Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 16, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba Photo by Wayne Oto Wacky attempts to Tow ashore a Bulldozer that crashed through red River ice thursday proved a Crane later accomplished the Winnipeg free press March 1979 City news 2nd class mail registration number 0286 it leaves you five prolife groups fight abortion clinic by Steve Whysall an abortion clinic in downtown Winnipeg would Manitoba the abortion Centre of the provinces antiabortion groups claimed the five prolife groups league for Alliance against physicians for coalition against and pregnancy distress held a joint press conference thurs Day to collectively oppose the clinic Winnipeg gynaecologist Richard and John head of obstetrics and gynaecology at the health sciences Are suggest ing the clinic to be called the Mani its delays selection of site for Experiment the Manitoba Telephone system its has delayed the selection of a Winnipeg suburb to be used for its Home fire alarm and computer Experiment until negotiations with Cable television companies Are according to company spokesman Glen the Experiment will use Cable Tele vision companies Home drop equip ment to put the service in 100 during recent Public utilities Board Videon Cable television argued its was attempting to set a precedent in taking Over Home Cable this would in turn deter mine who would control future reve Nues from new Home telecommunications they its was to have named the suburb to be used in the Experiment by the end of the Experiment was scheduled to Start this police shortage forecast prompts order for reports civic executive policy committee has commissioned two re ports after a prediction that the City police department will be Short staffed this the reports from councils finance committee and the cites Board of commissioners were ordered thursday after Pearl Mcgoni Gal Independent citizens election committee Stevenson expressed concerns Over a free press report that there will be a shortage of officers because of annual Vaca police commission member Bill Hallonquist predicted the manpower shortage saying the department needs at least 200 More Toba Centre for reproductive health to the Manitoba health ser vices the idea has already been approved by the health sciences which has offered and planned parenthood of which has agreed to contribute 000 to the Anna league for life presi said the proposed clinic is supposed to need a budget of Only a but the health sciences Centre administration has Esti mated the total budget in excess of that sure to come out of taxpayers Desilet claimed the clinic would perform 125 abortions a 250 Days a which would amount to babies being killed a that is More than double the figure predicted by proponents of the it has projected Revenue from 50 abortions or it seems obvious that the health sciences Centre does not wish to tarnish its medical reputation by being known As an abortion Mill hence the proposal to re move the life destroying procedure to a Centre located Miles away from the Joe of Alliance against said if the government is foolish enough to go ahead with this it will be declaring War against the prolife Terence of Manitoba physicians for said the Law stipulates that abortions can Only be done in an accredited a freestanding clinic is not an accredited unless some Jigger Pockery is performed to make it Charles of the coalition for life said he Doest think the clinic proposal will be approved and this will be the death rattle of the pro abortion he said the Cal will be Active in the next general informing the Public about which candidates Are Ernest a City lawyer who also attended the press conference at the Holiday said he has put in Trust for the unborn children of mothers who might use the proposed abortion it is Well known that under the Laws of Canada and the Laws of an infant child in Ventre a Mere being a child not yet born is a person who May be a beneficiary of psychiatry prof sees profession in crisis9 psychiatry is in a crisis because it is increasingly under attack from both the scientific and political a psychiatry and Law pro Fessor said thursday in David who teaches at Toronto Clarke Institute of Psychia try and Osgood Hall Law school in addition to serving As a consultant to the British Columbia forensic ser vices spoke thursday at the University of Manitoba school of social work conference on mental Weiss tub told about 100 people that psychiatry has taken on a higher social profile since the second world War and consequently has acquired More for he psychiatrists Are called upon to testify in criminal and civil court cases and to help decide matters ranging from child custody to whether or not a person is fit to stand trial or is not guilty of criminal activity due to since the children Are not yet capable of speaking for their property rights must be defended by the Public trustee of Manito while protecting the childrens property Wehrle the officials must save the lives of the children so they May be Given every reasonable Chance of living to the age of majority when they will receive the property to which they Are anti who is trying to set up a prolife lawyers has also Noti fied the attorney general that he believes there will be a conspiracy to commit a criminal civil offence at the Manitoba Centre for reproductive abandoned Hospital could have a buyer there May be a buyer for the old Concordia Hospital in two civic committees have recommended demolition of the building which been unused for More than three rather than have the City pay annual maintenance and Security costs of about in the City has been negotiating with the knights of Columbus for use of the property at 400 Desala Berry the organization has expressed interest in the land but has no use for the Abe Yanofsky Independent citizens election committee finance told the executive policy committee thursday a potential buyer has emerged for the Yanofsky declined to name the interested party which made a confidential inquiry about the build he added the finance committee would discuss the proposal at a closed if the proposal is it will be brought into the Yanofsky parking authority expects to save in Energy the City parking authority Hopes to save about in electrical Energy costs for plugins at the civic Centre Parade next councils executive committee thursday applauded a plan to install automatic timers in the facility that would Cut Power to Block Heaters for 10minute during any 24hour the 000 computerized system would leave Power on anywhere up to 30 minutes in extreme before switching off for 10 the authority former councillor John said the equipment should be installed by the fall of 1979 and pay for itself less than two years by decreasing Peak electrical Man gets swollen face in fight ramp prohibits use by officers of heavy Metal Case flashlight stiff photo the Manitoba ramp prohibited officers from using these special Metal Case the Blite left and the larger because of their potential for use a weapon by or against by Ritchie Gage the ramp in Manitoba has banned the use of an imported heavy Metal flashlight by officers after one was used by a mountie during a fight in the Beausejour area about six months the Man who fought with the ramp Constable suffered a swollen face As a result of being struck with the flashlight and a complaint was lodged with the ramp by Winnipeg lawyer Hymie the Case was investigated by the ramp internal investigation unit and disciplinary action was taken against the according to ramp head of administration and the about was not rom sanctioned and was purchased by the Constable on his according to the flashlights Are used by police in the United where police Are Are Given an allotment for the Purchase of their own department sanctioned equipment i have no idea of the extent to which these flashlights were said but if a number of constables were using them that was too so we said no More flashlights of that we Issue flashlights to our so that the Type that we the ramp Issue is a Black and yellow plastic the heavy Metal flashlights Are bought on a special order basis by some ramp and Winnipeg police through a police officer who Sells the flashlights As a they Are also available at safari shoot ing sales of which has supplied provincial Park officers and game wardens in Manitoba with about the flashlights Are known As Blite or the pro Lite has a slightly larger a number of Winnipeg police offi cer said the Metal flashlight is used by members because of its do the Blite has a plastic Lens and a heavy Metal Alloy Cas it is guaranteed for the Normal Winnipeg police Issue flashlights Are Black plastic and Cost the department they were issued for the first time during the past replacing a two cell aluminium Type which had an easily broken Glass a Winnipeg police acting Bob said All police equipment must be sanctioned by the despite the ramp reliable sources say that they Are still being used by Guihard said that the flashlights have been banned because there rather a heavy they could be used As a weapon for police to defend or if they were taken off the police they could be used to beat him ;