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Sharks will shun t

TORONTO (CP) — A fish
that can turn aside a
hungry shark in mid-bite

- has become the focus of the
search for naturally oc-

curring shark repellents to
protect swimmers and di-
vers, scientists say.

The lish’s repellent is-so

' potent that sharks exposed
to it in experiments can go

into convulsions or even
roll over bellyup on the
bottom of a tank.

Marine biologists told a
convention of the American.

-Association for the Ad-

vancement of Science on
Monday that natural
biological substances may
replace chemical shark
repellents discontinued a
decade ago when they were
found (o be ineffective.

The scientists, led by Dr.

‘Bernard Zahuranec of the
Office of Naval Research, :

said so far no replacement
has been found,

But they said there ‘was
renewed hope for a
repellent made from potent
biological toxins
discovered in ‘simple sea
creatures over the last few
years particulariy a
toxin secreted by @ species
of fish called the Moses
sole.

The Moses sole, a 30
centimetrelong _flatfish,

at,
ies
S
.

o

inhabits the. Red Sea and
western Indian Ocean.

_ His name comes from a
legend that the fish was

flattened by being. split
dewn the midde when
Moses divided the waters,

” « said Prof. Eugenie Clark of
of.
‘Maryland. Clark, a shark

the University

Specialist, first reported in

1973 that the Moses sole _

could repulse sharks, -
tn a mumber of (ests,

U.S. ‘hostages hidden —

WASHINGTON {AP} —

‘a realistic way to look at

spies, Of that prospect, the

been handling U.S. in-

' i With only two weeks left in the development. officials said they have no —_‘terests in Tehran, sald ina

Terrace Bus Terminal 635-3680 Mtv ike Getter ad Another possibility is evidence either way. telephone interview

— _—— ministration finds itself that the transfer is Ilnked Monday he does mt believe
deprived ofitsdirectlinkto | to [ranian threats to try Erik Lang, the Swissam- =pY trials will be held.

the top U.S. diplomat in’ bassador to Iran who has It’s an appreciation that

some of the hostages as 0

: it would make everything
worse," he Said. “Nobody
could then. tell the con-

Iran and in the dark. as to —
the whereabouts oftany of

Check the times. 2.328") Timber cutting es

followed an -incident in

th . ae, :
e daily meetings’ Alge- which a group of Iranians:

Tian intermediaries have’

rate hike seen

been holding with Iranian _ turned up at the foreign

officials on the latest US. ©. VANCOUVER (CP) + management programs, ‘ministry on Dee. 23 and

proposals. Timber cutting rates could ‘The Okanaganarea, part ‘told ‘the three Americans
But until last weekend, ©, boosted instead of of ‘the Kamloops forest they were being moved.

: * reduced in the Okanagan if — district, is one of 32 timber The three are said -to

the administration at least °
had been able to maintain
periodic telephone contact

have told the Iranians they
wanted to remain at the
foreign ministry, where

the government spends
more money on forest

‘supply areas in B.C,
Crown Zellerbach and

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with L. Bruce Laingen, the
U.S. charge d'affairs in
Tehran, and ‘two other
Americans who had been
confined to the Iranian
foreign ministry in Tehran.

That channel of commu-
nicatims now has -been
broken with the transfer of
Laingen, political officer
Victor Tomseth and
security: officer - Michael
Howland to a secret
location where some of the
other captives are thought
to be.

U.S. officials said
Monday night they did not
view the transfer as a

positive omen, although

reports from [ran have
indicated that all
hostages are under Iranian
government control for the
first time since they .were
seized 430 days ago.
Under the most op-
timistic interpretation in
Washington, the Iranians
decided to transfer the

three Americans at the |

foreign ministry to a new
location in preparation for

* releasing all the hostages.
Bulofficials said Monday -
they doubted that would be .

52

management, says a study
done for the province by
frown Zellerbach Canada

oe report will beused as

a guideline for giving
companies extra cutting -

rights in the Okanagan: if

" they practice better timber

management than is
required, but won't affect

_ Current logging rales.

Crown Zellerbach has
extensive, cutting rights to

- public timber, in the study

area, and was paid $50,000
for the report and an ac-
companying computer pro-
gram.

Forest ministry officials:

say the industry report is
more advanced than a
previous forest service
study which predicted a
drop in wood supply.

The study, which looks at .
“the . Okanagan ‘timber.

supply area, says an ad-
ditional $36 million a year
in provincial revenue could
be generaied from the area
after 25 years.

But. the government
would have to spend
$400,000 to $7 million a year
above the. current $2
million now spent on forest

‘computer

other forest companies
offered todo the study after
a forest service report
showed there could be
future wood shortages in
the area, Tony Robinson,
manager of the Kamloops

forest region, said in a -
interview |

telephone
Monday.

He said the industry

study used. an advanced. .

program

they were confited to'a
spacious reception room
with access to television
and video cassettes.
BALKS AT MOVE

“They hesitated to be
transferred without.
‘mowing where they were

going or why or who in-

seniority had sb ordained,"
slate department

_ Spokesman John Trattner

developedinthe U.S. which -

shows how much extra
wood volume can be gained
by applying intensive
Forest, management
techniques.:

Robiiison’ s3id, the forest
service ‘study'didh't show
the effects . of such
techniques, and at the
time, the ministry didn’t
_ havethe capability to doan,,
‘advanced | computer
analysis such as thal of-”
fered by industry.

“We worked
dustry to develop the
guidelines and parameters
thal were fed into the
Computer, program," he
said. “We're satisfied that
they've done a con-
scientious job."

with in-

a

said Monday. — '
_Forunexplained reasons,

the Iranians backed down.

