Victoria, Bac,

_ Kelth, Alford =
Herald Btaft Writer.

_AERRACE_School District 88 has

jolned: the growing throng of provincial

trustees protesting . Premier’ Bennett's. -
proposed. legislation a8 te relates to:

*- education,

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School | District 88

Four separate: letters: of ‘protest have —

been ‘sent to various ministers as‘a result
of ani: in-camera: meeting: of’ the school ©

board's committee of the whole held July - |

22. . Although: every. tristee was invited
only. ‘five ‘attended: ..Nancy..Orr, : Peter
Weeber, Claudette: Sandecki,: Danny
Sheridan ‘and Rusty Ljungh The other
'* trustees are reported tp have elther been -
holiday.or taking courses.

Each of ‘the four. letters was, ‘passed

: “unaaimously by the trustees involved and

each letter deals. with a ‘distinet proposed
- Bal, :

press conference held Tuesday by board

Seinen “Lavern Hislop, assistant — -
7 nderit Skip Bergema, and trustee.

The ‘content’ of + ach? te letter and’ dhe’.
- peagoding behind them, Was revealed at a.

oy Sheridan who acted as the: board a

eaman..:

The first letter went to James Chabot, —

minister’ “of government services,

concerning Bill 3 and objecting to its firing an
“without causé” terminology. The board’

prefers the phage in‘a “just and orderly
‘fashion."’ The changes ..made to this

section of Bill 3 late last week, before the

minister - recelved the letter, appear to
Satisty the trustees of School District: 88.
The board also abjecta to a section of Bill

- g.that would -Bive the non-elected deputy °

_ minister powers-equal to the elected
minister.
_ trustees waint thé section eliminated, .

They: also ‘want ‘the’ section allowing ~

individval. fines: of $2,000 to be“imposed -
_,,* Upéin individual trustees eliced from Bill 3,
P “Sheridan ‘said that clause could result in.

many “pecorded negative votes, or non-

declainin, or the seeking of legal advice

prine.to deciding on many issues that are

F* today ‘considered routine...

Woe A geeemnd “letter rappoclag’ Bul ‘4h ~-ogatieveaeh “college board::member™

‘Education: Interim Finance Amendment, —
- Act, went to ‘Minister af Edpeation Jack
Heinrich:

Thisact would allow the rifalster not

only to set the: total amount of a school
district's budget aé he did before,but also

to specify “portions” of it, How.‘'nute and -

bolts” the “portions” will be are unknown
. at this time; but the board has some feared
concerning  (
| Sheridan ‘stated he could gee sonie
' “super; problems” ‘arising for. School
‘District 83 concerning teacher's salaries if
this became law.’ Saying there was as-yet
no indication that speclfic programs were
being targeted by:the minister, Sheridan -
and Bergsma displayed concerned that the
district is in the forefront provinclally ‘of

- supplying special education and would.

hate to eee any of those programs cut. .
The board would also like the right to
keep budget surpluses. and not have to

_ return them to Victoria-and the end of‘the

" ‘Mscal year, That way. they could keep the.

ey budgeted for the Kitsault: school,
closed due to Amax’s: decision not: to:

€ its Kitsault molybdenum mine until
world markets improve, and use those
funds to reopen the school when needed
instead of having to go ‘through a.lengthy

- procedure with the ministry to justify the

cost at a later date.

Like others. Bergsma has heard rumors .

Christian ‘influence e ends - .

CAP) —_

GUATEMALA - erry
Guatemala’ ‘a new: ruler ‘has abolished the
secret military-courts of ousted President
Efrain Rios Montt, but he vowed to wipe’
out leftist rebels and end his predecessor's
born-again .Christlan influence i. this
mostly Roman Catholic country. a

"Gen. Oscar Humberto. Mejia Vietores,
the defence » minister .and .a. 35-year
military veteran, seized power Monday in

a rapidly staged coup’ that: ended ‘Rios .
' Montt’s 1?-month-old regime after a brieg -

As: elected local official the

“that the budgets for school districts are
frozen until 188¢., But he Is not sure how
‘frozen they. are. ‘Neither he nor- anyone
_ else will be fully aware of the implications

of the budget untll technical meetings on =.
- the new finance system are held in the’

"area on both Aug: 27.and in the early part

~ of September.: Duritig the firat education -

budget scramble, the district had to
rewrite its budget three times under the
~ Bill Vander'Zalm’s ministry.
=A third letter-went to Hugh Curtis,
minister of finance, objecting to sections of *.

Bill 11 the Compensation Stabllization !
___ Amendment ‘Act.: :

~The trustees: believe: “negotiations
between the board and: it's various.

