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Guerrillas split on Zimbabwe plan LUSAKA Zambia AP Guerrilla leaders set conditions for their acceptance of the Commonwealth peace proposals for Zim babwe Rhodesia but two of their most impor tant backers are expected to put strong pressure on them to accept Robert Mugabes faction of the Patriotic Front guerrilla alliance said before it would win in negotiations Zimbabwe Rhodesias whitecontrolled army has to be dismantled and replaced by the army of the liberation forces Mugabe also said lan Smith the former prime minister whose bloc of whites holds 28 of the 100 seats in the Zimbabwe Rhodesia Parliament and Bishop Abel Muzorewa the moderate black prime minister who succeed ed him in June have got to go But Zambia home base for Joshua Nkomos 15000 guerrillas and Tanzania leader of the five frontline African states that are Mugabes and Nkomos chief sup port are expected to do lot of armtwisting to get the two guerrilla leaders at least tojoin tllie allparty negotiations proposed by the an SUPPORT TALKS Zambia the host at the Commonwealth conference that ended Tuesday day earlier than planned and Tanzania were on the com mittee that drafted the peace plan This ap peared to ensure that Zambian President Kenneth Kauiida and Tanzanian President lulius Nyerere will make every effort to get Nkomo and Mugabe to the table The proposals drawn up by Britain Zam bia Tanzania Nigeria and two other states and endorsed by the rest of the Com monwealth members calls for ceasefire in the guerrilla war constitutional conference of all parties to draw up new constitution curtailing the influence of the white minority and providing for genuine majority rule and new elections supervised by Britain Nyerere told reporters dont accept the absurdity that the Patriotic Front is not will ing to go to the conference table He also said he doesnt care whether either Smith or Muzorewa are elected prime minister in free and fair elections inside story Misses first place Starr Electric missed first place by single point Tuesday losing to Warminster in Barrie and District interlocking fastball game at Queens Park The loss left Hayfield Furniture alone at the top of the Intermediate League final standings With 31 pomts In the other game of the night Slessor and leriard Insurance defeated Elmvale 85 See todays Sports Page for stories and pic titres Memories of Barrie Frank Mctrackcii 87 grew up near Bar rie and remembers the townspeople the 1905 prices and activities such as hauling ice off Kempenfelt Bay For his story see to days Lifestyle Page Erik Estrada the swarthy smiling highway patrolman in telewsions Chips series practices roller disco last week in Los Angeles for an upcoming special twohour epi sode of Chips AP Photol Estrada injured HOLLYWOOD AP Whileiansflmxied him with phone calls and flowers tililS star Erik Estrada as iii stable condition as he recuperated from injuries suffered during filming of the popular NBCTV pro gram The actor was awake and alert Tuesday after being remmed irorii the critical list extra BISHOP LZOREW has to go Nyerere also predicted that by the time the 395tate Commonwealth holds its next con ference in 1981 there will either be peaceful settlement or there will be no more time for peaceful settlement and it will be fight to the end Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Bri tain told news conference she hopes to have draft of new constitution ready for sub mission to constitutional conference in Lon don within five weeks Smith declared Rhodesia independent of Britain in 1965 rather than submit to black majority rule but last year under the pressure of years of guerrilla war and internationallyimposed sanctions reached agreement with Muzorewa and two other moderate black leaders for formula for blackmajority rule Residents seek flyovers Oro Township residents are demanding construction of flyover and better roads to alleviate traffic problems in their area For story see the Today Page Court in Cadillac woman who was late for court stole Cadillac to get there on time For what hap pened see the Today Page Excellent opportunity Artists felt the Huronia Arts and Craft Show during Kempenfest provided them with an excellent opportunity to display their talent For story on the show and what the artists felt about it turn to the Entertainment Page Index today 15 lifestyle entertainment 21 sports com icstv guide 24 said Bernard Strohm administrator of the UCLA Medical Centre We had over 600 calls this morning Strohm said adding mostly they were younger female voices He has broken sternum Strohm said Both lungs are slightly collapsed several ribs are broken his right wrist is broken and he has minor cut on his chin He said Estrada is breathing on his own The 30yearold New York native who portrays patrolman Frank Ponchi Pon cherello in the series was injured when he was tossed from his motorcycle during filming Monday Poisoning OKd VANCOUVER Pl The provincial fish and wildlife branch has been given pesticide control branch approval to poison wolves coyotes and bears The permit an proves the use of the poisons 1080 lSOdlllIn monofluoracetatei and cyanide to control the animals on private and public land The permit is valid until Dec 311984Lse of the poisons is to be restricted to reported and confirmed instances of problem predators killing damaging or harassing livestock damaging property or crops or threatening human safety Execution protested TEHRAN iAPi Army officers and enlisted men clashed with revolutionary guards in northwestern Ortimiyeh to protest the execution of an army colonel and