Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 27, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Robbery attempted in Public Library by Murray Mcneill three youths tried to Rob a 70year old Winnipeg Man wednesday As he sat Reading a Book in the downtown Cen Tennial librarian Ernst Vitovec said yester Day the elderly Man was Reading at a table on the main floor of the Library at about when he was at tacked by the described acc 17 or 18 years of age and Vitovec said the Man was the Only person in the area when the Man later told him and police the Trio snuck up behind one of them clamped a hand Over his Mouth and pulled him onto the floor and the others went through his the Man said he managed to Knock the attackers hand from his Mouth and Vitovec said he heard the yells and ran to see what was Vitovec said one youth had already fled and the others were close he saw the Man on the floor and asked if he was All the Man said the three had just tried to Rob Vitovec said he ran after the but they had quite a head Start on me so he soon gave up the he said he returned to the Library and checked on the other than a Small Cut on his the Man did not appear to be but he was quite Vitovec he said the a regular at the Library and a shy just wanted to go Vitovec said he persuaded the Man to wait and Tell police what police later took a statement from then let him go although he knows the Vitovec refused to identify saying he didst want any Robert administrative ser vices supervisor for the said yesterday the incident was a first for the Library and is Oliver said the Library has a Security guard on duty from 4 until closing but not before if theres another incident like that we May have to consider having a guard All the he nits party scores Cloudy tonight 7 sunny tomorrow 2 Winnipeg free press november 1981 vol 109 no Sun rises sets Moon nerf i fl49 Al m m final 250 Sun rises sets Moon rises sets with supplements Home delivery 9570550 classified 9562330 class mail registration number 0286 clothes depot lineups grow by Maureen Brosnahan hard times and High prices have forced Large numbers of poor people into Winnipeg clothing depot lines in an Effort to find free clothes for them selves and their at the clothing depot at the women building on Alexander ave which has been operating for More than a lineups have been growing since the fall As Young Moth ers with babies and elderly people come in search of Winter at the beginning of Winter it was just said Yvette coordinator of the we dont have enough Winter we really need childrens clothing and babies three hour wait despite yesterdays snowy weath about half a dozen people lined up the building for three hours waiting for the doors to open at 1 within half an about 30 people were in the basement of the building sorting through the tables of clothes and the Racks of Coats and most of the clothing was Well picked Over within an one Young couple with a 19month old baby girl collected a few items but were hoping to find some underclothing for their we cannot afford said the Young kids clothes Are almost As expensive As adults right now in just picking up a few things that i can make Over or for the woman said she had also visited the Kateri Tekakwitha 87 Isabel another Centre provid ing clothing for the in an at tempt to find clothing for her the Young who came to Winnipeg from Saskatchewan about six months said he has been unable to find a Job and is supporting his family on unemployment carrying infants at the other end of the two Sisters Young mothers and one expecting another child in february their infant children As they picked through the folded items Ken free press woman picks through clothing at a depot in women building on Alexander on the hoping to Salvage some both have been Here a number of elderly people were also among those sorting through the Parr said the depot has attracted Many people from the especially Young mothers and elderly people who cant afford to Purchase new clothes or even Thrift shop fare be cause the prices have become too but Parr said the which is open once a is running Short of there seems to be More and More she so Many of the women line up with babies and stroll ers and some of them Haven had anything new in Parr said the lineups Are smaller when the Weathers they Haven got the clothes to take the babies out she Laurent Centre Large numbers of people have also been obtaining clothing from the Laurent operated by the Grey nuns in yesterday we had one Day we had said an administrator at the since theres been a lot of people there Are some real poor Many of the people Are on social assistance and cant afford new cloth said there just not get Ting enough on welfare to she their clothing allowance goes to the City welfare department pro Vides clothing allowances of Between and a depending on the age of the recipient and food allowances paid by welfare Range from a month for Young children to and for teens and adults with the amounts adjusted according to family Ron director of social ser vices for the City of said most of those on assistance must juggle their budgets to accommodate Price increases for food and cloth ships Back broken copters save Crew Halifax up the euro Prin Cess went aground and partially broke into pieces it May become the first ship in 34 years to die on cruel Sable a spokesman with transport Canada said today the Back of the ship is but it still held together by the he said it is impossible to say whether the ship will remain but her yugoslavian Crew of under Anton will live to sail thanks to two Canadian forces helicopter pilots and the helicopters lifted the Crew of the 175metre Grain Carrier to safety Early today in raging seas off inhabited these Days Only by ponies and one of the Mike Dorey from cab did not think of himself As a its a Job we have to do and its Dorey said in