swmsmc David Blair of Quebec ity helps out the city police by directing traffic during power failure in Quebec ity Tuesday The power as off in Quebec ily for two hours Photo Blast blacks out mostL of Quebec MONIREAL ttPt massive power failure which left twothirds of Quebecs six million residents without electricity for as long as 01 hours Tuesday occurred after transformer exploded at substation 1280 kilometres 800 inilesi northeast of here The exact reason for the ex plosion which caused one of the worst power blackouts in Quebecï¬probably will not be pinpointed for several days Hydro Quebec officials say It could be any one of 300 reasons and it will take few days to determine exactly what happened said llydro spokesmen Andre Saindon For now we dont know if it is sabotage human error mechanical failure or the weather which caused the problem He said 12minute blackout in nor theastern New Brunswick was caused by the same explosion at the substation on the QuebecLabrador border The exploding transformer three feet in diameter and 13 feet high knocked out one of three main lines bringing power from the thurchiil Falls Nfld generating station lltlJIis from the transformer damaged second line Generators at the underground hurchill Falls station shut down automatically after the explosion The Churchill Falls plant feeds most of its 5225 megawatts which HydroQuebec purchased in 1909 under longterm contract The blackout began at 325 pm EDT and HydroQuebec declared the situation nor mal in most of the province at 10 pm few isolated areas mostly in the Gaspe were without power for varying amounts of tinn afterthat In Montreal traffic jams caused by lead traffic lights were made worse when cars Stalled in several inches of water that had accumulated during daylong rainfall ac companied by unseasonably low teni peratures Aircraft were ordered into holding pat terns or rerouted as runway lights lied at Dorval and liiabel airports Hospitals switched to emergency generators and coin muters evacuated the city subway system and tried to board jammed buses Several thousand subway passengers weiided their way from the stalled trains to the nearest stations through tunnels lit by emergency generators Senility cells produced TORONTO tlv Researchers at the tniversity of loronto say they have succeed ed iii producing cells like those found in the brains of persons suffering from l7llLlIIlIS disease the main cause of sciiility The announcenient was made Tuesday by Dr Donald rappcr and research fellow Lmbcrto DeBoni at meeting of the Ontario PsychoGeriatric Asociation Dr Crapper said in an interview that the laboratory product ion of the cells will provide larger supply with which to search for causes of the disease Researchers have until now relied on disease is not found 111 animals inside local lifestyle 18 entertainment 14 theme page sports comics 32 classified 28 to 31 supplement you ï¬nd job plck up some Bayfield Mall 12 pages bread on your way home Interiors breathe The interior of many homes in Sinicoc founty are alive and breathing as more people turn to plants as an important aspect of decorating Page 19 Jean Gable Examiner garden columnist explains the proper pro cedure for bringing plants indoors Mrs Gable also gives advice on how to keep the plants alive and healthy once they are in doors Courts unfair family court judge in Brampton claims many children are being sent to family court for the wrong reasons and receive uni fair treatment when they get there find children brought tiiito court because the community is frustrated said Judge Durham They bring the child toa judge and say Do something Wait for mens pill Dr Roger Short of the University of Edin burgh says the chances of contraceptive pill for men being developed in the next 15 years are slim On Page 19 Dr Short explains that medical research into male birth control pill is still inthe preliminary stages Heads Action program Laurie Jones program supervisor in the continuing education division at Georgian ollege has been appointed womens ad viser for the college In her new position Mrs Jones will oversee the implementation of the Affirmative Action plan program designed to make people aware of the changing roles of men and women in socie Iy The plan is outlined on Page 17 Ex aiiiiiicr Photo Disabled meet tonight general meeting of the Barrie and District Association for the Physically Disabled will be held tonight at 730 pm at the Sunnidalc Community enl rc All members and new members are asked to attend so that they may contribute to the associations newsletter which is to be sent toall members of the media For further information call 7260333 Quilt Fair on weekend MIDIIlTRSI Staff Plans are well ad vanced for the ltith annual quilt and rug fair to be held by the Simcoe County Arts and Crafts Association at the County Museum hereon Friday Saturday and Sunday Neednt be routine Lettuce and salmon are routine foods for most North Americans but the foods need not be served in routine fashion On Page 17 there are several new recipes listed hunian cadavers for