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Rate lowered _

Major U.S. “cominerctal, ppenks

eet

NEW YORK (AP) —

rate since August, 1980;

iatched that of Chase Manhattan. Bank of: Det.: 2B. Af the
ime, no other banks: joined Chare, the third: largest
American bank.

bost of funds for banks. *
The prime rate is a base from which banks figure interest

cue

than the prime,: ©...”

petween 18 per cent and 19 per cent, are nat directly tied to
the e. at :
Tapty bibmy ihe tearhi hia baie that on. whic

‘fend aed a "biiions “each ‘day arisng’ fig each" aiken" wag

to 18.5 per cent from: 12 per. cea, “ted funds" were tra ig
at around 834 per cert. ' : .
In mid-December, ° the | Federil ‘Reserve ‘pwered its

transactions ‘than at the reserve board's | “discount: ‘win:
dow,” but the discount rate.is viewed as a psychological
indicator the board sees declining interest rates in general. —

ECC prépared

 Wroreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher said today the 10-:
ountry European Economic. Community - -is . ready.
espond positively ta any genuine peace initiative from the:

‘Warsaw Pact.- -
2 “The failure of any genttinely sertous peace initiative wilt’

inot be attributable to us,”’ Genscher,. president of the

arliament.
“All East European proposals (will) be given ser ioyi
careful ‘scrutiny, and every negotiating opport
ploited, "he sald. -
“We will, therefore, give the most careful analysis to the

Pe 8 Council. of Ministers, . told. - the Buiropean

and
¥ Ox:

atest suggestions from the Warsaw Pact’ courtriés, -

gardiess of the polemical terms in. which ‘they are
‘ouched, and assess them without preconceptions. mo
Genscher. was referring to an offer made last week by
arsaw Pact countries to. sign a non-aggression pact with,
ATO countries. ‘
The offer has been greeted with caution in the West.
Genscher’s comments came in a speech outlining West
any's pricritles during the six months of its

residency of the community, which began Jan. 1."
However, Genscher said the community. is. prepared to.
tep up dialogue and co-operation with the eastern bloc only ©
» Bfit shows what-hé called signs of readiness to make con-

crete improvements. This includes the withdrawal of Soviet
troops from Afghnalstan, he said.

"She. tries to watch what she ents
_ but her eyes aran’t quick enough.” “

be,

The Heraldretains full, complete and sole cipyright mo
_ or photographic content published. In ihe-Heraid.. |.

lowered their prime lending rate today to 11 per. cent “from -
LL.5 per cent,-the lowest level of the key corporate ‘Tending.’

The reductions by-Morgan - Guaranty: Trust: Co., ‘the fitih.

argest U.S. commercial bank; Chemical Bank; No. 6, both
-ibf'New York, and No. 8 First National: Bank ‘of. Chicago, .

The lower. rate’. was widely expected arid refteets a, Jower _

pharges on loans to corporate customers. Companies with
top credit ratings sometimes get loans at rates held the ve
prime, while less: creditworthy companies often pay more

Rates’ on consumer. loans, which ‘currently: ‘average

8% per cent. In November, when, banks lowered thelr prime -—- concerned. with; a “proposal, ‘that:

discount rate on loans to banks to 8,5 per cent from nine per.
cent. Far more dollars change -hands:'In federal:.funds"

The discount rate began dropping from 12 per cent | in

duly, a level it had maintained since. December, 1961, , to eriter Canada,

STRASBOURG, France’ (Reuter) . — Weat German -

neil: ‘ak
(Me. | Cooper,. Mr. Soutar, » Mr:
a formeda adlid voting blde ‘Théstral

ret yearin alfice! Mr. Galbralth didn’t do much of anything .

side from 1 lay the occasional request by a service club to _
though Mr, Cooper -wag.on that ‘council Mr, |
1 no tendency to side with Cooper ‘as. a”

o wet
wa aiatier of. ‘routing, Sirice Nov. 20, however, we have seen a :
: “new, born again Mr. ‘Galbraith... All- ‘ofa sudden he is more. -

yor) and abetinate, a. complete transformation, ‘altnost: a:
_ Conversion... Hig new confederates, Soitar and Cooper,'are
” “solid: Soclal- Crediters. . _At a: time, when most ‘people. are -

shifting: from, Socred.to NDP it is interesting to ‘see -an -
_ individial switching the other WAY. ‘Winston, Churchill said
“. it best-when' ‘ne: of his party members. crossed. the floor.

