Page 2, The Herald, Wedneaday, May 9, 1976 Thorpe on trial for homosexual murder tr - been delayed for eight days LONDON (AP) — Jeremy Thorpe, former leader of the British Liberal party, and three other men went on trial Tuesday on charges of plotting to murder a man who claims he had a homosexual affair with Thorpe, All accused pleaded not guil The dateive sought to prohibit the testimony of key prosecution witnesses, saying they embarked on a conspiracy of their own by selling their stories to publications, 50: Thorpe, David thes be nt lIcten Boyce hausewile “ae gs poi Iie acdc gil Bernice Smith retired policeman Vancouver East Vancouver alderman - Vancouver East Hugh Rebbins Holmes; George Deakin, and John Le Mesurier ‘entered not guilty pleas when charges of conspiring .to murder former male model Norman Scott were read. Each charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years In prison, . alone faces an charge af inelting Holmes Th additional unlawfully to. murde Scott; He denied that allegation and Scott's sssertion ebout a homo- two. Dairykind manager Prince Rupert sexual . affair belween the Jim Hewitt credit union manager *Boundary-Similkameen Ger Gray Member PPWC Machetvie Stephen Rogers airting pilet Vancouver South Outside the Old Bailey Central Criminal Court building here, crowds gathered to watch _ the principals in the case,. Tele- vision cameras whirred as Thorpe arrived accompanied by his wile, Marion, and mother, Mrs. Ursula Thorpe. It took just 25 minutes to im doners, The judge, Sir Joseph Can- Hey, 63, dressed in red robes Terry Sevarts ae in his ~ lawyer’s brown Rolls-Royce, - nel a jury of nine men - three women, all Lon- nee hanig, menthes 1M, 4, Raatenay Const lines and white wig, warned the 69 _reporters covering the trial not to interview jurors or witnesses, . "I know it's done in some places, but not here and any- body who does it, will be pun- ished,” the judge . said, ~ ; “Betler bring a toothbrush with you if you're going todo ‘that,” he added with a smile. The prosecution Is trying to prove Thorpe and the . three others accused con- spired’ between Jan..i, 1973, and Dec. 18, 1977, to murder - Scott, and that Thorpe in- Res Holkeu sniall business - uwiclian: Mialaliat Desmond Kinimilt niinister Vanover Cente Promice Bi Benen bUNtiess iit) Okanagan South architect Brian Smith fawser, Mayor of Qak Bin Osh (ins Condon Clea CUT Ons Lanigshoreniat Htirnaty North T sqqaimialt-Port Renties Wanett Renieds “Vaneouver Cente cited Holmes to that end between Jan. 1, 1969, and March 30, 1859. Thelr argument is that the men wanted to protect Thorpe’s political career by killing Scott. But before the - prosecution could begin its case Tuesday, the defence ‘began lega! -manoeuvring. and the jury was dismissed for the day. - Thorpe’s lawyer, ‘George ‘Carman, argued for three hours and 15 minutes thal the -prosecullon’s star witness, former MP. Peter. Bessel, From small businessmen to trade union members, | Soci Credit candidates are eople from all walks of life... i was gulliy af “a continuing contempt of court” because Pe ane hig story to pers and should not allowed to testify. : ae sald the same. applied to Scott and another key witness in the case, Andrew Newton, the former airline pilot allegedly paid &5,000 (more than $10,000) by the’ defendanta to murder Scott, Carman sald ''a witness: may shape his evidence to iccommedate _ his paymaster," in this case the newapapere that bought the story. .- . Sally Py Pate Kahl heaicher lows Broniniet high school principal ave River Phil Brogks Media techaiekin Rossliand-Trail Cer Puri Norih Ishin On May 10, vote for the government that puis the individual first. SOCIAL CREDIT WORKS. FORYOU. Member Teamsters Paid for by the British Columbia Socal Credit Patty : Bessel. ‘signed a &50,000 agreement with a London Sunday newspaper while both Seott and Newton had agents to help them collect on the case, Carman argued, calling it ‘a conspiracy to - pervert. the course af justice.” “If Mr. Bedseil, Mr. Newlon and | Mr. Scatt were: . prevented ~from giving evidence, there would really . be no trial,’ prosecutor Peter Taylor told the judge. The-trial, expected to last two to three months, had - so- Thorpe again campaign for the May'3 British general ‘election, . but: he: lost the -House of-Commone:seat he -held for 20. years. "A ‘law that became ef- . fective last year would allow for ‘life imprisonment for conspiracy .to murder, but since the alleged conspiracy occurred Sefore. the new -act came into .effect,* the * defendants could face the old maximum. sentente. of 10 years, if convicted, , NEWS IN ones their TEHRAN (AP) — The Ira- hian revolutionary. firing “squads, in the bloodiest day since they began executing countrymen ‘in February, killed 21 persons” “Tuesday, including two of* the shah's former cabinet ministers and’ an army - general, Radio Tehran ‘ announced. ; : _ More trials were reported under way and the total of known ‘executions is éx- pected to rise from: its current Jevel of 191.. Sobbing relatives gathered at the Tehran city morgue shortly after dawn to claim ~ the bodies. Reporlers said only one body was handed over, it in a rough wooden coffin. Other families were: wl Vt told to go home and walt ta be called about claiming the ‘remains,.