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LONDON (AP) — Peter
Sultliffe, the 35-year-old

~ truck driver charged with .
murdering Jacquéline Hill, -

who police say was one of
13 victims of the Yorkshire

Ripper, will not appear in «

- court when his case comes

- up ‘again next week, his

lawyer said today.
Lawyer Kerry Macgill of

~-Bradford, the northern mill

town where Sutcliffe lives,
Baid his client will~ not

_ appear in an effort to avold

a recurrerice : at the “ncaa:
zied scene ‘qutsidd the,
courtroom when he was in-
dicted on Monday. <.
‘A crowd estimated . by
police ‘at. more than ‘5,000
howled’ curses, and ‘tb-
scenities at the suspect.as

he was led into Dewsbury. -

magistrates’ court with a
blanket over his head, -

“The police have.a duly 7

to,try and prevent the : sort
of scenes that were wit-.
messed at , Monday's:

, ¢

\coused

bearing " said Macgill.
Meanwhile, “British

newspapers engaged in

heated debate over the

“reporting of Sutelife's
indict ment.- .
The Tinies.can.a long
- editorial accusing other
‘papers of acting in cm-

lempt of court by reporting

’ details which it said might

prejudice Suteliffe’s . trial.
‘The Times: on “Monday

‘headlined “Lorry driver

charged with. murder. of”

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Lees ssétudent, " ‘and did pot
“ran interviews”
tlitfe iamily members,

mention the. Yorkshire
“Ripper, .
Many papers ‘treated the

“story with kid: gloves:

because of ‘restrictions
under Britain's. Criminal
Justice Act thabcan lead to.
prosecution for contempt if.
‘material-is published that ,

‘might | Jeopardize, a fale

’ trial, :

The law does not apply to
news reports published"
overseas. ws .

TIVE WELRART,

Au,

jol "

“But some 3 neivépapers
with Sut-

neighbors, workmates and
prestitutes.

: The.Times said today it

was precisely in cases.
_ where serious crimes had -
been. committed | that.

“defendants needed the ut. -
inst protection: af the law.”

‘The : Times suggested

some’ editors had rejected

COUP, 77/78

- knew their reporting was
"contemptuous.

‘“*‘Newspapers have

~ bawyers," it sald, implying.

some papers were not:

© yatraid ‘of. possible: in-

on

restraint even though ge

dictment on. contempt "
- Sharges. :
The
‘newspaper, -

Guardian
which also.

- showed caution, added ‘in
: an’ editorial! “A man is |
-Clearly ‘guilty: until he- is”
* proven’ “innocent. That,

Apparently, is the only

“conclusion” to- “be ‘drawn
~frem the extraordinary
* hysteria ‘surrounding’ the
- arrest.in Yorkshire of Mr.

" Peter Sutellffe.”*

Soliclter-General Sir Ten
Percival reminded British ©

' editors in a letter Tuesday -
~ ofthe . vital’ principle -

embodied : ‘In English law -
that a man accused of a
"-erlme, however serious, |s

. presumed to be innocent"
and that the law, , Places, a

‘

“peoponulbty: o
Anedia,

Satellite wes arveied
‘in
Sheffield by two police ”

last Friday, ‘bignt..

_ officers making a ‘routine
licence plate check,’ After
, questioning, ..he~: was
arraigned Monday and
charged with the Nov. 17
* murder of
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Volume 75 No.4 ;

_ Wednesday, January 7, 1981

John Dando operates the. camera during the

video faping of a program of. the Cpen .
Learning Institute's series Finding My Qwn
Way. which begins Feb. -24.° Frances Bird.
sil of ihe’ :Terrace Women’s Resource

a

Centre (centre) is seen falking with Ethelyn. _
»Mclnnes-Rankin from OLi. in Richmond.’ -
The show wilt: be ‘one of: the injeractive. 4

are of the series and witt be seenion:*

SR

with a ‘fall free number to.call a. panel oF.
“experts and. ask questions “through

