a PAGE 4, THE HERALD, Wednesday. March 2, 1978 _ EDITORIAL: The Right To Know and The Rumour Market _it is often suggested that reliable and ‘respon- sible newspapers ignore rumours and refuse to ‘in them. This makes ood-sounding prose, and ts companies of im- peccable..tastes,. upright, righteous, good citizens, and good Christians (or whatever). One would . ‘almost. automaticailly assign such statements to the lips of a “typical WASP”, member of the Church or School Board, Bank. “A story, current, without ‘any known authority, for its truth, is one of Webster's definitions for rumour. a Many good news stories start when an alert reporter to track down a rumour. There are harmful Tumours, of course, as when someone saris. one with the intention of discredi rson’s: character. Malicious gossip and h rumour go hand in hand. It is sometimes difficult to tell one from the other. inet tie meagihne>” ana oF the ‘Ten Com: against ne ”” is one oO! Ten Com- mandments, and rightly 80, One hears many rumours about crimes that do not appear in print or: that go unreported altogether. Most newspapers, given the staff to allow them the time pride themselves on conducting investigative: - Those same limitations (staff size and time) prevent us from being in that favourable category. Our newspaper is in the process of building its distribution and circulation to the t where it will be able to employ sufficient editorial staff to allow it the of thorough and in- vestigative or “in depth” reportage and coverage of all aspects of the news. Nonetheless, we would be dishonest were we to suggest that we are not interested in rumours — especially those that show promise of leading to news stories. .To discourage rumours from reaching -_us.. would; - dindeed,- hamper our newagathering. For one reason or another, we are constantly “from: members of the public who maintain the conclusions drawn in a recently reported accidental death did not jibe with what they ‘ ‘heard” and behind there may be other, sinister factors behind it ‘Another caller — this one on Monday of this week — phoned to'ask why there had been no coveragé of a woman b killed by achain saw | Witnesses may be about 28 in the Thornhill district, about a. week ago, Two a rts ater persons, a week apart, have asked us about a | ever on telephone calls from “cover-up” — as est — of a stabbing only about ur per cent of thes inst oceurred bebin alocal hotel, “a week | testblast ‘witnesses, And age,Saturday’?.; ° : voy oftictale concede ae Jal t a moe ba bye cj Cole a wo h of '* The Herald is in iny the process of trying to} thousands of others. from establish a good relationship with the: local RCMP detachment that will rermit it to obtain all the news of all the incidents that, under the law, the public is entitled to get. Much of the blame, in the past and up to the present, could certainly have been ours. We wis earnestly to correct that. We are also acutely aware there may'be the same kind of barrier, including a credibility Bap, between the public’ and the RCMP. ‘The feeling, however obtained, on the part of the public that those who are assigned to the task of guarding ‘the laws arid enforcing’ the laws, a rehending - criminals and protecting. the lic’ from them arbitrarily also decide how e taking pines ae y eoutry = know bea is ce any country — can bea frustrating one. y The decision on how much information can be given. out without ‘harming the case” is always a ‘problem. Whether or not it is as major a problem as one is often led to believe is another ma “The Right To Know” is an important right, It can mean and make the difference between a democracy. and a dictatorship. The exercise of it ~~ one way or the other — can also. dead to democracy or dictatorship... What the public does have “The Right To bit. a etn se ly to it on tote it. As we we on to the public, in these columns.. pss Meanwhile, all we can say is — if anyone suspects a crime has been covered up, in any , Please tell the police. We are certain they inves ate every inquiry. And for those who have confided in- us, recently, and who have preferred to remain anonymous to. us — thank you for your confidences and trust, We will respect em, ; ; TERRACE . daily herald | Published by . Merling Publishers General Office - 635-6357 Circulation - 635-4357 - ‘PUBLISHER... Don Cromack MANAGING - EDITOR... Ernest Senlor Published every weekday at 3212 Kalum St., Terrace, B.C. Amemiber of Varifled Cireviation. Authorized as second classimail. Registration number 1201. Postage pald In cash, return postage guaranteed, co, NOTE OF COPYRIGHT ‘The Herald retains full, complete nd tole copyright In any advertisement produced and-or any editorial or Reproduction |s‘ not permitted . without fhe r written, : Ladllnell ‘of the Eublleher. z AME ube UP | that appear U.S. Admits One. Satellite UNCTED NATIONS (AP) — The Knited States says it’ has launched 22 nuclear- powered satellites aince 1961 and one of them: ed up over the Indian Ocean, spreading harmful ra- dioactivity “worldwide.” The information is -con- talned in a papernprepared for the 21st annual session of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space here June 26-July 7. The committee was urged to tackle. the problem of nuclearpowered. satellites after the Soviet spy satellite Cosmos 954 broke up o northern Canada Jan. a and scatter material, The United States built its first five satellites 50 that on reentry into the atmosphere, the radioactive material would vaporize and scatter so a8 “to preclude high contamination in any 30 yrs. later Polluted Ioeallted area," the US. per said, Peine firat four went into . orbits of 500 to 1,000 years, - But. the fifth, launched in Apri] 1914, did- not réach : orkit because of a control - failure and fell back into the : atmosphere. at. 400,000 feet. ‘The ‘satellite. burned up over the Indian Ocean north . of Madagascar and its radio- © activity -‘‘was . dispersed - worldwide," the paper said. © . Nothing .was said about cleanup elforts, if there were any. - - The United ‘States ‘said | after .the - ‘Indian Oeean - U.S. scientists. - realized “that limitations : rolshap, must be placed onn of particulate ‘matter in our . environment."’ So they de- ped materials that would hold’ the nuclear material intact and prevent the ~ satellite’ spewing - its radioactive material, it said. ; Studying Effects By CATHY McKERCHER WASHINGTON (CP) - Thirty years.after the Unc- ted States began conducting atmospheric nuclear tests, American officials are trying to determine the extent of disease and death ‘to be a tragic legacy of the birth of the aterale age. The Pentagon, which for years had denied there was any link between low-level — radiation exposure from the testsin the 1940s and ’50s and such diseases as cancer, now is attempting to make contact with the 25. ,000 to. $00,000 civillans and soldiers who witnessed the tests. It also has given the names. of about 90 Canadian soldiers" involved in Nevada tests to | Canadian authorities as part of a studx of the relation between radiation and disease that is. expected to take five years to complete. rts received so far on & toll-free line the Pentagon opened last month indicate the cancer rate among records that are up ‘tond will be a years old monumental task. DEVELOP CANCER .. Concern about the long- term consequences of the tests snowhballed in the in year after several armed servicemen elaimed they had developed cancer ag a result of exposure — to radiation from. Nevada blasts conducted . between 1951 and 1957, . Attention eido 1s being’ fo<. cused now on finding the thousinds of people : who witnessed tests in the Pacific Ocean from 1046 tot e late 1950. By tha vadtiation-eonnolous attitudes of the 1970s, many of the early tests were conducted with an almost cavalier regardnto human safety, At one Nevada test in August, 1957, about 250 men were marched from a trenem to an unprotected slope 2,700 metres from where a 44¢kiloton device was detonated, . a congressional committee ‘Was told recently. . Tmemen were told to turn their-backs to the blast and - cover thelr eyes ‘with their ; hands, Many reported ‘later . that they could see the bones cere theds Closed eyelids OseG by! as the explosion occurred. Radioactive-sensitive badges the men wore on their uniforms recorded that the level of raiation they were exposed to was within the acceptable range. The badges did not record, how- ever, whether the men ingested any radioactive material. ‘EFFECTS UNENOWN At the time, ‘the lo: ‘effects of lowievel r were. not known. Only in recent yedrd have 3 some of the men. begun suffer from cancer or. other diseases. .. _ And since the cause af cancer. is still. a medical willing tw fa the to fe that diseases were directly linked to the fests. . There has been, however, enciigh evidence to muggest a New cases. of thyroid ab- normalities Los bomb test. exploded. more than -160 kilometres from. . thelr ‘Paecfic Ocean atolls homes, .: ~ Officials say $8 of the 82 in- ha bitants..on one of the islands. at the time of the explosion have developed yroid prabi ems. Five cases wae ed ‘cancerotis and. some doctors say many of the others might have turned malignant jf the glands had hot been removed -after the ampensation bill tt pay residents of the islands whose illnesses had . ap- _between | an 1968 r ampensatia ymenta, mpensation pa’ en long. denied to.U.S. soldiers who blame their cancers on the teat blasts, ‘also have ‘begun to be approved. ‘Tra down the soldiers end making compensation will likely cost mi ‘of. dollars. But the cost. in human ‘suffering . for in who now are ik-and the concern of other witnesses that they may be next— “cannot be caleulated. Wheel Caused Wreck | MAUPIN, Ore. (AP) — A broken wheel apparently caused a Burlin Nor- thern. train’ pulling two empty chlorine gas tanks to jump the tracks: jn the rugged Deschutes River ‘on a railroad spokenmen said today, photographic content. published In the Heratd, ! Kim Forman, Burlington information ‘officer in _ Seattle, said the stretch .of track through north-central Oregon reopened at 7:30 