Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 20, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free july 1979 3 3rd Dairy Princess contest Likely to survive by Ron Campbell there will Likely be a third annual Dairy despite the complaints of a male University of Manitoba Home economics says milk marketing Board chairman Art David the 28yearold Stu has alleged the Board discriminated against him in allowing Only 18to 23yearold women to enter the con since an offer of summer employ census of dogs planned the City May hire students to con duct a dog census later this its time we found out just How Many dogs we really do and do we need More Pound keepers to control Don Gerrie Independent Riverview said chairman of the civic sub committee on animal said the census could be funded from a Federal works students would go door to door and ask about the number of dogs at the if the civic subcommittee on animal control will discuss the proposal with fellow councillors july 31 As part of a new Pound he Winnipeg has about licensed dogs but the actual number could be double Gerrie computerized results of the Survey would streamline controls and the licence renewal process one aim of the six month overhaul of the cites Pound after the owners of undeclared dogs could face a penalty of twice the licence fee if the animal is later picked up or no pen Alty would be issued at the time of the census to owners of unlicensed but the owner would have to buy a the subcommittee is recommending reduced rates to encourage More dog owners to Purchase dog licences for uns payed females Are now male licences Are proposed Are new rates of for sterile dogs and for other pups would be exempt up to the age of four the census would not be done annual Broadway work end aim 1 a four lock Section of Broadway closed since mid june for Road reconstruction is expected to open civic streets and transportation officer Mel Hirt said Good weather arid the absence of any unexpected delays Are credited with the works Progress on once Broadway Between Osborne and Spence streets is work will begin on the Section from Spence to the resurfacing of Broadway East bound from Osborne to main is also on the eastbound lanes Are tentatively set for opening during the last week of westbound lanes would then be closed to traffic and Resur cancer funds top More than million was raised by the Manitoba division of the Canadian cancer society and the Manitoba heart foundation in their 1979 the associations have Clayton chairman of the cancer society 1979 Campaign said the society topped its goal of an objective which was higher than the previous the second annual heart fund Campaign had similar a total of per cent More than last year said Campaign chairman Ivan More than volunteers helped raise the funds which will go for re search and Public ment is part of the contest Dran Chuk says this amounts to a discriminatory employment practice forbidden by the human rights he is being supported in his action by the Manitoba action committee on the status of physical attributes in just interested in raising As much hell As possible to try and eliminate Beauty contests any contest that judges people strictly on physical said who denies Gerry Pree press aspirations to be Manitoba first Dairy he began his protest in when he saw the Dairy Princess posters on display around the Home economics building and faculty distributing application forms to female that didst prevent the contest going on As Dawn a third year u of m Home economics student from was declared Dairy Princess 79 on March she won a scholarship and will reign As the milk marketing boards Dairy Princess from june to septem Deborah of received the scholarship second and Janice me Seyton of Portage la Prairie won the looks a Factor Good looks were a Factor in the Rampton but not the Only there was no bathing suit just an superheroes in the Park superheroes of All sorts were in Fraser Grove Park yesterday for an East Kildonan Transcona Parks and recreation Branch program that gave youngsters a Chance to compete in games dressed As their super Superman Michael main top tests his Powers in a contest by hurling a Ball in a Nylon while Michael Prystupa right cools off with youngsters from Knox Day on an Outing to Central had to seek shelter from the but not before this girl caught a few raindrops on her they were judged on How they How they Rampton after Shes Selling the Princess goes to goes to helps out on various Board programs and Shes a or Public relations per Rampton none of the girls who took part in the last contest made any complaints about the nature of the Rampton will the Board allow males to com Pete next year Well Cross that Bridge when we get to Rampton he said he thought there would be another Dairy Princess contest next despite the Case pending human rights commis chairman Enns said Dran chunks Case has not come before the 12 he said it might come up at their regular monthly meeting Macmaster unconcerned about Arena the provincial government will allow substandard exits to be installed in the expanded Winnipeg Arena unless there is proof they Are labor minister Ken Macmaster said yesterday his which has jurisdiction Over the Manitoba building has received no complaints about the cites decision to permit construction of the civic environment committee authorized a building permit for the work earlier this despite warnings from building inspectors that the limited exits might be dangerous in Case of an since the committee is the designated Macmaster said he would interfere Only if there was some sort of substantive unless there is someone with credibility and sufficient were not