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WHITY FREPRESS, WEDNICSDAY, AP¶UL 29, 19»%,PAGE S1 A BUSINESS EDITORIAL m continued Debunking 'the. conventional wisdom about business cycles FROM PAGE 14 summer of 1990, bast-it;1 those who invested last spring because they thought we were com- ing out of it, loat it;'those who invested Iast fali in the belief that Christmas would be good, bast it; there are vefw left with, the nerve to, lose again. And the governinent still flghts inflation sud doea nothing ta encourage the economy. Just a few short years ago Robert Campeaýu wAhe darling of the Noth American bsi- ness conununity. He was "a,,winner- an entrepreneur edraoiediaire with' eveiything on theline, eveiy card in play. Now,- he's bast it al. Most of us feel prettymuüg when 'the' rnighty have fallen, but their' demise is no different from the tragedy that has befalen so niany amailer businesseés. Whe n the. economy abrink'ansd intereatrates go up, tbefe's noth- in'gleft i-their pockets ta back them up. Now the recession bas-bit the-biggestof tbezmail, OlympiWansd York. The, baùkers want.- ta idlin PulReichmann, the very man they4, putthe ir mitËllions on beca use hehad the Midas tauch. Were 'they Srongthen?,...but right now? The problema :at ýO&Y have nothing to do with corporate management, just disastrously un- predictable economic conditions. In the absence, of a. steady "return on, their, investnienté the One of Canadasleading researchers on Alzheimer dlisease Dr. Donald McLacblan, wll be the' gueat' speake "ta pcai sprng lecture. sponsored by the Alzhimer "SOciety -of Dra Region- on-,hrs'Y, pi30 7:30 p.m-., at -Ballycliffe Lodge in McLaclan'stopic wfil be -'New developMents in under- stn _g Azemrdsae'wth ~aricla .réfrence ,:tothe. 'connection between' aiuminum asud Alzheimer's. MeLchlnwho beads the University of Toronta's Centre for .Reseach in neurodegenerative IdiseaseS, bas conducted extensi ve research inta the causes, sud passible treatments of Alzheimer disease. H. has s4udied the-alterations Of .gene -expression that characterize -thé, condition,.as well as -genetic.sud environmental'risk factors. The risk factorsot intenirively ivsigt bve been neurotoxic ,effects :of lal'Umum, slow, viral infection sud iminunological diorders.os Accrdngta M :cLachlani,, TéPole should bave the same concern about ý the connection' between -alàuminum .sud Alzheixners'sas they bave about the link between su ad heart, According ta Health and Welfare Canada, teenagers and adulte consume betweeri ie sud 14 milligrazns of alumin«ui a day in food alone, sud children ingeat two -ta si-x mligan.While Health sud Wlare Canada ays only a smail percentage 'of this aluminum - ai absorbed b3ý the bodyi researchers daàim there la still -a ris .Alzheimer disease is a progessve collapse of memory, reasomung power sud personality tbat results from the formation of pathological plaques sud tangles of Protein in brain matter. It'is", incurable, irreversible sud it ends in death. Today in Canada, Alzheimerls is the fourth leain cause of death. By the turn ofthecentury, as the porportion of aging citizens incraes ewilte incidence of AIzheimer disease.- Mme Alzheimer .Society o Durham region provides support, ta,»1 family-. caregivers tbrough support - om informatoei oseons, -p uDuc education' The April'30 lecture je the. firet of a series of tbree taing, place across Durham Region in 1992. There te no charge for the. lecture. However, people are saskd t6 cail sud reserve ueatw-ak-* bankers woul d lke notbing botter thsu ta pick up somereal estate pluma at firesale prices. It wouldn't-be the first.time. Moniey'does riot. disappear in a recession. Every, penny that's ast. will eventually end up in someorie else's pocket. Entrepreneurs lose. Barikers,and wealthy investors *in. Campeau, the Reichnxans sud others like themn were the engine that dro.