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WWSROUNDUP Quake hits Soviet desert area destruction believed serious MOSCOW APAn earth quake stronger than the one that devastated northeastern Italy this month struck Soviet Central Asia today Of ficxals said it caused serious damage in number of places The jolt had force of on the 12point Soviet Medvedev scale and was centred in mountain range about 300 miles west of the Uzbek capital of Tashkent Moscow radio reported Tashkent official later reported there was no damage in the capital although he said residents felt the tremor In Washington the US Geological Survey reported the tremor reached 72 on the openended Richter scale whlch would be several times bigger than the Italian earthquake in terms of energy quake with reading of on the Richter scale is capable of Widespread heavy damage More than 900 persons have been reported dead in the Italian quakes The Moscow radio broad cast was the first Soviet an nouncement of the tremor and it came about six hours after the quake The US Geological Survey had reported the quake few hours earlier MAY BE SERIOUS Tass the Soviet news agen cy later moved brief item on an urgent basis The Soviet press usually plays down natural calamities and the report of serious damage indicated the quake might have been extremely destruc live The quake was centred about 1500 miles southwest of Moscow and 530 miles south of the Baikonur space centre Killer deer KUALA LUMPUR Ma laysia AP pet deer belonging to the Sultan of Perak gored to death the sultans cousin who had entered the deer enclosure to pick mangoes police said Saturday The 400pound stag gored Raja Ainaj Yacod 40 in the chest and abdomen with its twofootlong antlers The sultan said he will send the 8yearold animal back to the 200 which presented it to him asagift in 1972 His dream DUBUQUE Iowa AP Hugh Cherioli has rented tuxedo for the day his dream will come trueSaturday June On that date the 52year old insurance examiner will conduct the Cincinnati Sym phony Orchestra His appearance is the result of Christmas gift from his wife Lele She gave $2000 to the orchestras fund drive last November Cherioli has studied several instruments and has played in bands and orchestras for 30 years Gypsy bands MOSCOW Reuter Bands of gypsy women are roaming the citys suburbs robbing housewives Moscows local newspaper the Lenin Banner reported Sunday It said the gypsies carried babies and talked their way into apartments and distracted the householders attention by changing babys diapers on the floor One member of the group would then take money and valuables from other rooms the newspaper said It said the gangs were minority among the Romany ple who had mostly set tled down to honest work after 1956 law forbidding their nomadic lifestzle Car passion MIAMI AP Psychiatrists testified in court that Wylie Carhartt had an uncontrollable passion for the classic mid19505 Thunderbird automobile Police said it was so un controllable that he acquired 22 of them in the past three years all without the consent of their owners Officers and prosecutors who worked for six months on the case said Carhartt stole TBirds exclusivelv Clubs meet LONDON Ont CP About 300 fish enthusiasts from across Canada and the northeastern United States attended the annual conven tion of the Canadian Assocra tion of Aquarium Clubs dur ing the weekend Dorothy Reimer of London was elected president of the association BRYCE MACKASEY promise Tough stand OTTAWA CP Con sumer Affairs Minister Bryce Mackasey says there should be less government interven tion in the business world but promised to toughen up anti monopoly legislation Interviewed on the CTV show Question Period for broadcast Sunday Mr Mackasey also said he thinks most people support the federal governments anti inflation program He was not against monopolies or multinational corporations as long as they worked for the general benefit of Canada If they didnt he said then the government should step in Mr Mackasey said there should be less government in tervention which he said comes from lack of self restraint on the part of socie However the minister said toughening up of anti monopoly measures is hign priorty with him If Im still around it will get priority and it will get through Parliament Hike OKd TORONTO CP City council has approved 975 percent local tax increase which means taxpayers will pay $310 more this year in local taxes for each $1000 of assessment When education and Metropolitan Toronto taxes are added ratepayers will pay $697 on house assessed at $5000 an in crease of $81 over last year Prices down TORONTO CPI Star survey says prices of av eragesize older homes in Metropolitan Toronto have dropped as much as $2000 since January because of federal wageand price con trols and high interest rates The survey says the decline in medium priced houses $55000$80000reflects strong buyer resistance which resulted in Metro house sales dropping almost per cent last month Need jail SUDBURY Ont CPI The last grand jury to sit in this town handed down re port Friday on the Sudbury District Jail The jury recom mended that the jail be re placed because the building is too small its kitchen inade quate and not enough recrea tional facilities are provided Grand juries ceased to exist Saturday in Ontario Prince Edward Island and New foundland because of Criminal Code amendment assed by Parliament recent ly Pilot dies UDINE Italy Reuter Canadian Air Force pilot was killed and two others were in jured when their