Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 2, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Barbara Cansino concerts and cabs on thursday a Story called up and Down detailed the rises and Falls in season ticket subscriptions for the performing arts in Winni it was not6d that the Manitoba theatre Centre main the Winnipeg symphony orchestra masterworks series and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet have lost season ticket reasons Ven tured were Plain individual preference and desire for has phoned with her reason and her husband had season tickets for Manitoba the atre Centre since its 21 years but cancelled this sea they also tickets for the Ballet and the symphony for six but cancelled two years this year the couple took no season decided they would just go to what they they went to Midsummer nights dream at Mac and die Fleder maus at the opera Are now thinking of staying Home for the rest of the the reason they can get to the concert Hall and the theatre but they cant get Home in the now walks with a Cane and is dependent on she says its almost impossible to get a cab Home from the concert Hall or theatre because the Lane and the Street Are blocked with buses and waiting cars and the cabs cant get after the opera tuesday night a bad night the couple phoned for a cab at and waited and no cabs could get then the bus the cars the Security guard was closing the concert Hall and the couple asked if there was any Way of getting a if they would have to sleep in the concert As it happened a lady awaiting her husband asked where they lived and gave them a ride i said no matter what else is no matter How much we enjoyed we were think ing of going to hear the pianist but no same with with the theatre we went to Midsummer nights dream at we phoned in Advance for a but the cabs wont take an Advance its not their they just cant get in there so last night on Channel 3 we watched Schubert Trout and we saw Baryshnikov the other night e Ken managing director of uni City taxi says is right about the the concert Hall orders 35 or 40 and we get but its All blocked up in the in not saying we dont go we but Why would a Guy sit there and Hope for half an hour the Guys just drive up into the Vicinity and if they cant get in just keep going Down the pick someone else i dont blame Chadwell also said that when a regular customer Calls for a the cab Driver will Call for Reid and somebody else will grab the the cab Driver int going to wait half an hour looking for he adds its a traffic All those people Are bursting out All its just a big traffic a lot of cabs will go there later and take a look when they can get in and out the people would just have to because an elderly person cant run out on the John concert Hall Man says that in the past the concert Hall has unsuccessfully asked the cabs to not to take fares at the he also said cabs can get into the drive the Stop line is East of the driveway and leaves the driveway Clear if people obey and a Man is on duty to allow cars and taxis to come the says Are usually and do not Walton suggests the Only solution is people can wait in the outer foyer where theres pay phone and a direct line to the be Able to get a but will have to wait you too these Days when you Telephone the Bay the lady who answers the phone merry the she used to say thank you for thinking of the after Christmas is Over she should thank you for thinking of shoplifting at the the Winnipeg chamber of Commerce reports that Alex Mortimer of the Bay Security department told Winnipeg retail employees at operation shoplift training sessions that though the majority of our problem is with teenagers and we have arrested professional drunks and drug and we Are no longer surprised about types of people caught and we see a potential shoplifter in wanted the december Issue of Bazaar Magazine features descriptions and pictures of the worlds 10 most wanted who wants them women who dream of enchanting a millionaire a Man with a High political position or a hand some movie this woman sees herself jewelled from head to toe and wrapped in having every move headlined in the press to the men Henry Ford fond of Hij inks at skis at Tennis player Jimmy con because the inside Jimmy is triple threat film Talent Warren because Hes incredibly a Mil Doest smoke or and is friends with Kis John because he can dance and is ambassador arde Shir because he represents the Shah of Iran in washing ton and attended Utah state Gianni be cause he has is a doctor of Speaks five is Prince Ballet dancer Mikhail be cause he has a Charm at once Boyish and is Continental in fluent in Reg Gie baseball clutch because he combines swag Gering arrogance with sensitive and our own prime minister Pierre a Golden boy of International possessed As he is of Good Money and a soaring Pierre Elliott Trudeau combines his country two Cul and British More than a Little helpful in these times of Quebec pet to Canadas headline he has proven himself to be one of the most daring and forceful leaders Canada has Ever which permits him to retain a Playboy image less talented Lead ers might have submerged for political a Youthful and athletic he is expected soon to reenter the International social undoubtedly still sporting a red Rosebud in his sometime in the Spring but who the red Rosebud when the dishes rattle Irvine seeks court ruling quashing dismissal order Susan who was dismissed monday from the Winnipeg police filed a notice of motion Friday in court of Queens Bench requesting that the police commissions order of dismissal be quashed because the commission exceeded its the motion will be presented 14 at 10 Irvine was ordered last Friday by the police commission to leave Law school and return to Active police duty but she failed to appear for work monday morning and was she was also fined 10 Days she was Given permission by the police department and the police not a its Likely a quake by Andy Blicq if the dishes Start rattling in the China Cabinet one of these its either a transit bus rolling by or an an earthquake in Manitoba while Manitoban Are never Likely to experience a full fledged Teeth Jar ring a seismic tremor that rated on the Richter scale recently Shook the not far from the Manitoba no damage or injury in Robert Wetmiller of the Federal Earth physics Branch in Ottawa said no one even noticed the Wetmiller said the quake was Ca Pable of being Felt within a few Miles but nobody it was a marginal the Only noticeable tremor Felt on the Prairies was