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Green weather still around Jennifer Irvine l8 of Barrie takes time out to relax on stump that is nor mally buried this time of year at Medonte Mountain Ski Resort According to Carlo Bartolacci ski school director at Medonte ski conditions are still fair and most of the slopes are still snowcovered Examiner Photo by Peter Roberts MONTREAL CPI quicklyspreading series of walkouts by Bell Canada operators in Quebec and Ontario seems to be developing into fullscale strike and Bell is gearing up accordingly says company spokesman Pierre Marion As far as know theyre all off the job or coming off Marion said when asked how many of the 7400 operators took part in the walkouts Friday Ninety operators in Barrie are still on the job and union spokesman said today there are no plans locally to conduct walkout Fred Pomeroy president of the Com munication Workers of Canada said union of ficers and stewards are trying to get the Iron repeats trial threat IEHRAN AP Hours before the UN Security Council was to take up the US re quest for economic sanctions against Iran Foreign Minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh repeated Irans threat to try the US hostages as spies if the sanctions are approv ed Ghotbzadeh refused to rule out proposed international grand jury investigation of Irans charges against the United States although this option appears to have no chance of getting off the ground Some of those asked to be on the jury have reIUSed un til the hostages arc released and the Iranians refuse to do this until deposed Shah Mohanr mad Reza Pahlavi is returned for trial im murderand plunder charges inside story Late goal earns tie Barrie Colts needed goal by Rick Bowman in the last minute of their Junior hockey match against Oakville to gain 6+ tie and stay ahead of Oakville in the league standings Barrie Flyers offence was missmg in their Intermediate hockey match against Collingwood and Shipbuildeis had an easy time disposing of Flyers 51 Flyers get chance for revenge tonight when they met Collingwood at Dunlop Arena pin Punch lmlach known ior nis oiocxousier trades of the past has pulled one more This time lmlach engineered the trade which sent Lanny McDonald and Joel Quenneville of the Leafs to Colorado in exchange for Wilf Paiement and Pat Hickey For stories and pictures see todays Sports page View of decade In todays Examiner pictorial look at the 19705 is presented Through the eyes of photographers we see the decade iop issues in Canada and internationally See the Seventies page index today the seventies lifestyle entertainment sports micsw guide classified supplements Florida Living Operator walkouts spread but still on job in Barrie operators and the cafeteria workers who bargain with them back to work Pomeroy denied suggestion by Marion that the union was encouraging the walkouts The union president said the work stop pages began spontaneously after Bell tabled its latest contract offer Friday Union negotiators rejected the offer and said they would recommend that their members vote against it when it is presented to the rank andfile in early Janurary Within hours operators had begun walking off the job in Montreal Quebec City Chicoutimi TroisRivieres Thetford Mines Sherbrooke and Hull Que They also went out in Toronto and Windsor Ont and remained off in Ottawa where wildcat action started earlier this week SPREADING FAST Marion said operators were out in all major cities in the system by late Friday and the walkout was spreading Management teams were trying to provide limited service but customers were asked to dial long distance calls themselves and refrain from using directory assistance if possible Marion said the union had been too hasty in rejecting the companys latest contract offer and he said Bell is disappointed that rank andfile employees havent voted on it The operators who are in legal strike position walked off the job for 48 hours on Christmas and Boxing Day with the approval of union leaders They were to have returned to work until second 48hour work stoppage scheduled to begin New Years Day The contract offer described as very generous by Marion includes 30 per cent wage increase over three years 11 per cent in the first year 10 per cent in the second and nine in the third Andras not running visiblyshaken Robert Andras Liberal member of Parliament for l4 years and cabinet minister for it years announced Friday he will not seek reelection in the Feb l8 federal election for personal reasons Andras was first elected in l965 as member for Port Ar thur now Thunder Bay Nipigon CP Photo 115th year No 299 Saturday Dec 29 1979 Two of nations so 20¢ Per Copy fisvvfi R3 Carrier Home Delivery 95 Weekly the examiner serving barrie and simcoeccwnty Canada Latest oil price increases may affect fuel costs here Less than week after the last splurge end ed new round of price increases by the sup pliers has begun and the result may be an inlcrease in the price of gasoline and heating 01 The latest series of up to $740abarrel