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ATRWART, B.C, (CP) —

of a mistake of the vote has

“in inthe ver ‘count in Caasiaz, B.C.,

~ Party's winning margin in . Atlla riding. in the May 10th =e election to to nine v0 ;

Petrsonnted the ring forall «but three years since 1940, by

194 votes

Atlin returning officer Norman Hemliton said today the results

from Cassiar ~ showed

_,. Passarell outpolled Calder ' 2831099 but a check showed -

., that the margin was actually - “tmbat changes the Bituation radically,” said Hamilton, “He. (Passarell) did have a lead of 124 and

: - now he’s down to & lead of

The unofficial count now Is

909 to 804 for the NDP candl- ;

~ date. with the official count, when © will: Inclide the

’ An’ application for a- t.could be filed after

rah officlal count, said ton, “and-I’m sure

wil be filing for.a recount,

“Medicare

~ fundine |

‘said in

: CHANCE

ee ‘> Health Minlster Monique : Begin threatened Monday we

~ cut off federal government health insurance funds paid to Ontario unless there is a halt in erosion of the ‘provincial medicare * scheme. The minister made a similar -threat to New

7 Brunswick last week.

Ontario Premier William

~ «¢- Davis cut some ground from L

“under: Conservative Leader . Je, Clark when he said be ‘supports immediate ‘movement of the constitution

_b Canada from West.

minster.

5 eign continued his campaign Nenfoundlanters by clog Brook that under a Con-

+. setvative government in

Ottawa the province could be as rich as Alberta because it would have control over _ development of offshore oil ’ and gas,

New Democratic Party

" Leader Ed Broadbent said

Prime Minister. Trudeau - mut: stop blaming women for Cana ‘5 unemployment

. Tate, an

Prime Minister Trudeau Hew west to continue his

campaign.

'_ A public opinion poll con- duced for the CBC said Con- servatives continue to lead _ Liberals in all provinces but:

ebec but Trudeau leads

lark in the personal assessment of decided voters.

_LAS T

Today will bé the Last chance for ble voters ‘who are unable to cast their ballot on May 22 to, vole in the advance poll,

The . le located

‘| Lee Theatre and will be open from noon to8 p.m.

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Volume 73 No 98

pace pee es near fetes Sen PEEL Perry SOUT Te ey,

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Tuesday, May 15, 1079 | .

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COPPER : “CRASS al wets «=P OY og nTENES HON.-SAT. OPER Tit 6 pom. ns,

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Se Ome of the twe parties pn who wing,"

being | repped ‘from former ..} premier Dave Barrett's |; “gabinet. Passarell, 31, is a ff - school teacher. .

ge Rew Democrat |r

Socreds “upset —

Ashley Prociviat, a — campaign worker for the pro

Social Credit,

that

_ Saya she is not happy 'a old

The wooden Shelford Rivers

. 10 election, - Rivers Workshop was to

‘Assign of the times?

Workshop after the May “Three

take the signs down, Temove the palit, ure the

its own |

Cyril Shelford now upside-down on Rod Cousins sign.

~ campaign workers

Photo by brian Gregg ‘

‘Cousins aays that Three Rivers Workshop gave his

Photo by Brian Grege

‘Unemployment down, unless you adjust it

“OTTAWA” (CB) — The . for jobs vee to 943,000 uring April om 976,000 in

Mwave, the seasonally- adjusted unemployment rate remained at 7.9 per cent, Statistics Canada sald today.

The seasonally-ajusted rate shows the proportion of the labor force actively secking work, adjusted to compensate for seasonal factors such a8 school openings and closings, an- nual freere-up and the

tmas the month, the

- Bumber of would-be workers

ee found it Jobe was 45, the total number of

wanting dians to more nid ee ¥ The seasonaily-adjusted

rate of 7.9 per cent, which has remained unchanged

since February, is the loweat -

aince July, 1977,

However, it com ares unfavorably with ' latest unemployment rates for other major ,jpduatrial nationd. ted States, first Guarter unemployment ‘Was §.8 per cent, most recent

figures from Francs sho 6.1-per-cent unemployme in Feb i japan tad 1.8 had 1.9 per con

month, Weat Germa had 3.9 per cent in March and ‘Britain reported an April rate of 5.5 per cent.

