Winnipeg Free Press

Wednesday, February 28, 1979

Issue date: Wednesday, February 28, 1979
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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 28, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press wednesday february 28, 1979 briefly Kings older than pharaohs Chicago a University of Chicago researcher says he has found archaeological evidence of Kings in the Nile Valley several Hundred years before the first pharaohs of Egypt. Bruce Williams of the University Oriental Institute said tuesday that if his findings Are confirmed they will change considerably scholars understandings of society and Cul Ture in pre dynastic Egypt. Williams said he made his find while working with remains of ancient tombs from a cemetery at Qutul near the present Day Boundary of Egypt and Sudan. Doctor sued Over sex change san Francisco co a 38-year-old waitress who underwent a sex change operation that she says left her neither Man nor woman says the doctor who performed the surgery promised to make her a perfect Julie Phillips wept tuesday As she testified in the damage suit trial against or. John Brown and an associate James Spence of san Jose. She said Brown charged her for operations in december 1973 and january 1974. School sniper trial delayed san Diego the scheduled arraignment tues Day of a 16-year-old girl charged with a school sniper attack that killed two persons and wounded nine was postponed pending Appeal of a decision to try her As an adult. Superior court judge Lewis Wenzell decision gives Brenda Spencer lawyer until March 8 to seek a decision from the state court of appeals. Miss Spencer was arrested Jan. 29 after the Princi pal and a custodian of Cleveland elementary school were killed by sniper fire and a policeman and eight pupils wounded. Crime Boss ordered released Bridgeport Conn. Reputed new York crime Boss Carmine Galante was ordered released from prison tuesday by a Federal judge who said Galante constitutional rights had been violated. District judge Gilroy Daly said the Federal parole commission violated Galante constitutional rights in parole revocation and rescission hearings in 1978. Voters adopt payroll tax hike Cleveland Cleveland voters overwhelmingly adopted a payroll tax increase for their financially troubled City tuesday but rejected a proposal to sell the City owned electric Utility. The 2-to-l margins on both issues were seen As a major Triumph for Cleveland Mavor Dennis Kucin Ich. Proposed arms Law dropped Washington the . Treasury department dropped proposed firearms regulations tuesday after a flood of protests that the rules might be the first step toward country wide gun registration. The regulations proposed last March 21, would have required All new firearms to carry a Federal serial number. The rules also would have required gun dealers and manufacturers to submit quarterly reports on the disposition of firearms and require gun dealers to report thefts of guns promptly. Quebec embassy in Paris Ottawa external affairs minister Don Jamieson says he is not concerned the new Paris Telephone directory lists a Quebec embassy. A Page in a Telephone Book does t make you an the minister quipped tuesday As he left the commons. Previous Paris Telephone directories listed the Quebec government office in the French capital As a delegation Generale. Hess condition unchanged West Berlin former nazi Leader Rudolf Hess in Hospital with acute bronchitis was rest ing quietly tuesday with no change in his condition a British military spokesman said. Hess 85 in april was taken monday to the British military Hospital from his solitary cell in Spandau jail for the second time in two months. Officials refused to give de tails. Hess had been in Spandau since 1947. One in three dedicated to Job Toronto Only one Canadian worker in three is dedicated to his Job a University of Pennsylvania professor said tuesday at a York University Confer ence on the Quality working life. Studies show that 50 per cent of Canadian workers would take the same Job again while 85 per cent feel their Job is All said Eric Trist a visiting professor at York. Mayor suffers stunning upset Chicago Jane Byrne upset mayor Michael Bilandic in the democratic primary handing a stunning defeat tuesday night to the Man who fired her from City government and to the party machine once considered the strongest in the United states. Bilandic had come near conceding defeat when he went before his followers late tuesday. Car Dealership fined for misleading advertising a county court judge has overturned a provincial court decision and convicted a Winnipeg automobile Dealership on five charges of misleading advertising in connection with a series of newspaper advertise ments two years ago. County court judge d. P. Kennedy ruled monday that Parkside Ford sales Ltd. Should not have been acquitted of the charges by provincial judge L. Kop Stein last year and fined the Dealership on each conviction. Federal Crown prosecutor Peter Cremer who initiated the Appeal had told the court that Parkside placed five advertisements in the Winnipeg Tribune in january and february 1977, promoting what it termed an aut Opac Sale. The advertisements said Parkside Ford will pay your Basic 1977 aut Opac insurance on any new or used car or new