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Disar_‘mament referendum considered by councillors This week‘s breakâ€"andâ€"enters Waterloo Regional Police report the fol lowing break and enters during the week of April 12 to 18 Waterloo residents won‘t know until May 17 whether they will be asked to vote on disâ€" armament as part of the November municiâ€" pal election. City aldermen held off making the decision on whether the quesâ€" tion shoulid be included as a referendum on the ballet for the election, despite presentations from eight delegations supporting the move, because three of the Waterloo aldermen, Robert Henry. Doreen Thomas. and (Glen Wright, were absent _ ‘"We should have all members of council present.‘" _ maintained Ald Richard Biggs, who opposed â€" the ore Bluevale Stâ€" N . entry unknown, arti cles taken unknown, Weber St _ N., entry gained through garage, four wheels from vehi By Melodee Martinuk While major Canadian history was made Saturday in Ottawa, a local event meant an important historical moment for the 60 disabled persons and 60 volunteers associated with the Kâ€"W Services for the Physically Disabled. This group held the official ribbonâ€"cutting ceremony for their new offices located at Waterioo Square. Above, Mayor Marjorie Carroll, assisted by Connie Cruickshank, cut the ribbon amid claps and cheers from a hallway full of people. The organization, which began 12 years ago, provides recreational, social and community involvement opportunities for disabled persons. For the last 11 years, the office has been located in Connie‘s home. c FRITZ ELECTRIC WwE OO THE COMPLETE JO8 e Forced Au e Baseboard Heating PFRIIL ELEUVIMRIL LTD. ELECTRIC HEATING SPECIALISTS Members of The Better Business Bureau ELECTRIC HEATING We Assist You in Obtaming Govt Grant â€" FREE ESTIMATES â€" 576â€"4560 S('n'm(fl the Electrical Industry ‘or Over 50 Yeurs CONVERSIONS Furnaces e Hot Water Boiters e Service Changes by to quest Peter McGhee, a spokesman for the Kitâ€" chenerâ€" W aterloo branch of the World Federalists of Canada, asked aldermen to place the question ‘"Do you support the goal of general disarmament and mandate your naâ€" tional government to negotiate and impleâ€" ment with other govâ€" ernments the balanced steps that would lead to the earliest possible achievement of this goal?" on the ballot The World Federalâ€" ists want the Canadian government to propose the matter of a global referendum on disarm ament to the United Nations cle_stolen, Weber St N. entry through side window. nothing taken. Dawson St , entry through front door, nothing taken; North gate Ave.. entry un known. watches. plants and beer stolen, and Northgate Ave., entry through milkbox,. noth ing taken "We fully recognize that this is a federal CUTTING THE RIBBON government issue,"‘ McGhee said. But, he continued, ‘"The Federâ€" ation has been working with every avenue open to.us in the derEocratic system to make the federal government bring this before the United Nations." The issue of global disarmament has been before council on two occasions in the past â€" the first of the fall of 1978 when Wateriloo‘s aldermen unanmmous)y supported a metion callingy for a natuonal referendum on disarm ament, and morecre cently in October_ of last yvear. when council So far, said McGhee, the Worid Federalists have been "frustrated and ignored" by the federal government. "One of the reasons for the reticence of the federal government to hoid a national ref erendum, said Dr Sheldon Rahn,. of Wil frid Laurier Universi ty, who is also a mem ber of the World Feder alists. is that "it does have legal jurisdiction in the issue," and the results of the vote would be binding Mumcipal govern ments, said Rahn, are in a "unique" position because referendum results would be only advisory "If the question goes on the ballot," argued Wayne Samuelson of the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Labor Council, "things won‘t change â€" tomorâ€" row. J see it as ar educational service It‘ll give people a way of expressing the deep concern they have." ‘‘*People feel." fhe added. "that the arms race is too important to be left only to prime ministers and presi dents We want some thing to say about it." Father Gus Smith of Our Ladyv of Lourdes Church called the arms race "a serious threat to the survival of the human race "As cituzeny of Wa terloo as members of the humag race we have a mnr¢< ethical duty to seek disarma ment by all the means at our disposal," Smith argued decided to take no ac tion on the issue. Conrad Brunk. a member of Project Ploughshares. said holding a municipal referendum is ‘‘one way which the average person can have some impact on an issue which is largely out of their hands *People feel.," he In making the deci sion to defer the mat ter, council rejected arguments of Ald Ald. Jim Erb agreed with Biggs. calling his decision to reject the request "one of the hardest decisions d have had to make since I‘ve been on council © "You start to dlose sight of what yourre sponsibility is and what vyour authority is," Carroll said Mary Jane Mewhin ney. who supported the request, to make an immediate decision. ‘"The issue is very serious ... one of the more important issues that have come before council," she said. ‘"The race to have arms has an element of insanity." It is up to municipal govern ments "to interject a note of sanity," Me whinney said. Ald. Richard Biggs rejected this argu ment, saying "we have absolutely no jurisdic tion over anything in ternational. Endorsing disarmament ... should be sufficient ‘ Following the meet ing. _ Mayor â€" Marjorie Carroll said that al though there was much support of disarma ment in council, "it is somewhat ludicrous that municipalitres have to kick the feds in the shins to get them to do something WA TERLC 0O CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21 1982 â€" PAGE 13 WATERBED ofâ€"themonth Waterbed with bookcase headâ€" board. Solid pinmne. ZSomplete The APRIL functions George D. White, F.C.A., Managing Partner®‘ of the Kitchener Office, is pleased to announce that John Emrich, B.SC., C.A. has joined the office in the position of Manager, Taxation. Ernst & Whinney is an international firm of Chartered Accountants with offices throughout the world providing a full range of professional business services including accounting, auditing, a broad range of management consulting serâ€" vices, insolvency, taxation and related ( l DROPâ€"IN and compare. 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