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The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Page 55

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fir BROCKVXLE (Special) -An inquiry committee called to investigate allegations of misreatoent of patients af Brojkville5 "jpychtatrte'-bospl- Iiiatk teacher 1 "(Special)'- Stuart Klorrisori, a history teacher -at Amprior District High- School, was nominated Thijrsday the. JJe Demo-cratiq Party representative foMhe Lanark, Renfrew, Car- letofl tiding. Mir''MQmBMw'Aani-' lit proven who mSde'tbe charges, to tes-' tKy.i Tbe fiveJay probe also con-'eluded if could find no v(- dence of Widespread abuse or tal 'Ifcbeen unable to' sub- neglect of patients, nor of any Hp flvfrmember cotomlte in report "deptored" nmflllingnesa, of the. two reg; lattred nursing assistants, reported incidents which bad not' been investigated and with promptly. Thecwraidtteo- hiterviewed ore than 30 -witnesses, a map them ward visors arid unit coordinators.

Allegations of cruelty to pa- dents, sexual ligence, and drug abuse were published: by the Kingston Whig-Standard. The stories ere based on interviews with two female nursing assistants. The report also, made- a number of rconvnendations, A continued development of the following prognanft, x- ttated.prior to the probe, was advocated: mousiy nommateo me' Bmlementattoa of "par rnjetihg; attended by 5 NDP tipative" management rac- suRtorters. Admitting he once Worked fot-'the Liberal party, Mr. Morrison' said he joined the NOP in 1572.

Si itayor seeks Stprmont seat Cornwall' (Special) Mayor Ed Lumley today an-' nqunced he will seek the -Lib-erf! Pasty nomination for Stdjjnont, Dundas, 4e riding -was held by Speiker Luclen Lamoureaux wba-has. announced he will again. Mr. Lumley, 34tfias, been Co nr ail's mayor for the past three Brian Lynch, the Liberal Party's association president here, has already announced his candidacy. KINGSTON, Ont (CP) A former Collins Bay penitentiary guard, 49-year-old Lawrence CVMeara, was sentenced "Thursday to a three-irnttth Jail term for possess-lnjt about, 80 grams of marijuana, p'Meara has resigned from thil penitentiary service, a position he held for 7'A years: Previously he was a staff sergeant in the Canadian armed tices to involve all staff members in the management of the hospital Inclusion of patients In reviews by the accident prevention committee of all accidents and injuries.

-r Increased control on all prescribed medications: Hospital administrator Christian Primavesi pointed out the hospital' has, set up one patient council, started management program in January, ixluded patients in accident reviews a month ago, an instituted tighter drug con- trols about a year 1 ago. All programs are on-going, he 'said. The CiviL Service Association of Ontario also refused Wednesday to allow any of te 840 members at the hospital to testify at the hearings without a chance to cross-examine those making the accusations Or without evidence to back the Crown Prosecutor John Hpgan said O'Meara was observed driving a vehicle from the penitentiary to the Kingston post office where be picked up a parcel and two letters from a postal box. He retained 'the parcel but the letters were replaced. Court, was told RCMP trailed, him snd found parcel hidden fa his vehicle.

It contained 79.73 grams of STOP SMOKING withoyt ii iiinwiiifi y.i ('- 1, you will not put on weight I egitterman IS, 1400 Haven Ava'-' By Appointment xj. 729-9059 TT7 A Friday, Moy 24, 1974 The Ottawa iWnal mmmmmmmimmmmmmmtmif.1 EasteiSSOsBLO: fertilizer costs to soar, say experts T.TUVr.-',.- r-7 ,1, 7.:. FIRST EDITION Microfilm this side only. By PETER GIBBS Journal Report Fertilisers will 14 short supply- and their price will skyrocket for the nest One to five yean tor Partem Oq nejal cBefiiau'oont: oanf spotennen" ttsvi re vealed. Is shortage, ma i3wpweuctieaiti'iie -iCCS Jys4ifcalflrtr wOi '-w-aMo to meet thejder' mji 1 tor fertilizer in Eastwn, Ort thi.epttag.