“I've ‘heard’ he ‘said, “of rats: swimming Sway: from a

sinking. ship‘ but, this is the first ° time’ I've , seen. one

swimming | ‘towards a sinking ship...

_A8 for.the other three members of the Gang af Four, they °

were. all: elected an the basis of a promise.to ‘cooperate’. .
The record of ‘the past month has shown quite a conclusively
_ how false: this | ‘promise was. Not only have’ ‘these folks tried:

“to: soul “business: . Political: partisanship. ose ta’ a
ridiculous . height: ‘at ast: ‘night's council. meeting“ “whien’
‘Alderman Down-:moved 4 -inotion to oppose a. ‘cornment --
_malle by an, NDP ‘politician speaking on the, ‘Webster’ show. '
. That, inbtion passed é against: 8 rm let! you guess ‘who. the.

four. were...

* ofp the Eston,” yee :m as
_ On behalf of the cornmualty of of Kitimat, would like:

totake this ‘opportunity to invites your. toour annual

Kitimat Winter Carnival to be held! the of Jan. 28, .

29'and 30. 7"

the “Winter Crazies" are stating to-lt thls town, 30 on
the last weekend In January, our citizens plan to “letlose",

célebrating with such: ‘events as; Bed Races on Skis, ‘Riigby

and Softball on Snowshoes, a Liat’s ‘Contest, Polar Bear. ,

Dive, Chili Cook-off, Skydiving, Snow Sculpting, and many,

 matiy more crazy events, races and toyrnaments. In tatal, :
“there: willl be. % days chock. full ‘of fun ‘and: activities for .
everyone. ‘Any ‘of your readers who will be up in aur area at

‘theend of January are more than welcomed to join ina any of
the” etivitie and help ‘us., ohare, away “the “Winter

ectorate becaise he was acclaimed into office. “Duriag his

Skeenaview: '

- Onbehalfof the
we would
» hapey :

- ‘Dear Mr: ‘Kem
: Lannthe voice in the'wi
; ‘of the North Wind Rane and ¢
- ‘provinces: “More ‘specifically, 1 AI pate regarding. a. :
deliberate: attempt. by the, wildlita’ ‘department | ta: destroy | ;
wildlife,: The cas6 in question : isan orphaned : ‘moose calf.
sentto the ranch from Terrace With specific instructions oa
the permit. care for the: ‘iooke until its wag @ capable ‘of

heritage is at atake oa

surviving in the, wild. OEE aa a

The cal” was, bot at: Kleanza: Creek, near ‘Terrace and,

contacted ‘the “inal conservation officer in Terrace, Mr.
Crack, who retreived. the’ calf. North Wind Ranch was '
contaeted by Mr, Crack, and agreed to salvage the orphatted | -

~ animal’. A helicopter. was dispatched from the’ ‘ranch, a:

_- distance of 100 miles away and the animal was successfully...

oe “ salvage through: the. es-eperative effort of the. concerned.

- excellent health in the relative security of the ranch anid
the’ peesent time, . os

‘ - OnDec. l4a registered letter was sent by Mr, Guilton; the |
‘local “conservation officer, advising us. that: since ‘the’
animal was the property of the Crawn it was to be’ released

letter-was a’ feeding: schedule ‘for the. moose, along: ‘with

the North Wind - ‘Ranch, and on each . ofthe: ‘previous

within a few weeks of release. Me any

At this point it.is necessary to explain the e principle of

- : ‘imprinting of ‘animals: Any orphaned ‘animal which

@ government should
again grant. amnésty to: the’ ‘eatimated 200,000 . Megat

: immigrants | now hiding in. Canada.

The suggestion of amnesty is. ‘ouitraigeous. Tiese illegals

rates, which limit the opportunities of ‘Canai
Thay. are ‘trequently. found t6 be involved In. erime.- Worse, ©
the, social’. cost. they “impose | “on’_the © community’ " is
incalculable. Their’ presence is an. insult to. those Tegal
immigrants who have gone through the’ Proper procedures

. That the government has permitted 200/000 illegals, to:

enter Canada and remain undetected ina: scandal, ‘We hear .
-- a. great deal -about Canadian nationalisms. The’ hasic

~ requirement. of any sovereign state is the ability” to-control
and protect Its own borders. The presence of 200,000 illegal -
immigrants suggests. that - the government has. totally.
abdicated its responsibility... .

