Suicide rate up MOSCOW (REUTER) — The suicide rate in the Soviet Union is tising, particularly among young people and students living life in the fast track, the Prevention of Crisis Situations, said in an interview in the weekly Argumenty I Fakty that the stress of modern life in urban areas contributed to the increase. She said youths admitted to ital crisis centres under her supervision in Moscow after attempting suicide had often indulged in what they saw as an ultra-modern lifestyle. n Warning issued WASHINGTON (AP) — President Ronald Reagan, summing up his talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, warned the U.S. Congress on Saturday that higher tariffs and -other “protectionist” measures could ignite a trade war damaging to the U.S. economy. It was another presidential assault on last week's House of Representatives vote to require U.S. penalties against countries like Japan that have huge trade surpluses with the United States. Reagan promised again to veto the legislation if it reaches his desk. The Senate still has to deal with the matter. Tribute paid GELSENKIRCHEN, WEST GERMANY (AP) — Pope John Paul paid tribute Saturday to three labor union leaders who died at the hands of the Nazis after being accused of involvement in a failed attempt to kill Adolf Hitler. It was the third day in a row he spoke out in West Germany against Nazi Second World War atrocities and praised German Roman Catholics who defied the Third Reich. Reagan abused NEW YORK (REUTER) — Michael Reagan, adopted son of President Ronald Reagan and his first wife, actress Jane Wyman, says in his biography he was sexually abused as a child by a day-camp counsellor whom he thought of as a father figure because he was ignored at home. Michael Reagan says the man sexually molested him for a year when he was seven years old and took nude photographs of him. He adds that he grew up fearing he was a homosexual and the photographs would surface, harming his father’s political career. Violence erupts JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A black policeman was injured by stone-throwers, a bus was set alight and six blacks were arrested while trying to kill a suspected rapist, the South African government said Saturday. The white-minority government's ‘Bureau for Information, in its report on unrest Friday, said the arrests occurred near Pinetown in Natal province when police fired tear gas at about 30 blacks attempting to kill a man convicted of rape by a “people's court” — the name given to unofficial “courts” set up by activists in some black townships Iraq fights BAGHDAD (REUTER) — Iraq said Saturday its forces were engaged in heavy fighting with Iranian troops on the Persian Gulf war's mountainous northern front. The official Iraqi news agency said the army “continued crushing and destroying the Iranian troops, inflicting heavy losses in men and equipment.” ‘An Iraqi field commander was quoted by agency as saying that jets, tanks, helicopter gunships and artillery as well as infantry and special forces participated in the “destruction” of Iranian forces. Church burned BONN (AP) — A Lutheran church was set afire Saturday in a suburb of Bonn, polige said, but they were unsure whether it wag related to the West German visit of Pope John Paul. It was the second chureh fire deliberately set since the Roman Catholic pontiff arrived Thursday Police said the early-morning fire destroyed furniture worth the equivalent of some $75,000 Cdn in the St. Thomas church in the suburb of Roettgen. Khomeini speaks WASHINGTON (AP) — Iranian troops fought to save Islam from “the evil of the great powers” while the Soviets seek: to conquer territory, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini said in a rare audience on the eighth anniversary of the Iranian revolution Addressing a small group of Lebanese Shiite Moslems, Afghan Moslem rebels and others in mid-February in Jamaran, a small village north of Tehran, the 86-year-old Iranian spiritual leader said those who fight “for worldly goals shall decay and disappear.” Guerrillas attack SAN SALVADOR (AP) — Leftist guerrillas inflicted heavy casualties in an attack early Saturday on a military detachment in El Salvador's northeast. ern Morazon province, a rebel stronghold, a civilian source and the rebel radio said A civilian in San Francisco Gotera, contacted by telephone, said at least nine soldiers were killed. He also saw about 30 wounded but did not know whether they were soldiers or rebels, he said ] | | | GEORGETTI— continued from tront page laborers lost more work time per member than B.C. He said B.C. lost 1.5 working days, per member, per force,” he said. “They say, ‘Come to Ontario because we make things. happen in Ontario,” They've learned to treat labor’ with respect in Ontario and even in Quebec.” Georgetti also pointed to the overwhelming potential power of Ed Peck, who is to head a new industrial relations council. Georgetti explained that Peck has the potential power to overrule any decision—arbitrary or otherwise—merely by supporting on employer's plea of inability to pay. ‘It's a 1 right in this pr to i the terms and conditions of employment,” he said. “They say, make the workplace more democratic, but unions in B.C..are the most democratic in North America.” Georgetti also slammed the clause in Bill 19 which changes the ‘status of hiring apprentices. “The employer can hire anyone off the street-and call