RS A2 Castlegar News August 25, 1985 WEATHER 2A ridge of high pressure will continue to interior for the next several days. Daytim: lows will result in tog patches tor many valleys. Sunrise 5:57 a.m. Sunset 7:48 p.m. 11 Paahe systems through the-centrat temperatures Will continue warm while cool overmght Bakken to meet Kube .. By CasNews Staff B.C. Federation of Labor president Art Kube will meet with Iris Bakken, Regional District of Central Kootenay director for Area G (rural Salmo), this week. Bakken. said in an inter- view Kube told her he will be in the: West Kootenay this week and will meet with her either Tuesday. or. Wednes- * day. “Bakken had written a letter to Kube in May sug- gesting that the area around Salmo be made a “no strike ~zone” to stimulate the local economy. ‘ But Kube replied that it was not within the ‘federa- tion's power to grant such a request. EEE EE Bakken says that although she can understand Kube's response to the request she |} LS says she is sure the issue will still be part of the discussion with Kube. continued from front page Witnesses Buthelezi, who rejects violence in the battle rs SOUTH AFRICA Kube may have some sug- gestions for the economic de- velopment of the area. said members of a Zulu. - a_war-cry, As well she is hoping that — CRUNCHED . . . tow-truck driver prepares to haul away car involved in an accident Friday afternoon near the lpeding ramp t to the e Castlegar ferry. -—___—— CosNews Proto by Snon Bren —Youth CLARK CONTRADICTS MULRONEY fight to end apartheid, said there has been an unholy duet of violence played by the South African government and by the ANC applauded by the UDF. More than 600 people, almost all blacks, have died in a year of strife, about half killed by police and others by blacks who suspected them of complicity with the government. ~ * Otside Durban, a group of 200 to 300 -Zulus carrying spears, shields, clubs and machetes chased away black mourners from among the 8,000 who Cemetery. most areas marched toward the mourners, who were singing hymns outside Umlazi The mourners dashed for buses and cars, but about 70 people were left behind int he rush. Zulus chased them” and beat men and women, said one witness, Billy Padock, a reporter for the Furban Daily News. At least seven or eight mourners suffered serious cuts and club wounds, he said. Police and the army, who occupy to face hearing By CasNews Staff buried eight: riot victims in Umlazi black township. Witnesses said other mourners were beaten. : Mass funerals were declared illegal by the government this year to ward were not in evidence, Paddock said. An undetermined number of the people being buried died in fighting three weeks ago between bands of e in the hip, for a Sept. 9. was in Nelson The 16-year-old youth charged with the second- degree murder of Cale Clark- ston will go to court in Nelson hearing on The youth, who cannot be named because of his age, provincial. tened emotions. off further violence caused by heigh- Zulus and Democratic Front. blacks supporting. the court Monday following four weeks of psychiatric assess- Sanctions not planned VANCOUVER (CP) — Ex- termat Affairs Minister Joe Clark, apparently contradict- ing earlier suggestions by Prime Minister Brian Mul- roney, says. Ottawa does not intend to impose new sanc- tions against South Africa over its apartheid system at this time. earlier that if there was no action, that Canada, notwithstand-- ing a long ‘association with South Africa, would be tak- ing further steps and. we shall.” Asked later whether the steps would be announced this week, he said: “I hope so, I think so,” but would not this week his government would announce new steps against South Africa — pos- Gatorade poisoned EMERYVILLE, CALIF. (AP) — Urea was found in a lemon-lime bottle of Gator- ade consumed by one of four None of those stricken, who suffered’ stomach cramps and vomiting, was taken to hospital. Gatorade ge is tout- tention Centre in Burnaby. tests ests.” “I am embarrassed and an- gry.” said Gregory Phillips, 34, a firefighter from Santa Clara who drank the. Gator- ade urea. “in his better people who reported falling ill after drinking the bev-~ ¢d as helping athletes replace erage, a state health official said Saturday. Testing continues on other bottles, said Bill Ihle, a health department spokesman. Urea is a highly soluble, crystalline solid found in urine and other body fluids or produced synthetically. It is commonly used in making plastics, fertilizer and adhes- ives. electrolytes, body salts lost in exercise. It was withdrawn from shelves at drug stores in Santa Clara in the Oakley area in eastern Contra Costa County, where two victims reported having bought the drink. The victims were from Santa Clara, San Jose, Santa Cruz and Oakley. September hearing.” “This was probably: