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Fae 2 The Herald, Tuesday, February, \ 1580.

Published’ a every. weikday. at <i Kaiu: street;
~Ferrace, B.C, by” Sterling. Publishers. Lid.‘
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“Gireulation:”
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"VANCOUVER (CP) — The proposed British Columbia .
development bonds are the provinee’s version of. Canada
Savings Bonds, say officiais from financial instltutions:

- The three-year bonds go on sale March 2 and the interest

rate will-not_ be announced. until. then, Finance Minister,
Hugh Curtis told reporters and representatives: from: about

"100 financlal institutions Monday as he unveiled details of.

“the bond issue which was ‘announced in ‘September, -

“The bonds will be available-in-three forms:..

— Regular interest bond -with a:rate competitive with:
three-year investment instruments available at banks: with |
interest paid every six months; - .

_. — Compound interest bonds with interest. caleulated
every six months and ‘paid . at. maturity; “ . 7

_— A tax credit bond with an ‘interest-rate aproximaiely
1.25 per cent below the other two types of bonds but which
<will carry a tax credit that. reduces the: owner's provincial
‘Income: tax.

5 bonds, both: principal ‘and ‘interest, will be uri-

til . m,
iL FIRMS HELPED

stalling $14.8 ‘million,
rT ed. to’ 0 date. under the LIFT: ‘program,

‘payments on mall basiriess loan inden Lr, ile small
‘businesses in turn are’ able to. ‘veduce. borrowing costs. to”
sur tantially. below what they-would be otherwise.”

oppotiunity. 10. invest. their . aavings | ‘and varticipate

:
‘
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Beues

“Ragisiailon’ |. -.
ashi, return postage, we

US. president. Lyndon: Johnson:” *

money. will go the government’ s ‘Low Interest Fun-.

"must cope with : having . to” pay: ‘out, record: unemploymen

th:these bonds we are providing British Columbians

disabled icone autre ‘are no wi é
Identifying. ea sale. wor

ome
ost oy hiideen, iwho-are not doing. w

_ school. Othe

boards | tq-bring' in. special education ' Programs. by, 1985 10"
mi

. Pupils 12 per. c “the:
itadeng population are: enrolled in some kinid ‘ol ‘spectal

~ education’ ‘Program in the public schoot systern, Edueailon
uy Ministry officials expect. as many as 100,000: more may be

The learniiig disabled. jabel. jea jelatively new y nddition: to
the: “grab-bag : ‘of euphemisms | ‘describing children : with.
~ learning. problems. Students: with ‘learning disabilities

+ vusually do well on intelligence tests: but poorly in academic *

sublects.-Many of. the children -are bryperactive 2 and have

2 J difficulty concentrating. on thelr work. | a

“Rober Macintyre, a ‘ptychologial whio’ investigated the

ly letitteatin. “of. learning; disabilities for. the ; Ontario’
‘Ministry of Education, ‘aid the. Tabel. ‘requires a judgment.

that probably-c can rt he backed tp entirely with: Soapirteal
evidenrs re

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"WASHINGTON (AP) — Former defence leaders in West
Germany, Britain and the United States called today for a
declaration by the West that it would not be the first to use
‘Auclear weapons against: the Soviet Union...”

“They also called for a buildup ofnon- -nuclear forces by the .

western allies. to. back up. such-a- declaration., [hee
The: plan’ wae: being: outlined : -at..news- conferences’ in
- Washington, ‘London’ “and , Bonn. It, was. developed. b a,

retired U.S: vice‘admiral John ‘Marshall Léé; who served in

“NATO, ‘the United. Nations; the Pentagon: and the’. Arins’

Control and - Disarmament wAgenty:- dieing a 38-Vear
military | career.. S
Among. those ‘scheduled to: spell out the ‘plan.’ al: ‘a

Washington news: conference were Lee and. Rober! 7

‘McNamara, former U.S. defence’ secretary.”
- In London, Field Marshal ‘Lord Carver, former chief: ‘of

: defence staff, and Lord Zuckerman, former chief scientific

adviser ‘to the government,’ were ‘joining the effort.

