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The final pnce rag was more than $000 ttul- Iron, and laxpaycrs were hit for more than $300 aulhom 31' We were given the same assurances about the Montreal Olympics "The Olympus can no more have a debut than a man “an Igyrm hose a baby," sand thcrrMayor jean Iflllllc' Dmpcau m 1973 _ " - who andvd up mung lo support Scott P'atkOWSk' [he Ind _- commcu1ccl JI 1.13.1 “mks nn'cnng xhal "You .er askmp, us w endorse d hid that we Inn-If! 'tt'11 Irom a gruup that “c dunl know "y) According In 1hr NAIR)" ‘x'mhmh Fmtrmm, p, lht prumlul architect und Ihc PTIIILIPJI henchuary ol thc Nagano r)lympss [hr Olympics have bccomc an clhucm msclurw for transfcrrmg wcalih from tlw publI lo [ht pnwlc sedan proruhng \xcllare for A small numhcr ol nth mrpnmuuns [he IJL'IlIlles rcqturcd for ()Innpk minimum-Ins arc usualh puhlnh lundcd. but m: torncs nmucnw profits are dlwrltd to [he .lununls ol the [nlcrmllmul Olvmpk Commrttec (10( .1. lhmr sponsors and thc TN ncnwrks" Japanrw ants-olympus orgam2er Marao rcau a complams that "We're Imp-w trnshrng oursclve, lor [wcmv You,» to [my [or .I Inuwwck event" b) Dclmnd~ on thc puhln pure are hlcly In 1ncrea%' at future (mum tho [ht lwals ol ['le hcortly-vommcrvulcwcl Allano Gamcs, [CK Preudcnt luau Antonio mmench sud (In: Ulympm nccds commerculcauon In \UTVIVI'I but that 1th commcrcolcuuon nmsl not run thc gamcs' “Iv RX IS oppowd to the tr.imcs hung staged cxclusirely Wllll pruuuc [marking 7! Hosting [he Come, has nmlnr ncgauxc Impmls m1 homeless and margrnahzcd Individuals An Auyuralon Judy found that thc Olympus laid to mcrrawd rcmx mnrrrsmn ol hurtling houses to mural acuunmodanon. displaccmcru ol lovvuruomc Numb, went yurt' descloprncurs drsplacmg unsung reudcne, and forassmcm of homclcss pcrsunx [nAilaut.crnorcth.uru.5th)lrorncVsspcopk' mm: arrcsicd Imdmg up to thr [9% Game mul al law um hemclcss shrllrra ut'rt' Iru‘llvd Chrtiriicle Seven reasons In nix Tttttttttttht Olymnic hid Trkphone 886Utt30 Fax No. 886-9 38 , E-mail editoKiywaterloo-chronickcom (k-ti-f-it-ii- Watcrloo Town Squaw 75 King hi South, Runs NI Walrrlnn. Unlarm N.ll IN, plume 886-2830 No. 8tl6-9W, Mama VIEW 4) The bld organizers have reccrved a strong, pusnn'e vole at City ( ouncil. wuh little or no candl- nuns attached to the bd. They got the blank cheque that they wanted as they launch thor campaign Io mn the Games. Among the critical muss» mg details of the bid arc the names of the people on the bud commuter, other than ( rombrc One Councillor [dim Reporters: Inn (nu-Inn PM» trlwu, Display Advertising: BIN 1isrecs Gt'rry Mange “(harsh ( maid" Norma ( ha Add thes lo the Inna of a balmy winter: I haven't yet heard or read anyone urging as to' feed the birds Every other Winter there've been pleas that we nounsh our llule feathered friends. The warm Weather apparently lessened the need, Of course. some people feed birds professionally. Take the man who feeds the pehcans, True. " Isnt a great Job. but u fills the bill. Sick Call: You have to figure Queens Park PS going lo do somethmg dramatic about Waterloo Region's medical plight Heaven knows, Fair Share has made an excel- -- lent an for ll I __ And mu have to figure that the way Lue Wmncr has been doling out dough, she may 'cl hnd " In her heart and the health rmmstry kuty to give her home region some lusucc Knives are now the weapon ttf choice Gosh, wc havent burn asking