Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 25 May 1976, p. 1

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EXAMINER TELEPHONES Circulation Classified Advertising All Other Departments 112th Year No122 7266539 7282414 7266537 The Barrie Examiner Barrie Ontario Canada Tuesday May 25 1976 City Earth Examiner WEATHER FORECAST Chance of thunderstorm or showers this afternoon or evening Warmer Wednesday with partial clearing Low tonight around high Wednesday 16 to 17 Per Copy Carrier Home Delivery 85 Weekly 20Pages Its budget time again in Ottawa OTTAWA CP Finance Minister Donald Macdonald rings down his first budget tonight in the face of the twin problems of inflation and unemployment Expected in it are measures to tighten antiinflation con trols over prices and to stimulate business investment but no major new jobcreation pograms Significant tax cuts for indi viduals are out There may be some break for lowincome ear ners but the inflation rate has Sea cadets on parade The Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Barrie and the Navy League Cadet Corps 01amny will complete their indoor training Wednesday with the annual inspection and awards ceremony Capt Gibbons chief instructor at the Canadian Junior Leaders School at Canadian Forces Base Borden will inspect the Navy League while Col Slavik commandant of the Canadian Forces Medical Services School at CFB Borden will inspect the sea cadets The evening program starts with parade by the corps from city hall to Barrie Armouries at pm The cadets trained during the winter and will be exhibiting their skills and knowledge bring the inspection been edging downward and Mr Macdonald will not risk fuelling it by freeing more spending power In effect the 44yearold fi nance minister likely will steer neutral course avoiding new measures that might overstim ulate the economic recovery mw under way or an marked restraint that woul quickly bring down the inflation rate The budget statement is has ically stateoftheeconomy message and an outline of how the government expects to raise the money to meet its spending announced in main estimates this spring The government said in February it would spend $42 billion in the financial year ending next Mar di 31 up 16 per cent from year mrlier Opposition critics are looking for budget measures tonight to indicate tighter spending con trols by the federal depart No new programs are ex pected and the government likely will rely upon strength ening economic recovery to draw down the current 74 per cent national jobless ratethe highest in 15 years As the jobless rate has risen critical attention has focussed on unemployment insurance benefit payments estimated to total $378 billion in 1976 Some moves to tighten the program by extending to 12 or 15 weeks the current eightweek quali fying period of work before ben efits can be claimed or by other measures are expected Ottawas share of the cost of benefit payments jumped 91 per cent to $17 billion in order to cover 1975 benefit payments Truce bid in Lebanon BEIRUT AP Presidentelect Elias Sarkis has won tentative agreement from Lebanons Christian and Moslem leaders to an armistice and roundtable conference Beirut newspapers reported today But no time for the start of the new truce was announced Fighting on in Athens ATHENS AP Violent street battles raged between police and protesting workers in the Greek capital today and woman was reported killed by an armored police car Tel Aviv blast kills two TEL AVIV AP suitcase exploded at Israels Ben Gunon airport today and officials said at least two persons were killed by the blast US primaries today President Ford has passed the halfway mark in his quest for the US Republican presidential nomination and Democrat Jimmy Carter has chance to reach the same milestone as six states hold presidential primaries today Rent subsidies considered TORONTO CP John Rhodes provincial housing minister says he is considering plan that would provide tent subsidies to allow persons waiting for Ontario Housing Corp units to live in privatelyowned apartments Troops said leaving Angola STOCKHOLM AP Fidel Castro has written Premier Olof Palme of Sweden that Cuban troops are being withdrawn from Angola and half of them will be out by the end of 1976 an official of the Swedish foreign ministry said today Rovers attending four hy moot on the weekend at CFB Borden exhibited RO iWat if their sawing skills Satur day Lee Lerussi left and MOOT AT Centennial Park was jam med Monday night at the Barrie Civitan Club put on its seventh annual Victoria Day fireworks Show The halflthour show drew oohs FIREWORKS LIGHT UP THE NIGHT SKY and aahs from the many youngsters attending Civ itan organizers said the almost even Examiner Photos Show broke Hockey annexation on council slate City council will take short break during its meet ing tonight to honor the players on the United Steel workers USW Minor Pee Wee Hockey team The team was the only minor hockey team from Bar rie to win provinmal chamv pionship this year Council is presenting the members coaches managers and lay ers with trophies Scott Theil right saw while Ken Burton centre ASE BORDEN Council meets at pm in the council chambers at city hall on Collier Street to discuss recommendations from the four standing coma mitteees finance public works city development and general government The city development com mittee is recommending the city not consider withdrawing its annexation application from the Ontario Municipal Examiner them times photo Board OMB The committee met last Monday with George Burton lnnisfil township resident and former reeve Mr Burton ask ed the committee to recom mend withdrawing the applic ation and negotiate with the three townships Vespra ro and lnnisfil for land The committee is also recommending the city not change its conditions for ap proval of rezoning applica tion by Marilyn Jennings and Valerie Inch Mrs Jennings and Mrs Inch asked for the rezoning lands at 41 Cundles Road East from single family detached housing to semi detached housing The major condition ime posed by the city grants the rezoning only if they are pepared to develop the lands according to the Assisted Home Ownership Program AHOP which limits the size and selling price $39500 The finance committee is recommending an applica tion to the Ontario Municipal Board OMB for permission to debenture two loans for the citys public utilities commis sionIUC The PUC wants $20000 for land for substation $147000 for construction of 44 kilovolt feeder