The Sherbrooke record, 23 février 1976, lundi 23 février 1976

DATSUN MILLE (1000) KING EST 1000 King East — Tel.567-4851 Todays forecast for Montreal.Ottawa.I.aurentians and the Kastern Townships is sunn).Outlook for Tuesda) CToudv DATSUN SALES L SERVICE — Sherbrooke \ TIIK SHKKHKOOKK (e, RECORD G/SlATU* MO\0\V.KKHHt \\{\ ioth 10 CENTS N\V^ Is your present plan giving you MAXIMUM BENEFITS9 Consult us at t mtr.il Ituildini: Il Kmi* shi itu«Nik< I*»'*'i11*» IMliri ollurv .mi oss I .iii.hI.i Joe Clark scores upset win for PC leadership New PC leader Joe ( lark of \lberta kThe World in focus Testimony nearing end SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With her lengthy testimony nearing an end.Patricia Hearst learns today whether she will be questioned about plans she helped draw up for bank robberies other than the one for which she is on trial U S District Judge Oliver Carter says he will rule today on whether Miss Hearst, 22.may be questioned about 17 documents found in her last fugitive hideout Soldiers executed CAIRO < AP> — Three Sudanese soldiers were executed in Khartoum on Sunday after being convicted of taking part in an abortive coup against President Jaafar el Nemeiry, the Sudanese state radio said The three brought to 18 the number executed since the attempted coup last September Forty-five other military men were sentenced to 25 years imprisonment On Jan 23, four officers and a corporal were executed by firing squad and 10 days later, 10 others were executed President Nemeiry has attributed the plot to right wing groups and accused Libya of sheltering hostile forces Six killed in explosion GALENA PARK.Tex.( AP) — At least six persons were killed and an undetermined number were missing Sunday after an explosion ripped through a giant dockside grain elevator on the Houston Ship Channel, authorities said Fires broke out after the explosion at the Goodpasture Inc elevator on the busy channel, which is lined with petroleum and chemical industries plants.Small blazes burned into the night, but after the major fires were brought under control, firefighters from nearby Houston, Galena Park.Pasadena and other cities began sifting through the jumble of debris for dead and injured “We are certain we will find others dead, but we don t know how many,” said Paul Carr, Houston fire department information officer “It may be a couple of days before we can dig down and find the others They may be buried under 60 feet of rubble “ Fire officials blamed the explosion on grain dust which ignited, hurling steel and concrete over a broad area Truitt Kennedy, Goodpasture executive vice-president, estimated damage at $50 million Loses control of car NEW YORK ^ AP) — A tuxedo-clad driver lost control of his 1976 luxury car early Sunday and careened along the sidewalk by the elegant Plaza Hotel, killing four persons and injuring three others, police reported Before coming to rest against a taxi, the car demolished a horse drawn hansom cab Killed were James Hutsler, 54, of Boston.Mass James Rochelle, 43.of Warren.N J., M Esmetrakopoulos.for whom no further identification was immediately available and an unidentified victim The driver.Phillip Cohen, 75, suffered leg injuries OTTAWA (CP) — Joe Clark, a tough young Albertan with an appealing moderate style, caught the imagination of delegates Sunday and sprinted to an electrifying fourth ballot victory at the national Progressive Conservative leadership convention The 36-year-old Rocky Mountain MP.confident, brash and full of poise, stunned the convention and a national television audience with an upset win over Quebec MP Claude Wagner, the right-of-centre favorite who led for the first three ballots The final count, one of the closest ever in national politics, was 1,187 for Mr Clark to 1.122 for Mr Wagner, a one-time Quebec Liberal justice minister who switched parties in 1972 Cheers exploded through the floodlit Ottawa Civic Centre when the outcome was announced after S1?hours of tense balloting Mr Clark, the youngest Conservative leader in history and the first with a fluent command of both French and English, broke into a broad grin and leaped to his feet in triumph His victory came on strong last ballot support from all areas of the country, in eluding Quebec CROWD ROARS “There is absolutely no question about our ability to pull together and work together to unite our ?Personalities in focus at leadership convention B> JOHN McCAGIIKY < Record Reporter > OTTAWA — The civic centre here started to stir with activity Thursday afternoon as delegates and members of the media registered for the seventh annual national eadership convention of the Pro gressive Conservative