| etl ree a AS Castlegar News July 6, 1991 Car sales up; . ; recession eases PHONE 365-5210 TORONTO [CP) ~ Sales of new cars and érucks increased modestly in June to put a promising finish on a less than great first half of the year for Canada's auto industry. Domestic and foreign-based automakers reported Thiréday they sold 4.4 per cent more new ears and light trucks in June than in the same month a year - earlier, a jump to 140,322. The Big Three domestics — Chrysler, Ford and General Motors — reported a 5.1 per cent sales increase, while 13 importers sold 2.4 per cent more vehicles. Because of the recession, June was only the second month this year that industry sales increased from year-earlier lev- els, Sales were up five per cent in April, then dipped 0.05 per cent in May. For the first six months of 1991, total sales were off 4.1 per cent to 694,160 from 724, 033. The Big Three fell 7.3 per cent, while the imports were up 4.3 per cent. Economists consider new car gales a key economic indicator, so the June increase may be another sign the recession is easing. . Hottest among the Big Three in June was General Motors of Canada, which reported a 12 per cent gain in sales from June 1990. However, for the first six months of the year,‘GM sales were off 4.8 per cent. Ford of Canada, which has fared- worst among the Big Three lately, turned in its best monthly sales in over a year in June, The net result was actyal- ly a decline — Ford car and truck sales fell 4.0 per cent— but the company is optimistic. For the first half of the year, + Ford sales were down 14 per cent from a year earlier, June sales at Chrysler Cana- da were up 0.83 per cent, and strong demand for its minivans helped Chrysler hold its first- half sales decline to 3.9 per cent. The company said it delivered more minivans than in any six- month period since the vehicles were introduced seven years ago. Among the importers, Honda boosted car sales by 9.3 per cent, while Mazda had its best June in the 22 years it has been in Canada, increasing car and truck sales by 6.6 per cent. 150,000 move closer to legal strike position OTTAWA (CP) - A threat- ened strike in the federal public service moved-a step closer to reality Wednesday when fire- fighters, lightkeepers and ships’ crew members walked out of bargaining. The Public Service Alliance of Canada now says 150,000 of its 170,000 members could be in a legal position to strike next month against the Treasury Board. The alliance, representing members of the federal bureau- cracy from clerks on Parliament Hill to customs guards at border points, began a complicated sys- tem of bargaining with Treasury Board at seven tables in Febru- ary. During the last month and a half, union bargaining commit- tees at those tables have been breaking off talks and applying for conciliation, On Wednesday, talks at the last of those tables, affecting 3,700 employees, col- lapsed: The firefighters, lightkeepers and crew members are now join- ing the six other bargaining units in applying for con¢ilia- tion. Alliance president Daryl Bean said Treasury Board has lost its chance to negotiate a contract directly with the union. And he warned the union will be-in a legal position to strike a week after the conciliation boards issue reports on all seven tables. “We are still on course towards a major strike this sum- mer,” Bean said. The last group broke off talks because the Treasury Board refused to discuss any issue unless the alliance voluntarily ° accepted the pay freeze Ottawa wants to impose on the entire public service this year, Bean said. Treasury Board president Gilles Loiselle indicated in the Commons on June 19 he was prepared to offer job security in exehange for acceptance of the pay freeze. No such proposal was tabled by board negotiators, Bean said. “Loiselle's statements on job security were simply smoke and mirrors,” he said. "Now that smoke has cleared, leaving noth- ing behind.” Loiselle has threatened to impose the pay freeze with legis- lation even to the point of recall- ing Parliament this summer if necessary. Ottawa was also dealt a blow Wednesday from the tiniest of 15 public service unions. The 2,200-member Econo- mists, Sociologists and Statisti- cians Association told the gov- ernment it would boycott-an annual federal labor relations conference in Harrison Hot Springs, B.C. in September. The annual seminar of the national joint council, a consul- tation group between the gov- ernment and its unions, was cancelled when the two largest bargaining agents, the alliance and the 20,000-member Profes- sional Institute of the Public Service, joined the economists’ boycott” “We didn't feel it was