the supply since the Gee Mom really dont think can eat the whole thing TtllllltllllllOlll Janet Ford of reemore made her first visit to 113th yearNo 219Wednesday fwu Well not the whole thing Mom the Stayner Trade Fair Tuesday And like most youngsters she found the only way to enjoy candy apple is to dig right WWxflaï¬mï¬xwiismiï¬ihï¬WEAS$$ï¬3®w gt eptember 21 1977 15° Per Copy Carrier Home Delivery 90° Weekly 44 Pages the examiner serving borrie and simcoe county in The annual fair windsup tonight at the Memorial Com munity Centre Examiner Photo by Marina Quattrocchi Give Barrie minimum lnnistil Iowyer urges By JOHN lithE lIaiiiinchtaff Reporter The Ontario Municipal Board OMB was urged Tuesday to give Barrie the minimum amount of land it needs to accommodate 123000 people by the year 2011 in order to preserve as much of lnnisfil Townships good farmland as possible John So inka lnnisfils annexation counsel salt the board should use the highest possible density tiiumbei of people per acret figure to deteiiiiine the amount of land the ty needs It is government policy he said to encourage the use of high density figures to preserve good farmland lle quoted speech in the legislature by provincial treasurer Darcy McKeough in which the treasurer said as population increases people will have to be accomniodatm tin urban centres at density of 42 persons an acre 17 PERSONS AN ACRE study of four Barrie sulxlivisions showed that the city allowed the developments at density of 17 persons an acre he said and if that density is increased by 60 per cent as suggestul by the Ministry of lloUsing Bar rics annexation demands should be settled on the basis of 24 persons an acre Annexation proponents have argued that the board should determine the settlement on the basis of eight people an acre and allow for 10 per cent vacancy rate The proponents formula would give the ci ty17188acres the 125000 people the province says will live in Barrie by 2011 Innisfil says 60000 peo ple will live within the present boundaries while 65000 will go to areas to be annexed Annexation proponents say only 57000 peo ple will live within the existing boundaries and 68000 in the expansion areas Sopinka also said the OMB in making its mling must insure that the downtown core area is preserved buffer zone between Bar rie and Toronto is provided traffic tieups in the Bradford Street Lakeshore Drive axis are avoided and that an adequate buffer zone is provided between Barrie and Stroud which he said the township plans to make the cen tre of rural community He also said Oro Township lands should be included in the annexation settlement If Innisfil and Vespra Township must make room for Barries growth ro should bear part of the burden of letting the city grow he said suggesting that the city dropped its case for annexing Oro lands for tactical rather than planning reasons More on annexation on Page Police investigating Angus incident By SlE lllRKE Eainiiier Staff Reporter police investigation is undeiway at the Barrie delachiiieiit of the Ontario Provincial lolice into charges of police brutality made by ngusBarrie businessman AI Zaba after an incident Friday night in an Angus plaza Supt Roy Burkett says lnsp ll llerries is conducting full investigation which should be completed within week llis report will be sent to police commission offices in Toronto for final decision says Supt Burkett Zaba made the charges after an incident lllr volviiig his 17yearold son several local youths and niembcrsof the Barrie ll He says officers from three OPP cruisers Fannon wonts boil An lttyearrold Utopia area man charng with firstdcgree murder in the beating death Sept of Barrie widow is applying for bail to the Supreme Court of Ontario says defense counsel Tom Dart Daniel William Fannon has been in custody since his arrest by Def Sgt Ron Pickard and onstable Don Bulincr of the Barrie city police Sept 15 hours after the body of Maude Jean Bonney was found in her 186 Blake St home Fannon must apply for bail to the Su preme Court because of the seriousness of the charge Dart and Fannon made brief ap pearance in provincial court Tuesday to ask for another weeks remand to Sept 27 No date has been set for preliminary hearing Crash hearing adjourned Two rillia area men charged with theft of parts of the plane which crashed into the CKVRilV tower in Barrie Sept appeared in provincial court in Barrie Tuesday Edgar Neil Maclhadan 21 and Shane Vernon MacPhadan 22 brothers of RR Orillia asked for and received an adjourn ment of their case until Oct 18 to apply for legal aid The two are charged with theft under $200 One dead in blast PAPINEAIIVILLE Que CPt One man was killed in an explosion today at the Hand Chemical fireworks manufacturing plant in this community about 70 kilometres 45 miles east of Ottawa Two persons suffered minor injuries Police said three buildings which housed dynamite and volatile chemicals were destroyed Living cost up OTTAWA tCli Consumer price in creases during August ranged from high of 13 per cent in Regina and Saskatoon to low of twotenths of one