Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 19, 1983, Winnipeg, Manitoba 4 Tan if pm september wrote lebanese troops above druse held town of Abr Chmouni clean their m16 rifles druse rebels near Beirut warship open fire on Mountain gun positions continued from Page 1 it was the biggest and most dramatic display of firepower since a 6th Fleet task Force arrived off Beirut a year ago in support of a Marine contingent in a fou coun try peacekeeping from a skyscraper rooftop Overlook ing the a Reuters correspondent watched As the apparently a frigate or fired More than 40 rounds from guns fore and aft across rooftops in Northern areas of the Capi the warship was firing East or North East Over the where syrian backed militia positions in the Hills Rise toward Mountain territory held by the syrian armed naval vessels opened fire on at least two occasions Over the last once at a militia position Southeast of Beirut Airport and once at unidentified targets behind syrian today bar rage was the first in judging by the Angle of the the correspondent the fire could have been directed farther North at the coastal Beirut radio said the lebanese army and syrian forces exchanged rocket and hellfire in that two warships steamed East to Ward Beirut just off the West Ern Beirut seafront and the destroyed in the late a few minutes before 11 4 cd they began steaming Back to Ward the West when the larger of the vessels opened up with a barrage that caused panic among some Beirut Resi the smaller ship steamed on around Ras Beirut the Northwestern tip of the City while the bigger still steaming continued to fire from at least two sending puffs of smoke Drifting Back Over its seafront residents of Western Beirut rushed for cover until they realized the which appeared to be about two Kilometres was firing farther East and naval fire residents farther their ears tuned to realized it was naval fire from their experience of bombard ment by israeli forces from the sea and ground during the attack on West Ern Beirut last the previous bursts of naval fire last week went largely unnoticed in Beirut and were presumed to have come from farther the warship first fired today minutes before 11 with two or three this was followed by about 20 rounds at a similar number at and three rounds at Beirut radio said the Navy opened fire after marines came under fire around the International Airport just South of the the government has said the marines and Navy can fire at their discretion in the naval action came shortly after the lebanese army and syrian forces exchanged heavy fire on the coastal Road North to Beirut radio the lebanese army shelled syrian rocket launchers in the Batrouny just behind syrian after they had fired on the jail the radio at Beirut radio reported in discriminate shelling of the Beirut suburbs of Hadath and furn Alshet Bak As Well As the Hillside residential District of site of the presiden tial Western military sources have said souk Elghab is vital to the lebanese army defence of its loss would allow the antigovernment which the Western sources say include hundreds of palestinian Ger to link up with druse militia units at shwe fat near Beirut Airport and with leftist moslem in Southern the sources 32 air Canada pilots in Winnipeg among 200 to be Laid off on 1 air Canada has informed the Federal labor minister it intends to Lay off 200 pilots on including 32 in Winni although it is continuing negotiations with their Union on possible work sharing measures that would keep them on the an airline spokesman said today the planned layoffs Are an Economy move aimed at compensating for a slump in passenger traffic air Canada Public affairs spokesman Joyce Krentz said the pilots who would most Likely be affected i Winnipeg Ontario spends million for jobs Toronto up the Ontario government will spend million to create training jobs Over the next year through an employer incentive beginning employers will be paid for keeping workers in an month Job training course for one workers will receive a Bonus for staying in the training course for a As they May receive free tuition for up to 50 Days a year at a Community Ontario government spokesman Scott Tyrer said when a Job becomes More Complex and it is More expensive to shut a machine Down to have a trainee work on you should take the training out of the workplace and into the the government expects about people will learn new skills under the project called the Ontario training incentive program which is being paid for by the ministry of colleges and it is the first Ontario government work creation plan to directly pay employers and trainees and to provide free employers Are eligible for up to four or Worth of and can apply to have trainees attend programs at any Community were second officers on Boeing 727 they generally have the lowest seniority among the 216 air Canada pilots based in were talking about some options to reduce that and hopefully we can keep it to less than she the airline and the Canadian airline pilots association negotiated a one year agreement last fall whereby the airlines pilots reduced their hours to save 147 it amounted to a five per cent salary Cut for that agreement expires on and the airline and the Union Are exploring prospects for a new agree ment for 1984 to keep on some or All of the 200 pilots who would leave air Canada has already said it will Lay off 375 flight attendants this and it May Lay off 128 machinists in the machinists were to have been Laid