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"Those: - ministry? 5 *. suggeatéd:a ‘freeze; asked, ' . : “itwe're cutting programs, .Y why’ ahoulda’t - we ‘be. ‘cut ~ gurselyes?” ; and suggested.

* ptustees will keep their - is: honorariumsat the previous

* Quarter’ I

. dlicharge. a

= “Helmut Giesbrecht, : -. Down claimed: that ‘he: took: “th ) action In. [defense of his property’ Jn order’ td bring ta the pals

; 7 his allegations that Jolliffe had been using hi

7 ey "Hetald state Writer Lot vo “TERRACE _ Chub Down has been. found uly’ ‘of an ommon adsault ‘and: heen’ given: a conditional ;

iB. | On Friday, March: 18 Provinelal Court Judge KT

J. Schering. handed down ‘his findings: and: ‘pentence, ; The cage arose from at incident on August 10, 1981, in a the Terrace Council chambers wher Down eriptied an: “ Jarge ‘container of water on: then-alderman, vie ”

Chairman. pill # Hutehison,

told thine who opposed the:

cut “yp ‘agree with you 100".

: 2 per’ “gent :.bul at, the same:

“believe it “won't ©

time, : _, make us\look very good with thé- public. “When - students.

and fees have ‘been hit.” * - favoring . : the ‘postition .

they. take’ the money at the’.

v= Qld. level but “donate ‘the ° 1. difference’ to the . college “Which ‘would ‘plive. the’ = trustees a: tax deduction...”

‘Those in ‘opposition: to the

‘+. cub gald, “the problem with: ‘ this: particular government a they assume. that ‘their i.s directives -

f rare © fait * *-aecompll’é:"”. Some noted they were taking time from

: businesses : which: provide

jobs to attend ‘meetings.

La ‘One: trustee’ viewed: ‘the: : dirgctive as.“‘the final inisialt

to those trying to} preserve and protect the educational.

cate

‘By, a. six-five vote, ‘the

Principal Va. George.

“ ysed blackboard “and: line -4 diagrams’ to explain . the | } ministry of education’s { latest move to cut spending. |

. All provincial community «:

: colleges have been told ‘to ” \" prepare a ‘very detailed - a five-year plan: and’ budget

“eroded by an“ vinflation ° factor of five’ per. ‘cent per year.” ” .Géorge .simplifed -

"the complicated formula by ~ saying-at the end of ‘five ”

years NCU would have one-.

The.

than it “fas now. -

- eurrent NCC. budget stands. .

at about 7 milion.

- “Tes imapossible for“us to. put together. any sort, of budget that doesn’t very, .

very substantially charge ©

‘the ‘philosophy of. the | ‘eoliege,’"’ George” said, -

“gomprehensiveness . and. decentralization are-- fundimentals of the

: college's philosophy." Following the ministry's

| budget could mesh closing

all ‘NCC centres. except, . perhaps in Prince Rupert, °

reasonably

_ '. situation,”

_ him, that means essentially ° a budget freeze for the next two.

_ would cause-a publi i causing a reversal?

‘ province will dp sothis we

; institution’ a program.’ Years ago; NCC ‘ decided to drop its own alts

buying power ‘

. “and elimination of the entire .

academic program, the

; ‘principal stated. *.

He suggested instead the ‘2 college - Rl lan “for: what. we. need, . but - recognize: the. economic , According ‘to:

years, . ‘but. an .expestation. of an upturn. in’ - - ‘the. economy: resulting’. in-|

“mote fands for, the! last three

_ years-of: the plan. He had expected: all the provincial » calleges to defy.’ ‘the. order,

00,000 has» en "steed . from

“One. “trustee |: “noted © something ; the others~ had” “overlooked. ©-'!The- “NDP.

‘ could comein and say thivis ‘a pile’ of. garbage: the © -Socreds:came:in with and throw the whole thing out” , By unanimous’ vate;,' the trustees moved to follow the: . principal's. suggestion: -that- “NCC. prepare: *" ‘peplistic > bufget."”.

That” means ‘changing . the: “government's

25 cents ,

feeding: them’; she ‘added. :

defense. oo.

