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The shows, watching filmstrips, and.other fun activities. - program will be running. on Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m. for the .more information, phone, the brary. at. 638- 8177, or WEST. ‘VANCOUVER cP) : - Jamies Sin- & velar; ‘formes, Liberal: cablnet« nitniateh:iatid Sinclair's death at almost the same time he was told he had been nominated for the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize.: oo Sinclair, known affectionately to friends and colleagues as Jimmy, collapsed suddenly at his home, his sister-inlaw Doreen Robson said _ Tuesday. ° 4] ‘don't believe he suffered, ” she said. was’ his heart.’’. “It - Senator Ray Perrault, a-close friend of. Sinclair, said in a telephone interview that the. former fisherles minister had been ill for some time, suffering | two strokes, one of which - necessitated open-heart surgery. “He was a great Canadian and a good per- . sonal. friend,” Perrault said. “He. was the ablest British Columbian ever to aerve in Parliament, “Despite his defeatin 1958 he went on to great successes in private industry. He had a deep — and abiding concern for the province of British Columbia,” . Provincial Intergovernmental Relations Minister Garde Gardom, a former provincial: Liberal, said Sinclair was a “truly remarkable , Canacin who gave his very best in everything ‘OTTAWA- (CP) — The 300-page package of criminal law amendments, introduced in the Commons ‘Tuesday, got mixed reviews’ from . politicians and experts in the criminal justice field. ‘The’ bill, which Justice Minister _ Mark MacGuigan believes could become: law’ by ° summer, would: tighten pornography and’ prostitution laws and crack down on drunk © ‘drivers, violent criminals, drug dealers and computer theft. In addilion, it would abolish powerful search warrants known as writs of assistance and clarify laws governing con- _ tempt of court, theft’ and fraud. However, amendments which would allow _ police: to obtain search-and-selzure warrants for. virtually ‘any property they believe was , used in a criminal offence or was gained _ through crime have: raised concern about ' possible abuses. Toronto criminal lawyer Edward Greenspan ‘blasted proposals for such warrants as ‘the most reprehensible and offensive form of ’ Fegislation devised In modern law.” “thal - essmen and others wilh assets oun seized even before a conviction “should be up in arms” about lhe proposal, he armed. While: the warrants are almed at atripping » drug traffickers, mobsters and corporate fraud artists of money earned through crime, Justice Department officials concede anyone charged . with a serious offence could have property tied . ‘upfor years — and then be acquitted in the énd. “VOICES CONCERN Some experts have also voiced concern about a section within a larger overhaul of the code’s ~ r ife; jesterner, he: always let allof Canada, ‘nd in eed central Canada, know “what our. aspirations were,” . Sinclair was remembered agan ‘ridependent- : . minded rising § star in Canadian politics and was, . seen by many: asa potential Liberal-leadership candidate in the late 19503 before ending his -. political eareer to return to business. IN LIMELIGHT He was thrown into the limelight agaln i it March 1971 when one of his five daughters,'23- | - year-old Margaret, captured theimaginalionof -” the country. when she secretly. wed Trudeau, - then 51. After’ the marrage, Sinclair’ s name . usvally appeared in connection with that of his ns famous son-in-law. - Sinclair was born in Banff, Scotland, May 26, _ 1908, and came to Canada with his family asa small boy. He. was. educated as an engineer at a a semana: altbuto oe a3 the University of B.C. where he won a-Rhodes.: Scholarship - in 1928, and jater at studied at . ’ Oxford and Princeton. He was in military uniform at the time of his first. election in 1940. and ended the ‘war ‘as: : squadron leader and with re-election in 1945. - His constituency, orginally Vancouver. North .:-. . before becoming Coast-Capitano, returned him :*! of the Pacific salmon fishery both as cabinel - in 1949, 1958,.and 1957." _,.who resort to “brutal”. violéice or who have a_ mandatory life sentences with no chance for | ’ But the Conservative:sweep of 1958 finished . Parly : ‘ his “political career. ‘even ‘though sentencing. provisions under which criminals history. of - violent - behavior would receive ‘parole before. 