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. ve, running board, | arrived at Victoria In-
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; i Journey that began in Athens’
“into sup 10 days before.
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- Vaton, 404, 4 speed _ were his. mother, Susan
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$5450°° . VICTORIA “(CP) —..
=| Questions = about. =the .
. _. relevancy of testimony by
Jim McEwan ~ comptroller-general Lionel
ise inetie an wemels * Bonnell took more than an

and his grandmother, Susan
‘SingerTaylor of Victoria.

Escorting the boy was Jay
J. Armes, of El Paso, Texas,
who .engineered Alex's
-return from, Greece, ‘where
‘he had ‘been held by ‘his

father: since: last summer.

Armés’ fee, estimated at
about $60,000, will be paid for -
by Alex's grandmother.

- It wasn't, the: first time.

grandmother. Singer---

Taylor's resources as an heir
to the-- Singer sewing..
machine fortune had been *-
used to secure Alex from his.
father. Co oe,
It cost -her about 25,000

Bonnell said in a statement
to the’ committee last week
thataplanned =.)
reorganization ¢
‘and authority”: practices
within the finarice. ministry

+ buggy

pounds - Sterling and six
months of legal wrangles.

‘after’ the boy’s father

snatched him from his baby
_in “London's. Hyde
Park in 1970 and, whisked
him off to Greece.

- Greek courts awarded cus-
tody to the mother when the
couple . ‘separated’. but

~ required her to remain
within Greece. She fled with:
“government did-was supply: .

‘Alex and came tothe Duncan:

area. Po |

However,. Victoria family , “witha passport without his’ .
court allowed: the: ‘boy's” -father's signature. _
‘father to get Alex ‘back to. f
- Atheng..In April, 1979, the -

court ruled. the boy, could

~

Bickering continues —

the auditergeneral's ‘report.

: Bonnell: did © answer

i before it was ‘adjourned. to

‘ual weaken the very fabric duly 9. However, the com-

of internal.contral.’”’”

. Attempts to’continue testi-

who questioned whether the
matters raised by Bonnell
fel] within. the commiltee’s
terms of reference. -

look at the 1979 auditor-
general’s report,'’ said
Health Minister Rafe Mair.
“Examining something that
Ais going to happen in’ the
future is miles out -of our
terms of reference —: not
even close,”’ ; .

Committee chairman
Ernie Hall (NDP — Surrey)
said the committee was
within its bounds in
questioning Bonnell because
the reorganization would

mony this week.. were
hampered by Social Credit,
members on the committee,

result in’ changes to the
comptroller-general’s duties
as he had outlined to the
committee several weeks
ago and as recommended in,

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have surface rights to rural
property and want to pursue
peace and quiet. But a

750-5205 growing number have

land. . ;

Werner Mengler, a miner
in «Silverton, about. 50
kilometres north of,
Castlegar, said in a
telephone interview, “some
are ready to go to-war.!". -:

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mittee did not get to deputy.

finance minister Larry Bell,

who had been called to sai

clarify Bonnell's status.

Bonnell had said last week
that he was -advised in a

memo. from Bell that the 8
deputy minister would. be -
“taking direct responsibility

“This: committee is em-.
‘Bi powered by the legislature to’

for the new payroll system,
the financial information

-system and. policy and

procedures manuals.

Bonnell said -he. would.

refuse to do that, saying he
felt it would be a violation of
‘the Financial Control Act —

which is expected to be:

-revised later this session.

Prince Rupert) charged the
‘Social: Credit members with
treating ‘a .senior clvil
servant as a hostile wit-
ness,’ and repeated his
claim that the government’

does not want persons with
possibly

damaging
lestimony to appear befare
the committee. .

promising silver property
" near the tiny community of
‘Silverton but. another party
has the surface rights. -
Mengler' said the
provincial Mines Act gives
_ him the right to go onto the
‘sproperty. and engage in
miming. . - .
“it's a silyer-lead mine
and could be a big operation.
But now we'll probably have

-to go to court. There's strong’

talk intown about this,”
Mengler said. -

“Some people have mined

_ all their lives here and now

one guy wants to stop it. He’s

setting a bad example and

some guys in town are ready

to lyneh him.”

Mengler's case is not an

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Mountains once rang with
the sounds of thousands of
miners plying their trade.

Today, with silver -prices
strong, mining companies

are returning to the valley.

cumstances with his father.

