12 Casth&@e News _ non. Vander Zalm budge By DAPHNE BRAMHAM Canadian Press Thursday. VICTORIA — Premier Bill Vander Zalm was swept into power by British Columbians who loved his smile and a style that was evident in his sugar-coated budget “Bill Vander Zalm is a populist and it’s a populist budget,” said Oksana Exell, executive director of the Federation of Independent Business. the kinds of things that people wanted.” But she said the budget failed to set a course for economic recovery for a province still staggering out of the recession and plagued by the second-highest “He addressed all unemployment rate in the country behind On the election trail last fall, people and low people, But the unemployment to remain ‘around 18 per cent. WELFARE UP Welfar benefits will rise 10 per cent this year in two stages, after five years of no increases. f Day-care spending was increased 90 per cent. Public funding for independent schools rose 42 per cent. Health funds 8.) 1 per cent, although * Lae health-care workers say there will still have to be cuts in hospital budgets. Ate "hiye OR N ‘The sales tax dropped one per cent immediately, ar-coate by. $16 million. Timber sales are also expected to decrease, by $15 million. 2 Couvelier had little. choice but to increase income taxes and everything from insurance premiums to and will drop another percentage point before March 31, 1968. Sales tax on restaurant meals was d and some industflal ‘ib, But to pay for those promises and to fulfill Vander Zalm's vow to decrease the deficit, Finance Minister Mel Couvelier had to raise both ‘and corporate income taxes and increase a raft of fees and charges that even hit senior citizens and those on fixed incomes. Couvelier had to find more money, even with the estimated $350 million the B.C. government will get from the softwood lumber export tax. Economie growth is predicted at just 1.5 per cent in 1987 the worst since the recession year of 1981 — while national growth js estimated at 2.5 per cent. ( SALES DROP Revenue from petroleum and natural gas is expected to drop $24 million, while mineral revenue may be down from drivers’ licences fees to user and i Phar pI * fees for P' phy ‘The NDP Opposition estimated the changes will cost the average B.C. household $600 this year, ‘The seven-per-cent increase in personal income tax change gives the treasury its biggest boost, hitting hardest at middle-income earners to the benefit of high-income earners. People earning $40,000 will pay $284 more in income tax, while those earning $60,000 will only have to pay an additional $237. ‘This Social Credit government's budget gave the unemployed the prospect of another year without work, with no new direction to the economy; And, it gave taxpayers a pill that may indeed be bitter after it is swallowed. Sons of Freedom woman ends fast VANCOUVER (CP) — One of two Sons of Freedom women broke a lengthy hunger strike in prison Thursday whilé the other's fast entered its 51st day today. A prison spokesman said Mary Braun, 66, decided to start eating again about noon Thursday after a visit bv relatives and friends from the Kootenays. Braun and Tina Zmaeff, 62, both very weak from the fast, are confined to their beds in the Matsqui Institution health unit. Corrections Canada spokesman Dianne Brown said Braun has started taking soft foods, fruit and liquids. She said Zmaeff was mentally alert and would remain in the health unit where Braun was recovering. If NEW TECHNOLOGY . . . Wilf Sweeney (left), general manager of Celgar Pulp Co. and Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco answer questions from the audience about the new By which is ay d to reduce nd | i in cy of the mill’s boiler recovery unit. Pp! etficien- CELGAR continued from front poge increased pulp production capacity and forms “the cornerstone” of Celgar's 10-year pollution upgrading plan, said Brisco. Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore said she is pleased that work is finally being improvement in BY OTHER AIRLINE done on the recovery unit. “This will mean a long awaited Moore. “It's nice to be put on the map as far as modernization in kraft mills goes.” The funding is part of the Energy air quality,” said Mines and Resources Industry Energy Research and Development program which “helps private industry carry out energy related research and develop- ment projects that will increase both energy and economic efficiency,” ac- cording to a news release. PWA proposal slammed OTTAWA (CP) — A Pac- ific Western Airlines Ltd. proposal to set up a regional airline in Ontario threatens Independent commuter air- fines, says Delbert O'Brien, the president