BE A GIFTED PHOTOGRAPHER PENTAX Drivers [ MIS] watch out Nows196°0 for children THE REID SWEET " , • VOLt;:\tE 35, NO. 275 HALIFAX, CANAf>A, SA TURD AV, NOVEMBER 26, 1983 PHONE 426·3061 (NEWSI BLOWERS AT GRANVILLE 423-8381

- , ' • -- ··- .;;,. 11: Dartmouth gets $20-million housing pro1ect• • By Hugh Townsend years of direct and indirect employ- the people of the north end of Dart- be developed, will determine a high areas and recreational space in a part tion are completed, we will be able to Provincial Reporter ment, said the minister. mouth." quality of housing for the develop. of the city where the concentration proceed with other phases of the as­ Known as the Albro Lake Land ment." has been on apartment buildings." Mr. Stirling, in whose constituen· sembly and development." A $20-million land assembly and Assembly, the residential lots will be The plans will give "the right cy the area is located, told a Dart· He said the federal government The housing corporation hopes to development project for the north enp serviced by the Housing was "very gracious in their dealings" combination of quality housing and of Dartmouth was announced Friday mouth news conference it will be the Corporation before being sold to fu· parkland." start servicing some lots by late 1984, government's intention to provide 340 with the province over the purchase of by Consumer Affairs Minister Laird ture individual homeowners. This, he I He said the city was instrumental and primarily will be servicing the "highly attractive and much needed the land, but he did not reveal the pur· Stirling. said, will control the setting and the in the concept plan and bas already land in 1985. serviced residential lots within the chase price. type of homes in the development. approved it. Mr. Stirling, who represented He said the project, bordering on city of Dartmouth." Because of the rock content in the "A very exciting part of this deal "It's in the city's best interests, Hbusing Minister Dr. Mike Laffin at part of Albro .Lake and all of Martin The complex will include single is the amount of land being set aside Lake. will be undertaken on 120 acres area. the lots will be more expensive as well as ours," he added. the unveiling of the plans, said the Al· family, semi-detached and townhouse than other housing corporation devel· for park and recreational purposes," "This development will allow the of land purchased by the province bro Lake area is "one of the best dwellings. opments, such as in Sackville, Mr. he said. from the department of national de· province to continue its support of the known in the metropolitan region. Its Approximately 70 acres of the Stirling said. "Ever since I entered politics in residential construction industry by fence. origins go back to early Dartmouth land will be designated as parkland "The fact it is located in a prime 1978, I strived to have a good amount ensuring a supply of serviced residen- families and its vital role as a World The program, through the depart. and general open space "to provide a area in the heart of the city, where of parkland established because there tial land. War II naval rad io station is known ment of housing, will provide 700 man- long overdue recreational resource for there are not that many areas open to is very little concentration of green "Once the final steps of acquisi· across the country." . "'"""- . ---~ house divided'?--- Inside Marchessault B UF'S public found guilty Henri Marchessault, scourge of dope pushers when he headed the Mon· disputes spark treal police drug &quad, was convicted Friday of stealing and selling hashish and cocaine. speculation Page 5 Surgeons ~re By Robert Gordon in short supply Staff Reporter Nova Scotia has only Fifteen years after its birth, the _half the orthopedic sur· Black United Front now finds its inter­ geons necessary to meet the nal disputes have become public, demand ond, although 11 sparking speculation the 30,000-strong of the 13 surgeons are black community in Nova Scotia is "a based in Halifax, not eveta house divided." these numbers meet the ~"> Along with charges of financial . mismanagement from several black city's need, much less the citizens' groups, government and op. rest of the province. Page ---__:::....J;...__ ~r¥\ position leaders, BUF's purpose and 21 st. ent direction has been bought into ques­ Coastguard view from union ranee tion. "It (BUF I is no longer the legiti· has new hangar t'~ . I Doors to a $1.4-million I II, i · "-::,(' -'".//(:' I mate representative of the black com· I ; is~~~ munity," says Wendell Thomas, Haamid Rasheed Canadian Coast Guard • )! "°'~~If·~.--. spokesman for the Concerned Citizens BUF executive director hangar officially opened .... ~· · , - ~ e; :;,,;' W .;1. ~u .- ~ • oJ - "' • for a Responsible BUF. Friday during brief ceremo­ "·'J l .. . . But BUF's umbrella structure and nies at' CFS Shearwater...... "\ '". history makP.s dissPnt .almost a na. .. '\~ tural course. according to Rocky Page 22 f .i,.~l Jones, a pioneer Nova Scqtia black ac· Ottawa denies .;t'i•'"' ...... U.•"~· tivist. "There is an assumption that is MacKay charge very unfair to blacks and that is that Allegations by Halifax we are a homogeneous group. Whites County Industrial Commis· don't agree on everything; there are sion chairman Murdock left. wingers, right wingers, religinus MocKoy that political influ­ freaks and all sorts of groups. When ence led the federal gov­ blacks reflect the same diversity it's ernment to locate its new view from dartmouth view from gottingen st. seen as a split," said Mr. Jones. From its beginnings in 1969, when archives centre in Burnside even the concept of black unity was rather than in the commis­ ---Halifax · memorial:---- considered radical, BUF had to tackle sion's new Sackville Indus· the diverse nature of the black com­ Wendell Thomas ••. trial Park are "completely concerned citizens group munity. unfounded," says a spokes­ Project A controversijll visit to Halifax by man for the federal public nears fruition an American Black Panther leader, works department. Page 23 T. D. Pauly, representing a Washing. By Jim Gowen stage July 26 when, on the steps of tower was weakened to the point 1 ton group called the Black United '\..Staff Reporter United Memorial Church, a procla­ where it was unsafe for the nine A project initiated almost 20 mation was read announcing to the bells to be left in place. Front, helped to