Winnipeg Free Press

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quickly it left fire fighters helpless killed 21 persons and injured at least 35 last night in this Community West of women and eight men died in the fire that hit the third floor containing informed or chronically ill patients at the extend care Nurs ing Mississauga fire chief Gordon Bent Ley said firemen had difficulty getting people out of the building they were mostly in wheelchairs and bed rid officials said 19 of the 21 victims who ranged in age from 52 to 96 had been positively ambulances and fire officials from neighbouring communities combined their services Ina fashion similar to that of last november when about Community residents were evacuated after a train containing deadly chlorine Gas derailed in the Centre of the after being through the derailment in which we evacuated the whole City without a it is pretty sad that in a building that accommodates Only 200 21 lives have been said mayor Hazel residents of the nursing Home were among the first wave of those evacuated in the november de police chief Douglas Burrows of Peel Region said today fire trucks were on the scene about two minutes after the fire broke out shortly after but officials believe it was already too late for the most of whom were felled by smoke inhalation and heat they were All found on the top smoking suspected the smoke was very heavy and there was considerable flame and a tremendous amount of Bur rows he added that some firemen just ran into the 200room building with handkerchiefs to cover their careless smoking was but no official cause had been Mississauga Coroner Kevin Flynn a grim news a weeping patient is taken from nursing Home struck by Early today to describe what Little Chance the victims had when fire Tore through the nursing Home last Flynn said All those Many of whom were senile and unable to look after died of smoke inhalation and Carbo monoxide Poi see nursing Page 4 Banks come before workers in wages Bill Banks holding mortgages on a bankrupt company will be paid before its employees get their wages under amendments to the provinces pay ment of wages act approved last night by a legislative the labelled an attack on work ing people by opposition my As and the Manitoba federation of now goes Back to the House for third and final Mil president Dick Martin told the committee the legislation will put a new item on the bargaining table because workers will want their employers bonded to protect wages in Case the firm goes the legislation will give the claims of mortgage Trust firms and suppliers priority when businesses declare under present a bankrupt firms employees have first i dont think the people that you represent will have a great Deal of sympathy for a government that shows More concern for the Bank of com Merce than it does for said Wellington new Democrat Brian Cor priority for Lender nip labor critic Jay Cowan said the government obviously believes the Money Lender should get priority Over those who the Only Way you can take it is that you have no respect for working people at you want to Bow to people who have said Art executive director of the attorney general Gerry who is piloting the legislation through the said two recent court rulings stated mortgage holders have first claim in Case of so the proposed amendments would Only set out what the Law attorney general said the new changes will protect those not so wealthy individuals who have invested their life earnings in a mortgage or opposition members protested that the government should be establishing fur the courts to Rule not the other Way Mercier said a suggestion by Coulter for an insurance scheme to protect wages of workers in the Case of bankruptcies at first glance sounds Equita getting ready Parent Aid Bill scuttled by Mary Ann Fitzgerald the Manitoba government has drawn for at least a year proposed legislation which could Force sons and daughters to give More financial sup port to their dependent attorney general Gerry Mercier yesterday announced withdrawal of the proposal after he admitted the opposition had raised several Good questions on the Legal aspects of the 1 he had also heard the legislation de scribed As demeaning by the Mani Toba association for rights and Liber the government will keep the present largely unused parents maintenance act and refer the matter of maintenance of parents to the Law Reform Mercier told a committee of the the committee was studying the new proposals under which the courts could order support payments of up to from each child or More if the was considered grossly unjust and circumstances warranted ordering a higher the current maximum which can be ordered is per week per under the old Law used last August for the first time in Many Merciers announcement was applauded by a representative of the provinces senior the rights and liberties association and the oppo possibly the whole thing will be said Felix who was formerly on the executive of the Manitoba society of he had see removal Page 4 a member of Winnipeg Chai Folk dance ensemble rehearsed yesterday for her part in a show at the Winnipeg stadium where a Little culture and Beauty is to be mixed with Gridiron the dance along with the polish Folk dance ensemble and Fol Lorama will provide entertainment before the Blue bombers play the Toronto argonauts tomorrow jobless Down from Canadian press the unemployment rate in Winnipeg fell by More than one percentage Point in statistics Canada reported the rate stood at per cent for the Down from per cent in throughout the rate dropped to per cent from per cent in unemployment in june remained at per the same level As in but the number of people unable to find work dropped for the third time this to in june from a month when seasonal variations such As the number of students entering the Market and the number of jobs usually created in the summer Are taken into this did nut result in a drop in the unemployment the work including those who have a Job and those looking for increased to from in the highest unemployment rate was among Young Ages 15 to who attended school in March but did not plan to return to school in the plans backed civic environment committee supports the demolition of a 70yearold apartment Block to make Way for greatest lifes development mrs mourned British Leyland has stopped producing much to the Chagrin of those who loved the British sports car that had the potential to turn every owner into a grand prix bid ruled out Manitoba will not try to recover in flood Aid from an Emerson Man who had waived his right to compensation Small is Back Doug Small catches up on Ottawa Hes Back at work after a break from the usual Index anytime business Canso classified crossword 29 16 18 24 29 31 50 23 31 10 7 6 7 18 Jumble 45 sports to i ;