His whereabouts mystery SOY In IP COX By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS firmed and the Ugandan dictator did not turn Although Uganda is member of the Com some future Commonwealth conference up monwealth British officials said its president They also said Amin should be called before President Idi Amin of Uganda noshow in Radio Uganda said Amin after leaving at would not be allowed to enter Britain because the conference to answer charges that he is Europe was believed to have spent the night am Monday in plane loaned by friendly of themass murders attributed to him and his mass murderer who is violating Com in Libya en route to try to crash the Com country stopped off in an Arab country It troops and police in the six years since he monwealth principles upholding human monwealth conference in London said he was expected to fly to France West ousted President Milton Obote rights But there was speculation that the Ugandan Germany or Ireland and cross the English Some delegates at the Commonwealth con reports of the burly dictators trip were Channel by boat today or Thursday mgnegggslfgtgéxer$512125$32215 31 ference opening today speculated that Amin hoax Since Amin has closer ties with Moammar believe the British blundcrog birrmg never left home They suggested that his Western Europe buzzed with reports Khadafy of Libya than with any other Arab Amin trip was hoax to take some of the Tuesday that Amins plane had flown over leader it was generally assumed that his spotlight from the silver jubilee celebration Italyand France and was preparingtoland in plane came from there and that Libya was They said this would set dangerous Tuesday of Queen Elizabeths 25 years on the Ireland But none of the reports could be con where he stopped precedent which might be used by the host at lllIOIIt 113th yearNo 133 Wednesday June 1977 15° Per Copy Carrier Home Delivery 90° Weekly 44 Pages vmg steps up campaign Opponents of the controversial ollier Street fireball restoration project have step pcd up their attack in an effort to get city council to change its mind and demolish the 100yeanoldbuilding tear down the disused building which restoration supporters want used as an arts centre Presentation of the petition to formal council sitting would not be allowed under councils usual rules of procedure but coun cils general committee agreed Monday to make an exception to the rules Ordinarily the petition would have had to go to general committee in writhing only and its sponsors would have had an opportunity to address council only if they were dissatisfied with the commit tce vote Spokesman Lloyd Ferguson said Tuesday sponsors of the petition are trying to avoid in dividual publicity none of us have any political ambitions whatsoever but sup porters include auto parts dealer Bob Holt adjustcr Ernie Bell and industrialist Jim Greenhalgh Another prominent opponent formcr in dustrial commissioner Ilarold Bairstow at tended an organizational meeting but dccidd not to participate because he disagreed with the ltivarofile approach decided on Businesses allowing thc petition to be cir culatcd on their premises include downtown bank variety stores and service stations Most told The Examiner they agre with the petition but are not involved in organizing the drive and allowed the petition in response to requests from organizers One businessman who has become involved in the drive since being approached by organizers is Ed Harper president of the Greater Barrie Chamber of Commerce builder Jim Kennedy and such longtime Harper said Tuesday he is participating as fireball opponents as former city treasurer Ed Harper taxpayer and the chamber is louglaggcs bankerlonthittickinsurance not involved Another prominent bus inessman who has the petition on his premises is Al Eyers former city alderman and current library board chairman who says hc supports the pct ition to dcgrcc Estimates of the number of workers cur rently circulating the petition range as high as 10 Those involved are being askcd to chip in for expenses primarily the cost of today advertisement Ferguson said lucsday organizers have suggestions for altcrnatc ways of sciviiig the artistic and cultural purposes pursued by fireball supporters but are not prepared to make them public at present Most organizers of the petition say the 111 rent drive was delayed until after council voted the $30000 grant because tirclinll op poncnts did not expect thc grant to he approx ed leprcssions such as an ibsoliitc and complete surprisc and the last straw were used in tclcphonc intci vicv The group already circulating petition across the city has called on residents to phone the seven aldernicn who voted 330000 grant for the project two weeks ago and ask them to reverse their votes An advertisement in todays Examiner lists home and business numbers for the aldermen eight locations where the petition can be signed and phone number for volunteers to work on the drive The petition also being circulated doorto door is to be presented by city council Mon day It calls on council to take back the grant which squeaked through by 70 vote and May have bite Jimmy Bruinberg has big appetite to satisfy as he hungrin bites into the hot dog held by his dad Jim The hot dog was one of the hundreds served up at giant barbecue held at Stch St Schoo Tuesday evening The barbecue was prestieted by the Steel Street Home and School association Examiner Photo Found Ramaman bleeding jétrial witnesses testify Rama Reserve woman on trial for the seconddegree murder of her husband told neighbors stabbed him when they found Vhim bleeding according to testimony heard Tuesday in Barrie Robert Stinson told Supreme Court of On trio jury oti the opening day of trial he found Eileen Sawyer bending over her husband ville who had wound in his arm and chest Mrs Sawyer was charged by the Brechin OPP June 16 the night of the murder The couple had been married three years and were in their early 40$ Assistant Crown attorney John Madden says he will call 30 crown witnesses in the trial to prove Mrs Sawyer killed her husband after day of lights and heavy drinking He