helicopter flying over Italys earth quake struck zone hit cablecar pylon and plunged into valley Sunday police said The three were part of Canadian Armed Forces oup who had come here om their base at Lahr West Germany to help in the quake relief effort The dead man was iden tified as Capt Robert McBride 42 from Calgary The injured who were taken to Udine hospital in serious condition were identified as Capt Raymond Massey 41 Winnipeg and Sgt Robert Abar 33 Abars hometown was not available They were flying over some the villages devastated by the May quake when the helicopter hit the pylon and brokem half lice said After cras in all three weretrap dint ewreckage of the ea in until they were pulled out by an Italian rescuesquad Hits subway TORONTO CP Astrike by construction workers members of Local 183 of the International Laborers Union entered its third week Saturday and Toronto Tran sit Commission official said the opening date for the Spadina subway line may have to be postponed JT Harvey ITC general man ager of subway construction said the September 1977 of ficial ogening date may have to be anged if the strike is not resolved within the week Strike begins VANCOUVER CP The mommember Confederation Canadian Unions decided Sunday to support general strike call to protest the federal governments anti inflation program At its annual convention the CCU adopted resolution endorsing general strike in Canada move the labor organization has been ad vocating since February John Lang CCU executive secretary said in an inter view that general strike ac tion is necessary and that it should continue until the overnment rescinds the gislation which limits wage mcreases While there has yet to be call for general strike from the twomillionmember Canadian Labor Congress the countrys largest labor body the CLC has opposed the controls in other ways in cluding holding mass pro test on Parliament Hill in March and removing labor representatives from govern ment boards Sentenced SAULT STE MARIE Ont CP Bernard Joseph Guin don 33 of Toronto was sen tenced in district court Satur day to 17 years in peniten tiary on charge of conspir ing to traffic in phencycli ine PCP Guindon and Joseph William Valois 21 of Hawk Junction Ont both were found guilty earlier on the conspiracy charge Valois was remanded in custody to June 23 for sentencing On farming TORONTO CP Ontario farmers are being hurt because of Canadas tariff agreements Agriculture Minister William Newman said Saturday Mr Newman said com mittee of the agricilture and industry and tourism ministries is studying Canadas position at the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade talks being held in Geneva delegate at the Pro gressive Conservative Associations annual meeting asked at the policy session on agriculture why California peaches are cheaper than those grown in the Niagara Peninsula The minister said that because of tradeoff agreements in the past by the federal government Ontario farmers are unable to gain decent return for their pro ducts in US markets Terrorists WASHINGTON CP Syndicated columnist Jack Anderson says wide range of terrorist groups has selected the Montreal Olym ics in July and US icentennial celebrations this summer as prime targets for guerrilla attacks There are growing fears in the intelligence community he says that nuclear ex plosives might even be used in the attacks Quoting confidential law enforcement reports Ander son says the RCMP and the FBI are redoubling their security efforts to foil such action Asks review TORONTO CPI The president of the CBC has asked the federal anti inflation board to review its decision ordering rollback on the wage settlement bet ween the corporation and the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians NABET CBC spokesman said Saturv day The spokesman said CBC president Al Johnson has Do you like what you see when you look in the mirror counterweight can help you like yourself again There is class near you No 3136 Eon Presbyterian Church Margaret Street Angus Ontario Tuesday 730 pm St Giles Church 93 Cook Street Barrie Ontario Tuesday 730 pm l00F Hall 155 Ferris Lane Barrie Ontario Wednesday 730 pm St Georges Anglican Church 11 Granville Street Barrie Ontario Wednesday 930 am IIW CLASS MINING CookSmWn Masonic Temple Thurs 730 pm IST CLASS May 20th Lose weight with the new Canadian Family Meal Plan easy to follow readin effective Our appetizing recipes make losing weigh pleasant experience NO CONTRACT TO SIGN $4 registration $3 weekly WOMEN TEACHERS ELECT NE The Barrie unit of the Sim coe District of the Federa tion of Women Teachers Association of Ontario held its annual meeting Thursday night at the talked to JeanLuc Pepin chairman of the antiinflation board and Mr Pepin has agreed to meet with representatives of both the CBCand NABETI NABET and the CBC reached tentative agreement last February on twoyear contract which called for lSpercent wage increase in the first year and 105per cent increase in the second However the antiinflation board rolled back the first year increase to 13 per cent and the secondyear increase 0010 per cent PONDEROSA STEAK HOUSE Royal Canadian Legion The units new executive includes sitting left Mary McKay second vice president Fran Tanner Founder dies TORONTO CP Dr Charles Watty Carruthers the only surviving founder of the Canadian National In stitute for the Blind CNIB died Friday at 90 Dr Car ruthers lawyer and bone specialist who had been blind smce 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