Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), October 11, 1972, p. 3

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The Free Press Wednesday October 3 Trudeau still exudes charm in Halton visit t dead it a alive and well It just takes an election campaign to revive It Canada a Prime Minister Pierre grinning handshaking and handing out red roses all over the place paid another flying visit to Halton riding Saturday when he spent two and a half hours in Oakville to help MP Whiting campaign It was the third visit to the lakeshore town In the past five years and the mania which was evident on earlier visits was still very much In evidence Saturday A mob of people estimated in the 3 range jammed into every available inch of space In the corridors and reception area of Mall Saturday after noon to see touch and shake the hand of the Prime Minister Only one in SO succeeded in getting close enough to speak to or shake the hand of Canada number one politician but beaming faces everywhere In the crowd Indicated the excitement of the occasion Demonstrators a flying wedge of Oak vllle Police and the own security force men to move the dignitary through the crowds which Jammed the moll concourse Most of the spectators ducked under the ropes to crowd dose to the while a small group of Communist demonstrators stayed on the sidelines waving protest signs and shouting taunts at While the Trudeau charm was turned on for most of his visit the Prime Minister turned It off and launched a verbal attack on his critics during his ID minute speech from the dais in the moll Hub area am told the welfare backlash la very strong in these parta the PM said People say that Is my fault But there is no apologizing for the fact we have the best welfare system and the best un employment system in the world ho added to a thundering roar of cheers and clapping from the crowd A few bams Sure there a few bums on welfare and a few corporate bums too he continued But he indicated a few and poormouihers weren going to make the government halt these programs We have to look at the mistakes that are made and correct them They say there are too many people on welfare But look around you at this shopping centre at this country Sure prices are up but wages and salaries are up too eight and a half per cent He noted people are travelling more and making good use of their leisure time The economic system is working well Throughout his brief talk the carrying signs protesting unemployment and Asian workers quota shouted at Trudeau and tried to disrupt his speech Jobs yes no unemployment got MR came to Saturday and took the town by storm in a brief two and half hour visit to go thc in unison as Police the staff worked their way into the group of about demonstrators iitna indicated the dem were from the Can Movement and the Students for a Democratic ioclety Crowd argues crowd more than the pollee kept tht demonstrators under Several arguments broke out between placard carry protesters and the people who stood around them One mdM touting about was quickly squelched when a man nearby held out a quarter and said Here a ticket to some place Another woman in the crowd shook her fist at one of the sign earners and told him to shut up and go out and job don t waste your timi here with that stupid Police removed one overly loud demonstrator and others were warned to keep quiet by the plainclothes officers Nearby an officer snapped pictures of those carrying signs Trudeau made only a slight reference to the protesters in his speech 1 don t know who is with these signs he said anil the crowd laughed and cheered Send these little groups off dome where together anil the can talk to each other the IM suggested and again the laughter drowned out Above he chats with young first time Liberal voters who were holding an area conference at the Holiday Inn the demonstrators chants The Mall visit was a event Whiting signs hung everywhere and hand held signs bobbed up and down over the heads of the audience throughout the visit A group of cheerleaders and danced and chanted ditty When you re Liberal and you know it clop your hands Mayor Anderson of extended official civic greetings and praised MP Whiting for the work he has done for the riding people in the past four years Whiting Introduced the PM and welcomed him back to Teenagers in the crowd wore m Running for sweaters The stage was draped with red white and blue bunting a Canadian coat of arms was placed at the front and two large Canadian flags were draped the back of the stage At least two people faulted in the crush of the mob arrived In at 1145am flying in by helicopter motorcade through Caledonia and Jar vis and a brief visit to Norfolk County fair at Swaps tag His helicopter landed at the parkin lot of police head quarters where and Anne Whiting Police Chief Fred Oliver and a horde of photographers waited to greet his arrival Trudeau emerged from the helicopter carrying a red rose and wearing a guest ribbon and when he arrived there for lunch accompanied by Halton MP and Liberal candidate Rud Whiting and his wife Anne at left name toe Hon Pierre but had soon swapped the name tat for a campaign button declaring I Working for pinned on by A little standing at the edge of the crowd 11 yearold Jamie Wunnop of 1168 Dr ruined at Trudeau and he wulked over and pinned his official name on her The rose went to a Sheridan journalism student who was covering the event for the Erin weekly news paper The was whisked from the police station in a convoy of cars and headed for the nearby Holiday Inn for lunch Before stopping for lunch however he spent minutes shakinf hands and with young campaign workers attending an area conference of the National Committee on First Time Voters Robinson of Toronto chairman of the and Ontario Youth for the I party took him around the room to chat with the delegates attending from Toronto and Southwestern Ontario ridings Following lunch in a guarded Room 1J8 at the Holiday Inn Trudeau joined a motorcade that went down Trafalgar Rd across and Rebecca St to Moll Police Chief I red Oliver said about 30 uniformed and plain clothes policemen were on duty for the visit Boy discovers old publications Some interesting old papers were discovered Bill Roman Elizabeth in a bam in the district BUI is a Robert Student The papers somebody felt worth years ago are an Acton tree Press of August 1SH and The Christian Herald Toronto of May Hit tree Press tells of a band concert middle school a flower Show with sports and news of the churches The informs the rca tiers of the home life of the the war in South Africa tile woes of famine stricken 1 famine in China and the desperate plight of refugees with stums ami poems REIT I C1SUDE HOT WITER HEATER Jul 1 IE P AT ACTON HYDRO ALICE with Wt a good Mitotan bound to Honor for all Occaiiont Funeral Arrangements a Specialty line Flowershop No on ng Open Days a Week Phone DODGE BUILDS IN THE SOLID DIFFERENCE See the Solid Difference at MILTON CHRYSLER DODGE Ontario St 8782962 ON SALE NOW A Limited Supply New ami Demonstrator 72s 11 WHITING WORKS FOR HALTON 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