OTTAWA (CP) — Nuclear power plants ‘will. have to provide much of the world’s short-term energ requirements until other non-conventional methods ean be developed, a senior ted Nations official told a Sonference on human aettlements and energy Janez Stanovnik, executive secretary of the Economic Commission for eoeeeinge the which is conference, said more nuclear facilities plutonium by-product: Gandhi arrested - NEW HELHI (AP)- Seven stunning election defeat Indira was arrested Monday. and ed’ with abusing her position as prime mniater. She mptly charg arres' was political. Authorities said nine other persons, - our former cabinet ters and Mrs. Gandhi’s personal secretary, were also arrester, Mrs. Gandhi was charged in two cases under India’s - Prevention of Corruption Ket, officials reported. They said she was ac- cused in one case of eompanies to obtain 104 seat tor election work in several election districts | | inclu her own. The governmen contract to a Fre despite a lower bid by competiter. - Nuclear power safeguards that might in- fringe on national sovereignty. a, Stano spoke at the ‘opening session of the two- week conference at. the downtown government conference centre while members of the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility (CCNR), an umbrella organization for anit-nuclear + groups prepared the opening of 4 counter conference a few blecks away in a former jail now converted ta a youth Counter-conference organizers have been critical of the UN-sponsored sessions for not allowing for participation of non- governmental , anizations. plan a geries of filma and discussions on alternate forms of energy such as wind and solar power. Stanovnik told about 130 delagates from the ECH’s 34 nations — including the countries of Western Europe, , the Soviet Union, the U.S. and Canada — that estimates of the number of years of conventional energy remaining ranged from 50 to 150. “I don’t care who's right,”’ he said. ‘The main point is that these resources are finite and limited and what then?”’ ‘the’herald Serving Terrace, Kitimat, the Hazeltons, Stewart and the Nass VOLUME 71 NO. 107 Price; 20 conte TUESMAY. OCTOBER 4, 1977 “UVERSTAG UIDAAAT VARLIAWENP BLOGS YECTORIA 8 C Tougher disposal safeguards seen as stop-gap energy source He urged effective con- servation methods, con- tinued exploration for conventional resources and continued research and development of alternate, renewable sources of energy that ultimately must meet T Weather '..A series of distur- hances moving around the Gulf of Alaska will bring cloudy weather with showers for the next few days. Today’s high will be 12 to 13 . Naines of the companies” & were not immediately released, and details of the other charges were not made public. Her. 11 year ad- ministration was capped by 21 months of emergency rule in which an estimated were ‘many Janata par that 5 "5 party regime after: the parliamentary election last March. The arrest came as Mrs. Gandhi appeared to be be the stage for a comeback with a series of Mrs. Gan- litical appearances in fraal areas and several statements critical of Prime _ Minister Morarji Desai'r Janata government. Desai was among those detained by Mrs. Gandhi under emergency rules that ed civil liberties and censored the Indian press for the first time since the country : gained in- ence from Britain in Mrs. Gandhi was snared in a ‘web of political corruption charges being woven by government in- vestigators probing the inner circle of her govern- ment. Her son, Sanjay, 98, has been implicated in a half-dozen legal cases and two of her former cabinet ministers have been arrested on charges of af- fiela] corruption. Scores of agents from india’s Ce ntral Bureau of Investigation CBI, ac- companied by _police- women, arrested Mrs Gandhi, 59, at her New Delhi home while more than 1,000 of her followers crowded around the house chanting support . for her. irs. Gandhi was held in her home for more than an hour after the — plain- clotheamen arrived. She was then driven to a police jail ina CBI car. While investigators were inside the home, Mra. Gandhi issued a statement ing that the “arrest is ‘ore the le, It ip an attempt Cer eait me in their eyes and the eyes of government Herald Staff A new program designed to discourage potential thieves and recover property once it is stolen is ing instituted by Terrace RCMP detachment. Cst. Larry York, public relations officer for the detachment, explained that program is a scheme tv engrave valuable items within the home, then display a special sticker showing that the items have been marked.’ Residential break and enters numbered 106 in the Terrace and district area between January and Jul: of this year, a figure whic | Cat. York said the detach- Cst. Larry York shows how goods can be marked. The drill is loaned free and can bave a beneficial effect on Foiling thieves is easy the Neighborhood. Watch So get tele ment “wants to cut down allmost to nil.’ RCMP will be assisted by three local service clubs: the Rotarians and Down- town and Centennial Lions in.making people aware of the program. Club members will organize a neighborhooc meeting of residenw who want to participate in the program and a member of the detachment will go to a home to show a film and ive information’on Neigh- rhood Watch. Afterward, a resident can borrow one of 50 special engravir.g tools whic be distributed to the ser- viede clubs, and mark all . valuable items within the will. ———e oe '- your insurance rates. home with his social in- surance number. Unede the items have been marked, a service club member will check to see this has been done properly, then will give the resident two stickers, one for the front door and one for the back, which will show that the resident is a participant in the program. “One of the biggest of- fenses’” in Terrace is breaking and entering, Cst. York explained, and the stickers will help prevent this crime while the -engraved numbers will assist in recovering goods which are stolen. Neighborhood Watch is cat By Donna Vallieres Herald Staff writer The provincial depart- i} ment of health’s an- | nourcement to build a new om alter these changes. ose facility for Skeenaview e will cause serious hardship to residents of the lodge, according to Rev. John Stokes, former #| director of the Skeenaview my Society. S| Stokes resigned from his : ‘| position on ¢ a| week because me| unhappy about proposed board last he was | changes to the intermediate | care facility and because f the board is powerless to 1 The pro facility, 1 which would be constructed # on hospital unds, will only be a 60 bed unit, Stokes ‘said. There are currently 140 residents at Skeenaview. ohne predicted bat ane out o e, ened ted to begin in 1980, #F will mean “shipping out’ | provincial facilities ‘‘at more than just the engraving prugram, Us. York stated. Anyone who attends a block meeting will _also get Ups on home. and sonal safety, as well as information on what to do if they spat an g suspicious going on in the neighborhood. One of the purposes of the ‘program is to show people ‘how they can better help their local police force to solve crime," Cst. York said. Anyone wanting more information on how. to rticipate in Neighborhood ‘atch can contact one of the three service clubs or the Terrace RCMP. ; the residents to other they were cattle.” ‘Many. of the. ‘senior 1 citizenswho liveatthe lodge. °|~: have been in Terrace for'a number of years, Stokes Fl said, and to move them to other ting th roel ,mmean uproo ese le from their homes. The former ditector said this was the third time in the past few cars that plans were made to move the lodge. At one point the society was involved in , but “no ever came of it but a lot of frustration.” Stokes questioned the wisdom of a 60-bed unit, stating it has always been government policy that no unit under 150-beds is economically viable. What is happening is that the present government is changing policy without consulting local boards. Skeenaview Society board was formed in 1972, Stokes said, but was not given responsibility for the lodge undl 1974 for one year. During that time “ a lot of innovative programs were fae and 2 lot a7 good ; 8 ppen a Skeenaview, but the board's mandate was never renewed. Since then the board has acted in an advisory capacity a suggestions that may or may not be acted on. In 1976, 23 per cent of the staff were cut as well as OTTAWA (CP) — Finance Minister Jean Chretien said Monday the government intends to transfer: an estimated 2,500 full-time and 1,500 part-time public service jobs out of Ottawa in the next five years. But whether the transfers will actually take place will hinge largely upon. the willingness of the provinces to provide. education to children of the federal employees in their own lan- quage. . Reaction to the proposals was mixed, with criticism from the Public Service Alliance—the largest public If provinces will educate in their own language Ottawa to transfer employees out service union and sume opposition MPs who are not benefitting. The govern: ment won plaudits from other MPs, including some opposition members, whose s will gain jobs. Chretien said at a news conference that many of the obs will be filled by persons d locally. The govern- ment. will try to find alternative. employment for public servants living in Ot- tawa who do not wish to move, But he also said education agreements should be reached with the provinces before the moves take place. That would include an exemption in Quebec from Bill 101, the language leg: islation, in cases of English- speaking employees moved to the province. COUNCIL MOVE If agreement cannot be reached on the education issue, the moves to the of- fending province will not take place, Chretien sald. Chretien said he Is o timistic the provinces. agree to meet the education requirements. Contacts with the premiers of the English- speaking provinces anc “with some ministers in Quebec” indicated a_set- tlement could be reached. But he said the federaa government will not force public servants to lose their mother tongue. Most of the permanent jobs being moved will be going ta Quebec, .including 750 jobs with the surveys and mapping branch to Sherbrooke in the Eastern Townships, About 75 per cent of the surveys branch jobs now are by glishspeaking persons. The bulk of tne tem- por$éj2bjg l)ventre, are going to Sudbury, Ont. The moves were an- nounced Monday without any formal prior con- suitation with the provinces, a government spokesman said. Marc Lalonde, minister responsible for federal-provincial relations, would be heading the federal side in talks on lan- guage and education rights. HAMPER EFFICIENCY Andrew Stewart, president of the Public de- will “seriously hamper’ the efficiency of the public service. He opposed tran- sfers of federal employees from Ottawa because it cen would disrupt thelr lives. ... the world’s needs. He noted that con- ventional nuclear resources would only last about 200 years and the world would ve to look to solar power or fusion reactors for long: term energy needs. Scientists have been working