Reflections on tree planting Randy Elliott New Lowell Scout took time during Saturdays tree plantathon at Albert Verstraten farm to wonder about the trees he planted Randy planted about so of the 800 trees planted by the 30 boys at two locations Akela Willie LeBlanc said the pack hopes to earn about 8500 which will be used for pack activities including cub camp Examiner Photo by Pat Guergis Britain sends tr00ps to Northern Ireland BELFAST AP The British government was flying 600 more combat troops to Nor thern Ireland today in preparation for general strike called by militant Protestants for midnight tonight The new reinforcements raised the number of troops in Northern Ireland to 15500 the largest number in more than three years Of ficials said at least 3000 more are on standby in England and the government also has hymns Remember the good old days when the sea was water inside sports locals 51 entertainment lifestyle comics 14 classifieds to monday is for Spanrs Another sires stakes The Ontario Racing Commission an nounced today that Barrie Raceway will gain an additional Ontario Sires Stakes this year due to the cessation of racing at Goderich Barrie will host the 3yearold filly trot Aug 19 Frontenac Dresden and Kawartha Downs also gained extra Sires Stakes races in the reallocation There are 54 events for threeyearolds on this years Sires Stakes calendar About 690 horses are eligible Flamboro Downs Raceway results Page Eastview does well Eastview Secondary School sent 24 athletes to Kingston Saturday to compete in the third annual Queens invitational track and field meet Forty schools were there representing 1500 atheletes Eastview placed ninth over all with the girls team earning third place finish Results on Page Woodbine record crowd TORONTO CP record ningday crowd of 22470 came to Wo bine race track Sunday to help apprentice jockey Steve Cauthen celebrate his 17th birthday but the New Yorkbased rider had to share the spotlight with couple of local pros The Sires Stakes series begins May 22 at 17850 militiamen policc and police reservists in wartorn Ulster The Ulster Unionist Action Committee led by Rev Ian Paisley and former legislator Ernest Baird called the strike to support their demands for military offensive against the Irish Republican Army guerrillas fighting to end British rule and Protestant domination in Northern Ireland The committee also demanded restoration of the Storiiiont parlia ment which the lrotistart niijorij 1tllIii ed and which the British government sus pended in March l972 COALITION VRECKICI The British government secretary of statc for Northern Ireland Roy Mason rejected the demands But the commitiw liopcs to duplicate the success of Protestant gcncral strike in May 1074 which paralysed lsttr and wrecked the first Protestanttalholic coall tion government in Northern Irelands history The government did not oppose that strikc when it began and Mason made clear that this time he will takcdccisivc action from the start Lnion bosses opposing the walkout reported that the hardlincrs have begun intimidating workers who rejected the st rikc call llll spokesmen said the military will try to pre vent the largescale intimidation that made the 1974 strike success Mason was scheduled to meet with Paisley and Baird today but inlorincd sources said there was little or no chance of either side backing down Markets began rationing bread and other essential foods alter wavc of panic buying during the vcckcntl Informed sourccs said the strike leaders established scvcral headquarters around Belfast and have backup group oi lcadcrs ready to take over if the committees top echelon is arrested HW Luckyon opening day or quiet start but election will warm up By THE CANADIAN PRESS Ontarios political leaders spent utet weekend but from now on relaxation wi be luxury until after the June provincial elec ion Premier William Davis who called the election Friday visited Mississauga high school Saturday and then opened ball hockey game Stephen Lewis leader of the offiCial NDP opposition in the legislature stayed home and Stuart Smith Liberal leader played in soft ball game with friends Things will warm up this week as Dams and Lewis hit the campign trail and follow formal schedules Smith says he has not yet planned what he will be doing Davis who is hoping to gain majority for the Progressive Conservatives will be inter viewed on television and radio today and then ViSit two nomination meetings in Toronto He is expected to go to Ottawa on Tuesday return to Toronto on Wednesday for cabinet meeting and then go campaigning in London and Thunder Bay at weeks end ATTEND MEETING LeWis will be at nomination meeting tonight and then head to Hamilton and the Niagara Peninsula in his search for support Smith said Sunday he had no definite plans although he thought he would attend nomina tion meetings during the week The Liberal leader warned in an interview 5° Per Copy Carrler Home Dellvery 85° Weekly that Premier Davis should stay away from the national unity issue in the election cam paign If the premier tries to pose as some pe of spectal champion of national unity an tries to suggest that national unity would in some way be assisted by his election then will prove him wrong with every effort at my disposal Smith said Davis who called the June election last Friday has said that the Ontario premier must have the support of good proportion of