Winnipeg Free Press

Tuesday, July 18, 1978

Issue date: Tuesday, July 18, 1978
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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 18, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday july 18, 1978 5 briefly Tunnel used in mass escape Alco entre Portugal an estimated 124 inmates crawled to Freedom through a 26-metre Tunnel dug beneath the Walls of Alco entre prison at Dawn monday authorities reported. Twenty eight escapees were in custody by night fall prison officials said and police and National guardsmen launched a search for the others. Justice minister Jose Santos pais ordered an investigation. Prison officials who asked not to be identified said the prison does not have enough guards and acknowledged Security measures had failed. Tanker adrift off Florida Miami Fla. A 201-metre Tanker filled with eight million Gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel lost Power after an engine room fire monday and was adrift in the Florida Straits the . Coast guard said. One Crew member was picked up by a coast guard boat and transported to Marathon Fla., where he was taken to Hospital coast guard spokesman Bob Schenck said. Saleh new n. Yemen Leader Riyadh saudi Arabia . Ali Abdullah Saleh was elected president of North Yemen monday to succeed assassinated president Ahmed Hussain Al Hashmi the saudi news Agency reported from san a. Under the Constitution the new president will also be the commander of the armed forces the Agency said. Test tube baby in two weeks Oldham England a test tube baby expected by a woman in a Hospital Here is not due to be born for at least two weeks provided All goes normally with the pregnancy health officials said monday. British medical authorities say that if the baby expected by mrs. Lesley Brown. 32, is born Safe and Well it will be the world s first authenticated birth of a test tube baby. Watergate items in archives Washington All the tape recordings and Docu ments used in the watergate prosecutions of for Mer president Richard Nixon s top aides have been turned Over to the National archives for eventual Public scrutiny. But it May take some time before the Public has an Opportunity to listen to the tapes or View the Docu ments an archives official said monday. The archives is still in a lawsuit with Nixon and is still processing and cataloguing the materials. Guerrillas take athletes9 bus Medellin Colombia an undetermined number of leftist guerrillas on monday briefly seized a bus carrying nicaraguan athletes attending an International sports tournament Here police reported. A major colombian radio network run quoting official sources said the guerrillas stopped the bus for five minutes while in route from the athletes Village to the sports Centre where the Central american and Caribbean games Are being held. Papal vote change unlikely Vatican City the Vatican is unlikely to accept suggestions by a group of leading roman catholics in the United states that papal elections be made less secretive and updated dossiers be kept on possible candidates for Public scrutiny Vatican sources said monday. There won t be any change in the system of electing said a High Vatican source who asked that his name not be used. The Pope already changed the rules less than three years ago and Only made the election More be War anniversary marked Madrid about Ultra rightists gathered in the Madrid bullring monday night to commemorate the 42nd anniversary of the Spanish civil War which brought Franco to Power. The rally climaxed a three Day reunion of leading european Neo fascists including Bias Pinar of Spain. Giorgio Almirante of Italy and Jean Louis Tixier sign Rancour of France. Long winter9 in Hughes Case Austin Tex . District judge Jack Roberts said it looks like a Long Winter As he took under consideration monday a request to consolidate several cases involving the last Legal residence of Howard Hughes. It could be two or three months two or three years or even 10 before the matter is sorted out the judge said at the end of a preliminary hearing on the motion filed by the late Multi millionaire s heirs. A Houston probate court jury already has declared Hughes a Texas resident for estate tax purposes but California also is claiming Hughes As a resident. The Hughes family is seeking to have him declared a resident of Nevada which has no inheritance tax. Gandhi suffers new setback new Delhi former prime Minuter Indira Gandhi suffered a political setback monday when party was ousted from the coalition administration of Maharashtra state. Maharashtra with its capital in Bombay is India s most important Industrial and maritime stare. Compiled from dispatches retract statement and pay costs reporters told Moscow a a rus respondents five Days to Sian judge gave two . Cor print a retraction of reports Normal Vancouver it Edmonton Regina Winnipeg Toronto Ottawa Montreal Wahfai St. John s below Vancouver 105 Edmonton 737 Regma Winnipeg Toronto Ottawa Montreal Wahfai St John s Sot a 113 940 cooler than Normal temperatures and than Normal rainfall Are forecast for much of Canada during the next 30 Days according to the Long Range forecast of the United states weather Bureau. Mid summer clearance 1300 Portage .786-6541 309 Portage .943-5531 payments no interest til october forecast for Winnipeg Bissett Interlake and red River re Gions frequent Cloudy periods this afternoon Northwest wind at 30 to 40 mainly Cloudy wednesday with showers or thundershowers late in the Day. High today. 