wrapped up their t ‘talks today with a 1 display. of friendship and co-operation that left their disagreements apparent, ” As Zhao left the White House to continue’. his, two-week lour of the ;United States, ; “Even on matters .of disagreement, the premier. and I were able to clarlfy our respective positions. ae * Noting that he and his wife, Nancy, will... visit China in April, the. president said: -- “we now look forward all the more to‘our trip, Inowing that friends will be there. to Reagan told him: meet us. ue After a breakfast “meeting: with - the Reagan cabinet and the - ‘signing of two extending’. bilateral co-.. speration in selence and technology and opening new areas. for industrial ‘and technological co-operation, Zhao said the ““that we should’ - preserve what .we already have achieved and open up new areas in our bilateral a greements accords symbolize relations. ” ' But, continuing his. theme that serious . dbstacles stand in the way ‘of improving US.Chinese rélations,: Zhao said: course, much remains tobe dofe:to really solve the outstanding problems between us’ and implement the co-operation we have tommitted to.” __ The premier also said he looks forward to Reagan’s visit in the spring and “to more © ‘substantial content in our future talks,” "As Reagan and Zhao moved from a~ lectern to a table to sign the industrial co- operation agreement, each gestured for the | other to step forward first. Finally, Zhou” ihoved behind Reagan, and the president, smiling but complaining about inadequate “stage directions," stepped forward, and the two took their seats for the ceremonial . signing. After his three days of talks with Reagan . administration officials, ao was leaving . for San Francisco aboard a plane Reagan . has lent him from the presidential fleet for the premier’s cross-country tour. ' _ ao’s trip is the first-ever by a Chinese © premier to the United States. He begins a . Werk-long visit to Canada on Monday, The signing of the two agreements hardly | concealed the evidence that the two sides had made little progress in ironing out some of their fundamental differences. ‘ r Liars can also figure | EDMONTON {CP} — Federal Health Minister. 3 Begin is dishonest and underhanded, president - Isr. Neil Gray of the Alberta Medical Associaton sald Wednesday. ““Figures don't lie, but liars figure,” Gray said, atinoyed at at a Health and Welfare Canada study. that itidicates Alberta doctors ghossed an average of ; $182, 000 in 1982. “oe ““She's not being horiest, ” said Gray. ‘I'm affronted miore than anything by the _ dishonesty of it.” He said the study is designed § to — counter Alberta's claim that Ottawa isn’t paying a fair share of . health-care costs. . “But Gray said the medical association’s own estimate of what «Alberta doctora make can’t be released publicly because doctors surrender the information on the understanding it is confidential. ; ‘Begin said while here to nfeet with Alberta Hospitals Minister Dave Russell she thought the statistics had come from Revenue Canada and not her department, ; The statistics indicate Alberta doctors’ Canada’s highest, averaging $23,000 more than their counterparts make in sécond-ranked ‘British Columbia. FIGURES DIFFER _ The figures are dramatically different than Revenue Canada , and Alberta Health Care statistics. The most recent Revenue Canada report says the net professional income of Alberta doctors averaged roughly $61,000 in 1981, less than the $62,000 Canadian ; average. Health and ‘Welfare Canada says = Alberta doctors netted an average of $92,000 in 1981. ‘Alberta Health Care reports say medicare. pald the average doctor about $113,000 for the fiscal year | 1981-42 when the federal study says they grossed ' between $149,000. and $182,000. + The Health and ‘Welfare Department said it prepared its wh “estimates”: ‘ Revenue Canada. “ure were too low. - Many of Alberta's highest-paid doctors form personal corporations for Sey tee me ie ae ere gt total. professional incomes are “ be ea HOAEDNEN WR ee ee cee ee ce og mee ne eg eee cy cae em tte ‘ ‘Of. tax reasons 1) Revenue Canada doesn’t count them : a8 professional doctors, said Lothar Rehmer, health information division director. i Ottawa....-.. The tax department also underestimates. ~ doctors’ incomes because physicians are allowed to end thelr tax year as early a5 January, said Rehmer. For example, - * & 1981 return ‘could cover. * only one month of 1991 and © 11 months of 1990 when medicare fees, were lower,’ Canada ‘figures for. 1973, which they considered accurate . since . doctors could not incorporate: or calculate taxes on an earlier tax period, and estimated how doctors incomes have increased since, - But Rehmer had - more trouble explaining why the final estimate Is so mriuch higher than the Alberta Health Care figures - in- dicate. ‘He : acknowledged. -that Alberta Health Care actually exaggerates ‘doctors’ average medicare income when it says.they’ made $113,000 on average. Rehmer said that ‘is. Pressure wins. WARSAW (AP)— ‘Bowing: to public ‘opposition to proposed: food price. increases, the Polish government announced today that prices of same basic food items such as margarine, vegetable oil and Jow-quality beef would not be increased. But a proposal under consideration would raise the prices’ of such staples as bread and butter. No fi