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Ee matey og ery enn pay ONTARIO POLICE COMMISSION TOLD: Councillors Meddled In Police Affairs » PORT ELGIN, Ont. (CP) -- Former police chief Charles a ,. demoted last month to constable, told an Ontario Police Commission board Thursday he has met with in- terference from _ councillors while policing this town 25 miles west of Owen Sound. Const. Riley was testifying in his own defence at an inquiry into police operations in the town which in recent months had its three - man police force either fired, suspended or asked to resign. The inquiry, which started | Monday, was adjourned Thurs- day to Jan. 25. Const. Riley, only remaining member of the force, joined it in June, 1963 and was appointed hief constable last May after ief. Const. Kennedy Farrell lied. Council passed a motion August asking Riley to re- ign, but he refused. In \November, council re- inded its previous motion and passed another reducirig Chief to the rank of constable at the same annual salary of $4,200. CHARGES INTERFERENCE Const, Riley said councillors R. J, li and Dean Thede, both members of this year's town police committee, inter- fered with his police duties. Const. Riley said he received a call from Councillor Bell, who used obscene language in discussing a speeding charge laid against his (Bell's) friend. During police committee meetings, Const. Riley said, Councillor Bell continued to complain that "we were ruin- ing the tourist trade." "There were members 0 council that had approached Chief Farrell and myself about so many complaints from Mr. (Emmett) McGrath that this department was ruining his business,"' he said. Earlier, Mr. McGrath, pro- prietor of the Cedar Beach | |Geraldton detachment ; |asked Const. Riley whether he Casino and the town refresh- ment booth, testified that his business was cut by 50 per cent in 1963 because of "'concen- trated" searching of patrons cars by town police. WAS ABUSED Const. Riley said Councillors Bell and Thede subjected him to verbal abuse for his police work. He said the councillors com- plained after former const. Karl MacNaughton stopped 'his four-man force to the police the same meeting asked for an- other policeman. Police Want More Money LISTOWEL, Ont. (CP)--Pe- lice Chief William Sachs pre- sented contract demands for commission Thursday, and at The force is asking for $800 across-the-board pay increases and time-and-a-half pay for overtime work, It also wants a reduction in the work week to 40 from 48 hours, After bargaining last April, the men received a 744-per-cent increase bringing their salaries to a $3,812-$5,231 range. Their bid for a shorter work week and overtime pay in- crease was rejected then. Wilmer A. Lamont, of Saug Township, and charged him with impaired and dangerous driving. Const. Riley said the council- lors asked him to reduce the charges to careless driving, and said that Const. Mac- Naughton should be fired. Const, Riley confirmed a re- port that Const. MacNaughton was seen drinking in the town police cruiser. Const. Riley placed MacNaughton under sus- pension. But council later re- instated him and withdrew charges of neglect of duty and drinking while on duty. MacNaughton subsequently re- signed. Asked whether the services of former constable George Arm- our Taggart, also suspended by council this year, were satisfac- tory, Const. Riley -replied: "'I found them to be very satisfac- tory." SERVED WITH OPP Const. Riley, 41, told the hearing he served with the of the provincial police in Northern Ontario from September, 1948, to March, 1951. He was a car salesman in Port Arthur from 1951 to 1959, and then moved to London and sold cars there| before coming to the force} here. j Robin Scott of Toronto, coun- sel for the police commission, was "brusque and undiplo- matic" in his approach to the public. Said Const. Riley: 'I might be a bit brusque at certain times. I put in long hours here and possibly one will become a little irritated." More than 40 witnesses, in- cluding councillors, were sub- poenaed to testify at the hear- ing. About half of them were heard this week, and others are expected to testify when the in- cluding assaulting and pointing pay taxes on his 300-acre farm on the ground that it was for- fore a judge in Toronto. 