1977

_ Pre«eIectIoii 6p atte rn of deception

is emergliig ¦clearl y •¦ says Hatigliev

By Dick Walsh, Political Correspondent THE OPPOSITION spokesman on Health, Mr, Haughey, said at the weekend that the scene was b eing carefull y set to create a false and illusory bnckg round against which a General Election campaign could be launched and State ag encies were being called in to plaj ' their pa rts in support yf the Gover nment 's leading role.

.•;; Mr. Haughey sai d tha t af t e r a j- ear of unprecedented string ency, when coun ties*, desirable social developments had been delayed or cancel led ant! hardship j iaii to be borne by different sections c o m m un ity in the name oiof tile bud"£tta ry necessity, the.

-Finance , preparing for Minister for Bu dget , had disclosed an election situation was not reallythat "the all that ba d."

Mr. HauRhey continued: one bri ght m or nine in t h e"Then New ¦Year, RTE announce t h a t the economic crisis is nearly over; the IDA u ne a r ths a wlj ole lot of new job s and CTT join in with a .'J oyful Chorus aiJ OUt buoyant export figures. Th e pattern of "Is emergin g clearly . . .*•dCCCptiOfi

'" But , )ie told s Fianna Fall youth Conference in Portlaoise on Snturiday , the facts were that we were

livina in . a country whose a f f a i r s had bGGll disastrously m ismanaged , •w ith the highest percentage of unemp loyed and the highest rate of in f l a t i o n in the EEC , while huge deficits and foreign borrowing had ser iously undermined our capacity f u r econom ic and - social progress an d our fishing industry was in grave jeo pardy.

Commitment to country

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Mr. Hau ghey, ca lling on the young people of , Fianna Fail to "total commitment to their country an d its fu t u r e ," said that, deep an d i n t r a c t a b l e t h o u g h our econom ic and political d i f f i c u l t i e s might seem, they could be overcome — "but only if hope and idealism

and confidence in our own ability tt; the level needed to maintain to solve our own problems can Jiving standards for the next two be restored. " years.

Tfce shadow Minister for Heal th ¦was one of several Opposition spea kers who addressed youth conferences, seminars and conventions during the weekend.

Their speeches had three themes: The likelihood of an election Budget , Fiftniia Fail's appeal to the young and t he dangers inherent in growing disenchantment with politics an d politicians.

Loss of general standard of values

Mr. Michael P. Donnelly, a mem ber of the Fianna Fail national executive, also speaking, in Matroom , pointed, to she lews , unnoticed perhaps because of economic pressures, of what ho called "the concept of social values an d indeed the general standard . of values which stiouSci exist in a modern democracy."

We ll-organised pressure groups preserve tliesr economic The Opposition spokesman on cou ld Finance, Mr. CoJley, at a seminar strength better than the weak and t he unorganised Mr. JionneHv said . , f c r Fianna Fall councillors in Roscomnj on on Saturday, said the But . in conditions of economic dec iine , economic strength could disclosure in the Exchequer returns that the Government had spent £50 only be maintained at fee expense of another sec tion of the commillion less in capital investment u n i ty. And bad as thit situation for job creation in 1S"6 than it m it was made immeasurably was, ha'i u n d e r t a k e n to do in the worse as t ime pawed and economic Bu dget, made even more inade- pressures m o u n t e d . quate its current propo sal to spend The resources to relieve the a n o t h e r £50 million for the same hid den areas of distress could only pur pose this year. come from a society thar was suf"Th;it t h e Government should f iciently sensitive and ; morally ha ve done this at a time of massive attune d : "Our pcopic have u n e m p l o y m e n t is disgraceful but repeatedly shown tiseir willingness that ihcy srinuici now offer, with a to su pp ort , through taxation aud flourish , to spent! thir. year what other means , social advances .111(3 tl lCV failed t(j spand last vear in development. But the Government jou creation is intolerable ," Mr. . . . must provide the inspiration 2nd frame the policies to continue Colley said. soci.ii advances. It is iJt this area titat the Government perhaps

Coalition proposal made more inadequate

Exchequer returns reveal bungling

The spokesman on Posts and Telegraphs, Mr. Fitzpatrick , at a y o u t h conference , in Macroom , Co. Cork , yesterday r took the view t hat the Exchequer r e t u r n s reveiled bungling: "There can no longer be any trust in a Government that consistently gels its sums •wron g. " The fruits of such bungling were massive unemployment, ra ging inflation and reluctance to work overtime because of the present level • of taxation.

W hat the country needed , lie arsue d , was not the promise antl concession of a Budget, but the Fi a n n a Fail scheme to spend a n other £100 million on job creation , the substitution of tax cuts Sor pay rises and the limiting of increases

failed most. "

Unemployment loss incalculable

Like ' Mr. Fitepatrick . the spokesman on Local Government. Mr. F a u l k n e r , addressed himself specifi cally to the problems of the younj;.

Unem ployment , he told a y o u t h conference in Athboy . Co. Mea th , now stretched from those who left school at primary level to those who qualified as university graduate; and the ' loss to the nation was incalculable.

