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TORONTO CP Ontario residents face the prospect of higher taxes next year to raise an additional $500 million for povincial coffers says Treasurer Frank Miller Miller who faces provincial deficit of $15 billion says Ontario is expected to lose between $25 and $50 million following the reduction in federal sales tax an nounced in the federal budget last week In addition Ontarios share of provincial income tax will be reduced by $45 million through the methods being med to drop the level of federal income taxes Miller did not deliver speech which was written by his staff and released for publication before he was to address the Council of Ontario Contractors Associations However he agreed the speech was essentially factual Ijust didnt like the tone of it it wasnt my type of speech and was concemed he told reporters at Queens Park Wedlt nesday after he had delivered an offthe wff address to the contractors group MUST RAISE MILLIONS The prepared speech says the lossesadded to the federal governments unexpected reductions in shaiedcost programs with the provinceswwill leave Ontario with between $450 and $500 mill ion to raise next year As it is Queens Park must now find new revenue sources simply to stay even without budget limitations imposed last year he says Miller says the money could be raised by increasing provincial taxes decreasing government spending or bonowing on the international market He says no decision has been made on MM Higher taxes may be in works FRANK MILLER to raise $500 which method or combination of methods will be suggested in the Ontario budget ex pected early in the new year Each of the options is distasteful and careful analysis will be required before final decision is made by the government which last year had total budget of $12 billion he says Miller says that if the government reduces its costs by $250 million it would mean thousands of people facing unem ployment the closing of factories and halt to the provinces construction iri dustry Greatbird schemozzle may be fault of cow OTTAWA tCPi The great Christmas turkey controversy may be the fault of the cow Turkey gowers this week charged that wholesalers are withholding 50 million pounds of turkey to force up prices to the public The farmers said there is no need for high prices and no shortage of turkey for Christmas dimers Wholesalers denied this and the consumer affairs department said it could find no evi dence to suggest withholding The agriculture department said retailers were building turv key supplies in anticipation of Christmas sales It appears the shopper will be able to buy $4325 Asapoiitidanyulnwan inside today lifestyle entertainment 16 background page sports 820 comicstv guide 23 classified 2427 thursday is for pACKGBOUND mower From the other side Barrie Mayor Ross Archer found himself on the opposite side of the camera Friday Mayor Archer was trying out the color video equip ment used in the Canadian Forces School of instructional Technique at Canadian Forces Base Borden during Get Acquainted Day Municipal representatives and local businessmen were invited to the base to learn more about its operations For more details see todays Background Page Ex aminer Photo turkey for Christmas but it will cost more than last year Thats where the cow 1imtS in After years of low beef prices because of cattle surplus in Canada prices rose quickly last summer as cattle numbers fell in turn shoppers switched to other meats especially chicken and turkey Beef prices are the trend setter When beef prices began to climb this year other meats followedalthough staying far enough behind to be an alternat ivc for the consumer Wholesalers and retailers saw chance to make profit on poultry after several years of losing money and increased llltll prices as much as 25 ccnts pound Meanwhile the National Farm Products Marketing ouncil turned down second request by turkey farmers to tncrcasc production by five million pounds The council approved fivcmillionwork in crease ea rlicr in the year Turkey farmers realized beef prices would increase sharply this year and it would be good time to promote thcir product to In crease sales Paul liabcy the council chairman said the request for production increase was rejected because of the atlicr increase Also it was unlikely farmers could have produced another five million pounds by Christmas The supply at Christmas will be tight although Merv Mitchell head of the federal agriculture departments poultry division said shoppers should be ablc to get the kind of bird they want Prices may even dcclinc through Christmas specials Mitchell said the marketing council wasnt expecting bccf price rises when it turned down the request from the ariadian Turkey Marketing gcncy for increased quot The 1978 quota is 193 million pounds and next year it will be 224 million pounds with an extra eight million pounds in reserve liccf and pork prices should remain high Barb Sulzenco spokesman for thc oii sumers Association of Canada said turkey production geared for thc Novcmtxrrle cember period will be it million pounds less than last year Wrong fellow beaten up TOltONlO Tli Police searched Wednesday for three men who beat and