Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 8 Feb 1979, p. 2

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v41 4c the examlnor Thursday Feb 1079 LL xtrf 18000 workers at UK plant in walkout LONDON AP British Leyland Britains largest automobile company and one of the countrys leading ex porters was hit by the nationwide strike wave today as 18000 workers at its biggest plant walked out because of paydispute Strike votes were being held at the com aiiys 33 other plants this week and most of the 100000 pr uction workers were expected to join the walkout The workers are demanding payment of productivity bonus of up to $20 worker that was promised in contract signed in November as means of getting around the governments fiveperceiit antiinflation ceiling on wage iii creases The company said it could not pay the bonus because the workers had not produced the 61 cars per worker per month that was specified Only about five cars per worker had been manufactured Opposition to the fivepercent ceiling has caused wave of strikes in England during the last two months with ef fects including gasoline and food shortages oneday railway shutdowns school closures funeral delays and emergency only hospital care Central London is strewn with piles of rotting uncollected rubbish one of the effects of strike by most of the coun trys 15 million municipal workers local governments have offered an 8pcrcent raise lhe strikers demanded 42 per cent but have indicated they might settle for 15 to 20 per cent Many of the lowest paid make $84 week and seek $120 minimum Prison worker ordered reinstated TUHONIO tCli An employceof the Kingston prison for women convicted of assaulting police officer was ordered reinstated to his job by the Public Service Staff Relations Board on Wednesday The federal labor tribunal ruled that Smiths cori duct last May 31 did not warrant discharge although it had prejudiced the reputation of the Canadian Penitentiary Ser vice Smith 28 was fired after he was given an 18month suspended sentence for assaulting at Kingston policeman Ihe inCident occurred at Smiths apartment where police had called because of disturbance Smith driver for the prison taunted police concerning their professional comtwtencc and fight broke out court was told at the time Counsel for the penitentiary service argued before an ad Judicator that penitentiary employees should set good ex ample and show respect for the police However the adjudicator ruled that Smiths action was an isolated incident and did not interfere Willi his ability to per form his duties at the prison Victories claimed by US farmers iASHlNGTON iAPi Protesting farmers are claiming few small victories fresh water and propane for their campers promise of new government hearings and an apology from the agriculture secretary for sug gesting some of them were motivated by simple greed think things are beginning to work out said Gerald fttathern of Hereford Tex leader of the American Agriculture movement Theyre beginning to understand that ere not bunch of hoodlums City officials allowed farmers to bring lll water and pro pane to cook their meals and heat their campers encircled on the Mail Hut concerned about liability in the event of ac Cidents they turned down the farmers offer to iiSe their tractors to clear the streets of 1+centimetrc snowfall Remain aboard refugees told HONG KONG iAPi Authorities ordered about 3000 refugees from Vietnam to remain aboard the freighter Skyiuck saying they are probably better off afloat than in Hong Kongs teeming resettlement camps If we were to bring the passengers ashore now the condi tions under which they were held could be more uncomfor table than those under hich they are currently being held Completely installed l6x32fL INGROUND POOL as low as $8635 Ml Illlllllll WHY BUY NOW EARLY INSTALLATION BEAT 1979 PRICE INCREASE PIONEER POOLS RELIABLE SIGN OF SUMMER FOR 14 YEARS Pioneers Lowest Price Guarantee if you can buy the identical pool for loss within 30 days well refund the difference We will not be undersoid Tues toFrf 1200 700 pm Sat 1000 500 pm PIONEER POOLS 14th ANNUAL PRESEASON POOL SALE Barrie 7264606 10 Ni Iilf llilei tintiiiiit and balance tilt1 for til months TORONTO CP Budget restrictions have forced 0n tario hos itals to become more efficient ut the cuts can go no further say some hospital ad ministrators Patrick Blewett executive director of University Hos ital in London 0nt said the ef ects of further cuts would be catastrophic He said further restrictionsei this year the hospitals will receive budget increases of RICHMOND Ont CP Eastern Ontario dairy farmers had difficult time Wednesday convincing federal and provin cial marketing board officials that they needed more milk for cheddar cheese production The meeting here 24 kilometres southeast of Otv tawa drew about 150 farmers industry and board officials Max Mcllquham Lanark County farmer and president of the Balderson cheese company suggested solution to the pro blem would be for each com pany to be responsible for marketing its own product He said each company could tell the Ontario Milk Marketing Board OMMB in advance how much it proposed to produce and the milk board could allocate production quotas to farmers accordingly Plant supply quotas for ched dar cheese were fine ei ht years ago but are not it ed any longer He