Moreover , 30 % of the population was now under 23 and the young people of today were more a r t i c u la te t h a n t h e unemployed of other g e n e r a t i o n s : "They can see what is RoinR wrong a r n u n d them: they are a ble to i d e n t i f y the causes and

If we . . . do not ensure ti :a jol: opportun ities to which t h e y .ire enntted , then tseir at t i t u d a lo¦war ds present systems of poUxi c&'idemocracy ma y bscoais racrc radica l t h a n many of us wouUi ¦wish. "

Democracy threatened hy disillusionment The sa;:r that tiiiillussonj ucm with po h i i d sm could iead to thedestruction of d' emecracy was expressed by Mr. JK'i Smyth , a rsieiv<Oer of t ht Fianna Fail nationul •executive, .also ar the Alfc&oy conference. There ivss, " ha said , a granting body of evj dsnce so sag. gesl: that cynicism and disillusionment towards fioliiicians and politics were on the increase. M;iiiy peop'e seemed disinclin ed to la>;e an». psri , or indeert to display, any interest at ell in ivhst "She rest of u.»" v. im id regard us th 'j nonn al democr.- t ic prat c-sici.

"Tha t is a d iu t u r h i n s "¦"<; dangerous iii'Vi.'iDpmfci!! iti oar politics," sai d Mr. Smith, "uni if u continues ( : i j could conceivably result in a Bail repre sentative of less thasi 30 7,, of . t h e

electorate. "

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| At a 7?tcrTt?i;; held w Olu- iW at l:\C WCCKCVa W lUs cuzi the Itll ernaiiatial Sena: and Guide Conference for the European ra g ioii . ii-hj y h is zo be held in Kitiamca >roni April I5t h- Z3 wf . From left: Mr. J c n p Kclty, j oint chairman oi the Uoiuth I lo. Dunan ) cotnmiuec; Airs, s olvia Daic v . committee member; Mr . Stcivart j . f ltitvkins, chai rtnan of the European Region; i\;i". K. y . Woodhouse , joint , chaintxut of the Hov .ufi committee, and Mr. Patri ck A. McLaughlin , regional exj ccuiivc , Eu ropean Scouts ' -Rc.i;;mj . —( Photograph: Eddie Kelly)

independence and n u r fraedom ns 3 distin<:r nn itu iia! tuiiity. he i .iiu .

"In aiiditinn , bat pcrlsaps closotv related to ihasc il H t i cu i t i c t . one can detect a m o n g a Mpnj fic.i iit nunihcr of py ople js /irowiafi <!;¦;enchan tmcu: wisii t .!;e ability ami perhaps even with the wj ii nf politicians within the iir oxent system in p!ay ;i meaningdil r olt in dealinj: with the iucrczsiiis n u m ber of problems they arc .:sskcd to face.

"Tha t people may fee mistaken in this view doc;; not n i t e r the fact t h a t thev hold it. Too m a n y of them see their politicians — and I suspect this to be the crux — engaged in an i n^ a t i b l c t h r u s t for power , w i t h o u t any clear idea and some times uitlu ni i a sincere concern as to precisely how t h a t power is to he issed in the1 Kliev iution of d e p r i v a t i o n ami oi h u m a n su ffering, " This report has been written f r o m supplied script * .

Change in Jobs of 600 'depend on Donegal ' house loan rail link continuing9 town wins cost still „ £6,000 unlikely W'

IRISH HOUSE LOANS are unlikely to be cheaper because of a reduction in tht m i n i m u m lending rate of tire Bank of England , a n n o u n c e d on Friday. . The MLR fell by 4 % , m a k i n g a total reduction oi 1°; Mnce October. But Mr. James Ma lone , secret a r y of the Irish B u i l d i n g Societies Assoc i a t i o n , said last nisiit that in the past a series of small reductions in the rate had been followed by a su bstantial increase. . So f a r , lie said , Irish bank rates h.ad not been chang ed " and the evidence was t h a t tlie b u i l d i n g societies' present rate of 9% to investors was necessary lo a t t r a c t s u f f i c i e n t f u n d s i n t o the societies to deal w i t h the level of loan applications.

The 9 % tax-free rate to investors means a rate of 13.93°;, to borr owers. These rates came into effect at the hesinaing of December.

Mr. Malone sai d it was hard to assess the effect of chan ses in the rate at this time of year because I nvestors were likely to lie withd r a w ing m o n ey lo meet exceptional p a y m e n t s around Christmas and at the beginning of the New Year.

Be fore the rate s were increased, he said , the level of fu n d s coming i n t o the societies was unsatisfactory, and although they did not like m a i n t a i n i n g higii rates they were not convinced that they coul d a f f o rd to reduce them yet.

C h a n g i n g their interest rales also involve d the sotieties in considerable administrative expenses, said Mr. Ma lone , an d they would be reluctant to make a change unless t hey felt it would be for a worthwhile period.

If the MLR co n l i n u e s to fall and results in a genera) fall in interest rates here and in Britain, the buil ding societies are likely to reconsider the po sition.