threatened to set man on fire after ab ducting him on downtown street in an ap parent case of mistaken idcnt ity The victim David Dobson 25 of Toronto was kidnapped on Tuesday and spent hours with his captors They drove him to garage where they beat him with their fists sprayed him with black paint poured liquor over him and threatened to set him on fire Dobson said Wednesday The abductors then chained and padlock cd him and threw him from van on to road north of the city Tuesday night These guys kept trying to get some iii formation fmm me about dnig ripoff but couldnt tell them anything because didnt know what they were talking about Dobson said guess finally convinced them that wasnt the man they were looking for be said Anyway heard one of the guys say ing he had checked something and was not the man Open New Years Eve TORONTO CPi Bars and dining lounges in Ontario will be allowed to stay open from pm until am on New Years Eve even though it falls on Sunday spokesman for the provincial ministry of consumer and commercial relations said Wednesday Normally bars in Ontario are closed on Sundays and beer and liquor is allowed only with meals until 10 um Womans trial adiourned Byearold Barrie woman charged with stabbing her husband had her provincial court trial adjourned until Jan and the wounding charge against her withdrawn Comiic Griffin of 24 Holgate St was charged with wounding and assault causing bodily harm July after police found James Griffin 36 with stab wounds in his right side The charge of wounding was withdrawn Wednesday and the trial on the assault charge will continue in January said court officials the examiner serving barrie and simcoe county By IAN MULOIUIW Of The Examiner Ontario provincial police and private con sultant appointed by the attorneygcncral arc investigating into the Wycwde Fellowship of Christians religious community An OPP spokesman said today the attorneygeneral had asked police to iri vestigate the community after members of the sect refused to surrender womans two grandchildren to her in compliance with family court order granted Wednesday Last month the attorncygencral appointed Daniel Hill to investigate rnindlicnding groups religious sects and cults in the pro Vince Hill said today he was investigating the Wyevale group Midland lawyer lohn iorman said he and Mrs Betty liostcr of obourg Ont took the order to the Wyevale Mill religious rctrcat but people at the commune refused to turn over the children Mrs Foster was granted custody of Ken netb 12 and Christopher 33 who havc been living with their mother hcryl Blake at the commune about if kiii northwest of Orillia The court order followed several hours ot talks between iorman officials of the Sim coc County Childrens Aid Society provincial police and the attorncygcncials offici In September lhilip lilzikc 59 who hail 114th year No 273 Thursday November 23 1978 been living at thc commune with his wife and children died in Midland home in diabetic coma At an inquest last month Blakes relatives tcstiticd he told them he had undergone lay ing on of hands and was no longer taking his insulin treatments He said he had been told by persons at the retreat that he no longer nccdcd ltlStllltl Blakes witc Cheryl as sat with other rnciribcis of the cult at the inquest and was icpicscnttd by Hector Haynes leader of the group The inquest ruled lilakcs death was diic to natural causes rs liostci who has never been member of the group said after the inqticst that she would help hcr daughter even though Mrs lilake did not want help She and her husband stayed outside the Hlltill in truck Wednesday night iormaii said that former member of the scct told him that Mrs lilakc had stopped taking rncdiciiic for thyroid condition Mrs Foster had liccri concerned about her grandchildiciis icliaic and had been prcss ing for their rcirioval from the coinmuric The court order granted her custody ot the tllllllttt for scvcn days or until it could be rlctcriiiincd wlictlici or not they had been harrich When the retreat nicmbcrs refused to obey lllt court ordcr torniaii said he was going to scik turthcr court action today Search for Jonesville survivors Glitliillltii Guyana Ali officials say they are conducting oiin limited search for the hundreds of lcoplrs Temple crilt members who fled llitll corn munc for the dense jungles of iiiyana to cs cape mass Stlltllt ritcthat took tor llt The bodies of to of the victims wcri on board giant til transport that landed today at Dover Air Force iasc in liclawarc where medical teams ill attempt to idcrit ity them They died at loncstowii tlic agrarian commune 21 kilomctrcs northwest of licrc founded by lcoples lciiiplc cult leader Jim Jones who apparcntly led his lollimcts lll Saturday mass siiicidc ritc ln lonistown forcc worked through thc night to prepari the remaining 21th liodns May be Jones lookalike HAN lliNlSl Alt lhc liloiilclc says fingerprints have been ordcrcd taken from body found in thc lcoplcs lcinplc jungle colony to allay fears that ltcv Jim Jones is alive and the body IS only litllt lookalike lhc htoniclc says police lll icorgctoun Guyana decided to make further tests iltir hearing about lorics plan to tiltltl mans suicide tbcri escape with chosen text llISttlx