Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 30, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba
12 Winnipeg free press tuesday june heat wave hits soviet capital Moscow a it s been so hot in the soviet capital for the last week that ideology is going to the Musco vites Heads. They re making Sun hats out of pravda the coins Monist party newspaper. After an unseasonably warm Winter that produced More flu than skiing the temperature each Day approaches the City s june record c. Air conditioners Are a rarity and those which Are available Are expensive. A one room unit costs about 500 rubles nearly three times the aver age worker s monthly wage and about at the official Exchange rate. Seeking Relief people swarm to swimming pools and recreation areas and consume huge quantities of ice Cream Beer kvass Rye Ameri can cola and soda water from machines located around the City. Each machine has a single Glass that the customer is supposed to Wash before using. Just been terrible said one Young woman walking on the Street yesterday afternoon. I be had no time to go swimming and my apartment is very hot. I be been trying to go outside As often As another woman complained that Many of the older buildings have Only Small windows making it seem even hotter than it is. Women have taken to Loose fitting dresses. Men have donned , though often with socks. Children Wear shorts. One tiny Tot spotted in a Park had on a Large hat and nothing else. Two piece bathing suits Are in Vogue for women at the beaches but they Are generally not As daring As some found in the West. Nude bathing in Public is out. 8 jailed in longest War trial Dusseldorf West Germany Reuter Hermine Ryan a 61-year old woman extradited from the United states to face charges in what turned out to be West Germany s longest War crimes trial was sentenced today to life in prison. Judge Guenter Bogen gave the life term to Ryan and sentenced seven other defendants to terms ranging from 12 years to three years. A ninth defendant was acquitted. The nine All former is guards who went on trial in november 1975, had been accused of murder or complicity in the murder of some of the prisoners estimated to have died in Maidanek concentration Camp during the second world War. Ryan nicknamed the Mare by for Mer Maidanek prisoners for the brutal kicks she gave with her boots was charged with the murder of at least prisoners and complicity in the murder of 705 More. As the sentences were passed Bogen s voice Shook slightly and his judgment was received with cries of scandal and this is a mockery of the another woman defendant Hilde Gard Loechert 61, received the second longest prison term of 12 years. She was known As bloody Brigitta. The former Deputy Camp Comman Dant Hermann Hackmann 67, received a sentence of 10 years. The prosecution had asked for life sentences for five of the accused including Hackmann. Apart from the life term for Ryan and the acquittal of Heinrich Groff Mann the sentences were All lower than the prosecution had demanded. The defence had asked for acquittal of All nine defendants. The judge gave eight years to Emil launch 60, an is Corporal and six years to Heinz villain 60. Fritz Petrick a 68-year-old former is sergeant was sentenced to four years and Arnold Strippel 79, a former lieu tenant years. Thomas Ellwanger 63, received a three year term. The trial ran for five years and seven months almost As Long As the second world War. Rapture deadline passes group blames calculations Tucson Ariz. A Bill Maupin who predicted All Christian believers would be taken to heaven yester Day was a dismayed when an extended deadline passed and he and his followers remained on Earth. It s not god s fault. People can blame said Maupin after the noon deadline passed. It s evident that i missed the the balding 51-year-old former la Borer had predicted that rapture when All True believers would ascend into heaven to meet Jesus would occur sunday. It would occur he said after Israel captured Lebanon and Damascus Syria presaging the return of Jesus Christ. As sunday wore on and there was no sign of War in the Middle East he amended the deadline to noon yester Day due to the time difference. Neither Maupin nor his 40 to 50 followers some of whom had sold their possessions to prepare for rap Ture appeared bothered. Youth glad dad was found guilty this Young muscovite was ail smiles despite yesterday s heat. Hayward Calif. A a 16 year old youth who spent nearly half his life with Kenneth Parnell after allegedly being abducted says he s glad the sex convict he called dad was convicted of kidnapping a six year old boy. And Steven Stayner said he s pre pared for Parnell s next trial in which the drifter 49, is accused of kidnapping Stayner. I guess this trial sort of got me Stayner said by Telephone from his Home in Merced after being in formed of yesterday s verdict by a reporter. But he said the trial has t really been worrying me too Stayner hitch hiked and walked with Timmy White 6, to the Ukiah police station 16 Days after Timmy was abducted on feb. Stayner said he did t want Timmy to live a life like his. Parnell faces a possible seven year sentence on his conviction for Kidnap Ping Timmy. Parnell bowed his head and sighed when the verdict was read. Prosecutor George Mcclure said he Hopes Parnell would get the maximum term when sentenced aug. 4. The prosecution said Parnell kid napped Timmy with the help of handle Sean Poorman 16, bribing him with liquor and marijuana. Poorman was convicted in juvenile court. Stayner told police that Parnell had attempted to Kidnap other children. No trial Date has been set in the kidnapping of Stayner who was snatched As he walked Home from school in Merced in 1972. 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