_ LOS. ANGELES (AP) — Comedian Cirel Burnett
siys her $1.6-million victory in a libel suit agaiiat the
National Enquirer “evens the score’ and may teach
the popular tabloid.a keasoa.; |
_ But the magazine's editors say, they don’t plan to
change : editorial policy. '

"Burnett, who'sat in court throughout the tial,

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covered ber face and cried when the jury announced its O

verdict Thursday.

“If they had given me a dollar phm cartare, I would

“pave been happy,” aid Burnett, who plans to give her
f “award to charity. “Tt was the principle. I feel like I've

:_ybeees pregnant for five years, and the baby “is beau

«tne veri lao cheered other celebrities who have 7

‘Stites pending against the weekly.
; sTvinmeer” exclaimed Jeff Wald, husband-manager

-arol Burnett happy

LESISLALLYS -LIskas ay,
eGILOINMS, .

PARLIABERT
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ot singes Helen jody, who issuing the Exiquirer. :

“ym; delighted {0c anyone who ts attacked by.
- publications like the Enquirer,” sald Tonight Show.
‘host Johnny Carson, whose televised attack against tie

° ', Enquirer for an item about his marriage resiiltedin the

: cismiscal of two Jurors. Careoe, Said be won oot fe

bye:

Burnett's suit,  ncbed nts ops tema? .

reported that she acted boisterously at a Washington
restaurant, ended after a jury that deliberated for

more than 13 hours awarded the entertainer $900,000 in .

actual damages and $1.3 million in punitive damages.

|SThe suit originally sought $10 million, but-ini closing —
arguments Burnett's lawyer urged the jury to award ~~

. the entertainer $1.5 Fillion — — the Enquirer's estimated
net profit for a year.

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COMP: 77/78 ~ ol

“quires laayer William Mastefvon sald he wil fe .
-@ Motion next week for a new trial, reduction of
“damages and withdrawal of the verdict. If those -

motions are denied, he will appeal. -

. “These. were clearly excessive damages,”
Masterson said: “It's ridiculous — for five lines in a .
gosaip column to take a year’s earnings and half ofa.
company’s net worth. ... This is the equivalent‘ of -
‘capital punishment against a corporation.” ° we

“T don’t want to see anybody go out af business,”
. Burnett sald “T just want to improve them. This evens _

, Whe Beore." >

- Iain Calder, Enquirer president and editor who was a
defendant-in the case until the suit against him were
dismissed, said the Lantana, Fis.-based tabloid hadno
plans to change its policy.

- Volume 75 Mo.’ 61,

“TERR ACE-KETIVE

. _Feiday, March 27, 1901

Equipnent Lid, uses the % bucket

Donna Lessard, a medal winner for the

Terrace Figure Skating Club, will be one of
the many fine skaters performing In this
weekend's ice carnival

A coaches clinic will also be held this
“weekend at the Senior Citizen’s room

~ Emit Klukas of Buts Truck and and the 20fcot reach ¢
_ Deere é90to demolish the Kenney Kalum_ Streets.

‘arfonnt of
_ preperation, needed at the

# presented by Recrestion

of his John

~ Marle Wiptli, as the majorette leader, wil

_ open Kitimat’s Ice show Saturday at 8 $ p.m. .

_ and! Sunday at 2 p-m.

f/f OTTAWA. (CP) ~
Fisheries Minister © Fromeo.
LeBlanr said | Thursday he is”
investigatiig allegations

‘the Nishga Indians who live

; bf lenaarese seine d= pay a aC ee

eter ae

with her $1.6 million win

The case centred on a March AY 19a, item saying -
Burnett argued loudly with then-U.S. state secretary

‘Henry Kissinger in a Washingfon. restaurant,-

“traipsed” around offering other diners taftes of ber

. dessert, spilled wine and giggled.

Burnett sald the article was inaccurate and implied |

. she was drunk, which she found offeosive because her
parents were alcoholics.

Her lawyer, Ed Bronson, alleged the Enquirer had

«ister Bonn lege the Hae bad

Masterson said the Enquirer tried to check the story-

‘and noted that after publication it had been retracted. °

= Burnett declined to speculate on bow the verdict
‘might affect the work of other publications, but added:

: epthink the public has a right to know — bat to know
the truth, not the fife.” .

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Soba peerdde.

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Nolan Perret, chief ‘of

eS ne TC RAS

RARER
sob gee

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en aeeenneney natant.

HS canbe La! RAE plat mn ml Spnace anaes 0m

_in the area. They argue that
toxic materials in. thé mine
sludge, including | radium

migratory birds for the
Canadian Wildlife Service,:
_ blamed senlor officials in the”

lismuaunavestcunatnne® po meee

Block atthe corner at!

. during April and May.:
westbound

:

‘Schedule
set”

“The spving schedule on the -
Port Hardy and Skidegate to .
Prince Rupert ferry runs

becomes effective March 30.