hasten the notion of 1 ·'lars ago is finally nearing fruition world the beginning of the campaign The carillon was removed from black unity in Nova Scotia. "1 '( ·Novascotian A meeting was held at the First ::.J the lfaHil!A :Vtemorial Bells move to erect a memorial tower. the tower and sat under canvas on from the conceptual to the realiza. The plan centered around a set the Kaye Street lawn of the church Baptist Church on Cornwallis Street tion phase. of chimes - a carillon, originally until last July. with the idea of starting a loose coali­ The project is the first official donated to United Memorial Church The bells were then hoisted on a tion. Dr. W. P. Oliver was elected first monument to those who died when by Mrs. T. W. Thompson. flatbed trailer and removed to the chairman of the newly-formed BUF which at that point was a community­ Halifax was rocked by the Dec. 6, The carillon had been placed naval gun factory in Dartmouth for 1917, explosion. atop the church bell tower where it storage and refurbishing, pending funded organization. "BUF was started as a true um· Originally conceived when So­ was played until 1975. At that time their installation in a tower which brella organization, consisting of rep· Opinion ...... 6, 7 cial Services Minister Edmond Mor· the weight of the bells, and the vi· was to be erected in Fort Needham, Social ...... 8, 9 ris was mayor of Halifax, the brations generated, were found to overlooking the explosion site. resentatives from various black groups, to show a united front to the Homes ...... •. 10 project moved beyond the planning have caused structural damage. The See Project page 2 Clyde Bishop •.• N. S. Events ...... 13 See BUF's page 2 ex.chairman, BUF council Sports ...... 14-17 Religion ...... 18, 19 ~ection 2 Metro ... '...... 21 Dartmouth ...... 22 Bill C-170: a $500-million Bedford-Sackville . , . . . 23 Comics ...... 24 Mini Page ...... 25 Business ...... 26-31 bailout of Atlantic fishery Section 3 By Jim Meek Travel ...... 33-36 The key evidence was presented sion of existing debt to equity and by Books ...... 38 Ottawa Bureau at the committee's, 11th hour, late infusion of new cash." Entertainment ...... 39.43 OTTAWA - The information was Thursday night, when Fisheries Minis· (The bill gives Ottawa the right to Atlantic Leader ...... 44 slow in coming, but by the time the ter Pierre De Bane tabled a copy of infuse $138 million of that cash imme­ Section 4 Commons fishery committee conclud· the crucial agreement between his diately.) Classified starts ...... 45 ed consideration of Bill C.170 at 4 a.m. government and the Bank of Nova Add an additional $100 million in Obituaries ...... 57 Friday, it was evident that the federal Scotia. FORECAST 1 loan guarantees, also authorized in the goverrunent had fashioned a $SOO.mil· bill, and the bailout hits $455 million. Wind warning. lows 2 lion bailout of the Atlantic fishing The agreement, in a letter written And then there are the sundries. to 5. Cloudy with a few industry. to the bank by fisheries task force For instance, what happens fo the flurries. Northwest winds Pouible Soviet Missile And several sources, including chairman Michael Kirby, states that $41 million worth of shares held pri­ gusting to 100 km-h. Tem· ployment Sites----' key Nova Scotia government witnl!ss "approximately $355 million is re­ vately in NatSea ? peratures falling to near 0 this afternoon. Probability SOVIETS THREATEN DEPLOYMENT - This map locates w11ire the Soviet Joe Zatzman, say the ink will barely quired to refinance the companies Testimony to the committee re­ of precipitation 40 per Union has been threatening since March to deploy its missiles close to the (three Newfoundland firms plus H. B. vealed that at least one Nat$ea share­ be dry after the bill is given royal as· cent. Outlook for Sunday United States. Western leaders Friday urged the superpowers to resume holder, Jerry Nickerson, head of the sent next week when more money will Nickerson and Sons and National Sea sunny periods. their arms reduction talks. See story page 2. AP be poured intQ the industry. Product,s in Nova Scotia) by conver- See Bill page 2 Ottawa pledges arts centre funds By Sheryl Grant emrnent is willing to pro\f\de $3 million to­ $2 million from private sources would be suf· he is encouraged to hear the federal govern­ City Hall Reporter wards the total cost of the centre, but is ficient as financing for the project. ment t.alking about actual dollars for the The federal government has pledged counting on the provincial government and Mr. Regan stressed the arts centre project. funding for construction of a multi-million private sector to provide the remainder of would be built and financed as a separate He said the construction of an art gallery dollar arts centre on Halifax's waterfront, funding. project, not in conjunction with the federal on the waterfront wotild .aid in bringing peo­ but has yet to make up its mind on the con. "I am confident federal funds can be . building announced by Ottawa in April as ple back to the area, as would construction of trove9ial $52-million federal b.uilding pro· made available just as soon as the province part of its special recovery program. the proposed waterfront federal Quilding. posed for the waterfront earlier this year. is prepared to move," he said. The new building would be home to the The fate of the $52-million federal build· International Trade Minister Gerald Re­ He suggested a matching $3-million con­ Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. ing is still up in the air. gan said Friday in Halifax the federal gov- tribution from the province and an additional Halifax Mayor Ro,n Wallace said Friday See Ottawa page 2