Party.Highlight of the first night of the convention was the thunderous applause given former prime minister The Honorable John George Diefenbaker as he made his way through the crowded hall in the company of Ontario Premier William Davis who introduced The Chief* to 2,581 delegates, 1.300 alternatives, 1,400 observers.and approximately 1,000 members of the media Mr Diefenbaker finally buried the hatchet with his successor.Robert Stanfield, when he said “Stanfield was right calling for price con trois which Trudeau said weren't working in the United States and wouldn't work here, only to adopt the measures as his own w hen he realized Bob’ was right” The emotional crowd cried: “No’ No! No!” when Mr.Diefenbaker alluded this might be the last party convention he would address.SIGHTS \NDSOUNDS The Eastern Townships through former and current residents were in evidence, John Bassett, a former owned of the Record.Hubert Bauch, a former Record staff reporter now with the Quebec City bureau of the Globe & Mail, J Noel Parenteau, publisher of Le Yamaska, Cowansville, and Heward Grafftey, from Brome seen parading through the upper concourse handing out campaign buttons.NUTS \ND BOLTS Friday gave all candidates an opportunity of meeting with delegates in workships designed to allow the un committed the opportunity of sitting in and discussing the following topics: “The Economy Priorities in Transition; Resources for Tomorrow - External Relations ; Social Justice and Social Order; Political Structures.” Each candidate was given equal time to discuss all four topics.Inside today BIRTHS, DEATHS CLASSIFIED COMICS .EDITORIAL FAMILY FARMING & GARDENING FINANCIAL SPORTS TV Today's Chuckle Ben Franklin may have invented electricity, hut it was the guy who invented the meter who made all the money.!,r to USf (S) 1976 by Nt A Inc Boy' If I'd fust had movie reviews that read like these polls!f' party and our country,” he said in his acceptance speech The crowd in the sweaty 7,-(XX)-seat auditorium roared approval as his words barked out over the loud speaker system A career politician who has worked briefly as a university lecturer and a journalist, Mr Clark said he campaigned for unity within the party and country Mr Wagner, who fought hard and expected to win.accepted defeat graciously while supporters sat silently in the bleachers Many wept “We shall come out of this convention strengthened and more unified than ever iK before.” the 50-year-old Ste Hyacinthe MP predicted He said the dream of French Canadians is to be part of Canada and this will translate into loyalty for Mr ('lark Retiring leader Robert Stanfield, who bid farewell to the party after eight years and three unsuccessful elections, said of Mr Wagner s defeat “It takes a big man to lose a close one like that ( \MK FROM BEHIND Mr ('lark, with his young wife Maureen at his side throughout the long hours of voting, came from far behind to win He polled only 277 votes on the first ballot, well behind Mr Wagner's 531-vote lead and the second place showing of Montreal lawyer Brian Mulroney.who polled 357 votes But he finished a crucial 65 votes ahead of Flora MacDo-naW.the Kingston and the Islands MP who.along with Mr ('lark, was considered a major spokesman for the party's moderate wing Miss MacDonald, with 212 votes, was sixth behind Mr Wagner.Mr Mulroney.Mr ('lark.Alberta rancher Jack Horner, who polled 235 votes, and former Trudeau cabinet minister Paul Hellyer with 231 Sinclair Stevens.MP for York-Simcoe and the party’s main financial critic, had 182 votes, followed by Vancouver South MP John Fraser with 127.Toronto MI* James Gillies with 87 and Nova Scotia MP Patrick Now Ian with 86 Heward Grafftey.MP for Brome Missisquoi.the third Quebec candidate, polled only 33 votes and was dropped from the ballot automatically as the lowest candidate The first ballot results set off a frantic scramble among lower rung candidates w ho moved quickly to support second choices f * P ¦* v ! ^*4 * «wüpii m à (’(INVENTION.