Winnipeg Free Press

Friday, December 01, 1978

Issue date: Friday, December 1, 1978
Pages available: 189

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 1, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press Friday december 1, 1978 5 Ira bombs blast 10 towns Belfast at least 10 car and incendiary bombs blasted 10 towns in British ruled North Ern Ireland on thursday night injuring two children and a policeman. Police had expected a bombing wave by the provisional Wing of the Irish Republican army Ira As four men and a woman had been intercepted at the Border with Ireland while carrying equip ment for making bombs earlier this week. Huge car bombs caused widespread damage in Stewartstown and Armagh where two children aged 12 and 15 received slight injuries. Worst hit was Lurgan where there were five explosions. Shell Oil to ration gasoline new York Shell Oil co., the largest marketer of gasoline in the United states began nationwide rationing of All grades of gasoline today and said the Pinch May last through the end of december or the Early part of january. Former Manitoban Dies Toronto John Gordon White a former conciliation officer with the Manitoba labor ministry has died at the age of 87. He joined Manitoba s labor ministry in the 1940s and retired 20 years later. An Amateur artist White Drew and painted with water colors under the direction of a. Y. Jackson of the group of seven. Ohira succeeds Fukuda Tokyo Japan s governing Liberal democratic party elected its Secretary general Masayoshi Ohira 68, party president by acclamation today which automatically will make him prime minis Ter. The party action was taken without a vote since Ohira was unopposed following the withdrawal of prime minister Takeo Fukuda from the race. Fukuda stepped out after losing a primary election to Ohira on monday. Times suspends publication London the times a pillar of British life for 193 years was gone from the Newsstands today following a decision to suspend publication indefinitely in a labor management dispute. Lord Thomson of Fleet president of times news papers Ltd., said the shutdown of the times the sunday times and three supplements was necessary to prevent the newspapers from being slowly bled to death by Wildcat strikes that have plagued production during the last two years. Arson ruled hotel fire cause Rochester . Arson has been ruled the cause of a fire at a suburban Holiday inn that claimed 10 lives seven of them from the metropolitan Toronto area did million damage police said thursday. Bulgarian training for space Prague a bulgarian will be the next astronaut to take part in a flight with a soviet col league in the soviet Union s space program. Woman won t be prosecuted Stockholm a 23-year-old rape victim who stabbed her assailant to death will not be prosecuted in a Case which May set a Legal precedent for Sweden. To Persson 48, state prosecutor in Uppsala North of Stockholm where the stabbing occurred in october said his action was justified be cause the woman was in a state of numb Shock at the time. Welfare swindler sentenced Compton Calif. A 33-year-old Mother of four children was found guilty thursday of collecting in what the prosecutor described As the biggest welfare fraud in . History. Barbara Williams who drove to the court from her Home in a Silver Grey Cadillac will be sentenced dec. 28 and might go to prison for up to eight years. Soviet budget approved Moscow the supreme soviet the soviet Union s parliament on thursday unanimously approved the soviet state budget of s-100.7 billion for 1979, the official news Agency Tass reported. Soviets release pot smuggler London briton Michael Wilson 26. Arrived Home thursday after spending years in a soviet labor Camp for smuggling marijuana. Sex nursing Home head fined Thunder Bay a former administrator of a Kenora ont., nursing Home who pleaded guilty to 53 fraud related charges was fined in District court thursday. Jean Lemay 58, was also ordered to perform 200 hours of Community service work for defrauding residents their relatives and beneficiaries and owners of the nursing Home. Compiled from dispatches p gift from a 1 300 Portage 309 Portage Oil Price break final Ottawa up private talks under Way Between the Federal and Alberta governments will determine whether Consumers get a Brief res Pite from steadily increasing Oil prices. Energy minister Alastair Gillespie said thursday the Federal govern ment which has constitutional control Over the Price has decided it is not in the National interest to allow a Jan. 1 increase of three cents a gallon. But although Alberta already has said it is willing to go along with a delay final agreement on the Issue would have to await