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(AP) — Electronics firms dis. played dazzling gadgetry ranging from 3-D to “The trends are to bigger televisions and higher digital Super VHS video recorders as the annual Winter Consumer Electronics Show opened on a note of optimism. - Industry leaders projected that U.S. factory sales of electronics would be $32 billion in 1988, up nearly five per cent from this year's sales. “We may have a problem or two, but $30 billion and growing doesn't seem like ‘a disaster to me,” Frank Myers, president of Arvin Electronics, said. One of the industry's probiems is the two-year slide in value of the dollar, which makes Japanese and other foreign products more expensive in the U.S. Another is the bitter battle between the electronics and recording industries over a digital tape recording technology. Digital Audio Tape recorders and players were the stars of the show as thousands of products went on display at the Las Vegas Capvention Centre. The quality of DAT cassette recordings is compar- able to that of compact discs. And that high quality has led the music industry to demand that an anti-taping electronic chip be inserted so the units can be used only for playback. DAT DISPLAYED Most major manufacturers were displaying DAT recorders, however, despite protests from record companies that people will use DAT taping at home to make copies of records and compact dises, cutting into sales. Clarion Corp, said it will begin selling a play-only DAT car stereo beginning next month, Other manu facturers are keeping their DAT equipment off the market until Congress settles the fight with the recording industry. Unlike previous shows, no major breakthroughs are being announced this week. But the show features refinements of Super VHS video records and camcorders as well as the newest models of compact disc players and high resolution televisions. quality tel and video ders,” said Michael Fidler, a vice president of Pioneer Electronics Inc. “The picture quality on’ televisions and video recorders has been greatly improved.” HIGH SALES SEEN The show's sponsor, the Electronic Industries Association, predicted a good year for the industry, which had record sales in 1987 of $30.7 billion. The association predicted sales would surpass $32.2 billion in 1988. Among the products at the show: ® A portable video recorder and television with a 7.5-centimetre screen that weighs less than a kilogram. The unit from Casio is barely larger than a lunchbox yet plays fall-size UVH tapes. © Cordless ‘speakers from Koss Corp. that use infared beams to take the place of wires from a stereo or video receiver. The speakers are powered by recharge- able batteries and sell for $350 a pair. e A home computer system from NEC that adds a television and portable FAX machine to perform and monitor several household functions. A FAX, or fascimile machine, transmits documents electronically over the telephone lines. e The Rabbit Double Play, which sits atop a television and allows a person to watch two channels at once, one in the corner of the television screen. A 3-D camcorder — or portable video camera, recorder and player — from Toshiba that will be available in late May. e A prototype videophone from Sanyo with built-in camera and 7.5-centimetre screen. © A laser player from Pioneer that plays five different types of discs, ranging from laser discs to tiny, single-play compact discs. ¢ A “surround sound” chair from Pioneer that has built in speakers, including a bass-speaker-im the seat, to give the listener the feel and sound of a movie theatre. i if AL— Brg 3 0z Asonuor ‘Anpseupesy 04 yBnosys y| Asonuor ‘Anpsanyy SMAN] IES9T} 99TL-S9E SUOOHAU] Bulppem uo ey!) SWeeS 41 131A IWVIW [ Q si ig neal aT i a ni HLL ii Hee rate - a * penuyjuos Anpunyos No end in sight for four year homeowner's insulation suit MONTREAL (CP) — People who ripped urea for- maldehyde foam insulation out of their homes are finding an even bigger mess trying to get compensation through the courts. A suit has been before Quebec Superior Court for four years and there's no end in sight. About 6,000 homeowners in Quebec have filed damage suits, and the lawyers involved have agreed the only way to handle such a large number of plaintiffs is by focusing on six test cases. The homeowners each want damages ranging from $75,000 to $150,000 from foam manufacturers, installers, insurance companies, the Quebec government and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. About 100,000 homeowners in Canada installed the foam under the Canadian