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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-12-29, Page 4PAGE 4--G I DERICH SIQNAL-STAR, MONDAY. DECEMBER 29. 1975. BY DEBBIE JEFFREY In '76 Canada is hosting the Olympics, this will be a year to promote amateur sport in C anada. The Montreal, site.'for ..the - „Oly I3ci$J!+GS., Vl>t 14 ' ,-+ LhG'�a ; d"'$ 11`1' - atta athletes will put forth their best effort. The girl that is on the machine in the States should be allowed to have the machine turned off. It should be her parents who decide whether the machine is left on or if it is turned off. BY MARION STEVELY I predict that 1976, will be a happy and memorable year in Goderich. First of all, gold will be discovered in the Salt Mines, creating a popfllation boom, and a reason for celebration. Then with our new found wealth the Public Works department will paint lane divisions around the Square so that I won't be so hazar- dous when I drive there. d .BY BETH MacEWEN In 1976 I believe that Canada as a whole will reach a low period economically and be startingto recover by the end Qf 1976. The price and wage control policy will face a serious'setback. Mr. Treadeau and his party will have to decide whether or not to'go tougher and put on a full wage and price freeze, or to forget about it. Facing constant pressure, the government will slowly back down. The Federal Conservative leadership race will be won by Flora MacDonald. It will be a close race. .The Provincial Tories will face a hard decision, which `could cause an election. They will go ahead with , their legislation, and ' n&t be defeated. The Tories will remain in power throughout 1976.d ''41. In 1976, Goderich will have a major new housing start. These will be basically rental housing, and middle-income housing. The town 41 be the object of many beautification projects, and the 'town will once again be clean. G.D.C.I. will add two more portable clasrooms. I't will become too small for ef- fective education. .In the U.S., Gerry Ford will - win the Presidential Election with' a large majority. Richard Nixon will be seen socially very often. . Patty Hearst will be found guilty of armed robbery, and the case will be dismissed due to • extenuating - cir- cumstanceS There 'swill be an assassination attempt on one • -of the U.S.'s most prominent politicians. It will fail. The U.S. will not become involved in any major world disputes. China will begin to im- merge as the prominent world power. There will be a large conflictrin Europe, which will ' be settled quickly. The _,Middle East will renew fighting. The . Northern Ireland conflict will become more -,violent; dnd drastic measures will be enforced. On the' lighter. side, Jackie Kennedy will remarry, and Prince Charles will ,become seriously ' involver with a Canadian woman. "All in the Family" will t. rise to be the number one show on the ratings. Cher will remarry Sonny. The March term exams.:m.111J be very hard. In 1976,the world and th,e country will be in terinoil, but `the people in Goderich will enjoy peace, prosperity, and happiness. ' BY JOHN MOMBOURQUETTE I've always been somewhat fascinated by professional prognosticators so much so that I decided to dabble in a little augury myself. I con - 'suited the stars, brewed some salada in a cup, and read'my own palm. Unfortunately, , all that I got were cloudy skies,'tea,stains, and realized that I desperately needed a manicure. With my reputation at stake, I did the next best thing, I took a wild guess. The following lines are my personal forecasts for 1976, and I.wouldn't count on manly of them. 1. The year will begin on January 1. `2. Mayor Beame will sell Now York City to Saudi 'Arabia for ten billion dollars in unmarked bills. 3. Yassar Arrafat will be drummed out of the PLO when it is learned he likes kosher foods. 4. The American' Bicen- tennial will be called off when it is discovered there is notI ing to celebrate about. 5. President Ford will get' mad. 6. Ronald Regan will bei happy. 