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the Editor

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* To the Raitor, .

mo
‘read, in another publication, a review of a recently, oa
published book of Professor Walters of Australia, that the ~

‘

On the same evening I read in the Stargate column that oe

abortions will increase as the incidence of rape increases, 1

* eraof test tube babies has arrived and it is only a matter of
-.-time before scientists. are cloning and babies are being

grown in artificial uteri until they are 22 weeks old, at which

" point they can be transferred to an incubator.

’ Another prospect is the creatlon\of a human-animal
hybrid, asort of’ sub-human who could be used to do boring

: or dangerous work,

Now some of you may be wondering where is the con-

nection between these two articles. Simply this; When we

dehumanise our. unborn children, anything is possible. Is ... oe
. the baby of a:woman who hag been raped any less human
because of that act? Many of us seem to take it for granted.

that in the “hard” cases; there is justification for killing the

unborn .as if somehow by their unwantedness (by their
a - mothers) they-waive the right to live. . 1
: » We seem-to conveniently forget that the babies. who are’ .
_ unplanned and unwanted are just “as.much real human ~
:. beings as.the joyfully awaited babies whom families ond :

friends rejoice over. ;
At least; F think we conveniently forget, c or else: how can

* “we stand by and acquiesce to the slaughter that is going on.

around us. If any of youfind the idea of artificial babies and

: half human creatures repugnant now is the time to. stand up

~and be counted. Remember it is only ashort while ago that.
‘test tube babies seemed like something out of a sci-fi novel ~
‘and not so very tong ago abortion was looked upon as killing

innocent -babies,._
Yours truly,
Mary: Brown

| To the Editor,

This lett ti b din Ed ati “y
is letter: ts promp ed by reading the ca fon See . physical harm, and unions; most notably. the Ontario Public.

article in your newspaper on Tuesday, Feb,.1,
1 am. an: average person, of average. height. -
average: clothes, and have an average hairdo,

1 wear

What is average? Does average Btay the same value for |

everything? -
_ Average tells me only one thing, nothing!

- It is fine to be average, but suppose, all the other school .

districts are faillng. Tobe in the same calenory | with them
' doesn’t mean we are doing well,

Yours sincerely, =
Lily Nielsen ,

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.To the Editor, , Ce ST a
How much longer must we put up with the provincial

governments ads featuring Fred Latremoule telling’ us how
Good it is?

Someone should tell Vietoria to stuff their ads and pt the :

money they save to good- and proper use..:

Look, for heaven's sake, people who have fobs. are not in . .
“| the slightest bit interested in that clap trap, and those of us”

not working or.on those degrading EBAP program ‘-'or
relief camps’- know damn well how bad things really are.

Fred, také up a challenge ‘and come interview us, the

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| Yours L. Watmougi

‘unemployed. Bring your friend Jack whats shis “name. with
you. .

Don Schaffer

, display. terminals” “in offices’ has given “birth to.a new

, during X-rays, are usually purchased by the employer at:
"the request of pregnant employees. concerned that radiation:

a using the aprons, anda pregnant city hall ‘employee had her.
_ apron bought: by’ the Canadian Union of Public Employees.»

aprons say they did so to give: employees “peace of mind," ".

, city’s largest. VOT. users. “We. have honestly found no--
3) problem with the terminals. ‘Outsiders have’ verified this”
through tests,

and if it makes you feel better and will help you do a more:

~ of mind; we'll get ‘them one.”

- trying ‘to, negotiate - aboriginal: rights:.and. should start:
. 7) fighting: for the
. leader sail Buin

~ More rights,"". George Maquel,, Grand Chief of the Unlofi.ot
~ B, 6. Indian’ Chiefs, sald in: ani dmpaasloned . hour-lor
whateverimeans,”. said Manuel, ‘61, founder of the: Wold

: advocacy’ group.

9. -| with legal possession and sale of salmon, should ignore
* “their summons and stand Up: for thelr aboriginal right te
a fish and hunt, he ssid: :

‘overnménts won't, play fair-in negotiations at the mid:

- Inuit rights, said: Manuel.

