PAGE 4, THE HERALD, Friday. May 168, 1978 Editorial A newspaper, as stated in Webster's 20th catury dictionary is a “sheet of paper printed and distributed, at regular intervals, for con- veying intelligence of passing events, ofr disseminating the opinions of a person, party or sect, a public print or periodical issued daily, semiweekly, or weekly, recording general news and intelligence of interest, or special news regarding a particular subject as law, Conveying Intelligence? = engineering etc...” What it boils down to is a means of relating the events of the day to people who are intersted. They are many.events of the day in Terrace, and yet many of them go unnoticed in any of the media. Certainly it is our, job to go out and find the news wherever and whenever we can, but for a new reporter in a new city this can often be extremely difficult. Consider for a moment what it would be like to find yourself in charge of gathering all the city news fora newspaper. Where do you start. . City Hall is always a good bet, there is always some news, or some comment that can be used: Chamber of Commers, school board, human resources, community resources... all good sources of news. ; But what about the se rvice clubs? What about the other organizations around the city? Surely they must be doing something exciting once in a while. - And they are. So why not use us. Tell us what is going on. Tell us and we will tell as many readers as we have. Guest Editorial ‘What’s Normal? | The Quiet Hevolution Normalization. The word may not mean -much to you. — ‘You may not even find it in your dictionary. ; But for more than two million Canadians, or one- tenth our population, the word is becoming — in- creasingly important. The Canadians in question are the approximately 640,000 mentally retarded citizens and their parents and families. For them, normalization brings almost revolutionary hope and new #Pipectations. means letting the mentally retarded person obtain an existence as close to the normal as possible. — It means for example, that the mentally retarded person be given the chance to do things we've long denied him, because our expectations af him were 36 ow. It means we must free him to live in more normal set- tings. Sleeping in wards of 50 or more, taking every meal in huge cafeterias, or bathing in mass showers will never produce normal behaviour. So we , must change that. | It means we must free him to move and communicate in ways typical for his age; to use typical community resources be ‘they recreational, religious, medical, social or whatever. Being isolated in remote institutions or hospitals where one is labelled asa patient of inmate, and where one cannot mix With other community residents or enjoy community amenities, is hardly conducive to normal behaviour. So we must change that. = For too jong, we have reduced the potential and normalcy of the. mentally retarded person, and have further retarded his development. We have stressed the negative, not the positive. We have pointed Normalization, simply put, ‘out.his “‘differsnemegs: not” his likeness to the'rest of us. The mentally retarded person, for his part, being neither vocal nor articulate, has accepted his fate quietly. The Canadian Association for the Mentally Retarded and its nine provincial and 350 local associations are trying to change that. And we all must help. ; Normalization therefore means many things for the mentally retarded. But ‘it also means something for those of is who make up the so-called ‘normal’ segment of society. « .. It’s time we revolutionized our thinking. It’s time we raised our expectations of the mentally retarded. not attitudes and fears die But let’s _ give _nor- malization-and the mentally retarded a chance. GMA Poll | Do you favour the selling of beer, in paper cupe at “professional sporis events held in British Columbia? For example, B.C. Lions Football games or Vancouver Canucks Hockey games? Favour 42.5 percent Oppose 51.8 percent . Unsure 5,7 percen Base (384). TODAY IN HISTORY "By THE CANADIAN PRESS The Canadian House of Commons under Prime Minister Robert L. Borden adopted a resolution asking King George V-to refrain from granting titular honors to Canadian citizens 59 years General Office - 635-6357 Circulation - 635-6357 TERRACE/KITIMAT daily herald = PUBLISHER...Don Cromack . MANAGING EDITOR...Ernest Senior REPORTERS...Donna Valileres (Terrace-Thornhill) REPORTERS...Scot? Browes {Kitimat-Kiiamaat) : s «KITIMAT OFFICE...Pat Zelinsk! - 632-2747 