30, As Castlégar News June 25, 1989 Zhao ousted as China's leader BEING (AP) — China's Com: munist party fired itssmoderate leader, Zhao Ziyang, on ‘Saturday and replaced him with a Shanghai party boss who moved" swiftly to quell student protests in his city The new general secretary of the 47 million-member party is Jiang Zemin, 62, a university-educated technocrat who has served as mayor and party secretary of Shanghai, China's largest wily “ A party communique released by the splitting the party, and he had un shirkable responsibilities for the shaping-up of the turmoils.”” Zhao’s status had been in limbo for whose seven-w crushed by troops beginning June 3 The party's 276-member Central Commitee also removed Zhao from the 17-member ruling Politburo, from the 17S-member policy-making Cen tral Committee and from the Central Miliary Commission pathy for the movement for political reform. The party said it will maintain its policies of reform and greater open- ness with the rest of the world and will work for greater democracy and an end to corruption, the main demands of the student protesters Zhao is thought to have been strip ped of power after opposing senior leader Deng Ziaoping’s decision to declare martial law in Beijing on May 20. Zhao was last seen in public the day before, when he made a dramatic, Western ideas, and ‘gravely neglected party building.” it acknowledged, however, that Zhao ‘‘did something beneficial to the reform, the opening of China to the outside world.’ The communique did not accuse him of being a counter-revolutionary, a charge levelled at many of the 1,800 civilians arrested since the crackdown began. The government has executed 27 of them. Zhao gained national acclaim with his rural reforms in Sichuan province 1950s and speaks Russian and English. He served as electronics industry minister and in various other technical posts before being named mayor of Shanghai in 1985, and Shanghai party secretary last year Like Zhao, he has supported China’s open-door policy by working to atiract foreign investrfient to help revitalize Shanghai’s industrial base. Politically, however, he is considered a hard-liner While the communique said the par ty must work for democratic and legal and all should be well! Yes, by 9.a.m. Sundays. you should be enjoying your Sunday Castlegar News It you're not, we want to correct the matter June 25, 1989 — Castlépar News PORTS Talk to us today. Kootenay Savings Where You Belong, SAND BLASTING Labatts brews He was apparently allowed to keep his party meinbership PURGED HU QILI The party also purged Hu Qili, who shared the 69-year-old Zhao’s sym- tearful visit to-students on a hunger strike in Tiananmen Square. The party’s communique said Zhao took a passive approach to opposing bourgeois liberalization, or support of official Niphua news agency said “that in the late 1970s, He became a Deng protege and was named premier in 1980. He was appointed party general secretary in 1987. reforms, it demanded loyalty to con- W you bs cor ently to get your ‘ “6 Sunday Castlegar News by 9 o servative ideals. The party must ‘‘carry than ghone v ~e sie outeducation in patriotism, socialism, | © Rylan peng isk for circulation. independence and self-reliance, plain MAYOR OF SHANGHAI living and hard work, and oppose Jiang is a university graduate who bourgeois liberalization in real ear spent time in the Soviet Union in the nest."" MEMORIES 11 Full Colour Professional Quality Portraits Package Offer 8x10* 2 5x7* 8 wallets size (2x1)* “Approx. measurements Package offer features our selection (1 pose) on traditional blue background. Additional portraits available at reasonable prices ~ Satisfaction guaranteed or your money cheerfully refunded Wednesday, June 28 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ROBINSON'S -18th Street, Castlegar at a critical juncture involving the destiny of the party and the state comrade Zhao Ziyang made the up big lead By GUY BERTRAND mistake of supporting the turmoils and LABATTS71U-DOR6 Staff Writer Wayne Kuzyk started off Labatts’ game on the right With tour weeks left in the Castlegar Commercial note hitting a solo homer to give his team an early 1-Olead Fastball League season, the teams have turned the corner —_ over Tu-Dor. However, Tu-Dor responded and are on the home stretch. Labatts is out in front, leading second place Banjos Pub by 10 points. Those two squads still have three more head-to-head battles but Banjos will Castlegar News 197 Columbie Ave. 365-7266 marker in the bottom of the first as Kent