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itl His name is Rascal and the loitnnonthold racoan didnt soon to want his owner Jan By THE CANADIAN PRESS Business was booming from West to coast as Canadians last week of Girlstmas shopping today but nonoperative weather throat ened to take the jingle out of started their rome cash registers Parts of southern Ontario the Maritimes and of British Colimr bla reported little or no snow Monday and CrossCanada Survey by The Canadian Press showed that lack of the white stuff was having an effect on rboth Christmas preparations and sales Christmas tree sales in the green areas were sluggingrbe hind last years figures and mahy merchants reported buy Ing dropped off as temperatures snared to the his and 50 time for Christmas Snow or no snow preChrist mas celebrations moved into high gear Monday with private But bowling snowstorm that dumped eight inches of snow on Montreal Monday is expected to filter into the Maritlmes today and provide while covering in curss woo ice Paleds in of Vancouver to see the merchandise when the two of thorn went Christ Lack Of Snow Cuts Down On Christmas Shopping Wall and Italy Bus lines have rush Years Eve and open again Boxing Day Report booked solid on both railways New Years Eve is the big night and CNR reports heavy de for most and reservations are mand on its Northern Ontario being snapped up Hill Air Canada meanwhile says weather has washed away most demands for Canadian flights or In sumo received last month are slightly heavier than usual and Christmas decorations look but seats are still available Ca lime dream The weather was nadinn Pacific Airlines is also mud in New Brunswick hooked nearly to caPaflly but shopping plazas and major Canadian runs and also reports my skeet were plumper heavy bookings to Mexico Ha scheduled extra equipment and hired extra staff to cope with the Monday was big day saide CNR spokesman It Will be like thatnnwuntil Christmas and then slaclrcn off until New The CF survey showed dubs and lounges in mostpiovinces will close early Christmas Eve public municipal and provincial festivities planned in all prov lnces in the next eight days SPOT CHECK DRIVERS Most provinces have initiated police spoifilieck systems to curb drinking drivers during lChristnias and New Year holi days In Toronto 1448 charges have been laid since police started spotchecks Dec and RCMP In New Bnrnswiclr are using an marked cars Patrols in most areas will be intensified in the Anext two weeks and police in Edmonton have already praised campaign by the Aiberta Motor Association launched to stop drinking drivers during the holidays Canadians are also on the move by bus train and plane Spokesmen for both ONE nd CPR in Toronto said booki gs are the heaviest in history on runs east and nest and CPR has waiting list This week is TORONTO flie legis lature wu told Monday that report on pollution in Port Maitland 74 miles southwest of Welland is damning indict ment of the provincial govern ment because it does not prove conclusively that the pollution was not harmful to humans Tim Reid LScarborougb East said the health depart ment should either accept or discredit allegations by Dr George Waldbott of Detroit that farmers in the area are suffer ing from tluomslsior fluoride poisoning The report released eariier this month found that cmi ons of fluoride and sulphur dioxide from two factories infected dairy cattle withfluorosis killed crops but posed no threat to human health Govt Demands Information Illbout Telecommunications OTTAWA GP Postmas terGeneral Eric Kierans served notice Monday night that Bell Canada and othem in the tele communications field will have to supply lot more information to the government in future Mr Kierans said it is clear to him that insufficient data now is available from the telecommu nications industry as the basis for sound policy decisions by the new federal communications department Mr Kierans has been desig nated to head the new depart ment now being formed Mr Kierans made the state ments during Commons ed ournmeut debate in response to pa bid from John Gilbert ND Toronta Broadview who sug gested the government oppose Bells application for phone rate increase and invstigale nationalization of the company The minister said the govern ment has no right to intervene in the decisions olvthe