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Members of the Peoples Temple lie arminarm after they committed suicide Saturday at their camp in the jungles of Guyana CP Photo Babies died first in mass suicide GEORGEIOWN Guyana AP Guyanese troops searched the jungle today for hundreds of LS cultists who fled from mass suicide in which more than 400 others died some shot but most poisoned by mix ture of KooLAid and cyanide The US defence department was flying about 200 troops to Guyana to get the bodies of the dead in the Jonestown agricultural set tlement which Rev Jim Jones and members of his Peoples Temple established in north west Guyana four years ago The bodies of Jones and his wife were among 409 corpses which police spokesman said Guyanese troops had counted in and around the meeting hall in Jonestown Jones and several others had been shot presumably by themselves The others had drunk KoolAid into which the camp doctor mixed cyanide Also found at the camp was $500000 in cash and some jewelry Unconfirmed reports also said $500000 in gold and hundreds of social security cheques had also been found SURVIVORS FttlNI Fifteen survivors were reported found three in thccamp and 12 who came out of the jungle Estimates of the missing ranged from more than 373 to more than 775 An exact Siiniate was not possible because reports of the settlements total population ranged from room 1200 Jones former San Francisco city official ordered the mass suicide Saturday after members of the cult attacked Representative Leo Ryan of California and reporcrs who visited Jonestown to investigate reports that residents of the settlement were being brutal ly treated and that wouldbe defectors were prevented from leaving Ryan and his party were attacked as they were boarding two planes at the Port Kaituma airstrip 13 kilometres from Jonestown with It defectors from the settle ment Ryan three tS reporters and woman fleeing from the settlement were kill ed and 10 others were wounded One of the survivors found iin Jonestown Ziyearold teacher named Odell Rhodes said after Ryan left the settlement Jones an nounced by loudspeaker that he had ordered the congressman and the journalists with him killed ORDII IS Slltllttl Rhodes said the the suicide was ordered tuesday is for COUNTY Search is on Manuscripts are being accepted for the 197 Saint Marie Award The award is given for paper on any event influencing the development of 17th century New France It is presented by the Ontario Government in conjunction with Saint Marie Among the Hurons in Midland and the ministry of culture and recreation Manuscripts will be judged by three university professors John Moir frorri the Scarborough campus of University of Toronto Marcel Trude from the Universi ty of Ottawa and Bruce Trigger McGill University in Montreal The last award cash prize of $1049 was made in 1970 Manuscripts submitted in 1977 and 1970 were not considered to be equal to the standard set by previous winners The amount of the prize $1049 is signitir cant In 1649 Saint Marie the first Euro pean community in Ontario was destroyed by the French Jesuit missionaries who had built it when they left to build new fort on Christian Island Barbara McConnell manager of public information for Saint Marie Among the Hurons said the manuscripts must be minimum of 20000 words and not previously published They should be sent to her at Box 100 Midland nt AR ilxtt bctorc Dec 351 Time to check feed Now is the time for farmers to formulaic cattle rations for their winter feeding pro grams Steve Dotson assistant agricultural representative for the North Simcoe branch of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food in Etmvale said recently Dotson said farmers may first want to have their harvested crops analysed to determine the nutrient levels Detailed feed analysis are available through the Ontario ministry of agriculture and food for as little as $7 per sample for the minimum analysis Dotson said after the killers returned to Jonestown with word that sortie of Ryans party had escaped to report what happened and what they had found in the set tlcincnt Rhodes gave this account of what happen ed Jones called the members of the colony to the assembly ball by loudspeaker telling them The time has come for us to meet in another place The people filled the hall which had no side walls and spilled out into the yard around it Armed guards wcrc stationed around tlic crowd The settlement doctor Lawrence Scliaclit Ll of Houston Tex and two nurses brought ina large stainlesssteel vat which they filled with the poisoned KoolAid They began ladl ing it out spooning it or squirting it into the mouths of babies and filling paper cups which the adults brought up DIE III POISON After the people drank they went into con ulsioiis Their eyes rolch up They had dif ticulty breathing and they died after about five minutes Rhodes said he escaped when the doctor re quested stethoscope and he voluntwrcd to get it Instead of returning he said be bid in the woods and did not see the end of the crcmony or the death of Jones The