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Red Deer Advocate from Red Deer, Alberta, Canada • 13

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PAGE THIRfFEN The Red Deer Advocate, Tuesday, January 4, 1972 B.C. doctors defy government over fee hike J. R. R. Tolkien at 80 AUTHOR OF TRILOGY FIEND FOR PRIVACY million Chevalier left $19 PARIS I Reuter) The estate of entertainer Maurice Chevalier is estimated at about Ml) million, the popular French daily newspaper Le Pansien Libere said Monday, The a i i which was Permanent licence VICTORIA i CP) In 1973, motorists British Columbia will be issued long-lasting aluminum licence plates which will be renewed with stickers as has been the case since 1971).

Ray Hadficld, superintendent of motor vehicles, said Monday. The motor vehicles branch has been conducting a three- ear experiment into the practice of "lie likes peace and quiet: he 1 likes bring eft alone." 1 For Tolkien, the saga of the Hobbits a little people given to overeating and family trees I represents more than (10 vears vvoik, tn 'ne yet unfinished Si-munllmn, a "piequel" to the tnlogy. This hr tight him all the bal-jlyhoo of mas appeal and the 1 award of me commander ol the Order of 'he British Empire the Queen New Year's honors list this year. Tolkien angrily denies that the tale ot Ihc magic ring and its final des: ruction by lh" small but sturdy Hobbit Frodo has aliegoncai significance. Bu' friends say reflects much of own eharae'er h.s clear-cu morality as a loval Roman Catholic-, Ins wit.

his combination of friendliness and tesli-ncss. Ins extensive learning. LONDON (AP) Publication of Lord 01 The Rings 13 vears ago brought Professor ,1. R. It.

Tolkvn fame and fur-i tune. He was glad of the for- tune, but exasperated bv the lame. Monday, less than month after the death ol his wife, the lelired Oxford don cel- ebrated 80th birthday, privately, ms Devonshire retreat. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien I fled from the public eve on retirement 1939. having sen I the tranquillity of acadetia shattered uv the sudden popularity of i dings, in particular the epic Dungy Lord Of The Rings.

"He hates the cult. explains an old Oxiord colleague, "and people who have absolu'elv nothing common with him cashing TOLKIEN topless' Queen protested SANTIAGO i Reuter) The 1 zine Novedadcs, printed by the British embassy here protested 1 a publishing house Quito the Chilean government Mon-1 manlu dav over a spoof photograph in The embassy had expressed xmd Mondav (he iof sdicJuI was being aruounerd irov toe Cnine the government had fai'cH erber ti make a demon (n new la ague a nm-e-ing to di-co-'S he u-li'' The prr. nice dictois who have rot had a i a in Rime i-arx. sav trier ate fur behind rher prolc-Mms term of p-n increae Thev have asked tii pmv Inc." to inci case 95 per cent Irom 90 per cent ol the fee srhedu'0 ihe provincial lo doctors under the BC. Medical Insurance "On 1 hey suggCft ih change made in 1973.

Tne do have tinea ened lo bill prC'en's lor ihe 10 (ko-ten: of tlw fee schedule not generally chaigcd now il he demands aie not met, Pi cm A C. has advised C. rc-idcnt 'o to pnv any doctor bill in exce-s of tip insurance nun payments. Government olfieiaN were n1 available lor comment Mondav nigh: on die announcement of a new fee schedule, which was eflocuve Jan 1. Failing arr announcement hv ihe government, doctors would have lo wait until they begin submitting bills to the C.

Medical Insurance Plan to lind out whether M.c government i' willing to pay them Although the tee mu'case dc-not applv io all services. Ihe 8 per cent i' an average mere a baed on 'he entire Ic-e schedule The nwv atfec's what the association lb' low income sections" of the medical proR'-sioii' general practice, internal medicine, pediatrics. psvchiatrv. anaesthesia and dermatologv, Included arc an increase in th0 charge ler house rails $12 from V) ann for n.ghl ceil' to $17 50 Horn M2. Chniges for hospital and nursing home calls remain unchanged al St.

