m4 Officials of the longshoring Grain exports through this ‘ unlon said there isa shortage Weet Coast port. are being del ‘and grain terminal - workers face. Inyoffs as: longehoremen stay away from ts. Port officials sald Tuesday an unprecedented backlog of an un n grain cars waiting to be mloaded:- 7 _ a timeand-a-half rates. _ ‘of workers because of summer vacations and the problem will solve itself by the end of the month. Grain terminal operators sald, however, that there is no shortage of longshorémen who show up for the pight ahift, for which they are paid ta ees. te " EEGISLATIVE LISRARY, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, VICTORIA, B.Ce, VANCOUVER (CP) — . Industry terminals are plugged with grain cars and ahips are slanding idle .at ir berths, costing the ustry heavily, — The Harbormaster's office seid there were 22 grain ships in port, with nine filling available berths and the others at anchor. , Ed Isaac, manager of the city office of the Canadian feren ae deel él Wheat Board, said only. 80,000 tons of grain a day was moved In recent weeks, compared with an average of 40,000 tons a day in previous years, - Isaac sald there are several ships about to go on demurrage. — a form of penalty pald to the ship owners because of delays — at a cost to the wheat board coup. 77/73 of $5,000 a vessel each day. | “It's terribly frustrating,” he sald. ‘‘We are paying time-anda-half to load ships at night — during the day they are sitting idle, “We have got the grain cars, we have got the grain, but we can't get the guys to load it.” Pacifie Elevators . called for five longshore gangs . ce said dela Tuesday morning and got © justone. | - . .Gary Dewar, director of terminal facilities for Alberta Wheat Pool, said the situation has existed for two weeks, ; “We can't get ganga to work days, yet there’s plenty of longshoremen coming in on the premium shift," said . “We have never experienced this problem before, except at Christmas ime. “It’s certainly ham our organization poate ; - aiper cent lapels eae at per cen een of the week at “It makes no sense because we have never had ying grain area sald the percentage of longshoring workers on vacation is probably leas than 20 per cent. / 5555 TAXI _ > A978 LTD). “24 HOUR SERVICE © —_, 635-5555, 635-2525 635-5050 LIGHT DELIVERY SERVICE 4 f \ ‘Volume 13 No. 187 “TERRACE-KITIMAT ’ 20¢ ald Wednesday, August 15, 1979 J a. (~~ RUPERT STEEL & ) SALVAGE LTD. Seal Ceve Rd., Pr. Rupert 624-5639 : WE BUY copper, brass, all metals, | batteries, etc. Call us- We are | open Men. through Sat., 8 a.m.-6 pm. Croshie says _ OTTAWA (CP) — Finance Minister John Crosbie sald ‘Tuesday he sees little hope of holding down the unem- ployment rate to its July level of 7.2 per cent for much longer. The minister said it was jobless rate going high er ‘CURB IMPULSES’ AS WELL AS DOG “You must curb your impulses,” the judge told d news that latest fmemployment figures show the juvenile who told her dog to bite the | policeman. feb potkens Groped bean A Terrace juvenile was given an indefinite to a nine-mosh tow of | term of probation and $0 hours-of community 753,000. work service after she pleaded guilty toa charge But Crosbie doubted the of wilful damage in Terrace provincial court improving, trend could be Tuesaday before Judge Darrall Collins, sustained much longer in the Crown counsel Jeff Arndt said the charge was face of bleak economic laid after a police officer attended the juvenile’s forecasts. trouble home May 21. Arndt said the officer talked elth age of ‘rouble already | the juvenile about her personal problems, the _ Agnes Mindset: Gui. Iroae, |. Went {6 leave the house when the juvenile threw PCE Chiiada” Lad fetal ‘the windshield of the i y ' _reported an unemployment As the officer got out, sald Arndt, the juvenile rate of 128-per centrmore | ofdered: the dog to stiack the officer: whose than five’ per cent higher | pants were torn by the dog. . than the national average. Arnst stated the police were seeking The automaker has laid off restitution for damages, but added “I dou’t | around | at the Terrace Photo by Don Baker Nadine Miller (left) and Hesither Robliiso (right) were having a swinging time INTENT NOT PROVEN “One-man crime wave’ wins acquital #2024 "Despite. being -termed “a one -man crime wave” by the prosecutor Jeff