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Ava Fashions to fall Snappy or sexy Sears Fall Silhouettes fashion show for Muscular Dystrophy Tuesday night at fleorgian College showed the way Left model goes Western in eons and shirt for casual look Right night at the disco set provided the vehicle for parade of slinky fashions stiletto eéls 553 ostrich plumes Examiner Photo $55M drug seizure near Penetang By NANCY FIGIIIROA Of The Examiner Twenty pounds of amphetimines speed and chemicals capable of producing an estimated $55 million worth of the drug were seized near Penetaiiguishenc an RCMP spokesman said this moming the seizure was the culmination of more than 13 months of surveillance by the RCMP and the Metro Toronto Police said Staff Sgt Norman llarveylicKean The seizure has been described as one of the largest of its type in Ontario The drugs were seized Tuesday from shed behind cottage on Champlain Road just north of Penetanguishene Along with 20 pounds of speed worth an estimated $5 million and materials to produce an additional $50 million laboratory full of equipment used in the production of the drug were seized The equipment is being catalogued and its value will soon be determined said Sgt Harvey McKean ONDICTS INVESTIGATION The assistance of the rillia detachment of the RCMP was indirectly used in the in vestigation Primarily however it was the Toronto detachment or the RCMP and the Metro Toronto Police who conducted the in vestigation The drugs were transferred to Penctanguishenc from Toronto in September 1978 said Sgt HarveyMcKean Charged with possession of narcotic for the purpose of trafficking are Steve Zwara Wasaga Beach Peter Lansdowne Toronto and Michael France also of Toronto Mr France is former resident of the cot tage on Champlain Road The shack had been under 24 hour surveillance for some time said Sgt Harveyilcheaii One of the subjects one of the charged was under our attention for several years because of lab bust in 1074 in Kingston he said The wholesale valueof poundof uncqt speed is $8000 The equrpment and chemicals found in the shed were capable of producing further 200 pounds of speed Had the drugs reached the illegal drug market they would have had an estimated street value of more than $50 million he said Wednesday the RCMP removed the equip ment and chemicals easily filling two half tonlvpickup trucks said Sgt Harvey ivicrtean The trio Zwara 23 Lansdowne about 42 and France about 24 will appear in court Friday for bail hearing School board will examine field trips By TERRY FIELD Of The Examiner The Simcoe County Board of Educations administration will examine the findings of the inquest into the tragic bustruck accident last winter as part of an ongoing attempt to ensure student fieldtrips are safe the boards director said Wednesday Whenever new information comes our way its looked at carefully tofind better ways to make fieldtrips safe Irving Harris told the board during meeting at the Educa tion Centre That is done he said whether the ministry of education initiates the examination or not We will look at the results on the inquest with care 57hour hostage drama ends with surrender MONTREAL CP 77 Chipper and defiant convicts Serge Payeur and Michel Boudreau walked under guard from maXimiinisecurity Orser performs Brian Orser 18 of Penetang is shown above during his short pro gram in the Junior Division of the in ternational Figure Skating Cup of Vienna competition Orser skated an excellent program and is in se cond place heading into the free skating portion of the program Orser was also in second place after the compulsory figures For more see Page i9 CP Laserphoro Archambault Institute at sunset Wednesday after the safe release of four prison employees The surrender ended 57hour hostage taking incident and the prisoners were taken by truck to supermaximum federal prison nearby Bonjour mes amis Hi friendsi shouted Boudreau to reporters congregated at the main prison gate and Payeur stopped to make grotesque faces at the cameras The pair agreed to free their remaining captives after officials allowed them to make public fivepage letter complaining about conditions within the walls Tottenham crash kills woman 73 One rson is dead and two people were SGFiOUSl injured following two car collision Wednesday near Tottenham Dead is Ada Jepson of St Hellier on the island of Jersey Jersey is the most souther lv of the British Channel Islands MrsJep son was believed to be 73 years old saidan Alliston OPP spokesman Also in Toronto General Hospital is Joan Moser driver of the vehligle in which the Jepe were sscngers oser is in in ensrv 29 with hggd injuries but is listed as stable Driver of the second vehicle Gail Bailey of Tottenham was uninjured No charges have been laid inappropriate at this time Archer rules out annexation debate By DENNIS LANTHIER Of The Examiner public debate on annexation has been rul ed out by Barrie Mayor Ross Archer for at least several more weeks The remarks are contained in letter which was to be received today by both the Innisfil and Barrie chambers of commerce Both chambers suggested the debate dur ing press conference earlier in the month Mediation was also suggested by the chambers in an effort to solve the dispute 115th year No 222 Thursday Sept 27 1979 which