~ However, Tratiner said,

‘the three Ameficans |

relented last. week after
heing assured that the
move was approved by the
prime minister's office and
that they would join some
other hostages. °

In.a separate telephone

interview, the , Algerian....,
ambassador to Tehran, |.

Abdelkarim Gheraieb, said’
he expects the Iranians to
respond ina cauple of days

to the latest U.S. message. —

But he declined to predict
whether the hostage issue

would be resolved before .

Presidentelect Ronald

Reagan lakes.olfice Jan.
20.

is sole food

individual Moses sole fish
survived up to 23 hours in a
tank with two captive reef
white-tipped sharks despite
repeated altacks. In some
gases, she said, the sharks
would have the fish in their
mouths before being driven
away.

“At the end of the ex

p

periment, you take the fish
out and it doesn't have a
Scratch on it, even though

_it’s been in the jaws,” she

said.

When exposed to ‘sharks
in the wild, Moses sole
survived at least 10 hours
before being eaten,
although other bait fish

were eaten quickly, she
said.

Scientists say the fish has
poison glands near its back
and rear fins, which

secrete a milky substance ©

that interferes with the
shark's gills. The gill is the
lung-like organ. through
which fish breathe. |;

Clark said if a shart. is
exposed to the” repellent,

. called pardaxin, it will go

into convutsions, jerking ils
head from side tg side,
banging around the lank,
swiniming with its mouth
open and, in some cases,:
rolling over belly-up on.the
bottom.

March 28, 1980.

perience.”

spokesman said.

Current Anthropology.

Ethnological Sciences.

BELSHAW BACK
AT UBC: JOB

VANCOUVER (CP) — Saying a return to normal
~ life is going to be difficult and drawn oul, Prof, Cyril
Belshaw resumed his duties at University of B.C.'s
anthropology department.
_ Belshaw was acquitted in a Swiss court last
” monthin the murder of his wife, Betty Joy Belshaw,
58, whose body was found beside a Swiss road

_ Ina prepared statement Monday, Belshaw said

he eventually will draw atiention loseveral aspects.
of the inguiry into his wife's death, “in the interests
-of protecting “othérs, from the same soris of ex-

That will follow his recovery from the emotional
shock of loss of his wife and the stress of being jailed
for 362 days, most of it in solitary confinement.

Belshaw, internationally renowned in his fiéld,
will not be involved in classroom teaching this term.

“Classes for the term were planned and
organized," while Belshaw was in‘prison, a UBC

Belshaw's duties will include supervision. of
graduate students, research work and continuation.
of the editorship of the international bimonthly ,

Belshaw, was chairman of , the anthropology
depatiment prior to i974. He currently is president
of the International Union of Anthropological and

In search of
‘the: big buck’

VANCOUVER (CP) —

. Hundreds of people with

dollar. signs dancing in

_their fantasies, camped

outside’ the office of the
Real Estate Council of B.C.

in downtown Vancouver on

Monday, praying fer a
ticket. to riches — a real
estate licence..

They began lining up

" Saturday and by Monday

morning as many as 900
anxious applicants: were
waiting in the chilly
weather to sign up for real
eslate courses and get in on
same of the big bucks being
made in a fast and furious
B.C. housing market.
They spoke confidently of

pulling in at least $50,000 to .

- $60,000 a year, Tales were

flying of real estate in-
comes as high as $100,
few incredible caSes of

salesmer,. earning fivé -

times ‘that, and ane ru-
mored case of a salesman
making a cool million.
But there were only 240
places available far the

monthlong summer course:

at University of B.C., 50
most were turned away
disappoinied and angry.

Even these lucky enough
to get into the course will

likely never see the hig -
- money of their dreams,

The council said most

salesmen are lucky to pick
up $20,000 4 year. Only the
top 20 per cent of the more

- than 7,000 salesmen in the

Province ever make as
much as $50,000. About 15
per cent of them will earn
only 45,000.

The council predicts only
half the new class will ever
get their real. .estate
licences. The rest will drap
out or fail. About 15 per
cent willleave the basiness
before the year is out and
half will quit withing five
years,

None of these statistics
stopped the hundreds who
lined up or mollified the
angey ones who were
turned away; Everyone
was sure he or she would be

one of the rare few to make

it big.

A pressure welder
making $30,000 came from
Kelowna, B.C., “to get out
of the rat race, out of the
union, and out of the smoke
in the shop. [ know I can
make $50,600 if I work 12

hoursa day and six days a-
week.” °
Apother said - con-

fidently: “I know a -good
thing when I see it, and I’m
gonna be so damn rich "2

drive you around in my .

Cadillac.”

ax.

4B5.

DEADLINE WEAR RS-
FOR FESTIVAL

With 1981 underway students, teachers and
parents are planning to attend andparticipatein the |
46th annual Pacific Northwest Music Festival to be
held March 23 to April 4, in Terrace.

All entries must be mailed on or before January
15, in order to be part of the festival, ’

The committee has three meetings lef to finalize
the planning necessary to stage this event. These
will be held Tuesday, January 13, February 10 and
March 10at8 p.m. They are open to anyone who has
a desire to see the performing arts continue to he a
valuable part of the studegt's education, or would
just like to come and listen. Meetings are held at
4315 Birch Avenue, Terrace. Anyone wanting more
information or who would like to volunteer their
effort and interest can contact Olga Power at 635-

. Remember Janvary 15, 1981 is the final day to ©
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