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Barrie Examiner, 18 Jul 1977, p. 1

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National League By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Philadelphias Steve Carlton and Pit tsburghs John Candelaria are suffering from sore backs but youd never know it from the way theyve been pitching Its bothering me now but its tolerable Carlton said Sunday after Remember the Swedes calling others racists STOCKHOth AP Sweden after years of lecturing the white world on how badly it treats people with dark skins is faced with its own serious racial problems Last month yearlong series of skir mishes in Sodertalje between young Swedish toughs and Turkish immigrants they call blackheads turned into battle that newspapers refer to as Swedens first race riot Police in Goteborg the countrys second largest city began an investigation last week into two restaurants and discotheques that were shown to have refused to admit blacks Although he later softened his remarks An drew Young LS ambassador to the UN called the Swedes terrible racists Many Swedes expressed irritation at Youngs remarks but others said they may have had salutory effect The fact is we missed the boat from 1943 to 1965 when immigration was building tip here said Kjell berg director of the Swedish Immigration Service We should have done something to defeat prejudice then but we did nothing Now that the economy is in less good shape and the numbers of people who dont look like us white Swedes has increased were paying for our negligence Sweden was so sure of its lack of discrimination that in country of countless commissions there is no agency to hear civil rights complaints The riot in Sodertalje town of 77000 about 20 miles from here involved group of Turkish Christians calling themselves Assvrinnq although their ennneetion with the ancient people is vague There are about 8000 Assyrians in Sweden and 30001ive in Sodert alje Although unemployment runs below two per cent in the country of eight million it is double among the 418000 immigrants 187000 of whom are Finns the largest group Other large immigrant groups are Yugoslavs 40000 Danes 36000 Norwegians 27000 Greeks 18000 Germans 16000 and Americans 7000 About 15 or 20 per cent of the Americans are black 11 ng two runs and ur hits in eight in 113th Mm 55 owl year on Jul 18 1977 15° Per 00 nings and becoming the National Leagues py afle H°m° DelVerv 90° Weekly 16 Pages fiwmm ltJrS first 13ltgame winner as the Phillies defeated Chicago Cubs 42 You gotta do ityougottatakeyourturn Candelaria felt the same way after hurling five scoreless innings in the Pirates 31 triumph over New York Mets in the opener of doubleheader My back got hurt in Montreal Can delaria said after winning his 10th game told inianager huck Tanner would give it try because we were so short of pit chers The Mets came back and won the night cap 93 with tiebreaking sixrun uprising in the seventh inningcapped oy rookie Steve Hendersons first major league grand slam homer Elsewhere in the NL Montreal Expos overtook St Louis Cardinals 87 Los Angeles Dodgers edged San Diego Padres Houston Astros beat Cincinnati Reds 31 and Atlanta Braves outlasted San Francisco iiants 1110 On Saturday Montreal blanked St Louis 30 Chicago outlasted Philadelphia +8 New York got past Pittsburgh 53 Houston whip ped Cincinnati 30 San Francisco shut out Atlanta 40 and Los Angeles nipped San Diego It Tennis champ TORONTO CP Topseeded Harry Fritz of Toronto won the mens singles title at the Ontario Open tennis championships Sunday defeating thirdseeded Dale Power of Toronto 64 61 in the final dead Drapeau man of year IWEEI iit Pi Montreal Mayor Jcan Drapcau was chosen winner of the Man ol the Year Peace Award given by the cstct Pearson Park Inc but did not at tend presentation ceremony during the weekend Drapcau said in telegram to organizers hc was unable to be present at ceremony Saturday about 30 miles north of Belleville because he had to attend ceremony Sun day in Montreal marking the first an iiiversary of the opening of the Olympic Games Union certified The United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America has been cer fitted as bargaining agent for about 110 workers at Jim Walter Building Products in Barrie George Stevens national representative of the United Electrical Workers said the union hopes to begin bargaining with the company in the next two weeks The company manufactures bathroom cabinets fans range hoods cultured mar ble vanity tops vanities electric and wood burning fireplaces and fireplace ac ccssories No at MDG The United Rubber Workers at Mansfield Denman General Sunday voted not to ac cept the companys latest contract offer Pat ONeill vicepresident of the 660 member United Rubber Cork Linoleum and Plastics Workers of America union at the plant said workers voted not to