Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 29, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 4 Winnipeg free press. Monday june postal strike Likely tonight a Ness continued from Page 1 they Don t want to pay at their nearest Eaton s store. As soon As we know which Banks and where Well advertise this of Alan. Brent Central regional Gen eral manager for the Hudson s Bay company in Winnipeg said his store too will use courier services to get Bills out. However no payment arrangements involving Banks Are contemplated for the time being Brent said. We assume our customers live somewhere hear one of our that s Why they hold a Bay credit Joe Deveraux manager of the credit department of Sears Simpsons Sears Ltd in Winnipeg said his company hires a local distributing company when mail service is interrupted. Up to now we be been optimistic a strike would be averted but our alternate arrangements will be made today so customers get their Bills even during the postal strike Deveraux customers will be urged to pay their accounts directly at the Sears store or at any Sears catalogue order Centre in a shopping Centre. Spokesmen for greater Winnipeg Gas co. And Manitoba Telephone sys tem said they will rely on private distribution services to deliver Bills while1 a courier firm said it will add staff and cars to its fleets. Bill Krawetz of its said we would do the major accounts first and in the event of a protracted strike we would have a courier also the phone company has an elec tronic Tel letter service to relay printed documents Between phone centres in Winnipeg Brandon flin flon the Pas and Thompson. The Cost of the service to the Public is the first Page so cents for each of the next three pages and 25 cents for each additional Page he said adding people must go to a phone Centre to transmit and pick up the documents. Ken Bishop manager of Zipper Cou Rier said personnel Are being called Back from holidays and the Fleet will be increased to about 120 from 105 units. Bishop and Wolfgang Kalski of Pink lady courier both said their priority will be to handle increased workload from regular customers. Winnipeg s 825 inside postal work ers Are preparing for the strike. They re As ready As they la Ever said Winnipeg cup president Ross Tascona from his Ottawa hotel room last night. Tascona said picketing will Start immediately at the main downtown Post office if a strike is called. Don Harrison president of the 800 member local 7 of the letter carriers Union said today his members Are standing by waiting to see what Hap pens. Waze that the evacuation of on Broadway Avenue last night. Victim 87, takes fire in stride establish a proper picket line there really is no Way we would Cross it. The picket line would be honoured by every one in this 75 apartment residents escape two alarm fire continued from Page 1 floor Penthouse and roof by the 85 attending firefighters. However smoke and water damage extended to the entire West Wing of the 63-unit, horse shoe shaped Structure. Damage was estimated at by a fire department official. I was in the Bathtub at the said Arthur Wilkinson 86, who with his wife Dorothy sat wrapped in sheets on a Park Bench on the Boulevard. I heard the fire alarm go and then it stopped. Usually when that happened every thing is Okay. I did t pay Atten Wilkinson said they did t leave until they came knocking at the the alarm goes off All the cancer s despair Defeated continued from Page 1 with him and the love and prayers of the entire an emotion choked Alison Sinson Deputy director of Nurs ing at Royal columbian Hospital told reporters just after Sunrise. Fox died a National hero a Symbol of courage and Hope for All cancer patients. Fuelled by simple Faith and raw courage he ran More than kilo metres across the country his one Good leg and artificial limb creating a Peculiar hop skip gait that became known As the Fox Trot. Within hours of his death yesterday flags were lowered to half staff at most Public buildings an unprecedented tribute to an Ordinary citizen. A private Multi denominational funeral service for the tenacious cancer crusader will be held at 2 . Thurs Day at the Trinity United Church in nearby port Coquitlam followed by a private burial. The cancer society has called on canadians to hold Public memorial services simultaneously across the country. We re looking to Peoples in cities towns and villages to arrange these services so that a combined message of prayer and love will reverberate across our country in a fitting Honor to our favorite said Macken Zie the executive director of the can cer society s Branch. The close knit family kept a round the clock Vigil in the Young Man s private Hospital room for More than a week. He was readmitted to Hospi Tal june 19 for treatment of a Bronchi tis like infection in his cancer ravaged lungs. Saturday he developed pneumonia and his condition became grave. That night he slipped into a deep coma from which he never awakened. Doctors decided not to prolong his life with life support equipment. It was decided by his doctors that Terry should have dignity in death As he had in his said Hospital medical director or. Ladislav Antonik who fought Back tears while trying to console Sinson the Deputy nursing director. An autopsy was not performed be cause doctors Felt it would not pro vide new information on the effect of the anti cancer agent interferon on Fox s lung tutors said Antonik. Fox