2a ce iquestions: for. the -last- 20.
f" reporting iminutes: of."the’ meeting. -

- boy was 4 36-day operation

visit, his’ father «
summer holidays: >. -:
_ Mra. Singer-Taylor i
steod then that: the B.C.
attoerney-general's: ministry
would ensure Alex's return if
the father tried to keep him, .”
as,ehe and her ' daughter :

feared. oe wo
_ ‘The ministry did. nothing,
Mrs. Singer-Taylor. said, -
adding that all the Canadian

‘Alex, a Canadian. ‘citizen, |

Alex's: grandmother -had
given’ him a series‘of code
words related.to. the family
pets by which he could send’
miessages ‘about his cir-"-

inAthens. =,
_ About two days before the
boy was to return to Victoria

.Jast August, a telegram

came from hia father saying

"he-was keeping the hoy,-who'

had started classes at an
speaking school.

> Alex: phoned. his mother
“twice after that to.tell her he
-was happy in Athens. Both:

times the calls: were
monitored by his father, she

Once she phoned him when
his. father was. out and Alex
pleaded with her to come and
t him. Letters Alex could

‘sneak off to his grandmother.

told of unhappiness and
abuse. . Oo,

A chance reading by Mrs, .
Singer-Taylor of .Armes’
book The Investigators: led

her to contact the Texan

during the fall of 1978.

“You can have him back .

tomorrow... ."" he told her,
but she had tof

France, in February but it.
wes May before he. took
action, even thoigh Mrs. |
Singer-Taylor could only
raise'$15,000 then. ;
Armes saldrecovery of the:

employing 16 agents.

* But they must mix with
residents who have moved
into the region toseek escape
from metropolitan centres
and seek the wealth of peace
-of mind. : ,
Garry Griffin, treasurer of
the Slocan District Chamber
of Commerce, said‘in an
“interview from New Denver‘
‘that there haye been other

‘incidents of ‘conflicts bet:

ween miners and settlers. ‘I

heard that one person ‘Was

run off the property with. a
0 at .

The chamber. has sent a
telegram to Bob McClelland,
B.C.’ energy, mines and
petroleum. resources
minister, expressing their
fear, andsaying “we believe
the ‘current disputes af!
fecting local persons liveli-
hoods could. regress to

violence should action not be’

taken without delay.”
Griffin said what is needed
is a strong public education
program informing people in
layman's language the
various facets of the

" Actual recovery took place .
” shortly before 9 a.m,, June 16
"at Alex's school, He was ap- -
proached -by -an- American
“boy about his. own age who ;
asked Alex. (0 ‘accompany: -

duriig’

suspicion. — hats
“Within an. hour after. Alex
eft his schocl, an intensive

_ ‘The

_fident their troubles with
- Alex's father are aver.

_hever knit
* safe,"

the money.”
. to pay the fee, which took her
. . back to her family in ©
Graham Lea (NDP — Europe. 0° SO
” -Atentative'agreement was °
- made with Armes in Cannes,

; ‘ 7 | | ' . A.

fae)

used a boy because an adult
would: have. aroused -

houseto-house search was

-made in the area.

Armes won't say what took

- “place ‘in. the: four days they

_ pemained, hiding in Greece

’ before flying -out from an
- jindiselosed point, but’ says.

they.. missed’ detection.
several times. . :

“Armes spoke highly. of.
_ Alex’s composure and ,in-:.

telligence during the ordeal.

After greeting his family in

Victoria, the weary boy.
talked of seeing old friends

_and eating hamburgers. . .

Alex's father and mother

were married in 1968 alter.

meeting. in London, They.
lived together. for three
months and were
1%. os,

couple's marriage in
Scotland was never

recognized in Greece. but

_ Alex's father legitimized the

boy through thé courts ‘and
made him a Greek citizen.
Neither woman is .con-

“That's ‘the ‘worst. part,

wing whether he's
paid - Mra.
Nikolepoulos. ; .

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But George. Mark,
chamber president, said in
an Interview from New
Denver that a reply was

received’ Wednesday from”

McClelland .

‘gaying
nothing. _
- Fhe telegram ‘sald: the

‘government supports. mine:

development in B.C: comi-
sistent. with provincial
statutes but said conflicts
between those having. sur-
face rights and those. with
mineral rights must be.
resolved’.on a ‘local, . site-
specific basis. oe
Mark said that’s not good
enough .and the
should take a stronger role in
clearing. up". misun-
derstandings in. the valley.
‘‘]'ve heard lots of rumors
of violence between two
groups a w 1)
the community down the
middle. We've asked the
minister to do some .
Her doing nothing,” Mark .

