More than lOO runners were off and running in the Barrie Fair 20km Road Race Sunday Th Barrie fair most important Barries Fair is the most important in On tario according to one exhibitor Bill Malcomson of Barrie has been showing his horses and livestock at the fair for years and after competing in several Ontario fairs already this year made his pronouncement to Examiner reporter Terry Field in an in terview Read about Malcomson and get full calendar of fair events in todays Ex aminer index today 11 lifestyle entertainment sports 57 comicsN guide 12 classified 181 supplement Sears Recordbreaking cosmonauts suni Checking time Three puzzled visitors to the Simr coe County Museum try to figure out how to tell time using the museums recentlydisplayed sun dial Steven Scion l4 left Poul Toporowski l5 both of Barrie and Massimo Scion l3 of Italy check ed the sundial with Stevens watch Sunday Commander Vladimir Lyokhov left and flight engineer Valery Ryumin crew of the Salyut orbiting space station who returned to earth Sunday after almost six months in space are seen in training photo Their flight was more than month longer than the previous record also set aboard the Salyut AP Photo Tourists flee blaze MARSEILLE France iReuter French and Spanish officials say they believe ar sonists may be responsible for up to one thiid of the forest fires which have devastated large areas of the French Riviera and coastal Spain The prefect of Marseilles warned Sunday that convicted arsonists face life imprison ment In Madrid Spanish forestry officials blamed arson for forest fire which forced the evacuation of 10000 vacationers from villas near the Mediterranean town of Lastellon de la Plana The offiCials said the fire began in six locations within two hours on Saturday night Winds gusting up to 150 kilometres an hour fanned the flames toward homes but there were no casualties Explosion kills BEIRLT iReuter powerful car bomb killed seven persons on the manly Christian east side of Beirut today the right ing Falangist radio station reporteal The radio said several other persons were injured when the blast ripped through busy street hurling fragments of meta or to passersvby buildings and parked cars one has claimed respmsxbility for the attack Swimmer nears coast MIAMI AP Divers were clearing Jellyfish from the path of marathon swim mer Diana vyad early today as she tough again to become the first person to swim from the Bimini Islands to the Florida LOdSl With about 75 per cent of the swim con pleted an aide Slld Shes doing yus great Everything is working out yust fine Ms Vyad 30 was thwarted in her fits tempt earlier this month when stings from Portuguese manofwar Jellyfish forced her to halt her swim after hours She hopes to walk ashore about It EDT today near her native Fort Lauder dale Fla She began the swim at Sunday coated in latex to protect her agains Jellyfish stings However the coating as beginning to wear off Later in the day PLO stance absurd WASHINGTON AP Andrew Young outgoing ambassador to the trazec tium said Sunday Lha polzcy toward the Palestine Liberation Organzazzon ridiculous Young who resigned last week after an unauthorized New York meeting with the PLOs observer to the also blamed what he called stubborn Israeli govern mentfor blocking necessary changes He said communications with the PLO are essential to advance the cause of peace in the Middle East Tides wash beaches COHPLS CHRISTI Tex AP Weekend tides washed away most of the heavier concentrations of crude oil that blackened more than 30 kilometres of Texas beaches and the shoreline may not be threatened again for several days coast guard officials say Coast Guard Capt Roger Madison said an aerial survey Sunday of oilsoaked Padre Island showed that tides had broker up most of the heavy concentrations from runaway Mexwan well and floated then out to sea was pleasantly surprised by what saw after all that came ashore or South Padre Island yesterday Saturday Madison said looks l1ke we may be for period of two to three days with nothing s1gniticant coming on the beaches Boards protest vessel LONDON AP The Icelandic coat guard boarded Greenpeace Foundatio shtp Rainbow Warrior and owed Reyk yavuk on Sunday spokesmen for he Vancouverbasal ecology group reported The RaLntww Warrior beer interfer ing wn an Icelandic hunng vessel he Atlantic Ocea southwest of Iceland be are the boardzng St arday night Greenpeace spokes Tory Marrzners Marraer said the coast guard vessel Aegir encountered the Rainbow rrtor about kilometres off the Icelandic was and pu four men aroard the 48 metrelong converted trawler which Greenpeace uses tn its campazgn to stop whale hunting and the threatened sea mammals from ex anchor weather 15 scnev today and uesdcy Ecrv moireg og ccres ng5 both days 23 25 Lows cc gr to tvvlyIMO00Iv 115th year No 196 Monday August 20 1979 race preceded the Barrie Fair which starts Tuesday and runs for six days Top finisher for the Barrie region was Scott Sarieant Examiner Photo 5c Per Copy Carrier Home Delivery 95c Weekly the examiner serving barrie and Simcoe county Funeral train rolls west taking Diefenbaker home OTTAWA CP train carry ing John Diefenbakers body was speeding across the Canadian Shield today toward his Prairie home while Ottawa recovered from an elaborate state funeral Sunday The special train pulled out of the Ottawa train