subjected his pain wracked body to the experimental drug in february. Said Ron Mickoski who lives in a fourth floor suite. It s like the boy who cried about 75 residents were evacuated. While some left the fire scene to take accommodation with friends Many More went Over to the convention Centre where the red Cross set up a reception Centre. Acting fire chief Siggie Johnson said last night there would be a further investigation of the fire alarm system in the building. Johnson said the fire department was noticed of the Blaze by Telephone. The alarm was not working when fire fighters arrived. Ever since we be gotten it fixed we Haven t had a false said Ken Jacob manager of the property valued at More than million. By Deborah read i m not worrying about said Peter Mcquaid 87. I d have been dead Long ago if i d worried about the White haired Mcquaid who looks As if the first Strong wind would blow him Over was one of the temporarily homeless who gathered in room 16 at the convention Centre last night. The Manitoba division of the red Cross was there ready to dispense Coffee ice water and the Odd diaper for 18-Mpnth-old Zachary Jordon As Well As to Register the names of the homeless. While red Cross volunteers organized and registered Mcquaid was keeping some of the homeless entertained with tales of his exploits As a Sopwith Pup Pilot in the first world War. 75 routed by fire although there were 75 people routed by the apartment fire most were Able to stay with friends and relatives Leav ing about 20 people needing accommodation for the night. Mcquaid and the others were put up at the Aberdeen and Plaza hotels. Cam King commissioner of the Manitoba red Cross said the red Cross i allows food and to three Days and longer if necessary. Last night was the first time the Volunteer red Cross disaster team formed after the evacuation at red Lake last year had a Chance to test its efficiency. We have about 80 people trained said King. We be had a couple of dry runs but this is the first time the system s been really All the team members carry a list of Telephone contacts including Ham radio operators. Janice Cameron was the first Volunteer on the scene last night because she and her family Fol Lowed the fire trucks to the apart ment. The police sergeant said we were needed and i called out the she said. At least one woman asked if she could get clothes and was told they would be available at the red Cross office in the morning. Eva Menzak was one of several women who fled the fire in their night clothes. I did t take anything with me i just whipped she said. The via rail waitress 27, was Wor ried that the Blaze had damaged her fifth floor apartment directly below the apartment in which the fire started. I just moved Here i have no insurance. I just Hope that i have some things Rolls used to lure House buyers Flag atop peace Tower was lowered to half Mast. Vancouver up the housing Market in Vancouver has cooled to such an extent that one Man is throwing in his 1956 Silver Cloud Rolls Royce to attract buyers. Inside every Cloud is a Silver Lin says Stan Stanley. High interest rates and a Large num Ber of listings double last May s inventory have cooled one of the hottest real estate markets Ever seen to the Vancouver area. I love my Rolls but it is going to have to said Stanley who places the value of the vehicle at Between and in the three months since his five bedroom House has been listed Stanley has dropped the Price to 000 from and did t even get a nibble. Vatican would be bomber arrested Vatican City a Vatican Security agents today arrested an italian Man trying to Light the fuse of a Home made bomb in St. Peter s Basilica minutes be fore the Start of a mass the Man identified by police As Giuseppe Santangelo 54, of near the main Bernini altar when he was stopped by two Vatican agents police said. Police said the agents overpowered him As he tried to ignite the fuse of an explosive device they described As a crude Home made bomb. Wild gestures he made wild gestures waving his hat in mock Salute to the said a police officer. He seemed like a crazy bomb experts said the explosive would have caused heavy damage to the Basili Ca which is adorned with priceless Art works by such masters As Bernini Miche langelo and Raphael. The bomb was described As a 25-centimetre-Long Iron tube filled with one Pound of powder and steel pellets police said the Man car ried no documents. Vatican Security turned him Over to italian police and he was taken to a nearby police Sta Tion for questioning. Mass follows arrest Agostino Cardinal Casaroli Secretary of state at the Vatican was to celebrated mass with 180 priests from around the world to Mark saints Peter and Paul Day. Casaroli was not in the Basilica when the Man was arrested. After the Man was taken out the mass began on schedule before an audience of there was no indication of any link Between today s incident and the attempted assassination of Pope John Paul nearly six weeks ago. He now is asking for the House and Rohls. Advertising consultant George Hall said gimmicks Are needed in the weak Market. One of his clients a builder who has nine houses for Sale in Surrey is offer ing mortgages for up to plus a used 1980 car with the houses Selling for Between and Colin Dreyer one of the realtors trying to sell the Homes said the and was a Success in that it attracted a lot of lookers. 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