The record, 25 mai 1994, mercredi 25 mai 1994

[" \"x ANT IIER May 25, 1994 Births, deaths .10 Classified.8 COMICS L.\u2026\u2026erescernse \u2026 9 Editorial .ccoervenvereree.4 Education 5 Farm & Business .7 LIVING .\u2026o\u2026\u2026cocsesrescessessance Sports .crensnsesasennann 11 \u2014escovencecassoncau0 a Townships cesse 3 WEATHER LN Page 2 7 40 cents KEVIN GAUTHIER 3N.SHERBROOKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL * RAINY DAY Bloc, Alliance thrash it out in Ottawa Tremblay suggested the group .By Linda Drouin OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 No matter how much they're given, Quebec anglophones keep demanding more, Bloc Québécois MP Suzanne Tremblay said Tuesday.Tremblay provoked a heated exchange with members of Alliance Quebec when she told a parliamentary committee the province's English minority has everything it needs to remain vibrant but keeps complaining about ill treatment.\u201cYou have schools, theatres, cinemas, newspapers, TV,\u201d she said.\u201cWhen you have everything Unity haunts House Chrétien threads on borders and By Bob Cox OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 Quebecers should stay in Canada if they want to make sure the province's boundaries stay intact, says Prime Minister Jean Chrétien.Chrétien made the comment \u2014 which the separatist Bloc Québécois called a \u201cveiled threat\u201d \u2014 after being asked in the Commons on Tuesday if his Liberal government would respect Quebec's territorial integrity.The Constitution guarantees that no one can change Quebec's borders without approval from the province, said Chrétien.\u201cThat\u2019s the best protection Quebecers can have and they'll never get anything better.\u201d Indian Affairs Minister Ron Irwin caused a furore in Quebec last week by saying natives could opt to keep their land in Canada should the province separate.Irwin would not repeat his comments Tuesday.But he would not retract them either.\u201cI'm not changing it,\u201d he said.Bloc Québécois Leader Lucien Bouchard said natives have no right to opt out of Quebec.\u201cThe natives in Quebec do not have the right of self- determination,\u201d said Bouchard.\u201cIt doesn\u2019t belong to them\u201d Reform Leader Preston Man- By Clyde Graham OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 There isn\u2019t a lot more room for interest rates to fall this year, economists say.But they are divided on how much to blame the upcoming Quebec election and debate on separation.The Bank of Canada\u2019s key rate fell for the second week ina row Tuesday to 6.31 per cent from a peak of 6.61 per cent on May 10.The modest relief \u2014 not consumers \u2014 came after interest rates had risen by as much as two percentage points since early February.Economists are divided on how much real impact the political circus over Quebec is having on investor confidence, the value of the dollar and interest rates.Dominique Vachon at the National Bank in Montreal says Canada\u2019s massive gover- enough to bring down rates for - Quebec to blame for money woes?nment debts \u2014 among the biggest of major industrial countries \u2014 are a much bigger worry for investors than Quebec's future.That alone will keep interest rates from falling much.\u201cWe always put too much attention on the political side,\u201d said Vachon.\u201cI think for the international investor, the worst thing is our deficits.They don\u2019t care who spends and who taxes, they care about how much we spend and how much we tax.\u201d But John Clinkard, senior economist at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, said the focus is shifting from debt problems to political problems now that the spring budget season is ending.\u201cWith fiscal budgets out of the way, I think that political uncertainty will overshadow the other concerns until we see an election and a referendum,\u201d See QUEBEC Page 2 On guard for thee: Lennoxville-As RE to express yourselves then I don\u2019t know how you can say this is not a vibrant community.\u201d She challenged the English- rights group to back up its claim that there has been an exodus of anglophones, especially young people, from Quebec.\u201cFrancophones are leaving too,\u201d she said.\u201cThe problem of jobs is generalized in Quebec.I have two nephews who had to go to Toronto for jobs.\u201d Alliance Quebec president Michael Hamelin said he didn't have statistics but argued the loss of young people from a mino- needle Quebec ning said if Quebec held a referendum on separation from Canada, natives could vote on separation from Quebec.\u201cI think Canada would be put in a position where, if it accepts the democratic right of one group, it would have to pay a lot of attention to the democratic right of the other,\u201d said Manning.If Quebecers can hold a referendum on leaving Canada then maybe natives in the province can hold a referendum on staying, said Manning.Any decision on Quebec\u2019s future should be \u201csettled in a way that gets the concurrence of those that are affected by the decision,\u201d Manning told reporters.Asked ifthat means a separate - plebiscite for natives, he replied: \u201cThat's one mechanism.That's a democratic way of trying to settle those types of issues.\u201d The Reform leader \u2014 who once suggested the public is tired of constitutional matters and MPs shouldn\u2019t spend so much time on them \u2014 has jumped into the unity debate with a vengeance in the last week.The change in strategy follows trips by Bloc Québécois Leader Lucien Bouchard to Western Canada and Paris to sell Quebec independence and a suggestion by Indian Affairs Minister Ron Irwin that natives could break away from an independent Quebec.In the Commons Manning said Chrétien is leaving a \u201cnational- unity vacuum.\u201d The government must outline a renewed federalism \u2014 \u201csomething futuristic and visionary\u201d \u2014 as an alternative to Quebec sovereignty, he said.Chrétien is under growing pressure to outline his government\u2019s strategy for handling such issues raised by possible Quebec separation.But he continued to insist Tuesday that any talk of Quebec separation is hypothetical \u2014 and something he does not want to See UNITY Page 2 cot Cst.Maurice Kingdon may sometimes feel like a Lone Ranger in the battle for safer streets and highways, but this week he\u2019s part of an army as Canada concentrates on road safety.For what you can do, please turn the page.RECORIYGRANT SIMEON rity community is more keenly felt than from the majority.\u201cYou keep characterizing us by our theatres and cinemas and papers but you don\u2019t say that one- third of our schools have closed in 20 years,\u201d Hamelin said.Earlier, Tremblay challenged Hamelin over a pamphlet his group distributes criticizing the Parti Québécois and Bloc for their stance on minority rights in Quebec.ex page.The two separatist parties have promised to guarantee English rights in an independent Quebec \u201cso how can Alliance Quebec continue to say these things instead oftelling things as they really are?\u201d Tremblay said.Hamelin shot back: \u201cOur pamphlet is the reality.\u201d He said the PQ has promised to reintroduce restrictions on bilingual signs to the province\u2019s language law.Mayor Paul Gervais grinned Tuesday as he did a few squats while limbering up at the opening ofacitypark re-vamped to make it easier for senior citizens to keep up on their exercise.For the full story please turn the \u201cshould be talking to Quebecers instead of coming to Ottawa to whine.\u201d \u201cWe always encourage dialogue but what concerns us is your | position, which has never chan- - ged,\u201d Hamelin answered.The lobby group was in Ottawa to present a brief to the - Commons-Senate committee on See ALLIANCE Page 2 RECORD/GRANT SIMEON Diary tells tale of Somalia Airborne major knew his goose was cooked PETAWAWA, ONT.(CP) \u2014 A major accused of contributing to the beating death of a Somali teenager poured out his remorse in his diary, lamenting that his military career was \u201ccertainly finished.