Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 29, 1985, Winnipeg, Manitoba Court blows dust off Vintage robbery Case by Pamela Fayerman the Crown lawyer who was to prosecute has Long since 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 Lightyear 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 Hewak 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 Dickie 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 Snow today 25 Clear january 1985 n 3 no 50 Sun sets Moon rises sets real 25t Home delivery 9570550 classified 9568330 second class mail registration number 0286 Eree press poor Deer were an injured Doe rests Between two houses on a geez Street police dispatched to the scene but departed after being advised to leave the animal alone homeowners said last night the animal had apparently left the key evidence in Hatfield drug Case out of sight three ramp say by Catherine Clark special to the free press ramp officials 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 that the new Brunswick pre Miers suitcase was sent on the Royal plane with the him after marijuana was found in an outside pocket be cause Hatfield needed his personal effects in although Waller testified that the procedure was he admit Ted hat Fields trial was not a routine Park plan jeopardizes major hotel Complex 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 Kushnier 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 ment Core area initiative for an see hotel Page 4 Waller said he did not receive the suitcase until former Deputy pre Mier Arthur Parks delivered it three Days after 32 Grams of marijuana was 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 expressionless during most of the Tes Timony occasionally scribbling a note to his the first Day of the trial ended at after 12 Crown most of them ramp took the chief provincial court judge an Drew Harrigan said he was prepared to sit All night to get the trial Over with in two three Days were originally set aside for the suitcase and the handling of evidence was Central to testimony Early in the Ernest manager of the Fredericton said he had taken the premiers suitcase to his at hat Fields until it could be loaded see Zipper Page 4 seasoned ministers assume Dolin duties Cabinet shuffle sees new resignation of Adam 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 new minister Thev Premier also added one new minister and lost an old political hand in the political Rookie Harry Harapiak the 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 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 the largest portfolio and the contentious Urban affairs min Desjardins is an extremely Able and competent he he has handled his responsibilities Welli have no hesitation in assigning Urban affairs to the Premier admitted that a num Ber of his ministers had sought changes that he had turned they in my required where they Are he the other changes announced by Pawley include shifting Sam Yuskiw to natural resources from business development and a depart ment that was created in the last Jerry who gives up North Ern affairs to will take Over for Yuskiw in a move that is seen As a promotion for the flin flon highways minister John Lohman had his former portfolio of govern ment services added to his current Trade and technology minister Eugene Kostyra takes Over control of the Manitoba lotteries foundation from Community services minister see Harapiak Page 4 family allowance cuts proposed in pc paper 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 would not 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 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 the discussion paper put in a renewed plug for keeping major so Cial programs it said any Money saved from changes in social policy would not be used to reduce the Federal and it left open the possibility of a surtax on family allowance cheques mailed to Wel Todo there Are dozens of registered retirement savings do you know which would be Best for to at the heart of the paper were 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 see proposals Page 4 cuts alleged in jobs fund for students Ottawa up the 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 spent 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 see Job Page 4 compensation plan spurned 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 suggesting to the government that the procedure of discussion ought to be pursued a Little More thoroughly before bring ing 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 government efforts an Al party agreement on compensation for Jap Anes canadians interned after japans Surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in neither Deans nor Gray would comment on the governments plan for an Al party they see lobby 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 t unaware a City tractor Driver is shocked to learn he inadvertently buried four boys in their Snow t antinuclear leaders of six nations meeting in India urge a halt in production and deployment of nuclear Index Ann 11 is 49 37 34 37 6 31 7 Jumble 41 33 33 11 sports 50 27 to 11 ;