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WW inmmn iunishinixtriitrrtg illttiiEErgEtzul If 33 if SHFIIEi If HZHHUM 3H ng5 RINGO AND FRIEND Ringo Starr former drum mer with the Beatles arrives at Copenhagens airport Wednesday with his new girl friend Nancy Andrews of California Ringo is en route to Sweden where he will give several concerts AP Photo Fewer getting UIC benefits OTTAWA CP The Unemployment Insurance Commission UIC released statistics Wednesday confirming that fewer Canadians this year are receiving benefits and more are being cut off once they start getting ch ues Larry St Laurent director of UICs insurance program said in an interview the statistics reflect conscious effort by UIC officers to increase their benefit control activities He stressed however that UIC officers have absolutely no axe to grind about saving money for the government The statistics were made public following two days of con troversy over the number of people dropped from UIC payment lists and the methods used to shorten the UIC account Charges that the UIC is dropping eligible people from UIC benefits came from five employeeswho refused to be iden tifiedof the UIC and manpower departments in Quebec from legal aid spokesman in Toronto and from representatives of Quebecs three largest labor organizations in Montreal Mr St Laurents statistics compared the average number of people receiving UIC cheques and the average number cut off monthly during the ApriltoJune periods of 1975 and 1976 INTERVIEW APPLICANTS This base period was chosen because it was in April that an intensive interview program was started across the country by both UIC and manpower officers intended to reduce the number of people not entited to benefits from receiving them The national average number of people receiving UIC benefits in the period in 1975 was 1099000 In the same period this year 1008000 were receiving benefits In 1975 the commission cut monthly average of 106000 of those UIC claimants from UIC rolls96 per cent of the total number of people receiving cheques In 1976 the commission cut 132000 claimants131 per cent of all recipients Of those cut from the rolls in 1975 nearly half were the result of the benefit controls program In 1976 about 66 per cent were denied benefits because of the program Mr St Laurent said Both Mr St Laurent and Cecil Tuck chairman of the UIC said denial of UIC payments means UIC officer has found claimant has not actively been seeking job has failed to show up for an interview has failed to attend class or retraining program has moved and cannot be located or has job or for some other reason is no longer entitled to benefits UP 150 PER CENT Statistics for the province of Quebec where the criticism originated show 150percent increase in disentitlements in 1976 over 1975 Mr St Laurent said the Quebec increase in disentitlements resulted from UIC and manpower officers using their resources to bring their level up to the national level In Quebec the level of disqualifications was 62 per cent com pared with the national level of 69 per cent Other than the controls program UIC recipients can have their cheques withheld for what the commission calls technical reasonsif they are unemployed because of labor dispute have not worked for at least eight weeks are on holidays quit their job for an unjust reason have been fired for misconduct or are applying for sickness or maternity leave in period for which benefits are not payable Get compensation for injuries TORONTO CP The Crim inal Injuries Compensation Board has awarded 5tryear old Thunder Bay man $6192 for injuries he received during beating in his backyard in De cember1973 To transfer prisoners IMONTREAL or ficials at Laval Institute were still struggling Wednesday to assure at more than 200 prisoners who destroyed their cellblock in riot would not spend their third consecutive night in the prison courtyard Warden Bienvenue Marcoux fwants absolutely for all the men to sleep inside tonight said Jean Lajoie regional in formation officer for the Canadian penitentiary ser vices Mr Lajoie outlined plans to either transfer or reintegrate at least 220 of the 264 prisoners who went on threehour ramp age Monday ni ht setting fire to the main cell lock at the fed eral maximum security penitentiary About 100 will sleep in tem porary dormitories set up in Lavals gymnasium and recep tion areas while the rest are being gradually transfered to detention centres and peniten tiaries In the Quebec region Mr Lajoie said Most of them have braved twa days and nights of cold rainy weather sheltered only by ponchos and blankets in an outdoor exercise yardunder the watchful eye of 111 soldiers taking turns patrolling the unds and manning guard owers The board said Wednesday that Cecil Victor Bates suffered several blows to the head in flicted by William McNabb the former husband of the woman Mr Bates married in March of this year McNabb was convicted of as sault causing bodily harm and was sentenced to one year defi nite and two