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inside story OPP starts unit District provincial police have selected 29man special investigating unit to help local OPP detachments investigate out breaks of crime in their areas Supt Roy Burkett said the unit has suc cessfully cleared up crime problems in several areas but he is not sure how well the program will work during summer months when manpower is critical For more see the Today pa gc Training for spree Karen McFadden of Letitia Heights is in training for three minute shopping spree MrsMcFadden won the chance to run wild in Miracle Food Mart when her name was drawn in the Letitia Heights Community Assocmtion Shopping Spree contest this week For more see todays Lifestyle page Flyers Colts losing Barrie Flycrs and Barrie Colts are in class with Montreal Janadiens of the NHL all three are having trouble winning 21 Cooling off fellow Arlington fireman hoses down Capt John Murphy Friday after he jumped from the balcony of blazing second storey apart iiienl in Arlington Texas Murphy was trapped on the balcony when roof collapsed on him and knocked ladder away from the balcony Murphy was treated for minor facial burns and released from an Arlington hospital The fouralarm fire destroyed 36 apartment units AP Photo Vandals hit shelter Cold weather is here again and Harrie residents are shivering in Little Avenue bus shelter that has no glass Kerry Columbus of the citys traffic department says there are certain shelters that we just cant keep glass in The cost is horrendous to maintain shelters he said Friday Columbus said there are about 20 shelters for bus passengers in the city but they cost $1 500 to $2000 each Some people abuse them terribly he said they fill them with garbage and debris and break out glass all the time Columbus said the initial aspect of pro tecting people from the climate is very positive The cost of maintaining the bus shelters has been tip to $0000 year in Barrie Not seeking election Former VtllltlglOIerlllltIlIlSIIIICOC Liberal candidate Harry Greene announced Friday he will not enter the 1980 federal elect ion race In the May 22 election Greene owner of Orangevilles Canadian Tire Store claimed only 11322 votes compared to 25801 from the victor Perrin Beatty PCI The NDI candidate Jeff Koechlin an accountant claimed 4951 votes Marion Chambers NDP spokesman for WelliiigtonlluffcrinSimcoe said Koechlin has not yet decided whether or not to enter into the election race Preparing enumeration Enumerators for the coming election may have to be out on the streets this Christmas Eve in Barrie or by New Years Eve at the latest Al Froom Simcoe South returning officer warns that the steps necessary to prepare our district must begin inniiediateh Froom told The Examiner new return ing officer must be appointed have telegraphed my resignation to the chief electoral officer in Ottawa he said Friday have just assumed new position as manager of the lluronia Tourist ssoeiitiin and Simply do not have the time he saw Froom said he submitted name to II Ron Stewart and had received approval to fill the returning officer vacancy Now it is up to Privy Council to approve he said The chief electoral office in Ottawa is going absolutely crazy Froom said The cost of that department during the last general election was 53210334435 Froom said he received excellent co operation as returning officer Evacuated in blast TAYLOR Mich tAI Emergency crews evacuated residents from mobile home park early today after one of five largo gasoline tanks at the Clark 011 refinery in Taylor exploded police said It was not immediately determined whether the other tanks were threatened by the resulting fire Roads into the area were blocked off recently Habs lost again last night this time to Edmonton despite the resignation of Boom Boom Geoffrion and the subse quent coaching takeover of Claude Rue Barrie Flvers dropped 92 decision to Dundas Merchants Flyers offence came from Bob Coulson who scored one goal in the first and third periods The big dif ference in the game was shots on goala4528 in favor of Dundas Barrie Colts attempted rally in the third period and managed to close in to just one goal behind Oakville for brief time in the period But Oakville responded with three thirdperiod goals to win the game 63 For stories and pictures see todays Sports pages index today lifestyle entertainment sports oomicstv guide classified extra Abandoned house razed Arson is suspected in fire that razed an abandoned house on Bayview Drive late Iastnight The fire department arrived at 85 Bayview Dr at the corner of Springhome Road at 11 pm and 20 men fought the blaze for twoandahalt hours before it was ex tinguished Fire Chief Jack McAllister said he suspects arson Although nobody has been charged he said neighbors saw youths in the building last week He noted growing problem with children and teenagch setting fires in Bar rie including live this month The house which has been vacant for about two years was the scene of small fire last year They want Pierre OTTAWA tCPi Liberal MPs decided Friday