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METrPfe In inside story Antique dish craze Imagine 20 years hence your daughter rummaging in the attic for melmac to com plete her set of antique dishes Thats how some older people today feel about the cur rent craze for epression glass Turn to to days Lifestyle page Barrie bantams win Barrie Garner Sports Major Bantams have taken the allOntario division baseball championship Barrie swept the twooutofthree series They took the first game 106 and then completed the sweep with 94 victory in the second contest inside today lifestyle mminmont sports 587 comicsTV Guide classified 131415 Slugfest Karam Kennedy bangs one out during Barrie Garners Sports i06 victory over Sault Ste Marie Saturday Barrie also won the next day to take the all0ntario cham pionship Examiner Photo Off and running To some it might have looked like Sadie Hawkins Day in Dogpatch USA but these 1834 women were participating in lOkilometre run Sunday in Stanley Park in Vancouver The event was won by Gail Volk of Seattle in 35 minutes and four seconds CP Laserphoto 38 die accidentally man mauled by bear while hunting sheep in Alberta was one of at least 38 persons who died accidentally in Canada during the weekend survey by The Canadian Press from Friday until midnight Sunday night ocal times showed 29 traffic fatalities four drownings one ire death one person hit by train one killed in hunting accident one killed while rock climbing and the mauling Police said Sunday that Monty Adams 32 of Cardston Alta died from injuries re ceived Saturday in the mountains of southern Alberta Adams and companion were hunting and the two had split up when the bear attacked Ontario had four traffic fatalities one drowning and one person killed when hit by train NIXON TRUDEAU Leaders visit China PEKING AFP Opposition Leader Pierre Trudeau who arrived here Sunday night is one of three former heads of gov ernment currently visiting China Trudeau follows former British prime minister Edward Heath who ends his luday visit to China today and precedes former US president Richard Nixon who will arrive in Peking tonight on threeday private visit Trudeau in China on 10day private visit leaves Peking today for Lhassa the Tibetan capital After week in Tibet Trudeau will return to Peking to meet with Chinese officials Too many refugees OTTAWA CP Kim Abbott former director of Canadas immigration services says an influx of too many Vietnamese refugees too fast could end in racial problems Afghan president Prime Minister Hofizullah Amin has been named the new president of Afghanistan after President Nur Mohammad Taraki resigned the presldency Sunday citing poor health AP Laserphoto Abbott speaking on the CTV program Question Period taped for broadcast Sunday said he does not object only to the large numbers of ethnic Chinese im migrants from Vietnam Its that theyre coming in too quickly He said after the refugees arrive they likely will sponsor more relatives and as many as 750000 immigrants could come within few years an estimate Im migration Minister Ron Atkey has said is grossly exaggerated Munson erred in crash NEW YORK AP The plane crash in which New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson was killed resulted from several mistakes made by the baseball star while he was at the controls an investigator has determined Edward McAvoy of the US National Transportation Safety Board told the The Times of his findings which he will include in report to the board in about two weeks the newspaper reported in its Monday editions McAvoy said the probable cause of the accident was Munsons improper use of throttles and flight controls His $14million Cessna Citation jet crashed and burned as he tried to land at AkronCanton airport Aug Kennedy encouraged WASHINGTON AP Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts at the brink of 1980 challenge to President Carter says it may take tax cut soon to cope with rising US unemployment and tougher wage price guidelines to cope with inflation Insisting that he hasnt decided whether to run Kennedy said he has been hear tened and encouraged by the support generated in the 10 days since he said hed considerit Gold hits record LONDON AP The price of gold hit an alltime high of $35150 an ounce today jump of nearly $7 from the closing price Fri day The precious metal then settled back bit in morning trading but hovered around the $350 an ounce mark The US dollar gained more than four cents against the British pound but was generally lower against other major world currencies Hon Col dies OWEN SOUND Col Ivor Wagner honorary colonel of the Grey and Simcoe Foresters militia regiment died Saturday in his home at Holland Centre near here He was 79 Honorary colonel for the past four years Col Wagner served with the regiment 113 yearold regiment during the Second World War and was prominent after the war with the Grey and Simcoe Foresters Veterans Association Col Wayne Stewart the regiments commanding officer told The Examiner today He was extremely dedicated Col Stewart said He was always