'Says Jagan Sanity Hearing For Farmer TORONTO (CP)--An Ontario Supreme Court hearing was or- dered Thursday to determine whether an Owen Sound area farmer, confined in mental hos- pitals for three years, is insane and dangerous when at large. Mr. Justice James Donnelly directed the hearing after an application was made to free Frederick W. Fawcett, 49, and have. him appear before _ the court. No order has been given to free him, Mr. Fawcett has been con- fined to mental hospitals since October, 1061, when he was charged with six offences, in- a firearm at a tax assessor. Mr. Faweett has refused to merly Crown land and there- fore not taxable. The hearing will be held be- Won't Resign GEORGETOWN (AP) -- Brit- ish Guiana headed into a gov- ernmental crisis today as Pre- mier Cheddi Jagan said he would not resign. Governor Sir Richard? Luyt consulted with London. i "Tt will not resign," Jagan told a press conference. 'The British government will have to force me out." Luyt asked the British gov- ernment for an order permit- ting him to summon the new legislative assembly without the FANNY LOU CHANEY, mother of James Chaney, 22- year-old Civil Rights worker who was murdered along with _two other Civil Rights work- ers near Philadelphia, Miss., last June, weeps as she leaves court in Meridian today after FEDERAL ATTORNEYS "STUNNED" 19 Whites Freed In Civil Rights Slayings By DON McKEE MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) -- The U.S, justice: department to- day prepared to present its evi- dence io a federal grand jury against 19 men freed of charges in conneciion with the slaying of three civil rights workers. Federal attorneys were stunned Thursday when U.S. Commissioner ruled out a purported confes- sion at a preliminary hearing. When refused Esther Carter ihe -justice department to proceed, she dis- The defendants, including Sheriff Lawrence Rainey .and Deputy Cecil Price of Neshoba County, left the Meridian courthouse free of all charges only six days after their arrest in a massive roundup by agents of the Federal Bureau of In- vestigation. IS ONLY WITNESS The dramatic moment in the hearing came with the first and only witness, FBI Agent Henry Rask of Atlanta. Owen asked the agent if he had interviewed THE OSHAWA TIMES, Fridey, December 11, 1964 3 With Bill LONDON (Reuters) -- About 250 members of two Lanark- shire, Scotland, social clubs are facing a bill from the British government of more than £10,- 000 for a flight which brought them home from holiday in Canada last year. James Hamilton, Labor| member of Parliament for Bothwell, Lanarkshire, who has taken the case of the club mem- bers, said Thursday night the clubs chartered a plane to fly to Canada to visit relatives in July, 1963, Having finished their holi- day, they 'were told by Cana- dian authorities that they could not return home because the 'charter plane did not meet re- quired Canadian standards. The British high commission in Canada arranged to fly them home and undertook to pay the costs, Hamilton said. The passengers, who had for their return charter it. in advance, were asked to sut# render their passports as token of good faith. 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Donovan Jr., said his client' said last Friday he had not made any statements about the crime. GRADE 'A' MEDIUM Freezer Special!" --] a QUARTERS "CUT AND WRAPPED FREE" missed the conspiracy charges against the men, thus freeing them. They were among 21 white men arrested Dec. 4. It will be up to U.S. District Judge Harold Cox at Jackson to convene the grand jury. Robert Owen, justice depatt- ment attorney, said, "we will! ask that a grand jury be called as soon as possible." Another man, James Jordan, was scheduled to have a hear- Contents of the purported con- fession were not disclosed. In Washington, a justice de- partment spokesman said that Miss Carter's refusal to accept the FBI agent's report was "totally without precedent." A group of integrationists, in- cluding Mrs. Fannie Chaney, mother of one of the slain trio, staged a brief demonstration on the courthouse steps after the 19 men were freed. premier's consent. Some sources close to the governor said Ja- gan's tenure would end with the calling of the assembly. However, some experts on the South American colony's constitution said there were am- biguities that create a dowbt whether Jagan's tenure would end automatically or whether his resignation is required. Traditionally, premiers re- sign when defeated in elec- quiry resumes next month. Const. Riley has continued to police the Lake Huron resort