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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 27, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Big Mac on credit Chicago Tribune a amid the countless goods and services listed on their monthly credit card state merits few if any Consumers Ever thought they a see the Day a trip to Mcdonald a would show up. Well hold on to your receipts. Visa and Mastercard want to be everywhere you want to be a even if that Means where you chomp Down a big Mac. One of the last big service industries left virtually untouched by credit card companies fast food companies Are about to trip Over each other to Tell Consumers that visa and Mastercard Are now Welcome. Pizza hut which accepts credit cards in 30 per cent of its markets confirmed last week that it will begin accepting credit cards inshore and delivery nationwide in the United states beginning in mid september. Other fast food chains including Mcdonald a corp., Kuc sonic and dominoes pizza Are deep into tests to determine if there is enough demand. While credit cards have been popular for years in sit Down chains fast food is quickly taking its place alongside supermarkets As the latest non traditional Industry to Start accepting credit cards in lieu of Cash. Speed is a major concern. So far restaurant chains say credit cards Haven to slowed Down the process. In fact that is one of the main things sonic a Chain of drive in restaurants mainly in the South is checking in an 80-store test. A so far its encouraging a said Pat Tye Moore senior vice president for Brand development and marketing. Moore said the average verification time when a consumer gives a card is eight to to seconds. Analysts say fast food is hardly the final Frontier. Credit card use is spreading fast in the health care and dentistry industries As Well As governments and such utilities As phone and electric companies. 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Through your Modem dial. 987-1234 Canada Post sales agreement no. 563395 recycled newsprint is used in the production of this newspaper Highway patrols Cut Back police presence helps reduce accidents ramp Manitoba county roads rack up deadly toll m continued from a1 but As the ramp continues to reorganize to Deal with funding constraints the number of officers on traffic duty a and the amount of time spent on traffic enforcement a has declined. The number of Highway patrol detachments in the province has decreased from 26 to to since the Early 1990s, and the number of officers dedicated to traffic duty has dropped from 125 to 65. While patrol officers Are supposed to help out with Highway patrol they Are usually too Busy police say. The reduced number of officers has had a noticeable Impact on the amount of enforcement taking place with the number of traffic tickets issued dropping to 59,572 in 1996 from a High of 74,361 in 1994 a a 19 per cent decline. Linklater said there is a direct link Between the amount of enforcement police do and the number of serious traffic accidents because if police can pick up motorists when they Are initially speeding or driving dangerously it May prevent an Accident Down the Road. Highway patrol officers have also had to scale Back their attention to snowmobiles particularly with drinking and driving enforcement. Meanwhile although alcohol is blamed As the no. I cause of fatal accidents outside the perimeter police sources say the Check Stop Van will not be in operation again until september at the earliest. The existing Van is too heavy and violates provincial Highway regulations. The ramp Highway patrol has been trying to get a new vehicle for several months but say the $110,000 Price tag has contributed to the lengthy wait. Linklater said traffic patrol officers have made do without the Roadside testing Van but not having the highly his is a partial list of the fatal accidents that have taken place in Rural Manitoba this year. Jan. 2, near Elkhorn a 17-year-old male was killed when his snowmobile was hit by a car. Jan. 5, Hwy. 44, five Kilometres East of Beausejour a 74-year-old Man and a 69-year-old woman were killed when they lost control of their vehicle. Jan. 5, just to the West of St. Anne a 40-year-old Man was killed when his vehicle collided with a train. Jan. 18, near the Junction of Highway 1 and Highway 16, a six year old boy was killed when the vehicle he was a passenger in collided with a truck. Jan. 27, on path 8 in the . Of St. Andrews near Selkirk five people died when their cars collided head on. Jan. 30, on Highway 