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| “TERRACE larry: Pederson, the seca writer of - fl
_ “ZOMBIE wasa little surprised to he told that Alderman
- Chub, Down refers to his operation as a ‘bucket shop”.

_Down defines that term as meaning a firm that only has a
_ postoffice box anda telephone for an office.

-Pederagn has already won a National Film Board award —
and has a degree in Philosophy. He is from Medicine Hat,
‘Alberta -and‘worked ‘as an Albertan censor. His writing’
pakiner: is: an English-Cangdian from Montreal’ who ip:

' currently: getting’ a'Ph. D. from the University. of Southern .

California,

_ Pederson describes himself as interested in the Canadian ,
film industry (along with many other Canadians basing

- themselves in California) and thinks the tale of the Terrace

| Mutiny is "the perfect story to tall both to,Canada and to:

Coutitvies other than Canada.”
He. has - ‘Been: researching ' the. story. for over. a year,

, . interviewing. former zombles and officers, but none that

‘were actually. stationed in Terrace. Hé-4jrst heard of the

; on mutiny when Pierre Burton spoke about it at the University
“of Britih Columbia.

“He believed the Ognadian Armed Forces would become
involved in some way in the production. "It’s pretty close-

‘* minded to’think the”: ‘army won't be involved,"" Pederson
™ says. ‘'The military would probably jump at the chance to

improve’ their’ image.” The film's ‘Plot (see page 3)
“vidicates everyhody",
. Heis negotiating with a major American studio as well as

with Canadian production companies. Some have: shown —

interest, he statea,.1f suich a studio would actually film the
movie: ‘It would also: get .ag.‘distributor.’ Failing that
. Pederson is prepared to act as.an independent producer,
perhaps with the assistance of Canadian government funds.
At the present time he is trying. to Bt pre- Production
money. -

Terrace is high on the list ‘ag a place to de the actual
shogting. ‘Uthat happened this: town would. T Bro

2 SW premiere, : sg
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‘and A-frames,°

Like all businesses the bottom line in film ‘making is cost.
While Pederson advocates, at least at this point, shooting in

‘Terrace; if it can be done cheaper somewhere else it would
be. A lot of towns in western B.C. would love to have it, he

says, The welcome production company would receive will
“also translate into a cost factor If the town were willing to
cut through some: red tape, If a town puts up obstacles,
then the film will end up costing more money.. But;
wherever it is filmed, Pederson says, the town Itself would

. not be expected to contribute any funds, _

American companies get “a tax break if they shot in
Canada: If there is a. certain number of Canadians in

. principal roles and a certain number of Canadians in the

production, end then the company .can qualify for & 100 per.

. cent tax write off over a two year period.

- While Pederson notes ‘there is no guarantee the film. will
ever be nade, he adds that if for some reason all the majors

of the Film: industry turit the project down, he will act as an’.

‘independent producer and try to get the cameras rolling Gn
a chunk of Terrace history th that has national significance.

Reagan | protested

WASHINGTON (AP)'— Although the overall goal was
“jobs, peace and freedom,” speakers at a huge anniversary

march tothe Lincoln Memorial made clear their immediate |

target is creation of a “coalition of conscience" to. defeat

President ‘Reagan If he runs for re-election.

__ An estimated 250,000 people gathered Saturday for aday- -
"Jong rally that had two central themes: commemoration of

the historic 1963 march that was climaxed by the ‘late

Marti Lother King's “I have a dream” speech, and a new -

call to arms fora wide-ranging agenda of liberal goals.
While most of the more than four ‘dozen speakers paid

homage to the martyred King, they also lambasted Reagan.
"We serve notice on you, Mr. ‘Reagan, thal we are not

here ia live in the past. arid to leave simply’ singing, ‘We

shall overcome, *" sald Benjamin Hooks, executive director -
of the N ational Association for the Advancement of Colored

; People.”

