A4 CASTLEGAR NEWS, June 20, 1982 ESTABLISHED AUG. 7, 1947 ( “ CASTLEGAR NEWS. TWICE WEEKLY MAY 4, 1980. SEPT, 12, 1978-AUG, 27, 1920 Publi edi LV. CAMPBELL -~ PUBLISHER AUG, 7, 1947-FEB. 15, 1979 —Burt Campbell Ron Norman Managing Editor —Lols Hughes Circulation Manager —Linda Kositsin Office Manager — Elaine Leo woTIcEOF Ts Full, 1ad 19 ond belongs to Cavile divert belong 10 the odvestines. we Lid.;mprovided, hows prepared from sepra prools, enbraving er Y we Lid. hat copyright in thot part and that part only of provided by the advertiser shall remain In and Galtieri had to go Although as far apart as ever on the long-term future of the Falkland Islands, Britain and Argentina could at least agree on one thing at week's end — Argen- tina leader Gen. Leopoldo Galtier: had to go. in Argentina's eyes, Galtieri had staked his country's honor on a wild bet — armed af ota But the war and continued Argentine belligerence gave given those ideas credibility. Now Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher vows to keep Argentina at bay and to make the Falklands something more than a rocky sheep station in the South Atlantic. The wretched state of the young A on claim to sovereignty — and fost. In Britain, Galtieri's refusal to end hostilities and his nationalistic bombast, even in defeat, only ser- ved to fuel British determination to press ahead with a Falkland solution that ignores Argentina. Before the war, the British public would have needed a lot of convin- cing to accept the idea of on the Falklands or the posting of an expensive military force'in a forgotten corner of the world. +] conscripts cap! d the Falklands has been described at tength in the British media, fur- ther confirming impressions of callousness among the top brass in Buenos Aires. As one Falklander put it: “We don't want to see, smell or hear of anymore Argentinians in this colony — not even as tourists.” Now, with Galtieri’s demise, the conflict has, in a sense, come full circle. (Canadian Press) ‘Cooperation needed By W. Roger Worth Virtually everyone in the country understands that the nation’s short-term economic outlook is clouded, to say the least. More than 1.2 million Canadians are jobless. Interest rates hover at high, high levels, creating havoc for homeowners, as well as businesses large and small. ‘In- flation still surpasses 11 percent. And fallout from a world-wide recession has resulted in a fear among Canadians that hasn't been evident since the Great Depression” of the 1930s. Governments, and particularly the federal government, certainly can beblamed for many of our dif- seamed designed to create even greater economic problems. M hile, the b of ‘LETTERS TO THE Avoca EDITOR Victims want action Editor, Castlegar News: I am the father of a young girl, Pamela Patricia Sullivan, who was murdered in the Town of Ajax, on Oct. 23, 1980. She was killed by a parolee from Collins Bay Pen., who had been on busi. fail L 1 has and, rather than developing new jobs, most small and medium-sized enterprises are trying to minimize layoffs as they fight for survival. Those Canadians still working, and businesses earning profits will be forced to pay the bill through even higher taxes. Simply put, there is no easy solution to our problems. But all of -us are located in a listing boat called Canada and it may be time to consider co-operation, rather than confrontation, as we attempt to right-the vessel. -_ The ‘present fighting ficulties. Ottawa, for example, brought down a P 1 di n k budget 50 to government and labor is d investment and risk taking that it and can only make our problems worse. What's the fuss? The following was originally printed in The Province as a letter to the Editor. I can’t understand all the fuss we make about all those wars. There have been some 140 since 1945 which is about the time ! started going on peace marches, But now | know I was wrong. The only way to have full employment is to have wars, All the people we kill won't need jobs and think of the property damage — wow. All the labor needed to rebuild. And that's why the pro-lifers and the abolitionists are wrong. Every embryo eliminated and everybody not hanged by the neck adds to the unemployment problem. And all those old people, too. They're no use to us any more and only jeopardize medicare. We should send them to the Arctic and let them sleep to death in the cold like the Eskimos used to do. And now they have this peace rally at the Peace Arch on June 12 fx and | have to go — | can't stop myself. | guess I'm just another conservative human being, resisting change, unable to get out of the rut. (Gunter Light) A feelthy picture The following is reprinted from the Vancouver Sun. Safeway picked the wrong week | to ban Newsweek from its super- markets. Last week's issue only had a half-naked woman on the cover. This week's issue, com- g the 10th v y (it seems like yesterday) of Watergate, features: a red-eyed, sweating Richard Nixon. ee between ‘y Supervision for 13 days. His release was not reported to the local police as required by both Parole Board and Mandatory Supervision regulations. I have repeatedly written to Ottawa trying to find out why this was not done. I have been ignored by Ottawa and have not even received a form letter in reply from the Prime Minister, the Justice Department, the Solicitor General or the National Parole Board. The more that I dug into the work- ings of these departments the more concerned I became. I finally co- founded our group Victims of Violence. We are from all political parties, religions and ethnic origins. We have had enough of the vio- lence in our country. Our founders are parents and loved ones of murdered children. We want action on the follow- ing proposals and want to hear from you if you share our beliefs and-would like to join us in our struggle. 1. A national referendum of capital punishment for all first degree murder. 2. Abolishment of the mandatory supervision program and of section 672 of the Criminal Code that allows first degree murderers parole after 15 years. 3. Overhauling the justice system with more emphasis being placed on | the victims and their needs and less on the criminals and their needs, 4. Overhaul of the present system and ways of granting parole. Re-° modelling of the NPB and CSC with representation of the average citizen on all local and national boards. 5. Responsible government officials both elected and appointed, who will answer we citizens questions and help us with our problems (eg. PM Trudeau, Mr. Chrestien, Mr.-Kaplan and the NPB and the Justice Dept.) If you would like to know more about us please write to: Victims of Violence, P.O. Box 86, Ajax, Ontario, LIS 3C2, Donald Sullivan Spokesman Health care system in jeopardy. Editor, Castlegar News: f Severe under-funding of our health care system is jeopardizing the right of every sick or injured B.C. resident to good quality care. The Alliance to Save Health Care, representing 49,000 union members who work in B.C.'s health care centres, wants to ensure that every B.C. citizen is fully aware of the effects of this government policy. Some of these include: e Over 1850 bed closures in just 36 out of over 120 hospitals. More to come. © 2200 full-time jobs lost in 36 out of over 120 hospitals. More to come. e Reduction in hospital services such as laboratory, x-ray, out-patient, and operating rooms. e An anticipated strain on ambu- “ lance services as more patients are transferred between overflowing hos- pitals or referred to regional hospitals. e Fewer health services for northern residents. ‘ ¢ Less human contact: and rehab- ilitation for severely handicapped chil- dren, e Less human contact the rehab- ilitation for the elderly. e More injuries and WCB’ pay- ments to staff as their workloads increase “drastically. e More staff working with colds and flu and exposing patients to infection. (Patients are by fund. The government's approach to incial finances is our under-staffing if sick workers stay home.)