"Pupils from E.T. Kenny school an heralding the holiday season. Welfare __ WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States ‘government will begin comparing computer ‘tapes of the country’s 110 ‘million wage earners who pay Social Security taxes ‘with welfare rolis in a ‘search for cheaters and bureaucratic waste. Joseph Califano, health, education and welfare secretary disclosed plans for the project Tuesday in an terview with The Associated Press. secretary predicted the project would help restore public confidence in the welfare system by “getting the welfare rolls down to those people who are entitled to be on them." He said the computer matching is theoretically foolproof. “ a condition of getting AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) benefits, you have to report what your income is,” he explained. Where feds. will spend Christmas OTTAWA (CP) While politicians and other ic figures urge Canadians to vacation in Canada to offset the rising tourist deficit, some of them will heading for the sunny south this Yuletide, Governor-General Jules Leger and his wife will be spending the locide’ expect orida ..t0 ant sine iy ° after: the ew Year to prepare for ests at their annual evee, at one time held New Year's Day. This year the levee will be held Jan, 16. Prime Minister . Trudeau told reporters early this week he has to straighten out some per- sonal problems before deciding how he will spend his Christmas break, . His estranged wife Margaret has said she plans to visit the couple's three sons after finishing a film in Montreal, Dec. However, Trudeau is scheduled to make a historic visit to NORAD (North American Air Defence Command) headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo. Dec. 27-29 as the first Canadian prime minister to tour the military installations there. A spokesman for the prime minister suggested Trudeau may extend his stay in the state for some skiing. Trudeau was sharply criticized following his last out-ofcountr vacation. He spent three days in Barbados shortly after Finance Minister Jean Chretien urged Canadians to vacation inside the country to help reduce the travel deficit. DIEF TO BARBADOS Former prime minister John Diefenbaker plans to spend about two weeks in Barbados during the Christmas recess where he is expected to begin’ work on his fourth book—' reflections on his last 10° years as a private MP. Joe Clarkis expected to . spend Christmas Day at * Stornoway, the official Ottawa residence of the leader of the Opposition, with wife Maureen and daughter Catherine. A spokesman for Clark said he will then head for his native Alberta to spend part of the holiday season with his parents and brother. NewDemocratic Leader Ed Broadbent will spend his first Christmas in Ottawa after returning here Dec. 20 following a six-day visit to Japan, where he attended an international meeting of democratic socialist party leaders. Broadbent will spend Christmas with his wife Lucille and two children Paul and Christine before ‘travelling to his Oshawa- Whitby constituency Jan, Commons Speaker James Jerome, who had lanned on returning to is Sudbury riding for the holiday season, will stay instead at Kingsmere, his official residence, just north of Ottawa. 75,000 queue at London Heathrow LONRON (AP) Thousands of Christmas travellers faced more delays at London’s Heat- hrow Airport today. Morning fog added to the problems created by a backlog of about 75,000 asengers built up when eavy fog prevented most flights from landing or taking off Monday. With regularly scheduled, fully booked flights taking precedence over those delayed, air- port terminal buildings were bursting at the seams Tuesday with stranded passengers. Fighting broxe out among those scrambling for the few seats available, police said, and ticket clerks com- lained of the abuse ected at them. Flights circling the airport waiting to land had to be diverted to other British airfields on Tuesday because air- Space was so tightl rationed, the Britis reported. a ome transatlantic passe ers diverted to russels on Monday were still there today waiting for flights to London. British Airways said the backlog of holiday travellers may: not be cleared up until Christmas Eve as an estimated 75,000 persons were expected at the airport every day this week Gatwick Airport south of London experienced similar problems, but. Freddie Laker’s cutprice Skytrain service to New York managed to take off beth Monday and Tuesday, Laker Airways reported, Cheater beater “If you report your in- come accurately