Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 2 Apr 1979, p. 1

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Elderly evocuee An ambulance attendant Randy Meinke of Harrisburg wheels out one of the more than 240 residents of nursing home in Middletown Pa Satur day The elderly were taken to other homes further from the scene of the nuclear plant leak in Harrisburg area AP Photo Firmer plans made for evacuating Harrisburg lllltlSBlltl la Pi Pennsylvania authorities sharpened contingency plans for an evacuation unpreccdciited in scope ci tour counties almost one million people as precaution against radiation cal astrophe Direct billing for everyone Robt ii Bell of sltiiiltl thinks doctors should not he the only ones enhancing their incomes through direct billing and has designtd cciv tificate for use by persons who want to chargi extra for the work they do Issued for the ilpting ttut society of in tario or in Uh Ontario the certificate says tha the bearer has decided to suppleiiitiit his lnCiiltii lilttlltlllltlg Eleiic forth shall 1i collect from my employi the agreed upon sum or my ser vices bill each ptison tcustomcri user of my set vices an extra for my ser vices lir certificateleads All the ocarur has to do is fill in his name XCiipaimi hid the amount of extra money desired and put lli certificate in iiiiinent pliltt Marked 1l an asterisk on the certificate is llic esiiii=ri Isc one wot be denied my sci yicts duc to povci lliasc lfSllll proof oi poverty when lsll ttlltftil litii dots not state his occupation or ptltt but otters to supply to copies of thi ertificatc forSi cii appliuiuir to postal hos iii Stroiid Ringers An unidentified Wooiwich player left attempts to steal the ring from on Ayr skater during chem pionship action in the Belle division of Sundays Oro Ringette tourna ment at Oro Community Centre Wooiwirh won the game 5i More than 500 girls in four divisions took part in the onesday event For details see todays Sports section Examiner Photo Eagles topple Kings We ust played bad Penetanguishcrw Kings coach Pete Dubeau said after his club host BowmanVillc Eagles in the third game of their Ontario was walloped 92 by Hocch Association Junior series Sunday Bowmanville now leads the bestolfive semi final series two games to one Whether such logistical nightmari would become reality lunged on events it the crippl Nd Three Mile island nuclear power plant where engineers workcd to cool an overheated reactor Bnt thero were llltttt no indications iiicludvin strong twi iron litsulcn taite that partial vat uaiion would be ordered within days inc civil defence official asking not to be identified said he pctfs iiov Dick lhorii burgh to order precautionary evacuation of all people from artas within in eight kilometre radius of the Siistpicliaiiiia liiiir facility ithin thc llil day or so Nl KIDS ill Pregnant women and preschool children two groups particularly vulnerable to radia tion living within that area hau been uri ed to leave The population of that area is about Alton people but man no one knows how lllittlf havcalrcady felt liaiiphiiiioiinty officials estimated that as many as llftilft people throughout thi icgioii have moved away lllll porarily aitcr after visiting Three Mile island on Sunday with lhornbiirgh said any order to evacuate will not indicati that danger is high but would be purely precautionary as technicians applied new methods to end the crisis at the nuclear plaiit fficials stepped up llltll preparations in Dauphin bounty which includes Harrisburg and the nuclear plant as well as lll neighbor mg York Lancaster and tiinibcrlaiid coiin ties While most planning was at the local level state authorities were co oidiiiating thi eliort and lhoiiiburgh was to announce an ilecision toeyacuate Margaret bannedSun 10Mth Itli Ihc Sim which claims the largest circulation of any newspaper in Britain says today that Margaret Trudeau has been unofficially banned from meeting Princi harlcs on his tour of Canada Prince harlts arrived in Victoria on Sun day for week long visit to Canada in dispatch from Vancouver The Sun says Margaret now reunited with Pierre IS about to launch nationwide tour to plug tier new hook Officials fcar she will make certain she iiieetstharfis the tour chief said she could turn up anywhere We dont iiiideicstiinatc that woman She can be so eiiibaiiassiiig to anyone Mafia show damaging TUIileli tflt The National on gress of ltalian anadians is considering legal action against the anadiaii Broad casting orporation for what it says was ir reparablc damage done to thc