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Barrie Examiner, 27 Sep 1976, p. 1

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SALISBURY CP Rhodesian Premier Ian Smith charged today that Communists may beficalhng the tune as the leaders of five African states rejected Smiths terms for black majority rule and demanded Britain pave the way for blacks to take immediate transrtional control over Rhodesia peatedly in the st that he never would yield control to the lacks while he is alive said he would await reaction from Britain and the United States He stated last Friday he is ready to negotiate transfer of power but wanted an initial two tiered government with an equal number of But Smith who stated re Says Communists may be calling the tune on Rhodesia capital But blacks and whites in supreme body headed by white chairman This was rejected by the leaders of Zambia Tanzania Angola Mozambique and Botswana at LuSaka summit conference Sunda Moreover the black leaders rejected Smith demands for an immediate end to guerrilla warfare aga They said the figh blacks are firmly in control in this Rhodesian inst Rhodesia whites would continue until the though the Rhodesian whites com plains of the Lusaka results Britain and the United States welcomed the summit com munique The US said it would open the door for further negotiations while Britain an nounced readiness to hold the meetin black leaders demanded as the preliminary step to negotiate transfer of power It looks as though the Communists are calling the tune in these parts Smith said Both Mozambique and Angola are under direct Moscow influence The Soviet Union had condemned the settlement proposal in itiated by US State Secretary Henry Kiss inger who had warned MOSCOW to stay out of African affairs Rhodesian Foreign Minister Van der the By maintained that it would be totally unreasonable to expe stand He said it was up to the US Britain and other Western fusion caused by hardening of the black ition after initial indications that the lacks would The five blac commitment to the cause of liberation in Zim babwe Rhodesia and the armed struggle against Smiths white regime All five leaders whose approval is con ct us to change our wars to sort out the con ee to the Kissinger plan presidents reaffirmed their sidered vital to successful settlement in Rhodesia said Smiths proposal for an in EXAMINER TELEPHONES Circulation Classified Advertismg All Other Departments ll2th YearNo 226 7266539 7282414 7766537 terim government divided between blacks and whites would be tantamount to legaliz ing colonialist and racist structures of power The British Foreign said in Black will attend South African Prime Minister John presidents said the interim govern ment must be dominated by blacks Minister Anthony Crosland pool England that Minister of State Edward Rowlands would fly to Botswana Tuesday and confer with the five presidents He said the parties concerned must say where the talks will be held and who Vorster who played major role in per suading Smith to accept the plan put forward by US State Secretary He nry Kissinger said the stand of the five black leaders is difficult exists ecuted the to understand The Rhodesian government has fully ex greement reached during he and Smith had with Kissinger last week Vorster said in statement It is of cardinal im aceful solution is to be found the United tates and British governments must as soon as possrble clear up the confusion which now talks portance that if Barrie Ontario Canada Monday Sept 27 I976 Che Barrie Examiner The Barrie Examiner WEATHER FORECAST SHOWERS 15 Per Copy Carrier Home Delivery 85 Weekly 16Poges School trustees could get votes from one person The ministry of treasury economics and inter overnmental affairs TElGA is attempting to determine the egality of in dividuals voting for the same school board trustee morethan once Following the 1972 municipal election defeated school board candidate Wilf Downer noted that it is possible under current election procedures for one person to vote for school board trustee up to five times school board ward can include more than one municipality such as Stayner Creemore Nottawasaga and Sunnidale person owning property in all four municipalities has the right to vote for each municipal council but at the same time would receive ballot for school board Following the 1972 election Ben Straughan Barrie city clerk said voting more than once for school board re resentatives is possible and results from an inequity in the tions Act He said he could see no way unicipal Elec of correcting the situation ad ding the onus is on the voter to cast only one ballot In an interview today John Roland of TEIGA in Orillia said he agrees with Mr Strau ghans opinion The practice Mr Roland said would appear to be illegal but is very hard to police lling clerk in Stayner has no way of