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Gets shock treatmentfollowing accident Pottstown paramedic John Bukey left gives emergency shock treatment to John Keiter Jr of Royersford Pa after the man was electrocuted at the Universal Concrete Products Co In Pottstown late Thursday afternoon Kelter was working 40 feet in the air with cutting torch in an overhead crane when he accidentally touched high voltage wires He died short time later at nearby hospital Photo by Tom Kelly of the Pottstown Mer cury AP Photo Jury out three dgys UK Thorpe acquitted LONDON Reuter Jeremy Thorpe former leader of the Liberal party was ac quitted today of plotting to murder man who claims they once had homosexual af fair Thorpes three cooefendants were also found not guilty of conspiracy The jury returned its deliberating for three days At 232 pm 932 am EDT the jury returned to the oakpanelled Old Bailey cour troom to give its decision on the fate of Thorpe 50 once voted Britains mostpopular verdicts after New police boat launched politician He was expressionless but glanced once or twice at thejury The judge Sir Joseph Cantley asked the leader of the jury Have you reached deci sion upon which you are all agreed She replied We have my lordf The judge then went through the names of the defendants one by one and in each case the reply was Not guilty my lord It was only when the defence lawyers were applying to the judge for costs that Thorpe elegant in grey suit allowed himself quiet smile fr The Barrie Police Department launched new boat for use in Kempenfelt Bay during the summer Thursday afternoon The l7foot l40horsepower outboard motor boat is on lease from Pentastar lnc in Barrie lnsp Ralph Berry left pulls the boat to the jetty as Brian Tutton centre president of Pentastar and Const Gord Sellwell look on Examiner Photo insid Story Award winners named The Barrie chapter of Parents Without Partners has announced winners of its awards for community work For photos see todays Lifesstyle Page Local guard accused local Barrie jail guard was accused of abusing prisoners at the Barrie provincial jail Thursday at grievance board hearing in Toronto Read about his appeal and the lawyers summations on the Today Page First concert successful The Fig Leaf Jazz Band drew good au dience for concert of Dixieland music at Centennial Park Wednesday evening The concert was the first in the Parks Are For People program run by the city recreation department See review on todays Enter taiiunent Page CIHL dies for now The Canadian International Hockey League announced Thursday it will suspend operations for at least one year The anlt nounceiiient was made by convener Jim Lemieux after he learned Welland Sunys would no longer be with the league For complete details see todays Sports Page index today ninetylo entertainment laminae page sports comlcbtv gulde On way back to US Nikola Kavaja Serbian na tionalist has been identified as the hijacker of an American Airlines 727 enroute from New York to Chicago Wednedsay The hijacker was flown from Chicago to New York and on to Shannon lreland where he gave himself up to authorities Hes now on way back to US See story Page AP Photo any NO 147 ridy Juno 22 1979 Irwcm HanDenney WOORIV eIs the examiner lwantt lkt Af serving barrie and simcoe county Somoza ba ks at US call to end family dictatorship MANAGUA AP President Anastasia Somoza balked at US call for his resigna tion but said he was open to democratic way of solving the civil war ravaging Nicaragua Meanwhile there was more heavy fighting between Somozas troops and the Sandinista guerrillas in Managuas slum districts but the guerrillas were reported slipping out of the barrios to fight somewhere else US State Secretary Cyrus Vance called for the end of the Somoza family dictatorship on Thursday at meeting of the Organization of American States in Washington Saying there has been breakdown in trust between the government and the people of Nicaragua he proposed the replacement of the present government with transitional government of national recognition gave my answer to Vance long time ago said Somoza who has vowed to stay in office until his term expires in 1981 The same thing was said to me by Bowdler special US Ambassador William Bowdler and proposed plebiscite Bowdler went to Nicaragua last year to try to work out settlement after twoweek uprising in September in which an estimated 1500 persons were killed But the mediation by the United States and several Latin American states failed Asked in telephone interview whether there has been any change in his determina tion to hang on Somoza replied llltell it to you when talk to the Organization of gimerican States want to talk to the OAS irst He said two things might end the fighting First stop countries from supplying arms to the Sandinista guerrillas and second democratic way of solving the problem But his opposition has insisted Somoza leave Nicaragua before they will discuss solution and that is the point he said How can resign if they dont accept to talk to me except under those unconstitutional conditions Heavy fighting was reported Thursday in the slum barrios on the eastern fringe of Managua the capital Wholesale fruit prices up may be passed to consumer TORONTO CP 15percent increase in wholesale fruit prices this week might be passed on to consumers within few days the chairman of the Toronto Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Association says Nick Luciani said Thursday however that cutthroat competition among big food chains may keep prices down really dont think the retailers will stick up their prices more than 15 per cent Lu ciani said Independent truckers across the United States went on strike at midnight Wednesday night to protest rising fuel prices and snor tages Their walkout preceded by two weeks of Two suspects arrive today The two Midland men wanted in connection with the murder of 14yearold Penetanguishene girl return to Ontario from Florida today and are expected to be remand ed by justice of the peace to Monday for first appearance in Midland provincial court The Examiner has learned that suspects Neil Gerow and Garrold Diver both 19 were scheduled to return with police escort on commercial airline flight to arrive in Toronto at 1207pm today An OPP spokesman said the two men will probably be