_ US. Marines out of

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les Mannion ‘but the

“NDP. Oppoaition: gays. that | -
‘The, UN Tainistry.

“The ‘hiatus. followed Ca
- daya it ‘rancorous debate, .
ght*\sittings and “the.”
" expildich of Opposition .
. Leader Dave Barrettsfrom
“the = legislature | for:

- «Government :: House
Leader’ Garde -Gardom
“hagn't- told. ;

.House /Deader.. Frank

Howard what to expect and

Bennett, has refused to give

any details Spokesmen for:
the, ;

NEW WESTMINSTER, .
‘B.C, (CP) — An undercover .
2 ROMP. officer. sayw..one of,
five “people. ‘charged with.
~ canmpiracy to rob a Brinks-
truck - buying. ‘ammunition,
for ‘a handgun’ at a’ Van-'
- couver sporting goods store,
~‘a.B.C, Supremé-Court jury:

“was .told Thursday.

Cpl. William Biden
i didentifed Jullet Belmas’ as
the, woman who bought five
"bones of Atcalibre ahelli..

: ” He: was testifying at a

 trlal.in which Belmas, -21,-

Ann Hansen, ‘40, Gerry
-Hanpah, B;: _ Douglas
. Stewart, 28, and Brent.

. Taylor, 27, are charged with.

ie: cpu
‘Teader *

Tie “the: Sabi
| "government “bringi
tea samendel Tegtatgtl ‘s
2 Rumah: rights te
1: rentalaman or int st
— labor ‘code; ch:

the ©
“remainder: ‘of the feasion. .

Opposition :

_ points ‘in

ty * Socred house -

friendly: _Beasion’'

Hon

Bryce © Strachan‘:
expects’ a “pather quiet and

with: ”
| “-the'85 Social. Credit mem--.

3 . Téntaleman,
” ‘programs, reduce ‘the’ efvil.
. service: ‘by Py per cent,

: the’ popular’ ‘vote compared .
' oto 45. 3 Percent for the: NDP...

“The anger also came from
sharp differences” belween ~

bers. and.. the’ a2 “NDP. |

: members, over the ‘govern- i “T’
| ment's ‘so-called. restraint “2

do away. with the huitian
fights. commission and the.
cut i: social ©

, ‘restrict the power of unions

busifiess." “
CONTROLS DOCTORS |

“The only other major bill. -

still on the: order” paper’

would give the government ~
. the. power to ‘determine

where doctors practise.
The animosity. in‘the first

. part. of the session . is par-

tially a; holdover from ‘the

provincial ‘electiqn, where’
‘only a five . percentage
the: popular. yote .

January 1983 and not: all -

charged in the 10 counts,

_conspited to rob ‘a Brinks
- truck at'a departnient atore

in. .a shopping centre ‘in
_ nearby Burnaby. | -

. The trial entered its sith
day Thursday, :

‘while--Mr. Justice Martin
- Toy” considered legal sub-
missions... | .
WATCHED SUSPECTS soe
Much of Biden’s | evidence.
Thursday covered. details of

what he observed. as leader
ofa survelllance’ team, that
observed,

__ eonspiracy.. The: indietment. 1c! Hage ti. ResgnbR I

(pontalns ning other charges; -

including theft and ‘weapons |
offence.

“Prosecutors Jim “Tardinie
‘and Kevin Gillett have said
‘that; , Hie. five - accused,
arrested: near - “Squamish,

~ north: of _ Vancouver, . in

hasty anuary 1984, gb ushi _

Biden: told :the. jury he
‘began. his surveillance. Dec.

