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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-11-24, Page 5It was aim store c>leara,ra as 1 More than 20,000 the city of HoustonTexas frenzied two -clay N#txional Conventici Women, an enormous" and <•we publicized gathering titat';cost $5,miliiarn and took more than a year to organlize• And the feminists, like the sea, came, pouring in to play their partin planning the legaland social future—of the' American woman. And that future;was planned througha controversial,26-ppoint document that will attempt to,initiate enormous changes in the laws governing. abortion, jobs, salaries, --divorce, credit, property rights and sexual choice if orie is available. ;;' One convention official said that women are laughed at, patronized and even ridiculed in the press and have F yl pdy fir✓; 1S T-..-.";. ;>itt la brl ht colo j �l915, inorder‘ e ti"o" 1 wirk, sinwigleng wcoomen tentract:ach'e ladlgtn tafoiip I do hereby solemnly prorpise" Not to get married; 2) Not to keep company with men; 3) To be home between the hours of 8 p.m, and 6 a.m. unless in attendance at a school#unction; ,4) I otto loiter downtown 5n ice ,,cream stores; 5Y'Not to leave town at, any time witho).it the permission of the chairman of the board; 6) Not to smoke cigarettes; 7) Not to get in .a carriage or automobile with any man, except my c; e*,miofe ;fan attit, �easrtwo petttooats; ,cep`„t school room neat weep the floor at least once, ty,;t ry. b), scrub the floor at least once weekly with • hot water and soap; c) Clean blackboards at least once daily; d) Start the fire at 7 a.m. so the room will. be warm by 8 a.m. "Why . thats simply disgusting" a demure debutante of the newsroom declared. "It's almost as bad as being a housewife." "Thats true but it does provide a reasonable amount of protection from "Those',pooh yvoaraelt a hot fudge suhdae" "Pm sure %it was all. in- their Wrest, a thoughtful measure to prot,ect'.M,. the respected school teacher from the criminal element that frequentedthpse ice cream parlors It's` just;' one in- stinctive element of our protective nature." I boasted. "You're a chauvinist," she screamed. I didn't think,,anybody could buy that. T m ith nge ass of ent sing to core not iat ;pe to ens. hat Twit /els the Huron County secondary teachers and the primary grade teachers have agreed to appoint a or in an attempt to settle their iveagreements for 1977-78, tiations with the secondary teachers have been at a standstill their contract expired in Sep- ct finders report released by the tions Relations Commission of the ce said that negotiations have d an impasse because of poor unications. Professor J.W. Is, of the faculty of law at the sity of Western Ontario, has since rio Hydro has promised that o residents aren't likely to find ves freezing in the dark this chances of the province ex- cing power shortages or tits are remote an Ontario Hydro I has claimed. Roger Whitehead, er of systems operations, said s increased capabilities this year insure that critical • power s experienced last winter are ly to occur. re is always the possibility of INFORMATION, BACKGROUND AND OPINION HERE IN HURON been appointed by the education relations commission to investigate the Huron board -teachers negotiation. The raison d'etre of the commission is to preside over teacher -school board negotiations in the province and also to demand a fact finders report if a set- tlement cannot be reached. Samuels has admitted that both parties in the negotiations can be blamed for the poor communications and added that it was the overall spirit which was at fault. He stated „that neither party is sure of the others position but both are convinced they have stated their cases clearly. "In my view each party is sincerely convinced that it has explained its argument to the other and that it is willing to negotiate in good faith if only. the other side would agree to do likewise." Samuels said, "The negotiations have been a dialogue of the deaf." He has since suggested that both the teachers and the board sit down and discuss their positions with a third party chairman or mediator to alleviate the communications problem. The teachers have claimed they asked that a mediator be appointed September 23 but that the board refused their suggestion. It was not until November 7 that the board endorsed the resolution to appoint a mediator. The fact finders report was released to both parties on October 19. Ron Lane, chairman of the teachers negotiating team, claimed the fact finders report will do little to bring the two parties closer in their negotiations and would more likely act as a stumbling block. He claimed the report used conflicting arguments and ignored all teacher data regarding supportive material for their regarding supportive material for their proposals. Lane admits that the teachers were not enthusiastic about the fact finders report but did agree with Samuel's recommendation