In Bonn; the scheduled participants included two: rrelired -
West German gerierals, Karl-Christian Krause and Jochen o

Loser, and ‘McGeorge, Bundy, former special assistant to

Fors “years;

fs {budget di
" federat government. now. mist. Bnd ways of replacing 1 more

than $300 million in revenue lost by. lta decision. to cut ‘a tax

on: ‘natural gas today. -- ©.
>. And: while: Ottawa. searches for those. elusive millions, it

ins: on it

_ insurance. benefits; att ng even, further:
finan

eer The government, which. faces, deficits that could reach $30.
’ billon‘next.year, ‘said: “Monday. it reduced: the tax to: keep.
natural gas at. about 65 per ‘cent: of the price of oll as il has!
promised.

But while the’ tax redduetion is F boon to consumers and the
industry, the Finance Department: will have to'find ways ta:

jcurke the’ label. andsay. the disability is found.

in the teacher who ‘doesn't t modify a curriculum to mee|, the
© child's needs. : ;
1880, the: province: enacted Lenlslation requiring: séhoot. | i

a ‘Programa: now:in place aecommodaté children who ane: -
emitionally disturbed, ‘mentally: retarded or physically
a handleapped..

2 “irst strike causes concern

the’ Soviet: Union has proposed that beth a

Working:<lass families, hi aa
- Martin Kravitz, founder of. the ‘Toronto Learnin Centre,

labelled:

. Every: child earns differently ‘and ore differences .
hen: they. prevent, a student from

keeping: up.in.c e-said.-

_ Macintyre ‘sald tests’ to. identify hildren. ti learning of
disabilities are awed because a child’s intelligence ; is not. |
measured againat . standards. based on: the * Derformanee.< of

others: with. similar: ‘problems. ‘

An the ‘absence of accepted guidelines, schodl: bioarde have .

"a private school for: children with Jearning disabilities,
‘,: disagrees with Martell. ‘He says some bright children really’ .
do have learning -prsblems;. regatilless. of low: they, are

developed: thelr own: ‘assessment. methods, : “ising ‘various

tests administered by. people: swith various levels of training ©

and often’ interpreted by committees: whose members, are
not trained In. n testing, Mackatyre sald.

; weapons ‘if the Warsaw Pact coumtries launched an n attack

against. western Europe.",

Such. an- attack: “raight te successful; the. Reagan
strategists have said, -and therefore. the threat mist be
saved off, by. the prospect of. nuctear retaliation. es

-When thie i issite rose last: “April, Alexander Haig; then state .
secretary,. said.a. renunciation: of the firgl use, of nuelear -
‘hy: weapens it aconventicnal war in Europe would be “‘tan-

‘tamouint - to:
; “ aggression:’ :
.. But the Leeco ihittee’ disagreed that the Soviet bloe 1 was *
80 strong. a8. to’ make it impossible for the West to renounce *

aking Europe’ “gafe: for conventional

a nuclear response to a. nén-nuclear attack. -

“The Warsaw Pact's superiority. in troops and equipment
in Central, Euro, does not ‘attain. a numerical: level. where
art attack could, : aunched with food confidence of Buc-
cess," its. report: said. ;

“The questionable: reliability. of. ‘the Soviei’s allies _
particularly Poland, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany —
pases a formidable problem forthe Warsaw Pact.”

To make ‘it safe for. the West ‘to. ‘take a no-first-strike —
. pledge, the committee culled for ‘enhancing the state of
readiness of NATO forces, It said procedures | for reaching ;

hilization decisions should be improved and the
: equipment in sre for troop arriving
ed Shred a h

the businesses of ExideCorp. to a new company. Inco had

“ ‘abnounced in'1981-it was getting out of the batiery- ‘and
i “pelatéd products business conducted by its subsidiary Inca

ElectroEnergy Corp: The company taking over the battery

: To. the Editor,

‘basic, “fuman ‘rights and: still hay
i system and ita ability to enforce them.
:, that we are the ones who : elec
sap... Would govern our lives; If you hav
; and do not agree ‘with my statement

7 Jo, because I am going: .
: ee ‘on these. rights: Anyone that’ thinks that: “hidinig's a

“s problem is the best way of solving it, Is fouling themselves. ;
~ One way to, solve a: problem, in- ‘society, is by use “th

: . An Open Letier to.
‘Mrs, Lavern Hislop,
---Chatenian of the Board, '
"School District No. 88 (Terrace),

‘Terrace, B. c. ; ;

"meeting of the board had been: called by the:

! fir to the eli ens. W
“This letter 18, addressed seit oe “in our ‘uate

t or reject‘ the people, who

to ‘cite an example that“ln-

parlimentary. system. ° “Another. way ig terrorism:

Pomography”’
thought a8, “by some people, a mild terrorist ayer :

Lwould suggest to these people that they regroup and \se
the democratic facillties at thelr disposal, ei, present.

make certain that we adhere respectfully to the law, or. we
ere no better. than those who break it.

