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I ITT I 'nin jtt-ti nippwimiii MyMtpwr -rpm-p np THE mOVINCE, Friday, May 7, 1071 3I mm Jnmcs PE AHS 10 Excerpts from a letter hy Cable director Vic Waters: in certain specific areas such as 'real access hy the population' to I assure you that my concerns have extended over an even greater World Chess Championships Qualifying round to be fought here period of time and have been no less sincere. "Although invitation to com munity groups of every category to come forward and use Cable 10 has published many times, the response from groups other than those already seen on our channel has been discouraging. "When interested groups suggest thai a committee might belter serve the community, they fail to acknowledge that liable 10 programmed by a committee of persons "But most important, it is not programmed by Vancouver Cablevision. Ca- w. i u.

I i i yj feK "3 bit By PAUL KAUGUST On the eve of the Candidates Matches of the world chess championships, many experts are predicting that the current round will end the Soviet Union's long domination of the game. U.S. grandmaster Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn, NX, who meets Russia's Mark Taimanov in one of the quarterfinal matches at the University of B.C. starting Thursday, is being touted as the strongest threat to the Soviets since the competitions started after the Second World War. Three other Russians are in the quarter-finals, to he played at various locations this year.

The winner of the Candidates Matches wins the right to meet world champion Boris Spassky of the U.S.S.R. in Moscow in 1172. fiozidar Kazic of Yugoslavia has been named chief arbiter for the Vancouver match, to be held at UBC's Graduate The match is expected to continue for al least three weeks. Kazic, writing in Chess Life and Review, said after the Majorca tournament, which determined the quarter-finalists last year: "Fischer is a unique figure in the history of chess, the most talented player America has produced since Paul Mor-phy. He is described as the genius the likes of which appear but once in a century.

But at the same time he is the most, controversial figure of contemporary chess." The remarks about controversy surrounding Fischer are based on the strict restrictions the 27-year-old American insists on for his matches. Among these are thai competitions end at sundown hie II) is a member of Canadian Wire-vision family of companies, but with respect to its entire operation funding excluded it is totally autonomous. "Cablevision has never interfered with the programming nor dictated a single period of its eighteen months' schedule. With respect to your statement that Mow income groups and un organized people have little chance to be heard' this is simply not true and I have ample evidence that we have give access right down to single persons with a point of view. Their point of view, not mine!" "Metro Media Council of Vancouver knows, as I do, that to produce exciting, mobile, highly visual, and highly relevant community programming it would have to command capital and manpower that is simply not available to Cable 10 at this time." "And a final thought.

The people of Vancouver already have a broadcast facility in which they with other Canadians have a vested interest to the tunc of some $100 million a year. "I'd like to join community access groups and committees and work with them toward greater exposure for a greater number of concerned people on any and all stations pledged to serve the public interest." Waters' last reference was to the CIIC, of course, which has practically the same relationship with the government of Canada as Cable 10 docs with Vancouver Cablevision. From personal experience in visits to Cable 10's operation, I know that Waters and other staff members of the facility have put their hearts and souls into making the concept of cable-casling work. Other cable companies, admittedly smaller, haven't even tried. But I'll have to stick with my opinions on public access by underprivileged groups or persons.

For heaven's sake, many people have never seen Cable 10. And it's not only the question of the monthly subscription fee. 1 live in the area of False Creek, which alderman Harry Rankin described as a "slum." 1 can afford Cablevision, but it's not available. Check the cheap-rent areas of the city, and you'll find that many are not served by cable companies. That's not Cablevision's fault, perhaps.

Blame Free Enterprise. The System. To communicate in an electronic society you have to learn the language. Without cable service, the gap between the haves and have-nots is widened. Even those who know the electronic language need money.

Without films or visual aids, it's radio. There's access to every show in town that's not restricted. But it ain't free. our group can defeat both me and Larson (Bent Larsen of Denmark who Fischer expects to advance to the semifinals and meet the winner of the match Kazic says that in the event Fischer becomes the new world champion then! may be complications because of the various conditions Fischer would make. Fischer conceded that he "would ask that the system of Candidates Matches be changed so that, they would really show the relative strength of the two players.

I would suggest that the matches should be won by the player who first wins six games, drawn games not counting. "At present the matches are short, and if a player should win a game by hick, this would be a big handicap for the other player in a short match. Also I would suggest that the match for the world title should consist of a fixed number of victories, with draws not counting." In the past Fischer has accused the Soviet grandmasters of playing as a team in individual tournaments. Mark Taimanov is reportedly pleased al having been matched against Fischer. Kazic said "Taimanov is going into lallle with Fischer with complete self-confidence.

He feels that after so much praise and glorification of Frchcr's successes, the match with the American grandmaster will be an extraordinary chance to become famous by defeating the hitherto unsurpassed Fischer. At any rate, he is an opponent against whom one has everything to gain and nothing to lose." "I.arsen has no chance in the forthcoming competition," Taimanov is quoted as saying. "Fischer certainly is a great danger and it is he who has the best chances. But a struggle lies ahead One Soviet grandmaster said of Fischer: "He is a great fighter, a genius of the chess struggle. He knows no mild draws, his opponent must win the draw because he concedes none.

