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Barrie Examiner, 8 Dec 1979, p. 1

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Carrier Home Delivery 95 Weekly 115th year No 282 Saturday Doc 1979 20¢ Per Copy inside story New way to learn Simcoe County separate school board teachers examining new approach to lear ning say psycholinguistics will help child realize his full potential Psychovlinguistics the study of the rela tionship between language and thought will help students gain better understanding of the language child does not need to be taught say the teachers He needs to be helped to learn For more see the Today page Flyers lose rough one Barrie Flyers suffered 91 loss to Orillia Terriers in an Intermediate hetktw game that was marred by benchclearing third period brawl which resulted in two players being suspended and multitude of other major and minor penalties Barrie Tolts captain Rick Hownaii enjoys considerable lead in the Junior scoring race Colts play rillia the second place team In the league tonight in Orillia It was disappointing day for the ana dian mens downhill team as the best finish they could come up with was ninth by Dave Murray For stories and pictures see todays Sports pages Moving try flops Retarded have rights The rights needs and capabilities of the mentally retarded must be protected and respected in considering the sterilization of these individuals says Montreal doctor Adequate decision making procedures are necessary to allow sterilization where it seems justified and to protect those who dont need it he says For more see todays Lifestyle page index lifestyle entertainment 12 890 comicstv guide 14 classified 1519 An attempt to move on old wooden church building in Pine Bluff Ark ended in its collapse Friday The lot was being cleared for construction planned by local bank The building had been given to Pilgrim Mis sionary Baptist Church which wanted it moved from sloping lot to another location AP Photo Slllltl lllll slain in street Nephews killer sought PARIS Al Police are searching for gunman who killed nephew of the deposed shah of Iran on the fashionable laris street when ll lived as supporters of Ayatollah Ruhollah Ixhoiiicini Irans revolutionary strongman claimtd responsibility for the slaying Working from an account by the lone witness to the shooting Friday police said they were seeking man about 25 to 30 yeais old of medium height and athletic build The victim Shahriar Mustapha hafik 34 held the honorary title of prince as son of the twin sister of eiled Shah Mohammad Hera lahlavi toiiiier Iranian naval of ticcr he had commanded the countrys lltIHltlHll fleet in the Persian Gulf arid us ed one the craft to make good his escape when the lalilavi dynasty tell in months ago Early Christmas gift ltllll retired Cumberland Beach couplc received an early Christmas present this week when they won Stored in Thins days lintario draw George and Eleanor Hodgson say they want to buy new car They plan to put the rest of their innings in the bairk The Hodgsons lucky number was 355174 Killed in collision COIIIER Sudburyarea woman and her loycarold daughter died Thursday after their pickup truck collided head on with tractortrailer on Highway 400 about km south of here lrovincial police said Linda Shewman 30 died at the scene Her daughter Charlene died lll Soldiers Memorial Hospital where her two other daughters re main listed in satisfactory condition mother when the accident happened They suffered serious injuries said police Simcoe Rescue Squad members worked for three hours to free the trapped Shewman family The tractorAtrailer driver was not serious ly injured Charged with dangerous driving is Richard Trudeau 29 of Sault Ste Marie He is scheduled to appear in Orillia provin cial courtJan 14 Police said the collision occurred in the southbound lanes The Shewman truck was southbound the tractor trailer was northbound said police Three face charges Innisfil Township Police have laid 16 charges against three youths they arrested Thursday Deputy Chief Al Martin said Friday Peter Jones of Lefroy Glen Burger of Peter borough both 16 and an Innisfil Township juvenile are charged with four counts of breaking and entering nine counts of theft and three counts of wilful damage The incidents occurred in Innisfil Township during November and early December he said The three scheduled to appear in Barrie provincial court Jan 15 have been released from custody Noisy bandits escape OTTAWA CP Three armed men shouting and cursing escaped with an undetermined amount of cash after robbing Bank of Nova Scotia branch Friday No shots were fired by the bandits who were all armed with handguns and ordered about 20 customers and 10 bank employees to get down on the floor or well blow your heads off The more they talked the louder they got said Bob Cleroux bank customer We all got down on the floor while they screamed and cursed at us Rebellion crushed KINGSTOWN St Vincent CP Police Commissioner Benjamin Jackson announc ed today that his police have crushed rebellion on Union Island in the Grenadines part of the Caribbeans newest state of St Vincent Several persons were arrested Police recaptured the airport and police station Friday night and put down what ap peared to be secessionist rebellion Airbag not enough OTTAWA CPt In what may be precedentsetting case an Ottawa man has been charged with failing to wear seatbelt while driving car equipped with an air ba fged Faraday was charged with the of fence which carries $28 fine last Sunday while driving his 1975 Oldsmobile Tornado one of the few cars built in Canada