Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 1, 1987, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press november 1987 Page 3 freed South korean Heads for woman arrested in baby local r Parade lawyer comes to terms youll love this weeks instalment of the Young and the we gained new insight into the Legal profession last week when we overheard a meaningful conversation Between a lawyer and his client in an elevator at the provincial court As it the lawyer was trying to discover How much time his client would need to pay a Fine if convicted of doing naughty How much time do you need to the barrister three months six months clearly not firing on All the with what we can Only describe As a Blank replied you mean looking 20 shades of the lawyer quickly shot Back no me youve got to pay within 48 d d d our Call of the week this time comes from a breathless Chap who rang up to relay this shocking financial scandal the National Bank of can Adas Branch on Provencher Boulevard ran out of toilet paper last and they dont have enough Money in their budget to buy on fire with the spirit of investigative we immediately called the Branch to get the inside when he stopped Branch manager Bernie Char Ron chortled its just a halloween we have lots of Money to buy toilet whew its Nice to know theres still a financial institution where we Deposit with conf d d d we spent several minutes last week eyeballing some thing called mid Canada a monthly journal churned out by the Winnipeg chamber of it contained a Lovely article about fashions for High powered Replete with our mind wobbled just a when we spotted this caption under a picture of four women Clad in serious Yuppie Type ensembles women executives Are wearing a wide variety of clothing and bearing no sex bearing no he we dont care How they became but we think they should be paying for their own d d d the Westin hotel and uni Cef sent us a breathless news release last week to announce that cd tvs Lovely Etta rented Sylvia Kuzyk had won the most charitable Media personality of the year it also announced that journalists from every other Media outlet in town had been nominated for the that to say every other Media outlet feeling a Tad we were going to ignore the news we decided to be d d d we gave the local armed forces recruiting Centre a Din Gle last week and asked what qualifications Are required of unable to resist Jim Stoddart joked did you want to join up Wise cracked the scribe have you got any jobs for Burntout journalists deadpanned Stoddart we Call them commis a a for All those who sometimes feel Bank official what time could you come in to see us to update your line of credit customer what time do you open saturday official nine customer then nine Oclock after a hurried whisper with a colleague the assistant manager says that but youll have to wait 10 race to unite candidate claims by Greg Pindera the Leader of the new Reform party of Canada is to be elected but party delegates at the founding convention will be United no matter who is a Leader ship candidate said Preston Manning said 300 Dele Gates spent yesterday discussing the issues that will form the new party policy and the leadership race Between himself and Stan Roberts is not a divisive weve got an awful lot to the workshops have generated resolutions which Tell us to some degree what the members want As he the Hope is people will pull to Gether no matter what happens in the said while the party is concentrating on getting a better Deal for Western it is committed to working within Conedera the so called triple e with representatives elected equally from All regions of the is Essen tial for political Justice for West Ern he he added that members of Parlia ment should have More Power to Deal with the concerns of their con we want the member to be Able to say what he wants rather than buckle under to party disc he to revitalize the Western econ the party is looking for a United stand on tax the various social support free Trade and other Ron a businessman who spoke to delegates on said finance minister Michael Wil sons proposed tax reforms do not give incentive to provinces to develop local surely if Canada is to be competitive with the our government should respond to the inequities in the two tax Gamble proposing provincial administration of a reformed tax Structure that is easier on Small the mostly from husbands Luck credited in three top lottery wins by Janet Mcfarland Winnipeg resident Myrna Mcgill insists Shes not a Lucky even after winning a major lottery prize for the third time in a won with a ticket on the 25 super loto in she won in the super on she won the loto West Jackpot Worth i really cant believe it happened Mcgill said yester she said Shes not a Lucky per son its her husband who buys the tickets for Hes Mcgill he buys the tickets and gives them to but we share the Mcgill said she was at work when her husband called her with the latest he said guess what and i just said not i knew from the tone of his she said each win is easier to but she never gets used to its still really in a Little bit More relaxed about but its exciting just the 14 tickets Mcgill said each week her Hus band buys six lotto six lotto 636 one super loto and one provincial lottery they win a Small prize about once a the Small wins pretty much cover the Cost of the she said her husband thinks he bought her winning ticket at the but int she is sure they will keep buying lottery i figure our chances should be just As Good for the next one As for the last Mcgill said they will invest most of the latest win in a retirement fund and put the rest aside for their six Montgold grandson and any future the Mcgills have a 24yearold married son and a 21yearold daughter who lives at she said she and her husband bought a new Home and a new car after their first so there Are no other big purchases planned this Glenn free press Mcgill says her is still the Luckiest thing to happen to Epp blames top travel Tab on International meetings by Jane Armstrong Federal health minister Jake Epp says his