JAKARTA (CP) — Canadian taxpayers who wonder whether they are getting their money's worth from Prime Minister Trudeau's Asian'tour might be more upset to find out they're also footing the bill for Ralph Ferguson.

Ferguson is the affable Liberal MP for ‘Lambton: Middlesex in southwestern Ontario and, halfway through the trip, it is still unclear why he is along other than to enjoy a perk.

The MP says he has expertiso in agriculture, but that subject hasn't figured large in the current trip. He also says he has an interest in oil and natural gas, partly because he hails from Petrolia, Ont., where the first oil was produced in North America.

Officials said MPs tag along on such oe to give them broader experience.

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Head-table small talk between leaders at state dinners is not always as enlightening as one would expect, Take, for example, this exchange between Trudeau and Thai Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda i in

ngko!

Pret : “Should Imake my speech now?” (four- ma pause), 3

“Trudeau: “Do you | like giving speeches?” Prém:'“I like...”

speeches?”

In_ retrospect, Opposition Leader Joe Clark's infamous inquiry of a farmer in India about the “oem of your acreage,” does = pot | look 80 inane.

i h Asia bis d all sorts of entrepreneurs looking for a quick buck. One of the-more bizarre ‘ ‘proposals comes from a Swiss businessman who Gat to: sink $200,000 in a project to set up a floating

Trudeau: “Does it sive you pleasure to make’

sdiry by hee cows in tie hold ofa ship: in ‘la ingapore’ harbor to produce’ milk for’ the crowded’ city: te :

' He says cows will'have no problem adjusting life’ at sea. ‘The cows aren't ‘smart ‘enough: ‘to ‘know: ‘the. difference, ho told the Asian Wall Stree! Journal.’ They don't even have enough Brains te get seasick.

Trudeau might have Tay: when he | saw. ‘a soven-metre billboard portrait along his cavalcade route’: into tho Indonesian capital of Jakarta. The portri u onan outdated. official photo, shows ‘him with thicker, ‘blacker hair and dressed in a black suit with white pinstripes. The overall Hbressian, was that’ of a Mafia hood,

ON TOUR. WITH TRUDEAU

The'sign in Jakarta hotel rooms says please conserve energy, but the message appeared to have been: lost on Canadian Embassy officials who set up the media‘room, - They provided electric typewriters rather than ‘manual ' ones and a photocopier rather than’ carbon ‘paper, ve official explained ;he ‘couldn't find any’ manual: t; writers for rent, ‘but _ they iat Plum forgot’ about carbon’ paper.

‘ . * Trudeau said one’ photograph of him:

“active in Southeast ‘Asia for! about 10. years.

Indonesian Times for its casual dress. Under a. front-page

. photo of one Journalist in asafarisuitiand i thongs, the newspaper’ sald: Canadian-style fréedom of press meant freedom to dress casi appeared to be: most offended ‘by the ‘thongs which called Japanese sleepers. For the record, reporters are, often wearing’ ties and. even ‘dark ‘suits for ‘formal cetagions, despite the steamy tropical weather.

“grudeau ran into a: ed poltieal ‘opponent when he met with Canadian businessmen here.’ Peter Bawden, a Progressive Conservative: MP. from Calgary. from 1972 until 1979, 'now owns a-drilling company which has ‘been

" Forel names la aes are often a mouthful ‘for

would ruin his trip and ‘officials’: said: earlier one” photograph of him ‘cavorting ‘with. dancing girls’ would: have the same effect, Photographers ‘were''ready to pounce when Trudeau ‘went on stage to present flowers:

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Recession hits B.C: contracts

Negotiations to be tough

/ANCOUVER (CP) —

e ymid- 1981, the full impact of the B.C. forest industry's precipitous slide was still unknown. Three major unions, representing some 63,000 workers, settled two-year contracts — after a five-week strike — calling for pay ineréases. of 15 per cent and 13 per cent, respectively.

Four thousand steelworkers at Cominco Ltd. won about 30 percent over two years, ferry workers got 85 per cent over 27 months and similar contracts were being signed all -over British ‘Columbia as unions in the resource-rich province rode the tail end of an- economic wave.

What a difference two years

In Trail, Ken i, local United ‘America spokesman, § says the rival CAIMAW’s three. ont

‘contracts set a trend ‘iubat certainly won't: help us” at

Cominco. “But our priorities have changed as a result of ‘the economic times,” he said. “We're looking at .a . more

sattractive pension plan to encourage some ‘of our’ older

members to retire and allow yotng. People i in the community to work, and other benefits.

