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,L -STAR, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1976.•
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• Joie.. Clark came to,,Goderich ffis without any profound
• Week One couldn't really Call it a 4 ." suasion to spice their .stories.
`whi.rlwind Visit. to :introducethe 'Yes 'Jolark came' -to.. Goderich,
national -PC leader in 'dais part of the making-what..seemed •a..•genuine effpr,•ti.
Riding because -.everything :. was sa tol'be' non-political;' non:partisan, non-
relaxed and friendly''It wasn't a truly abrasive..He was . Joe Clark, a man
political;'stop±over because the em With family ,ties in Kincardine' and
phasis wason hand shaking, not speech.. • dl'stricf, Joe Clark, . a• visitor and a
making it wasn't even an organized ' sightseer; ..Joe Clark, a citizen and a
venture to meet, as many voters as - .b friend: Although he was to make' •a
• possible,. because. Mr. Clark simply forceful speech in -Clinton* tater that
dropped off in Goderich for an hour ar, day, •in Goderich he '•was more of a
so, becoming quietly available to tourist than a politician. • -
an'yone who=c-a-red to speak with 'him, Some have said that Joe Clark has
More _Lxoi iticai _prowess than the -
JUst why Joe Clark name. is - average pa"rty' leader. Some believe
somewhat of a Mystery - but he came that Joe Clark has the natural :per-
and close toa150people met him about
ception to carry him to great heights,
as. informally asit is possible to. meet andthe talent and the ability to bring
anyone Without exception, those.who hirri•'success.as a national figurehead,
talked,with Joe Clark.probably found After Joe Clark's visit here, it can
him to be a nice man, a likeable fellow; • only be, supposed the Tory • leader;,N{s
a good guy ' •
taking a reading =-getting a feeling =of'
Some members of the press were on whatthe Ontario grassroots is thinking
hand to hear what -Joe Clark had to say. and experiencing. If that's an accurate
but he said very little. A few reporter's assessment of. the Clark style, it should
asked a few questions - but Joe Clark ".'be. an :exhiterating two years and a
answered them simply: and directly, exciting election in 1978.—SJK
Senators de
- On July [5, the .Senate at Ottawa
debated: the controversial bill passed' chances, they will fire on.slght and so especially when one -holidays is- supposed to' follow the
hi h •abolished the doing execute themselves ,people who 'iin-a car `driving ho�rr. °flet. exatt route travelled by Johi Seated right behind „us ;was a educated learn to speak both
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'death penalty.The debate was. Ion .would otherwise. 'have been convicted hour absorbing: the beauty Cabot, but. somehow 1 find. "group' fro English ,
e g m 'New Ybrk City and. 'French; .that
.ankee Stadiarn has very. little French is .Spoken
t mi r offences onlthe • countryside.:: and 'that a little difficult to acctypt
d senators Voicedtheir 'r or y
diSa Ointrrient at the.deci ion of this, l:am in favour' of capital.punlsh ueh a oor- travelFer as:I That's reapy'a busy -tours t "was C;omplete.ly knocked out . French and the English are
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elecfed -re resentati•ves: moot rdtenfion. I was an aba{itionist.i'n area; too, the'Cape ,:Breton `b :Tarry Park :which is well in.constantdisa.greem.ent:
County S. p .... am,y
One of the: isscie mAst debated vvas - 19.52c�Again, in 1959 `I Was an °bol iti¢nist. • ' ., My husband ,,and • I along_ '•Ilighiands :being perhaps one. lit, well maintained, well laid
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. t death .. enalfi . forother reasons, but sincefhen..lhave with. ourn`yoitrigest son Tim�f� the" prettiest °spots comfortablei'andfunc- 'From- about. Trenton'•in
vv?aether.. or .not he Y -
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Summer cooler
by tkive Sykes
Holidays • are su posed 'to weather, wa.sn t- all that :bad
peace officers cannot. 'take" any
more
"""refresh one. ot. so..: for these two days: The ..road
g Sh•irl_et 1. Keller
some „of the . regulars we eas'iij as I might shift gears. •
talked to there: - Sometimes°-bne tends .to
Jerry Park is truly grand. believe that only the.: well
an many, many sena ors voice el •
. •„• especially when that someone wrthaut reservation. long -been king. One of them: olEtside.;, Quest -al- that the::'
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• • • toured the Eastern pro Mees Eastern. Canada taonal He vo�yed.- he: Would Ontario ;,,through Quebec,
Should have been retained; when the. ' come to think that society; m general .o • " - e I :met °.lad '• i throu h .New. Brunswick,
„retained .• .; . • runof , C'anada and, Some the: It was `her. Y • sleep in this beautiful place , g
death of a policeman or, prison guard, and people .who ,are seeking to ,
Eastern United' States' in from• Michigan who was • that night . • but I have ' no' • PEI. Nova Scotia and 1Wlaine
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was involved One of the most-f-orcefUT society by violence in particular, have • slightly less than two weeks:- exclaiming over. the: : knowledge of whether or not and -even, into New.• flamp-:
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s ' akei•s was the Hon, AAartial Asset in. not understood "Flow necessary it is #o .. , . As- far as I was concerned, it' peacefulness'':of 'Canada,: the he 'accomplished this, • shire,. - clerks- :in stores, at -
pe
"-1sve in a well organized society and. do' •'was a gruelling trip, with . cleanliness- of • Canada, .,the
H Said:
t established laws must very little time to stop, re -sr' rugged beauty t th f th 't not realize 'that � to an g q
...L...•df Canadians who—i_.repeat- -are :in abe enforced, people d ' 11 felt "sae in confronted with the tight languages.
