Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 31, 1983, Winnipeg, Manitoba 1 a k to it almost licked Canada Post claims it has an near perfect record for onetime delivery of Ideal mail in something thousands of its customers might find hard to according to second Quarter figures released by Canada Winnipeg achieved a Success Fate in May and june for onetime delivery of firs class Man which the Crown corporation promises will arrive the Day after it is in the rate was 96 per the figures represent decline for april and a on Point in crease for while Mays rate remained the same As in the Winnipeg Post office handles about one million pieces of mail each Days and a two percent figure for late mail leaves a lot of irate spokesman Tim Rodgers that two per cent that late int always the same two per he it cuts across the at i everyone gets he its the mail that Doest get through that we hear he Rodgers comments were echoed by spokesmen at other postal we always get a spokesman at the uni City postal station adding the complaints were we also get a lot of comments about How fast the mail he in terms of mail leaving Canada Post claimed an Success for onetime delivery within two Days of May and and 82 per cent in Overall onetime delivery for first class mail during the second Quarter of this year was 91 per two Points higher than the National Ottawa had the worst performance during the Survey with an time rating for outgoing mail in May and june of Only 45 per its top rating was 9 per cent for local service in Fredericton had the Only perfect score during the Survey ing 100 per cent efficiency for local mail service in the rate dropped to 9 per cent in sunny today 32 Clear tonight 18 August vote no 236 free press Sun rises sets Moon rises sets 250 Home delivery classified 9562330 second class mail registration number 0286 troops attack Beirut militiamen a photo from a Reuters Beirut lebanese army tank columns rumbled along downtown streets today and the military com Mand said troops backed by heavy artillery fire attacked Strong holds of rebellious druse and shiite at least 18 people were killed and 37 London buildings blasted London a bomb attacks were made on an Israel owned the offices of a Diamond merchant and a private Home in three separate explosions across London during the police said Bill head of Scot land Yards Antiterrorist said nobody was Hurt in any of the blasts although no warnings had Jeen he said the worst explosion was at the Israel owned Leumi Oxford circus in London detonated on the sidewalk bomb extensively damaged the Banks ground floor and shattered Bank near West the windows in nearby he the Bank which occurred shortly after Midnight last was preceded by an explosion about two Kilometres away in the doorway of a Diamond merchants premises at Hucklesby it was followed by a1 bombing outside a private House in knights Ridge in the West where three including a Twoy Earold escaped he there was no evident israeli connection in the blasts of the Diamond shop or the which both suffered Only minor he he said the bombings appeared to be related to an explosion at an american express office in the City of the capitals financial responsibility for that blast was claimed by a shadowy anarchist group called the angry no group immediately claimed responsibility for the three latest an army communique proclaimed an indefinite curfew during the three pronged push into predominantly mos Lem Western where snipers fired from rooftops at the advancing the communique said armed pedestrians would be shot on marines in the multinational peacekeeping Force went on full Alert and some of their positions were sprayed by errant gun and Shell but there were no new injuries and a spokesman said no peacekeeping troops were engaged in today fight Reagan plan deemed there were no casualties in yesterdays although three French soldiers in the peacekeeping Force and a French paramilitary police officer at the French embassy were amort those on two marines were killed and 14 injured in shelling at the Beirut almost constant fire from rocket propelled grenades and automatic rifles could be heard throughout the Central District of Hamra after Dawn militiamen fought with lebanese sol Diers in the narrow shop lined streets outside the Commodore where Many Western correspondents took re the state radio said president Amiri a and Premier Shafik a Werg supervising the sweep from the defence ministry compound in suburban Kilometres East of an emergency Cabinet session was scheduled at the nearby presidential Palace in the Pine Woods of the state radio army spokesman Youssef at Trissi told the associated press by Telephone that three army brigades of about troops were taking part in the operation to reestablish order in Western state and private radio stations said lebanese soldiers by boat and helicopter at the Beac Side cad mos hotel to protect american embassy personnel and special forces Green Beret they said the soldiers then launched attacks on the nearby 25storey holi Day inn that moslem druse militias had seized earlier in the Day and from which they threatened to attack the cad mos the broadcasts reported fierce see lebanese Page 4 cars Burn near French embassy in Beirut where two French soldiers were killed Deal paves Way to woes for builder on illegal Lane by Christie Mclaren 1 City huh has offered a Norwood Man a Deal on his new a Deal he simply cannot Clifford Wood wants to say but unless he signs on the dotted his new garage is the complains is Sim he pays the City a year to lease the Alley to the garage at his but there Are some strings he must also maintain and per haps pave the Alley at his own expense and to the cites liking agree to absolve the City of responsibility for any damage City workers or equipment May do and buy a insurance policy covering both himself and the a letter he received from the City lists nine other i believe said a diesel Mechanic for Canadian National i know it int a for Wood and his neighbors on Rue la Verendrye have been using the Cit owned Alley behind their houses to get to their City Crews routinely collect garbage and scoop up Snow from the even though officials say it is not a Legal Lane and therefore they Are not obliged to provide such Lasi Wood sought a build ing permit for a new garage behind his House at 155 it was they told me there was no Back he said he the Simme treide 