10 years. , . “That really scares me,"' said Real Jubin- ‘ad ‘Ville, associate director of the “OVT- TAWA+BASED* Canadian, Association for the _ Prevention of Crime. The provision may en- _ courage the justice system and society to “pul people away and throw out the key.” But at the same time, juries, fearful of the harsh penalty awaiting a guilty verdict, may be more hesitant: te convict an accused, he said. : And the same situation may force police and prosecutors to opt for. a lesser charge to obtain. a conviction and a lighter sentence rather’ than none at all... “ id'to spell. out to judges that. sentencés- must protect the public, MacGuigan says. Tlie bill _ outlines ‘nine types of sentences which should | . be considered: before’ imorisonment for non- profits, ° _ * Judges could’ also order offeriders to pay | ‘ damages to crime: victims for: ‘uch things | as ‘lost wages or hospital bills. ‘FAVORS IDEA : ~The aim of the revised sentencing provisions . ’ violent offenders, including, probation, service ; _orders,. restitution and forfeiture: of criminal, 7 Bul Jublnville noted: that ‘while. the favors... vietim compengation, the provision must be clearly defined to avold further complicating the “criminal / justice process. Provincial compensalion boards, which are independent ‘of the courts, now handle payments for some ‘victim injuries while other victims peek a Lawyer blasts. criminal law ak Lane Was regarded z as: oo independent to advance int = thie party’ but later’ was Called intd Louis St. * Laurent’s sub-cabinet and in 1950 headed a two-- " man delegation. to European:capitals to settle’: . wartime ‘and post-war debts.to Canada of $70 ° "million. . SUFFERED INJURIES © In 1955, he was the’ first. ‘Canadian cabinet- minister : ‘tq’ visit Siberia and then-ended thai tour’, with, a visit te: the: ‘People’s: "Republic of China, long before it hecamne fashionable to do > 80." oon ; “Always knowin as an 1 outspoken man Sinclair raised eyebrows during the Cold War years ‘when’ he praised the Ruésians. and Chinese-for what he regarded as their advancements and " criticized then for their’ failings, ‘He Praised t the Russian dociors. who attended : him after an accident during histour of Siberia. 4 A staging collapsed while he was visiting a fish plant: ‘and_he ‘suffered , Serious leg and back : injuries *. ‘which . would . nag. him for the: cremainder of his life. - ; : Sinclair took a determined stance in defence ~- >< yainister and later in private life in industry. He : opposed ‘daming: ‘spawning rivers unless there “was: no other means of providing needed power. amendments damages through separate civil proceedings against a convicted offender, Political. reaction. to the amendments package ‘was alow and many said they would state.their positions today. * British Columbia Attorney General Brian ” Smith sald he is generally’ pleased with the proposed reforms bul added provisions on _ drink rivers. and prostitution do not go far ‘enough: : In other sections of the proposed Legislation: , + It woild become an offence to destroy, alter or interfere’ with the lawful use of computers and to-tap into a computer system, intercept iL or obtaln its services without authorization, . — The definition of abscentty. would be ex- -- panded :to prohibit represénting anyone. in a degrading. way that unduly exploits sex, crime, _ horror, ‘cruelty or violence. -Video-cassettes, : :. satellite ‘projections and other technological devices will, like printed matter, be governed "by obscenity laws, ‘— Controversial writs of assistance, allowing certain RCMP officers to enter homes without -searth warrants, would ‘be: replaced by . ~ Mtelewarrants” which could be Sbtalned from - provinelal. court judges over: the telephone - when an appearance in person is impractical, . ' —Conteiipt of court laws, designed to prothole fair trials and respect fot the courts and to . ensure. that court arders are obeyed, will be clarified, It would also become an offence to publish details of the jury-selection process and any information aboul jurors. - * = Two general offences of theft and fraud will replace @ maze of specific crimes in the code ranging from pretending