Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 30, 1980, Winnipeg, Manitoba Rain some Farmers Are All wet by Jack Francis while most Manitoba croplands quickly suck up occasional showers in slow recovery from eight months of Field work in an area South of Riding Mountain National Park is being stalled by frequent Northwest of stil Lbrown a pocket of Green growth stretches from 275 Kilometres Northwest of through Oak Rossburn and almost to Sas showers have turned the District into an Oasis of fast growing Grain and its the result of what the Manitoba Pool elevators manager at Elphinstone says has be ii drizzle every two or three Farmers Are finding it too wet at times to get out and Cut the now Good stands of second growth Brent Burton said the first Hay and the Early pastures were but now everything is Green with Good Rains and the second Hay Cut is going to be really Early planted Grain Fields the rain came too late for but later seeded crops Are doing some growers in the area say they could get their Best crops of Barley and wheat in rapeseed and flax Are just Burton John Pool manager at Oak said that area had soggy grass they Are getting it off slow in two of three weeks the second Cut of Alfalfa will be very crops Are looking Good now around Here and to the but you dont have to go too far in Othey directions to find less recovery from the dry we Are getting a soaking with a total of 341 Millimetres the last few somewhat More than much of the rest of the Vic Cargill Grain company manager at said pastures Are Good and crops have improved considerably with plenty of it now looks like they Cotile yield 75 per cent of last years output if we dont get any killing elevator managers in the area also report heavy movement of grains out of Matusko estimated his handle total volume received from Farmers and loaded into rail cars would be up about 15 or 20 per cent to bushels by the end of the crop year Burton said the Pool elevator at Elphinstone was full now but had moved More than Dou ble the previous years the no Price sticker dilemma 729 Clear tonight 10 sunny tomorrow 27 free press 0 final july for Home Call 9570550 y a free press something to cheer about the Winnipeg Blue bombers cheerleader squad made its season debut last night at the and there was lots to cheer the bombers came up big and ran Over the Calgary stampedes 3518 Svith their first Victory of the 1980 Cal Las get raise As session ends after 112 Days by Steve Pona Manitoba longest legislative session ended at this More than five months after it the legislature passed nearly 100 Bills during the 112day including one late last night which will raise Las Basic salaries by to 500 a Premier Sterling Lyon will receive an annual salary of almost Bud who pre sided Over the closing of the told weary Las they had missed a great football game last the Winnipeg Blue bombers beat the visit ing Calgary stampedes the which opened ended with government and opposition Las trading charges of incompetence and political opportunism amid Calls for an Early Sloppy work nip Leader Howard Pawley said the governments legislative program was ill prepared and a total of 115 Bills were introduced during the session while 98 were passed and received Royal a number were withdrawn for further the two most contentious Bills Amend the landlord and tenant act and the milk prices review both were attacked by the nip and Drew fire during Public changes to the landlord and tenant act formally end rent controls in Mani Toba and the milk prices review act deregulated the retail Price of milk while maintaining some control Over the Price paid to Pawley said the provinces Economy is ailing and he accused the govern ment of losing its sense of election issues some of the legislation passed it this session will clearly become issues in the next he Premier Sterling Lyon issued a wide ranging rebuttal in which he said the government has been trying for three years to clean up that bloody mess left by the previous nip and he maintained the Economy has improved under the tories and the gov record session l an end to controls on rents and milk prices sparked Public nip loses final bid to have changes made in landlord and tenant donors who have already contributed to political parties won t have to be eminent has moved to enhance a Vari Ety of tax credits for the needy and its own financial he also attacked Federal Energy the government plans to spend about billion this fiscal the Budge tary deficit is expected to be about Jobin barely missed being struck by a barrage of rolled paper misses As he was leaving the legislative chamber at the Start of the traditional paper missiles were Flung around the Cham Ber at full Las also approved a motion authorizing a standing committee of the legislature to hold Public hearings into proposed changes to the Constitution Lyon said the hearings would be held throughout the the committee will report Back to the next Pawley objected to the committee being established after the provinces have been meeting for almost a month to discuss the Issue and after Manitoba has staked out its Lyon said there would have been no use establishing the committee any earlier because it would have wasted a lot of time dealing with proposals which have since been re he said constitutional discussions would not be completed at the next round of formal talks Between the prov inces and prime minister starting they Are going to go on for some he High Lead Levels found in air test by Ritchie Gage the amount of Lead found in air samples taken 200 metres from three Winnipeg foundries in june was double the acceptable limit in provincial the provincial environmental control Branch has Dave head of the branches Lead measurement said samples with Levels of 10 micrograms of Lead per cubic metre of air were taken during 24hour monitoring periods near Canadian 15 Bury Street can Ada Metal 1221 James Street and North West smelting and 2185 Logan Manitoba air Quality objectives us stated by the air pollution control Sec Tion of the environmental control Branch describe five microgram Levels of Lead per cubic metre of air As essential to provide adequate Protection for a personal Comfort and Bezak said the findings didst prove a conclusive health he said i Here was proof of emissions of fifth and further testing was necessary to support any findings these readings dont break any regulations because there Are no regulations for atmospheric Levels of he see excessive Page 1 Fuerniss quitting Post convention Centre head takes Job in Vancouver by Paul Moloney Klaus general manager of Winnipeg convention Centre since the building opened in has been hired to manage the Trade and convention Centre to be built in Vancou the appointment of Fuerniss to the Job was approved yester Day by Vancouver City construction of the million Van Couver called the Pacific rim Trade and convention is to begin this fall with completion scheduled Tor the Spring of Jack mayor of said Fuerniss will Start sept 1 or As soon As possible thereafter said the Vancouver Centre will have an Edge Over Winnipeg in drawing convention business and Trade shows because of the larger population arid the fact that Vancouver is better known in the i the building will be on the waterfront and cruise ships Dock at the which will be a source of retail he said there have been no discussions about his successor but he expected to offer advice on a replacement Fritz Vancouver City manag said Vancouver contacted 1uerniss in Light of positive reports about i ability i he Vancouver building will be erected with the Aid of a million Grant from the Federal government Winnipeg request Lor Aid for us Defi cite Den facility was recently turned exits lacking several townhouse developments do not have sufficient escape routes in Case of an inquiry was told soul Singer a hit record is a Bonus As far As Roberta Flack is she looks upon music As an ego trip it has to be self satisfying 45 new columnist Walter Stewart has been appointed National columnist with up news service his column will begin aug 18 10 Oil costs the Federal government s elimination of a subsidy Means Eastern canadians will face increases in the Cost of Oil products before the rest of Index a Nye capital to 2 4 i entertainment ;