Should 'ne government refuse to meet 'he new rates, the doctors could withhold their services a move most doctors reject or they could with-'draw from the health insurance 1 plan and bill patients directly. Americans seek reform of committee a magazine winch showed Queen Elizabeth in a loplcss bathing costume. The Queen's face was super- imposed on a photograph of a half-nude woman in the maga-1 Bertrand on road MONTREAL (CP) Bertrand, former I mini Nationale premier of Quebec, could be out of hospital in two weeks "if there are no inifoicxeen his doctor Monday. Dr. Paul David, director of the Montreal Heart Institute, VANCOt VER (CP i British Columbia doctors passed the buck to ine provincial govern ment in a coruinumg controversy over ees hv announcing a new fee schedule Monday giving themielvfs an 8 pay increase The government earlier had offered 'o im-icase die health services nudge: by Id pci cent a figure wbch would include not only lee increases bu' a's-j i increased use ol medical lacili-' ties and lees for new diagnos tic services.

I The C. Medical Associauon say this v.i.u'e mean lower fees lor doc.ors aim had begun a maJed Plot ot ns 3 100 members on the government pro posal. Results if the ballot are expected later this week. Association president Dr Waller of Kelowna HOG PRICES EDMONTON (CP) Average prices to 11 a.m. provided by the Alberta hog producers marketing board.

Edmonton 24.20, average Mondav 24.37: Red Deer 24.30, average Monday 24.37: Calgary average Monday 24.32. Total hogs sold to II a m. Monday 9,505, average Sow average 14 30. EXCHANGE RATES MONTREAL iCPi S. dollar in terms of Canadian funds up 3-16 at $1.00 13-32.

Pound sterling up one cent at $2.56 NEW YORK tCP i Canadian dollar down 1-64 at 99 9-16 in terms of S. funds. Pound sterling doe at $2 55 5-64. CALGARY LIVESTOCK CALGARY (CP I Receipts totalled 1.206 head: slaughter steers and cows. Trade was moderately active on steers and active on cows.

Choice s'eers 34 25-34 90. gold 33 med urn 32-33. Choice heders 32-52 40. good 30 7.3-81 73. medium 29-30 50 Good cows 23 50-24 iO medium 21 75-23 25 tanners and cutters 19-21 50.

Good bulls 23 50-25. Good leclei steers 33-34 70. a- Prominent banker dies TORONTO (CP) F. Wil-liam Nicks, chairman and chief executive otticcr of the Bank of Nova Scotia, died here today. He was 65.

Cause of death was not Prince appeals warrant ROME iReuteri Lawyers for Prince Junto Valerio Curgliexc. former leader of a crack wartime Fascist assault unit, lodged an appeal Monday against a wairant lor his arrest a charge of plot'mg a righl-vving coup in December, 1971). The a rant as issued March 19, 1971, after Interior Danish monarch COPENHAGEN i neuter) -King Frerierik of Denmark, admitted to hospital after a heart attack, spent a quiet night and there was some improvement in his heart function, a bulletin issued by Ins doctors said today. The bulletin said the general condition of the 72-year-old king was "still King Frcdcrik was laken tn usually well-inlurmed oil Chevalier since he once published his memoirs in the paper, wrote that the government would probably gel 5.5 to fill per cent ot this sum. plates renewing the sticker instead of the whole metal plate and has decided to save itself the cost of printing new plates every scar.

Mr. Hadficld said the aluminum plates aie calculated to last lor a long time and will provide convenience for motorists who will not have to put on new' plates every year. displeasure" to the Chilean foreign ministry, a Chilean oili-eial said, and asked that its comments be passed on to the editor of the magazine, to recovery said Mr. Bertrand. 53.

is going through an "uneventful recovery." Mr. Bertrand. L'mte-Quebec member tor Missisquoi in the Quebec national assembly, entered the institute Dee. 14 after what Dr. David termed a very serious heart attack.