night that Pierre Trudeau is the man they want to lead them into the Feb 18 federal election just as he has done four times before But they also made it clear they want Trudeau to stay on as prime minister rather than resign should the Liberals win We want to tell him to come back to fight to wm and to govern said MP Jac ques Guilbault caucus chairman Thats essential Threeyear termTJsked TORONTO CPI committee of municipal representatives has urged Thomas Wells intergovernmental affairs minister to extend to three years the term of office for civic politicians The committee coiiiposol o1 rttiicsiii tatives from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario Association of Counties and Regions in Ontario and Metropolitan Toronto issued its request Friday after legislative committee en dorsed request by Windsor city council for threeyear terms Plans free repairs TORONTO CP Ford Motor Co of Canada Ltd says it will carry out free repairs of safetyrelated defects found in hundreds of thousands of cars sold in Canada between 1969 and 1973 Ford was convicted in 1978 of failing to notify owners of about 390000 fullsize cars of steering defect that could cause the cars to go out of control The conviction was upheld last August by the Ontario Appeal Court Company Spokesman Tony Fredo said Friday that Ford will send letters to all original purchasers informing them of the defect and offering free inspection of the cars Original owners will also be asked whether theyve sold their cars and if so to whom Sentenced to reformatory CHATHAM Ont CPI Reformatory sentences were given to man and two vouths from North Buxton 12 kilometres southeast of here who pleaded guilty in On tario Supreme Court to manslaughter in the beating death of 78yearold neighbor Brian Carlsen 19 and Leroy Parker 16 were given two years less day while Dana Redding 16 got 22 months The three Wlll be on probation for three years after release The victim died from head injuries inflicted with metal pipe Bikers get life LONDON Ont CPI Four Satans Choice motorcycle club members conA victed of seconddegree murder for their part in the executionstyle slaying of rival biker last year were sentenced Friday in Ontario Supreme Court to life imprison ment They will be eligible for parole in 10 years Calling the shooting of William Matiyek in Port Hope Ont hotel public execu tion of an individual Illeinhardt said later he may recommend appeal of the decision to Ontario ttorneyGcneral Roy McMur tt $5 or $5000 COLLMBLS Ohio 1A1 On one side it was $5 bill But on the other side it was blank And that could add up to as much as $5200 Gail Fleshman of suburban Hilliard said she got the bill in Christmas bonus envelope from her employer Miss Fleshman says she plans to have the bill checked by the Secret Service the in vestigative branch of the US treasury department If it isnt counterfeit shell scour the col lectors market and sell it to the highest bid der One collector said it might be worth up to $5200 weather Clear and cool today and Sunday Snow flurries possible in some areas Come home to The Examiner Call 7266539 fofllolne delivery 115th year No 288 Saturday Dec 1979 20¢ Per Copy the examiner serving barrieand simcoe caunty Carrier Home Delivery 95 Weekly Service stations drop increase I8cent gasoline rollback has immeiat ffect here By ALISON MERKEI Of The Examiner Gasoline prices dropped today in service stations across Barrie Fridays announcement by Finance Minister John Crosbie which rolled back an 18centagallon increase in excise tax had an immediate effect here The increase had prompted service station operators in the city to increase their prices to as much as 301 cents litre on regular gas The lowest price increase determined by poll of operators was to 279 This morning the highest price the Ex aminer found was 255 and the lowest was 239 Unleaded prices appeared to have dropped about three cents litre Meanwhile the oil com anies are trying to devise method of refun ing monies already received from customers Asked whether retailers had any business imposing the excise tax on Wednesday morn ing Finance Minister Crosbie replied No not until they received new supplies Crosbie told reporters that customers should go to the dealer where they bought their gas and ask for the increase back Theyll have to go to the dealer where they bought it and ask for it back he said The dealers should get it back from the companies he said Spokesmen for Texaco Canada Inc Gulf Canada Ltd Imperial Oil Ltd and Shell Canada Ltd said Friday their companies are working on plans for refund of excise and sales taxes Sunoco of Canada Inc will institute two stage price reduction at its 780 company owned stations and says it is advising private dealers from Sunoco to follow suit Texaco said it will refund every nickel of the 18 centagallon increase and is reducing its selling price as quickly as possible Joe Cottreau of Gulf Canada said We in tend to do the same but working out the mechanics of it will take few days Our management will be meeting early next week to sort out how to