_ employee groupa-will be-a medningless’

Process” a3 long: as the. act remains ins
effect. . ; oy

. settlement asks ‘Sheridan. .. “Tt would be -

‘better and cheaper to send two Buys down. -
to ‘argue in front of Peck, the trustee

Bates. ca, “pe
The fourth and last: ietier. ‘leo, went
“Heinrich objecting tothe remoyalof school
board trustees (chosen by ‘the: board). to.»
community tolleges. "We até’ the. only...

elected officials put: on: college boards,”

‘says Sheridan. The. letter says trustees
“provide - an important. ‘regiorial-
representation” to the colleges. :
Northwest Community College principa.”
_.Val George concurs and calls the same bill”
“fairly serious." Currently,” NCE: has n-
, board members, six of which aré trustees
" appointed by each of the school districts |
: involved in the region covered: ‘by NCC.
The previous niles | governing ' ‘college *
- board: ‘appointments = allowed”
‘government to appoint ‘ah. equal auiber '
” plus.one of directors to college boards as
the ‘echools, ‘Gedrge' sees the’ move ‘as
’ placihg’an additional workload on the -
_ remaining directors,

: George does not feel it is ‘igaly {hat the.
‘Boia government “will “appojat six:

itor to replace the Jost trustees..“::

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‘Saudi ‘raa’s s “King Faud ‘ejects. ‘proposal

withdrawal, saying it would. Syrian.
lead oe the permanent”

“King | ‘Fahd. of Saudi
Arabia has rejected a new.:

“US, proposal fora partial ,
withdrawal: ‘of Israeil troops. *.
‘from | ‘Lebanon, the .Saudi-

“newspaper: Al-Sharg . Al
“Awsah-nald today...
ting “informed

: newspaper’
reported today ~ . that.
[ébanon will.abandon Its’:
1$-mediated . Arobp owithe
i tr agreement “with
baph thie Syrians a ite
“tnsetabla “Yar: ee

~ Feceivingt $3,000 . per..year,: the~ total “ ces;. the néwspaper in Jidda . tielr: troops from. ‘Lebanese

“(government saving at NCC: total. $18,000 said’: Fahd | -told_ . visiting: --terkitory,
- * Ums. special ‘envoy Robert.

“per years
But the real problem, as. the college
principal gees it, is this bill Jeada to great

_ McFarlane that.” Saudi:
‘Arabia insisted on complete .

The. independent
newer ~ An-Nahar
quoted. an. , unidentified.

‘centralized’ control of the’ allege. by. withdrawal of Israeli tréops. Lebanese offical as saying.

Victoria. George says the remaining local
college directors also see themselves as
representatives of the local. community, |
but points out if the government doesn’t
like a decision they niake then the minister
can simply’ replace. ther.

‘to enable —_ Lebanon’s:

legitimate authorities: .to

“exercise full’ sovereignty.
-McFarlane, ° arrived .

“Saudi “Arabia on sunday. .

| In. what was’ seer by:

President Amin Gemayel’s®
government “had outlined
“the - Lebanede, Position to
_, MeFaglane, *

The newspaper said

° "McFarlane | ‘also was’ told

Bergama says school boards. will -still ~ political. observers: asa. that jit Israel acts sooner:

retain the power to give good local input to .
the ministry of education, . He. doesn’t
‘know if the bilis will cause.a reduction of
teaching” positions or Jayeffa' of ‘rurrent
employees.. He js not expecting. any -
‘program or staff changes until December:
when the current fiscal year ends,

‘The letters were sent on Aug; 4 Into. order
to give input-while changes to the various
bills are being corisidered in governmental
committees after. having passed their.
second “readings in’ the. legislature,

_ Bergsma’ believes . . this - Process is

": happening now...

‘but bloody shootout at. the: peestietital ;

‘polace..

Mejia said the shootout’ éndétl. with’ one
soldier killed and three worded.” Local
reporters sald‘two solders werd killed.

Mejia’s first act as‘ predident was to
scrap the clandestine courts established
_by Rios Montt that had séntenced at feast

15 people to death for leftist subversion.

‘The new ruler also vowed to end ‘the
“religious. fanaticlem" he said chardc-
_ terited theregime of Rio’ Monti, a general

"who was a minister In a Californla-baved :

Protestant evangelist sect.

