Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 27 Dec 1979, p. 2

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ws rundup Cruise ship still stuck Ii on reef PUNTA ARENAS Chile lAPi The cruise ship Lindblad Explorer aground in the Antarctic after transferring more than 100 passengers and crew to Chilean icebreaker restarted its engines but could not break free of reef which punctured its outer hull Chilean naval spokesman said The ship swung around on the rock and was able to drop both anchors but she could not get free spokesman for Chiles 3rd Naval District said Wednesday in this port ClLy on Chiles southern tip Former cabinet minister dies TORONTO Ii Funeral service will be held Friday for Leopold Macaulay 92 former Ontario cabinet minister and father of two of the provinces wellknown political per sonalities He died Monday at his Toronto lresidenlce Queens Br rn in lrtertiorough Macau ay awyer an Courisel represented the provincial riding of South York for DOIGIY measure the Progressive Tonservatives from 19261943 Soldiers die in copter crash SALISBURY iAli Three British soldiers members of the Commonwealth peace force in Rhodesia died today in helicopter crash Rhodesian military sources said First reports indicated the Puma helicopter struck pylon near the city of Itoko about 130 kilometres east of this Rhodesian capital There was no word on how many soldiers were aboard the craft anrl no other details of the crash were immediately known An employee of Europes highest cableway near Zermatt Switzerland gives oxygen to little Japanese boy before he starts his trip to the top of the Little Matterhorn an altitude of some I2600 feet The cablewoy opened in time for the Christmas holiday sightseers and skiers The Little Matterhorn is not to be confused with Switzerlands most famous peak the Mat wm terhorn AP Photo Rose Lyn Curtains JANUARY SALE DEC 27 JAN 5th Eagles must play best game PHILADELPHIA AP Philadelphia Eagles ham passed their first National Football League playoff hurdle but coach Dick Vermeil still seems to be running as though hes trying to catch up from the 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west of Collingwood 4450925 WW Guerrilla leaders map truce plans SALISBURY AP Guer rilla commanders mapped plans today to lead their fighters into ceasefire camp after tumultuous welcome home from seven years of bush war British peacekeeping convoy was fanning out from Salisbury its Land Rovers marked with white crosses to ward off possible attack The commanders Masuku and Rex Nhongo were mobbed by about 20000 blacks who turned out at Salisbury air port Wednesday trampled down security fence and cheered hugged and kissed the guerrilla chiefs and 85 officers who returned with them from bases in Zambia and Mozambi que The commanders are to begin leading their men into 16 camps during the next two days and settle in after the ceasefire takes effect at midnight Fri day The guerrilla camps and 43 bases government forces are to be where Rhodesian SPECIAL WEEKEND RATES Imamd Genuine Bombardier SKID00 HELMETS Reduced to Bombardier SKID00 BOOTS I980 Citation 3500 I980 Citation 4500 Mafelu 1980 lakes Barrie DriveaCar 43 Essa Rd Barrie Bombardier SKID00 lOQUES confined Will be monitored by 1200 British Commonwealth soldiers ARMY AT BASES On Saturday the first full day of the truce the Com monwealth force will drop tents to house an estimated 20000 guerrillas expected at the camps Most of the Rhodesian army more than double the strength of the guerrillas already has reported to its ceasefire bases However scattered fighting is continuing The Salisbury command reported that 39 per sons were killed in clashes Mon day and Tuesday between guer rillas and government soldiers and there was some apprehen Sion about deploying Com monwealth forces in areas of conflict Nonetheless convoy of 50 British soldiers was leaving from Salisbury at dawn in convoy of 24 vehicles marked with white crosses to identify them to guerrillas 45man Dolvoryl Al 1m 6474 Genuine Genuine Bombardier SKID00 MITTS 99 I980 Everest 500 Electric $2656 $1562 $1840 I980 Citation 4500 electric start $I 960 I980 Citation SS I980 Everest 500 LARGEST COMPLETE SELECTION CLOTHING ACCESSORIES IN THE BARRIE AREA 50 on unit of Australian soldiers flew out of Salisbury the day before to monitor Rhodesian army bases Lord Soames the British governor running Rhodesia un til elections in April leading to blackmajority rule and in dependence from the Crown has tried to ease guerrilla fears that assembling in camps will lead to mass extermination He said they may keep their guns and that they will be honorably treated AGREE TO TRLCE Soames was appointed Rho desias interim administrator under terms of the peace agree CARL the oxammer Thunday Doc 27 1979 ment worked out in London bet ween the Salisbury government and Patriotic Front leaders Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe whose guerrilla war has left more than 20000 dead since it was launched in 1972 Nkomo and Mugabe resorted to guerrilla war seven years after Prime Minister Ian Smith unilaterally declared Rhodesia independent of Britain in 1965 rather than submit to rule by 68 million blacks over the countrys 230000 whites The guerrilla war combined with international economic sanctions forced Smith to rethink his position and blackled government took over in Salisbury in April headed by Bishop Abel Muzorewa But the guerrillas said the elections that brought Mu zorewa to power were sham and after eight weeks of wrangling in London worked out arrangements for the latest ceasefire and new elections in the spring that they expect will put them in the drivers seat GROLP IS OLDEST The oldest musical organ ization in Canada is the Toronto Mendelsohn Choir founded in 1895 SEASONS GREETINGS COMPLETEINVENTORY REDUCED TO CLEAR DEC 29th 8i30th79 Store closed from Dec 31st March80 Mens Ladies Bombardier SKID00 JACKETS up to 464 Liquid Cooled Electric Start I980 Blizzard 5500 I980 Blizzard 7500 liquid cooled $2897 I980 Blizzard 9500 liquid cooled $3 69 COMPLETE SALES SERVICE RR No Stroud Ont LOL 2M0 27 I2 mile Nob of Georgian Mii Barrie 1244044 INTO1980 WIT $3087 $2496 Predelivery assembly not included 0F SKID00 Cut on 436257 INNISFIL IEACNIB SANDV COVE MARINE NOHYN Hwy 400 flu 5ch ¢J¢

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