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THE MAIL-STAR Satunlay, November26, 1983 ·overhaul of finances ·SOugi1t By Michael Cope break some small countries, lies with New Delhi summit adjourned to the Thatcher served notice when the to-back news conferences to defend President Forbes Burnham of Gu­ • and The Canadian Press such ma]or powers as the United seaside Indian resort of Goa for a week-long conference opened Wednes­ ·their positions. yana, one Of four Caribbean countries ~~ NEW DELHI - Indian Prime States and Britain. weekend of private discussions, but day that she opposes both the call for which opposed the invasion, accused "We are sure we are right in what Charles later of "trying to sell an un­ 'Minister Indira Gandhi and New Zea­ But a senior Canadian official the Canadian official, speaking on the a new Bretton Woods and the recom­ we did," said Dominican Prime Minis­ noted approvingly that Australian salable story justifying the re-entry of lhnd's Robert Muldoon called on the condition he not be identifiea, said mendation that international exchange ter Eugenia Charles, spokesman for ciqmmonwealth summit Friday to Prime Minister Bob Hawke bad urged would probably support ·'most rates be fixed. colonialism and imperialism into the the group which participated in the Caribbean on invitation." ~ss for a major overhaul of the the summit to Jive in "the real world" of what Hawke was saying." The report's authors said fixed U.S.-led invasion of their Caribbean world's financial system to help the and press for more gradual changes. Ironically, Gandhi's and Mul­ rates would help stabilize trade but neigpbor last month. Burnham also noted sarcastically developing Third World. Hawke said the IMF and World doon's position is based heavily on a Thatcher called it impossible. that Charles said several weeks ago She rejected the claim by leaders ! In particular, the two endorsed a Bank, two of the biggest lenders to the paper entitled Towards A New Bretton However, she said the existing in~ she had intended to tell Trudeau about p(Opo'sal - prepared under a commit­ Third World, should be strengthened Woods, which was written by a group stitutions could be strengthened and of some black-ruled African countries, the invasion in advance but there who are reported have been the ~ led by a Toronto economist - to with additional funds and authority Jed by University of Toronto econo­ the Canadian official said Gandhi hint­ to wasn't time and she couldn't find Tru· tligin preparations for an internation­ rather than be replaced. He also mist Gerry Helleiner. ed that might also be acceptable to strongest in condemning the invasion, deau•s telephone number. · af' conference to replace the Intema­ called for economic policies that Bretton Woods, N.H., was the site her - if the reforms went far enough. that the invasion may tempt white­ ti~aJ Monetary Fund and the World would promote growth and a renewed of the 1944 conference which led to the In other Commonwealth develop­ ruled to take military ac­ "He is the first head of govern­ 'Bank. commitment to fight protectionism. establishment of the IMF and World ments Friday, two Caribbean leaders tion against their countries by using ment I know whose telephone number , The control of both organizations, Prime Minister Trudeau had not Bank. on either side of the Grenada dispute the same doctrine the U.S. used in cannot be found by the telephone oper­ which have the power to make or spoken on the issue by the time the British Prime Minister Margaret took their fight public by calling back- Grenada. ator," Burnham said. Capsul.e BUF's public ~ Trudeau to take disputes ·spark plans to Peking NEW DELHI (CP) - Prime Minister Tru­ deau, his peace initiative reported to be win­ ning support at the Commonwealth summit, speculation will take his proposals to Peking on Monday continued from page 1 and Tuesday in a dramatic bid to step up the outside community and discuss differ- "When BUF got its government mission's momentum. ences internally," said Mr. Jones. funding it became a buffer between The bold move, announced at a hastily ar­ Blacks of every political persua- the black community and the powers ranged briefing for reporters at midnight Fri· sion, from the radical Afro-Canadian that be. Government could say 'we day night local time by press secretary Ralph Liberation Movement to conservative support the black community,' but , Coleman, immediately heightened speculation church group~ came under the BUF when something went wrpng it would ~ Trudeau will also go to Moscow. COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY - Vice.Admiral James Wood, right, was guest speaker umbrella. be BUF's fault not goverllJllent's," ~ Coleman did not rule that out but said the It was an time in Hali- said Mr. Jones. ; Peking visit "does not imply in any way" that last night when The Royal Commonwealth Society, Nova Scotia branch, held its annu­ fax. While American cities burnt as The current controversy is seen ' Trudeau will visit the Soviet capital. al formal dinner ot Halifax's Lord Nelson Hotel. With Vice-Admiral Wood are: Cap·· racial wars erupted on U.S. streets, by some to be nothing more than a tain Vernon Howland, left, chairman of the society; and Commodore 8. S. C. Oland, much of the Halifax white society group of people - under the banner of : How will seek a charter member of the society. grew nervous. the concerned citizens' group- want- • Wamboldt-Waterfield "There is no question BUF got ing assurances that good management government funding so quickly be- and good programs are BUF's trade EUniforin penalties cause of what was happening in Amer- mark. Others are very upset with the ·~ J. · Nova Scotia's 22 provincial court judge.s lean cities... . Government was dissidents. ~have been called to a Dec. 9 meeting by newly­ Statements cast doubt aware there was a time bomb ticking "Who are they? They say BUF ; sworn Chief Judge Harry How to discuss, away in Halifax," he said. does not represent blacks. I can say $ among other things, uniform penalties for con­ David Hill, a Halifax businessman that they (the group) do not represent :~ victed drunk drivers. and president of the Black Business anybody. The Black Business Consoi: i "l think whatever is an appropriate penal­ on Pale·stinian· ceasefire Consortium Society, remembers the tium will not make a decision on BUF" ~. cy in one part of the province should be appro- • By Joseph B. Treaster gee camps. "They are our camps. We are the only community feeling at the time. unW we see the books. No responsible ~• prlate in the-0ther parts," Judge How said Fri- The New York Times ones who can ensure the protection of our people in "If you were black you could not group would make the demands the~ ~ day. these camps." work in the liquor store, drive a bus, (the dissidents) have until they did ;: Judge How, the outspoken former attorney TRIPOIJ, Lebanon - The foreign ministers of Syria and Saudi Arabia announced in Damascus Fri­ hl!il a taxi or find a house to live in. see the books," said Mr. Hill. :; general who was appointed to his new job fol­ At the news