to appoint a mediator. He added that the actions of the school board during negotiations make it dif- ficult for teachers not to believe they.are a target of a campaign to have their contract torn up and replaced with one that disregards their concerns. Herb Turkheim, chairman of the board and member of the negotiating, PROVINCIAL POINTS brownouts -reductions in voltage oc- curring," he said. "But a whole com- bination of things would have to happen to put us in trouble. Everything points to a much better winter." Last December Hydro was forced to buy power from the United States, to cut power to industrial consumers and for one brief period, to reduce throughout the province to reduce a shortage. Whitehead said it is unlikely to occur this winter because of the factors that contributed to last year's crisis no longer exist. In fact Ontario Hydro has been faC n as in 11 arr 1e lb is a nvi er Io is 't9 .y Is Is fu Icl IPl ID d r Solicitor General, Warren d, was told early last year about plot to hijack a jetliner in Toronto eports indicate that RCMP in - were in on the plot. e Minister Pierre Trudeau sed the story as 'garbage' and terous' but former RCMP ssioner Maurice Nadon told d in a letter May 28, 1976, that people had been preparing an ehijacking in late 1972. goal of the hijack plot was to free o -called (Quebec) Political rs in jail for the 1970 murder of to, e Egyptian President Anwar and Israeli Prime Minister m Begin were optimistic that lks had made progress towards in the Mideast, Palestinians are !dg for Sadat's blood. adat arid Begin had met for two talks' that could possibly. end 30 !Arab-Israeli hatred hundreds of g and Palestinians in Damascus through the streets calling ',traitor and shouting; "Kill the W5s labelled as a traitor in most rs, in Mideast countries and. requested to cut its proposed rate in- crease for 1978 in half because the utility has been able to sell surplus power to the United States this year. Earlier this year the Ontario gover- nment asked the utility to cut its proposed rate increase for next year because of higher profits, realized through the sale of surplus power. Hydro though has already increased its rate to rural customers across Ontario. Last year the shortage of power was due to low water flows in power source "rivers, breakdowns in the Nanticoke generating station and lack of power transmission lines at the Lennox station, a situation that still exists. Whitehead said that even if we ex- perienced another extremely cold winter across the province there shouldn't be a problem because there is sufficient water and the problems at Nanticoke - have been solved. He said that Hydro expects to have three million kilowatts available from Nanticoke December in contrast to as little as 500,000 kilowatts that were available from that plant last winter. In addition there are two generators at the Bruce Nuclear Power Development, north of Kincardine, that are com- missioned now but were not available for commercial service last year and Hydro estimates this will make a difference of an extra 1.5 million kilowatts. In 1976 Hydro's capacity was about 20 million kilowatts although with the breakdowns that level was never achieved. Hydro is now entering this winter with an installed capacity of 21.6 million kilowatts and a forecast peak requirement of 16.6 million kilowatts , up from 15.9 kilowatts last year. In spite of the increase Ontario Hydro CANADA IN SEVEN Quebec Labour Minister Pierre Laporte. 'The hijacking of an Air Canada Montreal -to -Vancouver jet in Toronto was` . scheduled for September 26, 1972 just before the federal election. It never came off, apparently because the hijackers discovered an RCMP informer in their midst. A copy of the letter and related documents Nadon sent to Allmand is now in the hands of the Keable inquiry investigating illegal police activities in Quebec in the 1970's The letter says that Allmand's predecessor as solicitor - general, Jean-Pierre Goyer, was told September 19,1972, that a group was planning criminal acts to free so-called political prisoners. Allmand replaced Gayer as solicitor - general on November 27, 1972 and held the portfolio until September 14, 1976. Allmand has said that the mounties did not keep him or other solicitors -general informed of their activities. The letter also admitted the involvement of the RCMP, Quebec Provincial Police and Montreal City Police in the break in at the Montreal offices of a left wing news agency-L'Agence de Presse du Quebec Libre, on October 7, 1972. The Keable commission had been told three police agents instigated the hijacking scheme and helped members of a Front de Liberation du Quebec terrorist cell plan it. The Keable Commission, appointed by the Parti Quebecois, believes the hijacking was planned to influence the outcome of the 1972 election, won by the Liberals. The plan was abandoned after one of the police informers was discovered according to