” giinounced® | ‘Terrace. Herald, Tuesda Md SSE Lo \ TERRACE-KITIMAT 20c WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1978 — VOLUME 72 No. 61 The Robinson rink of Terrace attempts a knock-out in the finale ends against the victorious Abriel rink of Kitimat in the Easter weekend Loggerspiel held at - Terrace. For more read Loggeraplel, pag page 7. . eee _ EDMONTON - CNCP Telecommunications ' has it will close. the Kitimat ‘telegram office April 10, 1978.. The telegram ‘needs - of ¥eaidents will be served ‘through a toll-free. direct-dial telephone «ss. ‘number, . iia. 600-663-3696 which connects to the ‘Vancouver’ regio telegram nervice centre and which is in=operation | 24. hours a day, seven days a week. ‘ ; “The number of telegrams: swe were handling to ahd - - ftom the ‘aren. ja just .not "enough: to sents wrt ” , Baid Mr. the’ one: , area imanager ei ““Telegrain *- it convenient Radiation Up * OTTAWA (CP) —- A slight increase in radiation has been recorded in parts of the country from a March 14 Chinese nuclear test but ite far. below. dangerous levels, : health arraremont - spokesman’ 2 , “Gene Mercier said a a aleed of22 picecures was recorded in Calgary, the area where.’ the .increase was most noticeable. - The. in- ternationally: agreed level at. which expogure is safe is 2,- 500 cures, ter thetest, air sampling ‘bythe department was ; Repped up, he said. ‘Increased radiation has been found in b couple of U.S, “areas but there too the levels were well below the. , “ enero mark, | “We. will be meeting the customers’. needs “by providing the toll-free, direct dial telephone number and, at, the same time, help to turn..the telegram service into a profita ation”, . Me. Porozni noled. , “The employee involved is covered by.a comprehensive job security program that provides —_ for early retirement benefits, paid expenses, = maintenance. of basic. rates -of pay: and. other: benofits ‘if ‘he chooses to” continue eniployment at another location. -His union has been invited. to‘ ‘enter. into negotiatlons tq mitigate any. ibl¢ adverse ‘ effe ONOP™ is dlttemptiiig operate the telegram service ina manner that is relevant to wet and to the 1980's ther than in a manner that - W738 appropriute in years past. The demand for tdegram | service generally has. been falling off because of the - many alternatives available, such as. the telephone ‘and Telex, : for. meeting . the public's need for “personal and business | com- minications requirements, ‘The number of ‘telegrams ’ gent within Canada and from Canada to the United States decreased by 65.2 percent. betweén -1965 and 1975 and - by absut 10 Percent a year decrease since then. — cNCP ishopeful, however,. that a relatively new service called Telepost will find a prominent’ place within the - PMS family of services and io” _ they've. always ft He said that it’ is “good ‘compete effectively with the newer alternative services available today. Telepost,. the first generation ‘“etec- tronic mail”, is transmitted by CNCP intelegram fashion ~ Kitimat Losing: CN, Telegraph Office and delivered in the next scheduled mail delivery by. the Canada Post Office. It aleo connects into the US, Mailgram service.” foe - Air Canada Jumps’: Arr Fare , VANCOUVER cP. . Air: and Air’ Canada’ - charging passengers *in- creased fares flights after ° ‘apt i even: . J » oven- WwW. though the new fares have ‘a ‘not yet been approved by the 5 te, inden couver . at rare eotulrn, " ' flight is $429, but the airlines . are charging those who book for after April 1,. $459, rather than asking for an additional $30 at flight time if the fares are ap: “y “wouldn't call the practice unethical,’" said : commission member Barrie Thomson, .chairman . of . the air transport committee. “It looks to. me like they are simply following a racticg sound, business sense’’ and that it avoids bookkeeping costs that would be passed on to the consumers. Commissioner J. Giay supported -the . airlines’ argument that the practice Saves customers from the’ problem of having to pay the increase at flight time. Increase: - “For instance, ir jou dit ‘Imow: theré.was a: fare in-. crease, you “arrive at‘ the vated there are ‘relatives at your ‘destination, uddenly .find * “Toontact them at 624-2136, vehicle to contact them at BULLETIN. upert RCMP have — Fire in sawdust ‘AE: 9:25 a.m. Wetlnesday, ‘Terrace Fire ent to fire call from . Polle’s Sawmill. On arrival, shortly afterwards, the fire department found the fire, which had apparently started in sawdust from an electric spark from the compressor motor, had been * sdequately dealt with by the ,. Bawmill’s. own sprinkler - bystem, - Accident On Bridge “Wfecrace RCMP’ are in- vemigating a two car ac- cident on ‘the’ old Skeena ‘bridge:.Monday night at approximat ely 12:10 am : | Oné driver’ was charged with ‘allo the apalred. ari ‘ Gi AY dald wr ham’t. “setualy eanctloned the practice.”” "| think it's more accurate to:say we don’t approve or disapprove.. We're aware it takes place and we haven’t done: anything about .it.” Thorson admitted the air- lines’ practice ‘was based on the assumption the fare increases would. be ap proved. - “The airlines have ‘grounds to make that assumption,” he said. “All increases’ must be just and reasonable if they want it. We make sure. they are just and reasonable and if we don’t say'-anything, if we don't stop . it, , then: it comes into eff “If we refused the in- . crease, we'd of course order them to find the. customer and give him his refund. " lt Takes. 