The record, 16 novembre 1989, jeudi 16 novembre 1989

Fhursdav Births, deaths .7 Classified .8 Comics .9 Editorial .4 Farm & Business .5 Living .6 Sports .11 Townships .3 •V I* -S- "We already have a Chief Executive Officer." 40 cents Weather, page 2 Sherbrooke Thursday, November 16,1989 Victor Davis threw bottle at windshield, lawyer says By Don Macdonald MONTREAL (CP) — The fog thickened Wednesday around just what happened the night Olympic swimming champion Victor Davis was mortally injured by a car as two lawyers gave contradictory stories of the tragedy.The only thing that is sure so far is that Davis was hit by a car carrying three men early Saturday morning as the swimmer’s girlfriend, Donna Clavel, and another woman looked on in horror.Davis, 25, died Monday after suffering massive head and spinal injuries in the mishap, which occurred on the main drag of suburban Ste Anne-de-Bellevue, minutes after Davis and his companions had left a bar.The lawyer for the three men in the car suggested the accident occurred when the driver of the car lost control and struck Davis after the retired swimmer hurled a bottle at the windshield.“If something is thrown through the windshield of a car, you’re not going to look straight forward as glass comes flying at you.” lawyer Jeffrey Boro said.Raphael Schachter, lawyer for Davis's family, refused comment Wednesday on whether the swimmer had thrown a bottle at the car.But he said the police description of the tragedy as a traffic accident continues to be at odds with what he has been told by his clients.Boro said the three men he represents, who were also at the bar before the mishap, left the scene of the accident because they were afraid of Davis.They weren’t sure they had hit him, Boro said.Instead, two of the men reported the incident to the district police station after dropping off one man at his home.The 19-year-old man who was behind the wheel that night was the designated driver for the evening and had not been drinking, Boro said, adding there are two witnesses who can substantiate the men’s story.He refused to identify the witnesses.Police administered no breathalyser test to the driver and no charges have been laid in the case.Police spokesman Danielle Sau-vageau said Wednesday police are waiting until next week to interview Davis's girlfriend Clavel and her friend, Jennifer Watt, about what they saw.Schachter has asked the police to hold off interviewing the women until Monday after Davis’s funeral in Guelph, Ont., on Saturday.In the meantime, police are interviewing other people and carrying out tests, said Sauvageau who said she couldn’t elaborate.Clavel and Watt have said the driver deliberately ran down Da- vis after a quarrel.Schachter, echoing the sentiments of many of the Olympic gold-medallist's friends and relatives, has said criminal charges should be “a definite possiblity at least.” A police investigator showed up at the bar in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue for the first time Tuesday and police have yet to interview the owner or cashier of the convenience store where Davis bought a bottle of orange juice moments before he was struck down.TAPE ERASED Jean Gervais, owner of the store, said Wednesday a security video camera would have recorded Davis’s purchase but the tape had been routinely erased for re-use.The juice bottle could have been the one witnesses said was thrown by Davis at the car.One man in the car, Frank Dres, has said Davis was drunk, which is denied by his friends and the owner of the bar Police have said no breathalyser test was performed on the driver of the car because he showed no signs of impairment when he reported the accident about 35 minutes after it occurred.The man already faces a drunk driving charge.He is to stand trial in Quebec Court on Dec.15 to face charges of impaired driving.Those charges would not have shown up on a police computer the night of the accident, police say.because there has been no convie tion.The man pleaded not guilty to the charges at an arraignment in October last year.Boro also said the driver of the car is shaken because this is the second fatal accident he’s been in volved in this year.The lawyer said the man tried in vain to save a close friend last May who drowned after their boat was capsized by waves.Bull’s-eye for Hut dartsmen Richard Drolet, Jim Crook, Irwin Bradley and André Massé are smiling because they’re champions —fresh from their wins at the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans’ Association dominion command national dart RMORim-RRY HKMON competition held recently in Stratford, Ontario.The Lennoxville four formed the Quebec contingent and are all