' yrs Vic RIA, Rye Vie ba *? Aye wet oop VOLUME 72 No. 102 20° - FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1978 __ Native housing problem Surveyed in Terrace Native people living’ in’ Tettace aresudject toa poor housing situation coupled with high rent and poor according to Vi Gellenbeck, executive director for the ' Kermode Friendship Centre. The centre has recently nilertaken &@ survey of the ing situation for Indians ih the community, and although response has been . amall so far, the surveyers are finding the situation is ery poor,”’ Gellenbeck She explained that the friendship centre on Greig Avenue gets ai lot of enquiries from natives looking for accommodation and so it was decided to investigate housing in the Smither’s trial _ tainted -. VANCOUVER (CP) — British Columbia Supreme Court Justice J. G. Gould Wednesday prohibited a provincial court judge: in Smithers, B.C., from con- get a fair trial once their case was resumed. - Thomas Dobm, a former B.C, Supreme Court judge and ‘counsel for the Crown and Judge Cook, agreed that area, The hardest hit group to be single mothers, the director said, because landlords diseriminate against children. Mothers on a fixed income are in a particularly bad bind. ; “Soclety owes people a betier chance than that,” Gellenbeck said, - woe Three hundred survey forms were sent to natives living in Terrace asking questions concerning in: come, amount of rent, conditions of the house, and any problems they have with | the house and the landlord. Although only about a quarter of the survey forms have been returned so far, Gellenbeck said they in- dicate that natives are forced to take poor ac- commodation: and pay high rents for what they are getting because they cannot afford better housing. Many of thesepilaces are in very bad repair, she said, because landiords don't bother to maintain the places. The attitudes of many landlords is.“they're a bunch Kermode Four Wheelers presented a $125 donation to the Salvation Army in Terrace following a recent raffle en Se Stricland of the Salvation Army and Robert Reay, public relations person for the Four Wheelers, of Indians, they don’t look after anything—if I fix it it'll just. get .broken again,'’ Gellenbeck said. The director said once the statistics on housing are _ PARIS (AP) — French compiled, the centre will Foreign “Legion paratroops. make a presentation to the began their withdrawal from government in an attempt to -S0uthern Zaire today, less get come form of subsidized than a eee, after recap. in Terrace, turing 0 w Roualng ee from invading rebels and draw sponsored by the club. At left is Lt. Jack ’ Word of the withdrawal came on the heels of a Belgian proposal for an all- African peacekeeping force to ensure an uninterrupted flow of Zaire’s mineral wealth to the West, replaced by Zairian army forces “reinforced by about 100 Moroccan troops.” The 600 iegionnaires para- chuted into Kolwezi Friday and Saturday. Four of them ‘ were killed in fighting with French withdraw from Zaire | The French troops abandoned thei: pursuit of * fleeing rebels Wednesday night, although five or slx companies of rebel forces equipped with heavy weapons remained in an tinuing with a trial because gome practices were ‘aiding in the evacuation of . minis otres be handled the case im- x but contended Close Encounters trapped foreigners, the spokesman sid the French ay Tteatly two “weeks ago, west or Kolwezl the | the judge didit to protect his he defence ministry announced. garrison in Kolwezi will be the defence ministry said. spokesman sald, Properly. Justice Gould said Judge A. 8. KE. Cook’s-trial against court and the Indians from : abuse, in. Kitimat “Maintenance of security in the Xolwez! area from now using 1 charged under the Federal Lubumbashi, the capital of ® ‘* ® : 12 native le became’ so . I di f d w / Gialal wil utrenscms acd He sald'Judge Cook was tim ndian activists toun an in upto the Zale army, ql i inadmissable evidence that Prepared to order Satay «= Kitimat RCMP report numerous calls Wed- ; he sald. T0 REST . be risked not giving the proceedings onthecharges if nosday night concerning unusual sightings in the e e . TRO . Indians a fair trial. . the inquiry showed the Nechak Ki “With the h of the in.