Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 1, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press Friday september 1.1978 briefly carpenters agree to pact Toronto a tentative contract agreement has been reached Between representatives of Ontario carpenters on strike since july 4, and their employers bargaining group a Union spokesman said thursday. Bus Check program started Quebec starting today All Quebec bus Drivers must have with them an inspection certificate that their bus is in sound mechanical condition. The certificate issued a qualified Mechanic who inspects the bus must renewed every three months. Dollar posts slight gains Montreal the Canadian Dollar gained slightly on new York Money markets thursday but failed to break above the 87 . Cent level. The currency which reached a 40-year Low wednes Day at 86.86 cents gained 7-100 of a cent to close at 86.93 cents on the inter Bank wholesale Market where Banks buy and sell currencies in Large amounts. Chess Compromise reached Baguio two sides in the troubled world chess championships announced thursday they had agreed on a Compromise to Avert a collapse of the six week old contest. The Camp of soviet world Champion Anatoly Karpov said that a russian psychologist whose attendance at the match has upset challenger Viktor Korchnoy will re seated farther in the gallery. In return Korchnoy agreed to Stop wearing fronted sunglasses during play. The 27-year-old Cham Pion claims the glasses throw disturbing beams of Light onto the Board. Hearst kidnappers guilty Oakland William and Emily Harris pleaded guilty thursday to kidnapping Patricia Hearst years ago. Alameda county Superior court judge Stanley Golde accepted the plea to a charge of simple kidnapping and set sentencing for oct. A. The original charge of Kidnap Ping with bodily harm which would have eliminated the possibility of parole if convicted was dismissed after the plea was accepted. Pay blamed for joblessness Quebec a study prepared for the Quebec govern ment indicates that the province s High minimum wage has increased the number of unemployed Between 25.000 and the report Laval University economist Pierre Fortin also says that the High minimum wage rate adds to inflation Lowers exports while spurring imports and reduces the profitability of Quebec firms. Quebec s minimum wage stands at hourly above the hourly rate in Ontario and the ?2.65 Canadian scale in the United states. Wages Job reclassification in dispute strike Likely at Pinawa nuclear station unions a strike employees of atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. At Pinawa Man. Is new a definite possibility a Union spokes Man said thursday. Lloyd Ritti a negotiator for the five unions represented at the facility had said earlier it seemed unlikely the Pinawa workers would choose to fight alone. V it appears that workers at the much larger Chalk River research station in Ontario Are going to accept the government s final contract offer but Ratti said Manitoba workers have now made it Plain they Are willing to fight. Today i would have to say it is probable that there will a the Union representative said. Iceland forms 3-party govt. Political parties including the marxist oriented people s Alliance formed a coalition government thursday giving this strategic Island a Cabinet farther to the left than any in the 15-member nato Alliance. Soviet Jet crashes in Norway Oslo government officials thursday were study ing the possibility that the crash of a soviet military plane on a tiny norwegian Island in the Arctic May have violated a treaty Banning military activity in the area. Justice minister Inger Louise Valle told reporters the crash is Heing investigated at the scene and it is too Early to say if the aircraft had violated the treaty. Nitrite ban irresponsible Washington the head of the . Food and drug administration said thursday it would irresponsible for the government to immediately ban nitrite a chemical preservative believed to cause cancer from All the processed foods in which it is used. Commissioner Donald Kennedy cited nitrite s value in protecting foods from deadly botulism contamination and said he would never endorse an action that is going to cause More problems than it is going to Hijacker used Blank pistol Berlin the East German who hijacked a polish jetliner to a . Air base in West Berlin commandeered the plane with an unloaded starter s pistol american officials said thursday. In the past 13 years there have been three strikes at the research station and Ratti said that often the workers have gone it alone without their Ontario counterparts. Since Only about 220 of the 800 workers at Pinawa Are unionized it appears unlikely that the station would shut Down a strike. Ratti said however that past strikes had managed to shut Down the nuclear reactor with the exception of some re search work being continued. We re really not sure what effect a strike would he added. No settlement in sight As negotiations continue in 16-week Lucerne dispute a spokesman for striking workers at its Safeway s Lucerne milk Plant said no settlement of a 16-week-old Dis Pute was reached during talks thursday. However Bernard Christophe president of the retail store employees Union local talks would continue today. The strike has kept most pm Heads party to Vatican Ottawa prime minister Trudeau will Lead a 13-member delegation to ceremonies marking the installation of Pope John Paul 1 in Rome sunday his office announced thursday. The delegation including five Federal Cabinet minis ters leaves Ottawa this evening and returns tuesday morning via an armed forces Boeing 707. From dispatches pair committed to trial on charges Laid after shoot out hostage taking Brandon Man. Up Herbert Bruce Archer 42, and Dorothy Lillian Malette 29, were committed thursday to stand trial on 25 joint charges including