members of ANAF Branch 318 — the Hut.For full story turn to page II.Privacy watch-dog nixes Ken Dye’s hotline plan Sen.Argue charged with misusing funds By Gord McIntosh lars of Senate funds on his wife’s OTTAWA (CP) — Liberal Sena- campaign for everything from poster Hazen Argue faces five crimi- tage fees to extra telephones in his nal charges — including breach of office.trust and fraud —over his involve- The subcommittee also found ment in his wife’s failed bid to win a that Argue made 85 false or infla-federal nomination in 1988.ted travel-expense claims and re- Argue, 68, was charged Wednes- quested the RCMP investigation day after an RCMP investigation, that still continues.He is the first member of the upper Argue admits using Senate rechamber to be charged with mi- sources in the nomination bid —al-suse of Senate funds in its 122-year beit mistakenly — and has retur-history.ned $5,000 to the Senate.But he has In addition, RCMP is continuing always denied any wrongdoing, to investigate the former cabinet DIDN’T VIOLATE RULES minister’s travel expenses.His lawyer, John Nelligan, said Liberal caucus chairman Brian Wednesday nothing has changed.Tobin says Argue, appointed to the “He thought it was within the Se-Senate in 1966, should stay out of nate mandate.At no time did he the party caucus until he has been intend to deceive the Senate or cleared.Argue hasnot attended Li- mislead anyone.” beral caucus meetings for the last If convicted, Argue could be six months.stripped of his seat.But retired se- The RCMP laid the charges in nator Eugene Forsey, a constitu-provincial court — one charge of tional expert, says it won’t be easy, breachof trust, two counts of fraud The Senate Act says a seat be-and two counts of theft.The two comes vacant if the holder is fraud charges each carry sen- convicted of a felony or “any infa-tences of up to 10 years imprison- mous crime.” Forsey said those ment.terms are obsolete and it is far In documents filed in court, from certain how the legal lan-RCMP Insp.Tim Quigley said the guage would be applied today, fraud charges are in connection The last member of the upper with the hiring of research assis- chamber to be charged under the tants and other staff to help Jean Criminal Code was former senator Argue in her unsuccessful bid to Louis Guiguere.He was charged win the federal Liberal nomination with influence peddling in the Sky in the Ottawa riding of Nepean in Shops affair involing duty-free June 1988.shops in airports across the coun- The fraud charges also involve try.He was acquitted in 1979.Se-the use of taxi vouchers during the nate funds were not involved, campaign.First elected to the Commons in The theft charges are connected 1945 for the old Co-operative with taxi chits used in the nomina- Commonwealth Federation, Action campaign and with office gue has been dogged by controver-equipment used from September sy throughout his career.1987 to July 1988, Quigley said.He was elected national CCF lea- der in 1960 only to lose the leader-FACE CHARGES ship by a wide margin to Tommy One theft charge is for theft over Douglas the following year when $1,000; the other, for theft under the party was folded into the New $1,000.Theft over $1,000 could Democratic Party at its founding mean imprisonment of up to 10 convention.years if convicted.Theft under Argue resigned from the NDP a n u $1,000 could mean a $2,000 fine or six months later because he was By Clyde Graham two years imprisonment or both.opposed to the power of labor OTTAWA (CP) — The federal The breach of trust charge, pu- unions in the new party and cros- privacy ombudsman has warned nishable by up to five years impri- sed the Commons floor to sit as a Auditor General Ken Dye against sonment, is in connection with the Liberal until his defeat in the 1963 setting up a fraud hotline because way Argue carried out his duties in election.it could turn civil servants into tat- the period, said the court docu- Three years later, the late prime tletales.ment.minister Lester Pearson overrode Privacy Commissioner John The Saskatchewan senator was widespread objections from Grace sent Dye a letter last month investigated by a Senate subcom- Saskatchewan Liberals and confir- warning he will likely run afoul of mittee last year after a series of med his appointment to the Senate, the federal Privacy Act if he goes articles in the Ottawa Citizen in Pierre Trudeau appointed Argue ahead with a $400.000 anonymous June 1988.The RCMP began inves- wheat board minister in 1980.Ar- hotline similar to Crimestoppers tigating about the same time.gue was dropped from cabinet in next spring.The subcommittee found that June 1984 when John Turner sue- The