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The Barrie Examiner Thursday December 1976 QQNTINUES IN NORTH TODAY Records tumble blg freezeup By THE CANADIAN PRESS Recordbreaking cold tem peratures experienced Wednes day in many parts of Ontario were expected to continue today in Northern Ontario where some snowsqualls and blizzard conditions were also forecast In southern Ontario where eight centres equalled or broke records for low minimum tem peratures Wednesday isolated flurries were likely weather of ficials said Temperature records were equalled or broken in at least nine centres in Northern On tario Wednesday Snowplows were taken off the TransCanada Highway in the Sault Ste Marie area when visi bilty was reduced to zero after at 20cm snowfall No major accidents were re ported provincial police said In Sudbury an ntario Hockey Association Major Jun ior game was delayed an hour when Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds had difficulty reaching the city by bus spokesman for the Ontario ministry of transportation and communications said storm that began Wednesday after noon had dropped about 15 cen timetres on the Georgian Bay region by early today In the Owen Sound region most roads were snowpacked with icy sec tions and drifting MOST ROADS 3001 The ministry said most other southern Ontario roads were generally good early today with some drifting Pickle Lake about 115 miles UK has austerity program to meet conditions of loan LONDON Reutem The Labor cabinet agreed today on an austerity program designed to meet conditions for $39 billion international loan inr tires early next week together with an agreement with the IMF on the loan WILI TAKE TIME take at least completed British officials expect it will until January for the IMF loan to be north of Thunder Bay reported maximum temperature Wed nesday of 33 breaking previous low maximum reading of an established Dec 1972 The maximum of 34 in Trout Lake 200 miles north of Thom der Bay broke record of 28 set in 1972 The high of 27 in lied Lake 60 miles northeast of Kenora broke record of 24 set in 1972 Record low minimum tern early formed sources said Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey plans to announce the measures in Parliament in budget statement Wed nesday Prime Minister James Callaghans government has held series of debates in the last 10 days on the extent of government economies needed to reduce the budget deficit team of accountants front the International Monetary Fund IMF has been in Britain since Nov examining Brit ains finances The men from the IMF havel been assessing Britains request for the loan and discussing terms with the treasury and Bank of England Final agreement on the scale of the economy measureser still closely guarded secretcame after the eighth cabinet meeting devoted to the package The cabinet made up its mind as Britain ordered its bankers to repay more than $154 billion to clear standby credit gran ted by leading industrial coun tries for six months The credit expired today The move announced by the Bank of England on the day the credit expired reduced Brit ains gold and foreign currency reserves to about $36 billion their lowest level in five years The Bank ot England cori tirmcd it has issued Ill structions for payment to the donors 11 leading industrial countries The $1545 billion represented the total amount of the credit used by Britain The announcement came as the Labor cabinet entered what was expected to be the final phase of discussions on an aus terity program and terms for $39billion loan irom the Inter national Monetary Fund ilMFi Chancellor ot the Exchequer Denis Healey has said he hopes to announce his economy meas If youre over 50 The Municipal serves your best interests Guaranteed until January 311977 and maybe even longer Savings interest credited monthly at 8V2 °o minimum balance regime ment in your account $250 Monthly interest on DEBENTURE INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES of more than $4000 Ask your Municipal Manager about other membership privrleges Accounts opened to and including the 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