Winnipeg Free Press

Wednesday, June 07, 1978

Issue date: Wednesday, June 7, 1978
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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 07, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Briefly fire Hazard brings layoffs Victoria almost loggers employed by two major Forest companies on Vancouver Island have been Laid off because of the fire Hazard resulting from hot dry weather an Industry spokesman said tuesday. That number includes about Macmillan Bloedel employees and about 600 workers and contractors employed by Crown Zellerbach the spokesman said. Saudis to maintain Oil Price Jidida saudi Arabia Crown Prince fahd said tuesday that despite a billion deficit saudi Arabia s 1978-79 budget of billion will be implemented without an increase in the Price of Oil. Outlining the budget Over Riyadh radio fahd who is govern ment chief said total Revenue is estimated at billion a 17.1-Ner-cent increase Over last year s figure of billion. Of that amount billion is derived from Oil revenues he said. Margaret making recovery London recently divorced Princess Margaret is recovering gradually from a stomach ailment and hepatitis and plans a slow return to Public activity a Royal spokesman said tuesday. A spokesman at Kensington Palace where the Prin Cess lives with her two teen aged children said Prin Cess Margaret is making a slow recovery and she has been advised by her doctors to Only undertake a strictly limited number of engagements of a Light nature for the time contempt charges withdrawn Lethbridge charges of contempt against Pei Gan Indian chief Nelson Small legs and six band members were withdrawn in an Alberta supreme court hearing Here tuesday. Chief Justice j. V. H. Mil vain said the court was More than fully satisfied with explanations Given by Small legs before a hearing on Pei Gan disobedience May 25 of a supreme court injunction not to interfere molest or obstruct workers who wanted to operate irrigation canal Headword on the Reserve. Newspaper won t be charged Kitchener ont. A Justice of the peace said tuesday charges will not be Laid against employees of the record who police earlier said would be charged for publishing police photos of motorcycle club Mem Bers in custody. Betty futher said in a statement that there was insufficient grounds to process the charge against k. A. Baird publisher and president Wayne Macdon Ald managing editor and reporter Frank Etherington. Police chief Syd Brown said last week that police would Lay charges of Possession of stolen property alleging the photos published by the newspaper were copies of prints from police files. Bill on laetrile use vetoed Albany . A Bill that would have allowed doctors in new York state to prescribe the controversial cancer treatment laetrile was vetoed tuesday by gov. Hugh Carey. As he had done when he vetoed similar legislation last year Carey denounced the fruit pit extract As a step backwards into medical aircraft Spray Locust swarms Nairobi Kenya Light aircraft sprayed insecticide on huge swarms of crop devouring locusts in three East african countries tuesday in a bid to Avert famine from the Region s worst invasion of the insects in a decade. Officials directing the operation reported huge swarms on the Wing along a Broad Swath of Ethiopia As Well As in Northern Somalia and Djibouti. Spain to of foreign Banks Madrid Spain is considering allowing foreign Banks to operate in the country for the first time since the 1936-39 civil War financial sources said tuesday. A decree authorizing foreign Banks to open offices in Spain is on the Agenda for a Cabinet session the sources said. Phenom penh has rat plague Belgrade the cambodian capital of phenom penh is facing a plague of rats and other rodents the yugoslav news Agency reported tuesday. The Tah Jug correspondent writing after a visit to phenom penh said that what once was a Metropolis of two million now is a City housing no More than people mainly bureaucrats military and political leaders. He said forcible evacuation of the City caused the removal of cats and dogs and in their absence a proliferation of mice and rats. Nasa reactivates skylab Washington the National aeronautics and space administration Nasa took the first step tues Day to prevent the skylab space station from falling oot of orbit and possibly showering debris Over an inhabited area. Earlier radio signals were sent to the 85-ton station to tin Gyroscope Heaters. The space Agency Hopes that a series of Man renvers Tab week a Fol add six to 12 months to skylab s life giving astronauts a Chance next year to Stop it from Winnipeg free press. Wednesday. June ? in Tram Ottawa provinces plan health awareness campaigns major push for improved living habits coming u _ Rac cant Cal Rmer ovp11 though it Ian e by Manfred Jager Calgary canadians can expect a major Effort by the Federal and provincial governments to motivate them to change their lives to make them healthier and raise the level of health awareness in Canada. C. A. Brooks the director of health and promotion in the programs Branch of the Federal department of health told the annual convention of the Canadian col lege of health service executives tuesday that canadians flock to their health institutions in Ever increasing numbers despite the fact that they have one of the finest preventive health systems in the world. Infant morbidity and mortality have decreased drastically since 1944, when the Federal government first started its department of health and welfare Brooks said. However on the other end