Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 22, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Carat Many Wales a Paradise without hassles today lip gives Benatar her special a Wolf in sheiks 0 Beer going up by five cents a dozen Manitoban will my five cents More for d dozen by Ftp starting ii a result of the Federal government decision which indexes the Price of brew to the Cost of fee provincial Public utilities Board released an order yesterday which approves passing on the Federal Yim posed the increase affects wholesale prices paid by the liquor commission to Bill general manager of the liquor control said yesterday the wholesale increase will mean Consumers must pay five cents More for a six or a 12pack of the excise tax was first announced in last october Federal to was originally designed to Index Beer prices every three that was later changed to once a year in the proposal Drew criticism from opposition members near the close of the commons session in june during debate on Bill which implemented the tax some members argued that the Beer tax would eventually drive canadians to hard which is unaffected by the a spokesman for the Brewers association of Canada estimated the Index ing of Beer would raise the Price of a in Manitoba from to in five William counsel for the utilities said it is the Only excise tax he knows of which is indexed to the Cost of sunny today 29 Cloudy tonight 17 saturday August 109 no 222 free press 3un rises sets Moon rises sets final 404 with supplements delivery 9570550 Clam fled second class mail registration number 02s6 Dollar showing strength Montreal up the Canadian Dollar leaped what some traders term an important psychological Barrier on North american Money markets yes breaking into the 83cent level for the first time since the which began its plunge below the 83cent level last july Rose to cents in sporadic trading yesterday to finally close at 83 thursdays close was the Canadian currency began a slow climb 10 after More than a month of steady the Al time Low of just fractions below the 7 close of was recorded during the great analysts attributed yesterdays in crease to three factors a weak performance by the Dollar on european sudden commercial demand for the Canadian Dollar and an anticipated decrease in interest people Short of Canadian or those who had to buy but had postponed the Purchase because it seemed so decided to buy because the currency seems to be getting Strong said one senior trader from an expected drop in interest rates is another he since the Gap Between interest rates in the and Canadas current High rates tend to lure investments khad Afy cites plot Addis Ababa Reuter libyan Leader Moa mar khad Afy accused the United states last night of planning to invade and said his country is prepared to defend its territory even if it Means a third world in his first Public comment on wednesdays air Battle Over the Mediterranean in which two libyan planes were shot Down by Navy khad Afy told a news conference in this ethiopian capital that the United states has been playing with fire by 1 violating libyan territorial Waters and libyan the dogfight took place Over the Gulf of Sidra an area Libya re Gards As its territorial Washington considers the area International water and has periodically staged manoeuvres in the the air Battle took place during manoeuvres by the 6th the Navy said the two libyan planes were shot Down after one of them fired a missile at the american president Reagan said thurs Day the Fleet manoeuvres were staged because we could not go on recognizing a violation of International the Gulf of Sirte is pan and parcel of khad Afy we shall be ready to defend the Gulf of Sirte even if it Means bilateral War with the or a third world khad Afy said the manoeuvres were part of a premeditated plan to launch military aggression against Libya and to invade the libyan Leader arrived in Ethiopia on thursday on an official visit after the signing of a trilateral Friend ship treaty in South by Ethiopia and South All see khad Afy Page 4 bloody footprint near Patch of dried blood Points toward dears Volkswagen parked at site where it is believed mystery police suspend search in missing Man Case by Tom Goldstein City police have suspended their search for Paul Clear who disappeared monday night on his Way to but they intend to continue their i Vestiga Des in charge of crimes against said yesterday police completed their sweep of the Keewatin Street area South of Inkster Boulevard to the up rail line thursday and found the search will not resume until something turns he of 23 play Green Crescent was last seen leaving Home for his Job province assailed for heritage funding on the Midnight shift at Lavatts Mani Toba brewery about Mon a Foreman telephoned clears about an hour later to ask Why the Man had not reported for accompanied by her traced her husbands Normal route to work and discovered his car about tuesday parked in a commercial Plaza on a few Hundred metres North of the up blood stains including tire Marks and footprints and a piece of Chrome were later found on Keewatin about two see police Page 4 by Mary Ann Fitzgerald an advisory group has slammed the Manitoba government for financially starving its heritage programs and has called for establishment of an adequately funded Manitoba heritage commission to work at arms length from the government to direct heritage Manitoba is eighth among the prov both in per capita funding for heritage and in actual funds committed to this int an enviable record for a province with a heritage As Rich As that of the heritage working group said in a report re leased yesterday by the office of Cul Tural