Winnipeg Free Press

Thursday, August 20, 1981

Issue date: Thursday, August 20, 1981
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Previous edition: Wednesday, August 19, 1981

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 20, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free August blood on Street matches missing police say by Tom Goldstein blood stains found on Northwest Winnipeg Street match the Type of a Man missing since Midnight police said crime Herb Stephen said the stains found on Keewatin Street South of Inkster Boulevard afe of the same blood group As Paul Clear of the Clear failed to report for the mid night shift at Lavatts Manitoba brew mis wife and brother jaw found dears Volkswagen about tuesday in a commercial mall located about Midway Between the brewery and the site of the blood stains on the route he normally drove to Stephen said blood stains were also found on the outside of the Volk Swa Gens right door and a very minute was found an analysis of the samples was he said at least two or three different footprints were found at the Kinder Street turning Bay along Side the blood Only one of the prints was police have not determined whether the bloodied tire tracks discovered there belonged to the Volkswagen or to another he Stephen said a Small piece of Chrome was discovered near the blood he said there was no indication the piece fell off because of a police continued their search for while his family maintained a tense Vigil in his Green Crescent family Mem Bers refrained from comment yester referring reporters to a sweep tuesday of a Large Field adjoining the bloodstained Street failed to turn up any police divers also scoured a Large retention Pond behind the Plaza where the Volkswagen car was found neatly but turned up Stephen any other bodies of water in the area will also be he police Are seeking the assistance of anyone who May have been in the area about Lis 40 tuesday when Clear would have passed he said police have pretty Well ruled out the possibility that Clear had simply taken but refused to late on what May have caused the mans Barbara Clear said tuesday her Hus band had been looking Forward to going to work that night and wanted to see a Friend about attending a Rock concert Cannonball express these youngsters planned to Cool but ended up so to on film Community club in Transcona they Are left to right Kirk As they prepared to take a flying plunge into the wading Pool at the pirate Andy Michael and Garry residents win fight against Concrete Plant East Kildonan residents have won a Battle to prevent a Concrete Batch Plant from being constructed at Springfield Road and Lagimodiere claiming its emissions would be Offen Sive to them and their City Council yesterday decided that the proposed Mulder investments Plant could become obnoxious due to noise and dust councillors voted 1510 not to permit the Plant under m2 Industrial zoning Regula in an interview after the Mulder lawyer Chappell said his client has no alternate site for locating the Batch Well have to think about our next he in the first ruling of its coun cil was ordered by the Manitoba court of Appeal to hold a Public meeting to determine whether the Concrete Plant could become Chappell told Council his client had used the fenced site at the Southeast Comer of Springfield and Lagimodiere leased from the up rail for the last 15 years store Concrete Mulder now wanted to construct a silo and other province ready to sign Core area revitalization pact the provincial Cabinet yesterday approved the Winnipeg Core area renewal paving the for delaying the signing of the Core initiative almost two weeks de in Morris to open a school bus Way for its signing by the three Levels of manufacturing told report government ers he had come to sign the agreement Cabinet has authorized me to sign Only to find k haunt been cleared the Urban affairs minis Ter Gerry Mercier told reporters Fol any lowing a Cabinet meeting Pierre de minister responsible for the Federal department of regional economic has been critical of the provincial government by the provincial Mercier denied there had been arrangement forthe As a result of provincial Cabinet clearance Mercier said his office will Contact the offices of Winni Peg mayor Bill Nome and de Bane to arrange for the formal machinery which would mix the gravel and Cement into Chappell assured Council the Plant would produce no odor or smoke be cause no heat was added in Concrete he said Mulder planned to install an Asphalt covering on the site to reduce the dust produced by the adding that Sand piles could be treated with dust inhibiting the lawyer said the noise that would be produced by trucks entering and leaving the site would be minimal com pared to the traffic on Plant owner David Mulder said the Cement would not blow around because it would be