- Page 12 The Herald, Friday, July 8. 8, 1983 oo = ce
aM | WASHINGTON (AP) — ‘the head- of- the International ..
. ‘Monetary. Fund taday | forecast a relatively moderate’ and :-

gradual: recovery i the. Industrial world this year and ;
inext,. a beeere|

Pe eae oes . nna race
prablelhe Th They can no Jonger' rely on high inf tion to help counties i sched hietovically low levels in the early 1085"
‘them ‘erode the burden of thelr debt service, he sald, .. he sald. i) 0: Sr ranean

a urged phor com t to Fs » after

. In developirig cotintries, économ: p pat of of their

1dge ‘Mot - crucial importance, ) fa
stainability of the: ‘world: economic. recovery. 30 0
‘told the: ‘United Nations Economic. and: Social Council,
meeting “in, ‘Geneva, ‘Switzerland; tiat . ~many,. developing: :
coluntries:“are! now crucially, dependent; ‘pon.a recovery, in.
‘help .thert ;

“live. on, street

HANOI (Reuter) - — Land and people are pared. fo the |

: ‘bone, There is not an ounce of fat on either ‘Vietnam or the ¢

Vietnamese.

‘ “No other country i inthe worldis is as poor as our country,”
_ says Foreign Minister Nguyen Co Thach.
° The World Bank rates Vietnam's gross national product:

| at $170 (U.S.).8 head a year. An: international] aid expert .
"here says it may be as low as’ $105 (U.S.) — the cost of
’ . dinner.and a bed for a night at a decent hotel in the West.

~ Vietnam is dirt poor and for all the earnest hopes of-the
“Hanoi government, there Is no eal prospect of significant
: improvement, unless:

= Vietnam pulls.its troops out of neiohboring Nambod a
and the WVEST RESTORES ECONOMIC AID. No chance, |

the Vietnamese say, unless what they see as the threat from

~ @hina is removed.3— T e West decides’ for humanitarian
mason, to resume aid even if Vietnam stays in Cambodia.
‘A slim prospect, although Hanoi hopes Australia's new

‘Labor _government may lige up to itselection pledge to .

|. -resymé ald ahd be the first to breac ranks w.th-other
— Vietnam can reach an ‘accommodation with China, its,

- ancient enemy and one-time. wartime “ally; now, viewed
again with bitter distrust. Then ‘it could pull out ‘of

Cambodia, cut its armed forces, now over one million -

strong, and devote its resources to national development. .

_ But that’s a pipe dream in the present state: of Sino-. ;

Vietnamese relations. «

‘The prospects are bleak, "These people are in a hell ofa
bind,” a West European ambassador said, “and they don’t
know how to get out of it,”

-How. they got into that bind is ‘simple. A century ago the

French transformed a feudal economy into an exploitative ~
: :golonial one. The- rudimentary economic infrastructure left
when the French pulled-out 30 years ago was wrecked by:

American bombers and the savage attrition, of. the 15-year :.

\ War that ended in reunification under communism in 1975.
-Ralland bus networks are ramshackle, roads are littered

| ‘The first five years after reunification brought a series of |

“natural disasters that crippled the drive for self-sufficiency
. dn food.-

"The ctowning blow came in 1978 when Vietnam invaded _

. wa to overthrow: the Chinese-backed Pol | Pot
+ government and bring inte the open a simmering f feud with

: China.’

Peking launched a brief but damaging border war in the

» northern. provinces and ithe. West cul off aid because of

~ Vielnam’s invasion of a sovereign state, albeit one whose

. ‘regime had already been Universally condemned in the
West as genocidal...

Cambodia ended any chance Vietnarn had of refinaincing.

~___ ftw estimated $4.5 billion foreign debt, iwo-thirds of it due to”

—_— Communist states,

- Western diplomats here estimate that East European
economic aid is running at about $800 million a year, in
_ addition to military aid which offsets at least in part the
cost of the Cambodian venture.
’ Spurning: foreign aid with political strings attached,

“Vietnam's development plans depend upon. its own |

‘TesoUurces and the help of its few foreign friends.
“Nguyen- Van Ich, vice-chairman of the State Planning:
Committee, said in an interview that in a country where.