Arndt, a Terrace amn was aquitted of a charge of break and enter with the intent to commit an indictable offense after for trail before Judge Darrall Collins in Terrace provincial court Tuesday Douglas James Petersen, was charged the provincial government building at 4506 Lakelse Avenue was broken into May 4. During the trial, Arndt stated that Petersen was alleged .to have com- mitted -the bréakin® 16 days after from prison after bein convicted on another charge of break and enter. Petersen testified that on May 3 he had taken “numerous seconal and - then told the court that he did not remember leaving the being released stediks. aret, and said he woke up!May 4 in an unknown car surrounded... by. cheese, weiners, B pork chops, mayonnaise, -and = ribs. Constable Buday fo the Terrace RCMP testified the was called to the provincial court building May 4 and found a south- side window smashed and stated several glass doors ‘ inside the building had ‘been smashed, drawers had been opened, and that holes had been’ put through other doors. Buday estimated $300 damaged -had- been Cal ’ _ Corporal Lynch, also of the Terrace detachment,” testified. that palm prints matching Petersen's were found on the broken southside window. Before finding Petersen not guilty, Collins said‘'I don’t have the slightest doubt whatsoever that the accussed did break and eater the provincial court building’’ but said defense council had presented evidence’ to suggest Petersen did not commit the breakin with the intent to commit an indictable offense. *Colling” also said’ testimony given by Petersen's brother who told the court he had seen Petersen drunk at the Red D'Or, had “just enough variation” to be credible, “This is q very serious offense and certainly a court would be hesitant to acquit,"said Collins, but this court is never hesitant to aquit if the crown has not proven its case beyond a reasonable Ontario opposes oil price increase TORONTO ‘(CP) Premier opposes any immediate ohare Ie the price of oll @ present agree- ment which calls for a §1-a- barrel jump in January. But he offered some suggeations to share the wealth if the price does rise. . Davis re-emphasized his government's. opposition to increases greater than $1 a - barrel in a position paper which the federal cabinet ean consider'when it moets | in Jasper, Alta., later this month to form the basis of a Canadian energy have to cccur to achieve national oll self-sufficiency, of ofl avert an unnecessary and hardship on the consumer and enhance | Th called 't e paper or @ Reinvestment Plan for Canada, under which moat of the funds ayallable from the increases would be returned _FIRE PERMITS. | CANCELLED HERE Cliff Best, Terrace fire chief, has cancelled all trash and incinerator permits in the district of . Terrace due tothe extreme fire hazard which the to consumers while long- term economi¢ measures are and imple- mented. The paper also said a'Na- tional Energy and Em- ployment Adjustment ‘am be con: sidered to set aside portions part of an energy rein- vestment plan, At a news ‘conference, Davis defended his govern- ment’s plan to share h profits from domesile a, saying It 1a not an attempt to protect Ontario interests. SEE STORY PAGE 2 revenues a8 & major. He said Ontario also op- poses a federal conimitment al the Tokyo Conference to move Canadian crude oil prices as fast as possible tn the world price, between $18 and $23 a barrel, . “The world price, however, is not a sensible price Canadians must pay," t Ontario paper said, “Our unique energy flexibility within the industrial com- munity should allow us to choose our course," The domestic price of oll now in $13.75 a barrel. Davis said such a jump in domestic oll prices would have a horrendous impact on the province, «= He pledged to argue as strongly about oil-price in- creases with the Progressive Conservative federal government as he had with the former Liberal govern- ment. Ontario’s concern about a possible recession comes a. day after the Conference Board in Canada predicted that Ontario and Quebec would be hardest hit economically in 1980, 760 workers and warned both the provincial and federal governments that more -workers may lose thelr jobs unless ihe com ” gee the production smaller vehicles, The Conference Board in Canada has predicted a year-end unemployment rate