" In conclusion, I would like ta state that I truly belleve ih :

.  BPOUp,
". the morals: and rights of - people,
"proceeding ina way thal eputd be thought of an inj fous.
“Yours yery, truly, ; 7

x Roy C Cc. Atri .

“Women Against Pornography”, is concerned.

Dear. Mis. Hislop: :
- At 1:35 pim. this afternoon 1 was. notified that

soctetary-
treasurer for 2:15 p.m,, or 40 iminutes later, Out-of-town,
trustees were to be brought into the discussion by means of

‘a eonference telephone call. - ete Bag
| "The purpose of the special’ PE: wis (a) to arrive ita

submission for Mr. Ed Peck

Policy .9.06 says that special meetings may be called,
giving: to each trustee (except in the case. of. extreme

emergencies) not less than 48. hours’ notice in writing,

specifying the business to be considered:at the meating.
Madam Chairman, I cannot agree that these two ages
items constitute such-an emergency that 4 trustee Curinot

- -begiven more than 40 minutes notice. Once again the ‘hokrd

has broken its own bylaws.and allowed the action of ote ‘of
its staff members to slight the rights of an elected board

member and the rights of all those. taxpayers. whom the ;

elected trustee represents.”

It is my understanding thal the first duty: of a bare

chairman ‘is to‘sed to it that the duties of. the. board: ‘are

-_ carried out according to the School Act and the board gon

ay

a) Treo “Ltd. ‘sald. it has substantially completed its with-.
drawal: ‘{garn the battery business with the sale for notes of *’

businesses WAS formed’ by: principals: of management and ”

invéstment: firm The Spécirum Group t of Los: ‘Angeles and
by First ‘Chicago Irivestment:Corp. -° | -
_ Ecoriomic® récovery could be: delayes if Canadians

don't’ Apvest! more heavily. in the stock -markel,  Kelth”

Canads,.sald-in Edmonton. More equity investment. in’

‘* Douglas,: president of the: Investment Funds Institute of -

“To the Editor,

bla. xte, the fullest protection of the gee ‘ot tthe 7”

Pont bin mi 6 hl ve a “
* ‘board to be treated this way. But J hope not: It is: thn our

sv

’ ‘district is represented by all ‘nine elected members higt a

select mini-board.
' Sincerely yours,

Gaudet s Sandeckl, trustee

I'm. unemployed and have a bellyfull of ihe exorbhant,

uncalled for waste of the. B.C. taxpayers dollars by. the
‘present provincial government!

- A recént exaniple of another straw. that is helping to -
‘break the taxpaying beast of burden's back, is Labour =f
’ Minister Bob MacLelland’s unwarranted trip on a govern- oe
_™ment jet, to present an award or pilaque-t to. a-local on- -

alruction firm. Upon checking with CP Air I found the
return air fare from Victoria to’Terrace was $308.90... The

, government has been crying poverty and ‘restralnt, in: the
_ Same breath for a number of months now, so I thought they:

Let.us never forget. ii

e read this letter thus: fer
t pleasé turn to another

i ” that Ei
“4 Women Agalnat Poraography ‘is agroup.of peopla

Y pre iat between these Iwo procedures. Using what .
"could be referred to as “scare tactics”, “Women Against |
are s moving closer towards! becoming what is 7

thelr -
- Lease to the parlimentary representative in this area. Let's

only. that” the are ;

- $,

of the teachers’ arbitrated :
‘award and ¢b) to authorize the five days the teachers are. to
"give up between now and the end of June to help District 8B.

