William Kenneth Bowers, age 31, is scheduled to ap- pear in Terrace Provincial Court on Dec, 28 to be sen- tenced after he pleaded guilty in court befare Judge Darrall Collins on Monday to several charges of obtaining goods through false pretenses, attempted fraud, fraud, Ignored court order contempt YELLOWKNIFE (CP) — Two senior officials of the Northwest Territories government have been convicted of contempt of court for ignoring an court undertaking not to alter any items of a proposed collective agreement with the NWT Public Service Alliance (PSA), Pat Fleiger, chief of legal services for the NWT, and Robin Bates, former director of personnel and the government's chief negotiator with the PSA, recently were fined $500 by NWT Supreme Court Justice D. C. Disbery but they say they will appeal, The PSA took Fleiger, Bates, NWT Commissioner Stuart Hogdson and lawyer Stein Lal to court for civil contempt after legislation to change items inthe proposed -- collective agreement. Mr. Justice Disbery ruled that Flieger and Bates were aware of the previous court order when they advised the government to pass the legislation. Charges against Hodgson and Lal were dropped, Last week the PSA and the government signed a new oneyear contract retroactive to April 1. ' ‘Politics’ cries Bennett NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C, (CP) — Premier Bill Bennett has accused trade union leaders in British Columbia of playing politics over the Essential Services Disputes Act. He said that some labor leaders are more committed to the New Democratic Party than they are to the trade union movement, They are using the movement, not for the benefit of their members, but to elect a political party, he said. Possession of ¢ Court cuts _kite’s string restricted weapons with a proper license and possession of marijuana. — Bowers pleaded guilty to all charges brought forward. before the court on Monday. Bowers was charged on Noy. 30 on five charges of false pretenses. He was charged ‘with obtalning # total of $497 worth of clothes from several clothing stores in the Kitimat-Terrace area, according to the information presented by Tom Bishop, crown counsel. He was also charged with attempting to defraud the’ Snow Valley Credit Union in Kitimat of $2,000, said Bishop. On Dec. 1 he was charged with possession of a restricted firearm, a 9 millimeter semi-automatic Smith and Weston, without a permit, Bishop said. The gun was apparently used for target practise only, he said. On Dec. 1 Bowers was also charged with possession of a restricted firearm, a 22 semi-automatic pistol, without a permit, Bishop said. The gun was also ap- parently used only for target practise. ; Bishop said Bowers had in his possession a book which contained information on J how to kite cheques, or move money arcund from bank to bank to make it appear there is more money than there is by using the same money in “several places at once. The book. was apparently ob- tained in response to a magazine ad which offered to teach the reader how to make easy money, the court waa told. eT ee ee - Several merchants in the area had already cashed severa] $100 travellers cheques when Bowers was charged, Bishop said. In addition Bowers was charged with making a with- drawal of $4,500 in cash from the Toronto-Dominion Bank after it appeared that he had $22,903 in that bank, although he did not actually have that money there, said Bishop. Bowers was also charged with obtaining $2,000 worth af travellers cheques from the Bank of Nova Scotia in Kitimat. He actually had $10 in the bank, although it appeared that his bank balance showed he had Bowers was charged with obtaining a truck from Jim McEwan Motors in Terrace by fraudulent means. The truck was worth $12,000, Bowers wrote the cheque on the Snow Valley Credit Union account which ap- peared to show a balance of $42,000, said Bishop. To top it off, Bowers was charged with possession of marijuana. It appeared that the small. amount of marijuana was used for his own private purposes, said Bishop. Shelford states wolves poisoned VICTORIA (CP) _ Agriculture Minister Cyril Shelfordsays some ranchers in the Kamloops area are poisoning wolves, despite a moratorium imposed last week by Environment Minister Rafe Mair. However, Ron Craig, vice- president of the Deadmen’s Valley Cattlemen's Association, saidhe knows of m illegal poisoning. Shelford, who has called on Mair to lift the moratorium, said he can’t blame ranchers for starting their own poisoning program. “Tcan’t advocate breaking the law—but the rancher al- ways has had the right to protect his animais.”’ The minister said winter is the best time for woalf- polsoning, and he expects massive deer and caribou kills this winter because of the moratorium. He said this will result in a decline in the wolf population, “Once the game population goes down to a certain level, then the wolf population dies off also,” he said. “So rather than have the 8,000 walves we have at the present time, likely the wolf population will end up at less than 1,000. “Then it will take another 15 to 20 years for the game population tocome back, and of course, the next cycle of wolves,’ Craig said a moratorium on deer and moose hunting would be more effective than . the wolfpoisoning program. Deer and moose are the natural prey for wolves, but when they are depleted the wolves will attack cattle. Craig said one rancher had fost 45 animals to wolves over the years. Shelford said Mair has agreed to go to Smithers to meet with ranchers and