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Canada Friday naval women seawara Tax-free 1 million in tax file mm "ill Sgt. Ann O'Connor, left, looks on os Cpl. United Press Canada TORONTO A 59-year-old shoe-store manager in Ottawa was probably the only Canadian who derived pleasure from filing his income tax return this year tucked away in his file was a lottery ticket worth $1 million. Bruno Kaczmarek, 59, manager of an Elton Shoes store, took out his income tax forms earlier this year but, like most Canadians, decided to put off the annual task as long as possible. Last week, lottery officials said Thursday, Kaczmarek again took out his income tax file and found two lottery tickets for the Dec.

30 draw. Number 5992542 was worth a tax-free $1 million. Yukon asks for answers on wiretap Speca To The Province WHITEHORSE The Yukon government is demanding an explanation from the solicitor-general of Canada for the RCMP's bugging of the telephone line of Yukon Justice Minister Doug Graham during an investigation of possible land frauds last year. Chris Pearson, leader of the territories U-member Progressive Conservative majority government, said Thursday interception of the justice minister's private conversations "puts into question the privileges and integrity of all members" of the legislature. He said he would also seek advice from the House of Commons' legal counsel on the matter.

Graham, 30, claimed late Wednesday he is innocent of wrongdoing in connection with the charge laid in November against his friend, Whitehorse building contractor Barry Bellchambers, of obtaining government land by fraud. Other government members whom police interviewed in the Bellchambers case, which goes to court May 5. include Highways Minister Dan Lang and backbencher Dr. Jack Hibberd. Federal prosecutor in White-horse, Bill Corbett, has said so many lawyers and other prominent Yukoners may be called as witnesses at Bellchambers' trial that he has turned the prosecution over to a Winnipeg lawyer who will not know the witnesses.

In B.C., a special legislative committee is investigating, whether Consumer Affairs Minister Jim Nielsen's privileges as an MLA were breached by the RCMP in 1977. Bonn t'f 1 i Wilma Carroll checks watch position. bers of the West German air force carry out low-level training over Labrador this summer. The Naskaupi-Montaignais organization is concerned about the possible effect low-flying F4-Phantom jets will have on' caribou herds in Labrador and northern Quebec. Brain surgery MONTREAL Roger Doucet, famous for his rendition of 0 Canada before Montreal Canadiens hockey games, has undergone brain surgery here.

The nature of his ailment was not revealed but Ben Kaye, Doucet's agent, said the 60-year-old singer was in satisfactory condition. He was taken ill and admitted to hospital Sunday. Ship's captain Lt. Cmdr. Gil Morrison said he does not expect any disciplinary problems to arise from the addition of women to his crew.

The women will serve as administrative clerk, petty officer and cooks. "Throughout their two-year tour of duty, I have been instructed to write quarterly reports on any changes in morale or operational effectiveness," the skipper said. "The women will get no special consideration and I believe they want it that way. "As far as relationships between male and female crew, common sense will prevail. "They know that outward romances or emotional displays aboard the ship will not be tolerated." The captain said crew members have been briefed on the transition for more than a year and "after the initial shock" they have accepted the change.

HMCS Cormorant's first trip out of Halifax begins April 22 for a week of diving exercises on the Scotian shelf. 1 tf tional counts, in what is believed the longest prison sentence ever handed down in the British Commonwealth. One bombing charge involved a 1969 explosion at the Montreal Stock Exchange in which 27 persons were injured. Geoffroy, now 35, became eligible for parole in March 1976, but was rejected in four bids. His parole finally was approved after a fifth hearing in mid-March when the board decided Geoffroy's release posed "no undue risk to society." Briefs Relative of dead child demands inquiry into social services' role United Press Canada HALIFAX HMCS Cormorant welcomed the first women ever to take up active duty aboard a Canadian naval vessel Thursday and the eight expressed confidence they can bring the navy into the modern era without any commotion.

"I'm hoping our presence will improve morale, if it changes at all," said Sub-Lt. Louise Fish of Toronto, the ship's supply officer and the only officer among the eight. "For the navy, allowing us to serve on board will mean a wider pool of personnel to select from when vacancies occur. And for us we have the option now of a completely different environment." Able Seaman Ginette Nault of Sainte Cecile de Levrard, said it was about time women were allowed to go to sea. "I am a steward, which is primarily a sea trade anyway," Nault said.

"I finally get to do the job I was trained for. It didn't take me long to say 'yes' when asked if I was interested in duty on the Cormorant." in the hospital for approximately 10 days." Schreyer and his wife Lillie plan to fly to Europe next Thursday for a private visit to Italy and Austria before going to the Netherlands for the crowning of Princess Beatrix April 30 in a ceremony in the 14th-century Nieuwe Kerk cathedral in Amsterdam. Detergent suspect GUELPH, Ont. A University of Guelph professor says Reye's syndrome, a rare, often-fatal children's disease, may be linked to detergents. Stephen Safe said research is still too preliminary to prove a link between detergent and the syndrome, although research on animals indicates a potential connection.

"Reye's syndrome is thought to be caused by a virus, although it is not proven," Safe said. "Our research on young mice indicates that detergents may have a role in taking a virus that wouldn't be lethal and making it lethal." Terrorist parole MONTREAL Former terrorist bomber Pierre-Paul Geoffroy was expected Thursday to be released next week on limited day parole after serving 11 years on 124 life sentences for his part in bombings in Quebec in the 1960s. Geoffroy, convicted in 1969 of planting 31 bombs, received the multiple life terms, along with 25 years on addi- Bees found dead HALIFAX About half of a shipment of 1.5 million honey bees imported by air from Florida to help pollinate apple blossoms in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley were found dead Thursday, an agriculture department spokesman said. The official said attempts were being made to determine whether the bees died en route or during the wait here to be transported to the apple growing area. Planes protested GOOSE BAY, Nfld.

An organization of native peoples has written to the federal environment department to complain about plans to have mem Province News Services EDMONTON The step-grandmother of a three-year-old girl beaten to death Tuesday in a south Edmonton home has called for an inquiry into the handling of the child by the Alberta social service department. Mira June Phipps, 55, a Calgary secretary, said her step-granddaughter Miranda Phipps would still be alive if the courts, acting on recommendations from social workers, had not removed the girl from her custody and returned her to her mother, Pearl, two days before the mother was convicted of prostitution. On Thursday a small group of women armed with mops, pails, scrub brushes and brooms demonstrated at the Alberta legislature. Nancy Leavitt of Edmonton, speaking for the group angered by the killing and upset with the social services department because of recent incidents involving children, said Social Services Minister Bob Bogle should resign. The women said they planned a spring house-cleaning and said the first to go should, be Bogle.

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