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—& & SALVAGE
: a Rit

“Call us: We are open ‘Mon. through sat,
re eam sem

_ Metiins .

rs % = Flames
éhgulfed ' a Saudi: Arabian,

r. after. it. -made, an.

- Bmergedey” return... to ~ the’
Riyadh | airport and: ‘all 265

» persons: aboard were “be--

lieved burned to death, the:

' officlal- Saudi | ‘Press’ ‘agency "

 gald today,’

- shot out the ‘Witidows of ‘the
"Blane, it becatne impossible
-opeli. the, dopra “from

famine’ or inalde,” , sald a.

* statement from “the ., civil.” 7

gviation department, -‘'The
whole plane was engulfed in.
flames."

“Most of the victims were.
Pakistani laborers returning

tp work’ in Shud( Arabia after |

Visits. home for’ the Eld

 féstivalat the etd of the |
'. Moslem holy, month of-
Ramadan, Saudi airline —

- officials in Karachi, Pak!-
stan, reported,

Jt was the fourth largest
> death toll in aviation history.

icThe Saudi state radio said
the Lockheed Tristar caught '

fire - Tuesday ‘night a few
yolnutes after taking off from
’ Riyadh, the Saudi'capital on
the east ‘side of the country,
on a flight from Karachi to
Jidda, the Red Sea port 800
 Mllometres west of here. |
The! P

emergency ‘landing, the
- broadcast report ‘sald, -fire -
" brigades: and, ambulances
were rushed! fo the runway
and rescue helicopters took:
. fi the air, A. “ferce glow of

fire” could he seen.
: The pilot told’ the control .
hower he was trying to rush

this 249 passengers to safety
through the emergency
‘exits, the report continued,
‘but radio contact was cut
and the body of the plane =
became wrapped in flames.”
? “We are:ffom Allah’ and

‘ante him ‘we returs,” said

a enetite: ia

‘the Savdi government ‘radio,
quoting from the Koran, the
‘holy book of Zola.

gin addition the -
| FBissengers, | . "the ® plane’.
carried & crew: ‘of 18; the
airline said.’ :

athe airport compound. was”

“(See Pages 3)

The Lamberts and Elwoods enijoy. their stay at Lakelse despite the fact that: the trees. behind them have been
marked to. come ‘down. ;

Photo by Gail. Dotingd ,

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yictOR{AePE The
Province sdys., cabinet w- .
potents have blocked -a bid |
‘Dy ‘Mupieipal “Unfaira |
rs

| New. helmet:

“rule offered .

VICTORIA: (CP) — An
-afhendment to the Motor Ve-°
‘hielé Act t@ make use of mo-
toreyele helmets mandatory.
ih British Columoia ‘was in: °
"troduced ‘in’ the’ ‘Jégislature -
Tuesday: ‘by ‘Transport:
Minister Alex: Fraser, -

‘The’ ‘amendment '~ = which
the NDP has agreed: to
‘support — will fix a‘section
of the act which a provincial
court: judge ruled last week’
does ‘not_give’the’ superin-"
< tendent of motor: vehicles
authority to. make’ regu-

guarded by security: men, * « lations requiring. une ot

‘while’ a team of experts
s began.the investigation to
; ddtermine' the causa of the:
fire. Reporters were barred -
from ‘te ares.

"The “worst accident: in
saxiation ry. occurred on
the Canary
glands In Matet 1077, when
| persons yore HI,

~ helmets,

Many Ac. motorcyclists
used the opportunity to dof’.
‘thelr helmets, despite pleas’ *
fram Fraser’ that they keep -
‘ them on for their own safety.
At. least, four -bareheaded |
motorcyclists died: in the *
pakt week following @ accl-
dents. noon

No “show starts
(CNE: ‘flash riot’.

"enon 0. (CP) — One of
"Alice, Cooper's most suc-
cessful shoe, Welcome to

My Nightmare, turned into:

. Féality. Tuesday “night: at the
Ganadian ‘National

Exhibition when the rock
‘star falled to show up fora

goncert and fans went on the
- Fampage.