of Pem-Air in ‘Pembroke, Ont. If approved by the Can- adian Transport Commission, the airline would serve Ot- tawa, Toronto, Kingston, London, Sarnia, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Windsor and Thunder Bay, transport- ing passengers, goods and mail. O'Brien says most small cities can't support more than one airline. Airlines like Pem-Air will be pushed out of business by the feeder carriers of the major airlines if they decide Fire damages Glade By CasNews Staff A home in Glade sustained smoke and flame damage last weekend when cigarette ashes ignited a waste basket in the kitchen. According to Tarrys fire- chief Alec Lawrenow, the house, owned by Randy and Ulla Bohnet at 2269 Glade Rd. caught fire at approx- imately 10:20 a.m. Sunday, March 15, but was extin- guished before the firemen reached the scene. house Lawrenow said about one- fourth of the kitchen was damaged by fire, part of the attic and much of the home received smoke damage. Lawrenow said the fire de- partment spent about 30 minutes to secure the area and did a follow-up check later the same day. The Tarrys Fire Depart- ment also responded to a chimney fire last Monday. No damage was reported. DEREGULATION continued from front poge our communities a fair opportunity to bring forward their concerns regarding deregulation.” He said deregulation will “drastically alter” the social fabric and in a single stroke end “that fair and equitable ac- cess to our major forms of transport and transportation that Canadian citi zens have created and enjoyed for many years in terms of safety, geographical location.” Irving pointed out that the present transportation system is structured so that the rates for similar distances are essentially the same across the coun try “Deregulation, try.” cost and “Consequently, customs.” the labor council feels, will destroy (that),” Irving said. And he said deregulation, which is escalating the government's push for free trade, will “exacerbate the already overly extensive rates of unemploy- ment now prevalent across the coun Irving said the historical basis of the economic system has been the East- West transport structure. it has beer the underpinning of our national conscious- ness and arguably the basis for many of our social and cultural institutions and to serve all routes, regard- less of their economies, says O'Brien. Pem-Air’s 10-passenger aircraft offer daily flights to Toronto from Pembroke, Cornwall and Brockville in eastern Ontario. O’Brien says the major airlines should be using the small commuters as feeders for their carriers. “These large carriers come in and knock us out of business and then they find the market isn't big enough so they discontinue service or else offer flights every other day,” O'Brien said. “There's only room for one carrier in these smaller mar- kets.” PWA's application is its latest move in the battle against Air Canada for a big- ger share of the domestic passenger market. NEEDED CARRIER Spokesman Michael Duke- low said PWA needs a re- gional carrier in Ontario to feed passengers from the smaller centres to its aircraft at the big cities. With Air Canada’s take- over of Austin Airways and Air Ontario, PWA found it- self virtually excluded from the province's feeder market, Dukelow said. Under the proposal, PWA plans to open routes from Torpnto to London and Sar- nia on May 15. This would be followed by Kingston~ Toronto and London-Ottawa routes about a month later. It would also start con- necting flights between Ot- tawa and Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay on Aug. 15. O'Brien said he does not platy to file an objection be- ‘‘gatise PWA does not plan to fly'into any small centres now served by Pem-Air. But he wants legislation that now protects airlines serving northern communi ties to be extended to cities with a population under 50,000. This would mean a second carrier could not move into the market if the existing airline proved it would harm the public int- erest. “That Irving added that free trade is the “real context” within which the two bills were designed. is why it is imperative that their passage into law be preceded by full debate inside the House of Com- mons, in the public press and in our own local meeting halls.” Council agreed to receive the brief and ‘send a letter to Ottawa. Irving later told the Castlegar News there will be a seminar on free trade and deregulation next Saturday at Selkirk College. Larry Widen, the Western regional education director n Labor Congress, will lead the meeting. Zmaeff becomes too dehydrated, doctors may decide to transfer her to a hospital. The visitors spoke to both