Fort McMurray Today from Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada • 1

Hockey preview page 8 VOL 8 NO 62 FRIDAY DECEMBER 18 1981 35 Cents Seven die as CITY TOD AY No piece of cake Distributors of Amway and other home sales products who believe they are building a tax shelter may be In for a surprise CITYSIDE page 3 Miotmg Poles Ibattle police Christmas services A series of special holiday services and concerts at Fort McMurray churches begin Sunday and culminate with numerous Christmas Eve and Christmas Day celebrations CITYSIDE page 3 order and the Polish Republic I order you to leave this place I warn you once I warn you twice The riot police clutching plastic shields began chasing the youths and bystanders gathered in the street The police fired teargas canisters into the fleeing crowd as the protesters chanted live and "Gestapo Police heaved gas canisters into the side entrance of the church and reached in through the front door to grab demon--strators who sought refuge there But they did not enter the main part of the church' the reports said Several students were beaten on the steps of the church witnesses said In another incident near the church a bearded man confronted a policeman beating a demonstrator -The man pulled the youth from the grasp so he could escape into the crowd When the policeman raised his arm to strike the man offered him a flower The stunned officer turned away A second clash occurred when about 100 young men marched down Mar-szalkowska Street a main thoroughfare in downtown Warsaw chanting A huge crowd of evening shoppers curiously watched the marchers an elderly woman shouted at the youths she told a nearby foreign journalist they see that a police van right up the street and another around the From AP-Reuters-AFP Polish riot police battled young demonstrators with rubber clubs and tear gas Thursday night as the military regime reported seven dead and 80 injured in a clash with striking miners in southern Poland Reports from Warsaw said the police smashed demonstrations along at least two major streets in the capital by crowds of students and others chanting and "Lech The protesters defying a martial-law ban on public meetings apparently gathered to mark the 11th anniversary of food riots in Gdansk in which scores of workers were killed in a rebellion that foreshadowed the birth of the Solidarity labor movement a decade later and the current national crisis In one demonstration outside the Church of the Holy Cross near Warsaw University trouble began when a group of students gathered on the steps began chanting A militia jeep with a loudspeaker sped to the church and an officer warned the crowd they were violating martial law by gathering in a public place WARNING IGNORED His warning drew jeers and whistles from the crowd of several thousand who sang the Polish national anthem drowning out the loudspeaker The militia chief then called in squads of riot police the name of law and that time It's time to strap on the boards and get Involved in cross-country skiing Ptarmigan Nordic Ski Club will host a relay race Sunday Registration Is set for 1 pm at Birchwood Junior High School NATIONtobay Budget changes Finance Minister Allan MacEachen plans to announce changes to his budget at 2 gm MST today The minister told the ommons the changes would come after the stock markets close He gave no Indication of what the changes would be He has received strong criticism from business labor andt he Parliamentary Opposition over the provisions of the budget he presented Nov 12 The minister Indicated there could be a change to the treatment of Interest that builds up in life Insurance policies Aircraft sights sleighs CALGARY (CP) A Pacific Western Airlines aircraft has spotted a sleigh being loaded with Christmas gifts In a village near the North Pole the airline reported Thursday The airline operations centre said the sighting was made by a High Arctic flight and was confirmed by tne crew of a Hercules transport flying resupply missions out of Yellowknife NWT The sleigh was being filled by a number of elves the report said Western operations have advised all pilots to report any unusual aircraft or sleigh sightings early on Christmas Eve the airline said in its news release INSIDEtoday Lalonde predicts Alsands deal soon Christmas carol festival The Tareands Lions Club hosted its 10th Annual Carol Festival Wednesday and Thursday nights at Keyano Theatre Among the participating groups were the Frank SpragTns Elementary School French choir led by Graeme Bonsan (top) Katherine Ross and a timid singing mate practised with the Alliance Church choir just before going on stage Photos by JOHN KENNEY This week in Alberta In brief Page 2 Ann Landers 20 Anne Young 3 Business 25 Careers 23 City 313 Classifieds 2122 Comics 20 Community 20 Comp News 15 Entertainment 14 Faith 18 Lifestyle 17 National 27 Real estate 24 Sports 891011 Television 20 Travel 19 World 6 Fort McMurray TODAY If '-'if rr '-'i Vi 1 i VjZS VsufJ cent rejecting government claims that the Sept 1 energy agreement gives them almost that CJOK seeks power hike Fort McMurray radio station -CJOK has asked the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for permission to increase its broadcasting power ten-fold and move to a new AM frequency The plan if approved by the CRTC in February would increase the power from 1000 to 10000 watts and change its frequency from 1230 kiloHertz to 550 kiloHertz on the AM band Changes would take effect in January 1983 Stu Morton owner of parent company the OK Radio Group said today the move would give the station enough power to reach most car radios between Edmonton and Fort McMurray were looking for extended -coverage in the Fort McMurray area and throughout all of northeastern he said lower you -are on the AM band the better the coverage area cover the highway from Edmonton to Fort McMuiray Our signal will be strong into the (Syncrude and Suncor) plant sites possible we might even have a signal up towards Fort OK Radio also will ask the CRTC to approve the sale of its station CIOK in St Paul to a Saskatchewan interest From CP and TODAY reports EDMONTON Federal Energy Minister Marc Lalonde said today an accord on the stalled Alsands Energy Ltd oil sands plant near Fort McMurray is only a "matter of months even weeks Lalonde met with his Alberta couterpart Merv Leitch in a hotel room for three hours Thursday night to discuss the proposed SI 3-billion project The meeting was a warm-up for discussions at Government House today with Alsands President Ed Czaja which provincial treasurer Lou Hyndman said would be in a very general Financing was on the agenda but Hyndman said the three sides would concentrate on non-revenue issues such as hiring practices Canadian content in construction and environmental controls Hyndman said he hopes negotiations will progress quickly to financial details at later sessions on what happens today we would look at continuing either two- or three-way meetings in Hyndman said the Alberta cabinet changed its position of favoring possible loans to the project joint ownership in it or a combination of both Leitch and I have discussed those kinds of issues but I'm not at liberty to make them Alsands has made it clear the project which would add thousands of jobs to the Alberta economy must get better terms than the two governments have offered publicly Officials of both governments have been meeting almost daily for about two weeks in an effort to smooth away differences Members of the Alsands consortium are to meet in several days to judge whether to commit further funds to project preparation Alsands considers the rate of return on its investment as the key issue The consortium held out for 20 per ONLY 6 SHOPPING PAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS Renaissance family Classical music critic Ridley Gillmore reviews the recent Keyano College performance of the Huggett Family Renaissance music specialists currently touring Canada A talk with Santa TODAY reporter Jackie MacDonald obtained an exclusive interview with Santa Claus Her conversation with St Nick himself is featured Reunion ecording Rolling Stone reporter 'stopher Connelly examines Concert in the Park a new double im by Simon and Garfunkel The LP was recorded during the reunion show in New York City i.