The record, 5 novembre 1981, jeudi 5 novembre 1981

Showers Weather, page 2 Sherbrooke, Thursday, Novembers, 1V81 30 cents Reaganomics is to blame for our poor trade performance Thursday Townshlppers File Townshippers information officer Susan Reed passes along information on the work being done at the Butters’ Home and some tips on how to get the government to work for you-3 Births, deaths.7 Business .$ Classified .8 Comics .9 Editorial .4 Living .6 Sports .10 If you are a born worrier, you were born at the right time.V" V- "Smoking or nonsmoking?” The news is out.DVs pregnant LONDON — In a storybook sequel to a storybook wedding Diana, Princess of Wales is expecting her first child in June of next year.The 20-year-old princess, married three months ago to Prince Charles, eldest son of Queen Elizabeth, is reported to be in good health and members of the royal family are said to be delighted."The Queen was personally informed of the news by the prince and princess some days ago,” said a palace spokesman.“The Prince and Princess of Wales, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh and members of both families are delighted by the news.” The child will be second in line to the throne after Charles, 32.The palace spokesman said Diana, who made her first state appearance Wednesday at the formal opening of the British Parliament, is "in excellent health.” The spokesman added the princess ‘ hopes to continue to undertake some public engagements but regrets any disappointment which may be caused by any curtailment in her planned program.” CENTRE OF ATTENTION Diana and Charles were having lunch today with the Lord Mayor of London following a hectic two weeks that took the couple to Wales for a three-day official tour and kept them out late every evening this week.Just 19 when Charles proposed, the former Lady Diana Spencer turned 20 on July 1.Charles will be 33 on Nov.14.Following their glittering wedding at St.Paul’s Cathedral on July 29, the couple honeymooned aboard the royal yacht Britannia in the Mediterranean and spent two months in seclusion at the royal estate at Balmoral, in Scotland.During their gruelling, rain-drenched tour of Wales, one stop was a maternity ward in the Rhondda valley where Charles gave a hint of today’s announcement when he told one new mother it was “a very good thing” for fathers to be present at the birth of their children.The palace spokesman said it was too early to predict where the baby would be born.Recent royal mothers, including Charles’ sister Princess Anne, have favored a private wing of St.Mary's Hospital in West London’s Paddington district.The spokesman said Dr.George Pinker, the Queen’s gynecologist, would attend Princess Diana.He delivered Anne’s two children, Peter and Zara.OTTAWA (CP) — Canada is borrowing $300 million U.S.from Saudi Arabia to bolster its official international reserves, used to support the value of the dollar, Finance GDC to sell Asbestos Corp.MONTREAL (CP) — La Presse says General Dynamics Corp of St.Louis, Mo., has offered to sell the Quebec government a controlling interest in Asbestos Corp.Ltd.while retaining a minority holding for itself.Citing "reliable sources.” the newspaper also reported today that General Dynamics — which owns 54 per cent of Asbestos Corp — has abandoned its initial sale price demand of $100 per share OTTAWA (CP) — Industry Minister Herb Gray blamed "Reaganomics" for Canada’s poor trade performance Thursday, after Statistics Canada reported the country’s merchandise trade surplus had plunged in September to $65 million from $372 million in August "Obviously a weakness in the U.S.economy, which is our best customer, is going to be reflected in our own trade By Charles Bury MACDONALD COLLEGE Canada’s beef producers have to learn to “watch market conditions and react to them,” Charles Gracey, general manager of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, told over 200 members of the Quebec Farmers’ Association at its annual meeting yesterday.Canadians produce too much beef, he said, as average consumption has gone down from 130 pounds per capita to 90 pounds since 1975, and producers are in poor shape today because they have failed to react to the decline.General economic conditions are also largely responsible for the state of the industry.Gracey added, citing high interest rates and reduced disposable Minister Allan MacEachen announced Wednesday.MacEachen said in a statement the five-year loan carries 16.25 per cent interest and has been signed with the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, equivalent of the Bank of Canada.Robin Miller, chief of the debt management section in the finance department, said the department chose the five-year loan from Saudi Arabia rather than existing standby credit with Canadian and other foreign banks because the Saudi rate is cheaper He said the loan will boost Canada's reserves of U.S.currency, now at $1.2 billion.The U.S.currency reserves are the first line of defence whenever the dollar is weak The government uses the money to buy Canadian currency, increasing demand for the dollar and pushing up its value.Miller said this is the first time Canada has borrowed directly from Saudi Arabia and the government hopes it will lead to improved relations with that country, perhaps including more Saudi imports of Canadian goods figures," Gray said in an interview outside the Commons.His assessment was backed by a Statistics Canada statistician who said the high interest rate policy of the United States has stalled the U.S.economy and has weakened the demand for Canadian exports, especially cars and forest and steel products.Almost 70 per cent of Canada's trade income as factors in farm troubles.Gracey also said the only thing producers can do about the slump is to See MARKET , Page 3 Students strike over Quebec college cutbacks MONTREAL (CP) — Students from many of Quebec’s junior colleges and universities stayed away from, or walked out of, classes on Wednesday to protest provincial government cutbacks in post-secondary education budgets.Student leaders had different claims about participation in the “strike” — one spokesman said 60,000 took the day off, another said 150.000.Between 600 and 900 placardcarrying.shouting students marched on education department offices in east-end Montreal.There were no incidents.Government grants to universities increased by only 6.9 per cent in 1981-82 from 1980-81, while junior colleges