with little success for more than two decades towards development of a fusion reactor using deuterium, a substance in almost limitless supply in the oceans. The conference, called Habitat and Energy, is an outgrowth of the United Nations conference in Director quits over Skeena move groblems of human set- ements Most of the firat week of the conference will be taken up with discussions on the problems of in cities. @ second wi will in- elude tours of demon- stration projects in Ontario. Quebec and Prince Edward Island. About 50 discussion pers have been prepared from member countries dealing with energy-rele lems such things as’ community , _ transportation, and construction of new and alternate energy conversion methods. » Dear Mr. Stewart; Tam f does it have an Skeenaview reasons unknown, staff morale and is also do I am further w " members who were 3 morale of In retros which im grounds. think a resignation has them friends. I am res: there is a time and Ca for them. ‘Please accept this letter as my resignation as a director of the Skeenaview Society, | = — ¥ difficult to continue to be it increasing! a member of a Board that does not in fact exist, nor responsibility for the operation of e. It has been ripped of all its wer and can no longer perform an . for the Lodge or the community. As I see it, Victoria is making all the decisions and changes, with the Board watching more or less from the sidelines. [have also found it discouraging over the years to have hopes raised and dashed over and over again. I think particularly in the area of new buildings tor the residents. The Board has worked long and architects plans for a new facility for the residents on at least two occasions over the past years, only tosee the pro T alsa feel effect on staff morale. I algo feel that the phasing out of staff housing on the property is having an effect on 1 ing away with an incentive for attracting staff to the area to work in Skeenaview. Add to this the number of staff cuts being made, thereby restricting service to the residents, and you have another reason for alowering of staff morale. eet by the control over the Board from Victoria and the accompanying chang made without the consultation of the Board, such as the composition of the Board and the rotation of the Board members for three year terms, and even spelling out whois going to leave the Board each year! I was sorry to see Victoria remove the two d employees of Skeenaview. They were ‘ar for over‘ four ‘years and added — considerably to the operation of the Board and the e, t, I regret making a has ed that I agreed to moving Skeenaview from its present location to Mills Memorial Hospital it was a hasty decision on my part and | am not happy with it. Now. that I have had more time to ut it, I feel uneasy about it. i teat relationship to the other members, some of whom I have worked with for a long time and consider. to be done by the Board at the present at we, as a Board are not able to carry out the job we were first called to do. tin the middle are the residents. They are the ones who suffer. Too bad, this facility was meant to be To my fellow Board members — It’s been great working with you. Good luck. valuable service over three to four 8 Bcrapped for reason or these have had a serious es being decision to do with my because I do not feel Sincerely, Tohn W. Stokes budget cuts in other areas, m that the programs started by the board were curtailed, Stokes said. There are only three members left on the nine member board which is ‘‘a board on paper only,’’ and has “no power, no control, no authority,’’ Stokes said. The ministry of health in Victoria is now saying they will further control the board by rotating three members each year and deciding who and when is going to rotate, Stokes said. Two lodge employees were removed from the board after four years of service, which removed | staff imput to the body and Stewart said he ls doubtful the Sherbrooke move in particular will contribute to national unity, “Our people would object to being used as pawns by the federal government in its battle with, the government of Que- Elmer Mackay (PC— Central Nova said decentralization is basically a good concept but the federal government had bungled it in the im- lementation. James eGrath (PC—St. John's West) was because Newfoundland, with the highes t jobless rate, waa leit out. threatened staff morale, already low at the time. Stokes said his decision to leave the hoard was prompted by the inef- ectiveness of that body. “I'm wasting my time,’’ he stated However, Brad Gee, administrator for Skeenaview Lodge, responded to questioning about the facility be stressing it is only a proposal and it is ‘premature” to discuss. Gee said there would be “number of benefits" to relocating the facility on hospital grounds because it Is a large site. “Skeenaview has to be rebuilt at some time (because) the buildings are getting old and unsafe,” he said. The lodge has only about five years left, Gee con- tinued, which could overlap into t the opening of another As far as the new unit having only 60 beds as op- posed to the 140 at the esent lodge, Gee said ere would also be units in Smithers and Prince Rupert completed by the time. the relocation would take place. “The area will be well- served eventually," Gee 6a i 1 Another important point to note, the administrator said, was the long-term @ care program an- nounced earlier this year by the government whic would enable senior citizens and other adults needing care tobe looked after in thelr own homes.