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Oshawa Times (1958-), 6 Sep 1966, p. 11

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GARY POLICE CAPTURE FLEEING FOUR - HIJACKED PLANE FOUND IN INDIANA AIRBORNE JAILBREAKERS CAUGHT 1 'No Mad Dog Killers, Claims Mastermind GARY, Ind. (CP-AP)--The al- 9 leged mastermind of a daring © Winnipeg jailbreak said Monday he and his three convict com- paiions Wie iiew to indiana in a stolen plane are "'no bunch of mad dog killers." Kenneth Leishman, 34, a fa- ther of seven, discussed details of the international flight with a reporter in the Lake County & jail at nearby Crown Point. "We're fellows guilty of want- ing our freedom," he "nothing more." He denied any of the four ex- changed fire with police. "We were not armed in any manner to combat a_ police force," he said. "Our main aim was to stay out of trouble." He and nine other prisoners a out of the jail last Thurs- y. The FBI said the Canadians swould be charged with trans- porting a stolen aircraft across an international boundary. The fugitives were captured here by some 60 police who wounded two of them in rooftop chases. ARE WOUNDED KENNETH LEISHMAN + « Stay out of trouble Awaiting hearing on the|the attendant asked. "i'm sure charges are Leishman; Barry |you're not bank robbers." Kay Duke, 21; Joseph Laforte,| yoishman said he 25; and George Leclerc, 26, of Montreal. Both Leclere and La- forte were slightly wounded in the capture. : Leclere was transferred to the jail Monday from hospital. Leishman termed "preposter- ous" reports they had buried gold bullion en route to Indiana. But he said he had contacts in Gary which "could have pro- vided real sanctuary for me." He would not elaborate, but added: town for lunch and that when he returned, a photographer was taking pictures of his three companions cleaning the air- craft. "Boy, of all the bloody luck," he said. But he said he had to contain himself to keep from laughing. Leishman also ssid police making the capture. "This one chap (policeman) "Had there been the opportu-|xicked in the door and found nity to establish a firm contact, we would never have been seen again." Leishman. said the five-year- old plane they stole, a Mooney Mark 21, had been refuelled at Springville, Iowa, and that they had to make two previous stops. He said he landed at Tyler, Data From Prospective Jurors Minn., and Okoboji, Iowa, but habitual criminal to have his|the fields either had no refuel- case heard in a court other than jling facilities or no attendant the one that dealt with the of- on duty. At Tyler, Leishman said. the himself in a bad situation," said Leishman. "He was looking into the darkened room and there were two guns trained on him. He was very fortunate. "Once there's one policeman shot, there's no harm in going on, But nobody had any inten- a WEié arimcu with automatic pistols, police said, Police were guarding the four-passenger Mooney Mark 21 aircraft on a farm 12 miles southeast of here. Stolen from a hangar near Winnipeg Satup police said it contained a small arsenal of guns and knives. Leishman was being held in Headingley provincial jail near Winni, and faced trial for theft conspiracy in the theft March 1 of $383,000 in gold bul- lion from Winnipeg airport. Laforte, who was known in Canada as Joseph William Dale, THE OSHAWA TIMES, Tuesdey, September 6, 1966 'was awaiting trial for rape; Duke was being held after ac- quittal on a non-capital murder charge for reason of insanity; false pretenses charge. Their plane had sputtered down on the farm out of fuel. The farmer gave them a lift to°a bus station where they changed Canadian currency for American and then came here. Tavern owner Chris Stath spotted them bent over glasses of beer, reading newspaper clip- an airplane. He called police. By the time police arrived the four had taken rooms in a hotel next door to the bar. Duke sur- rendered when he was found alone in a room and facing the shotguns of two policemen. Police then kicked in the door of another room and found Leishman, who surrendered. Leclere appeared with gun in hand and a policeman fired, wounding the fugitive in the wrist. Leclerc was finally captured on a roof as he tried to use his Even Reruns Finally End, NEW YORK (AP)--The long "Say, could we take your pic-|holiday weekend gave a chance tures for our newspaper to