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Q t # VOLUME 72 NO.~,t~ I~" i CffiZElt'$BAND , OOUGLAS This Weekend " \ ~ i-'~ REA.L'TY I from m Ter;ace:.TradesFair KITIMAT ;~ LTD. 632 4721 K,hmat: DeltaKin%ays RADIO & TV ~69 City Centre Lower City Centre Mall i: l -iler l l .KITIMAT 632-2024 FRIDAY, TERRACE, B C "DEAL WITH TI~E FRIENDLY FOLK Front page WEST BANK • ~ i :~i ~~: Beg i n pledges tore n lan • . , tai Column ==================================================d Righv-w,nger Change of stance ll By ANDREW PETrER environmental studies now in control Herald staff writer and public hearing~. MLA Cyril Shelford's But he did not do so. KADDUM, West Bank At the Labor party (AP) -- Right-wing leader meeting in Tel Aviv, Peres, "Kitimat Pipeline Why then is he all of a Menahem Begin, fresh from. who has been acting prime Questionnaire" is more a sudden so concerned victory in Israel's national. minister, won prolonged sign of a politician about community input? elections, journeyed .to the applause wheu he listed his running scared than it is Either ~Mr. Shelford West Bank of the Jordan. reasons for rebuffing Be- of someone concerned should have reserved River on Thursday and gin's bid for a Liknd-Labor •about public input. personal judgement from proclaimed the occupied coalition, including Likud's Surely Shelford is not the beginning or he territory "the land of uncompromising position on liberated Israel." the West Bank. so naive as to suspect should stick with his own Meanwhile, Shimon Official results of that the results of his convictions -- he cannot Pores, head of the defeated Tuesday's voting were not questionnaire will be at have it both ways. Labor party, told a meeting expected for several days, all representative or His present position is of party leaders in Tel Aviv but it appeared that Likud carry any credibility. reminiscent of "a be was rejecting Begin's had won between 41 and 43 What for example is to politician who once said: ~.~ ~, invitation for Labor to join seats, and Labor 33 or 34. stop one side or the other "If you don'L like my with Begin's fourparty That left Liknd at least 18 Likud bloc to form a coa- seats short of a majority in picking up a few hundred principles, don't worry, I lition government. the 120-seat Israeli of the questionnaires and can change them." Shown are three of the students on the Work Ex- students are considered employees of the Crown for The largest contingent in Parliament, the Knesset. filling them out on behalf All of which leaves one perlenee program belng runby Audy Burr as a pllot the purpose of the program and so are protected by'the the Israeli Parliament, the Earlier Thursday, Begin of its members. Nothing. with the distinct taste project for School Dlstrlct 88. Barr hopes that the Worker's Compensation Board on the job. Shown are Likud, is a minority and opened preliminary con- And given the degree of that Mr. Shelford's School Beard will conslder rnnnlng the program full students at work for Finning Tractor, and the Ministry must find coalition partners tacis with such potential sentiment about the oil primary covcern is time next year for students 16 years old. All the Of Transport at the Terrace-Kitimat Alrvort. to form a majority govern- coalition partners as the port-pipeline issue, this is promoting a question- ment headed by Begin. National Religious party, The" Likud leader visited which won about a dozen probably just what will naii'e is not to get an unauthorized Jewish seats, and two small ultra- .happen. responsible public input - settlement at Kaddum, orthodox Jewish factions. If the results come out hopefully the Thompson New job opportunities midway between Tel Aviv But hard bargaining was not in favour of a pipeline, hearings will do that - but and the Jordan, and expected until next week, environmental groups By JoAnne Ames rather to give the sem- promised there would be after the Jewish festival of will claim that the blance of being open- Herald Staff Writer many such settlements in Pentacost._ .. • nuestionnaires were the future. At the ttiyaon mee~tgl o~=,,t,=,l t,,, ,,;,,o,,o . minded and concerned. This year's work Ex- Perhaps Mr. Shelford . ,,It was.an apparent show " ~sources sa id., Assa d.~p~,,,,idv0catestl " ..... " ": e,v ...... iw,rieuee program.is a pilot, ,,~ ~.ofdetermInatiun by Begln to Sadatwere expected topush - • 7 .... is finally realiT.ing that project designed to expose fulfill his campaign promise Prince Fahd ~ use his off- .. IX, on.me omer nana; his gung-ho, 'develop students to different to make the West Bank, rich kinguom's economic mey snow an anti- career opportunities, and everything' position is get and keep their in- captured from Jordanin the clout to pors~de the United pipeline sentiment, local not as popular as he had 1967 Arab-Israeli war, part States to. appi.