people don’t tend to respond to new ways of doing things politically, like the NDP of- fers, but tend to become more conservative,” Broad- “If we don't do our job, if we don't address ordinary people's concerns, then we won't come out of it. But we're doing that job and I think we're going to come out of it.” A recent Gallup _ poll showed NDP support at 11 per cent, a 24-year low for the party. Asked if he felt NDP policies had become too simi- By ADRIAN Staff Writer Last Friday the 13th turn- ed out to be unlucky for Selkirk College when a pre- exam pub social for students got out of hand, causing about $3,000 in damage. Rowdy pub-goers vandal- ized a washroom, pulled out wiring, and damaged exit signs and fire alarms said Jim Cromwell, director for the Castlegar campus. The college recently in- stalled $100,000 worth of fire alarm equipment. SPECIALS FOR YOU »nday and Wedne this week ., ti Cromwell said it isn't clear whether the vandals are college students, or non- lFRuIT ‘DRINKS PARKAY CENTRAL FOODS olumbia Ave the | Pub results in damage | year-end peat “In talking to the student responsible for these (fune- tions), he indicated that there were a number of non-stu- dents trying to get into the pub,” said Cromwell. But the Selkirk College Student Society, responsible for the social held in the cafe- teria, will have to pay for the damages, he added. “It was damage caused as a result of the cooler,” Cromwell said the pubs are held regularly at the college, but are usually problem-free. the student pubs have been pretty good,” he said. “They average every other week. There is some revenue gained from this, that goes to the Selkirk College Student Society.” Cromwell said the last similar _ Student function where with a greater say in the ef fects of technological change. P planned this year by Finance sure as the party's popularity diminished in recent months. Pope marks Good Friday ROME (AP) - Pope John Rome's pagan ruins in a weighing slightly more than i th occurred was about three years ago, and involved “peo- ple who were not students from the college.” The damage caused at this social may have been the re- sult of participants letting off steam near the end of term, said Cromwell. “It was the final student pub,” he said. “It represented the last one before exams.” NDP plans to open embassy VANCOUVER (CP) — federal New Democratic Party is planning to open its own unofficial embassy in Nicaragua to keep the Can- adian government informed of events in that country, says Pauline Jewett, the party's external affairs critic. Jewett, MP for New West- minster-Coquitlam, revealed the plan at a provincial constituency meeting here late last week. The party wants to es- tablish “our own Canada House, courtesy of the NDP, in Managua,” she said. In an interview following her speech, Jewett said de- tails of the plan have yet to be worked out but the party has already discussed it with Nicareguan officials. “It was a little premature in talking about it —I didn't know the press was there,” said Jewett. “It's (the plan) still a baby.” Jewett emphasized the leg- ation would not be an official Canadian embassy but she said it could fulfill many functions of an embassy. “We are hoping this would be an information gatherer and an assessor to keep the government informed in much the same way as an ambassador would,” she said. Joint stamp issued ST-MALO, FRANCE (CP) — France and Canada issued a joint stamp Friday com- memorating the 450th anni- versary of explorer Jacques postal Carter's first trip to the New World at a satellite-linked ceremony | in this port and in DURO PUMPS & SOFTENERS ' WE STOCK DEEP WELL SUBMERSIBLES SHALLOW OR DEEP WELL JET Pines SUMP & SEWER PUMPS PRESSURE TANKS PVC PIPE FITTINGS ETc. 4 _ ETC. Ww ETc. Stocking Distributor. Lalonde inaugurated the stamp here, joined by Labor Minister Andre Ouellet, who is also in charge of Canada’s service, from a hotel in Quebec City. The stamp, Car- tier and his ship La Grande Hermine, will go on sale April 24 for two francs in France and 82 cents in Can- one e 63-year-old pontiff led a way-of-the-cross march from inside the Colos- seum to the Palatine Hill. Tens of thousands of Ro- mans and pilgrims followed the solemn ceremony at the flood-lit plaza near the ruins. Thousands of others watched it on huge television screens erected in St. Peter's Basilica and near the Colosseum. Millions of viewers saw the 20-minute procession on a live telecast in more than 30 countries. Court news ante John Prokop was fined $250 after he pleaded guilty to driving with a blood al- Soho! level “of over .08' this week in provincial * © «6 A $1,000 fine was given to Sylvia Mundt after she plead- ed guilty to possession of a narcotic. . 