. Tha PAGE 2, THE HERALD, Friday, March 31, 1978-7. B.C. THRONE SPEECH PROMISES New Mental Health contres, Health Units, Court Houses, Hospitals, Ete. VICTORIA (CP) — British Columbia govarn- ment today outlined a job- ‘am to unacceptable level of unemployment in the province, n Tn the ‘speech from the throne opening te third session of the Slat parliament, the Social Credit government said the leg inlalive and budgetary thrust would be in one dlrection— “jobs and new programs to serve our people.” The , read by Lt Gov. Walter Owen, says that the twin enemies of the people of Britlsh Columbia are “an unacceptable level of. unemployment and in- Lacks Mandate VANCOUVER (CP) — A spokesman for the Council of Ministers’ of Education flation~—and these have been our enemies for far too In what it terms direct job- generating action to hep ease the February adjusted unemployment rate of @4 per cent, the government Proposes: —Conatruction of new commualty mental health centres, health units, court facilities, hospitals and educational and airport facilities; —Increasing financial assistance for first-time home buyers; —Assistance for ex- ploration and development of ne new government renewed its me to continue high- ~ Council Denies National Core way maintenance and construction, and said it would seek greater federal financial aid for northern highway construction and recognition of the impact the proposed Alaska Highway Pipeline will have on the entire northern highway syatem of the province. NO DETAILS The speech, which as usual, gave no details of proposed programs, said that construction of airport facilities will be a major undertaking throughout the Province, “My governmernt has taken thie step not only to create employment now but in recognition of the fact that the federal government has not served this province well in providing these much- needed facilities,”’ Heutenant-governor sald. - Increased ald to first-time home buyers “will result in more: demand for housing construction... and will be especially significant to our young people. My govern- ment believes that the ex- pectations of home- ownership, destroyed in recent years, should be restoted,”” ’ The labor ministry is to add emphasis to its ap- frenticeship program, and is to continue its youth em- ployment program. BUILD FUTURE “These (programs will vut more British Columbians to the: work, now, and at the same time bulld a -more secure. future for this province,” the ad As expected, ihe govern: nient promised new forestry legislation, and help for amall businesses through the B.C. Developmen ent C and a reduction in the num regulations. The forest ministry is to Play a “major role in the government program to create work today andbuilta - secure fusbSfor tomorrow,” the speech said. “New forest and range legislation will be presented to bring about long-needed changes to government's role in managing these important natural resouces Curriculum Planned chalrman of the council's curriculum committee, said in a telephone interview from Edmonton that members are reviewing alk provincial language arts and: social studies programs but not with the intention of Bacterial Budworm SVANCOUVER (CP) — A bacteria and a virus will be used in Ilmited tests this year by the British Columbia Forest Service in an attempt to control the spruce bud- wor, Forests ter Tom Waterland sald Wednesday. Earlier this year the service cancelled its chemical spray program against the budworm because It could not justified economically, “Our research programs this year will cover control measures, the economic impact of the budworm and more detailed studies on the mortality, and and’ long-term Waterland sald Mike FPinnis, of the forestry protection service, sald the bacteria and the virus will notrauseany side effects om animals or humans. BUDWORM AFFECTED “The bacteria (bacillus thuringiensis) is effective on trees, ‘“. CAIRO (AP) — Israeli De- fence Minister Ezer Weiz- airport man flew to Egypt today and hurried into a meeting with President Anwar Sadat, but Cairo radlo said the seasion made no progress toward resumption of peace talks.: War Minister Mohammed Abjel Ghani el-Gamassy, Egypt's representative at negotiations on Israeli with- drawal from the Sinai a small group of insects and ‘has been used extensively to ipray lettuce, "he sald. “The causes a disease that affects only the budworm.” The virus, developed by the Forest Pest Tat ate at Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., was tested here in 1976 and the results were marginal. n Finnis sald there cs only enough virus available this year to treat 150 acres, The new program’ was recommended by chief forester Ted Young and the forest pest review com- talttee, composed of government, university and. forest induatry Fesource people who have “been atu eying the budworm pro if At the end of 1977, bud- worm infestation covered 585,000 acres of Dougias fir in the Fraser Ranzo and 18,000 acres in the Adame- Shuswap region east of Kamloops. n desert, was waiting at Cairo with a helicopter when Welzman landed aboard a camouflage- painted Hercules C-130 transport. The two defence chiefs took off at once for