the act of very d until ment at the Willingdon De- His lawyer asked provin- cial court Judge 1.B. Joseph- son not to subject the ac- cused to further psyciatric inter- The judge said he hoped a plea would be entered at the anne youth will be held at the court Two victims reported drinking from lot ‘number 3DO029B. A third victim said he bought two bottles with lot numbers 3D065A and 3D094A. The three bought lemon-lime flavored Gator- ade. Ihle said he did not know where the fourth bottle, was purchased. Semen. Fruitvale’s Cale Clarkston went missing during a July 12 fishing trip. His body was found two days later and had been police said he strangled. On July 20, after an inten- police charged the youth with Sec- sive investigation, ond degree murder. sibly before the end of the week — because South Afri- can President P.W. Botha has_not responded to wide- spread pressure to change his government's racist pol- d: “Can on the specific steps to be taken. Clark, queried after the third day of a session of cab- inet's priorities and planning committee, said Friday econ- omic sanctions are not. plan- ned. “Our preference at this moment, as I speak this day, is to pursue Foutegother than The disadvantage of sanc- tions is that it stops rela- tions.” Clark has indicated that he wants to keep diplomatic channels open between Can- ada and South Africa. Mulroney, who was not present when Clark spoke to reporters, was not available later for comment. The Ex- ternal ‘Affairs Department maintained there is no con- tradiction between Mulron- ey’s comments earlier in the week and Clark's words Fri- day. Mulroney spoke of “further! steps” but did not promise they would be trade sanc- tions, said /department we expect further sanctions against South Africa?” Mul- roney replied: “We indicated (in July) caus have very broad tions,” Clark said. “The advantage of sanc- tions is that it stops relations. implica- Clerk Killed in robbery BURNABY (CP) — A 21-year-old, recently married clerk was shot and killed early Friday as he was wash: ing the glass front door of an RADIO all-night store where he worked as a night clerk. continued from front poge The purchase of the stations in Nelson and Creston by Four Seasons Radio has “been-in the works for the past two years,” Gerein says. “The hearing (with the Canadian Radio-Television “and Telecommunications Commission) was on Aug. 13. We don’t foresee any problems and we will be in Nelson and Creston Sept. 1.” CKQR's ‘plan for a power increase, along with a change in frequency to AM 760 from AM 1230, began seven years ago with the hiring of engineers to find a suitable power and frequency, Pritchard says. Three years ago, in November 1982, the federal Department of Communications examined the Proposal —and However, the station then had to wait for Canada, the U.S. and Mexico to sign an international agreement on radio frequencies. » Pritchard lait that the was designed to prevent conflicts over existing frequencies. For example, two stations, one in Castlegar and one in’Spokane, might share the same frequency. The signal may not reach each other's city but it could still provide interference. Pritchard describes the negotiations that went on as being “like a hockey draft” of available frequencies. When the agreement was finally signed, the CRTC gave its approval to CKQR's application and in November 1984 told the station it had one year’ to complete the change. Pritchard. and Gerein say that neither of their station's moves are a response. to the other's, but are simply opportunities taken to expand and improve their coverage. ‘And neither expects the changes to have.a dramatic impact on the format each station follows, although CJAT will go back to a 24-hour format that the station abandoned four years ago in an attempt to cut back expenses. Pritchard says GKQR will “continue to tighten its format.” One’ way to do that, he says, is to bring the musical selections more up to date. “It's a slow progress. Quicker changes would give people the impression of a radical shift. People would say we've gone rock and roll and we don't want to be perceived as radical.” The philosophy behind the programming of ‘both CKQR and CJAT is to try to please some of the people all of the time. Pritchard explained that the reason behind the philosophy is the age distribution in the West Kootenay which is roughly equal, with no large “baby boom” group between the ages of 18 and 35. “So we're trying to program all things to all people,” which is hard to do.” Pritchard says the station’s schedule will remain much the same, with adult contemporary and popular~. country (“No Slim Whitman — it-just doesn't fly”) during y time;-easy—tistening-during-the-dinner_hour-and— Q-rock,.