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Expos sweep Mets The Montreal Expos swept double header from the New York Mets for the se cond night in row at Shea Stadium last night Scott Sanderson pitched shutout in one of the games Meanwhile the Pittsburgh Pirates were losing 21 to the Philadelphia Phillies giving the Expos first place in the National League east See Sports pages Lunch packing Vichyssoise and crispy cold chicken just doesnt make it as lunch box treat for to days youth Turn to Lifestyle page for more realistic and coul way to pack school lunch University studied Wilfrid Laurier University will continue its study into the viability of establishing fulltime university program in the county but any plan would uire major finan cial commitment local says the schools president See Today page Photo Bloodless coup Emperor Bokassa at the Central African Empire was overthrown in bloodless coup Thursday night the French news agency Agence FrancePresse reported David Dacko below former president of the country overthrew Emperor Bokasso and declared the country republic again AP Photo There there dear sure signing little old Salt agreement wont be the end of all wars Comb home tonic Examiner call 7266537 for homé delivery inside story Hamming it up Catherine McKinnon hams it up with Vernon Chapman artistic director of the Gryphon Theatre at the gala opening night of theGryphon Theatre Guild Antique Show and Sale Thursday Ms McKinnon was guest of honor for the opening of the threeday show at the Barrie Armoury Examiner They need her With the words of her latest hit song You Needed Me Canadas Anne Murray summ ed up the feelings of capacity audience at New Yorks Carnegie Hall Wednesday night For story see the Entertainment page index today 13 lifestyle entertainment business page sports 78 comicsTV guide classified 14 18 Supplements Panorama pages Speaks on annexation Local politicians are taking an awful long time to play the annexation game says George Taylor MPP Simcoe Centre wish theyd play it little faster Taylor told meeting of the Barrie Builders Association Thursday Taylor in response to questions from the floor said Barrie and the immediate area has been an example of the OMB process gone screwy The annexation argument now is legal one which so far has not brought about satisfactory solution Taylor told the group at the Continental Inn Once the present annexation process is finally complete there are sure to be other annexation proceedings in the future Taylor said Panda mourned TOKYO AP An orangutan llama and longhaired pony led procession of about 4000 mourners Thursday at memorial service at Tokyos Ueno Zoo for Lan Lan female giant panda from China Lan Lan 11 gift from Chinese Premier Chou Enlai in 1972 to commemorate the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries died Sept of kidney infection and uremic poisoning They favor Mackasey HAMILTON CP Bryce Mackasey former chairman of Air Canada who was fired from his post Tuesday still has at least two supporters his sisters message in the window of their store here reads May all Air Canada flights ar rive safely even if their tails are shakey Bryces Sisters Elizabeth and Marney Mackasey owners of Aunt Annies House Boutique say the sign is their way of protesting their brothers dismissal After 15 years he didnt deserve what he got said Marney Chemicals removed TORONTO CP Chemicals that have the potential to cause cancer are being removed from science classrooms by the Toronto board of education but the board has no plans to warn students or teachers of any potential danger Board chairman Fiona Nelson said Thurs day she did not know whether sending out warning would be useful because of the panic it might cause Ned McKeown associate board director said the board had hired company last June to start disposing of chemicals in cluding picric acid after science teachers complained that the chemicals could cause cancer McKeown said there should be no danger to students who have come into contact with the chemicals used in science experiments because the quantities involved and the length of exposure are not sufficient to pro duce cancer But we must lean over backwards to be sure We are erring on the side of safety Prayer in schools TORONTO tCPi The Lords Prayer or suitable substitute will be recited in Toronto schools Monday The Toronto board of education voted Thursday to accept for the time being an edict by Ontario Education Minister Bette Stephenson that the prayer be said But the board also voted to request meeting with the minister to discuss the matter vveather Partly cloudy today with highs 13 to l5 Mainly clear overnight with lows to Sunny with cloudy periods and cool Saturday highs l2 to l5 AA AA AA nA 115th year No 217 Friday Sept 21 979 the examiner serving barrie and Simcoe County Provincial health care setup going bilingual Timbrell SUDBURY Ont CP Ontarios health care system is going bilingual Health Minister Dennis Timbrell announced Thursday Speaking to leading members of Sudburys Frenchspeaking community Timbrell said replies to letters and telephone calls will have top priority under the new policy and will be followed by bilingual staffing and training Bilingual signs documents and publications have also been ordered These policies apply not only to the ministry said Timbrell Healthcare agencies and public hospitals receiving operating funds from the ministry will be requested to observe these same policies He said the provincial cabinet has iden tified 16 areas where development of bilingual services will have priority because of large numbers of Frenchspeaking residents