Chrnese sailors in ship incident

IT WAS ASSERTED at 3 public meeting in Thurles , Co. Ti pperary, !ast Saturday, that if CIE goes ahead >vi:h its plans to dost the Rosslare-Limerick Junction railway line , the jobs of 600 people ' at Thurles Sugar Factory could not be guaranteed. The meeting, at which there was a larRe attendance, unanimously passed a resol u t i o n calling on the Taoiseacrj and Mini ster for Transport and Power to direct CIE to maintain and continue the line.

Should the line close , it is feare d t hat sugar beet from south AVexford, which c o n s t i t u t e s 40% o:f the t h r o u g h p u t of the Thurles factory , would he direrted to the Carlow factory because of the cost of bringing it by road. The loss of t he Wcxford ueet would put the viability of the Thurles factory in the balance , and the m a n a g e m e n t of the Irish Sugar C o m p a n y has said that if the line closes they

cannot gua rantee the future of 600

Wanderin g ends for Rathfarnham - scholars

WHEN pupil s enter th : new class- after first class. The temporary rooms of RaHifarnham National measure lasted for five years, and School , in Dublin , this morning Mr. Molloy gradually acquired not they will end 10 y e a r s of wan- one class but several , an d a staff dering for the school and its to mai ch. teachers.

Last Easter the pressure on space The new school , at Grange Road , became intolerable and they had to still isn't quite finished, but it's move. Althou gh the Granse Road near enough to completion to school was barely halt iinished , brin g back two classes fro m exile four classes were move d in and in the old schoolhouse which they t he school was built around them , officially abandoned 10 years ago. classes con ducted in surroundings Ten years ago a new school was of "hammerings and men sawing bu ilt for the parish of Rathfarn- wood and strong language," Mr. ham at Ballyroan Road , and the Molloy says. The other two classes sch oolhouse was left to the Ri r! went back to the old school , to guides a n d local clubs. But expan- the ast onished indignation of a sion turned Ballyroan into a size- Depar t m e n t inspector who found able c o m m u n i ty and six years ago h imself examining classes in a it became a separate parish. Once building he had condemned and ay ain R a t h f a r n h a m was left with- seen vacated 10 years earlier . ou t a school .

The wandering scholars of RathAs a ssrictiv temporary measure farnhaoi today join their colleagues t h e principal of the new school , in t he promised land of Grange Mr. James Mo lloy, went to the Road , complete with 16 classrooms Loreto Convent to teach, on bor- to cope with the estimated expanrowed ground , the boys who would sion , hall, library, teac hers ' room normally have been thrown out an d audio-visual room.

Two Chinese seamen were taken to hospital in Cork following an incident on a Br itish cargo boat ea rly yesterday m o r ni ng . "Vnlnay ".

The British registered bound for the United States , sen t at assistance for call o u t a radio abou t 4.0 a.m. and the men were Shannon taken from the ship by the marine rescue serv ice. The men were taken to St. Finbarr 's HosThe annual licence fee for private pital in Cork. One was released employment agencies is to be inyesterday afternoon , and the other creased to £100 from February 1st. was said last nig ht to be "conT he D e p a r t m e n t of Labour said for table . " that the new fee represented a A Garda spokesman would not reasona ble contribution to the cost c o m m e n t on the nature of the in- of administering the provisions of cident , or on their injuries. the- Employment Agency Act, 1971, and would help to maintain a high professional standard of conduct.

It is the first increase in the licence fee, which was at £3 when the Act became operative in 1S71.

Job agencies licence fee to rise

NUJ plans radio strikes

Mem bers of the National Union of Journalists ( N UJ ) in Britain local radio BBC working at stations are beinR told to hold from next short, sharp strikes Monda y in support of a threeweek-old dispute at Radio Sheffie ld.

The dispute began because of the ¦use of a greengrocer and a teacher for sports coveraEe. (PA )

jobs at Thurles: it would also mean re d u n d a n c i e s in CIE. Mr. Frank Lewis , cna irman of the Sugar Factory Action Committee. said they were shocked , alarmed and disguste d at what was happening- He also deplored the lack of consultation hy CIE with interested parties and added: "It is beyond belief that in order to save £1SQ ,OOO they should place the johs of so many people in jeopardy: if an industry was to be started to give employment to 6U0 , it would cost m i l l i o n s of pounds. " Mr. A. j . O'Connor, CIE area mana ger Waterford , said tha t the railway link had been losing money and when Barrow Bridge Ltd. came u p with w h a t CIF. considere d was a suitable alternative , namely the conversion of the Barrow bridge for road transport , they decided to close the rail link.

He added that CIE was convinced that it could provide a suitable service hy road instead of by rail.

Dungarvan decision Wor kers in Dungarva n Crystal Limited hav e voted in favour of withdrawing their strike notice , and re ferring their dispute orer t he dismissal of an apprentice cutter to the Labour Court. This av erts production stoppage at the factory, a su bsidiary of Waterford Glass Limited.

