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'?7. THE SHERBROOKE YÔUR PROFESSIONAL INVESTMENT MANAGER MILLE (1000) KING EST We offer a complete personal service and welcome your inquiries 1000 King Cast-Tel 567 4*51 Crown Trust There will be occasional breaks in the clouds and a little snow toda> vs ith a high of 4 and a Ion tonight of -3. The C entral Building 31 King St West, Sherbrooke — 569 9446 outlook for Saturdav is much the same. RECORD other offices across ( an ad a DATSUN SALIS A SERVICE - SharbrooA# The Voice of the Eastern Township* since 1897 FRIDAY, IIEC EMHEIt 2. 1977 15CKNTS // ## He's a good boy - he doesn't push drugs K> JANET COTTON had never been in any trouble with police before he was trait ickmg “My son is worried sick about dirtying his name about of The Record shaken from his bed at 4 a m Wednesday, handcuffed and The police demanded that the boy get dressed and then having a record and not being able to find a job He didn’t taken to cells in Sherbrooke proceeded to “rip apart his room,” emptying all drawers traffic, and t liât will all come out in the end. but his record i know they’ve heard this story a thousand times, but “I’ve never been through anything as horrible as this in and closets, and ransacking his mattress will still say that he was charged ” he’s just not guilty”, said a tearful father whose 22 year my life, said his father “My w ife and I are on the verge of The hoy was charged with trafficking marijuana by “I just want to die for him It’s going to lower his life old son w as one of 50 people charged w ith drug trafficking breaking It’s hurting the whole family ” undercover RUMP agents w ho claimed they followed him Even though he has nothing wrong I know that smoking in Superior Court on Tuesday in his truck and watched him weigh and package the pot isn’t right, but if this thing goes through, he’ll go from “I admit that he has smoked pot He admits it But this Three policemen, two dressed in hunter’s bush clothes, merchandise for trafficking bad to worse ” isn’t the same type of ball game My son told me that he and the other in his uniform arrived at their house at 4 “Nobody knows my son better than 1 do He told me that knew nothing about trafficking, and i believe him He’s an a m They accompanied the boy's father to his bedroom, yes. he had smoked pot. but that he wasn't mixed up with His son appeared in Superior Court on Wednesday was honest boy.” he said and shook the boy out of bed They said nothing to the trafficking in any way He was terrified He was telling released without bail after pleading not guilty His His son. a high-school graduate who held a steady job. father other than that his son was being arrested for drug the truth.” preliminary hearing was set to Dec 15 Liquor Board kickback probe j * UN, Grit offices raided QUEBEC (CP) — Justice after question period in the headquarters had also been progress But he had not search warrants to carry out Minister Marc-Andre national assembly was searched and a list of con been aware of the raids on the raids had been requested Bedard said Thursday that recessed after Liberal tributors taken. the opposition parties' of by an assistant deputy Quebec provincial police Leader Gerard D Levesque Bedard said he was aware fices minister in the justice raided the Montreal offices asked for an explanation of that a police investigation of Liberal Leader Levesque department of the opposition Liberal and thy raid possible kickbacks to said he found it incredible The mvnister said police Union Nationale parties Bedard said he was not political parties, in return that the minister was had believed the searches Wednesday as part of a two- aware of the raid and took for contracts to supply the unaware of the raids necessary. He asked year investigation into pos advantage of a suspension in Quebec Liquor Corp , was in Bellemare added that the whether every time a Crown ♦ i l t *m sible corruption within the sitting to consult officials lawyer wanted a warrant he |gj ? * M |i * # V# *1 Quebec Liquor Corp of his department. should be obliged to ask the ' '"» ** Bedard said that legal ONLY LIST TAKEN minister 6Ï ^ raids were among a series of Levesque said that police SESSION WAS STORMY s*** *•••«*u am- had only taken a 326-page list Auditor At the end of a stormy P**m**- ir#f « ** searches the police force has >* I MB m m carried out recently. He said of those who contributed to question period which dealt mm *4 4»» am there are more to come the party’s financing only with the police raids and mm i \ Documents which do not campaign which began in the police questioning of ; i 1 aid in the investigation will spring. ‘pleased' assembly members and be returned to their owners, Since the investigation of their staff members. the minister said, and copies possible corruption within Raymond Garneau, former of pertinent documents