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On I. Trudeau, Lewis: FIRE IN THE FIRE HALL Firemen Trom Vanier and Ottawa Jightflamev and a raging blizzard, in a vain attempt to save the Vanier police and former council chambers. The blaze which levelled the old building on Montreal Road Thursday -night began in the old fire hall at the rear of the building and destroyed police equipment valued at $50,000. Vanier force was to move to new quarters today. (See page 3.) (Journal Photo by The Conan-Prj) THE NATION Furnaces cut out TORONTO (CP) Furnaces were cut off intermittently in hundreds of homes over' night in suburbs north and west of Toronto as ice-coated Hydro wires shorted out The temperature was well below freezing at 25 degrees.

A Hydro spokesman said that feeder lines carrying 44,000 volts out of the nearby Cooksvilie power station swung in a high wind after freezing rain had coated them heavily with ice. As fast as linemen repaired the lines, new ones went out Hydro expected the blackouts to continue during the day. Rare eye ailment BELLEVILLE, Ont. (CP) Public health authorities here are baffled by the discpvery of parasitic micro-organisms in the optic nerves of two female patients. Dr.

C. R. Lenk, medical officer of healtlTfbrHastings and Prinee Edward counties, said the cases are rare and their origin cannot be found. The identity of the women, a teen-aged girl from the Belleville area and an older Belleville woman, have not been disclosed. They are undergoing treatment The' minute organisms, one in an eye of each woman, are believed to be the larvae of allaria, worms which usually breed in the faeces of foxes, dogs, cats, snails and frogs but are seldom found in humans.

Dr. Lenk said the danger is that the organisms may cause eye damage in the sensitive optic tissue. He said he has heard of the larvae being discovered in humans in central Africa but never In 'Limit immigration' TORONTO (CP) Canada should admit as immigrants only those It really needs, the Ontario branch of the Canadian Bar As- sociation was told Canada should 'not "blindly encourage people" to come here, said Toronto lawyer Joseph Sedgwick. With the present high rate of unemployment, "it may well be that some 20 to 25 million people is the opti- mum population-for Canada." jvS- He suggested that a better alternative to letting in large numbers of people from other lands might be to ascertain the ideal population for the country end allow it to be reached by statural increase in births. inside ine insi Be Heard J.

Jl Blow the Hill i. S) Blrtlwj Deaths Jl Brldoe 30 Classified Ads 31-U Comics 30, 31 Crossword 31 Editorials Entertolnment i Flnanclol Flashback on Canada Horoscope 11 Rodlo II ScronvLeii 34 Sports Jt-JJ Tn Pooe 31 Tell Me Why 31 TheatrM i 11, 11 TV St Weather 1 Women's News IMt Wilson Ik Ottawa From AP-Reuter BELFAST (CP) An officer of the Irish Republican Army said today that the anti-British guerrillas will steer clear of the British troopsVbrdered to disperse a Roman mourning march Sunday in Newry. plan to keep well away," an officer of the IRA's Provisional wing told local newspapers. "It would be distinctly unwise for us to go into a situation like this where we would run the risk of arrest or snooting by the soldiers." Up to 30,000 demonstrators are expected to Join the march. The Civil Rights Association is organizing it as a tribute to the 13 Catholic civilians killed when British paratroops broke up another banned procession In Londonderry last Sunday.

All public processions' ere banned in Northern Ireland, and the British Army warned that its soldiers would break up the Newry march by force if necessary. The army brought in 550 more infantrymen, boosting its strength' in the province to 15,000 troops. -IRISH DON'T WANT IRA The Civil Rights, Association iwaipH tn ib a oiinmm r. I. wereunploA( rrn T.

T- away. "We do not want any trouble-: makers in our ranks," a spokesman said. "If there is any violence it must be made clear that it comes only from the British Army." Turn to Page 2 IRA CP raU engineers walk out' delay inquests Inquests into the deaths of Hull Constable Femand Ber-trand and his alleged killer Gil-les Meloche, have been postponed because of the weather. The Inquests were to proceed tonight Inspector Jacques Char-ron said a new date would be set at the beginning of next week. zseveral experts from Mon- treal were to appear at the inquests, but they have not been able to move out of the city.

I ne Boroaveroure r.xpressway was. shut down as were most maior hichways in the imme diate vicinity. CP Rail and Canadian National Railways reported that most trains were on time but there were some delays. All Catholic -and Protestant schools and Montreal Catholic school board offices were shut down for the day. The storm, which began Thursday night, had dumped more than 12 inches, of snow Oh Montreal at 6 a.m.-Five more inches of snow were expected, before the stormmoved on this afternoon.

