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antar 4L we John Wayne dies some oi lt Veteran actor John Wayne shown wearing glasses during public ap pearances ln I978 ln Beverly Hills Wayne died Monday at the UCLA Medical Centre of cancer at the age of 72 AP Photo fighter to end LOS ANGELES AP John Wayne Hollywood hero for almost 50 years anc 200 movies built his image as fearless determined fighter That was the way Th1 Duke died in courageous fight with cancer As the disease began its final assault and as the pain became more severe Wayne sometimes refused the drugs that might have eased the pain He wanted hospital official said to be with his ll John Wayne Definitive cowboy children his grandchildren he would tolerate discomfort just to be near his family His seven children were at his side when Wayne known to friends and fans as The Duke died Monday at the UCLA Medical Centre His 72nd birthday was celebrated May 26 He was and is an American in stitution said actor Charlton Heston Its not surprising that to the end Duke gave an example of courage that made him more than an actor and friend Hospital administrator Bernard Strohm announcing the death at news conference said Waynes family plans private funeral Countless fans had been following Waynes final battle since Jan 12 when routine gallbladder operation turned into 92hour ordeal as surgeons found cancer in his stomach and removed it The next five months brought small successes release from the hospital an ovation at the Academy Awards and gradual deterioration He was back in surgery May This time the cancer was in his intestines Cards and letters by the thousands poured into the Medical Centre from around the United States and the world Wayne had faced cancer before The disease claimed part of lung 15 years ago but the Duke won licked the Big he boasted after that 1964 operation 7ars77 OIIAWA CP The first unemployment figures since the new government came to power were released today and show 836000 officially out of work in May This wasan im provement from the the 943000 jobless reported during April The seasonallyadjusted unemployment rate also fell slightly to 77 per cent from the 79 per cent reported in April new feature of the the monthly statistics measuring the unem onment rate among students who flood onto the job market last month when the university year ended ll showed 133 per cent did not find work This compared wrtli 147 per cent of the returning student population the previous April The economy created 359000 new jobs dur ing the month bringing the number working up to 10363000 Statistics Canada reported that 631 per cent of the population was either working or actively seeking work Finance Minister John Crosbie said shortly after his appointment he considers regional unemployment the most serious aspect of the countrys job picture Most recent figures Idlyur No 138 Tuesdayluno 12 1979 the Too little too late sa Arthur show the unemployment rate in his home pro vince of Newfoundland traditionally the toughest job market in the country was 164 per cent WANTS TO FIND JOBS Employment Minister Ron Atkeys first words to reporters after his swearingin were that he plans to find jobs jobs and more jobs for Canadians who want them The group which seems to need them most is young people they persistently show the 5° Per Copy in alarm service com By DENNIS LANTHIER Of The Examiner Eldon Greer Barrie Police Commission chairman has surrendered his share of Georgian Protection Service Ltd an alarm company owned by his son But it is likely seven members of city coun cil will continue in their pursuit of conflict of interest inquiry against the company and Greer Greer who owned one share of the com pany told The Examiner today he resigned it after advice from his lawyer Greer said he would continue to remain chairman of the commission until the end of the current term But that answer does not satisfy Ald Alex Arthur one of seven council members who signed the original petition Its little too late for that now the Bar rie alderman said today The damage has been done The seven aldermen which include Gorc Mills Dorian Parker Bill Knowles Ross Stephens Fred Ruemper Alex Arthur and Inquest Jury to visit site By STEPHEN NICHOLLS Of The Examiner The inquest into the deaths of four Toronto students who died in the Jan 25 bustruck crash will begin Wednesday when the five member jury will visit the accident site on Highway 400 about six km north of Barrie John Ebbs Ontario Chief Coroner ex ecutive assistant said today the inquest will be adjourned to September after jurors in spect the site provincial police spokesman said ten tative adjournment date has been set but he Meg ODona are meeting in private at 430 today to discuss the next move RECEIVED LETTER The group received letter from the solicrtorgenerals office asking if Greers resignation would satisfy the group in its at tempts for an inquiry cant speak for the others said Ald Ar thur But it does not satisfy me In effect hes saying there may have beer conflict of interest but do we want to pur sue it retroactively Ald Arthur said Thats ridiculous Hes saying will that satisfy us The answer is obviously no You cant wipe out conflict of interest retroactively said Ald Arthur The Barrie alderman said there are other questions raised by the council