Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 22, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Juma Ness Winnipeg free press monday june 3 two constables Clear of charges to get Back pay by Kevin Prokosh two Winnipeg police officers suspended without pay for 16 months will receive full Back pay now that they have finally been cleared of charges they beat a robbery suspect in 1979. Zirka. N licit me of Picillo i last week threw out the Crown s Appeal challenging the acquittal of Lawrence Obirek and Ron Chambers on a joint assault charge their 29-month rids on a judicial roller coaster came to an end. During that time the two constables not Only faced the Prospect of being locked up with some of the criminals they had apprehended but also found themselves in financial jeopardy. Police commission chairman Jim Moore said Obirek and Chambers will receive All the benefits owed them now that the Case is closed. First class constables earn about annually. Moore added he would meet this week with Cal Varey president of the Winnipeg police association to establish a procedure to ensure suspended police officers do not have to be separated from their pay cheques inde finitely. Woman killed in traffic mishap charges of criminal negligence and leaving the scene of an Accident have been Laid against an Man following the traffic death of a Winni Peg woman Early yesterday. Police said Dorothy leeches 47, of 455 Mountain Avenue was lying in the Middle of Victor Street Between Ellice and Sargent avenues at about . When she was struck by a North bound vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Late saturday afternoon Lori Demski 12, of 1113 Rosemount Avenue drowned in West Hawk Lake after being thrown from a Small boat which went out of control due to a steering mechanism failure police said. Being suspended for 16 months not Only creates emotional problems but puts them in a very severe financial Moore said. Obirek a 20-year member of the Force said he is broke and Felt like a scrounge living off unemployment insurance and borrowed Chambers a 10-year member of the Force expects about i Back pay All of which will go to his Credi tors. Without the Constable s salary his wife and three children were caught in a . There was t too much Money in our he said. We went through some birthdays that weren t fought with Pic Chambers said he had to fight with the unemployment insurance commis Sion who i was for benefits. Later when he was acquitted he received benefits but i needed the Money when i applied not months Chambers and Obirek who worked As plainclothes detectives with the break in detail were twice convicted of assault causing bodily harm and were Given jail terms of three months. But on both occasions the Manitoba court of Appeal overturned the convictions once because of an error in Law and the second time because the a peal court judges Felt the Crown had not proved its Case beyond a reasonable doubt. I m Happy about the decision but it s not a Victory for said Cham Bers 39. It s two years lost to my family. But finally the pressure is it s hard to believe it is finally said Obirek. You still won there something else they can do to Obirek said the ordeal has resulted in some Basic changes in his life. After going through this you Aren t the aggressive officer you once he said. I used to work 24 hours a Day seven Days a week but now i la do my Job put in my 40 hours and go Home to my Amateur inventor builds military better Mousetrap by Gregg Shilliday Amateur inventor Morton e. Keddy is the first to admit that some of his ideas Are a Little haywire. For example he now concedes his plan to reduce Airliner crash Fatali ties by installing giant parachutes on top of a Jet s fuselage was kind of silly because most air plane accidents occur during takeoffs and landings. But the Canadian forces warrant officer and inveterate inventor finally struck pay dirt last week when the military recognized the importance of one of his inventions an incinerator for destroying top secret documents. Calling it just an old tin Keddy refuses to take much credit for his creative accomplishment. Necessity As far As Keddy is concerned was truly the Mother of invention. Hell it just was t Safe using those old army ones. They were bloody dangerous. The flames used to come out the Side and if you weren t careful they d set you on fire. On top of that a Good wind could come along and blow paper out of the Damn thing and half Way across the country. Top secret Keddy 47, said he got fed up one Day and took some plans for a new incinerator to a Metal shop. Within a couple of Days he had built a better mouse trap or rather incinerator. A Winnipeg armed forces spokes Man estimated Keddy s incinerator has saved the taxpayer thousands m dollars since he built the first one tight years ago. Besides its increased efficiency it can be constructed for about about less than available commercially manufactured models. Grateful for Keddy s internal Cost efficiency the Federal government recently awarded him a Cheque and a thank you letter from the chief of defence staff. Keddy said he values the thank you More than the Cheque although i won t Send the Money Back. Sure it s Nice to be recognized. I built the Damn thing eight years ago and pretty soon they were using them All Over the place. But i