town with the aid of OPP from the Walkerton detachment. Papers Reject Union Offers TORONTO (CP)--The three Barnette, one of 10 men the FBI had charged with taking part in the slayings. Rask testified he interviewed Barnette, 25, of Cullen, La., .and formerly of Meridian, Nov. 19, 20 and 21. "Did you obtain from him a signed confession?" Owen asked. "T did," Rask said. Then Owen asked the agent BEEF ~ PEARSON Prime Minister Pearson set- tled a Grey Cup debt with a $1 payment to Jim Hume, | Edmonton Journal Reporter. Mr. Pearson bet on the Ham- ilton Tiger-Cats, who lost PAYS to the B.C. Lions in the No- vember Grey Cup, Mr. Hume |Pressmen's received payment in the mail |members on the papers, today and a personal note from the Prime apologizing for the delay. Charlotte Whitton | Playmate Of Carleton -- Updates Late Day|announced that the spread was which expire Dec. 31, OTTAWA (CP) -- This just isn't Mayor Whitton's week. mayor was defeated | civic election Monday and) Thursday failed after coming) within an ace of becoming a university pin-up queen. Her picture as the Month" occupied the centre) spread of The Carleton, the) student newspaper of Carleton| University, but it never reached the public. The caption read: "Miss De- cember . . . Carleton Playmate of the Month," and "win or) lose, Miss Charlotte Whitton is! our December kitten."' She was unthroned prema-| turely after the student council! said the picture was of dubious taste. At first publication was de-| layed for 24 hours when the) council exercised its one-day delay option in such matters on Wednesday. | At 5 p.m. Thursday, Jim Rob-| ertson, editor of The Carleton, Month? being removed. The picture shows the mayor,|ing. an earlier offer from 220 The 68 - year - old spinsterj|fully clothed, reclining on a members of the Mailers' union in the|four-poster bed, It is a photo|--a branch of the printers' In- super-| ternational . Typographical montage obtained by imposing the mayor's picture on a photo of the bed. A spokesman for the mayor/ers went on strike ina dispute "Playmate of/Said she had not seen the issue.|centred largely on automation. |\Toronto daily newspapers, whose printers have been on Strike since July 9, have re- jected a proposal from two other union groups to extend their contracts for a year with- out change if an 'honorable settlement" with the printers is Minister |groups have stayed at work as ---- |The Globe and Mail continued reached within 35 days. The offer was made by the union, with 200 and the stereotypers, with 100. Both The Star, The Telegram and publication despite the walkout of 680 printers. Donn Purdy, Star labor rela- tions manager, said the two un- ions' offer was unacceptable because the papers wanted to make "'mutually advantageous" changes in their contracts, The papers still are consider- Un- ion (CLC)--who have stayed away from work since the print- WHEN YOU NEED MEDICINE FAST!! have your DOCTOR phone your PRESCRIPTION to Eastview Pharmacy 573 KING E. 725-3594 2 Car Delivery tions. But Jagan charged fraud in the vote Monday which cost him his majority in the assem- bly. His decision not to resign was backed by his People's Progressive Party. Assessment May Be Appealed TORONTO (CP) -- Lawyers | for the United Steelworkers of| America (CLC) are studying al Quebec Superior Court judg- ment assessing estimated dam- ages of $2,359,319 against the union to see whether 'there is a basis for an appeal, union headquarters said Thursday. The award came after a 1957 strike against Gaspe Copper Mines Limited. n against FBI agent, put up additional evidence. charged," dered their. release from bonds Of $3,500 to $5,000. ing today at Biloxi, Miss., be- fore U.S. Commissioner Verta Lee Sweatman. Jordan, who was arrested in his hometown of Gulfport last Friday, was not affected by the Meridian action. NO DATE SET No date was set for a pre- liminary hearing for the 21st man, Horace D. Barnette, who was arrested in Shreveport, La. When Miss Carter ruled Owen declined to Then the commissioner said are dis- and or- defendants she said, "The the testimony of an} she had no alternative but to) grant a defence motion to} throw out the charges. how he obtained the statement and Rask began: "I talked to Mr. Barnette and we discussed various things. . . ." Here the battery of 14 defence lawyers interrupted with objections that the testimony was hearsay. 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