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inside story Orillia merchants concerned LOOkinQ bOCk Of Sports Merchants in an rillia plaza are wor ried about the increasing number of crimes there Saturday night store manager was robbed of $12000 That rob bery follows several breakins and attacks by thieves on stores in the plaza ne storerowner wants to meet with other merchants to talk about the crime wave in the Laclie Street plaza For more ste the Today page Barrie success story Todays feature on Harrie people takes look atLes Cooke the man who was four times mayor of Harrie He was advised to quit school and stop reading at age 163 because of impending blindness He went to work in the bush for dollar day but never gave up on his education Tum to todays Lifestyle page for this success story Helping hand look back at the seventies including the direction fastball has taken in Barrie the evolution of women in sports and an examination of the two most successful teams of the seventies in BarrieBarrie Flyers who in 1974 won the Allan Cup and Barrie Io0p Midgets who won the Canadian championships is featured in to days Sports pages Barrie Colts had good deal of trouble against Streetsville never really getting on track and losing tit2 Houston ilers and Philadelphia Eagles are the first round winners of the NFL playoff games Another Philadelphia team the NHL Elyers continued their unbeaten streak For stories and pictures see todays Sports pages index today lifestyle entertainment 10 sports oomicstv guide 12 classified 31 Bari Librock of Holly was quick to take advantage of chance to escape having to wrap his Christmas gifts himself Lillian Baldwin of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Barrie Firefighters charged him nominal fee for wrapping the gifts The proceeds which at this point have netted over $500 will be donated to Muscular Dystrophy and other charities Examiner Photo Poll supports Canada MONTREAL iCPt public opinion poll commissioned by The Gazette and Le Soleil of Quebec City indicates 472 per cent of those interviewed would vote against sovereigntyrassociation for Quebec if referendum were held today The Gazette in copyright story in to days edition says the poll the first since Premier Rene Levesque announced the wording of the question to be asked in the forthcoming referendum showed 365 per cent would vote in favor as opposed to the 472 per cent against with 163 per cent who didnt know or didnt answer The poll carried out by the Quebec Inr Stitute of Public Opinion was conducted by telephone between Thursday night two hours after Levesque tabled the question iii the national assembly and Saturday Guggenheim dead llCE ltaly 1M Peggy lug gciihciiii an expatriate CS millionaire who put together one of the worlds greatest collections of modern art in whirlwind of romances in Europe between the wars died Sunday at tit She died in hospital iieai Venice the ct she once said she always lilll more than any place on earth She had recently siiffcrtxl stroke and was admitted to hospital No 13 iii Caiiipo San lieio near the lagoon city Film mogul dies Darryl Zanuck flamboyant movie producer from Hollywoods Golden Age died Saturday of complications from pneumonia Hewas 77 AP Photo Snowman lives SHHEWSBLHY England tlteutert British mountaineer just back from the Hiiiialayas said Sunday he has firm evidence that the fabled Abominable Snowman exists John Edwards leader of an expedition to Nepal said he has photographs of the mysterious creatures footprints and he has heard its highpitched scream This has changed me from something of skeptic into realization that there is firm evidence of strange creature in the Himalayas Edwards said tine footprint we found was really clear example and think our pictures will prove to he the best taken yet Pacific storm hits By Tlllfi ASSOCIATED PRESS powerful Pacific storm lashed Washington State tlregoii and northern California with high wind rain and snow Sunday knocking down trees and power lines and causing some flooding Gale warnings were in effect along the coast and lt Force station on Mt Tamalpais near San Francisco reported oc casional measured liuiiicancforcc 1tltlgt of 110 kilometres an hour Blizzard warnings were posted in alilor iiias mount tons The storm knocked down trees and power lines in western Washiiigton leaning several thousand residents without power for hours in Marin County tilit select siihurlv north of San Francisco linked to the city by the tioldeii Gate Bridge heavy flooding was icported Seeks extradition llllllt flicuter Ira asked Paiitiiiiaiiiiii President llfi its that to iltt lU tltiitlllt lllt tlttittsttl lndf ii llzti lchran Radio said The mien broadt ast lctci 11111 throw liiiistci Sadcgh tiliotlvixi tvi iiis laiiaiiitiiiiaiilieailotstatewh Iranians tire 2r no doubt fi despzo frequent pressure by the Pdltdllldlltatl and tiicr gnu tolerate the plcsvttic Piiiaiii iuoiizpaiiyn titai tiiiiflsict gt new ul ViiltS illi Al no titlt in the exroiiaici pol iii trozr on 1r due course weather Rain rleovy at tznes an evens we fog oaey wan rgis 578 tows oyermght L3 Rcsn Chrsstnas day hangg to snow by evening Cold northeast winds with temperatures remaining steady to 115th year No 295 Monday DeC 24 1979 20¢ per copy Carrier Home Delivery 95 Weekly the examiner serving barrie and simcoe caunty Green Christmas problem for local ski resort wnr By NANCY FIGLEROA Of The Examiner You might be dreaming of white Christmas but dreams dont always come true Im sorry cant give you white Christmas Tom Collins of Environment Canada told The Examiner today Its going to be wet one He said however that with little bit of luck the rain could change to snow Christmas evening But it will be very wet snow he added The temperature throughout today and Christmas day is expected to be between and degrees with fit to 40 mm of rain fall ing in Southern lntario Meanwhile ski operators are praying for show We have to go long way back to remember winter like this said Gib Mon tgomery of Horseshoe Valley Weve