members that have not been answered OPERATES 100 ALARMS One of the allegations concerns possible monopoly by the alarm company which operates about 100 alarms at the Barrie police station Ald Arthur said he would be in favor of sen ding simple reply to the effect the letter was very close to giving improper advice The motion to file the conflict of interest in quiry was started by Ald Gord Mills in mid April following investigations by the alder man Ald Mills said at the time Greer should resign from office because of his financial in volvement in the company The alderman later said he would probably never again run for public office because of the outcry received due to the request no Brigltt Conrad was babysitting Jobless decline 107000 in May highest unemployment rate Last month the unemployment rate among males 15 to 24 was 139 per cent and among females in the same age bracket 127 per cent Canadas unemployment rate is con siderably above those in most other industrial nations Latest figures from the United States put its unemployment rate at slightly less than six per cent Britain reported 54 per cent of its labor force could not find work France six per cent West Germany 39 per cent Japan 21 per cent and Australia 67 per cent Carrlor Home Delivery 95° Weekly examiner serving barrie and simcoe count Greer surrenders share pany nt eat the rocks at Barries Centennial Park when Craig Riesenbouche asked her it pebbles were good to eat Although the tiny stones look pretty she recommends they not be eaten Examiner Photo by Peter Hsu Murdered drug dealer three given life terms 15 13 flan TORONTO lCPl Three 0f five men charged in the death of Toronto drug dealer were convicted of firstdegree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment Monday The other two men were acquitted Eddy Hertrich 22 Brian Stewart 24 and Gary Skinner 34 were found guilty by 12 memberjury of the Ontario Supreme Court The three men had been in custody since last fall along with Danny Finn 29 and George Fernandes 30 who were acquitted The five all from the Toronto area were disagreement with all or some of the accused His hands were cuffed behind his back and he was shot once in the back of the head and scveral times in the body with at least two different guns would not release further details Dr Farrington Barrie coroner was on unavailable forcommentatpresstimetoday Ebbs said the jury will visit the site now Skylab cras advice before road construction on the highway is SIMCOE Ont CPl Ontario fire depart completed Further construction may alter SAYS HES INNOCENT ments have been advised to be on the alert for Before he was sentenced Skinner said he was innocent Lawyers for the three convicted men said they would appeal the verdict immediately During the trial Hertrich testified that he the detour site where the accident occurred The coroner wants to give the jury bet ter idea of what the site looked like said Ebbs fullscale model replica of the site may also be constructed to aid jurors deter mosphere is on an uncontrolled and difficult topredict course AK AM Mes Ol tho Lisowned Skylab Space Sta the facts charged after the body of Tommy Rowan was had been forced to watchthe killing and to lizn which is expected to return to earth inJu George Ross fire chief in iiearbv Port MlChael Hurley 14S€QttCamer0n19Seth The lab is fawn found in shallow grave on farm in the get Ild lh9b°dy He saw that one of the Dover said Monday he mvssagt ram the Gruber 18 and PatriCia Harris 17 died The Skykféb is £3 Lindsay Ont area last Sept accused was involved the murder But he The station expected to shatter into 100 to Ontario fire marshals office is Dont be When Fhe bus 35 Upped half the collir ang The Crown said Rowan 29 was abducted refused to name the killers saying it would 500 1319095 Upon llenll he fifths 111 Manual 50 ha lankerlFUCk CSTTYIHEUOUR and executed after having busmess endanger himself and his family inside Core plan off City council has taken the first step to launching the downtown redevelopment project Monday night it ratified an official plan amendment that sends the plan for the project to the ministry of housing and pro bable Ontario Municipal Board hearing Kean about It on the loday page Ontario Proyincial Police officers have their first major lead in the murder of Midland girl and today they are searching for man who may have argued with Elizabeth Khelaiis killer Friday night Read about it on the Today page Library hours change Barrie Public Library begins summer hours on Monday and announces summer programs For story see todays Lifestyle Page Bowman to Buffalo Scotly Bowman announced his resigna iron from Montreal Canadiens then signed with Buffalo Sabres as their new general manager Monday Sec stories picture on todays sports page Index My ldi in Libya HAMBURG IAPi The West German news magazine Der Spiegel reported Tripoli and reporter who traced him there spent eight days in Libyan jail because of the discovery He iminl continuously changes his quarters the reporter Erich Wiedemann wrote in the magazine Most of the time he sleeps at the heavilyvguarded government guest house on an ocean bay iiear Tripoli or at the residence of the Lgandan am bassador apartments of the bungalowtype hotel Shati AndaIUs 30 kilometres west of the capital To protect the Amin family