Published every weakday at 9212 Kalum St., Terrace, B.C, Amember of Varified Circulation. Authorized as second class mail. Registration number 1201. Postage paid In cash, return postage guaranteed. . NOTE OF COPYRIGHT . The Herold retains full, complete and sole copyright in any adveriisement produced and-or any editorial or photographic content published In the Herald. Reproduction Is nat permitted without the written permission of the Publisher. ago today—tin 1919. Although titular honors were agaln conferred in 1835 under R. B. Bemnett, the policy of 1919 was restored by Mackenzie King, and no such honors have been recommended or awarded since 1935. * Published by Sterling Publishers on its way down the popularity poll. “KIA *0K2. °-- No’ .postage This newspaper is a community resource, but until there is some community co-operation and interest shown us it will be difficult to do the city justice. ee Itis our policy to gather as much local news as possible, but without help we can only be so ef- fective, . If you see events occurring that would be of interest to the community at large, phone us, if you have news: items you! would like printed, please bring them in. If ther’e aré photographs to be taken, call in. . . Obviously we can’t be everywhere at once, and obviously we can’t print everything submitted without question, as there would arise problems of enormous proportion. — 7 ; Knowing about events ahead of time allows us to budget our time properly so that the work gets done, the news gets out, and we are allowed to lead normal lives as well as you. ‘Helping each other seems to be a trait that is. _ Lets get together and reverse that trend. Afte all, we're all human. ‘THIS WEEK - from Ottawa - “Iona Campagnol There has been considerable concern iri recent days over Canadian-American fishing relations, and in particular the recognition of interim fisheries boundaries pending the conclusion of negotiations between our two countries on this - most important subject. * This has become a matter for negotlation between our countries because of the need to resolve overlapping boundary claims which occured from the extension of our offshore fisheries Limit to 200 miles. A special debate was held in the House of “Commons this week and I was pleased to take part in it and speak for the interests of our | northern fishermen. Both as your Member of Parliament and as a Cabinet Minister’ I have been following this matter very closely: and have had regular con- sultations with my colleagues the Minister of Fisheries arid the Secretary of State for External Affairs. . - . ° - - If you would like a copy of my speech in the House of Commons, as well as other material I have compiled on the issue, please write to me care of the House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario, is required. JACK HORNER VISIT ; .In other news, 1 had a very busy and productive ‘visit ‘to the Smithers area last ‘weekend with Industry, Trade and Commerce ‘Minister Jack Horner. Mr. Horner met with cattlemen from the Bulkley-Nechako region and also diseussed export problems with local forest industry representatives. As the Minister in charge “of ‘Canada’s export policy (and as a cattle rancer in his own right), Mr, Horner is a - very knowledgeable person in both these vital industries, His visit, although short, was a very useful one, and certainly allowed him to gain a good perspective of the special concerns of our area, - . ; . There has been some confusion recently over the costs. of the new Ridley Island port | development in Prince. Rupert, ‘generated largely by some unfortunately misleading newspaper articles. =~ . The fact-‘of the matter, as Transport Minister Otto Lang stated in the House of Commons this Wednesday, is that those who use the facility will pay--through charges based on the volume of freight-towards the cost of the project. He said that“‘obviously that is designed initially to cover the operating and maintenance costs. In ad- dition to that, in certain cases when it is ap- propiate, more than that”. me In other words, while the government will not build and maintain the Ridley Island develop- ment as a gift to the companies establishing facilities there, neither will it force them to _absorb, asa “startup” cost, the full $16.3 million ‘federal expenditure. What the government will do, in order to encourage this development and create benefits for the people of our area, is make the initial investment, and regain its revenues both through normal