Winnipeg Free Press

Monday, February 12, 1979

Issue date: Monday, February 12, 1979
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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 12, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba Forum License dog owners Reader i 6 6 1 relax Margarel Trudeau strikes it Cloudy High -14, Low -24 Sun Hist b 7 40 a m sets b .11 Moon rises 6 33 sets 7-19 a Winnipeg free press final monday february 12, 1979 stars shoulder blame As soviets Humble nil by Claude Adams up news service new York Gerry Cheevers a figure of dejection a Bathrobe and Cowboy boots said it was All his fault. Meanwhile Serge Savard blamed the nil for Breeding goons instead of skaters. Down the Hall the greatest hockey team the world fondled the Challenge cup and bellowed rus Sian. a hallway the bowels of Madi son Square Garden Jean Beliveau who played hockey Era when chess was still the soviet National sport stood alone shaking his head. The commissars of user ice hockey were gracious Victory after their National team clobbered the nil All stars 6-0 last night to carry off the three game Challenge cup series. It was easily the most decisive soviet Victory since the russians started playing North american professionals 1972. The nil could gather three teams As Good As the one that played said Viacheslav Golis Hov managing director of the soviet ice hockey federation through inter Preter. We could not have done the same. This does not indicate any Way that hockey Canada is behind him stood a smiling Blond haired kid named Vladimir Mushkin pronounced who had just made his debut top Echelon hockey by shutting out the soviet goal the Guy Lafleure and Bobby Clarkes of no the american hockey. a stirring 60 minutes Mushkin relegated the great Vladislav Tretyak to the status of the other Over the nil dressing room a Bunch of the highest paid athletes the continent were wiping off the sweat and trying to be philosophical about the whole thing. Some like new York islanders Forward Clark Gillies were just Awe. I be never seen hitting like we hit them the first he was saying. But it never even fazed Gillies was one of several All stars who inflicted assault and Battery the soviets a punishing first period that was incredibly pen Alty free. And indeed the men red just got up Arii usted heir helmets and skated faster. See soviets 4 generals reported killed revolution wins Power Iran Tehran a two iranian generals were reported slain Day As Iran s new revolutionary government appealed to its supporters for order and the return of looted weapons thousands of armed youths roamed Tehran threatening symbols of Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi s Mon Archy and its foreign allies. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini s forces controlled Tehran and much of Iran but scattered fighting was re ported Between some military units and the victorious rebels the prov inces. A Day of revolution see Page ii army spokesman said Gen. Abdul All Badreih a former com Mander of the Imperial guard was shot and killed As he tried to talk with a group of insurgents who surrounded the guard s Barracks. Gen. Sokrat Jafarian the military governor of Khuze Slan province was killed when his helicopter was shot Down near Ahwaz the spokesman said. He said he did not know who fired the aircraft. Meanwhile the new government s armed guerrillas rushed to threatened Sites All Over the capital trying to maintain order and Ward off attacks. Khomeini forces control Tehran i hey look up positions around the la Storey intercontinental hotel Headquarters of most of the Western press to protect it from a crowd threatening to Burn it. Radio Tehran said another crowd was marching the Shah s Nia Varan Palace Bent burning and destroy ing the broadcast said since the revolution has triumphed the pal Ace is part of the wealth and riches of the nation and should not be harmed. Armed youths converged sul Tana bad t is. the Northern Side of Telika res Viise to a false report that the Imperial guard and . Military advisers were at tacking supporters of the revolution there. There were no . Advisers at the base. The iranian troops there put up no resistance and guerrilla units obedient to the provisional govern ment kept the crowd from looting the Post. The anti Shah islamic people s warriors underground Organiza Tion whose guerrillas assassinated officials of the Shah s regime and . Military advisers the past announced it the policing of the a Vita and All towns and villages throughout the the Campaign must be continued until All the strongholds of the ene Mies of the people have surren dered or been the guerrilla Grin p continued Israel oks peace Tat is a photo a soviet National hockey team member jumps for Joy after a goal during the Challenge cup series new York. The soviets won the series sunday with a convincing 6-o Victory. For details see pages 49, 50 and 