Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 14, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Saturday plus entertainment Connie Francis coming Back today our White elephants who going to win the election confusion in Inkster the nip has i have not progressive Leader Sidney Green keeps telling voters in Inkster but Many of them remain confused Over his break with his former greens strength in the Riding is causing concern for new democrats who fear the conservative candidate May profit from the meanwhile nip Leader Howard Pawley predicts his party would win Between 30 and 35 seats on tuesday and at least some of his optimism is supported by a Csc Straw in fort Street crime surfaced As the main Issue at a candidates forum in a senior citizens election Cloudy today 13 Cloudy tomorrow 10 november 1981 Sun rises sets Moon rises sets n with supplements Home delivery 9570550 classified 9562330 nil second Clai q1stratioi is mail n number 0286 a photo picture from space shows Columbia orbiting Earth As its Tail Section penetrates horizon of Earth in to today space shuttles voyage is Cut Short after a problem with fuel cell Cape a Columbia headed Home its Dis appointed astronauts wishing a Little longer in space but comforted to know they accomplished 90 per cent of their flight objectives despite a fuel cell problem that Cut the mis Sion Mission control in Houston decided yesterday that although the space Craft was performing Pru Dence called for ordering Joe Engle and Richard truly to end their Jour Ney after a minimum Mission of 54 they Are to land at Cost on a Hardsand runway in Cali Fornias Mojave thus second scheduled to take it through 83 orbits of the Earth Over five ends up the same length As its 36orbit Maiden flight in wish it was a Little but Well see you air in Engle told Mission control As the astronauts retired for their second and final night in orbit once again Columbia is to swoop Down from space toward an Airliner like Landing at Rogers dry astronauts and space officials Are hoping for a repeat of the ships perfect touchdown last Canada Day in the astronauts Are to fire their de orbit rockets High above the Indian slowing their Speed by 482 Kilometres an hour and starting their descent on a path that takes them Over the Pacific North of across the California coast and into Edwards air Force president Reagan visited Mission control in Houston last sat at the flight directors console and told Engle and truly whole nation has got its eyes and heart on in sure you know How proud every one Down Here Columbia was humming right along on the two Good fuel cells when Nasa officials made the Deci Sion at mid morning yesterday to Cut the Mission we concluded that we got 90 per cent of what we flew shuttle manager Glynn Lunney said in hous we began to ask ourselves is there enough to be gained by continuing the flight Mission rules dictate the shortened flight if one of the three fuel cells fails flight controllers had said thursday they would Bend that Rule and make Gonogon decisions on a Day today but there was concern if the Mission something else might go wrong that could jeopardize the gathering of reentry and Landing data critical to future and officials did not want to risk losing either of the remaining fuel which would take away More of the ships available from Mission shuttle communicator Sally ride relayed the bad news to the just As they were beginning their second 24 hours in Winnipeg landlords predict rents to increase 15 per cent by Cecil Rosner tenants at the courts of James face rent increases of 20 per cent and higher Early next but major Winnipeg landlords say increases across the City should average about 15 per cent in Bob a property manager for confederation life owns the 754unit James Complex said the new rate schedule goes into effect he said the owners need the in creases to make lip for great Yin creased costs and to bring rents in line with comparable units in the i guess Well be forced to pay said one tenant whose monthly rent what can a few people do against a big company like that Cheyne said the new schedule al ready has received approval of provincial rent review some units will face increases of More than 30 per to make up anomalies created during the rent control he we expect theres people Here who wont be Able to afford they might have to move to smaller or cheaper he the Complex has never achieved More than an eight per cent return on investment for its but the aim is to push this up to 10 per Cheyne he said rent increases in the 20 to 50 per cent Range would not be unusual for Many blocks across the City next but if that prediction is other major landlords we rent admitting to Guy Hobman of Pace properties said increases will Range from 10 to 15 per cent in most of his even though costs to landlords Are going up by he had harsh words for the provincial rent review the province of Manitoba has prob ably got one of the toughest and in fairest rent legislation in he he said economic factors facing landlords in maintaining and financing blocks Arent though Many landlords Label the period of rent controls As a Hobman said nip Leader Howard Hawleys suggestion of tying allowable increases to the Cost of living would produce better results for owners than they Are getting see landlords Page 4 pcs offer mortgage crisis Aid by Maureen Brosnahan Premier Sterling Lyon announced yesterday a million emergency fund for homeowners facing mortgage renewals at High interest nip Leader Howard campaigning in the Wes Central Manitoba Community of immediately branded the program plagiarism of an election Plank he announced two weeks Lyon detailed the planned pro Lowland Middle income earners a press conference in response to the Federal budget brought Down in Ottawa thursday certainly from our standpoint it was a disappointing Lyon it contains nothing to restore Confidence in the Canadian theres no effective assistance for homeowners in danger of losing their Homes because of High interest two weeks the Dps Pawley promised to spend million on a program to help al though he was not specific in Outlin ing Pawley said those paying More than 30 or 35 per cent of their incomes would qualify for he also if to Call a special session of the legislature before Christmas to approve his pro at that Lyon dismissed the Dps million interest rate Relief program As a foolish and Token Pawley described Lyons proposal As a deathbed announcement by a government desperate for reeled and he slammed the tories for criticizing his mortgage Relief plan at a time when they had no proposal of their Lyon said his program would be open to homeowners renewing mortgages of up to at More than 14 he said the assistance would be made in monthly payments which would Lik Ley begin Early next Lyon said the program would Cost about with the greatest amounts going to those who need it those with total family in comes in excess of would not be eligible for the although Lyon did not definitely say taxes would be increased to pay for the he said the Federal Bud get had done Little to help the we will be hard pressed to continue to improve and enhance services to peo ple without significant tax he for under the a family with a net income of facing renewal of a mortgage at 20 per cent would receive in an Nual the same family Ren Ewing the same mortgage at 18 per cent would receive in the program would be available to anyone forced to renew at More than 14 per cent and the first payments would be to Lyon said there May be existing see Pawley Page 4 liberals reject More spending to create jobs United Way 1981 target 1980 target 13 mow 13 with four Days left in its 1981 the United Way has reached of its goal of Ottawa up opposition critics yesterday charged that finance minis Ter Allan Maceachen budget victim izes the Abandons the poor and undermines Aid to students and the and As if to fuel the statistics Canada reported just hours earlier that consumer prices Rose per cent in the 12 months ended in up from per cent the month but Maceachen rejected appeals to bring in More interest rate expand Job creation efforts and drop plans to Cut Aid to the provinces Money the provinces use to help finance health care and pos secondary there was absolutely no Hope of creating More jobs unless inflation and interest rates come and to do that government spending had to be held he told his critics they should decide what they one Day they raise hell about another Day they raise hell about arid they dont yet understand the connection Between the Geoff member for noted that inflation was up again last month and Maceachen has said repeat Crosbie attacks budget Teddy that interest rates cant get Back to More reasonable Levels until inflation comes conservative finance critic Michael Wilson said the budget leaves canadians with a sense of helplessness arid see homeowners Page 4 deaths return after 10 fatality free accidental Hunting deaths have resumed in Manitoba three in the past three talking Tough Premier Rene Levesque says Quebec Wilt never accept Patria Tion of the Constitution unless it recognizes the existence of two founding final clashes its Lions Edmonton and Ottawa rough riders Hamilton see which teams will Battle for the Grey 76 Farmer woes most Farmers Are disappointed with the Federal say the Index Ann 25 34 51 46 q Jumble Jumble 41 25 75 to 6 ;