affairs minister Norma Manitoba budgeted million for heritage projects this but the report says government funding should be increased by 10 per cent each year for the next three years Over and above a new initiative must be instituted now to give our heritage its Neces sary priority and profile and to develop these resources in a effective and Lon term the report told the the 10member working head by Kathleen was appointed to advise the government on heritage policy for Manitoba in Price makes statement in a statement accompanying the report termed the report ing and who last week end married Winnipeg brewery executive John is out of the her office said she will continue to use the name Price in her political unless this commitment is made the province will not fulfil its heritage responsibilities and would de Prive future generations of their birth the report Price noted Over million More will be contributed in the current year from the departments lottery revenues and other appropriations boosting the governments total spending to million in this claiming the present level of fund ing is totally inadequate to meet the needs of heritage the advisory group said operating funding to permanent institutions must not be left to the vagaries of a Public support for major institutions such As the Manitoba museum of Man and nature and the Winnipeg Art gallery should be supplied entirely from the tax the report lotteries funding should be directed to onetime special events or matched with private sources to enrich endow ment the report said increased funding to the arts last Yea was a Welcome step it is now time for similar increased funding to be Given to the heritage the report proposes a new organizational set with the Winnipeg Art the Manitoba museum of Man and nature and the provincial archives of coming under the jurisdiction of the proposed new Mani Toba heritage at present they Are directly under the Wing of the department of cultural the Manitoba arts Council would re main the Agency with the mandate to support the professional the heritage receiving funding from the the Federal see heritage Page 4 Kent commission salaries head Cost by Michael Doyle Winnipeg free press Ottawa preliminary estimates show that pay and expenses for three commissioners and their administrative staffers makes up the largest sin Gle item of the million spent by the Kent Royal commission on new spa the commission brought Down a re port tuesday which among other things recommended breakup or partial Brea Kup of the newspaper contracts for editors and establishment of a press panel responsible to the Justice commissioners talk chief commissioner Tom Kent Cost the Royal commission a of which a Day goes to Dalhousie University in Halifax where he is a Dean and professor of Stu Dies Kent is a former free press editor and past aide to the late prime minister Lester Kent his pay Cost a Day former Toronto Star ombudsman Borden Spears and former Csc presi see Kent Page 4 car leaser crosses fingers for Antiterrorist students by Kevin Prokosh the manager of a leasing firm Hopes manoeuvring a car travelling 100 through a tight 180degree spin in order to elude kidnappers is a feat easily Tony Scotti will teach this Man As a bootleggers turn and Many other fancy moves when he opens his Antiterrorist driving school later this month in while the driving instructor can easily sail through his spins and Bill Norton Hopes scottish Stu dents get the hang of things in a scottish students will be using nor tons cars to race around the Gimli Norton is the manager of Holiday re Tacar and has leased scottish school a number of Buick Cen Norton said he is confident he wont get Back a Bunch of cars that look like they lost out in a demolition he has had some second thoughts about his plan to lease the cars for scottish Antiterrorist i was Leary a by at the begin he especially when he was told that in the United states the schools students face live ammunition to see How they react under i ill Stop explained some added insurance has been taken out on the cars and they have assured me there wont be any Bullet he Chris one of the people responsible for bringing the Scotti school to promised the students be taught any car ramming Gray said the students will learn the proper Way to take curves at High How to get Back on the payed Highway from a dirt Road or a ditch and How to get the most manoeuvrability out of a he said the cars wont hit speeds Over 100 because when travel Ling faster than that the car is controlling you and not you control Ling the Gray believes the cars wont be handled any rougher than ill bet you a car after weve used it will be in better condition than if a Bunch of the boys used one for a said a lot of peo ple who rent cars bring them Back in terrible lets face it if those cars come Back All within a few hours we wont be Able to get another car in this Norton said he expects the Emer gency brakes on his cars will be somewhat worn because of its use during no matter what Norton with the help of insurance Money Hes going to get the same car Back he leased i might be sorry 1 did rare transplant Sherry Kidd of Winnipeg became the first Canadian to undergo a pancreas transplant and in the process went from diabetic to no diabetic new or Irish nationalist Owen Carron won the seat in the British parliament left vacant by the death of hunger striker Bobby Opic stalls Western Oil Consumers got a big break yesterday when open members were unable to agree on unifying look on Lead Australia Jane lock set a course record and grabbed the Lead in the Canadian women Amateur Golf championship Index Ann 42 69 77 41 6 Jumble Millroy on 38 7 69 21 sports to 6 ;