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) _ m2_Il az _t _ _Poll to give all "~ Waterloo Chronicle ¢4 _ Week in retrospect Ald. Harold Wagner was dubiâ€" ous about the merits of the survey. ‘"I want to take a second look at this," he said, noting that 25,000 people said the Canada Games were coming to the Twin Cities and they didn‘t." Sometime in September Waterâ€" â€" that would help one decide."‘ loo residents whose names normâ€" He quoted a Kitchenerâ€"Waterâ€" ally appear on the voters‘ list will _ loo Record story based on figures be asked ‘"Are you in favor of the from the municipal affairs deâ€" Cities of Waterloo and Kitchener partment which stated that it is remaining apart as two separate less expensive to run a small cities?" city like Waterloo than it is to opâ€" Aldermen voted for the poll this _ erate one the size of Kitchener. week following a report from counâ€" ‘‘*No one has yet told me where cil‘s administrative committee. we are going to benefit. I‘m in The committee recommended _ favor of a poll but we need an inâ€" the questionnaire be in the form _ formed public first." of a replyâ€"type postcard, which Ald. Roy Bauman pointed out could be returned to city hall postâ€" that he had been advocating a age free. factâ€"finding committee all along. Sometime in September Waterâ€" loo residents whose names normâ€" ally appear on the voters‘ list will be asked ‘"Are you in favor of the Cities of Waterloo and Kitchener remaining apart as two separate cities?" ‘"I agree with the committee that‘s going to present the facts but let them present them to the minister. ‘"‘The recommended wording for the opinion poll has been extracted from the speech of the minister of municipal affairs given to the Kiâ€" wanis Club of Kitchener and Waâ€" terloo on June 7,"‘ the report said. ‘"‘The exact cost of the opinion poll is difficult to determine as the return postage cost on the reâ€" sponse will have a direct inâ€" fluence. *‘Sufficient monies have, howâ€" ever, been set aside in the budget for costs involved in the Waterloo Area local government review."‘ ‘"Everyone here was elected to represent the city. I have enough confidence that we know the opinâ€" ions of the people we represent."‘ "If I were a newcomer here I might say amalgamation is senâ€" sible but if you delve into it we haven‘t yet the facts and figures A lockout at the Waterloo post office is the second in the present postal dispute, and the sixth time Waterloo has been without mail service. OKd by council Aug. 20. Grand River Conserâ€" vation Authority chairman James Bauer was under attack at a Polâ€" lution Probe meeting at the Unâ€" iversity of Waterloo. Aug. 21. The postman are on strike after a oneâ€"day lockout. Mothers are without their monthâ€" ly baby bonus cheques. A $10 goddess figurine and some jewelry were stolen from the home of George Stedwill, 42 Margâ€" aret Ave. Entry was gained by forcing a side door. Kelly Strauss told aldermen Monday night the federal and provincial governments are ab sorbing 75 percent of the 20â€"memâ€" ber team‘s fares. Fares for five players and a trainer left the club with a balance of $666. Aug. 22. The Ontario ‘70 proâ€" vincial drum corps championâ€" ships were held at Seagram Staâ€" dium. Waterloo will contribute $216 toward the cost of sending the Kâ€"W Panthers baseball team to compete in the Canadian champâ€" ionships in Manitoba. Kitchener council agreed to pay say on Uunion Panthers get city aid He suggested Think Three Times would be a better name for the newlyâ€"formed Waterloo comâ€" mittee (Think Twice), which is preparing a public information program on the amalgamation issue. Bauman also felt council should «gecommend names to the comâ€" mittee. The Golden Triangle Modelliers Club of Waterloo held its first annual model power boat regatta at Lake Columbia near the Uniâ€" versity of Waterloo. Aug. 23. Leighton Ford, a memâ€" ber of the Billy Graham evnagelist team, preached at the final serâ€" vice of the 16th World‘s Christian Endeavor Convention. Mayor Meston pointed out it was not a council committee. "It‘s out of our field,"‘ he told the alderâ€" man. Waterloo Post Office workers returned to work late in the day. ‘‘She didn‘t even know the moâ€" tel was privately owned," said the alderman. Nothing was missing following an early morning breakâ€"in at the home of Keith Radley, 128 Erb St. W. Entry was gained by breakâ€" ing the screen on a side door. Citing the need for informing the public, Ald. Herb Epp said a Kitchener woman called a local radio station this week