aerate GOOD HOST Court put on nine months’ proba- pene after pleading guilty of a narcotic. He was also fined $100 or five days in jail for impaired driving, this week in Castle- gar provincial court. . 8 Dmytro Nebor was given a conditional discharge and placed on probation for three months after pleading guilty to theft under $200. . 8 6 CENTRAL FOODS olumbia Ave Jeffrey Krueger was given EGAR a conditional discharge and Street and jor appr provide better servi West Ko y Power appr this upgrading. PS PHARMASAVE presents ATTENTION RESIDENTS of Dumont Subdivision West Kootenay Power will be working in the area of 33rd 3rd A y one month. West Kootenay Power is upgrading this main circuit to We shall endevour to keep interrup- tion of service to a minimum and also to give as much notice as possible when service is to be interrupted. your co-operation during report, tabled in the Com- mons last Wednesday by the special committee on the for not having valid insur- ance. . 8 « Mike Sherstobitoff re- ceived a suspended sentence. and was put on probation for three months for theft under $200. tn CELEBRATION FOR wg SENIORS * WEDNESDAY APRIL 4th, 1984 00 oFF ALL MERCHANDISE purchased by Seniors ONLY geantiten (except Biscuits 400 G Correctol DARE MIDNIGHT MINTS $1.99 3 score aunts staan $419 340 Gr. GOLDEN BOY Barbeque Peants .00c.. Spanish Peanuts .00c;, Blanched Peanuts 400 c-. ow LAG PHARMASAVE Heart of Downtown Castlegar " CLOSED THIS SUNDAY, CARL'S DRUG OPEN. Fifteen competed at Joy Keillor 5 vein Sass cus win A allowing wrinnerar Bridge Reneiea and Judy p-vallnan! with 91'2, Donna Wiwchar and Ian Glover with 90%, Wayne Weaver and Bill Gor- koff with 87%, Don Ellison and Jude Goodwin with 86%, and Hugh Auld and Gwen Krueger with 85. Castlegar council has agr- eed to buy one page in a new Castlegar Chamber of Com- merce newsletter at a cost of $100 an issue. The newsletter will be published once a a be done to address the effects and the causes of the dis- advantages for those par ticular groups,” said Daudlin, the committee's chairman. Advertising for Castlegar month and circulated to 6,000 Pulp worke Locked out pulp workers at BC Timber’s Celgar operations decided Friday they would rather go on strike than return to work as ordered by the provincial gov- ernment. “We're not happy at all,” rs on strike Mackinnon pointed out that the legislation does not lifted the lockout Friday and workers would be free to return Fiat) Ha lilt 3 j immediately. He said in order to comply with the g: legisl- ation, the mill must commence start-up Sunday at midnight. Rod president of the Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada Local 1, which represents the 270 pulp workers at Celgar. Mackinnon said his members changed their signs from “locked out” to “on strike” at 10 a.m. Friday. The province's pulp bowed to the govern- ment order and said Friday that the lockout of their 12,700 union employees would be lifted at midnight Sunday night. And Labor Minister Bob McLelland warned Friday that . pulp union members who go.on strike to, defy. the legialated end to the eight-week industry lockout are asking the Social . Credit government to impose a contract settlement. - ‘The legislation not only requires companies to open their plants, McClelland said, it orders employees. back to work under the contracts which expired last June. Union locals threatening to go on strike would be taking the wrong action, unless they want the government to impose a contract settlement, he said. “Good unionists would rather reach an agreement through collective bargaining.” IS RETROACTIVE Debate on the bill probably will begin Monday, McClelland said, but because it is effective March 90, the date it is approved will have no bearing on the outcome. Mackinnon said the PPWC Local 1 decided to go on strike over “local issues.” He said there are 17 local issues still outstanding, including the fact that the union was “misled” on its last return to work. He added that the union is also concerned about safety at the mill because supervisors have been carrying out duties normally handled by the union. “There are quite a few things that have to be resolved,” he added, “We can’t start the mill with nobody here.” He said the company will be contacting all the workers and informing them of their schedule. I ee “There's a great incentive, both for the unions and the companies to settle, that's that we don’t want someone else agreement | That's the risk.” ‘The B.C. Federation of Labor issued a terse statement Friday seh ooadenning So: Neeson. “This bill ends collective bergaining in the pulp and paper industry and is I secretary-treasurer Mike Kramer said after a meeting of federation officers. “This law is probably by the employers,” he said. “They are now able to enjoy tremendous new levels of who pur ths techs cu ood brought chet this daopute the first place.” Premier Bill Bennett announced the legislation during a toughly-worded television and radio address to the province Thursday evening. He said the government was forced to take action be- cause of the economic resulting from the dispute, and out of fear that British Columbia would lose its markets. April ls Here . “Think Spring!” “Our Thoughts Move Outdoors A perfect time to start your spring projects Remodel — Build a new Patio — Add a sundeck TARRYS WOODCRAFT LTD. WANTS TO HELP! 