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TORONTO (CP) — Divorce, the economy and. television.
_ all are partly to blame for a “frightening” 400-per-cent

increase in the number of suicides among 15-to 19-year-olds —

in the last. 15 years, the head of a government study group
says.

Diane Syer also said the ‘stiady group estimates. that for”
every teenage suicide, 50 other teenagers unsuccessfully:
attempted to end their lives.

* - Syer said in an interview. Tuesday there are probably
hundreds of other suicides that-are not certified as such
: because: officials are pressed by clergymen, family
members and otters not to record them because of the
social stigma. attached.

“Not only are more young people killing themselves,” she .

’ said, “but the incredible thing Is that there has been a-
dramatic shift downward in the ages — they are, becoming
younger and younger.”

- Syer, who earned a master’s degree anda doctorage with
her studies on suicide and heads the crisis interyentlon unit
at Toronto East General ‘Hospital, said although teenage
suicides occur in families from all economic’ and’ social
levels, the increase can be blamed, at least in. Part, on
similar. factors. .

She listed them as the increasing number of divorces and

single-parent faniilies, television, which she said desen-

" -sitizes children to violent death and encourages them to

devalue life, and frequent family moves caused by hard

economic times which force children to form new friend-
ships.

“Some of these kids ‘ean't form long-term friendships,”
' she sald. “They give upon it.”
Teenagers are also highly sensitive to parents who have
-failed in life, said Syer.
“They figure, why grow up to be like them,” she said.
Syer, who headed a 12-member study group set up by the-
federal Department of Health and Welfare, said: 1,300
teenagers committed suicide in Canada in 1981 — more than
25 per cent of total suicides — and three-quarters of those
“were boys. .
However, she said, the number of girls’ taking their own
_ lives is increasing. She said many have difficulty: coping
; with “role complexity’? caused by changes in women’s roles
in the workplace’ and home. -
.. But the increasing — suicide tate is not confined to.
teenagers, said Syer,
Inthe general population, suicide increased to 14.7 people ~
per 100,000 i 1978 from 12. Bin 1976, the only years for whlch
She had figures available; ”

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” OTTAWA: (OP): _ - Opposition leader Joe Clark 8: says he is.
remarkably encouraged bya Gallup poll that shows 47 per
centof respondenis would like him to retire as party. leader,

“The results of that Gallup poll are remarkably en-.
couraging to me considering: the fact that we've just been
throught’a year in which the press and, to some degree, the -
party have been speculating. about my lendership anad =

questioning it.~ .

“Some elements of the party have been ‘whole-heartedly

with me, others haven't, and when-there’s that kind of.in- .

ternal Avision, naturally it tends to pull’ a party leddery

. down. bid
He called’ on Progressive Conservatives to dispense with

internal: stabs at his leadership and sive. him more public:
"- supports”

‘Clark said the party. now will condo how well he would

i om doing if it had been solidly behind him.’ -

“ “If T have that muich‘aupport after.a year like i init, ite

: "causes one to. wonder how weil I'd be-dolng i if the Party had :

ben more supportive publicly..." °
* Besides ‘the findings on Clark, 6a per: cent’ of: 1 Oat. adults.
; _ surveyed in. early May. want Prime ‘Minister’ ‘Trudeau. to
retire. : *
“New. Democrat Leader Ea Broadbent” ‘cane out ‘most

favorably, Only 20per cent of respondents sald he shoulda te
“run again.

_ Pollsters. estimate such polls are accurate within four

_ ‘percentage. points, 19 in 20 times.

_ Broadbent, deseribing the results: as ‘obviously en:
_ couraging, said they are also a elgn of ‘support for NDP
policy, -

“T, as leader of the party; reflect New Democratic Party
policy and program and whatever. popularity I may have in
_jthig country I put down to. people responding to what I'm
saying. whieh Is Faery program.” ee

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surrender was 1,00). fewer than the number of
soldiers permanently stationed in Northern Ireland.

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‘significant human and riatéerial losses in their-un-
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crisis of 1956,
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larger, but without today’s missile systems waa less
» powerful, The fleet, and paratroops dropped on the

Nasser, who had nationalized the British and French-
- owned waterway. :

‘The United States, under ‘President Dwight
Eisenhower, opposed the action and. Britain and
France called it off.

Only 7.3 per cent of Britain’s total armed forces of

- 343,650 men and women were detached to: the
Falklands fight, compared with the 4.67 million under
arms in the Second World War.

