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WOODSTOCK Ont CP Shocked victims of devastating tornado that hit this area Tuesday killing two persons and in juring 130 others received muchneeded support Wednesday from government of ficials organizing recovery operations The Ontario cabinet was quick to declare the area now littered with flattened houses dead livestock overturned vehicles and uprooted trees as disaster area The government also announced it would match each dollar raised locally Oxford County has established disaster relief fund As well Environment Minister Harry Parrott said officials of every provincial ministry will be in this city of 26000 rsons to inform residents about services an grants available to the area Woodstock Mayor Wendy Calder said damage estimates range between $7 million and $10 million for the 300 buildings in cluding eight factories damaged or destroyed in the area The citys southwest section was severely damaged as the tornado ripped through school church and several factories MAKING THEIR ROUNDS Parrott who represents the riding of Oxford said insurance adjusters were making their rounds Wednesday spending about half an hour at each farm lmmigrations officials have relaxed regulations to permit additional adjusters from the US Therell be people here with cheques in hand before long the minister said Meanwhile residents of the hardesthit villages of Oxford Centre and Hickson both near Woodstock were sifting through the niins of levelled buildings Shaking his head one onlooker observed Its just like war In Vanessa village about 35 kilometres 961 IOVl Cl south of Brantford at least 12 stoneandbrick houses each valued at 3100000 were levelled Police reported that William Snyder 51 of Norwich was killed while driving along country road southeast of Woodstock when his van was lifted by the wind and thrown into afield And Corrie Rykeson 33 of Harley was killed when the tornado hit her farm house Her nineyearold daughter was injured and admitted to hospital gr four little orphans By NANCY FIGUEROA Of The Examiner STROUD Although they are both more than 70 years old Fred and Eileen Ryans of Sandy Cove Acres became the parents of four during Tuesdays storm Four baby robins that is Well knew in advance about the nest in the maple tree said Ryans And when saw the storm coming said to myself this is no ordinary storm In no time at all the maple tree bent over and the mother robin and her four little ones dropped right in front of me The mother was scared and she ran and hid in the flowers Being the animal lover he is Ryans adopted the threeweekold robins when he realized the mother wasnt coming back for them Theyre orphans of the storm says Ryans while feeding hamburger to his four new children When he brought the birds into his house he wasnt sure whether or not they were alive They were just lifeless said Mrs Ryans Quickly Mrs Ryans kept them warm with her heating pad kept it on low inside story CASministry cant agree Local Childrens Aid officials and the ministry of social services couldnt agree Wednesday on compromise for the 1979 agency budget The agency here doesnt want to trim any more from its budget but the ministry claims it must The problem is not unique to Simcoc ounty and agencies across the province are also feeling the pinch Read about it on the Today page Rev Heron leaving agency Rev Ken Heron leaving Simcoe County Childrens Aid Society to begin as super visor at Muskoka District Childrens Aid Society in Bracebridge in early October says his past seven years as family ser vices worker have been great educa tion For story see todays Lifestyle page Argos trounce Hamilton Toronto Argonauts pounced on struggling Hamilton TigerCats Wednesday winning the Canadian Football League game 25o at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto ln local senior softball action Beatrice Foods tied Church Homes 33 in the first game of season finale doubleheader but bombed in the second game losing 13 See stories and pictures on todays Sports page index today lifestyle entertainment background sports oonlcstv guide dasstfied she says It was 30 minutes before the robins started to move Then realizing she had nothing to feed them Mrs Ryans dressed in rain hat rain coat and rain boots went outside to look for crickets To her husbands surprise she came home with her hat loaded with crickets scooped up from nearby drain Mrs Ryans left the job of chopping the crickets to her husband just couldnt kill them she says The birds were overjoyed with the crickets Next it was Ryans turn to find food He found bounty of snails underneath bird bath by their home Soon however the hungry creatures finished the snails In quick trip to the supermarket Mrs Ryans bought hamburger with little fat please for the kids The Ryans have developed an affini ty with their little ones He says they are very much like children squaking now and again The children who remain nameless join the collection of other animals the Ryans have befriended including Beautiful loon and Daisy Crockett raccoon Novelist dies Nicholas Monsarrat 69 author of The Cruel Sea and score of other books about the sea and the men who soil it died Wednesday in Lon don AP Laserphoto 115th year No 187 Thursday August 1979 15° Per Copy Carrier Home Delivery 95° Weekly the examiner serving berrie and simcee Contract talks break down Police patrol picket lines in Barrie factory dispute Legionnaires disease Airconditioner theory shelved TORONTO CP Air conditioners have been ruled out for the time being as the source of an outbreak of