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OTTAWA,- A stern call for
"Order" rang out in, thesupreme
Court of Canada'yesteL'day to'�
signal the start of the final stage
of the government,ordered re,
view of the Steven Truscott case.
Long before the nine justices
took their places in the court,
reporters crowded around four
large tables and'all 34 seats set
aside for the public, Were filled, ,
G. Arthur Martin and E. B.
Jollitfe, both of Toronto," led
off' with 'final arguments, on why
they think Truscott either ,should
he acquitted" or :given a new trial
connection -with .his convict-_"
ion 'for'- they 1959 'sex slayiing
Clinton,
Truscott, .Y who'll reiinain w at
work.. in .the machine.shop_of.-ttie-
medium security Prison.at Coll-
ins Bay, Ont, during the hearings,
was only 14 when convicted in
Goderich of the crime. Sentenced
to hang, his sentence later was
'Commutted' tb life imprisonment.
Defence arguments will cen-
tre largely on medicartestiniony
heard last October during five
days of special Stlprerne Court
helfrings into the government re.
ference., •
Evidence has placed Truscott
with the _ girl .between '7 and
8 p.m. the night she was killed,.
Medical evidence at the trim
based largely .on stomach ,con
tents, established time of death
at7:45p.m. J
The defence argues there was
conflicting medical testimony at
the special hearings on the
reliability of stomach contents
t4Mi. ar,.:row_down with certainty the,.
time of death. Some said the girl
died many hours after Truscott
went home for the night.
.q• he._..defence. �also___paints__.t
"uncontradicted evidence" that.
ixi jurie$ on Truscott'a penis wee
not . consistent with intercourse
as. claimed by the Crostrn at his
trial.
Crown "lawyers. Wiliam Dow,
man,`" of., Toronto, and Donald
Scott, of Welland, contend that
the guilty verdict of the ;
erich' jury should stand:
Truscott gave sworn a 'idence
for .the ';first `tithe, In' the ,Supreme
Court, reference last.. fall and
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Rat tn; suctk a controversial
matter as the Truscott 'refer.,
once they might "decide" to have
the lawyers read every woad
Of then' briefs.
7101 reporting .of each
would help, ',Canadian's aCcept
whatever opinion* the court hands
down. The decision could, come
:at any time after the final argu.
ments are heard, '
The cabinet' thea- must decide
Jury Recommends
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Crossing
S, n5 t
LUCKNOW--A coroner's jury, train for tTorohto,
recommended here last week the
erection of railway warning signs
on both sides of a level crossing
where a Whitechurch area man,
was killed Nov. 16.
Roy Huff an, 73, of R.R. 5,
'Lucknow, Med when the car in
which he -was -riding collidedwith
a CNR dayliner on Sideroad 35
in Kinloss Township.
- Ironically, the -train en route
---to Wingham' from Lucknow was
the same one Mr. Huffman was
trying to catch. He was apassen-
ger in, a car .driven by his 17-
year-old grandson, Donald.Morr.
isori; also of R :R. 5 Lucknow.
There are standard railway'
signs on either side of the cross.
ing, but the jury felt there ,would
be. more protection for motorists
if some .other type of warning sign
wag placed ata considerable dis-
tance .-from the crossing and on
'both sides., •
The car and dayliner collided
about 6 a.m.e.s the .retired mer
to�..� ,_was l ein driven to W inghhkm, five
miles north of here, to catch the
Quartet
Boycotts
Library
By Shirley' J..Keller
With 'only four "municipalities
within the boundaries of Huron
County still opposed to the new
• County Library' Service, Reeve
Duff Thompson, Clinton; -chair-' •
man of the Huron Library- Board
made the following recommenda-
' tion at .the January session 'of
County Council; ..
“That the Department of Educt •
ation,'be requested to consider
amending the present_,legislation
relative to the establishment of
41�uy
,libraries in sucha mannert when.. a.by--lays -" Vitas been
ssed hy county council estab.
lishing a County LibrarySystem,
then all member municipalities
of the county should become auto.
matically part of the said
System." -
Bay, ' Hullett, East Wawanosh
and Morris townships` still absent
themselves from the .System, and.
in order t o be included in the
service for 1967 -would have to
join by Feb.- 15, I967. "
. G2derich; a formmer__ho11 ut.
made application at thebeginning
of the session to become an In-
tegral part. of. the County Library.
System. - ,
Reeve Thompson, speaking on
the report, said problems arise
where two municipalities come
together for *library purposes,
and only, one of the two is a
member of the ,County Library
System.
• James Hayter reeve`ofStephen
drew attention -to' 6: s#tuition in
Dashwood where the village is
split in - two by the boundary,
between Hay and Stephen. Hay-
ter 'asked if,Bay residents could
remain on the library board►.hen.