received 8.2 per cent increases for the same period, an education department official said The increases, he said, were behind Canada’s inflation rate.Students fear universities will be forced to double tuition fees, which the government froze 12 years ago in the $450-$600 range.Tuition fees in Quebec are among the lowest in the country, although foreigners studying here pay much more than Canadians.A spokesmen for one of the two student oganizations that called the strike say library hours and services have been reduced along with the number of professors and technicians, causing overcrowding in classrooms.is with the U .S.In September exports to the U.S.decreased by 7.3 per cent to $4.54 billion, while imports rose by 8.6 per cent to $4.85 billion.Preliminary September figures put the overall trade surplus with all countries at $3.51 billion for the first three quarters of the year, down from $5.02 billion for the same period in 1980 The surplus has been dwindling since peaking in October, 1980, at $925 OTTAWA (CP) — A surprise proposal Wednesday by Prime Minister Trudeau to submit his cherished charter of rights to the people in a national referendum was greeted with hostility by most premiers at the first ministers’ constitutional conference.The startling offer, immediately embraced by Quebec Premier Rene Levesque although he later qualified his support, dominated the third day of private meetings aimed at solving the constitutional impasse.A flurry of proposals and counterproposals came forward and the conference was resuming today at 9 a m.EST behind closed doors in advance of a public session scheduled for 10 a.m.Most premiers, while conceding that Trudeau’s offer caught them off guard, said they doubted the referendum proposal would produce enough of a consensus to bring about an agreement.Only Levesque and Ontario’s William Davis were ready to support the proposal and most other premiers expressed strong opposition to the concept.Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed was vehement in his protest, and vowed to campaign against the federal proposal across the country if a referendum is held Like most of the like-minded premiei s.Lougheed argued that such a proposition would be divisive for Canada.PEl'KFORI) ECHOED Newfoundland’s Brian Peckford, echoing Lougheed’s contention, announced he would put another proposal on the table today which he said would go a long way toward protecting everyone’s interests.Trudeau told reporters during a lunch break his idea is to bring home the constitution from Britain with his c harter of rights attached — but held in abeyance — to allow two more years of negotiations to seek agreement."If we have not (reached agreement) we w'ould put the whole question of a charter to the people of Canada,” the prime minister said.“Mr.Levesque agreed with that so we have a new alliance between the Quebec government and the Canadian government.” million.The decline began to slow in early spring, Statistics Canada statistician Henry Glouchkow said, but both the U.S and Canadian economies have stalled since then.What happens to the surplus now will depend on whether imports or exports go down faster.A negative factor is the exchange rate against other currencies and its effect on Canadian exports to the difficult to read it was "not far from being Chinese.” He refused to declare his total support for the proposal.The prime minister now has offered to hold a referendum on the two most contentious items in his constitutional package, the charter and the amending formula.Justice Minister Jean Chretien told a brief news conference following Wednesday’s talks the government had no plans to introduce proposals today.Instead, Ottawa would wait to hear the latest provincial offers.Levesque commented that “the odds are probably loaded towards a failure OTTAWA (CP) — Federal and provincial participants at this week’s constitutional conference have developed leaking, briefing, commenting and sometimes even, er, how to put this delicately, fibbing, to a fine art By accident or design, leaders and their officials have misled reporters covering the event, helping to shape public perception of the events to suit their needs.It’s easy for them to do it because the meetings have been held mostly in private, in at least four different locations, and with various com binations of leaders.Federal officials had to concede Wednesday they were losing the battle lor hearts and minds.“We blew it,” conceded an official close to Prime Minister Trudeau.Some of the headlines were making it look like the federal camp wasn’t willing to compromise.They were so miffed that they held a special briefing Wednesday because there seemed to be “some confusion” as to who stood where.Some examples: European car market, Glouchkow said.While the Canadian dollar has weakened over the year against its U.S.counterpart, it has appreciated by as much as 30 per cent against some European currencies.This will make it difficult to export to European markets and we can’t look for a repeat of the record $8 billion merchandise trade surplus recorded in 1980, said Glouchkow.of the conference." Davis emphasized that all the proposals still on the table have some similarity and that common ground could still be found.But he added that a referendum is sometimes necessary when a consensus cannot be reached.New Brunswick Premier Richard Hatfield one of Trudeau’s staunchest constitutional allies — was opposed to the referendum proposal.“It really is an escape hatch only for a weak politician,” he said in an interview.“The only thing a referendum benefits is the person who is in some kind of political trouble.” major tradeoff in Tuesday morning’s session They said Davis suggested that an "opting out" amending formula favored by the eight dissident premiers be accepted in return the eight would accept the charter of rights.Davis’ people denied this vehemently throughout the day, even after Prime Minister Trudeau had also publicly confirmed it.They played with semantics and suggested that no actual “deal” had been offered and that Davis had only been throwing out ideas.