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pop 2 WhIlby Fme. Pros, î Whitby toddler killed A three-year-old Whitby boy was hit by a car and died later in hospital after venturing away frcm his grandparent's home last weekend. Police say the grandpar- ents were babysitting Ja- cob Vetzal of Braebrook Drive Sunday afternoon when he left their Front Street, Oshawa house without their noticing and ran along a railroad track which passes the residence. The toddler was struck a block south of the house, where the track crosses Bloor Street east of Sim- coe, by a 56-year-old Os- hawa man. Vetzel was taken to Os- hawa General Hospital and later transferred to To- ronto's Hospital for Sick Children, where he was put on life support to await the arrival of his parents, who were camping for the Vic- toria Day weekend in the Campbellford area. They were contacted by the Ontario Provincial Po- lice, who checked camp- grounds in the area, and gave permission late the same night for their sons organs to be donated. He was removed from life support and suc- cumbed to his injuries. Police say no charges will be laid in the tragic accident. Downtown bank robbed A lone male escaped with a undisclosed amount of cash after robbing the downtown CIBC bank branch Wednesday afternoon. Police say the man en- tered the bank around 3:40 p.m., pulled out a plastic bag -and told the teller to fill it. He then fled on foot; no weapon was seen and there were no injuries. Manitoba relief The Manitoba Flood Relief Fund will bc the bcneficiary of net proceeds from a fund- raising concert to be held at Toronto's winiter Garden Theatre on Tuesday, June 10, as the fina1 event in the 1997 Michelle Wright Chcvy thunder Tour. ~h eeeImî Ilime, qA 'Y 4' '.4 DULUd"J ev.Y £. MANNING: Leader accuses teenager of planting question DO IT WITH EASE A Quick Pick at a 7-Eleven on Brock St. South brought smiles to Ron and Rose Hubbard. Whitby residents for 35 years, the retired couple said the $122,589.10 cheque will "allow us to do things with ease." Macs Milk robbed on Brock South A Whitby convenience store clerk was slightly injured in an altercation with two customers early Thursday morning. Police say two males entered the.Brock Street South Macs Milk store around 3 a.m. and one ap- peared to buy cigarettes and a snack, placing money on the counter. "When the clerk placed the items on the counter, the suspect picked up the items and the money and started to leave," says Durham police sergeant Jim Grimley. "The clerk, a 31-year- old Whitby man, jumped the counter, grabbed hold of the items and was at- tacked by the suspect." The clerk was punched several times in the head and struck with a folding chair and a magazine rack before both men fled with the merchandise. He was bruised but did- n't require medical atten- tion, says Grimley, who adds officers have the store's videotape of the in- cident. Hellyer to visit Canadian Action Party Leader Paul Hellyer will be in Whitby next.Wednesday morning to speak to senior students of Anderson Collegiate. Hellyer, a former Liberal cabinet minister and Pro- gressive Conservative MP, founded the Canadian Ac- tion Party last year. FROM PAGE ONE a shouting match captured on television by the media entourage accompanying Manning. Not denying his Tory af- filiation, Gibbs insisted that his interrogation of Manning during a question and answer session with lo- cal high school students at Anderson Collegiate was of his own doing and that he had received no assistance from thé PC party. Following Manning's ap- pearance, Gibbs told the Free Press that he took ex- ception to Manning's sug- gestion that he had a prepared text with him when he asked a series of questions pertaining to Quebec. As Gibbs was expressing his comments, Ginny Den- sham, campaign manager for Whitby-Ajax candidate Bill Serjeantson, ap- proached the Free Press reporter and informed him that Gibbs was a "secre- tary on the PC board." When Gibbs replied that he no longer had any "ac- tive" involvement with the Tories, Serjeantson joined the discussion and words were exchanged. "The fact that I used to work for them has nothing to do with my questions," said Gibbs. As the argument became more heated, other stu- dents jumped in, along with Davies. Meanwhile, the scene caught the atten- tion of the national reporters. (Gibbs' questions dealt with Reform's position on Quebec and the party's perceived reputation of at- tracting some people with racist attitudes.). Gibbs, meanwhile, in- sisted that he has been to only one candidates' meet- ing at his school. 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