A4- Sunday News, December 28, 1980 world SSS i GIFT TO THE BLIND was presented by Canadian Forces in the form of a $6,000 cheque to Hamilton Junior outside... BEIRUT (UPI) - The Gulf war between Iran and Iraq is in its fourth month with the battle lines looking much as they did after the first two weeks, and = military experts say they are unlikely to change untul early 1981. After launching air raids Sept. 22 against eight Iranian bases, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s forces quickly swept over the strategic Shatt al-Arab waterway VATICAN CITY (UPI) - Pope John Paul II af- firms every person's God- given right to economic and politcal freedom in the “Day of Peace” message he will deliver on New Year's Day. “Without a deep and universal respect for freedom, peace will elude man,” says the pontiff's message, which was released today. “Freedom is wounded when relationships between peoples are not based upon respect for the equal dignity of each but upon the mght of the most powerful, upon the attitude of dominant GENEVA.) Switzerland CUPL) The airlines had the worst year an their history this year with operatung losses estimated at $2 53 bilhon the director peneral of the Internathonal Art Transport said last week K nit Hamimarsk yold inva year ond review said neal year may be better bul some aublines wall be fighting for survival worlds Association He blamed the losses on Pisin fucl ECS & URBANA TH CUPT Ihe fertility rate ino the Uonited States may plummet past the rem populaton growth mark because the yoys of children are raring dimming and the cost ts Kong up a sore botopint says Battle lines static in Gulf war Pope reaffirms personal freedom Fertility rate may plummet and pushed as far as SO miles inside Iranian territory. For all the claims and counterclaims of big battles and big victories, not much has changed in what is shaping up as a war of attrition. Military experts say the fighting is bogged down in the rains and snows of early winter and little significant change on combat strategy is hkely until the dry season returms in early 1981. blocks and upon military or political impenalism .~ In the message. prepared for the 14th celebration of the Day of Peace, the ponuff also condemns = matenalism. saying it is one of the kinds of freedom that “do not really deserve’ the name ~ “The consumer society - that excess of goods not needed by man - canina way constitute an abuse of freedom, when the more and more insatiable pursuit of goods is not subjected to the law of justice and of love,” the pope said social Worst year in history for airlines inflation COOME WIE recession and ine ceases in government airport and imposed cn toute Navigawvon «harpes “The international airlines are caper to put 1YSO behind them he said It was the weorst vearin thes tistory Hammarnskyold said the outhook for Lon] ws brighter but only because LOMO was such oan oun preeedented and deep trough oan othe airlines Cooromne cycle Joan Huber head vol the lonmiversity col Ebeevcets serology de partine at says the ormieost probathle long term tread ws comtinvued dechonc of the birth tate past 7BPC, toward the time when there ate fewer 9 trrths than deaths HEARING DATE TO BE SET Public to get voice in deciding hazards bylaw An amendment to ban the above ground bulk storage of hazardous matenals in North Vancouver Dhistnct will be the subject of a public hearing sometime in the new year. District council Monday gave first reading to the amendment to the zoning bylaw and will set a hearing date at the first council meeting in January “We are dealing with an important subyect that has very. very wide im- pheations.” Alderman John Lakes said He said he hoped in- formation from experts, as well as opimons would be expressed at the publhc meeting. “I can see the possibility that with technology a plant may improve its safety and saul run foul of ums bylaw.” he said Mayor Don Bell assured him that this would not be the case He said amendments could be made to the bylaw and spectal purpose zones my be brought mto existence to handle special needs Bell also caplained that the amendment would just prevent new balk storage and would not oullaw casting plants But those plants would) be mn a non conforming situation and any casting facthties Could be improved of onarotammed within cnisting struc tures Lakes alse caprossed conmeern ateout tte trek ing a wl” -, GOLDEN A CAPITAL £ ah) CHINE SE RESTAURANT Open 4 VV gon 4B, Sunday 4 VO gp en tually ln ene ed 2168 Marine Drive West Van 926-6037 definition of ‘hazardous materials’ to those defined in the provincial fire code rather than listing them, but other aldermen felt this was a good idea. 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