of 7.9 per cent and the government's own figures indicate the 1979 average will be in the neighborhood of eight per cent. G Liberal finance critic Herb ray, who represents hardhit riding of Windsor West, called Tuesday's job figures heartening. But, like Crosble, he expects the employment picture to deterioraie in the months ahead, : He has written to Industry Minister Robert de Cotret urging that the government meet Chrysler o to determine how federal money could be used to help the automaker through the hard times ahead, Gray sald the encouraging July unemployment figures can be seen yasa reflection of pollcles left in place by the Liberal government, defeated at the polls May 22. He said the Conservatives should recall Parllament - earlier than their announced October resumption date to introduce new economic policies, “Tt’a Wrong to wait until midOetcher,” hesald. “With the proper policy choices, the government could keep the unemployment rate around its present level," imagine repaired.” Corporal Hryciuk’s pride can be First 25,000 refugees arrive EDMONTON (CP) — Two inndred and ten Indochinese ‘refugees: arrived here evening, about 2% hours behind schedule, aboard a Canadian Armed Forces oeing 707 from here angaanthly throughout 1979 1980. total of between 20,000 and 25,000 will eventually arrive in Western Canada. Gerth Norris, a federal immigration department spokesman, said most of the refugses were from Vietnam with a few from Laos. All had made their way to a in inanallbaies ee where thay will remain for two to five days. Edmonton is the area for refugee settlement In Westerti Canada. Canadian Forces Base Longue Pointe in Montreal will serve those destined for. Eastern Canada. . Norria said the een will receive medical examinations, customs and immigration clearance, new clothing, amployment assessment, and general information about Canada. ' often! armed forces ts more refugees will arrive at Edmonton on Friday and next Thureday. The remainder of the - refugees to settle in Western Canada will arrive on chartered commerical flights. Norris sald the final of many of the refugees will depend on av of sponsors. re att sponsored and are coming in under the government sponsorship, thelr destination Ls decided on the basis of employment avail- ability, what skills the refugee has and where those te gate at te 6 gen for tlement in Al is Yachts limp in after disaster recent hot weather caused, | Best also would like local residents to note that PLYMOUTH, England more were unaccounted for said most of those not heard classic climax to the Ad: Yacht Club, retired from the peared to be continuing the CBC will be showing a film called “The Other (CP) — Storm-crippled as ships, lifeboats and from were expected to be owt -miral’s Cup series were race and put into Plymouth. race. Child” on Aug. 20 at 8 a.m. Best describes the Yadhta imped or were towed helicopters searched the of danger as winds subsided. among the eraft ‘reported to There was no official word Mayor Bill Vogei of the film “horror film that is tasteful port in Ireland and Allantie through the night The club said about 30 have reached safety. on the third yacht, Magistri, Vancouver suburb of as a very fas ¥ |. southwestern England early for victims of 120-kilometre- yachts were sunk or aban- The. RORC said that akippered) by Charles Was reported aboard the done.” The film ls a one-hour program that was today as the death toll an-hour gates which turned doned, 114 persons were Pachena, skippered by John Bentley of the Royal British pret Jaujaime, filmed at the Burn Unit of the Isaak Walton | mounted in the biggest yacht the clastic Fastnet ocean rescued and about another Newton of the Vancouver Canadien Yacht Club, To. owned by’ construction Killam hospital for children in Halifax. racing history. face into a desperate fight 140 boais were safe. Yacht Club, sought shelter in onto, although unconfirmed magnate Bir Ma Laing. “Hopefully i will remove seme of the apathy wi, ton tat azghtsmen foe survival Racing oe, of ihe three official Cork, Ireland, and reports sald the, ora had The yacht ra not arton € | mtion," says, Ocean an e , an ified those listed being towards preve: ' were missing and hundreds Club, sponsors of the race, 970-kilometre (05-mile) Groen the Heval Hae ito by search alreraf and ap- disiress.