. What the governirient must dois to allocate auch larger

_ sums of mohey to immigration officials to track down’ ‘and
-, deport illegats. As well, this task should be turned over to.

local’ police farcps' and made a’ ‘high - priority. - ‘Some .
editorialiats have’ argued that it would he. an impossible
task to find the illegals. Nonsense! When the powers that be
decided they wanted to crack down on drunk’ drivers,. they
initiated wholesale spot checks, What is needed is wilt

* Not only'should there be.no amnesty’ for iegals; but we
“must tighten’ the controls at the entry points of this flood—
our airports! A simple, effective way would be to reepilre all
visitors to have a visa and an address in Canada where they _
can be contacted. If they fail to léave by the time their visa
expires, they: should be tracked: doin. and deported. In

addition; the ridiculous appeals -proceduré® should be.
abolished. ‘Theré should be no right-of appeal. from within -

“Canada toa deportation order: based on: ‘Mlegal entry into
Canada. ; Loe, .

Sincetly yours,

"Norm Smith

*: human companio

“criminals. They ‘are: taking jobs,: dometimes at-cut
| Citizens, -

. requires bottie feeding for. early survival always becomes
- imprinted or: bonded to: humans. . This imprinting on trust

ieee impels the ‘animal ‘to seek human companionship andinthe

case of a wild animal”. the. creature invariable seeks

“To the alto, * eee ere after ““release’’ the animals plant themselves on someone's
“Officials . in © the’ ‘d partment "of +: oyméni ‘and *, dot thopaini-destte inhat
. immigration are working sg to minister - department ag a ser" ved. by ghcicml enim
“IGlopeAxworthyr= Their tepbrt lo-due-in-Apell-anvd-ie-— Cobar mene &

destroyed ‘in the Reve rieaner, they. are quickly destroyed

«. by legal oc illegal hunting, as the: imprinted animal Tuns up.

fe humans antl. not away from | them: ae

religious order, the SISTERS OF Saint oneph
- __ shy coworkers in the.

to the wild: within: the next fifteen days. “Enclosed ‘in the

occasions the local “conservation” officer has ‘insisted. on cee
the release of these‘imprinted animals into the wild."In. ©
each ‘instance; the Imprinted animal has been destroyed, :

nship after “release’’ into the wild. Hence

“Sanuary 8; 193° aren )
“To the Editor,” **
"dome yeartoie I dame, nortti ‘ead beiia

‘the thine,”
Froiitief Apostles’ program e earned 5

Per mnorith plus room and board.” .
Obviously, love éf money and violence have never figured
“largely i in my life. "The dtteraptby: Harold Dow to link my

_ bame Bip tenransien and pornography at thie tast ‘counell

“meeting ust!’ then m strange indegids 4."

The climate of viol ge on council this:last: ‘month has
draws many;to attend dht meetings. I, personally, am
Bate that! so Many citizens are concerned about .the
~ frightening. change that has taken place | in’ public life.

'. Those famillar with Terrace’s past. history. will, recall. the

” aggaults on elected officials which took place in 1981, fam
“now afraid, after the series of events which have taken
. place since the election, to attend an in-camera meeting of
Terrace council, bes

Ehave been involved in. community matters: since 968

“anid have never.seen the level of ‘dirty: tricks’’, smears and

onalattacks ‘that dre now taking place.”

a ~ An edltorialist wrote enti about Terrace’s vutation: ,
‘instructions "not ‘to feed the animal ina friendly manner. eet recently is

- It is: appropriate to point out: that this Was the third ‘such |
orphaned moose to:be successfully salvaged:by the crew" of running t tor ‘ble office.

The- recent: events. at council certainly .will ‘not enhante

os

Terrace’s reputation and may, I think, deter’ people: from

Phe Youre truly,
. Marguerite Gaiam

Claudette Sandecki’s
- Schools Slant.

