at HOLT IED Ba "% re i Co ie ~ lair PRIVINCIAL LIBRARY "ARLIAMENT BLOGS VICTORIA BC \. po Serving the Progressive Northwest ) (TERRACE \ High 3 \. ~ Weather Generally Cloudy. Low -2 _, » VOLUME 72 NO, 323 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1978 | Guard Held Captive Over Ninety Hours DOKUHESTER, N.B. (CP) —A guard taken hostage by two armed mers at the max- imum security prison ‘here has been held longer than any other guard au ofr incidents at e@ penitentiary, or Ross’ Monk said Wed- nesday. But this community of 1,00 is accepting the incident much more calmly than in the past, Mayor Monk, a health care. officer at the nitentiary, said in an - interview. ’ Guard Hugh Maloney -. was seized last Saturday prisoners Edgar Roussel and Bertrand Janvier. His 90 hours of captivity exceeds the 27 hours a prison worker was held hostage in 1976, That Incident ended peacefully. Mayor Monk noted there is. concern. for Maloney's safety in the community but the village does not feel the same tension it did twice last’ year when prison stalf members were held hostage. Meanwhile, Andre Veniot, a spokesman for the penitentlary service, said prison officcals met Wednesday afternoon for about 90 minutes with Roussel and Janvier with no apparent results, . “They discussed the same things over and over again,” Veniot said. The prisoners still Progressive 7 " CKON- SERVATIVE MP Sin- ‘Stevens said Twesday hia party call’ a national. referen- dum on capital punish- ment if it wins the next _ federal election. . Stevens § (PC-York- Simcoe)’ was speaking at the nomination meeting of Conservative MP Dean Whiteway, Stevens said party leader Joe Clark has to-abide by the results of the reteren- dum, even though Clark, capital shment, ’ The ment | abolished capital ' punishment almost two years ago in a free Com- mon's vote. Only a few militar retain. crimes still e penal gore ate ora avo capita i hment issue during e-1974 federal election " eau never ederal govern- ty: ; Stevens said the © licy of not makeng Beals KILLED TWICE Roussel, 31, is serving deuble lite terms for killing-two men after he estaped from prison in 1974 with Richard Blass who was later killed in a shootout with police. Janvier, 25, was transferred here in 1976 after he participated in a hostage- incident at Laval penitentiary in Montreal. Both are natives of Quebec. _ Mayor Monk. said that . during previous incidents he tioned. by villagers estion who wanted ta know what was going on. or I’ve seen two people .. and one as me about water ‘and sewer, and the other about a dam that we'ra He aid the reason for the calmer approach was two-fold— the community was aware that about 70 r cent of the staff have d training in handling such incidents and most people now knew what to t. a ts the community had learned that in- formation released to the media by the penitentiary service gave a rea- sorably accurate picture of what was ha . alonk said 80 per cent of the families here were related to ‘someone working at the prison. — . “This 1s.a prison town," sald SW vy: . Pie 0. - Gaia Punishment REDUCE SPENDING -The party's: finance critic added that. the Conservatives | would reduce - government spending, cut taxes and. - cramalat ‘private en- ¢ . terprise. They would also reduce te. the size of the civil ser- ed through attrition, he 8a o “About 25,000. ‘civil servants leave _ the . government each year, If - we.were to leave all these jobs open, we would save more than $500: million per year.” me , Stevens said’ a Con- servative. government would lift restrictive taxation on businesses in an effort to spur. -in- creased productivity. . “Our cardinal policy is to, restore the “iree ‘en- terprise system as the driving force innthe econ- omy and make a massive cut into the government: tegulation of your life,” said Stevens. = ‘Wednesday . by. - Cullen, federal’ minister Iona Campagnolo will be the: "federal for’ minor: basketball. representative at the offical. opening .of: the Northern B.C. Winter Games, Friday evening, in Prince George. Here she is seen in the photo, above, with the president of the National “a oar do A $96.2-nillion’ -ogram to create an chlireated 60,000 summer jobs: for . students in federal de. partments across Canada and to place more thar 250,000. students, in positions in the private. sector was announcec of’. employment _. and immigralion. } The summer employment program will offer job op portunities in’ yariour. government fields, such ordinate the activities of the: 10 federal. depart- Bud . 