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Efforts to save Victor in vain MARWELL HALL EnglandVictor the giraffe died today shortly after an attempt to winch him up onto his feet The giraffe had been unable to stand since last Thursday when he slipped during an attempt to mate He did not survive an attempt to lift him with block and tackle hung from steel scaffolding The 18foot tall giraffe was suspended in harness made by Royal Navy sailmakers but as he was lowered to the ground he appeared to have trouble with breathing and lied think it is the shock of what has happened progressively and in this last trauma he didnt have the will to stand it said John Knowles owner of the Marshall Park Zoo about 115 kin southwest of London AP Photo CKVR back on air CKVR TV resumed broadcasting Monday with its test pattern at 830 pm followed by statement by Jack Mattenley general manager at 855 pm Mattenley expressed the stations regrets and extended sympathy to the families of the five people who were killed when twin engine Beechcraft plane struck the tower on Sept putting the station off the air until last night He also thanked CKVRTVs viewers police the media and advertisers who he said ad been without exception patient and understanding Mattenlcy said today that the crew had worked just great in getting the temporary tower installed Weather conditions had delay ed the tower construction by several lays when wind and rain kept workers from climbing the new 40o foot structure On the whole we re looking pretty good Doug Caraway Director of programc serr vices said this morning We are broadcasting with almost the same power we were before tha accident oiin with different type of antenna The power is strong enough but there are still traditional problem areas He says work Iias not begun as yet on the new permanent 1000 foot tower but will as soon as tenders for construction are in This should take about 10 days and then another 60 days to put it up onstniction time will depend on the weather He said none of the old tower will be used Its just beyond belief how badly it is mangled twisted and pulled apart It weigh ed many many tons and was whipped around lot by the guy wires on its way down He said lighting and warning devices on the previous tower were all up to proper stati dards but If there are new and improved devices and equipment we will use them We have been in consultation with four different federal and provincial government legxirtments regarding the new structure and all precautions will be taken larraway says HAYINI radio station is not yet broadcasting from the tower Their antenna has to be hoisted to the top and until we get better weather we cant do it Indians holding conference about Ontario reservations conference focusing on the policies and programs of the Ontario Indian Reservations is underway at the hristian Island Indian Reservation The host of the threeday conference which started Monday is hief Rodney Moiiague of Christianlsland Among the programs to be discussed at the inside local lifester entertainment theme page sports 10 comics 12 gassified 13 to sears 32 pages Wavo succeeded In turning the economy aroundl Parade opens lair SIAYNER Staff parade scheduled to start at 630 this evening followed by ceremony will mark the official opening of the annual twoday Stayner agricultural and trade fair Scottish dancing fiddling and country music will highlight variety entertain ment program at the arena tonight Displays of fruits vegetables flowers needlecraft and commercial exhibits will be shown junior calf and lamb show pet con test and horse and pony events are among features planned for Wednesday Prizes will be awarded at banquet tomorrow evening Meeting cancelled M11111RST Staff Simcoe County Council meeting usually held on the third Tuesday of the month has been cancelled for September because the August meeting was delayed until the closing week Gordon Watson clerk has sent notices to the at county members that the next meeting has been called by Warden Allan Glassford for Oct starting at 10 am Festival planned BRADFORD tStaff banniet and dance on Nov 11 and ceremony an concert on Sunday evening following will highlight twodaI harvest festival now being organiz ed by the Ukrainian Cultural Committee for ethnic groups harvest queen will be chosen on the Saturday and take part in the Sunday ceremony Sinclair Stevens MP for YorkSimcoe and his wife Noreen are among those in vited to take part Others will include Mayor Roy Gordon of Bradford and Reeve John Fennel of West Gwillimbury conference are ttic ways and means of mak ing better use of Indian lands and manpower and the establishing of provincial Indian ad ministration that will promote native self determination This is the first time for such meeting to be