in the fore in being out with the troops and was respected by the men Col Wagner also served with Canadas armed force in the First World War and was military attache at the Canadian embassy at Washington DC weather Sunny and warm today Southwest winds gusting to 50 km Highs today 23 to 25 Lows overnight i2 to 14 Mainly sunny windy and warm Tuesday with isolated afternoon thunderstorms Highs Tuesday 25 to 27 Timbrell tells PC annual meeting Hospita By NANCY FIGUEROA Of The Examiner HONEY HARBOUR Simcoe County hospitals will be told within one month of the outcome of their appeals for additional funds for 1979 Dennis Timbrell minister of health told The Examiner Saturday Timbrell would not comment however on what the hospitals chances for suc cessful appeals are Theyll know within month at the latest what their chances are Timbrell said he was not involved With the appeals and would only be involved if problems arose Of 250 Ontario hospitals 40 including Royal Victoria Hospital RVH Barrie Huronia District Midland Soldiers Memorial Orillia and General and Marine Collingwood have appealed the operating 115th year No 213 Monday Sept 17 1979 3000 battle flames 20¢ Per Copy budget allowed them by Timbrells ministry 3850000 DEFICIT Donald Cameron administrator at RVH said the hospital has predicted deficit of $350000 this year At Huronia District officials estimate deficit of $100000 and at both Soldiers Memorial and Marine and General substantial deficits are expected funding decision in month In discussion on health care at the mid term convention of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Association Timbrell defend ed his ministry saying It isnt going to hell in handbasket He continued by saying health care is in good shape in Ontario probably the best anywhere The ministry must continually work in cost effect manner he said Carrier Home Delivery 95 Weekly the examiner serving barrie and simcoe county Windswept brush fires scorch Hollywood mansions LOS ANGELES AP Stubborn brush fires roared out of control today in Southern California blackening thousands of acres and destroying more than score of fashionable homes as firefighters called in reserves from as far away as Maine and Rhode Island Residents of Hollywood Hills Laurel Canyon area were stunned when fire pushed by 40 kmph winds burned its way through 19 expensive homes in the wooded area overlooking Los Angeles Among the homes destroyed were those of blues musician John Mayall and actress Mackenzie Phillips regular on the CBS television series One Day At Time My home my beautiful home said George Hunt as he walked near his home on Grandview Drive where houses are valued at as much as $500000 It was so beautiful so lush here Three hundred firefighters stopped the flames after water drops were made by helicopters and two super scooper air planes that skimmed the Pacific Ocean to fill their water tanks The US Forest Service asked for 800 NAILA West Germany AP Four children and four adults bet their lives on hot air balloon made of nylon and bedsheets and drifted through the darkness of East Germany on Sunday hitting the jackpot freedom across the border in West Ger many Peter Strelzek an airplane mechanic who designed the escape craft said the 19kilo attempt to escape by balloon from his Communistruled homeland It was no longer possible for us to lie to our children and put up with the political conditions in East Germany he said Army Navy vets Eig hiridebauoon to safety in West of an iron filling the handsewn balloon with with hot air at field near Lobenstein and the Board set to counter the refugees flew over the death strip border and put down in this Bavarian town metre 25minute flight was his second minefields It was believed to be the first time refugees had used balloon to cross firefighters to help the 2473 men and women battling the blazes which had consumed more than 55000 acres The crews called in to help were from stations in Indiana Ohio Maryland Pennlt sylvania Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island Connecticut Michigan Minnesota and Wisconsin Meanwhile orders closing the Angeles Los Padres Cleveland and San Bernardino National Forests were issued during the weekend because of extreme fire hazard Only one of the major fires the Pinecrest blaze which at one time threatened the radio and television transmitters serving Southern California atop Mount Wilson was expected to be under control today After charring nearly 5000 acres of valuable watershed since Tuesday it was contained Sunday night Farther south San Diego Countys most destructive brush fire in decades was brought under control after seven hours Saturday but ocean breezes caused flareups Sunday that kept more than 100 firefighters busy Seven homes were destroyed He his wife and two children along with stonemason Andreas Wetzel his wife and their two children got onto gondola made plate Gas burners were fired balloon rose aloft Borne toward the south by good breeze far from the borders electrified fences and the border seeking tax exemption The