conference here, it seemed that day that rival Palestinian factions had agreed to end Things were very tough, something Liberal leader Sandy Cameron ~· lowing a cabinet shuffle, would not comment on Arafat had not yet seen the full text of the agree­ their fighting here and withdraw from the area with­ had to be done about employment and has joined the dissident group in call· !! what he thinks ought to be an appropriate pen­ ment and possibly had not given his final endorse­ in two weeks. But subsequent statements by tht• education. BUF was a good solution," ing for a freeze on BUF's $250,000 an. '.! alty. ment. said Mr. Hill. nual budget. But Social Services Min· Palestinians cast doubt on whether the agreement ister Edmund Morris says he will not In response to the question, "Is there a political A trip tQ Ottawa for government would be implemented. freeze the funds because there Is no i agreement?" Arafat said his two delegates in funding by some BUF members NSPC kept busy At a news cqnference here Friday, Vasser evidence of illegalities and the whole Damascus had three long meetings Thursday with caused one of BUF's first public ~ Arafat, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organi­ issue is an internal BUF problem. !! zation, said the forces opposing him had sent in rein­ Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal and splits. Many felt government funding with outages the Syrian foreign minister, Abdul Halim Khaddam. Haamid Rasheed says he will not E Winds gusting up to 90 kilometres an hour forcements overhlght and that "we expect tomorrow would shift the focus of concern away resign and is critical of the dlssldents• they will try another blg attempt." Jn Damascus, Khaled al-Hassan. one of Arafat's from the community while others fully ~in tho province last night prompted Nova method of taking the problem to the ~ Scotia Power Corporation (NSPC) to put to In Damascus, Col. Abu Khaled al-Omlah, the representatives at the negotiations, said he had been supported the idea. chief of staff of the rebels, indicated that the rebels "in constant touch" with Arafat and other PLO offi­ ' media before coming to BUF's coun- :~ work every crew in an area stretching from "lt hai ~ord reported mostly overcast sides with Haamid Rasheed. done," said Mr. Hill. ~)ilgh winds and light rains throughout the prov­ continued from page 1 ; ince. The project, originally planned to provide 28,000 Mr. Regan was unable to say when reconsidera- i Halifax International Airport tegistered metres of general purpose office space, was post- tion of the project would be completed, but added a : winds gusting up to 90 kilometres an hour; poned in July after developers complained construe- decision should be reached soon. Bill is· Atlantic " :Greenwood, 85 kilometres per hour; Truro. 82 tlon of such a large office complex could sap demand Nor was he able to say whether the proposed -kilometres per hour; Shelburne, 78 kilometres for commercial space downtown. federal building will be located on the waterfront, as per hour. As a result, Mr. Regan said Friday the federal originally intended. · ,. Yarmouth and surrounding area was hit government may bring forth a scaled-down version He said the' federal government is continuing to fishery bailout with its second major storm in less than a week of the project. assess several sites, although there is ample space ·as winds of 100 kilometres per hour knocked He said the objective of thfl proposal is to pro- on the waterfront for the building. continued from..pago 1 "down wires, leaving a large portion of the vide construction jobs, and if the building is so large Original plans called for the construction of the once-mighty H. B. Nickerson empire, more money-to the restructured firms, downtown area without power. it impedes other construction, its original purpose building on waterfront property between Salter and will be bought out. which "must be~onomically viable." will have been defeated.' Sackville streets. The government will pay about $2 By Friday mor;,f0i,'1row-ever, ne­ CUPW offering million to buy out Mi. Nickerson's pri· was quoting China's Chairman Mao. vately held six per cent share holdings "Prophecy is very difficult," he said, in the firm. "especially as it r~lates to the fu­ Christmas rate Proiect nearing · fruition In all, the bailout ranks in the big ture." OTTAWA (CP) -Canadians will be able to • d f 1 1 leagues in terms of Ottawa-Industry 'mail letters and Christmas cards for the bar- continue rom page relations, well behind the $1.4 billion MPs worried about the fiscal im- ~ A design competition was held and recently, at a because it makes a dramatic statement, suggesting plications of the bill could hardly take ·: 16 bailout of Canadair, but on par with ·gain rate of cents during the week of Dec. meeting in the liall of the United Memorial Church, an image of destruction while at the same time evok- much encouragement from an infor- : · ll-t7, "the Canadian Union of Postal Workers architectural drawings submitted by the successful Ing the energ· etic civic renewal following the devas- Chrysler, which received about $400 : announced Friday. million worth of loan guarantees. mation document circulated by Mr. : The unauthorized cut from the normal 32• design team - CORE Design Group - were tation. Furhtermore, in the case of BUI De Bane's department. "While it is : unveiled for public approval. With an estimated construction cost of $200,000, expected restructuring will cost more cent first-class rate is"a protest by the union The tower ls a sloping structure rising 60 feet at the memorial building is to be privately financed. In C-170, there is no evidence that the against the Canada Post Corp. policy of offer· buck has stopped. · than $138 million, this Is the sum )ng cut rates to business but not to individuals, the peak and descending in a graceful, gradual a statement made at the unveiling, however, Mr. In fact, it gives the minister of which the government has thus far ·union president Jean-Claude Parrot said in a curve, to merge with the slope of the hill. Morris committed the provincial government to fisheries the right to appropriate more committed in negotiations." statement. The bells will be mounted along the top of the match private donations dollar-for-dollar to a maxi- 1 funds from the public purse by asking That tacit confession that more · The Post Office estimated it