Fischer does not agree to a draw even when the outcome is quite deal'. He is a great, fighter and a good psychologist. Only his repertoire of openings is limited." SSx v. ft U.S. I Ik- like ol (JliANDMASTEK which IM)BBV FISCIIKK a eiiius, hut once in ('ciiliiiy.

Fridays and not resume until sundown Saturdays, based on religious reasons, Pill 1 IV A lI IvIVT 1 1 II I 1 excluded from the KJ and that the public be I ollouiiig, is a list (d dales of rounds to he at I Kotuuls arc for May Hi, Hi, 18, 2(1, and June 2, with (lie final round scheduled lor June I. "I 'I'Ik match will In- over when one nhivcr noiols. If room in which the competition is played. The Canadian Chess Federation will, however, transmit the action to an adjacent room in the Graduate Centre lo which the public is invited. Fischer regards this the most crucial period in his career.

Kazie quotes him as saying: "I believe it, will now be for the first time that both finalists in the Candidates Matches arc not from the Union. 1 don't think that Taimanov in I at tow end of 10 rounds the is tied the first win in extension rounds decides the match. Sessions will he played at the Graduate Centre starting; ill p.m. 'xcept, on Fridays when they will he held at the rciilhousc of the Aiiriis Ituildini; and start at 2:30 p.m. That time also holds true for the.

May 31 round. Tickets are $1 per session or $5 for a mutch pass. Art and Artists Shadbolt exorcises Carr spell 'ymmmrrf Tiiiwirwitiwii Sincerity underlies concert liy l.AWKFNCE CI.UDEItAY Although soprano Edith Mclellan has been singing in and around Vancouver for quite some time I had never heard her in recital before noon on Wednesday when she drew a fair sized audience to the Vancouver Art Gallery for a program of works by Purcell, Marx, Mewit-ti and l'oulenc. While it would be untrue lo say she produces a seamless flow of tune between the extremes of her vocal compass, Miss Mclellan has a warmly communicative voice and there was an underlying sincerity about her approach to most of the music of her program. Since sopranos and tenors were the popular singers of I'liiceH's day it was fitting that this recital by a soprano should begin wilh three songs by that composer.

Alas, I'uiccll can only sound rigM if he is sung with a full sense of commitment and with unfettered response to his sometimes florid lines and vividly inflected phrases, and Miss Mclellan was a bit uneasy (and unsteady) to begin. Happily she settled down quickly, the voice quality was never less than pleasant, though not ideally suited to the texture of the music, and the words came through clearly without one having to listen specially for them. Although Joseph Marx was not a major league figure in music he was a prolific composer of songs, many of which are worth an occasional airing. Of the five heard on Wednesday I particularly enjoyed Sonimerlied, Meienhlu-len and Dcr liescheidene Schafer which the recitalist sang with a satisfying warmth of feeling and a sensitive appreciation of the inner poetic life of each song. Apart from the last song, Menotti's Canti Delia Lonlananza struck me as being utterly undistinguished so that I was glad when they were over and it was time for four songs by Poulenc, the almost folk l.ke Country Air, (contraction of the name I.es I'oiilsdo-Ce), Hotel and Invitation lo Paris.

It was in these pieces that Miss Mclellan was heard at her best, showing a nice feeling for the contour of the melodic line in the first song, being appropriately nostalgic in the setting of Louis Aragon's and imparting just the proper feeling of joyous anticipation of coming pleasures in invitation to Paris. June Itichards, the accompanist, gave the singer confident support al all limes. Networks asked lor lime for political dissent United Press International NKW YOIIK AIIC, CHS and NHC have been asked by the American Civil Liberties Union to provide time for immediate response to televised presidential speeches by persons who hold oppos ing views. The best way of achieving wide de-hate, said the ACI.U in a letter to the U.S. network presidents, is to obtain texts of presidential speeches before broadcast and make them available for persons with contrary views.

Responses could be prepared hy those disagreeing with the president's positions, and network commentators could provide the public with such diverse views, However, the ACI.U said, diversity would be best, served by giving air lime lo advocates of other positions. The ACI.U said it policy should apply to television and radio stations us well as networks, and to broadcasts by vice presidents, governors and mayors, as well as presidents. 1 'i. I Ml I I n- It fl A I fA hit i i J--. ttiUp tV fl vhi i dun I i i Si jsM 1 ll I 1 i ntht.i;i s( i i.ni Ki: r.v jack fight precision from a isolated Victorian.

