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4 The Windsor Star Friday. July 6, 1979 battle Tiger fans Inmate Star Alert John Fitzgerald Bureau Chief The intercom system! in the two apartment buildings I manage are not working very well. Tenants can't buzz guests in through two of the four security doors because the component in the intercom that controls the automatic entrance has a burnt-out tube. The doors won't automatically open and then relock. And a third tube is on its way out.

These systems were manufactured by Kent Manufacturing Co. and installed six or seven years ago. Kent has been promising to supply us with some spare tubes for more than a year but the tubes which cost about $60 each just never materialized. Since only tubes made to this manufacturer's specifications will work, the only other alternative seems to be to buy whole new intercoms but these cost more than $1,000 each. There are about 40 tenants altogether and I don't blame them for squabbling.

I would too if I had to walk down three flights of stairs to let someone in. R. Bellair, Tecumseh Rd. E. day in tears of agony and depression," Ruggaber wrote in a letter to Nolan.

Our community cries out for help in this moment of crisis. Ruggaber told trustees at the meeting that funds to cover the cost were available immediately. Community spokesman Kit Lacasse said more than 1 7,000 had been raised in pledges since the weekend and the remainder was confirmed from other sources. In an interview he said donations ranged from 58 cents donated by a student to private contributions of $1,000. Several contributors had taken out private loans and their names were being kept confidential, he added.

Trustee John Coggans, who has supported the boundary change, said the leasing of portables from the parents would be an abdication of responsibility by this board." It leaves us open to other situations in other areas of the county," he said. Dupuis said he could not see any problems with the leasing and added that by accepting the parents, offer we are not forcing any burden on the rest of the taxpayers." Superintendent Ron Reddam said the portables would correct the situation for September but that the board would have to deal with the matter again next year. He suggested the leasing would not preclude any future boundary changes when more overcrowding occurs. Seguin said leasing arrangements would have to be worked out with board business superintendent John VanAlphen. The portables will be required to meet board specifications covering fire and safety measures.

Lacasse told trustees the board was under no obligation to purchase the portables from the parents if they are not required at St. Gregory in the future. I know its been rough, he said simply in thanking trustees. (Continued from Page One) bles. Trustees tabled the boundary decision until this spring.

Thursdays meeting was called only Wednesday after parents met privately with trustee Robert Dupuis to discuss the offer. Cheers went up from the 30 parents waiting outside a conference-room door after they were told of the decision. Trustees discussed the offer privately after meeting with representatives of the parents. The victory caps a two-year struggle by parents to prevent disruptions at St. Gregory School and follows several presentations made in recent weeks.

The parents have argued that significant new housing developments occuring as a result of industrial expansion in Windsor will soon put a stress on schools in Tecumseh, St. Clair Beach and along the north shore of Lake St. Clair. The board's administration has argued that five empty classrooms at St. William must be filled before portables can be approved.

Two classes at St. Gregory have been held in the church hall since September because the school was filled beyond capacity. By a decision of trustees, the boards administration submitted an application to the ministry of education in May arguing the need for portables and asking for approval of capital grants to cover the cost. The ministry refused the application arguing there was sufficient room at nearby schools to alleviate overcrowding at St. Gregory The refusal upset parents who argued the board had purposely used outdated enrolment statistics to project future trends for St.

William and St. Gregory schools. Following last week's decision to proceed with the boundary change, Clarence Ruggaber, chairman of the parents committee, appealed to trustee Brian Nolan to convince the board to reconsider. "Our community, wounded deeply by the boards decision, was running in every direction the following Your tenants should be able to eliminate unnecessary stair-climbing within a month. Although a remedial solution attempted in March failed, Kent Manufacturing Co.

told Star Alert it had made arrangements with a Chatham firm last week to make up those spare tubes. Delivery has been promised within the month. The main reason for the long delay, according to Kent, is a fire that destroyed what units were in stock. Kent said it didn't have time to make these units and had a hard time finding someone else to do the job. West-side story Last November, Forest Glade Tree Service came out to remove three tree stumps on our property.

Two were ground down, or so we thought, with a special machine. The third one had to be left My neighbors lawn and an orange blossom bush were damaged in the process. I was left with a mess of woodchips and chewed up grass. For the removal of the two stumps, the fee was $60. Then, in April, when I started cutting the grass, I broke the lawnmower blade.

