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Barrie Examiner, 1 Jun 1976, p. 3

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I1lIIvu ltnpas DESPALR ANXIETY COMMONPLA CE PCs say government failing in protection against crime OTTAWA CP Anxiety and despair have become com monplace in the country be cause the government is failing to protect the public against Violent crime Pro sive Con servative MPs sai in the Com mons Monday Don Mazankowski Vegr eville and Marcel Lambert Edmonton West speaking on the bill to abolish the death pen alty said most people want re tention of capital punishment for at least some crimes There is feeling of anxiety and quiet deperation toward the whole issue of violent crime in our society and the manner in which this government has approached it Mr Mazankowski said The anxiety quite frankly involves the safety and security of all citizens he added There is growing apprehen sion as to what will be done if anything to restore safety and security Mr Mazankowski said the gwernment was acting con temptuously toward the public ttai by proposing an end to all capi punishment He suggested that the govern ment hold national referen dim on the issue Two killed REGINA CP Capt Gary tFulton 25 of Ottawa and Offi cer Cadet Robert Hansen 20 of Winnipeg were killed Monday when their Canadian Forces jet trainer aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Regina air port spokesman for Canadian Forces base in Moose Jaw said the aircraft was on routine training mission but suffered Iaigine failure shortly after takeoff He said initial reports in dicate the men tried to steer their aircraft away from pop ulated area staying with the plane until it was too late to safely eject The jet came down on an unoccupied baseball diamond in park about 450 yards from the Santa Maria Senior Citizens Home An investigation is under way into the cause of the crash the spokesman said An eyewitness John San dison of radio station CKCK said the plane had taken off from the airport and gained less than 500 feet when it sud denly veered left and crashed into the baseball diamond Job openings OTTAWA CP Fulltime job openings declined during the three months ended April 30 from comparable yearearlier levels by 23 per cent to 44200 Statistics Canada reported Monday Including parttime and cas ual jobs available jobs dropped to 48100 from 63200 year ago This meant that for every 030 existing jobs the number of job vacancies was six In the comparable yearago period the ratio was eight vacancies per 1000 jobs The highest job vacancy rates were in the Prairie trovinces where Alberta had 10 vacancies per 1000 jobs and Saskatchewan and Manitoba each had nine per 1000 Lowest was in Newfoundland with only three vacancies per existing Climber dies ELLIOT LAKE Ont CP Robert Williams 22 of Elliot Lake fell to his death Sunday in an attempt to scale 150foot cliff about 20 miles north of this mmmunity 60 miles east of Sault Ste Marie OTTAWAAT By THE CANADIAN PRESS MONDAY MAY 31 1976 Government lawyer JJ Robinette told the Supreme Court of Canada that inflation ind become national evil when the antiinflation controls were introduced last fall Cable television operators said paytv is on its way whether onair broadcasters Iikeitornot The Commons passed reso lution supporting the aims and objectives of the United Nations conference in Van couver Pacemakers OTTAWA CP Two mod els of pacemaker used by 390 heart patients in Canada have been found to be faulty and doctors have been notified ac cordingly health department spokesman said Monday Models Kapga 171 and 172 manufactur ythe Cordis Co Miami are rone to external corrosion it as been found and the company has warned doctors at 23 hospitals across Canada of possible dangers Patients who have had the pacemakers for more than 10 months and who are totally de pendent on them are being ad vised by their doctors to have them replaced This is the largest recall of pacemakers in Canada to date Trip costs TORONTO CP The On tario government ent $2657626 on trips by ca inet ministers throughout the prov ince to explain their spending restraint programs Treasurer Darcy McKeough said Monday Of that amount the treasury ministry spent $2226541 on tours between December and March reply to question on the order