a.m. today — 45 hours after 10 cars derailed Saturday. n Officials initially were " worried about lethal chlorine gas fumes when the two * tanks skipped the track, one landing upside down, Some ’ area * evacuated and local traffic fishermen were rerouted Saturday until inspectors determined thera were no ruptures, “There were absolutely no leaks and rio real problems with them,’’ Forman sald. He sald the Sl-car train also included a boxcar containing a tagged sub stance, but it was among the. cars that did not derail. | “Indications are that one of the gondola cars shead of j: the tank cars had a faulty wheel that ‘gave. way,” " Forman sald. He said: the wheel ‘must have-. broken -6n. ‘route because ‘cars: are ‘inspected. twice before they leave the terminal and aréooked over again: every 600 miles. Forman ‘said: ‘about. 1, 0 ‘feet of track were Tipped up when the northbound cars derailed near where. the White,.River joins the Deschutes River, five miles northeast of Maupin. The area is an Isolated region of sagebrush « aid Jagged canyons. 4 He sald otticesls have not yet determined:the amount of dimage to the cars and tracks. He said most of the other cars that deralled contained. mixed: foods, ‘products ‘hon-toxic He sald: the Precautions taken because of the empty chlorine gas’ cars were prompted. by. last month's tragedy in: Florida ‘when a chlorine ‘gas tank -rup- tured. Eight people died and dozens were rea 8 by the toxle fumes: oa i ‘and arms ; Spt ae ne tea o a ae “Not only do I have trouble e living within my means, I have a hard time living | within my credit!’ ‘Interesting And Unusual News From Around World Poor Shiomo TEL AVIV. (AP) — Shicmo, a giraffe that collapsed at the Tel Aviv zoo two dsys ago, deed early today after his keepers were’ unable to raise him to his atraw a few hours after the unsuccessful atiempt to hoist him. He said he will perform 8 an autopsy to determine t the ; bh cause of Geait spent several hours Monday trying to holst the .one-ton ‘animal with a makeshift eqrant and had planned to miake another attempt y. '.Shlomo’s plight was reminiscent of that of Victor, the 15-year-old giraffe who collapsed in an English zoo last September apparently while trying to mate. Victor died of a heart attack caused by a.shock when he was ralsed in a canvas sling, ‘Dr. Avram - said Fhlomo last. Tuesday and fell aone-metre embankment © in' the pen where he lived a fwith his mate and two female offspring. - “He got up and dedn't show any signs of pain,” Avram ss said. “Then something happened and on Sunday: morning he fell again.” Father Killed TORONTO (CP) — A 40- yearold father of four was thot to death Monday as he tried to foil a robbery at an east-end store of Hudgon's Bay Co. felts sld Theor Vax was 2 couironted two men minutes after a Brink's Canada Ltd, guard had been robbed of the store's: weekend receipts, valued: at about $50,000. -Vansluytman, manager of the’‘men’s wear department - anda store employee for. @ years, .was'on his day off, He was: dead on arrival _ at hospital. -- Police said. Brink's guard | Robert eee * was carrying ‘rec w a man jostled him near a second-floor escalator al about: 2:30 p.m. EST, ~ Another man then struck. Chambers on the head with a hammer, causing him to fall. The two men then picked up @ canvas bag of money and fled down an escalator where Vansluytman con- fronted them and was shot, - police said. After -the shooting, one robber jumped into a car driven by a third man and the other man tried to absuct an ‘elderly couple in the: - aloe barking garage; P oenbers ‘Was reported in ‘stable: condition in hospital with. a head: cut... feet, the zoo director an- A FE i bly or became he sutfere an in- jury last week. Zoo workers. _ talks began Law of Sea Stalemated GENEVA (AP) —. Round _ seven of the UN Law of the ‘Sea conference opens today with rich and poor countries still far apart on how to share the vas wealth ofnthe The The United Nations bas de- fined the’ seas, the ocean floor and ita subsoll with its huge resources as “the a of service er tess fox mankind”, And . eran oi t a sci serge termainal exinotile otter, gald for a share of that heritage since preparations for the an in i687, = Tme conference now is in its fifth year, but prospects for the seventh session ap- pear little brighter than the ‘ - resulta of the six previous rounds. The industrial states and the developing countries are ‘still deadlocked. on essential points. At the heart of the dispute are the vast deposits of manganese nodules on the floor of the sea, pebbles rich in. manganese, copper, nickel and cobalt believed to be worth billions of dollars. The advanced industrial ‘countries are preparing technology to scoop up these nodules and have been delaying exploitation in hopes of a Law of the Sea Treaty to regulate the Companies from the. United States, Britain, Japan and other dustrialized states want to. begin mining the ocean ftoor by the early 1980s. Legis- companies to start without a The. developing comtries insist seabed mining must be operated by an