b i . CASTLEGAR NEWS, October 26, 1980 ; Check for lucky [Canadian ‘aviation Good Sports Begin Here... CASTLEGAR NEWS, October 26, 1980 A8& met ( Showbiz - by Joey Sasso CONFIDENTIAL REPORT: ‘Mork and Mindy’ star Robin: Williams has been secretly dating a 25-year-old actress behind his wife's back, we learned in Hollywood, Sexy startlet Adrienne Wilde confesses she and the 29-year- old zany comedian are ‘crazy about each other.’ And Mork's wife of two years, dancer Valerie Velardi, also 29, knows all about their romance. Adrienne, whose father owns a chain of movie theaters, met Robin 18 months ago at a party on the Paramount Studio lot. “Suddenly | looked up and found myself staring into the most wonderful baby blue eyes,” she recalls. “It was Robin—and it was iristant love for both of us. He walked right over and said: ‘You're going to have to dance with me because | want to hold you in my arms.’ He gave me that lovely, wide grin and | just melted away. We've been steady dating ever since.” Then .a ‘few months ago- Robin's wife, Valerie, found out about her husband's love visits. Adrienne says: “Somehow she got my phone number and called to ask me what my relationship was with Robin. | told her how | feit—that | loved him. She didn't really get mad, upset or anything. She sounded like a sort of understanding wife. Robin is full of love for everybody. | know he sees other girls besides me, but | am not jealous. | try not to think about it.” i CONSUMER NEWS WIRE: Marlo Thomas, actress, pro- ducer, and feminist, announced that she is suing a New York based magazine for printing a photograph that was purposefully altered to make her appear unclothed from the waist up. “A doctored picture is a lle," she said. “And freedom of the press does not mean the freedom to lie. In addition to the doctored picture and in order to adver- Woodsheds are making comeback CALGARY (CP) — For generations children knew that the back woodshed was the place where they were taken to have their britches warmed, Now with soaring, fuel prices, woodsheds are back in Results from Joy Keillor Bridge Club Seven pairs, with an average of 24, took part in the Oct. 18 session of the Joy Keillor Bridge Club with the following results: First, Connie Miller and Pearl Palmer — 29; tied for second and third with 27 were Lorne Musclow and Judy Goodwin with Mary Stewart and Joy ‘Keillor. Oct. 20'session liad”sev- en pairs with an-average of 24, as well. First, Ian Mac- Donald and Otto Walker — 31; second, Bill Gorkoff and Dr. Ron Perrier — 28'/; third, Joy Keillor and Judy Sheppard — 23. fashion — but not’ for Wdis- cipline, says the Western Red Cedar Lumber Associ- ation. Many families are turn-" ing to coal and wood for at least part of their heating and the woodshed is the ideal place to store them. Hard fuel is bulky and has to be stored, says the association, -but the back porch and garage ‘ usually don't offer the space. . So it calls for new stor- age to shelter the wood .or coal from the weather and for esthetic reasons. Now, many a family re- siding in a house built a half-century’ or more. ago is rediscovering the original purpose of a backyard shel- ter, then created for fuel but, in reeent years, used for storage of one kind or’ another. I “However for the mil- lions: living in homes built since the Second World War, a new structure is in order,” says the association. |}CONSUMER ACTION “Consumer Action,"* a feature Sponsored by this news- paper and the’ British Columbia Ministry of Consumer and: Cc Affairs, pi a for readers to solve marketplace problems oi in Opp r obtain answers to consumer- related questions. Address your queries to **Consumer Action,’’ care of this newspaper. or contact the Ministry: directly by writing to “'Cc Buildings, Victoria, B.C. Question: I bought $300 worth of cus- tom-made drapes, which soon began to pucker. I sent them back to the store to be re- paired, and when they were returned I noticed a long flaw that wasn’t there before. The Store manager said she consid ered the problem to be merely the weave of the fabric, and Action,”” F Question: While my boat was in for repairs, someone stole my marine battery. The repair shop refused to provide me with a new battery, although the theft occurred while the boat was in their care.- Does the company have a legal obligation to protect a custom- er’s property, and if. so, how can I recover my loss? she wouldn't come to my ° house for ‘‘such a small com- plaint.”’ There is definitely a broken thread that extends wer half the width of the drape. It is very noticeable, and it wasn't there when I bought the drapes. Please, can you help? 7 Answer: After looking at this cus- tomer’s drapes, the store man- ager agreed that a thread had been torn when the drapes were being repaired. The con- sumer’s drapes were replaced. Answer: The repair shop was obli- gated to take reasonable care of your boat. But in this case the firm had a sign warning customers that property is left at their own risk, and the repair shop ownensays he per- . sonally told you to remove everything from your boat be- cause of possible vandalism. -It would seem that the firm made a reasonable effort to protect your property, and are therefore not liable for the loss of your battery. = You might check your home insurance policy to see if it covers this loss. WICKER. of every description PLANTERS, LAMPSHADES, “BASKET CHAIRS AND MORE. E.P. SALES | Waneta Road, Trail 200 yd. past Schneider's 368-8512 2 Mon.-Sat.: 10 0.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday: 12 noon to & p.m. tise their magazine, these people sent a release to . members of the press throughout the country announc- ing that this Photograph ‘would soon appear, giving the: false impression that | had dressed indecently in public. The use of this obviousty falsified photograph Is an In- defensible assault on my dignity and my good name. | will not allow my rights as a citizen to be compromised in this outrageous manner, and, therefore, |. have in- structed my lawyers. to sue.” A sult will be flled.in the New York Supreme Court seeking $2 million in damages. TV CLOSEUP: Top stars are turning their backs on Hollywood. They no longer want luxurious mansions in glamorous neighborhoods, They want peace and privacy ROBIN WILLIAMS - SUZANNE SOMERS ... secretly dating * .. Palm Springs home and will go to almost any part of the world.to find it. For some, their dream city is just 100 miles east—Palm Spr-. ings. Oldtimers like Bob and Frank Sinatra have had homes there for years. Now it’s catching on with the younger generation, too. “Palm Springs’ is a wonderful place to go when | want to get away from it all,” says ‘Three’s Company’ star anne Somers. “Living in Hollywood can be so hectic. | love spending nights in Palm Springs where the sand and the palm trees are so beautiful. It’s. like playing in a big sandbox.” .. . Fans around the world can hardly wait for the restart of TV's blockbuster, ‘Dallas.’ Théy’ve been yearning to know the fate of evil J.R. Ewing, the identity of his attacker and the latest sex and business scandals of TV's notoriously torrid Texans. Well, wait no longer, the new season of ‘Dallas’ Check those Oct. 22 Western Express Winning numbers .$10,000 prizes are 2548189, 1164001, and 3098172. , The five $100,000 win- ning numbers .are 8212120, 9124892, 1980677, 4169633, 4210805. ; : 2144811 For, additional prizes, remember the last six identi- cal digits are worth $1,000; last five identical digits, $100 and the last. four identical digits, :$25,° The ‘last three identical digits will allow. the ticket-holder to redeem that ticket for five dollars’ worth - of Western Express tickets. Rotary Anns set _ -$4,000 as target *. For more than 70 years, Canadians have recognized the start of the Christmas season when .an envelope containing a sheet of that year's Christmas Seals ar- rived at their homes. On Nov. '1, the British Columbia Lung Association will mark the start of the . 1980 holiday season by mail- ing 170,000 Cl Seal diseases of the lungs, includ- ing cancer, emphysema, and asthma, He said two outstanding respiratory disease research centres have been estab- lished in Vancouver in recent years asa result of Christmas Seal funding, and both, are producing new and important: information about .the de- inquiry..continues | oP * TORONTO (CP) — man with an intelligence 12-year-old was. legally able to qualify for a private pilot's . Ucerise,' which he still holds, the federal inquiry into ayla- tion safety has been told. John Sopinks, chief law- yer for the inquiry, said that although the man had: to fly almost 850‘hours to qualify, 10 times the,minimum, noth- ing can be done to stop him from flying and he needs no retesting for the rest of his Mfe. Introducing tha major issues to be addressed in the .final phase of thé year-long inquiry into Canadian: avia- tion,. Sopinka said more de- tails of the man’s case would be presented by the end of . the month. ° “Concern ‘will be ex-: pressed that the absence of jucational ‘or : intelll- gente levels for pilots’ can only in the long run lead to safety problems,” he said. To qualify as a‘ pilot, a candjdate must be 17, pass & medical‘ examination, and score at Iéast 60 per cent ina three-part written teat after completing 2 minimum 85 hours flying time. Jack Harker, Transport ~ |Canada’s, superintendent of trainng, said a flight test,“is a very short period of time to assess a pilot.” * Once'the private pilot has passed the test, that's it, and he has only to pass medicals every two years, Harker said. : Harker said flight teats are ordinarily conducted in good weather and only give “a sampling of the pilot's ability.” A = appeal letters to longtime. supporters of the annual campaign, followed on Nov. 17 with a second appeal letter that will be delivered to every home and i and of lung disease, as well as about prevention and patient: re- habilitation. He added that the Lung Association’s com- prehensive public and pro- in the province. Both letters will contain a sheet of the 1980 Canadian Christmas Seals, designed by Vancou- ver artist Raymond Boyer. Dr. F.D., Mackenzie, president of the British Col- a 8 . pro- grams, medical. equipment. grants.and health unit con- struction projects are, also funded -by Christmas Seal dollars, The provincial cam- paign target this year, he said, is $750,000. The Christmas Seal umbia - Lung says that while in the past Christmas Seal funds were used -primarily to combat tuberculosis, the Lung Asso- ciation has changed the focus of its attention towards all for" Castlegar is Mrs. Dawna Dinning of the Castlegar Rotary Anns, The campaign target for Castlegar is $4,000, up from last year’s #0, 088 soekels wr LA AEN REEVES | BRANDON MECOY . F oer n 564-1513 goal of $3,650. Save *60 on our laundry team! Professional help you can — | count on—it's Sears Kenmore | — 32. 6 days only 46 98 Reg. 499.98 Save $35. 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The Bruins came back with'a goal ( at 13:06 by Bert Wakefield assisted by Richard Kolner, when the Bruins were playing short-handed, However, it only took the Rebels 52 seconds for Barry” Streliev to score unassisted to put the Rebels back into the lead, About six minutes into the second period the Bruins came back to tie the - score with a goal by Tod Rasmussen assisted by Harvey Billick. * However, from that moment on the Bruins just seemed*to fall apart. During the second period the Rebels’ Jim Smith, assisted by Wade Hind- marsh, came back with a goal at 11:25. ‘Four minutes later the Rebels did it again with a goal by Terry Nazaroff assisted by Streliev. Throughout the second period the Rebels just seemed to dominate the Bruins. a In the third period the Rebels came'on like a steamroller. Nothing Rebel visiting. clout | sruins seemed to stop them as they easily - ¢ scored another four goals. These were made by Keri Swanson, assisted’ by Mitch _Quaedulieg’ at’ 4:52, - Steliev, ‘assisted by Randy: Wagner, and Hindmarsh at 11:20. The fourth goal ‘was at 12:29 by Doug Knowler assisted -by Smith and ‘Kannigan, “A The last. goal of the night was made by. Kannigan, who made a beautiful slap shot.from the blue line. Smith got the assist. A Castlegar goal At 11:02 was disallowed because .a player. kicked the puck into the net. ‘There were 16 penalties awarded to the Bruins, including a misconduct to Tod Rasmussen, who acquired four penalties in‘the game. pate ‘The Rebels had 11 penalties. Throughout the game.there were many good plays. Unfortunately, how- ever, they were mostly one-sided in , favor of the Rebels, In an interview with a new player with the Rebels, Bill Soffiak formerly of the Saskatoon’ Blades, he said he's glad to be here and really enjoys playing with the Rebels. i The three stars picked were Ji Smith, Dan MacDonald and Terry Nazaroff,. all of the ‘Rebels. The next home ‘game: for the Rebels will be Tuesday against th Nelson Maple: Leafs. Mt. Robson : -wins again — VALEMOUNT (CP) — Winds whipping around the peak of Mount Robson at 60 kilometres an hour and decreasing visibility Friday forced two young men to abandon their attempt to become the first to ski down the high- ~ est mountain iti the Carfadian Rockies.-~ But. Jacques Thiabault, 21, and ‘Peter Chrzanowski, 22, gay they may the 8,954-metre mountain which has claimed the lives of more than 100 skiers and climbers. “It is scrubbed for today and for : _ this year because of. safety,” said manager Chuck Hammond, The skiers climbed from a base camp at the 2,286-metre mark about 6 a.m. Friday but had only climbed about 450 metres by 9:30 when the winds were gusting to 60 kph and the. cloud ceiling was lowering.’ zi Reports from the Prince George weather office, 280 kilometres west of a dicated er were more likely to deteriorate than improve and a guide was lowered from a helicopter to inform the skiers, Two tired and disappointed men, their skis still strapped to their backs, hiked back to their base- camp. . «MEN DRAINED “They are emotionally and physi- “gallydrained,” said Hammond, who like Thiabault and Chrzanowski is from the * resort community of Whistler north of Vancouver. “It was in their best interest not to . continue. I called it off. It was my decision. I talked them into coming back.” i *-- Hammond said they still believe the mountain can be skied; despite having to abort attempts Thursday and Friday. i The pair.was lifted to the summit. by helicopter Thursday, but when Thiabault tried to rappel down an ice crevice he discovered his rope wasn't long enough to reach the first patch of suitable, snow. “We spent so much time, I don’t want to give up and I won't give up,” Thisbault said. * ¥ Old arena will still be around. i Relax, the old arena on Columbia isn’t slated for the wrecker’s ball. _ At least not for some time. +’ * Alderman Charlie Cohoe. says he’ and city hall have been deluged with calls from upset sports buffs who read the school board report in last Thurs- day's Castlegar News. The report accurately said most- trustees of School District No. 9 pre- ferred the arena site as the location for a new swimming pool. The. topic came up at the Qet. 20 board ‘meeting. The remark about the arena land was made by board chairman Anne Jones who, says Cohoe, told him she ~ had gaffed as a result of a comment she'd heard at another meeting. Cohoe, chairman of the city’s parks and. recreation committee, which is seeking ideas before Dec. 16 about : where a new indoor poal should be built, said the arena yet,has a life expectancy of threeor four years. * After that, “we may repair it or decide ‘to. tear it down. For now, though, and for the forseeable future, it will continue to be used for minor «hockey and other pursuits,” Discussion about a riew pool, he said, is in its infancy and reality is a long way off — maybe adjacent to the Castlegar. District Community Com- plex. - *. Wéaver retains © heavyweight title SUN CITY, BOPHUTATSWANA (AP) — Mike Weaver of the United States retained ‘his World. Boxing Association heavyweight title’ Satur- day with a 18th-round: knockout of .South African Gerrie, Coetzee, «=. It was the first title defence for Weaver,‘ who stopped:Coetzee with a crunching left to,the head which sent. the challenger sprawling’ orito his back int he ring. Reo ein The 28-year-old ex-marine from Los Angeles was in trouble during the early rounds of the 15-round bout held in a sold-out 16,000-seat-arena at a” resort ‘hotel located in ‘the .African bush, three hours’ drive from Hohan- ‘nesbutg, South Africa, **" Coetzee, a 26-year-old “ former’ ‘dental technician -who had hoped to become the first white holder of a heavyweight title in 20 years, took the advice of his trainers and tried to knock = out Weaver in the early rounds. He had Weaver in trouble with crunching rights from his fabled “bionic ” fist," a right hand whose bones where surgically welded together several years ago because of chronic ligament strains. But Weaver, as in the bout last March 31 when he took the WBA title ‘from John Tate with a 15th-round knockout, proved too ‘tough: for the South African. : © Baseboll Shoes.’ © Softball vip. - . Tearns &Club Uniforms Brooks Osaga © JOGGING SHOES © SPORTS CLOTHING SETH MARTIN Waneta Plaza, Trail SPORTS LTD. Phi'364-1757 JIM SMITH slaps. the puck past Grand Forks Bruins’ goalie in the second _ period as Castlegar Rebals thumped the visitors 8-2 in KJHL action Friday night. Wade Hindmarsh got the assist. - Canucks come.on strong, | send Boston home crying ByGRANTKERR - VANCOUVER (CP) — Another one bites'the dust is a popular theme song being played this season by Van- couver Canucks at. the expense of some of the highly-rated National Hockey League teams. ‘The rock group Queen would have been: proud of the, Canucks as they dusted . off..ancther’. NHL favorite -Friday--night,;-stopping ‘Boston 3-2. to.