being tried on obscenity charges. Herald Fahringer a Law yer for the owner of Hustler Magazine said the gunman jumped into a car and sped off after the attack in this town 45 Kilometres Northeast of Atlanta. Police were looking for two White men. Gene Reeves jr., a local lawyer who was represent ing Flynt in the Case Here also was shot and wounded As he and Flynt strolled Back to the courthouse from a Caf Eteria. They had eaten lunch there during the noon recess after Flynt testified in his own defence. John Hughes Nistra Button Gwinnett hos Pital said Flynt and Reeves were in surgery for More than four hours both arc quite critical but some what Reeves had Bullet wounds in the and the Side Fahringer said. Flynt had a terrible ugly Hole in his Fahringer said Flynt s wife Althea 2-1, saw Larry and he recognized her and said to her i m going to be All right another visitor was evangelist Ruth Carter Stapleton president Carter s sister whom Flynt had credited with his she came from North Carolina and told reporters i m just kind of anxious to see How he the judge ordered a mis trial and dismissed the six member jury. Flynt who was charged with distributing obscene materials specifically the August 1977 Issue of Hus Tler testified shortly be fore he was shot that the Magazine in Many respects contradicted his own beliefs As a Christian. Victoria Vancouver Calo Arv Edmonton Regina Winnipeg Thompson Kenora Brandon Dauphin Thunder Bay Toronto Ottawa Montreal Halifax Chicago Miami Minneapolis new York Phoenix los anoles Boston Amsterdam Athens Berlin -21 -20 Helsinki Honolulu Lisbon London Madrid Moscow Paris Rome Sloin Hulm Tel Aviv Winnipeg temperature comparisons Max. Man. Mean March 6 .-10.1 -26.3 -18.? last year -0.3 -17.1 -8.7 Normal -6.7 -17.8 -12.2 Hon Hosl on record 12.2 in 1878 lowest on record in 18w precipitation nov. I to March 7 Millimetres Normal 98.0 Millimetres taxi stolen three men held Winnipeg police have taken three men into custody in connection with the theft of a taxi this morning. A police spokesman said three men stopped a Duffy s taxi at Sailer Street and Boyd Avenue about ., pointed a gun at the Driver and demanded to be Lakin to a certain address. When the Driver came to main Street and Redwood to abandoned he cab. 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Inside the new lemans not Only retains the space you re used to. It actually features More room for Heads and legs. Instead of a squeeze play you get comfortable seating for six Passen Gers. And even a bigger trunk. And to top it All off there s the traditional lemans styling attention to detail and Comfort and handsome Interior appointments. Not Only is that Pontiac finesse prominent in the Pontiac new lemans series it May Well have never been so finely interpreted before. This Good news goes for the whole lemans family coupes sedans and safari wagons. Lemans and grand lemans with v6 Power Standard and a v8 option and grand Power Only it s All part of the Enciu Sive inside Story they Veall got it. And it like Pontiac. Buying or leasing see your Pontiac dealer for new excitement. Lemans some by the equipment shown or mentioned is optional at extra Cost ;