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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-04-14, Page 5CODER ICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1977—j kesVe 9f' '1 J !' 1 Funny thing but the Toronto Blue Jays, a new entry in the American League, are winning ball games and you can't even buy beer in the stadium. That is of course unless the guy beside you consents to sell a couple of pints he smuggled into the park. The great debate over whether or not beer should be sold at Blue Jays baseball games was expected to die on the Legislature floor, but the concern ex- pressed over the beer sale would in- dicate that the success of the team hinges on fan beer consumption. It certainly wouldn't hurt the Expos if beer was made available to the players as well. • The beer controversy spread into the government circles and Toronto Metro council in voting 21-11 in favor of asking the Ontario Cabinet to permit the sale of beer in the stadiums, devoted more time to that item than the 70 ether civic, items listed on the evening's agenda. At least we know where the priorities lie. Liberal Leader Stuart Smith brought the matter up in the Ontario Legislature calling for the sale of beer in paper cups. Smith's private members bill will not come up and it was expected to die on the floor. At the metro council meeting, chairman Paul Godfrey, said that if beer was not sold legally in the stadium then supporters might snuggle it in. Might? After the Blue Jays opener last Thursday stadium crews had more bottles and cans to dispose of than popcorn boxes or hot dog wrappers. In a CBC news report embers of the cleanup crew indicaed there were enough bottles and cons to supply the 44,000 plus that attended the game, As a result of the permit request for exhibition stadium the controversy spread to Maple Leaf Gardens where special occasion liquor permits were obtained on behalf of fans occupying the 10 private boxes. Consumer and Com- mercial Relations Minister, Sidney Randleman, who is also responsible for the Liquor Licence Board of Ontario said that Maple Leaf Gardens could no longer apply for special occasion permits on behalf of the fans who rent the boxes for between $25,000 and $50,000 per year. Maple Leaf Gardens President Harold Ballard, after chewing on several hockey sticks in anger, called Ran- dleman a "goddamned fool-" He wbs not too concerned about losing money on the private boxes since other companies and individuals are on a waiting list. Ballard contended that the move would just make fools out of the government and singled out Randleman as a nervy politician whewas talking oujt,. of both sides of his mouth, trying tq, pacify the drys. Ballard said he didn't think the government would be so stupid and that even people who didn't drink would be upset. But Randleman made a concession and said that the first game of an in- ternational series could be considered a special occasion and a company renting a box could get a special permit for a reception. The legal opinion did not take into account the press box at the gardens where beer is served but that situation is likely to be reviewed as well. It was all so much easier under' the Canada Temperance Act, HE WEEK AFTER cy and nsure tin bers deed a 'ay that 'h ost con is are bring a halt- the altthequ :uron Ci point in to i at the relax •elieved d be ?d out�'lo ting wi rmatiott d many dies er lia ee go munici hool incit, real t them hers w ided pl notenes tinueda uron County Board of Education d a public meeting April 25 to Ate an accusation that students ig subjected to literary filth in courses. accusation was levelled at the at its last regular monthly byoj.Ioyd Barth of Blyth who to bring his findings before the embers. One of his main con - as that he, like any other un - ng parent, was unaware of the tial background paper for a five- dy of Thunder Bay grain han- dicated that 75 per cent of grain contract respiratory problems unsure to grain dust. Gage Research Institute is ng a five-y,ear study in Thunder d claim that coughing, wheezing rtness 'of breath usually occurs he fiht 10 years of employment frequency of such symptoms ently increases. rvin Broder, director of Gage h, said the five year study will HERE content of the material . until his daughter pointed it out. He asked the board who was responsible fdr the book selection in the school curriculum adding that he un- derstood it would be extremely difficult for board members to be aware of book content since there were so many to deal with in the county sygtem. Barth singled out three novels in use in English courses; Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, The Diviners by Margaret Lawrence and Catcher in the 40,1 INFORMATION, BACKGROUND AND OPINION IN HURON Rye by J..D, Salinger. Re then read a passage from the Diviners; "When apples are ripe they should be plucked, when girls are 16 they should be ...." It is hardly difficult to complete the phrase' and Barth a former teacher, explained that when he faught the teaching material was void of such filth. He explained that he followed up his