. [Friday evening. \

after, two weeks of gtueling competition. in the Pacific Northwest Music
Fesilval, these nine young artists remained to compete for the three
scholarships offered by the Festival. In.the back row from left to right
are: John Nelson (Prince Rupert), Linda Fowle (Kitimat), Alan Brodie -
(Terrace). In the center row we have, left to right: Lisa Cote (Terrace),
Audrey Faber (Terrace), Rene Leydier (Terrace). In the front row are:
Robert Hick (Prince Rupert), Monica Cote (Terrace). They made thelr
final performances for the adjudicators. at the REM: bee Theatre on

~ Militiamen exchange

BEIRUT (AP) —: Chris and Moslem
thilitilamen exchanged rocket and mortar fire
in and around Beirut today as their leaders
‘struggled to break an apparent deadlock at
reconcillation talks in Switzerland, ;

Beirut police said two people were killed and
13 wounded in overnight combat along the so-

calle? Green Line dividing the capital Into”

Christian and Moslem sectors. -

The Israeli military command in Tel Aviv -
sald iwo Israeli army cars were targets Sunday

night of light’ arms fire ‘and two rocket: |

propelled grenades in eastern Lebanon near’

_ the Syrian line, - -

" ‘The command sald there were no injuries,
but military ‘sources reported from the scene
that a soldier was slightly hurt.

- ‘The bomb-hattered’ commercial district at
Beirut’s closed port .was the scane of the

heaviest. fighting, police said. Combatants -

‘swapped hit-and-run grenade assaults backed
up by mortar barrages, that spread to nelgh-
borhoods along the Green Line, police said.

Clashes drove hundreds of families into“

; basements and bomb shelters in the Shilte .

Moslem southern suburbs.
Christian-controlled radio ‘stations sald the

> Christan suburbs of Zatka and ddeideh, eastof .

EL Salvador

residenis to Btay Indoors.
‘FIGHTING WAS LIGHTER
However, the fighting, on the sixth day of a
ceasefire proclaimed by ‘Lebanese leaders
meeting In Lausanze, Switrerland, was lighter
than aver the weekend, when police safd at
least 15 civilians were killed and 45 wounded. °
US. marine Maj. Robert McLean,

_ spokesman for the U.S, Embassy, said it had

been “uncharacteristically. quiet" today
around the embassy compound on western
Beirut’s Ein Mreisseh seafront boulevard.

' # There was no reported progress in efforts .to
- find kidnapped American diplomat. Willlam
- Buckley, who wag selzed by three gunmen
: outside his western Beirut apartment Friday.

~ Buckley Ig first secretary of the embassy’s

~ political section, and McLean sald the U.S.

‘Embassy has no new information on his

: whereabouts,

In Lausanne, ‘a ' Lebanese - government

*” spokesman sald France has agreed in principle
~ to redeploy its 1,250-man peacekeeping force in

Beirut to “buffer zones" along the Green Line.
GUARD PORT

The independent Beirut daily An ‘Nahar said
the troops also would guard the Port and air-

4

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fire. in. Beirut.

-\Belrut, also were being shelled’ and urged

port, closed since Feb, 6, and roads reading. to
them, but not without assurances from faction
leaders that the truce would be observed. -

The French Defense Ministry in Paris would -

neither confirm nor deny the report.

The French are the only members of the four- an
country multinational peacekeeping force’ to _— -

remain in Beirut. The Italians and British bave
withdrawn and the U.S. marines bave
redeployed to ships offshore.

The shooting altack on two Israeli armor”
cars in Kamed el-Louz was the second in three
days against Israell troops in eastern Lebanon.
Last Friday, a Soviet-made Katyusha rocket
was fired at an Israeli position.

The military sources said Israel regarded the.
attacks in eastern Lebanon seriously because
of the area’s proximity to the Syrian trogpe in
Lebanon. Israel has claimed that Syria harbors
guerrillas in Syrian-occupied territory.

In Lausanne, President Amin Gemayel and
the eight leaders of rival Lebanese factions
remained locked in disputes over power:
sharing proposals,

The leaders are trying to agree on govern-
ment reform which, among other things, would
give Lebanon's Moslem majority a larger
Tepresentation in the government.

- Politicians

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". Walter Mondale and black preacher Jesse

Jackson are bidding for the black vote in |

‘Tuesday’s Dlinols primary for Democratic
presidential nomination.

The importance of black support. was
underlined during a televised debate
Sunday when the: three contenders
jockeyed for position as the best civil rights
advocate and tangled over racial divisions
In Chicago’s local politics.

They also made clear none of them would —
cut personal income taxes’ as they com:
‘pared their campaign policies.

The live debate was held two days before |
the largest state primarary vote held so far
in the 1994 contest to pick a Democrat to run
against President Reagan, a Republican, in.
the Rov. a election. ;

7 showed the crucial nature of the Inrge

- black vote in the state, especially Chicago,

which could make or break a victory by
Hart or Mondale.