\u201d The diary \u2014 a notebook and looseleaf pages \u2014 was introduced as evidence Tuesday in the court martial of Maj.Anthony Seward, 40.He voluntarily turned the handwritten pages over to military police last May.\u201cThe past few days have been agonizing and filled with remorse,\u201d Seward wrote about a week after the death of 16-year-old Shidane Arone.Arone was beaten to death March 16, 1993 by members of the Canadian Airborne Regiment during its peacekeeping mission in war-torn Somalia.Seward, originally from Hamilton, is charged with unlawfully causing bodily harm and negligent performance of duty for allegedly issuing an order permittng soldiers to abuse Somalis caught trying to infiltrate the base.He wrote in his diary he would \u201copenly and readily state that I did order Somali intruders to be abused during the conduct of apprehension and arrest.\u201cTo what extent that order caused Master Cpl.Matchee and Trooper (Kyle) Brown to beat to death a Somali prisoner will be a matter for investigation.I may not be found criminally responsible but my military career is certainly finished.\u201d Brown was convicted of manslaughter and torture and sentenced to five years in prison.He has filed an appeal.Matchee has been identified as the instigator and main culprit in the beating but was recently found unfit to stand trial because of brain damage suffered in an \u2014_- attempt to hang himself after his arrest last spring.: One other soldier has been found guilty in Arone\u2019s death, another acquitted and two more are yet to stand trial.: In his diary, Seward fretted that \u201crecrimination will flow like water over Niagara Falls\u201d and predicted his good work in Somalia would be overshadowed by Arone\u2019s death.Months before they left for Somalia, Seward was warned to \u201ctone down\u201d the aggressiveness his soldiers were displaying, court was told.All officers and soldiers were told the rules of war justified using reasonable force.: \u201cIt is a licence to kill when appropriate but not a licence to murder,\u201d said Lt.-Col.Kenneth Watkin, a legal officer.mg Sera, Did 2 Ra la RO \u2018ALLIANCE: Sl Eau CERN EET fC ue vee RY rm y - 2\u2014The RECORD\u2014Wednesday, May 25, 1994 A special place in Sherbrooke Sherbrooke now has a special place for senior citizens to get some healthy exercise in the outdoors.With the help of Sercovie and Kino-Quebec the city has modified Montour Park, at the corner of Murray and Chalifoux streets in the east end.The obstacle course contains various types of exercise apparatus designed to help stimulate tired muscles.Each exercise is explained in detail to the user and safety bars are set up to prevent injury to the user.All are welcome and there is no cost to use the course.It\u2019s definitely a must for those who need to get their blood pumping.POSITION DE DÉPART POSITION DE DÉPART POSITION DE DÉPART POSITION DE DÉPART ; RECORD/GRANT SIMEON Cemetary dispute lingering MONTREAL (CP) \u2014 Kanesa- take Mohawks have spurned an Ottawa-Quebec offer to mediate the simmering quarrel between natives and Oka town council over a disputed piece of land, a federal official said Tuesday.\u201cThe Indian Affairs Department and the Quebec government asked for a meeting to see whether they could help come to a mutually acceptable agreement,\u201d said Louise Deschenes, an Indian Affairs Department spokeswoman.Oka town council officials attended the meeting in a nearby hotel.Mohawks stayed away.Mohawks and Oka town council claim to own the disputed land, which was at the centre of the 78-day Oka crisis in 1990.The issue resurfaced last Thursday, when Mohawks using bulldozers and chainsaws started clearing the land to expand their adjacent burial ground.They continued the clearing Tuesday.\u201cWe'll only talk to a duly appointed federal negotiator who has a mandate to negotiate from the prime minister,\u201d said Garry Carbonnell, a Kanesatake band councillor.\u201cWe're not going to negotiate with Indian Affairs.We'll only talk nation-to-nation.\u201d Carbonnell said the band council wrote to Prime Minister Jean Chretien last November asking that a new federal negotiator be appointed to replace the UNITY: Continued from page one spend time on.\u201cMy duty is to deal with the real problems of the nation,\u201d said Chrétien, adding job creation, economic growth and good government are the keys to keeping Quebec part of Canada.\u201cI'm convinced that Quebec will remain Canadian.\u201d \u201cI know clearly that the preoccupation of the people of Quebec is exactly the same preoccupation of all the Canadians.What they want is jobs, job creation, growth.\u201d It also appeared Chrétien told cabinet ministers to focus on the government's economic agenda rather than the unity questions.Deputy Prime Minister Sheila Copps said before a morning cabinet meeting that Bouchard, by travelling around the world to promote separation, \u201cobviously\u201d put the Constitution \u201csquarely back on the agenda.\u201d After the meeting, she said: \u201cThe Constitution has never been back on the agenda.\u201d Copps said she was glad Manning has finally realized national unity is important.Continued from page one official languages.: The brief asks the federal government to develop a policy for the minority in Quebec given its \u201cincreasing vulnerability in the present political landscape.\u201cThis is a period of real insecurity for English-speaking Quebe- But she called him hypocriti- - cal for demanding action after characterizing it in the past as a family feud between Quebecers.\u201cMr.Manning is a hypocrite because only three weeks ago, when the issue was being discussed in the House, he referred to it as an in-house quarrel between two Quebecers,\u201d said Copps.\u201cHe should make up his mind what side of the separation fence he\u2019s standing on, because one week he\u2019s in one direction telling us we should never answer questions in the House and now he\u2019s the great advocate of national unity.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s probably a reflection of the Canadian conundrum that we don\u2019t want to talk constitution, we're not going to talk constitution, and at the same time the whole issue of separation wrenches us.\u201d Manning didn\u2019t take a position in the House on Irwin\u2019s claim that natives could opt out of an independent Quebec.Pressed by reporters outside, he said the issue goes beyond narrow legal bounds.cers.Minority-language rights are not being addressed by the major political parties in the run-up to the election call in Quebec,\u201d the brief says.\u201cEvery measured step of all the political parties, federal and provincial, suggests that nothing will be done to allay fears of an impending crisis.\u201d CIRCULATION DEPT.819-569-9528 FAX: (819) 569-3945 the KNOWLTON OFF.: 514-243-0088 FAX: 514-243-5155 Randy Kinnear, PUbIIShEF \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026reeeennens 569-9511 Charles Bury, Editor \u2026 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Sales Product Agreement No.0479675, Member of Canadian Press Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation _ Mohawks reject federal mediator one who was let go when the Liberals took power.À new one hasn\u2019t been named yet.\u201cThey need to appoint a federal negotiator who will resume discussions about land claims issues, including the cemetery,\u201d Carbonnell said.Indian Affairs Minister Ron Irwin will appoint a negotiator \u201cat an appropriate time,\u201d she added, but said Irwin hasn\u2019t given any indication of when that might be.Deschenes said that without Mohawk participation, little was solved at Tuesday\u2019s meeting.\u201cThe town of Oka presented some options to settle the problem,\u201d she said.Deschenes said she didn\u2019t know the nature of those options.Accept cuts QUEBEC (CP) \u2014 Employees of the MIL-Davie shipyard face a do-or-die choice next Sunday, the head of the provincially owned company said Tuesday.Sunday is when the remaining 1,500 workers at the troubled shipyard must vote on a management recovery plan: double productivity and accept a 15-per- cent salary cut or watch the shipyard sink.Unless employees agree to the plan, the shipyard has no future, company president Guy Veron- neau warned Tuesday.