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Council reiects idea Barrie Ald Gord Mills attempted to show some good will towards lnnisfil Township Monday night when he urged fellow Barrie City council members to support the idea of motor vehicle licence office for lnnisfil Mills attempt to have council write transportation and communications minister James Snow to support the idea was defeated in council vote Snow told lnnisfil officials last week that licence office in Barrie is close enough for that municrpalitys use For the full story the Today page Tentative pact reached The Simcoe County Roman atholic Separate School Board and its 300 teachers have reached tentative agreement on new contract The teachers will vote on ac ceptance of the oneyear deal in the last week in November The board will likely ex amine the package during its meeting of Nov 21 Story on Today page Wife ailing Former President Richard Nixon confers with hospital ad ministrator Malcolm Johnson as he leaves the room of his wife Pot of San Clemente General Hospital Tuesday evening Mrs Nixon was hospitalized that after noon with bronchial pneumonia and is expected to stay at least week AP Photo 150000 go home MISSISSAIGA Ont ttl About 7300 people not included in the decision that allowed twoethirds of the citys evacuated residents to return home Tuesday hope ex perts can end the chemicalspill drama to day so that they too can go home The approximately 150000 who were allowed to return home are from areas far best from the site of fiery Rail chemicaltraiii derailment Those who live in tosquarekilometre area closest to the derailment site were forced to spend third night out of their homes The evacuation the largest in Canadian history was precaution against the possibility of deadly chlorine gas being released into the air It had been expected that the danger would be over Tuesday as experts drained the chlorine tanker but officials were sur prised to discover that most of the chlorine had already gone and they said dissipated in the air Big quake hits Iran NICOSIA Cyprus iAP devastating earthquake struck northeastern Iran early today killing at least 500 persons rescue workers said Lots of bodies are still being found it is possible that the number of the dead will exceed 1000 Mohammed Ali Sliirazi son of Ayatollah All Shirazi religious leader in the holy city of Mashhad said in telephone contact with reporter inNicosia tvorus Players share award NEW YORK iAP notn willie Stargcll Pittsburgh Pirates Brityearold wonder and young Keith Hernandez of St Louis Care dinals said they were satisfied with sharing the National Leagues most valuable player award for the 1979 season But did either one really deserve it outright or not at all The trman voting committee two from each of the Nls 12 cities of the Baseball Writers Association of America said there was no separating the two players in total points In the lvilloting announced Tues day each received 216 points Union studies next step It will be at least week before the union representing 6300 teachers at Ontarios 32 coniiiitinity colleges determines its next step in the contract dispute with the per vince spokesman says The teachers negotiating committee is scheduled to meet Nov 21 and remmmen dations for action should result Katie Pitdhindolph of the Ontario Public Service Employees tnioti told The Examiner to day Last week the llttlltbtfilllp turned down contract offer made by the council of regents an arm of the provincial govern ment and the governing body of colleges Howeycr the teachers also ottxl against strrkc action Doug tiaukroccr president of local 330 Georgian tolicgc said that the teachch by not giving their bargaining team strike extra mandate after turning down iinai otter Fun times in tubs Gernot Serif came up for air long enough to give the story on the hot tub manufactur ing company he coowns and operates Its the latest fad and enthusiasts claim it can do everything from developing your seme of humor to help you lose weight But even more than that hot tubs are barrel of fun Turn to Lifestyle for story and photos Midgets advance with win The Stroud Oldtimers went to the final of tournament in Bradford before bowing out On the way to the final the Stroud team took two thrilling overtime victories The Barrie Minor Midgets are in tournament in Waterloo and Tuesday night they advanc ed with 21 victory over Kitchener The Montreal Canadiens got back on the winning trail with 52 victory over the Blues in St Louis Tuesday night The Blues had defeated the Canadiens in Montreal Saturday See Sports pages index today lifestyle entertainment 20 sports comicsiv guide 22 classified 2428 have no way of forcrng the regents back to the bargaining table The union can only take another strike vote if another offer is made Gaukroger said He also said the union would be ex amining its legal position before taking any action VUnion