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OTTAWA (CP) — Justice Thomas Berger of “British '
Columbia, already in hot water for criticizing constitutional

‘ compromises tast fall, has publicly reiterated his fears that

- French Canadians are threatened by the lack of a Quebec
_ veto over constitutlonal.change.-
' Berger also appears.to make an indirect vespionse ‘to his.
-># Critics when he writes in ‘the’ current issue of The Canadian-
* Forum magazine that judges have “an especial obligation’
to look out for minorities. en
- His latest article.comes, as the Supreme Court of Canada -
considers Quebec's request for affirmation of its veto over -.
constitutional change. ’
“The B.C. Stipreme Court justice waa reprimanded
- recently by the Canadian Judicial Cousiell for criticizing the
absencd of a Quebec veto and aboriginal rights in the
constitutional accord reached by Prime Minister Trudeau
_and nine premiers last November. A watered-down version ©
of native rights was.later restored. r
The council concluded Berger's’ comments “tid ‘not’

warrant his renioval from office: But it said he had been |

indiscreet.‘'to express his views as to matters ofa politteal
s nature when such matters are in controversy.” Ra
Justice: Minister Jean Chretien. sald: he accepted the
= ’Fecommendation that no. action be taken against ‘Berger, a:
= former“leader of the -B, zo New. Democratic: ‘Party who’

proposed Mackenzié Valley pipeline. .

_eThe latest article is in response to a ‘review. of: Berger's”
- book, Fragile Freedoms, by Alan’ Batovoy, general, counsel *
for the Canadian vil Liberties ‘Association. « os

Berger says & veto for Quebec is: “4g means of protecting”
not merely. providiclal rights, but minority rights,” |
~ - “Since there is no veto for Quebec, there is no assurance ©
that the French Canadians will have the power to forestall
amendments to the Constitution and charter (of rights and
freedoms) calculated to diminish. thelr. rights, including ©

‘those won by the charter, of French Canadians both inside _
“--and: outside Quebec! os 2 ee

He adds that constitutional protection of both the English
and French languages and native tights "guarantees,
“imperfectly rendered though they are" exempt the

- -—Canadian- bellef. in. divoraty. “

to reeapture the Falkland Islands, but the 9,000-

“fought this-century;,-the: battle for-the-Falklands.was ..-..

task force-in the South Adantic, including” 9,000"

Britain's biggest military operation since the Suez *

Suez Canal in Egypt, never achieved their object of
overthrowing Egyptian President Gamal Abdel

"two destroyers, two frigates anda merchant vesse] —

Argentina was. engaged in its first major conflict

have had about 15,000 men on the Falklands when.

~ grabbed the ‘national -spotlight - with ‘his’ inquiry into: the =: ;

By major * war standards, casualties were light.

“™ Shortly before the surrender, Britain said it. killed
about 650 Argentinians and acknowledged 228 of its’
own personnel dead or missing. These figures could
change as both sides sort out their losses. :

Britain lost 765,399-men in the First World War and —
265,000 in the Second World War, .
Both Argentina. and Britain have suffered heavy
: losses of ships and: planes in the Falidands conflict.
The British Defenee Ministry has acknowledged -
the loss of 19 ‘aircrait, including eight Sea Harrier

fightere, while. clainilig to have destroyedte7g 7"

Argentine conitat aircraft and helicopters since May
1°

"During the Battle of Britain in the Second World:

War, RAF planes shot down 75 German aircraft in a

* months of the year and drop to elght per cent early in 1963,
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LONDON (AP) — Britain sent its most powerful i

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- day — Aug: 15, 1940 — losing 34 fighters themselyes, ~~
All told, the battle over southern’ England resulted in |
the destruction of W8- German and B15 British .
aircraft, ;

-Britain’s worst losses: in the Falklands fighting .

‘were in Argentine attacks on the Royal Navy task
force. The Defence Ministry says at least five ships —

were sunk. Four other ships were damaged in attacks
June 8 +
During the First World War, again ona single day
' —May 41, 1916—14 Royal Navy chips qnd 11 German.
ships were sunk in the Baitle at Jutland, killing 4, 097
Britons and 2,645 Germans.>
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Berger expresses his fears

_; Slater, saying there is too much gloom about Canada’s
- economy, tald a meeting of the economic advisory group in

¢- U.S. ‘economy is: showing’ increased :strengl
ia have bottomed out last month: ea Michael ‘Walker, ae

fesearch organization, ee :
“Canatia’s own hard-hit ecanduny wil ‘nhteahity intig a

: demand for raw materials in the U.S. will spur Canadian :

a exports, although the current U.S. upswing won't affect ~

Canada until the last three months of the year, &-f.

~ However, high U.S, interest rates, a key factor in eroding ae |
. the value of the Canadian dollar, which clozed at 78.25 cents j
* U.S, Tuesday, will continue for some time. Despite U.S. j

, Sertaln whether Inflation has been defeated. —

* As well, although business growth has slowed, borroiving 1
hasnot because both businesses and governments have had :
to increase debt justto stay even, The U.5. Federal Reserve. =.
__ traditionally loosens its grip on the money supply In election
. years and 1962 is an off-year Congressional election year.

‘Later in an interview, Walker tried to salve some of the
pain of the falling dollar. Its performance is more’ a

. reflection of lack of confidence rather than an-indication of .
* economic strength he sald, predicting that once confidence .