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FLU VACCINE WASHINGTON (AP) — An experimental influenza vaceine given in the form of nose drops instead of painful has proved in pr people against the viral disease that plagues millions every year with aches and sneezes, doctors reported Friday. The new vaccine, which contains a weakened live virus instead of the dead ones used in standard shots, also may lessen the spread of flu viruses and reduce the chances of epidemics, they said. The researchers, reporting their results in the British medical journal Lanevt, said the experimental vaccine is ready for large-scale human trials as the next step toward approval for general use. : MEN. LONDON (AP) — Two men involved in the recovery of $65.7 million worth of gold from a British warship torpedoed during the Second World War were cleared Friday of mish But both face additional charges when their trial resumes Monday at London's Old Bailey criminal court. The defendants are diver Keith Jessop, 49, who became an instant millionaire when his Jessop Marine Recoveries Ltd. recovered the gold in 1981, and John Jackson of Britain's Salvage Association, who judged bids for the job on behalf of the government's Trade Depart- ment. EARTHQUAKES SUBSIDE VANCOUVER, WASH. (AP) — Molten rock emerged from the lava dome in the crater of Mount St. Helens but earthquakes subsided Friday beneath the voleano, apparently lessening -the likelihood of an explosive eruption, scientists said. U.S. Geological Survey geologist Steve Brantley said scientists in a helicopter spotted a fresh lobe on the lava dome’s north side about 11:15 a.m. One small eruptive outbrust Wednesday sent volcanic ash as far away as the Portland, Ore., suburbs during the current phase of rumblings at the southwest Washington voleano, where an eruption in May 1980 left 57 people dead or missing. Shallow earthquakes beneath the peak have din i q y . NURSE CHARGED PEABODY, MASS. (AP — Using his crippled knuckle and thumb to operate a special computer key- board, a partially paralysed man typed out the words he hopes will convict a nurse accused of switching off his respirator: “She shut machine off.” William Cronin, who suffers from an incurable nerve disease, testified Friday that private-duty nurse Victoria Knowlton then told him, “You're goig die,” and lit a cig- arette. “Did you mean to type, ‘You're going to die’?” asked Essex Assistant District-Attorney Thomas Drechler. Cronin, a '59-year-old-businessman who cannot speak and breathes with the help of a tube attached to his neck, nodded in assent. He later testified he had not wanted to die. “I were weak,” he typed. He had lapsed into a coma after the alleged incident, but was revived by his two sons. Knowlton, 35, who has pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault with attempt to murder, is accused of trying to kill Cronin on Feb. 16 while she cared for him at his Lynnfield home. A hearing was held Friday in Peabody district court to determine if there is enough evidence to send the case to trial. STATE OF EMERGENCY OLYMPIA, WASH. (AP) — Washington Gov. John Spellman Friday declared a state of emergency for the state's fishing industry and ordered the suspension of 1984 fishing licences of those who choose not to take part in this year's curtailed fishery. “We are in a real crisis,” Spellman told a news conference, referring to a dropoff in the fishery and to the extremely short season which appears necessary this year to protect thg ocean fish runs. The governor said the Department of Fisheries will suspend the 1964 troll or charter boat licenses of all who decided not to fish and issue 1985 licences to those who qualify. DRIVEN FROM HOMES HILO, HAWAII (AP) — Fiery rivers of lava drove residents from seven homes as a pair of volcanoes erupted simultaneously on Hawaii Island for the first time in more than 100 years. Hawaii County Civil Defence Administrator Harry Kim ordered an evacuation late Friday of one portion of the Royal Gardens subdivision as molten rock from the erupting Kilauea voleano oozed toward the houses. Meanwhile, homeowners in the Kaumana section of Hilo gained at least a temporary reprieve when a new branch developed in the lava flow from Mauna Loa, slowing its crawl toward the city. A fast-moving lava flow from Kilauea moved to wjthin five kilometres of the boundary of the hillside homes at Royal