\ view seen of posters and delegates inside the Ottawa Civic ( entre during the weekend’s PC leadership convention < Record photos bv John Mc( aghev » Gunmen hold Canadian embassy BEIRUT (CP) - Gunmen occupied the Canadian Embassy in this Lebanese capital today.Unofficial reports said as many as 50 persons were being held, hut the demands of the gunmen were not immediately known The embassy, on the third floor of a large downtown office building, was im mediately surrounded by heavily armed Palestinian guerrilla police and Lebanese army troops The building also houses a major Lebanese hank The embassy is in an office block in Clemenceau Street, in Beirut’s prosperous Kantari district This area was the scene of a fierce battle last October between right and left wing forces in the civil war The staff of the embassy was reduced heavily during the civil war < Agence France Presse said unconfirmed reports said the gunmen were members of a Lebanese family from Bekaa, in the central highlands, and were demanding the repatriation of some of their relatives living in Canada ( It was not known whether the Canadian ambassador.Leopold Amyot, was in the building.AEP said > Nixon welcomed in China PEKING (AP) - Con tinuing the replay of his first visit to China four years ago, Richard Nixon met for an hour and 40 minutes today with ('hairman Mao Tse-tung A ('hinese government spokesman said the two men held a “friendly con versât ion on a wide range of subjects” at the Peking home of the 82 year old chairman of tue (’hinese Communist party At the close of the con versation, Mao asked the former United States president to convey his regards to President Ford, with whom Mao met for an hour and 50 minutes during Ford’s visit to Peking last December No other information on the conversation was released Nixon was accompanied by his wife.Pat, and an aide.John Brennan Mao welcomed them briefly before sitting down to talk with Nixon Also present were Acting Premier Hua Kuofeng.Foreign Minister Chiao Kuan hua, Huang Chen, the head of the ('hinese government's liaison office in Washington, and three other officials of the Chinese foreign ministry It was Mao who invited the Nixons to return to China and relive their 1972 visit that forged the first links between the United States and the People’s Republic At a nine course banquet for the Nixons Sunday night at the Great Hall of the People.Hua praised Nixon for his “far-sightedness in taking the courageous ac tion” to make the 1972 trip Hua’s toast contained the usual attacks on Soviet and U S rivalry for “world hegemony,” or influence, with the Soviet Union once again coming in for the major share of the con demnation “That imperialism which flaunts the signboard of socialism has reached out its grasping hand everywhere and carried out rabid expansion; it has become the main source of war,” he said Portugal recognizes Angolan government LISBON (AP) — Portugal on Sunday recognized the Soviet a nd-C u ba n backed Popular Movement (MPLA) in Luanda as the official government of Angola, its last and largest African colony Portugal granted Angola independence last Nov 11 and gave the MPLA and two non Communist groups equal shares in governing the new state Since then, the MPI^V which had controlled only a third of the country, has routed the rival forces, with ?he help of 14.-000 Cuban troops and Soviet arms Portugal acted after more than half of the countries of the world had recognized the MPLA s Peoples Republic of Angola, headed by President Agostinho Neto The most recent included Canada, Japan, the nine nations of the West European community, Kuwait and Peru Holdouts include the United States, which has denounced the Soviet and Cuban intervention hut was stopped by Congress from actively helping MPLA n vais “The only realistic and effective way to cope with this situation is for the peoples of the world to heighten their vigilance, strengthen their unity and get well prepared against war.” Hua also appeared to confirm reports of a power struggle within the ('hinese Communist hierarchy following the death of Premier Chou En lai last month, a struggle which ele vated him from comparative obscurity “In China, a revolutionary mass debate is going on in such circles as education, science and technology, he said “It is a continuation and deepening of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution “We are confident that, through this debate.Chairman Mao’s proletarian revolutionary line will find its way deeper into the hearts of the people, and our socialist motherland will be further consolidated.” The Cultural Revolution was the nationwide cam paign of leftwing demonstrations and purges laun ched by Mao in 1965 to rekindle the waning revolutionary spirit It died out in 1969 f FRIDAY Feb.20, 76 Senes issued 90,000 each TOTAL WINNERS BONUS NO.APPLICABLE ONLY ON 5 OUT OF 6* POSSIBILITY OF 6 OUT OF 6 32 WINNERS 5 OUT OF 6 GRAND PRIZE 256 WINNERS OF •500 4 OUT OF 6 $158.60 TOTAL SALES WINNERS OF ?ioo Approximate-Friday 5 OUT OF 6+ PERFECTA ING NUMBERS IN ANY ORDER ^ 2 — TH K SHKRHKOOKK KE(OKI) — MON., KKH 2a.IS7S Townships in focus Snow shapes and shadows set winter scene Sun strikes interesting patterns across the snow in a maple hush .