as Castlegar News July 14, 1990 Sead HOUSTON (CP) — The first post-Cold War ic sumimit i} with @ rousing tribute to the rise of democracy around the world — but no cash to fix Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev's crumbling economy. ‘When people are free to choose, they choose freedom,"’ leaders of the United States, Canada, West Germany, Japan, Britain, France and Italy saidina i ending the three-day summit. West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl will probably announce a major assistance program when he travels to the Soviet Union next week, Mulroney said-shortly before he left Houston for Ottawa. Bonn badly wants Gorbachev's continued support for German reuni: q The first reaction out of the Soviet Union was Foreign Ministry spokesman Gennady However, when it came to nurturing democracy and_eeondmic reforms in the Soviet Union, the leaders of the seven richest industrial countries failed to come up with a co-ordinated aid package. While they supported Gorbachev's economic reform efforts, the leaders said they would offer ‘‘meaningful and sustained’’ help only if the Soviets reduced military spending and cut off aid to countries that promote regional conflict, such as Cuba. The summit decision on Soviet aid was mostly symbolic nevertheless, because the leaders agreed to let any country act on its own. “We're not urging everybody to move in lockstep,’’ U.S. President George Bush told a news c up the ic summit. “But at this juncture sending money from the United States is not in the cards.’’ The seven leaders, along with the head of the Ec ic C i asked several world financial organizations, led by the Inter- national Monetary Fund, to complete a study by the end of the year on how the Group of Seven countries can help meet the massive Soviet needs most effectively. “We leave Houston having accomplished a great deal,’’ Prime Minister Brian Mulroney said. Gerasimov said His country welcomed new ap- proaches that ‘‘correspond to the. spirit of the Canada has already promised up to $2 billion of agriculture and trade credits to Moscow. The leaders also discussed trade and environ- mental disputes. They struck a deal to reduce farm subsidies, giving a push to stalled global trade talks, and they avoided a showdown on the environment by ap- proving a watered-down compromise on global warming. The leaders also promised strong international action to save fast-disappearing rain forests in Brazil and pledged, at Canada’s request, to stop over-fishing, a problem that has devastated the East Coast fishery. - For Mulroney, who has weathered a political firestorm at home over the death of the Meech Lake constitutional accord, the summit provided a chance to shine in the international spotlight Mulroney’s senior aides said the prime minister played an important role in-helping to solve one of the biggest headaches of the summit — reaching agreement on ways to curb extensive government support for farmers. A U.S.:European split over the issue BRIAN MULRONEY -.. helped solve subsidy dispute on reducing barriers to world trade, due to expire at the end of this year. Mulroney reportedly forwarded a compromise plan endorsed by Canada and the other major world food exporters — including Australia, Brazil and Argentina — to bridge the gap between the United States and Europe. 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The agreement with Stevens, reached last Thursday, was the first offer sheet signed in the four years of the current collective bar; agreement in the NHL, which discourages free-agent movement by exacting heavy compensation. Stevens cost the Blues $100,000 and first-round picks in, the top seven overall in each of the next two years. If the Blues are unable to deliver either of the top-seven pick’, they'll have to give up first-round selections in each of the next five years. “In the history of professional sports no player has been traded for two first-round picks, which could turn out to be five,’’ said Washington general manager David Poile. ‘In the long haul, the balance of the situation, it is a terrific deal for the franchise.’’ Until the midnight Thursday night EDT deadline, it was widely believed the. Capitals would sign Stevens and then trade him. But Poile said the Capitals were not as close as reported to making a deal. He said the decision not to match the offer sheet wasn’t easy. “*We weighed all the parametres, with Scott and without Scott,” he said. ‘‘There’s no doubt we will have a big hole in the lineup without Scott. The salary situation relative to Scott and other players in the NHL was, in our opinion, way out of whack.”* Stevens, who made $300,000 last season, said he was delighted with the deal. would have been tough to have been signed here and traded,”’ said Stevens, who will earn over $400,000 more than last season’s highest-paid defenceman, Chris Chelios, now with Chicago. ‘‘I'm thrilled to be going to St. Louis.’’ Caron said he was worried Poile would decide to match the offer. “1 thought our odds were weakening as the day went on,’’ Stevens SCOTT STEVENS ++. millionaire Caron said as he ticked off the benefits of the six-foot-one, 215- pound defenceman. “*He’s reached the age where he’s just blossomed,’’ Caron said. ‘‘He’s just what the doctor ordered. He’s a leader.” St. Louis spokesman Jeff Trammel said the team ‘‘won’t disclose anything as far as length and terms of contract at this point. We plan to bring Scott in early next week and we will have a news conference." Stevens, 26, is an eight-year veteran team all-star in 1988 career-high 72 Points., He led Washington’s defence in scoring in two of the last three seasons and has 98 goals and 331 assists in 601 career games. Stevens had just 40 points last season, sing 20 games due to in- juries afid also serving a three-game suspension. Pottle fourth in B.C. By CasNews Staff and News Services Denise Pottle of Castlegar shot an 80 Wednesday to finish fourth in the B.C. junior women’s golf championship in North Van- couver with a three-day score of 254. Pottle shot a pair of 87s in the first two rounds of the cham- pionship. Shelley Cochrane of Richmond captured the championship by shooting a 79 on the final day for a final score-of 246. Taking second place was Julie Colville of Cranbrook who shot an 80 on the 5,738-yard, par-72 course at the Seymour Golf and Country Club to finish five strokes behind the winner. Howe headlines banquet By CasNews Staff Hockey legend Gordie Howe will be the headliner at a sports dinner July 27 in Nelson which kicks off a weekend of events in honor of the 25- © year reunion of Ernie Gare athletic scholarship winners. Howe tops a list of past and present athletes including NHL players Greg Adams, Craig McTavish, Ray Ferraro and Danny Gare, Vancouver Canucks director of hockey operations Brian Burke and assistant coach Jack Mclihargey, and skier Nancy Greene. BCTV sportscaster John McKeachie will be the emcee at the dinner which Starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Canadian In- ternational College in Nelson. Tickets for the banquet are $50 and may be purchased at Mallards Ski and Sport in Castlegar as well as Stuart’s News and Cutler’s News'in Nelson. Saturday morning July 28, the celebrities will head out to the Nelson golf course where each will captain a team. Later they'll lace up their skates for a celebrity hockey game at the Civic Arena. An autograph session is scheduled ‘at 6:30 p.m. prior to the game. Sunday morning July 29 will feature a bike-a-thon starting at the Nelson Dairy Queen. “It’s going to be an excellent weekend,’’ said Ted Hargreaves, one of the organizers of the three-day event. He said another Canucks player to be announced Monday will, attend the event and there’s a possibility another couple of celebrities will be added to the lineup. Entries for the golf tournament are “going fast,” said Hargreaves, who coaches the Nelson Maple Leafs in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. Golfers interested in rubbing shoulders with the celebrities can call 354-4225 to enter. Hargreaves said the original con- cept of the event was to honor the fir- st recipients of the Ernie Gare scholarships 25 years ago but blossomed into an event recognizing all the recipients of the scholarships over the last 25 years. Midget Girls def: d Savoy Inn of Nelson 11-8 to take the championship of their softball jue. Team members are: (back row, from left) coach Ken Makortoff, Christi Stefoniuk, Sunny Baker, Niki Lord, Jen Fullerton, Colleen Yee and Sherry Makortoff; (front row, from left) Kim Parkinson, Erin Rhodes, Lisa Baker and Wendy Sookachoff. Missing from the photo are coach Ric! Shelley Fotonoff. id Rhodes and Castlegar takes title The Castlegar Midget Girls softball team captured a league champion- ship July 7 with a come-from-behind 11-8 win over Savoy Inn of Nelson. Castlegar trailed by five runs after two innings in the championship game but the Castlegar girls turned it around and began to dominate, taking a 10-5 lead after four innings. Lemieux PITTSBURGH (AP) — Before he can skate a few laps around the ice at the Civic Arena, Mario Lemieux must swim a few laps in a hospital pool. The Pittsburgh Penguins’ all-star centre underwent 90 minutes of surgery Wednesday to fix a pinched nerve in his spine, and was listed in good condition Next season, the six-time NHL all- star ‘‘should be able to take hard checks,’’ said neurosurgeon Dr. Peter E, Sheptak Sheptak and Dr. Ian Pollack relieved lower back pressure caused by a ruptured disc and slightly cracked vertebra, which compressed a nerve leading from Lemieux’s spinal cord to his legs. Castlegar made