refund the ciin iving customers he said ad wlits to creditcard users not present pro lll and fleet Ctistiii blcm An Imperial official said that the company is working out plans for paying back the taxes in an equitable manner Shell spokesman Gilles Bellefeuille said Shell will hold the added tax revenue from company dealerships while determining how to refund it to customers Creditcard customers present no problem he said The company will refund the money to in dependent service stations who buy from Shell and let them decide how or whether to rebate customers James Bruce of Suncor notified company owned stations to reduce the price by 43 cents litre today while it works out how much gasoline was sold at the higher price Another 43 cents will be lopped off Monday until an equal amount at the low price has been sold bulletin WASHINGTON AP The outsted shah of Iran left Texas today to take residence in Panama the White House announced THE IIAGLE AP The International Court of Justice called today for the ini mediate release of the American hostages in Iran Gearing up for election OTTAWA fCPi The Progressive Conscr vatives were annoyed the New Democrats optimistic and the Liberals leaderless as the three parties began preparations Friday for general election Feb 18 Liberal MPs and senators met for 11 hours Friday on Parliament Hill and overwhelm ingly decided to ask Pierre Trudeau to re main as leader despite his plans to resign the jobhe has held for the past 11 years The MP5 said they expect Trudeau will tell them Sunday or Monday he will scrap his retirement plans to lead them through his fifth consecutive election the second within year The betterorganized Conservatives an nounced Prime Minister Clark will begin his crosscountry campaign Monday by airplane and dogsled Clarks first stop is in the Gaspe region of Quebec province which denied the Conser vatives majority government in the last election by giving them only two MPs third MP detected from the Social Credit party this autumn Heading westward Clark will stop Tuesday in southern Ontario and Wednesday in his home riding of Yellowhead in Alberta to at tend his nomination meeting and then con tinue on to Vancouver before returning to 01 tawa via Winnipeg for oneweek Christmas break NDP Leader Ed Broadbent is to begin his national travels Tuesday Details on his first campaign stops were not immediately an nounced except for plans to call oneweek ceasefire over Christmas Clark announced the election date as be ad dressed the 3151 Parliament for the last time Friday morning Earlier in the day he paid the mandatory visit to the GovernorGeneral in the wake of the sixmonthold govern ments defeat in the Commons Clowns for the day Patti Squires on the left Lesley Firth and Sylvie Simard on the right welcomed over I70 people to delicious breakfast on Saturday morning Woolworths Store on Bayfield Street in Barrie presented Fee breakfast for Santa and fans free breakfast to their guest of honor Santa Claus and his fans They shared bacon and eggs with English muffins and hot chocolate The kids come away with prizes that included balloons and lollipops Nobody seriously injured yet Children blamed in five fires By STEPHEN NICIIOLLS Of The Examiner Children are blamed for starting five fires in Barrie this month and fire of ficials urge parents to prevent youngsters from playing with matches and cigarette lighters Barrie Deputy Fire Chief Jim Lemieux likens childs playing with matches to playing with loaded gun Fortunately nobody has been serious ly injured yet said the deputy chief Fri day But its going to happen sooner or later child was blamed for setting two fires in apartment buildings on Grove Street East Thursday afternoon One of those fires caused an estimated 850000 damage TIIIRI FIRE While firefighters were battling the lat ter blaze another the erupted in Id like washroom Post attacked Iranians claim TEHRAN APi Irans government radio said the United States engineered an attack on an Iranian border post by Irans arch foe Iraq Iraqi diplomats denied Iran was attack ed The Tehran radio account implied the Lnited States was behind the Iraqi cross border raid Friday because the 25 has failed in the face of Iranian resistance to gain the release of the 50 hostages held inthe occupied ITS Embassy in Tehran stnce Nov The radio quoted foreign ministry spokesman as saying Iraqi forces pushed five kilometres into Iran on Friday before retreating after skirmishing w1fhrevolu tionary guards Another Tehran radio report said the intruders left behind number of dead and wounded Reports from the border area in southwestern Iran said Iraqi soldiers attack ed small border post under cover of heavy artillery fire The reports said the 15minute attack was aimed at the Shalamcheh border post 20 kilometres northwest of the city of Khoramshahr in Irans oilrich southwestern corner bedroom of an Oren Boulevard home Damage to the home is estimated at $1000 Fire officials cite the case as child playing with matches Fire broke out in Ferris Lane home Dec and in Penetang Street residence Dec