Minister Franco Restivo revealed the plot tn parliament. The 81-year-old prince was never captured and is believed to be living in Spain. Prince Borghese's lawyers, in an appeal Monday to the Su-pieme Appeal Court, argued that the charges lacked founda-! tion. 'satisfactory' hospital Monday when his physician. Dr.

Enk Bandier, diagnosed a heart Rutter auricular fibrillation while he was attending the king to treat him for influenza. The bulletin also said that the king's temperature was lust over 93 degrees compared with 101 Monday afternoon. Writing in (lie recent issue of Communique, Ihe Ontario Lib-1 eral park's monthly publication. Mr. Roseburgh cites immigrant voters opposition to Hr' 1 exchange of visits as one of many "significant factors" eon-tribuling to the Liberal defeat in Ontario.

He said that because ol the in production and transxirlation he could see why famine, which had been such a hazard lor China in ihe past had been completely eradicated, store. No charges hud J.08 p.m.: two-vchiclc accident in alley behind Hudson's Bay. Mnnr damage. No miuncs. 4 53 p.m..

complaint of snowmobile being operated in restricted area ol Orillia Close. No charges. TUESDAY 12 20 a hit-and-run vehicle accident in hole! parking lot. Under investigation. 7.

Ill a report of vandalism on a elude parked in 5200 block of Gactz Ave Vehicle belonging to Wilcv Oilfield Hauling, had outside mirrors and radio aerial broken oil. Under invesligation. Loss of votes blamed on trips WASHINGTON (AP) The United States lavors reshaping the Group of Ten. the key international monetary forum of the non-Communist world's richest countries, lo include a representative irom the developing countries, government sources say. Although the idea has yet to be translated into a formal proposal.

the (act (hat it is under consideration reflects a feeling by US officials that Europe is too heavily repiescnted in the Group of Ten. Seven of the countries are European. with the United States, Canada and Japan rounding out Lawyer admits' complicity in kidnap ESSEN iReuori Poilcc said Monday thai Dueseldorr lawyer Heinz-Joachim Ollenburg has admitted complicity in the kidnapping ol millionaire store owner The idor Albrecht for a world-rcc rd lansom of $2 1 million last month. Police s.i.d Ollenburg. who arrived back West Germany Saturday af'er voluntarily leav mg Mexico City had iold them he had kidnapped Albrecht became he anitd to provide hr his old age, imvmg neither pension nor social seeuniy Police quoted Ollenburg saying he out the kidnapping jointly with an accomplice.

Paid Kron, who was arrested two weeks ago. The i money as shared equally. Ollenburg was quoted as 'ayieg. nlthiugh Kroa said in earner uvcrrogation that he received only $3,100 of it. Ollenburg.

47. said he had thrown lus si, arc of the mono out of 'he wirdmv of h.s ear shortly before lus trip In Mexico then be thought he was being pursued bv ponce. Police dismissed Hus as "ut 1 cr nonsense High bid NEW YORK (AP) The Yugoslavian capital of Belgrade has ottered a high bid of $132 000 to he the of next June's wor'd chess mat'-h between Bores Spassky and Bobby Fischer. Canada bd slightly less than half that Mini The US Chess Federal mo disclosed tint 10 in-t ions and live tunes had competed in ilie bidding that produced the larcest cash prize offers in the history of tournament che-s TORONTO iCPi Prime Minister Trudeau's Russian visit Mav and Ihe return trip In Canada bv Soviet Premier Mcxii Kosvgin in October cost the Liberals "several ridings" and lost them voles in others in Ihe Del 21 Ontario election, savs Liberal campaign manager Donald Roseburgh. J.