igures were given in the announcement carried by the state-controlled news media, The increases were announced in November. and were expected to go into effect this month, But government officials said the révised plan would not go into effect before February. The: Council of Ministers met today to discuss the proposal. Solidarity in December 1981, The largest increase in February 1962 doubled the cost of living and ‘Benerated % Dillion for the crippled Polish economy. rul *. bility * ‘of forming’ a‘strategic part> nership. with the United States to present a ° ‘united front against the Soviet Union.. .,. China and the United States, he: said, have to0 many disputes over foreign policy, In. an interview: with’ U.S. television correspondents broadcast by Cable News | said the rebels alié da. power line: sand: ontha,*.-'the Conference. ; arterly survey. Network, Znao said-the United States and blacked out the enlite province, . Po Board. of€ ‘Canada said today. - personal intervie an a saiton, only 1A per .. China do have in common their opposition “Phe bridge over the Lempas River 80 kilometres [The board's latest survey’ were asked questions out > cént expected employment ‘to the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and the ‘occupation of Cambodia by Soviet- ‘supported Vietnamese forces. ‘But China could never condone the U. s, invasion -. of ~ministration policy in Central America, its involvement in' the Middle East or its policies toward . ‘the Third World, the premier said. 2. .f '. “In these circumstances, itis therefore : impossible to establish any comprehensive . Btrategic partnership,” he said.‘ Zhao. reasserted. China’s independent ~ foreign policy asa non-aligned country and - said his country adopts its positions. on world: issues cane by-case and “on ‘their Own.merits.” Zhao also said China’ has not been asked and has not considered’ taking part in a four-way conference with the United States and North and South Korea 'to.stabilize the » Volatile : Korean ‘peninsula and lead to. reunification of the two Koreas. ; China announced ‘ita support, Wednesday “of North Korea’s'call for a'three-way U.S.” Korean conference; but South Korea ap- ‘peared to reject that proposal, charging the : North Korean offer was insincere... .; Reagan: ‘said’ ‘Tuesday. wilght.that'a four- . < way conference would be.'fust wonderful” * in that it would pose the possibility of en- \ ding three decades of. armed stalemate on the Korean , peninsula. week, ; Je # income growth. ~ . ; . - “The Chinese ‘preitier hasn't ‘passed up “he rebels’ ‘killed ‘one. person, ‘wounded elght; ~ Whe rebound ‘In eonsinmer te xa ben ed anime injures that Janes displayed ‘any opportunity to make his polnt that ‘destroyed Several."government buildings. and set |: > spending occtirred last year ns t bes ined beliavior. Hardell said Janes’ continued U.S, support of Taiwan stands "sugar mills on fire, the Voz de Nicaragua said ina ~ despite _..declining +, reat. various Bens & impa liberate, his balance was unsteady as “a serious obstacle. in the way of Sino- broadcast Wednesday: _ dispozable incomes because 5 was sy at a his ra vin i ie hol, , U 5. ‘relations.’ |: The radio said: the. town's 1 200 inhabitants were. | ° Consumers dipped into their’. is eyes bi tn ae ee teh st reat ‘here have relatives both. on the Mainland, and’ in’ Taiwan, Over the past . and Welfare dropped: these “" 82). was Jess than $100,000 If . makes about 10 per cent - _ extra billing and other non- ° » medicare sources. So Health ‘and Welfare ~~ statisticians. ‘took: Revenue ' * between : $182,000 if they. get roughly 1 service ; ‘basis Were :. €x- . . . officials . are - games.” ; by allowing: only Soper-cent ' Communist authorliies cleariy want te avoid a repeat of: the unrest which accompanied unannounced increases in " food-prices in 1970 ‘and 1976 and helped create of the now: outlawéd Solidarity labor federation in 1990. . The increases are expected to generate an additional $1. 1. billion for Poland, compared to between $1. Abillion and $1. 7 billion under the original proposal. The increased revenues will be-offset, however, by $960 million in compensation for pensioner’ and other people on fixed and low incomes hit hardest by the increases, ‘The previous plan called for 4390 million in compensation. — Under the new plan will be no increases for cottage . owt cheese, margarine, vegetoble oll and low-quality heef, - Prices will go up for higher grade meat, bread, especially . wt “whole grain bread, and butter. | Sn The increases will bé the third tmposed by Communist ‘qithorlties since they declared martial law and aisperided " : : =: : Samer ‘confidence'- dropped ‘sharply in:'the last three: fe months. of 1933,. indicating : Us) aumers. will tailor thelr a spending to reflect income - ‘dents: who i . maw we cod time ‘to th shoppi growth.” ag ined: | bream arate tls etiohms eset | ‘be. less” ‘vigorous in coming ~ survey” “af consumer ‘at; “gignificantly een the -titudes“ was based on 1,010 from 50.5 per ¢ ; | APY —A ‘etal ‘rail ay ‘bridge! i linking eastern El Salvador to the rest of the country, . has been attacked by leftist rebels, who retreated. after a two-hour’ ‘battle. Aimilitary source’ ‘in Usulutan rovince had no” ’ details on- casualtics: after Wednesday’ s attack. He: - of ‘consumer’ « Btiying | “‘in- ‘east: ‘of the'capital was:converted for use by vehicles. | ”. tentions suggests the: burat _ after rebels blew up.the parallel Puente de Oro in - Getober 1981: If hag one lane of traffic and is one of. |..of buying which saw: retail ; only. ‘two links to eastern EI Salvador. * sales - balloon during the On. New.