continues between Barrie and Innisfil The mayor in his letter said he had previously informed the Barrie chamber the city was awaiting reply from Premier William Davis on the next course of action still have confidence that our uest to the premier will be acknowledged an feel for at least the next several weeks that any other course of action would be completely in appropriate it says The chambers says the mayor should recognize the fact that the resolution of the annexation question rests more heavily on my shoulders then it does on yours The mayor thanks both chambers and says we are actively seeking solution to the an nexation question Peter Howden outgoing Barrie chamber president says he will reserve comment un til he has actually seen the letter However Howden said the major point of the conference was to try to get both sides together for mediation That could still happen because Barrie has 20¢ Par COPY now indicated it may favor mediation pen ding the advice of its solicitor said Howden Meanwhile Innisfil Township has until Dec to file information to the Supreme Court of Canada for use in an appeal to that court If it has not been filed bv that date the Supreme court will throw out the appeal lnnisfil says it should be permitted to ques tion government policy regarding population projections It was not permitted to do so at an original Ontario Municipal Board 0MB hearing Carrier Home Delivery 950 the examiner serving barrie 0ndsimcoes9unty Shootin death of Albert Johnson Two Metro constables charged with manslaughter TORONTO CP Constables Walter Cargnella and William Inglis of the Metropolitan Toronto Police were charged today by the Ontario Provincial Police with man slaughter The charges resulted from the Aug 26 shooting death in his home of Albert Johnson The two police of ficers appeared in provincial court here today spokesman for the provincial police said both policemen ac companied by their lawyer sur rendered early today at OPP head quarters in Toronto The charges were laid by in vestigators after consultation dur ing the course of their investigation with Ross McLeod assistant deputy attorneygeneral of Ontario and with John Takach director of Crown attorneys The OPP said in statement that both McLeod and Takach had main tained an advisory role during the investigation into the shooting which was conducted at the request of Metro Police Chief Harold Adam son Johnson 35 died in Toronto hospital several hours after being shot Police at the time said Johnson was walking down stairway at his home swinging what appeared to be an axe Seven civil lawsuits from bustruck crash By STEPHEN NICHOLLS Of The Examiner Inquest and criminal proceedings have con cluded surrounding the Jan 25 bustruck ac cident in which four Toronto students died but at least seven civil law suits are pending in the matter The Examiner has learned The families of four students injured in the crash six km north of Barrie have filed law suits at Osgoode Hall in Toronto Legal action involves Travelways the chartered bus company Teledyne Transport Ltd the truck company Steven Ross the bus driver and Peter Snyder the truck driver NAMES MTC Also named in several suits are the ministry of transportation and communica tions MTC the school board the construc tion company which constructed the highway detour where the accident occurred The bus was carrying 39 Weston Collegiate students on ski trip to Mount St Louis when it collidedwith tanker truck carrying flour Ross 30 was convicted of careless driving Osgoode Hall records show the families of Van Sandras 16 RobertScrace 15 and Brent inside story Hurricane Hazel report Hurricane Hazel devastated southern On tario 25 years ago In Simcoe County five deaths were reported and there was widespread destruction Today Examiner reporter Dennis Lanthier looks back at Hur ricane Hazel talks to some people who witnessed it and reports on attempts by conservation officials to lessen the irn ct of another hurricane with the strengt of Hazel Seepage League play begins The Georgian Bay Intermediate Hockey League will begin play nextweek Today Sports Editor Tony Panacer and ports writer Cathy Heather take look at the Barrie Flyers and the other six teams in the league The Montreal Expos lost 101 to Pitt sburgh last ni putting them game and half behin the National League East leaders See Sports pages index today lifestyle mmlnment background sports comicsTV guide choolflod 13 14 15 24 page Newsome 18 have filed suits against Travelways Ross Snyder Teledyne the MTC the York Borough Board of Education and Bot Construction Ltd Newsome has been patient in Toronto General Hospital since the accident He was in critical condition for several months but is now listed in fair condition SUFFERS INJURIES hospital spokesman said Wednesday Newsome suffered head and multiple in juries He spent several months on respirator there said the Spokesman Constable Bill Forchette said 17yearold Nicki Vecchiarelli who was maimed in the accrdent may require several years of plastic surgery Her family has launched legal action acaim Travelwavs Teledyne Ross and Snyder Teledyne has filed suit ainst Travelways Ross Bot Construction an the MTC Travelways is countersuing Teledyne and is suing Snyder Bot Construction the school board and the MTC Snyder