Page 4, The Herald, Thursday, September 20, 1979 TERRACE/KITIMAT res daily herald re nee General Office - 635-4357 Published by Maal ti jace.in Vancouver Clreulation - 635-4357 Sterling Publishera _ TH =r ya few highlights, GEN, MANAGER - Knox Couptand mo. re: “ts liporyg "Perhaps . the: ‘is confrontation a the CIRCULATION. TERRACE 035-657 kee ete that never took pla 632-2747 a 's comm Published every weekday at 2212 Kalum Street, wnved hy Pa party lade David Barret comments Terrace, B.C. A member of Varified Circutation, : the closing of the pore hung over Authorized as second claas mall. Registration number ‘I linge Hagerisg expectations o a power it 1201, Postage paid In cash, return postage guaranteed, - members of the were and pa ty a ‘ - } ‘These expecta byt cand day NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT - . vt - 7 a L ef the convention, however, when Barrett announced « on and t as leader of the The ae br ae ful complete and sole topyright In . he intention ”° ay fan any adivertisement produced and-or any editorlal or _ the NDP's photographic content published In the Herald, haggard and weary, . Reproduction Is not permitted without the written permission of the Publisher. EDITORIAL The RCMP here will tell you that complaints about dogs In the Thornhill area are almost a nightly cecurance. The complaints are frequently parents with young children who have chased or harassed by the animals. The police will tell you that It Is very difficult to convince the father ‘and mother of a small child who Is hysterical with fear that shooting all the dogs in the: vicinity isn’t the answer. Privately, however, some policemen sympathize Comet tte ae tS with those who would shoot loose d Ce we It is also just as difficult for the pol te - Co can to convince the owner of what is to him a wi ag a eg? friendly family pet that the animal has lust been involved in an incident viewed as an attack. Whether the animals which can be seen running free belong to neigh- borhood residents or.are in fact strays, the community had best look at ways to ‘Pain yogurt. Barre pect a polite ovation, with ee une: in onya ple gpeech by Broadbent. confident aa be ca on ‘ise otery cane k. a cam-~ = his opinion that The 1000 delogates and visitors gave their moat enthusiastic ovation when their federal leader ' reiterated his position on the imue of Petro-Canada. . : id be. ven ne a dominant firin in the'c ore ay, "Brondbent stated. In: this field, above all else, we Canadians must . became masters in ‘our own house." The NDP leader told the convention that the sitting , Hose of Commons in October would see his me an eon the game issues to which ne ed “We will preas oa need. for a major war on SNe Democrats will su a5 Tey wth Yo onis tap bh "NDP delegates to cae convention. did not appear < cumfortable in the pompous surroundings of the Hotel THE EDITOR deal with dog control before there is a im _ Vancouver, being more accustomed to the university. a shooting In which someone gets hurt or MIMMELAAR Yor A ey which have hosted their past meetings. killed. acta og ‘Mike. party's decision to hold this year’s affair in the a een bone of contention with a number of _elegates, and. and: was see. as an attempt to present a ““tmiddle of the road image,’ LETTERS TO ro ee cae 7 “Aqnganize. As a tesult, he convention hall was dubbed aa "the “rubber agama room” by q fumibte of eltgates ‘While it is difficult for a part to maintain its en- Dear sir: Re: Comment, Sept. 17, 1979 Keep up the good work, This was beautiful. Mr. Thomas Atrill does not impress me a & man who thinks, now knows the background of news items. He also seems to enjoy hie ignorance. Mrs. W.R. Hatch 1476 Albatross Ave. Dear Sir; Reading 'Editor’s Journal’ C the eleventh, I couldn't help being struck by the hypocrisy of the NDP, the Cansiian Labor Council] and local ‘heavy’, Paul Johnson, in thelr boycatt of Chilean ri is common knowledge that these socalled labor types welcome imports from amy repressive regime so long a8 it ‘is not anti communist At the same time, they rant and rail sgainst Chile, South Africa, Rhodeala and any country that dares to try to curb the spread of Commaunism. It is diocommen nowiaige that much i they were favour of Allende’ ‘a regime in Chile, represive aint structive as it was, ¥ because it was inown to be | Marxist. As a bng Ume union member, I resent this in- trusion Into international wade and commerce by wnilon bosses, and I further resent the implication that the labour movement is so involved. In fact the NDP does pot de mand r port e majority wien members, nor doce it speak for unionism in wpoeral, Most unlon members are too, intelligent for that, Your truly, Thomas Atrill Letters welcome The Herald welcomes its readers comments. | All letters to the editor of general public interest will be printed. We do, however, retain the right to refuse to print letters on grounds of possible libel or bad taste. We may also edit letters for atyle and length. Ail letters to be considered for publication must be signed. How do you hype a BCRIC 2 | | VANCOUVER (CP) — The problem: how docs one sell a new-fa entity Like the Investment Carp, explain ita veatment Corp., workings to a legion of new cynical Sporters