years less day in definite in jail Medical evidence showed that Mr Bates suffers seizures which might develop into epi lepsy major loss of sight nerve damage to both eyes and ISOper cent disability in the use of his hands and arms The board said Mr Bates court administrator and ustice of the peace for the under Bay district has been unable to work since the assault and there is no indication he will be able to return to work In addition to the lumpsum payment the board awarded Mr Bates monthl penson of $96 to continue until eis 65 The board also announced an award of $209276 to Benedict Kenned 61 of Brockville who suffere back and leg injuries in Janua 1975 when he was assaulted US citizen at border crossing The board said Mr Kennedy Canadian customs ins ector went to the assistance pro ytncial police constable who was being assaulted by Howard Stanley Calkins of the US Calkins who was deported after the incident attacked Mr Kennedy and threw him on his back the board said The board said medical evi dence showed that Mr Ken nedy is unable to do anything that requires movement of his legs Views of Ontario unions vary on protest day participation By THE CANADIAN PRESS Ontario unions are ex pressing different views on par ticipation in the Oct 14 day of protest called by the Canadian Labor Congress In Sault Ste Marie union spokesman said Wednesday 10 cals representing 300 workers at Algoma Steel Corp will not support the protest against federal wage and price con trols He said members of the United Transportation Workers and the Bricklayers Masons and Plasterers International Union will report for work as usual However locals of the United Steelworkers of America 000os 93 representing about 8000 workers at Algoma Steel have told the com any they intend to support the ay of protest com pany officials said In Windsor members of the Ontario Public Service Em ployees Union voted to join the protest union spokesman said Tuesday The union represents about 800 area government employees John Ward union spokes man in Toronto said the pro vincial vote of public servants on whether to take part is still close He said the union executive is to meet Oct in Toronto to tabulate the provincial vote PLAN PARADE Iototozo 000 The Windsor and District La bor Council lans downtown parade in ich up to 10000 workers are expected to take part Ed Baillargeon council president said Wednesday Most of the 2000 members of the Simcoe and District Labor Council will stay off the job Jay Hoover council president said Tuesday He said some members said they would not send their chil dren to school as further pro test Local elementary and secon dary school teachers however will not join the protest because they think it would not be fair to the students he added The local council represents 13 unions in 15 companies Brantford and District Labor Council officials said local workers will protest by partici pating in rally and parade Oct 14 At least 2000 of the citys 12 000 unionized workers affiliated with the council are expected to be at the rally After the rally parade will be held from the union hall to the federal build ing The labor council also said it plans radio and newspaper ad vertising costing about $5000 to show its opposition to the con trols More milk letter out TORONTO CHWilliam Newman provincial agriculture minister says he has sent an urgent message to the federal agriculture ministry seeking ermission for Ontario dairy armers to produce more milk Many Ontario producers face financial distress Mr Newman says in letter sent Wednesday to farm groups de manding reform of the milkde livery quota system INILUENCEI BY SIGN The term bullpen in base ball is believcd to have origi nated because some pitchers warmed up under sign adver tising Bull Durham tobacco Ihe Barrie Examiner Thursday Sept 30 19763 Embassy replies to Hurtig claim OTTAWA CP The United States Embassy issued miidly worded statement Wednesday designed to refute remarks by Mel Hurtig Canadian economic nationalist who accused the American ambassador of lying about US investment in Can ada Mr Hurtigs charges are in error said the threepage statement answering charges made by the Edmonton book publisher and former chairman for the Committee for an Inde pendent Canada CIC Mr Hurtig said in speech Tuesday to the Ottawa CIC branch that Ambassador the managementand staff of paul sadlon motors would like to invite you to their at New Car Thurs Sept 30 1976 Don Miss Seeing the Exciting New Stylings I977 on lmlltlnlu for you 1977 Chevrolets Oldsmobiles BARIE 7218 Thomas Enders is guilty of ly ing distortion deception and misrepresentation in speeches he has been giving across the country Mr Hurtig founder of the nonpolitical committee which seeks to reduce the amount of foreign control of Canadian in dustry said Mr Enders has given speeches full of mis leading distortion loaded with blatant inaccuracies and decep tively advocating policies defi nitely not in the best 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