. ment fiscal
. account as a criterion for

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ues flared again ab dirty' trict parently. un.
femal a breakfast meeting “i iiged ‘tok Toronto MP"

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.. Arafat continues. talks with

_ Palestine Liberation Organization, chairman Yasser

: Arafat says negotiations between his movement arid: Jor-

dan's King Hussein will continue, Swedish’ radio reported

' today and Arab sources in Morocco said U.S: President

Réagan is ‘drafting a new Mideast peace plan.-.
- Tv another | ‘development, Israel said Tuesday ‘It would

expand. Jewish settlements in the Israeli occupied West

Bank and Gaza Strip, a move likely to anger 'U.S,. and
Mideast leaders Who suggested a freeze on settlements

- might improve propsects for peace talks, :
U.S, State Secretary George Shultz, at a Washington news .

conference, indicated Washington would not make any bold

attempt to‘revive the Reagan plan; and he blamed the PLO”
* for frustrating the U.S. initiative. ‘Reagan's proposal called
for an autenamous Pajeaiinian homeland: in association at

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: lle i and quodtions about delegation a
Me dow’: the! Conservative

. |” Jeadetahip campaign ‘Tuesday, amld warnings continued

] bickering and apparent unethical behavior could

oe atten hb hg ee err ome

Michael W swig, ‘ane Peter Poekagn aga ectti

‘Clark's’ campalgn’ petlems! pe a
_ | Meanwhile, Clark told univeraly students int Fredericton
disunity. could leave the Tories vulnerable ‘and cost them an |

election as in 1974 when their Proposal for’ wage and price .
_Santrols, proved unpopular : ‘with voters.” a 7
; Candidate David Crombie said. the. Progresae Con:

‘

plan.”

~The Swedish radio report aald ‘Arafat, who: ‘arrived In. *
‘Stockholm “on Tuesday night,’ told’ Social: Democratic t
‘ leaders he was optimistic about remuming negotiations with ‘

Jordan:

The report. quoted Aratat’a spokésman, Aiidul Rahman;
as-saying the talks will continue in ‘Rabat, Morocco, star- : ;
”_ Setbacks to the Reagan plan. The Reagan adminiatration .

dng) Monday and ‘that Arafat has. dispatched’ “PLO

Hussein's statement that negotiations “were over.

ervative party’ 5 itor hh

publicly Tuesday about the 52 col

King Hussein —

with Jordan, ‘but Fiigsein on ‘sunday ¢ called: ot talks with the -.
PLO thet could have led to. his active’ participation in the

_emisgaries to Hussein ‘and Morocco's King. Hassan in
_preparation for them: —— bode
Rehman was reported to have declined eaimment on v

_ labor laws may not result in:
" predicted by various unions,

Tax. increases

KIMBERLEY, B.C. (CP)
—. There will: be no overall

increase in school taxes this -

year, Premier Bill Bennet!
promised Tuesday,

In fact, in. some areas
there even will be a-

decrease in school taxes,

sald Bennett, who was onan |

election. campaign swing

through southeastern. B.C,
‘However, -the premier

"hedged his.promise by

noting that there. was no
way hecan guarantee a zero .
increase on each. home,
business or industry, only

““sehool district by school

district, and classification -

. by classification.” .

Bennett also said teachers
were asked to renegotiate
contracts 80 that they would

“have no increase in salary

during the coming year “to

‘provide zero rise In taxes

for our homeowners and
others.”
The premier algo con- -

'- firmed that the government

has agreed to femove all
from the re inom

al rapt Mee tio,“

Earlier, the government -
told the school districts that

they would. get the extra
money only if they were
able to convince -their

teachers by April 13 to take |
‘a nopay increase in 1983.

In return, the government

‘would ° provide sufficient
funds . ‘to: maintain - Sep-
‘tember, 1982, pupil-teacher

ratios throughout 1983 as

well aa additional money for

with

management ° - efficiency

_records. The ggvernment

estimated this: would cost

taxpayers an extra. $42
million.

The B.C, School Trustees”
that
. today’s deadline was im-

Association . said
possible © meet, because
most” districts were shut
down ‘for two. weeks for
Easter holidays plus the
five-day closure imposed by
the government under its
restraint program.

As well, trustees charged
the plan took becruae ne

+ ‘Nl dcied

. high --

Bennett told the partisan
crowd of about 150 that the
‘trustees “have persuaded
us that they can do the job
better at the ‘local level
without conditions.”

