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The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Page 5

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Second Clou Man Register Number CS4X Plot to Kill Daley Alleged state' attorney's official, who asked that his name not be used, said the alleged plot was connected with an effort by militants to assume power in the ago, it. remained below the two-per-cent annual rate of increase generally regarded by economists as non-inflationary' in Canada. The index a year ago was running 4.6 per cent ahead ot 1969 But the 1.9-per-cent gain indicates some acceleration in the price rise. In December, when the all-items index dropped, the annual rate was 1.5 per cent. It rose to 1.6 per cent in January and 1.7 per cent in February.

HALIFAX (CP) The Canadian Construction Association is hopeful that the federal government's 1971-72 budget will take steps to relieve the construction industry from taxes on building materials. President Robert C. T. Stewart said here today. In an address to a service club, Mr.

Stewart commended the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick governments for granting relief from provincial sales taxes on building materials. Ottawa and the other provinces should follow their examples. In a bill passed by the Nova Scotia legislature last December, the new Liberal government removed the seven-percent provincial sales tax on building materials used in constructing new homes. The New Brunswick Progressive government, elected last October, removed the province's eight-per-cent sales tax from all building materials. J.

OPPOSITION NOT NEW Mr. Stewart said his association had long urged government to exempt from sales taxes the materials and equipment used by die industry. IFrom Page Onci iinirwwri'i 1 1 rtMnnwftvwnwwwHiftTB city's black community after making the neighborhoods sus- Food Costs More IFrom Page One The housing index rose only fractionally during the month, but it was 4.3 percent higher than in March last year, the biggest increase of any of the group indexes over a 12-month "period. While the all-items index was 1.9 per cent higher than a year The bureau said the purchas ing power of the 1961 consumer dollar was 76 cents in March this year, compared with 78 cents in March last year. The small increase last month was insufficient to- change the purchasing power of the dollar perceptibly.

The index is based on the movement of prices for a group of more than 300 goods and services which rigured largest in the purchases of urban families in 1957, Commodities jnake up 70 per cent of the total, and their prices were up four-tenths of one per cent in the month, and only three-tenths of pne per cent in the year. Services which account for the' remaining 30 per' cent rose by three-tenths of one per cent last month, and 5.2 per cent in the year. Building Tax Removal Urged They were "a tax on capital investment," increasing the cost of investment and making it "more The construction industry was the only one to have its equipment taxes at the federal level while "better equipment is our main medium for increasing productivity and curtailing cost increases." Mr. Stewart said that if Ottawa cannot exempt building materials and equipment generally then it could extend the current rebate system applied to schools to projects "whose execution is particularly desira ble," factories and houses. Water in Shaft Breaks His Fall SYDNEY, Australia (Reuter) Scott Rousell, 24, fell 110 feet down an elevator shaft on a building site here Tuesday and lived because two feet of water at the shaft bottom broke his fall.

He was taken to hospital with suspected fractured arms and ribs and head injuries, but was said to be in satisfactory condition. IP YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUTTHE PRICE OF A NEW MUPFLER CALL US FOR AN ESTIMATE. If' 7 SPEEDY MUFFLER KING (gltSpeedjr you'rea somebody tm CerHna Avenue 72S-1 82 1 SOS MerlveU Rood. 5JI West I VVoodrolfa) (Just south of S3 St Laurent .745 0029 1 470 Bonk Street .731 -0403 Uuit south of McArthur) (Just south ol Heron Rd) ceptible to looting during racial strife, Daley was unavailable for comment. His aides said he was in Florida on a vacation after winning election to an unprecedented fifth term April 6.

Jackson said in Nashville, he was "deeply con cerned" about the alleged plot. "I hope that whatever the facts are 'established to be," he told an audience at Fisk University, "the law will be soundly enforced in the pursuit of justice as it affects me, the accused and the well being of our Operation Breadbasket is a program of the Southern Chris-tian Leadership Conference aimed at placing more Negroes in jobs. Trudeaus' Privacy Respected BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (UPI) Prime Minister Tru-deau and his wife left here Monday by chartered" plane on quick sidetrip to an unidentified nearby island. arrived here Thursday on a brief "second honeymoon," and have reportedly been staying at a private residence on the island's posh west coast. Heavy security measures have been in effect since their arrival, and the local press was asked to respect the newly weds desire for privacy.

