Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 13, 1980, Winnipeg, Manitoba 1ft hot summer cools construction by Ron Campbell its been such a Good summer for Sens fiction that workers in the heavy construction Industry could be Laid off by the end of the chock president of the Manitoba heavy construction association said this Summers dry weather has enabled contractors to finish scheduled projects in record but there is still a lot of time left in the building season and unless heavy construction companies obtain More they will have to Lay off workers by mid month and perhaps another by months Lee some larger contractors will have to let 100 to 175 people go All at one said layoffs of this magnitude Are unprecedented in recent the workers could stay unemployed in or move to Alberta and More plentiful but Lee said that would deprive Manitoba of skilled which we like to see the Industry workers Are employed on Road and Street laying sewer and water heavy trucking and the 140member association has appealed to provincial highways minister Don Orchard to Advance projects to avoid the prospective although the departments roads budget increased nine per cent this year to million and about million of work has been tendered so inflation has meant the actual work to do has not increased much Over last Lee said Orchard was noncommittal about the but he Hast closed the door on and we Hope he he told us that his highways budget has been spent and it looks like going to be Lee also called for More Heafy construction projects to be tendered by the Federal government and the City of Winnipeg to help to keep their employees some contractors Are engaging in Panto bidding bidding below operating Cost this could Lead to some bankruptcies in the period from sep tember to Lee he said Competition for Manitoba Road contracts has been intense this particularly for projects of million or showers tonight 10 sunny tomorrow 24 Augustol 108 no 215 Sun rises sets Moon rises sets final 200 for Home Call 957o550 eight policemen facing charges remain on duty a photo by Cecil Rosner eight Winnipeg police officers Are facing criminal charges of theft or assault causing bodily but the police commission is allowing All of them to remain on Active although six of the eight officers were suspended for Brief periods after charges against them were All were later reinstated by the Winnipeg they will remain on the Force with full pay until their cases Are cleared through the court system or charges Are police commission member Bill a Lonquist said yesterday the officers Are usually suspended for a few but then the suspensions Are almost automatically lifted in every he said years ago the commission used to sus Pend More officers charged with Crimi Nal but came full Circle to the conclusion that this was an imposition on the policemen and but Abe chairman of civic finance committee which oversees the police expressed Surprise at the High number of officers facing charges and said the police commission should take a hard look at their policy of lifting Yanofsky said he was concerned that some of the cases Are taking so Long to come before the adding that perhaps some Crown prosecutor int being diligent enough in pressing the human ashes stolen from car a Michigan woman is offering a Reward for the return of her husbands cremated remains stolen from her car sunday Corrine formerly of re was visiting her husbands parents on Grosvenor Avenue on her Way Back to Saskatchewan to Bury her spouses ashes when her car was Bro Ken the remains of her who died last were packed in a cardboard Box inside a travel police Cameron said she was surprised the car was broken into because it was parked under a the thief used a coat hunger to get into the car filled with her clothes and Christmas presents for her relatives in Winnipeg and Cameron Esti mated her loss at but it is the ashes she is anxious to have his last request was to to said we just dont want them dumped anywhere in Cameron is asking anyone with any information about the whereabouts of the ashes to Contact she is offering a Reward and stresses All information will be treated conf she plans to stay in Winnipeg a few More Days in the Hope the ashes will be she and her daughter will then continue on to but Are prepared to return for her Hus bands remains any police have no leads in the Case so far and Are sure the thief didst know the ashes were among the things a police spokesman said he could not recall having to look for human ashes there should be a special Effort to bring these to trial As quickly As Possi he some of the cases have been dragging on for years and one dates Back to an incident in mayor Bill Norrie said yesterday it was a Dicey situation to have officers facing charges remaining on the police but he said they should be considered innocent until proven immediate suspension he suggested officers facing charges who work in