Army Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada Barrie unit 365 are requesting tax exemption from the city of Barrie But Barrie city administration is recom mending the request be denied The matter will surface during Barrie general committee meeting tonight The veterans are requesting the exemption on the grounds that clause in the municipal act provides for it But administration does not see it in the same light The clause says administration offers exemptions for premises designed primarily and used mainly for memorial homes for war veterans But the club does rent out the hall to other groups move which helps pay for its ex penses The veterans have not shown they are in real need of public help says the report If council approved the request it would likely hear protests from other organizations which are in competition with the group for hall ren tal the recommendation says Administration suggests the group conduct lotteries for charitable benefits because they would be eligible for remuneration Doctor says Carter fine CAMP DAVID Md AP President Carters personal physician says com prehensive examination shows the president to be in excellent health despite his near collapse in weekend foot race The presidents health is excellent and his strength is fully returned White House deputy press secretary Rex Granum said after the Sunday examination by Navy Rear Adm William Lukash He feels fine The stress of running difficult 10 kjlometres course Saturday in the Catoctin Mountain National Park caused Carter to become overheated Granum said The president was treated for heat exhaustion Granum said quoting Lukash as saying arduous muscle work demanded by the hilly course brought on the condition Carter became wobbly and nearly collapSed about 65 kilometres into his first competitive effort He dropped out of the race and returned immediately to nearby Camp David The president rested several hours and then returned to the park for an awards ceremony where he said they had to drag me off didnt want to stop Carter explained he was trying to cut his own best time for the course which he said he had run four times in the past after collapse in rac PRESIDENT ARTER strength returned Los Angeles firemen spray water on one of some of fifteen expensive homes burned Sunday in the Laurel Canyon area in the Hollywood Hills as brush fire roared through the area AP Laserphoto objections to course By TERRY FIELD Of The Examiner Counsel for the Simcoe County Board of Education said today that the Simcoe Tax payers Organization Researching Education STOKE has not shown cause in asking for the cancellation of the human relations program And on that basis says John Cockburn the board will argue that no legal action should be allowed to proceed during Wednesdays appearance in court City responds to relief fund The response by Barrie to the plight of the thousands in the Dominican Republic whose lives were turned upsidedown by Hurricane DaVid several weeks ago has been good says relief campaign organizer Judi Shields Donations of clothing have been coming in steadily and we have had several calls about the donation of money and have passed along information Mrs Shields said today Donations of money should be sent to EMMAS PO Box 1180 Campbellford Ontario KOL 1L0 Drop boxes to collect items have been plac ed in Trinity Anglican Church Collier St Central United Ross St and Collier United Collier St 80 families here carriers of head lice The children of some 30 Simcoe County families have been identified as carriers of head lice says spokesman with the countys health unit Once the families have been notified they have worked with us to help alleviate the pro blem Brad Provan the units assistant director said today While she could not supply figures Provan said the head lice problem is not nearly as severe as it was last fall when the unit was forced to monitor the problem through November STORE initiated the court action by filing writ in an attempt to have the program cancelled outright Wednesdays appearance at the Supreme Court of Ontario Toronto is to hear request by STORE for an interim in junction to prevent fieldtesting until the full case is heard at future date Board lawyer John Cockbum said today he has filed noticeofmotion suggesting the case should not go to trial at all Among the reasons listed STORE does not have the proper status to maintain action trial over this issue would be an abuse of the process of the court the organizations action is frivolous STORE has yet to say why the program should be cancelled STOREs counsel Barrie lawyer Marshall Green filed writ and supporting affidavits September The organization which claims membership of 1000 countywide is oppos ed to any program designed by the state school that promotes certain values and tenders Im sure that wont imbrove the quality of the new programs dear Rene fires first salvo ST JEROME Que CP Premier Rene Levesque fired the opening salvo of the byelection campaign in Prevost riding Sun day after Parti Quebecois members chose economist Pierre Harvey as candidate for the fall vote