ltaliaii coni munin by the series onncctions the groups president says Laureano Leone president of the con gress said it is demanding the resignation of TB president Albert Johnson for allow ing the broadcast of the three shows which centred on the OptlilllotlS of the Mafia and wants ban on distribution of the film He said the congress wants equal time to show the good side of the ltalian tltlltlluni tv its history culture and contributions to anadianlife The way the CB program and the Tana dian media link the entire Italian communi ty with the Mafia Leone said has letl to discrimination against ltaliaiis in business and in government Masks called unsafe TUBUNlt iTPi Surgical masks even disposable synthetic ones re not as safe as they should be in protecting patient from bacteria breathed out by doctors and nurses while the patient is undergoing surgery CUPE in Barrie Janitors strike at schools pickets more than 200 man By STEPHEN NICHULLS If The Examiner Despite rain spirits were good on picket lines at Simcoc ounty Board of Education Centre on Paris Lane as custodians and maintenance workers began the first day of theirstrikc The Canadian Union of Public Employees voted unanimously Saturday to hold the strike The board offered $102 an hour wage in crease but the local wants $140 increase The increase would be spread over two years in four separate raises Strikers are angry because they say they are paid less than custodians in nearby regions About 220 strikers from throughout the county gathered at the Ferris Lane Educa tion entre about 730am today Ed McGrady from lilmvalc High School said picket lines will be set up at other high schools in the following few days Banting Memorial High School in Alliston Midland Secondary School Elmvalc District High School Pcnetanguishenc Secondary School trillia District ollegiatc and Voca tional Institute and lwin Lakes Secondary School will be pickctcd he said Strikers picketcd Barrie icntral ollcgiatc today The llSltXlIilllS say the schools will soon feel the effects of the missing maintenance staff Theyll be filthy said one picket Another man said the schools will be really had in threedays and health officials will be called in Midland custodian predicts increased vandalism and even fire at Midland Sccon dary School Gordon lark said custtxlians there have Vlllllllllsllttl five tires at the school this year Vandals may set fire there during the strike and because there at no custodians it might get out of hand lack llilllftl education ltftttitl said pickets iiitcrfeiui with cars entering thr parking lot at the centre this morning llf said mail and other scivicis were ltlllP rupted The board has not been approached for another negotiations meeting said ltaiiisay fivcniiig actinties and building rentals have been cancelled for all county public scliixils he said The schools ill be closed at in Does anyone mind ifl sign in pencil says Toronto doctor Dr Wiley an orthopedic surgeon at Toronto Western Hospital told recent meeting of medical researchers that tests be has done show that some germs can pass through even disposable masks Contract worseParrot OTTAWA IiPI The binding contract settlement imposed on H000 inside postal workers is even worse than lllt union ex pcctcd icaurtlaudc Parrot president of the anadian Unit of Postal Workers said today The medialorarbitrator has with one stroke taken away many of the major pro tections we have illltVl over the last 12 years protections in such areas as shop stewards rights and responsibilities surveillance and severance pay Parrot said The binding settlement effective to the end of W79 did not deal Wllll problcms aris ing from technological change or the organization of work two key clauses of thedispute in the first place Parrot said Thomson raises bid ltilttiNlti itli Newspaper baron Kenneth Thomson returned today to the fray in takeover battle for retail giant Hudsons Bay To with new offer The Thomson famin interests announced they will raise their allcash bid by $4 to $35 share to counter an earlier offer of $40 share by George Weston Ltd Westons offer made last week was for all cash or half in cash and half in stocks Thomson offered $31 share March 15 for 51 per cent of Hudsons Bay shares When Weston made its unexpected offer Thom son responded by saying he would not change his bid of $31 share apparently capitulating to the big food retail chain lo statement lhomsoii said the new of fer will no longer be conditional on the deposit of any minimum number of shares Accordingly if 113155000 or fewer shares are deposited under the