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Harvey Graham, a veteran of five years on Township Council "has decided to seek the Mayor's office when Scugog voters go to the. polls later this year. He's a life-long resident of this area and operates a large farm near Blackstock. ) | Man gets life for Letters: Everything murdering two from soup to nuts! . : : is ' . | i . fl ® | ouncilior narvey oranam | Although the next municipal He actually made up his mind last week, councillor Graham election in Scugog Township is to seek the Mayor's chain late last said that some of the priority still nine months away, the first year and rumours and specula- ISSUes he will be concentrating on hat has officially been tossed in- tion have been circulating when the campaign gets under- to the ring. rough the community since way this fall include the need to Harvey Graham told the Star hen. press the provincial government last week that he will be seeking The 53-year old Graham is cur- for increased subsidies for main- election as Mayor when Township rently the area councillor for taining and up-grading the roads voters go to the polls this Scugog Township and he was first in the Township. oo November. elected as the councillor for Ward "Our roads have been slipping When asked why he decidedto 4 (Cartwright) in the 1982 over the past few years," he make the official announcement municipal elections. Both times, stated, and the main reasons are early in February, he said "I just he was successful at the polls by the increased traffic volumes and feel it is time to let people know substantial margins. the fact that provincial subsidy in- what I will be doing this fall." In an interview with the Star (Turn to page 3) h Vol. 122 No. 11 Tuesday, February 9, 1988 Copy 50° 40 Pages No longer required The status of the therapeutic ty Memorial Hospital will be decided later this week when the hospital's Medical Advisory Com- mittee makes a recommendation to the hospital board of directors. Hospital administrator David Brown said Monday morning he was advised late Friday by telegram from the provincial Health Ministry that hospital abortion committées are no longer required in Ontario follow- ing the Supreme Court's ruling of January 28 which struck down the Criminal Code clauses concerning abortion. Earlier last week, Health Minister Elinor Caplan issued the same message to Ontario hospitals about the status of their abortion committees. Mr. Brown told the Star on Monday that the Medical Ad- visory Committee at Community Memorial is to meet this Wednes- day (Feb. 10) and will be making a recommendation on the abor- tion committee to the full board. Mr. Brown declined to speculate what that recommendation might Face set with determination, Wes Johnston of the Port Perry ~~ mittee is made up of the ad- Armwrestling Team had a capacity crowd at Saturday's Challenge ministrator, doctors and the director of nursing. Armwrestling tournament on the edge of their chairs in what had He did say in the abor- to be one of the most. exciting matches of the day. Despite the tion committee is set up through effort, Wes didn't win himself a trophy, but his team brought home hospital by;law, the only way it more than just a few. For a list of the winners, and more photos, "1 be formally dis-banded is soe inside. re through a decision by the Abortion committee may be disbanded at CM.H. abortion committee at Communi- be. The Medical Advisory Com- hospital's board of directors. Lawrence told the Star late last The Supreme Court decision of week he feels the Supreme Court January 28 has thrown the issue ruling was "quite devestating." of abortion into the public spot- ~Describing himself as a light. Here in Port Perry, thelocal moderate between the two ex- Knights of Columbus organization tremes on the abortion issue, Mr. has issued an appeal calling on Lawrence also said he believes citizens to write federal Cabinet 'there must be some regulation of ministers to demand legislationto the abartion process." protect the un-born. There are But he added that the Supreme also strong anti-abortion letters in Court decision will make it dif- this week's Port Perry Star. ficult to use the Criminal Code to Meanwhile, Durham Nor- thumberland federal M.P. Allan (Turn to page 7) Former resident dies in accident A former Port Perry man was killed late Sunday - afternoon when the car in which he was a passenger. went out of control on Highway 115 near Peterbo- rough and was struck broadside by a second vehicle. According to a spokesman for the Newcastle OPP, Randy Crawford, 29, had accepted a ride to Peterbo- rough after his own truck had broken down on High- way 115. Srl ee The accident, which also took the life of the driver of the car, occured just after 5:00 p.m. near Sandaras- ka Park. Mr. Crawford had been returning to his home in Toronto after visiting his brother Ron in Pe- tecborovgh. (Turn to page 12)