with air bags weathyt Snowsquall warning in effect Vtin dy and much colder today with fre quent flurries and local snows qualls Considerable drifting and blowing snow gradually diminish ing this afternoon Periods of snow developing Sunday along with brisk southerly winds Temperatures steady to today low tonight Some ca tives to be freed the examiner serving barrie and Simcoe caunty Iran forming commission to eXamine embassy Accidents mark local driving week National Safe Driving Week ended Friday but this years event locally was marked with two traffic deaths major collision which closedHighway 400 Fridy night car col liding into house and car travelling off ISOmetre embankment before bursting into es TEHRAN AP Irans revolutionary government is forming an international panel to examine the US Embassy spies and in vestigate alleged American crimes in Iran during the last 26 years Foreign Minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh said today Two American academies on private mediation mission visited the occupied cin bassy in hopes of seeing the 50 15 hostages held there But the pair emerged two hours later without meeting the hostages though they held exploratory talks with the Moslem militants who seized the embassy Nov Ghotbzadehs statements today were the latest elaboration on Iranian plans to put the captive diplomats on trial move the US has denounced as outrageous flames Ghotbzadeh said the international independent antiimperialist and antis ame my p0 we repormd tow 0f 35 ad zionist commission will consider the cidents during Safe Driving week from Dec to At least seven of those collisions involved personal injuries Early Friday morning car went out of control on Davidson Street and struck house Less than an hour later car collided with hydro pole on Bell Farm Road br inging down power lines That afternoon there was five car pileup at Bayfield Street and Ferris Lane Barrie OPP reported 28 accidents during the week Two of those involved injuries tractor trailer jackknifed on Highway 400 at Essa Road Friday night and two other vehicles were involved in collision there Constable Ron Golden said the number is little heavier than normal He said however there are usually several accidents with the first snow flurry Orillia OPP investigated 16 accidents this week One of those involved the deaths of Sudbury area woman and her 10yearold daughter Two other children ages and 13 were seriously injured in that collision involv ing pickup truck and tractor trailer 34yearold Downsview man escaped in jury but his car was destroyed when it plung ed off 30metre embankment west of Coll ingwood Wednesday afternoon The car crashed into the bottom of ravine and burst into flames Alliston OPP investigated 13 accidents Midland handled 19 Innisfil Township Police responded toll collisions Blast rocks Cuban mission NEW YORK AP Two policemen were slightly injured when bomb blast rocked the Cuban mission to the United Nations showering the area with glass police said An anonymous caller to The Associated Press said an antiCastro group was respon sible Police said witnesses reported seeing two men place the device near garage door and flee just before it went off about mid night Friday night The blast shattered win dows up and down the block Settlement said modest By STEPHEN NICHOLLS Of The Examiner local family who said they found part of human finger in ground meat last year have received modest outofcourt settlement said their lawyer Friday Marshall Green would not say how much money the family received but he said based on settlements in this area it was pretty good Green said his clients were eager to settle the matter and agrerd to modest settle ment The family was getting considerable pressure informally said Green The children were getting pressure at schoolthey wanted to get it settled The family had planned to sue Toronto meat processing company and food store chain For six months the family couldnt eat any ground or prepared meat Green said in an earlier interview Family members said the meat contained human finger from the knuckle down in cluding fingernail Green representing the family made an offer of settlement in July to Primrose Meats Ltd who processed the meat and to Loblaws Ltd where the meat was purchas ed Jim Farrell lawyer for Loblaws Ltd said there has been no admission of liability He said Loblaws officials and representatives from Primrose Meats Ltd have not eed that what the family found was actua ly human finger spokesman for Primrose Meats would not discuss the settlement Friday referring The Examiner reporter to the other party Primroses meat plant general manager said earlier there was an accident at the plant but he refused to comment further lumpball lesson Harlem Diplomats Dana Clark shows Barrie Centrals Doug Eaves how to in this jumpball Mind you Clark had about footandahalf head start up over Eaves Diplomats displayed skills similar to those of the worldfamous Harlem Globetrotters in defeating the Central teachers team 4430 See story on Page Examiner Photo by Dave Pascal School secretary resigns after strapping incident OTTAWA CP The secretary of school where the sounds of children being strapped were broadcast live over the public address system has resigned Lillian Sheehan resigned Friday day after four pupils were strapped in her presence by the principal of Georges Vanier separate school Margaret McGrath teacher who asked not to be identified saiu the resignation was directly connected to the strapping Ms Sheehan refused to com ment on her resignation when contacted by reporter Meanwhile John