The Sherbrooke record, 30 juin 1978, vendredi 30 juin 1978

TOYOTA-VOLVO Sales & Service CENTRE DE L'AUTO SPORT Sunny with cloud period* todat.Sunny Saturday Wind* moderate at times both days.High both days 19 to 22.Low tonight H to II.2059 King St.W.- Sherbrooke - 569 9227 HIE SHERBROOKE co*' record GUÀ^ANTEEb INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES The SAFE way to obtain MAXIMUM INTERESTon your money Call us tor current rates CrownTrust Central Building 31 King St West.Sherbrooke - 569 9446 tHher offices across Canada S c of the Eastern Townships since 1807 FRIDAY.JI NK :»0.1»7H IS CENTS * •4 *00 After last-minute rush MPs head home tired OTTAWA tCP) - The Parliament Buildings will be left to tourists for the summer after today as MPs and senators head home for a three-month recess Both the Commons and the Senate were busy Thursday giving final approval to legislation touching everything from maritime shipping regulations to in come tax rebates for Quebe cers The Senate, its members complaining about all the last-minute legislation put before them, worked unaccustomed long hours giving approval to several bills i personally regard the sudden production of bills that have been lying dor mant for a long time as an absolutely intolerable situation, insulting not only to this chamber, but to Parliament,” said Senator Allister Grosart (PC— Ontario) The only contentious piece of legislation before the Senate was the govern ment’s budget bill, which authorizes Finance Minister Chretien to send $85 tax rebates to Quebecers Before approving it.a number of senators made it clear they think Chretien has set a bad precedent for federal-provincial relations with his budget Conservative House Leader Jacques Flynn called the budget a huge mistake which he said opened the door to the Parti Québécois to accuse the federal government of being unjust and paternalistic K \ISK CFll.ING After the budget, the Senate quickly approved legislation to increase the legal financial ceiling of the Export Development Corp , to $26 billion from the current $8 85 billion This will give the' Crown corporation the financial authority it needs for the next five years to continue its efforts to promote Canadian exports The Senate then moved on to consider a hill setting out a new maritime code, passed only hours earlier in the Commons Like the Senate, the Com mons rushed to give four bills final reading In less than an hour.MPs hurried through two bills, one requiring petroleum companies to file more in formation with Ottawa about their spending plans and one to establish the new Canadian Maritime Code The latter sets out the system under which the government registers ships Finance Minister Jean Chetien succeeded in steering two of his April 10 income tax bills through final reading with little difficulty The first, a customs and tariff bill, extends existing customs dutu*s on a number of imported products The second allows the transfer of a small family owned business from one generation to the next without paying capital gains tax It also allows small businessmen more generous tax treatment in deducting business losses These bills went to the Senate for approval and roval assent today.GIGUERE ACQUITTED[»* Record Monday IN SKY SHOPS CASE Gazette reporter Steve Kowch the doorway of the main chamber.___cSH' Photo - James Duff looking toward the entrance to the hideout from Marion family visits 'hellhole' MONTREAL (CP) Liberal Senator Louis Giguere was acquitted Thursday on two counts of conspiracy and influence peddling in the so-called Sky Shops affair “Justice has been done.' a relieved Giguere told reporters as he left the courthouse A seven w oman, five-man jury reached the verdict after 14 days of deliberation-taking time out with the court’s per mission to watch a televised Montreal Expos baseball game Wednesday night Smiling but looking tired, Giguere accepted the congratulations of family and friends, and of defence lawyer Bruno Pateras, moments after Superior Court Justice Jean-Guy Boilard ended the three week trial “1 feel less tired,” the 66 vear-old senator said as Pa teras let him out of the prisoner’s dock, where he had watched proceedings since June 7 Crown prosecutor Bernard Beaudry said he accepts the verdict, but added that the Crown has 30 days to decide whether to appeal There was no word on what action will be taken in the cases of Clarence Campbell, By ANN A FUDAKOWSKA of The Record GOULD — Flanked by Quebec Police Force detectives, Charles Marion came back yesterday morning to visit the black hole where he spent 82 days chained to the excrement-covered floor.Wearing sunglasses and taking snapshots with a pocket camera.Marion stopped to put his arms around his wife at one point after she began crying hysterically at seeing her husband’s tiny cell.'