paper showed The reply showed $953389 of spending by the treasury minis try was for presentation costs including slides mimeographed and printed material and media costs Marion Bryden NDPTo mnto BeachesWoodbine had asked the question about the spending The second largest amount $2865was spent by Education Minister Thomas Wells Health minister Frank Miller whose ministry has come under attack for closing hospitals and reducing beds spent no money JOHN MUNRO guidelines About strike HAMILTON CP gen eral strike would not cause the federal government to with draw its wage and price guidelines Labor Minister John Munro said Monday The government understands the reaSOn for labors op position to the guidelines but is committed to the program he said in speech to high school students The Canadian Labor Congress CLC voted at its recent convention in Quebec City to support general strike if and when necessary as means of fighting the federal guidelines Mr Munro said union lead aship has taken the position that the guidelines have substi tuted compulsory arbitration for free collective bargaining AGLAN CE The delivery system of new American weaponthe torpedo Captoris being tested at the Nanoose Bay underwater test ing station off Vancouver Island the Commons was told Televising Parliament will cost $32 million to set up and $1 million year thereafter Government House Leader Mit chell Sharp said TUESDAY JUNE 1976 Commons meets at pm to debate motion chosen by the Social Credit Party The Senate meets at pm to consider several government bills No such substitution has been made and there is bargaining in many areas other than wages hesaid High prices TORONTO CP Sidney Handleman consumer and commercial affairs minister defended Monday higher prices for products changed to metric packaging He was replying in the legis lature to Donald MacDonald NDPTorontoYork South Who said there is evidence of cheating by processing and re tailing food firms who have re duced uantity and incresed price ile converting to the metric standard ED BROADBENT tax call Incorrect OTTAWA CP New Democratic Party Leader Ed Broadbent Monday called on finance Minister Donald Mac donald to cut taxes for average and lowincome Canadians saying data used in the govern ments economic planning was incorrect Mr Broadbent said in the Commons that the Howe Research Institute found that US productivity figures used in recent comparative studies were wrong In fact he said Canadian la bor productivity was higher than in the US according to statistics there Because of these errors the governments recent economic decisions should be changed he added Mr Macdonald replied that the governments most recent economic review used the up dated us information Can adas disadvantageous position was not as bad as it appeared to be previously he added Mr Broadbent said the new figures show the government fear of Canada being priced out world markets because of in flation was based on wrung in formation last fall Dies at 55 ST CATHARINES Ont CP Funeral services will be held Wednesday for Fred Sexton founder of Sex ton Florists Ltd who died Mon day after long illness He was An enthusiastic flyer he had served on the board of the St Catharines flying Club since 1971 and was president in 1974 Mr Sexton had distinguished record with the 48th High landers of Canada in the Second World War He was awarded the Military Medal and pro moted from private to sergeant in the field after action in 1944 inltalv Strike ends WELLAND Ont CP fourweek transit strike ended Monday when bus drivers voted to return to work Henry Austin business agent for Local 107 Amalgamated Transit Union which represen ts the 11 union members said the drivers voted to accept the latest company offer following closed bargaining session Bus service is expected to resume Wednesday The strike began May On strike TORONTO CP About 750 outside workers in the Metro politan Toronto borough of Nor Theresnotflngmoredeadlythanagentlemnpushedtoofar PHONE 7284681 AIAMOUS ltnvffla INIATRL 46 OUNLOP ST BARRIE SIIN llllllllll HHIIKINII STARTS FRIDAY AT THE ROXY th York went on strike Monday interrupting garbage collection and suspending parks and wimming pool programs The workers members of Local 94 the Canadian Union of Public Employees include garbage