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Bean Abrahamson , head of the Universi ty of Minnesota School of Public Affairs , has said in 3n interview in t he Swedish newspaper Da nens Nyheter that nuclear ener gy is "on the way out. " Mr. Abrahamson indicated: that he was optimistic that the administration of President-elect Jimmy Carter will brintj about a more cautious nuclear energy policy in the United States, and said: "It is clear tha t nuclear power will not become the dominant energy sourc e in the future."— ( U PI).

Safari park for sale

Windsor Safari Park in Berkshire is up for sale. It is understood that the Smart circus family want around £1,300,000 for the park on the edge of Windsor Great Park.

The ISO-acre park is visited by more than 2,500,000 people every year.—(PA).

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ICeatin^ premises National Science Council grant for Y @inis Scientists exhibition

wate r scheme for the area.

Making the presentation , Mr. O'Donnell said t h a t the competition was fully in accordance with the Government's aims for the Gaeltacht, which were to achieve fulj employment and a standar d of living for its people comparable to that en joyed in the rest of the country.

Mr. O'Donnell said that some 37 districts , large and small , look part in the competitions. "As Minister for the Gaeltacht . I am very pleased at the remarkableprogress made in the Gaeltacht generally in recant years. Iqdeed , the community development competition itself is an indication of that progress and of the new spirit that is now so evident among t he people of the Gaeltacht . They are anxious to be up and doing. " Mr. Diarmuid O Riordain , chairman of Gae ltaira Eireann, said that there had been considerable i expansion t h r o ug ho u t the community participating in t h e Gaeltarra development scheme , and added that if the rate of progress was ma intained up " o t h e end of five-year period , the scheme 's there was l i t t l e doubt t h a t its object would be achieved.

Mr. Don M c f l l y n , chairman of Fintown D e v e lo p m e nt A s s o c i a t i o n , said that it was u great t r i b u t e to the people of 5:i n t o w n thy; their work should achieve such an out- . standing success. He praised Mr. O'Donnell for his work in i n j e c t i n g new li(e into Gaeltncht coin- ! m u n ities. !

Concorde continue io fl y into US

The Concorde; will be allowed to continue to fly into the United States u n t il t h e end of its trial period , and a decision by the Fort A u t h o r i t y of New York sad New Jersey w hether to allow the plane to land in New York is now expecte d on February. At tlie request of Air France and British Airways, oral arguement in t h e i r court challenge of ihe A u t h o r i t y's ban on Concorde lias been postponed until February IStii .

Continuat ion of Concorde 's j 6 month trial period which hegan last February was promised vesterday by Mr. Brock Adams" Mr. Carter's choke for Transportation Secretary, at a confirmation hearin g of the Senate Commerce Committee.

— ( Times Service).

By JJick Grog ;?n THE 13th Ac: 1 T.iugu s Y a u n? , Scientists Exhibition closed at t he RUS in D u b i i n last night a f t e r its all-tGR-b ncf weekend showing, d u r i n g wh i c h more t h a n 23,000 visitors were a f f o r d e d a glimpse of the diverse ideas and immense dedication of the y o u n g participan ts.

A significant development for the f u t u r e of the exhibition was. an a n n o u n ce m e n t by the Minister for I n d u s t r y and Commerce, Mr. Keating, that it s.s to get a Slate Brant, throu gh the National Science Council. Tiiir , conu-ilmtioa — the a m o u n t has not yet been revealed — re presents official Government r e c o gn i t i o n of t h e s u c ri 'sj an d growing i m p o r t a n c e of t h e e v e n t .

E ven on a vj r o n d . and a t h i r d vis it to ii;e o^h i ln t uj i ! , untj couUl discover fre -> li ihisvis to marvi.' i j i. and th a senmi.s visitor m u s t accept th:it it takes a ^"<>d iou r nv ( We hours of c u n c e m i-j i m u . am! possi bly a r e t u r n T.isi't , to a sw r n i i u t e the best of wl'-L it is on offer. yOUXGEST I'HIZIiWJMNi iR

Goiiu; aroum i the e x h i b i t i o n , seeking out nii ly t h e - p r i z ew i s i n e r ^ ., i one f ound t h a t qu i t e a n u m b e r o: riiem had '.voii awards iu previous year:;, The y n uj i y e s : of ihii M: ivn^ 13-year-olii John UiJUme , of t h e Vocationa l School , R d t i;d<r,vnt;y, Co. i.uui s , who came first. Syr t!ie j secon d ycd i ' in .slivcussuj u in the j j u n i o r biology Mj(.'t i; i :i .

JoJin '^ project "l ijuj : ^ 'i.ij;c iU ' t er I lie noticed (hat l i m p e t s .uiu whelks. i-UL ' niL'd to vary in shape and I ! d i m en s i o n - , in d i f f e r e n t iuc;:iiuii!> alony tile Si!.union f-t u a r y Ouriii ;; h is , summer < vvitii hi- , uu cli.' in t h t ari 'nh o, l i d a y .! collected ion oi' e.u-ii speciesJohn in I thre e d i f f e r e n t l u u i U u t i - .: li.iiiv; bunion , an crspo. ic-ti i o t an o n : JiuiuscluR^a , n iuss c::;pi)?cd m i l ; and Tari sert . w h e r e t h e ::liL 'li;' ;s !i v.'L-ru living i!i sheltered c o n d i t i o n s .

