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I- The Leader Lost, Regina, Thursday, June 10, 1970 claims combination of drugs, alcohol caused shooting but dented he wanted to shoot anyone in particular. In answer to a question from Mr. Connelly, Mr. Gessey said was not strange at all that five of the shot he tred hit four Carsons seated at the same tale. Evidence from a number of his friends followed Mr.

Ges-sey's testimony. All of them said they had been drinking heavily the week prior to Jan. 29 at various bars and private residences. They also said they had smoked hashish and marijuana and tliey had seen Mr. Gessey taking USD.

"I drink because I enjoy It, possibility of shooting at ran-dam because the five shots hit four persons seated at the same table and Karen le-lorme was shot twice. "It is irrelevant hether Mr. Gessey as drunk or drugged. The Issue is hether he had an Intent to kill and the entire chain of his actions shows he did have such an Intent," the prosecutor concluded and asked the jury to convict Mr. Gessey on the murder charge.

The tuul was to conclude Thursday with Mr. Justice MacLeod Instructing the jury on the legal aspects of the case -prior to the jury reaching a verdict. and drugged almost the entire week preceding the shooting and hud nut had much sleep either. He said he did not mean to kill Miss George because he hardly knew her, nor did he know the two men with Miss Itelorme. Mr, Gessey said despite the break up Ith Miss Delorme he hitd no grudge against her.

lie said for the almost six months he has been In custody he has been continuously wondering why he did the shooting but can find no explanation whatsoever. During cross examination by Steven Connelly, Crown pro secutor, Mr. Gessey said witnesses who testified he appeared to be angry when he attempted to talk to Karen In the bar earlier that night were wrong. I wasn't disturbed, upset or angry at all," he said. Mr.

Gessey said he picked up the long barreled, heavy revolver and the ammunition a short time before the shooting Incident at the room of one of his friends who was not at home. He said he went to see his friend to ask him if he could Sleep in his room because he had nowhere to stay. He admitted to the shooting secutor, said though the Crown Is not obliged to show the motive of a crime, in Hie present case there is a clear motive, He said Mr. Gessey was uj'set and angry because his relationship with Karen Delorme had broken up and prior to the shooting the woman refused to talk to hint. Mr.

Connelly said according to ttie law Mr. Gessey was guilty of murder even If he lulled a person other than the one he Intended to kill. The prosecutor also said Mr, Gessey might have been drunk but was still capable of forming an Intent. The prosecutor excluded the but Bryan as bombed heavily because he just broke up with lus girlfriend ami he was a bit depressed," one of them said. L.

E. Leslie, Mr. Gesseyg lawyer, in summing up the defence's case said the jury should find his client guilty on the lesser charge of manslaughter. The lawyer said Mr. Gessey could not be found guilty of murder because at the tune of tfje shooting he was unable to form an Intention to kill, which is the basic element of a murder charge.

"lie was too drunk and drugged to form any intent." Mr. Connelly, the pro Saskatoon woman awarded $130 000 Anesthetist and found negligent A Saskatoon woman Wednesday was awarded more than $130,000 in damages under the Fatal Accident Act in connection with the death of her husband. Myma Lee Kangas, widow of Dennis Victor Kangas, commenced an action against Dr. Douglas M. Parker, a dentist, and Dr.

Eric Asquith, an anesthetist, both of Regina, after her husband died while undergoing dental surgery in Dr. As- qulths office Oct. 5, 1972. A two-week hearing was held in Court of Queens Bench In January. Mr.

Justice A. L. Strois filed a 60-page judgment Tuesday in which he found the two were profes sionally negligent while treating Mr. Kangas, who was 28 years old when he died. The judgment was for $130,000 in general -damages, $1,413 in special damages and costs of the action.

Reviewing the facts of the At Cypress Lake Fish derby set for Sunday professionally negligent. He said there was evidence Dr. Asquith did not have at hand the telephone number of any other physicians who might be required in an emergency situation. The judge said Mr. Kangas death could have been avoided by an examination prior to treatment, by noting the drop of his pulse rate or by stopping the operation and applying immediate and effective resuscitation.

