Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 26, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Do Catcher bites off More than he can Chew Minneapolis a Jill Otten admits she bit the and says shed it Otten says she and her husband came Home the afternoon of 5 and found their miniature was missing from their fenced a neighbor told the Ottens she had seen a metropolitan animal patrol service truck near their i went immediately to maps to see if they had taken my she when the truck she she confronted a who had Pep Cloudy tonight 7 Clearing tomorrow 3 i took my dog in my arms and the Man ran in front of me and grabbed my dog by the Otten he told me to let go of the dog and said i could not have he told me to let go of my dog or he would choke him to death right in my he would not let go and in and fear for the life of my i bit Otten says her Teeth Sank into the do catchers Arm and he dropped Pep Otten scooped up the dog and went the incident want i was about to go to the North Side police precinct to file a report when the maps truck the same Driver got out and started Yelling obscenities and threats at he said he would get my dog one Way or an Otten went into House and called the Warden told police the dog was outside the Otten said the dog have gone outside the Otten later received notice that she was accused of interfering with an animal a if she wanted to fight the she was to appear in a Hennepin she was not charged with Arm but i was prepared to fight Otten showed up to fight the Case 14 with a notarized statement that read in part my dog is like a child to and is this any different than kidnapping should i have to pay a Ransom no one from the animal patrol ser vice showed up in and the Case was will Economy be Able to held up roof Over canadians november 1981 109 i free press Sun rises sets Moon rises sets final 250 Home delivery 9570550 classified 9562330 second class mail registration number 0286 wave free press police officer 0eather Chat stands near sneakers left behind in Arcade by Man fleeing shooting amusement Arcade action boils Over by Joe Rubin patrons at a downtown amusement Arcade disarmed a gunman yester Day after two one suffering a gunshot chased each other the pinball one has been taken into custody by police while was treated for a gunshot wound to the Arm at the health sciences Centre and released last the fracas began at about 4 with an argument Between two men one Short the Golden Grill restaurant on Portage owner Erry Malamas said he recognized the taller of the the big one 21 came in Here six months he took some pills and fell on the said we called the police and they carried him i remember him because Hes a tall the two men continued their argument in the where they apparently police were called and the men the Shorter of the two had a bleeding Gash on his face and was carrying a Malamas the two were then seen outside Long John silvers Arcade at Portage Avenue and Carlton arguing loudly and Joe Topolnicki a moneychangers at the said the two appeared to be arguing Over the taller one hit the Shorter Man in the he the Shorter Man ran off and re turned about five minutes later with what police said was a sawed off i heard two said Topol the first one sounded like Glass like he police said last night there is some confusion Over whether one or two shots were Steve said he was stand ing right behind the victim when the shooting it was he it sounded like fire Topolnicki said the taller Man was shot in Fleshy upper portion of his left he ran into the Arcade pursued by the Shorter Man with the the scene took some Arcade patrons by i just decided to come in Here and blow a few i didst expect said Dan i wanted to continue playing the game but then i the Guys got blood on his a number of pinball players tried to Stop the Shorter Man and in doing so knocked the gun from his someone kicked the gun Between a soft drink machine and a defender video with the gun out of the assailants his victim turned on him and wrestled him to the witnesses the Shorter Man wriggled out of his grasp and fled through the leaving his Blue and White sneakers on the floor amid a sprinkling of blood he jumped out of his shoes and ran said the moneychangers said police arrived soon taking the tall Man to witnesses said the other Man ran West on the North Side of Portage and collided with a police car making a turn from Portage onto Edmonton a police officer hopped out of the put a gun to the mans head and kept him against the a manager at Long John silvers said the taller Man is known in the area and has been barred from the whatever has has said the who would not give his we have nothing to do with 200 meet to seek Aid on pc City homeowners stuck with banned insulation trying to organize by Maureen Brosnahan and Glen Mackenzie about 200 people with outlawed urea formaldehyde foam insulation in their Homes jammed the Union Centre last night to organize their fight for govern ment organized by the 350member Home owners with urea formaldehyde foam insulation in the meeting saw the establishment of 12 Volunteer committees to gather information on the effects of foam vapor and look at ways to lobby governments for the meeting did not prod uce a time Frame for any activities by the organizer Lloyd Maynard said pre Mier elect Howard Pawley has mixed to arrange a meeting with his still appointed consumer and corporate affairs but he said this int a guarantee of provincial action because that just a politician talk vapor from the foam has been