‘Knowledge Network which will be seer over

wt cablevision starting: Feb. 2. oe

“(See ad x:

~ VANCOUVER (CP)

. BM ‘an accused sniper
“and then attempted ta
“free him from, jail by
. theeajening to kill 12:
‘policemen was &en-
. tenced Tuesday to ‘five
years inprison,

“Tm satistied ‘that
you are a- - dangerous
-lngivicual, ”. provincial .
‘court. “Judge Kerry.
Smith shid when sen-
teneing Richard
Chaperon, 19. |

“1 think ‘what ia likely
io Tmppen Is that you
will spénd most of your
life in jail” - 2 .

Smith said. Jb ap-
’ peared Chaperon * had.

silper who: Went on a
shooting 7 ‘TAmpage’. in
Vancouver's densely
populated West End jas.
October;
Chaperoni had pléaded
guilty ta extortion.

Kitimat Hote!

employees off.

Employees at the
Kilimat Hotel walked. off
the. job Tuesday afterncon.

is believed they are
protesting wotking con-
ditions and severance pay
Grievances. _. :

_ The approximately. 15
employees have formed a

picket tine outaide the

hotel. However, It’ is still
open with supervisory

‘Personnel filling in.

"— A man who helped

' ‘unable to make tHe:
thly ‘payments. Buit -there © -

ye GAIL/DOTINGA
"Herald StaflWriter
- Despite higi’ interest
‘rates, the oullook for small

businesses in the northwest .
ig “very en-—

for 1981,

- Joungeneél,

aisistant L manager a the.
Besinces:

Federal.
‘Development - Bank.
Terrace, bases

expansion of. the. “rich
resources" in the area.
He says that in 1980

"political interference such

aa the restricting of

Metropolitan Trading Co,
the |
provincial government and .

operations by

the waiting for a decision

* onthe Ridley Island coal.
port has: been injuriois ta,

bmall . businésses. in he
northwest.
In Terrace there the

" approximately 400 small
businesses, which make:
tem a ier. important.

fa¢tor - the ‘local’,
economy. Wiiitot aa ony

bie. :
prediction ‘an the potential”

significant & evidence locally
or regionally that interest
rates are putting people out
af business and causing |
bankrupicies.""” 1

"Although he has noticed

some ‘early signs -.of
problems, he. adds ~ that -

* arrears ‘have not been

olltatanding. '
Where interest rates are’

hurting’ small businesses -

moat isin the tightening up -

of thelt. markets. ‘Jon- -

‘Ageneel says consumer

delt is at an alltime. . ..-

high and that- consumers’
are ‘not litkely ° to: keep
borrowing, money: to: buy
more when rates are at 4
per: “cent. Business ‘in-
yestment, in terms of .
‘development “and . ex-

’ pansion is-alsd stifled by -

erosion of its tapital and”
inflation. “
- Smpail firms are not able

: to look ta tha government

Fire destroys

about 20 and Sriithers has \ house iry Usk

Pears: had” ‘been’ ex

1980 that high interest rates
could cause many. small.
businesses to go under
because: they would be
inm-:

were few bankruptcies in
- Ferracé last year and few

are expertedthltyear, said

Jonngeneel.

-He stys Inter
are only a minor
rélation to material; labor
and eccuparicy costs.

“There has not been any

by economists in

“yates :
exipenae in.

A fire destroyed a house
\in Usk Tuesday evening,
‘The house was located on -

ihe west side of the Skeena

’ River and by the time it

hs reported there wal
Nitue- the ‘police or fire
departinent could do to
save il.
_ It is believed the! tire
started from a woot! stove ©
that. es ayer-atoked.' The
resident# had. put: ‘exira
wood on before leaving for
‘Térrace.

No one was in the
bullding'at the dime of fire.

