Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 13, 1994, Winnipeg, Manitoba A6 101 editorials Airport empires transport minister 1 Mig Young should take a closer look at the trouble he is storing up with local Airport authorities he should take Tare not to produce untouchable Little private empires in which self perpetuating groups can pursue their own dreams and desires and thumb their noses at the the minister is revising the Federal governments rules for giving its airports to local Airport authorities in Van Edmonton and Montreal have already taken Over the manage ment of the federally owned International air ports in those cities Transfer of Toronto Pearson Airport and Winnipeg International and Andrews airports was interrupted by the change of govern ment last the Winnipeg Airport chaired by former Winnipeg Cham Ber of Commerce presi Dent Sandy has been trying to negotiate a lease with the Federal transport Hopkins and the other members of the Airport authority Board were chosen by the Winnipeg City the councils of neighbouring Rural municipalities and the cites business development Winnipeg each of these Board members has to account individually to the appointing body for diligent attendance at Board meet but the whole Board and the Agency Are not account Able to anyone for what the Agency Young and the Federal government should not put a vital Public asset such As Winnipeg or Andrews Airport into the hands of such a no accountable Hopkins and the Agency plan to hold a Public meet ing each year where they will explain what a Fine Job they Are this will have no occasion to debate the Merit of the directors policy or to kick them such a similar to devices used by the Forks renewal corporation and the Edmonton local Airport a Falls far Short of proper James my John Harvard advised the minister three months ago that the Airport authority should have to win approval from the Manitoba Public utilities Board or a similar body for charges it imposes on the the Winnipeg Community and other Manitoban who rely on the Airport need some such vehicle for holding the Airport Agency responsible for its Harvard should see to it the people running the airports cannot comfortably insulate themselves from the Public they will Csc struggles Back moving the news from nine Oclock to ten will not miraculously cure All that ails the Canadian Broad casting but at least the Csc Board of directors has two years that it can spot a disaster when one stares it in the that May restore a Little squandered not Only did rescheduling result in lost audiences for the it also eroded Public for a Public Broad Caster needing Public and political backing to it could hardly afford the punishing criticism it has taken Over primetime it has been open season on the Csc target practice for its critics and its erstwhile returning the National news to a later time Slot Means a reinstatement of the regional news at 11 when the Csc dumped these regional it abandoned an important segment of the local viewers at that hour of the evening turned away from the Csc in starting next regional newscasts will return and the Csc will give itself another Chance to connect with regional a key element of its responsibility that has been singled out for neglect due to budget trimming and decisions taken at the National level by executives who show no understanding of the role regional Broad casting should play in a country that extends forever in three changes to the schedule cannot mask the More Funda mental problems the Csc now the Canadian a Dio television and telecommunications commission is on the verge of granting specially licences to broadcast ers promising everything from Al news to allow omens the Csc itself is part of the frenzy to grab a piece of the expanding television the Csc will face Competition on every front childrens Canadian performance telecasting and As soon As next the Canadian viewer will be inundated with new that can Only mean fewer viewers for the less demand for the kinds of programming the Csc has traditionally excelled at producing and less patience from govern ments who will scrutinize every Penny of the billion Dollar budget spent each year by the whatever form Csc television it will need a healthy dose of Public acceptance to ending the primetime news fiasco is a Small step in the right direct Winnipeg free press Winnipeg free Prtt Winnipeg Tribune Eft Rudy Duncan Mcmonagle f executive editor my in Dat of cd tonal Page John Bahu Awill Craig 11 Lur Naii resources Hii i Burns acl Velisky Brian coi by than Majorki production Winnipeg free a division of newspapers division of Thomson newspapers company limited published seven Days a week at 1355 Mountain Manitoba r2x pm m77000 a member of Han Itobi press Council a new policeman for Africa by Tom Baxter Cox news service for an eerie moment shortly after Nelson Mandela had delivered his inauguration the first distinct sound of the Newborn South Africa could be heard the whine of South african military passing Over the capital in mingled with the familiar falsetto cry of the new presidents supporters on the for a people eager to learn what their new nation will be that strange new chord must have been a Little nor was it the kind of music to accompany mandelas image of a Rainbow at peace with it self and the the old As so Many South Afri cans Call gave his people a charge that brought to mind creating a new America with his Man Dela said they must produce a South african reality for the world As Well As one that will reinforce humanity belief in strengthen Confidence in the nobility of the human soul and sustain All our Hopes for a glorious life for that vision coincides very neatly with an idea that seems to have taken Wing among Many of a lab oratory South Africa that might show the world How to solve the problems of the third world and perhaps Ameri Cas own racially torn society and be a profitable place for investments As with or without mandelas i it was a new Force that announced itself to the world tuesday with Trilling activists and screaming one that brings together old