By Pete Cudhea It‘s 3 a.m. and the police cruiser slowly patrols the streets of a sleeping city. The night has been relaâ€" tively quiet with the excepâ€" tion of the odd drunk driver and a couple of young lovers parked on the side of the The silence of the evening is broken when a call comes over their radio reporting a domestic occurrence. The night was relatively quiet, but no more. By Gerry Ouderkirk ‘ The Farmer‘s Revolt has been held over for a second week. Last week‘s threeâ€"day run of Twin City Youtheaâ€" tre‘s second summer proâ€" duction completely sold out. It‘s no wonder: the troupe has put together a fastâ€" paced play with humorous The cruiser rushes to the scene, the officers prepare themselves for the worst. It‘s a known fact that more and more police offiâ€" cers have been killed or inâ€" jured as a result of these domestic occurrences; this fact is lodged deep in the minds of the officers anâ€" swering the call. The ensemble play opened on what had to be the hottest night of the summer so far. Even though the air condiâ€" Police question their abiliâ€" ty to deal effectrvely with the complex issues involved in most family crisis. As a group, they further feel they have neither the time, comâ€" petence, nor mandate of soâ€" ciety to deal with such probâ€" lems further. Domestic squabbles endanger police The most disturbing point is that 40 per cent of all homicides are domestic. Most domestic calls oriâ€" ginate in the evening hours, between 5 p.m. and 3 a.m. or on weekends. For the police they know they‘ll be able to Tenders will be opened publicly at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, August 31, 1978. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. T. A. Moser, Purchasing Officer, Regional Muncipality of Waterloo, Purchasing Division, 4th Floor, Marsland Centre, Waterloo, Ontario. 2 TENDER T78â€"72 SURPLUS LANDâ€"SALE BY TENDER Sealed tenders on the prescribed ‘"Offer To Purchase"" will be received by the undersigned until 12:00 Noon, Thursday, August 31, 1978, for the purchase of the following Regional Property. I) Location northeast corner of Water Street South and Concession St., City of Cambridâ€" ge (Galt) in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. II) Description part of Lot 18 and 19, east of Water Street South Plan 615 City of Camâ€" bridge, in the Regional Municipality of Waâ€" terloo shown as Part 1, 4 and 5 on reference Plan 67Râ€"1051, deposited at the Registry Ofâ€" fice. III) Area of land 6794 sq. ft. NOTE: This sale is subject to a reserve bid. Farmer‘s Revolt held over second week _ IV) Zoning: Commercial 3(Câ€"3) tioner was running full throttle, it couldn‘t keep up to the heat. Theatre patrons were fanning themselves, but it was the actors who mf!eredmu:.. e After ten days ;ehur sals, the company perâ€" formed much better than on its first production. They‘ve been together longer, and according to the actors, working with director Roy Higgins has helped to relax and improve their perforâ€" Fully 80 to 90 per cent of a policeman‘s daily activity involves maintenance of order as distinct from law enforcement, and of this, 10 to 12 per cent is directâ€" ly related to handling domâ€" estic matters. According to Sgt. Merlin Hallman of the regional police, the police officer finds domestic occurrences not only frustrating but danâ€" gerous. He said officers are spendâ€" imng about 13 per cent of their time on these occurrences. According to police recâ€" ords, in 1977 assaults on poâ€" lice officers increased by 89 per cent, therefore whenevâ€" er it‘s possible, more than one officer is sent to a domâ€" estic crisis. Hallman said that of all the _ domestic problems which occur, domestic disâ€" putes and domestic assaults are the most focused by poâ€" lice. defuse the problem for a week, a day or even an hour, but it will flair up again. Police _ sometimes _ feel they‘re caught in a revolvâ€" ing door. Const. Roger Hollingworth of the regional police knows the feeling of answering domestic calls. He as well as hundreds of other offiâ€" cers, face these problems daily. ‘‘*No matter what the sitâ€" (Continued on page 17) ada‘s only revolution for naâ€" tional independence. § In a humorous scene with assistant Cindy Recchia, Peter transforms common criminals into the cabinet members of Upper Canada. Peter‘s introduction of the members was fast The cast of 1837: The Farmer‘s Revolt was slightâ€" ty changed from the last production. Kelly Denomme was listed in the program, but she was unable to perâ€" form because of iliness. REGULARLY TO 295.00 NOW FOR ONLY OVER 400 2 & 3 PIECE SUITS $9 9‘99 A& Raggas for #Â¥len â€" ' Hours: Mon., Tues., and Sat. 9:30â€"5:30 Wed., Thurs., and Fri. 9:30â€"9:00 OVER 1000 PAIRS OF NAME BRAND sLacks $1 99 886â€" 1250 and dian Wilderness, until her servant Johnson, played by Gordon Burnett, with the asâ€" sistance of the savage, is able to push the coach free. The audience loved a coâ€" medy scene where Bob (Gord Burnett) goes to America. John Millard played a character who‘s it in the Bush.‘" L* U * Susanna becomes Lady Backwash, played by John Millard in drag. With her coach mired in maud, Lady Backwash curses the Canaâ€" REGULARLY TO 45.00 Main Mail. Waterloo Square the epitome of ‘Americanâ€" ism : a colonial Mority Hall. I don‘t want to convey the idea that the play is all bumor. There are scenes of drama that are educationalâ€" ty entertaining. If you missed last week‘s performance, you can still catch the show. Phone the bor office for ©ticket reservations as seating at the Studio Theatre is limitâ€" Twin City Youtheatre is currently rehearsing for its next production, The Cave Dwellers, to open August 10 at the Theatre of the Arts, University of Waterloo. For tickets call the box office at 886â€"7430. . SUPERIOR â€" MEMORIALS §28 Victoria St. N., Kitchener (Beside Weston Bakeries) 745â€"6136 After hours §78â€"7154 Large indoor Showreom*