women, but were unable to convince Zmaeff to start eating, Brown said. ‘The women are serving eight-year sentences for a 1985 arson near Castlegar. Both stopped eating Feb. 1, saying they. would not touch food again until they were freed Last year, both women were paroled after a 48-day fast. They were sent back to jail, with an extra six months to serve, after setting another fire last August. They were also pardoned in 1983 after another lengthy prison fast. Freedomites, who now number about 50, have a long history of fasting for their freedom from jail terms for arson, a crime they commit to show their religious opposition to material goods. In the past 17 months, Braun has gone without food for at least 241 days on several long-term fasts, while Zmaeff has starved herself for at least 227 days. Brown said the women are encouraged to eat and are reminded daily of the of inued fasting. The women refuse medical examinations, though there is a nurse nearby 24 hours a day, Brown said. Because they refuse examinations, it is not known how much weight they've lost. Police file A three-vehicle accident in Castlegar last weekend has resulted in a total of $2,500 damage. According to Castlegar RCMP, Robert Allen Skublin of Blueberry Creek, lost con- trol of the 1975 Vega he was driving early Saturday mor- ning and struck two parked cars on 28th Street in Castle- gar. There were no injuries and the accident is still under in- vestigation. . 8 «© The Robson post office was broken into sometime Wed- nesday night. Nothing was reported missing and the in- vestigation continues. . Stereo equipment was stolen from a home at 2313 - 11th Ave. sometime Wednes- day night. The investigation continues. * . Two vehicles were also broken into Saturday, March 14 and several objects were stolen. RCMP say a Sanyo ca- ssette player, a Clarion am- plifier and a set of four JVL speakers were stolen from a Honda Civic owned by Kent Holuboff of Robson. A tachometer was also re- ported missing from the ve- hicle of Bruce Beckstead while it was parked at the Raspberry Lodge. The cases are still under investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact the Castlegar RCMP detachment. Court news In Castlegar, provincial court this week, Johny Post- nikoff was sentenced to three days in jail for possession of a narcotic. . . Randy Renz and Graham Menzies were both fined $100 when they pleased guilty to one count each of refusing to leave a licensed establish- ment when requested. Weather Sunny today, becoming cloudy with isolated shower. Highs near 11°. Monday will see increasing cloud, and showers late in the day. Chance of precipitation is 10 per cent today and 30 per cent Monday New industry for Nelson? By CasNews Staff Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco said Thursday that he is working with some busi- nessmen on creating a new industry for Nelson which will employ 40 people. Although he would not give any specifics on the plan, Brisco said he has been meeting with several people about creating new indus- tries in the West Kootenay, and listed the Nelson project as one example. “People are not coming up to-me-and saying we want a government grant. We are not in the granting business. People are coming up to me with ideas for creating in dustry,” Brisco told Thurs- day's luncheon meeting of the Castlegar Chamber of Com- merce. He added that “there has been more federal money coming into the West Koo- tenay” than there has been for a long time. Brisco also told the cham ber that they should support the concept of free trade with the United States and criti- cized the federal New Demo- cratic Party for opposing free trade. “The NDP does not have a single document — outlining their argument against free trade. Free trade will be a very positive step for Can ada,” said Brisco. WCB chairman | coming to Nelson WCB Chairman Jim Niel- sen will be in Nelson on March 25 to visit the Work- ers’ Compensation Board of- fice. “I want to visit the WCB area offices to get a first- hand look at why our system works,” Nielsen says in a prepared release. “I think B.C.’s compensa- tion system is one of the best in Canada, but I want to see how we're operating in differ- ent parts of the province and how we can improve our ser- vice.” Nielsen will be accompan- ied by Dr. Norman Rigby, a former executive director of the B.C. Medical Associ- ation (BCMA). Dr. Rigby has been asked to examine the WCB's medical services in the province. BUDGET continued from front page JIM NIELSEN . . Visits office “Any news in terms of funding increases is welcomed. We'll be really interested to hear what form it (funding) will