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LETTERS Obscene amount of spending on armaments According to the United Nations. the nations spend about ttioih0o0,000,000 a year on armaments. To give you some meaning to this colossal figure, the Secretary-gen- eral of the United Nations drew some com- parisonst ... I x .. ._IAL 'h... .....;.....;.., "scs May 31, 19tt3, Liberal Education Critic Jim Bradley (MPP. St Catharina) raised the issue of microcomputer» in education in the Legislature question tag the wisdom at the Knitter's at tempts to build a new machine, rather than focus more appropriately on the development of courseware. P “It cost World Health Organization less than $100 million to eradicate smallpox." This is considerably less than the amount spent on the development of an advanced air-to-air missile system." One-half of one per cent tof that figure) would pay for much of the farm equipment needed by low-income and food-deficient countries to Canadians and Americans are linked by countless personal, academic, cultural, professional, business, and trade union ties. We are each other's largest supplier and customer. Above all, we share and manage an environment along an 8,891 kilometer border. A _ An abiding friendship and a respect for each other's sovereign interests has set the tone of US - Canada relations. Nevertheless, neighbourly co-operation has been challenged lately by a string of contentious issues T' In response. the Minister asserted .. C we have made the appropriate commit- ment in that we have developed the specifications for a singular educational micro-computer which can be met by any Canadian company that wishes to do June 21, 1983, Bernie Newman ILiber at MPP windsvrWalkerville) raised questions about the exclusive preference given CEM Corp by the Ministry of Education to the detriment of other Canadian high tech companies. He pointed out that a micro-computer manufacturer in Windsor had a product out on the market and in place in colleges in Michigan which complied 95 Acid rain, the sulphur dioxide industrial emissions which kill our wildlife in the northern lakes and threaten our forests, has caused one of the "prickliest" diplo- matic problems between Canada and the United States in recent history. Canadian environment officials predict that 48,000 lakes will be "killed" by the year 2000 if nothing is done to control acid rain. A dramatic reminder of this tortkast is the recent chemical spill on the Spanish River by E.B. Eddy & Co. that has exterminated the fish population. . per cent with Ministry specificialions, The Minister continued twining: '. ___ we have not produced a monopoly" - any Canadian manufacturer can partici- Emanating from the US industrial northeast and from a number of Canadian firms such as Noranda Mines Ltd., Inca of Sudbury and Ontario Hydro, the so-calied "silent scourge" has jeopardized border pate Jim Bradley wrote to the Minister of Education saying, "As yup are aware, we in the Official Opposition have had serious doubts about the wisdom of the course of action that you have been following in your attempts to place Queen 's Park Report WALTER . McLEAN HERB EPP microcomputers in Ontario's class- rooms and have suggested that your Ministry place its prime Anphasis on developing and producing quality soft. ware for existing micrxrcomputers pro duced by private companies rather than attempting to develop the CEM Corp micro, "I have received inlormation which suggests that CEM Corp's microcom- puter development programme is in serious lroubie and that your Ministry has been involved in negotiations for several weeks, seeking assistance in orderAu bail out this project. “The introduction of microcomputers into this province's classrooms, and the concurrent development of needed mur- seware has been unreasonably delayed since October 1981. by Ministry insis tone that we wait for the CEM Corp product. As a result many thousands of children have been denied access to the rudiments of computer literacy, as well as the many other benefits which flow from computer assisted instruction, Any further delay cannot be Justified. it is my view that the Ministry should inform the taxpayers of this province of any difficulties being confronted in the development and production of the CEM Corp micro at the very earliest opportu- nity." .. . . ._. -- --- --e., calibn "i'ir. Bradley is hoping lor In early reply to his letter to the Minister of Edu- achieve setrsumciency." "The price of two strategic bombers of the latest type, approximately $200 mil- lion, could sustain a world-wide literacy campaign.“ The total expenditures average out to $112 for each person on earth. "This is more than the per capita gross domestic product of some develop- ing countries." it also works out at more than one million dollars a minute. If future historians wrote of our passing, i wonder what they would say? Possibly, they claimed their system was a Christian society, yet “they built missiles if used, could have destrgxed the inhabited earth. It was a crime-ridden society, and they allowed millions to starve in the midst of plenty. Their own rottenness brought about their demise. W.D. Pope Waterloo. Ontario resources and endangered human health, As Phil Weller, an independent Waterloo researcher and author of the book, Acid Rain: The Silent Crisis has observed, our Canadian position, when pressing for American environmental protection mea- sures. is undermined by our failure to discipline the main offenders to the north of the border. "Our 'hotier than thou' attitude does not go very far in the United States when Canadian industries like Noranda Mines have permitted copper smelters to operate for years without a single control mechanism." The Parliamentary Sub-committee that originally examined the condition of the environment in 1900 has been reconvened this summer. New research data and evidence of progressive environmental corrosion has brought the issue of acid rain forward as a legislative imperative _ not a matter to be relegated to an agenda for future action. Members of the sub, committee travelled to Washington in early June to meet with US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offteiais and the Reagan administration. Minister of the Environment, the Honourable‘ John Rob- 'iGiriarGluiiined that for far too long the Americans have been stalling ... "They have been saying it looks like a skunk, it Love for the future bought “Enact from the movie The Grad- uate. U _ __ Pretty important stuff, eh? " was, when the music was supplied by Simon and Garfunkel. and one of the best songs was Scarborough Fair. Why was it one of the best songs? Because back then, when l was " and intensely infatuated with a Honda haired beauty at the local supermarket where I worked. it was - favorite song. That was enough. She'd come over to my place, I would dream day after day, we'd listen to the sweet s and G sound together, gaze into each other's eyes, and fall in love. -’ _ wh_2 --W-, --.