7, Inflation will rise, resulting in a surpli».ts of Before the Christmas Holiday break, the Goderich Signal -Star asked students in Grades 12 and 13 at G®CI;,to volunteer their predictions for the new year ahead. - The editorial staff of the newspaper is grateful for the response from the high school, and turns over its editorial page this week to the youth of the community who have predictions about everything from the situation in Spain to the fate of the senior basketball squads at GDCI. A great deal .of interest was expressed for the possibilities the drinking age would be raised to ;19 and that driver's licences wobld not, be issued to anyone,:.,,,, under 18. Concern was evident for the economic situation in Canada, as well as the future of the Town of Goderich,' Some of the predictions were'on the Tight side, many were'of d serious nature. All reflect the thoughts of this area's youth who are grwing up in a confusinyet wonderful world. tor 11. A Royal Commission will discover that Air Canada serves recycled food. 12. 'A study will prove that the average 60 year old Swede is not fitter than the average 30 yearold Canadian,- 13. anadian.-13. The CBC will pre-empt both "Bugs Bunny';, and "Hockey Night In Canada" for the Fedetal progressive Conservative Leadership Convention, thus forcing' millions of Canadians to change the channel. ' 14. The IRA will blowup the Canadian Embassy in Lon- don. Ottawa will retaliate with a nasty note.. 15. John Die,€nbaker will market a record album of "The 48 Greatest Parliamentary Debates" 47 of them wiltbe his. 16. The Quebec Crime Commission will discover that the whole country is 'crooked. The RCMP will place the nation under arrest. 17. The 'Canadian Armed Forces will not' be able to meet NATO commitments *when it is discovered the new budget didn't allow for gas. .18. It will snow. 19. Robert Nixon will retire to his farm, and write articles on modern fertilizers. 20. Provincial elections will he called in spring, resulting in a tie. The Conservatives will call heads. They will lose. 21. In 1976 the Signal -Star will not publish anymore of my stupid predictions. V Id,,ts,awain waimatN::LV.OL,, • BY,LAIRD EISLER I feel ,that 1976 will be a memorale- year both for Canada and the World. Inflation will. lower with less unemployment and employment in construction will increase to solve the housing shortages. The housing shortage will be a key issue in ' the Provincial Parliament and will prove disastrous for Mr. _ Davis' government. This 'might lead to a provincial election in^which the Liberals and New Democratic Party will take more 'of the former Conservative ridings. , On the federal level the Conservati\es will not win the federal election until Flora. MacDonald shows that shiis not just an. 'woman". .lf•¢ . becomes the Conservative leader she will probably evolve into a much greater political asset than Mr. Stanfield who has caused the Conservatives to look stupid, s.low and senile, -when con- trasted with, Mr: 'Treadeau's fluency' intelligence and urbanity as shown , on television. The oil shortage will not be as severe with new reserves being found in the North. The Arabs will threaten to use oil Its a political weapon against the United States and the-,., will be a war, Kissinger will not be regarded as much of a genius now. Mrs. Trudeau will not have any more children on Christmas. e BY JUDY VAN DONGEN �. The .year 1976 will start off with a bang ,and never let up. I , predict a fast moving and very eventful year. On the federal level there will' not be an election. The driving age will not go up to 1'8 and -the drinking. age will not "WIN" buttons. go up to 19 or 20. 8,, The inventor of the can Farmers will get a well opener will be forgotten. deserved break and prices for 9. Itwill 'rain. ' their produce will allow a 10. The Montreal Games reasonable profit for them. will be cancelled. A shortened On the other hand, inflation Olympics will be held at will not rise and prices will be Moose Jaw. stabilized.' Ifje eoDcrictl SIGNALSTAR -O The County Town Newspaper of Huron --C- AFounded in 1848 and published every Thursday at Goderich, Ontario. Member of the ('WNA and OWNA. Advertising rates on request. 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SOX 220, -Goderich Second class mail registration number -0116 Ppblished by Signal.Star Publishing Ltd. aOBERT G. SHRIER-president and publisher SHIRLEY J. KELLER-editor JEFF SEDDON-editorial staff DAVE SYKES--editorial staff EDWARD J. BYRSKI-advertising manager r.1 BY BILL GAULEY �.. 