has filed suit against Travelways Ross Bot Construction and the MTC Gold hits new high LONDON CP Gold fever reached new peak in London today when the precious metal was fixed at record $38625 an ounce up nearly $10 on Wednesdays close of $37650 In Zurich the metal hit $384 up $9 from Wednesday and $350 above the previous Zurich high of $38150 recorded Sept 20 Meanwhile the US dollar tumbled against leading European currencies dr ping below 175 West German marks an losing more than three cents against the pound VWII name Speaker OTTAWA CP Prime Minister Clark said Wednesday he will meet Opposition Leader Pierre Trudeau this week to discuss naming Commons Speaker amid reports Liberal James Jerome already has the job Clark told reporters he hopes Trudeau will second his nomination for Speaker when the Commons opens Oct Trudeau has said he has no objection to Jerome MP for Sudbury 0nt retaining the job he has held since 1974 Salmonella deaths TORONTO CP Two elderly patients Siffering from salmonella poisoning at Toronto hospital died during the weekend hospital officials said Wednesday The deaths of Ethel Boyle 73 and Louis Iravolo 95 have been reported to Ontario Chief Coroner HB Cotnam Bernard McCarthy administrator of Scarborough General Hospital said laboratory tests have confirmed 76 cases of salmonellosis with 54 of the patients still in hospital He said the outbreak appears to be sibsiding since no new cases have been reported since Monday Pathol ist Dr Ritchie MacKay said 20 of the 54 sti have symptoms The others re main in hospital for treatment of whatever condition caused them to be admitted Dr Gordon Cameron director of the hospitals chroniccare unit said both patients who died were seriously debilitated By MARY DELANEY Of The Examiner wellmodulated voice did not hide the critical message as Harvey Kirck anchor man tor crv urged members of the United Way Wednesda night to humanize the organization an get back to grass roots Speaking at an awareness dinner at the Continental Inn Kirck did not pat the members on the back for their efforts but rather challenged them to change the essen tial nature of United Way and redefine its goals Last year said Kirck the Barrie area raised $154000 $440 per person This year the goal is $180000 TIMES TOUGH dont think its going to be easy he said Times are tough Were faced with gloomy economic situation unemploy ment Last years per ca ita contribution was already well behin the Canadian average of $653 Kirck said the time has come to remove the emphasis on fundraising as an end unto itself Perhaps this would be good time for the United Way to create new awareness he said Too much emphasis he said has been placed on the October blitz to raise dollars The members of United Way who act as fundraisers are guilty of becoming disassociated with the member agencies their functions and their personnel The real key to the whole thing he said is not the fundraising but the volunteers and the people they serve It is the volunteer living and working and sleeping in the com Gracies gone Gracie Fields 8i noted English singer and actress has died at her villa on the Mediterranean island of Capri ltaly Wednesday her family announced AP Photo 8CD MDs to US CALGARY CP The exodus of some m0 doctors to the United States this year will mean loss of about $120 million to Canada President Laurence Wilson of the Canadian Medical Association said Wed nesday This drain of talent is substantial hemorrhage in the medical profession he told reporters after speech to the Alberta Medical Association Medical schools produce about 1800 graduates year he said and it costs $150000 to train each one Humanize campaign Kirck issues challeng to HARVEY KIRCK guest speaker munity who is most important in identifying problems and the solutions The United Way is the fundraising organization for 12 Barrie and area groups wide MPs meet SCBE Two members of the federal Liberal party are in Simcoe County today on fact finding mission into the issue of the secon dary school for the French community sur rounding Penetanguishene Donald Johnston MP Westmount Mon treal and JeanRobert Gauthier MP OttawaVanier were in Penetanguishene this morning and were scheduled to meet later in Barrie with Simcoe County board of education director Irving Harris and its chairman Lloyd Fletcher Education is pmvincial matter and the decision on whether school should be built rests with the minister of education Dr Bette Stephenson She has yet to decide Beatty likes plan MP Perrin Beatty PCWellington DufferinSimcoe praised this week the federal governments new mortgage credit program In news release Beatty said the new plan would aid low and middle income earners and stimulate the housing industry However many economists have said since the government announced the plan week ago that the savings to taxpayers would not be enough to induce them to buy new homes During the election the Conservatives unveiled plan that would have given financial break to those in Canada who already own expensive homes but that met with stiff Opposition Sunny and warm today with highs 23 to 25 Mainly clear overnight with lows to ii Sunny at first Friday but with increasing cloud late in the day Highs Friday 2i to 24 come homexo The Examiner Cairns6537 for horneldelivery Jon weather