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mm TODAY H23 112 oemx Friday, juiy 21, 1995 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Suggested Price: 70 $1.17 Tax not included curtains forT It's LOCAL. NORTHWESTERN CROPS BURNING UP Drought is becoming a severe problem in the northwestern part ot the province, where farm ers are facing the driest conditions in 30 years. The hardest-hit area runs from the Lloydmm ster area north to Meadow Lake, southeast to Spintwood and east of Harford, and down to the Unity area. Things are so parched that yields are expected to be only half to two-thirds what Cineplex pulled out)." "I expect to hear from them (today)." Cineplex is looking for a site to build a new multiplex theatre in Saskatoon, Lichtman said. There has been speculation a theatre will be built in the new River City Centre Mall on 42nd Street but Lichtman wouldn't confirm that "We have not yet found a site." Lichtman said his company is trying to find room for the Towne employees at Pacific Cinemas.

Ken Bell, who managed the Towne for 22 years, has already moved over. He referred all inquiries to head office. Cineplex's pullout comes just a week after Magic Lantern Theatres of Edmonton opened the first-run, seven-screen Centre Cinemas on Eighth Street The company plans to open an eight-screen, second-run house called Rainbow at the same location after Labor Day. Admission prices at Rainbow will be $250 for regular evenings and $1.50 for matinees and Tuesdays. Company president Tom Hutchinson wasn't sure if Cineplex is responding to his move.

"We felt when we built there that the market was under-served. It could be they were content to let it be under-served until competition came along." Cineplex says it wasn't motivated by the new theatre. "It wasn't like a quick decision. We've been looking at that facility for a while. We basically decided to bite the bullet now," said Lichtman.

tive vice-president said from Toronto. The Towne was built in the Spanish villa style, with interior walls designed to resemble an outdoor courtyard. Although some might consider it to have rustic charm, Lichtman said that's not an issue. "It's about state-of-the-art equipment it's about digital theatre sound, it's about modern, comfortable seats, it's about cupholders." Cineplex leased the Towne from Landmark Cinemas of Calgary. Landmark's senior vice-president Frank Kettner, said his company was not informed of the decision.

He said it's a violation of the long-term lease to close down. "I honestly don't have a clue (why By Cam Fuller ofTheStarPhoenix Saskatoon's last movie palace has abruptly closed, leaving its owners scratching their heads and claiming Cineplex Odeon has broken its lease. Towne Cinema on 20th Street built in 1930 when it was called the Roxy, had its final screenings Thursday evening. One of the last films shown was Die Hard: With a Vengeance, but shutting the doors was no struggle for Cineplex, which considers the theatre to be run-down. "It's an older facility which is not up to our standards of what we think movie-going should be all about," Howard Lichtman, a Cineplex execu they should be.

A3 SPICING UP AGRICULTURE Spice crops such as coriander and cumin may be the "next germination" for the province's agriculture industry. Brian Petracek of the Sas katchewan Herbs and Spice Association be lieves spices are a good bet for diversification. as canola was 35 years ago and pulse crops about 20 years ago. He said a wide variety of spices, including fenugreek, dill and anise, can be grown in Saskatchewan. And tor pulse grow ers, chick peas and dry beans are on the hon zon.

D8 DETOUR AHEAD ONE-LANE TRAFFIC Mayor Henry Dayday has been hearing from motorists who aren't thrilled at living in the City of Detours this summer. Particularly aggravating are bridge closures on top of other traffic disruptions for construction work. Dayday concedes a problem was probably caused by closing the Victoria Bridge last weekend for the powerboat races at the same time that construction Dayday was taking place on the Idylwyld Freeway. A12 ENVIRONMENTAL TAX OUT IN OPEN TT Srf iliWv XrWM dAf $r7- ft No, it's not a new tax, just a more obvious one. Superstores have started identifying Saskatche wan's previously hidden "environmental han dling charge" on grocery bills, so consumers will realize what the province is charging them for, recyclable and even some non-recyclable con tainers.

