By UNITED PRESS CANADA No increase to UIC premiums OTTAWA — Working Canadians and _ their employers can rest assured that no further imcreases in unem- ployment insurance premiums are con- templated in the next federal budget, Finance Minister Marc Lalonde says. Despite predictions that payments in unemployment benefits could top $12 billion this year, Lalonde told the Commons Monday, “The government is not considering increasing contributions to the unemployment insurance fund.” Unemployment in- surance benefit payouts soared to a record $8.6 billion last year, causing the government to hike by about 40 percent premiums paid by em- ployers and employees. Conservative MP James McGrath said some economists estimated UIC payments could reach $12.3 billion this year. Visit to graves upsets Falklands _LONDON_ — Falkland Islanders expressed concern Tuesday over the British government's announcement that it may allow about 40 relatives of Argentines buried in the Falklands to visit the graves of their war dead. The Foreign Office said in a statement Monday the visit would be per- mitted if it was entirely humanitarian in. nature and organized and supervised by the In- terantional Committee of the Red Cross. offer, Argentina, to repatriate the bodies of more than 250 Argentine soldiers beheved burned in the Falklands during the 74- day war, the statement said. But a Falkland Islands Government Office spokeswoman said the islanders were worried that the visit might be used for Argentine propaganda purposes and said the islands legislative council would meet to discuss the issue. Reagan offers arms proposal WASHINGTON — President Reagan offered a new interim § arms control proposal Tuesday to the Soviet Union, suggesting a reduction in the number of medium- range nuclear missiles in Europe. U.S. and Soyist hegotiators met in Geneva for 70 minutes and then adjourned until May. Both sides observed a nacws DdDlackout, but White House — officials said Reagan would makc a televised statement Wednesday on the furopean muassiles issuc barher, povernment sources said Reagan's announcement Wed- nesday would be on the offer to the Soviets. The intenm = proposal ~- pushed by NATO alhes frustrated at the stalemated talks in Geneva would tem peranly shelyc Reagan's “zero fero) | option a that Soviets serap about missiles suggestion the SOO aimed at cies and the States ino return withhold deployment of Ss’) Pershing LE and cruise missiles this December in Western b urope burope’s United wou i] J More violence in india NEW DRL HIL India Proodae ce were tobed tor shraevcot moters today ana village where LO people were Slain and = <) homes were burned ino new violence aparnst Bengals Wer) Sen apee seeds TPtye ssrade tts were pssucd co thee vc of Prame Noatviste rs divdira Cea s Wednesda sastt tu Assan state where mone than PLOW) pepe have been killed since Bebb according tom eon prilationg of official Poprorts Despite a pledpe trou Assamese militapts to suspend ther attacks on Bengals immigrants unmidentificd armed men balled 1G people and burned YD houses in the Assam village of Morgonia Miaoselay Polke were told tes offftesals said Nb he vt troublemakers FROM PAGE At $400 which caused about damage. At that point the four officers retreated and regrouped at a nearby location, radioing back for help. About 15 minutes later a sergeant and one other of the four officers drove back to the area. The sergeant announced over a bullhorn that the party was an unlawful assembly and instructed those present to CUPE: FROM PAGE A1 failure. Dean replied that she had never said the West Vancouver municipal program was a successful one. Mayor Jack Loucks said none of the alternatives proposed by CUPE last week to the layoffs would work. Money in the general reserve fund could not be used to rehire the workers because it is committed to specific rejected by uses; the City’s preeereneerennereenney has to COME AND SEE OUR LARGE SELECTION NORTH SHORE : VIDEO HUT % = 4061 Marine Dr. N.V. Fu ICID IAA ~ £X HONDA (civic) RABBIT (most modets) disperse. He was greeted with another shower of beer bottles, which caused $300 damage to the police car. Meanwhile, rein- forcements were being called in, with off-duty West Van police officers being mustered, together with backup from the RCMP in North Vancouver and Burnaby. About 35 officers gathered at a location about a block and a half away and waited as the sergeant and an in- spector from the West Van be used to pay the bills until tax money begins to come in; and council couldn’t raise taxes by more than five per cent, even if it wanted to, because of the provincial government legislation. The nature of the work done by the outside workers means that for every dollar paid out in wages, the City has to pay out two dollars for material and equipment, Loucks said. To rehire the 15 men would therefore take $370, 000 payroll savings, he MOVIE SPECIAL “$1.50 as heeded DATSUN (4 cvl ) mogets DATSUN 280 most modes We semnce all makes inctudes parts 4 tabour OFFER EXPIRES MARCH 31 UNIQUE AUTO CLUTCH FREE FSTIMATES (a VISA | 980-8662 834 West ist Si NV A4 - Wednesday, March 30, 1983 - North Shore News 35 officers stood by force approached the house for another effort to close the party witbout con- frontation. They found the vast majority of partygoers — at one time estimated at more than 100 — had dispersed. A police spokesman told the News: “We spoke to the householder and there were no further problems and the remaining dozen or so people there left. So we never did have to go in and clear the street physically.” Police expect to lay various charges. said. Marcino said it was foolish for CUPE to suggest raising taxes to keep the workers on the payroll. That would take money from North Van- .couver taxayers, who have “been as hard hit:as anybody by the recession, he said. None of the men's jobs had been terminated, and they would be hired back on with th profess! Class rcis Pius: Latest Exe ina B ‘pools and y POO Reward offered FROM PAGE A3 what they were domg — and agile too. Jamieson says they had to get out the same way they entered, climbing up the water pipe and squeezing through the hole in the roof. She knows they didn’t leave from the window because it had been locked up again from the inside — and the door had not been touched. Jamieson finds it all rather intriguing — although she’s getting tired of the toll the raids have on her stock. She says she is offering a reward for information leading to the conviction of the undies thieves. eas wouldn't work the basis of seniority as work becomes available, Marcino said. Council isn’t really throwing them out into the cold anyway, because they have unemployment in- surance to fall back on, he said. But Green said he wasn't swayed by any of the arguments. sO much