against possible kidnapping raids the report said the Libyan government evacuated two rows of houses in the vicinity forming barrier around the Mediterranean beachfront hotel Amiii has not collected any riches He lives from the aims the Libyan strongman Moaiiimiir Khadafy bestalls on him Former MP jailed tOASILlE Que iCP Gilbert Hondeau former independent number of Parliament was pugnactous as ever Monday when he surrendered to prison authorities to begin serving sentences for arson conspiracy and fraud As he walked toward the gates of the provincial jail here the burly Rondeau 51 took couple of swmgs at two news photographers awaiting his arrival The punches didnt land and after Rondeaus wife shouted at him to stop swinging he continued through the doorway muttering curses at the photographers Fighting intensifies MANAGLA AP The Nicaraguan na tional guard pounded Sandinista guerrillas with planes and armored cars in Managua early today Fighting also ra ed in the northern Cities of Esteli Metaga pa and Leon President AnastaSio Somoza esumaiea 1300 people have been killed in the twoweek rebel of fensive raising the 10ltmonth toll to 4300 Large sections of Managua to which the st Sundav that deposed Ugandan dictator ldi rebel Offenswe spread suqdfqy were wrthout water and electrrcrty Few ory Amn llmg near the Lban Cm 0f residents ventured from their homes and those who did carried white flags Most of the fighting took place in slum neighborhoods where sympathy for the guerrilas is strongest Large columns of black smoke rose from opposite ends of the city Inquest in shooting after they tried for more than five hours to get the gunwielding man to surrender Aquilino Torcato 50 was shot in the basement of his midtown home by Con stable Doug Clark member of the emergency task force after Torcato turned and pointed gun at the constable Inspector Jim Crawford said Torcato was shot only after the house was filled with tear gas and we had no other option open to us Deputy Police Chief Jack Ackroyd said Monday full investigation was under way but its too early at this stage to say whether the shooting was justified Torcato was the second person shot to death this year by Metro police Another man also was wounded Last year there were five fatal police shootings and two other persons wounded by police bullets in the city 194 safe and sound MIAMI Fla lAPl Delta Airlines jet hijacked to Cuba by lone man landed in Miami early today with its passengers safely aboard after spending more than five hours on the ground in Havana Relatives and friends who had anxiously awaited the planes arrival cheered and clapped Hurrah Theyre home The 194 pamngers and 12 crew members moard the widebody L1011 had left New York for Fort Lauderdale early Monday night but wound up spending five hours in Cuba The hijacker was taken into custody by Cuban authorities Just once week he affords himself he£ht2dgglofa 213figfsgngflugg Police searching Us to his farm ascommodmtd by Metropolitan Toronto Police on Monday Going down plume of smoke and flash of tire mark the descent of an engine which fell off US Forest Service 003 centre of photo The plane crashed in the Selway River of northcentral Idaho seconds later killing ten of the l2 per sons aboard This photo was taken by Hal Begen photographer for The Blogen Spokane SpokesmanReview who happened to be backpacking in the area AP Photo English essential OTTAWA rCP Loss of English language rights in Quebec would affect all Canadians Montreal lawyer Litvack argued Monday in the Supreme Court of Canada If the provinces language laws remain in force large numbers of Englishspeaking Canadians would leave Quebec just as many Frenchspeaking Canadians in Manitoba left after English was declared the only officral language there Lllak told the nine high court judges Final arguments on the alldll of Quebecs Charter of the French Language as it affects the language of the courts and mm Quebec National ASSembly were heard av Touchy business MONTREAL CPi An Air Canada officral says Arab customers maybe scared away from future busmess with the airline because of the public controversy surrounding $2m1lli0n contract with Saudi Arabia that includes boycott clause against Israel feartnat any future business AithArali countries could all go out the window Ed OKeefe an Air Canada manager responSible for maintenance said in ar Inler1fJylf0m Pari on Monday anada was awarded ho rontrar May by mud Arabar Airlinl tor maziitinancv of avatar power unit for Lockheed lllll rrrafl Corrie hornefio The Examiner Pall 7266539 for home delivory Katherlne Fox Struck down $5000 reward offered 35000 reward is offered for informawttdn helpful in solving the May fatal hit and run accident on Highway 90 about 10 km west of Barrie OPP Cpl Wes Presser said Monday the Ontario Government is offering the reward because provincial police have not deter mined the circumstanch and the otherw sons involved in the death of Katherine Elizabeth Fox Police said Miss Fox 24 of Toronto was struck by car and killed while hitchiking the highway about 211am Persons With information helpful to police in their investigation should Contact Barrie OPP or the nearest provincial police detachment weather Sunny with few cloudy periods to day High l6 to I9 Clear overnight low to Mainly sunny Wednes day high 21 to 23