Cte ews INTERNATIONAL NEWS Uneventful deadline passes ; CANADA DRY ONE, Qatar (CP) — Nervous Canadian soldiers in Qatar watched a deadline in the Per- sian Gulf crisis expire today while their commander poured cold water over the idea that his fighter jets were about to go on the offence. A United Nations resolution authorizing the use of force against Iraq for invading Kuwait came into effect at 8 a.m. local time. The deadline — seen as clearing the way for war between Iraq and the U.S.-led multinational force in the gulf — came and went without in- cident. Nail-biting was soon overwhelmed by routine. “We kept watching the clock,’’ said Cpl. John Barnhardt, 29, of Eaglesham, Alta. “Now that the deadline is passed, I think everybody is patiently waiting for war-to happen.”” The Canadian air force in Qatar is about 500 kilometres from iraq, which has missiles that could reach this thumb-shaped gulf peninsula. At the heavily guarded operations centre, Col. Romeo Lalonde, head of Canadian air force operations, was pressed by reporters whether his 24 CF-18 fighter jets were about to join an attack on Iraq. Lalonde said he must be prepared for a change of role, but he doesn’t expect one. His planes continue to provide air cover for Canadian war- ships in the gulf, he said. Lalonde rejected the idea that the role of the planes is to escort U.S. B- 52 bombers into Iraq if a war begins. Earlier this week, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney said that if Iraqi President Saddam Hussein doesn’t withdraw his troops from Kuwait peacefully, Canada is prepared to join a military attack to drive them out, That raised speculation the fighter jets could soon go on the offensive. Lalonde said missions were not stepped up Wednesday, and the deadline .had little effect on operations Capt, Rod Gray, spokesman for Canadian military headquarters in Bahrain, said two of three Canadian Military experts predict plenty will go wrong By JIM ABRAMS ~ WASHINGTON (AP) — In a Per- sian Gulf war, more than one million troops would battle each other, ar- med with of the world’s most deadly and complex weapons, on carrying chemical weapons, or hit Israel, resulting in Israeli retaliation. © Night g. U.S. night- fighting technology provides an ad- vantage. “But we've found that even in night fighting some of Earth's most and hostile terrain. Probably at night, perhaps unable to tell friend from foe. Military experts say a lot of things could go wrong. Here are some elements that could make the best- laid battlefield plans go awry: © The weather. Until the war- planes and missiles are unleashed no one knows how great a factor it will be. Sand and dust could play havoc with weapons systems. U.S. technology could be rendered useless by sandstorms that would “ erode the ability of missiles like the Copperheads and Mavericks to zero in on their targets. The coming winter rains may create another visibility obstacle for Apache tank-killing helicopters. © Technology. Former admiral Eugene Carroll, an adviser for the Centre for Defence Information, which opposes military action in the gulf, said the United States has never introduced so many new weapons at once and ‘‘a lot of things can go wrong.”” The Apache has a history of main- tenance problems. Its Hellfires have never been tested in combat. And the navy’s Aegis weapons system gained notoriety in 1988 when the USS Vin- cennes, failing to electronically can be hazardous because of pilot error and equipment failure,’’ Carroll said. He predicted that short- range firing, when artillery shells fall on friendly frontline troops, will kill Americans in this war just as it did in Vietnam. “Things will go wrong, you can plan on it,’’ said one Pentagon of- ficer. “It's not what goes wrong, it’s how you recover.”” Bush continued from pege AS public opinion polls show a majority of the U.S. public favor a war to oust Saddam from Kuwait, tens of thousands of an- ti-war demonstrators continue to march all over the-country — even before the first shot is fired. Larry Sabato, a University of Virginia political scientist, war- ned the lack of strong public con- sensus for a Persian Gulf war Saddam continued from page AS when he became president three years later. Today, when Saddam travels, he takes his own food taster. He is said to take his own chair to prevent enemies from embed- ding a poisonous tack or needle in a cushion. A spokesman for the Islamic threatens to undermine Bush’s Policy. “That means that when the war starts, a vast majority of Americans will support the president because there’s always a rally-round the flag movement. But because he hasn’t convinced Americans of the need for this , action, that support will fade in record time — possibly a matter of days.”’ Union of Iraqi Students in Toronto says Saddam is respon- sible for the execution-of more than 150,000 Iraqis since 1968. That doesn’t include members of the Kurdish minority killed with poison gas or army deserters who were killed after taking refuge with Arab tribesmen in southern Iraq during the cight- year war with Iran. Be BENISSIMO Castlegar Plaza January 18 & 19 This will be the final sale of all stock & fixtures Up to 50¢:; SALE TO BE CONDUCTED BY Westmount Credit Services Ltd. 415B Kootenay St., Nelson, 352-5526 a i jetliner from a hostile shot down an Iranian passenger plane. 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It was just another Smythe Division duel for the Flames and Jets, who combined for 118 penalty minutes in a 4-3 home-ice victory for Winnipeg last y. “There was some bad blood, and it started right off the bat,” said referee Kerry Fraser, who called 21 penalties in the first period, in- cluding a charging major to Calgary forward Gary Roberts for running over Winnipeg goaltender Rick Tabaracci. “Intense isn’t the word to describe tonight’s game,” said Calgary defenceman Jamie Macoun. ‘This was chippy.”” The opening 20 minutes took $3 minutes to play as Makarov scored twice to give the Flames a 2-1 lead. Goals by Greg Paslawski and Paul MacDermid gave the Jets a 3-2 advantage in the second but Makarov's 18th goal at 14:23 drew the home side even. MacDermid’s second goal moved Winnipeg in front $-4 with 9:40 remaining. But goals by Macoun, Stephane Matteau and Doug Gilmour in the final 7:20 sparked the Flames to their first win in four games, Joe Nieuwendyk also scored for Calgary while Dave McLiwain and Ed Olczyk had the Jets’ other goals. “It was a physical game, a man’s game," said Winnipeg coach Bob Murdoch. “Obviously, there’s no love lost between these teams.” CANADIENS S NORTH STARS 1. games. BRUINS $ ISLANDERS 4 Craig Janney extended his point-scoring streak to eight games with his 16th goal and Boston won for the first'time in seven road meetings. Bob Sweeney, Jarmo Kekalainen, Randy. Burridge and Ray Bourque also scored for the Bruins while Pat LaFontaine, Derek King, Wayne McBean and Ray Ferraro countered for the Islanders. OILERS 2 RANGERS 2 Rangers’ other goal while Petr Klima and Joe Murphy each scored their 15th gol for Edmonton. FLYERS 5 PENGUINS 4 Rick Tocchet scored twice ot hit the 30-goal plateau for the fourth straight season and Philadelphia jumped past Pittsburgh into second place in the Patrick Division. Dalé Kusliner, Kjell Satavelsson and Mike Ricci added singles for the Flyers, who halted a six-game winless streak at home. Bob Errey, Phil Bourque, Paul Coffey and Gord Roberts scored for the Penguins, BLUES 7 CAPITALS 3 Brett Hull collected his 46th goal and added three assists, and Adam Oates scored twice as St. Louis ran its unbeaten streak to five games (4-0-1). Hull left with a slightly sprained right ankle late in the second period. Jeff Brown, Robert Dirk, Cliff Ronning and Scott Stevens had the Blues’ other goals, while Kevin Hatcher, Rob Rouse and John Druve replied for Washington. By STEVE PEDEN Staff Writer Mind over matter and proper technique are what good weightlifters Possess. weightlifting -philosophy at the Western Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse, Yukon this weekend, Both hope to peak and set personal records at the games, Young and Seville have accom- plished much as juniors (under 21 years old) and this weekend's meet will put their accomplishments to the Pin 7 !