held Members who are attending this con ferencc include Indians from Ontario Manitoba and Quebec hiel Monague says onfereiicc chairman is thief Rickard of the Northern Ontario Indian Reservation thiet Rickard recently appeared before federal government house committee where he criticich the intended use of land on his reservation by the Reed Paper ompany of northern Ontario Ken Armstrong member of the Ontario Regional Liaison toiiiicil is assisting hief Monague in conducting the hristiiin Island toni ercnce Out of this conference new era of self determination by the Indians could be achicv ed llic Indians of Ontario arc already under taking smcial programs to create industries for their own people Armstrong said Late delivery puts off plans Plans to close Highway 11 south of tiro lownsliips 3th Linc early Wednesday morn ing have been put off the Ontario Ministry of lraiisportiition and tomiriuiiications said to lay The road was to be closed between and ti to permit iiistllat ion of beams tor overpass across the highway but delivery of part for the overpass has been delayed Beams tor similar overpass south of the 13rd Line were installed early this morning Computers on farms Ron Mclfiwaii llos Township Farmer uses aiifarm computerized method of btmkkeeping to keep track of his business He says regular entries must be kept upto date and using calculator which he calls his little black brain he checks the adding of bills he receives from suppliers If there is the slighest mistake the computer at Guelph will reject the form and Ill just have to do it over again McEwaii says there should be more beef farmers on the anfaini system There wouldnt be so many of them in trouble now if they were They could see from the reports they get back just what state their farm is in and make adjustments before its too late to do anything See todays ouiity Page Ex aminer Photo Gong Show Friday ELMVALE Staff onsiderablc local interest has been shown in the gong show and dance planned for the lCImvale toni muiiity Hall to raise money for the local tag football team The event is to be field on Friday evening starting at 11 City councils general committee agreed Monday to revoke Barries service station closing bylaw in response to petition from 16 service station rators The action wi remove restrictions which allowed only onethird of those stations south and east of Highway 400 to remain open past pm in any one week between May and Sept 30 and only onethird of the stations in the same area again on rotating basis to remain open Sunday between Oct and April 30 The bylaw passed years ago at the request ta 3th year No 21 BTuesday September 20 977 of the station owners themselves calls for council to consider repealing the restrictions if onethird of the stations affected by the bylaw ask its repeal The petition represents nearly twothirds of the 25 stations governed by the bylaw Ald Fred Ruemper was dissenting voice on committee arguing that the bylaw should be repealed only if station oprators showed virtth unanimity The repeal works to the disadvantage of the small retailer in the gas business who Z¢ Council okays night gas sales cannot economically remain open long hours Ald Ruemper said But Ald Ernie Rotman said council cannot follow the wishes of small minority in decidingtheissue One member of the minority Robert Cameron said repealing the bylaw will cost the small businessman money because oil companies are likely to force their dealers to stay open late to seek competitive ad vantage The business just isnt there after =4 15° Per Copy Carrier Home Delivery 90 Weekly pm Cameron Who owns two stations af fected by the bylaw saidtoday Its very ex penswe to keep these stations open if they arent producing Cameron said very very few Barrie operators stay open pas 7prn even when the current bylaw allows The repeal must itselibe enacted by bylaw and while awaiting preparation of the repeal bylaw the committee it proved this winters Sunday Opening SChcdltlti to take effect next month 80 Pages the examiner Arrell not convinced serving barrie and simcoe county new anemictaxes Stroud may not be part of Barrie of 125000 New car donated to VON John Day immediate past president of the Harrie Kiwanis luh presented lIleauor anipbell of the Victorian Order of Nursing tO with new car Monday The presentation of lllt car to the was part of program which included an election of officers by the serice club tl aminer Photo Dave Blenkarn elected Barrie of president The lrcatei Harrie tliambcr oi tonimcrce chose the first woman officer in its So year history today Shirlechan Lokun coowncr ol lcIicliron Installations home lighting and chamber director since 1074 was named second vice president replacing Rert took New president is IaVe ltlcnkarii president of Allan ook Ltd Road