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Friday, January 20, 1984

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- fe rr ners ; “Volume 78 No.14

. Club starta Monday morn host to the first draw of’

ing, when the club plays — the B.C. Interior Curling ;

* Assoclation’s junlor men’s championship. © - _ + -"The10 a.m. startfot the interior champicriship first

draw gets a week of |

competition going, with the interior’ junior. men’s: _ championship leading. immediately into’ the ‘B.C.

provincial finals,;" ;. -.

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bein: the :roundtbbins

Friday;

«Glenn Thomsen, chairmian: af ‘thy committee! that:

~ Eight rinks from ‘around the ntl a oy ni winners advancing | to the Folir-téain Be. ri

ntense: provincial. level

at athet

brought thie interior and provincial ‘championships to - Terrace, said the arrangement to host both bonspiéls - in Terrace.was brought about by the B.C. curling ,

body's. desire’ ‘to.cut down “—n''the past the. inte

on travelling. costs. - tior and. Pacific Coast:

E champions bate have been held in their areas and the

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Terrace curlers ready fo |

The biggest event ever held at the Terrace Curling provincials have been in a third site,” Thomsen said,”

“This year everyone hopes to cut down on the cost oh 7 travelling around to all the different locations. _., Thomsen said the calibre of curling. daring : the, coming week would probably be ab good as. Terrace will ever - see, and that. curling . fang. and* others : “interested. in. beeing « top-flight combpelition’; were, “welcome. to thé ‘Terrace club to watch, : : ‘eefWhen. you look st the history ofthe

aiiat inpkeaki.

- Inflation rate declined .

OTTAWA (CP)..—, The .

inflation rate averaged 5.8" percent last. year ‘after . postinga rate of 4.5 per cent in, December, its’ first | monthly rise since last June,” Statistics .. “Canada - reported today. oe,

However, the 5,8-per-cent average rate over the 12 months of 1983 is the lowest. . annual level reported : since . i972 when it was 4.7-per | cent. :

It .also. is down dramatically from’ annual averages of 10.8 per cent in 1982 and 12.5 ‘pes, cent in a oO : The December. rata ‘of 45 | percent is up from, 4.2 per . cent-in November, ending & six-month slide whith began in June with the rale at 5.0 per cent. me

The: rete is: based on ‘the: azency's consumer. price - index, & monthly Measure of price changes in a. fixed shopping list of huridreds‘ of - consumer items « ‘ranging from the cost’ of meat and .. cigareites: to home-heating

and air travel costs: ° Soa? With the index. based on

100 points for the prices of these items in 1981, ik had - risen te 119.6 in December, up from 119.2 in November’. ’ This means that the same . goods and services priced at’ | $100 in 1981 had risen to $119.60 in December from. - $119.20 the previous month’ Statistics Canada’ sadd most of the increase. bat.

ween the two -months ” resulted’ . from higher ransporta tion. costs, .

reflection. of - airline. seal:

sales and gasoline: price

wars coming to an end. Housing costs and food

prices also contributed ‘ta ~

he lticrense, but to a lesser. extent, the agency said. “While the year-over-year: rate of Increase to: December was 4.5 per cent,

the movement in the index

“+ index. . are

between September and _ December was 3.8 per cent. ‘Should © the “movement registered -. during that « three-month “period : con- tinue for the | next.: nine * months, the annual inflation

rate would-be 3.9 per -cent: ©

_ figure is higtily specilative because...’ conditions: ~.

a. iiclats Warn -the |

fecting. the conumer price

- subject’ - . Significant fluctuations. Among other, things, food

prices depend’ to,'a: ‘large’

“extent ‘on. weather~ ‘con.

. ditions: at hame ‘and abroad

and: fax increases could be

introduced’ at any. ‘time, .

» thereby: burriping up: prices. The. annual average rate-

“of 5.8 percent last year will”

“be : “welcome -: enews’ "to,

‘Minister . al So who - ow |. _is. " welghing ‘what roule to take

- Mare C

‘The.

; inflation , front, ‘lest: year. bettered Lalonde’ sown. prediction that the rate

would average 6.3.per cent.

: forecast the. . ‘average rate to drop to five .

. per,cent this. year, ‘before .

“easing to 4.5 per cent in 1985, .”

