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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 7 Oct 1971, p. 1

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Plans for a mobile drugâ€" abuse clinic for Waterloo were presented to city council by Ashley Lubin, a University of Waterloo student, Monday night. 54+ ¢: y :i *‘ .m & ““ ’ 3 d ‘, e * > * \ ‘Sm... 9 .J We M.." > Mr. Lubin, who wore red tieâ€"dye jeans and a red The 80 members of the 10 chapters will also enter a float in the Oktoberfest parade Saturday. Proceeds from the sale of the buttons will be dividâ€" ed between the Canadian Mental Health Association, the Flying Dutchman and the Dutch Boy Cadet Drum and Bugle Corps. General â€" convenor _ for the event is Mrs. Peter Vanâ€" derkolff. Costume design and publicity was handled They will be selling Okâ€" toberfest buttons during the weekâ€"long event, staffâ€" ing information â€" booths, and meeting and greeting dignitaries. The members of Phi Sigâ€" ma chapter have been rking as hostesses for . Miss Oktoberfest Paâ€" ant, have been travelling with the press on promoâ€" tion bus tours, assisting ofâ€" ficials in welcoming guests and serving local food delâ€" icacies. Starting tomorrow, you may be bombarded by members of the Kitchenerâ€" Waterloo sorority, Beta Sigma Phi. tiful at the Miles for Millions walk Saturday. The walk, which earned $100,000 for charity organizaâ€" tions, got underway at Seagram Stadium at 7:30 The women, dressed in black and yellow dirndl costumes, have donated reir time to Kâ€"W Oktoberâ€" est. BLISTERS, BLISTERS, BLISTERSâ€"were plenâ€" Council hears plans Sorority members at Oktoberfest Will discuss drug clinic Treasurer is Mrs. Wilâ€" liam Meyer, while Mrs. Jack Bell is in charge of the float and Mrs. Paul Carâ€" ter is handling the pageant. Mr. Smith‘s question was prompted by the refusal of a licence for Conestoga Colâ€" lege students to hold pub nights at the casino. lumberman‘s jacket, gave his views on the extent of drug abuse in the area. He said young people who have problems with drugs are afraid to go to hospitals or to the police because they are too ‘"authoritarian."‘ Casino owner wants equality Ewart Smith, proprietor of the Bridgeport Casino met with Kitchener counâ€" cil Monday night to ask why he was not being treated like other proprietors in the county. Village police chief, Norâ€" man Klaehn, had requested the special licence not be renewed earlier this year when the 1970 permit expirâ€" by Mrs. Donald Willcox, scheduting by Mrs. Gary Kidd, and button distribuâ€" tion by Mrs. Robert Janâ€" owski. Two reasons for this reâ€" quest were the number of underage _ students . who were drinking there and the Mr. Lubin is working toâ€" wards his Masters degree in psychology. He said he has been using his own home and money ($6,000) helping the young people. a.m. By 5 p.m., walkers were limping and spendâ€" ing much of their time repairing tired feet. Apâ€" proximately 5,100 marchers walked the route surâ€" rounding the University of Waterloo. Councillors indicated that a discussion would be held with the police chief, who has the final say in the licâ€" ence issuing, since the change in the legal drinking age will affect the situation . The students have been holding their pub nights at various other clubs in the Kâ€"W area since the refusal of the Bridgeport licence. For his efforts his life has been threatened twice by drug suppliers, he said. Although Mr. Lubin‘s work was complimented by counâ€" cil, Algerman Robert Henry suggested that by enlargâ€" ing on the size of the operaâ€" tion, it would lose the quaâ€" lity that made it successful â€" Mr. Lubin‘s personal and immediate help. Further discussion of the plans will take place Thursâ€" day. In other business, the child day care centre in the Married Student‘s Quarters of the University of Waterâ€" loo was approved Mr. Smith said _ he thought the lowering of the drinking age would all but eliminate the â€" underage problem and he was willing to negotiate the hiring of special police to control behaviour and parking at the pub nights. alcohol consumed in parkâ€" ed cars at the casino. ‘‘Another opportunity_ for I J wats i the city of Waterloo to blow its horn,"‘ as alderman Ronâ€" ald Buddell said, _ was created when council apâ€" proved donation of a $175 trumpet to the Dutch Boy Drum and Bugle Corps. * *A ? ~*,. ~ / e £ ¢ * Â¥* ~: K.. fi:@?fi%y{(:%b:f oC 0 . Parking facilities for city hall will be created by enâ€" larging the parking lot of Waterloo Arena, providing space for 85 cars. The sale of $159,000 in deâ€" bentures was approved by council. The money will yield eight per cent interest and be used for local imâ€" provements. CIVITAN OPENINGâ€"The Senior Citizen‘s Civitan Apartments on Erb Street were officially opened Sept. 30. Orville Brink, International Presiâ€" dent of Civitan International, cuts the ribbon, while Mayor Don Meston of Waterloo, (left) and Kitchener Mayor Sid MacLennan (right) lend a hand. A survey of 1,400 Waterioo , Lutheran University stuâ€" â€"omf :‘ dents ‘regarding the upâ€" e se â€"@ :« % ~ coming election showed an "«‘~â€"*‘ . ence for the three parties. . Among those students who said they intend to vote Oct. l‘ *_ _ 21 and indicated knowledge *3z 5 of the candidates, 35 per es cent said they would vote for fars the New Democratic Party. with 33 per cent and the Livâ€" eral Party with 32 per cent. . The survey was conducted by Profs. John Redekop and Conrad Winn of the political science department. In studyingâ€" the returns, the two professors said al though a strong majority of students indicated an inâ€" tention to vote, a probing of their responses to a serâ€" ies of questions about local Oct. 4 Waterloo City Council approved a child day car cenâ€" tre in the Married Students‘ Quarters at the University of Waterloo. Also approved was the sale of $159,000 in debenâ€" tures. The money which will yield eight per cent interest, will be used for local improvements. Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo‘s own Miss Oktoberfest, Donna Sawâ€" icky won the Miss North American Oktoberfest contest at the Humanities Theatre, at the University of Waterloo. Oct. 1 Provincial Judge J.H. Fair of Galt chaired an open meeting at Waterloo Lutheran University. The meeting to study the student strike that took place last fall, was missing a vital ingredient, students. Student council has issued a statement that it objected in principal to the inquiry comâ€" mission. Oct. 3 The University of Waterloo Women‘s Club held its opening fall tea Sunday to welcome newcomers. The tea was held at the home of University president Dr. Burton C. Matthews and Mrs. Matthews. Election survey favors NDP Oct. 2 About 5,100 marchers took part in the annual Miles for Millions Walk. They earned $100,000 in the dayâ€"long evâ€" ent. The walk started at Seagram Stadium, and stretched in a five mile circuit around the university of Waterloo. K A . Week in retrospect Conservatives broken down into the 18 to 20 year old students a someâ€" what different pattern reâ€" sulted. _ They showed a preference for the Conservatives with 37 per cent opting for the government party, 32 per cent for the NDP and 31 per cent for the Liberals. For those 21 and over, the preferences were 38 per cent NDP, 33 per cent Lib eral and 29 per cent Conserâ€" vative. Among the large number of apathetic students, those who answered the questions in the survey but don‘t inâ€" tend to vote, the Liberal Party was indicated strongâ€" ly as the party of their choice. leaders revealed disinterest in the election.

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