d with a grenade and a handgun stole 5 million dollars worth of diamonds Friday, in the largest gem heist in Israeli history. (UP! Wirephoto) Winnie the Pooh not guilty Cleared of assault charge SANTA ANA, Calif. (UPI) - Winnie the Pooh has been acquitted of charges the big furry Disneyland character struck a 9-year-old visitor to the amusement park with his plastic paw. A seven-man, five-woman Orange County Supenor Court jury ruled Wednesday in favor of Robert L. Hili, a Disneyland employee who took the stand wearing his costume. Hill said he was pushed from behind and = ac- cidentally struck Debbie Lopez — not with his paw, put with his fur-covered, wiggling plastic ear. The girl’s attorney. Joseph Schambaugh, said the girl suffered a bruise that turned green shortly after the Aug. 10, 1974, incident. The attorney asked jurors to award his client $15,000 for THERMAL ACCIDENT BLAMED Millions of bees die PHOENEX,. Anz (UPI) The flight: of the bumble bees turned into their swan song To replace bees killed by the Canadian winter, Hughes Air West agreed carher this week to ship five milbon bees to Edmonton, Alta in 2 pound containers holding 6.000 to 10,000 bees each. with a queen in each con tainer and sugar water for food But the plane landed. members found only millions of dead bees Officials said they did not what caused the mass death, when crew though one Canadian researcher blamed it “thermal accident on a “We feel very. very bad,” said Ken Orletsky. owner of Bee World) who arranged the flight “dts no one’s fault We have been up all night trying to figure this out Doctors are examining the bees under microscopes to) find out what went wrong ” The airline has flown bees before without mishap, said Hughes spokesman Dave Buskirk “That many bees penerate a lot of heat themselves. they may have speculated suffocated "he ‘NEED A LAWYER? 986-4225 *THE NORTH SHORE Neighbourhood Legal Clinic _ Of DONALD E, JABOUR Barrister & Solicitor. 142A West 15th Street OFFICE HOURS: MON.-THURS. 9-9 FRI. 9-5 SAT,.10:30-1 pm North. Vancouver, B.C. negligence. Winnie playfully nuzzled the court reporter with his nose after he was sworn in, and at one point the bear was asked todemonstratehow he walks around Disneyland. “Have the record show that he is doing the two step.” said Supenor Court Judge Jerrold S. Oliver. Because of a “Hunny” jar atop Winnie’s head, Hull could only nod his head for a in transit hours Please send resume to JW Scholte P tng Monager Structural Division wre” 986 618! STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS MUNICIPAL & STRUCTURAL DRAFTSPERSONS A special invitation to the above living on the North Shore We would like you to jon us at our new office if you are interested in the following openings for. Structural Engineers with 3 to 7 years experience in the design of heavy industrial, marine structures and bridges Applicants should be eligible for registration with the Association of Professional Engineers of British Columbia Municipal draftspersons with 2 or more years of ex perience in roads and utilities Structural draftspersons with 5 or more years of ex perience in concrete and structural steel for buildings. bridges and heavy industrial work Our company ts o national consulting firm offering a com prehensive range of benefits including flexuble work RC Mi Mor die —, Manager Municipal Onision REID, CROWTHER & PARTNERS LTD., 200 260 West Esplanade North Vancouver “yes” answer and shook his belly sideways for a “no” response. After the decision, the judge agreed that it was “an unusually presented case,” adding, “This is wild.” After only 21 minutes of deliberations, jurors returned a_ verdict of acquittal, and Judge Oliver quipped, “Winnie the Pooh has been vindicated.” AM Belevsky ( t 1 Chet Structural Oraftsman BC A17-Sunday News, April 20, 1980 MAXIMIZiIn Daily Interest Compounded Daily in Canada to The first account compound interest daily. Interest is compounded on the full attained balance and accrued interest at the gnd of the day. Your interest is credited to your account every month. MAXIMIZEF Full Chequing Privileges Personalized cheques with wallet may be purchased. A carbon copy is made automatically each time you write a cheque. Cancelled cheques are stored permanently at the Credit Union and are available to you # required. Duplicate deposit slips are provided and monthly statements are mailed. MAXIMIZER Variable Interest Rates You determine the rate; the more you save, the higher the rate on the whole balance DAILY BALANC t Oy mec crea INTEREST compougded daily $0 $499 you earn 6% on entire balance $900 $999 you earn B® on entre balance $1000 $1999 vou earn LOS on entire balance $2000 $4999 vou earn EER on entive balance $5000 and ug you earn EL Oo oa entire balance North hore Community ‘Credit Union Five branches serving North Vancouver