- hand the Bruins their fifth straight defeat. : “We've got that winning feeling tight now, that's for sure,” ‘said netminder Richard Brodeur of the Canucks. “Everyone has a positive -attitude here. 2 “We work hard in the games and practices, which is the key to being mentally prepared for this game. Right now I've got a lot of confidence in myself and my team-mates.” The Canucks, fresh off a five-game road trip which included wins at Philadelphia and New York over the Flyers and Islanders (Stanley Cup : finalists last' spring), are undefeated after three home games and sport a 5-3 - record. A The defeat of the Bruins, 2-6, was the first Vancouver-win over Boston in . five years and marked the first time in 14 seasons that the Bruins have lost five in a row.” f EARLY GAMES KEY. “The first 12 games this year are the key for us because we play eight of those on the road,” said Coach Harry “Neale of the Canucks. “If we can. get through those 12 games with a winning record, we should be on good footin, for the rest of the season, “I thought the Bruins would come at us physically tonight. and try and ‘throw. us off our game. We talked abou tit before-the game, but it just didn't happen. Maybe they're paying us a compliment.” The Canucks got sharp netminding from Brodeur — 3-2 since taking over from the injured Glen Hanlon — arid goals from Bobby Schmautz, captain Kevin McCarthy and Thomas Gradin on the power play. ” The Bruins, who got an equall: sharp game in goal from Rogie Vachon, got goals from rookie Barry Pederson and‘ defenceman Dick Redmond. as . their mysterious slump continued. “When you're losing like this, you just have to keep:making adjustments until you find a winning combination,” said coach Gerry Cheevers of the Bruins. “You have to keep working until the breaks start coming your way. : “You'll never find a Boston team “that doesn't work and we stayed in the ‘game tonight right until the end. The guys didn’t play.that badly tonight, although it was a little serambly at PEDERSON HOT Most productive Bruins was Pe- : derson,. the 19-year-old centre recalled .from the major junior Victoria Cougars * of the Western Hockey League earlier in the day. Pederson, with a goal and assist, times.” - worked, between wingers Al Secord and Terry O'Reilly and was effective at | both ends of the ice. General manager - Harry Sinden said Pederson would accompany the Bruins to Winnipeg for a game tonight against the Jets. “They told me to‘be ready a few days ago because they were having trouble scoring goals,” said Pederson. “I'm going to give it my best shot and, who knows, I just might stay up this-. time.” . Pederson; an under-age - first- round draft pick, trained with. the Bruins and was cut last week and re- turned to Victoria, “They showed a lot of. confidence in me tonight, playing me on‘the power play and all,” he said. “I'm not the answer‘to the problem on this team right now; but.I'd sure like to go back ‘to Boston with the team,” - - Boston took the lead on Pederson’s -power play goal in the first period, but the: Canucks tied. the ‘score on Schmaut's fourth of the season in his first game against his former team- mates. “Some nights the puck just comes | to you more than others, and this was one of those nights,” said the 35-year- old veteran. “I didn’t have any problem getting up for this game, that's for + gure, ‘If anything, I was up too much. But after I scored, I settled down, I ‘don’t feel sdory for the: guy (Sinden) who let me go, not sorry ‘at; all. GETS PRETTY PASS The Canucks won the game in the second period when McCarthy moved in from the point for his fourth goal of the season and, less than two minutes later, Gradin got a power-play goal on a pretty feed from rookie defenceman Rick Lanz. £ Vancouver also had left winger Dave (Tiger) Williams back in the lineup after a three-game absence when it was discovered he had been playing with a broken bone in his lower ‘back. Williams was: given medical clearance by club doctors to resume playing.- . ae i e “Tiger called ine after the game against the Islanders this week (Tues- day) and said he was ready to play,” - Neale said. “I checked it out with the 2, doctors.and he. skated well in practice today. : “We made. sure he had medical clearance, not just his own, because we knew he was angling for the Toronto game.” The Canucks play here today against Toronto Maple Leafs, the first time Williams. will have the oppor- tunity to play against his former teammates after being traded to the Canucks last February. ‘ Double jinx for Stamps | By THE CANADIAN PRESS Calgary Stampeders will be fight- ing a double jinx when they go to Edmonton today for their second-last .: game in the Canadian Football League season — a dismal on-the-road_ record combined with a series of injuries during away games. Consie a Grey Cup at the beginning of the season, the Stampeders..now fight for playoff survival, holding fourth spot in the Western conference with a 7-7: record. Six of the losses have come on the road, Coach Ardell Wiegandt says indi- vidual performances, as well as in- juries, have: cost the Stampeders. * The