Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 24, 1987, Winnipeg, Manitoba If Winnipeg free november 1987 finely screened jury to hear murder Case by Lisa priest Winnipeg free press the Pas a 12member jury was to hear opening statements at the first degree murder trial of Helen Betty Osborne this 16 years after her the 10man jury was selected yesterday after a Seldom used Challenge for cause was Grant defence lawyer John Scurfield we wanted to test their potential jurors disposition toward the Case because of the perversity of Scurfield said after interviewing 104 of them Only four jurors Are from the Scurfield adding others Are from the surrounding local residents were expected to line up hours before the trial at the assault prompts ouster bid a University of Winnipeg students association director is moving to impeach the groups president after he was barred from school socials for slugging a fellow student at a halloween Michael interim Ursa science said the punching incident is the latest in a series of irresponsible acts for which Ursa president Lee Holleron should step if the person in charge goes around slugging it Doest look Good upon the institution As a Mackinnon the Ursa social management committee voted to bar Holleron from All Ursa social events until april because he was involved in an said Dan vice president of student he might have been but we Felt he used excessive Force Guttre adding any student involved in a fight would be dealt with in the same verbal abuse said he was attending the schools halloween social when a male student had never seen began assaulting him with a barrage of verbal who works Par time As a bouncer at the Sherbrook said the student continued badgering him to the Point of slapping him on the he crossed the line of expressing his opinion and being a real he so i said and i hit him and he hit the Holleron said he Doest condone the action he took and has since apologized to the but he said the Ursa committees decision to bar him from future social events was a Little Mackinnon said Holleron should be ousted from the association be cause of the Brawl and other controversial issues since his election last he questioned a loan Holleron obtained from the association and said three former directors resigned Over personal Mackinnon said impeachment proceedings will begin once he has collected the signatures of 347 Stu dents in favor of a general Assem Bly to vote on the so about 80 students have he courthouse this morning to hear opening statements on the slaying of the 19yearold High school i know in going to be turning dozens of people we just cant fit everyone sheriff Gerry Wilson of the Pas said last the slaying of Osborne has puzzled residents in this Community since her disfigured body was found on the Frozen shores of Clearwater about 50 kilo metres to the Dwayne Johnston and James Robert Houghton face charges of first degree formerly of the was arrested a year ago in revel and has been in custody since has been in custody since March after police arrested him in the arrests were the culmination of a sporadic police investigation since most people including Osborne had Given up see ing anyone tried for the crime until last year when the ramp issued a Public Appeal for anyone with Evi Dence about the slaying to come police received information Lead ing to the arrest of one Man in the fall of 1986 but a first degree murder charge against him was dropped three weeks after Johnston was arrested and the ramp investigation began on after fishermen found Osborne disfigured her clothes were found nearby a few Days she had been stabbed several times and it appeared she had been police adding she was apparently lured into a vehicle and then one of 12 Origi Nally lived in Norway but like Many residents of Remote commune she went to High school in this town of about the trial is expected to continue until the Middle of next of contract a director says Celebration a performer from the India school of dance does a Graceful number last night in a a Folk arts Council of Winnipeg production featuring 16 ethnic performing the Centennial concert Hall presen tation was staged in an outdoor cafe setting where discussions of values and traditions were visually enhanced by entertainment from the by Janet Mcfarland a former Western Canada Avia Tion museum director says a Board member was told she was in a conflict of interest when her Hus bands firm was awarded a provincially funded renovation Earl who until now has remained silent on the said he asked Shirley Render to resign at a 21 Board since the matter was reported current directors have re fused to admit there was a conflict and Render has denied Ever being told of it by the documents obtained by the free press indicate the Issue was raised by the president George Chapman at an april 27 Board meet discussed often on Mcmillan said the Ren ovations to the museums t5 hang leased by the province for its air ambulance water bombers and were discussed Many other times by the Mcmillan said he wrote a letter on the Issue to current museum presi Dent Bruce Emberley last Emberley has said he Doest re Call the conflict Issue being raised at the he said if it was an important it would have been included in Board Mcmillan said that argument is those Board minutes dont con Tain everything said at the meet he Emberley said he is still convinced there was no wrongdoing and no the renders company has a Long history of donations to the my Emberley would not confirm that Mcmillan asked Render to resign province and then resigned himself when she did there were a lot of things going on at that Board he tensions were rather Mcmillan said Board members did not speak out when Smith Carter partners an architecture com Pany run by the director Dennis was chosen to oversee the renovation Carters firm was paid Between and by the museum to draw up hire a contractor and oversee the said Mcmil the boards former Mcmillan said Shirley renders conflict was obvious to the Douglas Render and associates listed two directors in 1986 Douglas and Shirley Shirley Render is also a when two companies enter into a contract and these two companies have a common that director is in conflict of Mcmil Lan claims that the museums architect and the general manager awarded the government and not the Board of do not remove the boards he these people did not act without consultation and Mcmillan said he has decided to speak out because Emberley issued a statement saying Mcmillan res ignation had nothing to do with Shir Ley renders alleged Mcmillan said he asked Render to resign after she gave Board members a 20page letter of Damag ing statements about the general manager Tom Wilson was fired by the Board Days he has refused to Call for details Airport 7832854 downtown 283 Ellice Avenue 9423525 Tilden rents Many makes and and features cars by Chrysler to for Over 90 years seedless Navel oranges have been adding a Little extra sweetness to the 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