Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 25, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba National trustee Stock soars after Scoti Abanks billion takeover Dock there was dancing and a greeting from the Queen when explorers landed in Newfoundland tomorrow according to theres nothing he wont do for a laugh during one of his shows the weather 40 Chance of morning High Low details on Page b1 2 m m celebrating 125 years Winnipeg free press garbage Day 4 school Day 6 june inside Grace babies hundreds of Grace babies showed up for a picnic on the Hospi Tal grounds last night to show sup port for the obstetrics which maybe closed by August witness credibility defence lawyers in a triple slaying trial argued As the Case Heads for the that the crowns evidence is circumstantial at and relies on the shaky credibility of witnesses pay Cut for jurors Justice minister Vic pews has introduced a which will go to its third Reading this that would eliminate the per diem for jury service of 10 Days or ufos theories debunked the air Force Hopes it has written the final word on claims by ufos buffs that alien bodies were recovered at a crash site in new Mexico in 1947 he when Young canadians Are questioned about their country More than Likely come up with an american a National sur vey by pollster Angus Reid shows violence not political violence that marred the Start of que becs National Holiday yesterday was not Sovereign list leaders Premier Lucien Bouchard said the Vio Lence was the work of a few trouble makers today in your City Bush with Verruca Winnipeg 8 out to lunch Walle the Forks noon celebrations dreaming of the to 30 6 Index Canada world numbers on Page d8 in life net Reader and Ann sports to flood Aid May Rise province considers removing Cap by Paul Samyn legislature reporter government services min ister Frank Pitura opened the door yesterday to further flood compensation including the possibility of removing the Cap and lowering the 20 per cent deductible for red River Valley property at the same Pituras office started mailing out letters to hardhat property owners that will allow them to get financing needed to begin recon Pitura said the province is waiting to see exactly How much damage the flood and How much Aid is also available from groups like the red and if there Are still shortfalls that Are causing hardships for Hometown businesses and Pitura said the province might see what else wrapped in the Flag Phil free press with the Manitoba Flag he commissioned in 1966 As a former Premier Duff Roblin talks to fellow tories during a tribute at the party annual Spring dinner last Roblin was saluted for his Many especially for building the red River flood Way bombers face big Fine for salary Cap violation Toronto to pay 6figure penalty by 30 by Ashley Prest sports reporter the Winnipeg Blue bombers have been nailed with a six Fig ure Fine for violating the Cana Dian football leagues salary Cap last Cal chairman John tory said during a conference Call from Cal site of a Cal Board of governors meeting tory said Winnipeg and the Grey cup Champion Toronto argonauts have been punished for exceeding the million salary Cap in effect during the 1996 two clubs exceeded the Cap in those clubs have been penalized with the penalties consisting of significant six figure fines and football related tory tory said Winnipeg and Toronto have until 30 to pay or the league will withhold the Money from any league Revenue available to teams at the end of the bombers president Lynn Bishop said coming up with the Money int going to be were not awash in Cash and were bombers open in Hogtown Cal preview a very marginal operation Between profit and a very Fine mar said a subdued this is a totally unexpected not budgeted so we have to find a Way to Deal with Bishop declined to comment on the amount of the Fine but said it was less than the six figure amount tory had i dont want to get into said Bish the bombers representative on the cols Board of whether its five Bucks or John used a figure of six but that was the Way he said it was a Combina Tion of the two totalling six Toronto and ours totalling six it the amount is Orrele it should not have it simply should not have the football related penalty is expected to be the removal of Possi Bly five positions on the confidential 35man negotiation lists Cal teams Bishop said the bombers were audited by the Cal several weeks ago and thought they might be Over the were were embarrassed and i have to take ultimate accountability for it and i dont take any pleasure in doing i can Tell said who returned to Winnipeg late last we were watching very closely a number of things last year and we thought we had this one under control but we we simply have to put this behind us and look Forward and be sure it Doest happen again and it it simply wont happen this can be if there Are still it would be Hoove the province to look at those gaps that Pitura said in an inter Pitura said it is too Early to say what action the province might take on the claim limit and the 20percent continued please see statistics Surprise downtown police crime climbs in heart of City by Doug Nairne police reporter a the downtown Biz patted i itself on the Back and gave an award to the police yesterday after announcing that crime dropped per cent in their area last year As part of an Overall per cent citywide but a free press analysis of crime statistics shows the real numbers Tell a different according to Winnipeg police ser vice the crime decrease is unevenly distributed through the with the heart of the area that includes the major shopping Cen tres on Portage Avenue experiencing a 46 per cent increase in reported crime Between 1995 and Harry downtown Biz executive was surprised when shown the statistics they reveal everything from robberies to assaults increased in parts of Finnigan said his organization was looking at the Overall numbers when it made the optimistic were still Happy with the num Finnigan but there is obviously still some work to be police chief David Cassels was also taken Aback by the numbers after accepting an award from the Down town Biz on behalf of the police ser he said he would look into the statistics and see if the Community policing plan for the area needs to be crime is a major headache for Down town and the Public perception that the area is unsafe keeps Many potential customers the Biz already spends on third of its budget on crime prevention and Finnigan said the news of prob lems in one area of downtown will fuel a false sense of even though the Overall rate for operational the Winnipeg police service divides the Down town area into three referred to As areas and area 101 follows the red River from Point Douglas to Mcdermot Avenue and West to main and includes residential neighbourhoods and part of the Exchange it saw reported crimes decrease by 38 per cent Between 1995 and to 791 Inci continued please see a the super dogs presented by technical Gate admission children 6 All prices plus the plus Sailor Moon White Tiger show elastic gymnastics Terry Stokes gos mania of the red River exhibition ;