take,” Lafortune said. ‘Although public school funding only received a slight increase in funding, the provincial government handed private schools a 42 per cent boost. Castlegar school board chairman Kathy Johnson con- demned the move, saying it came as a total surprise. “I was disappointed that there wasn’t more money for public education. The 42 per cent increase to private school funding was a real shock and disappointing,” said Johnson. She added that it is her understanding the Fund for Excellence has been reduced. Johnson slammed the Bill Vander Zalm government for the budget. “The government is not only putting the province up for sale but education is also up for sale,” said Johnson. Couvelier has also introduced a new tax of one per cent on transfers of real estate property of up to $200,000 and two per cent above that level. Strand Realty salesmpn Ray Bystrom said the new surtax will end up costing new homebuyers money. “It looks like they're (provincial government) going to hit us with a new tax. It'll cost the home purchaser more money to buy a house,” said Bystrom. He added that the average home in the Castlegar area sells for $60,000 so the added surtax will cost a buyer an additional $600. “It’s going to have an effect on the purchaser. If someone's border line on qualifying for a house, he probably won't qualify,” said Bystrom. Unemployment Action Centre spokesman Joe Irving said the provincial government Is robbing the poor to pay the rich with its budget. “It seems to be an attempt to take a greater amount from the people who can least afford it to those who have the most,” Irving said Suffers hear ottack ue TORONTO (CP) — Canadian poet Earle Birney remains in critical but stable condition in Toronto Genera} Hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest. Birney, 82, whose works have been taught to generations of Canadian school children, wrote poems, stories, essays, literary articles and book reviews in Canadian, American and British p bilized, hospital His Heather Pullen said. ’ Billionaire REDMOND, WASH. (AP) — William Gates, the 81-year-old founder and chairman of Microsoft Corp., has become the first bil in the p 1 ying Nicarag- area of heavy fighting in: an attack by reported Toronto was killed ‘Thursday during an attack by a Nicaraguan governinent helicopter gunship. ‘ She said Saturday a companion, West German filmmaker Dittmark Hack, escaped unharmed in the attack put several rebels with Bertie were killed. Bertie sold some fleelance articles on the’ war in computer business. Based on the software company’s stock price Friday, Gates’ approximately 11,019,000 shares were worth about $1,005,480,000 US. Bowie tested LONDON (AP) — British singer-actor David Bowie said that he has been tested for AIDS and urged others to follow his example. “I would take an AIDS test every time I change a partner, and suggest everybody take an AIDS test if they chance partners,” said Bowie, who is in London to promote a six-month 100-city tour. Bowie, 40, called the virus “one of the most frightening diseases that this planet has ever faced.” Earthquake WASHINGTON (AP) — Adak Island in the Andrean Islands of the Aleutians was rocked by a strong earthquake early Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The tremor was ded at a to the Toronto Sun newspaper. The External Affairs Department in Ottawa confirmed Saturday a Canadian journalist was killed in Nicaragua, but could not confirm the name pending Canadian examination of the body. Department spokesman Rejane Dodd said the Canadian Embassy in Guatemala heard Friday a journalist had been killed and it was later confirmed the person was & Canadian. Dodd said a Canadian diplomat — Joyce Cavanagh- Wood, first secretary and consul — was sent from Guatemala City to the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa to contact authorities so the body can be positively identified. RETURNS BODY? The Nicaraguan rebels have been operating from bases in Honduras and they were expected to return the body there. “We have very little information for the time being,” Dodd said. “We cannot confirm the name until the body has been identified.” She added the department has no idea when the body will be identified. The Cariadian Embassy in Guatemala City looks after Canadian i in Pp y magnitude of 6.2 on the Richter scale and was reported felt strongly on Adak. An earthquake of that magnitude can cause severe damage. The island is populated, spokesman Don Finley of the survey said, but he had no information about possible damage. Monument unveiled WASHINGTON (REUTER) — U.S. Vice-Presi- dent George Bush presided over the unveiling