The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

- August, Is Sharri Masterson Just Like Mom? Well it turns out she is because Sharri, 11, and her mom Ginny appeared on the CFTO-TV show Just Like Mom and came away in the winner's shoes. The Blackstock mom and daughter won watches, jewellery, tennis equip- ON and a camping trip for their efforts. See story on page 16 for etails. Vol. 119 No. 21 Durham Region Police are intensifying their search for the killer of Christine Jessop and believe an arrest may be made in the next three or four weeks. 'That prediction was made by Inspector Rob- ert Brown, who is head- ing the investigation into the murder of the nine year old Queensville, On- tario girl, whose body was found New Years Eve beside a farm lane at Sonya, ten miles north of Port Perry. Durham Police have received help from an FBI Special Agent who put together a 'psychological profile" of the person who killed Video store owner tells trial The former owner of Village Video testified the '"'obscene'" films he was charged with cir- culating are available at other video outlets in Port Perry and throughout Durham Region. James Hoffman ap- - peared in Whitby District Court last Thursday, when he told Judge William Lane 15 of the 16 films he was charged with can easily be rented Teachers OK The Durham Board of Education and its secon- dary school teachers have reached a new con- tract, which will provide a 4.6 per cent salary increase. The announcement last week by Board chairman Ruth Lafarga 'says the new contract will expire at the end of this year. Teachers had been without a contract since last September 1. The new agreement over the counter of many local outlets. The only one he said could be difficult to ob- tain is "'I Spit On Your Grave," a movie depic- ting violent rape and murder. Mr. Hoffman was charged with 16 counts of circulating Obscene films in December 1983, when Durham Regional Police acted on the com- plaint of a Port Perry resident. Police initially will raise the maximum salary for the most qualified and experienc- ed teacher to $44,555. The maximum for principals will be $59,184 and $51,524 for vice principals. The agreement also calls for improvements in the teachers benefit package, including an in- crease in the Dental Association Fee schedule to 1983, which comes in- to effect September 1. Mrs. Lafarga said the seized 23 video cassette tapes, seven of which police felt were not obscene. Mr. Hoffman pleaded not guilty at the outset of the trial and claims he will appeal any guilty verdicts the judge hands down. If fined, he says he will not pay. "They can fine me anything they want to but I don't have the money to pay for it,"' he told the Star, saying he is pact new contract in total represents a 7.12 per cent increase in wage and benefits for teachers, and she estimates it will 'cost the Durham Board $2,994,500 for the 1985-86 school year. Meanwhile, teachers in the Durham elemen- tary school system are still without a contract for the current school year. There are indica- tions that a settlement may be forthcoming in the near future. 'himself Tapes readily available on the verge of personal bankruptcy. 'I'd rather go to jail." Citing financial reasons, he said he sold Village Video April 1st to three people who will change the name of the Water Street store to American Video Ex- press. Dawn Abraham, Dave Youngs and Fred Muir said they will at- tempt to cut down the number of adult movies and concentrate on fami- ly oriented videos. However, as Mr. Hoff- man told the courtroom, thirty per cent of his business was the rental of so-called "blue'"' movies. Out of 740 films on his shelves, 84 were recommended for adults only. Mr. Hoffman said some of the movies bought from distributors in Whitby and Toronto had viewing ratings on the tapes, while others did not. Attempting to protect and his customers, Mr. Hoffman devised his own in-store rating for movies. Those marked aglult became (Turn to page 3) Tuesday, April 23, 1985 the young girl after she disappeared from SQueensville last October The profile, prepared by Agent John Douglas is proving helpful to local police in their investiga- tion, said Inspector Brown. He said the number of suspects in the murder case has been narrowed "to less than five. The "psychological profile' compiled by the FBI Special Agent points to a suspect who is from the Queensville area, but is also familiar with the Sunderland-Sonya area where the body was discovered. The report also con- cludes the suspect is white, male, between 19 and 26 years old, and likely was familiar with the youngster. Other reached in the report i % i # conclusions 44 pages Arrest may be soon for Jessop murder suggest the suspect is a labourer who usually wears soiled clothing in need of repair, is not well groomed and is con- sidered a *'night person." The person also believes he is superior to others. In releasing details about the profile last week, Durham Police also said the person responsible did not in- itially wish to kill the young girl. What's your type? Nurses at Community Memorial Hospital in Port Perry want to know what type you are, blood type, that is. The nurses will be holding a blood donor's clinic on May 1 at the Latcham Centre, and this year they have set a goal of 100 donations of this precious gift. Two of the nurses involved are Maxine Woods and Shirley Foster, and they guarantee a happy smile for anyone who shows up to give a donation that could save a life. So, roll up your sleeves on May 1 from 2:00 to 3:30 ana from 5:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Latcham Cen- tre and help double the number of donations. 3 TT am