Page 4. The herald, Thoraday, July 9, 1970 | | TERRACE/KITIMAT daily horeld | — ‘ General Office - 635-4357 ae Circulation - 635-6387 prertiog GEN. MANAGER - Knox ( _ EDITOR: Greg Middiaton - - CIRCULATION. TERRACE. KITIMATOFFICE.a37-a7e7 Published. every weekday at 2712: alum Stree? Terrace, B.C. A member of Verified Circulation. Authorized os second class mall. Registration number 1201. Postoge paid Incash, return postage guaranteed. oe 2d As NOTE OF COPYRIQHT The revald retains fll comletp and tole et any advertisement produced and ; photographie content published hn Reproduction Is not parmitied.” =) Dear Editor: 108: ws, bu : ie ihe “ery I am presently in fall, I enjoy alt: Correctional Institution, and when: t! a have been for the last two y2are alnce March 19 1977. 1 arethere Ba ¢m hoping that you will print spell. " a of my letter in racy Musto. | ler for me te receive : pals. I however, am in no i i way able to pay you for this cei Ad kindness ‘because [ onl receive $16.00 a month w: iid - Lam aure that you realise et. Philosephica) not go) Belief; You may ekain anymore, Sof simply wish to ‘hands, you may abachio my thank you in . advance. fot}, you zany even threw we Thave lost all contact with [nto & dark prison, ‘bet: RG oe Ranier portion my . oi ie free; wish to attain a sincere Gibran, 6. | friend, ane who will enjoy a a sincere. and honest . nk You sige uch ob wi, Tam ety Yours, 23 years of aggborn August Latry.J. Meyery COMMENT BY GRAHAM LEA PRINCE RUPERT MLA Terrace resident Jim Jensen stopa on Kalum Street ke cae 7 wor MLA Ponce Papert iy a located BG kik th of ened only kilometera sou the Interna If the catastrophe of Three Mile anything it was that nuclear acelden despite the so-called “fool-proof”’ ba nuclear plants, A major. accident a Britlah Columbians, Mterely hengiog umblans i ‘direction of the wind. In fact, based. projection” of the Three Mile Island containable” accident at Sedro Wi radioactive fallout contaminating. in an arc from Kamloops to Ca Radiation would encompass such a the prevailing wind patterns it location more dangerous to British Colum Sedro Woolley. te ii i if fg 5 A li F z { i Two geological fault lines run the length ¢ Skagit Valley, home of the proposed nuclear In the past 50 or so years that selamicactiyity has recorded, the worst earthquake ‘these measured 7.5 on the Richter scale, ‘The Boda We able to withstand earthquakes of that and steel might as well be cardbaord earthquake atrikes, the Sedro Woolley location earthqua’e zone, not only courts calculated risk in which B.C, has and nothing to gain. | Baga? unl pease HT ebait Fall ps The NDP senta delegation to the Seattle hearings to voice its continuing ‘opposition to the Sadro Weolley: plant. There exists no technology to des radioactive wastes which in some cases Gen be dangerous to life for thousands of years. Using puciear power to generate electricity Is like using a chain saw to slice butter. British Columbians, overwhelmingly opposed to nuclear plants in B.C., should not have to live in the perpetual fear of radioacilve cloud from a foreign SET eet ee eet ene ita content The B.C, governurent obviously otherwise; no representation by provincial officials offer than the NDF was niade on behalf of B.C. at these tmportant a5. oO Letters welcome - The Herald welcomes its readers com ments. All letters to the editor af genera public interest will be printed. We however. retain the right to refuse be.pr D d R = a = i outeide the now abandoned Winterland store to at least kick the shards of broken glass out of the main path of tralfic down the sidewalk. That the window had been shattered was reported to the police on Sunday. By seerad werks for the District of Terrace and is seen here DATELINE. Thursday the only effort to-clean it up had been Jensen’s attempt to move the refuse. Is it any wonder Terrace has the reputation of being the broken glass capital of Canada and a shoddy place to live? Photo by Greg Middlaton whols trying todoa Mitle something tosee making sure the gardens around the Library In Lower thal Terrace fs a nicer place to Live is Mary Fehr. she Little Park are neat and colorful. Photo by Greg Middleton __VICTORIA__ by Marcus R. Davies The biggest news of the current legislative assembly _ has been the fact that there has been no news, While no one expected the government to do anything par- ticularly colourful, it was hoped that at least the New ’ Democratic Party, would provide some moments of excitement. Such has not been the ‘case, - As a matter of fact, most of the conversation around . the press gallery this summer has been about what will happen in the fall. Rumours continue to circulate around the buildings that heads