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Police caipfare Lesere Newcastle 2 Chatham Nelson-Miramichi NEWCASTLE, N.B. (CP) The nightmare ended for residents of the Miramichi this morning: convicted killer Allan Legere was recaptured. By the time most people woke up, Legere, the No. 1 suspect in four recent murders, had been hunted down by police and taken to the Newcastle police station in shackles. He was expected to appear in court this afternoon.

He looked really old," said one of the arresting officers, a tactical squad member from Ottawa. "His hair was cut short and it was grey and he was cleanshaven. car, possibly a taxi, was stolen. The car was spotted off the road near Petitcodiac, east of Moncton, by an RCMP officer who was about to offer help. When she stopped, she realized who it was, she wheeled away and called it in, said Rick MacLean, editor of the weekly Miramichi Leader newspaper.

Somehow, Legere got his hands on a tractor-trailer, possibly a trucker who stopped to help him. Roadblocks were quickly set up throughout eastern New Brunswick and police cornered Legere at about 5 a.m. in the truck near the community of See POLICE, A4 Theres more on A4 At first, we werent sure who we had. We knew it was a bad guy but he had to say who he was. He fessed up right away.

Legere had dark, curly hair and a beard when he escaped from guards during a visit to a Moncton hospital in May. Police were releasing few details but the recapture of Legere, 41, apparently began in the Saint John area in the early hours of the morning when a NEW' vcSSi: BRUNSWIG Moncton 100 km LEGERE io file photo MAP SHOWS location of todays arrest Weather Low tonight 3 High Saturday 4 Details A2 45 Cents irk FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1989 Broadbent may take rights job, sources claim I fi i V. 2- 'I 1 4 A TV r.V i-' 1 I 1 ft His salary will be set by cabinet, but it is expected to be over $100,000. As well, the 21-year parliamentary veteran will receive a substantial lifetime pension. Broadbent will turn over party leadership at an NDP convention in Winnipeg next week and is giving up his Commons seat New Years Eve.

He makes his last speech as leader in the Commons today. Through an aide, Broadbent said he would neither confirm nor deny the appointment However, spokesman Bill Gillies confirmed Broadbent recently accepted a position but will not be disclosing the details until after the Dec. 2 leadership vote. Set up through legislation passed in September 1988, the centre will provide money and technical help to groups working to improve human rights in Third World countries. Its mandate is vague.

Basically, it is See BROADBENT, A4 By Ian Austen Southam News OTTAWA Ed Broadbent has accepted an offer from the Mulroney government to head a new human rights agency, Southam News was told. Sources say the retiring New Democratic Party leader will become the first president of the Montreal-based International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development early next year. 78 killed in bus accident A i -) 1 i 1 iuJ A i fi MORENA LEON IS CONGRATULATED '1 7 Star photoNick Brancaccio on her Canadian citizenship by her teacher Pat Stechey as classmates applaud Thursday. Being Canadian means no more fear HARARE (AP) At least 78 people were killed and 26 badly injured when a passenger bus plunged about 15 metres into a river from a bridge east of Harare late Thursday in Zimbabwes worst bus crash, police said today. The bus apparently had a blowout on a front tire before falling into the Chiv-ake river near the town of Murehwa, 70 km from the capital, authorities said.

It overturned in the water, crushing the roof. Police said most of the passengers were crushed to death. There was no immediate word on how many passengers were in the bus, but officials said it was overcrowded. The bus was owned by the private Nhamburo Bus Service. President Robert Mugabe declared the accident a national disaster.

By Ellen van Wageningen Star Staff Reporter Morena Leon knows more than any of her classmates what it means to be a Canadian. The 13-year-old pupil at St Joseph School in River Canard became a Canadian citizen Thursday. Standing in front of the crowded citizenship court in Windsor, Leon, her parents, sister Patricia and brother Frank recited their oaths. Watching were her Grades 7 and 8 classmates. Before the ceremony ended, Morena read an essay she wrote about what it means to be a Canadian.