\u201cIt is only by accepting this management offer that the shipyard will be able to survive,\u201d Veronneau told a local chamber of commerce.He said the shipyard, the largest private employer in the Quebec City region, had \u201csuffered some agonizing times.\u201d Last November, the company announced it would likely lay off 90 per cent of its workforce between then and Christmas 1994, Employees are still working to complete construction of two destroyers and a frigate for the federal Defence Department before the end of the year.\u201cAfter that, the order sheet is empty,\u201d Veronneau said.MIL-Davie is trying to refocus on international commerce.The recovery plan \u2014 proposed by management in consultation with the provincial government and aimed at focusing on international commerce rather than or watch the shipyard sink Shipyard workers face bitter 111 military contracts \u2014 has the support of the regional chamber of commerce and the Conseil du patronat, the province\u2019s largest employers group.\u201cIts a vain hope to imagine that governments can still save employees unless they also make a commitment,\u201d Veronneau said.He said MIL-Davie faces ferocious competition from naval shipyards in Europe and Japan.Strenuous efforts have failed to make the company more competitive and keep it afloat, he said.Workers are to vote on the plan at a general meeting next Sunday.The average hourly wage is now $18; a 15-per-cent cut would lower the rate to $16.25.QUEBEC: Continued from page one said Clinkard.\u201cThe closer you get, the more concerns will come to the fore,\u201d said Clinkard.CIBC expects only a modest decline in short-term interest rates as the Canadian dollar remains weak throughout the year \u2014 possibly dnopping below 70 cents US.Cot The dollar closed trading Tuesday almost unchanged at Spring fever: antonia 72.53 cents US, down 0.01 cent.Mitchell ha In the Commons Tuesday the debate over Quebec\u2019s future took centre stage.Prime Minister Jean Chrétien attacked Bloc Québécois Leader Lucien Bouchard for creating \u201cuncertainty around the world\u201d by promoting separatism on-a trip to: France last * week! \u2018 ' \u201cHe is guilty,\u201d Chrétien shouted as he pointed across the Commons floor at Bouchard.- N s spent the last ten years in New York, so the opportunity to dig and root around in a slightly overrun garden in Massawippi was irresistable.Meanwhile upstairs, John * \u2014.Some economists such as Leo de Bever at Nomura Canada, a Japanese-owned investment dealer, say uncertainty over Quebec has already pushed up interest rates as much as three- quarters of a point higher than necessary.\u201cIf you were to take the lousy politics out of the equation, Canada would have substantially lower interest rates,\u201d said de Bever.Pratt\u2019s derring-do in balancing his double windows on the porch roof was quite exciting.Spring, around the corner for quite some time, is finally upon us.debating this thing every year.\u201d He said it\u2019s hard to tell how much of the higher rates are due to the half-trillion-dollar federal debt and the speading red ink in the provinces.But he said the Quebec debate only deepens concerns about the repayment of federal and provincial government debts.¢ ea.fe Var.A1 4 \u201cMy guess would be that we are paying a substantial price for the privilege of keeping on RECORD PHOTOS/PERRY BEATON IE oonesbury BY GARRY TRUDEAU LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AS YOU \u2026HARGING MEFOLLOW- | WITH MULTIPLE COUNTS OF BUT THEY WERE KIDDING! Rain beco- CAN SEE FROM THE INDICTMENTS ING TOBACCO EXECUTIVES, PERJURY AND FALSE STATE - WHAT, YOU CAN'T KID CU THE GOVERNMENT HAS FILED AILLIAM CAMPEELL, JAMES MENT IN SWORN TESTIMONY UNDER OATH?ming light by |w THE USN JOHNSTON, ANDREW Tick, BEFORE THE Ui.CONGRESS.i DISTRICT JOSEPH TADDEQ, DONALD VE, afternoon with TROT NE Janie, a high of 18.FUR AND EDWARD HORRIGAW.> A On Thursday, TS WN WALK WE sunny with cloudy periods and the chance of a shower or two.High of 14, low of 6.UBEVENSAL PRESS STNOICATE 1904G B Trudees The Townships The RECORD\u2014Wednesday, May 25, 1994\u20143 Pecorid Judge ponders fate of Georgeville bull Mad Cow case: It\u2019s all over but the ruling Kohl: \u201cWe could not have been better prepared.\u2019 By Maurice Crossfield SHERBROOKE \u2014 The arguments have been completed and Georgeville farmer Gordon Kohl now must wait to see if the Federal Court will grant his beloved Highland bull a new lease on life.Last year Agriculture Canada ordered that all cattle imported from the United Kingdom after 1982 be destroyed to prevent the spread of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, or BSE.The disease is believed to have spread through the use of improperly treated cattle feed made from sheep carcases infected with a similar disease.Ontario vs.Quebec: Asbestos Corp.stock battle back after six-year delay By Susan Yellin TORONTO (CP) \u2014 The Quebec government is subject to the same rules and laws as everyone else when it comes to the stock market, a lawyer for the Ontario Securities Commission said Tuesday.\u201cIt plays by the same rules as anyone,\u201d Joe Groia told a three- member commission panel.The commission is looking into the Quebec government's role in the 1986 purchase of the Quebec- based Asbestos Corp.Ltd., based in Thetford Mines.The former Parti Québécois government wanted to nationalize the corporation.It purchased a 54.6 per cent stake of Asbestos Corp.from General Dynamics of St.Louis for $80 a share, or a total $165 million.But the PQ government would not extend the same offer to minority shareholders, some of them living in Ontario.The Quebec government has argued that the deal with General Dynamics was a \u201csovereign\u201d move and not subject to provincial securities laws.Those laws state an offer made to one shareholder must be made to all shareholders for the same price.Minority shareholders disagree with Quebec.Warren Hurst, a spokesman for the 300-or-so shareholders, said outside the hearing Tuesday that the minority shares plus interest now amount to about $170 million.Since Asbestos shares were traded on both the Montreal and Toronto exchanges, both provincial commissions can look into any so-called abnormalities.Much of the OSC\u2019s day Tuesday was taken up with technical arguments by the various groups involved in the hearing.Barry Bresner, a lawyer for the minority shareholders, tried Youville fundraiser set for Centennial tonight LENNOXVILLE \u2014 Staff of the Youville Hospital will present Quebec playwrite Michel Tremblay\u2019s Les Belles Soeurs tonight and tomorrow night at Centennial Theatre.With this benefit evening sponsored by Lennoxville\u2019s Optimists Club, the 15 actors and 15 stagehands from the hospital are trying to raise money for the hospital foundation.Tickets for the Wednesday show are sold out, but there are still some left for the Thursday show.Tickets are $10, and are available by calling 829-7138.Known as mad cow disease because of its effects, BSE eats holes in the brain of the infected animal, causing it to exhibit symptoms similar to rabies.In the last 10 years BSE has virtually destroyed the UK cattle export market.Over 115,000 animals have been destroyed in the UK as a result of the disease.One case of the disease occurred in Canada last November in Red Deer, Alberta.That animal was destroyed and its body incinerated to prevent spread of the disease.Kohl has taken the government to court to save his ani- unsucessfully to have the commission side with him on a request to get back an unsigned memo.Bresner said the memo suggested the Quebec government had \u201ca moral obligation\u201d to extend the General Dynamics offer to minority shareholders.The memo also indicated the Quebec government was only trying to wear down the shareholders with delay tactics.The note, which he said was written in January 1988, came on the heels of a meeting between mal, and says he is pleased with the way the case was presented.