Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 28, 1980, Winnipeg, Manitoba I my suspended fined by Manfred Jager Winnipeg physician Owen Schwartz has been suspended from practising Medicine for three months and must pay the Cost of disciplinary procedures the College of physicians and surgeons of Manitoba launched against him this the decision was handed Down by the colleges executive committee late yesterday with Schwartz and his lawyer Harry Glinter pcs ii Clearing tonight 8 sunny tomorrow 4 Schwartz said today he will Appeal the Cost assessment portion of his sen tence to the Manitoba court of Queens Schwartz had earlier been charged with having demonstrated incapacity or unfitness to practise Medicine for having departed from the minimal established standards of practice in that he presumed to make diagnoses Unsei anti finally and without sufficient or proper in seven Page statement issued the College gave full details of eight without revealing the names of patients the col Leges inquiry committee Ift its findings determined seven of the eight allegations on which the Case against Schwartz had been based As charges considered proven involved cases in which the inquiry said did not base diagnoses of allergies and endocrine conditions such As hypothyroidism on exhaustive physical examination and proper scientific based on the inquiry committees the College executive suspended the Winnipeg doctor for three months starting ordered him to pay the full Cost of the disciplinary required him to make himself available for medical refresher courses As determined by the College As a condition for reinstate ment the medical Register of Mani the College further ruled that Schwartz can be reinstated three months from provided Quality and see suspended Page 4 boo town rats shun big Punk band March free press Sun rises sets Moon rises sets final 200 with coloured comics for Toli Call 957os50 Prairie Power Grid studied the three Prairie provinces have commissioned a final study to deter mine whether the proposed Western electric Power Grid will be Premier Sterling Lyon told the Legisla Ture the due by is a key to construction of the Lime Stone generating station on the Nelson River and possibly other generating Lyon awaits results of study an agreement for the actual construction and operation of transmission lines and interconnections must await the results of this study All three governments Are optimistic about the outcome of the we expect the results will be he an agreement for the Allen co passing study was signed in Edmonton yesterday by Manitoba Energy minister Don Saskatchewan natural resources min ister Jack Messer and Alberta utilities minister Larry the study assumes a Purchase of megawatts of Manitoba Hydro electric Energy by beginning in last Craik announced negotiations were under Way with Al Berta for a 20year Power Saskatchewan interested Saskatchewan also has expressed in Terest in a firm Power Purchase from Lyon guidelines for the study Are now being developed and will include feasibility of transmission and Pur Chase of electrical including measurement of benefits for the three participating Consul Tants for the study Are expected to be named Cost of the study will not be known until opposition Leader Howard Pawley welcomed the study with the Hope that it will Lead to he criticized Lyon for fail ing to put aside his prejudices for a moment to pay tribute to former nip premiered Schreyer who made it possible for Manitoba o enjoy the capacity to Export surplus Power and Energy to Saskatchewan and Alber critical of nip program Lyon has been a constant critic of the former nip governments Hydro development claiming the Utility is overbuilt by 40percent Lyons government commissioned the Tritschler report on Manitoba Hydro which was critical of the Utility Man the announcement triggered a re hash of the and Story de Bate Over Manitoba Hydro before the Legislatures committee of Supply approved about million in interim monies to the could you make this announcement if you had followed the recommendation of Tritschler questioned inde pendent Inkster la Sidney a former nip Cabinet 77 Steps to mine safety urged Sharon Magner is a member of a local group lobbying against rising mortgage interest a Gage Battle is on Force of by Brian Cole rising mortgage interest rates Are slowly but surely squeezing Scott Magner and his family out of their its just a matter of Sharon Magner said As she slowly sunk Back into her living room we can make it but if it continues to Rise we Are going to find it very difficult to meet commit she we have discussed she said of the possibility of losing their Ruby Street we cant afford to put More into it to be with those words Magner voiced a growing concern among Cana Dian homeowners facing higher mortgage interest that Why she and her husband Scott have helped form the homeowners against rising a Winnipeg based lobby group trying to persuade politicians to lower interest the groups spokes first became concerned about the Rise in interest rates last i watched it Rise and steadily my stomach she said yester she and her husband had talked about organizing a lobby group for about six months before everything fell into place and harm was launched about two weeks since then about 30 original members have been Able to gather More than signatures on a petition which will eventually be placed before the Federal the reaction has been Magner weve been going door to door and visiting various Busin they Are really she said of the people who have expressed interest in the renters Are concerned because higher rates make it difficult to buy a while older people Are concerned because their children Are having a Tough time making a she housing prices climbed per cent in february from a year a monthly Index of major cities by statistics Canada released yesterday Winnipeg prices Rose per the Index includes House and land harm is very important to Magner and she feels the petition wont be treated lightly by the particularly when groups across the country Are working to put together petitions bearing thousands of Signa weve got to stand up and be she the politicians Are not sensitive at see family Page 4 by Ingeborg Boyens deaths in Manitoba mining Indus try could be curbed by new occupation Al health tougher inspections and improved says the final report of the mines safety and health review the released yesterday after 1v4 years of details 77 recommendations intended to reduce Acci injuries and occupational health hazards in the mining implementation of the recommendations will be considered by labor min ister Ken Macmaster said yesterday Only that it was a hell of a Good 69 miners died the inquiry was called in 1978 after a number of deaths in the be tween 1969 and miners died and were More time was lost due to injuries and More deaths occurred in Manitoba mines than in other Canadian prov underground mining proved to be the most hazardous claiming 41 Macmaster said one of the most significant moves proposed in the re port is the Transfer of inspectors from the department of mines to his depart Manitoba federation of labor presi Dent Dick Martin said the change in jurisdictions would eliminate existing confusion about whether the inspectors were to look at mines or too much work there has been too much work for a simple inspector to Martin but he said the shift must be supplemented with additional the report urges the government to hire at least six More specialized pm electrical and a an environmental technician and a chief medical health codes should be established for expo sure to toxic substances in consultation with labor and the govern says the the reports suggests a special Laboratory facility be provided so contaminants found in mines can be Analysed each company should keep a Register of All toxic chemicals used and All workers should be informed How to Cope with a chemical Early medical tests should be con ducted on workers exposed to carcinogens to identify traces of noise and heat surveys will be required at mining if the committees recommendations Are wherever Engineer ing controls should be installed to make noise Levels adequate ventilation should also be secured in All mines and minimum see Tough Page 4 92 feared lost As Oil Rig capsizes Oslo a a total of 92 men were reported dead or missing today in the worst disaster in the history of the North sea the capsizing Dur ing a storm of a huge offshore Rig used As a floating hotel for Oil the Rescue Centre in on the norwegian said 23 bodies had been recovered from the icy 69 men were missing and 133 survivors had been there were Hopes that some of the missing men were still in the movie theatre of the capsized the Alexander it was Over turned yesterday in 75 metres of water about 160 Kilometres off the West coast of but with four of its five steel legs still above the the storm had the weather was and 24 ships and six helicopters were searching for bodies and see divers Page 4 Bank rate soars the Dank of Canada rate jumped to 1549 per cent the biggest increase since the move to a floating interest Birds beat biters if enough people put up enough houses for purple Martin Birds the City will see fewer says Duane Lalonde pleased Canadas relations with the Arab world Are returning to says Energy minister Marc Energy our Ace Economy watchers say Canadas Energy potential will offset effects of the ailing win Tario Index 39 Birdex 30 29 15 39 42 7 40 30 42 Doug 5 32 6 7 30 Jumble 65 sports 73 19 to i i ;