or used Light truck purchased from Parkside Ford during our 6th annual aut Opac Kremer argued Only five of 90 people who purchased vehicles during the Sale had insurance premiums paid by Parkside. Most of the others purchased vehicles at less than list Price or received reductions be cause of Trade ins. But a Federal consumer affairs department investigation revealed that buyers who did not shop during the aut Opac Sale often paid less than list Price and also received the Benefit of Trade ins he said. Judge Kennedy ruled the deaths Addy b. Fred 70, of . Stephen n. B., formerly of Winnipeg husband of Katherine Addy. Bangard Adam 76, of 28 Aubrey Street husband of Caroline Bangard. Boyce Doris Nellie 64, of Winnipeg wife of Fred Boyce. Cancilla Antonia 69, of tache nursing Home . Boniface. Dufresne Felix 55, of Ste. Anne Man., husband of Angele Dufresne. Flamond Delphos r., of Camperville Man. Hamilton Pearl 78, of 303 Boreham Boulevard Tuxedo wife of James p. Hamilton. Hamm Katherine 63, of Winnipeg formerly of Grunthal Man., wife of Otto Hamm. Hansen Alvin 56, of 675 Talbot Avenue suite 29, husband of Daisy Han sen. Harvey William s., of Montreal formerly of Winnipeg husband of Jean Harvey. Jones Jack 54, of 89 nor Ham Road West . Paul husband of mar Garet Jones. Kat Zalay Peter 82. Of Selkirk Man., formerly of Tyndall Man., Hus band of Emily Kat Zalay. Lang Samuel 74, of 436 Perth Avenue West Kil Donan husband of Mary Lang. Schlag Elroy 66, of Dugald Man., husband of Lena Schlag. Shell Clara 78. Of 291 Machray Avenue suite 7, wife of David Shell. Shelton Daisy Edna 83, of Manitou Man., widow of Howard Shelton. Smith. Cecelia 62, of 410 Gilmore Avenue East Kildonan wife of Ber Nard Smith. Weiss Berthold 63, of Winnipeg. For further information please see classified death notices sight pet is. Sound. Feb. Mar. 3. Inquire fora full schedule of events. 1300 Portage. 786-6641 Normal precipitation Vancouver Edmonton 20.3 Regma Winnipeg Toronto Ottawa Montreal Halifax advertisements conveyed the general meaning and impression that insurance premiums would be paid for by the Dealership while in fact Parkside Ford Only paid for a Small proportion of premiums. He said the advertiser ments indicated the dealer was offering something out of the Ordinary but failed to indicate that Purchase Price would be a Factor. From medallion up Weatherman precipitation and Are expected to be below Normal Over much of Canada in March. Milk a. Ltd. The skim partly skim milk powder with the fresh milk taste Tams Aid How Kun Btu Cost per litre sum milk powder Cany partly skim milk powder carry for free Sample photo 23j.tos 43 specs re. We mat forecast for Winnipeg Bissett Interlake and red River regions Northeast wind at 25 Cloudy with occasional Snow flurries tonight and thursday Southeast wind at 30 to 40 High today Low tonight near c. High thursday near c. Extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba Cloudy with occasional Snow Friday. Temperatures near Normal. Sunny and cold saturday and sunday. Northern Manitoba sunny and cold. Northwestern Ontario periods of Snow with temperatures near or slightly above Normal Friday and saturday. Sunny and colder sunday. Temperatures Max. Min. Victoria. 9 1 Vancouver. 9 4 cd Carv. -10 in Edmonton. -15 -19 Reonna we sniper m Thompson. -22 -38 Kenora. -21 Brandon. Dauphin. -1 -27 Thunder Bay -5 Toronto Ottawa Mont red l Halifax 0 Chicano. -3 Minneapolis new York. Boston. 0 Amsterdam. 0 Athens. Berlin Helsinki Lisbon. London Madrid. -3 Moscow. Pans. Rome Stockholm. Resort spots los Antelos. Clear. 17 10 Las pc was Clear ?0 3 Phoenix Clear 2 8 Honolulu partly Cloudy. 26 22 Tampa Clear. 6 8 Miami partly Cloudy. 19 12 Bermuda Cloudy. 19 16 Nassau Clouds. ?0 is it Norton partly Cloudy Winnipeg temperature compari Tont Mai. My. Atm feb. A. -7.5 last year. -12.2 -22.6 -17.4 Normal. -7.2 -18.9 13.3 he met m 7.8 in 1924 Lew Tux record -38.9 in 1879 precipitation total Tor nov. L to feb. Metres. Normal 92.7 centimetres. Save on your deductible on any collision repairs or painting n ctr night t Mijck repaired in our f it w Kop act now offer limited first Twenty customers Only or till March 1750 Pembina Hwy. This Coupon must be presented to our body shop manager with your aut Opac claim prior to work completion and we will save you on your deductible. 284-7650 Barbados partly Cloudy. Havana Cloudy 22 now 2 locations Jim meat marke1 44 Modale Ava. 453-2300 1 Monti of jump open sunday Jim Sun Tomboy meats 1333 at valour re pm. 772-7935 pm mum my Ami nomm Uhls Tetlus dutch r Canada a1-a2 steer beef loss in Ming Ami to hmm we Whf time Phi pc poum beef mos avg. 15o Cut i wrapped Kef sides avg. 300 cult rapid Burns or Swift Logna i u. 991 Kef Nik 5-100 fresh . Pom loins Cut Only Orade a Frozen masts m1a chickens 6hm. I u. Orate a fresh 29 Chicken parts i u. Roast Ralph special chix steaks vol Skoal pork is 69 1 i Cross or Hast Bonc removed Kam roast m Choo Armoor stems we anaemic the Mont to purr Oua irrow in effect i March 4 the cavalcade collection includes 90 modern fashionable patterns for almost every decorating whim. I All Are pre pasted and Vinyl coated. Dry strip Pable too. Shop Early for Best selection. Sale ends March 10. 10 Day super Saver sr98 Abolt by covers 54 . It. 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