officials have said the government Will be asked to reopen negotiations on the basis of the rejection of its offer by two to one margin The iegents otterea tne teacners 65 per cent salary increase in the first year of two year deal and 55 in year two The union wants to per cent in year one and eight per cent plus toStufliying allowance in year two Reagan campaigns NEW YORK AP Former California governor Ronald Reagan is kicking off his presidential campaign by advocating statehood for Puerto Rico and calling for the transfer of many federal functions to state and local governments Reagan made the proposals part of what he called his new agenda for the 1980s in speech Tuesday night announcing his can didacy for the 1980 Republican nomination Reagans entry brings to 10 the number of Republicans seeking the job Oil talks on today Clark will meet today with Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed and their respective energy ministers in what may be the final meeting needed to hammer out new oil pricing agreement Sources close to Clark said Saskatchewan Premier Allan Blakeney and British Colum bia Premier Bill Bennett are also expected to attend the meeting However there has been no confirmation from Bennett or Blakeney But with or without the other two Western premiers the meeting will take place and sources in Ottawa say Clark could announce new oil pricing policy as early as Thurs day The accuracy of that statement depends on the outcome of todays meeting Shah has neck tumor WASHINGTON AP The former shah of Iran is suffering from baseballsized tumor on his neck and his doctors plan to operate as soon as the ousted monarch feels well enough officials of the Carter ad ministration say His condition is getting worse and worse said one official who asked not to be identified He said there is consensus among the shahs doctors that he should re main at New York HospitalCornell Medical Centre where he has been confined since Oct 22 In New York spokesman for the shah hris Godek said there is no basis for reports the shah needs additional surgery May delay metric OTTAWA CP The government will likely postpone the conversion to the metric system planned for Jan for grocery stores farmers and food packing and pro ccssing plants Small Business Minister Ron Huntington said Tuesday Huntington told the Commons that the public does not fully understand the new system of weights and measures and press ing ahead with conversion could stir up hostility to it But he said the postponement doesnt mean the government is backing away from its commitment to metric He said committee established to study the progress of metric conversion in three test cities Kamloops BC Peter borough Ont and Sherbrooke Que says that not enough consideration has been given to the human impact of metric con version Tuneup saves fuel OTTAWA 1CP car tuneup can im prove fuel economy as much as 41 per cent and mean saving of up to $500 year test organized by the energy department and the Ottawa section of the Ontano Motor League shows Average fuel saving of 13 participants in the test was 245 per cent hich could mean saving of between $125 and $800 year The participant who achieved 41 tpcr cent saving was conscientious about follow ing encrgvsaving instructions program co animators said Nine participants improved fuel economy at least 17 per cent One saved per cent and the lowest result was per cent Two were not included in the final calculations because of unrelated technical problems weather few sunny breaks this afternoon Flurries near Lake Huron Highs to day freezing to Laws overnight to Thursday mostly cloudy with few flurries near the lakes Windy with highs near SASKATOON CP Prime Minister Joe Speakers at Barrie club warn Protect your children from cults By NANCY lIGLEROA Of The Examiner Barrie Midland and Orillia are the type of communities cults will infiltrate according to John Gorman of the Council On Mind Abuse Inc COMA These cults are recnriting youths 18 to 30 in the Eaton Centre Toronto Gorman told meeting of the Barrie Huronia Rotary Club Tuesday There is major drive on in southern Ontario now Simc County the are at least three In Barrie 115th year No 281 Wednesday Nov 14 1979 known cult groups including the Wyevale Mill commune Midland one commune in Oro and one in Vespra said Gorman speaking wrth Dr Susan Schulman psychiatrist at the meeting German Midland lawyer and Dr Schulman warned Rotary members to pro tect their children from cults want you to be aware they are out there said Gnrman The cults he said use mind control on cult members 20¢ Per Copy Gonnan became involved in cults after ac ting as lawyer for woman who tried to ob tain custody of her two grandchildren Christopher Blake and Kenneth Blake who were living with their mother Cheryl Blake at the Wyevale Commune German was unsuccessful never really knew what cult was he said But listened to stories about child beating