Gardens, promoting the evacuation order, Kim said. iCAL WEAPONS CONDEMNED UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN Security Council has d the use of i pons in the Iran-Iraq war without naming Iraq as the culprit. Iran said the action was “not strong enough” and vowed to keep fighting until Iraq's president is captured and tried as a war criminal, Friday's condemnation, which also called for a ceasefire in the 31-year conflict, came in the form of a presidential statement — the weakest type “of council action requiring neither open debate nor a formal vote. At the same time, the U.S. State Department said it has evidence Iraq has used nerve gas against Iran and announced that controls are being imposed on the export to ‘Chaim |” Herzog of israel and there is speculation that Herzog will CAN THEPLAN . . . About 30 demonstrators turned out Saturday at the Central Kootenay Regional District of- tice in Nelson to protest the Slocan Valley Draft Plan Representatives met with the RDCK board for more than two hours to discuss opposition to the plan. Story in Wednesday CasNews CosNews Photo By DON RAMSDEN VANCOUVER (CP) — A link between a British Col- umbia New Democratic Par- ty leadership candidate with an anti-union battle 18 years ago raised concerns about David Vickers’ candidacy during the final leadership debate of a province-wide tour Friday night. It also prompted charges of a personal smear campaign. Copies of a Victoria news- paper column questioning Vickers’ apparent transfor- mation to a pro-union stance were distifbuted at the de- bate, atténdéd by ‘about 200° party supporters. The column, published in Friday's edition of the Times- Colonist, revealed that, as a junior lawyer in 1966, Vick- ers represented Lenkurt Ele Electric Ltd. during a bitter labor dispute at the firm's Burnaby plant that culmin- ated in the jailing of fou union leaders after an illegal strike. Dennis Cocke, the NDP member of the legislature for New Westminster who is By DANIEL DROLET QUEBEC (CP) — Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau said today that even without him, “French power” is here to stay and because of it Quebec has the power to shape the destiny of Canada. “French power will always exist,” he told about 300 members of the Quebec wing of the federal Liberal party in an emotional farewell to his home-province supporters. “No Canada can exist with- out the support of this prov- ince. “Remind yourselves of that during the leadership race to elect my successor, during the coming election. -Quebec is strong. Quebec can decide who will govern this country, but more importantly how this country will be gov- erned. “It’s not because Trudeau was prime minister that we have had French power,” he told party workers. “It's you who are French power. “You are the ones who al- lowed your representatives in Ottawa to govern this country in a just way for all citizens.” The emotional tone of the speech — Trudeay later said he felt nostalgic rather than sad at his farewell — con- trasted sharply with the professorial delivery of a ** Saturday, Trudeay was speaking to Quebecers as a ‘Quebecer. backing Vickers, lambasted those responsible for dis. tributing the column. “I don't like dirty cam paigns (and) that kind of thing is not needed in this campaign,” he said in an in terview. “And for what pur. pose, other than to do a per. sonal smear, is beyond me.” But supporters of some of the other candidates agreed that voting delegates should know all the facts about the leadership contenders. DOING JOB Cocke said Vickers was a "junior lawyer at the time who ‘was only doing’ his job, and/he doubted whether the charges would hurt the former dep- uty attorney general's candi dacy. “I think our party is noted for fair-minded peo- ple.” Vickers told the audience that the column was inspired by Social Credit fears that “my candidacy is a threat to their continued existence as government in this province. “Not withstanding what may have happened 18 years ago when I was junior coun And as.a Quebecer, he said the Liberals of the province have all but made the dream of a bilingual Canaa come true — to the point where even the Opposition Conser- vatives “were forced to ghoose a leader who accepted our premises — they rejected a leader who couldn't speak French.” KEEP ATIT And he called on Liberals to keep on working to keep a bilingual Canada alive. Trudeau said it would have been easier to heed the “siren song” of the Quebec inde- pendence movement and some people in English Can- ada, and make Quebec ex- clusively French and the rest of the country exclusively English. “What we are doing is maybe a bit more difficult, but we (franchophones) will be at home in this larger country.” The battle is not yet won, Trudeau said, and Quebecers sel, | would hope that we all mature,” he said. “Certainly the labor move ment and the employers