—Tuesday afternoon, the eight dissidents met to mull over the Davis idea.Several of them — it is not clear how many of the eight decided to make a counteroffer.They proposed to Trudeau that he accept their formula, known as the Vancouver formula, in return for them accepting what a federal official later described as “a gutted charter.” Quebec officials indicated Davis supported the "gutted charter” proposal.Federal Justice Minister Jean Chretien angrily denied this, saying Davis wanted “a full charter.” However, the Quebec premier was more wary at tlje end of the day, saying the formula was so complicated and —On Tuesday, several provincial officials told reporters, on condition their names not be used, that Ontario Premier William Davis had proposed a Davis, when asked, played coy, saying it was well-known he would accept “refinements.” Howard S.Billings dies at 77 By Anthony Ross SILLERY — One of the pioneers of Quebec education is dead but his work, which set the foundation for the system of Protestant education we have today, lives on Howard Stanley Billings.77, died suddenly at his home Tuesday.He was one of the driving forces in Quebec education for over 40 years and much of his philosophy about consolidating the old one-room school house into larger schools came from his own experience in a one-room school house at Racey’s Corner on the Johnville Road near Lennoxville.Billings was born in 1904 in Valcartier but moved to Lennoxville at the age of eight.As well as attending the school at Racey’s Corner he went to Ascot Consolidated School, and I,ennoxville High School and graduated from Bishop’s University in 1927 with a B.A.and a High School Teaching Diploma He volunteered for service in the schools of Quebec-Labrador, and was headmaster of the academic section of Stanstead College where he taught science.Billings met his wife Helen during his tenure at Stanstead.From 1932-1936 he was assistant inspector of high schools with the responsibility of overseeing the quality of education for all in termediate schools in the Protestant sector In 1936, by an Order in Council he was appointed Special Officer of the Department of Education.His duties in this job were many and varied but his chief work centered on the consolidation of schools, the establishment of school municipalities and the planning of new buildings.In 1956 Billings was promoted to secretary of the Department of Education and six years later was appointed Director of Protestant Education, at the time when the Parent Commission was beginning its studies into the entire fabric of education in Quebec.When the Ministry of Education was formed under Law 60 in 1965 Billings was appointed associate deputy minister (Protestant) where he remained until his retirement in 1967.He not only lived through the Quiet Revolution but was deeply involved as a senior public servant whose career spanned the most dramatic shifts in Quebec education to date.Billings was a tireless wmrker and was one of the main proponents of free transportation for children to and from schools.He travelled all over the province visiting schools and upgrading the quality of education.In 1963 he convinced the government to hire seven new public servants in his department to help coordinate activities, an unheard of budgetary move at the time.He was a great proponent of science labs, gyms and other facilities he believed were extremely important to a well rounded education.The addition to his other duties Billings was with the Canadian Officers Training Corps for four years and alderman of the City of Sillery for four years.He was Howard S.Billings.dies at 77 director of the YMCA for 15 year and an elder in the United Churcl for 21 years.In 1937 he received th King George VI Coronation Medal the Queen Elizabeth II Coronatio Medal in 1953 and in 1948 the Orde of Scholastic Merit Third Degre (gold medal).For his outstanding service t education Bishop's Universit conferred upon him a Doctor of Civi Laws (Honoris Causa) in 196: Howard S.Billings High School i: Chateauguay is named after him Billings is survived by his wife an two daughters, as well as th education system he was in strumental in building.Canada borrows Arab $ A career smorgasbord It was careers day yesterday at Champlain College as students from Alexander Galt and Richmond Regional as well as Champlain met with workers representing all types of careers and university recruiters.Above, students interested in a radio career listen to advice from Bob Coley and Ted Silver of CRTS and Bernard St-Laurent of the CBC.Producers must watch market — Gracey Levesque pirouettes on plan as premiers fiddle .and premiers refine the fine art of fibbing i Tht> HKt’OlUV-Tliiii’Kdiiv, \tiw>mhfr S, l!>KI Go-go dancer, man held in police shooting death ., .u .o r«w.« in 1W7 Vincent, the tirsl sh(«)tinK as they fled the scene shock MONTREAL (CP) - A Ro-go dancer and an unemployed man are being held on a coroner's warrant in connection with the killing of a suburban policeman and the wounding of his partner Police said Wednesday that Luc Clouatre and dancer Danielle William, both 23, will appear before a coroner today to have a date set for an inquest A second man was detained briefly lor questioning on Wednesday but was later released.Longueuil police Const.Michel Vincent, 26, was shot dead Tuesday and Const Serge Gagnon, 25, was gravely wounded when the two walked into a volley of bullets fired by three bandits leaving a bank after a failed robbery Gagnon is still in critical condition at Charles Lemoyne Hospital after two operations, one to remove his left lung, the other to stop internal bleeding Clouatre, accompanied by a lawyer, appeared at police headquarters in Longueuil, just south of Montreal across the St, Lawrence River, on Wednesday afternoon shortly after a cross-Canada warrant for his arrest was issued.William was arrested at her apartment building near the bank just hours after the shooting.Police also found the car they say was used by the bandits and two 303-calibre rifles, PARTNERS SINCE 1»77 The two policemen had been partners since they joined Longueuil s 185-man force in 1W7 Vincent, the tirsl Longueuil policeman killed in the line of duty, had two children Gagnon is a bachelor 1710 two arrived in a patrol car at the bank to check an alarm that sounded just after three bandits, including a woman, walked in minutes before closing time.Witnesses said the robbers began firing from inside the bank as soon us the police car arrived and continued shooting as they lied the scene Vincent was hit in the head as he stepped out of his squad car.Gagnon was wounded twice in the chest and once in the arm and managed to fire a shot which police say may have been just reflex action It apparently hit no one.Vincent’s wife was