“7, 1982, outside a residence

in this city east.’of Van-

‘couver, He said he: slouched -

down in: his’ unmarked
police ‘vehlele,' ” - using

“So o.-and = give’

“Cross. “Up . the NDP by

“changing - the | ‘order . of
. cf ito seniority. « .

calthough .
“most of the proceedings 50°
‘far have been conducted in

the absence- of. the’ jury

- various

- public-sector
employers the Tight. to fire
employees. witho

“The NDP’ was angered by

~ the way the govertiment Bot.

portions of ‘its ~ program
through by using clogure for

’ the firat time in B.C.'s 112-

year history and then using
it 19 more times before the

; adjournment,

Barrett ‘claims: - “the
government ‘took away the |

“Opposition’s:.,. right... to.~!
: “etallenge ;

Police. saw ‘woman buying am

binoculars to observe the ©

“house. and -a- “small tape.
“ recopdet . . fo

. hate.
movements,

‘He ‘sald. that aang the .
_ next few days, he followed a

pickup truck in which some -
of the _ Suspects . drove to °

Vancouver... ..

. Asked - about Dee.

Biden said he-first sighted

Erareps ,
jegislalure 2 and won't return - a
this. session. - unless:-/ he-
apologies to: ‘the: ‘Speaker

regard

. government

Addresses in

/ Wes
vthe

‘ tainly “nat dong :
would:

; SAll”
ee did” was : ‘challenge ‘thie -
chair, and if the Opposition

Joses that right, ‘tf don't know .
what. that means.” ae a

The NDP SAYS, ‘the:
ae government: was :
Without an ep0ogy. “irresponsible . to delay.
‘Barrett .won’t be allowe (debate on the estimates’
watch the proceedings from “until now.

the visllora’ gallery: In fact;

‘if the riles ‘were. ‘followed
_atrletly,
a allowed inside the: ‘building,

‘he... wouldnt” -be,

~ Hownid said’h he ‘would be’
surprised if the government.
Introduces any. legislation. .

instead of just dealing with.

“housekeeping “measures”

like debating estimates,

ra ga
-_ ring.

But, he; said,”
does .

‘back the.-hi

“Biden: said: he listened’ ag
Belmas - said: to the store,
clerk: “T want: $160 worth of
it ‘aminunition.” :

He said the cler' ‘aaked:
the ammunition Was. fora -
handgun and: Belmas said it
was.. _

Biden’ said the clerk. ex:
plained to. Belmas.’ ‘he
couldn’t supply’: ammunition.

in such | a quantity, but said.

_ cooled their -heels outside.

the suspects’ vehicle parked he’ ‘could Jet her ‘have’ five:

in downtown: ‘Vancouver, boxes of the ammuntion at a
and saw Hansen getinto the. cost of $140.90. ©
driver's ‘side. “The | corporal “said hb

| ie
- Biden said he followed the ’ heard Belmas tell the’ ‘clerk ,
pickup truck ‘to a. sporting . ber. : name was: Andrea.

Suspects’

some: “ot. the

goods Store; where Belnias
left: the vehicle. ‘He sald he.

bt eae RI Eu:

minmbttore.alpne. 2...

‘court -he was dressed: ina

 bunter’s type jacket, Jeans |

and cowboy boots — ‘the

same sort dress code they

were using’. —. when he-
followed. Belmas into the.

store, 0 a a

"Bremner, and. gave an. iad-
* dress. in New. ‘Westminster.

After; .i:.depailing,. ithe
suspects’... movements pp

saw the pickup. truck, with
‘four occupants, ‘parked near

‘Dec. 18.
He ‘said he observed

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Nixon warns of Soviets : 2 f * Ee

WASHINGTON (AP): -_

Former: president Richard
Nixon | aaid today... the
American” and Soviet
governments: can never be
friends .because "we -want
peace, | they want the .
world.”
Nixon; ‘appearing o on the
ABC-TV : program. ‘Good
Morning * America,“ 3 also"
defended Prealdent
Reagan's refusal to: pull. the
inon

unilaterally,
‘The easy course is to get

- out; and President Reagan . &

"must be tempted politically,
but Iam glad that he is

"standing up, even though

it’s unpopular, to say “No,
we're not. going to pay &
greater price for doing what