going to look into the minister he said other structures have been granted construction permits from government representatives without meet ing All clauses of the building code if Laws cant be varied for justifiable a government int doing its he Macmaster also said his depart ment has not considered changing the building code to decrease the number of necessary Stair the insurance broker for the Winnipeg enterprises corporation said the substandard exits would not require increasing the Arenas insurance nothing has indicated that life or property might be harmed by the Stair said Don Nicholson of Shaw Stenhouse i personally Haven Given it two seconds Nicholson landlords face water cutoff landlords behind in paying their water Bills face having service Cut off to their apartment officials said yesterday the City cuts off its water Supply to two or three apartment blocks every year in an attempt to Force landlords to pay their civic works committee chairman Gary Filmon said the City has the right to withdraw service and does in fact do City Council was told wednesday that residents of a 24suite apartment Block at 404 Quappelle Avenue were left without water for six hours on july 11 because the landlord had not paid his mayor Bill Norrie had the service restored after he received complaints from this is something that we normally dont especially on rental proper said Filmon Independent Citi Zens election committee Crescent in the july 11 the landlord had been sent delinquent notices in the mail and had been contacted by George Newman of the cites water waste and disposal said tenant pressure usually encourages the property owners to pay the overdue shutting off water is a last resort to get landlords to pay their but it is a Case that could happen Filmon the water Utility has about cutoffs to residential Homes number in the Newman two taken to Hospital after crash on Waverley two Winnipeg residents were taken to Hospital yesterday after a 6 trocar collision at Waverley Street and Mcgillivray both Are listed in Good condition at Victoria Avinash of 690 Kenas ton suite was admitted with a fractured left knee cuts to both arms and a Marilyn of 1750 Pembina suite suffered bruises and a con police said both Drivers were alone in their police said Louis of 508 Spruce Street was taken to the health sciences Centre with a Frac tured hip yesterday after he was struck by a car at about on main they identified the Driver As Ray mond Vokey of 318 Ashland Man claims he stole to pay for his education a 21yearold Man who said he stole to pay for a High school education was sentenced in county court yester Day to a total of 18 months in William Pilon of Winnipeg was sentenced by judge Barkman after he pleaded guilty to enter and attempted break and enter and to breaking out after court was told who was taking a Grade 12 course at the adult Educa Tion and another Man entered a building at 970 Portage Avenue at about 1 last Pilon crawled under a forced open trapdoor and ransacked an stealing a half hour Pilon crawled under the premises of Pacific motors at 1080 Portage and began breaking floor boards with a police courts his accomplice kept a court was Crown counsel David Rampersad said police were called by someone who noticed two men acting Pilon was arrested when he emerged from under the Pilon told i needed Money for school so i went to the car lot on Portage with a crowbar from my Rampersad said Pilon was arrested again 9 after police responded to a burglar alarm at Amsco 1967 at 925 Logan Pilon had entered the building that afternoon and hid in an unused Stair Well until everyone had police spotted him leaving the build ing at around 11 and gave he ran until he was pushed against a nearby hotel by a he was found to be carrying Rampersad said Pilon had been an employee of Amsco until he was fired weeks a vault in the building had been entered in the three wooden cupboards pried open As Well As two Cash Rampersad added two teenage girls walked out of the Logan Avenue hotel shortly after 11 that night and found an envelope containing on the one of the girls telephoned her who told her to notify Pilon was later asked about the envelope and i thought you Guys had taken it from Rampersad told the judge that Pilon had a record for similar crimes and should not be allowed to go on in an untrammelled committing these the Crown recommended Pilon be made to serve a jail judge Barkman remarked Pilon went about the wrong Way of getting Money for he said Pilon had no respect for other Peoples property and his sentence must reflect an element of Man robbed a 46yearold Man notre Dame Avenue wednesday night was severely beaten and robbed by Crutch wielding police said the attack occurred around at notre Dame and Albert Street after two men asked the victim for a police he was reaching into his pocket for some coins when he was set upon and beaten about the neck and head with the he was robbed of a wrist watch and in the attack was interrupted by an employee of a nearby and pass ing police officers arrested two sus charged with robbery with violence Are Alexander of Tyndall and Charley Brian of no fixed thief called to apologize a 64yearold woman was robbed of a purse wednesday night As she was entering her apartment in the 300 Block of Victor the purse contained a bus personal identification and in ten minutes later the woman received a phone Call from a Man who apologized for his conduct and told her he Only wanted the the woman would find her purse at the rear of the he the minus the Money and the bus was police Are searching for a Man five six inches tall with neck length hair and weighing about 140 he was wearing Blue ;