__- Privacy protected " TORONTO (CP) — The overnment privacy of files on individuals will be | rotected, Canada's new ‘human . rights com-- missioner ‘said Saturday. Gordon Fairweather told a meeting of the - national iaction com- mittee on the status of -women that the com- mission would protect privacy of individuals b ensuring they can chec the accuracy of govern- ment files on themselves as long as it is consistent with the public interest. Recent disclosures about illegal RCMP use of information irom medical files prompted Ontario Attorney- General Roy McMurtry to say Friday that police _forces should be per- _ mitted access to the files. ‘In an advance copy of his speech, Fairweather did not comment on lice access, restricting is comments to the issue of individual access. - The. commission will attempt to halt discrimination against women when all clauses of its enabling legislation take effect early in 1978, Fairweather said. The commission will enforce prohibitions ‘against advertising jobs as ‘female help wanted,” refusing to rent to single women or payment of different wages for work of equal value. CONSULT WOMEN Women’s groups are being consulted on how the commission should implement equal pay provisions. The commission will also sponsor programs to equalize employment opportunities. Such programs are needed to - overcome. traditional disadvantages of groups which have undergone discrimination, he said. -“Diserimination can often be the result of both employers and = em- ployees being victims of the same myths. Through affirmative action programs, the (human rights) act hopes to promote a more enlightened employment philosophy.” Strand cruisers not happy VANCOUVER (CP) — The director of trade practices in British. Columbia has taken the complaints of 14 unhappy cruise ship passengers to British Columbia Supreme Court in an ac- tion against . Strand Holidays (Canada) Ltd. The action results from a Mediterranean tour package offered © by tran Holidays in-. volving a cruise on the Delphi from Oct. 22 to Nov. 7, 1976 for sero h passengers pai a person. The sum included ' return flights from Points in Western Cana to Malaga, Spain where the cruise startep i wus * “he* passetigers.. that they were victims of deceptive: advertising as defined under the Trade Practices Act and that they should be com- pensated. Their complaint alleges that brochures inac- curately described the trip as “summer cruising’’ and that Shipboard facilities fell short of advertising descriptions. In its statement of. defence, Strand Holidays counter by saying ‘alt elaoutvencorder!'azsal r ito eRe ochre a gupplte i advertising and promo- - tional material by it, or its agents or represen- tatives fairly represented the cruise.'""):. Another passage states: “The . defendant says that most of the plaintiffs’ complaints are the result of the fact that this particular cruise was Jagued by extremely d weather most of the time, which caused much dissatisfaction but which was unforeseeable and unavoidable: and was certainly not something for which the defendant was responsible.” Under the terms of the Trade Practices Act, the acourt .has-.the right to Tre- es to customers and to require a supplier to refrain from simi ir advertising in the future, The action has been brought by the director of trade practices on behalf of himself, B.C. con- sumers who purchased packages from Strand and the 14 tour par- ticipants. It is the first action of its kind against a travel firm since the act was passed in 1974. A hearing date has not been set. Qne myth is the belif that women’s wages are used only to supplement family income. Fair- weather cited statistics showing ‘that of the 3.5 million working women, 43 per cent are single, separated or divorced. blic education will be an important part of ihe commission’s work.: Fairweather pledged to change ublic attitudes y ‘‘altering the way the think.” ¥ y Changing attitudes is the only effective way to stop discrimination, he said. Rapid transit in store HALIFAX (CP) — By the year 2000, people and go may be moving tween large, heavily populated centres at up to 500 kilometres an hour on a new ground - tran- sportation system competitive with air and auto transit, says a Dalhousie University professor. The means of con- veyance would be a train- like. vehicle with no wheels. and‘no friction to slow it, says Paul Huber, an economist. The vehicle would instead travel above a track, supported by magnetic levitation and powered by electrical: linear motors. “It's not a way-out idéa,’’ said Huber in an interview, “‘but one that as already moved from