stating her objections to amalgamation. She was opposed to union because she felt she shouldn‘t have to pay for a motel in Waterloo. Finally Wagner agreed to the poll, ‘"If the people are properly informed and the poll is based on information, not sentiment." Council agreed to the survey after it learned it would take a few weeks to arrange for the cards‘ printing and mailing. Aug. 24. Power was off for aâ€" bout half an hour at the Waterloo police station and a few homes in the area while the hydro crew moved some poles on Bridgeport Road. $450 of this, leaving a balance of $216, for which Waterloo was askâ€" ed to pick up the tab. Ald. Rudy Kominek noted that "Qutside the name it‘s a Kitâ€" chener club." Council ruled as stated. The team flew to Manitoba today, where it will represent Ontario in the competitions. Winner of the event will represent Canada at the PanAm games in South America next year. About 1,000 persons watched the first annual radioâ€"controlled model boat regatta at Columbia Lake here Saturday and Sunday. Danny Wilson of Buffalo, N.Y., placed first in the D class with an average of 52.204 mph. Boka averaged 42.412 miles per hour in class ABC of the hydro trials. John Freund, of 311 Braemore Ave., president of the sponsoring club, was first in Class E. His speed was 52.386 mph. The ABC categories were for the smaller boats. Models in classes D, E and F were larger with more powerful engines. Saturday was devoted to time trials on the hydro boat and monoâ€" plane models. The trials were sanctioned by the International Model Boating Association. In the F class, John Bridge of Warren, Mich., was on top with 53.317 mph. The Golden Triangle Marine Modellers sponsored the event which attracted entries from across Ontario and as far as Poughkeepsie, N.Y. A Detroit man, Don Boka, was top winner at the regatta, claiming five trophies in the two days. Jerry Roland of Buffalo, N.Y., placed first in both classes ABC and D of the mono hull time trials over oneâ€"16th of a mile. About 50 competitors from across Ontario and the United States took part in events Model races draw 1,000 There‘s no generation gap when a man and a boy share a common interest. Elmer Carr of Buffalo, N.Y., captured the D event with a 24.860 mph speed. O He averaged 23.029 mph in class ABC and 31.077 mph in class D. Roland scored first in mono hull trials over the same distance in both class ABC and D. His time was 19.97 mph in the former and 19.23 mph in the latter. Derek Pheaton of Scarborough came first in class F with 16.310 mph. Boka averaged 23.683 mph in hydro plane time trials over oneâ€" third of a mile in the ABC class. Model hydroplanes and mono hulls combined for multiâ€"race events Sunday, which meant no less than two and as many as five boats competed at the same time. Boko was top winner in the B and C classes. Second place in the C class went to Tom Middleton of Flint, Mich., with John Bridge Jr. of Warren, Mich., placing third. Ev Cook of Toronto came first in class F with a speed of 13.78 Elmer Carr of Buffalo headed the E class. Second and third Richard Westlake of Detroit won the D class. Runners up were Ralph Wangler of Buffalo and Jerry Betke of Warren, Mich. He claimed another first in the D event, with a ‘speed of 26.172 mph. WATERLOO, ONTARIO THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1970 â€" 10c A junior race for sons of senior competitors was won by John Bridge Jr. of Warren, Mich. The race was confined to those beâ€" tween 11 and 15 years of age. places went to Don Squire of Rexâ€" dale and Joe Koch of Roseville, Mich. Winners in the F class were Tim Kraft of Buffalo, Tom Midâ€" dleton of Flint, Mich., and Edmond Kalfus of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. About 45 contestants took part in Sunday‘s events. About 40 took part in the Saturday trials. Club president John Freund desâ€" cribed the twoâ€"day meet as a real community effort. ‘‘Waterloo people made it hapâ€" pen. If it weren‘t for their coâ€" operation there wouldn‘t have been a regatta." Community services board adâ€" ministrator Ken Pflug was among those receiving warmest praise from the organizers. Under his direction the board lined things up for the host modeliâ€" ers and supplied them with a boat for use on the course. The works board helped survey the course. The University of Waterloo‘s plant and planning department allowed use of the facilities needed. Bell Canada provided telephones for the event. Sight and Sound contributed the sound system for the meet and Forbes Motors provided vehicles.