Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 25, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba In Margo Kane acts out plight of Rita 7 i w to go y a h of a police officer admits testimony improper by Pamela Fayerman Winnipeg police Constable Carl Lawrence Forsberg presented Evi Dence in a court hearing last month which he later admitted was i pro when asked about the John Manitoba director of criminal said this week he would look at a court transcript before deciding what he would do about during an 22 preliminary hear ing into a forgery a police officer for 13 asked judge Mcdonald if he could refer to his the judge replied if they were made at the you May refer to them for the purpose of refreshing your Forsberg then proceeded to give Evi Dence in the a transcript of the hearing obtained by the free press More than two weeks ago under the Constable said he had in fact made the notes prior to his appearance in court that Day because he lost his notebook containing the original he said he had based the notes he used in court on a police under Cross examination the next Day at the preliminary hearing of the accused also charged with the court transcript shows Forsberg and defence counsel Doug Yard had this in part yesterday when you referred to those notes to refresh your you told judge Mcdonald that they were notes made at or shortly after the time of the events you were writing about that you told him that under oath that do you have those notes with you today no i do did you destroy them by now i did not destroy the reason that you dont refer to them today is because later on you acknowledged under Bath that you had made them just outside the room before testifying that Bee police Page 4 Light Snow today 0 Cloudy tonight 5 november 1981 of 109 no 300 final 250 Home delivery 9570550 classified 9562330 second cuss registration number 0286 Sun rises sets Moon rises sets women rights get maps Okay by Michael Doyle and Brian Cole Winnipeg free press Ottawa the commons last night unanimously voted to strengthen women rights in Trie new Constitution amid predictions that the full Resolution will be on its Way to Britain next a similar vote on native rights was expected at any but wording introduced last night by Indian affairs minister John Munro still contains a reference to existing aboriginal rights a formulation Indian leaders have criticized As nip win puts Plant in limbo by Andy Blicq Winnipeg free press Selkirk kinetic ecological re source group has for the time being abandoned plans to build a waste disposal Plant and store highly toxic pcs because of the nip elec Tion in an interview following a Public meeting on the company kinetics president Gerry Gerke said he made the decision in Light of Premier elect Howard Hawleys previous com ments in regards to pcs in the Pawley asked environment minister Gary Filmon in september to halt the establishment of a chemical waste disposal Plant in Selkirk until Public hearings were Gerke said plans to establish the Plant for chemical treatment and Stor age of pcs were shelved because the company does not know the policies of the new id like to know How he intends to handle them pcs Gerke said last Gerke said he would not see waste Page 4 last nights vote on sexual Equality rights ratified a Deal negotiated be tween Ottawa and All provinces except the agreement Means sexual Equality will not be subject to an override clause allowing provinces to pass specific discriminatory Manitoba Premier elect Howard Pawley was expected to make a statement outlining his position on the constitutional changes an aide to Pawley said yesterday that the nip Leader was pleased at the Progress being on the but was still seeking Legal advice regard ing Manitoba representatives of Manito Bas women groups we rent sure that the fight was Over last were Halfway said Sally spokesman for the Manitoba action committee on the status of we got Section 28 and that is won but we still have the override on Section Clark proposals Section 28 of the charter guarantees that every Canadian is entitled to the rights and freedoms of the Section 15 bans discrimination based on physical or mental religion or clause 15 makes it possible that Legislatures could pass Laws that Dis Criminate on the basis of Schrofel she said women groups across the country will have to lobby hard during the next few Days to get the override clause removed from Section shr Fels position appears to differ from that of some women including Judy Federal minister responsible for the status of and Flora progressive conservative women affairs who have been calling the latest changes a Victory for i dont understand Strofel she said the differing Opin ions have probably resulted from vary ing Legal interpretations of sections 28 see native Page 4 gag order issued in mounties trial Montreal up seventeen ramp officers Are going to have to do without sensitive Federal government documents As evidence in their attempt to have a series of criminal charges against them thrown out of a gag order was signed by solicitor general Robert Kaplan and introduced yesterday in sessions court by Federal lawyer Joseph Nuss to Block introduction of 33 documents that describe in detail Steps taken by Ottawa to fight Quebec Independence the affidavit also forbids witnesses from discussing the the issued under the secrecy Powers of the Federal court says 26 documents cannot be made Public because the tradition of Cabinet confidentiality would be the remaining documents touch on National or would harm International relations if made the secrecy order does not cover 42 other documents that defence lawyers have requested from defence lawyer Pierre Lamontagne said no More witnesses will be called because the order prevents key Docu ments from being the