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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 27, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Germans prepare for wave of High water _ my it a a Ltd a 4m a a in my a Wpm my re pan my Muir a flooding this Century. F 40,000 people it . Wednesday up thursday. Went Hack to their House in one Villi by bait Neukirch associated press bad Freie Walde Germany a a huge Effort to Shore up a soggy earthen Dike kept the Oder River from swallowing More villages yesterday in Eastern Germany hut officials said another wave of High water was on the Way. A a we be Only won the first Battle a a said Matthias Platzeck Brandenburg state environment minister. He was speaking in bad Breien Walde a town 40 Kilometres Northeast of Berlin that was the latest to he threatened by Central Europe a worst flooding this Century. About 300 Kilometres up risers the ancient City of wroclaw Poland a second wave that passed through overnight caused Little new damage. More rain was predicted for Southwest Poland hut government spokesman Krzysztof Pomes said More flooding was not expected and the situation was improving. About too people were killed in Poland and in the neighbouring czech Republic after heavy Rains Early this month triggered record floods. About a third of the 621,000 hectares that were flooded in Poland were still under water yesterday including 371 towns and villages Pomes said. About 40,000 people . Poland a post7offiojt31id railways were shipping donated supplies to flood affected regions free of charge poles have responded to requests for donations with Money food clothing furniture and stable a the response has exceeded my expectations a a said Marek Kotanski who has been organizing Relief shipments in Warsaw. In Eastern Germany the level of the Oder River was stable yesterday but officials worried about How the wave moving through Poland would affect them when it arrives probably on wednesday up thursday. Several tiny villages flooded a few Days ago when the 160-Kilometre Long. Dike broke South of Frankfurt an Der Oder 80 Kilometres East of Berlin. To the North about 5,000 people were evacuated As a precaution Friday from a Low lying area of Fields and villages South and East of bad Freie Walde. Round the clock sandbagging by 1,000 soldiers and civilian volunteers however kept the water from breaking through the weakening Dike there. Officials said the danger would not be Over though until the River Sank by a metre a which it gave no sign of doing yet. Angelika and Burkhard Jendritz i went Back to their House in one Village Neu Reetz yesterday to pick up some More things and Check on their dog a a Rottweiler German Shepherd mix named Bonnie. The dog was left tied up on the roof with food and water because it does no to get along Well with strangers. A the dog is Well taken care of Quot Jendritz i said. A at least hell stay Neu Reetz looked like a ghost town with streets empty and windows shuttered. Police had blocked the roads to prevent looting a a major concern among villagers a and were letting Only residents with urgent business through. Around Canada Hospital wait longer Ottawa a Morr canadians Are waiting longer than Ever for Hospital medical services. The Fraser institutes annual Survey of Hospital waiting lists shows the number of canadians waiting for surgery in 1996 has increased by 20,797 to 172,766. It took patients nearly la weeks to be treated from when they were referred to a specialist by their general practitioner. That a up from to weeks in 1995 and 9.3 weeks in 1993. Mom gives up Hope Montreal a his Mother says he a Likely dead but the wife of Montreal Sailor Gerry Roufs has founded an association to continue searching for her husband who was last seen during a global sailing race in january. Roufs boat was blowing through giant Waves and Hurricane Force winds in the South Pacific off the coast of Chile when his radio Beacon went dead. Company sues Ottawa Toronto a spar aerospace has launched a lawsuit against the Federal government saying Ottawa a decision to withhold nearly $1 million in project financing has obliged it to curtail its research and development program. The court action Rose out of a conflict with Industry Canada Over royalties owed to Ottawa from the 1993 Sale by Toronto based spar of two Mobile satellites. The satellites were part of the defence Industry productivity program through which the government helped finance High tech projects. Police warn nudists Oka que. A nudists who have flocked to a Beach near Oka were warned Friday that their activities Are illegal. Quebec provincial police issued a statement that the Beach is a Public place and being nude there constitutes a criminal offence. The statement followed complaints by residents about indecent acts involving the nudists. Police slow Angels Saskatoon a almost so officers from six police forces stopped 24 Hells Angels on Friday before handing out one ticket. Officers from the Romp As Well As local police forces in Saskatoon Moose jaw Regina Prince Albert and Gorman Park stopped the bikers just West of Saskatoon where the gang planned to spend the weekend. The gang has faced similar police tactics at several Canadian cities including Calgary red Deer and Kamloops throughout the summer. Officers inspected the motorcycles and checked for valid Drivers licences and registration. Fallout reached ont. Toronto a Low Levels of radioactive fallout reached Southern Ontario from atomic bomb testing in the Nevada desert during the 1950s, an american study reveals. The National cancer Institute study was limited to the United states but fallout recorded in upstate new York a would no to have stopped at the Border a a spokesman said Friday. But a Canadian scientist said Levels in Canada would not have reached dangerous Levels. A a there a no cause for concern a said Bliss Tracy of health compiled from Canadian press feb Saam Lucky 0665 for sunday 27,1997 of his is your Lucky number Call 697-7q to claim your prize i did it Here s my entry Winner of Puzzle #36 j. Bowman artists Cezanne Dali David a Vinci Degas ear Van Eyck Gauguin Ink nude Oil Renoir Rodin style Titian fill in the missing letters to Complete Puzzle. Unscramble circled letters to spell today a watchword. 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