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OUR READERS WRITE One shot at two birds 15 Side Da Sir It t very often a writer of letters to editors gets the chance to give one shot at two birds Two related articles appeared In the Acton Free Press and the Milton Canadian Champion last week A The editorial Tories Score with Budget told the people of this area in terms that the Tories have it made If in election were called now B The Canadian Champion under iwanborough is elected again attributes Mr with the statement that the convention did the New harm What a laugh Can anyone forget the Tory convention delegates t the intelligence to cast their votes properly never has such been shown on TV before Unless people stupid not funny they will not support a party leader who I Minister allowed costs to spiral out of control all he is liable to do the same with all taxes In Nassngawcya we vote for a led by a man who brought us taxation without representation I our education ri x or party whose finance minister when he was Minister of Municipal Affairs intended to strike our township out with a stroke of his pen with his idea of Regional Govern Will animal lovers vote for the Tory government that brought in tin Animals for laboratories legislation that the animal lovers contested so ardently that allows retarded Indian children to be farmed out in such abject misery they commit suicide that allows the Niagara the Forests of our waterways raped of natural element scarred or polluted beyond redemption Will voters support a that brings in a budget that benefits the and consider the unemployed to the extent of allowing them to spend their enforced leisure fishing free of charge Hint through its policies forces our farmers to work for pittances whilst the middleman fat on the farmers efforts What about Ontario Catholics doctors unionists etc etc etc an i the last but not least our students In universities it used to be a student thumbed lifts and talked socialism then with his degree in his hand he bought a car joined the rat race and was too busy making his way to the top to much about politics Now the graduate leives collide and fin no Job and he sees the nee I for change radical change and he becomes Involved In my opinion Mr saw the light an got out whilst the goine wns We are to see a eh and is the party Swan borough song William A Salamis an ancient city is reborn i from Pope Another Private Gerald Barnard is the son of Mr and Mrs A V Barnard R Acton He is located in the transport platoon and looking forward to his leave at home March Gerald received his education at Dublin school outside Acton and also at Acton High School He now has five years service in the army and while he was looking forward to getting back to Canada he had seen a good deal of the Island of Cyprus and had had two weeks leave In England At a lunch counter In Tel Aviv I recognized the Canadian accent of those sitting next to me and met Richard and his wife from Oakville who were travelling on their way to Cyprus In a year round world trip They also knew of Milton despite having Identified themselves first as being from Toronto a habit most of us developed for easier location the pleasant of Israel and Cyprus we returned to Germany and a lightly ground Major General C in a briefing on the Canadian Forces In Furope told us unification was working well The forces in however had been cut back per cent last year and when we pressed for information on the impact of such a cut we were assured such cuts could not be continued if the forces were to be able to fill their role The Canadian presence of forces of course generates confidence among the people In the country and precludes a buildup in other forces We detected relations between the Canadian forces operation and the German people at the military and at the civilian level The school operated for dependents of service personnel had provision for teaching French and a second radio station In the French language had been added to the existing one in English In the English school trench instruction begins in grade one The operational language in Canadian and in NATO continues to be English We wondered about the availability of adequate forces in the event of an em erf en c if the cuts in Canadian Forces were sustained The Major General pointed out there is a net loss of trained personnel of about each car from the services and this would provide a significant reservoir of personnel if some emergency developed Soldiers receive a three year posting in Gcrmonv after they have completed their basic training During their time there they will ai 1W days from peacetime locations on exercises soldier in the J man battle group including the cooks is kept annual In training on arms and demolition Col Gutknecht talked to us about the weapons available to the Canadian Mechanized Battle Group stationed in lahr from mm pistols to the tank weapons armored personnel carriers helicopters and the Centurion Mark II Tank which had designed many ago but which was being updated We wondered about the problem of holding large exercises In the German countryside The officer explained they received cooperation from the civilians but moved quickly to repair damage to fences buildings or land Fall manoeuvers in Germany though had been a ritual since the time of Bismarck a expected them It Col Sam Firth reviewed the air of the Canadian and their transfer from France to Germany when in April decided to have the NATO forces removed from French soil The record of performance by the air operations branch was a proud one The NATO evaluation tests made by up to people of a multinational eroup spend up to two days evaluating the operation and ficiency of NATO forces In the Canadian Forces received the top rating for the fifth consecutive year were the only air force NATO to have achieved that record They were currently awaiting their for the next period A Canadian community of people in lahr includes the forces and their families about school and other support personnel About half of them live in married quarters and about half on the economy lahr itself was founded in the s and Roman ruins of a moated castle built about Is still standing with its stork tower In the center of town work In one of the suburbs Dinthntcn unearthed a number of Roman pottery remnants as well the kiln in which they had been made Ihe Oberbertermciste is the jovial J After showing us the in which remnants of the Roman pottery were found he hustled us off to the