Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 8, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba Liberals sticking to their guns on spec Ottawa the Chretien gov eminent yesterday denied doing in the spec inquiry and again refused to launch a judicial inquiry into the ramp crackdown on pacing another opposition onslaught sparked by the Surprise resignation of Gerald Morin As chairman the Public complaints commission hearings in the Liberal government continued to defend the controversy plagued there was no interference from spacewalk Hooks up two pieces of station electrical connection crucial for further work grits deny middling in reject Jud Mot inquiry said new solicitor general Lawrence this is an inde pendent body that deals with Alleg tons against the 1 ask the opposition to let the Mablie Deputy pm Pifine tolf Listef Herb Gray pointed to news reports that Shirley Haj woman of the Public complaints has said the hearings win go on despite morons in she noted the eminent has no authority to Stop the the spec which Are gently on have been looking into How police treated protesters the november 1997 a pfc Summit in student protesters have alleged that the Chretien government ordered the crackdown on their Morlot dropped another Bombshell on the hearings when he announced Friday that he was resigning As panel claiming interference from who was appointed by the Chretien Cabinet to the an angry Morin also alleged he was the subject of Covert investigations after his office and Gar were allegedly broken the spec Albatross has already led to the resignation i5f former solicitor general Andy Arefi tabs aseged he had pre1 judged its nip Leader Meson Ough Gal de on the liberals to put an end to the fatally flawed now that we know the ramp Public complaints commission chair has tried to influence the panels the nest question is How the government has tried to influence the commission chair and in fad this whole Pwee she How far is the pared to go to keep to fils Etc us when a Fol the gown rent get on with an Independent judicial inquiry and just get it Ever who beat a Hasty Retreat from reporters following question also said he does not Nave the Power to halt the Public complaints commission is an Independent he it has every right and under the Law it must Deal with allegations that Are brought before that is what it is going to by Michael Killian a Elsaad Tribune associated press a photo space walking astronauts hooked up electrical connections Between the first two pieces of the International space station a laborious yet Cru Cial construction Jerry nasal most experienced snapped the connectors together As James Newman handed him the attached they were mightily impressed with the seven Storey station towering above this is sure a Beautiful piece of Newman Ross worked steadily from the end of endeavours Canadia designed Cana Darm robot starting at the Bottom with the Unity mod he attached jumper cables there before being hoisted More than 15 metres to the Russia built zarya stacked on Ross works to connect umbilical cords Between the Unity and zarya top modules of the International space Hows the View Newman called out from if i had time to Ross the work called for Ross and new Man to Clamp together 40 connectors for Power and data flow two hours into the they had the first set 610 going to Ross report each connector was numbered so there would be no looking Ross said to keep it the the first of three scheduled for this was expected to last 6v2 construction of the space station hinges on making the electrical said nasal Lead flight direct Bob a connecting needs the solar Power generated by the zarya control module to working 386 Kilometres above Ross and Newman had 135 tools at their disposal and a horde of engineers standing by in two countries to offer they tied the most important tools to a pole that jutted from the top of the robot floating tool once All the connectors were flight controllers planned to turn on the Power inside the fledgling a husky air Force has made four previous space the thinner a 42 year old conducted a station practice spacewalk in Washington nearly a Quarter Century after a car bombing Here killed a prominent chilean exile and his american four democratic members of Congress and human rights nations called yesterday on the United states to reopen the Case and consider murder charges against former chilean dictator Augusto at a Capitol Hill news Paul Wellstone and John Conyers and George Miller and Howard Berman urged the Clinton administration to drop its neutrality and support Spain request for Pinochet extradition from Spain wants Pinochet to stand trial for genocide and terrorism during his 17year military if Britain turns Down the Spanish they president Clinton should seek Pinochet extradition to the United states to be tried for his suspected role in the 1976 car bombing that killed former chilean ambassador Orlando letelier and his Young Amer ican Ronni i dont believe you can talk Tough on terrorism in one part of the world and then turn the other Way when it happens in the said of Fitts survivor of the 1976 in the aftermath of that a chilean intelligence agent was convicted of the bombing and served More than five years in and indict ments were issued for the the head of the chilean secret police and intelligence service and his a former Federal prosecutor who oversaw that Lawrence Barcella wrote in sundays Washington Post that there is considerable evidence and not a shred of doubt in my mind that Pinochet ordered the murder of who was reviled by the military Junta because of his efforts to return democracy to those taking part in the news con Ference also demanded that Clinton make Public All government files on the former including those relating to the roles of the Penta president Richard Nixon and for Mer Secretary of state Henry Kissinger in supporting British Home Secretary Jack Straw is to make a final decision this week on the Spanish request for extradition of who is in London recovering from minor dramatic Clinton gesture might Rescue some democrats believe i depend on my minivan 7 Days a so i expect service that respects my peace of mind driving inspection its time to prepare for cold weather driving rotate 4 tires inspect Cooling system inspect All fluid Levels inspect electrical system inspect front and rear Brake system inspect exhaust system inspect suspension system Road test and report results Oil filter ready when or you dont for your Chrysler Canada vehicle molar Oil filter lube where applicable 15point inspection diesel engines and import veils is to Tillar Chrysler great people great service neighbourhood Chrysler retailer continued from b1 vote counters on both sides of the aisle said next weeks expected House vote is too close to Call and some democrats said Clinton might need to take a dra Matic step to avoid i think the president should consider addressing the country before the full House said representative Marty a Massachusetts Democrat and committee the president has to say his behaviour is unacceptable and in the full five republicans have said they will vote against impeach ment and three democrats have said they will vote to with republicans holding a 218206 with one Independent who votes with that would leave at least 15 republicans needing to switch votes for Clinton to avoid the impeachment proceedings Stem from inde pendent counsel Kenneth Starrs investigation into whether the president committed perjury to conceal a sexual affair with former White House intern Lewin sky and other while democrats have said Clinton actions were deserving of they have argued censure by the House is More appropriate than impeachment and removal from the likelihood of a censure alternative being offered on the floor is with House leaders stating a preference against i dont think its Likely at All that a censure Resolution would come to the at least not produced by committee and i dont think its Likely anything we didst produce would said representative Bill Mccol a Florida Republican and committee the witnesses to be called by the White House on Stan Dards of impeachment will be former attorney general Nicholas Yale University constitutional expert Bruce historian Sean Wilentz and scholar Samuel the White House also will Call three former judiciary committee members to com pare the and Circum stances of the watergate scandal with the current snowfall reported before plane took off for Ira oust continued from b1 the exact cause of the crash was not blown last night but it had been ing before the plane took off near about a Fow hour drive Northeast of Quebec City on the North the Region was hit by Day and there was Specula Tion that ice of the wings May have played a part in the crash neither police nor other officials would the plane had Enen route Tawber it went Down the id people aboard included two pilots aft guard Gagne said the which was opera esd crashed shortly after near auth company Clinton asked to weigh charging Pinochet democrats want 76 car bombing reopened 1 not available but police said they were All from the Bate Comeau police said the victims immediate fam Ilies have been several aircraft were involved in the including a Cules and a Labrador he copter from to was dad id tites were the plane erased into the Nye a and ;