the drawing board to the tesling of full-scale mod- els,” Dr.. Huber, who has been exposed to the concept for the last two years, said the system is perhaps 20 years away. Huber was: previously attached to the air traffic. studies division of the German Aerospace Research and Ex: riment Establishment; own as DEVLR, which is responsible for aver- seeing the progress of German interests committed to developing the magnetic levitation “systems. The; - problem = in determining whether a transit system of this kind is viable is that one is forced to become a futurologist, said Dr. Huber. ; ~ Treasure in back alley CHANGSHA, = China (Reuter) A small museum in a Changsha back street has become the last resting place of China's oldest woman and the site of a breathtaking collection of ancient art. A passerby |. would never realize the low concrete building, with a basketball court at the front door, contains one of China’s greatest ‘ar- cheological finds. Few people visit the un- mar museum to see the 2,-100-year-old body, found only four miles away on the outskirts of this capital of Hunan province in South China. But the woman— described variously as a queen and a_ Mo blewoman—is well known in Chiria, An autepsy of her perfectly preserved body was the subject of a film which became a box- office hit, She now lies in the museum soaking in a glass box filled with formalin and ring —_stonil, at _— ascinated visitors = through a plastic canopy. Muslin covers her stomach where the autopsy, which revealed muc performed. The importance of the 1972 discovery of her ‘tomb was that unlike yptian mummies, whose Internal organs. were removed before burial, this body was complete. - It was well 80 preserved the skin was ’ her husband’s tom ‘basement, - about her life, was-. soft to the touch and the hair firmly attached to the head. = =; The woman was in one on three tombs excavated between 1972 and 1974, The coffin that contained her son was empty and had “peen disturbed, causin later seepage whic. decayed his hody. Guides at the museum say the secret of the preservation was the tse of thousands of pounds of charcoal and clay packed around the ornately dec- orated coffins. This kept them airtight and dry and preserved thousands of objects buried at the same time— lacquerware bowls, urns, dishes, books, maps, musical instruments, wickerware and _par- ticularly fine silk clothes and paintings. Le Preserved documents revealed that the woman's husband riled over about 700 farnilies in the area and that he was the Marquis Tai at the time of his death in 186 BC. His son had died at the age of about 30, and his wife when she was about 50. . She died of a heart attack. Death was ap- parently sudden .on a summer day because the autopsy showed — un- digested melon seeds in her stomach. | She also suffered from other ailments jncluding tuberculosis and . backache, for which she can be seen being treated in a silk painting found in the tomb. ° The guide pointed out that unlike some nobles whose slaves were buried alive with, them, the marquis and his wife were interred with models—a group of women singing and playing musical in- struments, She said ‘excavation of the tombs had been given low priority. Initial robes were made in 1952 ut full work was delayed for 20 years because China “had more im- portant things to do.” Visitors are stunned by the beauty and design of the objects found in the tombs. The many utensils and silk paintings display ic. sophistication w. oxztifonis vi i reached only muck later. There are also detailed maps of the area showing military positions and books, printed on silk, covering history and phi- losophy. There are speeches by diplomats and statesmen goin back = several hundred years before the tombs were closed, a 4,000-word essay on how to judge horses, a collection of medical works and prescriptions totalling 10,000 words, and dozens of other documents which have helped historians fill] some of the gaps in China's past, Some bowls found in the woman’s tomb still contain a meal—of r peaches, pears, melons and rice. Cooper Caper ARIEL, Wash. (AP) — The little town of Ariel was jumping Saturday as more than 200 people showed up for buffalo stew, beer and con- versation in memory of skyjacker Dan Cooper. e second annual Cooper Caper celebration commemorates the near- legendary skyjacker who collected $200,000 in $20 bills and parachuted from a hijacked airliner flying over the dense forests of southwestern Washington near here. In jumping from the plane the night before anksgiving six years ago, Cooper either es- caped scott free with a duffle bag full of