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I have miore than a passing interest in a story thiat was recJîîîly writhen by one Borden Spears, tle saine fella who once wrote me a nice, sugar-sweet letter (just for- Atex's consumiption) but ineanwhile another letter (the not-so-nice one) was delivered 10 a photo desk withi an attacled iemio and instructions flot to buy pictures (if possible) frorn that old rascal namied Alex Kaînins. So says t1e rum-or mnilI, r often a true source of informiation from inside workers. The man l'mi talking about is also the sane orden Spears who refused ho act on an Arab Friendship Society's comptaint about an editori,2l cartoon in thc Star depictîng a gloulish group of thug-like Arabs. An apology was demnanded by Jim Peters, then htûad of the Frenchi Depart- ment aI Ryerson, but Mr. Spears simply refused to print an apology. Further, he lad barred bhe Ryersonian from h covering tle confrontation stating it was an intiouse discus- sion concerning editoriat policy at tle Star. And, hie's the saine lorcten apears wflo goti nto problenms ati Ivacleans. Anyway, 1, was interested to sec how Mr. Spears las responded to criticismi of a recent Kissinger story out of Ottawa where Dr. Kissinger lad made soi-ne unguarded remiarks about Richard Nixon at a state dinner. As you may remnember, ïenry Kissinger had described bis former chef as "an odd man..unpleasant..very nervous-...an artifiejal lanl Wiho 'did fot enjoy people". Strong stuff, you might sa,,y. Thiese renîarks appâîrently were lifted fromn a radio reporter's lape and lter carried nationwide by the T3ronto Star. As cxpected thiese highly personal remnarks from Dr. Kissinger caused emibarrassnwent and officiaI outrage. Furtber, an avid rc3ader, G.K. Brimnley of Toronto, said the publication of the shory was "a despicable piece of the lowest kind of journalismn, utterty devoid of any shred of hionor or professional ethics". Well, who'd you think is riglit or wrong by publis!-ing Dr. Kissinger's pungent remarks, clearly not intended for public consumption? Personalîy, 1 believe, the Star erred by rushing this sort of stuff int print. Basically, what Kissinger said was nothing but sheer gossip and therefore was that type of a material-strictty for gossip magazines and other lower types of publications. But, as I recaîl, the Kissinger remarks were presently as "news" and teatured pronîinentty in the Star. Mind you, Dr. Kissinger was also hardly discreet by producing such trasl ah a place where some snooping reporters were presenit. 1 wonder why on ýY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1975, PAGE 5 earth he wanted 10 talk about Nixon and other former presidents, including even poor Jackie Onassis who bas been dragged around by newsp-aper gossip colunists for some lime. 1 say, Kissinger should leave them atone and mind his own (diplomatie) business. This week l'm.also examining a rather yellowish-looking page from The Sunday Sun, dated March 2, 1975. The headline on Mark Bonokoski's story says it alI, "JOHN ELLIS 15 THE LAST MAN YOU WANT TO MEET". Well, who's John Ellis? According to Sunday Sun, he's an unemployed hangman, the public executioner. For the Sun photo he wears a mask, but at a hanging lie takes lis mask off. "l'in there 10 execute a man", he says "not to scare him 10 death". According 10 Bonokoski, John Ellis is a cautlous man. He wants to know if you're "alone", if cameras are hidden, if lis conversation is going 10 be taped. Then, follows the actual interview detailing Ellis' sinister profession. Everything would be just fine and dandy, except for a measly fact that John Ellis, the hangman, really does not exist. According to a Vancouver source, Canada las been without a hangmnan since 1963. The responsibility of any possible langings these days is in the hands of County Sheriffs, according to Justice Ministry in Ottawa. Furîher, the Ministry had no knowledge of John Ellis. Althougl John Ellis is an alias, could it be that the dead hangman lad been talking to the Sun reporter. That is part of the unexplained. OJne thing you hiave 10 say about Christmias --it's pretîx' difficuit for it to sneak up 011 yoO. The absence of snow hielps but the stores more than make up for that. Thiey make their own artificial winter scenes comiplete with Christnmas decorations and die appropriate music and