Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), October 27, 1982, p. 5

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Disarmament or annihilation To the editor of The Hue are loting or global nuclear icipal election in support balanced disarmament which means that our the West will not disarm nuclear weapons i i This disarm inn wwild be done in stages verified international controls We find it very cant that this year s Nob el peace prize was awarded to Alia Myrdal and Alfonso Garcia Rob- dedicated to the promotion of disarms Alfonso was re cently quoted as saying The world is faced with one choice disarm men or annihilation After viewing the film If You Love This Plan this quote is not too radical Instead of ignor about this threat we can write our MPs write the newspap ers participate in peace ful demons rations and voir in the Nov Selection Sincerely Bob and Linda A THt Wednesday October facts are available Letters to the Editor How fund helps all children To the editor Of The Herald In response articles which appeared in recent issues of the Hamilton Spectator arc funds collected for really used to help needy children in the world or are they used for other purposes Each year as en approaches rumor confusion and misinform about the use of funds abound It appears Chat this year is no exception The Ontario Committee a volunteer committee which organic the annual Halloween campaign Is to clarify how the funds ore used for the informa tion of concerned citizens of Ontario All funds collected by are used for pro jects which directly assist children from conception age IS in developing countries The use of these funds is controlled by very clear policies These policies state that does not supply projects with equipment intended to be used for abortion As well funds are not used for purchasing contraceptive supplies Some confusion arises because provides a purchasing service other development and to governments of developing countries These ago own funds for these pur chases and pay a fee to coverall Umcef costs cannot and does not dictate how these govern and agencies Use their own funds respects the right of each nation to deter mine its own national poll the personal right of parents to decide on the spacing and size of their own families based on their own moral convicti However can and does control the use and distribution of its funds and does so In ABOUT THE HILLS Computer talk The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce hopes to assist local small businesses by familiarizing them with the use of computers through a special seminar featuring Martin Clarkson of Dunwoody and Associates Ltd It takes place tonight Wednesday at p m at the North Golf and Country Club Santas The Georgetown Lions Club has been given permission to hold its annual Santa parade Nov At Its meeting Monday night the towns general committee agreed to allow the parade to march from the Georgetown Market Place to the community s Main Street business section The parade is expected to start at 1 m accordance with Its own policies Withholding funds from decision which has been taken by some separate school boards docs not affect the pur chases made by other agencies or governments The only programs affect arc those directly fitting children In dire need in some of the poorest countries of the world The Vatican with its and knowledge recognizes this fact and has continued its praise and its year annual contribution In mg its contribution for this the Holy See per observer mission lo tin United Nations told that its worldwide to children and young mothers enhances life and should Funds collected in Canada arc signaled for projects which Canada Ins promised to fund An out line of these projects is available all interested persons These projects do enhance the value of life for many many children is concerned that these children not become the Innocent victims of confusion in Canada about The Ontario Committee is counting on concerned local residents to give generously at Halloween this year With the help of concerned adults young adults and children cssen tlal funding will not be lost and promises to children To the of The Herald As a citizen of Hills and as a senior elementary school teacher of Peel lam responding a letter to the editor which was published in your Oct edition The letter was written by one of our younger citizens Bar ban Ford age 1 of George town 1 must applaud this student for her efforts to become involved and to wont to be more informed about the issue of global nuclear disarmament Miss Fords letter ex pressed several concerns Her main objection was lhat were not getting the facts we re not gelt the whole story In truth the facts sup porting the Vote YES platform Barbara have been well presented to the citizens of Hills This newspaper has published weekly articles pertinent to this global issue notably the second article in a scries head lined with Frightening fads about the arms nee presented Oct eleven trulhs which should hive been and under every citizen of this tommuniiy A concerned group of iibnrs has been live in presenting The fails supporting i in the Nov rifirendum only is to v the noble lor and percuvedsee and making im in the Soviet express their elected desire to Kremlin must dearly love prodisarmament voters To the editor or The Herald If certain people in this country have their way I can just see the front page stones of the newspapers in a few short years The governments of Western Europe and North America bowing to public pressure destroyed all their nuclear weapons and signed a covenant never to build any more them Everyone was happy because now there could be no nuclear exchange in The Russian govern whose people had