Canadian flhfi LIST FIRST NAMES Telephone dimctories In Ice land list people by their first name onlybeeause last names change with eaehlgencration transport commission to which Bell made its rate application 0n the largerissue how ever preliminary assessment of information supplied on tele communications firms was in adequate Mr Gilbert said hell last year exceeded the profit rate it is al lowed to earn under federal reg ulation FKIWIHIKBEEZKWW For an Old Fashioned Turkey with Ill the Trimmings ltfi MAUDE gtKOURY5 lid Collier Adullsflfiorchlldrfll under lLM price Phone for reservations moose mimmmmmmamxammummn findictment mas shopping recentb GP Wirephoiot ln Halifax rain and mild Montreal stores reported they were passing Christmas quotas and streetsfwere full ol Christ mas shoppers Monday despite the storm Flights south irorn therity are booked solid for the boil days but some seats were available oninCanada flights CNR reports 30 extra trains have been laid on for the Christ mas rush and the new turbo train running behoeen Toronto and Montreal is already booked up through the holiday period Was Mr Reid told the legislature that the manage report did not discount contention by Dr Waldbott that fluorides eventu ally will cause mottiing in the teeth of area children Nor had it dealt with tests conducted by German specialist which showed presence of fluorides in number of farmers OTTAWA CPI State Secre tary Gerard Pelletier told the Commons Mondaythe CBC is willing to answer any definite question about controversial program it carried on air pollu tion in the Port Maitland area of Ontario threeman committee of the Ontario legislature has reported that the program Air of Death carried statements that were unwarranted untrotihlul and ir responsible The CBC bad re fused to answer questionnaire submitted by the committee Several hlIFs including John Reid fLKenoraRainy River chairman of the com mittee had said outside the Commons they were anxious to question CBC officials about the program BLIGHTY BINGO EMBASSY HAII aas BLAKE 51 TIIIJIISBIIY 78 PM Sponsored by Barrie Minor ii Hockey Assoc WASHINGTON AP The United States Sunmne Court Monday reduced the power of draft boards to parish mm war mam by mastering them into the army Draft hoards eannot operate as freewheeling agencies meet ing out their brand of ludlu in vindictive manner the court declared as it ruled in favor of Wyoming divinity student When man is exempted from the draft by federal law minister or rescrvist for ex amppIchis draft board cannot take away the exemption be cause of his political racial or religious views Justice William Douglas said In the 64o do vision the Cheyenne dralt board which feelssificd student James MoreichJAprlme for the draftalter ha turnedln his drail card to protest Us war policy operated in bla Landy lawless manner Doug las said The decision shields immedi ately only men who are exempt from the draft through federal law These Include divinity stu dents veterans naLIonal guardsntcn reservists sole sur viving sons and youths under iii Child Welfare Tollon tCP The Child Welfare Act requires doctor to rcport evidence of mistreatment of Infants but does not make it criminal offence for doctor who neglects to do so Attor neyCencrnl Arthur Wishart told the Ontario legislature Monday Robert Nixon leader of the Ontario vLiberal party asked and other delicious Home cooKro FullCourse Special Businessmens Luncheons and Sunday Dinners snoemnnnri RESTAURANT iii Dunlan St out their hair and made them chastise with respect to four cc cupants of home for poor chil dren run by her Roman Catholic order the Assistants of the Ser aplilc Works of Charity CHRISTMIIS sine Iwn residents admire 25foot lighted star which Vancouver Chamber of Comeree erect Mr Wlslrart whether he would prosecute doctors who did not report medical evidence of child mistreatment Mr Nixon referred to evi dence given at an Inquest into the death of threeyearold Tere McIntosh of Toronto Toboggan Motors TORONTO CF Kohler of Canada lad says It will start producing motorized toboggau engines next year In an attempt to win some of the market from foreign companies Moraghan general managersaid Monday he be lieveshis company can compete with foreign Interests by prod ucing an engine at co of about 31w Mr Mnraghan said that at least Iwa Canadian companies 