knowing an in divi ual voted in Creemore he said Section 47 subsection five of the Munici states no Elections Act person may vote more than once or the same can didate Mr Roland said but it is somewhat of grey area Mr Roland said he would research the matter and check with legal authorities in Toronto Rancid butter oil in the Atlantic KITCHENER Ont CP The Record says more than two million pounds of rancid Cana dian butter oil is on ship in the Atlantic Ocean In copyright story the newspaper says the Canadian Dairy Commission converted about $5 million Worth of butter to oil which it planned to sell to Algeria for $24 million It says the Algerian govern ment refused to accept the ship ment of butter oil when it ar rived about May 18 because it was rancid The butter oil was shipped back to Montreal about tw0 months later after sitting on the docks in Algeria The Record quotes Ken Sav age acting director of the com mission as saying the shipment was not allowed off the boat when it arrived in Montreal and it is out there in the Atlantic Ocean somewhere Im not ex actly sure where The newspaper says the but ter oil made from about 47 million tons of butter was part of deal with the Algerian gov ernment to buy skim milk pow der The skim milk powder and oil were to be used to make whole milk WANT MONEY BACK It quotes Mr Savage as say ing the Al erian government and its br er Agrex Ltd of Switzerland are trying to get their money back because the butter oil did not meet their specifications He said $12 million already has been paid for the oil the newspaper said It quotes Mr Savage as say ing another shipment of more than two million pounds is in warehouses in Mitchell Ont and Granby Que waiting to be shipped to Algeria which has backed out of the agree ment The newspaper also quotes Frank Brunet sales manager of the Granby dairy which pro duced some of the oil as saying the Algerians are playing games because the price of the butter oil declined about $300 ton between the time it was ordered and the time it ar rived Strike against Ford moves into 13th day DETROIT AP The strike against Ford Motor Co in the United States moved into its 13th day today after sporadic weekend bargainin sessions between toplevel ficials f0r the United Auto Workers and Ford There was no indication when the twu sides would meet again today and neither side would disclose the specific issues dis cussed discussed Sunday Sidney McKenna Fords chief bargainer said in weekend statement great many tou issues remain to be resolv and we are working dili ently toward that goal He ded the talks covered both economic and noneconomic issues The strike which began at midnight Sept 14 at 102 Ford facilities in 22 states has shut down the auto makers vehicle production in the US com pletely The ripple effect of the walk out is expected read after Oct as suppliers ependent on Ford are forced to lay off more employees Several thousand of them and almost 10000 Cana dian Ford Workers already have been laid off Negotiators are trying to set master contract at Ford that would serve as pattern for 700000 UAW workers at all four major US domestic car mak ers There has been mounting speculation that Ford which made three offers before the strike is preparing revised offer on several ey issues There was no indication such an offer was made this weekend Even if there were sudden settlement this week the union said it would take week for UAW members to ratify the new contract The two sides are split on wages pensions layoff benefits an priority union demand for more time off to create new jobs Ford is expected to lose at least 160000 vehicleswith retail value of nearly $1 bil lionfrom its September pro duction schedule Industry experts say how ever that the walkout wont hurt Ford sales substantially for another two or three weeks because dealers already have stocks of 1977 models €4w OLD CAR MUSC John McKoen chairman of the Barrie Firefighters Muscular Dystroph fund raising campaign or 1906 and Ken Fraser chairman of the Barrie Flea Market Association hand over the ownershi papers of 1936 Ford Wi liam deWitt of Oren éé 41 Boulevard accepts the ownership permit with his daughter Dawn Mr deWitt won the car in draw held during the annual Canadian Automotive Flea Market at Molsons Park in Barrie Mr Fraser said most of the parts sits5 LAR DYSTROPHY DRAW PRIZE are fairly original He said the car has been in the Barrie area for about 25 years Mr deWitt said he has not decided what to do with the car but his relatives want ride in it before he does anything Examiner Photo Contract negotiator new chamber president MONTREAL CP Ber nard PanetRaymond of Mon treal longtime spokesman for the pulp and paper industry in labor contract ne otiations takes over as presi ent of the Canadian Chamber of Com merce at time of looming con frontation with Ottawa over economic policy