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federal
budgetary
spending
as
given
annually
in
the
main
estimates
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age
pensions
and
supplementary
expendi
expenditures
�
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arc
not
included
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The
Canadian
Press
1ersonal
and
corporation
in
income
�
come
tax
rates
remain
un
unchanged
�
changed
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rebates
cs
high
as
50
per
ceni
u
resulting
from
increased
sales
by
man
manufacturing
�
ufacturing
and
procecssing
firms
Income
tax
deductions
for
dependents
increased
by
50
to
300
for
children
receiving
family
allowances
and
550
for
other
dependents
removing
80000
from
income
tax
lists
Tax
deduction
of
150
per
cent
allowed
on
increased
expendi
expenditure
�
ture
for
scientific
research
in
industry
Deduction
of
all
pre-production
expenses
allowed
oil
com
companies
�
panies
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depreciation
for
in
vestment
in
new
products
ex
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for
one
-year
to
Jan
1
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change
in
taxes
on
liquor
and
tobacco
Budget
deficit
of
7
15000000
for
19G2
G3
on
expenditures
of
0525000000
revenues
of
5
780000000
Deficit
designed
to
provide
economic
stimulus
but
not
to
endanger
price
levels
Non
resident
iron
ore
com
companies
�
panies
exempted
from
special
15-per-ccnt
tax
on
income
of
branches
of
non
resident
cor
corporations
�
porations
Federal
tax
credit
for
On
Ontario
�
tario
and
BC
logging
com
companies
�
panies
equal
to
two
thirds
of
provincial
tax
up
to
10
per
cent
Various
sales
tax
exemptions
costing
treasury
2000000
a
j
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usinesses
Gets
Budget
Boost
OTTAWA
CP
A
blue
plate
special
for
the
go
go
businessman
was
served
up
Tuesday
night
by
Finance
Minister
Fleming
in
a
pre
election
budget
speech
last-
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Federal
Spending
Has
Risen
Since
1947
6
ing
an
hour
and
45
minutes
Main
feature
of
a
budget
fore
forecasting
�
casting
a
1962
63
deficit
of
745000000
and
reducing
the
tax
take
by
130000000
was
a
rebate
as
high
as
50
per
cent
on
taxes
due
on
profits
from
in
increased
�
creased
sales
by
manufacturing
and
processing
firms
Personal
and
corporate
in
income
�
come
tax
rates
remain
un
unchanged
�
changed
MODEST
BOW
If
the
budget
was
designed
as
a
vote
gatherer
in
advance
of
the
general
election
expected
in
June
it
wasnt
blazingly
appar
apparent
�
ent
Mr
Fleming
made
a
modest
bow
in
the
direction
of
the
in
individual
�
dividual
taxpayer
by
lopping
35000000
from
revenue
in
the
personal
income
tax
field
He
accomplished
this
by
rais
ing
deductions
from
taxable
in
income
�
come
for
dependents
by
50-to-300
for
children
1G
and
under
and
to
550
for
other
depend
cnts
whether
children
or
adults
Opposition
Leader
Pearson
referring
to
the
sixth
deficit
in
a
row
since
the
Conservatives
took
office
said
Mr
Flemings
deficits
now
totalled
nearly
3
000000000
lie
said
the
budget
could
be
described
as
vole
now
pay
later
FOUR
PER
CENT
Mr
Fleming
said
the
tax
in
incentive
�
centive
for
increasing
sales
should
result
in
cancellation
of
at
least
50000000
in
taxes
in
a
full
year
This
is
about
four
per
cent
of
all
corporation
in
income
�
come
taxes
which
will
be
paid
this
year
The
businessmans
budget
also
provided
for
another
35
000000
worth
of