0utboard ltlarlnc Corp of Canada lad PKGIIIONISIQ and Ontario Drive arm Gear Ltd Kitchenerhave agreed to try the Kobler engines Nun Sentenced hlERANO Italy Reuters nun was sentenced Monday to suspended threemonth Jail term after four children told court here she beat them pulled eat it Rosa Nlederwieser 37 known as Sister Clara was found guilty of abusing her power to ed at foot of Grouse Moiinfain on NorthShore Star is visible over most of Vancouver area Meals Aim rottire liev Libby national di The World Banks new com Supreme Court Will Reduce Power Of Draft Boards In US DiiichargeBertrand mmmmm QUEBEC miter mamfimw Jeandrcoues Bertrand Monday pita he entered with hurt troubl seven days ago it of tests and unnune um Ihe 52yeabold premier will take complete rest for the next three weeks The natement said Mr Ben Irarid would rest at his borne The Bertrand family maid tains residence at Quebec City reclaim the name and Oowirnsville Que about 50 miles southeast of Montreal mm mmm fornia Gra Boycott Week In ini Bertrands riding of Mrs mtnfljedsm flumd 5m presentation by Jessica Cover representative of the California grape growers worsingesnnditions amnlrg Merrill arrows on Pilce inns Mm in has is in illniiidliiililfiiii Winnipeg Montreal and Ottawa She Sm pickers Wm from am to pm sometimes Nfld Edmonton Calgary and tpmwamm EMF without rest periods water to advances pm and drink or other Iadlitlcs Inflation Consumers in St Johns Ottawa encountered the steepest past year The leaders In monthly and yearly price Increases showed in price indexes released Mnndny by Dorriinionmtreau of Statisr Hallway Houses terloo 0nt are applying for houses for released prisoners rector of St Leonards Society of Camda announced Monday If the charters are granted it will raise the number of half way houscs due to open their doorsnext year to seven Four Ontario centres Toronto Brant ford Bramalea and London and Halifax in Nova Scotia have houses near completion World Commission MONT GABRIEL Que CF mission on the problem of un derdeveloped countriesI under Lester ll PearsonI began its ini tial task Monday of global as sessment Seven international exnerts with the former Canadian prime minister as chairman opened twoday meeting in this Lauren tian cummity to consider schedules and guidelines for study programs Sudhury Pollution TORONTO CF Premier Roberts assured an opposition member of the legislature Mon Outfitters Meet MIiIlbeheIdIaSadhtrry The convention which 4mm mm was permitted to leave the hos 33 silt ohms iiflifll Sims gram min my one Wm is it the Mine Mill and Smelter oerltleoholee IsUSAmbun Workers Union demanding dnrtnIheUalIed Nations Iors are satisfied With the re stoplocal sirgent Shriver unharudm ml Ind We to France remained immediate adieu to pollution of air water tattoo Grape Boycott xncnnnan CF City council voted Monday night to ining seven who termed mm mm Cyanamid Security BEACHVTLLE Ont CF Cyonnmtd of Canada Md said Monday it will tighten security measures around its Beaehviile plant to oombat vandalism Aboutmzsmyl gallon1 offhcatcd flamma esca rnm Gwmnsogzy om Cw plant oil tank early Sunday maps to Fr ericton an an someone opened the dmn charters to establish hallway Waffle the company locked out its 92 workers members of local 564 of the International Chemical Workers Union alter ct negotiations broke The plant which pm eesses limestone is being oper ated by supervisory personnel down Bilingual Costs TORONTO CF Premier John Rn barts said Monday federal financing of extra costs involved In giving French speaking Ontario students in structiou In their own language would be financial intrusion into the constitutional rights of this province LlNDYS School of Music In Inn Christmas GIIt FREE BEAUTIFUL SPANISH GUITAR with every enrolment between now and Dec 21 Limited offer Phone 7235193 miss mm sonar of it from 1mm pirn Last complete New Years Eve Ball Embassy Hull Barrie Ken Gunter and his orchestra KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN BUFFET Balloons favors etc Par couple For reservations call 7268967 Tickets available at Jacksonsérin Embassy Hall STARTS WED DAYS ONLY PERIAI THEATRE DUFFY Entertainment CYCLE MANIACS mwflflglgs WW show zuN00NlIL sunsunx GP ru Northernoatniolbnristmt ten Association mavention for It hummingmum be 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