.a miracle he survived down there' By ANNA FUDAKOWSKA GOULD — At Aledie Lessard’s general store, all they were talking about was the ‘black hole’ just outside town where kidnapped caisse populaire credit manager Charles Marion spent 82 claustrophobic days One gent had already managed to obtain color pictures of the inside of the pit — he’d handed his instant camera to a Quebec Police Force constable, who had shot off a pack of film for him.The boys gathered close around the counter, studying the mould-covered walls and the piles of rotting trash “A miracle he survived,” one murmured.“A miracle.” It was a miracle The pitch-black cell is a device out of a nightmare, a psychological torture chamber which leaves even hardened cops and journalists shaking their heads in disbelief Pale lichen and funguscover the walls and ceiling of the tiny room in the earth, reached through a crawlspace leading from the entrance hole.The crawlspace is big enough for only one person at a time; the room held as many as five yesterday, but it was a tight squeeze The tiny cell is ingeniously located at the foot of a giant maple where Marion remembers being tied while the kidnappers tidied up after their operation See HIDEOUT, page 2 Police said the 57-year-old Marion paled when he first saw the three-foot-square doorway to the underground cell, but later joked quietly about ‘coming back to a well-remembered spot.” The Marion family’s visit to the makeshift prison preceded a general media tour, and reporters who had managed to ferret out the location of the pit were warned to stay away until the family’s visit finished.The underground cell is about eight feet square, the ceiling barely high enough for a grown man to stand upright.It is located in dense forest and scrub some 300 yards off a Domtar timber road, itself off an abandoned highway about half a mile outside this tiny community 35 miles northeast of Sherbrooke Halfway between the old Lingwick Road and the Salmon River, the hideout is little more than a pit in the ground, walled and roofed over with two-by-fours and spruce planking It is lined with polyethelene to keep the groundwater out When police were first led to the hideout, the door was covered with a sodded piece of plywood so cleverly constructed that a detective standing on the door didn’t know it.The Quebec Police Force officers have been main- Quebec seeks ; rape-law ! amendment ¦: EDMONTON (CP) — The Quebec government says j: proposed changes in federal legislation covering rape i; offences should include provision for a wife to press rape •: charges against her husband even if the two are living •: together •: Quebec Justice Minister Marc-Andre Bedard said Ï Thursday the proposals for changes to the Criminal Code, : announced in May, should also provide that a rape victim • not be required during a trial to disclose certain facts— ;• including past and present sexual encounters— that have j: nothing to do with the case being heard :• In a statement released at the first day of a two-day •: provincial attorneys-general conference, Bedard said the :• Quebec suggestions would bring the wording of the ;• changes, announced by Justice Minister Ron Basford in j: May, in line with the philosophy that brought them about :• The Criminal Code proposals, expected to come before ;i the Commons next fall, would have the charge of rape ?altered to a form of indecent assault against a male or ;• female The government said the intent is to emphasize |i the violent nature of rape MIGHT BE CHARGED f: Ottawa has also proposed that a man be liable for a £ charge of sexual assault on his wife if they are living apart £ Basford has said, however, that eliminating all queries about the past sexual conduct of rape victims might J jeopardize the right of an accused to a fair trial £ However, Jean-Robert Nadeau, an aide to Bedard, said the wording of the bill in some places is not keeping with the intent.