| | i 4 4 ty hb 1 4 ” r , Volume 72 Na. 192 20¢ Wednesday, Octaber 4, 1978 aw (- COPPER ALL METALS Location Saal Gove RUPERT STEEL & SALVAGE LTD. we buy MOH. bal OPER TIL 5 p.m. ; BRASS & BATTERIES SAT. Phone 624-5638 y, BEIR UT City burns BEIRUT (AP) — Flames ‘and black clouds billowed over Beirut Tuesday as Syrians renewed _ their jshelling of Christian sectors, (ignoring pleas from Leba- nese President Elias Sarkis to end the fighting that is reported to have taken 250 lives in six days. In .New York, Foreign ‘Minister Louis de Guiringaud of France postponed a trip to Brazil to work with United Nations diplomats for a ceasefire in Lebanon, official sources id UN Secretary-General | Kurt Waldheim offered his office to help achieve a Lebanese ceasefire and it was reported the United Nations is considering the evacuation of 301 UN de- pendents from Beirut. After a relatively calm night, Syrian wings of an' Arab League peacekeeping force opened up at mid- afternoon with artillery, Tockel and mortar fire inlo neighborhoods where right- wing Lebanese militias thaintain strongholds. Many areas were repurled to be without running water or electricity. An estimated 250 Lebanese have been killed and 502 wounded in heavy fighting since Wednesday. In a television address Monday, Sarkis said the fighting in east Beirut has pushed his country “to the verge of collapse.'’ He asked for peace and promised to es- tablish a new government to replace the caretaker regime of Premier Salim el ; i Zaipaday's shelling ap- Bay hil. ag-dilatorage epot: north@ast of the capital: oding it an sending flames and a black cloud high over the city. As in the past, it was impossible lo prove which side started the fMare-up, but the right-wing Voice of Lebanon radio station said the Syrians opened fire without provocation. The Syrian command did not comment. “Syrian forces suddenly opened fire un, women, children and old people in east Beirut and northeastern mountain resorts,”’ the radio said. Among the mountain towns shelled was Beqfaya, hometown of rightist Phalangist party leader Pierre Gemayel. Lions blitz nets $6,000 The small army of volunteers who marched on Terrace Monday collected over §5,000 to aid the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. The final figure is ex- pected to go somewhal higher as returns from various smaller com- munities within the district come in. Lions Club officials ex- pressed their thanks to all the residents and par- ticularly to the volunteers for their help in this cam- paign. ’ Visiting Socred MLA Rafe Mair (left) pases the area. While he was here, Mair asked local a with Socred MLA Cyril. Shelford following part of residents to pressure the retiring Shelford to a tour that saw Mair speak at many functions in reconsider his decision not to run for re-election. AGAINST CANCER CAUSES Better safeguard needed so QETAWAS: (CP) ge Canudidn ‘laws ‘governing cancer-causing substances are far below internallonal labur standards, the federal labor department said in a report released Tuesday, ‘The report on Canada’s compliance with the in- ternational labor code said “eo-ordinated actions on the part of federal and provincial authorilies to provide adequate safeguards TO SAVE DOLLAR Reserves drained OTTAWA {CP) — The gov- ernment drained Canada's official reserves by $1.14 billion U.S, in September ina continuing effort to slow the slide in the dollar's value. News of the record inter- vention by central Bank of Canada traders in- currency markets last month initially Sent the dollar into another tailspin. Within hours of the release of official reserves statistics by ihe finance department, the dollar slipped nearly a arler of a cent in value rom Monday’s close to a 45- year low of 83.66 cents U.S, at mid-morning. But by late aflerneun, the dollar rallied and was trading al 64.37 cents U.S, in New York money markets. That was up from 83.89 cents U.S. al the close of trading Monday. In the last two months, the government has spent .$1,85 billion—$711 =million in August and $1.14 billion last month—buying up unwanled signed. “You are the one the mayor added. Jolliffe replied. Question this! Jolliffe told “You've been hoist on your own petard,”’ was the analysis Monday night after the Terrace Council meeting where Alderman ‘Vic Jolliffe complained to the mayor that his pay cheque was delivered to him un- careful about the cheques |. sign,’’ Mayor Dave Maroney told Jolliffe. “Perhaps you should wait until | am out- of-town and get the deputy mayor to sign,”” “But this time it will be Alderman Soutar and he sure wouldn't sign my pay cheque,” - The mayor relented during the meeting and signed the cheque. Other aldermen seemed to enjoy the mayor’s sense of humor more than Alderman Jolliffe. who told me to be se or ice ee ee a cane aaa Canadian currency on markels in a bid to prevent its value dropping even more, - Nonetheless, the dullar has fallen from an Aug. 1 value of 88.1L cents U.S. At the start of this year, it wag valued at 91.49 cents U.S, . The government now has used up $4.3 billion