Home Insulation Program set up in 1977 and many of them across the country also are seeking compensation. A decision by the Quebec court might influence suits elsewhere. The foam insulation, initially promoted through government grants, was banned in Canada in 1980 after studies indicated harmful gas was released when it was incorrectly installed. Raynold Langlois, a lawyer for CMHC, estimated it will take another year to complete the Quebec case. “If it appears long for some people, that’s because we're not taki anything for granted, which means a lot of expertise,” Langlois said. HEARS EXPERTS The 21 lawyers involved have already heard from experts in toxicology, biology and experimental medicine. Pierre Bergeron, an insurance broker who is seeking and is a spok for the aggrieved home owners, said the plaintiffs had hoped for a fast out-of-court settlement. “God knows we've been patient so far,” he said. “Our main worry is that the government side will take this to appeal, bogging things down for another five years.” What do homeowners expect to gain? “Most have got rid of the foam, but it’s another thing when you sell the house, because of the stigma. We want compensation for the loss.” There's another matter to assess: possible lingering health problems. The foam has been linked to eye irritation, nausea, headaches, respiratory problems and other ailments. Bergeron, 42, sold his house in Clarenceville, 50 kilo- metres south of Montreal near the Vermont border, after his son, Simon, developed a serious bronchial condition. When a contractor removed the foam insulation, the trouble disappeared, said Bergeron, but he's worried the youngster could face health problems later in life. “When the boy catches a cold, the cough seems to linger longer than usual,” he says. He estimated he could have sold his home for $10,000 more if not for the foam’s reputation. Moving charges and rental accommodation costs during removal of the foam cost another $10,000, he said. So far, the federal government has spent more than $232 million to remove or seal in the foam. Under a plan that ended last year, Ottawa provided up to $5,000 for each owner to get rid of the insulation. The average cost of removal is $7,000 but can go higher depending on wall construction. Defendants in the Quebec cases include two manu- facturers, Borden Chemicals and Lorcon Inc.; three insurance firms, La Prevoyance, Continental and General Accident; and the installing firm of Val Royal-LaSalle Ltee. The Quebec government, which offered matching grants for foam installation, has lawyers at the defence table and is also represented with the plaintiffs whose claims have the support of the provincial Consumer Protection Office. summer employment OTTAWA (CP) — The government will spend $180 million this year on student summer employment pro- grams, the same amount as last year, though $30 million less than two years ago, Youth Minister Jean Charest announced Tuesday. That the government has not cut spending for the Challenge '88 program when spending on other govern- ment programs is being re- duced shows student em- ployment is a high priority, Charest said at a news con. ference. However, Mario Dewar, a New Democratic Party MP, said when the more than four-per-cent increase in in- flation is taken into account, the $180 million is a cut from last year as well as two years ago. And she said with a stu dent unemployment rate last summer of 11.9 per cent, though the lowest rate since 1981, the funding is insuf. ficient. But Dewar applauded the government decision to shift more spending under Chal. lenge "88 to a program de signed to help high school dropouts. Charest said funds for the Work Orientation Work- shops for potential high school dropouts, one of sev eral Challenge '88 programs, will be inereased to $12 million from $8 million. The program provides gui- dance and work. experience to those planning to join the workforce before completing high school. Galaxies found light years away AUSTIN, Tex. (AP) — As- tronomers using powerful new instruments have de- tected what they believe to be the births of two galaxies about 17 billion light years from Earth, more distant than any objects ever ob served. Research by the Univer. sity of Arizona team ‘also suggests that the galaxies were created around the beginning of the universe. Richard Elston, a Uni versity of Arizona doctoral candidate, said the discovery was made last spring at Ste. ward Observatory near Tuc- son. In a paper prepared for presentation today, he said the objects appear to be “pri. meval