Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 8, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba By Paul Moloney an absurd situation is created by the contradiction Between a provincial Law which does away with age discrimination and another statute which Legal izes forced retirement for civil ser the Manitoba court of Appeal was told Jack Dean of the University of Manitoba Law said the Law now says the provincial government must dismiss a 65yearold but it cannot turn Down an equally Quali fied 66yearold person who applies to Cloudy tonight 12 Clearing tomorrow 5 retirement rules create Absurdity fill the this is an an Absurdity and an anomaly that must be London was arguing on behalf of Aubrey who was dismissed As Deputy registrar of the Appeal court two years ago when he reached the age of in Justice Hamilton of Manitoba court of Queens Bench ruled that Newport was wrongfully the government appealed judge Hamiltons decision and this resulted in yesterdays the Appeal which in a split decision in january threw out the mandatory retirement clause in a labor yesterday reserved its decision on the Newport London said another example of Absurdity in the current Law is that it is Legal for the provincial government to fire qualified 65yearoid but its not Legal for any other employer to do Justice Gordon Hall interjected that it seems obvious from the civil service superannuation act that the government does not want to employ people Over 65 years of age despite the fact the human rights act makes age discrimination judge Hall said the implication is that the government fears its work Force would become to heavy with older workers if compulsory retire ment was not we have to have a system where people Are moving out at the top so Young people could move in at the he see suit Page 4 Yoko Ono reflects on life a year after John Lennon free december 1981 vol 11 Ono 8 final 250 Home delivery 9570550 classified 9562330 second class mail Gist ration number 0286 Sun rises sets Moon rises sets up photo get a Sleigh Santa was caught without an Elf yesterday when his car tire wont run such a risk Christmas he plans to rely on blew a Flat on the Way to a shopping Plaza in Santa Rudolph and his other Reindeer to get him Chretien o London tonight As Constitution package escort Ottawa up Justice minister Jean Chretien will escort his govern ments hard fought constitutional package to London tonight where it must Cross one last hurdle before be coming the which survived More than 14 months of amendments and often bitter debate in now must navigate both Chambers of the British British prime minister Margaret Thatcher has promised to introduce Canadas Resolution at Westminster before the scheduled 24 Christmas but a heavy legislative timetable May delay passage until Gebru a final ceremony proclaiming the new Constitution in effect although some sections will be delayed for up to three will be held then in Chretien has scheduled meetings with government and opposition politicians during his fou Day stay in the British capital to explain the resolutions contents and he is also scheduled to hold what one government official Calls a How Are you meeting with the Queen tomorrow and Brief her on the historic proposals to sever Canadas last colonial Chretien begins his trip to London Only a few hours after the Senate completes its final vote on the constitutional proposals and shortly after the commons and Senate speakers deliver the proposals to de Schreyer in a Brief ceremony at government schreyers Esmond but will accompany Chretien on the flight to Butler will meet tomorrow with the Queens sir Philip to ask the Monarch formally to place the constitutional proposals before the British a handful of dissident including some from the government promised to vote against the Resolution to protest concerns ranging from Quebec opposition to the Lack of Protection for the but they had Little Chance of quash ing the guaranteed easy passage by the overwhelming Liberal there Are 63 government senators in the ornate upper compared with 25 progressive conservatives and four twelve seats Are several Liberal senators oppose the Resolution on the grounds it isolates the Only province which re fused to sign the 5 Accord upon which the Resolution is several senators argued yesterday that passing the Resolution without Quebec approval would Only help the see senators Page 4 farm machinery sales plummet dealers report declines of 50 or More from figures by Maureen Brosnahan local farm machinery dealers report a drop of Between 50 and 70 per cent in sales last month and Many Are blaming it on new Federal the confusion of the Farmers Over the has brought us to a Vir Tual said David executive officer for Coop which had a 70percent drop last month compared with november and december usually Are Strong months for farm machinery dealers because Farmers buy Large usually to at the end of the year so they can reap the benefits of a tax write off and beat Price increases in but finance minister Allan Macea Chens budget Cut the capital Cost Al which had permitted Farmers to write off 30 per cent of the Cost of equipment each year As to 15 per people that i have been talking to Are very confused about this budget has upset the whole Apple said Gerry owner of Gerry Henchel implements who estimates his sales dropped 50 per cent in its turned a lot of Farmers Treyve got a big they see the government closing in on this is the worst Ive Ever said Wendel owner of Bison equipment whose sales were Down 60 per cent in november from the same month last we did have a fairly Good month in but no vember was really a Polowick estimated