accept the contract but no strike vote was taken The union plans on resuming negotiations with the company he said The unions last contract with the com pany expired July Negotiations have been going on since March Miss Trinidad wins SANTO DOMINGO iAP Miss TrinidadTobago Janelle Commissiong became the first black Miss Iniverse in the contest 20year history Saturday night The 2+yearold fashion buyer said she had gut feeling that she could be the fir st black winner after taking the photogenic award Friday The crowd of 1800 at the National Theatre stood on their seats to cheer as the new Miss Universe was mobbed by her fellow con testants The first runnerup was Miss Austria Eva Duringer The second runnerup was Miss Scotland Sandra Bell In fourth place was Miss Colombia Aura Mojica and in fifth place Miss Germany Marlee Luise iassen An unidentified woman carrying bag comes out of the window of looted store In the BedfordStuyvesant section of the Brooklyn Borough of New York City On Sunday political leaders in the city called for heavy punishment of looters anti ar sonists AP Photo Blackout Victims NEW YORK AP While experts try to figure out why the city was darkened for 25 hours last week city and federal officials are trying to help the blackout victims Jack Watson President Carters counsel set up meeting today with the New York congressional delegation in Washington to discuss how the federal government might help The Small Business Administration has pledged to process emergency loans to the store owners within two weeks Georgian wins Georgian Sports shortstop Ron Burette goes to fiist with the throw after getting the force out at second in the Recreation Division final against Giffcn Farm Equip ment Sunday Burette missed the double play attempt but Georgian Sports didnt miss the opportunity to hand Giffen 61 loss to win the division championship of the annual Barrie City Fastball League tournament Another photo and stories on Page IO Examiner Photo Thoriiton to finals Thornton Village Inn will represent District at the provincial Legion baseball championships in Toronto Aug to Thornton won the right to compete in the provincial final with win at the District playoffs in Orillia on the weekend Thornton tripped Orillia 14 to Midland 13 to and Collingwood 13 to Across at last Allison Farquhar of Victoria runs her bathtub up onto the beach Sunday at the end of the Nanaimo to Vancouver bathtub race across the Georgia Strait Farqnhar representing the Royal Order of Marys Misfitsf ictoria was one of only two wom the 36milc race Photo Without hitch SEATTLE AP One day after collision that forced two pilots to parachute to safety and sent two jets to the bottom of Puget Sound Canadas air force precision team sped through its aerial paces without hitch at an air show It was beautiful without hitch It was all okay said Lois Campbell secretary to the manager of Paine Field the airport nor th of Seattle where the Lynnwood Rotary In ternational held its twoday weekend air show On Saturday two CT114 jets collided and crashed into the water out of sight of the estimated 40000 air show patrons The pilotsCapt Jim Sorfleet of Winnipeg and Capt Paul Beaulieu of Montrealpara chuted to safety and suffered only minor burns and bruises Sorfleet was released from the hospital Sunday but doctors said they planned to keep Beautieu an additional day Canadian national defence department inquiry board arrived at the airfield Sunday to start its investigation of the crash Solar lighter BONN Router solarpowered cigarette lighter that will never run out of fuel has gone on sale in West Germany Called the Sunfire it costs about $175 and consists of saucershaped silvered mirror to focus thesuns rays on spiral coil as the ignition point For cloudy lays the makers include place for substitutea box of matches Aerial rescue BELGRADE AP parachutist dangling upside down from light plane nearly out of fuel was saved when the pilot of another plane tossed him knife so he could cut himself free Yugoslavian newspaper report ed Sunday The Belgrade daily Iolitika said the daring aerial rescue took place 2400 feet in theair The newspaper said Milan Sinic 26 skydiver with 586 previous jumps to his credit was stepping out the plane door when he tripped over some ropes entangling hislegs Sinic could neither climb back in nor get loose the newspaper said and the pilotWnow alone in the cabin could not leave the controls to help Church defied SANTIAGO Reuter About 800 persons defied the Chilean Roman Catholic hierar chy to hear rebel Archbishop Marcel Lefeb vre celebrate traditional Latin mass Sun day night It ended with shouts of Long Live the Faithful Archbishop and the singing of the Chilean national athem During the mass celebrated in the recep tion room of luxury hotel the archbishop said We cannot change religion For the last 15 years we have been well aware