'I predict senior sportsir GDCI will be even more rewarding and successful. than this year; Highway 21 will be widened and Dominion Roads- will expand. I predict inflation andthe energy crisis will continue along with the annual Postal Strike BY JUDY TICE RT Some of my more serious The outlook for 1976 is a predictions. are that all bright one. Winter will not be seventeen year olds will turn severe again this year and eighteen (unless they raise spring will arrive early. the drinking age, then they Due to price controls placed will all turn nineteen.) , by the government, the The seasons should follow economy of the country will the same order and I think -the benefit greatly. Inflation will new year willo,.be filled with have ,e,urbed sttghtly. high and low temperatures. However there will be a With the breaking of new continued struggle by far records next year I mers to meet costs. They will predict the Law of Gravity, not be receiving adequate will have to be taken back to payments for their produce parliament• and enforced to a' and so in the near future a greater degree: number of farms will be vacated in Western Canada. Pollution controls will finally be enforced. Smoking' will be banned in public gathering places. City transit will be used a'"great deal more. and so wasted energy from unnecessary vehicles at this .. time being used in cities will have decreased greatly by mid '76. Canada will be holding,the; Olympics this year depite rumors that finances could ' BY MARY VAN DIEPEN not be met. Concerned people . . will support Canada by I- don't see many great making generous donations happenings in 1976. Inflation"•, only wanting in return to will probably get,worse, taxes share in Canada's will go higher and hard times c�.esperately needed -SELF will pr vail. RESPECT. Many more people will feel it their best to go on strike - and will do so. A great depression is awaiting us and I' wouldn't be surprized if it arrived in 1976. However, there is talk of raising the driving age and the drinking age in the belief thatit will better the country. I don't believe doing either of these things will do any good. By raising the driving age the people who want to drive will have'to wait longer. This will result in ,just as many On the international. scene, accidents in the 18-21 age Canada will drastically cut' group as there is'now in the down on oil exports more than' 16-18 age group. what they claimed.they would Raising the drinking age in their agreement with the will only urge people to drink U'.S. BY KEV YOUNG BY DON MacPHIEE, "•- In 1976,, economic un- certaint?' mill definitely be •••-• �.�. , 2 th,g m' *-10 issuer. facing • ,,;,tete. public. ; "controls will''' -be forced upo`"k '-people, but ''' their results will obviously be an aid to decreasing the in- will rate. "" Canadianwill surely feel the lation effects os f these price and wage controls upon their budgets, but in the long run, we will be much farther W 'ahe'd than the Americans, Europeans, or any other °- ' nation of the world in the fight against inflation. We must all tighten cur belts if we are to 'even scratch the surface of this cancerous inflation. Strikes will not have any purposes ' because the workers will only obtain„ a percentage increase set by the Wages and Prices Review Board. Strict regulations' will have to be followed, or serious fines will be imposed on the ,. ' offenders. Hopefully, the unemployment rate will decrease, while inflation either levels off os will be regu ated more carefuj4 y, T ether, Canadian's can fight inflation, and therefore result in a better life for all. Y-^ BY PAUL ROBINSON Looking 'at the present situation in- Canada, I feel that the government Alti- inflation, and Wage and Price, 'Controls , will not help stop inflation unless they . put controls on all prices, and the wages of every person. No person should "be exempt from the e'ontrols. ,just as much. People who This will lead to protective sed to go to` someone who tariffs by the 1;J.S: on other was 18' to get their liquor for Canadian goods coming into i them will just go to someone tfseir�. country and therefore who is ,21, Getting the stuff weaken our economy. The will be no problem. price of gasoline will steadily One, bright thing '.I .sec rise and he over $1.00 a gallon happening in 1876 is before December '76- population control. People The year of 1976 will he a will continue to have fewer' year of labour strikes. The children. The easy access of Olympics will be completed contraceptives will ensure and everything will go as further that any child that is lanned, hut Dra eau will ask horn will be wanted by�its he govcrnmenp for more �. parents and this may lead to money. Having felt the sting of cold 4fewer family breakdowns' More locally, the proposed BY DALE NIVINS , winters before; the new year Will be no different again and stay till the wakening days of spring bloom life into the world. The "Montreal Canadiens'., will win the Stanley Cup and the prime minikter will be the proud, father of twins next year. The Olympics will be ' a success and .Canada will muscle out the United States in the final standings. The GDCI boys basketball team will win the uron- Perth Championship followed by the girls' volleyball team leading in their event ,too, . because of the children. Nobody really knows what will happen in 1976. We can only predict what' we° think will happen and wait it out. BY R. MAASKART My first prediction 1,0.