Chamber of Commerce - HALIFAX (CP) — CN President Robert Bandeen set the tone of the annual. convention of the Canadian Chamber ‘of Commerce on Sunday by urging businessmen to preach their message to the unconverted, such as environmentalists and other activist groups. In an speech to about 700 , ‘delegates, Bandeen said businessmen should take advantage of the fact that, for the first time in nearly 20 years, “our public image seems to be working for us, rather than against us.” But when it comes to corporate communications, businessmen seem content to use news releases and public relations spokesmen to get thelr message across. ‘ “Industry spokesmen ‘spend far too much time talking to each other. It’s all too easy io accept a com- fortable = speaking engagement where the audience is composed of business people and where your message gets picked up by business writers to ap- pear ihe next day in the busi- ness section of the paper.” At feels geod, but it doesn’t accomplish much," he sald. “Instead, it’s time to search out and ask to speak to those groups -who are not con- verted— - the en- vironmentalists, the ole sumer groups, the people who do not read the financial pages.” Business sessions at the convention start teday when . delegates tackle resolutions dealing with more than 30 subjects ranging from capital punishment to health-care programs to strikes in the public sector. Among speakers at the convention, which ends Wednesday, are Marc Lalonde, federal minister of state for federal-provincial relations; Gerard Levesque, leader of the Queber op- JOURNALISTS ASKED Public interest or curiosity? MONTREAL (CP) — Premier Rene Levesque's recent divorce case was among the subjects aired Saturday by journalista and invited guesis at a seminar on just how private the personal affairs of public figures should remain. Claude-Armand Sheppard, a Montreal trial lawyer, elaborated on sections of the Criminal Code and repeated - his contention that some - newspapers had broken the law in publishing sections of transcripta from a hearing between Levesque and his ex-wile’s former lawyer. Sheppard, who later took over the case for Mrs. Levesque, was a featured speaker at the seminar, organized by the Quebec Federation of Professional Journalists, He also said = the widespread publication of a photograph ‘showing & dishevelled, paunchy Levesque clad in a bathing TORONTO (CP) Metropolitan Toronto Police Chief Harold Adamson says only a quick return to capital punishment can offer policemen more protection. “We must have capital punishment back again as a deterrent,” Chief Adamson said following the death Friday of Constable Henry Snedden, 22, who was shot lo death with his own revolver while intervening in a domestic dispute in Toronto’s west end. Arthur Haydon Packwood, 27, of Toronto, has charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death. Chief Adamson said he has no doubt a referendum result would favor reinstitution of suit ata New England beach may have violated a law against publishing personal photos taken without per- mission. ‘the premier could sue, “but I doubt that Mr, Levesque is foolish enough to draw unnecessary attention to a photo,” Sheppard Quebec newspapers and broadcasters generally have been responsible in & with private lives of public figures and are less afflicted with the “Margaret Trudeau syndrome” than some English-language papers, he Fernand Lalonde, a Liberal member of the Quebec national assembly and solicilor-general under former premier Robert Bourassa, said everyone except an exhibitionist “has an interest in protecting (his) private life.” He urged journalists to distinguish between the the death penalty. Prime Minister Trudeau sald Thuraday he was willing to consider a referendum- style vole on the capital punishment issue, earlier in the week Justice Minister Otto Lang said he favored a referendum to settle the question to the satisfaction of Canadians. “T reckon 90 per cent of the public are not happy with the abolition of hanging,” Chief Adamson said in an in- terview, adding that he bases his view on letters he has received at his office calling for capital punish- ment. — . Alan Borovoy, = 4 spokesman for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, said Friday there is no more and _ PEOPLE IN LOS ANGELES (AP) ~ US. Senator Bob Dole says he will not seek the Republican _ presidential nomination in 1600 if former president Gerald Ford runs, but he might enter the race if Ronald Reagan chooses to run. . “Tt would be the height of ingratitude to say, ‘I tried it. Tliked it. I’m golng to run.’ After all, he (Ford) picked me out of obscurity” to be his 1976 running mate, Dole said Saturday. The Kansan said he is encouraged about his chances in the presidential sweepstakes, but isn’t in a hurry to announce his candidacy formally as has U.S. resentative Philip Crane of Ilinois. Neither Ford nor former California governor Reagan has announced an intention to enter the race. CHICAGO (AP) — ‘To Ronald Cudmore and his pany wife, Anne, being vagabonds at heart waen’t enough. Last year, Cudmore look a leave of absence from his banker's post in Dubiin, Ire- ~ Jand; sold his home, bought a 30-foot sailboat and em- barked on & 12,600 kilometres cruise, The venture was made a bit more difficult by the presence of one other crew member—the couple’s son, Kristin, who was only 15 months old when they left Cork. ' ; The family set sail Aug. 6, 1977, with a year’s supply of food. They stopped in Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, North Africa, the Canary Islands ry position; Nova Scotia Pre- mier