an army sergeant and an undetermined number of persons were wounded by gun iire press reports said today The soldieis were incensed over the executions Tuesday and staged protests within the military garrison in Orumiyeh the reports said The demonstration spilled out into the City leading to clashes with revolutionary guards Screral shots were fired until order was restored and the troops returned to their base the press reports said The colonel and sergeant were convicted by revolutionary court of complicity in the murder of protestors during demonstrations against the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi whose regime was ousted in February by the revolutionary forces of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Bell cables slashed MONTREAL iLPi PA continumg labor dispute between Bell Canada and its technicians affected service to several thou sand customers in Ontario and Quebec on Tuesday Bell spokesman Pierre Marion said cables were slashed late Monday in Sherbrooke 130 kilometres east of Mon treal knocking out senice to 18000 residents vveather Sunny with cloudy periods today Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday Highs today 24 to 26 Lows tonight ii to l3 Highs Thursday 22 to 25 Trudels sentenced to prison term MONTREAL CP Louise and Jacques CossetteTiudel were sentenced Tuesday to two years less day in prison for their part in the Front dc Liberation du Quebec kidnapping of British diplomat James Cross in 1970 The CossetteTrudels both 31 pleaded guilty in May to charges of kidnapping 115th your No 186 Wednesday August 1979 the examiner serving barrie and Simcoe county conspiracy and forcible detention Chief Sessions Court Judge Yves Mayrand also found them guilty on fourth charge of ex tortion As Judge Mayrand read through the 36 page judgment Tuesday Mrs Cossette Trudel began sobbing quietly Her bus For Copy band touched her arm reassuringly trom time to time The judge said it was evident that if the couple had faced court in 1970 instead of choosing to flee to Cuba they would have been sentenced to lengthy terms Given the state of crisis and social upheaval Carrier Home DeiiCery 95° Weekly they would have been sentenced to at least 10 years he said Its equally certain that if their crime of kidnapping had been committed in 1978 and judged and punished in 1979 the accused would have received sentence of eight to 10 years in prison Judge Mayrand said Tornado cuts swath of death damage in Woodstock region WOODSTOCK Ont CPi This quiet rural community became disaster zone Tuesday when tornado ripped through the south end of town and neighboring coun tryside leaving trail of death and destruc tion At least two persons died and hundreds were injured in the high winds that tossed cars and trucks about like toys and peeled the roofs of houses Ive never seen anything like it said Angus Moat of Oxford Centre village of about 125 residents five kilometres south of here The whole village is gone The church the community centre the store Moat lost his house and two cars in the storm joining countless others whose homes were reduced to rubble There were reports of cars tobacco kilns and whole buildings vanishing in the wake of the twister Early reports indicated three were dead but police said the confusion arose from con flicting reports from the affected areas William Snider 51 of Norwich was killed while driving his van along country road southeast of Woodstock Police said the van was lifted by the wind and thrown into field The roof of the van had been ripped off Corrie Rykeson 33 of Harley in the southwest corner of Brant County died when the tornado hit her farm home Her nine yearold daughter Annita was injured and admitted to hospital Geurt Ryksen and the couples three other children were in the barn and escaped the brunt of the storm About 120 other people were treated at Woodstock General Hospital and 26 were ad mitted In Simcoe County heavy rains washed out roads and winds ripped down trees damag ing several ears and homes spokesman for Barrie Air Services which monitors wind velocity said winds at the airfield did not exceed 40 kmhr but weather stations at CKBB and CHAYFM recorded gusts of up to 55 kmhr During the brief storm about 16 mm of rain fell locally At least one third of Barrie was without power for about 30 minutes when broken limb fell across power line feeding the citys north and east end said Stan Bobbette public utilities chairman Bobbette said downed limbs also caused in dividual power disruptions to our homes Barries parks and forestry department worked to remove seven fallen branches and two trees from city streets One tree that fell on Melrose Street took out hydro line and crashed onto parked vehicle Several downed trees were reported throughout Innisfil Township after Tuesdays storm The Tollendal subdivision was severe ly hit said one resident Peter Kobra of 19 Royal Oak Dr told The Examiner trees were uprooted and at least two homes were damaged Trees twothirds of metre in diameter came crashing down said Kobra One tree smashed into small car parked on Royal Oak Drive Another tree destroyed the corner of house The storm knocked down trees throughout the county and washed out roads in Wasaga Beach Bradford town employee said the rain was like river coming down the street but there was little damage done in that area SURVEY DAMAGE Provincial Environment Minister Harry Parrott member of the legislature for Ox ford said Tuesday he plans to fly over the area about 130 kilometres southwest of Toronto to determine whether provincial assistance is required Parrott said he then will meet