Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 14, 1988, Winnipeg, Manitoba 0 is death rays let Drivers Zap frustrations by Heidi Graham Winnipeg motorists Are finding a new Way to safely vent their frustrations zapping Road hogs with death rays from the Comfort of their own those Drivers Are the proud owners of a a Novelty toy that allows angry motorists to take revenge on bad Drivers without Hurt ing Paul spokes Man for a company distributing the people get More angry behind the wheel of a car than they do any where Cassidy said in an interview from his Vancouver of the revenger lets them let off that steam instead of doing some thing he the weapon resembles an upscale radar Detector and can be mounted on the dashboard of any after being Cut off or stuck behind a slow moving the Driver chooses his then presses the appropriate Button for immediate the car is filled with the sound of machine gun a Gre Nade being launched and then exploding or even a death Remini scent of Star treks the unsuspecting victim never even knows Hes been Cas Sidy noting the noise cannot be heard outside the but the Driver feels a Heck of a lot Cassidy of Ras he said the american manufacturers were inspired by the Motorist to Motorist violence in Southern Cali which has left 15 people injured and four dead since they figured this was a safer Way to let off that sort of he the which retails for about including has been available in a few Winnipeg stores for the last few Manitoba motor league spokes Man Michael Colledge said that while the toys May relieve fru Stra they also May cause Acci theres already a lot of things in a car that can distract a Driver from the he this sounds like another Wuh an pm by vow a Cwm Clear tonight 22 sunny tomorrow 5 March 1988 free press Sun rises sets Moon rises sets final Home delivery 9570550 classified 9562330 second class Mah w Woi Simmion number 0266 ctn rag feb tsar Israel divided As Shamir Heads to Jerusalem a prime min ister Yitzhak Shamir headed to Washington leaving be Hind a deeply divided government As he prepared to Tell president he opposes a peace Leader of the righting liked discussed the plan with Cabinet ministers for the third time mental health legislation halt has drawbacks promised amendments to the provinces mental health legislation were put on hold after the govern ments last creating confusion in the psychiatric com Bill health sciences Centre chief of said flaws in recently proclaimed mental health legislation could impede treatment of mentally ill endangering themselves and those around he said the provincial election Campaign will delay promised amendments to fix the saddling psychiatrists with a Law that Bebchuk said will be difficult to he said that under the new act a patient who has been admitted against his will can refuse psychiatric what we could wind up with Are patients on our wards who Are men tally ill and not being he that been the result in other he said such situations could endanger Hospital staff As Well As other see danger Page 4 but said he will not Call for a government vote until after his after i come Back with a sum mation of my talks with representatives of the american the Cabinet will meet immediately and i think Well have a decision on this Shamir said on Israel its a matter of about a Israel is deeply divided Over the which is supported by the half of the coalition government headed by foreign minister Shimon Peress labor tens of thousands of israeli leftists staged a protest rally organized by the Antiwar peace now move ment in Tel Aviv on saturday calling for Shamir to accept the proposals and an end to the 20year occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Between friends who has said the plan is fraught with danger for repeated his opposition yesterday but stressed the disagreement with israels most important ally was no More than an argument Between the proposal Calls for taking two Steps this year enacting pales Tinian self government in the West Bank and the Gaza strip and Start ing talks on the final status in the those negotiations would be kicked off by an International for his Shamir will suggest implementing Arab self government in the territories on a step step holding peace talks under so vie american auspices instead of an International peace conference and using a More flexible time see Israel Page 4 schoolyard bullies a growing concern by Allison Bray theres a couple of them in every prepubescent thugs who terrorize students and teachers there bullies and according to Desmond a child psychologist at the Winnipeg child guidance their malevolent behaviour is a growing cause of concern for students and society in i know of one 12yearold boy who chased after neighbourhood kids with an axe when he was in Grade 2 and later threatened to assassinate the he decided How he was going to waste some people in the system without leaving any Fin he these Are kids who Tell teach ers and principals in no Uncertain terms where to he while Fillis said its difficult