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RANKIN ‘ v s EXECU

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Rankin's Story.

I The story begins in the ‘spring'of 1971. Mr. Rankin undretook a program in conjunction with Opportunities ‘for Youth sponsored by thee

.Federal Government. It was compulsory for each to have

a display of some sorts.

The name of his project was Operation Radio U.P.E.I.

and he was to,remodel.the Universities Radio station Mr. Rankin decidedto use

the equipment from the U.P.E.I. Radio Station. on the day

of the display, Mr. Rankin claims that none of the mem- bers of the executive were aroudd. He therefore signed the key out from the U.P.E.I. Security Office and under took the responsibility‘on his own to take the equipment —to the Confederation Center for his display. His program was accepted and was later dropped. Mr. Rankin asked the manager of the Confederation Centre, Jim Phillips,for per- mission to leave the equipment

in the storage room for a coup;'

1e of weeks. Since his car had broken down,he left the equip- ment there for the summer. ‘ "One day during Freshmen Week," Rankin said."I was play- -ing with "The Troubadors"at the Coffee Shop when Dean Shaw

approached me inquiring to the_‘

where-a-bouts of the Radio eqa: uipment . Jim Larkin was with him at the time.

Mr. Rankin claims that he had offered to get the equip- ment back to fourth floor Main and set it up for the year. tDean Shaw was supposed to have arranged to meet Rankin behind Main at 7 o'clock that evening so that they could get the U. P.E.I. truck to transport the equipment back to the Radio -Station.

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I.

In late September of this year charges were pressed _by the student union executive ragainst Allan Rankin former ;manager.9f Radio U.P.E.I. for theft over fifty dollars. On, October the 7th. the charges were dropped and the case was diamissed by the court.

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The next day Rankin en- countered Mr. Larkin and asked him why no one turned up behind main building the previous evening. Rankin said that Larkin told him the ex- ecutiVe would look after every- thing.Rankin claims that he in- sisted that he Would help t

-them get the equipment and set]

the Radio Station up. However, Mr. Larkin told him he could forget it,everything would.be looked after. The same day he encountered Bob Hunter,who was with him on the project. There

were rumors sa in that

of the equipmen hid beens.ome ruined due to a flood in the storage room. Rankin told Mr.

Hunter to keep an eye out

about the equipment since he also knew where everything Was.

Soon afterwards Allen Ran- kin took a trip to Toronto. On his return,he was ap- proached by Scott Stevens and was told by him that there was a warrant for his

V arrest. The Executive was

charging him for theft over fifty dollars, Soon after- wards he was put in Jail.

» Rankin phoned his friend Jim

Phillips to bail him out. Phillips told him that there was some Radio equipment in' his office that belonged to the university.

” When Jim Phillips brought the equipment to the Police

; ‘Station,I still had to get "bailed out."said Raankin.

"even though there was proof right there that I had not stolen the equipment." Mr.Rankin went further to say that he could lay counter charges against the Student Union for false arrest if he wanted to do so.

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THE EXECTIVE ' S STORY

Dean Shaw said that Rankin took the equipment away from the university without the permission of the Executive or the council.He also.

Isaid that Rankin was notified 'many times to_return 1§:__._> When fall came,Rankin was no I where to be found. Earl Mo Williams went tosee Jim

Phillips,manager of Confed- eration Center, about the equipment. He was inforned

that the Radio equipment was in one of the tunnels.Not all the equipment was there. Since the Excutive could not get a hold of Rankin,they finnally had to resort to a warrant for his arrest.

Shaw stated that Rankin did not offer to help return the equipment. He went further to say that the charges were dropped because the Exoutive dropped them. It was not be-

‘cause there was insufficent evidence against'him,Shaw said

that Rankin had brought back ‘; the equipment,so the Executive; let it_go at thatT‘

"If Rankin wishes to bring the issue back to the court .....fine with us" said Dean,"There is no way he. can win his case." Shaw also. stated that if Rankin wanted

to embaress the Executive,

he could have opportunity to do so at the next general meeting around the end of the

month. "Iohallenge him to come and try" said Dean Shaw.

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