them apprentices and work them at the lowest wages,” he said. Georgetti said Vander Zalm denied the clause was underhanded, saying it was intended to enable employers to hire’ siblings. Noneth Georgetti the law could be read differently. “Again, it's more fair for the individual at the expense of the majority,” he said. He also explained that another of Bill 19's proposed clauses, called double-breasting, states that a unionized employer may set up a non-union company, as long as the company address and manager remain the same. According to law, an employer could then set his wife up next door as the manager of the non-union business, have the employee applications transferred there, and eventually the non-union business would simply overwhelm the other, Georgetti said. “The premier says, that's not what he meant,” Georgetti said. “ ing what the i jon of the KEN GEORG «, Slams labor bill he said. “We didn’t start this fight but we're going to finish it, f % “We're not going to roll over and play dead,” said” Georgetti. “If the premier wants a fight, he’s picked the wrong people to fight with.” CDTA president Mike Rodgers told the crowd the time has arrived for labor and teachers to unite. He described the legislation as a call to unionize. “We can overcome this obstacle called Bill Vander Zalm,” he said. Rodgers said B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Elsie McMurphy completed some 14 hours. of: meetings with ion Minister Tony Brummet “without one to change law is, you can’t take it to court. You can't take what the premier says to court. “This bill has no basis in reality,” he said. “It has nothing to do with individual freedom or democracy or industrial relations. This is an economic piece of legislation. “This legislation is designed to make the trade union a little weaker. He can't destroy it,” he said. “We fought too hard to get here. “He's not going to knock us back that far.” Georgetti said an individual making more than $100,000 per year is only able to “eat one steak at a time, and buy only one pair of shoes . . . unless you're Mulroney and buy 500 pairs of Guccis. “They (the government) still think B.C. will be a great place to live when we're all tourism and everybody's making $3 per hour,” he said. “The premier says these bills are not for laborers, they're for the public,” he said. “Well who the hell does he think -we are? We are the public. “How many votes does the business community have? In B.C. you don't vote by stocks and you don't vote by how much money you have,” he said. “It’s one person, one vote: “They way I count it, we're 5,000 per cent larger than the business community in terms of votes.” Gerogetti asked the crowd to recall just who “took cooperation and turned it into confrontation? + “This bill is not going to stabilize industrial relations, it's going to make it worse.” . Georgetti added that the B.C. Federation of Labor is now in “phase two.” He said that labor will not cooperate with the legislation in any way, but he did not go into details about phase two. Georgetti said labor would wait to see the proposed amendments to the bill. “The labor movement has been here for generations,” Local broadcaster picks up award HARRISON HOT of BCTV SPRINGS (CP) — The B.C. Jamie Browne of radio Association of Broadcasters CKOV in Kelowna was presented its broadcaster named top broadcaster while to the legislation, “['m beginning to think she won't change it,” he said. Chris D'Arcy described the legislation as the equivalent to the “authoritarian powers of Third World countries” and he said the bill gives powers “never dreamed of under the Bill Bennett government. “The bottom line of Bill 20 is education,” he said. “And the bottom line of Bill 19 is the economy.” Georgetti later told the Castlegar News that “phase two” of the action against the proposed legislation is “laid down” and an announcement will be made once the discussions over the bill are complete. “I don’t think being a majority government gives you the right to be illogical, immoral or silly,” he said. “I think a government, whether it being a majority of a minority, has a responsibility to the public. To deal with the public.” PRODUCT TO TE NEW JOBS HERE By the end of 1987 an impurity that used to be discarded with lead smelter slag will become Cominco’s ° and will create 12-15 new jobs. is germanium. le have known for years that it’s present in the ores we treat, but unavailability of an economical recovery process has always been 4 stumbling block,” the company says in Focus, its employee newsletter, Concentrates from the Red Dog mine will contain germanium too, and at $500 to $600 per kilogram, finding away of recovering this rare element because more interesting. Cominco's board of directors recently approved a ti million project to build a pilot plant to recover five to seven tonnes a year of the element. ‘The project has two parts: A $1.6 million germanium concentrating plant in the Tadanac operations; and a $2.4 million refinery as part of the Electronic Materials operation in Warfield. In Tadanac, modifications to the Oxide Leaching Plant will enable the production of a germanium P This p will then be upgraded using the Technical Research-developed solveit extraction process to make a 40 per cent germanium concentrate. “The concentrate upgrading facility will likely be built at the storage end of the old zinc melting plant. The concentrate will go to the