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Lithe entertainment What circus would be complete without trapeze act The Garden Brothers threering circus was in town Wednesday for two performances to entertain the pdople of Barrie and area at the Dunlop Street Arena Proceeds from the circus will be donated by the Barrie Shrine eliih to the Sliriners hospital burn clinic Still no sign of Amin despite radio claims LONDON AP An apparently false Ugandan report that President Idi amin had arrived in London for the Commonwealth conference heightened suspicions today that the burly black dictators trip was hoax Radio Uganda announced Amins arrival in London and said he was demanding to be carried shoulderhigh by the British for several miles as part of the field marshals celebrations of the British Queens silver jubilee Radio Uganda reported Tuesday that Amin had left for London despite word from Prime Minister James allaghan and other British leaders that he was not wanted at the Com monwealth meeting or the simultaneous celebrations of Queen Elizabeths 23 years on the throne BOAT TRIP PLANNED Later Tuesday the Ugandan radio said Amin had stopped in an Arab country which was assumed to be Libya The broadcast said he would go on to France West Germany or Sliding in summer Slides are for kids right Not at Blue Mountain at Collingwtxxi Blue Mountain is building Summer Slide Whats Summer Slide Well its 3500000 worth of asbestos cement and goes downhill and is an entirely new summer tourist attraction for Ontario For details of exactly what Summer Slide is see todays Leisure Page of The Ex aminer 2CASHER Betting the horses Upwards of 1000 people do it three nights week at Barrie Raceway bet the horses that is The reward for suc cessful bet is trip to the cashiers win low as above The Raceway however Will drop its Friday card of racing for an indefinite period after June 17 For story typical night at the races see P111 aminer Photo the 50yearold Ireland and would reach England Wednesday or Thursday by boat But there has been no report of his leaving Libya or any other Arab country and he has not been sighted in Europe The Niarobi Daily Nation the leading newspaper in Kenya Ugandas eastern neighbor said Uganadan army major told it the president had been seen in the Kampala area after the government readio said he had left for London The major was not identified There was growing speculation that all the official reports of Amins trip were part of hoax intended to twist the tail of the British lion But British officials were taking relax ed attitude that extended also to the an nouncement Wednesday that the Ugandan government has barred the 300 British residents of Uganda from leaving the country until Amin returned from London dont take these reports very seriously and wish you would not either Callaghan told reporters Help for Canadians anadiaii travellers in the Lnited States who find themselves with pocket full of Canadian currency are getting some help from Connecticut businesses Some businesses have announced they will ac cept anadian currency at the going rate of exchangeBusinesses accepting Cana dian currency will display round red and black decal shown here which shows anadian bill encircled by the words Bienvenue Canadian Dollars Welcome Costar in comedy Artistic Director Ted Follows and his ac tress wife Dawn Greenhalgh will costar as the longwedded couple in Jan de Hartogs tender comedy of married life The Four poster which opens the Gryphon season in the Georgian College Theatre in Barrie on July and runs until July The play will be directed by Tim Bond Casting is also complete for People Are Living There by Athol Ngard July 123 Joan renstein of Halifax will play Milly landlady and Steven WhistanceSmith Douglas Stratton and Mary Haney will play the people who live in her house 113thyurNo 134 Thuroday Jun 1971 15°Por¢opy¢arrlorflomopollvory00flookly 13M serving barrie and simcoe county Safety guidelines set for playground safety Governments fate on the line 51 million are eligible to vote TORONTO CP 0ntario electors vote today to decide the fate of the provinces minority Progressive Conservative govem ment About 51million electors are eligible to go to the polls between am and pm in 125 constituenCies Prmier William Davis was fighting for restoration of his majority position in the legislature which he lost in the last general election of September 1975 Ridings show And the Liberals under Stuart SmithAleading that party in general elec tion for the first time4vere hoping at least to knock the NDP under Stephen Lewis out of the status of official Opposition The Conservatives have 11 seats to go to come up with an outright majority in the 125 mernber house They had 52 at dissolution on April 29 compared with 38 for the NDP and 35 for the Liberals good turnout at polls in Barrie area By JOHN BRUCE Examiner Staff Reporter Voters in Simcoe County appear to be turnlt ing out to the polls in greaer numbers today than for the 1975 provincial election Earle Williams returning officer in BufferingSimcoe riding said this morning that the voter turnout looks to be reasonable good check of four pools in the riding he said showed the early voter turnout to be above that of September 1975 In Simcoe East