“a very up-tempo top 40 sound,” at night. Gerein says CJAT will ‘add some syndicated programs such as former MLA Rafe Mair's open line show from midnight to 2 a.m. during the week. On weekends that time slot will be filled by a sports open line program. Both programs are part of the Western Information Netork to which CJAT subscribes and originate at CKNW in New Westminster. Gerein says the 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. slot will feature adult contemporary music. CJAT's newscasts will be read in Trail and broadcast over the stations in Nelson and Creston. “With the expansion, we'll be able to do a better job because we'll have people in Nelson.and Creston who are full-time reporters,”, Gerein says. The change will allow the reporters to be out in the field all day and not have to return to the stations to read the news, he says. But other than that, the change is not too significant because Gerein says CJAT covered major news stories in the regional district already.. Pritchard says his station will also keep on doing the. news the way it does now. “Ifa hard news story breaks in Nelson we'd cover it. In that respect we're not changing, because we do it already. “If the revenues warrant expenses; we'll increase our staff. But we have to be careful. You have to make money before you can spend it.” Police said the shooting of Ahmed Tofail of Vancouver occurred during a robbery at- tempt. A 16-year-old youth was arrested at the scene. attempt Tofail's employer, Roman Sean Brady. And Clark held open the pos- sibility of further steps in the future. ‘i Part of the confusion may hinge on the diplomatic def- inition of the word sanction. While Ottawa announced in June that it would end export aid for companies doing business with South Africa, Brady said that did not amount to a sanction, as widely reported in the press. Sanctions mean cutting off trade, not merely endinjg government assistance, he, said. Clark said Edward Lee, the Canadian ambassador to Soluth Africa, was meeting Sputh Africa’s foreign min- ister Friday to express Ot- tawa’s unhappiness with Botha’s statement on apart- heid last week. Clark said Friday that if what he called “reasonable measures” do not work, Ot- tawa will have to consider sanctions. Clark has already «= an- nounced that Ottawa will.re- call ambassador Lee tempor- arily, but he repeated Friday that the recall is not a diplo- matic protest. BRIEFLY PASSENGER SHOT BELFAST. (AP) — Men hiding in a churchyard shot at a passing car and killed a passenger in what police say may have been the second mistaken- -identity slaying in Northern’ Ireland in 24 hours. Kieran Murray, 28, died when the car in which he was riding came under fire Friday night, about four kilometres outside Pomeroy in County Tyrone where he lived, a Belfast police spokesman said. The driver was not hit.. Murray was not a member of the security forces but the spokesman said the car was similar to vehicles | used by local police. CIVILIANS KIDNAPPED BEIRUT (AP) — Christian militia leaders refused to allow Syrian army observers into their strongholds to monitor a fragile Christian-Moslem truce Saturday, a day on which both sides kidnapped hapless civilian motorists trying to cross the Green Line dividing the capital's: two communities. __ The cease. fire, which began Thursday, was violated early Saturday by-a-three-hourartillery, tank fire and rocket battle between Christian and Moslem forces in hills overlooking the capital. No casualties were reported. Police said all the kidnap victims, who included both pedestrians and people -in cars, were released” hours later in a swap. But the Christian Voice of Free Lebanon radio said 12 Christians. were still missing. SHOPPER KILLED TEL AVIV (REUTERS) — Palestinian gunmen killed one Israeli and wounded another in separate attacks Saturday in Arab marketplaces in the occupied West Bank: Meanwhile, a Katyusha rocket —fired-from—Lebandn—landed—in-northern_Israel_but— caused no casualties. A lone gunman shot and killed an Israeli shopping with his family inside a jewelry store in Arab Tulkarm, 40 kilometres northeast of Tel Aviv, an official said. Another Israeli was in serious condition after being shot three times in the marketplace in the West Bank town of Je POLICE RAID SHERBROOKE, QUE. (CP) — Quebec provincial police conducted a raid here Saturday in connection Work progressing Kirych, said that Tofail, who was known as John, . had worked for him on the’ mid- night-to-8 a.m. shift since the store opened nine months ago. “John-was a very nice guy, the best employee I ever had,” Kirych said. He said Tofail had emigrated from Bangladesh about two years ago and had recently mar- ried. Freedomites found Ten Sons of Freedom Doukhobors charged with in- imidati and given sen- guilty kilometres west of Grand Forks. ete in, Fred tences in Grand Forks pro- vincial court this week. The accused