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After a 15-month trial that had
aroused protest throughout the

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world, the Vorster regime in South
Africa this month passed sentence

the infamous Terrorism Act with
conspiring to overthrow the
government by force.

Although Justice A. P. Myburgh
did reject the death sentence in the
case, he imposed sentence on six
of the defendants totalling 73
years’ imprisonment. The other six
were acquitted for
. evidence. ;

Those convicted were Mosima
Sexwali, aged 25 sentenced to 18

tenced to 14 years; Simon
Mohlanyaneng, age 24, sentenced
to 10 years; Martin Ramokgadi,

B.C. District Council

Association of United Ukrainian
Canadians

Seatholo, age 47,
Motaung, age 45, sentenced to 12

on the Pretoria 12, charged under

lack of ?

years; Naledi Tsiki, age 22, sen-

age 64, sentenced to 7 years; Jacob ©
and Lele

Pretoria 12 face
73 years prison

years each.
_ In the address to the court,
Mosima Sexwale stated: ‘When I
joined the African National
Congress I realized that the
struggle for freedom would be
difficult. and would involve
sacrifices. I was and I am willing
to make those sacrifices. I ap-
preciate the seriousness of my
actions and accept whatever
sentence may be imposed on me.”
In a letter issued from Lusaka,
the ANC “‘strongly condemned”
the sentences imposed on the si
prisoners and called on the in-
ternational community to intensity
its campaign to win their freedom.
It also voiced an urgent call for
action to save the life of another

South African prisoner, Solomon

Mahlangu, 21, who was recently
sentenced to death by the apar-
theid regime:

Gov't bows to pressure

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U.S. authorities have arrested
Canadian fishermen, but the
Canadian government has not
retaliated or even provided
assistance to the arrested
fishermen,

The disputed waters are a
valuable fishing area and include
offshore copper, mineral and oil
and gas deposits. It is also

strategically located close by Port
Simpson, a site suggested by the

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federal government as a possible
location for a west coast oil port.

concessions from Canada,’’ Rush
alleged, noting the Alcan pipeline
and stepped up U.S. investments in
Canada as indicative of a shift
towards continentalism by the
Trudeau government.

Public protest has already
forced the government to stiffen its
position with the U.S., UFAWU
secretary Hewison, an advisor to
the Canadian negotiating team,
told the Tribune this week. The
public position stated by deputy
negotiator Lorne Clarke at the
Rupert meeting was significantly

different than in negotiations with

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The boundary talks are being
pushed by the U.S. because “‘it

considers the present political
situation favorable for wringing

the U.S. where Canada was
prepared to barter to the U.S. three
miles of Dixon Entrance in return
for other concessions, Hewison
said.

“The pressure has been on from
the west coast, anld they have
relented,” he said. :

The weakness of the Canadian
position was revealed by the
response of Clarke to a question
from a Prince Rupert citizen, Pete
Purdy, who demanded to know if
the Canadian government would
uphold his right to fish in Dixon
Entrance. ‘Clarke had to concede
that they have no authority to do
that,’ Hewison. charged.

' Purdy subsequently phoned the

U.S. coast guard to ask what they
would do if he fished in the area,
which apparently set off a volley of
negotiations between Ottawa and
Washington over what would
happen in that eventuality.

“We need a broadly based
community organization in Prince
Rupert to sponsor sending a boat
into the area to test the Americans
and our own government,’
Hewison said, ‘“‘They’re working on
that now in Prince Rupert and our
union will certainly support it.’’'

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