as 'g = ‘ never be fought,” he: ‘said. > Parliment Buildings Victoria, B.C, increased “over . last years: figure 7 ‘seeming tp ataiatice provided by Canada ~ - etployment office, says the job: situation, in . : oo ministry. of human resouces. says that the Terrace is very poor al the mo , ent and al “At the pregent time,-the f ig finding .iteelf'in between: seasons,"'.she - ‘ explained; “and this is causing a number of ._ fishermeit -to come to Canada. Manpower : iz ‘for unemploymient: bénefit and this’ could": * a¢eount forthe high: number of ‘claims.’ as There were, 1,803" claims’ handled’ in” ‘November 1983, drop of 262 from the same > Foporting period ‘of 1982, -.: 1 Since Get. 24, 1988, Canada Employment“ - has placed 340 people in Canada Works ‘ob - “ creation: programs” . throughout the. B. Co ~ northwest, - ~ Canada Works isa program mpouscred by the federal government and: ‘was designed & to ereate :short-term..work for .thoee:: “. Pegeiving pnemployment: hensli >» WASHINGTON (CP) ‘ Reagan pledged Wednesday 1 night to: press — ahead with his.ecencmic and -military policles: during thls election‘year, ‘claiming — thet his’ .programs have: already: restored a “pride” in. the United States during. his frat . three years in office, «.- ‘to the bis with courage, confidence: ‘and - hope," Reagan declared in an annual state: of-the-union: address to-Congress.”His 40+: minute: televised ‘speech’ in the ‘House of. Representatives was" ‘punctuated al. ‘limes | by-applause. © ae ’ He made some new proposals, in luding measures to hélve the nearly $200-billion ‘U.S. federal deficit, -eatablish an “$8-billion ae ‘manned: space station, ‘bolster’ measures: against foreign. terrorists: and” increase’ environmental: B grams, inclu have been aitengthened. os And he'issued, a: direct “message. Soviet | “people,” saying Americans ‘want | peace and that: peace will, prevail if the Soviet government wants it too. ~~ ©. > “A nuclear war cannot be won’ and must REJECTS TAX: HIKE): vot He pledged to stand by two controversial: policies, one to resiat ‘talls for. ‘withdrawal . of some 2,000 Amerigan Marines. ‘from. Lebanon and the other’ to reject’ ‘a. tax: n=’ crease as a method of reducing. the lant . federal deficit, ar viet And he’ reiterated some ‘of: hig: favorite” conservative. social ‘themes, ineluding . « ” weakening. of rights of women: to" have’ : abortions, ‘enshrining school: prayer in the: constitution, ‘cracking down on drug pushers.‘ and “other ‘critninals, ° _ Strenghening traditional family values. . ' ‘The Democrats responded. immediately « “'to-the: address: ‘with: an $20,000 half-hour: . ~ television program — ‘an unprecented event sparked by the election. campaign nature of | Reagan's speech — thal. contradicted his _claims that the country is better « aft and _-more Cconfidents co8 °° fo : On the contrary, the Democrat program , ‘tried to ‘illustrate, that ‘under: Reagan's s leadership there was more ‘unemployment * and: ‘fear. of war: anid less. + equality, Social - Loggers. want inquiry VANCOUVER. (CPy. B.C. “Tridependent ‘Logging Association, wants a public inquiry” ‘itito the. granting = of “tree” “farm” lice: particularly tae cases S where othier forms-of forest ‘ tenure “are being « ~ converted to Hegntea, _seale stumpage . payments fer. work “done — by” Heetice:. Legislative Lib rary he ‘number oe pea tar workin the Temes seahen ae : for people. whose UIC:benefits have been i éxhausted, laid - off”: ‘Workers, ‘social . _ Waiting to begin, pending approval from ~ Reagan declares , new hope - Président. se « Democrat: Speaker - of - the: : Mouse of. Bes, ve Representatives. , “America. is back, slanding tall, “Tooking : 4 int _ repres entatives of- the administration and ©. dominated . Senate. tin: dominated House, on measures to: ‘put a ~ ‘the deficit by about half in three years on * federal spending approaching ‘1 trillion in: thal period. ' ite House officialseald the $100-billion “proposal includes some non-controversial_ “and ©: ; ‘vironment. * Association Ross: Martin of Prince George said ina prepared statement. Wednesday that - Premier Bill Bennett’ has “heen asked to call a full- “inquiry ‘ - public: input - ‘and inter- = “ministry review . of. the heard earlier this month in “Chetwynd, ‘be held in. vie exit: try. workers operating out in the bush; ‘clearing brush and debris off fire roads, thinning out trees;to ensure a: healthy: growth In newly * planted forests and. also ebiiniaating fire, » apgardss The program also provides employment” assistance ° ‘recipients, - ‘and. also ‘students who “‘are'.; returning “from *: college \or “11,100 welfare- cases handled in. December . 