ional truck hero saved three ir —_ brake uh B6 - Wednesday, January 5, 1983 - North Shore News MM auto <3 It was only second nature dump truck when it over- OPP Commissioner James _to pull out three metro tumed coming off the Queen Erskine and Ontario ' Toronto men from an_ Elizabeth Way on Horner Solicitor General George overturned dump truck Ave. in Etobicoke, Ontario, Taylor. according to a modest Terry on Friday, October 23, 1981. Ontario Provincial Police Kennedy. To others on the The national truck hero Constable A! Malinauskas scene it was hero work. program, in its 27th year, is called Kennedy, and another That's why Kennedy has awarded annually to a _ motorist, Matthew Fowler, been named this year’s professional truck driver of North Cambridge, On- National Truck Hero. Kennedy, 25, of Barrie, _-Ontanoe,_is- credited-with the-— who demonstrates heroism tario, who also tame to the above and beyond the callof rescue, heroes. ~ -duty:--“Fhe~ award ts" spor ~~-Within séconds of pulling © rescue of the three men who | sored by Firestone Canada the three men from. the were trapped in the cabin of Inc. and endorsed by the smoky wreckage it ex- their. smoldering——asphah—-—Caneda Safety Councit. Fhe- Ploded. — act must have occurred “It's just a miracle that no between October Ist, 1981 one died. If those two men and September 30, 1982. didn’t think quickly and pull On September 17, 1982, those guys out of there, New Kennedy received the there would have been three Ontario Provincial Police fatalities right now,” said Award for Bravery from Constable Malinauskas, at Chrysler needs a ee ge ee eee check WINDSOR, ONT.(UPC) - Chrysler Canada Ltd. asked owners of 10,600 = 1983- model cars to have their vehicles inspected by dealers to check for a problem which could damage the cars’ braking system. Vehicles affected include 1983 4-door sedan models of the front--wheel-drive Plymouth Caravelle, Plymouth Reliant, Dodge Anes, Dodge 600, Chrylser Le Baron and Chrysler E. Class “Interference between the brake tube and an exhaust hanger bolt may exist on some cars,” the company said “Repeated brake tube contact with the bolt could cause tube abrasion, possibly resulting in) partial less of the vehtele’s duat hydraulic braking system ” Chrysler said it) has received no reports of brake tube tailures in Canada SPECIAL $1695 _ North Van Autobrake °* aw conditioners & 1175 W. 15th St., North Van 985-8705 hght trucks extra * parts extra if required -NORTH SHORE - Autoguide REPAIR AND RUST PROOFING A wise precaution indeed to further insure your investment by suat-proofting and undercoating your vehicle OPEN: 8-2 PM SAT. 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