‘battalion and were advancing: _ pushed 10 kilométres into Iraq . = But it eald iraq ecpunterattacked and inflicted heavy losses dead and woy ; wore than two weeks o on the quéstion ‘af Where the guerrillas my Iranian forces invaded. Iraq and ‘captured himdreds ae . Tkagi goldiers alter’ an offensive to |'lib “topple: the regime, “ President Saddam Tebran o> Padlio aid today. ‘The offielal ‘broadcast ‘quoted: g. pala alemat as siying Iranian, troops wiped gut two.tr. * An. Iraqi military: communiq “Fon the invaders, “2°. B pong “The enemy began retreating’ wmnder “the: ‘igputageous . behirid large numbers of : mo .. Ruhollah’ Khomeini_as telling the Iraqis ‘te welcome the blows of our heroic forces, leav Aig the Iraqi, communique said. Both: sides’ d they took prisoners, © | ’ ‘The Iranian assault appeared to. open-a new phase of the -‘ Persian Gulf war launched in September, 1960, by Iraq. Hussein's army invaded Iran and scored initial galns, at: one time occupying portions of Iran's oil-rich Khuzistan province before the Iranian army rallied early this year “and drove the Iraqi forces out of the country. _ Theofficial Trantan broadcasts, monitored in ‘London, did . 1 ‘Terdeli jets roared over West. “Beirut in: mock bombing ralds today, but a report in Israel said Prime Minister Menachein Begin has decided to.glve U.S, diplomatic ef- forts as much time as is needed to end {he crisia peacefully. . Israet radio ¢ald Begin had: told: Howard. Squadron, chairman of the council of presidents of American Jewish - Zorganizations, that an invasion of West Beirut to oist the EPLO would cause many: Israeli. and Lebanese casualties and damage relations, with the United States. - There was no immediate comment from Begin's office on: . ‘ :the report. It contrasted sharply with the tone of recent :Israeli assertions that time is running out and that Israel is - © ‘prepared to drive the Palestine Liberation Organization's guerrfiias out of Beirut if they do not agree to leave “peacefully. : The talks on evacuating the PLO. have been ‘enageed for . indgpendently :.'verified . because’ ate, Iraq” and : + cartespondents from the war front. ° along:a’ lo-kilometre front. : ; in an Arabli-language broadéasi, hundreds’ of Iraqi soldierk had been: captured: in: the o' “fensive. it said began Tuesday night. - - in West Beirut to surrender their heavy weapons and “ evacuate by sea under U.S. 6th Fleet escort if Washington getback for Israel and a triumph for “Ope alarni¢ army is coming: to: Uber nai in an ackireés b ta he iaal people, OR ny, sess ai 7 e "A. later ‘brosdeast. quoted: Iranian leader’ “ayatollah Tranian invaders and “cut off the hands" of Husséln’s followers... : Iraqi: military communiques : reaching ‘London and Nicosia said the push was directed at Basra, Iraq's main treme. southeast: iraq. Basra sector . . . and then launched its counterattack while weapons al the low-flying Israeli jets, but there were n reports thal any were downed, ey The mock raids came a day after, PLO and Lebani sources said Arafat would order his,8,000 fighters cartier recognizes his guerrilla group. ‘U.S. agreement to this demand. would be a stunning PLO, which. has teetered on- military defeat since massive invasion af Lebanon on June 6 to crush the guerrillas. The United States has refused lo recognize ‘the PLO until il accepts Israel's right to exist. Despite the latest ceasefire declared ‘Sunday, t the PLO would go if they left Beirut and how they would get there. ‘There was no indication of substantial progress today.” :: The mock bombing raid is a tactic Israel has used before ‘over Beirut to frighten the estimated 500,000 civilians living in Ihe Moslem quarter and induce them to leave. No bombs ‘were dropped. . _ On the around, ‘both sides reported sirmishes, but the and Israel accused each other of ininor violations. The . dlitary command, in Iviv said six Israeli soldiers ‘were -amibushed atid wounded late Tuesday {na hail’of bazooka and light arms fire near the town of Aley, 14 kilometres soulheast of Beirut. _ ‘A PLO communique. said guerrillas and- their leftist Lebanese allies penetrated Israeli positioms Tuesday night, . lobbed Grenades, killed . or. wounded: 1. Israeli soldiefs, ie | ‘ne Iranian fore : Tehran radio said ael” launched -its - ’. and finding a country of refuge for the guerrillas. No Arab mae oat behind arg numbers of dead and wounded." boribed the western. Iranian cities of Nlam,.Bakhtaran and franian wallltary, communiqiie saying Irdnlan troops wer . vunkers 0 of: the: enemy.’ BT ~ One-repart from Tehran ‘said the + communique report ed : heavy fighting in Iran’s-oil-rich southwestern province of - Khuzlstan, but it ald not-give the preclee. location. their goa) of freeing Jerusalem: “from the: claws of the ; , aggressive, criminal (Israeli) Zionism." - They sald Lraq's army “halted'the enemy’s'a dvani teon* Khomeini’s Islamic regime opposes Israel's occupation “of Jerusalem and does hot recognize the Israeli fovernment “wrecked one tank and destroyed an armored troop carrier. The rightist “Voice of .Lebanon" radio station in _ Christian-controiled East. Beir’ gunships chased the- am-_ - bushers overlooking Aley, but did not mention casualties, ulside Beirut today at the presidential palace in burban Baabda, Lebanese Christian President Elias break the impasse over mechanics of a PLO evacuation, governments have offered them exile, and ali land, air and ‘Sea escape routes are. Sealed off .by Israeli armor: and - guinboats. Tee 0 ___Lebaneseofficials- and—war- correspondents -said Ierael - - - moved more tanks and lroops Tuesday to positions outside the: besieged PLO ‘enclaves, bolstering forces estimated at ; betw een 35,000 and 46,000 troops, a0 tanks, and 500 armored _ personnel carriers. - ‘The guerrillas have blended with ‘the estimated 500 000 civilians of West Beirut, and an attack would mean bloody a fighting and heavy casualties on all sides, i Sloped short of offering to evacuate. British: rail to shut. down? | .. LONDON (AP) — State-run British Rail, ‘crippled by an engitieers’ strike, said today it will shut down its system .. next Wednesday and fire more than 20,000 strikers unless a “substantial” number defy their union and réeturn to work, si DO UR madei the decision Tuesday but-idelayed announcing-'lt pending. the -eutcome dl “last-minute mediation efforts to end the #1-day-old‘strike, which the engineers’ union called to fight new ‘flexible ° work schedules. a Those mediation efforts, by the government: arbitration, service and by Opposition Labor party J Leader. Michael Foot, both collapsed today.’ . ’, Firing ‘the. strikers-could cause eyen more chaos tor suffering don commuters. Thé #,000 union members: ~ who work the London subway threatened Tuesday to join the walkout their colleagues on the trains are dismissed. The unipn has 24,000. memibergis) 2-03! “The path ahead for the railways af this country is how very dark," Transport. Secretary David Howell.told the ~ - House of Commons. “Thousands of a jo could ‘disappear for food." British Rail, which normally runs I, 300 Freight trains‘and 15,500 passenger trains carrying two million commuters a ~ day, has been operating about 10 ber cent of its’ normal service. ve i, A°British Rail: spokesman’ ‘Bald! ‘ao Ghiginesies wollked ‘Tuesday, the highest dumber since the strive’ began ‘July 4: “but it’s still not the service we would really ‘want. " The financially strapped railway, which has Jost more than $138 million since the strike began, said/a total shut- down would save $50 million a week-in minimum wages it ” has’ been paying to non-striking staff. . British Rail says itimust have flexible work schedules of sevenand nine-hour shifts to save money and increase ef- 7 ficiency. _ The union men, who have worked eight-hour shifts since 1919, say flexible hours will lead to layéffs: ° total workforce of 225,000. Only the 167,000 who work on the . Fail network would be affected by a board decision to halt _alt services and lay off rail: smplonces : Peckford sone Micmac Indians ST. JOHN'S, Nid. (CP) — A decision not to recogniz aboriginal rights of Micmacs in Newfoundland brought an’ angry denunciation of Premier Brian . Peckford’ Tuesday ; from Indian leaders. * The Indian spokeamen described the premier as a racist and said the decision, based on the arrival in Newfoundland _of the Micmacs after Europeans had Already settled on the . island, was, discriminatory. .., - - They told reporters at a news conference that the province has no