é SERA Page 2, The Herald, dais May 7, 1982 ve , Published, “every ‘weekday at ‘yon, ‘kati Street, Terrace, BC . “ adVertising'Sales; OSs "Terrace — ‘David Hamilton « an - Staff Wiiters. Photogra phers: i “Mike Howlett an _Reteplion-Classified: . ta a oy” Carolyn Gibson. A 7 ao - Circulation: | - a ne * Marla Taytor . ah on : 2 NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT - 2” The Herald retains full, complete and sole copyright - _ inany advertisement produced: ‘andor any editorial” - ‘or photographic cantert- published in the Herald, ~ Reproduction Is not. permitted without the written permission of the Publisher: - : _ ‘Grim prospects ‘OTTAWA (CP) — The bubbly ‘enthusiasm that marked’. the signing last fall of rich energy . agreements. between Ottawa and the producing provinces has dissipated, largely because of a ‘slide in world oil. prices and weak demand. L a ; -pagne toasts now faces the. grim prospect. of taking in 3 billions of dollars léss In petroleum revenue than expected. The agreements, -predicated on world. oil prices rising | each year two percentage points higher than: inflation, «projected total, petroleum revenue of $240.5 billlon’’ for’ * Ottawa, the producing. ‘Pravinces and the industry by the end of 1806, _ Industry was.to get $104:8 billion, ‘Ottawa $61. billion and ss ‘Share of $64.3 billion. ~ ._ The collapse of the $13, S-billion’ Alsands, oil’sands project — _ last week and the decision to delay for.two years the Alaska * natural: gas: pipeline show, the ‘soft’ crude oi]’ market is ’ playing havoc’ with the vending ‘Plans of oil and, abs . companies. zoe critics don’t stop there. * taken against foreign-owned petroleuni firms has ruined investor confidence in Canada ang ieft companies Strapped. “far cash lo make major invest “The prpblems of biting olf big hunks now - -it's just, not ‘in the cards,''. said Peter’ Stautt, vice-president of. ex-, = ploration for Imperial Oi], Ltd., which haa shelved in- - iz definitely its $12-billion hesivy-oil project at Cold Lake, Alta, oa SSRN TST TE Ms pie to finance, a major part of its* $80-biltion economic | 2° development strategy during the next, tive wyears:and Help. reduce its staggering deficit ‘of more than $13 billion. . About $18 billion was to be devoted to implementing the national energy program's: ‘goal: of achieving. oil self- ° sufficiency: within the decade with.a petroleum: ind sry ‘increasingly owned and. controlled by Caiiadians. ™t NY A CRORES AEM ~~ projections were serambling ‘for cover this. week when pressed fo cough up new figures, but: some private . forecasters say Ottawa’ 'Srevenues could! be down, $20 billion _ or more from expectations. ne The agreements’ allow the price af oil produced from ° price of oll imported. to Montreal, now stuck at about $42 a. . barrel ve The wellhead price of al discovered before Jan. 31, 19a, won't be allowed to exceed 75: ‘per. cent of the-world price, a RANANIRNTRTREE ‘production declining for lack of. demanii, industry's profits *° ” are slumping and governments can’t cash in as mich as' had been hoped on royaltiés-and taxes; . Whether Canadian consumers benefit from lower world. oil prices remains to be seén, Gasoline and heating bills * could be-lower than the 60.cents a litre, or $3.50 a gallon, ..' ~pfetlicted for 1986,, but. consumers could get hit elsewhere, : aN. sree gi inabind. °:: tee g° With the option of i intreading income (axes ruled out in a ro time ‘of massive layofis and tumbling. profits. in’ mos sec- “ e tora, tha government could be forced to cut substantially .? federal and social services, one Liberal insider sald: : if Informetrica Ltd.,.a private economic ‘research flem; ‘has: %. said the government's take could be between $22 billion afd, = $30 billion less than’ expected if the soft rude, oil ‘market AE ‘deteriorates further, =, . oe Meanwhile, the ‘Origanlatition’ of: ‘Petroleum: Exporting * okt Countries has moved to cut productiondn, a bid to’ maintain ’ % dts base. oll price of: ‘about “$0 Canadian.a ‘parrel.’ e - But’ chances ‘of world prices rising to the $77 a. barrel: « -% forecast in the energy agreements by. July 7, 1986, are’in- -. Be creasingly. slim: linless there * ‘Is ‘a’ “major’ blowup ‘ in: ‘the. ” A E Middle East: oy exporting countries commit ‘themselves to. “f dramatic production cuts. . : =. an lec “A | -fetters' We come. 4] the Herald wetcémés | readers coniménts.. m. @ | letiePs tathe editor of gertéral public interest will be > ‘ef. ‘printed. They should be submitted 49° hours in ad-— . 4 _ vince of desired publication date. We do, however, ae oe retain the: right ié refuse to print-lelers on grounds” Pe ete possible (Ibel or bad taste. We may also edit” - ak. letters_for, styte and length. All idtHters 46-be con. +9 oor “sidered-tor- -publication.:must be. signed. It Is -Im: ae 3 | | possible to print a ‘letter sUpmitted within 24 haurs: a ae 1 |: of desired publicatton date, - re a a * “dlsappointed “Sports: ‘ Don Schaffer . “responding :to people, Palin The jovial crew that celebrated those deals with cham- | — tor another, ”- “the provinces $74.7 billion, with Alberta garnering thelion’s High interest rates - ‘and, inflation have “added to everybody’ 's: problems, although industry and government ; They say ‘greedy taxation policies and punitive action 7 - Otlawa was relying heavily on, its share of the petroleum “ - newly discovered oil and oil-sands production to rise-to the, a ‘With. the “world price: remaining . flat. and domestic .~ Economists and fe federal officials agree the government is” : “jeeping a wary. eye on the. , CADGARY {CP}, SCalindians . ~ Govgrament's long-awaited . » majer’ Canada | ‘Pension’ reforms. are id, whip just finished. ‘a book ‘an’ the ‘effect: d:the National . Energy’ Program, Banting ‘said... ce ig: ‘lim. opposed to major reforms’ to. ‘the, Canada Pension’ Plan. °. : Welfare policy at the University. of. Calgary. _promised penston reform will be.the “policy issue of the - “prepared to do battle with Ontario and three or four other - province4, there will not be major changes.” a ~~ He pre icted;é as Begin has, both employee and employer contin into the CPP will be iriereaded ‘whenever ho ‘the f al. ane epg, will: fede to. “likely ‘going: to be. fe says a brofessar tam Queen's University in: federal-provincial rélationa on social services in Canada, aie Ottawa faces too much apposition from the. provinces, : * whieh pension reforms should have priority, a et was “used up" in its fight over ithe ean’ © chaneé of them. declaring war. on. the provinces . ‘And war. is: just’ about what it would be, he: sald;- give” tarlo,: ‘British: Columbia’ and ‘Alberta. all’ appear’ to be. ms “Banting; on’ a. two-year, ‘research leave from’ the * a University of British Columbia, was interviewed following © -an ‘address. to’ other academics and government ~ bureaucrats attending. a conference on provincial: soclal He ‘said federal Health Minister -Moniqua Begin 1 has 1980s,'" But he warned unless the federal government Is: oe earnings m ‘which. pensions” are Tased. - But Banting warned that Ojtawa will not ‘adopé sasything | oT drastic as what the Canadian Labor Congress hag called ‘have: ‘advocated; Independent : ‘pensions fe “housewives. ‘Labor leaders and feminists have esi vnabie to agreeon - Spectal, "Therefore, they have failed to mount a ‘strong. lobby’ lorce againat other groups which want the coun ‘peneion syatem, rather than the CPP, to play: ; tole. jn ‘providing retirement income.’ My * Ontario has ‘traditionally led: the: flights galnst, an “ex: panded public pension system, saying the fob can largely be” handled by the private ‘sector, Banting. said: Th care Existing legislation governing pensions stipulates. major. -- Changes cannot take place unless there §s: agreement . among two-thirds ofthe. provirices, representing two- thirds of the population... Ontario can usually block all rmiajor reforms since. it . pepresents. about one-third of the Canada’s population, he ‘Baid, -.: _ The only’ way ‘it “could be foreed ¢ or “embarassed!” ‘into ‘supportirig drastic changés.to the CPP, lq if every other province. joined Ottawa against-Ontario. .. © 8.2 - Political opinion within the province. woitld then pressure "Premier Bill. Davis’ 8 government into falling into 0 fine, he wid a ; “ 1 my: 1s “ eee - Music aids behavioral goals . MONTREAL: (CP) — ‘Elght-year-old David learned io. beat the ‘drums and tinker on the piano’ last ‘fall, but. his: ; _teacher. doesn't care. if he masters those instruments. The music is a medium through which to.achieve certain behavioral goals set for the autistic child, Bays” Darlene | ‘ Berringer, a Montreal music therapist. - _ Autism-is characterized by impaired apeech, a tendency ‘to echo rather than comprehend language and. problems in David is one of' the autistic children participating in an “after-school ‘program: called Giant Steps established ‘by Berringer last September at a West-end church. « She cites David as an’ example of how music therapy can : break through the barriers: of autism. certain sounds or gbjects. foe . “Initially, David spent most of his” time ‘playing “ilth string,”’ Bays Berringer,. a “teacher of music. ‘therapy at Concord.. University here,. "He was totally withdrawn and not interested in anyone | around. He would break objects ‘and he was diffiéult to - ' teach as he kept going from one special education teacher Autistic children sometimes’ exhibit fascination with _ on the drums, he would imitate, mo, . Music therapists are ‘also involved in such fields ‘AB. psychiatry, gerontology, palliative care, and rehabilitation - ‘of the physically handicapped. é “Muale therapy is the use of music:to provide a stepping. "stone for improvement in a client with emotional, meatal, physical or behavioral problems," ‘says’ Fran Herman, - president of the’ nine-year-old. Canadian Assoclation for “ Music Therapy. Ss Herman, ‘a music therapist at the Oniario Crippled ~ ‘Children’s Centre in Teronto, says the techniques used by. _ therapists vary. according to the special needs cand per: . sonality of the individual. ; _ “Tecan have 10. ‘different styles during the course of a day and I will do something diferent with every kid I see," " ‘she says. . “T'll have the chitdren inime or ‘act out situations that will. “give them some of the release that I feel they need because. ,, their disabilitiés make them so isolated,"-., ~~ . Herman describes a session. in exploring the “eoncent of. " freedom’ with-children suffering front ‘cerebral palsy, a. . disease which-damages the brain and alfects the normal - - functioning of paris of the body. for: a dotibling pf benefits, or what some women's groups .. t's atvale ° eatitied: ‘Hard “Choices, contains ‘epme . serious’ misin., | Letters to” E =the ator eas tibe! | B 7a ~ \ letter appearing in the May 4 lane. of’ your. eager, | formation about the aborticn issue facing Canadiang. I feel” - “some ‘misleading. statements in ‘the letter must"be ad. * dregsed if an intelligent and informed deciston is to, De Tae “ol ‘thls deeply emotional and: deyisive issue. Pe Cy {Before 1980 abortion. under. any: elreumstances: was. illegal in Canada” - in fact is tliat prior. to 1969. therapeutic . abortlony were routinely. performed in Canadian: hoapltais -where the life of the mother was directly endangered by the.. - continuation of her pregnancy :(.e,, tubal pregancy,-, cancerous. womb, etc.). In most of these situations the -- death of the unborn child was the Indirect ‘side-effedt.of surgery essential to save the mother’s life. But in the late 1960s liberal abortion, for reasons of: social expedience was ‘Manned, coordinated. and introduced - throughout -many ” countries, in almoat {dentical form. “It is-this fact of ‘nbon tion - for convenience or ‘socio-economic Considerations - which is being. ‘challenged in the courts, pod . An implied “right, to ‘abortion ‘won, by ‘Canadian . women in’ the- 1969 ‘amendments to Section 251 of the Criminal Code - the fact la that no Buch “right has, does or " ever will exist. The réason Is thatthe Criminal Code does not confer. rights; it. metely lists those - acts which pariiament. onsiders criminal and lays out) the penalties, Subsections (1) and (2) of Section 251-cle call abortiona ‘B. ‘punishable:criminal offence. However, subsections (4) {o -.