$41976 is that the drinking age will be raised to 19 but the driving age will not be raised to 18. shopping mall on the Huron road will not .he built. The harbor will have a .record year for shipping and should average about three freighters a week during the early summed. Dominion Roads' production will flourish and the company will net a high profit. The proposed widening BY• JOHN'JENKINS I predict that New York will not get back on its feet and goe,s into complete bankrupcy. �If you ac not yet a licensed driver and above 15 and not over 18, you will not be pleased with this prediction but the legal driving age is going to be raised to 18 years of age. The .drinking age .will probably be raised to 19,-30 or 21 years of age from the now legal age of 18. ' ' The Montreal Olympics will ruin any other chane"e of having the Olympic games held here ever again: The usage of seat belts in cars will become law in the spring as long as the car is equipped with them. The Montreal Canadians will win the Stanley Cup in the National Hockey League. Stanley Cup Playoffs. Inflation will he a major factor in many peoples family as the cost of living will go up along with the prices, but the wage will not go up. BY SANDRA NIVINS My predictions for 1976 is that President Ford will be assassinated. I think before the year is over that the driving,age will he 18 and the drinking age up to 20 - also that there will be a provincial election. I think they will likely get a law through that if you want to die 'instead of living on a machine all your life, you can. he prices n will stabilize " BY CHRIS GRAHAM The year '1976 will become a time of more 'gossip - people worrying about other pesOples' problems that don't even e kern them. Stikes appearing because somebody decides they want a little more money, then the prices rise again and the strike appea>D,s once more. People are just too greedy. I've talked with people w,ho talk about problems around them, how they should be solved, or what should. be done butwhat people step foreward and support all their solutions. Norse! "It wouldn't matter anyways," theysay. -Not enough people step forward in this world so more and more problems arise and as people, get away with them,, the more they are done. Illegally they are done. The year 1976 is just going to prove worse than this past year Of 1975. People make there own world. r h..., t of Highway 21 will not take also. There will likely be a place. new law about people mut- Goderich will face a dering other people because. teachers strike in September. there have been so many The teachers will be Patel Y• demanding longer sufnmer'" Also, Quebec will " likely holidays and parity with the turn all French instead of student ! bilingual. BY SANDRA RILEY I predict that within 25 years Canada will have a female running for the Prime Minister of Canada. I feel this because the females of Canada re slowly gaining power and e being noticed as an equal artner by most men. I predict . that within 50 years, cancer will no longer be a'killer as it is today, for many sicknesses of- our grandparents' time now are cured by drugs and operations. Therefore I feel cancer shall soon be able to be cured due to the advancement in science. BY DEAN BLACK The major problem of today is inflation. This germ has been building up for a long while. Nowadays, many people are taking advantage of this disease hoping to cure themselves of it by acquiring higher pay but really they are worsening the situation. Most people are naturally greedy so they will attempt to get more money. I believe that in 1976, people will become aware of• the situation. Inflation must be hatted, and many open minded people will express, themselves, causing negotiations to begin. Inflation will be stopped. It is a must. The population knows that living must be made easier so determination to fight for this easier life will rule out all other flimsy excuses made by The top leaders of the country. Canada's people will do it! h •.f'Na'.� l