Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 26, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba B2 Winnipeg free september 2000 4 die As car plunges off parking Gar age Virginia a cat crashed through the Concrete Block Wall of an Motel garage parking deck and plunged metres to the land ing upside Down and killing the four women the All in their sos and were vacationing nurses from new York police said the women had just driven into the they came up the ramp and made a left turn and then went right through the which is about one metre witnesses said they heard the cars engine revving just before it crashed through the it sounded like somebody might have tried to put the brakes but their foot slipped off and hit the accelerator said George press but president shows no sign he will accept election defeat Milosevic opponents celebrate Belgrade thousands of opposition supporters held noisy Vic tory celebrations across Yugoslavia last but president Slobodan Milosevic showed no sign he is willing to accept defeat after sundays general the demonstrations came As a chorus of Western governments declared Milo Sevic had lost and warned him any attempt to claim Victory would be up to people gathered in the main Square in the yugoslav capital Bel Grade for what the organizers called a Farewell concert for milosevics Coli which the opposition and Western observers insisted was Defeated in Sun Days Large rallies also were staged in other major with no reports of the clashes with police that had been feared before the the gatherings ended a Day of pres sure on Milosevic by opposition chiefs and Western leaders to acknowledge the Victory of the yugoslav leaders main Vojislav the United France and the european Union All declared Milosevic had lost and warned any attempt by him to claim Victory would be foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy said Canada is closely watching events in Yugoslavia and called on authorities to respect the will of the we applaud the courage of the yugoslav who faced an electoral process that was clearly not free and it is extraordinary despite these they voted for change in such Large Axworthy said in a statement state department spokesman Richard Boucher spoke of massive irregularities and reports of fraud of just about every shape and Colour but said despite this the opposition appeared headed for a convincing milosevics socialist said its Leader won the election with 45 per compared with 40 per cent for Rock Star Bono impressed with Martins debt proposal by Kevin Ward Prague Rock Star a Large Golden b monogrammed on his wrap around met a St idly dressed finance minister Paul Martin and found common ground yesterday on third world Bono spared Martin from an attack on the Rich for not doing More to fight poverty by cutting crippling debt Levels for the worlds poorest he struck me As More than a Money he had some vision about Bono said after a private Chat with Martin at the annual meetings of the International monetary fund and world he found it to be i think was his that we Are still debating the Issue of debt so i was grate Ful to him for and for sticking his neck out and getting in trouble with All the rest of the big shots you he has taken a moral Posi Bono is an Irish pop icon who made a reputation with the band u2 for a social conscience with hits such As sunday bloody sunday about the bloodshed 30 years ago that ignited the troubles in Northern Martin began a new offensive on the weekend to Speed third world debt Relief by calling for Industrial countries to place an immediate moratorium on debt repayments from As Many As 37 countries classified by the if As heavily frustrated by the Lack of Progress that has been made since International agree ment was reached two years ago in to Start lowering third world Martin urged Credi Tor countries to share their Progress has been but when you look at the number of people in the after 37 per cent of the vote was but a colleague from another party in the governing coalition said Milosevic May fail to win 50 per cent of the forcing a second round Runoff election in two weeks Gorica Secretary general of the socialist said preliminary results showed the coalition heading for an absolute majority in both houses of the Federal parliament but Likely to lose control of some towns and cities in ser Bian local elections also held Zoran coordinator of the main opposition said with results in from 60 per cent of polling stations Kos Tunica had 55 per cent of the presidential vote and Milosevic Between 35 and 37 per a Jindjich said the governments strategy appeared to be to try and Force a Runoff vote in two weeks giving themselves a second Chance for Victory but insisted the manoeuvre will from Rock Singer Bono right talks with Martin yes he found it to be i think was his that we Are still debating the Issue of debt Cancella said Peter Dejorno associated press world who Are living in it is impossible not to feel that we have to go a great Deal he Martin said billion people in the world live on less than a total of Bil lion a Day and 97 per cent of the new babies born enter that kind of Canada is owed about billion by 17 heavily indebted under Martins countries that Cut poverty by spending the Money that would normally go to Canada to pay pre Winter service t special includes Oil and filter Complete vehicle inspection full Brake inspection tire rotation Battery test Block Blanket continuity test electrical charging test Check and top up fluids of includes up to 51 of pm Premium motor offer valid on most pm Bonus pm Glass cleaner off Loans would have their debts lenders Are being asked individually to put repayments on hold on country to country the moratorium would not cover the much bigger multilateral Loans that Canada and other countries have participated in Canadian press High Oil prices occupy ministers b4 rumours continued from Page b1 Chretien said he has teased Romanow