Ecce a Crash causes injuries TWO PEOPLE were injured last Wednesday when Clinton St. The car had been trying to make a left their Oldsmobile four-door sedan was rear-ended turn into the WCB parking lot. Paramedics quickly by a Ford F-150 pickup truck on Lakelse Ave. near arrived to attend to the injured people. YOU BE THE JUDGE . by Claire Bernstein The Absent Minded Professor Gets , adjusted hs Coumbeste crest, Gharged With “ Shoplitting pulled his Indiana Jones hat over his eyes and tried to look casual. A man entering the supermarket caught his eye. “That guy looks iike he’s up to know good. |'m following him.” Absentminded Lester, just turned 61, was lostas usual. “Oh, my. Shopping is so difficult. All | want is some razor blades and some cleaning fluid tocléan @ stain from my" kitchen floor. | can never find anything In this place." _ - Lester wandered up and down the aisles, unaware that Colin the detective was following him, Cobos “Oh, look, razor blades,” Lester grabbed a package off the hook and went to drop the blades in his basket when he realized he had forgotten to pick up a basket, He slipped the blades into his pocket. ; ; Colin's eyes lit up. “Wow, did you see that? He's a live one. What's he going to snatch naw. See how he's acting suspiclous.:He was walking down this aisie, but the moment he saw these people come in, he left it: This isa real snatcher, no doubt about that.”” Lester got tired of looking. for cleaning materials. He went to the assistant manager. “Could you help me - find the cleaning stuff. | need same for a very tricky stain.” . 7 “You'll find them in alsle number 7. Based On Aciual Court Cases and went to the cashier. . He:pald for the cleansers, and left ‘the store.” ~ Suddenly he felt a hand on his shoulder. Lester went hysterical. “Take my money, take my watch, but don't hurt mel!" Colin looked disgusted. “I'm nota mugger. I'm the store detective, mister, You've got some razor blades in your: pocket, Take ‘em out.” “It dawned on Lester what was happening. His hand reached into his pocket and pulled out the razor blades, “'m arresting you for shoplifting,” shouted. Colin triumphantly. Lester was charged with shoplifting — theft under $5,000. : In court, he looked bewildered. “An honest mistake, your honor. | never meant to steal those razor blades. It was just. an accident.” - Colin took the stand, “It was no mistake. That man planned to steal those blades. Ali his actlons point to his intention to steal. He is nat to be -belleved.” ° : Volunteer bureau bows out of house lottery for now THERE WILL be another house lottery next year, but the Terrace Volunteer Bureau wan’t be a part of il, The bureau partnered up with the 747 Air Cadets last year to raffle off a new house on the bench, The two orga- nizations split the profits, with 70 per cent going to the cadets and 30 per cent to the volunteer bureau, The bureau was responsible for selling the tickets. And that tumed out to be a much bigger job than anticipated. “We didn’t think it would take as much time as it did,” said bureau head Lovina Tyler. She estimates that staff pul in 1,500 hours selling tickets, and volunteers put in even more time than that. The work paid off. Over 5,100 tickets were less than were sold in a similar house lottery in Prince George. But sales fell short of the 6,000 mark which would have made the venture more profitable. After factoring in the wages of the bureau spent working on the house Sottery, the burcau netted a profit of less than $10,000. programs, she added. sold, just 269 staff for time Pension, employment plan biting into wages IF THOSE CHRISTMAS BILLS aren’! going to be enough to worry about, you’ve probably notice your take home pay has been trimmed. Increases in the Canada Pension Plan for 1997 mean an additional bite of up to $52, depending upon your income. The increase is part of a plan by the feder- al government to beef up the Canada Pen- sion Plan which experts say is going to be hard hit as more and more people retire. Talks last yeawr between the federal and provincial government failed to reach an agreement for even higher deduclions as the number of retirees grows. Those who make $20,000 will pay an ad- ditional $20.60 a year, those who make $30,000 a year will pay another $33 while those who carn $35,800 or more will pay $52, . Payments under the new employment in- surance program (ihe re-named unemploy- ment insurance plan) also increased, at least for the frst part of the year, for middle and high income carnets. That’s because payments will be made until a person reaches a maximum level for 1997, Someone earning $1158.70 a week, for example, will pay $33.60 each week un- til the ecamings this year amount to $39,000. That’s an increase from this year’s week- ly deduction of $22.13. “It leaves us in a shorifall position,’’ said Tyler. The society had expected a bigger profit in order to pay for roomier quarters on the 4600 block of Lakelse, rent is a bil pricier. Rent’s also more expensive than former offices in the Anglican church office annex. “We're always living at risk,'’ said Lovina, dismissing the idea that the bureau might suffer financially. No pro- grams are at risk right now she said, and she plans more creative forms of raising money. Another problem with the house lottery was that too much time was devoted to selling tickets, rather than doing However, she was quick to defend the house lottery as a worthwhile project. Tyler said she enjoyed working with the air cadets, and supports their efforts. “I’m certainly not saying we'd never do it again,’’ she said. The air cadets have indicated they will conduct a house lottery again and have started making arrangements. Good luck, sir.” Lester gathered up the three cleansers recommended in both arms Should Lester be convicted of shoplifting? YOU BE THE JUDGE. Then look below for the court's decision. 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