of a national monument Saturday, honoring seven crew members who died last year in the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger. “The greatest tribute that we can pay the Challenger’s brave crew and their families is to remain true te their purpose and to rededicate ourselves to America’s leadership in space,” Bush said at the ceremony at, the Arlington National Oemetery. Khomeini appeals NICOSIA, CYPRUS (AP) — Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini appealed Saturday for Iranian unity, “particularly among those in-charge.” In an address broadcast live over national television and radio to mark the Persian new year, the spiritual and revolutionary leader of Iran said the Islamic country is at “a big and sensitive juncture.” “Those living in this country, from whatevever stratum and tribe they may be, particuarly those in charge, should safeguard their fraternity and remain brothers,” he stressed. Police raid ROME (AP) — Police raided suspected terrorist haunts Saturday in a huge manhunt for the killers of an air force general known as Italy's Star Wars expert. ‘There were no reports of arrests in connection with Friday's shooting of Gen. Licio Giorgieri, an assassination denounced by Defence Minister Giovan- ni Spadolini as an attempt to undermine the NATO-member country. Italian politicians said the crime brought to mind the assassinations of other West European arms officials, although investigators said they had no immediate evidence of international links. Giorgieri, 61, was killed in a fusillade of pistol fire by two men on a motorcycle as he rode in Rome in his car. An anonymous telephone caller said the Fighting Communist Union, a. group believed linked to the terrorist Red Brigades, was responsible. Peace talks db; jh in T igal on Saturday, Cavanagh-Wood said she could not elaborate on the External Affairs Department's statement. In Managua, the Nicaraguan Defence Ministry said Saturday it had no information on a Canadian journalist being killed, but it reported rebel attacks in northern Nicaragua on Thursday. Searchers find body of girl KAML)OPS (CP) — A volunteer helping to search for three-year-old Stacie Harker found the body of a young child on Saturday, al though police wouldn't con- firm it was the missing girl. Sgt. Frank Boyle of Kam- loops RCMP said friend of the Harker family was searching along the river- bank. However police were waiting for a coroner's report before confirming whether it is the little Kamloops girl who went missing from her family’s home last Monday. James Patrick Jones, 35, of Kamloops, has been charged with first degree murder in connection with the. disap- arance. He is scheduled to appear in provincial court: next Wednesday. Searchers last Monday found blood-stained pyjamas and drag marks leading to the river but scuba divers, tracking dogs and a helicop- ter failed to turn up any other sign of Harker. ‘The official search was sus- pended on Friday but the Harker family, relatives and friends pledged to continue until the body was found. about the one that got away. Briggeman pulled this 10 Ib. Rainbow trout trom the Columbia River near the Castlegar- Robson ferry early Friday morning. ‘WRONG, WRONG, WRONG' FORT MILL, 8.C. (AP) — Rev. Jerry Falwell says television evangelist Jim Bakker was “wrong, wrong, wrong” for the sex encounter that led to his resignation as head of the PTL ministry, but he's paying a terrible ri Bakker succumbs to sin} I'm concerned, you're out of the ministry.” Falwell, in an interview Friday on Cable News Network, said Bakker's actions were “wrong-wrong, wrong.” But the Lynchburg, V.A., minister preached ice. Falwell, who took over as chairman of PTL when forgiveness for Bakker. Bakker adi ing to sexual and blackmail, spoke during one of several interviews he granted Friday on the future of religious broadcasting and of PTL and its vast property holding which include the 920-hectare, $160-million US Heritage USA complex at Fort Mill. Among questions Falwell faces are whether the “prayer partners” who helped give PTL $129 million in reported revenue last year will continue to support the ministry without the televised pleas of the charismatic Bakker and his wife, Tammy Faye. or resigned trom PTL, on Thursday, admitting he had been blackmailed after_a sexual encounter seven years ago. The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer reported that the blackmail payments totalled $115,000 and that the encounter was with a church secretary. Bakker resigned from his denomination, the Spring- field, Mo.,-based Assemblies of God. But church officials said Friday they could not accept a minister's