The chamber whose mem bership is made up of 3000 cor porations and 125000 in dividuals was to take stand at its annual convention here later this week on whether or not to continue its support for the federal antiinflation program Mr PanetRaymond 59 suc ceeds Gerald Pearson an Ed monton accountant recognized leader in indus trial relations for 25 years his strength has been as con ciliatorsoftspeaking mild mannered tough when he had to be but always seeking to avoid confrontation tactics In an interview Sunday prior to his election Mr PanetRay mond maintained that his role and that of the chamber will continue to be in trying to get away from confrontation The current economic situ ation is very dicey he said But see leadership role for the chamber in trying to get the artiesgovernment labor usinessto work together Ideally controls are not my cup of tea he said although the restraint on profits has particularly serious effect on the pulp and paper industry be cause of its cyclical volatile nature He is executive vice president of Quebec North Shore Paper Co Ltd of Mon treal and vicepresident of the Ontario Paper Co Ltd of St Catharines Ont In the past year the cham ber has been given good car by both government and labor he said But that may change possibility given credence by Joe Clark federal op sition leader who warned in is keynote speech to the con vention Sunday that the cham ber may be the next target in Prime Minister Trudeaus cam paign of confrontation politics His own national chamber has been operating at deficit and having difficulty ex BARRIE COUNTRY CLUB ANNOUNCEMENT SOON More should be known about the uncertain future of the Barrie Golf and Country Club after Wednesday Club vicepresident Paul Coffey said today that as result of board of directors meeting Sunday positive steps will be taken to not only influence the management but also the philosophy of the club so that it can continue as viable golf and country club in the community of Barrie Just what those steps will be is the gist of the club an nouncement scheduled for Wednesday panding mcmbershi but Mr PanctRaymond saitf this does not mean it has lost any its effectiveness as spokesmen for all business Asked if the chamber had been losing members to the Federation of Independent Business headed by John Bulloch he said not to the point wlv re it affects us Pope Paul in 80th year VATICAN CITY Router Pope Paul celebrated his 79th birthday Sunday reminding thousands of pilgrims in St Pe ters Square that he is ap proaching the end of his days on earth Before giving his regular Sunday blessing the Roman Catholic pontiff spoke of the value of human life and added We personally having now arrived at the evening of our earthly day must thank all those who today have expressed to us their good wishes The Pope has spoken of his own death on number of occa sions and his remarks Sunday were not considered to be an in dication that he feels death is especially near About 15000 peoplc crowded beneath his study window to see the pontiff The Pope currently ern broiled in major controversy with followers of rebel French Archbishop Marcel Lefcbvre over the future direction of the Roman Catholic Church was not expected to hold any special celebrations to mark his birth day Parker Kinzie agree its fulltime job By PETER DEPODESTA Examiner Staff Reporter Mayor Dorian Parker and Willard Kinzie agree on one thing The two candidates for mayor in the upcoming election say the mayors post is definite ly not parttimejob In fact the hours spent as mayor are often more than fulltime jobs 40hour week Mayor Parker said eight to 10 hours day is minimum number to put in as mayor of the city Both aldermens Ross Ar cher and Jim Perri statements show complete lack of knowledge of the work and job expected of my office she said The mayor was referring to an Examiner story last week in which both candidates in the mayoralty race said 10hour day is an exception to the rule Theres just no way its part time job she said Theyre just kdding them selves and the people if they think they can do the job pro perly part time or its lohour adayjob Mayor Parker said one day last week she attended negotiations between the Bar ric Public Utilities Commission and the International Bro therhood of Electrial Workers Local 636 from8230 t06 pm She then attended general government committee meet ing from7230t09230pm dont think anyone can be loyal to more than one job she said Im the best judge of what time and how many hours this job requires Mayor Parker said her average work day is not less than 10 hours and often between 15 and 16 hours She said some meetings go well into the early hours of the morning and an average week is 65 hours Mr Kinzie who was mayor between 1957 to 1961 said the position is more than full timejob $450 000 damage in fire at Orillia wood plant ORILLIA One of