in creases was kicked off Friday by Venezuela Iraq and Indonesia members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Coun tries and by nonOPEC producer Mexico But analysts were especially surprised by report from oil industry sources in the United States that Libya militant and influential OPEC member also will raise crude oil prices Jan by almost $5 42gallon bar re The latest increases followed boosts an nounced before and during the OPEC oil ministers meeting in Caracas Venezuela last week An increase of $1 US for barrel of im ported oil would if passed on to Canadian consumers increase the price of gasoline ninetenths of cent litre or 42 cents an Im perial gallon The Canadian government sub sidizes imported oil which is more expensive than domestic oil EXPORT T0 CANADA Two of the countries that announced price increases supply oil to Canada Venezuela ex ports 235000 barrels daily to Canada an amount that equals 118 per cent of the daily crude oil requirements of Canada Iraq ex ports 28000 barrels daily to Canada or 15 per cent of Canadas daily needs Here are the latest price reports With its revolutionary desi it saves fuel by constantlygn movmg downhill Skate session ends in death MINDEN Ont CPi youth Skating on lake north of here plunged through the ice and drowned Thursday and his cousin who had tried to help collapsed and died of heart attack Mark Alfred Munslia 17 of Toronto was skating with his father Bruce on Twelve Mile Lake when the ice gave way police said The youths father called for help and was rescued by neighboring cottagers but Mark didnt come up through the hole in the ice William Capell 43 of Peterborough died of an apparent heart attack after helping the father to shore Provincial polize divers found the youths body Thursday night Sources said Libya will raise prices on Jan to about $3472 barrel from $30 wMexico sources said will raise its price to $32 fom $2460 on Jan Venezuela said its base price will be rais ed Jan to $26 from $24 Indonesia said its price will go to $2750 from $2550 Jan One source also said In donesia recently has been demanding premium over its official price of up to $10 barrel on some sales Iraq OPECs secondlargest producer raised its price to $2618 from $2218 in series of retroactive increases stretching back to Nov sources in Rome said SPOT PRICES SOAR Nervous oil buyers last fall pushed oil prices to more than $40 barrel on spot markets and some OPEC producers raised longterm contract prices by almost $3 bar rel above the cartels old $2350abarrel ceil ing Then Saudi Arabia raised its $18abarrel base price to $24 on the eve of the last OPEC meeting The Saudis who produce onethird of OPECs 30million barreladay output were joined by Venezuela and two smaller cartel members in setting new base price for the organization The Saudis offered at the cartel meeting to go to $26 to placate OPECs militants and may yet boost prices by $2 even though Oil Minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani said Thursday no decision has been made Big shutdown for Barrie New Years Day Barrie will be quiet place New Years Day with virtually all businesses shut down for the holiday The exceptions will be chain convenience stores which will be open as usual and some independent convenience stores Gray Coach bus runs are scheduled for the holiday Tuesday and movie theatres will also be operating Both the Bayfield and Georgian malls will close at 530 pm Monday and remain closed for the holiday It will be businessasusual Wednesday Government offices will be closed city hall staff have the day off as do Barries transit drivers City buses will run up to 645 pm Monday Regular service will resume Wednesday Some Barrie drinking spots will be closed Tuesday while others report that the doors will open at noon as usual New Years Eve partygoers be forewarned that both Brewers Retail outlets in town and the two Liquor Control Board stores will close at pm Monday The Mary St liquor store and the Anne St beer store usually close at 10 pm The Anne St beer store closes at pm to day while the LCBO outlets close at pm Most banks around town will be closed at the regular pm time Monday and remain closed until Wednesday extra Six die in mill EAST CHICAGO Ind API Six steelworkers died because fan stopped turning and carbonmonoxide fumes leaked into the area around blast furnace stove officials of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Co sav dozen other persons were reported overcome late Friday night by the fumes but none of them was harmed severely au thorities said The leak began just before the midnight shift was due to report to the companys Indiana Harbor Works on the shore of Lake Michigan Jet inspection ordered WASHINGTON AP The Federal Aviation Administration is directing US airlines that fly Boeing 7475 to inspect engine mounts on most of the jumbo jets The administration also asked foreign airlines to inspect their 747s as result of an engine separation on one of the jets after it landed at Londons Heathrnw Airnnri Considering boycott NEW