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“Things could-get-rough

province: —

“| CHWASHINGTON: (CP): —
~ Canadian Trade Minister —
Herb Gray ‘and U;S.- Trade’

“Sberetary Reuben ‘Askew.

- haverslaled. three hours o
_ talks’ Friday, on the troubled

North American automobile .
‘ - industry; but authorities |
him toa waiting Gar. Armes ~ indicate the problems. may . {

‘be bigger: than both of them
expect:alpresent.. --- +.

- ins fat

spanned by a luncheon. with
U.S, Commerce. Secretary

Philip Kiuteals, ~~

lawyer. representing. an
Indian . fis n presai
private charges ‘against

federal -and: provincial of-

. ficials and ‘a logging com-

petition B.C. Supreme Court
- to overruls’.a,stay of pro-
ceedings in the case. —

Garth Byans, representing

_- Prederitk’Bellas, of Masset

in the ‘Queen Charlotte

. Islands; said the stay or-

dered by the attorney:

general's. ministry amounts
to a’denial'of justice.

STOCKHOLM (Reiter) —

Prime Minister Trudeau ar-.

rived today for a two-day
visit. to Sweden which will
include talks with govern:
ment’ leaders and a visit to

ay Sweden's Arctic region,

| Job predpects drop

“TORONTO (CP) — Em:

". ployment prospects for the.

third quarter have declined
across Canada, a survey by

. * f y Wer sft . 7
to. his’ along BeaeP in 2Tulyy
~ faviguat” and’ Septelibér,

; ines “down from
provincial ‘Mines Act and down from 28 per cent in the

same period last’ year. -

Company. president
William Coke said 32.1 per
'. gent of those poljed in an
earlier survey anticipated

VICTORIA. (CP) -—
Mayora.of southeastern B.C.
.communitie).may have to

/ pall pressure on. the federal .

_ government to get ‘action on
‘expansion of. the Roberts
. Bank. coal’ port; Cranbrook
Mayor Ty Colgur said
“Wednesday. °

-Colgur and other Kootenay
-Thayors met with B.C. In-
‘ dustry Minister Don Philli

to voiee -concern that.
-. Roberts Bank expansion go
ahead as soon as possible
and ‘that southeastern coal
interests be given the same
treatment as that afforded
for development of industry
in-the northeast part of the
nce:

terview
f “This is

n- ‘. both aides.
acknowledge” that: -hothing »
spécific is likely to emerge ~

_ fromthe private discussions, .
twa.; 90-minute sessions”

pany said Wednesday he will:

from Britaisi.’?

‘while the transporta

' property

: ap ny
immediate decisions,"*said
Gray i

consider

_: Fisherman fights

VANCOUVER (CP) —The —

He. said the . attorney-
general's ministry has’ no

ing ; business interfering in the
" gase because it Is a federal
“matter, Te,

Bellas had - alleged: Jack
Biirkert, regional. manager
of the provincial. forest
ministry in Prince George,
deputy forests. minister
Michael Apsey, federal

“fishertes regional’ manager

Wally Johnson and CIPA In-
dustries Ltd. (formerly GC.
Timber), had harmed. fish
habitat near Riley Island
between March 23 and June
15 last year. -

Trudeau in Sweden

Trudeau flew to Stockhalin
after holding talks in London
with British Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher . on
Canada's plans. to gain full
control: of its constitution

hirings in the second
quarter.
The-number of companies

“expecting to reduce staff has

almost doubled from the
second quarter, A- staff
reduction during the next
three months Is expected by
10.2 per cent of the com-
panies ‘polled, up from 5.7

‘per. cent in the second

quarter souusie thier on
onthe thitd quatter of 1979,
6.1 Pet cent foresaw cuts.
e survey indicates ‘the
mining industry continues to
expect ihe most _hirings,
tion and
public-sector utilties an-
ticipate the fewest. ;

|, Pressure applied

The federal and provincial
governments reac’ ten-
tativeagreement recently on
a plan by.B.C. to turn over
at Roberta Bank,
south of Vancouver, to Ot-
tawa for future de-
velopment.

However, Phillips said
B.C, won't turn over the land -
until the National Harbors .
Board assures the province
construction will begin
immediately. Ottawa won't
start. any action on the
project until it gets the land.
‘ Phillips told the mayors.
that as soon as the-har'
board gives some com,

en evelopment
th t B.C.. will sign over

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