U.S, uf against occupational cancer are ,,. necessary.” A convention adopted by the Geneva-based In- ternational Labor Organization (ILO) in 1974 says all cancer-causing sub- official reserves in the first nine months of this year. To replenish ils .. depleted resources, it has set up special credit arrangements ith domestic chartered Al Sept. 30, the govern- ment owed domestic chartered banks $1.1 billion Woodworkers meet urging gov't action VANCOUVER <«CP) — Delegales (tg the In- lernational Woodworkers of America (IWA) regional convention have passed several economic resolutions aimed at urging new govern- ment legislation. . Delegates want the federal government Lo immediately cul income taxes to all Canadians earning Jess than $25,000 a year in urder to curb inflation. Also adupted Munday were uther resulutions deman- ding: —Buth federal and At a special meeting provincial governments embark un jebcreation Programs and __initiale policies ‘to relieve the Unemployment problems and achieve satlsfactary full employment levels;" —A complete review of ihe marketing beard system, “which appears io favor ‘Some groups in suciety over others,”” : —Incume tax exemptions be raised to $10,000 for married persons, $5,000 fur single persuns and $3,000 for _ dependents; slances Ur-agents. should be identified and should be re- placed, where pussible, by Noncarcinogenic ur less harmful ones. The ILO ecunvention alsu cals for the keeping of records, medical examinalion of workers and instruction of workers in the handling of carcinogenic substances. “In Canada, the present degree wf cumpliance with the convention is minimal," . the labur depariment study said, The study recummended federal-provincial cu uperation te provide uniform standards. Police name dead child Police have released the name of the 14-month-old child whe was killed un the weekend in an incident in- volving a motor vehicle, An RCMP spokesman said Tuesday that as the result of a pulice investigation a charge will be laid. George Larry Eaglespeak was found dead in the 4500 block Litlle Avenue al about 5:30 p.m. Salurday after children were seen playing in the vicinity of a truck. A Terrace man is scheduled (uv Appear in cuurl tv face a charge of driving with a bleud alcuhul level over .08. The child’s name was nut immediately released as nut all the next of kin had been notified, An inquest will be held, but nu date has been set. WITH INTEREST _ Potash tax ruled illegal Province to repay money OTTAWA (CP) - Saskaichewan suffered two major legal defeats Tuesday when the country’s highest | cuurl rejected potash pro- ralioning, then ordered it to pay interest an millions of illegally cullected tax dollars. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the province’s pytash pro- rationing program, estab- lished in 1969, is uncon- stitutional. It also said the province is ubligated to pay interesL on $9 million collected frum Canadian Industrial Gas and Oil Ltd. (CIGOL) under an_ illegal mineral income tax and erude vil surcharge. In both cases the rulings wenl 7 to 0 against Saskat- chewan's New Democratic government, which is in the midst of a campaign for re- election. Legislation _ establishing the mineral income tax and crude vil surcharge was ruled uncunstitutional by the court last November, Thal ruling and Tuesday's in- terest decision are prec- edents affecting ather vil cumpanies operating in Saskatchewan, It has been estimated that the province cullected $500 million in illegal charges frum CIGOL, now owned by Norcen Energy Resources ‘Lid., and:‘uther vil com- panies, Iritérest un that {gr this year alone would be $50 million, and the interest goes back to 1974 when the tax and surcharge legislation wa passed. However, the Saskat- chewan government did get a bit of a break in the potash appeal, The high court refused to award damages to Central Canada Potash Cu. Ltd., which inslituted the challenge to pro-rationing laws. Potash is a crystalline sub- stance used in the fertilizer industry. Saskatchewan's former Liberal government approved pro-rationing laws when overproduction and falling prices threatened the vital putash mining industry. The plan involved setting produclion quotas and a minimum price. Potash producers cyom- plained that the process made it difficult for hem te supply their own customers. Later, the NDP government mudified the plan and praducers said the changes prevented them from sup- plying their own customers al all, Central Canada Potash went tu court and won a declaration that the potash laws were unconstitutional and $1.5 million in damages. The Saskalchewan Court of Appeal overturned that decision. The high court said Tuesday that the province .was regulating polash ex- ports and fixing the prices— an infringement of federal jurisdiction. VANCOUVER (CP) — Dr. Walter H. Gage, president of the University of British Culumbia (UBC) from 1969 Lo 1975, died Tuesday uf cancer, He was 73. Gage enrulled at UEC as a freshman in 1921 aiid after receiving his Bachelor and Master of FORMER UBC HEAD DIES. Arts degrees in