50
THE
CITIZEN,
Prince
George
Thursday,
November
17,
1977
Lebanon
fighting
tarnishes
Mid
East
jewel
DUAKT
FARQUHAIISON
Southnm
News
Services
BEIRUT
The
return
of
war
to
south
Lebanon
has
once
again
dashed
hopes
of
rebuilding
this
city
that
was
the
jewel
of
the
Middle
East.
Contrary
to
optimistic
reports
about
signs
of
postwar
recovery
the
commercial
heart
of
Beirut
remains
a
wasteland
a
year
after
the
Lebanese
civil
war
was
supposed
to
have
ended.
With
the
end
of
indiscriminate
killing
perhaps
a
million
refugees
did
return.
Shops
along
nice
fashionable
Hamra
Street,
never
much
damaged
in
the
fighting,
reopened.
This
fall,
after
a
cholera
scare
proved
unfounded,
the
schools
also
opened
their
doors.
But
the
semblance
of
a
return
to
normalcy
is
destroyed
with
a
visit
to
any
of
the
areas
that
were
directly
affected
by
the
war.
There
are
ships
back
in
the
harbor
but,
with
the
exception
of
a
grain
elevator
which
receives
Canadian
wheat,
several
square
miles
of
port
facilities
have
been
wiped
out.
Nothing
is
left,
and
little
that
is
substantial
is
going
up.
The
seaside
luxury
hotels
remain
pock-marked
monuments
to
a
deadly
see-sea
battle.
A
swimming
pool
isopen
on
the
waterfront
beside
the
St.
Georges.
The
hotel
itself
is
in-pentrable.
The
main
commercial
district
remains
block
after
block
of
blackened
concrete
looking
more
like
Swiss
cheese.
The
physical
devastation
of
the
empty
streets
is
so
overwhelming
that
one
forgets
there
is
also
a
human
dimension.
"We
Lebanese
remember
that
it
is
our
people,
not
the
buildings,
who
pay
the
price,"
says
a
local
editor.
The
Souk
vendors
whose
markets
everywhere
were
destroyed
now
crowd
the
appropriately
named
Martyrs
Square
between
east
and
west
Beirut.
The
buildings
are
rubble.
Vast
numbers
of
dispossessed
poor,
who
returned
to
find
their
homes
razed,
have
occupied
houses
in
other
districts.
Once
smart
high
rise
apartments'
have
become
ghettos
and
heavily
damaged
buildings
overcrowded
tenements.
The
"Gold
Coast"
beach
area,
where
princes
and
tycoons
used
to
frolic,
has
become
a
slum,
The
people
who
have
not
returned,
except
to
gawk
in
dismay,
are
the
rich
with
the
financial
access
to
rebuild
Beirut.
"The
banks
won't
lend
the
money,"
complains
a
Lebanese
leftist
leader.
"The
Lebanese
won't
yet
take
a
chance,"
says
an
American
banker
who
claims
he
has
the
money
to
lend.
Lebanon's
rich
Arab
neighbors
have
yet
to
come
forward
with
any
significant
portion
of
the
billion
dollars
it
is
estimated
will
be
needed
to
rebuilt
the
city.
The
Lebanese
government
appointed
a
high-level
board
eight
months
ago
to
supervise
reconstruction.
There
is
as
yet
no
master
plan.
The
board
has
only
just
begun
to
hire
profes-soonal
staff.
"So
far
it
has
been
a
patchup
operation,"
says
a
western
diplomat.
"Strictly
day
by
day
firefighting.
When
something
essential
breaks
down,
it
is
fixed
up."
Local
hopes
that
Beirut
could
re-emerge
as
the
nerve-centre
of
the
Middle
East
have
been
based
on
the
weaknesses
of
its
would-be
replacements.
During
the
nearly
two
years
of
civil
war
no
other
Arab
capital
was
able
to
offer
Beirut's
special
combination
of
business
facilities,
banking
secrecy,
local
skills
and
pleasant
living
conditions.
