4 ns Castlegar News rerwers.ie Tories lead poll Bank makes blunder SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — closed. ‘The error occurred on Jan. 21, when the bank acciden tally $2 billion MONTREAL (CP) — The Conservatives have @vertaken the Liberals in popularity and hold a lead of five percentage points, sug gests a Gallup poll published t week ‘The survey, taken Jan. 2 to 4, guggests the Tories have the support of 41 per cent of decided . voters compared with 36 per cent for the Lib erals. The NDP got 23 per cent. The previous Gallup poll, taken a month earlier, show ed the Liberals in front of the { ‘ Tories, 38 per cent to 37, the first time the Liberals had taken the lead since the Sep- tember 1984 election. This week's poll, based on interviews with 1,042 eligible voters, is said to have a built-in margin of error of four percentage points either way, 19 times out of 20. Experts warn that shifts of four points or less can be illusory because of the mar gin of error. The increase in support credited to the Tor. ies is equal to this margin, the Liberals drop was two points. Also, a poll conducted by Angus Reid Associates Inc. this week ended Jan. 18, two weeks after today’s poll was taken, suggested the Liber- als were two points ahead of the Conservatives, 38. per cent to 36, REGAINS SUPPORT This week's poll, whieh had a level of undecided of 25 per cent, did not provide specific figures on a regional basis, The pollsters said the Conservatives regained sup port in the West The Grits, meanwhile, re tained a lead in Quebec. 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Sn ed worth of funds to 19 financial institutions while testing its computers, says a report in Friday's editions of the San Franciseo Chronicle. “It was a snafu that shouldn't have occurred, and it’s embarrassing,” said Ron Supinski, a spokesman at the bank. Richard Griffith, the Fed- eral Reserve Bank's chief day weekend, using 1,000 transactions that had already been recorded the previous Friday. However, the software ex- perts forgot to erase the test program from the computer's memory and the orders to transfer the funds were re sent the next Tuesday. Officials found the error within hours and corrected it, Griffith said. Seventeen of the 19 in- stitutions cancelled the er. roneous transfer the same day. Two waited a day before notifying the Federal Re- serve bank that they had fixed the mistake. Griffith said none of the recipients made a profit from the mistake. The transac tions were not posted in the institutions’ accounts at the reserve bank, making it im possible for them to receive interest. CLC to remember dead OTTAWA (CP) — The Canadian Labor Congress will observe April 28 as a day of national mourning for workers killed and injured on the job. About one million Cana dian workers are injured an nually and about 1,000 die, says the two-million-member central labor organization April 28 will mark the 72nd anniversary of the passage of the first workers’ compensa tion legislation in Canada It will also be the first day of the congress's 1986 bien nial convention, a five-day policy conference scheduled this year in Toronto. 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Preparation for the Giant Slalom and Slalom races are on Monday, Feb. 17 while the Export A Cup giant slalom is at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 18 and the Export A Cup slalom is slated for Feb. 19 at the same time Other activities include a Meet the National Team reception at 7 p.m. Wednesday night at the Uplander Hotel in Rossland. An awards banquet for the ski championships is slated for 7 p.m. Friday night in the Tadanac Hall Although the list o: competitors for the race is unconfirmed, all of the national team members will be at Red, except for one or two who are injured. One of these may be Todd Bre as he recently suffered a knee injury at Kitzbuhel, Austria But other national team members should be there including Castlegar's Felix Belezyk, a former Red Mountain Racer who recently placed fourth at Kitzbuhel. Others to watch for are Don Stevens of Rossland who has been doing well on the World Cup circuit. On the technical events (slalom and giant slalom) those to watch for are Jim Reid, Mike Tommy, and Rossland’s Derek Trussler. These skiers specialize in slalom and giant slalom events but should also be competitive in the downhill and Super G events. Also taking part in the events is Castlegar's Hans Edblad, a former Red Mountain Racer now on the national development team Another National Team member is Chris McIver, a former Red Mountain Racer from Rossland. Mclver is injured for the rest of the season. In addition, about 10 local Red Mountain Racers will be taking part The last time the downhill was held at Red Mountain was in 1984 when Belezyk placed second, right behind Steve Podborski. Robin McLeish was third and Stevens was fourth Other downhill racers to watch out for are Chris Kent of Calgary, Gary Athans of Kelowna, Rob Boy: well as Rob and Peter Bosinger, formerly of Red Mountain. Last year's Export A Cup was held at Whistler when Mike Tommy won the slalom, Peter Bosinger was second and Trussler was fourth. In the giant slalom, Jim Reid was first. Hans Edblad was second in the Super G just Ski championships begin this week edging ahead of Jim Reid in third place. In the downhill, Don Stevens came third. This