. z' : ith resent: “obtained: ‘by’ fraid, a} pplias. force; to : The judge. added that batMiry consisted: of eyer So snail suc

; courtroam.

_ degrees of: that the so. of water does ci .. Down's defen:

erievances against Jolliffe.

. As Schetling found Down “guilty ‘ag charged oo “judge ‘added that if. he ‘did:not such” incidents ‘could “. happenin any: ‘public: place. such: as a: theatre * or Soe

Scherling asked. Down if he had anything ‘to: ‘any.: Speaking 50° softly. it was difficult. to hear him: in the “quiet ‘courtroom, - Down | basically ‘reinterated his _ earlier defense. The judge told him “there are other forums available” for. Down -to' redress any -

legal test of “did -he use more: force ‘thin was” 7 necessary?" The judged ruled, by. find Mr, Down was ‘ not justified even though the force waa minimal it) | \:. was done in a vengeful ‘™manter, anid ot in sell: aaa

a Loko

the discharge are that Down has tokeep the peace for,

- *.threé months. He must. report toa probation officer... : «7 "He must wrile a letter of apology ta council - Crown’ Bo) “Sc pequest ‘that - letter be written’ ta Jolliffe ‘was: : disallowed. by April 15,: ‘Theletter Isto besgivento the. a os probation: officer who: will deliver it to. count, ° oo

‘Soberling & granted a a todtonal discharge with a... probalion periad of three months. The conditions of

st “Down: also iaust é 6 hours. of community. service ce an ” by June i.”

“ef thé conditions 2 aré complied with, it will be as if

. you have no criminal record,”’ Seherling told Down. -

” Outside of the court house, both Down and dolltte - expressed approval of the sentence. :

: og hy - pe

conference’ ‘was going on simultaniously with the - hoard meeting. While about 60 people | were. originally expected, about 110 actually. — ‘atlended, The ‘conference —... was: ‘sponsored: ‘by ‘the. |; college's ‘advisory committee, but the work’. - actually... done... hy, the. “energy: college's . own people”. he...

_s8id, ~The - inerease in- “program. . ~ qumbers “caused: a - few . logistics ‘proglems, such; "a8" gi

determiried ‘what. the: book. value should: be, but it was.

excess of $20 iilion,

f

“stupid forms" “which are fi

‘designed ‘to: ‘make ° “such

‘ changes impossible. oa ~~ In other’ matters; George. a ‘paid thie : ‘TRAC’ (old pre-.-

appréritice), pr gram, is in” trouble, aly ab ut one-half :, of the college's 'd were able to

: ‘begin it on Jan, and those -. that did: may. have: to stop - until the: ministry prepares. ve learning: materials for. -Though- the: material

ahortage, may, cause some. problems ° at NCC, ‘it-.Is:. ‘farther’: ahead: than - other” institutions» ‘since: ite Was:

“working; n -a amodular -.

~ program. previously. +The firat 2 two" students: to”:

graduate: from: TRAC in the,

at NCO.)

“Despite the government's’ -quarter-cut ‘giveyear. ln,

Carr. College.

the. cutback”. in ' ‘that:

program | and use the Eniily

Cart. facilities. NCO ‘gets. “from 20 ty 30 such programs 2 FORT: afglng © froti’

. Weekend. ‘workshops. to thé. " printmhobilé: of location. for two weeks,” ‘This funding cut

meas. Jess’ that half- of the . ~those. programs will” be. available to area t residents. - Geokge 8A id going back to:

have the expertise of those

at ‘Emily Carts. The: ipriné¢ipal acknowledge’. that . the.

Human *Social Workers \ Jt a : . r

. ‘slate. _" Eurppenn

an oe Sham revealed? ‘the education ministry, a aor _ newspapers, :and Bmily oye

protesting’ 7

“outreach- v appears ‘to reveal the. ‘province's: ‘stand: at the recent

8, would. ; expensive. and ‘they doit ~ "_sthey are not; it is doing. something unethical, unchristian -, nd immoral, Howard adds;

misleading, if not outright deceitful document.’

NCC Principal Val George gives the board an economies: Jecture on how the ministry of education Is cutting 25 per.cent of the college’ s funds over a. five year period.

