oa ~ enclave in the Lebanese capital,-U.S. officials said today. ; US marines, and that France also agreed to contribute _.. But France said-today it knows nothing of ine reported TERRACE Unemployed . loguera concerned: that of “students. have been getting fire fighting jobs becausé ”“a'ligt of jinethployed IWA members: wasn’t ready for. a Canada Employment t to ugecan rest aaauped - there is _ ae ‘no such list. the Cassiar. forest district.near.Iskut. Several unemployed woods industry workers s went oe ' away disappointed when students v were given some of the fire fighting jobs, ’ , The loggers believed : there was ‘a. list.of IWA: " members which was to be used to give priority to . " unemployed” woodworkers when. forest flre jobs aroge.. — Ministry of forests, manpower, ‘and IWA officials sal , deny | there is such é a list. LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY. ' PARLIMENT BUILDINGS (ioterta, B.G.. | vay em According: to forestry, officials : no giveni for aay of the jobs, except i in thecase of specific: Skilig such as equipment operating or first ald tickets. _ Jog Kalagonoff, a resource protection officer with, the’ Kalum forest. district cifice -In. Terrace, ‘says: : _ |, forestry policy is.to takg names at the district office .. “Close to, $00 persons ‘showed wD “et the Terrace. uo we Employment office last week when ‘the ministry of ° ; - forests wanted firefighters to help with forest'firea in « - oh ~~, a Call is put into. the earest manpower-office, :.This........ - which are then, used th call up as many people as ‘are * needed when a fire breaks out, - an happen often in sparsely populated districts such : ; as the Cassiar, Katasonoff said... ~-Terrace Manpower spokesman ‘Dave Mallett said, : the local office. was approached -by forestry and — registered people who were willing to go fight fires. - Mallett said“skills were given the only. priority he :- knew of and said he was “‘not aware of any preferente given to the WA.” TWA - Spaketinen Bill Hutchinson “said those ‘When. nly en ren a district alte cannot supyl y enough people : Graham, a fire fighter receives $6.80°per. hour: and “Tn, tie: tase. re a ‘fine’ ahiere “pinployeea were ” working, the company. ig obligated to contral: the fire. and-will alten: ‘grab, a crew right: away,: ‘Hutchinson’ . said, but In an area’ away. from company. dgnd the: . forest aeryiee was ‘responsible ‘and does the hiring. _ According to regional forestry spokesmen George - uswally’ ‘works for a eek of lesb ata tite, There is no * ‘straight time for any hours worked over a The firefighters follow two or three man attack "crews into fires when the attack crew decides more manpower is needed to fight a blaze. Helicopters and planes are also hired locally and brought into use as they are needed to deal with major fires. ..-- About ail firefighters were on the payroll in the“ ‘Tuesday, July 6, 1962. B.C. Timber cuts - workers salaries ; . “Herald Staff Writer " TERRACE— Management staff -at B.C, Timber's Terrace operations will be facing short ‘work weeks and salary cuts along with ‘company employees around the province. B.C. Timber announced Monday that staff cuts would: begin among its 700 management personnel, Including 94 - positions at the cornpany's Vancouver head office. The ‘cuts involve reductions in hours for staff at- the © company's operations in Prince Rupert, Terrace, Vane couver, Castelgar and Nelson. Company officials say. ‘salary cuts could also be an- nounced within the month, ‘The stalf cutbacks will be reviewed i in September ~ US. troops to. enter Beirut? Several hundred American troops may be sent into West herald 25 cents: Beirut-as part of a plan to evacuate Palestine Liberation J Organization guerrillas. from, the Israeli-besieged PLO Israel radio said President Reagan agreed to send 1,600 troops to the mission. plan to send French and U.S. troops to Beirut to help evacuate the West Beirut guerrillas-from Lebanon. © A French External Relations Ministry spokesman in Paris said the reports from Israel radio had been heard, but added: “These could not come from official French SOUT ces, We at the ministry know nothing of sucha plan.” U.S.. officials travelling with Reagan in California said the several hundred American troops-—' whose service | branches are still under consideration — might escort the . querrillas from West Beirut then take up positions aban- doned by the PLO fighter's. But they cautioned. that-no final’ agreement has been — reached, no request has been made for U.S. troops and that If they did become involved they would number “somewhat — less than 1, 600, considerably less. Maybe not more than half at