The ferties will continue '-
on 8 twice d week basis but

This is the first time that

available 2s two ships now
ply the routes. Each ship will
undergo its annual refit

' ‘The fint sailing -
from: ‘Prince™” ‘Rupert ‘to-
Skidegate will take place-~

“Tuesday, March 31. - There

will be no sailing Sunday,”
March 3;: -

ad «Thursdays, © and-
leave Prince Rupert at 10

‘a.m. Wednesdays, and r] am.

10 p.m. Tuesday and at 9
a.m. Saturday.

“Lacrosse. box’ ‘discussed’

struction of a lacrosse box in
Kitimat was. raised at a.
meeting of the Kitimat
Advisory Recreation The " commission eon
: sequently recommended
{hat an engineering study be
done on the feasibility of
pouring a concrete floor in
the Kitimat Ice Arena. It has
been suggested that such a
project could cost jess than
$100,000.
Such a study would delay

An engineering report
which examined the
proposed box reported that
coats for the project would
raage between $185,000 and
$251,000 depending upon the
. ground

a site.
A report on the box year, bowever, as it would

not be completed in Hime for

the project by at leanst'a

its recenimendations fw be
included in this year's

The commission - also
heard 9 report on the
progress of the Marlin's

swim tesm and walched. a

slide presentation on the
cunstroction of the Tamitik

‘Sports Complex. -

The commission was also
reminded of the necessity of
appointing two menibers to
the Vernon Provincial
Conference. The matter was
referred to the next meeting,
scheduled for April 21.

year round service is”

-- Sailings” forse | inside °
_ passage. will leave Port |
‘Hardy at noon on Mondays -
will”

"that a majority of scientists
on a key panel studying a © eyry
‘- proposal to dump mine

wastes into an inlet on the
‘British Columbia coast-were

The panels work is often
quoted in support of a federal

_ cabinet decision to approve a

. special dumping permit for
’ Amax of Canada Lid

But a panel member and
an enviroiment department

official charge that the |

panel’s final memo was

approved only by - the
* ‘chairman while four other
scientists were “pretty. well

_ years
' denum mine néar Kitsault in

hinted at political patronage .
in the decision made by the
» Liberal cabinet just: before
me May, 1979, election and

we called for a public
ing

” Among the’ most. adamant . |
-Apponents of. the project sre

‘Theatre —
.funning —
deficit

‘The recently’ compléted

| Mount Elizabeth Theatre in.
”  Kilimat “has: left School
” District 8 hoking the bill for ;

ean in coat overruns.
"The theatre was. originally

“nudgeted for $1.8 million of

which $643,000 was to be paid

‘by the District of ‘Kitimat.

About $1.2 million was to be
-“Taised by the school district
_ wad then repaid by them and

“the Provincial Ministry of .

’ Education on a 50-50 basis.
” Several facilities such as
the sound system, lighting,
ani extra seating which had
been cut in order to meet the
taxiget requirements set by
the ministry were later put
back into the - completed
‘theatre.

This extra work, in ‘ad
dition to some foundation
Problems encountered by the
contractor, Key Con:

‘struction of Vancouver,

* ‘caused the theatre to -be
completed four monsths

over’ budget. Since the

district and ministry of

education commitments had
cost ceilings attached tw
them, School District 60 had
to make up the imbalauce.

According to School
District 8 Secretary-
‘Treasurer Stowell, the added
‘burden will be made up

‘entirely through the sale of ,

debentures and will not

invotve the sale of lands .

owned by the school district.

actually opposed b, tbe:
Project. | .

northwestern B.C. into Alice, §
- Arm. Dumping can begin .
next Wednesday. mo
Opposition- MPs have . 9 -

236, cadmium, lead, mer- federal environment and.

and. arsenile,- will, fisheries department for.
contaminate fish. Ue: on Passing on misteading infor-
which they ‘depend.

desantusegnanens

The ’ Pacific | Nor. |
_ ‘thwest Music Festival _
-continues today at two
', ocations: Atthe R, E. --
OM. Lee: Theatre a -. S870!

pea and 7: 30 pin. At the
‘Caledonia Lecture

Theatre the Voice. R,E. BM. Lee Theatre

Classifications will’ be with ‘adjudicator
-held, adjudication being ‘Charles Stowell at o:30 ff

' given by Harold Wiens. ama. .
Sessions are 6:0 am Taig ate 15 pm at fe
andi:3 pm. Tonightot - the RR. -E. M. Lee |
7:00pm at the Caledonia Theatre ee Terrace fj

] Lecture Theatre Harold.- | Concert Society. will be &
. Wiens will conduct'‘a : presenting « - “"Zaker-
‘Wocal Workshop this. is: mania’ ‘featuring ~

“copen to anyone’ “in: «George “Zukerman,
: terested in tending. , Dassconist.- ot

-¥

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Weekend's entertainment Page3
Music Festival winners - ‘Page 4 :.
Kitimat figure: ‘skaters _ Page 5a

Tabs Boni third |
aoe ‘ “Page ? 7
NX a ‘Comics: and. :

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“Ann. Landers:
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