Both were caused by children say fire officials Earlier this fall downtown automotive supply outlet sustained exten sive damage Investigation indicated it was set by youngsters Two other October fires one on Valley Drive the other on Robin Court are both blamed on children Deputy Chief Lemieux said many household products are made of highly flammable material that ignites easily and burns readily Many of these give off harmful fumes when burning he said My Often child does not realize how serious playing with matches can be until he lights fire said the deputy chief Theyll light something on fire Itll start to flame theyll panic and leave it Deputy Chief Lemieux said parents must prevent children from playing with matches and lighters by hiding the lllr struments and more importantly by ex gaining to youngsters the dangers involv In the hands of an adult matches area valuable tool but in the hands of child they are dangerous weapon he said The property damage of fire is bad enough Nobody wants to see child maimed or disfigured for life And no one wants to see child member of his family oreven fireman die because of fire Both sides OK proposal in commission inquiry By DENNIS LANTIIIIIR Of The Examiner The twomonth delay in the Barrie Police Commission inquiry may soon end Both sides in the dispute have agreed to have the judicial review heard before single judge division of Supreme Court of On tario Brian Johnston legal counsel for the On tario Pclice Commission told The Examiner Friday Richard Clarke the lawyer represen ting Barrie commission chairman Eldon Greer has agreed to the proposal written endorsation should be received next week Johnston said that he will mediater go to court headquarters to see if Jan court date is still available They court officials anticipated the slate would be filled up at some point before Christmas Johnston said If it is full Ill try for the first available date after that Originally it was thought six month delay might be the case if the matter was to be heard before the three judge system But pro ceedings with only one judge has just been recently introduced and Johnston said last week the matter could be heard as well before Of 19 charges onejudge as three The review will determine whether the On tario Police Commission has authority to ban dle allegations into the Barrie commission The original hearing was adjourned Oct 15 upon the request of Greers lawyer My view is that we have jurisdiction in this matter said Johnston However he also said that those views are not steadfast and could change depending on what Clarke comes up with at the session Johnston said he would be there to provide data relevant to the decision Im not in position of being an advocate of any Side he said Im basically in the role of crown attorney Six Barrie aldermen led by Gord Mills contend Greer may have conflict of interest in that his son owns Georgian Protection Ser Vices which operates alarms at the police and fire stations Greer owned share of the company but gave it earlier in the year The at ermen also contend the alarm com pany may be in monopoly situation The matter was first introduced last spring and sparked heated debate at council Barrie youth l7 found guilty Barrie youth has been found guilty of total of 19 charges including break enter and theft possession of stolen property theft mischief and using forged document and faces further charges when he appears in pro vincial court again on Friday William Alexander MacDonald 17 went on virtual oneman crime spree during November The weekend of Nov he broke into Paul Sadlon Motors on Bradford St and stole 514000 Corvette On Nov 10 he took Chevrolet van from the same dealership changed the licence plates and took it to Simcoe County Field and Stream on Essa Rd where he broke in through the bathroom window and removed rifle knives and ammunition He later sold most of the stolen goods for $360 and kept few for himself That same day MacDonald took Ford pickup truck from Douglas Lincoln Mercury on Essa Rd and damaged Camaro from Paul Sadlon Motors by firing shotgun under the radiator hood He also shot street light on Highway 26 the property of Ontario HVdtu The following weekend MacDonald broke into the Simcoe District C0op on Innisfil Street broke the ignition of forklift truck and smashed holes in sacks of salt and fer tilizer Damage exceeded $1000 On Nov 25 MacDonald broke into eight cars in the Central Collegiate and Barrie arena parking lots damaging seVeral and stealing articles including two hammers fused to smash cars and automatic door opener camera flash and carrying case tackle box sunglasses flashlight gloves and sidecutters Using the stolen identification of Jeffrey Woodcock Nov 24 MacDonald purchased record jeans and work boots valued at $12311 from the Woolworth store on Hayfield Street On July 31 the youth stole Ford van from Graham Ford on Bayfield Street abandoning it near Bradford and in August broke into Orv Hardy Motors on Bradford Street but did not steal anything MacDonald will be sentenced later this month or early in January