With
the
end
of
the
war
in
mostof
Lebanon,
international
business
was
more
than
willing
to
give
the
city,
long
the
commercial
crossroads
between
ea'st
and
west,
another
chance.
The
problem
was
one
of
lack
of
confidence
by
the
Lebanese
themselves.
Until
there
was
a
political
solution
acceptable
to
Christians
and
Moslems,
Palestinians
and
Syrians,
not
to
mention
Israelis,
few
were
willing
to
give
peace
a
chance.
The
Syrians
were
able
to
halt
the
fighting
between
Christian
rightists
and
Palestians
allied
with
Moslem
leftists
in
all
but
the
southern
part
of
the
country
where
the
Israelis
forbid
them
to
come
close
to
their
borders.
The
ceasefire
finally
imposed
in
the
south
Sept.
26
was
only
that.
There
was
no
disposition
in
Beirut
to
go
ahead
with
investment
until
political
agreement
had
been
reached
on
the
future
of
Palestinians,
Lebanese
Christians
and
Israelis
in
the
south.
(
Purge
supporter
SOUTH
AFRICA
Han
Suyin,
a
Chinese-born
novelist
and
historian,
shows
off
in
Montreal
Tuesday,
a
medallion
struck
in
Paris,
France,
to
honor
her
work.
She
said
in
an
interview
the
purge
in
China
last
year
of
the
so-called
Gang
of
Four,
saved
the
country
from
civil
war.
Churches
demand
action
OTTAWA
(CP)
-
An
inter-church
group
demanded
on
Tuesday
that
the
government
take
economic
action
against
South
Africa
to
help
bring
an
end
to
racial
discrimination
in
that
country.
The
group,
representing
Roman
Catholic
and
Protestant
church
organizations,
said
in
a
brief
that
Canada
should
end
Commonwealth
trade
preferences
favoring
South
Africa.
The
government
should
also
publicly
discourage
further
investment
in
South
Africa
by
Canadian
companies
and
establish
a
code
of
ethics
and
employment
guides
for
Canadian
firms
now
operating
in
South
Africa
and
Namibia,
said
the
group.
The
brief
was
submitted
to
External
Affairs
Minister
Don
Jamieson.
Members
of
the
group
include
the
Anglican
Church
of
Canada,
the
United
Church,
the
Canadian
Conference
of
Catholic
Bishops,
the
Lutheran
Church
in
America
(Canada
Section),
and
the
Canadian
Religious
Conference
of
Ontario.
An
aide
to
Jamieson
said
after
a
meeting
with
the
group
that
the
minister
touched
on
Canada's
strong
criticism
of
South
Africa's
recent
sweeping
arrests
and
banning
of
black
organizations
and
newspapers.
The
aide
said
the
minister
indicated
he
was
concerned
about
the
tax
credit
issue
and
other
economic
problems,
but
said
it
would
be
futile
for
Canada
to
act
on
its
own
without
general
economic
sanctions
against
South
Africa.
The
group's
brief
noted
that
Canada
has
taken
a
stand
against
South
Africa's
apartheid
policy
and
has
refused
to
ship
arms
to
South
Africa.
The
Canadian
policy
in
other
t
areas,
particularly
economic,
have
helped
maintain
the
South
African
regime
in
power,
the
church
group
said.
Canadian
trade
had
been
growing
with
South
Africa
in
recent
years
and
Canadian
investment
in
that
country
was
continuing.
School
District
No.
57
(Prince
George)
Requires
an
ASSISTANT
ACCOUNTANT
School
District
No.
57
(Prince
George)
is
seeking
a
self-motivated
and
professional!
oriented
individual
for
the
newly
created
position
of
Assistant
Accountant.
Working
in
the
Controller's
Branch
of
the
Department
of
Financial
and
Administrative
Services,
the
Assistant
Accountant
will
be
responsible
for
maintaining
a
detailed
cost
analysis
program,
the
preparation
of
financial
reporting
information,
and
will
assist
in
the
preparation
of
annual
budgets
and
financial
statements.
The
successful
candidate
should
have
completed
at
least
the
third
level
of
the
C.G.A.
