BUDGET ‘85 OTTAWA (CP) — Effective dates of the major budget tax changes announced in Thursday's federal budget: Dates of tax changes JAN. 1, 1986 @ Imposition of a one-percentage-point increase in the federal sales tax. © Repeal of the Indexed Security Investment Plan provisions. © Phasing out of the Petroleum and Gas Revenue Tax. CHANGES AFFECTING THE 1985 TAX YEAR © Start of the phasing in of new lifetime capital gains previously non-taxed items as candy, soft drinks, pet food, health goods, insulation and wood stoves. © Imposition of an 18-month, five-to-10-per-cent surtax on individuals and a 12-month, e Exclusion of capital gains from the $1,000 investment income deduction. CHANGES AFFECTING THE 1986 TAX YEAR © Changes to the personal income tax indexation formula co that enly inflation in excose of threo por cont is Elim of R Mins hip Savings Plan [RHOSP) contributions. JUNE! BUDGET ‘85 BUDGET HELPS BUSINESS Jobless are bypassed By ERIC BEAUCHESNED OTTAWA (CP) — In the belief that he is creating a better world Finance Minister Michael Wilson has cut government spending, dug into the pockets of taxpayers and consumers, bypassed the jobless and given to business and investors. “We're asking that Canadians pay $1 more a day in taxes . . . to make a better world,” Wilson told a news conference after presenting the Conservative government's first budget. That's what Wilson calculated the increased taxes will cost the average Canadian earning about $35,000 a year. Besides the usual targets of alcohol, tobacco and gasoline, Wilson added taxes to such items as beauty reflected in exemptions and tax b in © Minimum income tax imposed on high-income Canadians. sve penvent —_ on large of a six-per-ceat federal sales tax on sjassling, diesth. artitton of a new ¢ gasoline and jet fuel. litre excise tax on © New limits for pension plan contributions phased © The child tax credit CHANGES AFFECTING THE 1987 TAX YEAR © Reduction of the child tax exemption to $560 from $710 per child. Child tax credits continue to rise. imcreased by $70 per child. OTTAWA (CP) — The Conservative government used its budget deficit speech Thursday to take a few cautious steps toward re- forming benefits and tax breaks for families. Beginning next year and continuing in subsequent ye the child tax credit will be increased, the income- tax exemption for dependent children under 18 will be trimmed and tighter limits will be placed on increases in family allowances. Finance Minister Michael Wilson said the purpose of the changes is to provide higher net benefits for low- income families and lower net benefits for high-income fam- ilies and lower net benefits will also be trimmed for some middle-income families. Under the proposals, total benefits for an Ontario family of four with two children under 18 earning $10,000 a year of less would increase to $1,812 by 1989 from $1,484 this year. A family earning $30,000 a year would have its total benefits trimmed to $1,597 from $1,621. And a family earning $50,000 or more would see its benefits drop to $764 from $1,048. Wilson said the changes OTTAWA (CP) — The following table illustrates dollar increases in the general personal income tax for the 1986 tax year, when the major changes an- nounced Thursday take effect: (“Mod.” means modified indexation, “Temp.’ ins temporary surtax, “Elim. fed.” means elimination of federal tax cut.) Single, under 65: Elim. Income Mod. Temp. Fed. Level index Surtex TexCut Total 10,000 7 — 50 87 15,000 4 — 50 9% 20,000 54 50 104 30,000 83 u 50 133 would reduce federal rev- enues by $15 million this year and by $40 million in fiscal 1986-87. Provincial tax rev- enues would be largely unaff- ected. The minister also announ- ced plans to reduce the personal income-tax exemp- tions for children 18 and over to $1,000 a year in 1988 from the present $,120. However, the exemption will not be reduced for mentally or phys- ically disabled dependents. For the 1986 tax year, Wilson proposed that the child tax credit be increased to a maximum of $454 a child from the 1985 maximum of 40,000 108 50,000 197 75,000 315 100,000 315 200,000 315 Married Cou two depe: 10,000 — 15,000 me 20,000 75 30,000 84 40,000 145 50,000 241 75,000 258 100,000 365 200,000 365 Tax breaks for family $384. Benefits would start to decline once family income topped $23,500, a decrease from the current threshhold of $26,330. The income-tax exemption for children under 18 would continue at its current level $710 a child. For 1987, the credit would rise to $524 and the exemp- tion would fall to $470. For 1989 and subsequent tax years, the credit would be indexed to the consumer price index, less three per- centage points, and the exemption would be reduced to the same amount as family allowances. income tax increases 0 146 187 364 579 894 Vas 1,629 4,798 