‘victoria, B.C.

Monday, March.7, 1983 =

Kohl sweeps. polls

“BONN (Reuter) — Chancellor Helmut Kohl’ returned to
power by almost half the electorate in’ Sunday’s. Weat
:German polls, tackles’ potential (trouble. tofday within his
own government... ‘. ve

- Kohi’s ‘Christian . Democratic: Union and: its Bavarian,

“victory which raised their share of the vote to 48.8 per cent
from ‘the 44.5 per cent they achieved four:yeare ago. -

But their failure to gain-an absolute majority left-them
still dependent on their Free Democratic coalition partners,
a. situation. that. promised trouble. over. the sharing of
. Cabinet posts within the centre-right alliance, - -

:, Franz Josef : Strauss,. the~ leader of’ the’: - right-wing
Christian Soclal Union, has let itbe known through his party
that he wants: to ‘wrest’ the foreign ministry from Free.
Po democratic. party. Chairman Hans-Dietrich Genscher, -

_ Intends to keep the. post he has held for 11 years.
Strauss. Dies to-Bonn today-from his base in Munich to -
- dlisgiaes the post-election’ situation with Kohl. He is expected,
_ to préss. for greater representation for his Christian Social -
‘Union, ‘
_. dGenscher’s party? contributed « $3. of the. 244: ‘seats the |
© coalition of Christian Democratic. Union and the Christian
+ Seelal Union possesses,.while ‘the Free, Democratic party’
> lost ground to ‘emerge with S4 seats against the 53 it held in
_ the'last parliament. oo
Political: cbservers- expect, a flerce. battle to ‘develop:
within’ the coalition, with the Free ‘Democrats (perhaps
4 clinging to the foreign. ministry. at the ‘expense of one or

_ ~“more:of the other three. portfolios it. commands.. :

The portiollos ave the Economics Ministry; held. by Otto
‘La isdorff; the Agriculture Ministry, by Josef Ertl; and

Justice Ministry, by: ‘Hands Engelhard, = |

_ defected to Kohl's conservative bloc last September, ©
“ a “The Social Democrats’ share of fhe vote, dropped to 38.2
~ per-cent from 42.9, leaving them with: 193 against ‘their «
"> previous ry parliamentary’ seats, ee

The: ‘most dramatic event, apart from tlie conservative
landslide: was generally. considered ‘to be’ thé. ‘feat of the
environmentalist Greens in gaining 5.6 per cent: of the yote
‘to. enter ‘the. Bonn parliament for the first time... |

par .

‘Thetr leaders expreived regret that the Social Democrats
” fad not done better and made it. possible for the Gieens to
* co-operate with ‘them in toppling Kohl's government, .
But: they promised their suppotters ‘that | they!) would’
continue campaigning in parllament and ‘in.the streets to
‘keep NATO's U S, Pershing 2 and cruise missiles off West. .
Germany soil. :
Political. commentators said the decisive factor in Kohl's
success waa the electorate’s greater trust in the ability of -
_ his government to revive the. econony” and combat unem-
"ployment, now affecting, 2. 4 million people or 10 per. cent of
» the Work force: -
The economie factor outweighed any fears. the govern.
"intent tay: have aroused by its pledge to ‘allow NATO to:
station the new weapons in West Germany if thé Soviet,
Union does: hot agree, to scrap its 'SS-20 missiles. *

- Howard views law

, Herald Staff Writer

“TERRACE— This morning Skeena MLA: Frank Howard
was meeting with several lawyers to discuss the possibility
of taking B.C. Timber to court,

Howard wants to see if a court can order the company to.
- Give up some of ils cutting rights.

‘Hesays, “if there was.ever an insistanee by B. C. Timber

that it wanted to lose somé of those: righty, it came the other

day with the simple announcement that ‘Bhile the Watson
Island pulp milf would open, the ‘logging and sawmill,
_ operations would stay shut down.” The company will buy’
its chips elsewhere, he gays; |

“The crowning ingult came from Forest i ter Tom
‘Waterland, " the’ ‘MLA. added, “on the. very. vay of the
announcement, Waterland was telling MacMillan Bloedel
that it-either had to. reopen its mails or. Jose its ‘timber
rights: SS)

Howard states he “is. inclined to believe" the loglt-or-
lose-it rule is not being applied to B.C. Timber because it is:
pow owned by BCRIC, and “BCRIC was a political tool of
. Bennett." o-

“Tg like Bennett protecting his. ‘Megitimate oteping,”
Howard says. .

Formerly, he provincial goverament had. to agree to be-
sued, but that power was removed. whe! the NDP was the
governnient, the MLAsaid. He is not’ certain if that power
hag been returned. by the Socreds. .

Hawke ina hurry.