8 « Vicki Pether was also fined $1,000 after she pleaded guilty to possession of a nar- cotic. 7 8 « Vernon Blair was given a 15-month jail term, and put on probation for 12 months after pleading guilty to having sexual intercourse with a female under 14, who was not his wife. Blair was also given a 15-month jail term to be served concurrently and was put on 12 months probation for committing an act of gross indecency with the same person. . A 14-day intermittent jail term was given to Kerrick Makortoff for impaired driv- ing. At each step, prayers were said in Italian for the suf- fering ‘and persecuted. “theatre of cruel games of JOHN PAUL . carries cross beasts and gladiators” con- firmed the strength of the ORDEAL He recalled the ordeal of the first Christians and said WEST KOOTENAY the Christian year when mass cannot be said. various regions of every con- tinent. “God will never die in the history of man,” the Polish- born Pope said as he ended his speech to prolonged ap- plause. Earlier, at a special rite in St. Peter's Basilica to mark ~ the death of Jesus, he knelt and other symbols of author- ity, then walked slowly to the cross in the most sorrowful liturgy in Roman Catholic worship. The Pope fasted all day Good Friday, the only day in Enrolment to decline Student enrolment in the West Kootenay, will decline by between 500 and 600 next year, the Castlegar school board was told at its meeting Monday. Trustee Frank Finney said the projected decline in en- rolment is the finding of a survey carried out to deter- mine how ‘many children would be entering public schools next year in the West Kootenays. The survey was part of an annual report given by a health administrator at a recent meeting of the West Kootenay Union Board of Health, which Finney at- tended. “Together with the (bud- get; restraints the board are services in the West Koot- enays difficult,” said Finney in an interview. Finney said the figures sapgert 3 a recent B.C. School AkSocidtion study “ Enaged predicted that pupil enrolment in the West Koot- enays over the next two years will decline, with the exception of Cranbrook, where enrolment will in- crease slightly. In a report to the board, schools superintendent Terry Wayling said the student population in Castlegar has decreased by 29 since Sep- tember. Gov't provides funding Funding has been provided by the provincial Ministry of Education for the continu- ation of the woodworking program previously situated on the David Thompson Uni- versity Centre campus -in Nelson. Under the more descrip- tive title of “Fine Wood- working and Carpentry,” the eight-month course John Barton's direction, will operate in larger facilities on the Rosemont campus of Sel- kirk College in Nelson. “In a way we will have come full circle when we re- turn to Rosemont,” said Bar- ton. “Originally the program moved there from my house in 1978. “We started by offering short courses and night classes. Now I'm looking fdr- ward to being able to con- tinue the course as a regular offering of the college,” he said. Students attend this spec- ialized course from as far away as Kenora, Ont. and one application has already been received for the next session from Kentville, Nova Soukeroft, .EASTER COLORING CONTEST PRIZE WINNERS Winners of. the Castlegar News’ Easter Coloring piragh tlhe hg pictured above, from left: (4-7 yéar olds) nadie” > yen son, 7; 2nd—Charmaine Garay, 5; (8-10 years ol TE acta Demoskoff, 8; Jet Foret Plotnikoff, 10, Honorable mention is given to: (8-10 yr. Kerekes and Yvette che ‘oup) Treena Baker, pe (4-7-yr. ip) Lori Baker, Tracy Shane Turner. — serena fume, Kim Lewis, Tammy Reeponee to. the Easter colori News received indreds ofan entries, closing of the Extraordinary supports refusal store who refuses to stock what he considers pornogra- phie material. Ina letter sent to Roadside Place manager Ron Franks, the group commends his “re- fusal to either display or sell pornographic publication in (his) store.” “Many of our children fre- quent your store during their travels to and from