town wine cellar where he extended a welcome and initiated a wine tasting session of eight different kinds of wine During the session he told us about the very good relations that exist between the Canadian and municipal officials We have together solved many many problems he said he spoke through on interpreter in this in the foothills of the Black Forest close to the Rhine River He talked about the industry which about people the current plans for the construction of a 400 bed hospital a covered swimming pool arena and largo outer road around the city We learned the is elected in his first term for a period of eight years and each subsequent term cm extend for A tour of the municipal followed where animals are kept in a zoo and where extensive trounds are maintained The area was the gift 100 ago of a bachelor resident of Dinner that night was at a small rural German restaunnt with goulash soup coffee and pastry A walk home and a conclusion for another day Concluded next week Soys budget editorial missed point flic Free Press Patricia Drive May May 1971 missed the point a for the score was almost no thine You bj that Darcy left the Indelible mark of his own handiwork on his old department the Department of Municipal Affairs So he did shambles Today regional government and regional both necessary In a Ontario arc In an Incredible state of We have a series of overlapping planning areas and plans County Boards of were set up before we knew the boundaries of new regions Some regions such have been kept In animated suspense Other new regional governments have been set up without the financial means to make them viable No apparent has been to how regional governments can be prevented from becoming another level of bureaucracy further away from the people If there is an overall philosophy It seems to be to accept Hie madness of growth which would see the best part of Ontario covered in tin urban sprawl You then that Mr scores with the common touch of the resident fishlne 11 lowennj the price of beer in the north making changes in the succession duties expanding provincial health care to cover nursing homes one year from now and the five per cent lax credit for investment In machinery To surest that these five measures represent a score is to be satisfied with very and to ignore what the budget did not do The real significance of this budget is that It did very little solve some of our bit problems and help ordinary people five per cent tax credit for investment In machinery will likely help some jobs but Mr McKeouth irnniliose fiture Is suspect Investment in Is a costly way to provide for a itlvclj few Jobs as Trie Kierans has recently pointed out Much of the machinery In question be purchased even the tax credit In oilier words the lax credit could turn out to be a to corporations with minimum of jobs ited What of the ordinary person anil his tax load rwo measures could the tax load on ordinary immediately and help stimulate economy the sales tax could be lowered low income people could receive rebates as several roups already do was no attempt apparently to look towards lont rante tax reform Intimate sources of revenue from taxes on mining and resource industries and capital gains tax to untapped What does the say about a massive works program to stimulate jobs And where is that million promised in the throne speech So here it is a Hint does not tux relief to those who need it the most presents a deficit but offers very little in increased services Mr tries to such facts by in diversion warfare with Ottawa We all know the government in Ottawa needs but cannot attack honestly until lie does his fair share In Ontario to fitht unemployment and solve problems people Contrary lo your expectations I see as a document which Ihe opposition can use to show that the has lost touch with the people if people wish to rend a full critique of the with clear suLestions of alternatives may I sutgest Stephen lwis icply to the which was carried live Welneslav May Here was a reply that made far tilth r score than the lu Yours truly Walter West New Democratic Party Provincial Candidate The Ado Press Wed 1 1 Farmers favor 2 spray ITie old you can make everyone happy ronp true afternoon when once a committee of Hnlton Council discussed the notorious weed and brash kill Recently County gave way to pressure from sportsmen troups members of pollution probe the public and not to use the spray this year With that decided the issue was to have been finished until two members of of Apiculture came on the scene at the Iucsd ly of the county Atricul and deplored the discontinuation of tt spny s safe President Bruce sild the experts in University had said Hie spray was safe if used properly lie said it was the only spray that was successful in keeping weeds brush down He warned there be consequences to pay if the spray was not used may still use the spray con other individuals but it won t be used by the county this year However some members of the committee said had they known the Federation hi strong feehnj they would have supported them at the time of the vote Too late Reeve Jim Swnnborouth said the federation late approach was like barn door after the horse tot out Warden of Acton said he was pleased to see f were satisfied with the tood job the chemical was doing those who had spoken earlier were not as close to tin situation and shouidn have so much to say Ballinafqd Wf meeting auction in news Lower flag A flat was reported stolen from a Mill St home this week flat is worth about HEADQUARTERS of Fertilize Your Now Selection Shrubs and Trees Fruit fruit Rushes for Planting lotted Hoses Gladioli Caroline Flower Garden Shop TWOMIIES WEST OF ACTON SOUTH SIDE OF By Mrs Mrs I Mel in was hostess for the May W I It wis Grandmother Diy flic roll call response a picture of my younger days can you gut si proved very pu77lint also humorous The Motto was given by Mrs Given in her usual distinctive manner The next meetlnt a bus trip to Museum should be consisted of a grandmother s favourite cookie served by the social committee to the illness of the president Mrs Jesse the vice president Mclcin presided In hospital We re sorry Mrs Mucins suffered a hip fracture and Is now A number from around attended the Antique Auction of Mr Mrs Alf Thompson at corners Mr and Mrs Thompson ire to where they plan to stall on in a smaller scale Home again We are to know that Miss McKcchnic wis able to return home undcrtoint 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