1 near Bagot at the intersection with provincial Road 242, a 71-year-old male died in a collision. Jan. 30, near on anole a Man whose age was not made Public died when his snowmobile was hit by a car. Jan 31, on Highway 6 near the Junction of path 513, a 46-year-old Man a 26-year-old Man and a 22-year-old woman died when two vehicles collided. Feb. 27, near Waldersee near Mccreary 52-year-old woman died when her truck rolled into a ditch. March 2, on Shoal River Indian Reserve a 36-year-old Man and a 30-year-old Man died when they lost control of a snowmobile and crashed into a railway track. March 7, six Miles South of Swan Lake visible unit on the Road has hampered the fight against drinking and driving. Ramp spokesman sgt. Gerry Jennings acknowledged that financial constraints have affected operations saying hard decisions have to be made about where the limited amount of Money available is spent and equip a 26-year-old Man died when his snowmobile hit a tree. March 12, on path 3 at the Junction of path 23 near Thompson a 75-year-old woman died when a car and a Van collided at an intersection. March 12, in Fairford a 12-year-old boy died when he fell off the Hood of a moving car. March 20, eight Kilometres East of Steep Rock a 23-year-old Man died when two snowmobiles collided head on in a ditch. March 23, one Kilometre East of mini Tonas on Highway 1. An 81-year-old Man died after walking onto the Road and being hit by a car. March 24, near Brandon at the intersection of or 353 and or 468, a woman whose age was not made Public died when her car collided with a truck. March 28, on Highway 10 North of Swan River a 29-year-old Man died when his car hit a Grain truck. March 28, in Garden Hill a 27-year-old Man was killed when his snowmobile was hit by a car. April 12, near the Junction of path 12 and or 310, a 58-year-old Man died when he drove off the Road. May 5, on path 15 near the intersection of or 302, a 37-year-old Man died when his car hit a Road approach. May 11, on Highway 2 near Elm Creek a 22-year-old Man a 21 year old woman and an 18-year-old woman died in a head on collision. May 18, on Highway 44 three Kilometres East of Beausejour a 51-year-old ment like the Check Stop Van cannot always be replaced quickly. A financial decisions being made by governments Are having an Impact on our operations a he said. A resources Are simply not As available As they once but a spokeswoman for the Provin woman died in a head on collision. May 19, on Highway 2, two Kilometres East of Elm Creek a Man and woman both aged 17, died when two cars collided head on. May 28, on a gravel Road Northeast of Souris a 49-year old Man and a 72-year-old woman died when they collided in an intersection. June 2, on Highway 10, 30 Kilometres South of the Pas a 59-year-old Man died after being thrown from a truck that rolled. June 11, on path 16 near Russell a 79-year-old Man and a 81-year-old woman died in a head on collision. June 15, 10 Kilometres West of Dauphin a 17-year-old woman was killed after being run Over at a Grad party. June 15, in Selkirk a 34-year-old Man died when he drove his truck off a Dock and into the River. June 29, on Highway 9 near Sandy Hook a 26-year-old Man died when a truck he was Riding in the Back of rolled into a ditch. July 5, in Garden Hill a two year old girl died when she was run Over. July 5, on Valley River Indian Reserve a Man and woman both aged 17, died when a car carrying eight people collided with another vehicle. July 9, on pegu is first nation a 27-year-old Man died when his car rolled. July 10, four Kilometres North of Selkirk a 75-year-old Man died when two trucks collided head on. July 17, on Highway 1 near or 242, a 66-year-old Man died when a car and a pickup collided. Cial Justice department said the ramp should take a look at their own budgeting practices if they Are running Short of Money. She said the province provides the ramp $48 million each year to fund operations in Manitoba but it is up to the police to decide exactly How the Money is spent. Fisher has a definitely changed a Friend says continued from a1 the Molgaard family was at David a sister Maureen a wedding yesterday just North of Stony Mountain institution where David served his time and wanted to Reserve the occasion for family Only. A a it a the first time in 28 years that he a Felt some degree of peace of mind a Wolch said referring to Molgaard who a been spending time at his family a Interlake Cabin. A it was a Good time for him and his wife to be Mil Gaarde smother Joyce said earlier that the family