shopping in a nearby store and rushed to the scene to see her dead husband lying in a pool of blood.She was led away in a state of Gagnon, an active sportsman, was shot 30 minutes before his shift ended and a two-week holiday was to begin.Before leaving on vacation he was scheduled to play hockev.Longueuil police Insp Richard Denault said: “He kept himself in very good shape.That’s probably why he’s still alive." A civic funeral will be held for Vincent on Saturday.Reagan downplays foreign NeWS-i 11-brief policy team dissension WASHINGTON (API President Reagan says reports of dissension within his foreign-policy team are totally unfounded even though State Secretary Alexander Haig insists a White House-based campaign to discredit him has been under way since January.Reagan, reacting sharply to rumors of "backbiting’’ among his top aides, told reporters Tuesday, “They're very destructive to our dealings worldwide," adding that foreign governments are being led “to believe that there’s some disarray here." State Department spokesman Dean Fischer took the unusual step Tuesday of confirming a published report that Haig believes a top White House aide is waging a “guerrilla campaign" against him.Informed officials, who declined to be identified, said Haig believes Richard Allen.Reagan’s national security adviser, is trying to discredit him.Rut Allen called a reporter late Tuesday to say Haig telephoned him earlier in the day to absolve him of responsibility.White House spokesman David Gergen said Reagan does not plan to try to find out who, if anybody, is responsible, No administration in recent memory has been spared reports of internal bickering, but it is normal procedure tor government spokesman not to comment on them.Sub report goes to Swedish cabinet STOCKHOLM (CP) — An official report on the grounding of a Soviet submarine in a Swedish military area went to the cabinet today amid speculation that the nine-day standoff between Sweden and the Soviet Union was nearing an end.The newspaper Svenska Dagbladet said the government might release the submarine after lodging a strong protest with the Soviet Union against the violation of Swedish waters.It said the sub must be inspected for seaworthiness and this might be done sometime today.Prime Minister Thorbjorn Falldin called a special cabinet meeting this morning to review the report, which the commander of the armed forces, Gen.Lennart Ljung, submitted after interrogation of the submarine’s captain, Lt.-Cmdr.Pyotr Gushin, and inspection of his navigation equipment.Official sources refused to discuss the report, saying it was classified.But Svensa Dagbladet said it seemed to confirm that the vessel was on a spying mission.The day the submarine ran aground among islands 10 nautical miles south of the Karlskrona naval base, the Swedish navy was testing new secret anti-submarine defences in the area.The tests involved a “new antisubmarine torpedo and secret materials," Defence staff spokesman Borje Johansson said.However, Navy spokesman Commander Gunnar Rasmusson said the tests had been under way for several weeks, and he did not believe there was a direct connection between them and the Soviet intruder.Another Swedish official said the nature of the tests was secret but the fact they were taking place was made known to Swedish regiments in an open letter from military leaders.Gushin claimed that a breakdown in his navigational equipment caused him to stray into the restricted zone 300 nautical miles southeast of Stockholm.Swedish officials rejected this, saying navigational equipment in working order and skilful manoeuvring were required for the ship to travel as tar as it did among the islands where it grounded.Princess Di attends first full state occasion LONDON (AP) A dazzling Princess of Wales attended her first full state occasion Wednesday, seated at her husband’s side as Queen Elizabeth formally opened a new session of the British Parliament.The first Princess of Wales in 70 years to attend the glittering annual ceremony, Diana joined Prince Weathe ¦ i Sunny today, but becoming cloudy with moderate winds later in the day.Showers will begin this evening and continue through Friday.High today 12, low tonight 6.High Friday 8.Charles, her husband of three months, in the procession from Buckingham Palace.They rode to Parliament in the Glass Coach that carried them to St.Paul’s Cathedral for their wedding and were joined by Charles’s sister, Princess Anne, and her husband, Capt.Mark Phillips.In a white fur coat over a white satin dress, a diamond tiara crowning her short blonde hair, 20 year old Diana exchanged smiles with Charles, 32, as they sat at the Queen’s right hand before the assembled ermine-robed dukes and duchesses, peers, bishops and judges in the House of Lords.During the 10-minute ceremony the monarch read the government’s plans tor the coming legislative year.#1____fogl IfBCQTu 569 95M 569-6345 569 9525 569 9931 569 9931 569 4856 George MacLaren, 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said.The hashish, estimated to be worth $40 million, had been shipped from Lebanon to Newark, N.)., before being trucked to Montreal, Insp.At Breau said.Via to try LRC debut again MONTREAL (CP) — Having missed one deadline, Via Rail will start phasing in its new LRC trains on the Montreal-Toronto run on Nov.16, the passenger-rail agency said Wednesday.The debut o! the LRC — acronym for Light, Rapid, Comfortable — was set for Oct.25 on the Montreal-Toronto run, but was delayed because of a host of what officials say are minor problems associated with the shakedown process.Governments create climate MONTREAL (CP) Governments in Canada, especially the federal and Quebec governments, are creating a climate that tends to deter rather than attract investment, says the new president of the Quebec Chamber of Commerce.Roger Phillips, vice-president of Alcan Aluminium Ltd., said in an interview Wednesday that Ottawa’s National Energy Program and proposed anti-combines legislation, along with efforts by the Quebec government to buy into Quebec corporations, are making investors — particularly foreign investors — stop and think about doing business in Canada.Soleil plans a.m.edition QUEBEC (CP) The larger of Quebec City’s two daily newspapers, Le Soleil, has decided to go head to head with its competitor by becoming the first newspaper in the province to print both morning and evening editions.The paper hopes the introduction of a morning edition will provide its competitor, the tabloid Le Journal de Quebec, with “healthy competition,” publisher Claude Masson said.Airlines still against Mirabel QUEBEC (CP) — Like many of their passengers, Canadian airlines are hoping plans to make greater use of Mirabel Airport, about 60 kilometres north of Montreal, will die a natural death.Delegates to the Air Transport Association of Canada’s annual meeting here served up no resolutions on Mirabel tor fear that just talking about the issue will revive it, Jim Smith, the association’s vice-president for airport affairs, said in an interview Wednesday.Workers take pay cut YTCTORIAVTLLE, Que.