Gerald Regan and James Auld, Ontario minister of energy and natural resources. In his speech Sunday, Bandeen said business cannet afford to remain anonymous “in this age of personality culis and mass media," “The company of loday is a faceless institution. The public does not know who the heads of its corporations are, or what they think and stand or." He said big government now seems to be becoming almost as unpopular as big business was 10 years ago. Research done by his com- pany indicates that business has gained new respect in the public eye. , “Even the corporate rip- off theme has turned around to the point where some Crown corporations seem to be allowed to make a modest public interest and mere curiosity, Gerald Godin, a Parti Que- becois back-bencher and former journalist, said public figures “who show their petticoats (are giving) an invitation to journalists to go looking for all the rest.” Both Lalonde and Godin grinned when a journalism student in the audience took . by its performance. “Image working for us” profit." Bandeen said people are looking to business for leadership, hut to keep the situation in perspective, business has to face the fact that people are nol nec- essarily turning to business because they are enchanted “Rather, they are turning to ug because they are worried about unem- ployment, worried about the health of the economy and because they are basically disenchanted with the performance of govern- ment.” Later, at a news con- ference, Bandeen said the public should be told what it wili be paying for social benefits such as pollution control, and what the costs are before any action is taken. “Tf they know what the costs are, and are willing to pay the price, then we will have done our jobs.” a thinlydisguised swipe at Liberal leader Claude Ryan. by asking to deal with the “academic case’ of a politician who talks about family stability and takes an oblique swipe that way at his opponent's personal life. Both Lalonde and Gudin agreed journalists should take care to avoid being manipulated, Dief back at work OTTAWA (CP) — Former prime minister John Diefenbaker made his first public appearance ‘Sunday since leaving hospital Jast week, as guest of honor at the Canadian Armed Forces 38th anniversary ceremony for the Battle of Britain. Diefenbaker, who celebrates his 83rd birthday today, looked somewhat frail but perked up when he received warm applause and congratulations from hun- evidence now to suggest the death penalty is a deterrent to murder than there. was when Parliament abolished capital punishment July 14, 1976. . The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police has called for a return to capital punishment and the Canadian Police Association plans to mount a country- wide advertising campaign during the next federal election in support, af the. death penalty. - Relatives and friends of Constable Snedden said Saturday they support a return to capital punish- ment. However, Al Evelyn, president of the Metro Police Association, said the death dreds of on-lookers. Diefenbaker, Progressive Conservative MP for the Saskatchewan riding of Prince Albert, laid a wreath at the ceremony at a Com- monwealth aviators’ memorial oulside city hall. ‘The ceremony com- memorated one of the Royal Air Forces’ most successful battles against the Luftwaffe (German air force) 36 years’ ago Sunday, in which the RAF says it shot down ‘185 German planes in one day. ~Capital punishment said answer» penalty would not have stopped Friday's slaying. Evelyn added that he believes the death is a deterrent in most cases and he is actively campeigning to bring it back. ; Meanwhile, Deputy Police Chief Jack Ackroyd said the design of the holster used by Metro police will be part ofa pulice investigation into Fri- day's shooting, Constable Snedden’s revolver could be removed by lifting a leather flap which encased the handle of his .38-calibre Smith and Wesson. . Deputy Chief Ackroyd said anew holsler being issued to some Metro policemen has a built-in safety feature which makes it more difficull to open the flap. ; THE NEWS Gandhi was quoted Sunday as saying she does not want, to lead India again, but- "I have the public with me ... and Barbados. and our party will come back They arrived in Chicago 19 power.”” last week, 12 months andone —_‘Jn an interview in the Bor- day after leaving’ Ireland. deaux newspaper Sud-Ouest, “People wonder why we'd she said: “If 1 can help it I do such a thing and spend so will not be prime minister. much for a trip,” Cudmore sald. ‘‘But life's too short to worry about that. I've had experiences you can't buy with meney. I've gotten to know my wife and son like I never could in Ireland or here in Chicago.” LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Disney World will be stripped of some of ita fantasy next month when it plays host to hundreds of industrialists and world politicans for an inter- national economic con: ference. ‘t's the biggest thing we've ever done aS a com- ny except the opening of Walt Disney World Itself,” says an official of this vacation resort. - ‘The occasion is the 26th ‘congress of the International Chamber uf Commerce, 4 Paris-based organization representing businessmen in 60 countries, President Carter is slated to open the session while former state secretary Now we are the opposition and J have the public. with Mrs. Gandhi, who was interviewed in New Delhi, ‘defended the state of emergency she declared in India in £975, in which clvil liberlies were curtailed and her opponents jailed. “Tt was necessary lo choose either to save the poorest Indians or