galaxies,” at the be. ginning of star formation. “There is no metal (which indicates a matured star),” Elston said in an interview Tuesday. “It's just primeval material that is collapsing for the first time.” He said the emissions de- tected appear to have been created about 17 billion years ago, only a few hundred million years after the theo- retical beginning of the uni verse. A light year is the distance light, moving at 300,000 kilo- metres a second, will travel in a year, about 10 trillion kilometres. If confirmed, the finding would mark the first time any celestial object has been detected this far from Earth CONFIRM DATA “It is a very good bet that his conclusions are correct,” said Patrick McCarthy, an astronomer at the University of California, Berkeley, add ing that the data would have to be confirmed by others to be generally accepted. A major problem today is the high proportion of stu. dents who do not complete high school and have diffi culty finding work, Charest NeeED to KNOW said. The major Challenge ‘88 SOMETHING ABOUT program, however, is one in hich i ho hi students have wage costs | YOUR NEW COMMUNITY? subsidized. The Student Em ployment Experience De. velopment program will be given $127 million. The rest of the Challenge 88 funds will go towards a variety of other programs. Students can obtain infor mation on how to obtain em. ployment through the Chal lenge 88 program at student | ou, hostess will bring gifts and employment and government greetings, along with helpful employment centres, Charest | community information. said. BE YourR OWN BOSS *6000 aliows you to OWN & OPERATE your own business. Call or write . . . JOHN MADSEN, CA President W@INTERCHANGE Box 82008, North Burnaby, B.C. V5C 5P2 (604) 420-5559 Velame Wigan Connie 365-7601 Joyce 365-3091 Elston said the di ry ‘was made during a test of a new and powerful infrared camera. Using infrared equipment developed by the military, 4,000 test sensors were placed in a grid. The camera then was connected to a 155-centimetre telescope at the observatory. He said the device was pointed randomly into space, away from bright, obscuring stars within the Milky Way. The camera then took ex posures lasting at least eight hours. The photgraphs captured several known galaxies and two that appeared to be sep- arate and much farther away than the others. Elston made the initial observations last spring with George and Maria Rieke, a husband-wife team of astron- omers at Steward. They later repeated the observations using the 230-centimetre telescope at Kitt Peak, Ariz. fT CHURCH DIR “ST. PETER LUTHERAN 713 - 4th Street Office 365-3664 Rev. Glen Backus Worship Service 9. a.m Sunday School 10:15 a.m, Youth Group, Sunday, 6:30 p.m DIXIE LEE'S ‘SBA PEEL & WIN Every Time You Buy a Bucket You ‘Peel & Win’ Your Own Discount of $190 $900 $300 | A FREE BUCKET EVERYONE WINS WHEN THEY BUY A BUCKET OF GOLDEN DIXIE LEE CHICKEN. “PEEL & WIN” FOR THE BEST CHICKEN IN TOWN GO SOUTH TO SOUTH DIXIE LEE PENTECOSTAL NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY 602 - 7th St. © Ph. 365-5212 Near High Schoo! SUNDAY SERVICES Christian Education 9:45 a.m 4km. W. of Castlegar Morning Worship 11:00 a.m Hwy. 3 towards Grand Forks Evening Service 6:30 p.m WEDNESDAY Pastor Stuart Lourie 7:00 p.m. Bible Study — Prayer 365-3278 Crosstire for Youth 0 jorning We FRIDAY 10:30c.m 7:00 p.m, Youth Meeting Nursery & Children's church provided >rship WEE COLLEGE 0z Asonuor ‘Anpseupey, 0; yBnosy; | Asonuor ‘Aopsunyy Gene I eseda I ch Gg e Bible Study, Wed., 8 p.m i tacaai tom eon "Wedne 8:00 p.m NEW YORK (AP) — A The gene inthe study may ments in the British journal =» WA QEWIGA ED d 1@6 vem on Rode CRON ioe cose, ARoniienomnolioncl Fomily & Study AVG w2ONVO @& ROW MOL S1y $9BEND sp ove) hep WOD ‘owousez) Buin y ANaWNIvAMaiNa @ wos 40 133HM @ NONID NI dwDUN @ 06° AWHYS 8.21NT1VA © 068 ‘eue6ng j0 uoweidepe ed-cang @ yu sui6eq osees yWUenes soues Stu. opnvetu) eBveAs Ad NOUN @ C1 -eeug uosiid Aqveou 28d 6261 8.NON.O 10601805 400345 Yar - LZLL IDIABIS IINVINSNI am TANLLNGS LN a owner Sop 3AVH 3M 1838 (POF) 6296-99 » (209m) OSzE-S9t WOH D8 000°C 840 “eine Ayjond Bunnolpe wim “ewoH 406044805 “ea DIqUIN{C {STI 8tzs-Ss9e 04 40} Bwoy © YIM, za fil bid ‘i nt ill Hil Fit sani ia aT sig i ill age ist i : ow it Be preity tt] aati [lps ae a il i maui ra suit i aia Bs es Tide & itt Ine > a i ae 99TL-S9E Sduinys seqqny dati ite aT rte uct etd Rana at i ae Hin! 