that there are those who wish change The heart of the church remains the same This is the sum of all Catholic tradition llot hazy and humid is the forecast through Wednesday Low tonight near 17 high Tuesday 30 to 31 Possibility of thunderstorm Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons the serving barrie and simcoe county Complete Mideast peace subject of CarterBegin talks Noreen Skilliter of Stroud winds up for winning rolling pin throw Sunday in thc lnnisfil Chamber of Commerce annual Brick and Rolling Pin Contest held at lnnisfil Park Mrs Skilliters throw of 1068 feet will be compared to the winning throws in similar contests held Sunday in Stroud England Stroud Australia and Stroud Oklahoma to determine an international grand champion for 1977 Examiner Photo Rolling pin brick throws held down because of heat By SLE ROLTLIFFE Examiner Staff Reporter ALCONA BEACII Twelve Stroud residents competed with counterparts in sister cities in England Australia and Oklahoma Saturday in the 18th annual Brick and Rolling Pin contest vby long distance Similar contests were being held the same day in the three other towns all natned Stroud Intense heat reduced distances at the local contest from last years records say organizers The contest was held at Innisfils summer fair held at lnnisfil Park hristopher Dorion threw one brick 972 feet to lead the local six men competing His distance will now be compared with those set in the other three centres to determine world champion Dorions brothers Vic and Kevin placed second and fourth respectively with distances of 97 feet and 914 feet Duncan Young finish ed third with distance of 943 feet Noreen Skilliter coach of the womens team won the rolling pin competition with distance of 1068 feet Carolyn Krul last years winner slid to fourth place with distance of 992 feet while Joanne Krul placed second with 1051 as her distance The thirdplace finisher was Winona Horton with 1043 in consistent pcr formancc Sufi I1 swap you two of my dad for one of FarahFawcettl inside local lifestyle entertainment Sports comlcs 12 classified 13 to The Ontario team has produced two world champions since competition began in 1902 Caroline Annstrong in 1066 with distance of 12610 and Leo Koopmans winner in 1973 with adistaiice of 154 Brickthrowing initially became the focus of the competition when it began in 1962 says Mrs Skilliter vao of the towns named Stroud had brickmaking industries at the time and it just developed from that The Stroud Ontario girls began training for the competition late this year she said Usually wed start in the spring but this year we really didnt get started until July because we jtist couldnt get girls out to prac tice she said Brick and rolling pin throwing is an art similar to that of discus throwing she says Throwers stand within circle and build up to complete 180degree turn before letting loose with throw she says Size of the competitors isnt the important factor says Mrs Skilliter Its strength of your throw that counts she said special feature at Saturdays event was the presence of couple visiting from St roud England who were gtiests of lnnisfil Township The brick and rolling pin contest was one of number of events held at Innisfils summer fair organized by the Optimist Club Greased pole and logsawing competitions were held Sunday afternoon while children spent their dimes and quarters on midway which featured rollercoaster dunking machine and bingo games The twoday event began Satudday morn ing with parade judged by Steve Brown and Ned Marsden two members of the lnnisfil Chamber of Commerce and Bill Jones of Barrie John Scott of Lefroy dressed as Mickey Mouse was one of 10 winners in the parade which featured almost 30 floats cars and in dividuals He won an award for an individual costume Stayners pipe band won for its marching while the Penny Wright Riders Club was the winner for the horse category and the Alcona Business Peoples float won under both the float and vehicle classes There was no one winner says Steve Brown who says all 10 winners are con sidered equal in status Other winners included the lnnisfil Lions the Andrade Horse Riders the Lefroy Legion Color Party and the Stroudlnnisfil Youth Clubs girl majorettes Organizers of the weekend event say they havent taken tallies of how many people at tended Saturday and Sunday but say the number was steady and substantial lnnisfil Park attendants reported 123 of their 138 lots for campers were taken by pm Saturday WASHINGTON AP Prime Minister Menahem Begin of Israel arriving here for talks with President Carter is carrying secret complete Mideast peace plan designed to serve as basis for negotiations with the Arab states Carter Convinced by the US state depart ment and key advisers that settlement de pends on setting up Palestinian homeland is said to have hopes that the document re flects softening