would lose $15 curve in the stone structure and tapped with copper mum of $100,000. Parliament for more money. millions will be needed was given sup- ; million to s20 million in revenue because of the sheathing to protect them from the weather. Present plans call for the building to open Dec. Mr. De Bane told the committee port from testimony from several key · Reginald A. Prest, chairman of the Halifax Me- 6, 1984, the 67th anniversary of the Halifax Explo­ ~ union. Tuesday that he would provide no witnesses. ------'. . . morial Bells Committee, said the design was picked sion. West urges superpowers LEARN ABOUT DIABETES < The Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) is a national voluntary organization dedicated to Improving Geneva talks the lives of those Canadians with Diabetes. ·' ~to resume MEMBERSHIP in the CDA Will not only Increase your knowledge about diabetes, but will keep you By The Associated Press talks Wednesday apparently has not affect­ be temporary." and your family informed about the services available to those with diabetes now. ; Western leaders urged the super­ ed parallel U.S.-Soviet START talks on East Gei:,man leader Erich Honecker J> cy Tass on Thursday, is "necessary to foil 40241028319 1: The rupture of the medium-range ~'The allies hope that the suspension will military supremacy by the United States." ' "

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The design of a bell tower commemorating the 1917 Halifax Exflosion was announced las night. The design suggests an image of destruction while evoking the energetic civic renewal following the devastation, said Reginald Prest, chairman of the Halifax Explosion Memorial Bells committee. MEDICINE TO RELIEVE MUSCULAR The $200,000 structure, ARTHRms and RHEUMATIC PAINS placed on a granite plat­ form, is proposed for the northeast corner of The design for a bell tower In which will be made chiefly of Needham Park. The site, Needham Park, to house the Halifax , the "'aterial used in ARTHRITIS donated to the city years ago Explosion Memorial Bells donated in rebuilding the north end area destroyed by the Halifax Relief 1921, is a simple angular structure in the Halifax Explosion in 1917. Commission, overlooks the and Narrows where the collision l of the Imo and Mont Blanc took place. The monument will be RHEUMATISM clearly visible from both the surrounding area and the Mr. Benoit Maheux of St.·Odilon de Beouce, harbor shores. Quebec, is the author of a discovery of a medicine The narrow, angular which would relieve in a prolonged way pains construction will be 60 feet at caused by arthritis. Seriously injured on the knee, the highest point, sloping 150 walking painfully with crutches. he experimented feet to disappear on to the with concentrated extracts from trees. He ac­ side of the hill. Several cidentally spilled this mixture on his knee. He then rectangular openings will felt a sudden pain, which disappeared within a few house bells of the carollon minutes. After a good night sleep, Mr. Maheux donated in 1921 to United realized that his injury was less painful. After four Memorial Church in (4) days of regular application, the pain disappeared memory of the samuel Orr Stop by and visit PETER ROBERTS and JOHN family. P laced per­ NEW EXTENDED HOURS and our man abandoned his crutches. pendicular to the harbor, the NOW OPEN SATURDAY MacLELLAN. They will be pleased to show He then proceeded to hove his product analyzed form will direct viewer TIL 8 P.M you our fine line of Panasonic Video by a laboratory to find out the components. Following this step a request was put to the Ministry attention to the explosion I Sack ville Store Onl·/) site. Recorders & other Panasonic Products. of Health of Canada to obtain a prescription Monolithic hydrostone - a number and it was granted for the new medicine reminder of the hydrostone "Artri Ben". The majority of the persons, who hove homes put up in areas razed • 14 Doy 1 Event Programmable used the new medication hove known a fast and by the Explosion - will be the • 4 Function Remote prolonged relief, and many hcive seen an im­ chief building material, with • 8 Hour Recording provement of their case. copper sheathing for the • Multi Motion Playback Artri Ben Is always applied in external use inchned surfaces and to without rubbing and penetrates in a few minutes protect the bell enclosures. • Fine Editing Function • Watch One Channel While Recording leaving no trace. For a better result where the flesh "Traditional materials Is thicker. it would be better to make more than one will reflect the history and Another application. A momentary normal reaction con occur character of the ad)8cent • One Touch Recording ofter application of the product only on the aching neighborhood and project a • Front Loading reefing of stability and area, it Is o clear sign of the efficiency of the permanence," Prest said. medicine. Already, many doctors hove ascertained Limited Supply - Shop Early! s599o the benefits of Artri Ben. After a large success in Ornamental plantings will complement the structural Quebec, the people of the Moritimes con now form, and there will be VCR MllTALSPllCIAL benefit from this new and revolutionary medicine. opportunities for com­ Artri Ben is manufactured by " Pharmaceutical memorative tree in­ Products Ben Arth Inc." and is available in your tocol stallations around the base. waKDAvs'14" .-....,. •sr• pharmacy. ~} JA0Vtel'tlftt0t lndvdM,mo'lie....,.. Walkways and paths are to be upgraded in the area and Your comments would be warmly appreciated. strong lighting installed to rshiP Includes hiM!ighl the monument. }feJJl be s199 5 two FREE It will be possible to play the carollon from both Kaye Special . Movie Rentals. ) Street United Memorial BENARTH Church and the monument platform. 4000 VHS MOVIES IN OUR METRO LIBRARY Edmund Morris, MLA for P"ARAECUTICAL Ha!iiax Needham, has confirmed some government Panasonic No. 1323 Video Recorder at 5599°0 also-available at: funding will be made PRODUCTS INC. available. The remainder NEW~T LOCATION will be raised from public SACKVILLE HOME VIDEO DARMOUTH HOME VIDEO SPRYRELD HOME VIDEO St.-Odilon, Beauce Nord, and corporate donations. 368 Herring Cove Rd .. P. Quebec, GOS 3AO The projected dedication 176 Wyse Rd. Woodlawn Mall, date Is Dec. 6, 1985, the 68th DARTMOUTH OARn•n11TH Telephone: (418)464-4147 anniversary of the Ex­ 485-2925 434-a. /1 477-3700 plosion.