ie: a ate wander _ 0 100 162 = 100 175 100 184 - 100 245 100 341 426 e S$ a 8 pi . candy and pet’ food. He reduced the protection against inflation in the tax system and added a temporary surtax. Business faces tax increases in the near term, but will see its tax burden eased by more than $2 billion in the next five years while personal income taxes will rise by almost double that amount. The combination of $200 million in tax increases this year and government spending cuts of $1.8 billion is expected to reduce the federal deficit to $33.8 billion from Wilson's Nov. 8 projection of $34.9 billion. Tax revenue will be $1.8 billion next year and spending drops to $2.5 billion, reducing the deficit to $32.7 billion in the 1986-87 fiscal year. WILL BE LOWER Because of actions taken in the budget and in "s Wilson predicted that by 1990-91 the deficit will be $20.1 billion lower than it otherwise should have been. The budget cut spending on job creation and training by $78 million in 1985-86 to $2.1 billion and in 1986-87 to $2 billion: The cuts are to be made to administrative costs. And 15,000 public service jobs are to be eliminated, through attrition if possible. Wilson's dollar-a-day budget was immediately condemned by the opposition, labor, farm, social and consumer groups but generally applauded by business, especially small business, the main beneficiary of investment incentives. “It's a budget of broken promises,” said Liberal Leader John Turner, pointing to the absence of any new job-creation measures despite Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's election promise of “jobs, jobs, jobs.” Turner and NDP Leader Ed Broadbent predicted thousands of jobs will be lost as a result of the tax increases and spending cuts, with Broadbent predicting a loss of 50,000 jobs this year and 100,000 next year. . referring to promises from Wilson and Mulroney that the budget would be “tough but fair” said “it's tough on ordinary Canadians and is not fair at all for ordinary Canadians.” Not only will the budget cost the average family $500 more each year the rich will still get away without paying any tax at all, he said. PROMISED TAX A minimum tax on the rich promised by Mulroney comes into effect next year but details have not been worked out. The argument of the government, business and some economists is that by reducing the deficit and increasing investment incentives, economic growth and jobs will be increased and the deficit further reduced. Taxes hit consumers OTTAWA (CP) — It will cost you more to buy gas for your car, candy for your kids, food for your dog and wrinkle cream for grandma. And that's all on top of higher income taxes and the immediate elimination of that popular middle-class tax dodge — registered home ownership savings plans. The Progressive Conservative government promised voters last summer “jobs, jobs, jobs” but in its first budget unveiled Thursday dished out taxes, taxes, taxes. The poor could be especially hard hit. A family of four hovering around the poverty line with an annual income of $5,000 a year will be paying $162 more next year in income taxes in addition to paying more for most consumer products. Taxpayers and consumers will be harder hit than corporations. Federal government coffers will grow by $910 million next year from personal income tax increases, by about $1.5 billion from increased consumer taxes and by only $338 million from higher corporate taxes. Filling up the gas tank on the family car will cost two cents a litre more beginning Sept. 3 but the Canadian ownership special charge of 0.7 cents a litre will end June 1 Products such as candy, pet food and cosmetics will no longer be exempt from the 10-per-cent federal sales tax beginning July 1. These new taxes are in addition to a general one-per-cent increase in the federal sales tax on most joods, including cable ion services, booze and cigarettes, beginning Jan. 1, 1986. Another one-per-cent sales tax increase implemented by the last Liberal government as a special recovery tax was to end in 1988 but will become a permanent fixture. SMOKING EXPENSIVE And to make smoking even more expensive, the excise levy on a package of 25 cigarettes will jump by 25 cents immediately. The excise tax on alcohol was supposed to increase by four per cent this year because the tax was tied to the inflation rate. This automatic indexation will end but will be replaced by an immediate two-per-cent increase. One cheerful note involved changes to import duties. Canadian tourists now will be able to import duty-free goods worth up to $100 for every 48-hour absence. Previously, this could only be done once every three months. Almost everyone will soon be paying more income tax A minimum income tax for the rich is to be implemented next year but details are still to be decided