linked by some to respiratory problems and cancer and some homeowners have complained of skin problems and Aller Gies which they blame on the much of the fire at last nights meet ing was directed at the Federal govern which has twice approved and twice banned the first introduced in Canada in it was outlawed the following the ban was lifted in 1978 but the product was again removed from use earlier this Maynard said he doubts residents will go after the firms who installed the foam because they feel businessmen will find a Way to escape liability and because an individual lawsuit would be group founder Glenn mar Kowski said the refusal of some Mort Gage lenders and insurers to handle houses insulated with foam will Sim ply fuel homeowners anger at govern ment inactivity on the Markowski and others like it across the have been pressuring Ottawa to act because Many of the Homes were insulated with foam under the Federal Canadian Home insulation Many of the Manitoba homeowners affected Are now faced with spending Between 000 and to strip the foam from their the Federal government has promised to report on the problem at the end of the after that in afraid All hell is going to break Markowski the decisions made by mortgage lenders and insurers this week leaves Canada mortgage and housing corporation As the Only mortgage insurer in the country that will still insure a mortgage on a House with but Chc demands that buyers be made aware that the House is insulated with the Dinsmor mortgage insurance and the mortgage insurance company of see foam Page 4 first rights charter says by Brian Cole Manitoba Premier elect Howard Pawley is lobbying to have the Trudeau governments original charter of rights included in the constitutional package which goes to Pawley said in a statement yesterday he will not formally propose changes to the final Accord reached Between Ottawa and the nine provinces until he and his government Are sworn Pawley said yesterday the Origi Nal charter would better guarantee women rights because it would not allow Ottawa or the provinces to Over ride Section the original charter would also guar Antee native rights because it states that the aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal Peoples of Canada Are hereby recognized and yesterday that he has communicated this position to Trudeau and other provincial but he said he cannot take any further action until his government takes the nip Leader said he remains concerned about the Lack of a truly satisfactory Section on the rights of aboriginal Indian and Metis leaders have also voiced their disappointment Over their exclusion from National negotiations and Over a proposed amendment to Section 34 of the which they say would protect Only their existing Pawley said the Legal advice received showed the proposed addition of the word existing to Section 34 would not detract significantly from the guarantee of aboriginal rights in the original in he the amendment might even further affirm aboriginal although judicial interpretation will be needed before the full meaning of the Section is Hawleys statement followed Mon Days changes to the proposed rights charter which have drawn criticism see native Page 4 Chretien dismisses Quebec veto by Michael Doyle Winnipeg free press Ottawa Justice minister Jean Chretien said last night a new move against the Constitution by Quebec Premier Rene Levesque has All the effect of a decree to Stop the snows of and he promised the government will push ahead with plans to bring Home the Constitution and wrap up debate Levesque last night said the province is exercising its traditional right to veto constitutional change and tabled an order Council to that effect in the National Justice minister Jean Chretien said there is no Legal basis for the Quebec see Chretien Page 4 police officer held after breaking by Kevin Prokosh a Winnipeg police officer has been suspended without pay after he was charged with an Earl morning break in yesterday at a business in police chief Ken Johnston said Keith Roland had been jointly charged with Wesley James of Ferndale Avenue with enter and the charges Stem from a breaking at Rockwell International of Canada on Dublin Avenue Johnston said who worked from James Assiniboia District 2 police was off duty at the time of the Kilfoyle and Wagner have also been charged with Possession of stolen goods Over following the recovery of a portable police radio missing for More than a year from the District 2 police As Kilfoyle has been jointly charged with his Marlene on a count of possessing stolen goods valued at More than Johnston said these charges Stem from the recovery of goods believed taken in another Jame Assiniboia breaking 27 at Best plumbing and heating Supply 550 Century he said the Case involves tools Worth in excess of Kilfoyle and Wagner appeared in provincial judges court yesterday and were remanded in custody until Tomor Johnston suspends officer when their lawyers will apply for Kilfoyle who appeared before judge Sam was remanded until tomorrow and released on her own recognizance of the chief said Kilfoyle suspension will stay in effect until the next meet ing of the Winnipeg police commis scheduled for at that time the commission will review the Case and decide whether to continue the suspension or reinstate the officer with certain Holiday guide the Holiday season is fast the free press presents a special 20page Section outlining the latest in gift 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