i l - ijt fcriM4f A VjrfSSVBflBBBflBBBfi fCerspash ifys open prffiL pji COMMONWEALTH Vol 14 No 113 28 Pages dustry employers and unions will make their decision known Friday on a proposal by Labor Minister Leslie Peterson for a 60 day truce in a strike lockout impasse that has Idled upwards of 20000 tradesmen Meanwhile the agreements and management committees of the Canadian Merchant Service Guild Wednesday added their support to the negotiating com mittee which urged acceptance of the settlement proposal in the towboat dispute Tightened rules The pact would Include a 282 per cent compounded Increase over three years and extensive Improvements in manning and accommodation clauses to gether with new Department of Transport regulations improv ing safety conditions on the tugs The pay increase would be 10 per cent each year in the first two years and six per cent in the third based on existing rates of C00 to 950 a month The contract would tighten up rules covering sleeping accom modation washing facilities and improvements In bunk sizes on continuously operated vessels In tabling new towboat regu latlons in the Commons Trans port Minister Don Jamleson said existing vessels will have 41 years to comply a The Manpower Review of the Pacific region produced by the Department of Manpower and Immigration Is an Informed sur survey � vey of economic and employment trends on the west coast It may be even more informed than you think Lurking at the bottom of page 6 Is the ominous sentence Both Canada and British Col Columbia � umbia must expect a pull to the south Vive le BC llbre j Tenant power struck again In smalldebtscourtWednes day afternoon Sal Catalfanosued for return of Ms 100 damage deposit and won Judge RonMun ro awarded him the money against WA Drader manager of Prince George Manor and Dr R Dick Dickson � son of Vancouver the apart apartments � ments owner a Somewhere in the city today Is John de Wolf leader of the BC Conservative party and beautiful loser of provincial politics Johns Itinerary Is known only to local party brass He lew in this morning and leaves the city Saturday MOtlll HOMIS AT THI OlD fKAitll BHIDOI Phon iM Olt7 Optn 7 Doy Wttkly Decisions waited Forecast Cloudy with tunny periods Tug building pacts possible VANCOUVER CP Men in volved In British Columbias two major labor disputes will know Friday whether their situ ations will continue to simmer boil over or start to cool down Results of a vote among 1150 masters mates and engineers on a three year package aimed at ending a towboat strike that has throttled the forest industry will be known Friday night And in the construction In He said all the new regula tions key issue in the strike that began May 3 will be en enforced � forced by department inspectors in scheduled and unscheduled checks Meanwhile the Construction Labor Relations Association and the BC and Yukon Building Trades Union Council will consider the Peterson proposed truce during which negotiations would continue and all work re resume � sume Both sides will give their answer Friday although no commitments were made by either to recommend a separate fourpoint program outlined by Mr Peterson long talks The program includes An agreement that wage In creases will be no less than seven per cent a year for two years already offered by the CLRA The maximum increase to be negotiated will be the rate already agreed between con contractors � tractors and Local 213 of the Electrical Workers Union That union in March negotiated a 20 per cent raise over two years boosting the top rate to 080 an hour A proposal for negotiation of extra catch up wage increases to prevent some unions falling behind comparative scales of other unions in the industry A provision that the in increases � creases to be negotiated will be retroactive to the date when work is resumed The government move fol followed � lowed three days of talks by Mr Peterson with both sides whom he met separately The union council proposed last week that the lockout be lifted so work could continue on hos pitals and schools A Take note kids that final repeat final registration for the Civic Recreation Commls i slon Prlnce George Citizen sponsored free swim classes will be held Saturday at the Civic Centre between 9 am and 4 pm for children living within the city limits Recreation direc director � tor MattBrlggs reports that there are still a number of vacancies for July classes and oodles In the August classes Remember too it is for those living within the city limits only Fish Story of The Week w Clams are so eager