“We understand the aim of the law is to preserve the integrity of the person,” he said Nadeau said the Quebec government believes rape victims are less likely to press charges if they are forced former National Hockey League president, and Bahamas businessman Gordon Brown They both face trials in connection w ith the same case.As the jury still deliberated Thursday, a motion before another judge to quash Campbell’s com mittal to trial was postponed until July 24 because the Sky Shops files were still in use at the Giguere trial CONSPIRACY ALLEGED Giguere was accused of conspiring with Campbell, Brown and the late Montreal businessman Louis Lapointe to obtain and accept a benefit of $95.000 in return for the use of political in fluence.The defence conceded that Giguere made a $95,000 profit by buying 5,000 shares in Sky Shops Export Ltd.at $1 each in June, 1972, and selling them five months later for $20 a share Tribune workers vote to return By ANNA FUDAKOWSKA of The Record SHERBROOKE — La Tribune may resume publi-: cation by the first of next ¦ week following a decision : by unionized workers last ; night to accept the com-• pany’s latest offer.: 54 per cent of the employ- : ees voted to accept the offer ;j while 46 per cent voted •: against a return to work, :• said union spokesman Y von ;j Rousseau •; The lockout began June ;• 13 as a result of slowdowas ;j by workers — members of Local 145 of the International :• Union of Typographers — •: who have been without a contract since March 31, 1977 •: Rousseau said that the vote went the way it did be- The Record will not publish Monday because of the July 1 holiday.A number of institutions will close their doors either today or Monday to observe C anada Day.Thv post office will give normal service today, hut will close its offices and stop all services on both Saturda> and Monday.If you need spirits for the weekend, you’d better stock up today all provincial liquor outlets will In* closed both Saturday and Monday.Municipal offices in both Sherbrooke and Lennox ville are open regular hours today, but will close Monday.Banks and caisses are also closed on Monday.SYNOPSIS A weak disturbance now over the lower St.Lawrence will move eastwards very slowly over the next 48 hour period.A ridge of high pressure will build up over western regions.This ridge will bring drier more stable air than the last days.Outlook for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.Normal high 22 to 26.Normal low 10 to 16.Fair and cool Sunday C loudy periods with chance of showers Monday.Fair Tuesday.Temperatures near normal Monday and Tuesday.Record Highlights V taming guard on the hiding g t0 disclose details of past and present sexual relations $ cause three groups were See MARION, page 2 jjjj, LEADERS ABSOLVED IN CANOEING TRAGEDY VILLE MARIE, Que (CP) — The drowning deaths of 13 canoeists on Lake Timiskaming June 11 were accidents and there was no criminal resonsibility on the part of anyone involved, Quebec Coroner Stanislas Dery ruled Thursday In handing down his decision at the end of the two-day inquest.Dery said he would prepare a written report on the tragedy with recommendation for more caution by groups setting out on canoeing expeditions “Obviously l have no congratulations to offer the organizers of this trip,” he said Richard Bird, 29.leader of the ill-fated expedition from a private boys’ school in Claremont.Ont .said after the decision that extra precautions would be taken on future school canoeing trips He said the precautions would include carrying inflatable life rafts and establishment of procedures for emergencies— two things not done on the trip on the northwestern Quebec lake Bird was in charge of the expedition of 27 boys, aged 12 to 14.and four adults from St John’s School They set out on Lake Tim iskiming.375 kilometres northwest of Ottawa, early June 11 for a wilderness trip that was to take them more than 400 kilometres north to James Bay.CANOES OVERTURN Less than eight hours later, 13 of them were dead after a series of mishaps that caused their canoes to overturn in the frigid waters of the lake The inquest heard of a number of untimely circumstances that combined to cause the tragedy Bird was an experienced canoeist, having made five major trips of several hundred kilometres and a number of smaller trips since 1962 The Lake Timiskaming outing was the first expedition on which he was leader and responsible for all safety precautions Two of the other instructors on the trip had extensive experience But