Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 29, 1986, Winnipeg, Manitoba Battered woman jailed for refusing to testify by Catherine Banbridge and Catherine Mitchell a Portage la Prairie allegedly beaten by her common la husband on several has been jailed after refusing to testify against the is serving a three month sentence in Portage correctional institution on two charges of contempt of court after she refused to testify against the 32yearold Man in two preliminary hearings this me was charged with two counts of assault causing bodily harm and one of assault with a he should be the one that locked not the woman Mother said Shes a Nice girl and Nice look the Mother but that Man is putting scars All Over her the common Law husband served seven months in heading Ley jail ear Lier this year for assaulting another his former the Mother said her daughter has come Home several times with her eyes and arms Black with when she Laid charges against the ramp took pictures of her battered she but she is scared to the Mother Crown attorney Linda Giesbrecht said the woman was charged with contempt because she continually failed to appear in court and refused to swear on the Bible the two times she did show this has been dragging on for a she one Day Shell say Shes going to the next Day she says Shes going to marry attorney general Roland Penner said he would investigate the Case As it is not policy to insist an assault trial go ahead except in cases of grievous assault where the crime approaches attempted t think that certainly is not part of our policy and 1 will take whatever Steps Are necessary to make sure that that kind of thing does not happen again and Well do whatever inconvenience Page 4 Golden boy scores to in Clear tonight 12 sunny tomorrow 28 Winnipeg free press August 1986 no 267 Sun rises sets Moon rises sets final Home delivery 9570550 classified 9562330 second cuss mail registration number 0286 postal strikers fired Canada Post has taken Puni Tive action against 400 inside work including firing for Stag ing an illegal strike at the downtown Post office last the fired workers each had be tween 12 and 14 years of a Canadian Union of postal workers official Allan a spokesman for the Crow owned said suspensions ranging from two to 20 Days were handed out wednes along with the As far As the corporation is con these Steps were Neces Skrumeda they were prudent and responsible to ensure the mail is processed and to ensure our customers receive the service they three employees were fired be cause they did not go through proper procedures when they walked he the employees abandoned their posts without notifying their super didst secure Money orders and other corporation assets and didst lock the front they also left mail at he the corporation has the right and the flexibility to discipline with appropriate he at Issue in last weeks 24hour strike was the hiring of 10 casual workers to fill vacancies created through sickness and see Post Page 4 jailed 365 years for spying from the news services san Francisco Jerry Whit Worth was sentenced to 365 years in prison and fined us yester Day by a judge who said his role in Selling Navy communications secrets to the soviet Union made him one of the most spectacular spies of this i just want to say in very was the Only comment from the 47yearold former Navy radio Man As he appeared before District judge John convicted on seven counts of espionage As part of the Walker family spy Whitworth must serve at least 60 years before he will be eligible for at which time he will be 107 years prosecutors had asked for a 150 year prison term for the spy charges on which Whitworth was convicted last but Vukasin swept aside both the defence lawyers pleas for leniency and the governments recommendation to set 180year few crimes Are As heinous As the crimes for which Jerry Whitworth is Vukasin he furnished the soviets with the very blueprint of our most coveted and guarded the sentence was described by prosecutors As the harshest in the United states for espionage since convicted atom bomb spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were electrocuted in defence lawyer James Larson accused the government of going Over Board in prosecuting Whitworth and said he will Appeal the sentences see a Navy Page 4 Phi to flee pass moving out moving Man Steve Henkel appears close to wrapping up this Job on Stra Brook Avenue even the family Sedan was packed in the ministers Greet Parasiuk with attacks on Media by Mary Ann Fitzgerald Wilson Parasiuk nip colleagues welcomed him Bact to the Pawley Cabinet yesterday with a virulent attack on the a commission of inquiry cleared Parasiuk wednesday of any conflict of interest or impropriety in a 1984 contract three ministers and one govern ment Bac Bencher used their legislative grievance privileges to Cham Pion Parasiuk and lambaste the free some of its staff and the tories for their role in the Industry minister Vic Schroeder accused the free press of disgusting behaviour in the including its coverage yesterday of the inquiry findings by former Manitoba chief Justice Samuel Schroeder maintained that freed Man found All the evidence was but he said the newspaper Story left the impression that a report expected next week from provincial auditor Fred Jackson into related matters would comment on alleged wrongdoing by the Freedman inquiry was set up after the free press reported that a Limestone Power project related consulting contract had been awarded to Doug