2g ‘ia y ‘unchanged, from the “previous ye “He went on- sto explain ‘that although : there were £,100 cases, the figure does not _ necessarily reflect the. actual number of | “people: bénefiting from- social assistance, “In gome cases, only a single parent with .gne.or ‘two kids may be receiving. welfare and i in‘other cases an‘ entire family of five “oF ‘six may be benefiting,” he said, “‘so it’s really’ ‘difficult . to. estimate exactly: how - “many” people are ‘benefiting from, social assistance, certalnly more than. the 1, 100 . CARES “on file.” 9. “The Canada Works } program will continue ~ thig-year ‘and a number of Projects..are _ te Beanamie Denelooment Bratch * weltare and protection of the’ environment. “When I look at the state of the inion, I see ‘basie values — fairness, compassion _/and concern for the future oft our children — :- plighted,” said Thomas*. (Tip) O'Neill, ‘The most: sustained applause during. Reagan's speech came during his reference ‘ to the controversial issue of school prayer. ~“T must ask,” Reagan’ said, “If you can ; * begin your day’ witha member. of, the clergy standing right here leading you in prayer, then’ why can’t freedom to ‘acknowledge “~ Ged be enjoyed again by. children in every - schoolroom across. this land?” oo “Democrats cheered, when. Reagan. said - “ye must bring federal deficits.down” and _ Republicans cheered when he added i in. the: ... next breath that’ “how we do. that: makes’ all the difference. " ’ But he said there should. be. © ~ Congress, _ including | the : Republican. - “and. Demoecrat- a -$100-billion . “downpayment”. on reducing’: . spending cuts that. have been debated in ~ Congress before, some tax loopholes that ” . gould -be‘closed and cuts in costof-living 7 ” . ihereases. in some ‘government payrolls... ~ Reagan’ also said, he seeks proposals. by. a the end of the year on ways, to simplify the F iricome tax system and confirmed that he. wants an‘ amendment, to the constitution ° allowing the, president to ' veto specific ' spending proposals. Under current law. the |: “ president can veto. an’ entire’ piece of. ‘legislation | but not part of it. Proclaiming space is "our next frontier,” Reagan confirmed that he has instructed: . thée-Natlonal Aeronautics and Space’: “ Adminisiration to develop‘a permanently... manned’ space. station ‘within a. decade. . ‘White House officials said It would: cosh. about $8 billion and; would be: used for | “commercial and scientific ; = not nailitary — . purposes,” ‘Back on Earth, Reagan pledged to in. crease funds for Protection of the en- ; “chairman - of the inquiry. 7 ; ' Two} more. licence - _ hearings, . one .in ‘ Prince George and-one’ ‘in Quesnel, are scheduled to be held in. . late February - and early March. It is understood that. . _ about: 40 more applications to roll-over existing forest allowing * ree _._1) impact of tree farm licences tenures into licences are to OS Pere "Mn the Interior, ve be heard at fulure’dates, _, The ‘assoclition “aldo! The’ ‘association, is also Martin... said. - the“ wants a government review. ‘asking that a leence ap: . asaociation is seeking. the of credits allowed: against: “plication by Carifor Corp., 3. ~ - Ombudsman's assistance “as all” other avenites of appeal-or legal holders, and a. -Feview' of | abeyance anda moratorium remedy, including letters to stumpage appraisal ‘placed on future’ ap- the ‘premier “and forest’: procedures, _ ",,piteations, pending results’ minister, have failed to ieee resolve the lack: of honest, fair contracts to ‘loggers and - log-haulers = with. - their licencee masters.” ’ Frank Drowgel, general” manager of the Central Interior Logging = Assoclaiion, said’ ~* the _ association's complaint «ia. - thal when a forest licence or : . other tenure is being. con- < verted ta a licence, only.the - existing: licence-holder can apply for the ticence. university. ‘and. are Joking: fort summer ° - Eee “y “shirt; ‘Antiine had’ to. ‘have: his. head: and “our: agreement,” . president. of .the B.C, Building Trades. Jim Goodwin; the money.on'a AN presents Lillian Gaudet of Thornhill her cheque for $10,000 on behalf of the Western Canada Lottery Foundation. Mrs, Gaudet won at Three" scratch and win lottery ticket. 