said final argument erupted after she found Orville with another woman in tent next to their house Witnesses testified the couple had bought wine in rillia that morning and had been At Barrie Raceway Irriday races to be discontinued Ry RANDY McIIONALI Examiner Sports Editor lIarl Rowe Jr gcncrul manager of Barrie Raceway said today the Raceway has asked permission to discontinue harness racing on Fridays Rowc said that duc to increasing short age of good available racing stock and in keeping with liarric Raccways intention of offering had too much to drink said 21yearold Valerie Shilling who said she drunk about four bottles of port wine that day She said she and her mother took three bot tles of wine over to the Sawyers who were living with Russell Fawn at the time and drank them with the couplc She said she knownothing of being in tent with Orville or what happened later high calibre racing to the public all Friday racing programs in 1977 will be cancelled with the exception of Aug 10 and Sept 30 when Ontario Sircs Stakes races have been scheduled The elimination of Friday racing will be effective the week of June 20 making June 17 our last regular Friday race program Rowe said in press release to The Examiner Passenger train service in afternoons for Barrie ln commenting on the horse shortage Rowe stated Other sttmmcr racc tracks opening in the area require 80 horses each for their operations each night Although Barrie noticed shortage last summer the shortage of high culibtc horses between 82300 and 810000 clainicru for exam ple has become more severe All tracks are having the same problem he added but we at Barrie Raceway believe that it will be better for the public the horsemcns purses and this track in the future to offer good racing twice week and eliminate the third day Rowe said the third day puts heavy dc mand on available racing stock The owners and trainers have always Irvin Stinson testified he called police after finding the two in the tent and Mrs Sawyer shouting around the tent which he owned He said Orville came out when he arrived and said under crossrexaniination Shilling looked like she was doing up clothing It was 15 minutes after the police left with Shilling that Robert Stinson and two friends in heard what he described as soft moaning coming from the house where the Sawyers were inside When he went in he found basin full of Barrie is finally getting an afternoon ruii daily except Tuesday been most cooperative in offering their drinking during the day blood and Orville Sam Mn lmmnv on local 21 23 29 passenger train striice The other train will leave lininiiiis arriv horses but Im sure they too will appreciate Martha Shilling rVilles Sister testified much with his foam he hurt It entenainment Btginning lliursday the Ontario Nor iiig in liarric at 117 pni and Toronto at 550 the chance to be able to race their good horse her brother visited her that afternoon and My 19 20 21 tliland Transportation oiniiiission will be pnilt willruiidailyexcept lcdiiesday little less frequently The will last longer seemed unhappy SUMO 5le W35 lhm M15 55 31d women stlitling two of its recently purchased bright Wayne Antler spokesman for Ontario stay sounder and race more consistently he She told the court he said he would have to Stabbed hlm sports yellow Swissbuilt passenger trains throuin Nortlilaiitl said today the decision to run the said go home and face the music telling her Stinson said he had seen the couple fighting comics 31 Barrie train through Barrie was llltldt last week We are confident that strong lednesday about Mrs Sawyers threat to get him afterthe police left with Shilling and said classiï¬ed 32 to 35 The trains will be on the Torontoliniiniiis The train was originally scheduled to run and Saturday program will enable the track The girl Orville Sawyer was found in the both werepretty drunk Toronto rim down the other side of the lakc but was iiiov to keep strong purse structure which is tent with testified she cant remember much Court resumed at 10 am today with Mr supplements Unt train will leave Toronto for limniiiis at ed at the request of anadian National above all vital to horsemen in this period of of what happened that night Justice Stark presiding Kmart pages 1230 pm arriving in Barrie at 220 It will Railways he said wednesday WOMERI Farewell party fond farewell was given to Consumers Gas home economist Susan Borden by the staff recently at party held in the Blue Flame Room The wellknown Barrie per sonality is taking position with the Ontario Food Council See todays Lifestyle Page 21 WI anniversary Eighty years and still going strong thats the Womens Institute The institute members of Simce Kempenfelt district celebrated the birthday recently at meeting Verna Leigh who says shes as old as the institute took part in the cake cutting demonstraion See Lifestyle page Get Wintario grants Several groups in Simcoe County were given Wintario grants for individual prejec ts amounting to total of $13522 Some of these groups were the lluronia Fencing Club the Barrie American Hotel ldtimers hockey club and the First Stayner Boy Scouts For story see Page 20 Children and TV OTTAWA CP The National Council of Women NCW has called for more strict standards in television programming aimed at children In resolution at their annual meeting Monday the women said they believe there is direct relationship between the por trayal of television violence and the ex ploitive nature of Canadian somety despite CBC submission to the counCi denying violence initschildrens rogramming About 75 delegates the NOW which represents more than 750000 Canadian women are debating 17 resolutions at their annual meeting at Carleton UmVCISlty Salad time Sumnieris here with good prices on vegetables and fruit Why not take ad vantage of it by preparing suninicr salads and quickandeasy recipes For story and pictures sec todays Liftstyli Page 10 Church and abortion TORONTO Cll The Presbyterian Church in Canada said Tuesday night that only the likelihood of permanent or pro longed mental or physical impairment of the mother should be regarded as grounds for abortion Without