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NEW MIRACLE SKI Austrian skier Werner Griss matm displays his new mir acle ski with hole in the end in lnnisbruck Tuesday The Angolan new skis made their first appearance in practice on the Olympic downhill trail but the advance fastest times were clocked by skiers using conventional equip ment AP Photo stalled by natural barriers By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS An advance by the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola IMPLA into territory held by the Westernbacked Un ion for the Total Independence of Angola tUNlTAl in central and southern Angola has stalled temporarily apparently be cause of natural barriers and lengthening supply lines Brit ish correspondent reported to day from neighboring Zambia Reporting from Lusaka the Zambian capital Bruce London of the London Daily Telegraph said UNITA forces remain firmly in cintrol of Huambo their capital despite claims by the Sovietbacked MPLA tiiat UNITA has abandoned lluambo London said reliable wit nesses reported swift rivers and deep gorges around Huambo are impeding the Cubanled MPLA forces in their advance Good roads and bridges haxc been blown up by the re treating UNITA forces Lou don said But the OllCSlXHldenl said tllatthe MPLA firmly retains the initiative while UNITA is al most entirely on the defensive STILL CONTROLS PORT He added that reports in Lu saka said UNllA still controls Lobito Angolas biggest port and the terminus of the British otvned Bengiiela Railway which hauls copper frOm Zaire and Zambia to the Atlantic But he said MPLA forces are advanc ing toward Lobito from iabcla and Nova Redoudo while the push toward Iluambo continues down the main road from the former South African logitics base at Cela Jane Bergerol of the London Financial Times reported from Luanda the lPLA capital that thick mine fields are slowing the MPLA advance on Lobito She said MPLA military sources said significant num bers of foreign white merce naries recruited from the United States and Western IIu rope have reappeared alongside CHILDREN HELD CAPTIVE FNLA lthe National Front the third Angolan factionl in north ern Angola and UNITA in the south Dermot Purgavie of the 10 don Daily Mail also in Luanda said British mercenaries are believed to be among the FMA and UNITA forces who suffered heavy casulties on the north cin front European mercenaries re cruited to fight for the FNLA were reported bound for Zaire Angolas northern neighbor thOsc President Mobutu Scsb Scko has been the FNLAS chief support Mobutu announced on Tues day that foreign mercenaries may no longer pae through his country or use it in staging area since be condemned the Russian and Cuban intervention earlier Observers doubt that he will eforcc the ban on fighters for the FNLA and UNITA But they said it he does they could still get to ugola via Zambia or South Aima Siege talks deadlocked conditional independence and niimedzate release of all politi cal prisoners and of two per sons jailed two weeks ago for killing gendarme The men boarded the bus DJIBOUTI AP Negotia tions were deadlocked today be tween French authorities and four Somali nationalists holding 30 French Children at gunpoint aboard school bus at the bor der of the small northeast Afri can Territory of the Aims and the lseas The gunmen were reported to be members of the Front for the Liberation of the Somali Coast band with close ties to the radical government in neighboring Somalia The Front kidnapped the French ambassa dor to Somalia last March and held him for six days freeing him after the French govern ment released two Djibouti ac tivists jailed in France and paid ransom of $100000 in gold The French government said the four men demanded cancel lation of referendum sched uled by the local proEthiopian Tuesday morning as it stopped to collect children of French military personnel to take them to school at the French air base The gunan ordered all adults except the driver out and headcd for the border with So malia about 10 mile away crashing through one roadblock AREA SEALED OFF Police stopped the bus in be tween French and Somali bor der posts by lining trucks across the road and shooting out one of the bus tires The area was sealed off The children were between the ages of six and 12 but French officials said they re mained calm Fund and water Says government tried to hide facts on public OIIAWA it The gov ernment was accused Tuesday of trying to hide the fact that public beach in Port Hope Ont once was used as dumping ground for radioactive mate rials lts trickery of the worst sort said Progressive Con servative Allan Lawrence whose NorthumberlomdDurham riding includes Port Hope He said Defence Minister James Richardson deliberately worded report tabled in the Commons Monday in such way that Canadians would not worry about the situation Mr Richardson bad glossed beach radiation over descriptions of the dump ing sites by referring to them vaguely as residual waste de posit sites of Eldorado Mr Richardson said Tuesday that although the locations were not known to him personally he understood them to be north or northwest of the city Mr Lawrence said however that in actual fact one of those sites was and is the Port Ilope public beach where he had played with his children and which is enjoyed by thousands of persons every summer The