that it re | more than a political gim- "ibe a publi answer: good pu “George MacFarlane and le ‘arlane an Jack Morris entered the picture soon after BCRIC (an acronym pronounced “brick”) made its debut In March, formed by the provincial Social Credit government as a vehicle to return Crown boldings to the private sector by means of an innovative share give- away and sale program. Military spending ist u ' mre eens a face on ite amiotisa about the world balance of power when it voted this weak in Ina dramatic though sy. belic demonstration of goncern about the atrength of Soviet: forces, the Senate . approved a non-binding resolution calling for annual Increases, af inflation, of cant a the 1981 and entagon budgets. ‘The senator, whose at- tention has been focussed cn the relative strengths and weaknesses of U.5. and Soviet forces as a result of the debate over the strategic arma limitation between th the two sored es nl a vote a. xt cent rea) increase for the 1980 defence budget. it the Secale ideas are onac coming years, the U.S. defence budget could rise to $1¢9.3 billion In 1983. Thie compares with the _ INTHE US. "By CATHY MCKERCHER’ - projected total Canadian 1983 budget of Oo vbater Congress tually seek to oeals enforce demands for proposals would add $35 billion or more to the defence budget remains to be seen. Many senators concede it ls easier to vole for a non- banding resolution calling for higher military spending than toget down to the actual tale of appropriating the iu In addition, there has been _ about $70. will ac-' no indication that the Howe of Representatives, now working on ita own budget’ legiskation, shares sentiments of the The spending however, tegent, ir emergence, a im porarily, of a new consensus vitae Spend expanded mailt spending... Soviet ministration, which , wants, three-per-cent nub . ‘that the f at tuets. " creases in military spending, encouraging this feeling, De- fence Secretary Harold Brown, noting that'C has cut $50 billion presidential defence. apen. ueate over the last 10 yearn told the Senate” - Undoubted sia a “major factor involv been: bitten Mei beer the continuing tir over the - vote. calling? for higher. improve. the oe, 5. anys the presence of Soviet combat ‘troopa on the Caribbean island is“ do;, unacceptable. The Soviet Union bristles in. resporme . are thare.: ‘ miliary =a “were. gaining acceptance, . mt urch { ), chairman of the. Senate. foreign relations committee, . he. hae predicted - that redial Sle 4 GIVE IT THE OLD-PR | MacFarlane waa tole owner of his consultin business whea BCRI president David Helltwell singled him out fer the job of putting over the new vom- pany. . Morris, who had joined in May, 1078, as CO owner after @ career Bs & ro and as a pubtic tions man with fores! giant Crown Zellerbach, reaponulbility for the BCRIC oer ‘tiret key decision in determining what face BCRIC would present to the vorld concerned Helliwell, a mild-mannered accountant whose ohe taete of the light was winning an Olympic silver medal while a member of the University a 8 C. rowing crew in the He was to be the key spokesman. MacFarlane and Morris would still tal to reporters, arrange meetings and picture to =e Me was to come "Tt was decided he would be accessible," said Morris. “This was very deliberate to establish BCRIC's credibility ye it was an _Tehed to have one well bad to adjust to tis front-and-centre role. He was a ahy man, he says, but is lene 86 How, From Morris, he learned about radio and television paar about reporters’ con vences, about Jona. o very g . “In the past to describe things in very very great detail,” he said. wey P mate me pimnplity what WAS Ba Helliwall’s first of. modia-relations a from MacFarlane was simple: me, ‘Don't ever ce surge in aren - BORIC" « orignal ( #8, ‘have - trade Fei over %) by commenting carpaation's intereat ja Canada holding that. the | federal Hoverament . might er didn't initiate one of" these: comments,” ‘said Helliwell, 'T was them. I had 22 calls one at home, mostly from radio.” With Halliwell comohad, san : = ow are lied 9 eas has shown some. signs ot : ‘. Some: avalysts have’ specula! ted that the Senate ope ma treaty’s chances for ‘ap- : one quis te aoe * saaters Frank Ch . Idaho there's still » heat’ ef other Sere ai facing . Mace . lane and Morris; fron “tte ty a mae te | ble and un 7. n oe han, 6, where adi 1 “Sino — with ‘thusiasm following two disappointing elections, the _ NDP will certainly have to come up with a reasonable ___daesimile if it is expecting to Launch an effective at- “ taek.on the. provincial government. What was observed on one Labour Day weekend was «epee te inne icoceasy foe's party walt to ‘turn, not the image necessary fo @ party waiting to : govern: pa ate or a TODAY IN HISTORY ago tolay nad kad Qustee In 104, is = anerhlorer «Ferdinand Magellan bean “his. voyage around the gl tae -- Covent Garden Tears in London burned mt ry -Vassar College for _ Women opened in 178 — iaeseon III . surrendered the Papal . to Italy. - 18% ~ Actress Sophia Loren was born, of:.tha . Wartime “fet Tha eat gave ibe vate tn women’ “who had: close. telatives in the. armed “gervidens ‘Complete hisement' came the = A Ln ee ened You man on ih alreadyt You 20.mi inutas ago,”