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Hostage MONTREAL A steady rain seemed to have no effect on the tense hostage siege at the maximum-security Laval Institute yesterday as nine pistol-packing convicts, most of them serving time for murder, continued to hold 11 hostages after releasing a 12th. The prisoners who lost their bid for freedom early Monday when a hail of bullets killed a 10th convict as they neared the gates of the 108-year-old prison remained huddled outside the prison walls behind their hostages as police sharpshooters watched. The only break was the release of Marcel Ostiguy, 62, in return for sand- wiches and sofrdrinks the first they had to eat or drink since the incident began Monday morning. Guy Verreault, regional director of communications for the penitentiary service, said the release of Ostiguy, suffering from a minor heart ailment, was a positive development but cautioned there was no indication the hostage-takers were about to give up. "Anything can happen positively and anything can happen negatively." Verreault said the main strategy is "to keep the prisoners negotiating" and said the remaining hostages appear to be in gixjd condition, although they were obviously tired.

Only food and drink He denied earlier reports that prisoners were asking for a truck and drugs, contending that their only demands are for food and beverages. Among the hostage-takers is Edgar Rousstl, a 33-year-old convicted murderer involved in two previous escapes and two hostage-takings. Roussel is serving a double life term for his involvement in the infamous Ciargantua Bar Salon fire in 1978. Thirteen people died in the fire after being locked in a storage closet. Roussel was convicted of two of the murders.

The hostages were taken captive Monday morning when 10 prisoners jumped four prison instructors in a welding shop and tried to escape. Grabbing more hostages along the way, they made it outside the prison walls before being stopped by bullets from guards posted in prison towers. tirnr.A In the. hr.il r.f n. i niaiijr uninu ill iniiaiiuiuiiiiic was convict John Connerney, John Skylar, a 41-year-old American Go back to work cleric By Journal Wire Services GDANSK, Poland In an unprecedented move.

Poland's communist leaders turned to Poland's Roman Catholic primate yesterday for help in ending crippling labor strikes that were spreading to the southern industrial cities of Lodz and Wroclaw. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski's remarks followed another warning over state-controlled national television that the strikers' demands might lead Poland to ruin. Alluding to the possibility of Soviet intervention, a Polish television commentator warned that Poland lies "in the security zone of a powerful neighbor." In his 45-minute address to the Polish people over state radio and television, Wyszynski called for "prudence" and "responsibility" in the crisis. Years under arrest Wyszynski, who spent years under house arrest during the Stalinist era, declared: "The belter we work, the more justified are our rights and then we can formulate our demands." In his address to the predominantly-Catholic country, the cardinal added: VI consider that sometimes one has to demand little so that order returns to Poland, the more so because demands, even correct ones, cannot be fulfilled at once today." In another development, the government's chief negotiator, First Deputy Premier Miecmlaw jagielski, left Gdansk and rushed back to Warsaw for consultations with party officials. He had met with strike leaders yesterday and was expected to meet again with them in the evening, but instead left for the capital and the -negotiations were rescheduled for today.

After hevleft, a group of five strike leaders and five government representatives held closed talks late into the evening at the worker-occupied Lenin Shipyards in Gdansk. Lech Badkowski, a spokesman 'for the strikers, said agreements had been reached on "many serious points" and the discussions were' "very promising." Czechs check out Two Czech hockey stars, brothers Peter and Anton Stastny, have detected to join Quebec Nordiques.B21 taking who was serving a life sentence for the 1973 murder of a police officer in suburban r- The hostage-takers then withdrew to" a wall on the side of the prison, positioning the hostages in front of them as shields. They remained there throughout the night, taking turns sns 7 Final Edition Wednesday, August 27, 1980 Chief Bearpaw and owner Gaylord Maynard delight Ex crowds by exchanging a goodnight kiss. Bearpaw the wonder horse He puts on a 12-minute show Ex crowds won't soon forget By Marg Allen JOURNAL REPORTER Not every professional performer has constant blood and temperature checks. Few can afford the luxury of private air-conditioned travelling accommodation between bookings with enough space to out for a nap en route.

However, when you're an 11-year-old Blanket Appaloosa stallion with seven years of comedy routines under your belt, a newly-signed contract for a full-length $4 million movie and a Broadway booking, you deserve the best. Chief Bearpaw and his Florida owner-trainer Gaylord Maynard have been wowing the Ex crowds, this year with a 12-minute show 'at the kid's circus. Bearpaw opens a swinging door and saunters up to a portable bar. Picking up a bottle off the bar, he swills the contents in record time, swinging around to knock Maynard over when his owner attempts to get his share of the bottle's contents. Goodnight kiss The audience loved Bearpaw's drtmken staggering yesterday, the prayers and goodnight kiss before settling down under a blanket to "sleep It off." "He's a sassy one," said Maynard, Ex food rated Our taste-testers sampled food at the Ex Food Fair and reached this, verdict: Not great, but sate.

C33 eons still sleeping under the glare of spotlights. -They then withdrew to a wall on the side of the prison, positioning the hostages In front of them as shields. They remained there throughout the night, taking tums sleeping under the glare of spotlights. ft JV rfi fit a rtffr fT" "but that's what makes a good trick horse. He used to chase his original owner out of his stall and I bought him for $1,000 because he was so damn mean.

"I like a horse with personality and this one's got It. I couldn't put a price on him now. It took two years of solid training to develop him and although I take a lot of credit for his ability, he's an exceptionally intelligent animal." The stallion will travel to Monaco in December for a gold-medal circus competition and will star In a movie entitled Appaloosa Bearpaw. Then, it's off to the glitter of New York, with a one to five-year stint on Taylor's By Paula McLaughlin JOURNAL REPORTER "Canadian Caper" hero Ken Taylor's exploits In Tehran last January have turned out to be a real "Joint" effort. Dr.

