Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 19, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba The things go bump h your Ray Puls top Man at gymnastic Brian Peckford chosen new Cloudy Low High 2 Sun rises sets Moon rises sets Winnipeg free press March final 15 143 symphony has emergency plan to prevent bankruptcy by Hope Kamin the Winnipeg symphony orchestra today announced plans to embark on an Emer gency program to generate increased reve Nues of at least to a year to save the orchestra from in a statement distributed at a press Confer ence this John the sym phones said the symphony Board of directors sunday approved several new policies aimed at stabilizing the symphony the new policies include d asking the City to pay the symphony operating Grant of immediately to ensure that current payrolls Are d asking the province to ensure that deficit Relief programs for the major arts organizations Are put in d negotiating an immediate agreement with the Csc for joint operations in 197980 with the Csc Winnipeg symphony d intensifying Public awareness of the need for continued support to the Shock and disbelief were among the reactions of officials and musicians to reports that the symphony could be on the verge of bankruptcy As Early As associate concert master Charles Dobias said the musicians haunt realized the grave financial position of the the first time i heard it was when i read the Dobias said we just came Back from new York and were All excited about our Success we never expected most musicians Are aware that there Are going to be financial problems but we were surprised by the seriousness of he Dobias said he has a positive attitude about the financial problems com ing to Light and said he cant imagine the orchestra going the Powers that be in the City will find a Way to keep the were one of the finer orchestras in Canada and it would be a terrible principal cellist Gary Stucka said he too had to rely on Media accounts of the nympho nys deficit and that its unfortunate the or Chestra haunt been Well when asked if he was concerned that he May not receive a pay Cheque on Stucka said in a Little but the main he was the news has stopped the momentum from our Carne Gie Hall Richard principal said there have been rumours of financial difficulty for some but in disturbed and disappointed to hear this i feel we dont know All the we we rent but its not my business to pact okayed by israeli ministers Jerusalem a the israeli Cabinet approved today the peace treaty with leaving ratification by the israeli parliament As the Only remaining step before a signing ceremony in Washington As Early As next parliament is expected to ratify the pact wednesday or during the weekend presiden tial envoy Zbigniew Brzezinski failed to win saudi arabian and jordanian support for the egyptian israeli trea but he said he is More convinced than Ever the pact will be the begin Ning and Cornerstone of peace in the Middle the israeli Cabinet session was largely a since each article and clause of the treaty was studied and approved during a Hal year of negotiations capped last week by president Carters Mideast the National religious party the second largest in israeli prime min ister Menachem begins governing coalition has demanded that the Cabinet agree to affirm Broad Princi Ples protecting israeli interests in negotiations for palestinian Auton omy in the West Bank of the Jordan River and the Gaza both israe a occupied Arab the negotiations Are to Start one month after the treaty is begin met nip leaders sunday to work out a Deal to keep the religious party in line and avoid a confrontation in the coalition de tails of the meeting were not re the nip has three ministers in the 17member Cabinet and 12 seats in the 120seat or the newspaper Haartz predicted the treaty package will win 100 votes in the the Date for signing is not Likely to be announced until after the Knesset the saudi Royal family and King Hussein of Jordan still demand a comprehensive peace that would end israeli occupation of All Arab land taken in including East and would meet Arab de mands for palestinian officials in the capitals of the two coun tries president Carters National Security led a Dele gation in weekend meetings with saudi King Khaled in Riyadh and Hussein in then he flew to Cairo to Tell president Anwar Sadat about his Brzezinski said his talks with the two monarchs were constructive and useful and he was he would not but there was speculation that the saudis indicated they will not Cut off their Finan Cial support of we Are More convinced than Ever that the forthcoming peace treaty be tween Egypt and Israel is both the beginning and the Cornerstone for a comprehensive peace treaty in the said Sadat had no Brzezinski was flying Back to Washington while Deputy state Secretary Warren Christopher was going to Western Europe to Brief leaders there on the proposed trea although foes of the treaty Are calling for a Panaras economic boy Cott of Egypt if Sadat signs the pact