contained in an enclosed area residents said the Plant would be an especially since it would be located less than a Kilometre from the cites new Ismil lion Northeast regional due to next it makes no sense for the City to spend All that Money to develop a Park and then mar it with that said Susan representing residents on Knowles Avenue and Cox Boule Len Kimakovich of Manthorne ave nue said residents of the nearby All seasons estates development collected a 160signature petition voicing their opposition to the their major he were noise and Chappell told Council the Developer had promised to add a tree Buffer to the site to preserve the areas visual Esther in opposing the proposed Jim Ragsdill said he was concerned that Cement dust would enter the near by water system and dunns harming plants and other councillors also opposed the saying it ran contrary to the Parks intent to beautify the Jim spoke in favor of the Mulder saying it would not eliminate neighbouring visual delights such As the up rail Auto wrecking lumber Yards and scrap Metal the area is zoned heavy Industrial and should be used As Ernst John Angus also supported the it is he that a compatible environment should be created for business and we can no longer push off Industry and business to other parts of the Sid councillors take step toward salary increase Carlos condition much researcher says Niney Earrold Carlos Costa of Nipes is responding Well to treatment for his rare skin according to the biochemist treating him Ina Ger Man who arrived at the clinic is one of four canadians receiving treatment for Sis Bullosa from Pavel a Leba Nese research scientist working with two West German physician sat the private vital Kynik in Alt Naumi Heibach near in a Lon distance Telephone inter View from the clinic Kozak said Carlos will be Able to return Home in about six relieved of the painful blisters and sores characteristic of the he said his condition is so much improved after Only one of treatment that there is no compari son with the time when he arrived Carlos aunt Helen Dominques said she talked to her sister two Days Aad was told Carlos had improved she did see a Little bit of but not she said other patients at the including Ontario resident Tony Dega were improving Mujib a More said Carlos is really especially for his said every night at bedtime he cries for his Kozak said once there is no need for a patient to Ever suffer another massive outbreak of the skin it is possible that blisters will Kozak but they would be localized to a Arm or foot and last Only for two or three once the patient adjusts his diet uses the medication we Supply him the outbreak clears up very the Kozak approach to the treat ment of spider Moysis Bullosa involves a combination of herbal teas and once the treat ment regimen has been established for a patient it must be maintained for the rest of the patients improve daily Carlos condition will improve daily from now but we will have to keep him Here for another four to six kos3k after he is Dis charged from the he will be Able to go Home to Carlos already eels much better than when he arrived up do the other three Canadian Carlos Fries for is who arrived Here four Days before Carlos the other canadians being treated at Yita Kunik Are Linda of of geor and Lyle Heldman of said she is making Good Progress under Kozakos Kozak said it takes Between six and 12 weeks for a patient to Complete spider Moysis Bullosa affects one in about people and until recently could not be the West German vital Linik is believed to be the Only medical Centre to the world capable of helping victims control their City Council took its first tentative step toward authorizing itself a pay increase by voting for a review of benefits and pensions paid to councillors and the noting that it was in the Public interest to conduct such a Council authorized the appointment of Justice Gordon Hall of the Manitoba court of Appeal to explore the pensions and other benefits that or should be paid to members of City of Winnipeg Alf who called for the said judge Hall has already agreed to take on the review and will provide his services at no Skowrons Drew Strong opposition from Joe who criticized the most atrocious timing of the Zuken said City Council has More important things to such As the Core area initiative next years budget and the provision of Basic ser he said the motion was not in the Public Best interest As it will Lead to a boost in councillors pay at a time when citizens Are faced with inflation and High interest stressing his opposition to a pay Zuken said if councillors want More Money they should ask the electorate for More at election he urged Council to heed the recent school trustees experience and the Public indignation which resulted from the 93percent salary increase they initially considered for when the vote was