the fourth.Neil Thomson, 24.had been on only one other major wilderness excursion Thomson told the inquest earlier in the day that although h*> «vas in charge of steering one of the four 22-foot cedar canoes, he had no previous experience and really had no idea how to do it.Prior to this trip, he had steered smaller two-man canoes but had only been a paddler on these larger canoes which carried seven boys and an adult Thomson said he later had trouble steering the canoe in the waves, which were about 40 centimetres high, and he lost control The canoe moved parallel to the waves, started to rock and rolled over, dumping them into the water The other three canoes all eventually tipped in a series of mishaps during rescue at tempts School headmaster Frank Felletti, an experienced canoeist who has led several major expeditions, said 24 of the 27 boys had been on a long trip last year But they never had been trained in righting a canoe after a dumping satisfied with the offer administration, advertising and the sales staff The two who remain unsatisfied are production and editorial The offer which the employees voted to accept last night expires on June 30, 1981, or four years and three months after the expiry date of the preceding contract “It is a matter of protocol to advise management of our decision and therefore we will probably be back at work early next week,” Rousseau said “We were originally asking for wage parity with La Presse employees and our demands subsequently diminished As it is, we have not attained our demands nor are we anywhere close to them Our work situa tion is about the same as it was before ” FESTIVAL LENN0XVILLE Behind the scenes at Festival Lennoxville is a beehive of activity as opening night approaches.Page 10.RECORD RAP The Moody Blues are hack together and have released a new album.Octave.’ Richard Ixwiey’s record column appears on page 6 of today’s Record.FRIDAY'S COLUMN The rural post office is a tradition in South Bolton.Terrv Scott comments on page 3.BIRTHS, DEATHS 5 FAMILY CLASSIFIED 16 FINANCIAL COMICS 14 SPORTS EDITORIAL 4 TV An optimist is a man who married his secretary thinking that he will still be able to dictate to her. 2 — THE SHERBROOKE RECORD — FRI., JUNE 30.1»7M / I SPi* ¦jh i (V I'holu I laud \ nirhrrK Sylvain Poulin used to play on the road leading to the underground cell.0 HIDEOUT continued from page I On the doorsill, one can just make out blurred print mg, these are the letters Manon wrote to his wife and family Elsewhere, scratched into the white mould and partially obscured by thick spiders’ webs, are the marks Manon made to signify the passing days From w here he was chained, he could see daylight through the cracks of his cell ; this was the only gauge of time he had Air was supplied to the cell through a concealed vent between two logs, even as journalists toured the cave it was beginning to collapse along the vent The clay-rich soil had been tamped into concrete-like solidity by those who built the cell, using water from the Salmon River, a thousand feet away, but at least two winters had begun to detenorate the structure Grand Pre milk cartons, crushed Matinee cigarette pac kages, an empty toilet paper roll, some broken glass and rotting newspaper covering aged fences litter the damp dirt floor in the dank root-cellar like cell The rotting La Tnbunes and Montreal Matins dating back to last fall bear lund accounts of the kidnapping Early yesterday morning, photographer David Vine berg and I set off from Sherbrooke on our way to look for Marion’s hiding place which we knew was guarded by the Quebec Police Force in order to keep journalists at bay until they received orders from headquarters CHLT cameramen had found them the night before, around 10 — eager beavers.The QPF told us later it had taken the TV crew twelve hours to locate the underground pit At our first stop, a restaurant called L’Ami du Passant, just down the hill from Gould, the waitress said a photo of one of the suspects looked familiar but she did not remember from where “You see, ma ny people come here, ” she sa id It was on our third time through the Gould intersection that we spotted the QPF patrol car at the grocery store We slyly parked where the policeman would not easily be able to see us and waited Gaston, a man who lives next to the store seemed pretty sure the hideout was on the Domtar Road with the white bar blocking it which we had