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HALIFAX (CP) Violence in Canadian penitentiaries will increase because of the 25-year term first-degree murderers must

Salmon demand nets prices

SEATTLE (AP) — Big catches from Alaska’s biggest Bristo] Bay salmon runs in many years and a heavy demand in Japan mean high earnings for fishermen.

Harold Thoreen of Seattle said he and his two partners caught nearly $165,000 worth of fish in less than three weeks. ;

“There was 24-hour fishing just straight through,’’ Thoreen said. “Once you put you gillnet in the water, it would just explode with the fish hitting it.

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serve before being eligible for parole, federal crime re-

searcher Helen Durie predicts. ; She and several other dele-

gates at the annual con- ference of the Canadian Associalion | for the Prevention of Crime ecx- pressed concern over the ex-

“The trick is cleaning your father’s gillnelter, ‘You'd

net, getting the fish out of it and getling it back in the water as soon as possible,”

A three-person boat owned by Richard Odell of Ed- monds, Wash. hauled in 140,000 pounds of sockeye salmon, a six-figure haul in dollars.

Thoreen said about 15 boats sank in the Bering Sea because they were ove ‘oaded with fish. No fala..ties were reported.

“There was no problem with fish,” said Mike Odell, 21, a boat-pyller on his

‘across. the board

just

get a ‘load and come back,

pected increase of 23-year- Mminimunt lifers in the prison population, .

One delegate predicted earlier in the week-long

Industry sources sald most of the salmon was frozen for shipment to Japan,

Gold prices jump.

LONDON (AP) — Gold tapped $300 U.S. an ounce for the first time ever Wed- nesday and the United States dollar dropped on foreign exchanges amid uncertainty

about President Carter's

energy program and the future of his cabinet.

The dollar, which slumped earlier in the week on traders’ skepticism over the U.S. president's energy- saving measures, was driven lower by overnight news that all the Carter cabinet members had offered their resignations.

Gold, which 18 months ago sold for .around $170 an gunce, closed in Zurich,

Itzerland, at $301.125 an ounce — a giant $5 leap from Tuesday's close, which was itself a record for Europe's main bullion market.

London was not far behind, closing at $300.75 in hectic trading, compared with ‘Tuesday's $298.375. In New York gold closed even higher at $302.40, up $6.30,

The dollar finished lower

in European markets.

But dealerg said the U.S.

eurrency was hauled back

pf from an even worse plight

:midday only after big in- tervention by the West German Bundesbank and the New York Federal Bank, as well as: some profit-taking.

The two banks bought an estimated: $500 million Wednesday, ‘following Tuesday's $400-milllon purchases,

’“The market took the (Carter) energy package

the worst possible light, and tock . the - (cabinet)

resignation news even

worse,’ one New. York currecy trader sald, adding: : “It's a very bleak picture.”

James Sinclair, general

partner In the New York.

investment advisory houwte of James Sinclair and Co., said: “Gold's value -is a reflection of other events, a thermometer of inter- national tension. Gold will continue to rise as long as anxiety continues to ‘rise internationally.” ss ©

Dealera predicted the’ do! der

Har would remain un pressure unless the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank

conference that by the year 2001,'when the first 25-year lifer becomes eligible for parole, a majority of prisoners will be convicted murderers. . _

The problem arises from

Bill C-84, which became law

in 1976.

Its prime purpose was to eliminate capital punish- ment from the law books, but

‘It also reclassified murders

as either first-degree or second-degree. Pirst-degree Murderers are not eligible for. parole until they have served 25 years. Formerly, murderers could seek parole efter as little as seven years, Ms, Durie, assistant chief of corrections research for the" solicitor general’s department, telda workshop session Wednesday that as of April $0 this year, 338 murderers had been sen- tenced under the new law. Of these,: 112 prisoner's must wait 25 years for parole, “As the num increase there will be violence,” she said in an interview later, “At the moment there are no particular programs for them. We can expect very

shortly as they come to realize how long they are in for- and as appeal

sibilities are exhausted. ore will be increasing. violence, perhaps to

themeelves by suicides or es-

cape attempts.

“They have nothing to look forward to.”

Past experience has shown that-few murderers murder in, she sald. . ~

in. Murderers also gher parole success

m crime a havea

raised interest rates to rate than other prisoners,

compensate holders for the . erosion of the dollar's buying power,

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r ee NEWS BRIEFS | Killer prisoners most violent — |_““S"***.

older when they are released than other parolees. Homicide rates have been decreasing every year since 1975 despite the official abolition of capital punish. ment, she said, . Previously, the rate had _ risen steadily for many years, climbing ‘from 2.5 killings per 100,000 population in 1074 to 2.8 in 1976, then declining until it reached 2.5 again last year. There has not been a Significant increase in. murders of policemen and prison guards — the nunyber killed each year is usually three or four. ae, Justin Sullivan, public relations manager at the federal prison in Dorchester, N.B., said violent prisoners are generally easier to rehabilitate than nonviolent prisoners such as forgers or car thieves.. ve The violent offender haa . the fearlessness and aggressivencss to do something with his life, he .

