Bombastic US election leaves legacy of bitterness NEW ORK Reuter -One of the few clear results of the most expensive and bom bastlc off jear election cam palgn In American history Is a deep running bitterness that will make It harder than ever for President Mxon to govern his divided nation Never before In modern times had a president fol lowed such a hard line against his political opponents In an election In which the White House was not at stake and never had a president enraged them as he did In the last few months The returns from Tuesdays election Indicate that while Nixon may have achieved the Ideological Senate victory he was after he faces even more trouble from a Demo cratlc controlled Congress ex pected to become more vola tile and defiant as 1D72 draws near WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 4 1970 Vol 14 No 214 28 Pages today 47 low 25 high pre dieted for Thursday 45 It was rather funny Jaunty 9 John Smith president of the Fort George Social Credit Asso Association � ciation was boosted out the door at Tuesday nights Liberal meet meeting � ing at the Inn Smartly turned out in a hot pink shirt dark blue pm striped suit and gold cuff cufflinks � links John was confionted with a demand he purchase a 5 Lib Liberal � eral membership before being admitted John balked Before he could regah his aplomb John was being hustled out the door by big Jack Heinrith and Gordon Bryant They could have come to our meeting John sniffed later Further to John Smith s un unceremonious � ceremonious exclusion from the Liberal meeting hisSocied cohort Walter Golbeck was in inexplicably � explicably admitted Walter was even introduced Ms German measles vaccine will be available at regu regularly � larly scheduled baby clinics and child health conferences the Noithern Interior Health Unit reported today There will be no more special clinics for pre preschoolers � schoolers The immunization program at city elementary schools has resulted in an 80 per cent response But Dr John Garry director of the unit said the response to the pre preschool � school program was a little bit disappointing Out of 8000pre schoolers in the school district only 1300 received rubella vac vaccinations � cinations gj Were a little ahead of schedule The advance polls at Sojtli Fort George take place Dec 10 not Nov 10 as reported earlier m The local branch of SPEC is not accepting Aid Jack Heinrichs information that sec- The election results encour encouraged � aged Democrats to believe that the president who won the White House with only 43 per cent of the popular vote In 19C8 would be highly vulnera ble In 1972 especially If the Inflationary economy does not Improve The Initial Impression here was that the electorate was more Interested in the status of Its pocketbook than in the lawand order issue which Nixon and Vice President Splro T Agnew hammered home over and over duiing the campaign The failure of the Republi cans to win control of the upper house was good news for potential Democratic pres identlal candidates who won Senate seats with Impressive majorities Althoufch some big name Democrats were victims of Iff M 111 IKS Mediator has term extended Contract talks between Prince George Local 1 424 of the International Woodwf rkers of America and the Northern Interior Lumbermens Association broke down Tuesday afternoon Mediator Clive McKee s term of appointment does not expire until midnight Saturday making any strike befrre that time illegal Inside today t Business 5 Comics 15 w Classified 16 17 1819 Crossword 15 Editorial 4 Home and family 21 22 Hor Horoscope � oscope 15 Second front 11 Sports 12 13 Television 15 Do we qualify for the Nobel Peace Prize Weather A Sunny today with fog to- w night inthe valleys Main ly cloudy on Thursday High TVA western regional presi president � dent Jack Moore who heads the unions negotiating team said no decision has yet been made on whether further talks will be held this week Mediator McKee and Moore have returned to Vancouver Meanwhile the union has call ed a meeting Saturday of repre sentatives from all operations to Inform them of the course of negotiations At that time a decision will be made on our future course of action says an IWA press release Woodworkers are seeking wage parity with their coastal coun counterparts � terparts meaning an 84-cent- an hour increase In two years on a base rate of 288 The IWA press release states 1 there was no settlement for the simple reason the employers in this area are still determined to keep their employees the lowest paid woodworkers in the pro province � vince This of course is not satisfactory to our membership Therefore there is no basis for settlement Management spokesman Bob Gallagher said the unions wage demand is even less justified than before because of the con continued � tinued decline in markets Gallagher secretary -manager of the NILA said theie is no way parity can be paid ondary treatment of sewage here Is too costly This will be one of the items on tonights meeting at 8 o clock at Highland school Its students night tonight at the opening performance of The New Caledonia Players production of The Crucible by Arthur Miller Curtain time is 7 o clock and all students will be admitted at a third of the regular cost Performances con continue � tinue Thursday Friday and Sat Saturday � urday evenings a RCMP were impressed by assistance received from residents of Birchwood subdi subdivision � vision the Nechako Fire Depart Department � ment and the Civil Defence unit Monday in operations to recover the body of a drowned boy Sgt GR Cllne said We appreciat appreciated � ed the help from all Involved In the Incident The floodlights from the fire department and the Civil j Defence made the job easier a BC Telephone employees v have raised 450O for the 1970 71 United Appeal Campaign I The annual fund raising drive at the company netted a total7600 out of which the United Appeal I donation will come The re remainder � mainder will go towards the sup port of other organizations not covered by the appeal Its the most successful fund raising drive weve had here so far1 said Gordon Ellis BC Tel spokesman Last year 3500was donated to Inlted Appeal by more than 300 employees at the Prince George branch Skiers may receive less lumps on their sltmedowns at 100 Steps this season Theres a large cat gouging earth this week to make the sloj less pre precipitous � cipitous the presidents onslaught oth ers will wield considerable In fluence in the Senate as they prepare for their march to the White House in two years time The Democratic hopefuls In elude former vice president Hubert II Humphrey of Min Minnesota � nesota who came back to win a Senate seat after two years In the political wilderness fol lowing his defeat by Nixon In the 19G8 election and Senator Edmund S Muskle of Maine viewed as the leading con tender for the partys presi dential nomination in 1972 Muskie won re election with ease Senator Eduard M Ken nedy who sajs he won t seek the 1972 Democratic nomina tion is nevertheless a lifelong draft candidate following a blockbuster re election victory in Massachusetts Although far short of the 4 3 per cent he got In 19G4 his 60 plus per cent of Tues days vote seemed to prove that last years Mary Jo Ko pechne tragedy has been for gotten or forgiven In Massa chusetts These three men willconstl For more U S election coverage tee page 3 tute a powerful force on Cap tol Hill leading some observ ers to wonder just how effec effective � tive the Mxon look Senate will be Republican leaders felt that even If they failed to take nu merlcal control of the Senate by knocking off two or three so called radical liberals and forging an alliance with disenchanted Democratic con servatlves they could swing the balance of Senate power In Nixons favor Nixon risked his persona prestige In a massive effort to break Democratic control of the Senate and the outlook is for continued frustration for the Republican White House despite the strengthening of the conservatives voice One major success the pres ldent chalked up was the de feat of liberal Senator Albert Gore of Tennessee where the Republicans southern strat egy for the presidential elec tion in 1972 met its first pract leal test Core s defeat encouraged the Republicans to believe they could forge a coalition with southern Democrats who normally would support Gov The Citizen W i IBMMBWIIIIBHlii ViMHM Our purse is empty says Vera Izony 17 after learn into a drop in centre for native students The Doh Day ing that 3000 in renovation work will be necessary to de claa Club is studying the proposition See story page turn a school board owned building at 2172 Renwick 2 -Citizen photo by Rick Hull City smog blanket probed Its low grade contamination By Steve Handelman Citizen Staff Reporter The thick odorous smog smoglike � like blanket of air which has covered the city for the past few days is a form of low grade air contamination the director of the Northern In Interior � terior Health Unit said Tues Tuesday � day Dr John Garry said the combination of unique weather conditions In the bowl formed by the Nechako and Fraser Ri Rivers � vers plus emission from pulp mills car exhausts do domestic � mestic heaters factories and similar agents created theair condition Its a result of tempera temperature � ture Inversion which traps all the air In the valley he explained The heavy dust which accu accumulates � mulates on cars and streets In Prince George is one of the factors measured by testing devices set up by the provin provincial � cial government over the last four years Data compiled from a loca location � tion at the city post office showed that dustfall In Janu January � ary 1970 was 13 tons per square mile Recommended government limits are 15 tons per square mile per month In the same month measur measuring � ing devices at the greenhouse in South Ft George Paik showed a dustfall count of 63 tons per square mile An air pollution study documenting and interpreting air contamination from 1966 to 1970 in Prince George i currently being compiled by BC government analysts Staff shorages and In Increased � creased laboratory costs however have delayed there lease of the study It could be next year be before � fore we have some sort of comprehensive report Dr Garry said The medical officer said he had been asking for the report designed to provide a base baseline � line on air contamination if there is any since July First Indications he com commented � mented showed that Prince George was well within the standards set by the provincial government but he pointed out that even low grade contam contamination � ination was something resi residents � dents had to watch Just like cigarette smok smoking � ing we dont see the damage done by It for quite some time Dr Garry said He wants the government illlSHIHLWTEDWW United Appeal needs You have given 80000 33884 scientists to give him a medical interpretation of the data to determine whether there Is any health hazard and a comparisonwith provin provincial � cial government air quality standards asvvellaswith other regions In the province In January 1969 dustfall at the post office was 54 tons per square mile And in Janu January � ary 1967 dustfall at the post office was 84 tons per square mile Dr Garry explained that the up-and-down pattern was due to variables such as weather conditions winds etc In April 1967 for ex example � ample dustfall was 347 tons per square mile at the post office he said But there was a lot of construct Ion going on then Dr Garry was asked whe whether � ther ltwas advisable to regu regulate � late the emissions from cars mills and domestic heaters according to weather condi conditions � tions He answered that until he re received � ceived a medical interpre interpretation � tation of the data he could not comment George Wallace of Alabama But the southern strategy failed elsewhere In the South where Nixons strenuous