“The Herald, Wednesday. February 181”

Price details omitted -
from coal deal signing

VANCOUVER (CP) — A
starchy assembly of
politicians, mining
executives and captains of
Japanese industry traded -
compliments and promises
of co-operation Monday as
they ceremoniously agreed
to pursue a $2.5-billion coal

export deal.
Neither of two
documents signed

stipulated coal prices,
tannage or delivery dates
nor evidently brought the
previously-announced deal
any. closer to a close.

But’ Premier Bill Ben-
neti, signing for the
goverment of B.C., said
the event symbolized the
commitment of all con-
cerned to ensure the
development of the
province’s vast northeast
coal reserves proceeds.

“As things proceed,
there will be other
documents signed and
commitments dealing with
various aspects," he said in
an interview.

About 300 people looked
onas the parties to the deal
praised each other's co-
operation in negotiations
and heralded the positive
impact they maintain the
deal will have on trhe econ-
omies of both Canada and
Japan.

Everyone present
received a souveneir
acrylic paperweight with a
chunk of northeast B.C.
coal imbedded in it.

A pledge signed by
Tepresentatives of a
Japanese consortium of
steel companies read;
“We, the undersigned, on
behalf of the Japanese steel

industry, confirm that —

basic agreement was

reached on Jan. 27, 1961, .

- with both Quintette Coal
Ltd. and Teck Corp., to
purchase coal produced in
nertheast B.C. for ship-
ment to Japan through the
port of Prince Rupert,
commencing in late 1983.'*

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development, — provincial
Industry Minister Don
Phillips, Senator Ray
Perrault, the government
leader in the Senate, and
representatives of the twa
coal companies signed a
similar promise.

It stated: ‘Whereas
agreement has been
reached between the
Japanese steel industry
and both Quintette Coal
Lid. and Teck Corp. to
export coal from northeast
B.C. through the port of
Prince Rupert = com-
mencing in late 1983, we the
undersigned agree to
devole our best efforts to
ensure the success of this
development for the benefit
of British Columbia and
Canada.”

The slill-tentative 15-
year deal calls for the
companies to export a tolal
of 7.7 million tonnes of
metallurgical coal an-
Bually at an initial
estimated price of $75 a
tonne.

The B.C. government
plans to spend $483 million
on a rail spur line into the
province's northeast, on
roads, hydro and other
services which it says will
be recovered through a
surcharge on coal sales
plus freight charges.

The federal government
will pay.about $300- million
lo upgrade the Canadian
National Railways line
from Prince George to
Prince Rupert where a coal
port will be built at Ridley
Lstand.

Ottawa will impose a $3-
atonne surcharge to pay for
the improvements which
will rise with the price of
coal. Both tevels§ of
governments will split the
$8-million needed to build
.aC08SS roads to _Ridley

} Olsonsaid shea ement
B.C. and Canada and called
it “a celebration of in-
tentions to go ahead.”

However, he said it will
take some time before a
detailed contract is ac-
tually agreed upon.

TheB.C. government has
been criticized for not
producing firm figures or
getting a firm commitment
from the Japanese before
undertaking the needed
development.

Opposition Leader Dave
Barrett and Stu Leggatt,
NDP MLA for Coquitlam-
Moody. attacked the
government Monday for
going against both internal
and independent advice
that recommnened the coal
deal be delayed by at least
six months.

They released internal
memos which they say
clearly shaw there were no
proper cost estimates or
engineering studies
prepared for the deal.

The NDP claims that the
price and amount of coal
involved will not yield
enough to cover the cost of
the improvements,
meaning in effect that
taxpayers will subsidize
the shipment of coal to
Japan.

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Ms. Bogue.

Fierce winter storm kills 13

virtual standstil. Flights al
Toronto [International

Winter's fiercest ' storm
claimed at least 13 lives as
icy winds hurled blinding
snow across the midsection
of the U.S.—virtually
paralyzing cities as
authorities urged people to
stay indoors and wait out
its wrath.

As the battered region
from the Rackies to the
eastern Great Lakes dug
out from under up to W
centimetres of snow, af-
ficials in four southern
states today surveyed the
damage left by tornadoes
that killed at least one and
left dozens injured.

A snowmobiler was
found frozen to death in
Idaho, and blowing snow,
icy roads and zero visibility
were blamed in traffic
fatalities Tuesday in lowa,
Nebraska, Kansas,
Missouri and Michigan. -

Searchers became lost in
near-blizzard conditions
themselves ‘before
reaching the body of Ar-
thur Frey, 47, about one
kilometre from the
disabled snawmiobile he
had been riding in Island
Park, Idaho. : ..

etn at

Meanwhile” [burp ? na), Airport
dich in bit een “becduge Pag wate

reaction crash on snow-
shrouded Interstate 80 at
Altoona, Iowa.

The storm turned much
of [linois into a windy
deep-freeze after slinging
up to 30 centimetres of wet
snow across northern and
central counties. - '

The Chicago
metropolitan area was
socked by 30 centimetres of
snow, prompting several
Major hotels to offer re-

duced “snow rates” to

*

commuters who didn't feel
up to braving the snow to
get tome.