•• • Snow brings many thoughts to mind — many negative during this old-fashioned winter in the Eastern Townships where it seems we are battered week after week with snow and rainstorms.Snow, though, does have its own particular beauty.A walk in the Photos by Barbara Stevenson %/ country on snowshoes or skis armed with a camera can turn out to be filled with discovery of the various forms snow can take.Snow piled on snake rail fences, trees and rooftops creates interesting forms as does the sun casting shadows across snow surfaces.\ rail fence set on field stone divides one snow-covered field from a neighbouring farm.wmm -.s -i mis a snake rail fence is accented by accumulated snow LA COMMISSION SCOIAIKL CATHOLIQUE DL SHLRIiROOKE HT,.KUL IJOWLN SUD, SHLKBROOKL, QUt.JIG 2CJ TLL.(819) 562-3881 NOTICE TO PARENTS OBLIGATORY REGISTRATION FOR ALL STUDENTS A] Those who will attend kindergarten and first grade.B1 Those who will change their language of instruction [ French or English] according to the choice of the parents and in accordance with the Regulations of Bill 22.Cl Those who will attend another school in September 1976.A.KINDERGARTEN AND GRADE I All children who will in September 1976 attend school for the first time, either in a kindergarten or a Grade I in any school under the jurisdiction of the Sherbrooke Catholic School Board should register as follows: DATES: Tuesday and Wednesday, February 24th and 25th, 1976.TIMES: From 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.Tuesday evening: 7:00-9:00 p.m.PLACE: at the Elementary School nearest your home.CONDITIONS: For kindergarten: 5 years of age before October 1st, 1976.FOR ADMISSION: For Gradel: 6 years of age before October 1st, 1976.NB: In all cases, an original of the birth certificate is absolutely required [photo copies are not accepted].B.CHOICE OF LANGUAGE All parents who do not choose the Mother Tongue as the language of instruction for their children, must fill in an official form which is available at the times, dates and places mentioned above.FRENCH LANGUAGE INST R UCTION : At the Elementary School closest to your home.FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION: At Marymount School, 830 Buck Street, Sherbrooke, Quebec.According to the stipulations of Bill 22, a child, whose parents request a change in the language of instruction, must be able to give proof of his-her aptitudes in this language.This regulation likewise applies to children whose parents wish to register them in a kindergarten where the language of instruction is other than that spoken in the home.C.CHANGE OF SCHOOL Those children who will change schools in September 1976 as a result of moving or for some other reason must fill in an official form at the new school at the times and dates indicated above.Further information may be obtained by calling the principal at any Elementary School [Telephone: 562-3881].Marcel Simoneau Director General CIS CIS Milkweed pods hung heavy with snow 1 ->.v Think about buying a home by March 1st.\ snow covered sugar camp stands silently.> / ' Cattails protruding from deep snowdrifts make criss-cross pattern With a Commerce “SMART Home Ownership Savings Plan you could save yourself $10,000 plus interest, tax-free, to put towards your home.Now that’s smart thinking.ffftART home ownership savings plan Ask any Commerce manager for details.The sooner the better.Because if you open a “SMART” 'Home Ownership Savings Plan by March 1st, you can deduct your You can contribute up to $1,000 a year, but all it takes is $50 to get in on HOSP.From then on, you will have one of the fastest ways to save monev.SMART contributions from your 1975 taxable income.Get SMART by March 1st.Save Money .And Reduce Paxes for a home of your verv own.CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE < 4. US hockey teams visit tennoxville m-.ê ; A THK SHKKKKOOKK KKl'ORII — MON.KKB ZX It7« — a ^ DELTA RADIO & TV \ SERVICE REC D.Radio TV Stereo Sales & Service Authorized Deale PANASONIC & Sutton V alley Council plans concert trip LENNOXVILLE (GA) Five hockey teams consisting of 70 players aged from 9 to 14, all from Grafton.Massachusetts, were guests of the Len-noxville Hockey Association this weekend and played a number of exhibition games with Lennoxville teams at the Bishop’s University arena The teams were the “Squirts” age 9 and 10 who played their counterparts “The Atoms”.The other teams were the Bantams ages 13 & 14 and the Midgets ages 15 & 16 A team of girls ages 12 to 14 also played The results of the games played Friday, Saturday and Sunday showed the Squirts, Atoms and Pee Wees pretty evenly matched KKD GROSS( \MP \1GN — The ( anadian Red Gross Society.Sherbrooke Branch begins its fund raising campaign Feh 29, continuing until Mar.21.Campaign objective is $25.000 In charge of the campaign are Bexnald C astongua>.president, left, and Jacques Hirard.vice president of the campaign.Reconstruction set for Cookshire ENTHUSIASM — Parents and kiddies alike enjoyed their hockey weekend.In the top photo the Grafton Squirts attack the Lennoxville Atoms net as mothers cheer them on.