for years about joining the Federal there was speculation leading up to yesterdays announcement that Romanow would join the grits As a Star candidate in the next i always Felt he would have been a great politician on the Federal he we were always joking about i would have been very Happy in the last 15 years if he had decided to join the Liberal other rumours had Romanow doing everything from becoming a senator to a National review of health he didst completely close the door on leadership convention Romanow has publicly pushed for such a health review for and late last week Federal health minister Allan Rock said he was going to take the proposal Back to caucus for another Romanow called on his party to hold a leadership convention As soon As Possi ble to name his he will remain As Premier and a Saskatoon member of the legislature until that successor is sworn Bill president of the Saskatchewan new democratic said the party would look to have a leadership convention either before Christ Mas or in possible successors to Romanow include Janice economic development minister and acting Deputy Premier lome former nip Cabinet minister and adviser on social policy Pat health min ister and Eric finance Canadian press legals Good wrench service right on at a flair by Hollm Joe pm Lof includes up to liners of excludes synthetic of Anco t auf Siat dealers Only while quantities Mil for drive applicable offers Ujj Jay sell for Lessee dealer for mortgage Sale the building and land known As 500 Bannerman As described in certificate of title 1173197 will be sold at auction on the Lith Day of 2000 at am at Grays auction 33 Princess in the Vendor is informed that there is situate on the property a 840 two bedroom Bungalow with an unfinished basement and detached single car terms Twenty percent of the Purchase Price in Cash or certified Cheque and the balance according to the conditions announced at the the property is sold subject to taxes and penalties accruing after december the Reserve bad will be announced at the time of the further information May be obtained from Allan Robertson Robertson shy pit Soble Wood attorneys thaw 2021555 marys Road r2m 3w2 Ujj 2576061 i file reference Par 2354619 Stock Wells scrum War goes to later time Slot by Paul Samyn Ottawa Canadian Alliance Leader Stockwell Days scrum War with the parliamentary press gallery yesterday moved to a later time Slot As he continued to resist Media efforts to Force him to go head to head with reporters in the foyer outside the the which controls Access to the press theatre in the commons basement that Day began using last voted to restrict use of the room until 10 minutes after scrums Are Fin a move which effectively Means it cant be used until at least 30 min utes after question Day has backed up his daily news conference by 20 minutes to a time which makes it tougher for him to make the news and reporters to meet and Day was wearing the smile of Victor As he took to the press theatres microphone about 35 minutes after prime minister Jean Chretien appeared outside the commons for a rare i am very democracy seems to be breaking out every Day nip Winnipeg Transcona my Bill Blaikie said Days desire for news conferences Over scrums suggests he thinks he is running for president instead of prime the Alliance people have been watching too much West Wing and not enough House of Blaikie Day angered reporters and was mocked by his political foes Chretien called his basement news conferences the whine by announcing he would not participate in the daily rough and Tumble world of scrums where reporters surround maps and fire questions at them Fol lowing question gallery president Gilles Toupin said the new Resolution ensures reporters wont have to miss other politicians in the foyer in order to make it to Days downstairs news University of Calgary political Sci ence professor David Taras said the former Alberta is try ing to transplant the Alberta experience to Taras said the less More statesman style of press conferences that Day is pushing is something that Alberta Premier Ralph Klein has used to his you have a Chance to control the Agenda in a Way in which you cant in a Taras Mcsorley continued from Page b1 Crown lawyer Mike Hicks asked wat son How referees and linesmen prepare for games and whether they pay special attention to certain players or certain i noticed Donald Brashear and Marty Mcsorley were said referring to his pregame review of the there could be More physical con tact with players of that Watson said officials always make mental notes of role the other game Troy Sarti reiterated much of Watson and Viks testimony about preparing for the possibility of fights in a Sartison also conceded that often a player will Start a fight to give his team a Hicks also showed excerpts from the which was won 52 by a 17year nil watched attentively As tapes were he took notes and conferred on occasions with his two Bill smart and Jim canucks Trainer Mike Burnstein out lined a potentially worrisome situation when he first observed Brasher lying prone on the he was really incoherent and his eyes were rolling in and out of said his face and body were but Burnstein also said that he observed Brashear the next Day and he appeared much Brashear returned to play near the end of last season and has resigned with the Mcsorley was suspended by the nil for the 23 games remaining in the Bru ins it Cost him More than he is an unrestricted free agent and at age its not Clear whether he will play again regardless of the out come of the court the Case is being heard by a judge alone and is expected to last a the key Issue int expected to be whether Mcsorley wielded the stick and struck Brashear the slash was witnessed by thousands of Vancouver hockey the Issue is whether such an incident in a heated professional hockey game constitutes assault with a the league has said the dispute is one for the nil to hash not for the criminal ;