One of the stumps hadn't been completely ground out I phoned Forest Glade and the owner promised to pay us a visit in two weeks. Tbis never happened and now theres a communication problem. We had planned to seed and plant two trees on the area where the stump is but soon it will be too late. D. Zeray, Leamington.

senior citizen highrises are cleared of garbage. When the strike began, WHA hired out its refuse collection to Fullerton Construction Co. of Windsor, but city strikers blocked the way for the firms workers within a week. Several other local firms have been asked to help, Ruta said, but have turned down the request because of threats of picket line harassment. Now, WHA is using its own maintenance men, who are in a different CUPE local, to clear away refuse at some locations, especially senior citizen buildings.

Theyre piling garbage into a small truck and hauling it to the drop-off points, but Ruta is concerned the crew of six, which normally maintains grounds in the projects, will be pressured by the striking CUPE locals to refuse work otherwise performed by the striking workers. "So far, our fellows dont mind doing this and CUPE has gone along with it, Ruta said. "But I dont know how long thatll last. And with only six men on the job, he added, chances of the projects being cleaned up soon are slim. (Continued from Page Three) area Wednesday, there were 60 people standing around watching," he said.

Some of them cheered mockingly as the fire truck arrived. WH A Manager Ron Ruta said Thursday afternoon he wasnt aware of serious arson problems in the project areas. Its common practice for those things to be set on fire, he said. He said all project residents have been asked to take their refuse to one of the citys 12 drop-off points during the strike. He added, though, that all NASA says Skylab tr due Wednesday 2 arrested after (C nntinnpH from Paop Thrpi (Continued from Page Three) be arraigned in provincial vent they court today on charges assaulting a police officer.

go nowhere. Employees entered proved to Forest Glade visited your home over two weeks ago and ground that stump to your complete satisfaction. The firm told us it would have had the problem fixed much sooner had it known about your dissatisfaction in November when its machine was still in Leamington. An overload of work caused by Aprils ice storm made action on your problem impossible when you first called and then the tree services grinder broke down. Forest Glade said it warned you about possible damage to your neighbors lawn in November and that it is standard policy to charge extra for removing wood chips because of the work involved.

We are happy to report that you are no longer stumped by this knotty problem. charged in 2 murders LONDON, Ont. (CP) A man from the Strathroy, area who was tried in Sarnia two years ago and found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity in the 1976 death of a' London girl, was charged Thursday with two( counts of first-degree murder and with attempted murder, rape and strangulation. Christian Herbert Harold Magee, 31, formerly ofi Cairngorm, who is a patient at the Mental Health Centre in PenetanguisHene, appeared before a justice of the peace in Lpndon and charges were laid. He is charged with first-degree murder in the March 2, 1974, death of Judith Ann Barksey, 19, of Strathroy, about 30 kilometres west of London.

She was found near the Strathroy CNR station with her throat slashed. He is also charged with' first-degree murder in the Oct. 20, 1 975, death of Louise Patricia Jenner, 19, of Mount i Brydges, Ont. She was found inside her home with her throat slashed. Magee is charged with rape and strangulation in the June 20, 1975, attack of a 20-ycar-old Strathroy woman in Strathroy.

He is charged with attempted murder, rape and strangulation to assist rape in the Nov. 3, 1975, attack of a 14-year-old Guelph, girl in Caradoc Township, near Mount Brydges. She was found conscious but hysterical in a ditch. Murray Peer of Ontario Provincial Police said the charges were a result of investigation by Strathroy and provincial police. Prices paid to producers CHATHAM Prices paid today to area producers: GRAIN CHATHAM Wheat 173.87, soybeans 8319.30, corn $138 70.

TILBURY Wheat $73.87, soybeans $350.05, corn $138 70. ESSEX Wheat $73.87, soybeans $319 30, corn $138 60. RWOOD Corn $138 80. ILDERTON Wheat $73.87, soybeans $313 80, corn $138 60. SARNIA Wheat $73.87, soybeans $319.30, corn $131.70.

EGGS Unwashed, ungraded eggs from the farm in 50-case lots and over: Grade A extra large .80, Grade A large .77, Grade A medium .70, Grade A small .45, Grade A peewee .12, Grade .45, Grade .30, Cracks .30. Windsor exchange rates The following rates for normal transactions were quoted today at Windsor banks for the U.S. dollar and pound sterling; Buying pound sterling at 2.54 and selling at 2.64; uying U.S. cheques at 1.1605 and sell-cheques at 1. 1705; ujing cash at 1.

1600 and selling cash at 1.171 Windsor' New "LIVE" STEAM RAILROAD 9009 Howard Avo. 3 Mi. South 13 Hwy. (519) 734-122 7 j. 4ju9 A 1 1 A' assailant described DETROIT (AP) A description of a suspect in the slaying of a 29-year-old St.

