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"-Y gourt-hip ellen shduld be released. beoai .. acting under duress, The Criminal Code sa .. of only 20 per cent, but others; have a 100. - Watreaday and. will ‘continue today. | Local: world sports pages: 687 Comics, horoscope Pages 889 Clapeltiede Z 11 LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY PARLIMENT BUILDINGS _ Victoria, B B,G whieh a: tocal x man maintains te sold thiee handguns — » dnjured by CLA agents trying to collect handgims - “ stolen property. over le tes three counis bf possession ~ Sof restricted weapons — A ‘38-calibré and. two: ;32- calibre handguns ~- unté of ‘unlawdt --Gardiner’s defence. lawyer, B Ly nwo pelever they | will be Aho ‘ atic was seeking: » gun soca in. order to deter any elférts -trace: their. empha isan example of a pollee iiformer going wild _on-the police,” he said in a elephone interview. “He \convinced that he was.” _ The defence lawyer sald Goguin | Iga iat who 9 was, » tricking people into breaking. the law. A subpoena ‘told the. court it-appears he just disappeared. wee He was just some hut... He comes to Prince. Rupert. He oes to, the pollee and saya “I think Tean « round up some action for you.' He goes to the seedy - -peoplein town and tells them he's from the CIA, They: (the RCMP) didn’t know what ha was doing.” .. Court was also told that the. RCMP paid $200 for - hotel end meal expenses for Gogain and his family for ‘one night and then the man left town, Johnstone eaid the reason the Crown had not called : cia case. By KEITH ALFORD | : “Herald Staff Weiter . oth mat: states that thi. uitber of. ie d by an “avers, ‘offices may have an a human case loads — - percent increase, The. information | leatleting “begen Not ‘all Jbuiman resources offices in the we - VICTORIA (CP) ‘— An agreement hammered out between the British Columbia government, aiid the. city of _ Seattle to save B.C.'s scenic Skagit Valley frum floodwaters means, everyone is emerging a winner, anys Seattle deputy - "mayor Bob Hoyer... ‘Royer, brother . of Seattle Mayar ‘Charles Royer,” was “commenting ofan: “announcement Wednesday - by. the 7 ‘Anternational. . Joint ‘Commission that -the - popular - -Soeereational valley will not be flooded The commission: “adjidicates Canada-U.S. disputes over we-and regulation — of waters forming or crossing their commion boundary. “+ Details on the agreement were not released, but sources ‘aid it involves unspecified financial commitments by B.C. ‘to supply. the power that Seattle would haye received had.a : ‘hydro project south of the American border goné ahead. « Royer sald the basis of the agreement is that-B.C. Hydro’ ‘will. ‘sell to Seattle City Light: Co. surplus hydroelectric ‘power equivalent to the amount of power it would have. a created by raising the Ross Dam — the project that would “have meant the flooding of about 2,023: vhectares in B. C.. “Southwest of Hope. * The. agreement must be ratified: ‘by Ottawa ‘and . Washington in a formal treaty, ‘but this ts. expected without Significant problems. _ “BKC. agreed to the flooding In-1967, But a boca trying to. ; “find & way out of lis commitment for the past 10 years, The ‘Proposed flooding drew. an outcry of protest from. envitonmentalists who argued that the. wilderness area . would-be lost forever. ~ Royer had. high praise for. the work done by | the Seattle ‘and B.C: teams to reach the agreement.” >. z “Bveryone perceives theoselves a winner,” he said, My . bias is that it’s a helluva piece of work. Quite honeatly, ifs - ~ Year.ago anybody had told me we could reach this kind of - egtpement, I would have sald they were certifiably insane. " ; “An official with the B.C. goverriment agreed. * §'It's @ good. deal for everybody,” he eald. It's a win: win ! ‘‘altuation,: ‘and ‘that’s what we wanted.” | The. annduncement at the agreement. came just days —oy INSIDE I Dee to April Fools there will be no _ paper on Good Friday, April. 1. “Service. Pinaiceitily “has added a couple’ - of steps” to the hiring procedure. Where - previously it only took one month to hirea. | new. staff member it now ‘takes up to three. ‘months, Millar explained. . + "> Gurrently -there is only ‘one “va : - position in the. Terrace office and that is a. * Noucher. clerk a : Grace McCarthy,” minister of juan ; : pages'10&11 ‘wasn't a CTA agent, but he had” “people, in {own a wae issued for ‘Goguin’s arrest, but Johnstone said'“I" y ‘ aan Goguin ewe ‘ig that his. s testimany ‘would Mestroy. He told the court Goguin firmly convineed! he would be killed if he didn't cooperate 1 al id calleet th guns. 7 “Gardiner: tésilfied that “Victor "threatened: to blow: his, brane out if . “My y eign: wad icanvincéd that while bp was going - about. ‘rounding up ‘guns he. ‘was: ‘watched ‘by: CLA ~ agents on the roots of buildings with M-14e pointed at : ' bim. My client i¢ virtually. gummy." a ‘Whien'asked if twas explained im ‘court if the CLA was attempting to use the gims in order to overthrow |. », the left-wing government’ in Nicaragua, Johnstone " sald: “T aaked my clieat in cross-examination which * side he was solve, mm Niearagua. He sald the! Bood Quysits HRA ae cag te bile has beén veadhg 6 1 and ‘Biving: before a deadline set by the commission for the two sides to reach @ voluntary agreement. - The settlement means the Ross Dam, which would have been raised 97 metres, will remain at its-existing level but “the deal Is understoad to allow a ‘slight. raising. of the Seven, Mile Dam, néar Trail, B. C:. This would flood about eight hectares. ae ada ‘ont the © ‘agreement. American side of the border, but there wo a on the Canadian side. * eee * Commission spokesman . Geoffrey “Thombura sald: ‘the agreement includes