Large travel which last year led the list of Jet setting ministers at is one Public expense for which he is not prepared to Epp said he had no trouble accounting for his saying his attendance at a number of health meetings around the world helped run up the in not being in being very open about Epp said after making a speech to the Winni Peg chamber of he said numerous junkets were necessary because he is chairman of health ministers of the common wealth and the Western hemisphere for the world health he said Hes also made several trips to meetings about acquired immune deficiency Epps Bill was part of a lion travel Tab for ministers and their parliamentary secretaries As revealed in Public accounts figures released Energy minister Marcel Masse was a close spending 492 for travel in that Masse also racked up in travel expenses late in his tenure As communications he moved to the Energy department last the Public accounts figures do not include ministers travel to their Ridings or their travel As part of parliamentary Epp said his High Bills also were a reflection of his commitment to maintaining a rapport with his constituents and Manitoba i come Back to Manitoba 60 to 70 times a Epp this is where i have to if we just want to do everything in Ottawa i can Cut Down travel sex but i dont think that in the nature either of federalism or the Canadian governments presence across the and wore both Manning and Roberts buttons As they mingled at the Winnipeg convention Centre Many sported the party new Blue Maple the party plans to Field 88 Candi dates in Western constituencies in the next Federal we Hope to become a uniting he said of the uniting Western canadians behind a Reform balloting Between Manning arid Stan takes place the last Day of the career in forces losing Appeal by Doug Speirs a healthy Economy has been blamed for a Sharp drop in the number of canadians applying for jobs in the armed but at least one military official has hinted the decline May reverse if the current Stock Market crisis signals a downturn in the this drop is not unexpected with the upturn in the said Lynn commanding officer of Winnipeg recruiting in some areas they expected the drop to be More but now that May turn around again with the happenings of the last couple of when the Economy is booming we have a harder time getting apply when unemployment is we have a corresponding increase in its the Law of Supply and but a defence department spokes Man in Ottawa laughed off suggestions the Market plunge could in crease i dont think too Many of the applicants who come to the recruit ing centres have come because their portfolios have gone to said Jim the forces head of advertising and publicity for substantial drop Ron head of recruiting operations for the armed said there has been a sub Stantial drop in the number of canadians seeking military Macdonald said the number of people applying for officers posts dropped by 19 per cent in the first six months of this while the num Ber of applications for jobs As non commissioned members plummeted by 30 per in Manitoba recruiting 428 applications for military jobs were processed in the first nine months of this Down from 529 in the same period last like other Macdonald downplayed the saying it is not cause for immediate alarm because the number of Job openings in the forces also has been the forces have open Ings for officers and regu Lar recruits in the current fiscal compared to openings for officers and regular recruits in in the 198889 fiscal Macdon Ald the armed forces expects to have Job vacancies for officers and Only regular despite the reduction in Job open the armed forces has budgeted about million for recruiting advertising in by Doug Speirs Manitoba builders Are being asked to help curb the rising wave of breaking by making new Homes More secure against under the Manitoba Home Protection to be launched Tomor builders will be asked to voluntarily follow a set of guidelines designed to beef up the Security of new a spokesman among the features recommended by the crime prevention program Are extra outdoor stronger doors and locks and burglar Resis Tant what we Are doing at this Point is setting out guidelines to improve the Security standards of a pro Gram spokesman Don Sutherland said were saying with some of these features added into a it May not Stop All but it should certainly reduce the number of breaking in Winni Peg has increased in each of the last six according to police Statis there were breaking re ported last putting Winnipeg Well ahead of All other major Cana Dian in breaking were Sutherland said organizers Are hopeful the provinces builders will comply with the programs Volun builders asked to make houses More thief proof Glenn free press Patio door is secured against thieves by Bolt Broom stick in this vital tary also president of the what we Are asking is that build what we Are recommending is Manitoba chapter of the Canadian ing contractors voluntarily follow going a Little bit Over and above what insurance claims managers Asso the programs the building code said we would certainly like to see i t them become but at this Point its just a the Complete package of Security features would add about to the Cost of a new but Sutherland said the Cost is minimal when compared to the trauma and inconvenience caused by a he said the program also will suggest that existing Homes be up graded to meet the but noted the Bill for such renovations would be much More than a police spokesman in where a similar program is in said the Bill for such renovations is about the president of the Manitoba Home builders mean said builders Likely will leave it up to buyers to decide whether they Are willing to pay to to have the features it will be offered to the but it wont be an automatic Neil Dueck it will be the customers Choice As to what he Dueck said most of Manitoba estimated 100 Home builders will be willing to make the package of Secu Rity features available on Manitoba Home Protection pro Gram is being sponsored by 32 Orga including to realty and building ;