with it would Hurt the egyptians Only if the saudis joined less than four per cent of Egypt exports go to other Arab and Egypt is itself an exporter of but saudi Arabia gave Egypt almost billion in Aid last year and Banks about billion in diplomats Here predict the saudis will continue to straddle the political egyptian defence minister Kamel Hassan Ali and israeli defense min ister Ezer Weizman were still hag gling in the capital Over the timetable for israels pullout from the Sinai diplomatic sources said they were arguing about when Israel will give Back the offshore Oil Wells it developed off the Southwest coast of the see israeli Page 4 Lan Mackenzie teacher Herbert Rose bowl Winner Irene we Hasch smiles As she is bussed on the Cheek by voice Belyea at the Manitoba music Competition festival she placed first out of a Field of seven the held in the playhouse wound up the two week results on Page about 5 cents a Industry says bar prices increase Likely by Brian Cole prices of drinks in Manitoba Bever age rooms and cocktail lounges will almost certainly Rise As a result of Manitoba liquor control commission Price Industry spokesmen although the spokesmen said a liquor Price increase announced by the commission last week May not War rant an immediate eventually the extra costs will have to be i think that Only common said a spokesman for the Norwood although it the average Price for liquor is about a shot while regular Beer Sells for about a daytime liquor prices Are usually about 10 cents cheaper while the Price of Beer is reduced by five any increase will not Likely be higher than five cents for a round of either one spokesman commission chairman Louis Teil let blames the liquor Price increase on the who in turn have blamed it on higher production inflation and other the commission announced last week liquor Price increases ranging from 30 to 95 cents a while imported wine prices Are up by As much As 27 per Vin Tage or wines from vineyards with poor such As White Bur will increase by As much As 100 per although the increases Are effective april most brands wont carry a higher Price tag until about the Middle of the month and even Manitoban will still pay the lowest prices in Canada on imported and Domestic see bar Page 4 pm extremely at revelation Margaret Ted Kennedy had an Magazine claims Margaret housewife of Toronto up Mac leans Magazine says one of the factors that led to the disintegration of the marriage Between prime minister Trudeau and his was a Brief Liaison Between Trudeau and senator Edward in a cover Story on the Magazine also says the couple tried to reconcile last Winter and engaged an architect to design a House for them in the Laurentian Trudeau said the prime min ister had agreed to resign before the reconciliation attempt col the Magazine it says Trudeau confided in 1977 that she had earlier had the affair with she said her husband was extremely annoyed when he found out and she speculated about How Trau Matic it would be if Kennedy were elected president and the two men had to Deal with each other As Heads of the Magazine in a spokesman for senator Kennedy dismissed the Mac leans report As absolute rub he said that although Kennedy and Trudeau had met each other on they had not had an Mac leans says it has not firmed that Trudeau was Tell ing the truth but adds that if she see Maggie Page 4 Kennedy rubbish see symphony Page 4 freezing rain ices streets freezing rain turned streets and highways into skating rinks Early today making walking or driving hazardous in Southern City Crews were out in full Force this morning with 45 trucks sanding and salting main arteries and bus routes in preparation for the morning Rush City police were receiving reports of a number of minor accidents around the City and said they expected More re ports As the Day the Manitoba department of highways was asking motorists to proceed with extreme caution on All highways in Southern Manito travel was not recommend Many school divisions can celled school buses Early in outlying areas were still experiencing a great Deal of difficulty but were doing Well Down a Winnipeg transit spokesman weve had quite a number of fender greyhound buses at 9 were beginning to pull out of the bus depot after being held Back earlier this some buses arriving from the North and West were behind Grey Goose buses were All operating a spokesman for the company at the sanding and chemicals on the runways kept most flights on Many travellers had difficulty getting to the Airport As taxi companies were jammed with outside ramp said roads were very icy and danger the Public forecaster said the weather is going to be grim for the next Day or rain occasionally mixed with Snow is predicted for tonight and score Board wha sunday Cincinnati 4 new England 1 Quebec 7 Edmonton 2 Birmingham 2 Winnipeg 4 nil sunday Montreal 3 Colorado 1 Detroit 4 Chicago 2 Pittsburgh 5 by rangers 1 by islanders s Minnesota 3 Philadelphia 5 Louis 3 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