‘The abolition of secret courts was part of |
‘the
program largely echoed the goals of Riot: |

Montt's rightist regime; the most ‘sub-
‘stantial difference between the ousted and:

a. nine-point program signed!
Guatemala’s’ milltary commanders. :

"new president appears to be their religion.

i. Mea, a'52-year-old Catholic, promised °

to respect.“‘the faith and traditions of the
pele of Guatemala’ and to “keep out

. Sehdol District 8a inifiated this letter
-writing on its own. But a spokesman for. -
the B.C..School Trustees Association says -
most: boards are making thelr views ”
‘known to the government. y various;
‘means. **

.
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foreign influences that wound the feelings
(of Guatemalans).” - : .
IGNORED PRINCIPLE . a

“A joint statement by the commanders

‘said: “A fanatic and aggressive | religious .
_ @roup, taking advantage of the power of its .
highest members, hayé used and abused
thie government for their benefit, ignoring
the fundamental principle of the |
- Beparation of church and state.’ ”

“Rios Montt had promoted evangelical
‘Protestantism in Guatemala, which is

7 about 80 per cent Catholic. He had ap-

“pointed two elders from his Church of the
_ Word bs top aldes,
Mella sald Rios, Montt was “at the
tien" of Hie army but declined to
ala rate. A polltlcal source close to the
army said security agent were holding
Rios Montt at a house in thé'capital,
The new president pledged to “combat .
Marxist-Leninist subversion ahd the .
paramilitary group to Protect’ the people of

‘ Guatemala,”

At least four leftist guerrilla groups
[operate ‘i )6- Guatensala. -
t death squads. also have flourished
and are blamed by human rights groups ,
* thr lnmidreds of deaths. .-

', Mejia said he would maintain an elec-

a i toga tribunal created last month, and.
‘would “speed up"’ the electoral process.
Rios Montt, who came to fower in a March -
23, 1962, military, coup,. had promised.
“elections in July, 1084, ;

-deliberately cool reception, »

' the’ American envoy: was:

kept: waiting” for 24-hours’

before .. seelng the Saudi

-monareh. :
McFarline, inaking hig: .
first ‘Middle East tour Blnce |

than::: Syria_ cand” sets <a
. timetable for polling. out its:
“\foreés, the ° Lebanese ~
> parliament: would ratify the °
bijraval agree-

| Isyael has asked for quick

_ Lebaniese-Israeli
-withdrawal : - “pact” signed |

McFarlane, during Fy ‘stop

“fn Damascus, proposed to”

Assad on - Sunday that

‘Syrian -and. Israeli forces”

~agreeto disengage as a first

” step’ toward: ° total witht
drawal froth ‘Lebanod, but a.

“member: - of the .. Syrian
cabinet said: Assad. rejected
| -the-proposal;’
CAME WITH © “EMPTY ~

BAG":

; “Robert ‘MeFertene came -

“to us with an-‘empty bag,”

Syrian Culture Minister

Tishrin.

~ McFarlane 7 also ap:
parently failed’ to ‘soften
Syria's: opposition to the
“troop

“May 17.-Assad was quoted —

- by, ‘the state-run: “Syrian
having told
: MeFarlane. the withdrawal .

-mediia : as

agreement ““gteala

taking over’ from Philip ' Fatifieation of the ‘pact but ‘Lebanon's ” “ Yndependence

- Habib last. month;: ‘is trying. .
to secure withdrawal of all

‘uninvited - foreign: . troop

from Lebarion. He- has.
already ‘visited’ - Israel,.
Lebanon and Syria,. and ia

also, expected ‘to, vialt, Jor

The reported Saudi rebuft,

7 marks ‘a further ‘setback in.

. Ums. ‘efforts to’: ‘break . the.
~ impasse : over Lebanon.
_Syrian ; President. Hafez--

: Assad, told, MeFarlate’ din:

_ Dathaseus last : ‘week. that
* Syria. would ‘not ” “drop: its. °
« opposition”: to: the: U.S
* sponsored accord son: troop .
withdrawals. © sign by
Israel and. Lelbauton’ on y
v. an

_ Israel-says it will not pull
out: its forces, - which - In-
vaded ; ‘Lebanén, uintil: Syria
and: ‘ the: “* Baleatine *
Liberation” ‘Organization
agree to “a, ‘simultanepus
‘-withdrawal:-

_ Growing Atab opposition
to! Ainérica’s - Middle East
policies has been. reinforced
by last week's U.S. | veto of a
UN .. Security. “Council
resolution on feraeli set:
tlements ..-in “occupted
territories. oy
CONDEMNS. . -BETTLEM.
ENTS... Ay: :

--The resolution, backed by

has also said it will not set a:
" timetable’: for Withdrawal
and Swill, not ‘honor’. thé -
agreéinent “unless; the |
. Syrians | agree to pull-out.”