~ “A flash flot,” as one CNE.

official. described it, broke .

eut when the crowd of about
14,000 Cooper fans were told
that their idpl was ilk and

‘ would ‘not make an ap-

pearance,

‘"Ainbulance officials at the

scene said there were about
10 injuries, the most serious
being a broken ankle, One

’ gir] was treated after being
hit on the head by a flying
chair.

Even though it was an- .
. cancelled because of the riot. «

nounced that ticket money

1 ‘would be ‘refurided and

another band was available: .

to play, part of the crowd 3

stormed the stage file.
others threw chairs, bot
and other projectiles. ~
Police said about 30 pe pie
were ‘charged, inost booked.
for assaulting police. ‘Other.
charges . included mischlet »
and. causing a disturbance,

As one disgruntled fan put —

it: "Who wants to get money
back? We want. to see
Cooper."

But they did ‘not see him,
instead they saw a show that.
Howard Tate, head of CNE's
public relations, said hé had
“never geen anything like In '
my 19 years with the Ex,”

Toronto police announced
today that the . Canadian
Rotk Festival, a concert
scheduled for tonight at the
CNE grandstand, has been

eres we

“decisions: made’ by every
municipal government, ©

_ ‘provincial ministry” ‘and

“Crown corporation. ye
Citing unidentified | govern:

_-jnent sources, the ‘morning ..

Newspaper says ‘what was-to

: have been the legislation will -

“ ba- released -as-a ‘discussion
 paper-either just: ‘befare- or

during the annua! convention
ofthe Unton- of -B.C.
‘Municipalities next month at.

. ‘Prince George.

“Vander ' Zalm would: not
‘discuua: ‘the’ cabines . ob-
-Jeetions but sald differences

- of opinion in the government .

would be’ “natural.” ne

Naturally, I am ‘disdp-
pointed: the legislation -will

tot be introduced,”’ be said; .

- One of the proposals in the
draft .125-page..act, the
province says,. would  se0
B.C. divided into: seven -
‘ economic ‘planning zones,
Mintstries - and Crown
companies like B.C, Hydro
“would have: to tnake public
their. short and long-term

Jand use: plans’ in» those |”
vee “Swim “aberiaoried =

“It is this aspect that has
‘drawn the most objection
fro thecabinet hawks,” the
“newspaper quotes one senior .
__ civil servant as- saying. .

“Somé ministers: ‘and.
-senior civil servants are just
dead against. a greater
, degree of bile disclogure,

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~ Byt GAIL DOTINGA:
‘Herald Statt Weiter

The ‘annual Smithers fall
fair «will be held - this
weekend. ,
This year will mark the
50th anniversaty of the.
event.

‘ithe theme of the parade
will emphasize the 50th
‘anniversary, and we'll be
paying more attention to our
old-timers, to. mark . the
celetication," ald Anita

introduce tand’ use: “eg: a
“Yslation ‘that would ‘control ”’

| Stouffville, ‘Ont. died in

| buttocks to the: startled

: iwwuries |. .
KILL MAN |

| "HAMILTON (CP) — A
‘man has’ died of:injuries
sulfered in'a ight at the

‘ships wuier: broke. out:
when a spectator became:
| upset because his friend
didn't. win - “the . com-
petition...

John. Turner, 22, of

‘hospital Monday of head

fight Saturday at. Ham-
ilton Place, -

—_:o ‘second. ‘deigree
murder warrant has been
. issued for- George Everett
| MeIntyre,” A, of: Ham-
iiton. :

‘started. when a. spectator
ran on to:sfage, dropped:
his pants and turned his

audience. .

A
developed.
dozens in the audience,
Turner, a bodybuilder:
watching the competition
with his wife of .-four |
months, was attacked and
beaten by about 15 to- 20
members of.a local gang,
pollee sald. :

danny brook

‘DOVER, England (CP) —

Cindy Nicholas,.a Toronto:

- Police: ‘gaid: ‘the: ‘fight’ :

davolving |-

injuries. following. the} -. in its seventh day, and a

spokesman’ said police and:

" strikkebo
’ -chlef Mt ete

fate of
.dtake, -

ale t- sources sald, .
i work.
Tuesday, iqt Nowa Huta, the: .
“showcase
~ Krakow,

_law. student, abandoned her -

attempted three-way swim
of the English Channel in
France early today after one

crossing | because, of rough,

seab.. ae

at

Toymayer, president of the
fall fair commilttee: /
Things get off to an early
start Friday as the gates
open at 7.a.m, The hor-.
seshow will begin at 8 a.m.
Other events during the day
will include the 4-H show and, .