station at 520 pm EDT Sunday as hun dreds of the people he liked to call his fellow Canadians looked on last ride over the Canadian rails seems appropriate for the former Progressive Con servative leader whose battles for election were characterized by his whistlestop cam paigns across Canada The pomp and ceremony of the last few days in Ottawa which included legun salute ended when the coffin covered with the Red Ensign and Canadian flags was plac ed aboard ia Rail baggage car which had been carpeted and draped for the occaSion The 3000kilometre trip to Saskatoon is largely reserved for those west of Ottawa who want to pay their last respects to the man who served as prime minister from 1957 to 1963 The eightcar blue and gold train made its second stop in Sudbury Ont where more than 1500 area residean jammed the station for last glimpse of the man who served as member of Parliament for more than 39 yeais CROWD FILES PAST The door to the baggage car contairing Diefenbakers coffin was opened for two hours to allow the crowd chance to file past in last show of respect The train will stop in Winnipeg for two hours tonight and in his own constituency Prince Albert Sask for six hours Tuesday before heading to Saskatoon where Diefen baker will be buried Wednesday The 83yearold politician died Thursday of heart attack in his Ottawa home and was given glittering farewell Sunday despite cloudy skies and showers More than 1200 invited dignitaries in cluding GovGen Ed Schreyer his wife Ll ly Prime Minister Joe Clark his wife Maureen McTeer OppOSltlon Leader Pierre Trudeau and the provincial premiers filled Christ Church Cathedral for an hourlong in tertaith service that fulfilled many of Diefen bakers last wishes CHOSE FLNERAL SITE The political warriors body was brought into the Anglican church following colorful procession along the six blocks separating Parliament Hill from the church he had chosen for his funeral Thousands of people lined the route and hundreds more gathered in front of the church to watch eight RCMP officers carry the coffin up the church steps to the haunting strains of lament played by an armed forces bagpiper Diefenbakers body had been lying in state in Parliaments Hall of Honor since Friday morning and more than 23 000 persons had fil ed by the open coffin to bid their farewells before he was taken from the Hill for the last time Sunday afternoon During the church service Diefenbaker was eulogized as man of integrity honor and sensitivity by Rev Ralph Cummings minister of the First Baptist Church here He was unique person with unique gifts he said of the man who had ceen member of his congregation for years He great skill in the use of speech and an acute sense of drama He as actually great tragic actor by tempera ment with talent for devastating mimicry and the ability to use WI and humor to great advantage whether ntending to amuse or deflate opponents HE Cited Diefennakers achievements par ticularly the Canadian Bill of Rights and praised the former leader for his high idealism and strong sense of purpose and 50313 Justice that characterized his struggles and his actions Seated in the front row were Mrs Carolyn Weir Diefenbaker stepdaughter ner huslt band Donald their five children Cora Green Diefenbaker housekeeper and Beatrice Ehgh has personal secretary Crowds bid sad farewell SLDBRY Ont CP Cir railway plaiorms throughout ne Ottawa Valley and mo Northern ifintario goups 31 John Dietsneakers fellOw Canadians waved adieu Sunday as the former pinme trinister funeral train VKZLOCETE yiurnej Saskatoon In ng city 450 kilometres nor nwest oi ittawa more aha 50 persons rec up midr ght EDT to afcn gkers close4 otir rtm Coffin bearng the body of John Diefenbcller is put aboard tran at Ottawa Station Sunday following funeral service is Narrow brush with death Storm survivor back in Barrie By ltEl ATllltil up elt Between and miner you milZ say ROMS li boats actually Sink There was evidence other boats were only half full of water when crews denttried tn abandon ship Id rather be an boat half full of water but atll afloat he said Storer said the experienced should as gudeline for allowing people in mm pete in the race His boat is former Canada cup winning entry he said In England meanwhile former Eriéh prime minister Edward Health demanded trxjay drastic changes in the irgaruzazon at afey requremenfs of Lie rare llear tad rrlprav findings and relay rx weaher forecasts were needed as well as better radio communications and more extenswe use of control boats raver the race ya Arthur agrees conflict law requires change TORONTO Saf Replacement of the for draft of new conflict of interest legislar Orizarzo Corjiict of Interest Act proprsed by U06 the AESffliiaiiCr if Mu of Onuano Thelegislationis extremely complicated AM appears to be gay says Barrze said Ald Arthur dontka it you could gt alderman Alex Arthur den 52 legislation which will cover any sign Ald Arthur here for the AMG conference Lion themiS hesaid tha stars cnay says 2CD 5ZL Barrie has adVICE from its solicitor who says mere is any dollar at all conflict at nereet snould 3e declared said Aid Arthur Air Arthur says he is aware of where his mare inrf of interest arises but there are prr men 14 as well Voting for public works 1m priyerre your ward is one example said 52le acts etze Who did We read about before Maggie Trudea represenr