incentives
to
the
petroleum
industry
and
companies
increasing
invest
investment
�
ment
in
scientific
research
for
industrial
purposes
Mr
Fleming
forecast
a
seven-per-cent
increase
in
the
gross
national
product
compared
with
last
years
25-per-cent
rise
and
said
the
central
purpose
of
his
budget
was
the
encour
encouragement
�
agement
of
economic
growth
The
tax
incentives
were
de
designed
�
signed
to
spur
increased
pro
production
�
duction
and
employment
In
brief
these
incentives
are
9
Cancellation
of
50
per
cent
of
the
tax
on
the
first
50000
of
taxable
income
arising
from
increased
sales
by
manufacture
ers
and
processors
and
cancel
lation
of
25
per
cent
of
the
tax
on
any
additional
income
aris
arising
�
ing
from
increased
sales
The
increased
sales
will
be
calcu
lated
on
the
dollar
value
of
gross
sales
this
year
against
those
in
19G1
O
Deduction
of
150
per
cent
of
increased
expenditures
on
scientific
research
for
industrial
purposes
when
computing
in
come
for
tax
purposes
Petroleum
companies
may
deduct
all
pre
production
ex
penses
including
costs
of
rights
exploration
and
drilling
in
computing
income
tax
Mr
Fleming
said
the
business
incentives
will
cost
the
treas
treasury
�
ury
about
22000000
in
the
1962
63
fiscal
year
which
began
April
1
and
85000000
in
a
full
year
Sales
tax
reductions
would
amount
to
about
2000000
Mr
Pearson
made
the
most
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ICP
The
budget
delivered
by
Finance
Minister
Fleming
Tuesday
night
on
the
eve
of
an
election
should
per
perhaps
�
haps
be
described
as
vote
now
pay
later
Opposition
Leader
Pearson
said
in
the
Commons
weeks
meeting
would
be
switch
The
sixth
deficit
forecast
since
Mr
Fleming
assumed
the
min
ministry
�
istry
means
a
total
deficit
over
five
years
of
3000000000
the
Liberal
chief
said
in
the
first
opposition
reply
to
the
budget
address
Now
Hear
This
Smokers
douse
those
butts
group
So
anybody
at
the
course
and
look
sheepish
Robert
Lud
wig
secretary
of
the
Non-Smokers
Association
of
Canada
formerly
the
Never
Touch
m
Club
will
bo
in
PG
next
week
fur
the
purpose
of
meeting
with
heads
of
Fight
Cancer
and
other
health
groups
senior
educators
and
some
medical
people
Bob
wants
to
discuss
cigarct
ugh
control
and
getting
PGians
geared
to
take
part
in
the
second
annual
Non
Smokers
Day
which
will
be
May
31
PG
being
the
heart
of
BC
is
the
natural
place
for
an
organiza
organizational
�
tional
effort
sez
Robert
As
the
drive
for
new
members
continues
its
chief
reason
be
being
�
ing
the
rallying
cry
New
Build
Building
�
ing
Next
Fall
Canadian
Legion
officials
repoit
a
success
rate
of
G5
a
month
or
three
a
day
and
a
new
total
of
G85
The
fire
control
course
scheduled
to
be
held
in
the
Simon
Fraser
Fri
day
is
apt
to
have
a
few
un
unexpected
�
expected
visitors
Regular
Ro
Rotary
�
tary
Club
luncheon
is
held
in
the
hotel
Fridays
and
the
club
for
forgot
�
got
to
notify
members
that
this
who
sees
a
hungry
looking
busi
nessman
with
a
bewildered
look
in
his
eye
is
asked
to
take
said
gentleman
by
the
hand
aim
him
in
the
direction
of
the
PG
Hotel
and
give
him
a
lusty
slune
PG
chamber
of
com
commerce
�
merce
representation
at
the
Hazelton
Highway
16
confab
with
Gaglardl
Co
is
building
up
Perhaps
after
all
there
will
be
enough
types
from
the
oast
em
end
of
the
highway
to
con
convince
�
vince
both
the
minister
and
the
western
chamber
people
that
completion
of
the
road
to
Mc
Bride
and
Jasper
is
every
bit
as
impoitant
as
finishing
the
western
section
Nq
question
about
it
sez
de
