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Chretien in race, claims support of 52 in caucus By Jim Robb and Peter Maser Citizen staff writers Energy Minister Jean Chretien entered the Liberal leadership race today with a pledge to protect minority rights, improve relations with the provinces and ensure the country meets the challenges of international competition. The fifth candidate to join the leadership contest, Chretien made the announcement to a host of supporters, many of whom were bused in from his home riding of St. Maurice, about midway between Quebec City and Montreal. Anxious to dispel the notion that the Liberal caucus is flocking en masse to archrival John Turner, Chrdtien also released a list showing he has the support of 44 MPs, five senators and three cabinet ministers. Compared to those backing Turner, howev er, the cabinet ministers behind Chretien Fisheries Minister Pierre De Bane, Government leader in the Senate Bud Olson and Supply and Services Minister Charles La-pointe are considered to carry little clout in the party and the country.

Chretien's statement was peppered with More Grit leadership stories page 5 veiled references and jobes at Turner. The energy minister described the leadership of the party as a "right to be earned" and something that should not be "handed out as a gift. "I am part of the Liberal record and proud of it. I have no intention of hiding the record of the last 20 years," he said, in another swipe at Turner. In a final dig at his chief rival, Chretien said "I have held the senior economic portfolios in government.

I have held them when times were good and when times were bad." Chretien's strong defence of minority language rights as "a Canadian responsibility" stands in contrast to Turner's view that language protection is primarily a provincial matter. On other matters, Chr6tien called for a new partnership with the regions of Canada and a reform of government institutions to ensure they reflect the desires of the West. "My approach will be a people's approach to government," he said. Chretien said jobs especially for young (Chretien, page 11) Variable rain Wednesday. High today 3.

Low tonight -0. High Wednesday 5. p2 Canada Jean Chretien Fifth to enter race iiiiirn i The Final Edition $1.50 weekly home delivered per copy Tuesday, March 20, 1984 Ottawa jeace talks collapse Lebaime I Several babies at the Hospital for Sick Children suddenly a turn for the worst" died soon after the nurse in charge of the children went on a break and was replaced by a supervisor, nurse Sui Scott testified Monday. p2 World President Reagan Monday called the political turmoil in Central America and the Caribbean a "power play by Cuba and the Soviet Union, pure and simple" and called Fidel Castro's Cuba a "roving wolf" which preys on peace-loving nations. p6 Citizen news services LAUSANNE The Lebanese Economic forecasts I '4 i I pusiness.

i 7 7 Lynn Ball. Citizen Some spring I If'''' i By transforming a small Glebe shop into a multi-million dollar food operation with 300 employees today, Ralph Tannis epitomizes the brash entrepreneurship of the Tannis family clan, p39 Consumers optimistic Citizen news services The Canadian and U.S. economies will grow substantially even though higher interest rates are considered inevitable over the next 18 months, a survey of 16 Canadian forecasters released today indicates. The Conference Board of Canada quarterly survey indicates that strong consumer spending, a turnaround in business investment and healthy exports, particularly to a thriving United States economy, will result in rapid economic growth in Canada this year and slightly slower but still respectable growth in 1985. The board also predicted the inflation rate would remain in the five- to six-per-cent range for the next year.

The optimistic forecasts are made despite predictions by the same group that Canadian interest rates will inch up nearly 1.5 per cent by the end of 1985. The survey was released as the Canadian dollar again sank against its American counterpart, U.S. banks raised their prime lending rate, and two major Canadian banks raised their mortgage lending rates. The Canadian dollar closed at 78.31 cents U.S. Monday its lowest level in nearly two years although it opened slightly higher today at 78.4 cents.

The slide follows last week's rise in the Bank of Canada's trend-setting weekly interest rate to 10.56 per cent its highest level since December, 1982. U.S. banks raised their prime lending rate to 11.5 per cent on Monday from the 11-per-cent level that has prevailed since last August, pushing the key business-borrowing rate to its highest level in 14 months. And the Toronto Dominion Bank and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce raised mortgage rates by half a percentage point, to range from 11.25 per cent for one year to 15.25 per cent for five years. The economists in the Conference Board survey agree that (Economy, page 11) "'4 4U "is.