- three-quarters of the population is peasant, top priority is to .
agriculture. Fisheries.and cash crops suchas. sugar cane,

coffee and rubber are to be developed with export markets
in mind.
The first priority in industry.is.on consumer goods, with
long-term investment directed to develop energy and raw
_ materials. - }

Three major thermal or hydroelectric power stations, all :-

being built with Soviet aid, are due to come on line within a

decade and three big cement plants are also being built.
But some Western experts here believe these projects
"may be too ambitious’ for a country with such a’ slender -
_ Infrastructure and limited management resources,

- They wonder if the country’s mines can produce the extra
- one tmillion tons of coal a year needed for the thermal
station. What would happen if a power cut closed one of the
continuous-process kilns at the cement works, making

' expensive repairs necessary? Can Vietnam run the sort of

quality control laboratories needed to help it develop export

-.- marketsif it cannot guarantee continuous power supplies at

- a stable’ voltage?
In.a word, they ask, might small not be beautiful for

Vietnam i in its present stage of development? They say ~

some. Soviet experts, having first encouraged ambitious
projects, are’ now also having second thoughts about
- Viétaiam's capacity to-absorb them.

: --Tf Vietnam has hopes of an economic miracle, they rest
, with the search for offshore oil. But Western companies

"have dropped out of exploration contracts because of
“1 disappointing reaults and there Is as yet no firm indication

that a joint Soviet-Vietnamese exploration project has had
any better luck.
= Two key preblems are the dearth of skilled mangers and

the fact that, while Vietnam is anxious nor Western aid and

expertise, its thinking has been conditioned’ by 30 years of

‘isolation influenced only by the highly centralized and

relatively inefficient Soviet economic model. :
“These people are living on the moon in terms of the

modern commercial world,” said one West European

diplomat.

‘> An international adviser on Vietnam’ 8 export program .
found the truth of this when hehad to spend his first session —

~,.with government officials explaining the importance of
+. foreign exchange ina‘ trading country’s. economy;

Officials admit that corruption Is also a problem, at least

in the lower levels of state enterprises.

Erosion of civil@seryants’ pitifully. small salaries‘ by
~ fnflatlén has. contributed to this problem and they, like
’ other.workers, are encouraged to have .. sideline

" eccupations, such as poultry breeding or handicrafts; to

aa + Aupplement their income.

_ Extensive underemployment in the cities means that
many people moonlight with official sanction, one oF the.
“moat common ‘sidelines being that of curbside bicycle ,

repalr,

osiére warned. that elimination of
thea

; with: broken-down vehicles. The ‘bicycle is a standard. ,
“ means of transport. Power cuts are long and frequent. ©

leveling” off in “unemployment,” * he sald.

Prospects: now: for “stsustainable, . “Hoa: dnflationary -

four, per ‘cent in, th late: 19708 ‘hes

in’ ‘Washington.
The managing | director. of the: ‘International: fing cial
institution said investment and productivity al e585.

» Was another reason why the recovery pace was expected to

‘remain moderate.

. Gross_ fixed investment in industrial countries was.
" expected to drop in 1088 for the fourth successive year, he
said?

This was due mainly to low ulillzsition of eupaaity during ‘

~ the recession and uncertainty about recovery, peraietentiy
high interest rates and declining _ Profitability, .
manufacturing, de Lardsiere said.

- “The profit position of enterprises in the major Biropeon

Pam Whitaker's

Skeena Sketches

An animal skit created at the Pentecostal Church.was
replayed by popular demand Sunday, June 26.
Entertainingly, animals taught such things as faithfulness,
diligence, contentment ete. It was an excellent musical and
probably. will be shown again.

Five senlor students from.Jack Cook School enjoyed an

excursion te Ottawa May 9-14 in which they boated down the

Rideau Canal. In‘an exchange, five handicapped students

_ from Ottawa visited Terrace in June, and were’ bused to-
‘Rupert, Kit "

iriat and Hazelton to see the sights. ~~,

“Most of all, this sort of program stimulates the.creation
and development of ways to make friends,” said Jack Cook,
principal, Grant Halkestad. ‘It was’ a ‘oncen-a-lifetime
experience. Perhaps next year it will be Operation Track -
Shoes i in Victoria.”. (funding permitting).