of this province have recogniz ed the talent and integrity which I bring to the arbi tration process.” Vickers said he acts as ar bitrator in the current col. lective agreement between AEL Microtel Ltd., Len- kurt’s successor, “accepted by the same employer and union to arbitrate the dif. ferences they have in labor. management strife. that comes to bear.” Vickers also offered an olive branch to his opponents calling on them to end divi siveness within the party. To those who printed cop. ies of the column, “I urge you to wipe the ink from your fingers and join me in bring ing a new kind of politics to this province.” Four candidates — Bill King, Dave Stupich, Graham Lea and Bob Skelly — told the crowd they had no prior knowledge of the column's distribution. A fifth, @ar. by our side aren't trying to get anything out of us, they are trying to build a better country. “You stayed and you help- ed build with us, and you are going to continue helping.” The speech was to have been delivered in closed ses- sion, but the prime minister decided at the last minute to allow the media into the room. garet Birrell, ment. Anti-union link raises concerns about Vickers refused com- Although Birtell organizer Shane Simpson denied that supporters of the long-time party activist still ‘being | tabulated By The Canadian Press Although Canadian Lynn Williams appears to have won a decisive victory for the presidency of the United Steel- workers of America, a legal wrangle over the vote is expec- Williams, 59, a McMaster University graduate who worked three months in a Toronto appliance factory before embarking on a 36-year union career, will become the first Canadian to lead the union if preliminary results are ac- curate. Official counting of ballots does not begin until April 9. Maurice Keck, Williams's campaign manager, said late Friday that Williams led his U.S. opponent, international treasurer Frank McKee, by 188,287 votes to 108,325 — including an advantage of 61,263 to 4,422 in Canada. Keck said the figures were based on 80 per cent of the votes counted from 4,600 locals in the United States and Canada in Thursday's election. But officials, of McKee's campaign said their figures — which did not include returns from Canada — showed McKee ahead 76,965 to 43,127. “The vote is still being tabulated and only when the official results are in will the winner be known,” said McKee, 63. “This election is not over yet,” he added, claiming Wil- liams's supporters “control the election mechanism, and that is making it difficult for us to get data.” In Trail, the turnout was unusually high and local Steel- workers voted overwhelmingly in favor of Williams. Local 480 had a 44 per cent turnout with 96 per cent voting for Williams. Turnout among Local 9705 members was about 40 per cent, with a 98 per cent vote for Williams. SEEKS PROBE Prior to the vote, McKee asked U.S. Attorney General William French Smith to investigage the distribution of ballots to the Canadian districts of the one-million-member union, which has about 20 per cent of its members in Canada. McKee said a procedural change that let sealed packs of ballots pass through the hands of Williams supporters “tainted” the election. Williams, calling the charges di " said time ail service made the change necessary. The campaign hinged on Williams's nationality, with “the last gasp of a and unreliable the column campaign, he ad mitted he was aware of it, and did not disagree with the concerns raised by the ar. ticle. “There are serious que- stions about his candidacy because he hasn't paid his dues,” said Simpson. Party whip Gordon Han- sen,.@.King supporter, said he was surprised by the ac- tion, {‘but I feel all the facts should be known” before the party makes its choice. Stupich, however, warned of the dangers presented by smear campaigns. “I would caution everyone to bear in mind what the greater goal is... and be very careful that we come out of this a much stronger party than we were.” The party's leadership convention, to replace Dave Barrett, will be held May 18-20. Quebec strong, Trudeau But Trudeau's political le- gacy to the delegates to the general council was not what most of them had on their minds; they wer emore pre- occupied with the choice of his successor. Only one leadership can- didate — Jean Chretien — attended the meeting, but John Turner's organization was busy handing out but- tons and pamphlets. McKee his opponent's right to head a union in which the overwhelming majority of members are American. Williams, elected international secretary in 1977 on a slate with McKee, was named acting president aftr president Lloyd McBride died Nov. 6. Thursday's election was to fill the two years remaining in McBride's term. Despite the divisions apparently caused by the election, one of Williams's first promises was to work to heal the wounds. “There were members of