Copy of CR 58-34 Newspaper clippings: Memorial Bells and Explosion related events provided by Halifax Municipal Archives "------· FortPec,e lfeel/6am)&ta~ 11.H.... • i r3 'logical' site for memorial bells By Jim Gowen Mr. Morris is supported by a Slaff Reporter gt-oup of elders of Memorial United The Halifax Explosion Memorial Church and interested north end busi­ Bells should be located atop Fort nessmen, who together form the back­ Needham, say three former mayors of bone or the drive to mount the bells in Halifax. a to\\:'.er to be built on the Fort Need­ ham site. In an interview, Charles A. Allan O'Brien, Halifax mayor in V~ughan agreed with Leonard Kitz the late 1950s, has moved to Ontario anif John E. Lloyd the heights would and could not be reached for comment the logical location for a monument be! on the issue. ~ totlhose who died in the explosion. In a telephone interview last :' An approach to city council two week, Mayor Ron Wallace said he ~ wileks ago led to the Memorial Bells hoped it could open on schedule, Dec. ~

I co\nmittee_'s proposal being given to 6, 1984. ~ • ci ~ staff for review. The matter will, The program must go ahead and I 1 'I on completion of the staff review, be it must achieve its objective by the I st11died by a commUtee of council be· scheduled date due to the existence of i. foi;e action is taken:· an agreement which, if the date is not I , Ex-mayor Vaughan said: "Fort met, returns the bells to their donors, i N~ham is the logical location for the the· elders of United Memorial Church. be'ls. It is right in the middle of the The committee has slightly less .. i ar~a hardest hit by the explosion." than one year to complete the project. ' Former mayor Edmund Morris Members must raise $100,000 which, t· hak made his feelings well known. In· according to an agreement announced • terki iewed in his capacity of honorary by Mr. Morris, will be matched by a co;.chairman, with Judge Robert E. dollar-for-dollar contribution from Inglis, of the Halifax Explosion Memo­ provincial funds. rial Bells Committee, Mr. Morris Total monies required are $200,000 • acoused aldermen of playing politics to erect and maintain the monument. when they referred the issue to staff. Transfer of Fort Needham land "It's a get Morris campaign," from the city to the Memorial Bells ~ifl Mr: ~orris, provincial social ser­ Committee is to be considered by city v1~s mm1Ster. council early in January.

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Forecast: city taxes up 4%, cqsts 5.5% I . I Budget plan tabled By Sheryl Grant It also confirms reported warnings that expendi· on projected assessment changes. City HalJ Reporter lures cannot be kept to the requested four per cent with· The city has once again produced a budget without The City of Halifax bas tabled a proposed 1985 out a reduction in services, possibly through personnel firm figures on education costs and, to compensate for operating budget which forecasts a 5.5-per·cent increase layoffs. the lack of financial information, has assumed a four­ per-cent increase in the school board budget to $63.6 ;. in expenditures to $179 million, and a tax hike of Jess The proposed budget contains $2.5 million in surplus million from $61.2 million. , ._._.,...... _...._..______;.; __....;.;:..o.1 than four per cent next year. funds from this year, to be carried over into the 1985 Budget figures released Wednesday confirm those budget. The proposed operating budget was tabled at By Bill Power leaked to the media earlier this week, and show a pro- Wednesday's committee-of-the-whole meeting, a little City Hall Reporter See also pages 21, 24, 25 more than a month Jatet than expected. Halifax revenues are expected to increase about 1.5 per cent posed budget increase from $169 million to $179 million - about 1.5 per iznt more than the four-per·cent hike However, the budget preamble makes it clear this City staff said in Novemebr, when it was announced for a total of $179 million in 1985. requested by..counc1L figure is sp~culative, and can only be produced if care· "the budget would be late, that a Jack of financial infor· New construction in the city, and the resulting increase in the The official budget document advises that the city. ful spending patterns are continued. ibation made it impossible to present an accurate pie· assessment base, gets credit for this "positive factor" from city should be ab1e to keep the· increase in the tax rate to There are several other areas of uncertainty in the ture of the city's financial picture at that time. manager Paul Calda in his proposed operating budget preamble, Jess than four per cent because of increased revenues proposed budget, including education costs and reve­ Wednesday's figures are by no means final; council but he warns against council being lulled into a total sense of and a broadened tax base, which will produce an addi· nues, salaries for city employees who. re-negotiate their can add or subtract what it likes from the budget before well-being. tional $700,000 in revenues. contracts this year, and the effect of assessment appeals giving it final appro.val. "We probably have a situation where the assessment growth of the next six or seven years is being condensed into these next two - years," he says. Inside He adds plans must be kept Jean . Disaster anniversary·marked today and productive to effectively deal with the challenges of the uncertain growth years which probably lie ahead of 1986. The city manager suggests the I "pay-as-you-go approach" to capital _XPLOSION, financing should be adhered to. The repayment and overall reduction of thE! city debt will begin to make a no· ~IVERSARY ticeable impact on the budget from 1986 onward, and council, in these years "will be reaping the benefits". The largest portion of city reve· 1' \ n ~ ~· , .. :... nues, 50.6 per cent, will be generated Paul Colda "t\ I t 4" \ \ 1'1 , THE through property taxes. Provincial transfers will account for 32.4 "' ~ ' " "" l'"'tlh' C> 1950, 1952 Unltt!I F•ture Syndlc:ete, Inc ...... HALIFAX HEHALO per cent, and other revenues 13.5 per cent. The remainder is pro­ .. ..._~- vided by tax agreements, grants in lieu of taxes, and non·proplr­ 16 shopping . . , • f ty taxes. days to Christmas Mr. Calda says he expects the budget, as tabled by city coun· cil, would result in an increase of less than four per cent in taxes. Turner says Tories . This has been achieved because of expanded revenues and an are 'muck raking' mcreased tax base, from which he has assumed an additional HAllf AX EC KED ~700,000 in tax revenues in 1985, for a total approacIUng $90 mil· Liberal leader John Turner · hon. . used a fund-raising dinner here · See Revenue likely page 2 Wednesday night to accuse More Than 0118 Thousand Killed In This City, the federal Tc ries of being 1 more interested in "muck rak- · ing" than getting on with gov- · Many Thousand ed And Homeless. erning the country. Page 3 : ...... , • .A~ "\,,._a .JJ,...... _... •-4~- ...... ,._ ... ! Park and , t,.