Clair Shores man stabbed to death after attending a Detroit Tigers game has been released by Detroit police. Officers said Thursday a witness who read newspaper accounts of the Monday night slaying of Timothy Parrish near Tiger Stadium gave police the description. The witness described the assailant as a white male, about 25 years of age, around 6 feet tall, weighing 165 to 175 pounds, and possibly of Middle Eastern or Mexican origin. The description also noted the assailant had straight, black, collar-length hair, a FuManchu mustache and a thin face. Witnesses said the man may have been injured, because they saw him limping, police said.

The Detroit ballclub said Thursday it had made a reward commitment for the arrest and conviction of the slayer. Another reward was offered Wednesday by the Boatworks Lounge, with whose softball team the victim had played. GM offers plaintiffs $200 deal CHICAGO (AP) Owners of 1977 Oldsmobiles with Chevrolet engines will be asked by General Motors Co. whether they will accept $200 cash and an extended warranty to drop out of a class-action suit against the auto manufacturing giant. A U.S.

District Court judge on Thursday approved a GM request to find out whether some 67,000 new-car owners who unknowingly got switched engines would ac--cept the out-ofcourt settlement. Letters to owners will be mailed out during the next three to four weeks to help GM determine which persons want to take the offer or continue the suit through the courts. Judge Frank J. McGarr approved the GM request. The decision followed a 7th U.S.

Circuit Court of Appeals ruling last February that rejected a multimillion-dollar settlement previously approved by McGarr. The appeals court said consumers could not be forced to accept the settlement. (W I A vy A Mi ot-i 'ZtiT'-x Uto Oi Police said they later learned one of the teen-agers lived in the house and had entered through the window because he did not have a key. The Wells Street mans mother was upstairs at the time, police said. Police said a neighbor called to report a break-in when he saw two men entering the basement window of the home.

Some suspected would-be thieves were foiled in an attempt to break into the Wool-co department store on Dougall Road when a roof During the final 24 hours of Skylabs flight, Vrebalovich said, U.S. scientists may be able to caj-ry out a manoeuvre known as drag modulation. The tactic could delay the fall and breakup of the vehicle for up to four hours, to keep it from falling over densely populated areas such as India orChina. Statistically, there is one chance in 22 that at least one piece of Skylab will hit India, he said, but if drag manoeuvres succeed, the possibility of anything falling on India reaches nearly zero. at the store discovered a nylon rope hanging down the air vent on the stores roof.

The rope was tied to a piece of wood which was laid across the vent opening. The vent ran into a closed-in section of the roof and did not provide access to the store ceiling. Police said it was not known how long the rope had been there. An 18-year-old Monmouth Road man was scheduled to be arraigned in provincial court today on a charge of possessing a weapon dangerous to the public peace in connection with an incident early Thursday evening. Police said a man was involved in a fight in the 1 100-block of Monmouth and went to his nearby home.

He returned with a 20-gauge shotgun and discharged it into the air. Police arrested a man, and after searching his apartment seized the shotgun and a box of shells. 33 WASHINGTON (Reuter) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Thursday revised its estimate of when the 80-ton Skylab spacecraft will hurtle back to earth, setting next Wednesday as the most likely day of arrival. For the last several days, the space agency had been picking Thursday, July 12, as the most promising date. NASA continued to hedge on its forecast, however, saying that while Wednesday looks good, Skylab might come down earlier or later from Monday through Friday.

The agency is not expected to have anything to say about the likely spot the disintegrating space vehicle will hit until shortly before its arrival. Skylab has been veering closer to earth for months, though when it was launched it was reported it would have a stable orbit until 1983. It now is about 225 kilometre above earth, NASA said. Meanwhile in New Delhi, a U.S. government scientist said Thursday that if the U.S.

experts trying to control the descent of the Skylab space station have a choice between India and the United States, it will fall on the United States. Nobodys going to try to make it land on India, were going to try to go for the oceans and for the unpopulated areas," Dr. Thomas Vrebalovich, U.S. embassy scientific counsellor, told a news conference. Near the equator, you're in great shape.

Canada, the northern U.S., Europe, those are the most dangerous places to be." Many of his statements were addressed to suggestions from the public and the Indian press that the U.S. is callous and indifferent about littering its space debris on poor countries of the Third World. Clarification In a story in Thursday' Star, reference was made to an "empty supermarket" in Dorwin Plaza as the second choice of organizers of a Christian dinner theatre. John Blennerhassett, of A1 Arthur Real Estate, says the building is not available since it is being developed as an indoor mall and construction is expected to begin inxwo to four weeks. Weve been having trouble getting an interest cheque from Da Vinci Towers.