filth with letters to various education ,ad- ministrators including Ontario Education Minister, Thomas Wells. Despite the letters, the response was The use of language was a shock to Barth who claimed that children today use language that children of other generations would "never thought of using. Unfortunately children seem to know more of the things they are got supposed to and such language in a book would probably draw no more than second to impassive glance. Not that the systern'should condone it under.the guise that the students are eXposed to it among their peers.4 Jim Coulter superintendent of education in the county said that department heads in each school discuss the availability of material from the ministry of education.with the other staff members. There is no real book fisting to choose frprn and teachers are respon• sible for the material. Board member Eugene Frayne said the entire board should review the allegation but his recommendation to PROVINCIAL IPOINTS begin at the end of the month to deter- mine the extent of the grain dust problem and the intent is to document the existence of a problem among grain handlers. Once that has been established studies will be conducted by following workers over a number of years, The study will involve about 900 grain workers and the institute has been given the support of the Canadian Lakehead Grain Elevators workers union. The problem faced by grain handlers has apparently resulted from pesticides and chemical fertilizers used by farmers. Grain handlers disease has been known for a long time but the increasing use of pesticides and chemicals is quite recent. The dust conditions are supposedly getting worse for handlers but mainly because it is a different kied of dust resulting from chemical sprays. Frank Mazur, chairman of the Grain_ Elevator Workers union said that 104years ago grain elevators smelled like grain and today they smell like drug stores. Mazur expressed concern for the grain handlers across the province because the chemicals can easily kill a handler if they can kill bugs. He explained that the irandlers are in a fight with the bugs and the bugs will win because the chemicals will eventually kill the handlers and the bugs will remain. Mazur slid that action by the federal government was dismal in relation to the dust control since grain handlers are under federal jurisdiction. The Department of Labor has now promised to provide inspectors to oversee grain elevators and several companies have been installing polrution control systems 'worth millions of dollars, The federal government hasn't offered any assistance for the study yet and the Institute said the funds for the project were generated internally to start, the study. Statistics from Labor Canada indicate that there are 31.00 people employed in grain handling industries across Canada and a large percentage of those are employed in Ontario. Thunder Bay is one of the largest grain ports in the world, handling nearly 80 bushels a year and the cm- turn , it gto a board subcommittee met resistance from other members. He said the board and parents are being filled in on what is being taught to the children ahd,turned ?Ight around and called for a closed meeting to discuss the matter. Frayne then withdrew that suggestion and opted for a public meeting to be held April 25. Board chairman Herb Turkheim also extended an invitation to English department heads and schooi principals to be in attendance. ployrgent figure there has reached 2,000. A conference held' on grain dust and health in Ottaw a last year sponsored by Labor Canada reported that there was no evidence to show that grain dusf affects the lifespan of grain workers but at worst could dis'able a person after a period of exposure and the effects could be permanerit. The government recommended a threshhold limit to grain dust exposure be implemenled and that the industry take steps to „provide \,-entilation and control the dust. rd tee plannin timate to havea en deter that rtunity the failing discus ruct Re e no justice? 00 Quebec Provincial policemen d on strike after failing to come s with the justice department, firearms were stolen from polke near Montreal. uebec Provinciel Police have an illegal strike since early last day to back their demands for ate implementation of two-man ls around the clock. Spokesmen olice union say the one man car are unsafe in the province and e was sparked by the shooting f•23 year-old Constable Robert rs on 01, extile loCat nploY buq uitabit don England journalist with the Times has openly criticized the Ay and justification for the book a column which appeared in the ilaleY, author of the powerful at traced his ancestry through 1'1' era in the Unites:I States and, bia Africa, arrived in England e series will begin its television He hopes that a confrontation urnalist Mark Ottaway during his stay in London. ay recently spent a week in and claims that Lebba Fofana, seas opeOe wed selg CANADA IN SEVEN Brabant, who was ambushed while in- vestigating a robbery. He was alone on patrol. As the strike entered the fourth day thieves broke