‘itich’ they will pave
- Organization of Petrole ‘Exporting, Céint
‘predicting their earninis will fal]! ‘pa: ‘weil hs
: Financial . tnarkets, opened calmly. today ..
- OPECreduction Monday of $6 a barrel which-U.S. ry

Secretary Donald Regan said may help spur recovery from ‘

, Feceasion,

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3 In Tokyo, Prime. Minister. ser ts era Nakasone aig) he has
‘asked government economists to draw up mpPlane to stimulate* i
: ‘Sagan’ a economy: me : a

The Economic Plarining Ageiey said | Japan’
‘be. reduced by about $6.5 billion: annually aga result of the
OPEC) move while the country’s economi¢, growth rate will
‘be boosted by 0; 38 percent in the firat year and 0.03 per cent
inthe second,” .

Some. developing’ ‘countries’ said’ lower ‘revenue’ “lor:
“Middle East oil Producers will lead to a drop. inthe own

. incomes. Ba

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They include South Kprea, which tia tried to offset its oll

bill by undertaking construction projectsin, thé Middle East |

worth : billions - of ‘dollars, : and’. Pakistan | ‘which’ ‘gels.

substantial amounts of aid from Arab’ countries aswell as

$2.5 billion ayear-in remittances from citizens working in
" ‘the region. ety te ab oe

” But the South Korean’ ‘gaverriment and bisliessmen said.
OPEC's & etion will: lower reduction | costs, making the

‘McCarthy: defends rhake- war erp plans —

“ VICTORIA’ ( CP) —It hasbeen calleda sham, ry cruel | pre-
election hoax and yet another Social Credit dirty trick.
- On‘the other hand, Deputy Premier Grace McCarthy
defends the two-year, $510 million make-work project she
anhduneed last week as part of the government's economic
recovery plan to create thousands of new jobs how.

McCarthy malntains ‘that : apart ‘from. a few. ‘highway
cohtracts announced earlier, the progrant ‘was ‘new, and
says she is prepared to fight an, election ‘over it,

Opposition. Leader Dave Barrett”: says.‘that’ the -

antiouncement obviously i is an electlon gimmack berause it
appears that all ‘the- government is: doing” is” using the
Highways Ministry's budget for next year to make it look as
if new jobs were being created on an accelerated basis. .

In fact, a clase Jook at the figures shows that there will be

asharpdrop in highway and bridge gopstructigr n. during the
next-two years, compared to the current-year; “and that the
federal government will be ney i
of all the néw.money allocated th
job-creation program, and then some.
The make-work program, . announced: by “McCarthy,
Highways Minister Alex Frasér' and ‘Agri¢ntture Minister
Raney Sergedes amie. 400-82 a

ear Sane ay Saree

Human rights not considered important by EEC |

MADRID (Reuter) “1 aligned”. draft
Western governments were } reference. “to. free, . trade
urged today to drop. or, union -rights bit omits a

soften demands. for: ; clause: enablingunions to
improved human: rights form __féderations “and
conduct In the Soviet bloc in. confederations and inserts a
abldtobringthe marathon . oa
European Security;Review =... ~
Conference toa speedy. end.
The initiative was made -
by éight of the neutral and ne
non-aligned countries at ‘halifax (CP), —The
the3S-country “meeling longest strike “in ‘Nova
which tabled a new draft . Scotla’s- “history ended
iicluding deument Monday and ‘the ‘easing of
: Sean gad aie . tensions in.a community of
dowin the w hie Been a ~ 2,500 hae begun’: for same
‘The document. dropped | People. .
calls for’ specific =

igure:h
fe Mowing ' a price: ‘reduction ' ‘by. the

sl ba wil

Lites

“\yetains...

.. the state.” .
. The draft. -also replaces

Public Employees and the

. quiet .

“contracts.” Es
In. ‘Telaiiabad, ‘fftelat sources. aa!