the big gest fires in Orillias history destroyed wooddrying kiln here this morning causing an estimated $450000damage Flames from the blaze were visible for miles and the heat was so intense firefighters poured water on one another to cool off For more than two hours firefighters were unable to approach within 50 feet of the fire There were no injuries Destroyed was kiln belong ing to Canada Wood Specialty Co Ltd on West Street South quantity of lumber stacked out side was also destroyed Clayton Barnaby company manager estimated value of the outside lumber at $150000 and the kiln and wood inside at $300 The fire was reported by patrolling policeman at about 430 am and went out of con trol half an hour later More than 40 firemen battled the blaze which was still going at midmorning and which was not expected to be put out before noon Cause of the fire is under in vestigation man has been arrested but theyll sleep in barn MOUNT FOREST Ont CP Jim and Kim Murphy said Sunday they will continue to sleep in their barn near their horses even though man has been arrested in connection with an attack last week in which one of their thorough breds was killed Gordon James Priddle 28 of Mount Forest was arrested Fri day and charged with killing animals under section 400 of the Criminal Code Arrogance reports hogwash MONTREAL YP Marc Lalondc federal minister of health and welfare dismisses as silly the idea the that Prime Minister Trudeau is arrogant IN CFCF radio interview broadcast Sunday Mr Lalondc said that is just hogwash that journalists have been spreading around The man has been assuming his responsibilities as prime minister He must make tough decisions Mr Lalondc said the tour of the Maritime provinces by Mr Trudeau gave him the chance to go out and listen to people While the government is making adjustments to some programs the basic policies concernin antiinflation con trols an bilingualism are right he said However the policy of bil ingualism is very mis undcrstood west of Ontario and oven in Ontario Mr Lalondc said the govern ments controversial bil ingualism policy must be ex plained better and defended the governments advertising campaign promoting the anti inflation program The government has the ab solute right to explain policies as long as its factual he said 35 die in air disasters in US on Sunday Priddle is scheduled to ap pear today in provincial court at wcn Sound The Murphys mare was found beaten and stabbed in its stall last Sunday Dr RJ Brogna veterinarian said he thought the horse was beaten with Sledgehammer and apitlt chfork for more than an hour as it tried to protect its foal Mrs Murphy said in an inter view that vigilante group is active in the area about 45 miles south 01 Owen Sound and that other animals have been reported killed and in jured in unexplained attacks during the last six months Beatrice is at home Theres been another scheduling change in the Barrie and District Senior Softball League final series Beatrice Foods will meet Bradford tonight at 730 at Queens Park instead of in Bradford The next two games Tuesday and Thursday are set for Bradford Beatrice trails 10 in bestofscven series the Mg Aims in Thats the first billion ever made By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Four pharmaceutical com pany executives travelling and their wives to Virginia and 15 US Air Force men on train ing flight were among 35 per sons killed in plane crashes in the United States within six hour span Sunda The crashes unday in four states made orphans of at least 15 childrenthose of the John son and Johnson subsidiaries officials who died with their wives in fiery crash at Hot Springs Va Three crew mem bers aboard the company owned jet also were killed In Colorado lawyer and his wife returning to Denver from meeting at summer and ski resort in Steamboat Springs were among six persons killed in the crash of twinengine Az tec Piper which slammed into two ropane fuel storage tanks and urst into flames Three persons died in Illinois when their singleengine air craft plunged into the Illinois River near Peoria Air force officials said there were five survivors of thecrash of tanker jet which went down in wooded area near Alpena Mich Hospital authorities said four were in serious but stable condition and the fifth was in good condition The plane carrying five crew members and 15 passengers rip swath 50 yards wide an half mile long before crashing into swamp mile from the nearest road wit nessessaid CRASHEI INTO RAVINE At lngalls Field in Hot Springs the wreckage of the Grumman Gulfstream jet owned by Johnson and Johnson of New Brunswick NJ was spotted by helicopter The ane carrying Johnson subsi diaries officials and their wives from Trenton NJ to Phar maceutical Manufacturin Association meetin plung into fogshroude mountain ravine and caught fire about 500 feet below the runway