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Noboru Takeshita: in the Recruit intluence- peddling seandal fas committed suicide, one day after the Japanese leader said he would resign over the attair Lakeshita, visibly shocked by the death of thei Aoki, told reporters: 1 strongly regret (his action). We walked side by side for over 30 yeary Police said Aoki, 58, hanged himself ai home in Fokyo. They said-he also slashed his wrist and ankle with a razor. Police officials said an. am responding to ani Aoki's wile, bulance crew, emergency call trom found him dead Police said Aoki lett notes to his wile and several other Takeshita people including but declined to comment Aoki had been Lakedhita’s personal secretary since 1958 and way in charge of handling political donations in cluding stock transactions and @ loan trom the Recruit Co. that embroiled Takeshita personally in the -political scandal Lakeshita announced Tuesday he would resign soon to take tespon ibility for his and his party's > vobementinthe scandal Asked it he thought the suicide was related to the scandal, Lakeshita said I have not seen his note yet, butt Jul 4 bilit Briefly... not included iv in a report to parliament on April 11, when he said he had received ‘more than the equivalent of $1.2 million Cdn in legal political donations from Recruit, The loan forced him to change his account of his involvement with the controver sial company, and two days later Takeshita announced his decision to resign. Takeshita did not blame Aoki in his departure statement, but news reports said Monday he had not known of the loan at the time he spoke to parliament because his aide had not informed him of it until Saturday Aoki had been questioned: by prosecutors several times in connec tion, with the Recruit affair and prosecutors said his suicide would not affect their investigation into the sean. dal, which has led to L4arrests to date Meanwhile, political tractions.in the governing Liberal Democratic party, Which has a majority in parliament, were consulting about a successor to Takeshita said he would not leave office until parliament passes Takeshita the 1989 budget; likely some time neat month LIKELY CANDIDATE The most prominently mentioned candidate was Masayoshi lio, 75, a former foreign minister, Who has ap: peared reluctant to take up the post at a time vf political crisis. ho, a diabetic, DID YOU KNOW ...? Your Autoplan coverage relates to the use of your vehicle. It your vehicle is used tor purposes other than those specified on your in KEEP THEM SAFE. DRIVE DEFENSIVELY. Quip! = Y 7} Cohoe nsuranc we 1127-4th St., Costlegpr 365-3301 We Make Buying Insurance Easy ACCEPTED LOAN Last weekena, news reports revealed that Aoki had accepted a loan from the Recruit Co. of the 9453,000 Cdn in 198 equivalent: ol When Lakeshita Was campaigning to succeed Yasuhiro Nakasone as prime minister, and the money, Which was later paid bach, was said to have been used in thé campaign The revelation of, the loan em barrassed Lakeshita because he had Chinese students say threats strengthen BEHING (AP) government threats to suppress the Students said largest student movement since 1949 have only increased their resolve to make China's leaders permit greater democracy Student leaders claimed that a class Monday had boycou that began On The List. he Provincial feet Election Act requires that anew Voters List be prepared now. On Monday, May 1, 1989, a province-wide voter enumeration will commence to «obtain applications for voter registration + verify current voter registration information For the purpose of compiling a new Provincial Voters List, énumerators will visit every residence in British Columbia Voting is the most important right you have and you must be registered voter in order to exercise that right. Watch for your enumerator commencing May | Enumeration ’89. For further information, ese in order to verify current infor- mation and register prospective voters who are « Canadian citizens ¢ 19 years of age or older « residents of British Columbia for the past 6 months Chief Electoral Office British Columbia said Luesday the post should go to a younger person —s The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reported today that Ito was the choice agreed upon at meetings late Tuesday between Takeshita and other party leaders Asahi Shimbun Said a majority of governing party members Ihe daily judged Lio as the only appropriate candidate because he is untainted by the scandal involving the Recruit Co spread to 47 universities and colleges around Beijing, involving more“thar™ 70,000 students. At least four more schools joined the protest today, they said Their clain’ could not be indepen: dently veritied Chinese leader Deng Niaoping or dered authorities on Tuesday to crack down on the protest, said a journalist at the People’s Daily, the