“remittance Thoney, they , added... :-
cIndustry ‘analyate ix the U.S.. “questioned. ‘whath

OPEC agreement will last because of disputes: ‘within “the 2M

“gartel: ‘and. the economic problems. of some members.

‘They ‘said much will depend on whether Britain,‘under |.
__ Pressur’ from industry, reduces the price of its North: ‘Sea ;

“ erude, Saudi Oil Minister: Ahmed Zaki Yamani said I
a reduction by London ot more than 1 50 a barrel wi
a ‘price war. .

- Non-OPEC member Mexico, which has: foteign deb of
. More than $80 billion, dropped its prices by ‘belween % and
$2.50 4 berrel.

“The presjdent’s office: in Mexico city sald the reduetlonis
will mean $1.3 billion’ ‘tin Tost income this’ yéar. fe

_Dealeraon the
. prices will fall in the long run to as-low aB'$25-B. barrel,
helow the new: ¥ OPEC: reference level. =

Time is running. out it for Canada’s energy. “pricing
US. a barrel: Monday.

While industry observers wére busy ‘specillaping it would.
only: bes a matter of time until Ottawa rewrote: its. National:

bridges, 200 kilometres of reconstructed highways arid 650"
kilometres of new roads for a total of $460 million of which

$270 million Is the regular program of continuing highway .~
construction and $190 million a supplementary program. °

Also promised: was $16 million for diking and flood control. —
work and:$14 million for agricultural drainage ‘and water :

‘supply projects.

This means a substantial reduction in highway ‘and bridge
construction and maintenance over the two-year- ‘life of ‘the
” program. when compared ta the $363.8 million budgeted’ in:

the: current} year alone for this purpose am oe which only fe unemployment development’ “committee, and because itis’

"_.not.under his vote he does not know how he will get access to
“ity what itis earmarkerd: for or what strings : ‘are altached.
. Steele said the $3 million in hig budget for ther new ‘year is

$229. § million, will. actually have been spent, - .
Fraser could not ‘be. reached to‘explain where the funds.

for the supplementary program: would be coming from ‘or. ;
_ What they would be for, and officials in his ministry didnot’:
kriow how much woiild be spent in each of the:two years.
The only new announcement was the $14 million slated for;
agricultural and drainage water supply Projects. wh ch is -: oe

shered 50-50 with the federal government.

~ It-waggenew, in fact, that the mani in: charge stilt did not a
“now: ‘Monday just (what‘had been approved:'!

at git
~_ Mihaifeieralgovetnmntat also will contribateat least shied

oF

new. provision for unions on.
“compliance with the law of ~

access to institutions, public

’ individuals: with a’ call , for
‘them ‘to - be : ‘able -to
western “demands - for

foreign fouralists to have sources.

The Canadian Vion of new. school trustees and a
-vestructuring. of the board.

Twenty-five —- drivers.
upset at earning. $200 less
than ‘their counterparts in:
adjacent districts, -went on
strike in September, 1979.
The old Digby: Municipal
.. School Board, : which’. had

Digby District School Board
‘gigned a one-year contract
Mondaz - after montha . ‘of
negotiations that.
began after the election of

; undértajings not to expél

~ Speaking. in
pe ‘early ,to, ‘tell if the price ‘cut by the t opera pl of.

-‘Moslent Pann may be reduced along with: ihe flow’of

Singapote open market predicted that ‘sg =

after OPEC slashed its base price for crude oll by $5 to $29:

ds totally: ‘abave what we had, in our budget. ”

ind private organizatios and

communicate | with _ their *~ ‘ohe mater al. carried by for.

Ry fe
that. a acheduled $4a-barrel. increa
ellheagd. price, of domestic oll will nat. go. ahead. net ‘July.
That would ave meant an extra three’ cents a litre fn the,
price at gas Say across the éouniry.