Hay Township was •mot• d County
Library member: .
He was . told that particular
problem had not been solved,
but it was agreed that Hay Town-
ship residents, as well as reside
ents in any other non- member
municipality, would have to pay
for -the -use- -of the 'library _fapi1-
ities in a member municipality.
„ .,, .._M...... '•hose...1iving..in .a". fnemher..m
icipali'ty are entitled to free lib-
rary service.
Elgin Thompson, Tuckersmith
reeve,' learned that any money
° presently held by the former
library boards could be either
-turned--back.-to--.the- municipality___
or given to the county librai`y
board who would purchase books
for, the mtinicipality's library..
It is only when the county lib.
- rary board is the • purchasing
agent that full grants can be
received. - '
Morris Reeve Stewart Proctor
was informed t ere• was no truth
in, the rumour circulatingin his
tw 1iip that a librar'r must be
located on a ground floor, Clare '
Vincent, reeve of Mullett, said the
township had no other library than
the one at the Central School at
Londesboro and wondered if un.
der the new System, Huliett
people could use the library
there. He was told it would,be
- a matter for the Hullett Town-•
4 ,)ship School Board to decide.
Proctor suggested that each,
library be sent a budget report
guideline to facilitate persons
unfamiliar. .with^-.the•.preparti tion•-. -.
of financial statements.
A qualified county librarian
must be engaged, council was
reminded.
"A tremendtaist.amountofWbrk
.� �isrf�sj .fo ei8 iw7:.ui-
Huron County Library Board to
the County iLibrary Service:"
, • id Reeve Thompson.
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Both were thrown from the
car and Mr:' Huffman was pro-
nounced dead , at the scene by
Dr, J. C. McKim, Lucknow cor-
oner. Morrison received head and
chest injuries.
Young
Bowers
The top six singles among
young bowlers of Jan. 21 games
were Susan Duckworth with 302,
Jacqueline Duckworth with 299,
Mary Arm M1Viillar with 225, Danny
Baker with .,218 Janice Kinahan
with 202, and -Gayle Fisher with
201.
The -top-team --is-called -the
"Kingpins", with Don Dickson
as captain. A total of 'fifty-five
points.•.anrrunning-second is the
«Vikings« with Susan Duckworth
as, captain. A -total of 53 -points
Everyone-1s-=trying-har i -to- o -to
the tournament. • ., -
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the Crown attacks it as !"net
worthy of belief." .
Mr. Rowrn1a...n... and Mr. ScItt
point to Crown *evidence ..that
Truscott was seen leaving the:
Clinton schoolyard with Lynne.
Harper at 7 p,m. the night she
diedand wasn't seen again until
an hour later. During that time,
they say, the girl was brutally
slain.' .
Their written argument says
Truscott failed to give a truth-
ful, account of his whereabouts
during, the hour. in questions,
"If there were any truthful
innocent explanation, ,it is in-
conveivable he would not' . have
given . it to. the investigating
officers or ,at least at this ref.
erence and thus establish aba.sis
for. _ _rational conclusion incon•.
sistent with guilt," says the
Crown's written brief at one
point. • ' .
Truscott, in' his testimony, said
he gave the girl a ride on his
bicycle from the schoolyard to
a nearby •highway where he later
saw her picked up by a car.
The nine justices have had
the . chance to read the argue
rpents, And, was is court custom,
the lawyers have exchanged their
written presentations.
So it's possible, as they have
done in the past, that the jus-
, tices will tell the lawyers they've
read the.arguments and askthem
•to concentrate on a point here
and there.
whether to accept the court's
advice on one of the most eel•
ebrated murder. in the country's
History; The court canyamae one
of three recomrnpndations: That
Truscott be'freed, given a new
trial or .held in prison. with his
conviction ,Confirmed, '
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Bridge Scores_.
Thirteen tables were in play
- at the Goderich Duplicate Bridge
Club.• Tuesday night. A Mitchell
game was played. Winners and
their scores were as follows:
�.H.... - Mx:� .ands. Mrs nliet1L
Hunter, 204; Mrs. Ivan Paper.
-nick and Mrs. Robert Sproule,
190; Mrs. Frank Reid and Mrs.
Bruce Erskine, 189 1/2; Dr. and
Mrs. Morgan- Smith, 180 1/2.
Dr, and Mrs: Walter Oakes,
184 1/2; . Mr.,. and Mrs. -Jack'
Chisholm, '181 1/2; Mrs. JoI1n
Stringer and Mrs; Bruno Lapaine,
170 1/2; Mr. and Mrs: Al Selinger,
170.
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