“But we wilt get a raise. 1 dox't know hey much, but 1 guarantee you we will get a raise.”

The most interesting bargaining could come in’ the : i Don

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OTTAWA (CP) ‘— ‘Em- ployees of the Public Service ‘Alliance of Canada have neg- * otiated a. wage-and-fringe benefit increase higher than

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15 per. cent, ahead of the V: Pricg -Index of 14.8 per cent, The picture will be markedly different in 1983. cae

LY .. Employer losses, particularly in the mining and forestry sectors, are. and no ic upturn is Those two-year deals now have run their course, and * while,inflation has dropped — the Vancouver Consumer Price Index hit 8.8 per cent in October —wages will be hard pressed to keep pace this time. ~ "Already, the militant Canadian Association of Indus- ’ tyial, Mechanical and Allied Workers has signed pacts with three mines, each calling for a wage freeze in the first year. The" ‘at Placer Devel Ltd's

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much will depend on the attitude of the employers and the :

overall package. If they’re hardnosed, then fhere' ‘8 going to

be trouble.” : He said the union will be ciasentating heavily on

‘eontract language — “an area where we didn’t really think ~

mine also locks the union into a three-year deal.

‘Also on the minds-of union negotiators are the nearly 200,000 uneniployed. Art Gruntman of the Canadian Paper- workers Union says his negotiators will definitely seek a shorter work week in an effort to get more of his members back to work.

Those 1981 increases were won against the backdrop of a record 3,232, 817 worker-days fost due to strikes or lockouts..

That figure dropped more than two million in 1982 and despite a cheavy bargaining year in 1988 — 554 agreements covering 2 208: 855 employees are expiring ~_ ihe squeeze of i d to

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For his part, Saunders ‘says: anything to give."

Other major agreements expiring this’ year include three contracts covering 12,500 workers .with the B.C. Roadbuilders’ Association (February); three contracts, covering 7,825 employees of B.C. Hydro (March); contracts covering 10,000 hotel workers (April); and ant agreement covering 36,570 civil servants (October).

“Things are going to be tight and the recession will'take ‘a lot of flexibility ‘out of: bargaining,” said: John’. Fryer, general secretary of the B.C. Government Employees Union. “But we have to look for flexibility dospite the econoniy — flexibility in other areas than wages.”

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SASKATOON | CP) — "Bill, Hunter ‘8 spitimtaca aiut bringing St, Louis Blues of the National Hockey League to. this. Saskatchewan ceity is balanced by a horde of

_ Skeptics, -

“Thoy. montion a: lack of: population: and ‘facilities, :

Hunter's backgi vel. pi and from the NHL's psa among other objections. But there's no room for negative thinking in the mind” bf Hunter, one of the prime movers behind the formation ,of the World Hockey Association, the now-defunct league that. led to the: inclusion: in jthe NHL of. Edmonton, Winnipeg, Quebec and ‘Hartford: is Hunter, 62, and Peter Batoni, his’pa { financial’ backer, have an‘ “agreement "prlaciple” to ‘purchase the Blues. from ‘owners ‘Ralst H-Purina. |< \ ;"We -have a purchase agreemont,"’ said * Paul DrAsats executive -wleg:prealde end‘ chiof financial

tig! ‘of Batonl: Hunter. “Our ‘only basic concern is convincing the board of the NHL that we'd be able to play in Saskatoon, at the start of the 1983-84 season.” VOTE THURSDAY The Ralston-Purina board of directors is oxpected to vote on the offer, reported to be between $12 million and $15 million,, after the | "s annual. shi

to Saskatoon, anyway? I don't ‘ant tobe taking dogsleds to get around.”” *

League president John “Ziegler sald this week the NHL is opposed to franchise shifts.

“If the NHL wants to screw us they certainly can,” said ‘Batonl. “But, I pelleve ‘they'll be reasonable

meeting. in St. Louis ‘on/'Thuraday.

The;,main. obstacle ‘for the Hunter-Batont group. remains the NHL board of governors, They must. give :

their full approval and’some have voiced opposition, \“Hunter (when, he founded the WHA) cost us (the NHL): millions, of dollars,” said NHL. governor. Harold

Ballard, owner of Toronto Maple Leafs. I can't see doing :.