Hart. predicted he will attract black ©

voters’ support which has eluded him In
* ather ‘states so far by his economic

proposals which ahow “the isaue in the

1960s is not whether Rosa Parks rides in the
front or the back of the bus but whether her
80h can own and operate the bus com-
pany.”

DEFEAT REAGAN .

Mondale claimed he has a superior
record in civil rights and other issues of
social justice. He considered himself the
candidate who is ‘‘able to unite white, black’

_ and Hispanic across the board in a way that
gives us the strength to win against Mr.
Reagan. mn

Jackson, thé first black to go the distance
he has in a presidential primary,
challenged his two while rivals to support .
his efforts to reform the election process in ,
a way that will remove barriers to minority
memibera to run for political office.

“T think the question that Mr. Hart and -
Mr. Mondale must answer is not programa

for the blacks and the poor but the com-;

mitment to empower the blacks and the
poor that they might develop programs for °
themeelves."”

Jackson was the only ane- é-of the three.
contenders td accept an invitation. to ap
pear at a pre-debatg rally'altended frostly
hy blacks, The sri was orgapited by
Chicago Mayor id Washington, °
persuade peaple to ga; to to the palld,
and to promete his.dwn slate of delogaten-
for the national race ab wall ds for’a atring
- of important local political positions.

Chronic disputes between Washington,

elected Chicago's first black mayor last

year, and Alderman Ed Vrdolyak, chair-.

mean ‘of the influential Cook County
Democratle party, have spilled over into
the presidential primary eampale

WELCOMES SUPPORT |
During the debate, Mondale stood by his”
support, fast year of Washington's -rival

seek vote. .

County poiféiéal machinery. At the same
time Mondale said ha supports Washington

_ and finds the Chicago divisions ‘very sad.”

In controverala! television ads, Hart has

tried to alienate black voters from Mondale |

by linking him with Vrdolyak. Jackson
tried to stay out of the fray. He esid: “We

must rise above these divisionsand face the

greater Agenda of a unified Democratic
party in 1984."

However, Jackson explained he. has -

‘made a- political arrangement with

Washington. In exchange for ‘a nod" that -
‘falls short of a full endorsement from

Washington, he said he agreed to share a

slate of delegates with the mayor on the.

_ primary ticket.

Washington hopes to lead a group of
uncommiited delegates to the Democratic
party's national nominating convention in
San Francisco, July 16-19. Party officials do
not exactly agree on his strategy at sharing
the delegates with Jackson as’some of them
are running against Jackson delegates,

SELECT DELEGATES
Voters participating In the Illinois
primary cast a popular yote and-help select

“116 of 194 state delegates to the convention

from 22 congressional districts.

They will: also ba. voting in nominations
for candidates’ for a variety of state

legislature seats and county positions, |

ranging from a judgeship to members of a
‘tax appeal board. .

In state primaries and caucuses held to
date, Hart has won the largest share of the’
popular vote but Mondale has collected
more pledged delegates, Jackson trails

"third in both cases but haa repeatedly laid

historical claim to breakthroughs for ‘a’

black candidate and has survived: ‘in the ©

race while five others dropped out.

State primaries and caucuses are
‘methods of selecting delegates to a party's
national convention where. a presidential
candidate will be nominated.

A specific number of delegates is

‘allocated to each state — national total
’ $,039 in the case of the Democrats — and

the fight between candidates is to get as

many committed delegates as possible,

Rules of primaries and caucuses differ In
“each state hut: the general distinctlon is

"tig: rer

In aspritnary, voters elect delegates to
the datlonal: coriventlon either directly or
by showing 2 a preference: ‘for a presidential
‘candidate. In pritiaries voters cast secret
ballots the same as in a general election.

In caucuses, voters gather at Iccal
meetings and select delegates to a con-
vention at, a higher level — there are
precincts, counties, districts and state

conventions, depending on the state — who

will in turn select delegates to the natlonal
convention.

Results of the first caucus in a state, even
at the most local level, ara generally -
projected nto the state level so they can be *
compared directly with the primary
results,

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WASHINGTON (AP) —
.lop U.S, foreign aid oficial
says theft of American
economic assistance to ‘El
Salvador is not “rampant,”

Jay Morris, deputy ad-

Agency for International
Development, conceded
that Central ~ American

accounting procedures are

TORONTO (CF) — Many
people in the Philippines are
confused that a. freedom-
loving. country “like the
United States would extol

‘democracy at home while .

brutal and
_dictatorahips

supporting
corrupt .

.pround the world, says the.

younger,. brother —~ of.

assassinated — Philippine’
opposition leader Benigno a

Aquino,

exponent of democracy,” he 7
said. “They call America
the champion of freedom -
and democracy. I got to ¢
thelr country and I find it is -

working and viable.