‘SYDNEY, Australia (AP)—Bob Hawke, Australia’s néxt -
prime minister, says he wants to contimie close relations «
with the- United States ‘and to move ‘quickly’ to address
domestic economic problems. _

The Labor party candidate, who will be sworn in Friday,
was elected in a landslide victory Saturday that ended the
seven-year conservative coalition government of Maleaint’
Fraser, . ;

Hawke eaid Sunday he wilt call a- ineetlng. af business,
uniona and state-governments t¢ consider the Australian
economy, whicti is suffering AL-per-cent inflation and. §. +
per-cent ‘Unemployment. eee Ses

‘Vote counting continued today. and several seats in the
House of Representatives remained: undecided, but Labor
~ appeared assured of a majority of betweeen 21 and 29 Beats
in the 125-seat chamber. ”

“The outcome in the Senate, which can block House bilis, i
Késa tlear. Labor appears to ‘have at least 29 seats,
compared with 2? for Fraser's Liberal-National coalition,
” wit four seats ‘going to the Australian Democrats, two to
independents and three still undecided.

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alster-party, the Christian Social: Union, had a landslide: * -

“But Genscher- thade it clear ‘before the’ election: that he :

Terrace residents enjoy science: fair.

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. Action: Centre.

Tran. holds up OPEC

LONDON-(AP) —
Petroteum Exporting Countries. postponed:
today's scheduled ‘summit meeting until

Tuesday’ after Tran ‘said “it* would. never.”

agree to‘a cut’ in the cartel’

3 $a U.8, “A:
' barrel: base pric ;

“Iran also dettianded Saudi “Arabia lish
its production ‘to three million ; barrels”

daily. Iran ‘is. believed to want: ‘the s same
, level for itself, -

Oil Minister Himberts Calderon, Berll of
Venezuela said the meeting scheduled for

this aftérnoon was,:pogtponed’ until
‘Tuesday morning at the -reduest. at the -

Iranians,

Oil Minister Subroto, of Indonesia said:

“We are still exchanging views."

tran’s’ ‘position waa: . énnounced ‘by o

Iraniari Oi, Minister: ‘Mélianimad Gharazi

who told reporters that ‘Tran‘will never:

come "down (on the: base price), never.”
“He called for Saudi Arabia

Hown from four to five million, barrels,
~ Gharazi said production ‘hot price —

was the only issue he wanted cy discuss at

_ the summit.

- Iran is: believed producing 2.5 5 million. 7
barrels daily and selling it for a low as $25 a

‘the ‘spot market. ~:

W Persian Gulf inembers. of OPEC, were

JFeported to have agreed Sunday

base price to as low as $28.50.ta. compete -
with African and - North. Sea ‘producers,

~ who last month cut their prices ta $30,
But informed, sources: said : ‘non-OP KC

member’. Britain, . the’ ‘big’ <North Sea~"
exporter, had advised the Organization of

. Petroleum Exporting Countries that a cut

“below $29.50 “would trigger. further : | :

_ reduction in the North Sea price. |.

. Today! Bgathering was the first by. all 13 . :
ea -members Since price ‘guts: last °

~ monthby North Sea producers Britain and.
Norway: and OPEC renegade . Nigeria

. escalated the problems caused by sagging .
demand In a marketplace. slowed: by. a

* yecession,
Iran, which did‘ not attend the’ earlier

meetings, was the only member to publicly ~
demand that OPEC resist the’ bressure to.

cut. its prices,.

‘Last year, Iran cut its price to $90.0 os
nofficially, .

“with - OPEC _ approval: .:
“however, itis believed: to be welling its ail
for as Uitte as ..

Saudi: Arabia and ita alles.” ‘on. nt

“. Arablan péninewla — Kuwait, the United

‘Arab. Emirates .and Qatar —
demandliig that OPEC drop its base price
by at Teast fia barrel. —

‘The ‘Organization of

reduce its. -
. production to‘ three million barrels a. day, ’

* Alower base price would let OPEC boost

: sales, which are about 14 million barrels

daily, the lowest: ‘in years, 4

* The Saudis have warned that it the. other

OPEC tiembers don’t agree to redice the -

’ base” rate, ‘they -and their’ Persian’ Gulf
allies would unilaterally slash prices, _

. That would spark a price war that could
drive oll prices ‘to'$25 ‘a- barrel or lower, ©
many economists ‘balieve,” The.’ result
wold help - consumer. countries, but
seriously harm ‘developing’ countries
améng ‘the prodicers, ‘such as. Mexico
whieh tisk ,Gefaulting: on - their, foreign
Toang, : BB, ;

In: ‘Kuwait, “they pressures. ‘from’ ‘the
glutted world market ‘were underscored

Sunday. by figuréa showitig oil revenues

‘had dropped 33 percent in 1992.
“The central bank report said investment
also had plunged by. 92 per cent, arousing~
speculation that the : ‘country might have to
_ Introduce income taxes for the first time,

Energy disputed

TORONTO (CP) _

The. ‘possibility of an

‘energy policy, dispute hung over federal: .