were arrested Aug. 16 near the home of Or- thodox Doukhobor leader John J. Verigin and were charged with keeping watch on his house to interfere with his actions. Verigin lives about three Lucy Hoodicoff, Mary Asta- foroff and Pauline Berikoff of Grand Forks, and Walter Perepelkin, Alex Legebokoff, Peter Ogloff and John An- tufeaff of Crescent ° Valley. were placed on probation and ordered to stay away from Verigin and his residence by Judge Stewart Enderton. work and the replacement of old. equip- ment at the Westar pulp mill is “right on schedule ‘and progressing well,” Industrial Relations Manager Ron Bel- screening system. The mill's normal annual shutdown for maintenance is a week: long. Belton sdid the new system is also on schedule. The com- ton said Friday. The mill is now into its second week of an extended pany expects the system will be in operation when the mill re-opens Sept. 5. Also—being replaced are approximately 1,490 boiler tubes each of which has to be fitted into place and welded. three-week shutdown made necessary. by the installation of a new $2 million bleach Police file By CasNews Staff after.a car operated by an A single-car accident Tues- unlicensed juvenile collided day afternoon on Highway 3 with a parked truck on Ker- approximately five kilome- ria Street early Friday morn- tres east of the Nancy ing. , Greene junction sent four Two people'suffered minor alley residents to abrasions and damage to the with their operations against the Hell's Angels, but police spokesman Denis Hache said “the results were negative.” Hache declined to give further details but he dismissed radio reports that police were seeking gang member George Beaulieu, wanted in connection with the slaying of six bikers whose bodies were dragged from the St. Lawrence River in June. An inquest into the slayings is currently under way. WARNING ISSUED COLOMBO (REUTER) — President Junius Jaye- wardene warned Saturday he is prepared for war if Tamil separatist guerrillas are not willing to resolve his island's ethnic crisis by peaceful means. “If it is peace, it'is peace. If it is war, it is war,” Jayewardene declared when opening a hydro-electric and irrigation project at Kotmale in central Sri Lanka. * His warning followed the collapse of talks in Bhutan to resolve the conflict between majority, Sinhalese and minority Tamils and a guerrilla group's threat to wage war to set up a Separate Tamil state. SURGERY SUCCESSFUL TORONTO (CP) — A 13-year-old Guyanese boy. was reported to be improving following surgery earlier this week to reduce the size of his grotesquely deformed right arm. Doctors at Scarborough General Hospital said Friday Gary Rangasamy, who suffers from so-called Elephant Man's disease, was “coming along nicely” following the five-hour surgery Wednesday that pared away half of his eight-kilogram arm. “We're very pleased.” said Dr. Joe Jagdeo. “He can move his fingers and has sensation in them. Things are sailing along pretty smoothly. When he woke up this morning, he had a big smile.” 41 KILLED NEW DELHI (REUTER) — At least 41 people were killed in landslides and floods which hit India’s orthern states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttar ‘FORESTRY MEETING . ., Gerald Merrithew, Canada’s Minister of State for forests talks with ‘local forestry representatives during a brief visit to Castlegar this week. _CasNews Photo by Pul Colderbank eee talks in Kenya \ ja t 1 SS ee August2s, 1985 Castlegar News as REPORT — GIVEN TO MERRITHEW | - By CasNews Staff The Central Kootenay ‘Manpower Adjustment Com- mittee has given a copy of its report on forest sector devel- opment strategy to Gerald Merrithew, Ganada's ter of State for forests, com- Kootenay Lake: timber sup- ply areas, was completed by forestry consultants _ Reid Collins and Associated and Woodbridge Reed and Asso- ciates and released’ in early July. Among the report's sug- _will_make comments on it NAIROBI (AP) — Ugan- _da's_new military govern-_egation today. The_rebels ment and the country’s main guerrilla group, the National Resistance Army, have agreed to begin peace talks Monday in Nairobi,capital of neighboring Kenya. Both sides also said Sat- urday they have agreed to a formal ceasefire. An informal ceasefire had existed since~ Uganda's July 27 coup, but the uneasy peace was broken Friday when the rebels be- gan a drive toward Kampala, Uganda's capital. It was the second time the two sides have agreed to ment would announce its del- army units in four towns — _Kiboga, Bustnju, Luweéro and Matugga, all within 80 resent them. kilometres of the capital, and The National Resistance conducted actions near Fort Army had been fighting the Portal and Kasese in western Obote government for four Uganda. years before the coup and is “The government takes a the largest and best