Ian Henderson, head of Health and Welfare's bureau of drugs, said yesterday Taylor's exploits have paved the way for Canadian medical research Into marijuana. Before Jan. 26 when the six American "houseguests" escaped Tehran using phony Canadian passports, Ca Going strong at 81 Industrialist K.C. Irving is such a power in New Brunswick that people refer to his companies as "he." B29 talking --Mur Meanwhile yesterday, outside the prison, shotgun-wielding police from the provincial and Laval police forces checked cars entering the penitentiary and searched several at random. CANADIAN PHISS Picture, Page 2 1 20 pages 20 mmmmmmmmiimimm'mim ft Broadway in Vaudeville '80 a musical comedy and a weekly salary of $2,500.

Maynard said he is having some problems negotiating the Broadway contract, because. the producers just aren't used to dealing with four-legged stars. Can't deflate him "They don't seem to understand that I can't deflate him and stuff him in my suitcase," said Maynard. "I need a good-sized air-conditioned stall and twice a week they'll have to send a trailer so I can get him out of the city for some exercise." Bearpaw has introduced some of the 4 -i humor in his act himself and Maynard said he has to constantly be on his toes and cue the animal to repeat the routine. "That animal has taught me a great deal," said Maynard.

"Everytime he looks crosswise, I check his temperature and his blood pressure. He's my whole life." Bearpaw takes the praise and applause all in his stride, as he munches between performances on some sweet feed and oats. He doesn't really relish the twice-weekly vitamin injections, but hangs in there, because once in awhile his owner lets him be "just a horse." investigating the therapeutic qualities of certain marijuana components, he said. One component, THC, may be widely available in about a year to cancer patients who cannot control nausea associated with drug and radiation therapy. All the marijuana for U.S.

and Canadian medical research Is grown on a special farm in Alabama managed by the drug abuse institute, Henderson said. Medical research into marijuana has mushroomed in the past, couple of years, leaving supplies caper becomes 'joint' effort nadian medical researchers were having a "heck of a time" getting supplies of marijuana components from the U.S., Henderson said. But after news of the "Canadian Caper" broke, the situation changed. "Officials at the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse said they appreciated what was done for those six people and told us they'd try to earmark certain quantities for us.

Since then, we've been practically getting all the supplies we've asked for." Medical Tesearchers In Canada are TV the MJO tt BLAOr-VUVUQ A movie freak finally gets his fill By Christopher Bain JOURNAL REPORTER The city's silver screens came back from the dead yesterdayT The heavens heralded the event with a light drizzle ideal weather for indoor cinema and I went to seven movies. Few others did so much as attend one movie. The craving for filmic bliss that is supposedly rampant in our environs did not rear its ugly and much ballyhooed head. While characters strutted, fretted, killed and were killed See Film, Page 2 Diamonds in rough columnist Edwards trudges throughl little-travelled byways of television and finds some gems. C34 Statement from the publisher It is with the deepest regret that I am obliged to announce the cessation of publication and closure of The Ottawa Journal effective with this morning's edition, Wednesday, August 27, 1980.

Over the past five years, the losses of the-Journal have increased significantly. In the fall of 1979 an attempt was made to reverse this trend by converting the Journal from an evening to a morning, newspaper. Although this change resulted in a dra matically improved newspaper and increased circulation we have been unable to attract sufficient advertiser support and the losses, which increased from $112,000 in 1975 to $3,436,000 in 1979, have escalated further in the first eight months of 1980 to over $3,400,000. Faced with the prospect of substantial continuing losses and major capital expenditures in future years, all with no foreseeable return, we have reluctantly concluded that Ottawa Is unable to support two English lan-. guage daily newspapers and that we have no alternative but to cease publication.

Approximately 375 full-time and regular part-time employees of the Journal will lose their jobs. Depending on their length of service they will receive up to 64 weeks in severence pay and continuance of existing benefits to Nov. 30. We will be meeting with the employees and the unions involved to explain these arrangements which we regard as most generous and which exceed any contractual or legal obligation. It has been a long, sometimes difficult and often glorious road for The Ottawa Journal since P.

D. Ross first acquired 50 per cent ownership from Alexander Smith Woodburn for the sum of $4,000 in 1886. The names of many of its illustrious editors will live in the pages of history. On behalf of the Journal and its employees I would like to express our appreciation to all those readers and advertisers who have given us their support over the years. I would also like to extend my sincere thanks to all of the Journal's employees for their dedicated efforts and co-operation particularly during the period when the Journal was relaunched as a morning newspaper.

Having to face the fact that the Journal is unable to survive despite these valiant efforts has made the decision to cease publication even more difficult. Arthur E. Wood, Publisher. of the plant low. "The U.S.

people could hardly keep up with orders from their own country. We're just fortunate the Canadian Caper happened." Taylor, who was honored at a Cen-' tral Canada Exhibition luncheon yesterday where he received a special Ex medal plus the key to the City of Ottawa, said the Tehran incident has rpcultoH In oawral tnnoihlA cninnffs "But most often It's been a friendly smile, a whispered thank you, or a case of Molson's in Vermont." Turn to Page Marijuana INDEX Ann Landers 48 Btodex 61 Births, Deaths 55 Bridge 59 Business 28 Capital Talk 63 Careers 30 Classified 66 1) Comics 64 Crossword 64 Editorial 6 A. Entertainment 35 Horoscope 48 Letters 6 A LMng 39 Op-ed Page 7 A People 20 A Scrairriets-. 60 Sports 21 Square Deal 62 Theatres 36 TV Listings 34 Weather 2 A You're Invited 64.