Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 26, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 2 Winnipeg free november 1981 gassing antidote on Way by Manfred Jager an antidote for one of the most deadly nerve gases is almost within a pharmacologist working with the National defence research Centre in said who visited the University of Manitoba faculty of pharmacology for a series of guest lectures this said the search for an anti dote to the nerve Gas Soman has under Way at Suffield and centres in Vari Ous countries for about six in its pure liquid Soman is so potent that even the Vapours emanating from a Small drop can kill a person in less than half an the Gas also enters the nervous system through skin Clement asked which countries Are storing Soman and Why so much Effort is going into the search for an Clem ent All we know is that Soman is a compound our present Day therapies dont work symptoms of skin penetration or inhalation of Soman in animal experiments have included increased saliva Large amounts of secretions including excessive tear production and muscle tremors leading to death results from acute respiratory the initial breakthrough in the anti dote search was achieved by a group of investigators in West Ger Clement Many including the Suffield have based their activities on the initial German he even though Progress has now reached the stage were Laboratory mice can now can survive previously lethal doses of Clement said they still come Down with severe symptoms lasting up to two the Point is that test animals now Are Able to overcome that acute crisis and Clement said the ultimate goal is to develop an antidote so effective that exposure to Soman can be counteracted without the complication of any i think were years away from even though our Progress to Date is scientists at the University of Mani Toba pharmacy faculty have Cooper ated with Clement and other defence researchers but have never handled nerve he said the u of m involve ment has been to ensure that nontoxic compounds used in the antidote tests Are kept uncontaminated and Are not in danger of chemical breakdown before reaching City Calendar Winnipeg free press a Mega donates toward health clinic Annalena Koswoski was cited As perfect example of need for a health and safety clinic by Manfred Jager the Manitoba federation of labor has received a donation toward its proposed occupational health and safety clinic from the provinces civil service Mil president Dick Martin said the donation from the Manitoba govern ment employees association brings total contributions for the Centre to about the federation voted to establish the Centre at its annual convention in the shortage of doctors Martin said the federation still plans to open the clinic by this time next but that officials May have to go to Britain to hire a salaried physician specializing in occupational Medicine because of the shortage of such doctors on this we Hope to go ahead with implementing our plans for the clinic when we have the our feasibility study indicated we need to get the clinic he wed feel a lot More comfortable if we approached the level by the time we go we want to cover the initial staffing and equipment costs the Meas contribution to the health Centre was delivered by Anna Lena a technician at the Cadham provincial Laboratory who was diagnosed As a lung cancer victim this she had surgery and a month ago returned to her Koswoski said her doctors informed her that substances she has been work ing with for the past 20 years May cause health including infections and but they said there is no actual proof that her own cancer was linked to known carcinogenic asked if others in her Laboratory Section had contracted Kos Woski said one other technician was diagnosed As having the disease a number of years received surgery and resigned from her the woman Koswoski but recently had to resume treatment at the Manitoba cancer treatment and research Annalena is a perfect example of the kind of work and advocacy we need on behalf of the wage earner and the health hazards they Are frequently exposed Martin he said there Are no immediate plans to erect a new building for the but we might get someone else to build it for us and then rent the space once the building is the Mil executive feels we ought to rent the space we need for the first while there Are Many people in the labor movement who Hope that when we do our feasibility study on a new and larger Union that the clinic could become part of that he said recruiting for the occupational Medicine specialist and a nurse practitioner will Start next Martin said the new clinic will give workers an someone who understands the effects of chemicals in the workplace and what the effects Are on the someone who can help governments recognize that health problems such As cancer Are caused in fact by exposure to certain substances at Martin said Union health centres in Hamilton and Montreal have already proven their value in the Field of occupational health the Mil president said the work of the new clinic will also make it easier for Manitoba wage earners to obtain financial assistance from the workers compensation space found for agriculture Hall of Fame the Manitoba agricultural Hall of Fame has found display space for its gallery in Brandon Keystone the agricultural and recreational com plex has agreed to accommodate 34 por traits and citations with an option to provide More space in a new the Hall of set up in 1976 to Honor dedicated efforts to better Agri culture in the has offered to hold annual dedication ceremonies in different last year the event was held at Souris in conjunction with town Centennial the Hall Board of directors accepts nominations on a continuing basis through its office Colleen at choral workshop on weekend Alliance chorale Manitoba will present its programs for including the provincial choral workshop to be held tomorrow to sunday at the 340 Provencher information concerning a National choral week in january will be the Transcona Branch of the Winnipeg Public Library system will be closed the men and boys choir of a saints Church will sing ancient and modern prophetic carols directed by Donald organist and the Advent procession will begin at sunday at the Broadway at Osborne Jennifer professor of botany and director of the University Field station in Delta will speak on wildflowers of Greece and show slides to the Manitoba naturalists society at 8 monday in the Basic medical science Emily Street and Bannatyne the Canadian red Cross Manitoba will hold blood donor clinics from 9 to 7 monday to wednesday and from 9 to 3 and 4 at the Centre 226 Osborne a free Wicker Basket to the 1st 25 customers through our doors at both floating ecstasy locations on Friday and at our mistake Traci Pillion h High l Low cold Cairo from a Story in some editions yesterday wrongly implied that a civic report had recommended the imminent closing of several outdoor City swimming in the report urged that they be closed As they depreciated according to City would take at least 10 Western express five tickets Worth each and five Worth each were picked in the Western express lottery draw wednesday night the tickets Are 3035624 and the 1154724 and there Are prizes of for tickets with the last six digits of the top for the last five digits and for the last deaths classified death Winnipeg area forecast Cloudy with occasional Light Snow flurries High near 1 mainly Cloudy tonight and tomorrow with frequent sunny periods tomorrow Low tonight near High tomorrow near extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba frequent sunny periods saturday and sunday with temperatures above Cloudy monday with some Snow flurries Likely and temperatures Cooling to near Normal readings of 6 and Northern Manitoba mainly Cloudy saturday through monday periods of Snow Likely temperatures above Normal saturday and Cooling to near Normal readings of11 and 22 Northwestern Ontario Cloudy Clearing mainly sunny temperatures near Normal readings of 4 and 13 saturday and above Normal sunday and temperatures Canada and the world National Thunder International new 7 3 2 0 5 4 9 3 3 12 15 1 2 9 14 14 16 25 12 19 17 11 24 25 Winnipeg temperature comparisons mean last highest on record in 1962 lowest on record in 1903 precipitation total Tor 1 to 25 Milli metres Normal 1 6 3 4 3 8 20 5 3 20 6 17 23 Clear fair Clear Cloudy 28 Clear Clear 27 talk Clear 26 Cloudy fair 1 3 4 8 3 1 14 3 5 Neil of Poison husband of Jane of Prit Chard and James personal care widow of William of Peter widow of William Richard fre of 321 Park Boule of formerly of Lac do husband of Irene of formerly of Jean Bap husband of Cecils col Patrick of 89 Loc Moor husband of Pearl Robert Andrew husband of Nora Martin of formerly of husband of Eleanor Ivan of 1038 Poison husband of Vera of 1395 Rothesay suite husband of Christina Lyle of husband of Mary of Park Manor personal care formerly of 884 College of widow of Frank Valentine of 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