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Fatalities, injuries down seat belts given credit Through the initial three months--of 1976, Ontario enjoyed its 'lowest motor vehicle accident fatality rate in a decade.' LM Minister of Transportation "and Communications James Snow. recently confirmed | "that 160 people died in traffic accidents, oo "This is the lowest figure. since 1966," he stated. Since the mandatory seat belt legislation became law January 1st, the Minister 0 fas held his ground despite a. flurry of protests mounted by small groups of motorists who firmly believed that the wearing of seat belts should be a personal choice. "'Ontario has also had over 1,000 fewer injuries a month since seat belts were intro- duced, and I have to call that - a 'plus,' said Mr: Snow. '"'And while tragically there were those 160 deaths, that's 86 less than through January, February and - Lung Assoc. - official name for TB-RD The Durham Region Tuberculosis and Respir- atory Disease Association has a new name - it is now Durham Region Lung Association. The annual meeting of this -~organization-is to be held on= Wednesday, May 26th at 8:00 p.m. at Northminster United ~ Church, Oshawa. Dr. Gerald Blandford, As- - sociate Professor of Medi- cine and Assistant Professor of Pathology, University of Toronto; and Dirgctor of the Division of General Internal Medicine at Toronto Western Hospital, will be the guest speaker. Dr. Blandford conducts in- vestigations under grants from the Medical Research Council of Canada,. and Ontario Thoracic Society funded research enterprise into the immunology and immunopathology of respir- atory virus infections. Dr. Blandford is a British Graduate and has' been in Canada for five years; - His previous training includes 'senior experience at Guy's and Saint Bartholomew's Hospitals in London and the ~Department of Experimen- tal Pathology at the Univer- sity of Birmingham in England. . March of '75.° That's a decline of 33.6 per cent. "Inthe injuries category, the decrease measures 18.7 per cent....despite a four per cent increase in accidents." Statistically, 14,510 people were hurtin traffic accidents through the first three months of 1976 compared to. 17,847 in 1975. Snow readily conceded that every citizen has the right to :dissent when any legislation is passed. -, 'But as the Minister res- ponsible for highway safety, what was I supposed to do in view of the mounting carn- age on our highways, con- cession roads and streets? "To just stand back and write the situation off would have been irresponsible. "Despite a multitude of traffic laws...those govern- ing traffic lights, speed ~limits; stop signs, vehicle fitness, driver testing, eenforcement...all to guaran- tee motorists and their pass- .engers a .maximum of safety, people were dying in increasing numbers," he pointed out. From halfway across the world...New Zealand and Australia and Sweden...the evidence mounted. And it was all pro seat belts. "I simply in all honesty couldn't ignore such facts," said Mr. Snow. So, he introduced the legis- lation and all political parties endorsed the propos- "$tion that seat belts could reduce fatalities, the sever- [ity of _injuries. and even injuries themselves. Since that time the Pro- vinces pf Saskatchewan and Quebec have introduced mandatory seat belt legis- lation. "It's too early to make any rash promises for the entire year," he said. "We could have several of those kinds of collisions which wipe out entire families...or a mass multi-car-bus-tractor pile-up which would tilt any figures out of whack. "And the summer months are up on us when as traffic - density mounts, the risk of accidents also rises. 'Seat belts by themselves aren't the be-all and end-all. That remains with the driver," he concluded. 'The driver who forgets that he or she is behind the wheel of a potential death-dealing mis-.._|...... sileis almost certain to show up on my Ministry's grim set of statistics...seat belts or no seat belts." MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODOOOCOCOCIDOOCICICICICICICICICICIC Four Canadian, three Eng- lish and three American "plays will make up the 11th season for the Kawartha Summer Theatre at the Academy Theatre in Lind- say, Ontario. The world premiere of a new comedy 'of Martin - Lager, head writer of the successful Rainbow Country Television series, will be presented in the. season's third week. * Called "The Magnificent Slow Poke, it will star Jack Northmore. "Widger's Way" by Gwen Pharis Ringwood of British Columbia, and the 'brilliant short comedy "Surprise, Surprise" by Michel Trem- blay are other Canadian works. The season's musical offering is "Two Score and More' compiled and written by Peggy Feltmate and Howard Cable. This was the hit of Niagara-on-the-Lake when it played at the Buttery last summer season. It ran the Dell in Toronto last winter. The American shows are headed by George M. ~ Cohan's 1913 hit "Seven Keys to Baldpate". This is one of. the few straight plays writ- ten by the brilliant New York producer performer. Two great modern plays of the American slape complete its representation "Lion in Winter', the" historical comedy by James Goldman, and 'The Rainmaker" by Richard Nash. The English plays are: the 1947 classic farce "See How They Run' by Philip King, which will open the season, Tom Spoffard's marvelous comedy 'The Real Inspector Hound', which will share an evening with "Surprise, Surprise', and "Relatively Speaking', one of the pre: sent day successes by Alan Ayckbourn, England's most successful present day writer of stage comedy. With Mr. Northmore will be Barbara Barsky and Alison MacLeod of Toronto, Michael Reid of Victoria, B.C., John Hamelin of Ottawa, and Joyce Campion and Susan Friedman of Toronto. Carl Ritchie of New Brunswick, a studént/ bf the London Academy of Musical and Dramatic Art is return- ing to Canada to work as a student actor with the company. The Resident Designer is Christopher Adeny of Toronto, and Directors are Legion Ladies Auxiliary The regular meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary was held on May 11th with 30 mem bers present. President June Symes chaired the meeting. One new 'member was voted in. Comrade Symes thanked everyone for their help with the Zone Rally on May 5th. After regular 'business was taken care Slate of Officers and Execu- tive were installed by past President Clara Warren. New Officers are: Past President Clara Warren, President June Symes, 1st Vice President Ev. Souter, 2nd Vice President Mary Hawes, Treasurer Bert Mason, Secretary Mary Cannon, Executive Dot Lee, Bernice Tennyson, Eliz. 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The Kawartha Summer Theatre opens; on July 6th and runs until September 4th. Performances are given - at the Academy Theatre fff Lindsay, Tuesdays-to Satur- April 10th was a beautiful evening in Quill Lake, PORT PERRY STAR -- Thursday, May 27, 1976 -- 29 Kawartha Theatre begins 11th season Ulrich D'Arcy of Toronto, and John days. In this, it 11th season, the Kawartha Summer " Theatre is the most success- ful summer stock company in Canada." Last summer it averaged over .80 per cent attendance in its 682 seat house. For information write the Academy Theatre, Box 161, Lindsay, Ontario. K9V 4S1 or Telephone. (705) 324-9111. = Saskatchewan, when Patricia Ann, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond (Jim) Newman (formerly of Port Perry) and Bradley, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brataschuk (Quill Lake) exchanged their vows in Wesley United Church. 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