the world outside a ey Oil i issue settled ‘now Israeli cabinet meets reaty Only hurdle remaining in the signing of a Middle East péace treaty is approval by the Israeli Parliament. And prime minister Menachem Begin has threatened he will resign if the signing is not approved. The Egyptian cabinet has already passed the terms and the Israeli Parliament will consider them Monday. Discussion had been slated for today but was postponed From Venezuela reachs i its last hurdle Canada wants oil that isn’t there : because of Begin’ s cold and also, reportedly, because. of disagreement over details of _the | agreement—primarily concerning the Palestinian: quetion. One major point that has -been resolved is the question of oil, concerning the Israelis since Iran declared it will not export to Israel. discovered ‘deposits when they The” Israelis vast Despite Chinese aggression Warring Asians to talk Both China and. nam have indicated willingn’’s negotiate a settlement to Ane, conflict that has continued since the Chinese invasion of Vietnam. But even though Peking claims that its forces have completely - Hanoi says Chinese troops are still shelling heavily and looting in Vietnam and there are claims that the Chinese have also entered Laos. withdrawn, began drilling in “the Sinai, which they captured from Egypt in the 1967 war, and discovered vast oil deposits. The handing back. of this area to Egypt has been one of the basic blocks to a peace treaty but Egypt has now found the area is so rich and has discovered additional oil wealth in the Red Sea that the country has agreed to meet ail of Israel’s oil needs, In another development, Hanoi has also agreed to allow refugees to leave Vietnam and regular flights of refugees will soon be flying out for permanent settlement in other stories. Unemployment worsens in BC B.C.’s unemployment took a jump in February, in spite of a national trend which showed an improvement over January. Nationally, the percentage unemployed dropped on a seasonally adjusted rate. to below eight per cent for the first time in two years, but in B.C. the figure rose by .3 per cent, to .6 per cent above the national average. On a national level, the seasonally adjusted figure stood at 7.9 per cent—down from 8.1—while in B.C. the figure rose to 8.5 per cent. 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Off Cape Breton Island Plane hunts oil spill A Canadian Forces plane was being used Friday to check for a possible ‘oil spill after the a British tanker ‘broke in two just -off fhe northern tip of Cape Breton Island Thursday night. i The tanker Kurdistan was carrying 30,000 tons of oil but by Friday there was still no signs of a leak. All 41 crew members were rescued shortly after the ship was wrecked in the Cabot Straight. 984 9277 980 2411 988-1616 273-4454 2737331 270 4011 684 6049 936 1466 873-2220 931 3633 Canada’s demand that Venuezuela exports more oil may serve as little, practical use in easing the energy crisis since. that country is virtually exporting at capacity already and any further allowance to Canada would necessiate another If the government’s move to obtain direct oil imports from Venezuela is acted upon, most likely to be: affected would’be commercial suppliers. Venezuela is already pro- ducing 2.3 million barrels of oil a day and is not considered capable of pro- ducing more even if willing to deal directly ‘with the Canadian Government. cuS-:, tomer’s supplies being cut. ~ ENERGY MINISTER Alastair Gillespie...wants more oil, Canada is already Venezuela’s third biggest oil customer and any further increase of oil sales would probably necessitate renego- tioation of existing contracts with oil companies. ~ The Times lives on The Times, the newspaper considered to be the backbone of British establishment, is to be resurrected. When the paper closed its doors and ceased publication last November because of a labor dispute, it “THE PACKAGE” was widely reported that it would never publish again. But this week it was an- nounced that it will resume publication April 17. Management and labor _unions have agreed to hold talks with a mediator to end the contract dispute. 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