—— ‘ES; Se) “ume 5, No. 44 a“ ! a 7 Pe ee eee style awards ‘evear old ski enthusiast is one of Mirst 12 recipients of the Lifestyle cd given for the promotion of posi- health litestyle in Canadian commu- 5, lerman Smith-Johannsen, Piedmont, bec, a retired engineer, has been acti- involved for many years in develop- “Toss-country skiing us a mass sport in ida and the United States. He has out cross-country ski tfuils in Quebec consulted in setting up trails in other ons of Canada. he Lifestyle Award program is part peration Lifestyle, a public education ouign developed by the Department ational Health and Welfare to encour- “anadians to assume greater responsi- v for their own health, ince the prograin was first announced January, Canadians have been encour- - to nominate individuals who have xed to raise the level of health aware- in their community. an-Marie Mouchet, a priest and er from Whitehorse, Yukon Terri- is the initiator of a ski program for 2 children in Old Crow. Father Mou- 5 Territorial Experimental Ski Train- °rogram (TEST) has gained national mtemational recognition. la Rose Dickey, of West Vancouver, sh Columbia, has been recognized for cadership in programs of community ences for retarded children and ‘s, and in programs of volunteer ng and development. itt Knibbs, or “Mr. Sport”, of Bow 4, Alberta, has been coaching and :oting sports and recreation in his unity from the “peewee” stage to! rs for 30 years. He was actively in- ‘din the 1975 Canada Winter Games has been elected to the Alberta ’s Hall of Fame for outstanding ¢ and achievement in amateur sport. uben Burns, a treaty Indian from :¢ Albert, Saskatchewan, has worked sood health lifestyles among his 2 for the past 15 years, and has : the respect and confidence of leaders and health profcssionals » honesty and forthright concern. tie Salway, of Neepawa, Manitoba, 2d in the development of family -ucation in schools and women's tes, led in the establishment of a Hniy asoaese? ABPrOVEE For RETESEZOOA/OSHHM: CIA-RDPIC-OC79LROCI50G 24000 3udiox CANADA handicapped as well as the development of a sheltered workshop. Charles Rhéaume, a polio victim from Ottawa, Ontario has been active in the rehabilitation of alcoholics and the estab- lishment of a halfway house. He has also been involved in promoting the visual arts for handicapped artists and has founded an association for French-speaking handi- capped people in Ontario. Rosanne Laflamme of Quebec City, Quebec, lost both legs and an arm as the result of a childhood accident. In 1975 she won gold, silver and bronze medals at the Olympics for the Handicapped in St. Etienne, France. She has also written an autobiography to encourage other handicapped people and is actively in- volved in promoting the cause of the disabled, Kathryn Barnes of Moncton, New Brunswick, isa founding member of the Moncton Non-Smokers Association and active on the New Brunswick Council of Smoking and Health. Working closely with city police and volunteer agencies, she has recently helped organize a “Block Parent” program for the Moncton area. Adrian Pearson, a resident of Stellar- ton, Nuva Scotia, was nominated by St, John Ambulance for outstanding service in instructing first aid. Mr. Pearson has also rendered long service to the commu- nity as a scoutmaster and as an air cudet leader and instructor. Ly | . MPN For Release»: - UTA- ; WEEKLY igratulated on receiving his Li ifesnile Award by former Health and Welfare Minister Marc Lalonde and the present Health and Welfare Minister Monique Bégin. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, has given outstanding leadership to scouts and other youth organizations in P.E.I. for 40 years. He has given valuable sup- port to the Canadian and World Jambo- rees of Scouting, devoting two years to planning the 1977 Jamboree in P.E.1. Charles Andrew of Northwest River (Labrador), Newfoundland, after over- coming a personal battle with alcoholism, has spent the last four years working with young people, initiating an innovative Program to combat alcoholism in his community. eS “The secret of Entebbe The following item is reprinted from Foreign Report, August 24, 1977, a pub- lication of the Economist Newspaper Ltd., London. A comer of the veil of secrecy that has obscured one of Israel’s most valued mili- tary assets was lifted this week when an electronics engineer living quietly in Toronto was honoured by the State of Israel. His name is Sidney Hurwich. All that could be leamed officially was that his invention had been used in the Israeli raid at Entebbe last year. Foreign Report can now reveal that Hurwich’s brainchild may have led the Israelis to carry out the rescue mission in 5 argy rt ée new *nembe ZA) cc Tanada 21.) 