of the scale canadians Aren t living longer he said. There has been virtually no increase in longevity among canadians males still live to an average age of 72 and women to about 76." at the same time he said heredity and environment Over which people have no control and self imposed risks such As smoking Alco hol abuse Over eating and no physical exercise have made the nation less healthy than it was even a Quarter of a Century ago. Brooks listed heart Dis ease cancer stroke Acci dents and hardening of the arteries As the chief causes of premature death and years of ill health for Mil Lions of canadians reaching Middle age. Brooks said poor living habits set in Early life caused the death of tens of thousands of canadians. In an interview Brooks said motivating people to service net line Portage ave. Pm. 786-6541 . Stereo i i in shop in Home service forecast for Winnipeg Bissett Interlake and red River re Gions mostly sunny today with High near c. Extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba sunny thursday. Showers Friday and Clearing saturday. Temperatures near Normal. Northern Manitoba sunny thursday. Showers Friday and Clearing saturday. Temperatures near Normal. Northwest Ontario sunny and Cool thursday. Showers Friday and saturday with temperatures near Normal. Temperatures following Are the minimum temperatures for the 12-hour period thai ended at 7 . Tuesday and the maximum live healthier lives has turned out to be one of the government s toughest Chal Lenges. As a nation we simply Don t worry about our health until it is threatened. Acute or chronic illness is the Best motivator by fortunately it is also one that s a Little too late for our Brooks said Federal and provincial health officials Are scheduled to meet in Ottawa next week to decide How to pay for awareness programs and to measure their effectiveness. It seems to me that health service administrators of this country have a very Good Opportunity to promote healthy lifestyles to raise the level of awareness and concern and to focus Atten Tion on the Issue of Preven Tion and make health the most important commodity in their inflation in the Cost of raised the con Cern for health promotion Brooks but it has not been the Only Factor in the government s decision to promote healthy life styles More than in the past. The main thing is the realization and the concern that the Quality of life has not been improving for canadians in quite a number of years now. All the influx of Money and Effort of govern ments have put into the health care system Over the decades have not Given us an increase in the Quality of life or a gain in longevity. So now we have to go Back to something that s a Little More sensible and that is turning some of the responsibility for health Back into the hands of the people it s a responsibility nobody should have removed in the first Brooks predicted nation wide change in health mores first through better aware Ness of the issues and eventually through peer pressure. Addressing the audience earlier he told them they could smoke if they wanted to. I m not going to 20 10 27 20 22 15 18 20 15 Madrid 27 is 17 18 7 Paris 25 19 24 14 25 13 Aviv 27 18 Toronto Ottawa Montreal Halifax Chicago Miami Minneapolis new 21 21 21 16 30 31 30 6 6 7 13 23 11 temperature comparisons Max. Min. Mean june 6 17.1 5.7 11.4 last year 25.2 7.6 16.4 Normal 21.7 15.0 highest record in 1961 in record in ism for april 1 to june 6 152.1 Milli 1m.6 Millimetres. Deaths Berezay Mabel a Enitte 53, of Mather Man., wife of Norman Berezay. Cameron Florence 81, of St. Petersburg Fla. Choma William 79, of 285 Pembina Highway suite 632, husband of Julia Choma. Clegg Amy Jean 76, of 1489 Alexander Avenue widow of William Clegg. Dubinsh Alexandra 95, of Kenora ont. Durnin Annie Eastwood 91, of 375 Banning Street widow of Richard Lewis Durnin. Haywood Jonas 65, of Lorette Man. Jenovai Reghu 79, of 583 Anderson Avenue wife of Vendel Jenovai. Laba Neffie 52, of 118 Tudor Crescent East Kildonan wife of Mike Laba. Lawson Hertert Howe 83, of St Adolphe Man., for Merly of Grays Vilk Man. Lobay Katf Cerite 81, of 1006 Warsaw Avenue widow of Thomas Lobay. Mcdonald Job 72, of Roland Man., wife of Walter c Mcdonald. Mclaughlin verily. 9i, of Central Park Lodge widow of Howard Douglas Mcnutt Leroy Prescott 70, of Calgary. Olson re Veig 85, of Gimli Man. Olson Tucora 97, of Sel Kirk Man. Pascoe Martha 75, of 416 Cairns More Street wife of Alexander Pascoe. Sheffield Leonard 83, of Westwood House. Smith Andrew afe Raider of 124 Elesmere Avenue St. Vital husband of Mary Smith. Sorin Jean 82, of Ste. Anne Man., formerly of Ste. Agathe Man., Hus band of Marie Therese Sorin. Westberg Auric Chris tin. To of Richmond Williams Alice Mary 71, of 220 Rutland Street St James Assisi Ribia widow of Alexander Moses Wil Liams. For tatter hrs see class few by press Dong Jas Arf Tor overnight traffic chief at head office of the a Wadi an press tuesday. . Kerned Jones 58, a pc wheat figure in Nova Scotia Pogtis fir almost 2f years. Monday. Pressure or restrict you. You Rass rent of even though Many people can smoke but you make no one in the room smoked had smoked before the Meef have to suffer the Era bar during Brooks s presentation ing. 318 Donald St. Pm. 942-3355 drugs right across from the Capitol theatre stores hours monday thru Friday 8 . To 7 . Tat 9 c closed sunday met to Theta 7. 9 i u if m father s Day sunday june 18th for father apr anti warn All Reg Jer Faymer socket we tool set 22 set 7 Profe Aalona a Reg. 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