A healthy 28-year-old man walked into an anesthetists office to be anesthetized for the extraction of 11 of hts teeth and he was pronounced dead within 30 minutes. The judge said in assessing the damages he considered Mr. Kangas life expectancy, and the fact he was a graduate in agriculture engineering, who at the time of hts death earned $8,000 but whose salary would have increased. Regina firm and even a little better, said Geoff Hurren, CBK manager. Directly after the storm, the station was broadcasting over CBKF-FM in Regina, but has now switched back to AM.

Although plans remain tentative, a new permanent tower may be built at Watrous in September, Mr. Hurren said. prices bill for a maximum one-year prison sentence and a $2,000 fine for individual defaulters. Corporations would be liable to a maximum $25,000 fine. DENTURE SPECIALISTS WITH THE WRITTEN GUARANTEE Distinctive Craftsmanship Oral Arts DENTAL STUDIO Expert Repair Service 1 LOCATION ONLY Kangas died from a sudden cardiac failure, but the pathologist excluded such a possibility.

Judge Strois held that Dr. Parker failed to tell the patient the operation could be performed In a hospital Instead of an anesthetists olftce. He said both doctors failed to conduct any medical examination of the patient prior to the administration of the anesthetic and the dental surgery. I find in the instant case that Dr. Asquiths conduct had fallen far below the high standard of care required of an anesthetist It seems that the quality of work had been sacrificed for the quantity of patients that could be processed assembly-line style day in and day out in his office his conduct in this case varied drastically from the methods used by other anesthetists, Mr.

Justice Sirois ruled and found both physicians had been Tower from A temporary 300-foot CBC tower at Watrous to replace the one that was knocked down during last Thursdays storm was obtained from Towers in Regina. The former transmitter is in place and broadcasting with the full power of 50,000 watts. Transmitting distance is equal to what it was before the storm Quebec petroleum QUEBEC (CP) Legislation allowing the Quebec government to impose a ceiling on petroleum prices was tabled in the national assembly Wednesday. The bill would set a maximum price for petroleum sold either in bulk or retail. The legislation would provide Talks postponed in Estevan ESTEVAN (CP) -Talks between the City of Estevan and its police force have been postponed until July, Foster Tes-sum, counsel for the police association, said Tuesday.

He said illness to police commission chairman John Melnyk led to the postponement. A specific date to resume talks has not yet been set. The police force has been, working without a contract since the beginning of the year. dentist Into the patients heart. Mr.

Justice Strois said the Internist found the patient's pupils were fixed ana dilated and his electrocardiogram was flat. Mr. Kangas was pronounced dead 30 minutes after he entered the anesthetists office, lbs wife, still sitting in the waiting room, was informed and the coroner and police were called. During the hearing, Dr. Susanna Geist, a pathologist with more than 20 years of experience who has carried out more than 4,000 autopsies, testified the cause of Mr.

Kangas death was asphyxiation or suffocation, that is, he choked on his own blood which ran from his mouth into his lungs. She said otherwise the body was that of a healthy, well-developed young man with no significant abnormalities. Medical witnesses called by the defence indicated Mr. for anyone interested in becoming an instructor for the firearms safety course. Those successful will be recognized at the gun safety awards night June 12.

The award night will recognize those students who have successfully completed the course held here and surrounding towns. -It will be held in the community hall, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Parents and interested persons are invited. Initially, it would offer a three-year bachelor of arts degree in Indian studies. Two possibilities include a one-year certificate program in Indian Studies and a two-year course which could fill pre-law requirements.

Derril McLeod, chairman of the board said he hopes that a few courses will be offered, beginning in the fall semester. Israel to avoid UN discussions TEL AVIV (AP) Israel said Sunday it will boycott an upcoming meeting of the United Nations Security Council, called to discuss a plan for creating a Palestinian state on Israeli-occupied Arab land. No date has been set for the council session, which will discuss a report by the Palestine Rights Committee. The committee has recommended creating a Palestinian state MAPLE CREEK (Special) The annual fish derby of the local fish and game association will be held Sunday at Cypress Lake from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Everyone is invited to participate and need not be a member of the wildlife federation to compete. At an exectutive meeting held at the home of Charlie Stevenson, it was noted membership in the association to June 3 was 360, with another 80 Gessey Bryan Thomas Gessey, dialed with the murder of Louise George who was shot Jan. 20 in the cocktail lounge of the Westward Motor Inn, testified Wednesday at his trial Court of Queen's pench The trial before Mr. Justice K. MacLeod and a 12-member jury began Monday and evidence has been presented that on Jan.