“Skeena Christian Academy’s school wind up program
included a train ride to Kitwanga by the younger students

‘ where they saw Battle Hill. The seniors spent two days.

camping, hiking, canoeing, ete,, at Lakelse,

Here's the scoop: The 83 pound record salmon caught in
the Kalum River by Jim Candelora on May 24 put up a big
fight (that partis true). Such a fight that the boat and motor -
were lost at the fails, and Jim acquired a gash on the head

’ that required several stitches. He was not able to reach -
- medical ‘aid until the next morning as he- and two

companions | were stuck in the bush overnight. . In apite of
this another biggie, a 69 pounder was bagged by someone in

' the group. That part of the story was not confirmed by Jim

Candelora. It was, in fact, a big fish story.

Now Big Fish Country, what is it? Where is it? It’s here _
‘in Terrace and ‘round about. And if that seems nebulous it
is because at this point in time it is-a- concept, a concept of

_ an industry for the Terrace area, Could there possibly be

any other big fish country?

Big Fish Country is the spawn ‘(sie) of Noel Gyger-and —
: Brian Owens who. have both been in- Terrace for several

years. Gyger is with McGavins Foods and Owens at Skeena

Youth Works, Théy are not professional fishing guides, just

plain crazy about fishing.

The first thing they are doing ‘is ‘getting together a
bocklet-brochure of the record fish. Hopefully they will sell
enough advertising to defray much of the cost of publication
and distribution. “It will ‘be the most comprehensive,

complete fishing guide promotion for sports fishing ever,”
said Owens. It was not easy to pin him down on the details.

* They have already sold a good amount of advertising for ©
the brochure and expect it {9 be on the market by July'12.

When towh council bought an ad without an internal dispiite :

they knew it. was a “go” proposition!

. One ‘specific thing they are implementing hopefully by -
July 6, is to have a 24-hour up to the minute tape recorded

message on fishing conditions, and. all pertinent
information for the fisherman —- a sophisticated fishing
report (phone the fishing line at 698-0557). If their brochure...

is distributed properly they can visualize sportsmen from
- all over the world phoning ‘that number to receive
_ information at all times of the year. And since fishing is

good here all year round, and it is, after all, the best fishing
in the world, and the most beautiful place to he, it follows.
that sports fishing will become. 8 serious year-round
industry for Terrace. '

Gyger and Owens will be fishing promotors, co-ordinators
—fishing agents you might say. The two men have a lot of
other ideas to make this area known as the fishing capital of.
North America but most of those: ideas are still in the

‘ embryonic stage.

“Promotion and protection , is our theme,” Owens
insisted. “The only opposition we’ get is from people. that
fear for depletion of the fish. All fish are big fish; a 10 inch
dolly varden is as big toa 10-year-old kid as a salmon i is to
an adult, So-we’re working closely with the Department of. .
Fisheries to protect all species, ie., ‘Limit your kill don’t

kill your Jimit.”’

’ “Phe only thing is,” added Gyger, “there aren't’ enough

fishing officers here, but if it can be demonstrated that "|

tourism is increasing in the area the government should see

* fit to fund the employment of more staff to protect the -

industry.” *
Owens explained that all people should have the
opportunity to enjoy fishing, the key is in regulating ‘it.

’ ‘These two men are convinced that with a positive approach,
’ tenacity and hard work, something big and beneficial to the

economy can be established.

Gyger suggested that it might be time to change the a area
image from the Kermode Bear tothe. Big Fish. “Chub
Down said the Kermode had fleas anyway,” he quipped.

‘Speaking’ of the Kermode Bear, it has been reported that
one broke a window in a house on Kalum Lake Drive this
-week near the city dump. It is not yet known whether the

bear was trying to break in or was just swatting at his own

reflection | (perhaps | he had fleas},

. Seen leaving Terrace this week were Veritas FAs and.

