Supreme ‘Court !relnstated. toilay a: 2-810"

million award won ‘by Karen’: “‘Silkiyoad’s

children against the: Kerr-McGee Corp. -
The justices; y. a4. wate, ‘rey

an Okiahoma jury's award. to Silkwood’s

estate as an impermissible conflict with |
federal regulation of the nuclear industry.

‘The Supreme Court said today. there is no. |
impermissible conflict between the: state.

and federal laws. ‘The decision, however,

leaves Kerr-McGee free to challenge the

amount of the award it Jower courts,”
Silkwood,

analyst at - Kerr-McGee’s |

plutonium plant near Crescent, Okla., died

in an automobile accident ‘Nov, ..13,-1974,
while on her way to meet with’ a New York
Times reporter, °°”...

Days before, she had‘been. redlioactively
contaminated, Silkwood, a union ‘activist
responsible ‘for’ mdnitoring health and
safety matters at-the Cimarron plant, was
reported to have wanted to make ‘public

evidence of missing plutonium and ialalfied

safety records..

Silkwood’s fainily sued in 1976, alleging ;

negligence by :Kerr-McGee’- and” seeking
damages for injuries she suffered —

primarily fear and anxlely — during the’

nine days from her contamination to-her-
death.

Her plight is the subject of a current film:
titled Silkwood and featuring Oscar-
winning actress Meryl Streep.

PAY CHILDREN

A trial jury in Oklahoma said Kerr-
McGee . ‘should... pay... Silkwood’s.: ‘three’
children $500,000 in actual damages’ and $10 °
million in punitive damages. The jury also

. awarded $5,000 for Silkwood’s con-

taminated _belongings that: had: to be»

destroyed.”
The 10th’ U. $. Circuit Court of Appeals
had overturned the punitive damage award

after ruling that the federal government's |.

damage award based on state law..
Today, a narrow majority of ‘the Supreme
Court said-the appeals court was wrong.

“Insofar. as damages for radiation In- ~

juries are concerned, pre-emption should.
not be Judged on the basis that the federal

erased. Bn,
appeals court decision “that had thrown.out

a: 28-year-old Anboratory -

y peclips

/pbjectived of the federal-law.". «|

cumataness of this case."

The court: disagreed. with, tha’ ‘Reajgan
administration, which had entered the Silk,"
~ wood cass to argue'ihat awarding: punitive: -

damages conflicted with federal laws that”
impose. civil . fines efor. nuclear Safety. a

: wholations. 6".
FRUSTRATE DESIRE.

Kerr-McGeg hadvargued t that’ weeding “a
onda § “cage:
. Congress. to

punitive damages "In Silk
frustrated a desire by the U.!
encourage widespread: participation in the
development. and tise of atomic energy.

The Sitkwood case was sent, back to lower

federal courts where,. ‘White said, “Kerr. ‘

’ McGee is free to reassert ‘ally ‘dlalins ... 5
including its contention. that‘ the jury's

; findings with. ‘respect -to punitive: damges -

: were not supported by sufficlent evidence
and its argument, that the amount, of the

punitive damages award was excessive.” “|

Joining White's opinion were justices

/{Wilttem Brentian, William: Rehnquist, Jobin
‘Paul Stevens’ and‘Sandra’Day O'Corin

’ Chief Justice Warren Burger and justices -

Harry Blackmun, Thurgood Marshall and.
_ Lewis. Powell dissented.

OO Dhe' cae of Bilkwood,’ who in death”

‘ became a’ symbol for erltics of the nuclear

‘industry, had been argued before the -| -
“Supseme Court last Oct. 4. Attending those ‘|:
exclusive regulation or radiation, hazards: .
precludes, or: “‘pre-empts,” any punitive |

- Targuments,: “her. father, ‘ Bilt. Silkewood : of:

-Nederland, Tex., told: reporters that just

_ bringing - the case before the country’s"

highest court had vindicated his daughter's
_ cause,
“By carrying it to ‘the Supreme Court,

- we've done what she started out to 0 do," the”

father: said. ee,

GM to get new: president. |

TORONTO (CP)-— Canada’s largest
carmaker will get a new president but

atherwise won't be much affected by the .

. ucturing of the huge auto empire of its
US. parent, Detroit-based General Motors
Corp.

