Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 27, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 4 Winnipeg free press monday april syrian israeli jets Battle Over Lebanon skies Beirut up syrian and pro syr Ian forces battled to seize strategic Central lebanese Mountain peaks from rightist control yesterday while Israel launched air raids on palestinian guerrilla targets on Lebanon s Mediterranean coast. Witnesses said a syrian Mig-25 was downed when it and another syrian fighter tried to intercept four israeli planes near Sidon in the South. Neither Syria nor Israel would confirm the Downing of the soviet made Jet. Hospital sources in Sidon reported at murderer Escapee found out Sudbury ont. Up a Man thought to be a successful Sudbury businessman for More than 10 years has become the object of a Canada wide search after police discovered he is a convicted murderer who escaped from a Penitentiary in the United states. Victor Benjamin 40, known in the . As William Haslam was known and respected by Many in this Northern Community and people were shocked to find he escaped from a Columbus Ohio Penitentiary in 1969. Sudbury regional police were Noti fied by the Fri which had received fingerprints from Sudbury a week ago. Benjamin had been charged with theft and Public mischief after he reported the theft of 13 Gold bars from his office Safe Early in 1980. When Sudbury police found he was wanted for escaping custody they went to his Home thursday. He saw them coming and fled with a female companion and a car Chase followed. Benjamin escaped on foot and when police found his car the woman was at the wheel. Police say Benjamin who has been operating coi Orama television a re pair service and info Teck systems a computer sales and service business has lived in Sudbury almost from the time he escaped. Bill Tuttle an advertising Salesman for a local radio station said there was no indication he had any kind of criminal Jane Smith another radio and sales Man who had dealings with Benjamin was astonished at the revelation. He was a super Nice Guy and always courteous when iwas in to see him. From Columbus Penitentiary War Den Terry Taylor said in an interview that Benjamin had a trouble free rec Ord As a prisoner and As an Escaper he was classified As a Walkaway who had taken advantage of relaxed Security. The Warden said he is compiling extradition papers in anticipation of Benjamin s arrest in Canada. Brandon Man Dies near Elphinstone a Brandon Man was killed in a single vehicle Accident yesterday morning near Elphinstone 150 Miles Northwest of Winnipeg. The ramp said William Piniuta 56, died in an Accident while travelling alone on a municipal Road outside Elphinstone at . Least 15 people killed and 40 injured in the israeli attack on the port. Israeli sources said some tanks and tank carriers were also hit at Al Halili a palestinian guerrilla base North of the Mediterranean port of Tyre. The Palestine liberation Organiza Tion said the israeli jets also struck eight villages scattered in the mountains and along the coastline. Focal Point of the syrian attack was gho fat Al Frans Saziye an observation Point held by rightist militia men on Tannin Mountain. The number of casualties in the fight ing was not known. Troops of the All syrian Arab deter rent forces in Lebanon who had sur rounded the Christian town of Zahl about 15 Kilometres to the Southeast bombarded the stronghold with Artil Lery and helicopter launched rockets the rightist Phala Gist party said. The pro syrian lebanese nationalist social party said the stronghold had been captured but that was denied by. The Phalanx its. Attack witnessed villagers in far Bibiane said they watched two syrian jets make strafing runs against the stronghold. As the villagers were talking to re porters incoming shells exploded in Quick succession amid the widely scattered houses. The incoming syrian artillery fire was answered by lebanese Christian batteries hidden in the heavily wooded lower valleys. The fighting outside Zahl wrecked the latest lebanese ceasefire after three Days of Calm. It also scuttled an agreement be tween the syrian command and the lebanese government for the dispatch of a Force of 250 lebanese troops to take Over Security in Zahl from the militia men of the Christian phalanges party. The agreement was designed to relieve the siege of the City of the latest bout of fighting started april 1 when the Phalanx its rejected syrian demands to withdraw and the syrians began to blockade and bom Bard the City. The syrian Force now estimated at arrived in Lebanon in 1976 to police the ceasefire that ended a 19 month civil War Between rightist christians and an Alliance of leftist lebanese moslem and palestinian guerrillas. The syrians say the Phala Gist pres ence in Zahl Only 30 Kilometres from the syrian Border poses a threat to syrian Security. is a h Kami to fax blizzards sweep England the Century s worst april blizzards swept southward across stranded in two metre snowdrifts thousands of Homes without England and Wales yesterday leaving hundreds of motorists electricity and seven people missing. Temperatures hit Zero. Court to determine Canada s destiny continued from Page 1 Here could in some cases become an act of governing. Some justices might like the idea others might think it goes too far. To confuse predictions even More the court itself consists of muted factions slighted feelings differing Basic philosophies and justices who have rid Den the Fine line carefully enough to play a wild card. Here is the breakdown d chief Justice Bora