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23 ffiday 18 for HOMES An alternative Condominium living is the best alter native say owners Barrie has 503 condominium units in 10 townhouse and apartment developments new development will add another 118 units In most cases condominium owners have had apartment experience and disliked it but were not ready to take on the financing of detached house Condominium applies to particular type of property ownership rather than any distinct style of building condominium owner holds negotiable ti tle to his own individual unit and shares with fellow owners the title and cost of operation of the balance of the property con stituting the condominium Story and photos on todays Homes Page Carpentry course Free carpentry instruction to homeowners in the Barrie area will be of fered by local retailer of lumber and building supplies The course is designed for people who know nothing said John Rodgers manager at Ball Buildall on Anne Street We take them through the stages of building recreation room the floor walls wiring and ceiling Recreation rooms are what homeowners usually want to build themselves he said Instructors for the course will be the staff at Buildall who have carpentry background Rodgers said Starting on Jan 17 the course will run every Tuesday for total of four weeks beginning at 730 pm dea ii Meet Master Peter Britains Princess Anne holds her baby son 37dayold Master Peter Phillips Thursday at the christening ceremonies for the child at Londons Buckingham Palace The baby wore the same lace christening robe that has been used at the baptism of every royal child since Edward II AP Photo Blowouts continue One of Albertas wild natural gas wells was under control today while two others erupted unabated one of them continuing to confound famed well tamer Red Adair blowout of undetermined cause in the Lac La Biche area about 160 kilometres northeast of Edmonton was brought under control just after noon Thursday about 36 hours after it blew at midnight Tuesday night Gulf Oil Canada Ltd the owner said the well was brought under control within minutes after crews started pumping heavy drilling mud into the shaft to stem the flow of gas Meanwhile conditions were described as extremely hazardous at Gamma Resour ces Ltd well that went wild Monday in the Ccssford area 163 kilometres east of Calgary Rod Edgecombe of the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board said in Calgary that efforts to tame the well were hampered because the drilling rig had top pled into crater blasted around the shaft by the force of the blowout Son charged in slaying TORONTO CPHA 28yearold man was charged after his mother was stabbed to death Thursday in an apartment stairwell by man armed with knife and sword Police said today Martin Ostrowski of Toronto was charged with seconddegree murder in the death of Marion Deslauriers 47 also of Toronto They seized knife and sword Witnesses said the incident started on the seventh floor of the apartment building where Mrs Deslauriers was slashed with knife She then fled the apartment in her bare feet leaving trail of bloody foot prints in the corridor as she tried to reach the thirdfloor apartment of friend Rick MacDonald 17 scventhfloor te nant said Mrs Deslaurierss youngest son Mark Ostrowski 17 tried unsuccessfully to protect his mother Mark was screaming down the hallway veiling that man was chasing his inother with knife MacDonald said followed the police officers right down He was standing right by her saw the blood on the stairs He had knife some kind of sword or something They police yelled at him to droiit Alpolice spokesman said Mark apparently had grabbed 30inch sword from the apa rt ment and chased the man but was over powered while fencing with him on the stairwell The man took the sword and began stabbing the woman again he said dline Elwood and Linda Atkinson enjoy the con venience of condominium living because it allows them to spend more time together by freeing them from tasks such as cut ting grass or shovelling snow For stories and photos see todays Iloiiies Page Ex aminer Photo Plane search resumes TORONTO CP 77 search resumed at dawn today for twinengine essna air craft believed to have crashed into Lake On tario during flight Thursday to Buffalo NY from nearby Oshawa Canadian Armed Forces spokesman said Craig Carlisle 41 of Beaver Falls Pa the only person aboard the plane was retur ning to the LS after delivering auto parts to General Motors of anada Ltd The plane is registered in Beaver Falls Maj A1 Dittcr said search helicopter found some wreckage about Ho kilometres south of Oshawa but search team could not confirm it was from arlisles aircraft Guarded from bears NANISIVIK NWI ltIt An armed guard was protecting eight frozen bodies in plane from polar bears Thursday night af ter the aircraft crashed on landing apr proach Wednesday in this mining com munity on the northern tip of Baffin Island RCMP lnsp Maxwell of Frobishcr Bay said an inquest into the crash that killed all aboard will begin today at 10am local time Maxwell said RCMP will attempt to get the bodies out of the plane with tools but failing that they will drag the he llllVllltlIltl Twin Otter back to the airstrip federal transport department spokesman said the pilot and co pilot livi women and one girl were killed All passcii gers were Eskimos Names were not released The plane was It scheduled flight from Pond Inlet about 2700 kllOIlltlltS 1038 miles northeast of algary to this lint lead mining community near Arctic Hay about 230 kilometres west of Pond Inlet Oil No tanks TORONTO CP The ltalogli family received shipment of heating oil this week but unfortunately the Italoghs had their oil tank rcmovtxl four years ago So the 30 gallons was pumped directly into the basement It splashed through Zoltan