Winnipeg Free Press

Thursday, November 23, 1978

Issue date: Thursday, November 23, 1978
Pages available: 118

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 23, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Mccourt cant win have been Many Imle moments for Detroit Centre Dale last night he even missed a penalty shot 71 they dont have to put your eyes out of you Ean still flirt and Send out messages if you choose your glasses and makeup with care so Page 28 if watchdog f How does the Federal r View his Job As the watchdog government spending see Page 21 Cloudy Low high6 Winnipeg free press final whats red raises fuel costs and blood pressure together what can simultaneously raise a Drivers blood pressure and his fuel costs Stop Winnipeg Engineer Ken in a report prepared for the annual meeting later this week of the association of professional engineers of says the fuel sued annually at a Stop in moderate traffic is a whopping using traffic studies and other Jardine calculated the fuel waste at intersections along Minster on which he trav Els the City fathers should know also that the regular users of Westminster must pay for the Gallons of fuel per year to comply with stopping and we would like to be assured that the pros and cons have been see whats Page 4 1 million rent rebates due tenants by Andy Blicq More than million in rent rebates is owed to Manitoba tenants and the provincial government and its rent review Board Arent doing anything about Winnipeg lawyer Victor a Vino said Savino told a lunch hour audience at the University of Manitoba that a Quarter of the million in rent rebates ordered by the Board have not been returned because the rent review Board and government Are doing nothing to Force landlords to return the Money to a number of landlords went to court and others Are still challenging the review boards rebate decisions and they Are withholding rebates from he Savino also claimed that rent re View officers Are granting above con tool increases to landlords a Job provincial legislation requires the rent review Board itself to the rent review Board itself is responsible for decontrol he Savino said information he has indicates the review Board has not met since several months before phase four rent controls and the decontrol program became effect rent review Board officials were not available for comment wednes after relating the history and function of rent controls to the he offered them some advice on rent he warned students not to accept rent increases from landlords even if they entered into a rental agree see rent Page 4 Manitoba attorney general Gerry Mercier has requested full police investigations of incidents of Vandal wilful damage and intimidation that have been reported to him during the seven Eskold liquor Mercier stands by ultimatum Page 10 the incidents Mercier indicated he has on file May come somewhat As a Surprise to the Winnipeg police department up until Merciers had received Only two reports from liquor control commis Sion management of strike related a senior Winnipeg police official said wednesday night that compared with other strikes of similar Dura i think the people on the picket lines have been very acting Ralph Booden said we can expect the longer the strike goes the higher the possibility that frustration will build two incidents the Winnipeg police have so far investigated include the report of a Nail being pushed into a truck tire As it crossed a picket line at the commission 1555 Buffalo on a suspect was arrested in connection with that incident and he is scheduled to appear in provincial court the Only other incident on file is the report of two red paint bombs thrown at the rear yellow Wall of an acc store at 515 main Street on at a news conference Mercier said he had received reports of rude and insulting remarks to acc management and the damage to commercial trucks at picket damage to locks at liquor stores and private automobiles that have had their tires punctured or slashed and their door locks Mercier said my department has referred the reports of these incidents to the City of Winnipeg police department and the Royal Canadian mounted see Mercier Page 4 86 46 15 cents with coloured comics University of Manitoba students Are forced to pull heavy loads these what with fierce Competition for jobs in a tight employment Market and these students were not enrolled in oxen 110 but were competing in a car pulling contest leading to a National Competition in photo by Dave Bonner Toronto next the idea was to see which woman strapped into special double could pull a car 20 Yards in the fastest time using Only raw from left to right Are Garth Jim Doug Mitchell and Rick weapons drawn if life threatened court told of gun policy police investigate strike vandalism by Brian Cole an ramp officer with 25 years experience Testi fied wednesday regulations allow officers to draw their guns when their lives or the safety of the Public is in staff Fred of Vir said that while Circum stances under which officers May draw their guns he would Only draw his gun in obviously dangerous the evidence was heard during the eighth Day of the trial of Herbert and Dorothy Archer on a joint charge of first degree and his wife pleaded not guilty to the charge in connection with the shooting death of ramp Dennis Onofrey Onofrey was killed from a single Shotgun blast during a gun Battle after along with three other ramp started an investigation at the Countryside inn in Virden on a report of a stolen see gun Page 4 murder suspects Herbert and Dorothy Archer up photo Vance Are optimistic fishing War will end by 1 daycare probe cites negligence by Cecil Rosner a committee which investigated Day care facilities in Winnipeg says there Are thousands of unlicensed family care Homes in the some of which Are not look ing after children in a proper Ellen chairman of a committee commissioned by the United Way of Winnipeg to look into the Day care said wednesday it is impossible to regulate and set standards for the unlicensed cases of child abuse and negligence have come to Light in some she the committee released a re port wednesday calling for licensing of All family care Homes Homes where individuals set up a Day care Busi Ness to look after the report contained a total of 67 recommendations on improving Day care in the although abuses have been found in some of the the committee said family care was see child Page 4 score Board hockey Wmk by Victor Mackie staff correspondent Ottawa an end to the protracted fishing War Between Canada and the United states by was predicted Here wednesday by both Secretary of state Cyrus Vance and Canadian external affairs min ister Don both men were optimistic that the negotiations now under Way could be brought to a successful conclusion by the end of this if this does not the problems still outstanding will be turned Over to Jamieson and Vance who will bring about a the two ministers made that Clear at a joint press conference Here following the Dayan half visit to Ottawa by he arrived in Ottawa tuesday afternoon and left at Cost for Washington after meeting with members of the Cana Dian during the Busy visit to the Vance and Jamieson signed a revised agreement on water Quality of the great it reaffirmed the determination of both countries to restore and enhance great lakes water qual other Points made during the press conference the two countries have agreed to launch immediate talks on air pollution along the International bound see fishing Page 4 Toronto by by dwt tort 4 min Wuu 1 i we inf Tea i inside Jonestown suicide victims airlifted to Guyana a officials say they Are conduct ing Only a limited search for the hundreds of Peoples Temple cult Mem Bers who fled their commune for the dense Jungles of Guyana to escape a mass suicide rite that took 408 lives the bodies of 40 of the victims were on Board a giant c141 trans port that landed today at Dover air Force base in where medical teams will attempt to identify they died at the agrarian commune 250 Kilometres North West of founded by Peoples Temple cult Leader Jim who apparently led his followers in Satur Days mass suicide in a Force worked through the night to prepare the remaining 368 which have been lying in the tropical heat since Satur there is Little we can do to pre serve the said John we will be placing the bodies in body but it will not be a pleas still ant operation no matter How you look at officials estimated it might take two More Days to transport the bodies to the Dover morgue where experts will attempt to confirm identities and the bodies will be prepared for shipping to primarily in embassy spokesman James Ward said 3 cultists found in the and Piranha infest de Jungle were being sheltered in Georgetown for fear of reprisals by other cult members Here and in the United it will be our policy not to divulge specific information about their whereabouts or return to the United he at least 300 and perhaps As Many As 600 women and Chil Dren who fled the mass suicide Are believed to be in the their Fate the suicides followed the slayings of representative Leo Ryan of three re and a disaffected cult Mem Ryan was investigating alleged see cult Page 4 anytime i Brigit comma Crew word m Dot tit 8 finance kit Tori movie 35 a wow to exp rat waft try ;