construction Ilc succeeds tire dealer Ed Harper Peter Howden was named first vice president succeeding Hleiikarn lion tonlson rct urns as treasurer Defence on today SAINT JOHN NB ttlI lwo witr ncsses were to be called today in defence of lohii IIdward Kenncy the man charged with causing lune 21 fire that killed 21 prisoners at the city jail Iicrc The last of it Trown witnesses in the case against the 27ycarvold former taxi driver from Saint John finished testimony late Monday Wagner improves OTIAWA tP The condition of Pro gressive onservative MP laudc Wagner who has been in Montreal hospital since Sept has improved sources close to the former Quebec justice minister said Mon day Party sources in touch with the MP for the Quebec riding of St Hyacinthe said that Wagner had improved appreciably btit they were still unwilling to state the nature of his ailment Double death probed HAMILTON ttP Police say they are investiating an apparent murdersuicidc in the tenths of two young persons early to lay The body of Wayne Vollick 21 was discovered lying outside an apartment building Police found the body of Melanie Carol Porterfield 20 in 15thIIoor apart ment She had been stabbed to death Police said they believe the man stabbed the woman and then jumped to his death Solo bid fails PLYMOUTH England AP The Royal Navy plucked lone Irish sailor from the Atlantic on Monday when his bid to cross it singlehande in rubber dinghy ran afoul of galeforce winds and 30foot waves The navys 12500 ton ship Stromness rescued Edna Rabbitt 21 after he had com pleted 21500 miles of voyage from Halifax NS Bad weather forced him to send an SOS message on the radio aboard the 171oot dinghy Royal Air Force plane sent to search for him spotted him 500 miles west of the Irish coast and alerted the navy slate of six condidatcs proposed by the election committee was declared elected to three year terms on the board after nomina tions by chamber members produced oiin twonamis loliii Butcher and Steve Brown were iioiiiiniited by the inciiibcisliip Maishall Green and Examiner publisher IIho Agostini picyioiisly appointed by the board to one year terms became elected nieiiibeis and oulsoii and Harper were lt elected JACQUELINE ONASSIS $20 million richer NEW YORK AP Jacqueline Onassis has negotiated $20inillioii settlement with the daughter of her late husband Aristotle Onassis in return for relinquishing any fur ther claims to the estate of the shipping magnate The New York Times says today In story from Athens Greece the Times says Iiristina Onassis 26 agreed to the 820niilfion figure about double what Mrs Onassis could Iiave expected under the terms of her husbands will because site was eager to cut all ties with her step mother Although initial reports after Onassls death were tfiut he had left his widow $200 million it was revealed when the will was made public in lune 1975 that he had left her only $100000 year from tax free bonds and $100000 year from other iii conic for herself and $50000 for her children By JOHN BRUCE Examiner Staff Reporter The Ontario Municipal Board OMB will give Barrie enough land to accommodate 125000 people by the year 2011 but Stroud may not be part of the deal Alex Arrell chairman of the OMB panel now hearing evidence on the citys applica tion to annex about 21000 acres of land from lnnisfil Vespra and Oro Townships indicated Monday he is not convinced that the citys new boundaries should extend as far south as Stroud question whether Stroud should be in cluded ArreII told Barrics annexation counsel James McCallum rreII said Stroud is an independent com munity and there is considerable opposition among residents to being annexed by the city The land around Stroud wont be developed for 35 years he said Meanwhile youll be disrupting community life However McCallum said the future growth of Stroud would be bestmanaged by Barrie rat her than lnnisfil Township lf Stroud is left out it will grow from 1000 to 3000 people on wells and septic tanks he said If Stroud becomes part of Barrie in the an nexation settlement tiw hamlet could be pro Vided with sewer and iiiter services by the city he said Arrell suggested thaiihe board might leave Stroud out of the final settlement and draw the citys new southern boundary on the half lot line of Innisfils lliii Concession from the Hewitt Creek watersth to the townships western boundary the citys proposed southern boundary is the haiiioi line of the 9th concession What acreage anri population does that leave out he asked Arrell also asked if the city would be satisfied if the board leaves out St roud but draws the new southorn boundary from the Hewitts Creek watershed to the townships western b0undary along the halflot line of the 10th Concession Would that con nsatt for leaving Stroud out he askeqli