are likely to roll in the upcoming cabinet shuffle, ‘The names mentioned -the ‘most often have been those of Dr. Pat McGeer, and Bill VanderZalm. : - McGeer, a man long on intelligence but short. on common sense, is considered expendable for the. simple reason that he is not popular. Many Socred backbenchers appreciate his questioning ming, which is particularly evident in his deallnga with other cabinet ministers. ‘The doctor, however, has rubbed 4 few people the wrong way, not the least of all the premier. He may find that he will have more time in future for his much loved scientific gadgetry. The case of Bill VanderZalm is an interesting paradox. When one studies closely the member from Surrey, it becomes obvious that he is tremendously capable administrative minister. The only problem is that his foot has a habit of ending up in his mouth,. causing more embarrasment for the government than for himself. The premier is tired of having to retract VanderZalm's statements for him, and would like to lower his profile. Certainly a factor in Bill Bennett’s mind will be VanderZaim’s announcement that he ‘wants the job of premier", Look for this minister to be shuffled to a minor cabinet post. Other ministers likely to be shuffled include Evan Wolfe, Tom Waterland, Jim Chabot, and Rafe Mair. In Mair’s case, an upward move is probable. ’ New members considered cabinet material include _ Brian Smith, Peter Hyndman, and Johr Heinrich. NDP MLAs Gordon Hanson (Victoria), Bob Skelly {Port Aiberni) and Chris D’arcy (Rossland-Trail) « visited Seattle on July 17 to make a presentation against the proposed Sedro Woolley muclear power development, Appearing before the U.S. Atomic Safety and ‘Liscencing Board, the Opposition members expressed their concern for thé well-being of British Columbians, most of whom live within 150 kilometres of the proposed site. , D’arcy stated that the approach taken was “like that of a neighbour”, with the emphasis being on of- fering alternatives. ; . Skelly said the main concern was the possible threat to B.C,’s wildlife, environment, and fisheries, NDP MLA Ernie Hall (Surrey), who was unable to make the trip, expressed his fear the B.C. Hydro may _ choose ‘the jharness nuclear power in B.C. “T’ll be worried'’, Hall stated, “as long as the head honcho of Hydro (Robert Bonner) has his head stuck on nuclear power." : Opposition Leader David Barrett was a little angry this week when it was brought to his attention that Rafe Mair’s campaign manager had been appointed to: the board of directors of the B.C. Developmens Cor-' poration. The appointment of D. Smith, who is also a partner in Mair's Kamloops law firm, “amounts to political interference in the corporation”, Barrett said, ; The appointment also came a5 a surprise to other. board members, who are usually consulted on such matters. © Parting notes: Education Minister Pat McGeer didn’t endear himself to anyone earlier this week when he proposed the closure of numerous schools in the province as a budgetary measure. As one Van- couver area trustee put it,2*You can’t just kick 500 kids out of a school so that you can shutitdown.” Cabinet Ministera Rafe Mair and Jim’ Hewitt receiveda rare surprise the other day when they were sent letters of praise from a B.C. environmental group. The Recycling Council of B.C. expressed its support for recent measures in energy conservation taken by the two. NDP MLA Frank Howard (Skeena) recently charged in the legislature that the B.C. Workers’ Compensation Board is in the camp of corporate in- dustry. “I think there is something serlously wrong with the manner in which the WCB is conducting its activities,...and in its dealings with those Injured and - in need of services from the board," Howard stated, : “Industry has been able to communicate its concerns to the compensation board through the Social Credit! government which is part and parcel of the corporate world.” . TODAY IN HISTORY lett inds of tied or’ ct ers on groun possible ad or bad A young Havana lawyer, Fiedel Castro, led a group revolutionaries in an attack: on a fortress held by army SEPARATE VACATIONS - This YEAR! T Wish MY HARY WoULD po SOMETHING PERNIE ANPT ARE TAKING ) (ie Goes Te TH - AND T GO NEXT TH cORoT, WHATS HE DOING and pollce supporters of NEXT MONTH Cuban dictator Fulgencia Batista 26 years ago today = in 1053. Many of the at tackers, including Castro, were captured and im- prisoned, Castro later w. released and disappeared, ‘He returned ‘in 1956 at the head of another group of revolutionaries who finally overthrew the Batista re- gimmie in 1959. 1759 — The French fortress at Ticonderoga, N.Y., was abandoned to the British. - 147, — Liberia . was declared a republic,