it to the final with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Tu-Dor Sports in the first game of the playoff tournament and a 3-2 win over Savoy Inn in the second game. Savoy Inn jumped out to a 2-0 lead in that game and the score stayed that way until the bottom of the seventh when Castlegar’s hitting came alive and propelled the team to the win. The two straight victories earned Castlegar a bye into the final. Lisa Baker was named MVP for the Castlegar squad. The strong showing sets the stage for the team’s trip to the provincial midget championships —_ July 20-22 in Surrey. in good shape The doctors removed half the disc and shaved off part of the vertebra Lemieux — credited with hockey’s re- emergence in Pittsburgh — played in discomfort most of last season, and at times found it too painful to tie his skates. Sheptak and team physician Dr Charles Burke, prescribed physical therapy for Lemieux, who will ride bicycles and swim during the next few weeks. The Penguins’ training camp begins Sept. 7, and the team opens the season Oct. 5 against the Washington Capitals. Sheptak said he’s optimistic Lemieux, 24, will recover fully, but said a long-term prognosis is im- possible until he undergoes physical therapy. Lemieux was admitted to h under an alias because of about fans and reporters. The injury forced him out of a Feb. 14 game in New York, ending his 46- game point-scoring streak five games short of Wayne Gretzky's record. After missing 21 games, Lemieux returned for the Penguins’ last game March 31 against Buffalo and scored a goal in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Sabres that knocked the Penguins out of the playoffs. Despite playing in only $9 games, Lemieux finished with 45 goals and 123 points, fourth in the NHL. He was on pace for his third straight scoring championship before his back gave out. Streaky Jays resume chase for East title TORONTO (CP) — In Search of the Divisional Crown, Part Il opened this week in two distant ballparks. Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox, leading contenders for the American League East title, resumed play after the annual all-star break with the slimmest of margins, a half- game, separating them. “Any division championship is a pitching contest,"’ said Pete O’Brien, veteran first baseman of the Seattle Mariners. ‘You're going to score runs, but when push comes to shove, pitching staffs win the division.”’ The second-place Jays began a tell- tale West Coast swing in California. They play four games against the Angels, three against confident Seat- tle and then three against AL West- leading Oakland. “*We have to stay close 'til the end of July, then get hot like last year,”’ said veteran George Bell. ‘If we do, look out.”” The Red Sox, meanwhile, returned to action at home to baseball's flop of the year, the 36-45 Kansas. City Royals, doormats in the AL West So far, Toronto’s been a streaky team, unable to play consistent ball. But Jays manager Cito Gaston is content to let the players work them- selves out of the doldrums without a shove. Cleveland, the division's sleeping dog, is*the nearest rival, sitting six games back. “I don’t count anybody out, the way this division has been flip- flopping around,’’ said Gaston, predicting 90 to 92 victories will be sufficient to take the division. Boston’s Mike Boddicker (11-4, 3.38) and Roger Clemens (12-4, 2.59) are having great years. That’s expec- ted, but what has amazed observers is how 29-year-old rookie Dana Kiecker (2-3, 4.16), journeyman reliever Greg Harris (7-3, 3.12) and Wes Gardner (2-5, 5.98) have kept the Red Sox in contention. Toronto's left-hander Jimmy Key, after a stint on the disabled list, finally had a good outing last week John Cerutti has been turning in un- spectacular but workmanlike perfor- CITO GASTON . +. not shoving mances, and Todd Stottlemyre, despite being battered the last two times out, has pitched well. Then there’s 11-3 all-star Dave Stieb and David Wells, a reliever- turned-starter who, next to Stieb, has been the team’s most reliable pitcher. Toronto's closer, Tom Henke, has 16 saves in as many opportunities. Held back in the spring until his arm rounded into shape, The Terminator has struck out 40 and walked just seven “All the pieces are starting to fit together,’’ Bell said. Compared with the Red Sox, the Jays’ bullpen is deeper and starting rotation potentially more solid Offensively, Toronto ranks among the league leaders in just about every statistical category. Kelly Gruber is enjoying a banner year with a .296 average, 20 homers and 66 RBIs, and Fred McGriff (.265, 18 HRs, 46 RBIs) has been hot since the beginning of June. The warning light is flashing over Bell (.278, 17 HRs, 60 RBIs), who can drag the Jays down or carry them over the hump with his streaky bat Bell’s bruised thumb won't put