Electronic Materials operation in Warfield,” said Jim DeLong, project manager for Trail projects. The work for the refining process took three years to complete and was funded equally by Cominco and the federal government. “The germanium refining process equipment will require ive use of corrosipn-resistant glass and plastics. With those design features, and our background of experience in purifying materials, seven 9's pure germanium bar and other products will soon be available for sale through Electronic Materials’ worldwide marketing,” said Victor Saleh, Electronic Materials operating representative for the germanium project. “This part of the germanium operation will be built adjacent to our Pure Metals Plant,” Saleh added. Cominco says its entry into the germanium market has been carefully planned, recognizing that the total workd market is only 80-100 tonnes a year. Flowing through Cominco’s circuits is enough germanium to supply 20 to 25 tonnes a year. citizen of the year award to Dave Glover of Trail radio station CJAT. The Friend of the Industry award went to Jim Stovin of J.W. Stovin Media Represen tation The broadcaster-perfor mer award went to television talk show host Jack Webster the community service award in the larger market category went to CFMI-FM in New Westminster. The service award for smaller-market stations went to CHWK in Chilliwack. BCTV won the television community service award for its Expo 86 pavilion Cat scanner to operate in fall . By CasNews Staff Trail Regional Hospital says its new CT scanner should be in operation by early fall. “The equipment is ordered for delivery in early Septem ber and with a short in stallation time, should be ready for patient bookings in edrly fall,” the hospital says in a prepared release. The hospital has selected a CT scanner produced by General Electric Medical Sys. tems. “The equipment will meet the needs of our region in this diagnostic function well into the future,” the hospital said. Work required to prepare the hospital for the new scanner will be carried out through the summer. Total cost of the equipment and building renovations is $1 million, with those costs covered by funds raised through a local campaign and grants from the provincial government The hospital has in the past yeat obtained the services of a second Radiologist, Dr. Steven Plaa, in preparations to establish this new service. “We are very pleased to have finally reached this stage in the program to provide this modern diag: nostic service to the resi dents of this region and we look forward to putting this service into operation,” the hospital said. “We would like to thank everyone for their support and patience with respect to is project but feel the wait will well worthwhile.” + Work to rule opposed By MIKE KALESNIKO Staff Writer He's mad as hell and he's going to do something about it. Kinnaird Junior secondary school Grade 8 student Greg Plamondon is holding his own demonstration in opposition to B.C. teachers’ recent decision to work to rule. “They took a day off to fight for their rights,” said Plamondon. “But what about us?” 14, said all the social activities of his Weather Cloudy with some sunny periods today and a chance of isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs today near 15 degrees with the probability of precipr- tation at 20 per cent Mondays outlook is for sunny periods. F school are grinding to a halt. He said a recent school dance will be held, only because it was planned in advance, but he said after that no other events can be held. “We're supposed to look at the teacher's point of view,” Plamondon said Thursday. “But this is not good for the social environment of our school Plamondon estimated that some 50 students from KJSS joined him on Thursday afternoon to demonstrate against the instruction-only campaign, but he maintains he will continue the fight, all alone if he has to, until things change. STUDENT PROTESTOR .. - Greg Plamondon, grade 8 student at Kin- naird Junior secondary school protests against teacher's work to rule campaign. CosNews Photo by Mike Kalesniko “Teachers went on strike for themselves, not for the kids like they say,” he said According to Plamondon, starting May 1, students will no longer be allowed to sign out activities equipment such as soccer balls or basketballs. “As soon as they start taking activities away, that's enough,” he said. “I'll be out here for a week now.” Plamondon believes that KJSS is treating it's student body worse than the other schools are treating theirs. “At Stanley Humphries, the students down there are still going to get their graduation,” he said. “If they were graduating from KJ there wouldn't be a graduation.” Plamondon said many of the area students and parents are supporting the demonstration, including his own guardian. “I just want the teachers to be aware of our rights,” he said. “I want them to consider the students next time they meet.” Plamondon also intends to write Education Minister Tony Brummet to condemn Bill 20. “Everything comes back to us,” he said. “There goes our education right there.” Welcome home Castlegar welcomes Rick Hansen and the’ Man in Motion world tour (clockwise, from upper left) Kris Stanbra and Chris Halorewich present a community cheque for $22,300; . Hansen symbolically opens SHSS gym; young Rick Han: supporter; Hansen wheels up Sherbiko Hill; Halarewich and Hansen; Stanbra Hansen climbs ramp. to stage.