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Barrie Examiner, 16 Jul 1979, p. 1

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ibvfitwflzxua an rw WltT mv Ww Look familiar Mikki Furyk attacks the water fountain at Centennial park Friday in much the way New Yorker would gas station attendant south of our border if Mikki looks familiar thats because she models for fashion catalogues and advertisements Examiner Photo by Peter Hsu Carter asks Americans to support energy plan WASHINGTON Ali in one of the most sombre peacetime speeches by any US president Jimmy artcr linked his political fortunes to achievement of an energy plan he says will combat crisis of the American spirit Although Carter never referred to his assumed quest for reelection in 1980 the president is known to hope his televised ad dress stint 32 ll plate to be fuming point for his troubled piesitlcncy need your help Carter said as he con ceded past shortcomings in his national leadership Strong speech draws praise WASHINGTON AIM President Carter is picking up pledges of swift congressional ac tion on energy legislation after nornonsense speech that drew praise from iS public figures in and out of government It was one of the strongest speeches have ever heard and the best he has made Thomas ONeill speaker of the House of Representatives said after artei appealed Sunday night for renewal of national self confidence and strong push to reduce tS dependence on oil imports am confident the American people will respond with the necessary sacrifices and that Congress will pull together in this time of crisis ONeill Dem Mass said inside story ABC group still fighting The Association of Barrie it izens vows to continue fighting the downtown revitaliza tion project group spokesman Virginia resswellJones says She says the group will appear at city council tonight to object to rezoning bylaw Read about it on the Todav Iage Bayfield antique sale ends inc antique sale at Hayfield Mall ended Saturday and according to all reports was success People from as far away as Lon don 0nt came to exhibit their goods ltcad about it on the Today Page Canada finishes third Canada improved its medal winnings at the 1979 Panm Games but so did uba and at games end Sunday anada found itself in third place In local sports lr lransinission won the Barrie and District fastball tournament in termediatc division championship beating Bailey River 10 Sunday at Queens Park In the IttitilflOiliil division final Simcoe Hotel defeated Molsons Li Springer fast tlnecrycairold colt broke the track record at Barrie Raceway to win share of the Slitle purse in the Ontario Sire Stakes See stories and pictures on todays Sports Page index today lifestyle entertainment sports cornlcstv guide classified lie pledged to continue to travel the coun trv will listen And will act will do my best he said but will not do it alone Even before Carter spelled out additional details of his proposals in another broadcast speech today to the National Association of Counties in Kansas City Mo his Sunday night address brought pledges of swift coir gressional action on energy legislation am confident the American people will respond with the necessary sacrifices and that Congress will pull together in this time of crisis said Thomas ONeill speaker of the House of Representatives Former Texas governor John Connally Republican seeking Carters job said the crisis in confidence the president spoke of has been brought about by the presidents own inaction The presidents Sunday night speech came one day after he returned from amp David where he held 10 days of meetings with variety of US leaders He ended the meetings by flying to Carnegie Pa and Mar tinsburg Wra to meet with small groups of average Americans instead of the bombshell some had ex pected in his speech the president spoke of an erosion of confidence threatening to destroy the social and political fabric of America He coupled that with an appeal for rebirth of the American spirit began to ask myself the same question that know has been troubling many of you Why have we not been able to get together as nation to resolve our serious energy pro blem Falls rocks moving NIAGARA FALLS NY AP Scien tists have found new cracks in the base of Niagara Falls observation point days after sensor signalled the rocks had moved and one week before the day selfstyled psychic has predicted tragedy We know we are in the midst of rock movement there Ronald Hoskins spokesman for the US Army Corps of Engineers said Sunday The question is are the rocks going to fall in 20 years or next week Hoskins said officials arent sure what might happen or how much the rocks have moved At worst he said if the observation point above the falls crumbles nearby training dam or breakwater will go along with 100000 tons of rock possibly altering the face of one of the worlds greatest scenic attractions Queen visits Africa LONDON AP Buckingham Palace of ficials are keeping stiff upper lips as the Queen sets off Thursday for 16day visit to Africas most publicized theatre of war The Queens schedule includes week in Zambia base for thousands of guerrillas battling for control of neighboring Zim babwe Rhodesia visits to Tanzania and Botswana also called frontline states because of their staunch support of the guerrillas and stop in Malawi Tabloids headlined Elizabeth the Lionhcart and Want to Go Queen after the palace announced that it was Her Majestys firm intention to attend the biennial Commonwealth prime ministers conference in Zambia Atkey promises help TORONTO Pi immigration Minister Ronald Atkey says he will announce revis cd