( Record photos by Gordon Alexander) COOKSHIRE (GA) Raymond Mailloux, provincial transport minister, this week an nounced plans for extensive reconstruction work for Craig Street North here this summer The work will involve enlarging a 0.7 mile area on Craig Street, North which joins with Route 253 at the Cookshire town limits The plans also call for construction of a number of marked, water drainage culverts under the newly constructed concrete roadway The plans call for the enlarging the area where Craig St North intersects with Bibeau St necessitating the expropriation of some land and the moving of some public utility installations there This project will also include the installation of a new traffic sign The minister has indicated that the costs of expropriation, construction plans and other fees will be absorbed by the govern ment KNOWLTON (KT> W ith a highly gratifying and enjoyed theatre party trip by chartered bus for the per formande of Ivan Rebroff and the Balalaika Ensemble de Paris at Salle Wilfrid Pelletier.Place des Arts on Feburary 16 now accomplished.Mrs Inge von Glasow is enthusiastically arranging another of these Theatre Parties She announces that under the sponsorship of the Sutton Valley Council the group will attend the opening evening performance on Sunday.March 29th of Nana Mouskouh.the well known Greek soloist and recording star This artist who sings in all languages always brings pleasure to her listeners with her special warmth and style Further plans are also under way for attendance on May 2nd for an evening at the Vienna Festival featuring the music of Strauss and on May 6th to the Japanese Folkloric Song and Dance Group This w ill bring to a close the present w inter theatre program Once more it is urged that if you wish to attend any of these outstanding performances contact Mrs von Glasow, at 536-2906.or write RR 3, Jordan Road, Sutton.Quebec.JOE 2K0 Bread Festival Study session set for Thursday Boundary Rotary Club panning underway B rt C'Cxi il/eu I o I/* a :~c ?:— n planning annual event R\ RUDOLPH NASSAR Faculty at Champlain Regional College in Lennoxville is planning a one-day study session Thursday in support of protest action currently being taken by teachers in the province s 38 CEGEPs Over 8,000 teachers in Quebec’s colleges began this week to use various protest tactics to press for better working conditions and higher salary scales.The decision to hold a one-day study session at Champlain-Lennoxville, the Eastern Townships’ only English language CEGEP, was reluctantly adopted at a meeting last Tuesday of Champlain’s local faculty union which is affiliated to the CEQ Champlain faculty has repeatedly emphasized that they do not want to take any action that may adversely affect students or delay their studies.But at last Tuesday’s meeting many teachers felt that a show of support for their colleagues in other CEGEPs was equally important The study session next Thursday means that there will be no classes that day.“There was very little joy for the study one teacher Even teachers, who voted in did so with a in the vote session’’, pointed out 4 like myself, favor of it, heavy heart.’’ A memo circulated yesterday by one member of Champlain’s faculty asking the union to reconsider the call for a study day onjy served to underscore that reluctance The union will study the request at its next meeting on Tuesday.There was no evidence of any reluctance, however, in other actions adopted by the union Last week Champlain faculty participated in a brief two hour work stoppage in conjunction with protest activities organized in other CEGEPs, and next Tuesday faculty will devote some class time to discuss the present state of negotiations and teacher workloads with students.Meanwhile Champlain’s administration has reacted to the call for the study day on Thursday by saying that a day of classes may be added at the end of the term to make up for the lost day on Thursday.It was understood that teachers would lose a day’s pay for the study day.School committee meets at Mansonville MANSONVILLE (MB) -In attendance at the Feb.School Committee meeting in the elementary school were Chairwoman Mrs B Nichols, Head Teacher Mrs.E Young.Principal W Horn and committee members H Woodard and G.Kilpatrick Topics covered in a report given by Mr Horn were Ski Program.Skating Program, the status of the school rink, the