Smith was hit by @ pitch, stole second and scored on Bob Marsh le Labatts then picked up a run in the second and three in the third to give them a 5-1 advantage. Tu-Dor baitied back with one run in the fourth and two in fifth to keep it-close at 5-4, Labatts grabbed a three-run lead in the sixth when two singles, one by Ku2yk-and the other by Bob Essaunce, coupled with a Tu-Dor error made the score 7-4 Tu-Dor refused to roll over, rallying in the bottom of the seventh when Cam Sookro and Steve Podmorow scored to make it 7-6, With Walt Sheloff standing at second, Ev- dokimoff got the last two batters to pop up to put the fire out Sanctions considered EDMONTON (CP) The Corp. financing and cultural ex changes, said Clark, in Edmonton —_ are in Canada for trade meetings with officials “We're mounting a campaign to from six southeast Asian countries try to find work for students that ‘And we're also taking a look, not just at contacts which we might reduce, but also at ways at which Canadians might be able to reach into China, particularly to reach in with information to counter some of the propaganda activities,"* he added students in Beijing's Tiananmen Clark suggested Canadian cities Square earlier this month. Ouawa and towns which have established has also told the Chinese am twinning arrangements ‘with _ bassador to Canada on-three oc casions of its abhorrence of the Beijing government's action provide for the students while they 4 help from the other two teams to pose any serious of catching Labatts Aeanwhile, Tu-Dor Sports and Hi-Arrow keep swit ching positions as each takes a turn in the cellar. But if either team can put together a string of wins the possibility federal government will announce next week further actions to ex press its digapproval of human rights violationsin-China,-says Ex ternal Affairs Minister Joe Clark Clark told reporters Friday tha are here and also to try and arrange some interim bridge financing. 1 think that there will be no one for ced back to danger in China Canada recalled its ambassador to China-in reaction to the bloody + massacre of of sneaking up on Banjos still exists. Tu-Dor currently is two points up on last place Hi Arrow but Tu-Dor has played an extra game trade sanctions are being con sidered, but he added Canada does not want to take steps that would Banjos Lyle Stoushnow continues to lead the league in prevent China from continuing its pro-democracy hitting. Stoushnow has been consistent all year keeping his more open relationship with other average hovering around the .400 mark. Labatts Bruce McMillan has also been swinging’a steady bat. He is the only other batter in the league to be hitting .400 or better Don Savinkoff of Labatts is next in the hit parade as Labat ts hitters are slowly overtaking the Banjos batters as the season wears down Essaunce and Bill Tarasoff led the way for Labatts each going 2-for-3 at the place. Tu-Dor was paced by Sookro who went 2-for-4 and pitched a strong game. TU-DOR 4 HIARROW 3 Both teams saved all their offence for the last two in- nings of the game and once the score was tallied, Tu-Dor. . had come from behind to squeak out a 4-3 win Sheloff started and ended the offense for Tu-Dor Tuesday night. He opened the scoring with a lead-off homé run in the first inning and in the seventh he drove in the winning run with a single. Sandwiched in between were strong pitching performances by George Plotnikoff for Hi Arrow and Sookro for Tu-Dor. Plotnikoff gave up five hits and one run before entering the seventh while Sookro gave up five hits and three runs to grab the victory That victory took every last breath Tu-Dor could muster. Entering the bottom of the seventh, Tu-Dor trailed Hi Arrow 3-1 but four consecutive singles scored Smith and Ed Strelaeff and left Podmorow standing at second. A ground out by Bruce Benger brought up Sheloff who cashed in on his moment to end the game countries. ‘There may well be a tendency on the part of its leadership to lead Chinese communities could use that relationship to provide infor mation it back into isolation. We think that would be unhealthy The major issue is that China He reiterated his depariment’s isacouniry that contains one quar- commitment to assuring the safety ter of the world’s population. We of Chinese students in Canadawho have trade considerations in China, they're important to Canadians, but they're also impor dangerous for the world; and I k-thatthe view of most coun: On the mound, the dynamic duo tossing for Labatts have only. suffered two defeats all