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PIRATED AEA ¢ ’ ee a Interpreting The News One tiny step WASHINGTON (CP) — The tentative agreement between “President Carter and Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan on resuming Geneva talks represents only a tiny step on the entangled road to peace in the Middle East. % The agreement capped five days of dramatic develop- @ments that began with an unusual joint U.S.-U.S.S.R, geclaration that called for Middle East peace and Israeli Svithdrawal from occupied territories. ; & But a peace settlement remains almost as far away as © ever. = Despite the headlines, the joint diplomatic offensive by he superpowers and Carter's speech to the United Nations, gonly a preliminary procedural move has been made. = Even if the procedural advance ultimately results in for- nal peace talks, all the substantive issues that have kept the Arab-Israeli conflict going for three decades will still remain. DANGER REMAINS And the danager of war would not end abruptly if such a treaty were ever signed. Years of political and cultural adjustment would berequired before any country could feel secure. One measure of the frustrating difficulties confronting would-be peacemakers is the reaction to the U.S, statement FIND that “the legitimate rights of the Palestinians must be . recognized,” a statement made both in the joint declaration and in Carter’s UN speech. Tn almost any other situation, such a statement would be treated as vague moralism to which no one could object. The dispute would be over defining what “iegitimate rights’’ are in practice. But in the emotionally-supercharged Middle East, those seemingly innocuous words aroused strong protests. In- fluential supporters of Israel in the United States added their objections. The reasoning behind the protests is that reference to Palestinian “rights” may imply acceptance of a Palestinian state and recognition of the Palestine Liberation Organization, two positions that Israel has flatly rejected. SEE DIFFERENCE ; °:...... ; Sensitive spokesmen ‘asserted. that there is a marked . difference between past’.U.S.* statements endorsing Palestinian “legitimate interests” and the new statements in favor of “‘legitimate rights.” Some Arab officials, for their part, were cool to the U.S.- U.S.S.R. call for ‘establishment of normal peaceful relations.” While the semantic controversies continue, the arma- ments of both sides increase, permanent Israeli settlements spread throughout the occupied territories and new generations grow up in the atmosphere of hosiility. If, after three. decades of war and international politics, spokesmen for both sides cannot bring themselves even to pay lip service to such phrases as “legitimate rights” and “normal peaceful relations,” then a peaceful resolution of the conflict may have to await 21-st-century statesmen, For the peacemakers of today, engaged in the frustrating but necessary task of inching through procedural and semantic obstacles, the only reward may be hope that their successors will be more fortunate. Today in history William Tyndale, English 1808—John W. Griffiths, translator of the Bibleanda developer of the clipper church reformer, was ship, was born. strangled and burned at the — 1837—Samuel F. B. Morse stake in Brussels 441 years filed for a patent on his im- ago today— in 15%6—by proved telegraph. order of Emperor Charles ¥V -1888—Thomas _Edison of the Holy Roman Empire. exhibited his kinetoscope. Tyndale had been exiled 1890—The Mormon since he began his trans- Church abolished lation in 1524. Before is polygamy. death he completed the New 1892—Alfred, Lord Ten- Testament, which formed nyson, English poet, was the basis of the 1611 version. born. HERMAN te, Gl977 Unnertol Pros Syndcote “He told me to throw it as hard as | could.” Powerful new battery aids may make electric cars real VANCOUVER (CP) — An electric cell that will store 10 times as much energy as conventional lead-acid batteries has been suc- cessfully tested b University of Britls Columbia researchers, hysicist Rudi Haering said onday. Fast, long-range electric cars will soon be a reality, thanks to the super light- weight cell, predicted Haering, leader of the team working on the device, and even greater benefits may come with use of the bat- teries to store hydro and wind power. Production of the first commercial prototype is only months away, he said in an interview. B.C. mini companies are interested in the device, which uses molybdenum sulphide, a broduct of B.C. mines, he added. , A deal with them should be worked out soon to set up a development company to produce prototype batteries, and perhaps two «months more will be required to ofuce the first batteries, e said. The -cell is many times more efficient than any other type, said Haering, andis free from many of the problems bedevilling other novel batteries. ; SIMILAR PROGRESS He said he knows of only one other group, Exxon