It may be that Terrace has a bylaw stating sidewalks must be shoveled of snow, but that doesn’t seern to help those who have to.walk portionsof Keith Avenue. The north side. is a series of tank traps affer a.snow storm, while those. walking on the south side as. plagued by businesses that .don't bother to clear thelr paths. but do keep their, “Own, parking, lots: perfectly clear. While Totem Ford is one of the good guys, it: would help pedistrians If its nelghbors ‘would be as considerate. Just after the bu 5 stop the snow-. “often is higher than the average person’s head. The rain is _ “removing the snow, but let’s hope the next time the white. stuff falls more people will keep thelr paths frees 2 0s: ‘Emirates hard pressed Py oil glut ABU DHABI (Reuter) —' _ The United Arab Emirates is sitting on oll reserves worth $950 billion U.S; at current prices, but it has problems: paying govern-. ment employees on time as the world oil glut takes its toll on the economy. Pay cheques for full-time federal - government, em- ployees often arrive weeks | late and delays are longer for part-time workers. . ‘The managing director of - one bank recently told an . Emirates newspaper his bank. would lend regular customers.up to half their are frequent and companies hased .in- thé. Emirates, along ‘the Persian: Gulf, have also been hurt by a- dramatic slowdown in ‘new projects. ; This has already banks. ‘not "helped _, hard-pressed Last month, the gavernment had to bail out - the Dubai-based Union Bank of the. Middle East. \ and corporations have been shedding staff' to. cut spending, forcing some’ of the ‘many European. and Asian expatriates to return: Salary. if ie abt oped for. vhOmesiniunt wccaqley cpayment, didn’é. ‘on, _ ime, Bankers, Bay aon is commori ‘practice. Delayed. payments. by —_ w contractors ~ Arafat ‘TUNIS (Reiter) — The’ “top military council of the Palestine ’ Liberation Organization has: expelled — five officers, including chairman Yasser Arafat's chief opponent Abu Musa, in what ‘diplomatic sources ‘way. was a bid to break _ Yssident factions within the srganization.. ‘The Palestinian Supreme Ailitary Council met in— ‘unis on Tuesday and . fecided unanimously to xpel the officers, the ‘alestinian news agency Festival Notes 14 Imthis:land of rio intome “tax; ministers have ‘even raised the possibility of :. -imposing taxes to cover the - Budget deficit, : ‘this - year Government departments. forecast’ at a record | i. 5 _ billion. *, Oil, lifeblood of: ‘the 12-- year-old federation of seven . desert sheikdoms, js still .. being pumped at a rate, of close ta .1.1 million barrels a day, ° OIL PRICE DROPS : But that compares with a ‘peak of close to two million’ - ‘ barrels not long ago. The world oll glut has also sliced : the price. : To many ‘outside the country, the. problems of financing an economy of 1.2-" - million people - with ~$30 million a day | in oil Income © * aecepted léss .’ eas -’ should have," nhe toda } conferencd Would not agen; tne diel. But in ‘bp Emir, ‘ates and ‘particularly in. Abu Dhabi, the largest emirate and biggest oil producer, ‘there is a feeling the country has among expelled — WAFA night. Two “the,” officers represented small factions ‘in’ thé - organization dominated by Arafat's Fateh movement, Abu Musa led. rebels within : Fatah. 4 The ousted factions ver ‘the’ pro-Libyan .- Popular Front: for the: Liberation of Palestine-General Comm- mand, or PFLP-GC, led by ‘Ahmed Jibril and the pro-. Syrian Palestinian Popular Struggle Front, or: -PPSF, of Samir Ghoche, the sources ‘The entry deadline for the Pacific: Northwest Music ‘eatival-is fast approaching. The festival will be held farch 5to 17this coming year because the spring break for schools occurs earller than usual, Consequently, the entry late has been moved ahead a week.’ - Copies of the Official Syllabus and entry forms inay be: sbtained from the Secrétary, P.O, Box 454, Terrace, B cu VeG 4B5 upon request by mail. Entries for all classes must be delivered or mailed to ‘the said Wednesday . Secretary on the Official Entry Form ‘together with the Entry Fee asindicated in the Syllabus, postmarked no later than Jan. 7. No entries will be accepted. unless accompanied by fee, Entries not fully completed will be deemed ineligible and returned to the sender complete with entry fee, Boch entry form must list other: classes entered. whether - individual] or ensemble. . Conflicting class times will . ‘be avoided if possible but thia cannot be guaranteed. . ONCE AN ENTRY HAS. BEEN ACCEPTED. THERE WILL BE NO REFUND OF ENTRY FEE. .2 = The Pacific Northwest Music Festival will be offering a $300 scholarship to.a past or. present competitor in the - festival, This student must be carrying on their education at a recognized post secondary institution. plication forms are avallable in the REM Lee Theatre lobby during Festival or by contacting the Secretary. ‘This application must be received by the awards committee on ot before noon of March 16. Olga Power, -gchool board with a beautiful handcrafted lecturn-podium. ‘The school board has always supported the festival in that all activities take place in-school buildings. Without their help the music festival wouldn’t be as successful as It is. The executive of the festival appreciates their continued support and has presented this podium - hand crafted by Jim Callanan of Terrace - a6 a “thank you” to the board of School District 88. ... a Vole ne gee president of the Pacific Northwest Music © Festival recently presented Lavern Hislop, chairman of the said. The two other officers. belong to. the Palestirie © Liberation Army. and: lead anti-Arafat units controlled by . the Syrian’ Defence Ministry. _ population, suffered - because of its commitment to the ¢ OPEC “cartel, . Under