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130th Year No. 21 expands _ ;â€" L 3 Rick Campbell Chronicle Staff Now is the time for all good Vikings to come to the aid of their party. Their 25th anniversary reunion party, that is. Now almost two years in the making, plans for the big bash are in the finishing stages and the word is out â€" it‘s the don‘t miss event of the spring season. A multitude of activities loosely structured to allow plenty of free time for reminiscing, has been planned for the reunion, which is being held May 31 and June 1. Fun events have been held all year and the twoâ€"day climax features traditional reunion activities, a ‘"casino day," decade displays, reâ€"creation of past musicals (with original acts!), a host of sports events, car raffie and gala dance/buffet at Bingeman Park Saturday night to wrap up the weekend. That‘s the good news. The "other‘‘ news is that in order for all events to be Waterioo Regional police Constable Glen Taylor gives young Jonathon Rieck a few tips on driving a police motorcycle. The bike was part of a display set up at Conestoga Mail during the weekend to mark Police Week. See also page 5. Melodee Martinuk photo NOW is signâ€"up time for WCI 25th reunion SOMEDAY YOU TOO... > is s 4 n o e > ¢ o " W na@nsen | d P £ i , ¢ se £"" Kee To iT + * & | stt f F " y 2 | M TB & yeee ohe M es cefi niiie 0) i t e properly planned and staged, organizers need to get "a handle on the handle."" In other words, they are hoping in the next week that many more Vikings, especially those in the immediate vicinity, will make a gesture of intent by dropping by the school to preâ€"register. _ "That‘s the message we want to get across right now, lots of people are saying yeh, yeh, we‘ll be there, but they haven‘t taken the time to preâ€"register," said Diane De Coene, executive committee member in charge of registration. ‘"We‘d really appreciate it if they‘d take a few minutes to do that before the actual event."‘ In terms of numbers, De Coene‘s committee has dealt with over 7,000 names, pouring through school records, sending letters, making calls and passing the message via word of mouth. As a result, the school is expecting in the neighborhood of 2,000 for the weekend, but only 850 have registered so far. _ T jfigié what we‘re asking is that if at all possible they make the registration easier not only for us, but for them too," said DeCoene. ‘‘We certainly want to avoid the tw LAFT i ¢ } hoh "a mt t Srdie Gtmagon 62 Ny\d t 6 2e l T. f‘r‘ M P +o¢ & e C . "@ i &. . M W agae f C l ce on . l ote . e o pRE O as 4. + y . se TWM ues s <* . ul it o 8A _‘qr;,.’ $ Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff Winning a $125million federal contract to supply data systems to Canadian airports creates new opâ€" portunities for Waterloo‘s Raytheon Canada Ltd. to capture radar inâ€" stallation contracts throughout the world, says Secretary of State Walter McLean. "One of the concerns of this government is to be competitive internationally ... We now have here the capacity to bid competitively in the upgrading of radar systems around the world,"‘ the Waterloo MP said Friday, following the official signing of the contract between Raytheon and Transport Canada. We hope this will have a ripple, not only in the immediate environâ€" ment, but internationally." _ â€" The award was the second major contract between Raytheon and the federal government in the past year. Last May the company signed a $390â€"million deal to replace outâ€" dated radar systems at 41 airports across Canada, as part of the federal transport ministry‘s $800â€" million Radar Modernization Projâ€" ect. This latest contract, said Raythâ€" eon president John Stewart, gives the company "the ability to bid on complete radar systems, from the radar sensor that detects aircraft â€" to the screen the air traffic conâ€" troller looks at." Worldwide scope for Raytheon headaches of long lineups and mass confusion." Since there is little more than a week left prior to the big event, De Coene says that those willing to preâ€"register and receive a personalized identification button should drop their registration at the school. _ Included in the WCI pre-r‘e'union fun are h staff banquet Saturday at Waterloo Inn and Athletic Banquet May 29 at UW Federation Hall, honoring 25 years of athletic exâ€" cellence. detailed in next week‘s Chronicle -fi;lâ€"';l-nlormation on all the reunion excitement will be â€" e gememoryremmenmeman + & d 20. 3 Â¥o fi,g.i J 39 S [ ws â€" C ‘é‘u o . ces may yeaee 40 C . sys ns «* ul . ie ons Seuin: \ebials 5.. }*‘ s >E ‘® $ k ‘\w\%{’&} R Dro o > :s C /» Chew. es wit plarie , s l s £\ ty ty at f 8 Stewart said the company is currently bidding on two contracts, worth more than $20â€"million, to upgrade radar installations in Ausâ€" tralia and Thailand, and note there "will be many more opportunities in the Pacific rim." Under the deal, Raytheon will manufacture and install 29 display systems and nine radar data proâ€" cessing systems. Raytheon beat out four other Canadian firms, CAE Electronics Ltd. of Montreal, Leigh Instruments of Ottawa, Westingâ€" house Canada of Burlington and Litton Systems Canada of Toronto, to win the contract. In addition to the 50â€"55 jobs that will be created at‘ Raytheon, the contract will result in "significant" spin offs to businesses across the country through subâ€"contracted work, he said. The new displays and automation equipment will be phased into serâ€" vice in approximately three years, as the first of the 41 new solidâ€"state radar systems also being installed by Raytheon come into service. Stewart called the newâ€"generation radar equipment "very efficient" and "very reliable" and explained it will improve the air traffic conâ€" trollers‘ management of air space, thus reducing costly en route delays. Raytheon presently employs 50 at its Phillip Street facility. Late last ({Continued on page 3}