favour. of maintaining capital •punish-.
meat for certain. crimes, what is going:
to happpen? We know . that • the
• e "First of all, let' us take'the police. -fair amount of fog. , , -,. ; show or doeny shopping. Too w,opening• . ie
.association of >; policemen of Canada ee
kg before" the It a little angry that .
rt of •ca ital unit�h.- . Think of ourself, or your son,. or your.But. it was different,, a dangerous, she 'insisted. Even then there were athletes 'Couldn't converse in both
came out in suppo p p Y4
cousin,as a ol{ceman. • You. .meet an change frons. the office, no • ; kept quiet, thinking of the' :' in • the city.:... and security English and French, ready to
moot. for certain crimes l have jlJat p telephones and no Tetters: numbers of Canadians who helicopters patrolled, the 'blame somebody for the`fact
~ Y skies night and day.
described.. We know that Canadians=-• - - armed bandit. You have. no more• There's a :- bright side to regulars -visit Detroit and
.,,again_.1 repeat—stand at -stand. for .retention:, of protection than the • civilian : who ,is everything: ; find it an exciting.city .with. ,,, I managed to talk to a _few::
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capital punishment, .-.. -' " _rying to°catch-•-the—bus ear --by. l ": people from Montreal, asking,
The--'• : Y -es; we •made-the-crossin do --and see: Did -I' look.
Wfiafis going to happen now? 1 think bandit has a .gun: What are"you going to tom Prince : Edward . Island, as skeptical as I felt them their opinion about th
that the danger we -will . have to avoid • do. Are rcrt g'"' That a delightful spot even
• e sa , :• nada; tend° ssents i gasn instation restaurantss .:
e: majority • Caul of Ca
If we reject a View o 1 Y+ . ; ,
d • et acquainted with the Living close to Detroit; she • • While in Montreal we were ; seemed to: be at home in both.
said 'she • There was very'
To top.it all off the'weather Canada. She'claimed she and _securityof the city 'for the. little 'bitterness that I could
:was :particularly bad for her "husband Cwould` not goOlympic. . games,' despite the see: But within myself, 1 felt
i htseeing. Lots of rain., a downtown:.in Detroit to,see a fact we were there' a'full,two inferior and deprived. I even
sightseeing;
Another .forthright speaker with',
similar. views was. Senator Hartland de
N1: Molson, who stated: •
v I is political interference which.
riout in the street- 'tDroyour gun, bud"? Or are . cki at that time appeared to be a
that justice be carried p Y a'britYf •srfop.at an information , ' Halifax to me -was a -pure � h t t
the games.
right away, booth, I-noted'one comment -in ,joy,. Here -we took a bus tour' Those I spoke .to -Seemed to be
guards will not.be able to•afford taking bang, and if you are'well trained or• the visitors' book written' by of the city, complete with a .g
unconcerned: It. was enough
chancey' in the future when they will. lucky you are going to hit him' That is some traveller. It read. It running commentary about for them that the Olympic
sure' can rain in PEI: I ...all the points of interest That
:.have to arrest dangerous people, well what •is going -to happen.' The same facilities had been rot the
pp nide sightseeing more . p
a
known murderess: With 'Vallee bolo thin is true of . rison' guards when ` l. r in Montreal;: 'and that the 1 ' ants news
k o . ....._._....t. j g. 9 , p Charlottetown is a` eautiful.,. meaningful:, to be certain.' momentum was increasing hr
that my education was •not
complete.
• And .I .realized: for the first
time, ;perhaps., . that the
•language problem may
well , exist. solely' because
people feel. inadequate and
frustrated,' .hop.elessl'y lost
G. •
.when fit comes to -easily
learning a second• language:
Had it been a natural. partof •
our.^ growing up., of. ' our.- •
heritage ,through• the, years.
whether English' or• French
speaking 'Canadians . we
would all be hotter• for, it._
There :would. be no •harrier
where.language is concerned
' ..• and 'no'resent,ment ''for
anyone.