the union who voted for nationalistic reasons,"“he'said, adding many members “were ™ turned off by the negativism of (McKee's) campaign. “Any rift . . . will be quickly healed as they see that I mean what I say and we will be moving forward.” Caught in the middle of the nationalism issue was Dave Patterson, Ontario director of the steelworkers ahd the only senior Canadian official to support McKee. He said if Williams is declared the winner, both factions will have to work toegether. Patterson, appearing tired and haggard at a news con- ference, was obviously disappointed with the outcome, but said he hoped the losing side would bury past differences. “I made up my mind to support McKee,” he said. “Those who know, me know that when I make a decision I'll stand by it. . “If this is used against me, then don't ever tell me that it was a democratic election.” Williams, part of a union administration that conceded $3 an hour plus fringe benefits worth nearly $3 billion over two years, promised “to go to work . . . to get rid of the concessions approach and start trying to move forward.” He said his other priorities were to pursue a general trade suit by the union and Bethlehem Steel Corp. against steel imports to the United States and to work to elect Walter Mondale to the U.S. presidency. accused coverup over labor-management re- lations rather than financ- Socreds of Expo By CHARLES LA VERTU VICTORIA (CP) — Oppo- sition Leader Dave Barrett ing.” aceused the Social Credit In a_ toughly-worded government Friday of trying speech to the province Thurs- to cover up the financial a- day, Bennett warned con- ST. JOHNS, NFLD. (CP) — Hatless and wearing a track suit and running shoes, 18-year-old Steven Fonyo dipped his artificial left leg in chilly Atlantic waters Saturday before starting off on a 7,175: could have let ‘become discouraged by the Manitoba controversy over the. official recognition of French in that province. “But you haven't been discour- aged.” Trudeau spoke mostly in Freneh, but he switched ‘to English to deliver a word of thanks to English Quebecers who chose to stay in the province. “We know in this Liberal party that the French- Gi who are e cr try run. Civie officials and cancer society officials were at St. John’s city hall to with the Vernon native well as he started his run for cancer research in freezing drizzle and fog. Fonyo, who lost his left leg above the knee to can eer six years ago, said be-» cause of road conditions and the windy, cold w: ‘ther he did not know hoy many kilometres he would Youth begins cancer run make in his first day He is being accompanied by a medical attendant who will drive their motor home. On good days, he estimates he can make up to 35 kilometres. Parts of Newfoundland, including the capital, re- ceived as much as 60 cen- timetres of snow this week and blowing snow and poor visibility was reported from central and eastern sections of the province early today. Fonyo said he decided to start a run of his own rather than finish the run Terry Fox started in April 1980 because he is not sure Fox would have wanted someone else to complete it for him. for Expo 86, struction unions that he will and called for an inquiry into cancel Expo 86 if they are not the financing of the $750- prepared to assure Expo million world-class fair. chairman Jim Pattison within Responding to Premier Bill 10 days that there will be no Bennett's threat to cancel disruptions during construc- Vancouver's world exposition tion of the fair. on transportation and com- He also announced that his munications if organized la- Social Credit government bor does not guarantee peace would legislatre an end to the at the building site, Barrett eight-week lockout in the said he does not believe labor pulp and paper industry; and is endangering the project. a bill to that effect was Barrett said the budget for presented to the B.C. legis- the six-month event has lature on Friday. jumped to $750 million from The opposition leader said what was originally $112 mil. that Bennett's threat really lion, and suggested there was “a threat covering up may be huge deficits such as from the people of British that incurred by the 1976 Columbia facts about Expo Montreal Olympics. 86 itself. “As taxpayers, we can well “If the project is in danger, ask what is going on here,” if there is a problem with it, the outgoing leader of the then I challenge the gov- New Democratic Party said ernment to tell the truth. in a province-wide radio and “If costs have escalated to television address. $750 million if it is going to “We are not being told the leave massive debt with it whole truth about the proj- that will draw funds away ect, its costs, its revenues from schools, and and its potential deficit, but we have been led to believe we have a right to know as that the project is in danger taxpayers.” other public facilities, then °