Sadat’s villa 25 Kilometres north of Reporters were not allowed to speak to Weizman or Sadat, but the. radio ‘School enrolment . could rise Elementary school teachers will bé asked to evaluate thelr own courses in an at- tempt to compare the ef- fectiveness of their programs with thosa at other Bcemools, Walter Hardwick, deputy education menister, said Wednesday. Be told the annual con- vention of the British Columbla Teachers Federation that a pilot proj- ect Involving evaluation of 30 elementary schools will be completed this summer. Results will be distribkted in an elementary ac- creditation gulde to be made available to elementary teachers. It is not known if the program will be man- datory or voluntary. Hardwick also suggested that other government minlstries— health and human resources— accept part of the responsibility of providing a programs for dis- abled ch sare of k these programs has not kept up with the demand in school districts but we feel that resources and serycces should also be funded b these ministries," he said, Earlier, Hardwick said that although enrolment is declining, family allowance yments in nly increased nthe firm quarter of 1973, indicating that Ina few years enrolment could be on the © upswing again. “Wrederation president Pat Brady was re-elected to his second and final year as president, defeating Julia Goulden 385 to 104. Allen Blakey was named first vice- vreeident and Ken Smith, second vice-president. FIRST AWARDED VICTORIA (CP) — Tha first of three contracts for renovations to the main spans and towers of the Lions Gate Bridge in Van- couver has been awarded to Canron Ltd., Highways Min- ister Alex’ Fraser said ° Wednesday, He said in a news release that the $168,775 contract is for a number of minor jobs on the bridge before proceeding , with the remainder of the $32 million project. Fraser also said that a contract in the amount of §314,-000 for the deck on the new Englishman River Bridge, 40 kilometres north of Nanaimo, has been awarded to Dura Con- struction Lid. tl diamond arrested setting up a standard cTOES- country program The Alberta professor said the committee does not have a mandate to set national standards and the council 1a not convinced such a project is desirable. n Michael Herron, an executive member of the Canadian Teachers Federation, said in an inter- view Tuesday at the B.C. Teachers Federation confer- ence, that the council was se- eretly developing a national core curriculum and work is in the exploratory stage, Torgunrud said that for the, past year the curriculum committee has been con- -Gucting a review of the similarities and diversities of public school courses. PROVIDE GUIDEn A transfer guide, detailing the content of each available in other provinces’ . public schools, he said. The ormation will attempt to facilitate a student’s tran- afer from one province to another. n Education Minister . McGeer said Wednesday that no province will be pressured into accepting the programs of another vince’s currceulum will Province, released soonnto give educationists access to the content of programs Storeys — And Survives A fone man who pl sed 29 Sa, cyte ® pyramid-sha Transamerica building on Wednesda: nee in in Sabla condition ital, Although police estimated his body reached a speed of ’ more than 160 kilometres an hour before hitting the cement ‘floor, he“suffered "qian: ‘police “arrived, only two broken legs. “Hep me! Oh my God help me!" the man moaned when he was carried from the buliding to an am-. bulance. Authorities reported he was singing: ‘‘Oh, what a I’m on!" as the am- ance droye away, Police identified the victim quoted an, Egyptlan resum spokesman as saying after the two-hour meeting that “the stance is the same’ on the reconvening of negotiations in Egyptian- Israeli melitary and political committees. _ “The work of the two com- mittees'has stopped and the two committees: will not — meet until a new basis has been created fog the as Harold Brown, 22, of Tacoma, Wash, Police said the fall came after Brown entered the pyramid, a ‘a prominent aiylins, and dashed pest @ 3, an a- security: guard, saying: “Tie want to see the man at the top. 1 Was sent by God.” Brown raced up a stairway to the Sand floor nleaped into the ventilation shaft and Police said that just below the 29th floor Brown lost his grip and plunged to the ground floor, ——————_ Israel-Egypt Talking. ion of thelr talks,” the unidentified official Was quoted as Aceo to “the radio report; Sadat and Weizman also: discussed CGsrael’s occupation - of . .séuth Lebanonnand Welzman’ as- sured the Egyptian leader ~ that Israeli forces will with- _Graw as soon as the. United ‘contingent for Lebanon is fully deployed. ae TWO ARRESTED NEW YORE (AP) — cutters wore and charged Thursday in the murder of a business associate who was carrying $1 million in dia: . monds afore he was beaten to death last September, © police said. Shlomo Tal, 31, and Pini Balabin, 29, were indicted by a Manhattan grand jury following. month investigationninto the -murder of Pinchos' Jaros- lawicz. “Certainly B.C. will not yield its authorization in the field of education to the ’ + “and to permit us to. increase - - he degree to which we make use of them.” This will include a major - gram of intensive forest management involving the ‘private aid public sectors, ‘The speech also anno that the B.C. , Development Gorp. will make $20 million low-interest loans ivallable to businesses to mo , OF nd or establish manu-. acturing or processing facilities. n CUT BUREAUCRACY | The government also said it will examine, minisiry by ministry, “the proliferation of boards, agencies, com- missions and departmental _ Structures with a view to federal government or to any other provincial ‘plan,’’ he said, “We may be venced ly their actions but that’s the extent of it.” McGeer said. he has been urging the national council to develop common textbook mat but it is not con-. nected with implementatica of a standard curreculum. MeGeer also sald problem within the province a ait is between provinces. John Wayne In Hospital BOSTON (AP) — Actor JotnWayne has checked into hospital for what officials are tests related to respiratory problems. n @ 70-year-old movie star, who arrived here Wednesday, has been under treatment for chest and @ respiratory con ion Bedpent ital “in Newport at ‘a’ hosp ie Beach nCallf,, and daya at “his nearby home. n . -oftictals did not say how serious Wayne's condition was nor how long he would be staying. Hikers Safe HIKERS FOUND : . CHILLIWACK (CP) -- Vaneouver youths who “Shad been missing on a hiking — trip between Chilliwack and. Hope were found safe Wednesday abokt 27 Kilometres south of Hope in the Fraser Valley. A rescue spokesman said Allan Grant, — 19, ¥ ves Bérnard, 18, and Ian McKay, 15 encountered deep snow and creeks with high water levels and wandered slightly off the Centenncal hiking trail. PLANE Neen the VICTORIA (CP) — helicopters and aries Canadian Forces Butfato aircraft found no sign Wednesday ofa singleengine missing since Monday in south. central, British aaix- Columbia. A search and rescue spokesman said that,’ weather eh wif enume tday the reaume today. Hi you reside in Terrace or , Thornhill and do not have a paper carrier - - SPECIAL OFFER ON SUBSCRIPTIONS © FOR YOU! PHONE DAWH: 635-6357 | t the last few nights aa 1 Wayne, in a_ telephone interview earlier this week with a Boston radio station, had said he was not treated for recurrence ‘Hal, a Tgot nig of that cancer “Aborto pokeaman ere being treated head cancer. Wayne, who has starred in more than 200 movies in 50 that - student mobility ls as much a Good ‘was “noe” “in whit seems to bea’ reversal ot. tid ine the government “Farm » while costly, will continue to provide B.C. food 3 With the best. in- come assistanca program in Cenada.” : is to be lor emphasis neta development of seco p ig and value-added production, for the agricultural industry, the speech eal n cuttingnr: ations whieh na longer serve & useful publi 7 ad is the government's view that government must become Jess of a burden and more of a servant.” within the province for maintenance of a viable tural §=community,” _ agricul ENSHRINE FAIRNESS The social | services " ministries are to submit “a -wide range of proposals for advancing family law into the 20th century.” . This is to include a new - Family Relations Act “‘enshrining the principles of fairness and equity in family Felations and family property. Matters related to , access and. guar. p of children also be included in the proposed statute, a As ‘announced earlier, the government Plans calmed new programs assist the collection process for those who are entitled to to intreduced ‘to clarify the legal responsibilities of citizens who help persona in distress," " , Anew health bill is to be ted to "bring realistic and. compassionate treat- -ment, based on the health ‘needs rather than the criminal approach, to those dependent upon heroln. The aim is to enable those ad- dicts to obtain an acceptable | life-style." A new detoxification eentre in Vancouver, to replace the drunk tank, was again promised ‘AID EXTENDED The health ministry will extend premium asaistance to an additional 110,000 low income medical plant users in the province and the government also promised “tmportant new initiativesi the field of urban transit." It will also set up a new program of park land . acquisition to enhance public access to _— shoreline reregtin anew Wildlife Man-.- ‘ agement Plan, the govern- ment “‘will provide special protection to threatened and endangered species.” Acompleta Pevision of the Land Registry Act, and amendments to the Motor Carriers Act, the Energy Act and various consumer and corporate affairs laws are The speech said a report by the comptroller-general on the finances of the - province will show 4 for the first 1 months o fiscal year which ends - March 31. a Tt said that the budget, to be resented next woek,, emphasize again the .., importance of of their income.” dob Opportunities For information on any of the above contact Terrace, Office of the Canada Em: MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR, 1 opening, $20,000 per year, depending on experience. Must have extensive experience | in planning, wbugiog’ sal male tenance, grounds KEYPUNCH. 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