thwu mwnM WOMEN Women at work Women in the labor forcedo they have to be better than men to be considered equal Laura MacDOnald president of Local 545 the United Electrical Workers says yes She says women have to get together to fight for themselves But attitudes are changing she says because there is increasing need for two in comes to run family For more informatioa about women in the working world see todays Lifestyle Page 15 Marriage ban CAPE TOWN tReuter The South African government refused Tuesday to relax its ban on sex or mixed marriages bet ween whites and nonwhites It rejected call for changes in the Ini morality Act outlawing sex between people Ted Swain holds the trophy he received for editing the most informative and most in teresting bulletin for branch in district of the Royal Canadian Legion He will be officially presented with the trOphy at the honors and awards night May at the Legion on St Vincent Street Examiner Photo Best in District Deadlinestheyre must for putting out OTTAWA CP The number of unem ployed persons jumped to record 944000 in March up substantially from 759000 in Mar ch 1976 Statistics Canada reported today The unemployment rate adjusted for seasonal factors rose to 81 per cent of the labor force the worst on record since the government agency starting collecting unem ployment statistics in 1953 Actual unemployment in March was 92 per cent up from 91 per cent in February and up from 76 per cent in March 1976 February was the first month ever recor ded by Statistics Canada in which the number of jobless exceeded 900000 Federal officials predicted when the March 31 budget was presented that unemployment would continue at high level for most of 1977 There were 932000 persons out of work in February The seasonallyadjusted unem ployment rate was 79 per cent The number of persons with jobs last month cared to 944 000 Record tobless rate rose to 9350000 up from the March 1976 figure of 9259000 Statistics Canada said Manitoba was the only province in which the jobless rate declined from February levels Unem ployment rates were higher in the nine other provinces Of the 944000 unemployed last month more than onethird341000had been looking for weak for 14 weeks or more Statistics Canada sai Opposition critics have said in the Com mons that there are more than one million persons unemployed counting those who have given up hope of finding job For example the Statistics Canada figures do not include unemployment among Indians on reservations where jobless rates are well above the national average Unemployment continued to be highest among young men and women aged 15 to 24 The rate jumped to 149 per cent last month from 145 per cent in February for young men It eased fractionally to 141 per cent from 142 per cent in February for young women For men 25 and older the unemployment rate rose to 49 per cent from 47 per cent in February For women the rate increased to 73 per cent from seven per cent in February Regionally Quebec and the Atlantic provinces continued to be particularly hard hit In Newfoundland the province with the highest unemployment rate 161 per cent of the labor force was out of work last month up from 151 er cent month earlier The job ess rate rose to 143 per cent in New Brunswick from 13 per cent in February It increased to 117 per cent in Nova Scotia from 11 per cent in February and in Prince Ed ward Island thc jobless rate increased to 99 per cent from nine per cent In Quebec which has one of the largest provincial work forces the unemployment for March rate rose to 10 per cent last month from 97 per cent in February In his budget speech Tuesday Quebec Finance Minister Jacques Parizeau predicted unemployment will stay high for the rest of this year He said he expects average 93 per cent jobless rates Ontarios unemployment rate increased to 71 per cent last month from 68 per cent in February Manitoba was the one province that had lower jobless rate Unemployment there eased to 57 per cent of the workforce from six per cent in February But in Saskatchewan the jobless rate rose to 46 per cent from 37 per cent in February and in Alberta it increased to 45 per cent from four per cent in February In British Columbia unemployment rose to 88 per cent last month from 82 per cent in February The jobless rate there now is the same as it was in March 1976 of different races The call was made by special commission that examined the situation of the countrys 25 million col the Royal Canadian Legion Newsletter Ted Swain of Barrie has been honored for put ting out the best branch builletin for district 11 3th year No 87 Wednesday Aprll 977 15° Por Copy Carrlor Home Delivery 85° Weekly 40 Page oreds as people of mixed racial descent are called policy document presented in parlia ment set out the governments reaction to the commissions reComiiiendations An in lerim statement of policy was issued last June when the governmentappointed coni missions report was published after two year study Cosmetics labels WASHINGTON AP in The US Food and Drug Administration tFIA says all labels attached to cosmetics after Friday must list the products ingredients The announcement Tuesday climaxed twoyear legal battle with the cosmetic iii dustry over FDA demands that people have the right to read what they are putting on their bodies The FDA published regulations in May 1975 requiring that all cosmetic and toiletry products be labelled with their ingredients listed in descending order of predominance Oldest school to close ST ATHARINES Ont CP The oldest Ontario school building still in use in the province as school will be closed two years short of its 1501b anniversary Robertson School which opened in 129 as iraptham Academy the second secondary school to be built in Upper Canada will be closed at the end of