100 Million Wild Birds ASHINGTON (AP) — private study says come 100 ‘trapped each year to aatiety ‘the growing craze for, exotic fiypsehold:.,pets, pushing al of the most. popular ‘and ey ‘species, toward i 2 Bnudy, releaséd eis BBY. ye d demand for wild 0° “preat that F wolly Nattross™ a Molly Nattress, Chairperson’ of the Terrace Recreation “Commission and secretary, ‘of the Terrace Little Theatre Group was buaily engaged in ‘publicity promotion for. a; coming production when this: - photo was taken of her at the! sles, “miltion wild: birds: are © developed, and “smuggling - commonly is resorted to. in’ efforts to avoid animal protection and quarantine laws. . Thereport sald as many as. 80. per cent of all. birds “captured in the wild may. die before’ ..reaching.. - the “customer, and it urged the - 8S t.to b Molly is quite enthustastic over the very. pe opular Canadian ade ae Home” tobe R.E.M. Lee ‘Theatre April 14th and 16th... Further ‘in- by phoning 635-2048 th nuiianlonnnancanensannetes. ~ Tegal an ig endangerlng some birds, ~ and at least nine species of parrots now are threatened eaving presented at the’ formation: may be be obtalned on ‘beachfront Pa of birds. for. sale as. Pome report was paid for by the World Wildlife Fund, De- fenders of Wildlife, Fund for - Animals, Animal Welfare In- stitute and the Humane . Society of the United States. -Some of the birds are startlingly expensive, it bald. For instance, a golden- shouldered parakeet, a bird native to Australia, can cost $10,000. A hyacinth macaw * “from South America aells for $9,000. The. study suid oné resent cockatoos valued at over volved ‘several hundred cockantoog valued at mo re repent said ‘wholesale egal trafficking “Te Meet Annual Pet Market Demand A‘ thriving black market. has with. extinction while other species are declining, Even the mynah bird ip growing incr ly rare or has disappear innparis of its range in Southeast’ Asia,. the, study noted. Mynahs, like. many: species -of parrots, rarely breed in captivily;. most of the birds for'sale in pet stores come directly from the wild. Most. wild birds are ‘caught in’ Asta, Africa and South ‘America, the study: paid, with the. major im- porters ‘being citizens of the United States, Great Britain, “West Germany, Japan, Bel- gium, France: and the Netherlands. Traditional mainstays of the bird trade, such as canaries,” have: “dropped In popularity. at Canadians Shot, Raped Police said a 31-yearold Canadian tourist was shot to death and his fiancee and her friend: were beaten and Taped eatly today along a i¢yele path, - Investigator. the Venica’ co division said Harry Denhoed, $1, of n Raven.of. Gn Los Angeles Beach “Los ANGELES (AP) -- "Toronto was shot several times with a small-callbre | pistol as he and his com- anions apparently fled two ndita, His 20-year-old Eancee, ‘also from Canada, and a 32- year-old ‘California woman were listed in fair condition at Marina Mercy Hospital, entirely As well as the Monday night incident’ police report six other motor’ vehicle accidents involving property damage occurred over the Easter weekend. 4 i employecs. tof ‘JOB FINDER HERALD JOB FINDER The ‘Pony Corral ~walter-waitresses im- mediately. For further information’ phone 638-1503 or call in person. Words of wisdom Goto college toseek for knowledge Andstaythere — until you are through. ifthey can make penicillin . outof moldy cheese, -- they can surely make ‘- gomething out of you. Cattle ~~ Rustlers Captured! The B.C. Associatlon has granted a reward of $750 ta con- scientious citizens .-for providing information which ead to conviction of two cattle rustlers. Richard. Lovoie and. Freddy Jack, each with. a previous. criminal record, admitted in court to shooting a cow belonging to Mr. Dennis Nealis. Lavole and Jack attempted to sell beef from the cow ‘they had — rustied and butchered. Provinelal Court Judge A'S.K, Cook at Burns Lake made the following very pertinent statement. while pronouncing & one year jail sentence’ for each rustler: “This court is concerned that people should be free to. let their cattle range without being slaughtered by ans", Tt is very gratifying to cattle producers ‘when judges display such concern and understanding of the ranchers’ needs. The B.C.. Cattlemen’ 5 Association offers a reward of up to £1,000 to anyone for information leading to arrest and conviction in cases of cattle theft. . Cattlemen’s Andy, L, and Barney, R, clean uD the broken poles on nthe old Skeena bridge » following Monday night’s two car accident, . “For Granduc Layotts Manpower Heads. Visit Stewart — ‘From The Sentinel, Stewart, B.C. Representatives of Em: ployment & ‘Immigration . Canada were in Stewart Last week to hold meetings with Granduc Operating Com- pany officials and officers from the three unions 8 at the . employment: when layotis. begin June 30. . Newmont Mines, the parent company, have annomeed, they are: suspending operations at the mine on that date. As a result of the joint - meetings: on . Monday’ a “Joint Manpower Ad- justment Committee” was formed consisting.. of representatives a Granduc and.the unions, © ployment supervisor fro: the Canada - Employment Centre in Terrace, was also in Stewart. His duties, primarily, were to canvass other businesses and places We of employment to determine | what the: affects of the im- pending. mine closure. will. have on their employees. He Bald, while the employment neods of Granduc workers will be adequately met by the manpower committee it “wes important for him to determine how.. many; em- ployees in other. lines of ‘work, which depended. on the obélaid off Hee . desire. “Mr. Quilty said His office is intending to have a representative come into Stewart often until the eventual layoff to counsel people as: to their alter- natives, Hf need be, he said, unemployment insurance benefits will. be paid to any laid-off... employee who qualifies. He also stated that it is. important..that ap- Dlications for U.1.C. benefits _ . besent to his office the very day of being laid-off as benefits are computed from theday of mailing, He stated further that the separation slip from the company does not necessarily have. to accompany the initial ap- jereilon-of.the mine, may. Buse of the - plication, but, of course, must follow soon in order for his office to. accurately caleulate the amount of money the applicant would receive in. unemployment insurance benefits, -.-. The objectives and terms of reference for..the Joint Manpower . _Admustment Committee are: '« Téidentlfy the magnitude “oh: he problems. associated with < the -loss of -job:/ap- portunities: resulting _ from the closure of the Grandue Operating Dislon ~ ° of Newmont Mines Limited at Stewart, B -To + earch arid develop a variety of measures designed to provide alter- ‘nate employmeént “and-or training opportunities to all employees effected. : + To: ensure the above measures .are successfully applied, and concluded, when possible. - «To act as an employment information and counselling facility to all employees effected to ensure alleviation of individual hardship, when possible. - Londoners find it dull without morning paper. by BRUCE LEVETT LONDON (CP) — The cry -of “anarchy” has gone up as, day after day, London commuters board their morning trains without their Morning newspapers. The “morning read” is a way of life on this island. The bowler-hat brigade spreads out the Times editorlal page while the boys ‘in the. boota turn swiftly to the semi-clad' lady on page three of The Sun. The men from the city are identifiable as they peruse the buff-colored Financlal Times for the stocks lists. But not recently. Much of London is without national rise pk as dis- tribution troubles continue to plague Fleet Street. Distribution workers have been working to rule and inflstlng on an overtime ban in an effort to win increased overtime payments. .. In retaliation, the Wholesalers Association has decreed “work normally or not at Asa result, the newsstands in the rallway statlons are -without newspapers and the trip to town has become 4 dismal thing, ae Each night, the stribution workers .take selective action against one or more of the utles and, in the last few weeks, national newspapers have lost sales of 6.5 milllon copies, CALLED ‘ANARCHY 4 Sir . Richard Marah} chairman of the Newspaper, termed the. situation ‘'near- total ‘anarchy in Fleet Street." ‘He claims that . union leaders have lost control: of their members. : There are two separate disputes. ; One concerns the publisher’s ‘association and engineering workers. That dispute has stopped production of The Times and The Guardian. The other involves 1,000 distribution workers. With the fallure of these two giants ‘to appear, commuters are snapping up whatever else is available, with the reault that whatever papers do appear on the stands are sold out “within minutes, . Sir Richard says there is no point in concluding agreements with union leaders when members on the shop floor treat them with derision. Reg Birch, executive of the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers sald: “comments like those .. not help.” In. the meantime, doners, used to Curyin themselves In the columns their favorite journals, are making their long tips to town staring at each other in - silent fury. China Leader Warns China Lags Behind PEKING (Reuter) — A ‘Chinese leader has warned the country that it is 15 to 20 years behind worl standards in many areas, the official New China news agency said Tuesday night. Publishers. Association haa'':1985. ° came from Vice Premier YL when he presented the d ‘aft of an eight-year scientific development program to a natlonal conference. ' The wa Fang, who heads the coun: . ind’ Technology Commission, | ctry's Science. outlined a : series of for the period up to Heading the list were agriculture, energy resources, materials, Aectronic computer , lasers, space technology, - ‘high- emergy physics and genetic engineering. The alm of the eight-year ‘am was ty approach or Pengh advanced world levels of the 19703 in a number uf important branches of science and techowlugy. The draft plan.,was sub- mitted for discussion tv about 6,000 delegates . al- tending the.national sciaive conference here which began March 18,