Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 17, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba Focus politicians tremble Moynihan measure could cause political earthquake Tempo stretching the food Dollar luncheon cold cereals costly misconceptions 27 c Bandit enraged at getting Hook goaltender Daniel Berthiaume blows up after shaky performance in 86 loss to Nordques 43 Clear tonight 20 sunny tomorrow 17 second class Mai registration number 0286 Winnipeg free pres january vol118n047 Sun rises sets Moon sets january Sun rises sets Moon sets 35c outside Winnipeg weekly Home delivery i Winnipeg outside Winnipeg 11 main switchboard 9439331 Home delivery 9574550 classified 956233o tenants witness gunman slay woman in parking lot by Dan Lett a Winnipeg woman was shot to death last night while cleaning the ice off her car in the parking lot of a Portage Avenue apartment eyewitness accounts of the shoot ing indicate a male resident of the building confronted a woman in the parking lot and shot her several times with a the woman was rushed to Grace general Hospital last night unconscious and in critical Hospital officials said the woman was pronounced dead at after resuscitation attempts police released few details of the shooting last night but did say they had taken a 24yearold Man into custody in the slaying the first in for hours after the the hallways of the apartment Block at 2130 Portage were full of residents who had heard or seen bits of the drama in the parking Robert a resident of the buildings top said he could hear someone cleaning ice off a car when three shots rang Annison said he rushed to his fourth floor window and saw a Man standing in the parking lot and hold ing a without the Man fired several More shots in the direction of a i was working on something in my apartment and i remember hearing the sound of someone scrap ing their Annison that when i heard the first three see shocked Page 5 City councils no just says maybe some City councillors just cant take no for an Council voted 20 against a propos Al for a plaque to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the construction of City councillors said the plaque was unnecessary and but precisely the same proposal was Back on the executive policy committees Agenda for consideration again this is an to Mem Bers of Council who took a vote on Shirley Tim Rudolph Spring Field Heights declared among those unwilling to take no for an answer is Harry a member of the works la Zarenko Mynarski said he proposed sending the plaque motion Back because he believes the 25th anniversary should be and because a no at City Hall seems to mean Treyve been doing it with everything so lets see what they do with not Lazarenko the Way City Hall has been running no decisions Are made final and critics demand review Wayne free press civil War raises fear for Reform by Scott Shane the Baltimore Sun Moscow fierce ethnic warfare continued in Azerbaijan yesterday despite the Decla ration of a state of emergency and the arrival of More than additional the official toll Rose to 56 killed and More than 200 but officials said that the death toll is Likely to Rise considerably when All the bodies Are Yevgeny a candidate politburo member who was dispatched by the Kremlin to the troubled azerbaijani said the fighting could be a fatal blow to soviet its a tragedy for two Peoples and a tragedy for the whole soviet Prima Kov told a radio you cant imagine what a powerful blow this is to perestroika it could become a fatal blow in not afraid of that word a fatal blow to Peres Primakow was the first official to emphasize publicly the political Cost of the unrest to soviet Leader Mikhail Gorba has made no Public statement on the trouble in though he signed mondays order Banning imposing a curfew and controls on the news Media and taking other Tough actions in most of the affected populist politician Boris on a trip to criticized Gorbachev decision to see soviet Page 4 Saskatchewan lawyer de Robinson rides the last Canadian yesterday with his sentiments on his train going out with whimper by Nick Martin Winnipeg free press aboard the last no sign of sir John Macdonald via rails last westbound Canadian is Limp ing across the ending More than a Century of Canadian not with a but with a six hours late out of Winnipeg eight hours behind schedule As it pulled into Calgary last the Canadian left a string of suddenly extinct railway towns along the up rail line Moose Swift Medicine the Calgary will have trains to Vancouver Only in As via rail shifts to a reduced Winnipeg Vancouver service through Edmon about 100 people showed up in both Regina and Moose jaw As Well As in Calgary to protest the trains a few protes ters waved handmade Here and Rural Saskatchewan ers straight out of a Gordon Lightfoot song stepped out of pickup trucks along the tracks to wave goodbye and snap a photo or the last Canadian is sold packed with nostalgic train buffs and dozens of All trying to wring the last vestiges of railway romanticism out of the heart line of Macdon ads National see falling Page 4 Axworthy supporters disappointed by Dan Lett and John Douglas Lloyd Axworthy decision not to enter the Liberal leadership race has dealt a blow to the Federal political fortunes of All Western Ca his constituents said last i dont think we have a said Nick relaxing in a lounge in Axworthy Winnipeg South Centre the major issues facing Western canadians Are not going to be the Liberal party int Strong in Western Canada and this is just reinforcing Charles owner of Tubby restau rant and a Liberal said he knew a year ago that Axworthy would not be Able to raise the Cash needed to mount a leadership i dont think the liberals in Western Canada get support from the Clements he was the Best Man for the but he Doest seem to have the Power or the support from across the the Cash shortfall was hardly surprising because of lacklustre attempts by Axworthy supporters to raise funds in Winni he there Are a lot of liberals in this but they never called on any of he they just waited too rewrite Accord Jean who is expected to enter the Liberal leadership race next says the Meech Lake Accord could jeopardize Canadas it is More important to formulate the necessary changes and improvements than it is to meet some 2 in he Manitoba Liberal Leader Sharon support for Jean Chretien May have been another indication of a worthy shaky support in his own Back How she Carstairs could have supported Chretien is beyond Clements you have to stick its just aggravate Eugene who was sharing a table with said although he didst think Axworthy would have won the it was important to have him in the i dont think we really saw him with a Good Chance to but i would have liked to see him in the Reimer sources in Ottawa say Axworthy is expected to officially announce today at his Winnipeg constituency office that he wont enter the ending two weeks of see Western Page 4 Agency deals deplored by Ruth Teichroeb civic and provincial politicians yesterday demanded an Independent review of the North Portage development to find out Why the corporation Sank millions of taxpayers dollars into the ill fated place promenade on the surface of North portages deals dont make any Liberal Deputy Leader Jim Carr fort Rouge said i want them to appear before a legislative committee so we can have some Public the Trievel government Corpora Tion should be forced to explain Why it went ahead with the 376suite Glen Murray said i think a management review is required Murray Riveros Bome they need to be put on a very Short until the review is Murray said North Portage should be prevented from entering into any More deals involving Public lets look at a moratorium on this kind of development because these corporations dont there destructive and very Cost but housing and Urban affairs minister Gerry Ducharme yesterday refused to consider a Public review of the when the three Levels of govern ment appoint nine members to the that Public Ducharme a legislative review wont answer the he also refused to say whether the financial details of any bailout agreement reached by North por tages Board would be made i cant make those Public unless the other trustees he North Portage is in the midst of negotiations to try to Salvage the million it invested in the Complex through mortgages to the private the Village at Portage place housing the Complex is to go on the auction Block 24 unless a bailout is worked out Between North por the Federal and provincial mortgage the Developer and a third Manitoba housing and renewal gave the developers an million first mortgage for the build see Coop Page 4 Index am 17 Canada at a 11 36 22 daily 36 32 Jumble 47 34 news 15 sports 46 18 to 3 ;