department
�
partment
of
agriculture
veterin
arian
Dr
Ken
Thompson
125
pounds
of
newborn
calf
all
in
one
piece
adds
up
to
quite
a
chunk
of
calf
So
it
was
quite
an
event
when
Coacoa
est
wgt
125
lbs
was
born
recently
on
the
farm
of
Floyd
George
in
the
Six
Mile
Lake
area
Get
of
a
Charlais
sire
and
a
Hereford
Guernsey
dam
Coacoa
seems
to
He
called
the
forecast
of
a
seven-per-cent
rise
in
the
gross
national
product
exaggerated
Even
on
such
a
shaky
assump
assumption
�
tion
by
Mr
Fleming
the
defi
deficit
�
cit
in
the
current
fiscal
year
was
estimated
at
745000000
and
might
well
be
higher
Not
long
ago
the
minister
had
had
a
song
dedicated
to
him
called
Brother
Can
You
Sparc
a
Dime
Dimes
will
be
scarce
in
Can
Canada
�
ada
at
this
rate
Mr
Pearson
said
Nothing
that
Mr
Fleming
had
estimated
individual
tax
bene
benefits
�
fits
to
Canadians
would
amount
to
some
40000000
Mr
Pear
Pearson
�
son
said
there
are
about
18000
000
people
in
Canada
and
that
meant
you
get
222
per
per
person
�
son
2-2-2
is
the
name
of
a
well
known
headache
pill
Mr
Pearson
said
The
taxpayers
of
Canada
were
going
to
need
a
headache
tablet
to
offset
the
ef
effect
�
fect
of
a
deficit
of
745000000
in
the
19G2
G3
fiscal
year
Mr
Pearson
said
the
goals
Mr
Fleming
claims
the
gov
eminent
has
reached
since
it
was
elected
hac
not
been
achieved
OTTAWA
Pi
Social
Credit
leader
Robert
Thompson
said
Tuesday
night
Finance
Minister
Fleming
will
go
down
in
history
as
Canadas
greatest
debt
maker
OTTAWA
CP
-
H
w
Her-
ridge
parliamentary
leader
of
HE
CITI
PRINCE
GEORGE
BRITISH
COLUMBIA
WEDNESDAY
APRIL
11
1962
WSm
tki
life
hK
THREE
of
the
more
distinguished
of
the
74
delegates
attending
the
current
fire
control
course
in
Prince
George
look
over
some
of
the
equipment
on
display
Left
to
right
are
Gerry
Wilmot
vice
president
of
the
NILA
Al
Dixon
district
for
forester
�
ester
and
R
II
Lyster
assistant
manager
of
the
Canadian
Forestry
Association
at
Vancouver
THREE
DAYS
OF
INSTRUCTION
Mnrp
thnn
70
dolnentps
frnm
rliin
Fnrnstrv
Assnri
a
t
i
n
n
throughout
North
Central
BC
branch
here
and
Fred
Wade
registered
this
morning
for
the
second
Northern
Interior
fire
control
course
being
held
today
Thursday
and
Friday
at
the
Hotel
Simon
Fraser
About
50
had
beer
expected
Delegates
were
welcomed
by
Gerry
Wilmot
vice
prcsidsnt
of
the
Northern
Interior
Lumber-
mens
Association
Tom
Dil
worth
chairman
of
the
Cana-
Impaired
Drivers
Fingerprinted
Persons
charged
with
serious
traffic
offences
which
come
under
the
criminal
code
are
now
subject
to
fingerprinting
and
photographing
for
police
records
as
are
those
accused
of
felonies
The
practice
has
been
adopt
adopted
�
ed
in
Prince
George
following
a
recent
directive
from
the
at
attorney
�
torney
-
generals
department
Offences
include
hit
and
run
and
impaired
and
drunk
driv
driving
�
ing
where
the
crown
may
proceed
either
summarily
or
by
indictment
Previously
persons
accused
of
these
offences
were
not
required
to
submit
to
finger
printing
or
to
having
their
pic
tures
taker
Similarly
to
other
criminal
charges
the
action
can
be
taken
while
the
accused
is
in
custody
regardless
of
whether
he
is
con
convicted
�
victed
of
the
offence
with
which
he
is
charged
chairman
of
the
morning
ses
sion
The
three
day
course
design
designed
�
ed
to
update
forest
industry
supervisory
and
fire
fighting
personnel
on
latest
fire
preven
prevention
�
tion
and
suppression
techniques
is
being
jointly
sponsored
by
the
two
associations
with
the
co
cooperation
�
operation
of
the
BC
Forest
Service
Todays