4s ‘in ‘the’ past, the youth ° Canadian Basketball Association, Frinck Butler, at the Annual Baskethon campaign to raise funds . _ Summer Students. resigned as touriam in national parks, wildlife. manage- ment and health-care orgénizations, - 4 ’ Canada. Employment and Immigration . Commission - will co- ments participating “in the. program. TPT aber commission also will ‘operate about 300 Canada anpower. centres for students to help place students. in jobs in. the private and public sector. by Elaine Fleischmann der joint Morton and . Brian Koven, the Terrace Little Theatre is whipping up some light, colourful, new ¢éf- tertainment for its [Spring audiences. ses and Kisses is the ‘Iname of the variety show now in rehearsal andsoon opening. What is different about.{t? - The entire evenings presentation will be From the 1890's. This Includes melodrama, songs from that ‘era, dances that were then popular; recitations, comedy routines and burlesque which . may have been performed in 19th century revues. ‘What were the gay 2 This was when direction of the Ken Hisses and Kisses Sleeping Beauty (1800) ‘and Swan Lake (1885) brought classical ballet to a high “med across: European 8 and. the Can Can. hit Paris and from 1844 onwards became a feature of music halls . and operettas. | In‘ 1889 ‘Adolf Hitler was born War. | ada, last spike of the Pacific. Railway was driven on. November 7, 1885, nine before Riel was under the firat French Canadian Prine | Minister, Wilfrid Laurier, — Prosperity returned after a long Peter Tchalkgwsky’s depression and the most__ dance steps_ of Vick! int;'- when - Isadora ‘Duncan’ ‘stor- tages in a loose tunic, - -exciting .mauurestation of new times was the Klondike Gold. Rush’ 1897; So. there was about. And now, it’s. your turn to come and join in . the singing of a few old | songs. You don’t know any? How about '‘A Bicycle Built for Two?”. “Bird in a Gilded Cage”, ‘Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo”. Th So.come and. enjay a few melodramas; where " good is good and bad is. orrid. Feel free to ‘- cheer, your favourite - hero and “express. your distate towards your local villain. Sing along, ‘if you wish, with Joan ‘Spencer’s choruses. Sway with the plano ‘playing of Mao Neale. ' And follow the lively _ these sketches: (please plenty to. be : cheerful colour of another dme.¥ fo Winter Games | reduced -rate of $2.00, this night for students) |. ‘Winter $4.00 for adulta and $3.00 Parviainan’s choreography. won't - You ve to. analyze don’t). We irivite you to leave your intellect ‘at home this time and sit back and: ‘soak ‘in: the Performances are in: the... Terrace. Little: Theatre (Kalum-.. | Soucie) at 6:00 p.m. on urs to Sat. Feb, 9 to 11, Mon, Feb: 14 (special: and Thurs. to Sat. Feb,-1: 16 to 18: Advance tickets can be cbtained at. McColl Realty (Kalum-Park, 635-6131), for -students. Fun ‘for everyone," Don't...be disappointed, Get your. tickets soon. Seating is limited. ne Py. States is remote,; ° Monday night; Cam- ‘ pagnolo will be speaking at the official opening of the All Native Basketball Games in -Prince -Rupert. She will be in Terrace late Saturday night, All day Sunday, inKitimat, Tuesday (with Labour Minister John Munro) and in Terrace Tuesday: night: See various articles this page. Cullen. said”. .the government is relying on the private’ sector to provide’ the largest number of summer. jobs for students. - “Organizations like the ‘chambers of commerce and the. boards of trade ‘have been very helpful in . the :past by encouraging their: members - to: students through “our — employment centres," he said in a statement. “But it is also .im- portant’ that students work hardat finding their own jobs,” he said, they must be flexible enoug in accepting the kinds of jobs. available to them.” Cullen’s statement was ‘released by his con- stituency office. Cullen is the: Liberal MP for Sarnia-Lambton riding. ' "PrimeMinister Pierre Trudeau. will be arriving. in Prince +» George today to attend the Northern B.C. ' Games. © However, his itinerary ‘does not..include his attendance at the offical 0 ceremonies of e ames Friday night. ae udeau . will be at- tending a — special reception at the main ball room of the Inn of the North, tonight, a t 5 “Fox Francis FoxyLiberal MP. ’ who resigned.as solicitar-. général Monday, made a statement Wednesday to ‘Ontario Justice officials about signing a hospital document in the name of a lover’s husband. | No decision has been made on whether Fox will be prosecuted and none is likely before next week at. ‘the earliest, Ontario At- McMurtry. said “in ‘Tororito. « - . Meanwhile, an in- vestigation by senior Ontario Provincial Police Fox . made _his statement .here to Rod McLeod, assistant deputy . P® attorney-general, - | another chief justice officer and’ two ‘senior OPP officers, &- provin- cial spokesman said. ~ .