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"The Sepoy Town"
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Abandon use of
nuclear plants
Although the Chernobyl nuclear disastert ha,ppened on
the other side of the world, its effects will be feltgthe world
over. It's another in the'long line of incidents Which points
to the unpredictability of nuclear power.
In the Soviet Union.last weelt;<a human error resulted in
a meltdown occurring .at the plant, releasing harmful
radioactive material into the. -area around -the
Although the soviets are keeping the incident at quiet as
possible, experts suggest the damage in the area would be
quite extensive, due to evidence of nuclear fires resulting
from the meltdown.
In Canada, the incident should mean only one thing -the
government should give serious consideration to the out-
right banning of nuclear power before we have a similar
incident here. While experts in the field will say', nuclear
power is failsafe, there's a number -of examples which '
point to the contrary.'•
In the United States, the Three Mile. Island disaster
points to the fallibility of nuclear, power when a near
meltdown occurred at the nuclear plant .near Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania in 1979, Since. that time, none &the utility
companies in the U.S. has ordered a nuclear plant with
more than 100 such projects 'cancelled sthce.1973.
The track record of nuclear power at the Bruce Natlear
Power Development near Kincardine, is not,much better.
Shutdown after shutdown has occurred during the life of ,
the plant, On one occasion, a leak was, discovered which
allowed radioactive water to noir untreated into Lake
Huron.
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Since nuclear power was discovered in the 1940's it was .
hailed as revolutionary in the production of electrical
power. Forty years later, we are now ditcoverine that
although safety measures at nuclear plants are kept to an
optimum, there is room for error.. Aiid. when an error
occurs, it could have disastrous implications.
With this is mind, the Canadian government should be
_ looking in a new direction for a power alternative while
phasing the nuclear plants- out of operation, Granted', in
the years to come, the power needs of the 'country. will
naturally increase, but there has to be a more economical
and safer way of producing electricity than nuclear :Power:
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• The Reverend Duncan MacLeod was not
sure how to persuade Allan Livingstone to
take back his wayward and pregnant wife
into his cabin. But having promised Annie
he would try, he went that very evening to
confront the young stone mason. He found
Allan in the act Of washing clothes in a
bucket set upon the rough board table. The
cabin was a typical "bachelor's den"
disorderly and not very clean. The atmoS-
phere was a mixture of wood smoke and ,
, ,,, ., , „ „.,, barn.
the eternal ammonia -like smell Or the ,1-
"I came to speak tO, you about your wife,
Annie," MacLeod said in a gentle,
wheedling voice. "You know , of course,
that she has returned and is staying with
your in-laws, the Murdochs." '
Allan was usually a shyman, and* took
him some time to reply. Os thoughttwfre
not exactly compatible with ' 'Christian
ethics, and even the rpe,titie t . ife's
....,
'name sent his stomach in if turm�il.fo
gain time to formulate ,ik: reply,n
out i, flannel shirt al,10 f.: the
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Makeshift, cldthealihe, :striing.icross the
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stones of the fireplace. °,,•
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".Aye, sir,1,was told she hae come back
tae Redtreet," Allan said softly without
turning to lookat the minister. "But I m no
very interested inter anymare .% she brings
me nought but grief an' disgrace."
"But God is interested in her, my son.
She has confessed' her sins to Him,
repented' on her .knees and has been
forgiven," MacLeod said earnestly. "You
are still her rightful husband and obligated
to take, tare of her!"
"IS that a "tact?" Allan .said, in .a timer
and sarcastic tone.
"Yes indeed. You' made a solemfl
, promise to the Lord to:love and cherisitlier;
• for richer, fin' poorer, in sickhe4s,Atialn
• ifearib-4, as Iongas' you both shall: live."
"Wwas
Itnitilaarin
dr;ht, a
at pwrhoolese
ken
ir :
but no a whore.'
"You adv-mailtagLe of, perhaps who hie been II
„„you i,wronjg. her, . r. ivi s
totagetveeond'bSyaitr;;einLdoigrdna: in His yes, sheis
now as. Putt as the driven snow!
'31 beg the Pardon o' the Lord, Reverend,
i but 111, 16ever,„se'd her in that 1:igh:t esaid.. 'f
tersi#' hundred
ittillitster saw he was unlikely to
make much progress while the young
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was in this frame of mind. It would be
better to come again when conditions, were
more favourable.
"May I suggest you sleep on it before
you come ,to a 'decision," MacLeod said.
" "But never forget your promise to look
after her until death,do you part. A -man -of
honour must abide by his promise, and
believe you to be a man of your word, Mr.
.Livingstone." •
When the minister had left, Allan tried
to continue his task of washing out his
.v0orkifficlothes but 6i:tout-is, it difficult to
concentrate.. He :needed' to talk to some
'!ieilyatiout the whole Unsavoury situation.
Normally, he would have ,gone to }famish
Murdoch but since he was , also involved'
with ,Annie's troubles, he went to the only
, other .tnari he could 'confide in - Chippy
Chisholrn.
'A small cabin is not conducive to confid
ential talk. Allanlound hithself sitting at
the -table with Chippy and his wife
Eliza-
beth, while the I "gypsy lass", aridiet
Sutherland, worked at a spinning wheel int
a corner near' the firei,
Allan :Was a. aid to raise the subject
which was ,foremost in his mind, but the
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• gossipy Mrs. Chisholm relieved him of the
embarrassment.
"I tear your wife, Annie, is staying wi
her people," Lizzie said for oPeners, "You
Surely -will -no take her back again?"'
"I • (lima ken," Allan said. "The
minister hae just been tae see me. He says
it is mi duty tae hae her back. He says she
hae repented and will be a different woman
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if ,I'll hae her.f0
. , 'MacLeod doesna ken the MacQueen
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blood like 1 do," Lizzie !ad with a
-knowing thrust of her fat chin. "They're
WI il i 1 In i' canna ';
name.
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"You 'xi re. li°4init nufc:Yh:sin lae:' tntlti 'cat' -;agal c:aneeel °Pe, :I t ifsh:hchisc i change
tetiraS'kl blood!" rieebHamishc? ' . a'ake.cel 1 l idknOetithett#1.dh: 8' cleanergl: name
changed Annieeat1 sce4' r 1.1 1:18: with11ttiah outal1 was
fleaeeat: . • : '
ng" All 11 confessed."Will i
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WOrriart in n
frotn the ,COrner. "TaIt 'e her back. Mr.
Livingstone and don't' worry about the
gossiPs' - talk is cheap!"
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