Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 14, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Bronfman Jumble pm Tatj winner9 Puzzle at Earth Rake and the referendum Inal jul Iscer Sun a Lett jilt a Titita october business blames City land tax for flight from downtown area by Ingeborg Boyens outdated City land assessment is causing businesses to move out of an already deteriorating a spokesman for the downtown Winn Peg association said City property assessments set at 1953 real estate values have resulted in some businesses paying too much land tax according to current said Mel president of the merchants and businessmen Asso the outdated assessment rates coupled with More attractive suburban locations Are chasing Many retailers and businessmen out of the downtown and that is the last thing a deteriorating Core said my a recently completed investigation of 100 property assessments in Winni pegs downtown has shown some strange anomalies in said owners of the mail Motel at 469 Portage Avenue pay More taxes on the property than do proprietors of the prestigious Winnipeg inn at por Tage see exodus Page 4 Elaine of a Thali domite has changes diapers with her feet thalidomide victim gives Normal birth England a an thalidomide victim without arms ave birth Fri Day to a Normal baby girl Ilaine pile and her 8paunh ounce daughter Sarah were doing Well at nun Thorpe maternity a spokesman Masbate said she has used a utes was doll to practise changing diapers with her she has teared to clean i write British victim which Pic tips of the first tries Between in and u was found to Nave disastrous effects when taken by pregnant and the babies of Many who took Thaud Irude were born without limbs or Wlton other a Long court Battle with the drugs British ers resulted in settlements with about 350 famines other to satisfied prints still seek compensation Taf Maiden s cult que in Public s first British a driving Fisl Hirth 18 nut Fuhs ago was Kepi be crw at the family Fig do Reg a sedative produced a West German my distr Ibad to wish United Australia atut Fia Varal Nohar i in lrjpphr5hhhsbir in off she met her Peter Date a television v a Miff and weft at a Fol music and w f to w Wip Kwof Wypp Tucey were by Evfim it Flavino mutant a for ring in a w v a Flosi Bank of Canada increases interest to record Ottawa up opposition critics greeted fridays move by the Bank of Canada to increase the Bank rate to an historical High of per cent As a sign of government desperation to Rescue the sinking Dol the Central Bank announced Friday evening after the close of Stock and Money markets that the Bank which is used As a base for chartered Banks in determining their interest would go up by three quarters of a per its largest increase this effective this was the fifth time this year the Central Bank has increased its which stood at a postwar High of per cent before the latest the new rate of per cent is the highest the Bank has Ever set since it was created in this is madness in economic poli Treyve already tried this tactic four times this year and it obviously has had a negligible effect on the Why dont they Ever learn said a new democratic party spokes progressive conservative my Walter Baker said it is doubtful the Bank rate increase will stabilize the Price of the Dollar on world currency the world sees the kind of eco nomic trouble this country is this is the strongest indicator weve had so far of just How bad the situation really he Gerald Bank of Canada gov explained in a statement that the interest rate margin Between Canada and the United states had to be widened because of Canadas Exchange rate difficulties and balance of payments the increase in the Bank rate will provide room for the necessary adjustments in Canadian interest rates to he the Dollar closed on the tonal Market at cents unchanged from its level one Day postal workers will be ordered Back Ottawa up leaders of the Canadian Union of postal workers cup gathered this weekend to decide whether to fight or negotiate in the face of the governments threat to introduce backs work legislation prime minister Trudeau told a High school audience Friday i give you my word that postal workers will be ordered Back to their jobs if strikes the government held off the introduction of a Bill until monday to give a new negotiating Effort Between the Union and acting labor minister Andre Ouellet a Chance to president of met Ouellet briefly Friday and agreed to talk monday after consulting his National executive Parrot did not say whether Ouellet asked him to Call off the Legal strikes hit several centres but he told reporters i didst give any Ouellet also refused to discuss de tails of his meeting with the but said in the commons he had expressed concern about the spread ing Union leaders originally had threatened to Call a National strike Mon same Day As 15 Federal by elections if there was no Progress toward a contract Settle locals in a number of including walked out fore the National strike postmaster Genera Gilles Lamon Tagne said he Hopes for a negotiated i must that the government must take its responsibilities in the face of a potential strike and has Given notice to parliament of introduction of waiter progressive native House pressed the eminent to introduce its Bill but Ouellet rejected his Parrot was accompanied to his meeting with Quillet by Shirley executive Vic president of the Dian Zubor Ouellet was assisted by Bui the labor departments top Parrot said Friday the Union would accept intervention from the Federal Wayne Lowacki photo the threat of National postal strike has customers wondering if their mail will reach its destination in contingency plans prepared by Andy Blicq As Post office employees walked off the Job in Eastern Canada government officials began Assem bling contingency plans in preparation for a nationwide postal a Federal government official in Ottawa said Post office facilities will be used to the maximum for distribution of essential old age family and Veteran cheques will be delivered by mail carriers in Urban while in Rural areas the cheques will be available at government offices at All Levels in Winnipeg Are preparing for the an employment and immigration official said All unemployment insurance cheques will be issued at 460 main Street in Winnipeg and at offices in Rural reporting cards May be dropped off at any Canada manpower a spokesman for the City welfare department said the strike is no problem for people who receive their cheques by mail can pick them up at the City welfare in any Case of arrangements will be made to deliver the for landlords who receive rent cheques directly from the welfare arrangements will be made for them to pick up the cheques at an office on a particular provincial welfare officials say cheques can be picked up at 880 Portage Avenue or 956 and 600 main Street in Winnipeg and at offices outside the for those incapable of picking up see postal Page 4 but he criticized the government for threatening bask Vorwork legs la Tion one Day alter the Union was in a Legal strike cardinals gather to elect Pope Vatican a Caw i nals of the roman Catholic Church begin a conclave today to choose a new Pope for the second tune in less than two the wearing red celebrated the pro papa mass the Liturgy for electing the pops Cardinal Jean who is interim administrator of the presided Over the us told the cardinals in his Homi that god does not give us some sort of total supernatural enlighten ment we must elect a Bride Groom for the we must elect a a total of 111 cardinals Are participating in the tightly guarded the same num Ber that elected Pope John Paul i successor to Pope Paul i in a 36hour conclave just 50 Days John Paul died Only 34 Days after his Theony freshman elector is an John Cardinal who was bedridden in a Boston clinic for Eye surgery when he missed the August an other Cardinal who missed the a gust conclave because of Poland Boleslaw died thursday of a brain Haemorrhage at his Home in the conclave ends when the Church 264th pontiff is elected by a majority of two thirds plus one additional vote of the cardinals which adds up to 75 out of ill that might be Sun at the very beginning of the or it might not be for several to school Bells could peal in August Mas and not air superintend Eitts were Emu tree objective behind the Restruck spastic about the new school year of the school year is to Etoni said u oboe May teachers i service aim St was Harvest Mimah and Manv or v we pop Hplu up g session which Neufeld said Rwal Siu Deou to help cwt at with Oro Eress Anchor Gaid Augusi was the v tbr1 Wal Buff u Manitoba students could be returning Ber under restructured Setarl year Manitoba association Aruard hairy Olty 10 4ays Ulf i had m oppo Musty to teach prime work month for 45 Wath Januj any inter tte1 proposal was a snot to co Ouist Tate regular tie further study an4 will he civic i would discussed at the mass than if i taught a w t ;