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laws. And because 75 per cent of the cars must be made in the U.S., building a clone of a Euro- pean Ford Granada means, in effect, building a ne ee Pad eats es face differ- . ing regulations around the world. In South ’ africa, 66 per cent of a car’s weight must come 1S allows Joab etieagt dew tg oma aa showrooms in the fall of 1980, but an unex- oil crunch in the summer of 1979, and a in the sale of large cars like the Ford LTD, caught Ford and other companies _ before they were ready, Mr. Roberts said. It would have made no sense, he said, to begin importing European | gap between the 1979 oil shortage in the United States and the introduction of the new world cars. Dealers would have been forced to stock up on pS ir a aaa ie regulations. weight content must be 85 per cent. Ford spinning much of its hopes for 981 on its new “‘world”’ cars, the front-wheel-drive Escort and Lynx, scheduled for release in Oc- tober. The ee of Ford designérs and the globe, the car is made to- meet North oor Anierican and European Ford had always planned for the Escort and Lynx — conceived in 1972 — to reach Rag aber g ae Ny ies. tepisies 18, 1980 — 3 _ European Fords look nice. You can’t have one models to cover the pean cars that would only have been offered for one year. There are fewer Ford imports at domestic dealérships than there used to be, ~ and if you have any dreams of buying one of those sleek, four-door Granadas, “tes can forget it. Remember when the Capri was a sexy European? Not any more. The name has been . given to'a home grown not be sexy, but that has helped Ford get its CAFE up where it wants it. model that may or may Police on huntfor | gunman Halton police are on the lookout for a thin man with an Afro-style haircut who held up a Bronte Brewer’s Retail outlet with a snub- nose revolver Wednesday afternoon. Sergeant Don Croucher, of the criminal investigations branch in Oakville, said police have a couple of leads but have not yet made an MB srrest. ‘He brings someone mind,” he said. The robbery took place about 1:20 p.m. Wednesday when there were no. customers in the store. The robber held a revolver on the manager and made off with several hundred dollars. Police say the suspect is a white male, 510" to 5’11"’, and about 155 pounds. He had about two to three days growth of beard, and had dark “™ brown hair in an Afro style that ~ covered his ears. He was dressed in blue jeans and a blue denim jacket, and wore wire-rimmed tinted Surcharge study kept secret Continued from Page 1 of debate. ; Public should wait He added: “The public should be content to wait until Oct. 15 when - the final report is submitted to coun- cil in order to get all the facts cor- rect and in order, before they are played around with by the press. “The press tends to grandstand these things and make an issue where there isn’t one,’’ he added. “But I think the public will wait for a good, solid answer.’ Mr. Planche argued that sub- mitting the report to the press wasn’t necessarily submitting it to any ‘‘grandstanding”’ and that ruling it confidential went against normal procedure. He compromised, however, by asking for reassurance that a report be made public sometime between the Sept. 22 meeting and the Oct. 15 council meeting when the final report will be submitted. - Mr. Mathews said the final report. would probably be completed by the end of September and it is expected to be made public Oct. 1. _ Ld:. Ha st cH ee wile * BAS ple x | - Off and running: pavement on a west OJR/Peter Martin Chris Husak, left and Mark Skorski pound the e block as they rack up the kilometres. They're trying to run the same distance Terry Fox would have, had cancer not in- terrupted his Marathon of Hope. They're trying to run ‘across the country’ By IAN TODD OJR Staff Writer Two Oakville youngsters are determined to know what Terry Fox felt like on his run across Canada. But since they cannot-get time off school to run across the country, Chris Husak, 12, and Mark Skorski, 13, are doing the next best thing — running around the block each day until they clock up 6,176 kilometres. And with 20 laps a day making eight km, they figure they'll reach their goal next Aug. 30. Terry Fox was forced to stop his marathon at a little over half that distance when it was discovered cancer that claimed his leg had spread to his lungs. “We have two legs and Terry only has one so we can never