A government spokesman said Trudeau was due back in Ottawa Wednesday to prepare for the reconvening of parliament. Drug Seminar Next Week The Ottawa Separate School Board, in co-operation with the Ontario Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Foundation, will conduct a drug seminar for senior teachers and staff next week. Superintendent of English schools George Moore says the seminar is being held in re sponse to a community need but says the drug problem is no worse in the separate school system than in any other school system. He said the aim of the pro gram is to provide "a few in formed people for the local school communities." Participating in the seminar will be about 70 teachers from senior elementary schools, psychologists and guidance staff. It will be April 21, 22 and 23 at Campanile on Heron Road.

MPs in Romania BUCHAREST (AP) A delegation of Canadian parliamentarians and officials led by Lucien Lamoureux, Speaker of the House of Commons, arrived here Monday for a visit at the invitation of the Romanian Grand National Assembly par liament. The delegation includes B. M. Williams, the Canadian ambas sador to Romania, Russell Honey, deputy speaker of the House of Commons, MPs Andrew Brewin (NDP Greenwood), Rossire Gendron (Lib. Temiscouata) and Stephen Pap- roskJ (PC Edmonton Centre) and their wives; Alistair Fraser, an official of the House of Commons, Ian Imrie, secretary to the delegation, Leo Robi- taille, second secretary, and John M.

Weekes, vice-consul of the Canadian embassy in Rom ania. JOHNSON'S BEAUTIFL0R ounce 99c CROWN BR0ADL00M BR0ADL00M AT DISCOUNT PRICES 235-6768 i i if I' 1 rr. THIRD STRINGER Todd Thorpe, 2, of MendhamNJstarted violin lessons six months ago and recently gave his first concert at a churVi in Morristown, NJ. His sister, Debbie, 12, and brother Ty, 10, play the cello and viola respectively. Todd wanted to play these instruments" but his mother thought a violin was more suited -to his Size.

(AP-Journol Wlrpho1o) Tuesday, April 13, 1971 The East Castor continued to flood today, covering still more stretches of the Morewood Road near Winchester. The Jock River neai Rich mond is within inches of covering area roads and authorities are predicting at least a mile of road will be the flood levels peak. water level at one point is reported less than a foot below the Twin Elm bridge near the village. 'Hell on Wheels' LONDON (AP) British Mo torists on the way home from a long sunny" Easter weekend were stuck in traffic jams up to 10 miles long Monday night. Of ficials called it "hell on wheels and said the traffic tieup was the worst in years.

Rideau Rising jfrrdm Pagp'0nc Officials report lakes along the Rideau system are on the rise and the river has begun to invade low-lying areas in Ottawa. A section of Belmont Avenue In the Windsor Park area is under water. Much of (WW? ii KITCHENS You'll be surprised how little monoy It will cost to turn your evordoy kitchen Into a booutlfut custom kltchin I And you coutd start for only 5500.00 em mm Ml BATHROOMS Discovor tho oy of a beautifully designed bathroom, with Installation by master plumbers And you can still name your price I I S700-51700 CHECK YOUR NEEDS i V. 0" AN'C Room Dormere Playrooms Roofing Kitchens Carpentry work Garages Cement Work Additions Aluminum siding lathrooms Aluminum windows For Example A 12' 18' PLAYROOM Which include: cold walls insulated heat ducts and electrical work your choice of 1st quality floor tiles your choice of 1st quality ceiling' tiles. your choice of 1st quality wall panelling recessed lighting moulding, trim and finishing Only $1159.00 PLUS WITH EVERY HOME IMPROVE MENT PROJECT -WALL TO WALL CARPETING INCLUDED! We do the complete job at Free Estimates -No Obligation Free Sketches The Ottawa Journal Brewer Park Is covered.

Water is reported creeping towards Ottawa East homes around the Smyth Road bridge. Above-average temperatures that contributed to the recent jump in flow rates have' dropped back to normal. The fore-casters at Uplands are calling for continuing mild tempera- 'tures this week, and rain. Denture Discovery Easy-to-use Plastic Cream Revolutionizes Denture Wearing The nearest thins to having your own teeth Main is possible now with plastic adhesive cream discovery that helps hold denturesboth uppers and lowers as they vt never been held before! It forms an elastic membrane that helps hold denture firmer for It's Fixodent Denture Adhesive Cream for daily home use. Fixodent.

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