A spokesman ‘for GM Canada. seid
Tuesday that John Smith will replace’ Don
Hackworth immediately as top executive at

‘ the Oshawa, Ont. -based subsidiary, which
alco wil] be brought under the umbrella ofa,

new GM group that will concentrate on |

small-car production. *
Hackworth, 48, outspoken president ' ‘of

. the Canadian operation for the last two .
' years,

_ has been appointed — Keneral
manager of the Buick division in Detrolt. «

previous position as director of GM’ 3
worldwide product planning group.

The changes at-GM Canada were made :

public only. a few hours: after the parent

, company antiounced in Detroit that it will

combine its five car divisions into two
business groups, one for large cars and one
for small ears.

The small-car-group would: consist of the
Chévyrolet, Pontiac and GM -of Canada
divisions. The large-car group would be
‘made up of Buick, Cadillac and Oldsmobile
divisions, As well, cars from GM's large
inventory of mid-sized automobiles will be.

’ offered by both groups,

‘In the new structure, each group will be.

: responsible for the cars it builds, including .
' engineering, manufacturing, assembly and

marketing.

MOVE. AGGRESSIVE . ;
Industry analysts regard the regrouping

as an aggressive step by the world’s biggest

_ automaker to cut bureaucratic costs and to
seek a bigger share. of the smail-car -
Market, which accounts for about 40 per

> UAW. ‘pokeatnan’ George Ehring.

cent ‘of sales in the United States and

Canada.

They also say reduced’ production costs
and improved efficiency could eventually. .
translate. to. lower prices in dealer’
showrooms,. making GM Cars more. com
petitive:y with imports, |

GM. Canada spokesman ‘Byron “Blundell

: dismissed union ‘worries that the’ move .
coald reduce the number of jobs’ at the ©
‘Canadian \.. subsidiary. He © said the
realignment will have tio immediate im-
‘pact ct on what cars’ ‘are built-in Canada orthe

tionship of the- ‘subsidiary with : its

‘dealers and suppliers.

“You will see virtually ‘no’ change in GM

“* Canada,” Blundell said-in' a telephone in-:
Smith, 45, comes to Oshawa from his -

terview. “We will still market, advertise
and do everything the same as what we're ©
doing now.”

‘Some union officials complained ‘Tuesday.
“that the: shifting: of :production towards ~:

smaller care'in Canada could lead to’ long

shutdowns ‘for . retooling and plant con-.
_ version'and temporary layoffs of thousands’ .
of GM: Canada’s more. than 80,00) ; em,

ut ployees, -

But. Blundell emphais{zed the. subsidiary,
will find itself building cars for both new:
divisions — rear-wheel drive mid-sized’
Cara at St. Therese, Que, for the Old-.

' sinobile division; ‘and-. front-wheel drive |
compacts for the. Chevrolet and ‘Pontiac :

divisions.

‘The United Auto Workers. Union also said
it is concerned about’ the replacement of
‘Hackworth, with whom: it-agreed-on the‘

-need ‘for ‘Canadian content ‘legislation for

foreign carmakers, notably the Japanese,

-“One of our concerns will be that the new
president of GM Canada has the same
‘commitment to Canadian’ content ” said -

_ Gromyko. is due to meet ~ f
US. State Secretary George a

Battered women fearful:

OTTAWA. {CP} — Battered women are
learning;not to call the police because they

could end up in jail, saya Doris Anderson,

president of National Action Committee on
the Status of Women.

“The. discrepancy . between men and
women is ridiculous,” Anderson sald in a
press release. A man in Ottawa was
recently. sentenced to five months in Jail
after he forced his ex-wife to write a suicide
note, wrappedher hands qroundaknifeand .
tried to force. it - into. her chest, ° said

Anderson, -

‘Yet Karen Mitchell of Orillia, Ont., was
sentenced to-three months in jail last week
for refusing to testify against her boyfriend
in an assault case. Mitchell was released .
Monday after her lawyer won the right to
appeal her sentence in the Ontario Court of
Appeal.

The  commiltee, an umbrella
organization . representing aboul three
million women, condemned the sentencing
of Mitchell, saying it was far too severe.

