Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 8, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press monday May 8, 1978 a detergents used on Oil Slick great Yarmouth England a Fleet of Small ships chartered by Britain s department of Trade sailed sunday into a gooey Oil Slick from a greek Tanker in an attempt to disperse it with detergents. The White Sands of some of Eastern England s finest Holiday beaches were threatened by an estimated Gallons of Oil released when the fog bound Tanker was sliced in half in a North sea collision saturday with a French Ore Carrier. Rope referendum rejected Ottawa Justice minister Ron Basford sunday rejected any suggestion there should be a referendum on the subject of capital punishment in this country As contrary to the Canadian parliamentary system. You elect people to office for their judgment for their decision making and i m not sure Why capital punishment is in any different category than abortion or a whole list of he said. Arson blamed for 7 fires Toronto arson is suspected in fires in a two Storey dwelling a restaurant and an apartment build ing during the weekend bringing to seven the number of fires which appear to have been set deliberately since thursday police and fire officials say. Uganda Boycott ridiculed Edmonton or. Manry Van Vliet president of the Commonwealth games foundation called ridiculous reports that Uganda might Boycott the games if Israel sends athletes. How could Israel compete in the games they Are not in the Van Vliet said. This thing is too ridiculous to Daigle Heads . Grits Fredericton Joseph Daigle 43, elected Leader of the new Brunswick Liberal party saturday on the third ballot at a convention Here said the parly s approach on the serious allegations that the governing progressive conservatives operated a system of illegal kickbacks will be decided after he meets his caucus. Soviets soften plane stance Washington the soviet Union has dropped its categorical objection to the United slates using wide bodied civilian transport planes to carry cruise missiles a published report claims. Earth scanner Sale blocked Ann Arbor Mich. The Federal government citing National Security concerns has blocked an Ann Arbor firm from Selling Worth of Earth scanning equipment to the people s Republic of China. Fearing that the chinese would adapt the equipment to intercept . Military signals the Commerce department s office of Export administration has denied an Export licence. Seven Hurt in Airport protest Tokyo six riot policemen and a journalist were injured by Stone throwing radicals sunday after a March by opponents of Tokyo s new International Airport. Four egyptian ministers out Cairo Premier Mamdouh Salem in an Effort to strengthen the egyptian government s image and help the Economy removed four ministers from his 31-Mem Ber Cabinet sunday. The move reflected no apparent change in foreign policy and was not expected to affect the stalled egyptian israeli peace talks Hospital wards evacuated Newport Beach Calif. More than 100 adults and children were evacuated from two Hospital wards saturday when a Man losses three firebombs through a window. Chad embassy takeover ends Moscow forty students from Chad ended a 36-hour occupation of the Chad embassy in the soviet capital and freed its diplomatic staff after they were promised their Educ Lional stipends would be paid sources said sunday. Helicopter crash kills 2 Atlantic City . Two men were killed and three others injured sunday when a. Twin engine helicopter flying workmen to an offshore Oil Rig plunged into the water 65 Kilometres East of Atlantic City the . Coast guard said. Wider blockade threatened Copenhagen danish fishermen have threatened a new expanded blockade of Denmark s ports this week and taxi and truck Drivers have promised to support their protest fishing rights. Compiled from dispatches More bids wife Farewell in note Rome a Aldo Moro bid his family Farewell in a letter saying soon they will kill a Home newspaper reported sunday. Meanwhile police arrested three More suspected sup porters of the former italian Premier s red brigades terrorist kidnappers. The newspaper ii Tempo said the letter was sent by Moro to his family on Friday. That was the Day a message purportedly from the red brigades said they were carrying out their death sentence on the president of Italy s governing Christian Democrat party. Hundreds of police searched the Hills North of Rome on sunday continuing the Hunt that has failed to find Moro or the persons who seized the former Premier March 16 in a Rome Street ambush. Ii Tempo said Moro wrote dear Norina. I was told that soon they will kill me. I kiss you for the last time kiss the Norina is Moro s nickname for his wife icon now you can own a new color . From. Exclusive 4-Point Trade in offer 1300 Portage 309 Portage 943-5531 forecast for Winnipeg Bissett and red River re Gions Hain ending this afternoon Northeast wind Al 30 to 40 mainly Cloudy tonight wind becoming North and decreasing. Sunny periods tuesday morning. Low tonight near a High tuesday near c. Extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba showers wednesday and thursday. Sunny Friday. Temperatures near Normal. Northern Manitoba mainly sunny All three Para turns near Normal. Northwest Ontario sunny wednesday. Showers thursday and Friday near Normal temperatures. Temperatures following Are the minimum period that ended at 6 . Temperatures for sunday. Temperatures for the 12-hour monday and the maximum Victoria Vancouver Calcaro Edmonton Recina Winnipeg Thompson Kenora Brandon Dauphin Thunder Bay Toronto Ottawa Montreal Halifax Chicago Miami Minneapolis new York los Angeles Boston Amsterdam Athens Berlin Helsinki 11 Winnipeg temperature comparisons Max. Win. Mean May 6. -13.2 -21.2 -17.2 last year 10.2 0.4 5.3 Normal 15.6 2.2 fl.9 highest on record 31.1 in 1953 lowest on record -8.9 in 1931 Max. Min. Mean m3v 7. -13.2 -21.2 -17.2 last year 19.0 -1.8 8.6 Normal 16.7 2.8 10.0 highest on record 34.4 in 1891 lowest on record -.1 in 1907 precipitation total for april 1 to May 8 30.0 Millimetres. Normal j9.8 Milli metres. Deaths Bodnarchuk Anna 98, of 528 Prosper Street St. Boniface widow of Samuel Bodnarchuk. Bourrie Jules Amble 93, of St. Norbert nursing Home formerly of 483 do Moulin Street. Bryson Gladys Aileen