people being up all night endless praying and total control by one person What happened in Jonestown or se s1 tyv could happen in North America said Gor man In Guyana they tumed inwards on themselves be said But what it next they turn outwards on us Dr Schulman became interested in cults after being contacted by Toronto woman whose son became involved in a4ult Dr Schulman listened to tapes used to entice peo ple into the cult became very frightened when realized how powerful it is she said COMk Pam Is Carrier Hmfilivory 95 Weekly the exam ner serving barrie and simcoe county Fiveman boost planned for police force in 80 For the ultimate experience in hottubbing Gernot Senf of BoultonSenf Hot Tubs and Manufacturing dons scuba and snorkel to submerge himself in the bubbling iets This tub and From 54 to 39 Bill cuts number of county reps equipment complete with mask By RICHARD THOMAS Of The Examiner privafe members bill to reduce the number of representatives on Simcoe County council to 39 from 54 was passed in the Ontario Legislature Tuesday The bill received third reading in the House Tuesday afternoon and was later granted royal assent by Pauline McGib bon LieutenantGovemor of Ontario MPP George Taylor iPCSimcoeCentre said today Taylor who piloted the bill lhmtlfih the House on behalf of the county had pushed to have it passed this session said the bill had received the appmval of the Justice committee last Thursday after having received the first and second reading in the House last month 1t went through With no amendments he said Carter blocks Iranian assets WASHINGTON iAPi President Carter acted today to block all official Iranian assets in the United States after the Iranian government announced it will withdraw its $12 billion in deposits from US banks and switch them to friendly countries White House press secretary Jody Powell issued statement saying The purpose of this order is to ensuin that claims on Iran by the hated States and its citizens are provid ed for in an orderly manner The assets that Carter ordered blocked in clude deposits of the government of Iran Central Bank and other controlled entities in US banks and their foreign branches and subsidaries Powells statement said the exact amount of money being blocked is not known but there is no reason for disturbance in the foreign exchange or other markets Carter acted under authority granted him under the international Emergency Economic Powers Act Powell said this law gives the presrdent authority to deal with any unusual and ex traordinary threat to the national security foreign policy or economy of the hated States DIFFER ON AlOlT While the Iranian government has put the amount of money in question at about $12 billion reporters were told that the sum was closer toss billion Itsdcalled hottubbing Simcoe County Warden Bill Gibbins said today he was very happy the bill had been passed so quickly The warden who represented the coun ty at the justice committee meeting last Thursday said the county had received nothing but praise for the bill so we came away feeling pretty good The bill will be effective in time for municipal elections in December 1980 It first appeared before councrl last February and received councils endorse ment in June after each of the 33 municipalities had the opportunity of commenting Although the reduction of 15 members will save the county about 335000 in per diem and mileage expenses Warden Gib bins said the bills main thrust would be streamlining administration rather than VIrcks wonder what Bing have done would Hospital blast kills seven PARMA Italy AP Workers today rescued three women buried more than half day in tons of rubble from an explosron that demolished wing of the crty hospital Hope dimmed for about 20 others missrng Seven bodies have been recoyered the rubber ducky are in the showroom at the firms plant Turn to todays Lifestyle page for story and photos on this fledgling Barrie enterprise Examiner Photo Custsavrii The county currently has 10 standing committees of which many do not have that big an involvement in county business and were formed to give all councillors chance to serve on committee he said With the reduction in the number of representatives several of these commit tees could be amalgamated the warden v1 added The last time numbers at county council were cut was in 1972 but population in creases in municipalities over the years raised the number of representatives again The old act allowed two members on council to municipalities with an elec torate of 2500 or more but the amend ment now requires municipalities to have an electorate of 7500 or more to keep two representatives at the county level gs stxcttsxthtsxass ltu Barrie man gets citation 27yearold Barrie man was commended by the crtys police board Tuesday for saving Michigan kiteskiiers life at Barries waterfront Aug during Kempenfest 79 Philip Favero 27 of 66 Maple Ave receiv ed