“In 35 years, you're my _
first casa of this!’

i oltevay iy now be coming

15 ( would trea
ets opposed to the bailout said ‘changes 6 may. ‘be Mc

Package to treat t company. shareholders more” 7 al

| “The'war babies are co;
“Of age...Janis. Joplin w Wo Would
{. chave'been 40 this week...
| Corirad Black, ‘dont Mitchell’
° ‘dnd Fergie Jenkin’ are a
“about to turn... while Paul”:
. McCartney, Brian Peckford, =
~ Alison Gordonand this
Cartoonist already-have. «= = oA
‘| - Meanwhile Bob Dylan, Jerry... © 5
~|. “Never trust anybody over 30°.» -. ag
ac Haba, Raul Hel Francis. sy
: “Fox, Michael Pitfield,Barbara:
-, AmielandMuhamned Ali &=
- Ganall- cheer up, even though: - —_
they'll never #e 40 again. :

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(_lgoe mo hen will soon. 4 PA wsapuoeynat

VDT operators, use aprons -

LONDON, Oat: wre _BpEONS since Tate last: year ‘when a ‘number of pregnant .
women asked if the firm would provide them! Six are in use +
at the firm's London office and one each at its Ottawa and:
Hamilton offices: They are usually ; shared by two workers.

~ Swain: ‘paid London Life doesn't-see the purchase of the ..
aprans ‘asa <precedent for. ‘staff. to- ‘deiviand : protective .
equipment whenever a health hazard is perceived. They are
“simply another accessory purchased bythe’ firm to ‘ac--
commodate workers Subjected to a ‘Changing office en-
vironment, he said. | . _

The increasing use of -video |

workaday gecessory — ‘the lead | apron. ;

Though hardly as’ common as steno pads;or ‘staplers, the ;
aprons. are showing wp in offices ‘arid plants dn- “Landon j as.
employees. ‘comiplain: that: VDts aren't a8 saf a5: some
experts say. : eo

‘ The" aprens, similar. to those. ‘worn ‘by dental ‘patients

from VDTs may hatm ‘fetuses. eo

They: ‘cost 975, weigh about 2. 2 lograins and come in ‘a a4 Weinen wiio won't work: ‘on DTS despite t the availability -
varlety af colors. 7, Sof the aprons will be moved \o other jobs without Joss of pay,

: Employees’ ‘at London, Lite’ ahd’ Farishawe’ College are ~ he sald. ‘

“Ernest March, safety and security services. manager at
Fanshawe: ‘College, said four aprons were ordered after a
: newspaper ‘article was | published about the ‘city hall worker.

He said they: weren't bought. “becatise he believes VDTs
are. hazardous, - “There are: ‘always {wo sides-.to an
argument. In this. case. nothing. was concrete either way. 1
o didn’t know which. way to-jump so 1 ordered, the vests,”
a -” Allstaff can wear them; he sajd; but. there is no policy for

we “9 the. 150 students who use, VDTs in. their classes:

bere

after, the. city. refused: to pay ‘for it. ;
Meanwhile, debate over the safety of VDTs rages with ihe. :
Ontario: Ministry. of Labor ‘coricluding- ‘they “cause. “no

Service Employees. Union, expressing concern they emit
harmful radiation and. chemicals,
‘BUYING ‘PEACE OF MIND: ;
Spokesmen | for. coniparies that. have - ‘purchased. the |.
Free Press: ‘Holdings, Ltd.) which owns: ‘the London Pen-
 “nysaver,. said the | company “purchased a lead apron-for. a
‘pregnant typeset operator. at. the. _Pennysayer late last. year -
- but has _Sinte’ deelded against purchasing them. for em-
ployees:
“The redigorl i is we can't find a hazard in VDTs, * he said,
citing: recent-test results: He said every reasonable effort is
made toi move pregnant eniployees from VDTs' to other Jobs
i with: ihe ‘same pay rate,
‘If. altemale work: can’t: be found. and the ‘person won't.

not: because there's'a proven ‘health hazard. -
“We're up. front with | our employees,” paid. Me) Swain,. :
employee ‘relatloris mariager at London Life, one of the

“We say (to ecaplijcen): Wet don't knw of any hazard”

productive job, we'll go along with it.” If it gives them peace. ©

_ Swain said. the: insuratice Sead hae purchased eight o

maternity leave wil be provided without t Pay, te ‘eald.