McGuinness Carleton separate school board superintendent said Squaunched in fire deaths THUNDER BAY Ont CP fire aboard Great Lakes freighter that led to the death of seven crew members has led to law suit for damages Detroit lawyer said Friday Victor Hanson said in telephone inter view that he has filed suit on behalf of the families of the seven dead as well as two crew members who were badly burned in the blaze June on the Cartiercliff Hall the strapping lnCldenI is being investigated by board officials The principal said the public address system was accidentally left on when four boys ranging from Grade to Grade were stapped for throwing snowballs in the school playground £59m West Gwillimbury American spies who passed themselves off as diplomats STATEMENTS CONFLICT On Friday he said some captives will be freed as soon as possible but others will be tried for espionage on date to set within days The embassy militants repudiated this saying they will free no hostages until Presi dent Carter meets their demand to return the ousted shah to Iran to stand trial for alleged crimes against the people Ghotbzadeh who announced the commis sion in an interview with the Persian language newspaper Banidad gave no details on the panels membership or timetable or on sentences the American cap tives might face But he said Those who come to the people and express regrets for what they have done will receive maximum mercy from the lin am revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini At news conference Friday Ghotbzadeh did not rule out the possibility of execution for some hostages The foreign minister said the commission would include Iranians and would investigate actions of both the US and the Shahs government since CIAbacked military coup restored the shah to the Peacock Throne and overthrew nationalist Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh in 1953 Report heiress seeks divorce ATHENS AP Shipping heiress Christina Onassis 28 will apply for divorce before Christmas from her Russian husband Sergei Kauzov sources close to the Onassis family said today Miss Onassis daughter of shipping magnate Aristole Onassis married 40year old Kauzov in civil ceremony in Moscow 16 months ago It was her third marriage and Kauzovs second The sources said that Miss Onassis in tends to apply for the divorce through Soviet embassy somewhere the breakup Christina has also provided for her hus band and negotiations are under way to give him another vessel the sources said Four months ago to mark their first wed ding anniversary the heiress gave Sergei an 18000ton bulk carrier called the Danila Candy smokes to cost more CAMBRIDGE Ont CP New Years resolutions about cutting down on candy and cigarettes may be easier to keep this time By Jan chocolate bars produced by Cadbury will be going up nickel to 35 cents and carton of cigarettes will cost at least 25 cents more But cigarette prices may even go higher Doug Cooper branch manager of National Grocers in Kitchener Ont said Friday The federal government budget expected Dec 11 could add federal tax on cigarettes that will push the price of pack even higher than the recent fourcent increase by manufacturers John Arnold coowner of Arnold Bros another Kitchener wholesaler said be ex pected candy manufacturers Rowntree and Neilson to follow the lead of Cadbury in raising prices The price increase has been attributed to higher costs of cocoa butter sugar and packaging Reeve seeks county wardenship By RICHARD THOMAS Of The Examiner John Fennell Reeve of the Township of West Gwillimbury has thrown his hat into the ring as candidate for the wardenship of Simcoe County Reeve Fennell 53 confirmed he will run against Allan McLean deputy reeve of Oro Township first to declare his intentions at county council meeting last month Reeve Fennell who has represented the Township of West Gwillimbury for the past 13 years six as deputy reeve and three as reeve has also served three years on the countys recreation committee one year as chairman five years on the roads committee one year as chairman and was member last year of the finance and administration committee qualify him as suitable candidate for the wardens seat but said if he lost the election his name would stand for nomination to serve another year on the finance and administra tion committee To date Reeve Fennell and Coun McLean are the only two nominees for the position of warden in 1980 McLean 42 chairman of the finance and administration committee for the past year and representative in Oro Township for the past 14 years told The Examiner in an inter view earlier this year that he would seek the wardenship Sources at the county indicate McLeans nomination was expected anyway as it has been common practice for the finance and ad ministration chairman to move up to the and Debmah 13 were riding in near Copper Cliff MiCh Fennell said he withdrew from the nomina wardens seat theutruck cab with Charlene and their ll hQh sWdaY The Ship W35 0Wed HU COFP tion last year because he did not want to run Nominations for the position can be made Vlt ShIPPmS Lida bl Hun Us Ownerst against retiring Warden Bill Gibbins but just prior to the actual election of the new Corrie home to The Examiner Call 7266539 for home delivery The elves are demanding shorter work year Augsbury Corp of Ogdensburg NY were named in the suit as defendants stated then he would run again this year Reeve Fennell said his background would warden during councils inaugural meeting nextTuesday in Western Europe No specific reason was given for

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