Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 12, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Sweden takes advantage of Canadas skates away with first game in world championship final rises an earthquake in northeastern Iran has killed at least people and injured others the election Campaign threatens to Widen divisions Between Quebec and the rest of Canada the weather clouding Over this High details on Page c11 Wei o g g celebrating pm 125 years Winnipeg free press garbage Day 3 school Day 5 inside flood watch to track the fall of the red River see Page for further information see the Manitoba flood watch web site machine beats Man an ism computer quickly Defeated the greatest chess player in the world yester Day to win their six game deep Blue needed just one hour to beat a drained Garry who walked away from the play ing room look ing stunned and waving his arms in distress More flood coverage for Complete coverage on the flood of the please see stories on pages a8 and there off to Camp Sean and sister will get the Chance to go to summer Camp with other children this year a first for the Dusko kids who have both been deaf since Mother Kim said the pair Are very shy around hearing people and the with other hear in impaired should boost their the trip would have been impossible had the pair not received help from the free press Sun Shine and there off As the floodwaters receded and the Sun came out people turned out for opening Day at Assini Boia racing fans wagered on the 78 horses that went to the today in your City province Amanda Marshall with Chantal pantages 8 the Duchess of York Centennial concert sold travels with my aunt Manitoba theatre 8 to Index Canada world numbers on diversions crossword net Reader and Ann in sports to May grits unleash flood of anger one in three votes Here affected by timing by Paul Samyn election reporter free 24 hours the Chretien governments decision to Call an election Dur ing the flood of the Century is washing votes away from Manitoba a free 24 hours poll has the province wide Survey by probe research found the ill timed elec Tion has influenced the voting intentions of one in three among those whose preferences have been affected by the Campaign 34 per cent say they have firmly decided not to vote 21 per seven per cent of the total Manitoba electorate say they Are switching from the liberals to another party because of the election a further 13 per cent of voters whose decision has been affected by the Campaign Call say they Are less keen on the liberals now than they were before the writ was none of this is Good news for the said probe research presi Dent Scott no one said this calling the Campaign during the flood has made me want to go out and vote probe found that for 64 per cent of the election Call during the flood had no Impact on their Vot ing the poll also found there is a huge level of Public dissatisfaction with chief electoral officer Jeanpierre Kingsley decision to carry on with the vote after surveying the disaster in Southern Stacey said this week she was angered by the election Call and the idea of campaigning while peo ple Are fighting to save their Homes and livelihoods in they should have delayed the whole said who lives in win the flood an unpopular a6 Nipes North a Riding with no health care and education Are uppermost in Derk sons but she wont be exercising her vote in the Normal in not going to vote but in going to decline my she in not pleased with Salesman Mark said the election was called at an Inopportune but he want certain whether this will affect his in still debating that he its still better the Devil you know than the Devil you but Pettit was Clear on what issues he wants a new government to tack employment and the deficit Are two things that need to be addressed and taken care he the probe research poll conducted Between May 2 and May 7 surveyed Manitoban by the Survey has a margin of error of per 19 times out of the free press report tomorrow on the Manitoba political showing the level of Public support for the Reform and the liberals swept 12 of the provinces 14 Ridings in the 1993 elec election timing was a sensitive Issue in Manitoba even before prime minister Jean Chretien decided on april 27 to Call the election for june in the buildup to the As the red River continued to Rise and what seems to have angered Manitoban is Chretien decision to Call the election just 24 hours after seeing the devastation in Manitoban rushed to sandbag their communities and some Liberal maps publicly called for a postponement of the continued please see results a2 0 1 get set to cheer departing troops Soldier adopts pen pals after kids than you note by Melanie Verhaeghe for the free press calling All Winni Eggers the City wants you to Arm yourselves with flags and placards to say thanks and goodbye to the floodlighting tomorrow at 1 a Large Convoy of military trucks and equipment will be travelling from the Canoe club on Osborne Street to the up rail Yards on Keewatin Street and Selkirk where the vehicles will be loaded on to City officials were a Little Coy about the planned but they gave a pretty Strong hint about where people can see the troops and show their police will route the procession Down Osborne to Portage the caravan will turn East on Portage and will drive past Portage and main at it would be a Nice gesture if citizens could line the streets on the military route across one City official said it would be Nice if a Bunch of Winni Eggers would come out with placards and say said Loren chief emergency coordinator for the continued please see till beva2 by Melanie Verhaeghe for the free press a Soldier from Edmonton has adopted a dozen Grade 1 pen pals from Winnipeg after they sent a letter of thanks for keeping them Safe and dry and apologized for being too Little to help Sand Quintin hookers Friend ship with the class at Ralph Maybank school began two weeks ago when he arrived in his the one service battalion from Edmon ton was among hundreds of sol Diers greeted at Kapyon Barracks by Crayon drawings from the after a three Day Road the next morning i was so tired but when i got up and saw the i dont know How to describe the it was a feeling of warmth like being with my own Hooker said last while waiting to return to training Camp in the six and Seyen Vearold students and their teacher decided to show the military Hooker feeling of warmth their appreciation after learning a Grade 2 students father was in the armed explained teacher Cora weve been trying to do As much As we but being in Grade we cant be on a sandbag said my kids made some Beautiful posters thanking All the Hooker phoned and wanted to come Down and thank the class that thrilled the kids to no after the personal where students asked ques Hooker got the letter of he carries it in his and shows it off with a beaming smile full of he says its his most prize memory of fight ing the flood of and he plans to keep writ ing the class even after his regiment 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