° OTTAWA (cP) = Canada’s Ss. native people should: quit . i
es eatlont he ‘added. Os
a prominent. British ‘Columbia Indian . However, Indian’ ‘Alfairs Minister ohn Munro iis denied

Yo ; . -« nowledge of the memo... .°..: a .
“.,. Manuel- said ‘Indian : Teaders. ate “ppllt.o over whether to .
attend the constitutional conference; |
Many: agree with his stand‘ that it‘could. be futtle; and |
possibly: counterproductive; said ‘Manuel: whe: ‘freely’ id=
inittéd he “takes what’ the S qovernmerit calls a hardline ‘a

radical stance."

“Every tine’ we eit across the: negotiating) table, we Jone

spetth (ban: ‘aboriginal rights conference.
‘Indians have to learn to fight for thelr rights”.

=
Council of Indigenous People, an International native right

those. in: Canada, including, brutal: repression, starvation
‘Later, Manuel said he was not ‘coiineelling Indians: to ‘and genocide,: ihe said.
violence bul was orging them to take thelr. land and thelr Bot even in Canada, the statistics ‘are get he added,
rights by “passive resistance.” |: quoting from. Indian Affairs Department's own: atatisties., ..
For. example, the 129 Indians recently charged in B © —:, Mheélife expectancy ‘of Indians-is 10 years. jesd than’ the
‘rest of the population, suléides are alinost three times the
national. average, violent death Is. five tines; fhe national
average. About 11,000 families are waiting fora backlog of
reserve housing and thousands. more live, in ‘substandard,
‘dangerous housés, he'said.;,
“They ave killing us ‘hete in, a very’ subtie, in’ a ‘very
syatematic way,” Manvel sald of Canada, “But in South
America. they are murdering. them just: boldly: ae
‘The. eonfétencé;on. aboriginal Fights. arid. world ‘order
“contlies today. ee eae

: There is aniple evidence that the federal and provincial
March constitutional conference to define ‘Tndtan, Metis. atid :
 Poorly-financed native ofganizations wil be outgiumneid :

by a battes'y of governmert ministers, lawyers and support
staff. And,a federal nemo ledked last ‘month: clearly “yn

me ee ; : .

"domestic: carmakers reported” that’ gales

arehiolders, 2,

pa “had only’

. “ end’ of March.-

ae dncreage in the trend-sttting rate, kept toa
~~ "eenteal-bank; ia "too slight to affect other. lerdihg rates,
~ However, .{t did help to trigger a rebound by tHe: 1
- “dollar, which shot up a third of a cent to al. 50 cen!
. foreign exchange markets. :

“Canada’s 8 third-largest steelmaker. .

7 ‘reported it made aprolit of 8. 41 million or 6 vents a share,

. iriean’ it uses the real thing, man."
: professed: :‘Satanist.

~ knowledge; Xochip
* Tazolteotl,, audgess of yice; Lu Yueh, god of epidemics; .

Mike - Walker, ‘vice-president: of ‘personnel for London

_ . >, Bontinue -to.work-on' a” VDT: while * ‘pregnant, extended .

- With th
a suit’ pie. turn into gol

‘Aboriginal people all over the world are ted the samediet igs wee! til" of'a Problati. ’ ‘s
apty proiniises. And most facefar worse conditions than °°" 1fi'Whis Book 'Dériions Iv ‘the World Today” Mec 7
Unged Wine thd th

- they overlookor reject the existence ofa Bers iy devil find ;

"They are sptrit beings who know who you-aré

Elsewhere in. the -business’ coimunily. “Thurdilay,”

North -

American bulk cats and trucks in Cassi

y ow-coat financlig programs,

”” However, the gains weren't ‘enough’ to inspite hopes t

the Industry's long. slump is: ‘andin

‘The major domestic | car compan rept
nth cot

old in January, 1992. °°
‘Analysts polt nted out that al ugh th
om. i us year, ¥ ‘Januai

rilnor impact on sales.
‘The ‘prograins aren't expected to be sini heist th the

_ In other buslheas developments ‘Thureday:
-— The Bank of Canada rate edged up for thé, thir
secutive week, to 9.01 cent from 9.83, bi o

i Algoma Steel Carp; Ltd. announced It will ba red ing
‘its salaried’ work force -by about 200 over: th ;
months, About’ 4,600' unlonized employees we Jad off
_.during the Jast yéar at the Sault Ste. Natle, Ont