~ shouted Hooks. “We’ ve had enough of it. Reagan no more in -

“We are here becausé ‘we : are committed to the
eliniination of Reaganism from: the face of the Earth,”

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Atlanta. Mayor Andrew Young stressed Sunday. that the —

diverse coalition could be a potent pollticat force next year,
“The numbers. are. there," Young said on the CBS

; program, | Face the Nation; “We. are already registering

(black) voters at.a phénomenal clip.”
« Oneof (he louilest receptions wenl to Rev. Jesse Jackson,
a leader in black voter registration efforts and a potential

"candidate for the Democratic prealdential nomination next.

year...
“Run, Jesse, run,” chanted thousands alter Jackson

- exhorted them to register; Hé noted.that there are three |
" million eligible blacks who have not'registered to vote in
_ eight gouthern ‘states that. Reagan carried: in: 1980 by a

cumulative total of 192,000 votes... >
While the focus was on political netivisin, | most of the

. Speakers remembered King ag they endorsed an agenda

that included the proposed equal rights amendment to the
USS, Constitution, civil rights, Hispanic causes, gay rights,

_ stricter anti-pollution efforts, help for the disabled, anda

bilateral nuclear. weapons freeze,....
‘Te wad on Aug. 28, 1963, that King told a crowd estimated

at. 250,000 of his dream that one day racism would be

~ See ‘Reagan’ hy page. 3

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Volume 77 No.i6s

iS By KEITH ALFORD
“ib Herald Siaf Writer

- at city hall,

* council via Alderman David. Gellately of:
. film writer, Larry’. Pederson, for * local

for a movie.

derogatory .to. those who served in
_ Canada’s Home Defense Forces, but who
Tefused to fight overseas: ;

aside, ab Kuechle got caught up in’ the-
research of the incident for its awn sake, -
Indeed, when told about the plot of the film
she expressed amusement as the dramatic
license taken by the screen writers. .

Terrace residents who lived through the

period seem a bit shy about discussing it,
Kuechle says. It is almost as if they didn’t .
look at it while it was happening. Those
who’ did have told much, but a lot of it is
conflicting,

Besides relying on local witnesses, she
has requested information from American

Defense, and from Ottawa. The latter
includes court of enquiry data. ;

All of the information needed has been
requested, but gome of it has not arrived in

the project. A number of newspapers and.
individuals still need “to: respond. Jim:

ae and very beneficial informatien”’
and onve she gets this the research will be
very nearly complete,”

She would also like to interview, as many °
of the offices and men involved inthe
especially. difficult, because
of secreey over the. mutiny, The Daily
Herald's predecessor, the Ominica
Herald, is not much help since at the time-

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7 TERRACE cot "Blonde, ’ blue: yea, _
‘gorgeously: tanned, ‘born and. ra: in:
“Terrace, University of Victoria student .
~Karen, Kuechle (Canadian pronunciation | -
. Klek-ly) is watxpectedly firding herself in.”
the céntré ofa bit, of historical ‘controversy a

- She'was hired to. research the Terracé oh
muting of Nov.. 1944 (gee. page. 2&3). The -
-; Impetus for the task.was a ‘request ” to”

’ research into the incident as back ground . .

The movie is to be entitled “ZOMBIE!” -
Kuchle dislikes the word..She considers it —

The idea: of. the film, was quickly. put .

agencies, including the U.S. Secretary of —

the seven weeks she has been working on

Fulton, Skeena MP, has his stafftollecting ™

incident as possible, The task is made _
the ©
government and the army threw a blanket

also advocates.a ‘pamphlet which besides’ .-
the mutiny .would: also mention that! /Al~

Capone and his gang vacationed at the hot

‘Springs for two weeks,- and point: out the

; “heritage village near Terraceview..

: Already “a numberof hotel managers in .
Terrace”: have told her, they would place

- such a:brochure either in the rooms or-in |
~~ the lobbies. Hopefully, the pamphlet could. .

be placed. in tourist: information: bureaus’.

: “ acrogs: the pravinee ‘as well : a5 on. ferries.
-and in other’B.C. hotels. -

Kuechle points out in-a docu

- already. given. to.council.that- Greyhound...-

buses atone bring’ 120 to -125 passengers
through Terrace a day, but they. normally
stop here for only a half ‘hour. Héwever,
they do have the option of staying longer
and resuming their’ journey another day.

Registered guests at the Chamber of ©
Commerce . tourist , information centre
have almost, doubled sineé 1980 when 1. 866

Signed the book there. At the end of this -

July over. 3,235 (last year’s total). had
signed. Kuechle says there are probably
many more :tourisis “who have passed

_ through Terrace wha never stopped at the

information centre. ~
- She has recommended, that she: ibe
brought back to Terrace to both complete |
the research, and write the book, and
brochure next summer, _. ‘
The idea of continuing: the ‘project: has

- been endorsed by Judy Jephson, president

of the. Chamber’: of. Commerce;,” Lacy
Dunster, chairman Of ® the’ ‘Ter
Heritage and. Museum. Cominittee:’ ol

-Morris, .co-ardinater of the Northwest

Community’, College library; and Ed.

_ Curell,- head of the: ‘Terrace: ‘Public:

Library:

‘The continuation of the project ig an idea
not shared by ‘Alderman Chub Down and
Gordon Galbraith.

Dowh doesn't like the idea that ‘Vgome:

~ bucket shop” asked for the research “and

now ‘we're asked’ to write -a~book:"** He’ ~~
‘doubts. “anybody who. served in ‘the

~ service’ would come: to a place.’to see

where a mutiny took place. Down also
suggested that any copies that were sent to
the Canadian Legion would Probably be
burnt. -

year. the project asking for another ©

Galbraith at first said he could see next

the tao t rey never come
b tournament’s final game.
with C.C. Wackos faking ~

— _ In ‘addition to a book: format, Kuechle

+ council last Monday night.

lan: army”

perhaps « cause’ further
tourism: potential,

‘it was based in, the Hazeltong,. . .

. People have told her, the results.of her.
‘work should be: published. in a book form. ~

She presented that ‘concept to Terrace

_ . She sees great benefits to Terrace if the
a “largest-scale™ ‘mutiny cover .. the : ‘Tongest ©
_ Period ‘of. ‘time ever .to’ occur. in: the. ..
fully: exploited. It.
“Wwoitld: nchayce thie’ town's” ‘teens
beautification |
projects, : and. may" add to -Terrace's

Continuence because the book hadn't been

_. completed, However, later in: ‘them
' he dubbéd.the research “‘a beck of a good -
‘piece -of work’’ and told Kuechle ‘I
' appreciate. what you've done.'’ But
, _ Galbraith maintains a book “wana t what,

_ we'really wanted.”

The matter has been tossed ts tonight's

’ Committ » of. ‘the Whole - -Seapion,, with
Downs nbaing: (and “ getting) “a ‘mation

inviting. Legion“ members including ‘its’

‘Se Karen’ page 9

University Officials concerned by restraint

VANCOUVER (CP) — The-door to. post secondary
education is starting to close to. thousands of B:C. students:
because of the provincial government's 8 restraint | program,

Say university and college officials.

’ They say in interviews that government: réstraint has
gone far beyond trimming -the fat ‘in post ‘secondary
education and is. well into the meat..

Because ‘universities are strapped for cash, officials add,
they can't keep up to the changing. demands put on them. as
B.C.. ‘Industry moves further into the high-technology era.

In ‘terms of efficiency, B. C. universities compare
favorably with other. Canadian campuses, A Statistics
Canada report for 1991-82; the latest available, shows that
B.C.’s three universities. spend less of their. operating
budgets on administralion than the national average — 6.
per cent for B.C. compared with 8.2 per cent nationally,

As of last week, 29,200 students had appliéd for admission
ta the University of B. C., up 8.4 per cent over last year.-The
most dramatic figure is a 2-per-cent i increase in first-year
applications... :

The university's commerce and business administration
faculty, -which, ‘can accommodate about 400 first-year
students this fall, had t,400- applications, ~

The science faculty « was ‘stretched to the limit last year in

WASHINGTON (AP) _ _U, s. officials say Prime Minister

* Menachem Begin's resignation probably would not bring

any short-term change in basic Israeli policies, but could
lead to generally smoother relations with the United States,

. There was no official White House or State Department |

‘reaction to Begin’s announcement Sunday, but some State
Department officials discussed possible implications on
condition their names not be used.

Officials said they think Begin, 70, was serious when he
told his cabinet he wanted to resign, even though the

decision apparently was not final at the time. They said if:

he doesn't resign immediately, he probably will do so soon.

- For one thing, officials said they are not really surprised .
- by Begin’s move even though U;S. officials were given no

advance word, of his. intention to make Buch an an-

; nouncement. |

One official noted that Begin ‘has appeared increasingly
frall ln recent months and has “not been very. spirited” in
‘his ‘public appearances.

“My own feeling is fie has just had enough, and he is
hanging it up,” said the Mideast expert, Referring to recent

photographs compared with those from a few years ago, the.

official said: “It is really shocking to see how much he has
deteriorat:

Senior officials of both ‘the Carter and Teagan ad-
ministralions have saidon numerous occasions that Begin’s
stubbornness and argumentative style. made hirn difficult

to get along with. Friction between the United States and.