: anything for'a guy like Hunter, :

“Begides all that, I don’t. believe Saskatoon could . "support an NHL, franchise, and who the hell wants. to go

It pate Purina approves the sale the NHL board would: put the franchise tranafer on the agenda for its meeting Feb. 7-8. ‘Two! main concerns would be the construction of an arena.in time for next season and the ability of a team to draw: in Saskatoon, 8 city of about

: 155,000.

BATONI EXPERIENCED Batoni, whose company: constructed the 17,000-seat Edmonton ‘Coliseum in eight’ months, said he's confident he could put up an 16,000-seat arena in time.

Saskatoon Mayor Cliff Wright said if an NHLt team is secured the city will donate the land for the arena. : The total cost of the arena and the franchise is’

‘ expected to exceed $60: million and Hunter said

Batoni-Hunter would probably retain 40-per-cent owner- ship of the club and sell public shares for the rest,

Hundreds of applications for season tickets have been received daily since Huntor opened his hockey office in Saskatoon on Jan. 3,

“It hasn't stopped since we opened,” said a member, of the office staff. “Besides the hundreds of letters the phone has been ringing non-stop and thero's a constant flow of people into the office.” S

Hunter, Batoni and Wright are enthusiastic and optimistic, As one Saskatoon banker summed the situation up: “It’s still a wild dream, but oh, what a

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Steve Larmer and: Darryl” Sutter scored ' third-period goals seven seconds apart to earn Chicago Black Hawks a 4-4 tie with’ Philadelphia Fly-

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP)

*— Ron Francis scored on a

backhand shot. with four minutes, 50 seconds remaining to give Hartford a 2-1 victory over New Jersey y night.

ers,on Frank Bathe gave ‘Philad-~ elphia -a. 4-2 lead with a

25-foot shot at 2:09 in: the .

@ third period, but’ Larmer § fired ina rebound at 2:58 and Sutter scored from the left

A circle at 8:05 to tie the game AL : B

The contest ‘was: rough with 25 penalties, including »six. majors.

:< Invthe first period, Rich Preston gave

dead. at.5:20.,

Flyers’ goaltondar. Bunny Larocque after taking a: fea- thering pass from, Dave Feamster.

Leftwinger Paul ‘Evans tied the game at'10:50 of the opening period, deflecting a

blue’ line shot by tea ite”

@ Glen Cochrane at’ Chicago: goalie Tony’ Esposito.\*The

4: Black Hawks got’ back’ in front when Denis Cyr hit'the upper left corner “f the net- feet after taking a pass from Curt. Fraser.

ISLANDERS 5 KINGS 2

UNIONDALE, .N.Y.. (AP) — Soha Tonelli’s three goals powered New York to a 5-2 victory over -Los Angeles, giving the three-time Stanley

: Cup .. champions their. fifth: *

victory in-a-row.

The Kings have won just.’ twice in their last: 18 ganies: (2: 18-3)...

“Tonelli; a ae year-old left winger,’ scored twice ina’ free-

saw New York ‘take a-3-2

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60 when he perfect pass’ from Mike Bossy on a power play for his. 21st ‘goal -of the’

the scoring at.

Jets down Raiders

"LOS ANGELES (AP) —

” Richard Todd's 45-yard pass

to Wesley Walker set up a one-yard scoring plunge by Scott Dierking fase 3: 45

be played ateither Sen Diego or “Miami--since both: are seeded higher than ‘the: Jets.

“Todd compléted 15 of 24 passes for arr bate on the

iz New York Jets a eter) victory over Los Angeles

. Raiders in a. second-round

National Football League playoff game.

Walker, who caught seven passes for 169 yards on. the day,’ got open deep over the middle and Todd was right on

target. Dierking scored’ the +

game-winning touchdown on the next play. e

The upset triumph by the Jets, seeded sixth among American, Football Confer- ence playoff teams, advanced

, them into the AFC champion-

ship. contest next weekend

against the winner of the’ San

Diego-Minmi game ‘today. The conference title game,

seheduled next Sunday, will

Lance Mehl. “a two, key interceptions for New York in the waning moments.

The Jets, who are 8-3, drove 67 yards on five plays following a Los Angeles punt for the winning touchdown.

