Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 8, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba To vhf Timmy books i scene inside Complete place your Tempo a Guje Djerf a comb conduct the Cloudy tonight Milder tomorrow Low Eldh december Gerry free press free press Sun rises sets Moon rises sets final is with motored comics pm for Home i Call y two weeks for outside City Charity donation tax deductible Green Christmas Gardener Jean holding court in the greenhouse on the legislature is surrounded by the Christmas plants he will use to decorate government see Story on Page group makes formal proposal to Purchase up publications from the news services a formal offer has been made for the Purchase of up publications of chairman of the Board of up which publishes the Winnipeg free confirmed yesterday that a Purchase bid has been sent to he said he has not received the offer and is not aware of its Conrad chairman of Argus of Toronto and head of an investor group that has been preparing the refused comment on the what i can give you is an absolute Black Winnipeg businessman Izzy Asper said yesterday he would be interested in making to buy up if current owners of the newspaper group invite if the owners were to clearly say there interested in receiving i would suggest a considerable number of people in Canada would be interest said chairman of can West capital which controls the glob Al television i admit it has an awful lot of Appeal to me since i have no current invitation to do it make a i Haven done my own Homework or thinking on we dont put in Blind offers on that sort of theres an awful lot of work that goes into determining ones interest in a All i can say at this Point is we have done nothing see offer Page 4 by John Sullivan charitable donations paid by offend ers As part of a court ordered sentence Are Revenue Canada and according to lawyers for Rock Star Burton that Means there is nothing to Stop the Singer from claiming a charitable donation he made in connection with a recent marijuana charge on his tax re reacting to the apparent tax Loop Federal Law Reform commission chairman Frank Muldoon moaned of of course in that i dont know who being Pun the accused or the discovery of the tax anomaly also prompted the defence lawyer in an other donation Case this week to Promise Swift surrender of the Charity receipt to court authorities to Clear to the court his client Wii Advt take advantage of the tax lawyer takes action the Promise by lawyer Perry Man yesterday came after provincial judge Ubienski said he had no tried to enforce his ban against use of the tax deduction by the Winnipeg businessman Norman was Given a two year suspended sentence by judge Ubienski and ordered to pay to a Church run youth Camp after he was convicted of attempted he had tried to use a Dree Grant to defray some of the costs of a Home he was building in court was although the Peitsch donation is the largest ordered by a Manitoba court in recent there have been 10 to 15 similar cases Here in the last two said Barney chief 50 cases a year a top Ontario probation official Esti mated 50 such cases a year in that province and said the practice has been used for Revenue Canada inquiries officer Faye Brothers told the free press thursday that offenders can deduct court ordered donations if they produce a receipt like anyone Only the courts can prevent either by confiscating the receipt or preventing it from being issued or she we would not question it if theres a receipt from a registered it Doest matter if an offender does it voluntarily or is forced to donate it the receipts dont Tell us if he has a receipt he can claim a Deduc canadians can deduct up to 20 per cent of their net income in charitable donations each tax net income is the amount earned before personal exemptions Are Brothers said the income tax act also allows a person to split up a donation and claim it Over two years if the amount exceeds the allowable in any Given Cummings lawyer David Unruh said yesterday a receipt for the singers charitable donation is in his he said Cummings will decide whether to claim it on his tax return after consulting with tax officials charges of marijuana Possession against Cummings were stayed by the Federal Justice department 19 after the Rock Star donated to Mossbrook House a Winnipeg counselling and drop in see court ordered Page 4 lawyer claims Pleasac broken bargaining for Justice lawyers claim Manitoba Crown counsels routinely Lay Overly severe charges against accused so they will be in a better position to bargain for guilty pleas on lesser they has become an integral part of the by Cecil Rosner lawyer Paul Walsh said yesterday he has lodged a formal protest with the Deputy attorney general Over the crowns decision to proceed with additional criminal charges against 20 year old Stephen despite a plea bargaining brother of Lyle Enns who was slain by ramp pleaded guilty 16 to three weapons charges and was sentenced to one year in but earlier this week the Crown indicated it was proceeding against him on nine additional charges of possessing stolen see lawyer Page 4 Home heating Oil Supply gets tighter from Canadian press Ottawa the National Energy Board said yesterday that supplies of Home heating Oil at the end of october were even tighter than for the previous month and urged Consumers to save Energy wherever possible As soon As prime minister Clark continued to insist that any shortages would be but the Energy boards gloomy out look was brightened somewhat by assurances from Imperial Oil can Adas largest Oil that it will be Able to meet fuel demands for the the Board also forecast tight supplies of gasoline in the Prairie provinces and British where Supply meet ing demand is highly dependent on maximum refinery it was also announced yesterday that external affairs minister Flora Mac Donald will travel to Venezuela in the near future to negotiate an Oil in its forecast of Short term Energy the Energy Board less and slower lower thermostat settings and greater use of car Public transport and smaller Automo Biles would cheaply and quickly eliminate a Good Deal of the concern Over gasoline and heating Oil while acknowledging the Supply situation has tightened in just 30 the Federal regulatory Agency stressed that the situation remains one of continued concern rather than Clark announced the Venezuela mis Sion at his weekly news Energy minister Ray Hnatyshyn might see Home Page 4 inside today budget May be grim my Anua Ramont Uriel a Avn St Joe Clarks government will be expected to deliver on a Long list of election promises tuesday when finance minister John Crosbie brings Down his first but the signs already Point to a budget that takes More from the average taxpayer than it be prepared the boy scout motto is vital for a Job seeker on his Way to be interviewed by a prospective employer because that interview is still the most important element in the hiring pro Irish pm raises fears a rumble of concern is being heard after Charles Haughey Elevation to prime minister of the Irish communications key the new chairman of the Canadian radio television and telecommunications commission said yesterday he took the Job because he was persuaded the future of Canada to some extent depends on decisions made in the communications Field now on to Moscow Alexandre Dit Atin of the soviet Union and Kurt Thomas of the United states achieved their gymnastic goals last night and Are headed for a Duel in dream merchants on Portage theres a lottery ticket seller and a fireman Brimstone preacher pushing their respective wares material and spiritual rents prove staggering rents on housing units at Canadian forces base Winnipeg have recently increased from seven to 18 per cent while the latest salary increase for servicemen was to per jets Burn out oilers Winnipeg jets took advantage of Power play opportunities in the first period to Burn Edmonton oilers 83 in National hockey league play last it was the biggest winning margin of the year for the governor appointed lord Winston Church ills Soninlaw and postwar aide and a former ambassador to yesterday was appointed British governor in Zimbabwe wet shirt loser Winnipeg wet shirt contest Winner Linda Dewick didst get into studio not Only Barbara Cansino says Linda almost didst even get into new fighter fight narrowed the Mcdonnell Douglas f18a is considered to have the inside track in the multimillion Dollar fighter plane Index 41 58 49 41 7 26 44 Doug 5 7 30 Jumble 47 17 41 21 scores hockey nil Winnipeg 8 Edmonton 3 by rangers 7 Hart ipod 4 Pittsburgh 5 Washington 3 Montreal 5 los Angeles 2 Buffalo 5 Colorado 3 ;