sessions
began
with
addresses
by
forest
servicepcr
sonncl
on
forest
service
regula
regulations
�
tions
and
an
analysis
of
19G1
fires
followed
by
a
discussion
of
weather
forecasting
until
noon
when
delegates
dispersed
for
lunch
The
afternoon
session
will
sec
Deductions
Up
50
Per
Child
OTTAWA
CP
A
50
increase
in
income
tax
deductions
for
dependent
children
was
an
announced
�
nounced
in
the
budget
Deductions
for
children
under
1G
receiving
family
allowances
will
be
increased
to
300
from
250
and
for
other
dependents
such
as
children
over
1G
attend
attending
�
ing
school
or
university
to
550
from
500
Finance
M
i
n
i
s
t
cr
Fleming
said
the
increase
effective
next
year
in
filing
1962
tax
returns
will
free
about
80000
taxpayers
fron
paying
income
tax
budget
is
good
for
one
per
cent
of
the
population
only
Speaking
outside
the
Com
Commons
�
mons
the
member
for
Kootenay
West
labelled
the
budget
Flem
Flemings
�
ings
flop
Corporations
rather
than
indi
individuals
�
viduals
would
benefit
and
we
all
know
there
are
more
indi
individuals
�
viduals
than
corporations
Mr
Herridge
deplored
lack
of
action
on
portable
pensions
and
said
farmers
and
industrial
workers
were
not
considered
He
said
farmers
like
corpora
corporations
�
tions
should
have
been
offered
depieciation
allowances
for
in
increasing
�
creasing
production
Vandervoort
photo
oyrse
discussions
of
detection
and
communication
o
r
g
a
nization
employee
education
in
fire
pre
prevention
�
vention
pre
-
suppression
or
organization
�
ganization
and
a
panel
on
safe
ty
on
the
fire
lines
Certificates
will
be
presented
during
a
closing
banquet
Friday
to
those
who
complete
the
course
successfully
Bob
Gal
Gallagher
�
lagher
manager
of
the
NILA
has
said
R
G
McKec
deputy
minister
of
lands
and
forests
will
be
guest
speaker
at
the
closing
banquet
Friday
Starvation
Story
W
rong
Monteith
OTTAWA
ICP
Health
Minis
Minister
�
ter
Monteith
said
Tuesday
charges
of
starvation
levelled
in
connection
with
sickness
at
the
Prophet
River
Indian
reserva
reservation
�
tion
in
northeastern
BC
were
not
justified
Mr
Monteith
speaking
as
acting
citizenship
minister
said
a
report
Tuesday
from
the
BC
Indian
commissioner
said
there
was
no
sickness
or
starvation
at
the
reservation
as
of
March
30
and
that
only
two
of
the
59
Indians
were
in
Fort
Nelson
Hospital
Dr
Ray
March
who
treated
members
of
the
band
said
10
days
ago
that
they
suffered
from
hepatitis
and
were
emaci
emaciated
�
ated
from
hunger
CBC
Team
to
Do
Show
on
College
Producer
Tom
Conachie
and
a
television
team
from
the
CBC
documentaries
depart
department
�
ment
in
Vancouver
are
due
in
tomorrow
to
film
a
half
hour
story
on
Prince
George
Col
College
�
lege
and
its
founder
Bishop
Fergus
OGrady
Results
are
due
to
be
shown
on
the
7
Oclock
Show
on
Vancouvers
CBUT
April
19
and
arrangements
are
being
made
for
it
to
be
shown
here
at
a
later
date
There
will
be
some
footage
on
the
2000
acrc
development
at
Peden
Hill
plus
interviews
with
local
citizens
association
and
the
teachers
of
the
aiea
concerned
DECISION
REVERSED
A
decision
to
co
operate
with
the
Quesnel
school
district
in
a
workshop
to
prepare
teachers
for
the
new
Mathematics
8
course
was
reversed
by
trustees
Superintendent
J
M
Phillip
son
said
the
Quesnel
workshop
would
be
held
partly
during
school
time
and
would
dupli
duplicate
�
cate
a
workshop
held
in
Prince
George
last
fall
to
prepare
teachers
However
the
board
decided
to
send
three
teachers
to
the
workshop
being
sponsored
by
the
BC
Teachers
Federation
in
Vancouver