“But it surprises me why

a country like America
should support dictators all
over the world, including
the Philippines.”’

- Since his brother’s death
Jast August at : Manila
International ‘ Airport,
Aquine, a Jesuit educated

philosophy major’ and an
electrical engineer, has

been thrust into the centre -

of Philippine politics.
TOURS CANADA

' He ison a tour of Canada
and the United States to
rally suppert for a non-
violent topping of the

regime of Philippine
President Ferdinand ©
Marcos. --

. Aquino, #4, said he did not

" come to Canada to “agitate

the Filipino community,"

" which’ hag a ° Canadian

population of about 130,000.

He said he came ''to meet
them. and, through. them, |
explain to other Canadians
wiat the Filipina problem
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Aquino sald he took over
his brother's mission to

democracy ‘in the Phillp-
pines but the solution must
be non-violent.

- “Since we're a. Catholic

; - country, the majority of our

people are Christians. We
are not prepared to' use
violence to change our
government,” -

Aquino said a call for a
boycott of national elections
in the Philippines is gaining
momentum. |

“It is not so much that
we're questioning whether
it will be honest or not. The
election is going to put
members in a Parliament
which we call a rubber

stamp.”’.
PARLIAMENT USELESS?
The . -wide-ranging,

legislative powers of the.
president makes the
country's * parliament
meanlngless and useless, he
Aquino told reporters that
the main pressure tactic
now is te isolate Marcos
‘further and further away
from the people by rallying

thé ‘people against him.

“Mr, Marcos right now is

although : Salvadoran
safeguards “against
corruption need . im-
provement.

ministrator of the U.S..

American — policies:
Agapito Aquino told a. Fr

_news. conference Sunday | the’ ‘Asked to comment on the
a, dau he

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inadequate to ensure proper
use of U.S: assistance, but

sald that problem will be

corrected by the time
Congress acts on a major
ald increase this year.

“4T honestly do not belleve
that we have a serious
corruption problem in Et
Salvador —. certainly no
warse than found in most of

our recipient countries,” -

Morris said in a recent
interview with. The
Associated Press.

because he has the military
to back him up and, as

percelved -- by many
Filipinos, the military is
supported by the: United

Etat ‘is why the United
8 ates is being isolated little

-by litle: It’s not that we

't ike the American
people. We don't like
that
stipport: the dictator.”

created by the No.1 suspect

“I submit that a certain
amount (of corruption) is
endemic in all human
‘society including our own,”
he said. “It's when it goes
beyond levels of tolerance
that ‘you should become
alarmed,”

CONCERN GROWS

Congressional concern
‘about alleged misuse of U.S.
ald in El Salvador has
grown since President
Reagan's National

Bipartisan Commission on .

USS. causes confusion

wniy staying in office

In the murder, cannot very
well come out with an im-
partial investigation.”

_ Meanwhile, in oa

nationally televised speech .

from the northern Philip:
Pine city. of Baguio on
Sunday, Marcos ridiculed
opposition leaders who go

_ “begging” in the United

States for an end to
American support of his
regime. .

Leaders who try to turn
u S. - Public opinion agains!

in Filipino”
politics, Marcos added,

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Central America recom-
mended $8.4 billion in U.S.
economic ald to the region
during the next five years.
Reagan has requested $674
million in economic aid this
year and next for £1

Salvador alone.

Some members _ of
Congress have questioned
whether El Salvador and
the other major recipient
countries such as Honduras
and Costa Rica can handle
the stepped-up aid or
whether the money will be
diverted Into the personal
bank accounts of govern-
ment officlals.:

Morris said that while El -
Salvador's safeguards
against diversion of _ U.S.
funds need improvement,
American auditors have
found no evidence of
widespread theft of U.S.
money,. “There isn't
rampant diversion of
money,” Morris sald.

He said a 10-page
classified report prepared

. by Arthur Young and Co., a

private consulting firm,
“does not allege wideapread
corruption” in El

é., Arthur, Young .

f sineporfs. -said is that you're

corruption not ram pant .

In January, Represen- |
tative Michael Barnes (D-°
Md.) said the report:
“demonstrates -rampant
mismanagement - and
corruption in the use of
foreign exchange assistance
“that the United States has
provided to El Salvador.”

The June 1983 report, a
copy of which was obtained .
by The Associated Press,

found weaknesses in. the-

bank's handling of forelgn -
exchange funds, but did not -
estimate how much waa
being improperly used...

Specifically, the report

criticized political influence
in the allocation of the :

scarce funds and claimed: :

the bank inadequately

checks import invoices to ~

prevent businessmen from

inflating their costs and -
pocketing some of the :

money.

Morris sald that: in:

response to the study, the
bank’s price-checking unlt -
has been increased to five
from three officials and °
should grow to 13 within the

’

next few months, He also -

said Honduras and Costa

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