(7)-of the same section remove the penalty provided that certain rules and procedures have been followed. It would ~ be more-accurate to say that abortion under these cir- eumstances has been ‘decriminalized, The misun- derstanding: ‘created by Ms, Orrick’s letter is that abortion isa woman's “basic right”. But the “right to, kit” can never be enshrined ac a just principle of society because it contradicts the foundational right to life ofall human n beings "bora or. unborn, @ “4 return to the days of back atid bittchers’! - the horrors referred to in Ms, Orrick’s letter were indeed real ". endugh 10 to 15 years ago, although the reported number of . deaths. from iMlegal abortions were admittedly unfactual ° ‘and highly inflated. ' -However, the, technology of abortion “WES revolutionized int 1970-with the'widespread introduction | ‘of suction curretage with the regult that the risk from a _ legal or an illegal abortion is virtually the’ same. . In- tellectual honesty compells us to see. the Speclous. a eoathanger” argument ai as invalid and absolete. » To establish contact with the child, Beringer “vent: into his world" by playing. with a piece of string, making -it go faster and higher -until: David began to notice’ aid imitate. ‘Learning to imita'e is one step | towards coming into . contact with the real world. “If he went éo the drums, then I Would go to the drums and nope that when I did omen “viedoRtA: (cP) = u ‘portant and should. have the choice to: remain‘ in| those - traditional roles, says B. C.'s newest deputy minister, Isabel Kelly, who will be responsible for women’s. opportunities. “Ihave some. fear, based’ on my. experience ‘in the’ _homemaker program; that as we foclis on: opportunities far - women to advance in the executive- and professional field, - - we tend to downgrade a lot of people who play a most im- - portant role in ‘our. society," Kelly said following an- nauncement’ 'Thuraday of her _ Sppaintinent- as” deputy minister ‘of labor... "T would want to be sure that while we encourage people ; to have thie opportunity to move inld non-traditional roles or - Federal energy officials working: on. revised revenue . advdfice, that we doi't‘put down those petiple who work happily (at home) and without wham our society could not jot? Pa The’ éa-year-old Belfast native said her role wilt provide a ; “foo al point and will in fact heighter the. e profile of women ‘8 > programs within government.” - . Recession dying? HOT SPRINGS, Va. (AP) A; group . of. the. _ top - bugtness executives in the, " United States said today: the "1981-82. recession. ‘is finally : dying, ‘although ,the pain‘ of low. profits. and, -high: imemployment will Unger a ~- while longer,” ~The exéculives also” were ~ -released today. by*. the. - Business Council,’a group of - ~- about 200 leaders of major U.S. corporations. . have tended to err on the optimistic side recently, «+ “example,” a” fourth-quarter. end to “the sluggishness” of the. US. eoonomy.- boo budget “battle” © in: - we Washington, conceimed that government deficits soaring "above $100 -billion ‘could “The geonsintsts are “unanimous in believing that - we will not ‘fall. into ‘a - * make for a puny recovery. secession,” Said, that report, “The ‘overall teen A issued at the start of what economic: recovery. now appears: to have “been *. beginning’.in the: current *the: _recesblon’s pril-June: quarter - _ was ; Guarter. Te ~ Women in traditional roles are im : "The group's economists : forecasting last October, for . worst : —_ improvised “musle- on the piano,” “he Bays. The children had to imagine they were whales swimming in the ocean and that suddenly they were caught. When the music . changed —as a sudden surge of sound — it meant they had freed themselves. . noe pa “Through their. imaginations, we are’ able to take them beyond their disabilities, ” 7 ARNT Sa avenue woke ! cribs “ne Wedd we NT fit M4 - Traditional roles important ° “It’s important thet we ‘examine’ ‘the hiring ‘and promotional practices in the public servieo,,. sald Kelly, a ‘former soclal‘worker. ° . . _. She agrees: there ‘are Tot: enough women rising to-the - upper. ranks of Management, but does not think itis entirely _ because of discrimination. ; “Although J certainly can be critical: of the nuraber of women it high positions within government, because | there - _,aren’t very many of us, I ‘also know::from my own, ex-" . _ perience in hiring that there are: usually. very few. women, “applying for senior positions.” © , . ““It'is is very important ‘that-women be encouraged to. gat Into the field and take a. crack.at‘jobs.""0 Do. tad, what she tafls the invisible group of women. - . These.are women who are:for the most part. in’ their‘. “middle years dnd who are finding it difficult to re-enter the - -work force or lack the akill to transfer to. other ‘pbs, and . Who: ‘often’ ‘are alone. 