year there are new challenges to the downhill course on Granite Mountain, as a new part has been added. The course will run through Jake's run, now called Boutry’s curves going into the top of the run and called Washboard at the bottom. Not only is the new section fast, but it is also quite technical and requires great skill, strength and control. Here the skier has to shoot over a hump, holding a high speed turn at the same time, hitting some compression at the bottom and riding out over some high speed rolls at the end of this section. There are other good vantage points. The first is at the bottom of Buffalo Ridge where racers have to make a spectacular turn in order to head off into the Bowl (Papoose Pitch). A lot of leg strength, timing and balance are required here The next interesting section is Airplane Corner at the bottom of the Pitch. Here, the racer hits a compression at the bottom and is literally thrown up against a wall in order to make the turn A technical part of the course follows with some turns. A sharp sweeping difficult turn at coaches’ corner at Tower 12, an S turn, and a second catwalk leading into the new addition to the course, Boutry’s Curves. From there on it's on to Indian Flats and over the final hump and across the finish line — a two-minute ride over a challenging two-mile course Access to the course during training runs and race days is somewhat limited, however with care and attention, spectators can observe from alongside the course Races are run under strict guidelines. procedures so spectators should remember to stay off the race course On the World Cup circuit skiers are rediscovering the excitement of Giant Slalom and Slalom the so-called technical events Here, tight and difficult turns have to be made. A great deal of strength, stamina, agility. skill and timing are required The best vantage points for these races 1s close to the course Giant Slalom and Slalom races are run on the face of Red and can even be watched from the lodge One way of watching training runs and races is to become a volunteer. Volunteers are still needed in the areas of slip teams, course preparation and gatekeepers. Those able to help will be provided with a lift pass, official identification, lunch, and tokens for additional lodge refreshments. In addition if it snows heavily during race week, race organizers will need extra help in the morning to get the snow off the course rules and Belczyk 11th in downhill MORZINE, FRANCE (CP) for the Veteran Swiss star Peter Mueller posted his first dowhhill victory of the. sea son Saturday, demolishing his nearest rival by more than one second en route to _Belezyk, 23rd in a downhill the 11th World Cup skiing held Friday, had a strong run win of his career and clocked the ninth Felix Belezyk of Castlegar finished 11th in 1:55.52. He missed placing in the top 10 second time this season by one one-hundredth of a second, all that separated him from Austrian Helmut Hoeflehner's 10th-place time of 1:55.51 second fastest times at the first and intervals. He was ninth when he completed the course, but his time was then still room for improvement bettered by American Mike Brown and Hoeflehner “I'm on a bit of a roll,” said Belezyk, a top-25 finisher in each of the last four down hills. “I'm skiing well, but | know inside I ean still go bet good times, that's sign.” Belezyk experienced diffi culty Friday technical mind and skied through the same area Sat urday “I had a good run, but it wasn't a perfect run,” he added. “I know inside there's When I have that feeling and I can still come down with a good through the portion of the ter course, but erased it from his calmly NHL LAST NIGHT Nordiques beat Hawks QUEBEC (CP) — If there's one thing Michel Bergeron has learned about Chicago Black Hawks, it’s that they can never be counted out. The Quebec coach watched his Nordiques jump out to a three-goal first-period lead, only to see them lose that advantage before finally coming back to post an 8-5 National Hockey League victory over Chicago on Saturday. Peter Stastny scored his first two goals in 11 games and added three assists to pace the Quebec victory. Peter Stastny gave the home team an early lead when he took a pass from Michel Goulet just inside the Chicago blueline and beat goaltender Murray Bannerman on the stick side at 2:25. It was Stastny’s first goal in 11 games, and it gave Goulet his 300th career assist. NORTH STARS 3 FLYERS 3 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brian Bellows's second goal at 6:41 of the third period earned Minnesota North Stars a 33 National Hockey League overtime tie against Philadelphia Flyers. Philadelphia, two men short during a scramble in front of its net, lost its lead when Bellows redirected teammate Neil Broten’s shot past Flyers goaltender Bob Froese In the overtime period, Minnesota couldn't manage a shot on goal, while the Flyers had three, nearly scoring on a wrist shot from close range by Dave Poulin. Philadelphia took a 1-0 lead when Ron Sutter put his own rebound in the lower left corner of the net at 6:16 of the opening period Brad McCrimmon made it 2.0, scoring on a rebound of teammate Ilkka Sinisalo’s shot at 19:05. Minnesota scored at 2:48 of the second period on a power play when Philadelphia defenceman Mark Howe accidentally put the puck into his own net during a scramble. Bellows was credited with the goal RANGERS 