Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 2, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba 4 Winnipeg free january Gorbachev Calls for socialism with democracy photo continued front Page 1 Gorbachev and president Bush exchanged televised greetings to their respective in comments to the soviet Gorbachev declared that True socialism is still very much the necessity to Combine social ism with democracy has again been vigorously reaffirmed in the dra Matic events that occurred in Prague and Gorbachev the postwar division of the continent recedes into the the 1990s could become the most fruitful period in the history of along the Berlin thousands of germans rang in a new year of Unity at a huge party punctuated by saxophones and whistling tens of thousands of people poured from both directions through the newly opened in romanians prayed for Prosperity and their new celebrating their first new years eve in 24 years without the oppressive Yoke of Nicolae Ceausescu Many romanians prepared to celebrate in traditional fashion with cabbage family and strands of brightly coloured lights adorned some snowmen stood Many dressed in army helmets and a few with the word Victory written with president Francois Mitterrand of France ended the Bicentennial year of the French revolution by Cele Brating the fall of the other Bas Tilles in the Europe where dictators still ruled in we have just helped the most dazzling Victory for he 17891989 no one could have dared to dream a Celebration like this for such a Beautiful Annivera Pope John Paul ii said during a roman Catholic mass in Rome that 1989 had been an extraordinarily important year for All and in for several european which have seen new prospects of Liberty and National cohesion develop within their Bor in More than one million people filled Rios Copacabana Beach to celebrate the feast of be the goddess of the just before people Lay gifts to Leman a on the to be carried away by the some even place their offerings on elaborately constructed soviet cosmonauts appeared on soviet television saturday night from space with a tiny tree and a doll of Grandfather the soviet version of Santa they said they wished they had some Cham pagne to Toast the new but like Many soviets in this time of they had to make do with fruit iranian supertanker Harg 5 blew up spilling millions of litres of crude Oil off the moroccan Cousteau lashes reaction to spill continued from Page 1 crept to within 20 Kilometres of the and the crude could Wash ashore by said Jean Francois Secretary general of Frances inter ministerial Mission on the no explanation for the delay in reporting the spill has been offered by Morocco or the Spanish govern which was also monitoring the Morocco Interior ministry re ported no reply yesterday to a week end Appeal to Spain and Portugal for More assistance in the looming environmental Carastro the official moroccan news Agency an official statement read on moroccan evening television news yesterday said the kharg5 threatens to create one of the worlds worst eco logical French environment minister Brice Lalonde left for Morocco to assess the spill and what measures can help the government of King military jets flew Over the Slick to plot its experts placed a Barrier at the leading Edge of the Slick to prevent it from reaching a 17kilometre stretch of coastline that is Home to wildlife and a thriving tourist the Spanish ship Pointa Salenas left for the area sunday with Disper Sal agents to help break up the floating Spanish Oil spill technicians on the scene and experts from the French port of Marseille said High winds and Waves slowed efforts in the last two weeks to control the the Slick threatens Oyster Beds at Oua Lidyia and a migratory Bird re serve at Moulay also a key Breeding ground of Pink flamin moroccan authorities it also could Blacken the tourist beaches around one of the country mos popular damage to fishing tourism and other coastal industries could Cost said the moroccan Interior the government has formed an emergency Council to Deal with the in an interview on the French radio station Europe Marine scientist Jacques Cousteau complained of slow reaction to the spill and criticized safety precautions in the Oil transport weve begun to have enough of these tankers that explode without any that dont have a double dont have two motors and dont have two rudder Cousteau the cause of the tankers 19 explosion was not a subsequent fire forced the 35 Crew Mem Bers to abandon ship and the vessel and her leaking cargo began Drifting toward Northwestern the originally loaded with 538 million litres of Oil bound for refineries in was floating about 75 Kilometres off the City of South of the spill is much greater than the 42 million litres of crude Oil dumped by the Exxon Valdez last but the warmer water off Morocco could help disperse open Border for Grain sales expected shortly continued from Page 1 but the drought of 1988 sharply reduced Canadian crop increasing Cana Das per unit subsidies on wheat and Barley in the Jarvis Federal agriculture department officials Are putting together the numbers for the 198889 Canadian and american bureaucrats will compare figures Early this with a final determination april once Border controls Are they can not be closed even if american subsidies exceed Canadas in the if not next sooner or later subsidies will fall to Canadian allow ing american wheat and Barley to come into this would mean american Farmers would be Able to freely Market Grain in but Canadian Farmers would not have the same under the current Prairie Farmers near the Border must first get permission to and the wheat Board does not always give that for it is currently forbidding Farmers to Export durum wheat across the Bonier because american politicians claim companies Are buying the durum and exporting it with government but few Grain traders believe the wheat Board can retain these Powers against pressure from once american grains Cross the the wheat Board is openly a concern top officials have expressed in speeches Ever since Dis Cussion on free Trade but economists like Leibfried and William Kerr of the University of Calgary think a North american Domestic Market sounds scarier than it Kerr said cattle have traded relatively freely for and farm ers already truck grains across the like canola and that dont come under the boards As because both nations grow a surplus of the trading will be mainly among Border its not like Well be shipping grains to new