Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 13, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Cd Oft it a Premier Sterling Lyon takes a swipe at the press calling it biased in favor of the nip Howard Paw Ley says the conservatives have neglected the social needs of Manitoban with their mean natured and ineffective approach to social services and three candidates of 70 invited debate the Alcan Issue at a Public forum at the University of 14 i i robber s encore Dejavu for waitress by Murray Mcneill a Winnipeg Salisbury House waitress must have had feelings of Dejavu when Curtis Michael Houle suddenly appeared at her counter on Only months had robbed the same waitress of provincial judge Charles Rubin was told and when he returned in was to try his Luck on both occasions he got what he came but the end results were quite the first time he got the second time he judge Rubin was Houle pleaded guilty to two charges of and was sentenced to 30 months in in passing judge Rubin told Houle he want a very Bright court was told that Houle want even a suspect in the first but you we rent smart enough to stay you had to go Back to the same place the judge he described Houles criminal rec Ord As and said it was for that reason the fact that hed Only been out of jail for about two months when he committed the first robbery that he was sentencing him to a Penitentiary court was told Houles record dates Back to his last previous conviction was in when he received a 17month term for wounding with during both of the Salisbury House Houle was by sunny today 15 Cloudy tonight 4 november 1981 free Sun rises sets Moon rises sets another the accomplice stood by the door with a club and watched Over the customers during the first and stood watch outside in the court was in the first they got in the More than police were Quick to respond the second and arrested Houle a few blocks from the x although police we rent aware that Houle was involved in the August hold he was Nice enough to Tell them about it when he was arrested for the second final with supplements Home delivery 9570550 classified 9562330 second class mail registration number 0286 few find Joy i tinkering budget Ottawa puts tax Cork in loopholes for Rich by Michael Doyle Winnipeg free press Ottawa finance minister Allan Maceachen has reduced taxes or avoided an increase for the vast majority of canadians raised the nations wealthiest and made other tax changes which will one Way or another affect almost every Canadian who earns wealthy lose tax Breaks by Michael Doyle Winnipeg free press Ottawa finance minister Allan Maceachen last night came Down hard in Canadian executives and others who Are accustomed to using loopholes to decrease their tax Maceachen says his new budget will reduce Overall taxes to a degree that the average person will not feel the but removal of tax preferences hit areas Ordinary wage earners have used As legitimate Maceachen estimates that 12million taxpayers will pay less Money this year under his budget average he provides figures to show that Only will pay More a senior Federal official said the aim of Maceachen massive overhaul of the tax system was to make fairer a system which saw the wealthiest of canadians getting undue tax Breaks and misusing incentives to a degree that the original value of the incentives was often lost to the the official the wealthy were the the official said among the key changes Are a series of new taxes on Nona Cheque benefits provided by detailed budget documents say it is mostly the higher executives who get company Perks and they have often been used As an form of pay which should be the changes d from now employers who get interest subsidies on Loans provided by a firm will have to include the subs see budget Page 4 in his budget tabled last night in the Maceachen also served notice that the provinces can expect billion less in Transfer red tax Money from Ottawa while those worst hit by High interest rates homeowners and Small businessmen will get a limited Aid pro apartment dwellers also get a mar Ginal theres a new plan in the budget to ease the passed on effects of High interest rates in regions where vacancy rates Are the budget projects the government will get billion in revenues in resulting in a deficit of Down from the current billion opposition spokesmen warned yesterday that the budget does nothing for the average Canadian and will push the country into a new democratic party Leader de Broadbent said the liberals have canadians Zed refer ring to the United states policy of allowing interest rates to soar in belief they will Knock the wind out of we now have opposition Leader Joe Clark called it a Shell game budget because if offers Only slight Relief for the average person straggling with financial Turkey former progressive conservative finance minister John whose budget two years ago led to the defeat of Clarks minority said Maceachen was just tinkering with the budget and labelled the document Maceachen Turkey Trot step two Steps paraphrasing critics of his own Bud get and lampooning Liberal promises to help those in dire Crosbie said Maceachen had prescribed Short term pain for Lon term dire in High income earners suf Fer most from a bigger Federal tax bite on fringe removal of interest deductions on Money borrowed to buy registered retirement savings plans higher tax on personal service corporations and a Host of similar moves designed to earn the government an extra billion i fiscal 198283 the period covered by the new figures which show How the average Canadian is affected Are slightly mis leading