one More round of talks. Gillespie said thursday that might take a couple of the government says an increase in january would place a diag on the Economy at a time when it is delicately but some premiers from the con suming provinces who rejected the Federal proposal at a meeting with prime minister Trudeau wednesday say they fear the main reason is politics not economics. A delay would mean no Price in crease for Consumers prior to a Feder Al election expected in the first six months of the year. Ottawa has proposed putting off a scheduled three cents a gallon increase until july giving Alberta a second increase of in january i960, in return. Gillespie said thursday the Federal Cabinet decided to stick with its proposal despite the rejection of the provincial premiers. But he added that he wants to see a provision in the new agreement to prevent Domestic Oil prices from exceeding those in the United states. Such a condition already is included in an existing agreement with the producing provinces. Alberta May want to tighten up provisions of that Protection clause in the new Deal. Ottawa said a so a barrel increase in january would put Domestic prices above those in the . Alberta however Felt there would be room for the increase. At Issue Between the two was the Exchange rate to be used for the Canadian Dollar when com paring the prices. Rally ends forecast for Winnipeg Bissett Interlake and red River regions sunny and cold with a brisk West wind today and saturday. High today near Clow tonight near c. High saturday near c. Extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba mostly sunny through tuesday. Temperatures near Normal sunday rising to above Normal monday. Northern Manitoba Cloudy with Snow flurries sunday and monday. Temperatures near Normal. Northwestern Ontario mainly near Normal sunday rising to above Normal monday. Temperatures following Are the minimum temperatures for the 12-hour period that ended at 6 . Friday and the maximum temperatures for thursday Victoria Vancouver cats sri Edmonton Winnipeg Thompson Kenora Branton Dauphin Thunder Bav Toronto Ottawa Montreal Halifax Chicago Miami Minneapolis new York Phoenix los Angeles Max. Win. Boston 9 3 Amsterdam 3 -5 Athens 16 12 Berlin 3 i Helsinki -5 -8 Honolulu 29 19 Lisbon 15 u London 5 i Winnipeg temperature comparisons min. Mean nov. 30 -20 -29.4 -2s.o nil highest on r Cord 8 -11.7 9.4 in 19 lowest on record -36.1 in 1876 precipitation total or nov. L to dec. 1 42.6 Milli metres Normal 24.8 Millimetres. In Tokyo a a Gath ering of rebellious youths in peking s biggest Square broke up in disunity As the chinese leadership cracked Down on what it called excessive Democrat at the same time a Wall poster was put up praising the late chairman Mao tse Tung As a modern Lenin and warning that Mao s critics Are courting Trou ble. Japanese correspondents in the chinese capital re ported that in spite of this a number of other posters were seen which resisted a Call by senior vice pre Mier Teng Hsiao Ping to Hull personal attacks on Mao. The rally in Tien an men Square thursday night lacked the single minded Ness and enthusiasm of one earlier this week. Bonnallo Edwin r. 97, of 384 Albany Street St. James Assini Boia. 821 Dufferin Avenue husband of Marya Bor Kowski. Brown Allan 48, Hus band of Betty Brown Foley Wiiiiam Douglas 73, of Beacon Hill Lodge. Hanna Lloyd John 48, of 766 Muriel Street St. James Assiniboia. Hanson Esther Naemi 90, of Portland Oregon formerly of 55 Morier Avenue widow of Bror Hanson. Hutchinson George w., 82, of Portland Oregon formerly of Winnipeg. James Donald Charles 47, of 137 Broad Bay North Kildonan husband of Ruby James. Martyniuk katrina 74, of Selkirk Man., formerly of Stuart born Man. Mignacca Emile 81, of Lomita calf., formerly of Winnipeg husband of Nancy Mignacca. Piasecki Viola 42, daughter of Paul and Annie Braun. Schreiber David of 419 Machray Avenue. Smallwood 93, of 1100 Henderson Highway suite 607, wid Ower of Jane Small Wood. Verschoore Julie of 1925 Alexander ave nue. For further information please see classified death notices where the builders buy thyrs., Fri. Sat. Nov. Refrigerators gene3m iiec7bic Josie door Frost free Side by Side Black acrylic panel front 19 cd. It. Two Only White and Al i mond.-. Ingus 17 cd. It. Frost free split cantilever shelves. Caster sealed Back White and Harvest Gold. Gu6he7 15 cd. It. Frost free two door one Only White slightly damaged. Cooking classes designed for non microwave owners general eiect8ic Talisman royals Black Glass door self clean. Harvest Gold ingus se1f-Cuah 30" Range Harvest Gold and White. Ha8bwici 30" 6as Range Black Glass door. 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