Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 22, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press Anada world july 1997 editor Patrick Flynn 76977294 b1 More Canada and world news around the world chopper Sale fails attest Palm Reuter two americans v and a Canadian have been arrested for plotting to Export military helicopters equipped for chemical warfare to and Canadian authorities the both former military were brokers in a hoax Deal set up by customs which they believed would result in the Sale of 34 Bell military Heli copters valued at million us to officials the ramp arrested Gary of the owner of the helicopters on poles flee floods Warsaw a thousands of poles evacuated villages near the swollen Oder River while germans on the other Shore piled up More sandbags to hold Back two weeks of described As the worst in have killed nearly 100 mostly in Poland and the czech some poles have been forced from their bomb factory found West Bank a amid efforts to rekindle peace the palestinians said yesterday they had saved israeli lives by discover ing a Hamas bomb factory filled with explosives and seemed less than prime minister Ben Jamin Netanyahu said further peace talks depended on stronger moves by Yasser Arafat not Only against the militant Hamas against palestinian police also accused of planning attacks on warship turns 200 Blue Angels Salute aboard the uss Constitution a its masts and six billowing White sails Tow ering above the new England Waters it once the Oak warship nicknamed old Ironsides set out yesterday under its own Power for the first time in 116 an estimated people on land and sea watched As the uss Constitution left its temporary Anchorage at on a on hour voyage marking its 200th the oldest commissioned warship in the undefeated in 42 is normally docked at Bostons Charlestown Navy where it has been a float ing museum for the ship was saluted by modern naval escorts the Blue Angels Fly ing which zoomed past 100 metres above the and the guided missile destroyer uss Ramage and guided missile frigate uss Haly dozens feared dead new Delhi a a boat Cap sized in a rain swollen River in North Ern and 40 of the 70 people aboard were feared press Trust of India news Agency the boat capsized sunday on the Rapti River along the Border of Nepal and the Eastern Indian state of 500 pm East of new thirty of the 70 passengers and Crew members aboard managed to swim fog end trek Washington a explorer will Steger has abandoned his attempt to make a Solo summer trek from the North pole to Canada because of dangerous ice and impenetrable the National geographic society reported the conditions Are there is always moisture and an eternal silence that i have never the explorer said in an email message sent via he was dropped off at the pole july 12 by a russian the sovetsky his goal was to proceed South on a 50day 800kilome tre walk to alone and without sled dogs or ferry blockade lifted fishermen set ship say protest proved Point by Wendy Cox Canadian press Unce blockading fish boat owners cleared the Way for an alaskan ferry to leave this Northern port last the steady withdrawal of about 200 boats that had kept the Malaspina at Dock for three Days began within an hour of meeting Federal fisheries minister David Bob a spokesman for the vessel said the Fishers had proved their they seemed to be quite he they have a sense of a com of bringing the Issue to the attention of the Public All Anderson said after the meeting he will ask his government to shoulder some of the liability from fish Ermen who blockaded an alaskan because the Canadian govern ment didst take some Steps to police maybe theres some grounds for saying that we Bear a liability other than the he Anderson told them hell also form a committee to investigate possible compensation for some of the impoverished Fishers the blockades were trying to but he offered no guarantees and said the blockade and threats by the government have Only made the situation outside moral there is Little Canada can he we do not have a Large number of levers on the that want Good enough for the frustrated who interrupted Andersons remarks with angry com theres no fishing out there said whats the govern ment going to do about that liability when Are we going to Stop being the Good Neighbour challenged Anderson spoke to the Fishers hours after those on the blockade were served court documents order ing them to move out of the Way of millions of dollars at stake Prince facts about the Alaska ferry blockade whats happened alaskan with 328 passengers and 71 had been detained since saturday by fish the dispute alleged alaskan overfishing of valuable Canadian bound Sockeye follows failed talks on new Salmon whats at stake Salmon millions of dollars in alaskan Sockeye catch in 1997 so far limit in Pacific treaty number of licensed boats in Northern catch by Prince Rupert area Fishers average catch Between one million and two million sock 1996 record catch of Mil lion expected 1997 catch for Fraser River Sockeye 10 Canadian catch commercial and first nations of Fraser Sockeye american commercial catch of Fraser bound Sockeye in the alaskan ferry the alaskans say the blockade costs the Alaska Marine Highway system an Alaska attorney Gen eral Bruce Bothelo said the state would sue the Fishers in Canadian court for overtime costs and Money lost due to scheduling despite this the Fishers said their protest was a we have to consider this a Victo Fisherman kit Laggart said shortly