finally Only Zuken and councillors Gerry do Don Gerrie and Abe Yanofsky opposed the councillors Are currently paid about a standing committee chairmen receive Deputy mayor Pearl Mcgonigal earns and mayor Bill Nome makes about on third of Council members salaries Are tax this he carried no Money with something happened on that but what or what the motive was f dont Stephen he said he doubted that Clear was Clear was last seen wearing a Green work uniform and Brown his lunch was found in the abandoned Clear is described As 5 feet 11 inches its medium build with dark ear length hair and a thick towing award stands City Council last night awarded the new police towing contract to Hiway towing despite the objections of Alf Skowron who said the Sloppy manner in which Council handled contract demanded it be the decision came after several weeks of controversy cd scering accuracy of a report by police chief Ken Johnston evaluating the tenders submitted by Hiway and two towing earlier this week Johnston admitted that his report was inaccurate on the the fencing and lighting of the Hiway storage Johnstons admission of error substantiated claims by the two competing Auto Rescue towing and 55757manitoba Ltd concerning the capabilities of which had been recommended by John Ston and finance last finance committee chair Man Abe Yanofsky again argued in favor of giving the contract to saying the firm was still judged to be capable of handling the towing Busi Ness despite the inaccurate assessment by second lot planned he said the Hiway compound at 67 Archibald while much smaller than originally is still Ade quate to handle police he also reminded Council that Hiway is committed to opening a second lot on water Street less than half a Kilometre from Portage and main if they Are awarded the Yanofsky said he was not convinced by the arguments of the two unsuccessful tendering firms who claimed Hiway was not capable of handling City who presented a motion calling for the contract to be Rete said the current City contract Holder could simply extend its services until a new contract was Yanofsky said he Felt this would give 55757 Manitoba an unfair advantage on the new contract if it was allowed to Tow cars for the City beyond noting the controversy which has surrounded the said Council should pretender in order that we have some we cant approve something so sloppily there Are discrepancies in it John Stone Skowron was not successful in persuading Council councillors Joe Zuken and Gerry Ducharme both spoke against re tendering the con Zuken said the tendered towing fees were Public knowledge now and re tendering would be a Ducharme said he saw nothing to be gained by under the tender submitted by Way it will Cost in towing charges for towing on Eton trucks and smaller vehicles without the use of it will Cost per vehicle if dollies Are the fees were the lowest of the three bikers Collar store robbers by tackling getaway car by Steve Pona Mel Malenchak remembers Grap pling with the Drivers door of the moving getaway his feet dragging along in the and swearing he would get the so the bearded biker along with two had Given Chase to three robbery proppe4 a shoulder against the rear Quarter panel and the vehicle swerved to the Side with its wheels spinning on the careened into a parked coming to a dead ran to the Hood and tried to disable the engine while an other Ken whipped open the front door and confronted the Mel zipped around me and grabbed Ewbank he threw we on to the i grabbed the Puring the the proprietor of the grocery was thrown to the Ger and we sat around waiting for the cops to get two of the accused were convicted floor and although not serious monday on a charge of robbing Tweed i didst even know he was 95 Sta Acona on just an old Man trying to run Ewbank said there was about flow in the Cash Register and you go in and beat him and take his like 1 never hid to do that when was so Why the hell should anyone else have to do they didst Stop to consider whether the suspects they were chasing might he Malenchak have nothing to if i die helping some body if i get shot and i for a i died for none of the accused put up a Ewbank i dont they thought it would be top Deputy police chief John Urchen jew said the oxen Wujs be receiving g thank you letter from police chief Ken John county court judge Ruth Krindle yesterday remanded the pair to u for a third Man convicted in the incident is serving an 18month jail imposed in july Crown counsel Don Melnyk said in an interview that without the bikers the three robbers Kenneth John Robert Oyide combo and Ken Neth Joseph Law dry would probe by never have been Ewbank and Clad in jeans and motorcycle said in an interview yesterday they could not stand idly by while a robbery was taking what Are we supposed to stand there and watch it happen i had to do Malenchak 4 ;