‘said. Several other delegates

agreed with him.

Paul Williams, psychologist at the Leclerc Institution in Quebec, said More should be done for viotent recidivists — the re- peaters who cannot stay out of prison or constantly fall to make parole.

* Prison guards and counsellors tend to shy away from these people, because they ‘are 80 dangerous, he

“The official view of these opposed to the sane view,” . Williams said. “The more difficult an individnal.is, the | more time he has to do and the more dangerous he is, .. the more time we have to spend with him,'*

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CANADA WANTS 60,000 REFUGEES

“ OFTAWA (CP) —The gov-

ernment expressed op-

timism. Wednesday that,

~ becauge of a new program it

is .etarting immediately, Canada will be fi

| home for 60,000 Indochinese refugees’ by the end of 1980.

About 50,000 of those will have come this: year and next. About 10,000. arrived between 1975 and 1979.

’ External Affairs Minister

‘Flora MacDonald and Im-

migration Minister Ron Atkey said at a news con- ference the program is a challenge to the generosity and humanitarianism of Canadians, . Miss MacDonald later flew wu wneva lo attend an inter- aional refugee conference steve she planned to make spnie ough - statements ahout Vietnam, source of most of ihe refugees, and eall on others to copy Canada’s new system. Under the new program, the government will sponsor one refugee for. each one sponsored by a private group or individual. It also will continue its family reunification program. — It-ia prepared to bring in the refugees at a rate of 3,000 a month rather than 1,000 a month at present. It has re-

served almoat 16,000 aircraft .

seats for between now and

the end of the year. - The 60,000 figure could go

much higher if new refugees

_ take advantage of family

reunification policies of the government and seek to bring relatives they leit behind in the jam-packed refugee camps of Malaysia, Thialand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Indonesia. The government already 6,000- family reunification applications on hand covering 15,000 per- sons. It is not optimistic that many of these will be suc- cessful this year.

A lion's share of the refugees will go to Quebec, ‘Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta, All provinces

' will take some, right down to

tiny Prince Edward Island w ch has used the figure of

Al the same time the government will establish a charitable fund, staffed by volunteers, to permit Canadians to contribute teward welfare of the refugees in Canada.

The program replaces one

‘|. under which 12,000 refugees

were expected this year, 4,000 under private spon- sorship. .

About 5,700 arrived under the old program this year, So, presuming the reserved

. seals are all used, this year's

; * rew total could be close to 21,700. ; '

All this is dependent on

. indiwiduals. showing. .the «: concern and, sympathy, that. i

the government has fo evident across the country. Atkey and Miss MacDonald expressed confidence there will be no flagging of Canadian will,

Atkey said the 50,000 figure was not necessarily a max- - imum figure. The govern- ment would review the program when the figure ‘was reached.

It algo would decide in the fall of 1981 whether to con- tinue it. Meanwhile, nelther the policy of taki, refugees from other parts of the world nor the immigration policy would suffer, ;

Atkey and Miss Macdonald . gave no figures of private sponsorship to hack up their **realistic’’ and “ legitimate" estimate of 50,000 refugees.

The immigration depart- ment said that up to the end of June, S&B groups had agreed to sponsor 1,604 refugees. But that did not take into account such as the Canadian Jewish Congress which says it will’ sponsor 1,000 refugees and

such cities as Ottawa which

says it will accept 4,000,

Atkey had no cost estimates for on Rane program, saying the cabis Feat wanted to get it moving.

’ But he said the government should be able to finance mast of it through available immigration department funding.

Miss MacDonald and Atkey gave several reasons for the new program. There was a need for Canadians in and oul of government to work together to deal with the great human tragedy of Southeast Asia,

Mids MacDonald said she

will convene a meeting of several countries to discuss such things as how Vietnam and others can be made to show more humaal- tarlanism, The question of withholding of ald to Viet- nam would be discussed,

She called the expuistons from Vietnam as well as Cambodia and Laos in- tolerable. .

“Canada will urge that the countries of exodus assume their responsibilities to treat their citizens in a humane ninner and umend those policies causing the exodus," - she suid in » statement.

She would insist that those countrie. ensure — that citizens may leave ina safe and orderly manner that does nul involve intimidation or coercion,

‘WALLA WALLA, Wash.

(AP) - After one of the longest lockdowns in the history of the Washington State Penitentiary, prisoners _ hereare being released from_ their cramped, sweltering: cells for brief respites. +

Prisma , 4 temperatures topped 45 degrees Tuesday as convicts were led outside in small groups ta-a grassy exercise area for half-hour sunbreaks,

It was the first time the prisoners had been out of their cells, many housing four men in space designed

ind: The “FBI,

for two, since June 15, No incidents were reported, Warden James Spalding: | said the slow beginning of the end of the lockdown 1s the

‘most cautious and con- ‘setvative he can remember.

mean ee continued its investigation into possible civil rights, violations at the peniten- tary. — , The quiet end to total lock- down was helped in part by the decision of the. guards to back away, at least tem- porarily, from threats to - stay off the job to protest work conditions, =