described As a business partner of Parasiuk in an office building at 115 Bannatyne was to be reinstated today As minister of Energy and he resigned May 19 and called for an Independent inquiry after allegations of possible conflict and impropriety Over the contract award were Parasiuk said yesterday the free press had launched a smear Campaign against adding Hes unsure if it was politically but i gather they did assign a team of reporters to try to dig up dirt on me and other he i find that a bit Parasiuk said later hed been told this was the word around the Community and he vouch for its the returned minister said Hes seriously considering Legal action against the free press and several see Parasiuk Page 4 tories need to tighten pm admits Johns up Brian Mulroney defended his govern ments record in some major areas but admitted it needs to do better i think we can turn in better performances on All Mulroney said yesterday after his govern ment set Back the opening of the new parliamentary session to 1 from the prime minister defended the tory record since 1984 in major areas such As the Economy and foreign but admitted a poor performance in regional develop Job strategy and political of which were highlighted by a series of Cabinet resignations and i think we have dealt Well with the big ticket and we have got to tighten he told reporters after a three Day strategy session of his powerful inner we have got to tighten up on our we have got to deliver More effectively on the political Bills go Down we have got to respond better to some of the crises that come upon Mulroney said policies of previous Liberal governments failed to help the poorer regions of the coun such As the but he shouldered some of the blame him the prime minister said the tories inherited a High unemployment rate from the liberals but have failed to bring it Down in some parts of the while we made great dents in it we have not made significant dents in it which Means that the policies we and we have implemented As have not been As Good As they should have Mulroney said the governments throne speech to open parliament will expand on major themes the tories have emphasized since they took Power and will include new thrusts in some including regional the government believes some development programs should be changed to reflect the local needs of asked to cite one such Mulroney replied for a Job strategy that has to meet certain National criteria the Way it limited application in Northern new Mulroney said the private sector in that Region is not Strong enough to Benefit from the kind of Job Strate Gies that work Well in obviously it takes a tax Benefit is Money the prime minister but i think Over the last 15 years we Haven done it see House Page 4 Turner Pale attempt breakup called bid Fortune by Gerald flood prime minister Mulroney pulled the plug on parliament yesterday in a bid to buy time and give his weather vane government a Liberal Leader John Turner its a Pale attempt to reconstruct a Pale Turner said in Winni Peg obviously Mulroney and the government Are playing for if they had wished to they could have weeks ago and the parliament could have reassembled As scheduled 8 and the coun try business could have continued in More orderly that what should have been done if they wanted a new ses Turner said yesterdays prorogation announcement was a its a rather untidy Way of running the country Turner Mulroney said he dissolved the session so that his government could address the uneven Way economic recovery is taking particularly in the that the first time Mulroney has admitted Turner Ive been saying that for a year while he has limited himself to boasting about the Overall employment figures in the numbers which dont reflect the unevenness of the theres no indication he have accomplished the same thing by deciding much earlier he was see pm Page 4 disc cites asian gangsterism in Manitoba by Heidi Graham organized crime among groups of asian immigrants in Manitoba is be coming More visible and a report by the criminal intelligence service of Canada the groups known As triads were involved in armed vicious loan gambling and extortion in Manitoba last says the report presented yesterday at the Canadian association of chiefs of police Winnipeg police chief Herb Ste phen refused filmed statements according to 1983 people of asian descent including filipino and others from the Indian sub Conti live in primarily in Winnipeg and the 45page document on organized crime says criminal activity among Manitoba ethnic groups has been largely restricted to vietnamese and filipino the disc is a Law enforcement organization involving provincial and municipal it has nine bureaus in the reports disc director Douglas said the tendency of the gangs to remain within their tightly knit communities Means the rest of the City usually is not aware of the these people tend to prey on one especially the vietnamese and chinese he and their victims Are not reporting the crimes because of their fear of police and retaliation by members of the see triad Page 4 showdown a couple plans to take their disabled child to a nearby school despite warnings she will be barred from contented Canadian Rock Star Kim Mitchell says he is no longer obsessed with proving himself to the music tax plan Canada is under pressure to accelerate tax overhaul business groups probe vowed Pretoria promises to investigate the recent deaths of 20 Winner heart 430698 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