noticed a littler earlier, but had not explored, having been deterred by the barrier * % m When the patrol car pulled away, we followed it for several miles toward Bury We soon gave up and began investigating other roads closer to Gould We returned to the old Lingwick road, on the other side of the nver.where we met Madeleine Boulanger Her husband was fishing just a ways up the Domtar road and maybe he saw some thing, she said She lives in the house next to the Poulin Garage.Claude Poulin’s reputation locally is that of an excellent body work man, and sure enough that’s what he was doing Poulin said yes.indeed, it was possible that the police were staked out on one of the nearby roads, just as two cars came by heading for the main road the beige car carried six people; the grey car three, one of them a woman The men wore ties, they were strangers in the area, and I remember they were laughing We went down a couple more roads, where we spotted a tot on a tricycle Yes.he said, he saw the police today Yes.it was on this road No, he didn’t think they had come back from there yet and yes.it was just a little while ago So off we went down the Domtar road We drove down the Domtar with a barrier, but began turning back Two seconds later we had to move aside to let a QPF cruiser by First chance we had, we pulled a u-tum and got out of the car a number of times to check tracks and it was on our way back that I noticed some pressed-down grass by the side of the road I looked up to see a faint pathway into the woods, a hiding place within a hiding place We literally tiptoed down this vague path through the woods Suddenly we saw a red flash through the trees, together with a yellow object Officer Henri Levasseur wore the red shirt He was sitting on a light yellow folding chair while Officer Eugene Belleau reclined on a red canvas one Beside them were their provisions, among these a six pack of pop The remains of a makeshift shelter could be seen above their I III >111 KHK< H »KI RECORD SALES TRAINEE REQUIRED Young ambitious person (male or female) to learn advertising sales.Must be able to converse in French and have car.This is a permanent position with an excellent future.Apply in writing to: Sherbrooke Record Adv.Manager P.O.Box 1200, J1H 5L6 Sherbrooke, Que.A.E.Ames & Co.Ltd.Investment Dealers R.R.3 Magog.Que.11 Y 7UJA Founded 188 9 Tel: (819) 843-8178 Mr.D.R.Macaulay Rep.I Tel: (819)843-2330 | heads and all these items, including the men, were on a mound of some sort As I approached, I decided to be candid Aha, so I ve found you' ” I called out after my initial 'Yoohoooo' " The officers gave me a tour of the site ’ He had two regular visitors during his stay here,” said Belleau “A raccoon and a muskrat came and paid their respects quite often.” There were some things scratched into the boards which served as walls The reading material must have done quite a number on the incarcerated man’s spirits There were three air vents to the room which were discernible only from the outside The officers told me that the place was impossible to see and that none of them had known where it was even when they were on top of it, until they were shown The brush covered it well as did the pieces of branches which were laid helter-skelter atop the mound which seemed like something one should bypass if one came upon it while walking through the woods In the meanwhile, CHLT had arrived on the scene as they had first right to pictures because of having found it the night before Later I felt better about the mishap when I found out that they had locked their keys in the car! NORWICH - EATON Medical Representation Sherbrooke - Trois-Rivieres A pharmaceutic company of international renown, centered on scientific research, is presently looking for a bilingual person, qualified for transmission of scientific information on those pharmaceutic products to health professionals such as general practitioners, specialists, dentists.The ideal candidate will possess a university degree in Health Sciences or equivalent, pertinent experience.The salary will be proportional to experience and will include usual marginal benefits, and a car.Send curriculum vitae to the following address : Box 698 Sherbrooke Record 2520 Roy St., Sherbrooke, Quebec f W 4< % K*' Photo - l>a\iri Vineberg Photo David\inrbrrg Mould, fungus and spider webs coat the walls of the un-Hervé Poulin took a guess at the hideout’s location; it