body of the tosycarrold cult leader was found on the stagc of the meeting hall near the chair from which he preached He was wearing black pants and sport shirt and there was bullet wound in his head The hall was packcd with bodies and more were piled up outside Charles Krausc of the Washington Post who visited the camp as the representative of the foreign prcss rcportcd From the air it literally looked like gar bagc dump whcrc soincbtxly dumped lot of ragdolls Krause said the bodies apparently were ly ing where they fell and had not been touched He said many were holding one another Krausc also reported $300000 in cash and safe containing at least 000 passports and items of jewelry were found in tlic scttlc ment There wcrc unconfirmed reports of $500000 in gold and large carton fillcd with social security cheques See suicides no surprise Page Futile effort Police officer Herbert Lazewski gives mouthtomouth resuscita tion to Billy Wesolowski after firefighters brought him from an apartment fire in Buffalo Monday The boy and his 2yearold sister died in the fire AP Photo Indira found guilty JIM DELHI Rculci Former prime iiiir fer Indira Gandhi wa 00nd guilty to of breach of itlyllt gc iiid contempt of India lailiaiiicnt for obstructing officials sccking information about her sons car company The Lok Sablia lower house privileges committee held that Mrs Gandhi her private secretary and the head of the Con tral Bureau of Investigation had prevented the officials collecting inforinatiou on Maruti Ltd to answer question tabled in Parliament It said she had misused her office as prime minister to protect the interests of Maruti Ltd contiotlcd and managed by hcr son Sanjayi1 I7 cents for firstclass mail Itll cost more for mail April OTTAWA CP The cost of firstclass mail will rise to 17 from 14 cents an ounce along with other postal rates next April PostmasterGeneral Gilles Lamontagne an nounced Monday Opposition MPs whistled when the minister made his announcement in the Commons and later criticized the ministers running of the department Walter Dinsdale Progressive Conservative postal critic said the announcement will do nothing to enhance the tarnished reputation of the post office and probabe will hurt it Asking this postmastergeneral to run the department is like asking Evil Knievel to park your car shouted John Rodriguez NDPNickte Belt The minister also announced that an agree ment has been reached with State Secretary John Roberts under which the state secretarys department will subsidize losses suffered by the post office on second class mailsuch as publications He gave no details of the agreement other than to say the state secretary will set postal rates 114 year No 271 Tuesday November 21 1978 the exa Opposition spokesmen including Clark David MacDonald PCEgmont and Douglas NDPNanaimoCowichanThe Islands expressed concern that the state secretary might pick and choose which periodicals to give postage break to in ef fect making value judgment on the con tents of the periodical Lamontagne said it is necessary to raise ta rates to put the post office on more inessIike basis as it heads toward becom ing Crown corporation next year He said users must take more of the cost of 15 Per Copy Carrler Home Delivery 90Weekly 44 pages miner serving barrie and simcoe county the post office from the tax yers as whole Canadian postal rates 30 will be lowest in the Western World he said Other rates greeting cards will increase to 15 cents from 12 cents thirdclass quantity mail to nine cents from 75 cents Rates for mail to the United States general Iy will be the same as in Canada Basic rate to other countries will increase to 35 cents from cents for an ounce The minister said the increases are ex pected to generate about $165 million in addi tional revenue Twohour limit stays on downtow The twohour limit on metered parking downtown will stay iiiotiou from Ald Ross Stephens to rcmovc the limit was lcfcated 770 by Barrie general committee Monday night Mayor Ross Archer Ald Ross Stephens Ald Bill Knowles Ald Ed lhompson Ald Ron Lynch and Ald Ernie Rotman voted to remove the time limit They were out voted by Ald lanicc Laking Ald Bill Campbell Ald Fred Rucmpcr Ald Nelson Garrett Ald lord Mills Ald Alcx Arthur and Ald Dct Cole City council recommcndul in July that the city traffic dcpartrncut discourage meter feeders downtown business employees who park in metered was all day Residents can now be ticketed for parking over the time limit at twohour meter even if there is money in the meter Ald Stephens wanted thc luly motion rescinded Ald Alex Arthur for one would have no part of that Meter fechrs have been hurting us for years he said They havent bothered to listen to us and now we have to enforce this acton because of their tlioughtlcssncss We should not be protecting proplc who are hurting us he said NT At ilHIII Ald Arthur said he did not agrec with the contention the city should iciiiovc the time limit as it would affch downtown merchants who contribute financially to the downtown area You FOR NOT SMOK do today lifestyle entertainment