-. __ 1•Y · l:t -- .- ~· i ~ ( No questions asked by feds Violators donate The fed~ral government and 1 Crown-owned Petro-Canada . STOPPED THE CL~~K - The cataclysmic Halifax Explosion literally stopped this clock shortly afte~ 9 $1 million yearly aever queried the directors of · o cl~ck on the morning of Dec. 6, 1917. The clock, on display with other explosion artifacts at the Nova Petrofina Canada Inc. on its · Scotia Museum, was taken from the rubble, its hands fused to its face by the fateful blast. real assets before buying the N.S. Government Services to dty' s.coffers company in a deal ,swung in only three days, says former Petrofina president Pierre Na­ Halifax Explosion: By Steve Proctor deau. Page 4 Staff Reporter Miserly motorists aild penny-pinching parkers who try to beat the meters in continually miss their mark Administration and; as a result, annually contribute more than $1 million in fines . budget increased years ago ••• to the city hall coffers. 67 Every weekday, starting at 8 a.m., six commissionaires pound Just running the city will cost the pavement looking for cars and trucks which have over-stayed pbout $276,000 more next By Mike Coleman sources; but, even so, mystery continues to surround the circum· Staff Reporter stances of the disaster. their paid welcome at the city core's 1,564 parking meters. And, year if the proposed budget every day, they find at for city administrative costs in It was !Jle worst pre-atomic, man·made explosion in Exactly what time did the explosion occur ? Why did Mont 1985 is approved. Page 21 least 500 violating vehi· recorded history. Families and buildings perished. and now, 67 Blanc veer into Imo at the last second ? Why, in the narrows of cles. years after the Belgian relief ship Imo and munition ship Mont the harbour, were two munition ships able to pass each other in " What can I say" Funds sought for Blanc collided in , folklore, a few survivors, the first place ? Were German spies involved ? about a city designed relics and memorials help recount the horror of Dec. 6, 1917. The idea for an official memorial did not surface until 1977 " 300 years ago?" asked longer water line Only the destructions of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, sites of when then-mayor Edmund Morris started the ball rolling. 'Fo­ day, work crews are expected to pour the final concrete as the Halifax ticket inspection Dartmouth is wasting no time atomic bomb drops in 1945, were greater. Halifall Explosion Memorial Bells Monument heads into the fi· officer Sergeant John 9pplying for provincial funding Conn. "In the 1950s each to extend the city's water sys­ Halifax was devastated, 1,963 lives were lost, 9 ooo were in· nal construction stage at Fort Needham jured, 199 blinded, more than 25,00-0 were left hom~less or with· St. Andrew's School, St. Stephen's Park and Fort Need.ham city block used to sup­ tem to help residents along port single-storey build· Waverley Rood plagued with out adequate shelter, and 1,630 buildings were destroyed and are the only memorial sites dedicated specifically to those who 12,000 damaged. Jost their lives in the explosion. The St. Stephen's site even fea· ings. Now we have 10· well problems, soys Alderman and 12-storey buildings. Jock Greenough. Page 22 Well-documented accounts have been made by a number of See 67 years ago page 2 It's just been a popula· Section 1 tion explosion." Conada ...... 3, 4 The World . . S,8,9, 11-13, IS While almost every· Edi~o~iaf . . • • ...... 6 one has heard a story Op1n1on ...... •. , .. 7 about methods to "beat" Tefevision ...... • . . . 10 Comics ...... 16 Rig plans parking tickets, Sgt. Bedford·Sackville .. , . . 17, 18 Conn said the majority Section 2 of people pay their tick· Metro ...... • ..... 21 , 24·28 Dartmouth ...... 22, 23 working ets within the first five Busineu ...... 29-36 days. Section 3 "All parking tickets· Canada ...... 37 Entertainment ...... 38-40 holi ay are $15 but under meter Provincial ...... 41 regulations the fine is Social ...... 44.47 When the Sedco 710 oil rig finishes reduced to $5 as an in· S~orts ...... 48-55 loading supplies today in preparation for TICKETS ADD UP ...... :. Halifax com· T e World ...... 56 centive. . . . Sixty-five Section 4 its three-month stay off Shelburne, several missionaires and police officers in per cent of the people Provincial ...... 57 Christmas trees and lots of tinsel will be the traffic division give out more pay within the first five Christmas cartoon ...... 58 among the special provisions hauled than 168,000 parking tickets a Classified starts . . . . , . . . . 59' year, a number equal to just more days. Another 14 or l ~ Obituaries ...... 70, 71 aboard. than one a minute, five days a per cent pay shortly The World ...... 72 While there will be decorated trees week. Chief of commissionaires thereafter," he said. and a special meal of lobster, turkey and Ed Kline odds one more to the to· After 14 days have FORECAST: cranberries for the 90 men who will spend 1al. Wamboldt-Waterfield Today and tonight cloudy. passed without payment Rain at times heavy and the holiday on the rig, for the most part or an explanation, Sgt. Conn said the police computer taps into strong southeast winds be· on Dec. 25 it will be business as usual. the system at the registry of motor vehicles and accesses the reg­ ginning this afternoon. Highs "There's no such thing as a holiday on istered owner's name and address. today near 6•c. Low~ to­ an oil rig, be it Christmas, New Year's or See Parking violators page 2 night near 1 ·c. Friday turn­ Easter. We work 365 days a year," said ing cold with flurries and Wally Doucette, transportation agent for strong northwest winds. Highs lowering to near o•c Petro Canada. tlantic by afternoon. Probability of Being away from family is not the Trust precipitation 90/er cent to­ most pleasant way to spend Christmas, Atlentre Trusl Company day, tonight an 70 Friday. but Mr. Doucette said the 710's men are of Canada Saturday frequent sunny pe­ luckier than other rig crewmen who will riods. be working much further out in much colder temperatures. He said the men will filE be able to phone their families using ship· MAIL-STAR to-shore radio. Subscription hotline: With shifts changing every two weeks, / the transportation agent said those who 426-3031 CHRISTMAS AT SEA - Brightly lit at down, the Sedco 710 oil rig looks WE DELIVER like a fully-decorated Chrismos tree. Scheduled to leave Halifax Har­ work Christmas will be flown ashore by bour today for a well between Shelburne and Yarmouth, the rig will be the end of the month and a new crew will HALIFAX 422-1701 e DARTMOUTH 463-6000 e WOLFVILLE 542-5771 home to 90 men for Christmas. Wamboldt-Waterfield ring in the new .year on the rig.