Freezing drizzle and cool temperatures today were more indicative of winter than the first day of spring. (At left) Julie Hagar, 20, had to don a fur coat and use a little imagination today to summon up visions of warm spring weather. One tiny crocus edging up from a persistent blanket of snow is a far cry from the blossoms she found on the Hill March 1, 1983 (Above) when sunshine and balmy temperatures gave the region a real taste of spring. Story, page 13. peace talks collapsed today after the Syrian mediator and the leaders of the Druse and Shiite Moslem opposition stormed out of the conference.

Druse leader Walid Jumblatt said leaders of the Christian factions suffered from "ossified" minds and refused to "recognize the realities" of Lebanon with its Moslem majority population. "I am leaving today and I'm not likely to be back," Jumblatt told reporters, adding that he could not wait any longer for an agreement to end nine years of civil war in Lebanon. Syrian Vice-President Abdul Halim Khaddam and his aides also pulled out on the ninth day of the deadlocked conference. They did not say why they were leaving, although it is believed they, too, were angered by what they see as the inflexible positions of the Christian leaders Nabih Berri, leader of the Shiite Amal militia, also walked away from the conference table, saying only that he "had to leave" today. "Vice President Khaddam and the Syrian delegation are leaving today," Lebanese government spokeswoman Eliane Jabara told reporters.

She said she did not immediately know the plans of U.S.-backed President Amin Gemayel. Jumblatt charged leaders of Christian factions with going "to the extremes at the last minute" to stir up emotional issues that would undermine the conference. Jumblatt publicly asked the Christian militias "if it is worth it to die for these people who have their minds ossified by time and the fact of history." "We are fighting for a new Lebanon I am asking the other side, what is the fighting for? For this class of people who have already died not yet buried, but have died a long time ago." Former Lebanese President Suleiman Franjieh also left the Hotel Beau Rivage at lunchtime, saying no time had been set for a new meeting between all nine leaders of Lebanon's warring factions. Franjieh did not give any indication that he would be leaving the conference. Jumblatt's blunt statement that he was leaving increased the danger of the talks collapsing without even agreement on a new round in the future.

Camille Chamoun, one of the Christian leaders attacked by Jumblatt, told reporters the Lausanne talks "should continue." Told about Jumblatt's declaration about leaving, Chamoun merely replied: "That's a pity." Frantic mediation by Khaddam clearly failed to produce any easing of the bitter deadlock between the Christian and Moslem faction leaders. Syria's government-run newspaper Tishrin in Damascus had warned of drastic measures if the peace talks ended without an agreement. "We say it again, Lebanon's salvation starts with bringing the country out of the sectarian quagmire where some are trying to I (Lebanese, page 11) 1 1' WW IN Despite the slump in value of the Canadian dollar, many Ottawa-area residents continue to drive south on weekends to shop and dine in Ogdensburg, N.Y., just an hour away. p51 Amnesty suspects torture at prison nesty sent a fact-finding mission Homes ten Citizen news services LONDON Amnesty International said today there are "reasonable grounds to believe" that prisoners at Archambault institution near Montreal were tortured following a July 1982 riot at the prison in which guards and" prisoners died. The London-based human rights organization admits it does not have concrete proof of torture or severe ill treatment, but says it believes there is sufficient evidence to demand that the Canadian government undertake a full and independent investigation.

After receiving complaints that prisoners had been ill-treated in the aftermatch of the riot, Am to Canada in April 198 5 to investigate. In interviews with prisoners and prison officials, the Amnesty International team heard allegations that convicts in the segregation unit were beaten, sprayed with (Amnesty, page 11) Vr i 1 Beer sales at stadiums to continue With a building boom in the region, Citizen presents a 20-page homebuyer's guide to new housing projects in Ottawa-Carleton and West Quebec. p67 By Doug Kelly Citizen staff writer Rough Rider fans are toasting a provincial government decision to make permanent the sale of beer at Lansdowne Park football games. After a two-year trial for Canadian Football League and Toronto Blue Jay baseball games, Consumer Minister Robert Elgie announced Monday suds will continue to flow at Ottawa's Lansdowne Park, Exhibition Stadium in Toronto and Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton. Ottawa Rough Riders general manager, Don Holtby applauded Monday's decision, saying there have been few problems with the sale of beer at Lansdowne since the experiment began July, 1982.

