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The Ottawa Jours 4 MRS. WAYNE TURCOTTE Saw Husband Shot In Face IN OTTAWA SOUTH PM's 'Gutter Talk' By JOHN A lively Liberal nomination meeting at the Civic Centre Wednesday saw one of the candidates who is seeking the Ottawa South provincial nomination take a swipe at Prime Minister TrudeaU. Candidate Richard Saunders, the current Ottawa South provincial Liberal association president, told the meeting attended by some 350 party members: "I am disgusted and appaulled by statements of the prime minister." Mr. Saunders finished third in the race to get his party's nomination. It was won by political newcomer Paul Brady, currently director of student services for the Ottawa separate Referring to language used by '-the Liberal prime minister 'at-, I "gutter talk" Mr, Saunders told the meeting he didn't think "four letter words should be used on Parliament Hill." "It's about time Liberals told' him that not Just Con- servatives and New Democratic Party members," he said.

Mr. Trudeau was accused of mouthing a vulgar expression in the House of Commons Tuesday, He was also accused of using Insulting language to a group of unemployed postal truck drivers from Montreal recently. Among those present at the nomination meeting were Justice Minister John Turner who represents the federal riding of a 1 East and Lloyd Francis, federal party whip who represents the federal riding of Ottawa West. There was- speculation that Mr. Saunders' remarks about the prime minister may have hurt his chances of winning the nomination.

He finished last on the first ballot, polling 90 votes. On that ballot Mr. Brady polled 124 votes, candidate Martin McDonald received 127 votes. On the second ballot Mr. Brady received 157 votes'; Mr.

McDonald, 147 votes. Mr. Saunders had dropped out after the first ballot. Thirteen ballots were spoiled. Both candidates agreed to accept the outcome of the voting.

Mr. Brady was unknown to a large number of Liberal party workers until about three weeks go when he make it known -intended to be a candidate, A former educational consultant to the provincial department of education and health, Mr. Brady, 32, criticized the present government for Us "clumsy bureaucracy" and for allowing "departmental empires." He brought attention the plight of "the young people who are unable to find jobs." Mr. Brady lashed 'out at the government for the condition of roads In Eastern Ontario describing them as a "tragic laugh." "We have been treated as poor country cousins," he said. Justice Minister Turner also attacked the Tory government for neglecting the eastern portion of the province.

"The Ottawa area has been treated by the provincial gov ernment as a small community small towns In southwestern Ontario have received more," he said. He said the provincial government doesn't pay attention to anyone from Eastern Ontario not even a "particular lead ership candidate." Thursday, February 18, 1971 The Ottawa Journal Tells of Husband's Violent Death hi ('-rv' -''4 'Y i.v "A 1 1 trv'-'. si 5 THE WINNER Justice Minister John Turner raises the hand of Paul Brady after the 32-year-old educationist won the Ottawa South provincial Liberal nomination at a meeting held at the Civic Centre Wednesday. Mr. Brady, a political newcomer, beat out two other contenders, real estate agent Martin McDonald and Ottawa South provincial Liberal Association president Richard Saunders.

Ph0)0 by Dominion wide) Orleans Master Plan Sees 60,000 Population by 7990 By CLARENCE METCALFE Orleans master plan for fu ture development that would provide for a possible population of 0,000 by 1990 was unveiled by Gloucester planning board for public Input Wednesday and they got it from a standing-room-only crowd in Orleans immunity hall. The plan, described as indi vidual-oriented by Matthew Kil- patrick, Gloucester planning consultant, involves a tract from the NCC Greenbelt on the west, to Cumberland township on the east, and from the Ottawa River on the north to Gloucester's third concession line on the south. The present population of this area is about 2,600. The described as hot a cut and dried" plan, sug gests "neighborhood sectors north and south of Highway 17. Each would have residential provision for 5,000 people in areas.

Each neighborhood unit would have no through traffic and have ample open space parkland, recreation areas, and schools in the centre. Each neighborhood would also have its "core" with com mercial establishments. Five in dustrial zones are suggested. A town centre is planned for the site of the former federal wireless station, east of Boyer Road. Churches, schools, stores and office buildings would be lo cated there and It would be Murdered, Accused JOHN DO WELL Murder victim Wayne Tur-cotte and Edward McCaffrey, the man accused of killing him, were friends who sometimes got high on drugs together, according to the dead man's widow.