R. R. TORONTO PRICES I TORONTO (CP) Prices in must maior sectors of the To 1 ronto stock market climbed I higher for the third consecutive i session in moderate mid-after-1 i noon trading Tuesday. The industrial index was ahead 1 17 to 134 0G. golds 8.27 to 143 24.

base metals .68 to 80.11 1 i and western oils 3 24 to 220 52. Volume by 2 m. was 1 25 mil-1 I lion shams compared with 000 al the -ame time Monday, i Advances outnumbered de-, clincs 277 to 132 with 108 issues unchanged. Today's stock prices i Doherty and Red Deer. Time: 12:50.

i INDUSTRIALS Gas Trunk A' Alqq-na Alcan I Aquitaine i At iant Suo-j B-ank of Monre1 Ba-k of Nova Scotia 1 Bel! eonone Fo's Ca gary Rawer Cch. Breweries Cdn, Hydro Carbons Cdo, Imp. Bank of Com. Cdn. Ind.

Gas Oil Cdn Pacific Invest CPR Chemcll ChcysiA' Commco Cons Bafhurs ConKum- Gas Cruh In Saa-am Dome Domtar Faiccbridoe General Moors Greyhound ot Canada Gulf Oil Hone Hudson's Bay Co Huoson Bay Oil Gas Huron Ene HusKey Impe-tal Tooacco Imperial OH Acceptance Int Nickel In Utilities lnnr P-ov Pipe tnp V-scVinan, Bloedel Vtay.Fe'au-von -Mo son Move Neeme No a oda NVnA-n Cent-al 1 a npiesa PacHic Pe 1 Poe- Corp. supplied by i McCuaig of 7 'a 51 13 4 IB I 21'1 6 5 18 '8 31 a 16 a 26 74 2f '8 9 8 21 14 4 4 P0 28 7 8 19 17 30 a 31 8 12 83 'a 79 'b 15i 25 32 7r 19 0 41 "'A 25 1 16 1 2 19 8 32 19 'n 31 43 a 30 'a 25 'a 11 19 'fi 38 4 05 4 1 4 '4 12 8 31 5 8 i Plot revealed VIENNA (AP) Convicts s' Stem penitentiary planned 3 mass escape by taking hostage a bishop win) celebrated Clinsi-, mas mass bui a pnsuner gave I them olbcial sources disclosed todav. The i a bishop, Dr Josef Z.ik, was the target of an unidentified number of prisoners who writ supposed to attend mass in the prison chapel Dee 23. backyard, Victim No. 2.

Jemima McDonald, 82, was louiul in an abandoned flat in a seedy Glasgow district in August 1969 The third attack gave police a clue. Helen Puttock's body was left in a backyard a few blocks Irom her home in the Scotslmm district, where many shipyard workers live. She was 29. Per sister Jean had been at llie dance hall that 1969 evening and shared a taxi with Mrs. Pollock and the murderer.

She told police lie was 26 to 80 years okl. stood live feet 10 inches to six i eel lull, and had red hair. "We're still plugging away," savs Ihe detective-superintendent in charge of the long hunt. Pric 7 4 Rothmans 15 's Royal Bank 28 Sneil Canada Simpsons 22 Co 26 's Texaco Canada 3i Toronto-Dnnmnion Bank 33 5s Tracers Group 154 Trans-Canada Pipe 35 T-ans-Mountairn Pipe 2Q 4 Unio Gas 1 4 50 Versatile M'q 2 75 Waler. G'ae'-ha'-n, Wors 7 West Coast Trans 25 3 a Weston IB 0 MINES Caift' Asoestos 20 7 8 Conw't 8 70 Damson 27 Dynasty 6 0 HoHinge- 37 Hudscn Ba Mining 25 -a Int MoqjI 8 05 1 50 1 34 Kerr Addison 7 45 Lal'e Djfault 13 4 MaMaqami 27 NeAC0nx 5 05 Ncrrca'e 5 10 Ooemika 8 90 Pine Point 24 a Shrritt Gordon 1 4 Silver StaAd'd 1 22 OILS BP Oil C-a 6 05 Canadian Expo- Gas 45 Canadian Sjpemc' 3 Pan Can Pee 14 Chief'am Deuel.

