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Whitby Free Press, 1 Jun 1972, p. 9

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continued from page 8 W h e n the Unemployment Insurance Commission came under fire, Broadbent praised the Oshawa department head and said the department, "Had an immense problem to deal with because of lack of training for the new computer methods. " He said i t now takes only three to five d a y s to g e t results on unemployment ci aims. On retraining programs Mr. Broad- bent explained, "We frequently train people when there are no jobs out there for them. " Answering a quest i o n about grants an d companies relocating, h e replied t h a t it w a s not true companies would buiId or relocate out of Canada if they d i d not receive a grant from Canada. He t e r m e d this "hogwash" and said a recent survey revealed that 70% of the c om panies applying for grants had ai- r e a d y made the decision to buil d in a ce rtain area and would have relocated in Canada whether they received a grant from the government or not. As for the el usive election date, B r o a d b e n t conjectured, "if I had to guess i'd guess October and if i had to wish I'dwish for October. Il Mr. Broad- bentpictured the PM spending the sum- mer with his wife and child having pic- nics and then, in the Fall after a good Summer, calling an election while the public still had fond memories. WHITBY FREE PRESS, Thursday, June t, 1972, Page 9 Chief Gets Ball Season Underway F or the. fourth successive year, cloudless blue skies and balmy temp- eratures ushered. in the Whitby Minor Baseball Association's 'Officiai Op- ening Day'. At 10 a. m. the Associat- i on 's players paraded from Kinsmen Park to Peel Park, where they assem- b i e d on the diamond for the opening ceremonies. At th e beginning of the proceedings, W. M. B. A. Publ ic Rel- ations Director Neil Murkar announ- ced that in tribute to the late Heber Down, Whitby Councillor, the flag at the ball park would be at the half-mast position throughout the day. The large crowd heard brief speeches from Mayor Des Newman, WMBA President Mike McArthur, Police Chief William Pilkington, Councillor and Chairman of t h e Recr e a tion Committee Gerry Cox, and Recreation Supervisor Fred Beckett. For the throwing of the 'first ball' Mr. Beckett donned the catch ing gear, a familiar task for him since he was former ly with the Brooklyn Dodger and Pittsburgh Pirate organizations, wh iie Chief Pilkington went to the mound. The chief's pitching role has become a tradition of the opening of the local season. After several warm- up pitches, which were accompanied by the cheers of the large crowd, Councillor Cox stepped into the bat- ter's box and displayed some fine form hitting the first pitch back to the mound and thel1972 season was officially un- derway. The afternoon saw plenty of spir- ited action in Tyke, Pee-Wee and Bantam House League p t a y, and the n e w Tee-Bal t drew large crowds of interested parents and onlookers. e REPORT SUSPICION OF CRIME Leave it to us to get it to them Your beneficiaries ... will they really get everything you plan for then? You can make sure your wishes are carried out when you have your will drawn up by a lawyer and when you name Victoria and Grey Trust Company your executor. Competent, reliable, friendly and experienced since 1889, Victoria and Grey makes sure your wishes are carried out. VICORIAa. GREY TRUST, COMPANY SINCE 1889 308 DUNDAS ST. W. WHITBY 668-9324- n 2 to br e 2Zdaysin andaVw ng home. Europe Free. You could be the winner in this area. We're having a contest. ahead of its time. If you win we'il give you Holland. Switzerland. And two, come up with the winning entry in the con- Germany. Belgium. Austria. Luxembourg. And France. test to name our new computer plug. WeIl give you twenty-two days, with deluxe and That's the plug that will connect every new Volks- first class accommodations, and breakfasts and dinners wagen to our VW Computer Self-Analysis System. on us. It's the service system of the future. We'Il give you a Volkswagen Super Beetle for sight- Every '72 Volkswagen is already equipped for it, seeing (plus $100 gas money). And afterward we'Il bring and the first computers will begin operation this fall. it home as your souvenir. Come in and let us tell you about it. And about Wel give you ail this (including a round the contest. trip Lufthansa flight to Europe) if you do two After ail, it's probably the first things: AMr time you've been able ta enter a One, come in and test drive a new A .o acontest with a bug in it. '72 Volkswagen. YouIt discover it'sw 11Don't wait any longer. CONTEST DETAILS AT YOUR DEALER. BROADBENT OWASCO VOLKSWAGEN LTD. PICKERING CAR CENTRE LTD. No. 2 HIGHWAY JUST WEST OF THICKSON ROAD BASELINE RD. WHITBY - OSHAWA 668-9383 AJAX 942-1881

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