The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Page 3

Tuesday. June 27. 1 978 Ottawa Journal Metro news Ruddick, son's ex-girlfriend lovers, court told By Bob Avery Journal Reporter After attending his wife's funeral, Frederick Ruddick took his son's former girlfriend to his home and made love to her, an Ontario Supreme Court jury was told Monday. Yvottc Constantineau, 25, testified it was not the first time she had sex with the 54-year-old. Rud- diek, but added she could not recall the others.

She also told the court Ruddick wanted her to bear him a daughter: Ruddick, a former Ottawa insurance executive, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder in the Nov. 16, 1976 death of his wife Marian, 53. She was found in the bathtub of their 18 Beaverton Dr. home in Nepean Township. The court has already heard tes Gen.

Jules Leger unveils three plaques this morning commemorating the Parliament Buildings, the surrounding lands on Parliament HIM and Ottawa, the nation's capital. More than 121 years after construction began on the Gothic style buildings, the Greenherg proposes rRideau boatmen' Venice North, maybe? Ottawa could take on the look of the Italian city of gondolas next summer if somebody picks up on Mayor Grecnherg's idea for a "Ki-dcau boatmen" ferry service across the canal. Greenherg made this suggestion Monday after regional executive balked at the high cost of a temporary span to handle pedestrians and cyclists during reconstruction of the Pretoria Bridge. The ancient canal bridge will be closed for two years this fall, leaving pedestrians and bicyclists facing detours of up to four miles to get to the other side. The region's transportation committee had already approved a $116,000 temporary crossing in the immediate vicinity of Pretoria but the executive committee politicians felt the price was a little high.

Greenherg suggested that some enterprising students might take advantage of the situation to pick up a little money next summer if the bridge is not erected. He said they should take a cue from the National Capital Commission which is doing a thriving boat rental business on the canal and start up a ferry service. The mayor will have a chance to persue the matter further when full regional council makes a final decision on a temporary bridge. timony from Ruddick's girlfriend of nine years, Lorraine Lamarre. She testified she and Ruddick fell in love in 1969 and still hope to get married.

Ruddick, according to Constantineau, said he wanted to marry Lamarre but was going to wait for a year because "it wouldn't look too good" if he married her right away. Constantineau told assistant A tribute to 727 years n'-fKl i ii i ii i lanwiM iiw ttmrtnmiirBVin Mike RldewoodJournol-CP plaques pay tribute to the Hill's national historic importance. In the heart of the Centre Block surrounded bv hundreds of visitors to Parliament Hill, the Governor-General described the plaques as a tribute to the struggles of our forebearers. a a a Fire call costs to be shared Gloucester and Rideau townships will share the cost of fire calls along the border between the two municipalities. Gloucester council decided Monday.

Each township agrees to pay the other up to $100 for each call out of their jurisdiction. End to smoke detector tax wanted Gloucester Township will ask the federal and provincial governments to abolish sales tax on smoke detectors. The township.agreed to send a letter to both governments stating that since smoke detectors are a life-saving device, they should be bought at the lowest cost to the consumer. The township recently passed a bylaw requiring all homes to install smoke detectors. Police try to piece crash puzzle Vanier police are still trying to piece together the facts surrounding a five-car pile-up on the Cummings Bridge Monday.

Police said charges are pending after four eastbound autos heading towards Vanier were in collision with a westbound vehicle on the bridge just before 5 p.m. Police said the westbound car somehow bounced off the first car, smashed into the second head-on, while two vehicles following behind were involved in a rear-end collision. Total damage was estimated at about $6,000. and one woman was slightly injured in the incident. Youth appears on shooting charge A 17-year-old Ottawa youth was to appear in court today to face three charges after a shooting June 10.

Police said Robert Bastien, of Lome Avenue, was charged with criminal negligence, dangerous use of a firearm and possession of a firearm after Chung Kong, was shot in the leg on Booth and Albert streets. Court offices conihined The Ottawa offices of the Supreme Court of Ontario and the county and surrogate courts have been combined. Heading the combined office is Howard Polk, who has been registrar of the surrogate court and clerk of the county court for the past 14 years. He was sworn in as local registrar of the Supreme Court Monday. Polk replaces Donald Elliott as local registrar, but Elliott will remain as local master of the Supreme Court and as local taxing officer.

Polk said the combining of the two offices ill mean a substantial saving In administrative costs. The two staffs were integrated with no jobs lost. The reorganization is similar to that in London, Hamilton and Windsor. Transit taxation called inconsistent Gloucester council is taking the region to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) over what it calls an Inconsistency in taxation for regional transit. Gloucester Township has filed an appeal with the OMB on the grounds that the region "Is allocating (OC) Transpo deficits and costs on a basis inconsistent with that used In other regional municipalities." The region has asked the township to pay more than $1 million this year.

Gloucester has so far agreed to pay a third of that under protest. Gloucester council called for a system of equalized assessment to be established which would take into account the size of the community and the relatively few commuters using OC Transpo. Deputy Reeve Betty Stewart said that if the. township wins the argument. It would mean a saving of $200,000 annually for Gloucester taxpayers.

OBE approves longer workouts for elementary school children Reflecting a general concern over the relative poor physical health of Canadians, the Ottawa Board of Education Monday approved a motion to Increase periods of physical education and activity to 30 minutes dally from 90 minutes a weekln elementary schools. The 30 minutes daily will be either physical education in formal classes or periods of physical activity. The decision as to what form of activity the periods will take and at what time of the day will be left up to school principals. The 30 minute periods will be In addttjon to 15-mlnute daily exercise periods called "the health husslc" where students jog on the spot at their desks, usually to piped In music. The "health hussle" has been practised for about a year in OBE elementary schools.

The fitting In of the 30-minute daily physical activity periods could cause principals some problems. Discussion at the board Indicated the new periods could take time away from other subjects and there Is some doubt that there Is enough gymnasium space to accommodate 150 minutes of physical activity and physical education a week. Crown attorney Mac Lindsay that she was Gary Ruddick's girlfriend about nine years ago. She said she went with Gary, the son of the accused, for about three years. The woman said she became friends with Mrs.

Ruddick. Con- stantineau said Mrs. Ruddick brought her a present on her birthdays. Following the funeral for Mrs. Ruddick, Constantineau said Ruddick bought a bathroom set at Sears.

She said they purchased bathroom mats, a shower curtain and a hamper. Earlier trial evidence has shown a five-foot electrical extension cord was discovered in the hamper in the bathroom where Mrs. Ruddick was found. Constantineau said they- then went to Aylmer where relatives lived, and then she and Ruddick returned to 18 Beaverton where they had sex. Once Ruddick had fallen asleep, Constantineau said she went into his daughter's room to sleep.

The next morning, according to the witness, the bathroom was cleaned. The walls and the tub were washed and the new bathroom set was moved in. Constantineau said the old bathroom items including the shower curtain and possibly the bathmats -were thrown out. She said Ruddick gave her the hamper, adding it was empty when she got it. Ruddick, according to Constantineau, said he had studied self-defence and the nerves of the body.

She remembered him referring to certain nerves in the body "if you hit yoU die." Constantineau testified Ruddick explained his wife probably hit a nerve in her face when she fell, resulting in her death. The witness also recalled the subject of divorce came up with the accused. Ruddick, she testified, said his wife would never give him a divorce because she was Catholic. Constantineau also told the crowded courtroom that Ruddick once told her he was involved in espionage. The trial continues today with a doctor from Miami, Florida scheduled to take the witness stand.

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