1 K Fe i i 11 LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY PARLIMENT Victoria, © V8V. 124 TLDINGS a Ge te ,o , 28 cents. : maybe hit by new bombing” fee atime dart _ Kalum: a. Gannery: Row is busting ‘with: tourists, these days. . Tenge ss wh iat arth ld Sea ‘Israel attacks Syrian and PLO forces BEIRUT (CP) — Israeli “forces : ‘attacked ‘Syrian and Palestine Liberation Organization ~ positions “along. the ‘entire ceasefire line -in- eastern Lebinon today and Israeli jets ”~ divebombed ‘Yasser. Arafat's PLO enclave in’ : West Beirut. ; The PLO’s Volce of Palestine radio said - Israeli ‘warplanes also were bombing -and strafing Syrian forces in easl Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. Israeli mililary officials say the truce _ line in the valley is 40-50 kilometres long. In the: Lebanese. capital, reporters SAW " Israeli jets bombing the Fakhani neighborhodd that houses’ Arafat's command headquarters. It was the first Israeli air attack.on West Beirut in 23 days. There was -no immediate word on casualties. . Amilitary communique issued in Jerusalem said the Israelis attacked in eastern Lebanon’ following what it called repeated violations of the i2day-old U.S.-sponsored -tryce by: the | Syrians and the Palestinian guerrillas in their ranks: “The Israeli government will not tolerate a. ‘Situation in which Israeli: soldiers. ‘are killed and~ this situation is called a ceasefire," the com- “‘munlque said, larael radio, meanwhile, sald. Foreign « _ Minister_Yitzhak Shamir returned Wednesday a . hight froma: secret 4¢-hour. visit from Western; - ‘Europe. 7 “There was no- » official cortinent, ‘killed in eastern Lebanon Wednesday, and the © communique accused the Syrians and the. - . Guerrillas .of reaching “a new height. of aggression" in the attack. . Israeli Foreign Ministry officials said earligr today that U.S. efforts had. failed -.to make’ progress.on Setting the PLO out af Beirut or finding a country to accept the guerrillas. Agence France-Press quoted, Israeli_xadio~ today as. _ Saying that information , wm from . Washington indicated that U.S. special envoy Philip Habib's negotiating in Beirut had ended in failure. Israel invaded Lebanon June 6 to rush the . PLO. Prime Minister Menachem - Begin, - . ‘growing impatient with the diplomatic efforts . aimed at getting the estimated 6,000 to 8,000 guerrillas to leave Beirut, has given Arafat and his men less than a month to leave. The officials spoke after the Israeli cabinet met in special session amid growing pessimism about getting the PLO ‘fighters out of Beirut peacefully. The guerrillas have been trapped by encircling Israeli forces for five weeks, - Israeli-Foreign Ministry: officials also said that President Reagan's meeting Tuesday with . the Saudi Arabian and Sytiaii’ foreign ministers Produced, no progress on: what the -[sraelis called the (wo main issiies — getting the PLO " out of Beirut and. finding an Arab country to give them sanctuary. . Lebanese police said Israeli ships, tanks and + artillery furiously pounded PLO enclaves in West Beirut. Israeli. military. *“Aviv attributed’ the’ fire to. “local nervous shooting by | terrorists” and denied there was any tank or naval shelling. ' . Jets lit. ‘up Beirut skies with flares. as the barrage erupted at midnight and raged without ~ Tetup until daybreak, when police said fighting “~~ _tapered off into sporadic exchanges. ; . ; |" +. PLO guerrillas fired barrages from Soviet- ; - Five israeli soldiers were " ambushed. and: . ~ made. multiple rocket launchers on Israeli : positions on the hills south and east of Beirut - and at gunboats blocking sea escape routes for _ PLO chairman’ Yasser. Arafat's 8,000 trapped _ ’ guerrillas. There was no immediate ‘word on casualties in the -blitz-that police said endangered the truce arranged 12. days ago by 'U.S.,..special- ’ -enyoy:Philip Habib:. : The bombardment .came as Israeli Prime ; Minister Menachem Begin met with his cabinet sources -in Tel in Jerusalem for a special session amid > heightened ‘pessimism about chances for a a diplomatic solution to extricate the guerrillas. The early-morning two-hour ‘cabinet session ‘ follawed a meeting late Wednesday between ’ ‘Begin and U.S, Ambassador: Samuel. Lewis, — - who reported the latest.U.S. efforts to persuade . the PLO to evacuate its besieged. fighters. -Israeli newspapers and radio ,quoted "government sources as saying Washington has ' "made ne progress in finding an Arab country to - provide sanctuary for the encircled PLO. In @ speech after the meeting with Lewis, "Israel:-““will -have) to’ take ‘care: that ‘all’-the terrorisia leave ut and Lebanon,” “None of. them ‘will be left." The ‘latest