YORK Reuteri US dock workers are considering boycott of the Soviet Union an official of the International Longshoremens Association said Friday John B0wers said the boycott would be link ed to Soviet action on US resolution at the UN calling for worldwide economic sanctions against Iran The union has 116000 members along the east coast of the US Murder charge laid DENVER APi Firstdegree murder charges have been filed against Louis Roger Moore accused of killing his 23year old roommate and scattering parts of the body around housing project police say Moore 30 wheelchairbound paraplegic was arrested at an airport on Dec 21 after parts of the body of William Charles Kidd were found in plastic bags scattered throughout the Lincoln Park housing pro ject Kidds head was found in Moores refrigerator and his hands were found in one of Moores suitcases at the airport Police charged in death MIAMI Fla AP Four policemen have been charged with clubbing black businessman to death in what the Dade County state attorney called one of the most tragic events in the history of the county State Attorney Janet Reno of Dade Coun ty filed manslaughter charges against the four Friday in the death of Arthur McDuf fie an insurance executive police field report attributed McDuf fies fatal head injuries to fall from his motorcycle following highspeed chase Dec 17 McDuffie father of three and former US marine died five days later without regaining consciousness Investigators said that the four beat McDuffie with flashlights and billy clubs and struck his motorcycle to try to make the death look like an accident Freighter tomb KETCHIKAN Alaska AP Divers have suspended plans to search the hull of capsized ore freighter in search of sur vivors and US Navy and coast guard of ficials say the ship may be the tomb of 28 crew members High winds and rough seas frustrated navy diving team that had planned to enter the Lee Wang Zin on Friday in search of survivors Jets collide on ground COPENHAGEN AFPI Two Scandina vian Airlines System jumbo jets collided on the ground at openhagens Kastrup Air port on Friday airport authorities said The collision which occurred while one of the Boeing 7475 was being towed into position by tractor caused considerable damage to the planes but there were no injuries 43 Gingers personality lifesaver Ginger fell through some boards into an old well in Modern Calif Christmas Day and wasnt located by her owner WA Gray until l2 days later Here winch operator Ted Nash left and stable owner Sid Huntley with rope lift the 9yearold horse out of the hole Gray said Gingers calm personality probably kept her alive AP Photnl Afghanistan crisis Top US official goes to UK WASHINGTON AP President Carter is sending top administration official to Bri tain this weekend for talks with European allies on the grave threat to peace posed by Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan Following Sovietsponsored coup in Afghanistan Carter conferred with four European leaders by telephone Friday sent Nazi removed irank Collin above has been removed as head of the Nazi Party in America because he was ex hausted of spiritual reserves and wasnt operating at high levels of competency said his successor Harold Covington AP Photo sternly worded message to Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev and said European leaders will be consulted on the prospects forjoint aC tion Carter has assigned Deputy State Secretary Warren Christopher to go to Lon don this weekend for the consultations The state department was announcing his travel plans today Equal pension ruling VANCOUVER CPi divorced wife is entitled to half the pension her husband may receive in the future British Colum bia Supreme Court judge has ruled Mr Justice JC Bouck held that pension is family asset that must be divided equal Lindsay woman killed ORILLIA Lindsay woman was killed and three others injured early today when the vehicle they were travelling in went off the road and rolled over on Highway 12 north of Brechin Dead is Virginia Karen Crocker 34 driver of the vehicle The passengers are being treated for minor injuries at Soldieis Memorial Hospital say Orillia OPP To select candidate The GreySimcoe New Democratic Party Riding Association is holding meeting tonight to select candidate for the Feb 18 federal election The meeting is being held in Meaford The Progressive Conservative Riding Association in GreySimcoe will hold its nomination meeting in Stayner Wednesday Jan 9a18pm Hangover woes PRAGUE AP little horseradish will do away with lot of hangovers Czechoslovak newspaper says in tip for New Years tipplers Before going to bed after night of celebration the youth daily Mlady Svet says in its preholiday edition drinkers should down one whipped egg yolk and glass of beer 0n wakingthey should drink in one gulp mixture of brandy tomato paste oil vinegar salt and paprika topped with another egg yolk and sprinkling of horseradish weather Mostly sunny and mild today and Sunday Winds westerly 3O kmh to day Highs both days near Lows overnight to