These figures, which the new government will face after the May 22 election compare with an unem- ployment rate of 5.1 per cent on voting day in 1074.

The wnemploym rate was among those In the 15-to-19 age bracket. ‘Males in group registered 18, t.6-per-cont unemployment and females 17.6 per cent.

There was a marked

: forsening of ap irae

ts rate ipa ey allt pr April. tre

entage

from 17.7

per cent the previous month, In the 20-to-24 age group, unemployment was also considerably above the national average at 11.6 per

pe esas we which 1] highes

aployment tate, showed. alight improvement during

April, with a drop to 15.7 per cent from the previous month's 17.6 per cent. Other provinces which showed Improvement were Nova See loyment fall to 10.8 per cent ita March rate of 11 per cent, and Quebec where tmemployment dropped ta 10.2 10.2 per cent cent from 10.6 per

“nt cours the rate remained unchanged at 6.7 per cent. Saskatchewan, with 4.2 per cent, and N

Brunswick with 12,1 per cent, a reported no

The remaining provinces faced worsening unemploy- ment; Prince Edward Island's rate climbing to 12.4

rcent from 12.2 per cent in

h, Manitoba a ent a1.1-percent jump, fe rat rate. to user a berta report r pont compared with the previous month's 3,7 per cent and British Columbia's rate rising to 6.2 per cent from elght per cent {n March.

The Metro Toronto. area, conaldered by many a k the May 22 election, ha an

unemployment rate well below the national average at 5.9 per cent. This was an improvement from its: March showing of 62 per

where unem-~ cent.

The federal statietics showed that 68.3.per cent of the population were in the labor force during A il.

. This yes unchanged

The agency said sald

244,000 of 043,000 jobless were actively looking for work, the remaining 99,000 did not seek jobs, some because they were on ‘em: orary layoff, others cause they expected to havea job in the next month.

’ communities

C = eal blasted b

Tory’s critic }

‘ra began serving the

by Linda Purschke

Ron Huntington, con- servative Member. of parliament for Capilano,

- wag in Terrace Monday to

show his support for federal conservative candidate in Skeena, Rod Cousins. Huntington, as well as being chairman on the House publie accounts committee,

' is Tory critic on transport |

and communications,

Huntington levelled criticism at Iona Cam- pagnolo, incumbent Liberal MP forSkeena, for her record as MP and as

Minister for fitness and.

amateur sport and especially: as minister responsible for Loto Canada.

“Loto Canada is av . dituation where bureaucrats.

- a group of individuals can.

make decisions javolving

hundreds of millions’ of:

dollarswithout ©

parliamentary review of .

responsibility,” Huntington said

“The lottery business should be left to the . provinces, on the grounds they leave sufficient cash

flow to. cover the amateur

sports needs of thd country,” “he added. Wher asked about

netivitles - Campognolo“uge 1: dertook to expand Lato

Canada's market into $1 tickets, Huntington accused Campagnolo of ‘impulsive, emotional activity | that shows a high disregard for accountability.” Huntington said Cam- pagnolo’s handling of Northland traneportation propos Transportation “nigh handed autocratic.” Huntington said Northland had put forward a proposal to serve the west conal, which would begin w subsidy that would even- tually be reduced te an annual $250,000 subsidy. Huntington said he had been told Northland’s proposal had been supported by a consultant whose report had never been released. Frieght and passenger service to the weat const

when subsidies to Northland were withdrawn, and Rivtow

Rats are losing by about 100

NEW YORK (AP) — score Monday was 100 he down andat least another 100 to go in the city’s war on a colony of monster rodents thriving In an excavated site a block from city hall.