school, and in their free time, We appteciate the fact that this type of magazine is not avail- ‘able to them,” reads the let- ter, also sent tothe Castlegar = School board, and magazine = distributer Conacher News of Trail. to sell magazines which he said depicted “explicit sex." “Until you are able to ob- ; tain a supply of TV guides and non-pornographic maga- Scotia. zines, we are urging our par- Even with the enlarged ents to use their newspaper space available at Ri iol encigealorsbengroamed only a of 18 stu- dents can be accommodated. a minimum,” the letter sane: Police file Castlegar RCMP are inves- tigating wilful damage to city flower beds at Kinnaird Park and at the main branch of the Castlegar library. Newly-planted flowers have been torn out, say po- lice, who ask that “local citi- zens be on watch for this senseless damage.” ._ * « Police are also investigat- ing the theft of a length of galvanized pipe which was part of the fence at the ball park, at the end of 5th St. Sixty feet of pipe was stolen. es 8 6 An impaired driver was arrested on Wednesday night. Police patrols for- im- paired drivers are continu- ing. py You can lose 17 to 25 pounds in just 6 weeks! . and learn how to keép that excess weight off. ao09 capital of Tripoli with Foreign Minister Ali Abdussalam ‘Tréiki for a third consecutive day Satiirday, but there was no sign of an agreement to end the dispute. been “a dropping off of tension.” However, Home Leon Brittan said the talks were going ee, slowly.” ASHINGTON (AP) — says U.S. military personnel in Central America are involved daily in situations which appear to be “in flagrant violation” of the War Powers ae The all ion by the Mi h was contained in a letter to U.S. Defence poilsoven Caspar Weinberger, released by Kennedy's office Saturday. Kennedy's letter, dated Friday, sought clarification of the current and future U.S. combat role in the region. “I look forward . . . to your assurances that the istration is not lly taking America into war in Central America,” the senator told Weinberger. RITUALS POPULAR MOSCOW (REUTER) - - Thousands of Russians lined up at Moscow's for Easter ceremonies while even larger groups thronged the city’s cemeteries to lay flowers on the graves of relatives and friends. Ina sign that the popularity of Christian rituals is on the increase, city authorities closed streets around many churches and graveyards for the first time in order to prevent traffic jams and laid on special bus service instead. At almost 50 churches, long lines of parishioners brought special Easter cakes and eggs to be blessed with holy water in outdoor ceremonies. Inside the churches many elderly women waited to have special remembrance candles blessed. HOUSES DESTROYED VOLCANO:(AP) — Two unoseupied houses were overrun by a river of molten rock ‘before the latest phase of the 15-month eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano came to an end Saturday, authorities said. No injuries were reported. “It burned them and then it took them,” said Jon Erickson, a ranger at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, referring to the two houses. The flow stopped about 50 metres from a third residence, and a branching river of lava drove two miles through an uninhabited section of the Royal Gardens subdivision by the time molten rock stopped fountaining from the Puu O vent along the volcano’s east rift zone,” Erickson said. TO CARRY TORCH VENTURA, CALIF. (REUTER) — A member of the Hell's Angels motorcycle club will help carry the Olympic torch — on foot — across the United States this summer, club members said Saturday. Members of the Ventura chapter of the club said they collected $3,000 to become a sponsor for a dhe-kilometre section of the relay. Their runner will be club member George (Gus) Christie, who will hold the torch aloft with an arm tattooed with dragons, eagles and a winged skull. The Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee allows sponsors to name a runner to carry the torch for one kilometre in return for a $3,000 contribution to one of three charities that raise money for U.S. youth sports. ANTLMISSILE PROTEST MUTLANGEN (CP) — About 35 anti-missile protesters from three countries cut through a barbed wire fence and infiltrated a U.S. army base housing nuclear missiles Saturday, West German police said. The demonstrators said two warning shots were fired