of course you-know-who so the zaly way Christmas could sneak up on you is if you were somie'ow locked axvay in a basemient roomn for a couple of montlhs withiout even so iî'nuch as a radio. If you work on: -in assembly li ne 1 thiink the Christmas spirit takes longer to invade your senses. The clanking and banging of machinery and the duli gray drabness of the I environmient have little in common withi the spirit of tlhe season but office workers certainly can't conîplain of the sanie problem. At this lime of year even the dullest office lias some little decoration hianging in suclb a spot tl ilî demands attention thus making il known that Christnias is officially here. Office decorations range ail the way from a bit of tinsel sneaked into the office and bravely hung from a filing cabinet in a huge room that hias litIle else non-conforming 10 a beau tiful little Christmas tree respiendent with winking lights, tînsel, angcý hair and even a small star on the top. One office 1 chanced 10 visit titis week was desperate for a tre So tlhe enployees put their decorating talents to work on a large split leaf philadendron instead. Althougli it might make a truc horticulturist cringe il didn't laik haîf bad and the plant didn't secm 10 be minding. 1 suppose the real différence between'blue coý:ar and white collar svorkers at Chiristmas is thw infamnous office party. 1 say "inifamious" because if there were ever such stal isîics availahie -I1îhink we'd find there are a staggering nuniber of' divorces each year t bat originale aI the office party. For those of yoL ives whlo 1h ink bt comp:ain beca::,se hubhy gels dirty, tired and c'ven grunipy working in a tactoî y ost rememiber dui t the a tmosphere in .1 factory is flot very conducive 10 die kind of activity that precipitales a divorce. All things taken into accoutthie office parties are stili a lot of [*un and the kind of fun 1 gel is sitting back and xaching 1t1e different types spring mbt action. By different types 1 mean the personalîties that emerge and often suppressed until the third or fourth drink at the office parîy and thien as the saying goes, "foots step forth xhere wise men feat to tread". In this category 1 have to place the office type who thinks lie or shie should have gotten the last promotion and after six or seven ounices of i!in hias decided to let the. rest of the world know the injustice of it ahl. If this kind gets you in a corner you're thére for the night unless somnebody thinks to pull the fire alarm. And of course at every party there ýis always the emerging vamp or Don Juan wlo lias decided to end their life of frustration and celibacy and join the permissive seventies. The lead lîne starîs off many différent ways. A common one is, "I've neyer lad the nevve 10 talk 10 you but tonight..... One of the smoothest ones I've ever leard came from a very inebriated young lady (well sIc tooked young!) who staggered up 10 one of lier fellow workers, trod leavily on lis foot whulc spilling the remainder of hier drink on him and smearing part of lier hors d'ouvre on bis sleeve and saying, "Hey sailor, liow about buying nie a drink?" The typçý that really ai-azes nie arc the ones wlo wait tilI they arcexvell past tle point of .08 before deciding 10 -tell bbc boss what a nice guy lie would be if le weren't sucli a becp becping uitIle beep bccp. 1 oflen thi:ik 10 mnyseif il would be casier for thiemjust 10 tic a rope around tlieir niecks and fling îhcmselves from an upper story w ind ow. - The guy wlio is on a diet but whose wife is not attcnding isn'î bard to pick out ciller. He looks like a blocker and le is usually found at thc lead of a long line. It's difficuit 10 sec ini front of him but take my word for il tlat somewlere in front there is a food table whidh also explains the long lineup behind him. Yep, Christrmas mieans office parties and if you go 10 one take a minute 10 pick out tle different types. But beware of tle quiet onîe in tle"corner apparently taking notes. Thcy are my type who are tle observers. And sometimes after we observe we go home and write....... * * * * * CAROUSEL INN FEATURING Fullerton Dan Ail This Week Work experience forthélit f irst job Ontario CAREER A c t i o n Availlable, to unemployed persons, aged 16 to 24, under the Ontario Program Càreer Action Prograrn. 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