Copy of CR 58-34 Newspaper clippings: Memorial Bells and Explosion related events provided by Halifax Municipal Archives THE MAIL·STAR T b~rsday, December 6, 1984 -..... - - Official refused ·entry to plant 5HOPAL, (AP) - The head of dia news agency reported. The agency quoted Arjun Singh, chief minister of Madhya tions and used cranes to remove animal car· .. .Union Carbide Corp. arrived today to ·inspect and liver damage. Investigations are lliiaj!r- an unidentified government official as saying Pradesh state, said today the official death casses that posed a threat of epidemic. ·· the area where a leak of poisonous gas from the Americans were denied entry because the way into long-term effects of the gas 9n toll was raised lo 1,267. from 706 on the basis Also today, about SOO residents of a slum human beings and the environment. . a company pesticide plant killed at least plant was sealed to prevent any tampering of reports submitted by authorities who visit· neighborhood near the plant marched to the ·.11267 people. Indian officials were reported with evidence. ed the city's mortuary and cremation chief minister's residence to protest inade· .. to have refused to let him enter the sealed Technical experts continued to seek t~e Press Trust of India news agency report· grounds. quate relief for the victims of the gas . and guarded plant. ed that detectives from the Central Bureau exact cause of the leak from a 4S·tonne uti· United News of Indoa said its investlga- Their leader, city councillor Sumir Khan, derground storage tank early Monday. Com· Union Carbide chairman Warreq Ander- of Investigation seized all log books and doc· tion confirmed more than 1,400 deaths. It told reporters that more than 4,000 residents 501! flew to Bhopal from Bombay, where he pany oflicfals said a valve broke under rising uments pertaining to storage and release of said there were unofficial estimates that of Indira Nagar had been affected by the pressure inside the tank. discussect CO{Ilpensation for victims of Mon• gas at the plant. 2,000 died from the leak. leak of methyl isocyanate. He said some peo- day's leak of methyl isocyanate gas. Vasaote Sathe, the minister of chemicals Anolher 150,000 people in Bhopal, a city pie in the area had been without food for the The pressure was so great, they said, But the government of Madhya Pradesh and fertilizer, said Wednesday he expected of 900,000 in central India, were treated for last four days. that the gas escaped without being neutral· :;late barred Anderson and a te<1m of U.S. Connecticut-based Union Carbide to pay blindness, eye irritation, nausea, shortness of Doctors have said side effects of methyl izect by chemical "scr11bbers." Investigators technical e.xperts from entering the Union t\mericcin rates of compensation to victims breath and other effects of the gas. isocyanate poisoning include blindness, steril· were trying to determine why the pressure Carbide plant in Bhopal, United News of In· of the poisonous gas. Workers tod~v car.riruj Pll! Jll.aS$ crema· ity, possible mental retardation and kidney was allowed to build. : I ·~~~~H-~~~~x_E_x_~~o~~-n-:~~~ Parking violators ·

continued from page 1 !~:. pick·up list, registering between 10 and 34 t!~.~- .... "In view of the fact the registered owner may • ..- 67 Yiea~'S 090 • • • nol have been the driver, a summons notification is Within the the last few months. using the com· mailed out and the owner has 14 days to respond by puter to determine the area in which a particulariy continued from pQge 1 versary, Dec. 3 1921, she hit a rock tn the Antarctic. She was fi­ paym~nt or explanation." abusing motorists parks, Ed Kline said be got ~weI' ltures a piece of twisted steel from Mont Blane. nally abandoned at sea. If the summons notification fails to produce ac- vehicle with 57 outstanding tickets worth $968. For those who take the time to turn the crafik ~ Smaller memorials, either plaques or artifacts, are also The eeriest reminder of the explosion is on display at the tion a summons is band delivered by a constable or d of the city's meters, budget estimates Indicate the 'ab11ndant throughout Halifax. Nova Scotia Archives. Vincent Coleman, a telegraph operator at' special commissionaire. The t ic~et inspector sai mechanisms will eat close to $880,00b in nickets, A plaque at St. Stephen's School honours children who per­ Richmond Station whose fountain pen, watch and telegraph key about 18 per cent of all offences reach this stage, appear in the showcase, watched the Imo·Mont Blanc collision providing more than enough work for one officer de- dimes and quarters before year's end, money wliich isbed while in attendance at Richmond School. The plaque, re· goes into the city's general revenue. ' __ _ con!ing names of 88 victims, Is located in the hallway. from bis office. livering the summonses on a full·time basis. - SL ~k's Church displays a melted chalice, cross and key His last message, to a Halifax-bound train, read as follows: Jn 1983, statistics indicated commissionaires from the original building. Rector Calvin Pretty says the key "Hold up the train. Ammunition ships afire in harbour and will and tramc officers wrote a total of 168,141 parking explode. Guess this will be my last message. Good bye boys." violations in the city. DR. GRAHAM A. CORBETI 1 - was blown a mile-and·a-half from the site on the morning of the I explosion, l>u~ was found days later and returned. But, each year, some owners with addresses &DR . !SABEL D. CORBETT.'".~ Two libraries, one In Dartmouth, are also reminders of listed as post offtce boxes cannot be reached in per· son. However, Sgt. Conn said that does not mean ac· are pleased to announce that :~ 1917's. devastation. A sculpture in front of Halifax's North Me· • IV I morial f,.ibrary, on Gotlingen Street, is symbolic of the explo­ tlon will not be take.n if an offender continually col· lects tickets. DR. ROBERT A. VANDORPE : ... sion amt Halifax's rebirth after the catastrophe. It was designed has joined them in their practi,ce of , by Jordi Bonet. . Chief of commissionalres Ed Kline said if the Family; Medicine and Obstetrics at Shubenacadie!·.: Tbe Dartmoqth Regional Library arn1 Heritage Museiµn is police computer indicates a Nova Scotia vehicle has l>ome to the explosion's most travelle