county sports 10 oomicstv guide 12 classified 1315 supplemen ts Sears 28 pages Lots of turkey but Iliti CI Ken Crawford chair iriaii of the Canadian Iuikcy Marketing Agency said Monday that wholesalers thc riiiddlcnicn who buy turkeys from farmers to sell to the supermarkets are holding about 50 million pounds of the birds in cold storage to try to force up prices for Christ mas birds He said turkey growers want to make the public aware theres plenty of turkey for Christmas and theres no need to pay high prices Grocery stores are charging between $118 and $143 pound for turkeys when the highest shoppers should pay is between $1 10 and $1 202 pound Crawford said Ford cuts 79 prices AKVILLE Ont CI The price of 1979 model cars and light trucks shipped to dealers on and after Nov 17 will be cut by an average of $175 Ford Motor of Canada Ltd announced Monday Earlier General Motors of Canada Ltd announced plans to reduce its prices an average of $170 on cars ordered on or after Nov 17 The cuts reflect the reduction in the sales tax at the manufacturing level announced in the Nov 16 federal budget As result of the lower prices twodoor Ford Iinto will sell for $90 less The saving on Lincoln Continental twodoor sedan will be $200 Higher OII prices ahead OTTAWA IP Consumers may have to face some oilprice increase early next year even if not full three cents gallon as result of current negotiations between the federal government and Alberta Federal Energy Minister Alastair Gillespie says that as far as he is concerned it is all or nothing in talks with the province on federal proposals to skip Jan in crease of $1 barrel in the price of crude oil But federal officials say privately that at some point in the talks it may become necessary to accept compromise on price The argument is not based on fair play he said study by the Downtown Board showed about it per cent of downtown meters were occupied by mctcr feeders said Ald Arthur Rather than eliminate strict enforcement downtown shoppers should be rriadc aware of thc oft street parking available downtown said Ald olc The city staff would prefer not to have to enforce it said Gerry tamblyn city ad ministrator The bylaw was made up in 1907 when there was shortage of parking spaces We do ha vc much more parking available now We now have program for downtown revitalization said Mayor Archer We dont need to discourage downtown shop pcrs IlSRIIIlI1lS Ald Rotmaii agreed Its ridiculous that Were cvcn discussing it this far he said Its illogical to put tickets on cars in this way Why anybody would want to control the hours that sonictmdy can park at meter is beyond me cant think of poorer time at the peak ntail reason for this kind of thing said Ald Stephens There are very few issues during my stay on council that have drawn as much comment from the public at large There is not shortage of metered parking in downtown Barrie said Ald Stephens oiincil should not take the action for the sake of isolating the few people who chronically feed the lDtItI he said Reopen street businesses ask group of Bradford Street busincssmen are concerned that coristnict ion on that street could result in substantial loss of business letter was read by Ald Ernie Rotman at Mondays general committee meeting from lawyer Anthony Ieckbam representing about 23 businessmen in the area Ald Rotmaii said that tile businessmen wanted the street reopened immmliately Bradford Street between High and Vespra streets has been closed for about week for major reconstruct ion of culvert The city is spending $45000 on the project which is expected to take another two weeks tocompletc The committee recommended that Iccktiam be told Bradford Street could not be rerouncd Ray Allen city engineer told council tha his dcpaitiiicnt is proceuling in the quickest and best possible manner to repair the culvert Honda recalls motorcycles TOKYO Renter Ilonda Motor 70 Ltd said today it is recalling 40000 motorcycles following the discovery of defects in parts designed to prevent engine vibration Most of the affected motorcycles were sold in the United States Canada and Europe The recall of 2500 X500 models as well as 5000 GHots and 1500s will cost the coin paiiy about $25 million Itoiida said defective camchain guides will be replaced free of charge through its dealerships King theory disputed WASHINGTON AP Andrew Young US ambassador to the United Nations and former members of Memphis black activist youth group all dispute theory that the FBI used the group to foment violence that led Dr Martin Luther King Jr to return to the city where he was murdered The House of Representatives assassina tions committee continuing its hearings in to the theory was to take testimony toda from two former FBI agents who dealt wit the activist group called the Invaders Help asked for refugees OTTAWA Cl The immigration department is appealing for help to settle in Canada group of up to 600 Vietnamese ref ugecs now stranded aboard the freighter Hai Itoiig near the Malaysian coast An department spokesman said Monday the department hopes the first Canadian bound