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ede a

abe in

legislature resumes sitting
Thursday after the Jong
weekend.

~Khere have been
‘dozens: “of threats and
crank. calls directed at
Premier Bill Bennett and
the Social Credit govern-

WASHINGTON — A 14-
year-old moratorium on
the production of nerve
gas by the U.S: military
ended Monday with
agreement to approve
new’ legislation’ by both
the’ American House and
. Senate.

The closed meeting
resulting in the accord
came after the House and
Senate had split on a $200
, billion military -spending
bill that includes the pro-
‘vision to again start
manufacturing nerve gas.

POLAND ~— “Lech
Walesa has vowed he will
find a way to elude Polish
state police and mect
with the underground
leadership of the outlaw-
ed Solidarity trade union.

The meeting is ¢x-
pected this month as the
country prepares for the

. August 31 third anniver-
sary of the founding of

the trade union.
_ That anniversary was
marked last year with

- protests across Poland
and clashes with police

“uch as 25 per cent, has
. drawn a storm of protest

- been held,

from government
workers, the clergy, the

', elderly and other groups.

. Already one rally has
attracting
about 20,000 people to
the Victoria legislature,
and another is planned
for Empire Stadium later
this month.

Today’s meeting
follows persistent reports
that there is a split among
some cabinet ‘ministers
over the provision to fire
without cause.

ment since the introduc-
tion of the latest restraint
budget and the civil ser-
vice cuts.

Twice police have had
to search the chamber
area of the legislative
buildings after bomb
threats.

Police are taking the
threats seriously — in an
unprecedented move;four

Otoees in were: among oS

citizens

“ty

of the legislature.

.S. backs end
fonerve gas ban

The House had narrow-
ly voted to continue with
the U.S. ban on nerve gas
while the Senate, on a tie-
breaking vote from Vice-
President George Bush,
had authorized resuming
manufacture.

Representatives of the
House and Senate are ex-
pected to continue
mecting throughout ‘this
week to iron out other
areas of conflict in the
bill, which is still subject
to approval from both
legislative bodies.

- Walesa pledges
to meet Solidarity

and state security forces
that left five dead. Two
months later, Solidarity
was banned by the
government.

“Of course I will meet
them,” Walesa said Sun-
day. “It is my duty.”

Tension continues to
grow in Poland despite
the lifting of martial law
on July 22. New govern-
ment acts there tighten
censorship, stiffen
criminal penaltics and
toughen government con-
trol,

Human Resources purchase

be cut by $1-million.

According to Kilcup,
about 90 per cent of the tran-
sition house’s operating
budget. comes under the pur-
chase of service agreement
with the ministry.

ly $136,000 from MRH,”
says Kilcup. On top of that,
the non-profit society that
operates the facility provides
about $20,000 worth of fun-
ding from the community.
The funding pays the
wages of one and a half staff
workers per shift (there is no

SURREY MAYOR Dona
Ross has been elected chair-
man of the Greater Van-
couver Regional District
Board of Directors, suc-
ceeding former Coquitlam
Mayor Jim Tona who resign-
ed to assume the position of
Municipal Manager in Co-
quitlam.

Mayor Jack Loucks of
North Vancouver City is the
new Deputy Chairman of the
GVRD.

Their terms ron until
‘December this year when
new elections are held for

. 1984. Both Ross and Loucks
havelong records in local
government. ;

Ross ‘was elected mayor of
Surrey three and a half years
ago.

Loucks was a school
teacher and principal until
his retirement. He was prin-
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if the government: ‘pay-
ment for services. offered ‘is
cut, she says, the. transition
house would be. forced t

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. Ministry - of
'’ Resources expired in March.
They are now rating
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for 21

and a half years ago.

‘ He has been the GVRD *
Director for the City for the
period he has been Mayor.
Mayor Loucks has served on
numerous GVRD commit-
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of the Water -and Waste
Management Committee for.

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