ANSWER QUESTION McCallum said he voltld answer the ques tion at todays SOSSlOniilttgr seeing how much land thetwo options would take out of the ci ty soriginal proposal Avoid Nottawasago lawyers developers The bulk of Barries future growth should occur in land annexed from lnnisfil Township rather than Vespra Township to avoid harm ing the environmentallysensitive Not tawasaga River watershed northwest of the citv Lawyers for Barrie and three developers who favor the citys application to annex about 21000 acres of land from lnnisfil Oro and Vespra Townships urged the Ontario Municipal Board OMB to award Barrie enough land in lnnisfil Township so that the development will not take place in the water shed The 11month hearing resumed Monday at the courthouse in what the participants hope will be last formal session before the OMB hands down its decision Those who favor an Ilne Longshot wins NEW YORK Reuter Representative Edward Koch who has prescribed iiiful austerity measures as the only cure or this financially ill city has won the Democratic nomination for mayor longshot when he began the race 11 months ago the 52 yearold bachelor is the favorite to win the Nov election and become the man to grapple with New Yorks social and financial problems Koch was beaming Monday night after he defeated opponent Mario Cuomo in the run off Democratic Party primary winning 55 per cent of the vote to Cuomos 45 per cent Koch if he winswill be the second Jewiin mayor in the citys history the first being incumbent Abraham Beame CarterDayan talk WASHINGTON Reuter President arter has plunged once again into Middle East diplomacy holding what he termed constructive talks Monday with Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan The President spent 212 hours with Dayan at the White House Press Secretary Jody Powell said the talks dealt with Palestinian participation in peace talks and Israeli set tlement policy Differences clearly remained on both issues Powell said declining to give details 270 at conference OTTAWA CP Prime Minister Trudeau told parliamentarians from 30 Commonwealth countries here Monday that the world is ready for major economic and social advances and he warned them against taking too much power into their own hands Speaking in the Senate chamber at open ing ceremonies for the 23rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Trudeau said the world is poised firmly believe at moment in time which promises opportuni ty of extraordinary achievement He told about 270 elected legislators from all but six of the Commonwealth countries nexation want the nel0undries to take ef fect Jan 1978 James McCallum Barrios annexation council told the boamtliat Vvinesses testified that the Nottawasagil watershed would be polluted with toxic Qmilumimmts from storm runoff water if development is permit ted in the area The Mlneslllg Swamp would be severely damaged and lll0ilnd Boar Creeks now good trout fishing grounds would be polluted by the runoff water hofiaid ISfrigulllltt1iey serve 35 outlets for 38000 990 pea eaccomr he aSked vinyl gindust fies Some witnesses gaggesied that storm runoff water treatment could be provided if the watershed area is developed to involve ordinary maple ii important deClSIOtlS and discounng any tendencies toward authoritarianism Association members have toured the country and are settlingdown ioiive days of meetings here Gray Coach Oppeqls TORONTO CP Gm xiach Lines Ltd Toronto said Monday in an appeal that charges by the Qntario Highway Transport Board that it is an inefficient company are not supported bv its sovear record of successful opedanon In July the b9ard cited inefficiencies when it upheld its previous decision of November 1976 Whlpll permitted Grey hound Lines of Canaqg to compete with Gray Coach on profitable express routes between Toronto and Buffalo and Toronto ang Sudbury lray Coach said in re pwi in the On tario cabinet that the bloat1K original deci 5ion to permit Greyhound and Stock Brothers Transport to aysunie tray oachs most profitable routsS gave those com panies large financial advantage at the expense of Gray Coach Stock Brothers in subsidiary of Travelways Ltd wag also permitted to operate on routes between Toronto Barrie and Orillia The cabinet now wiilhear lies to the appeal before making final magic Theyll keep qi ii WASHINGTON CR Congressional supporters of the Garrison Diversion pro ject said Monday they will keep fight ing for completion of the QOiiiItiveisial North Dakota irrigation plan despite Unfavorable recommendations from the International Joint Commission tlJQ think that theres ii mssiiiiliiy that we could still work out something Senator Milton Young Rep Np said in an inter View weather Cloudy with occasional showers today and gednesday Low tonighi ii high Wednesday