Appearing tense, but relatively emotionless, save one trickle of tears down her cheeks, Margaret Turcofte, 22, told a jury here Wednesday how her 21- year-old husband Wayne 'met violent death last Aug. 11. She and her husband, from whom she periodically was separated since their wedding on April 13, 1968, attended a party at David Meikle's apartment, 824 Vick Avenue, the night of Aug. 10-11. When the liquor ran out about 2.30 a.m.

Edward 'McCaffrey and her husband left the party to buy some "pills" they described as "bennies," said Mrs. Turcotte. She said she had seen McCaffrey and her husband take pills in combination with liquor on other occasions. They had never had a disagreement before, as far as she knew. But that night, about 15 minutes after McCaffrey and Tur cotte returned to the party with blue capsules, a fight erupted Hit at Grit "linked" with the present 0r-leans village, Mr.

Kilpatrick said. Dr. Pierre Soucie, Orleans Chamber of Commerce president, said villagers, are concerned they will lose their dominantly French culture, and feel submerged in the old village, if this is not the site of the future "town centre." Mr. Kilpatrick urged tha a community committee be established to determine its own social goals and to review them as often as necessary. This will avoid the danger of one culure becoming "swamped," he said.

Comments should not be made only by the "vociferous few," he said. 1 It is not really a "master plan" he said. "Its a continuous operation of planning" and some features may not require consideration for 10-15 years. He said the plan Is necessary. partly because, the present Orleans has developed in such a fragmented" manner.

Another distressing feature is that "not one existing road is suitable for an arterial road, so we must devise a completely new road system," Mr. Kilpatrick said. He said the plan also stresses the greatest possible variety of types of housing accommodation, to meet the needs of all people. If necessary, Ontario Housing Corporation and CMHC will be asked to assist in providing this. The plan Is to dovetail with a when Turcotte accidentally ripped' McCaffrey's shirt' pocket while attempting to give back some of the, capsules, said Mrs.

Turcotte. She said her husband had. tak en some pills, but couldn't say if McCaffrey had swallowed any. The two men grappled and wrestled around the apartment knocking over furniture until Meikle ordered Turcotte to leave, Mrs. Turcotte testified.

Outside, Turcotte took a claw hammer from the truck of his car and headed back Into the apartment building where the again fought with McCaffrey the bottom of the stairs leading to Meikle's top floor apart ment. Mrs. Turcotte said she man aged to break up the fight by telling them the police were coming. When McCaffrey left the building and got into his car, Turcotte went over to the car When McCaffrey left the building and got into his car, Turcotte went over to the car -and raised his boot as if to kick McCaffrey in the head. "It's possible that he might have, actually kicked said Mrs.

Turcotte. Turcotte then climbed into his Meeting similar one for Cumberland township adjacent to the eastern planning area for Orleans, Mr. Kilpatrick said. Mr. Kilpatrick has also been engaged as planning consultant for Cumberland.

In the Orleans plan, everyone will be within walking distance from his employment place in the industrial areas, Mr. Kilpatrick said. The rate at which services can be supplied will determine the rate of development, Mr. Kilpatrick said. Bob Box well, Gloucester town ship engineer said 'some of the longer existing streets in Orleans will be "broken up" into shorter sections to provide desired collector and arterial road patterns.

People can change the plan "that's what this meeting is all about," Mr. Kilpatrick told the meeting. "We're not being just polite. We want to get something that everybody believes In." Harold Diceman, planning board chairman said there were a number of private beefs about private land Interest that should not be aired at a public meeting, out in individual sessions with planning board members and the township engineer. Dr.

Diceman hoped interviews would be concluded about mid- March so that the planning board could finalize the plan, present It to council, and then send it to the municipal affairs minister fpr approval. 'V. car beside his wife and tried five to get the car going. It lurched ahead a few feet and stalled. "Eddy came from his car and he said, 'don't run me He was laughing.

He said he wanted to speak to Wayne and Wayne rolled down his window," she said. "Eddy shot Wayne. It was about this far away," said Mrs. Turcotte spreading her hands about a yard apart. Fighting back tears, Mrs.