June because of declining enrolment Lincoln board of cducat ion decided Tuesday Haley answers critics LONDON IReuter or Author Alex Haley appeared on British television Tuesday to rcjcct criticism that his book Roots was based on erroneous facts report in The Sunday Times stated that the Gambian village of luffure was Whilt trading post in 1767 and not the Eden porv traycd in llalcys book 11 is ridiculous to say that Juffurc was ever white trading post Ilalcy said Jufturc was always black village The writer of this report has not even consulted the most simple documents Was tamed physician LONDON IAPJ Lord Moran the physi cian who spent 25 years looking after Sir Winston hurchill and told about it in his diaries died Tuesday lie was 94 He died in his sleep at the home of his younger son Geoffrey Wilson in Newton alencc Hampshire The death was announced by his eldest son Richard John Wilson British ain bassador to Portugal 11 had to choose between exercise and scnsc of humor as panacea for long life the doctor said in 1965 as he was looking after Thurchill in his final days should not hesitate to vote for laughter Third murder charge HAMILTON IP Police said Tuesday third charge of firstdegree murder has been laid against Adeline Mahala Welch 51 of Hamilton in connection with fire at rooming house March 31 Also charged with arson she is scheduled to appear in court Friday Evelyn Bryant 64 died Sunday Pat llan non and Fred Cannon both 49 died the night ofthc fire MALCOLM FRASER voluntarily Calls for freeze CANBERRA tReutcr Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser asked Australians today to agree to threemonth wage and price freeze to halt the economic decline After meeting with the six state premiers Fraser announced that unions and em ployers are being asked to freeze wages and prices voluntarily Federal state and local overnments will also be involved in the reeze The 30yearlegion member has been editing the bulletin for three years The newsletter is mailed out to 1500 people every month For story see todays Lifestyle Page 15 Claims 9090 record SWINDON England Reutcr Eighteenyearold Julie Skubada claimed world record Tuesday for nonstop gogo dancing 113 hours and 35 minutes The previous record was 110 hours set by another British girl Patricia Glciiistcr at Leicester nightclub in 1975 says the Guin ness Book of World Records Miss Skubada dancing at Swindon discothequc started last Thursday evening and kept going until shortly before noon Tuesday Although she collapsed during one fiveminute break she came back and out tasted the only other dancer lch on the floor Fourteen dancers entered the event ex pectcd to raise several thousand dollars for the homeless and local young people eadline LORI KILLANIN heart scilurc Lord Killanin ill IlllllN tltcutcit Lord Killaniii prcsir dent of the international Olympic Olllllllf ice was making satisfactory progress after suffering heart attack lucsday hospital spokesman said today Doctors said Killanin had cry minor heart attack and had spent comfortable night at St Vincents Hospital He collapsed at the Fairyhousc races hcrc after watching his son jockey Michael Mor ris win the main event of thc day the Power Gold up Dog comfort stations TORONIO 71 The Ontario govern ment has sent lcttcr to the city of Toronto saying it has put off action on request for legislation to hpr force dog owners to have their pcts use comfort stations in city parks Toronto wants provincial legislation enabling the city to pass new canine con trol bylaw which also would discourage the owners of about 60000 dogs in thc city from letting their pets run loosc The letter says tlic proviiicc wont take action on the request until special iiitcr ministerial committee has finished coir solidating to existing laws relating to canine control The citys neighlmrhood committcc will considcr the problem lhursday Alderman Anne Johnston chairman of the local board of hcalth said medical authorities are convinced dog excrement poses hcalth problem Saves auto fuel NEW YORK tllcutcr An energy saving dcvicc that allows car to operate on any number of cylinders betwccii four and eight is being tested hcrc and will be in troducod on sonic Ford vans and trucks next year The Eaton Corp which developed the so called valve selector system said it can achieve fuel savings of up to 40 per cent when car is idling and about 25 per cent while cruising at low speed Urge to travel What would you say if your grandmother packed van and spent three months tour ing the United States Laura lhompson of Barrie is Mycarvold grandmother and shes done it For her it was an experience she wont forget For information about this womans urge to travel sec todays Lifestyle Page 15 weather Sunny but cooler weather is in store for the Barrie area Thursday after spell of showers or thunderstorms late today Todays temperatures were expected to hit the low 203 with an overnight low around 5C and high Thursday of about 15 liff Matlaydeii manager of employee and community relations at aiiadiaii General Electric and Lisa Smith student at Georgian ollegr takc closer look at one of two of Lisas paintings that were coininissiontd by ttiE The company as part of plant upgrading project commissioned total of eight paintings by college students Examiner llioto Paintings by students to hang in CGE offices Eight paintings by Georgian ollegc art students will hang in the offices of aiiadian Gcncral Electric on Bradford Street as part of $5 million upgrading program at the Barrie plant liff Maciaydcn manager of employee and community relations at YGE said the company faces tough competition from various countries throughout the world As part of its plans to face world competi tion IGlC decided to upgrade its plant Mac Fayden said and the paintings were commis