presence of a practicing teacher, Miss Susan Enright, the projected visit of the District of Bedford Student Service Team, the visit of the school photographer, the FIRST AID TIP from approaching official enrolment session, the sale of gym uniforms and the new gym ropes The meeting endorsed a visit by Dr Berke to meet the school children and invited parents It is hoped that he will give a talk on health education, particularly nutrition, the care of hair and teeth and cleanliness Ideas for program for the Level 6 students to be retained next year was discussed at some length It was felt many ideas could be supported by the School Committee if properly presented to the parents of the Level 6 children The School Committee agreed to defer any support to the Mansonville Boy Scout Troop until a larger number of members were present Following the meeting coffee and snack was served BOUNDARY (IH) — The Boundary Rotary Club members under the chairmanship of Lloyd Bliss are very busy making preparations for their 7th annual money-raising event.This will be the dinner -dance to be held at Stanstead College LeBaron Hall dining hall, Stanstead College on Saturday, Feb.28 This year the entire evening has been changed to make it a more entertaining one There will be bar facilities with happy hour from 6:30 until 7:30 when a roast beef dinner will be served.From 8:15 until 9 p.m.two squares of the North Country Swingers will present some of their beautiful dances with Carroll Tenney of Morrisville, Vt., the caller.The last half of their program will tentatively be involvement with the people there who might like to try some of the dancing At nine o’clock Johnny Sicotte’s Down Beat Trio -Plus One will start to play for dancing that will continue until 1:00 a m It is also expected there will be among those attending a semi professional male vocalist.This man, who has a very fine voice and has been heard by a few here at the Border has sung with top bands of Canada and the United States and during World War 2 did considerable entertaining among the troops overseas.Ben La pi erre.President of Rotary has these chairmen working on arrangements with Mr Bliss to give everyone another memorable evening at the Border: Dance, H M Cass; Sale of TV by tickets, Mel Van Sickle and Raymond Fluet ; Dinner of roast beef.Joe Gaboriault; Bar facilities; open until 1:00 a m in charge of Alden Peacock and John Silvester Other members will attend to other details During the evening there will be door prizes given away to the lucky dinner ticket holders Arrangements have been made for a group of responsible young people from the Border Youth club to operate a check room For a small remuneration rubbers, boots, and outer wearing apparel will be kept safely to be collected by the owner at the end of the evening Due to lack of support, the Rotarians were forced to cancel the annual sled dog derby This dinner dance is the major fund raising project of the year.The monies raised are used locally Last year they made contributions of money to the Girls Softball League; Children’s Service Fund; Tap Water Co.in Barre, Vt.; Beebe Minor Hockey Club; Sunnyside Athletic Gym; Derby Line Hockey Club; Rock Island -Stanstead Hockey Club, Christmas Basket Community Fund which is sponsored by Rotary; Haskell Library Book of the Month Club received $149.52 and during the year $1.000 went to the Border Youth Club; and $100 to the Three Villages Swim program In May, 1976 $200 is pledged to the Community Sports Complex in Stanstead Donations and sponsorship is given to the Crippled Children’s Camp at Ayer’s Cliff, Rotary sponsors Easter Seals and sends kids to summer camp to assist crippled and needy children Now the Rotary Club is seeking the support for this February 28 project They are selling by ticket a color television to be drawn for at the dance These tickets are available from any Rotarian and several members of the Border Youth Club are selling for the Rotarians This is one way of supporting the effort.And the dinner dance promises to be an exciting fun evening from 6:30 p m until 1:30 a m COOKSHIRE - A very important meeting of the Bread Festival Committee was held this week At this time the various committees presented their new ideas.Although all the ideas were very interesting, a number were discarded because of lack of finances A new giant loaf of bread will be built of a permanent nature to replace the present one which was used for advertising purposes A theme song has been composed by Lionel Blouin, and the music will be played by the “G P ” orchestra The song will be released in the near future The committee is requesting people to either lend or give the utensils