' is' politically possible at the

moment,’ sald’ Nixon, ‘a

". Republican as is’ Reagan. — 1

On U.S.Soviet relations,
Nixon said: “We ~ must.
“recognize what we can,

a accomplish... Russians ‘and |

Ameriedna can be friends, ©

. but the governments of the ff 13
- Soviet Union and the United ff |
"States can never be friend- ff

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Nixon, author of the newly
publlehed book Real Peace,
said: "We want peace, they.

want thé world. So what we

must seek is a relationship

_— .«. which recognizes that we i
wil) always have. dif-

ferences. Our only common

" interest is to avold a war.” &

Nixon said he welcomed -

the cooling of rhetoric. in «By. -.
_. Reagan's State of the Union .
to . the U.S. -

Congress ‘on © Wednesday -

night and urged the Reagan -

ddministration . to avoid
in kind to harsh
Soviet statements. -

The rule in international
relations, Hie ssid, is ‘to
have the gloves on

. whenever -you are talking

publicly and the gloves off
when

; - ternational

are - talking a o
+ privately. That's the way lo

deal with the Russians. ‘id
During his term .in the

White House from 1969 until .

he resigned in 1074 in the

wake of the, Watergate -
‘political espionage ‘scandal,

Nixon —__ promoted a
“detente; :

system almed, "at easing
relations relations with the
Soviets and opening for the

_ first. time formal dealings

: ” Week Days
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“Our
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‘stipply bill so it. can pay its
bills after Jan,'31; Approval
.to spend approximately 85

“per cent of the $8.4-billion -

. budget that had: ‘a record .
$1.6-billion deficit was given,

supply bilis passed earlier.

Howard spid that with
Finance Minister’ Hugh
“Curlis saying’ “his. néxt
., budget will be ready by mid-.~
February, he’s: trying to
pressure the: Opposition to-
, fuickly pass the,éstimates:
so a new budget can. be.
_dntroduced,  *

The. politicians seem to
have retained -their ardor.
for the fight “while ‘they ©

munition

Ds various activities. in and
-* around the - vehicle,
. eluding the fact the windows |
“opened from time 'to time..

Questioned further, Biden’

-“said he was watching the .
. New Westminster residence
on the morning of Dec. 22,

when he saw Taylor leave
the. house. and. deposit a
garbage. bag’- on. the
perimeter of:.the’ property.

After ~ following ~ the
truck: to’ the,
Second Narrows - Bridge,
Biden said -he- returned to
the New Westminster ad-

dress and seized the. gare:
‘bage. bag. *

“Tig. contents, he told the -

. jury, included ‘a schematic”:

“dagranr of floor plan; ‘ofan Fi
"The. corporal, told jhe: ‘other, days; ' Biden ssaid4he ‘aren “whidh’ ‘frichided stair’

_ wells, a- basément and a

* cashier's office.
the. department, store on :

The trial, which is ex-
pected to last four months,

“contin ues.

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with. the *
.Government .

- movement,’ weema to’ Shave

oat steam, .
The. Solidarity Coalition °

. *-and Qperation Solidarity, its
A government priority is. ,

passage of. an” interim °

labor. component,
spearheaded — public - op-

position to the. restraint.

program that culminated”

<1Blay | ° pean
Employees -

Union strike in October and

“the supporting: three-da
in two separate’.interim ‘ upporting: ay

strike: by teachers.
Solidarity

any teachers were laid-off

: pecausé of cuts. Teachers J -
“have been- laid-off and.
Solidarity says it will wait
_ before another strike.

During the cooling off

period, British Columbians —
-got.a- taste of life under
~ restraint. ‘They have been
told cuniversity. fees . will
increase up to 33 per cent, a
college. in |
Nelson will close, hospital .
waiting lists are, growirg,
user fees increasing, legal
‘aid

community

is .cut. and social
programs: are

to the private sector to run.
This. week, Social Credit

threatened
another general strike if .

; being
chopped, closed or offered

ged a. poll. that, said) |
‘most’ “British - Columbians ~

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