Page 2, The Herald, Thursday, May 3, 1984 | ee eee ee er dail , a yheraid Published every weakaay wane Katum Sirens Tarrece, 6.C. by Uherlieg Publishers Lid. Authorized on second cles, mall. Reghirailan Number (281. Poslage paid in cash, return postage Terrace: , Circulation: 615-4357 635.4008 Publizhar - David Hamilton’ editor: Advertising Sales: Brian Gregg Nick Walton _Statl Writers: Photegrapher Sports: . Ralph Reschke. _ Helly Olson Reception-Classilteds Cireviations “Clalre Wadley j Sue Booten NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT ; Tha Herald retalre full, complete and sole copyright In any advertisement ps end-oF ety editerial or pholoarponic content published In the Herald, Repriduction Is net permitted without the written permission of the . a The Terroce Kitimat Galty Herald pailllically Independent and # mambee of the Sritish Columbine Press il. ae ae — Digoxin overd ose may have. caused the Editor . _-| Support for | guaranteed annual income An open letter to: Mayor & Council District of Terrace The Terrace Women’s Resource Centre Society would like to commend you for your’ recent decision on the Graham Avenue land. We appreciate that the District of Terrace has a pressing need for that land for a turf and nur- ‘| sery site. We accept that our ‘fT lease will therefore not be | renewed when it expires in April “| 1986. We are moat appreciative that we have two years in which to rebuild a reforestation business. The growing of a market garden ‘ to maintain the land quality and ‘| to provide employment for 1 women while we search ‘out - Al contracts for a transplant nur- “| sery. We believe transplant “4 forestry stock is necessary in this ] area to compele with alder ‘growth in sections to he reforested. The cutting of the ministry of ‘| forest’s reforestation and “| silviculture programs is un- by many sectors of our com- munity. . We want to thank you for the support that Mayor and Council business. We hope that we will be able to secure the needed con- tracts to continue as a viable business past the spring of 1986. Our goal is to provide, em- ployment and training for single :] mothers and re-entry level cluded female students seeking to return to school next year. It has always been our aim to con- «| tribute to the community's future ‘| through reforestation and silviculture activities which. will leave a legacy for our children. : ‘ Sincerely, r Frances Birdsell, Co-ordinator, Terrace Women's Resource Centre Building ‘| a business Through the Solidarity :'| Coalition, the B.C. Federation of ‘ | Labour is taking a strong stand in favour of a guaranteed annual income for all British Colum- bians so that no British Columbia iI] need go without the basic : | necessities required to par- ‘| ticipate in our society, - The B.C, Federation of Labour, : | along with all arganized labour *] groups has been actively working :4 on behalf of the unemployed and _| the poor since the depression 7] began in 1982. Over thirty action :] centres are operated by the federation throughout British Columbia, including two in the Northwest ~- one in Prince Rupert and one in Terrace. These centres offer advice and assistance to those having dif- ficulties coping with their situation. . In addition, organized labour is. instrumental in keeping soup kitchens and food -banks in throughout =the erTe rT errr er errs. eames L mat i = oa oO 2 i= o “3 [aa a La | on i—J bd - = a Lil i= = [— a ‘ Terrace Unemployment Action Letters to'| is a “holding pattern” enterprise - ‘| fortunate for this region. Any. lobbying that Council could-do in. |: “| this regard would be appreciated- “4 has shown to a local non-profit’ women. This year we have in-. Centre |. = * professar of pharmacology at _ Michigan’s Wayne State University; - dose of digoxin at midnight: diluted hours, he said. - -haunt “federal: governments that consider’ clin baby Mi TORONTO (CP) —- An overdose of the powerful heart drug. digoxin administered through intravenous apparatus could have caused baby. Allana Miller’s death hours tater, an expert told the Grange royal com- . mission Wednesday. we U.S. pharmacologist Dr. Ralph Kauffman, recalled as a witness at the commission investigating the deaths of 36 babies at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, said the baby’s death at 3:27 a.m. on March 21, 1981, was consistent with an overdose of the drug being given about midnight... : Nurse Bertha Bell has testifed she saw Phyllis Trayner injecting an unidentified drug into Miller’s in- _ travenous apparatus about midnight on the night the baby died. . In a letter to Kauffman, the commission had asked him. to assume Bell's observations were 7 accurate, saying the evidence is ‘‘of :: great importance to the com- - mission.” On that assumption, Kauffman, a - reported that ifthe baby was given a with. 15 millilitres of fluid in: the ” intravenous, it would reach the child - in about 72 minutes, toy About 85 per cent of the dose would have reached the child by 2 a.m. and the balance would drip inte the in- travenous, line over subsequent HER HEART STOPPED : Miller showed an irregular heart rate, vomiting, gagging. and restlessness at 1:45 a.m., Kauffman said. Her heart stopped at 2:45 and “she could not be resuscitated. Although high digoxin readings in post-mortem blood samples were consistent with the dose being given at-midnight, Kauffman said he did not know what the dose might have been. Trayner told the commission earlier this week the injection she gave was a scheduled dose of the antibiotic gentamicin, which she put le into Miller's intravenous ‘shout 1 : Jater, Trayner called her to come to - "The infant died suddenly at 4:20 r’s death :am. 2 _ Trayner, who has. repeatedly denied she gave overdoses to any of the babies, sald Bell must have been confused about the time. .) .. The’ former, team '] hospital’s cardiac ward said that at midnight, she was flushing -out the baby’s intravenous line...’ - The baby's death was ruled to have been caused by a digoxin, overdose by police and medical investigators at the Atlanta Centres: for Disease Control. . ital authorities ‘believe she died front . gevere heart defects. — ae GOT WORSE FAST po Es In other testimony Wednesday, nurse Gloria Bucci told the com- mission Stephanie’ Lombardo’s condition deteriorated dramatically after she left the baby for about. 10 minutes the night she died, Dec. 23; 1980. comfortably when she checked her shortly before 3 a.m. A few minutes look at the baby, who was turning blue, spitting mucus and having ’ trouble breathing. ; a a.m. Although the child had not been preseribed digoxin, large quantitles’ of the drug were found: in tissue samples when the body was exhumed about a year later. . Bucel said she was surprised and- upset by the baby's death, but. Trayner appeared calm. , ‘ Trayner, the only nurse on duty for all 29 baby deaths considered suspicious in a report by the Atlanta medical team, has teatified she does not recall the Lombardo baby. The infant's death was ruled a murder at a preliminary hearing at which nurse Susan Nelles was ‘discharged of murder in four of-the baby deaths, which occurred bet- ween June 1980 and March 1901. The Atlanta report says Lom- bardo’s death could have been caused by digoxin poisoning. © t der on the Hospital - ‘Bueci said Lombardo was sleeping | HERBERTG.GRUDEL | for $30. cauntries, ~The high costs .— ~- Of protection: — During my current visits to Australia and South Africa, 1 was reminded forcefully of the cost of pro- tection Canadian. consumers have to bear. In Australia, half a side of a spring Jamb can be had for $20 Canadian. In both countries, dalry products cost half of what we pay in Canada. In South Africa, a pair of shoes that would cost $60 in Canada is sold . The low prices of these and some other products . are not due to undervalued exchange rates, There are many goods, such as. automobiles, baked goods, cameras, and electronic products, for which prices are much the same in all three countries. These are the goods whose prices are determined largely by -; ’ treé trade or similar levels of protection in the three The costa of meat, dairy products, shoes, and textiles in because of protect “reventie be job lost. At an acad Id. prices‘ Canada are way above wor. our restriction on imports. Tariffs and - quotas are the villians. This protectlon ha Canadian jobs. - above price comparisons st estimated more generally that it costs consumers -. an ‘average of $50,000 per year for every worker whose jobissaved through these policles; ea we ~ But the cost doesn’t stop {here. Beca ; don't buy developing countries * have the money to buy our raw and agricultural products. Income andemployment - ct sectors are correspondingly lower. nt emie conference In Australia recently, the American economist, Gary Hufbauer, proposed a TS of lead to a disman ree adopted in Canada. Under this policy, Cana: . dian voluntary and mandatory import quotas would “be converted to tariffs giving equal protection. At’ ing same time, we would adopt a plan for lower these tarifis by 20 per cent per year until they were . ero. ; . . . ° One key ingredient of the pian Js that the tariff used for adjustment assistance for : workers and employers in the affected industries, For example, every warker In the textile Industry — ho is laid off would receive a $4,0, Employers would be paid $10,000 for every . - Details of the policy need to be determlned but doubt that it Oe ta also no doubt that through its adoption a . new government could signal powerfully its inten- tlon to ald Canadian consumers and exporters : rather than narrow Interest groups in import com- peting industries. . 5s been designed allegedly to = The cost is enormous, a5 the : ggest. Economists have ~” products, they don’t ra arias, energy, . in. Melbourne, us policy that just this protection it It. golden handshake of is workable in principle. .. _ BEIRUT (AP) — Syria says the three Israelis in its custody are prisoners of war,-but Israel insisted the three are diplomats on a sight- seeing tour and vowed to “‘do what we find necessary” to secure their release. -“] hope the Syrians will listen to. this warning and do what we are asking," Israeli Prime Minlster . Yitzhak Shamir said Wednesday. The Israelis, attached to the Israeli liaison office near Beirut, were taken into custody Tuesday in Syrian-controlled territory while on a drive north of the city. In an interview:.with the Paris- based radio Monte Carlo, Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa sald the three Israelis ‘‘are already in Syria and will be treated as prisoners of war according to the Geneva international conventions." He gave no