*We're still juniors,”” Young said. ‘We have to compete against men that are 25-30 years old.”” The local 19-year-olds are not trying to make excuses but ‘‘some (seniors) will be on the national team and they’re going to be eligible for the Olympics,” Seville said through the steady clanking of weights ac- companied by the rock group ACDA on a portable stereo. With that in mind, Seville and Young just want to obtain Personal bests in the 75-kilogram weight class and make a good impression on the B.C. junior coach. s “*We really want to peak in P.E.I. (at the Canada Summer Games),”’ Young said. ‘‘We’ll have a better chance "cause it’s just juniors com- Peting. Here (in Whitehorse) we're competing against men."” About 15 athletes will make life tough for the two in the 75-kg class and though the odds. of them finishing high on the list are slim, the fact that each will give the other moral support is good enough. It’s been that kind of support which has kept both athletes com- peting and advancing in the sport. ““We're friends so we psych each other up and support each other,” Young said. By CasNews Staff Sandman Inn outscored Hi Arrow 9-7 Tuesday and Banjo’s Pub beat Woodland Park Shell 7-5 Monday in Castlegar Recreational Hockey Girls teams winners a 365-2155 Collect TRAIL, FRUITVALE, ROSSLAND CUSTOMERS CALL 364-0213 With GST in your marketplace, it is important to compare prices. Some prices include GST. But often, it is added later. Before you buy, look for signs...or ask. Where GST applies, know whether it will be added at the cash register or if GST is built into the price tag. GST added, or GST included. It’s important for you to know the difference. ~ If you have other questions about the GST and prices, the answer is to call us toll-free Monday to Friday 9am-9pm. The GST Consumer Information Office. 1-800-668-2122 Gen. voi By CasNews Staff .. The Stanley Humphries secondary school senior and junior girls basket- ball teams both captured titles while the senior boys finished third in tournaments last weekend. Rockettes went through the tourney undefeated and edged out Prince George’s Dutchess Park 61-60 in the final. The Junior Rockettes were in Trail where they beat host J.L. Crowe secondary school 37-23 in the final of the Crowe Hooperama. SHSS finished the tournament with a 3-0 record. Wendy Closkey and Melanie Streliev of the Rockettes were voted to the all-star team. The junior girls thrashed Trafalgar junior secondary 64-15 Monday in Nelson. Closkey scored 11 points in the win. The senior boys were on the road in Princeton last weekend, finishing third in that tourney with a 2-1 record. The Rockers narrowly defeated Princeton 57-56 to grab third spot. The Rockers travelled to Grand Forks on Tuesday winning 64-44. The senior boys beat Mount Sentinel 46-44 Monday in South Slocan. Wade Forester scored 17 points in the Mount Sentinel game. Meanwhile, the junior boys beat Trafalgar 57-33 Monday in Nelson. Bob Bauline led the Junior Rockers with 14 points. senior boys will travel to Trail for the Crowe Cagebowl. The juniors will be in town this weekend hosting the Rocker In- vitational. The club’s first game will be at 8:30 p.m. Friday against Beaver Valley. action at the Community Complex. Shell edged Sandman 7-6 Friday at the Pioneer Arena. Clay Martini with his first of two goals got Hi Arrow going Tuesday. Jason Hughes replied for Sandman Hi Arrow dominated the first Period scoring three more times on goals by Tom Frauley, Frank Costa and George Roberts. Lyle Stouchnow got one back for San- dman before the period.ended. The second period was a different story with Sandman outscoring Hi Arrow 3-1. Cory Day’s first of two got things going for Sandman and goals by Don Sorokeand-Dave MacKinnon got fourth-place San- dman . back into it. Kelly Keraiff’s first of two for Hi Arrow allowed both teams to enter the third tied at five. In the third period, Stouchnow, MacKinnon and Day each scored their second for Sandman and Trevor Seville concentrates during a light workout at the SHSS pee. Both Seville and Rick Young were on hand to hel out the SHSS squad prepare for the B.C. Winter Games. Both locals themselves are in Whi Both say that support will be crucial this weekend. It is also this which has rse this weekend. of Seville’s friends. kept both going when things get slow and was the reason for Young get- ting involved with the sport. “Trevor got me into it,”” Young said, whose best effort to date after two years of competition is a seven- th-place national ranking in the junior category. ‘‘He wanted me to try out for the (B.C.) Winter Games. He told me to try out, because at the time I was into help those athletes who'll be com- Peting at the B.C. Winter Games in Duncan in February. “It’s great to see these two com- Peting at the provincial and national levels,"" said Grant Lenarduzzi, ‘coach