civilian citation for rescuing Ronald Valmassoi from Kempenfelt Bay Police Chief Earl Snider said if it had not been for the prompt intelligent actions of Mr Favero it is conceivable the pilot of the kite would have been victim of drowning During kitskiing demonstration almassoi of Lincoln Mich was pulled into the air at the end of Sfiofoot rope At the elevation of approximately 300 feet the rope was released and the kite banked to the flyers left and he immediately lost con trol of the flight and plunged into the bay in about 12 feet of water said Chief Snider Bathe pilot and kite began to sking Mr Philip Favero witnessrng the 3p parent disaster dived into the water swam underneath the sinking kite and with con siderable difficulty was able to raise the pilot to the surface thereby preventing possible drowning or further injury almassor was taken to Royal Victoria Hospital where he was examined for back in iuries Favero is the son of Bruno Favero operator of downtow photography tudio By STEPHEN NICHOLIS Of The Examiner Barrie will have five more policemen in 1980 That permits city police to put 24hour walking patrol in city commercial districts Barries board of police commissmncrs decided Tuesday to increase the force to 53 men after complaints of incrcasing vari dalism and burglaries in the city Eldon Greer board chairman said Harrie needs more policemen It appears our growth is catching up with us said Greer Weve had considerable number of complaints as far as vandalism is concerned Whether or not it will stop it is hard to say Mayor Ross Archer another board member said the addition of men Wlll give higher visibility to police in Barrie Police Chief Earl Snider told The Examiner the men will be used on walking heat in city commercial districts The vast majority of time we have not had sufficient personnel to put people on the streets twalkirig said Chief Snider Our number one priority is manning the three marked police cars Because of days off sick leave statutory leave and training courses we have had no extra bodies to go on the post walking beat Its preventive program It lets the public know that they policemen are there whereas people might not notice cruiser driving past The board will interview applicants Dec and three men will be hired to start work in January said Greer Two more men will be added by July he said Greer said new men require special training to be fed into the system and training five men at once might be too demanding for city police Hiring the new of ficers in two stages also has financial ad vantages he said Greer said it will cost about $22000 for each man added to the force That sum includes salary and equipment costs The board will include the five new men in its budget proposal for 1980 Mayor Archer said council may legally request the board to trim its budget but he does not expect any council opposition to additional manpower The members of council as whole recognize the need for additional policing in Barrie said Mayor Archer In the past year we have been getting complaints from members of the business community suggesting maybe we are short staffed Mayor Archer said the addition of five men will bring Barries policing into the average category for Ontario He said Barrie will have one policeman for every 650 residents Currently this city has one policeman for every 741 residents The provincial policing average is 1607 hasixl on the 1978 Ontario SolicitorGenerals annual report OWalking patrols will help in Allandale See Page 15 Sovereignty plan rapped By DENNIS LANTHIER Of The Examiner Barrie city council urged all Ontario municipalities Tuesday to support letter stating strong opposition to the Quebec white paper on proposed sovereignty associa tron Council in adopting the resolution will send copies of the letter to all Ontario cen tres along with Prime Minister Joe lark Quebec Premier Rene Levesque George Taylor tMPPSimcoe Centre and Ron Stewart ltlPSimcoe South It will be in both officiallanguages The motion was introduced by Ald Ross Stephens who said its about time municipalities got up and said something We believe in united Canada that should come out loud and clear Ald Stephens told counctl Hopefully all municipalities will realize the separation issue is an important one The plague of mankind has always been na tionalism Ald Alex Arthur said Its high time municipalities around in tario indicated their concerns for the restora tion of Canada Mayor Ross Archer said The mayor says he and other aldermen were in Quebec City recently and noted that most Quebecers saw their future within con federation He also said that most members of munrcrpal councils in Quebec seemed to be bilingual fact which was much less com mon west of Quebec The idea of making the document bilingual was presented by Ald Fred Ruemper who said it would make it more powerful Ald Alex Arthur IS expected to assist in the translation of the letter