\u201cWe could not have been better prepared,\u201d Kohl said in a telephone interview Tuesday.Kohl's bull, Gille Buidhe, is the last bull facing destruction.But Kohl is arguing that his case differs from those of hundreds of other cattle destroyed since the order was issued.He said the differences were explained in the last five days of arguments in Federal Court.Gille Buidhe was imported to Canada in January 1982, only four weeks after Ottawa imposed its ban on all cattle from the Bri- officials of the Quebec Securities Commission and the Quebec ministry of finance, then headed by Jacques Parizeau.Bresner said the memo indicated the Quebec government should extend the offer to minority shareholders and not try to \u201c noyer le poisson,\u201d or drown the fish, a French expression meaning to wear someone down.Tuesday\u2019s hearing followed a six-year postponement in one of the first cases of its kind.Quebec challenged the commission\u2019s authority, saying it tish Isles.Twelve years later at the ripe old age of 14, the bull has never shown any symptoms of the disease.Kohl's lawyer John Henderson told the court that the bull was born and raised in the time period before British cattle feed was infected with BSE.As well, he said the bull\u2019s age has proven that the incubation period, which is believed to be as long as 12 years, has passed.\u201cI feel satisfied in the way that we presented the case,\u201d Henderson said.Kohl said Federal Court Justice Max M.Teitelbaum praised was not bound by the laws of another province and the hearing was postponed in 1988 as the case wound its way through the court system.The Supreme Court of Canada finally ruled last year it would not hear an appeal of a lower court ruling giving the commission authority to conduct the hearing.If it rules in favor of minority shareholders, the commission hearing panel has the authority to suspend the Quebec government\u2019s right to trade securities, the high level of preparedness of both Crown and defence, but said it would take time for him to reach a fair decision.His ruling on the fate of Gille Buidhe is expected some time in June.Gille Buidhe waits for a \u2018decision.including bonds, in Ontario\u2019s capital markets.The commission could also give staff authority to apply for a court order to force Quebec to reimburse minority shareholders for lost income and interest, estimated at $187 million.\u201cAs far as we're concerned, the government of Quebec is no different from any other market participant,\u201d lawyer Groia of Hee- nan Blaikie, who is acting for the commission in prosecuting the case, said before proceedings resumed.City police are looking for a man in connection with a robbery of a gas station at 915 Galt east on May 5.The suspect asked for out a hammer and demanded for the contents of the cash register.He then told the clerk to not move until he had been gone for five minutes.The man is described as a white male, S-feet 11-inches tall, with mid length brown hair and weighing about 150 pounds.He is and spoke French during the robbery.He was wearing dirty jeans with oil stains.Anyone with any information Players cigarettes and then pulled.believed to be about 25 years old concerning this crime is asked to contact Sherbrooke police in confidence a at 821-5555.Wanted City police are looking for two men in connection with the abduction and release of a woman who was hitchhiking on May 14.At about 1:45 a.m.that day a large brown car Wanted Two more for city police rogues\u2019 gallery with two men in it stopped at the traffic light near the Burger King on King St.west.The driver (shown here) asked the woman where she was going.They then pulled her into the car and the other suspect pushed her head down and tied her hands from behind while the driver covered her eyes.She was later released physically unharmed at the corner of Terrill St.and 13th Ave.The driver is described as a white male, 6-feet tall and weighing about 175 pounds.He has short brown hair and brown eyes and is about 22 years of age.At the time of the incident he was wearing a black sweater and blue jeans.Anyone with any information about this crime is asked to contact Sherbrooke police in confidence at 821-5555.Young passengers need special seats Road safety means taking it easy on the gas By Maurice Crossfield SHERBROOKE \u2014 Motor vehicle collisions are the number-one cause of accidental death for children under 10 years of age.They are also the target for National Road Safety Week, Sa ve N me taking place this week.In Canada in 1992 there were 239 deaths and 22,652 injuries among children under 14 years of age as a result of motor vehicle accidents.In 1993 in the Eastern Towns- Lennoxville.Ascot police traffi ic- safety \u2018specialist Cst.Maurice Kingdon has a message: Slow down, be careful, stay safe and avoid fines.hips alone, 206 people were killed in road accidents.Another 1,460 were severely injured and 9,309 suffered light injuries.In 1993 there were 3,720 traffic accidents in Sherbrooke alone, with nine people killed.This year one Sherbrooke resident has already been killed.But the Canadian Safety Council maintains that those numbers could be greatly reduced if seatbelts and child restraints were properly used when kids are in the car.Across Canada about 88 per cent of car drivers use their seat- belts.Among young children 80 per cent ride in child safety seats, but only 50 per cent of those safety seats were used properly.The aim of Road Safety Week is to make people aware of the potential dangers of road vehicle operation.From speed to safety belts, safe habits are the best way to avoid disaster.Safe driving can mean saving money too.Like many police departments, Lennoxville-Ascot municipal police are cracking down on fast drivers, and enforcement can easily cost hundreds of dollars.The theme of the city\u2019s anti- speeding campaign is \u201cIn Sherbrooke speeding has a high price.\u201d Nou only does that mean in loss of life, but also in the hea- Sherbrooke and vy fines being given out to speeders.According to the Sherbrooke police speeding is the number one traffic problem in the city, followed by ignoring traffic lights, bad cycling habits, and pedestrians who don\u2019t follow the rules.Lennoxville-Ascot patrolman Maurice Kingdon has long made traffic safety his priority.He\u2019s on the road every day but motorists can never be sure where he and his trusty radar gun will show up next.\u201cThe trick is not to stay too long in one place,\u201d Kingson says.\u201cI use the element of surprise.\u201d Don\u2019t say you weren\u2019t warned.SHERBROOKE when they are too small.no seat at all.\u2014 (MC) The Canada Safety Council has some helpful hints for the proper use of child safety restraints in cars.© À common problem with child safety seats is that they do not properly fit the child.The seat becomes too small as the child grows, or the child is restrained \u2014 dangerously \u2014 using a seatbelt @ Another common problem with child safety restraints involves proper installation.An improperly installed safety seat can be as dangerous as @ Whenever the safety seat is not being used, be Using child-safety seats sure it is held in place by a seatbelt to ensure that it doesn\u2019t fly into someone in the event of an accident or a sudden stop.; @® The best place for a safety seat is in the centre | of the rear seat.This is the safest location in any | vehicle in the event of an accident.© If travelling alone with a child the seat may be placed in the front passenger seat.Do not do ! this if your car is equipped with air bags.® Be sure that safety seat straps are securely fastened and snug.If not the child may slip out of the seat in the event of an accident.: @ Be sure that any safety seat you use is clearly : marked CSA Approved.; Callus at dvd hated: 1-800-661-CODE for more information Most people think there\u2019s only one way to help the developing world.We have 26.Self-sufficiency through literacy in the developing world. 