collectors park employees road and sewer workmen and animal Control officers Mayor Mel Lastman said the dispute involves vacation time and pay Trapper dies TEMISCAMING Ont CP One person is dead following fire Sunday that destroyed mestorey building at Wise small settlement on the Ottawa River near this community 40 miles northeast of North Bay The body was discovered in the debris by police who believe the dead man is retired trap Gordon Young 62 who iv in the building Are charged NORTH BAY Ont CP Five Toronto youths charged with mischief in connection with the placing of an ob struction on Canadian National Railways tracks Saturday at nearby Nipissing Junction were remanded until June when they appeared in court Monday Police said the ob Struction was spotted by CNR official and southbound freight was stopped before it reached the spot EUGENE WHRIAN more domestic Aid cut OTTAWA 1JP The federal gwernment announced Mon day it will almost eliminate feed freight assistance rates to British Columbia Ontario and western Quebec and make domestic feed grains available at prices competitive with US mrn prices Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan and Otto Lang minister responsible for the Canadian wheat board made the announcement in the Com mons Mr Lang said that effective Aug the wheat board will be dfering western feed grain to the domestic market at prices competitive with US corn Mr Whelan said the freight rate subsidy of $6 ton and less will be eliminated in Ontario and western Quebec also effec tive Aug and other rates will be adjusted accordingly In British Columbia the rates will be reduced by $4 ton Rates in eastern Quebec and the Maritimes will remain un changed due to heavier rc liance by producers there on wtside supplies of feed grains Mr Whelan said The reduction in the subsidies will amount to between $17 mil lion and $20 milli0n year Sentenced TORONTO CP Rene Bigeault 44 Toronto bar tender found guilty of killing me man and crippling another by shooting them in the heads in separate incidents was given concurrent sentences of 15 years on each count Monday in Ontario Supreme Court He had pleaded guilty to reduced diarge of manslaughter in the death of Dobromir Mladenov 23 in February and to charge of attempting to murder Ronald Gauthier 36 in August IIItll ilauii INI AIR DUNIOP SI BARR President of the In ternational Council of Sikhs Jagjit Singh Thohan wears wreath of money given him by delegates at thc first World Sikh Conference in Toronto Sunday lhc president said Indias in telligence services Worked With Soviet secret police during mass arrest by Indian Prime Minister Indira Gan dhi IP Wirephoto Syrian troops cross border to stop attacks by Moslems From APREITE BEIRUT Il Syrian troops have crossed into Leba non with 85 tanks to stop Mos lem attacks on three besieged Christian towns Beirut new mpcrs reported today Radio Damascus confirmed that Syrian intervention halted the attack on Qibyat and An dket in the Akkar region of nor thern Lebanon The broadcast made no mention of Syrian troop movements but it said the Christians agreed to Mos lcin occupation of thc lcbancsc army garrison at Andket The newspaper reports said regiment of 2000 Syrians with Soviet T62 and T5i tanks rolled into the Akkar area Mon day night to lift the siege on Qibyat and Andket The papcrs said another Syrian regiment with 25 tanks advanced into the eastern Bekaa valley and broke twomonth Moslcm blockade around Zahleh the regions largest Christian town 35 miles east of Beirut The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that the ar mored brigade sent to relieve the two besieged villages also began to disarm Palestinian Commandos and Lebanese left ists WAFA said the vanguard of the brigade reached the villagc Maksc at the foot of the highway leading over the mountains to Beirut and began disarming leftists and com mandos passing through check points set up along the road from the frontier DEPLOYEI TANKS The news agency said the Syrians deployed tanks in the area around Maksc almost halfway from the Syrian border toBeirut Meanwhile Beirut radio now held by the Moslems also re ported the arrival of the troops in Akkar and called it the most important development so far in the civil war The forces moved in during the night and