refugees will be on their way by Saturday The department is asking Canadians to inform employment offices or immigration centres if they are willing to provide help such as babysitting housing and assistance in finding doctors If people have suitable accommodation it would be very helpful the spokesman said nparking Work starts on tearing down Fireball One hundred years of Barries it past began to crumble to the ground Monday Feldman and Sons Ltd of St Catharines have begun demolishing the old Col lier Street Fireball Of all the Firehalls years of life the past four have been the stormiest as the city divided over whether or not the building should be restored But despite the fight no one was there Monday when Bill Young swung the Sledgehammer and the crumbling began The workers will be inside the building for the next few days Then theyll start removing the roof The Fireball should be levelled within three weeks Examiner Photo Israel approves draft treaty JERUSALEM AP The Israeli cabinet approved draft peace treaty with Egypt to day but rejected aiios latest demands Prime Minister Menachcm Begin said By vote of 15 to the cabinet also endors ed decision to begin separate negotiations over an autonomy scheme for the West Bank of the Jordan River and the Gaza Strip after the ratification of the IsraelEgypt treaty Begin gave no details of the terms of the treaty but it was believed to be based on Elderly have power OTTAWA veteran senator says elderly people have political power in ariada and should exercise it to better their lot Senator David Troll said Monday there should be cabinet minister to speak for the elderly and the age at which people become eligible for the old age pension should be lowered t060 from Speaking in the Senate during debate on bill to increase supplementary payments to 13 billion needy ptllSItttlttS the senator said there are 300000 elderly women and 200000 elderly men in Canada today who are suffering Vance arrives in Ottawa OTTAWA CID US State Secretary ms Vance arrives today just after omas Enders his ambassador to Canada renewed pleas see Page for ceasefire in the competition for new factories such as big auto plants But Vance lowkey compared to the am buoyant Henry Kissinger is not expected to leave with dramatic new agreements to end crossborder battles over fish cars and television Vance and External Affairs Minister Don Jamieson are to sign one agreement reworked version of the 1972 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement But government officials cautioned Monday against Iiiin ex pectations on this trip The oneday visit is chance to review old problems in hopes of moving another step toward solutions an external affairs official said Newman son dies LOS ANGELES Calif AP The son of actor Paul Newman died early Monday in Los Angeles hotel room of an accidental overdose of alcohol and tranquilizer authorities said Allan Scott Newman 28 was found in room at the Ramada Inn in West Los Angelcs where he had been staying since last Tuesday police Lieut Tim Wapeto said US compromise draft worked out between US State Secretary Cyrus Vance and Israels top negotiators Nov 11 Sources said the draft varied only slightly from that of month ago Begin said the government of Israel is prepared to sign the treaty of peace with Egypt that was presented to it for considera tion by the delegation to the peace negotia tions if Egypt is ready to act likewise PCs win Yukon vote thtlEthRSE CP The Progressive Conservatives elected 11 members to the ltr scat legislative assembly in Mondays ter ritorial election giving the party majority in the first Yukon election fought on party lines Conservative leader Hilda Watson however lost in Iicr own riding to Liberal Alice McGuire one of the first two native Indians to be elected in the territory Ms McGuire received 180 votes in the Kluane riding to beat Mrs Watson by 30 Willi the number of seats increased to 16 from 12 the Liberals won two seats and the New Democratic Party one Two in dependents were elected NDI Leader Fred Berger was also defeated finishing second in Klondike riding which surrounds the historic gold rush town of Dawson City Berger polled 130 votes 22 less than oiiservative winner Meg McCall Charity list coming OITAVIA CP littleknown proposal by the government to publiin an annual list of registered charities for the public was disclosed Monday after controversy over the issue in the Commons revenue department official said the roposal was contained in the federal udget announced Thursday The annual list would also include the names of groups whose taxfree charitable status had been revoked in the previous year The official was commenting on statements by David MacDonald PC Eg mont who asked in the Commons why he was denied list of registered charities despite an existing law providing public ac cess to details about individual charities weather Partly cloudy with few flurries to day Mainly sunny Wednesday with wet snow or rain developing Thursday Cold weather will con tinue with the high today and Wednesday and the low tonight l2 179w