turned derground dungeon.Marion would tear it off to have space to out to he less than a mile away.write.Marion continued from page I place in rotating shifts since they found it late last week, following the arrest of Michel Devarenne, 38, at the Chez Rene discotheque Thursday night.Louise Beaubien, 26, was the second person arrested in connection with the kidnapping, the longest in Canadian history The police picked her up at Devar-enne’s Sherbrooke home the day following his arrest.They also discovered guns, drugs and cash which they claim was a part of the $50,000 Marion ransom It was on Sunday that Jeanne Valence, 42, was arrested in Sherbrooke, while her 48-year-old husband, Claude, was picked up on Monday.Originally from Notre-Dame-des-Bois, a community about 30 miles southeast of Gould, the Valences are residents of Sherbrooke Rene Chalifoux, 44, a fifth person allegedly involved in the Marion kidnapping, was arrested Tuesday night in St Donat, a Laurentian community Michel Devarenne, Louise Beaubien, and Claude and Jeanne Valence were arraigned and charged with Hdnapoing and sequestrate ’nesday in Sherbrooke .ions Court, while Rene crilifoux was arraigned and charged yesterday All pleaded not guilty to the charges and all were denied bail by Sessions Court Judge Jacques Page The five alleged kidnappers are appealing the bail refusals and have opted for trial by judge and jury Devarenne, the only one for whom a date, has been set for a preliminary hear ing, will appear Tuesday He is also wanted for a 1971 jailbreak from prison in Or sanville, outside of Quebec City, where he was serving time for armed robbery He had previously been de tained in Cowansville and released with a warning In 1975, he was jailed for a day or two at St Hyacinthe pri See MARION, page H v U Into the pit: A news photographer descends gingerly into the crawlspace leading to the main chamber, situated Photo ’ Vlnfhrrj immediately underneath when picture was taken.QUEBEC UNIVERSITIES RECEIVE 1978-79 OPERATING GRANTS QUEBEC (CP) — Quebec universities received operating grants totalling $580 3 million from the education department Thursday The total for 1978 79 repre sents an increase of 7 6 per cent over figures from the year before Université de Sherbrooke was granted $42 million for its student population of 7,750 Bishop’s, the smallest university in the province, received only $4 million Grants were based on the size of the institution The University of Quebec, with campuses across the province, received $125.5 million, the largest grant The University of Montreal got $115 8 million, while its affiliated school received $9 8 million Its engineering school was granted a further $17 7 million McGill University received $88 6 million and Concordia University $54 9 million Laval University of Quebec City got $106 7 million The University of Quebec's Montreal campus obtained $17 million as a special grant for the 1976-77 academic year to offset the loss of grants caused by lower student enrolment re suiting from a strike of professors The government predicted the student population will total 117.623 in the next fiscal year, up 4 6 per cent from the previous year Salaries are to increase 8 33 per cent but other ex penses will not be increased The department also an nounced that it was granting 1.533 bursaries for post graduate studies totalling $7 5 million De la parole aux actes Le P.Q.a dit vouloir rendre la Fonction publique EFFICACE.ET TRANSPARENTE Le P.Q.a dit que, sans la loi spéciale, ce serait la cogestion dans la Fonction publique et que les syndiqués pourraient changer les politiques gouvernementales! «C’est simple, on veut s’assurer que les prochains fonctionnaires ne seront pas des adversaires.Quant à ceux qui existent dqjà et dont on n’est pas sûr, on les déplacera pour qu’ils ne puissent pas nuire.» Jean Oaron, Ministre de l’Agriculture (Journal de Québec, août 1977) Efficace pour qui?La loi 80 aura pour effet de rendre les fonctionnaires SERVILES et ne règle en rien les problèmes d’organisation du travail à l’intérieur de la Fonction publique: c’est forcément de là que découlerait une plus grande efficacité dans les services à la population.Transparente pour qui?La loi 80 maintient la CACHOTTERIE À LA POPULATION.Rien n’est plus faux! Nous voulons seulement pouvoir négocier nos conditions de travail, comme tout le monde, comme c’est actuellement pour tous les travailleurs