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KS, Kootenay Savings Summer Savings IN TOYLAND! ‘Sporis EDMONTON (CP) — Graham E, Buie had had it with the loonie, Canada’s $1 coin, and he thinks most Canadians feel the same way So the Edmonton entrepreneur has come up with a scheme to let the federal government know how he believes Canadians feel about the gold-colored-coins. “*L'mi going to have a Loon-In,"* he said while announcing plans to start a national campaign to lam. poon theJoonie Buie, 37, actually started’ his plan earlier this week by distributing Buck-A-Loonie post cards at several downtown businesses The.cards show a caricature of a startled Prime Minister Brian Mulroney with mouth agape, being unceremoniously tossed from the back of a loon, with gritted teeth and flapping wings On the back of the cards, people can write their opposition to the whether they think it’s too big, to0 heavy, too clanky or otherwise and mail them to Mulroney, postage-free That's a prerogative all citizens have," Buie said. Letuers to the House of Commons or members of Parliament don't need postage. Buck-A-Loonie buttons are also available, Buie said, adding his ultimate objective is to circulate thein all across Canada because loonie “Mr; Mulroney needs to know people aren't overly fussy about his new coin."’ In fact, he. said, the gover- nment's own figures indicate that one-third of all Canadians disap- prove of the coin and another one third are indifferent The Loon-In is to run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. Signs showing a loonie in black silhouet te will be planted in an area on the city’s south side. “This is a fun thing, but it helps us give Mulroney a poke,” Buie said. ‘‘It’s no big deal, but that rascal (the loonie) keeps getting in our pockets.. It’s such a big irritant.”" poi ts 798, [2 More turn to cocaine VANCOUVER (CP) Although marijuana still ranks as the popular illicit drug in British Colum bia, more people than ever are turning most to cheaper and purer cocaine Cocaine is a major concern here and-it's-getting-more- serious every day,"’ says Staff Sgt. Larry Smith of the Vancouver police drug squad A 1987 survey of cocaine users by the Co-ordinated Law Enforcement Unit found that 11.2 per cent of adults in British Columbia have tried cocaine In Ontario, a 1984 survey found 3.3 per cent of adults — thosé over age 18 tried cocaine. In 1987 that figure rose to 6.1 per cent “L's @ frightening statistic,’ said Dr. Carl Stroh, Vancouver's regional director of provincial alcohol and drug programs. Atsome government clinics, cocaine abusers account for about 30 per cent of patients, Stroh said. It differs from other drugs, he added, because it's so highly addictive, giving users a short lived surge of euphoria, and energy, followed by a powerful craving for more. Dr. Ray Baker, a substance-abuse specialist who treats cocaine addicts, says cocaine kills more people in Canada than heroin because cogaine is more addictive and far more people are using it The survery was conducted for the B.C. Solicitor General's Ministry. It is the first_provincewide assessment of the non-medical use of drugs by adults confidence and it found cocaine use is more popular among young adults outside urban areas The results were compiled from 1,688 in-person interviews conducted between January and March 1986 with residents randomly drawn from the voters’ list The survey also found about 26 per cent of B.C. residents between 18 and 25 have tried cocaine compared with 30 per cent among the 26-34 age group and threg per cent of those 35 years or older However, 77 per cent of those who uyitonceuse it again Cannabis use is over 70 per cent among those between the ages of 18 and 34 and only 16 per cent among people 35 or older Peter Engstand, director of the law enforcement unit, said the most sur prising finding was the extent of drug use in rural areas such as the Fraser Valley, which showed a whopping 55 per cent of 18-to-25-year-olds used cocaine Cocaine use among that age group was only 26 per cent in the Vancouver- Burnaby area, behind Prince George Cariboo at 38.5 per cent, Surrey-New Planning a Wedding? 