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Offers pelts as parking ticket payments Rick Martin trapper from the Okanagan community of Summerland of fered the nearby city of Penticton BC muskrat and beaver pelts to pay off parking tickets and after the city however after Photo refused went to court It all ended well goodnatured city council waived the parking tickets CP Bookpublishing control proposed in policy paper OTTAWA lCPi $129 millionayear program to in crease Canadian control of book publishing and distribu tion was proposed Tuesday in New Democratic Party election policy paper The proposals range from personal tax deductions for in dividuals who buy Canadian text books to tough regulations against foreign ownership of book publishing and distribu tion companies It advocates funds to sub sidize anadian writers loans and grants to buy out foreign owned publishers distributors and book clubs and capital funds to build more libraries across the country The proposals endorsed by the NDPs t7member pre election parliamentary caucus were issued in document prepared by Cyril Symes the partys arts and culture critic and MP seeking reelection in Sault Ste Marie nt government agency called the literary development coun cil would be established to oversee the program Symes said is necessary to eliminate problems hindering the development of Canadian literature COMPETITION lNIIR Problems included unfair in ternational competition for eign influence in publishing and distribution and lack of government financial support for Canadian authors publishers and readers The NDP would set quotas on LARGE CELERY 65 CARLOS FRUIT SPY APPLES qt basket I99 CABBAGE 75S distributors and wholesalers through licensing system to ensure Canadian materials find their way onto the book racks and magazine stands Quotas would be aimed at iii creasing the Canadian share of the mass paperback and SPRING DRESSES Reg up to $4899 novuusr$1997 fafe roumosr Iii usuion 34 DUNLOP ST magazine market to 20 per cent from the current two to four per cent within five years Synies said private owner ship would be continued if possible lint public ownership might be necessary to expose Canadian literature 7282246 CREATIVE IERUIItIS CENTRE LIVIIIEI REGISTER NOW FOR SPRIN AFTERNOON CLASSES AND EVENING FOR MORE INFO CALL NOELLA UI533 ALLIANCE BLVD 7264044 FlORIDA ORANGES 29 75¢ dox MclNIOSIi RED DELICIOUS APPLES APPLES qt basket qt basket GREEN ONIONS HOURS Mon Tues 96 Wed Thurs Fri 99 Sat Sun 97 175 175 235 275 LARGE SIZE LETTUCE CANTALOUPE HAM SALAMI By George Weston Ltd Bay offered $40 per share TORONTO CP The sons of two of Canadas most famous businessmen continue their bat tie for one of the plums of Cana dian merchandising but it ap pears the baker may have out faxed the publisher On Wednesday Galen Weston through his company George Weston Ltd announced he will offer $40 share for con trolling interest in the Hudsons Bay Co Kenneth Thomson son of the late Roy Thomson the first Lord Thomson of Fleet has of fered $31 share In brief statement Wednes day the Thomson family owners of dozens of newspapers and interests in North Sea oil said it did not not intend to match Westons offer Galen Weston 39 is the son of the late Garfield Weston Toronto baker who developed small family bakery into multinational conglomerate with interests in food distributing and manufactur ing Last ctober less than two weeks before he died Garfield made arrangements to pass CAL subtle or getting of the clothing is beautiful dirndl skirt with side 16 2999 lnc exclusive Canadian Licensee ROSE GURTAINJ BARRIE ONTARIO THE FINEST IN TAB RUFFLED CURTAINS FOR FREE SHOPATHOME SERVICE at us first Then by all means corn prices with the others We think spring shopping at Marks Spencer Where theres only one label our own St Michael Where over 85 is made in Canada Where Spring 79 Trademark of Marks Spencer Limited London England Marks Spencer Canada GEORGIAN MALLBARBIE control of George Weston Ltd to Galen Weston Canadas largest merchandising organization with revenue last year of $524 billion owns about 60 operating subsidiaries in North America which represents about half the worldwide empire Garfield Weston fashioned EMPIRECONTROLLED The rest of the empire is cori trolled by Galens older brother Garry Last week the Bays direc tors advised its shareholders to reject the Thomson offer They said Bay stock is worth at least $41 share after taxes Weston said he has clear ad vantage over Thomson since he waited for the Bay to reject Thomsons bid before making his offer Asked whether his bid was not too high Weston said You may well be right But Ive got everything own in the world riding in it myself and have taken the best advice that know how to surround myself with Echoing comments made last month by Thomson Weston From the great new looks to the essential basics we have beautiful Spring ready for you Whether youre la youll decide to do your 100 polyester crepe look blouse with standup collar Cream or peach Sizes 1018 2599 Linen look dirndl skirt with soft shirring self tie belt 29 74 cm length 50 polyester 50 rayon Black or dusty green Sizes 1016 2999 The onepiece dress with the twopiece look Knit top with elasticized waist butterfly print pockets tie belt Jade top with bright print on black ground Sizes 10 ying it involved with the new brights ta look pare our quality and our said he believes purchasing the Bay is an investment in Canada believe as Ken Thomson does that even at these high share prices Canadian assets are going cheap in world markets Westons offer like Thom sons is for 11785000 shares about 51 per cent of the Bays outstanding shares OFFERSIIOICES Westons offer gives Bay shareholders choice of $40 cash $40 in 825percent preferred shares or $20 cash and $20 in 8251xrcent prefer red shares for each share tendered If Westons offer is suc cessful its combinatoii with the Bay would produce company with an interest in annual retail sales of more than $8 billion Ray spokesman said the commands and flow prerequisite Tuesdays 7001000 pni 10 weeks Stuts April I979 Fee $3000 For registration contact Georgian College Cominuing Education 401 Duckvrortb St Burk Ontario HM 3X9 Tel 705728195I Ext 317 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING BASIC This course is intended to introduce the BASIC language and the microcomputer It will also in clude consideration of computer systems systems charting equivalent standing in mathematics and science is company Will not comment on the offer until it has been received by the directors George Weston ltd whose 1978 net earnings rose to $573 million from $245 million the previous year owns majority interest in Loblaws Companies Itd Weston Bakeries ltd Donlands Dairy Co Ltd and It Eddy Paper Co The liay with head offices in Winnipeg last year acquired control of Zellers ltd Earlier this year shortly before the Thomson offer the ltay gained control of Simpsons Ltd RECORD FUNDS RAISED NEW YORK iAli The Na tional Ititlttltillttt of the March of Dimes says it raised $02395 849 in campaign contributions for 107 This was nearly $7 mil lion more than thr ltiTT total and the largest amount ever re ceivcd in single campaign the examiner Thursday Mar 29 1079 TORONTO CP Ontario Hydros nuclear reactor at nearby Pickering is similar to the one that malfunctioned in the United States on Wednesday but has an add ed safety feature to cope with the potential danger of escaping radioactive ma terial llydro officials say William Morison Hydros director of nuclear design Grade 12 or The opportunity to make TV com mercials do magazine and fashion modelling Could be the start of new career full or parttime We only offer this course once year so act NOW For further information Call 7264723 union Reactor here hasadded safety feature or MODELLING and development said large vacuum building at tached to the Pickering generating station is design ed to suck potentially radioactive steam away from sources of nuclear fuel The system goes into effect automatically if the 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