“and provincial finance ministers meeting
‘here today to discuss “how ‘imuch’ they

shotld stimulate the ‘economy In their 1983

‘budgets. :

:. ‘The likelihood of lower world oil prices

_ “between :Ottawa.'and the producing
“provinces of Alberta; Saskatchewan and
‘British Columbia into dispute and affect
the revenue and spénding plans of all 11
‘goversiments. i ,

“On the eve of the inecting, Saskatchewan

~ Finance Minister Bob Andrew said the co-
operative! mood set at. the last finance
_ rainisters’ meeting in December ‘has slid’

‘away to some degree,’ partly due to the

. emerging fight over the future of domestic

dil prices.

. Andrew, said he and his Alberta

a ‘counterpart, Lou Hyndman, are.taking “‘a
“dotinmon “ine”
commitment from federal. Finance
“Milater Mare Lalonde that domestic

today in seeking a

energy ‘prices will not be rolled back.
‘The federal government has already

“sald it believes prices, should be rolled |

back under current federal-provincial

" agreementa if world , Prices fall as
e

pected.

‘In, December, the: finance ministers:
cailed a truce over past ‘économic policy
differences. and pledged to try to co-
ordinate budget atrategies.

~ after-more than 18 months

-declie — but they.are-

-the bad.”

, but it was an increase,” he

definitely over ... and the .

. the Canadian °

the way they were before .

This CN Rail survey crew Is doing preliminary work for: eventual
i. ‘expansion of the Terrace rali yard, The plans are to lengthen the

receiving and delivery tracks to accommodate the longer trains expected
when shipments begin from the Northeast Coal Development. . The
Increased traffic should begin In December 1983, according to. Al Menard,
CN’s B. C. assistant manager of-public affairs.

. . Herald Staff Writer
 TERRACE~ People laboring ‘on ‘the
NEED and EBAP make work projects are

being asked to attend a meeting at7 p.m.
-on Tuesday; March: at the Carpenter's:

‘There have.been.a Jot. complaint, and

rumours of complaints, circulating

. through Terrace concerning ° these two
-programs. -
opportunity for those “beefs” to be aired in
“an open Publier manner.’ Terrace was the
ae

This will be a “first-hand a

_ first community in B.C. to get a NEED

program.
Chairing the meeting ‘will be ‘Surinder

that! the labor: council -yiews‘ NEED and

. SAE york pnt ee ved,

problems “‘on'a collective basis’’ so that
other NEED and EBAP workers will have

‘a place. to take their complaints to. .

The meeting is being sponsored by the
Unemployment Action Centre. For
further information call 635-4681. | a

Economic gloom ending? —

t "TORONTO (CP) — A few *
industries are starting to |
recall. laid-off workers,

of unrelenting gloom on the
employment front. -

The recalls in the’ auto,
steel and forest industries
‘might not ‘make an.
immediate dent in the
unemployment rate — some
other industries are still. in

Tegarded‘ ap a Promising:

sign.
Paul ‘Kovacs, an.
economist with... the’

Canadian’ Manufacturers’.
Association, said he noticed ©
a changeover just. after
‘Christmas, when ‘‘the good
news started to outweigh

Manufacturing
employment increased in
January —- for the first time
in 18 months.

“It was not a big increase,

said. ‘I think the worst is

recalls are going to - be
greater than the layofts for’

anole ”
the next few months.” = a

forest and steel industries,
However,
investment in new plants
and equipment is expected
to-decline again this year,
- dampening the short-term ©
outlook far nickel producers
Falconbridge Ltd: and Inco’
Ltd., both of Toronto. ;

Both companies - have
recalled workers to resume
production at their Sudbury,
Ont., “Operations. - ~
Falconbridge . in January.
and Inco. in. April — but
neither expects to return to
iprevious employment
levels. . _

capital

- Workers angry

Herald Staff Writer

: 'TERRACE— “Tens of thousands of unemployed Bc.
workers are angry and dismayed over the ,overnment’s:.
blatant TV Propaganda complete with jingles selling the”
idea that 'B.C,’s Prosperity is just around the corner,’ w 7
local labor. Broup states.

The B.C, Northwest District Council of Carpenters Is.
condemning the _ government’ ‘a spending of . taxpayers’:
_ Money da what must be described as election propaganda, "
Says Glenn Bannister, council president.

- “It is ‘an insult to workers suffering from layoffs, .
eutbacks and hard economic times, that they are forced to ..
pay.for such pie-in-the-sky ads," Bannister added. “This ;

~ Campaign.is attempting to_gloss over the fact.that this’

. Zovernment has failed the working people miserably and
will not impress northwest workers anymore than the usual
‘blacktop polities’ just announcéd.”

Bannister says that ‘while highways improvements are.
welcome, few people other than owner-operators will be.

, lye
2 . en]

However, Dennis
McDermott, president . of
Labor
Congress, said: that with
more than 1.5 million people
stil] out of work, it would be.
cruel and unfair to create

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the recession,’’ he said.
Declining Interest rates
are ’ stimulating consunier ;
demand ‘for housing and
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beneficial effect on the

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Malhotra, president of .the Kitimat-
- Terrace District Labor Council, . He says

‘Those’ wend this meeting will. be
‘asked to form a. committee to handle