‘balance the budget,

idirectly in building for economic recovery.” *

‘° Bonds-will.he ‘avallable in, $100'to $10,000. denominations.
‘There is a’ ‘purchase limit of $80,000 and Curtis warned that
maximum could be _Feduced -during the offering, if
inecessary, to allow as many British Calumbidna as 8 possible

common stocks i is needed to balance capital markets and to.
apeed recovery, he said in an interview. Because interest in
the market is low, companies such as Massey- Ferguson and
Dome Petroleum Ltd. are unable to raise, equity capital and
mutt’ borrow to finance operations. - oy ;
ee Meuron — Pulp cad aver - ear in use these funds te help get the uriem-
; December. fell 19. Sper.cent, lo 598, 000 tonnes from m3 00 in : phd ed of B.C. back. to work! . oe
Dec mber, i881. ks yo fn re Ile . _ Toe oe :
=, A federal reyiort “yeleased “Monday. ‘sail Cenadian- wean me We be
. controlled corporations; excluding financial institutions, oe “
nereased their assets, aales.and profits ala faster pace
than ‘foreign-controlled companies in Canada in 1980. The —
sasets ‘of Canadian-controlled corporations. totalled: $398.7
billion‘in 1980, an irerease of 17.5 per cent from 197, The
aA assets of foreign-controlied corporations, totalled $125.5 :
aa billlort, an increase of 6.5 per cent...

Sorhe’ estimates were’ obtained’ after ‘Stalistles Canada’ ny ‘Oil’ company acquisitions: by Petro-Canada ‘and. deals
released figures _ shoiving - benefits: paid in November’ -invelving- other publicly owned firms raise seriovs ac-
totalled $862 million,, the highest: gmount paid in one month _ ebuntability  ‘questiofis ' and underscore. the “need . for
since the Insurance program.-began. 40 years ago: _-Cariadiana: to. bring Crawh_ corporations under-control,

_ Elsewhere, Monday, Industry.. Minister: Ed" Lumley,” Auditor. Generar ' Kenneth Dye te told the Canadian, Club in”
backed by the Canadian section of the United Auto Workers: 7 ;

vowed to play. hardball with Chrysler Corp. 5 pyer the future ee
. of its Canadian operations. vie a
* Lumley. ‘said. Chrysler. has. not yel: come Up. with any;
alternative projects, which wauld’ create an estimated 1,400.
"Joba to replace, those that will be ‘fost by its. closing ar!

. couldn't afford such foolishness. Y
Perhaps they are not broke only morally bankrupt:. As-
‘one of many unemployed in the province, 1 resent. this
frivolous waste of our {ax dollars! Stop: spending dur. hard - |
earned tax dollars, flying around the. province‘ on: thiese.

: replace. the money or ‘simply. Tall it: into: the: ‘deficit: ae
‘When asked outside ‘the’ Commons: what. ‘the governinent
- will do, Lalonde replied: “J don’t: know."
__ ‘The tax. was reduced because an increase in the ‘alberta
border: price of natural. gas, unavoidable. under pricing, =:
ys agreements” with the. “producing ; provinces, | would’ have!
brought wholesale gas prices above the 65-per-cent. level =
_ Meanwhile, top unemployment insurance. officials: ni
» Ottawa: said they now: ‘expect: last, year’s benefits bill io
“reach a record. $8.5, billion, swamped bymore | than 33
“million unemployment insurance claims.in- ‘1982,
“The. offic clals sald “the: “contributions ‘made. weekly -b
employers. and workers 'in 1962 are eatimated at 4.7 billion
leaving a 1982 unemployment inourance defielt of a
billion. oo i . :

tojparticipate. o7 0... |
‘SAFE INVESTMENT .

«Tony Hepburn, of Odlum, Brown and. B. Read, aid the
‘ponds are reasonably altractive .And will Appeal to the
‘Conservative investor.

Mts the type of person who buys Canada ‘Savings Bond:
8!" he said. “And 'there's an avful lot of people who want
Balety right now."".2

‘.“ Hepburn said the: bonds would have to carry an interest
rale in-the 1040 i ‘per-cent range to compete In the current
market. wo

“This i isa pretty safe investment, and it’ 8 very lugutd," ”
‘eal Soba Pierce of Morguard ‘Trust Co.’.

“It's the: provincial, equivalent of. the Canada ‘Savings:
‘Bonds:" woe a
‘. Pierce predicted that by: the’ ‘time’ the, bonds Bo: ‘an, gale.
they. will have to carry an interes i
‘compete, . ", ;

“We praised the bond issue, ‘saying the isvince has: wisely:
‘endured that the revenue wererated: from the bond issue is.
Boing to a specific program, rather than. allowing it It to be.
- nixed into, general revenues. oa

74

To ‘the Editor, .
Some personnel of the soup kitchen went: ta our + théstte, -
REM Lee to see our school board perfotm: The maln-stars
_Were Mrs, Hislop and Mr. Hall. ‘We ‘watched | ‘bow. the:

. educated scholars of the school board explained how there
was no money to run our schools, .