(CP) A clothing manufacturer's 50 unionized workers have agreed to temporarily forego half of an eight-per-cent salary increase to help the company deal with tinancial difficulties Union spokesman Laurent Rivard said Tuesday the plan, accepted almost unanimously by the workers at a meeting, was devised strictly to help them keep their jobs at Rubin Ltd., and is not longterm financial aid for the company.Senate starts Via hearings OTTAWA (CP) The Senate transport committee starts hearings today into the government’s controversial plans to slash Via Rail passenger service as opposition to the scheduled reductions continues to gather steam across the country.At least one senator, Liberal Dan Riley, hopes the Senate investigation will generate enough evidence to cause Transport Minister Jean-Luc Pepin to have second thoughts about abandoning routes and reducing service by 20 per cent.Confident metric will prevail OTTAWA (CP) Small Business Minister Charles Lapointe reiterated Wednesday the government is confident in the business community’s ability to adapt to packaging and selling food in metric units in January.Progressive Conservative Bill Domm, a persistent critic of the program, called on the Liberals to rescind a cabinet order setting out terms of the two year conversion plan One man's slip.OTTAWA (CP) New Democratic Party Leader Ed Broadbent's slip was obviously showing Wednesday Replying to Broadbent charges he was sexist, Treasury Board President Don Johnston proudly told the Commons he is the father of four daughters.“That was most touching,” Broadbent shot back.“I happen to be the daughter of one.The House broke into gales of laughter as a red-faced Broadbent attempted to press on Knglish under-represented HALIFAX (CPi An elected member of the Parti Québécois said Wednesday that stronger parliamentary committees would give minorities, especially English speaking Quebecers, a much-needed forum in the national assembly.David Payne, PQ member for Vachon.was speaking at a seminar of the Canadian Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.He said all parliamentary committees in Canada can tie less partisan than governments and op-positions at large.Therefore, they w ould be better equipped to deal with the concerns of minorities, whose voice may not be heard by the parties themselves Peacekeepers get praise OTTAWA (CP) — The Commons paid unanimous tribute Wednesday to United Nations peacekeeping efforts on the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the first such force.All three parties applauded as Liberal backbencher Marcel Prud’homme urged the House to renew "its commitment to the United Nations’ effort to promote world peace.” Blunt says spies all in CIDA backs trade fair OTTAWA (CP) — The Canadian International Development Agency will help 75 Canadian companies demonstrate their technology to developing countries during the Second International Fair in Mexico city Nov.6-13, External Affairs Minister Mark MacGuigan said Wednesday.The Canadian technologies to be displayed are appropriate to the needs of the Third World and each company will receive a maximum $8,000 to exhibit.MacGuigan said in a statement.Cornwall station bankrupt CORNWALL, Ont.(CP) — CFIX-AM, the city’s financially troubled French-language radio station, is scheduled to go off the air this weekend, says an official of Price Waterhouse and Co.in Montreal, the station’s trustee in bankruptcy.Georges Marchand said Wednesday that CFIX revenues have fallen $2,000 to $3,000 short of expenses each week since trustees assumed responsibility of the station two months ago.However, the Association Canadienne-Français de L'Ontario, working to divert the closure, says there is a group of potential buyers of the station.North Pole on future route VANCOUVER (CP) — Some day the North Pole might be a way point on a new, shorter northern sea route, Gordon Harrison, senior vice-president of Dome Petroleum Ltd., said Wednesday.Large icebreaking freighters of 200,000 deadweight tons powered by 150,000 horsepower diesel engines would be used on the route, which may be developed within 10 years, Harrison told the fourth national marine conference.Presley doctor cleared by jury MEMPHIS (AP) — Dr.George Nichopoulos, Elvis Presley’s doctor for 11 years, was found not guilty Wednesday of charges he prescribed excessive quantities of narcotics, sedatives and amphetamines to the singer and eight other patients The Criminal Court jury deliberated for more than three hours before returning the verdict.In closing arguments.Nichopolous’s lawyer described the doctor as a good Samaritan who struggled in vain to cure the rock’n’roll star’s drug addiction.Dirty filter stalled shuttle CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.(AP) - A clogged filter, never refurbished after Columbia’s maiden mission into earth orbit last spring, shattered a near-flawless countdown for Launch II on Wednesday, grounding the U.S.space shuttle for about a week.The astronauts' co-ordinator said the delay may be long enough that Joe Engle and Richard Truly would return to their home base in Houston, Tex.Indians warn of violence LONDON (Reuter) — A delegation of Canadian Indian chiefs said Wednesday violence similar to that in Northern Ireland might develop in Canada unless their demands are mel.Drawing a parallel with the Irish Republican Army fighting to free Northern Ireland from British rule, Chief Solomon Sanderson told reporters: “The IRA are fighting for their political independence.It will be no different in Canada.The situation in Canada will get to that point.” Manson to stay in the ‘nut ward’ VACAVILLE, Calif.