starting
April
30
for
Grade
8
and
Grade
3
mathe
matics
teachers
Miss
C
Lavoic
consultant
will
attend
sessions
on
the
new
Grade
3
course
while
Miss
C
Kelly
of
Duchess
Park
and
Glen
Horning
of
Connaught
will
at
attend
�
tend
sessions
on
the
new
Grade
8
course
HEALTH
MEET
School
District
57
is
to
be
rep
represented
�
resented
by
two
trustees
at
an
organizational
meeting
of
the
union
board
of
health
for
the
proposed
new
health
unit
to
be
centred
in
Prince
George
The
school
board
had
ques
questioned
�
tioned
the
need
for
two
repre
representatives
�
sentatives
when
they
were
re
requested
�
quested
by
Dr
G
II
Bonham
director
of
the
present
Cariboo
Health
Unit
However
according
to
infor
information
�
mation
received
at
a
regular
meeting
Tuesday
Prince
George
is
the
largest
centre
in
the
new
unit
and
it
was
felt
it
should
have
a
large
representation
Cariboo
Health
Unit
is
to
be
split
in
two
with
the
city
being
the
centre
of
the
new
northern
unit
TENDERS
TABLED
Tenders
for
electric
welding
and
acctylete
equipment
for
the
senior
high
school
tabled
at
the
last
meeting
of
the
board
have
been
tabled
again
pending
study
by
Propel
ty
Manager
W
C
Ditmars
Reason
for
tabling
at
the
last
meeting
was
to
allow
a
study
to
ensure
that
present
wiring
in
the
high
school
industrial
arts
area
is
sufficient
to
support
the
proposed
new
equipment
which
would
cost
about
550
Logging
Firms
to
Get
Tax
Benefit
More
to
Come
If
Victoria
Agrees
OTTAWA
CP
The
fed
oral
government
will
go
two
thirds
of
the
way
toward
re
removing
�
moving
double
corporation
in
income
�
come
tax
on
Ontario
and
BC
logging
firms
Finance
Minister
Fleming
said
Tuesday
night
He
invited
the
two
provinces
to
go
the
rest
of
the
way
The
federal
step
a
tax
credit
of
two
thirds
or
the
provincial
tax
on
logging
income
up
to
a
maximum
tax
rate
of
10
per
cent
was
offered
conditionally
last
year
It
depended
then
on
BC
and
Ontario
granting
the
other
third
Companies
in
the
two
prov
provinces
�
inces
have
been
the
only
ones
subjected
both
to
the
federal
be
keeping
her
unusuallv
lartc
the
CCF
New
Democratic
lnrtv
and
nrnvincial
comoration
in
rd
to
the
Prince
George
Hotel
i
size
as
she
grows
older
Mr
group
said
Tuesday
night
Fi
j
come
taxes
and
a
provincial
tax
to
make
room
for
the
forestry
1
George
reports
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nunc
Minister
Flemings
on
logins
incomci
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Mr
F
1
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m
in
g
unique
federal
said
the
carried
a
heavier
tax
load
than
concession
other
industries
may
cost
about
3000000
oer
a
full
year
and
perhaps
1500-
000
in
the
current
fiscal
year
ue
reviewed
the
aackground
of
the
situation
and
efforts
to
reach
a
solution
He
had
tried
earlier
this
year
to
arrange
a
meeting
among
the
three
gov
governments
�
ernments
and
the
industry
but
owing
to
the
position
taken
by
BC
it
was
not
possible
to
choose
a
date
satisfactory
to
all
the
parties
concerned
The
double
taxation
situation
became
possible
first
in
1947
un
under
�
der
the
federal
provincial
tax
sharing
agreements
While
On
Ontario
�
tario
and
B
C
logging
firms
could
claim
their
provincial
tax
as
an
expense
in
calculating
Mr
Fleming
said
the
federal
step
will
go
a
long
way
toward
removing
the
existing
tax
dis
discrimination
�
crimination
of
forestry
indus
industry
�
try
corporations
irrespective
of
any
action
which
the
provinces
may
take
Moreover
if
the
provinces
imposing
a
logging
tax
supple
supplementing
�
menting