rtate4, 3i RWrgerof fwj; vifU-QiernkaW JtSero a' severe sftrtage in Eastern Ontario VCjie continued. nr Bid cut down 'W mil "rnmwiwiitnwtu 1 mand, but if and wben the -weather-breaks, I don't know what' weTRdo: Farmers Will just bare to cut back en the supply they use." HmUS. fertilizer market Is unavailable Eaqteprty-tario farmers because it faces -more of a severe shortage exists' be plained. h'i' "And cutting back on fertil-. izer -use reflects lower-yield, lower: profits, and H--minlshed quallt jr, he i Canadian Industries It i could not have met' fertilizer demands In Eastern Ontario if a good, dry growing season had faced farmers this year, said Doc Brady, CIL fciforrna- tion officer for the agricuV tural chemicals division.

He agreed the shortage' will "reduce crop quality and quan- tity. KninniiiumuniuiuiuMuwaimiii charges HAWKESBURY, Ont. (CP) widespread labor dispute InvAlvtn if nwM than (Ca panic appeals to be- iroubies. to a dose, say com-(pwy. and' union spokesmen Andre Bekerman, regional representative of the International Woodworkers oi America (IWA), solid Thursday that his unionhas negotiated an -agreement with Patchogue the largest com- pany involved with more than 400 workers and is felose td.a(; settlement with two others in town.

1 -y He said resolution of the I dispute at" Patchogue Ply-: mouth, which led to a mne-day wildcat strike, will probably -bring an end-to labor troubles at the other plants. A ratification vote by the union membership on the1 -Pateho-gue Plymouth settlemenf Will be held sometime next Week, he said. Everett Arnottj comptroller of Genwood, confirmed that i company has reached agreement in principle with Former Collins Bay guard gets three months in jail marijuana addressed, to a construction company. O'Meam's lawyer aaid his client "may have been duped by inmates at the penitentiary," but Mr. Hogan said that with 7 years experi-ence in penal institutions O'Meara was no novice.

"You really need 1 nitrogen 'to getgood ora production. he explained. Fertilizer prices will shoot up drastically when Brock- ville Chemicals introduces its new pricing policy next Sep-; tember, revealed Mr. Ride. They rose more than 50 per cent In the last year: OL is now preparing its pricing policy for next year.

It prices must in crease dramatically, Mr, Brady added, i V'VVbyl Because the cost of. our raw wHl be going up drastically," The IWA with Texturott wjiich employs and the 1 1 Textile Workers of AmericaiJii ''jading talks With company employing aboa('60 Bekerman said Itfje labor troubles erupted May: 6 when employees at Patchogue Plymouth walked Out over the rising cost of living and; plant working conditions; They re- turned to work last week, i The employees were working under a contract winch does not expire until Dec. 31, 1975. But they Wanted to reopen the contract to discuss cost-of-living 'jMr. Bekerman1 said.

li, Similar followed at other plants in, vx area he said. The IWA representative said the agreement reached with Patchogue' Plymouth Wednesday provides for V'-an across-me-board increase of 28- cents an hour. Contract discussions may also be reopened at a later date if the cost-of-living conttaues' rising sharply, he said. The union has agreed to allow the company, to write disciplinary letters to union members for walking out, he said. An arWtratkw hearing will be held Tuesday oh union demand a for the relnsta-' tement of three employees in- volved in the walkout, Arnott said the -Gen-; wood settlement involves' a cost-of-Kving increase bot he would not give details.

