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Whitby Free Press, 16 Dec 1971, p. 7

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WHITBY FREe PRESSP Thursday, December l6th,191,Pae R EE V E, MA Y OR I O CK HO R NS IYVURE 'DESPICAE"REVREKEMAR Inadr amatlc match of Wît, Reeve Tom Edwards anhd Mayor Desmond New- man e ng age d 1Inh1vel ydebate before .co unclIl Monday nlght, wlth the Reeve ch ailenglng. the Mayor for his stand on the "lsave the safeguards"I comml1ttee, whlch is urglng public support for ret- ent ion and improvement of the safeguards ln the Canada-U. S. Autopact. T h e fiery two-way debate waged in counci11 chamber s began when Reeve Ed- W a r d s presented a mot Ion ta have the town appoint Mayor Newman to the com- mittee, and to have a letter sent to Trade 1 n d ustry & Commerce Minister,, Jean- L uc Pepin.making clear Whitby's con- cern ta have the safeguards retained. The Re eve and Mayor,. equall1y etlo- quent i n diction, were able ta hold the full attention of thei r council1 in sol ici t- ing support for their respective causes. No wisb to loin the comuittee "1 c on d e mn you for what you have saii. 1 t hink y ou 11l regàret flot going over there ta stmr-ighten this thing out," Re eve Edward's redressed the m ayor, a f ter M r. Newman had stated his op- position in joining the safeguards com- mi t tee. COMPARE THESE A-i RECONDIrIONED AND> SAFETY CHECKED BEST BUYS!!! 1972 Renaul t 10 with bucket seats, disc- (brand new>) brakes, radial-ply tires etc.. 24 1971 Renault 12 TL with reclining seats, disc brakes, electric rear wvindow $1995 defroster etc. Lic. # 4934 1969 Renault 8 with 4 doors, disc brakes and only 11, 600 miles. A real $1095 sharp car! Lic. # N86712. 1967 BuickWildcat Convertible Immaculate!<$1m95 Loaded wvith extra options. Lic. # 34819A."J 1964 Renault 8 4-door, 4-speed and radio.*$9 A-1. Lic. # 34942A $4- Marian Auto Ltd, Grenfeil at King St. W., (2 blocks east of Oshawa Centre) 723-7910 Oshawa 728-5119 (Oen tili 9 p.m. nlghtly) fine er*if e aniq e M a yor Newmanm stated that he had e a r.1 1 er expressed reservations when asked ta a oI n the commIttee en-d added t h at hi[s name had been wrongfu 11y 1In- cluded on the commttee's Ietterhead. "1 d on'1t t hl1nk people'k'noWwhat-'sà r eal ly galng on," 1he sald. l'if Canada r et urns ta thé safegùards-baf -I'64 this country wil ose $1 billion worth of business and people wlh1 lbéôout ofwork."I "lSao w e 1l1 keep aur safeguards- but we'111 1ase aur jobs." II hope thi1s coun- cil do esn't direct me ta serve on thi s committee, 1 cannot serve it in sincer- lty, "lhe lmplared -town fathers. 111 have no falth In what is belng done." 1 h ave a 1way s admi1red you for your a s tuteness Mr. Mayor, the Reeve ret- al iated, but when you make a boa-boa, i t ' s a boo-boo, he said Jndiýting that the mayor's decision of non-support was an imprudent one. "lT he people behind t he committee such as Oshawa Mayor Edward McNeel y are nat exactly babes-in-the wooç," Ilhe sa id. The Reeve al so read an excerpt from a recent newspaper article on the autopact, explaining beforehand that this was not an "INDP rag"l, but the Toronto "Globe and Mail". D i s cuss ion arlsihg from the debate that the Issue at han'd was flot a "Pol it- lcal plum, did not go unchal^lengedý from the f 1 ar. "iust a political football", says - White "11 t hi nk th at th i s is j us t a po 11ti1cal1 foot0111, said Council lor Rober t White. Bath Council1 lors Vernon MacCarl1 and Gerald Emm sald they woul d have to know mor e of the fac ts before mak 1ng ýa deci1s- Ion. On a recammenda t Ion fromi Counc 11I.1or Jim Musselman, the motion ta hav'e.the. Mayor represent the town on the "isave the safeguards" cammittee wastabled for further discussion.--- o Capstan Drive Constant Speed (Includes) T W OFW I YOperation 1-Remnote dynamic mi- TO N0FW ITYAC/Battery Operation cohn,1C3,tit Level Control Circuitry MN-i1400 Duraceil Aika- e 'o Fast Forward and Rewind line batteries, 1 -Carry o Full Range Dynamic Speaker Case o Solid State Engineered -~ - 'Man. Sugg. List Prioe $69 BOXING DAY PCA RC $ 48 7TAK E NOTICuË THAT in accordance with Bylaw No. 669-7 1 1 have been authorized to declare -------- Mo n da y, De ce mber 27th, 1971, as8Boxing Day and a Civic Holiday in and for the Town of . .......... --------..... Whitby. Dated a t Whitby this I5th day of December, 1971. .- --- - - - - - D. G. Newvman, MAYOR A WHAI?3 A NOAH'S ARK SALE!!16 But It Won't Last For 40 Days! You Can Buy in Two's and StI Corne Out Ahead!! Hurry Before The Drought Cornes (Sale ends December 3lst. when we wilI be joining with The Body Shop-54 Simcoe St.N.-with new exciting spring stock to look forward to in the soon to be opened "gais only" department of Oshawa' Iargest Unisex Store) The Clothes Horse 25 Prince St. OPEN 10OTO 6 Oshawa5 THURS. and FR1. NuES 'III 9 576- 6021 <-'N j, * 4 a BE A BLOOD DONOR Md

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