Across the US., several
smaller airports — as well
as hundreds of schools and
businesses ~- closed. ‘Four
of seven runways at
eee, § . O'Hare, -Ib-

winds, officials said.

Ever as the storm blew
out of some areas to Jeave
freezing rain behind,
melting drifts and ice gave
authorities new Dead-
aches. State police at
Detroit reported that some
freeway underpasses and
low spots were flooded with
up to 3% centimetres of
water.
ated Roundup

Meanwhile in Canada,
moderate to heavy snows
in Northern Ontario and

Released U.S. writer

would return to Iran

ZURICH, Switzerland
(AP) — Cynthia Dwyer
said today that despite nine

- months in an Iranian

prison and the anxiety
caused fo her family, she
did not regret her stay in
the Islamic republic. "1
like Iran and its people.-1
would return if possibfe,’”’
she said.

The 49-year-old U.S.
writer talked with
reporters . aboard =the
Singapore Airlines jumbo

units.

Mr.

jet thal brought her from
the Persian Gulf sheikdem
of Dubai to Zurich. She is
scheduled to leave today
aboard a Swissair flight to

New York, where her -

husband and three children
are waiting.

She refused to give
details of the ordeal on
arrival in Zurich, telling
reporters at the Swiss
airport: “I'm a journalist
too... This may be the only
exclusive 1'lE ever have.”
But she talked much more
freely with the reporters on
the flight te Europe.

“J am not saying it was

accurate incame tax returns at an average cost
of about $20. That's aqood return Tor the
money. And a fot less pressure.

This year be sure.

Hé&R BLOCK:

THE INCOME TAX SPECIALISTS
stLakelse $35-

easy and [am nol saying it
was hard either,” she said.
“Besides, [ have left people

behind and we have made -

an agreement,” a
reference to four British
captives remaining in
Tehran. But she said she
now had seen the worst-
aspects of the Iranian
revolution. .

“| went there because 1
was curious. I thought we
needed to understand what
was going on in Iran. I felt

there had been too much .

emphasis on the hostages.
and the situation could
have dtagged us into
another Vietnam. ”'

lf tax time puts you in
the squeeze, remem-
ber, last year the
trained specialists

al H&R Block took
the pressure off for
over three-quarters
of qa million Cana-
dians by preparing

?

rains in southern areas
made driving treacherous,
but the nightmarish bliz-

. tard conditions predicted

for the province failed to
materialize.

Most municipalities dealt
adequately with the sudden

storm, but were worried .

overnight --;

drenched snowfall into
sheets of ice.

Hamilton police credited
the heavy snows with
helping to avert polential
tragedy, by dissipating
gaseous chlorine leaking
from a truck involved in a
multi-vehicle accident

’ Tuesday afternoon. The

incident forced the
evacuation of more than
200 people from their
homes.

In Toronto, late- hight
rain which turned six

sa

Herman Tarnower.

months.

- of the public.

show. ’

Harris

shouted
New Yo
the jury view the slides.

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LONG DELA YS
_IN-LOVER’S.
MURDER TRIAL

WHITE PLAINS, NY. (AP) — After a three-hour
delay due lo defence objections over who could:
watch, jurors in the murder trial of former head-
mistress Jéan Harris saw slides of flesh found
imbedded in the chest of slain diet developer Dr.

Dr. Louis Roh, the deputy Westchester County
medical examiner who performed the autopsy on
the Scarsdale Diet developer, has testified that —
tissue from Tarnower’s palm was carried into his.
chest by a bullet fired into the hand as it was out- -
stretched in a classic defensive gesture. :

During the prosecution’s rebuttal Tuesday, 18
slides iustrating the distinctive characteristics of
the palm tissue were readied for viewing in a small
windowless courtroom which was more suitable for.
the slide show than the large, bright courtroom In “*
which the trial ,has been conducted for three

However. Harris' defence lawyer, Joe ‘Aurnou,”
objected when it became apparent the room could
hold only court officials andreporters, not members

The controversy erupted ‘Tuesday when Aurnou
suggested the press had “usurped unto itself the
right of member’ ot the public to attend the slide a

Reporters ed in ud debate as the trial judge
and . ae atood in tae crowded courtréoan amd
‘tugged her lawyer's
Anirath Assistant District Attorney George Bolen
t his clients, “The people of the State of
* were belng denied their right to have (

Finally, the large second-foor central jury room

” was cleared of jurors waiting to sit on other trials to
make room for the presentation.

"The 57-year-old former headmistress of The
Madeira School for girls in Mclean, Va., is charged
with killing the millionaire diet developer in the

bedroom of his Purchase, N.Y., estate March 10.

cela earlier in the day
snow was
returned -to
normal Tuesday. night as

wouldy Be Mas tate ctl heiein above

winds and I7 centimetres of
snow cut power lines to the
nearby towns of Exeter,
Grand Bend, Huron Park
and Dashwood for more
than two hours and tied up
traffic throughout the day,
but road crews reported no
unusual incidents.

In Ottawa, evening rush
hour traffic was stalled and
some late-aflernoon Rights
were cancelled.

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