Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 9, 1980, Winnipeg, Manitoba Tow passage through the Inland sea ethnic extravaganza my the Coal sunny today 21 showers tonight 11 August Sun rises sets Moon rises sets final 200 with coloured comics for Home 19570550 texans prepare for Allens onslaught Andy by flee press a Hurricane a killer storm that took at least 87 lives As it roared through the spawned tornadoes today in Advance of its expected arrival in Southern initial reports indicated the Torna does destroyed about 10 Homes in this City and heavily damaged a Commer Cial bakery in the predawn police said while indicated there were no the National weather service tickets clean up charges by Ritchie Gage a new system of ticketing for offences committed tinder the Manitoba clean environment act and the Public health act has resulted in 24 charges since the system began two months the provincial form used for Highway traffic known As a common offence is being used at the discretion of enforcement Robert chief enforcement of said yesterday the former system was cumbersome because a written report had to be and a decision on action made a process which took now the inspector can take decisive action on the spot on environmental matters and the Legal action starts see Leaky Page 4 said the damage was caused by a Tornado and not by Gal Force winds that began lashing Brownsville a few hours earlier As a Squall from the Hurricane moved Inland from the Gulf of after making a deadly sweep through the Hurricane a left threatened to bring 270kilometreanhour winds to the Texas coast sometime this tides six metres above nor Mal were forecast North of Corpus the weather service issued Tornado and flood watches for a Large part of South Texas about 4 Large Hail and damaging thunderstorm As Well As More than 15 Centi metres of were predicted throughout the More than and tourists packed belongings and boarded up creating strings of ghost towns As they headed Inland to escape the whose churning mass seemed to spread across the entire Gulf of the which had been mov ing at about 28 Kwh across the carib slowed Down late yesterday to about 25 it was heading to the the weather service at 5 Allens Eye was 365 pm Southeast of Corpus portions the Texas and Inland up to 150 might fall victim to heavy squalls and the weather service but it was not Clear whether the Hurricane with its accompanying heavy rain would have a lasting effect on the heat wave baking most of Texas for the last two temperatures in dal Las topped the 38degree Mark every Day in meteorologist Andy an Derson said the storm probably will bring Only temporary Relief to the Tor rid mediation used in rent dispute by John Sullivan fort six tenants of Southgate Plaza apartments in vital yesterday challenged rent increases of up to 20 per tent in the first mediation hearing under Manitoba rent decontrol the private chaired by provincial rentals Man Joseph is the first attempt to conciliate the Dis Pute Between tenants and Southgate management holdings owners of the irt6unit Block at 50 Alpine Locke said yesterday the 4ti com plaints of unjustified Are among 473 received by his office since july when Manitoba five year rent control program was abolished by changes to landlord and tenant Between 70 and 80 landlords have been named in the complaints and about the same number of apartment buildings Are he most of the increases at Southgate Plaza Are slated to go into effect Locke and 20 per cent is the biggest rent jump i dont know whether allot the lease agreements renew on me first of october or whether some come into effect during other pans of the Locke but there is a variance in the in the High is 20 per but there Are lesser rates Locke said he would try to mediate All 46 complaints at once but is pre pared to tackle them if we can Deal with them collective Well do so to save he see review Page 4 stress mounts wife suicide Calls to crisis lines ail Are on the increase in cities around the rumbling giant that is mount St shaky image Trade ministered Lumley says Canada is Well liked around the but the country business image leaves much to be 9 at Home with past thirty five years Bill Wallcraft of la Riviere decided he wanted to somehow preserve his areas to that end he begun collecting Pioneer and these Days he runs a museum that displays the Memorabilia Hes townhouse fire probe ends inquiry findings May Lead to building code changes by Cecil Rosner the findings of an inquiry into the May 20 Fairlane Meadows townhouse fire will have important National implications because there Are thousands of buildings like it across the Vic chairman of Winnipeg building commission said Isadore testifying at the final Day of the changes Likely be necessary to the National building code to deaf with problems made evident by the Fairlane regulations dealing with exterior finishes and insulation should be examined to prevent future similar he written report inquiry commissioner Hugh Mac Diarmid concluded the two week hear ing by saying he would prepare a written report and submit it to the fire commissioner As quickly As the Only the fourth of its kind held in was called by labor minister Ken Macmaster because of concern expressed at the rapid spread of the fire at the three Earold com the 32unit Fairlane townhouse was gutted in minutes in the Early morning of May All tenants managed to escape Many of them fleeing Down a wooden Balcony which served As the Only exit from their upper Storey cup told the inquiry he was aware there were a number of building code violations in the townhouse construction but said these didst cause or materially affect the the same Type of rapidly spreading fire could easily have taken place in a building constructed entirely in accordance with the he but Macdiarmid said he want yet convinced that the building was constructed with the full intent of the code in he has expressed concern that the architect considered the upper Storey suite doors As Safe Al though they Lead onto a wooden Balcony filled with combustible in his closing City of Winnipeg lawyer Nestor Bodnarchuk said the cites issuance of a building permit is not an insurance policy or Guaran tee that structures Are free of fire he said the building code sets Down minimum standards which cover probabilities and not every possible Bodnarchuk said the Cost Benefit Factor must be taken into account when weighing safety features against their ultimate Cost in any see focus Page 4 showdown in new York City while senator Ted Kennedy pounded manhattans Grimy streets yesterday trying to rally support for his flagging presidential president Carter flew to his secluded Camp Retreat they meet at the democratic National convention which opens monday at Madison Square gardens in a final show to decide who will Bear the parrys Banner in the 4 presidential All the indicators the the Delegate counts Point to a Victory Tor who told reporters yesterday he plans to work on his acceptance speech this weekend748 do we need it does Winnipeg really need the kind of Art gallery Roger Selby is trying to with its costly commitment to 31 grim plight columnist Paul Sullivan says Many solid citizens Gripe about the welfare but eliminate it and people will be dying in the Index anytime Birdex canst no capital talk careers classified crossword deaths entertainment focus forum b9 30 Jurebie Puzzle 37 14 Jumble entry 11 89 letters 6 5 movies 49 relax j3 sports 41 31 sports record 45 33 stocks 16 21 Sullivan 7 to list thai 89 i ;