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a ef Berm, dae nye 71 a CAN AON not only Ugandan radar, but the radar of countries that Isracli Janes crossed en route This explains why Israeli planes — were able to reach Entebbe undetected. The device sends out electronic rays to alter the natural composition of the magnetic fields and centres of gravity of Weapons, instrument dials and mechanical devices. It sounds impossible, but Hurwich himself says that this is less an invention than “a different application of_an old wand basic principle of electronics”. Canadian beginnings His invention appears to have grown out ‘of a modest battery-run instrument that he developed eight years ago to help the Canadian police to foil bank robberies. In 1969, he invited Canadian policemen to a viewing. With the instrument con- cealed in the same room, he invited them to try to lift bags of money. The bags ap- peared to be riveted to the ground, and moreover, the police gun triggers jammed and their watches stopped. A year later. Hurwich got the idea that his ray could save lives by stopping the timing mecha- nisms. He offered it to Israel. When Israeli representatives came to see him, he told them that he was unable to press ahead with the rescarch to de- velop his invention himself, since he had ee ED Gabonese President visits The President of the Gabonese Republic, El Hadj Omar Bongo, visited Canada from October 20 to 23, accompanied by his wife. On October 21, the President signed an agreement in principle with Export De- velopment Corporation chairman and pre- sident John A. MacDonald to establish a 5150-million line-of-credit with Gabon. Further discussions will be held soon be- tween officials of both countries to deter- mine the type of goods and services that can be transacted under the line-of-credit pact, which first must be ratified by the EDC board of directors. During his stay in Ottawa, the Gabo- nese head of state, who is also the Presi- dent of the Organization for African unity, held discussions with various Can- adian authorities, on the subject of Can- ada-Gabon relations, stressing the com- mercial and the francophone aspects, and the broader questions of economics and international politics. 6 Perret ae re Peco al WJERELE Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000500240003-4 just received open-heart surgery. But he was convinced that his invention could be advanced and made powerful enough to neutralise complete weapons systems over Jarge_ areas. On the Hurwich principle, there waS no reason why the new beams could not reach and disable tanks, ground: |i to-ground missiles and complete radar: systems, or even objects in the atmosphere. | - The beams could also be tacked together to form a screen that would make whole |. zones safe from bombs or missiles. | The Israelis will not divulge what tests have been run, or how the Hurwich ray has been developed. The first inkling of its existence was obtained after the Entebbe operation, by military experts curious to find out how the Israeli planes were able to fly to their destination with- out a single radar instrument in the Middle East and Africa being alerted, and why, as they approached Entebbe airfield, electricity was mysteriously cut and the control tower stopped functioning. In- deed, the operators of Entebbe control tower were the first to be punished by Idi Amin after the Israeli mission suc- ceeded: he had them executed after they defied belief by pleading that all their detection, reception and transmission instruments had locked “as though by magic”. —-— ee Paddle your own canoe The estimated travelling time between Vancouver and Montreal is two years — by canoe, that is. Jerry LaChappelle, 34, of Montreal, and his cousin, Denis Bilo- deau, 22, of Quebec City, have under- taken a 24,100-mile Odyssey, paddling along the Pacific coast, circling Cape Horm and returning via the Atlantic and the St. Lawrence River. The pair set out from Vancouver in July and, by the end of September, had travelled 2,100 miles to Long Beach, California. “Everybody says it’s impossible," said LaChappelle, “‘nothing’s impossible.” Al- though the canoeists will be entering the territorial waters of 11 South American countries during the trip, they are not concerned about possible attempts by these countries to halt their voyage. They plan to get by with a “grass-roots” diplo- Tass, OF rather, with saismanship. “I don’t carry arms, J don't care about poli- tics and I don’t discuss religion.” states LaCrappelle, “I'm Canadian.” International energy re: ments signed Canada signed three new e agreements with member Energy Agency (IEA) cou on October 6.(SeeCanada \ No. 38, September 21.) Energy Minister Alastair chaired a ministerial IEA r the agreements. on hydro; fusion research, This will t number of agreements in participates. The co-operative resea: on hydrogen, carried o: auspices, will assess the ro as an energy source and The agreement was also s sentatives of Noranda Min the Electrolyser Corporati: nies active in research in extracting hydrogen from trolytic procedures, and tt vate Companies to particiy research and development ther joint studies are exp: tiated in the coming mont! NRC wind turbine The National Research Cc cipate in the other two ag: by Mr. Gillespie, by inves vironmental and meteorc of converting wind energ and evaluating computer selection of wind turbine s NRC's vertical axis erected in the Magdalen } co-operation of Hydro Qu nion Aluminum Fabrica: has been operating sin Canada Weekly, Voi. 5, Nc With a capacity ‘of 230 ki! largest vertical axis wind t NRC will also co-ordi: pation of Canadian scienti of and access to a far tested device which wi. ‘EURATOM and the We vernment near Aachen. © volves the study of pla actions and is expected formation on the develo; ials capable of withstandi forces and very high tern ring in future fusion powe Canada recently joine jects on coal research a conservation, nuclear safe Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000500240003-4