“up from #82 4 {rallion or 46 cents a. share for: 1941, be

‘The. fellow ccm a

Cate

D&D, as it's fondly known, is'a game thal has thé ‘Young
- minds of this town and others like it under its spell. It fe
‘out 48a slmple parlor game but if qpe és,td. higher.
ipa Areata tk To eh
Based. on heroic ° fantasy the game: involves people
‘imagining they are seeking something of value like a:;hidden
treasure but. their way is barred by. demons and dragons,
They must call upon and pray to the ancient Bods . for ,
protection... ;
. Let's see . . there" 8 Anshar, god of darkness and the
night; Dahak, three-headed dragon splrit of death: Druaga,
ruler of ‘the devil world; i Ishtar (Easter), godess of Jove and.
war’ Baal god of the city of Babel, wind, thunder, -
storms and rain; Arawn {The Dark One), god of the.dead;
Brigit, : goddess ‘fy fire and poetry; Oghma, god. af
ill, god of: gambling and. chance;

Bast; cat goddess of chags; Isis,’ goddess of magic and 7
fertility; Ptah, creator of. the universe; Kiputytto; goddess

' of sickness; Loviatar, Boddess of hurt - maiden. of pain, ete.,

ete., elt. 85s

Now I-want to go ‘through that dark passage beneath: the
dungeon but. my opponent, has intervened and is trying to
stop me from going down there. ‘I'll call-upon Loyiatar to _
protectme. She is a Hedutiful cold maiden, usually dressed

" in white silke and when she. speaks a cold wind. blows. Her

main concern Is the inflicting of. pain. She owns a dagger of
ice that makes her ifimine to all magical spells. When she
is attacked by. my opponent’ or. magic is used against ‘her,

the attacker will once again re-experience the worst pain he.
or ‘she has ever: suffered.

., Or, depending on-what the game is, the player could call
upon. Aphrodite, goddess of love, beauty and:passion. : Her

7 “magic resistance is 50 per cent and she is able to. generlite.

strong passion in mortals and gods alike. :In every one of
her. shape changed forms she Is beautiful. -She is able to
charm the panjs off either'sex.. Her clerics sacrifice doves

- toher every 10 days and objects of ‘art-and lovely pieces, of
jewelry are destroyed: on, her. altar every: new moor: .

‘. Aphrodite is an extremely vain and jealous goddess. if aDY.
; character. should: unfavorably compare Aphrodite's, charm

» to.his or her.own, there is-a. 10 per cent chanee™ that ‘the
goddess, will, hear’ and: seek -veiigeance. |

. Then there’ 8 Hadies. He appears. aba \ heavily mi muscled,

- daricskinned man.. When in a pleasant mood and talking to
_ mortalé, he appears handsome and kind, but when fighting,

this god appears as a hideous-humanoid with: fangs: ‘and
flame for eyes: Hades’ shape, changes.at will, and his eyes

~ tan cast two death spells every melee round, up. to: a. range

of 120 feet, if he is not engaged in hand-to-hand. combat.::‘To

a touch. his body . with any nonmetal. object. will: cause: an

‘explosion of death rays to strike all those Ina 30 foot-radius.
He has complete controt over all things made of the.earth
. andcan. Alter the form of any amount of earth with a word.
ler, Bre god eph i ake a sword turn: init dust or
" The D&D cyelopedia “Delt! er we sai dene on
e. cyclopedia * es an ods” lista 8
gf alher fin Goda and heroes tb call on when 6 one Ish aviing

this age of: scidlice, when awe Strick.
~pbeaeiVilhs ‘if! flocking to" théAltar’ erécted ‘by ee to
‘revere human’ achievements} inthe réalnho jatural law,

_ casually’ relegate evil spirils or demons te: the
folklore and. aupersition. i wee

: Whatever you believe or don’t believe bap is on its: way “

to becoming the new version of Participaction. Demon"

: gdmes from the Greek meaning “initelligent''o

and how to
berid you oitt of shape, -Bu to do got rh tii
into thefr reaim: © ‘ hey il Be you

To learn triote about thid. ‘oceuit adtivity. the, niblie e i.

invited to the Church of God in Thornhill ‘ona op fn.

: The talk:is Demons & + Decedtlaa