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Zurich Citizens News, 1981-04-23, Page 4Page 4 Citisens Nov. Apr* 23, 19.1 "Do you have anything that will give him enough energy to mow the lawn on weekends?" =snuuuuuuuunuunnnuunnmununnnnnnuuunummmnuunuuuuuuuuuuuu1nuuuuiunuuuuuuuuunuuuuuuuuunuuuumnnuumuuunuuu1. Viewpoint nnuesmom ememso nuuiuuuummnuuummuuumm miii mommiummummom uunuuuuuuiuuuuuuuiu mini umimm mmilimuuuuumui= New optimism for post office It has become a rare occurrence to see the word "passed" reported from House of Commons debates. For weeks the pages of Hansard, the printed transcripts of Commons debates, have been filled with privilege, points of order and seemingly endless con- stitutional debate. On April 14, the House united to pass bill C-42 and, in effect, established the post office as a crown cor- poration. Inevitably, postal rates will probably increase. They will increase even more if government elects to attempt to force the new crown corporation into a position of self sufficiency, by not subsidising it. And while there will be a hew and cry at yet another price increase, we don't think Canadians will be too upset if post office efficiency increases too. We've all heard stories of letters delayed or miss- ing entirely; we've all had parcels damaged, or letters from abroad delayed by strikes. But the spirit of optimism, with which the bill passed through the Commons, will hopefully not be lost on employees of the corporation both union members and management staff. The animosity between post office labour and management badgered the postal service into a cor- ner, from which some form of parliamentary action had to be taken. The crown corporation seems to be the only viable alternative. We hope the spirit of co-operation in the new post office will be less rare than it has beeen in parliament of late. Car driver is usually at fault The Ontario Safety League reminds motorists that motorcycle drivers are given the same privileges as motorists and are subject to the same `rules of the road'. Watch for the motorcycle and treat it like any other vehicle -- give it room. Watch for mopeds, bicycles and remember that a moped is a slow - accelerating vehicle -- some models must be pedalled before they gain speed and might also prove a little wobbly at this point. Be particularly careful of the two wheel driver when train and streetcar tracks are present. Negotiating tracks is a hazardous operation with these vehicles don't crowd them. And when parking on a street, double check for bicylces, mopeds and motorcycles before opening your door. Research into motorcycle accidents indicates that in most crashes involving an automobile, the driver of the automobile is at fault. In most in- stances, the car is making a left turn in front of the motorcycle when the collsion occurs. Cars passing motorcycles and cutting in too quickly is the second most frequent contributing cause. The same danger is present with the moped and the Ontario Safety League stresses the need for motorists to check for all two -wheeled vehicles before making a left or right turn. The two wheeler Is with us, sharing the roads. Motorcyclists, in the main, are responsible in- dividuals. They need the co-operation of the motorists. By ROB CHESTER When they kick at your front How you gonna come? With your hands on your head Or on the trigger of your gun? The Clash About a yearago, rock group The Clash released a two record set called London Calling. One of the many songs was called The Guns of Brixton. Riots in the Brixton area of -south London last weekend, left about 200 police and rioters injured and did an estimated' $2.2 million damage. Gangs of young blacks, and some whites, maraud - ed through the rundown business core of Brixton, smashing windows, overturning cars and pelting policemen with bricks and molotov cocktails. Fourteen buildings were reduced to smoldering rubble and about 1,000 police were mobilized to keep the peace. In January, The Clash's new album, a massive three record set, became available in Canada. Its title? —Sandinista. Washington Bullets -was a song predicting an in- creased American involvement in Central America. Predicting isn't quite the right word. Anticipating is more like it. But the point here is not increased involvement nor a group's anticipation of it. Jules Verne's `invention' of the submarine is a misconception. The Wright brother's building the first airplane and Ford's discovery of the automobile are just as bad. These were all logical developments of work and theory going on before any of these people began their work. But the point here is the new political stance of rock music. The days of teenagers in love and wailed requests to hold hands are long gone. While the pop music of AM radio still wallows in similar themes, the avant guarde (and I mean avant guarde in the truest sense-- not those following trendy fads) like The Clash, are advan- cing into music based on politics. The Clash began as a punk band, rocking out primal anthems for the band and the anarchy of the punk movement. But the band was different. Their first album had a song called Police and Thieves. It foreshadowed the sound and stance of the future Clash. The music was mellow in its sound quality, but it didn't pull any punches in its message. The song (and songs to come) was less self-serving and less an exhor- tation to embrace anarchy. Bands like The Clash survived the punk movement in Britain in the late 1970s. While punk took to heart its own motto die young, stay pretty (I leave it to you to argue if the punks ever were pretty.) The Clash evolved. I suppose it was the punk background that made them look behind the problem, not for simple cures like the anarchy but for causes of the problems. In a sense though, (with the exception of the anti- war movement of ther early 70s) rock music in Britain has always had heavier political overtones. The youth of England usually don't pass through fads of sound or dress, they tend to embrace a music as a lifestyle. Over the Easter weekend some 6,000 youths punks, mods, skinheads and rockers camped out at Britain's seaside resorts in an invasion -like outing. The groups, separated by different dress, musical tastes and the lifestyle inherent in each, brawled and looted. The Who's movie Quadrophenia documents the mod -rocker roits in Brighton in 1964. Has anything changed? ic1)( iIll( 1)S'.F)(♦\s 0111014 Published Each Wednesday py J.W. 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