fighting followed ant an- “Rouncement by the military command in Tel Aviv. that five Asraeli soldiers wére killed in a guerrilla ambush” “early Wednesday near. the _ Begin told an bre Jewish delegation that... village of Mansoura, 10 kilometres southeast of a ‘the Beirul-Damascus highway. The Israeli command said all four guerrilla . ‘ambishers who infiltrated Israeli lines also , "were killed in the clash. PLO guerrillas also set another ambush near - the southern coastal city of Tyre, wounding five __ Israelis late: Wednesday, dhe. command said, ‘The two-hour. cabinet meeting ended with:a . brief. statement saying Begin reported on his "meeting, with’ ‘Lewis and..on‘ the results of President. Réagan’s : _ Consultations |.in . Washington with the foreign migisters of Syria and Saudi Arabia: on ‘Tuesday. The statement _ did not elaborate: — ae) Reagan met with the two ‘Arab envoys on Tuesday and: discussed options for evacuating the PLO that included’ sending the guerrillas to ~ transit. locations” In northern. ‘and eastern: ’ Lebanon as well. as. Syria, pending” ~ arrangements. todisperse them: among the 21 countries of f the. Arab League. ne IRA promises. more bombs in London LONDON (AP, — Britain “British police also : ‘have. ‘An IRA - Spokesnian "eo matlanaist movement::::Republican demands," the: “ weekly said. : tisk to civlliais. " , Atiother. - TRA’ bomb, - between: t The Belfast - weekly Republican News‘ said.one ~ ‘ bomb in London is. worth 100 ‘in Belfast, The warning appéaired o .two. days "after. two - “IRA bombs’ killed nine Soldiers. ~ and injured 50 other peopie:. “in two London parks, i): warned of @ new TRA of people’ since.’ March, 1872. - “It is obvious that the FRA‘ -has overcome -the _ ex- - “tremely difficult logistical problems*‘of- carrying : aut ‘operations In England,” a- Republican News. editorial. : Bald. ‘The paper often Berves | as a vehicle for views of the | wa, Mog Ce ie en ‘Britain’s' own yardstick . such actions are ihe only thing it will listen to.’ British “interference” in” “makes — - bringing the. war to Britain” inevitable Lf Britain is to be “[reland’a:: affairs ‘shocked into some reallstic fesponse. ‘to Irish The IRA is fighting to drive Britain. out of Nor- ‘thern. Ireland and reunite’ the province: with the Trish 7 attacks from the Irish fensive: ~~ quoted in the paper. would Republican Army, the . The blastsédedaneight- not say if the latest London ~ ‘outlawed ~ guerrilla mouth lull in IRA bombings | bombings were the prelude . ‘organization Indicated om ‘the British mainland, . (0 8 new bombing cam- _ today, "* which now have killed 73° . paign, adding: “But. by Republic. The Republican News for - expressed regrets civilian casualties and-said the bomb-which killed six. army bandsmen Tuesday i in . Regent's Park. was. placed inthe bandatand ‘“as far _ away from - spectators as possible, to. minimize the : packed with nails, killed’ three. cavalrymen in Hyde Park, * A small blue car identical ~ to the-one used in the ‘nail’ “bomb altack on the Queen's ceremonial guard was parked in Hyde Park earlier | See” . ‘London’ page 3 Established 108 det _ Workers f further actions ! Herald Staff Writer TERRACE— Workers haye gone back on the job in Prince Rupert and Kitimat, ending ja two-day protest walk-out. But those actions could be the first in a series - of major disruptions which might occur within the néxt few weeks. Teamsters ‘al the Ridley terminal site in Prineé-Rupert and elec- tricians at Alcan’s Carbon Paste plant in Kitimat returned to work Wednesday after having walked off the job for two days. to protest the, slowness of contract talks B.C. and Yukon . Buildings Trades council and the Construction Labor Relations Association (CLRA) in Van- couver, |; - Those ta terms, While the construction talks continue in Vancouver, possibility of a. fishing industry strike is intermittently looming rapidly. ' Negotiators for shoré workers and fishermen belonging to the 'United~ _. Fishermen and Allied Workers Union ({UFAWU) and the Native Brotherhood of B.C. have set. Aug. 1 asthe date they will walk off the job if talks with the Fisheries Association of B.C. don't . progress, : . . Closé. to. 5,000° fishermen ‘and 4,000 M. shoreworkers could be invalyed in the . Strike, The talks have bogged down aa Figheries. Adsociation negotiators” continue “fo: demand contract concessions and offer - fish prices lower than 1981 levels. The ‘concessions include reducing overtime _ and ending obligations for the companies. to schedule as much continuous. work as are aimed at coming up with... a new provincial contract for aver 40,000 construction workers, They. have been stalled since the last contract