him on the DL, but also won't get better without extended rest amma rays add bounce to golf balls . By The Canadian Press Strange things are arriving in the mail at a hush-hush nuclear laboratory in Manitoba. Golf balls. Lots of them. Duffers from across North America are shipping balls to the Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment for a free-of-charge blast of gamma rays. The reason? Zapping the golf balls gives them extra bounce, scien- tists at the laboratory have discovered. “If you're really a hard hitter who hits 300 yards, you'll get fivé per cent — you're looking at 15 more yar- ds,”’ says Larry Christie, an ardent golfer who doubles as spokesman for the laboratory in the small town of Pinawa in eastern Manitoba Although the gamma ray effect hasn't been adver. tised, word has spread so quickly that the agency has treated several thousand golf balls since the service began a year and a half ago. “It’s just taken off,'’ says Christie, With the en- thusiasm of a visionary. Everyone wants to get more on their drive. Every yard counts.”’ Scientists have long known that irradiation can change the molecular structure of some materials. In sim- ple terms, says Christie, the molecuies become ‘‘cross- linked,”* making them stronger. The technique is used to toughen rubber in radial tires and to make plastic components for cars and planes. Christie says nuclear researchers at Whiteshell, which is operated by Atomic Energy of Canada, have been irradiating their own golf balls for some time. “There have always been scientists who were golfers, and from time to time they would pass (golf) balls through the linear accelerator. When I heard about this, I said, ‘Well there’s a lot of golfers out there who could benefit from this.’ "* The linear accelerator is a room-sized machine, nor mally used for research, that emits a powerful blast of radiation. Christie sent samples of treated balls to the U.S. Golf Association for testing. It confirmed the balls bounce three to eight per cent farther than untreated ones The association has ruled the irradiated balls are ac ceptable and their use in professional competition would not be considered cheating, says Christie. The process doesn’t alter the appearance of the ball, he notes, so competitors won't know it’s been treated — unless they're told However, most golfers who send balls to Whiteshelt choose not to have an identifying mark placed on them to show they’ ve been zapped. “I don’t know what that tells you about golfers — I think it tells you they're competitors;"’ says Christie. ‘Using the atomic balls won't transform a mediocre player into a star, say golfers. “I hate to condemn the ball but I didn’t notice much difference,” said Harold St. John, a teacher and weekend golfer in Edmonton. His golfing partner Ralph Lee was more enthusiastic: “*L got a real good feeling from the ball, from the contact with Its carrying distance seemed to be a bit farther, after it landed. I got a pretty good roll out of it."" Anti-nuclear acti: Norm Rubin of Toronto-based Energy Probe has no problem with the atomic golf ball. “*I don’t have much bad to say about it, except it’s a little on the silly side,"* says Rubin. **I would argue that it may be more useful than most of the things that Atomic Energy of Canada does."’ Although the Whiteshell laboratory doesn't intend to market the treatment commercially, Christie hopes to generate some good vibes for nuclear technology In particular, the industry has tried for years to over- come public resistance to the irradiation of food as a way of killing bacteria and extending shelf life ‘| thought that if we could put something into the hands of people that lets them see science at work, thty might be more comfortable with the idea of irradiation,” says Christie. But he quickly adds: ‘I’m not suggesting people eat the golf balls."’ Christie's mailing address: Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment, Pinawa, Man. R2L 1M8. “If they (golfers) want to hit the atomic golf ball,”” he says, “‘all they have to do is.send them in with return postage enclosed and their name and address.”* Golfers should specify whether they want the balls marked with the Atomic Energy of Canada logo. The irradiation process works best on two-piece balls rather than wound balls (the ball type is normally specified on the box) PLY PRICE Taste Tells. Pi 30X950R 15 31X1050R 15 6 169.70 Stems and Pie Prices in Effect Sunday, July 15 through Saturday, July 21, 1990 Mon. to Wed. & Sat. Sunday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Rainchecks available on ail tires at your Local Service Centre CALL US FIRST EVERYDAY LOW PRICED ALL-SEASON RADIAL ‘$48 Thursday & Friday 9 a.m. to? p.m. We reserve the right to limit sales to retail quantities. 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