legionnaires disease public health official said Wedncslt day Dr Marguerite Archibald medical officer of health for the Metropolitan Toronto city of North York where the outbreak is located said in statement that her department is working with an Ontario government doctor in hopes of finding common source of the lung disease spokesman in her department said later in an interview that air conditioners have been ruled out at this time because preliminary investigations indicate that the two confirmed and eight suspected cases in Toronto hospitals dont appear to have been in the same building Vlt°c ILS Just let it go Jimmy Whoever you hit is sure to be against you Didnt last long TORONTO CP It was Constance Davidsons sixth conviction for assault with intent to commit robbery or mugging but she said she had finally turned the corner She told county court Wednesday her outbursts of violence which have led to criminal record laden with violent crimes breaking and entering possession of stolen goods and violations of parole are caused by an inability to handle alcohol Eight months ago Miss Davidson 31 and an accomplice robbed and assaulted an elderly man in downtown Toronto It hurt me very much because it could have been my grandfather she told Judge Hughe Locke adding she will never drink again and wants to help juvenile deliquents Locke said he was impressed by what he heard but sentenced her to four years in jail because this is very serious nastv dirtv offence drunk or sober As she left the prisoners box Miss Davidson kicked chair and took swing at court constable striking him on the shoulder She shouted obscenities as she was led away Changed anthem words TORONTO tCPi spokesman for Toronto Argonauts said the standard $100 fee for the singer of the national anthem would not be paid to the singer who changed the words of the opening stanza at the Canadian Football League game Wednes day at Exhibition Stadium Vic Franklin standin for regular Canada singers Mary Lou Collins and Catherine MacKinnon began singing great prairies spread and lovely rivers fall before boos from the crowd drowned him out Figure it out JOHANNESBLRG tReuteri 20year old woman will become stepmother to her mother when she marries her step grandfather on Friday Susanna Van Zul is to wed Silas Van Aswegen 62 the widower of Susannas third case of the disease was confirmed Wednesday in 23year01d man who checked himself out of hospital last week He was be ing treated as an outpatient and now is in good condition Symptons of the disease are similar to pneumonia shortness of breath high fever headaches chills vomiting diarrhea lung congestion and lung pain Legionnaires disease caused by rod shaped bacterium was the name given to mysterious flulike illness that killed 29 per sons who attended 1976 American Legion convention in Philadelphia The health spokesman said that the depart ment may study air conditioning as source of the disease later if other investigations lead nowhere REVIEWING CASES She said her staff is reviewing hundreds of pieces of information from interviews with patients and their families employers of the patients hospital records and the records of attending physicians Out of this information it is hoped to find common denominator such as whether all the patients attended the same function ap peared in common building were at any common location or have common lifestyle practice such as smoking Dr Archibald said low priority has been placed on construction site in northwestern Toronto as source of the disease Air conditioning systems in private homes which dont have either water or evaporating tanks are not considered to be source bulletin Washington apitals chose Barrie native Mike Oartner in the National Hockey Leagues entry draft today former Cincin nati Stingers rightwinger Gartner was chosen fourth overall extra grandmother who was widow herself with daughter when she married Silas That daughter bore Susanna who fell in love wtth grandad after grandma died Now she will marry him making her technically her mothers stepmother Killed by car TORONTO CPl Toronto Transit Commissmn worker was killed and four of his colleagues injured when they were hit by car early today Metropolitan Toronto Police spokesman said Pasquale Leo 49 was killed while working on streetcar tracks in the citys westend when car ran through warning barricade and struck the men One worker was in hospital with broken legs and head injuries and three men were treated at hospital and later released police said Ernest Caissie 24 of Toronto has been charged with criminal death negligence causmg Rival gives blessing TORONTO rCPi The second phase of the $265million Eaton Centre was opened Wednesday with blessings from rival Allan Burton chairman of Simpsons told assembleddignitaries at the ceremony that the centre is magnificent new expression of Toronto Mayor John Sewell told his audience of 500 that he had opposed construction of the centre which opened in 1977 but described it now as successful beyond most ex pectations At sneak preview of the 250 new stores about 3000 invited guests were treated to $70000 reception paid for by the centres three owners Cadillac Fairview Corp Ltd owns 60 per cent of the liracre shopping centre Eatons owns 20 per cent and the remaining 20 per cent is owned by the Toronto Dominion Bank By LORI COHEN Of The Examiner Police security was heavy today as members of the United Steelworkers of America picketed in front of Radio Shack here following the breakdown of contract negotiations Wednesday The atmosphere was tense as approXimate ly 50 