other details. ‘Syria described the three as “gahoteurs” who tried to infiltrate. Syrian lines 48 kilometres north of Beirut. - .The’: incident was certain to aggravate tensions between Israel: and Syria, whose soldiers face each ‘other on Lebanon's civil-war bat- tleground. . _ Lebanese Premier Rashid Karami held. his first coalition cabinet meeting Wednesday with three Syrian-backed ministers absent. Those absent were Druse leader. MacKenzie King’s ghost lingers on . OTTAWA (CP) — Mackenzie King’s ghost apparently returas to ging to power after — ‘failing'to Win''a majority éf beats fi'**! an election. - : The former prime. minister's presence loomed over cabinet meetings in 1957 and 1963 when first a Liberal then a Conservative government debated whether it could remain in office without a majority or was morally. and con- stitutionaliy bound to resign. Cabinet records obtained under the Access to Information Act show that both the 57 and '63 cabinets mulled over events of 1025 and 1926 when King refused to resign after losing elections. in 1927, the Governor General refused to dissolve Parliament for another trip to the polls. . , Both the '57 and °63 governments resigned, but only after several days’ debate, Cabinet records following the 1972 and 1979 elections, which also produced minority governments, won't be available for several years. Following the 1972 election, Prime Minister Trudeau exercised his. constitutional right to meet Parliament, although he did resign in favor of Joe Clark's Con- servatives in 1979. The Liberals had two seats more than the Tories in 1972, even though they trailed in seats and popular votes everywhere in the country except Quebec. In 1979, the Tories didn’t have a majority, but they had 22 seats more than the Liberals who . had been, ju, office. LLyears.. 2; Auspot “Following the.1937 election, Louls«--~ The records show: that. cabinet felt - >the: final decision on whether to ~~ St: Laurent made it clear he wasn't going to stay in office despite _ pressure from at least two of his ministers. ee No party won a clear majorily at the polls, although the Con- servatives had a slight margin over the Liberals. . Liberals who felt the 75-year-old St. Laurent should continue referred him to events of 1925-26. “They pointed out that the prime minister’s responsibility was primarily to Parllament,’”’ the cabinet documents show. “He and his administration should - not resign until he had tested in Parliament whether or not it was the peoples’ wish that the government should resign in office.” NOT COMPARABLE | But other ministers argued that the developments of 1925-26 “were in no way comparable to the present situation.” ; ; They sald experts on con- stitutional Jaw and practice main- tained an administration had no. other proper alternative than to submit its resignation to © the - Governor General.’ Regardless of the constitutional aspect “it would be virtual political suicide for the present government to attempt to carry on,” they said. “This seemed evident when one‘ reflected on the fact that by far the bulk of‘ Liberal membership had been elected in the province of Diefenbaker had weathered just such a challenge less than a year iQuebec-ahd in-Newfoundland? vit sfepp Basler. je everal of. hig... cabinet resign was up to St. Laurent, but that no action should be taken until . the results of voting by Canada’s . overseas military forces was known. St. Laurent waited more than a week before agreeing ta turn power over to John Diefenbaker, eagerly ‘waiting in the wings. . Little did the Conservative leader iknow the tables would be reversed six years later when he failed to win a majority in the 1963 election. - Edited conclusions obtained from the April 16, 1963, Conservative cabinet meeting show only that Diefenbaker met Liberal leader Lester Pearson the previous day to discuss arrangements for the change in government. News reports at the time indicated Diefenbaker was considering the. Mackenzie King precedent and. felt he might be able ta face Parliament if he gained the support of Social Credit and New Democrat MPs. More interesting, perhaps, than the cabinet records is a memo from Frank Milligan, then - assistant secretary to the Tory cabinet, dated election day April 8 about forming a government without a majority. ~ Milligan said that if the Liberals won more seats than the Tories, Diefenbaker could choose to resign as St. Laurent did in 1957 or continue in office as King did in 1925. © Reagan and Pope consider a mission to fight hunger WASHINGTON (AP) — President Reagan is back home after his “long journey for peace” to China and a meeting with Pope John Paul to discuss a joint strategy for com- bating global hunger and disease. White House spokesman Larry Speakes said Reagan and the Pope were like two “old friends” at their meeting Wednesday in Alaska. The Pope drew cheers from a Fairbanks alrport crowd when he shouted “God Bless America” with Reagan at his le, The president's wife Nancy said Reagan and the Pope ‘‘are very much alike, They are both very strong, but there is warmth there.” Noting that both men had survjved shootings, she said: . "The assassination attempts, which came so close together, helped create a bond (between them). Once that happens, there is a bond that never goes away." . The two men talked for about 30 minutes