year. Peter Evdokimoff has been unbeatable so far this season. His record now stands at an impressive seven wins without a loss. Joe Tarasoff is surely not in Evddkimoff’s shadow. His record ty*es ists that it’s img ortang {0 Uy to encourage those tendehecies in China to reach out fear reprisals if they return to their homeland y 99 ON DELIVERY $2.00 SITTING FEE PER PERSON Families welcome, one offer per family Among the actions being con sidered are reductions in Canadian Apart from visa extensions. tant. to Chinese consumers of Canadian grain part of our trade of five wins aid two losses ranks him second in the league in hurling. Banjos Eli Soukeroff rounds out the top three with a6-4 record. For complete CCFL stats see Weekend Wrap up, B2 International Development Agen. That constitutes Export Development Clark said government and private y projects sector aid is being organized to Thursday night, Evdokimoff notched his seventh straight win as Labatts downed Tu-Dor 7-6 at Kinnaird I nf l vence of Park, Tuesday night out at Playmor Field, Tu-Dor rallied Garth Barnes of Trail blasts his ball out of the 7th hole sand trap at the Rossland-Trail in the seventh to edge Hi Arrow 4-3 premiers waning EDMONTON (CP) makings of an upscale riented television commercial Every spring, Grant, Don, Bilfand Gary get together in some out-of-the It has all the lifestyles: way place,’ the narrator could say over the image of four smiling, chat ting men. ‘They talk a little politics, they tell Ottawa what it should or shouldn't be doing and they pat each other on the back That jovial image notwithstanding not just idle chatter when the emiers of the four western provinces et each May or June for their annual »ynference The record shows that when they talk, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney has been inclined to listen But some political observers believe collective influence of the western ANALYSIS premiers, who meet for three days this week in nearby Camrose, is waning Political science professor George Hulmes of the University of Alberta says the seemingly cozy relationship between the prime_minister and the western premiers is being strained by high interest rates, the uts to Via Rail proposed national sales tax and c among other féderal policies HONEYMOON OVER ‘It’s clear the honeymoon is over d has been over for some time,"’ ad ds Howard Leeson, a political science professor at the University of Regina That opinion contrasts sharply with € so-called new era of federal provincial co-operation ushered in when Muroney was first elected in 1984 to a chorus of cheers from seven Con servative premiers At first, the western premiers seemed to have the ear of Mulroney. In fact, the Canada-U.S. free-trade agreement grew from a discussion initiated by then-premier Peter Lougheed of Alberta at a western premiers’ conterence in Kelowna, in 1984 The concept wag endorsed by ihe four premiers n Grtnde Praine, Alta \ $1-billion deficiency payment te ers to compensate for low grain es, announced by Otiawa while Saskatchewan Premier Grant Devine was campaigning for re-election in the fall of 1986, was backed by western premiers six months earlier in Swan River, Man And the Western federal government's Diversification Office, established in the spring of 1987, grew out of repeated calls from western premiers for special considerations for the region's economy The mood will likely be much dif ferent when the western premiers three Conservatives and one representing the Social Credit party get together in Camrose HAVE NO CHOICE Hulmes says they will have no choice but raise a loud voice against federal policies seen as detrimental to the West I don't see how (Alberta Premier Don) Getty can back down on the sales tax issue, Alberta has said it won’t co-operate with the federal he said government on the national sales tax The whole matter of credibility seems to be in the forefront Alberta is the only province which doesn’t have a provincial sales tax. Leeson says Conservative solidarity with the prime minister is quickly disappearing as the premiers distance themselves from the federal gover nment. Five Liberal premiers have been elected in Central and Eastern Canada since Mulroney came to power The position as I see it now is the Conservative party 1s in trouble, and consequently, there is a problem for people like Devine and Getty," says Leeson. ‘*They have difficulty cham pioning westeren causes because of their closeness to the federal Conser vatives Manitoba's Gary Filmon and British Columbia’s