They are the counties or regions of Stor mont Glengarry Prescott Russell Ottawa Carleton Nipissing Timiskaming Cochrane Sudbury and parts of Essex Kent Renfrew Simcoe Niagara and the districts of Algoma and Thunder Bay FRENCH FOR COURTS Timbrells statement followed Attorney General Roy McMurtrys announcement Thursday that persons charged with criminal offence in Ontario will have the right to request trial in French or English starting in January Timbrell also said funds will be available for hospitals to improve Frenchlanguage services We will completely subsidize language upgrading of certain hospital staff who deal with francophone patients and will also fund the development of bilingual hospital forms The minister did not say how much the new policy will cost Ministry and hospital staff members who speak only English will not be in danger of losing their jobs but training in the French language will be encouraged in some areas He said the ministry is compiling an in ventoryof Frenchspeaking staff members in Ontario assessing their language skills and determining the number of Frenchspeaking personnel required switch to bilingual signs on the ministrys offices and buildings has begun and all ministry vehicles will feature bilingual identification within three years Earlier Thursday Timbrell announced program of rewards to students who remove junk food from their schools He said $1000 prize will go this year to each of 20 Ontario schools that have the best campaigns promoting good eating habits Bilingual trial move way it should be By NANCY FIGUEROA Of The Examiner The move to trial by judge or jury in either English or French in Ontario is step in the right direction but thats the way it always should have been said francophone Rejeanne Guay AttorneyGeneral Roy McMurtry announc ed Thursday that by 1980 anyone charged under the Criminal Code will have the right in Ontario to trial by judge or jury in either French or English In Quebec Englishspeaking residents have had trials in English since Confederalt tion but Quebec has not yet adopted the Criminal Code amendments If it can exist in Quebec it should exist in Ontario said Ms Guay REFUSES INTERPRETER In 1977 Ms Guay made national headlines when charged with careless driving she ask ed to be tried in Penetanguishene in French They were going to try me in English in Penetanguishene but didnt want that she said They offered me an interpreter but didnt see why in my own country should have to use an interpreter Canada must be equipped to try its citizens in both French and English she said New Brunswick is the only other province where these rights have been adopted The other provinces should think of their French minorities too said Ms Guay McMurtry said courts will be allowed to transfer criminal cases after Dec 31 to areas where bilingual jurors are available Ms Guay said however that step is not ade quate would rather not be transferred she said We dont ask it of English people why ask it of us DISMISSES ASE Ms Guays case which dragged from September 1977 to May 1978 was eventually dismissed She says it was likely dismissed because of the language problem Ontarios proclamation to the amendments represents the culmination of series of steps to develop Frenchlanguage court services Bilingual trials began in Sudbury in 1976 then in Ottawa and other northeastern tario communities In 1977 Frenchlanguage services were also introduced in family court in Sudbury and in 1978 in Ottawa In Simcoe County some judges have made valiant attempts to learn French in cluding Judge JA Clare He said however he doesnt yet feel competent in French Supreme Court rules STORE can take lawsuit next step By TERRY FlElil Of The Examiner The Supreme Court of Ontario ruled late Thursday that the Simcoe Taxpayers Organization Researching Education STORE can take its lawsuit against the countys board of education to the next step But says lawyer Marshall Green STORE has yet to decide whether it will continue with its attempt to gain permanent injunction that would prevent the Simcoe County Board of Education from implementing the human relations program Mr Justice Sydney Robins denied STORE request for an interim injunction to prevent fieldtesting of the program pending trial during hearing Wednesday in Toron to but reserved judgment on school board motion requesting the suit be dismissed because the plaintiffs had not given cause for action Under law suit can go to trial only if the cause for action is considered an issue that can be decided by the court Mr Justice Robins decision will allow STORE to con tinue the action but does not prevent the board from reentering its motion for dismissal should it decide after reviewing STOREs legal arguments that cause of ac tion has not been established PRESENT ARGIMENTS If STORE decides to go ahead and meeting is scheduled for next week to discuss the issue Green would file statement of claim that details the legal arguments he in tends to present during the trial The board will review the statement of claim to ensure there is an issue among the arguments that falls within the jurisdiction of the court However if the board applies for dismissal another hearing on that motion and decision by Supreme Court Justice would berequired ln reserving judgment on the boards mo tion Mr Justice Robins said it was rare that suit be dismissed without allowing the plaintiffs to present their arguments but add ed that he had grave doubts whether STORE had case that belonged in court As Green presented his case Wednesday and outlined what he labelled breaches of the provinces Education Act by the school board Justice