sensitive areas might be reassigned other other City Are suspended immediately without pay when criminal charges against them Are this was the Case recently with a number of finance department employees charged with stealing Money from Coin collection As far As the Public is Norrie theres always a sushi theres always a feeling that maybe the person charged be carrying out his regular employ officers named the officers and the charges they face Are j Charles Baranetski assault causing bodily j Douglas Johnson assault causing bodily in Lawrence Obirek assault causing bodily j Ronald Chambers assault causing bodily g Keith Kilfoyle causing bodily i Michael Mckenzie Parker assault causing bodily i William Broadberry l Gordon Pilcher Baranetski and Johnson were charged More than a year ago in connection with their detention of John who alleges he was beaten in a Public safety building interview room in see police Page 4 setback feared in arms control by George Wilson the Washington Post Washington president Carters approval of a nuclear strategy which would put More emphasis on targeting soviet command centres and other Mil itary installations has sent shudders of concern through the arms control com who would be there to turn Oft the War if we nuked soviet command Cen tres Jeremy director of the federation of american asked yesterday my said Sidney Deputy director of Stanford linear accelerator and a government Are focused on whether Carters embrace of a flexible nuclear policy will Lead to a massive civil defence How in might affect soviet conduct in time for crisis is the key said John an attorney and member of the delegation which negotiated the first strategic arms control treaty Salt the initial soviet reaction was Nega with russian news Agency Tass Labelling Carters strategy As an act of Tass said monday the essence of the strategy is the threat of striking a first blow at military instal lations in the soviet the reactions were based largely on descriptions of the new nuclear policy published last week in the washing ton Post and the ave York those based on interviews with Carter administration see nuclear Page 4 Stewart awaits result Edward Kennedy gestures As he Speaks to the democratic convention in new his speech was wildly cheered in a demonstration that lasted More than 45 Carter arrives in to claim nomination from the news services president Carter arrived in new York today to claim the democratic presidential nomination he was assured of winning after senator Edward Ken Nedy withdrew from the on his Carter predicted he will Lead a unified party to whip the republicans in the november elec but questions about a reconciliation with Kennedy remain unanswered and Carter said he does not yet know whether he will meet with the 1 spoke to him last night after his speech and congratulated him on a wonderful Carter said after Landing in new last in one of the most emotional demonstrations in recent Politi Cal Kennedy supporters rocked Madison Square Garden yesterday for 45 minutes with a tremendous chanting and cheering for a for one shining it was almost Camelot in new York City the last of the three Kennedy Brothers holding the democratic National convention some delegates wept tears streaming Down their men danced in the thousands waved their otherwise useless Kennedy 80 placards without several signs held out a Promise Kennedy fighting the finest hour for Kennedy and his supporters came one Day after the challenger for the 1980 presidential nomination had conceded to but the heir to one of americas great political legacies did not go quietly into the Kennedy delivered his fighting speech a passionate plea for social Justice a flawless style that echoed the sentiments of his older Brothers John and both assassinated in the the 48yearold senator pledged that the cause the Hope still and the dream shall never Kennedy said he has Faith that the party will adopt a common vision that will feel and heal the suffering of our time and the division of our he glowed on the platform Ruddy his hair flecked with Blue Giey jacket a bit his Demeanour was solemn and gracious As he calmed the crowd with fus opening Kennedy things worked out differently than 1 but let me Tell i still love new he came to speak on behalf of his economic program and he sold most of when he the delegates voted to see Carter Page 4 crowds tame Fol Lorama who keep a wary Eye Cut for the first signs of say rowdies Are rarely problems supported civic finance committee wants profit oriented Racquet clubs to continue collecting the 10percent amusement tax issued iranian Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a plea yesterday for an atmosphere of understanding in 4 7 food guide 29 21 forum 6 by Ocita 47 4t Jumble Puzzle 57 business 2s movies 52 act Ono 21 53 sport 71 a verify 7 sports recce 78 to stocks 24 Clossa Ord 47 Jii Rafi 3 by 43 entertainment 43 w listings 21 i 1 ;