report tabled in the House Monday stated that no contaminated sites were found outside the residual waste sites THE hilGE SNIPER SHOW Starring ALICE COOPER and mag IODUNLOP STW Illl WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE NOW MOTION PICTURE Shown at 700 and 355 Adult Entertainment was supplied to tlicm an the tcmpcruturc climbed into the mid 30+ tlzizin th dug ihui as night fell morc food and blah kcts were put ilmtilll the bus There was speculation that the attack way in retaliation for police raid Monday on shantytown outside Djibouti lhc mantles were destroyed and illegal immigrants were ex pelled to Somalia lhc shaiitytowus swept by agitation micr Ali Arcl who litlungs to an ethnic group with strong tribal lies in Ethiopia rcccivcd French permission to hold referendum to determine the territorys future The referen dum ls oppOscd by proSomalia faction France has announced its in tention to pull out of the terri tory sparselysettled pocket of land at the southwest corner of the Red Sea with Ethiopia on its west and south and So malia to its cast The Mars and Issas arc the two major rival tribal groups and most of the 220000 inhabitants live in Dji bouti the port in the narrow mouth of the Red Sea liziv SlIlCC Irc hocn iisiiilov nits PIESHETT NEWS ROUNDUP TEE BARRIE EXAMINER WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 13764 Bursts into office rescues women KINGSTON Ont OP After almost two days of fruit less negotiations swift action by plumber Tuesday night freed two women held hostage by an armed prisoner at the old Kingston penitentiary Peter McConnell plumbing instructor at the regional recep tion centreformerly Kingston penitentiaryburst through door of an office in the centres psychology wing and over powered knifeWielding Richard Wayne Squires 19 twicecon victed rapist serving life sen fence He ended 36 hours of captiv ity for Lucinda Presse 28 yearold psychologist and 30 yearold Marie Smith clerk The two women tired and haggard after their long sleep less ordeal were taken to the medical centre for observation Squires was hustled away to cell after he was overpowered While holding the women cap tive the convict demanded 59000 ransom and getaway car but made no threats against his hostages Prison of ficials ignored his demands Mike Nolan director of the centre said Mr McConnell had been brought in as part of team working to free the women The director said Mr McConnells fast action was demonstration of excellent judg merit Rejection OSHAWA Ont CP Pre mier William Davis has re jected suggestion by the Osh awa Chamber of Commerce en dorsed by city council that the abandoned Pickering anport project be resurrected The pre mier said in letter to council that he continues to oppose con struction of the airport Meeting planned WOODSTOCK Ont lCIl The Thames Valley District Health Council will hold its in augiual meeting Feb 17 in Lon don Ont chairman Violet Adams said Tuesday She said the council will hire an cxccu tivc director find office space and prepare budget Finishes tour SUDBURY Ont lCPl Ron mid and four unions which have 17 The gressive Conservative leader is talks had been going on for five finishing $35000 countrywide days and negotiators said they tour designed to spark debate were unable to reach agiec mont on new contract No for says he is against the way the thcr mcezings have been sched onetime aide to federal Pro ald Ritchie Robert Stanfield on the direction of the party He Liberal party is handling price controls Was stopped ALLAN MACEACHEN Two airports OTTAWA CPI External Affairs Minister Allan MacEa chen denied Tuesday that sec ond Newfoundland airport has been used as staging area for Cuban air traffic going to Eu rope and Africa Mr MacEachen replying in the Commons to Allan McKinnon PCVictoria said allegations Cuba used Goose Bay as stopolf for military flights are without foundation Mr MacEachen said he be lieved there had been two scheduled flights in the last two months from Eastern European countries which had stopped at Goose Bay Mr McKinnon akcd if the minister would check out non schcdulcd East German flight which stopped last Wednesday at loose Bay going from Cuba to points east Earlier John lNDPNickel Belt US Central Agency lClAi had made bla tant attempt to jeopardize Prime Minister liudcaus Cuba visit by using the Canadian media to spread false reports that Gander had been usel to ship Cuban forces to and from Angola Rodriguez said the Talks acliourned ST CATHARINES Ont lCPi Negotiations between Ontario Paper Co Ltd of nearby Tho sincc Sept Tuesday on st iikc adjourned been were ulcd Elect president Intelligence IORONIO CPl if TORONTO CPJ Paul God Bothwell 74 of Sault Ste Marie trey chairman of Metropolitan was rcclectcd prcidcnt of the Toronto says he was checked Ontario Forest Industries Asso by police Monday to see cizition at the groups annual whether he was wearing seal meeting lucday Mr Bothwcll bolt in his car Both Mr iod is timberlands manager for We irey and his chzuiffeur Gard ycrhzurtiser Canada Ltd Franklin were buckled up An Caldwell of Ottawa manager estimated 100 motorists have Ontario division of IVoodlands been Charged by Mctro police ConsolidatcdBathurst Ltd and with failing to wear seat belt Bomcll of Eddy Forest Products Ltd Ottawa were elected Vicepresidents Problems seen ronomo or Health Nominated care in Metropolitan