~j • " e Im/Ihael INSIDE The Right Sound At The Af. fordable Price Sony Precision ,tartlng• " to day ... hera I Bolt Driven Turntable Serving Terrace, Kitimat, the Hazeltons, Stewart and the Nass $15 9.9 5 • . 4607 LAKELSEAVENUE, / Dear Abby, p. 2 ~,VOLUME.... 71, NO........ 35 Price: 20 c~b TUESDAY JUNE 21, 1977 ~ • PHONI:b3S.5810.. • B.C. ,RAIL HEARING IS TOLD Dease,Lake line would tie into Alas :a's wealth v By ANDREW PETTER transcontinental rail~in the Yu'kon and an connection from Fairhanks within the last month." proposal by Canadian figure" which had been develol~n,ent in any case. Herald staff writer to the panhandle alone But asked after the groups. based on information from Asked by Taylor ff United ~roposal. And Richard additional .100 miles in • States funding would end at akins of the Alaska British Columbia after would warrant the capital hearings about the He said the rail link would four railway companies. Plans to establish a trans- Department of Commerce completion of the Dease investment. province's decision to halt provide a means to "I suggest it is not in the the Yukon border should continental rail link from andEconomie Development Lake extension. Eaklns said that construction of the Dease transport minerals, refined ball , park," Taylor such a rail link be built, Alaskato the central United said that the state was now It ~ would link up at representatives of his Lake line, he emphasized petroleum products, forest responoco. Ealdags said that it would. States are dependent upon preparlag to go ahead with a Whitehorse with an emsting department • had met that unless this northwest products and agricultural Eakins agreed with completion of the Dease complete, $1 million cost- rail line north from separately with the line went ahead, the goods to the central United Taylor that there "will be a The Alaskan delegation's Lake rail extension, benefit analysis of the Skagway on the Alaskan Canadian, Yukon, and B.C. Alaskan plan would not be States, as well as to ship huge question mark over the testimony came during the Alaskan state project, panhandle, the provincial governments about the viable. ' - finished products and food_ study (in terms of projected nrst of two days of public representatives told the The Alaska proposal calls royal commission was told. proposal and .had obta~, ed However, "we are looking from continental United revenues from such a hearings in Terrace by the .Royal Commission on .the for a rail line to be built Asked by commission encouragement, although no at a 10 to 15 year time States to Alaska. " railway) no matter how commission. Chaired by B.(~. Railway in Terrace from Falrbanks to connect counsel Martin Taylor if the commitmentS had been frame," he said. When Taylor challenged a detailed your study is.', Mr. Justice Lloyd Monday. with the proposed B.C. Rail development of the i~ail line given. Eakins said that he does cost estimate in the But the Alaska McKenzie, the three The Alaskan line at Dease Lake. • was dependent on Referring specifically to not think it is realistic to preliminary study of $1.2 re~.resentative said that the member board has been government's brief to the The route would require ~ completion of the Dease the B.C government, Eaklns expect that "crude oil would million a mile to build the railway would serve as a holding public sessions at a commission included a the construction of 297 miles Lake extension, Eakins said said that he had received "a be carried on the rail line railway, an Alaskan official means for governments to nunfoe~" of communities on preliminary study into the of track in Alaska, 560 milos it was "doubtful" that a very positive response despite interest in such a said that it was a "ball park encourage northern the BCR route. FASTEST ROUTE Stewartsees role as major terminal By ANDREW PETTER Stewart's plan would Still and would not need to Herald staff wflter use the proposed section of involve the Canadian BABOON'S HEART • railway between Suskeena National Railway as in the The distriet~ of Stewart and Meziadin, but from case of the other proposal. should serve as a northw~t there the railway would go An all-BCR route would FALLS TO PUMP terminus for the British directly through the Bear avoid rate sharing and other Columbia Railway, Stewart River pass to Stewart, 119 problems, Stothert said. mayor Ian McLeod said miles closer than Terrace • The Stewart submission HUMAN BLOOD Monday. and 191 miles closer than also included a proposed• . CAPE T0 WN (CP)--A The hospital said earlier McLeod and private FrinceRupert. harbor development pmn natient given a baboon's the operation was engineering consultant' Stothert produced 1976 for the town• . h~rt by ~uth African heart • performed so the baboon lr3P Winston Stothert t.Ola .me feasibility study his Stothert ......asserted that ten ns r,.__tIAn r.onnl ......n~e heart might assist the ailing Royal Comml_ssl.on company produced for harbor facilities could be ¢~h~,~n n~,~ In a= heart Of the patient, who inquiring intone ut;.