Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 23, 1994, Winnipeg, Manitoba T v 0 e in saturday 64 pages vol 122 no 142 publications mail registration 0286 Winnipeg free press get Post Post outside Day weekly Home delivery Post in Winnipeg my Post outside City if if if if april 1994 Stop or nato tells serbs associated press Brussels nato warned bosnian serbs yesterday they will face air strikes unless they immediately halt their attack on ambassador Robert Hunter said the alliances planes could at tack As soon As last night if the de Mand was nato also told the serbs to pull Back from the towns Centre this weekend or face air veto key for officials say nato War planes Are prepared to destroy heavy weapons and thousands of troops around Gorade As part of forcing serb commanders to pay a heavy Price for their offensive strategy in the late the bosnian serbs agreed to a ceasefire around the undeclared Safe begin Ning at noon local time 5 cd said Yasushi senior unofficial in the former yugoslav after talks with serbian leaders in the yugoslavian capital there was Hope the truce could bring peace to the where More than 500 people have died in a three week when faced with a similar threat regarding Sara the serbs negotiated a cease fire agreement for the capital that has generally it was not immediately known whether shelling at Gorade had diminished following the ceasefire the allies also warned the serbs any shelling of four other und Esig rated Safe areas could draw air raids with immediate along with Sarajevo and the unsafe areas Are Sre Tula and nobody should doubt the resolve of this Alliance to protect Gorade Marc free press Hart chases traffic violators on her motorcycle when she int supervising other officers in the traffic female officers punch Hole in traditional male bastion staff reporter when Shelley Hart tried to join the Winnipeg police departments traditionally male underwater search and recovery unit in the Early she ran into More than a Glass she hit a Brick while the olympic calibre swimmer met All she was told that one Day there might be required they didst she the highest ranking female officer in the Winnipeg department is a Street supervisor in the traffic Middle rank position with nine officers under her she enjoys chasing Down traffic offenders on her motorcycle when not supervising the other Hart is part of the first wave of female police officers now poised within reach of senior management but the wave seems More like a while women Are starting to receive promotions in Canadian police their inside Story arresting an imbalance women told to band together a11 representation in the upper echelons still stays of the 72 women on the Winnipeg police All but seven remain at the lowest rank of the others Are while about seven per cent of the Force is females make up less than half a per cent of management personnel officers say that because it often takes about 15 years to get the first promotion in police began to become police officers just 20 years but even As they break the the stereotypes dont always fade Thompson ramp Karen Adams was among the first troop of female recruits sworn in 20 years while she believes the system has gotten a recent promotion to a supervisory position brought with it the sting of gender the word around the province was that i do it because in a that the men working for me respect Adams theres still an old boys and hold you Back if they want As for a woman in the top whether its a Man or a the chief around Here will always be judged by the Job they do and the Way they treat a male officer said yesterday at the Public safety i dont think sex has anything to do with but another said a female chief would Likely have to do a Little this place is still one of those last great male he it would take some doing for a woman chief to Rise above crime Conrad the Only officer surveyed who agreed to have his name said he doubts a woman will be chief in the handful of years Hes got left on the department but he would be surprised if it didst happen in his and that not a political Gislason theres some Crackerjack ladies on the Job right now and theres a few of them that i could see ending up As guns aimed in farm wars by John Douglas National reporter Ottawa Canada and the United states publicly armed the weapons they use in an agricultural Trade War but also took the first diplomatic Steps yesterday toward resolving a wheat dispute Worth More than after tit format threats to impose import quotas on a Host of agricultural both sides admitted they would use the next 90 Days to ensure they never take we All seem to be engaging in rather explosive said Trade minister Roy this Doest seem to be a very satisfactory Way to resolve a dispute be tween the two largest trading part ners in the the served formal notice with the general agreement on tariffs and Trade it will impose import quotas on Canadian wheat and bar Ley effective july Canada quickly responded under the same provisions with a list of american products including baked canned fruit and Chicken pasta and could face restricted Access As Early As but on the diplomatic Cana Dian and Trade and agriculture ministers discussed a plan to Cap Canadian imports before presi Dent Clinton and prime minister Chretien tackled the Maclaren hinted there May have been some in Light of discussions weve had i imagine Well see some further discussion in the fairly Short in despite Tough from Manfred nato Secretary said in announcing the after the ceasefire was an Woerner said i Hope the bosnian serbs have finally got the to renounce further shelling and especially on innocent in a significant Alli Ance said pilots would be authorized to bomb any military targets within 20 Kilometres of in its both agriculture Secretary Mike Espy and Trade representative Mickey Kantor admitted they would rather Settle the dispute Canadian officials said if the follows through with a Cap of about a million tonnes of Canadian Farmers stand to lose about Mil lion in but a Trade War would also hit americans outside the Northern wheat producing penalties on wine would Hurt and Chicken is a major Export from Arclinton Home nato mentioned fuel in ammunition dumps and other support facilities As possible the rules of engage ment permitted attacks Only on frontline artillery and other heavy weapons known to be nato staged its first air strikes in Bosnia on april but the two limited raids on serbian armoured vehicles failed to deter the assault on retirement Deal angers bus Union by Dan Lett City Hall reporter Winnipeg transit work ers have charged the City has created two classes of employees by denying them the Early retirement incentives it offered to senior the transit workers Are demand ing an Early retirement package equal to the one Given last week to management and professional who Are eligible for More than a years salary and other Bob president of the amalgamated transit said his members Are furious about the Money offered to members of the Winnipeg association of Public ser vice last the City unveiled a plan to eliminate 200 management and professional about half through Early eligible employees would be offered 54 weeks sick leave Cash put and a three year dental and vision care the average eligible Rapso member could receive More than in incentives to leave Hykawy said 77 of his members accepted an Early retirement pack age just last year that provided Only a Lump sum Why Are we being treated like second class citizens while the management group is having the red carpet rolled out for them he Rapso president Don Gannon said he understands the frustration of employees who retired Early with the smaller incentive but the Rapso package was part of contract Gannon said Rapso bartered 46 weeks of Severance and a three year Extension of dental and vision care in Exchange for a four per cent wage Rollback last Paul president of the Cana Dian Union of Public the cites largest said although employee would be More than 9 com Triton with other buyouts employer r City of Winnipeg Federal Crown corp provincial Crown Large insurance National transportation 54 weeks and other benefits 2660 weeks varies from corp to corp 2641 weeks vanes from corp to corp r o w66ks 80 per cent of salary for one year there is probably Little that can be done to enhance the retirement packages for people who accepted last years future Early retire ment plans will probably have to reflect the Rapso we would expect similar treat ment if we had to discuss downsize moist Glen Murray said by setting new standards for Early retirement the City has committed it self to much higher costs and runs the risk of pitting various unions against each quote of the Day program seems to have Given so Many people permission to speak about their own Kelly Crichton of the fifth says a documentary on a troubled family has touched thousands of details on Page a3 the weather today mostly 40 Chance of show High Low 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