* PAGE 4, THE HERALD, Friday, September 9, 1977 _(the herald) Published by Sterling Publishers General Offlee - 635-6357 Circulation (Terrace) - 635-6357 (Kitimat) - 632-6209 PUBLISHER... W.R, (BILL) LOISELLE MANAGING EDITOR... STU DUCKLOW Published avery weekday ai 3212 Kalum $1. Terrace B.C. A member of Varifled Circutation. Authorized 7s second class mail. Registration number 1201. Postage pai... cash, return postage guaranteed. Se Ab aa PRE MER EE SODA AEE PROP ONO O TEES TE NOTE OF COPYRIGHT The Herald retains full-complete and sole copyrigh# In any adverilsement produced and-or any: editorial or. photographic content published In the Herald. Reproduction Ao Permitted without the written permission of the r. A Quiet Carter now talks with UNITED NATIONS CP-U.S, President . Carter now“in theeighth month of his office, has shifted subtly from open to iet and traditional diplomacy in his lings with foreign powers. No longer heard are the public demands, 80 often expressed just after his inaugration last Januuary, fer better observance of human rights in other _countries-in the Soviet Union in par- ticular. He ahs quietly eased on public suggestions and proposals for a Middle East peace settlement, His UN ambassadoe, Andrew Young, also appears to have softened his own once-strident human right campign. his jibes at foreign countries with barely a mention in the newspapers. One consequence of the new approach has been a gradual improvement in Soviet-American relations, which went sour at mid-year as a result of Cater’s criticism and his sending of a letter of support to a prominent dissident in Moscow. . ; That action prompted the Soviet Union to reject proposals advanced by Carter for the nuclear arms limitation talks SALT, and stirred Communist Party Leader Leonid Brezhnev publicly to ac- cuse the Soviet internal affairs and warn eat More control, - promotion and less red tape © | VANCOUVER (CP)- More government en- fouragement, increased Canadian ownership and less yed tape are among the suggestions being offered at the British Columbia Economic Symposium by panelists ussing ways of expanding the province’s economic Se, * Don Duguid, president of the B.C. Development Corp., told the meeting that B.C. needs strong encouragement from the federal government, which has yet to take the strong stand needed to let the province expand its fesource development and move into other secondary rest. : “The excessive federal tax situation is discouraging, and. the seeming inability of our central government to make firm decisions without endless judicial hearings, studies, task forces sub-committees often render major projects non-competitive and place an almost impossible burden on our province,” he said. . Among the projects he suggested could be developed in B.C. are electro-metallurgical reduction facilities,. ex- pansion of ports in Vancouver, Kitimat and Prince Rupert and a_ atronger agricultural - base. MLA Gary Lauk NDP Vancouver Centre the provincial opposition’s economic development critic, that govern- ment power and bureaucracy are becoming more cen- tralized at greater cost to the business community. To encourage economic growth here, Lauk suggested and corporation taxes and in taxes paid by enterprises of 20 employees or less, setting up apprenticeship programs for local businesses and a revival of the B.C. Development Corp’s loan program for community businesses. Dr. P.C. Tressell, president of Techwest Enterprises Ltd., said that a sa resouce-tich country, Canada should turn to developing sophisticated technology in its own areas of concern. He mentioned transportation, com- munications, raw-materials processing and possibly nuclear power. . “This probably will mean.steering support to selected Canadian companies,” he said. “In an attempt to strengthen Canadian controland buy into foreign owned Canadian manufacturing, con- sideration may be given to a tax rebate, ay of 10 to 15 percent , fo companies with over 75 percent Canadian ownership.” Sandy Sheinin, of Coppers and Lybrand, chartered accountants, said Canada’s chaotic tax system has cost the country vast amounts of money in time and effort put in by management to figure it out, and in lost business opportunities deferred because of the uncertain tax conditions. The resource sector is the one that has suffered most from the constant changes in tax laws, Sheinin said. “There is little doubt that the Canadian resource tax Perret Toe Lek f See ee eee ee A9* GAE REE system has changed more over the past few years thanin - any other country in the free world. Quite frankly, it has been bush league.” In another address at the sumposium, Flo Whynard, people of the Yukon are holding their breath waiting for | a final go-ahead on construction of a gas pipeline along the Alaska Highway. She told the symposium that the district is “waiting for Jn Carter to drop the other shoe,” approving the peline. The Yukon wants the project to go through but is aware of its potentially disrupting effects on its population and wealth, she said. “We are infor