resignation while allegations of misconduct are pending and that they would continue to investigate. GET THERAPY Bakker told The Observer that he was going into full-time therapy with his wife at a treatment centre in Palm Springs, Calif. Mrs. Bakker had said March 6 that she was being treated in California for a longtime BURNABY (CP) — It looks like a mailbox, opens like a mailbox and swal- lows letters like a mailbox. It is a mailbox. But there's one problem. No one is picking up the mail. For the last three weeks some residents of this Vancouver suburb have been dropping their let- ters, postcards and bills into a box which Canada Post says should have been relocated as part of a re- Closed mailbox overflowing cent streamlining of ser- vice. The mailbox now is brimming with uncollected mail. The post office put a sign on the mailbox informing people where the nearest active letter box can be found. But residents say the sign is hard to spot be- cause it’s obscured when the box is opened to post a letter. It might easily be missed by someone in a hurry. di on prescription drugs. Don Hardister, who described himself as Bakker’s security guard, was quoted today by the Los Angeles Times as saying that Mrs. Bakker was receiving treatment at the Betty Ford Centre. The Bakkers are secluded in a Spanish-style home near downtown Palm Springs that is protected by closed-circuit television and numerous guards, The Times said. Falwell said he visited Bakker at the hospital, and that Bakker had acknowledged to him that he had sinned. “Jt doesn't really matter whether someone seduced you or you raped someone,” Falwell said. “If you're a man of God, a leader of the flock, (and) you yield, as far as “Yes, what Jim Bakker did is wrong,” Falwell said. “Yes, he is paying a terrible price. But no, 'm no more willing to consign him to the scrap heap of human flesh than I would be willing to consign Richard Nixon to that.” Falwell said he realized the fundamentalist views he preaches at his Baptist church and on his Old-Time Gospel Hour television program may not appeal to some supporters of PTL. NO MERGER He said he would not merge the two ministries, but would appear often on the PTL television network, with some of the di or from Lynchburg. Many viewers of The Jim and Tammy Show come from Pentecostal faiths and some embrace practices such as speaking in tongues and faith healing that Falwell shuns. Falwell acknowledged that he faced problems in running the PTL ministry. ‘The Observer reported that PTL officials have been seeking a loan to refinance existing long-term debt and raise cash. Falwell said the loan would be for more than” $50 million, and PTL documents say it would be backed with property at Heritage USA as collateral. The complex includes a 500-room hotel, shopping mall, cafeteria, convention centre, water amusement park, offices, a school, a television studio and several real estate developments. Another high-rise hotel under construction will have about 500 rooms. In January, Bakker broke ground for PTL’s biggest project ever, a ministry centre expected to take three years to complete, cost $100 million and have a seating capacity of 30,000. Falwell said it was too early to tell specifically what plans would be completed. Financial matters and orientation are on the agenda for the first meeting Thursday of the new board Falwell has installed. Members include former interior secretary James Watt and evangelist Rex Humbard. Soviets to reform education MOSCOW (AP) + The Soviet leadership published Saturday a detailed biygprint for | change in Pravda, was issued by the party's Central Committee.» It called for competition in a have been approved by the pasty and government. The blueprint, titled higher education, saying present standards do not KHARTOUM (AP) — A Sud papi reported Saturday that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi will soon hold peace talks with the op di of Chad, where Libyan soldiers and Chadian rebels are fighting against the government. A top Sudanese official denied the report. Sudan has been trying for weeks to mediate between its two north African neighbors. In N'djamena, capital of Chad, the military said Saturday that it killed 786 Libyans and captured 121 in two days of fighting in northern Chad. The government put its losses at six dead and 30 wounded. Nuclear arsenal TORQUAY, ENGLAND (REUTER) — British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher affirmed Saturday her commitment to a nuclear arsenal independent of U.S. forces, a week before she is to visit Moscow for talks likely to concentrate on weapons. In a clear message