Freeze called un- -American

_ WASHINGTON (AP) —A retired. Admiral: - Noel. " Representatives last week Reagan administration: “Gayler, Sy Mor, "former -because: “of some very a comnianier. “of U.S. foreés* - serious . questions,”

official -- -Bays:. the nuclear weapons « freeze resolution pending i in Congressisnotin . the’, ‘United States’ national. “pecurity. ‘inferest, but a. retired , admiral, -disagrees. : “Richard, Burt, assistant ° Pee secretary ., for - affairs, -and

including. “siniply: defining what we are freezing.” “24 think the more the ‘freeze j js debated, the more pedple. will, recognize it is weally ‘not in the national security: interest, of the . - United States,’” Burt said. | (Congress failed to reach a ‘vote.'on ihe issue after

in the. Pacific and ‘a former : director. .of “the. National Security, ‘Agency, discussed the. Issue. "Sunday. on NBC television’ s Mee! the Press. - - Burt said _passage‘of the resolution was delayed in the. _.. House. of

anid put off action on it until after the Easter recess next month.

the’ administration has ‘advocated negotiating an.

arnis. reduction agreement before. freezing weapons

: Herald Biaft Writer ; ‘ “TERRACE Skeena MLA Frank Howard has obtained a “Jeaked ‘confidential internal government document: that

constitutional pomyantion ¢ on. aboriginal rights. was a”

planned sham. |. Atfength. og ‘8 Tie document; dated Jan. 17, 1963 was prepared by the’ Saying;.-there is ''nlo institutional affairs section ‘of. the , ministry of contradiction between

strong defence and effective . arins contro! policies’ Burt repeated the administration argument that a freeze on nuclear “weapons | would 7 reniove -any incentive ‘for

Intergevernmental relations. Tt ts titled “An Overview” with a ‘section subtitled ‘ta ‘negotiation strategy. ” “According to Howard, ‘the document is filled with such ~ phrases as ‘the provincial government.should be seen to he : genuinely working...” and “should appear receptive...” “Statements of this nature are obviously dealgned to give

d misleading impression, not only tonative pedple, but to all . the . Soviet “Union — to -Brilish Columbians," the MLA says, -“It recommends a negotiate seriously Geneva, -« negotiation strategy based on deceit. When a government” Sligertand, —

- participates in a constitutional conference with 4 strategy DEE: of trying to make matters appear:to be something which: "ful. Gayler’ taid. Burt's statenients ‘illustrated th vlowiig detail the most ‘Interéstinig: “misconception about “the .. nature © of . sbcuritv., ES

“Howard tails upon Premier ‘Bennett | to fire minister ‘. Garde Gardom whose department. prepared thé “highly

: ‘against

‘lengthy. debate Wednesday '

or

aos LONDON © (AP) — - Trading - on foreign

“exchanges was thrown into

confusion . today after a “ Fealignment’ of European © Monetary . System

* currencies ttiat lifted the "value ‘of ‘the West German’ _mark +5.5:. per.: -cent -and _ devalued the : Fr ench franc

aris per'cent. : : The W.S.° “dollar. T rose against. all’. major

“currencies except the mark

~ and the Canadian.dollar. ~

Gold prices drifted lower ~

"in-Hong ‘Kong ‘and Europe -

: but. edged higher’ ‘in, ‘early |. trading in the United States. ‘The: franc: fell.’ ‘to: n‘alls-

o time low against ‘the mark ., and’ lost ground against: the.

dollar. -The- ‘British: pound,.

which ‘is a not? ‘part: “of the ;

°. Gaht-comntey. “European

“new. low against: the U. 1.8,

impossible. to. provide a-

meaningful quote on key . _ currencies covered: by the

European — Monetary: System, 4 four-year-old apreement ainied: stabilizing. currenisles,

within the Cormnion. Market.

Simultaneous ° with © ‘the ;

realignnient annolincement ~ fram Brussels, Belgium, the © value of the U.S. dollar was’.

fixed in-Frankfurt at,2.3870

West German marks, down from 2.4020 marks earlier in

the day and off [rom- last “-

Friday's 2.3900 marks. ~

The French franc ~ was reported fluctuating rapidly. against the dollar. ..The dollar was bid at °7.1450° francs in Frankfurt, ‘West . Germany, and 7.2120 francs

in London. Earlier in. the .

day the dollar was quoted at . 7.1700 francs, ’up from: dest _Priday’ 3 6. 97250.