du gouvernement.Nous nous sommes battus contre cela sous Duplessis, sous Bourassa.Nous continuerons tant que nécessaire.La loi 80 a été votée le 83 juin dernier, nous nous y opposons toqjours.n y a loin, trop loin.SFPQ , i" n ).» • l’ii(lu Jix'tW' •> i»nd'(»i rt* 4u Oouf#>"*" — Former president Gerald Ford said Thursday the Soviet Union is engaged in an undeclared war and that Africa is to be the battleground Ford, speaking to a group of South African businessmen meeting at this resort area on the outskirts of Houston, said the Soviets want to control all of Africa, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean Radiomutuel intervention sought OTTAWA (CP) — Labor Minister John Munro was asked Thursday to intervene in a union representation vote “between scabs and strikers” at the Radiomutuel network of French language radio stations in Quebec PC stalls bill OTTAWA (CP) — The government presented legislation in the Commons Thursday to restrict the promotion of private political views for or against a party or candidate during a federal election Trade surplus triples OTTAWA (CP) The merchandise trade surplus with other countries tripled to $343 million during May from $127 million in April.Statistics Canada reported today Both exports and imports of products fell from April levels The government agency says that exports to the United States the key trade partner- were down by 15 per cent to $2 84 billion from record levels in April F'xports of Canadian-made products to other foreign countries fell by 1112 per cent to $1 22 billion in May, after a decline of about three per cent a month earlier Finance Minister Jean Chretien said earlier this week, in a speech to the Conference Board in Canada, that improvement in the foreign trade balance is a key to economic recovery Mondale visits Israel TEL AVIV (AP) — U S Vice-President Walter Mondale is visiting Israel to demonstrate the carter administration’s commitment to the Jewish state and to urge concessioas to get peace negotiations with Egypt going again tfff it ft I *; iM h tgl * !•» » / P» * * *«*> •' pit rii fc’Vi 4U.t._.j mm THE SHERBROOKE KK OKI) — FBI.JUNE 3t.If7g — 9 He's working in the shade of the 18 Wheels truck.and Susan Wright throws a telephone during One Night Stand rehearsals Festival Lennoxville races to opening night LENNOXVILLE - They’ seem curiously two-dimensional these Festival Lennoxville people, howling and hustling and bouncing off the walls of Centennial Theatre.Come the weekend of July 7, four plays - 18 Wheels, One Night Stand, Hosanna and Herringbone - will open in the seventh season of what many critics acclaim as the most entertaining summer festival in Canada, and all will be polish and poise and perfection But here it is, one week before opening night and the only plays anybody seems capable of producing are tw o works entitled “Line, Please” and “Has Anyone Seen My Hammer?” + + + Susan Wright lets out a wail of despair and hurls a telephone across the room at Booth Savage The air is tense and emotions are running high even if the fight is fake.One Night Stand rehearsals are anything but boring.“It’s not the type of role you have to psych yourself up for,” Susan explained later.The opposite is true -the play has a momentum of its own and the biggest problem is to keep it from becoming too melodramatic + + + Someone is sprawled underneath the frame of a truck being built for 18 Wheels, the swingin’ truck drivin’ musical.In another comer two people work on an as-yet undefined prop Vladimir Svetlovsky begins to point out what some of the activity is about when a man comes racing up, waving a drawing “Have you seen this?” “Sure that s the second set of plans for.” “But they’ve been changed and the wood’s already cut.” This exchange lasts for a few more seconds and an agitated carpenter stomps off to make the necessary alterations W’here were we9 “Vlad!” It’s the wardrobe mistress She wants the production manager’s consent to spend some money.A bartering game begins between them but it’s interrupted by a stagç manager, Chris Armstrong They begin discussing which plays will be able to move rehearsals onto the stage when.Over at the ‘rink’.Bishop’s arena converted into a carpentry shop, the One Night Stand kitchenette stands almost complete amidst rolls of chrome boards and scraps Finishing touches are being painted on a cityscape backdrop, the grill for the 18 Wheels truck is nearing