(AP) — Mass murderer Charles Manson.saying “I ain’t got no mind" after eight years in “the nut ward,” said Wednesday he was not ready for parole, and the state parole board agreed he was "an unreasonable risk to the public.” A panel from the state Board of Prison Terms called Manson’s crimes “so atrocious, reprehensible, and repugnant as to leave the observer incredulous.” Cuba to get Soviet reactor UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Cuba will receive a nuclear power reactor under an agreement worked out within Comecon, the Soviet-bloc economic community, an official of the organization said Wednesday.Belane Kadar.deputy secretary of the Moscow-based Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, told reporters the nuclear plant would be provided this decade under an agreement signed last year.She said it has not been decided how soon the reactor would be built Czechs defect at Gander GANDER.Nfld.(CP> — Three Czechoslovakian nationals have sought asylum at Gander International Airport, bringing the number ot defections at the airport so far this year to 32.equalling the annual record, officials say.A 42 year-old heavy equipment operator, a 30-year old factory worker and a 19-year old ground stewardess, employed by the Czech airline in Prague, left an aircraft that landed at Gander Tuesday en route to Havana.An immigration inquiry for the three has been scheduled for Friday.LONDON (Reuter) — Anthony Blunt, Queen Elizabeth’s former art adviser who was unmasked in 1979 as a former Soviet spy, said Wednesday he knew of no more British traitors in high places after one of his old recruits admitted having been a Soviet agent.Blunt, a self-confessed former spy for the Soviets, was drawn into Britain's latest espionage scandal when retired film executive Leo Long admitted he, too, had spied for Moscow.Reagan recovery complete WASHINGTON (Reuter) — President Reagan is in excellent health and has recovered fully from the gunshot wound he suffered in an assassination attempt March 30, White House physician Daniel Huge said Wednesday.Huge said Reagan, 70, who underwent a physical examination last week, has a minor infection of the upper respiratory tract but this is improving rapidly.He said there is no evidence of cardiac disease or malignancy.Haig threatens nuke sample WASHINGTON (Reuter) — State Secretary Alexander Haig said Wednesday that NATO’s war contingency plans include a nuclear weapons "demonstration” to warn the Soviet Union against pressing a conventional attack on Western Europe.Haig cited a possible nuclear warning shot while emphasizing, in testimony before the U.S.Senate foreign relations committee, that the West would try to keep violence at the lowest possible level if Moscow threatened Western Europe.Iran hails hostage anniversary BEIRUT (AP) — Iran celebrated the second anniversary of the U.S.Embassy seizure Wednesday with marchers who shouted “Death to America" and vowed to fight “the world-devouring great Satan," the government said.Government-run Tehran Radio said the day was declared a national holiday, students surged through capital streets, carried black banners, ringed the U.S.Embassy building in central Tehran and shouted “Death to America." Protestants claim murder credit BELFAST (AP) — The outlawed Protestant terrorist group, Ulster Freedom Fighters, claimed responsibility for the murder Wednesday night of a prominent member of the legal Protestant paramilitary group Ulster Defense Association.The association said in a statement to Belfast newspapers that Artie Bettice of the association was killed because he told police about the location of Protestant terrorist arms dumps.Diplomat expelled for spying COPENHAGEN (AP) — Denmark has expelled a Soviet diplomat for alleged espionage activities, Foreign Ministry sources said Wednesday.Soviet Embassy spokesman Alexandre Tchikhira confirmed Second Secretary Vladimir Merkoulov was declared persona non grata last week but said his government feels the expulsion was unjustified.Tchikhira refused to comment on Danish allegations Merkoulov was an agent of the KGB, the Soviet secret police.The ministry also refused official comment.Troops kill 27 rebels ZAMBOANGA CITY.Philippines (AP) -Government forces killed 27 Moslem rebels and wounded a dozen others in four gunbattles in the southern Philippines, the Southern Military Command said Wednesday.The military said two of the rebel dead were commanders of the Moro National Liberation Front, which is fighting for Moslem self-rule in the southern islands.Government statistics say the rebellion has claimed more than 60,000 lives since 1972.College closed as students riot TEL AVIV (AP) — Israeli military authorities fired tear gas at Palestinian student demonstrators at Bir Zeit University on the occupied West Bank of the Jordan River on Wednesday and closed the school indefinitely.It was the third straight day of disturbances at the 2.000-student university, a centre of Palestinian nationalism on the West Bank.The Israeli Defence Ministry said the closure followed repeated warnings to the university administration that students would not be allowed to disrupt public order.Syria plans more assassinations DAMASCUS (AP) — Syria’s state radio said Wednesday any Arab leader who joined the peace process involving the United States, Egypt and Israel will meet the same fate as Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, who was assassinated.The broadcast came while King Hussein of Jordan, for long a foe of Syrian President Hafez Assad, was in Washington for talks with President Reagan Polish push protest pause WARSAW (CP) — The Polish independent trade union Solidarity overwhelmingly adopted a resolution calling for suspension of all protests until the end of January, union sources said Wednesday night The three-month labor truce contained only one exception strikes would be considered justified if they were called because union members' political or physical safety were threatened Solidarity's leadership, meeting in the northern port city of Gdansk, adopted the resolution by 57 votes to three d The Townships «1__g«f ucdnn Th«* HK('OHI> rimrstiiiv, NuvtMitbpr 5, l#HI—.1 thc< QFA head praises jobs well done, warns of future By Claudia Bowers MACDONALD COLLEUK It was the t!4ih Annual Meeting of the Quebec Farmers Association yesterday, and everything conspired to make it one of the best ever.Nearly 200 people filled the hall on Macdonald College campus, to work their way through the usual annual meeting agenda, and listen to guest speaker Charles (iracey, general Manager