organ- very serious view of these ized of several insurgency developments,” Otunnu said groups in Uganda. Saturday. The Resistance Army. He said insurgents attack- claimed Friday it’ disarmed ed an army barracks at Mat- have not said who would rep- ugga, 25, kilometres north of mpala, early Friday, but mittee chairman Charlie Co- hoe said Friday. Merrithew was in Castle- gar briefly Wednesday for a Chamber of Commerce lunch- eon and a meeting with local forest industry representa- tives and businessmen. “We didn’t have a great. chance to talk, but he seemed receptive to the concept of the committee and the re- port,” Cohoe said. “He said he was glad to have a copy of the report and gestions for investment pos-~ sibilities was an expansion of the Westar pulp mill in Castlegar. Cohoe said Merrithew had heard of Reid Collins and As- sociates and was impressed that the firm was involved in the preparation of the report. Cohoe added that the man- power adjustment committee is “wrapping up” and Mer- rithew said he would like to see a copy of the committee's final report. -The committee was estab- lished to help relieve the Central Kootenay's severe unemployment problems and to stabilize and improve long- term employment opportun- ities. when he has had a chance to read it. He seemed genuinely interested.” ‘The report, a comprehen- sive review of the forestry resource in the Arrow and Spy-hunter defects to East Germany t there were no casualties there or elsewhere. Otunnu ‘said the govern- ment let the guerrillas know they must immediately cease all hostile acts, resume the ceasefire, withdraw their people from the Matugga barracks and clear their men from roads leading to Kampala. Mulroney defends meet since a military coup toppled the: civilian govern- ment of Milton Obote. Talks were set for Aug. 13 in Tanzania's capital of Dar es Salaam. But Yoweri Mus- eveni, leader of the guerrillas and their political wing, the National Resistance Move- ment, did not show up: " The National’ Resistance Army announced the peace talks Saturday in a written statement distributed to journalists in Nairobi. Conservatives in Que. hindered them, but they were now ready after a year in power to move into action. “We are young. We are in for the first time. There were perhaps certain errors along the way, of course. But our accomplishments are consid- erable — in great part be- cause of Quebec MPs. We'll continue to improve.” By MAURICE GIRARD JONQUIERE, QUE. (CP) — Prime Minister Brian Mul- roney defended and praised Quebec Conservatives Sat- urday, acknowledging a few errors but expressing as- surance that they will once again top the Liberals in popularity in the province. Questioned on his arrival for a meeting of the Quebec FIRST PHASE “We're heading for sweep in Quebec,” he alae Mulroney defended the gag imposed on Quebec MPs in the past 10 months, saying he took it for granted that “we were all newcomers” to Parliament. “We wanted to learn before speaking out. That was normal.” However, ministers and By MARK WOOD BONN (REUTER) — The defection of top spy-hunter Hans Joachim Tiedge to East Germany was called the biggest disaster for West German security since the 1940s on Saturday as officials met in Smergeney sessions to assess the damage. While many newspapers voiced fours for the safety of western agents in Communist Eastern Europe, security experts from the major parties demanded a ruthless inves- tigation of the affair'and commentators predicted it could rock the government. Opposition Social Democrat leader Hans-Jochen Vogel said West Germany's intelligence services had made them- selves look “utter and complete fools.” “This is the most serious blow to the security of the Federal Republic since 1949,” he added in a reference to the year the republic was founded. in the aftermath of the Second World War. : Federal Prosecutor Kurt Rebmann summed up the evident horror and anger of the authorities when he said Tiedge’s defection amounted to “an extremely serious case of treason.” said in a inter that Tiedge had had access to all areas of 1 top secret West German intelligence work and could tell East Berlin everything it ever wanted to know. Several newspapers quoted security sources as saying there were fears Tiedge could name dozens of “contact people” working for West German intelligence’ in East Olara Otunnu, Uganda's new foreign minister, made the government announce- ment about seven hours later during a news conference in Kampala. BATTLES OBOTE The minister said Kenya was host for the talks, but did not say what role it would play. Kenya made no an- nouncement. caucus of Tory members of Parliament, Mulroney said he was “personally proud of their performance, in English and in French. ; “They are acting effec- tively, with enormous compe- tence. As for the polls, showing