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Contracts lost over embassy policy situation OTTAWA lCP Three business contracts worth more than $45 million have been cancelled by Arab countries because of the Progressive Conservative governments plan to move the Canadian embassy in Israel to Jerusalem lntemational Trade Minister Michael Wilson said Monday He also told reporters that commercially nothing good has come from the government proposal to move the embassy from Tel Aviv The minister informed the Commons about the three con tracts to correct his statement last Friday that no contracts had been cancelled But it is still not clear how many con tracts have been lost One federal source said another contract newsprint deal With Kuwait may have been cancelled but the govamment has not received confirmation And one of those agreements mentioned by Wilson was apparently not broken off Gold falls as much as $4 LONDON AP News of higher oil prices depressed the dollar value of the Japanese yen further today pushing the US currency to its highest rate in 17 months in Tokyo The dollar also rose during early trading in Europe while gold prices fell as much as $4 an ounce The US dollar closed in Tokyo at 23165 yen up from at the close of trading Monday It was the third suc cessrve day that high for the year was set and the first Er the examiner Tuoaday Oct 16 1979 Sky Shop charges dismissed MONTREAL CP Charges of influence peddling against Clarence Campbell and Gordon Brown two key figures in what has become known as the Sky Shops affair were dismissed Monday Sessions Court Judge Yves Mayrand said he made the rul ing because of intolerable delaying tactics by both Crown and defence lawyers and added that Brown and Campbell are liberated but not acquitted Both Campell former presi dent of the National Hockey League and Brown Ba hamasbased businessman still face conspiracy charges in connection with the affair Judge Mayrand also noted that the influencepeddling charges could be reinstated by the Crown at later date But in the meantime he said the delaying tactics have led to postponement of the defend ents preliminary hearing 32 times since the charges were laid more than three years ago The charges which were also laid against the late Montreal businessman Louis Lapointe allege the three men gave 3954100 bribe to Liberal Senator Louis Giguere in exchange for extension of lease for the Sky Shops dutyfree store redundancy and transfers Optimistic about medicare Oi iAViA CPI Mr Justice Horace Krever of Ontario Supreme Court predicted Monday the national medicare dismantled system would remain intact and said physicians need to learn about society and how it functions Speaking at conference of the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges Krever said doctors also need to recognize the legitimacy of government decisions once they have been reached through that process The judge also the head of provincial royal commission medicare Driver given sixmonth sentence SAINT JOHN NB CP Samia 0nt man has been sen tenced to six months in rovin cial jail and suspende from driving motor vehicle for year James Donald Smith 36 was sentenced after pleading guilty Friday to charge of dan gerous driving when he ap peared before Mr Justice Paul Barry of the Court of Queens Bench Smith was charged following collision on Highway 90 near Point Lepreau on March Crown prosecutor Philip Hol land told the court Smith was passing another vehicle on double line on blind knoll when the vehicle he was driving collided headon with vehicle driven by Evelyn Steen Mrs Steen died in hospital three days later of head injuries Defence lawyer David Lutz asking for suspended sen tence said Smith was married with four children He said speeding was common on the stretch of highway involved The court appearance had been delayed because of hip and leg injuries suffered by Smith in the accident Smith told the court he would send letter indicating his sympathy to the victims family Mr Justice Barry said dont care if 3000 men were speeding on that road If there were 100 drivers here Id sen tence them all woman is dead Bargaining right urged OTTAWA CP Federal gov ernment employees should have the ri ht to bargain about hiring an firing practices promotions and demotions says government commissioned report released Monday Establishment of union management national staffing council to negotiate such per sonnel matters is the reports key answer to its conclusion that the federal govemment as an employer lacks leadership and management skills wor shipping inflexible rules at the cost of efficiency The report presented to the Commons without comment by Walter Baker government House leader also proposes im proved federal employment chances for women and native Canadians the physically and mentally handicapped and for permanent residtnts of Canada who are not citizens The study on personnel man agement and the merit prin ciple in the federal pur ic serv ice was compiled by special threemember committee as signed two years ago under Guy DAngnon former chairman of the federal antidumping tri bunal The committee includes Brittain deputy minister for veterans affairs and Davidge former business agent for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers time in t7 monthsthe rate climbed above 230 yen Arbitration urged in Peel strike TORONTO CP The twoweekold strike by 2600 ele mentary teachers in Peel Region should be settled by arbi tration threeman special team recommended Monday The mediation team proposed arbitration of salaries and salaryrelated issues by threemember board Differences relating to conditions of employment should be put before committee made up of two board of education trustees and two teachers It was also recommended that person from the school board administration make proposals relating to teacher The Athena 2000 ELECTRONIC Scandalous savings on an incredibly Counts phony loot RWP Cpl Kevin Demers counts part of cache of counterfeit money found Sunday by Surrey BC family out for stroll in the woods The more than $l million in US bills were buried in five gallon can CP Photo Politics is such fun Three young girls show varying levels of attention as President Carter speaks at fundraising dinner for Chicagos Mayor Byrne Monday night in Chicagos McCormick Place During his speech at the $IOOaplate dinner Carter said he favors moving the military facilities at OHare airport to make room for expansion AP Laserphoto on the confidentiality of medical records is member of the committee on accreditation of medical schools Whatever its shortcomings and however much prac titioners are entitled to better compensation our natonal healthinsurance system will not am confident be WATSON RETURNS SOUTHAMPTON England Reuter Dave Watson the The organized encouragement of opting out to my mind reflects an absence of understanding the proper role of Eflfilangirscfntgfivigfgg 253$ government in our society More than 17 per cent of Ontario physicians had left the 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