é 1 & ie 8 " é av BoE Rooan. aks FE AOL SEF PELE NE ann St Rage Ts Stee ae veces SSE TY RETYPE OER TRO OIL Doug Collins 9 ~ Friday, December 5, 1986 - North Shore News Classifieds Sell 986-6222 @ get this straight ® ler cab Mig te gb den AM I on a campaign against chiropractors? Wouldn’t dream of it. As stated before, your man Doug has on several occasions had his back straightened out by them. But they sometimes go wrong. The dust caused by my col- umns on chiropractic had hardly subsided when the bonewhackers and musclepullers of Manitoba were being written up in Western Report magazine. There’s a prairie-sized row go- ing on there about the ethics of chiropractors. NDP Health Minister Laurent Desjardins has accused the profession of charg- ing unethical, if not unnecessary, expenses, the ‘magazine reports, and their status under provincial medicare has been ‘‘steadily eroded’’, “One chiropractor had seen 158 patients, in a single day, and billed the Manitoba Health Ser- vices Commission for every one of them,’’ reported the magazine. | A feading chiropractor agreed with the minister that the medicare plan had been abused, and the issue has split the chiro- practor’s association. Chiropractic treatments are difficult to control. In B.C., for instance, anyone can have 12 ses- ° | sions a year for free (15 if you're { over 65). You don’t even have to § be referred by a doctor. Several people have asked how to get Dr. Michael Livingston's book BACK AID. It's available from George Stickly & Co., 210 West Washington Square, Philadelphia 19106, USA. The price is $10.95 (U.S.) Which is dirt cheap if you're in pain. Reader Tom James of West Vancouver is amazed that Com- rade Robert Mugabe, the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, has been given an honorary doctor of laws by the University of Massachusetts. The doctoral cita- tion read that Mugabe has shown “exemplary devotion to social justice’’, The only thing that surprises me is that UBC, SFU and all other Canadian universities have not also lined up to honor this great man. As Mr. James points out, the Mugabe government has been accused by Amnesty Inter- national of killing more than 3,000 Ndebeles, a rival tribal group. When riots lead to the deaths of blacks in South Africa, our liberals have conniptions. When the Mugabes kill thousands, the red carpet comes out. “et My man Vic says be sure to watch the trial of the former NV City eyes new licence possibility A RESTRUCTURING of the way commercial vehicle licences - are sold could mean some more money for North Vancouver City, a member of staff indicated Mon- day. . . Acting director of development and licensing Fred Smith said a provincial government plan to replace special municipal licence plates with window decals is sup- posed to save British Columbia a substantial amount of money next year, “Pm told — and-this is only hearsay — that the province ex- pects to save $! milion,” said Smith. ‘‘Potentially we could see a redistribution of that.’ Of each municipal licence fee, $2 is retained by the city; the re- mainder goes to Victoria where it is then redistributed to par- ticipating municipalities. Last year the city’s share of the money was about $9,500, said ‘Smith. He said he did not know if the government would redistribute the money. “‘It’s just something we’ve picked up — there’s nothing in writing,’’ he said. The Hair Company proudly announces Sally as a welcome addition to their styling team Call her at the HAIR COMPANY Open 6 days a week Wed. & Thurs. evenings 4984 Lonsdale, N.V. 985-9101 * “Donzi” at Emperor Bokassa of the Central : Africa Republic, who is up on eo charges of murder and can- " nibalism. Vic says the jury con- sists of 12 crocodiles. Negotiations continue for the making of a film about Dr. Norman Bethune, the commie doctor who distinguished himself in the service of Mao Tse-tung. Canadian and Chinese interests are involved. Film people are said to be very excited about it. And actors are busting their guts to win the Jeading part. Canadian Donald Sutherland is said to be ecstatic at the prospect of playing Bethune. What's so great about a com- mie doctor who saved lives for Mao on the battlefields of China? Mao was a murderer of massive proportions. Then and later. Would anyone be excited about a Canadian doctor who saved lives for Hitler on the bat- tlefields of Europe? 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