Barrie Examiner, 21 Sep 1977, p. 12

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12 the examiner Wednesday Sept 21 1977 Keeper Ruth Giles 21 cradles the head of Victor the giraffe at Marwell Park Zoo here Tuesday as the ltlfoottail animal was lifted from the position in which lie has remain ed since last Thursday with the aid of canvas sling made by the Royal Navy The oneton giraffe seemed to have trou ble with his breathing during the operation and suddenly died AP Photo Victor lifted to his feet but the shock killed him MARWELL HALL England Reuter Victor the giraffe who did the splits died of shock here Tuesday minutes after he was lifted to his feet in speciallybuilt sling Victor collapsed last Thursday apparently while trying to mate with one of the three females that shared his pen He had been stuck on the ground splaylegged ever since while keepers at the Marwell Park Zoo tried to figure out how to get him on his feet Monday Royal Navy engi neers built huge sling around him for the lifting operation and he was to have been put into special pad ded box until he regained the use of his legs Crowds which gathered to see Victor today were hushed as the lifting began and many wept when it was an nounced he had died Zoo owner John Knowles said think it is the shock of what has happened progressively and in this last trauma he didnt have thewilltostand veterinary surgeon agreed that Victor 15 died from shock and post mor tem will be held One of the keepers 21 yearold Ruth Giles was with Victor for most of his sixday ordeal and tried to comfort him asthelifting began Zoo staff massaged his legs as he rose dangling to his feet and tried to get his cur culation going but their ct forts were in vain After Victor collapsed Thursday messages of syru pathy and offers of help poured in from around the world Some proposed digging holes around him for his legs while others suggested acupuncture faithhealing or hypnotism Victors condition wor sened after the first two days but later as he was fed in travenously he appeared to crk up The three females in is enclosure Domino Dribbles and Arabesque stayed with him As mo officials covered his body today Knowles said It is always problem with giraffes they suppress their shock but their worry and concern is going on inside them They reach the point where they just give up Government charter plan too liberal PWA executive tells trans OTTAWA tCIr Airlines would face the threat of bank ruptcy if approval is given to federal industry department plan for new cheap charter program designed to increase travel within Canada says JM Robbins top marketing official with Pacific Western Airlines PWA Robbins told the Canadian transportation commission that PWA has its own proposal for new domestic charter program but it would be hedged with careful restrictions He said he does not think CI Air Air Canada or Wardair should be allowed to participate in the program The PWA official represent ing one of the countrys largest airlines said the industry dc partment plan is too lit ral The transport commission is holding hearings on whether domestic version of the popular advanced booking charter ABCr program can be in troduced without seriously un dermining regular air service Air and Air Canada have said they belicvc thrir charter class fare plan launched ear her this year is better pro gram Under this plan trav ellers are able to buy seats at discount prices on regular flights from any point on Air or Air Canada routcs pro vidcd they book 60 days in ad varice The international ABC pro gram has been operated across Appeal loss may end service to some centresGray Cooch TORONTO CP Gray Coach Lines Ltd of Toronto says in an appeal that it might discontinue service to number of Ontario centres and reduce service to others if July decision by the Ontario highway transport board is up held The board cited inefficiencies when it upheld an earlier deci sion which permitted Greyhound lanes and Stock Brothers Bus Lines to operate services on three major Gray Coach routes Gray Coach said in an appeal to the Ontario cabinet that it might be forced to discontinue routes to centres such as Lon don Owen Sound and Wood stock as result of the boards decision ORDER NOW Includes cutting wrapping Routes to places such as Cambridge North Bay Orillia and the University of Waterloo might be reduced if Gray Coach is forced to restructure its opcr ation as result of the isilirz the petition says ln all the petition says Gray Coach services to 86 Ontario communities might be dis continued and another 66 com munities might be faced With reduced service The company disputes the boards charges of inefficiency in its operation With philosophy of ensur ing high level of service to the public and not maximizing profitability Gray Coach has in fact returned profit in 47 of its 50 years of Operation the ap peal NOTICE Due to increases in cost prices for TOP QUALITY BEEF we find it necessary to increase retail prices effective Sept 26 Only days left to New prices for sides of beef including cutting wrapping Present Price only 893 lots of stock ready for cutting 993i BLACKLOCKS FARM AND MEATS IR No Coolutown Hwy mile west of 400 705 458430l Profitability lid decline in 1976 but chiefly as result of inflationary cost increases for which adcquatc offsetting fare incrcascs were not allowed by the board Gray Coach claimed in its ap pcal that the boards original decisison to permit Greyhound and Stock Brothers to assume Gray Coachs most profitable routes gave those companies large financial advantage at the expense of Gray Coach Stock Brothers is sub sidiary of lravclways Ltd of Toronto Gray loach is wholly owncd subsidiary of the Town to Transit omrnissioir The cabinet now will hear plies to the appcal before rnakr ing final decision Phone 4584301 ANYTIME port hearing the Atlantic for years about HAYS TRAVEL SERVICE 7284700 45 Dunlop St Nelt to the Theatre ALIGNMENT $I088 Adrust four Psychiatrist changes his about MONTREAL CP Dr Da vid Hubbard United States psychiatrist apolo ized Tuesday to the peope of Quebec for linking bak ex ttortions in Quebec to the peparatist movement lubbard professor at the Aberrant Behavior Centre in Dallas Tex told weekend convention of the Radiofele vision News Directors Associ ation in San Francisco that the ind extortionseparatist link separatist cause stood to gain from the current rash of bank extortions in Quebec But in telephone inlerview from his home in Dallas he said he regretted ever having made the statement because it is now clear that my statistics were incomplete at that time was hesitant to discuss the data had at all at the con vention because of problems parently have in dealing with thoe media at the professional level If had known there were Canadian delegates cer tainl wouldnt have mentioned thet eor atall The ata had at the time was good But once became aware of the reaction the state ment generated decided to check again when returned to my office It turns out that the mate Castor camber and Oeln tirL arr pressure Inspect 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quarts rial had with me for that con vention was not complete and that statement should have been withdrawn also apolo gize if my comments aggra vated the political situation in Quebec as know it is already complicated enough HUBBARD QUOTED Hubbard was quoted as tell ing panel discussion that sep aratists won out in bank ex tortions whether or not the ex tortionists collected the money The actual inclination ap pears to be that the kidnappers are indifferent as to whether they get the money or not If the Montreal kidnappers fit the money then se ratism dollars with whic to act And if the bank ever fumbles the payment of the ransom and the hostage dies then they have one FrenchCanadian Catholic martyr Installnew Motorcraltlittor Inspect SERVICE SPECIAL EXPIRES Sept Lubrrcaie Test 30 CALL OUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEYLL KEP YOU GOING DIAL DISCOUNT 7285558 Ask for lov or Doug for your convenience for appointment Lincoln MERCURY ESSA RD BARRIE Exhaust System Shock Absorbers Steering Linkage 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