lines OFA president speaks tonight Gordon Hill president of the ntario Federation of Agriculture will be in Barrie tonight to speak on farm iii come and land use The OFA representing 23000 farm families has urged the Ontario govern ment to stabilize farm in comes and protect farmland from urban encroachment Mr Hill will speak at pm in the Consumers Gas Ruil ding on Ferris Lane Everyone is welcome $80200 for extcnsmns to overhead and underground distribution systems $15000 for well sitc $35000 for well pump gear drive and stand by engines and $10000 for feeder water main on St Vin cent Street from ltosc Street to Bell Farm Road hc committee is also nxommcnding permission be sought from the OMB to spend $1050000 for the pur diasc of 75 acres of land for industrial purposcs The cost is$l400anacrc The public works commit tcc has rccommcndations to acccpt the written bid by Willies atcring tor mobile antccn service at cntcnnial ark at $300 year increas ing the arena rental rates of effective June 1070 and ac cepting official names of eight parks Hivcrwood lark lall lrccs lark irccnfield Park Ferris lark Shore view lark Lousdalc lark ollcgc Heights Park and thc Mistvicw Athletic cntro One major rccommcnda tion from the general govern mcnt committee is to decline the offer by onservative political candidate Derek Veriioirlirowne to mediate in the citys annexation pro posal with the three town ships As tm victim of rape do you plead guilty or not guilty Easy holiday for OPP Ontario Provincial Police in Simcoe Coun ty say it was an excellent weekend Ac cording to Traffic Sgt Andy Austin there was only one fatility this Victoria Day weekend compared to seven last year As well injurycausing accidents were bwn significantly 23 this year and 42 last year This year there were 41 people in jured and last year there were 69 The death was Toronto man Kenneth Merritt 2360 Weston Rd His car went into ditch on the second concession of Orillia Township at 1215 am Monday hit some rocks and burst into flames lnnisfil Township Police investigated one serious accident on the weekend Two juveniles whose names can not be released were taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie after single car accident in Lefroy about pm Saturday south on Pine St when it went out of control and struck tree broadside The driver was transferred to hospital in Toronto and the passenger remains in serious condition in Barrie lnnisfil Police also investigated car that ran off the end of the second line and ended up in Lake Simcoe Thomas Daley of Brad ford driver of the 1975 Mustang had minor injuries but two passengers were uninjured The car was hauled out of the lake but damage has not yet been assessed Traffic on Highway 400 was heavy but there were no serious tieups says Sgt Austin The forces mobile radar unit which has been in operation since October was tsed in the OrilliaHuntsville area It seems that the seat belt law and the lower speed limit are having some good ef The two juveniles were in car travelling feet said Sgt Austin Extra police keep lid on Wasaga Beach WASAGA BEACHOntar io Provincial Police were kept busy here over the past few days during what one policeman described as typical 24 of May weekend Extra police from neigh boring detachments were on duty in this resort community throughout the weekend with additional personnel called in Monday morning when police feared trouble from three motorcycle groups Police charged six mem NORTH BAY Ont CP Convicted murderer Donald Kelly surrendered today after what jail officials believe was thwarted scape attempt late Monday night from North Bayjail Kelly 37 surrended at 645 am after isolating himself at 930 pm Monday in cor ridor separated from the rest Ithejail Tony Celentano jail superintendent announced the surrender and said that gun Kelly was believed to have armed himself with pro ved to bc toy pistol It was very realistic toy said Don Kerr director of information services for the ministry of correctional services He said the toy pistol was apparently con cealed in cast on Kellys Childrens art display at the Collier Street Fireball on the weekend attracted art critics young and old bers of the Paradise Riders with break and enter and fearing trouble from two other motorcycle groups the Vagabonds and the Red Devils called in rein forcements from the Barrie OPP detachment However no trouble re sulted and the motorcyclists left around noon spokesman also reported about 30 charges were laid under the Liquor Control Act most for consuming alcohol Kellys escape try ends in surrender arm It was not known how he got the toy Mr Kerr said Kelly after telling guard he had gun and islolating himself in the corridor requested to speak to Don Gauthier North Bay Nugget reporter He said Mr Gauthier spoke to Kelly but it was done at distance and the reporter did not enter the corridor Mr Kerr termed the inci dent thwarted escape at tempt He perhaps thought he would have hostage when he made the attempt said Mr Kerr He said Kelly was in disassociation cell separated from other prisoners The other disassociation cells were empty at the time TOMORROWS CRITICS IN ACTION These three young art lovers lean in for closer look From the foreground Marci Crossan Laurie while driving and about 12 charges were laid under the Narcotics Control Act some for trafficking lnnisfil Police said there was rash of thefts under $200 spokesman for lnnisfil Police attributes this to the long weekend Many cottag ers he said are returning for the first time this year and finding things missing Elsewhere in the province police in riot helmets used nightsticks to evict about 200 campers from private cam pground near Sauble Beach about 20 miles west of Owen Sound About 50 Ontario Provincial Police took the action at Big Tree Camp seven miles north of Sauble Beach when the camp owner complained threats to burn down his of lice Owner Brian LeClaire also said some of the campers had refused to pay for use of the campsite The police action lasted about 10 minutes and most of the campers left within 45 minutes WC McKenzie father of me of the campers said he had filed an official com plaint with the police claim ing they overreacted and refused to identify themselves At Sauble Beach where year ago police used riot sticks to break up mob of 100 conservation officers and police laid more than 100 ii quor charges and 60 driving diarges Handy and Robbie Oossan The show con tinues this week Ex aminer Photo

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