Engineering in Linden, N.J., which has made significant progress on a similar cell. Exxon, he said, is ahead in developing a working battery and are about to build a pilot plant. But the UBC cell, when it comes out, should be cheaper because it uses a natural ore only crudely refined, said Haering, while the Exxon cell is based on titanium sulphide, which must be synthesized and crystallized in a furnace under vacuum. Exxon plans to market its battery for about $40, about $10 cheaper than a con- ventional lead storage battery of the same capacity. ering said the new bat- teries will be able to store around a half a kilowatt- hour of energy for each kilogram of material in the electrodes. That's more than 10 times as much energy for a given weight as the best lead batteries. Weight has been the principal barrier preventing development of com- mercially attractive electric automobiles. Stuffed to ca- city with lead batteries, e experimental cars siill had a limited range and top speed. TARGET WITHIN REACH With the new batteries, - the target figures of a 300- mile daily range and about %-kilometres an hour to speed are well within reac for the pollution-free car. WINNIPEG (CP) — Manitoba Premier Ed Schreyer hardly resembles the stereothpe of the suc- cessful politician. He is anything but slick. His speeches tend to be rambling and unpolished. He says he enjoys getting out in public but he often seems the reluctant candi- date, holding himself back as if he were too shy or too polite to impose himself on voters. “IT enjoy meeting people very much and especially this campaign, and yet sometimes, quite often, I have the sense of intruding on someone’s privacy,” he Says. “Sometimes that goes through my mind and I may give the appearance of olding back before ap- proaching a person. But if there are two or more ople, 1 don’t think you'd find. that.” In spite of these qualities—or perhaps because of them— Schreyer’s appeal as an individual and as leader of the New Democratic Party is beyond question. APPEALS TO VOTERS Schreyer's success in appealing to voters, con- ceded even by his political opponents, dates back to his first campaign for the legislature in 1958. He switched to federal politics with his election to the House of Commons in 1965 but returned to the province just before the 1969 general election to win the NDP leadership and lead the party to an upset victory. Now 41 and leading the party into a third general Manitoba election Rambling Schreyer has voter appeal election, Schreyer does not appear to have lost personal popularity with eight years of intense public exposure and the rigors of office. However, the Oct. 11 election may be the biggest challenge of the premier’s political career, Although many of the programs in- troduced by the NDP since 1989 have been well- received, most observers ‘look for a tight race between the New Democrats and Progressive ‘Conservatives, The standings in the 57- seat legislature at dissolution—31 New Democrats, 23 Con- servatives and_ three Liberals— don’t reflect the closeness of many i. dividual races in the 197 election. CITES VOTE PATTERNS Schreyer says .the cliff hanger that has apparently developed is understandable in terms of traditional voting preferences and the relative strength of the NDP and the Tories federally. “The Conservatives have organizational strength of a machine kind because of the federal politics of our country, and that is a problem we have to cope with. “And second is sheer historical inertia. Not as many people today as in the past, but still some, simply vote on a sort of historical -antecedent basis.” Schreyer faces a challenge from the Con- servatives in his own Winnipeg riding of Ros- smere, which he held by only 589 voles in 1973, He insists he will do better in this year's contest; the Tories, naturally disagree. The premier is spending relatively little time in Rossmere this year, but his presence has not gone un- noticed. The NDP arranged a rousing welcome for him at his nominating meeting last month and Schreyer has ut on a number of neigh- forhood barbecues in his backyard that attracted | hundreds of peopie. PROUD OF RECORD Another special campaign activity this year has been the premier’s appearance before gatherings of pen- sioners. New Democrats take ride in what they have done ‘or the elderly since 1969 and Schreyer never seems to tire of reminding them of these programs. Indeed, his favorite kind of speech to any forum is one that compares his own government's record in office with that of the two Conservative governments that preceded it. Schreyer says he doesn’t want to be seen as the traditional type of politician who runs on promises alone, especially at a time of restraint for both indi- viduals and governments. “My understanding of the public mood and spirit is that they would rather like to know if we intend to bulld prudentl and gradually, ut steadily, on the basis of the foundation we