8 qo Numac 13 -4 Scurry Rainbow 15 's Total Pee 6 Ulster Pce 1 53 Wiley 7 '4 New York averaqes not available. MUTUAL FUNDS (Monday's Oosmg Price! BID ASK Aero Fund 1 18 1 29 Arte-ican Grov, 6 79 6 91 Canada 5 6 07 Cdn Irve1 jnd 1715 6 CommonAeaHn In1! 1 3 35 1 1 67 Commonwealth I nl Lev 3 44 3 78 Commonwealth Venture 6 36 6 99 Corporate Investor 5 6 11 Co'po'ate Inest Stock Fund 4 82 5 77 'Dreyfus 12 '8 1 3 6B GIS Ccmpojnd 9 r4 10 60 GIS Income ..3 3 82 Grow0 EqjHy 6 3J 6 95 Inti G'OAn 5 77 6 Mutual Accjmjiatmg 5 26 5 78 Mjual B-nd .13 11 42 Mutual Growth 5 2 563 Mutual inconip 4 7 1 5 1 Na'irrU Rr-pj-c-s 60 7' A FqjHy 6 67 IK Finaia! 4 57: 9) A G'nwtn 5 nfi 0 5 Reqent G'Ovsn 8 9 68 Reqes Venture 1 1 7 ROyfjnd 5 7 5 90 a trus 2 78 3 "5 Umv Sav FqjHy 7 7 9,1 Invfs'o-s 15 12 9 5 60 tn'c'rs Mutual 71 Provide if A ijV 6 76 7 3 US Fum0 WALL ST. NOON NEW YORK Ali Stock m.tke' ui'ices bided In rc'p md to a f.ivornbte development in interest rates and dipped lower 111 slow trading today The noon Dow Jones average of 80 indiiMrial stocks was oil 121 at 380 09. Dei lines held a strong had over advances on the New Ymk Slock Exchange Analv sts attributed the market's decline to mild prof if taking. They said selling was only namial alter the six-week pod-Thanksgiving rally in the last part of 1971.

EDMONTON LIVESTOCK EDMONTON iCPi- Receipts to It a m. totalled 450 cattle and calves. 850 hog and 15 sheep Trade active Choice s'eers 34 54 75. good 33-81. mo.f'iim 50-32 Choice 31 25-82.

go. 80-31. medium 28 50-30. Good cows 22 50-28 5(1. medium 21 22.

tuners and cutlers 18.50-21. shells 15 17. Good bulls 23 ad-25 HO Good reder steel 33-39, coin moil to neci.um 29-83 Good feeder In'ifeis 31138. common medium 2129 Good stuck cows 19-26. i xl slink steer eah 'S 37-47.

common lo medium 82-57 Good stock boder calves 32-38. crnimon ti reuhuin 23-38. Good to choice ca 40 15 50 Good I choice bun nor calves 80-40 Butcher hogs base puce 24 35. Boars 14 2o aim down. the membership.

In addition, Switzerland sits as an observer. The Group of Ten is an organization of finance ministers and central bankers. Originally set up to help start the lnterna-j tional Monetary Fund, it has evolved into a high-level forum 1 for countries to discuss, negotiate and resolve international monetary, trade and financial crises. Just before Christmas, the finance ministers and central bankers climaxed two days, of top-secret meetings by reaching agreement on a new system of currency-exchange rates, devaluation of the U.S. dollar.

President Nixon called it "the most significant monetary settlement in the history of the With Britain set to join the European Common Market, U.S. officials are said to believe that die time may be ripe to propose inclusion of a developing country as a member. Sources pointed to a September meeting called by Treasury I Secretary John Connaliy while the International Mone-j tarv Fund was holding its an-' nual session. Connaliy invited I several finance ministers of the I Group of Ton and represent a-I fives from Mexico. Brazil and i Australia, among others.

I Latin American diplomatic I sources said Connallv is re-1 ported to believe that the Group of Ten is too much of a European club and that including a developing country would help ease some of the imbalance. These Latin American sources said Mexico is the most like'v member if such a decision is made. Mexico has had the most I stable currency in Latin Amer-j ion Sources said the Tinted States is not ready to make a formal propis.il to 1 he Group of Ten. I They said the idea might even be dropped if the currency agreement works out smoothly and if trade negotiations prove fruitful. Members of he Group of Ten i from Europe are Belgium, France.

