Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 28, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba Witt Eifreg free april troops face off in ulan Bator ulan Bator Reuter thou Sands of opposition party demonstrators confronted troops and police Iii the mongolian capital defying a government decree Mak ing such rallies witnesses it was the first time the communist authorities had called in the army since Mongolia democracy movement sprang to life last Decem no Force was the two hour rally was peace at least people and unarmed soldiers and police faced each other at noon in Suk Bator Square in the Centre of the capital ulan a Western Diplomat other witnesses estimated there were to people in the Square during the police loudspeakers blared orders to leave the Square but demonstrators Sang a popular protest song Honky Nido sound of the Bell to drown them the pro democracy rally was one of the biggest in although organizers had hoped people would turn one Diplomat my feeling is the opposition should be disappointed by today he he said the government showed Confidence by sending in unarmed Security forces and no orders were Given to disperse the Demontra they made a show of Force but didst use he at one president Punsal Maas in Ophir Bat emerged from the imposing building which houses Mongolia parliament to take a look at the rally in the Square a witness he said nothing and went Back Long dominated by the soviet Union since becoming the worlds second communist state in the has introduced democratic reforms rapidly and the rally followed abortive talks on thursday Between who was appointed last and the opposition mongolian democratic the association demanded Ophir Bat establish a temporary Peoples Stephen Ostick knows he listens to he plays in pop beat he writes it so you can understand in the entertainment Section of the Winnipeg free press parliament and an extraordinary commission representing All Politi Cal parties before National elections Are Ophir Bat has pledged free elections for Mongolia two million peo ple in late july but some fear the communist oriented mongolian peo Ples revolutionary party will re Nege on its the mongolian democratic association also demanded that the party politburo its top Leader ship quit the leaders of the association were not satisfied with of Chirbas response during their said one diplomats said it was the first big test of the new communist party installed in March in response to opposition Colombia vows to hold vote Bogota a Colombia government refused yesterday to postpone or cancel the scheduled May 27 presidential election Fol lowing the assassination of Carlos the third candidate for president to be gunned Down since in another roman Catholic Church officials in Medel the Home of a major drug said they had foiled a plan to kill Colombia roman Catholic Alfonso Cardinal Lopez on a 25yearold Man on an apparent suicide Mission killed a former leftist on a colombian jetliner carrying 97 bodyguards killed the who was re ported hired by drug urged leaders of the leftist patriotic Union whose presidential candidate was slain last urged the government to cancel the vote scheduled for May 27 Interior minister Horacio Serpa told reporters yesterday that the election will not be postponed or in a Tele Vised speech late Serpa said the government would fight the country terrorists without Catholic Church officials claim another assassination plot foiled in the Church said it discovered the plan to kill Lopez Trujillo after intercepting Mes sages on a radio frequency used by the men plotting the three men disguised As police agents entered Lopez Trujillo offices on wednesday and thursday asking for the but he was not said the Church Lopez is archbishop of the country second largest and chairman of Colombia Bish Ops Pizarro was the third presiden tial candidate slain during the cur rent election and sup porters of his m19 movement burned buses and threw rocks at police in clashes in several thousands of m19 supporters marched Pizarro body through the streets of Bogota late thurs the body will lie in state until burial later the patriotic unions presiden tial Bernardo Jaramilo was fatally wounded March 22 at the Bogota Airport by an Assas sin with a the August assassination of an other senator Luis Carlos Galan of the governing lib eral prompted the govern ment to launch a crackdown on Colombia cocaine since drug traffickers have killed More than 230 including soldiers and newspaper employ Antonio Pizarro Sec said on National television that m19 doubted peace was possible in Pizarro was a Leader of the m19 when it was guerrilla hundreds of leftist guerrillas be longing to the group Lay Down their arms last month and formed a political party with Pizarro As its presidential government officials had said that Pizarro might help mediate peace agreements with other leftist governing party candidate Cesar the presidential front run suspended Campaign activities following the Pizarro in a radio he condemned the killing As another act by pow Erful organizations trying to impose an Empire of evil and a caller to the National radio net work Caracol said he represented drug traffickers who arranged the Pizarro Drew lots the Anonymous caller said that the traffickers had drawn lots to determine which of the four Lead ing presidential contenders would be and Pizarro name was the caller said traffickers threatened to kill other candidates if traffickers Are not pardoned of drug the other candidates Are Alvaro Gomez Hurtado and Rodrigo lore both of the conservative and Gaviria of the Liberal the next drawing will be be tween Gaviria and the Man the caller said a group known As the extraditable had contracted Pizarro the extraditable is the name adopted by members of the Medellin the coun try leading group of cocaine tray closure of the Empress Street overpass on april 1990 and continuing for approximately five the Empress Street overpass will be closed to pedestrian and vehicle traffic to facilitate rehabilitation originally constructed in the existing overpass requires rehabilitation and including construction of a High density Concrete deck safety shape shoulder and median barriers replacement of deck expansion and pedestrian Handrail strengthening of the Bridge superstructure and substructure and reconstruction of approach during this Portage Avenue Between Doreen and Strathcona streets will be limited to two traffic lanes in each a temporary signalized median opening on Portage Avenue at Empress Street will be provided to accommodate eastbound left turning the southbound left turn from Empress Street onto Portage Avenue will not be permitted nor will pedestrians be permitted to Cross Portage Avenue at this southbound vehicular traffic which normally used the Empress Street overpass to proceed East on Portage Avenue May proceed South on James Street and turn left at Portage Avenue or proceed East on Matthews a safety reminder to All Road users the Short Winnipeg summer is a Busy time for Street please be particularly Alert near construction the City of Winnipeg works a operations division streets a transportation department the transit still a bargain in effect beginning May 1st Cash tickets adult age 1 7 High school student age i7 or in with valid transit photo permit 55tf seniors Aye 05 Over with valid Islic Federal Civ Emmeit or transit photo id 1 without appropriate seniors High school students must pay regular adult children age 5 1 under 5 years free when accompanied by paying passenger Blind persons registered with a Chili id free monthly bus pass adult school student or monthly adult pass plus or pass plus race track shuttle 10 or an adult ticket old tickets current transit tickets will be accepted until july provided any difference Between the Price of the old ticket and the new ticket is paid in current tickets May be exchanged Lor new tickets at the following outlets Only transit service Portage main transit Treasury 05 Garry City main floor for More Call Winnipeg transit at 284719o Era of Winnipeg what do other cities charge compared to other Urban Winnipeg transit Lares Are still Good Here Are some current adult Cash fares in other cities Winnipeg ;