ne Casthaii News _ oy 2.106 Police use rubber whips on women JOHANNESBURG CP) — Police used rubber whips to break up a group of black South African women marching to protest restrictions on riot victims’ funerals, police said. The clash in Kempton Park, a white town just east of Johannesburg, occurred today when the women refused orders to disperse as they marched to a court to see the chief magistrate. Elsewhere, police reported four more blacks slain in scattered unrest around the country. Two were burned to death by other blacks, and two were shot dead by police when a crowd attacked a foot patrol, police headsquarters in Pretoria said. ‘At the Crossroads shanty city near Cape Town, government crews resumed clearing the rubble of shacks destroyed last week in fierce battles between rival groups of squatters. Thousands of homes were razed in the fighting, leaving between 25,000 and 50,000 blacks homeless. There were conflicting reports of the number of fatalities in the four-day battle. Police had put the figure at 44, but a spokesman in Cape Town said it appeared the actual number might be 33, with the confusion possibly resulting from duplication of death reports. In Kempton Park, a reporter estimated that about 300 women from the nearby Tembisa black township took part in the march, but a police spokesman in Pretoria put the number at 70. He said the women twice refused orders to leave, and Drunk drivers face one-year suspension VICTORIA (CP) — Motor- ists convicted of impaired driving would be automati- cally prohibited from driving Daily Flight Service to © Cranbrook * Penticton * Kelowna 365-7701 for one year in British Col- umbia under legislation in- troduced Tuesday by High- ways Minister Alex Fraser. Currently, people convie- ted of drunk driving and other serious motor vehicle offences ‘are automatically banned from driving for six months. Fraser told the legislature that while increasing fines and jail terms have had some effect on impaired driving, the longer prohibition period is “perhaps the most effec- tive deterrent available. “It also provides the public with an additional six months’ protection from the convicted impaired driver.” The change was contained in a series of the amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act proposed by Fraser. The minister said there have been about 16,000 con- vietions of impaired drivers annually for the last five years. Last year, 152 people were killed and 5,450 were injured in traffic accidents involving alcohol. ALEX FRASER Fraser said these statistics . doubled are unacceptable. then police dispersed the group with quirts — rubber whips. Some women, including a number with babies strapped to their backs, suffered bruises but none appeared seriously injured, the reporter said. The women were objecting to court restrictions on an and bannings of funerals for those killed in unrest in black townships. Some in the crowd said such bannings merely anger black communities and lead to more bloodshed. With most other forms of political protest banned, funerals for riot victims often become mass anti-apartheid rallies, and restrictions against political — and the display of placards and banners are usually de’ Under apartheid, South Africa's five million wakes rule 24 million voteless blacks. More than 1,500 people, mostly blacks, have died in racial violence since September 1984. ower with the black majority. AWB leader Eugene TerreBlanche told them he expected black guerrillas to use violence if the government's modest reform plans went ahead. “They will start the bloodiest revolution ever known in Africa and we will counter that revolution. We will then use violence to restore law and order,” he said. FLOOD FORCES 20 FAMILIES FROM HOMES MCBRIDE (CP) — About 20 families near this central B.C. community were evacuated when a flash flood sent a wall of water down the Dore River, sweeping a car off Highway 16 and washing out two bridges. A mudslide in the Dore Canyon about 10 kilometres southwest of here sent a surge of water and debris down the normally quiet stream. Tree stumps and logs jammed against the Highway 16 bridge, forcing the river over the road and west of its usual course, said Doug Kirk, distriet highways manager. Seven kilometres of logging road were washed away and Highway 16, whieh links Prince George to Jasper, Alta., was closed for an aaa while crews cleared the debris. ‘The surge lasted about half an hour before the river flow returned to normal, Kirk said. No one was injured, although three loggers were stranded overnight due to the washed-out bridges. They were brought out by helicopter Tuesday morning. CAR SWEPT AWAY Walter Sunburg’s car was carried off Highway 16 by the torrent and deposited in nearby bushes. His wife, Shirley, said Sunburg climbed to the roof of the car and jumped off when the vehicle approached a high bank. “You'd have to see it to believe it,” said Bill Hayes, who was evacuated from the Dore River area. “We had about four feet of river running down our front yard. It moved my truck about 100 feet and flooded everything.” The flood cut electrical power, contaminated water supplies and forced 15 families to flee from a trailer court. ‘A sudden spell of warm weather followed by a rainstorm Monday afternoon is believed responsible for the mudslides. The snowpack is above normal in the mountains that surround this community about 250 kilometres east of Prince George, said Dennis Roberts, regional manager of water for the i Ministry. ++ te June Mini-Blitz the perfect time to save ona large selection of China. Castleaird Plaza Planning your wedding? Let Carl's help you! ragrance for the Bride Bomb found VANCOUVER (CP) — A bomb found under a former Delta