New York led at halftime 10-0, but seemed on the ropés when the Raiders ‘scored a pair of third-quarter touch- downs to take their first lead. Los Angeles threatened to extend its advantage early in the fourth quarter, but: New York defensive end Joe Klecko recovered a fumble by the Raiders’ Marcus Allen at the Jets’ 14.

The Jets then moved into Los Angeles territory, but Burgess Owens stopped the

threat with an interception in

the. Raiders’ end zone, Shortly later, the Raiders

punted and the Jets put

together their winning drive., really hurt,”

LOCKS UF ViCTORY

The Jets had a chance to lock: up the victory when Mehl intercepted a_ “Jim Plunkett pass and returned it eight yards to the Angeles 27-yard line with

* 2:49 left. But 23 seconds

later, the Raiders had the ball back © when’. Ted Hendricks recovered a fumble by Freeman McNeil

and returned it eight yards to

the. Los Angeles 33.

The Raiders moved to the New York 42-yard line, but Mehl picked’ off another Plunkett pass with 1:37 to go to wrap up the victory.

In NFL action today, the Dolphins hope to reverse the wild 41-38 overtime loss to

the Chargers i in . the Playoffs last year. ..

“The ‘disappointment of being so close and no cigar said Miami coach Don Shula. “It gave us great incentive for this year.”

« The Packers and Cowboys

renew an old’ playoff evry, one that has been dorma: for 16 years. The players i on both teams were only young- sters when: Bart Starr sneaked over from one yard out fora touchdown, giving the Packers ‘ a 21-17 victory over Dallas in the 1967 Tce Bowl. Starr now’ is the Packers’ coach, taking Green Bay into the playoffs for the first time.. since 1972,

Dallas coach Tom Landry | was there, as he has been throughout the Cowboys’ 23-year history in which they've made the playoffs 16 times.

season. The Kings tied. it-1 1 8:40 on Marcel Dionne's'22n: goal of the season. Fifty- -fout seconds later,. Tonelli’

connected off a’scramble in .

Doug Keans,

making his second'start since being recalled Tuésday fr N

The victory’ was the Whalers’ second in a row after’ a 12-game__ winless streak.

The winning goal by Francis came when he inter-

-cepted- an errant clearing

pass by New Jersey's John Wensink. He’ took the pass, ‘skated in alone on’ New Jersey's goal and flipped his

backhand shot over goalie

Chico. Resch.

“score just four

seconds earlier, when former Whaler. Mike Antonovich beat. Hartford goalténder Greg Millen with a wrist shot from between “the faceolt circles.

DETROIT 4 TORONTO 3

DETROIT (AP) — Dwight Foster scored at 9:06 of the third period Saturday night to give Detroit a 4.3 victory over Toronto.

The victory boosted the Red Wings’ lead to six points over Toronto for the fourth place and final playoff spot in

the “Norris «Division and’.

moved Detroit ‘within two points of third. place St, Louis Blues.~ Foster picked up the puck at dentre ice, skated down the left wing and fired a drive that went through the pads of Toronto goaltender Rick , St: Croix. The game’ finished: in a

* free-for-all when ‘the Maple wheeling first period. that.

Leafs pulled their goalie fora two-man advantage during a power. -play.at 17:44 of the third period. a MONTREAL8 ’ PITTSBI URGH 7 ‘PITTSBURGH’ (AP) — re Shutt and Mark Napier scored twice to koy a -goalsécond period that helped: Montreal to. an 8-7 victory over Pittsburgh. With Montreal trailing 2-1, ‘Shutt Scored ed two goals in 10 econds to put the Canadiens ‘ahead to-stay. Shutt scored at 5:11 ‘against Penguin prle Michel Dion, who was

‘Rossland skier.

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VERNON (CP) — Chris: Melver of Rossland, B.C., 4 member ae the B.C. ski’ team,

he cup

junior division, for skiers

“aged 17 and under.

“In- iti Friday,

won the.- “Cup.

* glalom skiing’ competition’, | Saturday with a’ tworun,”

combined time of one minute, 50.41 seconds. *

Derek. Trussler, also. of Rossland, : was °- runner: up with, atime: of 1:52.12. Trussler edged Gene Dwar- kin of Fernie, who was timed at 1:52.72.

Dwarkin was top in the

Mclver had a combined time of 1:47.79, defeating Trussler and Mike Carney of

** Squamish, B.C. Banff's Karen Percy, who competes with’

the Alberta ski team, won the women’s races, capturing Saturday’s event in a combined time of 1:26.45 to edge Pollie Lumby of Calgary who was clocked at 1:26.54.

