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would -be allowed to keep
their weapons,’

“With our Blood and soul

. summit in Fez, Moroceo, on filed

Sept. 6, but refused:to say
When Arafat would arrive in
Tunisia, to be, Ara-
fat's: next base of operations

¥ after 12 years in Lebanon.

SALUTES PLO
Four Tunisian Navy. ves-

sels ‘flying tho Palestinian

Port ‘66 ‘kilometres north of
Tunis.

Bix jet fighters and eight
helicopt

waving ‘pictures of Arafat ”

and Palastinian banners.

the rest of the fighters dis-
embarked with no guns visi-

ble among battle packs, red. >"?
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082 officers and men arrived,
plus some wives and: chil- zs

dren. Palestine ‘Lib

Army Col.’ Abu Murad ‘said :.

there. were: 54° officers
aboard, but did not disclose
the overall total. ~~ -
First off were 16 wounded
men, taken in ambulances'to

There was’ pier oii
:confusion about - who: was

“Our agreement was that’
our fighters could keep their
personal weapons and that ‘is.

Tunis’ hopsitals. Then an * continued on Poge A:

_Tecom, 36, was apolied this woo by Cy Connell
as

‘because'she tn’ Castlegar.

“She has been Society for the Prevention'of Cruelty to
Animals inspector in Castlegar for the last 14 months.
S gy tor cael ornare abr anf

pee eee Sch tee hes wa

officer.
She replsces Tim Vigue who ls redlgned doo to Ul

otitn bid tka wos wisp to ix ths bs She
has lived ini Castleges most of the 36 years of her life. ’
Althou;

JACKIE YOCOM

-+« «new officer,

the same time Audrey Moore was first elected to City :
Council. Moore was elected in the fall while Vigue began |

his position Jan. 1.

“I thought I was going to outdo her but she best me,””

he sald.

has its ups and downs. He says complaints from people
were hardly uncommon.
“That's why I have two phones,” he added.

“I didn’t take on the job to win a popularity contest,’” ”

he concluded. x
Skillings commended Vigue on the excellent job he
has done in animal

services.
“He has been doing a good job," he sald. “The city)
has a good animal control service. If it hadn't been for Jim, *
Srveaadtoomd  kermaner re ar aoe he!

“i sa terrible job,” Skillings added

“appreciate what he has done.”
Performing

«ee resigns

the task is not easy, as Skillings pointed |

* The officer who signs a oné-year contract and Is pald a°
flate rate per month, plus cost of services rendered, must ;

provide the city. with a 24-hour. on-call service seven days

ed week He met alec ptovide bid own Yelee, sae ane :

continued oa Page A3_:

Vigue admitted that being an animal protectida officer:

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