sioncd to hang in the office area Design students at the college were invited to submit sketches to the company total of 36 sket chcs by 26 students were submit ted Eight designs were selected by the com pany all of modern design and the students painted works measuring about four by six feet Wilkins said WOULD YOU LIKE WINDOW SEAT inside sports footon local news 14 20 ontormlnmont classlfleds 26 26 27 comics 24 The students were paid $225 for their work $50 at the start and the remainder Tuesday during special ceremony at the plant Méltl11yltll said GE takes special pride in the art because it is unique and represents the community Wayne Cunningham lean of applied arts at thocollcgc said the collcgc was pleased to be involved in the community and would like to do similar projects with other local iiidiist rics and groups The students whose work was selected all working under teacher Bob Paterson were Mel Bryan of Aurora Frank Muscat of Mis sissauga Iarol Staiiies of Barrie Lisa Smith of Barrie ttwo entries Zoltan Markan of Utopia Chris Yrofton of Willowdalc and Eve Chappcl of llraccbridgc Alliston Essa to get benefit ï¬ssa lownship and the town of Allistoii will bcnetit directly from the federal Canada Works and Young anada Works programs Ross Mllll MP for leclDuffcrinSiincoe has announced acceptance of recreational development program in Essa and park development project in Alliston Four summer jobs will be provided in Essa through the summer recreation program Young Canada Works venture it will offer recreation and sports to children five to 13 during the summer break School faxes to go up 186 TORONTO 101 The Metropolitan Toronto board of education agreed Tuesday to raise school taxes 1116 per cent this year The total school tax levy for Metro Toronto will be $537 million up $97 million from last year ansom charge made nproposed city bylaw ByRICHARDDINSTAN Examiner Staff Reporter Anyone who wants building permit in commercial or apartment areas could be held up for ransom under proposed bylaw designed to streamline development ap provals chamber of commerce spokesman charged Tuesday during meeting with city council members But city officials expressed willingness to limit the scope of the bylaw to significant development or rcdcvclopmcnt and said powers given to council by the bylaw would not be abused No action was taken on thc proposcd bylaw Tuesday The bylaw would adopt scct ion 115 la of the Planning Act to allow the city to require road widciiings landscaping fltxidlighting sub mission of site and pcrspwtivc drawings for council approval and stvcii other items prior to granting building permits in oiiimcrcial and apartment zoiimgs as wcll as certain multiplefuniindwellingarcas Rick liatcs acting city planning director told the meeting the bylaw would be used rather than the site plan bylaws which have been required by council as condition of development in some cases Such site plan bylaws have no legal status take too long to receive approval and create problems for dtvclopeis and builders due to changing market conditions he said lNllllASONABlJC Marshall irccn chairman of the Chambers civic at fairs committee told coun cil members the proposed bylaw would mean someone who wanted to change the front of his store could be asked for 10 feet of property for roadwidening along with other un reasonable requirements He said the bylaw should include defini tion limiting it to areas and types of develop ment which really need such powerful con trol device and standards which developers must meet should be set down in the bylaw rather than decided by council in each case as is currently proposed Bates and Aid Ernie Rotman agreed the bylaw needs closer definition of develop ment and redevelopment and Bates said he and city solicitor Rowe also support the idea of specific standards Tity planner Rick Jones said he opposed setting firm standards in the bylaw because it would rob the approval procedure of flexibili ty He said council would probably use its powers of discretion as responsibly as the Committee of Adjustment uses its consid erable powers to grant variances from zoning requirements Ive never seen an abuse of that power he said Ken Bylcs planning board vicechairman and developmarchitcct Millet Salter both described site plan agreements as hideous device and Byles said site plan re quirements seem to follow no rules and are often far more sweeping than those provided for under the proposed bylaw OK governmentL offer QPP are back on job DlltMlthNDVIllli Que tll Quebecs 4200 provincial police officers are back on the job after voting luesday to ac cept government offer to take their demand for arouiidtheclock twoman patrols before Quebec national assembly committee The men voted 2230 to 534 to accept Premier Rciic chcsqucs proposal that legislature committee sit to examine the Miliccincns request if they ended their seven day walkout You are true policemen true professionals democratically accepting the governments suggestion to take our cause before legislature committee union president Raymond Richard told the policemen gathered in cultural centre here You can return to work with your heads high In Quebec City Justice Minister Marc Andre Bedard said he was happy to see that the policemen understood that their illegal action couldnt bring any results Richard said the union may appear before the national assemblys justice committee as early as Thursday or Friday to discuss the possibility of ending the unacceptably dangerous solo patrols They drink beer anyway llaseball fans relax in the hot weather while enjoying cold beer during the Torolito Blue JaysDetroit Tigers game in Toronto lutsday The Ontario government has ruled that drinking beer in the anadian National Exhibition stadium is against the law Photo