20 around 1 a m. Mr. Gessey came to the bar and started firing a .31) calibre revolver In the direction of a table here four persons were seated. One of those at the table was Karen Delorme who had been living with Mr. Gessey until i (-' VJ 1 It mt- they split about one week prior to the Incident.

The others were Kenneth Yeo, Richard Slum and Miss George. Miss Delorme, Mr. Yeo and Mr. Slum were severely wounded Mr. Gessey was arrested in an alley In the vicinity of the hotel within a few minutes Mr, Gessey told the court idler he ami Miss Delorme broke up he started drinking heavily, taking LSD and smoking hashish and marijuana He said he had only faint recollections of the incident, because he was under the combined influence of alcohol and the drugs.

He said he had been drunk i 1" A Federation receives approval case, the judgment said Mr. Kangas went to Dr. Parkers office In July, 1972, to have a number of teeth extracted. He was given an appointment for Oct. 5, 1972, and on that date he and his wife went to Dr.

Asquitli8 office. There was evidence that Dr. Asquith administered a general anesthetic without examining Mr. Kangas. While Mr.

Kangas was unconscious, Dr, Parker extracted 10 teeth. Dr. Parker noticed Mr. Kangas turned pale and mentioned this to Dr. Asquith.

The anesthetist turned the oxygen apparatus to 100 per cent and Dr. Parker removed an 11th tooth. At that time the two doctors found the patients pulse was slow and his blood pressure low. They applied heart massage and called an internist, on whose advice Dr. Asquith administered adrenalin directly members required by the end of June to reach the quota established.

It was reported 150 adult pheasants and 400 pheasant chicks were purchased and distributed in the area recently. There were also 24 adult partridge released. About 2,500 trout have also been distributed in the area. There will be a meeting and examination at Eckarts Welding Shop at 7:30 p.m. June 11 much like Campion College and Luther College.

The federated college would be one of three parts of the Indian Cultural College which has been re-organized. Under reorganization there will be a cultural centre to function as a resource centre, the Saskatchewan Indian Community College and the federated college. piece of legislation than under the present three, a spokesman for the department said. The acts deal with consumer and community services that are held co-operatively. Hearings will be held in Regina on June 17 at the Credit Union Central Board room 2055 Albert Street.

Carlyle on June 16; Yorkton on June 18; As-siniboia on June 22; and in Swift Current on June 23 and 24. All hearings begin at 2 p.m. and representatives of any cooperative group are welcome to attend and present their views. The department hopes to present a revised draft of the acts to the legislature sometime within the next year. TODAYS NUMBERS: NUMBERS 1 The board of governors of the University of Regina has approved federation of the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College with the university.

Under the proposal which was approved by the University Senate two weeks ago, the Indian Cultural College which is run by the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians, will become a federated collete of the University of Regina, Proposed changes in acts to be subject of hearings JACOBSEN Hearings to review the proposed changes in the consolidation of three co-operative acts administered by the Department of Co-operation and Cooperative Development are scheduled for the remainder of the month in various centres around Saskatchewan. The three acts under consid- eration are: the Co-operative Associations Act, the Cooperative Marketing Act and the Co-operative Production Act. All three can be dealt with more efficiently under one New schools need new names A committee struck by Regina board of education to name new public elementary and secondary schools would like the public to suggest names. Suggestions may be sent or brought to the board office at 1870 Lome St. Trustees Don Keith, William Ready and Eric Crosbie are members of the school-naming committee.

Rates defended Social Services Minister Herman Rolfes said Wednesday rates for 10 special care homes were increased before the results of a study were known because the homes are operated on a non-profit basis. He said in an interview; Most of the special care homes are non-profithomes theyre expected to operate on a break-even basis. The minister said the rates are set according to existing regulations and standards. Mr. Rolfes said the study may identify some cost saving for the future but that doesn't mean the present homes dont have to meet their present costs.

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