our
tax
credit
with
a
credit
of
their
own
as
it
is
to
be
hoped
they
will
the
discrimin
discrimination
�
ation
will
be
removed
complet
completely
�
ely
He
said
the
reason
he
pro
poses
a
two
thirds
tax
credit
is
that
the
federal
corporation
in
income
�
come
tax
is
about
twice
as
large
as
the
provincial
logging
and
income
taxes
combined
in
On-
federal
income
tax
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still
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and
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Proposed
The
possibility
of
regional
contract
negotiations
be
between
�
tween
teachers
and
school
districts
of
North
Central
BC
was
raised
at
a
regu
regular
�
lar
meeting
of
the
board
of
School
District
57
Tuesday
night
Trustees
ore
not
interested
in
a
proposal
from
the
teach
teachers
�
ers
of
School
Districts
27
28
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56
57
and
58
for
preliminary
meetings
embracing
the
whole
area
These
meetings
as
outlined
to
the
board
in
a
letter
from
the
agreements
committee
of
the
local
teachers
association
would
result
in
recommenda
recommendations
�
tions
to
individual
board
and
j
associations
A
waste
of
time
said
Trus
Trustee
�
tee
Bob
Range
Trustee
Jack
Rhodes
apparently
felt
the
same
way
as
he
commented
the
teachers
plan
was
not
con
concrete
�
crete
enough
However
the
trustees
agreed
there
was
merit
in
the
idea
of
regional
negotiations
and
said
they
would
go
along
with
agree
ments
between
the
Northern
In
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game
of
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final
from
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results
from
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League
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NOT
ENOUGH
MEMBERS
oi
U
ber
of
Commerce
Tuesday
Willi
every
city
and
every
region
competing
fiercely
for
the
tourist
dollar
an
increasing
amount
of
money
will
have
to
be
spent
on
promotion
by
the
tcrior
branch
of
the
trustees
senior
chamber
Service
stations
restaurants
hotels
and
other
firms
which
benefit
most
from
the
tourist
dollar
should
be
first
to
support
the
chamber
by
becoming
mem
members
�
bers
he
said
Although
27
cents
of
each
tourist
dollar
goes
to
service
stations
and
garages
28
service
stations
in
Prince
George
and
area
do
not
belong
to
the
cham
chamber
�
ber
Although
28
cents
of
the
dol-
VANCOUVLR
CP
At
the
policy
conference
oi
the
Cana
dian
Labor
Congress
here
the
1000
or
so
delegates
voted
Tues
Tuesday
�
day
for
a
declaration
that
CLC
unions
make
every
effort
to
secure
shorter
work
weeks
with
the
same
or
higher
take
home
pay
and
more
holidays
in
their
next
agreements
The
reduction
in
working
time
is
aimed
at
meeting
tech
technological
�
nological
changes
that
make
it
possible
for
fewer
and
fewer
workers
to
produce
the
s
mc
amount
of
goods
Labor
Minister
Starr
in
a
speech
Tuesday
to
tha
CLCs
policy
convention
called
en
la
labor
�
bor
and
management
to
tackle
the
problems
stemming
from
automation
Automation
is
not
merely
technological
advancement
it
is
a
revolution
said
Mr
Starr
We
must
show
oui
selves
to
be
the
masters
of
automation
and
its
human
and
social
con
consequences
�
sequences
He
promised
government
sup
support
�
port
for
labor
industry
efforts
to
upgrade
the
skills
of
Can
Canadas
�
adas
labor
force
retraining
blue
collar
workers
for
white
collar
jobs
Hours
before
the
presentation
of
Finance
Minister
Flemings
budget
the
CLC
called
for
a
major