4\u2014The RECORD\u2014Wednesday, May 25, 1994 the The Voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Editorial Burying JFK\u2019s ghost with Jackie The decision to bury Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis next to her late husband closes the chapter on one of history\u2019s more tragic love affairs and no doubt prompted some to wonder why she would want to be there.After all, if the rumors about John F.Kennedy's philandering ways are true, he must have been a lousy husband, right?And he died a violent death in her arms for all the world to see, which must have been an incredibly difficult thing to forget.Yet the news came that Jackie would be buried in Arlington National Cemeta- ry next to JFK and his brother Bobby.So maybe, just maybe, Jackie knew something about the late President we don\u2019t: maybe the rumors aren\u2019t true, and maybe the media stretches the truth occasionally in the interests of a good story.It happens all the time.What gets left out is as important as what gets put in, but for some reason many people don\u2019t realize the media often only report part of the story, whether because of time or space considerations or the inability to find the other side.In JFK's case, it was easy to assault his character once he was dead.The family wisely chose to ignore these accusations of infidelity, thinking the public would know better.: Instead, the stories can not be repeated matter-of-factly, when no one has ever really proven JFK, with his bad back or his kids playing in his room, had an affair with anyone, let alone Marilyn Monroe or anyone brought in by Secret Service agents.And without wanting to give credence to any theory that JFK\u2019s assisination was a coup, isn\u2019t it strange that only JFK's character has been called into such question and only after the Warren Commission failed to dispel the doubts lingering in the public\u2019s mind after he was killed?It really doesn\u2019t matter anymore.The only woman ever hurt by the rumors died last week in New York with her family by her side.The rumor is she reconciled herself with her first husband\u2019s memory over time, and found the strength to endure.Her memory deserves a moment of our time as we think about the innocence the world lost that November day in Dallas 31 years ago.STEPHEN HECKBERT Tiny purple people-eater U.K.fears meat-munching microbe By Stephen Ward LONDON (CP) \u2014 British health officials tried to calm public fears Tuesday as a fast-acting bacteria that devours flesh killed its sixth victim.The infection with its flu-like symptoms \u2014 dubbed Killer Bug by London tabloids \u2014 has affected at least 12 people this year, raising fears that it\u2019s spreading from a cluster of cases in Gloucestershire, southwest England.\u2014 Health officials said Tuesday that cases now range from Scotland to London and surrounding counties \u2014 Kent, Surrey, Hertforshire, Bolton, and Stirling.The latest victim is a 45-year-old woman from Chertsey, Surrey, who died Tuesday at Queen Mary\u2019s Hospital in London after giving birth to a child by caesarean section.Christopher Bartlett, head of the Health Ministry's disease surveillance centre, said the outbreak was not an epidemic, and researchers have found no link between cases.\u201cOn current information, cases now being reported, in addition to the Gloucester cluster, are still within expected annual figures.\u201d he said.The fearful infection, a virulent streptococcus bacteria that can kill within hours, produces a condition called necrotising fasciitis.The bacteria eats living flesh, turning it gangrenous.The disease is marked by severe nausea, high fever, sore limbs and a darkening of an area of the skin, with painful blistering or lesions.Five people are known to have died of the infection so far this year, with three deaths in Gloucestershi- re and the others in Essex and London.Three other people who caught the bug in Gloucestershire survived after life-saving surgery, while another victim in the county, a 45-year-old mother of two, is currently fighting for her life in hospital.Christine Bowden of London, said Tuesday she wanted more data \u2014_ A il 7 4 I 0e so she could accept the death of her husband, Terry, 39.Her spouse died from the bacteria in January, 36 hours after being admitted to hospital for leg pains.\u2018It seems too unbelievable that it can hit people very quickly like this and they can die,\u201d she said.Roseanne Miller, a nurse from Stirling, contracted the infection following a hysterectomy.Surgeons cut out part of her stomach and left the wound open for 10 days to make sure all lethal bacteria had been removed.\u201cIt was the worst 10 days of my life and the only reason I got through it was because of the nursing team,\u201d said Miller.Some scientists believe the infection is caused by a virus attacking a group of bacteria, including the relatively common streptococcal Type A.According to this theory, the virus injects its genetic instructions into the bacteria, producing toxins that enter the victim\u2019s blood and eat fatty tissues.] A> oY) I 7 You ever Sa Il con ih ~ DAILY DOSE OF Ë B-1, B-2, g Ro | D.5 5 7 > B-12 AND g FE ~~ fu , BE-HAVE.2 REN / 3 5 FRAN oe , 8 8 \u201c =r Sl \u2018 .THAVES 5-25 = = \u2014 ws + © 1994 NEA, Inc.ARLO & JANIS ® by Jimmy Johnson THEY 5AY I SHOULD THEY SAY 1 SHOULD THEY SAY SKIRT LENGTH] I HIT MIDDLE AGE AND EAT LOTS OF BREAD! STAY OUT OF THE SUN! 16 A MATTER OF PERSONAL} MY LIFE TURNED TAS UPSIDE DOWN! N\u2014 © 1994 by NEA.Inc THE BORN LOSER® by Art and Chip Sansom - S15 \"7 LARRA Gé tou © 1994 by NEA.Inc © 1994 by NEA.Inc \u201cI'm farsighted.This is the only instrument that allows me to read the sheet music.\u201d ; \u2019 10\u2014The RECORD\u2014Wednesday, May 25, 1994 Obituaries WILLIAM JOHN MURRAY of Lennoxville, Quebec 1911 - 1994 The community was saddened on Tuesday, May 10, 1994, to learn of the sudden death of William \u201cBill\u201d Murray, at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal.On May 8, Bill had been transferred from the University Hospital, Sherbrooke, for specialized treatment.Unfortunately, his heart has been weakened by several months of painful suffering and immediately following the treatment, Bill suffered a fatal heart arrest.William John Murray was born in Marsboro, Quebec, on January 23, 1911, son of the late John Duncan Murray and his wife Katie MacLeod, descendents of early Scottish pioneers who had emigrated to Canada from the Isle of Lewis.His youth was spent in Marsboro which was in earlier times a very warm and active Scottish Community.In 1929, the family moved to Scotstown, Quebec, where Bill found employment with Scotstown Granite Company, later the Stave Manufacturing Company, also shorten periods of time spent in Western Canada, and again in Scotstown with the Guelph Cask Company.When the Second World War broke out, Bill joined the forces, going Overseas for four years.In 1945, following his release from Active Service, Bill was employed by the Union Screen Plate of Lennoxville.He gained a reputation there as an extremely industrious, versatile and efficient employee.Suddenly, in December 1958, Bill suffered a devastating cerebral hemmorrage, which left his left side paralyzed.He was a patient in the Neurological Hospital in Montreal for many weeks but little could be done for him.In February he returned to Lennoxville to his home with his mother and sister, Ferne.After many months with loving home care and due to his indomitable spirit and strong determination, he regained a fair measure of mobility, but never the use of his left arm.Gradually, insofar as his handicaps would allow, he took up his former interests, along with his very good friend, Gordon Cascadden, they became involved in car mechanics, doing repairs for the local community, as well as helping out many friends and neighbours with electrical installations.As a recreational outlet, - they enjoyed boating, and in spite of his handicap, Bill and Gordie spent as much time as possible on Lake Massawippi.Later, Bill was of great assistance to the management of the