Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 20, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Sunday free press Canada world Winnipeg july 20. 1997 editor Patrick Flynn / 697-7294 a3 More Canada and world news b15 and b16 around the world Ira restoring ceasefire bad news from Earth Moscow apr Mir s worn out Crew members got disappointing news from Earth yesterday they wont get a Chance to repair the seemingly jinxed russian space station. Instead the Tricky fix it Job will be left to a fresh russian Crew set to blast off next month leaving the aging Mir to creak along at half Power until then russian space officials said. Gunman sentenced Naour Jordan apr a military court convicted a jordanian Soldier yesterday of shooting and killing seven israeli schoolgirls pronouncing a sentence of life in prison while the gunman stood silently Reading the Koran. Cpl. Ahmed Day Aysheh 26, was charged with premeditated murder in the incident on March 13 at Jordan so Island of peace in the Jordan River. Show of Force Pale Bosnia Herzegovina apr eleven armoured carriers from the nato peace Force backed by a helicopter massed near the Home of ousted serb Leader Radovan Karadzic yesterday in a show of Force against Bosnia a no. I War crimes suspect. Hurricane Parks Gulf shores Ala. Apr Hurri Cane Danny parked Over Mobile Bay yesterday aiming 130 pm a winds and torrential rain at Alabama a resort coast obliterating electrical Power and flooding Low lying seashore Homes. The hurricanes movement was virtually nonexistent for much of yesterday battering the same area without Relief. Part of support payments judge ruling Points to ill defined new Law Canadian press Edmonton a judges can Force parents to make additional child support payments for such activities As Ballet swimming lessons or school Field trips even with standardized payment guidelines in place an Alberta judge has ruled. The decision of Justice Mary Moreau of the court of Queens Bench is one of the first under a contentious new Law that established National child support guidelines. The guidelines were based on criteria including number of children parental incomes and province of residence. It is one of the first decisions in which a judge has commented on vague aspects of Bill c-41 that refer to a special or extraordinary expense claims for additional child expenses. A the judgment indicates there is still a great discretion in the court a said lawyer Kathleen Davies who represented the wife in the Case. The wife receives child support payments from her sex husband. A it was hoped the guidelines would standardize and make More simple and More direct the calculation of maintenance. I done to think that has happened at All a Davies said. A i think there is a wide discretion in the court to apply the judges consideration Given the particular circumstances of any the divorce act guidelines came into effect May i and there was confusion among some lawyers about whether a payer of child support would have to provide extra funds for other activities of their children. Some lawyers maintained that swimming or Ballet lessons should be covered by the regular monthly cheques and that the use of the word a extraordinary in the Law applied Only to expenses required to meet the needs of intellectually or athletically talented children. The guidelines state such expenses must be shared in proportion to each parents income. The Case before Moreau involved shared custody of a five year old girl attending a Small private school. Cars May face pollution test Toronto a Ontario cars May soon have to pass a pollution test to stay on the Road. Environment minister Norm Sterling a Long promised emission testing program is being shipped to Cabinet for approval next week sources said. The program will require Drivers to test their cars every two years to make sure exhaust emissions Are within acceptable limits. Motorists will pay $20-$30 for the mandatory test and wont be Able to renew licence plate permits unless their vehicles pass. Plot backfires Montreal a a bungled attempt to kill a Hellas Angels Leader has landed two men in prison for four years and to months each. Bruno Levesque and Rene Pelletier both 31, pleaded guilty Friday to attempted murder and were sentenced by judge Herbert Marx. Their target was Maurice mom Boucher and the attempt on his life was made Between november and december 1994. Police said Levesque and Pelletier were close to the rival Rock machine biker gang which has been at War with the Hellas Angels since 1994. Around Canada electricity off Halifax a about 80,000 residents of the Halifax regional municipality were without Power after an equipment failure at a Power company substation yesterday afternoon. Some residents living near the Quot rifts Cove substation reported seeing an explosion. Crews were working to restore the Power and to find the exact source of the problem a spokeswoman for Nova Scotia Power said. Cyclist killed Toronto a a 29-year-old Toronto cyclist died after he was knocked to the ground by a Motorist opening his door and then was run Over by a school bus Friday. Brian thang Yean Wong died in Hospital after being run Over by the rear wheels of the bus in Toronto. Wong was knocked off his Bike when he hit the door of a parked Van and landed in the driving Lane. Compiled from Canadian press ferry blockaded