Shutt then scored. his second goal on the first shot faced by, Dion's replacement, rookie Roberto Romano.

Napler added two ‘goals and Mario Tremblay and Bob

Gainey also scored, giving .

Montreal a 7-3 lead. Pittsburgh came back with

two goals by Rick Kehoe and

one by Kevin McClelland to cut the lead -to 7-6 before Tremblay scored his second of the game at 5:41 of the final period to give Montreal a two-goal lead,

BUFFALO 4 CAPITALS 2 LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Phil Housley broke a 2-2 tie backhand shot late in

went on to beat Washington 4-2 ina game Saturday night. The 18-year-old rookie who was one of three players Buffalo drafted in the first

" round of the entry draft last

June also assisted on Mike Foligno's first-period goal that’tied the score at 1-1. Early in the second period, rookie defenceman Mannou Virta intercepted a clearing attempt at the blueline and

NORTHSTAPS4 - -- BLOOMINGTON, Mian. jap) “— Wayne. Gretzky « scored one goal and added five assists to spoil Minne- sota’' coach ‘Murray Oliver's dcbut_as Edmonton blasted the North Stars 10-4 Sabir day night.

He scored a goal in the third period after intercept- ing a pass Minnesota . goalie ' Markus Mattsson. Gretzky had’ at least one assist and the Oilers scored at least three goals in each period.

Oliver replaced Glen Sonmor, who resigned, last

y. Oliver has filled in»

porarily for Sonmor* at" times during the last two -

years, and now has a 8-2-1 record. -

The. Oilers got short- handed goals by Don Jackson and Randy Gregg. The North. Stars have now given up 16 short-l handed goals. | fs Jackson, a former ‘North. Star, scored his first goal of the season at 1:55 of the first" period, for a 1-0 Oiler lead, and the rout was on, Edmon- ton also got two goals from

ave his fourth

skated to the fh net

to score the Sabres’ second .

goal of the night.

Tony McKegney completed the Sabres’ scoring on a two-on-one play at 18:80 of the third period.

D and fifth of the year.

Mark Messier and Glenn Anderson each scored their 830th. and Ken . Lindseman Picked up his 22nd for the Oilers,

-Too much snow _cancels races

SCHRUNS, AUSTRIA

(CP) —.The downhill is:

proving to he the most fragile of sports.

Early in the season a num- ber of World Cup downhill races had to be postponed and dates shuffled due to a lack of snow. On Saturday, both the women's and men’s World Cup downhills were postponed for exactly the op- posite réason — too much snow.

The Canadian women's team hope is that the can- cellation here, due to a snow- fall of half metre, may work in Gerry Sorensen’s' favor.

At Wengen, Switzerland, the heavy snowfall coupied with strong winds postponed the Lauberhorn men’s race until Monday.

Organizers here plan to stage the race teday, but if bad weather persists, the race will be delayed to Mon- day.

“The new snow means the course will be a lot smooth- er,” said Canadian women's coach Currie Chapman of Ot- tawa. “That is good for gli- ders and Gerry is one of the best gliders there is.

- “The problem was lack of snow at first, now it won't stop. We hear it is still snow- ing heavily over in France

;tional team skiers,

and that means all that is jet to come this way.”

In Friday's downhill at Schruns, won by Doris de’ Agostini of Switzerland, Sor- ensen, of Kimberley, finished fifth. Laurie’ Graham of-In-

., glewood, Ont., was the top -

Canadian, placing fourth. *.- -After. the skiers trooped back from. the Montafon course, Chapman, Sorensen; Graham. and two other na- Shane * Leavitt of Calgary and. Lisa Savijarvi of Bracebridge, Ont., bid a tearful far:well to teammate Diane Lehodey.

Lehodey, of Calgary, who dislocated her hip in a fall during training Thursday, returned to the Canadian team's hotel briefly Saturday before being driven to Zur- ich. She will fly home to- day. “Tam really feeling no pain now," she said. I am just amazed how quickly it has come around so I'm uptim- istic that it will bea fairly quick recovery.”

Lehodey added that X-rays of her hip revealed a sus- pected bone chip.

“The dislocation went out’ the back and that is where the chip is, so I'm told it shouldn't complicate the heal- ing process.”

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