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The Province from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada • 1

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The Provincei
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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rmu 7tth r2 3 thyitv. nw: tthx TTtt WEATHER Mostly cloudy today, brief afternoon tunny periods, Canada i high-W )ondif; WnJtor 37, Capo Parry, NWT, 31. ri-j II I I I I I I I I I I II Vi, Plume J3J-2aa Circulation J.32-233V Classified 732-231 VANCOUVER, B.C., TUESDAY, JULY li, 1972 15 CENTS Martial law demanded ill Ulster Whitelaw shuttled between London and Belfast to confer with security advisers on the situation and to report to Prime Minister Edward Heath and other top officials and to the House of Commons. lifted in Monday. The marines were ordered in before the truce collapsed to help prevent trouble during scheduled Protestant parades Wednesday to commemorate the lt90 Battle of the Boyne.

United Press International BELFAST Militant Protestants called for martial law in Northern Ireland early today and said if tin British army did nut move against the Irish Republican Army they would do so themselves. The paramilitary Ulster Defence Association issued a statement denouncing the IRA ceasefire, which was abandoned Sunday after clashes between troops and Roman Catholics. Britain Monday ordered 1.300 more troops, including to armored squadrons, into Northern Ireland against the mounting threat of civil war between the majority Protestants and minority Catholics. British political sources said William Whitelaw, British secretary of state for Northern Ireland, and Gen. Sir Harry Tiuo, commander of troops in the province, discussed the possibility of declaring martial law.

Their decision was not disclosed. Whitelaw said he was still ready to talk peace with both sides and said he hoped it was not too late for the 1HA to reconsider its decision to resume fighting. The British made no attempt to conceal fears of an all-out civil war between the rival religious communities. The army spokesman said the 1.300 troop reinforcements "are being brought in because of the IRA's expressed intention of resuming hostilities 'with utmost A 100 pound bomb in a car exploded in downtown Belfast Monday night, causing extensive damage and injuring five persons, including an iulaut and three women. An army spokesman said more than 100 guufights broke out across the province and at least 15 persons, including eight gunmen and an 18 ear-old girl, were wounded.

An army spokesman said the 1.300 troop reinforcements will he in addition to 650 Royal Marine commandos air "The so-called ceasefire, which existed only in the mind of Mr. Whitelaw, was a device for the IRA to regroup and rearm lor a further onslaught," the UDA statement said. It said the UIJA "would accept martial law," but added; "unless the army takes the initiative, we will take steps to eliminate the IRA ourselves." An army spokesman said the reinforcements would bring total British Iroop strength in the stnie turn province to more than 17, WW the highest since violence flared in August, 1969. Whitelaw told residents of Northern Ireland in a broad cast Monday night the soldiers would match any effort mounted by the IRA and would no longer permit any private armies to operate in the province. "The British army is there to preserve the peace and in very large strength, and let no one forget it," he said.

The Protestant victory in that battle 282 years ago established their domination over Roman Catholics in 111-ster. The celebrations usually spark sectarian passions into violence and British authorities were taking no chances. I 9 II A til I I I 'i 1 ft IWA votes to accept wage pact He disclosed to Parliament that he held a secret meeting in London Friday with IRA representatives who made demands he described as "unacceptable." But he told the MPs he had agreed to consider them. 378 to reject: Haucy voted 434 lo 331 to reject; New Westminster voted 1 113 to 1,113 to reject; Port Alberni voted 1.221 to 902 to reject; and the loggers' voted 69 to 544 to reject. The Vancouver local voted 1 3u0 to 93? to accept; Duncan voted 1,371 to 604 lo accept; Courtenay voted 571 to 240 to accept; and the lumber in-sectors voted 125 to 10 to accept.

The new contract offers a 73 cent hourly wage on a $3.72 base rate increase plus category increases, as well as a company paid pension plan and improved health and welfare beuclits. v. II T'iV'iji r4 til 7.1 WiWViU AT 1 i A i FISCHER STILL REEFING REYKJAVIK (Reuter) -Harassed organizers of the world chess championship had to deal with a string of last-minute complaints from American Bobby Fischer Monday, but were confident that the long awaited duel with Boris Spassky would begin on schedule at 10 a.m. Vancouver time today. The temperamental Fischer, who agreed to come to Iceland only after a number of financial demands had been met, now is unhappy about most of the playing facilities including the chessboard and the overhead lighting.