know exact- ly how he felt,”’ said Mark, of 2096 Thorniea Drive. ‘“‘But we are going to try to get a good idea of what it is like to run that distance.” Chris, of 2082 Salmon Road, said they had decided not to*try raising money by their effort ‘because nobody would believe us. ‘Our parents say if we are deter- mined we should go ahead with the run — and we are determined,”’ he said. Both boys say they are confident they can keep up the daily eight-km schedule come wind, rain or snow. They already have 32 kms behind them and now plan to spend between 30 and 45 minutes every day after school pounding the sidewalk near their west Oakville homes. Both boys attend Eastview school. | $500,000 deficit A near $500,000 deficit has been predicted by Halton public works staff in the region's sewer surcharge account. Burlington councillor Joan Allingham, @ public works com- mittee member, who was opposed to the surcharge system when it was.. implemented, said the deficit comes ~ as no surprise. She attributed the deficit to inac- curate budget figures and Halton taxpayers.will have to make up for the shortfall. “The figures arrived at in the 1980 budget preparations that dealt with surcharge revenues, were based on a series of guesses, based on 1979 figures,’’ said Mrs. Allingham. The estimates were made by the region’s public works and treasury staff. The sewer rates were set in_Oc- tober and ‘“‘we knew in May or so that the guesses had been incorrect and that we would run up a deficit,” she said. “Even if the sewer surcharge is abolished, taxpayers will pay for the extra cost on their property tax,” said Mrs. Allingham. She added that the region would have to come to deal with the problem at the end of the year. Firm is charged with bad faith bargaining By LINWOOD BARCLAY _ OJR Staff Writer Lesmith Ltd. a small radio crystal manufacturer, has been charged with bargaining in bad faith with its 12 employees on strike since Aug. 26. Plant owner Les Smith said : yesterday he has received the charge from the Ontario Labor Relations Board, and is making a response to it. Mr. Smith denied that his com- pany has acted in bad faith“while attempting to negotiate a new_con- tract with its workers. “It’s a fact the charge was laid,” he’said. ‘But since it’s pending, it’s not fair to comment until it’s dispos- ed of.” Twelve of the company’s 14 employees, all women, walked off the job more than three weeks ago seeking higher wages and half pay- ment of OHIP coverage by the com- ny. The women began picketing in August wearing sandals, shorts, and light tops, but Wednesday afternoon five of them were huddled close together under jackets outside the 54 Shepherd Rd. plant. Joanne Van Buel, chief steward for Local 576 of the United Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers Inter- national Union, which represents the workers, said the most recent . negotiation sessions were more than | a week ago, but no progress was made. The women want their $4.40 hour- ly wage increased to $5 in the first year of a new contract, and $5.50 the = following year. “They just don’t seem to want to get things going,” Mrs. Van Buel sald of their employer. ‘“‘They say one \thing one day and change it the next.” She maintained that the 12 women will stay on strike aa’long as it takes. One woman, pointing to a scraggly pine tree three feet high, joked that they would be decorating it for Christmas. Mrs. Van Buel said two of the women in the union local have stayed inside the plant and continue to work for Lesmith. ‘‘I’m thoroughly disgusted with them.” Most of the strikers are coping well, she said, because their husbands work. But labor disputes have struck a double blow to the Van Buel household — while she is on strike at Lesmith, her husband ~ has been locked out for nine weeks at Westroc in Mississauga. Her husband, she said, is getting a few odd jobs that help keep food on the table for their three children, but their income has been reduced to almost nothing. The $50 weekly strike pay Mrs. Van Buel is suppos- ed to receive has been held up by the mail strike in Toronto. “T can still laugh at that, so I must not be too bad yet,” she said. No date has been set to resume negotiati r. Smith said he did not know when the talks might be continued. He said the plant is still operating with two supervisors, two regular employees, and the owners. “We're managing,” he said. 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