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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 17, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba A2 Winnipeg free May 1095 digest today in history blood inquiry May 17 Sinclair broadcaster journalist and broadcaster Gordon Sinclair died on this Date in consumer watch child swings unsafe Washingto Consumers who own plays kools 123 swings should Stop using them because the seat restraint can falsely appear to be locked and cause children to fall the government said the company is voluntarily recalling of the multicoloured plastic some were sold in Consumers who own a 123 swing should Stop using it immediately and return the product for a Consumers with questions can Call plays Kool Tollfree at deaths Harry of Patricia Owen James of son of Jim Blom and Yvette husband of Genevieve Jean Allan husband of Lucy husband of Frances Eric husband of Helen husband of Julia widower of Elsie husband of widow of Mark Robert husband of Daisy widow of Bjorn widow of Henry Beatrice widow of Basil Teresa Allan of husband of Mary John husband of Gail widow of William Greg Jessie Harvey widower of Marion Peggy John of Henry Dennison husband of Jean George Oswald classified death notices c7 lotteries pick 3 winning number yesterday was reaching us Winnipeg free press circulation Home advertising editorial photo sports Reader All departments from Manitoba outside Winnipeg 1 8005428900 Blue sky free net you can reach the Winnipeg free press on the Blue sky you will need a personal a Modem and Tele communications soft use the Fol lowing settings data bits 8 Stop bits1 parity Ter Minal emulation at the Login Type guest or your Blue sky Login through your Modem internet email City letters to the editor .lehers@freeprt3ss.mb Ca recycled newsprint is used in the production of this blood officials sidestep blame by Deborah Mcdougal Canadian press Toronto the two men in charge of blood at the red Cross in the mid80s when thousands became infected with killer viruses offered their explanations for the tragedy yesterday but avoided blaming Roger Perrault and Martin Davey told an inquiry into Canadas taint Edbloom scandal that the disaster was caused by Canadas inability to Supply enough blood to meet its own needs forcing it to turn to the United states where the rate of aids was Lack of an efficient blood Plant to make enough Safe products for Haemophiliacs from Canadian blood forcing it to rely on a delay in aids testing for Sev eral months in 1985 while the red Cross struggled to get Money from the provinces to do Lack of a National blood policy and specific roles among the players in the the inquiry is probing Why thou Sands of canadians were infected with hepatitis c and the aids virus in the 1980s from tainted Perrault and Davey were responsible for key decisions at the red Cross during the height of the coun try tainted blood roomful of lawyers but when faced with a roomful of lawyers eager for ammunition in potential the pair refused to Point the Finger of guilt in their own their testimony outraged some Haemophiliacs infected with the aids virus through tainted Why Are they passing the Buck asked Dave a hem Phil inc from ask them How can they sleep at Perrault said if he had to pinpoint the 1 reason aids infected the country blood it was Cana Das inability to meet its own needs in the Early the red Cross insists it get enough Money from the Provin Cial governments that funded it to recruit More blood hire extra nurses and get equipment it needed to gather More that forced the Agency to turn to the United which was Strug gling with an aids rate five times higher than Canadas in the Early Many Canadian Haemophiliacs Are believed to have received aids from american blood originating in places that were a hotbed for the Dis ease including a state prison and san where Gay men had a High rate of aids charges up to provinces Rock Canadian press Ott awaits up to Provin Cial authorities to decide whether criminal charges Are justified in the tainted blood tragedy Justice minister Allan Rock says its not his Job to assess whether charges should be the decision about whether to proceed with criminal prose cution is up to the provincial Rock told the com Mons it would not be appropriate for me to comment on the strength of any such suggested the Mere suggestion of Crimi Nal charges takes the tainted blood controversy into new Terri bloc quebecois my Pauline Picard said evidence from the Krever inquiry into contamination of the blood Supply is so overwhelming that it should be possible to Lay criminal More than canadians were infected through the blood Supply during the 1980s with the virus that causes so far the most vociferous critics of the Canadian blood system have restricted them selves at least in Public to allegations of bureaucratic Iner Tia and incompetence rather than deliberate Haemophiliacs not told product came from a hotbed of aids Canadian press Toronto the red Cross didst warn Haemophiliacs in 1985 that they been Given vials of potentially lethal blood from the aids capital of North America because it figured the blood had Al ready been an inquiry heard Haemophiliacs in four centres Hamilton and Lon were Given the bad blood from the Irwin memorial blood Centre in san the inquiry was the blood is stored in the Haemophiliacs freezers and can be injected when they get a Cut to cause but a senior red Cross official told the inquiry that the Hemo Phili acs were not warned that the blood might have been contaminated with the Irwin Centre is notorious for the High rate of aids among its mattress factory direct to you foam mat bunk rollaway sofa bed mattress bed 86 9424701 restore bedding 15 Macdonald ave behind the Kings hotel 2nd great location 1391 James notice is hereby Given that the annual meeting of Victoria general Hospital will be held on june 1995 at 2000 hours in the Hospital rehab ground 2340 Pembina Manitoba Cefi i pocket 1 Olur wagers i from ton voice a Leper can save time and time again i beep in touch i i i one a oath 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