money ~ or he died in the rugged forests. In either event, he captured the imagination of a great many Americans. Cooper, who hasn’t been heard from since his famous ca- per, was invited to share the festivities at the Ariel Store and Tavern, where Germaine Tricola sponsors the festival. Mrs. Tricola said she didn’t Know whether Cooper came to the party. But plenty of others showed up. “It’s really jumpin here,” Mrs. Tricola said. “We've had a couple of hundred people came by during the day” to sample the:stew. The stew is a major drawing card. It contains 35 pounds of buffalo meat . and a large pile of potatoes, carrots and onions. The stew sells for a dollar a bow! and refills" are free. Asked what happens at a Cooper Caper celebration, Mrs. Tricola said, “Well, we have some buffalo stew and we have a couple of beers and we visit will all our friends. Then we have some more buffalo stew and a litle more con- versation!" Besides! remembering Cooper's skyjacking feat, the —_— celebration is designed to bring a touch of prosperity to the set- tlement of about 250 people. Prince Phillip, — visiting farmer By ALAN ARBUCKLE GINA = (CP) Prince Philip ended a five-lay visit to Regina Sunday by climbing into the cockpit of his Royal ’ Air Force turbo prop and taking off for Jamaica. The prince left as he had come, with a minimum of fanfare. He was in Regina in his capacity as president of the Royal icultural Society of e Com- monwealth. The society continues its conference in Jamaica Tuesday. As well as the con- ference, Prince Philip officially opened the Canadian Western Agribition livestock show on: Saturday. R fo | agribition, the city and the province were at the airport to see him off. curity was light at the airport as it had been throughout the visit. Cc on continued normally as the prince departed. Prince Philip attended a series of dinners and receptions during his stay here, but he concentrated on the discussions at the agricultural conference. For the most part he sat quietly amid the 64 elegates, taking notes and listening to the pa- pers being presented. The prince offered little comment at the con- ference, except to urge that agriculture not seen as just another in- dustry. He said it was subject to so many fac- tors not involved in other industries that it had to. be seen differently. The only public ap- pearances the prince made were brief visits to the Royal Canadian Le- gion and the Saskat- chewan headquarters of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. TOURED SHOW After openin Agribition Saturday, the prince took a tour of the air, stopping to chat and By BRIAN BAIN WASHINGTON (Reuter) Bomb- sniffing dogs are helping to keep United States airports and aircraft clear of explosives at a time when air terrorism in the is frequently headlines. The Law Enforcement Assistance Ad- ministration (LEAA) has 7? of the dogs at 28 selected airports so that every airliner in flight is within 30 minutes’ flyin time of expert help shoul it become a bomb-threat target. ‘ Acting LEAA chief John Gregg is proud of the $400,000 program to train the dogs and their handlers, launched three joke with those tending animals in the barns or looking after displays set up . by — implement manufacturers and breed associations. Often he went un- noticed, He showed special interest in the quarter horses. Before starting his stroll through _—the pavillions, he presented the grand and reserve champion ribbons in the market steer com- petition. At a news conference after his tour, he declined to comment on whether anything had particularly impressed him about agribition. Questions at the news conference were restricted to the topics of agribition and the Com- monwealth conference. Prince Philip said the individual farmer had to be remembered by those who talk about agriculture in terms of world production and markets. Countries, he said, had to make a choice between having many small farmers and ending up with “peasant agriculture” or having fewer farms but more rosperous farm amilies. He said he wasn’t suggesting which was the better choice. It was inevitable that those attending the Commonwealth agricultural conference would be relatively wealthy people from relatively affluent coun- tries, he said. He noted that they were not at the conference as individual farmers but as representatives of - their home agricultural societies. He said a major aim of the Commonwealth society is to encourage agricultural societies’ in developing countries where farmers can meet to exchange ideas and information, Bomb-sniffing years ago by the LEAA and the Federal Aviation