testimony at the commission. The commission has asked Solicitor - General Francis Fox to produce WORLDWEEK has become a marked man as a betrayer of the Arab cause. Sadat, however, said he was sure of the fact that the process started through his visit will enable his country to solve 'all the problems. Begin described Sadat's visit as a real success for both countries and the cause`of peace. But both leaders made it obvious at a press conference they had reached no concrete agreements beyond the decision to talk again ,and that their tough stand on the return of Arab lands occupied by Israel in. the 1967 Six -Day War .continued<to be in direct conflict. When asked whether Israel should give up the captured land in Egypt, Syria and Jordan, Sadat said: "Our land is sacred." Begin then said: "I can repeat the statements made by President Sadat. He said our land is sacred. I say that our land is sacred." Which just means that Israel has made no concessions on the captured land yet but the talks may have alleviated pressure among the gover- nments if not between terrorist and guerilla groups in the Mideast. Begin said he would not make a return visit to Cairo, a point that was agreed upon by the two leaders. Sadat said that the prime minister has the right to come and address the parliament in Cairo, but for certain reasons that the leaders discussed they decided to postpone the issue. Egyptian observers claim the reason is probably connected with political uncertainties in Egypt following the resignation of two key government members over Sadat's visit to Israel. However Begin has insisted that he is quite ready, at the proper time, to display the same courage as Sadat and documents about police involvement in the hijacking. Fox was to have made his reply early in the week. Now the commission considers the latest disclosure very serious and plans to probe deeper into the matter. The three police agents believed to have infiltrated the terrorist group are ex- pected to be subpoenaed by the com- mission. One of those police officers Was a former airman at the St. Hubert air base in Quebec and a former morality squad officer in the Montreal city police force. He was also involved with Paul and address the Egyptian parliament. Both leaders were convinced of each other's sincerity 'in the talks and hoped the proposed Middle East peace con- ference in Geneva - co-sponsored by the United States and the Soviet Union - would be held in the very near future,- Sadat did point out that this country's relations with the Soviet were strained and whatever he did didn't seem to please the Soviets. He is afraid the same attitude may prevail at the conference. Sadat said that the key slogan for Israel should be security and an end to war as a way to solve differences bet- ween the two .:ountries. He said there committee, said the fact finder report was fair to both sides but disputed Samuel's statement that the negotiations were a dialogue of the deaf. Turkheim and the board viewed the teachers' demands as excessive and money and working conditions were the main contentious issues in the contract. Turkheim said that it would be unfair on the board's part if they consented to higher teacher salaries and then passed that expense on the municipalities in the county. The, negotiations on both sides will Conti ue. is asking consumers to restrict use of major appliances during the peak period of 4 to 7 p.m. and not to turn on Christmas lights until after 7 p.m. Their aim is to limit growth of use to six per cent this year and if the users respond the possibility of brownouts is remote. But if they fail to comply then Hydro could be in difficulty. A brownout is halfway between nor- mal electricity supply and a blackout. Lights dim, kettles heat much more slowly and television reception deteriorates noticably. You pay for what you get. Jacques Rose, who were convicted of the 1970 kidnapping of British trade corn- missioner James Cross. Paul Rose is now serving a life term for his involvement ,ip the murder of Pierre Laporte, the former Quebec labour minister. A second alleged agent involved in the conspiracy was a close friend of the other agent and the son of a Montreal police chief. The third agent that was discovered by the FLQ as an undercover man was carrying a police contract card with another officer's name and telephone number on it. have been disagreements on the details of how to achieve Israeli security during the private talks, but no disagreement on the principle. Sadat said that Israel must face up to realities concerning its security, and said the country should be thinking along the lines of demilitarized zones, early warning stations, the use of United Nations forces and whatever guarantees can be agreed to. But Sadat stood by his old position that Mideast peace could be achieved only. with the return of Arab Iands.oceupied in the Six -Day War of 1967 and with the, creation of a Palestinian homeland.