to put a number on those Elemen tary school students classified As extremely aggressive or they Are enough of a concern to warrant a study on the which he will be it seems this kind of thing is decidedly on the yet he said not All bullies fit the would be rambo in those with hair trigger tempers or who beat others to a pulp at the slightest provocation Arent usually found in every he but you can usually find two or see family Page 4 schools urged to take action schools could do More to eradicate bullies from the educators and child psychologists the earlier we can get to them the Desmond a psychologist at the Winnipeg child guidance Fillis said bullies Are often suspended from school to protect other but educators could do More than offer band Aid for one schools could develop programs to teach proper socialization skills to he see counselling Page 4 High Hopes Liberal Delegate Joseph Yuen casts his ballot during looks party voting at the provincial Liberal party convention troops Home smiling with an injunction to go yesterday As Deputy officer Karen Martin and the party has High electoral Anstett gets nip race moving by Lisa priest former new democratic party Cabinet minister Andy who lost his seat two years ago in the Wake of the French language Dis says he will run for the party the first to declare his candidacy for said yesterday he Hopes to bring a fresh perspective to provincial issues after sitting on the sidelines for the last two i have had a Chance to step Back from the Trees and see the whole Anstett told a news Confer ence at the Manitoba legislative a former municipal affairs minister and House is the Only contender in the March 30 convention to replace Premier Howard other rumoured contenders Are finance minister Eugene health minister Wilson attorney general Vic my Bill Blaikie Birds Hill and Urban affairs minister Gary Blaikie said in a Telephone inter View last night he would announce his intentions on the party Leader ship doer said he would de cide in two Days and Schroeder refused to discuss his Para Siuk and Kostyra could not be reached for comment last the nip leadership came up for grabs last wednesday when Pawley a Day after Maverick nip la Jim Walding sided with the conservatives during a budget defeating the government 2827 in a vote of i to some shocked and Hurt by the events of this said impeccably dressed in a Blue and White Pinstripe d pcs target d feds watch i think Pawley made a courageous and selfless decision to step Down As said he wont deviate from nip policies As he prepares for the april 26 Anstette bid to seek the leadership prompted him to take a soft line on the Meech Lake constitutional a week after he told a party convention to fix the legislation or throw it its up to the people of Manitoba to decide on the Meech Lake Accord after Public he at the nip convention last week some delegates said the new proposals fourth Point Calls upon the government to take Steps to Deal with the accords we interpret clause 4 As a very Clear signal to fix it the Accord or throw it Anstett said at the Anstett played Down the party sagging the perception that the govern ment is unpopular int necessarily Anstett i think the government was voted Down by some very Peculiar Circum stances that came about very much by he said he is convinced the nip can succeed against what he called the four pronged attack of the conservatives on Manitoban in the areas of the free Trade agree ment and constitutional As he chastised Liberal Leader Sharon Carstairs for adopt ing what he called a unrealistic Campaign one that Manitoban vote for in 1986 when the conservatives tried a platform of More social ser lower taxes and a reduced deficit is totally an Stett the father of three took a Manda tory leave of absence from his 500ayear Job As chairman of the Manitoba municipal Board As required by the civil service see Anstett Page 4 Hawleys defeat helps free Reisman says Ottawa chances of implementing a free Trade Deal with the United states have improved with the unexpected demise of Premier Howard Hawleys Canadian Trade ambassador Simon Reisman said Hawleys defeat from the Point of View of Trade is a positive develop Reisman told businessmen yesterday at the closing session of the first Canadian graduate Busi Ness conference in the Canadian press an outspoken critic of the proposed free Trade resigned As party Leader immediately after calling a provincial election on april the Manitoba along with Ontario Premier David Peterson and Prince Edward Island Premier Joe were the leading opponents of the Mulroney Trade Initia they argued the proposed agree ment was a bad Deal for Canada and infringed in some areas of provincial Pawley threatened last month to take Ottawa to court if the Federal government proceeded with Legisla Tion to Force the provinces into accepting the free Trade the Premier said at the time provincial opposition to the Deal would see super Page 4 reisian positive step 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