the Liberals ahead of the Conservatives in Quebec, Mulroney’ said lack of par- members may now speak on all matters and “will no doubt be more loquacious as months go by.” The election last Sept. 4 was only the first phase in the job of eliminating the Otunnu said the govern- liamentary. experience’ - had Liberals from their former _Quebec stronghold, he said. “No one believed us when we said we would make a historic breakthrough in Que- bec. We did it on Sept. 4. And I tell you that at the next general election the 17 re- maining Liberals will | no longer be there. Mulroney also mentioned that he has appointed Public Works Minister Roch LaSalle as chairman of the Con- servative organizing commit- tee in Quebec. “He will be number one in the Quebec organization,” he said. Germany, putting them in danger. Wj RECALLS AGENTS? Some said there were also rumors in security circles that West Germany's own espionage service had begun urgently recalling agents in the East to protect them. Tiedge, 48, was in charge of operations against East German espionage in West Germany's counter-intelligénce service, the so-called Office for the Protection of the Con- stitution. East Berlin announced Friday that he had sought - political asylum there, three days after he disappeared. from his home in Cologne in the midst of a hunt for three other ished spy suspect the secretary of a government minister. LONDON (AP) — British Airways plans to keep its fleet of 30 Boeing 737s flying while investigators try to determine why an engine on one of the planes exploded BRITISH AIRWAYS 737s will keep flying released. Pratt and Whitney said Friday night it messaged all airlines using engine types JT8D-1 to JT8D-15, “re- during takeoff last week, killing 54 people, a spok said Saturday. The state-owned airline said a check of earlier overing inspec- tion and maintenance of the combustors.” A for British Airways said the message records had not turned up any engine problems relating to Thursday's accident at Manchester airport in northwest England. was “a very routine reminder” to maintenance engineers to follow the manufacturer's procedures. The_spok insisting _on- anonymity, said the A banner headline in the mass circulation newspaper Bild, branding Tiedge “the greatest German traitor” reflected the general tone of outrage in the West German media as both commentators and politicians focussed on two crucial questions: Was Tiedge a mole who had been working for the East Germans for years, or was his defection a snap decision by a troubled man? Barmaid claims lotto prize money ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A barmaid and mother of three- came forward Friday to claim Friday afternoon, was the final grand. prize winner to come forward for the: largest hospital, one with critical in- two vehicles is estimated at juries. $2,500 to $3,000. The driver of the car, Allen Legebokoff, 40, and_ his 7 mother, Aggie Legebokoff, The driver of a pick-up age unknown, were taken to truck has been cited for dis- Kelowna General Hospital obeying a traffic signal after with undetermined injuries. failing to heed the overhead A hospital spokesman said flashing warning signal for Friday Allen Legebokoff re- cars unloading from mains in critical condition Castlegar ferry. and his mother in serious but Jan Andreassen of Gabri- stable iti ola Island was northbound on ere Court news Derek Colville pleaded guilty to pointing a firearm and was sentenced to three months probation in Castle- gar provincial court this ‘week. . . . Shane MacPhail pleaded guilty to consumption of liq- uor in a public place and was fined. $100. . 28 @ A 21-day intermittent jail sentence was handed to Wil- liam Tarasoff after he plea ed guilty to impaired driving. 8 8 Edward Czechowski plead- ed guilty to driving with a blood-alcohol count over .08 and was fined $700. Taken to Castlegar Hospi- Columbia Avenue when his tal were Alex Legebokoff, 61, truck struck’ a car being and John Antufeaff, 58. Lege- driven off the ferry on the bokoff is in good condition Castlegar. side by Francis and Antufeaff is in satisfac- Jones of Robson, the RCMP tory, condition. reported. An RCMP spokesman,said Hugh Wilson, who was the -1981 Toyota two-door waiting on his motorcycle for coupe, owned by Allen Lege- the ferry, was forced to take bokoff, left the road and end- evasive action to avoid being ed up down an embankment. involved in the-collision. The The cause of the accident is motorcycle sustained minor now known and the RCMP damage. are still investigating: Damage to thes three vehi- cles is Seales at about Charges have been faid $2.000. Pradesh over the last two weeks, the Press Trust of India said Saturday. The news agency said 15 people were feared buried alive Friday in Hamirpur, 100 kilometres northwest of Himachal Pradesh’s