but that U.S. military police did not confront the protesters. No injuries were reported. At least four of the young: protesters were seen cutting through a second barbed wire fence leading to the Pershing 2 missile storage depot and airfield at Mutlangen, headquarters for the 56th Field Artillery Brigade. But most of the protesters sat in a grassy restricted area adjacent to what appeared to be a parking place and sang We Shall Overcome before being dragged away by West German police. LEWIS TO MARRY MEMPHIS, TENN. (AP) — Singer Jerry Lee Lewis, whose fifth wife died of a drug overdose in August, will marry for a sixth time next week, an associate said. J.W. Whitten, Lewis’s road manager, said the 48-year-old entertainer will tie the knot Tuesday with Kerrie McCarver, 22, of Memphis. Lewis's fifth wife, Shawn Michelle, 25, died of an overdose of the drug methadone Aug. 24 at the couple's rural residence near Nesbit, Miss., authorities said. A grand jury in Desoto County, Miss., was presented evidence in her death but declined to issue criminal charges. Whitten said the wedding would be a private affair. Lewis, on tour in Canada, was unavailable for comment. CHARGES PROCEED BRAMPTON (CP) — A trespass charge laid against eight members of the news media after a plane crash at Lester B. Pearson International Airport last June will proceed, @ provincial court judge has ruled. In his ruling this week, Judge Kenneth Langdon dismissed defence motions for acquittal based on consti- tutional and Charter of Rights arguments. The case is to resume Sept. 24 in Brampton court. Reporters, photographers and cameramen repre- senting The Canadian Press and Broadcast News, the Toronto Star, the Toronto Sun and the Canadian Broad- casting Corp. were arrested June 22, shortly after the crash, which killed the pilot and co-pilot, the only people on board. COUNTRIES WARNED NEW YORK (REUTER) — The United States has warned six Eastern aren part countries that they cannot expect imp d if they do not end support for Palette, and other “international terrorists,” the New York Times reports. The newspaper reported today that U.S: State Department officials have said the warnings were made in individual meetings between R. Mark Palmer, deputy assistant state secretary for European affairs, and the dors of Cc: East . Hungary, Poland and Romania. The State Department declined comment on the ‘report. TORONTO (CP) — A large pharmaceutical company says it will appeal a court de- cision to award a Mississauga woman more than $837,000 in a suit that claimed the birth control pills she took caused a crippling stroke in 1971. Pauline Buchan's suit for damages against Ortho Phar- maceutical (Canada) Ltd. of Don Mills, Ont., was the first case in Canada to go to court over damages from the pills. On Thursday, Mr. Justice Richard Holland of Ontario Supreme Court awarded her $606,795.31 in damages and interest from 1977, which her lawyers calculate is worth $230,239. He also awarded her costs BONNET BONANZA . given to Evelyn Batchelor and Ruth Maze. . Leora Nutter (above) won the prize for the most original bonnet in the easter bonnet contest held last Thursday by the Castlegar Senior Citizens Association. Ladell Lipsett won for prettiest hat, and special awards were in the lengthy case, which culminated in a four-week trial that ended a month ago. Buchan, 35, had asked for $750,000 in general damages and $1 million in punitive damages. Bob Kniffen, a spokesman for Johnson and Johnson, the firm's U.S. parent, said Fri- CosNews Photo by Ron Norman A rallying cry to save Nakusp's railway service has been issued by Kootenay West MP Lyle Kristiansen. In a direct mailing to all Nakusp-area residents ‘and in advertising in that town, Kristiansen calls on the conimunity to turn out in strength May 2 when the Canadian Trans- portation Commission ‘considers d of the Tine: “For years business on that line has been discouraged,” Kristiansen said in a prepared release, “and CPR has carried out a self-fulfilling prophecy. They said business would drop off, and of course it has. Who would risk industrial investment when rail service could end any day?” Still, Kristiansen said in the release that rail service is the lifeline to several Nakusp industries, such as a pole and piling company and a.sawmill. If the line closes, Kristiansen said, the companies will either close their Nakusp