“house two doors down? If Family Month has started you eating popcorn.” ' ~ guch'a.tow-level thing from the- organizational point of : Sociologist Dr. Elise Boulding sees-a clear-cut connection _ between the family, the neighbourhood and what she calls - Boulding claims. Cae ae “neighbourhood: It's: Family: Montht ‘What: are you. doing i separatism | “seen © + o 4 fr rt ae” ‘" te Page 2, The Herald, Thursday, May 27, \982 | a : who works in the faculty of Education at Simon Fraser a 2 2 4 3 3 : = | 1 r me aligh ae pa eeeaancweeatate! “servalive ihink- tank): iold delegates ‘to | Tmeeling 0 the: plernational: Monetaty’: : Conference’ is: ust powers al Versailles: in. June, . oe “Editor: Brian Gregg x issue. was introduced later by” other conference ’ ‘participants, including Henri Simonet, former oo ; _ .Belgian foreign minister and socialist deputy, and - ett, on wo oe Jolin’ Medlin, president of the Wachovia Bank and ae “> Trust Co. of Winston-Salem, Ne ‘, . . 7 ‘ Waltenberg told the commereial bankers. from 114 Statt wie Flngranhers: dtl banks, and 22 countties ‘during a panel discussion on ras . public pergeptions of (he banking industry that the - { only elfectiye response [0° military build-up and 7 Reception. Classified: ey 3: political adventurism" by ‘ihe Soviet Union is- ee _ Carolyn Gibson mo % econoinic, 7 . .S ; “The question i is asked: is the business community wpe Circulation: _ iiterested only in free enterprise? Why aren’t they 7 Maria Taylor. _ prepared to advance the cause of freedom?” - . ~ wedi : 7 “NOTICE OF. COPYRIGHT. : ' The Herald retains full, complete an 38 copyright in any advertisement produced-and-or ‘any editorial or photographic Content published. In the Herald. ‘acting in-a cavalier, amoral way. ‘when dealing with : Wei abilily to do: business depends on ihe gocial and ian political erivironmeat, ‘ereditworthiness was the first a ‘peat. of. ‘the’ even. major. Western industrial. Bul a different perspective on the. East- West trade - ‘now: placing the anus. for economic recovery: on business and bankers, and they had beiter produce or eR Elaboraling on his comments later’ to reporters, ° Wattenberg said many feel business and, banks are : 6 ¥ - high: level compared with other major U.S. ine. %° “Later; | Medlin, Bald: ro soe cea ater objective | in a business deal. ; .-Medlin poitited out: that many / banking deals, i in- =: eluding some conclided with debt-ridden Poland, had - been ‘hegolialed ata {ime of East-West detente when ; a push was on. to sell to Eastern Europe. . , He also said most of the credit to’ Eastern Europe has now. been ‘cut off. ’ Simonel, @ professor “of political economy, at the: Free University of Brussels, said he expected -resumptiona of trade and credit lo Eastern Europe, : ‘barring ‘strategic goods. . -The Soviet Union is a part af Europe and: its economy cannot be ignored, he suggested. |, Wattenberg also told the bankers.that the public is. disillusionment could set in. aan While public confidence i in the banks i ig ata fairly = iiciaeoiaaabaincsasaiaiaiiak tasinaaaasict Sai space offersy your arovinétal a and iederdi élected officlalg.a place fo.say thelt: place... levance, ‘not'party. preference. and_are the - byl DAVE BARHETT: . “More th * profesional sports stadium than -to: ‘health care needs, While there is no limit to the overruns for their favourite . * “projects or, apparently; to “thelr own expense claims, Socred cabinet ministers have made deep’ cuts into hospital budgets and other social services, The waiting list for surgery has riser above 12, 000 fer our - Britiah Colimbians and many of them. will now have to wait "considerably more than a yeat as a result of Socred policy. The chief of the BC Medical Association has warned that the “inevitable consequence will be that “people will'die, And still the premier’ persists with misguided priorities. Many British Columbiana will suffer needlessly and some ‘ irreparably, They have been appealing unsuccessfully to this insensitive government.’ Following is: just one recent: _ letter which speaks for itself. It was from a British Columbian living in a community riear.the capital and Was ° _senttoa cabinet minister witha copy forwarded tome, : | “I am writing to protest the indiscriminate. closure of hospital beds. I am 69 years old and. have an. arthritic condition of the spine that is causing excrutciating pain and | __ ls reaching a condition where there are times when ] cannot -- waik or stand. (My doctor) is convinced he can: help: me but , to dase I must be admitted to hspital. “Reproduction is not permitted without the written permission af :the Publisher. . - againsi embargoes which. aim al punishing Eastern '" Europe for its political-acis, He- included in his comments President Reagan — ‘thal great freedom fighter” — who ended a U.S. grain embargo begun by _& ihe Soviet invasion of Atghanistan. “We are actively enpaged in- shooting, ourselves in Family Month Any idea who lives across the street from you? In the . thinking about neighbourhood {and it should!) consider what Peter and Gwen Norman did about theirs in North . Vancouver.” “Only: three or four couples knew each other but we figured a Neighbourhood Day would be fun,” says Peter, - University. .. Like Topsy, the “iden grew.-With. the help’ of dne other _- couple, - the Normans popped pamphlets. in mail. boxes.‘ “suggesting events: a- scayehger bunt, a horseshoe: pitch - tournament, a potluck Supper. - “That first year we set up tables. in the middle of the. ~ street and wondered ii anyone would show," Peter recalls, y “Gwen took out a pot of ‘beans and we waited. Then people | ~ started coming — 30 or 40 of u ls sat down to eat. It was just _, great!” That was four yearsago. Neighbourhood Day. ("We call it the Summer. Solstice Celebration" says.’ +Peter) has flourished. on 28th Street ever since. __-“Weblock off the street with sawhorses and begin with an. official parade, Kids decorate their bikes, the north side ” challenges the south to a tug-of-war, and after dark there's » - fireworks and films with. - everybody sitting on the street . There are fringe benefits. too, ‘That first year we ‘had’ a. rock-and-roll band," Peter says with a grin. “People had” complained because the kids practised so loud.: Now they:. . gathered round to talk and listen and: learn that teenage ., band players were just nice kids living on ourstreet.” 7 The sliccess of the event has astounded everyone. ‘It was view,"’ -Peter. points’ out. ‘“‘Once the seed: was planted everybody latched onto the idea. People were ready for it.” How: far-reaching are neighbourhood ‘relationships? ; community- to-commuhity networking on a global scale. “There is.no break belweén- the family’ and the neigh- -bourhood and the plahet,”’ she declares. . Because it's easier to collect stats on violence, crime and . divorce, we underestimate the: creativity of. the family, . The creativity of a family on 2ath Street has altefed their about yours? _ Newfoundland adopts - eastern separatism CALGARY: (CP) - Ottawa has “declared war. on Newfoundland, and it could lead to the same, kind of , in Western Canada and Quebec,’ Sevtoustent MP. John Crosbie said Wednesday. former Conservative finance minister whe struck back al : of recent, federal, blows to his native provinee. of ‘ee ~ Wage study results revealed . OA survey of 72 Jeading: industries thas found’ ‘wage- in- - ‘creases of “Canadian workers outstripped those of their. American counterparts i in: every: industry but, one between, Wand 19a 5 ; The Conference: ‘Board, of: Canada’ study, released toda: id the. long-terin™ pattern was; broken‘ briefly i ‘in 1979. UL warned that, if the trend: conlinues, ° there’ will’ be. ins." , creased, downward pressure on the dollar to keep Canadian” “goods ‘competitively priced in’ world markets; :°. = ~ “The lower. the dollar falls, the: reporl: “sald, ‘the higher * interest: rates have: to’ be sel, to atiract. new investment fo" : prop tp the currency. oe ete a ss | The federal government has been issuing: similar ware” nings iy justify its"appeal for ‘wage-and-price restraint, The Conference Board, a private research: institution - funded by business, labor and government, found unit labor costs in Canada increased 110 per cent between 170 and, 1980; an annual rate. of U7 percent. (92) 0} A. U.S. unit labor costs: Brew 7 per cent, § an n annual rate of ° 59 pervent; “eo ; ~ in March were 3.1 per. cent lower than during « ‘the same “provinces bul. Quebec and: New BransWick. - ms The figures are based’ ona survoy: vof 2,400 firins - =a new. ‘only 1,300 firms.- The: ‘old Survey: showed! wholesale ‘sales. " inereased last year by” 10.1percent’ ‘compared: with: °1980;: : The waruary- -Mareh | figures® were further: proof of- the: secession in- which ; smanufacturing’ ‘anid ,¢onstruction hi . The Mareh‘declinie reflecis: reductions in-whotesale: sales caf: motor vehicles, lumber, - industrial machinery and. ” Supplies. “ _In other business. developments ‘Wednesday: aa In anolher development, thete.w was more evidence. af tlie... slump in: the. economy: Wednesday as Statistics Canada reported wholesale business has been lower “this’s year (han ~ last Year. for three conseculive: months... program, which had been scheduled to expire Friday, ha has a ete -Hanployment- Minister. loyd Anworthy announced.’ we . of Unilever N.V, of London, told the bankers that . . there were dangers ‘for banks, on the horizon as . government and corporate debts pile up. oF former president Jimmy Carter asa protest’ against , “uy don’t see how that threat ‘could bé avoided," said the | ° the Liberal government i in a broad economic attack in light The. agency said sales by Canadian wholesale marion “month ‘a year, earlier, Lower sales were, reported in’ all . approach replacing the previous, ‘system, hich covered.” ‘declined, consumer “spkinding | has. dropped, ‘and retail ‘sales a7 y have’ ‘slowed, pushing down’ demand at’ the. wholesale level... equipment. These drops.were-only partially’ offsét”by’in- " creases in ‘sales of - food and. electrical equipment and , “also been exténtled one,year to the. end of May, | 1983, the Eastérn bloc communist countries... stitutions, it has been falling faster than any other : Z ‘ ‘In’ many cases, he said, business “has: lobbied "institution recently, he said. “Laie iS airy a! Another panelist, Frans Van den Hoven, chairman eee ‘afata'a oe The preoccupation of bankers with size and growth . his “eroded traditional notions of financial prudénce,". Van den Hoven said. erebeseaeneneits _ aieetede! “DOYOU EVER WONDER HOW WE MANAGE TO. _WASTE:SO MUCH MONEY RENE? i ~ Welly today ‘we know. that when there dre no profits in the ; Crosbie, who represents’ St.. John’s, was ejected from the, House of Commons Iast) week after accusing - Justice Minister Jcan Chretien of lying to Parliament‘ about. ‘government plans (o take the offshore mineral Nights i issue - ‘to the Supreme Court of Canada... Herepeated the charge before reporters Wednesday after - or -at Brenda Mines, unemployed . because. of the in- - ternational economic situation, do not have'the money, to. . unleashing a barrage of: rhetoric against : government economit: policies before an audience ‘of £,200. “We havea minister of justice who is a liar, arminister - ‘who i is the font of the justice system in Canada. who has critic to external affairs critic. : “The federal’ government: is referring: ‘the, uedtion: of. “ownership of offshore mineral rights to the Supreme-Court ’. “of Caridda. -allhough: it: is already before’ the Stipreme Court _ - of- Newtoundland::. ; “The legal guestivni is co going to oselle the’ fue," Crosbi told: eporlers, - ee - The promises dn¢ludes.. 2.27 = 12, i9H1, federal budget. + ments’ re Ores Le PMT a sit fisbecneesess ta, recgunize ,that. with, wages. and - services, ~ In one ot cveril ‘ledges, he said a ‘Tory dovériiment’ : would aniend The: Constitution 6 ‘give: ‘coastal provinces : : - mineral Tights‘on:the continental shelf... ; A Conservalive government could produce a- ‘dramatic . _chunge in the economy within. six months ‘by: restoring . ““-eonfidence and trust and encouraging. investment. he said. com The federal Rover rnment: has “approved a major. new L ; ~ injection of funds into‘its work-sharing program, more than, = = an Serappirig the nalional energy program. ‘and the Nov. a doubling lo "$190 million’ the ceiling, for’ this: year. ~The - vile ‘Hemoving- “Otiawa from - offshore- Tesource devetop- + Tits we ““T have beet waiting’ for ‘three iionths” “for” “banat ware _ hopefully be only a short stay for treatment, but it seems. © the only’ way I will be admitted to.hospital will be on a stretcher inemergency, totally incapacitated at which time treatment may be too late to help. “It is incredible that a medical plan that was the envy of the world is being destroyed by the Social Credit. govern, ment... Such delays in treatment.can often lead to per- manent placement in long-term care hospitals at much . greater cost and unbelievable tragedy for the persons concerned: _ “‘It-is to be hoped your government will dispense with. + unnecessary spending such as unlimited expense accounts ~ for ministers\and apply the taxpayers’ money to the pur- poses that are needed dnd intended”. So. far, the - government’s. answer to the thousands of ~” eltizens in the same difficulty has been Health Minister ‘Nielson’s specious claim that there is is no health care’ crisis ‘in’ British Columbia. " ‘by BILLBENNETT | The provincial government's restraint on government program will work fairly and to