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yaw inside story Spending good this year Barrie merchants say the crowds may be down little this year but the spending seems similar to last year Merchants downtown and in city malls say the economic hard times appears to have no great effect on Christmas shopping in Barrie For more see the Today page Living downtown Also on the Today page Examiner reporter Lori Cohen takes look at what its like to live in the downtown residential areas of Barrie Ms Cohen talks to several residents who say they love the rich architectural heritage and strong sense of community in their neighborhood But the downtown dwellers fear theyll lose their homes to commercial development Big mouths Flyers meet Bruins tonight Philadelphia Flyers will be looking to claim the National Hockey Leagues record for most consecutive games without loss 29when they meet Boston Bruins tonight Flyers currently share the record28with the Canadiens Pentathlon athlete Jill Ross has high pro spects for the coming years including com peting in the 1980 Olympics She has im proved greatly since beginning track and field seriously two years ago For stories and pictures see todays Sports pages index today 15 lifestyle entertainment 12 sports oomicstv guide 27 classified 1826 annoy her Antonia Marlouco 70 stands outside her Chicago home recently where her garbage accumulation has raised protests from neighbors Marlouco said her neighbors are bunch of big mouths and that she is in the process of cleaning house AP Photo Player loses eye THUNDER BAY Ont CP An 18 yearold player with the Buccanccrs of the Thunder Bay Junior llockcy League has lost an eyc as result of league game Thursday Gregg Scivarelli of the leagueleading Buccanccrs clicckcd locy Ladoucer of the North Stars into thc boards thcn collapsed on to thc icc with blood streaming down the right sidc of his lacc An operation failed to save his right eye It was rugged game with 39 penalties bcing callcd including three majors One playcr was cjectcd from the game The play in which Scavarelli was injured howcvcr did not result in penalty He scored goal in the second pcritxl helping his team win 04 Assault charges dropped Assault charges against David Clayton Thomas lead singer of the Blood Sweat and Tears band have been dropped because the complainant has died the Nassau Coun ty district attorney said Friday ClaytonThomas 38 was arrested in September and accused of having hit Dana Taaulli 21 of Sea Cliff in the face Aug 20 Charges against ClaytonThomas wcre dropped Thursday in light of Miss Tarulliss death Nov 29 said spokesman for the district attorney The woman was killed in fall from Nthfloor balcony of con dominium in Fort Lauderdale Fla where she was visiting her fiance Tommy Ford 25 son of former New York Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford labI10 uu All that free meat Shes still smiling although little out of breathbut who wouldnt be with an entire shaping cart fill ed with free meat Karen McFad den of Chaucer Crescent Letitia Heights was the winner of threeminute shopping spree courtesy the Letitia Heights Com munity Association For photos and story see Page Examiner Photo by Mary Delaney Didnt pose nude Suzanne Somers says it didnt happen but Playboy Magazine has published in its for thcoming February issue 10page layout including nude photos of the television star taken nine years ago Before she became TVs sexiest star Suzanne posed for those provocative photos arent you glad we keep such beautiful records said photograph caption In Los Angeles spokesman for the former model said Miss Somers didnt know the pictures were going to appear in the magazine and had no comment Caroller turns Scrooge WYOMING Ont CP local caroller turned instant Scrooge on Thursday and 79yearold woman is $1 poorer because of it young man came to the Emma Jaec quess door and sang two carols then pulled out knife and demanded money Mrs Jaecques offered him $1 from $9 that was on nearby table He grabbed it and ran not even wishing her merry Christmas Wyoming is 25 kilometres east of Sarnia Accident cuts power Hydro was off in Elmvale for about two hours this morning after vehicle hit hydro pole The accident on the Fourth Concession of Flos Township occurred at about am said provincial police spokesman Driver of the vehicle Stephen Loftus 21 of Elmvale received minor injuries The accident which knocked out the hydro pole is under investigation IRA takes credit LONDON AP The Irish Republican Army has claimed responsibilityfor the Christmas blitz of letter bombs addressed to prominent Britons Meanwhile Scotland Yard admits it faces almost insurmountable odds in trying to track down those sending the explosive Christmas gifts Liquor price changes TORONTO CP Liquor and wine prices in Ontario will have their ups and downs early in the new year The Liquor Control Board said Friday that the prices of of 104 brands will be reduced Jan But the bad news is that the prices of 178 brands are going up on that date too Most of the changes both up and down will be less than $1 but one French wine Cote de Nuit Villages goes up from $1675 bottle to $2325 The board says the changes reflect fluc tuations in suppliers prices Bell talks break down MONTREAL CP Illegal walkouts by telephone operators that began here and spread to Hamilton caused breakdown Friday in talks aimed at averting Christmas Eve strike at Bell Canada weather intermittent rain or drizzle today and Sunday foggy and mild high today to low tonight to high Sunday to Come home to The Examiner Call 7266539 for home deivery 43 IT has sum vr¢xu=wv arm 