. livestock judging.

Kiddies Day is on Friday’
and they will get in at

‘reduced rates,

’ The official opening af the

“fair will take place at 7:30
p.m. Friday with Vern Barge grounds,

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:parade will start at 11.8. im i

‘Polish strike

jum

apy:

at: ” Bigsident 's ‘sources -peported
“the ‘Polish: strike wave...
. jumped: across the country to
aills i in the south a8 -
the ‘standoff -in ‘this area.

“continued.

. .The government was still-
nat’ using: force. to end the’

serious ‘challenge to. it, now

‘ froops would not occupy the:

Jablonski! warned that the

e matjon” yas at

tHiowsandd * quit

‘steel centre ‘near.

following’ the Communist"

-takeover ‘after the Second -
~ World War and is regarded -
- a8 a. model of socialist
planning.and worker per- .
~ formance. ore
The strike in the. Gdansk-
_ Gdynia-Sopot .area of nor- .

ther'n Pojand’s central Baltic.

' coast also spread west and

east, to'the major port of
Szczecin; 300 km to the west
onthe East German border,
- and to Elblag, 60 km east of
Gdansk, the « offictal. PAP
Tews agericy. reported.
Dissident sources said
there were at least 20,000
strikers; in Szczecin, in-
cluding ishipyard workers
and municipal bug drivers,

"and at lebst 10,000 at thes

i i

and the Sindowners playing
for dancing afterwards.

“The Sundowners used to
play In the area about ‘10
years ago and reunited to
play at the falr this year,"
said Toymayer.

Nofair is complete without.
a parade and this year’s fi fall
fair is no exception.

front of “the government
{building and proceed to the
‘top parking lot at the fair

plants. But the
Henryk ©

bo kilometres of. *
- Gdansk. ‘The centre was built .

ApS. country

aiiiche WiDr
Elbtag....More. than 100,000

in the Gdansk area.

the'shipyards and elsewhere
ig’ expected to
production ‘plans .
delivery ‘timetables ' and

Western customers. .

The. “strike in Gdansk
began Thursday at the giant

VI, Lehin Shipyard,. the

‘country 8 —

ma

* VICTORIA (CP) + At con-
toversial amendment to the
Municipal Act, which would
allow business people living
in’ oné ‘municipality and
renting premiges in another
to have two. votes In
municipal | elections: ‘likely
will be. withdrawn, says a
government source.

- Such a move could spell a:
quicker than expected end to
the current legislative
session which -reached ita
l0sth day Tuesday.

- NDP cfltic Charles Barber

earlier called the amend-
ment “disgusting,” and the

A. Logger’s Show gets
_ underway at 1 p.m. Saturday
and will continue - the
following ‘afternoon. Hall
exhibits’ will be displayed
both Friday and Saturday
starting at 16a.m, They will
be taken out Saturday
evening and will not be

- displayed Sunday.

There will be three dances

. Saturday evening. The
Sundowners will be playing
at the Driftwood Hall, a teers

‘  aetion *
executive will’ recommend '

strikers have: been reported

In addition to millions of
dollars in losses, the strike in |

“Tuin
cand .

seare away much-sought over two per cent.”

“ feachers' organization didn’t

opposition bad indicated that

"VICTORIA, (cP), B.C.

‘Credit government in’ the
next proviticial election:

Blakey, followed -legislative
approval of a controversial
bill to limit. increases: in
teachers’ pensions. °Siniilar

' legislation to contral benefits

to retired B.C. civil dervants

demonstrations earller this
summer. ©

Blakey said.