51. Elderly facing school tax Bill by Rick Blanchard City assessors have advised owners of 12 Winnipeg senior citizen Resi Dences they will have to pay school taxes 1979 for the first time. As a result senior citizens occupy ing about 480 apartments seven Low rent housing projects face Possi ble monthly rent increases while five Independent nursing Homes whose charges to patients Are regulated by the province Are faced with the problem of paying the extra taxes without being Able to raise the rents of patients. Collectively the nursing Homes have Beds for More than 800 patients. assessment department Esti mate for one Low rental Home put the possible rent increase for residents at Between and per month. Located mainly former suburban municipalities where assessments have been under intensive re View by the City the residences Are apparent victims of the City s computerized assessment system designed to straighten out the books. The Homes were notified of the City s decision to Start collecting the school tax Money letters from the civic assessment office last month. A recent local improvement near the Eastern Star chalet senior Citi zen s Home Charleswood alerted City officials to the fact that the residences were liable under Provin Cial Law for school levies. When City officials investigated claims by the Home that it could t be taxed for local improvements and school taxes they discovered such residences have been escaping the levies for years. Prior to 1966, residences operated a non profit basis were totally exempt under the municipal assessment act. But 1966, the prov Ince amended the act to limit the property tax exemption for such Resi see assessors Page 4 Jerusalem a Israel accepted a . Invitation sunday to resume peace treaty talks with Egypt at Camp David md., feb. 21. However it announced no softening of its stand unresolved issues. Egypt accepted the invitation last week. Prime minister Menachem begin said there will be a break the Camp David talks so israeli foreign minis Ter Moshe Dayan and egyptian prime minister Mustafa Khali can consult with their governments indication the talks May go beyond the three or four Days originally planned. . President Carter has suggested that unless a treaty is quickly completed . Diplomatic efforts will shift to other world trouble spots. Begin rejected the annual . Slate department human rights report alleging that Israel suspended human rights Protection some Security cases. "1 cannot accept that criticism but i Don t think it will have any bearing the begin said. There is no torture Isra the human rights report accused Israel of instances of mistreat ment of palestinian prisoners but praised Israel its conduct Terri tory captured the 1967 War with the arabs. Begin said Israel Prou i the state department Over Points the Repon the t fur. Bank a a Gyp r fur the he. Israeli i Rae says y Ely Teri he num t Date .11 Elf no 15 there will ,.n is Ruji Tynce temperature dips to -12 gunman holds ramp at Bay Thompson score Board wha sunday . Iti b Mca for Mon tin 4 for three new pages Start today three new pages designed to keep you better informed and bet Ter entertained make then debut today the Winnipeg free press Page six there is forum. The name of our relocated Edito rial Page addition to our Point of View it will present daily the opinions of our readers m a apr Page seven there is focus. Which will take readers behind Tho and provide informed background to the news 33 there is relax which will help you enjoy your self whether you want to to out or stay at Home among them the popular sep Arate Section we used to Call for people has been renamed Tempo better to reflect its commitment to keeping readers up to-thp.-minu1 with trends lifes Tyle and Leisure All the changes have been made with one Overall object be mind Milett tha Proa proc Thompson Man. Ramp continued today -42 c weather to wait out a gunman barricaded a Home this Northern Manitoba City. Ramp Constable Dan Caruk said 14 it the City s 60-member detachment have surrounded the House. Tele phone negotiations have been under Way since sunday afternoon Between the gunman and ramp sgt. Gerry dominate Caruk said. Aside from the negotiations a deathly quiet prevails around the Searchlight covered House he said Bungalow about 1 . Sunday. The House the heart of a residential District about a mile North of Down town Thompson belongs to Ken Bori Senkus and his wife Linda. According to neighbors Bosenko returned Home shortly afterwords and began talking to the armed Man. While this conversation took place neighbors say mrs. Bosenko and her two children left the House Ken Bosenko left shortly afterwords. There have been no reports of the Challenge cud Union to wha saturday England 7 v. Challenge cup sat any Vowiel Union 5 nil sports Page 49-56 inside anytime.7 Jumble. 35 Krueger. 7 business. 11 wis to. Al is classified.34 relax. 33 to listings. 33 deatti.34 ;