Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 15, 1991, Winnipeg, Manitoba Tempo our Home housing project for native seniors first of its kind 25 focus countdown to War Israel in sombre mood As Gulf deadline nears striking bargains labor leaders predict Tough year for negotiations 17 sports sarcastic aftermath jets Rick Tabaracci has attention of flames w feisty Fleury 41 i Cloudy today8 Clearing tonight 20 second cuss Mai registration number 0286 free press january weekly Home delivery in Winnipeg outside Winnipeg main switchboard 9439331 Home delivery 957o550 classified 9562330 Sun rises sets Moon rises sets h8ur tit the Iraq holds Baker agree by John Douglas Winnipeg free press Ottawa iraqi president Saddam Hussein can prevent War from breaking out in the persian Canadian and leaders said with Little More than a Day left in the United nations pause for peace prime minister Mulroney and Secretary of state James Baker emerged from a 90minute meeting saying if War Breaks it is because Saddam has rebuffed the new world order by ignoring the Choice is now Saddam Hus Mulroney told if War is to be he must withdraw his army from if Saddam Hussein continues to reject the path of Canada will stand with the United nations in implementing its the heightened War talk came As members of parliament prepare today to debate a Resolution affirm ing Canadas support for a in declaration authorizing the use of Force to evict Iraq from Kuwait by Midnight est the government is expected to use its majority to pass the resold while liberals and new democrats Are expected to vote against it on the grounds the government has not tried hard enough to find a peaceful solution to the six month see Canadas Page 8 free press course appears locked on War Likely to reject French peace proposal by the associated press and the Canadian press Iraq and the United states appeared locked on a course for War with both sides insisting the other must yield As tonight deadline for iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait the Security Council heard late yesterday from in Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar on his failed peace Mission to Iraq As France floated a six Point plan to Avert a persian Gulf Perez de Cuellar made no comment As he went to the close door meeting with the 15 Council the in deadline that expires at 11 Cost Calls for iraqi president Saddam Hussein to pull his troops from the emirate or face As the deadline Las ditch peace efforts were in addition to the French which was to be discussed by the in Security Council this Yemen and the Palestine liberation organization were floating new York stocks fell sharply before a late Bonds tumbled while Oil prices soared on world Frances six Point plan Calls for in peacekeeping forces to replace the multinational Force currently in the persian and no aggression Guaran see in Page 8 Border town Waits for shooting to Start by Guy Gugliotta the Washington Post saudi Arabia houses Are stores Are the stoplights but traffic has All but kuwaiti sip Tea and Hope for saudi marines Hunker in beachfront Fox looking they Are waiting for the shooting to with War against Iraq expected almost saudi arabian main Border crossing with Kuwait has become no mans less than a Long Cannon shot away from enemy Many of them driving vehicles packed with household streamed steadily southward yester escorted out of town by police and a few Public see people Page 9 Winni Eggers hold torches in giant peace Symbol last night in red River Vigil near vital chanting iraqi lawmakers vow to follow come what May from the news services Baghdad the iraqi Parlia ment ended an emotional session yesterday with a unanimous vote to follow president Saddam Hussein into combat with the United states and its allies in a final show Down Over this country 2 invasion of the vote came at the end of a session interrupted by chanting demonstrations for Saddam and cries for a holy War against the states and the Arab and Western leaders who have joined the military coalition pledged to eject iraqi forces from when it the iraqi authorities called for nationwide ral lies to observe what they Are Call ing Challenge to defy the United nations Security Council deadline of Midnight tonight est for Iraq to withdraw its armed forces from Kuwait or face Mili tary the deadline Falls at 8 tomorrow in Iraq and Saddam has worked to convert his Battle for Kuwait into a holy cause and yesterday ordered that the words god is the Muslim Call to be Embla zoned on the White and Black National Saddam met top army com official reports he also warned that Iraq missiles were capable of hitting their tar Over the months of the Saddam has threatened if at he will target Israel with see iraqis Page 9 m photo world turns to protests As Gulf War seems unavoidable sombre mood grips Washington two top Plo aides assassinated israeli supreme court orders army to give Gas masks to palestinians palestinian boy poses with Saddam nurses rely Clatt to staff intensive Hsc charges Misericordia emergency Ward opens but Concordia could close Union advises nurses to reject offer by Ruth Teichroeb Hopes for a settlement in the two week old nurses strike faded yesterday As Union leaders angrily broke off talks and advised Mem Bers to vote against managements latest contract Vera Manitoba nurses Union said Shes confident striking members will reject the Manitoba health organizations offer because it does not show any significant improvement on key wage we were very disappointed when we received that Chernecki told saying nurses went Back to the bargaining table sunday because conciliator Jim Murdock had indicated there was an improved financial As you Money has been our 1 along with some of the other the Union showed its willingness to negotiate by amending its wage position from 27 per cent Over two years to 24 per cent Over the same she we were hoping that by showing flexibility wed get a similar response from the other she it didst although Chernecki acknowledged Progress was made on two non Mon teary she said talks stalled when mho refused to Budge on its offer of wage increases plus pay equity for registered nurses Over a three year Mhos new offer of an signing Bonus for licensed practical nurses is not Good enough because it does not include any wage increase in the first she Chernecki also blasted manage ment for making the offer Contin gent on the unions willingness to either recommend the settlement to its members or maintain a Neutral we feel they were trying to inter Fere in the unions democratic pro she she predicted if nurses reject the latest management will turn up the heat by going to the Media with dire accusations and horror there setting themselves up to legislate us Back to on the picket line strik ing nurses vowed to stand behind Union see mho Page 4 Manitoba farm incomes to plummet by million by Bill Redekop Manitoba farm income will fall to million this Down about 35 per cent or million from while Saskatchewan producers will lose million from the Federal agriculture department predicted Prairie farm incomes will Plum met even a Federal economist if the persian Gulf crisis sends fuel prices the forecast is extremely Pessi Wayne agriculture department director of farm i said clearly the Grain and oilseed sector is going to take a in Manitoba Parkland producer Keith proven said he could be looking at Zero net income this proven said some Farmers in the who recently plugged their projected Revenue expenses into a Manitoba agriculture department Learned they Are heading for to operating in Manitoba Gary Racher said Farmers Are bracing see farm Page 4 Ann Landers 27 Bridge 27 17 classified 34 comics 46 crossword 27 utters q entertainment to Horoscope 28 Jumble 37 Lagajit 33 movies 30 people seniors sports is parts record 44 stocks 13 teen pm m to listings 20 Gorbachev denies hand in Slaughter by Jim Sheppard the Canadian press Moscow president Mikhail Gorbachev denied yesterday any responsibility for the bloody predawn attack on lithuanians television and radio transmission facilities that killed 14 people and injured More than he said he didst even know about the assault sunday until several hours after it and Early today soviet troops occupied a latvian police Academy in Riga As the capital braced for a major ant Independence Demon there were no serious in wheat Sale curbs Gorbachev also said that Lithuania pro Independence government must submit to soviet Power immediately to restore peace to the Baltic in a strongly worded evening speech to the soviet he accused lithuanian leaders of refusing to Coni Promise and called their see troops Page 4 4 ;