policeman’s car seat had enough power to blow the top off the gas station where the car was parked, a police spokesman said Tues- day. Const. Don McPherson said the RCMP bomb dis- LEADERSHIP RACE Reynolds first to enter VICTORIA (CP) — Stock pr John ds served as a Conservative member of parliament in y qe hens Lo As ball bacon of ac aes succeed Bill Bennett es premier of British Columbia. On Tuesday, Reynolds became the first candidate to enter the race for the Socred leadership, although several others are thinking about running. As leader of the governing party, whoever wins the endorsement of the nearly 2,000 Socred delegates expected posal squad it the device was a bomb, but said it was unclear whether it had been activated and was ready to go off. The bomb, which police said was 20 centimetres long, was found under the car seat by Rajvinder Paul Singh Gill, 38, after he asked attendants at a garage to examine his car. Garage manager Frank Corrado said the car's owner “complained about a rattling under the hood and said he might not have any brake lights.” ata ion July 28-30 at the mountain resort of Whistler will become premier of British Columbia. Bennett announced last week that he will step down as premier once a successor is picked. He will retain his législiitive seat until the n@xXt provincial election, to be called by the new premiers" Reynolds, 44, the member for West Vancouver-Howe Sound since 1983, told a news conference his political experience is his best asset. He acknowledged that several protential rivals are veteran cabinet ministers, “but I've also been in the House of the 1970s. The father of six children and a step-son promotes stocks — mainly in the mining industry. He said he does not consider himself rich, “but I'm comfortable.” Reynolds said he will make a new disclosure statement to the clerk of the legislature on the investments held by himself and his wife so that there will be no suspicion of conflict of interest. “As premier of this province, I would not hold any assets — I would sell them,” he said. Reynolds played down the perception that he is on the right wing of his party. “I hope I have an appeal to people in all wings of the party. I don't consider myself a right-winger. I think I've also been a moderate in a lot of areas.” About half a dozen other potential candidates have yet to their ii Ithough Expo chairman Jim Pattison — one of the early favorites among business circles Commons which is a little larger than this situation.” — has rejected seeking the leadership. Steel imports called unfair SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT. (CP) — The federal -eiferaiagd should stop and it's atfiliated project ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING CARL'SDRUGS || “2882 Monday, June 9 at 7:30 p.m. In the Castleaird Plaza OPENING SOON on., sune 2 Come in and see our new store, meet the staff and take advantage of many opening specials |! WATCH FOR OUR GRAND OPENING SOON ial tariffs in steel products to devel oping nations because Can adian workers are losing jobs in the name of foreign aid, Canada's steel industry said Tuesday. The country's steel com panies and the United Steel. workers of America — in an unusual move in Canada's labor history — jointly called on Ottawa to stop unfairly subsidized steel imports from harming Canadian producers. In a document released at the end of a three-day HAPPY ADS Use HAPPY ADS to extend bir thday, wedding or onniver greatings to late someone, or to simply wish someone a good day, Rates are reasonable $210 hall drop in ot th Cos! News olfice at 197 s avon Silhouette Suntan Studio brainstorming session on the industry's future, they ack- nowledged that Ottawa was finally moved to deal with the steel import problem. International Trade Minis- ter James Kelleher announ- ced Sunday at the opening of the Canadian Steel Trade Conference that Ottawa is ordering Customs officials to conduct detailed inspections of steel imports — and wants the Canadian Import Tri- ign: bunal to hold an inquiry on foreign steel. However, those actions are not enough to satisfy the steel industry. It is angered by the General Preferential Tariff program, which allows steel products from develop- ing nations to enter Canada under reduced tariffs even though many of those nations are rising industrial powers. “On the question of the general preferential tariff, we find no justification for continued eleigibility of the steel manufacturing indus- tries of such countries as South Korea, Taiwan, Brazil and Romania,” the joint statement says. REDUCES PRICES The preferential tariffs may not significantly influ- ence import volumes, but they have helped drive down overall price levels in the industry to what they were at the end of the 1970s, said conference co-chairman Ger- ard Doequier, the Steelwork- ers’ Canadian director, and John Allan, chairman of. Stel- co Ine. The industry estimates that last year alone, im; of dumped and unfairly sub- Cana- dian mills of 1.3 million tons of production, cost 4,200 jobs and took away $470 million in revenue. Allan and Docquier told reporters they know Ottawa will be reluctant to amend the tariff help granted de- veloping nations because it is an integral part of Canada’s foreign aid. A similar request by the 1983 federal task force on the auto industry was ored. But they said they will keep up the pressure on the government until it cuts out favored treatment on devel- oping nations’ steel. “It is outrageous to see the Korean car built in Canada with no obligation to have one bolt made of Canadian steel,” Docquier said. “It is laughing at our face.” Added Allan: “The logic of our case is there. The world steel industry will tell you the only