will the provincially-owned minister responsible for the be given back, while police liquor corporation went back Quebec Liquor Corp., rose on retain the originals as to 1964, why had police taken a question of privilege only lists for the 1977 despite waste Garneau read a transcript evidence He added that it was not financing campaign, of a radio report about the # À ^ J M I j excluded that the police Levesque asked OTTAWA (CP) — Auditor- committee he was especially raids, which intimated that would also raid the offices of Maurice Bellemare, house General J.J Macdonell heartened by government he had been involved in the -II the Parti Québécois as well.” leader of the Union Thursday unveiled more agreement to appoint a alleged kickbacks Bedard made a statement Nationale, said his party’s evidence of government comptroller-general with The report mentioned that financial bungling and said deputy minister status to the investigation of possible security of federal computer report on financial corr/^Uon went back to 1964 operations are suspect but operations to the treasury noting that Garneau had Record Highlights gave authorities a pat on the board been secretary to Liberal back for trying to bring their Appointment of a comp- premier Jean Lesage at the house in order. trollergeneral was a key time. Macdonell, in his annual recommendation last year “I was never involved in mf -, report to Parliament on by Macdonell kickbacks, either as finance ^ - >: ■ government financial “In my judgment this is a minister or as secretary to - ', * A •>* * * operations, said he was vitally important step,” Jean Lesage,” he said, pleased at the good start Macdonell said “It is appealing that “once and for made by federal officials in inevitable the control of the all the question be cleared correcting errors uncovered public purse will ultimately up.” Record Rrure Porter i last year. become satisfactory from Other members in the The tone of his report was every standpoint. assembly said Quebec Driver's nightmare a far cry from a year ago “If that step had not beer provincial police had when he slammed the taken, I don’t think my com questioned their staff and Stop, stop, stop, no parking - those orders Most Townships municipalities have al government for losing, or ments this year would have families hark right out at us from this municipal ready published notices reminding motor coming close to losing, been much different thar YTvon Picotte (L-Maski stop-sign storage depot, and road crews ists there’s no overnight parking on most control over the public last year.” nonge) said police had are readying those No Parking Either streets during the winter and those that purse. Macdonell told the com spoken to his wife and staff, Side signs for the first big snow cleanup. haven’t are probably getting around to it. BIG BLAST Macdonell told the mittee he expects ap asking for his telephone Mayor Jacques O’Bready and Roy Wiggett, the oldest Commons public accounts pointment of the comp numbers and adresses member of the cluh. will be hand Saturday night to kick troller-general “withir Maurice Bellemare said off the Sherbrooke Snow Shoe C lub’s anniversary season. Sec AUDITOR, Page 6 police had talked to his wife Rose-Lemieux talks bugged Page 3. Rondeau hearing ALBERTA, QUEBEC IN during crisis 'free-f or-all' INSULATION PLAN MONTREAL (CP) Lavallee said he thought that degree murder in the death Jan. 19 OTTAWA (CP) — Alberta and Quebec yesterday Taping a conversation Rose, a member of the out of Quebec Labor Minister GRANBY (JM) - Gilbert agreed to join the federal program providing grants to between terrorist Paul Rose lawed Front de Liberation du Pierre Laporte Rondeau, 49-year-old in aid in the insulation or reinsulation of homes. and his lawyer was only part Quebec, should not have Lavallee did not mention dependent member for The two provinces became part of the seven year, of a police bugging “free for been charged with first See BUGGED. Page 6 Shefford, entered no plea at $1 4-billion program after the federal government re all” during the 1970 October his arraignment on 10 counts moved conditions it required for participation in the crisis, says a former of conspiracy to commit plan The provinces had objected that the conditions were member of the Quebec pro | BELL PROBING CHARGES fraud, and 14 counts of an intrusion into provincial jurisdiction vincial police having defrauded the Energy Minister Alastair Gillespie said he told the Speaking in a television MONTREAL (CP) Bell Canada is looking into reports Unemployment Insurance provinces the conditions would be removed after he got a interview Thursday, Claude that the Quebec provincial police technical services Commission of $60,709 38 commitment from all provinces to support conservation Lavallee said Quebec X branch stole Bell equipment and bribed Bell employees, a between Nov.