Program
or
its
equivalent
with
two
to
three
years'
related
experience.
A
working
knowledge
of
automated
financial
systems
would
be
a
definite
asset.
A
competitive
salary
and
benefits
program
are
offered
Interested
individuals
are
invited
to
submit
a
letter
of
application
and
resume
of
their
experience,
with
a
statement
of
salary
expectations,
to:
Mr
L.
Jones
School
District
No.
57
1891
Sixth
Avenue
Prince
George,
B.C
V2M
117
MONICA
BECOTT
for
Alderman
and
Regional
District
OTE
SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER
19,
1977
BECOTT,
Monica
Marguerite
SectyJTreas,
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Money
unrelated
to
reactor
sales
OTTAWA
(CP)
-
A
former
president
of
Atomic
Energy
of
Canada
Ltd.
(AECL)
said
Tuesday
the
$50,000
he
received
as
a
consulting
fee
from
an
Italian
company
had
nothing
to
do
with
the
sale
of
a
nuclear
reactor
to
Argentina.
J
Lome
Gray,
AECL
president
for
16
years
before
his
retirement
at
the
end
of
1974,
said
the
money
came
from
Fin-meccanica
which
hired
him
as
a
consultant
to
make
a
marketing
survey
in
Canada.
Finmeccanica
holds
25
per
cent
of
the
shares
in
Italim-planti
of
Genoa,
AECL's
partner
In
the
sale
of
a
reactor
to
Argentina.
It
was
Italim-pianti
that
arranged
for
AECL
to
pay
$2.5
million
in
an
agent's
fee
and
now
refuses
to
name
the
agent
involved.
But
Gray
failed
to
convince
opposition
members
in
his
appearance
before
the
Commons
public
accounts
committee
that
there
was
no
connection
between
the
sale
and
his
later
employment
as
a
consultant.
"It's
going
to
take
quite
a
bit
to
cinvince
me
that
there
was
no
connection
between
the
two,"
Allan
Lawrence,
Progressive
Conservative
MP
for
Northumberland-Durham,
said
following
the
meeting.
Gray
said
he
did
not
mention
the
money
during
a
committee
meeting
last
January
because
"I
didn't
think
it
was
relevant."
He
said
at
that
time
he
thought
he
was
being
asked
questions
about
how
much
he
would
earn
from
Finmeccanica
in
1977
and
told
them
"between
$5,000
and
$10,000."
He
said
he
received
the
money
in
three
payments
$10,000
in
the
faH'of
1975,
$15,000
in
February
of
1976
and
$25,000
later
in
1976.
The
first
two
payments
came
directly
to
Canada,
but
the
last
was
placed
in
a
Swiss
bank
account
he
holds
because,
Gray
said,
he
thought
incorrectly
that
he
would
not
have
to
declare
it
as
taxable
income
if
it
was
not
brought
into
the
country.
"I
didn't
believe
that,"
Lawrence
said
later
He
felt
a
I
nv-
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VOTE
MOV.
19
X
man
in
Gray's
position
would
have
known
about
the
tax
laws.
Gray
told
the
committee
he
still
has
no
idea
who
got
the
$2.5
million
AECL
paid
in
fees
on
the
sale.
He
said
Italimpianti
president
Lucien
Sicouri
arranged
the
agent
and
told
him
"the
less
you
know
about
it
the
better."
The
money
was
paid
Into
a
Swiss
bank
account
on
the
instructions
of
Sicouri,
who
now
refuses
to
tell
AECL
the
name
of
the
agent
Lawrence
said
the
money
had
been
"buffered
and
filtered"
through
European
bank
accounts
and
added
"this
deal
to
Argentina
was
a
crooked
deal,
with
crooked
money
and
crooked
people."
But
he
added
later
that
he
was
referring
to
the
payment
of
the
$2.5
million,
not
specifically
to
Gray.
Gray,
who
gets
a
$38,000
annual
pension
from
AECL,
said
anyone
who
understands
the
consulting
business
would
realize
the
money
he
received
was
not
much
for
the
work
he
had
carried
out.