. four'per cent in 1986 and 3.7"

He . ‘has

per cént in 1987, °° However, anew budget Is

-expected : within the next : ‘month or. 0. and -Lalonde ' has” promised | te. bring his

forecasts up to. date at that time,

‘Meanwhile, the oppesition

is pushing for new measures to: s

wemploymient, rate’, has ‘been stuck ‘at'11.1. per, cent sirice’ November, ‘ _ The. ‘Progressive “ Con- . servatives’ Demoerais ©

- pnd’ “a rgue: the should “put

. mor etnphasis, on reducing

. Once’ the ‘mandatory’ six

and-tive’ federal :. ‘restraint

progrant ends’ tn: ‘dine.

under: control, he. has more

a freedom be ‘bring: in some

“forny of” voluntary’ guides “when ‘the program “expires.

prefers. to see a return to collective’ ‘bargaining’ ‘for . federal | ‘Public servpnts,:

although guides: aimed. at _keeping a lid. “on wage In- -

‘preages Jippear (o” be: a.

distict.poasibility, ° ~.

.- The petforman

mor eh

unemployment. now that

-{nflation has Become loce of

a worry, _ In: the ‘ month-to- -month report; food | prices’ in-

creased Od. per cent in December, largely hecause

“of highér fresh. fruit and ” Lalonde ; has. said «he.

mieat-prices. ©

‘Tha prices of other i items

iticreased. 0.3 per. cent, an

upward ‘shift atttibuted to. the -halt. in‘ gasoline price. . ware in Ontario and Quebec, - -an {nerease’ in-air fares, - higher furniture prices and

Intron elecirleal costs.

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“Quite often the curlers involved in this event a0: On:

y more competitive curling and they do very’, well, oy

-°’. "The Terrace club will be open to the public during : " all draws of the twoevents. Thomsen'said the Friday :

“ evening draw next week, the second of four scheduled: jn the B.C. champlonship, is the one ‘most: peopla Anight want to come out to but that spectators, are

tinnutate: ‘employment, — .” seasonally-adjusted

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: Saturday at 9 p.m. °

host men’s 'S ‘championships

Terrace. Radfard's rink will “be the hosts, therefore . the Jurgen wry Tink of Prince Rupert will get-in as the-zone representative.

Other rinks attending the bonspiel will be the J ohn:

Interior Curling. Association’ 8 hampionship series is an dight-team round-robin: - event with the top two teams advancing tothe B,C:’s, If a tie for one of the top spats occurs after’ ‘the seven : scheduled draws: of .the ‘interiors are-cotnplete; a . Playoff draw will be held next Thursday. morsting,

Wiriners af the. Anteriors ind ‘the Pacific Const Cyt * Curling Association's championship: will, meet mir anoralngat 10:30’a:m. 4p needea,

The B. C. provincial finals are’ sponsored, as is aul ; “sahior men’s curling across Canada,: by ‘the Pepsi-. “Cola ‘cdmpany, ° During ‘the B:C.’s four draws ‘are

scheduled, with a fifth possible if the B-side winner .

defeats:the A-side winner in the fourth draw, set for

"The eight interior rinks competing for the zone title ‘are led by local district champion Charlie Radford of

Here are gome people you ‘should: Know. | Maureen McCrae and Gina Rowker smile with Ronald. McDonald at the

Above left picture customers

breakfast bar, while the ladies In walting Bonnie Holland, Denna Taylor

and Linda Bahr are ready for Saturday’s grand opening at 12 noon. That's when the mayor cuts the ribbon which is unitke any ribbon seen In

Terrace. before, . H's all cash so dash down and celebrate with Ron. After it’s cut the ribbon will go to a local charity,

ne reece

"Vernon:

- Harder rink from Trail,;.Ken Iainemslie from - Sparwoed, Ian Geiger ‘from Prince George, Ron Gardiner from Chase, Randy Clark from Winfleld .

“ and Rob Houston of Vernon. ” L

rrace Tesldents; Todd: Lata, ‘atid Rick

Latta, are-now members, Of the, Houston ‘Tink from

Tat, year's. ii

wo /ex-Te;

; /Radlord rink: at participated: Jin the B.C. finals: ~Information:o on the Pacific Coast championships won't be available unti] after 4 that bonspeil is over.. din addition to the curling, members of the visiting — “rinks will ee a few of the sights around Terrace and: -f:, will be treated to two banquets, two luncheons and a... breakfast while they are in town, One of the meals is’ sponsored by Alcan, iwo by the Terrace curling club ; and two by the BCA .