Soviet world champion Spassky visited the hall and had only one complaint that the board was a little too large. Icelandic officials said they would try to meet Fischer's demands but they were not sure whether it was possible at this late stage to make all the rearrangements. lit. MARINO News Service could not gel out of a Thursday meeting with his VS. counterpart in Washington, but will definitely attend the cabinet meeting Friday.

A decision of the election date this week would give the government at least a month's advantage over the opposition in preparing for the campaign. A reason for wanting lo decide this week is that the cabinet has only a few more meetings scheduled for this month, and will then take a holiday break until Aug. 13. This uould be the right date to review any decision taken this week, and also the right el ite to call an Ocl. 16 election.

This week Ihe prime minister will have Ihe latest uuciu-p'ovincnt figures released today available lo help him decide. Un Aug. 15, the unemployment figures for July are scheduled for release, giving him an opportunity to re-ice bis options if they arc bad for the party in power. Trudeau calls election huddle V- tM. Alary Ixm liurg, iic-iuiiriimii of Dumocratic national convention, lal.es podium as parade of stale ami McGovcrn leaps clear of California hurdle rt flas oien Hie event.

isolated landing strips and veie lo return Die Same cn mug Both arc believed lo be M.iyo residents Tin ir route was retraced Monday but no liacc of the plane or its cicw was found A Buffalo aircraft from was scut lo VMiilcllolse 10 assist 111 the search. lloig. for the ceremonial stand was placed on the side of Ihe arch looking inland. While four Motilities stood at attention below the plat-fur in, plainclothes KCiMP members wcie busy with vi deolape and other photogiapb-11: eipupinenl rccotding tor I lit it' litis Ihe laces of Ihe iiowd of shout vvilncsMiig Hit ceremony An MP spokesman said By GUY Soulham OTTAWA-Parliamcnt Hill sources say the date of the federal election will be decided this week. Two cabinet meetings have been scheduled and ail 30 ministers were warned not to miss either.

The meeting al which the election is to be discussed is to take place Thursday. Ministers have been asked to can eel all previous engagements if possible. An all day cabinet meeting is scheduled fur Friday. For instance. Helencc Minister Edgar Benson was to have accompanied Helmut Schmidt, former West German defence and now finance minister, to visit a Manitoba armed forces base where Ger man troops waul to train.

The visit is scheduled lor Thursday but Benson will limit himself to flying to Winnipeg lor a dinner in honor of nipeg in Ihe evening for a dinner in honor of the guest On Hie other hand, Environment Minister Jack Davis mi 4 tv tary hurdles. But the man from South Dakota, whom none of the pari) leaders took seriously three months ago, appeared to have mustered the support to clear them. McGovcrn's forces demonstrated some of their lihi control over key delegations on the first roll call involving a challenge to the 32 vote delegation of South Carolina. When the demand to seal more women in that delegation appeared headed lor a narrow iluleat, groups of McGou-rn voles throughout the hall were deftly shiited lo widen the margin of the de-leal so as to avoid a risky parliamentary tangle until the key Cahloruia sealing issue arose. Sen.

Edmund S. Muskic was the voice of compromise in the final hours before the con venlioii opened V. Inn he failed. Humphrey sought lo bold his former running male in the ranks of the stop-McGovcrn coalition McGovcrn deals. spumed all The environs of the convention and the streets of this resort city were generally calm, See Page 2 MvGOV'bKN 1 i 1 r.

1 Vr- i ft 1 "a 1 r. Coast woodworkers have accepted a new two-year agreement by a slim, 53.2 per cent margin according to unofficial results but the picket lines are expected to remain up for a day or more. Jack Moore, International Woodworkers of America regional president, said Monday the unofficial count showed that the union membership voted 6.730 to 5.915 to accept the 19 per cent wage increase. Moore said the results won id remain unuilicial until the midnight Monday deadline for returns passed. It is understood that almost all ballots were in before the preliminary results were announced.

Moore would not say when IWA inembcis would be returning to their jobs, but did say that his negotiating committee would meet today at the same lime as Forest Industrial Relations, bargaining agent for the employees. John Billings, FIR president, was not available to the press on Monday but it is understood today's FIR meeting was called to formally ratify the agreement, Moore said: "There will be no return to work until at least alter the meetings. "If they (FIR) agree I guess we'll be signing the document (contract)." Moore said. "Our vole is ill." Meanwhile, labels' spokesmen Chuck Fians re staled bis group's position that they will not return to woik under the new agreement. The fallers voted 2ou to six in Nanaimo during the weekend to reject the pact but IW A leaders say they Hunk the majority of Ilia So0 fallers, who have been olf the job since mid April, will return lo work with the rest of the union.