brought to Barrie for arraign ment and detention in Barrie Jail The two mem were arrested in Fort Lauderdale on June 14 on local charges which were dropped by Florida authorities when the two men agreed to return to Canada to face the murder charges They are charged with murdering Elizabeth Whelan June 10 The girl was beaten stabbed and run over by car near Midland US dollar dips LONDON lAPl The US dollar dipped on world money markets today while gold hovered at about the $282 mark not far below its record price In Tokyo the dollar finished day of lacklustre trading at 217825 yen down from 21890 atThursdays close Plans 80 China trip WASHINGTON AP Just as Richard Nixon went to China during his reelection campaign President Carter is plotting similar trip in 1980 But first hes sending his vicepresident Carter said in an interview with Japanese television network that he Will visit the Peoples Republic of China during the first half of 1980 following in the footsteps of Nixon and Gerald Ford At the same time the presidents com ments were released Thursday White House press secretary Jody Powell said VicePresident Walter Mondale will visit China as Carters representative in late August US officials hope the trips will help speed up variety of negotiations opened by lower US officials and Chinese authorities in talks here and in China Among the issues to be discussed are trade and aviation Police officers charged TORONTO CP Two police officers who testified they faked an affidavit to shake up Gordon Allen during an investiga tion of the murder of lawyer Bruce Lorenz have been charged with forgery During Allens trial one of the officers testified he and his partner forged docu ment to look like an affidavit by Lauralee Lorenz wife of the slain man Lorenz was found shot to death in sub Wdl parking lot in March 1978 Alien an Orillia businessman was acquitted of the murder in May Sgt Gerald Stevenson 47 of the homicide squad and Sgt Robert McLean 58 will appear in Orillia provin cial court July to slowdowns has left parts of the US starving for gasoline and fresh fruit The railways can keep fruit and vegetable moving but theyre awful too expensive and too slow Luciani said He said that between 450 and 550 indepen dent truckers arrived at the Ontario Food Terminal last week but that on Thursday on 1y four made it It will be lucky break if 200 maétc it through by the end of the week he sai Ontario farmers produce all vegetables re quired by the Ontario terminal which serves four million consumers ii an area extending as far as Kapuskasing in the north Cornwall in the east and Windsor in the south and US produce accounts for only 25 per cent of the terminals summer business inElCS Does Teddy Kennedy know how you feel about him Nicaraguan national guard Cpl Lorenzo Brenis accused of shooting ABCTV Newsman Bill Stewart denies shooting Stewart while talking to reporters Thursday Brenis said private in his patrol did the shooting and he was kill edin combat Wednesday night AP Photo Confident of federalism Referendum timing irks Clark OTTAWA tCPi Prime Minister Clark said Thursday he is disappointed that Quebec Premier Rene Levesque decided to wait until next spring to hold the referendum on sovereigntyassociation But he said he is confident Quebecers will vote for federalism and will choose to build their future in great country which offers them an unlimited potential In Quebec City Liberal Leader Claude Ryan said in the assembly that delaying the vote means another year of uncertainty in decision and lack of determination However he said later to reporters that spring vote is an advantage for political par ties although the public would have been bet ter served by vote this fall Bill Jarvis federalprovincial relations minister said Progressive Conservatives are Just call me Albert Hes billed as Fat Albert in sideshow But Albert of St Albans Va Is not one to moan his 856pound condition Albert who runs the lOO hard dash in 23 seconds says lm not like lightning but lm faster than turtle AP Photo om 15 ton as 7266539 to home delivery disappointed at the years delay adding that there will be increased uncertainty both within and outside the country Former prime minister Pierre Trudeau said in news release that he hopes the ques tion in the referendum will be direct and straightforward have confidence in the quality of this countrys democratic process Trudeau said and am finnly convinced that Canada will emerge from the Quebec referen dum test stronger and more unified than ever Heward Grafftcy minister of state for social programs and an anglophone MP from Quebec added deeply believe that the great majority of Quebecch want renewed federalism Matas trial continues TORONTO lCPl Peter Matas believed that killing Toronto lawyer Frederick Gans was political act similar to commando raid to free hostages psychiatrists testified Thursday They said Matas shoemaker on trial for firstdegree murder believed he would be praised and exonerated once he explained his motives But they also told the jury that Matas although he suffers from paranoia was legally sane and could appreciate what he was doing when he shot Ga ns The 41yearold Gans was shot in cor ridor at the Ontario Supreme Court building last Dec Gans was representing Matass former wife Psychiatrist Andrew Malcolm testified in Ontario Supreme Court that Matas wanted to kill in front of the whole world so it would know of the injustice he felt Earlier testimony said Matas blamed Gans the judge who granted his wife divorce lawyers and the legal establish ment for his personal and marital pro hlems Strike closes airport LONDON AP strike by some air traffic controllers shut down Londons Heathrow Airport Europes largest ter minal early today promising disruptions in international flights to and from Britain British Airways said it expected only about onethird of the 45000 passengers it has booked on flights today would be able to takeoff Airlines were warned that flights on North Atlantic routes might be bit if con trollers at Scotlands Prestwick Airport who control air corridors stretching far into the Atlantic join the oneday walkout call ed to support civil service claim for higher pay weather few showers developing late toT day Highs 22 to 24 Lows overnight l0to l2 Cloudy Saturday with few sunny periods Highs l9to2l AN