The Ottawa Citizen from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • 24

Page 24, The Citizen, Ottawa, Friday. Jan. 3, 1975 Non-smokers still outnumber smokers By The Ctnxdlin Prat Smoking is on the rise among both men and women, although the increase is slight and non-smokers still outnumber smokers, the health department reported Thursday. The department said 53 per cent of Canadians 15 years of age and older did not smoke at all in 1973 and 60 per cent did not smoke every day. But the number of women smokers rose to 36.3 per cent in 1973 from 35.7 per cent in 1972 and the number of men smokers rose to 57.8 per cent from 57.4.

Of the men. per cent were regular cigarette smokers, 3.8 per cent smoked cigarettes but not on a daily basis, and per cent smoked only a pipe or cigars. The department said that from 1965 to 1972, the rising percentages of women smokers were outweighed by lower rates for men, producing lower over-all figures each successive year. "The 1973 statistics show a halt to this While the levels of smoking are close to 1972 levels, the over-all downward trend has levelled off with marginal increase in many categories." Contract talks Star offers employees increases of up to $39 for The Star, said he TORONTO (CP) The Star has offered 1, 800 employees, members of The Toronto Newspaper Ouild, general wage in- creases ranging from $18 to 539 weekly in the first year of a proposed two- year contract. The Star, which wants monetary terms of the second year set later, pro- posed the increases through provincial media- tor Trevor Smith late Thursday after Smith broke off mediation earlier in the day.

But Chris Davies, direc- tor of industrial relations Fisheries act violated VICTORIA (CP) i ne captain ot a ioutn Korean fishing vessel who admitted violating the Coastal Fisheries Protec- tion Act was fined a total ot SI3.UOO here Ihursday. Kil Jun Yu, skipper of the 620-ton Dong Won 707, pleaded guilty to illegally being in Canadian waters and fishing in those waters off the Queen Charlotte Islands Dec. 22. "It's a clear violation of the act. Intrusion in Ca- nadian waters is a serious said Judge Wil- liam Ostler, in provincial court.

"The question of deterrence is of paramount importance at this time," he said, "laws have to be obeyed." Maximum fine under the act is $25,000 for fishing inside the 12-mile boundary, $10,000 for entering Canadian waters, plus forfeit of the cargo, boat and gear. Judge Ostler ordered that the 15 tons of frozen black cod on the vessel be forfeited. Strangled woman found by fiancee GL'ELPH, Ont. (CP) -Police are investigating the strangulation death of 23-year-old Diane Beitz, whose body was found New Year's Eve. Police Chief Robert McCarron said Thursday that there are no suspects in the case.

The woman's body was found by her fiancee, James Britton. They had become engaged the night before. expects further talks to be held before the strike deadline of 12:01 a.m. Jan. 13 Hugh Peacock, executive director of the guild.

would not comment on the Star's monetary offer but said The Star had frustrated efforts to bar gain on outstanding non economic issues. Thursday's meeting was the first between the two sides since they received provincial Labor Minister Jack MacBeth's advice that the appointment of a full conciliation board would serve no 'useful pur- pose. i The guild wants, weekly raises ranging from $60 to $80 in a one-year contract in addition to a four-day. 28-hour week and other benefits. All details were not available.

Mr. Davies said the Star's employee costs in fiscal 1974 totalled about $34 million and the guild's demands would re sut in raising that figure to $68 million in the first year of the contract Reporters with five years' experience now get minimum of $280. The increases would bring this to $315 Jan. 1 and to $319 juy 1. Star vice-president Bur nett Thall said he hopes the guild will put the proposals before its mem- bership.

The union covers aH employees of The Star except those in the mecha- nica unions Police talks going to conciliation TORONTO (CP) Sydney Brown, president of the Metropolitan Tor onto Police Association, says contract negotiations with the Toronto police commission will go to conciliation Monday with a 16.5-per-cent difference in salary offers and demands. He said the association wants 20 per cent and the commission has offered Metro's 4,650 policemen 3ra per cent. C. O. Bick, chairman of the police commission, said the 3-per-cent figure is not correct but refused to say what offer had been made.

Mr. Brown said a 20-per-cent increase would bring the salary of a first-class constable with four years experience to $17, 050 from $14,139. produce si new mod every aay that's us. Newspapers! We spend every working day designing a brand new product for over 95,000 customers and 2,300 carriers deliver it every day! that's us ThefP mm Mail gets through with some delay TORONTO (CP) A post office spokesman says the Toronto area may experience slight delays in 'mail service because of the Nov. 26 fire at the main postal station here and long-planned moves to new facilities.

But Ed Rowarth, general affairs manager for Southern Ontario, said the minor delays may not even be noticed. Two floors of the downtown, four-storey post office were made enuseable by the fire. About 1200 employees now work in temporary quarters on the Canadian National Exhibition grounds. About one-third of 8,000 temporary Christmas workers have been kept on to ease pressure later this year when mail operations for the Toronto district a 22-mile radius around the downtown core move to two new plants as part of a $14-million upgrading program..