that the b order ar. express: coricerns ‘about the

betwe China (i : : Vietnam ° packed up. ‘its’?

: battéred militia with its’:
regular. - army, ending
Chinese hopes the. war...
‘would. be a quick one in ~
revenge . for -Vietnam’s .
invasion of Cambodia and its’
treatment of ethnic Chinese.

ae 4 Be moe “ . “CARTER -
Later this week, at the.

ary.
‘support to key” locations” 15.
. request of the Unitéd States, _

miles from. China.” peace.”

brea

- BCs. _welfare recipients aa ——— an
-get a: “boost: in their incomés
~ of 10.6.per cent in April, with

the” biggest: increases going
to people over 30. |

* Human resources minister
Grace; McCarthy has said
that people. aver that age
have less opportunity to be
flexible about moving to take

up: employment. in other
areas.

_ The increases, primarily i in.
the~ allowance for shelter,
mean single people of over
30.will be eligible for an $80 a
month, increase .to- $295; =
while the income for a family:
of four, will jump from $581 a’
month to $675.
However, :- NDP . welfare
critic Rosemary Brown has. :
criticised the policy, claiming _
it puts more money in. the
pockets ‘of landlords.. while ™.
only giving receipients, be-
tween $5 and.$10' more for —
their basic living: at a ‘time
when the cost of: living had
jumped by 9% per cent.”

Minister
wams over
profits

Consumers affairs minister
Warren Allmand has warned
that companies making large
scale profits who do not use
the money for the benefit of
Canada may be denied
federal contracts.

The minister made the
threat as Statistics Canada
reported that industrial
profits for the last three
months of 1978 were up by
almost 39 per cent over the
same period for the previous ~
year. ,

The figures brough allega-
tions from the NDP of
profiteering.

Volcano
claims
hundreds

A volcano in Java this
week killed at least 175
people and another 17,000
were evacuated from the
spewing lava and poison
gases. Rescuc efforts. were
being hampered by a short-
age of gas masks. ‘

Russians but “wants only -

: China.

Other forces Have. “also”.

Ls been’ drawing meénacingly:

near, with a Soviet buildup:

the fighting and Soviet -
warships in the South China |

- Sea. Mongolia, a close-ally of :
Russia, has also been heavily

manning its border with

Meanwhile, although
Russian has not indicated.
what form. its involvement, if
any, in the war might take,

“the” Soviets’ have been ?
‘accusing the U. §. of. encour:

* aging the. Chinese attack.
.on the Russian ~ border,” |
Russian planes ‘flying —over

President Jimmy Carter, .
however has. reiterated his
stand that he wants only
peace and non-involvement,:
along with the withdrawal of

outside forces.

. And assistant secretary of
state Richard Holbrook has
warned the Soviet Union. not
to use the war as an excuse to

put troops in Vietnam.

Re ee en aera

Skier dies in avalanche

A 22-year-old skier from _ killed in an avalanche. on

the Whistler area, Douglas Whistler . Mountain Wed- ;
Norman Robertson, was nesday morning.

.

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