Baloghs basement office and subiiiergid his files in sticky sea The oil was delivered by fuel company driver who did not rczilixi llt was at the wrong address The Baloghs had left the outside pipe for filling the tank in place when they changed to gas heating dont know whether to laugh or cry Thereza Balogh said in an interview It was lucky that my mother and son were at home and saw what was happening before the driver einptiwl the whole truck Mrs Halogh said the IMP sent by the company to clean the basement let the oil out through drain leading into the sewer system She said the family must now contend with the smell of the oil lim Crompton general manager of the oil company said spray bombs would be used to kill most of the odor He said the companys insurance adjuster would calculate the damage and straighten the whole thing out Bus driver slain Shot in the chest during robbery at tempt Chicago bus driver Donald Sucilla is helped from his bus Wednesday night half hour later he died at hospital lun man demanded his wallet Siicilla demur red It contained 827 Photo was made by mailman Itichard Met who witnessed the tragedy AP Photo weather Occasional light snow today Strong southwest winds Mostly cloudy and turning colder overnight and Saturday Highs today to Lows overnight to it llighs Satur lay to Outlook for Christmas snow Tho Eumlmr moans newt Call for homo dollvary Identit man killed by hostages Sang Silent Night prior OLONGAPO CITY Philippines AP Authorities said today they have identified gunman killed by hostages he held in bank on the US Navys Subic Bay base Phil Brillo 30 worked seven years at the ase Fingerprints and base records were used to identify Brillo whose last job at the facility 80 kilometres southwest of Manilawas as cashier at navy employees cafeteria in 1974 113th year No 300 Friday December 23 1977 Brillo took over branch of the Prudential Bank and Trust Co on Tuesday and held 14 hostages for 45 hours The hostages turned on their captor and mortally wounded him when he threatened to burn alive pregnant woman hostage ap arently because navy negotiatiors refused is demand for food Bookkeeper Francisco Vito grabbed shotgun and struck the gunman in the legs and head Other hostages said bank manager Nicomedes Villaluz wrested pistol from the mans grip and shot him in the face SANG T0 IIOSTAGES The gunmans death came 90 minutes after he had sung them chorus of Silent Night There has been no explanation of the gun mans motive Brillos former boss Nelson Cayron said As far as can remember he was just like any of the employees happygolucky guy 15° Per Copy Carrier Home Dollvery 90 Weekly the examiner serving barrie and simcoe county attack Philippine police said today they are ues tioning truck driver and two of his he pers in connection with the case No charges have been filed and police did not say what if any connection the men might have with the takeover At one point during the incident hostages said after their release the gunman told them he planned to escape by helicopter and while airborne throw bags filled with money to the poor below Pages Death toll may be 34 in Louisiana blast All part of the act Royal Victoria Hospital ambulance attendant have oiirsey gives patient Dave Kennedy medical attention Thursday during simulated twovehicle accident staged at the Midlinrsl headquarters of the Sinicoe Rescue Squad The accident staged for ltt National film crews involved squad members ambulance attendants the Vespra volunteer fire department and the Ontario Provincial lolice Additional pictures on Page St Examiner Photo Judge advises Angus man leaving village might help 19yearold Angus man sentenced to two years probation Thursday was advised by provincial court judge that leaving Angus could improve his chances for rehabilitation Judge John Anjo told Ronald Johnson he might find living up to the terms of his proba tion and suspended sentence on charge of break enter and theft easier in another area He echoed the words of acting Crown At torncy Thompson in saying Johnson seemed to have fallen under the spell of the Angus syndrome in becoming involved in Blais to probe reports on PO OTTAWA CP 77 Iostiiiasterleneral JeanJacques Blais ordered an investigation Thursday into allegations in news reports of deliberate vandalism and destruction in Toronto post offices Calling the report written by the Toronto Globe and Mail sensational journalism Blais said he is concerned with these allega tions not only as to their substance but as to the effect that such story has on the large group of dedicated postal workers who pro vide Canada with one of the best postal ad ministrations in the world Colin IIubling general manager of the On tario ostal region has been appointed to lead investigation report is expected early in the new year The news reports said postal workers had deliberately wrecked machinery had smash ed $8000 worth of bathroom fixtures in one year in small plant had stolen television and stereo sets and had used parcels as foot balls baseballs or hockey pucks breakin at the Angus Army Navy Air Force Hall Oct What the Crown has said about Angus is very sad but there is basis for fact in what he says said Judge Anjo Judge Anjo told Johnsonliving up to term of probation requiring him to stay away from others on probation would be difficult in place where many people his age are also on probation Johnson pleaded guilty to the charge Dec when three additional break and enter charges against him were dropped Johnson appeared jointly with Kenneth Blackier 20ycarold former Angus resident charged with separate breakin at the Angus post office Hlackier leaded guilty to the charge Dec and was lield over in custody awaiting sentence to Thursday when Judge Anjo sentenced him to nine months in jail Blackier now of Peterborough was charg ed ct 18 after allegedly