Int eastern” Lebanon's
| Beka ? valley,. Syrian
: evs shot down a
“ pilotless ‘Israeli. recon-
palgance “plane: Monday.
There was no word on any”
Isrgeli retaliation.

in Saudi Arabia ~ said —
‘MeFarlane discussed a U.S. .
pla ‘to guarantee Syria's

security if the Syriana with- .

draw. from° Lebanon. The:
_ sources gave no details. The -
Saudis are. an important.
trading partner with Syria.
and could pressure Assad to -
be more flexible about auch:
a plan. :

. The Syrians - have’
demanded that Israel. with-
draw Its 26,000 troops from
central and — southern:
Lebanon unconditionally -
before they consider a

pullout. ms!

o

and. turfs ‘it into ‘an Israeli .
proteétorate,’ we

Syrla ‘haa " Spposed | the
agreement because it. calls:

for Lebanon to’ Tecognize

Israel and provides for. joint

_ Tsraeli-Lebanes¢ patrols in

southern Lebanon near the
stipulates ° that Israel -will

“not pull its troopa out unless -
ca - Syria withdraws .its forces.
Arab -diplomatic sources

: Njah Attar wrote Monday in __
the government newspaper _

| Silhouette windows; Canyon City:Lions Club for the all-

' Israeli border. The pact also ”

Israel invaded Lebanon 14. |

“months ago. with the aim of: .
destroying ~ Palestinian.

guerrilla bases, It daid:- were
Imuinching. points. for. raids.

on -northern ‘Israeli set.
“ tlementa, The Syrians-have

‘heen in Lebanon. since, the
end of the 1075-16 civil war:

The. Israelin tiave. sald.
, "they plan to pull their forces :

“beck about - 32 Kilometres
south | a -Belrut, - with-

drawing from-areas where

Israeli soldiers ‘are , being
attached: .by-: Palestinian

"guerrillas and’ their- allies.
_ Lebanon objects ta: the

Troops. arrive”

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuter) — Thé first contingent of
troops sent by the Reagan administration bo Central

Amefioa for military manoeuvres of a scale unprecedented,

13 other: council. members in the region has arrived in. Honduras. —
A detachment of engineers landed Monday In the ner-

with only one abstention,

as Itlegel -and- ‘balled - :for
their dismantling. us

But in what was. widely
“keen” in the: region as.‘ a
“Major shift in Washington's

. policy on the issue, its UN
representative... said

dismantling existing. set-
‘Hements would. bée im:

‘Paramilitary condemned the settlements thern coastal town of San Pedro Sula, bringing équipment
to build training camps, barracks and a Provisional 60-bed.

Troaps will continue arriving today, military: ‘sources

said, Between 2,500. and 3,000 troops are expected to arrive

in the.next four to five weeks, they said, . ~

A totatof 5,600 U.S. troopa will Joly 6,000 Honduran ground
troops for exercises lasting at least six months: They. will be
backed up by 19 U.S. warships carrying more than 16,000
military. personnel and 1 lighter planes.

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and «
controlled sectors,

. in conjunction with the chamber of commerce.

It also decided to give special certificates to Dave

Mallett, chairman of the committee and Mary Jane Asarta,

secretary of the chamber, plus 35 groups that were active in

this year’s celebrations.

‘Included on Alderman Gordon Galbraith’s ‘ist is the
Centennial Lions for the fireworks display: and old time —
dance; Downtown Lions for the pancake bréakfasts;

’ ‘Terrace Kinnettes for the open air concert (which was held
in the REM Lee Theater because of rain); Skeena Mall

merchants for the bed race and free advertising with the

native soccer. toornament: Terrace Men's Slow: Pitch
. Association for ts tournament; Kathy Crack (on behalf of
. the Centennial Lions) fer the Canoe Regatta; Kinsmen Club
of ‘Terrace for the Paddle. Wheel Tavern;: Hand-Gliders

“Club of Terrace; Sky Divers Club of Terrace; Old Timers’

Reunion Group for the old'timers’ banquet and dance:
Royal Canadian Legion; Branch 13 for the Riverboat

. Days Parade; Terrace Stock Car Association for its races;

’ Perrace Bonco Teamfor its zone finals; Molson Skeeha

- Cedar. ‘Kings for. the Riverboat Days ‘series: Terrace
 JayGees for the Miss Terrace pageant; Meet the Players
> Molson Special Skeena Ladies; Rotary Club of Terrace for
“the. funtathalon; BMX Club for its races; Kitsumkalum

Band’

~ salmon barbeque; Wheelehalr Basketball. team and the
Terrace Ladies Soccer team for thelr exhibition wheelchair
basketball game; “‘Skeena Valley Marathoners for the King
of ihe Mountain race; Rod and Gun Club for the turkey a

-Council . for~. the

shoot and outhouse races.

Tote Saddle Club for the annual gymkhana; CFTK for-
the Skeena Open Belly Flop Classic and lots and lots of free
’ advertising; Yellowhead Sailing School for the sailing

regattas; Red Cross for the beard growing. contest;

Chamber of Commerce for the window decorating contest
and employee dresssup plus its office and staff; RCMP.for |
lots of help and support; District of Terrace for the
‘dignitary luncheon and posters; CP ‘Air for the lottery
" prizes; PWA for the. lottery prizes; TPA for the lottery

prizes and Okanagan Helicoptes for the lottery prizes.
The list was compiled byl the Riverhoat Days‘ Committee.

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