had five good winters in row cant remember one this bad in long time According to Montgomery more precipita tion has fallen this year than in recent years but not the type of precipitation skiers and ski operators wanted Unfortunately the rain doesnt help us much Like most ski operators Horseshoe Valley does sizeable portion of the years business before Jan 10 but this year may be the except ioii We havent done too badly but it is really bad in other areas said Montgomery Weve either been lucky or skilful Unlike many Southern Ontario ski resorts Horseshoe is operating today Conditions are listed as fair to good NU ICE One thing is certain there isnt any ice on the hills Weve got two runs in good shape no ice and no bare spots said Montgomery 0f the other resorts operating today Talisman Blue Mountain Georgian Peaks Devils Elbow and Cplands all report condi fair to limited said spokesman from the Ontario ministry of industry and tourism All cross country resorts in the area tions as are closed Although skiers dont consider the rain as good news Dan White of the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority said the rain isnt all bad Were in better shape than we think he told The Examiner The mild spell makes things look lot better for spring Had the ground stayed frozen all winter flooding would have been major problem in the spr ing But the mild spell will likely alter that he said The ministry of natural Christnuis Jean Gable former president of the Barrie Horticultural Society couldnt remember Christmas in Barrie without snow either Gosh dont remember that we have ever she said while listening to Bing Crosby sing Im dreaming had green Christmas of white Christmas But her husband soon jogged her memory Harrie had its last green Christmas in 1941 he said The Gables have lived in Barrie since Christmas 1919 Give up Shah US hostage captors say TEHHAN Ali The Moslem militants holding So hostages in the Embassy pro mised them whatever they need to celebrate Christmas but the captors and iyatollah ltiiliollah Khomeini said the only way the hostages ill be frwd is for President Carter to return the shah spikesniaii tor the militants who tltll the limb Ws 31 daygt ago told The ssociatml Press the hostages will receive fruits 5w cets and cookies and whatever else they need tocelebiate their Christmas Well do it how ever they ant it hatcycr they usually do But we dont intend keeping the hostages separately if they want they car all be togct her But asked to continent on reports that some it the hostages Iltlili be freed soon the sixikcsiiian ralll Examiner back on Wednesday The Examiner will not be published tomor niwthntiiia lti But on lednesday Boxing lay there will be big edition of The Eanincr It will cori tiiii all the local national and international lltv plus special Lifestyle rtllptllt on The Seyciities decade now drawing to close ednesday raniiiier will be home deliyered to subscribers as usual and will be on sale in street endinc boc and stores The lllllllttl wishes you and yours very Merry Christmas resources Midhurst doesnt record green or white hiistiiiases but lvan Henry of the ministry said dont know when last we had green The magic of Christmas Bruce and Beverley Swerdon of Barrie capture the magic of Christmas As Santa takes glimpse at their requests for Christmas they snatch look at the folly old fellow himself Youngsters Vlll be waiting for the moment tonight Examiner Photo by Peter Roberts 88 Barrie workers affected Bell operators ready to strike MHNTHEAL WP 77 Bell Canada operators who staged wildcat strikes during the weekend had straggled back to work by Sunday but legal strike by operators in Quebec and tliitario is planned for midnight tonight Direct that calls will not be affected but there will be delays in getting direior hblSlétlift vll1ilt tithe is toinipititall lcti llWi new Mira team out after git up our litill spontaneous iillill lllilft afternoon and were toiiitd it in operator ill Toronto in and limit lvvt in Barrie starting salary is SlLtt H1 and the top paid operator earns $1719 They are in Zone the lowest pay area The union has asked for the eliiiiination of wage lttl16 by April Wilt iiiiong those to walk out are the members of Local to of the C01l1mtltilttr tioiis Workers of Canada including HH on here itiirday rllll Sunla iltei noon twoiildi llifLItillitltlts Management lll be callel in if the lllilt ssi operators in Barrie and total of lit in Lima at ppmnwl Mp WNW My gutpit51l51c1r1p Urillia Midland and New market irj slow conipm sinkisizian said up Wtl plat ti wall1 pirkm The ope ors étlfl they hon the strila Ilitlllnr 113 lverseas call lttltll operator will speed up negotiation Another 4r hony assistance will likely be ii interimd luy strike planned ltllifllll New ie rs lii 15 li 911 011 the planned lhlititll strike lliyt eight lo lmrwhilin both the negotiators tor ilo 55 11V times more alts are placed innw dung ltlllilililllllrtid Worker iiliiil II ti gt idviil the holiday pitlldl the telephone tlllll tiy lazri the izi hm ltlt Optedout doctors claim theyre defending system T1 lfit tNltt optedoiit SlntittllSl et lltttliStiJ defenders Hf Um my MUM about to on to 15 higher that will enterprisi and say the piuwiiaes umpwrw government operated health ltft te Nlvllr Hfilif financial abuse Last week the ttritarat health n1rs=rv released figures gtl1H1t12flintLiioilt1tiftlltl of the provintes gtPw tdlll no longer par WW5 Wttxv £1 lull front viii ticipatc iii the Haariw Health lnsiirarm WWW Wilm lll WW Plan merit listml or the hilt iherem rottung Dr John pmr pewrmmugy be mid it governmch money he Ellttuvliitlht rtefeiidml departure from IludmTHIVP theplai siding hi fiiiidairmii irwdo ljmmz rm Lr mm of Hv to be able to charge Patiei iirratever hi im Mil mllrrl rflll feels his gttlc€ are worth filing the drclor If pm He added that List the fee thllit of he tintarir iletnl Uldlllll Whlfti Soiiw of Motorox termrd lrvrie said optLdou dotrir are jes Hatl ti doctors ii 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