Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 19 May 1977, p. 2

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gxtra Seeks majority in Israeli parliament TEL AVIV AP Menahem Begin pro elled to the thre shold of power by his conservative Liku partys election victory began search today for coalition partners to give him majority in the Knesset Israels parliament High on his agenda was conference with Shimon Peres whose defeated Latxn party governed lsrael since its birth in 1948 Begin has asked Labor to join national unity gover nment but several Labor party sources said there is little chance such coalition can be formed Queries language bill aspects RENE lilIVESQll Unaware show held 5A1 ll Slli MAltllC Unt rtPr Premier William Davis said ednesday he was unar are that an edition of the lit teeision program Front Page thallenge had been postponed until after the June prov ineial election lhe taped program which in eluded an interiew with War ner lroyei author of book about mercury poisoning ot ln dians tll northwesteni liilatio was postponed tollowing iupiest to the Itt troiu the in tario liogrmsne Conservative party liddie lootllltatt tonseritive party oiganixer said Monday he had asked the tBt for the pilsllmlltllltlll or equal llltlt during the elect ion campaign to eplaiii the partys position on the issue la is campaigning here tol toning trip liiesday to New York 11 said he believed his paity organiers were only iIi terested iii the equal time as llti til Illt llll At R0 service arges QUEBEC ttl Premier Rene lAvesque says he still questions some aspects of the government language hill In aii interview published today in Le Soleil Levesque said he was concerned about clause in the bill which would require English speaking parents to Iiave been educated in Quebec in order to send their children to the English school system It doesnt prevent me from sleeping but question it at least once week he said On previous occasions Levesque has termed the tharter of the French language humiliating but necessary To the rescue liour kittens got break when 16yearold Leslie Edgar of Saulte Ste Marie McDoiialds employee rescued them from garbage bins at the restaurant The kittens were out for adoption at the Sault Humane Society Id love to keep them Theyre so adorable but we already have dog said Leslie tl Photo Threat to CBC budget tll Itlt Liberal to be the back lieiiehers angered by what they call the Bs arrogant attitude toward corporations secretive explanations of its operations LONDON Router political storm threatened to erupt today over newspaper reports that British Leyland the countrys largest vehicle manufacturer is paying out millions of pounds year in in ternational bribes British Leyland spokesman said today that the company will urgently investigate re port in The Daily Mail that the sterling equivalent of up to $12 million was paid out last year to fix foreign deals par ticularly in the Middle East and that up to $45 million might be spent for the same purpose this year The report described by The Mail as the most damning evi dence of largescalc business corru tion since the Lockheed scan al in the United States likely to cause an uproar in Parliament Prime Minister James Callaghan is expected to be closely questioned on allegations that the govern In UK olitical circles Stormt reat in bribesreport mentowned British Leyland had tacit approval from Lord Ryder chairman of the Labor governments National Eri terprise Board to pay slush money QUOTES LETTER The Mail quotes what it says was letter from Lord Ryder to Leylands chief executive Alex Park which said must in form you that the proposed method for dealing with special account arrangements has now been nodded through by the secretary of state You should also by now have received advice on this matter from the Batik of England The newspaper says the spe cial arrangements covered various methods for paying fixers in foreign countries to win orders They included pad ding contracts so that local dis tributors and agents could evade local taxation and bank their profits abroad The Daily Mail says the pay ments were being made when Leyland was privately owned but at that time they were ad hoc arrangements and the re sponsibility of senior executives within Leylands various plants Since nationalization in 1975 the payments have been sys tematizcd and increased the newspaper says PAYMENTS AUDlTEl There is even an offshore centre in Lausanne Switzer land which has been given spe cial rtsponsibility for handling most of the payments all of which are subject to regular au dit by senior official answer able directly to British LeyA lands chief executive