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wednesday is for women Idea to help seniors TORONTO CP An idea that could help senior citizens and small merchants has been devised by members of the Creative Living Centre place where seniors meet for various activities The project Discount for Seniors is head ed up by Ida Lipson widow and senior citizen Besides offering those living on fixed in comes cutrates on some buses streetcars and theatres the centre decided to see whether merchants and others in the area would be interested in giving certified senior discounts We felt this would benefit those on fixed incomes says Mrs Lipson It would build up the storekeepers income and keep our wonderful senior volunteers busy She says the response following business like letters and followup visits was greater than expected EAGER TO HELP More than onethird of those we ap proached were more than willing to co operate with discounts from five per cent up to 30 per cent RAY MARSHALL noeiiforceiiiciit Shutdown hits 90000 WSHINTON tAPi The Carter ad ministration says it has no plans to try to force swift end to shutdown of major US trucking firms now responsible for production cuts in the auto industry We are not contemplating any Taft Hartley Act action at this point Labor Secretary Ray Marshall said Tuesday in outlining handsoff policy in dispute bet ween industry and the giant Teamsters union The law gives the government authority to seek backtowork order from federal judge The labor department said supplies of food and critical materials are not likely to be affected seriously for at least two weeks But Marshall conceded that the situation already has begun to pinch and auto makers said about 90000 workers at 25 plants either have been laid off or placed on short shifts by Tuesday Killed in hijack try SYDNEY Australia AP Police fatal ly shot wouldbe hijacker today when he tried to set off beer can full of gunpowder aboard 21 Pan American jumbo jet authorities said The hijacker identified as Dimicias Speranzo held woman at knifepoint for more than two hours before releasing her She suffered minor throat cuts and shock policeman who tried to rescue her was stabbed in the head but was reported in satisfactory condition Police said Speranzo 34 an Italian im migrant carpenter demanded to be flown to Italy for meetings with Pope John Paul and Communist leader Enrico Berlingucr and then on to Moscow Spcranzo was taken from Sydney lntcrna tional Airport to hospital were he died several hours later while undergoing surgery Peking activists held PEKING tReuteri At least one and perhaps four political activists were are rested by police today as they pasted up poster on Pekings Democracy Wall on the eve of the third anniversary of the Tienanmen riots Witnesses said plainclothes police dragg ed away four members of the Human Rights Alliance an activist group formed on Jan The included Rcii Wanding Jen Wan tingi 35 vicechairmanof the alliance Some witnesses said all four were taken to nearby police station Others said only Ren was being held there The group was detained as it pasted up the eighth page of long poster criticizing an article which appeared in the Peking Peoples Daily on March 22 and which call ed human rights bourgeois slogan Phone link opened JERUSALEM tRcutcr hotline telephone link will be opened from today between Prime Minister Mcnachem Begin in Jerusalem and President Anwar Sadat in Cairo the Israeli leader told parliairicnt Begin was reporting to the Knesset on his visit to Cairo in connection with the the new IsraelEgypt peace treaty The visit ended Tuesday Begin confirmed what he told reporters in Cairo Tuesday that Israel will hand back to Egypt on May 26 the town of El Arish capital of the Sinai desert border region The following lay Begin will visit El Arish and make joint statement with Sadat on opening borders that have been closed between the two countries by 30 years of war Charlie hit YELLOWKNIFE NWI iI Prince Charles sporting an Australian tan in the 22 chill of this northern community bask ed in the warmth Tuesday of the locals who know him affectionately as Charlie feel that know the Northwest Ter of Canada the prince said at the opening of $6ltmillion museum of northern culture named in his honor Mrs Lipson and her committee applied for deadfine ritories probably better than any other part With this promise of success achieved federal New Horizons Grant and received $13850 The government was very interested in this pilot project and knew none of the funds would go for labor They would be us ed to pay for supplies for the compilation and printing of reference book for seniors and shop owners looseleaf booklet making room for