Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 14, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Rocky horror cultists Chain themselves to seats at least a dozen moviegoers chained themselves to theatre seats saturday night to protest an end to showings of the Rocky horror picture show at Winnipeg epic epic manager Richard Falk was initially amused by the fans move when the lights went up for the last time on the cult film a Midnight tradition at the theatre every second saturday for More than four you of that theatres have he told the dressed As movie characters with blackened fishnet Gar Cloudy tonight 20 Cloudy tomorrow 13 Ter belts and other but when it became apparent that the fans were serious about staying All Falk called in the after officers arrived and told the protesters they would be arrested for trespassing if they didst the cult members used hidden keys to free themselves and the movies Astral films of withdrew Rocky horror from the epic because Bozof fice returns were we dont want to get Richard in one fan said of the groups decision to leave i guess our next move will be some sort of demonstration at Astral films of Falk said the movie will probably be rerelease by Astral at a later but he noted that in Vancou ver and Edmonton the film was went to larger Chain the epic is an Independent operation and Falk said Rocky horrors loss will definitely Hurt it be the same anywhere said one we Are a family and you cant Cut a family apart that cult followers came close to tears As they paid tribute to Falk As their they joined in a chorus of we love to the tune of one of the songs from the some Rocky horror aficionados claimed there not alone in their obsession with the saying their parents Are behind them As my Mother just bought me a new pair of High heels and nylons for said one heartbroken v the last of a dying december 1981 free Sun rises sets Moon rises sets final 250 Home delivery 9570550 classified 9562330 second class mail registration number 0286 some strike in Poland in spite of martial Law Ken free press Warsaw up workers at three Large Warsaw factories went on strike Solidarity sources but a threatened general strike to protest the crackdown on the Independent labor movement failed to the Darold martial Law govern which put the military in charge of Power plants and Coal mines militarized still More factories an apparent warning to the declared that the actions by Poland communist Leader ship were an internal members of the temporarily suspended Solidarity Union distributed leaflets in Warsaw on sunday calling for a countrywide walkout in Defiance of the governments proclamation of martial Law and its suspension of the right to spokesmen for Solidarity told re porters of work stoppages by thousands at the giant Ursus tractor the Warsaw steel Mill and the Swierczewski tool the reports could not be auditor attacks Marc by Rvl Ary Ann Fitzgerald Manitoba housing and renewal corporation came under attack today by provincial auditor Ziprick for Lack of control Over its Northern hous ing and shelter allowance the governments housing Agency has been negligent in collecting approximately owing on More than on third of its 900 housing units provided for Sale or rent on an ability Topay basis in Northern and Rural the arrears Range anywhere from three months to More than three the corporation has not been taking appropriate action to ensure that these accounts Are attended to on a timely Ziprick said in his annual re port for the 198081 fiscal he cited the Case of an individual who has occupied a under an agreement for Sale for More than a year without making any because the corporation Hast completed in agree to repairs to the the auditor also found Lack of proper controls on the shelter allowance for elderly renters and shelter allowance for family renters files do not generally include the appropriate documentation supporting the determination of resulting in undue Reliance being placed solely on the reasonableness of the applications for Ziprick in a mildly stated As in the past several urged a process of greater evaluation and accountability for Money Given to govern ment and outside totalling a substantial amount of the provinces billion while some Progress has been the auditor said there is a Lack of direction As to the purposes of the our audit work again disclosed that authorizing orders Council continue to be written in a manner so that the use of funds was not result ing in accountability initial checks of other Large factories in some districts of the capital found no strikes or protests by members of Many of whose leaders were seized sunday when the government imposed martial employees on the first shift at the steel Plant began work at 6 but put Down their tools after a mid morning the sources nothing is going As you can for said a Steelworker out Side the giant steel but there were no outward signs of a such As banners or conflicting reports emerged from the Ursus in a Warsaw some workers said employees were on the but other sources said work had stopped in several earlier today a Solidarity member at steel Mill said authorities had fished out the most important Union but there Are others to take their so some time will have to elapse before they arrive Arborne a photo the official polish news Agency Pap said there had been worker discussions at several factories but denied any interruptions in with Poland new military authorities tightening their grip on the coun try it was becoming nearly impossible to obtain information about develop ments elsewhere in the the country was living in warlike with travel pub Lic meetings banned Union activity the press limited to a hand Ful of official and radio and television Given Over to broadcasting military although some workers remained at factories in the City Reo Solidarity leaders still at Large after a Roundup when the