Germany, Italy, the I Netliei lands, Sweden and Bril-! ain. Decoy policewomen, guarded by delerlives posing as dancers, have gone to he working-class dance hull hoping the murderer will try to pick them up. but so lar lie has not taken Ihe bait. ALL MARRIED All three victims were mar-J ried. dark-haired and wore dark dresses Ihe evening they went! dancing unescorted al the Bar- row kind.

Their bodies were found in deserted Glasgow districts between February' and October, 1969. The details piml lo a pattern indicating "Fable John" murdered all three, police say The first victim was Pal Docker, a 25-ycar-old nurse. Her near-naked Ixxiv was found in a Fire blamed on arsonist BUFFALO, N.Y. (AIM A The three-alarm Ralston Pu-fnp blamed on arsonists broke rina In was brought under eon-mil in an empty building at a Irol qu.ckly. and no injuries Ralvon-Purina null on ihe Btif- were reported An explosion and lain waterfront Mondav.

the lire Sunday at a nearby Pills-serond null fire here in two burv Co flour null let one man davs. dead and Iwo missing. Former Quebec minister dies MONTREAL iCPi Funeral cum and businessman was ch-'ervue will lie held Wednesday maxed in 1970 when he was lor Philippe Bruis. 77. dinner named a Companion of the Quebec Liberal cnbincl minis-1 Order ol Canada, with the in-ier who died Sunday alter a est if Lire made by Governor-long illness General Micbener al a private His career as a lawyer, jxilit i- ceremony.

Famine 'eradicated' in China Glasgow police still chasing Bible-quoting rapist-killer Government of Alberta Department of Public Works Design ond Construction Division Requires Construction Inspector For inspection of Government projects and service located in the Red Deer area QUALIFICATIONS. Albcita Tr.itle trrfificute of qiialilit.ituin as a carpi'iiirr and at liM'l fi lo 8 years of iT-ptuisililp experience in the lonslruction lndintiy Completion of a Coiislruction Tecnnolocy cnui'sr or equivalent (leMr.iblc, WAGES' Stalling wage S520 per month with 6'- iiurra-P ctliHlivB January 1, 1972 CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT: Tempoi ary. Competition number DPW 2871 Closing Dote January 12, 1972 Information and application forms from Personnel Office Dept, of Public Woiks Government of Albeita Room 550 Terrace Building Edmonton mrnmrsrsiBBsrm PEKING ilieulert Former. French premier Pierre Mendes-Framr left Peking lod, iv for Shanghai alter a 111-! d.iv visit lo the Chinese capital during which he met Premier i Uhmi End, and sludied China's econmme and induslrial sdua-. Police loq SUNDAY 6 15 p.m tnvo-velucle arci-denl at inlci.sution of 4,1 Ave.

and 39 st no injuries, still under i.ive-hgutmn. 3. 15 in. motor vehicle accident til 58 Ave. and 41 SI.

no in nines. Under investigation. MONDAY 5 17 a single vehicle accident 87 SI. and Springbett Dr Vehicle collided with metal pile, i in jin ics. 11 1(1 a.

two vehicle accident al intersect leu ot 43 Ave. and 18 SI. No iniiries. Under invo.Jigalniii 12 55: complaint of shoplift-mg investigated at department GLASGOW (API He po-! I it civ quoted the Bible to women he danced with, then lured them to a brut a I rape and strangling with their own stockings. This is one of the lew dues police have had to go on, in a frustrating lour-year hunt for "Bible John." He's a Scottish version of Ihe Boston Strangler and he's still al large alter killing three voting women The lace ot Ihe most-wanted man in Scotland is familiar to thousands, from artist's sketches posted outside every Glasgow police station More than 41), 01)11 people have been questioned.

He picked up all three victims in the Barrnwland ballroom..

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