not called for nuclear dis armament was happy too One day the Kremlin sent a note to Ottawa telling Canada to all its farms and to send per cent of all grain crops to Russia each year Canada was also required to bond schoolchildren to yearly for periods of years to be educated The note ended that failure lo comply would cause pleasant consequences Canada angrily dismissed the note and the following day Port Hardy British Columbia disappeared under a mushroom Canada protested to the United Nations but Russia vetoed the ensuing reso lution and the next day Port Basques appeared under a mush Canada with no nuclear armed allies the message and with the Russian de mands Ah you naive people the Kremlin loves you dearly God our country JohnW Homing Irwin Crescent Georgetown opportunity to express support of the global disarmament The dum technique is relative- Iv unknown in Canadian pit ilk ill It is im all eligible participate in this to give l rs xilitical three In milder rootdetcrin malum realize the glo bal disarmament object To neighbors and fill human beings in Hills and to ford for your pressed concern about l his issue and future I Irelarc intention to Nov Band I belie ics to come the grass nuns disarmament movement will win its place in the history texts of nil n Sincerely en Norman Weber Drive Georgetown Hit r nfihe How can we trust worlds Ayatollahs disc I ihe Volt pi ilfiirm is manned for Ihi of the in info mid mulled in this is in 1ublii the film prist evenings was adi but far over ids r eh from Willi in vim ir Ihi nihil sidi is v To the tditor of Tilt there lot worst things could happen than vi for irnn men Iweiuse if Canada ihmkyouc like ilullnh Kho mum is acluilU example If we limed anil someone like tin took over we would hue live without am We would be where 1 live told when to whin ihuieh In Its Time to Control the High Cost of Education ALTON BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE WARD ACTON Bert HINTON i ii llltllotl free in I ilns over nnbodv disarm id and ins nude w most vervh would die in having to 1 ihink is worst thin hum In deilh t ioreloiin kept Sincerely yours Elizabeth Gordon Edwards Provincial Chairman Ontario Committee re Dont Nuke Me I don lo set i mushroom cloud see fallout fall I don 1 it ill think like I hi ill need for more Litton 1 Ihi pouil of living in ft I 11 1 to in fit g ly Inline itinnriis of rtmtmbtnng si pi in the sun 1 slnke hmds Willi n slop this Ottawa s been looking here for shelters from How would react to a strike assuming they were in physical condition to do so Mayor says an official disaster plan was completed in September It Is in and not designed deal with disaster In my ease would be put into effect hi region under the of regional A of plan at local polite Ik iduujricrs This il prnv ides ex sin inform or use group would the chief hee of public works fire regional chief administrative officer and the regional chair Tins group would in turn ordinate the efforts of oil avail support groups including imbulancc utility ers fire and medical personnel clergy the military officials and civilian Stiff Serge ml Roy Smith of Iht Georgetown police admits however ihil would be nude inoperative if there enough cots in the mple e would be unable to rapid help from groups if lines down if A POLICE BEAT I Attempted escape of Gurlph Centre mil of driving through dlt and made a run for hi fittnry regional police lmrkt minutes him with est ipingl iwful custody The in mis ituhi ml centre fir fraud was hurl Ihi mi Store robbed td s In and Store on Main Street s was robbed of SI worth of cash ihttiues overnight Hal ton regiorul police siid then was no sign of and are Cars damaged Six vchielo the tune of S3 after win siralihed by sharp object One tilth red pjint wnon its hood and windshield Wednesday at police are invisIigilingtofiiidtlKKcresp for the willful I ve nlvgot on duty right now said do our best but I just don think we cope Oilier police personnel mused on the likelihood of issivc panic stricken evacuation from Hills it att wire imminent The his no del proci for It would be like night on 11 One dint and would be it would pili up and we don have Ihe per Also envisioned was a si lit of in as time passed radiation Is dropped have to build an fortress around vour To protect viur you be shooting outsiders who In sit it People be rnding food Inns Sotnty would ik up into little llntlnn mi in the pilal imtrgencv ward this despair Me do hive a ister pi in it the il slit sivs We could handle up to 1DQ Hut to cope would on whether ill edit staff could lie contacted and if thev would be in any condition to help We hive no training for ridiahon or hums she says serious burn pnti tnls would be transftrr ed major Toronto hos pita Is or Master but former would no longer exist What would you use to transfer Would the hospital even one i build one would mid build me permit if Hit Mr from mad new port wondered I hale toe think about it Could prtpirc in any w ly for the of nuclear attack Twenty years during Ihe missile crisis residents built lomb shelters of looking fur likelv spots for public shelters Tiny hi under ground parking garages of local build plates SuchliHalionsniiglit pro vide shelter from a distml Mr they would ni out rii of tin links world north hum in pti pit imirged from him In Erin Township REELECT Deputy Reeve JO SCHNEIDER VOtc FOR LEADERSHIP Poll Saturday Oct am to pm Municipal Building ELECTION DAY MONDAY NOV- 8th 82 AM to PM Mil ID ro A STRONG VOICE FOR ACTON ELECT ESTHER TAYLOR AREA COUNCILLOR WARD 1 ESTHER TAYLOR A Lifetime Area Resident Who Is DEDICATED ACCESSIBLE WILLING TO WORK November 8th82 ELECT DAVID BARRAGER FOR LOCAL COUNCIL WARD 3

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