House of Commons, Chretien: aid was

exceed. 5 per cent ‘of the international abe ‘still i ataitds,
But analysts were busy writing the palicy’s- obituary in *
interviews. with The Canadian. Press because the current -
‘wellhead price of Canadian crude, at $20.75.a barrel or $25
, ig ‘already about’ 64 per cent of the new: OFEC.
benchmark price.

” Perey. Thadaney, managing‘ economist at the Téronto.
forecasting firm of Data. Resources of Canada. Ltd,,. said
Chretien Had little choice but to cancel the July increase.

“os “He-had to-do’ it,” ‘Thadaney said. “It would: have been

-forced to roll back -its ‘petroleum compensation charge to”

-keep. domestic prices from exceeeding world prices.
At $3.76a barrel, the ‘petroleum compensation charge is
one of the things slapped on to the $29.75 wellhead price-to

_ereate the: blended some tic, price, currently’ sitting. al

a Since it's, highly: unltkely;, Alberta would agree ‘to a
‘rollback in’ ‘the wellhead price, Thadaney said, Ottawa will.

Ahave to look to: “Tt. “own: taxes, such a8 the compensation

. charge for trimming. boa

“They're not going to ‘roll’ ‘back - the wellhead price but
there are certain things that will, have to ave such as the 1

~ snillion of the $36 ‘million allocated for diking and flood
Veontrol projects, And the ‘muntcipalities affected will pay, at ,
least. $2 million,

% John Steele, diréetar of the Agriciliute Ministry's branch”
- dealing’ with. the: federal-provincial Agricultural, Rural

Developmenit:. Agreement,’ ‘suid ‘he: was not aware ‘of: the
details of the agricultural and @rainage programs approved

. but has a list. of. Ao projects ready'to go as soon. asthe gets
the financing.

“Steele said: the “money is: coming: fora the ‘cabinet’s

already commited for ongoing projects, “go the $14- -million

i" Pete Brady;" ‘director .of, the. Environmeéit : Ministry's
‘water management branch, figured that $18 ‘million will be

~ spent! each: yer af the’ new: two: year ‘program on flood
‘eontrol and dikig’’ *

“WOE tthis “cSemailNot $1 thbor shred: haan With =

‘aiéeat oreranhi wider at agreement stone fe

ce,

: Western .objections to a overruled. “Sp ;
‘claase recognizing. that __ However, proposal.” ‘on
aixthorities in certain’ ‘gases freer access’ to’, foreign
can confiscate books:and' missions ad on tipholding
religious — . freedomwere

eign; journalists .were ‘algo retained.

‘Digby drivers sign new ‘contract —

- analyst declined to go out:on.a limb to predict:how. ar

bt. Other analysts agreed theendis nga fo ‘ottawa’ energy oe
“polices. The question is when. . ae
°“y “10s now a matter of: debate how: long ‘the: ‘National. rr
"Energy. Program will. last," said John: Ing; vice-president “

” per: Nye coing and
Thadabey’ sald.

ihe petrdeum compen

“What has to happen is the that the feils will fave to n .

back the petroleum compensation charge.” : |.

And to: keep domestic. prices within: “world - ‘revels,

‘Thadaney said,. Ottawa will’ likely:. cave’. to: “eut.: ihe

. Compensation charge by. $2.26 to'$1.—~ - something that Hilt oe ;

: “Teast Ottawa $l billion in lost revenue.

.. Such.a mave may benefit the consumers in- aso and

" heating oil, prices ag enrly as June, Thadaney sald:

and portfolla manager with: the investment house Pitfield

: Mackay Ross Ltd. in Toronto, oy

. Ltd. ih Calgary, said the uncertainties of OPEC may. ‘be the.

one | saviug the NEP from an immediate: rewrite.

