Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 30, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba A8 Winnipeg free press wednesday August 30, 2006 Ernesto loses punch As it nears Florida shuttle makes a turn returns to launch pad to wait out storm m Miami ? tropical storm Ernesto surprised forecasters by fail ing to strengthen yesterday As it approached Florida much to the Relief of the states Hurricane weary residents. Briefly a Hurricane sunday Ernesto lost much of its punch crossing mountainous Eastern Cuba. The storm crossed the Florida Straits with top sustained winds of 72 Kilometres an hour and was expected to move through Florida overnight As a weak tropical storm. That was Good news for a state hit by seven hurricanes since 2004. Frankly i am surprised it has not strengthened said Max Mayfield director of the . National Hurricane Cen Ter. But for All those thousands and thou Sands of people with Blue tapped roofs that a Good a Homeowner i a very Happy. As a forecaster i a not very at Cape canaveral Canadian Astro naut Steve Maclean a spaceship did an unprecedented a turn on the Way to hid ing from the storm returning to its on y 2 Days left to get in on the Best deals this month 42 mpg launch pad to ride out the storm instead ? and raising the possibility that the shuttle Crew will Fly soon after All. Maclean and his five Crew mates could Fly sept. 6 or 7, or thereabouts Nasa launch director Mike Leinbach told reporters. In new Orleans yesterday Bells tolled marking the moment one year earlier when new Orleans levees buckled and unleashed a torrent of water that ripped Homes from their foundations and sent half the City into an Uncertain exile. As the Bells pealed survivors of the storm gathered outside City Hall commemorating the moment at 9 38 . When new Orleans began its spiral into a watery hell. Mayor Ray Nagin told the City at a midday interfaith service it was time to take responsibility for rebuilding. If government can to get you your Cheque on time it says you need to do something Nagin said. It says your Neighbours need to come together and All you need to do is Cook a pot of red Beans and they la bring Over the Ham mers and the 41 mpg 2006 Pontiac w a be up level automatic air conditioning tilt am/fm/cd/mp3, Power windows and locks keyless Remote. Only 7 left As Low As a s $ 16,940 now $ 15,440 or $ 219 to. 42 mpg 2006 Pontiac g5 Pursuit 145 ., 15? wheels Speed sensitive steering variable intermittent wipers am pm cd stereo. Add air conditioning & automatic for Only $38/month. Add air conditioning and automatic for Only $ 38 month a s $ 16,185 now $ 14,995 or $ 209 to. 38 mpg 2006 Buick allure 200 3.8 litre 6 Cylinder auto., loaded traction control 16? wheels 4 wheel Bosch disc brakes anti lock brakes Halogen headlights engine immobilizer instar As Well As the usual Buick amenities. 48 month 80,000 Ems comprehensive warranty. A s $ 28,410 now $ 25,777 or $ 329 to. 2006 Canyon Crew cab sle Low rider. 220 ., 3.5l eng., at 17? Alum. Whls., 4 who. Anti lock brakes body coloured who. Flares Halogen fog lamps adj. Int. Wipers deep tint. Glass a cruise tilt am pm cd w/6 spkrs., pm & pm keyless Remote entry & Box liner. A s $ 33,290 now $ 29,973 or $ 324 to. All prices includes freight Lynne Sladky / associated press people walk in a Miami Beach Fla. Park As wind and rain from tropical storm Ernesto lash the coast yesterday. When the threat of damaging winds abated yesterday rain became the biggest concern and police distributed thousands of sandbags in the Low lying Miami suburb Sweetwater. Up to 25 centimetres of rain was possible forecast ers said. Some 36 hours earlier officials had feared much worse. In the keys Mon Roe county emergency management director Irene Toner smiled As she watched steady rain fall. This is great Irene Toner said. Compared to what it could have been we Are on Miami Beach usually vibrant Lin Coln Road was quiet and Many Busi huge saving still Ava i l a b l e on All 2006 models Hurr y in 2006 Pontiac g6 167 ., auto., air cond., cruise control tilt & telescopic steering wheel am pm cd stereo w/6 speakers 16? wheels dual Power mirrors windows & locks. A s $ 24,460 now $ 22,900 or $ 316 to. 2006 Pontiac Montana sv6 extended 201 3.5 litre v6, loaded with air cond. & rear air heat cruise tilt stereo Power windows & locks keyless Remote entry Remote Start 17? wheels Ottar and lots More. A s $ 29,195 now $ 25,990 or $ 359 to. 38 mpg 2006 Buick rendezvous 195 ., 3.5l eng., 6 Cyl. Load. W/17? wheels 4 who. Disc brakes Halogen headlamps roof rails tint. Wdws., leather wrapped steering who. A radio controls As Well As the usual Buick amenities. 