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Do you support the idea of photo radar for Ontario to catch speedmg motorists? Yes: 6 No: 16 It‘s a sound idea that could well bear fruit down the road if the political situation in Russia can be stabilized. More than 1,200 East Europeans have taken part in the program since 1991. Lesson for abusers Peter Tesar, president of the Oakvilleâ€"based Retail Services Institute, has made the trek to the Czech Republic on several occasions in the past couple of years and now two Oakville students in the MBA program at the University of Western Ontario business school will be off to Russia to teach a business course in May after they graduate. The idea of the LEADER (Leading Education and Development in Eastern Europe) project, is to provide training in basic financing, marketing and general management Various countries in what was the U.S.S.R., have invited North American and European business experts to try and teach them about a market economy. It hasn‘t always been easy. Consultants making the trek are often frustrated by a lax work ethic and a laidâ€"back attitude. en the people of the Soviet Union turned their backs on communism, ‘ }\ / "they were told the new economic order would be better for them. It hasâ€" n‘t worked out that way. For while some of the other Soviet republics have been prospering more under a free economy, Russians are little better off and an increasing number of them are jumping on the communist bandwagon again. Yet despite the apparent chaotic economy, those with an entrepreneurial bent and patience to deal with too much red tape, are prospering. But it isn‘t enough. Perhaps the publicity surrounding these cases will make those men who abuse their wives or female partners, think twice before doing it again. Such a simple concept comes naturally to North Americans and west Europeans who know all about market demand, product research and design costs and other business issues. The state was (and still is) such a pervasive intruder into the personal and busiâ€" ness lives of Russians, that many of them simply can‘t cope with what they see as freeâ€"forâ€"all economy...to the ‘haves‘ go the spoils and to the ‘haveâ€"nots‘ go the sacriâ€" fice. skittish when it comes to baring his...privates in bed these days. For it seems that it‘s open season on male genitalia these days. Lorena Bobbitt created a sensation when she hacked off her husband‘s penis after coping with years of spousal abuse. This has led to a host of Lorena imitators who have picked up on the idea. l adies, you‘ll forgive your male partner these days, if he‘s just a little Most recent is the case of Aurelia Marcus who cut off her husband‘s testiâ€" cles and part of his penis as he lay in bed drunk. She too, is arguing that the move was made in retribution for years of abuse. In a cute twist to the case, the 35 year old Mrs. Marcus has been charged wnth something they call felony mayhem, in Los Angeles. Political and economic analysts can give you dozens of reasons why capitalism has not taken firm hold in Russia but the main reason is that generations of Russians have been raised with no concept of the idea of productivity and the relaâ€" tionship between the cost of goods and services and the prices paid for these items. But there are still those who want to spread the word about doing business in the 1990s and some Oakville people are involved in that exercise. 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All material published in the Oakville Beaver is protected by copyri%:l‘h»\ny reproduction in whole or in part of this material is strictly forbidden witl the Halton loses bid for domed stadium The report suggested medium or high density developments would provide more moderately priced housing. The report also cited an increased demand for apartments in Oakville, but noted the rate of construcâ€" tion was slowed by neighborhood objections and the reluctance of council to approve apartment buildings. o Peggy Palmer, director of the Halton County Addiction Research Foundation Centre told the Social Planning Council that the use of marijuana and hashish had broadened over the past four years. Palmer said while the amounts of rrfarijuana and hashish use hadn‘t increased, the number of people Land prices have also increased raising the cost of new, singleâ€"detached houses in Oakville starting at the $40,000 price range. Snow said he would like to see Ontario get a new stadium, but he would like it to serve the majority of Ontario residents and not just Toronto. f 20 YEARS AGO A report released by the Ontario Welfare Council reports poor and éven moderate income families have trouble living in Oakville because of high rent levels and soaring land prizes. The report revealed average apartment rents increased from the.$125â€"$150 month range in 1967 to $160 and up. Oakville Mayor harry Barrett, chairman of the region‘s presentation, even showed the benefits the dome stadium would bring as a user of energy from the region‘s proposed energy from waste plant. Oakville MPP James Snow‘s hopes for a domed stadium in Halton were dashed when a provinciallyâ€" appointed committee narrowed the choice for Ontario‘s domed stadium to sites at either Exhibition Place or Woodbine Race Track. "The recommendations are not final, but they do carry a lot of weight," said Snow. Snow and Halton Region representatives had made presentations to the committee recommending a site on the Oakvilleâ€"Mississauga border. The site featured excellent transportation routes, by both road and rail, and was easily accessible to the majority of Ontario residents. * PAGES OF THE PAST $A 2. Alook back at the events that made headlines in Oakville. 10 years ago All information for Pages of the Past is obtained from the archives of the Oakville Beaver. James‘ vote spkt a twoâ€"two tie on the Trafalgar Board and raised the total cost of the 14â€"room school from $182,000 to $212,000. Still, the cost compared favorably to that of the Lorne Skuce school completed in late 1952 at a cost of $230,00 for seven rooms and an auditorium. Only 71 of 1,977 workers eligible to vote failed to cast ballots in the vote conducted by the labour Relations Board. The U.A.W. received 1,781 yes votes to only 98 no votes in the main plant and beat out the International Union of stationary Engineers (A.EL.) in the power plant by 10 to 6. There were 11 spoiled balâ€" lots. @00 ‘Trafalgar School Board chairman E.J. James cast the deciding ballot in favor of adding a $30,000 61â€" foot by 40â€"foot auditorium to the new Morden School. 30 YEARS AGO The Oakville Lions Club and the Oakyville Park Board unveiled plans for a public park for camping and recreation in the valley of the Sixteen Mile Creek just north of Dundas Hwy. Election of officers for Local 707, United Auto Workers Union, was expected to take place before the end of January. . 40 YEARS AGO Hourlyâ€"paid workers at the Fordâ€"Oakville plant voted overwhelmingly in favor of having the United Auto Workers Union represent them. Cost of developing the park was estimated at $25,000 which would be raised by the Lions Club. The Park Board would be responsible for maintenance of the park. A Lions Club committee proposed a 50â€"acre area be developed for camping, picnics, and winter sports. A well would be dug and washroom facilities instaled. Slopes would be cut in the steep banks to be used as ski and toboggan runs. Fireplaces would be built for the use of campers. It was suggested that a dam be built in the creek so that the water would be deep enough for canoeing, and possibly, a swimming pool. using the substances has. The practice, she said, has spread to older age groups.