international _ authority that would award licences to companies. thal would provide knowlow to the authority. The advanced. countries reject ; this. Procedure. Dok , * mercials,. Rotary Ban _ back . , alright there,” he said. on Women sesretors oot SKOKIE, Ill, (AP(— The Divide that-up, you've ‘got a. Rotarz Club: of ‘Dyarte, - Calif, has been booted out of Rotary: Inter natl because its leaders refused to‘ get rid‘of female mem- _ bers, a dub spokeaman paid toda ys Rota ry “‘Lnternatio ‘Bpokesman John Giles said the California chapter: had until nildnight Monday night to oust its three women. - "As of 12: mn hee hing er Rotary, given that uo har moh ‘has not indicated they - are in’ ‘eonformity,” Giles sald, ‘Giles. described Rotary as an ‘international: service ‘organization of business and ’ professional men, and noted — in --that the Rotary constitutlon = membership is open tomen, ." - te pets caret a ae ‘gets, Ho ae ti these days,” He’ 19 but atwaya meg nee of work, Linden - i Canada... -; New York, he never did the -uBual ‘things struggling A request Friday for an extension ofthe deadline was dhe Duarte chapter wanted to appeal at ary conventionnin Tokyo in May. “There's no way’? the women members will be asked to resign, said Re- chard Key, president of the Duarte Rotary. Key sald two-thirds of the ‘business ‘and professional people in Duarte, a city of about 16,000, are women. "Ke's pretty rough to rm a ornen + -. ‘Barney Miller’ TV. Special HOLLYWOOD (AP) — The star of the television show Barney Miller grinned in recalling what Mitzi Welch, a writer, suggested as thetitle of an ABC special he will tape in July; Hal ‘Linden, Overnight Success. At 47, Linden's overnight includes - -Stinta as -a: ansopbonisleinger in big understudy to ; Broadway stars from 1959 to 1969, stardom in Broadway's The Rothschilds and finally Miller. But the star of ABC's hit police - comedy gays that actors do to keep body .an lation. before the. U.S; “Soul together. Congress would license U.S. ° ; “— swear, i never drove | a cab, never - tables,’ I never did all those things starving actors are - supposed to do,” said Lin- den,. who got Broadway's Tony award in 1971 for The Rothsemilds, “What [ did . everything conceivable: in entertalnament— ‘dra shows, ‘fordgn: film. dub- bing, volee-overs inncom- “jingle-singing, backers’: ‘auditions at $25 a “Therein lies 8 whole show. ” And such, he added, ' will .be: the.. basis: “of ‘his special, —..- NO. DESIRE TO ACT! Those who succeed: in Linden’s perreat ‘usually do s0 wi t-deal ‘of dative, But.Linden, a man of placid temperament, says he never had a ‘great desire to be an actor. ~~ The notion of acting. came after his big-band days when, a8.a draftee In the army, 4 pal urged him to see aroad-show version of Guys and Dolls. Linden says: ‘It was the first’ Broadway -musical | ever “saw. And I had. the. thougmt, ‘I can do that,” So, he:sald, he askedna trumpeter me knew in New - York how: to.go. abokt this’ waited on- was - and Broadway business. The trumpeter directed him to the American Theatre Wing, : .to volee teachers and«. suggested he read the audition ads in enter- tainment trade papers. Studies began. : But even when he began’ working as an actor, Linden, . a wife and four children, says he never .. dreamed of becoming a star. “Had Barney Miller never 7 “I thought I happened, should be a verx good thar tonelot ea flies next month to El Pass, Tex., for his first major role in a movie, co-starring with Lee Grant in a film called When You Comin’ Back, Red Ryder. Carter to Venezuela WASHINGTON (AP) — President Carter, barking on the first of -at least three overseas trips Planned this year, today ‘ began a week-leng trip to Latin America and Africa by flying to Venezuela. - Vece-President Walter the store a core, House departure | Carter ‘sald his “journ “reflects our own iene ability to deal in a con- Structive way” with a changeng and diverse world... He said he hopes:to work.” for economec justice, human’ rights and internatlona ‘ peace during ‘hia ‘trip. Pope Better : VATICAN cITy (AP). — -Vatlean announced -- today. The audiences will be h de ~. bn St.'Peter’s Basilica and in’ the Hall of the Audiences: : -adjacent to the Vatican. The ‘ two Separate audiences, one -* Germ an-speak visitors and one for-Itallans : ‘nationalities, necessary were: come to Rome for Easter holidays, the Vatican sald: : The 80-year-old Pope céle-- ‘brated mass Easter Sunday... inSt. Peter's’ square, leaving. his apartment ‘atop the’ Apostalic Palace for the firat time in 19 days. The pontlff had cancelled a: general andienes last... Wednesday and skipped. a - Good Friday - procession around the pagan ruins of the’ Colosseum on doctors’ or: ders. It waa the first time he“ hee Tnlased such’ a’ “his 15-year pontificate. ; ‘procession in. e Eli ra neve ; ‘never, ae ae ; Pope Paul, recovered alien a: twoweek” Case . of influenza,:;: will - hold. two: general" audiences’ Wednesday, : the: ° “ tourists “of othér: because of the many . pilgrims ‘who have * Ca” Cen wen ak remem ml!