Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 19 Jul 1979, p. 2

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km gt muw uv Margaret and friend Margaret Trudeau and travelling companion David Wright leave the Medicine Hat Inn Wednesday after threenight stay while awaiting fixing of their cars transmission Trudeau and Wright refused all Medicine Hat News requests to pose so photographer Frank Webber worked with roof ing company crew for an hour to capture this surreptitious shot When Trudeau left the hotel Webber threw down his shovel grabbed his camera and the dastardly deed was done CP Photo Curb appeals for pay hikes OTTAWA CP The Na tional ommission on Inflation appealed to workers today to resist the urge to cope with ris ing oil prices by asking for large wage and salary in creases The commission the agency set up by the government last fall to alert the public to in flationary pressures in the economy says there is no way Canadians can escape the impact of higher world oil prices but they can control the potential economic damage by changing their way of life The analysis is contained in the agencys second newsletter released in response to the July price increase of $1 barrel for domestic oil and to last months decision by the oilpro ducing countries to raise world oil prices by 25 per cent The commission says the un derstandable reaction of work ers will be to cope with higher oil prices by increasing their wage demands But it wont work The com mission believes that if Cana dians are adequately informed of the problem they will take responsible actions accept the need for greater conservation and not try to recover their shares of the OPEC increase out of nexts weeks wage in crease or tomorows price in crease lty their individual actions the commission says conr sumers will decide whether the July oil price increase pushes up the general price level by half percentage point or lull percentage point LIVING COSTS LI Latest government statistics show the cost of living measured by the consumer price index rose last month at an annual rate of per cent The commission estimates that the inflationary effect of the July oil price increase will come in drihs and drahs as the cost effects filter down to the consumer level The initial impact expected in September will be three COMPLETELY lfSTALLED SUPERIOR CONSTRUCTION Call 416 5338972 Sale Expires July 31 st News Roundup is on Page Home Auto Life Business totivecentsagallon increase in the price of gasoline and home heating oil Natural gas prices will also rise I00 Bell Farm Rd Barrie ON WE INVITE COMPARISON NEW AUTOMATIC SPINDRYING Fast Washes 24Ibs in 30 WASHER mini Campact 31 29 16 PortableI Rolls on casters No special plumbing Hook up to sink Complete with ServeATop SOAK SPN C0ver AUTOMATIC DOUBLERINSE CYCLE BUILT IN WATER SYSTEM MONARCH TV APPLIANCES LTD Ill OUILOP ST EAST IAIRIE $28995 1182059 Deputy foreign minister raps Canada Vietnam decision unwise uniust GENEVA Switzerland CP Canadas decision to cut di nect food and other aid to Viet nam is unwise and unjust Phan Hien Vietnams deputy foreign minister said at United Na tions conference on Indochinese refugees today Hien also indicated at news conference that Canada is un likely to get familyreunifica tion agreement with Vietnam although his country is willing to let some persons go directly to Canada We dont believe it is neces sary to sign any documents whatsoever Hien said when asked about signing such an agreement The Canadian government suspended food and other aid to Vietnam last February and Ex ternal Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald says she intends to try to persuade other countries at this conference to do like wise Asked to respond to Miss MacDonalds position Hien said Vietnam needs aid to help in postwar reconstruction The country had been devastated by decades of war Food shortages were still widespread Forming government tough job for Chavan NEW DELHI Reuter 0p position Leader Yeshwantrao Chavan former external af fairs minister faces tough task in mustering enough sup port to form new Indian gov emment Political commentators were surprised Wednesday when President Sanjiva Roddy sum moned him and gave him four days to end the countrys politi cal crisis by creating stable administration FOLEVS Furniture Appliances Tho Rotation Chavan wasted no time in calling on one of the main con tenders for prime minister Charan Singh and asking for his support He said Our talks were encouraging Singh former deputy prime minister who resigned from the government and formed the breakaway Janata secular group said he will consult his colleagues and inform Chavan Chavan was also expected to meet leaders of the Communist End of in merchandise Dining room suites living room suites Kitchen suite it Bodrooin suitos Alma and Socialist groups But the presidents call to Chavan was largely formality and it seems unlikely he will be able to gather enough backing in the 544member Parliament MOVE JUST COURTESY Deputy Prime Minister agi van Ram another main con tender for prime minister said it was normal courtesy on the part of the president to call upon the leader of the opposi tion to form new government We do not think decision to cut off aid to Vietnam for the reconstruction of Vietnam is wise or just decision Hien said Canadian aid was suspended last February by the former Liberal government after Viet nams military action against Cambodia The last direct aid from Can ada was $5 million worth of wheat flour plus $18 million to transport it to Vietnam Miss MacDonald is continuing the suspension partly to protest the refugee situation Although some Canadian aid is getting to Vietnam through international humanitarian or ganizations the policy puts constraints on some non government Organizations such as the Winnipegbased Men nonite Central Committee Food Bank which wants to send more food Hien said Vietnam is willing to look into cases of delays of Vietnamese getting out of Viet nam to Canada in the past OFFICERS TO VIETNAM Immigration Minister Ron Atkey said earlier this week that two immigration officers 3rd Annual Occasional chairs and pieces Plenty of oppionco special by name brand monutoctorors Prion liclodo doivory or son ovon more cash carry PLENTY OF FREE PARKING ON TIE SPOT FINANCING Collingwood Exhibition Park For the third year in row Kaufman the manufacturer and Foleys the retailer have teamed up to offer you the most Days Only outstanding furniture buys of the year Come on out to the Curling Club at Collingwood Exhibition Park this Friday Starts Friday July 20thEnds SotJuly 28th SHOP EARLY TO AVOID CORLING CLIII DISAPPOINTMENTJ SPECIAL LOCATION FOR THIS SALE EXHIBITION PARK COLLINGWOOD HOURS Daily 10am to9pm Saturdays 10 am t06pm have gone to Vietnam to screen some of the estimated 6000 families who have applied to join relatives in Canada They are expected to come through United Nations exit agreement with Vietnam Hien refused to answer ques tions about why so many people are fleeing Vietnam and said the government would prefer that everyone stays to help in reconstructing the wartorn country But he said if people want to leave we cant force them to stay Later however he said 7265333 the Vietnamese government wants only legal orderly exits and has legislation making ille gal departures crime He stressed that the confer ence to which about 70 coun tries have been invited should discuss only humanitarian aims not political issues And he said an airlift of people out of Vietnam would not be opposed by his govern ment He said that if planes and ships were available to bomb Vietnam in the 19605 and early 19705 they should be available now for humanitarian cause 7261322 KAUFMAN OF COLLINGWOOD llio Monoloctom

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