That's bécause with all the undercutting OPEC members

have been doing among themselves, Ottawa will want to wa.

absolutely absurd 1e didn’t. a t to see how Jong the new $29 U.S. base price holds; he said.
_-Thadaney:sai we may be some dramatle'¢ changes ‘at “T think’, .. whether they will rewrite it will depend on
the gas pumps as ny: as Jiine bécause Ottawa cotild be whether. tle OPEC agreement holds,” he pald..

Zedarayko added, however, it may be some’ time before
Canadians see tangible price cuts at the gas bump because

-of the traditional price: averaging hetween domestic and

imported, ols:

. But it: will likely set the stage for a “major change in a
‘ country that has almost always paid artificial prices for its
‘oll: ‘Zedarayko- sald domestic oil prices were kept: higher
than‘ ‘world: prices until 1973 and lower: than: Jnternational
levels ‘after. that. .

“Maybe
said. “But then; maybe. not. I'm -sure there will be a policy
change] but.’ m a not sure hoy the Government is going to do
it.” UMS
“Mieanwtille Wan :. “Smyth: executive ‘directsr

~ Canadian: Petroleum Association, the oll. industry's: lobby

“group, bald a.drop.in world oil prices means reduced cash
“flow. for: ‘producers.

: Under: the prieing ‘agreement, ‘Canadian. oll fowid ‘after

“Dec. 31, ‘1980, is priced at world levels. Monday’ s events

mean the Canadian import price falls to. $35.50. from ‘#2.
Sr myth said the near-term impact would. bé. felt”in.
cemploynient in the oll. industry, with fewer dritling rigs. and
seismic.” “crews. “Service and supply ‘companies’: and
equipment - manufacturers would feel ithe: the Spinolt
“impact. .
. Alberta: Energy’ Minister John Yaozirny. ‘old. ‘reporters
he’s trying to arrange a meeting with Chretien 1 in Edmonton
on Friday...
In the United ‘States, analysts said the: OPEC cuit ‘en’ t

likely to touch off an immediate round of price , uta Tot

gasoline or home-heating oil.

“In effect, OPEC has legitimatized what has happened in
* the‘spot market,” said William Randal, oll analyst’ First

Boston Corp. ‘in New York. ~
But 'in thé Toronto area, motorists.¥ ‘were basking ina til:
sealé, gas war that extended well beyond city limits. -
“Gas prices-at ‘Metropolitan Toronto service-stations ' were

down four to seven cents.a litre Monday | from last week. ‘At .

. Victoria, tiny hamlet northwest of Tarento, prices nit: -the
: s¥di¢ulous/One- ate station: al
Mt He it willle Hemet nl

cént a’)

teed t

that stretched several kilometres.

WATERPROOF.
“guredek, VINYL DECKING —

' Guaranteed & Professionally tnstatied .
for Sundecks * Carports & Garages

oe
Pushdek All- Weather Carpet —

it will be a good time. to get. back torreality,” he :

Blacher To

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"Police: bad trouble controlling. the lineups of customers .

se eye heme. coe che

less than Hare municipality took over his route, The. Aluminum: "Handrails
drivers, but 15 of the 16 who strikers and the people they ° " Brown or White Vinyl Powder coat Finish .
voted on the contract ~ angrily, called scaza were . ;
decided their new monthly. acquaintances. FREE ESTIMATES

. foreign: journalists, to halt «.

jamming” of foreign: radio:
broadcasts, ta respect the
right. to” strike arid: to
sanction ':
monitoring ‘groups, -

“Ttese are groups ‘set wp:
inside: the Soviet Union by
individuals to. men tor’the

human righta: undertakings °
_ in the Accords on Security

ad Co-operation, signedin
the  Finnigh ~
; Helsinki in: 1975,
The: conference, which
began Nov, '13,.-1990, can
only end with a consensus,
vote. -

Cyprus’ -Finland,
Liechtenstein, San Marino,

Sweden, ‘Switzerland and. ;;
they: ..
dratted ' the new proposed ©

’ Yugoslavia": said: :
final document to inchide all,
that is realistically obtgi,
nable in today’ | East-West
climate. rey