the tax break was responsible for about 75 per cent of Large machinery sales in november and december in past its a new Ball game for us in we lose that sales the Bison owner Keith owner of Bowes equip ment in Portage la said the entire Sale year was prices were Down with High interest this last hammering that Mac Eachen has hit everyone Over the head with drove the last Nail in the he some dealers said the combined with High interest rates and Low crop has created a heavy Bur Den on i dont think you can attribute it All to the said Chuck Canadian sales manager for versatile farm equipment its a combination of i cant just blame it on the said Jim owner of Henderson Power Polowick said Farmers were hoping for a boost from the but it didst he said its left an air of uncertainty hanging Over the farming i cant see whats going to i just live from Day to Day and see what i can he Solidarity faces attack from the news services Warsaw Poland communist regime launched a two pronged assault on the Independent labor accusing Lech Walesa of calling for the of the government and filing charges against another top Solidarity the government Media yesterday carried taped remarks from a closed door meeting last week in Radom of Solidarity Leader Walesa and 37 Region Al leaders of the Union who said that confrontation with the authorities is the leaders could also be heard talking of setting up a temporary National the official polish news Agen reported the Independent labor federations chief in the Baltic port City of Marian has been charged with publicly ridiculing and insulting government officials last it is the first time since Solidar Ity was formed iy2 years ago that someone of Jurczyk prominence has been treason alleged the charge was based on his com ments that members of the the polish were traitors and that some people might have to be hanged to solve Poland Jurczyk remarks were published by the communist party newspaper Titbit a audit before a meeting of the and four Days before another meeting of the the Media carried tape recordings from the radon the confrontation is Walesa saying the government publicized version of the i wanted to reach that Confron tation in a natural when almost All social groups Are with Walesa but i made a mistake because i thought we would keep it up and then we would overthrow these seems and local government councils and so at another Point Walesa Well Only we dont want to pay the maximum the meaning is to pay As Little As that is Why one should pick the once during the often heated Seweryn the Deputy chief of Solidarity Warsaw warned Walesa against according to the published while the fortunes of some sports appear to be improving that int the Case with the spirit of Christmas which is almost behind the total for this Date a year while the figures May be a Little there is still reason for Hope because a lot of people rallied to the giving the fund its largest on Day total of the if you go Back even one he then i will Cut your head off and if i am not doing someone else will do Jan the Union chief in is quoted As advocating a transitory government to stabilize Poland until free elections for political councils could be Rule ski said this temporary government could take the form of a social economic he was supported in according to see polish Page 4 hijacked jets reach Panama Panama City a venezuelan airliners High jacked in a coordinated operation landed in Panama today with about 150 hostages after stops in Honduras and Gua a Security official at Panama cites Airport the third to land was a Boeing 727 of the avens airline that took off from Guatemala two hijacked dc9s landed earlier after flying from Tegu the Security who asked not to be said the hijackers aboard the two Aero postal dc9s were negotiating with the Airport adminis Jorge Jurado the venezuelan ambassador to pan Cesar Rondon told the associated press that the hijackers were demanding million and the release of political prisoners in Vene land without permission Rondon Lovera denied there Are political prisoners in his and said Venezuela is demanding the re lease of the passengers and return of the three Airport officials said the planes landed without honduran officials said they thought the hijackers would go to about 150 people including the hijackers were reported still aboard the three officials said the Hijack ers released 22 passengers during a Brief Stop on the Island of 67 in and 20 apiece in Tegucigalpa and Guatemala reports conflict it was not known How Many Hijack ers were aboard the three there were conflicting reports of the hijackers nationalities and their but the venezuelan ambassadors remarks seemed to confirm some ear Lier reports that the hijackers were newspapers in the venezuelan reported yesterday receiving a purportedly from the demanding million and Freedom for 12 prisoners in a spokesman for the news paper Al Universal he said the communique was signed by the Manuel Rojas Lusardo a group which venezuelan officials said they had never heard the communique also attacked the venezuelan government for supporting the civilian military Junta in Al Salva o Jerusalem with More than enough ongoing problems to keep it israels 1 political process is tied in knots Over two Pew raring to go i want to get out from this from behind this beast says Manitoba education minister Maureen who raring to get pm reeling Levesques pm government is on the defence against a scandal raking onslaught by the opposition heading West i Montreal Alou ettes have sent quarterback Gerry Dattilio to Calgary stampedes to Complete an earlier Index Ann 24 39 7 25 29 48 6 8 Jumble 32 33 39 59 sports to i i i ;