Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 8, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba 6 Winnipeg free press monday May 8, 1978 Berkowitz to enter pleas today in slaying of six new York a slaying of six persons. Of insanity. David Berkowitz accused of the Pudgy 24-year-old sex guilty pleas to All six kill being the son of Sam killer postal clerk has admitted All Ings would make Berkowitz who terrorized new York six slayings. However his liable to a maximum sen City for More than a year lawyers want him to plead tence on All six counts of 25 appears in supreme court not guilty to each by reason years to life today to enter pleas in the on Gold jewellery for we re just a Little old fashioned when it comes to mom. We think she s we know you agree to help celebrate Mother s own special Oay Breslauer Warren jewellers is offering savings from 20% to 40% on ill their Fine 10k, j4k, i8k Gold jewellery. Assorted neck chains bracelets and pendants. Novelty charms earrings and broaches. Fashion Wise stick pins and pretty new rings. Come see them All but hurry. Mother s Day happens sunday 14 Warren next to the Bay at 434 Portage Avenue convenient open to . Monday thursday and Friday photo by a Avn Glowacky these Navy cadets took part in the annual Parade at noon sunday to commemorate the Battle of the Atlantic 1939-45. The Parade route followed Portage Avenue and memorial Boulevard to the Cenotaph. Alleged Quebec killer flees from Paris prison Paris up Jacques Desrine who quit architecture to embark on a life of crime that included the abduction of a Quebec industrialist and the alleged murder of two game wardens in that province escaped from a Paris prison today. Officials said Desrine serving two 20-year prison terms in France and two other prisoners escaped by climbing Over the Wall of la Sante prison in Central Paris. Desrine was in the Paris prison serving sentences for convictions on charges of at tempted murder armed robbery and kid napping in France. In september 1972, two Quebec game War Dens Ernest Saint Pierre 52, and Mederic Cote 62, were found shot to death in the Woods near St. Louis de Blandford 100 kilo metres Southeast of Quebec City. Jean Paul Mercie r of Montreal was found guilty of the crime and Desrine was charged in absent a. Mercier was shot and killed in 1974 after he escaped from prison and at tempted to Rob a Bank in Montreal. Desrine had been serving a 10-year prison sentence in Montreal for having kidnapped crippled industrialist George deslauriers when he escaped in August 1972. He was alleged to have participated in the murder of the game wardens when they tried to capture him. Desrine was then reported to have fled through the United Stales and South America before returning to France in 1973. He was sentenced to 20 years for a series of crimes in France for which he was arrested in March 1973. During the 1973 court hear Ings he escaped taking a judge with him As hostage. The judge was released unharmed but a policeman was shot and wounded in a gun Battle before Desrine made his getaway. He was recaptured in september 1973. At the request of the Canadian govern ment France in 1977 opened a formal investigation into Canadian government charges Desrine participated in the slayings of the game wardens. France does not extradite its nationals and Canada was seeking to have Desrine tried in France. Prices in effect to May 13 Gelu Sil antacid tablets 100 i 2.39 odor eater insoles 1.29 Orlaws 00. 1.o8 Dum amme travel tablets my 1.49 a spectate 801. 1.29 Puy Tex tampons 3.79 Mit on. 4soml 2.49 Johnson s outer liners 72 1 1.99 Lysol tout bowl cleaner 24 01. 1.19 cd wer Oil 1.69 Hulen Gramms Wornum 260. 2botttm 3.99 fms St 217 tablets .89 in Tunem Conn strut 210 my 2.79 tickle Antras Hunt 1.49 Clanon. Herbal essence shampoo 350ml 1.79 Tavener s candies 25% off . Color burst 2m instant Kodak camera 53.99 Kodak or ii film 7.49 soviets summon British envoy London a the so Viet Union asked Britain to explain a statement by its top military commander that Britain and China face a common enemy whose Cap ital is in the for eign office said today. A spokesman told a news conference Here that the British ambassador in Moscow was summoned to the soviet foreign ministry sat urday for a discussion on the subject of sir Neil Ca Meron s remarks in peking. Ambassador Curtis Keeble accepted the soviet Call and repeated what prime minis Ter James Callaghan and other British ministers had told maps in the House of Cameron s off the cuff comments to Fel Low officers May. 1 in no Way affects Britain s political re lations with either the soviet Union or China. An Yeti me 2698463 by Robert Jankiewicz q. Is furniture purchased before tax reduction but