of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association.Alter a chance to get acquainted with members and friends from other regions, the meeting came to order with I’HOTlK'I.AiniA BOWKKS Carol t\ess presents a report to the QFA on behalf of the national 4H Club outlining past accomplishments and future plans.the Quebec Farmers' Association first female president, Jennie Neveu in the chair.Minutes from last year’s meeting passed without a hitch, but the financial report stirred up some debate from the floor as escalating costs made their presence felt on the auditor's statement.Hut, finally, the show got on the road again, and business moved on to resolutions presented by the con stitution committee, the board of directors and the various clubs Requests were made for a list of members to all directors, and preparation of the financial report in advance of the meeting to make study by the clubs easier.A resolution to raise the fees to $20 per year was debated at some length but finally carried.Another to drop insurance coverage which has been a part of the mem bership package for several years raised some argument from the floor, but finally both resolutions were carried.Neil Burns presented a report on the activities of Quebec Young Farmers and Carol Ness outlined the accomplishments and future projects of the National 4 H Club.Both these young people are working out of the Macdonald College Extension department and according to remarks overheard at the meeting, are a source of pride and progress in the English-speaking sector of Quebec agriculture Attending the meeting was Jean Marc Kirouac, editor of t.a Terre de Chez Nous.Addressing the crowd after lunch, Kirouac stated, “collaboration is the secret and we have unlocked the way to progress and improvement together, especially in the media field.” Kirouac congratulated the QFA on their m r l\eil Burns addresses yesterday's meeting of the QFA outlining the activities of the Quebec Young Farmers Association.Listening to ISeil are, left to right, Ann- i“in nu ci .Arm a howkks Louise ( arson, Gerald Duncan.Jennie Neveu and Steve (>ruber.continued growth, and pointed out they are not alone il inflation has caused some wrinkles in the budget A contest to find a new name for the QFA newspaper netted an anonymous winner who donated the $100 prize as the first fund in a special QFA bursary.The winning name is the Quebec Farmers Advocate.Jennie Neveu, in her opening remarks, congratulated the different committees for their untiring work during the past year.Of special note was the communicatioas committee headed up by Harris Shufelt, who have managed to open lines of positive communication with the UFA communication people as well as the CBC.Every committee came up for com inondations as the president gave a brief outline of the year's work.“I’m proud of our organization.We have grown again this year by leaps and bounds, but, we must not rest on our laurels Rising costs and budget cuts, especially in the area of governmental grants must be carefully watched.But, with an enthusiastic executive and board of directors, we’re looking forward to another great year.’’ Townshippers File BY SUSAN REED Marketing boards like a prairie fire Townships talk Butters features furniture repair The people at the Butters Centre in Austin have been in touch with us concerning the work beipg done at their new vocational site.Butters serves the needs of mentally handicapped adults, including the provision of vocational training.Their centre in Knowlton teaches furniture repair and refinishing, sign engraving and domestic service for both homes and restaurants.The new centre, at Austin, is now offering training in a number of skills.Included are sorting, collating, simple assembly work, packaging, stapling, three-hole punching, spiral and hard-cover binding and Gestetner copy service.While providing training, the centre aims to give reliable and business-like service to its customers.For further information, or to arrange for work to be done, contact Bruce Howarth at 843-4131, + + + The Quebec government has also been sending along some information In particular, the Consumer Protection Office wants to remind homeowners whose houses are insulated with urea formaldehyde that it is important to consult a lawryer at once.The time limit during w'hich one may file a claim is in some cases extremely short, and quick action is required.Those unfortunate enough to be facing this problem can obtain additional advice from the Consumer Protection Office, 740 Galt West, Sherbrooke , "A bilingualism, in spite of the sizeable francophone minorities in other provinces.I don’t know' where Mr.McIntosh's figures come from, but Canada Census figures show Quebec as a whole to have been 78 per cent francophone in 1871 Also, Manitoba, (which was “officially bilingual” from its entry into Confederation in 1870, until 1890) was about 50 per cent francophone in 1870, not 1.2 per cent as Mr.McIntosh states.As for New Brunswick, I never said that percentages of francophones and anglophones were equal; T said they were far closer to equality than in any other province.This remains true.Since 1867, minority groups in all provinces have tended to decrease in size; but demographic studies show that outside Quebec it has been mostly by emigration of anglophones to other provinces.When I said that the English community in Quebec had remained strong, I was referring to its influence more than to its size.I will refrain from further comment.Let me suggest tiiat Mr.Mclntosl try reading the French press ( most of which is federalist I in orientation as well as the | English, to get a more I balanced view of French- I English relations in Canada Finally.I wish to state that my letter was not a plea for the editor i or other anglophones) to change their I ideas, but rather to discuss I the issues with more reason I and less passionate rhetoric, so that they would be able to listen to all sides.As an anglophone born in Quebec, and committed to both Quebec and Canada.I repeat this plea.PETER HARTGERINK, Richmond, Que.Thank you friends Editor: May I be permitted to say just a few w’ords to our many dear friends.The occasion was on October 11, 1981, Thanksgiving Sunday.at a special service called “The Renewal of the Trenholm Church’’, in a crowded Trenholm United Church.The Guest Speaker was The Rev.J.Leslie Dean and beautiful music in song and organ was heard from Montreal friends of the Church - Robert Dickson