“Tf Karen, Mitchell is assaulted .again,

will she call the police, and if she ‘does, how

will they respond?’ .
Anderson eald the government seems to

be getting tougher with wits beaters, Police

have beeri instructed to lay charges against
an assailant and Crown attorneys are to
prosecute. — ;

_ Under such circumstances, women then .
become witnesses and are under the same.”
obligation as other ‘citizens to assist in the:
prosecution of the crime. If they: refuse, .

. they can be charged with contempt of court”
‘and sentenced accordingly,

_ “As well, to:permit the women, as wit-.:
ness, to decide whether or not to testify:, .
leaves her subject to intimidation” by’ the -: ot
assailant, Anderson said,

The problem is that “it is rare for a wife ;
batterer iappend any time in jail even when *
convict : a

_ Andin the Mitchell case, “the publicity ..
. ‘takes, attention’ away from ‘the . large:

“number of women who need and want:

police: protection and are not getting it.”

Mitchell, four months pregnant with her
boyfriend's ‘child, ‘as convicted in’.
provincia) court of contempt of court Jan. 3
{or refusing to testify against Terry Reed,
21,

Reed was charged in October with tw”
counts of assault catising bodily hatin. He -
waa released on ‘ball on condition. that he -:
stay away irom Mitchell but was sentenced ©
Dec. 5to 30daya in jail for violating the bail .
order.

Reed has since teen denied bail and may
have to stay in jail until has next court |

"Appearance March 20.

bal of ‘iy that. anal remedies" are:

dn a damages: ‘action. "would, frustrate. ac

White's opinion added: ‘'We petcelve no: ;
auch conflict. or,. frustration, in ‘the butt ws

But ‘White said. the ; $10million award .

“does not hinder the accornplishment ofthe -
purpose”. . Congress sought in passing laws |
b encourage. nuclear ipower development.

-caffgirs:

Ge ee

_-andsto. main

“! the age-of'38t

“ehurch diplomats serve as the Pope's eyes and ears’
107 seein around the world, combining, a political:

- Fetiantey with formal diplomatic relations with. the

:Holy’sSee. s The: countries Tange :from: Communist

: Yugoslavia’ to fundamentalist Moslem .Iran,.. fro

ads heavily, Protestant Britain ‘to ‘predominantly Ron

‘|, Cathdli¢ Brazil; 7
ue ‘Likeother diplomals, the Vatican envoys represent:

. their head of atate in. this case the Pope; i in polities,

But. as ‘representatives: at the Roman Catholic
‘Church and, the Holy. See, they also give voice tothe.”
“special concerns of church teaching, religious liberty
other. theological: and humanitarian. issues. "
Thus, the papal envoy in Iran, acting on papal. Ane,
structions, made ' appeals’ to. Ayatollah Ruhollah’
omeini for'the release of. the u. 8. hostages belzed -
"pla Noveniber 1979... oe
"Particularly . in. Catholic countries, ‘the Vatican:
rr envoys. often . ‘have: access to” SOUrees : “that other”:
diplomats might not have. Vatican observers say the
..- expanded relations with the Vatican could open up for *
“Washington: new. ‘Channels of information trom ‘sen-:
_ Sitive areas, ‘auch ag Latin America.and the Middle.
- Bast; where. churchmen have been ‘ ‘active in: the’:
/seareli for:‘peace.”.:
“Papal. diplomats. i

ee

“foreign: ‘service - “system fo the © top-level,
“pasiadorial posts,
The ;diplomatic: ccatps in. ‘still heady ‘italian,

* althoiagh the Vatican: has moved since! ‘the 1960s to
_ tnake. if - more ‘internationst.
- Americans. among the group.

One’ of the, niost:important and: fime’consuming
“functions for men in the field is to advise the Vatichn : .
on candidates for bishops. Ambassadors. ‘themselves
" automatically Bain the. ‘rank of archbishop.

in “Chile and Atgentina ‘did. ithe:
"groundwork for:Pope. John Paul to mediate ..the..-
. territorial dispute. over the Beagle channel that.”
-. brought the two Predominantly Catholic countries ee
‘the brink of war: Vatican specialists are: continuing
—_ efforts for a solution. :
FOSTERS TRUST. er ac =

"John Paul has ‘said ‘the Vatlean’ seeks * “10, promot ;
n’ ‘climate . Of, Mhutual trust: and:
 dlalogne® with: ‘dl the/living: ‘forces of society: and;
therefore, with the authorities who have received the”
mandate of. fostering the common good.” tt

While the sons of Roman nobility otice made up’ the
backbone ofthe Vatican's ‘diplomatic. corps, ‘today’s
envoy is a'graduate of a rigorous two-year. course at
- the. Pontifical Eecleslastical Academy...