But middie- and upper-income earners will be hit this year with a surtax on the basic federal tax payable. This surtax, which begins July 1 and will last for 18 months, will be at the rate of five per cent on basic federal tax between $6,000 and $10,000 and 10 per cent on basic federal tax beyond $15,000. The Finance Department says the surtax for a single person earning $40,000 next year should be $38. For a four-person family with one earner and an income of $50,000, the surtax should be $100. A built-in tax reduction introduced in 1973 that would have decreased income taxes by a maximum of $50 for single people and $100 for married couples next year is being permanently eliminated in 1986. CHANGES IMPLEMENTED As well, changes are being made regarding indexation By KEN SMITH CP Economics Writer It’s the rich what gets the gravy, it’s the poor what gets the blame... . That's the start of an old song, and probably not quite the way businessmen are going to assess Finance inister Michael Wilson's first budget. But a lot of people are likely to see it that way, especially if they look at figures published in some of the 16 documents that came ANALYSIS with the speech Wilson delivered in the House of Commons on Thursday. Let's look at some of the minister's own figures in a book called The Fiscal Plan, which came with his budget speech. . In fiseal 1985-86 — that's this year — personal income tax will actually drop by $85 million, the book says. Great! But wait. In 1986-87, by Wilson's figures, the net personal tax will increase by a bit more than $1 billion. By business or personal standards, remarkable shift. What happens to business taxes? Well, they're projected to go up in ‘85-86 by $85 million. In "86-87? Down by $540 million, say Wilson's projections. There's another area of the economy covered by the book — sales and excise taxes. This covers lot of territory, but basically it tells us about increases in things like sales taxes generally, taxes on alcohol and tobacco and gasoline — items that affect consumers, in other words. The result? According to Wilson's figures, $250 million more this year, and $1.38 billion in ‘86-87. That's another impressive shift. GUESS WHO PAYS And guess who pays for it. Overall, the minister's book projects a gain in federal revenues of about $250 million this year and $1.8 billion next year. That has to come out of someone's pocket. Wilson's stance is that these taxing shifts are essential to make sure public, and _ international, confidence are confirmed in the Canadian economy. Fair enough. The economic theory is that, in tough times, the that’s a Gravy for the rich? MICHAEL WILSON . . . someone has to pay government should run a deficit so it can feed money into the economy to help the troubled. In good times, the government should save up money so it can support its previous losses. This hasn't happened in Canada for almost two decades, as successive deficits were run up. It’s the cumulative effeet of those deficits, Wilson said in effect, that has to be brought under control. A country with Canada's riches, the argument goes, can handle a government deficit of $36 billion for a year or two to help its people through hard times — but not when the national debt has been run up close to the $180 billion mark. The choice? Someone, Wilson suggested, has to pay. The price already is high, as shown by the potential shifts in tax responsibil The point, though, is whether it's enough to, first, help Canada’s unemployed, and secondly to achieve its aim of restoring renewed life to Canada’s economy? of exemptions, child tax credits and child tax e Overall, the changes. to the personal income tax structure mean that a married couple with one earner, two dependent children and an income of $30,000 a year will pay $184 more next year, the Finance Department says. That four-person family earning $100,000 would see an increase of $1,552. For a single person under age 65 earning $30,000, his or her income tax should increase by $133 next year. If the income was only $10,000, the increase would be $87 and if the income was $100,000, the income tax increase would be $1,629. While it appears the rich are being soaked, Canadian tax laws still abound with loopholes, allowing people with money to make various tax-saving investments. The poor cannot take advantage of these loopholes because they have no money to invest. Personal income tax exemptions and tax brackets will no longer be fully adjusted to take inflation into account. Instead those changes will be based only on the rate of inflation beyond three per cent This same formula will apply to increases for family allowance and old age pensions. The forumula for increases for veterans payments and the guaranteed income supplement paid to the poorest pensioners remains fully indexed