Tur cotte said her husband was shot in the face and after she curled up under the dashboard he crawled over her and out the passenger side. Used Drugs -Widow Vice-Principals Tell of Finding Gun, Knife, Drugs in Schools She heard smacking noises and seconds later McCaffrey climbed behind the wheel of her husband's car, she said. Through the windshield she could see her wounded husband leaning against a panel truck! As she watched, McCaffrey drove the car into her husband crushing him. against the truck. When McCaffrey backed the car off, she said she jumped out and ran blindly to a house on High" Street, a block away, where she was admitted in an hysterical condition, The noise of the fight in the apartment, and the three to five shots in the street awakened the ground floor tenants of 824 They wanted some advice on how to deal with the increasing number of severe disciplinary problems being faced in high schools.

Through a variety of case histories, they showed that some teachers as well as stu dents pose serious moral and legal problems for vice-principals. Dr. Willis told the vice- principals a mechanism now has been established whereby incompetent teachers will no longer be tolerated in the Otta wa secondary school system. Mr. Boucher said he was of the old school when it comes to student discipline problems.

He said he would like to see more applications for expulsion come before his board, but only after all other avenues of helping the individual have been "Perhaps even the threat of expulsion would scare parents or someone into helping the student question," he said. iDr. Willis disagreed with the chairman. He pointed out the Ottawa board of education did not receive one request from a secondary school principal to Vick, Lawrence Walton and his wife Geppe. It was about 3.30 a.m.

Mr. Walton said he witnessed the ramming of Turcotte" with the car. Turcotte's body was flung into his driveway. He said he saw the driver of the Turcotte vehicle wearing, a blue shirt, grey slacks and black shoes beat the body about the head with a revolver. Next he saw his upstairs neighbor, David Meikle, charged as an accessory to the murder, holding the blue-shirted man by the arms.

Then he saw the blue-shirted man with a cement block. "He was holding the block expel a student in its first year of operation. Its predecessor, Collegiate Institute Board; received only one application every two or three years. When everything else has failed, he said, perhaps training school or reformatory is the best solution in the severest cases. But the vice-principals told of having to put up with students who had long criminal records.

"Probation officers are over worked and the courts seem extremely reluctant to put young people into reform schools or detention homes," said Lloyd Greer, vice-principal of Wood-roffe High School. The vice-principals stressed the numbers of extremely bad students and teachers are not great. They said they were looking for advice because, as one put it, "just a few in a school can keep a vice-principal working full time, causing him to neglect other duties." In the -case of teachers, Dr. Willis said Education Director D. S.

Lawless has convinced the Ontario Secondary School above his head and bringing down with force on the head of the body. This was done four or five times. There was a hollow-sounding thud each time the block came down. "Meikle was standing In tha middle of the road, with his hands on his hips, watching the said Mr. Walton.

Meikle and the blue ehlrted man dragged the body to Turcotte's car, pulled and kicked it into the rear seat, and the blue-shirted man drove Mr. Walton testified he later saw Meikle drag a garden hose out and wash away a dark substance from the road. He also lugged a cement block away. By STAN JOSEY The shock troops of the secondary school system Wednesday showed how they have earned that tag and then got some conflicting advice on discipline from two highly- placed Ottawa board of education officials. 'K vice-principal of a large West End high school told of one 15-year-old male student who sat down on the other side of his desk recently and displayed a sheath knife laced to his right leg for quick draw.

Another vice-principal went one better during an Ottawa- Carleton teachers' professional development day workshop and told of finding a gun on a student in his school. The first vice-principal talked the young man into handing over the knife but the second vice-principal said "I didn't fool around; I called police." About 35 secondary school vice-principals from Ottawa and Carleton county had Ottawa board chairman A. Kenton Boucher and assistant director of education Dr. Hal Willis on the hot seat Wednesday. CUSTOMER PARKING on Cooper St.

just east of Bank. Look for the Lindsay sign halfway down block. LJ I 1 I 1 1 ri i I I If II Teachers Federation to cooperate In dealing with incom petent teachers who in the past have been protected by permanent teaching certificates. He said a memo has gone out to all principals advising them to collect evidence of alleged incompetence of a particular teacher over a one-year period and then make a recommendation to the board of education that the teacher be dismissed. Dr.

Willis said OSSTF, the teachers' professional orgahiza-V tion, has promised to "back us up" in dismissing a teacher if there is sufficient evidence. Many of the vice-principals were concerned about increasing drug use on high school campuses. One said he found a total of worth of marijuana on seven above average students recently. Mr. Boucher said he did not expect school officials to.

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