-ve the econom'y of the eightiea. They could'have beeri usirig their vision and drive ta pull us out of thisi' recessiori sud ta, lead the ecoriomic. charge inta, the nineties..But instead they're brushed asi*de- in favour of more "onervte" nrey' managers. The econonuic soothsuyers who say theïr downfallsi were se predictable (ain't biridight marvelous) are the sEnme ories wha lionizeci thein at'their peak., A stable business environnent is arie thât is predictable, one in which an entrepreneur can afford ta b. fully invested wfthout the risk of losirig it ail. If we want ta maximize aur growth, we need ta have maximum investinent. SEntreprerieursbip is the engine of aur economy but the gaverriment la idly allowing it to b. sapped away. With eleven percent un- employment sud virtually nobody creating new jobs, tbis country la beirig throwin to the lions. e. -~ IBy Const. Grant Arnold Durham Regional Police Crime Stoppers and Durham Re onal Polic e robbery squad are - aga g, or the publics e in solving an armed robbeiytbat occurred on'TuiesdayMarch 3i'nWhitby. At 8:3 pm.,.a man was lIeaig bis residence on Meadow, Rd. ,when hle was 'confronted by two su spects who were both armed. -The mansud bis,.wife were>forced ackinto the bouse at gunpoint sud ordered ta lie- face -down on the floôr, wbile the house' was. ranàcked. 'The robbers were Iooking for cash and when 'theywereunsuccessful, the victime were assaulted. Prior ta the s3uspects e avig the residenoe, the victime were taken to the basementsud banîdcuffed ta a stair railing. Suspect #1 is described as male, white, aged 30 ta 35, 6-ft. tall, .180 Ibo. wearing a. dark gray - balaclaa, dark g!rey, tbrfe-quàrter-length jacket sund'dark slim-fltting pants. The susectwasarmed with'a shotgun witi a very large barrel sud darbrown wooden handie. Su.spect #2 is, maIe, white, 5-ft. 5-iris., 150 Ibo., with a slim build, wearing a dark gray balaclava and armed with a amal black bandgunï. . Crime stoppers will pay up ta $1,000 in cash for -information leadi.ng ta the aàrreat of the'suspects. If you have.any informaâtion,. cail Crime Stoppera. Similar cash rewards. will b. paid for informÃŽation ,leading toans arrest in any serious crime. The Durham Regional Crime Stoppera hotline is 436-8477 (that's 436,-TIPS), sud is open. 24 hours per day, seven ia y s a Week., The. phone nuinher cari be dialed from moat areas of the region, freeof char ge. If this number is long distance, you can Ca Co ect or'call through your local Durham Regional Police number and ask for Crime Stoppera. Calse wiIl neyer be traced or recorded. You wiIl not be required ta identify yourself or have té go ta court. 1Constable'Grant Arnold ia the co-ordinator with the Durham RegionaI'Crime Stoppers and writes this article to help combat crIme. A - ** g *:fêla BILEEN FAIRWEATKER tries onone of the new Whitby CGeneral, -Hospital 'Volunteen' ý.uniorma, watclhed by (left). Wbitby Optimistý Club presîdent Jean anlesd Volunteens Virginia Smûith suid Sha",a Zrichuk. The Optimiste'donated $1,000 to pay for the new unifor. Photo by Mark Reemor, Whtby fre Pýrem' Obituary MJLTONGRAHAM Milton Russell Pirich Graham of Whitby died anApril 24,- 1992 at Wbhitby General Hospital. He was 77.< He was -borri in Bowmsuville; on March 27, 1915, son of John David suad Mabel '(Pinch) Gra- hamn. He married Gladys Winni- fred Graham .'on November 29, 1935 in Oshawa. A Wihitby residerit for 32 years, Mr. Grahami was.an electrician sud' memùber fLôcâUël 894 IBEW before retmring. He was a member of the North Shore Amateur Radio Club, with cal) letters VE3QN.' He la survved by bis wife Gladys, dauger Donna, Mar- garet sd Candace, son John, eight grsudchildren and one great-granddaughter. He was predeceased by brother Kerineth., The funeral service was -held fromý the W.C. Town Furieral Chapel on April 27 1992, Bey. Grant Schwartz conducting. Iütermentý at, Mounit Lawn cemeatery 6 Generations of Service, Quiality &rTrust *Granite or Bronze Markers *Cemetery Lettering *Sandblasting Stafford Monuments 318 DiÏndas St.'E. W hitbyý- 668-3552 After Hours 668-4460 orJ666-1513 Home appointment8 gladly arrangod FREE Prize i*n- Each Kids Meal Only a-Dai ry Queen* TRea-tmeal' gives your child a hurger (ies, soft drink, plus a.soft.sen'e treat and a.special prize Ail for $3.49 plus taxes At participating Dairy Queen' Bra7ier' stores. Àbiozier Dairy QueeiiTeatmeal- Eveiy QnelCIS a party. *Whitby LocationýO'nIy 1003 Dundas St. E. 668-5342 Oairy Ouean stoe-,aie proud sponsors oft he Ch idren's KMiacle Netwogk Telethon. which beneiL s local hospilals foi ch idieni 0AÃ"COP 1992 4 j I ý 1