“We haven't found

anything unuaual to think

these rats are any special rats,” said Jean Cropper, deputy ed health com- mission

The rata have been ea polaon balt, a combination anti-coagulant and zine phosphide mixed with graln

peanut butter, spread thro out the L-shaped lot two blocks from city hall,

where the colony lives, be said. ;

down

“We're still pu rat lea

bait and taking ou rata," said Cropper.

Prince Rupert and the af the CNR

strengthening

ines to handle the increased

traffic which would result. Huntington concluded that

he was pleased with the

performance of Joe Clark,

Broadbent were ee one

make” hy’ election: "yredie. Hons, Huntington sald he felt the Conservatives.” would gain 150 of the 222 seats in the House of Commons ani form a majority government,'

large government -

lessened”

- TORONTO (CP) — A poll conducted for CBC television shows the

Progressive Cor servatives have a dried percentage af the Ce fed vote for the ‘ general election rd the. Liberals in every ory region of Canada except Quebec.

The poll, conducted by: the social acience and

Ottawa, shows (40.9 per

“Com they oat. ote Connerva ve; 3 per sald they, would:¥

they would vote NDP; 4.4 per cent sald they wi vote Social Credit and 0.6

the overwhelming choice as the leader seen to be most competent and most attractive in personality, the survey shows. On com: cy to deal with ihe leans, | Trudeau support of 41.3 per cent of the voters, Con- seryative Leader Joe Clark 15.8 per cent and NDP Leader Ed per cent.’ Trudeau was fadged by 50.5 per cent of the voters as having tractive personality, while Clark drew 10.0 per cent of the voters and Broadbent 9.4 per cent,

Telephone interviews pertoca between April $0 persons een and May 10, Sunday's television debate between leaders of the three major parties, A sample of flee is accurate within

three percentage por either way.

Fifteen per cent of those interviewed sald they intended to vote but were elther undecided or would not say which party

they would vote for, Seventeen per cent sald they would not vote or had na ¥ declded whether to

including the 17 per cent who said they did not: intend to vote or had not decided whether to vote, the poll shows that 23 pr cent sald they would vote Conservative; 27 cent said they would vote Liberal; 10 per cent sald they would vote NDP; three per cent said would vote Social Credit and 15 per cent were

POLLS GIVE” ‘TORIES EDGE---

undecided but intended to

journallsm departments at Carleton University in cent of decided voters

. followed . Ay iS, Con: ‘Linc aeszer cent id :

the most at- per

1974 sald they now Intend

“et gral

a lL ta point lead somo “- erals. The NDP had 16 per

othe ‘latest pall shows : tha!

‘Libecals Yea with'oa per cent of. the decided vote,

nervati “48 per ” cent, ccrvativeg | with Credit with 17 per cent, and the NDP with one per cent. In the 23 ridings of Metropolitan Toronto, considered crucial to both the Liberals and. the Conservatives, both Parties have 41.5 per cent ~

the decided votes NDP be 16 per cent,

ons, servatives have 47° per cent, the Liberals $6 per cent and the NDP. A, Per: cent.

NDP in.

t vote Conservative. poll shows that about 20 per cent of sligibte voters are ang! ng the F parly

Candidates meeting tonight

trace vesidents will get an opportunity to hear federal candidates express their views and respond to questions on Tuesday night at 7:30 pm. when the Terrace Jaycees host an all-

candidates meeting at the R.E.M, Lee Theatre,

All candidates running for olfice In Skeena wili be at- tending, including Jona Campagnolo, incumbent Liberal MP; Rod Cousins representing the

Progressive § Conservacive

party; Rime Fulton, from

the New Demecratic party ant bos Tony Oraad asd

Franz Cotet, independent broadcast over cable 10, Candida

ten,

‘The Jaycess are nopi we cov acapacity crowe. eae have pm. mn. and any

made provisions for interested constituents who

are unable to attend. The meeting is also being -

ae q mine number for for

begins at 7100 at 7:80

the openiine beg!ven at that toe