a big development if that route is chosen. The economic effects of this and other developments will be felt on the B.C. side of the border as well.” Chamber of Commerce, continues today and Friday. Young, often indiplomatic hot water for” that it is “unthinkable” that relations between two countries could develop normally on that basis. Diplomats here privately questioned Cater'’s wisdom in pressing the human rights issue on the eve of. the SALT negotiations, suggesting it was imposible for the Soviet Union to agree to arms talks in the face on American pressure on an issue as sensitive to the Kremlin as that of the Moscow dissidents. Brezhnev has turned down a Carter proposal that the two men get together in _@ meeting in August to explore means of overcoming the impasse between their two countries. Washington officals are said to have big stick young administrations, rather than diplomatic retreat. . There also may be recognition, often expressed by diplomats here, that so- called open diplomacy often forces parties in a dispute to assume inflexible public postions and creates a deadlock rather than encourages negotiation. The easing of pressure from Wahington has been accompanied by progress in Soviet-American arm talks and the two | they have found the basic for negotiations - on a new nuclear test ban treaty. Negotiations are expected to start in October. characterized the new Carter approach as VOICE OF READERS _ NEW PLANES COMING Z és kg y © K Nuclear weapons on way out for Canadian Forces By STEPHEN SCOTT OTTAWA (CP)- Canada will get rid of the Jast of its nuclear next few years when it spends about $2 billion for new fighter planes. Defence officials said this week the new fighters they are after will have no nuclear capability. The country spent millions con- verting its CF-104 Starfighters serving in Europe to conventional- weapon troop support roles from nuclear: roles starting about four years ago. But the CF-101 Vocodoos used in North American retained their nuclear capability and the US. owned nuclear rockets for the planes still are stored at some Canadian bases. Military officials said nuclear -weapons are outmoded for downing planes. Highly-sophisticated con- ventional rockets now do the job without the fallout. - The officials, briefing reporters on how they hope to get a new fighter now that six producers have been asked for proposals, emphasized that Canada must have riew fighters by 1983 to replace the Voodeos and the Starfighters and eventually the CF-5 Freedom. Fighters used for troop support in Canada and nor- thern Europe. - ’ They said it will cost about $300 million to keep the Voodoos and Starfighters flying until . 1933 because of the difficulty of finding parts and maintaining the outmoded aircraft. Brig. Gen Paul. Manson, head of the inter-departmental group in charge of seeking and investigating proposals, said there is urgent need for replacement. Because money supply is tight, officials are seeking a so called off the shelf plane that needs little or no modification to satisfy unique Canadian requirements. Canada’s fighter requirements. are unique because the new aircraft must defend sovereighnty now done defend air space and attack ground itions in central Europe now done y Starfighters and support troops in Norway after flying across the Atlantic now done by Freedom Fighters. , Officials concede the requirement may be such that it may be cheaper and more efficient to buy two types of aircraft, although this. would cause severe loss of flexibility. Labor’s role - The Labor. Day editorial as reported in the Terrace: Herald entitled,. “Labor's New Role,’ raises some serious doubts as to whether the new editorial staff of the Herald has done. much research into union ac- tivities. While the. Labour movement obviously can stand improvement and critique, in some areas the article is saturated with half truths and worse. Today's workers do in- deed need wage settlements to. keep abreast of the spiralling cost of living. Itis ludicrous to suggest that bargaining should only be discussions to keep up. with the rising cost of living, when in fact wage-controls are pegged four percent below the inflation rate, ata time when multinationals and other large employers are. reaping unilmited profits. An example is the Ford Motor Co. balance sheet showing a profit of $1.3 billion . by one year’s production of rusty vehicles sold to the consumer, i.c., “the worker.” . We do agree with your statement that workers are_ management as .an. ex- -. tension of the machinery by ‘; which to produce profits, to the gold plated salt mines. A few shifts in the pot-lines, the asbestos or copper mines,. or even choker . getting in the bush may well tarnish the gold plating in the eyes of your editorial writer, As to programs, training, etc., the unions are in. a continuous struggle job-training apprenticeship. with employers. Unless the taxpayer pays for the the employers insist on hiring skilled workers from Europe and Asia assisted by the department of im- migrations’ policies to the