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He said he would still be willing to play—for-the—Soviet—national—team during international competitions if he was selected to the squad, but he thinks Soviet hockey officials will continue to thwart his desire to play inthe NHL. Larionov, an army officer, also GASTON 2-0 Jays celebrate win By TOM MALONEY TORONTO (CP) — Cito Gaston has been at the helm of the Toronto Blue Jays for just two nights, but already something very different is going on around here. The ship has stopped sinking and they're raising Khe sails. Gaston is now 2-0as interim manager. On Tuesday, during a dramatic behind win over the Cleveland Indians, the crowd was yelling instead of booing and the bullpen was saving a game instead of blowing one. In an energy-charged clubhouse — a distinct change in atmosphere-from the funeral postgame cksle Carter hit the first pitch for along home run — foul by him,”” 7-6, come-from- sessions of past their builder.’” record to 14-24. 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FOR PROGRAM DETAILS AND APPLICATION FORMS, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST DISTRICT OFFICE. {A Province of British Columbia Ministry of Social Services and Housing Honourable Claude Richmond. Minister TOGETHER. A BETTER BRITISH COLUMBIA. combining military service ad a sport career may have-led to Alexander , Mogilny’s decision to defect from the Soviet Union two weeks ago. FORCED TO JOL ““Mogilny is not much of a military man, but a youngster who was forced to join the army,” said Larionov. “‘It’s easy for a player of Red Army and the| Soviet national team to become an officer. But it’s quite a problem to bedischarged.”” Mogilny, 20, defected to the West after the Soviets won the world hockey championship in Stockholm last mon- th. Considered among the best young prospects in the Soviet Union, he'll play for the Buffalo Sabres next year Shortly after his defection, Mogilny told reporters he left the Red Army team because Soviet hockey officials did nothing to prepare players for life after hockey and military service Mogilny was considered an enigma to his own teammates who never really ggt to know him, said Larionov. “The himan heart is a mystery,"’ he said. “‘Mogilny is a secretive fellow. We saw him mostly during workouts and failed to get the hang of him.”” Larionov, along with Sergei Makarov and Vladimir Krutov, have been the most dangerous Soviet for- ward line for the last 10 years. Butall three, along with defenceman Vyacheslav Fetisov, have accused Red Army coach Victor Tikhonov of treating them like children and have » expressed a desire to play in the NHL The complaints have led to squab- bles in the team, which provides most of the players for the national squad. “Red Army would be a much more cohesive unit if it weren't for the open attempts to enslave its players," said Larionov a charge into the crowd LOVES TRUMPETER ** said Moseby. ** two nights and I got two home runs. I’m serious.” In the Cleveland ninth, Jerry Browne drew a leadoff walk off Tom Henke, 2-3, and moved to second on a sacrifice, bringing slugger Joe Carter to the plate. **Get me his number, Said Moseby, who brought amatter of feet. Henke then walked Carter. **He wasn’t going to give in to him and | don’t blame said Gaston, who replaced Henke with Ward=_ Cory Snyder hit a Ward curve ball for what appeared to be a game-tying single to left, but George down Browne at the plate. After an intentional walk loaded the bases, Jacoby swung and missed at the third strike — a fastball over the middle of the plate. “The bullpen has been the dog,”” day you read how we let a game slip away. This is a morale Bell gunned said Ward. “Every The relievers went into the game with a 4-13 record and portunities. a combined 4.80 ERA. They'd blown eighi of 12 save op- Down 6-2, Toronto tied the game in sixth inning. Kelly Gruber ted off with his second double and scored an out later on McGriff’s double. ‘Scott Bailes, a teft-hander, replaced stayer Rich Yett but walked Whitt with two out. “That was the key to the inning, manager Doc Edwards. Gaston sent right-handed Bob Brenly in to pinch hit for Rance Mulliniks, but Cleveland stayed with Bailes. said Cleveland Brenly hit the first pitch for a run-scoring single to cen- on two hits, and tre — his fourth consecutive pinch hit — and Liriano hit the next pitch against the left-field wall for a two-run double. Following a solo homer by Pete O’Brien in the McGriff. Cleveland second, the Indians had two runners aboard with two out when Fernandez's throw on a routine grounder skipped under the outstretched glove of first baseman —A-tun-seored-and Browne hirthe next pitch for atwo- run single. When Carter followed with a two-run double in- to the left-field corner, Gaston made his first walk to the He’s been here scoring single. mound to replace Cerutti with Wells. Toronto came back with two in the bottom of the second. Leading off, McGriff hit a double off the left-fietd wall and scored an infield grounder: Liriano also hit a run- Teams are similar By JIM MORR! CALGARY (CP) — I’t’s no surprise the Montreal Canadiens and Calgary Flames are playing each other in this year’s NHL Stanley Cup final because the two teams are almost reflections of each other. “Once you take away Montreal's tradition of winning, their great history, the organizations are very similar in the way they approach the game,”” Rick Wamsley, Calgary’s back-up goaltender who spent four years with the Canadiens, said Tuesday. “They are very astute at drafting playersand they make good trades."’ Calgary won Sunday's opening game in the best-of-seven series 3-2. Game 2 goes tonight at the Olympic Saddledome. The Flames won their second con- secutive President's Trophy this year, topping the NHL with 117 points, two more than Montreal. Al MacNeil, Calgary's assistant general manager, said it’s no accident the Flames were built_on Montreal's model. MacNeil spent 12 years with the Canadiens, coaching them to the 1971 Stanley Cup championship in his rookie season. Cliff Fletcher, the Flames’ president and general manager, spent a decade in Montreal’s organization. Both men learned how to build a team by wat ching former adien general manager Sam Poll “‘He was a guy that you could leatn from and know how to make it,”’ said MacNeil. “The similarity is that we went for depth. The Montreal Canadiens have no Wayne Gretzkys or Mark Messiers on their hockey club but they've got a lot of good, solid players. “We've got great hockey players, they’re not Superstars, but they're ex- cellent players.” Wamsley, Mark Hunter, Ric Nai- tress and Flame assistant coach Doug Risebrough were all Canadiens at one time. WON FOURRINGS Risenbrough earned four Stanley Cup rings in nine seasons with Mon- treal Like Hunter, Nattress and Wam- sley, he said facing the Canadiens in the final has no special significance. “The team has completely changed, the management has-changed,”’ said Risebrough. “I learned an awful lot there, | ap- ‘preciated all the years | was there, but, to try and draw some type of challenge as this point is ludicrous. coach trying todoajob."’ Hunter spent four years with-Mon- treal before being traded to the St Louis Blues in 1985. He joined the Flames prior to this season Class is a word he uses to describe both organizations “It’s the same as Calgary's organization,”’ he said. ‘‘You're treated with class. There’s no cutting corners. “*You’re here to win the Stanley Cup and that’s important."’ Brian Hayward, Montreal's backup goaltender who was obtained from the Winnipeg Jets in 1986, said money is what separates the two. organizations from other teams in the league. “They treat us first-class all the time,”’ he said. “During the playoffs we charter everywhere. We have team meals every night. They do everthing they possibly can to give the guys every opportunity to win. In Winnipeg they couldn't afford to do that."’ Wamsley said the coaching attitude is similar on the two teams. “They both are coached to win,” he said. **The ultimate goal is to win the Stanley Cup. It’s not just to get out of the division, to do well, it’s to win the Stanley Cup.”” I'm just a victorious over Expos By TERRY SCOTT MONTREAL (CP) — Brian Holman was blunt when he was asked about the pitch that Jack Clark had creamed for a two-run home run in the fifth inning Tuesday night, solidifying a 5-2 victory by the San Diego Padres over the Montreal Expos Fastball? Curve? **No, just a stupid pitch,”’ declared Holman, who was hoping for better results in his second start of the season, and first since replacing the demoted Randy Johnson in Montreal's starting rotation. “I knew he had the green light at 3-0. **1 should have thrown it in the dirt, lastead,threw-him a tastball, high and away, and he reached out and got it. Eric Show, 5-4, who worked the first 7 innings, and Greg Harris combined on a seven-hitter to make Clark's sixth homer stand up as the key blow in San Diego's second straight victory at Olympic Stadium, where a crowd of 12,508 looked on. The homer brought a ray of sun- shine for Clark, whose mood has been dark for much of the earlypart-of the season. He entered the game with a .184 average, but had two walks and an RBI single to -go with the two-run homer ‘It’s just a case of how long can you wait?” remarked Clark “You have to try to kind of figure it out, but after a while a slump like that gets frustrating and you don't know where to turn. “You try to take it as long as you can, but after a'while, you've got to let it out. This game’s supposed to be fun, but there's a lot of expectations_and when you're not living up to them, when you're not even what would be considered below average, it’s tough to accept."