Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 30, 1989, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canadian trivia the 1980s Are How much of the historic decade do you remember 713 new projects local artists have great expectations for the new decade grand new Home City couple builds Home to accommodate their cats and piano champions Windsor Park wins High school portion of Westmen classic weather Cloud today 5 Cloud tonight 14 Sun tomorrow 8 Sun rises sets Moon rises sets sound of music prompts employer to cough up Backway the Canadian press Montreal Little Tommy Tucker Sang for his but the Van Nootens Sang for Back nine members of the Van Nooten family descended on Les a fancy French in search of wages that were owed 18yearold the youngest member of the the Van Nootens say restaurant owner Yvan mares owed her two months wages As a Kitchen Helper and vacation they managed to Embarrass him into coughing up the Sisters Helena and Margaret handed out a printed explanation to the then the concert we wont be told the patrons thursday in we sing quite people have compared us to the von Trapp family of sound of music As a handful of customers dined on such specialities As filet mignon garnished with figs and lobster bisque and shrimp in a Cream of shallot the Van Nootens serenaded them with renditions of 0 come Allye faithful and silent in the there was a Brief but tense meeting Between Miriam and who offered her postdated she returned to the dining room and relayed the message to her they Sug Gesting the sound of a Cheque two of the cheques Hes written have already Miriam in not ready to accept another the unhappy restaurateur argued he was being unfairly theres no mares i offered to pay her but she he admitted giving Miriam a bad Cheque but said it happen but the Van Nootens were ready to sing until closing time and return last night if Hie tactic mares gave Miriam a certified Cheque for the full amount owed to she immediately took the Cheque to a Bank and can use the Money when she leaves tomorrow for the Netherlands to attend we grew up on a said weve always worked so were used to being none of us like seeing someone do this to a member of the second cuss Mai registration number 0286 december free press free press vol 118 no 30 weekly Home delivery i Winnipeg outside Winnipeg Home delivery classified 9562330 Wayne free press Hotelier Malenfant tries his hand at a Slot machine yesterday and collects a Small players pack posh Casino by Donald Campbell it was easy to spot Edward Driver among the Elbow Elbow crowd of patrons that last night burst through the doors at the Crystal Casino Manitoba govern Mentrin gambling Hall on the seventh floor of the hotel fort several months late and More than Mil lion Over the country first Europe a style Casino opened at 6 it boasts 175 Slot 17 Blackjack two Baccarat two Roulette wheels and North americas first la Boule table a French game of Chance similar to Driver was one of the first players to Camp along the rim of one of the rooms Roulette although he adhered to the strict jacket and tie dress code that is a condition of admission to the no one seemed to mind that he wore an old Brown Ball Cap atop his Grey it want even his Lucky Cap or Good Luck Charm or anything terribly special like he As he smoked a no filtered Cigar he was confident that none of his Money would be included in the million Manitoba lotteries minister Bonnie Mitchel see Hotelier Page 4 29 19 35 49 40 19 19 14 21 Faith 46 food 47 51 29 52 52 48 15 27 13 22 15 Sinclair 22 31 36 43 3 the provincial Securi tates hideout elite Force instilled fear from fortified Bunker by Blaine Harden the Washington Post Bucharest Down below the communist party Central committee building from which Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu controlled to mania for 24 the doors to the under ground world of the Securi Tate secret police Are made of armoured steel behind those doors Are offices and weapons and Armuni see fiercely Page 6 a photo romanian Soldier reads Magazine on Sauve pact remark lashed aide denies message referred to Meech by Nick Martin Manitoba politicians and analysts Tore a strip off Jeanne Sauve accusing her of using her new years message to gamer support for the Meech Lake a Sauve should have waited until she resumes private life next month before speaking out in favor of the controversial Liberal Leader Sharon Carstairs University of Manitoba political scientist Geoffrey Lambert was More its totally he its a question of common she Hast used misinterpreted but saves press Marie denied late yesterday the governor general had referred to Meech Lake in any Way in her annual new years released in Ottawa Bender said published and broadcast reports out of Ottawa misinterpreted saves re the Canadian press reported yesterday that Sauve called on canadians to follow through on the commitment of the founding Peoples French and English solidify Canadian National Unity is an Sauve wrote in the unless it is based on a defined foundation that is durable and can be such testing cannot be undertaken unless we once and for the inevitable and unless the parties involved ratify their pact and do not let Canada Drift into an unforeseeable she see the Page 4 work on dam mocks nip charge by Allison Bray Saskatchewan plans to proceed with the Raffert Alameda dam project while a court ordered environment review takes place makes a mockery of the opposition critics charged in this Case probably appoint a review panel and carry on As they nip environment critic Harry Harapiak the Pas it makes me wonder How committed the Federal and provincial governments Are to the see Filmon Page 4 canadians name famed in Israel multimillion Dollar donations make Bronfman household word in jewish state by David Roberts Winnipeg free press Montreal the name of Canadas Bronfman family has become More of a House hold word in Israel than it has at in the Bronfman Are synonymous with the giant Seagram liquor base Urban and Canadas largest charitable in the name Bronfman yiddish for quo Man is emblazoned on the Side of Bronfman built University residences and their contributions to the jewish state Are commemorated on Street signs and Public of Bronfman is a very big and import an hour with Bronfman Tant name in Tsion Ben North american director of the israeli ministry of everyone has heard of the Manitoba born Samuel who died in founded the giant Seagram distilling his Fortune was fuelled by an Ameri can thirst for alcohol during prohibition and by an enterprising Bronfman clan that established Small stills along the Border in Manitoba and Saskatchewan to meet Sam Bronfman Charles and president of the world jewish con Are carrying on a philanthropic tradition which has Given the family name an Aura of distinction in the Bronfman Are the biggest charitable givers in Charles Bronfman said that apart from his beloved Montreal business and philanthropic interests in Israel and North America occupy most of his Energy these Between Seagram awl do and now were doing some investing in Israel those Are the things that interest he the rest of except for the baseball its either Here or its there and i dont really take that much of an i just really dont give a As he trots around the is pouring millions into a search for peace in the Middle East and is interested in educating Young canadians about the historic Bounty of their own while Bronfman donated million to the israeli labor party for negligible election results last Tom the director of the cry noted the donation was a personal one and didst come from the brother of Manitoba Liberal my Lloyd was principal Secretary to prime minister Pierre see Bronfman Page 4 ;