voice of the ruling Communist party Hie peasants—suppert—us, the workers support us, the army supports us, so Why should we be bothered by students,” the journalist quoted Deng ay saying His remarks prompted the People’s Daily to publish a harsh editorial that called the student: movement “a plan ned conspiracy’” aimed at the over throw of the government China's major newspapers and radio stations carried the People’s Daily editorial Ihe editorial called newly formed student unions ‘illegal’ and said tur ther protests and demonstrations would be forbidden. It described the current disturbances as a grave political struggle The editorial accused the students of attempting to overthrow the gover hment and insisted that the students movement in Beijing was connected to violent protests last week in Xian and Changsha, two provincial capitals Last week, crowds of youths among the protesting students went on ram pages in Changsha and Xian, looting stores, burning automobiles and buildings and beating policemen The government must recognize that our movement is a patriotic one, said a Tibetan student leader at_ the meeting Tuesday. “We are not against the party. They have distorted our feelings. We will struggle until the end The Beijing Daily, meanwhile, Rublished an order “from the city students to government telling the disband their “illegal” organizations Most of the student unions were formed last week Student leaders said they would concentrate on closing ranks today al ter various Lactions split over tactics They said they would not be sending students out into the streets to solicit funds and support from workers and other citizens. Since the beginning ol the week, students have taken up posts on busy "Mitterand to visit Ottawa OTTAWA (CP) French president Francois Mitterrand will visit Ottawa next month. No date has been announced for the visit, but it’s expected to-be May 19 and 20. It is part of a tour by Mitterrand leading up to the m seven leading industrialized countries that begins July 14 in Paris. The head of the host country for the annual international meeting ing of the usually tours the capitals of participating countries for consultations before the meeting. Participants are Canada, Britain, France, West Ger many, Italy, Japan and the United States Canada said for weapon upgrade OTTAWA (CP) — Canada supports the modernization of the West's short-range nuclear weapons in Europe, but will also back negotiations to reduce their numbers, External Affairs Minister Joe Clark said. The western military alliance, The North Atlantic. Treaty Organization, is in the midst of a bitter debate over modernization of the weapons, most of them based in West Germany The United States and Britain have called for modernization of the missiles. But West Germany and several other NATO countries want moder nization delayed while the alliance negotiates with the Soviet Union and its allies for reductiops in conventional arms and short-range nuclear mangos “It is important for us to have together modernization and negotiation,’ Clark told the Commons to jeers from opposition MPs. Workers need protection: union THUNDER BAY, Ont. (CP) aren't doing enough to protect employees, a union spokesman said, following the funeral of a worker killed last week Pulp mills in Northern Ontario “The companies come dragging their feet to obey the letter of the law, but they don’t go beyond it (to prevent accidents) if it Will cost them extra dollars,’ John Meinnes, of the Canadian Paperworkers Union, said. Real Boudreau, 24, died last Friday at a Domtar paper mill in Red Rock, located about 80 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay. The Red Rock resident was Burned by-btacktiquor;-ahighty Dstat used to break down wood fibres. aa Two opponents to face Getty EDMONTON (CP) — Alberta Premier Don Getty will face only two opponents in the May 9 provincial byelection in Stettler riding New Democrat Grant Bergman, Liberal Frank Pickering and Getty, running for the Progressive Conservatives, were the only candidates to tile nomination papers by Tuesday's deadline, said Pat Ledgerwood, Alberta's chiet electoral officer Eddie Keehn, a self-styled anti-establishment crusader from Edmon to, said last weekend he planned to run, but he did not file nomination papers. Police run over youth's leg SASKATOON (CP) — A Saskatoon youth was lett barely able to walk alter a_police cruiser chased him and ran over his leg over a jaywalking infraction. Kenny Morin, 17, foster chitd ot Jenny and-brank Munroe, has a blackened tire mark burned into his leg just below his lef knee. The resi of his leg, from thigh to toes, is bruised purplish blue I'm really upset. | could understand if he was getting in trouble,” said Jenny Munroe The Grade 10 high school student is scheduled for surgery today to remove the charred skin from his leg and