ad ditions to come if things get rolling will be supplied to any senior who requests it Well give any information happily and welcome seniors from anywhere to shop at the places listed and take advantage of dis counts there She said the discount deal applies to those over 60 not just 65 Warp now in Windsor WINDSOR nt tCIi Marie StClel one of the Brampton Ont women who organized Women Against Rising Prices has helped set up group in Windsor Mrs Seckler former Windsor real estate agent visited former neighbor Danica Vranic on Tuesday and Mrs Vranic accepted the challenge Mrs Vranic who works for General Motors of Canada Ltd said she plans to iii volve her fellow workers initially and let the movement grow from there On his previous two visits Prince harlcs endeared himself to Northerncrs with his affable manner and taste for adventure that saw him gainer sample slice of raw seal and dive beneath the Arctic ice in heavilyinsulattxl wetsuit However the most taxing task his nor thern hosts had in store for his oneday stay in Yellowknife was the official opening of the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage tcn tre and gala blacktie dinner that was the social highlight of the capitals long winter The banquet was an adults only affair but the day was for children Happy Birthday puzzle MANCHESTER Conn iAli tclcvr sion commercial says you can get Toyota for song so Cheryl Ilyland thought shed try it She walked into Lynch Toyota on Tuesday and sang Happy Birthday to puchd sales manager William Lockwood Ncithcr Lockwood nor owner Michael Lynch had seen the commercial Lynch called Hartford television sta tion heard the ad and then called Toyotas US headquarters in New Jersey He was told the phrasv for song is used as slang expression and has been cleared by company lawyers But Lynch ever the smiling salesman promised to check further If youve got car coming then youve got car coming he told Is llyland who says she already owns Toyota and would sell the free one if she gets it Vietnam ready to talk BANGKOK Thailand Alt Yictnaiii announced today it is ready to bcgiii talks with hina next week dropping an iirlicr condition that all hiiicsc titxtps lil withdrawn from Vietnamese soil beforc negotiations start The only thing the thinese delegation has to do is to apply for entry visas to iet nam Deputy Foreign Minister Ilian Ilicii told news conference in Hanoi The Vietnam news agency rclciiscd ii note the Vietnamese sent to the thiiicsc foreign ministry proposing that talks begin in Hanoi about April It at the level of dcpiity foreign ministers The note said the thinesc delegar tion would be welcomed in Hanoi and con cluded We hope that the hinesc side will give an early response ls NDP candidate Gaye Lamb local union organizer for the United Steelworkers of Amcrica is the federal New Democratic Party candidate in Simcoe South after Tuesday nights nomination meeting Lamb resident of Iiarric for the past Ill years is the first female NDP candidate in the riding Elsie Raikes long time to operative Commonwealth Federation and NDP member was the federal can didate in 1943 Opposed by iim Brookcr teacher from Angus the first vote resulted in tie with 33 votes for each candidate plus one spoiled ballot Another vote was taken and Lamb won Lamb said major election issue was the status of letrocan She said Joe lark has indicated he does not think the government should be involved with it Iicrrc decaii who was against it now seems to be in favor of keeping it as crown corporation she adr dcd We must save Ictrocan she said The need for an industrial strategy pro gram was major topic in Lambs noniiia tion speech She spoke of the rape of anadian resources by multinational corporations In the fishing industry she said the govern ment is allowing foreignrowiicd companies to purchase processing plants in the timber industry she said handful of large cor porat ions control the cut ire business Nominated for Liberals The former president of the South Simcoc Liberal Association is the federal Liberal candidate for the May 22 election Ray Ramsay defeated Alex Maiijiiris at nomination meeting Tuesday at St Monicas school The secret ballot was held before about 100 Liberals Ballots Were destroyed im mediatcly after and organizers refused to disclose the exact vote counts Lets get on with the election Ramsay told the association immediately following the announcement of his victory constitution is needed written by Canada and for Canada that will meet the needs of Ontario residents Ramsay said united Canada is neeied not RNA act that has created It powerful provinces and less powerful government of Canada said Ramsay National policies on energy education and national