PAGE 4, THE HERALD, Tuesday, November 15, 1977 ca a TERRACE daily herald Hee eee * General Office - 635-6357 Clreutation - 635-6357 en Tae ery _ atten eek eS war wens + ee PUBLISHER... W.R. (BILL) LOISELLE EDITOR... JULIETTE PROOM _ Published every weekday at 3212 Kalum 5t.. Terrace, B.C. Amember of Varifled Circulation. Authorized as secondclass mall. Registration number 1201. Postage paid In cash, return postage guaranteed. NOTE OF COPYRIGHT The Herald retains full, complete and sole copyright In any advertisement produced and-or any editorlal or photographic content published In the Herald, Reproduction Is net permitted without the written permission of the Publisher. Published by Sterling Publishers Dairy farmers debate : By ALEX BINKLEY ' OTTAWA (CP) — Amid -wamings that the deman for _ butter, ‘cheese and other dairy oducts is slipping, the anadian milk supply Management committee ‘meets this week for further study of problems facing the industry. Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan has been urging dairy farmers to curtail production because milk products are not being consumed at the rate expected. Surpluses have to be marketed at a loss on world markets. David Kirk, executive- secretary of the Dairy Farmers of Canada, said individual farmers may exceed their market sharing quota but the total domestic production will likely fall within the national quota. The meeting, in Toronto on Thursday and Friday, will be studying the drop in demand as well as a feeling that statistics on consumption may not he accurate enough. — The committee is composed of provincial government and dairy producer representatives and chairman is a Canadian Dairy Com- mission official. It serves as a forum for consensus among the provinces on the functioning of the federally-prepared plan for industrial milk products. Fluid milk is administered by the provinces, At the start of the dairy year in April, domestic demand for milk products was estimated at 100 million hun- dredweight but — in- dications are that only 97.5 million or 98 million hundredweights, will be consumed. REDUCTION REQUESTED S&TASKED THE PROVINCES IN July to reduce the amount of quota they distribute to preducers by two per cent and requested another two-percent reduction in September. With the exception of Ontario, that was generally done without reducing the market sharing quotas of farmers. HERMAN Gilles Choquette, the dairy commission chairman, told producers last month that a $7-a- hundredweight levy imposed on over-quota production would not be refunded at the end of the dairy year unless the ~ roduction was covered y the individual's quota. A commission spokesman said that over-quota levy was repaid last year because national production did not exceed demand, producers apparently think they won't he penalized producers will fall short of their quota or stick close to it. The aver- producers end uw nalizing those who fol- # ‘ow the rules. Surplus production of industrial milk leaves the dairy commission with butter and skim’ milk powder to offer on world markets. The domestic wholesale price for butter is $1.18 a pound for butter and 12 cents to 20 cents a pound for skim milk powder. LOSS EXPECTED The dairy commission expects a $140 million loss on the sale of these products on world mar-. ets this dairy year. The government wrote off an existing $152 million loss at the start of the current dairy year. Kirk said the com- mittee will also be studying an increasing discrepancy between figures on dairy product disappearance—. the industry term for con- sumption—beltween Statistics Canada and those of the dairy com-: mission. “The Statistics Canada figures indicate a drop in consumption which people in the industry don’t think is occurring,”’ Kirk said. The industry might have to adopt a fully audited system to get proper figures, he said. “‘We must have a more dependable way of collecting data.” The dairy commission spokesman said the meeting will also be asked to set out a timetable for presenting Whelan with provincial policy proposals for the dairy policy for 1978-79. IFT? Unteacsal Prom Syndole ey id Oe ye len ea é s im le wis . “You're not supposed to just pour the stew into the lunch pail.” ecause other “3 More research on Tar Sands EDMONTON (CP) — University. of Alberta researchers are involved in efforts to recover and upgrade bitumen-—the heavy cil in Alberta’s oil sands, ‘The various forms of research have one common objective— recovering more of the valuable energy resource at lower monetary and environmental costs. The research ranges from chemical studies of the nature of bitumen to how deposits can he expected to react to various recovery techniques. In one civil engineering laboratory, frozen pieces of oil sand are tested: under great pressures to help determine how oil sands might stand up to underground mining or tunnelling. In a petroleum engineering laboratory, researchers are studying droplets of oli-water mixes in an attempt to achieve a better un- derstanding of how un- derground steam- injection systems operate. In another engineering laboratory, hydrogen gas is being subjected to extreme pressures and temperatures in ex: periments which a scientist hopes will help set design guidelines for all processes involving hydrogen gases, in- cluding bitumen upgrading. The university has a long tradition of oil-sands research, Its efforts were recognized earlier this year when the Alberta Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority provided several hundred thousand dollars for re- search. STIMULATE RESEARCH provincial government agency with more than $100 million available to stimulate oil-sands research, has directed much of its funding to major industrial research projects but has algo committed about $2 million to Alberta's three universities over the next five years. The research has un- covered a number of interesting and _ sometimes surprising things, C. W. Bowman, authority chairman, said in an interview. Bowman said research shows that bitumen in Alberta’s various oil- sands deposits is differ- ent, indicating that process techniques used on the Athabasca oil sands might be less ef: fective on bitumens recovered in the Cold Lake, Peace River or Wabasea areas. of mineral engineering al the university, has an agreement with the authority for a. $74,740 study into the behavior of steam in aoil-sands deposits. Dr. Flock said steam warms the oil to start it flowing but that alone will not bring oil to the sur- face in sufficient volume, He hopes to investigate the use of steam . in combination with _ solvents, gases and other chemicals to praduce oil. F, S. Chute and F. E. Vermeulen, professors of electrical engineering, have a $41,047 oneyear grant to study the use of electrical heating for the inplace recovery of oil from deep ail-sand deposits. Their work in- volves assessing various electrical heating schemes which appear to have advantages over more conventional see i F f * Pad Ao a 2 4 The authority, a Don Flock, a professor steam-injection methods. Battle of the TVs begins WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Japanese electronic giants— Sony and Matsuchita—have squared off in what may become the biggest battle in the industry since the development of color television. At the centre of the dispute are different versions of the home videotape recorder—the devices that allow television viewers to watch one program while recording another for fu- ture viewing. The company’s devices are incompatible—they function in a slightly different fashion and Cuba sends more to Africa WASHINGTON (AP) — The state department said Monday that Cuba has increased its troop commitment to Ethiopia, thus undermining efforts io resolve the territorial conflict between Ethiopia and Somalia. Department spokesman Hodding Carter estimated the Cu- ban troop presence in Ethiopia at 550, up from 100 to 150 a few weeks ago, About 400 of the Cu- bans are military per- sonnel, he said. Carter said the United States has expressed concern to Cuban authorities about Cuba's continuing military in- volvement in Ethiopia and-elsewhere in Africa. He estimated the current Cuban troop presence in Angola at 20,00. Carter applauded Somalia’s weekend decision to expel thou- tapes from one cannot be used on the other. Thus, the winner of the contest may earn millions, not only in sales of the original machines, but in years of continuing sales of tape cartridges—both those prerecorded with movies or other events and those left blank for home recording. AudioVideo In- ternational magazine said sales of the units under varying North American brand names are expected to total 250,000 this year and 500,- 000 in 1978. An average sands of Soviet advisers from the country. He said the move’ should put Somalia in ‘‘a far better position to pursue a truly non-aligned foreign policy.” Carter attributed many of the problems in the Horn of Africa to Soviet provision of large quantities of military supplies to both Somalia and Ethiopia. TIES ENDED Somalia decided to end its ties with the Soviet Union because of Moscow's support for Ethiopia in the four- month war in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia, which Somalia claims. The region is inhabited by many ethnic Somalis. Carter said the Somali decision will have no im,act on the policy of President Carter's ad- ministration of not growth rate of 50 per cent is predicted in 1979 and 1980. HIGH-PRICED ITEM The recorders are a highpriced item, with listed prices ranging -from $1,000 to $1,300 plus accessories. The tapes aren’t cheap either at $t5 to $20 each. . Sony’s Betamax is perhaps the bestknown of the brands because of its ‘extensive advertising campaign. It also is being sold under various other names by Zenith, Sears, Sanyo and Toshiba. troops supplying arms to that East African country. He said the = ad- ministratisn continues to believe that ‘African problems should be solved by Africans themselves.” The Somali govern- ment has estimated the Cuban presence in Ethiopia at between 10,000 and 15,000, but Carter said the U.S. is unable to confirm those figures. However, he said, ‘‘the presence of Cuban forces in Africa generally is a threat to peace.” The state department spokesman _ reaffirmed US, support for respecting the territorial integrity of Ethiopia. He also said the ad- ministration backs the peace efforts of the Organization of African Unity, Matsushita sells its machines in the U.S, under three companies it controls—Panasonic, JVC (Japan Victor Company) and, in a slightly different version, Quasar. Its videotape version also is marketed by RCA, Magnavox, Sylvania and Curtis Mathes. In addition to the Sony, Matsushita and Quasar machines, Sanyo is reportedly working on _one of its own. With various firms struggling to develop public awareness and acceptance of videctape recorders in general, and their brands in par- ticular, recording time has become the battle- ground. TIME INCREASES Betamax opened the market last year with one-hour tapes, and Matsushita responded with a two-hour version. Sony now also offers two hours of recording time and Matsushita is coming out with a four- hour version, Sony is turning to an automatic tape changer to allow use of two two- hour tapes for a four-hour total. There also are reports that Sony will add a three-hour _— tape, meaning a tolal of six hours of recording with the changer. However, there also is a copyright problem. The material shown on television is generally the property of the networks or commercial production campanies, and it may take a court battle to decide whether the recorders amount to copyright infringement, or stealing, of this properly, | German jets avoid terrorists FRANKFURT (AP) — Lufthansa jetliners are flying special evasion patterns