ransacking the post office and taking 13 cheques worth over $3000 in addition to bank book various letters and an adding machine say police Defence counsel Mark Scharf says drinking was involved and says most of the goods were recovered Three additional charges of break and enter were also dropped against him Dec Judge Anjo levied the ninemonth sentence because of the seriousness of Blackiers in volvement in taking cheques and personal mail If you had been charged with theft of mail which is what was involved here you could have faced far more serious sentence he said The term of nine months is long enough to complete the Georgian course Blackier had dropped after three months said Judge Anjo in an attempt to get him motivated NEW ORLEANS AP Rescuers burrow ed through tons of shattered concrete and twisted steel today looking for 13 men feared crushed in the rubble of grain elevator ex plosion that may have killed as many as 34 persons Crews have recovered 21 bodies from the wreckage of 45 silos which blew up in quick succession Thursday Ten injured men were taken to hospitals where six remained in critical condition to day The missing are believed trapped under wreckage where the elevators twostory con trol building and lunchroom of the Continen tal Grain Cos elevator complex used to be The building was flattened by flying chunks of concrete and steel from weighing station perched atop the lilofoot silos Until early today the total of dead and missing had been set at 23 But sheriffs deputies said they increased the number of possible victims to 34 after receiving late reports of other missing persons who worked for subcontractors doing work at the elevator Federal state and local officials began in vestigations into why the silos blew up Thurs day morning firing in chain reaction like huge Roman candles The initial theory blamed spontaneous combustion for the fire highly volatile powdered grain dust CONSTANT THREAT The constant threat of explosion at grain elevators is so great that even telephones are specially sealed to prevent sparks Waves of smoke seeped from the shattered silos for hours after the blast The explosions destroyed 43 of the 73 silos which along with the office buildings made up the elevator complex More than 30 men were working when the explosion came two hours after shift had changed and departing workmen had picked up their hristmas turkeys traditional gift from the company Turkeys for others were stored in warehouse which was turned into makeshift morgue Families of the missing men gathered along the river Bulldozers and towering cranes scraped away large hunks of debris Occasionally the equipment stopped and rescuer peered into dark hole in the rubble looking for sur vivors or more likely bodies FLAMES JlMPlNG Michael javron federal grain inspector was standing on the deck of ship about 180 metres from the blast heard an explosion and turned around he said The only thing saw was big flames jumping up from the top of the whole elevator All can say is the stnicture is tons and tons of reinforced concrete and steel and it was down to the ground in little bits and pieces little rocks The blast was heard throughout the metropolitan area Across the river animals at New Orleans Audubon Park 200 cried hysterically black cloud of dust and debris towered 500 feet into the air It happened so fast dont know really what happened said Allus Foret 52 injured iii the blast was working next to the silos and all that cement and stuff fell on top of me Another survivor James Stansbury 43 told reporters the elevator had received telephone bomb threats for about two years He said company officials told the men not to worry about them The FBI said it had no report of sabotage And come straight homel inside local 10 Ilfoatyle ontortnlnmont homes sport cornch 15 clacalflad relative of victim is comforted on the levee near the elevator following an explosion Thursday near New Orleans La AP Photo Explosion rips plant BUFFALO NY AP An explosion and fire erupted at cokeproducing plant today sending huge black smoke cloud into the sky and injuring at least one person authorities said The burn treatment centre at Emergency Hospital in Buffalo said it received one in jured person from the blast at the Semet Solvay division of Allied hemical Corp in nearby Tonawanda His condition was not immediately deter mined The plant which produces coke for foun dries is located in string of factories along River Road bordering the Niagara River Almost two bouts after the blast smoke hung over the town of Ionawanda and was visible in downtown Buffalo about 16 kilometres 10 miles away Bruce Kaiser salesman for radio station WBEN said he saw the explosion while driv ing to work There was brilliant flash and saw tremendous clouds of smoke coming out of SemetSolvay he said Disbelief then wow COLLINGWOOD Staff Some people wont believe anything even when you prove it to them About 10 pm Thursday Ray Brock of Hume Street decided to check his Wintario tickets against the winning numbers his wife took down while watching the draw on televi SIOII couldnt believe it he said when he saw that he held ticket number 85323 in series four the same number drawn on the Wintario show about an hour earlier called my wife and said Hey Ive got $100000 here Brock said in an interview this morning No you dont he said his wife replied told her Sure do unless you copied the numbers down wrong he said He said he plans to go to Toronto Tuesday to pILK up his cheque at Wintario neaa quarters Brock and his wife have no immediate plans for the money but he doesnt think hell quilt his maintenance job at Hughes Motors Lt Brock is the former owner of the Coll ingwood Golf Club He said he sold the club and retired 10 years ago but he went back to work at the car dealership because couldnt stand all the sitting around