C a r e f u l l y nieusuriir.; the d i m e n sions of the s h e l li i s n , John tiieii carr ied out u detailed static ;; ! ana lysis vi j iis results in order tu establish w h e t h e r t h e nruyostiojis , j iingth , jici j '. lu and width oi aperture v a r i i' d with t h e air. cutu ol shc-lrer or c.voyMU'e to v.'av c

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Second pri' -.c m j u n i o r b i t >io .i;\ •' went t" David Collins for his s t u d \ of t h e parasite , Toxocara C nt i i s which I described in The Iris), ' Times last Fr iday.

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Second i:i this section was Ita Bnl ;;cr, ot Lu rL 'to ConvoiH , Kilk e n n y , who noticed t h e i.:r ,;e iumi-' !)er 01 h a w s mi t h u busiiu!, i.is! year and decided to j wjmri: iiit t ' t l m i r i i u t r i t i o n ;il value. Shi- collected ami .iiialy scd t h e m, and c m eluded t h a t llity <!o have n tii;;h fond v .fl'.i", cnnla miiia VitLinii i i C! .in ( ! f i t m e n t s noccisary i n r en/ yiiics . Ha t litn '. vent on sy- ;temati - ¦ colly so prt-par c a selection of p< ; h !t ,ilsj e !o::t]' . f r o m j h e fiaw .s, w h i c h she Mi .U :;esieJ could make a w o r t h w h i l e fot.i d source.

BEiST PJlliSEN 'i'A'F fON An enterpri.sins; field study of biiii;;ars won f i r s t prise in i t'i i mr bmloj iy for lij -year -oid Ashley Buchanan, of St. Columba 's College, K c i t h f a n ih a m, Dublin , and ij e \-!3s .ilsct uvvariied ilia priz e for be.->t pre sentation.

He compared the bad:;er popuJa tion in an area auar Jiis home in Dov.npatrick, Co. Down, with the badger population at K i l m a s h o g u u , in the f o o i h i l ' s of t h e Dublin mounta ins. He constructed elaborate "hides " in both places to c'u scrve the bad/j er.s m night , and ills exhibit included m a n y excellent colour and black-and-white photoaraph? of these shv creatures ix< the v:ild.

Ashley 's interest in badgers hcgan in 1572 , a year in which a lot

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He c o n c l u de d t h a t t h e dOR whelk (its scientific name is nuccllus) does adapt to its e n v i ro n m e n t . Jts m u s c u l a r "toot ", or m u s c l e , with v.'-Uich it ciiiiKS to the- rocks becomes; larger relative to i*s t c t aj len g:!!, as t h e linyree oi exposure I to wave action increases.

John 's 12- year-old brother .l'eter castle, second in the- junior environmental and social science category^ with his detailed survey of Bally-

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h a s ,s hu;.;e f u n d of i;in r.vii:d:;o a n d e \-p L'r)L-! ii:'.: oi l i s i se . nn n u J .:, :!in l i n t c iH - s to k e e p u f - ti ss s p -:¦j.- 1. l 1;. a t i o n in t h e m , e i t h e r as a !n> i)by ut

a career.

The joint r u n n c r s - »i p in t h i s section both . s u b m i t t e d pruji -cts o! u n u s u a l l y iii-; h s t a n d a r d . A n t h o n y O'Brien , a l£j -ye ar-old f r o m C i s t e r cian College , i j bcr ea , Co . Ti pNETTLE STINGS perary, who ;:ot .1 in -1 p urx: U>i . his survey ol Loiuili Di-r-j , last y u a r .

Third in this sectionT was j o h r K.iCTntiiJ * of St. Pttcr 'i ConcT.^ i liad carried out a f u r t h e r and Wex ford . who nna li'ViCd extract:I uroatitr ecological survey of t h e m a d e f r o m nettles, to find oul .' t a me lake, lie stressed she iniporof considertn:; bi oloi'.ic.i l wha t chemical prudiiced tli c :»tinp,.' tance in co iiju-'i ctioti with He couclud sti t h a t liistaminc pro!) . indicators . chemica l t ciii tor pollution and abl y produced the p a i n f u l irritation , and .hi: dismissed t h e old [ wa ter (j u a ) i t y . belief t h a t dock leaves relieve il : Scan O'l ir -eti , .i:4 -.-il IG , of [In they may ease thouRh M i d ' ^ - t O I i \' ot .Lt E n n . i l SlI]' !.;! , i uj d e f f e c t s of Silt p:iin by tlu .- ir cuo lc.'. ri K.-d i) ;i! a n i n i p i L S - . ' v u ] n \ c-n L i ^ ¦ ness. li o i) inti} iV.uer p o l l u t ion in t - a -.r .\i a u r i c e K e r u a n , v.ii-.-.ti 1-1 , f r o m 1 Cork. In in.- , home [mm , he f o u n d B e l v t d u r e Colie:;e , D u b i i n , by cipj - t ii.it tilt.- SL-v.-j .m: Have r i^ u [,, tj ie f u l olisi ;rv.Uian , c o u n t i ng and r<:- inam p a ik u i o n hazard , a mi (ioinn .- ii c ordin;: sSitiwcc ! ili at t h e iiiuvtmtni ; os.'i !h,it : t h e r e v.ii s ,i ni.uor u>.n ' iind f ot d i n s P a t t e r n s <-l d u c k s and '< J:i H j! J tin: nv'j f at M i d i c i o n l.^t wadin :; hircis '.v intcri isg on tl> ¦. Atj ^us .t.. lie also ulh crt r d . ipeci fti; ' •.m'or i'nation a b o u t ^.