riding spokesman for the returning office said that based on the number of calls weve had here it looks like its going to be heavy turnout Both offices reported no serious problems hawks To think Just25 your ago you were the boss In our house itineraries local lifestyle entertainment lolsure 13 sports comics 20 dasslflod 21 to 23 supplements Foleys pages Defective drugs TORONTO CP An Ontario health ministry pharmacologist says oral con traceptives with no contraceptive in them and bacteriacontaminated laxatives are among the defective drugs which have turlt ned up in Ontario Dr Allan Dyer told symposium on prescription drugs Tuesday that although chances of defective drugs slipping into the market were minimal because of stringent government testing it has happened due to sloppy practices by drug manufacturers and human error He said the health ministry did not discover the faulty contraceptives until the entire supply had been used adding that the incident occurred several years ago and it was impossible to tell how many unwanted pregnancies if any resulted The bacteriacontaminated laxatives however were caught before any were sold he said 41 die in blaze ABIDJAN AP Flames gutted night club popular with European tourists and local residents in this Ivory Coast capital early today and the French consulate reported 41 persons killed and four seriously injured The flames and thick black smoke created panic among the patrons Some were trampled as they rushed for the only exit narrow door Farm labor shortage TORONTO CP spokesman for the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association said Wednesday that shortage of qualified farm labor in Ontario has for ced the association to look to the Maritime provinces Executive secretary John Van der Zalm said representatives of the association ac companied manpower and immigration of ficials to New Brunswick on Wednesday to interview unemployed laborers Despite the high unemployment rate in Ontario Van der Zalm said many people are either incapable or unwilling to work on farms at their polls other than the little problems poll officials get nervous about in the first hour The weather forecast for Simcoe County to day calls for mostly sunny skies and cool temperatures Before the day is out there will be many people who want to know whether they can vote where their poll is and what the polling hours are Polls in Ontario opened at am this morn ing and will close at pm tonight Questions about voter eligibility and loca tion of polls should be directed to the return ing office in your riding Returning office phone numbers in Simcoe County ridings are DufferinSimcoe 4246300 Simcoe East 3259577 Simcoe centre 7287323 Most candidates will provide voters with rides to the polls If you need ride to vote contact the committee rootns of the following candidates In DufferinSimcoe rides are available from George McCague committee rooms at 4354329 Bill Fox campaign headquarters at 9417354 and Jim Wales campaign head quarters at 4455110 Simcoe East candidates offering rides for voters are Elinor Bingham at 3252369 Roger Pretty at 3252381 and Gordon Smith at 3256104 Simcoe Centre voters needing rides to the polls should call Jim Comeau at 7371870 George Taylor at 7288711 and Paul Wessenger at 7372311 Two pages on election Why did the winners win What do the losers have to say Those and other questions will be answered in Fridays Examiner which will have two full pages of election reports in Simcoe Cen tre Simcoe East and DufferinSimcoe In addition there will be complete coverage of the provincewide results Fridays ExaminerComplete Coverage Election He said there is also high absentee and turnover rate among Ontario farm workers He estimated only about one in 20 remain on the job for any length of time Happy times Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau right and former prime minister John Diefen baker enjoy hearty laugh during reception in London England The recep tion at the residence of Canadian High CommiSsioner Paul Martin was also at tended by GovernorGeneral Jules Leger CP Photo Premier Davis called the election after some polls suggested the tide was running again for majority by the Conservativesin power in this province since 1943and his party has been leaning heavily in the cam paign on programs already announced in the last speech from the throne in the legislature HITS AT THEME In addition the premier has been pitching strongly on the keepCanadaunited theme that Ontario needs strong translated into Conservative government if the province is to be kept strong enough to be leader in the fight to preserve Confederation against the breakup threatened by Quebecs Parti Quebecois government want the opportunity to participate in shaping the kind of Canada that we can hand down to our children Davis said in one of his final campaign statements The 47yearold Davis premier since 1971 also has promised such measures as creating 100000 new jobs yearly over the next several years producing 900000 housing starts in 10 years increasing the sale of Ontario goods and services outside Canada by five per cent year and holding down the size and expense of government Jobs also have figured largely in the ap peals of the two opposition parties The