Mr Park it says The newspaper says it has evidence of people calling at Leyland offices in Britain and receiving large bundles of cash in SUilLilSLS Former Leyland managing director John Barber ousted when the government took over the firm said he was astounded by The Daily Mail report In my time at Leyland was never aware of any illegal payments to secure orders he said Barber said the newspaper did not appear to differentiate between illegal bribes and justified commissions and he was skeptical of the report It would be naive at the Very least for company to put in its 2999 3499 VOTERS GUIDE Sears CORRECTION On Page of the Sears Price Break Flyer the item read Steel Wall Pools 10 foot 24 inches regular This should have been deleted Sears regrets any inconvenience this error may have caused own records that they were to pay bribes and how could they possibly forecast the amount am skeptical to say the least The Bank of England the in dustry department and the prime ministers office refused to comment on the report INCREASES CONTINUALLY Each year the population of India increases by more than 13 million luiauieiit and the tlts lack of public accountability ap pear to begathering support for their threat to slash the cor porations budget llal llerbcrt ll audreuili said Wed iiesday Herbert said tl an iiitervicv Ile said loliii Roberts secre tary of state and the minister responsible for the govern ment owned mrporation came under heavy attack at Liberal caucus nncting Tuesday night But the minister was unable to deter some Mls from seeking YOU CAN STILL BUY NEW DATSUN FROM $49 Boyfield St that dissatisfaction has become unitspread among liberal lls about iliat they consider Bt budget cuts unless there is an inquiry into the lis ac tivities llerbeit said In the recent Consumer Report April I977 Auto issue the Datsun 82105 consistently rated better and much better than average in regard to frequency of repair Datsun is dependability sumoam 737101554 much as you Whit lr wlr wcollii you ilrolutely Ittilttiitlttl lttl pert11mlIlnquinp loiiiiiiiinuinlittlanw Jo tiring attached And heres what else WI WV you lltt Free imprint trig olyourcheques Willi oltt name and address fIornmissionfree travellers cheques Free service on paymentolutility bills except in Free certification olcheques From savings and clicquirig accounts To tote Free stop payment orders Free transfers ollunds between ltoyal lrust accounts And even better than getting something for not hing we give you high ratx olinterest on your savings when you open Blue Chip Savings Account But these arejust some of the many ways we do more for your money We offer wide range of financial services management Sodrop in and see us See what we can do loryou Royal Trust fit We do more for your money ivrstiiieiit Bayfield Mall Barrie 7288581 ch QC ARE YOUR ELIGIBLE To VOTE on Thursday June 9th Qualified voters must be on the NEW List of VOTERS in order to vote ITS UP TO YQQTD 6ST ON THE LIST CHECK NOWDo YOU have Form 103 new rst ot eters rs compiled for eyery Elect0 By now you should have receipt rlorrn tts illustiatroril proot that you have been enumerated and therefore are eligible to vote Take Form 103 vtlli you to the Polling Place when you go to vote at the Attiance Poll or on Election Day June 9th ust PHI You are eligible to vote it you are 18 and over Canadian Citizen or British subject and have resided in Ontario for at least the 12 months ENUMERATORS RECORD HLRS at preceding Election Day JUNE 9TH and your name is on THE NEW LIST OF VOTERS Check this list for the phone number of the Returning Officer in your Electoral District Simcoe Centre 7057267323 Simcoe East 7053259577 95 are not or lllcllgtbiz l0 ctt Oil June ACT jivtv CHECKW 5N ORTER TU OTEVIV SFONSIBILITN OUR NAME ON THE NEW UST CTERS CHECK PHONE Electoral Dstnet tor the necessav intorrrwation of be on CHECK AGAINYOU HAVE NO FORM 103 it aegis who yea so not ave Esr 133 as 50 TVC geffida 3s so the rev Ls otes and neeoz AND NO ONE the Returning Ottnei in your how to get on the List of oters at the number osted Listen carefully and have pen and paper ready to Jot down the information CHECKRURAL RESIDENT It you live in rural area and are qualrtled to vote it Will be much easrer for you to vote on Election Day June 9th If your name IS on the List of Voters However qualified rural voters not on the list before Election Day may still get on the llSl and vote by havrng trrend or neighbour on the same polling subdrvrsron list vouch for them on Oath at the polling place ELECTIONS ONTARIO This Voiara Guide Published by tho Chlot Election Otttoor otOntorto AAA

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