right to decide, whether: they have. aboriginal rights, asserting that. native _affairs. are the. exclusive prerogative of the federal. government: The decision airiounts to an attempt by the governm t to ensure the destruction of Micmac culture in the province, where the aboriginal Beottiuk tribe was annihilated during - the white settlement in the early 19009, aaid one spokesman. “We believe the majority of Newfouridianders are a just and honorable people and do nat share the racist mentality of the premier and the few who hel {encouraged him to adopt his policy to try and destroy a8” the Micmacs said, in. a prepared statement. Palace insecure - ” LONDON (Reuter an intruder viho woke the Queen i in her bedroom .at Buckingham Palace..got in because a policeman on duty outside had slipped aff for a tea break, The Times said today. ~ Te : Other British newspapers said that palace police ignored _ dn alarm triggered by the prowler in last Friday's morting - break-in and then were slow to reapond.to a telephone call ‘for help because? ‘they, molsunderstoed the Queen's ‘ealm,. ‘ contnolied: tone...” te The intruder,. identified as Michael Fagin, 31, who- is , unemployed, wis charged Saturday in connection ‘with a break-in at.the‘palace a.month ago. - ' Aroyal chambermaid appeared after 10 minutes and led , the man away after exclainiing: Bloody: -hell; ma ‘am, ‘what's ie doing in here?" The Queen was unharmed but the latest reports on: the break-in have stoked a wiajer. row ‘about the safety of the royal family... =. opt Some policemen have been transferred ‘and securily has: been tightened. But calls from polidiciana and the media far. ge resignations of those. responsiiile for the Queen’ 8 safely have not been answered: © yb Ls ? The Daily Express, whletfirst broke the breakin slory on Monday, said {today the Intruder trigacred. ‘an alarm. Marilyn John, speaking f for the Conne River ind an Band Council, said the provincial policy has seen the government “ignoring our race, our culture, our own Indiar lifestyle.” She said the decision could also affect federal financing for social programs for the Micmacs, 1,400.of whom live in - Newfoundland, and she accused the province of ‘holding up needed federal funds since April 1. of ‘The province officially requests the money from the federal government on behalf. of the natives, co there is little the Micmacs can do to speed up the transfer of funds. . The money is allocated under an agreeinent signed in 1985 between the provincial and federal governments for native . development. The Micmacs said the money has not been. forthcoming. since.the.current fiseal year began,” but Rave - no instances of hardship caused by the delays. : nn The Micmacs are seeking recognition as an aboriginal people and have made claims to the entire south coast of Newfoundlarid, about one-quarter of the island's land area. ‘The province refuses to grant recognition of either Indian ~‘phatus or of the claims. Peckford; who was oul of town and could not be reached i for comment, has said special recognition’ for Micmacs ‘would set them apart from other Newfoundlanders. None of the natives groups in the province, including the Micmacs, Montagnais and Nascopie, Indians of Labrador ‘ and Labrador Inuit, ever signed. treaties with while governments. Legally, they have always ‘been | treated. the | same..as white Newfoundlanders. - There are no reserves in the province, but the ‘Miemacs. say they: have the right to a homeland since they . arrived before white settlers in the 1500s, But historians have said . they arrived-later. from ‘Nova Scotia, some. as fighters for the French in, the colontal ware of the. aay, and some to. : trage ‘wilh the white? settlers. 4 ; e eae _ irom p pase! ik “Games discussed School Trustees Association found the 10 people short-listed. from about 50 applicants to be unsuited for the job. : . The board will be meeting with officials of the B.C. Northern Winter Games Organizing Committee to discuss plans for the games.. A decision has also been promised for :. the next board meeting Sept. 14 on the situation regarding the use of an old schoo) building | in 1 Cedarvale by the local . historical society. .. “ . 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