Robins repeatedly said the matter seemed to be one that should be dealt with by the minister of education and not the Supreme Court EARLIEST DATE Green said Thursday the earliest trial could be held assuming STORE continues with the action would be during the June sit ting of the Supreme Court at Barrie OAlternate arrangements will be made for students not wishing to take part in the con troversial human relations program says Simcoe Countys superintendent of curr riculum Story see the Today page ried to steer into ditch driver By STEPHEN NICHOLLS Of The Examiner Bus driver Steven Ross testified Thursday he panicked and tried to drive into the ditch seconds before the bus he was driving was ripped in halfby tankertruck killing four high school student passengers Jan 25 During the second day of the inquest into the students deaths 30yearold Ross said he lost control of the bus temporarily when he touched the brakes When he had regained control of the bus it was in the oncoming lane of traffic on Highway 400 he said Ross said he tried to avoid the collision with the tankertruck by driving off the road The truck driven by Peter Snyder of Wood bridge struck the bus and tore it in half PRONOLNCED DEAD Four of the 39 Weston Collegiate students on board were pronounced dead on the scene The inquest held at the Simcoe County Coun cil Chambers seeks to determine the cir cumstances of the deaths of Scott Cameron 15 Seth Gruber 17 Patricia Harris 17 and Michael Hurley 14 Ross was convicted and fined $400 for careless driving in the accident in June The Boyearold Mississauga driver said he had experienced problems with the bus wind shield defroster but be cleared the window before attempting to round the highway detour Scurve about six km north of Barrie After rounding the first part of the curve Ross said he noticed the bus ahead of him slide on the second part of the curve At that point realized it was going to be worse curve than the first one said Ross touched my brakes he said Contrary to other witnesses statements 20¢ Per Copy What are friends for Fifteenmonthold Ryan Cleland of Toronto offers slurp of juice from his battle to new friend sixfoot Raggedy Ann mascot of Raggedy Ann Day Care The doll is part of display at the Georgian Mall set up by United Way The Raggedy Ann Day Care is an agent of United Way United Way begins its annual campaign on Oct Examiner Photo Facetoface confrontation sought by francophones Wherever Ontarios minister of education appears during the next few weeks dclcgzr tion of francophoncs who support the establishment of secondary school at Penetanguishenc will be right there says the coordinator of campaign to have the school built She should be slightly embarrassed Raymond Desrochers told The Examiner when the delegation shows up at Hamilton later today and at conference next week What were looking for now is facevtorface confrontation with the Ontario government said Desrochers coordinator of the effort to get the school built and head of liccole scconr daire de la Huronic the school established by the French community at its own cxpcnsi earlier this month The eightrman delegation will hold press conferences at each stop ask Dr Bette Stephenson questions at every turn and ask other education ministers across the country to speak out against Ontarios position on the question he said today Ross said the bus rear end swung out to the left He said he regained control of the vehicle but by that time was substantially on the wrong side of the road When he saw the oncoming tankertruck he became panicky said Ross turned the steering wheel as hard as could and headed for the ditch thought the entire bus would have got onto the shoulder Harvey Knox the 1m er of the first bus said he droi around the Scurve in third gear at 50km hr Knox said there were road signs warning of 60 km speed limit but it was not far enough from the curve to give sufficient notice to drivers who dont know the road Knox bus driver for 25 years said bus is more difficult than other vehicles to slow down Highway crew workers gave conflicting Carrier Home Delivery 95 Weekly Since the Simcoe County Board of Educa tion decided against building secondary school in June because it maintained there are not enough prospective students to justify costs or maintain viable academic pro gram the community has been waiting for Dr Stephenson to announce her position She has been saying the government is con sidering the positions of both the local school board and the community and that decision will be made this month Desrochers said the refusal by the govern ment of Quebec to lend financial support to the fight of the French community was ex pected Were not having money problems now and well have resources for the whole year Next year could be different story but he said the French of Ontario have established many temporary schools in the past that have lasted for several years evidence on the exact time they salted the road that morning but they indicated it had Seen salted within an hour before the acci ent Knox testified his bus was larger and heavier than Ross vehicle The larger bus equipped with two extra wheels is easier to handle in winter driving conditions he said The smaller bus has no power steering and is not nearly as responsive if the roads slippery theyre bit of pig saic Knox Snyder the truck driver said he does not remember the collision Seconds before the crash the bus blocked his lane and he tried to wheel to the left around it he said George Malyk University of Toronto stu dent said he was driving behind the bus and it appeared to slow down for the curve The inquest continues