~/ pressure on busl'n ess urna ......n~ w'iil.. expected. Perhaps he is terest inschool, According of Israel. _ the new|sraeugoverument, on-ifo f~,of n;n.,"no nn to Richard Parker, The defeated Labor The emer~zenee of a ..... beginning to understand Supervisor of Special government had viewed the arrogant hurd'--llne govern- ponents nggen me that the environment is a Services at the Terrace possible return of much of ment in' Israel leaves the responses. precious resource to be School Board Office, the the West Bank as a Arabs no alternative but to ,,,,~_1, ...... wan --~r preserved - not a com- program is not a in prepare for war, ,, the Is revolutionary idea. • bargaining chip Shelford trying to kid? munity to be sold to the negotiations for a per- conservative Kuwait highest bidder. Most districts in the newspaper A! qahas said in The public already manent Middle East peace, If so, he should admit north, excluding Terrace's and the Arabs have a commentary ~ft~t seemed knows how Mr. Shelford District 88, have been demanded return of all of to echo much 'of the Arab feels about the oil port- the error of his earlier ~ running such programs as the West Bank as part of a world's reaction to the pipeline issue -- he position and inform the $..'ia part of their curriculum new Palestinian state. Likud victory. public of what he now :i;~for quite some time. In favours it. Presumably, :fact, a similar kind of In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jordan's l~rime minister, Mr. Shelford based this believes. Not hide behind ~alternative to the Work three Arab leaders-- Mudar Badran, issued a . opinion on strongly-held, a.gimicky questionnaire. presidents Hafez Assad of ' statement Thursday saying well-reasoned con- But, then again, i Experienceprogram has Syria and Anwar Sedat of Israel "should either with- iboen offere~ to a few Egypt and Crown Prince draw from occupied ~,ictions; otherwise he perhaps he is just trying ! students from both Fahd of Saudi Arabia-- met territories or take the con- would have reserved his to win back votes. Caledonia and Tbornhil] Thursday to discuss their sequences of slamming the. •.judgement until after Let's hope not. Secondary schools. next moves in light of the peace door shut." ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: "It's being done right teacl~er in charge Of the business Community. The rather than waiting until rightwing triumph in Israel. now in a very quiet, suc- pilot project says the program was very well the end of the prol~r~ Arab commentators said eessfulway," said Richard program, even if it is received. Businesses have At the end of eaci ~ ek, Likud's victory meant war Parker. Caledonia has. accepted for next year b.y been pleased with the each student evaluates preparations must take AMID BITTERNESS iseven or eight students, the school board, "...wih concept. I only have 9 or I0 himself. These precedence over peace iThornhill has two or three not become a part of every students out, but I could evaluations are comI ,a red initiatives. iout each year working in student's r~ght as a have placed 150." . with those of the emp] ol 'er, Begin received an ithe community, secondary student/' Mter finding positions, so that the ;t~ de nt ;an emotional welcome from the Postal talks end ~:i That is what the Work The focus of the program Barr selected students. A become aware of his or her 200 Jews living in huts and OTTAWA (CP) -- The for the employer informed Negotiations adjourned ~.:.:Experience program is is not, and probably will certain level of maturity potential in that job area. house trailers at Kaddum. Canadian Union of Postal us that the eml?loyer would only an hour after they ~tdesigned to do: ,, get not be students who are and responsibility is When I asked if stuents "We stand on the land ~of Workers (CUPW) said continue to distribute in- started Thursday. Parrot ~students out into real "...having. no difficulty required for the, job see the job evaluations liberated Israel, settled and Thursday it has broken off formation concerning said at a later news con- ii~ jobs in the community as a pulling down high marks in program. No only must given of them by the made flowering by the contract talks with the post negoliations directly to our ference the union will not ~;.~part of their educational school," says Richard students be able to fulfull employers, burr said, wonder'ful pioneers and office because the gov- membership but would not return to the bargaining "iprocess. It broadens their Parker. their responsibilities to "Yes, butonlyattheendof workers of the soil," he ernment is bypassing union allow the union's bulletin to table until the public service i understanding of both the "The focus is on Students employers, but they are theprogram." declared.