operations completely, or be unable to ship entire product lines, threatening their sur- vival. “T'll be in the front lines May 2 at Nakusp's Legion Hall along with town mayors, chambers of commerce, inesses and individuals who are fighting to save rail service to the town,” Kristiansen said. “We have to protect the businesses still dependent on rail, and preserve development options for the future. What if we have pulp development some day, or mining? How would that ore move without rail? Would it even be mined? “Canadian Pacific Railway has 100 per cent of its costs on this line paid for by the federal government. That brings back from Ottawa some of the too-many tax dollars you and I pay locally. “I feel CPR is not carrying its responsibility by wanting to abandon the line, even with the subsidy, and then a year earlier than previously ordered.” Kristiansen explained that in 1980 hearings before the Rail Transport Committee of the Canadian Transportation By PAUL GESSELL OTTAWA (CP) — The gap narrowed in the past week, but John Turner still has a large lead over Energy Min- ister Jean Chretien in picking up committed delegates be- ing selected for the June Liberal leadership conven- tion. Initial soundings from the almost 700 delegates chosen during the first two weeks of selection meetings in ridings, youth clubs, women's groups and provi show Turner leading Chretien two- to-one among committed del- egates, with Employment Among the committed, Turner has about 60 per cent, Chretien about 30 per cent and Roberts about five per cent. The other four candi- dates have about only five per cent in total. The high percentage of un- decided delegates indicates the race is still wide open and may be decided on the con- vention floor, as it largely was in 1968 when Pierre Trudeau succeeded Lester Pearson, say some campaign ists for the seven can- didates. “It (the high undecided Minister John Roberts a tween going to a coronation weak third. and going to a battle,” says However, about half of Michael Ronan, campaign co- those 700 delegates claimed to be uncommitted or were unavailable for comment. manager for Roberts. ‘As well, the informal sur- vey of 700 represents only THE HAGUE (AFP) — A 42-year-old Canadian says he infiltrated the Dutch pacifist movement for the U.S. Cen- tral Intelligence Agency and helped thwart a major dem- onstration earlier this month against the stationing of cruise and Pershing missiles worked for the U.S. intelli- gence service for 23 years, said he entered the Nether- ‘lands on Dec. 4, passing himself off as a pacifist who had been expelled from West Germany. His mission, he said, was to infiltrate the Dutch anti- nuclear movement and to report back to the CIA. Among his tips was a warning that anti-nuclear ac- tivists at Woendsrecht plan- in Europe. John Paul Gardiner told a group of reporters Friday that he infiltrated a peace camp at the W NATO base in southwestern Netherlands five months ago for the CIA to determine whether there were any links between the Soviet Union and Duteh anti-nuclear acti- vists. the early morning of April 7 to launch a major demon- stration. As a result of his infor- , who said he vote) is the difference bé, ned to storm the base during mation, said Gardiner, Dutch police and soldiers were out in foree along the base per- can. Nakusp railway needed Commission led to a ruling that CPR continue operating the line with weekly service for five years, and that the federal government pay all acceptable losses after revenues have been deducted from costs. | In 1982, that federal subsidy was worth sso 8 year before the order expires, CPR has obtained hea for early abandonment. “How can business plan; how can a community be stable and its few industrial firms promise their customers orders if CPR is going to come back earlier and earlieg asking to stop running the trains?” Kristiansen asked. “CPR service in the Kootenays as a whole is profitable, and part of that historical whole is service to more remote communities. CPR should not be allowed to keep the gravy and to abandon the less appealing runs. It’s not fair to the region that produced the wealth that keeps CPR alive on all its other runs.” Kristiansen pointed out that he has been petitioned to ensure that if CRP is allowed to stop serving Nakusp, that it be required to give back to the Crown the land taken up by its rights-of-way. This, he