Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 5, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba To Nornma Samos it was Back in 1967, when interloper discovered incipient foliage Chic. I now 11 years later it is in full Flower. See Page 17 i they survived but. 15 people survived a plane crash and 10 weeks off i incredible physical and psychological hardship on Snow covered Mountain feet above sea Leve see Page 54 "1 pc r. When reporter Charles Krause first went i to Jonestown it seemed so peaceful. But that tranquil mood soon vanished Cloudy High -12, Low -20 see Page 58 s tuesday december 5, 1978 wily act on something in Ontario Jorgenson asks by Andy Blicq consumer affairs minister Warner Jorgenson says there s no reason to investigate Manitoba s automotive transmission repair businesses even though 12 such firms in Ontario face charges of defrauding motorists. Why hell should i act on something in Jorgenson said in an interview monday. I Don t intend to conduct a Witch he said. If you can provide me with evidence of Well look into As a result of a two year Ontario government investigation a total of 66 charges have been Laid against 12 franchise holders of three major automatic transmission repair companies in that province All of which have franchises in Manitoba. Jorgenson said Manitoba government will not spearhead a similar investigation Here. But an official in Jorgenson s department said that by today it will have completed a Good look at everything we be got on complaints from Consumers about repair shops in Manitoba. We re reviewing files Back to Middle of he said. He could Only recall one complaint Simi Lar to those in Ontario. When he read press reports of transmission repair corruption in on Tario things started ringing Bells with he said. The Manitoba attorney general s department has issued a warrant for arrest of a former manager of a franchised Winnipeg automatic transmission repair clinic. The manager who faces an at tempted fraud charge is reportedly no longer living in province. According to officials in Ontario consumer and commercial relations department corruption in Auto Matic transmission repair business goes far beyond Ontario s Borders. That s what or. Drea Frank Drea Ontario s consumer affairs minister said on National television. He suspects this is not just a Canad an problem but a North american a spokesman said. See customers Page Jorgenson no investigation an namibian woman Voles monday in South african sponsored elections. Windhoek a under Shadow of South african rifles Blacks in Namibia voted for first time monday in null racial elections him United nations Dot s nut recognise and Black nationalist guerrillas have vowed to disrupt. . Vic Verster. Police rum mis Siiner in so Iii air. Vern cd territory of whiles and Blacks warned residents to be braced for guerrilla attacks. However no disruptions were reported monday firs of five Days of voting. South african troops guarded 1.1011 polling stations. The guerrillas Ilie United nations including Nissl Western iries say they will recognize Only unsupervised elections now set for july. South Africa has said it is willing to co operate with in election plan provided certain Condi icons Are met. But insisted on going ahead with its own Vole. Smith Africa which has administered Kern tory under a league of nations niandau1 since revoked by in. Has said it will retain author Ity alter current Vole until after unsupervised election. The winners in this week s election will form constituent Assembly to draw up a new Constitution and de cide whether to hid in Olec crash kills wife of sen a Lor Anchorage. Alaska a . Senate minority whip Ted slovene rep. Alaska was seriously and his wife Ann was killed monday alien a chartered private plane hey were in crashed at Anchorage International Airport. Marco Pignalberi. A spokesman for Stevens said he had been told Motley who Heads an Alaska pro development lobbying group Are Only survivors among seven per sons aboard plane. State officials refused to confirm report of five fatalities. Pigi Ichibu ii died. Stevens was in serious but stable condition at an Anchorage hop Iii s intensive care unit. Stevens injured in crash by John Sullivan awarding of Winnipeg s controversial Rush hour towing contract will almost certainly be delayed by civic finance committee today according to a free press Survey of City councillors monday. All five members of committee have backed a suggestion by finance chairman d. A. Abe Yanofsky that a decision on contract now held by Mcarthur s towing service should be subject of a special meeting next week or put off until committee s next regular session dec. 19. They said delay would allow All interested councillors and perhaps even towing firms themselves to comment on last week s recommendation by Winnipeg police chief Norm Stewart that Mcarthur s should receive contract for a second year. Stewart said Mcarthur s Superior facilities lower fees and promptness in past year makes it Best Choice for 1979. Although no City Money changes hands under contract successful bidder will get exclusive right to haul illegally parked vehicles from City s Rush hour zones. The contractor will be Able to charge motorists a Basic towing fee of or if dollies Musi be used plus i i for every 2-i hours Stor age. Most of councillors expressed considerable Surprise at Stewart s recommendation Given much Litany of Public complaints against Mcarthur s handling of this year s contract. The free press reported monday that Ai least 43 lawsuits claiming see delay Page 4 Montreal up th.? Dollar plunged More than a Quarter of a cent against its United Stales counterpart on key Toronto Money markets monday following news fed eral government spent nearly million . Propping up currency last month. At end of an Active Day of trading on Interbank wholesale Market where Banks Trade Large amounts of currencies with each Oiler Dollar was changing hands at 85.31 . Cents Down 28-100 of a cent from Friday s close of s5.59 . Cents. But in Early trading currency had dropped As Low As . Cents after finance department re ported government intervention in International Money markets reduced reserves of foreign Curren cies by More than million during november. Bank of Canada traders Speni million of . Dollar holdings to support value of Canadian Dollar which dropped by More than half a cent during month. Depreciation of . Dollar on world currency markets Cost Canada an other s12. million. The department reported Trail offi Cial reserves now stand at s-1 5 billion of which More than half Are . Dollars. Last month s total was billion. The traders noted that although Dollar began to Raily last week Ris ing nearly half a cent against . Dollar negative sentiment towards currency is Slid Strong. See Trade Page i slain Comrade is carried through Tehran after he was shot by troops. Oil workers Tehran a thousands of Oil workers again spearheading anti Shah movement in Iran. Launched a new round of Job slow Downs monday hoping to topple Shah Mohammad Reva Pahlavi by drying up country s All important revenues reliable sources reported. In Tehran three Days of bloody protests appeared to he winding Down a today. Bui in a new twist to what Lias been a Ore death Raj into Renus orbit los Angeles times Mountain View. Calif. A cod to Mayas and Iii babylonians and a Lovely morning or evening Star to con temporary Peoples. Became simply another object of dispassionate scientific inquiry monday As an american spacecraft slipped smoothly into orbit around he plan i. The Pioneer Venus orbiter. Launched from Cape canaveral last May 20. Arrived at Earth s nearest neighbor at . Est monday and disappeared behind out of sight of track in i i in 1 Here on Earth Orbik u l i d 11 i i i i t n n to command system fired up i itch i t i in i if or 311 seconds. I i i manoeuvre Whir i occur i i i i t a n r it about 11 . Est. Slow at1 i i i it t i i Neer orbiter s velocity i i Tro i to u n i in in allow planet s Gnu. I in mtg i n u ;