off but were kept on when the airline landed a contract to do major overhauls for Alaska airlines Boeing newspaper chains trial begins Toronto up Canadas two biggest newspaper chains go on trial today on seven merger and monopoly Southam and Thomson newspapers were committed last year to stand trial in Ontario supreme court after a seyen4ay preliminary hearing spread Over four the Laid under the Federal combines investigation include three conspiracy counts and Low merger and monopoly counts against the two companies and nine the before Justice William could Well be a lengthy one with of evidence that May be complicated to a said Crown attorney Claude the charges followed an investigation by the Federal department of consumer and corporate affairs into the closing of the Thom so owned Ottawa journal and the Southa owned Winnipeg and the 1979 closing of the Montreal then owned by up publications a company later purchased by also on Thom son sold to Southam its 50percent share in Pacific which publishes the Vancouver Sun and the Vancouver Thomson also sold to Southam its on third share in the company that publishes the Montreal the moves made Southam the sole publisher of English language daily newspapers in Ottawa and and Thomson the publisher of Winnipeg Only remaining English language daily at the in addition to the companies three officials Southam president Gordon Thomson director John tory and former up president George Currie Are named As a indicted if convicted of the Thomson and Southam chains could be fined million on each but prosecutor Thomson said there is no stated maximum penalty for the merger and monopoly Kitt Nevis gains its Independence it Al tvs of the British camb Beatt islands of mitts and Nevls today tee ame the worlds newest Tadepu evident state and one of its smallest after a night of Lively about Ali most half the islands burst into App Tarse and cheers As their new yellow and Blaek Flag was raised at to replace the Union and venezuelan frigates fired salutes and sounded sirens from the Princess representing the presented the bound Constitution to prime minister designate Ken Nedy and read a Short congratulatory message from her who will remain the new country symbolic head of time for Unity now is the time for to work said a politically conservative physician and Lay preach a Royal Marine band and the Kitt Nevis defence Force band and the Royal Navy performed drills a Cutlass swinging exhibition for the crowd at downtown Warner named after sir Thomas who established Britain first Caribbean settlement in Basseterre in yesterday was a National Day of arid ministers gave sermons on deliveran6e that quoted scripture from the old testament Book of priests at Catholic churches sprinkled holy water on the new costumed dancers an string and steel bands performed a Bayfront carnival and stereo speakers boomed reggae music out into the hotels packed the islands hotels were packed with about returning government delegations Kitt Nevis has a total population of the smallest country among 12 former British colonies in the Caribbean whose combined population is less than five government delegations came from As far away As new and among those returning to their roots were Cicely a Ameri can actress born of Nevis Ian and Joan a kit Titian born Rock and blues most activities today were set for where Tyson will dedicate Alex Ander Hamilton the restored Birthplace of the 18thcentury Federal Margaret congratulations is the British government will give Kitt Nevis Grants and Loans totalling the Independence of Kitt Nevis was delayed by its Small size and problems resulting from Britain grouping of Nevis and Anguilla with separated from Kitts by French and dutch Felt Little Solidarity and a lot of in Anguilla people tossed out Ritt Sian police and and in 1969 British paratroopers land after years of it was finally decided that Anguilla would revert to Colony Simoff Loftuss Peoples action move ment and coalition the Nevis Reform approved a Constitution giving Nevis considerably More Power and self government than the other smaller members of Caribbean Multi Island states Barbuda or the Nevis will have its own prime minister and Deputy governor As Well As guaranteed Central government representation above its the Nevis ans can leave the federation any time two thirds of them endorse a Resolution by their Legisla opposition Leader Lee whose party is in the majority on Kitts but has Little support on boycotted the Independence he says the new Constitution is an insult to Kitt sians and was accepted by Sim monds to keep the coalition in gunman enrages wounded manager continued from Page 1 when he first came in i looked at him and said to that a weird he just stood there to one Side and i want then he pulled that sawed off Shotgun out of an Eaton bag he had with the Guy was pretty that Why i think hed done this kind of thing Meub emptied the contents of one Cash drawer into the shopping i thought i might As Well give him the he asked if that was it and i said it that when he tried to go for the that when 1 enough Meub slammed an Access Gate cutting off the Holdup mans beeline for the he was i just kept trying to push him out of the build i wanted him out of the Guy stepped he looked at me for a second and then just let me have 1 believe it when i heard the gun go this kind of thing Hap pens too he court sentences Arent stiff in get Ting kind of tired of these Guys 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