provision . ‘for an environmental endowment fund dedicated to “enhancing the recreational opportunities and protecting the envitonmental resources" of the valley. . - Ken: Farquharson, secretary | of the Run Out Skagit Spoilers | Committee, an environmental group which ‘has fought! the. flooding for ‘years, Bigg -weleomed the "iyetre delighted to Bee some: ‘éénfirtaaition of ‘he ‘agreeinent we knew existed," he said. “t think. they aid the . right: thing by coming to a decision. m Z He said the amount of power Involved — 36 megawatts - is relatively inconsequential compared with some B.C. Hydro power projects.such as the Revelstoke Dam, whieh “generates 27,000 megawatts annually: . “This is not hardship to Hydro because they have a considerable surplus." Lindsay’ Thacker, an’ environmentalist with ‘the! - Okanaian-Similkameen Park. Society,..al6o hafled. the” decision. - “I think it’s a step in the right direction,” he sald. “I am definitely Pleased. woo. Blikie vows to run: again for member of arliament " Montreal” lawyer Peter ‘Blaikie said Wednesday he will run again for a seat in the Commons. regardless of whether he 'wins the Progessive Conservative leadership r race at the ‘party’ 6 June convention. However, Blaikie was not specific about where he would “runor If he would wait until the next general election rather than, seek a seat in some future byelection. ‘Blaikie was defeated by Liberal MP Rod Blaker in i978 and: 1930 in bids fora seat in the Montreabarea. riding’ of Lachine, ; In a Toronto interview on the CBC: program’ The Journal, the former party president also said Canada must soften its ‘attitude of “hostile nationalism toward the United States” ~ and recognize. its southern neighbor ee 8 an enormous market for Canadian Industry, On other Issues, Blalkie said . government spending on. mang thet any be cut or even riodified. ; Blaikie conceded campaign front-runners Joe Clark, ‘former ‘party leader, and Brian Mulroney, a@ Quebec lawyer, would take the top two spots after the first balloting “at the ‘convention. Blaikie placed himself in the third, possibly fourth spot, adding: “itm one of those people who ‘eoitd win" when the voting is allover. - On. the campaign trail In. Vancouver, ‘ark said in a “television interview he “would be delighted to take on John Turner and send him back to Bay: Street. me ‘Clark was referring to the former Liberal finance minister who is widely regarded as. the crown ‘prince expected {fo inherit his party's leadership, In Montreal, Mulroney said he has aaked his otgenizers to conduct themselves “the way I condiset ‘myself in my public and private life — with intelligence, probity and honor.” “In refetencé to reports that supporters from both sides ‘are selling last-minute party memberships ‘for delegate- selection ineetings, Mulroney: ‘said nelthet he nor Clark “like what's happening.” at ~ Agents ‘for both camps are accusing ¢ach other of he. calls abuses: ‘and! iam ial activities at meetings in’ ‘tacking meetings with members | ‘who will vote for | delegates backing their man. «. “Meanwhile, Toronto MP Michael’ Wilson: wrote parity control their supporters," president Peter Elzinga on ‘Wetinesday Pondemning what” ‘Shamans popular. VICTORIA (CP) — North Americay Indians are turning to shamans, or medicine men, to beat’ the ills of modern society, said Randy Chipps, whose family has a shaman: : tradition that goes back 20 generations. “ Stress, often brought on by” family problems, is ‘responsible for various spirit iHnesses characterized by . ‘feelings of existential frustration, discouragement, defeat, lowered self-eateem and: sometimes moral. Alsorientation, Chipps said. - Chippa, who lives on “Becher I y Indian Reserve on ‘Vancouver Island, gave a lectu ‘ ‘the University of Victoria titled The Witch Doctor in ‘Indian Society. His father, ‘also of Becher Bay, is a shaman. “The traditional art of healing is being: revived among the. Indian: people. across the United States and Canada," he sald. “There are many people who suffer from spirit ineas, who turn to apirit daneing for ‘genuinely therapeutic readons." Chipps said group healing methods were part of Indian customs long before the modern concept af sroup therapy ° became popular. ‘14 lot of healing was paychological. The whole idea-was to make the dick person feel optimistic. Convirtee him that he'will feel.better and was going to tiake 1(."". ; ‘Indlans have also used different forms ‘ol hypnosis, he sald. and iia Impact on the community, he said: _ Indians have always recognized the importance of health - Quebec and Ontario. { ; “It is clear that fro canaats have not been able to! the lead dership contender said in, Ottawa. Former | finance nate Sohn ‘Crosbie, also in Ottawa; said he also, regrets.the “organized combat’? In Quebec., ' Karlier, Toronto MP David Crombie condemned the tactics: as “political banditry.” Eligible voters in. delegate meetings ‘need join ‘the! Conservative party only five working: days before al ‘meeting. There is no minimum voting age. , Elzinga said the party’s candidate Ilsison committee, hopes to meet the candidates or their representatives this, ‘weekend to reach a sautual agreement to stop the dirty, tricks, © Elswhere, Edmonton: millionaire Peter Pocklington, campaigning in North Bay, Ont., sald Ottawa should not be: operating business. In ééaripetition with the private sector, adding each of the 4 44 federal Crown corporations should be, reviewed... ee 4 WHY. BUY NEW? . WHEN-USEDWILL Do! * Doyeu want parts totix up your car but your budget . won't dilaw it? Beal the high cost of new paris with = auelity used parts from ~ $.K.B. AUTO-SALVAGE 635- 2333. or 635: 9095 390 Ovhan (iustetl Hwy. WED | | | | | AA Gee Rees Poe ae