cim palgn failed to produce rt suits He made an all out effort on behalf of senatorial candi dates William Cramer inFlor Ida and George Bush In Texas but both went down to defeat Republican losses in th governorship races In th South and elsewhere also put the presidents opponents In a better position for 1972 with Democrats tightening their grip on patronage and influ ence Important In a preslden tial election year I n Congress Democrats clearly had reason to be pleased at the results despite their losses in the Senate and their small gains In the House They blocked the most In Intensive � tensive and determined drive launched by one of the most politically shrewd Republican presidents they have ever faced in a mid term election campaign Thf president and Agnew conducted their campaign on the single Issue of defeating liberals they linked with viol ence drugs pornography and violent dissent The Democrats mt the on slaught by claiming the were the victims of a smear and fear campaign by playing on the fear of the electorate over inflation and rising unemploy ment and by calling the pres ldent a liar The almost photo finish re suit appeared to ind cate that each party had convinced Its own supporters of the argu ments it had made but had not managed to lttract too many defectors to its side S3 10c Copy PRINCE GEORGE BRITISH COLUMBIA Short circuit1 needed School vote seen Dec 1 2 By Greg Mclntyre Citizen Staff Reporter A Department of Education short circuit could give School District 57 the time it needs to bung a 2 3 million construction referendum to the voters Dec 12 School budget hiked School District 57 faces a 157 increase In operating costs next year trustees were told Tues Tuesday � day Trustees will ratify the Prince George school district 1971 op erating budget Nov 10 It must be sent to Victoria by Nov 15 Largest single item In the 15134865 provisional budget is teachers salaries which shows an expected 19 per cent increase over this year The 15 million school district operating budget is the first draft of the 1971 budget that must be approved by the Department of Education and the Cabinet in April The budget covers the opera operation � tion of the 54 schools In the dis district � trict There are more than 700 teachers and 17000 students At a committee meeting Tues Tuesday � day trustees stressed that the budget is provisional only at this stage The final operating budget for 1971 must be in the hands of pro provincial � vincial government officials by Feb 15 Final provincial appro approval � val is given the 1971 budget by mid April A breakdown Includes total expenditure to operate the school district to the end of December 1970 13077757 Total 1971 cost 15134865 Teachers salaries for 1970 614260 for 1971 7550000 Costs Include the McBride and Valemount areas which amalga amalgamated � mated with the Prince George district In July The Prince George school dis district � trict assumed responsibility for operating costs of the former McBride school district which was eliminated School district secretary- treasurer MA Carpenter to daj said the Department of Edu Education � cation may be willing to short circuit normal channels of gov government � ernment approval to meet the Dec 12 deadline Last week trustees feared time had run out The school board Tuesday however learned that Quesnel school district received last min minute � ute approval to hold a con construction � struction referendum in Decem December � ber The board also received a let letter � ter from Chris Taylor a Depart Department � ment of Education official that suggested the government may approve an over all cost and wait to study detailed budget figures later Apparently the Department is short circuiting the process said Carpenter Apparently they are going to treat our emergency submission as though it were a referen referendum � dum submission The school board will seek voter approval of 2390100 worth of construction at 12 dis trict schools The school building program includes plans for two new schools If a referendum for school construction can be held with municipal elections Dec 12 the 1500 to 2000 cost of a separate vote could be saved It would cost up to 2000 if the school board had to print separate ballots and pay a sep separate � arate returning office for a sep separate � arate vote the secretary-treasurer said Carpenter said a letter is ex pected from the Department of Education this week to grant ap approval � proval of the 23 million school building plan Correction The father of the 11-year-old boy who drowned Monday night near the Birchuood Subdivision was Incorrectly named Eugene Symballsti His name is Jake Symbalisty War Measures hit home Borrie Prince George Peace River MP Bob Borrie had a gut reaction to events surrounding Prime Minister Trudeaus proclamation of the War Measures Act Presence of thousands oi troops and tight security in Ot Ottawa � tawa sort of hits you In the stomach Borrie told the an annual � nual meeting of his ridings Prince George local on Tuesday evening The seriousness of the prob problem � lem really hits home When the WMA was invoked In response to FLQ terrorism In Quebec Borrie said There were those of us with tears In our eyes and were not ashamed to admit it The act to be succeeded by the temporary Public Order Actand stringent security were neces necessary � sary In the clicumstances said Borrie lie didnt think It violat violated � ed citizens civil liberties We think this is bad but its not as bad as the situat Ion in the United States1 said Borrie re referring � ferring to his recent visit to the United Nations In New ork The FLQ problem is the most impoitant one currently lacing the country said the MP adding its pretty difficult for us to understand the problems taking place In Quebec The 38 members attending the meeting at the Inn of the North voted unanimously to endorse the Trudeau governments action In response to the FLQ terrorism BOB BORRIE tear in our oyet