He’ ‘declined . to say. what ‘

the... ‘federation

but predicted a formal: an-
. Touncement ‘outlining * a

+, protest strategy is likely. to-

came in’ September. during

” the first week of school.”
Bill 29, passed Tuesday, -

removes automatic quar-
_terly. indexing of teachers’

Starting next. 9¢
It also requires

pay an extra half af one | per

cent of salary to help Gover-a ,

$550-million © gap thal
“grown over the’ ye
ween longterm ::

benefit commitments ‘and -

“the ability to meet» them.
Government contributions.
are scheduled to rise by. just’

Blakey agreed ” the

work as hard as it could have

to prevent the legislation’
. from passing. Few members

of. the federation, ‘attended

it would not tei’ ‘the. aryend-

_ ment pass without a Tengthy
‘ debate.

Opposition members have

‘charged Qhat the amend-

ment arises fiom ‘Social
Credit fears about’ a
reeolution passed at the last.
NDP convention which gives
local constituency sassocla-
tions the green light to get Li-
volved in municipal] politics
suggesting bisiness
persons are unlikely ‘to vote
NDP. .

Theamendment gonbrated

considerable opposition from
municipal politicians, who
complain it violates the

* disco is planned for tha Elia
Hall and Nightshift will ‘be
playing at the Telkwa Hall.

Additional entertaovvent

will be provided by Wagner

.Midway Shows who will be
set up on the grounds for the
weekend.

On Sunday, the hioesesbaw
will continue with, the
gymkhana and ‘dressage.
events, Stage entertaitiment
Is also on the list of éverits for
Sunday afternoon.

-Timit passes.

Teachers" Federation seryed ,
. notice Tuesday Its members :
may strike this fall and’ later.
_ work ‘to defeat’ the Soclal

was amended following a.
province-wide series of .

“We've been: chatted,” a”

peosicns to the coat of living,

the June round: of protest

‘rallies organized by: the:B,C.
Government -

Tobhying
occurred.

“Maybe that’s a “Jessa,”
Blakey sald, “It’s one of thel

things we're discussing this -
week at our‘conference of ' |

local. presidents, (near

Vietoria,) One of the things... .

we are talking ‘about is 'ac-..
tions that’ might be possible
or

forms:.of strike action,

Blakey said, describing
_them also as ‘actions of an

exalted nature,”
Ifa teachers! strike occurs

this fall tt would be the first
‘since a one-day stoppage in

1971, also over pensions,.

_ ‘That stoppage arose in part

feom a: controversy. over
inadequate .Tetirement
payments by the Social
Credit government of W.A,
G Bennett ‘which | had in

in B.C. Hydro bonds at een
-than market rates of return. -

Blakey fled the 1971 strike.

$ -.to the: federation’s formal

campaign ‘a year later to

’ defeat the Social Credit

government, which led to ‘'a
level of involvement in a

provincial election never: =
_seen before.”

: “The level of our political

‘involvement in the next

election ‘will, be ¢com-
‘mensurately more than it

‘has been in the last’ two '

elections (1975 and 1979.) We
haven't much choice, Md

Two-vote legislation
likely to be. scrapped _

concept of one vote for one
person.

Vancouver Mayor Jack

Votre also was admanantly

posed to the amendment, -
even though it did not include
when brought in a change to
the Vancouver charter —
‘necessary to effect the

_ change in the city as well as |.

therest of the province, Such -
a move was expected how-
ever.

Now, a government source. |

says there is a strong possi-,

bility the amendment will be -

withdrawn because of the

“ mounting opposition.

up for annual fair

Smithers Fall Fair
Committee is expecting
12,000 people to pass through
the gates this year,  At-
tendance ‘at the fair has!
improved every year, says
Toymayer. .

The fair grounds ate
located on the Bulkley River, -
just off Tatla Road.

The following weekend,

the .Skeeha Valley Faire -_

Association will be hosting

its 10th annual fair at Lion's r

Park in Thornhill.

“These stad various “a

Employees. -.
Union. Members ofthe:
teachers’ executive were on.
‘holiday when imost. of the
. anti-government .

The warning, delivered by . ;

' federation president Al

ate sign