Administration. | ““The dogs are far more effective than we had anticipated,” he said. The dogs, German shepherds between one and three years old, have been used to conduct some 4,000 searches, including about 600 on aircraft, and have sniffed out explosives 76 times. On six occasions, they found live bombs. Test searches, sometimes lasting several days, are con- ducted regularly focussing on airport lounges, _ coin-operated lockers, baggage-claim areas and vehicles such as parked cars and baggage carts. La ROCHELLE QUEBEC (CP) Immigration Minister Jacques Couture, often identified with the more radical elements of the Parti Quebecois cabinet, has lashed out at Quebec leftists, saying they are “unjust” in their as- sessment of the govern- ment. Couture said in an interview that leftists such as Pierre Vallieres, author and onetime member of the terrorist Front de Liberation du Quebec, form “a certain highbrow intelligentsia" which is stressing public discontent with the PQ’s performance. Vallieres, in a recent beck called Quebec Impossible, edicts that serious internal wrangling ‘will weaken the Parti Quebecois cabinet before the referendum on Quebec independence is held. Vallieres' supported the PQ during the = early 1970s, but has cooled toward it because he says the party won't bring about true social change, “Mr. Vallieres poses ood problema but he n't give good an- swers,” ture said. Couture said Quebec - THE HERALD, Monday, November 28, 1977, PAGE 5 - Leftists unjust By LOUIS leftists are trying to obscure the fact that for the first time, Quebecers are able to identify with the aspirations of their provincial | government. PQ “The asn’t been unfaithful, it hasn't lost its ideal, it hasn’t betrayed the confidence that the public placed in it,” said Couture, a former priest and social worker who ran un- successfully against Jean Drapeau for the Montreal mayoralty in 1974. RESPECT THE FACTS He said, however, that the government has to recognize the constraints of a complex society in exercising power, to “respect economi: facts.” Couture also said that Marxism “has done untold damage _ito Quebec,”” but did not elaborate. ane for a lot of eis the great hope,’ Be | raid. “It's casentuall the only system whic propeses unequivocally os Eberate the working Ss. “But, unfortunately, people are offered ho alternative to it.” - Couture said that Communism is thought to be an instrument of social and economic change, Egypt extends invitations CAIRO (AP) — Egypt delivered formal in- Vitatlons Sunday for a preparatory peace ronference in Cairo next week while Syria sought to undermine President Anwar Sadat’s initiative. Sadat said in a television interview that representatives’ at the Cairo summit would sit around a table and work without a mediator. He said he was forging ahead toward a comprehensive Middle East settlement at Geneva even if the Arab world disagreed with it, and would hold the mesting even if no country other than Israel sh up. He said he had in- formed neither the United States nor his Arab allies in advance about the Cairo meeting. He intended to call an Arab summit after reaching a settlement at Geneva. Sadat's acting fore minister, Butros Ghali, delivered the formal invitations to the am- bassadors of the United States. and the Soviet Union, cochairmen of the Geneva peace con- ference. Other invitations were expec g0 Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, It was not immediately known ifan invitation had been extended to the Palestine Liberation Oganization. Sadat sald the preparatory conference ould start as-early ag next Saturday, but of- ficial sources said. it might be delayed for a week beyond that. ISRAEL WILL ATTEND In Jerusalem, Prime Minister Menahem Begin said Israel would attend the conference even if all dogs TRAINING THOROUGH Before being assigned to duty, dogs go through a 20-week course—11 weeks of obedience and patrol training and nine of explosives detection. The dogs are trained to sit when they find ex- plosives. ‘‘We don’t want a dog to become a bamb- eater,” explained Maj. Douglas Greathouse, who hea the _ training rogram at Lackland Air orce Base in Texas. An incident two years ago involving a dog called Brandy, on Joan from the air force to Puerto Rican police, is a prime example of the keen sense of smell possessed by bomb-sniffing canines. other Arab delegations boycotted the eer But a esman for Begin sai Lerael would not attend if the PLO sent a representative. greignMin ister Moshe Dayan was con- sidered a likely - Israeli delegate. Syria and the PLO rejected Sadat’s in- vitations in advance and both