20foot Deaden strip of Hardtop behind his is our nonexistent it is better than some of our City a City bylaw says no one can build a garage without adequate Access to it via a Lane or he was eventually granted a building permit in but Only after he formally requested an or through the Alley from the cites land surveys and real estate he knocked Down his see garage Page 4 Arena remains a Snag by Dave Roberts City Council will decide 14 which of three concepts it prefers for the massive 2004400 million redevelopment of North Portage but despite a new proposal yesterday for a downtown Arena a contentious Issue in the development both mayor Bill Norrie and executive policy committee chairman Jim Ernst said it was unlikely any Arena plan would the Arena Issue is still a said Ernst in a series of meetings executive policy committee heard proposals both for and against building an Arena critics backing the committee Learned that the orig Inal Winnipeg Jet Fairweather prop erties plan for a downtown Omni plex had now been endorsed by its former the Norco group of the Arena plan is now also backed with Money from greatest life Assurance Michael president of fair weather and jets presi Dent Barry told the com Mittee that greatest Oxford development a subsidiary of greatest lad co Deraps and Degray development now supported the a Trievel government task Force last month heard the Jet Fairweather the Norco a Lakeview prop Ertie Winnipeg developers and it scrapped them recommending 12 that its own pro the Portage place be adopted but councillors decided to take a see downtown Page 4 firms building called firetrap by Cecil Rosner civic officials Are allowing a Gar ment manufacturer to occupy a City owned main Street even though an Engineer has called the Structure a firetrap and an invitation to the 75yearold Kaplan building at 661665 main Street was acquired by the City in a tax Sale Early in since administration officials and councillors have been trying to decide whether to demolish the building or renovate the building is occupied by Bess Borough merchandisers a manufacturer of sporting goods which employs 11 City Engineer roman Christik inspected the two Storey masonry build ing earlier this year and found numer Ous hazards and with the condition of the building and the Type of activity carried out this building can Best be de scribed As a firetrap and an invitation to Chris ticks report Christik found uneven and Rotten floor original electrical wiring in extremely poor Rotten and broken a Rotten and unsafe fire a Central steam heating system and Large cracks in some parts of the in my the Structure is not Worth repairing and should be torn Down As soon As he the recommendation was approved by civic finance but the cites environment committee decided it might be a Good idea to turn the property Over to the main Street revitalization group see garment Page 4 a convict readmitted for study at u of Law school by Larry Hill a former Winnipeg Law student who fled Canada in 1977 while on bail for three criminal charges and was convicted of rape following extradition from Israel nearly three years later has been readmitted to the University of Manitoba Law Saul Edward who was enrolled As a Law student at the University at the time of his arrest will graduate from the faculty next year if he passes his third and final year of Law but Engel plans to Complete his de Gree by taking third year courses at the University of Saskatchewan in Engels criminal record did not affect his application to study in said Daniel Dean of Law equal footing we put him on an equal footing with everybody else when he a said who noted it would be ironic to deny Engel a place while allowing convicts to take University the University of Saskatchewan runs courses in the Prince Albert ish you should not deny them econ vices Access to University once there out of Engel began serving fou year sentence for rape and Gross indecency convictions 1980 at Stony Mountain he was later transferred to Drumheller institution in Alberta and then a maximum Security institution in Prince it was from Prince Albert that Engel received Day parole after serv ing eight months sixth of his sentence behind Engel could not be reached for com Dean Jack of the u of m Law confirmed Engel would obtain a u of m degree if he passes his last year in he would not comment Arthur chairman of the admissions committee at the of m Law said that in order for Engel to study Law As a Transfer student in he certainly had to be currently recognized As a u of m braid said there were powerful arguments on both sides of the debate about whether students should be Able to enter the faculty or continue courses after being convicted of our faculty and the University Community in general would be divided on the braid some say professional faculties should con Sider an applicants personal con but others he Mulroney predicts pm will run in next election by Michael Doyle Winnipeg free press new Brian Mulroney said yesterday he believes he will be fighting prime minister tru Deau in the next he clearly considers himself the Best of that group and i cant dispute Mulroney the opposition Leader said his party is going to take a lot of care picking candidates and that he wants More immigrants under the tory Mulroney said he will not Tam per with decisions by local constituency associations across the country but he Hopes they will choose Strong candidates and Many with immigrant he said italians and various other newcomers Are working hard contributing to the building of a great nation and it is not fair they should have so Little say in How it Mulroney was speaking at a news conference in Central Nova yesterday in the Wake of his landslide by election he was to Fly last night to Ottawa and today he is expected to make Public the names of those people who will Wield Power on his he also said he would reveal his Shadow Cabinet after he holds discussions with the tory see Mulroney Page 4 reassessment the childrens Aid society of Winnipeg plans to define its change its style and maybe hire a new contender Tuxedo la Gary Filmon is expected to announce today his intention to seek the leadership of the Manitoba pc Hijack ends hijackers of an air France Jet surrendered at Tehran Airport today and the 15 hostages were freed the world now has More than billion people Ann 40 45 7 14 40 Jumble 7 13 57 sports 61 to 13 6 i ;