three of at tempted murder arising from a shooting in Virden Man., and a hostage taking incident in Oak Lake last january. Archer also was committed to trial on 10 additional charges. An additional 15 charges against Archer and 13 against Malette were stayed judge Rodney Mykle. At a preliminary inquiry earlier this year the pair was ordered to stand trial for first degree murder in the death of Constable Dennis Onofrey who died of gunshot wounds sustained in the Viren shooting. Archer and Malette were ordered held in custody until a trial Date is set. A judicial ban forbids publication of Evi Dence presented at the hearing. Beardy John b., of Island Lake Man., husband of Dinah Beardy. Begalke Heather 28, of 27 Tunbridge Bay Transcona wife of Donald Galic. Cheslock Joseph 77, of Selkirk Man., formerly of Cloverdale Man., husband of Kay Cheslock Dunne Mary Frances 85. Of Vancouver formerly of Winnipeg widow of John Joseph Dunne. Guthrie Emily Rose of White Rock c., wife of Reginald Guthrie. Holmes Mary Sarah 78, of Langruth Man., widow of Alexander Holmes. Johnston Clara 88, of Carman Man., widow of Joseph l. Johnston. Mcmahon Edith May 81, of Teulon Man., wife of Alexander Mcmahon. Deaths Mctaggart Melville 72, of Pilot Mound Man., husband of Ida lil Lian Mctaggart. Single William 61, of 618 Avila Avenue fort Garry husband of Louise single. Smith Muriel Grace 70, of Elgin Avenue suite 402, wife of Maurice Smith. Strw1iers, Gordon Doug Las 18, of a Linbach Man., son of Douglas and eve Lyne Struthers. Thorogood William James 72, of West Vancou ver c., husband of Helen a. Thorogood. Vadeboncoeur Ulrich 83, formerly of port Moody c., widower of Dorilia Vadeboncoeur. For further information please see Classi cd death notices of the Plant s 30 workers off the Job since May 15. The workers went on strike after they were locked out of their jobs Safeway follow ing the rejection of a con tract offer. Although during the initial months of the strike lockout Safeway stocked its shelves with milk from other dairies Lucerne has been in business for about a month with five employees who crossed the picket line and new staff hired for the Pur pose. Christophe said he could not say at this Point How near the parties were to a Settle ment of the strike. Workers at Safeway s pm press foods division arc also on strike and at the moment no formal talks Are being held to Settle that dispute. The International machinists Canadian Union of Public employees United steelworkers of Amercia and International association of firefighters have been without a contract since May 31. The fifth Union involved the pipe fitters International Union has been without an agreement since april 30. All contracts expired after the end of the Federal wage control program. Wages and reclassification of jobs at the Plant Are the main issues in the dispute. After about four months of negotiations the unions have now formally rejected a two year agreement with pro posed wage increases each year of six per cent and an additional two per cent in fringe benefits. Instead they have been requesting a one year agree ment under the current government restraint program or a Cost of living clause in a two year agreement. Firefighters have Given a commitment that they will Honor any picket line set up the other unions. The firefighters have been pressing unsuccessfully for binding arbitration for several years at the installation but have not been Able to win management approval. Ratti said the formal rejection of the contract offer will communicated to atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. The unions will then wait for a reaction As Well As a report from a Federal conciliation officer appointed to review the dispute. Kili Donarm Concrete products substandard building blocks 10" and 12" 233-5666 located oppo Tito Shell Oil Rrt tory on old 59 Highway 221 Panet re. The Montreal Csc affiliate a but to for a year after serving As Anchorman on of of to for eight years heart attack thursday. Salisbury John Wrath All 65, president of Rhodesia since january 1976, and member of the rhodesian parliament since 19c3, thursday. New York Lee David 81, Broadway composer and author who wrote stage scores for a night in Venice and Broadway nights thursday. Student Accident plan enrol mow for the student Accident plan refer to the August 26th Issue of the . Scene for further particulars. Pages 16 17. Manitoba the Canadian press Montreal Andrew mar quis 48, news Anchorman for Jevc exclusively at 1300 Portage 7864541 1979 new concepts in audio 309 Portage 943-5531 forecast for Winnipeg Bissett Interlake and red River regions mostly Cloudy with a few showers and a Chance of Thunder showers today. High 22 to 25" c. Extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba mainly sunny saturday sunday and a Little cooler monday. Northern Manitoba Cloudy. Little change in tempera Tures. Northwest Ontario a few thundershowers saturday. Sunny sunday and monday. Seasonable temperatures. Temperatures following Are the minimum temperatures for the 12-hour period that ended at 7 . Thursday and the maximum temperatures for the 12-hour period that ended at 7 . Victoria Vancouver Calgary Edmonton Reolena Thompson Kenora Brandon Dauphin Thunder Bay Toronto Ottawa Montreal Halifax Chicago Miami Minneapolis new York los anoles Boston Amsterdam Athens Berlin Helsinki Max. 18 h 24 25 it u 15 17 n 23 22 n 20 20 16 v 31 n it it 17 32 15 15 Man. 15 10 i 10 12 3 15 u 14 15 17 24 14 18 19 ii ii 73 5 6 Honolulu Lisbon London Madrid Moscow Paris Rome Stockholm Tel Aviv Mai. 32 n 18 34 17 19 22 15 21 Winnipeg temperature comparisons aug.31. 9.9 last year 14.2 7.4 10.8 Normal 22.2 10.0 16.1 Haj wet an Recert 14.4 in i Lawett an re cwt in leu precipitation total or april 1 to aug. 31 Millimetres Normal 323.2 a Lull metres. 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