: Chil * most pi precons resource.: nae AT Koos
tte Tenahera pee Shaun aes tam Q
k Aro Bd SARS he

he law, ‘adults are: -ansumed to be iniiocent nti

; proven guilty. Children should havé an equal opportunity to

Sefend their, good nae, reputation, honor and. Integrity

3 ‘y attenipted explaining’ this principle of itapéiniing to Mr. 7 against false accusa' lons by adults, particularly adults in

‘Guillon, ‘and he was tinable to comprehend it, I attempted
explaining this aiso-to Mr, Van’ Drimmelen, the. Feely I
. «biologist, and he too was! unable to y coniprehend | itt

_ bried explaining it to Mr. Reynolds, the regional i tall

wildlife and he too ‘was unable to comprehend it. Itisnow

| appropriate: to ‘appeal to: the farmers and ranchers of this
. country and to you, Mr.’ ‘Kempf, to explain the Fripeiple of
_Amprintung' to these people, anny .

a “Cox, a. respected retired conservation: ‘officer, from: Mr...
-Hatler, a biologist previously employed: by ‘the. wildlife
department and Dr. Hughes, a'reséarch veterinarian, all of
_.which : opinions have © undnimously ‘ ‘agreed, that: the

c imprinted ‘@nimal-is iricapable of surviving .In the wild, “1
have offered to: contract with the wildlife department to”
raise and breed these imprinted animals within the fenced
- enclosures of the rancki and in‘return for ownership of the

Imprinted animals, to pay back this ‘indebtedness to the .
“crown with;one of their: oftsprings which has'not been —
Imprinted: to humans. This can .be- ‘accomplished by .
allowing tlie offspring | to be raised by. the’ natpral mother -
“out. of contact with human hands ‘Gn: ne of. ihe large .-'

enclosures on the ranch. These animals would then ‘be
- aivailable for restocking experiments, This offer has been’
‘repeatedly turned down by. the = policy T ;
“department.”

‘Teiwas: ‘pointed ‘out to Mr. Guiilon that ibere was, a wolf’ >
pack living immediately outside the ranch e enclosure where

'. .he ordered us to release this six month old calf. “Tt-was: also.
pointed out that43 illegal, moose carcasses ‘were counted on
» @he weekend alone by a local rancher Jast winter. and that.

_ thee carcasses -all represented wild. ‘moose, wath ‘an. :

~. defined. since the U,S: : Supreme Court. ruling ‘of January.
: IS in the‘case of Goss v3. “Lopez, , which - “eatablished :

ue student” rights to due Process ing the Matter of suspension,
~ or “expulsion, *

~ Highway routes reopened _

Ms “VANCOUVER (CP) — Moat: major: highways through

. Mountaln passes In southern B.C. were. reopened by late -
; Monday after heavy rain and sndwatorma carter, forced
- Cloture of several routes.
_ Unseasonably high » temperatures reaching the \ B28
metredevel caused major problems in the mountain passes.
Highways trews from Hope to Revelstoke at the west end -

1] of the Rogers Pass workeil.routd the clock, soine of ther

“tor. two days, to clear the Hope-Princeton, sections uf:the —
Rogers Pass, and, two sections of the Squamish Highway
north of Vancouver. >

‘Thousands of hectares of farmland in the Fraser Valley
were flooded.:

Two: ‘areas had more than 190 centimetres a snow in 4
hours...

One of them wan the major southern route to the east.
Kooteniiy, the Salmo-Creston Skyway summnilt, It could ©
remain closect for most df the week ‘until Avalanches are

; cleared and the threat of them passes;

Wiih that route blocked, the Balfour- Kootenay Bay ferry
‘ across: Kootenay Lake has been: pressed ‘into an hourly

Y. . service in order to handle traffic through southern B.C:
Warned to avoid the the Rogérs Pass, some traffic to and .

from the Prairies is going through the states of: Washington,
‘Idaho and Montana.. There was alzo heavy snow — more
than’ 100 centimetres — 17 kilometres ‘west of ‘Revelstoke.

' “We managed to keep that one open but you can tniagine

4

the driving conditions," said Kootenay region iain :,

director. Merril’ Sproul.
. He added that slides that cloed the- Kaslo-New Denver.

Highway had been cleared but the Kaslo-Trout Lake route.

