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EJ % \Tan Oliver Publisher Oakville Beaver Weekend, Sunday, June 5, 1994 â€"6 ~â€" 467 Speers Road, Oakville, Ont. L6K 3S4 845â€"3824 Fax: 845â€"3085 Classified Advertising: 845â€"2809 Circulation: 845â€"9742 or 845â€"9743 ho Gante ib me d in s ced Lid. group of suburban Advertiser, Barrie Adva Connection, Etobicoke Gt uardlan Georgetown | â€" Kingston This Week, Lindsay This Week, Markham Econonm and Sun, fiemmrk Aurora Egu B’;:n'e‘:lon cfi"@fifl"ammkv ille Bea 'O‘G?l' N ver, Onil ll tm d e Th Weak, Aicinond h Robert Glasbey Advertising Director Norman Alexander Editor Geoff Hill Circulation Director All material published in the Oakville Beaver is Teri Casas Office Manager Tim Coles Production Manager mmn ;n pw‘bhhosh;‘eor in part of this material is slnci.g ?m%m Advertising is accepted on the condition that, in the event of a typogra phical error, that portion of the adverti :meoming} getrTse;:nh a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be chargsd for, bfl?the balance gf the mfififiimr :sdpald for y semflpp cable rate. pubisher reserves the ng’n to calsgonzs and reject advemsmg. ‘In the event of typographical error, advertising f price, * soldAdvemsmg is merel may bs vmhdrawn al any tlma EDITORIAL Curtain closing half century has slowed their steps but to the men who took part in the Normandy invasion of June 6, 1944 the memory of the event and the entire war experience, is forever etched in their minds. Tomorrow is special, not only because it marks the 50th anniversary of Dâ€"Day but also because it marks the closing of an historical curtain on a time that increasâ€" inglyâ€"few Canadians can remember. To those who participated in World War II, it often marks the most influential part of their lives. The vast majority of these men were in their late teens and early 20‘s, full of vitality and courage but ignorant of the carnage than war can quickly inflict. That was the fate of Canadians in World War I and it came again in World War II when Canadians bore the brunt of the illâ€"fated assault on Dieppe. That was to be a training ground for an all out assault on Europe. But military authorities learned little from the Dieppe debacle and the Normandy invasion offered more of the same killing of Allied forces but on a larger scale. For Canadians, it was the start of a trek that would take them on a bloody path in liberating the Channel ports, including Dieppe. Our forces fought in grim battles around Antwerp and Scheldt River estuary. Both sides needed the port and the Canadians freed it for Allied shipping to supply troops. Fighting raged through Belgium, Holland and then across the Rhine River pushing the Nazi army back into Germany. Those who died in battle will be forever young while the survivors became quickly old before their time. All senior citizens now, we must never forget their gifts to us, to Canada and the world. Hollow victory oposed changes to the Young Offenders Act that would see more young people tried in adult court and sentenced to 10 years for some crimes, should not see those advocating such changes, jumping for joy. The trek to ‘reformatories‘ or ‘detention centres‘ for more of our youth will be a very Pyrrhic victory. For in trying to deal with the increasing problem of crimes committed by those under 18 years of age, government has ignored many of the problems that start these offenders down the road of crime. When interviews are conducted with these young offenders, there is always a common thread to their stories. They have come from singleâ€"parent homes or have been in violent home environments and spent years in foster homes and group homes under the auspices of the children‘s aid society. Recent statistics show that 85 per cent of Canadian families have both parents working and this, more than any other factor means young people have too much free and unsupervised time on their hands. And that, if we believe police, is one of the major factors in young people getting into trouble. And more youngsters are spending their formative years in families split by divorce. Not an ideal situation. The values of Canadian society have changed and we are now reaping the grim human harvest and in