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New ; :

; David ‘Hamilton: publisher of the Herald, is , pleased ta announce that Holly ‘Olson has been

hired as ihe new. sporis ediior.. Sie replaces

Don. Schaffer who: leaves. for Prince George “where he will. cover: sports there.

was born and, ralsed In Terrace and studied

theatre at UVIe., She has been very Involved in -

local sports, : volleyball, softball and coaching,

aed | enjoy spending:-time | ‘at home with my y-kids (ages three and two) are at a- really great age “and teaching?

really lke: to 34: busy. ‘Even ‘though |: ay

family:

iey're learning all the “ee while: they're doing It.

complain I'd be unhappy if | wasn’t-going all

-the-tlme.: That! 's one of. the. things: that was “appealing about this job.’ It fita Into my buay ‘(Hestyle. Also: I. really. love Sports.” hustiand | 's teacher Al Olson... -

Her

| “ee Bao. “pages 1081 1

‘Holly '

Canada doesn’t ( get date

STOCKHOLM (CP) --_A firm date for a

meeting between Prime “Minister Trudeau -

and ‘Soviet President. Yuri Andropav to discuss Trudeau's peace initiative has not come oul of talks between Canadian and

- Soviet officials attending the disarmament

conference. ’ External Affairs _ Minister MacE-achen discussed a Trudeaw trip to

. Moscow in a meeting Thursday with Soviet

Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko. . -- - The meeting, , at ‘the Soviet. Embassy,

lasted -for/ an “hour’/-and: 10. minutes. :

MacEachen. described Gromyko as friendly and relaxed." ‘ _ Gromyko; iegld “me ‘that he valued the prime minister's efforts. and his good in- tentions”.. in- ‘the peace. initiative, said MacEachen. " : ;

‘-MacEachen- was careful not to indicate that the Trudeau viail te Moscow was-a certainty bu ibe ‘Suggested it could come

discuss dates soon, ‘or in the near future, or

a8 Soon as | ‘possible * gald MacEachen, adding “I forget: precitely the words of the letter,” referring to’ a message. Andropoy sent ‘Trudeaii earlier this week...

Trudeau told reporters Wednesday that

' the. letter he received ‘fram Andropov

suggested a meeting could come “in the not

-too distant future.” |

Asked whether the Trudeau visit would

take’ place within the next few weeks,’

MacEachen said; '] got the impression ‘that it would ‘be Sooner than several months." 2°" SEEKS MEETING Ope

He also. describéd ‘the Soviet ‘reply to Trudeau's request - to: visit, Moscow. as saying Andropov expressed “a preference to'see the prime minider hiinself," rather than arrange a substitute meeting with another senior Soviet leader.

_Andropov's undisclobed illnesses have

kept him from. “making any public dp- pearances for five ‘months and Trudeau's.

stilltindisclosed political plans continue to be the stumbling. blocks to arranging a

- meeting between the lwo leaders.

-MacEachen confirmed.Trideau's visits

: tater this month to Czechodlovakia, East

Germany and Romaiia in‘ meetings with réprésentatives of those countries at-

" tending the Stockholin conference.

‘Trudeais will visit, Czechoslovakian President Gustav Husak on Jan. 25-27, go to Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 27-20, then see

pet ruta co 9 2 8

Allan

bilateral

East ‘German President Erik Honecker, * Jan.30-31 and Romanian President Nicolae

Ceaucescu on Jan. 31-Feb. 1.

Despite the renewed momentum for Trudeau's. efforts; MacEachen. said his meeting with -Gromyko yielded - no suggestion that the private Soviet view of

East-West relations differed from the harsh: .

condenination of. the United ‘States

_ delivered by Gromyko in his address to the : conference. Wednesday. . MacEachen said he told Gromyko ‘he

thought the Soviet speech, delivered Wednesday, was “pretty tough.” Using words fike “maniacal,” “piratical,” and “pathological,” Gromyko denounced-the U.S. administration as the main threat to world peace. ae , The Soviet speech stood in sharp contrast

to U.S. State Secretary George Shultz’s” * more conciliatory tone Tuesday which had

echoed President broadcast to Europe. --

So far this week: the Soviet Union has shown few signs of warming lo the U.S. overtures,

Reagan’ s address

Not only was Gromyko' 8 speech harsh in

‘its condemnation of the U.&., ‘but MacEachen sald the Soviet minister was no less vehement in private. “At a news conference following - the meeting, MacEachen _ said: “Gromyko had a good deal to say about his’ interpretation of East-West relations and

for further detail [refer you to his speech of .,

yeslerday.” ; ‘ However, the ‘conference corridors

‘ buzzed with reports from officials of both

NATO and neutral countries thal the Soviet

Unton has privately indicated a willingness | . to return to one of the three suspended sets.

of arms talks,

Mid-March was touted as the likely time for the resumption of the mutual and balanced force-reduction talks in Vienna.

MacEachen said he was aware of the

reports but had no direct confirmation of

them from Gromyko.

No such glimmers of hope were held out for either of the suspended U.S.-Soviet talks on nuclear weapons.

“I got no impression that there would be a resumption of the Geneva talks,.. .in fact the very opposite," sald MacEachen’, in

' reference to the intermedlate-range missile ‘negotiations. Y

Moscow walked out of those - talks following deployment of new U.S. missiles

in Europe in December. ,

foreign -