Laskin first among equals Laskin was appointed by Trudeau in 1970 Over the Heads of More senior and More conservative judges. He is 68 and is looked upon As a Liberal. But Liberal with a Small letter l does not translate to automatic acceptance of Trudeau a la test venture. Laskin is credited with streamlining and opening up court proceedings and raising the calibre of court judgments. He has made dissent ing decisions opposing the majority on questions of censorship and abuse of police Powers. He was born in fort William ont., and came to the Bench via Osgoode Hall Harvard teaching and the Ontario court of Appeal. Tentative pact reached in Vancouver City strike Ken free press Vancouver up negotiators for the greater Vancouver regional District and lower Mainland civic workers reached tentative agreement on a new contract Early today after Marathon weekend negotiations. If ratified the settlement could mean an end to the bitter three month strike by about workers against nine lower Mainland municipalities. Details of the settlement were not released. However it was known that major issues remaining in the talks included base rates for labourers which the greater Vancouver regional District refused to raise from a in crease Over three years. The current base rate is an hour. The Canadian Union of Public employees also wanted substantial wage increases for lower level clerical work ers and overtime and shift differentials. Following the lengthy bargaining session Don Cott of the Canadian Union of Public employees said ratification votes would be arranged for later this week and pickets would come Down As the separate locals voted. Cott admitted the pact was not everything the Union was seeking but he noted that Compromise is the name of the game in collective bargaining. Representatives of both sides agreed that garbage pickups could be resumed by next monday. The strike has been a costly one on both sides with jobs lost and construction stymied. D or. Justice Ronald Martland at 74, he is the most senior Justice and is rated the supreme court s Stron Gest conservative. He was born in England but grew up in Alberta. He was appointed to the supreme court by Diefenbaker in 1958. Martland was passed Over when tru Deau appointed Laskin the chief jus Tice. He s a Rhodes scholar and faces retirement in february making this one of his last major cases. D or. Justice Ronald Ritchie another Diefenbaker appointment Ritchie is a maritime named to the supreme court in 1959 and a Strong conservative. He s quiet 71, writes commonsense judgments and was once strongly criticized by Laskin when the latter was still a Law professor. Some chilliness remains. D or. Justice Brian Dickson the Saskatchewan born Justice spent most of his career in Manitoba. Dick son 65, Practised Law in Winnipeg became a Manitoba judge and was appointed in 1973 to the supreme court by Trudeau. He is reported to be one of the liberals and is also known for his commonsense judgments which Appeal to the interests and understanding of the Man in the Street. He won the University of Manitoba Law school Gold medal and served on both the court of Queen s Bench and the court of a peal. D or. Justice Jean Baetz the. Montreal native 54, was tru Deau s constitutional adviser for three years. But he is sometimes regarded Laskin Small l Liberal As a conservative and got into a tussle with and civil libertarians Over a ruling which upheld a Montreal bylaw giving the City Power to ban demonstrations. He is senior of the three Quebec judges. He came out of the University of Mon Treal and Oxford and is a Trudeau appointee. Q or. Justice Willard Estey former chief Justice of the Ontario court of Appeal Estey is 61 and another Trudeau appointee. He was born in Saskatchewan and took his Law degree from the University of Saskatchewan. He is regarded As philosophically a Liberal. D or. Justice William Mclntyre a moderate voice of the supreme court Mclntyre is regarded As a West Ern Canada appointment although his roots Are wide ranging. He was born in Quebec educated in Saskatchewan and Practised Law in British Columbia from 1947 to 1967. He s 63 years old and served on the . Supreme court and court of Appeal. He replaced the highly respected lib eral Justice Wishart Spence in a controversial Trudeau appointment that should theoretically have gone to an Ontario judge. D or. Justice Julien Chouinard a former Deputy minister of Justice in Quebec Chouinard 52, is Clark s Only appointment to the supreme court. He is a respected scholar and ran for the tories in 1958. He is seen As a moderate and is respected for his handling of an inquiry into the controversial problem of bilingual air traffic control at Quebec airports. D or. Justice Antonio lamer a new boy on the Block lamer is 47 and the youngest of the nine. He s read As a swing voter although Trudeau appointed him a year ago to fit into the Liberal group. He served five years As vice chairman of the Law Reform commission of Canada and two years As chairman. He came from the Quebec court of Appeal. He presided Over the Fly trials and took a Law and order approach. Hurt horror of secret sin leave scars that last forever fire victim gets help Rick Wade 23, of Dufferin Avenue takes oxygen after suffering smoke inhalation at fire at 212 Lipton Street saturday afternoon. Wade was listed in fair condition yesterday in Misericordia Hospital. The fire ignited while a child played with a lighter caused damage. Continued from Page 1 abuse or incest. I think we Are Only seeing the tip of the she said. But dealing with sexual abuse