appro- priate in view of the fact the government is threatening to bring . . . in legislation,” said ESSA president John MacKin- non. “your mind? What’s on We'd like to hear about it. And so would thousands of our readers. Letters are welcomed by the Castlegor News. We just ask that you be briet and to the point. t New insertions, copy changes and cencellations for the Castlegar News Business Directory will be accepted up to § p.m. Thursday, July 25 for the month of August, PHONE 365-5210 HERMAN” OPTOMETRIST Castlégar News SPORTS Jyly.6, 1991, Castlegar News _ BI ~S. 4 Brian L. Brown CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANT 270 Columbia Avenue Castlegar * 365-2151 Gordon A. Read & Co. 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SATURDAY STAR NOLAN RYAN -another record Texas Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan set another Major League Baseball record Tuesday night when he struck out his 100th bat- ter of the season, for a record 22nd straight time. e DID YOU KNOW? PaaS A 1989 poll, commis- sioned by the Montreal Expos shareholder Hugh Hallward and published two weeks ago in La Presse, showed that 46 per cent of the 251 respondents don’t attend the team’s games because they find baseball boring. FOOTBALL Veteran CFL place kicker Dean Dorsey was cut by the Toronto Argonauts Thurs- day. cry SOCCER. with a 9-1-3 record. LOSERS the Fourth of July holiday. WINNERS Se B.C. Lions quarterback and 27 yards to three differ- ent receivers and ran for another himself as the Lions Roughriders 38-35 at B.C. Place Stadium Thursday. The Lions finished the pre- season with a 1-1 record. Fans have weird ideas of stars NEW YORK (AP) - Maybe -all-stars aren't quite what they used to be. The American League team has two starters hitting less than their weight —- Oakland's Mark McGwire and Cleveland's Sandy Alomar Jr. “1 a)ways thought this season /¥4 only get a chance to play against him, but he was the designated hitter when we played Cleveland, so I never got. to steal on him.” Ryne Sandberg of the Chica- go Cubs was elected the NL sec- Complete Roster, The Numbers, page B2 Los Angeles’ Darryl Straw- berry, voted to the National League’s starting outfield, came off the disabled list Wednesday hitting .224 with seven home runs and 26 RBIs. That's better than McGwire; he’s hitting .197. But there are some nice sto- ries that will unfold in Toronto's SkyDome next Tuesday night. American Leaguers Sandy and Roberto Alomar on Wednes- day became the first brothers elected to the all-star game’s starting lineup since the ballot- ing was returned to the fans in 1970. “It’s a big thrill, not just for me and Sandy but for my whole family,” said Roberto, the Toronto Blue Jays’ second base- man.’ ond baseman and led all votegetters with 2,526, 747. Sandberg, who currently has a id injury, got the most votes since Gary Carter of 1 and the Alomars joined the DiMaggios (Joe, Dom and Vince) as the only family with three all-star members. They are the seventh brother combination to make the All- Star team, starting with Joe and Vince DiMaggio in 1941. It’s been a disappointing sea- son for Sandy Jr, due to a rota- tor cuff injury. He’s hitting only .208 with no homers and four RBIS in 35 games for the lowly Indians. bh got 2,785,407 in 1982. Seattle outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. paced the AL this year with 2,248,396 votes. Ken Griffey Sr, was selected to three all-star games, the last time in 1980. Last year, Sandy Jr. of the Cleveland Indians became the first rookie catcher ever voted to the starting team and Roberto was selected as am NL reserve with San Diego. The second baseman’ off-season trade to Toronto put both brothers in the same league. Add their father, Sandy, whc was on the AL team in 1970, “My 8 are not even good, but there’s nothing wrong with being popular. It’s a popu- larity contest, and I won. People obviously voted for me for what I did last year.” Sandy Jr. beat out 43-year- old Carlton Fisk of the Chicago White Sox at catcher with 1,367,734 votes to 998,340. The rest-of the AL infield has McGwire of Oakland at first base; Gal Ripken of Baltimore at shortstop and Wade Boggs of Boston at third. The AL starting outfield is Griffey Jr. and Oakland team- mates Rickey Henderson and Dave Henderson. The NL starting infield also has some familiar faces with Will Clark of San Francisco at first base, Sandberg at second, Ozzie-Smith of St. Louis at shortstop and Chris Sabo of DENNIS MARTINEZ -~Expos rep on team Cjncinnati at third. The starting NL is Seld order to rest his injured left “ He led all NL outfielders with ,393,009- votes, followed by Gwynn’s 1,381,602.