He brushed aside predictions of imminent economic

. For example, the economy has not slid as far as it did in ‘

1854, the worst recession in Canadian. post-war history. co

~ But Canada’s own economle problems will slow down its yl

recovery, Walker said. Consumer confidence remains low

-in the face of real wage declines, desplte inflation-Hinked ;

"increases, and high unemployment. - |
Canada is still playing catch-up on the energy scene,’ ‘its H

“dollar algo will fue} inflation because Canada imports 30 per
cent of its consumer goods and wage increases have not yet
moderated significantly.

* Despite these factors, Walker sees some good signs. He.
predicts inflation will fall to 10 per cent in the last three

Unemployment will remain a problem this year but a
modest improvement is possible next year. Interest rates _ &f
will not be as easy to deal with, he said. vod

'. ‘The continued exodus of capital caused by federal energy
and foreign investment policies will. {force the Bank of.
Canada to maintain high rates to attract short-term capital.

The. central bank may maintain a two-per-cent. gap
between Canadian and U.S. rates, which poiat.te a 1¢-per-
cent prime rate and Ma-per-cent long-term, Bovernment bond
" rate by early fall.

Walker does not foresee a drastle change in government

economic policy but he said the Finance Department likely ~ /
will update its controversial Nov, 12, 1981, budget. .:.*- “fF
Though no major changes are expected the government
may institute public service wage controls, he said.

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~ Canada in either on the brink of pulling out of the current |
recession or about to sink into a depression, says David
Slater, chairman of the Economic. Council of Canada.

’ (Fredericton on Tuesday he's hopeful a recovery will begin

8 about six months. -

-But he also warned Canada could face a full-blown ;

apression ag a result of the combined problems of high

pemployment, the collapse of financial institutions and . -
' Joss.of contidence nationally and Internationally in the
:, Cariadian economy’ .

Meanwhile in Calgary, Michael Walker, director of the :
Vancouver-based Fraser Institute, forecast the Canadian . |
economy will lag about six months behind the U.S.
economy, which may havebottomed out in May, He said the
delay would be because of continuing. weakness in the
Canadian consumer sector but said demand for Canadian
- exports will increase as key manufacturing sectora in the
U.S, return to good health.

The economists’ comments came as Statistics Canada
reported its survey of leading indicators, which signal.
coming changes in the economy, dropped 2.34 per cent and -

_ the Canadian dollar fell three-tenths of aceht ta'0: 7825 U.S.

_ In another development, the Canadian Imperlal Bank of
“Commerce sald a survey of 35 industries shows interest
rates swallowed 61 per cent of operating profits in 1981.

___ Bank economists conclude the: simultaneous impact of

-Berger also argues “that “Judges must look ‘out for”

minorities because Parliament and provincial legislatures,
which represent majorities, often-don't.

“Judges have therefore an especial obligation to- be -
concerned: “about the position of minorities."

A spokesman for Berger said the article was written: “in

-late -April-or- early-May,"\-while-the- judicial. ‘council: was

investigating his previous comments: »,:

>" He did not consider withdrawing: the article because’ it~ ~

was mainly a reiteration of Bolnts made in his book, the
spokesman said, -
- Berger has. previously defended. hia remarks on the:

grounds judges must speak out. on minority rights. that are -

-often ignored by politician’...
‘In. the atticle; he: suggests the Liberal: government
_overreacted in. October, 1970,. by imposing .the War

Measures Act to ‘deal with two Political Kidnappings by t the’ -

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' wells in the Beaufort in-the western High Arctic. Dome |
_ under contract. in ita drilling operations: -: :

_ operations; previously: managed, by separate departments

“high interest rates and slack-demand reduced 1981 net_:_.-By
after-tax profits for non-financial firms by 23.3 per cent. |

-The bank said in- a business-conditions newsletter
~ published Tuesday that profitability in relation to net worth
was cut to 11.2 per cent from 16.5 percent. ==

‘The bank's newsletter said because of the depressed state
_.of capital markets, firms had to rely. more.on floating-rate...
" debts, causing interest expenses on long. and short-term
-» debts“for-the surveyed: ‘corporations to grow by 58. per os
cent.

- Hardest hit were the export-oriented regource sector and .
interest-sensitive. industries. such as consumer durables, — .
lumber and residential construction, the Commerce said. ;

In other business-news Tuesday::

' — Cabinet haa given approval for Dome Petroleum Lid. :
’ to begin its-seventh year of oil.and gas exploration in the -
Beaufort Sea, Northern Affairs. Minister John Munro an-
nounced. Offshore drilling was conducted last year at seven

spent $482 million and employed more than 1, 250 directly or .

— Shell Canada: Ltd.-said it is forming’a wholly-owned a
_ Subsidiary to take.,over its: refining. and marketing .

. Within . the, Toronto: ‘based: oll giant. . ‘Donald. .Taylor,
"président of. the: new: company; to, be chlted Shell Canada...
- Products.Co,, said the mave: “recognizes the importarice of 3.
the. ‘downstream’ “(refining and. marketing) “part of. Shell's, ae .

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