. Volume 73 Ne. 47 Monday. March 9, 1901 Sclence Fair. oth oom Ne Hundreds of people attended the 37th in Terrace during the weekend. There were many displays by students such as aS the alternate energy one -above.: More pictyres on Page2. = * ‘pamed only Saturday. ocean bed minerals under Many delegations had not-been able to come © -GLOUDS-01 SEA LAW TALKS UNITED. NATIONS (Reuter): — ‘Apprehension - about United States’ intentions and Inck of agreement over the appolatment of a new president casta cloud over the opening today of a new seesion ed the United Nations Law of During the last seven years, delegates from more - than 150 countries have reached tentative agreement on most elements of a new body of law regulating all uses of the cceans, from navigationto fishing and seabed mining. Last week, the Reaganarimindstration announced it intended conducting a thorough review of all the fesues and did not want this to be the final negotiating seasion, as some had hoped. A new heed of the US. delegation was U.S. mining interests are over provisions in the draft convention that they feel would hamper private consortia wishiig to exploit international seabed authority. fear any major revisions at this late stage could unravel the carefully crafted compromises enibodied in the present text, con- gisting of 320 articles and eight annexes. . Since the previous bargaining dust summer, the conference has suffered a setback as a result. of the death in December of its president, Hamilton Shirley _Axoerasingbe of Sri Lank, , By Sunday night the Asian group still’ of the Sea Conference. unhappy Heence from a proposed Tow in Geneva up with an agreed nomi- presidential post. and - bijeckers’s - * The OTTAWA cP ) - “the gor- and six other women on the council, were announced Friday. Lucie Pepin, 4 Montreal nurse, became the Women. still unhappy proposed constitutional A committee of women that subsequently a successful alternative conference of Women of constituttonal issues said DAMASCUS (Reuter) — _Three Pakisian! hijackers "who flew to the Syrian " capltal with 111 hostages aboard af airliner early today have threatened -“Coxtremely severe measures" if Pakistan does not agree to their demands, a Syrian spokesman said. ae spokeaman said the demands are: « —The immediate release. of the family of two people . reamed as- Allah Khan ‘and Nasser Jamal. halting propaganda ° Cae paigns ‘against their al-Zulfikar movement. —The release of all members of the movement detained in Pakistan. - The hijackers arived from Kabul on a Pakistan Inter- national Airlines Boeing 720 which they seized a week ago - |) op an internal flight from Karachi to. Peshawar. ' The said the - demands have been relayed Embassy. to “Pakistan representatives in Damascus who - have promised a quick reply after contacting their govern- ment He -added that the hijackers have promised a list of. the names of -the detainees whose release they want and the country they ‘would like them to go to if the . demands are met. .. The hijackers threatened. ‘‘extrémely severe measures’' against the ‘hostages and the plane if - their demands are turned ‘Rescue efforts. hampered BALTIMORE (AP) - High winds and heavy seas ‘ hampered efforts to rescue the crew of an Israeli ship which sank Sunday about 190” ' kilometres, southeast - of _ U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Edward Girard said 11 crew members had been plucked from the ocean Three bodies have been re- members: tossed in rafts in rough seas and strong winds, the U.S. Coast Guard said. ‘One man was rescued by a U.S, Navy helicopter and the _ others by merchant vessels, " but rescue operations were hampered by severe weather down, the spokesman said. The spokesman quoted the hijackers as. saying they have hand grenades, pistols, ‘“gub-machine-guns \ and saficient ammunition. He said .the Syrian authorities agreed to let the Contacts between ‘the hijackers ‘and embassy of- ficials were continuing through Syrian “securily- forces in Damascus Alrport Pakistan's government, headed by President Zia -ul- Haq, has has refused to accept the demands olfering to free only 20 peop! On pe the hijackers shot and killed a Pakistani Splomat who tad