Page 2, The Herald, Tuesday, June 5, 1979" MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR SCANDAL eee nee, : JOHANNESBURG (AP) i. President John Vorster, a . ‘dominant figure in South ‘African politics for decades, resigned in disgrace Monday ‘as an investigatory com- ‘miasion accused him of ‘trying to cover up a multi imillion-dollar government scandal. . + Theresignation of Vorster, ‘la key architect of the ‘{ QUEBEC (CP) — One part of the Parti “ Quebecois rogram that remained lunchanged after the party's ‘weekend convention con- ‘cerns Quebec's standing ‘claim to Labrador. i Successivegovernments in ‘the province have never for- mally accepted the 1927 ZU CE TORE EER CR ree ‘ruling by the judicial country’s policies of race separation, was announced in parliament by Prime Minister Pieter Botha. The allegations relate to Vorster's 12 years as prime minister, an office he resigned last October, purportedly because. of ill health. . Vorster was believed to be in Cape Town. and his office committee of the British. Privy council awarding the territory ta Newfoundland. Now as before, the PQ pro- gram says that the govern- ment of on independent Quebec would “reaffirm and defend the inalienable rights of Quebec over all ita territory, Including Labr- ador...”” pearances were cancelled. He was replaced by Marais Viljoen, president of the Senate, in the largely ceremonial post of state president, The 72-page commission report, presenied Monday to parliament, said that as prime minister Vorster “knew everything” from the outset about a secret fund of PQ firm on Labr The same paragraph also contains the claims of an independent Quebec to such things ag a share of the Canadian Arctic, northern coastal islands, federal park lands in Quebec and a 200- mile coastal territorjal limit. It is the only paragraph in the chapter dealing with the steps to political in- _ CZESTOCHOWA,' Poland B (AP) — Pope John Paul ap- , ma pealed for justice and peace M8 as he prayed on Monday with a half-million of his coun- ® trymen on a hillside at the = most revered Roman Catholic shrine in . Poland, Celebrating an outdoor mass at the Shrine of Mary, part of the 17th-century Jasna Gore Monastery, the a pontiff combined his prayers for religious unity with ™ references to human rights @ and warld peace,’ Pope John Paul, the first Pope to visit a Communiat- on Urik Decor. -Vorster resigns in di would only say all his ap- $60 million to $120 ~million | riddled established to improve South Africa's image in the world with news media support. The report, by a govern- mentappointéd commission headed by Judge Rudolf Erasmus, officially con- firmed a year-long tide of revelations that a topsecret information team had for six years operated a worldwide propaganda ..campaign dependence that was left untouched, - In fact, the Labrador claim was not discussed at the convention, in line with the general attitude that the matter should be submitted to some international tribunal for a decision once Quebec is independent. In the discussions con- Virgin Mary's guldance “‘to serve the individual and humanity” and enmeshed his remarks with allusions to religious freedom in Eastern Europe. He said it is his goal ‘‘to serve the great cause of free- dom of the (Roman Catholic) Church,” not only in Poland but throughout the world. "How (are we) to protect justice and peace in a world continually threatened on various’ sides?" the Pope asked, invoking the name of the Virgin Mary in a prayer Wall Units to: : with — political ; manoeuvring, blackmall and ° ,cover-lps, , ' Among the biggeat ex- penditures in thesecret fund, the report said, was $11.35 ‘million allegedly loaned to ‘Michigan publisher John ‘McGoff for efforts to buy the newspapers Washington Star ‘and Sacrarhento (Calif.) ‘Union and a halfshare in UPI-TN, a Londonbased, ador claim ‘cerning Newfoundland’s ‘entry into Confederation, in the late 1940s, Frederic Dorion, then a Conservative MP and later chief justice of ‘the Quebee Superior Court, ‘argued in Parliament that the 1927 ruling of the Privy Council was not binding and . that a succession of treaties -astablished Quebec's rights: [Pope John Paul | appeals for justice | ruled country, asked for the - during the ‘three-hour ‘ser- vice, which he conducted - from a platform beneath a red-and-gold canopy alongside the medieval ma- nastery walls. . -- His visit tothe shrine came on the third day of a nine-day homecoming trip to Poland, whose population of 35 million is at least BO per cent Roman Catholic. Each day of the trip has brought carefully-worded comments . aimed at the Communist goverriments of Poland and the rest of Eastern Europe. sgrace ‘ Hinols, .. Florida yoda television news’ firma, ‘6 ‘erated in conjunction with the news service. United -- Press Internatlonal,. 