Fishermen help scientists

POINT AU GAUL, NFLD. (CP) — Fishermen who pre- vented whales | from beaching themselves last weekend may have provided scientist with an opportunity to learn what ‘happened to the rest of the pod which

‘beached itself near . this

community on the Burin Penins 7 a

* Dr. Jon Lien of Memorial University's psychology department, an authority on whale behavior, said some whales rescued by the fishermen retain short:

thelr tails, In effect, the -

whales have been tagged for future identification. Should any of the mam-

mals beach themselves again it could mean there Is something wrong with them, Lien said. If they don’t, this — might support theories that

something other than a. -

physiological -or similar defect causes occasional beachings. ‘ oe - rmen cut the whales free from the ropes -after - they had towed them several -. miles to sen. . _ Lion sald between 50 and 100 whales were towed away from. the shoreline but 28 beached themselves again and died, In all, 135 whales died‘on © the. beaches near this community on the penin- sula’s southern tip,

Canadian dollar falls

MONTREAL (CP) — The Canadian dollar’’continued falling below the 8¢-cent U.S.

* level in active: trading on

world money markets Wednesday, losing more vaicst aU. counterpart, The dollar openedata high * of 86.04 cents..U.S. Wed

$. Wed. . nesday, fell to a low of 65.69

in afternoon trading, and rallied slightly to close at 85.73. The close on Tuesday was 66.07. : The drop followed the pre-. diction Tuesday by the Conference Board of Canada that the country is entering a

OTTAWA: ey eevatins Progressive ervative MP Wednesday urged the government to consider ways of keeping Southeast Asian refugees in Asia.

At the same time, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops praised the government for instituting a new program that could result in 50,000 refugees arriving in Canada by the end of 1980. ,

Otto Jelinek, MP for Halton in Ontario, said in & telegram to-Prime Minister Joe: that _not- withstanding the com- passionate position of the government to Increase the _

period of slower ‘economic... growth coupled with con- tinued high inflation and ‘unemployment. ©

“Most of the le who. were sitting back and waiting for the dollar to rise, have fallen back to earth with that news," one Toronto trader sald, “Canadians now know they have energy, but reallzeits effects arestillfar . "The poor perf f

@ poor formance ©

the Canediat also follows a sharp drop. Tuesday in the U.S. dollar, which fell to its lowest last November.

Refugees cause reaction °.. number of ‘Indechixesr=.

refugees, it should consider astlgting other Aslan. countries through foreign aid programs for the eventual return of the refugees to their native environoent

Acopy of the telegram was distributed to the news media. ;

Rev, Dennis Murphy, general secretary of the bishops association, sent a ‘telegram to Immigration Minister Ron Atkey and External Affairs Minister ‘Flora MacDonald = ex: pressing appreciation forthe — Jeadership they had showa in creating the new program.

Hawaii police on job-

HONOLULU = {AP) Hawaii's police officers returned to work Wed- nesday, ending thelr strike more than 36 hours after a judge issued a back-to-work

Officers reported for th cers © ‘or the second shift at 6:30 a.m, HST. The strike began when officers began to call in sick Saturday night.

More than $0 per cent of the 1,800 officers employed by the state's four counties joined the protest, which was prompted by a dispute over wages, On Sunday, the state Public Employment Relatlons Board determined that the walkeut was an illegal strike, terming the action a threat to public

There were no reports of serious crime during the strike.

A federal mediator was to meet again Wednesday with representatives of the union and the counties in an effort tosettle the contract dispute. -

D the strike, -police protection was hamid | by supervisors and a few union

members who chose to stay

on the job.

Circuit Court Judge Arthur Fong issued a back-to-work ‘order Monday, but officers ignored the temporary restraining order for more than a day despite ublie appeals by union presiden Louis Sowza that they return

to work. .

Schreyer visits Alberta.

safety. EDMONTON (CP) -- Gov.-Gen. Edward Schreyer

found Wednesday that his moat enthusiastic supporter on his first official visit to Alberta was his four-year- old son Toban.

After Schreyer finished a brief speech at the Alberta legislature, Toban moved several stepa forward and clapped his hands en- thusiastically.

The governor-general was thanking a crowd of more than 200 for ita greeting after be had been welcomed to Alberta by Premier Pete Lougheed. ;

Schreyer said it was a treat to be in this’ “vibrant and fastgrowing part of Canada” on a beautiful summer day.

About an hour before his- visit to the legislative buildings, Schreyer and his family arrived at Canadian

Forces Base Namao aboard a twin-turboprop Cosmopolitan aircraft. They were welcomed by Alberta . Lt.Gov. Ralph Steinhauer -and the governor-general Inspected a guard of honor from Namao.

The tanned governor- general faced 33-degree heat or the mid-day stops on his itinerary. Besides vistting the legislative building, he was greeted at city hall by Mayor Cee Purves,

With Schreyer for the visit were his wife Lily, Toban, Jason, 12, Lisa 17 and Karmel, 10. EARLIER . STOP

Before - travelling to Alberta, Schreyer spent several days in Manitoba, appearing at fairs In Carnian and Selkirk and the Thompson Nickel Days Exhibition.

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