cases is new territory for those in the Field. Little has been written on the topic there Are almost no tried and True treatment programs and professionals Are having a difficult time Deal ing with a topic which is abhorrent to most. I guess that s what we re really wrestling with said Allen. The physical abuse we be been doing since we be sort of got some Loose written protocol in our group but in the area of sexual abuse it s not covered under the provincial the Lack of skilled professionals and counselling programs for sexual abuse is frustrating Many in the child care Field. Few Counselor Are specialists in the Field and for most it s Only part time work. Currently Gravenor is operating a group session for mothers in families involved in sexual abuse. The Chil Dren s Aid society of Winnipeg offers a similar program for female victims but there is nothing organized for adult offenders. These cases require a whole lot of hours. They Are time consuming. These people need support. You re pulling the Rug out from under she said. I had no More than a Basic Back ground said Grant. It takes a lot of working through your feel frustrating for everyone the same applies to lawyers and those in the judicial abuse cases Are frustrating for everyone in said Gregg Lawlor one of two provincial Crown attorneys who handles child abuse cases. There Are lots of lawyers who Are disgusted with what their clients have done but they have to divorce them selves he said. My primary concern is the welfare of the child As is everyone else who is involved in this system. At the end i still have to be objective. You become used to it. You can t become immune to Lawlor agreed that Many sexual abusers do not belong in prison. But there is often Little alternative. There Are cases where a defence counsel can come to court and offer a viable alternative to jail and the court will be prepared to he said. Automatically Means charges unlike physical abuse sexual abuse automatically Means charges under the criminal code of Canada. In Louise s Case her husband repeatedly denied the allegation. He swore it was t True. He cried and she said. I was shocked and Hurt but i never doubted while Louise believed her daughter there Are Many cases where an abused child is not believed and the victim is ostracized by siblings who blame the child for tearing up the family. Louise s husband disappeared the following Day taking almost All their Money but not before he went to his daughter s school and tried to convince her to retract the Story. She refused. What really annoys me is the prejudice against the said Graven or. Often the Mother is torn Between her husband and her children but undergoes pressure from professionals and Peers who ask what kind of a Mother would stay with that kind of a Many of the children Are frightened of telling their Story. In most cases the abuse has been going on for years and it is not easy to get the child to talk about the big you have to get rid of All the secrets often there s a lot of Energy used in covering she said. Most of them Are victimized in that they Are terrorized into said Grant. The terror is often the result of the Parent s Power Over the child. Rarely is physical abuse found in sexual abuse cases. Sometimes they hate their fathers but they Are so worried about dad going to they remain silent Gravenor said. Dealing with children in sexual abuse cases Means talking to the youngsters and winning their Confidence said sgt. Marshall Chiborek of the child abuse unit. There s a lot of Subtle said Allen especially when the children Are taught to obey their parents. Some of these kids Don t even know until they get older and talking to their friends this is the first time some of these kids realize that All daughters Don t have Intercourse with their in Winnipeg an and hoc committee of interested professionals meets each month on a voluntary basis to discuss sexual abuse cases. The members from the police abuse unit the children s Aid society children s Hospital and the two Crown attorneys hash out cases and decide what is Best for the child and the family involved. Charges May be Laid but the Case can be postponed for additional assessments or while treatment is begun. Jail sentences Aren t answer most professionals agree the judicial system and jail sentences Are not the answer for sexual offenders. But it s important to have the backing of the Law. You have to have the clout. You have to have the Legal right to interfere in that said Grant. The people who Are involved in these families respond More readily to a higher said Gravenor. Most of these families have Middle class values. They believe in religion they believe in the family. They Are very very traditional in most of their but most of these families Lack communication and members live in Isola Tion. The mothers Are often passive and dependent. In Many cases the sexual acts a father has performed with his daughter were never performed with his wife. Louise and her husband who is Back in Winnipeg have separated and she is living with her two daughters. She has no plans to reconcile. She said it in t possible since her husband is unable to accept responsibility for what he did to his daughter. Louise and her daughters have had counselling and Are slowly picking up the pieces of their lives. It s like being in limbo. You Don t know what to do. You act but. There s a Relief really. I think we can be stronger now than we be Ever but with children who have been molested no one can predict the Long term effects. It s a scar that stays said Grant. In the Mac ;