of the SHSS team. L ing and stuff like that. So I thought I'd give it a try.” Seville’s reason for getting in- volved in the sport six years ago was because of Travis Ready, a former “national athlete. aad, rather of. one Hi Arrow continues slide in CRHL In Monday’s game, Shell took a 4- 3 lead after one period, but it was all Banjo’s afterwards. Dean MacKinnon, Grant Pilla, Dave Rugg and Ross Berkey scored for Shell, while Chris Brodman, Doug.Knowler and Vince Antignani Sr. answered for Banjo’s. Bruno Tassone’s goal rounded out Shell’s scoring in the second, but i admits his knowledge of the sport is litnited, so when either Young or Seville attend a Locals face tough meet — meet is to relax the muscles and gain as much strength as possible. Once competition gets underway a weightlifter is allowed only three at- tempts in each of two lifts — clean and jerk, and snatch. Young wants to lift 85-90 kg in the snatch and 105-110 kg in the clean and jerk: Seville is looking for a range of 95-100 kg and 125-130 kg. If things go well in Whitehorse and later in- Prince Edward Island, Seville hopes to crack the Canadian team the C training camp, he also learns. Right now Seville and Young are taking it easy before Saturday's gempetition. Lorne Anderson’s two goals and An- tignani’s second put Banjo’s up 6-5. Brodman’s second of the night was the only goal of the third. On Friday, Shell’s Dan Walker scored a pair to give his club a 2-1 lead. Stouchnow, with his first of two, responded for Sandman. In the second, Rugg, Walker and Berkey scored for Shell while Sorokc games. If Seville makes the team, it will make his best accomplishment, a with a pair and Wayne Salekin scored for Sandman. In the third, Berkey and Rugg scored for Shell. Darrel Bojechko and Stouchnow scored for Sandman. CRHL action resumes Thursday as Sandman and Banjo’s tangle starting at 9:30 p.m. at the . Hi Arrow and Shell face off Friday at Pioneer Arena starting at 9 p.m. Tough curling for locals By CasNews Staff Neither Castlegar rinks fared well at the West Kootenay Mens Curling Zone Playdowns in Nelson last weekend. The Kelly Johnson rink finished with a 2-2 record while the rink skipped by Bill Perehudoff went 1-2. ““We had an off weekend,”’ Johnson said. ‘‘We didn’t get it going and other teams were playing rather well.’’ Johnson said a lack of consistency hurt his rink of Yves Laganiere, Patrick Johnstone and Brennan Turner. As expected, the Paul Deviin foursome from Trail won the title for the third straight year and are Off to the Interior playdowns as a result. Deviin’s group won the “‘AB”’ final whipping the Bob Stewart rink of Fruitvale 9-3. Stewart, who's been a three-time zone winner, won the A side 6-5 against Trail’s Doug Bagshaw. Devlin, a provincial finalist for the past two years, clinched the B-side final 8-4, beating Rod Dergousoff of Fruitvale. “There was good curling throughout,”’ said Fred Thomson, president of West Kootenay Curling. “There were a few upsets. I didn’t expect Stewart and Dergousoff to do as weil.’’ The two Castlegar rinks met on the B side and Johnson came away with the win. Perehudoff’s loss was the rink’s second, eliminating the team from further competition. Perehudoff said the competition was good. “‘All the teams were good. We lost our first game to Fred Thomson in 11 ends, won our second game and then met Castlegar’s Kelly Johnson and he beat us." Perehudoff’s team was a family affair of brother Alex, and sons Barry and Jim. Staff Writer Despite a spirited effort by the Ege: THEY FA af fist t spirited performance goals in, we did and tonight is the closest we've come in 13 MacLeod said. Another surprise was Rebels games,"’ defenceman Rick Crowe getting back into the lineup this weekend. Crowe With the losses, the Rebels are now winless in 13 games and 14 points behind the Border Bruins for the fourth and final playoff spot in the West Division. NOTES: Former Rebel Keith Semenoff decided to suit up just prior to Saturday’s game. “I went in the room and I saw all the guys (Trail players) and I just wanted to play again,’’ said Semenoff, who played four seasons with the Rebels and left the team last week. “‘It was kinda like getting the monkey off of your back."” As soon as several fans tuned into the fact Semenoff was playing, the heckling began immediately, but Semenoff didn’t let it bother him. former captain