* Buck Rodgers, the Expos manager, has had an equally difficult time accep- ting his team's recent play. “We had Show onthe ropes acouple of times tonight but we couldn’ t get the big hit,”” he noted. “Most of the runs we've scored in this series have been giventous.”” That was the case in the sixth when Montreal ‘closed within 4-2 on Tim Wallach’s sacrifice fly. A one-base error by second baseman Roberto Alomar after fielding Mike Aldrete’s single and a passed. ball by catcher Benito Santiago had put Aldrete in scoring position Prior to the Clark homer, the Padres had taken a 2-1 lead in the third on Tony Gwynn’s RBI single and a fielding error at third base by Wallach. Tucson wins twice over Portland Outfielder Mark Davidson started the game in right field for Portland, but he finished the Pacific Coast League contest in left field for Tucson, as the Toros won both games of a doubleheader with the Beavers 8-3 and 6-4. Davidson ended up playing for both sides in the first game of the doubleheader. The game was the com- pletion of an April 22 game, suspended because of rain Davidson had started for Portland in the first inning of the April 22 game, but was traded to Tucson on Tuesday When the teams took to the field Tuesday, Davidson was in the lineup for the Toros. In other PCL action Tuesday it was: Vancouver Canadians 8 Las Vegas Stars 6, Edmonton Trappers 17 Calgary Cannon 8, Phoenix Firebirds 3 Albuquerque Dukes 1 and Colorado Springs Sky Sox6 Tacoma Tigers 4 in the first game,-Ron Washington got four hits, drove in two runs and th inning, lifting Edmonton over Calgary. Every Trapper in the starting batting order drove in at least one run with only designated hitter Pete Coachman not registering a hit. FIREBIRDS 3 DUKES 1 In Albuquerque, Terry Mulholland pitched a five-hitter and struck out six as Phoenix dumped the Dukes. The only ruin scored off Mulholland, 3-5, came in the third on a wild pitch. Mike Laga hit a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth to break a 1-1 tie. Laga had struck out in seven of his last nine at-bats in the series. SKYSOX TIGER4 In Tacoma, Brad Komminsk drove in two runs to pace the Colorado Springs Sky Sox to their win over Tacoma. The Sky Sox led all the way, starting with arun singled in by Dave Hengel in the first inning. Sky Sox starting pitcher Steve Davis picked up the victory CANADIANS8 STARS scored once to lead Tucson's effort In the nightcap, Harry Spilman drove in three runs to lead Tucson toa 6-4 victory Spilman drove in two runs with a single and later scored on an error, then in the second, drove ina run ona ground out as the Toros took a 6-0 lead after two innings. TRAPPERS 17 CANNONS8 In Edmonton, Mike Brown's three run triple highlighted an eight-run six. In Vancouver, The Canadians vic- tory snapped the Las Vegas Star: eight-game winning streak The Canadians jumped on Las Vegas starter Eric Nolte, 0-1, for four runsin the first inning and added single runs in the third and the: fifth. Billy Taylor replaced Nolte in the sixth and gave up two more runs Steve Springer led the Canadians at the plate, going two-for-three and driving in three runs. « TORONTO (CP) — A beaming Vicki Keith landed in Toronto on Tuesday, heading home from her latest marathon swim “1 feel great," she said, adding quickly she wants to rest after her recent record butterfly-stroke swim that took her 24 kilometres across Sydney Harbor in Australia. A 13-piece band from Toronto's Variety Village for disabled children played as Keith arrived Poster child Jeremy Ein gave her a dozen red roses Keith said. she baffled Australians with her effort to raise money for Sydney’s International Variety Club Life Education Cen tre “They were amazed I was stupid enough to butterfly across their harbor,"’ grinned the 28-year-old swimmer from Kingston, Ont. Keith shed an uncomfortable protective shark cage Australian Keith arrives home from swim authorities had advised her to use during the swim “They stayed away from me, thankfully,” she said of the sharks. **Idon’t have any bitemarks.”” Keith endured a Slick, oily slime in the water as she approached the harbor's shore “The best part of a swim) is always the same — finishing,”’ she Said Keith had to abandon a swim across new Zealand's Cook Strait because support boats were too small to handle the waves. She plans to swim the English Channel and the Catalina Strait off California in June, Juan de Fuca Strait in August and Lake Ontario in September. She says she'lLiackleCook Strait again in January *“1'll just get bigger boats and do itagain.”” Vancouver's