Bill Vander Zalm are the other premiers who will be in Camrose. Filmon is the junior partner in the group, having attended only last year's meeting in Parksville future of in B: Honourable Stan Hagen Minister of Advanced Education and Job Training March 20, 1989 There's a bold new commitment to advanced education in British Columbia. It’s the result of more than a year of work and consultation between the government and thousands of people in dozens of communities around the province. It’s called Access for All and it means a lot to British Columbia: ¢ 15,000 new spaces in university programs at universities and colleges by 1995 1,400 new spaces and thirty new programs for career/technical, vocational and adult basic education in 1989/90 Anexpanded range of programs, particularly university-transfer courses, at Selkirk College in Office / Retail Space Street-level air-conditioned office or small retail space for rent in Castlegar News building. Includes general office, private of- fice, storage area. Landlord will do some redecorating. Fax and photocopying service available totenant, 197 Columbia A Apply a pe bier for Burt or Linda. Phone 365-7266 Castlegar and East Kootenay Community College in Cranbrook $1 million to literacy training and special financial assistance for many more literacy and adult basic education students in 1989/90 A task force on Native education $1 million for advanced education for the disabled It all adds up to an advanced education system producing a highly trained, competitive work force ready to face the challenges of the 1990's and beyond advanced education “There's ag new vision for the UES RAL TOGETHER. A BETTER BC. tournament. (See story B2) Country Club. Barnes competed in a field of 182 golfers at the Trail Seniors Invitational STEWART WINS 12TH As pluck Jays OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Dave Stewart pitched a four-hitter to become the first 12-game winner in the American League this season and Rickey Henderson hit his first homer since being traded back to Oakland, leading the Athletics past the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 Saturfay Stewart, 12-3, ‘shares the major league lead in victories with San Fran cisco’s Rick Reuschel. He struck out six and walked hone Henderson celebrated his 10th year in the majors with a fifth-inning solo homer, his fourth of the season, off Dave Stieb, 7-4. Henderson made his major-league debut with Oakland on June 24, 1979 AWESOME AMIGOS. . He was traded to the New York Yankees after the 1984 season and was traded from the Yankees back to Oakland on Wednesday The A’s scored two runs in the third off Stieb, who saw his personal four game winning streak end. Mike Gallego drove in one run with a single and later scored on Dave Parker's single. Henderson's homer in the fifth made it 3-0. The Blue Jays, who had their five game winning streak snapped, scored an unearned run in the sixth. Manny Lee hit a grounder to Mark McGwire at first. and reached safely when Stewart dropped the throw while covering first base. The ball got away e . (Top row, left to right) Mike Roloff, Mark Wigen, lan Johnson, Larry Stanbra, Ed Plotnikoff. (Bottom row, left to right) Bernie Nevakshonoff, Donna Nazaroft, Wendy Zino, Melanie Berquist, Bill Nazaroff, Kris Stanbra. Not pictured Nona MacKinnon. Amigos anything but friendly By CasNews Staff The Cast'egar team proved anything but friends as it crossed the border to compete in the Amigos’ slopitch slopitch tourney in last weekend “Camp Kegger Metaline Falls, Wash., In six games, Amigos outscored its opposition 119-39 to bring home first place in the 40-team competition Amigos didn’t just settle for the team honors. It°also took all the in dividual trophies as well, Bill Nazaroff and Ed Plotnikoff — who hit three homeruns in a 20-6 drubbing of the Kaslo Screeners received batting awards and Nona MacKinnon and Mark Wigen took MVP honors The Castlegar team ran over teams from Fruitvale, Kaslo and a few fellow Castlegar teams who also made the trip down The Amigos marched to the cham pionship with a 22-9 win over the Fruitvale Outlaws, 21-3 over the Ball Bashers from Castlegar and 23-6 over Purnell Distributors, also from Castlegar. Then came the 20-6 win over the Screeners followed by a semi final rematch with Amigos coming out on top 12-9. In the final game, Amigos turned it on as it powered to a 21-6 vic tory over Raleigh Hills from Fruitvale and Lee advanced to second on the error. He went to third on a groundout and scored on Junior Felix’s infield