resources are needed he said Provinces now have hodgepodge of mics and regulations regarding energy policy he said The regulations have led the provinces to believe they own the na tional resources outright he said weather increasing cloudiness with strengthening easterly winds and wet snow or rain late in the day Highs to Periods of snow over night lows near Cloudy and win dy Thursday Highs near Come home tq The Examiner Call 7266539 for home delivalzy ZllFlKR Ll BlilTIO former ll Predawn execution Clemency pleas fail Bhutto hanged RAWALPINDI AP Former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Pakistans dominant political figure from 1971 to 1977 was hanged at am today at Rawalpindis central jail after the general who ousted him rejected clemency appeals President Mohammed Zia ulHaqs military government said the body of the 51yearold leader of the Pakistan Peoples party was flown by the air force to Naurdro his birthplace in southern Pakistan and buried there eight hours after the execution in the presence of two uncles and one of his two wives Amir Begum Although newspapers reported the hanging in special editions shortly after dawn the government delayed the official broadcast an nouncement until after the burial 1151i year No 80 Wednesday April 1979 It lllS lllllCR Of llic liiiiiiicr The Ontario Municipal Hoard tiMlti has SliSINIitlttl all ltllllitl hearings on the ltarric annexation until ruling by the Suprcmc toiiit of aiiiiilii has bccii llillltlttl down llii till decision ciiiiic at special meetingTuesday in Toronto lhc Siipiciiic oiirt ot tiniidii granted leave of iippciil to liiiiistil township Friday It mciiiis thc tow iisliip till now argue that ii inciiilicr ot czihnict or tlic iiown titll be put til the lllltln tiiid ii iii Hill litiiiiig The Mlt llttlllllll loch hiid litcu schidiil tor April Silt was to allow liiiiisfil to argue propMed population figures forecast by liar cy Ictcough toriiici tiitiirio trcasiiiir lclcough predicted ii ltzirric population ot DRINK by lhc car LEItll llii tow lllllll was not allowcd to iiigiic thc figures it Hit original hearing Alex Arrcll Vice chairman of thc ill siiid todziy tlic nitittci cannot proceed until the Siiprcmc oiirt has handed down its tlttt sion lc cant proceed lilllil tlt told how to conduct the littiring Aiicll told The fix aiiiiiici Supreme oiirt hearing will not likely bc called until the tall said Arrcll Rarric and liinistil met in early March to tr and reach settlcnicnt on final llllltl tion boundaries The two sides were about Lotto iicrcs apart with liiiid locach in Stioiid beingthcpriiiiiiry issiic Harrie Mayor Ross Archer has said liiiiiic rclcntcd about too ttlt it lllt incctiiig lioni thi original bouiidai lt set by llltl illi The mayor has rcfcricd to thc lniiisfil movi as in cxpciisivc stalling tactic The city meets with its aiiiicxatioii solicitor Friday to discuss latest tlttlllllllls general committee session next week where an open discussion on annexation would be licld Is definite possibility says Mayor Archcr lp to now all aiincxiition discussions in Barrie have been closed to lllt press and public The mayor said liirie would be willing to mcct again with liiiiistil provided tlic township changes its position llllllSltl maintains its last offer to ltiirric is thcfiiisil one How is it on gas inside today lifestyle 31 entertainment sports oornicstv guide 20 classified 2123 supplements Danlnlon pages Food City pages Woolworths pages Loblaws pages Georgian Mall pages Clothing prices may jump l5 TORONTO tli lothing prices will jump to to to per cent this year and footwear may increase by as much as 20 per cent says Mel Fruitinan manager of research and statistical services for the Retail ouncil of Canada Fruitman told the annual meeting of the Toronto branch of the Retail ouiicil of anadn on Monday that federal govciiiiiicnt restrictions on imports are the major reason for the expected increase in clothing prices 15° Per Copy There were no reports of rioting despite widespread predictions that Bhuttosexecution would lead to violence among his large following in the poor predominantly Moslem nation of 75 million Bhutto was convicted March 18 1978 of ordering four of his govern ments security officers to murder political rival Ahmed Reza Kasuri in car ambush Kasuri escaped but his father was killed APPEALS REJ ETEI The other four conspirators also were sentenced to hang There was no mention of the four in the an nouncement of Bhuttos death but an official at the jail said they were still alive Unofficial reports said Zia turned down appeals for clemency for them SCBE striking support staff Sides agree to mediation talks It TERRY FIELD if llic Examiner Thc