the people of the province when dealing with the crisis of Confederation However he also has said that he does not intend to make Quebec an issue in the campaign Smith added that the economic issues Pages serving barrie and simcoe county would be foremost in the initial stages of the Liberal campaign Daviss Mississauga visit had been schedul ed before he called the election WAS DELIGHTED The premier said he was delighted and im pressed to see students of all ages meeting every Saturday at the school to study German as second language He said the fact that people are encouraged to study another language either for more knowledge or as part of cultural heritage is basic to the future of Canada But he added that the students were Cana dians first something that is very important at this point in the countrys history Court proceedings in Toronto liy RICHARD lilNSTAN Examiner Staff Reporter The Ontario Municipal Board hearing into Barries 20000acre annexation bid schedule ed to resume today after fourmonth inter ruption has been adjourned until Tuesday Hearing chairman Alex Arrcll granted the oneday adjournment this morning to allow time for todays court proceedings in Toron to The hearing will resume at 1030 am Tuesday in thc Worsley Street courthouse Annexation opponents are asking the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal an April 22 Divi sional Court ruling that the OMB acttd pro pcrly in accepting government policy proannexation letter from Ontario lrcasurcr Darcy McKcough Lawyer Marshall irccn requested the one day adjournment on behalf of boost Township during this mornings ltrlilllllll session and Rowe city solicitor illl nounced liarrics consent to the request ANOTHER ITIC decision on the request for leave to ap pcal was expected later today and it leave is Thirtythree die in Istanbul May Day rioting By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Thirtythree persons were reported killed in gunfight between rival leftist groups at May Day rally in Istanbul Turkey and hun dreds of others were injured in clashes around the world on the international workers holiday European Communist capitals had their usual large and peaceful parades of marching Workers The Chinese celebrated at garden parties in Peking More than seven million Japanese celebrated at more than L000 rallies and no violence was reported In Sundays bloodiest clash shots were fired from the rooftop of government building into crowd of 100000 persons gathered for llLlfltVUllIOll rally on hill overlooking the ltospoms Armed men in the crowd returned the fire and series of battles through the side streets in the ancient city followed The Turkish government radio said there were 33 dead 120 persons wounded and more than 200 arrested The Anatolia news agency said the first shots were fired by Maoist armed gangs that had been excluded from the rally Bhutto refuses to quit ISLAMARAI AP Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhuttos political opponents have rejected his peace offer and say their civil disobedience campaign will continue until he resigns Sources in the opposition Pakistan Na tional Alliance PNA said Bhuttoagrced to hold new national and provincial elections appoint new election commissioner and form an interim government divided equal ly between his Pakistan Pcoplcs Party and tlicPNA But the 49ycarold prime minister refus ed to resign saying his position is non negotiable Thc nineparty opposition coalition says Bhuttos party rigged the March election in which it won threefourths of the seats in the National Assembly The lNA has been demanding Bhuttos resignation and new elections ever since in series of street demonstrations throughout the country that have provoked retaliation from the police and members of Bhuttos party Put evaders to work TORONTO CP Chief Justice Willard Plstey of the Ontario Supreme Court says courts should force tax evaders to perform community services instead of jailing them In an interview Sunday on radio station TFRB Mr Justice Estey said person con victed of tax evasion could be given few tasks to perform which he doesnt want to perform Dont send him off to Gravenhurst jail but let him pick up all the loose papers along the Queen Elizabeth Way he said dont think we should demcan person or break his spirit but incarceration is not ex actly personality promotion exercise Keep him on the payroll keep him on the tax roll keep him off the government boardandroom roll and keep him in the community granted another date will have to be set for the actual appeal Harrie has applied to auntx 13500 acres from lniiisfil 4000 from Vespra Township and 2100 from ro Township Since the hear ing began wt 28 the city has announced it no longer wants the Oro land but the application remains technically unchanged All three townships plus Simcoe ounty council are opposing the applicaton The frequentIyadjouriicd hearing has already taken tip 27 days of testimony and argument but has met only three times since Dec 16 the day McKeoughs letter arrived The letter supported target population of 125000 for Barrie current population 34000 and said the province wants to deal with single municipality in planning to ac commodate the growth Both points are key arguments in Barries annexation case and both have come under heavy fire from opponents WASCHALLENGEI Arrell said in December he considered the cause hearing adjournment letter