single McGwire walked with one out in the sixth and scored when Terry Stein bach blooped a two-out single and left fielder George Bell's throw to try and nail McGwire going for third base skipped into the dugout for a error Steinbach scored on Tony Phillips in field single to make it 5-1 The A's added two runs in the eighth on Steinbach’s RBI single and a walk to Henderson with the bases loaded Toronto shortstop Tony Fernan dez’s 16-game hitting streak, tied for longest in the majors this season, en ded as he went 0-for-4 Bell was ejected by home plate um pires TimWelke for arguing a called third strike in the seventh inning Expos shut out Cubs CHICAGO (AP) pitched a three-hitter and drove in a run to spark a five-run fifth inning as the Montreal Expos beat the Chicago Cubs 5-0 Saturday It was Gross’s second shutout of the season and ninth of his career. He walked three and struck out six to break a personal three-game losing streak Otis Nixon and Rex Hudler each had two-run singles in the five-run fifth off starter Paul Kilgus, 5-7 Gross, 7-6, allowed a_first-inning single to Mark Grace, a double to Van ce Law in the third and a single to Jerome Walton in the ninth The Cubs loaded the bases in the ninth, bui Gross struck out Damon Berryhill to end the game for his third complete game of 1989. Kilgus allowed a two-out single Kevin Gross to Andres Galarraga in the first inning and then retired 10 straight But Hubie Brooks led off the fifth with a single and took second on Tim Wallach’s single. On a hit-and. run play, the runners moved up to second and third as Nelson Santovenia grounded out Spike—Owen was walked—inten- tionally, loading the bases, and Gross then singled down the right-field line to score Brooks. Nixon and” Hudler followed with two-run singles By GUY BERTRAND Staff Writer Castlegar’s Darcy Martini was paying a little closer attention to the sports sections last week than even the most avid reader Martini, a six-foot-four inch 235-pound defenceman from Michigan Tech, was ranked bet- ween 145 and 150 by the National Hockey League's Central Scouting Bureau as’ players eligible for the NHL entry draft last weekend He didn’t go to the draft like many of the higher ranked prospects. Instead, he expected to receive a phone call from the team that selected him. But the call never came, which sent Martini Jeafin through the sports section of th newspaper And there he was, selected in the eighth round, number 162 overall, and now a member of the Edmon ton Oilers organization Martini was not undaunted by the Oilers apparent lack of hospitality towards one of its hopes for the future. ‘I spoke to a couple of guys and they said it is generally a week or so before the Oilers will call,"" Mar lini told the Castlegar News last week He was nonetheless happy to be selected by the NHL team something he has dreamed about fora while “I'm really excited,"’ Martini said. ‘It's great to know someone is interested in me.”” Martini is happy to be in the Oilers system, pointing out the possibilities “They'll be losing three defen cemen in the next few years, Charlie Huddy, Kevin Lowe and Randy Gregg.’ But he also realizes nothing is going to fall into his lap m prepared to play a couple of years in their farm system before I get a good shot.” Being selected by the Oilers was quite a surprise for Martini, who had been told by his college coach that other NHL teams had ex pressed interest, teams such as the Boston Bruins, New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders. ‘Actually the islanders had shown the most interest," said Martini. tronically, the Tstanders selected another Castlegar talent when the team made Travis Green Oilers order a Martini DARCY MARTINI . taken by Oilers its second pick overall Martini now turns his attention to the matters at hand which in cludes heading back to Houghton, Mich., to continue his major in business administration. “have to focus on school,’’ he says. *‘I'm going back for another year for sure As for summer plans, Martini sees himself, “‘working at the mill and —tifting—weights;"*—in preparation for next year's college season, American colleges are becoming a popular alternative to Canada’s junior leagues. More and more NHL-calibre players are coming out of the college ranks “A lot of people are starting to choose that route,’ said Martini, who received a scholarship to play hockey at Michigan Tech 1 could've played Junior A, | was approached by several teams.” But-Martini tists-some-of the benefits of playing college hockey continued on page 82