The potential: diplomats, who must be priests under
Courses Inthe history’ of Vatican.”
~ aiptomaey, ‘diplomatic protocol and: interniational
“Jaw; They must be proficient in two foreign languages .
|. a5 well.as. Latin, ‘the. language of the. church, :

“le They aim. to work their way through’ the

ie fecord: ‘and new song-of the.

i oply” “Billy ¢ Joel's:

PES “charts.

“reatogories. will be~

= 'Sefences’ *' 26th:..

~ * telecast Feb,'28 on'CBS, *.
“*Jatkson’s - Thriller; “has

“secutively ~—", :

: “regponaible .. ‘for.
Jackson's | ‘record dozen
‘“mominations: |: including’
‘Record, album. and separate °

“Jackson also picked up:

“and - rhythm and blues
“ categories;"~ ~ two
Fr Songwriting ominations; -

* nomination for producer of
. the year, a
Jackson -°- and. >.
- McCartney. are up for the .
”. best pop group vocal award |
"for The ° Girl’ Is Mine,
another Thriller track, And
~ dackson “also turned up in
“the. children’s. record

Vatican's Paul

am--

There are “Seven ,

. and vocal. work on E.T. The
» Extra-Terrestrial. .
WENS 9 NOMINATIONS

_ Another No. 1 album, the

“Ban ‘proposed ;

-slosbot inane =
Warsaw Pact has propoted,
‘a chemical’ weapons ban int

Europe,’ .

manient

‘but’: ;
diplomats: say. there is little «
new in thé plan‘which they...
view ag.timed to coincide :
with,, “next week’s disar- -
conference. . ins §
‘Stockholm ; Sweden. 5. §

: Soviet - ‘Foreign Ministry .&

western

officials handed ‘the draft
‘proposal: to NATO: envoys

Tuesday and ;
- ROWS, “agency.

before: .
“ gunereaice.

One*. econ diplomat,
sald the: proposal “looks.a
propaganda 1 i
initiative ifmed to come just
‘before: Stocktiolm.’ ee
the. : t
“Stockholm ‘conference has -

jot like ..a

: Diplomats ©: ‘

the Soviet:
Tass - later”:
* published the: text. . oe
Western diplomats said it. :
appeared «tobe .no. coin:
.cidence: that ‘the. ‘proposal, I
‘which calls fora chemical:
. weapons-free Europe before ©
_ attempting ; a global ban‘on” &
“such: sims, came a ‘week ..
-; Stockholm | q

“aay

taken.on new importance
since.the Soviet, Union has

: suspended : all“other major a
-!* arms-control; talks, Soviet

Foreign . Minister Andrei

* SHuldz in, Stockholm.
| BROKE: OFF TALKS :
The. -Soviet, Union broke

~ off talks witht Washington on

medium-range

nuclear.

. missiles last, November and.
later, suspended talks on
long-range rockets, —

‘Tass’ said. the Warsaw &
- expected NATO.

Pact:

“countries © “would approach .

~ the ‘proposal . “with ‘all at-' .

- tention "dnd - seriousness,”

- Diplomats said if this was

"the case, they were puzzled

_ by the low-key way in which.
‘Moscow ‘announced the plan J

‘through ‘Tass after handing -
copies of It to NATO envoys,

* Normally a new arms offer &

is: given: :

through. an: interview with jm

prominence °

or a statement by a senior

Kremlin figure. ;
‘Tuesday’s math television
nels program reported the’ if

16. minutes a :

into the... ahow “without. E

new proposal .

qioting the, text.
The. ‘proposal said the.

weapons. in. Europe, would
reduce the. risk:of war and
increase’ ‘mutual trust.