Wool Shop.He will be remembered by so many as a very familiar figure at 159 Queen Street, where he became famous for his beautiful display of flowers which graced the front of the Wool Shop.His petunias were his pride and joy and he had great expertize in the care and nurturing of these flowers.Countless other maintenance jobs for the Wool Shop were taken care of with great efficiency by him, and one found him always busy in some helpful way.In addition to these duties, he set up a Clock Repair Clinic on the second floor of the Wool Shop building.There, with infinite patience and painstaking skill, he repaired, restored and built clocks.Many citizens of the Eastern Townships depended on Bill for this service and he still maintained a special interest in Clock repair, until his eyesight failed.In 1990, he retired to spend full time with his sister, Ferne, at 4 Speid Street, Lennoxville.Eventually, his health declined and he was confined to a wheelchair.However, he still delighted to visit with friends and family.His very active mind always interested in current events, world news and politics.Special mention should be made at this time of Dr.George MacDougall, who daily stimulated Bill in these discussions and each day they would have lively and interesting discussions as they analyzed the news of the day, with special emphasis on the political scene.George was most faithful in his visits and this support was so much appreciated by Bill and the Murray Family.In October, 1993, Bill became very ill and endured intense suffering for the last 8 months of his life.In spite of the tender, loving care of his long time nurse and sister, Ferne, and medical care of local hospitals, he could get no relief, to the immense sorrow of his family and friends.Bill Murray will long be remembered for his warm friendliness, this ready smile, his charm of personality and his quick wit and active \u2018brain.He was to all a great example of courage under severe saffliction.* Bill was predeceased by his sisters, Pearl (George) and Geneva .and his brothers, Dan Paul and Malcolm.Left to mourn his loss, he will be sadly missed by his sister, Ferne, his sister-in-law, Flora Murray, his niece, Carol (Perks) and nephews, Barry and Brian and their families.\u201cThe Funeral Service was held at Cass Funeral Chapel at 2 p.m., Friday, May 13, conducted by the Rev.Blake Walker of St.Andrew\u2019s Presbyterian Church, who paid tribute to the deceased and spoke words of comfort, based on the 23rd Psalm.Bill's good friend, Dr.George MacDougall rendered, very feelingly, the solo, \u201cBeyond the Sunset\u201d.Mrs.Molly Fox presided at the organ and accompanied the goloist.Bearers were Barry, Brian and Stuart Murray, Dr.George Mac- Dougall, Wyatt Savage and Milton MacDonald.* The Committal Service took place in the family plot in the Lingwick Cemetery, Gould, Quebec.Following this, a reception was \u201cheld at the home of Ferne Murray where many friends gathered to offer to the Murray family their sympathy and support.Too dearly loved to be forgotten.ARMAND PERRAS of Easthampton, Mass.(formerly of Sawyerville, Que.) Seen sxvenvenn.: Armand Perras passed away in Easthampton, Mass.on May 14 n his 59th year.\u2018 Fomerly of Sawyerville, Quebec, he went to live in Easthampton, Mass.at the age of 21.He worked at Smith & Wesson in Springfield, Mass.as a gun smith for 30 years, before his retirment.He was married to Kathleen Mott and of this union 3 children were born: Mark, Daniel and Paul.Armand is the beloved son of the late Walter and Marie Anna Perras of Sawyerville, Que.and brother of Pauline, Madeleine, Lucille of Sherbrooke, Que., Yolande of Ajax, Ont.and Florian of Sawyer- tille, Que.A Memorial Service will be held at Notre-Dame du Rosaire Catholic Church in Sawyerville, Quebec on August 7, 1994 at 11 a.m.Gould Mrs.R.Morrison 877-2542 Mr.and Mrs.Roscoe Morrison accompanied by Mr.and Mrs.Ronald Rowland of East Angus, travelled to Montpelier, Vt.to attend funeral services for the late Roger Ball, and while there, were also visiting at the home of Miss Beverley Ball.Mr.and Mrs.Douglas Beaton were supper guests of Mr.and Mrs.Alvin MacAulay in Scotstown and were joined there by Louise Coleman and Donalda MacAskill, accompanied by the latter's house guests, Mr.and Mrs.Tounne St.Laurent of Brantford, Ont.Sunday guests at the home of Mr.and Mrs.Roscoe Morrison were Susan Slinger and son William, Mr.and Mrs.Erwin Watson, Mr.and Mrs.Barry Parsons of Bury, Mrs.Lola MacDonald and Mrs.Bill Zaslowsky of Brossard.Recent visitors at the home of Heather and Douglas Beaton on North Hill, were Mr.Bob Sanfor- dand, Donalda MacAskill of Scots- town, Mr.and Mrs.Maurice Auray of Huntingville and Mr.and Mrs.Tounne St.Laurent of Brantford, Ont.Birth PORTER \u2014 Kenny and Jean (nee Davidson) are pleased to announce the birth of their second daughter, Lindsay Jean, on Thursday, May 19, 1994, weighing 6 lbs.12 oz., at the St.Vincent de Paul Hospital.A little sister for Caitlin.Third grandchild for Mr.and Mrs.James Porter of Thetford Mines, Quebec, and seventh grandchild for Mr.and Mrs.Allan Davidson of Lennoxville, Quebec.BOREHAM, William (Bill) \u2014 Died May 21, 1994 in British Columbia, age 61.He leaves to mourn his wife Ann, and children Howard (Nancy) Boreham, Caroline (Ray Day), Brian and Judy (Ron Reynold), seven grandchildren, his mother and father, Alden and Lillian Boreham, his sisters Betty of Igaluit, N.-W.T., Margaret of Richmond, Que., Robert (Mavis) of Elliott Lake, Charles (Denise) of New Zealand, Roland (Jean) of Sudbury and Bernard (Helen) of Erickon, B.C.Birchton Muriel Prescott Hazel Rogers, Rena Halsall and Muriel Prescott attended the birthday tea for Alice King at the Luce Home in Sawyerville on May 1st.The Verlindens, Connie Little, Basil and Muriel Prescott visited the Cass Funeral Home in Len- noxville to offer condolences to the McElravy family in the death of their mother, Mrs.Ruby McElravy.Muriel also attended the funeral there the next day and was a supper guest of her sister and brother-in- law, Gladys and Hugh Patton.Basil and Muriel Prescott joined their family, Sid, Donna and Ian Prescott at Le Grec Restaurant in Cookshire for dinner on May 1st to celebrate Donna\u2019s birthday, Hazel Rogers attended the spring Presbytery meeting of the United Church held in Granby.Gus and Erma Perry of Cabot, Vt., visited the latter's aunt, Mrs, Luella Guy.Luella, Keith and Phyllis Allan were in Kinnear\u2019's Mills to attend a party for Lawrence Allan on his 65th birthday.Nick Turchyn spent several days in Montreal with his father, and Heather joined him on the weekend for Ukranian Easter.Mother's Day guests of the Turchyns were Heather's father and mother, Hugh and Gladys Patton of Lennoxville.Brian, Trudy, Wayne and Odell Lassenba and Miles Winslow were supper guests of Brian\u2019s parents, Herbert and Rena Lassenba in Sawyerville on Brian\u2019s birthday.Kevin Wintle is home from college in Belleville and Lesley and friend Jim Brock were here for a weekend with their parents, Gilbert and Serena Wintle.Shirley Billing of Lennoxville spent a day with the Wintles.Mrs.Faye Coleman was in Bury for Mother\u2019s Day as guest of her son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Penny Coleman.Crystal Gillam is home from McGill University and has done two weeks of practice teaching at Galt High School.She is now working at bishop\u2019s in swimming.Holly Gillam and friend Joe Miceli of Montreal were home for the weekend.The Gillams entertained Diana\u2019s parents, Osborne and Alma Quinn, brother Dale and Lennie for Mother\u2019s Day supper.Alice Drake and Gary Picken\u2019s girl friend, Cheryl Cloutier, were Mother's Day guests of Vera Picken and family.Sidney Prescott was a morning visitor of her parents on Mother's Day.Faye, Tracy and Megan Dougherty were morning visitors of the Prescotts on May 7.STUTTER?call: Speak Easy Inc.