-T" Turn to Page 2 MONTREAL Bangladesh recognized by Britain DACCA (AP) Prime Min-announced today that Bangla-Ister Sheik Mujlbur Rahman desh will seek membership in the Commonwealth. LONDON (CP) Britain announced today its recognition of the new state of Bangladesh and was followed by-several other European countries, including West Germany. Foreign Secretary Sir Alec Douglas-Home made the British announcement in the House of Commons. Britain became the second major power to recognize Bangladesh, the former EastTakis-' tan province. The Soviet Union did so Jan.

24. Magnussen in fourth SAPPORO, Japan (CP) Canada's top Olympic medal hopeful, figure skater Karen Magnussen of Vancouver, found herself in fourth place today after completion of the first three compulsory figures. The 19-year-old Miss Magnus-sen was still within earshot of a medal, but she was well behind the leader, Beatrix Schuba, 21, of Austria, who gave a perfect performance. Julie Holmes of the United States and Zsuzsa Almassy of Hungary were in second and third place respectively. Three more figures are to be performed Saturday.

"Mustserve Canadian interests' Sharp NEW YORK (CP) Multinational corporations must take account of Canadian aspirations and interests if they would retain the freedom of action they now enjoy in Canada, External Affairs Minister Mitchell Sharp said Thursday. At the same time he criticized certain unnamed corporations operating in' Canada for "shortsightedness." In a major address to the American Management Associa-; tion, a high-powered group of U.S. executives, Mr. Sharp said Canada's approach to foreign investments particularly Am- crirati will remain positive. He added, however: "Canadians are determined that -foreign corporations will Ottawa was buried under a snowy blanket 16 inches deep this morning as the worst blizzard of the winter left the city, virtually paralyzed.

City streets were littered with marooned cars as thousands of commuters were forced to use OTC buses and sometimes their own two" feet to make it into work. An Ottawa police official described the Situation as "chaotic." pv 'yntw Jamaica Feb. 29, Prime Minis ter Hugh Shearer announced Monday night. Shearer's Labor party and the People's National party led by the late Norman Manley's son, Michael, will offer candidates. In the general election on Feb.

21, 1967, Labor won 33 of the S3 seats in Parliament. serve Canadian interests, buttress Canadian priorities and respond to Canadian aspirations." Much of Canada's labor force works for American- multi-national corporations and "key decisions affecting our economic life are often made on your silk: of the border." CANADIANS CONCERNED Such'c a i qas had brought Canada prosperity nnd 1 A i i i v4--i- 1 1 Show business series starts tomorrow Broadway Earl Wilson has written a lively book about show business personalities, including such stars as Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Robert Mitchum and Elizabeth Taylor. It's called The Show Business Nobody Knows, and daily excerpts from it will be carried in The Journal, starting tomorrow. warns mu lti-national firms a great fund of technology. It was hardly surprising, however, that many Canadians were concerned, nor that the Canadian government was preoccupied with the question.

Mr. Sharp said multi-national corporations must be ready to tailor their operations to local conditions, local sensitivities and local needs. Turn to PagcJ SH ARP jpiMS ilBlb If If two views of the law See page 7 ym 87th Year47 365 laurier Ave. West K1G3K6 Ph. 563-3731 Friday, "February 4, 1972 Home Delivery, 60c Weekly a 10c 44 Pages 1 1 4IR A to keep well away from march' i VANCOUVER (CP) CP Rail was expected to seek an injunction today in the wake of a walkout of 70 locomotive engineers Thursday which virtually halted traffic on the company's lines in and out of Vancouver.

The stoppage by members of the Canadian Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers forced cancellation of "Thursday night's eastbound passenger run and brought freight movement to a standstill. A westbound passenger train arrived here about an hour late Thursday night. At issue is the-case of an en-gineman with 28 years', service who was withdrawn from service in January because he could not meet the minimum eyesight standards of the Canadian Transport Commission. The union claims the company wanted to "give him ajob with a broom, sweeping up the shop or something." The tie-up comes at a critical -time for CP Rail, trying to catch up on a backlog of freight cars left on sidings when recent winter storms blocked lines. niio nn nr nr' Montreal area is hard hit Most highways are closed by fierce snowstorm MONTREAL (CP) Most provincial highways in end around the Montreal area were closed early today and other forms of transportation either stopped or suffering lengthy delays as a resulj of a fierce snowstorm which struck this area Thursday.

Montreal International Airport was snowed in as no flights were landing of taking off. METRO QUICKEST City and provincial buses were not running and the quickest method of city transport was the Metro. Most city streets Ottawa after area i iff" iu fit -J l4, iv a i (v -y. GROWLING WINTER STORM SNARLS TRAFFIC Ottawa's heaviest snowfall of the winter left 16 inches of snow in less than 24 hours, snarling traffic, hampering snow removal work and forcing closure of about half of Ottawa's government offices and businesses. This picture was taken at the height of this morning's rush-hour looking east along Rideau Street at Sussex Drive.