to inflation. The child tax credit, which mainly benefits the poor, will be increased. Payments made in 1987 will rise by $70 from $384, by $35 in 1988 and by $35 in 1989. Thereafter, payments will be indexed to increases in the inflation rate beyond three per cent The child tax exemption, which mainly benefits middle- and upper-income Canadians, will decrease to $560 from $710 in the 1987 tax year and to $470 the following year. Thereafter, it will decrease to the same value as the family allowance in that year. In most provinces, the family allowance for each child is currently about $375 a year. Highlights OTTAWA (CP) — Highlights of the federal budget presented Thursday in the Commons by Finance Minister Michael Wilson: The federal government will cut net spending by $1.8 billion and raise net revenues by $200 million in the 1985-86 fiscal year, which began April 1. © The deficit for fiseal 1985-86 will be $33.8 billion, down $1.1 billion from the $34.9 billion Wilson predicted in his November economic statement. Wilson now says he seriously overestimated revenues in November and now thinks interest rates will rise faster than expected ¢ A surtax of up to 10 per cent will be imposed on middle-and upper-income earners for the next 18 months. A minimum tax for the rich will be implemented next year, although details are still to be decided. © Total federal spending on job creation and training falls by $78 million in 1985-86 to $2.1 billion, although it is all supposed to be deducted from administrative overhead.Total federal spending on job creation and training in 1986-87 falls to $2 billion. e Consumers will pay an extra two cents a litre for gasoline effective Sept. 3 and and extra 25 cents per package of 25 cigarettes, effective immediately. A two-per-cent increase in the excise tax on wine, beer and other alcoholic beverages takes effect immediately © The federal sales tax — now six per cent for construction goods, cable and pay television services, 13 per cent for alcoholic beverages and tobacco and 10 per cent for other taxable goods — will rise Jan. 1 by one of budget percentage respectively. @ The federal sales tax will be extended, effective July 1, to candy, pet food, soft drinks, shampoos, soaps, some energy-saving devices and insulation materials. 15,000 public servants’ jobs will be eliminated by 1990, through attrition if possible. © Contributions to Registered Home Ownership Plans will be eliminated but any money in such plans can be withdrawn before Dec. 31 for any purpose without penalty. Annual limits on contributions to Registered Retirement Savings Plan and registered pension plans combined will increase to as much as $9,500 next year, rising to $17,500 in 1990. @ Changes to the personal income tax indexation formula begin in the 1986 tax year so that only inflation in excess of three per cent is reflected in exemptions and tax brackets. Increases in family allowances and old age pensions are also restricted under this change. @ The child tax credit is increased by $70 a child in the 1986 tax year to $384 and there will be further increases in the following two years. The child tax exemption is reduced to $560 from $710 per child in the 1987 tax year. @ Transfer payments to provincial governments will be cut by $2 billion annually by the end of the decade. Ottawa now gives the provinces about $20 million in cash and tax transfers annually for equalization payments, health care and post-secondary education point to seven, 14 and 11 per cent May 26,1985 8 0, KOOTENAY SAVINGS PERSONAL LOANS O00, 200 Dito lend, aka) Rebels select new president By CasNews Staff Castlegar Rebels have a new president for the 1985-86 season. Jim Rysen was president at the club's annual meeting on Thursday night before 21 people. Rod Zavaduck is the new vice-president, Ruth Townsend was named secretary. The treasurer's position is still vacant. Directors thus far are Penny Hurd, Marty Carew, Orlando Vecchio, Rudy Martini, Dorothy Martini and Gerry Hurd. All executive members were elected by acclamation. The Rebels will also begin the new season with some money in the bank. The Rebels reported that the club made $2,190 from the Rebels’ 16-team slow-pitch tournament and dance held last weekend. Sharon Waldie, the club's treasurer last season, said that this coming season the new treasurer will have an easier time starting out with some money in the bank. Waldie reported that the Rebels finished the 1984-85 year with a $442 loss. “We really struggled,” Waldie said. But the deficit for the year was much lower than in 1983-84 when the Rebels finished the season $919 in the red. Waldie commented after the meeting that one reason the Rebels did better last year was that no new equipment was purchased. However equipment manager Orlando Vecchio reported that most