which they have used to bake bread for display purposes Financial donations would be gratefully received as it is the wish of the committee to enlarge this festival every year, if possible, thus bringing fame and recognition to the town Anyone wishing more Guatemalan relief fund KNOWLTON (KT) — If you wish to contribute to the Guatelaman Relief Effort please pick up containers located in Knowlton at the Bank of Commerce and the Bank of Montreal or send a cheque to the Division of World Outreach (Guatemalan Relief), the United Church of Canada.85 St Clair Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario All funds received will be sent directly in aid of the quake victims For further information call Peter Joyce (243-6900» information may phone 875 3908 or write to “The Bread Festival”, P O Box 10, Cookshire.Que JOB 1MO You con help the Earthquake Victims of Guatemala by sending your donations to the Canadian Red Cross 2170 Dorchester Blvd.West, Montreal, Quebec, Attention: Guatemala Relief Fund.>4 II \ll4 llUl \4k4‘ Il\ 114 >4.^ P KAREN MAGNUSSEN starring WORLD CHAMPION COMING TO PALAIS DES SPORTS - SHERBROOKE WEDNESDAY, FEB.25 thru SUNDAY, FEB.29 7 EXCITING SHOWS - 4 EVENINGS: WED.THRU SAT.8 P.M 3 MATINEES: SAT.2 P.M.- SUN.2 P.M.& 6 P.M.PRICES: $3.50 • $4.50 $5.50 all slats reserved YOUTHS (16 YRS & UNDER) $1 00 OFF Rf C.ADULT PRICES FOR THURS 8 PM SAT 2 PM & SUN 6 PM ONLY ORDER BY MAIL NOW STARTS WEDNESDAY we are there to helpwu This year, close to 80% of all taxpayers will be entitled to a provincial income tax refund IF YOU MAIL YOUR RETURN EARLY YOU’LL GET YOUR REFUND SOONER.Use the pre-addressed return form and don t forget to consult the Guide It s so much easier AND SHOULD YOU NEED HELP.WE ARE THERE.Again this year, the Quebec Revenue Department is offering its assistance to help you file your 1975 return Do not hesitate to consult us THE SERVICE IS FREE SHERBROOKE REGIONAL OFFICE (9.00 A.M.to 7.00 P.M.) 112 Wellington St.SO.563-3034 INJURIES FROM CORROSIVE CHEMICALS • Strong chemicals burn rapidly • Speed is essential to prevent further damage • Chemicals in powder form, such as lime, should be brushed off immediately • Flood the part thor oughly and continuously with slowly running water to dilute and eliminate the chemical • Don’t whste your time looking for antidotes - flush with water immediately • Cover the burn with a clean cloth then seek medical aid ROLLING HILLS RESIDENCE $240.for retired and elderly people Private Double Rooms $270.o $450.or $190.per month [ All rate$ include meals & entertainment) Still a few 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any Soviet interference with shipping off the coast of southern \frica.The warning shot, albeit fired from a gun equipped with a silencer, had two targets : One in Angola, where the victors of MI’I \ is now so complete that France has rushed to recognize the t ommunist minorits regime: the second target was in Djibouti, where the fuse has been slowls burning and is now very close to the powder keg.Last week the French airlifted a thousand troops into this small enclave between Somalia and Kthiopia.hut the future of the Horn of \frica remains uncertain.The area around Djibouti is inhabited h\ some 1 l.t.OOO tribesmen, divided between the \fars and the Issa.The \fars have links with tribes in Kthiopia.and the French backed them when the> rebelled against the \ddis \haba government The Issa have links with Somalia, and Somalia claims all of the territors as well as chunks of Kthiopia and Ken\ a.To all intents and purposes.Somalia is a Soviet satellite, and the heavil> armed Somali forces, stiffened b\ Cuban mercenaries who have been present in Somalia in ever increasing numbers, could easils defeat the \fars.or the small French garrison for that matter.Djibouti lies opposite Aden, on the western side of the Kah-el Mandeb straits that command all traffic between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean.The Soviet navy is alreads installed at \den If the Hussians can secure Djibouti as well, the Suez Canal traffic will be wholly at their meres.In \rahic Bab-el-Mandeb means Cate of Crief.and as matters stand now.it is indeed here that Western Mediterranean policies can so easils come to grief The French keep in Djibouti two submarines and a supply vessel and the base serves a small French fleet that includes a helicopter-carrier, a destroyer and seven smaller warships as well as landing-craft transporter, which is more than the British keep in this strategically vital area.In addition to Djibouti, the French fleet has a base on the island of Keunion.The neighboring island.Mauritius, serves impartially the Indian Ocean fleets of