Kerr when areas suffer a feed individual companies and Farmers would be Able to respond More quickly than the wheat Board to a specialized a Grain official All the Small Mills in North America Are really Niche like with Pony he one Market observer said it would create Market opportunities for Manitoba Farmers to sell Barley into the a fee deficit and sales of Alberta Barley into Mon Tana Are a he an open Border creates More opportunities for Prairie Farmers than analysts for Farmers needing Cash would have the option to sell to the rather than wait for wheat Board quotas allowing them to deliver to local Prairie Farmers near the Border might even be Able to sell to Grain in it will mean a second Market for Farmers to choose from they could sell their grains to either the wheat Board or an american tomorrow nagging questions Jeff de free press proud Lorraine Trout starts off 1990s with first heavyweight Champ supplies favored name continued from Page 1 health sciences he had not been named when his parents were interviewed yes but Tony reached at his gods Lake Nar rows said the tentative Choice is Tyson Tony Trout after current world heavyweight Champion Boxer Mike Tony said he told his wife Friday she would have a new years but that she didst believe he said when he telephoned the Hospital about yester a nurse told him the baby had been born before that was the sad he but i didst believe he said his wife called about two hours later to say she had Given birth to a and that he did arrive after i was so excited i didst get to sleep until about 8 he Lorraine said the who weighed in at six nine had been due because of she it want until about Sun Day that she possible he might not arrive until 1989 was Lorraine said the couple really wanted a boy this time because they already have three girls and who works As a drug and alcohol abuse counsellor at gods Lake which has about said he was absolutely convinced it would be a Lorraine said she arrived in Winnipeg 12 for a checkup by her who planned to go on she said she Hopes to leave the Hospital Tony Trout said he visited his wife in Winnipeg a couple of times last most recently arriving Here Friday and return ing Home i had to go Home because i had run out of he provincial income tax reduced continued from Page 1 and the province is lowering us personal income tax rate for the while giving a substantial in crease in the tax Benefit for dependent the following is a list of what will Cost and in 1990 d Canada Post raised the Price of firs class postage by one to 39 d Federal taxes Are the tax on gasoline and aviation fuel increased one cent a the Federal sales tax on construction materials in creased to nine per cent from eight per us pension contributions Rise d the employees share of i contributions will increase up to 22 per cent and cup contributions will increase up to per d the provinces taxable Benefit for dependent children increases to from the province is also lower ing its personal income tax by two percentage to 52 per cent of the Federal income tax payable from 54 per o natural Gas users should expect an increase on their next the Public utilities Board is expected to announce this week its approval for a increase on natural Gas the Cost of telephoning out province will decrease up to 17 per cent effective Lon distance Calls within the prov Ince will drop 14 per cent april but monthly rates will increase then the Winnipeg residential rate will in crease 55 while Rural users will get a 40cent business rates will also Rise in by and in Rural areas by 75 d it will Cost More to insure your vehicle this the Manitoba Public insurance plans to raise rates by three per effective March but students will pay seven to 10 per cent More and commuters driving into Winnipeg will pay six per cent d Manitoba Hydro is proposing to raise residential rates per cent beginning april with charges to Small Industry to go up per cent and Large Industry by per the pub is expected to hold hear Ings in february to review the pro Winnipeg Hydro will implement whatever increase is Given to Manitoba Public pressure called Legal Aid funding key continued from Page 1 the Way that the government is going with budget in not too confident Well be seeing any change in the near Public pressure will be the deciding Factor in increasing government he Orle said eventually clients will find they dont have Access to the Legal counsel of their Choice be cause those lawyers will no longer handle Legal Aid last about 797 of the prov inces lawyers handled Legal Aid in Only 546 sent in Bills for work with the fees for private practice lawyers handling Legal Aid cases have in creased Only slightly since october from 1971 to they in creased by just an Liberal Justice critic Paul Edwards said he supports increases in the fee Structure to ensure clients have a right to counsel of their my personal feeling is that with in fees should continue to in Edwards James its important to maintain the cooperation of the provincial Edwards said the province also needs to hold meetings with Mem Bers of the Legal Community to help put in place a More regular schedule for fee new years revellers stay in police say Winni Eggers enjoying new years eve made life relatively easy for police As the evening passed without a major a Winni Peg police spokesman said yester he said police had several com plaints of noisy but none posed a serious he also said that of 213 vehicles stopped in the Alert 33 motorists were of which three were charged with impaired driving and one was he also suggested further such As a payback May be needed to bolster the Legal Aid such a scheme would see Legal Aid covering the Cost of Legal services but setting a repayment schedule for that Low income earners who Arent eligible for Legal Aid but cant afford to hire their own lawyers would Able to get Legal Allan executive director of Legal Aid said the Agency operates on an annual Bud get of about although an Independent it operates on both Federal and Provin Cial funds through a cos sharing provincial funding accounts for about 45 per cent of the annual he in recent Fineblit the Agency has seen an annual budget increase of about eight per coupled with a steady growth in cases Justice minister Jim Mccrae be reached for but the government has said it will wait for the release of a Federal study on Legal Aid plans across the country before proposing any changes in the provincial held Over 5 Days Only 1990 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