2°". The Star bid 'failed, but. MeGoff did-buy; the Union’: -. and the half-share In UPI. TN. McGolf’ wad. not: im-*- mediately-aVvailable Monday «.. for comment, but in the past” he has denled ‘‘any. South .. . Atri ntunds .we/'é.invalved my ; attenipted purchase pf the Star. htt Dubbed ‘“‘infegate!? “by. South African “newspapers,” - the scandal began ‘pee! avolding. comment \.on and tighter circles around: the 64-yeat-old ‘political. 2-7) ; toe OPPAWA | ACPY = _ MeGoff, 54, of Willlam- ,- aton,;-Mich,, is president. of-. Panex Corp., which.‘ runs, seven dally ‘and 25° weekly. veteran Vorster. 0... newspapers in “Michigan, Virginia. He is also president of Globat Communications, . which: owns ‘the Union .and : other | néwspapers California and Texaa,. along with UPI-TN. a, - The commission claimed that $6.95 million of the loan he allegedly received from the Sou outstanding, - .+ “The biggest problem the commission had In. its, in- vestigation was the tendency of the witnesses ta cover up and to-spin a web over un- palatable facta in a variety af ways,” the commission report-said. =. | ves “Because he (Vorster) did not reveal irregularities . that came to his’ attention, concealed them from‘ the- . cabinet and delayed, for this. - po mon . fwearlng-in at Government: considerable ‘period,. taking responsible for the fact that ued, and.. in” hrAfrleans was still the | irregularities contin: | i: : the: blind: which he. did. ia ‘April wt B ut the . justice ‘Saskatoon: lawyer: Ray *Hnatyshyn- took over -the Bal ener ~ portfolio Monday ‘and inherited @ | of pressing ‘problems, © ot “The 4i-year-old Saskat- chewan native, who has little experience ini energy mat- eo reporters S ialowing the Government House ceremony he -immedia energy resources, cautiously ‘Strike is *. 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The Quebec’ of appeal -threw < out: conviction, epecific issues... . “Prime Minister Joe Clark has said the target of his Rey with mounting Le Er ie erevinee uc ovince, Pr eirup domestic price ) ‘Increases to provide the industry. with revenue for further exploration-and de- velopment. first task. volatile . labor-management problems that have plagued - the post offiea.. ~ Labor, Minister Lincoln Alexander sald he must turn . immediate -attention to the Thursday strike planned by West .Coast . longshoremen who handled crucial grain shipments... “That's p top priority with me,” said:Alexander.-* | Less than an hour after! he ‘was named to the portfolio, department cfficlals with a friendly: ‘Well, I-guess we ” have to go same- place and get started.” * Alexander said he-has to be‘ briefed: before -making further. comment on the by the In ‘ternational =. Longshoremen and. Warebouwsemen's Union. '* Moregénerally, he said his department willaeek ways lo 4mprove industrial relations in Canada. _ ‘Fraser, who also is reapon- ‘gible. for the environment, I ‘said he will try his best to restore order to the : post office. ee He sald he is generally in favor of changing the. post office from a government department to a Crown corporation, | but simply transforming the post office _ to a Crown corporation would “not solve “the problems. ction. «= delayed. | OTTAWA (CP) — The new Progressive Conservative government is likely to delay action for gome time on two controversial . issues = — recognizing -the . new Rhodesian government and movitig the. Canadian. em- bassy in Jarael to Jerusalem, External -Affairs Minlster Flora . MacDonald = said Monday, oe - Migs MacDonald told reporters: after she was ewarn..in with the new cabinet. of Prime Minister 508: Clark that she does not expect -a. decision on Rhodesian before the Commonwealth heads-of- government meeting Aug. 1- 6 in Lasaka, Zambia. The SS-year-cid minister describes herself as the first woman: external affairs ministér, in the world.. She sald the Conservatives stand by their. campaign Pledge to:move the Canadian embassy in Israel lo Jerusalem despite angry Arab reaction. -But “we will have to have a briefing on what,. and: how, and when that can be dane." ‘The new Conservative Soraya sc , Feoog the Reodlan ‘government headed by. Bishop Abel Mutorewa.. But Nigeria has threatened to ‘break ofl business contracts with firma in retalization. The issue promises to § the Commonwealth if Britain “with recogaitlon. An. Arab spokeaman in- dicated in Ottawa last month thal {f the government shifted its embassy in Israel to | Jerusalem, Arabs would have to atrike back at Canadas, He would not aay Alexander greeted top labor .