charges and the other economic growth generated by the facility over a long period of time as ig the custom in- ‘meana’’...and . wants everything, but 10 one every other such project in the nation. Letters it -The economy has never been worse, unemployment: is still rising and thé value uf the dollar is still falling-yt : are the politicians in Ottawa - really very concerned?. The Prime Minister suggests that we should ‘nave faith’ and be patient. , The Finance Minister urges restraint. Whatever - the case, It is always implied that the root of the nation's troubles lie'in the greed of its people,.,’‘Canadian labour is pricing itself out of the world market’’..:"‘peaple are trying to live beyond their “everyone wants to work for it!" We think that Canada’s basic problems originate elsewhere, AS people and as . Where the Blame Lies . _eitizens, we the Canadian public may not be perfect, but we definitely are not responsible for putting ‘Canada into the mess it'a in today! The blame should be ced where it rightfully elongs. And we should do it ‘tow “just. prior to the elec- Th small package of. infogination is offered towafds these ends, We hope you find it useful. Ours is a Research and Information Office, so we can supply you with further data should yqu require -it. Yours in solidarity ‘Bill Horawiil, Research Coordinator, for the LABOUR ADVISORY COMMITTEE +f 7 7 7 a ee ee My 2° Worth sag Dp Ma Tees Seu Springtime — a Hell of a Din by Judy Vandergucht SPRING. ‘What does that conjure up in your mind? Flowers? New Growth? Getting out in the Garden? To each person Spring brings a special pleasure. It also brings a lot of ... NOISE. ‘Lawnmowers, power saws, trail bikes, roto- tillers--just to mention Spring and out they all come-— belching smoke and making a hell of a din. The lawnmowér, having spent a very peaceful winter. gathering mold and dust in the corner of the garage, is yanked out and expected, after one pull, to cut the lawn without protest. Ha! Not bloody likely. After ten pulls, three kicks, off it goes...to the local Mr, Fixit who just loves this time of the year when everyone brings in their twenty five year old lawnmowers looking for a miracle. Spring brings out the power saw maniac who has this terrible compulsion to cut down _something--ANYTHING, usually your favourite ‘tree at the bottom of the Bardeit;'aiid then to add insult to injury, chances are it will fall on your Ottawa Offbeat. Rites of Spring ’ Ottawa, Right about now, the socialite wives of the political elite in the National Capital are rubber-necking their way through the manicured gardens and luxuriant mansions of Embassy Row. ue Never-Never Land-of-the-Afternoon. : ‘And it’s a measure of how insulated the place is from the real. world. . - While these ladies are oohing and aahing their way through these half million dollar diplomatic palaces, some of their husbands are shovelling out an annual $1 billion worth of your discounted sg-cent dollar to the governments that these Ambassadors Extraordinaire and Ministers Benipetentiary represent. These ladies will be sipping the finest sherries, perhaps this very afternoon, from the most ’ delicate lead crystal in the grandeur of the $550,000 Indonesian Embassy. ‘At the same time, in the bureaucratically and politically sacred name of foreign aid, the In-. donesian ambassador’s government back home in Jakarta will be drawing down some $237 million in Canadian credits and grants. And never the two worlds--the real and the pretend-shall meet. | The politicians--as welt as the bureaucrats— just can’t afford the introduction of actuality to unreality. mo, vr. - ~ Such politicians as Edmonton Conservative MP Douglas Roche; your apotypical bleeding heart, who, to read and hear him, might make you wonder whether he didn’t worry more about the people of Indonesia than he does over the - people of his constituency. He has written of Indonesia as a country all the“dwellings the floor is of earth and the walls of cardboard; no latrines, ater or drainage — facilities—disease brought on by malnutrition’’-- an where the annual per capita income is onl 170. - “ , my His is a plea for more, much, mush more Canadian aid for the Indonesians. _ Obviously, $237 million is not nearly enough. But has Douglas Roche given--or will the grand dames of the Liberal Establishment’s national Capital Elite give~ a thought to the Indonesian | contrast of that $170 level of hungry poverty of . the people and the $500,000 luxury in which their ambassador richly