and then the Pope escorted Reagan to the presidential jetliner for Reagan's return flight to Washington. The Pope, whose Alitalia aircraft had made a three-hour refuelling stop at Fairbanks, left soon after to continue a flight to South Korea, Speakes said the two exchanged; ‘ylews on arms control, East-West relations _ and. regional and humanitarian’ jesues. He ‘said Reagan offered to send a presidentlal mission to Rome to discuss economic development and humanitarian assistance, Speakes said the mission would be. aimed at developing a joint U.S. ~ Vatican atrategy “to alleviate hunger and disease and.to promote peace worldwide.” He said the date - for the mission's trip and who will head it will be decided later. The Pope, responding to Reagan's welcome in Fairbanks, said he was “deeply honored" by the presence of the president “returning from visiting the beloved people of China.” . Speaking in English, tha Pope told Reagan that a constant openness” js essential in solving the world’s problems and reaching “harmony and concord.” | He called for “an openness of heart, a readiness to accept dif- ferences, and an ability to listen to each other's viewpoint . without — prejudice." . Lo Reagan arrived home Wednesday night, ending a trip that started April 19 and covered 34,067 kilometres. It was the longeat trip of his presidency, ‘both in time and distance, and the 73-year-old president appeared to hold up well throughout. - ‘He had more than meetings in three days with senior ~ Chinese officials in ‘Peking and two major speeches, There were also side trips to the ’ Great Wall near Peking and the’ ancient capital at Xian, and a 2¢- _ hour stop in Shanghal that Included more official functions. ' Mrs. Reagan, who accompanied the president on the trip, said her husband returned rested and in good spirits, . “He feels very up,’ she tol ' during the flight back to, Washington. “He felt it was a good, trip and he accomplished what he wanted to relationship (with the Chinese) was estabilahed.”’ ; seven hours of - accomplish. — ,a ministers-... submitted... their resignations. and attempted. - to persuade him to resign in exchange for his appointment as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Milligan said unless an inside challenge resulted in Diefenbaker’s deposition, the Governor General would take no official notice. ’ But he could not ignore the second possibility — a public declaration by- opposition leaders that they would oppose either a Tory or Diefenbaker government, which would mean its defeat in a confidence vote. CALL IN OTHERS Milligan said in that case it may be proper for the Governor General to call in the other leaders to obtain a “clear statement of their in- tentions.”’ The .prime minister could challenge the statements of the other leaders, he said, elther because he believed he .had the support of enough opposition MPs or because he expected ta present legislation they would want to , Support. , However, six members of the Social Credit party had sent a . telegram to Gov. Gen. Georges . Vanier indicating they would sup- port a Pearson government, Milligan said if Diefenbaker resigned following the public op- position, the Govertior General could then call on the leader of the largest of the opposing parties to form the new government, - Prisoners not sightseers — ~ Isreal and Syria argue ~-gaid Israel has‘ been in. touch with -U.S: officials and “‘we are exploring "In Washington, State Department ; Walid Jumblatt, Shiite Moslem leader Nabih Berri and Maronite Christian Abdulla Rassi. a Karami, a Sunni Moslem, said he had decided to hold the meeting “with whoever shows up." CHANCE FOR PEACE Lo Syria bleased formation of the’ cabinet under Karami, saying it, provided Lebanon with a good, chance for peace because it brought | together the country's main political magnates. * The Israell Foreign Ministry sald ‘ the three captured men are: diplomats who had become lost! while on a pleasure trip. It said they ; are with the Israeli liaison office ; that sttll is maintained in Dbaye, : north of Beirut, despite Lebanon's abrogation of its troop withdrawal ‘ accord with Israel. , : Israel identified the three men as | Eran Florentin, Shmuel Roga and | Nahum Nesher. Israell newspapers said all three had diplomatic atatus. « : a L, 1 deputy, spokesman Alan Romberg how we can be helpful.” The capture of the three men ‘ brings.to nine the number of Israelis ; believed held by Syria or Syrian- ° backed Palestinian guerrillas. =| Three Israeli soldiers were cap- | tured by the Syrians during the 1982 . Lebanon war. Two more were : captured by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General | Command, The Democratic Front | for the Liberation of Palestine says — it is holding one Israeli soldier. Five other Israeli soldiers are believed to be missing in action. Israel has about 290 Syrian prisoners. Canadian dollar up — The Canadian dollar edged up on foreign exchange markets, gaining 2-25 of a cent against its U.S, counterpart to close’ at 77.31 cents U.S. The currency” had fallen to 77.23 cents U.S. Monday, down 70-100 from last Friday's close of 78.02 cents U.S. The beleaguered dollar has devalued almost three cents in just over two months against the American currency. It closed at 90, U.S. on Feb.29, 03 cents "A message from your grandson, sir.’’