-Year’s Day, guerrillas blew up the heavily . "Bese seu will not ‘fortified’ Cuscatlan: ‘Bridge, 32 kilometres upriver” off. Sema e me ti fi d the Puente de Oro on the Pan American Highway. |: . Consumer: confidence, a — President es [ ie The destruction of that bridge forced the government | leading, Indieator of the . to reroute traffic over the nearby dam where traffic. _ Performance. at the cas the Western 7 is limited to five-hours-a day. on " Fegisters In coming months, une te a, ce) ent notunder Rebels have waged a sabotage campaign aupinst © - dropped.20 points to'103.3 in” the k fi e alcohohwhen his biplane crashed near a. economic targets during their four-year war against | the- fourth quarter of 1983, motel mene. Okanagan community: last July. oo the U.S-supported government, They say.one of their | - the independent research : Jerry Janes, a 4e-year-old Vahcouver resident accused of four counts under the Federal Aviation Act, said the engine - of his Boeing’ Stearman stalled. goats is to tie‘down government troops by forcing organization said. them to guard likely targets.- i in bined the fi decline Inother fighting, a civilian in San Pablo Tacachico,, ‘p: Since the quarter of used of negligent or reckless flying, flying at northwest of the ‘capital, said guerrillas attacked a | -3982..and represents a ess tha by 900 metres ote a built-up area, flying within an. the ‘second. and. third eight ‘hours after the consumption of liquor, and ob- ” ‘striction. small military base early Wednesday and about 150 |. marked shift from the trend. quarters when’. the “Index: “In provincial court ‘Wednesday, . Janes said that when the soldiers were rushed ‘to the site by noon. '° shood at an 18-year high of - engin e stalled he decided to glide to an empty field opposite ‘WOMEN KILLED. : '., A civil defence souti said three people, inhading 3.3. oard’ -a’nearby fim, which was the only apace not crowded with he “-bthe: board’s 8 statistical ~ hundreds of Mere. ‘two | pregnant women, were killed when the bus they ‘] were in was caught ‘in, crossfire between’ a civil. fF . : ; : " defence patrol and i rebels: north of San Salvador early.” dex is boned toe the 1961 As he glided into position, Janes sald, the plane struck a. - “The board said ‘a decline “” power pole, shearing off the wings on one side, then plunged. ‘+ fnte 4 parked ' yan and finally stopped. right-side: up inside . Wednesday. Elsewhere in Central ‘America, Nlearagua’ s leftist | ii co ae - ngumer. : confidence’ between September and the the inn's tennis court. _ Sandinista government: ‘said it evacuated the Pacific . ’ port of Potosi on Wetinesday to prevent more attacks ° . i 4 J. by CIA-backed febelé based in Hoadurap: : np end of. December indicated. ite. see saa anid nett al ‘The government said rebels using platies: and spending in the early partof, “8 ve" the: open on Gerald Abramson. “this year will slow, falling 2! him and his passenger, Gerald Abr - "more -closely- in line’ with. Janes suffered broken ribs and contusions, Abramson speedboats attacked Potosi, 170 kilometres northwest _ of Managua on the Gulf of Fonseca, six limes last. .. reepived a broken rib and Claire Poitras, who was inside to improve inthe coming six ’ months, down from 22.3 per — cent in the previous survey.” their “perception of the. economic environment and plgns to ‘purchase big-ticket Grenada, .Reagan ad- “gavi ‘When’ asked to’ complete a written statement, Hardell — 7 | so Parsee ~ said, Janes refused but said he had been flying “too low to The savings rate in’ the eckies the motel" and recklessly. first nine «months -of last . Janes denied making any statements about flying too low ' year fell’ to 12.6 per cent, or recklessly. ‘He admitted consuming, a few beers with moved inland to‘a nearby village ‘and would return: |. home only if the’ rebels halted their attacks. = -: - ‘The attacks on Potosi followed an announcement by |. vthe Honduran-based: ‘Nicaraguan Democratic Force’. that it would intensify its campaign’ against the : ‘three decades and -more,. a, strait ‘has “| - Sandinista government. Palg ee down substantially from, the- lunch at about Jl a.m. on the day of the mand 0 one ‘separated the kith’and kin, leaving a |... ‘tn October, the ‘government evacuat ad 20, 000 15.1 per ent” recorded in” ‘did not fly the Stearman until after 8 p.m., and so was trauma on the body of ou nation, nb 1982. : affected by the aleohol. _ people from Corinto, apart on the Pacific northwest _ 0 Managua, | after ; rebel forces attacking from". : _speedboats destroyed eight large fuel tanks. | The trial was adjourned to Feb. 8 for closing arguments | ‘by-deferice counsel Rae Ross and Crown counsel Les | .: Machol. . : "The board suggested the» “een ‘of drawing .down because this average’ in- cludes large laboratory operations which make millions a year and Health from. consideration ;.- “Ie (the. verage'for ‘1981- . you exclude the radiologists . and laboratory types.” .. 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