-w-_- All ”w. ...._ ...-_ ___ -- In reality, however, things were dir ferent. As I am currently experiencing in my sic-pitch softball career, I never got to first base with her. In fact, when I told her I had purchased the epic album, she passionately replied “oh. that's nice". So since she wouldn't let' me {all in love with thing. _ "rra in love with Simon and Garfun- Kei. Hey, figuratively man. figurative- Iy walks like a skunk, it certainly smells like a skunk, and it's stinking up the house like Though rides and game booths were boarded JP. the atmosphere was lined with a subtle electricity Thursday night at the ONE. Simon and Garfunkel, first tour together in " years. First time here in 16. Thousands poured off streetcars. thousands more jammed parking lots. Many were in diapers when S and G split. But many more were in their late - --. -. _ ,,,‘xA_ 1A....LnA a anunn, unu- .. a \1..I------D -r _..- "fl fl, - a skunk, but we are not prepared to commit ourselves that it is a skunk without four more years of rtsearch/. ..." Still, recent events have signalled a new and more open climate for talks in Washington. The years of footdragging appear to be behind us as the Americans are prepared to face the reality of acid rain and get on with applying the reme- dies. "The acid rain debate has entered an important new phase", according to Re- publican Senator Robert Stafford of Ver- mont. "We are no longer discussing whether a control program is necessary, but what its content will be." ”VIII. U"- - l-Ov-v wwv-v "_-" _ 20's, early' 30's, the generation touched by the terrific twosome during their heyday. it was time to recharge the battery, restore the faith, rekindle the memories of times gone by, but not for gotten. scalpers at the streetcar gate. For those of us who share an apprecia- tion of and concern for our natural resources, these cross-boundary develop- ments are welcome indeed. While the acid rain debate has 'progressed slowly and arduonsly. it has raised the level of public awareness of the fragility of the envirorr ment. The education process must trotttin. ue to ensure that our eco-systems recover from decades of abuse and misman- agement. my...” -- -ee"- W -" __ "How many you have?" pressed what appeared to be a ss-year-old mother of three. " "Four general admission, what they worth lady? Face value! You got to be kidding, this concgrt's sold out, man!" -"'rGrencouraged by the work in our region to further this cause. "Friends of Our Environment", a student-run Summer " was the first record album I ever tho "rait%Gnorattie concert Toronto has seen for years. " was. At least for ""iTTG'siii." But it should have been. Many, including those in the media who are paid to know th.ese things called it needs tickets?" screamed the her, I did the next best ”va0 mt. “use”. MY 2?. 1m - PNOE , RICK CAMPBELL iostaléia Far away iron the stage. out heroes brought closer to " mm a creative multLaagle large screen. I looked around Gate 12, section tour and was pleased with what I saw. These were the true S and G tans, not lust concert-goers taking in whoever happened to be passing through. but devotees, who: up the “manure. revcling in the classy and classic nostalgia. That's the way it had to be, I'm link! it they were any less sincere, I would have had to ask them to move. All 18 rows. Special night to be sure. And no one was disappointed. Not Candice Bergen, as I called her. sitting two rows back of us in loose-tttting muslin blouse. shorts. long Bowing blonde hair, legs crossed. Nor Garhur. kel's brother. the fuzz-head four rows down, playing his air guitar. Nor sing-along Sally, two rows in front, alternately leading the hand-clapping, the hipswaying, the mouthing of love songs. We needed her, in section four, to set the tempo. which she did, after a brilliant recovery when she realized she had donned her designer sweatshirt backwards. " Had I been at Juke Box control, l could not have constructed a better selection of S and G greats than the duo performed Thursday night. From Simon's upbeat efforts to Gariunkei's almost haunting yet so beautiful melo dies, the evening unfolded exactly as it should. And then came the encores. Not one, not two, but three, climaxing in the long-desired Sounds of Silence. And then there was silence, and it was over, and the masses filed out, into the parking lots, onto the streetcars. And waiting in line tor the red rocket, l overhead a voice, then another, reviewing the night's program. "Wasn't that just the best concert you have ever seen?" " "Oh, no kidding, especially when they played my favorite song." "Which one was that?" "Scarborough Fair." l discreetly turned my head, to see where the voice had come from. She wasn't my btonde-haired beauty from a dozen years ago. There was to be no storybook ending. Amazing though: isn't it, the power of nostalgia. _ Canada project. will be preparing a book on acid rain to be used in the schools. Last May, the students of Linwood Public School participated in a "garbathon" to demonstrate their concern about pollution. Letters from Mrs. Seibel's Grade Four Class revealed, that our children are bewildered about what is happening to our environment. Student Brandy Runstedler wrote bb ... I hope that this won't go on until the whole country is destroyed and we can't even use the water. Please do something about it before it's too late! VV Vitisou; aiiatsitriiity to prove that this generation has love for the next, It requires political, educational and moral ieaiiership, LETTERS POLICY The Chronicle wei- como: letters to the odi- tor. 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