When we signed a one-year lease for an apartment in April, 1978, we paid the last month' rent. According to the Landlord and Tenant Act, the landlord is supf osed to pay six per cent interest a year on this amount. This amounts to about $16. We called the landlord repeatedly over a two-month period and each time he told us our cheque was in the mail. That may well be but we have yet to receive our money.

Even though the landlord says we can have it and that he has already sent it, it seems we require your help to actually get that cheque in our hands. N. Lucler. Tecumseh E. Well there is no dispute about your entitlement to that money.

Your landlord told us he attempted to send that cheque off to you before but apparently it got mailed to the wrong address. Since you still hadnt received your money by the time we contacted Da Vinci Towers we were told a stop payment would be ordered on the old cheque, which was sent in May, and a new one would be issued. Da Vinci guaranteed receipt of the new cheque by spending two dollars to have that $16.20 cheque registered. It looks like that did the trick You have your money now. Ask The Star Its well known in our family that my mother was the first babv born in Colchester North at the turn of the century.

She has no birth certificate and this information has been passed down by word of mouth. I say that someone born at the turn of the century was born in 1900. She disagrees. She feels it means 1901. L.

Shepley, Bedford. You cant blame a person for trying to shave a year off their age but according to the people we quizzed, the turn of the century" must have begun one second after midnight in 1900. An employee of the Registrar Generals office in Toronto said he had never been asked to define that phrase in 34 years of employment. If your mother asked the registrar's office to conduct a delayed birth registration search the matter could very well be laid to rest for good. For instance, a federal census was conducted throughout Canada in both 1901 and 1911 this cou'd contain the information you seek.

Mail your problems to Star Alert, The Windsor Star, N9A 4M5, or phone 255-5747 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday. Star Alert will make every reasonable effort to check out all complaints. However, it cannot guarantee to deal with them all nor can It acknowledge every inquiry. It rcaervee the right to be the icle judge of the rie to be punned and cannot enter into iscuislon on the reaaona for It choice.

Ail complaint teceived must be signed and are wbject to publication. Two guides set to travel wo Windsor high school students are becoming world travellers through thegirl guide movement. Lori Rowland, 16, a student at Vincent Massey Secondary School, will be going to Australia in August to help the girl guides of western Australia celebrate their 150th anniversary. Last year she travelled to Mexico, and in 1977 she attended an international camp in NovaScotia. Miss Rowland has been in guides nine years.

The monthlong international camp is near Perth, in western Australia. Before that trip, she will spend two weeks in England at a British camp. Only six Canadian guides have been chosen for the trip to Australia. Lisa Hebert, 15, a student at F.J. Brennan High School, will spend two weeks this month at the international Guiding house, Our Cabana, near Mexico City.

She and a guide from Newfoundland will represent Canada. In Mexico, she will sight-see, stay with a local family for a weekend and do service work in neighboring villages. Local politicians and auto plants have provided her with Windsor and Canadian souvenirs to trade with Guides and Rangers from other countries, she said. Lisa is a member of the First Ranger Company in Windsor. To represent Canada on an international trip, candidates are carefully screened and approved at the local, provincial and national levels, which also contribute to the Guides travel expenses.

Early furnishings sought The Willistead Steering Committee is looking for period furniture for Willistead Manor. Louise Baker, chairman of the furniture sub-committee, said furniture from 1 904-1 920 is most desirable. The committee has heard that appropriate pieces can be found in urea homes and the owners might be pursuaded to donate them for display in the restored home. The main floor of the building will be restored to original condition but its enormous rooms will require dozens of donations to fill. Most original pieces dwindled away after the death of late owner Edward Chandler Walker.

The 73-year-old mansion could be open to the public early next year if $25,000 in Wintario grants are receivedin time. CANADA Dial. 253-2111 -for scientific COLD STORAGE on tht premitet at the owes? prevailing rafos WII riCKUP AND MIIVIIY Riairs and Re-ttyling at Summer Rata Committee Chairman Bill Wilkinson said it looks like, it's just a matter of when our name comes up" on the Wintario waiting list. Restoration is stalled by the strike of unionized city employees. The city-owned building will remain locked until the strike is resolved.

Those who want to donate furniture can call Mrs. Baker, 254-7568; Wilkinson, 256-0123; or committee member Peter Ryan, 253-7471. 1.