191 TM fifirf1 3zrztvyrzri v1Av1V urns 5fikukVQ1 miss5 115th veer No Saturday Dec 22 1979 the examiner 20¢ Per Copy serving barrie and simcoe county Would ask others to defy any ban Carrier Home Delivery 95c Weekly lranian leaders confident they could beat UN embargo TEHRAN CP Irans revolutionary leaders indicate they are confident the coun try can withstand any embargo the United Nations might impose as result of President Carters call for limited trade sanctions to help free the 50 American hostages behind held at the US Embassy in Tehran In apparent anticipation of Carters move Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini told revolutionary guards at his headquarters in Qom few hours before the White House announcement Friday that Iran would ask other countries to defy such ban and meet our economic requirements Officials at the Iranian foreign ministry refused comment on the issue today saying only that it would be considered by the gover ning Revolutionary Council However militant who answered the telephone at the embassy said that as the iman Khomeini has said we are not afraid of economic sanctions or of military interven tion The militants seized the embassy Nov and have refused all compromises saying on ly the return of the deposed shah to stand trial on plunder and mass murder charges will gain their release DEMANDS ACTION In Washington President Carter called the hostage incident arrogrant defiance of in ternational law in demanding the UN take concrete action to gain the release of the hostages The world community must support the legal machinery it has established so that the United Nations and the International Court of Justice will continue to be relevant in settling serious disputes he said Carter coupled his demand for limited sanctions those that would not block oil ex ports or food or medicine imports by Iran with warning that other remedies are available to us In the past US officials have indicated the other remedies include military action And on Friday the Pentagon announced that the nuclearpowered aircraft carrier Nimitz ac companied by two cruisers would head for the Arabian sea next week Meanwhile Khomeini on Friday cleared the way for Christian clergymen to go to the embassy so the hostages can celebrate Christmas in peace BLACKS GET PRIORITY In accordance with his view of blacks as op pressed people in the US Khomeini said black clergymen should have priority because of their special stand against the crimes of America The only hostages released since the em bassy was taken over have been blacks and women spokesman for the embassy militants said the clergymen would be admitted We had already made preparations of our own and these we will announce on Christmas Eve The names of the clergymen to be invited and other details of the visits were not made public If Khomeinis promise is carried out it would be be the first time in weeks that some of the hostages would be seen by out siders Others have not been seen since the embassy was taken The Iranians have threatened to bring the hostages before tribunal of some kind after the holidays The embassy militants say the hostages will be tried as spies but govern ment officials have said the tribunal would merely be general investigation of alleged US crimes against Iran Somewhere here Scrooge lurks Somewhere in Barrie Christmas Scrooge lurks The Salvation ArmyCKBB Radio Stations annual Christmas Cheer program usually br ings visions of children donating hard earned money to help others and adults bringing gifts for children who might otherwise have giftless Christmas This Christmas however along with the donations toys and gifts delivered to CKBB were five boxes of garbage including broken picture frames paper rubbish and burnt pots and pans It was disgusting said Jeff Walther radio announcer and one of the campaign organizers Nothing like this has ever hap pened before But it would take more than one scrooge to dampen spirits at CKBB where floor space is laden with tins of soup candy canes dolls and other gifts of Christmas cheer The Christmas Cheer campaign is an in tegral part of our year said Walther Its nice It does cut down on space here but when you know what its for you dont mind Last year $21000 worth of food and toys were collected and split between 364 needy families This years campaign may topple last years effort Walther estimates that this year 375 families will be aided Today the Salvation Army will deliver the Stranger in town Houston Rockets guard Allen Leavell 30 appears to be visitor from another world but really the picture was taken at the split second he passed the ball in Fridays night game played in Philadelphia Philadelphia won H7406 AP Photo goods from CKBB to the Barrie Armoury for sorting and distribution In particular Barrie students helped the campaign surpass last years goal said Walther We sent letters to the schools junior schools and high schools asking for their help he said They were really good They held concerts and things and sent the money from ticket sales to us Sometimes little gaffch would just come in and leave few pennies said Walther The kids were great donation of $1070 was given to the cam paign from Georgian Mall The money was collected from the sale of Santa pictures at the mall The initial fund raising project however was held Dec in hockey game that saw Team Radio suffer an 87 defeat at the hands of Barrie police What game said Walther But think the police cheated he added with smile Gifts will be delivered to Christmas Cheer recipients Sunday and Monday by the Salva tion Army hawks Dont talk to me like that Im not