revenge against the tcniplcs tllitllttS Frightened former members told the policc that Jones surrounded himself with lookalikcs dressed like him and had them take his place in what he considcicd dangerous situations the lltSptiXl Sit which haic lwin lying in the tropical hcat siriciSatiirdm llioic lgt llllli no can do to picsiivi the bodicsf itltl Jill iii toric spokisiiiziii apt lobn lllsntlitlll will tic placing the litlllt Ill body lugs lilil ll not tic pleasant optiatioii no llliilltl how you 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missing ciiliisis was bikinit lurckscnt totlicclcaii up ltliSSlN ltlit lIlH ttiii llllSSlOll in iiiyaiia to support and assist the goiiinnicnt oi iiiyana and tho llltllttll tlllli licic III the rccoycry of thc ltlllIIIIIS of the citiiiis who died at loiiostown milll lINutclli lhats oiir lll iririry mission At the end of long crawl Hans Millikin lay Baptist minister from Marshall Texas crawls past the Lincoln Memorial in Washington Wednesday near the end of his 2V2year L600 mile crawl from Texas to the White House Millikin who said he wanted to show America it should get on its knees and repent was unable to see President Carter because of Carters tight schedule See story Page l3 AP Photo 5° Per CODY Carrier Home Dollvary 90° Weekiy 28 pages Get set Santa go Santa relaxes under hairdryer and catches up on some reading during visit to beauty salon in Orillia Santa visited the salon for wash and set in preparation for parade in the city CP Photo By government ethnic groups Homesbeing set up for refugees lOltONlO li The federal govcnr nicnt and ctlinic groups are lining up bonus and jobs for 2d Vietnamese refugees cx pcciod to start arriving in Toronto next week tanudzi has granted sanctuary to Sill of 22m rcfugus stranded on freighter off the coast of Malaysia ndrc li loii director of the federal govern ments immigration settlement office in loronto said the refugees will be ltltlpOlilllr ly housed in city hotel Many of the refugees are hincsc and are leaving Vietnam because of worsening rela tions lxtwccn that country and China lilon said hinese and Vietnamese com Attempts suicide liltASllJA All Gustav Franz Wagner accused of murdering Jews in Nazi concentration camps in Poland and Austria has made an unsuccessful suicide bid Brazilian newspaper says Wagner who came to Brazil in the early 5505 was arrested in Sao Paulo May 31 and brought here June to ace extradition proceedings The lltWSpilptl says he was being treated for head injuries after banging his head against the bars of cell in psychiatric hospital Core project viable The revised downtown revitalization pro jcct is still viable says Mayor ltoss Archer am disappointed that we wont he get ting major retailer Mayor Archer told The Examiner thincsday but dont think that bwausc the project is smaller theres any reason why the project still cant be successful Mayor Archer said the project would still have great deal of impact on downtown even in its reduced proportion Portable units for iails The provincial government is looking for manufacturers able to build portable jail tuiits to be used to solve overcrowding in institutions such as Barriejail The portable units have to meet strict srxicifications which many manufacturers cant make said Mike Algan director of planning and support services for the ministry of correctional services The ministry was considering usmg por table jail units built in the United States but they were found to have roofs unable to withstand the amount of snow accumulated in anadian winter said Algan The ministry still may purchase the American units and reinforce them Algan said He said jails in Barrie Sault Ste Marie and other parts of Ontario will probably get portable units at the same time in about two or three months because it will be less expensive to buy large number of units munin groups have voluiiteerrxi to help the refugcts adjust to living in Toronto They will supply the moral support They can take them around help put the children in the schools and try to locate relatives Preference will be given to refugees who have relatives in Canada Amadcc iaudrcalt of tlic federal cinpioy merit and immigration department said Canada has taken more than Toni Viet namesc refugees since lilTn Canadian Forces aircraft is to return to Montreal Sunday with 150 refugees They will be taken to former armed forces base for twoday medicalexamination before going to cities in which they have chosen to live iordon Walker minister of correctional scrvir es identified overcrowding as main problem at Barrie jail after brief tour last month West arrives The fact that the west has arrived became obvious Wednesday at Toronto international Airport when planeload of Edmonton Eskimos players cheerleaders and fans descended on Toronto for the Grey Cup game Complete in western garb fan Gord Wilson waves sports pages and cow bell to pro claim the arrival of the Albertans for Sundays game against Mon treal Alouettes CP Photo weather The current spell of rainwet snow should be over by Friday Todays weather forecast is for the wet snow this morning to change to rain by this afternoon High today near with temperatures steady overnight Mostly cloudy Friday High3to