-" \.° ’ Revolutionry | guardsmen ‘outside the morgue: angrily told the victims’ “relatives - thatthe executed were guilly ‘of murder and ‘deserved their punishment, ‘The of- ficial ‘charges: against the . victiing: ‘included a “with®, ‘God © his emissaries,” tottare and killing: “corruption and ““insulting"the. imatn," “Phe ‘charge ‘of ; ‘insulting -the jinain'! ip a-new'one and apparently referred to revolutionary religious leader Ayatollah . Ruhollah Khomeini, known in Eran as ‘the- imam, or’ supreme leader. ‘ Earthquake i in Frisco, SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — ~~ Shortly after parakeets sud: denly screeched .and dogs growled ‘mysteriously Tuesday, the'San Francisco area was "hit by its second earthquake in 10 days, Were the slrange squawks'- and barks a prelude'ta the - quake late Monday? Some scientists at the United States Geological Survey and the Stanford Research Institute think strange animal behavior is a clue to earthquake pre- diction. 2 Ten killedsin fire’. “One notable success was at Willits," said Jack Pfluke, B researcher at the dgency's offices in’ Menlo Park. He was referring to “a small northern California com- munity where “a tremor registering 6.0 on the'Richter scale hit on. Nov. 22, 197. The “Richter _ scale measures ground ination a8 recorded on seismographs. Every increase of a number means a tenfold increase in magnitude. Loliinsvie SA) Tag96 rnd Fire turned the five- © storey Woolworth variety store in this Midlands in- dustrial city into a raging inferno during business - hours Tuesday aflernoon, killing at least 10 persons, police reported. ' They said more than 50 ‘were admitted to hospital, “some In serious conditian. Scores of shoppers. and clerks ran.-inta the- street from the basement and main. _ floor. * ieee, thgland rin Aboatbh persons tied to the- . CAP) roof and were brought down ladders by firemen, © A fleet of 18 ambulances took the dead and injured to three nearby hospitals. More than 100 firemen fought the blaze, bringing it under control in late afternon. ‘A ° fire -. department spokesman said thee bodies of sim women and four men had been recovered. As night fell, firemen equipped wih breathing apparatus sear-. ched for more victims, ‘Prisoners escape GUELPH, Ont. (CP) ~~ ~ Police are still searching for - seven prisoners who escaped during a riot at Guelph -correctional centre Involving more than 180 prisoners. Prison officials say they think the riot began because prisoners were Sisciplined late Monday after showing signs of having taken drugs. - . But Lyndon Nelms, deputy regional director for the Ontaria correctional ser- vices ministry, said the riot also could have been a diverson te allaw the escape. Gordon Walker, Ontario's correctional services minister, ‘sald prisoners would have died in fires during the riot if. prison . mattresses were not fire- retardant. He said the situation could have resembled one‘at a jail in Stratford, Ont., 1% years ago, when five prisoners died afler «their: mattresses caught fire, . The escape was not dis- covered until after the 3l2- hour riot ended- early Tuesday, Walker agid, Leadership the issue _ WINDSOR, Ont. (CP) — New Democratic leader Ed Broadbent told 1,000 high school seniors Tuesday that strong leadership is the biggest question in the May 22 general election. As young voters marking ballots for the first time in the election two weeks from today, Broadbent said they . should make assessments not only on the personality of the leader but what he staod ‘or. “Consider the prime minister’ 8 record for the last ll years. ° Consider his approach In Quebec where he calls the farmers complainers and In British Columbia where he told young , people they should get off their asses if they want jobs.” - °° The truth was, Broadbent sald, there was only'one job for every, 20: Canadians locking for work.. The NDP leader got several ovationa far his remarks on the party's stand on the equallty of women and on medicare. California rationing gas NEW. YORK (AP) — The severe ‘ gasoline supply erunch -that is. forcing rationing in Cailfornia haw not yet hit the reat of the United States but there are _warnings ‘of problems later in the month. An Assoclated Press spot check showed that long IInes generally iwere the ex- ception, nothe rule, In most areas 50 far, The shortages that eel al the end of April, aS dealers: ran out of monthly. allocations, have eased, . although . many _ Btatlons remain slosed on Sundays. . ; Herbert ‘Hugo, 2 ‘a senior editor at Platt's Oilgram, an Industry newsletter in Chicago, sald: ‘This ia the calm efore the storm and the storm is. going to come about Memorial ‘Day (May , 28). The handwriting on the ‘wall, {s out “thers In Califor- A.