Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 29, 1985, Winnipeg, Manitoba Court blows dust off Vintage robbery Case a i by Pamela Fayerman the Crown lawyer who was to prosecute the Case has become a the judge who was to hear it has retired and the co accused has so when a 1977 robbery Case finally got to court its Vintage was the eight year hiatus Between the robbery and yesterdays guilty plea by Lazarus Peter head was attributed to bureaucratic bungling and Heads Luck As a after being committed to stand trial in july 1977 for robbing a Man a few months head dashed off to Northern when he failed to show up for his trial in september a Bench warrant for his arrest was but for reasons that baffle author the warrant Only covered the City of Winnipeg and police else where we rent asked to for his it head was just As Happy to keep a Low province wide warrants were eventually issued in May and sep tember of but police didst catch up with head until september when he was charged with other Justice Benjamin Hewatt of Manitoba court of Queens Bench yesterday called the delay simply but added Hes Here now so lets just get on with Crown counsel Bruce Miller said the 1977 robbery of a 42yearold Man by head and a co accused occurred after the complainant refused to give the men some Money for the co accused then assaulted stealing his watch in the pro police found the assailants with the help of a Dee ice Cream boy who was a Miller said the co accused pleaded guilty to robbery and received a two year he died soon after being let out of for his role in the robbery and judge Hewak sentenced head to the two months he has already spent in jail after being denied in he must report to parole authorities for a for the Bride and Groom to be a special supplement f inside Cloudy tonight 32 sunny tomorrow 25 january 1985 vol 11 a no so press Sun rises sets Moon rises sets real 25p Home delivery 9570560 classified 9562330 i second class mail registration number 0286 Ken free press tories consider cuts in family allowance lying Low an injured Doe rests Between two houses on a geez Street in Northwest Winnipeg police were to the scene but left the animal said last night the Deer had left the Urban Post to Desjardins Mackling gets labor portfolio in Cabinet shuffle by Fred Youngs and Mary Ann Fitzgerald Premier Howard Pawley looked to some of his most experienced minis ters to fill the void left by the resignation of Mary Beth Dolin in a Cabinet shuffle yesterday that affected nine Pawley added Dolins Urban affairs portfolio to the weighty Load already carried by his most senior Larry who retains responsibility for the health As he moved Al Mackling to the labor ministry from natural re filling the second major portfolio left vacant by Dolins Resig nation in her continuing Battle with the Premier also added one new minister and lost an old political hand in the political Rookie Harry Harapiak Pas was added to Cabinet As Northern affairs while government services minister Pete resigned from the inner Circle to prepare for a retire ment from politics at the next it was the first change in Cabinet since november when Pawley boosted the number of ministers to even with the addition of the Cabinet now stands at 19 and Pawley said he is keeping a chair open for Dolin when she is Able to Pawley left the key economic and social such As finance and Community basically untouched except for tinkering with some lesser i am most pleased with the Over All performance of my the Premier told i am trying to minimize the total number of changes made necessary by the resignations of Mary Beth Dolin and Pete a former railway brakeman and nip caucus chair is expected to be sworn in when the shifts in Cabinet responsibilities will take Pawley said he Doest think he is overburdening who has had heart problems in the with health r the largest portfolio and see Urban Page 4 Ottawa up cutting monthly family allowance cheques by More than one third is an option that should be considered in any Reform of social programs for the Federal government said in a discussion paper tabled in the the government also said programs affecting pensioners wont be touched at All in the immediate the issued after weeks of was less sweeping than the Agenda for economic renewal issued 8 by finance minister Michael but welfare minister Jake Epp was Quick to dismiss suggestions that the conservatives have become too timid to stand behind major i think we had a mandate from the Canadian people to not to he told a news overhaul of benefits the discussion paper put in a renewed plug for keeping major so Cial programs it said any Money saved from changes in social policy wont be used to reduce the Federal and it left open the possibility of a surtax on baby Bonus cheques mailed to Wel Todo Fame the heart of the paper was two packages of proposals for overhaul ing family benefits opposition party spokesmen complained that both would reduce benefits for families with incomes As Low As a one package would see family allowances reduced to a month for each child under 18 from the current level of the child tax credit would be increased to a Maxi mum of a year for each child under 18 from with benefits declining As family income Rose above the income tax exemption for dependent children under 18 would be Cut to a child from attack on Middle class the other package that the paper describes As less popular once All the facts Are known would eliminate the income tax exemption entirely and raise the child tax credit to a Maxi mum of a year for each the credit would be reduced proportionately after family income topped a nip Leader de Broadbent said the conservatives once complained about Bank presidents making 000 a year getting family allow but the options in the paper itself Are essentially an attack on the Middle this is not social Reform at he told what we have Here is a government that is going after Middle income canadians with the pretence that its concern is with the Liberal pensions critic Doug Frith said both packages would amount