because they compare what a taxpayer will pay under the new Bud get to what he would have paid under the old one if indexing was also re see spending Page 4 highlights d general reduction in tax rates resulting in lower taxes for 12 million canadians d limited assistance for homeowners with mortgage renewals requiring payments of More than 30 per cent of total Gross family d reduction in unemployment insurance premiums d plugging of tax loopholes which will result in higher taxes for the wealthiest d elimination of tax deduction on interest for Money borrowed to buy d implementation of an interest rebate scheme for Farmers which will result in farm credit corporation Loans of per d preferential treatment for Small businesses carrying heavy debt Burden As a result of High interest d reduction of billion in Federal Transfer payments the d Grants of per rental unit to encourage construction of More rental housing across the d Federal tax credit doubled to for Low income d income tax indexing increasing personal budget option Little help for new budget the caters to some preferences and helps shuttle faces Early plans juggled to squeeze in vital tests following fuel cell problem Cape to Rocc Shaari Manf Ali Banks Quick to slash prime lending rates Toronto up Canadas major chartered Banks slashed their prime lending rates 1 percentage Points to 18 per cent yesterday shortly after the Bank of Canadas rate was set at its lowest level this announcing the changes in the prime rate the interest charged on Loans to their most credit worthy corporate customers were the Royal Bank of can the Canadian Imperial Bank of the Bank of the Bank of Nova the Toronto do minion the mercantile Bank of the National Bank of Canada and the Bank of the Central Bank lowered its lending rate percentage Points to per the Lith consecutive week the trendsetting rate has the new rate is still Well above the per cent of a year economists said the main reason for the drop in the Bank of Canada rate was the decline in interest rates in the United prime rates at most Banks fell to 17 per cent this week from per Cape a columbian facing an Early return from orbit and anxious to get in As much work As juggled today flight plan to conduct a Host of tasks essential to future shuttle Sions and the Success of this space officials met to consider bringing them Home Early perhaps As soon As tomorrow keeping them up on a Doneday Atatim no danger the problem is that one of their three fuel cells is but astronauts Joe Engle and Richard truly in no and flight controllers said there was a possibility they could com plete a full five Day with two Good fuel cells we could Fly and Infin Tum in the configuration were in flight director Neil Hutchin son said in Houston last but that the longer they Fly the greater the Hutchinson said that every Day officials will assess where we stand and make a decision on whether Home the next tomorrow afternoon management will assess the fuel cell the condition of the the weather and then decide if they should come Down he if we decide to press Well meet the next Day and ask the same manned space flight has always by a set of Mission rules contingency plans in Case something goes one Rule says that if Columbia loses one fuel it should shift to a minimum return ing to Earth after 54 squeezing in As Many High priority assignments As possible in the Engle and truly immediately were ordered to shift to this contingency1 plan which would mean Landing on a desert runway at Edwards air Force tomorrow a Normal Mission would end there on Hutchinson Mission rules Are designed to be some such As those in an Are followed he others represent a starting Point for discus Sion on what we want to in the Case of the fuel cells we have to consider the Impact of another fuel cell he reentry on two fuel cells reentry on one fuel cell is not easy and requires con see shuttle Page 4 Reward promised witness if accused court told by Steve Pona a Crown witness testified yester Day he stands to collect in Reward Money if two men charged with setting fire to a West Kildonan Bowling Alley in Are Daniel skor Bohach told a court of Queens Bench jury that an insurance company has promised to pay him if he Sticks to implicating the John Donald Hor he said he has been guaranteed another if the jury convicts the owner of the gutted Wain Anth Oney skor Bohach testified he made the Deal with the insurance company last july with the help of his but he told the two woman jury i dont gain As much As people i stand in fear of my i Sionski and Horrocks Are charged with setting a fire which Des troyed West Kay 1737 main on the morning of june i Sionski faces an additional charge of attempting to defraud five different insurance companies of defence lawyer David Margolis during Cross examination that if an insurance company can show the fire was set by the owner or someone acting on his it would not have to pay the damage so Margolis told the the two of you Are working hand in Glove on he said so Rife Hach has a pretty substantial interest in trying to bring about a see court Page 4 Rosy Outlook Manitoba Chambers of Commerce president Rita Roeland feels Manitoba economic future is much than the Media naughty boy budget director David Stockman made a visit of the woodshed yesterday with a very chagrined president Ronald car cleared a human rights commission officer has recommended complaints by Metis and Indian workers against the car be rated use Quebec legislature video equipment May have been used to make porno Index Ann 33 19 7 21 29 6 focus 8 18 Jumble 22 24 33 33 sports to 18 ;