placed in various programs in the last several years.” Although it initially promised a forward-lookin campaign, the party has few new ideas in its election platform. Schreyer says many future programs will be extensions of what has al- ready been done. 4 ° throu The chemicals in the UBC cell are non-caustic and relatively non-toxic, and the cell operates at room temperature. Even more important than electric cars is the possibility of using the cells o store electric energy produced by hydro, wind or solar power, Cheap, reliable storage would enable utilities to store energy for rieds of peak demand or ow production, reducing the size of the generating in- stallations needed. Molybdenum sulphide, the basis of the UBC cells, is one of a family of 27 related chemicals called the transition metal dich- alcogenides. The molecules are arranged in layers which are only weakly bound together. The spaces between the layers are open enough that small ions can diffuse in between. Metal ions, like lithium and sodium, find the spaces especially at- tractive, hurrying in from outside, which is the key to the battery action. The UBC test cell has one lithium electrode and one molybdenum sulphide electrode. When a wire is connected across the electrodes, current flows, as charged lithium ions flow across the cell and fill up the spaces between the layers of molybdenum sulphide mole- ‘cules. CURRENT CHANGED The cell is recharged, as in a conventional cell, by passing a current through in the opposite: direction. That turfs out the lithium ions, which return to the lithium electrode. The test cell has been put dozens of charge and discharge cycles with no apparent ill effects, said ec o . One example Haering gave was the use of a wire id as the basis of the: molybdenum sulphide electrode. The grid im- proves the electrical contact and strengthens the elec- le. Haering started the work in January after a lunch hour bull session with _ research associate James Stiles about an Exxon publication on the battery work, The two, with chemist Nelson Shen and three graduate students, have worked since then to im- prove the design. The NDP is campaigning under the slogan “leader- ship you can trust,” which party officials say refers to the entire Schreyer team but which is most often taken to refer to the premier personally. Those who know Schreyer well consider him a ‘team player” who exerts a con- siderable influence within cabinet and the party caucus but prefers to operate by consensus and rarely tries to impose his personal views on his col- eagues, is has led to opposition charges that the premier is unable to control his own cabinet. The opposition parties have also sought to swa voters from the NDP wit suggestions about reyer's early departure from provincial politics and fears that his successor will he less capable and less moderate. The premier has made several clear statements during the present cam- paign of his intention of serving a full term if his party s re-elected, but he continues to hedge on his future should the NDP lose. “f made a very clear and solemn commitment that if we receive a mandate from the people of Manitoba, we have the responsibility to conduct government on their behalf’ and I regard it as simply out of the question to leave in mid-stream. I will serve out the mandate.”’ But on the question of a full term as leader of the Opposition in the legislature, he adds; “I just don't want to say any more. The other is all hypothe- tical.” ‘Voice of the readers Mounties sure get their man On a recent business trip from Vancouver to Kitimat after about 1,300 miles carefully watching my speed-55 to 60 miles per hour (90 to 100 kmh) and all road signs and observing the new seat belt law as of Ocotber 1, I arrived the final lap bet- ween Terrace and Kitimat ona lone stretch of highway, on Ocotber 3, 1977, 2:20 pm To be more detailed, I add that I drivea small car for economy reasons. It really roars ar 65 mph in the prairies where ¢ speed limit is 70 and I need second gear niin? up, a slight long . I drive 50,000 to 60,000 miles a year and have never been in an accident. ; Whe I rounded a turn in the lone highway, I suddenly noticed a cruiser standing on the northbound side, red, whit and blue lights flashing. I looked at my speedometer and noticed 60, but Iwas sure it wags road check or an accident. As I approached, slowing to 50, I passed the cruiser and continued. Neither of the two officers. in the cruiser looked at me or made signals. However, after about a mile 1 noticed they had made a U-turn and came up behind me. I expected them to pass me any moment on an emergency call but no, they came up close behind me and I pulled over into the soft gravel shoulder and stopped. I lowered my window and waited. The officer in the passenger seat pot out and eased around the ck of my car. As he ap- proached me onthe driver's side, he wlaked slow and deliberatley opened his jacket and put his