oe a4 Castlegar News March 28, 1990 VILNIUS (CP) = Incensed at Moscow's first use of force in the standoff over independence, Li leaders are saw, senior Soviet diplomats said that Lithuania's of Europe and. the the return of seized'army deserters and are seeking negotiations with the Kremlin. In a letter sent Tuesday to Soviet President Mikhail Gor- bachev, Lithuanian President Vytautas Landsbergis said the secessionist Baltic republic will respond to the Soviet challenge with ‘‘moral strength."’ Earlier in the day, Soviet soldiers entered two hospitals and dragged away soldiers who had deserted after the republic declared ii 17 days In the heart of Alberta’s newest resort area, Kananaskis Country, midway between Calgary and Banff Sweeping mountain vistas. Magic by day and by Moonlight! Fishing, hiking, horseback riding, rest of the world. A declaration read at the. briefing stated: ‘‘the aspirations of the Lithuanian ip to speedily separate fri the other nations appear unjustified and, let’s say frankly, dangerous.”* Lithuania seeks talks with the gover- nment of the U.S.S.R. be held in neutral territory." In his letter to G , Lan- dsbergis said: \‘Lithuania is an unarmed, peaceful state and the only way it can resist the aggressor is by moral strength and by not Lithuania’s deputy prime using armed resistance to violen- minister, Romualdas Ozolas, told ce."* @ news conference Tuesday night "The government of Lithuania that he had been assured that the demands the return of its kidnap- army deserters arrested earlier in ped citizens,”’ he told the Soviet the day had not been injured and president, urging that would not be punished. Clark cautions Moscow OTTAWA (CP) — A military in Lithuania would Cycle paths through the woods. Superb visitor ago. 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TOL 2HO (403) 591-7: At a news conference in War- lead to a deterioration of Canada’s relations with the Soviet Union, External Affairs Minister Joe Clark warned Moscow on Tuesday. Clark called in the Soviet charge d'affaires to issue that admonition following the entry into two psychiatric hospitals in Lithuania by Soviet troops searching for ar- my deserters. They seized 23. Clark reiterated Canada’s position in a formal letter to Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze. “‘We are very troubled by the events that have occurred in recent hours — overnight and this mor- ning — in Lithuania,’’ Clark said when asked about events in that country in the Commons. ‘‘We* have made that concern clear to the Soviet Union. “*It is the view of Canada, and I think a view broadly shared in this House, that we want to have the de facto independence of Lithuania established by negotiations. And we encourage both the Lithuanian and Soviet parties to follow that course.’’ ‘Canada had been promised that force would not be used in Lithuania, Clark said. “*I expressed concern that the actions of the Soviet Union recen- tly seem to indicate that their ten- dency might be proceeding in a different direction. “*And if that were the case, it would have very regrettable im- plications for the relations bet- ween Canada and the Soviet Union.”" JOE CLARK -- sends letter ‘ s)), March 28, 1990 rt astlegar News AS Roll out the carpet rok at business, industry, the arts and appear In Sunday's Castlegar News. —cosnews photo y Is one of man: , Brien Millar and Linda Coulson of West Kootenay Carpets haul out some samp! The y featured in the Castlegar Nows' 's annual in the West K: at the y- Update ‘90 will “Nutri/System _ ht me how to eat and ped me lose 80 Ibs.” like Chicken Polynesian, Fruit Yogurt, and Raisin Bran Muffins. Now I'm thin and I've got a lot of energy. 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Fotal figures on party preferences in Sunday’s vote, announced Tuesday, gave the forum 24.71 per cent of the vote against 21.38 per cent for the League of Free Democrats, a liberal social democratic party foun- ded by one-time dissidents. The governing Socialist party, founded last October to succeed the Cc Hungarian Sociali Workers’ party, trailed in fourth place with 10.89 per cent, behind the Independent Smallholders who had 11.76. The Hungarian Socialist Workers’ party — die-hard Communists who refused to join the Socialist party — polled 3.68 per cent, which may leave it without a seat in parliament. The League of Free Democrats, which led most late opinion polls, could still defeat the Democratic Forum, depending on a second round of voting at the constitutency level on April 8 The slowness of the results has been a bitter frustration for voters, Politicians and the 2,000 foreign journalists covering the elections. More than two days after polls closed, the election committee could not say what the results would mean in terms of the 152 seats to be distributed under a system of propor- tional representation. And it could not give an overview of the other half of Sunday’s vote — ballots cast in favor of specific can- didates standing in the country’s 176 constituencies. Hungarians knew the identities of only five of the 386 members of parliament, those who won an ab- solute majority. Election officials said the turnout was 63.15 per cent of the 7.8 million electors for the county lists and 64.99 Business Council elects chairman VANCOUVER (CP) — Forest company executive Peter Bentley was elected chairman of the Business Council of British Columbia at the council’s annual general meeting Tuesday. Bentley, 60, is chairman and chief executive officer of Canfor Corp., one of Canada’s major forest companies. He is also a director of the Bank of Montreal, Shell Canada Ltd. and Seaboard’ Lumber Sales Co. Ltd. He succeeds-B.C, Hydro chairman Larry-Bell. The council, set up in 1966, is a privately funded association with 185 member companies. Cominco Ltd. president Bob Hallbauer and G.F. Franciscovich, President of Chevron Canada, and Michael Phelps, president of West- coast Energy Inc. were elected vice-chaii W.J. Rich, pr of Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd., was elected treasurer. Land claim worries loggers VANCOUVER (CP) — A tiny Interior Indian band’s land elaim is a threat to area logging companies, says the Provincial government's district forest manager. The Kluskus band’s claim to a huge tract of B.C. land means 35 to 40 people could control several thousand hectares, Doug Flintoft said Tuesday from Quesnel. The band has told four logging companies to stay out their claim area, which extends east of Quesnel almost to the Alberta border, north almost to Prince George and west to Ulkatcho village. Quesnel is about 420 kilometres north of Vancouver Chief Roger Jimmie said logging threatens his 135-member band’s survival. “*Clearcut logging on our lands has left only one trap-line which soon would be standing in a sea of stumps,”’ said Jimmie. Jimmie, 36, said clearcut-logging-has-ruined-the ‘band’s traditionat lifestyle Clean air bill goes to vote WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Senate leaders won approval Tuesday night to limit debate on clean air legislation and scheduled a final vote on the complex and controversial bill within a week. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell (D-Maine) said a final vote on the bill would be held at 8 p.m. next Tuesday. The bill, the Product of lengthy private negotiations with the White House, has been under debate for three weeks. The announcement by Mitchell came after the Senate grappled most of the day with a proposal that would ease air pollution permit requirements which industry had complained would create a “bureaucratic nightmare."* The issue has closely divided the senators who first voted 50-47 to refuse to set the weakening amendment aside and then rejected the Proposal in a second vote, also 50-47. per cent for the Wayne Stolz FaLCON PAINTING & DECORATING 2649 FOURTH caSTiEGAR 8 C vin 2st an Kootnikoft anreee Soukorott ADVERTISING OFFICE 365- 5210 © FAX 365- 3334 JANICE TURNE 362-5923 : Quebec backs PM on Meech By DOUG HAMILTON The Canadian Press abstained from voting on the motion to set up the committee. He said he Prime Minister Brian won approval from some nationalist members of the uneasy Quebec Con- servative caucus when he reiterated Tuesday that the Meech Lake accord must be passed unamended before a companion accord could be added. Mulroney met his Quebec MPs af- ter introducing the so-called New Brunswick option in the Commons. Murloney asked the House to quickly refer Premier Frank McKen- na’s proposal to save the—con- stitutional accord —to—a—-speciat parliamentary committee. The Com- mons did so. “If they don’t propose any amen- dments-to-the Meech Lake accord, I'm sure I will have no problems living with that,’’ said Louis Plamondon, one of a group of Quebec MPs who had objected to a New Brunswick Proposal for a companion accord. The move was not welgomed by alll. MP Francois Gerin, who criticized the New Brunswick plan last week, Morgentale CALGARY (CP) — While Protesters outside called him a baby killer and a butcher, inside a near capacity crowd listened politely as Dr. Henry Morgentaler said abortion should be an individual's choice. “I think it’s about time that we get ‘away from these insults and have a rational discussion,’’ Canada’s most famous pro-choice doctor told a forum organized by the University of Calgary’s Students Union. “I invite those people who are against abortions, for what ever reason, to respect the opinions and the integrity of women who believe they have a right to have an abortion. motivations if you are against abor- tion, but do not try to impose it on everybody.’’ During a question and answer «Session one woman called abortions “‘a terrible evil.” “That's fine with me, don’t have one,’’ Morgentaler said, drawing a cheer from the crowd. During his one-hour address stocky, grey-suited Morgentaler felt the accord Quebec. But Mulroney, after talking with the Quebec Tories, said the caucus was united behind him. The Meech Lake accord is designed to win Quebec’s signature on the con- stitutional agreement of 1981. It recognizes Quebec as a distinct society and calls for more power for all Provinces in the area of spending and Senate and judicial appointments. ‘The accord has not been ratified by the legislatures of New Brunswick and Manitoba and they must do so by June 23 or the agreement expires. Newfoundland also is opposed to deal, and the Liberal government of Premier Clyde Wells has introduced a motion in the legislature to rescind approval for it granted by a previous government. The battle over that motion began Tuesday. Mutroney held out an olive branch to Wells, inviting him to appear BRIAN MULRONEY add a Canada clause to the Con- Stitution, intended to describe the key elements of the national identity. In St. John’s, Nfld., Wells pledged to preserve his province’s dignity as debate began on his resolution to rescind approval of the accord. “I don’t want this province to be doomed forever,’’ he told the legislature. ‘I won't sell the dignity and self-respect of the people of this province for any sum of money."” Wells, who fears the accord will keep the province poor by limiting federal spending powers, said he will not be patronized by Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa. Bourassa raised Well’s ire last week by reminding him Quebec and Ontario contribute the lion’s share of money that goes toward federal tran- +++ Meets with Quebec MPs committee to suggest his solution to the constitutional impasse. ‘The prime minister also said the committee might consider proposals sfer p to “We may end up as paupers but we will retain our dignity and self- respect,”? Wells said. Earlier in the day, Wells refused Rideout’s demand for public hearings before the special parli y outlined his 15-year battle to make legal abortions available on demand for all women. He challenged the argument that a fetus becomes a human at the moment of conception. “To pronounce that this one cell is already a full human being and should be treated as such is so paten- Transport hearings on way OTTAWA (CP) — The. royal commission on transportation will hold public hearings across Canada this fall and will use the telephone to reach people who can’t attend hearings, chief commissioner Lou Hyndman said Tuesday. “We are going to have a 1-800 telephone number for people who want to call us and leave their opinions on what should be done,”’ he said in an interview. 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