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She reported the experi- Funeral for Nelson man Nicholas Peter Vanin of Nelson, passed away Monday at the age of 68. Mr; Vanin was born April 12, 1919 at Verigin, Sask. and grew up in the West Koot- enay area. During his life- time he worked in mining and construction living all of his life in the Slocan Valley. He married Katy Kootnikoff at South Slocan in 1947. He is survived by one son, John Vanin of Castlegar; two daughters, Elaine Vogt of South Slocan and Larrisa Thickett of High River, Al berta; seven Hills, B.C.; three sisters, Vera Markin of Nakusp, Pauline Strebchuck of Kam loops, and Alice Jmaieff of Vancouver. Mr. Vanin was predeceased by his wife, one brother, John and one sister, Mary Perepolkin. Friends are invited to meet with the family at the Castle- gar Funeral Chapel on Thursday from 2-3 p.m. Cre- mation will-fellew. In lieu of flowers, con- tributions may be made to the Cancer Fund, Box 3292, Castlegar, B.C, VIN 3H6. Funeral arrangements are under the of the one brother, Fred Vanin of Castlegar Funeral Chapel. gan of Whitehead and Thalia Payayannopoulou of the Uni- versity of Washington in Seattle. “This is a major step for. ward for gene therapy,” said French Anderson, chief of the molecular hematology laboratory at the National Heart, Lung and Blood In stitute. The regulatory system that turns the “beta globin” gene on or off in various tissues is complex, he said, and the new work “really moves the whole field for- ward” by showing the gene could be made to work sig. nificantly only in the proper tissues. Gene therapy is being pur sued as a way to correct some illnesses that stem from defective genes. Such genes can prevent production of important substances in the body, or make those sub- stances faulty. Econo Spots You can save up to 80% on the cost of this ad! 365-5210 Veronica Hick! of Castle. gar passed away Monday, Jan. 11 at the age of 73. Mrs. Hickl was born Aug. 2, 1914 in Czechoslovakia and came to Canada in 1954, settling in Creston. She moved to Castlegar in 1983. She married John Hick! in Czechoslovakia on Feb. 27, 1938. She enjoyed being a homemaker and gardening. Mrs. Hickl is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Helga and Neal Dawson of Castlegar; two grandchil dren; one brother, August Tienes of the United States and two sisters, Linda Sch wartz and Maria Palesch, both of Germany. She was predeceased by her husband. She is also survived by nieces and nephews in Canada, United States and Germany. Mass of Christian burial was celebrated today at 10 a.m. at St. Rita's Catholic Church with Rev. Fr. Her- man Engberink as cele- brandt. Burial was in Park Memorial Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel. TH Coming Soon . . . See the Castlegar News of Sun., Jan. 17 ANGLICAN CHURCH 1401 Columbia Avenue Sunday Services 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m Sunday School 10 a.m. Rev. Charles Bdlfour 2271 Parish Purpose: “To know Christ and make Him known” CALVARY BAPTIST 809 Merry Cone Road Past Fireside Motel Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m, Evening Service 6:30 p.m. TUES. 6:00 P.M. AWANA — Children’s Program Kindergarten to Grade 8 WEDNESDAY NIGHT Study & Prayer 8 p.m Church 365-3430 or 365-7368 Robert C. Lively, Pastor EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH 914 Columbia Ave. Sunday School, 9:45.a.m Family Worship Service 00 a.m Bible Study-Frayer Tuesday, 7:00 p.m Ladies Bible Study Friday, 9:30 a.m Youth Ministries Phone: 365-6675 ROBSON COMMUNITY MEMORIAL CHURCH tst Sunday, 7:00 p.m ‘2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays, 10a.m No service 5th Sunday GRACE PRESBYTERIAN 2404 Columbia Avenue Church School 9:45 a.m Morning Worship lla.m. Pastor tra Johnson Phone 365-6762 2605 Columbia Ave Rev. J. Ferrier Phone 365-3182 Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Sunday Schoo! a.m. Church, Preaching the Word of Faith FULL GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP (A.C.O0.P.) Below Castleaird Plaza Phone 365-6317 Pastor: Barry Werner Phone 365-2374 SUNDAY SERVICES Sunday School 9:30 a.m Morning Worship 10:30 Evening Fellowship 6:30 Wednesday: Home Meetings 7:00 p.m Friday Youth Ministries 7:00 p.m HOME OF CASTLEGAR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 365-7818 UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA 2224-6th Ave 1'4 Blocks South of Community Complex 10 a.m. — Worship and Sunday School Mid-Week Activities for all ages. Phone for information. Rev. Ted Bristow 365-8337 or 365-7814 SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 1471 Columbia Ave., Trail 0117 Regular Saturday Services Pastor Cliff Drieberg 365-2649