Radio Shack workers representing 200 warehouse and maintenance employees cafeteria workers and truck drivers jeered at 20odd union members who tried to cross the picket line Among the issues in the contract dispute are the companys intention to publish penalties along with regulations in the con tract no change in vacation benefits low wages and the companys rejection of the unions offer to submit to binding arbitration on all outstanding issues Radio Shack management was unavailable for comment Radio Shack employees were certified with USWA last October after long and bitter struggle during which the company was charged with unfair labor practices Even after certification the company tried to challenge the Steelworkers right to negotiate collective agreement and its challenge was rejected by the Ontario Supreme Court Wednesday The three member court upheld the union certification and also supported the Ontario Proposals After eight months of contract negotia tions conciliation and arbitration the United Steelworkers of America local at Radio Shack has rejected the following proposals in cluded in the oneyear contract offer oThe companys intention to publish all regulations with penalties in the agreement oThe companys decision banning publica tion of its name or the names of its manage ment by the union in any capacity without written permission Penalty for this can run as high as $10000 Margaret playing NEW YORK CP Margaret lrudeau is playing kiss and tell again in her latest in terview in popular womens magazine that features men in the buff In the September issue of Playgirl the 30 yearold estranged wife of the Canadian op position leader discloses her alleged romances with actor Ryan ONeal and black Upset at sentences Former prime minister John Diet enbaker said in Ottawa Wednes day that the sentence of Jacques and Louise CossetteTrudel for their role in the 1970 kidnapping of British diplomat James Cross is an invitation to terrorism He urged the Quebec attorneygeneral to appeal the sentence of two years less day CP Photo Come home to The Examiner can zzwsaz for home deliyery Labor Relations Boards acceptance of union complaint that the company had engag ed in unfair labor practices This morning strikers allowed all office personnel to enter Radio Shack property but slowed vehicles with union employees trying to enter urging them to turn around One summer student employee was escorted on to the premises by police of ficer as strikers taunted him Reg Neathway Barrie deputy police chief told strikers not to block cars or theyd be taken to jail He said nobody was obligated to talk or even slowdown Just outside the plant building security guards were also on duty The main issue in the strike is Radio Shacks refusal to accept the union said Frank Berry international USWA represen tative The company has imposed impossible conditions to see that there is no contract he said We want them tmanagemcnti to recognize theres going to be union in this plant year from now Signing the companys oneyear contract offer would be like signing death warrant Berry said The courts deciston in support of the union wont make negotiations any easier he said This is going to be long and bitter strike rejected oThe companys refusal to grant union security by allowing it to operate under the RAND formula with all employees paying union dues whether they are members or not oThe continuation of vacation schedule offering the minimum four per cent vacation pay with increases only after five years oWage increases of approximately six per cent spread over four years Wages now range from just over $3 an hour for cafeteria workers to just over $9 an hour for mechanics kiss and tell singer Lou Rawls and admits she had an abortion when she was university student Mrs Trudeau also is featured as the cover story in the September issue of High Society another pornographic magazine the inside pages is picture of her bottomless but appears to have been taken unaware Anyone for swimming LONDON Reuteri Britons it appears either cannot or will not control their bladders when they go for swim As nation we pee into our swimming pools on vast scale said David Smith who manages big London swimming pool You would not believe the scale You would never go swimming Americans and Germans apparently are much more hygienic The issue made headlines today after pool authorities at Rochdale northern England were criticized for considering putting dye into the water which would flush an embar rassing red on contact with urine The pool authority said the West Germans use the dye in public pools Christine Taylor secretary of local swimming club doubted whether it would work If anything it would encourage Brit ish youngsters she said They would see who could make the best pattern in the water or the longest red trail Big walkout threatened MONTREAL lCPl Bell Canadas technicians union is threatening general walkout next Monday if the company re fuses to lift retaliatory lockouts un conditionally union official said Wed nesday Rene Roy Quebec regional vicepresident of the Communication Workers of Canada said the company has decided to lock out 7800 technicians in Quebec and Ontario The threat of complete lockout came after meeting of the negotiating com mittee Tuesday he said promising return to work if the company lifts all lockouts Otherwise rotating strikes will continue until the weekend weather Mainly sunny today Highs near 25 increasing cloudiness this evening with showers and occasional thunderstorms tonight and Friday Lows tonight l5 to l8 Highs Friday 22 to 25