. The franc’ ‘also. was “weak. other =. -:major” currencies, .

“record . high: 2.9925 ‘francs ” _ from Friday’ $2. 9985 francs.

Alter the realignment, the - pound plunged to an all- time trading low. of $1.4735 from: Friday's record low close of 41. 48875. -

“Dollar rates in * Burope ~ after _ the - realignment, ‘ conipared with midmorning ‘ _rates.and with rates: late Friday, included: © 2.9870. ‘West German marks, -down fron: 2.3975 , marks... at midmorning | and 2,960 late Friday; 2.0752 Swiss francs, up from 2.0732 at niidmorning and 2.0610 Friday; - francs, up. from. 7.1700 at:

— midmoming:: and. 6.9250 .

Friday; 1.22525 Canadian dollars, up {rom 1.22495 at midmotming but down fron 122545: Friday; and 2.6895 -

Dutch guilders, : “ip. from

2.6590 “at. midmorning, and

-2,6550 Friday, : ;

: Markets were - closed. in. Tokyo .. for.’ ‘a “fational, holiday.

in: ‘Montreal on ‘Friday, thé: U.S: dollar in terma of _ Canadian. funds closed up ro

Too. at $1.2041.-.

The value of gold bullion was mixed amid confusion

caused by (he-rionetary |

system upheaval;

London's: five ~ major

Foreign ae -_Srading confused _

_ reconimended niorning gold on.

. down $6 from late Friday's .

realignment.: Say tbe

‘Monetary System; fell to a.

‘ineltiding the - “mark. The mark rose to a.

“from -

7.2120 French

bullion -dealers. ined aR troyounce in’ the esr going the - New. York — Conmmiodity Exchange. -Earlier in ‘Hong | Kong, gold. lost 36 ‘cents to close at

Hall ‘80. an ounce. |

price of $414.50 a troy ounce,

$420.50. It was unchanged i in afternoon trading after the

In early Zurich trading, L Bold: slipped. to: $413.50 ‘an ‘punee froni* $421.75 Friday. > Later: it edged up to $415. 25.

Gold for current. delivery edged up f 60 cents to $46 a

Currencies realigned

_ BRUSSELS. (cP) — West European fi inance “ministers. “agreed today on.a broad realigniient of their currencies, Ineluding a5: S-per-cent upward revaluation of. ‘the. West

° Friday. ae ; i

*-" In? Toronto; allver” was - “quoted: Friday at $13,010 Canadian: an ounce.

*Gernian mark and a 2feper-cent devaluation af the French

: frane,:

= “This, will enhance the -eredibility ‘of ‘the "European

Monetary: System," said West.German Finance: Minister ° Gerhard Stoltenberg, who-annoiinced the agreement. .

: The-system-was thrown into the: worst crisis of its four- “-year history, ¢ ‘ing the weekend when the ministers failed. i igning their curréncies,a move needed tq ation on the currency: markets, which in

“barveng The F . “The valtie. of oliiers. in: the sight-currency- European Monetary System will: also be altered, diplomats. said.

hee

+. Today’s agreement also involves an. upward revaluation. - “of the Dutch guilder by 3,5 per cent, the Danish erownby 2.5.

per cent andthe Belgian and Laxembourg france by 15 per _ cent... oa _

: Diplomats: apréamed relief at the: agréenient, saying it.

“yemoved ‘fears that. continued disagreement’: would jandermine a siimmlit’ nieeting of European Economic _ Community leaders'in Brussels today...

This was the seventh realignment since the monetary

- system was set.up four years ago as a. means of bringing .

~ stability: to the: foreign: exchange markets. . , After the Europeans failed to reach agreement during the

weekend, their eight currencies wére allowed toffoat free of -

mandatory central bank controls wheir the money markets opened ‘today.There was some confusion on the niarkets ‘but very: tittle trading. - , ;

Otto Poehl;"president of West Gebifiany’ s. edntral bank, ; said ‘markets should return to normal. following the realignment, agreement. "

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