7 Kelly’ 8 salary of: $06,900 willy not be. increased because of « ., the freeze on wages for senior civil servants while they are : being . reviewed* under the -Bovertiment’s controversial. reatraints program. Cae ~ Bot. she currently earns more than most: male deputy. ministers ‘and the lone‘other ‘female; Jill Bodkin. of. .Con- - - sumer. and Corporate. Affairs, who make $65,500 , - Labor Minister Jack Heinrich said her mandate’ wil beto develop. policy +to- encourage. opportunities for: wamed, * research and moniter- the. participation of women. in’ thes - Tabi force and publicize these. ie to's and trends. - ” He said he also. wants the. barrié¥e to women's full dar = ticipation ‘in the labor force to be identified dnd initiatives’ - designed to, eliminate ‘the: ‘problem. , : - Kelly became B.C’'s first cé-ordinator. ‘ofthe ‘Meals. on. Wheels program in. 1987, having established. that program . in Manitoba... 3 = ‘In 1973, she became. rs ‘cine ‘wit. ihe. Human. . Resources Ministry on the’ development of Meals on Wheels _ ‘anid Komemaker ‘services throughout: the: province, ‘and - became executive director. of the province's Jong-term care | _ Program in 1977. She. was # appointed assistant t deputy fn: _ Other concerns she has’ includé ‘the conditions ind op-" pértunitles available for immigrant women in the province, ’ ineue of tle for women in Canada? . a 1 wept Monte __Salety . ‘Week. you Bion. - 19) aiidood Bh age te i eat ee “haiti We nbirrt “16 the Editor,, . Each year approximately 1,200 ‘Canadian children under 15 years of age lose thelr. lives in accidents. A much: larger ‘ mumber are hospitalized because of serious-Injuries'and far” “To many of those are handicapped for life, This is a very ~ heavy price to pay for accidents that! are 60 often ‘Preven: table, "i - The Canada Safety Council ‘continuously works | to reduce ‘the number of accidents involving children by a variety of special safety programs and campaigns. The best known of ‘these is Child Safety Wetk. which is always held throughout - Canada ‘from May 1 to 7. It is a safety information, and - . Awareness campaign and this. year Its emphasis, is. being , focused on schools. Tam pleased to invite all Cariadiains to support child Safety Week within t their coni munities and te do everything possible throughout the year to.keep our children safe from aceldental injuries. Much can be ‘accomplished | by the Betting of good éxamples for children to follow and by. being - -Sonstantly aware of th the need od at special vigilance and care. a Ed Schreyer » Governor General of Canada © Work trou ble “To the Editor: ae - Once again, we have been eraciealty reminded of safely ‘problems in the construttion Industry. The regent collapse" ‘of the bridge’in Illinois has whderlined the: concerns of constuction ‘workers over ihe attention being pald to‘our, well-being, As_in earlier. incidents in Vancouver’. ‘and - Calgary, fe: work designed. rs one’ particular, f first ‘has : * Sollapsed. : . . The sntooshiztion: ‘of more. stringent t regulations byt the: “NCB in this province:Is long: ‘overdue, - In this case, the’ “board, is-to be commended: ag Tew: regulations are "now in. force, ° -These new “yegulations have been attacked by the em- .. ployers, through the .B:C. -Cénstruetion’. Association. ~ Somehow fhey seem ‘to feet that there can be: a ‘price at _ tached | tolife, ~~ The only response that we. e Ban make to the association is... -thebel with y ou. Our lives are yeetty bloody impartant. uo : cr. - Yours tratérnally, - _ Paul Johnston arr cc cs ae on tf. tox ‘1800- ° “thaw Wacken