Happiness, joy and privileges because when we were in El Salvador we had to keep moving because the soldiers will kill people, Morena began. I never had a chance to play with toys or dolls. From the age of six I had to start working. MOST CANADIANS DONT know what its like to see people killed, be hungry, call someones house their school and regularly have their mail opened or stolen, Morena told the hushed crowd. "But we know these things because we have lived through them.

for everything, the life over there, the farm worker said. Its hard (in El Salvador) because we work and work and the payment is nothing. Carlos worked as a manager on many farms in El Salvador. He was friendly with the workers, rather than with his employers, and that made the army suspicious that he might be a Communist sympathizer, he said. He wasnt a Communist, he said, and he wasn't trying to organize the workers only to create a better working atmosphere.

After being arrested three times by the army and spending 15 days in jail where he was tortured with electric shocks, Carlos decided to come to Canada with his family. IT WAS A HARD decision because there are a lot of relatives in El Salvador, Morena said. Carlos was able to sponsor his mother, two nieces and two other children to come to Canada a year ago. A brother, Daniel, who was a university student in El Salvador, is now in New York. There are still aunts, uncles and cousins in El Salvador, most in the capital of San Salvador, Morena said.

See BEING CANADIAN, A4 When the ceremony ended Morenas classmates crowded around to congratulate her. None of them had a bigger smile than Morenas best friend, Tara Colautti. Im so proud youre my friend, she said sitting down next to Morena. The St. Joseph School pupils know a lot more about El Salvador and why people from other countries come to Canada after hearing Morenas story, classmate Missy Chamello said.

BEFORE SHE CAME, I never knew there was a place called El Salvador, she said. Judge Velma Meconi said its customary for one of the new citizens to make a small speech, but Morenas was particularly impressive and then when the school got into it that was great. Canadians all too often take the rights and privileges they have for granted, the judge said. But, not Morenas father Carlos. The best day of my life, he said after becoming a Canadian citizen.

He said he has no regrets about leaving his homeland after 37 years. Its a question of feeling better here. Its harder Drive for freedom By Associated Press Here are the latest east bloc developments at a glance. Details on B8. In Czechoslovakia Communist party leaders met in emergency session today to consider leadership changes after a week of unprecedented protest was capped Thursday by 300,000 people jamming downtown Prague to de mand democratic reforms.

Former Communist party leader Alexander Dubcek, whose reform movement was crushed by a Soviet-led invasion in 1968, addressed a Bratislava rally. In East Germany the Communist party, citing grave abuses, opened a disciplinary investigation against former leader Erich Honecker and expelled his former top lieutenant, Guenter Mittag, from the party. Communist party chief Egon Krenz tells West German TV he is ready to step down if that is the decision of next months party congress. In Romania senior Communists praise Nicolae Ceausescu as a hero, and officials say no one will oppose the re-election today of the -71-year-old leader who has denounced the changes sweeping the rest of the east bloc. In Hungary an official says Hungary and the Vatican have agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations, broken 44 years ago.

The agreement comes after three days of talks at the Vatican between Barna Sarkadi Nagy, head of the' governments secretariat for church affairs, and RC officials. In Poland Premier Tadeusz Mazo-wiecki, the east blocs only non-Com-munist head of government, arrives in Moscow hoping to place relations with the Soviet Union on an equal footing. He says Poland will respect its Warsaw Pact obligations, but that relations with the Soviet Union, long dominated by Moscow, must be based on reciprocity. Women using drugs more often, study says Coming Saturday Mordecai Richler was recently in Toronto to promote Solomon Gursky Was Here, which he claims to be his first Canadian novel. Richler discusses his new release with The Stars book editor Marty Gervais In the entertainment section.

TORONTO (CP) The use of drugs and alcohol by young women is on the increase in Ontario, a survey by the Addiction Research Foundation shows. The study, released Thursday, also concludes that problems caused by alcohol far outweigh those caused by the use of illegal drugs. WE SHOULD REMIND young people especially young women of the risks and dangers of alcohol and drugs," said Dr. Reginald Smart, head of prevention studies at the foundation and an author of the study. used at least nine per cent more marijuana than in 1977, the survey said.