number,” e officials, who declined fo be identified, said any U.S. involvement in the Lebanese situation would be limited and temporary but acknowledged it is possible aUs. presence would “become part of a final agreement," - They said there could well ‘be.an International force in- - volved in a Palestinians evacuation, “ “There was no immediate. comment from Israeli or PLO . Officials, ce Established 1908 ~ Volume 76 No.128- This partially carved Haida canoe was. discovered just off ~ -the road between Port Clerrients and Justkatla on QC. be ‘West Beirut is surrounded by Israeli forces who have 7 : besieged the estimated 9,000 PLO guerrillas in the Moslem _ western part of the war-shattered Lebanese capilal. Israel radio said U.S. marines would take over positions abandoned - by. the. .guerrillas,- presumably to ward off - ‘possibly reprisal attacks on the Moslem Population by _tebanese Christian militiamen. ~“srael radio said the U.S. 6th Fleet would supervise the “evacuation of the guerrillas from Beirut, and Washington -”. woluld pay for the ships-needed to take them out:- _ The radio said the Ruerrillas would go to several coun- - ties, including Algeria, Iraq, Egypt and Syria. It sald the . guerrillas bad refused to go-to Libya, despite that country’s fervent verbal support for the Palestinian cause?” 7. It said Reagan’s decision was "a dramatic revolution” in. “USS: policy, and that Reagan‘is taking “‘a great risk’ upon’ * ~ himself personally”. by committing American. Iroopt toe “Lebanon. The radio taid the: details: had been worked out over. the- ~ . past three days by U.S. and Israeli officials, . -BCGEU prepares for fight VANCOUVER (cP) =: B. C. government employees were told Monday they are in for the fight of their lives i in current _ contract jiegotlations. They must register a strong strike vole to counter the - ‘Norman Richards, president of the -B.C. ‘Government _ ' Employees’ Union, told about 3,000-union members at -a meeting i in the Pacific: National Exhibition’ s' Agrodome. . “Your: vote of support tonight is vital if weare to acheive aur goal:of, a decent’ contract,’ Richards: told the. ‘union. . © -_ members. before they, cast. their ballots, ’ The problems of where the guerrillas would go and how ve they would get there were the main obstacles in three-week. _talka involving. U.S,’ presidential. envoy : Philip Habib and ’ ~” Lebanese negotiators at the Lebanese. presidential palace. ‘outside Beirut. The talks are aimed at ending. the conflict . aid arranging: removal of PLO forces. - PLO chief Yasser Arafat had offered to withdraw moat of See _ Page 3: ‘The. meeting and rally. marks the: second week of. the. ~ union's. ‘month-long voting period. Il takes a month to "organize the vote because the’ ‘40,000. members are Spread G . aut all over. ihe Province. Do, Public. Service® Labor’ Relations Act. To -gel-a s{rike-man- date, it must have'a “yes"’ vote'from a- majority of the entire. bargaining Unit, not just those who vote, No other . union is ‘required. to operale under: those tules.. ‘Union general seerétary John Fryer was, unable to attend ; ‘the meeting, because of illness. -“PLO’- aa a a . ~ ‘A message ftom Fryer read out to the meeling urged the _-membership to give the execulive 4 strike mandate. “Tan absolutely assure you thal if we gel the strike vote We: are asking for, the atmosphere at the bargaining table will change Aramatically,"" Fryer said. “ - ” The union is also handicapped bya, unique provisidii inthe. . won’t allow it? Beat the high cost a new parts wiih -He sald the goverament' 8 bargaining team pul forward do oS demands in the opening round of negotiations, af ‘which 90 ‘would .be “take-backs, give-UpS a1 or concessions” ‘from the. : union: altacks of the provincial government's bargaining team,. . hn one attack they are trying td take | away most‘of the rights negotiated over eight years of bargaining,” ‘he.said. ‘ “Someone has told them this is the year to go after the Union and But the master agreement," Fryer said: ‘Other executive members, speaking. tor different region’ . ga Moe ae _of- the. province, told, Monday’ s meeting the union. is averaging a turnout of: at least .80 per cent. The: final: vote - “count will be dane July. 2 ca and ‘announced duly, 26, ince: Rupert region. Honda, Graham bal, down: oa ‘trom. over 420: last week. . . : The: firefighters. are invalyed in a number of amail fires. in the. southern end ofthe region as well.as ”. <[-.