N u r t l i " Bull Islami art: controlled the standard;, m~ alKit ) .>t e n t i r e l y liy the tides , i-a; c f f l u c'iu t r e a t m e n t isi v ar i o u s I o lj ! his* d e t a i l i .'cl st u d y , he '.von Iirsi - facinn es , and. has some critical pri zt in i n t e r m e d i a t e iiio l oay, and 1 t l t m .u s to s;sy about then;. he promises to be back in f u t u r e

cold front

Arrows show wind direction; figures at the end oi the arrows give wind speed (m.p.h.). The other figures show temperatures Celsius.

The letters describe weather: b , brignt; p.c , part cloudy; c. cloudy; <i, drizzle.: £, fog: b, hail; m. tnlst; s. saower; r, rain; sn., snow; tX . thunder and lightning; !u., h aj e .

Yesterday 's midday temperatures

THE people of F i n t o v . n . in the Donegal Gaeltacht , which won f i r s t prize in the C o mm u n i t y Development A w a r d s Scheme for 1976, were last n isfit presented with a cheque for £6,000 by the Minister for ¦ihe Gaeltacht , Mr. O'Donnell , at a function i n' t h e town.

The award , w hich i?. spou:-.nrcd

by Gaellarra Eircann , is presented annually a:; an incentive to Gaeltac ht communities to become i n volved in the development of their own areas. Its or ganisers sail! yesterday that Fintow n had been chosen for the award because o£ t he t own 's e f f o r t s to establish a system of education through Irish in the vicinity. The town also organised fishing c o m p e t i t i o n s and f a r m ing scholarships d u r i n g 1976 ant! it is understood t h a t the prize money will be used to set a group

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'¦"Ih e river '. viii-r h once powered 2-1 si 'Mi s, Ni . n n k t! I' ish f u r i- 1* i i p a n . - n mv.'iL-r-i . W"'- idt d D u b l i n v.ith Us '.vj t cr s u p p l y t o r O'.c-r l , ()uo J) cin;: \ t'ai s, l.s iiinv slowlv s u f f o c a t e d by the b u i l d e r s and planners i>i" Dublin , -"' sh<j '.vrote. r' i ns-' as. i" D u b l i n , will s h o r t l y l :.ive a w.iito p a ptr depot, t h a n k s to [hi ; e f f o r t s of t h r e e ;',i rls irorti MarylitUl CollijL 'e. C U m d o i e Road , '.v iio did a ;;roup p r o t e c t on waste ta iled "Waste not , v/an t nor. " Tin: three , all L e a v i ng Certificate s t u den t s , surveyed, thf extent oi ind u s t r i a l , domestic a:ui c o m r i m n i t v v.asti; in a t liostit c a t c h m e n t area f it i'' in;;ias , c;ml dc' LidL- d t h a t rt cyclin g of iiuiL-r iJls like v.sisir- n-j por ami i;3ass Louid trarn money to relieve ivant in t h e area.

W i t h a Mt e i'X 'i -od by a local ¦;u{.-« .i i f n a r K c r . tr .v i;i :i- ; ij :^ \ '.'.l-ih to a .-.asti .' j )j ;> er L ;un;\iuv ami nu .^ ot M E ed .i Li t at ra ^E. Nov.' t h< -y arc in t h e pr 'oll'ss of su tt:ii H up a l ij cal u N i i n n t t e c la {iui:ta;;u thu ]irujc c (., v.ir,cii could ;;ut o!t t h e gr o u n d in aboi st .1 f o r t HJ Hh t. T h e i r eticr.:y and t e a m w o r k earned them f i r s t p r i / e in the sen ior group pr ojects section.