keeping with this trend are bring all pressure to bear on the wrong end of the problem. It may be a first step but it‘s certainly no solution. WEEKLY FOCUS Weapons exporters Leadlng exporters of major Britain Czechoslovakia Netherlands [§}J $2.0 Of bovine human emissions and the torture of Geraldo [ am a simple man (hold _ the wisecracks, . wiseguys), amused by s1mple things. Simple puns and simpletons. * Amused by simple things? Like the sign in the local arena that pleads â€" "Parents: Please keep your children under control." Like the warning on the label of a bottle of Gravol for chilâ€" dren (pour enfants, for my huge French readership) under 12 yearsâ€"ofâ€"age, that states: "May Cause Drowsiness. Avoid drivâ€" ing a motor vehicle or performâ€" ing tasks requiring mental alertâ€" ness." I break the news to my fourâ€" yearâ€"old, as he bravely attempts to keep his sick stomach down. "I‘m giving you this medicaâ€" tion for your nausea, vomiting, and dizziness," I say. "But after you luke it, the makers. of this fine medicine for kids recomâ€" mend you don‘t take the family bulldozer out for a spin..." * Simple puns? How about the newscaster who suggested the late Richard M. Nixon suffered for years from "postâ€"pardon depression." How about the woman in the supermarket who witnessed my eightâ€"yearâ€"old and my fourâ€" yearâ€"old throwing regal fits and fighting over absolutely everyâ€" thing, over absolutely nothing. The woman saw me mopping my brow and biting my lip in frustration over my boys‘ unruly behavior. The woman nodded knowingly as I tried to shuffle The Bad Boys up to the checkout. The woman grinned and asked, "Having a bad heir day?" Bad heirs, indeed. * And simpletons? They‘re everywhere. Don‘t believe me? Just pick up a newspaper and discover... The United States Env1ronmental Protection Agency â€" the very agency that shut down the Ghostbusters, if you recall â€" has granted $500,000 to Utah State University to round up rangeâ€" land cattle and fit them with special headgear that will meaâ€" sure the amount of methane cows release when they burp. This significant study folâ€" lows closely on the hooves of a windâ€"breaking $300,000 Washington State University investigation in 1991 in which rangeland cattle were rounded up and fitted with special southâ€" endâ€"ofâ€"aâ€"northboundâ€"cowâ€"gear to measure the amount of methane cows release when they toot. All this intense interest in the various gaseous emissions of cows (who, thanks largely to a highâ€"fibre diet, are relentless in their terrible tooting and belching) is apparently tied to global warming. Methane, you see, conâ€" tributes to the greenhouse effect, in which gaseous polluâ€" tants are believed to trap heat in the atmosphere. Which could cause the Earth to warm up, melting polar ice caps and e klllillg US.a,-lL w s c n d t 0) e t ks But don‘t blame our ultimate demise (and that godless stench over farmlands) solely on cows. In Australia, they‘re currently A contemplating ways to deal with all the miserable methane released by sheep; remember, a sheep‘s motto: "Eat Grass. Get Gas!" Then, there‘s the average human being who emits approxâ€" imately one quart of gas on an average day, and about a quartâ€" andâ€"aâ€"half on a weinersâ€"andâ€" beans day... As to whether cow flatuâ€" lence, in fact, contributes to global warming, researchers at Washington State said: the answer, my friend, is blowin‘ in the wind. There is no truth to the rumor that Utah State University, whose school motto is a longwinded latin phrase that loosely translates into "Milk ‘Em For All They‘re Worth," plans a further $1â€"milâ€" lion study to determine the outâ€" come of lighting a match anyâ€" where near either end of a cow. Cowboom! And speaking of cowboom: how about the 65â€"yearâ€"old woman in Newark, New Jersey, who was recently convicted of reckless manslaughter for killing her husband during a fight for control over the couâ€" ple‘s television remote control. Apparently, the pair had been drinking. He wanted to watch sports. She wanted to watch Melrose Place. She got a shotgun to frighten him. The gun accidentally went off. Ellen Gartland faces up to 10 years on Geraldo â€" a stiff, but f1tt1ng sentence. m t t t t h i t i0