Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 10, 1989, Winnipeg, Manitoba 12 Winnipeg free february up Stephen Ratais problems made him easy target for countries recruiting his lawyer said its fair to say that Ratkai had quite a troubled Early William Collins told Ratais espionage i would presume that a tragic life could be something that can be exploited in an a native of Nova Scotia and pleaded guilty Mon Day to one count of espionage and one count of attempted after hearing the Case Over sever Al Justice Fintan Aylward convicted Ratkai yesterday of spy ing for the soviet i childhood cited in defence of spy activity the conviction was the latest chapter in a life marred by family the Newfoundland supreme court was Ratais father emigrated to Cape Breton from Hungary in the 1950s died of cancer in when Ratkai was five years his Mother killed her daughter from another marriage before killing Cash incentive a Short time Ratais father left and moved Young Stephen and his brother to where they lived with their the family returned to North a tiny area outside a few years but Gary head of the ramps National crime unit in had another theory on Why Ratkai engaged in he saw a Chance to make albeit there was a risk Bass the fact that hed been turned Down by the Cana Dian armed forces left a bad taste in his Bass said that Ratkai was emotional and crying when he told him during questioning that the army rejected his application in on another Collins tried to show that his client was not an experienced As the Crown con admitted to spying on the naval base in under Cross examination by col Bass admitted that Ratkai Analyse the secret base documents he received from an Ameri can undercover and Ratais ability to use secret writing paper and evade surveillance could have been Learned he but Bass walked when Collins suggested that Ratkai Doest know much about the soviet spy network or about his Contact in described Only As its plausible that he Doest know Johns other contacts but not that he Doest know anything about said Bass also said the soviets entrust a sensitive Mission to some one they didst have Confidence after he was arrested in Johns last Ratkai told police he began spying two years ago for a Man in Hungary who paid him thou Sands of dollars to pick up Docu ments in during four meetings in Ratkai paid an undercover agent Donna Geiger of the Navy for information on How the base tracked soviet submarines in the North Atlantic through a net work of listening devices on the a pleas proliferate Ottawa up the finance department has been flooded with thousands of requests for exemptions from a new National sales says a member of a private sector committee advising the government on its tax i know that finance has had something like Irene a member of the sales tax advisory group said this everybody says we want the we think its a Good but dont tax said a tax adviser and partner with the Man Wagemen consulting firm Woods Uphill Battle she said finance minister Michael Wilson faces an Uphill Battle to ensure the tax is broadly based and not eroded by the advisory group of about a dozen Industry representatives and was set up to advise the finance department on the Structure and implementation of the proposed by Wilson in mid Wilson came under fire in late 1987 when it was Learned he had quietly set up Stag and a similar commit tee of tax specialists to advise him on his income tax which became Law last the criticism was that members of the who earn their living advising clients How to avoid paying were learning of the reforms before the general Public Wilson defended the governments use of the saying their expertise was needed to ensure the reforms would the private sector sales tax com Mittee has not met since Early last David it is expected to begin meeting again once Wilson has decided on his sales tax last Wilson said he hoped to decide Early this year whether the new sales tax will be a Federal Only replacing the current antiquated Federal sales or a combined Federal provincial replacing also the retail sales tax systems now in nine if i were id bet that it ends up being Federal said suggesting that to get the provinces on Board Wilson could be forced to make too Many conces Sions on what should not be the proposed Levy would be applied to a variety of goods and services not now such As Legal fees and taxi Wilson said that to work the tax should have if to gain support for the he has since promised a variety of goods and services will not be taxed or not be affected by the in late he said the tax would not apply to Basic prescription some medical de or Public during the election he promised dental services and medi Cal services would not be earlier this he said Oil and Gas production would not be housing Alan the new Federal housing said that just prior to the 21 Wilson also promised Home builders that new As used would also be but David said she expects the tax will still be when they say they Are not going to tax new its not going to be she tax will still be payable on All the materials that go into Ocean Bass said All but two of the Docu ments Given to Ratkai were genuine documents released by top ranking Pentagon officials in Wash the documents Are believed to be in soviet its a risk versus gain said it is accepted at the outset that some damage might be done to National even More sensitive information was Given to Ratkai at a meeting prior to his the trial adjourned until tuesday when testimony on sentencing will