ene Mies and already troubles old with its internal political conflict now South Africa emerges As the strongest Power in its part of the an aggressive South Africa might Roll Over much of the continent before meeting significant an engaged South following the american might soon become the continents policeman intervening in conflicts and spreading its influence Over All in on the first evening of his Mandela sat Down with vice president Al Gore to discuss putting a Una rican peacemaking Force into the troubled nation of Rwan the larger implication of conversations such As this one has not been lost on the nations bordering South which have grown cooler in their contacts with the new military adventures Are hardly what most South africans after the Long War to end but there Are forces drawing this Rainbow nation in that despite All the turmoil that preceded mandelas South Africa is Likely to seem an Island of stability now that it takes its place among other Afri can the chaos it finds around it May become a powerful inducement to bring order to its the South african military is scheduled to double in size Over the next few As a Means of integrating Blacks into the service without forcing out some kind of foreign action could come to be seen As a Way of Forg ing this new and the larger society As into a new this remains a nation caught up in the ferment of its those watching the inaugural on can who saw the poet my Wake Buli May have made a passing comparison with Maya Angelou at president Bill Clinton the difference is that As he is was imprisoned and banned by the old and people on the Street can quote Long stretches of his that represents ideological a Power now at the service of a new South Tom Baxter is chief political writer for the Atlanta South african defence Force helicopters show the Flag at president mandelas tribal gaming faces rivalry by Tim Glago Natwic Akiji Indian country today How much is there to go around when it comes to Gam bling this column is a caution Ary note to those Indian tribes who be Lieve there is an unlimited amount of Gold from the Goose laying the Gulden there Are some dark Clouds on the horizon that Indian gaming tribes should first of the most obvious is that Many states Are watching the Success of the Indian tribes and Are putting together ideas to emulate new and Many other cities and states Are recognizing the profitability of gambling and will soon move in that direction there Are Many High tech firms who believe they can bring Gam bling into the according to an article in the Arizona their aim is to deliver Home gambling through an assortment of technologies including interactive on line computer networks and smart telephones with touch sensitive Dis play according to the head of games and entertainment for Genie information services of its just of track betting made easier you have to leave the its a gamblers Many states Are looking at gambling to increase revenues and reduce taxes for an obvious reason Money revenues for Legal gambling topped billion in the United states last that right this Means that gaming revenues have Tri pled since according to the consulting firm associates of for comparison the report com pared the billion americans spend at Novie Heaters each year including Popcorn and about billion on All forms of recorded this Means there is about billion More dollars to be made through gambling each year Over movies and think about How near is this technology the Arizona Republic article mentions a company interactive network that offers elec tronic tablets that display game choices related to whats on to at the same players can use buttons on the Tablet to try their hand at fore casting plays during football David interactive networks president and founder so weve stayed away from Cash prizes just to be the company will soon offer subscriptions nationwide in they Are also working with Cable to adaptor boxes to eliminate the need for separate the Republic reports they have potent backers including Cable giant telecommunications news pub Lisher giant general electric and the ratings measure to Bingo network of plans live broadcasting of Indian reservation Bingo games with viewer participation available to paying proxy four other major High tech firms Are involved in or Are studying the prospects of becoming actively involved in electronic gambling in the inter Active wagering network of interactive network of gaming entertain ment television network of Pitts Burgh and smartphone communications of Are All throwing their cards on the table to bring gambling into the getting state Laws passed to accommodate these businesses May take five to 10 years to a but Many in the gambling Industry and in state governments be Lieve it will what Impact will income gambling have on the Indian owned casinos no one can say at this Point in but the prospects Arent Rosy 1 have cautioned the successful Gam ing tribes that they Are now looking through a Small window of opportune the revenues they Are now generating will not be even if another state did not get into gambling in a big the growth of Indian casinos will eventually cause Competition for the shrinking gambling Dollar Between the different gaming it is therefore imperative that the gaming tribes begin to Lon term investments must be made outside of and should be purchased to expand the reservation businesses unrelated to gambling must be if there is anything left Over after the tribes in Vest in the future and Only should per capita pay ments be the prospects of living room casinos Are just around the Corner and it is time for the gaming tribes to realize that they started such a Good that now everyone wants a piece of the Success at anything Breeds Competition and oftentimes the Competition surpasses the if the Indian gaming tribes thought they had a Cor Ner on the they were its time to hedge their bets before All the chips Are on the Tim ii Jug is editor chief and pub Lisher of Indian country today in rapid South a National weekly newspaper on american Indian his Isu Kota Nan Wica Means stands Tafur the my ;