and properly, it will never show up. (But) if you re- port your income inac- curately, then it (welfare fraud) will.” EXPANSIONOF |. PROJECT The new program is an expansion of Project Match, which Califano launched earlier this year by comparing his de- partment’s Washington payroll with focal welfare rolls. The effort has so far read out to compare e names, _ Social Security numbers and salaries of 28 million federal civil servants against the names of welfare recipients in 20 metropolitan regions, turning up 13,-000 welfare recipients getting federal pay cheques. Some of presumably were receiving aid legitimately, but a pilot study indicated that as those many as 25 per cent of the names appearing on both lists would be people ineligible’ fol. welfare: or receiving too. much in benefits, - “ investigators said. ’ Responding to earlier criticism that Project Match is an unwarranted invasion of individual privacy, Califano said: ‘This inno way in my judgment will violate anyone’s privacy. We'll do this with delicacy and care, - Califano is acting on authority granted a little-noticed section of the new Social Security law signed by President * Carter on Tuesday. The section, accepted at the last minute; had heen inserted by Senate’s fi- nance committee, headed by Democratic Senator Russell Long of Louisiana. ° The new law raises Social Security taxes $227 billion by 1997. $2.5 million contract of Johnny Carson — NEW YORK (AP) — Johnny Carson, host of NBC television network’s Tonight Show, has signed a new contract which gives him an annual salary of $2.5 million and more time off, the New York Post said today. A representative of the network was fet im- mediately available for comment on the report. Carson, often the butt of his guests’ jokes time-off provisions in his old contract, will have at least 25 three-day work weeks under the new contract, the Post said, and will have 14 weeks of vacation. With 13 fourday weeks added in, that would mean Carson would work the late-night talk show about 125 days a year, The newspaper said the new contract would run more than five years and gives the network a series _Of options on his services after -the contract runs out, . Carson has been host on the talk show, which has consistently attracted high ratings, for more than 15 years. ite ley in U.S. Millitary WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major policy change, the U.S. Army is opening missile units and other combat support as- Signments to women. The decision means women soldiers may be exposed to hostile fire in future war. However, the new policy, still will bar women from serving in direct combat roles with infantry, field artillery, tanks, combat engineers and front-line units. Women will even be posted to the army's $2nd Airborne Division previously closed to them. One major effect of the new policy will be to erase a longstanding rule that a woman soldier could not be sent any far- ther than the rear of a brigade deployed for combat, The action will open all but 16 of the army’s 377 military specialties ta women. The new policy is the latest in a series of moves that have gradually widened opportunities for women in the U.S. armed forces since 1970. The army always has banned women from combat situations by rules and regulations, The assignment of air force, navy and marine women to combat is forbidden by law. The navy is seeking legal authorization to allow women to serve aboard ships not expected to be incombat. MUST CHANGE RULES Pentagon sources say the rules against combat exposure must be changed If the army is to fulfil demands that it enrol substantially larger numbers of women. Current plans to almost double the 46,000 army women during the next five years hinge to a considerable extent on this, Pentagon sources said. Under the new policy, the sources said, women may be assigned to Hawk an Hercules _anti- aircraft missile units, ground-te-ground missile and rocket batteries helicopter companies and such other support outfits as signal, military police, transportation, mainte- nance and medical units which are required in battle zones to back up the front line. The women will be excluded from flying helicopters on attack or scouting missions, but they may fly helicopters in combat zones for other purposes. The language of the new policy specifies women may serve in any military job at any or- ganizational level “ex- cept battalion size and smaller units of infantry, © armor, cannon, field artillery, combat ineer, low altitude air defence artillery and other direct combat- related specialties such as Special Forces.” . The army has been training women soldiers in the use of rifles and other individual weapons for some time and recently has begun combining men and women in the same basic training batallions. Trudeau praises Belafonte — OTTAWA (CP). Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau praised popular singing star rry Belafonte as a “great and generous man” before ivi hin a warm and riendly hug ..during.. a brief.ceremony at. the National:. Arts. Centre Tuesday evening. The ceremony, honoring Belafonte’s support for-the develop- ment of Canadian or- chestras, was held before an enthusiastic capacity ‘audience attending the eighth in a series of nine benefit concerts featuring the American singer. udeau and Secretary of State John Roberts presented the artist with a scroll expressing the country’s appreciation for Belafonte’s “magnifi- cent and Pecan esture”’ in cipal fn ‘the benefit | tour. ‘He also received a large, soapstone Inuit chestr carving. . Belafonte and his company. of 23 musicians and: singers began their nine-city benefit tour in Toronto on Dec, 1 and have since performed B.C. drys slow 7 with the Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Hamilton symphony orchestras. . The _—itour. which Belafonte said d a news conference Tuesday has “raised “Between $300,000 dnd ‘$400,000 for the orchestras, will end in Halifax on Dec. 22 when he will perform with the Atlantic Symphony. Tour costs have been covered by IBM Canada, Ltd., which also has made contributions to each of the orchestras as well as paying for a $150,000 TV special taped in Winnipeg. CN Hotels and ton Canada provided = ac- commodations for . Belafonte and his com- my. : Pe ilafonte said earlier: during a news conference he had wanted to help ailin anadian - eas in return for the more than 20 years of opular support his Canadian performances have received. He de- scribed the tour as a “fiesta from one coast ta the other.” home made wine BURLINGTON, Ont. (CP) — A Burlington man says temperance oups in British Colum- ia are responsible for controversy in that province ov@e his firm’s ome-made wine product. . His Woiflr wine is sold in powder form and has to be mixed with sugar and water and ¥s. “T understand the first noises came from these groups,” Don Pilla, owner of Home Made Wine Crafts, said in an interview Tuesday. Rafe Mair, British Columbia consumer affairs minister, said last week that Pilla had agreed remove the product f from = su- ermarket shelves in .C. because there was a fear it might fall into the hands of juveniles. Pilla, whose Wonder Wine has been sold in B.C, supermarkets for about a year, said it is stil being sold in the stores but he has agreed not to make further shipments until-he is able allowed to stand for 28 because of the generous da to present his case to Mair. . ‘To our many customers and friends our sincere thanks for patronage and support durin serving you. As of January 1, 1978, . personal NORTH POLE, Alaska (AP) — Conrad Miller gets letters, lots of let- ters, from all over the world, The letters have one theme in common: “Dear Santa Claus. I’ve been good, and I wish you would bring me ...” Miller, 64, a_ bouncy grandfather, is’ Santa Claus in spirit and deed, if not in fact, and he has an argument on the last point, He and his family operate Santa Claus ouse on the Alaska Highway in this commu: nity 24 kilometres southeast of . Fairbanks. Santa Claus House is a boxlike building, painted white and trimmed in red. On it are pictures of Santa Claus, reindeer, dog teams and the mi t sun, On the first floor is a shop stocked with tourist items and goods tied to the Christmas theme. Living quarters and an office are on the top floor. Atany time of the year, Miller is likely to don his Santa Claus suit to receive youngsters or tourists. During the Christmas season he holds court each Sunday. Often at his side as Mrs. Claus is his wife Nellie and his daughter Merry Christmas, 16. He also has five sons and 12 grandchildren. “I get about 100,000 letters a year,” Miller said. He and some helpers answer the mail, although about 30,000 letters cannot be an- swered because the addresses are illegibile. CONTAIN ADVICES Some of the letters Miller receives give Santa advice on where to get presents at the lowest price. Sometimes they carry accusations that Santa is a fake. Among ihe letters Miller cherishes is one from the Philippines: “Dear Santa. Please bring me a Mickey Mouse Women’s roles grow § anta busy at N. Pole watch for Christmas. You can get it in Hong Kong on your way to the Philippines. Daddy says they are cheaper in Hong Kong.” . And he has another which always gives him a chuckle. “Dear Santa Claus,” it starts out. ‘““You are a fake. You didn't bring me what I wanted last year, You didn't bring me what I wanted t year before." It goes on to list a long series of grievances, then closes with, “You can forget about bringing me the bicycle, my mother — doesn't ave the money to or it anyway.’ Peviller said: ‘‘Many times the post office automatically sen letters addressed to Santa Claus to us. They don't know where else to send them, so they send them up here.” Miller is a native of Ouray, Colo., who arrived at the North Pole in 1951. Manual sets styles for Canada’s men and women in armed forces By DOUG SMALL OTTAWA (CP) — Gum @ in § wh sl) oon sauntering and walking arm-in-arm on the street are out in the armed forces. So are moustaches that “extend below the cor- ners of the mouth.” In its latest dress-and- deportment manual, the ry warns female rsonnel to make sure ir is neither too long nor too short. It cannot “extend below the lower edge of the jacket collar.” It also should not “‘be cut so short as to present an unfeminine ap- pearance.” For men, the manual suggests a one-inch strip of skin between collars and hair. But it adds that “thismay vary accordin to whether the individual: hasa short or long neck.’’. That is in keeping with‘ what the manual says is an effort to see that appearance rules are not overly restrictive. At the same time, the military makes clear that dress standards must be high enough to ‘reflect ‘eredit on the individual and on the Canadian . forces as a whole,” OFFICE HOURS: _ professional The idea is to ensure standards expected of a military force, while fosterin group identity § an morale. RULES REASONABLE “The regtilations . . . are. reasonable, en- forceable, assure a favorable military image and yet permit some individuality,’ the dress manual says. Nearly three of the five pages in the manual are evoted to hair. Men and women are told to kee their heads neat and well- oomed, then are given tailed instructions on_ the way to do it. Men, for instance, are to wear hair that has been “tapertrimmed at the back, and above the ears.” It should be no more than six inches long and-short- enough - ‘that whert hair is groomed and hidaddress'is rétnioved, no hair touches the ears or collar of falls below the top of the eyebrows.’ addition, the manual says men’s hair should not have a bulk of more than 1% inches at the top of the head. Bulk is defined “as the distance that the mass of hair protrudes from the scalp when groomed—as NOTICE Dering the Christmas - New Year holiday season, the offices of the District af Terrace will, in addition to the normal weekend cloting dates, be closed on the following days: Monday, December 26, 1977 Tuesday. Dacember 27, 1977 Monday, January 2, 1978 opposed to the length of hair. The manual leaves it up to commanding officers to see that men have moustaches of uniform length. Beards are restricted to personnel serving in Maritime Command naval operations and certain infantry sections. But men can keep their beards if they are posted to other duties after serving in these bran- ches. Once a beard is authorized, the manual says, “the use of the razor shall be discon- tinued entirely.” No beard can be worn without a moustache. When a beard or moustache has either been grown or shaved off, men are ordered: to change all: identification cards bearing pictures. For women, the manual bans hair or- naments and bobby pins that show. And it orders con- servative make-up. “This precludes the use of false eyelashes, heavy eyeliner, bright blue- green eyeshadow, colored nail polish and excessive facial make- up.” THERE WILL NOT BE GARBAGE PICKUP ON THOSE DAYS. Garbage collection for those days will be as follows: WILL BE PICKED up Friday, December 23, 1977 Wednesday, December 20, 1977 Tuesday, January 3, 1978 _ REGULAR PICKUP Oecember 24, 1977 December 27, 1977 January 2 1978 Public Works Emergency ba Telephone No.: 638-0188 District of Terrace thland Navigation. We are pleased that the Northland name, inso many ports and communities along the coast, that the high standard of service we have endeavour maintained in our new association with Canada Pacitic, your 9 the 25 years we have had the privilege of Canadian Pacific will assume operation of Nor- so familiar will continue, and ed to provide will ba - Northiand Navigation Co. Ltd, 2205 Commissioner Street Vancouver, 8.C, V5L 1A9