Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 3, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba A12 Canada Winnipeg free March 2001 Nasa halts development of x33 spacecraft Washington Nasa has halted development of the troubled x33 space the intended successor to the space shuttle that was under develop ment by the Lockheed Martin Nasa and the space contractor had spent four years and billion on the controversial which never had a test critics of the Agency said the design was far too ambitious to its not surprising that this Hap said Charles an aerospace consultant in the vehicle was essentially programmed for the x33 was envisaged As a reusable spacecraft that could Cut the shuttles Gram launch costs to a Pound a kilogram or less by 2006 or but it relied on too Many untested tech opponents when a More practical but less glamorous design would do the Nasa said in a statement thursday that the technology behind the vehicles lightweight composite Hydrogen fuel minister defends customs practice of opening mail spot checks help keep our communities Safe by Lisa Schmidt associated press the shown in an artists never got off the tanks was not mature enough for the design to after one of the tanks failed during testing in november engineers concluded they would have to be replaced with a More traditional aluminium design if the x33 were to Ever our technology has not yet developed to the Point that we can successfully develop a new reusable launch vehicle that substantially improves Reli bringing the Canada fares from Winnipeg e Usa Las vegas Winnipeg to Mon tues wed thu Fri sat Sun one Way Orlando Palm Springs Phoenix Honolulu Liui Vijil i i 199 179 199 469 469 349 499 Mexico Kif film Acapulco Winnipeg to Mon tucs wed thu Cancun puerto Valletta l fates Toom sat Sun one Way return 529 dominican Republic puerto Plata la romans sat Sun one Way fares rom Fiji ill 399 469 Cuba a lib Paradero Winnipeg to Mon tues wed thu Fri sat Sun one Way return 579 a Peg departure except vote new bookings Only sched jes Aid pros prices Are tie Lorn St available at Issue Are subject to Diange or we draws a Trout Rote and relate no terms and can tons h air Currey Suc tones and Lees Are not Issue by Reg ability and said Art director of nasal Marshall space flight the space Agency plans to develop that technology through the space launch a multimillion Dollar Engi Neering program scheduled to develop the next generation of reusable space Craft Early in the next press attorney general vows pay equity soon equity will be Law in British Columbia for the Public and Pri vate sectors before the looming Provin Cial attorney general Graeme Bowbrick vowed Premier Ujjala Dosanjh told British columbian earlier this week in a paid televised address his new Democrat i government will Amend the human rights code and enshrine this Funda mental pay equity right in Bowbrick said studies show that for every earned by men in women earn 73 Canadian press 777 Unilla 1610 Ness Avenue Winnipeg my 18888161169 delicious service introducing a gorgeous sixth Ottawa customs officials Are just doing their Job when they pass on information after randomly opening the Cabinet minis Ter in charge of Canada customs said Martin Cauchon acknowledged inspectors randomly open mail entering Canada and pass on information to other government but he denied opposition charges that distributing details infringes on civil goods May be subject to random for example when a truck is coming to the Cauchon said out Side the House of its Standard proceeding and its All in order to make sure to keep our communities he said All mail that is opened is but he would not say whether the addressee is told the information has been copied or passed on to another Only material that is deemed to be of an illegal nature is Cauchon if we know that it goes against Immi Gration we just refer it to the department concerned and then they have to Deal with he several immigration lawyers across the country say their mail is being opened by customs and some fear they Are being under a 1992 Federal inspectors big game Hunting seasons draw Elk Moose landowner Elk applications for draw licences to Hunt Elk and Moose will be available in Early March at most Manitoba conservation formerly natural resources completed applications must be received by the licensing 66200 Saulteaux r3j 3w3 in Winnipeg no later than april applicants Are reminded that a nonrefundable application fee of includes per Hunter is please read the application inserts for details on seasons and information on application a More information Call 204 Manitoba conservation now of monday thru Rise n Shine breakfast to two eggs any or or hash Browns and Toast for just mini breakfast Buffet to for just deluxe breakfast Buffet to a Winnipeg tradition for just specific to our Polo save before its gone in season Sale 4050 off our original prices choose from selected Spring clothing and accessories in misses and Petite this Sale wont so dont Waitl quantities Are Polo Park 204 7868869 Are allowed to open mail that weighs More than 30 Grams without a warrant from a in searches and Telephone wiretaps must be authorized by War the Law requires that officials have reasonable grounds to believe the contents might be Cauchon emphasized inspectors do not open letters under the 30gram which applies to most personal Corre immigration officials confirmed they regularly receive seized often in the form of fake passports or letter criminal element anytime you can Stop documents which Are going to be used by the Crim Inal element and you can take them out of its a major Benefit to said Derik spokesman for immigration minister Elinor the department is working toward set Ting up a database to track smuggling and fraudulent but it is not in operation Canadian Alliance my John Reynolds said Caplan department is crossing the line of lawyer client confidentiality if they Are intercepting not said this is not opening Canadian citizens we dont do its an investigative it allows us to better track the move ment of fraudulent Canadian press around Canada pileup on the 401 As Many As 77 cars were involved in a pileup on an icy stretch of Canadas busiest High Way sending at least five people to the Accident caused a five Kilometre Chain of wreckage on the westbound lanes of Highway 401 near this town about 100 Kilometres East of Toronto during a snowy morning Rush lumber Challenge Vancouver Canadas Ambas Sador to the United states has All but invited lumber producers to launch a countervailing duty com plaint against the Canadian Forest if some producers believe that Canada engages in unfair Trade there Are Trade rules and dispute settlement provisions that enable that allegation to be investigated As it has been in the ambassador Michael Kerin writes in a letter sent to senator Max Day talks to youth Montreal Canadian Alliance Leader Stockwell Day told about 20 Young conservatives yesterday that any cooperation Between the two Par ties must be a grassroots process Dri Ven by Alliance but in conservative Leader Joe Clark was not pleased that the Alliance Leader had been asked to speak to the Young saying the meeting could give the false impression that a merger of the parties was butt out for Bones Toronto need reconstructive surgery to set a Tricky fracture that int Healing if you Are a dont ask Michael Mckee to do the an orthopaedic surgeon at Toronto Michaels wont perform Ilizarov reconstruction a Complex and expensive Las resort surgery for people whose fractures wont heal on people who smoking impedes the body ability to heal Bone and grow new Mckee said we dont try to be punitive about we just try and be Frank and say if you continue to your Chance of failure is 30 per if you Stop your Chance of failure is eight per gang Law used sentences of 45 months handed Down yesterday to the first people convicted under a Federal ant gang Law should help make biker life appear less says the prosecutor in the historic but a leading Bike gang expert called the sentences ridiculously Low and said do Little to per Suade those involved with organized crime to abandon their multimillion Dollar the Law makes it illegal to belong to a criminal ;