be espionage carries a Maxi mum sentence of 14 Mystic music the Mystic sheiks of a brass band that normally plays daily at the dark continent in Busch gardens in entertain shoppers in Eaton place the which plays jazz and top 40 performed yesterday and was to return today at 4 Masse removal As Quebec lieutenant urged Over party funding divergence am Ponder placing assets in Trust Ottawa up All or part of an estimated million in assets owned by the Defeated letter carriers Union of Canada May be placed in Trust rather than turned Over to the victorious Canad an Union of postal Robert the carriers said yesterday the Money could be held until cup agrees to alter its Structure to meet the carriers its the members Money and its their Deci Mcgarry said in an the assets can be put in Trust until such time As they feel comfortable in their new a decision will not be made until june when the carriers Are scheduled to hold a final National convention to dissolve their 98yearold Mcgarry is upset that cup wants to get rid of most Cuc officers and business agents and eliminate Lucs 292 generally smaller Union locals by forcing carriers to join cups 192 generally larger last cup won a Winne Takeall vote by a slim margin of 51to49 per cent to represent nearly postal workers in a single National mail handlers merger ordered the merger was ordered by the Canada labor relations Board to streamline contract bargain ing and reduce the number of strikes at the Post Mcgarry denied cup suggestions that he is trying to hang on and regain the right to bargain for the Post offices Cuc will be kept functioning As Long As carriers Are he although the Canada labor relations Board has issued a certificate recognizing cup As the sole bargaining agent for All the decree does not Force Cuc to disband and hand Over its cup president Jeanclaude Parrot has said he doubts Cuc members will want to leave their Money behind once they become members of Cuc has a new Headquarters in a National strike fund of about million and an estimated million in other including several buildings housing Union offices across the Ottawa up a Quebec my wants Marcel Masse removed As conservative political lieutenant for the province because of policy differences with the rest of the provincial Francois who has led a drive by Quebec tories to ban rate political said yester Day that Masse int in step with the rest of the provincial caucus on the Issue and should he Doest reflect the mind of the Quebec caucus about this and its an important Gerin said of the communications minister in a Telephone interview from his Riding of Gerin said he would rather the Quebec lieutenants Job go to trans port minister Benoit Bouchard be cause he fits a new Quebec conservative mentality on grassroots representation and popular finance he said he would also favor environment minister Lucien Bou Chard in the Lucien Bouchard is on record As favouring a Federal equivalent of a 1977 Law passed by Quebec then parti quebecois government Banning corporation and Union donations to political lobbyists View Gerin said Masse views Politi Cal fundraising through the eyes of a which he was for 10 years for Laval in before entering fed eral politics in prime minister Mulroney announced to some Surprise monday that Masse would remain As the political minister responsible for party affairs in the Job is unofficial but carries considerable clout Over provincial patronage and the Holder acts As the prime minis ters local eyes and on the same Day As the announce the Quebec caucus passed a Resolution urging Mulroney to Over haul Federal political fundraising ban corporate donations and limit those from Gerin said the Quebec caucus overwhelmingly wants Mulroney to fulfil a Promise during the 21 election Campaign and include an overhaul of political donation Laws in the coming throne during the Mulroney said corporate and Union donations to All three political parties Foster risks of conflicts of interest and create suspicion of the political Gerin said he has no reason to believe Mulroney wont follow through on that thinking in the throne the City of Winnipeg notice of special meeting East Kildonan Transcona Community committee a special meeting of the East Kildonan Transcona Community committee will be held on february in the Community committee 2nd 755 Henderson to consider the 1989 cur rent estimates and a proposal submitted by the Manitoba High schools athletic association to construct softball and other sports facilities sponge hockey rinks on an area of land immediately South of the Crossroads shod Pina consideration of the 1989 current estimates will be As follows works and operations matters Parks and libraries and museum matters consideration of the proposal by the Manitoba High schools athletic association will follow the above matters All interested residents Are invited to attend councillor Elmwood Ward Miles Macdonell Ward Transcona Ward Henderson Ward Springfield Heights Ward Community clerk Telephone 9863035 career planning made easy with choices the government of Canadas computerized career information to be featured at the Manitoba career symposium open House monday and tuesday february 13th and your Canada employment centres will have six choices terminals at your with professional counsellors ready to assist you with your career plus a wide Range of reference material to help you focus in on your future and provide you with useful tips on Job 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