Red Deer Advocate from Red Deer, Alberta, Canada • 1

THE RED DEER ADVOCATE 10 CENTS RED DEER, ALBERTA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1972 HIGHS NEAR 70 Detergents may blind' WASHINGTON (AP) Some non-phosphate detergents on the market can cause irreversible blindness if accidentally rubbed into the eye, says an unpublished U.S. governmnet study. "The results of this study indicate the rather sharp demarcation between moderate ocular damage caused by soap in phate detergents and the intense causticity of carbonates and metasilicates," the National Insitute of Environmental Health Sciences concluded. The Food and Drug tration, charged with protecting the U.S. public from hazardous substances, has reacted to the report with disdain.

"They are treading outside the realm in which they should be operating," said an official in FDA's bureau of product safety. "We have the charter, we have the mandate." The official asked not to I be named, because he said it would violate protocol to criticize a "sister agency." VETS DID STUDY The institute's study, conducted by Dr. David P. Rall, the director, said veterinarians Dr. Donald B.

Feldman and John A. Moore, concentrated on nine synthetic-detergent products purchased near its Triangle Park, N.C., facilities. Seven were laundry products, of which three contained phosphates (Tide, Ajax and Dash); two contained carbonate (Sears and Arm and Hammer), one had metascilicate (Ecolo-G); and one was a soap powder (Ivory snow). Two were dishwashing compounds, one containing metasilicate, (ElectroSol), and one with phosphate (Cascade). Material was put into the left eyes of New Zealand white rabbits and reactions were recorded at one, two, three, seven and 14 days.

The researchers said all the products tested irritated the eyes and cause an inflammation, known as conjunctivitis, and some clouding of the cornea. The soap-powder eyes began clearing by 72 hours and were healthy again at seven days. The laundry-phosphate eyes cleared in all but one of 24 rabbits by 14 days. "The reaction to carbonate and metasilicate detergents was more intense," the report said. Carbonates caused chronic opacities on 14 of 18 rabbits.

Eleven animals suffered partial or total destruction of the cornea and a deterioration of tissue in the eyelids. The researchers said that detergent formulas may change frequently and vary regionally depending on hardness of water. The FDA disagrees with the institute's testing methods, particularly because the eyes were not washed after exposure, and in fact plans to revise its own procedures to provide a wash after five minutes after 24 hours and lengthen the observation period from 72 hours to a minimum of seven days. "In a household situation, when you get something in your eye you would immediately wash it out and not wait 24 hours," said Jerry Donovan, deputy director of the Division of Chemical Hazards. Dr.

Rall said, however, that "whether you wash or don't wash is not very i important. Most of the damage has been done in three to four minutes. In terms of practicalities, it's going to be a good many minutes before a mother washes her baby's eyes." Manpower, UIC office link-up set OTTAWA (CP) The federal government's unemployment insurance and employment functions are being glued together again. The manpower department announced Wednesday that the Canada manpower centres and the Unemployment Insurance Commission will mesh their activities across Canada. In effect, the government is bringing the two functions together after a lapse of about six years when they operated separately.

Until 1966, the Unemployment Insurance Commission and the National Employment Service operated ha Then the employment service was taken into the new manpower department while the UIC was under the authority of the labor minister. A spokesman for Manpower Minister Bryce Mackasey said that manpower centres will provide unemployment insurance information and aid where there are no UIC offices. 'Quiet' testimony for war on mob QUEBEC (CP) Justice Minister Jerome Choquette declared war on organized crime in Quebec Tuesday, introducing legislation in the national assembly which will give the Quebec Police Commission new and increased powers of investigation, search and seizure. Under the proposed legislation the police commission will be allowed to: -Search on its own warrant any establishment believed connected with organized crime without going through the normal, time-consuming process of obtaining a search warrant from the courts; -Employ "any measure necessary to carry out the required searches:" -Examine and seize any books or other documents by its own warrant; -Hear private testimony at an impending inquiry commission into organized crime. -Accept written testimony from persons residing outside the province who might fear returning to Quebec if their lives are endangered.

The justice minister said he is confident the new powers will make the planned crime commission's inquiry "much easier and more effective." "We hope to get the hearings under way sometime this fall," he said. In Ottawa, Justice Minister Otto Lang said he did not want to make any superficial comment on the legislation. His officials would communicate with APOLOGY MAY SAVE CHESS MATCH REYKJAVIK, Iceland Bobby Fischer apologized today for delaying the start of his $400,000 chess match with world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union. The American, whose dispute over prize money forced organizers to postpone the world championship round, said he had the greatest respect for Spassky as a man and as a player. The statement, prepared by Fischer's lawyers, was read to correspondents by Max Euwe, president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE).

