Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 12, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba Top y cd can openers import leads the Wip a w y b to m Westwood warriors win basketball k the Cloudy High Low 12 Sun rises sets Moon rises sets Winnipeg free press March 1979 photo by Alan Mackenzie the Manitoba marathons weekly running clinics have switched to advantage of the free the include an with Assiniboine Park and these runners were out sunday morning taking valuable tips on and running in the Park at your own Newfoundland Seal Hunt begins up with a South wind bringing the kind of weather that keeps helicopters on the the annual Seal Hunt off Northern Newfoundland was starting at Dawn today in isolation from pro Federal fisheries officials decided sunday night to allow the 10 Canadian and norwegian ships already among the seals 160 nautical Miles North of Anthony to begin the killing four members of the Greenpeace which has been protest ing the Hunt for four were in Anthony but their expedition leaded and two other Mem Bers of the organization were grounded in their helicopter by bad weather a coastal Community 50 Miles South of John a Greenpeace spokes said the groups protest plans will remain under Frizell said the Rainbow a vessel used by Greenpeace european Branch to carry out am sealing protests in Norway two weeks ago now is at the East India Dock in London and will nol appear in Newfoundland the possibility that the Rainbow Warrior would show up at the the Drifting ice area North of Newfoundland where the main Seal Hunt takes apparently led to assign ment of five or six officers to the government scientific ship Hudson along with an undetermined number of ramp the Hudson was near the sealing Fleet late the Southern Hunt in the Gulf of Lawrence North of the Magdalen islands was winding Down during the one of the two ships licensed to fish the the techno reached its quota of pelts sunday and the other the had and was expected to reach its quota today or by noon the protest ship sea Shepherd arrived in port at sunday afternoon with its remaining Crew doing double duty because eight men carcasses and entrails of Seal pups from the ship were in jail at Cap chief town on the Magdalen the eight were arrested Early Friday after several Hundred Seal pups were sprayed with a red Dye to make their fur use less to Crew members of the sea Shepherd said the converted North sea trawler will stay in Sydney until its the new Yor based fund for Ani sends the total bail needed to free the eight a photo litter ice North of the Magdalen islands where they were left by after the full Crew is the ship would return to they radio station voc in quoted the Sydney Harbor master As saying the sea Shepherd plans to sail to the Newfoundland at the eight remained in jail sunday Paul a Leader of the and Joseph were each charged with obstructing a police officer and assaulting a police they and the other six also faced charges of spraying seals and being within half a mile of a Seal without a per the effectiveness of the spraying Effort appeared in doubt sunday fisheries officer Stan Dudka said the protesters had dyed Only see Dye Page 4 tranquil Lizer abuse worries officials by Steve Whysall people who get hooked on tranquil take massive doses and then suffer painful withdrawal symptoms when they try to kick the habit Are now a major problem in three years ago it want a prob there were Only one or two cases a year not enough to worry there Are now More than 300 cases a year and the rate is family who have been accused of Over prescribing tranquil liners for anything from headaches to Are now worried about their growing the Manitoba pharmaceutical As which has repeatedly condemned the overuse and abuse of is the Manitoba College of physic ians and which keeps a list of known drug is also Wor even a local drug wholesale com which makes Money out of sup plying tranquillisers to Many of the the provinces 285 is concerned about their the main drug at the Centre of the controversy is the Best most popular mood modify ing drug in the it is sold under 190 different Trade names but is per haps Best known As it is estimated that More than 20 million diazepam tablets Are being swallowed by Manitoban each giving the province the dubious reputation As the biggest diazepam con Sumer in North Bill director of psychopharmacology at the health sciences blames family Doc tors for Over prescribing the drug and thereby increasing the subsequent problems of people go to their doctor and say i cant sleep or i keep waking up or in not getting a Good nights it could be anxiety or depression or just that the Beds not the doctor often ends up prescribing see 4 Challenge it t renew for pea Jerusalem a president Carter told the israeli Knesset today that leaders of Egypt and Israel Are not yet ready to risk a peace although their people Are ready for Why do arabs object to a treaty Page is prime minister Menachem begin said at after an Al night Cabi net that the israeli Leader ship has made reasonable Deci Sions on egyptian peace he said he anticipated a positive reply from egyptian president Anwar who was expected to be briefed by state Secretary Cyrus but after meeting with the israeli Cabinet Over said in a speech to the full Knesset that we still fall Short of a and urged further we have not yet fully met our Carter the people of the two nations Are ready now for the leaders have not yet proven that we Are also ready for enough to take a we Mubi proceed Cau i must he said now is the in Sivility of All Park to the the tragedy of i image exultation if r our vision a Nisi is our and required of by he held pm a if Aid f v is signed and i Benins Binet session sunday i and lasted unti win and after by waiting Viii ii say ing anything israeli radio Ide Cabi net approval time proposals by others Weie it oried Iii begin he Vance would Fly to Cairo to bring Deci Sions to see Carter Page 4 judge halts showing of Maggie Mac Toronto up an Ontario supreme court judge issued an injunction sunday stopping ctr from broadcasting an interview with mar Garet Trudeau which a network Law yer described As part hard news and part show Justice David Henry said the injunction will be in effect until the Case is settled at a trial or until april whichever Date comes first he was to deliver his reasons on april 22 is one week before the planned publication Date of tru Deaus beyond Donald the television networks Vic president of said in an interview outside the court that the 40minute taped inter View with the prime ministers estranged which was to run Sun Day at 10 n o now w i will i Natl pans c i shown Lau Tot i Iid Publia Likis of lir i1 Gried Chi ii to r expected i watch would Arn bits and Nvvf irom the i he that v Henry Trudy turn had agree uni to Ter View Ixl Cro was on Satin use it be Leron Ess of a Iwers i least 1 Juicy in Book had Steen condition score aboard remains critical Winnipeg mayor Robert Steen remained in but Condi Tion today in Misericordia Hospi Tal suffering from a entered Hospital one week ago with what was said to be a severe Chest cold and his condition deteriorated and he was listed Friday As critic the nature of his illness was Dis closed saturday by Manly the hospitals medical the mayors condition remained More Orless stable during the week end although worsening slightly Sun Day said Misericordia hos Pital executive director Ted Steen was being treated by a team of physicians and was not on life sup port Bartman and was receiving no visitors other than Steen was elected mayor 1977 after serving three terms As a City councillor and Deputy mayor Bill Norrie is currently acting in the mayors capacity wha sunday now tug land 2 1 Edmonton 4 i Winnipeg 7 i nil sunday Toronto 4 0 by rangers s ctr by islanders i n Philadelphia Matlob o Buffalo 9 Washington 6 v wha Saluc Toro 9 by by 3 i ii i Burlacu 5 color Rido c Bostoni 4 Mirr r rate Fotr i focus anytime 35 i 22 35 if 35 ;