Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 8, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Alice Krueger will be relieved9 it just goes to show you what a Good Liberal can regardless of what party Hes in not bad for a Small new Sterling will be relieved to have him out of his i bet Sid Green can hardly do you suppose Lloyd Axworthy will now switch parties and run for the nip leadership i dont think they could have picked a better an excellent its Nice that its a younger Hes come a Long Way since the pitchers Mound at Birds int it going to be funny when they have to address him As your excellency when he appears be fore the Tritschler inquiry it just proves one thing the Queen is the reactions Are rang ing ail the Way from the Sublime to the but mostly they Are and of the whole province has been Abuzz since yesterday mornings Surprise announcement from Lon Don that Manitoba de Schreyer is to be Canadas new governor Gen there Hast been this much excitement since when the boy from Beausejour shocked everyone including himself by becoming Manitoba first new democratic no one should have been sur when you think about and yet most perhaps be cause we had our sights set too rumours that Schreyer was Des tined for bigger and better things have always been even years ago when he was still in his first term As but most of those rumours concerned much lesser like head of the nation Al Energy a Job with the a spot on the National Unity task there was even talk of a Federal Cabinet Post for Schreyer in the Trudeau but certainly never anything As lofty and prestigious As nor should anyone be surprised that a Strong Monar would jump at the Chance of becoming her majesty official representative in Ever since his governments defeat in Schreyer has publicly expressed his distaste for the Job of opposition saying he didst have the temperament to be constantly the appointment is a High Honor for Schreyer As Well As for Manito throughout his remarkable 20 year political he has Al ways portrayed himself As the fluent in both official languages and an avowed Federal Schreyer has gained the re Spect of both French and English As he will undoubtedly serve As a Strong voice for National As for his replacement As nip theres no question the party will have to go a Long Way to find someone with the same Appeal ased most new democrats wont admit that and instead respond much the Way Russ Paulley did when he was contacted he is going to be but i dont think it Means the demise of the new democratic party of Man we Are not a Oneman or woman said who was just bursting with Pride and talking fondly about his eddies Rise to it was Paulley who was instrumental in getting Schreyer to seek the provincial nip leadership in he has been a sort of father figure to Schreyer Ever its a proud Day for he it is one of those Days that makes my life in politics Worth the that one Ive been associated with should be Given such a High when my Eddie became pre i was so but this i never neither did anyone a program to focus on the importance of immunization has been launched in the inner City of Winni As part of a National Campaign love is not immunize your family object of the Campaign is to make More people aware that All children should be protected against possible brain paralysis and even the diseases against which Chil Dren should be vaccinated Are tetanus and if youre not sure your children Are fully speak with your local health department or City May be stuck paying for unexpected Gas Bills of delinquent accounts by Rick Blanchard the City May wind up paying Gas Bills it want expecting to pay when it asked greater Winnipeg Gas com Pany to restore service to nine Homes last nine Homes have had their Gas services restored at the cites re but some of the families concerned May not be eligible for Wel fare under Normal according to a civic report released unification final phase adds 4 staff the final phase of amalgamating Winnipeg Parks and recreation departments will Call for the Addi Tion of Only four new staff members and an expenditure of this says a City report released if the report receives approval from civic 38 existing Job classifications will be consolidated into consistent with those used in other civic there will be no loss of income accompanying the new titles for any present More than 220 employees now working on a full time temporary basis will be considered permanent and therefore receive All civic Bene the prepared by the Central Parks and recreation department in conjunction with Canadian Union of Public employees cupe represent notes the placement of the employees on the permanent role will not result in any extra costs to the in the report suggests the addition of four new positions to the complement at a total an Nual Cost to the City of of the four new one will be involved with one with technical and the other two will have clerical the City was counting on the Gas company to delay cutting off those services until next but it has since Learned the Gas company will continue to Cut off Gas service to delinquent accounts throughout the if Gas Bills Are not paid in those nine the company will have the Gas shut off next week unless the City requests continuation of and if the City makes the it could be billed for the accounts there acting from a list of names and addresses provided by the Gas com Pany last teams of health inspectors visited Over 100 Homes where Gas had been turned they had instructions to see if occupants were senile or unable to look after themselves and report on each observed but handling of the list has been a matter of Contention Between the City and Gas the City wants the Gas company to pick out special cases for City welfare department while the Gas company claims the City has always taken the entire list of those Homes Cut from services for councillor Pearl chair Man of civic social services commit said the City has faced lists of unpaid accounts from the Gas company with As Many As 500 the volume was just too great for us to Mcgonigal Independent citizens election committee Ian Sutherland of greater Winni Peg Gas company said that last year the company had to Stop service to some Homes before the cites welfare department would get the company has a policy of in forming an adult in a household prior to stopping and even in cases where the customer purposely avoids the company service is not discontinued until an adult resident is after 90 Days without paying a a disconnection notice is sent an account could remain unpaid for an other 30 Days before service is provincial and Gas company officials Are attempting to work out a stabbed policeman in Good condition Man charged with attempted murder Winnipeg police have charged a Man with attempted murder and pos session of a weapon dangerous to the Public peace in connection with an incident Early thursday which left one Man dead and a police officer facing the charges is David Mark of Young he was reported in Good condition thursday night at the health sciences Centre with a gunshot wound to the plainclothes Bill Bell was also reported in Good condition after suffering a Stab wound to the Stom Ach and head Karol Franklin of Taft died shortly after being admitted to Hospital Early thursday morning with a gunshot wound to the police said the shootings occurred about thursday after two men approached two vice squad a department spokesman said a police