game at 1:30 p.m. PST, one of four CFL weekend contests, will be carried onthe CTV national network, Also on Sunday, Montreal “Alou- ettes visit Winnipeg Blue Bombers and British Columbia Lions face the Argo- nauts in Toronto. The Montreal- Winnipeg game will be on CBC national at 1:30 p.m. PST. Injuries, which have created big holes in the Stampeders offence and defence this season, will rob Calgary of needed experience in the backfield when they meet the Eskimos, the defending Grey Cup champioris who have already clinched first place in the Western conference. MOREINJURED' “Tom Folrzani got hit on the back and has a fractured vertebra,” Wieg- andt said. “And Bob Viccars has a pulled hamstring.” i Willie Armstead will be the sole starting veteran receiver, with rookie Ron Robinson from Utah State in the slotback position ‘and backups Mike McTague and Darrell Moir as wide receivers, ~ : Some good news for -Wiegandt is that kicker J.T. Hay is expected to play after. missing two games with a pulled leg muscle, ‘ The Eskimos, meanwhile, will be Randy Simmrin still works out with the team. FEW CHANGES “The only possible change is that we might add Robert Barber, a defen- sive lineman from Green Bay, but right now I can’t see how I can get him on,” . says Edmonton coach'Hugh Campbell. B.C. coach Vic Rapp.has decided to start rookie quarterback Roy Dewalt against Toronto. Dewalt, 28, has two wins and one tie against Eastern conference teams. ’ The Argos, fighting to get out of last place and into an Eastern con- “ference playoff spot, will start quarter- back Mark Jackson. The Montreal-Winnipeg match will. .feature two of CFL's best .quarter- backs. Gerry Dattilio of Montreal and Dieter Brock of Winnipeg are both in the running for the Schenley award as: the league's ‘outstanding player. ~ Dattilio, ‘however, ‘takes a calm view of the match. z “Sure, it's nice, and it's a great - ” honor to be-‘named on the first ballot, / but the Schenley is secondary right ‘ now, at least until we get to the Grey * Cup.” ; t : Grogan triggerman By BRUCE LOWITT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS For five weeks, with Joe Ferguson carrying a shotgun, Buffalo Biils coasted along in the rarefied air of perfection. Then they hit the skids. Now, they're looking up at New En- gland — and looking down the barrel of a rifle wielded by Steve Grogan. The two American Conference * East teams met today with the division lead, and perhaps the complexion of the rest of their National Football Leagu seasons, at stake. ‘i : Other games are Denver at New York Giants, New’ Orleans at Wash- ington, ‘Pittsburgh at Cleveland, ‘Los Angeles at Atlanta, Minnesota at Gresh, Bay, St. Louis at Baltimore, Detroit at Kansas City,Chicago at Philadelphia, Cincinnati: at Houston, Seattle at Oakland, Tampa Bay.at San Francisco and, in a night game, San | Diego at Dallas. Miami visits New York . dets on Monday night. The Bills have the second-best defence in the AFC, and a good thing, considering they've got to face Grogan, the conference's leading passer. He's hit on nearly 63 per cent of his passes for pass Danny Buggs and Ernest Pough have apparently been given the jobs vacated by injured receivers Brian Kelly and Waddell’ Smith, although - with 11 to his credit. “ USE SHOTGUN 3 Ferguson, Grogan’s counterpart, has moved the Bills with a degree of effectiveness thanks to the shotgun formation on passing downs, a for- mation made popular in recent seasons + by Dallas. 3 Buffalo has stumbled a bit to 5-2, one game behind New England, which is tied with Philadelphia for the league's best record. “It’s a big game,” says Patriots - coach Ron‘Erhardt, “because it would really give us a nice cushion that you sometimes have to have coming down the stretch.” : The stretch has not been‘the ~ fondest of times for the Patriots. Last year they lost three of their last four games {including 16-13 in overtime to the Bills) to relinquish the division lead and fall out of the playoff'picture. And .., in 1974, the only other time the ¢ Patriots were 6-1, they lost their eighth game to Buffalo and finished at 7-7. The Giants are trying to rebound from their most negative Sunday of the season, a 44-7 loss in San Diego. They return home to face their old quarter- back, Craig Morton, who has been given ‘Denver's starting job. \ , The only team with more negative memories this year is New Orleans, the NFL's only winless club as the season, approaches the “halfway mark. ‘The Saints head into Washington where the Redskins are trying to-make it two wins in a row following their four-game slide.