never heard a thing from anybody. All i really wanted was for someone to say Keddy spoke proudly of his invention s popularity. I think they have 15 of them in use now mostly at the radar stations. They re really Good for out of the Way stations because they re so Safe in the Bush. There s virtually no fire Hazard if they re used Keddy explained that conventional paper shredders Are adequate for classified documents but an incinerator is needed for top secret material. The Only Way to ensure that nobody can piece paper Back together is to Burn it to ashes. Not even a russian can put that Back if we had to get rid of a lot of material in a hurry my Little Furnace can do the Job. You can completely destroy seven big bags of paper in less than half an Keddy his wife Shirley Are leaving Winnipeg soon for a posting in Nova Scotia. There he plans to take a rest from inventing and build himself a Small air plane. And will he include parachutes along the fuselage of god no. I be Learned my lesson there. The Only Parachute i la have will be on my Keddy a better Mousetrap Miles of smiles at Parade the annual red River exhibition Parade makes its Way along Shower did t Dampen anyone s spirits. As the couple above a crowded Portage Avenue yesterday to the tune of marching right proves chairs can be used for More than sitting. The sex bands and the twirl of majorettes Batons. Even a sudden Drew people during its first three Days Mosquito War gets under Way again homeowners asked to join fight against insatiable Tittle blood suckers flood victims May sue the mosquitoes All 36 varieties have returned to Winnipeg. After a hiatus due to the 1980 drought and this year s dry Spring the insatiable Little blood suckers have made a comeback thanks to the Stag Nant pools of water created by recent Rains. As a result City Mosquito abatement Crews have boosted their spraying program throughout the City in a bid to kill As Many mosquitoes in the pre adult stage As possible. City officials say homeowners can also contribute to the Mosquito Abate ment program. They suggest Home owners d keep ornamental pools Clear of vegetation. Stock ornamental Ponds with fish. D Drain clogged roof gutters. D dispose of old tires and empty cans. D cover All necessary water holding containers. H change water in wading pools and. Bird Baths weekly. D fill in Low areas to Sevem water1 from collecting. City officials also say the Mosquito can be beaten with proper use of repel Lents which Don t really repel mosquitoes but confuse them. Update a weekly follow up to the news bringing readers up to Dale on stories that have appeared in the free press. The female Mosquito uses a Battery of sensors which focus on tempera Ture humidity and Carbon dioxide Levels of the repellent jams the sensor system and confuses the Mosquito. Jobin prepares to move . F. L. Bud Jobin still has t heard who will be his successor but he and his wife Donie plan to lease an apartment for sept. 1 anyway. Jobin whose term was extended on March 31 to sept. 30, said he has been told by Federal authorities to go ahead with his plans to move. We Are working towards that said Jeff o Brien appointments Secre tary for prime minister Trudeau. O Brien refused to say How close the Federal government is to naming Jobin s successor adding there Are Many Fine names on the Pearl Mcgonigal Winnipeg s Deputy mayor whose name is most frequently mentioned As a successor refused to say if she has been approached. Babs Asper wife of former Manitoba Liberal Leader Izzy Asper denied rumours she has been approached. Dutch Elm disease cited City officials say dutch Elm disease has infected at least one american Elm tree in Winnipeg and several others Are suspected of being hit by it As Well. The infected tree was spotted at 296 Yale Avenue. Trees suspected of hav ing the disease Are located in the South St. Norbert area said Phil Pinchuk of the City s forestry Branch. The spotting were made by Mem Bers of the City s surveillance team a group of 14 summer students hired and trained for the purpose of Hunting infected Trees. We re right where we expected to Pinchuk said explaining that the dutch Elm disease season has just begun. Under the dutch Elm disease act members of the team Are authorized to enter private property to inspect Trees and firewood and make recommendations for further action. A group of St. Adolphe area Farmers whose land was flooded after a Mal function of the River flood Way Gates in 1974 say they May launch Legal action unless they can obtain suitable compensation from the province. Spokesman Taras Lasko an area Market Gardener said members of his group have met with natural re sources minister Harry Enns to discuss compensation for the mechanical Mal function which May have added an extra 60 centimetres to water Levels in the area. The mechanical error was revealed in a government study of the flood Way operation which was tabled in the legis lature earlier this year. The St. Adolphe group has waged a 10-year Campaign in an attempt to con Vince the government that Gates located near St. Norbert aggravate flood conditions on the land immediately upstream. We re being flooded to protect win Lasko said. Before the flood report was tabled in the legislature this year the govern ment maintained the Gates did not contribute to flooding in the area ;