- Their rast: was “put
together on the basis of |
debates on a, tough series of
ima rights: _-propos. 1B

‘tabled last ove mber by. the”

United: States, Canada”:
and West Europeans... “

. Another proposal to make
specific tnention «of ©

_ meeting of western foreign
ministers in “Madrid. to. -
condemn martial Jaw “in
Polandhas also been diluted ~
into two vague references ,
and a strong clause’ onthe”

right or self-determination

was dtoppéd.. -
“The “neiitral “amd: ‘ont

: human: Nights an

«> eapitalof-

Diplomats. ‘of. “austria,

Terrace Little —
. Theater News _

Preparations are -e uriderway for the spring drama festival

-entry, “Love Among the Women” directed by Ken Morton:

Dennis Scanlon is the producer; and featured on stage are
Wendy Methot, Marlene Xenius, Debra Keane, Brendan-
Elliot, John Ricketts and Peter Simpson. Production help’ ~

needed in additlon to a stage manager, include people for ©
.. set building, set decorating, lighting, aud costumes. If you...
are able, willing and interested in participating, please :
"contact Ken. Morton or Dennis Scanton.

"John Gregory, theatre consilltant with Theatre B.C., will

be in Terrate on March 21, to hold a workshop on set design 1
_and:aiso.to assist the cast and crew of “Love Among. the
Woment!h

March’ m1 is the date ofa “Clowning & Mime” ‘Wworksbiop

- by Dolly.Hopkins, to be held in Kitimat. There is a $10 “|
registration fee for this workshop. For further Information :

‘please céntact Gail Lawrence in Kitimat.
+The Terrace Little Theaire helda farewell party for N lek.
and Molly: Nattress on:Febriary 19, In addition to current

“and active members, matiyfaces trom the past appeared at
“this: most ‘enjoyable. evening, ‘Molly and Nick, were:

roasted” (nicély done, aa not browned), by some of their

' dong time.iriends: ‘This “roasting’raised good memories °
» Jamongstold (tients and provided wonderful entertainment ..
sand some indight for the many new people in-Terrace Little. -
Theatre. - Nick and Molly will be. missed and never: -

‘forgotten.
Rewiring of the building is nearing completion with our.

new dimmer board now being installed, This new addition —

- will therease our lighting capabilities considerably, The |
~ next major job wndettaking at the Theatte: will, he extensive ».

 repaira to the:roof. a
» “A Doll’s House’, directed by Robiti Mecoil will dontinue
+. playing’. this Week’ with”. shows’ Wednesday, ‘Thursday,

> Friday, and Saturday; -
‘Our next general meeting will be held April 11 at 8 p.m, bn:

“the theatre building: Newcomers are always weltome.
RH Pairs

“a fonts in age fae vio idt ta sadls P

* jurisdiction over schéols
outside the town. “of Digby,
s00n hired’. ‘non-union |
drivers at higher. wages and
refused to negotiate.

Now 14 CUPE drivers are

»_ going back to work, joining
nine non-union ‘employees

. who kept buses running

- throughout the sour dispute. -
The CUPE drivers will
still be. paid $100 a month

‘wage. of $054 is enous. , “It was a. bad confliet," ” Commercial, Residential 56 4. 050 5 6642 Essex Crescent,

. Two CUPE ‘drivers have Bremner said. “They were ‘& Industrial Applications Prince Garoge, B.C. ;

relired, one has died and all peple we've, known all e _ REALERSMIPBAVALABLE ant |

some have found other jobs, our lives.”
Ce ctalaci lade dialed adi sneneee

Meta basinal Manning

SThe* “yatrike began ‘with
ugly incidents on the picket

_line “and” soon “drove rifts

beiween neighbors and even
families in the southwestern
Noya Scotia. town of Digby
and. in: the county

Bremner” watched “from

the picket line as his cousin

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