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Barrie Examiner, 5 Apr 1979, p. 1

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Aftermath of tornado Mrs Parry Contney of Blountstown Fla walks through the remaining shell of her home here Wednesday after tornado touched down and ripped the roof off sucking its contents from it The home was considered total loss Other property in the area was also destroyed but no injuries were reported ofa serious nature AP Photo Snowfall hits chances of early planting move By RICHARD THOMAS Of The Examiner Wednesdays snowfall indicates it is still too soom for farmers in Simcoe County to get jump on the traditional May planting season spokesman with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food It will be while yet before the land is ready says Clint Nesbitt agricultural representative with the ministrys Elmvale office You are not apt to see any field work take place this month he says Nesbitt says the two most important fac tors farmers should keep in mind for seeding are the temperature and moisture of the soil There isnt much point in planting seed if the soil is too cold to cause germination Germination will occur when the temperature is about 10 degrees he says Farmers should also make sure the soil is dry enough to carry heavy machinery says Nesbitt One of the concerns have is that people will make the mistake of getting out on to the land too early and if it is not dry enough they an damage the soil structure hc says Soil erosion and compaction are two ex amples of the damage which can result from usmg heavy machinery on too wet soil says Nesbitt However it is not liker many farmcis will have to use heavy machinery for much plow ing this spring he says would expect most of it has already been done in tiic fall and it is just matter of work ing the soil to plant the seed esbitt says Nesbitt says last year most of the plowing had to be done in the spring because of wet fall in 107 Wouldnt pay tax communists EltOlON ICPi Canadians earning less than $5000 annually would pay no iii eome tax under Communist government theleader of the ommunist Party of Canada said Wednesday William Kashtan told news conference major redistribution of wealth through lilr come tax changes is main plank in the par thursday for background Local woman wins trip Customers contributing to Victoria and Grey Trust ItltSPs for the 1978 taxation year became eligible to win trip for two for week in Jamaica The draw was held March at the Vie toria and Grey branch in Stratiord Mayor of Stratford Ted Blowes drew the winning ticket belonging to Mrs Laura Mcliear Ttxikstown Ontario Crash report delayed TORONTO report on the needs and capabilities for crash rescue in Ontario should be completed by the end of the month says the chairman of the Inter ministerial Task Force on rash Rescue Larry Lonero manager of the ministiy of transportation and communications safety coordination and development office said the report was scheduled to be finished by midApril but work is slightly behind The task force has been investigating crash rescue since last summer PCs already campaigning The Progressive Conservatives in the federal riding of WellingtonrlufferinA Simcoe are already in the throes of election campaigning says the partys incumbent member of parliament Perrin Beatty says the Prime Ministers slowness in calling an election has allowed us to ensure the PCs are active in every part of WeilingtonDufferinSimcoe consti tuency What is particularly gratifying is the number of people who contacted us ims mediater following the election announces ment to volunteer their help he said Beatty said he will file his nomination pers as the PC candidate next week am looking forward to the campaign with tremendous enthusiasm and will be calling on people in every community in WellingtonDufferinSimcoe he said tys plan to wrest control of the country from large corporations The Liberals have purposely diminished incomes of working people so profits can go into the coffers of big corporations Kashtan said Its been the same story for years in this country the government steals from the people and makes gifts to corjmrations Carrier tanker collide SINGAPORE liteuteri The IS air craft carrier Ranger and fullyladen Liberianregistered tanker collided early today in the South China Sea ITS em bassy spokesman sa id He said oil is leaking from the tanker and has spread over wide area He said the 00000 ton Ranger part of the US 7th Fleet suffered minor damage and is returning to the Subic Bay naval base in the Philippines None of the crew was in jured The embassy spokesman said the Ranger and an escort of about four frigates and destroyers were on routine patrol when the collision occurred at 510 am local ht l0 pm EST Wednesday about tttt kilometres northeast of Singapore The tanker owned by the hincse Petroleum Corp of Taiwan was carrying oil from the Persian lulf to lapaii shipping sources said Girl 15 found dead WINDSI llt Ont fli iiiyear old girl was found stabbed to death Tuesday in motel bathtub Lisa Marie ybulskie of Waterloo Ont had been stabbed in the chest and there were blood stains on the carpet and walls pol ice said Elizabeth Pagi wife of motel owner Prank Fagi found the body partly subnierg ed in tub behind shower curtain Shortly after the body was discoverul