delivered after the reduction subject to five or two per cent sales tax a. A spokesman for the province s sales tax division says the furniture would still be subject to five per cent tax. In another situation even if you had paid let s say two thirds of the Cost of the furniture before the april 11 sales tax reduction that final third would still be subject to five per cent even if paid after april 11, the spokesman says. Q. Will Blueberry Bushes grow in the Winnipeg area a. Free press Garden columnist glad Reycraft explains that before l Ake Agassiz what Are now the White Shell and grand Beach areas were covered by a different Glacier than the rest of Manitoba. This eventually led to the pre cambrian shield which has More acidic soil than the rest of Manitoba. Blueberry Bushes won t grow in alkaline or Neutral soils needing acidic soils. Winnipeg Black soils arc very close to Neutral but Blueberry Bushes planted Here would still encounter a considerable amount of Limestone which is alkaline and therefore bad for Blueberry Bushes. In a word says glad Reycraft the answer is no. Q. What Are the dates of Mother s Day and father s Day a. Mother s Day Falls on the second sunday in May. It was observed in Many different places on Many differ ent dates in Many different ways before Anna Jarvis began a National Campaign in the . In 1907. She is generally regarded As the North american originator of Mother s Day As we know it. Father s Day ironically enough was started by a woman mrs. John Bruce Dodds of Spokane Washington in 1910. Father s Day Falls on the third sunday in june. Q. Where can i get information on the Nikkon school of photography a. Information on the school won t be available for a while yet says one Winnipeg camera store listed under photographic supplies in the yellow pages. It should be available soon though and you should keep in touch with the larger camera stores in the City. Q. Where can i get a copy of my army discharge papers a. If you have been discharged within the last 10 years write to National defense Headquarters Ottawa Ontario attention locator Branch. State what you want in a letter. If you were discharged More than 10 years ago you must write to Public archives Ottawa Ontario. Again state what you want in a letter. Q. What was the largest crowd Ever at the Winni Peg Arena for any event a. This is unofficial but it May have been the Suncar tramp concert. Tickets for two shows were sold but when the second show would have ordinarily been played after the first show it was the other Way around for super tramp. So consequently the second show had the larger audience. With about floor seats added people attended. Hockey attendance won t break that Mark because there can t be any floor scats and standing room does t make up for that. Wrestling enjoyed its largest single audience last year but did t reach the Mark. Q. How rigid is the City of Winnipeg police depart ment s height requirements for joining the Force a. A police department personnel spokesman says the height requirement you must be five feet 10 inches at least was Laid Down by the police commission and All applicants must conform. The requirement is an absolute. Q. What is the situation with aut Opac regarding out of province traffic offences a. The Manitoba motor vehicle Branch for seven years had been assessing Demerit Points and collecting licence surcharges for out of province then g. W. Maltby the Manitoba ombudsman studied a Case in which a Motorist was penalized in Manitoba for a traffic offence in North Dakota. After looking through the Highway traffic act and the Manitoba. Public insurance corporation act in vain for a relevant Sec Tion Maltby recommended that the motor vehicle Branch refund surcharges and repeal Demerit Points. Actually Maltby s recommendation crops up three times the first in aug. 1977, to the previous govern ment again in nov. 1977, to the new government and in the ombudsman s annual report in april 1978. His message finally got through to the motor vehicle Branch which announced recently it will refund sur charges and erase Demerit Points while at the same time warning Drivers that retroactive legislation will reinstate Demerit Points accumulated for out of prov Ince offences and refunds will have to be repaid. Highways minister Harry Enns argued that if insurance coverage extends beyond provincial boundaries then regulations should also. Maltby argued that he was advised that provincial acts Are generally interpreted As having application Only to matters within the prov Ince unless specifically mentioned As having extra territorial reach. Apparently Maltby could find no extra territorial mention. 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