"So 1 am announcing that

we. are releasing those
conditions and the arbitrary
‘date of “April 13 for. set-
tlement to allow our local

advantage _ of this . extra
‘money and - bargain
collectively on the local
level’ - “where these

- agreeménts can and should .

be made. ".

now that not only will there

_ be zero increase for most,

but in many school districts
-in this province where
they've ‘been.
decrease’ their budgets

through good management -

and -the . application of
‘surpluses, there . will i 3

| hom homage fk ond t's ee

in teachers. ‘agreeing: to it. .

businesses “anid industry. "

Labor laws questioned |

_ EDMONTON (CP) - —A
Harvard law professor says
Alberta's proposed new
the - adverse: effects
but. he does question if the
legislation is necessary,

Paul Weiler, former
chairman ‘of. the . British
Columbia Labor Board, said
Tuesday studies. across

North America: ‘Indicate
arbitration - is Hot an &x-

govern-
licies into

awards, The new law would
also prohiblt strikes by

nurses, other — hospital
- employees and” all civil
servants, «|

The | announcement
provoked, John . Fryer,
leader of: the National Union

of Provincial’ Government
Employees, to say Alberta's
public employees will be
ruled by - the . “most

’ restrictive legislation in -

North America.”
No government. restricts
arbitration. tribunals the

“way Alberta intends to, he
said Tinaday,,

+

ST. JOHN'S, Nad. (CP)

"Both, aidesin a province-

apical

wide teachers’ dispute were
standing firm Tuesday, but
Education Minister -Lyna
Verge said students could .
make up lost: study time by
learning... faster . when
classes resume.
+All but a few of the 690}
Isin thé province were j
when the 7,000-
Newfoundland
Teachers Association
threatened to withdraw
voluntary services lo

"protest lack of progress in

. federation ;

contract talks. No hew talks ‘
were planned. ,
The. school boards’
‘and >the

; comparatively

ook im

eat nae hoe

“That change isobviously  .

intended ‘to tle the hands of
third. parties from making

- impartial rulings, otherwise

why bother to change. the

"system?" Fryer asked. .
Weiler sald Fryer was not

quite’ correct in his
allegations. Sota,

While other Canadian
provinces do not have legal
restrictions on arbitration
boards; . most‘ arbitration

systems in the United States

__are required by law to. look

at the ability of public-
sector employers. to. pay

-increased wages, he: sajd.
“Essentially, that's all

this new Jaw is. doing,”
Weiler said. ‘‘Frankly, it’s
wee
legislation, assuming
doesn't entitle the’ Alberta

government to specify what
the increase in wage Fates ,

can be.”

Weller did say that. in

good times, arbitrated
settlements are much lower
than ~ settlements ‘with
public-sector employees
who can strike,

Fryer said. if Young's

proposal becomes law it will |
make Alberta’s arbitration ”

tribunals “rubber. stamp
agencies for government

Paley. "

provincial . goverriment.
called the bie rite of
such’ extra-durricul
en esl as It aad
‘vision ia

ners,

ed up flor ; jivaelks. aad
i ole fs + empty
ee ne doors
int all but 78 adhoold, said

they were locked out. «

Both sides sald they ex-—
pected miny of Newfoun-

dland’s. 150,000 students
would be ont of — the
elassroom for some time.

Premier Brian Peckford
told the legislature he wants
the teachers to accept the
_ government's two-year
_ restraint package.

He sald he will be
bringing the proposed new

laws to the attention of an’ .
‘Labor |

‘International
Organization committee
meeting in Geneva, - Swit-
zerland, in early May. |

The organization, a
, United Nations’ agency, has
‘already chided the Alberta
government three times for
prohibiting -
foyees from: striking. M
eanwhile, Ed -Knight,
president of the. Alberta
Hospital. . Association,

_warned ‘Tuesday the’ bill.

could aggravate rather than
“Improve — labor
because “it -

employer-employee ‘rela-

t tions and’ may adversély~.

affect patlent care.” .
‘Young . completely

“controlled
strikes”

‘ before a wage dispute arises
and compelled toatay on the
job,

Such designations could

be imposed on nurses- in
obstetrics,
wards and intensive care
units to ensure essential
health services are main-
tained during a strike.

Teachers hold position

‘Layoffs of janitors and
support staff at some
(cbpola- were announced but
» mont cases will not take
effect until ater this month.
An The;teachers!Jast contact

nexpired, Ain sAugiaty). 1982,
Current salaries “range
between $14,000 and $38,000.