stim-|for a hail and farewell to some ulate interest in local aviation," |°! the television programs that have outlived thelr usefulness and are about to move--most of them into reruns but others went tojinto new positions. Sunday night, there were the final reruns of My Favorite Martian, Branded, Wackiest Ship in the Army and--the one to be most sorely missed-- Perry Mason. To Tell the Truth had its final prime-time exposure last night before it moves into a new Sun- day afternoon berth, I've Got a And Mason Won Them All Secret, which had a cute show that unfortunately devoted its final portion to a plug for for- mer host Garry Moore's new outing, will hereafter be rele- gated to a late Monday night time period--out of sight for viewers who turn off the sets at 10:30. Other departures Monday night included Hazel, The Le- gend of Jesse James and A Man called Shenandoah. But nobody spends much time looking backward in television. Departing shows rarely receive a nod of gratitude, . Leclere was being held on a|2%4 on his wrist.{thumb and. forearm and was iz a igkine about stenting: Early In The GLECOFF'S SUPERMARKET Week Special MEADOW GOLD BRICK HOME GROWN FIELD At first glance, the carving seems the more typic- ally Canadian. But If you look a little deeper, you'll find that the phone, too, is astonishingly Canadian, It's not Just that Canadians are the 'gabbiest' telephone users in the world. (We've had that Proposed By Bar Association WINNIPEG (CP)--The prin-;membership recommended that ciple of prospective jurors fill-/a resolution on wiretapping be ing out a pre-trial form to help|referred to the criminal justice Peeper A ano] they oe section for further study. un was approved urday by the Canadian Bar As-/APPROVE AMENDMENTS fence that led to the habitual) attendant apologized because criminal proceedings. they had no gas pumps. distinction for a number of years now, and we at Bell could take It as a tribute to the quality and low cost of our service.) No-- the Canadianism of the phone Is In the fact that over 95% of all tele- phone equipment is made in Canada; that Bell Canada is owned right here-- over 93% of our Tomatoes u. [5* Ice Cream FOR THE FINEST Custom and A number of proposed amend- Code interpreter should be provided before any statement taken and that the interpreter should take down the statement whatever language is used. » a translation could proposed change Ww & person who faces 74 CELINA STREET Ready Made DRAPES in the latest Shades and Tabrics... eee M&C EXPERTLY INSTALLED DRAPERY TRACKS 723-7827 622 41 SHOP DAILY 8 GLECOFF'S 174 RITSON RD. S. A.M. to 10 P.M. Supermarket 725-3445 THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF OSHAWA shares are held by Canadian residents; that Northern Electric, Bell's manufacturing subsidi- ary, Is developing new end unique instruments and services to meet specific Canadian needs. That'a why our advertisements often say-- built, managed and owned by Canadians. Bell Canada NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ESTABLISH AND LAY OUT A HIGHWAY TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation cf the City of Oshawa at its meeting to be held on Monday the 19th day of September, 1966 at 7:30 p.m. at the Council Chambers, City Hall, Oshawa intends to pass a by-law to establish and lay out as a public highway in the City of Oshawa to be known as Centen- nial Parkway, that part of highway shown on the Plan forming part of this notice located between the in- tersection of the centre line of Centennial Parkway cs shown.on the plan with the south limit of Mill Street, and the intersection of Centennial Parkway as shown on the plan with the north limit of Colborne Street. The following plan forms part of this notice. More detailed plans showing the highway to be established are on file and may be exam- ined at the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, OSHAWA, Ontario, AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that at the said meeting the Council shall hear in person or by his counsel, solicitor or agent any person who claims that his land will be prejudicially affected by the by-law and who applies to be heard. il Santen lavneer | DATED AT OSHAWA THIS 23rd DAY OF AUGUST, A.D. 1966 i. & Berrerd, 50 Centre Street OSHAWA, Onteric. Esq. City Clerk

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