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Judge drops charge against store clerk in obsenity trial Herald Writer Alter two days of viewing adult films the outcome of the trial involving Georgetowns and Video is still pending The video store in the Georgetown Market place bad ten tapes seized in a raid by Halton regional police last May Charges of possession of obscene material for circulation and circulation of obscene material had been laid against and H Video owners Millie Adams and Randy rliunenlski The Charge of clrcula ting obscene material was dropped last Wed nesday against clerk Beverly Ann She was simply an employee acting on instructions crown attorney Anthony Vale said Inviting provincial court Judge John Robinson to lis miss the charge against her Miss had been working at and when police executed their search warrant It was agreed Thurs day that crown attorney Vale and defense lawyer Bill Mackic would ex change written ments on the ease by March These presenting and defending their position will then be forwarded to Judge Robinson The three will meet again In Burlington provincial court May which obscenity have been laid against a video store in To give the judge and ail concerned in the case a better Idea Trial date set of what has been judged to be obscene material the crown attorney introduced three films judged obscene last year by York County Court Judge Steven as exhibits FILMS VIEWED During the trial Wed and Thursday the court lights were dimmed and these three films- Skintight Summer of 72 and A Coming of wcrc viewed Last November the two lawyers had viewed the video tapes that had been seized Tara Up Maraschino Cherry Naughty Vic torians Female Chauvinist Touch Me In The Morning Office Girls Mem phis Cathouse Blues Talk to me Dirty and Taboo in private Crown attorney Vale had written a movie breakdown identifying si ones he considered obscene under the Cri mlnal Code for Judge Robinson The Judge then also viewed the Id pes in private Following the screen ing of the crowns three films the defense intro duced a twohour tape of excerpts from motion pictures that the no Censor Board has passed IN THEATRES They are motion pic lures that can be seen in theatres in Toronto Mr Mackie said They are introduced to what is being allowed by the Censor Board as to sex and sex and violence from ten movies- Chained Heat the Jury Love You Dressed to Kill Andy Warhols Frankenstein Straw Dogs MB Hours Private School The Killers Death Wish Nan and Cat People were watched in open court Thursday morning Police action in the case was outlined In written evidence by Sgt Dan a memb er of the squad Crown attorney Vale read his evidence to court went to and Video May In search of the video tape Spit on your Grave It was out Reluming the next day he was again told It was Asking for Electric Blue and Electric Blue Special was told they were both out Instead he rented the video and returned a short time later with Sgt Tom Johnson and Constable Mario Succi The three Identified themselves as police officers and showed clerk Boulton a search CARTONS Or I look all the suspect cartons off the display shelf and put them in a box Const was obtaining the correspon ding video tapes for the cartons okuloskl recorded There was some discussion about where the responsibility lies regarding the content of the movies SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday Janairy IS Page McDermid acclaimed for PC riding BramptonGeorge town MP John McDer mid was acclaimed as the Progress I vatlvcP C candidate for the next federal election in the riding Monday night The Brampton Georgetown C Asso ciation candidate for almost five years now Mr McDermid smiled happily from his sent by schoolteacher wife Elaine as Association members clapped his acclamation is the year of a probable federal elect on a year thai carries with it many ominous overtones first for Mr McDer mid Lois Rice said We as Conservatives have the opportunity In 1984 to ensure that George Orwells warn ings will not become reality in the future beat way to avoid It is to elect people like Mr McDermid Mr McDcrmids rid is third largest in Canada representing people and grow at about nine per cent each year he said Now that I am a candidate for next election the campaign in Brampton George town must get Into full gear Mr McDermid said JOHNMcPEKMID- Announcing tils elec tion campaign chair man Phil Mr McDermid said the PC party is prepared to We have an task ahead of us We must win seats in Ontario and Quebec to form a majority Pro gressive Conservative Government led by Brian Mulnmcy Mr McDermid said In the Mulroney sha dow cabinet he is spo kesman for Indian Affairs and Northern Development In his lime as MP Mr Mc has served as the Youth spokesman Immigration spok esman and member of Employment Opportu in Ihe task force PC House Leader predicts June election Herald Staff Writer The House of Opposition House Leader is putting his bets on a June federal election In a speech to Bramp ton Georgetown Pro i 1 PC members MP Erik Nielsen said he thinks there will be a He a writ will be issued in April Tor it Mr Nielsen also anti Prime Minlsttr Pierre Elliott Trudeau will be at the helm of the Liberals for the elec tion despite Mr Tru comments that he would not running again Since Confederation years has been the average time between federal elections Mr Nielsen said The last election was In 1980 Why would June be a likely month for lions The fall Is not a good time for an election his year because Pope John Paul Is coming for his first Canadian visit Sept 22 and the Vatican has been given federal government assurances there wont be any elections cither two months before or two months after the papal visit HIGH RISK I cannot sec any sensible prime minister calling an election during summer vacati when away and campaigners arc away Its too high a risk Mr Nielsen told reporters after his address Because of the stand ing orders or House or Commons honoring the Pope demand the next opportunity for an election Is late In November Again mats a high risk a higher risk than an election In Juno would be Mr Nielsen said If you examine precedents youll find most elections are held in June Its a time when the blossoms are out Weather Is warm and there a feeling of hope and renewal Mr Hum Firm charged With polluting Charged dis charging tot water Lodge Farms Ltd will be appearing in Bramp ton provincial court Jan 31 to set date for trial The chicken process ing plant was charged under Section is of the Ontario Water Re sources Act Jan Ontario environment ministry senior environ mental officer for Halt- on and Peel John said fish were killed when septic sludge was spilled into Levi Creek July 1983 The creek runs between Winston Churchill Boulevard and Mississauga Road and discharges into Creek A section of Levi Creek through the StreeUville Glen Golf Club had to be flushed with hoses to remove a coat ing of scum and temporary dam built to said area residents had complain ed about foul odors from the company sewage lagoon last year and attempts were being made to correct the situation when the contaminants were washed into creek This is first time Maple Lodge has been charged under the Ontario Water Resourc es Act Conviction carries a maximum penally of He said the company spreading the sludge on farm land to drain their sewage lagoon With the heavy rains that day a large amount of the sludge left on the farm land was washed off into creek The spreading wasnt done In accord- once with our require ments Mr said advised that he viewed couple of movies that two young girls who were fondling each her He thought the girls were too young He tried to take them back to the distributor reported in his evidence A breakdown was made of ten of the movies and the rest were returned to the owners he noted Metro police officer who works on Project a between the Metro and Ontario Provincial Holloa to- investigate the major distributors of obscene material In the province appeared as witness for 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