an inter View at cab to Ottawa gives nannies better Deal owners of local Domestic help Agen cies have some reservations about new Federal regulations which make it easier for nannies working temporarily in Canada to apply for permanent Resi immigration minister Lloyd a worthy announced yesterday measures to help foreign liven housekeepers and Domestic mainly qualify for landed immigrant including a requirement that employ ers provide time off for training and contribute up to a month for the changes aim to help domestics improve their skills either in the Domestic area or a different Field so they can find a Job on their own and Arent dependent on their original pm until our policies prevented most of these temporary workers from qualifying for permanent said while the Agency owners had few qualms with making it easier for domestics to obtain landed immigrant they said it is unfair to ask the employer to give time off during the Day and pay for training of Gail owner of Campbell said she had no objections to the new immigration she pointed out there could see new Page 4 ments after he brought half the the Crew of the euro Princess to dry land and safety in the wee hours this morn it was a lot of i dont know if i would categorize myself As a were just doing our my whole Crew did an outstanding Job and i was really pleased with Srdoc had a different a Beautiful he said in heavily accented very the first 13 seamen rescued from the stricken vessel remained overnight on a desolate 45kilometre stretch of Sand barely two Kilometres wide and surrounded by treacherous Sable lurks 300 Kilometres East of Hali Only modern navigational aids and Luck have reduced her toll of lives and shipping in recent for a time last it looked like the Crew of the see copters Page 4 tories leave by Ingeborg Boyens Manitoba retiring conservative left an unwelcome legacy to the new nip administration yester Day in the form of a projected lion the Surprise news of the provinces largest Ever contained in the governments second Quarter financial Means the Pawley government will have to find new ways to pay for existing programs and Campaign Lyon the deficit projection announced by the tories just four Days before the change in government is even larger than the debt they assumed and strongly decried when they took office in although the tories spoke at that time of balancing the finance minister Brian Ransom was not Avail Able yesterday to explain How the projected deficit had Premier elect Howard Pawley i expressed disappointment at the conservative governments parting they Are leaving the cupboards very he told it will be difficult for us and difficult for Pawley said he was surprised by the news of the Mega deficit since the conservatives had kept up such Posi Tive appearances during the election certainly the Public has been he adding that the new shortfall stands As a final testimony to the failure of Premier Sterling Lyons economic the nip Leader said his government must begin immediately to repair Manitoba faltering the matter will be among the first dealt with by the new which is to be sworn in on the nip Leader said he Hopes it wont be necessary to Cut existing programs in an attempt to balance expenditures and and Al though he made plenty of promises during the five week election Cam Pawley said he always made it see Pawley Page 4 Accord reached on natives by Michael Doyle Winnipeg free press Ottawa indians will get exist ing rights in the Mem Bers of the House of commons unanimously decided last but a proposal with tougher wording from the new democrats was thrown out on procedural that proposal would have required consent from native people to constitutional changes affecting the unanimous vote puts native rights Back in the historic but the reference to existing rights has been criticized As flawed by native it is considered Likely to weaken potential claims by no status indians and other indians who had not made treaties with representatives of the limiting aboriginal rights to Hunting and fishing and weakening claims to Large tracts of resource Rich see end Page 4 drastic spending cutback proposed by Ron Campbell City officials have proposed a drastic cutback in capital spend ing next year because of the High Cost of the capital budget presented to civic executive policy committee yesterday by the Board of commissioners Calls for million in spending in Down from this years the proposed budget is the lowest in several years and far below the million envisaged for 1982 in the cites five year capital spending chief commissioner Nick Diakiw told councillors the proposed budget will actually be million higher because it Doest include improvements to six North Winnipeg underpasses and overpasses which City Council approved when it scrapped the Sherbrook Mcgregor overpass of up rails marshalling the commissioners will consider a consultants report on priority and scheduling of the six projects on and will then propose a Sepa rate borrowing bylaw for 1982 expenditures on this has been the most difficult budget the Board has had to prepare since Ive been said Diakiw most a commissioner for seven but he added that it is based on the Best financial advice the City could i think its its practical and its under the present economic this is the Best budget we can present to see City Page 4 tax pains Ottawa intention to restrict tax deductions for investment carrying charges Means fewer jobs in Industry and a blow to people who borrow for metric chefs two Well known television Jehane Benoit and Bruno will Cook up a storm for metric conversion beginning coup fails White who hijacked an aircraft after bungling a coup in the Are behind bars in South mortgage Aid Saskatchewan homeowners facing foreclosure have been promised temporary Index Ann 8 23 Jumble 35 27 20 27 36 35 31 7 53 52 sports 24 31 6 to 25 20 t i t ;