to get into the pot at Willow River they wont wait for shovel or net Mr and Mrs Campbell of the pon derosa Trailer Court in Prince George found one wiggling at tho end of the hook the other day They put It back because they didnt know what to do with It says our Informant Unfor Unfortunately � tunately the mysterious event changed their luck All they caught after that Was a squaw fish 3ff raEJaBBM JbBbWbBbJWbMHbI JHBislY jkkNMMVJPff Jorf9kkkfl u y it iflaBZMP BMJiMMBBBHB Now you see her ker splash Prince Georges Four Seasons Swimming Pool was christened this morning by a Christensen of course first name Jill Happy Jill held her breath for the first recorded plunge in the spanking new pool that opens for use at 4 pm today Beautiful was her only comment Ground breaking for the TVip fit lie- V71 LI infill pBstyjP viv4vriflHHfirkiF 53 KMlyV OTlf III MtJKNwlriflM -la3w Some people lose their heads when the weather is cold at a swimming meet Thats what happened to timekeeper Susan Fennings of Lakewood school when cold wind and rain prevailed at the schools swim meet Wednesday For results see p 16 Citizen photo by Dave Milne Slain students father claims wrongful death CLEVELAND Ohio AP The father of one of the four Kent State University students killed In a campus clash with the National Guard May 4 filed a 6000000 wrongful death suit Wednesday against the gover nor of Ohio and National Guard officials Arthur Krause father of 19-year-old Allison Krause of Pitts Hussein wounded BEIRUT Lebanon Reuters King Hussein of Jordan was slightly wounded and three of his bodyguards were killed when Palestinian Arab guerrlU las ambushed his motorcade Monday at Suwellah west of Amman travellers reaching here from Amman saia inurs day night The travellers said the king jumped out of his car and fired at the attackers who were beaten off Five bodyguards were re ported wounded in the clash Six guerrillas were reported killed and one captured burgh Pa filed the suit In US District Court here against Gov James A Rhodes Ohio Adju tant General Sylvester T Del Corso and Brlg Gen Robert II Canterbury head of Ohio guard units The suit charged that the de fendants ordered the National Guard to the campus and in so doing intentionally and mall clously disregarded the lives and safety of students specta tors and passersby including Allison Krause The suit contended that the three defendants knew there was no cause or insufficient cause for s e n d 1 n g armed Kerensky dead at 89 NEW YORK AP Alexan der Kerensky Socialist premier of Russia briefly before Lenins Bolsheviks took power In 1917 aieq loaay lie was 83 Kerensky who headed Russia tor 3V2 months before losing out to the Bolsheviks had been In hospital since April troops equipped with guns and live ammunition Krause also asserted that the three knew the troops were not properly trained in using loaded weapons in the presence of cl viuans The suit asked for 1000000 compensatory and 5000000 pu nltlve damages zen PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA THURSDAY JUNE 11 1970 fJ A ft gyBaffttl ftwlESKjPnliHkn long awaited pool took place a little over a year ago and the finny set have been eagerly anticipated a first delightful dip The L shaped pool includes racing lanes a diving tank and a smaller training pool It cost about 750000 A list of pool hours will be published in Fridays Citizen Dave Milne photos Phont 562 2441 HP 96HP fiTl PICKUPS art in 40 MORE HOftSEPOWIR 105 Bruntwick St h 363 0581 Two juveniles Eight seized in drug raid By Grg Mclntyre Citizen Staff Reporter Five men a woman and two juvenile girls were charged in city court today in the biggest drug roundup in Prince George In six months Nine police officers raided a house at 861 Douglas In the city shortly after 11 am Wednesday and arrested all eight accused people RCMP climaxed a six month Investigation with a roundup They seized almost three pounds of various drugs In court before Judge George Stewart this morning were Pat Patrick � rick Scott Griffiths 25 Blame Russell Stensgaard 18 Donald Arthur Thompson 25 David James Coffin 24 Raymond John Neumeyer 18 and Lanna Eileen Dallen 18 The juvenile girls aged 14 and 15 appeared in family court In private Stensgaard Coffin Thompson and Miss Dallen were remanded in custody to Friday morning to get legal advice Judge George Stewart set ball at 10000 cash or suritles for Griffiths and Neumeyer Trafficking All six adults are charged with two counts of dealing in- Illicit drugs conspiring to Import and conspiring to possess drugs for the purpose of