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the engaging 57139151 Dec 1979 11 NDP stand to gain byLiberal move to right Broadbent MONTREAL Ed Broadbcnt thinks his New Democratic Party stands to gain by what he calls move Jumps from lofty height Elvita Adams 29 of the Bronx NY who apparently tried to kill herself by jumping from the Empire State Buildings 86thvfloor observation deck is taken to awaiting ambulance The woman was pushed to ledge on the 85thfloor by gust of wind and suffered only minor injuries police said AP Photo menl to the right by the federal Liberals Seat belt failure high consumer group says WASllthilON iAli US consumer group says seat belts frequently fail in automo bile crashes allowing hundreds of deaths and injuries in the US each year Failures are not the ore ceptions but the rule the entrc for Auto Safety said Sunday after sixmonth study of the belts which are supposed to prevent highway fatalities Present seat belt systems are wacfully inadequate in pro tecting consumers in vehicle crashes said lareiice Dit low executive director of the centre in calling for govern ment and iiidtisfiry action to make them more reliable Ditlow said poor Construction contributes to public reluctance to wear the belts which he called factor in tens of thou sands deaths and injuries Citing federal government finding that seat belt usage is only per cent and declining the consumer group said more people would wear them if manufacturers made them more comfortable and coit venient to use The group said the most com mon defects are bell reels that have enough slack to allow person to be thrown forward in an accident devices attaching belts to the car that can come loose and buckles or belts that fail to hold In response Richard Babbitt chairman of the American Seat Belt ouncil said Thousands of lives have been saved and in juries prevented through the use of seat belts Panties boat auctioned off TORONIO Ili Reactions varied from wolf whistles to re spectful silence at items of fered Saturday at the Toronto Transit ommission auct ion The whistles and squeals of delight were reserved for the silky lacetrimmed panties that some hapless commuter left on commission vehicle In coma parison the room was almost hushed when watches rings and necklaces were displayed There was nothing to match last years jackhammer This years most exotic article was Lot ltitl twoman black and yellow vinyl inflatable boat which went for $1750 to teen aged boy commission spokesman said articles left on public ve hicles come under the auction eers hammer twice year if they are unclaimed after three months The money goes into the commissions general fund after 15 per cent has been de ducted for the auctioneers fee UNIVERSITY COURSES IN SIMCOE COUNTY BEGINNING IN JANUARY Why not take university credit course this winter There are courses offered in the evening or on Saturdays at several loca tions in Simcoe County You can earn credit towards your university degree or take course to improve your ob pro spects or for interest Courses begin early January and end in early April so apply NOW ORILLIA Saturday Morning 900 am 12 noon HistOry 309R Religion Culture 309R History and Culture of Ancient Egypt and Asia Minor Saturday Afternoon 100 pm 400 pm Geography 3445 Geography of Tourism History 2095 United States from 1865 to the Present Religion Culture 232s Religious Themes in Science Fiction BARBIE Saturday Morning 900 am 12 noon Geography 200T Canada Saturday Afternoon 00 pm 400 pm Geography 300T Canadian Issues Monday Evening 700 pm 1000 pm Business 231T Business Law Tuesday Evening 700 pm 1000 pm Business 362T Marketing Functions Wednesday Evening 700 pm 1000 pm Anthropology 205T Foundations of Anthropological Thought COLLINGWOOD Thursday Evening 700 pm 1000 pm Business 362Q Marketing Functions MIDHURST French 102G Intermediate French This class meets weekly Mondays 415615 pm and on Thursdays 630830 pm from January to April MIDLAND Wednesday Evening 700 pm 1000 pm Religion8Culture112M The Chinese and Japanese ReligiOus Experience lndicates one term course FEE $7850 per oneterm course Find out more about WlU courses in Simcoe County Call Orillia 3264682 VVilflud La urier University Waterloo Ontario Canada Ronald McLean one of sev eral auctioners taking his turn at the podium confirmed that many dealers were present RClobby for grants TORONTO itll Roman Catholics will lobby for an ex tension of the system of provin cial grants past the current grade1t level former presi dent of the Ontario atholic Students Federation says Joseph Redican president of the federation in 1968 and now studying for the priesthood told Roman atholic students at federation meeting Saturday that Catholics will press for additional financing as far as grade 13 which would give them grant parity with public schools Fisher Boggs Fry Fisher Christie Dyson Harper Lange Theres no more room for social democrats in the Liberal party the NDP leader said in an interview from Ottawa to dav Broadbent said he could only think of three Liberal MPs who were progressive Piere De Bane Monique Begin and Romeo Leblanc As for potential Liberal lead ers Broadbent referred to for mer finance ministers Donald MacDonald and John Turner as Cadillacs two represen tatives of high finance Where is the left he asked Broadbent acknowledged his partys moderate stance at its recent convention in Toronto despite the activity of the partys left wing especially in pushing for nationalization as means of improving the econ omy Naionalization is not ques hon of doctrine Broadbent said We shouldnt be afraid to say that the private sector can do as well as the public sector As for the Conservative govv ernments plan to sell Petro Canada to private interests Broadbent said that if wed had large Canadian oil com pany 10 years ago perhaps it wouldnt have been necessary to have PetroCanada is But he agreed with the na tionalization of an asbestos in dustry in Saskatchew an and the plan to do so with an asbestos mining company in Quebec by those provincial governments As for the coming referen dum on the sovereignty association proposal for Quebec Broadbent anticipates Quebecers will vote for the Canadian option and then many socialdemocrats in Quebec would be released from the separatist obsession There will be Quebecers who for the first time will think federalist and progressive at the same time About 30 members and supporters of the United Steelworkers of America conducted an information picket Saturday outside the downtown Win nipeg outlet of Radio Shack The union members urged boycott of Radio Shack in support of Steelworkers local in Barrie on strike since Aug CP Photo Demonstrate at Edmonton EDMONTON CP About 30 members of the United Steelworkers of America staged demonstration at an Edi monton shopping centreiii support of union members on strike at Radio Shack plant in Barrie The demonstrators set up picket line at the Radio Shack store in the Ed monton Centre mall Satur day and handed out pam 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