Learning. a •second
Iang.uage shouldn't be a chore.
for anyone. It should be a
privilege and in Canada;. it'
should bethought of as:a right
to which every. man., woman
and child is entitled. .
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.city -'and PEI as an especially
done in' the -'°street, patently ominous they tun into any sort ' of fracas or. •• ..The' area to t es o spite of everything that was
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errors will be committed ...L disturbance. They are not going -IQ •friendly place, .•Although' Halifax (T: hope I have my being written and said.
y h e that there wasn't 'time to:,tour'the directions . right) •around And„ Montreal; a; going
policemen, ,as it .happened": recently and say, Please, let "me aye ,
• province from end to end; 'Peggy's Cove was fogged in concern at any time, was
when a young riian.entered a grocery knife you are hiding They are going
store to commit a minor robbery in- to get very, very tough Indeed, and this ii•;ake the decision to return get -Mit, of the car and trail - Everywhere you turned the
'.there was time enough .to when we. visited it. But'we did certainly alive eve
• n then.
volving only a few dollars; he was. could easily leadto more accidents and .one day ;for 'a closer .in- around a little, being mighty
Olympic' "insignia 'smacked'
ordered' to stop., started to run away so even sore deaths: But ' as .far as . •spection. : careful to watch where we. you "in the eye:�Everyone you
i , rt.sim - l fired- at`hrm'and '" olicernen dre concerned, and Senator The thing that intrigued:me .stepped. • spoke to .was headed for the.
killed
6, come p y7 pb t Ch lottetown- The lady at the motel where G for sure -
V►!' I I � • •b -r ht this up they. are'.
most',. about
ar aures o
ad.vis d us. that'•
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killed him. i. lams' oug i Was the old, old•framehomes, we stayed e
Y On the way home an
This young -man man had committed' a. , going to shoot first and talk at: all' paintedgay colors: and every -year, one or two.Ottawa, that pity',was packed:.
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Minor. robber '. Policemen do not want ferWards:. More violence! More standing close together like'careless, iisitorsare-c1ai1.ned -to the,: fringes with.People 'on '
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• ' e future deaths! It has been suggested that miles and miles of raMboW.: by the' se,a: .'SYtTs' said: that their, sway to Montreal.. One
to take any more chances. In the u 99
e coup le from'�Michi hri were ., .. •..::._Im.fac-t�--the-but-k�o€the-hona:es—p onto =in�t-lie-vieinity--af .the:..
t ahsjus•
tice will be done in the street if we W y gunframe Mar, ti I discovered for it knowing the sea can contain themselves
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Dear Editor: .. .
Having ;grown • up in
Goderich, during: the 30's and
early 40's, "I "remember„ the
'celebrations of :: the 110th
°anniversary of `,the town.
Since I can't remember the
exact year, I am not sure just
when the . 150th anniversary
'will be.,_1a it.feel sure it will be
very soon.'
• When it happens, Wiould -it
be possible for ydu-to send me
°.:cop f=rout news carrel It
andahe Wwiil not. That �s�w! suggest ....ondwttons are 'rapidly approachrri� u 'scat respect p g would be of very great in
• Y, ------ �-"-- t in the Maritimes. are of the ocean have. a g p so excited they could hardl•
y
when Ill want to carr a o be
that time: mayr as: it s
'I've: ap reciated.: .
capital punishment is: not maintained protect • ourselves; • a with brick or stone building as. deadly t . I ve. waitied a 'lifetime for: p
alreadybe here. ''So after 'Bill:` C-84 ail reserved. for- such > `mysteriousl beautiful.i I es t were wonderful
for.first degree.riiurder,.and especially y tae ausu y y this:opportunity,"" she told'.0 'times that siamer,of "Old:
risen ;becomes law;. -this :Utopia we will. look special shelters as`'6athedra^ls `One. thgng:.I .discovere % me,: He'.Was pushing her to Home Week." I remember
for murder of polic�men• • or, prison ... • . p
guards.. That'• is what mu
st •: be forward to . a•situation - in Canada'' or provincial government whi eLL.on that br-ief vis%tto t-1 hurry "dd'wn' to Parlament taking part in 'the -pageant.
terest to me, as well as"rnuch
change'the Fact that We have •
"proved .all .the prophet's of
doom wrong 'in' their
predictions of' failure. in our
at' empty to host these exp-.
ensive and sensitive games.