to a backdoor tax increase on mid dle income they also would provide hundreds of millions of dollars More for provincial governments that include tory cons the government has invited com ments directly from the Public on the discussion it also referred the paper to the commons commit tee on welfare and social affairs and asked for a report Back by March Epp said he still Hopes to finish the process of consultations in time to have changes ready to be announced in the april budget the two packages of proposals would redistribute a modest amount of income and release Money for other Federal and provincial pro under one families earn ing less than a year would get an additional annually on aver while families earning or More would lose an average of see baby Page 4 student jobs fund being nip says Ottawa Federal government is planning to spend million less this summer on Job creation programs for new Democrat Howard Mccurdy the Ontario my says an internal document from employment and immigration Canada shows the new program will Cost million and create Down from the million last year on Mccurdy produced the internal memo in the commons yesterday and asked employment minister Flora Macdonald to confirm whether her department had adopted the called summer experience and learning fund but Macdonald refused to answer saying Mccurdy and other nip maps who asked about the pro Gram would have to wait until the official expected sometime in the next two the conservatives Cut the sum Mer Canada program in the 8 economic promising it would be replaced at a later both the new democrats and the liberals have repeatedly pressed the government to reveal its plans for student employment As soon As possible in order to give Job seekers time to apply for summer the self program Mccurdy was referring to was outlined in a memo dated 9 from Catherine director of summer to All regional directors and it stated that Macdonald had seen and agreed to the self Kerr could not immediately be reached for comment and a depart ment spokesman said she did not know whether the self program had been Macdonald was not available to talk to reporters she said in the commons that a number of Stu Dent Job programs were being considered and an announcement would be made in due Park plan jeopardizing new Developer says by Patrick Mckinley a multimillion Dollar hotel and apartment project May be in jeopardy because of City plans to enlarge Central the projects Deve Loper said Craig director of operations for the Brittany inn said the hotels owners have planned a major redevelopment Worth an Esti mated million to but the cites environment com Mittee refused yesterday to hold up the longstanding Park proposal to give Kushnier a Chance to negotiate acquisition of land expropriated by the Core area it recommended that City Council approve plans to Start construction of the Park this summer said the Brittany owners want to replace the 88room located at the Northwest Corner of Carlton Street and Ellice with a new hotel Tower holding 400 to 600 also planned is an apartment Tower with 600 to 800 suites on the East Side of Carlton across from the Kushnier but the project would require acquisition of land just West of the existing hotel which has already been expropriated by the Tri govern see hotel Page 4 opposition spurns plan to compensate japanese ramp didst want to Embarrass Queen by Catherine Clark special to the free press ramp officers let key evidence in Premier Richard hat Fields drug Possession Case out of their sight for three Days to avoid embarrassing the Royal a witness in the trial Testi fied ramp Richard Waller Testi fied on the opening Day of the trial that the new Brunswick pre Miers suitcase was sent on the Royal plane with him after marijuana was found in an outside pocket be Hatfield needed his personal effects in although Waller testified that the procedure want he admit Ted the Hatfield incident was not a routine Waller said he did not receive the suitcase until former Deputy pre Mier Arthur Parks delivered it three Days after 32 Grams of marijuana were found in Premier of new Brunswick since was charged 26 with Possession of marijuana after the drug was found in his suitcase during a routine Security Check at the Fredericton Airport before Queen Elizabeths departure Hatfield was travelling on the same wearing a Grey suit and Maroon Hatfield sat motionless and sex see 12 witnesses Page 4 there Are dozens of registered retirement savings do you know which would be Best for Ottawa up the conserva Tive government appealed yesterday for opposition support in its attempt to compensate japanese canadians who were mistreated during the Sec Ond world but both opposition parties spurned the urging the government to resume negotiations with the National association of Jap Anes canadians before proposing a settlement in the House of com Liberal Leader John who met representatives of the National association yesterday told reporters his party will reject any government proposal for an All party Resolution until there Are fur ther discussions with the japanese Canadian were not making any he were just suggesting to the government that the proce Dure of discussion ought to be Pur sued a Little More thoroughly before bringing it to Liberal House Leader Herb Gray said he will pass that message on to the tories later this week when he responds to a letter from govern ment House Leader Ray Hnatyshyn promoting an Al party new Democrat House Leader Ian Deans has also vowed to reject gov see compensation Page 4 video plea a Diplomat kidnapped in Beirut asks by videotape for action to help gain release for himself and fellow big Welcome a warm Winnipeg greeting is anticipated when Steve Fontos Cros Canada run reaches the City unaware a City tractor Driver is shocked to learn he inadvertently buried four boys in their Snow antinuclear leaders of six nations meeting in India urge a halt in production and deployment of nuclear Index Ann 11 37 34 crossword 32 37 31 7 Jumble 41 33 11 11 sports record 50 27 to 11 ;