48 month 80,000 Ems comprehensive warranty. A s $ 32,530 now $ 26,990 or $ 379 to. 2006 Gumc Sierra ext cab 4x4 284 ., 4.8 litre v8, at 17? wheels 4 wheel anti lock brakes tinted Glass a cruise control tilt am pm cd stereo heavy duty suspension Driver info. Center. A s $ 35,820 now $ 31,490 or $ 367 to. Canadian forces personnel take off another $500 Pontiac Buik Gumc 3965 Portage Avenue ?1-877-898-5477 in the Point West Auto Park minutes from Home Miles from Ordinary Nesses closed Early. Among those finding food at an italian restaurant was actor Mickey Rourke and his dog Loki Wear ing a Pink Argyle sweater. What storm Rourke said. This is the state had been ready to respond with 500 National guard members and another 500 state Law enforcement offi cers. This does not look like a catastrophic event but we always want to be ready Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said in Tallahassee. He attended katrina anniversary events earlier in the Day in Louisiana and Mississippi. Ernesto was forecast to move up the Middle of the state and exit on the North Eastern coast by Early thursday mov ing into the Atlantic Ocean and potentially gaining Hurricane status before hitting Georgia or the Carolinas. Meanwhile off Mexico a Western coast Hurricane John grew into a pow Erful category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 185 pm a. The storm threatened to cause flooding and ruin vacations in some Pacific resorts but it was not expected to directly hit land. John became the sixth Pacific Hurri Cane of the season earlier in the Day. ? associated press polygamist Leader arrested by Nevada Highway patrol by Ethan Baron Vancouver ? fugitive polygamist Leader Warren Jeffs ? who has hundreds of followers in . ? has been arrested on a Nevada Highway with $50,000 in Cash 15 cellphones three wigs and a police scanner. Jeffs 50, was on the Bis ten most wanted list charged in Utah with rape As an accomplice for allegedly arranging a teenage girls marriage to a Man and charged in Arizona with child sexual assault. A Nevada Highway patrol trooper pulled Over an Sun late monday just North of Las vegas for improperly Dis played licence plates. In it were Jeffs one of his wives Naomi Jeffs and a brother Isaac both 32. Jeffs is being held in Federal custody in Las vegas pending a court hearing on unlawful flight to avoid persecution. Yesterday . Attorney general Wally Oppal says Jeffs rival Winston Blackmore of the polygamous Bountiful commune near Creston is a subject of a probe into allegations of sex crimes against children. Blackmore and Jeffs Are rival leaders of the fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day saints which split from the mainstream mormon Church when the Church banned polygamy More than a Century ago. In ., police have focused an investigation into alleged sex crimes against children in Bountiful where the Community is divided Between followers of Jeffs and Blackmore. There a a whole Bunch of issues that we re interested in mostly dealing with sexual assault and sexual abuse and sex Las vegas metropolitan police department Warren Jeffs on most wanted list Ual exploitation Oppal said. Also if the investigation produces Evi Dence that Bountiful residents arranged marriages Between adults and children charges could follow Oppal said. Debbie Palmer fled Bountiful in 1988 at age 34 after being married when she was 15 to a 55-year-old Man with five other wives. In the Wake of Jeffs arrest she fears for her four Sisters and one Niece whom she believes Are in Jeffs compounds in Colorado Texas and South Dakota. He a got some really dangerous peo ple who Are Bishops and enforcers in his compounds Palmer said. 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