letter states that any “sys-Argue misspent thousands of dol- ceeded Trudeau.tern that institutionalizes anony- Ambassador gets blast from Ottawa OTTAWA (CP) — The South terms of deciding on any further chacz, they have been questioned African ambassador was called action, if it’s necessary.” by CSIS and the RCMP, both of on the carpet by the External Af- Geoff Shaw and Ihor Wichacz, whom are interested in tracing fairs Department on Wednesday, both graduate students at the the leak, following allegations his embas- Universityof Manitoba, first des- Cpl.Denis Deveau, a spokes- sy was involved in recruiting two cribed their role as double agents man for the Mounties, confirmed Canadians to spy on anti- for the Canadian Security Intelli- the force is making inquiries “but apartheid groups.gence Service in a CBC TV report it hasn’t reached the stage of a J.Hendrik de Klerk was asked Tuesday night.full-fledged investigation.” by Canadian officials to explain In interviews with The Cana- claims by two Winnipeg men who dian Press on Wednesday, they Gerry Cummings a spokes- say they were supposed to report said they went to CSIS shortly af- man for CSIS, would not on activities by church and other ter the South Africans recruited comment on the Winnipeg opera-groups in Manitoba that oppose them in March.tion.which marks the second South African racial policy.A six-month counter- time the South Africans have We ve had a discussion, said intelligence operation mounted been accused of improper activi- Abbie Dann, press secretary to by CSIS, using the two as double ty in recent months.External Affairs Minister Joe agents, was blown when word of In August, former South Afri- ^ark- _ th® operation leaked back to de can ambassador Glenn Babb, We 11 be looking at reports Klerk s embassy in Ottawa in then campaigning in his coun-from CSIS.Based on that and our late September.try’s general election, disclosed meeting we ll be taking a QUESTIONED BV CSIS two diplomats had been barred number of things into account in Since then, said Shaw and Wi- from Canada in late 1986.mous tale telling” would violate fe- zen already operating in Washing- amount of people calling in and deral legislation designed to pre- ton, which save U.S.taxpayers as creating all sorts of waves some vent government intrusion into pri- much as $50 for every buck spent, justified, some not,” said Dubois, vate lives.Dye’s annual report tackles a li- But Dubois said all calls will be “A lot of countries don’t do this tany of government waste and mis- carefully screened and as many as and I just don’t think it’s the Cana- management — from the use of go- 90 per cent could be rejected imrne dian way,” Grace said in an inter- vemment jets to threatened wild- diately.Only complaints based on view Wednesday.flowers.hard facts would be pursued Dye, the independent federal De Cotret has said he is studying It takes courage for a civil ser spending watchdog, announced in the idea, but has also made it clear vant to risk the wrath of a superior October he is forging ahead with he doesn’t see any need for a ho- by blowing the whistle and a ho- the hotline despite objections by tline.tline could encourage more to the Treasury Board president, Ro- in late October, Dye said he had come forward, said Dubois bert de Cotret.waited long enough.He put the ne- The telephone lines could be buz- cessary $400,000 into his own bud- “We’renotgoingafterthesquca zing as early as April.get for next year.lers,” he said.‘‘We’re going with However, Grace said he doubts “The government probably has the hotline so people who think the Dye can keep his promise to pro- enough problems right now and system should be honest in spen tect the identity of anonymous tip- they are nervous if we set up this ding taxpayers’ dollars would just sters.The Privacy Act allows hotline there will be a tremendous come out and say what they see.” people to look at govemmnment t .SJrmS“n8 ,heir pCTsonal "¦ Concern about report as “The person who is complained ., , about has the right to know who his Tlof'IA/O 1 T*»/HM11‘•'•T 7 1T 71*0 r"\ O i | accuser is and what you are saying Ildll VC IIIU Ully WldpS 110 about him,” said Grace.“Thatis to -•¦ «/ XI protect them against malicious and false accusations.” WINNIPEG (CP) — The Manito- from native groups on overall pro- He said it would damage the civil 1)3 native justice inquiry finished cess inquiry commissioners Al Ha- service if managers were conti- Save 15% on yearly subscriptions and 10% on 6 month subscriptions Looking for a Christmas gift that will be appreciated throughout the year?A great way to remember your friends 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