military took Over Power in Poland sunday had called for a general Union sources said the leaders of most factory strike committees were among those seized in the initial government Roundup government officials said arrests will be an ongoing but Soli Darity sources said some detainees have already been there was no information immediately available on the situation outside the Warsaw but Warsaw radio said Coal Power stations and heating plants have been militarized and failure to obey orders at such penalties rang ing from prison terms to Solidarity sources said As Many As members of the Union May have been rounded up in the capital earlier estimates put the total number interned in the entire country at about in addition to Solidarity the government also detained a num Ber of officials of past governments blamed for Poland current economic including former communist party chief Edward see Solidarity Page 4 Israel plans annexation of Golan Heights area at left the first to be transmitted from Poland since martial Law was imposed shows troops surrounding Solidarity offices in wroclaw at the legislative building last night 300 supporters of the polish Trade Union gathered to sing the polish National polish Anthem echoes Down legislative Halls Jerusalem a prime minis Ter Menachem begins government decided today to apply israeli Law to the Golan in effect annexing the territory captured from Syria in the 1967 Middle East a parliamentary official Dalta Secretary of the opposition labor party faction in the Knesset said the government had informed the party of its intention to propose the legislation to the House with government backing and the likelihood of considerable support from members of the labor the Bill was thought sure to be applying israeli Law to the Golan would make the territory a part of until now it has been under military Israel radio said the leftist Madam faction of former foreign min ister Abba Eban and the Shin i change faction had announced they would oppose the the decision was certain to provoke outrage in which has been embroiled in a dispute with Israel since last Spring Over syrian antiaircraft missiles in until the israeli government has refrained from annexing the fearing a Strong american last March it Defeated a bid by a Small righting party to pass such Legisla Israel radio said the government reached the decision at a special morn ing Cabinet meeting chaired by begin right after he came out of where he had been treated for a hip the immediate reason for the move appeared to be to win favor with israeli nationalists and soften their opposition to israels withdrawal from the occupied Sinai next the nationalists have vowed to Block the the governments decision May also have been timed to take advantage of International preoccupation with the polish and by the notion that if Jerusalem acts before the Sinai with Egypt will mute its opposition to avoid fouling prospects for a smooth the volcanic plateau known As the Golan Heights is about Square Kilometres in it is populated by about arabs and several thou Sand jews who have built farm Settle ments there since Israel radio said the Bill distributed has three Short clauses the first says the israeli jurisdiction and administration will apply to the the second says it takes effect the Day parliament approves it and the third empowers the minister of the Interior to implement the by Andy Blicq the polish National Anthem echoed Down the empty Halls of the Manitoba legislative building last Sung by More than 300 angry polish canadians and supporters who Gath ered for a candlelight Vigil to protest martial Law in their world 1214 Many cried openly and others fought Back tears As the crowd Sang the Anthem and later a patriotic song associated with the polish Solidarity Trade declaring yesterday Black Sun Day following the arrest of More than Solidarity leaders and supporters and imposition of martial the grimaced demonstrators unanimously approved a Resolution demanding Freedom for Poland and the imprisoned Union the declaration from the Canadian polish Congress expressed great moral outrage Over imposition of martial Law by a regime which it said has neither moral nor Legal justification to Rule in the Congress supports Solidarity objective of establishing free protesters interviewed expressed concern for the welfare of friends and relatives under the new military this is a Day weve been expecting would for some said Richard were joining our minds and our hearts with the 35 million people who has a sister and other relatives in expressed con Cern that food parcels from Canada and other countries which the poles desperately need will not reach them now that martial Law has been in while outraged by the some of the polish canadians inter viewed were not surprised by the turn of citing the increasing pressure on the polish government brought to Bear by observers believe a Resolution passed at the unions weekend Confer ence in Gdansk calling for a referendum on Poland political future was responsible for the government crack brightly decorated Christmas Trees on the Marble Steps of the legislature foyer seemed out of place As sombre polish Community leaders and local politicians spoke of the events see Poland Page 4 jets bruised As if it want pain enough to lose to Detroit red wings 21 last Winnipeg jets suffered verbal bruises from unhappy Spring vote Sterling Lyon would have rather gone to the polls next but was persuaded by most of his caucus and confidantes to go on death threats soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov and his wife Yelena Bonner were threatened with death during their hunger strike and each was told the other was wont quit Rene Levesque wont quit until a party referendum indicates whether he has Rankan file support on sovereignty Index Ann 19 31 18 7 16 36 6 8 16 Jumble 22 23 16 31 45 sports j5 to i i i ;