(506) 696-6799 Abbotsford Eleanor Taylor attended a Memorial service at Cookshire United Church for Bill Rowland, formerly of East Angus.The same evening she was a guest at a birthdy dinner in East Angus for Mrs.Marjory Rowland.Jack and Debbie Drummond of Havelock, Ont.spent the Mother\u2019s Day weekend with the latter\u2019s mother and brother,Helen and Dennis Taylor.Eleanor Taylor enjoyed playing bridge and seeing the video of Mrs.Doubtfire with Helen Taylor and Jack and Debbie Drummond on May 7.The Taylor family met for dinner at the Boîte A Festin in Gould.The occasion was a celebration for Dean\u2019s birthday, Dennis finishing studies at Galt High School, and a Mother\u2019s Day celebration for Helen.Patty, Donna and Danny Nu- gent, Eleanor Taylor Gilbert and Serena Wintle were there also to help celebrate.Eleanor Taylor was a guest of the Heatheringtons in East Angus for dinner on Mother's Day.Cathy and Steven Harvey entertained Margaret and Bobby Wright for brunch on Mother's Day.Connie Little was a guest of her brother, Kenneth McCrea in Milby.Other family members present were Dorothy Learmonth, Donna Jessop of Calgary, Helen and John Lowry, Waterville, Marion McCrea, Sherbrooke and Bob and Eva Leith, Lennoxville Karen, Alain and Emily Verlin- den took Karen\u2019s mother, Connie Little to North Hatley for lunch on Mother\u2019s Day.Others present were Helen and John Lowry, Dorothy Learmonth, daughter Donna Jessop with friend Heidi from St.Catharines, Ont, Bob and Eva Leith with their daughter Betty Ann of Burlington , Vt.* Mrs.Dorothy Fisk was recently visiting her daughter Nancy I oad- enthal and family in Dixville.« Mr.and Mrs.F.Helynck have returned home from the winter spent in Florida.\u201c Mrs.V.Vintinner entertained her family on Mother's Day.* Mrs.P.Rowell spent a rgcent weekend in Ontario visiting her daughter and son-in-law, Mr.and Mrs.H.Bonner.i Mrs.H.Kunze of Ile Perrot visited her parents, Robt.and Marian Crossfield recently and attended the memorial service held in Abbots- ford United Church for the late Esther Marshall, several family members from Ontario and other areas were also present for the funeral and partook of the refreshments later served at the home of Mrs.Lucille Marshall while reminiscing about the good times shared with her during the many years that she lived here, always helping Knowlton Edna Badger Friends of Mr.Fred Partridge will be sorry to hear he is very ill again and has been moved back to the C.H.U.in Sherbrooke.Mrs.Peggy Premont has returned home from a month\u2019s holiday in Calgary, Alta, where she was a guest of her daughter, Mrs.Ken Dorion and family.The U.C.W.of Knowlton United Church cntertained a large gathering of ladies from St.Paul's and St.Edouard\u2019s churches at a Friendship Tea on May 4.The others and opening her home for any special occasion, was very interested and concerned.for the young people.She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.guest speaker was Rev.MacFarlane from Toronto, Ont., who spoke on the Leprosy Missions around the world, showing slides of same.Rev.MacFarlane's presentation was very well done and very informative.Lunch was served and a time of fellowship, Rev.COLE, Verna (nee Lassemba) \u2014 At the Sherbrooke Hospital on Friday, May 20, 1994.Verna Lasemba, age 82.Wife of the late Victor Cole of Sherbrooke.Survived by her brother-in-law, Bob Cole (Florence) and Clinton Bice, nieces and nephews, members of the Cole, Macpherson, Lasemba, Sayers, Rule, and Adist families.Also mourned by other relatives and friends.Rested at Coopérative Funéraire de l\u2019Estrie, 526 Propesct St, Sherbrooke \u2014 565-7646, Alain Leclerc, dir.gen.Visitation was on Sunday and Monday.Funeral service was held on Monday, May 23, 1994 at 2 p.m.at the Funeral Home.Interment of ashes at Elmwood Cemetery, Sherbrooke.DUDLEY, Ada \u2014 At the Waterloo Hospital on May 23, 1994.Ada Dudley in her 99th year.Mother of Beatrice Benoit.Grandmother of Wesley (Bonnie Eldridge) of West Bolton, Constance (Luc Beauregard) of Waterloo, Audrey (Roy Everett) of Waterloo.Great-grand- mother of Lise, Daniel, Scott, Gilles, Diane, Lyne and Yannick.No visitation.Interment of ashes at the Knowlton Cemetery on Saturday, June 4, 1994 at 1 p.m.The family wishes to thank the caring staff of the Waterloo Hospital.Funeral arrangements by Bessette & Sons Funeral Home Inc., 5043 Foster St., Waterloo.TETREAULT, Clement \u2014 At the Oasis Home in Weedon on May 22, 1994 in his 91st year.Beloved husband of the late Rose.Dear father of Robert, Gerard, Irene, Aline, Eliane, René, Estelle, and beloved grandfather.Funeral service on Wednesday, May 25 at 3:30 p.m.at Sawyerville Catholic Church.BAIRD, Myrtle E.\u2014 A Memorial Service in memory of the late Myrtle E.Baird (Mickey) of North Hatley, Quebec will be held on Wednesday, May 25, 1994 at 2 p.m.at St.Luke's Anglican Church, corner of Pine and St.Patrick Streets, Magog, Quebec.Respecting the last wishes of the deceased, there was no visitation and her ashes will be interred in the Pine Hill Cemetery.DYER, Mary \u2014 Memorial Service for Mary Dyer, Eastman, at Grace Anglican Church, Sutton, Quebec on Saturday, May 28, 1994 at 1:30 p.m.Any memorial tributes to the charity of your choice.9 HEART FOUNDATION Of QUÉBEC Thank you for putting your heart into it! At the heart of che solution] LETRA THERE pail GER! HOW YOU CAN HELP US?Moisson Estrie, the greater Sherbrooke food bank, provides to over sixty community organizations helping people to feed themselves.But economic problems threaten our operations.This is why we suggest you send a monthly donation so we may continue to help those who lack even the essentials.The monthly pre-authorized donation is a simple and generous way to contribute to the work of Moisson Estrie.To receive a form or for more information, contact us.MacFarlane received a gift and a Last and first names cheque for his work in the T.L.M.Add The ladies of the U.C.W.were ross ®) thanked for their hospitality by Town both groups for a very pleasant afternoon.MOISSON Postal code Telephone ESTRIE 1255 Daniel Street, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1H 5X3 (819) 822-6025 BLANCHETTE \u2014 \u201cLord, you have called me to your side, I've left alone those | love so much.Take my place next to them.\u201d We wish to express our gratitude to all our family and friends who showed their sympathy in any way at the time of the passing of J.L.Earl Blanchette on March 19, 1994.Please accept this testimony of our gratitude.ROSE-EVA HENAIRE BLAN- CHETTE (wife) CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN Please accept these thanks as personal.MURRAY, William John \u2014 We wish to express our sincere thanks to all our relatives and friends who supported us and expressed their sympathy to us in many helpful and tangible ways, at the time of the passing of our dearly beloved brother and uncle, William \u201cBill\u201d Murray.We extend our grateful appreciation to those who came to be with us and for gifts of food, cards, phone calls and flowers as well as many In Memoriam donations.Gratefully, we would acknowledge the sympathetic services rendered us by our Minister, the Rev.Blake Walker, the organist, Mrs.Molly Fox, Dr.George MacDougall, soloist, and also our appreciation to the bearers and staff of the L.O.Cass Funeral Home.Our heartfelt thanks are also extended to the members of the Deacons Court of St.Andrew's Church who arranged for the family reception, following the funeral.We have been comforted and are most appreciative for the great kindness and sympathy shown us.M.FERNE MURRAY (sister) AND MEMBERS OF THE MURRAY FAMILY WARCUP, Charlie \u2014 In loving memory of my dear husband who passed away May 25, 1989.I have lost my soul's companion, A life linked with my own; And day by day | miss him more, As | walk through life alone.Sadly missed by ht DORIS (wife) AND FAMILY WARCUP, Charles \u2014 In memory of a dear brother who passed away May 25, 1989.