overhaul
of
Canadas
in
income
�
come
tax
structure
and
big
in
increases
�
creases
in
exemptions
The
CLC
urged
an
increase
in
the
married
exemption
by
1000
to
3000
and
an
increase
in
the
basic
exemption
for
un
unmarried
�
married
persons
to
1500
from
the
present
250
The
budget
got
little
support
from
those
who
would
comment
at
the
convention
Tuesday
52
CANDIDATES
FOR
22
SEATS
VANCOUVER
CP
There
are
52
candidates
eyeing
BCs
22
federal
scats
in
the
expected
general
election
By
nomination
day
there
could
be
40
more
A
tabulation
Tuesday
show
showed
�
ed
the
NDP
has
already
nam
ed
18
candidates
the
Liberals
15
the
Progressive
Conserva
Conservatives
�
tives
Jl
Social
Creditors
five
and
the
Communist
party
three
Scats
now
are
held
by
18
Progressive
Conservatives
and
four
CCFers
er
Prexy
Prince
George
Chamber
of
Commerce
President
Alex
Clark
called
for
more
support
for
the
chamber
in
an
address
before
the
local
unit
of
the
Junior
Cham
Bennett
to
Attend
Whitehorse
Talks
VICTORIA
ICP
Premier
Ben
Bennett
�
nett
will
attend
the
third
Alaska-Yukon-BC
conference
to
be
held
at
Whitehorse
next
month
He
will
be
accompanied
by
four
BC
cabinet
ministers
Lands
and
Forests
Minister
Williston
Highways
Minister
Gaglardi
Provincial
Secretary
Black
and
Transport
Minister
West
wood
The
conference
will
be
held
May
17
and
18
Officials
here
said
Tuesday
the
agenda
would
broadly
cover
matters
of
mutual
concern
Subjects
to
be
discussed
will
lar
are
spent
on
food
18
local
be
Highway
16
which
will
have
restaurants
do
not
belong
to
to
bear
heavy
traffic
for
the
the
chamber
Although
22
cents
now
Alaska
-
Prince
Rupert
is
spent
for
accommodation
f
ferry
service
this
fall
and
nine
hotels
and
six
motels
are
I
blacktopping
of
the
Alaska
not
members
Highway
For
Canadian
kers
William
Jcnoves
of
Toronto
a
vice
president
of
the
CLC
said
it
offered
very
little
im
improvement
�
provement
for
the
vornint
man
of
Canada
Pylon
Bombing
Case
Underway
CRESTON
CP
Preliminary
hearing
of
seven
Sons
of
Free
Freedom
�
dom
in
connection
with
a
March
6
blast
which
toppled
a
giant
power
pylon
was
continuing
to
today
�
day
They
arc
charged
with
con
conspiracy
�
spiracy
to
place
bombs
and
also
arc
charged
with
placing
bombs
A
guard
of
the
Consolidated
Mining
and
Smelling
Co
trans
transmission
�
mission
tower
said
he
checked
the
tower
about
1120
pm
March
G
and
as
he
drove
to
his
home
he
heard
a
blast
and
diovc
back
to
the
tower
which
had
been
felled
He
said
everything
was
in
order
when
he
checked
the
pylon
111
the
first
10
days
of
April
there
has
been
no
measurable
precipitation
at
the
airport
ac
according
�
cording
to
the
meteorological
department
Mostly
cioiuiy
weather
is
fore
forecast
�
cast
for
Thursday
in
the
Cari
Cariboo
�
boo
Prince
Gcorgo
and
Bulk
ley
Valley
regions
with
little
change
in
temperature
A
few
showers
are
lorccasi
for
the
eastern
valleys
of
the
Prince
George
area
only
Winds
will
bo
light
occasionally
reaching
southerly
15
Low
tonight
and
high
tomorrow
at
P
r
i
n
c
o
George
Quesnel
and
Smithcrs
30
and
50
Peace
River
Cloudy
Thurs
Thursday
�
day
morning
otherwise
mostly
sunny
A
little
milder
Winds
westerly
20
Low
tonight
and
high
Thursday
at
Grande
Prai
Prairie
�
rie
30
and
50
Last
24
hours
Hi
Lo
Prec
Prince
George
Terrace
Smithcrs
Quesnel
Williams
Lake
Kamloops
Whitehorse
Fort
Nelson
Fort
St
John
33
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Creek
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51
21
47
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