Binge drinking taking five or more drinks at a sitting also increased by five per cent among young women since 1977. Other findings reveal: More than 86 per cent of adults consume alcohol, of whom 10 per cent have serious drinking problems; Men are more likely to drink alcohol than women and are more likely to drink heavily; The likelihood of marijuana and alcohol use increases with education. Theres a big increase in heavy drinking and cocaine and drug use (among young women) Perhaps theyre reacting to new stresses and opportunities available today. Smart said increased stress, increased income, and the influx of women entering the workforce contributed to the perplexing and surprising results. The study estimates the use of alcohol and other drugs among Ontario adults in 1989, based on facts gathered by the Gallup organization during in-home interviews with 1,101 adults.

Females who were between 18 and 29 years of age Mulroney lacks boldness in otherwise useful trip Analysis PRIME MINISTER MULRONEY continued his visit to the Soviet Union today, arriving in Leningrad, where he placed a wreath in commemoration of the thousands of people who died In that city in the Second World War. The story is on B8. limited autonomy for the Soviet republics remains possible under Gorbachevs reforms. "Youre not talking to a brick wall any more, youre talking to people who come back and tell you about democracy, said one Canadian official about the new Soviet leadership. But Andrew Gregorovich, a Toronto Ukrainian nationalist accompanying Mulroney, noted the prime minister could have expressed support for the self-determination of peoples while stopping short of calling for outright independence.

"There will be disappointment back in Canada, he said, "although the Kiev consulate will mute much of that. So Mulroney comes home without having tested whether he could have nudged the Soviets further down the path they have already chosen. By Julian Beltrame Southam News LENINGRAD If Brian Mulroney is serious about his intent to make foreign diplomacy the hallmark of his second term, he only went part way in proving it this week. Canadas prime minister showed brokerage politics could be transported to the world stage during his week-long visit to the Soviet Union. While Mulroney, the first Canadian prime minister to visit the country in 18 years, avoided hidden land mines, he also missed a basketful of opportunities.

The Soviet Union trip, highlighted by a four-hour visit with leader Mikhail Gorbachev, ranks among Mulroneys most successful foreign excursions. He comes home Saturday night with fire changes in the east bloc, Mulroney failed to live up to the example of boldness and vision for which he so admires Gorbachev. In his opening remarks upon landing in Moscow Monday, Mulroney clearly indicated why he considers Gorbachev such a major political figure. "The scale and the importance the changes that have been embarked upon i indicate clearly that President Gorbachev is emerging as one of the gertuine reformers of modem history," he told Soviet Prime Minister-Nikolai Ryzhkov. And, he added, "for the first time since the war, genuine peace seems possible.

But the political declaration Canadian officials were touting as the "highlight" of the trip fell far short of declaring an end to the Cold War. a political declaration of common purposes and a slew of scientific, cultural and environmental protocol agreements that hold the promise of ending the previously rocky relationship between the two northern nations. Mulroney basked in the glow of a number of joint business ventures announced between Canadian entrepreneurs and Soviet economic planners. Such agreements could benefit Canada while pushing the cash-starved Soviets further on the road to perestroika. All this without a major gaffe that might have undermined months of delicate negotiations by Canadian officials who readied agreements for signing.

But, in his effort to avoid the minefield of Soviet politics and the rapid- Mulroney could only bring himself to say the Cold War is giving way to a more positive spirit a statement of monumental caution. The need to steer clear of any position the U.S. may find objectionable also cut off possible bilateral talks on demilitarizing the Arctic. The Canadian position that such talks can only be conducted by the two superpowers comes close to an abdication of Canada's sovreignty over arctic waters where Soviet and U.S. nuclear submarines roam at will.

Caution was the byword In Kiev, where Mulroney fulfilled a decade-old dream of Ukrainian Canadians by announcing a new consulate in the city. At the same time, he risked disappointing the same constituency by failing to give any encouragement to the growing nationalist movement. At a news conference Thursday, Mulroney behaved like a man walking on eggshells, repeatedly ducking questions with platitudes about the changes unfolding in Gorbachevs country. In a briefing, senior government officials explained they did not want to rock the boat while the possibility of Vt.