CANAL SURVEY

Tony Collins , of S.indynioi int High Schuui , and Colin U o h e r t v of Blackloci: College , D u h l i n , with several Ail aspiriiu ; young a s tr o n o m e r , friends , cycled 91 m iles alonj; the it oyal Canal from Dublin to the A n t h ' i i t y . M c V e i f i l j, of De la S i i l i u Secondary Schoo l, D u n d a l k , C o. Shann on last Su m m e r , t aki nR exi.outfi , caj 'r icd tmL his (jv.Jl tremely d e t a i le d n otes nn t h e conmeasurement of thu velocity of dition of every part uf t h e waterway lij;!U hy i m s e r v in j i uclipsii <>i Jo , an d it.-; loc ks. They mapped it and .". sute liite i>i thi; pianti .i u p i t e r . recorded she views ol people living lie used a 60mm r e f r a c t i n g tele- iilonu its b a n k s on w he t h e r or not scope, and in a f u r l i i u r e x p e r i m en t it sh ould be restored and reopened t .j navig ation. observe d .suiisnots in order to In t h e i r report , they c on c l u d e t h a t measure i h t' Sun 's ar-.is. Thi ., a m it wo uld cost about 11.G million to bitiou.s cxpcrimeni gained iu iu iirst prize in the i nt e r m e d i a t e ohy siis reopen the canal , an d t h a t nearly Sit)';:-, ot people surveyed th i n k it an d matiiciiKir.es catc:;;ury.

Michael I'attti n and K a r l N o l a n , v .tu ild lie. worthwhile.

Because t h e y are in d i f f e r e n t both a^ed 3 4 . of Chanel CoIIc^l', Ct.iolock , D u b l i n , hud boiiii: iiarsh schools , t he hoys entered t h e i r project as members oi the Irish Union t hings to say about t h e milkers oi toimncrcial '.vashini; jj ovvders. They of School Students, which t h e y said showed t h a t .some tit these contain has .some 7,000 ac-cond-lcvcl students a lot of "iilSers " — "vo lcanic as m embers and acts as a national ash" or chemical salts , wh i c h art re presentative body for them. striuly speaking unnece-j sary and rnc si U L n i l AL VISIT which can damarj c washing mac hines.

Amon g the visitors to the ex h i b i They also compared prices and tion on Sat u r d a y was President effect iveness of various brand s of H illcry , who talked to the main powdurs , to f i n d out which v.ere the prizewinners and was introduced to best , an d they worked out t h e i r own (he severa l e n tr a n t s f r o m schools in f o r m u la f o r an ideal washinK pow- his native Co. Clare. der. The project came j o i n t second With the excitement over, and the in a group category. exhibitors j;oii e home, Aer LinKus officials will sit down to assess the RIVER I'ODOLli f u t u r e of the exhibition.

The chairman oi the panel of The sifls of Presentation Culiere. judges , Mr. Niall VVeldon , secretar y llarrciiinoiiii!, in Uvj Liberties a-ea or DudIui , had five entries in 'hn and general manager (corporate a f f a i r s ) of Aer U n g u S) commented ' ; eiu iibiii ori , and a ll O f t i, om c O!i yesterday thai the exhibition has cerat-d aspects of t h e i r scht.nrs I or of the River now sroivtt to such an ex tent that it !3'-'!«tt tiourho!>i ma y be necessary dur inj; the coming 1 W! t h ' " ""^ tlir °us'l the y e a r to r e t h i n k completely about its area. f u t u r e cour se.

Fr ances Hancock took first ,n t >e That It w ill c o n ti n u e to n she j an i cr secii on of e n vir o n men . is ni fl in doubt, he added , be held for (.cr ta ! and social icic^ce.^ h u t Aer a c.. Lilians will have to consider how ui.ed study of the Poddla i" city area—c harting its Jihtorv ri the to handle such development s as the foi- enormous growth in g r o u p projects, j owin;: its course ." ni-aopinV .'?,d- which were first introduced as an ex periment a few years ago and now t hreaten to swamp the animal event.

h;-s i'e !''Uilt a b u t c h e r 's Iiaiu l a f t e r part of it had Ij cen fevercu. 'Ihe butcher lisd cut off his l e f t hand across th.fi pslm and lost all his I gers and liu;mb in n mi n c i n g The political commitment n£ the I lin nsscliinc. present Government and of Fianna Dur ing a 14-iinur operation the Fail to th'j free enterprise system surgical team first used skin from DEPA RTMENT OF iN&USTRY A^4O COMMERCE was ctan dir.-; in the way of a mas- the jiatieat 's stom ach in re-store the j sive _ expansion of the State com- mciTi^c.l tissue. Then they tr;-.::ipanies , Mr. E am o n n Sr.iuileii, (>l.'i:Hed Use big too from his ri;;iit OfHcial Sir.n Fein 's director of loot and liie ring fi:ir.or frc:n his economic affairs , said yesterday. right band to serve ".;.'; "a nc.v ?c:t GAMVAY Momtng lixr:\:r.rt Addressing a mcfttint ; it! Arkio'.v, thu;v.!> an d r.'iidu '.e fiivu or , respec8.01 R.ol! tively. Doctors said it was tha Tld«l QMertrKn on GiKssy. Kl'lyb *-;*, Co. V.'icklow. Mr. Str. iiilen said i 't sa t + 0.44; JLimcrt rk. ^ l . '.^O : Riit':n^ul])-n , Ihe ESS and Irish Steel Holdings i first lij nc Hint ;i nonflKl finger had + 1.10: Sllgo tM 5 : WcsiFort. +0.12. iieij u iran ^iilaRlot! to a n o t h e r hand could mtis tei' " t!ie tc-chnolopv a 302-5 'i 'i . 0:1 't-iv» opvn '.r.;:. sV,-ys3i ' -.OTi BEi-F.VST Ue tvireeM slisr.i \a bassu a State Jescl .is- d t«.e firs t time a doabl-a trans- I Moratna T-vrriin^j Coa-.-n w.-.i' .y- Tar::.1" ok::, for :\';"V7 or an d aamin.'atra'*j ion. of <i p ':;ist, involving a toe anc Jsns-sr , J.41 2.OS miovirraraci'itrfcci VirelRia an d zinc smelicr.