anadian program by next week to help refugees in their lifeanddeath boat exodus from Vietnam The promise was announcul Sunday at twohour rally for the refugees where telegram from Atkcy was read by Add Ying Hope of Toronto Atkey however could not be reached for comment to explain what changes the government has in mind for its l979 pro gram for Southeast Asian refugees Act now to save Lake Simcoe Smith By TERRY FIELD Of The Examiner iNNISFiL Lake Simcoe is dying and unless the provincial government acts im mediately the lake will not survive says Dr Stuart Smith leader of Ontarios Liberal Par ySome metric 103 tonnes of phosphates which enter the lake yearly have upset the ecological balance by supporting the growth of weeds which in turn use up oxygen needed by the rapidly diminishing fish population Smith said While lake that is without oxygen may Still be used by industry and as dump for human waste it cannot be used as recrea 115th year No 167 Monday JUIV 13 1979 tional resource Smith said He criticized government inactivity ques tioned the validity of recently produced report that advocates maintaining the status quo and outlined his partys nine point plan to save the lake during meeting of the Bell Cedar Ratepayers Association Sunday Unless we do something the pollution pro blem will accelerate and it Lake Simcoe will effectively die as recreational resource Smith told the some 100 people in attendance CUT PHOSPHATES Smith said the amount of phosphates enter ing the lake should be cut immediatey to 95 5° Per Copy tonnes yearly and reduced further in the long term Some 50 per cent of the phosphates enter the lake naturally through the water table The remaining 50 per cent are in fertilizer that is washed in the lake or emitted by pollu tion control plants Smith said By improving pollution control facilities and limiting the runoff of fertilizers much of thedphosphate can be kept from the water he sai Smith said the Liberal plan would cost an unspecified amount of money that Would ex ceed $3 million er year If our chil ren decide in the future to restore lake we let die it will cost much Carrier Home Delivery 95 Weekly more he said REPORT EXPECTED confidential report on the problem done locally is expected to be reviewed by Premier William Davis and his cabinet within the next few weeks The Liberals have also proposed that the population in the area be maintained at level the lake can support that an agency be established that Would coordinate the clean up effort that the lakes fish population be in creased that septic tank inspection pro gram be initiated updating of the Official Hans of 25 municipalities that surround the lake to take into account environmental pro blems the examiner Four bodies alread recovered serving barrie and Simcoecounty Divers continue searching for plane crash victims JACKSONS POINT Staffl Provincial police divers continue searching Lake Simcoe today for the bodies of two men believed to have been among six passengers aboard plane that crashed into the lake Saturday Divers recovered our bodies on the weekend but the bodies have not been iden tified Sgt Douglas Wilson of York Regional Police said today Police believe the six persons killed in the plane crash are Albert Hussey 53 of Aurora the pilot and his passengers George Edward Blake 51 Paul Cocking 26 Thomas Salisbury 58 all from Newmarket Alvin DiSalva 42 of Cedar Valley and Craig Fitz simons 20 of Peterborough vie Sure feel sorry for the boat people but is that any reason we should be discussing them while eating Skylab finder worth $100000 SAN FRANCISCO Reuterl 17year old Australian Stan Thornton who came here hoping to win $10000 for delivering pieces of Skylab may eventually go home with 3100000 Quantas Airline spokesman said Sunday Thornton could reCeive as much as $100000 if he stays on here for an extra cou ple of weeks One person who identified himself as Democratic party official said there was even possibility Thornton might get to meet President Carter Billy McCrary dies The men took off for sightseeing trip in rented Piper Aztec aircraft from Buttonville girport north of Toronto about am Saturlt ay Two hours later the twinengine plane plummeted into 20 metres of murky water before horrified bathcrs Witnesses said the plane appeared to have engine trouble just before it crashed Department of transport inspectors hope to determine what caused the crash after the wreckage is removed from the lake today Floating debris was picked up during weekend salvage operations but the bulk of the wreckage lies submerged in about 20 metres of water one kilometre west of Georgina island Sgt Wilson said local crane barge will use special cables to hoist the wreckage Insp Tom McBrien also of York Regional police said transport inspectors will need several days to determine the cause Underwater search has been hindered by the darkness of the deep water and by silt stirred when the plane crashed said police Autopsies have not been performed on the bodies and no date has been set for post mortem examination said Sgt Wilson Dr Knupi local coroner was unavailable for comment today Little is known about the flight plan because Hussey who rented the plane from Toronto Airways was required only to say he was taking passengers on local flight said Ian McCuaig vicepresident of Toronto Air ways Police believe the flight was to be short range sightseeing tour because one passenger was to have been an usher at wedding Saturday afternoon in fact thats how we finally were able to get fix on who was aboard the plane said DetSgt Jim Noble When he didnt show up for the wedding he was reported