Iononto will be seriously crippled if the TORONTO lCIi The Na Ontario government carries tional and Provincial Parks As through its plans to eliminate 700 ho=pital beds and let 1700 employees go Sam Dobbin president of the Ontario division Employees said Tuesday Workers burned TORONTO CP Three workmen were burned in an ex plosion Tuesday in sewer tun nel under construction in down town Toronto Cause of the blast was not known The menidentified as Carlos Viera Notton Ferreire and Francisco Oordeirowere re ported in fair condition in hospi tal Toclmicalnr SUZAlltuI on on noon lANCHEflSTERBAKER REID taululu rummumi mm than IGDUNLOP ST 12646 all ICMII KIM 3mlm STARTS Futon snow ruvtEs WILL BE 700 AND 905 soeiation of Canada Tuesday it has viii Henderson former tive director of the group IMPERIAL CINEMA CD 7THE MOST mama VEGAS CAPER smcs OCEANS 11 SltllA SIEVENSn SlUARl WHIlMAN IIQIICOIOIII ll announced nominatcd ia cxccu for of the Canadian Union of Public service on the St Lawrence house OlOlnIlltlotlthIOOJIIIOIIOOIIIOOOIIOIIOOO IiL 2x CINEMA In new soton spIcntlorIlic most magnificent picture or Islands National Park ex pansion program advisory com mittee spokesman said the assoCIation national citizens organization approves of ex panding the park in the St Lawrence River near Kingston CNR asks aid MONTREAL CP In an effort to eliminate gnawing deficit CNR announced Tues day that it has applied for aid from the Canadian nanSport commission to continue to oper ate commuter line connecting Montreal with suburban Two Mountains under the provisions of the Railway Actlhc line had $63 million operating deficit in 1975 Boy rescued OTTAWA CP It tOOk p0 lice and firemen 15 minutes to free fiveyearold boy after he was found Monday hanging by his neck from bridge near the Rideau Canal Timothy Phillips apparently was playing on the bridge on his way home from school when he fell and was suspended in midair The boy was taken to hospital for treat ment of frostbite and later re leased Gig uere returns OTTAWA lCPi Senator Louis Giguere lbQuebec at tended Senate session Tues day night for the first time since his parliamentary office was raided Nov 20 by RCMP commercial crime officers Sev eral of his colleagues came over to pat the 64yearold Mon treat senator on the hack and wish him well He stayed in the chamber while tribute was paid the late Liberal Senator Louis Philippe Gelinas also of Mon treal then left quietly during debate on routine bill Housing units SUDBURY Ont CPI De velopers have shifted their in terests to single and duplex housing units from highdensity residential development Hans Iluch regional director of de elopment control said Tues day He said in an interview that developers fear rent controls landlords are dissatisfied with the Landlord and Tenant Act and the public is reluctant to buy condominium homes In 1970 developers were building as many high density rcsnlcntial units as possible Mr lluch said Planners had been told it was not economical to lbdlldC for single housing units Body found TORONTO lCPl The fro zcn body of Stella Watson 80 was discovered in her house Willll had no furnace elec tricity or plumbing Metropoli tan Toronto police said Tues day Police said Mrs Watson used coal space heated and an out door toilet or pail as substi tutes for electricity and plumb ing in her house in northwest Metro doctor and police estimated that Miss Waton whose body was found Sunday by police had died of coronary 1n sufficiency three days earlier Davil Carroll chief health in spector for the borough of York said he knew of Miss Watsons living conditions but cthe never admitted visitors into her NOW PLAYING 715 900 PM NOW PLAYING SHOWN NIGHTLY AT 730 PM DAVID OSELZNICKS We MARGARET MITCNELIS summm CLARKGABLE VIVIENLE Winner Aadenn Awards CLAUDE WAGNER Get tough call NORTH Ont tCF Claude Wagner candidate for the national Progressive Conscr vative leadership called Tuesday for tougher regulations to stop abuses of the unemployman in surance system The MP for Saint Hyacinthe told meeting of the Nipissing Progressive Conservative Assnc iation the system should be in surance rather than welfare He said Canada Manpower and Unemployment Insurance olticcs should work together giving job offers as well as cheques to those receiving unemployment benefits Mr Wagner also said the fed eral bilingualism program has caused great harm to our so ciety and great aggravation We cannot legislate tolerance or un derstanding We have to use our heads and our hearts in these programs Popular support LINCOLN England lCPI Paul Martin Canadian high commissioner said Tuesday that although the United New lions suffers hypomisy and other ills it still deserves popu lar support Martin former cyteinal af fairs minister and leader of the Canadian delegation to the IN said the General Assemblys re cent vote against Zionism prob Cllhnl mom LAWRENCE GORDON Production our nit Bonn men Ind Sir GENE WILDER ably has discredited the UN In many peoples eyes ltlurtin was spcflking at COL logo here lcxl his speech was ICI011I prior to delivery The high commissioner said the LN provides the only forum for countries to discuss their problcms and objectives Martin said Some countries support concepts which they have no intention of following within their own borders But would remind you 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