after being served with the weve got Anderson it would have taken an earthquake in Ottawa to get him Here while the Fishers in the meet ing described talks with Anderson As they were encouraged by some of his they demanded them in but urged an end to the moderates repeatedly urged an end to the blockade reasoning the Point was made and the Issue had achieved world but others said holding the Malaspina captive was the Only leverage they up to 200 fishing boats had blocked alaskan ferry Malaspina was blockaded for a third Day yesterday by fishing boats in Prince the protest ended late last the ferry from leaving for the past three Alaska obtained the injunction Early sunday from a fed eral court judge in but the papers we rent served until late yes the Fishers have accused Alaska of stealing their alaskan Fishers have caught about More than the limit in the Pacific the fish Are Worth million and Fishers in Prince Rupert say that Money coming directly out of their this is Pur business and Pur Taggart i have a i have a vessel to pay none of us have had much Chance to catch much if we dont earn a then we lose our red Deer residents Brace for an Angels invasion notorious biker gang looks to set up shop in Central City by Reg Curren Canadian press red Rob polut Nik just has to look East for a thousand Good reasons Why he Doest want the notorious Hells Angels motorcycle gang setting up shop in this prosperous Central Alberta a lifelong resident of red Deer a City of located Halfway Between Edmonton and Cal Gary expressed a Little fear and a lot of anger at the Prospect of the gang absorbing the local Bike club known As the grim ramp say a Patch Over in which the reapers will doff their insignia in favour of the winged Skull of the Angels is set for hundreds of bikers and their associates headed for the City late yesterday and Early i find it a Little bit said Polutnik As he and his wife loaded groceries into their car at a local All you have to do is look at there coming to our Calm Little Community and i dont like the Hells Angels have been involved in a violent turf War with another criminal gang in Quebec for control of drugs and it has resulted in several including an 11yearold boy killed by bomb we have to keep on them All the said i think the police Are doing a great Job so several Alberta police forces were represented in the Community yes grim reapers member rides into club compound with officers from Edmon Medicine hat and ramp from around the province gathering to enforce their policy of Zero tolerance of the joint Force set up a massive Roadblock near about 40 Kilometres West of red to Greet bikers coming in from British a group of about 30 Hells Angels stopped for supper further West in Rocky Mountain House so they arrive i guess there trying to scare us but there wasting their time and said Rick a motorcycle Mechanic and member of the Vancouver Hells As his friends thundered out of the restaurant parking ciarniello denied the Angels Are a criminal although he admitted some individual members have committed he questioned the police tactics and their Cost to what country is this do you need a passport to get into Alberta its a party to the charter of which guarantees Freedom of movement and Freedom to live where you if were doing something then come and get police believe the Hells Angels Are anxious to establish a presence in booming Alberta and to solidify their hold on the illicit drug red Deer mayor Gail sur Kan warned the Angels wont find her Community a Good place to do sur Kan and other area politicians signed a declaration of support for one another in their efforts to resist the we understand who the Hells Angels said they Are a highly highly Struc wealthy and pervasive organization with direct association to organized we Are not naive in any they Are involved in drug prostitution and Trade in these Are not a Bunch of Good of a Little rough around the edges who like to ride their bikes during the gangs annual Canadian meeting this week in red the Hells Angels Are expected to take Over the grim reaper gang from Alberta and the rebels gang from its expected the gang will open chapters in the Winnipeg area in the fall or Early next once it gains a foothold it will have Chap ters in All the provinces except grits dealt another setback Canadian press the Liber als took another hit at the polls yesterday this time in a provincial by election in Newfoundland narrowly won by conservative Sheila Osborne won in the former lib eral Riding of Johns West by 109 defeating Liberal candidate Horn Pat Lynch of the nip and Independent Roy in Osborne said from her noisy Campaign head the voters sent a message that they Are very disillusioned and very unhappy with the performance of the Tobin the Midsummer election was called to replace former mines and Energy minister Rex who resigned his seat to make an unsuccessful bid for the Federal seat of the same the results do Little to Dent pre Mier Brian Tobins majority in the the government has 36 of48 but a Victory would have been a Welcome and timely boost for the after 17 months in gov Tobin has found himself in the midst of another heated debate Over education Reform and searching for band aids for continuing sore Points such As health care and High recent polls suggested both Tobins personal popularity and his governments have also fresh in voters minds was the trouncing Federal liberals were Given last month in Atlantic Cana where the party lost 21 of its 31 i i Aai an ;