- teacher Maura Conlin of Mersyside, England; Detta Smith -
of Cheshire, England;.and, Marian Bulley with her mother,” '

Mary, from Halifax flying high from Big Fish Country with:
-a local salmon. They are returning to their respective”

‘homes for the summer: Marian is leaving’ Terrace for’.
. Halifax after three’ years of teaching here. - i

The outlook for the: indéstrial world in 1983 is. “for a SEVERAL FACTORS:
ater decline. in inflation;.a ‘resumption of growth’ ‘And 2 a |

growth" are: “expected, to lead to ari. annual growth rate of*:
close to three: ‘per cent for’ ‘the. ineege. Reriod, compared. fo * $35.

- ” Jexpectations. fethaln..: deeply ‘wat

enirenched, "a “he: adid, This was: because ‘ ‘of the: erosion ‘of >.

; er.a:long: ‘period of. rapid: price. increases-as

a Vall ‘as skepticism: about anti-inflatidn policies due: to’ the a
- _ continued. existence of large fiseal deficits,” he added...

.Acopy of de Larpslere' ::) speech. was released by the IMF a

“largely on. the, firmness us

"debts, de

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Black people

SOWETO: South ‘Africa (AP) & ~ Bank teller Nathaniel

Mkobe earns'more money than ever iia job: he: couldn't a

have held'a few years age in South ‘Africa, 3
’ The 27-year-old resident of Johannesburg's black ‘ghetto
of Soweto says he has hopes of becoming part of a black

middleclass, but he doesn't know ifthe white ‘minority

government's apartheld policy will allow it.

Under apartheid, which keeps the’ races separated in.
South Africa, Mkobe’s movements in the country are.

restricted by. law. ‘The government vat any time can
. withdraw-his privilege to work in a white area.

-Andthe government's policy of creating tribal homelands -
means Mkobe is on his way to losing his South’ African —
citizenship. Legally, blacks are temporary aliens.

‘The same difficulties face most of the aL million. South
- African blacks who oumumber whites, ‘four to. one.

, After bloody race riots in the 1970s, including one in-1976-

fin Soweto in which Mkobe was arrested for stone-throwing,

-blacks today are in some cdses enjoying limited.econamic -

prosperity. But they are farther than ever from winning

. freedoms, such as the rights: ‘to vate, own land and move:

about freely. .

HAVE FEW LEAEERS

‘> Blacks also are deprived of nattonal leadership, Virtually.

all~ their -revolution-minded leaders, have been banned,
_ jailed or chased into exile. Even moderate black activists

"wonder if there is room left for public protest. .

“Why expose ourselves? asked. a black-consciousnéss

sympathizer who wished nat to be identified because he did.
not want to ‘jeopardize his new Joh as as a ‘junior executive. .

“We know. we'll be arrested, "

The largest black nationalist group: is the. African .

Natlonal ‘Congress, a 7l-year-old, | _once-peaceful

- organization that has gradually turned to vielence, - ;
__Inits bloodiest strike at white dominance, the congress: on =
- May 20 detonated a.car/bomb.on a crowded street outside .

__the headquarters of the South African air force in Pretorla,

"killing 19 people and wounding more than 200. Some of, the ;

victims were blacks.
’ Anglican. Bishop Desmond Tutu rand Zulu leader Gatsha

“Buthelezi; two of South Africa’s best-known blacks opppeed .

to apartheid, condemned the bombing:
And congress leaders in exile in the Zambian. capital,

Lusaka, acknowledged that violence alone won't overthrow :

white. dominance.

The unanswered question in SouthAfrica is how oany ,

blacks sympathized w th the car-bomb attack.

7 . Very few, .says. the Johannesburg security police
commander, Col... Loue Malan, who.-maintained in .an.

“interview that the deaths of blacks in the: bombing stunned |

the black community, a view the congress disputes.

In a nation where white leaders simply rewrite laws to
plug any of apartheid’s loopholes, blacks have turned away.

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legalized in 1979, and organizing community-action grou;
to. deal with rents, utility rates,. the quality: of :sch
teachers and what they see as ag unequal education, ‘betwe
whites and blacks, ue oy f

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” BONN (Reuter) — The fake Hitter diaries bought by th i

West German magazine Stern cost the publishers: Mor.
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Circulation has dropped by 50,000 aince the diaries we

Schiphorat told Reuters news agency. ‘The lossy weeklit
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- Stern sold publishing rights abroad and parts of the E
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