Siiiicoc toiiiity Board of Education and the countys striking public schools support staff have agreed to mcct with ii mediator in an attempt to end the thrcc day old dispute meeting will bc scheduled at the iiicdiators convenience and may take placc tomorrow Jack Ramsay director of cducat ion told The lXitIltIIitl today The call for mediation ciimc lucsday during an emergency sissioii of the boards bargaining committcc Ramsay and Peter Worth president of tllll local liilti say they favor lhiiisdii iiicctiiig The tfiii incmbii lociil voted to striki illlt first in its lo tll history Saturday and established picket lincs early Monday it the boards liiiiis Liiiic offices and various schools across the county Worth Silltl today the local is striking to aciiicvc parity with support stall in other parts ot thc provinci We tire onc ot the poorest paid support stiitt groups across tlic proviiicc Vortli siiid This board has lllltllllllllilll or othciw lSt kept our wages dow Worth also said the iiiiioii has bccii willing to negotiate whilc the board liiis Hill The majority of thcsc incctiiigs have been one sided lic said Mediation calls for third party to act as ii go bctwccii and idcntify the areas oi iigrccincnt iiiid conflict The mcdiiitor up pointed by 11 Ontario Labor Relations Board cannot impose an agreement on either side The board has offered each member of thc union an hourly incrcasi of Set tr iii four scpiiratc instalments singed over two ycars lilE is asking for St to hourly Ill toiir instalments over two years Salaries now range from $4 tilt hourly for tlttllltl to $672 for electricians Support personnel in Toronto earn an aiciiigc ot $641 an hour Sonic vziiidiilisiii has been reported in schools throughout the county but Ramsay would not say liicli schools or llll diiiiigcwasdoiic liarrics four hiin schools have not had any major problems beyond ii tood light Monday at North Collegiate Any settlement reached by the two par ties is ictioactivc to Jan The new con tract as proposed by the board includes changes in the ciiiployccs vaciitioii schedule institution of ii shift premium and changes in the lite iiisiirancc plan The strike forced the canccllation of the boards night school program Schools arc closed to the public after in May expand Barrie plant Ilaycs Dana Parts ompaiiy Ltd has taken first step in the further expansion of its liar ric plant The company has instructed its contractor to reserve additional structural steel for possible expansion in Barrie says Richard Maincs vicepresident of finances for the company Nothing definite can be released until the board makes decision in June Maincs told The Examiner today The company has master plan which in corporates future expansion said Rob Hol ywood Greater Barrie chamber of com merce general manager Its always been in the plan that the plant would grow said Hollywood The news of the likely expansion is very encouraging he added The illinSrlXIllil plant which will be manufacturing heavyduty axle housings should begin operation in llllit It is an $ti million project that will be employing bctwccii lit and 21 persons Miiiiics said When group of picketing caretakers needed some cheering up as they walked in front of Goodfellow School in Stroud Sid Barthorpe 32 of Stroud provided Between playing Newer ilgging songs on the accordion and playing his musical saw Barthorpe made the task easier one picketer at the school said Examiner Photo by David Burcsik Harrisburg reactor still hot Catastrophe threat at an end HARRISBURG la AP 77 Gov flick Ilioiiibiirgh declared an end today to the threat of iiiiiiiediatc catastrophe iii the most serious iiiiclciir accident in the United States but authorities still waited for Three Mile Islands siiiouldciiiig reactor core to reach it cold shutdown Only then they said would they dcclarc all danger past We can licaivc sigh of relief Thorn hurin said on Nlit Today show The threat of any immediate catastrophe is over he Stiltl Now we must face up to Carrier Home Delivery 90° Weekly the serving barrie and simcoe county OMB suspends hearings Barrie annexation MOHAMMEI ZIA ULlntg refused appeals the longteriii cons uciices of this event we have serious pubic health problems cn vironmeiital problems and economic pro blenis to grapple with The governor continued his advisory that pregnant women and young children stay at least eight kiloiiietics from Three Mile Island and federal officials say there re mains the slight risk of more trouble There is still potential that some loss of cooling mechanism migh still cause the core to become uncovered said Ilarold liciitoii chief of operations for the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission iNliti