But Elgie also announced Monday there will be earlier cutoff times for the sale of beer. At CFL games, sales will stop at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and at soccer games it will be 15 minutes before the game concludes. Sales will stop at the end of the eighth inning at single BlueJay games and at the end of the second inning of the second game of a doubleheader. Under the previous rules, sales at baseball games continued until the first pitch of the ninth inning in a single game and until the end of the sixth inning at a doubleheader, and until the end of the game at football and soccer matches. Sales were restricted to two beers a person, but Elgie said the regulations have been changed so that no fan can have more than two beers at any one time.

Under the old rules, many patrons loaded up before the cut-off times. From now on, police will patrol the stands to en- (Beer sales, page 11) i Si v' A I 4 1 iWv1 1-nii" Tw iiiiiiiaMaiii TV Tip Ottawa separate board trustees to close 10 schools the fifth estate: Eric Mailing explores the life of test pilot Norman Ronaasen, who died while trying to save the lives of his two crewmen. Channels 4, 5, 6M, 1 1 at 8 p.m. Elsewhere in today's Citizen: Action Line 14 Dave Brown 13 Astrology 22 EntertainmenI 59 Births, deaths 16 Living 51 Bridge 20 Neighborhoods 15 Bureaucrats 4 Newsmakers 38 Business 39 Noticeboard 28 Canada 3 Radio listings 19 Charles Gordon 52 Sports 29 Charles Lynch 5 TV listings 52 Comics 52 Want ads 16 Crossword 17 World 6 Main Citizen number 629-9100 Want ads 829-9321 Circulation 596-1950 MAIL: The Citizen Is registered as second class mail No. 0279 By Dave Mullington and Hugh Adami Citizen staff writers Ten Ottawa separate schools will close this year, affecting almost 2,000 students, trustees decided Monday.

Faced with declining -enrolment, the trustees also voted to reopen one school, postpone a decision on two others to June 11, and establish a two-tier educational system for the board. Board enrolment is now 14,794 students, down from 26,272 in 1972 a decrease of 11,478 students. $300,000 worth of renovations. St. Andrew's on Lazard Street.

Students living west of Woodroffe Avenue will be transferred to Our Lady of Victory on Soderlind Street. Students living on the east side of Woodroffe will be transferred to St. Daniel's on Maitland Avenue. St. Basil's on Kerr Avenue.

Most students will be transferred to Our Lady of. Fatima. St. Mark's on Canterbury Avenue. Students will be transferred to McMaster school on McMaster Street.

St. Peter's junior high on Heron Road. The school will be amalgamated under St. Patrick's junior high across the street. Notre-Dame-de-la-Presentation on River Road.

Students will be transferred to Baribeau school in Vanier. St. Laurent on St. Laurent Boulevard. Students will be transferred to St.

Paul on Donald Street. Cardinal Leger on Virginia Drive. Students will be transferred to St. Genevieve in Alta Vista. Jean XXIII on Karen Way.

Students will be transferred to Montfort school on Sladen Street. Our Lady of Fatima School is to reopen (Schools, page 11) Beginning in September, English-language schools will be divided into two sectors junior kindergarten-to-Grade-6 schools, and grades-7-to-10 schools. The board does not operate schools beyond Grade 10. The following schools will close at the end of the school year: St. Joseph's on Wilbrod Avenue.

Students will be transferred to St. Brigid's on Springland Drive. St. Leonard's on Rob Roy Avenue. Students will be transferred to Our Lady of Fatima on Knightsbridge Road, which is being reopened in September following.