much Come to lhmk a! u, gum what they now cost, Just gm us an amount cqual lo Chttarufs spending on gcr-well cards Glowing Vista: So ll tsift even spring, although the weather has been d good "HILL nun The noon-hour sun hm, J him of warmth and the days are gelling longer Group Advertising Mung": Huh h (mm H t lassilird Drum In. lw r [um Mulhcll ( irrulationtoWe Manager: tanrlvn Ansm Timid be Enough In makc most folks iccl holler about the vsorld, but this year theres a new mgrcdmnl lhc mum] vi Ihc numunv lust look around There’s nu“ budding nn almost any hand, nu ludln ' a hrhr hunk thar:, commcrcol. and that S lls y, pe 1011s Wh.is mun', ll adds up (a umhdcmt ol lhc kind that gripped KAN' m 1hr boom faults, a fading Ihat Hus mmmum- ly could whup (In: vsorld Or al It.“ mm‘ln n to (I draw Tlwnis no cud to "hat a mmmuml)‘ tall do with will} dence thc futurs ly prcganl wnl, puwhllnms That's lhc good IWWN Thc hid nmu Pt, It's now In us I 9155:! 3mh month liin Go Blah: [n rcspnnsr 1n under tone) dcmmd hcru J rrpnw ol um‘ ol tlw lunmcsl Ihmgx hr t'VO mud In honor mi HI Palm‘s “JV. IIs an Irish pun H May thow Ill." low Us law Us, and “his? that dotit love us. Circulation: lrm I mhrr Marthe“ Hascs, Ptoduttiow. MO,e Martin Darlrnr Rm If Group Publisher: 1 km} \L‘dmum Group Publisher: Cheryl McMenemy l'he Waterloo Chronicle is published by The Fairway Group, a divigon of Southam Inc. 75 King St. b., Suite 20i, Waterloo ON. N2] 1P2 886-2830 Waterloo Chronicle The urvu of mu toh"-, arr thor nun and thc “an of Ihe ntuspaprr (lgr, own LIGHT“ may God tum their hearts: and if He doesnt turn their hearts. may He tum their ankles so we'll know them by their limping The Young Cut-Ups: l mentioned thes a couple of years ago, but the point (no pun intended) has bcen driven home agam Ks simply that knives are now the weapon of choke for too many young thugs, ups and yahoos. Thc blame. they sand. has wllh thc (sandman dollar “lmh had a JAH? of the shrinks. and wuh rd Nina bartermg vcgcuhlc prices, 'llllall On the Up and Up: Ihc annual mi'oom mu m january um mun thn 50 per u‘m mm: than In Deccmbcr, hul thc experts Ir” IIs not In fret it's just Ji well because "t' have a lot of young folk amnng ut. who don't know rcal mflanort For examplc. 'hcy1l know [huh "I hgurnc "tfuton when lhmr olavhome pay “um mnm- Ilu' mp In when [hull be lucky Irth} (an make one cud marl And (N all Gur ulkmg. gnwrnnwms mum unable to dciml " Dr lo put n another “at govcrumoustouldn't Ink mlhmon II thc, mak tl M] ICC-L rum flavor But the farm: “at was only temporary, thc cxpcrts my Things are gull great on lhc mHMum front. The fmruov (mqu A dtrtsiirn of sttutharn lm lnlo‘rnnllnlml Stand-rd Renal Nun-her ISSN "All! .HIH Is published urn Wedncsdas hv Once upon a time, knrfe-wieldmg was as rare as mowmobdes m Sarasota, but now the yuung hoods are packing shws for everything but err mg their turls As a general pruposmon, knife Welders .m: guiless Although, come lo Junk of 11, mu mm have to dsfferemoie the woman who “As mn~ vtcted of stabbing her husband 54 tunes They use ‘cm In gym-sultan and vdncty-storr busts, wave ‘cm to settle social confrontations Wield them on occasion lo ventilate d for. ond always strut around wnh 'em as If they are mal- ly hot stuff, She pleaded that she dulnt know how to lurn off the drum kmfe \uhu rlpllun mum $43 uvlrh In t walla $00 warts" nulxldc L anada 0D“ do not nu mun!» n'pn‘v m