expired ” April 30, with the two sides only pow ap- proaching the point of discussing money possible. In ballotting held earlier this month, the UFAWU and Native Brotherhood of B.C. fishermen voted 88 per cent in favor of strike action while shareworkers voted ad "per cent to strike. Another ‘dispute will see the B.C. Island coal waterfront, vates. » closed longaboremen from. Vancouver to Prince. Rupert atiend meetings to cast their. strike today . _ The International Longshoremens and Warehousemens Unian decided ta call the. strike vote Monday when talks broke off with B.C, maritime employers. . : The latest offer apparently calls for _ Close to a 27 per cent wage Increase over three years, though the two sides appear ’” far apart op non-monetary issues. ‘Meanwhile, negotiations appear headed towards. a crucial polnt in continuing . discussions between the B.C, Government Employees Union (BCGEU) - and. the provincial government, the The provincial master agreement ex-. ‘pires July 31, and the BCGEU has been gearing up for a strike by holding a province wide strike vote this month. The. July 24. make any— results. of the ballotting are expected by The unidn is fed-up with inactivity at the . bargaining table where. government . demands-for. increased productivity have held up salary and wage negotiations.. Although the union is worried the _ government may be trying to provoke a strike inorder to generate an. election issue, union officials issued a. tough. offer. _,atetoment. Tuesday demanding the “WevePAitieit table a money offer next week © “or‘face the consequences.” . - The government is demanding thé union accept .a four per cent’ increase in productivity before it will make any wage Economic breaks offered — “OTTAWA ' (CP} Canadians‘may get a break on the rising cost of stamps, air and + rail tickets, : telephone service, govern- ment housing and some focd., products as a result of the government's price-rest- raint poliey. Then again, they may not, ’ Confusion~still blurs at- tempts lo pin down the possible effect. on con- sumers of plans to hold federally-contrelled price increases to six and five per cent during the next two years, Treasury. Board President Donald Johnston _ admitted Wednesday he has no idea - ‘how the cost of ” living would be affected if-- the government succeeded. in holding: all price “in- creases fo those levels, Air Canada and Bell Canada, both subject to the ceilings, said Wednesday _ they will push for higher increases, insisting. ‘they can't survive in the “‘six- ~ per-cent world. noo But the government Is talking tough: There is. speculation the ‘first act ‘to show it’ means business will be a roll-back ‘of high: rent - increases planned by the Canada Mortgage - and ‘Housing _ Corp. Although: Johnston says exemptions will be rare; it - _remains;to. be seen how: "-many~ - above: sthe-ceiling “increases ‘will: be allowed when :a “special. ‘cabinet : committee considers pleas of ‘exceptional | | cir- cumstances." ’ Johnston confirmed Tuesday the six-and-five limits will apply to about 400 government. departments,” agencies, Crown Higher increases will be. reviewed by six cabinet=. ~ ministers “and. those set ‘before the June 23° budget’ to take effect alterwards will” “he rolled back. ‘°~ The policy touches a. long list of products including: postal rates set by Canada Post; alr. and rail- fares, both cargo and passenger, and inter-city bus service in Newfoundland. regulated by the Canadian — Tran- sportation Commission; Bell Canada telephone rates regulated by the Canadian Radio-television. and Telecommunications. Commission; rent charged by the mortgage and housing corporation; egg. prices paid to farmera and services such as grain storaile regulated by: the . Canadian mission. But. many Crown cor. porations..and . regulatory. . agencies were still at a loas _ Wednesday ta say exactly how their. operations will be" affected. ’ : Echoing: the. widespread uncertainty, -Eugéne Grain Com-. ‘Flickel, Canada Mortgage. | and Housing Corporation. - vice-president of finance, - Said the corporation sent oul ' JSeanniot. thinks ‘hundreds of notices of-fent ~ increases above six per cent in late June. No more will be, sent until it gets clarification on the federal policy. ae | agree there are still some questions,” admilted Treasury Board Spokesman Paul Dunn. For. example, how will two of the most high-profile cases — Bell Canada and ‘Alr Canada — _ be dealt with? Pierre Jeanniot, executive vice-president of ' Crown-pwned Air Canada, sald the airline can't stay within the federal guides because it is losing money and costs-are rising too quickly. 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