VICTORIA (UPC) - The British Columbia government's decision not to lay charges in connection with the recent Social Credit “‘lettergate”’ affair “stinks”, according to New Democrat leader Dave Barrett. “The report of the police investigation must be made public if the government expects to be believed that the matter ends there,” he said Soviet military control in and around the Afghan capital of Kabul reportedly is crumbling in the face of stepped-up ‘Moslem rébet resistance. Carter administration sources in Washington said Thursday there was no visible police force in the mile-high capital city and artillery could be heard on the outskirts. Reports last week said Soviet tanks had taken up positions in the city to quell growing violence. The sources said rebel forces were operating Iranian Foreign Minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh said today the American hostages in Tehran would not be released until a proposed commission to investigate the shah's regime has announced its findings. Ghotbzadeh’s statem- ent, made in Rome, dealt a blow to hopes that release of the 50 Americans was im- minent. Iranian President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr had said they could be freéd in 48 hours if certain conditions were met. MOSCOW (UPI) - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 1s the best selling author of all time, with more than 531 million copies of his works printed tn 14,000 editions in Russia, the Tass news agency said Tass gave no specific figures for Lenin's worldwide readership, but implicit in the Russian declaration was the claim that books are Lenin's more NDP upset ove eee r Lettergate report Thursday.” “The decision not to take any further action stinks.” His comments followed an announcement by B.C. Attorney-General Allan Williams that even though an RCMP in- vestigation has revealed evidence of forgery, no charges would be laid. Williams said his decision had been made after consultation with legal experts. Soviet setback reported in Kabul freely in areas outside the city. _ Similar situations existed in the provincial capitals of Jalabad, in the east, and Kandahar, ‘in the southeast, the sources said. The New York Times reported rumors circ- ulating in the Western diplomatic community in Moscow indicated there have been recent gun battles in Kabul between members of the Soviet-. backed government of Babrak Karmal. Hostage release must await probe At an earlier news conference, on Thursday, Ghotbzadeh also dam- pened speculation of an early release by saying that, although talks leading to release of the hostages could be completed in two days, it would almost certainly take more time before they were actually set free. In Washington, the White House has cautioned that the release of the American hostages is “probably a couple of weeks” away. Lenin's works are bestsellers - Tass numerous than those of the last asserted No. 1 all- time author, the late Soviet dictator Josef Stahn The preswient of the Soviet copymght agency, Bons Pankin, was quoted as saying that 531,167,000 copies of Lenin's works 14,000 editons in 17 languages - have been printed in’ the Soviet Union alone cosaeentrageeaneraairsinaiel enaeidenennaaaie «ciate einer bale en A Senna iat eae ee aaa Ship left p FROM PAGE A1 The north span of the lift- span bridge was left hanging into the waters of Burrard Inlet and the north tower badly twisted when the Japanese registered bulk carrier severed it in heavy evening fog on Oct. 12. The ship was leaving the harbor with a cargo of logs bound for Aberdeen, Washington, before con- tinuing to its” final destination of Japan. The report - said B.C. Pilotage Authority pilot Merril (Bud) Jones, there to guide the vessel out of Vancouver waters, and her master Captain Kanane Kamada _ decided to try leaving port despite the heavy fog. They had made arrangements to anchor the ship for the night at a nearby anchorage if the visibility became dangerously poor, the report said. NO ANCHORAGE “As the vessel went down the harbor, visibility closed in to about 30 meters, despite which the Japan Erica did not go to an- chorage but continued on SPA 1/2 ' bridge: MEMBERSHIPS LESS T FOR LIMITED TIME ONLY GUARANTEED LOWEST PRICES 148 W. 14th St. North Vancouver 41st & Fraser - 327-0408 980-9358 A MOLEHILL OUT OF A MOUNTAIN of coal that used to be a common sight at Nep since the knockdown of the Second Narrows rail bridge which used to carry train loads of coal to the North Van terminal. Sales and service administrator John Cleimo ponders the situation which has resulted in a drop to 10 per cent of Neptune's former turnover of 250 million tons of coal a month. (lan Smith photo) ort despite fog her passage Narrows and through the towards the bridge.” The report noted the Danish vessel Nordhval anchored rather than at- tempt to pass under the bridge because of the fog. It also said an echo created by the bridge clouded the ships’ radar screens, perhaps confusing the pilot as he tried to line the Japan Erica up with the lift span, which he could not see. Pacific Pilotage Authority chairman Peter Evans said Jones, with the organization since 1975, has been reprimanded in writing following a hearing into the matter, but will not lose his job. Eight suits citing negligence against Jones, Kamada, the vessel and her owners, Nissen Kisen K.K. of Tokyo, have been filed in federal court. 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