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WIN THREE DROP CLINCHER PLAY HERE THURSDAY Hie New market were a minute and 10 seconds away from making a fourgame sweep of the east group of the Junior finals against the Ajax Spartans on Mori The leading in games and tied had a goal scored against them at the 1850 mark of the third three minutes left and scored an insurance goal into the empty net with seconds remaining Morris Titanic had two goals and Davison and Doug one each for Aurora The Tigers lone win in the series was a 105 runaway In Aurora last Tuesday night The had earlier made it look easy as they swamped the Spartans in straight games by scores of 51 and 60 The fourth game was a relative ly penaltyfree game compared with the previous three with Ajax opening the scoring In their arena at of the first goal from Tat Fallon from period Angus Iliddell The Spartans went ahead on a goal from Brian Roy assisted by Dan and Tom Kennedy early in the second period The came roaring back with a booming Into the lower corner of the net from Jim Gerry and Paul Tolman At of the third period Bob Kane on a great second effort popped the puck In the net to tie the score helped by Jim I Both For more on REDMEN TIGERS see page THEERA PAGES in e I J 8 Ncwmarkel VOL NO CENTS ONTARIO WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1970 PANEL ON DRUGS Mayors to open talks with county officials on regional park AURORA Strong pressure from Newmarket and Aurora wrung agreement from a meeting of York Coun ty central five municipal delegates to the county warden The meeting which convened here Thursday at the Invitation of Aurora Mayor Dick and included rep- townships asked mayors and Tom to find out from the ty officials If the farm Is available Mr lllingworth warned the dele gates If they dont move now to acquire land for a regional park weve missed the boat Mr Surgeoner urged the meet ing not to stop everything while they wait for regional government i told by reliable off See l said PARK page Regional government two years away mayor AURORA The mayors of New market and Aurora told a meeting hero last Thursday regional government in York County Is at least two years off However a top planner in the Ontario Municipal Affairs department Era edged out by single point contacted next day denied there has been any change from the Jan 1071 target dale set last April by Municipal Affairs Minister McKcough Mayor Tom of Now I told a meeting of General Excellence lid that a very reliable source told him regional government Is now two years off The mayor said later in the meeting that he had been talking to Mr McKcough twice during the week but Mr didnt say whether the minister was his Aurora Mayor Dick lllingworth said agree with Tom They cant pos sibly come in with regional government The only way would mposed it on us clamp the Members of he panel will be Mr of the Addiction Re search Foundation Mr S A Sugar- man a psychopharmacotogisl who has worked with drug users In Tor onto and a representative of the York County School hoard Jacksons Pt fire arson investigator NEWMARKET A spectacular blaze which destroyed the former House hotel at Jacksons Point on the night of Nov 11 was set by an arsonist said an insurance company In vestigator who is probing the blaze Kelly of and Robertson Ltd a Toronto Investigating firm said there is no question that It blankets had been carried part of the old frame building to another His firm have ottered a reward in an advertisement in The Era this week for information on the fire The building was being convert- to a nursing home when take 10 of pork and beans hundreds of hot dogs and rode miles and miles around Wesley Conserva tion area on sleighs and over CO snowmobiles Above llaug Doners mule mi pulls a lo id of children At right Police Chief Itill Hill lifts Itarbara McClelland into the ski- boose he- mother MORE PHOTOS PAGE 8 If Iff Fisherman snags cloth Police drag lake The no in the top circulation class The Tribune beat out The Era by one point The Aurora Ban ner finished third with points The Era placed first in adver tising excellence with out of a points The Era also placed makeup uul firs excellence Second plat typo- Newmarket Deputy Reeve Hruce Eves pointed out Newmarket bad been promised a white paper on regional gov ernment by January so wed know winch way we were headed We havent seen anything yet Municipal Affairs Minister Harry was not available for com- Clasky the Municipal search branch InKit in the feature content photographic clas sified pages ami reproduction categories The Era won a third in front page ap pearance and a fourth in editorial page The Era also woo a second prize in Graphic Design in provincewide JACKSONS POINT Ontario Provincial Police started dragging oper ations in Friday after a Mnriiiiii reported he had snagged some cloth material on the bottom of the lake Kilmer Johnston of The Queens- way Keswick told police he had found Mime cloth that could lie jeans ma- So far police have had no sults but said they will try again when the ice melts and they can mount full ill if I snagged his trout to snap said Mr a red and black plaid shirt and blue School costs spark KIIAM The sparked a lively debate la- week when municipal leaders the York County Hoard of Education at Dis trict High School Aurora Mayor Dick worth was one of the most outspoken critics of a school board proposal to tax the average dwelling unit to support educational costs Mayor lllingworth said the proposal would kill all development that his council would Major Tom of New market agreed predicting hat the tax would pit any young couple against fearful If they tried to finance a new home under such wis something like flannel Johnston described the i grayish color It could blue he said unaccounted for and grey overcoat The and George Tippet I South end land lures new plan ireh f dung Lake Simcoe on during the week were foiled lo make a hurried exit their fish hut when the stove they using exploded and set fire to the Fry to be tried for noncapital murder JOHN Era Staff Reporter NEWMARKET Glen Fry of Newmarket was committed for trial on a charge of noncapital murder last week following a fourday preliminary hearing into the fatal of Carol Ann Steven last Jan reduced charge of manslaughter He ex plained that his task was not to weigh evidence nor assess the credibility of witnesses but only to determine if suffi cient evidence existed to commit Pry for The evidence here establishes that Carol Steven died as a result of a gunshot wound caused by a rifle held in the hands of the accused Judge depleted Glen Fry as jealous boy friend who immediately the shooting sought medical help Miss Steven screamed her name and knelt beside her in tears flying Carol please forgive me I Frys lawyer Arnold Stone of Hill told the court he will at tempt to prove the shooting was witnesses including the accused mans brother James and sister Jane testified at the hearing which ended last Friday James Fry tes tified he was present the time of the AURORA An unidentified veloper is expected to submit plans for south end subdivision at meeting of Aurora Council Mayor Dick lllingworth told The Era Monday that the subdivision plan would likely be substantially the same as that presented last year by recently decided a medical i Mflh hear Glen Fry sal with his head bowed elbows resting on his knees seldom looking up as witnesses testified He appeared more relaxed last ilently as Mr Stong But his hopes plashed when Judge Morrison ruled that the question of intent must be determined shooting revealed that Miss shot in a basement Fry residence at t to York County Hospital then to General litre she died Gordon another I Fry home ignited a quarrel between lien and Miss Steven setting the stage her and James was the only other present at the time Bui James testimony last replied What happened next asked really know James re there You re simply New arena AURORA Newmarket is having second thoughts lending estimated id the silt really paying much at- the After which the shooting The alleged I Tom Surgeoner hinted at a regional park meeting here last week The town has already bud geted for the and the renova tion project was to start this spring equipment told the meeting the town is now talking about a new arena and hinted council might open negotiations with East