Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 21, 1986, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free december 1986 Canada clings to role in building space station Ottawa up Canada will continue to operate As a partner in the United states space station project until a possible change in policy regarding its use is sub Stan says a Canadian space offi Karl director of the space station project at the nation Al research was respond ing to reports that the defence department has decided it May want to use the planned facility for Star wars Art unnamed defence official is quoted As saying the Pentagon is drawing up a revised space policy and that defence Secretary Caspar Weinberger would Issue it but Doetsch said Canada would continue to operate under the cur rent the present agreement clearly Calls out for Nona Gres Sive uses of he until we hear Well assume those conditions Are still before the Canadian government announced it would spend million toward the multimillion Dollar american space station originally planned for launching in the mid Canada is to build a space Crane and garage for the other partners in the massive project include the europeans and the if the Pentagon were to come in illustrated is the servicing facility Canada is to build on the planned space poses but it is not to carry any it is president reagans proposal to construct an antimissile stars wars research is the popu defence system using advanced Lar name for the american Strate systems such As space based Gic defence initiative also known As As a its experiments would be look at in the general terms of the added Doetsch said the station can be used for peaceful surveillance Pur have a Pur very with this Coupon and a family Purchase of s or in valuable Coupon v c 407s presidents blend gourmet Coffee i All Fine or extra Fine 369 g i i i with a family Purchase of or limit one Coupon per family f offer expires i offer expires Canadian child veins spark my concern Manitoba hospitals Are being asked to improve equipment for Sav ing Small children who become de hydrated and die before doctors can find their tiny veins and infuse them with needed the College of physicians and surgeons of Manitoba has sent out Hospital guidelines on equipment needed for intravenous infusion of such registrar James Morison one or two such children die this Way each Michael coordinator of the colleges Rediat Ric death review Moffatt said it can be extremely difficult to properly insert an Intra venous Needle in tiny children be cause they their veins Are and the vessels become even smaller when they go into the he die after getting gastrointestinal infections that cause vomiting and diarrhoea and leave them severely dehydrate most of the recent cases of such deaths happened in nursing stations he Moffatt said the College guidelines on intravenous equipment have been sent to Federal officials responsible for Reserve health care and will be forwarded to nursing a College Survey on the ability of hospitals to give intravenous in fusions to tiny children found 25 per cent provide it on a 24hour he it was enough of a number that we Are he no Ting the College can Only set Stan Dards for infusion and cant give physicians the skill needed to per form no matter How Good you if you dont get the practice its a very difficult the College is urging the University of Manitoba medical school to Start a Rural course for doctors and nurses on diagnosing and managing severe dehydration in he strikers plan massive picket striking workers at motor coach industries plan to stage a Mas Sive picket tuesday with other unions lending their members of the Manitoba federa Tion of the Winnipeg labor and the Canadian labor will join the picket line of the 500 striking a Union spokesman Wayne of the International association of machinists and Aero space said the demonstration will be held from 1 to 5 at the company Plant on Matthews the which include Weld production and warehouse walked off the Job last tuesday to Back demands for better wages and Hourd said company officials called the Union Back to the bar gaining table the next but didst improve on its the company has offered the who earn an average of an no increase in the first year and a 30cent increase in the second year of a two year con Hourd the Union is demanding a 15 cent increase in each year of the con the workers previous contract expired 1 and the two sides have been negotiating since University faces deficit up the Board of governors of Brandon University is estimating the institution will face a deficit of More than during the 198788 fiscal no matter How you Cut it looks like a deficit David the head of the boards budget told a Board meeting despite a increase in provincial funding this the University still expects to face a deficit for the current fiscal the University has an accumulated surplus of about but because it is expecting less than a three percent increase in Grants next year and it is facing rising salary costs for its 300 staff Mem the surplus wont be enough to cover the anticipated Stewart said there is Little fat in the budget left to trim and that Means tuition fees Likely will have to be raised or government Grants will have to be answers got a question ask Call 9422047 anytime and watch the answers column on Winnipeg free press Home delivery 9570550 ;