Dear Editor

lam wondemng what most
of you people are good for at
City Hall. You have tost any
chance of a blanket tax
break for us, through your
indecision or incompetence

Now you are voting
against World Disarmament,
with the weak excuse that

such a concept is naive. The

only way such a possiblility

can ever take hold is if

enough people are willing to

give 1 senous Consideration.
It 1s to be hoped people

remember these things at the

next election.

L.M. McHaffie

North Vancouver

Dear Editor.

I am not so amazed as
disappointed at the decision
of the (North Van City)
council to turn down the
request for a referendum on
world disarmament.

The facts and figures of
the enormous build-up of
arms in the world and the

WV pay hikes justified

Dear Editor:

In wiew of the recent
controversy over. ad-
ministrative salary increases
in’ West Vancouver. 1
beheve some additonal facts
should be made public.
These are facts which were
taken into” consideration
dunng the deliberanons of
the Board. Actual increases
in salanes for comparable
positions throughout the
Lower Mainland were in the
range of 16%.

1 The average salary for a

superntendent ino School
Districts in the Lower
Mainland (excluding

Vancouver) isin the range of

$78 000.
$70,000).

2. The average salary for an
Assistant Supenntendent or
Director ts in the range of
$69,000. (West) Vancouver
$64 000)

3. The average salary for a
Secretary- Treasurer ts m the

(West Vancouver

range of $69,000. (West
Vancouver $60,000)
4. The West Vancouver

School Board found itself in
a “catch-up” position this
year following salary in-
creases awarded to teachers
and Municipal Employees’
Umon non-teaching _per-
sonnelin 1981.

Delayed abortions
are patients’ fault

Dear Editor:

I was interested, and con-
cerned, um the short article in
the March 7 edition of the
News, headlined across the
top of the front page and
then reported on page 4.
“Delayed Abortion at LGH
Slammed™

l was interested because |
found mysclf mentioned at
the end of 1 alwavs an in
lereting expenence. you will
agree - and concerned
because of the tone of the ar
cle

It seemed to mc. and also
to my commitice studymeg
the tssuc. that there was a
definite umphcation of doc
tors being somchow to
blame for late abortions

La ‘Coupe eC

There ts only one reason
why any abortion is done
after twelve weeks pesta-
tion: the patient presents
herself in the office too late
to do wt any earlier. Ove of
the tnggest problems facing
physacians who are concern
ed in this ares, ws education
of the pubhc — regarding
contraception, counselhng.
family planning in its whole
sense. and consulting the
doctor as soon as possuble
when a problem occurs.

To imply that physicians
arc culpable of delaying
abortion ato Llagons Crate
Hospatal is sc urmlous

Martcoc | Hunter. MI)
West Vancouver

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5. As the Administrators are
in positions of management.

the Board could not
reasonably expect good
performance from = em-

ployees earning less, in some
cases, than those whom they
are supervising.

With these facts in mind,
the salary increments
awarded to the Ad-
ministrative Staff are
justifiable and the Board's
action im the matter should
be considered beyond
reproach.

C. Dawn Sikula
Trustee
West Vancouver

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NV City voted ‘against disarmament’

No one is asking thal we
disarm unitlaterally But
when the world is so small
and the arms build-up so big,
and the leadership su
schizophrenic. surely we.
the citizens. should be
allowed to express an
opinion. Mine is ALARM

Congratulattons to
Aldermen Payne and
Marcino. “May their kind
mcrease”. especially in the
mext elections Also,
congratulations to North
Van Dist council for
deciding to hold the
referendum and to MP
Chuck Cook for endorsing
“Operation Dismantle.
Thank you

M. Searle
North Vancouver

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