It was not known whether this would be sufficient to overcome Soviet objections to starting the match, Thursday, In a statement Tuesday, Spassky said he would consider starting play only if Fischer paid the penalty for his behavior. F.ant! 1n alt al SEA RALIWAY -Freight cars often cross Howe Sound couver, but not very often without the aid of a barge. tug heads for Squamish with a floating car dumped Living standards falling behind Highest birth-rate Credited to Canada WItH: near Van- Sunday A salvage on the British into the sea Vancouver. when 14 cars loaded with Columbia Railway near Red turnip beetle caught Rapeseed vigil paid off EDMONTON (CP) The worm watch has paid off and the Prairies, caught napping last year, are awake for an outbreak of Bertha army worms in the rapeseed crop this year. Last year, the voracious caterpillars damaged a million acres of rapeseed in Saskatchewan and 200,000 acres in Alberta.

Damage in Manitoba was small. The worm watch started last fall with reports of worm pupae in the soil, indicating another infestation this year under the right conditions. Now, particularly in Alberta, army worm moths are laying eggs on rape plant leaves. The next two or three weeks will be critical as chemical warfare against the pest has no effect during the egg stage- -it has to catch the emerging worms. They were well advanced last year before the outbreak was identified.

Joe Gurba, head of Alberta's pest control branch, said Tuesday this year's watch was responsible for catching an Surrenders without leaving ground tation of red turnip beetle in the rapeseed during its early stages. "Even then we had a problem because the only registered insecticide for the beetle was DDT and supplies now are nonexistent in Alberta." Mr. Gurba said a crash program showed Guthion, a chemical registered for use against other rapeseed pests-the flea beetle and the diamondback moth -was effective against the turnip beetle. "We obtained registration from Ottawa for its use within two days and were able to deal effectively with the outbreak which hit the parkland areas of central Alberta." He said the province is ready to handle the worms this year "because we have the chemical in the province and the knowhow we were able to get from last year's experience." Last year supplies of Lannate -the only effective chemical against the worm after the DDT ban-had to be airlifted from the United States. Hijacker threatens own baby BUFFALO, N.Y, (AP) A man surrendered to an FBI agent early today after holding his 17-month-old daughter hostage at knife-point, threatening to kill her in an abortive attempt to hijack an American Airlines jetliner.

The FBI said the alleged hijacker, Charles Smith, 23, of Buffalo, agreed to give up after being assured that police would not harm him. The FBI and local police said the entire episode began with a stabbing incident in Buffalo's inner city during the earlymorning hours. Richard Ash, special agent in charge of the FBI office here, said Smith boarded the unoccupied jetliner as it stood near a terminal gate about 5 a.m. at Buffalo International Airport. He demanded that the airline provide a pilot for the craft and said he would kill the child if his demands were not met.

"He apparently decided he was not going to get out" of the airport, Ash said, describing how Smith put down the knife he was carrying and walked down the ramp of the plane hours later carrying his daughter. He was accompanied by an unidentified FBI agent who had sneaked aboard the plane. OTTAWA (CP) Canada led all other major western countries i in population growth during the 1960s, but set no records in the things that count in measuring a country's standard of living. Statistics compiled by the 23- member Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development show that the only country to exceed Canada's 1.77-percent a year growth in population was Turkey, where the population grew by 2.5 per cent a year. Since 1970, population growth in Canada has slowed to about 1.3 per cent a year.

OECD's indicators of living standards include per capita consumption, expenditures on education as a percentage of gross national products and the numbers of new houses, passenger cars, television sets, telephones and doctors available per 1,000 population. Canada ranks at the top of the list in none of these. SECOND TO U.S. It does rank second to the U.S. in private consumption per head of for the year 1969, compared with $2,850 in the U.S.

But it ranks eighth, behind Denmark, Finland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland, in the amount of its total output devoted to education. Sweden led with 7.8 per cent of GNP going into education; Canada spent 5.65 per cent. Sweden also led in the number of new dwellings per 1,000 population, 13.7. Canada ranked fifth with 9.3 new houses and apartments per 1,000. Canada ranked second to the U.S.

in the number of passenger cars per 1,000: 311 for Canada, 426 for the U.S. Sweden ranked third with 277. The U.S. and Sweden outranked Canada in the number of television sets per 1,000 popula-the U.S. with 409, Sweden with 296 and Canada with 294.