detriment of Canadian workers. . Your comments regar- ding labor’s involvement in social change, in = en- vironmental issues, -in essense a meaningful lifestyle, further displays your total ignorance of the trade union movement. What about the $150,000 study by Alcan workers? What about the area labor council's involvement on issues such as the Pearse Commission, land claims and at the present a major participatn in the Thompson — Oil Port Inquiry? What about the extended education programs through the Northwest College with a full calendar of courses in sociology, economics , industrial democracy and dozens of other courses designed for the union workers? To reiterate, your editorial is little.more, than the, ysual;,.utterings: py +¥ 1: 9 : Barer grees “allediahte fo their adver dra legen ‘ efforts to destroy trade ons. _ Except for this reply to keep the récord straight, we find ourselves too busy doing tne things that your editorial indicates we are not doing to ehgage in a lengthy running debate through your mo Press Committee Blaze will speed. ‘ NANAIMO, B.C, (CP). Environment Minister Jim Nielsen said Wednesday that study of all bulk fuel storage facilities in British Columbia has been ordered by the provincial govern- ment. Nielsen said in an in- terview at.the scene of the multi-million dollar waterfront fuel depot fire Wednesday, that the blaze would undoubtedly speed up the study. . study He said the study was ordered after the $3.5 million fire earlier. in summer which -destroyed warehouse facilities at Ogden Point in Victoria. . The cuaseof Wednesday’s fire which destroyed bulk storage facilities belonging to Chevron Canada Ltd. and Shell Canada Ltd..has not yet been determined. HERMAN = ‘ \ \ 01977 Universal Praca Syndkote 49 “| hope you used warm water. | don’t want to listen to those things chattering all night.” Business spotlight VANCOUVER CP - Canadian National Railways has completed a $30-a-foot, 42 mile march down the Fraser Canyon to replace some of the most heavily-used track in Canada, Keys to CNR’s almost military operation were a cavalcade of multi- million dollar machines from five countries and the down to earth ingenuity of an equipment supervisor from Ed- monton. ; Supervising the track crew last month was Butch-Whitman of Vancouver, who moved his column onto the malnline at 4 a.m. each morning to leave the way free for commercial traffic during the rest of the day. “At times we spread out to 2 1-2 miles between the head and the tall and that was too great a distance,” said Whitman, adding that unfinished track slowed down freight tralns after work crews packed up for the day. ee ‘WITH INGENIOUS SUPERVISOR _ Million-dollar machines march down C.N. track. Despite the problems, Whitman said, hig crew ground through the canyon at a rate of up to 4,080 feet a day, leaving behind heavyweight rails moored to conrete ties that the CNR hopes will last for many years. The $6.8 million relaying unit, manned by 140 welders and other laborers, laid down 95,000 concrete ties during the project to provide a solid base for the 1,100 foot sections of welded track. The 615 pound ties, produced by Con- Force Costain Lid. of Edmonton, contain 250 pretensioned. reinforcing wires and socketed mountings for patented rail fasteners. The fasteners, which replace the familiar railway spikes, can be clipped inte place by one man operating a small has-powered machine. Leading Whitman's column was a pair ‘of straddle cranes riding rails tem- porarily mounted outside the old track. The old-track was ripped out, dropped on flat cars, rolled away. A second pair of cranes rolled behind to lay down the new ties. In their wake was a procession of Swiss, French, Italian and American machines that pushed the rail into proper guage, tore out rock and ballast around the ties, added new gravel and tamped it down. Bringing up the rear was a propane crew which heated the new track to 30 degrees Celsius as a precaution against kinking in hot weather. Trains can small gaps in track caused by cold, Whitman said, but will almost certainly derail on a.kink. . Making life easier for the crew wag the . ingenuity of Ed Chymko, of Edmonton, a 51 year old CNR equipment supervisor. Chymko devised a simple clamp to enable the cranes to travel over lengths of rail anda machine to push the new rails ahead of track crews. He also bullt manually-operated lifting ear for retrieving and stowing steel spars used to support concrete ties during their ride from the factory. oat Watching. the whole operation were representatives of the British Columbia Railway, Burlington Northern, CP Rail, the Federal Railroad Administration of the United States and the railways of Australia, Britain and Poland. The days of wooden ties and short rails are over on CNR's mainline, Whitman ton freights are pounding the old ties to pieces. . The rails and ties used in the canyon are the heaviest in the CNR system, he said, but will scon be foudn over much more track, The ties, for example, are only the first shipment of a 1.5 million tie order.