1 Commander killed at 66 the: oldest convict o on. Florida’ 'Sideath ROW; Was electrocuted today. for arranging * the murder. of a. ‘Private: investigator. He. : : was, ‘the. first’ person executed singe rein-. “ statement of the death penalty who, ‘did not “Hil the victim himeelf. ‘. “Antone was, sirapped into the chair and received: 2,000" ‘volts. at'7:01.a m, EST. He _ “was. ‘pronounced dead al 7:08, sald’ Vernon Bradford, spokesman for ‘the Deparirhent ‘of Corrections: ° - He was the third prisoneriexecuted in the » * gtate ‘and the. i2th i in the’ United States. since." “‘the’ ‘Supreme’ ‘Court ‘reinstated: capital - punishment in 1976. + Antone’s last, words, the‘only statement. ’ “he made, were’ “The only thing ts ‘Forgive ; them’ father,’ for “in iheir ignorance they - _know not what.they do.’ And that’s it?"""": Antone was -convicted in -1976 of first: . degree raurder. foi being a middleman in the Oct. 23, 1975, contract shooting death of -. Richard Cloud, a. private investigator who testified before grand juries’ inveatigating the’ ‘underworld, ‘He provided the gun a and ~ money’ for the ‘slaying. APPEAL TURNED ‘DOWN to tarry -aut ane “justice.” Me . i ATE STEA “AND: EGGS 7 ‘Antone did” not request a special -last “meal, but was offered steak: and eggs 7 between 4 and 4:30 a.m., sald Bradford. -Antone cought the reprieve from. the 7 ‘Supreme Court on grounds: that he was a victim of ineffective counsel: The justices by a7-2margin rejected the arguments, the third time they had refused to tamper with Antone’s case. ; ‘Cloud had: “been ‘a ‘a detective with. the | Tampa’ police, ‘and became w@ private in- - ' vestigator after- ‘hes wis dismtésed from the force. . recent interviews. Antone also said he wasn't afraid because a. far: as I'm conperned: there’ '5 no such “The case prompted a merey plea from all “five Homan Catholic. bishops in Florida, who .argued that violence breeds more : violence. ” - Pope John Paul joined in a similar plea . on behalf: of murderer Robert Sullivan, who swas put to death in Florida on-Nov. 30: "Antone was one of 21] on Florida’s death ° row, the: moat populgus i in the * country. Contractors demand cuts. ‘Construction. : contractord persist in their demands. Union construction is a growing. problem, “but the building trades don’t belleve cutting labor costs is the answer, ~The untona tabled their own ‘package, ‘galling for increased unlon-industry co- *, operation on contract bidding, joint lob- . bying for mote government contracts anda ‘, Satantee: contractors won't set’up non- - / union “dummy” companies. The unions also asked for a pay raise of $1 an hour in each yéar of a two-year pact, * plus health and welfare improvements. Gautier said this amounts to an annual diicreage of leas than five per cent on the current average wage and benefit rate of $22.72'an hour. Chuck: McVeigh, president of Con- struction Labor Relations Association, declined comment until he had discussed. the demands further with the unions. ' All construction agreements expire April Woe ‘ e o-prigon in a -aleady “drizzle” of tain,, One. . carried a. sign ‘that read: “Gov! Graham - guilty of first-degree murder.” ‘ Protests against the’ ‘Tuesday execution, - whicli was blocked just six hours before it was to take place, did not draw the large — numbers of those surrounding the previous _ | - Antone. ‘said he: was not guilty: of the : ‘charges: ‘and:inslsted.he-was'a -“fall guy.” - “fhadno iniowledge, of it,” he said during Gautier said both sides agree that-non- - BEIRUT (AP) — The driver of a speeding car fired ‘several bullets from a silencer-equipped pistol and killed _ Lebanon today, reporters inthe area said. - ‘Mohammed Atef Farhat, commander of the so-called home guard In the village of Kfar Rumman near