in that Strong quake originated in Montana and was Felt throughout the said Western Ontario and most of Saskatchewan Are free from in it starts to pick he in an information the fed eral department of mines and resources reported it has been Busi Ness As usual this earthquake activity in the six months ending 31 has been most frequent along the British Columbia coast and Southern Canada normally experiences one or two earthquakes a the re lease with two or three mod Erate ones each month and a severe earthquake every few in just West of Vancouver an earthquake measuring on the Richter scale rocked fishing boats and the last moderate trem or in the West Shook Northern Vancou ver on the Richter july Federal officials also report a tremor rattled the Woodstock and Kitchener area in Ontario earthquakes in that part of Ontario Are whales cruising through the Beau fort sea in the far North in octo Ber would probably have Felt another quake Richter that Shook the area the Richter scale is a numbering guide used to rate the magnitude of an on the indicates the smallest earthquake that can be an earthquake causing slight damage and a casting Winnipeg free press december 1978 City news commission several months ago to at tend Law school while remaining on the police the notice of motion alleges that the police commission exceeded its jurisdiction in ordering her dismissal last Friday because it had ruled on the Case at an earlier the police commission voted on 12 to lift the suspension placed on Irvine by the police she was suspended after refusing to return to work when so ordered after the cites Board of commissioners upheld grievances made by the Winnipeg police association and these Nior officers association stating that not All officers had been informed of the Opportunity to attend Law two boys accused of robbery two aged 14 and have been charged in connection with an armed robbery thursday evening in Winnipeg North police said Friday a 70yearold woman was awakened by someone breaking a window in her Home in the 500 Block of Redwood she was confronted by two males who held a bread knife with an eight Inch Blade at her the pair fled with a Small amount of police arrested two youths a hours later and charged them with enter and theft and armed 2nd class mail registration number 0286 Mim off it leaves you breathless incidents of window smashing result in special police patrols Winnipeg police said Friday they have assigned special patrols to the downtown area following a rash of window smashing a department spokesman said 11 separate incidents including one in which the windows of five cars parked at an automobile Dealership were broken were reported be tween 7 and the Inci dents All took place at businesses located on Portage Avenue be tween main and Arlington police Are considering the acts the spokesman Westbury against i proposal to eliminate school nurse service by Rick Blanchard an inner City councillor is unhappy with a suggestion to Cut costs by eliminating a school Jurse program from inner City councillor june Westbury vowed to fight such a measure should it be recommended in a coming report on health services in it would be removing a direct link Between child and Westbury Don Westbury noted the school nurse is the first person to become aware of problems in the Home like child school principals want the program she 46 City Public health nurses spend about half their time in 80 schools of school division 1 at a Cost of after formation of greater Winni Peg in Public health nurse visits to inner City schools under the City administration was not amalgamated with provincial health along with Council lors Jim Ragsdill Springfield Heights and Bill Chornopyski serve on a City subcommittee set up last june to plan future City health to Date the subcommittee has not but has awaited a report from City and provincial the report is now under review by civic environment commissioner Dave Henderson and Deputy health minister Ron mayor Robert Steen last month questioned the need for the inner City june Westbury child Community link involved school nurse saying medi care fills the mayor Steen pointed out that ajl City taxpayers pay for a program Only the inner City schools outside the inner City Are visited by provincial health one consideration of the report is to look at possible savings through amalgamation of some including school nurse Only two nurses have been added to the cites health department during the past 11 although More Are Winni pegs chief medical health had said last when the subcommittee was struck and report called Mcgonigal attendance tops among councillors attendance statistics appear on City councillors records As clearly As they do on pupils report the most faithful in attending civic meetings downtown during a recent six month period was Pearl Mcgonigal Independent citizens election who never missed a single meeting assigned a report from the City clerk Mcgonigal attended a total 45 meetings at City Hall according to a recent including executive policy recreation and social services and James civic pension from the appearance of attendance records taken at 19 boards and committees Between May and Jim Ernst Mill was the attending a total of 55 meetings counting the time he spent on the Winnipeg enterprises other members of Council attend ing 40 meetings or More of those committees and boards tabulated were Gary Filmon Cyril keeper new demo cratic Jim Moore Jim Ragsdill and Abe Yanofsky councillors who attended All 10 Council meetings for the period were lome Leech Pearl Mcgonigal Harold Piercy Jim Ragsdill Joe Zuken labor election and Bill nor Rie no Council member missed More than three of the 10 Council meetings during the six and Only six members missed More than photos by Wayne Glowacky Lou solitaire Twoy Earold Standard bred gets a Las minute trim from hit barbra Meyers of in preparation for the North winds dog club show at the Winnipeg convention Centre this hundreds of dogs gather at one time on the floor of the convention Centre while Carlene Rich Bottom calms her in Jearold great undetermined amount of Money taken in grocery store robbery an undetermined amount of Money was taken from the seven Day food 926 Grosvenor Dur ing an Early morning robbery Fri police said a store employee was going to a nearby Bank at to make a Deposit when she was con fronted by two one armed with a the pair took the employee Back to the store where she allegedly handed Over the plus Money from a Safe and the Cash ;