° t A4- Wednesday, May 26, 1982 - North Shore News the world outside... By UNITED PRESS CANADA Broadbent hedges on strike threat WINNIPEG - New Democratic Party leader Ed Broadbent Tuesday backed away from support of a possible national general strike to fight wage controls. Broadbent spoke Tuesday to the biennial convention of the Canadian Labor Congress which was likely to en- dorse a general strike call to oppose imposition of controls. “The position of the New Democratic Party is that we have consistently opposed the hreaking of the law and we would maintain that position,” Broadbent told reporters after giving his pledge to the convention that the NDP would support the battle against wage controls and wage cuts. He said he would not comment on a “hypothetical situation” but added that should the Liberal government introduce some form of controls, the NDP caucus would oppose them with “all our parliamentary resources.” Pope's visit goes ahead VATICAN CITY — The Vatican announced Tuesday Pope John Paul II will go ahead with his trip to Britain starting Friday although he has cancelled meetings with government officials because of the Falkland Islands conflict. The itinerary included a meeting with Queen Ehzabeth at Buckingham Palace but climinated previously scheduled meetings with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and_ other governemant officials. The pope will visit England, Scotland and Wales along with Can- terbury, seat of the Anglican Church es that broke away from Roman Catholicism in the 16th century. The pope will return to Rome June 2, as Originally planned. Arbitration for doctor’ OTTAWA .- The National Counedl of Welfare will urge the {federal govermmment ty tegislate a system of compulsory arbitration to settle disputes over doctors fees, the Globe and Mall reports In a report to be made pubhc the day before health ministers meet to discuss the country's medicare system, = the federal advisory body will also call for a ban on any additional charges = to pavients beyond what s fees? doctors receive from provincial medical in surance plans, the newspaper says The paper says the report to Health and Wellare Minister Monique Begin proposes formal negotiating procedures to doctor fair give income in compensation for withdrawing (he mght to charge more than the established fees and to withdraw services if they are mot satisfied with the sctthe ment Elite sperm bank has first birth ESCONDIN Cahf An caclustve sperm bank for Nobel Prine winners announced the birth of tts first «tah a healthy 9 pound gicl fathered by a man identihed only as an cine iat mathe fath tan The repository foot (serminal (home set up two years age to make nvatlatole the sperm of Niobe | Prise winners and othe t sreative ane oon te blag ie ad people dine hosed Monday the girl was bor last month A spokesman for the sperm bank would adenufy the father only as a aniveristy professor an ocmincnt mathe matiian in hts Ws Ihe baby woo bealthy OY pound daughticr born in Apnl ina rather sanall flown tn a spouse ly ' populated state the apokcaman sata waittre val wientifying Une pare ioty oo the state at Ubye ue peque al — - mae - ~ No free dinners FROM PAGE A1 order to save people's jobs. It was decided that the five percent will be cut by having each person take a one-day leave without pay every four weeks. “Naturally we know that some people will end up taking work home with them on their unpaid day off, simply because they are specialists and there is no one to replace them.” The new policy goes into effect June 1. So far the hospital has cut 144 jobs and plans to close 55 acute care beds in efforts to deal with a $3.8 million budget shortfall in 1982. Meanwhile, LGH's_ 17- member board of directors also plans to put its money where its mouth is. Beginning with next month's meeting, members will buy their own meals in the hospital cafeteria instead of sitting down to a comph- mentary dinner. The unpaid volunteers, many of whom attend the 6:45 p.m. meetings directly from work, made their decision as a show of support for the hospital's cost-cutting measures. “I think all the staff should be commended for the way in which they have handled the news of the layoffs and the support they have shown for administration during this very difficult month,” said board member Anne Waghorn. Members asked administration to thank everyone for their under- standing in the face of some very tough decisions that have had to be made at the hospital. “I was delighted to see that our hospital was the first to publicly record its plans for cutback,” said Patrick Webb. “It took courage to be the first, other hospitals quickly followed our lead. I think this has demonstrated that we are a firm Board, that we know what has to be done to run our hospital.” Hillclimbers for N. Van “RISE TO THE TOP” is the motto of the Greater Vancouver Regional District when it comes to transit and the proof will soon be seen in North Vancouver. Five extra-powered “hiil- climber” buses will shortly be in service on North Van's steep inclines. They are among 50 new diesels or- dered a year ago by the GVRD and the Urban Transit Authority at a cost of $225 000 each. Ten other “hill-climbers” are also earmarked for Burnaby. One is already on the job there, making short work of the gruelling incline up Burnaby Mountain to the Simon Fraser University campus. The new buses, GVRD spokesmen say, will not only get you up North Van's mountainsides with ease and speed, but are also more efficient to operate and maintain. TYPEWRITER SALE ° New Steno Chairs © New Typing Stand ® New Olympic Electric & Manual e Used Office Electric Typewriters e Used Office Manual Typewriters e Used Portable Typewriters IS BROWNLEE OFFICE OUTFITTERS LTD. |