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Vol. 130 'GM strike looming as time runs out By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star A strike by General Motors of Canada workers loomed large late yesterday, as time ran out on vital contract talks. "My feelings right now are not very positive," said Canadian Auto workers (CAW) Local 222 rep Dave Broadbent Monday, shortly before union president Buzz Hargrove declared that failure to accom- plish significant gains by the end of the day may mean the end of negotiations with GM. The union's deadline for talks is midnight tonight. The two sides reported no real gains after weekend talks, and the mood Monday at the union local hall in Oshawa was grim. Meanwhile, GM workers, along with the local merchants who depend on them for a huge percentage of their livelihoods, watched and listened anxiously . to reports on the talks; opti- Turnto Page 14 No. 45 A long road to recovery Port man defies odds after accident | By Heather McCrae Special to the Star Str-e-e-e-tching A 0 Operation Scugog's clothing sale over the weekend. _ordinators Kate The twice-annual used clothing sale was held in the new ~ over a sweater Scugog Centre Hall last Saturday and organizers say held each year, aisi ng ab Council interes 'man floats pool . Kelly Lown School. vered. Perry Star. [ When Johnny was initially taken by ambu- An indoor peol cold bein lance to a hospital in St. Albans, Vermont, doc- When Johnny Rowett walks into work each day on his own two legs, he's doing something doctors thought would be impossible. It was a little over a year ago when Johnny was vacationing in the U.S. with a friend, Ray Edwards, and was involved ina motorcycle acci- dent that almost cost him his leg. Following impact with a car, Johnny's right foot was badly mangled when his shoe became Jodged in the vehicle's front bumper. Severed above the ankle on both sides down to the heel, it was literally left hanging by strands of skin and muscle. Somehow, the arteries weren't se- EAA DNWIDE ALEBARANG= tors were ready to amputate. "But Ray wouldn't hear of it, and demanded I be taken to another hospital for a further opin- ion," Johnny said. He's now glad for his friend's persistence. : Transferred to the Fletcher Allen Hospital in Burlington, Vermont, Johnny was given a 10° per cent chance his foot could be saved. But when he left the hospital a few days later to come home to Port Perry, these changes were TurmtoPage8 Police Station and Montessori the cards for Port Perry ifa local man has his way. Scugog Township councillors reacted favorably last week a proposal by Mike Cochrane, who wants to build the facility on Old Simcoe Rd. Mr. Cochrane approached council last week to build a 30 by 50 indoor pool and fitness rooms on property he owns between the Durham Regional ] : Zea