offer all shares deposited will he purchased the statement said More than 350 caretakers and maintenance workers for the Simcoe County Board of Education picketed the Simcoe County Board of Education Centre stopping all traffic from entering the building this morning One car mode it into the parking lot and one woman crossed the picket line before the pickets closed the entrances Union officials at the scene said there were more than 200 people picketing the board across the county Examiner Photo by Dave Burcsik Radio Shack workers granted union company ruled to have violated Act ll llll llllilf ill he lllllllll Hiic hundred parttune woikcis at ltadio Shack hau beeii granted union status follow an decision li thi Iiitzirio Labor Relations board The loaid ll tttllllttl tlic iiitcd Steelworkiisol llltlltt lv toicpicscni lllt workers afici liiidiinI thc company has itllilli1lliltllildlililillitll lltlillltlllsall The decision handed down Friday Itttl Radio Sliail ii shown disrespect of and tlisiegatd for the piociss ISlililllltl by ll to protect iiiiplojwes ii tliciiccicise of then stiiitoi tivcdoii ioiii trade union of tliiiiclioici lliv lioaivi iiilcd that am iiiiioii activities to hc coiiipiziiji tiltlillitl supplying oiiiipliiuw iiiipirv if lfl tltitiiti Hli ill llitl ioiitio iii tIttt pan link and proud oi two IlliltlxtjmtN ltitJ lit the union lliH it dismissJ ioiii liltlf duty ind lllttiilll pii did not ioiipi to labor hoard order ti deadfine reinstate one of them the decision says Support for an anti union petition on com pany premises during regulai working hours was cited by the board in addition foreman for itadio Shack warn ed that if the union was certified the com pany would move to wcsferii tanada liii very pleased ilt Lamb ITAW ttpttstiiltlit said today know an awful lot oi people who are goiiii to be pleased lts oimons management has done many things to kHil fllt iiiiioii oiii inside today lifestyle entertainment sports 79 cornicetv guide 10 classified 113 Its dogs life Just prior to Prince Charles arrival at Victoria international Airport on Sun day dog came out onto the landing strip and carried out its own inspection of the Royal Roads Military College honor guard The dog was shooed out of the area by security officials and did not reappear during the princes ar rival CP Photo Come homato The Examiner Call 7266539 for homedelivery It has been very hard battle Lamb intlntaiio it has been longawaited decision she added The union first applied last June for the pillllllllt workers to be granted certifica tioii slitsaid liour sepaiate days of hearings had been held since lcb 30 on the matter said Mrs Lamb said Mrs Its always hard for an organized union to try and defend the rights of workers The union will now represent all employees of the company when the next round of mm contract talksareheld The meeting has been scheduled itil April 24 at the Holiday lnn in Barrie Radio Shack management dcclinui coni ment today on the boards decision In its decision the board said it was iiiihke ly the true wishes of the employees would have been ascertained by secret ballot Meeting dates change The places for two federal party nomina tion meetings for South Simcee have been changed The NDP meeting will be held liiesday ti pm at the Fellowship hall of ollier lnitcd Church Gaye Lamb and lim Brooker ire contesting the nomination The Liberal session will also be held lues day at pm at St Monicas school on Steel Street Alex Manjuris and Ray Ramsav will be opposing each other Emimcration begins today in South Sinicoc and will be going on until April lt£t lf fectcd include Barrie Bradford chiiiiiscih Essa lniiisfil Vespra Plus and West iWilllllllnlly Parrot trial today lllAWA lt Postal union leader lcan laudc Parrot went to trial today vow ing that the other 23000 members of the Canadian lnion of Postal Workers itl lWi will continue the fight if he is jailed for de lying Parliaments backto work ordci in October Parrot and four other national executives of the union were before the Ontario Supreme ourt to face the charges dont want to say too much about it right now said Parrot as he prepared to enter the court But he said the union will not be destroyed it leaders are put in jail Facing charges with Parrot are union of ficcrs Leroy lliltz David Jones Sid Baxter and Andre Bcauchamp weather Windy with periods of rain or drizzle today chance of thunderstorm High near Cloudy with flurries overnight low to Windy and cold with showers of rain or wet snow Tuesday high to

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