as a security precaution against ter- rorist threats to blow up the planes in the flight, West German authorities said today. ‘Tn the United States, protective measures are being taken at several airports, Special precautions are also being taken in air- port terminals at New York, Chicago, Los An- geles and San Francisco, spokesmen for the air- ports said. The German Federal Flight Security Institute said Lufthansa pilots have been using random route deviations and wipredictable changes in landing and takeoff proceditres since Friday to decrease the danger of attacks by terrorists claiming to have Soviet- made ground-t missiles, Spokesman Peter Graf sai the Lufthansa passenger planes and cargo jets will use “ran- dom | approach and = departure procedures” for an in- definite period at airports throughout West Ger- many. The letters threatened - to explode three Luf- thansa airliners in flight starting Tuesday to avenge the prison deaths of three Red Army Factor members in @ Stuttgart jail Oct. 18. The deaths were ruled suicides by West German officials but leftist ex- tremists claim the three were murdered. Commando _B.E.R.,” warned potential Lult- hansa passengers that “death rides with them” and told officials: ““There is io way of preventing is.” Ottawa Offbeat by Richard Jackson . Ottawa,-With thousands of Canadians being laid oif- -in mining, textiles, footwear, auto parts, tourist and God-knows-what-other-fields-it must be comfortin f. especially for the jobless, to know that the goad life going on uninterupted in Fat City. To wit, as quoted directly from the social columns of one of Ottawa's four daily newspapers: ; “Marilyn and Richard Wedge tossed a lively din-din party for more than 50of their closest chums this week. “The Terrific Two are off to the south of France for a month. Where they will live after that is still sup- posed to be a closely-kept secret, but it is known that Richard is in line for a big job with Air Canada. He has been on loan from the airline to the Department of Transport for the last couple of years.” (There's plenty of executive elbow room in Tran- sport, with the Minster, Otto Lang, having eight executive and special assistants, 19 (count ‘em) deputies and 21 directors general and directors.) To continue the quotes: “John Baldwin, former president of Air Canada was in fine form, elegant in a black velvetsuit. “Airy Canada’s PR honcho (a very chi-chi buzz-word in Fat City) Hugh Riopelle, who is his own best publicity man, was there. He entertained te tout with Stories he had heard on his recent trip to the Emerald sle. “David Kirkwood, senior deputy minister at Transport (he with the 18 assistant deputies), said: ‘Some people think I’m a snob, but actually I'm shy.’ “Claudette Mulder was there sans husband Nick (assistant deputy minister for strategic planning) who was off to China with Minister Otto Lang, He called her that day from China. It’s fun to travel but family .man Nick gets lonesom. “Mitzi Bidner, an old friend of the hostess, helped prepare copious “quantities of delicious paealla with masses of seafood. “The lobster had been flown in especially (for the din-din) from pei.” Aw well, things are tough all over, but not in Fat City where the trough continues overflowing with cream for those savoring the finner life. It's still the accepted signal of being a member of the “in crowd” here if you can greet your quests in what's unofficially known as ‘Cocktail French'’ As part of the still ongoing, if slowly fading and enormously costly bilingualism program, the government spent unaccounted thousands of dollars to send the wives of government biggies to language school, . Not fo any of the government’s own many schools, scattered on bothe the Quebec and Ontario sides of the river in this officially bilingual capital, None of that cheap stuff for them. Instead off they were chauffeured fo private com- mercial language courses. They still may be taking those private French tutorials, since Tom Cossitt, the search-and-iestroy Conservative MP from the Eastern Ontario con- Stituenct of Leeds, hasn’t been asking about it lately. Cossitt, who comes through with a sharp cutting edge on parliamentary television, lo 8 been skilled at probing for the soft and Wastefall spots on the government's fat underbelly, and then plunging in the knife of a damaging question. Liberals who liked to write off Tom Cossitt as something of a freakout have been horrified to see him come through as a cool, if deadly, rational head- hunter of the panjandrums of government patronate, wanton waste, and all those other bureaucratic sins that drive an honest Auditor General koores, PTA needed There is a great and Learn how to evaluate ressing need in Terrace and change report cards, or a more active P.T.A, Some parents are troubled about what the schools are doing to our children. The children are inside the school buildings, cing to classes everyday, where they are being stifled, adjusted, manipulated and corrected-not nur- tured, enjoyed, loved or genuinely educated, P.T.A.s can and should make school visits and find out what's going on in the school. Evaluate the curriculum and what the schools think the children should learn, and which children should learn, Lear how to get good teachers and supervisors, and how to get rid of bad teachers and supervisors. homework and how to get the most out of parent- teacher conference. Learn how to be sure that the students rights ‘are being respected In terms of cumulative report card and other permanent records and suspensions. Learn how to find outwhen and where public hearings on achools are held and how to fight back at them. Learn how to organize against the system-how to combat the basic tactics used by our school systems to divide, defeat and wear out parents. Learn how to recognize these techniques and how to develop counter- Strategies for dealing with them. CONCERNED