Trenholm, W.Val Smiley and Mrs.Alice Smiley.But then, suddenly, Will Knowles - for once in his life -was speechless.The Rev.Peter flartgerink presented to Bernie and me a beautiful book - “CANADA” - with a beautiful frontispiece.I humility and appreciation: “Presented to William Knowles by the Congregation of the Trenholm United Church as a token of their appreciation for his many years of devoted service as Organist".My work over these many years has been a series of incidents and pleasures, made possible only by the cooperation and association of so many valued friends, to whom we express our heartfelt thanks.Our priceless riches this year are Family, friendship and honour', love and pride -and memories quote this here, certainly not in a tone of bragging, but rather in a deep spirit of WILL Si BERNIE KNOWLES, Trenholm.Que.Reporter hiked several days to interview Afghan guerrilla leader WASHINGTON The leader of Afghanistan’s famed and feared Mujahidin guerrilla force.Mullah Jallalludin.cannot be interviewed by dialing a telephone or hailing a taxi to his headquarters To talk to him, my roving correspondent, Peter Grant, had to hike for several days over five nigged mountain ranges, disguised as a guerrilla, dodging Soviet patrols and armed helicopters.It was an arduous experience that gave my reporter an insight into the character of the fierce men who are fighting the Russian invaders with meager weapons, pitted against tanks and helicopters We would start walking at 5 in the morning and often keep going until dark,’ wrote Grant.Breakfast consisted of bread and tea For lunch maybe we would have a little fruit Sometimes we were lucky and would find eggs or meat for supper."Some of my Mujahidin escorts were old men.60 or 70 years of age They bounded up and down the mountains without even breathing hard They took delight in watching Jack Anderson me collapse in exhaustion at every rest stop.“For these rugged people, a 12 hour march over mountainous ter rain is an afternoon nature stroll.They can live for weeks on bread, tea and cooking oil Of course, many die under these harsh conditions But the survivors are some of the sturdiest, most durable people on earth.The Russians have learned the hard way what fierce fighters they can he " Fighting is second nature to the man of Paktia province who guided Grant through their craggy corner of the earth The homes in the province were grim fortress like outposts, often with watchtowers and rifle slits Before the Russians came, the cen- tral government in Afghanistan always exempted the men of Paktia from military service They needed no training to fight if they were disposed to do so.and any effort to conscript them might hâve riled them and caused them to fight against the government The Russian invaders have discovered the war like nature of the people of Paktia "The province is almost completely in the hands of the Mujahidin.Grant reported.“The Soviet and Afghan communist forces control only the largest cities and a few reinforced garrisons." Later, Grants ferocious companions attacked one of the garrisons "My hosts," he wrote, "were completely unconcerned about the real danger of an air attack We walked out in the open in broad daylight.We passed dozens of destroyed Russian-made tanks and personnel carriers, mute testimony to the determination of the Paktians to preserve their freedom." Around the campfire at night, the guerrillas regaled each other with (ales of their battle exploits Thev spit out frequent i at-tat-tats ” to dramatize the firepower of the Soviet machine guns.When Grant tried to snap pictures, the men insisted on strapping on their bandoleers and grasping their rifles in death-defying poses.The account from my reporter added: “One feast’ - which meant meat was served - was attended by about 20 rebel officers.The presiding mullah announced that Allah protects the faithful in battle and every prayer offered during the fighting is repeated 7,000 times.Any fighter who dies, of course, is shalieed - or martyred - with a guaranteed place in Paradise " Yet Grant found these remarkable people, for all their aggressiveness, to be warm, generous and nature-loving He saw a mean, bristling Pak-tian warrior pluck a flower and pm it to his turban during a long trek Often we would be physically dragged into homes for tea by the local inhabitants." Grant reported My bone-weary correspondent despaired that he would ever reach his objective I was beginning to wonder if 1 was ever going to meet the rebel leader.Then we entered a deserted mud village overlooking the Zurmat Plain.I was led to a thickly carpeted room and told to wait About an hour later, the terrible Jallalludin and his entourage entered the room.The smell of gun powder clung to them."That night, several of his men led me to a cliff overlooking the plain.Below in the darkness.I saw the vivid streams of tracer bullets being fired back and forth and heard the thunder of shelling HEADLINES AND FOOTNOTES - It wasn't just the nation's kiddies who were out trick-or-treating on the eve of Halloween.A good portion of the Defense Communications Agency.which oversees world communications among our armed forces, decided to get in on the fun.To celebrate something called "DCA partnership day," the agency chiefs decided to operate on a minimum manning level." Many of the 2,000-member staff then donned costumes and danced to band music The Republicans have set up a political hotline that has Democrats worried about next year’s campaign for control of Congress.A new computer system links GOP national headquarters in Washington to party campaign headquarters in every state.Daily feeds will inform the grass-roots candidates on a variety of topics - the latest polling data, voter trends and advance looks at President Reagan's reports to Congress - Industry representatives have infested state boards that are sup posed to safeguard the American consumers from agricultural pesti cldc hazards, according to federal auditors.They reviewed nearly 3.000 pesticide safety eases in 11 states and found nearly one-fourth of them had been improperly investigated They found “questionable" remedial action was taken in more than one sixth of the cases In Arkansas, the auditors report notes, all but two members of the state’s two pesticide safety committees have ties to pesticide interests I Business #1___ggJ «ecora I m» HKC'ORD—Thursday, November 5, iîihi —5 the1 htCrtun» iM^SanaA Oui im*i »*• p