at port As Salmon War escalates Canadian press Prince Rupert . A angry . Fishermen frustrated by . Salmon catches blockaded an alaskan ferry yesterday and demanded that Ottawa act. After weeks of failed talks and bitter accusations about . Overfishing of Canadian bound Sockeye the tension finally snapped. About 250 fishing boats surrounded the ferry Malaspina after it slipped into this North coast fishing Community yesterday. Passengers and vehicles were let off and More than 300 people got on a but the ferry get by the fishing boats. Both Premier Glen Clark and . Fishermen called on Federal fisheries minister David Anderson to intervene in the dispute Over How much Salmon each country should catch. Anderson said yesterday he will be in Prince Rupert tomorrow and tuesday to speak to the fishermen. A the americans Are stealing fish from canadians Here stealing their livelihoods. Up to $5 million of fish have been taken that a not theirs a said Jim Sinclair vice president of the United fishermen and Allied workers Union. A a it a a desperate situation and they want the Federal government to take action to actually fight this War and to protect the Sinclair said the Malaspina was carrying fish from Alaska to he trucked to the . Ramp const. Mike Legault said there was no violence and police were trying to keep the lid on tempers. A whenever you blockade a ferry its always tense yet we re getting Good co operation from both sides a said Legault. A but we have no idea when this might it began Friday evening when fishing boats prevented an alaskan Packer carrying tonnes of Salmon from tying up at a Prince Rupert fish Plant. The Packer collided with one of the Small fishing boats causing about $3,000 damage to the . Boat. The Packer then headed to american Waters. The Alaska Marine Highway system has ordered the Malaspina a Captain to sit tight and not provoke the situation. Clark said the blockade shows that Ottawa has to act quickly. His government is working on strategies but they wont be ready for a few Days. Anderson has refused to allow Northern fishermen to fish outside their area. The dispute stems from stalled negotiations Over revisions to the Pacific Salmon treaty of 1985, which sets fishing guidelines for Salmon shared by fishermen in Alaska Washington Oregon and British Columbia. A ooh n our pc modern diff 925-mall Check us out Winnipeg s new sensational on line service. It is fun free and saves you. Correction re Sears flyer inserted in the free press today the following items have been delayed however orders will be taken Page 5 licensed body pillows #55715 roller shades #54060 sofa #12838 bed items will not be Page 7 Page 18 Page 19 also the following available Page 8 Cool water 2 pc. Set #67327 Happy camper Playpen Page 14 #68151 Booster seat Page 22 #31591 Wilson Golf set #19227 com in line protective pack #31810/11 11 pc. 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The new ceasefire announced yesterday morning in Dublin and scheduled to take effect at noon today represented a significant step in the lagging Northern Ireland peace Effort. It could Lead to the admission of sinn fein the iras political Wing to formal negotiations in september with the Irish and British governments and the other political parties from both the protestant majority and the roman Catholic minority in the British province. The talks which began 13 months ago and have made virtually no Progress Are intended to work out a political settlement of the sectarian warfare that has killed More than 3,200 people since 1969. The roman Catholic minority about 43 per cent of the population wants More political Power and closer ties with the Irish Republic. The protestant majority wants to remain British fearing ultimate absorption in the Irish Republic which is overwhelmingly Catholic. The Ira which is estimated to have about 300 Active guerrillas is thought responsible for Mere than half the deaths in the strife. In its statement yesterday it said a photo sinn fein Leader Gerry Adams delivers speech Friday in Belfast. Ira announced truce yesterday. A the Ira is committed to ending British Rule in Ireland. It is the Root cause of divisions and conflict in our country. We want a permanent peace and therefore we Are prepared to enhance the search for a democratic peace settlement through real and inclusive negotiations. A so having assessed the current political situation a the statement continued a the Ira leadership Are announcing a Complete cessation of military operations from 12 midday sunday july 20.�?� the announcement came after British prime minister Tony Blair had made several important concessions to sinn fein to obtain the new ceasefire notably saying that disarmament of paramilitaries would not have to Start before september talks product of Usa the old world Market on Higgins Tille fruit amp vegetable Market produce specials i 3 prices in effect from july 20 26, 1997 pc. Bing cherries 178 la. Product of Canada seedless Ireen and red grapes a. Product of Usa Ion Ell 251 product of Usa product of Usa Bartlett pears 981 product of Usa Sweet red peppers la. Product of Usa f0lkl0rama bulletin we Welcome All pavilions for your fresh fruit and vegetable needs. Come on Down to Casa de Fruta. Mum Prairie Pride Turkey breast sirloin steaks 59 la. 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