country building a brand new steel plant is (South Korea. How can our government sit there and say they are not developed in the steel industry?” French immersion course to continue SAANICH (CP) — By a single vote, the school board in this Vancouver Island community has decided to retain French immersion in the district. French immersion in elem. entary schools was to be serapped on an earlier motion by the board, but a switched vote by trustee Graham Hill will allow the program to continue on a limited basis. The program will be con fined to two elementary schools and it will start in Grade 1 beginning in 1988, not in kindergarten. Trustee Marilyn Loveless, who favored scrapping French immersion, said the program presents a signi fieant problem for teachers and administrators. She said she would prefer to have French as a second language in all schools. Yvonne Rolston, one of the organizers of French im mersion parents opposing the Leveless motion, said it would be an educational problem for children to have te learn a new set of phon- etics in kindergarten Eng lish, then to switch to French phonetics in Grade 1. Hill, in changing his vote, said French immersion can- not be granted freedom for unlimited growth, but said the compromise would allow healing of the rift that has grown in the community and remove French immersion from the political arena. “This is a compromise which will bring peace,” said board chairman Rubymay Parrott. Saanich trustees voted in April to phase out the early French immersion program after the September 1987 kindergarten class entered the program Parents of the 600 students in the seven-year-old pro gram said the trustees were betraying their promises to maintain French immersion in the district. The 600 stu dents represent less than 10 per cent of the 6,300 students in the district. Fifty of 75 school districts in B.C. have early French immersion programs. TAXPAYERS FOOT BILL FOR SUIT VICTORIA (CP) — Taxpayers paid $600 for Speaker Walter Davidson's new formal dinner attire, the British for formal wear tailored in Hong Kone. Williams (Vancouver East) tried to ask whether Provincial pPespetsrnd Grace McCarthy would have but Davidson ruled ee ccccian as “eotnr tartans artes socmaenl costes and could better be placed in other forums. _@ wees net is sng way peovens tee mennner: iver Safeway’s got Boneless Grade A Beet Beef Bottom Round Roast $ 1 98 ) eS VERN ag,........co-cncsnacegllle $599 from Davidson noted that even the Speaker's Office must abide by the mood of spending restraint prevailing in 1984, when the bill was submitted. MORE EXPENSIVE “To this end, it was my decision not to purchase a new tuxedo outfit, the cost of which is extremely substantial,” said the confidential letter to the government comptroller. ‘The bill was referred to several bureaucrats and was paid after it was approved by Jim Chabot, the former provincial secretary, Williams said. Williams commented that he obtained the vouchers while reviewing public accounts, and the Nov. 1, 1984, clothing bill might have stemmed from a government- paid trip in January 1984 to Pacific countries. “De om Sadeaatien agate of a. very. oemtly olen et — a gown, vest and formal striped trousers — except for Instead, he decided to wear a formal jacket and slacks as Speaker. “Having already worn out one such suit, it purchase alternate chair attire at the OPEN SUNDAYS 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Advertised specials this week in effect until Sunday, 5 p.m. FraserVale Fish & Chips Facial Tissue Reger Towels 95° Orange Juice Brief cites labor injustices — OTTAWA (CP) — favoritism, ii and sexual harassment abound on Parliament Hill, says the Canadian Labor Congress. In a brief to a par it ini legislation to allow the Hill's 3,000 messengers, cafeteria staff and other service workers limited union rights, the two-million-member congress argued Tuesday that reform is overdue. Signed by Congress president Shirley Carr, the brief cited the ring as i that have taken place under the noses of MPs yer senators. e A female employee is the object: of sexual harass- ment. Her manager touches her, leans up behind her, rubs up against her. When she protests, she is assigned a heavier Shreddies ay Aad Bathroom Tissue x 3988 White or 60% Whole In-Store Bakery Specials Unsliced Bread Whole Wheat. 450 G. Loof Lemon Layer Cake workload. She was later given a poor performance and finally transferred to another position. e A cafeteria employee cuts a hand. The nurse tells him it is not safe to work and that he should go home. The manager informs the employee he should go back to work or © A senior position opens in technical services and is filled by the husband of a manager in another department on a temporary basis. Several months later a competition is announced. The now experienced husband is hired permanently. © A hiring freeze is imposed in the printing department and some employees are transferred or offered early retirement to cut staff. Nevertheless, new casual staff are hired. In at least one case there is a close family link to the senior branch management. e Employees in a technical service are required to attend training courses on their days off, on weekends, without pay. When employees protested they were told it was mandatory. The brief was received by the parliamentary yyment and staff relations committee which is studying Bill C-45, introduced by the government last year to head off a full-scale union organizing drive among Hill employees. Several groups of service workers — as to those employed directly by MPs and senators — had been granted the right to unionize by the Canada Labor Relations Board. 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