been a _ request was made by the 7 as killer | _ ue : meets death Fourth executed’ in penalty return ‘ MICHIGAN CITY, -Ind. - (AP) — Joking with his guards and blaming himself for his fate, 24-year-old Steven Judy went willingly. ‘to his death in Indiana’s “black oak electrie chair today. “T, don’t hold no p grudges, this is my doing; sorry. it happened,” were the last words of the blond, blue-eyed" murderer before two powerful surges of elec- tricity wracked his body and he was pronounced dead at *.12:12 am. CST (8 a.m EST). - “He was very relaxed, I don’t think it burt,” said his " death: .to. life -in- . prison, became the fourth person. executed inthe US. since the. Joked to the end Lawyer Steven: Harris, who witnessed the ‘execution "ffm behind a glass partition - ajong: with: Cart iand atite - — pffictelay wad that“as"“Jody”’ -switeh—that- brigades =| “< walked’ tothe.‘ chair,”-be” lethal current but“ Hanlon tesioa. | with ‘severe’ threats. : pointed to where bia trousers had been cut #0 another electrode | could be attached to his leg, and quipped: “Po going to send the state of In- diana a bill for 915," : Just before. he was’ strapped into the chair and, blindfolded, Hanlon said, Judy took off his wristwatch and asked that it be given to a fellow death row prisoner who was his closest friend. “Then Judy was strapped . 4m, the guards backed away, “there was a pause for about 10 seconds, and he was _ Glectrocuted," Harris .said. Hanlon said two surges of ‘electricity were sent (hrough Judy’s body ~- first a charge. of 2,300 volts for 10 seconds, Prayer vigil outside . “very unassisted just: after mid- . had received a. final phone -pamed Jeanne. He then "haved to make room for ag ‘mansions by a ‘special: . Supreme. Court revived the death penalty in 1976. His was the first execution in 20 Budget “WICTORIA (CP) Faced, with falling ‘Tesource . quietly” night local time. ; Carr said that before Judy was taken to the chair, be call from a girl in’ ‘Texas asked for “photos of his new: |” haircut”.where be had been. electrode, which was soaked insalt brine to'make it more coxductive.-“They sent for a and took the pictures het wanted,”' Carr: J ide : a then a charge of 50 voit for “20 - seconds. . ate ey als ox Waren 7 , ‘Jack Duckworth to’ paill Brg i Gat Prone peta IBS ‘ yefused to confirm who had: done it. Reporters, in s¢- cordance with Indiana law, “were kept far from the death "Indications | are. that. ‘British Columbians: may be. in for some bad news, scene im another part of the the things won't be as tough- _ Panton said Judy's body . was. released to the county coroner. Judy's . foster mother, Mary Carr, said Ars nda conference Tas ‘Gov, ‘Robert Orr, who had. ‘al waited at bis Indianapolis oi telephone line to the prison in -. case Judy asked for a stay, - said in astatement after the _ execution, “J am at peace with myself because I imow I~ have mel my responsibilities - under the law and because I believe justice has pre- vailed."": ‘several years, legislative ’ peporters. won't. be ‘petting - advance. copies. of the comprehensive ‘budget: } in: order to. Curtis, citing what he ways. ls British parliamentary precedence, decided. not to _ five reporters copies. of the: ‘budget under embargo. However, that does | “not an night fell. Portsmouth, Va., coast Whilarve # member ofthe guard rescue station said crew members of the bulk © She said the women had = carrier Mezada jumped into asked for an independent two life rifts and two life review of the council, with a boats after. the ship sank study of the way in which about 9:15 a.m. EST. women are to the Private vessels in the - givermment advisory group. srea, the navy frigate Paul, “He sali be wold con a navy helicopter from sider it, it will be difficult for Bermuda and planes from whatever he proposes now to the const guard and navy have. any credibility," weresent tothe scene, where _ waves were as high 98 peven , bound for Balti- groups that were consulted about the seven Lieut. Thomas Johns of the _ ‘ FEATURES Comics, Page 6. Classified ads, Pages 8, 9. Herescope, Page 6. Peeple in the News, Page 10. Ana Landers, Page 6. TV stings, Page 2. Crossword, Page 6. | ( 765 DAYS A YEAR” J