the benefit of the: entire province, with co-operation. from thoge included In the: program. What the program has done is challenge school beards, ‘hospital. boards, college boards and municipal councils td - ‘work for the public benefit to maintain services. within. . reasonable costs, in a time of economic-difficulty, - ‘Thé challenge is for them to analyze what s service must: ee _ spensations in some areas such ag education and heal "_ taking 80 per cent or more of the available dollars, costs are in danger of rising beyond the ability of the taxpayer io. afford them. “We are having a difficult, time, because ' of ‘the. in- ~ ternational economic situatton, selling our product, a dif- ficulty that has imposed the cruel discipline of unem- “ ployment and financial losses on the private sector. . The. . NDP has for years tried to make “profit” into a dirty ward. . private sector and no expectations of profits, jobs are lost, and government loses the reventies that provide services. ‘T believe that the ordinary rank and file among such as’ hospital workers, school teachers and others want to play a | part in preserving the jobs of their colleagues, and that they _ want to play a part in preserving high levels of services: ‘The: restraint on government program allows all those ‘workers and administratars, to play : a. part in preserving both jobs and services. Let me give an example of what 1 mean, I met with. my - * “school board In Kelowna not long ago, where employees were, prior, to.the restraint program, given, through ar- -bitration, d 17.5 per cent pay raise. They are now.com- plainirig that 80 of their colleagues In the Kelowna. school district will have to be laid off because of the 12 per cent guideline. I asked:the board how much of a cut in that 17.5: per cent it would take to keep those teachers on. A one per — -cent reduction, I was told. In other words, to 16.5:-per cent. “Then I asked What further cut in that 17.5-per cent raise lt _ would take to ajlow:the board to maintain its level of ser- - vices, -Another one ger cent, I was told, So; for'a two per’ _ cert cul — from 17.5 per cent to 15.5 per cent — in thelr latest pay increase, the employees of the Kelowna school ' board could not only save the jobs of their colleagues. but _ ‘also maintaintthe level of services. That would, I expect, ; not seem .an unreasonable sacrifice for. private sector workers on unemployment, who not only do- not: ‘have an increase but do not even have a. paycheque: a -I think we have to question the people who. negotiate « cn . behalf of thage: teiichers and school boards, who have riot" ‘ arrived at. the obvious solutions at a time when the tax- payers of this province simply do not have the money to pay. more.: The unemployed in Port Alberni or In Fort St. John give others insecure jab pay raises of 17 0F 19 per cent., I want to niake it clear that our program allows collec iive , bargaining — and what is maybe even more important, it. ; ‘mislead the House of Commons, *' said Crosbie, who earlier’ “alsp allows people in those services to show: that they.care, this year was. bumped from the post of. Opposition finance . ‘care for their colleagues, and for those: to whom they provide pees This is ghe fairest program. dni the. ‘couttry ind it isan. ote ‘ ‘oppoftunity for thie public ‘service collectively to show that up Have a social conscien¢e;. that they-do_ : willing to share: the burden of- fighting ose who ‘make it recession; alon aa ‘samediie a hospital bed, The program.is a bold | veniure in’ testing the: respin- 7 Columns. are - selected. on: the basis’ of e author not ine editor or, thls. “ pn 100 hospital ‘beds haye' now clotedt as a. divest reault of the Socred’s one-sided. ‘restraint” program which: . :*: gives higher ‘priority: to’ coal: export subsidies and to a . : The legislation provides an “opportunity for t those in the’ publie séetor to show their concern. and-caring for their, — province and their‘couniry, for their students, for the sick | ‘and elderly, and to demonstrate that they will not make. ‘demands that will cost the jobs | at. their colleagues ¢ or cost -, sibility, of public-sector. employers_as, well'as employees. 1] believe that those few-who claim to’ speak for public- . _’....bector employees, who have been -making exceasive | — Curbing the.Foreign invesIment Review Agency. demands, whosay they cannot live within the guidelines, do | ‘not speak for ihe majority.of either workers or taxpayers of of © this province, Satay wees eal sGS IG abet > of