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He that ‘‘during the return to public order (intervention by Says Soviet Communists may get new boss the second day of the conference, in- tervened to say delegates should have a well-founded reason before criticizing the Soviet Communist par- ty chief and president of the country. “| think some comrades are treating the general secretary and president very casually,’’ Gorbachev said. “It is not a question of me. Tomorrow or in 10 or 12 days there could be another general secretary, chairman of the party. To make a condemnation and still more to make accusations you have got to know and understand a lot.’’ Gorbachev appeared to be speaking about an immi departure from the party leadership post. But the reformist Kremlin chief was clearly irritated at criticism that began Tuesday at the conference from some conservative delegates. Gorbachev has offered to step aside before, notably in December at a Cen- tral Committee plenum —after challenges from hardliners that he was too soft on the West. Meanwhile, Boris Yeltsin, the Criticism irks Gorbachev recently elected Russian Federation president, was quoted today as saying he may suspend his membership of the Communist party to make himself a better leader. The radical reformer feels he may, be more able to represent all Russians in his new post without party links. “It is quite logical,”’ Yeltsin told the Communist party daily Pravda in an interview. Yeltsin, a party member for 30 years, said he would not decide until After a crucial congress of the Soviet Communist party ends in July. At today’s conference, Com- munists from the Russian Federation, the Soviet Union’s biggest republic, voted Overwhelmingly to found their own Communist party in the framework of the Soviet party. bpglaeey Anitrn PEER, eplstee AUTOMOTIVE DIRECTORY Congratulations... 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' Dictator's kin to return MANAGUA — Former Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza’s interim Premier Petre Roman to form family will be allowed to return to their homeland under a recent a new government. amnesty declared by President Violeta Chamorro’s government, @ Roman was i as presi i said. - ; - premier in the turmoil that followed A niece and nephew of Somoza, exiled since his overthrow by the ‘Ceausescu’s overthrow. Sandinista National Liberation Front in July 1979, said they were flying Iliescu’s swearing-in was on to the capital, to become the first members of attended by members of the two-tier the old ruling family to return. parliament. Of the 396 deputies in the Independence discussed lower house, 233. belong to Iliescu’s National Salvation front. The Front MOSCOW — The parliament of Uzbekistan began discussing a also holds 92 out of the 119 Senate ion of i todee, ing the first of the five Soviet seats. Ceiitral Asian republics to consider breaking with Moscow, the official Patriarch Teoctist, head of the Tass news agency reported. Romanian orthodox church, was The Supreme Soviet of Uzbekistan debated a measure that would present with representatives of other establish the republic as a separate country responsible for its own denominations. domestic and foreign policy, Tass said. Tass said initially that Uzbekistan’s ion of i police and miners) excesses may have been committed”* and said he wanted i '¢ himself from these. inauguration came one month to the day after winning more than 85 per cent of the vote in Romania’s first free election since the end of the Second World War. He is the official successor to Nicolae Ceausescu, who was executed on Christmas Day last year after his regime was overthrown in a popular uprising. After the, inauguration ceremony which lasted 50 minutes, Iliescu asked CITY OF CASTLEGAR NOTICE TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS Tax Notices have been mailed. If received your Tax Notice, please call City Hall (365- 7227). The deadline for tax payment is July 3, 1990. Please make sure to claim your provincial homeowner grant as soon as possible. was app! by a majority of Supreme Soviet members, but it later issued an advisory withdrawing the report. Segregation laws repealed JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s white-dominated parliament has repealed a segregation law that for decades allowed public and private facilities to exclude blacks. The repeal of the Separate Amenities Act on Tuesday was the latest in a series of reforms by President F.W. de Klerk since he came to power last year. The changes have angered conservative whites who oppose the idea of sharing power with the black majority. 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Candidates Paul Martin and Sheila Copps said Tuesday the former federal cabinet minister was showing a lack of leadership for not voicing his opinion of the agreement, which is in- tended to include Quebec in the Con- stitation. “When the going gets tough, you don’t hightail it into the tall grass,’’ Martin said upon his arrival in Calgary. “The essence of leadership is taking a stand. We cannot have as the prime minister of this country, im the very difficult era we are going into, someone who has no agenda, no sense of direction.”” cerns identifi Kootenay Creston Valley The Regional District Air Quality C a Regional District of Central Kootenay AIR QUALITY PUBLIC MEETING The Air Quality Committee of the Regional District of Central Kootenay, at a Public Meeting held in Creston May 1, 1990, received verbal presentations and written submissions relative to air quality within the Regional District We are now scheduling o subsequent meeting to provide an opportunity for egencies having air quality responsibilities to respond to the public on the con: MEETING DATE: Tuesday, June 26, 1990 TIME: 7:00 p.m. PLACE: Creston Community Complex Submissions will be made by the following agencies /orgonizations ‘Ministry of Forests, Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Health Creston Valley Grain Grow: Lake Forest: Hospital, Deh capped, placard ing supporters into a cheering frenzy at Calgary In- ternational’ Airport. Travellers picking up their bags were caught in the swell as the swirling mass followed the candidate out of the airport to his car. In an editorial published today, the Vancouver Sun came out in favor of Martin, saying he was ‘‘the only one of the three main contenders with a strong sense of the future and a coherent plan for how to get there.’” While the convention officially opens Thursday, there were a number of events scheduled for today, in- cluding leadership forums sponsored by the party’s youth and women’s groups. . Hours before Martin arrived in Calgary, Chretien was met by an equally noisy throng of supporters at the airport. Association jance ydration Plant will be devel. B. BALDIGARA, Secretory Regional District of Central Kootenay dations at a later date for submissions to the relevant government agencie air quality within the Regional District of Central Kootenay based on pre’ tations and submissions received at the two public meetings Chretien silence slammed He flashed his crooked smile but refused to give ,an opinion about Meech Lake as he waded through a surging sea of and repor- ministers 10 days ago, is being threatened in Manitoba. Elijah Har- per, a Cree member of that province’s Emp ters. The accord must be ratified by Newfoundland and Manitoba by Saturday or it will die. “I have decided after so much Pressure on everybody that it’s better to let the legislatures of Newfoun- dland and Manitoba decide,’’ he said, sweat glistening on his brow from the hot television lights. “The first ministers made a decision and now it’s up to two assemblies to decide.” Chretien’s words seemed to satisfy a boisterous crowd of 50 to 75 sup- porters — whose cheers drowned out a country-and-western band — but they didn’t appease Copps. “Mr. Chretien is once again stan- ding firm on his position of having no position,”’ the fiery MP for Hamilton East snorted before registering for the convention on the grounds of the world-famous Calgary Stampede “I think it’s a shame that a person who wants to lead the party and the country isn’t prepared to show leadership on the issue of Meech.”” The accord, reached in 1987 and reaffirmed by the country’s first Grit pounces on Post OTTAWA (CP) — Canada Post should cancel the next price increase on stamps, stop closing rural post of- fices and stop selling its assets, a Liberal MP said. 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