- Helpinig qut with three major firés near Iskut, Cassiat © : and Lower Post. Rain in most areas of the region last: .: 7 "week helped to get the fires under control and ‘reduce. “the humber of men needed, Graham said. . i ** The rain.also helped to reduce tlie fire hazard fram Lo -extreme to. high in the Kalum forest district, A. _ that’ was. ed early ‘in June. was: overtime, pay, Graham said, with workers receiving: campfire ban that was impos y lifted June 28, allhough Katasonoff says a few days of “hot dry weather could see the ban reimposed quickly. “‘People have lo be extremely careful with any kind of fire al all," Katasonoff said, “Even though there . has been.a slight decrease ‘in the fire hazard rating: _any kind of spark could set off a blaze.” -Anyone spotting a fire can reach forestry by calling the operator and asking for Zenith 5555. ; ‘ Coal emissions to be monitored Herald Staff Writer OTTAWA — The federal and provincial govermments have. agreed lo co-tperate on. the installation _of a monitoring system designed to inspect coal dust emissions — from: northeast coal trains. . Skeena MP Jim Fulton -gaid: Monday. the decision was * _ takenas aresultof studies into the situation with woutheast coa) trains unloading at the Roberts Bank super port. | “Jt's-the first sign that Environment Canada is thinking about the issue,” Fulton said. ‘Al least now. they are going to set up a complete network of pre and post operational dust monitoring.” Fulton said there was still no word from. Environment - Canada about the type of chemical that would’ be sprayed over fully ioaded rail cars to kep down the dust. At last word the coal companies were: ‘planning to use & solid latex coating despite studies carried. out’ by govern- ment agencies indicating: latex makes a poor covering because of its tendency-tocrack and splitopen. In other coal deal developments, Fulton said the federal - government has indicated the matter of noise levels caused hy the trains is strictly a matter for municipal governments fo haridle, This would mean municipal councils would have con-' siderable control over the speed coal trains will travel at through municipalities since the noise level is to a great extent determined by the speed of the train. - A council would be able to set a noise level. maximum which would in turn act as a speed limit for the trains, . Fulton said he was aware that municipalities had some ~ control aver’ siigp mull ée matters-but-gaid the federal ‘noise Nuisance regulation lp” " governriéhit “hii exclusively within the ‘alton ofa municipality. 4 Trudeau passing — buck ‘says Clark “OTTAWA, (CP) — The government is trying to ‘buy time: ‘with a deceitful new budget and-shift the blame for the: country's economic woes to the provinces, trade unions and: business, Opposition Leader Joe Clark said Monday. “It is looking for someone to blame, someone to fight |. . with, some scapegoat to become ils target, and Its excuse,” : Clark told the Commons on the third pf six days allocated to’ budget debate. | __He urged organized. labor to avoid ‘the. battle, but as he. ““gpoke, labor leaders were suggesting public servants may: use harassment tactics to Protest public servants wage: controls. . Workers’ hit-and-run tactics could include slowdowns, losing or misdirecting important paperwork and calling in sick, said Daryl Bean, vice-president of the 175,000-member ’ Public Service Alliance of Canada. Dennis McDermott, head. of the two-million- member Canadian Labor Congress, also held out the possibility of a: national strike this fall as public servants gradually come under the wage-control, program. * r c Last’ week's budget contains a (wo-year ‘restraint | program, designed to lower inflation, that will limit public ’ servants’ wage increases to six and five per cent. in: collective agreements that. will automatically be extended: for two years on their anniversary dates. . ea et . Business alse fontinued. to’ _Yespond | negatively. to. the: a , | government’ 's economic policies and second. budget. in less" oo ‘Than eight months; The Toronto stock market was off marginally Monday in . slow (rading and the dollar tumbled to 77.58 cents U.S. from 77.97 Friday, following the release of Finance Department: figures showing the government borrowed a staggering . $2.35 billion: last ‘month to prop up the ailing currency. almost t twice that predicted last fall. : fs The government. will ‘seek Parliament's approval this: week to borrow as much as $10.5 billion to help cover the. - - forecast deficil'— only three weeks after the government. recéived authority to borrow $6.6" billion for the same Purpose, . _ ca Te See - Rs : me Page a a WHY BUY. NEW?, 7 - - WHEN USEDWILL Do! -Do you want parts to fix up your: car ‘bul your. budget . ._ auality used’ parts fram. . ‘Ss. K.B. 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