By UlCIIAltn SIMMINS There is a mixed bag at the Bau-Xi Gallery: Drawings and reproductions by Jack Shadbolt, sculpture by Jack Kidder and a few major paintings by Maxwell Bates tucked in the hack room. Shadbolt. is exhibiting 15 large, charcoal drawings produced on Hornby Island in the winter of With the gallery he reproduced them in a folio as The Hornby Island Suite. (Homage lo Emily Can The folio is a limited edition of copies of IS drawings reproduced by onset lithography, supervised by the artist to ensure faithful translation to a reduced scale. One hundred and fifty folios are set aside fur a signed edition and sidl for $100 The remainder, unsigned but identical, sell for 'Ihe publication of the Hornby Suite is a major experiment for the Bau-Xi.

You can call it a fusion of a democratic ap proach mixed with vanity printing. The signed folios are not collector's items, but on the oilier hand the unsigned verions are just as good and pro vide reasonable decoration when framed. Shadbolt, who knew F.mily Carr as a student, seems to have had a mystical love hale villi this artist She over whelmed him. The Hornby drawings are an attempt lei us hope Ihe final one lo escape her influence. The results are neither vintage Shadbolt nor an they F.mily Carr.

They are competent a la mode exercises. In his introduction lo the publication Shadholl writes of his experiences in effulgent, rhapsodic prose "Hemembei'iiig Kmily's moods and improvising on them as my own mood and the location and the weather shilted, I progressed from an architectural solemnity through and expression istically graphic phase into a dark gloom and on into an exultant rhapsody until I finally realized that a quality of my own was emerging. In paying his belated respects and exorcising her spell Shadbolt has demonstrated that he can outdraw Carr. Technically he is a superior draftsman, but he remains a lesser artist. JACK KII)I)i: Jl'S immaculate, steel and plexiglass sculptures have not been exhibited before in Vancouver, though recently he participated in a group show at Biirnahy.

He has eight works including five small tuaquelles which were originally designed as "illustrations" for a bonk of poems, Karth Meditations by Mike Doyle of Victoria There are Iwo works whoh I thought stunning. One is the programmed, space time piece in which the artist projects ideas ol light years moving through controlled space. Trillium, hie size, gleaming and pre cise in stainless steel, shimmering chrome and IBM perfect lot in is a beau tiful work. 11 is complex ami conlcmpla live changing in mood as it sils in the sun or darkness or under cool neon lighting. Kidder has worked in isolation for many years.

His works needs exposure and a patina lioin public viewing and touching. Nothing could provide a greater con ,5 1 -3 i i If- to DKAWIMi No. 15V JACK reeiilline; liniily Cnrr's ohsessivc til tow in-loldiii); myslrry deep in the fort hodiii; forests. ir 1 vii. i j-! JO choirs? They're just great Hy i.Awit i a At a special Spring Festival Night of Music on Wednesday, Oliver High School Brahms Choir and Senior Mixed Chorus lived up lo every superlative ml Indicators at home and abroad luive used in refern ing to their astonishingly line singing.

Whal tone, delicacy of nuam'P and sensitivity to words; what precision and flexibility of style! Without a doubt con doctor Ten Hepel is a remarkable man, a combination of musician and magician who conjures up marvellous work from his students. tiibhs, auhan Williams and Zoltan hodalv, I found myself wondering -what happens to these lovely young singers when they leave school: Does all their Iraining go for naught or are there oullcl. lor Hieti special musical skills, and if so, why are choirs all over the place always crying out lor new inein hers" But to get back to the program: I par liculm ly enjoyed Ihe Mixed Chuii 's singing of (ilbhs Come Sleep, the Apiillo Boys Choir's spirited rendition of Ihe Song ol the Jolly Koger, Ihe Brahms Choir In setting of I'salm and the two sclecljons bv Ihe tirade II and 1(1 girls. No wonder they were awarded the highest murk In the recently roiii luded klwauls Music Festival. Not Mirpiisincly the school auditorium on Fast 4lsl Avenue was chockahlock with parents, past students anil friends for a well varied program thai aho (en luted the Apollo llovs' Choir And linnter oils small ensembles whose work was of an almost equally high standard lo that of the lli.il uis luur unit Senior Mixid Cllnius No wonder these student lire Allium: lllo selected lo sing for yueen Klialu'lli.

I'rince I'lnlip and I'rilicess Anne on Fridav night in the Pacific Coll scum. is proud of its choirs and so should everyone else lie. Hut as I listened through a program of pieces ranging tioni an Ave Maria bv Victoria and madrigals by Motley lo louleinpoiiiry works by Armstrong I JACK KIIIDI lile-sie spjiiT-timc piece, glcuinini; mid precise in stainless steel and shiuiiiii'iiii chrome. are mil: cum pieces, ate in the rear of lice lllil Mas ciiincs oil 1 1 i 1 1 1 Which is not unusual, but considering that his Beautiful II ('. is the wnik of tut at the Bali Xi exhibition, not quite fair.

tr.isl In Shadlinll's flainbnv anl bramia ill aw nil's than Kidder's light pi ei i-nm which almost requires lahoi aim innili lions lor vu wine. And Maxwell Bales'' His five major canvases, Iwo of which jL (I.