one of your elves Accident rate heavy overnight Local police were busy overnight with about 15 minor accidents in and around Bar no In Innisfil Township police were called to 12 minor accidents There were no serious in juries only property damage said Jim Mason clerkdispatcher One single vehicle accident Friday after noon however is still being investigated by the Innisfil police department 0n the Seventh Concession vehicle reported stolen from Barrie was located in ditch The 1973 Ford which suffered $1200 in damages is considered writeoffsaid Mason The occupants of the vehicle removed the licence plates and took off from the acci dent scene In Barrie police were called to the scene of Single vehicle accident at Anne Street and Sunnidale Road The vehicle left the road and struck hydro pole The drivers name has not been released City police were also kept busy with spot checks Friday night they stopped 70 vehicles No impaired driving charges were laid but five people were fined for not wear ing seat belts Motorists flocked to gasoliiiesale Friday at the E550 service station at Bayfield and Cundles The sale which continues today offers regular gas at l96 cents litre unleaded gas at cents litre and extra unleaded gas at 222 cents litre The sale is held to make up for last weeks shortlived increase in gasoline prices Examiner Photo Motorists in lineup for gasoline bargain By NANCY FIGUEROA Of The Examiner Lined up 20 cars deep drivers waited patiently for gasoline bargain Friday at all Esso Imperial Oil stations in Barrie Unlike some stations that are giving rebates to regular customers and those who kept their sales slips Imperial is hav ing gas sale to make up for the short lived increase in the gasoline prices of last weeks federal budget At the E550 SelfServe Station Cundles and Bayfield Streets Marilyn Jupp atten dant said she had never seen the station so busy She reported that all day Friday at least 20 vehicles waited to filler up The station which is open 24 hours day sold regular gas at 196 cents litre unleaded at 21 cents litre and extra unleaded at 222 cents litre Sunday when the sale is finished prices will be 239 cents litre for regular gas 254 cents litre for unleaded gas and 205 cents litre for extraunleaded gas Brian Jupp Marilyns brother and WW manager of the Essa Station at 80 Bayfield said refunding would have been difficult because most customers dont keep receipts The company settled for gas sale The sale was an instant success You want to believe it he said Weve been swamped People are ccr tainly taking advantage of it but then how often do you hear of gas sale Glen Martin of Glen Martin Ltd in dustrial maintenance supply Barrie said he read about the sale in The Examiner and made point of taking advantage of the sale It is nice break for change he said Im sure Esso could well afford to give it igasi for free for few days though Lou Adams of Barrie also took ad vantage of the sale It is fair deal he said Ivan Smith of Barrie was also impress ed by the sale its great deal he said the best of all the oil companies Fired for living commonlaw OTTAWA CP man and woman have been fired from their jobs with courier ser vice because they are living together Marie Jacque and Mark Charron were fired by Direct Courier Ltd three weeks ago Marie said she has three children and spent Christmas last year receiving welfare Hy Shenfield one of the owners of the courier service said it was his privilege to fire whomever he does not want in the com panys service Poor sales affect prices TORONTO CP Poor Christmas sales have forced many retailers to cut prices in bid to stimulate buying and keep pace with competitors survey reveals This is one of the strangest Christmases can remember said John Kron vice president of Canadian Tire Corp Ltd of Toronto have never seen so many sales on before Christmas particularly in clothing and specialty shops Unusuallymild temperatures in Ontario and Quebec have been factor in sagging sales some retailers said The arrival of snow and colder weather in midDecember helped somewhat but came too late to recap ture lost sales of winter clothing and sporting goods The snow helped but it came bit late said Sam Geist owner of Outdoor Stores Ltd of Toronto Were getting our numbers now and they are not bad but they havent matte me open bottle yet An uncertain economy is also contributing to shoppers restraint It is not runaway mad Christmas said Stanley Shortt senior vicepresident at Eaton Co Ltd of Toronto With so many uncertainties the election the economy and the budget people are pulling back bit MAJOR TROUBLE SPOTS Retailers report that Toronto and Montreal are major trouble spots but the buoyant economies of British Columbia and Alberta are strong Martin Kaufman retailing analyst with Nesbitt Thompson Bongard Inc predicts fourthquarter sales increase of 10 per cent for department stores ionly twopercent growth when inflation is considered Profit gains for retailers will vary between zero and 10 per cent he said Im 49 maybe Im old fashioned dont like this commonlaw stuff he said Shenfield is withholding the couples final cheques He said it is part of company policy When an employee leaves thats when you discover he might have pocketed some CODs and once hes gone you aint going to get dime out of him Generally speaking your drivers are bunch of riffraff theyre transient bunch looseliving welfare cheats Shenfield said Hairy veil Karine yacDricssche steps out of yulande fashion show in Halifax wearing veil made of her own hair Each strand is pinched to gether with Christmas tinsel and separated to create diamond pattern CP Photo