Britain, the Cnited States and the Soviet Cnion.Indeed, the Soviets now have II naval bases in the Indian Ocean and command three of the four vital straits: the east coast of Bah-el-Mandeh - the Soviet navy being firmly established in \den and on the islands of Nicohar.The fourth straits, those of Hormuz, at the entrance of the Persian Ctilf.are still occupied hs the British, who maintain a small garrison of Too men and an airfield at Oman, with naval facilities at Matrah Including the two French bases, at Djibouti and Keunion.the Western powers hase only eight hases left in the Indian Ocean, and of these, that on the Mauritius, is shared with the Russians, \nsbods wishing to stick flags into a wall map to pinpoint the 11 Soviet bases will quickly notice how well established the Russians are in the Indian Ocean.The hope that bs a quick recognition of the MIM.A regime in \ngola - the rest of the Furopean Community is to follow the French example in short order - the worst might yet be averted is rather foolish.The MPI.A is a minority group espousing an ideology alien to the majority of the \ngolans.It can rule solely by force and the Soviet Cnion alone has the weapons and the Cuban mercenaries to provide the means of coercion The \ \TO contingency plans had better be good.Trois-Kivieres Ke Nouvelliste John Turner, who caused a stir Sept 11 when he resigned as finance minister from the Trudeau cabinet, now has announced he is leaving the Commons where he served as MP for Ottawa-Carleton The second move is a natural consequence to the first—we could have foreseen that Mr Turner would not have continued as a mere MP after having held such important positions within the federal adminis tration.The departure of the man seen as Pierre Trudeau s successor in the federal Liberal party poses a few questions Mr Turner never ex plained his resignation from the House he said he was returning to his law practice and that his constituents deserved a fulltime member It is common knowledge that the former finance minister entertained serious political ambitions After he lost the Liberal leadership race to Mr Trudeau in 1968, Mr Turner began gathering friends, knowing that one day his turn would come He had every reason to hope for this, given party practices and the fact he is 10 years younger than the prime minister However.Mr Trudeau is solidly entrenched as party leader, and there is nothing that could lead one to believe he plans to leave in the near future Mr Turner has apparently lost all illusions about replacing Mr Trudeau w ithin a short period of time This does not mean, however, that he has given up his political ambitions In the current context, he may have chosen to keep his distance from the govern ment since it now is going through hard times Had he staved with the government, he would have been associated with those hard times Instead, he can recreate a political innocence for 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Tennessee Congressman has yen for high life WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Mail Subscriptions outside Local Area, or on existing carrier routes •The Local Arc - comprises the following counties o ihe Province of Quebec: Arthabaska — Brome — Compton — Drummond — Frontenac — Megantic — Missisquoi — Richmond — Rouvtlle — Shefford — Sherbrooke — Stanstead — Wolfe WASHINGTON - Rep Harold Ford.l>Tenn.came to Congress last year as one of its most promising freshmen He has been assigned to the powerful House Ways and Means Committee But this aggressive young Congressman regrettably has a w eakness for high living He also placed his leading campaign contributors, or then proteges, on his government payroll Because they did little work, he raided Uk* federal manpower training program tor office workers.This, unfortunately, v iolates federal law The 30-year-old Ford financed his cam paign.in large part, from the contributions he received from his campaign manager C Eric Lincoln, the Rev RC George, dentist Robert TTiarpe.Memphis realtor Sam Dattel and their intimates On the day Fold was sworn in.he immediately put Lincoln.Rev George Tharpe s wife and Dattel s protege.William McSwam.on the congressional payn>ll at salaries up to SI.633 a month By all accounts, only Mrs.Tharpe worked an eight-hour day tor the new Congressman It looked suspiciously as it Ford were try ing to repay his campaign contributors by putting them on tin* public payroll Tbe w orking membei*s ot Ford s office, meanwhile, were assigned such unusual duties as driving around a pretty, young Delta airline hostess who frequented the office, chaulteunng Ford hack and torth horn Capitol Hill and babysitting his children All