2 2 c to Clow tonight near c. wednesday near c. Extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba mainly sunny with below Normal Normal temperatures thursday and Friday. Unsettled and Cool saturday. Northern Manitoba Cloudy and Cool with afternoon showers All three Days. Northwest Ontario mainly sunny thursday and Friday. Unsettled saturday. Temperatures following Are the minimum period that ended at 6 . Temperatures for monday temperatures for the 12-hour tuesday and the maximum Victoria Vancouver Calgary Edmonton Regina Winnipeg Thompson Kenora Brandon Dauphin Thunder Bay Toronto Ottawa Montreal Halifax Chicago Miami Minneapolis new York Phoenix los Angeles Max. 20 2 17 18 2i 30 23 29 27 26 22 27 27 27 18 31 31 33 25 mag 24 min. 10 12 9 6 7 is 10 17 13 12 14 9 14 14 16 22 28 26 20 Mesa 16 Madrid Moscow Paris Rome Stockholm Tel Aviv Max. My. 39 16 19 8 25 16 16 29 13 30 23 Winnipeg temperature comparisons Max. Min. Mean jul 17. 299 17.8 23.9 last year 30.5 12.0 21.3 Normal 26.1 13.3 19.4 highest on record 35.0 in 1936 lowest on record 3.3 in 1924 precipitation total for april 1 to july 18.240.4 Milli metres Normal 213.0 Millimetres. This summer set intimate i a new language. At we teach our special summer courses in Small person to person groups. You be speaking in the new language right from the Start. Naturally. And intimate with it by the time you re finished. Reserve your place now. Berlitz 1s78 Winnipeg 204 942-3149 translation and interpretation services private and total courses also available All courses tax deductible and total Ore toils c Sci acis of languages cd Road ,.13 he ruled slanderous and pay court costs of or run the risk of having the foreign ministry revoke their accreditation. Both defendants Craig Whitney of the new York times and Harold Piper of the Baltimore Sun Are on vacation in the United states. They notified the president of the Moscow City court lev Almazov on july 3 that they were withdrawing from Active participation in the civil suit but Almazov went ahead with the trial. Almazov ruled against the reporters after the Surprise appearance of georgian dissident Oviad Gamsa Hurdia. He testified that his televised confession to anti soviet Agi tation which the correspondents reports said friends and relatives believed was fabricated was authentic. Gamsa Hurdia testified that the televised film shown in the courtroom Cor responded to what he said. He was sentenced May 19 to three years in a labor Camp and two years siberian exile. The .s.r. Radio and television service demanded that Whitney and Piper print retractions and apologies and pay in Legal costs. Deaths police seeking killers of 6 Steakhouse workers Alexander Robert 68. Anderson George Edward 59, of Brandon Man., formerly of Mccreary Man., husband of Edith Anderson. Balicky Anne 64, of 392 Melbourne Avenue East Kildonan wife of Steve Balicky. Bieganowski Dennis Al Bert 22, of 2490 Dugald Road St. Boniface. Boily Corinne 79, of 875 Elizabeth Road St. Boni face. Buchanan Bruce Arthur 62, of Mclaren hotel. Bugatti John 93, of 730 Furby Street. Eunson William 47, of 193 Saddler Avenue St. Vital husband of Jean Eunson. Featherstone Harry Henry 71, of 315 Vaughan Street suite 6, husband of Armandine Featherstone. Goo Brandson Gudbrandur 76, of Selkirk Man., widower of Allie goo Brandson. Grant Isabella 94, of 212 Linden Avenue East Kil Donan widow of j. A. Grant. Grant Ray 58, of 212 Lin Den Avenue East Kildonan. Hallett Ben Roy 57, of Fisherton Man. Huculak. Mabel 72, of Selkirk Man., formerly of Gonor Man., widow of William Johnson Edward eld Jam 77, of 170 Hendon Avenue. Suite 810, Charles Wood husband of Dorothy Jean Johnson. Kavanagh Lillian Jean of West Vancouver b.c., wife of Arthur Kavanagh. Keddie Douglas 85, of Victoria formerly of the Pas Swan River and Winnipeg husband of Grace Keddie. Kusyk Harry of 558 Shar Ron Bay husband of Jean Kusyk. Lashek John 66, of Green Oak Man., husband of Josie Lashek. L Heureux Henri 75, of St. Pierre Jolys Man. Marshall w. Charles 66, of 649 Goulding Street husband of Winnifred mar shall. Martin John 66, of 616 Strathcona Street suite 7h, husband of Evelyn Martin. Mcdiarmid glad l., wife of John s. Mcdiarmid or. Mckenzie c. H. 68, of Saskatoon sask., husband of Dinah Mcken Zie. Mclennan Mary 63. Of 216 Belvidere Street St. James Assiniboia widow of w. Ralph Mclennan. Sawka Stephen 54, of a Nashville Man., husband of Rose Sawka. Sumel Alojz 54. Of 623 William Avenue husband of Pavla Sumel. For further information please see classified death notices the Canadian press Vancouver Wash. Jack r. Campbell 49, co publisher of the columbian and for Mer president of Allied daily newspapers of a heart at tack saturday. St. Sauveur Jue. John Ahern. 83, former president of the Quebec bar association thursday. Windsor ont. David Patterson Botsford 78, for Mer curator of fort Maiden historic Park in Amherst Burg ont. And member of the order of Canada after a lengthy illness sunday. Oklahoma City a police Are seeking at least two gunmen who held up a Steakhouse at closing time herded six employees into a Freezer and killed them one by one with a Bullet through the head leaving their bodies in a tangled Heap. Four of the dead were teen agers. This is the most Horren Dous crime in the Oklahoma City area since i be been a police chief Tom Heggy said of the sunday night slayings. More than was taken from an office Safe by the robbers who authorities said May have fled on interstate 240, an Oklahoma City by pass route that runs near the sirloin stockade restaurant. Police spokesman sgt. Tom Mundy said Laboratory tests determined that two pistols were used in the slay Ings and at least nine shots were fired in the walk in cooler. Because two guns were used and so Many shots fired authorities said they believe at least two persons took part in the killings. Manager Mike Click 25, found the bodies about 11 . When he went there be cause supervisors in the Chain restaurant s Home of fice reported that employees had not called in nightly Cash totals and could not be reached by Telephone. Five men were dead when police arrived Mundy said. The sixth victim a 16-year old girl was rushed to Hospi Tal with gunshot wounds to the head and Chest. Mundy said she never regained consciousness and died before doctors could get her to an operating room. 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