Damascus has assured Lebanon the inter vention is designed only to help residentelect Elias Sarkis as sime the reins of power under conditions of reestablished se curity the Beirut broadcast added Radio Damascus said the Syrians intervened in Akkar in NOW PLAYING COMPLETE SHOW DAILY AT 700 ween story and stieenplay by GENE WILDERMEL BROOKS PLUS SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION The greatest swordsman llIllIAINIINI FAMOUS PLAVERS THEATRE response to pleas to rescue the liristian towns of Andket and libyat from four days of sav agc bombardment by Moslcni descrtcrs from the Lebanese army Now the Syrian assistancc has been extended to the Akkar Hgltm and order has bccn imA posed the broadcast reported All forms of fighting have stopped in Akkar later Damascus broadcast said Syrian rcprcscntativcs convened confcrcncc of the warring Moslcm and hristian Iiccrs in thc area and workcd mt ceasefire agrccmciit DICMANDIIISlltlIIINIHCII The Moslciii attack was lcd by Maj Ahiiicd Maamciry who announced Monday that he agreed to Syrian request to hold firc He said then that if the two towns lid not surrender unconditionally to him he would renew the attack ADULT INIIIIAINMINI lhc Damascus broadcast said in exchange for the Andket garrison Maameiry pledged to safeguard fraternal peaceful coexistence between Moslems and Christians in Akkar It ad dcd that both he and the hristian leaders declared sup port for Syrias efforts to work iii peaceful settlement of the civil war in which an estimated moon people have been killed police spokesman said scvcn bodies had bccn removed from the rubble of their homes in Qibyat and Andket and many others are believed bur icd under the debris VOTED TOP SINGER Canadian folksinger Joni Mitchell was voted top female singer in poll published in 1970 by Britains musical weekly Melody Maker DOUBLE FEATURE THE HOTTEST SHOW IN TOWN AT 935 LOVE SCHOOL AT 820 ONLY EUROPES BIGGEST SENSATION Araflu ion in via VII CIRCUS IS HERE THE EROTIC The Barrie Examiner Tuesday June l97b3 Law protects homebuyers TORONTO CP New home buyers will be protected from structural defects poor workmanship and shoddy materials in legislation in troduced Monday by Sidney Handleman consumer and commercial relations minister Mr Handleman told the house the legislation will rotect buyers against defects in workmanship and materials for one year and against major structural defects for five years The warranty will apply to all new homes built in Ontario with the exception of cottages ren tal units and shell housing he said Also included in the legisla tion is establishment of fund to pay compensation and dam ages arising from breach of warranty and protection again st the loss of buyers deposit IMPERIAL CINEMA card up his sleeve noose around his neck Its GEORGE SECAL as The Dirtwater Fox advance payment made to builder Benefits under the warranty would apply to subsequent own ers Mr Handleman said The legislation calls for the establishment of nonprofit corporation responsible for ad ministering the warranty and compensation plan and enforc ing the requirements Mr Handleman told the house that the corporation will register all builders who meet requisite standards Registration would be man datory for builders wishing to operate in Ontario Builders who fail to meet the standards will not be regis tered he added Registered builders would be responsible for repairing de fects in materials or work manship during the first year after completion of the home NOW PLAIG 71089 PM wiggle in her hips Larceny in her heart of gold Adult Entertainment fineness Its GOLDIE HAWN as The Duchess AND THE DIRTWAIER POW 63gt IMPERIAL CINEMA MARLON IV rt ELD OVER 2nd Week 915 pm JACK BRANDO NICHOLSON THE MIMOURI BREIKJ ELLIOTT KAJTNER mural MARLON BRANDO JACK NICHOLSON nAnARIHUT PENNnh THE MUJDURI DREAM ammomu PENN Mahmume and ROBERT MEWN MMMWOWMCGUANE HurerOHN WILLIAM ho 1m llVOihnlyM ROBERTMJHERMANNdm WANT Dorrie Twin DriveIn Theatre 487 2i ku SCREEN NOW PLAYING They gotem mail nowtlieiiis no slowinam DIIIISIOI HCIURIS IIIIAS lflti Dimrnmon Ili lultS lot WI EIIEIIIIIIEII TWO GUYS CHICK AND TTIE HOTTEST 57 CHEVYgON THE ROAD AfllI Ellflllllltll Barrie Twin DriveIii Theatre Futon in ilm by Mumloti no 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