Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 19, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free november 1981 go Otta abound protest train picks up 20 Here lev silly ill Katl of Tel by Sheila bean a train Load of people protesting High interest rates rolled into town last and some participants said the angry throng strongly resembled the ont Ottawa trek of but the Grubby men from soup kitchens filling the freight cars were replaced by angry provincial govern ment employees in Day Nighter some of the economic factors Are heading the same said Gary president of the Manitoba government employees re Ferring to High High interest the Low value of the Canadian students reject Job As Only goal schools function simply As Job training a panel of Stu dents said Brian Wickers of Dakota collegiate told about 30 University of Manitoba education faculty students that Educa Tion has goals other than simply fitting people into appropriate schools need to strike a balance Between preparing students for the world of work and becoming Job training he Wickers also said education should become More for example by teaching students More about Sci ence through laboratories and less through thinking priority he said English courses have improved in recent years by concentrating More on getting students to less on seeing How Many Shakespeare plays you can get them to Barry a fort Richmond collegiate said schools need to make students aware of what is going on in the world and help make them More interesting after he said schools Are becom ing More Job oriented and pressures Are increasing for students to attend Community colleges and learn a Voca Tion rather than take an academic University George a u of m education faculty said in an interview education must be general enough to allow students to adjust to changing he said corporations Are going to have to Start accepting some responsibility for training people to do specific jobs because the education system Doest intend to do it for Dollar and High More than 100 protesters from the Western provinces stopped in Winnipeg to gather passengers and support for a demonstration against High interest rates to be held in Ottawa on Satur Nels Thibault was Here in 1935 and Hes Here he feels the economic conditions of today warrant some form of there is desperate in he but theres lots of work to do because we live in a country with some of the richest re sources in the we want not the bloody were we need recalls 1935 trip immediate Pas president of the Manitoba federation of recalled the ont Ottawa trek of which involved nearly unemployed men bound for Ottawa to protest their i can still taste the hellish meals they served the hoboes at Princess and Waters streets in this very i was Here in Winnipeg waiting for the train to get he but prime minister Bennett ordered the trek halted in Regina violently one ramp was this interception in Regina by ramp is known As the Regina after which the protest trek never the trekkers disbanded and continued wandering around looking for said the trek of 35 was halted by the this time Well set the modern protest called the spirit of began in Vancou ver monday at and is due to arrive in Ottawa 3 the government employees association has sent about 65 Mem the Al Berta government employees association about 30 and the Saskatchewan government employees association they were joined by about 20 members of the Mega at 6 John president of the National Union of provincial government pm expects after stopping in Ken Thunder Sudbury and Toron to the number will swell to 200 or 300 in he they will be joined by a Large delegation from the every bus in including school has been chartered for the chartered air planes will Fly in Mem Bers from the All of the maritime including and the Quebec labor Dave free press Public employees of four Western provinces hold rally at station against interest rates before leaving for which does not fall under nudge is sending a group of rep i Fryer Hopes to see or people on parliament the Demon initiated by the Canadian labor will include other labor such As some far labor he said the protest wont prompt immediate but he Hopes it will open some eyes in the Federal govern ment and across the the protest train passengers and Manitoba supporters gathered in the in train station to chant Down with the interest and to sing a rousing rendition of Solidarity fore they carried placards saying tru Deau has huddled foreclose 24 Sussex let us keep our Homes and tighten my Belt i had to sell member Tim Watts my mortgage is coming up pretty soon and its going to Ive put too much Money into my place to sell interest rates in general affect they affect said Buffy another Mega she said even if someone Doest have a mortgage hanging Over his his rent increases because the landlord must compensate for the m6rtgage we All have relatives who Are farm ers or business there All losing their businesses and their farm looking at buying a car is nigh on impossible for most working Ellen whose husband is a Mega somethings got to convince the Federal politicians that there Are people who Are its very department of Ohio state University will speak at a joint luncheon seminar on the use of continued fractions for Micro computing Standard sponsored the department of University of and the statistical association of the seminar will be held from noon to 2 tuesday at the ramada registration deadline is phone Pat Moodie at 7863641 professor Chester will lecture on Yeats the pleasures of poetry presented by the Winnipeg Art gallery seniors at 2 wednesday in the gallery seminar Winnipeg video forum 81 will be held at 8 26 to 28 at Plugin 175 Mcdermot six artists will represent a nationwide Cross Section of Canadian video Jim director of health sciences weather Duncan presents pleasures of Yeats poetry precipitation h High l Low v cold from worm front Winnipeg area forecast Cloudy with one or two Snow flurries wind North at 20 diminishing to Light this High near Clearing tonight with a Low near sunny tomorrow with a High near extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba mainly sunny sunday and monday with temperatures a Little above Normal readings of 3 and Northern Manitoba mainly sunny sunday and monday with temperatures a Little above Normal readings of 7 and Northwestern Ontario variable cloudiness mainly sunny sunday and temperatures near Normal readings of 2 and temperatures Canada and the world will speak at a workshop on change and loss in the family held from 8 to 10 26 at Acadia Junior High 175 Killarney fort Susan Oxnam project development officer for Southern and Russ an economic historian at the University of will speak on Hudson Bay involvement in Namibia and Northern Manitoba at 26 at the Indian Metis Friendship 465 Alexander Carol director of Aqua will talk about the Aqua percept program for children with learning disabilities at the Manitoba organization for problems of hyperactivity information night held at 26 at the Public Library 251 Donald the film your not listening will be River East school division continuing education department will hold an organizational meeting at the first production will be sorry wrong number and murder Well re dates of auditions will be announced at the holocaust awareness week set the University of Winnipeg jewish students association will sponsor holocaust awareness week the program will feature professional Vancouver photographer Jan presenting Auschwitz through the camera Lens at 8 sunday in room Fred win gust of Toronto will present the survivors gather a journalists Point of View 26 in room films to be shown Are Joseph Shulz of a German Soldier at and monday night fog world of concent at tuesday and ambulance children and the holocaust at and All films will be shown in room five tickets Worth each and five Worth each were picked in the Western express lottery draw yesterday the tickets Are 2518128 and 3655851 and there Are prizes of for tickets with the last six digits of the top for the last five digits and for the last National Thunder International 10 11 2 1 3 4 1 1 9 6 4 11 11 6 12 8 9 16 8 3 19 11 17 6 6 3 4 5 10 6 6 0 7 3 3 5 1 8 4 s 8 1 1 14 9 3 1 11 14 4 Tel 21 resort spots to 21 Las 26 28 28 Clear 22 26 fair 25 fair 27 fair 32 fair 30 fair 27 Winnipeg temperature comparisons mean last highest on record in 1904 lowest on record 1874 precipitation total for 1 to 17 Milli metres Normal 4 7 2 1 14 15 16 18 22 13 17 20 15 23 24 19 a photo caption Friday wrongly implied that Lois Marshall was performing with the Winnipeg symphony in the orchestra was presenting the singers concert but did not appear with Vav classified death Florence of Central Park 70 Poseidon of 718 Alfred widower of Ollie Myrtle of wife of George Norman of Little Black Hus band of Phyllis Gary formerly of formerly of widower of Florence Rudolph of Sel widower of Helen of Susan of 11 Bantry John of 193 Rossmere Louis of husband Ophar Riet of 255 Poison widow of Thomas of 325 Jefferson husband of Maria Minnie of 1267 Spruce wife of Douglas ;