Tlte, success we might feel'
over this ach,ieverne.nt
however has been' tainted to
some: degree -by a number•=o-f-•-----•---
political hassles. Not the least
of which is: the withdrawal.of -
two • dozen. black. and Arab
ATri:can nations-
"' •$brie' might say that such a,
,w'ithtttiarea•1:-yvi°li- Yeave, t e
effect onthe overall outcome
when medals are finally
awarded, If that were :the: •
ease then 'the vtithdrawal of
our own 'team would' be'. of
little consequence either. The
corner stone of. these events is
the "gompetition, the World
wide representation, not the'
golds, silvers.or bronze.'-'T'he
:withdrawal. of.' • African •
Nations :in protest over ad-
mittance of 'New Zealand
(because of that country's•
sporting: links with . South
Africa) is both irrelevant to
the Olympic theory. and in-
consistent wish the . offieIal . -
policies of the "governments
who ordered this walkout:
To'°'make my point, I take
for example Zambia,'.. Tan-
zania, Central African
Republic, Kenya,- and the -
Ivory Coast.: -.These ..countries:
choose to boycott the -Olympic
games but at the same time'
trade with one or both of the
countries . -- they ' so
selfrighteously . snub for,
raci's.m.•-In the case of the
Ivory Coast ..there is' even
Contact with South Africa on .'
the diplomatic level:, with
govern s(+,ient•officials' 'frniithe •
Republic, including Prime
Minister John r Vorster ..
(continued on page'4,�
'prevented: .1f in the fere, as l said, • reminiscent of "High Noon'.'.: •
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offices ° eastern parts. of Canada an _trill to see the Olymptic flame
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-presented in'••:_.,t._. Fair
Conversely when we were : the. US is the tremendous lit thereat a specialafternoon Grounds As • i
School hll
•.._ in Ottawa' on the 'way°home,w.•.
two' couples from Ne.°York
' State- W ere.00hing and, aahing :
over' the amount of brick. and.
Stone houses in the nation's
capital. l ' '•
Incidentally, the summer
' M,eatre-,ai"Cliarl.ol:tellown•'is
ging. great guns, :arid at-
tracting large crowds every
night.:„., People ' arrive-' in
Charlotte•tow'n .and stay there
,. for sc'eral days because bf'
the:..sh.ow.s. which r -un only' the
latter part of .the week: •
It 'could be noted here, too;
that Charlottetown is geared.
``zrp -for `Voti?tsTS ..•, arid"does a
great deal - .to make the
visitors' time pleasant. -While
the tourist isn't really
fleeced, PEI resident's •value.
the tourist dollars. and are
q
leaning q rt (iy how to at
tract more of them.
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• We... did . the Cabot Trail
:'rid luckily. the
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GAVE• SYKE'S•- ditoriai staff
• EDWAR'b J, BYftSKt'- daertising manager
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personality of the ';sea, _ the
�'gret-•arid powerful influence
it has on the_people. who live
near it. Iris -'a special world,
an entirely, different and
unique. world. And ,I -could
?well .imagine,that people who
''had -been raised in one. of the..
Atlantic "provinces: or. States
:.would m-iss;the oeean:terribly
if -they moved away from it.
The ocean is indeed an
.:,hypnotic force,' "a. real and
genuine component of•naturb -
roup• s o c ren,
ceremony the • Thursday we danced .a. minuet, 1
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before the Montreal opening. believe; and did a Lanter,4
Ottaw
As wea, it mwovaes-d' awayevident from
that enactment of the history of
Dance, during a ., re- •
people ''.were utilizing - ac-
comiriodation as far 'west of
Otta-w•a as. Perth... and
perhaps further. Make no
mistake about it - .the
Olympic t)7ri11 w'as in the 'air..
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'Travelling as was with
'two baseball fans, we stopped -
over for a day in Montreal to'
see the • Expos -get -beaten.
Believe it'or no't, you can even
jeer the Expos in Montreal',
•fnr.tire fens. throve realize all
ttrii. Weil ;just how bad their
team_ Is,-. -
'But they arc loyal. The
crowds .scent its remain good
• lit tansy. park fireni•ding to
And just to wind up this
the towntl It. "was all very
wonderful and exciting.
Wishing a. n , the town . the
very best 150ti anniversary,
when it' happens, and
thanking you for anything of
interest you are able to send, -
me. a
Norma Kizer,
' 23a W. 16th St.
capsule comment on anotheriuo> •
th'Vancouver, B.C.
vacation,,,„ I'd like: t0 make V71Y4iT6
mention- -..:of• - the -language •
-problem which is so topical
these days in Canada.
I'm one. 'Canadian who
wishes she could speak' two
languages fluently... .and I.
must' admit.. 1 felt iciest
inadequate stacked up
;against the many, many mien
and women of all ages from
all:•walks' of •life who could
twitch • back ah1 forth, bet-
ween Isngl'ii;h and French as
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Sport vs. politics
Dear Editor, o -•'
Despite. all the ups arid
downs of the past four year.
Canada finally saw dream
•come true .'as the .1976
Qlyiripic games were of-
ficially opened in Montreal on
Saturday. Nothing can
. t
•m :.