says, is impossible. “CPR and this line's previous owners were given ungonditigqnal. land .grants. for providing rail service,” Kristiansen said. “There is no legal mechanism other than expropriation to get that land back if it is no longer used for railways. “These days that is taken into account, and land grants are conditional, but not back then. CPR owns the land out- right. All we can do is fight to keep trains running on that land.” Three members of the national Rail Transport Com- mittee are expected to attend the 9 a.m. May 2 hearings at Nakusp, when any member of the public, municipal council or business can register as intervenors and speak on the issue Turner's still ahead about 20 per cent of the total number that will choose Tru- deau’s successor June 14-17 in Ottawa. Trends of the first two weeks could change as meetings are held in ridings particularly sympathetic to specific candidates. , HEAR POLICIES Initial allegiances could also change during the cam- paign, especially as five re- gional all-eandidates meet- ings begin, giving delegates exposure to fhe policies of the oot. f Many* re, ¢ selection meetings in his home province of Quebec. After the first week of delegate selection meetings, an informal survey of 200 people country-wide showed about half uncommitted with Turner picking up about two-thirds of the committed vote and Chretien 15-20 per cent. Since then, in addition to Quebec, Chretien also picked up delegate support in New Brunswick and on Thursday won two endorsements from fabinet ministers who could ‘be influential in delivering more support to him in Tor- onto — Turner's stronghold and hometown. He also won an endoresement Thursday from federal Revenue Minis- ter Pierre Bussieres of Que- or Chretien, for ex- ample, but indicate they may change their minds in the weeks to come. Chretien’s picture im- proved during the last week, largely because of delegate Spy infiltrated peace camp “It won't be easy. They can arrest me for desertion or for breaking the U.S. Official Secrets Act that requires me to keep secret what I've been doing. “Maybe I'll end up floating in a boat in Amsterdam with an overdose of heroin, or in a car accident...” imeter and detained 120 demonstrators. Gardiner, bearded and wearing glasses when he met with the reporters, said he was going public because af- ter five months of spying on the anti-nuclear movement, he couldn't continue to be- tray it. “I hope that my statement will repair some of the dam- age that I've done,” he is quoted in articles published today by the Dutch press. “T'm tired of these 23 years of just being a name on a pass- The same Dutch newspa- pers that told Gardiner’s story say he went under- ground after making his statement. At The Hague, a U.S. em- bassy official refused com- port. 9 “I'd like to live my own life ment on Gardiner, saying it for as long as possible. Now, isn’t his government's policy I'd just like to disappear if I to discuss allegations about Birth control pills led to stroke says woman day the company will appeal the decision. It's an extremely impor- tant case for other women who take birth control pills, fh one of Buchan's lawyers, Bill Pepall, caution. ed on Thursday that “every case is different.” Ortho's figures show that one million Canadian women — 18 per cent of all women between the ages of 15 and 45 — take birth control pills. Buchan was a clerk-recep- tionist earning $4,800 a year in 1971. She had one child and started taking Ortho-Novum 1-50 pills that summer. BRAIN ‘CAVED IN’ Just 34 days later, she had a stroke that permanently weakened her left arm and leg. Doctors testifying at the trial said one side of her brain “caved in” as a result, and a psychiatrist said she will never work again because she can't make sudden de- cisions nor react quickly to crisis. In 1971 Buchan was a healthy, non-smoking wom an. The stroke occurred when a blood clot formed in . her brain, cutting off the blood supply to one side of her brain. The issue in the case was what caused the clot to form, and whether Ortho should have warned consu- mers of Ortho-Novum's side- effects. The judge found the pills “probably caused or, at the very least, materially con- tributed to her stroke. “Although the exact me- chanism by which (the pills) increase blood to clot remains . un- known, the fact of the matter is that there does appear to be this