of the equipment is in poor shape and he recommended that some should py replaced for next season. The Rebels’ enue indicated tnat the team took in fonens on game attendance and total revenue from operations was $21,067, including security. The Rebels’ fund-raising and other income totalled $16,360 for a total income of $37,448. This was up $9,678 over 1983-84. Revenue from operations was up $320 and fundraising and other income was up $9,358 from $7,0002. But the club's expenses also grew this year. The Rebels’ total expenses were $37,891 — up $9,202 from last year’s total of $28,689. By JOHN KOROBANIK EDMONTON (CP) — Record-breaking perform- ances by Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey sparked Edmonton Oilers to a 4-3 win over Philadelphia Flyers Saturday night and a 2-1 lead in the Stanley Cup final. Gretzky scored goals 15 seconds apart in the first 85 seconds and finished with three goals and an assit. It was the first time this season any player had scored three goals in a game against the Flyers. Coffey, like Gretzky a leading candidate for the Smythe Trophy, assisted on all four goals. That gave him 22 to break Bobby Orr's 1972 record of 19 assists by a defenceman. Gretzky broke his own National Hockey League playoff records for assists and points. Mike Krushelnyski scored Edmonton's other goal. Derrick Smith scored for the Flyers early in the first period before third-period goals by Mark Howe and Brian Propp made for an interesting: finish. Game 4 of the best-of-seven final will be played here Tuesday. The teams exploded for three goals in the first 101 seconds, two by Gretzky. Once behind the Flyers were never able to catch up to the Oilers who won their 14th straight home playoff game. The Flyers had to play Edmonton's offensive style of game much of the night. Even when they did get the game to their close checking style they had trouble capitalizing on it. Gretzky, Coffey spark Oilers to 4-3 win Once they got into the third period, with Edmonton ahead 4-1, the Oilers reversed the tables and played a tight-checking style. That nearly backfired. Howe scored on a rebound at 8;08 and Propp put a bad-angled backhand off the side of goaltender Grant Fuhr into the net at 14:26. But the Flyers, who gave Edmonton 20 shots in the first period but only four in the second and a handful in the third, couldn't get the equalizer. The early first-period scoring outburst, besides giving Edmonton a 2-1 lead at 1:41, produced two records. Gretzky's first two goals gave him 39 points to break his own record of 38 set in the 1983 playoffs. And Coffey’s two assists gave him 20 to break Orr's mark. It took Edmonton just 10 seconds to get the initial scoring chance, a close-in shot by Mark Napier that resulted in Ron Sutter's hooking When Glenn Anderson went off 46 seconds later the Oilers had the skating room they wanted. And they took full advantage of it. Coffey and Jari Kurri traded passes before Gretzky wound up with the puck in the slot. He moved to the front of the net and patiently waited until Pelle Lindbergh went down before backhanding the puck past him. Just 15 seconds later Coffey found Gretzky cutting in front and his perfect pass was instantly deflected into the net. Ice rental was up slightly from 1983-84. Rental was up $582 to $7,883 from $7,301. Referees also cost more. The Rebels paid out $2,474 for referees, an increase of $329 over last year’s total of $2,145. Supplies also jumped to $4,722 from tao Equipment repairs increased $282 to $817 -— advertising was substantially down last year from the previous year. Last year the Rebels spent $354 on radio advertising compared to $1,589 the year before. President Wally Peacock said because of high costs of travel (the Rebels paid $5,309 for bus rental last year) the team approached CKQR Radio about getting a free package to include play-by-play coverage. The request was declined. CJAT Radio offered the Rebels a free program. Peacock explained in his report that he “jumped into the role of president when asked to back up the late Jim Corbett when he became ill.” Peacock was originally appointed vice-president last year. “I did that because I believe in hockey in the MAJOR LEAGUE IN Cc Sons of Norway player controls ball in midfield during game against Blues in Castlegar community,” he said. “I think it's a worthwhile effort.” But he added that now he “wants to get out,” but said he still intends to help out as past-president. league. The Clippers have bowed out because of problems organizing an executive. Another change concerns Spokane's entry in the KIJHL. The Flames have undergone a total reorganization and will now be known as the Spokane Braves. Sheen Chay wil play on intectecking schedule. ahh the East and West Di Outgoing Rebels past-president Gary Hyson comment- ed at the