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Tuberculosis,
Chronic
Bronchitis,
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Use
Christmas
Seals
It's
a
matter
of
life
and
breath
FOSTER
HOMES
MINISTRY
OF
HUMAN
RESOURCES
Needs
suitable
new
foster
homes
to
be
paid
a
retainer
in
addition
to
regular
foster
home
payments
so
that
they
will
be
available
when
needed
for
emergency
placements
and
short
term
care
for
children
needing
special
attention.
Successful
applicants
will
be
people
who
are
effective
parents,
have
adequate
room
for
one
more
child
and
are
prepared
to
work
closely
with
social
workers
to
achieve
specific
goals
for
children
placed
with
them.
Reply
to
Cam
Millar
962-9227
or
Peter
Clugston
562-9202.
BOB
P
ARRIS
(Community
Development
Worker)
FOR
ALDERMAN
and
Regional
Director
November
19,
1977
PRINCE
GEORGE
ISSUES
COTTONWOOD
ISLAND
Our
waterfront
areas
close
to
the
downtown
core
should
be
developed
for
park,
recreational
and
tourist
use.
COMMUNITY
PLAN
People
should
agree
on
how
they
want
the
city
to
develop
and
then
council
should
act
accordingly.
LAND
AND
HOUSING
INFLATION
There
should
be
a
100
percent
tax
on
unearned
profits
in
land
transactions
in
order
to
eliminate
land
speculation,
which
is
one
of
the
main
causes
of
high
land
and
housing
costs
in
the
Prince
George
area.
Lot
soles
policy
needs
revision.
NEW
LIBRARY
A
new
library
Is
badly
needed
for
Prince
George.
TOURISM
Tourists
need
more
camping
facilities
and
better
encouragement
from
Prince
George.
CLOSED-DOOR
MEETINGS
OF
COUNCIL
Should
be
eliminated.
REGIONAL
DISTRICT
ISSUES
REPRESENTATION
Rural
residents
need
more
consideration
from
the
city
directors.
THE
McGREGOR
RIVER
We
should
reduce
our
energy
and
resource
demands
by
1
5
percent
rather
than
dam
the
McGregor,
which
would
reduce
the
Fraser
River
salmon
fishery
by
15
percent
among
other
consequences.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Supervised
the
1976
Cenus
of
Northeastern
B
C
and
the
Yukon.
Persuaded
City
Council
to
make
its
agendas
available
to
the
Press
in
advance
of
Council
meetings
Sept
74).
Researched
the
history
of
Fort
George,
providing
part
of
the
material
for
a
book
used
in
the
School
District
(1974).
Assisted
the
Citizens
For
A
Clean
River
Committee
In
getting
more
than
8,000
signatures
for
a
petition
which
resulted
in
secondary
sewage
treatment
for
Prince
George
(1971).
ARTICLES
AND
BRIEFS
(Copies
available
on
request)
'Rare
and
Beautiful'
(Cottonwood
Island)
-1971,
"Our
Lost
Waterfront"
(Cottonwood
Island)
-
1977;
Brief
to
the
Ministry
of
Urban
Affairs
(Habitat
-1975,
"Industrial
Development
in
the
Bulkley-Nechako
Region"
-
1975.
EXPERIENCE
Eighteen
years
in
office
management,
inventory
control,
and
accounting.
Five
years
in
community
development
work
for
the
Cottonwood
Island
Residents
Association
and
the
Union
of
B
C
Indian
Chiefs.
EDUCATION
Five
years
of
university
business,
economcis,
social
sciences,
and
philosophy.
AFFILIATIONS
Canadian
Association
In
Support
of
Native
Peoples,
McGregor
Action
Group,
Prince
George
Concert
Association,
and
the
Society
of
Industrial
Accountants
of
B.C.
PERSONAL
DATA
Age
44,
family
man,
good
health,
Prince
George
resident
since
1968.
Please
write
to
Bob
Parns,
1732
Gorse
Street,
Prince
George,
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