hunting guides to discuss the moratorium. No date has been. set. LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, I WHO IS.IT? LCVCRIA, B.C, Sandra English, age 2', years, discovered on Mon- day at the K Friéndship Society Christmas party that ¢CCHP. 77/78 #bl meeting Santa’s wife, Mrs. r COPPER ALL METALS Location Seal Gove \. RUPERT STEEL & SALVAGE LTD. MON. - SAT. OPEN TIL 5 p.m. ~ BRASS & BATTERIES Phone 624-5639. a NORTH COAST Grain port suggested VICTORIA (CP) — An alternate grain port, financed by the federal government and the four western provinces, is needed on the west coast, Agri- culture Minister Cyril- Shelford said Monday. Shelford said he will propose at a meeting of federal and provincial agriculture ministers in Winnipeg next month that a ‘large amount of prairie grain traffic. be directed to Prince Rupert rather than to Vancouver where there is a constant bottleneck, - He said Kitimat, 115 kilo- metres southeast of Prince Rupert, is also being con- sidered as an alternate grain rt. “No doubt it will require a great deal of money, but we also have to look at the fact that it is costing us—and cer- tainly the farmers of Canada—a great deal of money for demurrage and other charges in the port of Vancouver," Shelford said. “But the worst thing is that the countries of the world that want to buy our products are getting pretty’ upset because we can’t deliver on time.’’ He said the problem of grain shipments was the first one that came across his Claus, canbe just as much’ -desk when he was appointed fun as the “jally‘old man” himself. $100,000 Cossettes get bail — MONTREAL Jacques and Louise Cossette-Trudel, charged with kidnappping British diplomat James Cross in 1970, were released Monday on $100,000 bail with strict conditions imposed on their activities. ‘ Chief Judge Yves Mayrand of sessions court allowed them out on bail of $50,000 each, paid in collateral by a third party, until their preliminary hearing begins Dec. 27. The 17 conditions of their release include bans on interviews to the media, public statements con- cerning their case or partici- pation in demonstrations, parades or meetings. The Cossette-Trudels, who voluntarily returned from Paris last Wednesday alter eight years in exile in Cuba and France, must also live together at a relative’s home in Montreal, inform police of any absences longer than 24 hours from the home and obtain the court's permission before changing addresses. As well, tight controis on their movements were imposed. These jnclude remaining within the province, Informing police of, any trips outside the Mon- treal area and turning in thelr passports. The Cossette-Trudels were ordered to “avoid contact with any people having a criminal record or to visit or write to prisoners or former prisoners.” * “Without mentioning an names,” the judge said, looking sternly at the couple, “Tam sure that you know to whom I am referring.’ His reference appeared to be to ather former Front de Liberatlon du Quebec (FLQ) members still in prison or who have been released on parole. Charged with conspiracy to kidnap, kidnapping, at- tempted extortion and forcible detention, the couple, both aged 31, looked slightly nervous when the hearing began. Cossette-Trudel played (CP) ~~ " with his full beardand stared at the ceiling. His wife smiled briefly when she entered the courtroom and saw members of her family, but was later motionless and © maintained a sad ex- pression, ; They showed little emotion when the decision was read, but their lawyer Serge Menard appeared pleased. GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AF) — The adopted son of Peoples Temple cult leader Jim Jones testified at a pre- trial hearing Monday that he—and not Charles Beik- man, a cult member charged in the deaths— was responsible for the murders of four cultists. “Yeah, 1 killed them and was just trying to throw it off on Chuck (Beikman),” said Stephan Jones, 19. JONES’ SON ADMITS GUILT After the hearing was recessed, Jones said he made the statement because “] was being accused of conspiracy to murder my family, my loved ones and I was mad, “Tm tired of being pushed around,” Beikman, 42, has been charged with murder in the slayings of four cult members who were found con't page 8 Simpson’s deal has collapsed MONTREAL (CP) — The - battle for control of Simp- sons Ltd. took an unexpected twist Monday with the an- nouncement that the proposed merger between Simpsons and Simpsons- Sears Ltd. had collapsed on the weekend, James Tory, counsel for Simpsons, sald this meant the only viable option for his company's — 18,000 shareholders would be to accept the $388-milllon takeover bid by Hudson's Bay Company. He said the merger bet- ween Simpsons and Simp- sons-Sears Ltd, had to be withdrawn following a “misunderstanding” bet- ween Simpsons and Sears, Roebuck and Co. of Chicago. Sears owns half the voting shares of Simpsons-Sears and its participation was crucial to the proposed merger. made —_anbrief statement before a joint con't page 8 TEHRAN (CP) -~ An Iranian army unit posted along the route of a big anti- Shah demonstration in the northwestern city of Tabriz was recalled to barracks Monday after signs that some men were unwilling to obey orders, a senior official said. It was the first known case of its kind during 11 months of political turmoil in Iran and appeared to be lhe most serious incident during a day ‘agriculture minister in 1068 under the previous Social Credit administration. “There was at that time 27 ships tied up in the port