(Journal Photo by The Canadian Press) Residence requirement queried Valliere's job violates conditions of release? MONTREAL (CP) The Superior Court judge who authorized Pierre Valliere's release from jail last week, said Thursday the 33-year-old author may havfr torequest changes in his meant he agreed to have a Montreal residence. He said earlier Thursday he has agreed to co-ordinate a local initiatives project in Mont Laurier, funded by a $40506 federal srrant. because conditions of release if he in- always been my intention to work outside Montreal, to work with the common peo- Mr. Justice Roger Ouimet and the working class. said he believed he had ordered A spokesman for- Manpower Vallieres not to leave the Mont- -Minister Bryce Mackasey said real judicial district as one of ta 0ttawa Thursday vallieres live conditions oi nis release pending a March 6 court appearance on charges of counselling to commit murder end kidnapping.

Vallieres said Thursday he feels free to go anywhere in Canada and believed the wording of the condition of residence CALL JAMAICA VOTE KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) General elections will be held in applied Monday, Jan. 31, at the Canada Manpower centre in Mont Laurier, 80 miles north of Ottawa. Vallieres, author of white Nig-gars of America, turned himself in to police Jan. 24, nearly five months after he disappeared while awaiting trial. He was released the next day, without having to post bail, on several conditions, including that he live at a Montreal address and that he make no statements of any type about the charges he faces prior to his March court appearance.

Pierre Belanger, assistant chief Crown prosecutor, said that violation of tre release conditions under new bail regulations is punishable by a maximum of two years in prison. Saturday's Journal and Weekend too FOR WHOM THE FLAG FLIES at half mast. Who rates having the Canadian flag. dipped on tlio Peace Tower? There's a whole system of protocol dealnig with the flag. The rules are set out iq the Leisure Section.

Cheaters on unemployment insurance are costing- us millions every year. Weekend Magazine revea's how these frauds are worked, and what's being done to stop them. The Only Good Wolf is ft dead wolf. So says a longtime hunter and trapper from Bryson, Que. See "Counter Attack, in Weekend Magazine.

chaos worst storm Snowplows working through the night were able to open up the main streets in the central part of the city. Buses were running, if irregularly, but service for several suburbs and between Ottawa and Hull was out of action. Schools, both high school and elementary, were closed because of the snow, as were Carleton University and the University of Ottawa. if I There was only one flight able to get out of Ottawa's International Airport this morning. Flights to Montreal and Toronto were, cancelled and normal scheduling was not expected to resume until this afternoon.

"The airport was actually closed for a few hours to.fllloML snow to be cleared, from the runways. District highways were reported snow-covered but pasS-abje this morning, except for Highway 8 near Luskville where the road was blocked by drifting snow. Thursday tight Highway II in Quebec also was blocked for a time but was reported open again this morning. conditions were expected to worsen as the tailend of the storm brought winds gus-ting ashigh as 30riTp3. Highway 17 to Montreal was reported open but getting worse as the blizzard moved east.

All 22 Lanark County schools -were closed and reports from the district indicated the only way to get around most Eastern Ontario towns this morning was by snowmobile. on Highway 401 be-. tween Montreal and Toronto was limited to one westbound lane. The weatherman expected the snow to end this morning but said high winds would cause considerable drifting. Temperatures will drop td zero tonight and Saturday is expected to be sunny and cold.

Torn to Page 2 BLIZZARD Few got to work gov't departments understaffed That fellow seen skiing through Rockcliffe Park at 6 a.m. today wasn't the only one having trouble getting to work. Most federal government departments were struggling along-on-limited manpower and at least one, the department of national revenue, ceased operations completely. Those that made it were being sent home early. City court failed to get under way this morning as no one was able to make it in by the 9.30 starting time.

Outside the police station a large road grader was stuck in the snow. It symbolized the Ottawans were having in a city paralyzed by the blizzard. Bell Northern Research located on Highway 17 beyond Crystal Beach was officially closed and those employees who were able to get to work were sent home City Hall reported that by 10 a.m. only about one third of the staff were on the job. "They're getting in but they're geting in awfully slowly," a spokesman said.

A spokesman for Metropolitan Life said hiscompany was operation with about two-thirds of the staff on the job. That sounds like a high percentage In such a blizzard. But Met Life employees had an incentives-today was payday. r.v., I' FROM ALL 'TMISA Blowing Snow 0 to 10 unit' Today S.11 elm. tIT Junriit Tomorrow Ml a.m.

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