at the rural motel just outsitliMiiidsor police were searching for 1973 car from licence number supplied by the motel owner man was arrested but no charges laid Ugandas airport falls NAIROBI CPi Invading Tanzanian and Ugandan exile forces have captured Ugandas international airport at Entebbe and are on the outskirts of the virtually undefended capital of Kampala diplomatic sources said today The whereabouts of President Idi Amin remains unknown but it is believed he might be at Jinja 80 kilometres east of Kampala and about 96 kilometres from the Kenyan border 116th your No 81 Thursday April 1979 Egypt will hit bggk Wont stand for terrorism Sadat warns Palestinians CAIRO Reuteri Egyptian President Anr war Sadat said today that Egypt will hit back at Palestinians if they launch any terrorist act against his country Sadat defending his peace treaty before Harrisburg reactor stable HARRISBURG Pa iAIl The Three Mile island nuclear reactor remained stable today while technicians awaited the go ahead for 10day operation to achieve cold shut down Attention shifted to reports that human error was crucial factor in the atomic acci dental the plant Engineers said three separate human ctr rors contributed significantly to crippling the power plant eight days ago at least one in violation of federal Nuclear Regulatory Com mission regulations NRC engineer Darrell Eisenhut who brief ed the five Nltt commissioners Wednesday said mechanical as well as design problems also were major contributors to the acci dent But be emphasized that eight similar plants in the Inited States can continue to operate without undue risk to the health and safety for the public Jim llanchctt spokesman for the Nltt in Harrisburg said the disabled reactor is maintaining recent nnipcraturc and pressure readings and that radiation leycls nearby aredown to near normal levels lley Charles liti here mas ad site today lifestyle entertainment background sports oornlcstv guide 15 classified 1819 supplements Letitia Heights pages Bhutto protests erupt NEW DELHI iAlI Violent protests over the Xttllllttlt of former Pakistani prime minister Zultikar Ali lthutto erupted for the second day today iii Kashmir and the leader of Indias prtvlomiiiantly Mosleiii stateapixaledtorcalni The United News ot India tlNlI the countrys domestic news agency said police fired tear gas to disperse 9000 pro testers who tried to set fire to the Alinicdiya Mosque in central Srinagar the capital of Kashmir There was no immediate word on injuriesorarrests Protest strikes were being observed throughout the Kashmir Valley on the Pakistani border in northern India the reports said UNI said three persons were killed and at least seven seriously injured in rioting and demonstrations in Kashmir Wednesday the day Bhutto was hanged Kashniirs Itlf minister Sheik Moliamnied Abdullah told the state legislative assembly that the people of Kashmir are genuinely griefstricken by Bhuttos hanging but he said antisocial elements are taking advantage of the situation Crucial test for NDP The Nlls crucial popularity test comes today with the provincial byelectioiis called to fill seats left vacant by the resignations if two of its prominent MPPs Observers predict that NDP will likely re tain the Toronto riding of Scarborough West held for 15 years by Stephen Lewis former NDP leader and the Hamilton riding of Wentworth represented for 12 years by laii Deans former NDP house leader In Scarborough West 05000 eligible voters can chose among NDP candidate Richard Johnston 32 community workcr and former aide to Lewis Liberal Bill iulfontainc 54 who served nine years as an alderman on Scarborough council and Pro gressive Conservative John Larke 49 high school principal the Zttkinieniber Peoples Assembly parlias nient appealed to Palestinians to take part in forthcoming negotiations on their future liut lic illIII The fact for them to try and seize one of tillt ambassadors here or plant bomb there would tell them that am go ing to retaliate and very strongly Egypt can return for one slap two slaps and we shall return this hundred and thou sand times stronger The Palestine Liberation Organization tllii has IlllfII£tlIltIlI thctrcaty Sadat also stated repeatedly that Egypt rc jects Israeli sovereignty over Arab Jerusalem and attacked Arab critics of his treaty with Israel He accused the Arab iiiinisteis meeting in Baghdad last week of hysteria emor tioiialisiii and distortion and of having sick minds The iaghdad meeting imposed total tttltlliltllt political and diplomatic boycott on Egypt All Arab ambassadors to Egypt ex wpt those of Sudan and Oman which support Sadat have left him lint Sadat said be it ill not trade insults with his critics They have withdrawn their litlr bassadors Well gixxlbyc If they want to filllttl Well welcome Sadat said that from the start of his peace initiative in Noyeiiibcr it when he went to Jerusalem to address the Israeli Knesset parliaiiicnl he has always stated that Arab east Jerusalem is part of the Jordan West Bank He added that under the peace package talks on the Palestinian question will begin one month after ratification of the treaty Last Sunday the day alter the Arab states decided on their boycott an Egyptian cabinet statement dcscribwl the rcprisals as null and void saying they violated the Arab league tlitirtci 15° Per