math- ematics, began his teaching career in 1927 at Viccuria College. He returned to UBC as uw 9s-Jstant professor in 15g and cuntinued to veach until March of this year. During his years as president, he continued to teach. Pilot relates crash ‘etails BRAMPTON, Ont. (CP) -- Captain Reginald Stewart twwld =a cvuruner’s jury Tuesday that the Toronts International Airport run- way from which his Air Can- ada DC-9 skidded last June was disasirous, Stewart, his vuice shaking, crilicized the 2,945-metre runway which ierminates 124 metres frum an 18.5- meire ravine. Twu persuns were killed in the June 26 crash and 105 other passengers were in- .. duved when the two-engined - Jet aircraft slid off the end of the runway and plunged inte the ravine, breaking inty three pieces, Stewart said it was’ disastrous fur the runway tv have less than 124 metres over-run. Juhn Painter, an expert on aerudynamic performance fur MacDonnell Dougias Corp., builders of the air- craft, testified that the fully- luaded plane would have needed an additional 15 Metres to stup in the damp conditions. Earlier, the inquest was told that Stewart had not received training in the Specific emergency procedures required when ‘on wnderearriage warning 2 ttafa 6C9 flashes un, .welimony revealed that the uwad of a Lire ture away during take-off and knocked 4n undercarriage switch which flashed a warning light in the cuckpit. Part of the tread alsa bounced off ihe plane's wing before being sucked into the Tight engine, causing a loss of puwer, Tom — Thususka, Air Canada's chief pilat for DC- 95 in the Toronto area, testified thaf nv: training for emergency reaction to the warning light has been given tv any of the 216 DC-9 pilots. “T've never heard of it (the red warhing light) hap-_ pening in a DC-9 in nine years,” Thusuka said. The inquest under Coroner Thomas Dagiish is in- vestigating the death of two passengers, Irwin Childs, 45, uf Turonte and Frank Serase uf Victoria, B.C. ‘ Thususka said that Stewart and First Officer Douglas Cammegie had only une second tu decide what to du afler the red warning light appeared and only three secunds in which to aci,, . The inquest continues. American fishermen going back to court SEATTLE (AP) — Fishing regulalions adopted under 2 United Stales-Canada agree- ment should take precedence over rules adupted to enforce the Buldt decision, say Iwo commercial fishing froups in a federal court suit. An action filed in U.S. Dis- Iriet Court asks that Indians urdered lo ubey Tegulations adupted under the International Pacific Salmun Fisheries Cuom- Mission. As the result of the 1974 federal court ruling by U.S, District Judge George Boldt, (realy Indians have been given more time than non- Indians to work the pink and CALLED THOM’S TRICKERY | Health unit ploy upsets council district members, Cooper and Jailiffe, the mayar | of Terrace city council Monday evening, Alderman Vic Jolliffe and Alderman Bob Cooper were called upon to ex- plain what transpired at regional district council on Saturday, Alderman Jolliffe gave a verbal report outlining the fact that a motion had been passed asking that the new health unit be built in Kitimat with the District of Kitimat assuming all debt repayment costs for the facility. “We were outsmarted and left with no defense’, Jolliffe said. ‘‘Now there Is great danger that the minister will shelve the entire project,” he added. Alderman Cooper suggested that someone should go to Victoria to explain the situation properly to government officials. Mayor Dave Maroney suggested that it is far too late in the day for the unit to be moved now. “Agreat many people have spent a great deal of time on this praject, and the British Columbia Building Corporation owns the property in Terrace and (s ready to call tenders based on soil conditions, location, and other factors, all of which are contingent on the centre being built in Terrace,’ Maroney said. The mayor did agree with Alderman Cooper who moved a motion that the two regional and the administrator travel suckeye salmon runs in the Strait of Juan de Fuca andin nurth Puget Sound. Indians shuuld face the same restrictions as others in working salmon runs cuvered by international agreements, argue the Purse Seine Vessel Owners Association and the Puget Sound Gillnetlers Association in their suit, The suit says special fishing regulations adopted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs allow Indians "to fish in # manner and during times which are inconsistent with the cummission regulations for the 1978 com- mercial fishing seasun."’ to Victoria to discuss the matter if it is necessary. The mayor underlined the ‘if it is necessary” portion, but agreed with the general motion. The motion passed unanimously. Alderman Cooper also suggested that the regional council should be asked that the most Important issues not be put on the addendum as was Kitimat Mayor George Thom’s fetter. “This was trickery on the part of Mayor Thom who is actually electioneering. but It will not effect the people in Victoria.” Alderman Alan Soutar added.