Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 8 Dec 1976, p. 18

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am 1q VFU 18 The Barrie Examiner Wednesday December I976 LA DRAMA Los Angeles Police Dept SWAT squad member takes 21yearold Dolphin Lair to waiting police car Monday following 2ghour drama atop the 62story United California Bank Building in downtown Los Angeles Po lice said young Lair held the buildings chief engineer hostage as he wanted to warn the whole world against tobacco His father had died of lung cancer AP Photo Greenland changed by revolu tion GODTHAAB Greenland Reuterl Greenlanders have emerged from their years of icebound isolation and now en joy many luxuries of life trom tropical foods to pirated color television Since the former colony he came province of Denmark in 1953 an advanced technical and telecommunications revolution has completely altered their way oflife There are only about 123 miles of road in the whole l670 milelong island But helicopter services link the main towns and regular flights to Copenha gen bring in delicacies like mangoes and passionfruit to people whose stape food once was blubber Telephones and welldevelv oped telecommunications to the outside world have also given new dimension to lite here Though few still exist dog sleds and kayaks have been re placed by the snowmobile scoo ter and the glassfibre motor boat While rough terrain and lack of roads severely restrict the usefulness of wheeled vehicles traffic in the bigger towns like Godthaab the capital could al most be described as busy LOVE RIDING TAXIS Danish taxivdriver resident in Godtliaab for four years commented that business was so good that he had just bought new Mer cedesBenz after starting out with nothing Greenlanders do not buy cars themselves but they cer tainly like riding taxis he said have customers who ride up and down all day Its not expensive either because there is really nowhere to drive to The trading station centre of settlement since the white man came to Greenland has largely been replaced by the super market Nowadays the choice of goods rivals European supermarkets even in the smaller towns The Cooperative Society su permarket in the west coast fishing town of Sukkertoppen population 3000 sells an amaz ing variety of imported fruits and vegetables but also carries Greenland specialties like wild reindeer meat and seal blub ber Radio Greenland the local state broadcasting network plays key role in the emer gent national awareness of the Greenlanders who are sched uled for home rule by the end of the decade NEWSASTS BllJNGlAI The chief of Radio Greenland Finn Lynge Roman Catholic priest and native Greenlandcr is man with firm ideas on what people should hear We believe in catering to aIlround taste as our charter says we should We broadcast about 10 hours day and about 50 per cent of that is music Iic said All newscasts are made in both Danish and Greenlandic Eskimo but other cultural programs are about 70 per cent Greenlandic Lynge said Greenland Radio has pressed the provincial Council for some time to start television services but so far without success We havebeenstudyingstate television operations in Den mark but feel that we have more to learn from what the Icelanders are doing in this field They have manh of the same linguistic geographical and cultural problems At present the only television available in Greenland is cable television operated in all the main population centres and controlled by cooperative or ganizations pa 256 99 Libbys Fancy TOMATO JUICE 48 FL OZ TIN 48° Mira Mart 40° WINDSHIELD WASHER ANTIFREEZE GALLON 99° Powdered CHEER DETERGENT LB BOX Gay Lea CHEESECAKE DESSERT FL OZ PKG Planters DRY ROASTED PEANUTS 802 JAR 89 Oscar the Grouch or Cookie Monster SESAME STREET TOYS 499 Mrs Bake 0ft Freshly Baked KAISER ROLLS Granulated WHITE SUGAR kg PKG Assorted Varieties LANCIA PASTA 2LB PKG COTTAGE CHEESE 1LBTUB 796 Assorted Flavour GAY LEA YOGURT 2x4 FL OZ CUPS 39° Twinpack Regular or Wintortmsh COLGATE TOOTH PASTE 2x100m 149 CHRISTIES LEMON TARTS PKG OF6 59° 69 first Sbaltest Creamed or Lightn Lively 99 MITCHELLS APPLE SAUCE 26 FL OZ JAR 77c DISHWASHER DETERGENT 5002 PKG 189 Canada Grade LARGE WHITE EGGS 79c COCACOLA 40 FL OZ BTL PLUS 20c DEPOSIT Nolla Frozen RAVIOLI WITH MEAT Salad Dressing KRAFT MIRACLE WHIP 32 FL OZ JAR 95° MIRA MART GLAZED DONUTS PKG 0F NOT AVAILABLE MONDAYS 59 All Purpose MONARCH FLOUR LB BAG 69° CARTIER TEA BAGS PKG OF 150 996 Whole or Jellied OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIE SAUCE 14 FL OZ TIN 48 Wolchs with Pectin GRAPE JAM or JELLY 24 FL OZ JAR 896 LB PKG Fancy FInIIh Canadian Queen OOKED CANNED HAM JOE LOUIS VACHON CAKES PKG OF l8 TIN 79 990 99° Instant COFFEE 10 OZ JAR Limit3 per family Partly Skimmod FRESH MILK OT BAG 0R JUG Plus 40c deposit on jug 119 Homogenized FRESH MILK qt bag or jug Plus 40c deposit on turn Jolly Time POPPING CORN LB BAG Orange Pekoe SALADA TEA BAGS PKG OF60 99 JuC from Concentrate ORANGE JUICE 64 FL OZ BTL 913 Yes Mole WE REEMALL MAXWELL HOUSE Miracles Fresh Quality Produce Product of Japan Mandarin Oranges LB BOX Product of Ontario Canada No Grade Table Potatoes 10 LB BAG Fresh from The Tropics Large size Bananas Product of USA Cello Radishes LB CELLO BAG 1° 38°

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