completion and lengths of board are being measured and cut Most of the carry-on props have already been carted to their respective rehearsal halls and platforms and backdrops have been wheeled into place on the Centennial Theatre stage + + + Stage managers keep an eye on their watches during coffee break in the Green Room - 15 minutes and back to work Discussions of the last scene rehearsed, hair appointments and costume fittings dominate the conversation On this particular day.Richard, Festival Len noxville’s hairdresser is down from Montreal, and the air is punctuated with oohs and ahs and barbs as his creations appear at the door Colonel Sanders’ chicken empire They run through the harmonies again and again, accompanying themselves on a washboard, spoons and other country and western standbys “Haulin' chicken guts” is the kind of tune you find yourself humming hours later.+ + + On May 15, a partial crew of ‘carps’ (carpenters) arrived at Bishop’s and began work on the props Story by Marilyn Mill Photos by Bruce Porter on the heads of cast members + + + Upstairs in the union, afternoon rehearsals for 18 Wheels are beginning.Everyone there, from stage manager to director, has spent the first part of their day working on another play Even so, the energy level remains high The cast, led by John Gray on guitar, launches into a knee-slapping rendition of “Haulin’ chicken guts in the hot August sun”, a satire on Designer Barbara Matis adds a personal touch to a Festival Lennoxville backdrop.Two weeks later they were joined by the actors, the rest of the stage crew and office personnel Months earlier, the designers.Guido Tondino, Michael Eagan and Barbara Matis, received their copies of the scripts and worked out set designs and prop lists for the beginning of rehearsals At the same time, Vladimir Svetlovsky, production manager and technical director, who orchestrates behind the scenes at Festival Lennoxville, began preparing a rehearsal schedule for the seven actors and actresses, recruited from across Canada for the season Both Savage and Susan Wright star in Carol Bolt’s thriller.One Night Stand, and join Miguel Fernandes, Janet-Laine Green and Wayne Robson in the rollicking 18 Wheels Both plays are directed by Festival Lennoxville's ar tistic director Richard Ouzounian John Gray, the author of 18 Wheels, is directing Herringbone, a one man comedy starring Eric Peterson Hosanna a drama about an aging transvestite, stars Stan Archambault and Miguel Fernandes The play is written by Michel Tremblay and directed by Michael Mawson The stage crew, drawn from Centaur and Bishop’s, are still building, painting, w iring and working on sound tracks, as they set up the stages, rehearse set changes and make technical alterations One set change for 18 Wheels which took a crew of seven 22 minutes in daylight the first time they attempted it, has to be cut down to four to six minutes in blackout The original time has been cut in half Seconds have become crucial in the blocking of this particular changeover “It’s similar to dance; it involves a lot of choreography,” says Chris Armstrong “This is where team work really surfaces ” The props for One Night Stand have been a major production in themselves It’s the most elaborate set in terms of numbers of objects on the stage and involves the biggest cleanup operation Hosanna and Herringbone are both technically simpler shows to stage and the set designs look promising From perfection technical aspects of the shows to rewriting parts of the last act of Herringbone, eleventh hour changes - the changes which make theatre a dynamic and magic experience - will continue until Festival Lennoxville opens, ending weeks of rehearsals characterized by long days Booth Savage threatens Susan for the umpteenth time during a run-through of the last act of One Night Stand.and frenetic activity.In the meantime, somebody should be writing a script for the play going on right now It’s Canadian, fast paced and the audience won’t know the outcome until opening night Now, that’s theatre John Gray, on guitar, rehearses with some of the 18 Wheels cast (from left to right), Booth Savage, Susan Wright.Janet-Laine Green and Wayne Robson.In the background is Stage Manager Erika Klusch. 10 — THE SHERBROOKE RECORD — FRI., JUNE 30.1978 ( family & lifestyles Homes elry fashions, mrtK hsn arts MP>r Jgfr ,¦ imotv 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