‘hile we the peasant musi face eui-backs.
- Twas just ready to accept the fact thai maybe Wit maybe

7 ‘the government was broke like us poor souls, When lo'and

. .behold! another surprise! ‘Our Rood friends al Whistler’ in
debt to the tune of $35 million to be bailed out by: whoin?,

_ Who else but ug {he tax payers! Why no money for sehiools ;

Hope seen

EDMONTON, (CP) 4. P, O'Callaghaa, former ‘Edinonton

| -spring plant, and thosa that won't be created because of its’. ‘bul money for bail out of W
decision ‘nat to go. ahead with a diesel engine plant. ae uml | publisher, says there is-still hope for freedom and ~ not? Sklingisa very healthy sport Bu conan mates
. Both. plants were to be located. jn Windsor, where: thes, democracy, following an Alberta Court of ‘Appeal’ riling y

-six children lose ‘out in the. exerelse of the. mind,: ‘whit h
Should also be exercised.” Bul thanks ‘Mr, Varidef; im

: again, However, Mr, Hail: ‘ard’ Mr
,' The’ ruling dealt with a: federal Combines Investigation ‘cleart up the minister's works: ahd cae

search and seizure of Journal files. The search was part; a’ halt inillion rings

ae “federal ‘investigation of “Cenada's two''latgest Your, itty. ; me " ent os fo me.
afta ‘Broups| Southam "Ine,,.- and htitasoh el ‘buck © ' Bat te ey
ewspapers Lid. eee gh Gath Alene saa Hingis f Amb

think ” this ‘de aA. -vietory. for Lrue “demdcriey,” ! 2 be sony ™ wisi ° he sip Kiche
ilaghan, publisher of the Calgary Herald, said in" a oe?
\elephione interview from Washington, ‘DAG, °

. jobless vate last month was 18.4-per cent.” =! - -
Ottawa: ‘thinks it has the leverage {o. force chrysler to. -
_ theet tis. commitments, Lumley gaid following a meeting we
“with Canadiin, UAW. head Robert White. -  -- ‘
yo dn other ‘business developments Motiday: ne
aaron © top Canadian banker told reporters in: Ottawa that :
‘J any. government: program to stimulate the economy should
tT be ‘almed at puttirig: money in the hands of. low-ineonie ;,
consumers and improving the balance sheets of business.
Grant Reuber, deputy chairman and deputy chief executive ‘. "
officer at the Bank of. Montreal, however, warned against. | Tt meéans the Orwelliari ‘concept of having government does
using. publi¢ works programs to silmulate the economy as, “ snoopa' walk. into. ‘your premise without any explanation, --
hag. been Suggested by Prime. Minister. Trudeau. ‘ond without having te-define what it {s you're accused of or who” a ad ‘
.:Lalonde, ag ited _[- printed, “Thay should be subniltted 4 ‘hourd “If

4 that. As. accusing. you is a. noit-starter.”.
ant ‘a American Motors Corp. denied a published report tha ‘The court's 29-page judgement, Handed down by, Justice’  edvANCE OF desired. pubficatlon date. We do,
however; | retain ‘the right torefuse tq print, letterbon Go

colt will end production of its compact Cofcord: and Spitit pc.) Prowse, said Section i¢ of the Combines Investigation |

~ thode|s at plants in.- -Brampton,: -Ont:, ‘and Kenosha, Wis. Act gives. authorities wide-reaching powers of search'and . | Srounds of possible ‘bel or bad jaste,
 “Spiril and: ‘Concord ure golng to be built while there Isa; selzurd, but does fiot contain a. Provision fot review of | tho’ », eat letters tor styte. and. tength.. AIL t
E market,” sald Alan McPhee, spokesman for the company's : o¢tions. = *[o) eonsidered: toy Publication: fhiuet be
| Canadian’ pubsiiiiary, ‘Brathpton-based ‘American Motors’. Citizens and businesses i should not be subject to arblirary Inipoatible to

i (Canada) Inc, “'It would be dangerous to speculate ori theirs; warch: and. séizine: Wiltiout: ‘the iat of abpeal. tan Ane ; houre of desired pubietion date oe

_ demise’ al this stage of the game." * Aependent ‘ast, Prowse said, sn masininaneai xa ae " en 7

Monday: that. -a Paid: on :the newspaper violated.’ fights
quAranteed in the Constitution. - thas

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