Westfair Foods says Saskatchewan charges the highest combined environmental handling charge and refundable deposit in West ern Canada, twice that of any other province. B5 CLOSE to HOME john mcpherson Huff and puff Claire Ens uses a little wind power to propel her sailboat Kim Sawitsky, helped build the boat, complete with a dog across a puddle near her home on the 2000 block of made out of a pine cone. (SP Photo by Richard Marjan) Spadina Crescent. Her brother, Michael, and babysitter, NATO nears agreement on air strikes against Serbs From AP Reuters-CP SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina Surrounded by Bosnian Serbs in the UN "safe area" of Zepa, outgunned Muslim leaders refused to surrender Thursday. The fate of thousands of terrified civilians hung in the balance.

In London, meanwhile, the United States, France and Britain neared agreement on a plan for threatening the Serbs with NATO air strikes to protect Sarajevo and Gorazde "safe area." Government forces in Zepa responded to a Serb attack by shelling a UN peacekeepers compound, destroying a medical centre and damaging barracks. The Bosnians had threatened to shoot at the peacekeepers if the United Nations didn't call air strikes against the Serbs. No peacekeepers were hurt, and the United Nations protested the attack. Serb leaders insisted that civilian men be held as prisoners of war, as they did last week after capturing the nearby "safe area" of Srebrenica. Thousands of men from Srebrenica remain missing, and refugees have told of widespread murder, rape and torture.

In London, a senior U.S. defence official said the United States. France and Britain had found "common ground" on a plan that could strike Bosnian Serb forces from the air. White House spokesperson Mike McCurry said in Washington that during a telephone conversation between U.S. President Bill Clinton and French President Jacques Chirac, Clinton had stressed that "the only peace Sarajevo has enjoyed" since the outbreak of hostilities was last year when NATO issued an ultimatum and threatened air strikes.

Representatives of 15 countries with peacekeeping troops in Bosnia will meet today, along with officials of NATO, the UN and the European Union, to agree on strategy in Bosnia. Foreign Affairs Minister Andre Ouellet, Defence Minister David Collenette and Geh. John de Chastelain, chief of the defence staff, will represent Canada. Serbs on Thursday also attacked Bihac in the northwest, reportedly taking at least one town in the safe haven. The capture sent hundreds of people fleeing into the forest and drew threats from neighboring Croatia that it might intervene to save the Bosnian city.

Bosnia's government disputed Serb claims that Zepa had fallen. While there were reports that Serb forces had entered some of the 20 hamlets in the Zepa enclave, UN spokesperson Fred Eckhard in New York insisted they had not captured Zepa proper. He cited reports from peacekeepers in Zepa. COVER STORY jiutaiiNV-im It MiL.J'i rial' $2,500,000 For those difficult bedtimes, Sheryl relied on the bedtime reel. wvwm I $2,000,000 STARLINE $1,500,000 BASEBALL Expos 4, Cubs 0 Angels 10, Jays 3 Rockies 7, Phillies 3 Yankees 8, Royals 4 As 6, Tigers 3 $1,000,000 r-t ri i $500,000 ii i' i i Mn t-i r.

938-NEWS (6397) Hard times Acute shortage of major events hurts SaskPlace By Jens Nielsen ofTheStarPhoenix When Saskatchewan Place was first built in 1988 there was seemingly a limitless lineup of blockbuster events, from international rock superstars to professional spoils activities. An industry report in 1990 showed SaskPlace was tops in North America for gross box office receipts by arenas with capacities between 7,000 and 12,999. According to the facility's annual report for 1994 it still made a profit of $16,000 and recorded a surplus of $233,000 there's been a surplus every year since 1988, but that's helped in large part because the facility does not pay property, business or amusement taxes. MORE ON PAGE A2 250 News tipsOpinion Trivia Weather SP Internet 200 Sports 6 Lottery Numbers 150 7 Sask. Marathon Hotline 9 Stock Market INDEX Ann Landers D6 Business Classified B6-B12 Comics Cll Dave Yanko A3 Drive Cl-Cll Forum A4.A5 International Lifestyle D1-D6 Lotteries AS Movies Dl National D12 Paul Martin D8 Prov.City A2.A3 A8.A12.B5 Sheila Robertson Sports B1-B4 TV Listings D3 Weather B12 100 1-900-451-3390 Commodities $1minute 50 Friday-Saturday 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 7 si! Appproximately 1 3 million people attended SaskPlace events between 1989 end 1994 02i' -SP Graphic by Brian Johnsrude Source: SaskPlace Publications Mail Contract No.

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