| often sit and think of you Of things you used to say and do, You are with me in memory still Not only today, but always will.EDNA (sister) PLEASE NOTE ALL \u2014 Births, Card of Thanks, In Me- moriams, Brieflets, and items for the Townships Crier should be sent in typewritten or printed in block letters.All of the following must be sent to The Record typewritten or neatly printed.They will not be 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called in to The Record between 9 a.m.and 9 p.m.the day previous to the day the notice is to appear.To place a death notice in the paper, call (819) 569-4856 or fax to (819) 569- 1187 (please call 569-4856 to confirm transmission of notice).If any other Record number is called, The Record can- - not guarantee publication the next day.| Sports Montreal Little League opens in Lennoxville mauls Marlins MIAMI (AP) \u2014 Darrin Fletcher drove in a career-high five runs and Butch Henry pitched 6 2-3 shutout innings, leading the Montreal Expos past the Florida Marlins 11-1 Tuesday night.Montreal tied a National League record with four sacrifice flies, including two by Fletcher.He also hit a three-run double in the ninth.Henry (2-0) allowed two hits, walked two and struck out two to win his second consecutive start.He began the year with Triple-A Ottawa and joined the Expos\u2019 rotation May 10.The left-hander retired the first 10 batters before Dave Magadan doubled.That was Florida\u2019s lone hit until Jeff Conine reached on an infield single in the seventh.Reliever Mel Rojas finished the combined three- hitter.Rookie Carl Everett hit his second homer of the season, in the eighth off Rojas.Montreal's Wil Cordero hit a two-run homer in the eighth, his second.Astros 8 Braves 0 American League Yankees 6 Blue Jays 1 Angels 8 Tigers 5 Indians 5 Red Sox 3 White Sox 5 Twins 3 home opener.David Boudreau pitched a complete game victory to win Lennoxville\u2019s RECORD PHOTOS/GRANT SIMEON Nords fire Pagé, hire Lacroix By Don Macdonald QUEBEC (CP) \u2014 The hapless Quebec Nordiques dumped coach and general manager Pierre Pagé on Tuesday and handed the team to Pierre.Lacroix, a hard-nosed player agent.Lacroix\u2019s appointment as general manager came after a year of disappointment for Nordique fans and constant speculation about Pagé\u2019s future with the National Hockey League team.\u201cWe need someone to put us back on the rails immediately,\u201d team president Marcel Aubut told a news conference.\u201cIt\u2019s obvious that we had to find a new structure to relaunch the team.\u201d Aubut said the two came to an \u201camicable parting of the ways\u201d after failing to agree on Pagé\u2019s future role with the team.Pagé refused to relinquish his coaching duties to concentrate on managing the hockey club.\u201cWe had a difference of opinion about the structure of the organization,\u201d Aubut said.\u201cI invited Pierre to talk in good faith about separation and a financial package, which we did to the satisfaction of both sides.\u201d Lacroix, who said he will move quickly to find a new coach, has been an agent for the past 20 years and has no experience as a general manager or coach and never played in the NHL.His clients as an agent included goaltender Patrick Roy of the Montreal Canadiens, defen- ceman Steven Finn and goalie Jocelyn Thibault of the Nordiques.\u201cI've come to the stage in my Raptors name Isiah to lead team By Doug Smith TORONTO (CP) \u2014 Isiah Thomas proved himself to be one of the best little men to ever play in the NBA.But becoming a great player in a big-man\u2019s league at just six- foot-one pales in comparison with his newest challenge \u2014 building an expansion team from scratch with no background in the world of player development or recruitment.Thomas, who retired May 11 after 13 seasons with the Detroit Pistons, was introduced as the basketball vice-president of the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday and he brings a wealth of enthusiasm \u2014 but a dearth of experience \u2014 to his new position.Undaunted, the 33-year-old Thomas \u2014 who also has an ownership stake in the fledgling franchise which begins play in the 1995-96 season \u2014 is ready to life where I needed a new challenge,\u201d said the stocky, 45-year- old Lacroix.\u201cI have carte blanche for hockey operations from A to Z.\u201cThe only thing I've been asked to do is win quickly.\u201d Aubut said he chose Lacroix because he is a francophone, has a good knowledge of the NHL Pagé.Out of work.and is \u201can exceptional negotiator\u201d \u2014 a key asset for a small- market team in an era of multi- million-dollar contracts.He added that Lacroix\u2019s negotiating expertise will allow him to concentrate on \u201csaving the team\u201d by continuing his crusade to have a new arena built and improve marketing.Lacroix said he will try to draft more French-speaking players and will be looking for a French-speaking coach.\u201cThe profile I'm looking for is someone with emotion,\u201d said Lacroix, adding he will be cutting all links with his player agency.Lacroix said his friend, former Nordique coach Michel Bergeron will have the same chance as other candidates for the coaching job.Pagé was named general manager of the team in May 1990 and took over as coach in November 1991.National Hockey League.1992-93: 47-27-10 1993-94: 34-42-08 of-seven series.The Pierre Pagé years By The Canadian Press Pierre Pagé\u2019s coaching record with the Quebec Nordiques of the Overall regular season: 98-103-29.Playoffs: 2-4 (1992-93) 1991-92: 20-48-12 (Pagé assumed coaching duties Nov.17, 1991) HIGH POINT \u2014 Most improved NHL team in 1992-93.LOW POINT \u2014 Losing to the rival Montreal Canadiens in first- round of 1992-93 playoffs, despite winning first two games of best- hit the ground running.\u201cSince the time I was a high school basketball player, the time I was in college and all during my professional career, I've been under the gun to perform,\u201d said Thomas, whose first duty in his new job was to make an appearance on the David Letterman show Tuesday night.\u201cI've had to perform and I've had to live with cynicism, criticism and accolades.\u201cMy job is to get the job done and your job is to evaluate that,\u201d he told the media.\u201cI've very confident that when all is said and done, you'll be pleased with the way the Raptor organization runs itself and how the players perform.\u201d Bill Laimbeer, a teammate on the 1989 and 1990 NBA championship Pistons, said he expects his friend to do well despite his inexperience.\u201cWhat's experience in professional athletics?\u201d Laimbeer said.\u201cExperience comes from being a highly competitive person dedicated to winning and perfection.He\u2019s a leader and that\u2019s what pro sports is all about \u2014 following leaders.\u201cHe\u2019ll never back down from a challenge and this is an industry he knows well.If it was IBM or something, it would be different but this is basketball and it\u2019s what he knows.\u201d Thomas, who retired after tearing his Achilles tendon during an April 19 game and who still walks with the aid of a cane, will be under intense scrutiny in his new job.He will be responsible for all facets of the Raptors basketball organization \u2014 hiring a coach, a director of player personnel and a scouting staff.LENNOXVILLE (RM) \u2014 The Lennoxville Yankees kicked off another season at Darcy Bennett Park with a dramatic victory on Tuesday night over the Sherbrooke Astros 6-5.Jarrod Sharman singled to left-centre leading off the bottom of the sixth with the score tied 5-5.Patrick Coley followed with a single to right field, advancing the winning run to second base.With one out both runners advanced a base on a wild pitch, then Jonathan Monty came through with an unorthodox squeeze bunt.Sharman scored after the Astros bobbled the ball and couldn\u2019t orchestrate the rundown properly.pas Jason Warnholtz.The RECORD\u2014Wednesday, May 25, 1994\u201411 Pecord Yankees sneak off with close home The win improved the Lennox- ville Yankees record to 2-1 and dropped the Astos to 1-2.Len- noxville plays host to the Sherbrooke Padres today at 5:45 p.m.The Yankees struck first in the game with a run in the second inning.Sharman hit a triple and scored on Patrick Coley's single.The Astros bounced back with three runs in the top of the third inning for a 3-1 lead.Losing pitcher Francois 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