3 BRUINS 2 BOSTON (AP) — Goalie John Yanbiesbrouck shut out Boston for two periods and then withstood a furious assault in the final 20 minutes to spark New York Rangers to a 32 vietory over the Bruins. Boston outshot the Rangers 37 19, but was frustrated by Vanbiesbrouck in suffering a second consecutive loss at home for the first time this season. The Bruins were beaten by Buffalo 86 Thursday night Vanbiesbrouck made 16 saves in the first period, eight in the second and 13 in the third. He robbed Keith Crowder from close range with 2.25 left to play and then made a chest save on a point-blank drive by Rick Middleton: in the final m minute to preserve the win The Rangers took a 20 lead on goals by Tomas Sandstrom and Pierre Larouche in the first period. Then, after Charlie Simmer pulled Boston to within 21 with his 21st goal on a power play early in the third period, New York scored what proved to be the deciding goal CANADIENS 5 RED WINGS 3 DETROIT (AP) — Mario Tremblay scored his 13th goal of the season with 3:16 remaining in the game to snap a 33 tie and lift Montreal Canadiens to a 5-3 victory over Detroit Red Wings Tremblay took a pass from Mike McPhee inside the Detroit blue line and drilled a slap shot from the top of the faceoff circle through the legs of goalie Mark LaForest Chris Nilan added an empty-net goal with 39 seconds to play to close out the scoring Montreal led 3-2 late in the second period, but Detroit pulled even with 1:09 remaining on a fine individual effort by centre Claude Loiselle. Loiselle stole the puck from Montreal's Bobby Smith along the boards, moved into the slot and fired a 30-footer past netminder Patrick Roy CAPITALS 5 OILERS 4 LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Bengt Gustafsson scored at 3:42 of overtime to give Washington Capitals a 54 victory over Edmonton Oilers. The victory stretched Washington's overtime unbeaten streak to 20 games. The Capitals last lost in overtime Feb 19, 1984 Washington, 33 16-4, has won four straight games and swept the three-game season series from the defending Stanley Cup champions. The loss snapped the Oilers’ seven-game unbeaten streak, and also ended a seven-game road unbeaten streak for Edmonton, which had been the longest streak in the league this season. . Washington, which never trailed in the game, had taken a 4-3 lead into the final period on Bob Gould's unassisted short-handed goal at 13:39 of the second period. But Edmonton, which has been blanked in the third period only once in 55 games this season, dominated play in the last 20 minutes of regulation. PENGUINS 4 DEVILS 0 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mario Lemieux scored his 29th and 30th goals of the season and Roberto Romano stopped 27 shots as Pittsburgh Penguins beat New Jersey 4-0 to hand the Devils their seventh straight defeat. Lemieux opened the scoring at 4:50 of the second period, taking the puck behind the net and cireling along the left wing boards before stopping in the slot and putting a 25-foot shot past New Jersey goalie Alain Chevrier It extended his scoring streak to a season-high 12 games. Willy Lindstrom set up John Chabot at 6:24, sending a soft pass from behind the net that Chabot fired in for his 10th goal of the season. SABRES 4 WHALERS 2 HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Buffalo goaltender Tom Barrasso stopped 34 shots to spark the Sabres to their fourth straight victory, a 42 decision over Hartford Whalers. Barrasso stopped 14 shots in the first period to anchor Buffalo which moved within two points of third-place Boston. Buffalo, 26 23 1, also moved four points ahead of last-place Hartford in the Adams Division playoff race. Mike Ramsey and John Tucker had each scored a goal and added an assist for the Sabres. Dave Andreychuk had two assists Hartford defenceman Wayne Babych spoiled Barrasso’s bid for his 10th career shutout at 2:14 of the third period. Paul Lawless tallied with 4:22 remaining for the Whalers who managed 13 shots in the period. LEAFS 3 BLUES 2 TORONTO (CP) — Russ Courtnall scored at 3:32 of overtime to give Toronto Maple Leafs a 32 victory over St Louis Blues Goaltender Rick Wamsley was outstanding in goal for St. Louis, facing 39 shots, but had no chance on €ourtnail's 15th goal of the season Courtnall dug a loose puck out of the corner to Wamsley's right and moved in’on the Blues goalie before dropping the puck to fellow rookie Steve Thomas. Courtnall continued across the goalcrease and took a return pass from Thomas for an easy shot into the open left side of the net Ken Wregget got the win in the Leafs’ net in his first appearance after being called up from St. Catharines of the American Hockey League where he had been for conditioning after straining a knee. Bill's gets by Loomis 6-5 By CasNews Staff Bill's Heavy Duty edged eight losses and a tie for first place Bill's has an 18143 Loomis/AM Ford 65 Thurs. record {or 39 points and sec day in Castlegar Gentlemen's ond place. while Gander Hockey League action this Creek is four points behind week. In other games, Moun. with 35 points, Kalesnikof! tain Sports doubled Dairy has 33 points for fourth place Queen 84 and Kalesnikoff and Mountain Sports and beat Gander Creek 63 Tues. Dairy Queen are tied with 23 day night points apiece Loomis/AM Ford. For complete statistics, see total has 27 Weekend Wrap Up. page B2 with a 55 point wins.