™m, Accompany the e Minister from Ottawa is Iona Cam- pagnolo, Minister of State, Fitness — and Amateur Sport and. MP. for the federal riding of: ‘Skeena, in which ce | George is contained. _ Following — tonight's reception, the Prime Minister will address a public meeting at 7:30, is will be the major speech of his entire estern. tour, ~ “The 4 In: Montreal, the ‘head - of the:firm which impc apres : mercury son week afer’ ‘they ’ gontaminated MP, Here Sunday Accompanied by Skeena MP Iona Cam- pagnolo, Federal Labour Minister John Munro i be in Kitimat, Tuesday, where he will be attending meeting with organizations. various local Jabour ere will be a meeting with CASAW, Pulp and Paper Workers Union from Eurocan, an pany of Canada. officials of the Aluminum Com- © e two ministers - Munro and Campagnolo - : will also be attending a No-Host luncheon at the _ Kitimat Hotel in their honour, where she will _ introduce the Labour minister to members of her riding. tee, still, Campagnolo will head for Terrace, where she is scheduled Tuesday night to give a speech at the regular meeting of e Northern Branch of the Professional Engineers of British Columbia af the Bavarian Inn. Then...back to Ottawa. Mercuried oranges . Poisons Dutch kids - Western Europe issued pea-size quanuty: oi an alert Wednesday for mercu: Israeli-grown oranges part o with mercury in sold to grocery stores. in Arab- the central industrial ison purported: e fruit was a consignment _ Palestinian’ scheme to ecty of Darmstadt. sabotage Israel's economx. The Palestine | _ oranges was stop trading companies: or The sale of Israeli by Liberation Organization supermarkets in several ‘denied that any Pale- stinians were responsible as claimed in a letter to - the Dutch and West. German . governments and signed with the name Canada. or * the ‘United resident of . Fisher . Brother's Inc., said’ there - imported since 1976, and ; since 1976, and. the next shipment, direct from: Israel, will ‘not: arrive in Halifax ‘until. Feb.20, 02 7.0? ; ‘Five Dutch. children _ were sent to hospital with ” ig last ate’ ‘oranges, ‘the Dutch health ministry: reported. Doctora pumped out the chil- en's stomachs and sent the he sters home a few days later. nh ‘FOUND IN GERMANY / In West Germany, © police discovered a Jafia orange containing “‘a - oranges European countries and as far. away as G ; Belgium, Switzerland, West Germany, Norway and Finland ordered tests of Jaffa oranges. - Health officials said ‘ab Revolutionary. on their remaining stocks — ‘fruit a bitter: taste, they added. - rae _ Aletter addressed to 18 y ang claimed that the ‘Jaffa: : had: beer poiganed “during ine c operations © feracl” forall officials: said this was not possible: - hecause the fruit would have spoiled in transit. Citrus fruit ‘is one of- nisrael's major exports; and $172 million -worth was shipped: abroad in 1976, mostly. to ‘Western Europe. West Germany is one of Israel's largest customers and imports 40.000 tons annually, . . 4 . Lo. : P ve Bar Mum of Fox THE Quebec Bar. Association will not say if any investigation. is Janned into the case of ormer solicitor-general Francis Fox. on The association has the . wer to initiate its own investigation and impose sanctions on Fox" even though he may. never .be charged with an offence. But ‘bar. spokesman Claude Boisvert: -said today any investigation of Trudeau at eee: and he cannot even say if there has been a com-' plaint. Fox announced — his resignation in the Commons Monday, after admitting that a married woman with. whom he was having an affair - Justice There will be a meeting of the Terrace Justice Council on Feb. 21st at 7:30 p.m. at Skeena Room Terrace Hotel, to ‘which; the’ public is not which, only invited - but ia urged . there may be nothing may: be open to ci became pregnant anu ~‘thatin order for her to ‘ob- tain an abortion he signed the name of her husband ona hospital. admission document, ne A Toronto lawyer says that since a husband’s signature is not required by law for an abortion, ille- gal in such action, but + action. “The. bar’s disciplinary committee acts on complaints that have been first investigated by its trustee. If the lawyer is found guilty of conduct contrary to the association’s code of eth- ies, sanctions ranging from reprimand to disbarment for life may be imposed. by founding members, if at all possible,. to attend. _According to. Rosem Native Courtworker, it is. hoped that out of this. meeting. an All-Native | Justice Council, aa ‘the: were .. lin ; North “Aanerioan’ nrarketigiekcury “somewhere - th Be dathe poss y of Envope and: that. all: the.” . poisoned fruit rea tainted fruit: had: visible ary: 1 a |