- + The paratroops will apend : Eleven persona were fisheries department war N€Chaxo area Skies, With the help le An no g ul In lI. about three days with- the court to force the formation given by callers the police were able , | , drawing by road to iN Fisheries Act with illegally selling {lsh caught in non- tidal waters; the other Person was charged with UWegally catching fish in non- tidal waters. Lawyer Stuart Rush, appearing for the Indians here, told Justice Gould that t,; the main procedural error occured when Judge Cook interrupted the trial to hold a separate § inquiry into possible abuses of the court by the fisheries department. _He wanted to investigate _Mlagations an, tha aye! the. departmiont was wing the charges to pressure the Tndlana into signing an- ‘ agreement on a policing problem in the area, Rush said. ‘SET UP FILE He said the judge also refused to allow the lawyer for the Indians to read a letter be received through the Crown dealing with the allegations, and created a secret subfile on the In- _ dans’ court case. Rush: said these ’ procedures were a breach of natural justice and doubted whether the Indians could Indians into signing the agreement, . Justice Gould, in ordering the case taken away from Judge Cook, said the judge's courlabuse inquiry in the middle of ‘a criminal trial “‘was wholly unknown to the we”, 2 jailed MAN SENTENCED . VANCOUVER (CP) — Was, Franbois..Queanel, 25,. wa “"Wenténiead “Tijdaday ta 4-1-2 © years in jail for the beating of a rooming-house neighbor who suffered permanent brain damage in the in- cident. Vincent Quesnel, 20, was also found guilty and will be sentenced later this JAILED IN DEATH — FORT ST, JAMES (CP) — Alfred Felix, 24, of Tachie, ‘was sentenced Tuesday to 19 . months in jail for killing his wife Aug. 28. He pleaded: guilty Feb. 28 to a man. slaughter charge laid after the shooting death of his wife to assertain the origin of the objects seen. . _ _ ‘There were unidentified flying objects in the sky, according to local residents. — ‘LOS ANGELES (AP) — After the longest trial in California history, American The police found, after investigating the Indian Movement activists matter, that a local aeronautical engineer in th Nechako area had launched two lighter-than-air crafts. The objects were constructed. of plastic and wood and were fueled by a partly flammable substance suspended beneath the crafts, “Steady winds, together with_a local up-draft,’ resulted in spectacular areobatics and numerous calls,” says. police, e@ Paul Skyhorse and Richard Mohawk have been found not guilty in the tortureslaying encampment. The verdict Wednesday was greeted first by scat- tered sobbing by supporters in the tense, tightly guarded courtroom, Then, as jurora polled and each af- i . were .The young engineer explained to.police that he. firmed. the verdict, the to safety reasons. _ Opposition to_ _ Hydro work VANCOUVER (CP) — A three-day public meeting will be held next weekend in Invermere, B.C., ta discuss British Columbia Hydro's proposed Kootenay diversion project. ‘The funding of school bands WAS: t boost tn - Biren area - Histributed Northern B.C, by a raffle recently held by the various band parents and directors, Sight & Sound Ltd., with the co-operation of Yamaha Canada, provided an organ, - a guitarand two stereo head- seta as prizes to be raffled with the total proceeds being retained by the various band tions. - The result of the raffle was "' most gratifying. Thousands of tickets were sold which meant thet thousands of dollars were injected into the travel funds and ‘general expense budgets of school Jim Ryan, director of the Caledonia Senior ‘Secondary Band, Ted Taylor, of Sight & Sound, and Wendy Sharples, a Caledonia band student, at the recent raffle draw.