wanted to focus the Day on the wedding and not the anguish of the past 23 years. She fought tirelessly against Law enforcement officials and government to win her songs Freedom. Meanwhile in Saskatoon a Friend of Fishers insisted he a a changed Man. Fisher who spent 23 years in prison on several rape convictions was a Gen group trying to Stop Manson from playing Canadian press Ottawa a the stage is set for a fight to Stop Shock Rocker Marilyn Manson from playing another Canadian gig. The local chapter of the Catholic civil rights league has teamed up with the family action coalition to keep the Rocker out of the capital. The family action coalition spearheaded the move to keep the androgynous Manson out of Calgary earlier this summer. The group is accepting donations to help pay the Legal costs involved in seeking an injunction to halt the concert planned for the Ottawa is digress Centre on Friday. A we have a lawyer doing some research into the Issue a said Newton Steacy a spokesman for the Catholic civil rights league. The group says it has received donations from several local business owners to pay for Legal work and will Send a letter to the Congress Centre on monday outlining concerns. Congress Centre president David Hamilton decided last week that Marilyn Manson could appear based on the bands right to Freedom of expression. Jean Pigott chairwoman of the Centre agreed. A we wish to hold Jean Pigott and or. Hamilton accountable for their decision a said Peter Stock a spokesman for the family action coalition. A my understanding is we re not doing anything wrong or illegal a Hamilton said. A if we receive an injunction we will seek Legal meanwhile about 50 members of his mercy Centre in nearby Vanier Are encouraging members of All religious denominations to join them in a fast wednesday to protest the by fid a arrival in the nations capital. Line trustworthy Friend says a Saskatoon Man who met him in therapy. A a he a always proven himself to be honest with us a said John who did no to want his last name published. A a he a never lied to us or anything. A the Media Calls him a serial rapist As if there is no such thing As a Man changing. He a definitely Fisher has made Money in the last three years collecting recyclable bottles and cans from dumpsters around Saskatoon. John said Fisher has been a generous Friend in times of need. A there have been a number of times where Larry shows up with a bag of groceries when we be been in a tight spot a John said. A and if i was having problems and needed to talk Larry would be Over John was one of the friends who helped Fisher quietly pack his Pink Van and a haul trailer wednesday night for a trip to Calgary with his Fiancee. Fisher insisted he Isnit the same Man who raped several women in Saskatoon and Winnipeg 30 years ago and raped and slashed the Throat of a woman from North Battleford sask., in 1980. The woman was left for dead but she survived. He denies raping and killing Miller but sophisticated Dan tests conducted in England that cleared Molgaard Point the Finger at Fisher. Dan from Fisher matched Dan from semen found on Millers clothing according to the Independent British lab that conducted the tests. Fishers lawyer said the tests were done without his clients consent and Mil Gaarde a lawyers May be sued. Fisher voluntarily gave a Dan Sam ple during a supreme court hearing into Mil Gaarde Scase in 1992, but did no to give permission for his Sample to be retested. Wolch insists the evidence can be used against Fisher in court. A i believe the Law is that its admissible and if not there Are provisions in the criminal code to get a new Sample but that a for the courts to decide a he said. Fisher 47, served every Day of two sentences totalling 23 years for the attacks and was released in 1994. 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Fielding Reed Fellowship Lam Durand a a la Dale student in the faculty of Grid ult iral and Knud sciences has won tin j. L idding deed Fellowship i the Potash and phosphate Institute. Worth $2,000 i a. Bra Chiate students from the i of m have won the award six limes since i too. On i \ Lour other uni ers Itic scan c Laim As main or More winners. Durand who grew up in notre Dame Cie i modes won the Lieut Paiit to Cranor s Gold medal Ami the Canadian wheal Hoard scholarship As an undergraduate. Current a the president of the soil sciences Bra Chiate students Quot Visso Cintins he focuses his research on Ai Ian Ilia in nitrogen response. Clum i divers in cd Manitoba building Success. Ii e i e g r e e a i a ;