Mr. mmm i -4- 'f i otewaSs newest hotel Mr. Ride explained. He listed rising potash costs, higher freight rates, zooming energy costs, and the escalating labor wages, "We don buy all our mate- rials for next year until the summer, so you can't pinpoint exactly what the fertiliser price increase will be," he i Phosphate rock producers from Florida and Morocco continue to raise their prices, and pressure on the decreas-, tag phosphate supply will continue for two more years, Mr. Brady continued, More phosphate mine pro- duction is expected to resume UHniiwniiiHuiiHUttuwiiimiHiiwiKuiuiiiimuNiuHiimiiiu after this two-year period, ha predicted.

"The nitrogen situation is a bit more confused, but it looks like there will a shortage of it in North America for the next three to five years," Mr, Brady empha-' sized. "Natural gas costs are also increasing, from which the nitrogen is derived." Mr. Ride explained the background leading up to the fertilizer shortage. Supply exceeded demand five years ago. Prices were too low to enable chemical 'plants to expand production Low profits drove many plants out of business-Demand started to exceed supply IS months ago.

I 1- 1 WATERY ROAD BLOCK Water lap? over a crumbling section of 11 near dracefield as the' swollen Gatineau, Efver continued to overspill its banks this week. until today, being forced to take a lengthy detour to, cicumvent the say the road, although -slightly morenarled and cracked than usual, is open to all traffic again. (Journal Photo hy Michael Laoelle) 500 workers, 4 companies Hearing jpact in Hawkesbury the union on settling its dis-'pute. More than 0 workers at the furniture plant walked out councils anthokllhg of and Vof kHAJMt mMrfiinir' i'z 11 -iMj: V' tne town mm Bekerman said some technical problems, still have to be ironed out. SOMAN YARD aOS l-3AY 9-9 FM.

9-S SAT. 12.95 At the some time, the export market for fertilize became more attractive, due to the devaluation of the U.S. dollar. "This took away a lot of our surplus," be continued. "A world demand for fertilizer was then created." This led to the fertilizer shortage one year ago, and the consequent soaring prices.

All the major chemical companies are looking ahead to plant expansion within four to five years, Mr. Brady revealed. "But the. last thing you do is expand when you're not sure of your raw materials, supply, and whether you can iitwmimniiHniurtunimuHiuifflmniiiuiiHHiui 4 Guindon to decide on weekend TORONTO jCCP) Labor Minister Fern and Guin- don said Thursday he is postponing until the weekend a decision oi whether to enter federal politics by seeking the Progressive Conservative no- mination in Wednesday, he said he would take a day to make his decision. Thursday, he said he will have an announcement I in Cornwall the weekend.

294 LMOAR GOODS SATISFACTORY OR MONEY REFUNDED get enough natural gas," DuPont union backs short week proposal By DIANE JUDGE Joornal Correspondent KINGSTON "(Special)'-' Union organizers at the Du-, Pont of Canada plant here are gathering, support for a fall vote on a proposal for a shorter work week. If the idea is endorsed by 80 per cent of the plant work force workers begin working two and three day shifts totalling 0 hours per week. 'shortened work' week would be-given a one year trial and voted on again at the expiration of, the trial 1 period. i An experimental 12 -hour shift has been tried tor the past six months in one section of the plant and bom manage-. ment and erapkjyees mat thei program has- been successful.

-sjS for the procpect of ex pending the program to other -areas of the plant, union pees- ldef Bob Woolsey said "We've 'had mixed reaction the workers. There are some for it and some against workers are currently accustomed -to working 21 days per month with only one weekend off and most agree that the seven-day shift sys-vtenj is outdated because it leaves little time for family With a 12-hour' shift the he emphasized. "The demand is there, but the production isn't," he con-" t'nued. "So afl we can do is sit down and The cost of building new plants has escalated, by 300 cent in the past seven' years, be revealed, This means fertilizer prices shouldn't be allowed to re-. main as low as.

they were four years ago, if and when market conditions stabilize, be argued. Four years ago, there was no profit left over for com-. pany dividends or plant ex- pensions, he explained. and be off three days in a 12-day cycle. If the Dupont workers endorse implementation of the new shift proposal it 'will be workers would have every, the first major Industry in the second weekend off the-job.

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