said that if cheese producers were to get more milk it would have to be at the expense of butter and skim milk powder plants Makes Moro claim Gian Luigi Melego writer for the leftist oriented newsweekiy LEspresso examines Wednesdays newspapers in Rome which carried the first reaction to his article that alleges that the murderabduction of former Premier Aldo Moro involved two members of Italys parliament His story quoting an alleged detector of the Red Brigades terrorist group claims the murder abduction was organized by two unidentified members of Parliament and person linked to the Vatican The article also claims Moro was kill ed by Italys notional police the Corobinieri AP Photo Completely decked and fenced FANTA SEA POOL as low as 569 pm itiiiiiiti lAST YEARS PRICES on all steel wall 18ft 24 ft ROUND and 12x 24a owns ABOVE GROUND North Barrie Plaza Srotuabonk Continues at BARRIE TV APPLIANCES Temporary location 88 Dunlop St East 7284297 Hospital official warns Further cuts would be catastrophic about 45 per cent while infla tion is nine per centwill jeopardize the hospitals ability to function as centre for rwearch and teaching Dr Bernard Balshin chief of medical staff at Doctors Hospital in Toronto said some hospitals became spoiled over the years with excessive budgets James McNab president of Toronto General Hospital said he had been hostile to the Baldersons sales mana er estimated he could triple is sales of cheddar cheese if the milk was available Mcllquham said the company recently had to turn down Manitoba buyers who wanted Ontario cheddar The company told the milk board year ago that cheddar kip for aging should be con si red specialty cheese and that the milk quota should be returned to the stem for fur ther cheddar pr uction Grant Smith OMMB vice chairman pointed out that the milk would still have to come out of Ontarios share of the na tional market share quota LOST PART OF QUOTA He said Ontario originally had 40 per cent of the quota but had lost much of it between 1973 and 1975 when Ontario farmers fell short of their allotment On tario now has only 28 per cent of the national quota Smith said much of what was being said about the cheese business was misrepresented and misunderstood He said there is no shortage of cheddar cheese in Canada and that per THE GREATEST SHOW ON SNO budget restrictions but he now feels they are not bad thing The brunt of the controls is felt teaching hospitals and they ear they will not be able to keep abreast of advances in medical techniques and technology LEARNING OF CHANGES Ontario residents will learn of medical improvements in the United States and wondering why they arent hap ning here said Dr Calvin tiller Need more milk for cheese production formers claim capita consumption of cheddar cheese is declining in Canada while milk used for cheddar wait 24 per cent between 1973an 1977 Canada only filled half of its cheese export quota to the United States last year yet the Ontario Dairy Council manag ad to stop the OMMB from allocating milk for the manufacture of 125 million pounds of cheese for Britain rir riuriri riopOSited Crifiéttld Trust Retirement SatV iris Pinri certificate iiiiiraintrics you high rate of return or terms tram one to ten wrath For example earn 8°o for years $1 000 titaptiiiieti now Will grow to chief of nephrology and transplants at University Hospital McNab said the province shortld not place freeze on all new programs because the best doctors and researchers will move rather than accept the restrictions Community hospitals are sen ding teachinggiospitals patients who cannot refused said Douglas Snedden executive director of Torontos Hospital forSick Children lhe lack of money has lowered morale and led to understaffing the ad ministrators agreed Hydrocufture All RSPS are 910 alike HIGH AT CANADA TRUST $1613 in years Thats an increase of 61 Even if you already have an RSP coriSider Canada Trust In most cases swnching IS easy Caii or come in for details Ail RSP are not aiike ii iii witi iiiiw Canada Trust ll BARRiE Duniop at Memoriai Souare 7261848topen Fii til 30 Sat 1010 extends an invitation to visit our display at THE GEORGIAN MALL Dr SJ Peerless chief narrosurgery at Uni Hospital said patient can beingaffected He said he must decide patients can use the hospltlII specialized equipment Id whichcannot Dr Peter Wallbridge chid medical staff at St Mary Geieral Hospital in Thumb 0ntsaidheisbeing rend discharge patients on In believes he should Dr Wilbert Keon chief of surgery at Ot tawa Civic Hospital said some tients have to be sent to on pitals just two days Iflu heart surgery WINTER carnival February 17th 18th SPECIAL FEATURES DON LATRAY Sat Sun afternoons daily in spectacular world recordsetting motorcycle leaps special stunt riding show wm $1 ooocooi Cash plus ONE WEEK IN CLEARWATER FLORIDA Get Your Tickets Now WAW SkyLark Holidays TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS THROUGH 0x JOHNSON TRAVEL Feb JunioriTeVen Queen Dance Feb l0 Minor Hockey Tournament Bed Pushing Race nois Feb 17 Grand Parade Round the Boy Run Klondike ll Night Feb 15 Winter Carnival Film Festival hum Feb lb Charity Hockey Game mumam mm Klondike MIOLI Feb 1718 Broomball Arts Crafts Tournaments Festival Pancake Breakfast mm Motorcycle Studded Tire Races Sled Dog Races

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