Nabatjyeh, 40 kilometres south of Beirut, died at the scene. Israeli troops sealed off the area where the shooting . " oceurred near Nabatiyeh and searched: unauccessfully for. . . the assailant, reporters said.. pulling out-300 more men taday from. its peacekeeping ‘A spokesman: for: the Ministry, of. Defence, figures, contingent tin Lebatton— part of reductions, this month that _the commander of an Israeli-backed militia in southern — In Rome, the Italian news agency ANSA reported italy is ; “Scotti, confirmed reductions have teen taking place, but >.” said security reasons. prevented him irom giving specific Kalian troops serve in Beirut along with others from the . often have been caught in the battles of Lebanon’ B warting factions. “AU.S, Embassy, official in Beirut eaid today: Amigiieans | “who have asked the embussy. whether they i are’ rendangered rage} in Beirut are advised to “reconsider their. reasons for being vo here, : ' “They have to devide tor themselves whether they really . need to be in Beirut now,” said the official, who asked not’ ”. : be named. . NONE-LEAVING -. . soe He said he did not know of any Anierieans: “Jeaving ‘the capital since the assassination last week of Malcolm Kerr, president of American. University of Beirut. - ‘near, the outer. perimeter of the U:S, Marine base at Beirut alrport as the Druse and ‘Lebanese army* soldiers traded - artillery and mortar fire arolind the hilltop town of Souk el- Gharb: and bluffs southeast of the city. os . Local radio“stations ‘said--no casualty’ ‘peporls were available from. the ° heights, ee te two. sides | have. been “Radio “prinieaat “aid. Phalange militiamen were-loc the hills of the ‘Kharroub. region’ northeast - ‘of: Israel's defence line in southern Lebanon. | 4; - Ori Wednesday, Lebanese soldiers, ‘batlled “Moslem militiamen in Beirut's southern suburbs, and other, ;army troops in the central mountains traded artillery and: tank - fire with Druse gunners, The. Druse area secretive sect whose creed i is based, an Islam.” . we ee i : ATTACK WITH WORDS : : The Syrians.had slackened | their verbal. ‘attacks on the Reagan administration following the Syrian government’s release on Jan. 3 of U.S. Navy ‘Lieut. Robert Goodman,. captured after his: ‘plane: was, shot: ‘down. over ‘Syriandield “terrilory in Lebanon...” : : But today, Al-Baath, the newspaper which ‘speaks for President Hafez’ Assad’s ruling party, charged ‘in an: "editorial that Reagan's policies: “have complicated Father: than. eased the Lebanon problem." °. iy as The editorial, reported by'. ‘Damascus radio, said 7 Reagan's policies mean the'U.S, Marine contingent has:- become “just another militia on the Lebanon arena.” = The Syrian government newspaper Tishrin accused: _ ‘Reagan of, using Lebanon to promote his re-election cam- " palgn and ‘said the United States wanta to dominate the " United States, ‘France ‘and: ‘Britaini;;Members. of. "the >. multinational: foree’ ‘have’ been the targets of. attacks ‘and aan a A western reporter Said she enz ‘wo atiells crash today 7 ‘\pightial.” Chrlatian En similar duels today in Middle East and turn ‘Lebanon into a jumping-off ground, against Syria. ° Reagan, in his State of. the Union. address Wednesday night, said the marines are helping to-break a "cycle of . despair” in Lebanon-and. must. stand fast. in the face of “state-sponsored terrorism!) His administration is been trying to dissuade Congress - from trying to bring the marines home ahead of the April 1935 deadline set by the legislative body’ Inst year. ; _ DIE ON: DUTY ore Since the marines were tise dispatched to: Lebanon in August 1992, 262 U.S. military personnel have died in duty there, including 241 who perished in a terrorist ‘bombing of marine headquarters near Beirut airport in Octaber 1963, The contingent of 1,600 marines ls part of a Multinational’ force for ‘keeping order in the area while the withdrawal of all foreign forees from Lebanon is worked out.” Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Arens Bald Wednesday that Israel wants security agreements ‘with the Shiite’ Moslems in southern Lebanon before withdrawing from the territory it caplured 19 months ago. 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