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to US continues warns MD official TORONTO tli An official of the Canadian Medical Association says thtorbashing has become as prevalent as violence in hockey and warns that doctors will continue to leave public health insurance plans or leave the country to earn satisfactory incomes Dr John Bennett MA professional affairs director said in weekend interview that 800 doctors left Canada last year compared with 240 in 1975 He blamed the exodus on inade quate increases in insurance plan payments in recent years Doctors incomes have not kept pace with those of other professional groups Dr Bennett said Between 1966 and 1976 lawyers incomes increased almost 20 per cent while those of doctors rose only 106 per cent Monique Begin federal health minister has warned the provinces that medicare transfer payments may be withdrawn unless the spirit of universality remains in the plans Dr Bennett said One could argue that in geographic pockets where all physicians are balancebilliiig charging payments on top of the insurance allotmenti or optingout there might be feeling that accessibility or universality is not present He referred to the recent threat by Ontario Health Minister Dennis Timbrell to ban credit card payments for health services as nonsense Chatham dikes being repaired llAlllAliL Ont Pi Sunny skies and warm weather helped crews during the weekend as they repaired dikes following the flooding of farmland in Dover Township last week Res Crawford the townships deputy reeve said Sunday only one breach in dike along the Thames River remains to be repaired Other holes were repaired Saturday The final opening in the dike will be closed today it has been left open to allow water to run off the land into the river The area was spared further flooding Saturday when the Thames did not reach the level expected when local conser vation authorities issued flood warnings By Sunday afternoon only four roads in the area remain ed closed Senility study changes ideas LONDON Ont Ifli lniversity of Western Ontario study on one of the most feared diseases of old age could help transform the whole process of aging university doc tor says Researchers have completed the first of five years study of the disease known scientifically as senile dementia alzheimei type or seiiility Dr Ronald Cape coordinator of geriatric medicine in the universitys medicine department told seminar on aging held Saturday that the disease is mental deterioration that strikes many elderly people causing confusion and loss of memory While projects on senilin are going on in several other cities ape said he believes the London study is unique Show of victory Newfoundland Energy Minister Brian Peckford and his wifeflarina shout with ioy after he was chosen the leader of the provinces Pro gressive Conservative party Saturday Peckford won the leadership at party convention in St Johns and is expected to become premier March 25 CP Laserphoto 34 Canadians die on weekend Hy TIIIC CANADIAN PRESS mother and her three children who died in house fire in Prince Albert Sask on Saturday were among at least 34 persons killed in accidents across the country during the weekend survey by The Canadian Press from pm Friday until midnight Sunday night local times shows 24 traffic fatalities one drowning seven fire deaths and two persons killed while snowmobiling Fire Chief GeorgeSlater said Mona Louise Neufeld 28 her threeyearold twins Justin Gary and Joey Dale and son Jason Edward all died of smoke inhalation Mrs Neufeld went next door to call for help then ran back into the burning home to try tosave the children In Ontario seven persons including three Toronto students when their car collided with bus near Minden Ont died in traffic accidents One died in fire and one person died in snowmobile accident Cancer finally claims Rachel HUNTSVILLE Ont li Rachel Kings battle against cancer ended Saturday when the foursyearold died at home She captured the hearts of many newspaper readers four months ago when her pet puppy was stolen while she was be ing treated at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto Doctors then gave her only weeks to live but she rallied later to celebrate her fourth birthday in December CAIRO AP US presidential envoy Zbigniew Brzezinski was unable to win Saudi Arabian and Jordanian support for the Egyptian lsraeli peace treaty but says he is more convinced than ever the pact will be the beginning and cornerstone of peace in the MiddleEast The Saudi royal family and King Hussein of Jordan still de mand comprehensive peace that would end lsraeli occupation of all Arab land taken in 1967 including East Jerusalem and would meet Arab demands for Palestinian selfrule officials in the capitals of the two countries said Brzezinski President Carters national security chief led US delegation in weekend meetings with Saudi King Khaled in Riyadh and Hussein in Amman Then he flew to Cairo to tell President Anwar Sadat about his talks MAY CONTINUE AID Brzezinski said his talks with the two monarchs were con structive and useful and he was Transfers cargo The punctured Liberian tankor Marilia right is shown transferring about 80000 tons of crude oil to the tanker Golden Spray loft The Marilia was holed by ice off Nova Scotia March and was towed to Halifax harbor for tho transfer Heavy ice in the Cabot Strait toro 35 moire gash in her forepeak but no oil was lost CP Losorphoto encouraged He would not elaborate but there was 3peculation that the Saudis in icated they will not cut off their Egypt We are more convinced than ever that the forthcoming peace treaty between Egypt and Israel is both the beginning financial support of Say risk slight GENEVA Switzerland MP The risk of cancer caused by saccharin use is outweighed by health dangers from sugar recent statement by an interna tional conference of scientists said The scientists at the con ference sponsored by the Euro pean Research Group for Oral Biology said that the risk of the sugar substitute is more than offset by the risk of obesity cardiovasuilar disease and diabetes which are caused by sugar CARPET SIM COE Est i948 lorrb Phi cm on Tad Mounted Carpet Cloth list to ad corn was furniture 01 our plant or in your hm 205 Dunlop St 1284761 innit nimm and the cornerstone for com prehensive peace treaty in the region said Brzezinski Sadat had no comment Brzezinski was flying back to Washington today while Depu ty State Secretary Warren Christopher was going to Western Europe to brief leaders there on the proposed treaty Although economic boycott of Egypt if Sadat signs the pact with lsrael it would hurt the Egyp tians only if the Saudis joined in Defence EXPORTS Oll toes of the treat are calling for panAra Egyptianlsraeli treaty cornerstone of peace almost $1 billion in aid last year and banks about $16 billion in Egypt Diplomats here predict the Saudis will continue to straddle the political fence In Jerusalem Prime Minister Menachem Begins cabinet was expected to en dorse the full treaty after debate toda The Knesset the Israeli par lament opens its debate on Tuesday and ratification is expected by Wednesday The treaty might be signed as early as next week in Washington but Egyptian Minister Kamel if Hassan Ali and lsraeli Defence Less than four per cent oféiMinister Ezer Weizman were Egypts exports go to other Arab countries and Egypt is itself an exporter of oi But Saudi Arabia gave Egypt still haggling in the US capital over the timetable for Israels pullout from the Sinai Penin sula Quebec deputy speaker dies QUEBEC tCPi The provincial fleurdelis flag flew at halfmast Saturday at the Quebec national assembly and politicians of all parties paid tribute to JeanGuy Cardinal the deput speaker of the assembly who died Friday night at the age 54 Cardinal who came withinawhisker of being premier of the province in the late 19605 had been admitted to Hotel Dieu hospital Tuesday CA TCH THE SA TURDA NITE FE VER iowm 0C0 COURSE iowmi socut lumen THURS MAR 291h8 PM 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