- , ' ft ‘ ‘~ Band Booster raffle bands in the area, Band arents and directors tickets to students who did the selling job. Tn addition to the prizes, ‘Sight & Sound Ltd. awarded gift certificates to the sellers of the winning Uckets and to” the students who sald the most tickets for. thelr band. -Qn Tuesday, May i186, during the intermission of the Canadian Forces, Naden, Band Concert, a draw-was. conducted. Drawing the winning tickets was band student Wendy Sharples of Caledonia Senlor Secondary School Band in Terrace.” The winner of the Yamaha - organ was Mrs. E. Person of Smithers, B.C, The winner of the Yamaha guitar was ‘Erick Wright of New Alyansh, B.C. and the winners of the stereo head- ‘sets were Ron Lund and Joan Chestley of Quesnel, B.C. According to officials’ at Sight & Sound, they hope that this raffle system of @eveloping funds for bands 1s the first of future ‘annual projects, They alsa wish to thank all people who sup- ported tale ena _ by BOOSTERS", ’ -yermere ‘The diverted vater would ‘coalition’s ‘ based In Montana which has ‘pulled:the idea ‘from the locally playing movie: Sout toom-.wan. filled. with. Close Encounters of the Third Kind. . ‘cheering and elenched-fist Further Jaunchings have been suspended due utes.: Pre-trial . proceeding alone insted 24% years, The trial took 13 months and produced 17,000 pages of ‘transcript, The meeting, which starts June 2, is sponsored by the Kootenay-Columbia : Coalition, a conservation . organization formed to . OTTAWA (CP) — The gov- oppose the project, ermment’s proposal to link Speakers will include public service compensation Charles Nash, Hydro's to wages and benefits in the manager for cor- private sector could “open porate affairs; George up a real can of worms” Manuel, president of the when ‘officials attempt to Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs: apply the formula, Lincoln Graham Kenyon of the B,C, Alexander (PC— Hamilton Wildlife Federatlon and West) said Thursday. Donald Waterfield, author of Leon Mitchell, the. key Continental Water Boy and government official Land Grab, both books about responsible for arbitration, B.C. Hydro projects, replied et a Commons Field trips to.the area that committee meeting he was would be affected by.the ‘not in a position to com- diversion project wili be menton whether it’s a can or organized during the Whether there are worms in tr " weekend, can. Under the terns of the Co- © But he said he anticipated lumbia River Treaty,’ “many differences of Canada is allowed after opinion’? if Parliament September, 1084, todivert up passes a bill to link public to 1.5 million acre feet of serviceraises and benefits to water from the Kootenay pay and benefits in the a) River to the Columbia River private sector. . | near Canal Flats, about 45 The bill now before the kilometres south: of In-- Commons centains the in the East -criterla to be considered Kootenay. - when government = ar- This is about two thirds in bitrators decide the ithe Kootenay flow at Canal Allowable increases to be Flats granted to federal ' public servants, ., pass through Hydro's Mica . The . Public Service and Revelstoke generation Alllance of Canada and other stations on the Columbia to “public service upions have. produce about 810 million stated thelr adamant op- kilowatt hours of power position to the proposal to angually. The project would apply a. formula to com- cost $87 million to $62 pensation Increases, . million. The unten, say the pill The project is expected to Ww ny free collective have an impact from Canal ‘bargaining and would treat Flats to Golden, to the Mica public servants as second: reservoir and intothe Arrow class citizena. Lakes reservoir, « -*. | Federal arbitrators would Cities, regional districts, consider the value of fringe industry, Indian bands and benefits, suchas pensions, aa clubs "ate among the well'as wages In comparing 40 affiliated ‘compensation in the public organizations, It also has 200 individual memberships. Also attending the meeling wili be representatives of the Insitute of the Rockies, a humanities _ organizailon of,a cab driver at an AIM : From the outset, Skyhorse, 33, and Mohawk, 27, had claimed their prosecution was politically motivatec and was an attempt to discredit the AIM. “Your frame-up didn’t work,”’ Slkyhorse' said defiantly as he stood up and glared at prosecutor Louis Samonsky after the verdict. RESCINDS ORDER. ‘Superior Court Judge Floyd Dodson told Skyhorse to sit down, but he refused and the judge ordered him = remaved ..from..the.cour-. tioom. That touched off a bitter exchange between a ~ defence lawyer and Dodson. Dodson then rescinded his order. The two remained in custody for a brief time on and private sectors. There was agreement at a federal- provincial