trafficking The indictment sworn against the six states that between Jan 14 and June 10 in this city they did agree and conspire tot gether to Import a narcotic cannabis marijuana into Can Canada � ada contrary to the Narcotics Control Act and the Criminal j Code of Canada The second charge states that they did agree and conspire to possess a narcotic marijuana for the purpose of trafficking Prosecutor Allan Hope told the court the offences are very serious and carry a minimum penalty on conviction of seven years in prison Documents seized in the po police � lice raid indicate a system systematic � atic importation of marijuana Into Prince George said the prosecutor Three weeks Hope said it will be about three weeks before the Crown will be ready to proceed with a trial into the drug charges There are handwriting sam ples to be analyzed at the po police � lice Vancouver crime lab he said The large quantity of drugs of various kinds also has to be analyzed Bail and trial dates for the six adults and two juveniles will I ber likely be chosen Friday In setting ball this morning Judge Stewart was informed Griffiths a musician has lived In this city about 10 years Griffiths with long hair and a beard was wearing a striped singlet shirt He told the court it was keeping three other gentlemen from work by his detention in jail He said his musical group presently engaged at the Cap Captains � tains Locker was to have tra travelled � velled to Terrace Friday The courtwas told Neumeyer Is presently on probation and has been In Prince George two to three months He held a job here until a few weeks ago when he was laid off his lawyer said Neumeyer has PER MONTH 12 wuu 00 10c ivn Cody VWHT Y CkM parents on the lower mainland and his only hope of getting out on bail is to contact his par parents � ents Neumeyers probation term expires In 1971 the court was told Miss Dallen has lived here about five years her lawyer said Her parents in town do not know about this matter arrest said the lawyer I suggest if she is going to go back to her par parents � ents home this might have some effect on ball The prosecutor Hope told the court Miss Dallen is charged with the same offence as the five men Hope added however the evidence against Miss Dallen is primarily evidence of associa association � tion and evidence of knowledge of marijuana Police described the Wednes Wednesday � day morning roundup of the six adults and two juveniles as the largest in this city since Decem- 1969 PO strikes start again OTTAWA CP - Negotia Negotiations � tions In the postal dispute re resumed � sumed today over mini pack packages � ages of demands assembled by both sides as the latest manoeuvre in the deadlock The 24 hour pattern of rotating strikes after missing a day Wednesday erupted again across Ontario and in a few western Quebec centres There was no comment as bargaining resumed despite the latest tactic of packaging demands Sporfs sfore decision Nobody is rushing anything7 By Bob Groves Citizen Staff Reporter Sports Country Stores re remains � mains open seven days a week 12 hours per day in cont raven tlon of Prince Georges shops closing bylaw The city however has taken a wait-and-se stance with re regard � gard to prosecuting the store for a bylaw violation Its hard to say what will happen there said city man manager � ager Arran Thomson when asked to comment Wednesday Council will have to make that decision he said I imagine some sort of action will be takenbut nobody Is rushing anything Sports Country located in the FGE Industrial Area re recently � cently annexed by the city raised an outcry after being Informed that It must comply with the citys shops closing bylaw The bylaw states city stores must close at 6 pm Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Saturday at 9 pm Friday and at i noon Monday The city has given Sports Country time to circulate a petition among stores of Its type seeking support for extended shopping hours It Sports Country can win overwhelming support an ex emptlon to the bylaw could be made for all sporting goods stores here The city Is yet to receive such a petition said Mr Thomson The Municipal Act makes provisions for exemption of any defined class or classes of shops for the convenience and well be Ing of the residents of a municipality The store asked that an ex exemption � emption be made for It alone but this city council has de declined � clined to grant Sports Country Is owned by Bill Rose of Nanalmo and managed by Bob Melrose Melrose was out of town Wednesday and unavailable for comment