Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 30, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba N French police say alcohol and not were Likely to blame for dianas fatal crash in the air major league baseballs divisional playoffs Keek off today it Tjie s real estate game faces massive by technology and global investors the weather o sunny High Low details on Page 012 125 years press garbage Day 5 school Day 6 september inside no interference a Steinbach journalist sentenced to three months in a malaysian jail Over a news report will not Benefit from political inter Ference in his court said foreign affairs minister Lloyd who met with his malaysian counterpart learning Tough lessons there were no tests and definitely no but it was a Tough Day at school nonetheless for a dozen Winnipeg men charged with communication for the purpose of they opted to attend a on Day John school seminar instead of going to court and having their names made Public rate hike sought Manitoba telecoms services promises to Cap rate hikes after january if a per month rate hike is while critics its maintained it would still have the lowest rates in the by election not Boring for voters in Portage la today by election is a Chance to Send a Clear message to provincial free press City editor John Douglas says it will be a message aimed at All four candidates regardless who wins strike looms the Ontario government is pushing ahead with a Bill to take control of teach ers working setting off a countdown towards an illegal strike by the provinces teachers today in your City the rolling stones with blues Winnipeg 7 and be Cercle Mullere fugues pour in Cheval it in opens to theatre de la 825 8 to used record Sale and to sat Manitoba chamber orchestra music vital Centre noon to 6 Index Canada it world in life net Reader and Ann sports to flood fight begins conference seeks Way to protect red River Valley from repeat of97 by David Kuxhaus legislature reporter with More than million in Manitoba flood roofing hang ing in the an International task Force met for the first time yesterday to find a Way to protect the red River Valley from devastating floods like the one of its a joint Effort aimed at finding ways to manage the direction and Force of water flows and also the downstream consequences of diversion the task Force was appointed by the International joint its recommendations Are due by the end of although an interim report will be submitted by the end of this the Federal government has said it will not release funds for flood proof ing until the inc has completed its its Good to be Back in Jagger said after getting off the bands plane last night at stones Roll into Peg Rock legends Fly in on own 747 Cool night forecast for show in John Lyons music reporter the stones rolled into Winnipeg last night in their own Mammoth the bands kicking can i put it like that Keith Richards asked on the Tarmac at Winnipeg International Airport before climb ing into a club Wagon with several other band Mick who stopped briefly to talk to left in his own How a Doin asked adorned with a Pink its Good to be Back in who first walked past reporters with a later returned to in going to go up there and shake those immigration Richards said As he waited for a Crew told that his was the greatest Rock n Roll band in the Richards didst miss a beat and the he fre5 press stage takes shape at stadium behind tour manager Steve jump Njack the guitarist was Clad in a head brimmed Brown leather Denim shirt and Green Scarf and carrying a walking asked what it was like to be Back in win Richards replied with a i dont know he he said to expect Only a couple of songs off the new Bridges to Babylon album which hits stores today at tonight he also promised not to sing his own bes known stones continued please see Richards the sexiest band the commission heard from Community leaders in the some spoke of the need to control the smaller tributaries of the red River with others raised concerns about Over land it comes at you untre said Moorhead mayor mor Rie continued please see movie attendance rising across except in Manitoba fewer film fans Here by Stevens wild staff reporter after More than a Couch weary canadians Are heading out to the movies again in except in statistics Canada reported yester Day theatre attendance hit a 13year High last with moviegoers pass ing through theatre turnstiles 85 Mil lion times in the fourth straight year of its nothing like the Halcyon Days of the Early 1950s before every Home had but a lot better than the 1980s when attendance fell to a 40year Low As Vars and other forms of Home entertainment became com people want to get out of the House and see a said Marci a spokeswoman for Cine Lex cocoon Rig is but the National trend Hast caught on whether its our Cli our love of staying Home or our Manitoban have not caught the movie last attendance at Manitoba movie theatres declined 11 per statistics Canadas Norman Verma said about million people attended movies in Manitoba and another attended the attendance figures Puzzle who said her company plans to add four screens to its theatre at Winnipeg Grant Park shopping mall our business is great in Mani she Davies said Many including those owned by Cine Lex Are making a conscious Effort to bring Back audiences by making their premises More More comfortable curved digital sound and video arcades Are bringing people Back to the Multi screened movie attendance peaked in 1952 53 with 256 million by it had dropped to 98 million and held reasonably steady Over the next two in the a decade of movie Atten dance dropped attendance bottomed out at million in 1991 92 the lowest level in 40 ;