Israel was commonplace even before ihe Israeli invasion af

- Lebanon last year aggravated the differences...
But. no official suggested publicly or privately that
_ Israel's basie policies — such as lis stance toward the West,

Bank - — would shift ‘substantially any time soon evert under

lab, and lecture space to accommodate 1,500 students:This
year there are 2,000 applications.

Simon Fraser University in nearby Burnaby has already
announced that it intends to limit enrglment to 11,000 this

fall but because of budget cuts, is considering reducing that
Number,
‘ - Junior colleges also are bursting at the seams, Vancouver

Community Callege will close the dor to about §00 full-time

equivalent students this fall.

“We're at..a point when the entire principle ‘of ac-
cessibility to. higher education is at stake,” says Dr. Stan
Shapiro, head of Simon Fraser’s facully association. “Now
we're going to have to start saying “Look kid, three years
ago you were good enough to get In but we can’ “tdo anything
for. you today because we don’t have the money. aad

UBC president Dr. George, Pedersen said turning
students away is “doubly tragic when’ you consider. that

~ B.C already nas one of the lowest rates in Canada of high

school students seeking post-secondary education. "

“Al agreed that poor job markets are encouraging more
young people to stay in school, cr fo ‘return to school and
that’s making the problem worse.

‘University officials are concerned that the government is
penny-wise and pound- foolish by reducing. education *op-

anew prime minister who might hit it off better personally
with U.S. officials,

In Santa Barbara, Calif ” White House spokesman Larry
Speakes said: “We have always had our historically close
ties with Israel, and those will continue and we reaffirm .
them. And while there often are disagreements among
friends, friends and allies can work them out. We have done
so with Israel. And the relationship with the prime minister
hag been a good one.”

Israeli Ambassador Meir Rosenne said Sunday that if
Begin does resign, the existing government will become a
transitional one until there are elections.or someone else.
forma a new government. He-said Begin's Likud coalition
would try to name a successor. The ather major party is the

‘Labor party, headed by Shimon Peres.

.-“T think in foreign policy there isn't. much difference

between the two parties,” Rosenne said in an interview on .

ABC-TY. This was an obvious reference to the feeling
aniong some that a Labor party prime minister would be
more reasonable in trying tu work-out'an agreement to end
the Israeli occupation of the West Bank.

'- Henry Siegman, executive director of the. American

Jewish Congress, said he .did nol believe a Begin

resignation would have any “short-run"’ impact on either
_ Ieraeli-U.S. relations or the situation in Lebanon. He also _
sald expectations that a Labor government would make

“significant changes In forelgn policy would turn out to be
utterly groundless.”’

ASiate Department official said Peres might be given the. |
first chance’ to form a new government, but probably would a.
‘ fall.

He based the premise that Peres ‘might be given a chance

on the fact that Labor has 50 membera in: Knesset, the

portunities when it should be trying to reduce dependence of
resource industry by moving into high-technology in-
dustries, «

Universities Minister Pat McGeer, an advocate of high
technology, disagrees, saying the priority is for B.C.’ cash-

‘short government to Ret: the economy turned around..

“We have a $1. é-billion debt and there’s a lack of tax:
payer ability to fund any increases right now,” he says. "EH
the economy. recovers, more people will pay taxes, then

.those tax consumers (such as the universities) will be in a

better position,

“The universities are not being asked to do anything that
the private sector hasn't already done. Until now they" ve
been recession-proof.’ ¥
. Willlam Saywell, who teaves his University of Toronto
post next month to take over as president of Simon Fraser,’
disagrees.

“While I don't nelieve that everyone should go to
university T don’t think.economic factors should, stop’ a

Student from Boing,” he. says. “I'm, discouraged the |

situation i in B.C. is as bad as it is and I understand the need
for restraint but any industrialized society. should give past

secondary a higher priority.” .

Begin’ S resignation expected to change relations

Israeli parliament, ta the Likud party’s 48, The. Likud rules

through a coalition with smaller parties,
The official said the Likud bloc has-the best chance of .

forming 8 new government, but that smaller partles in the 7
coalition might resist new elections and he would “‘not be’
surprised if there is.a very prolonged governmental crisis mony

in Israel.” '
He predicted ‘“‘a- lot of horse-trading and’ backroom

; political dealings in the days and weeks ahead, |

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