‘ would be closed for most of the winter: because, abridge has,
ied yempved for Tepairs. ee

* Hope-Princeton Highway. 5
“Hope. Hope.ig abont 160 kilometres east of Vanebutwr: |

; Southern coast regional highways ‘director | Walt Mercer.
“said work on the Hope-Prineeton ‘was sto. hampered by
water én the road, -

= eilth thé snow banks on the sides sili, snow ‘and rain

water had no where to go,” he. explained, “and the crews

“bad to punch holes iri the snow banks to- get the watet gui." wa

“RCMP ‘advised: against using the Rogers Pass and ex:
“plained. ‘that avalanche control’ wor:

opened Friday, - . yen a

The: Vancouver: “weather forecanter’ ‘said. the. ‘Hope--

Princeton mudslide. was ‘probably caused -by-. he:
‘llimetres of in that ell i fn th Hope’ aed in 24 hours

Ae,

Three iddepéndent' ‘opinions have been out from: ME: 2

fall nine member board,
“eonslatirig: ‘of one. or two ‘trustees,

"has exceeded ibé-fiowict or, there is evidence:

‘were out and =
. motorists could ‘experience delays of ‘up io three hours. The

pass had beet blocked by two. avalanches Thuinwdny and re Snventgaton and the otione cal are free! ae

The ‘apintoni sapreinedl fin ‘thts column are. those

(rantces 9 of Sehoal Dielrtet #9, 3°

‘authority...
_ Tao often children ccused by an adult af wrongdoing do

not Fecdive a ini: =n eveh from their-parents. The

- accusing adult is usually assumed to be correct; the child is

automatically guilty, .

Parents need:tb ‘have mie, falthifn their children, They:

"should askithe child for his aide of the story first; give hima:

- chance, to: explain: ‘Ighé says he has been falsely accused,
~ artd the parent hag:n
stand

son to believe him, the parent should:
aguarely behifid him thrqugholt. the trial proceis. |
“For hnotance ifa child is brought before the achoal board

~ on charges that could result in lndef inite suspension « or even,
"permanent expulsion from school,
: charges. After all, the student's’ main concern is to avoid.

these. are serious

unfair or mistaken exclusion fromthe: ‘éducational. process,’

_ with all its unfortunate consequences—serious damage to.

his standing. with his peers and teachers, : as well-as
interference with: Agter. opportunities for. higher education.

ond, employment,’
_ Because edication is’ so. important, ‘te, power: of ‘the:
School ‘board:.to. suspend or. expel the- student cannot" be:

“exercised ‘arbitrarily, The ‘seriousness . of “the. board's.

‘charges.means the Kearing’ réquires: careful, meticulous
procédures tobé sure the student is fairly treated.”

“Jn the matter: of lengthy: ‘shapengions: or: "expulsion ‘from.
‘school, the School Act provides that the accused student and.
his: parénts mist be oll q hearing, with the board — the
not just a committee of the board.

‘However, ‘the ‘School Act- does’ ot ‘itipulate thai the.
itindent has the:right to legal ‘counsel, to: present witnesses:
in his behalf, -Lo cross-exainine the board's witiiesses, or to.

tecelve.a written or taped record of the hearing. Theseare

all-righis which studdents-in the United States have clearly’

“At a board: hentia, ite bhident’ ta “questipied’ as to the

3 circumstances surroundirig his alleged misbehaviour. Both’

the student.and bik parents may..ask question’ or: offer.
‘information,’ But. ‘berause’ ‘the ‘witudertt - and his. parents. .

~ ugually feel guilty ‘teven if the’ student: is ‘pot); and are’:
* cowed by the qwcscaf eihess of ‘theinine mérnbe¥ board in the:
“no-nonsense Board som; dgidotn isthe student vigorously’
Mh defencied: Inpkeedor
ae About 14 snowplows and other equipment warked Sisiiny, : '
“and Monday to clear avalanches; more.thar 6) centiijetres:
“\of sow, and-also'a mud slide that blocked*séctlons Gf'the _
tarting ‘six: ‘Kilometres Past Jot

ving a lawyer by) present his-cage lor:

Reon. Qichianally .dethisted, (riénd),: the

bite Tons nervqusly’ ahswer questions, too:
Ranglotito doinpetently defend the’stident,.

emotional

; The hi decision , Usally. handed | ‘down in writing a:

day ortwt 5 Be ek rie Hower the student:
= i isigaint Court, though

“hie is pees a at Bb right by the bogrd. Ki appeal,

‘ willaucceed; however” Oa nm aa bsakei iat the board.

hprejudiee or,
bad faith. A second avenue of appeal is to the malfigter of

-edication under Secti ion. 20-of the. School Act; on. the’
* recommendation ‘of
“may investigate-and c rule upin board decisions. At the.veéry*
: Teast; the student cah request an investigation: by. the:

“nainister’, the provincial: cabinet’

provincial. ombudsman by: phoning Zenith 221. me

at wt ds! ;
ariter and d0.hol réflect the opinion of te board, a techn: i

i