to let people do as they wished. It was not important that my government stay in power, it was important that a. government stay in power.” Live Longer Every other death in Canada is due to heart and blood vessel diseases, says Health and Welfare Canada. And the major cause is ¢x- cessive consumption of fats und: cholesterol, . — Fo reduce the risk of heart disease, the department is urging Canadians to take a hard look at their lifestyles. it recommends a consis- Pictured above the Daily Herald 15 fo Larry Hooey of island. Young Mr. Hooey Laurie Mailett, publisher of shown presenting a new radio © 4214 Ackroyd St. on Braun's was awarded the radio i es a prize for galning the most n any of the Herald carriers. delivering the Herald in June. ew customers of Larry Began MARGARET TRUDEAU _ European filmmakers MONTREAL (CP) Margaret Trudeau, who returned Sunday to Canada after a stay on the French Riviera where she acted in her second featurelength film, says she will never again allow herself to por- tray the role of a woman as. an object. Mrs. Trudeau told reporters at Montreal’s Do now...collect later NANAIMO, B.C. (CP) — Premier Bill Bennett told a Social Credit gathering Saturday night that his government will proceed with the Duke Point harbor development here if the fed- eral government has not made a decision by next weekend, . “After next week, we won't wait for them any longer," Bennett told the audience of 200. “‘ We'll get on with the job and collect from them later on.” He said the federal treasury board is to consider the project Thursday and he will initiate action if a. decision is not reached then. Preparatory work on the ‘project with three deep-sea berths is under way. Houdini he is not KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — An amateur magician trying to duplicate a stunt by the famed Harry Houdini nearly drowned Saturday as , $00. persons,,. including his wife and two smal children, | watched. John McNees, 26, was revived by two Kalamazoo fire deparlment paramedics and was listed in good condition later in hospital. MeNees, a restaurant cook who uses the slage name Merlyn Jonns, was bound in locked chains and pul in a canvas bag that tied at the top before he was placed ina pine box and lowered into about 11 feet of water. He had said he could escape in 1% minutes. But after the box had been underwater for nearly three minutes, announcer Dan Blasius shouted: “Bring the box in. Bring the box in, Oh, God!” Lines from a crane lifted the box out uf the lake. When the crate-was pryed open, ‘McNees was slumped against one corner with blood trickling irom his nose. He had freed himself from two of the chains and the canvas bag, and had un-’ screwed at least one of the crate's screws. During an imterview later in the hospital, McNees said he apparently lost con- sciousness as he tried to free himself from the crate, which was filling with water from small holes in its side. The stunt was staged to promote the 7th Annual Cavaleade of Magic to be presented next month in this Lower Michigan city. Bulgarian defector marked LONDON (AP) — Foreign matter was found in the wound of a Bulgarian defector who died after claiming he was poisoned by a man who poked him in the thigh with an umbrella, Scolland Yard sald Satur: day. The Sunday Telegraph said the substance was a tiny piece of metal that might be the tip of a hypodermic needle, The piece of metal showed up in xrays of the man’s thigh, the newspaper sald. Mirabel International Airport that the crew she worked with in making the film Ange Gardien on the French Riviera lent an air of professionalism to an otherwise unprofessional film, The prime minister's es- tranged wife, stopping briefly here on her way to Ottawa for a reunion with her three children, said she would never do a film with the children because ‘‘it is too tough.” “T went, through this ex- perience myself, but it would not be sensible for the chil- dren,"' she sald, ‘They would be exploited, “Euro _ filmmakers abuse the spectacular side of their films, They still use women ag objects." Her comments coincided with the publication by two Montreal tabloids af photographs taken during the filming of Ange Gardien. One of the photographs shows’ Margaret: lyin scantily-clad onsthe ground, - with an unidentified: actor, also partially undressed, . lying on top of her in an in- timate embrace. The photograph, identified sexists as one of several published the French magazine Paris-Match in a recent two- pore .spread, Was ac- cunpanied by the utillating headline: “Oh, oh. Pierre won't like this.” Another series of pholo- graphs, published with the tag line “Maggie's smooching movie," showed her in a scene kissing co-star Francis Lemaire. Mrs. Trudeau, who was unaware that reporters had been told about her arrival at the airport, at first refused to be interviewed but later relented. She said she is tired of the media ‘coverage. of her personal life to the exclusion of her professional activities, “T am a victim of the public life,” she said. As for her husband, Mrs. Trudeau said she is happy that he has announced his intention of remaining ' Liberal party leader during the general election ex- pected next spring,.J..1 him. all ..the rin he world,” °°»: Vey A book of her memoirs which she has been writing is to be published in late March or early April, she said. Where Westerners win all-ways Western Canada Lottery Foundation Henry Kissinger will close it. tent effort at keeping fit, 4 BORDEAUX, France balanced diet according to . (AP) — Former Indian Canada’s Food Guide, and prime minister Indira an end to smoking.