of Begins determination to retain control of the West Bank of the Jordan River and Gaza Begin was to arrive here today to open talks with the president Approved unanimously by the Israeli cabinet in advance of the 63yearold onetime guerrilla leaders trip the contents so far have been leakproofea remarkable develop ment in closeknit country that thrives on rumor and inside information There is speculation that the plan reflects the views of Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan key strategist in the new governincnl who would establish semiautonomous Arab civil administration on the West Bank and in Gaza under continued Israeli security presence CHANGES STANCE Carter who holds the first of three scheduled sessions with Begin on Tuesday has given evidence of some conciliation of his own Having shaken the Israelis by endorsing Palestinian homeland he now says it should not be an independent statcvwhich Begin says would place Israel in mortal dan gerbut some sort of entity tied to Jor dan Begin has described the West Bank and Gaza as the inalienable legacy of our fore fathers There is considerable doubt he is prepared to relinquish what is described in Ezekiel as the Land of Israel and he and other militants still refer to the areas by the ancient names of Judea and Samaria Carter student of the Bible is likely to find Begin more prepared to meet US desires for retreat on the Golan Heights and in Sinai which were not part of the promised land Wasaga Barrie beaches jammed during heat wave Wasaga Beach Provincial Park had its busiest weekend of the year and Barries beaches also drew heavy turnout as conti nuing July heat sent area residents and tourists flocking to the water City officials reported very heavy use of swimming beaches with as many as 1000 at Centennial Park at peak periods and good turnout at Johnson Beach as well Its getting busier every weekend with the heat Greg Burns program director for the citys recreation department said today He said the beach at Centennial had to be cleared four times over the weekend to find missing persons but there were no serious iii cidents At Wasaga Beach Donna Stewart senior gate attendant reported an estimated 20443 visitors Saturday and 26606 Sunday Figures are based on vehicle counts multiplied by 361 per car Saturday could have been better for the type of weather she said but Sunday was so City resident dies near Bola BALA 20yearold Barrie resident was killed near this Muskoka community Satur day evening when his motorcyclc went out of control on curve on Highway 660 Ontario Provincial Police said today Dead is Kimberley Gallinger of 231 Dunlop St Police said Gallinger and friend were riding motorcycles eastbound at about 915 pm Saturday when Gallinger lost control of his vehicle The motorcycle went into the south ditch and turned end over end several times Gallinger was dead on the scene police said Information on funeral arrangements was unavailable at press time gt Caught day Story on Page If Examiner Photo in the act Cliantalle Tripard of Bradford sinks lier youthful te Saturdays Salad feast at the Bradford Salad Festival Community Centre drew about 2500 eager eaters The busy gates had to be closed about 11 am because the park was full The weekend outdid the daily attendance rate of long weekends earlier in the season Springwater Provincial Park north of Bar rie saw attendance held down by lack of swimming facilities spokesman said today About 600 cars were admitted Sunday and 250on Saturday level the spokesman said is not terribly busy think everybody went to the beach he said He said number of visitors asked if there were swimming facilities at the park and when they found out there werent they turned around and went the other way The Barrie KOA campground reported just little more traffic than usual for summer weekend and Wasaga Camping was filled to capacity with business like long weekend almost Alliston area woman killed BRAMPTON An Alliston area woman was killed and her 14yearold daughter in jured Saturday evening in headon collision on Highway 50 about 15 miles north of here Dead is Joan Parle 44 of RR Alliston Her daughter Lorraine was admitted to Duf ferin Area Hospital Orangeville and discharged Sunday Mrs Parles husband Eric 44 and son Craig were in another car involved in the threecar accident but escaped injury Mrs Parlc was travelling north on High way 50 with her husband driving behind her when she was in collison with southbound car driven by Alan Paterson 49 of Mississauga police said Parles car then struck her from behind Police said the accident is still under in vestigation Two passengers in Patersons car were injured Funeral arrangements for Mrs Parle were incomplete at press time eth into shislikebab during lie event held in the Bradford sevenday festival concluded Sun

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