Verge sald a union offer to

accept binding arbitration

was rijected because it
would limit the govern:
ment's flexibility in: dealing
with ~ employees. The
‘government has set wage
‘guidelines for public-sector
unions of a. five-per-cent
increase in the first year
ard a four-percent increase
in the second year.

“oF WR ans

‘school trustees to take -

“We can ‘gusrantee right

able’ to-

_ government

relations
frustrates”

ignored the’ association's
- proposal for
Str under which .
-certain employees would be ©
designated essential long:

_ emergency

The ‘Bahrain-based - Gulf. news agency, quoting ‘Arab -

not promised _ :

local ski resort, was dec
with posters urging ‘the.
election of | Provincial
Secretary Jim Chabot’ who -
has . represented. thé —
Columbia River riding since ;

‘The meeting hall, in di
k

- 1963."

There were none ofthe
Bennett - posters, -highly
visible in other ridings,
anywhere to. be seen...
' ‘This is Bennett's second
foray in a month into the
riding, considered by: both
sides to-be a swing riding
because Chabot took it:only
by 400 votea in the: 1979
provincial general election.

The riding likely-will be a

frequent stopping point: for

secure cabinet ministers

Buch as Forests Minister

Tom Waterland.and High-
ways Minister Alex Fraser,
and the premier is expected
back at least one more time
before voting day May 5.

\
sake anid if the party doe

‘-not-conduct itself in a thoral-dnd upright: fashion, *people| :
‘are not going to look to us with favor when it comes to the \
' polls in 1984,”

Party president’ Peter. ‘Ebinga, refused ‘to comment

saying candidates or their representatives will: be. able

sources in Moriceo; said ‘Reagan: plenned io announce: a’:
‘new peace: initiative. before. an -Arab summit meeting =~
- temporarily set for April B in Fez, Morocco. ,

However, Algeria’s official newspaper, El Moujahid; sald

Sunday made the summit unlikely.
‘There was no comment froma U8. officials : about the

report on’a new initiative,“
' In Washington, Shultz blamed the PLO for the. latest

hoped Jordan would negotiate on. bebialf of the PLO.
Shultz said thenext move was up to Arab countries and he
suugested they should withdraw.‘the mandate ‘they had

given the PLO in 1974 to act’ as the sole legitimate :
‘representative of the Palestinian people. .

Ben-Zion Rubin, the Israeli deputy labor and social af-

‘+ fairs minister, announed in Tel Aviv his government will

expand 68 settlements in the Weat Bank and Gaza strip over.

. the next 18 months to increase the Jewish population to

50,000 from 30,000,

In another. development, U.S. presidential envoy Philip _
_ Habib unexpectantly joined negotiations ‘Tuesday’ in
., Netanya, Israel; on the withdrawal of-foreign troops from
Lebanon, and‘then returned to Jerusalem for talks with
Israeli Foreign Minister ¥itekhak Shamir, -.:

we ve
" alr'iheir wu re private metig In Cty aon

laints recéived'so fay at

oA

Friday. ve . ;
tion of stacking delegates’ election meetings,

, On the

Elzinga told Wilson in-a televised CBC. interview at was

legal. ‘under the party’ ’6 constitution’.

os

recruited at the Ia

The. party’ $ credentials committee begins hearings into

alleged dirty tricks and the stacking of delegate selection ;
- meetings in Halifax today. .
; Hearings will algo be conducted in Montreal, Toronto and

Ottawa, ;
Wilson, one of rv leadership candidates, apparently fell

. ‘Victim to dirty tricks for the second time in two days when
only 12 supporters. showed for breakfast‘in Brandon,: Man. .-

The same ‘thing happened Monday in Winnipeg and his
supporters say anonyrioustelephone callers have cancelled

- meetings: with supporters and reporters.
Montreal lawyer Peter Blaikie. changed the subject

somewhat on & Campaign stop In Regina. Blaikie. said a

party leader doesn't have to be @ know-it-all but should be

someone who is prepared to’ put. a ‘strong team together to
tackle today's problems. .”
“Tt seems to me that the proper funetion ofa party leader

“is not to ‘pretend. that ‘he or she has the answers, in every
- detall, to every issue." ~

In Montweal; ‘Pocklington reiterated his labieig. of Clark
asa thug was “a ritletem of his tactics, not the man. "

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