basks? The tour of the embassy properties--staged by the Imperial Order of the Daughters .of the - _Empire-oddly enough is centered on the In- donesian, described as ‘‘opulently decorated, exotic, elegant, and stunnignly extravagant.” The good ladies will also be looking over the new $750,000 diplomatic residence of. the am- bassador representing Cuba's Fidel Castro. “Its one of the-rites of Spring in this isolated: hot house. Another maniac who usually shows up around this time of the year, is the pyro- maniac who loves to burn old grass. Ask you local fireman how he loves this fellow. This guy usually ends up setting fire to the fence, the garage, the washing and the dog... This is a jolly time of the year for the gardener: also. This is the time when you see these characters dancing up and down pointing to.a shrivellled up root-which just happens to be a prize rose which didn't make it through the winter, There they are, Mr. and Mrs. (everyone is equal in the garden) down on their knees praying to all those niggley plants that will grow when they want to. Then there is the pruner. What a masochist. He isn't happy taking off one _or two branches-nope, everything has gotta go- and there the tree stands NAKED. Miraculously the tree survives~sometimes. I don't want to be completely down on spring. mean the birds are cute--rushing around buildis nests out of string and straw. Why can’t they live in houses like the rest of us civilized folk. Oh yes, talking about birds and houses. Woke to a loud tap-tap-tap-tap-tap the other morning. I figured it either had to bea mouse with a pneumatic drill or the branches were retaliating from all that pruning. Wrong on both counts--it was a red- headed woodpecker and I can’t really believe he ‘thought he would get anything from the house ‘but a headache. Talking about headaches--How about a Royal Commission to investigate the Royal Com- mission that Judy La Marsh chaired? I shall, at . great sacrifice to myself, volunteer to head that commission. They say one night on the town was $200,000. That must have been some night...’ The sad fact is that even if they find hanky panky with the loyal taxpayers money, nothing is -poing to happen to Judy. It appears the book- _ keeper died (I am sure glad I wasn’t doing those books) although the daughter seems to have a couple of dinner receipts over $100 each. What people don’t realize is that you have no ordinary bulk here--it takes money to keep all that La Marsh nourished. Anyway | know that as long as the Canadian Judicial system is lenient - on the killers of our policemen, Judy doesn’t © need to worry, except perhaps they will give her McDonald's Hamburger meal tickets with her next Royal Commission. . Should have — stayed in bed WASHINGTON (AP) - Living can be hazardous to health. ° Consider waking up with a cup of coffee. Too much wants warning labels on bubble baths because some who use them suffer from rashes and itching, ~ .Be careful stepping into caffeine is bad for health. It causes’ birth defects in ¢ e » animals, saya the Centre for where, in the rural reaches, “in three-quarters of . Science in the Publle In- terest. ; : Take a vitamin. More than 4,000 cases of vitamin poisoning are reported every ' year, gays the Food and Drug Administration FDA. - Bacon and eggs for break- fast? The U.S. government wanis to reduce the amount of sodium nitrite used to cure bacon. Michael Jacobson of: the Centre for- Science in thePublic Interest says: . “The fat promotes heart diseas, America’s No. 1 health problem, The nitrosamines -promote cancer, the No, 2 -health problem.” Egg yolks contain cholesterol and high levels of _ choleaterol are bad for heart. A quick cigarette before showering? There are health warnings on cigarette packages and now the FDA . the tub, Twenty-one million people in the United States are injured in home ac- cidents every year, the. Congumer Product Saiety Commission says. _ After the bath remember: Aerosol products such as deoderants containing chlorofluoro-carbons may be damaging the them, Women taking. birth contro! pills ehould read the required warning label that says excess doses of estrogen can caise cancer: Offto work. Does your car pollute?’ Is your seat belt fastened? Drive carefully, The National Safety Council says 72.3 percent of all fatal accidents In the U.S. happen within 40 ‘kilometres of home. ee ment has taken steps to ban. Consider, alaov -. -Chewing .gum- - WATCH FOR CAVITIES = - cet earth's. at: _ mosphere and the govern: