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the examiner Friday Dec 23 1977 gxtra At least 15000 expected Bethlehem ready for pilgrims BETHLEHEM AP Iin about15000 pilgrims will crowd and Moslem resments of Eve as the Latin patriarch of sel and colored lights glittered into Manger Square and the for Bethlehem who have spent the Jerusalem conducts midnight over Bethlehem on Thursday as tressllke Church of the last 11 Christmas holidays oun Mass in the Church of the Na this Arab town prepared for the NaliVlly to pray ChrlSImaS der Isralel lllary °°°uPa° tVlty thousands of pilgrims coming Eve and take part in the Israeli ane Minister Men Nine ChOIlS from Bethlehem here to celebrate the birth of weekend festivities achem Begin and Egyptian and abroad wxll entertain the Christ fresh hope for peace has PreSident Anwar Sadat Will pilgrims with carols as they Israeli officials estimate embraced the 40000 Christian meet in Egypt on Christmas wander through the shops sur Day for talks that might deter rounding Manger Square miine the fitelof gethlllghem and MASS IS BROADCgT 0t er Ara an Israe The ceremonies gin ur captured in the 1967war day morning with colorful Mayor Elias Freif asked if procession from Jerusalem to he théiught Israelji so diefils were this birthplace ofGChrist ledely stan ing guar on anger Ms Giacomo iuseppi OTTAWA lhe government has launched mt Ilrst Square or what would prove to trjtgti the Roman Catholic stage of $15billion program designed to inject new life in be the last Christmas under patriarch gnu8 crosses for tourists Danson said he expects the ships will be built in anada Mdlqueu or Do Mom 19 Eirffifiétlngw tourism ministry spokesman The brightly lit town has and he hopes all parts of anada will have shot at it But he lhofupemnu wort 00 Micha Gidron changed greatly since Jesus indicated the shipbuilding industry will have to trim the fat XOl$47lxxl Lynda OOPS Meanwhile Israel tightened lived therefrom small little and organize efficiently to win the contract ersols fildmg Clcls rm AIh In security in the Holy Land known village of few hundred Supply Minister JeanPierre Goyer said the government TUCSday MM meow 17 llmig ur WI Lees prompted by the added threat toa busy crowded city of 34000 believes 4600 jobs will be created during the construction 900 $141000 TCkeis the 23 T12 AVL YStfima of Palestinian and militant Christians and Moslems period fitctilldpliicerhtilstt Will be wor EG Arab outrage over Sadaps lone Nazareth Christians Wm cee Danson said the first ship is to be delivered in 1985 and the WW luizml and 91w lxuz Elng lib Tay peace initiatives toward the brate an early Christmas Eve sixth bv 1989 on the thirdplace horse Will be l0 Rdv Rs VClma Jewish state Mass at one of the 24 churches worthtlohoo 3116001 llfxzngmigTUKPfillnlSC Bethlehem will be sealed off before going home to watch Workmcn at Londons Ilcatlirow Airport took her aisle of Air New Zea ant llti Thursday Consolation rizcs arc worth CH 468 Salt Booms may be from dumps after British rock star Rod Stew art discmharkcd carrying large glass of whiskey Airport £1944 $2244 Kamloops BC agilaglsnggxcsr$t Chhisiétmég gégfizgémMass broadcast from ATLANTIC CITY NJ tAPi Those mysterious booms reporters said seats in the first class compartment were damaged and bottles and rubbish Following is list of jana I5 It EST pe high in the sky off the Atlantic Coast might be caused by ex covered the floor where Stew art and his band sat Stewart told ncwsincn hc and his group than tickets with the horses KAlltiSSSO George Scott 275 ploding gas bubbling up from underwater garbage dumps had been touring for year and something had to give Maybc the hristniiis spirit got out name ticket number and name Montgomery Winnipeg says one scientist of hand but nobody got hurt so why worry tic said AP Photo and address of ticket holder LOVELY BIOKfKitiiifil That is one theory Others speculate they are sonic booms Peter caldwell 97 Carlton or come from outer space Nliilitlié Ltislic IIltlervlcliifilti St Apt Toronto New ex losions were heard late wodmsda by residents Tanyoni cat ows PARKlLLKNAiHSS along the Flziew Jersey coastline gary Alta Nelson 3t313i3 Haro St Van My whole house shook said Ted Weeks fisherman at ARIIIItNKllltozox couver Barnegat Light Almost immediately the second report fol lowed but not near as loud It was very distinct The whole of Long Beach Island lm sure heard it You had to be dead not to havctliearg it bl led Two simi ar ut stron er asts start rest ents rom Ii Connecticut to South amglim on Dec LONDON chutci Holding tinge to give to Canadas aging naval fleet and bolster the countrys ailing shipbuilding industry Defence Minister Barney Danson announced Thursday the federal cabinet has approved $63 million to prepare design and cost details for the first of six new frigatcs He said the final decision on construction will not be made until 1981 after the contract definition stage has been com pleted SadatBegin meeting failure CAIRO tAPi President Anwar Sadat of Egypt con ceded today that his meeting Sunday with Prime Minister Menahem Begin of Israel might prove failure Expectations are high that the two leaders can lay the foundation for fastmoving talks that will end the 29 yearold Middle East con flict Israeli sources say Begin is bringing new stillsecret proposal to the meeting that should stimulate progress on the Palestinian issue It is new plan and con tains new thinking sources said We expect to make progress on the Palestinian Arab issue after Sunday MENAHEM BEGIN new plan Small dogs to the rescue DARTMOUTH lCPi In the best tradition of Disney movie two small dogs rescued St Bernard dog from drowning in city park while pupils of nearby school cheered them on The St Bernard fell in as the dog trio tried to cross the thin ice of Sullivans pond Viceprincipal Gail MacLean and student Frank Martin of St Peters Junior High School said brown mongrel jumped into the water and pushed the fast tiring St Bernard from behind as he struggled to climb out The third dog black and white mongrel tried to pull the big dog out by tugging at his head Thus assisted the St Bernard made it to solid ice along with his brown helper Police called by Ms MacLean said it was all over when they reached the scene Church audience robbed COLLEGEDALE Tenn APi Three gunmen wearing ski masks invaded church where more than ioo people were watching childrens Christmas pageant and proceeded to rob the audience row by row police said The robbers forced the audience many of them chil dren attending the performance Wednesday night to stand up one row at time and dump their wallets and purses in grocery sack in the back of the church Hamilton County police said Then the audience and cast members were led to ment room and ordered to stay there while the bandits escaped Seven die in plane crash JUNCTION CITY rc rAPt Seven persons died Thur sday when plane crashed and burst into flames scattering bodies and wreckage on steep hillside in this rural area The twinengine Acro Commander 520 was registered in Canada Victims identities were not released glass of brandy pop star ltod Stewart stcp ped from jet plane and noisy inltfligbt party Thursday at the end of his world tour As cabin staff cleared away cigarette but ts and other debris left by the singer and his sevenman entourage in the first class cabin Stewart said cant makc any excuse for what happened His arm around pretty girl he met on the plane he said that all can say is weve been touring for year and something bad Awarded $325 monthly for life after attack TtiRthlt itlr 33 year old Toronto man who was at tacked and beaten in his taxi by four youths in 15075 has been awarded $323 month for life by the Ontario riminiil in juries ompcnsation Board The board which also awar dcd an immediate payment of $38m said Alfonss Krass was in hospital three wccks llc suf fcrcd separated right shoulder and injuries to his knees and was rcndcrcd pcr mancntly uriciiiployablc llll board said Bell chairman has his say MUNlltlIAL itli Charges that litll anada and its largest subsidiary Northern Telecom Ltd tricd to influence witnesses testifying at fcdcriil hearings into tbc companies operations are long on in nuendo and short on facts Hell haii1nan Ican dc Grand prc said Thursday He demanded that federal government investigation into the allegations make public all evidence of wrongdoings by the companies he randprc said ltobcrt Bertrand director of in vestigalion and research at tlic consumer and corporate affairs department should produce the evidence in order that Bcll may conduct its own inquiry Maybe the Christmas spirit got out of hand but nobody got hurt so why woriy British Airways said There was slight disturbance during the flight and several passcngcrs apparently coniplziinul that they could not sleep member of the group arranger David Thomas Horrocks stagc name David Horowitz was arrested in the customs hall and charged with being dnmk llc will ap pear ill local court today BAUSCH OMB SOFT CONTACT lENSES $1700 All four youths were sub scqucntly arrested charged and convicted of armed rob bcry ElIlllt ltoy 42 of Blind ltivtr nt shot in the head Mud with zzrcalibrc riflc in 1971 85775 WSIO was awarded Stimuli The board said Itoy suffered fractured skull txrmancni dcafncss to ilic lcft cur pcr mancnt brain damagi resulting III EIIIIIHSIEI iIIIII IIIIIIIH IMISUII ality cliungcs as result of tlic shooting Joseph tlco Amcdcc yr was charged and convicted of at tempted murder and scntcnccd loll months in jail In other awards Kcnncy Soucic 21 of Mat tawa tint struck in the fact with beer bottlc lztst March rcccivcd $3000 llopc ltichcr of Elliott Lakc tint rcccivcd $1771 as the rcsult of bcatiiig in licr apartment in 1976 Satisfaction flWOOd or money ml in DUBLIN CP Canadians hold 16 of the tickets drawn Thursday for the Irish Sweeps hurdle race to be run over two miles at Leopardstown on Tues day Dec 27 officials said ticket held by Marjorie Uodding 11013 Partridge Cres Surrey BC KQLI9373 Rod Perkins Box 1507 Kindersley Sask CEILI MOBKCEJIXSRZ Freeman 508 Canadiana 2345 Broad St Regina for the two of you this Christmas 267 Bradford St 7283632 twilluuumm raeli occupation replied hope and pray so HOTELS ARE HOOKEI In Jerusalem more than 36 000 pilgrims are expected to ob serve Christmas in the ancient city and hotel bookings were pouring in like rain said Seiko Quartz sets new stanL dards for accuracy We are the watch manufac turer with the technologi cal capacity to make every component assuring level of quality control un paralled in the industry The Seiko Quartz offers lthe most advanced ac lcurate and form of timekeeping JEWELLERS Of Barrie Ltd troublefree 36 1e 90minute midnight mass will be broadcast live around the world In Nazareth 70 miles to the north merchants were hanging out their best wares and crafts men were making souvenir L52 Dunlop St Downtown Barrie 7283343 the merchants of Downtown HAYS TRAVEL SERVICE 7284100 Barrie Invite you to Seaway rush MONTREAL tCPi Fifty one ships still are rushing to ST ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Owen at Worsley Street SATURDAY DECEMBER 24th 1977 730 PM CANDlEllGHT CAROL SERVICE Anthems Group Selections Carols Script and Meditation ALL VlSlTORS WELCOME clear the St Lawrence seaway before it is closed by winter weather but most should be out of the system before that hap pens seaway spokesman said Thursday Information officer Gay Hemslcy said traffic through seaway locks was sluggish Wednesday mainly bewuse of storm which left behind about centimetres of snow in some mno sooNi BASKINROBBINS ICE CREAM STORE IN BARRIE It could be yours 45 Dunlop St Men to the Theatre Cool crisp air snow flakes swirling and art aura of Christmas surrounds the Downtown its not climate controlled but then neither is Christ it mas So come enioy Christmas shopping with the RuskinRobbins makes tbc bcst Act RUNHH Rcmmml mu merchans of Barrie Downtown icc crciini in thc wltolc world jth AWN RUML Millltlll Ontario fl1Al ljl llltiilt ilfi 77414 BASKINROBBINS ICE CREAM STORES iHaskinRobbins 1977 Wc rcully htlicc this And you could own IIL of tlic wonderful SITL tliiit sclls this grcut icc CILHIII Free Parking Friday Night and AllDoy Saturday If youd likc to makc it very good living making pcnplc liiippy all us At i77 MS Ask for the franchise manager Uulmtc ii ct ithcn gtlAtt We make people happy