meeting that Castlegar doesn't seem to have enough people interested in the Rebels hockey club. He ected probleme he hed Goding posglo wiling to lt their names stand for Minor Soccer Action Thu: . Sons of Norway this game 1-0 in the five to six-year-old division. Costtews Photo by Chery! Coldertsank Expos defeat Giants MONTREAL (CP) — One thing Dan Schatzeder knows for certain is es the starting rotation, knew he had enough in the eighth inning of Montreal's 3-1 Na tional League baseball tri umph over San Francisco Giants, even though he had set down 17 of the last 18 batters he faced. After surrendering a one- out single to Jose Uribe, Schatzeder, 2-0, decided he Leibrandt pitched a three. hitter. ANGELS 5 ORIOLES 3 ANAHEIM, CALIF. ninth-inning help and Rup pert Jones hit a homer to lead California An gels to a 53 victory over — Pat Sheridan drove in all Kansas City runs as the Royals scored their first-ever runs against Tom Seaver and defeated Chicago White Sox 3-0 on Saturday as Charlie (AP) — Ron Romanick scattered seven hits before needing two-run A's pulled out a controversial 8-7 victory over the Yankees. Dave Kingman, who was walked intentionally to load the bases with one out, headed toward the A's dug- out instead of to second base when Henderson walked. SHSS track Kingman realized his mis. take, dashed across the in- field grass and beat the throw to second. Yankee manager Billy Martin argued Kingman should have been ruled out for leaving the basepaths. wins meet could go no further. He indi cated that to Buck Rodgers, and the Montreal manager promptly relieved him. CUBS 5 ASTROS 4 Baltimore Orioles. Romanick, 6-1, walked two and struck out five in win. ning for the eighth time in his Lopes, who earlier made two sensational catches in left field, drilled a tie-breaking two-run homer in the eighth inning to lead Chicago Cubs to a 54 National baseball victory over Hous- ton Astros. last nine decisions dating back to last September. He lost his shutout bid in the ninth when Eddie Murray singled and Fred Lynn hit his eighth home run of the American League baseball League seas. CHICAGO (AP) — Davey on. JAYS 10 INDIANS 7 CLEVELAND (AP) — By CasNews Staff Stanley Humphries Secon- dary School track team won the East-West Kootenay track meet held at Haley tres, Jeoff Ball was fourth in the) men’s shot put. Rishia McDowell was fifth in the women’s 100 metres. Steve Merry was second and Dan Labatts still leads league By CasNews Staff Labatts remains atop the Castlegar Men's Fastball League standings after beat ing Carling O'Keefe this week. Labatts has six wins and only one loss for a 12-point total. Castlegar Sports Cen. tre/Checkers Pub is in sec. ond spot with four wins and two losses, while Northwest Homes (formerly Sandman Inn) ranks third with a 43 win-loss record. Thrums, Hi Arrow and Carling O'Keefe complete the last three plac ings in the league. (Results were not available Checkers Pub has a 30 record. Mike Nevakshonoff of Northwest Homes leads the batting with eight hits in 13 at bats for a .615 average. Mike Schmitt of Carling O'Keefe is second with a .533 average while teammate Frank Loukianoff and Cyril Kinakin of Thrums are third with a .500 average. Labatts picked up two points this week with a 5-1 win over O'Keefe Tuesday night. Evdokimoff got the win, allowing just four hits. Fred Wachek took the loss for O'Keefe, giving up nine anoff, who also scored the team's only run. Thrums’ Joe Tarasoff pit: ched a 7-0 victory against Northwest Homes Tuesday night. Gerry Tri home run for Salmo in the first inning. On Thursday night, Hi Ar- row edged Carling O'Keefe 4-3. George Plotnikoff J ecxotr took the loss for Northwest Homes. Thrums got two runs in the first inning, one in the second and fourth innings, two in the fifth and one in the seventh. Tarasoff gave up five hits. Tom Moran collected three hits for Thrums, with up the win. P up with Lawrence Habehett to hold O'Keefe to only five hits. Fred Wachek took the loss, surrendering seven hits. Plotnikoff and John Obet- koff got two hits each for Hi Arrow. Loukianoff, and Ran- dy Morris had two each for O'Keefe. O'Keefe opened the scor- Pete Tarasoff and Joe Tar asoff getting two each. Thrums scored a second vic ing with one run in the first inning. O'Keefe made it 2-0 in the second inning before Hi Arrow replied in the fourth On Wednesday night, for Sports Centre/Checkers hits. Park in Warfield on Thurs- day men's 2,000 metre steeple Stanley Humphries emer- ged the winner with 208 points, J.L. Crowe of Trail came second with 152 and Sparwood was third with 88 points. In individual placings, Ste- third jump. Sharp was fourth women’s 400 metre hurdles. O'Connell was third in the chase. Leigh Halisheff placed in the women's high In the men's javelin, Rob Trickey came first. Sandra in the vs. Hi