on routine had just come to a Stop on the East Side of main Street Between Logan and Alexander avenues when it was approached by two one of whom opened the door on the passenger Bell got out of the car to see what the men wanted and was hit on the head with a Metal object believed to be a tire Iron and stabbed once in the the spokesman Bell managed to fire five shots from his service hitting one Man once in the Arm and the other once in the the spokesman said the assault and shooting occurred so quickly that the Driver of the Plain clothes Tom could not get out of the car in time to help Turner was uninjured in the has been a police officer for 10 beginning with the old James department which was eliminated by amalgamation in is a 13year Veteran whose career began with the former Transcona department which was also eliminated through amalgam the officers were not a regular a vice squad spokesman but that not to say they haunt worked together police said Bell was the second officer to be seriously injured this year while on another Plain clothes Man was badly beaten earlier this year in an incident on main Winnipeg free press december 1978 City news 2nd class mail registration number 0286 Mirnoff it leaves you breathless ill in rail cars filled with dangerous substances Are shipped through densely populated these propane cars sit in downtown dangerous goods Roll through City by Andy Blicq lethal chemicals and flammable Petroleum products Are transported by rail through the Centre of Winnipeg Only one thing stops Federal transport officials from halt ing the potentially hazardous prac the fact is railway lines in this country do go through Urban said George Smellie of up Commerce and lifestyle demand these things be both major Canadian railways have main lines running through the but the Canadian National rail Way line splices downtown Winnipeg and brings dangerous products within View of this cites most famous and busiest intersection of Portage Avenue and main were commercial weve got to move the a car spokesman but he said All kinds of precautions Are taken and transportation of lethal products by train is not near the risk a truck carrying pro pane on Portage Avenue As far As accidents involving trains in the downtown the car spokesman weve never had any trouble at although studies have recommended that the rail line be moved outside the were quite satisfied with the the car spokesman he said the move would have to be funded by those who Benefit from such a but he said there Are All kinds of possibilities As far As potential Acci dents were prepared to meet those pos he and As one Federal environment Protection official it will Hap pen there is a risk in this is the first time its Chemi cals transported through downtown Winnipeg been brought to our Atten he in the its not been a concern of living is a said a trans port Canada weve been shipping these dangerous commodities for a Long it constitutes a risk at All he noting that semitrailers carrying these products through City streets Are also a when asked whether moving rail lines outside Winnipeg would he if you want to somebody can do for a scientific set of proce dures for coping with an Accident have been developed Between railway and emergency Mea sures press the Button and there All a car spokesman but Jack Miller of the provincial emergency measures organization says preparations for an Accident will Only help when a tragedy were sitting on a Keg of he said of the situation in its a very hazardous when something some thing will be done about City lacks transit aim Engineer by Ingeborg Boyens the City must soon develop a transportation policy if it Hopes to solve its problems in a rational a City Engineer told the civic executive policy committee Rick working with the Winnipeg development plan review said the City should de cide if it encourage the use of private Public or a combination of Public and private modes of the review pegged for completion late in will advise City councillors which option is the Best to said in response to requests by the com Borland was outlining the preliminary work of the Trievel review the review work so far has revealed that bus use has decreased in favor of the automobile Between 1962 and despite increased Energy about 22 per cent of Winnipeg daily travellers used the transit sys tem in As compared to 28 per cent in car pooling has also not been As popular As with statistics showing that no More people doubled up in 1976 than in the University of Winnipeg and the health sciences Centre Are the Only major downtown employment centres where the majority of staff members use Public Winni Eggers working in the outly ing Industrial Parks also rely heavily on automobile said the preliminary research has also indicated that downtown parking facilities Are almost on half of those driving in the cites Core area Are trying to get somewhere said but contrary to popular the most congested corridor in Winnipeg during weekday morning rus hour traffic is Pembina with cars headed away from the inner City to the University of Manitoba and the Industrial Park other congested approaches to the downtown business District Are por Tage Avenue from James and the Disraeli overpass from East Kilton Access from the cites North end Over the car marshalling Yards was pegged As less congested than other corridors in the Ontario repair fraud probe local shops differ on business effect by Laurie Streich spokesmen for three major trans Mission repair shops in Winnipeg disagreed thursday on whether a two year investigation into fraud in their Industry in Ontario has Hurt business while one spokesman said the probe has led to business at his outlet dropping another said the difference has been the third would say Only that it had been business As usual at his Bob owner and operator of Cottman 700 Pem Bina said he had expected some Calls from concerned custom but did not get the effect of the investigation was he sales this week were in ecstatic about the whole the study done by the ministry of commercial and consumer relations alleged franchise transmission shops have charged customers millions of dollars for unnecessary or nonexistent widespread fraud disputed see Page 9 Steve assistant manager of Aramco 44 Harriet to come in and look Over his we stand behind what we Petrie Aramco is a big com it didst get there by being Ripoff artists or by doing shoddy he said they had Felt a bit of a especially after the weekend the phone Hast been ringing As much As even though cold weather has set Petrie but most of the customers have Faith in the he citing the example of a woman who told her friends she was taking her car into her friends told her she was a fool and she told them where to get Petrie he mentioned that All Aramco shops Are inspected periodically without inspectors can order re built transmissions be torn apart and completely rebuilt it ensures Quality he Petrie did say he was certain some shops do things against the but that a Small probes like the one in Ontario Hurt the innocent As Well As the he he urged an investigation of private individuals who do transmission work in their backyards for big there Here one Day and gone the taking your Money with them Petrie they make the whole transmission business look both Bertrand and Petrie saw no Lon term effects on business by the Ontario Pete Sisco of mister 620 Pembina declined to discuss the ;