Winnipeg Free Press

Thursday, October 12, 1978

Issue date: Thursday, October 12, 1978
Pages available: 94
Previous edition: Wednesday, October 11, 1978

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 12, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Bette Davis lives Mart to Tara Tyes of of tors in my stif it 0f they Call her a of Vang com Fly Mph Low 0 no death plot computer misuse endangers 1 j rumours Pope John Paul i was victim of foul play Are ridiculous final throne speech called cop out Al by labor leaders representatives of Tabor and government in Manitoba found Little to Praise in prime minister Trudeau throne speech wednes detailed throne speech coverage Page and in opposition spokesmen panned the speech for failing to Deal with specific measures to help stimulate the country ailing econ progressive conservative Leader Joe Clark said he was disappointed at the Lack of new economic measures in the document that set Forth the legislative plans of prime minister tru Deaus government for the new sess non of de nip said the throne speech should have announced personal tax cuts and new housing measures As areas of Legisla Tive Nels president of the Manitoba federation of said a proposal to shift million from the unemployment insurance commis Sion into Job creation and training programs was stealing from Cana Dian he said the u1c fund belongs to Canadian workers and should not be meddled with and Given to pm he said if Money was going to be extracted from the work ers should receive a corresponding reduction in their Pic mayor Robert Steen of Winnipeg said announced Federal government spending cuts posed hidden Dan Gers for City and provincial govern see throne Page 4 by Paul Whitelaw staff correspondent Ottawa Yasser a movie hero that not As improbable As it May sound thanks to the United nations some Finan Cial assistance from the Canadian the palestinian terrorist Leader will be featured later this year in a laudatory in documentary and red faced officials of the external affairs department Are taking pains to explain that Ottawa is unable to opt out of sharing production the film is part of an extraordinary Public relations budgeted at some aimed at Gla mor izing Arafat and the terrorist group he the Palestine libera Tion organization taxpayers in Canada will contrib Ute an estimated to the of that because the in general Assembly so called automatic majority of third world and Cornu nist countries outvoted the United states and a number of other Western countries to go ahead with the see Canada Page 4 buds ruin to pressure Ottawa up employment minister Bud Cullen bowed to mantis from the provinces Day to ease a second part of the Federal restraint program tighten ing the unemployment insurance sys Cullen said he agreed at a Altroy Neial ministers conference to partly Back Down on a plan to increase the amount of insurable earnings that claimants would need to qualify for the Day in the face of protests from backbench Atlantic Liberal Cullen promised to ease related proposals that would require More work from persons claiming benefits for the second time in a see cute in Page 4 Manitoban May bring Back As much As they want t it import Law by Mary Ann flt Herald Manitoba scan go booze shop Ping to other provinces and bring Back As much As they want personal consumption without Elution during the liquor commis Sion general Mercer said Law enforce Rafiu agencies Are being advised not to enforce restrictions under the liquor control act on the amounts of Beer and wine purchased legally elsewhere in Canada which Manitoban can bring into the Mercier said in a relaxation 6f the restrictions Doest apply Kkt liquor Section 71 b of the liquor control act restricts the quantities for personal use to one quart of one quart of wine or two Gallons of Mercier said the action was Sis tent with the position i by took during the strike of brewery wort Era and it would be Spnable in the circumstances to enforce the provisions of Section 71 b of the liquor control act in eases where liquor has been legally purchased in another province and brought into Manitoba for personal use following last Summers brewery workers the government dropped charges Leviell against peo pie who brought in Beer Over Able quantities from other inces and All confiscated Beer was Pines were returned to those who had pleaded guilty to charges against at the Mercier said he Felt the Public generally didst favor rigid application of the restrictions and noted that British Columbia and where there had also been strikes by brewery see Mercier Page 4 Canada contributes to Plo film Cullen backs eases Pic changes 1 staff photo Caroline Rosentreter ponders some of the hundreds of Lahirt slogans at shirt shirts Are the current rage with grease replacing Farrah Fawcet majors As the most popular see Story on Page lawyer bitten by Rattler Gold hits new High London a Gold hit a new High of an ounce in Europe As the Dollar continued to plunge against most major in the Canadian Dollar held steady against its american counterpart As International Money markets opened for business at the opening of the Interbank wholesale Market at cd the Dollar was quoted at cents a slight l100th of a cent Down from wednesdays the Dollar in terms of Canad an funds at noon today was Down 15 at in new the Canadian Dollar was up 320 at the mid morning Gold Price in Europe largest Gold was higher than the previous High of the closing Price in Zurich on the five major dealers on the Lon Don Market fixed the Price of Gold for morning trading at after a record opening of the same rate at which Gold closed in London on dealers said volume was heavy in both London and Zurich and that the Price could climb higher As Trad ing picks up during the they also said the dollars which helped push up Gold was a continuation of the pattern set tuesday and wednes morning Dollar rates compared with wednesday were Frankfurt West German Down from Zurich Swiss Down from Paris French Down from Milan italian Down from Amsterdam dutch up from the los Angeles times los Angeles los Angeles police issued an wednesday for an automobile i Stert to the syn anon foundation that is believed linked to a rattle Snake attack on a Las Angeles at Torney involved in litigation with the the Paul was bitten by a Threefoot rattle Snake tuesday evening when he reached into us at his Pacific Palisades he was in serious but stable condition police sources said a witness saw two men in the ear and saw them put something into the Mailbox shortly before the incident occurred Moranti said be bad met with two representatives of the organised crime and criminal intelligence division of the attorney generals office to discuss recent threats against his last Morantz won a 000 default judgment against the organisation on behalf of a couple woo said the wife had been kidnapped and physically abused by syn anon last in he has been involved in a number of Giuld custody Battles with syn anon and said be recently filed two lawsuits on behalf of for Mer syn non residents against the ramp probing Purchase of Brandon hotel by 4nby by Liq Are gating the use of Federal funds by the Brandon Allied arts Council to Pur Chase the Prince Edward hotel in crime officials Fifolt release and details on the i pwt of who to Gabon but it jul be at who Fth of to thar Immy we Deposit on the vacant hotel w valued at Mohan was paid to hotels Ltd of Winnipeg from Federal the Money was part of 3 10 per cent Advance on grow approved by to Federal museums Gram was to Teve been put of Lor of a Mattel it Motte Centre to the w a proposed now Towo to Nat Maal museums was to be spew Only on the Centre and Only after for funding from the provide Iasi gov Romert Aid Otter sources to est Wisi the in the proposed mall were Pruff full Jeff so Fly jmj bran Jinn a Iliad arts teff Lubell said a Wajn for Typ Fen cultural let ties a tree the awarded to the arts Council Fey museums Canada was withdrawn after Ove whole project kind of stopped said a museums can Ada spokesman in Ottawa lie said the was to be held in Trust unto the project got Way and at hotels but Edgar president of at hotels 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