of 2350 Portage Avenue wife of j. F. Sam Bryson. Chapman William Joseph 73, of 530 Daer Boulevard St. James Assiniboia Hus band of Florence Elizabeth Chapman. Daubach Sarah Jane i 92, of 96 Monck ave nue St. Boniface. Delf William George 85, of Treherne Man., Hus band of Florence Delf. Duncan Mae Marie of 270 Washington Avenue East Kildonan wife of . Wick Duncan. Hashimoto Sato 89, of 1071 Clifton Street widow of Riuichi Hashimoto. Kirk Leona Helen of fort Frances ont., Wil Liam Kirk. Irvine Frances 68, of 251 Broadway suite 421. Makowichuk Dmytro 88, of 860 Jubilee Avenue. Mcinnis Bertha 99, of Chilliwack b.c., widow of James Mclnnis. Mckenzie 86, of -140 Edmonton Street. Mcrobie Robert Gordon 28, of 319 Lareche Crescent Transcona husband of Marie Mcrobie. Morris Olive e., of 1025 Grant Avenue widow of Wilfred Morris. Murdock or. Robert Haward 79, of 1710 por Tage Avenue Sini Boia husband of Nellie Murdock. Proulx David l., 79, of 678 Wellington Avenue. Richard Rita Marie 42, of 3139 Vialou drive Cliar Weswood wife of Gilbert i Chard. Roschuk William 85, of pop Larfield Man. Schlamp Katherine 83, of Selkirk Man. Shelton Helen Lena Elizabeth of 37 Banner Man Avenue wife of Max Shelton. Wilson Constance Winnifred 89, of Beacon Hill Lodge. For further information please see classified death notices woman charged with setting fire in Toronto Apt. Building Toronto up a Toronto woman has been charged with starting a fire in her apartment last week which caused an estimated in damage a police spokesman said sunday. Rose Gail Mae Lalonde 33, of Toronto has been charged with arson in a May 2 fire in the building which also houses an import and Export business. The spokesman said the woman was arrested at a Rooming House where she has been living since the fire. 10m Bill for soviets expected satellite search claim readied Edmonton up calculating the Cost of Canada s efforts to locate fragments of the soviet Cosmos 954 is almost Complete almost four months after the nuclear powered satellite slipped from its flight path to disintegrate above the Northwest Terri tories. A external affairs department spokesman said Friday a claim for search costs possibly More than million might be ready within two weeks to one month. At least one russian official has indicated the Canadian government might have some difficulty collect ing the full Bill from the soviet Union. The official with the press office of the soviet embassy in Ottawa said although he did not know what the final position of his government would be he thought it might Only be willing to pay for damage caused by the fallen satellite. Cosmos 954 plunged through the atmosphere Jan. 24 and Canadian forces search units accompanied by Canadian and american scientists immediately launched an intensive Effort in the Northwest Terri lories to locate fragments. The soviet embassy official who did not wish to be identified quoted a Tass news Agency release issued in february that reported a High so Viet Diplomat As saying Cosmos 954 fell from its planned orbit Likely after a collision with some other object and ceased to exist Over Northern the release said the russian government under terms of a 1972 inter National agreement on responsibility for various nations orbiting objects would be accountable for any damage cause by 954 s sudden reunion Wilh Earlh. When quoting from the release the embassy official made a Point of repeating the phrases ceased to exist and would pay for the russians have not yet seen any of the satellite debris that has been re covered he said. Asked whether he thought the so Viet government would be favourable to paying for the search costs the official replied of course not for the Cost of the search you could look and look and look and find meanwhile Hugh Spence a spokes Man for the atomic Energy control Board of Canada said an Active search for satellite debris has been temporarily halted until Spring. Spence said Only about 200 pounds of debris has been recovered so far. The satellite was estimated to have weighed about pounds he said. Scientists speculate that when 954 disintegrated its highly radioactive enriched uranium Power Core burned and in the form of thousands of dust like particles floated to Earlh in an area covering thousands of Square Miles South of great slave Lake to the Alberta Border. Some of those particles were retrieved during the search and Spence said recovery efforts would be Ren ewed when the Snow melts. The Only immediate danger to inhabitants of the area would be through ingestion of radioactive particles. Macdonald fighting pension Battle for disabled veterans Ottawa up Veler ans affairs minister Dan Macdonald is reported to be fighting a Tough Battle in cab inet to get about million in increased pensions for disabled veterans. The increases which at most would amount to about a year for some would be the first increase in Basic pensions for veterans in five years veterans sources said Fri Day the minister is renewing a Battle he lost in the fall and is meeting resistance from ministers who say govern ment spending restraints will not permit the increase. Hills of the Battle in the Cabinet have been dropped in both the Senate and the com Mons. Sources said thet Macdon Ald has not yet won his fight despite pressure from Veler ans organizations and in parliament. For months Marshall Don Munro Marshall s replacement As veterans critic in the com Mons and Knowles have been pressing the govern ment to act. They have raised the matter As Many As three times a week. They and veterans organizations seek two things have the disabled vet Erans pensions brought to the level of pay of a composite group of five Cale Gornics of Public servants. The government did that in 1973, but the pensions have fallen behind again. To make it possible for the spouse of a person receiving a disability pension of 48 per cent or less to claim a widow s pension when he Dies. Veterans organizations and critics want the last one most. But it is expensive and nobody has any Hope of get Ting it immediately. At any rate Macdonald is reported fighting for the disabled pension first. The Cost of the disabled increase is said to be be tween million and million a year. The total Cost of disabled and widows pen Sions is million annually. 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