into Berthierville station, 35 miles north of Montreal and after rifling through policemen's lockers made off with five revolvers and two walkie talkies. At a division headquarters in St. Laurent thieves took three shotguns and more walk ie talkies. Quebec Justice Minister Marc -Andre Bedard said the negotiations with the police union will not begin until the men return to work. More than 3,000 mem- bers of the QPP have gathered at headquarters in Drummondville and isseed an invitation to the justice minister to visit the temporary headquarters. Bedard refused and said he has no intention of going to Drum- mondville. The union has since sent Bedard a petition aigned by 91 administration officers who claim that two-man car patrols can be arranged with the present staff. A union spokesman said that 200 policemen who normally work in the offices could also be assigned to car patrol. The union appears fixed in its stand for two man patrols and the Brabant in- cident triggered the illegal strike. They insist that one man patrols are unsafe. Police are holding three suspects in connection with the Brabant shooting. The provincial government made an offer to meet the demands half way but the idea was rejected by the union. The government suggested the im- ' plementation of two-man patrols on night duty only. The strike has closed over 107 provincial detachments and all emergency calls are being directed to nine regional headquarters staffed by WORLDVVEEK the village oral historian, who was a main source for Haleyis research and who also verified the story of young Kunta Kinte, is a man of notorious unreliability who knew that Haley was interested in and subsequently related a different version of the story. Ottaway also base,d the charges on the authority of Bakery' Sidibe, a Gambian national archivist, who claimed that Forana was wild as a youth and did not train as a griot (oral historian). The television version of Roots at- tracted the largest viewing audience ever in the United States and Canada and will be shown in Britain this week.. The impact of the television version was so powerful that many people have been naming their children after central characters in the book. Haley said that he had no reason to doubt the authenticity of his research and since eVerything fit so well together had no reason to abandon the in- formation because one person after several years had cast some doubt on a man (Fofana) who originally was Ottaway added that Kunta Kinte disappeared' from the village later than the 1767 date used6in Roots and it was unlikely any of the inhabitants of Juffure were captured during the year. Ottaway did concede, however, that the basic symbolie truth of Roots, remained un- tarnished since it was generally ac- cepted that thousands of Africans were shipped into slavery. American historians were not sorquick to discredit the research done for the book claiming that as historical fiction the book retained the essence of truth. Bernard Bailyn, a Harvard professor, said the importance of the book does not rest on historical fact but is more an ac senior officers. Raymond Richard, president of the union, finally met with Bedard in Quebec City on the weekend, at the request of Richar,d, but no progress resulted from the late night meeting. Neither man would agree to give ground on the basic issues and -the union decided to continue 'the strike. Bedard had since conceded to allow two-man patrols on evening and night shifts and,during days in high risk cases. The police association still maintains 'that the two-man patrols can be initiated 24 hours a day without any extra cost to • ount of the author's preception of slavery and rather than relying on details exists on a state of mind. Haley himself conceded that the book was historically exact in detail and in the book explained that every line has been preserved through oral history in his African and American families. He combined the oral history with some documentation and then took what he believed would be a -realistic and plausible approach to Jhe dialogue and circumstances. • Another Harvard professor, Robert Fogel claimed Roots was the hest the province and by using existing Bedard said he was aware of the risks involved in police work and admitted that working conditions could be im- proved. But he added that many people face the problem of poor working con- ditions but don't take illegal strike action to support their demands. Some municipal police forces in Quebec are answering emergency calls in the QPP jurisdiction and the municipal associations have also thrown their support behind the strikers. historical novel written on slai7ery ad- ding that it would be wrong to demean the book by pointing out the errors and that •it would also be wrong to acknowledge the book as a history on It is refreshing to note that many historians questioned refused to demean the book on the basis of historical fact hut rather view it as one man's per- ception and sengible portrayal of slavery. After all no one can deny that • the slave trade existed and perhaps Roots was kind in its portrayal.