binding on the OMB and adjourned the hearing to give annexation opponents time to challenge his decision and the letter in court The challenge was lost at the Divisional Court level April 22 lnnisfils chief witness planner Jerry Jorden was on the stand awaiting cross examination when the McKeough letter ar rived Jorden is backing Innisfils proposal that the city get no more than about 6000 acres from the township with any additional VV land to come from Vespra and 0rd THERES SOMETHING ABOUT MODEL TRAINS The train ran on time Saturday at model train display put on by the Plate Layers Society of Toronto in llll Library llall oii Iiilcastcr Street larii lIiirry father Stewart and brother David Battle of Atlantic Illrcscntatives of Canadian armed forces naval reserve and sea cadets plac fl wreaths at Ottawas Confederation Nlutirc in memory of the Canadian lead in Battle of the Atlantic during the Sc clltl World War Photo Demonstrators iailed in arrests that began Sunday and stretched into curly today at the site of thc SBbillion Seabrook nuclear plant were booked for in vestigation of criminal trespass Officials were forced to use armorics as makeshift jails after most of those arrested declined to post Iiail which ranged from 35100103500 llcariiigs were scheduled for Ilitirsday Spiro says hed win CAIRO AP Former US vice prcsidciit Spiro Agnew said Sunday be pro bably could be reelected to public office but hc most likely will not seek political come back Im in possession of some information which wont disclose that leads me to believe that would be elected to office if choose to seek it Agnew said in an inter view He declined to say what office he had iii mind and said that at the age of ï¬x it is unlikely he will return to politics Iilll the politiciaiiturnednovelist proniis ed to unveil lot of surprises during the next year or so when he completes political memoir Agncws 1970 novel The aiificld Decision dealt with crisis involv ing fictional vicepresident Names CIA in plot NEW YORK AP Lewis Pincus be ing tried in abscntia in the Philippines for allegedly plotting to kill that countrys president in 1972 claims the plan was for mulalcd and directed by man connected with the Central Intelligence Agency CIA Ncwsdny reported Saturday lincus said in an interview with the Long Island newspaper that he was recruited for took close look at the 00 giiagc models which ran from 10 am to pm The display was sponsored by the Barrie Public Library Ex aminer Photo by Rolf Kraiker The provincial OTlAWA CP Fivc tickets worth $1 million each two worth $500000 each and five worth $250000 each were drawn Satur day iii the fourth draw of The Provincial lot tcry The winning ticket numbers for $1 million were 1310374 2572359 3618135 2429859 and 1890314 The winning ticket numbers for $500000 were 1000011 and 13172110 The winning ticket iiuiiibcis lOl 52500000 wcic 2933058 4594041 4103970 1831813 and 1340176 The next draw is July in Calgary Legal aid underpays TORONTO 71 Clayton Ruby Toronto criminal lawyer says Ontarios legal aid system underpays lawyers defen ding criminal offenders Speaking Saturday to 15 members of the Canadian Bar Association Ruby criticized fees of $200 paid to lawyers representing person accused of possession of drugs for purposes of trafficking He also said fee of $300 for taking case to the Ontario Appeal Court was inade quote for the time spent preparing and iii vest igat ing cases He said the people of Ontario expect good legal services under the system but often get no more than lawyer wholl stand up in court Athletes rights COLORADO SPRINGS Colo AP The United States Olympic Committee ended its threeday meeting Sunday by giving Americas amateur athletes ieir strongest bill of rights ever With little opposition the athletes gained an amendment to the USOC Constitution that gave them recourse if they feel they are being deprived of the chance to compete in an international event Mr Justice Estcy said tax evaders could be ordered to clean up city streets in spring time shine door knobs at city hall or look after children at the Childrens Aid Society He anticipated no problems with labor unions which do not object to prisoners working for less than minimum wages Mike Brammall of Midland joined the thousands of trout fishermen out Saturday for the opening day of the season He was lucky lle hooked this scrapper on the Sturgeon River near Victoria llarbour Before the day was out he Iiad two for the frying pan Examiner Photo the job by William Silvcrman it of New York He said Silvcrinan told him that Larry lractman aiiotlicr American al legedly involved in the plot was CIA employee assigned to recruu liil men to assassinate President lierdinand Marcos oi the Philippines Cauthen the leading rider in North America this year making his Canadian debut won one race with favored Time for Love in the eighth race He was nosed out in two other racesbeaten on Green Park in the fourth his first mount of the day and Banqueroute in the last SEARROOK II AP At ltitSl 1100 wemltllSlllllOlS most of them in their nos 90 hmnls held in jails and aitiiorics in this Efeoitst area today after they were or for rcfustngtociul peaccfiilsit inat nuclear power plant 0st of those who were taken into custody weather Sunny skies and seasonable temperatures are in store for Simcoc County residents llicsday Tonights low is expected to be around with Tuesdays high about 15