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cy Weatherley as she takes 2 first hand look at
gliding. Pictured at right, the plane soars high
over the mountains around Hope Airport. See
story page 35,

CKNW SPORTS Director Big Al Davidson will ap-
pear for trial on arson charges November 25,
despite a defence submission to have the trial date
moved forward to duly 25,

as possible. Delay in getting
the mauer before the courts
will only increase the damage
to his personal and profes-
sional life."*

Tevlin told the court that
defence had heard for the
first time Thursday of
Crown's intention co call in
capert witnesses from the
United States and was further
concerned that Crown pro-

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Defence counsel Murray
Teviin made his appeal to
Judee J.D. Layton in North
Vancouver provincial court
Friday, saying the trial date
of November 26, set. Thitrs-
day. was nat. satisfacto
“My client wants to get this
thing out of the way ays soon

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Date set in Big Al Davidson arson

seeutor Kerr Clark planned
to calla total of 25 witnesses,

“Defence had no idea the
Crown was planning ro call
that number of witnesses,”
said Tevfin. “We understood
the Crown might call perhaps
six oF seven Witnesses.”

Testin added that with 25
Crown witnesses, it would be
impossible to complete the
trial within the three days set
aside in November by Judge
JK. Shaw.

Defence counsel was con-
verned, said Teslin, that the
prosecution was stalling far

case

time. He oatimated that the
ease for the Crown had
serious Maws init when arson
charges were laid against his
client May 9. He said the
Crown Was now tevin (0 ite:
cumulate evidence to shore
UP its case.

“The Crown, it seems, is
scrambling around, and the
inference from this is that the
Crown has not got a case.”

Teviin told Judge Layton
that the three boats invelved
inthe March 21 fire— the Sea

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