to practise witchcraft to theft between husband and wife. E uring the eign ot Mackenzie-King, Sinclair - attempt to ° disrupl- _both television networks. . wolves in a 14,000-square- . ‘ citizens of, Fort Nelson in a . overshadowed by a trapper who brought two dead “arias deen ft panera Cees fF A ati Bist) eh a mae Us, apres Bae LENG RED H rer BEIRUT (CP): — Western peacekeeping efforts in Beirut appeared near collapse today following withdrawal of. the small British contingent to. ships off shore and orders from President Reagan that the U.S. Marines do likewise. . In Paris, the French Defence Ministry said more than 1,600 French troops in. Beirut retained at their posts in West ’ Beirut this morning, but that patrols had - been halted. It said there were no. im- mediate plans to redeploy the French contingent, . . A- spokesman for the 1,400-member Italian contingent said [here were no new. orders concerning its mission. In Rome, however, Defence Minister Giovanni Spadolini said Italy will reduce its force, although it has no immediate plans for a: total withdrawal. Qn the warfront, the U.S. battleship New Jersey opened fire with its main guns on -Syrian-controlled positions in the central mountains overlooking the capital. It, was ". not known if the shelling was to protect the marines when they withdraw or to help support the hard-pressed Lebanese Army. “The USS New Jersey is firing .-. . al targets ‘in Syrian-controlled areas of Lebanon which have been firing on the city of Belrut,” a marine spokesman said. .. He said the targets had earlier fired al U.S, Ambassador Reginald Bartholomew's’: residence’ ‘ir suburban Yarze “and areasin © . Beirut,” but he did not say if the residence had been. hit. -| Canadian Ambassador David: Jackson said in an interview. with Broadcast News conducted via Telex that the embassy in: Moslem-held West Beirut is continuing to operate normally, although the 20 embassy . ‘staffers are being teniporarily quartered | in nearby hotels for safety. |. . Jackson said the embassy" ‘has’ con- tingency plans: to evacuate its personnel, * “but we have no immediate. intentions of _implementing them.” "No one has been evacuated yet, but we are “Planning . to move: ‘one family with dependents. out at: the earliest, safest oP portunity,” Jackson said, _ External Affairs. ‘Department officials in’ ‘Ollawa' -said- evacuation is impossible because roads, | the airport’ and the port are” ‘closed because ‘of the- fighting. “Meanwhile, Jackson said the withdrawal “of the British contingent and the proposed - tnd rawal: iof the. American contingent / ungalvageable," the - ‘ainbassador said. “The. question of the ‘(survial of . the - . Lebanese) government will have to await ‘further developmerits in negotiations + between local parties" The Canadian Embassy in West Beirut ‘continued -to' function today, but at a reduced capacity with some personnel “evacuated to nearby hotels for safety, a spokesman said. ; Astatemént by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's office said. the 115-member _ British coritingent was withdrawing to a Royal Navy ship-off the Lebanese: coast beeause of the “deteriorating security - situation in Beirut and the particularly exposed position of the British force In Lebanon headquarters building...” It sald the troops would remain al sea , “until the situation becomes clearer,” Spadolini, in a statement to the Italian senate, said the first phase. of Italy's . “peacekeeppng operation in Beirut “shoulc be considered as drawing to a close.” “We are on the point of winding it up in . * full respect for national dignity, in. agreement with our allies,’ he told the upper house defence commission, But he said the Italian contingent has not ., abandoned any of its positions guarding the Palestinian refugee camps of Chatilla and ’ Sabra. , “We continue lo carry a responsibility in the Palestinian refugee camps,” Spadolini said. “Our ‘situation, from. this polnt’ of view, is much more difficult than that of ~ our allies, “The American, British and French: do: not, in fact, bave any” “Specific respon- sibility.” President Reagan on Tuesday ordered , the 1,600 marines in ‘Belrut rebepleyeate” US. Navy. ships: offshore and authorized ’ “use of naval guns arid warplanes to ‘gupport the disintegrating Lebanese army: *- ¥: ~The» future’. of Lebanon's Mei Christian president, Amin Gemayel} was - uncertain, his army weakened by- Moslem’ defections and his' U.S-backed | goverriment — : riddled by Moslem resignations: ©). A marine source- said 250-marines had been evacuated to the ships: Tuesday for “reasons unrelated to Reagan's: decision, and-that they would be returned to shore _ soon. Thirty-nine employees and dependents of the U.S. Embassy in West. Beirut. were taken by alr to naval ships by helicopter Tuesday. Two more US, warships, the: carrier / Independence and the destroyer Claude.V. Ricketts, were steaming for Lebanon after _ cutting short a port call in Turkey. The governments of Britain, France and _ Italy have come under intense pressure-to. .withdraw troops they contributed to. the four-country, 5,000-man . peacekeeping force after Reagan' 8. decision - on: the marines. : Premiers, Francolé Mitterrand of France and Bettino. Craxi of. Italy Suggested -UN _ ‘peacekeepers.'take ‘Over the multinational . ._,foree'g*-duties;..while’ Italian | Foreign. iS Minteter Giatiovaridpentt: Called fora hight. : Jevel. meetirig of the four countfies, ; ‘Meanwhile, marine Lance Cpl. Rodolfo ‘Hernandez, 28, of. El Paso, Tex., died Tuésday at a West German hospital of injuries received last week during a clash with Shiite Moslem militiamen in Beirut, a matirie spokesman said. Hernandez: was the 264th U.S. military personne] killed in . Lebanon since the marines were deployed in September 1982, About 300 Lebanese were killed and 540 wounded in Beirut in the last six days; police said. Project Wolf growls on FORT NELSON, B.C. (CP) — Project Wolf's the British, Columbia govern- ng ment's ‘wolt-Ieill- “program in ’ the Peace River. region got ‘off the ground Wednesday morning. — An eight-séat, twin-engine Piper Navajo took off at about 8 a.m. Wednésday from the Fort Nelson air- port, - carrying = en- vironmentalist Paul Wat- .Son, & handful of protesters and camera’ crews from plane, refused Nelson Mond behind. fuel supply. Imperial Oil northeastern Watson hopes to Aly over the wolf-kill area, scaring the wolves into cover ahead of the biclogist from the provincial fish and wildlife branch, who is shooting them from a helicopter. The government wants to kill between 400 and’ 500 | fuel. Ron Reed's _kilometre area because it says they threaten. the Survival of big-game herds, particularly caribou. Tuesday evening, Watson \ rSports confronted about “500 he noisy debate over whether [ O; f the wolf-kill was justified. . Comics “page 6 .. Project’ Wolf showed ST , National Film Board films, | but their impact was Classifieds ~~ pages 8&9 wolves to the meeting, The protesters had originally planned to begin their flying altack Tuesday, but it had After. fuel _ aviation fuel dealefs in Fort Tom Welch took his plane back to Victoria leaving Watson and his crew of 12 Watson spent most of Tuesday trying to secuge a: munily was ordered by the head office in Vancouver to supply Walson with aviation A spokesman for Imperial Oil in Vancouver said while he sympathized with dealer jection to Project Wolf's campaign, it would be “totally inappropriate for’, (the company) to take a Position on that.” - Watson and his crew also had’ difficulty finding a- place to stay in the town. Some of his crew spent Monday night sleeping in a van despite the 15 degree temperatures, However, by ‘Tuesday some of the protesters were camping in the backyard of a family being -by three ay night, pilot Finally, the dealer in this sympathetic _ to their B.C. com- S8Mpalgn. ' Watson said a single room - will be kept at the hotel as a “command post". However, he described his tregtment in Fort Nelson as ‘worse than Newfoundland”, where he has opposed the seal hunt as @ head ofthe Sea. Shepherd Conservation Soclety. , I SIDE Pages 485 personal . ob- trapper told Watson and his “supporters thal the wolves. are attacking animals in his WHEN USEDWILL por traps and even attacking each other. Do you want parts to fix up your car but your budge! “Watson argued ‘ that won't allow if? Beat the high cost af new paris. with wolves gre an essential part of the balance of nature which is the heritage of all people, And he sald that anybody who argues with him is a fool. The Project S.K. 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