first ministers’ ‘meeting earlier this year. that public sector increases should not exceed those in general ° out-of-state escape - and tobbery warrants. Mohawk was ordered to return to court June 1 to face a drug- possession charge for allegedly .having heroin in - Ventura County jail, But bail was arranged and the pair were released, They were arrested in October, 1974, shortly after the brutal murder of George Aird, 27, in-Box Canyon in Ventura County, The case was transferred to Log ” Angeles because of pre-trial * publicity. Sp hee yie: ed - ne Three other persons—two . Indians and a white woman—were charged with the murder, but they turned state’s evidence, named Skyhorse and Mohawk and were granted immunity, Public-private wage - link proposed _ the private sector. The Commons committee on miscellaneous estimates was considering the $6 million budget set aside for . the Public Service Stafi Relations Board for 1978-79. Referendum law _ will go ahead By KEVIN DOUGHERTY QUEBEC (CF) — The Parti Quebecois government intends to go ahead with a law allowing -a referendum on Quebec independence espite the illneas of Robert Burns, sponsor of the bill. Premier Rene Levesque told the national assembly Wednesday. that clause-by- clause study necessary before the bill can be passed will proceed under another minister, as yet to be des- ignated The government had an- nounced it would pass the referendum law before the assembly recesses in June, and even though Burns. will not resume.a full workload until August, it intends to stick to that schedule, Burns,41, was taken to hospital in Montreal . last Friday at his own request when he felt ill during a public meeting. Doctors suspected heart trouble and advised him to say in hospital for two weeks, i ‘Burns, who holds a second . job as government House leader in the national assembly, will have to rest 7 Toe. Crafts Fair The fourth Annual Uutdoor Arts and Crafts Fair will be held this Saturday, May 27, between held several meetings about 10 a.m. and 4 p.m, on Park Avenue, environmental issues in the | Columbia River valley. Firat-stage “environmental and engineering studies of be released shortly: other music and dance Sponsored by the Terrace & District Arts Council, the yearly event will feature displays of art work and crafts, pottery, macrame and other the diversion peoject ate due items, plug. performances by: school bands and» groups, for two months after he leaves hospital, although he is expected to start attending cabinet meetings in July., His position as House leader has been taken over by Sport Minister Claude Charron, and there were ‘reports Levesque wanted “Charron to pilot the ref- erendum bill through com- mittee, But a government source indicated. Thursday that Charron felt taking on the referendum bill in addition to his own ministry and the House leader's job would be too much, Areplacement for Burns is ted to be named of- expec -ficlally within the next few days. theprovince, where they will be allowed to rest before being flown back to France, the spokesman’ said. Lubumbashi is about 820 kilometres southeast of Kolwezi. to, ; Meanwhile, Belgium urged the creation of a Western-supported — all. African peacekeeping force to ptevent another attack into Zaire’s Shaba province and guarantees the continued flow of ore from the mineral- rich region. Weather: Elouay with © _ sunny periods. Warming tendancies, | Naked | Chase WEST VANCOUVER (CP) — Three police vehicles were damaged Wednesday before municipal police were able ‘to stop a stolen truck driven: by a naked man. The chase started when bridge patrol alerted West Vancouver police that a stolen truck waa speeding off -the north end of the Lions Gate Bridge. Constable Neil, Thomson chased the truck and at- tempted to stop it on Marine Ozive ht wag rammed from behind by the vehicle. He suffered whiplash and was taken to hospital for examination, The chase continued for 13 more blocks, during which, lime the truck scraped the side of a police paddywagon and another police ear before they were able to atop Samuel Lawrence Chapman, 22, appeared later in provincial court on a charge of being in posseasion of a atolen truck and was remanded for psychiatric evaluation, ee ee eee a eet 2 eon = .