NDP has iscellany of proposals in this respect including the creating of 40000 jobs in pollutionabatement manufacturing $25 million to create jobs in services for the elderly and the young $30 million for new careers program an $25 million for public works programs By PAUL DELEAN Examiner Staff Re orter The Simcoe County Boa of Educations maintenance department will begin formal inspection of the safety of the playground equipment at local schools next week The board approved 30point memoran dum on playground safety at its regular meeting Wednesday The memorandum provides specific guidelines for installation construction and maintenance and they apply to community oonstructed playgrounds as well as those erected by the board Dave Harvey superintendent of maintenance and operations said the depart ment has been checking uipment for some weeks already The latest evelopment mere ly formalizes the areas of concern He added that he expects all the playgrounds will conform to the guidelines by the reopening of school next fall Local concern for playground equi ment safety was heightened after the deat this spring of Jennifer Sheardown in the play area at Shanty Bay School The coroners jury at an inquest into the death had recommended that all playground equipment be properly anchored and checked by qualified personnel of the board at least twice year It suggested removal of any equipment con sidered safety hazard weekly safety checks more adult supervision in the yards and development of clearer outline of safety procedures which would thenbe submitted to principals The board has integrated all recommenda tions into its list of guidelines Only one differs slightlyinstead of weekly checks the board has instructed that one member of staff check equipment monthly to identify breaks or defects histodial staff however must check the lay area daily and remove any hazards such as broken bot ties cans etc City police chief named UA campaign chairman Earl Snider Barries police chief since March 1976 has been named 1977 campaign chairman for the Barrie and District United Appeal The veteran of 34 years on the Metropolitan Toronto police force said today his United Ap peal experience is zilch but Peter Howden chairman of the appeals board of trustees said Snider was chosen for his leadership and administrative ability as demonstrated in his career and for his eagerness to get involved in the community Howden said Snider will spearhead the volunteers in the campaigns 10 divisions while administrator Lloyd Armstrong hired this year in major organizational shakeup will serve as support person Snider Armstrong and other campaign workers will be aiming at target of $205000 for 13 member agencies The campaign has failed badly during the past two years and in 19761 fell more than $50000 short of its $163000 goa Snider 52 is married and has two grown sons one Metro policeman the other working in Barrie Outdated bylaws TORONTO CP Prohibitions against molesting squirrels or disturbing fish are among the bylaws that Mel Lastman mayor of Metropolitan Torontos borough of North York wants removed from the books After all who would molest squirrel ex cept another squirrel Lastman asked Tuesday Other outdated bylaws include prohibition against pulling dead horse down Yonge Street in daylight hours and requring residents to keep pet pigs at least 300 feet from their dwellings Hydro willing to buy TORONTO CP Ontario Hydro is willing to purchase whole farms in the path of transmission line between the Bruce nuclear power station and the hamlet of Colbeck in Dufferin County Hydro official said Wednesday Malcolm Rowan deputy energy minister said the Hydro offer was made uring three private meetings held during the last 10 days between area landowners belonging to the Grey County Hydro Corridor Committee and senior ministry officials In addition to agreeing to purchase the farms of those who want to move from the 500kilovolt corridor Hydro romised to reimburse the remaining armers for damages to their lands and to base paymen ts for easement on current market values Rowan said Shots halt work KINGSTON Ont CP Construction of causeway at Sydenham Lake 20 miles north of here was stopped by natural resources ministry officials Wednesday af te afioperty owner fired three rounds of buck at dump truck whiEfi was 1mm channel between the lakes mainland an small island The natural resources ministry said work EARL SNIDER for ability Staying put Elizabeth Shapiro biology lecturer at McGill University stands with her unfor sale sign outside her house in the Montreal suburb of Westmount Wednesday She says shes disappointed with the number of houses for sale in the neighborth and just wants to show that not all English Quebecers are leaving the province CP Photo was stopped because Michael Bennett the man who is building the causeway did not have permit for dumping landfi into the lake Bennett who owns about half of the island was stopped from building the causeway by town council last year The dum truck operator said Wednesday he was ired by Bennett to fill about 250 feet of the channel He said he started to fill the channel Tuesday but stopped after the shooting Itll be mostly sunny in the Bahamian day how tonight to with risk of High Friday 21