to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, she told the Central Council of her governing Conservative party in this southwest resort that she would be discussing with Gorbachev prospects for peace based on realism and strength. However, she warned in her speech that the Kremlin would have to play its part by helping end the fighting in Afghanistan and Cambodia and respect commitments to improve its human rights record. Stock report VANCOUVER (CP) — Prices were mixed in active trading Friday on the- Vancouver Stock Exchange. Volume at close was 22,039,656 shares. Of the issues traded, 404 advanced, 350 declined and 496 were unchanged for a VSE index of 1629.67, up’5.72 from Thursday's close. New Privateer was the most active trader among equities, up .20 to $3.20 on 214,650 shares, Izome Inter national gained .04 ta .35 on 209,000, Humbolt Energy rose .03 to .21 on 140,400 and Esstra Industries climbed .15 to $2.64 on 90.750. Electra North West was steady at .85 and Hurricane Rescue fell .17 to $1.55. Leading development equities trading was Sorato Development, unchanged at .75 on 1,036,500 shares, Shal low Resources gained .19 to .59 on 600,100, Avanti Pro- ductions climbed .12 to .54 on 536,693 and Telepanel Inc. gained .10 to $1.70 on 495,074. Comanche Petrole- um remained at .30 and El Paraiso Resources was up .23 to .65. Tenore Resources A led warrants trading, down .01 to .15 on 82,000 shares and Mintel International A drop- ped .01 to .03 on 40,000. Mariner Exploration A led* development warrants trad- ing, down 01 to .04 on 115,000 shares and Skeena Resources fell .01 to .20 on 101,500. meet ds of the Krem- lin's program for ecqnomic and social reform. The document, which took up almost 2% pages in the Communist party newspaper ‘tablishment of computer es- éentres to serve schools, greater attention to skills needed in industry and cre- ation of think tanks at uni- versities. Pravda said decrees to im- plement the plan already for Restructuring Higher and Secondary Spec ialized Education, echoed So- viet leader Mikhail Gorba chev’s call for speedy and in- tensive application of the latest management and sci- ence techniques. The official Tass news B.C. welcomes Hansen REDPASS JUNCTION (CP) — Alberta said good-bye Friday to wheelchair athlete Rick Hansen while British Columbia welcomed him home as a native son. Hansen crossed into B.C. shortly after 3 p.m. in a snow shower, but the snow didn’t dampen the spirits of several hundred well-wishers. He was met at the border by B.C. Premier Bill Vander Zalm and then wheeled to a make-shift stage where was met by officials from both B.C. and Alberta. Gary McPherson, —chair- man of Hansen’s Man in Mo- tion tour in Alberta and a long-time friend of the 29- year-old native of Albertans will be pulling for you for the rest of your way home.” Alberta Transportation Minister Al Adair then pre: sented Hansen with a $125,000 cheque resulting from the sale of $100 for each of the 1,125 kilometres Han sen wheeled through the province. People who paid the $100 fee had their names printed on signs along Hansen's route and money raised was dona ted to the tour trust fund and matched by the provincial government. Vander Zalm told the” crowd he has never shared a stage with such a “coura- geous and inspirational” man as Hansen. “The young people of Can ada have done a great job in picking you as their hero. . . and thank you for bringing out the best in us.” Vander Zalm also announ- ced that the B.C. government will match dollar-for-dollar what B.C. residents contri bute to Hansen's tour to raise money for spinal cord injury Vancouver two years ago Saturday and is expected to end in Vancouver in May. agency said the guidelines acknowledge that “the stan- dard of education and up bringing at higher schools doés not meet to a full extent the present-day demands.” Many graduates are un- prepared to use the latest technology when they begin work, the document said. The reform plan, Tass said, calls for “close integration” between schools and “produc- tion and science.” Changes also are planned in the awarding of academic degrees and rank, and com- petition will be introduced into the appointments of ad- ministrators, educators and teachers. ‘The plan calls for creation of 130,000 work stations equipped with computer ter- minals and the establish- ment of programming cen- tres to serve more than one institution of higher learning. Under the plan, schools would create think tanks where specialists from var- ious disciplines could work together in researching from broad questions._More_ stu dent involvement in scientific research also is needed, the plan said.