right hand on his gun. I was getting ideas of them looking for an escaped dangerous convict. As he stood still beside the window, his hand still on his he said, “Can Isee your icense,”’ I pulled it out and asked,“‘What is . the trouble,” .and he said, “speeding”. I said ‘what is the limit here.” He said ‘55, uh, [mean 90”. I said I was 60.at the moment I saw him. He said, ‘no, 65, I mean 110” and walked back to the cruiser, After along time the other officer, the driver, a pleasant young rookie, came to me and politely said, ‘Would you please sign this.” He did not have his hand on his gun. T asked “What is it for?" He said‘A hundred and ten.” I signed in disgust and continued to Kitimat. Afte setiing down in a restaurant, I looked at the ticket and noticed that my old address was on it alought my new address is clearly marker on the backed of my license and in the space where it was sup; osed to Speed: 110, it sal Speed: exceeding legal. ich means that on my record it might as well be 160. JJust a day earlier we were blocked off on High- way 16 just east of Huston because of a serious ac- ident. More than 100 cars weere stopped each way for 2% hours while tow trucks attempted to pull a semi- truck off a steep highway bank. While curiou car occupants crowded the highway, dogs walked around and some people cooked a meal on the road shoulder, thisw whole scene for2% hours was handled clamly by one Mountie. He ever had his hand on his gun although he was young and there was many people around. Iam sure he could have used one of the two officers that spent hours on a lonely road catching people going five to 10 miles over 55, ; However, in thise days of armed robberies, murders, dop, drunkness, rape | and idnapping, it’s § know that the mOunties still et their man wheng goin ive miles over the speed limit on a lonely stretch of highway. One final question-is it standard procedure for an officer to_ approach a citizenwith his hand on gun for 5) ing five miles over the limit-on-a:bright sunny afternoon? Waiter T. Menne Richmond , B.C. _ Bears victims of people Are Bears really a people problem? The same problem seems to occur every year, people who live in the outskirts of Terrace or even in the acinity f downtown object th having a bear around the house once in awhile. The Terrace garbage dump or now so called sanitary landfill is the root of all these problems, bears do feed there and therefore loose the fear of humans as both migling about the dump. ‘cod is scarce at the dump the bears come to the houses nearby locking for food and them the problem begins. If people only use their commen sense and leave them alone they soon will leave you too. I know I am speaking from experience, all. you have to do is soak some ols rages in turpentine and hang them around your garabe and everywhere else and there won’t be any more problem. . It is af acat, bears have a very sensetive nose and do not like that strong smell. Please, use you common sense and do not demand that every bear has to be trapped and taken away. Remeber, the bears where her first, it is us who moved into their terriroty thereofre we do have to learn to get along with the. Consider yourself lucky to be able to live in and arount nature and being able to see and study a bear in its own environment from your livingroom window rather than having to go toa zoo and see a poor creaures behind bars. We here in Terrace can be pround of haveg- expecial inthe white bears, the so called Kermode bear here in our surroundings. You know that this is the ony place in the whole wide world were these Kermodes live. Original the come from Prnicess Royal island in the Douglas Channel. During the last few years : there have been seen several white bears at the Terrace dump, but throught the demand of unconcerned pes le several white bears to be trapped and -be taken away. Apparently there is only one white one eft. ; Please have a heart. Help us preseve the white bears and try to understand bears, respect them and enjoy them, . We are very fortunate to be able to live in one of the very very, few places left n the world with nature at our doorstep. Thank you Mrs. Orturd Buschmann OFFERS REWARD MONTREAL (CP) — An. anonymous Montrealer has offered a $5,000 reward for the return of an estimated $73,000 worth of valuable heirlooms and antiques stolen from the Eas Townships home of the late: Dr. Wilder Penfield. The re- ward was posted Monday in collaboration wit] provincial police by a man reported to be a close personal friend of the famed neurosurgeon, who died last year aged 85. TARZAN SUES MONTREAL (CP) — Camille Tourville, who wrestles‘ under the name Tarzan Tyler, filed suit Monday claiming damages against the Confederation of ational Trade Unions (CNTU) for alleged defamation of character. Tourville cited news reports in which CNTU officials allegedly told reporters he was engaged in private security work during the Robin Hood flour mill strike.