The same countries outranked Canada in the number of telephones per U.S. with 543, Sweden with 497 and Canada with 425. Canada ranked far down the list with the number of medical doctors, 1.14 per 1,000 population. Italy topped the list with 1.79 and Canada ranked 15th, leading only Finland, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Portugal, Turkey and Yugoslavia. lumber and pulp were derailed Porteau, 20 miles north of There also was a problem getting enough spray aircraft for the affected acres last year.

"We've already been inundated with calls from aircraft operators this year, from as far away as Kansas, wanting to know when they should move up here," Mr. Gurba said. But the worms won't have such a large acreage on which to feed this year because Prairie farmers have reduced their rapeseed plantings. The crop this year is estimated at 3.4 million acres compared with 5.4 million in 1971. Last year's battle was expensive.

Manitoba and Saskatchewan paid a third of the cost of the chemical while Alberta farmers were paid $1 an acre. The total cost was about $12,200 to the Manitoba government but Alberta paid out more than $200,000. Saskatchewan, hardest hit, sprayed about 750,000 acres at an estimated cost of $1.4 million of which the Quebec about the bill and he would reserve comment until then. A news report of the legislation was "the first I've heard about it." he said. Mr.

Choquette has already established a 50-man committee of lawyers and policemen to collect as much information on organized crime as possible before the inquiry begins. WANTS PREPARATION Mr. Choquette said he wants to be well prepared before the inquiry so effective cross-examination could lead to criminal charges. "If we rush things we could blow our chances of bringing persons to court with a solid legal case on our hands," he added. "There's a difference between knowing a guy is connected with the Maria and having something we can pin him on." He said he is hopeful the proposed legislation's provision for confidential testimony will help police in collecting ample evidence to win court cases.

"When I say confidential, I mean nobody other than the commissioners themselves will know whether there has been any private testimony," Mr. Choquette said. "The commission's report will make no mention of his name or allow for any interpretation of who may have testified. "An individual with important information will be much more inclined to open up under these conditions." Vandals hit city cars The child, identified as Jetuan Smith, was not injured, Ash said. She was taken to hospital for observation.

Ash said blood on the infant's clothing was Smith's from a wound he suffered earlier. Ash said Smith would face a charge of attempted hijacking. Buffalo police said Smith allegedly stabbed the child's mother, Ethel Smith, 20, and a man identified only as Dennis Keeys, 23, grabbed the child and fled. The woman was reported in critical condition, the man in fair condition. Smith drove to the airport with the child, police said, and created a commotion outside the terminal post office before boarding the jet, they added.

Authorities surrounded the plane and FBI agents began talking with Smith, using a megaphone. "I want a pilot; want a goddamn pilot," Smith was heard to shout from the plane. A minister and a woman identified as Smith's mother took turns talking to Smith and at one point the woman walked part way up the plane's ramp, exchanged comments with him and then returned to the terminal. province paid $473,000. MOTHS ARE FLYING In Alberta, heavy moth flights have been reported in the Wainwright and Vermilion areas, with light infestations in the Three Hills, Stettler and Sedgewick regions.

In Saskatchewan last year, the major battle was in the Maidstone district, dubbed the rapeseed capital of Canada. Farmers there have reduced their acreage this year. In addition, the region has had little rain and many crops, including rapeseed, have been plowed under. Gordon Reeds, a farmer in Waseca, near Maidstone, planted only 90 acres in rapeseed this year compared with 320 last year, because "of the amount we are allowed to deliver, the price reduction and last year's worm outbreak." Mr. Reeds said that although his wheat turned a profit last year, he didn't make anything on his rapesed last year.

The cost of hiring a spray aircraft and the chemical was about $1,280. "I got back half the cost of the chemical from the province but that was only about $200." A wave of vandalism hitting parked cars was reported by city RCMP today. Persons unknown apparently ran across the tops of nine cars at Red Deer Toyota in downtown Red Deer denting them all, RCMP said. Damage is estimated at $1,500. And on 57th Street in the 5800 block, at least 23 residents awoke today to find aerials had been ripped off parked cars during the night.

The toll may be higher, RCMP said, as more owners report damage. Both incidents are under investigation. Ben wats HIJACKER GIVES UP CAR 5 he WASH Wicks carries daughter.