replace it with skin from his back. He has been using crutches because he can't straighten his crushed leg Morin was chased by three policemen two on foot and one in a car aie on the night of April 17 after he crossed’a street to wait for a bus. Spi. Dave Scott, oF the Saskatoon police; said- police acted property eventhough they mistakenly assumed the teen was a robbery suspect Downey says he was attacked SAN FRANCISCO (AP) he was attacked by skinheads who cut his hair and marked him with Television host Morton Downey Jr. said swastikas, but police said they couldn't verify his report What he’s claiming doesn’t appear to be the case at all," said Ron Wilson, a spokesman at San Francisco International Airport where the incident was reported Monday night “We have not yet been able to confirm any of the statements Mr Downey made Authorities found no evidence of skinheads in the area, he said Wilson said a witness reported seeing the tatk-show host in a restroom where the attack was said to have happened, but didn’t see any controntation. The witness said Downey was escorted to a waiting limousine by a man and woman with whom he was travelling Mini-marijuana farm seized VANCOUVER (CP) a mini-marijuana farm in a one-bedroom highrise apartment in the West nd Police have discovered wliat they describe as It was a bumper crop,”’ Sgt. Pete Fraser said. “You could smell it all the way down the hall. Fraser said police seized 50 mature marijuana plants and another 62 immature plants, hydroponic equipment and indoor lights used (9 grow the plants. The plants would have produced about seven kilograms of marijuana witha street value of more than $60,000, police said A 44-year-old man faces drug charges. Agreement said reached VANCOUVER (CP) tentative agreement with the association representing 1,100 professional ssociation spokesman said The’ provincial government has reached a employees, ar The Professional Employees Association represents protessionals such as foresters, engineers, physiotherapists and teachers Terms of the pact are being withheld pending ratitication. The employees, who had voted to strike, have not had a contract since Nov. 30 Voters to be registered May 1 VICTORIA (CP) May 1, Provincial Secretary Bill Reid said, A provinee-wide voter enumeration will begin About 6,500 provincial enumerators will gather information on an estimated 1.8 million to two million voters, Reid said ina news release the cnumeration will conclude i eatly August when dor the best time, voter identification cards will be mailed to all registered voters in April 26, 1989 A Probe told coach was deceived: McKoy TORONTO (CP) Hurdler Mark Mekoy told a federal inquiry he ($) JOIN IN THE CELEBRATION | deceived his coach and by pretending he was on banned steroids before competing in the Olympics last fall McKoy, suspended for abandoning the Canadian team in Seoul alter Ben Johnson failed a drug test, became the 11th track stay to admit taking the muscle-building chemicals But he told Mr Dubin he was on them only briefly in 1987, He said he and teammate Desai Williams quit using the banned drugs because they didn’t work. “We weren't letting anybody know we weren't doing it,” McKoy, 27,-told Justice Charles the probe into drug abuse in sport “We wanted to make it appear that everything was going along as planned We didn’t want to create friction.” Mckoy’s testimony corroborated that of his friend Williams, but Dubin said. it “*puzzled"’ him, and he repeatedly asked the hurdler why he would want to deceive his teammates and their coach, Charlie Francis. The hurdler replied he did not want to distract the athletes while they were training - for the Olympics par ticularly not its stars, sprinters John- son and Angela Issajenko. Besides, he said, Issajenko couldn't keep a secret “If you tell Angella, you might as well tell Global (Television),"* he said McKoy denied earlier testimony by trancis_and_Issajenko that he and] Williams had taken the drugs all along. RECEIVED DRUGS Though neither Francis nor Issajenko testified they saw McKoy or Williams inject the banned drugs last year, both said the pair received a sup- ply and discussed their programs on several occasions, The Guyana-born McKoy, who still trains with Williams and Johnson, called Francis ‘*an idiot."’ Chewing gum as he casually sat back in the witness box, he testified he left Francis for South Carolina's Clemson Ghiversity in 1980 because **he was a little too intense."" “Everything was track and field,” said McKoy, who grew up in London before coming 16 Canada in 1974 “We had-other things going-on-H we missed practice, he'd tell us how he'd cut off our carding money “I didn't need.asecondfather.”" Nevertheless, the three-time Olym pian said that by 1987 he wanted to return to the fold and start using steroids. 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