The ' Gov^mmem s en J ).

Ite!fr;^. .^unnlC!":.

Titfm difter«nc ?^ lia d. &etn performed,— ( A 1 1M.0MA <--s ]¦! , and ;< ; ¦> ! cm B or t.iie I + 0.35; KUltert . +O.2 5: t-mr, -0.0'?. j policy in rekinoa to the smelter Corr.ittor.Cusvotus -TVj Jff U i»nd o*;::--..; was to .Tirlr.r. canvass :r. c<"'v<. ;or>:r.j a number of jr.iilti DEHP.V ' KUE'Sf .i a.r;d tcrr.;!. or:c.i Kit OUi in lbs toiK I!-: xi .io niy.:\ii: \.Uon. EvrT iir.n M6rninp aarional enmnstucs so m ir, induce I ;¦ t 2. tS^-re 10.54 Tt . ~<: ; TJ=? : : ¦ > V, r.-i . ix<~r. alioocvtect to IrelatKi for t3ie ve?sr the m <o !j«ild a s-;sei:er.

"The :~ Tir isl d i f f r r r n c f^ oa i>rrr y~ i±xVi\xz *?) » , e:nr!'j 3 1k:, I nt --:-:. 'i;b ; j". in v " U 1. 376 nuK.rt<: ioc.--t>.

Government has "m imic-:!- our reM£r.i;]f'.

Portru-.*;.

—O .S4: —O. .SO: 3. T'Vie r«£i of duty f ;:•><:•:*.c-rAle U> txnjJonts within titvB qtiotr.

—0:32 . sou rces of <;re So various mu-ti- i ;in«;ird iRr? -.v-st.o-.d.-.vT.Ti": from I fctaS) aii be thesse eaiculatctl nn tiona! in. t mininj ; companins and has | a w:cor<;"ftn.;.e w'.i-li ih-^'.- w-.rq.js s-fft uusr,"nin T c^ ' ^ ' Tiir.rorra'.v | t-h iftS :usp,-;:".vt:erj 'ir> of Ar:. :'cCe J nf the tile l '.ivx, teconcl asd SiVoivet ! tiiem to s h i n it c u r to a I B. 35 Ri« r<i K. .T.T RfctftUsuiea. rvTr. 5c.ii!

Motsr e, T:) S-tJ 1.19 <l . -i l . ha s n u m !>er of snielter-; i;: France, Be!- 1 tf- .e L£3hlinB-uP timo ...

4.53 5.01 \i'i? ]ctM i)Cd fic:i??:on i or vj » rc«i-,ict ;i ra-!*;-" by j h:; Siuni , Gerrn rmy and Spain. " > Blitiukl a» Hid '.ci.'c tn writ-r.sr to tuo . j I Trade HvS!i:::!:on r: ot I Kri tisii and 1> >M; slnnp ini" iirtf tn Divi-.t^ u!it=> Dt-pirtmcnt . A-rrtwi-turo Hoiiit, rp .ii F;.---,r. v/f-«; B"o<0c . KSictarc Mr. SnrutilnTi athiid that Sisits Ij h.'ivo its car-fero " , t he- ' Miij ssitr , I i-Meet . tnibi-;ji •> . n<« la' cr- :;kies 3J<rt j wj-.i"V, li'TT. ti.ua :noi.udo Fci-n diri not tli',.*r.vce with the job i| ovi :r!ir.i:icri at t h e Lifsev dfclty .-sn! a rrre."*T!.os -o ttio f.'iij Uir, :n metric tons iife> ~ !v <-r c!- -?at ion activity of the 1 mi in trial j¦ in S>y i}lin. Mr. '¦f-iore Siiid tii?t * She I . > tie izasto 'V^i bv Ji im ij xxn tha coanitrte:-; ea in nr.d OUTLOOK: Continuing cold with Des-eloprr | ' -Sis cTr^orl H if aex to tba Hvzvtl3ALo&&, .eat Authority ", bat the I p ort oi Dubiiri hati esxe!!ent f rost at night and occasional miium <5n!y orpnij isations cnj iabic of prn- I icciiit ics for c^rxying cm I 10 Bsilr, lt-77, " showers* \ <JuciR .^ th'j vclame of svf. v .in t s - ! re pair *, aniTjfc nt every effort^iiipninr, shouj d '

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I NOTICE TO IMPORTERS REGARDING IE.E.C. TARIFF QUOTA S, 1977 I

B + I repairs decision weicassiefl

ucftti ed wsre tit-- State caxanacics. i ha raft'Je za secure v,-j zk ic-i- it.

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