‘either for increased sak

as a $14 billion national -
“reatricted .
te _ Policies. ‘Giving, credit ta -

‘Lastly, export - markets.
have tightened up while |

debt" has
government spending.-

_ foreign countries try’ lo
solve their own inflationary
‘and.

+ problems. - :

Jonngeneel says the real
- threat to. small

is not. interest ‘rates but”

_ inflation.

. “inflation: is the cancer
. which. grinds iway at the -
‘business | communily and
_ high’ interest ‘ fates‘ ‘are

’ What feeds (t," he sak >.

+ Arealler facing @ 15 per’: :
cent Increase In the cost of:
‘goods sold,' whose ine’
ventory tums over twice'a: .
year and enjoys a groes
profit on sale of 2 per -

cent, must -make an -ad-
ditional six per cent net

profit just to maintain —
existing physical inventory .

ievels, Jonngencel sald in
1978 the average business
in Canada realized q net’

profit of just over five per :

cent.

cent financing of inventory
at 168 per cent were ob-
tained, would only mean a.
34% per cent. reduction in
net profit, he said.
.. Bat be ward, thal .

interest raleé remain bigs.

there #iH be very difficult
times ahead far not. only
sinall businesses bal for
the business community as
a whole.

im, the meantime, Jon- .

several
small

ngeneel has
suggestions for

businesses to help them

-unemployment

gt eaa at pee
he . advises ©

rates. . Firtt, :
they. examine their ‘credit

customers increases sales
but there is.a hidden cost.
" “At 18 per cent, you lose
money on any sale which
takes over “120 ays’ to
collect, let alone recover
your, coat of. collecting.”

: Businesses’ should en-

Courage prompt. ‘payment

bug before’ énforcing late,
payment Penalties should’

“eoniider “the®

"future
business which is'at stake.’

Secondly, businesses’
should avoid overstocking

“and examine: “volume .

discounts to delermine ifa
Prodhict ¢s tan be tured over
quietly.”

“Clear out dead, or siow:
moving stock from: time. to”
time’ to make | way . “for.
‘faster moving -. ‘ iters

_ whenever possible,” al sald +

vdonngeneet ny

a

“private radio | a
‘49-year-ajd
- Kamloops lawyer will jin

CIOR as host of a morning ©
" public affairs program. ;.
fy Presaler Bill Bermett’s.
Health | ‘eritie

- expected -
“ yesistsnce from govern- LS
ment colleagues, CJOR --

MYSTERY: B AST
“BAFFLES. POLICE.”

marty explosion outnide of “Prince, ‘Rupert’
Tuesday evening has RCMP there baffled... -

The explogion, which

at 8:15 p.m.,

“hag left. crater four meters'wide and Hie ~ :
meters deepin the eastend of thecity. |"

No injuries. were reported, only. ie

- damage to géveral homes located in the area,
The- nearest Teaidegce is is half a dlonieter

away from,;the crater.

After recelving 5 Bumerons complaints | from, |
residents, police went to the site, to find the
crater, which was slill smoking. Debris from.

the explosion was found up to two kilosters i . :

- away.'”

The origin of the blast has not been deter-”

mined but a thorough investigation will be _

conducted today.

” made

oth

VICTORIA (cP) — He
can be brutually  bluct,
abrasive and outspoken.

He can also be ‘charming

‘and engaging.
Some of those qualities

‘were evident Tuesday

when Rafe Mair annqunced

The

likely in early February,
Mair also'said be planned ©
lo retain his sedt es MLA
‘for Kamloaps'— a ‘move
to, “méct

management, cand the
: Radiolelevision

_ Canadian:

and: Teletorhrninications

Commission. :

ot was ‘tumored the .
burly, bearded ‘Mair, who

has held three’ cabinet

posts since ie was elected

_ in the Social Credit sweep”
- in 1975, wes unhappy inthe -
“health portfolio: And he in-

‘dicated late last year be

wouldn’t. seek ‘reelection. |:

‘Mair, sald be: always
wanted to woels: in radio
and the altractlve offet,
ful after Christmas,
was sole. reasod. for his
_ leaviog cabinet: : .