debate the 103rd general assem bly approved recommendation of its congregational life committee that provin cial ministers of health be requested to in struct therapeutic abortion committees to give riority to the principle that the unborn has ieri to life By imp ication the general assembly con doned legalized abortion for reasons of health It did not go as far as the United Church of Canada which condones abortion for health or economic reasons The United Church does not approve abor tion on demand All other Canadian denominations oppose abortion for any reason Early retirement MONTREAL CP About 360 management employees of Air Canada most of them working in Montreal will retire early this year as the airline tries to reduce staff across the country about 300 people to come forward response to its early retirement program announced earlier this year We had expected lets sav hoped for about 300 people to come forward spokesman said TuesdayBut by the time the program ended May 30 there were 360 employees who indicated they would leave by the end of the year Under the plan the airline makes up most of the money lost by the employees who leave before their pension is due At the airlines maintenance base in suburban Dorval here 137 employees will leave by the end of the year About the same number will leave from the downtown head office In Western Canada 48 management employees have opted for the plan and 12 in the central region which includes Toronto UA sets target The Barrie and District United Appeal has set 1977 campaign target of $2050th per cent increase over last years target and nearly double the amount actually collected in last years campaign Funds will go to 13 member agencies in cluding two new members the Big Sisters Association and the Association for Physically Handicapped Adults One of last years member agencies the Big Brothers Association has withdrawn from the appeal because it no longer needs the funds Appeal administrator Lloyd Armstrong said individual allocations to agcncics are not being made public Last years campaign raised only $100000 toward goal of $03000 the second failure in row Armstrong hired this year as part of major rmrganization said this years ap peal will concentrate on payroll deductions industry and commercial establishments in an effort to meet the increased targct dadline text ANITA BRYANT danced jig Rights law repealed MIAMI BEACH Fla AP Anita Bryant danced jig delighted With the repeal of county homosexualrights law About 300 disappointed supporters of the measure sang We shall overcome someday Dade County voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to reject the law passed four mon ths ago The final unofficial tally was 202319 to 89562 with voter participation setting record for special elections here Political observers expressed surprise at the high turnout45 per cent 01 the countys registered votersand at the lopsided vote All America and all the world will hear what the people have said Miss Bryant said to cheers at Miami Beach Holiday Inn on sexual preference was passed in January But Miss Bryant singer and the spokesman for the states citrus industry led drive for 50000 signatures forcing the county commission to aniiul the law or put it up for referendum The commissioners refused to annul it The organization Miss Bryant formed and led Save Our Children Inc said that the or dinance would allow homosexuals to recruit children and serve as role models Jean OLcary executive director of the National Gay Task Force said the defeat supplied all the evidence anyone could need of the extent and virulence of prejudice against lesbians and gay men in our society Seamans death probed WINDSOR Ont CP Provincial police in Goderich Ont said they will question the crew of the 600foot bulk carrier Point Noir after seanian died Tuesday on the shi Igindsor Coroner Dr JM Schulde said the seaman has been tentatively identified as 53yearold man from Pogo Nfld An autopsy will be performed after the body is positively identified Dr Schulde said The coroner said the man apparently fell into the hold of the ship at about pm EDT Monday He was flown to Windsor hospital where he was pronounced dead At about 11 pm Monday the Point Noir collided with the 383th tanker Saturn carrying 48000 gallons of bunker oil in Fighting Island Channel in Lake Erie about 15 miles west of Windsor rapidly rising costs of operation Support immigrants OTTAWA Pl Toronto lawyers told MPs Tuesday that government proposal to direct immigrants to certain jobs in speciallydesignated communities amounts to requiring an entrance fee or head tax for the opportunity to come to Canada And they said the governments plan to set and announce annual immigration levels is unnecessary because there is no evidence to suggest that immigrants have significantly negative impact on the Cana dian economy Canada is not doing the immigrants favor by accepting them The country needs immigrants the lawyers said in 70pagc document containing dozens of proposed amendments to the proposed new immigra tion bill The document was prepared for the Com mons immigration committee by the Town to Student Legal Aid Society and the Law Union of Ontario whose members have worked with thousands of foreigners seeking entrance to Canada The MP5 also heard demand from spokesmen for the Quebec Civil Liberties Association for withdrawal of the leg islation Schoolhouse to stay POlNllC AU BARIL Ont Ii The West Parry Sound board of education has voted to allow one of the last litt lc red school houses in Ontario to remain open The school comminity centre for this tourist village of 350 people 30 miles north of Parry Sound was given new chance following representations to the board Mon day from committee of local residents Allan Snider director of edcuation said Tuesday board committee has been established to make recommendations be fore July 30 on the future of the tilpupil one teacher school weather Barrie area residents will experience con tinuation of the current cool spell in weather today and Thursday Temperatures for to night will bc low of from to and the high Thursday will be 13to 13