Moore, asked what the IWA may do if the fallers don go back lo work. said. 'let wait and see." He would not predict what the union negotiating committee might decide today. In Victoria, labor Minister James I ha hot said he isn't prepared to intervene if the fallers prevent a return lo normal in Hie forest industry. "It's an internal problem, they'll (the union) have lo deal with it." luliot said.

0 0 1 said it as a "shame that less than ball of Die IW A' 28 OO0 coast members turned out for the vole but could offer no explanation for the poor turnout. The unofficial count shows the Victoria local vuled iitti lo the photography operation Is slaudard lor such public "Uiesc days." Included in the crowd were nine Social (mill Ml. As. No opjiosilion Ml As were on hand. Both Bennett and Fvans (lis missed Ihe claim by Can.1d1.1u Inv iroiiiuenl Minister Jack In is thai the agictuiciit was Page BI.NM 1 1 Will 41 it.

4 ator won an initial fight to recapture 151 disputed California delegates under temporary ground rules set by party leaders. But the ground rules themselves were subject to appeal by slop McGovcrn forces, led by Sen. Hubert 11 Humphrey. The' Florida delegation, on behalf on the stop McGovcrn forces, appealed the outcome of the California challenge on two counts permitting McGovcrn's California delegates to vole and not requiring an absolute majority of 1,509 votes to decide the challenge. But McGovcrn won the bat-lie to scat the full 2il inembcr delegation by a vote of 1 1 to 1,238.

accoidiug to an unoll-ficial tally. Thus the margin of his victory was so great that the Humphrey appeal ap pi a red to have virtually 110 chance of success. 'Hit confident McGovcrn had rejected all compromise as the convention plunged headlong into a test of his strength that seemed set to go on through the night. Having failed to lure him lo an 1 1 1 It hour bargaining scs sion, Itl li 0 n't rivals creeled a scries of parliamen B.C. lo By Al I Vol The $24 2 million provincial major disaster fund will be Used In finance the shaie of costs involved in a new C.

Washington agreement to work Jointly lo prevent and clean up oil spills in boundary waters. Tins uas announced Moil day b' Premier Bcnnell alter lie and Washington Gov Hail 11 1 Fvaus M.imJ a "memo Di iegalt: enjo)s soiilliern Irii iliiini Yukon m'siivIi lorincd Pro time News Services MIAMI BEACH Senator George McUovcrn apparently recaptured his sweep of California's 211 delegates in a feuding, tumultuous Hcmo-c a i national convention early today. As the opening session dragged well past midnight in an atmosphere of rancor and dissent, the South Dakota sen- I 3NSIDE I Vji iLJ Krusliatrd bachelor See Page II U.S. Soviet debt deal? Page 3 Coyer to check RCMP discipline Page 6 The Lion at centre Page 9 $15 million project far False Creek 17 Bridse 2U Husiui'ss 1215 las.sllied 22 2 Comics 2 truss word 20 Fiiltrtauimcut 20 21 GaidfB 22 Kaiiuif II Miipping IS Mpurt III Thralics 7 TV Wralhrr Momrn 18 19 lap disaster fund for oil spills MAYU. VI (Spciiali Voliiiilvers of the Yukon An Patrol were lo begin search ing this morunig tor a single engine plane missing v.

1 1 1 1 I no men abnaiil in mountainous terrain near here The men left hen Sunday ullenioon lor a flight to three up with million, but the provincial budget last Febiu ary said Us balance was 291,000. The Peace Anil leremony was held willnil a couple of miles of the heaehes ol VMnlc Rock, which were hit by oil 111 ally June fioui a spill 11 1 the Cherry Coiul. Wash iclilieiy ol Atlantic lliililield However, nol have I he dignii.irii did a view of While ramluni oil spills. of co opi ration' at a Peace Arch on ter- cinoiiy Bennell said he doesn't rupee! many civil service jobs will have lo be created for Hie program because existing pollution control staff and npiip Incut under llesoiiiees Minis. I cr Hay Willislon will be used.

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