Copy serving barrie and simcoe county Carrier Horne Dollvory 90° weekly the examner Hands galore Prime Minister Trudeau shakes hands with children upon his arrival at Charla airport in New Brunswick Wednesday afternoon Trudeau is on federal election campaign tour through the Atlantic provinces CP Photo Answe somewhere Prothero SCBE staff meet with mediator It TERRY IIIII Of The Iiaminer Talks between the Siiiicoc County Board of lllucation and the countys striking public schools support personnel will coiitiniicwith the aid of provincial lllltllilltll today at in Frank Prothero board trustee for Tot tiiihani and chairman of the bargaining coin inittcc said this morning that both sides would have to IN willing to move from their current positions if an agreement is to be iiacliod There is an answer soiiicw here in between ilieiwopositioiis eitlicr Prothero nor tiic countys dirti tor of ttltltilttill Jack liiiiiisiiy would si how much more inoiiuy it any the board would itllli Prothero said changes in the boaid pic sent position would likely llltI rear rangenicnt of the total amount of money available WP ll ilso prepniisl to round off some niiiiibcis licaddcd Mediator Fraser Keane who was appointed by the Ontario Labor Relations Hoard will act as go between for today discussion but he cannot impose settlement on either parv ty While the president of local 1310 of the aiiadian pain of Public Employees Peter Worth considers all issues important the key items are moncy and job security The board has offered the employees an iii ciease of S102 hourly in four separate iii stalments over two years The local is asking for St 40 lioiirl in four instalments over two years Worth said the local has asked to have the clause in its previous contract referring to job security cliangml The alteration would give any employee with two years experience seniority that would prevent the board laying him off it his particular job was illlllillttl Only employees with two years as of Ihltlttlitl iii 15th have that giiarantccat this point Siincots 130 person local includes caretakers bus drivers cleaners and maintenance men Wages range rom St iii an hour for cleaners to for electricians Worth said The cragc lioiiilv wagi for custodial staff inloroiito is St it It in agiccment is reached in principle to da both the union and the board must ratify Coats of many hairs human that is Models Monelle Bourgon and Caroline Renaud try on coats made of human hair in Hull Que Designer Michel Bourgon fashioned the coats selling bet ween Sl0000 and $30000 from yards of hair purchased from bankrupt wig maker CP Photo Come home to The Examiner Call 7266539 for home delivery the proposal union meeting has been scheduled for Friday at 1030 am regardless of the outcome of todays talks If no agreement is reached Worth said the meeting will become strikestrategy session Worth also said mass picketing is scheduch for the boards Ferris Lane offices Friday it the two sides have not settled No board meeting has been planned beyond the regular meeting scheduled for Wednes day One could be called if the negotiating committee considered it necessary Prothero said The locals first strike in its 10 year history began Monday with the establishment of picket lines across the county strikc vote was taken Saturday after talks faich to pro diice an agreement Any agreement reached will be retroactive to the first of the year The new contract as proposed by the board would also include change in the employees vacation schedule the initiation of shift premium and altera tions to their life insurance plan Simcocs schools are being iiiiintnnd by skeleton staff of support staff who are con sidered management and SlklktSlllll for liar ries four high schools report few problems Declines job offer WINDSOR Ont tPi spokesman for the Essex County separate school board says Kirkland Lake Ont man has lttlttl ed $460007aAyear job offer as the boards education director because of adverse publicity surrounding two iiiiiciit degrees he holds Euclid Forgues 49 duration Iliicltit for the Kirkland Lake district separate school board holds two university degrees describ ed as worthless by American education of ficials Joe Seguin chairman of the Essex County board said Forgues informed the board late Tuesday that he would not accept the posi tion citing two newspaper articles as his reason for refusing the post He just feels that coming down here now wouldnt be fair to the board chiiin said It wouldnt be fair start Animals die in blaze Four horses one dog died and tiliutll looo bales of hay were destroyHl early this mor ning in an Iiiiiisfil township barn fire The fire which began at llti was iiiidcr control by lniiisfil fire department at about Ham The barn was located on the oiiccssion Road east of Sideroad 20 said innistil Township Fire Chief Charles Horton Cause of the blaze has not yet been deter mined Blast injures six JERUSALEM AP terrorist bomb exploded today near bus stop in Arab East Jerusalem wounding four Arabs and two Jews none seriously authorities reported The blast occurred on Sallahadin Street main thoroughfare near the Herods Gate entrance to Jerusalems Old ity weather Occasional flurrles today Highs Overnight laws Windy with flur rles and local snowsqualls Friday Highs to

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