A4 - Sanday, May 9, 1982 - North Shore News the world outside... OTTAWA - Urgent government action is required to pull Canada out of its economic crisis, opposition critics said Friday after Statistics Canada reported a post- war record of more than 1.2. million Canadians unemployed in April. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate soared 0.6 percent in April to reach a record 9.6 percent, Statistics Canada said. The actual number of people out of work was 1,233,000 - a PEKING - In a two-hour meeting dominated by the issue of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Minister Huang Hua warned Vice President George Bush Friday that “serious obstacles” block smooth relations between Peking and Washington. “The discussions today were frank and candid,” Bush said in a statement relayed through his press secretary, Peter Teeley. “The Taiwan question dominated the ATLANTA -_ Federal health officials an- nounced Friday that reported cases of seven major childhood diseases have reached record or near-record low levels as a result of a five-year Dationwide immunization Measles, mumps, paralytic poliomyclitis, rubella and tetanus were at their lowest level in 1981 compared with previous years, while OTTAWA Justice Minister Jean Chreuen said he will not intervene in a judicial inquiry into allegations of wrongdoing by British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Thomas Berger New Democranc Party MP Svend called the inquiry “A witchhunt” Thursday and urged the minister to usc his authority ander the Judges Act to onsure tt is handled fairly and that all documents and tesQmony are rcloased Robinson By UNITED PRESS CANADA stunning 39.2 percent rise from the 886,000 people without work a year ago. “The whole matter is disgusting,” said New Democratic Party finance critic Nelson Riis, who estimated the number of Canadians unemployed would reach almost 2 million if workers too discouraged to go job hunting were included in the figures. “This is a spring of decay. During a time of year when employment should be = improving. it’s getting ‘Serious obstacles’ with Peking discussions. We look forward to. further discussions with Vice Chairman Deng (Xiaoping) on this and other subjects tomorrow.” Before reporters were escorted from the cavernous Great Hall of the People where the meeting took place, Huang told Bush that the first topic for discussion was “matters of our bilateral relations, in which there are serious obstacles.” Childhood disease at low levels cases of diptheria and pertussis (whooping cough) were at near record low levels, the Centers for Disease Control said Approximately 120 million vaccinations have been administered since the imauguradon of the Childhood Immunization Initiative April 6. 1977, according to the CDC's weekly Morbidity and Mortality Report ‘Witchhunt’ claimed by NDP Chreticn said 1 was not his responsibility to in tervence, however “Its aot a publhe inquiry,” Chretien told the House of Commons “They have their own rules They wall act as the rules permit | do aot intend to intervene in the matter ~ The secret inquiry was lsunched by the Canadian Judicial Council = after Federal Court Justice CGhoorge Addy complained Berger had been too outspoken during the constitutional debatc City nixes Seymour route to Whistler By NANCY CAMPBELL City Engineer Alan Phillips said construction of the 44-mile route would cost at least $187.5 million, with tunnel costs under Mount Seymour accounting for at least $150 million of the total. Council supported his recommendation not to invest in a new route but to concentrate on upgrading and maintaining the current coastal highway. “But we shouldn't shut our eyes to this proposal,” Alderman Bill Sorenson said. He pointed out that the alternative route would be 25 mules shorter than the existing one, and possibly easier to maintain. “The Squamish im- provements may also cost $200 million, in which case this proposal could be very viable,” he said. Although the alternative route does not touch City property, the proposal was drafted because the municipality of Whistler had requested council support. The route would com- mence from the _ trans- Canada highway just north of the Second Narrows bridge, initially following Lillooet Road and extending along the present access toad to Seymour Dam. Crossing Seymour River Introducing... GRUMMAN tne Only Canoe You Shouid Ever Have To Buy (9B? 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