The airport is surrounded by mountains and there is drop at each end of the runway Visi bility was poor at the time of the crash About the the same time twinengine plane carrying lawyer Don Evans of Denver and his wife struck tw0 propane fuel storage tanks shortly after takeoff from the Steamboat Springs Colo airport Evans 50 and his wife Gar nett and four other persons aboard died Fire Chief Will Davis said the fire was extinguished about 45 minutes later but there were 50 to 75 storage tanks in the area and if they were to start ex ploding the could have shot offlikearoc ct An lllnois crash claimed the lives of three Peoria residents State lice said the singleen ine ane went down in the II inois River about five miles from Peoria Horse owners in the area have said in recent interviews that about 12 horses have been slashed in the last few months horse owned by town con stable Ken Iles died of tetanus after its throat was out earlier this year Dr Bro ana said vigilante groups wit citizenband radios are watchin barns at night and are looking or gang of up to five guys Constable Marshall Black well of the Ontario Provincial Police said there has been no trouble so far with vigilantes We have feeling some times that people who are in volved in this thing could over react he said statement released by the provincial police after the Mur phy mare was killed said that police had no knowledge of vig ilante groups in the area CAPSULE NE Ws Its job that on some days its all day and all night but at other times you dont need to be there at all he said It cer tainly isnt to type ofjob Mr Kinzie siad telephone conversations are very impor tant part of the job and can take lot of persons day trying to make arrangments and solve minor problems found it very very essential to keep in good con tact with both higher levels of governmentt especially Queens Park he said He said he frequently met with the industrial develop ment people in the Ontario government during lunch in Toronto while serving as mayor Also he said the job requires lot of travelling by the mayor to try and sell the city to various industries interested in relocating or expanding The doors are always Open to the mayor of city she said BOTH DISAGREE But both mayoralty can didates disagree about the salary for the position Mayor Dorian Parker said the honorarium offered in Bar rie is reasonable and compares to other municipalities of similar size She said according to the latest figures Barries $10000 year honorarium is within reason Other salareis and hon orariums include Chatham 86000 peo le $10200 Belleville un er 35000 $9000 Orillia 25000 $8020 Cornwall 47500 $10800 and Timmins 9893317200 The honorarium and the time spent on the job were never any considerations of mine she said Mr Kinzie said the mayor should be earning more depen ding on the qualifications for the job and the time involved in theposition He said if mayor was paid for his full worth the salary would be about $30000 year but he does not think the mayor of Barrie should be paid that or anywhere near that Mr Kinzie said the person elected to office should be paid closer to the real worth which might be in the $18000 year range dont think the pay for any political office should be so hi that people will run for pay he said think people would run for office because they want to do some good for the community Patti assumes new role OAKLAND Calif AP Patricia Hearstkidnap victim fugitive and convicted bank robberassumes new role today as grand jury witness testifying against her former Sym bionese Liberation Army SLA companions Pound hits alltime low LONDON AP The British pound fell to an alltime low against the US dollar and other leading world currencies at the start of foreign exchange trading today White exodus escalates SALISBURY AP More whites emigrated from Rhodesia in August than in any month since Prime Minister Ian Smith broke from British rule 11 years ago according to government figures issued today Wiretapped without orders CHARLOTTE NC AP Bell Telephone Co employees cooperated with the FBI for more than 30 years in setting up wiretaps without court orders the Charlotte Observer reported today Israelis ponder landing TEL AVIV AP Israeli authorities were trying to deter mine today how five Palestinians slipped through one of the tightest security nets in the World and crowded Tel Aviv beach anded their speedboat at Basques go on strike BILBAO Spain Router Thousands of workers went on strike in Spains northern Basque country today testing the governments policy of accommodating local nationalism up to point Lebanese leftists worried BEIRUT AP The public hahging of three proPalestinian terrorists in Syria today raised fears among Lebanese leftists of Syrian of fensrve to crush Palestinian guerrilla units operating here

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