per cent in St Johns Nfld says Statistics Canada survey of 14 major cities released Tuesday antagonized the youths hit some in the stomach with flashlights struck others on the head with night sticks and kicked some They the llli should do what they have to do and get out he told The Examiner Monday They acted without any justified cause Some of these kids just arent going to stand there and let an officer hit him over the head Wouldnt either Murray Zaba made first appearance in provincial court luesday on charges of ob structiiig police and assault with intent resulting from the fracas llis case was put over to Oct 18 after he re quested month to apply for legal aid DON JAMIESON cant condone Urges transfer OTTAWA CP External Affairs Minister Don Jamieson urged an interna tional gathering of parliaincnlarians Tues day to continue pressing for peaceful transfer of power in Rhodesia from Ian Smiths white minority government to the black majority In speech on world affairs Jamieson singled out Smiths government supported by South Africa saying it seems resolved to rule ruin the state None of us can condone continued in tiansigence and denial of majority rule by the Smith regime in Rhodesia he said in an address to parliamentarians from 30 Commonwealth countries About 270 elected legislators are meeting here for the 23rd Commonwealth Parlia mentary Conference dead Al Zaba also faces charges of following too closely and careless driving stemming from an incident Saturday He says he stopped Constable Kowalsky for what he term ed speeding when the charges were laid Supt Burkett is upset with some press coverage the incident has received What is important here is that this lad tMurray Zaba is charged with assaulting two of our police officers he said in an inter view BAll thats coming out is the charge by Mr la pl Wes Prosser of the District PP headquarters in Barrie says there is no such offense as police brutality as far as he is con ceriitd ne Questions use of low TORONTO CP spokesman for the Canadian Bar Association questioned on Tuesday whether tougher laws and prosecu tions against impaired drivers would help reduce the death toll on highways There is terrible toll by drinking drivers yet havent seen proof that the ap proach to try to cure the problem through criminal prosecution is working Victor Paisley Toronto criminal lawyer said Tuesday Paisley was commenting on report re leased Tuesday by an Ontario legislature committee which called for stronger action against impaired drivers See story Page 26 Guilty in jail fire SAINT JOIIN NB CP John Edward Kcnney is to be sentenced Sept 30 after be ing convicted Tuesday of manslaughter by willfully causing fire that killed 21 prisoners in the city jail June 21 Kenney 27yearold former taxi driver who had been detained by police half an hour before the fire broke out was charged with both manslaughter and criminal ne gligence Mr Justice Stuart Stratton of New Brunswick Supreme Court told the jury of 10 men and two women not to conSider the criminal negligence count unless they found Kenney not guilty of manslaughter Coroner stops inquest TORONTO tCPt Coroner Luciano Sereno disqualified himself Tuesday during an inquest into nursing home fire last July 21 that led to the deaths of two elderly residents lie said his crossexamination of one witness might unduly influence the jury by showing him prejudiced against one party He dismissed the fivemember jury and said new coroner would decide when the inquest will be recalled to investigate the deaths of Edna McCulloch 83 and Grace Vanlyke 81 If Im arresting someone and he kicks and punches me thats assault If hit him thats police brutality We only use as much force as is necessary to carry out the arrest LETTER TO PREMIER Zaba is taking his charges to Ontario Premier William Davis in letter copies of which will also go to George McCague MPP Dufferiii Simcoe Essa Reeve harles Pridham Supt Burkett and the Ontario Ombudsman He has also contacted the Ontario Solicitor Generals office about the incident Both Zaba and Insp llerries plan to ques tion people who were involved with or wit nessed Friday night incident As fire rages at the Louisllippolyte Lafontaine psychiatric hospital in the east end of Montreal Tuesday medical staff help patients evacuate the building About 1200 patients had to be removed from the blaze the third fire at the hospital in year Photo Patients out safely MONTREAL UP More than half the 2700 patients at the easeend Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine hospital spent the night in temporary accommodation after rt of the mental institution was destroyed fire Tuesday About 1500 inmates were evacuated safcL ly from the 8ttAyearold east pavilion during the institutions third fire in 18 months The fire broke out early in the afternoon and fanned by high wind read rapidly throu the threestorey bull iiig destroy ing aiout 880 beds It took firemen nine hours to bring it under control weather Cloudy with rain clearing and colder tonight Increasing cloud lhursday Low tonight high Thursday 12