announced the ‘would attend an Ara “refusal summit’? in Tripoli, Libya, scheduled for Thursday to form a unified opposition to Sadat’s initiative. Also expected to attend that meeting are representa- tives from Algeria, Iraq and South Yemen, leftist Arab governments op- ed to any deals with ael. Sadat’s call for the Cairo meeting came a week after his dramatic visit to Israel, which he said broke down psy- chological barriers to Arab-Israeli negotiations and to reconvening the Geneva peace con- ference, which has been recessed since 1973, Sources in Damascus said Syria had asked the Palestinians, Jordan and Lebanon to refuse to attend Sadat’s meeting. The sources said it was believed a similar request was made to UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim. ISSUES THREAT A PLO spokesman in Beirut Saturday threatening any West Bank Arab with execution if he attended the Cairo meeting. The Arabs living within Israel are confused and divided by an invitation from Sadat to come to Cairo. Jordan and Lebanon have not yet responded to the invitation. The U.S. has declined to commit itself to participating, saying it needed to consult other countries involved. Tn an interview on CBS: TV's Face the Nation, a transcript of which was made available here Sadat said: ‘Even if everyone doesn’t agree, I shall be proceeding to Geneva for the com- prehensive _ settlement and whenever we reach results I shall be callin an Arab summit here an I shall put what we have agreed on before them.” Sadat said he had had no reaction from Saudi Arabia, which has remained silent on the proposed talks. rhe Saudis have their own idea ... I don't know what it is but our relations are on a normal and brotherly level up till now.’ when it is really an in- strumentof “catastrophic Many Quebecers have opted for Marxism because there is no other option which offers the prospect of major social change. The challenge to the PQ, he added, is to find an workable alter- native. “We can’t forever keep talking about economic recovery and helping small business,"’ the minister said. ‘‘We have to come up with a collective project which wil really change society." , Couture said he hopes to see a new organization of work where capital and labor would be on equal footing. Quebec labour gathers MONTREAL (CP) — Delegates ‘o the week- ong 15th plenary con- vention of the Quebec Federation of Labor (QFL), which begins here today, are expected to concentrate on economic rather than political questions. With the referendum on Quebec independence at least a year away, the 285,000-member federation has deferred taking a stand on that issue until next year when = rank-and-file opinion will be thoroughly assessed power.” Instead, the several hundred delegates will tackle economic problems such as mass yoifs and plant shut- downs. Thursday's fourth session of the fiveday meeti has been set aside for 2 debate on the economy. =" Observers cite growing unemployment and in- flation as main reasons for a recent cooling-off in OF au between the ebec's largest labor federation—and the Parti Quebecois government. The QFL’s leadership backed the PQ in the 1976 election. The federation's backing for the PQ is a reflection of the strong nationalism of key fig- ures such as secretary- general Fernand Daoust and vice-president Jean Gerin-Lajoile, regional director of the United Steelworkers union. Among the three major federations, the QFL is closest ideologically to the PQ. The leftleaning Confederation of National Trade Unions and the Quebee Teachers’ Federation have been careful not to overstate their enthusiasm for most of the government's initiatives. However, relations between the QFL and the PQ have chilled since the government refused to prevent last October's shutdown of Consolidated Bathurst's Wayagamack newsprint mill in Cap de la Madeleine. The federation also fears further mass layoffs in Quebec's mining and ore- processing sector. In addition, the construction industry is going through a tough period. Both sectors are traditional QFL strongholds. In a document entitled Program. For Today, being distributed to convention delegates, federation officials re- vealed growing displeasure with the fovernment *s per- ormance in the economic domain. Workers are growing “more impatient every day" with ‘‘the in- decisiveness’ of the Levesque government on economic matters, the document says. “Workers are waiting for this government to show the same desire and courage it displayed during the language debate when it comes to problems such as plant closings, occupational health and safety, unemployment." aaa a