“+; hadn't thought about it .
too’ shuch untif:the offer

-¢ame, bt it was-something -

that excited: me. a great
_ deal," he said al. a" news
‘ cotference. -

-}

-, didn’t, weal to stay:

Qa

“whe time was certainly
fot one that 7 would have

chosen... (but) T bad fo -
consider that. <

election) comes. ] had to Uo
a lot of souleearching and

itwas a long hard deelgion,

ut I just decided. that 1
fan

en

ponte,
She:

“Democrats |; saw: the.

developinent | differently, taily,,
with party: leadér Dave
Barrett calling: it d clear’
indltation of internal tiriie:

cabinet: -
Dennis Cocke. said “Mair:
was frustrated with lack of
stpport from his govern

Mair was appointed.
coasunier. and corporate:

* affairs minister in i975 and.
- quickly. became gov~
ernment. spokesman on.

constitutional matters, In.

late 1978, he wad moved to.

miffed he didn’t. get: the

Jntergovermmental ‘alfaira,
ministry post created a. .

1979.
While health minister, he

was often - embroiled - in-.
- disputes -
abortion committees,

shospitel:

contract negotiations ‘with
doctors . on new. - fee.

schedules - and reatrue- .

Interest rates, If 100 per

namie, Richard.

Lagoon.

spaghetti.”

: her cocoon.”

Los ANGELES AP) — Mr. Blackvell, the
. fauhion designer, says he's outraged that actress
‘” Brooke Shieldd has become 4 s¢x symbol at 15 aod
has ganied her the worst-dressed women of 1980 for

- trying to dress too much like an adult.
She looks like ‘a Halloween trick without the
‘ treat," “sald. Blackwell, wha does not use bis first

On Tuesday, the designer presented his 2ist:
> mnstual list af the worst-dressed wonien, saying all
10 seemed to ‘care less" about how they look.
Actress Elizabeth Taylor came in second. —
“She should brush her hair and get rid of that
haby-btue eyeshadow which she lays on like a layer
of paint. I don’t know of one movie star who has
Worse taste, No one has made the list so often.”
Suzanne Somers took third place. Blackwell said
* the star of Three's Company looked like “recycled

Actreas Ho Derek, star of the movie 10, fell from.
first place on Blackwell's 197) list to fourth place in
' 1980. He said she looked like ‘‘a bulterfly wearing

:“She’s awfully young to be putting herself upasa .
‘sex image-and I think her mother should be totallf
- eondemned:-for this,” he sald of Shields, who has
starred in such movies as Preity Baby and Blue

A sex ayinbol: at 1 53 >

Blackwell's siorprialber ery was No, 0 on: thie
year's worst-dressed list. net!

“Instead of looking more exciting, ‘the has.
become thore dowdy, Because nise hms gone mature: ”
in ber figure, abe should have compensated in her - ¥

silhouetie.’” oat!

. sch nh cnn be dame t=
but. dots nanie . béveral“fabdlous ‘fachion fn- ~:
- dependents” érery year. That tet ale by acta
Sophia Loren, he said,

- Blackwell also pfalsed Nanty Reagan, wife of the’
presidentelect,, as ‘one of the most beautifully .
groomed women .... feminine, female perfection..” ss
. Others on his warstadressed list were: an |

1 =S, Charlene Tillen of the Dallas TV series: in”

pinup for Frederick's of Hollywood,” a store that

sells exotic lingerie.

—6. Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands: +

derella after midnight,"—

—T, Actress-ringer Susan Anton: “Aa ad fora

(clothing) awap niset.“

=f, Progalter Nancy Lopez: “A swingtog ttle

tragedy.”

—10. Singer Marie Oemond: “Someoas ot
implug. this Christman tree,"* a

“

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‘Student ot

pla

‘will be fe -
. -or 53 when (the next

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