~...mat Stewart which claimed that constructed.... easil ~ and oone............... eration Monday died"'- was not identified and whose co~truction of a rau link ,there ~' is a realistic" mexponswely at •stewart • ~ I,, today,,,, a s -- kesma n at sex was not Wen. from Suskeeim, ::.~S.:/mil..sa:~ ~l~ujbility~ofconstructing~a ..:He al~ eneour.aged .th.e ~~Gr~t~Schuu r ~pitai here • It ad&d tliat the pauem north of 'Terrace on me railway from Stewart to the "t;ommisslon to establish a announced previously had an aortic Dease Lake extenniun~ to Nasa River (Meziadin)." separate crown corporation The h~'t of the baboon valve replaced. Stewart would result in an He told the commission to .carry out new was implanted into the Dr. Rarnard performed all-BCR route to a deep sea that rough estimates development on the railway• natsent• in• _A __-10 ....hour the world's first heart Pacific port. _ indicated that a line to _T°day,. the... BCR ~peration which, the transplant in 1967 and Stothert said that if the Stewart would be $150 ~ommlsslon..... Will near h,~.'It- ol ._d,~=i -io bell",=,=,! .... to accomplished another Stewart link went ahead he million less expensive than submissions from the be t~e first of its kind medicalfirst in 1974 when be "would imagine" that it a Terrace connection. Districtof Terrace, Kitimat- A spokesman at the ~rerformed a second would make unneccessary a McLeod and Stothert also Stikine Regional District, hospital ~aid the patient ansplant on the same ]]roposed rail line from pointed out that the Stewart- the City of Prince Rupert died at 6.30 p.m. EDT patient, 58-year-old Ivan ~usgeeaa to Terrace ,~a Meziadln route was free of and the Mining Association Monday. Taylor. Meziadin Lake. native land• claim problems of B.C. I •HYDRO CHAIRMAN A TTACKED Barrett blasts .Bonner on N-power VICTORIA (CP)-- The New Democratic there would be no nuclear do not meet the province's h•n•. Opposition leader Dave Party leader asked Davis to plants in B.C. needs. Barrett called the B,,,mer Barrett called on Energy show who held the real He said the government The Hydro head also said statements irresponsible Minister Jack Davis ~crWer with. respect to the would continue the anti- the corporation had made and chided Davis for having Monday to force British own corporation and "toll nuclear policy of the studies of possibilities for so little control over the Columbia Hydro chairman Bonner to shut up." previous two ad- nuclear stations in B.C. Hydro chairman. Robert Bouner to either shut Davis said in the ministrations for economic In the legislature on The attorney-general sug- up or retract his statements legislature on Friday that reasons. B.C. did not need Monday, the Social Credit gested at a Social Credit Five Terrace youths are adding a little being butt according to a blue print drawn about nuclear power. nuclear power stations ~overnment launched a meeting that a "save excitment to Terrace living by constructing up by the District of Terrace. In this Barrett said during because it had other energy ouble-pronged denial of the Quebec from separation an adventure playground beside E.T. picture are Mervin Beedle (left) debate on Davis's budgetary alternatives. Banner statements. fund" be sat up in lieu of Kenney Primary School on Loon Street. 'A •Supervisor David Hull and Kent estimates that Banner has " MAFIA However, in an interview Davis said that as far as such payments. Canada works project, the playground will Keenleyside (parlally hidden). The other publicly contradicted the with the Colonist, Boaner he knew, there had been no He said that B.C. should consist of a swinging 'bridge, flreman's two helping on the project are Allan Sutter minister's stated opposition MLA 's said Friday that provincial specific studies into nuclear place equalization pole, climbing • rope, walking beam, and David Cruzzelle.. (Photo by DAVID to development ofnuclsar government opposition to power, and if such studies ~yments to Quebec in an Jumping pit and stairs. The whole thing is • Richardson) power by B.C. Hydro. VICTORIA (CP) -- nuclear power d~.an't mean were taking place, he would Interest-earning account AttorneyGeneral Garde plants won't be developed in order them terminated. pending the outcome .of a Gardom says his ministry the future. REALITY ,IN I0 George Mussallem (SC-- i-eferandum on separauon. LOTTO,CANADA WINNERS will listen to tapes of YEARS Dewdney), the government Gibson said the notion was undercover police Bonner said nuclear whip, said he had talked an "incredibly stupid conversations to see if any mPOWerwill become a reality with Bonner since Friday suggestion" which British Columbia politicians "10 years or so!' if and Bonner denied making "amounts to political Bachelor wins $million are mentioned in connection alternative energy sources the statements attributed to blackmail." three digits of her ticket and with organized crime.