missing by his family After checking out which friends he was with we found they were missing as well and everything came together Police are interviewing at least three witnesses who saw the plane crash Eight OPP divers searched the water in the crash site area km north of Jacksons Point on the weekend Two divers continue the search today Partial remains of one of the bodies was found with pieces of the wreckage on Satur Billy McCrary known professionally as Billy McGuire of the McGuire Twins died in Niagara Falls Ontario hospital Saturday Billy right and his brother Benny were billed as the worlds heaviest set of twins At the time of his death Billy weighed 747 pounds and Benny 727 pounds He was 32 AP Photo Auto talks begin DETROIT AP The Big Three auto companies and the powerful United Auto Workers union in the United States begin contract negotiations today in labor at mosphere calmer than at any time in recent memory The talks affecting about 780000 vz workers start with Generai Motors shift to Ford Motor Co on Tuesday and to Chrysler Corp on Wednesday The negotiators will be working against Sept 14 deadline the date agreements negotiated in 1976 expire MIDLAND 13yearold Oakville girl is in the intensive care unit of Huronia District Hospital today after she was hit ten Sunday by rattlesnake on Beausoleil Island about 16 km north of here Theresa Hesketh is reported in stable condition at the hospital where she is receiving antivenin as treatment against the poison Gibbs chief warden of Georgian Bay islands National Park said the girl picked up the snake on trail in the park She thought it was cute and picked it up by the tail said Gibbs It bit her on the thumb Gibbs said the young eightinch rattler was found in the campsite where the girl was camping with several other members of the Calvary Baptist Church Toronto The girl bitten about 230 pm arrived at Midlands hospital about 320 Park staff captured the snake which will be tagged and released as part of the parks study on the snakes Staff are warning campers to leave the snakes alone said Gibbs Eastern Massasauga rattlesnakes will not bite unless they are disturbed he said Sundays incident was the first recorded snakebite in the park since 1970 ANKARA AP Four Palestinian ter hospitaliz rorists who held the Egyptian Embassy for 45 hours and killed two Turks have surrendered They were expected to appear before Turkish military court today Premier Buient Ecevit said no concessions were made to the guerrillas who surrendered Sunday morning after freeing unharmed the remaining nine of their original 17 hostages including Egyptian Ambassdor Ahmed Kama Olema Commute death sentence LONDON Reuter Amnesty interna tional called on Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev today to commute death sentences it said have been passed on four men in the Ukraine for business crimes The Londonbased humanrights organiza tion said the four were among 50 people con victed of stealing surplus textiles from factory and selling them for private gain All those sentenced to death are Jews an Amnesty statement said it named them as Rafael Adjiastivili Elia Mikhailishvili Gabriel Spiashvili and Mr Abassov They were said to have been sentenced on Aug 28 last year The judg ment was upheld by the Ukraine supreme court two weeks ago Prays for Galante NEW YORK AP Roman Catholic priest led friends and relatives in prayer for Mafia leader Carmine Galante but the Ar chdiocese of New York said it will not per mit requiem mass for the slain mobster because of his reputation as the boss of bosses Galante 69 gunned down last week while dining outdoors at Brooklyn restaurant was to be buried today after private graveside service at noon today Rev Feliciano Napoli said he would lead the graveside prayers at St Johns Cemetery in Queens But spokesman at funeral home where memorial service was held refused to say where the burial will be except that it will be somewhere on Long island Gold hits record LONDON AP Gold bullion surged to record highs in Europe today as investors reacted unfavorany to President Carters speech on US energy policy The US dollar was mixed in cautious trading Gold rose to trading high of $291875 Troy ounce in Zurich Europes largest bullion mart and hit midmorning fix ing price of $29140 in London also recor The previous alltime high for the metal was 3291375 an ounce hit in London trading July Come home to The Examiner Call 7266539 for home delivery bite es girl 13 MASSASAUGA RATTLESNAKE bites girl on thumb Park staff say the rattlesnake is an en dangered species Resource managers are tagging snakes to learn more about their habits and movements Twentysix snakes have been tagged in the park this year said Gibbs Terrorists surrender Ecevit told news conference the raiders will be brought to trial if the public pro secutor deems it necessary There can be no exceptions to anyone in the Turkish legal system The Palestinians killed two Turkish securi ty guards when they blasted their way into the embassy Friday with grenades and automatic weapons An Egyptian chauffeur fell to his death from an embassy window in an escape attempt Saturday Next Indian PM lndian Defense Minister Jagiivan Ram greets supporters at door of his New Delhi lndia home Sunday Ram member of the un touchables Indias lowest caste appears to be the leading possibility to succeed Prime Minister Morarli Desai who resigned Sunday AP Photo weather Sunny with cloudy periods today Cooler with brisk northwest winds Tuesday mostly sunny High today 24 to 26 Low tonight to to l2 High Tuesday 23 to 25

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