- Proposed a global ban.on

accord,

“soundtrack to . the. film

“with . ‘nine nominations,
including ‘album of the year

NATO | countries . have
score. ‘Two :No, 1° singles

chemical weapons and from. the - LP, Michael
.- Washinglon ‘has “agreed ‘to " Sembello’s: Mania¢ and
* Trene Cara’s Flashdance. . .

on-site checks under any ~
. “ "What a Feeling, are com

~Allfive nominees i in two: of.
‘the three. top categoriés — -.

.[) "year — have ‘at: some: point» -

‘occupied ihe: top! ‘spot’ on”
Billboard’s Hot 100, OF the '
album of the year nominees;
“Innocent: ‘Man ‘ and. David»
“Bowle’s Let's’ Dance, failed’
‘to reach’ No.1 on: the LP”

~ Winners in w& recokit Ei
ne Night) pulled record and United Kingdom.
" notinced ~ at ‘the National:
_ Academy of Recording Aris. as
Jadnual > i

. awards ceremony, 's6t for ;

been: the No,” 4:.albiirn, '24 :,:€xPeC

-and~ was .-
UL. of

male: ‘vocal performance :

RB.
: penalize. inefficiency..
inthe ‘speech to the Men's Canadian Club, Dye placed. the
agrie ‘squarely’ on pollticians who set the rules under which

. the bureaucracy. works.

: CITES CONSTRAINTS

and:: so with? Thriller. 20
~ producer Quincy. Jones —a ‘

Seategory for his: narration ©

_ Flashdance, also cleaned up |.

and best original TV or- fil’,

ns for him, Richie
cower .

Sthe year nomination with

a “popular jrock «James . Anthony Car-
| te The Police; tieldthe michael. © |
eed n 1‘album Slot for.’ 19° Richie and Sembello each

had five nominations, but
‘Quincy Jones was second in
total individual nominations
“with six,..most for his

“weeks with Synchronicity,
: whieh is up for album of.the ©
year and best: rock vocal.
“group performance.. ‘The

“Breath You' Take, earned: work on Thriller.
record-of the year and pop’ No U.S. performers made
: group vocal nominations: for:
the group as.well: as a-eong noininees, which for the
of the year nomination for | first time were all groups 48
i ( writer, Police lead singer.
Sting:

. * "Country, Culture” Club,
vy Lionel. Richie's, ‘No.

Eurythmics and Musical

the © ‘so of the year as well. as
i g and pop vocal

aisy shared & producer, of .

album’s No. 1-single, Every . production and songwriting
the list of best new artista .

opposed to soloists. Big :

single All (Night Long: (AH . Youth all come from the

: ‘OTTAWA (cP) _ ~ auditor General Kenneth Dye says he
outlined. in his: December report.
His ‘annual report blamed a lack of political will for

‘Bays: he senses “a will to change” among politiclans.
He says, be.has heard cumors an announcement will he

. | made soon, possibly from Treasury Board, on government
>plang'to change. red tape d the Jack of incentives to save

tin hearing | ‘good rumors,”!
-Speech Tuesday. -

save: taxpayers money and he hopes new directives will

- The problem rests not with the quallty ‘af public servants,

expects the federal government will announce measures as

weeks: though not. eon.” * early i as. this spring. to combat wasteful management-he

inefficiency and waste in the bureaucracy, but Dye now :

Dye. said after a luncheon 7

He hoped there would be cléar directives to managers to.

--hominations ; in’. Pop, . rock: treat “public: money as if it.were thelr own.”

*.._He'gaid the system sometimes penalizés managers who

but with “severe management constraints which make it
extremely difficult to improve management practices and :

- productivity.”

Among these, Dye listed:

_— Disincentives: Managers are often penalized for

saving. money.
. “They are often rewarded on the basis of how big their
budget j is or how many people they manage or if they are

~ ingenious at developing new ways to spend money.

“In some cases, when managers have (returned unspent

“funds to Treasury Board at the end of the year), they have -
_ been penalized’ by across-the-board spending cuts or by
’ demotions when the size.of! their operations shrinks,"

— Red tape: “Management is burdened with many ad- ©

ministrative: and-- procedural tasks, regulationa and
requitements. which: don't: ‘apply in the private sector.” -

“Goats? While businessmen know success is spelled out

in profits, bureaiterats have no, clearly defined goals. ©

“In many: cases, economy ‘and efficiency. are clearly
subordinate to political considerations,” he said, noting the
government's Becentralization mn policy.

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