with Mayor Wendy Calder to discuss the damage Mayor Calder who was in council meeting when disaster struck said Tuesday damage estimate was not available She said she was having difficulty comprehending the situation You always feel it is going to hap pen somewhere else Although the brunt of the twister was felt in the Woodstock area it affected communities in the area bordered by Woodstock Simcoe Brantford and Tillsonburg All ambulances in the region from London to Kitchener were pressed into service and the Ontario Provincial Police called on all their auxiliary officers What we have here is mess said Con stable David Craig at the OPP news bureau in Toronto He said the villages of Oxford Centre and Hickson both near Woodstock were severely damaged About 25 homes were flattened in Oxford Centre alone Ministers families get conflict deadline OTTAWA iCPi Prime Minister Clark has given cabinet ministeis their wives children and senior staff members until Sept 25 to disclose publicly their financial holdings under tough new conflictofinterest guides The guides made public Tuesday require ministers and their families either to sell all publiclytraded shares and speculative in vestments or to place them in blind trust over which they have no control Ministers also must disclose any gifts worth more than $100 other than official gifts which they receive from anyone outside their family Public declarations of financial interests must be filed with the assistant deputy registrar general an independent govern ment offictal by the September deadline Clark said in letter delivered to ministers last Friday The declarations must be updated every year The guides do not have the force of law but are condition of joining the cabinet government spokesman said The gov ernment has promised legislation by Christmas establishing similar rules for all parliamentarians SHOLLD NOT BENEFIT In his letter Clark said cabinet ministers and their senior staff must never appear to benefit financially from their positions or from confidential information they acquire The guides which are stricter than those imposed by former prime minister Pierre Trudeau on his cabinet prohibit minister from giving preferential treatment on any official matter to relative friend or or ganization in which they have an interest Ministers also are prohibited from prac tising profession serving as paid con sultant serving as director of company or serving in union or professional association Lawyer retained in fight against relations course The Simcoe Taxpayers Organization Researching Education STOREi has retain ed Barrie lawyer Marshall Green to aid it with its fight to have the human relations pro gram shelved permanently Ten dollars for the fill up and buck for the spare mouth At this point we are looking at our alter natives Green told The Examiner today Green said he would first examine the Education Act to determine the rights of parents and taxpayers to course material taught students in public schools He also said the Simcoe County Board of Education has been reluctant to give out in formation and therefore hindered STOREs attempt to have the program cancelled outright At tonights board meeting the organiza tion which claims countywide member ship of 2000 will once again present its case Green said the delegation would ask the board to make available information the organization needs to fight the program Jack Ramsay education director says the process which has led to the development of the human relations program has been open from the beginning Parents have been en couraged to take part and many have he savs STORE says no program that presents specific value system should be taught in pluralistic public school system The organization is also concerned that much of the course material was taken from the work of humanists and not writers who place God above man Ed Allenby views gloomy Barrie scene at noon Tuesday Examiner Photo by Peter Hsu Sixyearold Jennifer and fiveyeorold Mark children of Mr and Mrs Al Almas at Woodstock huddle on their front porch with all their worldly belongings while their parents try to salvage items from their ruined home they moved into two weeks ago CP Photo Only in Britain Sparrows death makes big news LONDON APi It could only happen in eccentric Britain where national newspapers Wednesday gave frontvpage prominence to the death of sparrow Elegy in Country Church Roof said one headline recalling Thomas Grays Elegy Written in Country Churchyard The story began Tuesday when chirpy sparrow got itself trapped in the rafters of St Helens Parish Church at Brant Broughton village of 500 in central England Unfortunately it chose the wrong moment to call for help It began twit teringjust as guitar recital was about to begin classical gUitarist Konrad Ragossnig was recording it for BBC Radio GET THE BIRD The distressed rector Rev Robin Clark asked the congregation to leave sum moned person with an air gun and had the errant bird shot down One young woman fled iii tears when news spread about what had been done and some villagers lodged protest with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Clark defended his action which enabled the medal to proceed It was absolutely imposSible The artist just couldnt continue Everyone was sorry it happened but in my experience birds trapped in the church die anyway The tabloid Daily Mirror devoted its only editorial Wednesday to the sparrows demise It declared Mr Clark had bet ter be very careful before he orders the shooting of anything else flying round over the high altar You never know vicar The next one might be carrying harp