capital of Simla, when a hillside collapsed and swamped a temple. The victims took shelter in the Hindu shrine to escape heavy rains which have lashed the state for the past week. Several low-lying villages in Uttar Pradesh were under water after the rain-swollen Ganges and Ghaghra rivers burst their banks. GOVERNMENT BRAWL ~ QUITO (AP) ‘— Leftist and - pro-government legislators in the Ecuadorean Congress traded punches and kicks in a brawl that appeared on live television throughout the country. “The fight began shen Carlos Carrillo, a member Eighty-three of the 131 passengers and six crew members aboard the British Airtours 737, bound for Greece on a vacation flight, survived. British Airways owns British Airtours. The Transport Department dismissed as speculative reports that the Pratt and Whitney Group, which manufactures 737 jet engines, had traced the cause of the disaster. The parent company of Pratt and Whitney, United Technologies Corp, of East Hartford, Conn., said the problem centred on the combustors, which ignite air and fuel in the engine's combustion chamber. *“Being such a technical matter, we'd much prefer to go into it very carefully rather than speculate on-what it~ :—might or might not have been,3-said-Transport Depart— ment spokesman Noel Newstead. The department is heading the i inquiry through its Accident Investigation Branch. GROUNDING POSSIBLE The branch said in a statement Friday it would call for the world fleet of more than 1,000 Boeing 737s to be of the pro-C Popular enraged Se aineit supporters. during his questioning’ Thursday of Luis Robles Plaz, a government mihister- ‘Supporters of centre-right President Leon Febres Cordero jumped from their seats and rushed toward Carrillo, whose leftist colleagues came to his defence. gr for ii if anything in the early-stages of the investigation pointed to structural faults. Newstead said the branch's six-member team, aided by specialists from Boeing and Pratt and Whitney, would make an interim report “and we're not making any comments until that comes out.” He did not indicate when the report might be airline's 737s were undergoing normal maintenance as they returned from flights. In Vancouver, a spokesman for CP Air said the 22 Boeing 737s it operates have different engines than the British aircraft, but that “our people have been in touch with Pratt and Whitney.” BLAMES CHAMBER . They shared with us that information that it appears to be the combustion chamber that caused the British Airtours fire,” said spokesman Jim McKeachie. “We already perform isotope inspections in the combustion chambers of our aircraft. and they're done regularly to ensure that there's no deterioration,” ~McKeachie added. a The_twin-engined-airtours jetliner was speeding: down the runway, filled with vacationers headed for the Greek island of (Corfu, when the pilot reported trouble with the port engine. He aborted takeoff as fire engulfed the rear of the plane. Most of the 54 killed were trapped in the rear. In a hangar at h Airport, ii rs worked Saturday to remove the left Pratt and ‘Whitney JT8D-15 engine from the charred hulk of the jetliner. The London Times said Saturday the investigators want to find out why the fire spread so quickly into the rear cabin and whether the- protection of oxygen cylinders from fire was adequate “because it is suspected that they exploded and fed the fire.” one-third of the Lotto jackpot from New York's record-setting draw ing. Debbie Turcotte, 29, a part-time barmaid for two went to state Lottery. ion. headquarters Fri- day afternoon to claim her $13,666,667. “I knew eventually I was going to win,” said Turcotte, who added she will share her winnings ~with—her~mother and sister who have been playing the Lotto games to- gether since the games be- gan. Turcotte said she found out she had the six correct Lotto numbers Thursday at 7 a.m. She didn’t turn the ticket in immediately because, “we wanted to get things squared away.” A resident of nearby Troy, Turcotte, whose winning tic- ket was verified by state Lottery Division officials fottery—pr North ‘America. a other two winning tickets, from-the Wednesday night .drawing were held by Joseph Moore; ° 36, a computer consultant from Brookyln, and a group of 21 factory workers from Mount Vernon. Turcotte said she selected her numbers with the help of a Lotto key chain ornament given to her several _years—————— ago by a patron of the tavern where she worked. The ornaments, a promo- tional gimmick supplied by the state Lottery Division, are filled with small silver balls and six~ small black balls. After being shakan, the small balls match up with numbers and those numbers next to the small black balls are the ones a Lotto player is supposed to use. To win the top Lotto prize, a player - must correctly pick six of 48 numbers.