tendency, and a clear association between stroke and oral contraceptive use has been demonstrated,” he wrote. the tendency of He added that even though the number of women who suffer strokes after taking birth control pills is small, “in this sense the product is dan- gerous and, in my opinion, there is created a high duty to warn the consumer of the danger.” Canada Post vs. U.S. Mail By STEVE MERTL CALGARY (CP) — Canada Post Corp. is negotiating with its U.S. counterpart to end a four-year dispute which has cut the speed of mail ser- vice to Canada from the United States. Canada Post president Mi- chael Warren said the U.S. Postal Service is apparently unhappy with a system which forces it to subsidize U.S. mail distributed in Canada. An international agree- ment which revised the for- mula four years ago caused a jump in the subsidy, known as terminal dues, the U.S. service must pay to all coun- tries whose incoming U.S. mail volume exceeds the amount they send out. Terminal dues, determined by the United Postal Union of the United Nations, compen- sate receiving countries for the cost of distributing for- eign mail if there is an im- balance. U.S. mail into Canada is between five and six times higher than volume going the other way, Warren told the Calgary Chamber of Com- merce. He would not say how much the United States is paying annually. Since the formula was changed, U.S. service to Canada has slipped to the point where it takes an aver- age 6.6 days for a Canada- bound letter to reach its des- tination, Warren said. The U.S. post office also raised rates on certain types of mail coming to Canada to try to recoup part of the pay- ments, “We saw less and less in- teré&t about doing something serious to improve perfor- mance,” he told reporters la- ter. There has been some im: provement since Canada Post became a Crown corporation two years ago, but talks are under way with the U.S. postmaster general to re- solve both issues, he said. Warren said the U.S. ser- vice wants terminal dues to more accurately reflect Can- adian distribution costs. War- ren said he agrees in prin- ciple with the U.S. position. but wants any changes to the terminal dues structure to be linked directly with improve- ments in service. Warren. told the business- men that Canada Post was performing better since it became a Crown corporation, but he was still looking for improvement. The corporation has ano- ther two years before tax- payer subsidies expire and it must operate in a market environment. By then Can- ada Post must either increase sales, cut costs or both. Postal rates are frozen un- til the end of 1964 and there- after increases will be de- termined by market competi- tiveness, he said. Warren praised Canada Post employees for helping improve mail delivery but he said the public still clings to long-held views of the post office as an inefficient, un- caring institution prone to strikes. “We have 62,000 people in Canada Post who have basi- cally been losers for a decade and a half,” he said. The durability of that image makes it difficult to in- stil worker pride in the or- ganization's real accomplish- ments. Warren said it’s time Canadians the post office is doing a better job. VANCOUVER (CP) — provincial government's de- cision not to require children under the age of six to wear seatbelts or restraining de- viees is “blatantly ridicul- ous,” says a spokesman for the B.C. Medical A i No seatbelts for tots ander six to wear the de- vices. Fraser made the re- y- “For Mr. Fraser to say that is the parents’ responsibil- ity for children under six is : ” Hamil “We know, and the gov- ernment knows, that re- straining infants and young children in cars reduces the chances in an accident of their being killed by 90 per cent, and of being injured by 70 per cent,” said Dr. Nor- man Hamilton, chairman of the association's emergency medical services committee. ton said. “Of course it is the parents’ responsibility, just as it is for children over six, whom the law says must wear seat belts.” Hamilton said 17 children under six were killed and 880 Minister Jim Nielsen has said that seven were killed in 1963 and 480 injured. A 1981 + Canada ‘on reports of a statement by Transport Minister Alex Fra- ser that the government has no to foree children survey found 81 per cent of B.C. residents were in favor. of child restraint legislation, Hamilton added.