Arrow, Sports Centre Checkers vs. Labatts and Salmo vs. Sandman Inn.) Meanwhile, Labatts’ Pete Evdokimoff leads all pitchers with a 6-0 win-loss record Joe Tarasoff of Thrums is second with four wins and no Stu Deverney got three hits for Labatts, while Pete Evdokimoff and Ed Plotni- koff had two each. Labatts got one run in the first inning, one each in the third and fourth innings and cap- ped it off with one more in the sixth tory, bating Salmo 3-1 Joe Tarasoff was again the winning pitcher for Thrums, giving up only two hits, while Salmo pitcher Al Potapoff took the loss, allowing five hits. Thrums scored all three runs in the third inning — two of them home runs by with a run. Hi Arrow scored three more runs in the fifth inning to take a 42 lead. O'Keefe completed the scor-. ing with a solo run in the sixth inning. Minor With one out in the eighth, Ryne Sandberg singled off Houston reliever Mark Ross, 0-1, stole second and scored ahead of Lopes's third homer of the season for a 53 Rance Mulliniks and Ernie Whitt drove in three runs apiece and Jesse Barfield’s single snapped a seventh inning tie as Toronto Blue Jays won their sixth con- secutive American League Chicago lead. DODGERS 6 METS 2 NEW YORK (AP) — Greg Brock drove in five runs with a pair of homers and Fer nando Valenzuela outpitched Dwight Gooden for the first time in three meetings as Los Angeles Dodgers handed New York Mets their fourth straight defeat in National League baseball action, 6-2. Cleveland Indians 10-7. Ron Musselman, 2, pit consecutive defeat. A’s8 YANKEES 7 OAKLAND (AP) — New York relief ace Dave Righetti AMERICAN walked Oakland's Steve Hen- LEAGUE derson on four pitches with ROYALS 3 WHITE SOX 0 the bases loaded and two out KANSAS CITY, MO. (AP) baseball game defeating the ched four innings of one-run relief and Jim Acker hurled the ninth for his sixth save to hand the Indians their fourth in the ninth inning and the phanie Harmston placed fourth in the women's 3,000 metres, Shauna Flynn was fourth in women's discus, Sandra Sharp was first in the women's 400 metres, and Pauline Orr was third in the women's 400 metres. Rob Trickey was first and Kerry Uchida was fourth in the men’s high jump. Derek Cummings was first in the men’s 400 metres while Lorne Leverington was third and T. Rowe was fourth. In the men's triple jump, Andy Lefurgey was fourth and Mark Dascher was fifth. In the women's 1,500 metres Stephanie Harmston was fourth, Dale Fitchett was first in the mers 1,500 me- Stanley Humphries took all three placings in the men's 400 metre hurdles. Neil Ber mel was first, Andy Lefurgey came second and Mac Lamb took third. Wade Walsh came second in themen’s 200 metres. An dy Lefurgey was second in the men's 800 metres and Jeff Ball was second. Stanley Humphries placed third in the women's 4x100 relay and the SHSS B team was first in the men’s 4x100 relay.SHSS A team was first in the women’s 4x400 while SHSS A team was first and the B team was second in the men’s 4x400. Steve Merry took third in the mens pok vault. losses, while Eli Soukeropff of Castlegar Sports Centre, Bike race in Nelson Carling O'Keefe collected two hits from Frank Louki Cyril Kinakin and R. Gret chen Al Potapoff clobbered a soccer -results By CasNews Staff Five’ games were played in The Kootenay Bicycle Club is holding the Nelson Koot enay Classic bicycle race on June 1 and 2. The fourth annual Stage Race consists of three events: a time trial, a road race and a criterium course in downtown Nelson. Registration for the events begin at 8 a.m. June 1 at Taghum Hall, five miles west of Nelson, just off Highway 3A. Time trial begins at 9 a.m. The first stage, an eight kilometre time trial, will pro- ceed from Taghum to Nelson The Downtown Nelson Criterium begins with an 8 a.m. bike inspection. Criter ium begins at 8:30 a.m. The road race begins at 11:30 am. with a bike inspection. The 13-kilometre race begins at the Granite Rd. loop at the Blewett Rd. intersection. The events include cate gories for both the recre ational and the licensed racer. All riders will be req uired to wear helmets in all events. Cyclists must be in spected at the site near the start/finish areas. No bicycle will be allowed to race with out inspection. Points will be given for all stages with 10 points for first place, eight points for second place, six points for third, four points for fourth and two points for fifth place. Castlegar Minor Soccer Asso- ciation this week. On Thurs- day, Sons of Norway beat Blues 1.0 in the five to six-year-old division. In the 7-8 division, Mountain Sports tied Bartle and Gibson 2-2. In the 9-10 division Castlegar Savings Credit Union de feated Castle Theatre 5-1. In the 13 and under division Tudor Sports tied West's 4-4. On Wednesday Warfield defeated the Vikings 42 in the 16 and under age group.