of Vancouver, and I suppose things stay the same it seems.” He said it is time Ottawa and the provincial govern- ments ‘come to grips with this issue." Last week, smalf fires in grain elevators and problems with new equip- ment left 18 ships waiting in Vancouver's English Bay to move into the harbor to take on cargo. PORT HARDY, B.C. (CP) — The crew of a Japanese fishboat remained calm throughout their daring rescue in the stormy north Pacific Sunday night after an explosion tore through its boiler room and killed one man, a Canadian on the ship said Monday. Doug Davenport, a fisheries technician at the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo, B.C.,, said the hour-long transfer of himself and the 29 Japanese in four-metre swells, 20 knot winds and darkness to a sister ship went smoothly. “They showed ab- solutely no panic, They are very professional seamen," said Devenport in an interview after the survivors arrived in this northern Vancouver Island community. He appeared shaken and would say little more. The hulk of the aban- ‘doned 57-metre Hatsu Queen Charlottes, and €00 kilo- metres northwest of Vancouver, Authorities said no decision had been made on what to do with the ship. The abandoned vessel was belng watched by the Tomy Maru, a sister ship. Davenport, on the ship” since last Wednesday, was making scientific observations. He said he did not talk to any of the HIGH DRAMA IN STORM _ his body, crew because most spoke no Engilsh and even -the captain spoke little. He flew back to Nanaimo Monday. Kelly Kurito, a spokesman for the Japanese Fishing Associ- ation, said the crew would remain here at least until today while a representative of Tai- heiyo Fisheries of Namuro, Japan, owner of the ship, flew in from Japan to speak with them. They stayed overnight in a local hotel and Kurito expected they would be flown to Vancouver and home to Japan within the next several days. RCMP collected statements from the crew Monday and a_ police spokesman said the body the dead crewman would probably be flown Vancouver for an autopsy. Toshiro Kato, 41, of Namuro, Japan. died 12 hours after the explosion from burns to 65 per cent The Hatsu Maru was one of four Japanese ships in'the area longline fishing for black cod under license from the Canadian government. The crew arrived here aboard the Ryoso Maru 18 which was near the stricken ship when the explosion occured. It was escorted into port by the Canadian Coast Guard cutter Ready. Davenport said the explosion occured in the boiler room about 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Where’s the money, Terrace council asks Two Terrace city officials will be taking a trip to Victoria to try and pry money needed for the library expansion here out of the provincial government, Terrace District Council decided on Monday to pay for the trip by Alderman Allen Soutar and Mayor Dave Maroney to Victoria in January to meet with Cyril Shelford, Skeena MLA, and Hugh Curtis, minister responsible for recreation facilities grants, concerning the jack of response in getting money towards the library expansion. Two months ato council applied for a $73,000 recreation facilities grant from the _— provincial government and it has not heard anything further about it, said Soutar, Soutar said that council is concerned because it means adding $50,000 onto the $175,000 referendum that was passed in the November 1977 municipal election. The total cost of the building project is $230,000 and the recreation facility A sinful OTTAWA (CP) — Em- ployment Minister Bud Cullen was called Scrooge Monday and was accused of disrupting the plans of two children to buy Christmas gifts for their parents. Conservative Bob Brisco told the Commons that the two children in his Kootenay West, B.C., riding, ages 10 and 12, cashed in coupons from their Canada Savings IN IRAN _ Army near revolt of mourning called by the Shah's opponents for those slain. But the official, who asked to remain anonymous, denied reports from op- position sources, including a member of parliament from Tabriz, that soldiers joined the mass demonstration in large numbers. Other reports reaching Tehran from Tabriz, capital of Azerbaijan province, sald demonstrators captured some army vehicles, but there were no details. Troops clashed in Tabriz an Qum with opponents of the Shah and several deaths were reported. Thousands of Iranians stayed home to observe the mourning period, but the state-run National iranian Oil Co, said workers were back in oil fields, where production increased for the second day in a row. The government estimates grant comprises one-third of that figure, he said, The grant is already in- cluded in the provisional budget and Soutar says if he and the mayor are un- successful in January it will mean severe problems tothe 1979 actual budget. Scrooge Bonds to buy Christmas gifts for their parents. But because they did not have social insurance numbers— called SIN—25 per cent of the interest was withheld. Brisco's motion calling on Cullen to rescind the regulation requiring the social insurance number—at least for children and pen- sloners—did not receive the unanimous consent. 1,-300 persons have been killed in nearly a year of street violence, but the opposition claims the toll is much higher, The oll company reported that a 14-day strike in Lran’s vital oil industry appeared over after the government threatened to arrest strikers, Company officials claimed daily production has risen to 2.6 million barrels--less than half the normal level,