Case was adjourned until Tomor Row when defence lawyers and Crown prosecutor Jeanpierre Bonin Are to present final arguments on the defence motion to have the charges judge Maurice Rousseau is not expected to Render a decision immediate the mounties Are charged with Vari Ous illegal operations to fight what was described As separatist terrorism in Quebec in the Early see gag Page 4 not enough to go around a crowd of polish shoppers stand in Warsaw food store threatening to strike unless police protect them from tuesday waiting to buy up the few remaining hams hanging angry dont beat we Are not reads a behind store ten thousand store workers Are sign outside a clothing outdoor pools urged Lack of use makes operation too consultants report claims by Glen Mackenzie a consultants preliminary report recommends closing of Winnipeg nine outdoor pools and scrapping of the proposed Brooklands indoor the by professional environmental recreation consultants also recommends conversion of wading pools to Spray upgrading of soccer and football facile and other improvements estimated to Cost the City about a summary of the released at a Public meeting attended by about 100 people last said the cites nine permanent outdoor pools had swims in the summer of less than a third of taxpayers had to pay per swim to cover the differ ence Between revenues and expend making it the most expensive recreation service the City it it also said Pool revenues averaged less than an hour and Brian John president of the consulting said this would not even meet the costs of collecting the Pool Money and doing the City Hall the report recommended the outdoor pools be closed As they depreciate beyond further and that people be admitted free until then to encourage the report says the Brooklands Pool should not be built because there Are already 11 Public indoor pools in the As Well As 12 sem Public ones run by such organizations As the Young mens Christian the consultant added that All Winni Peg residents Are within Kilometres of an indoor Public Pool and 90 per cent Are within four but Anne chairman of the Brooklands neighbourhood improve ment program resident told the Norquay building meeting that residents in her area Are isolated from indoor you Are not sensitive to the needs of the she we have wanted a Pool for a Long time and you Arent going to take it from us the consultants report said taxpayers now pay a swim in subsidizing users of City indoor the report said wading pools should be converted to Spray a civic Parks official said water keeps running through a Spray Pool so no supervision is needed to prevent the report also said the City has adequate soccer Fields and outdoor Tennis but that they need it recommended designation of 100 hardball 250 softball 150 soccer 16 football Fields and 17 soccer football Fields to be maintained in Good enough shape to be used All it also said there Are 250 Public Tennis courts and 45 operated by Agen cies with some use it re commended that City courts be maintained in Good Johnston later said upgrading of facilities and other recommendations in the report would Cost about million to Steve president of the Manitoba track and Field de cried the reports failure to mention outdoor running he also said the Only outdoor area in Winnipeg for track and Field meets is the University of Manitoba which he said needs at least Worth of up the report said the City should have one Field the one under construction at the u of Fitzjohn said one Field House for a City of people is particularly when the report recommended one Arena for every Johnston said he is willing to look at but that the report was narrowed Down to look at 22 specific areas and some had to be left the report said Winnipeg has 18 Public and private Golf one for every and 000 users each Johnston said Public courses Are utilized to capacity and private ones slightly Johnston said the final report will be presented to civic administrators by the end of this Maceachen firm on plans to Cut Aid Halifax up the Federal government overruled the unanimous opposition of provincial finance ministers yesterday and said it is sticking to its plan to Cut billion in Aid to the provinces Over the next five finance minister Allan ending two Days of meetings with his provincial also rejected appeals that he delay the cuts until the two Levels of government have agreed on what conditions the provinces have to meet to get the Money that both he and Pierre minis Ter of state for ducked questions Over whether Ottawa would move unilaterally to alter Federal provincial fiscal arrangements if no negotiated settlement is both noted that agree ments covering the bulk of Federal Aid to the provinces expire March 31 and at least some of the Money requires new legislation in parliament to continue beyond that the provinces acknowledge they cannot legally Block the cuts but As Ontario treasurer Frank Miller told we have the moral suasion of representing a lot of at Issue Are Federal plans to save billion by slowing the growth of the billion in annual Aid to the provinces and see provinces Page 4 Maceachen Sticks to plan quota lifted a decision by Industry minister Herb Gray to lift the import quota on leather and Vinyl shoes draws a groan from the no movement soviet president Leonid Brezhnev gave Little indication that he is willing to Budge from his position on says Helmut widow duped an illiterate widow with nine children who signed away her farm to a Hull car dealer loses court Battle to regain her scandal not since the infamous Dreyfus affair has a Case stirred French society so deeply As the slaying of Prince Jean de Broglie on a Paris Street five years Index Horoscope Ann Landers letters focus 25 Jumble Puzzle 39 23 44 65 43 26 sports record 65 6 27 to 8 22 53 27 31 7 39 59 6 1 ;