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W eekend Townships week Ifaaoni FrfcUt, Nwmnfcff V Births, deaths .7 Business.5 Classified .8 Comics .9 Editorial .4 Living .6 Sports .10-11 Experience is a comb nature gives to a man after he’s lost his hair.( T I ARIN't» H KRY SMITH.AH R S Cl 11 1 PRIMARY SOKKH Weather, page 2 Sherbrooke Friday, November 18, 1983 35 cents Townshippers disappointed with 101 changes Townships Week New stamps, new wines, and both are fine, there’s still What’s On, but is Tadeusz gone?Almost all the regular features this week in Townships week.Big Brother almost here Tories claim OTTAWA (CP) — The federal government’s attempts to tap the computer bases of some municipalities to add to their arsenal of information on taxpayers is an example of “Big Brother” at its worst, opposition MPs said Thursday.But Revenue Minister Pierre Bus-sieres defended the policy as legal, say this department’s mandate is to ensure taxpayers are paying what they owe to federal coffers.Bussieres also said later that most major cities, including Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg and Calgary, had been asked to tell the Revenue Department the nature of the information stored in their computer data bases.The issue was raised in the Commons by Progressive Conservative MP Perrin Beatty, who pegged his questions to the fact the City of Kitchener has refused the department’s request last week.Beatty suggested the practice has Orwellian overtones, while former Opposition leader Joe Clark said the policy is a dangerous departure from previous practice.J.H.Gazzola, director of Kitchener’s financial services, said the city’s co-ordinating committee recommended rejecting the request partly because it did not relate to any specific individual.“Rather it is a request for the entire data bank and compliance will enable Revenue Canada to go on a fishing expediction with regard to any name which appears in that data,” the committee said in its report to the council.The federal request of Kitchener, made in a letter dated Sept.30, suggested possible areas of interest to the department might include files on accounts payable, business licences, building permits and property tax.Gazzola said Thursday in an interview that the city council, which formally turned down the request Nov.7, was generally concerned about the implications of such a sweeping request.In particular, it asked the nature of information stored in its computer system and then suggested it would develop its own computer programs See BUSSIERES, page 2 “I’m going to have a nap.If you see any marines, wake me up.” By Charles Bury SHERBROOKE — Townshippers' president Marjorie Goodfellow says some of the changes Gérald Godin proposed Thursday to Bill 101 are good and others are “absolutely ridiculous”.But one change she was promised isn’t in the minister’s reform package at all.Goodfellow is president of the 7,000-member Association of English-speaking Townshippers, Québec’s largest single English-language rights group.Godin is Québec Minister of Cultural Communities and Immigration and is the man in charge of Bill 101, the province’s restrictive Charter of the French Language.Thursday Godin announced several changes to the law (see separate sto- ry) but Goodfellow says some of the modifications go too far while others don’t go far enough.The most important change, accor ding to Godin, is one which allows children of people moving to Québec from other provinces to send their children to English-language schools — if their home province has a reci procal deal for French-speaking chil dren there.Goodfellow says this amendment makes English-speaking Quebecers “hostages" of legislators they can’t vote for.“We, as citizens of Québec, are being held hostage to the legislative action of other provinces,” she says.“It’s legislative assemblies we don’t vote for, who we have no influence over, who will decide who goes to English-language schools.” “I am very upset,” she added in an interview late Thursday."This isn’t an appropriate, democratic sort of action It is humiliating that our future, the future of our schools, especially in the rural areas where they are small and already in a critical situation, will be based on the legislative action of people hundreds, even thousands of miles away ” Another change proposed by Godin is to allow institutions such as hospitals to communicate with each other in English.Bill 101 has required English-language institutions to exchange letters and — in theory at least — even telephone calls in French.Goodfellow calls this change “commendable ”.“It always seemed ridiculous that English people would have to communicate w ith each other in another lan guage,” she said.“That part of the amendments I applaud." Godin’s changes would also allow signs to be placed in front of specialty businesses selling ‘foreign or national ethnic’ goods A wider opening of the narrow law had been expected.Good fellow says the change is "absolutely ridiculous”.“What do they expect of us, those who have been here for many genera tions?My fear is that they will restrict us to advertising cucumber sandwiches!” “What is 'ethnic' anyway?1 don’t know and I don’t think anyone else See TOPONYMY’ page 3.Robert Bourassa on the stump Québec newcomers to have language choice if Godin gets his way Reborn Liberal leader Robert Bourassa was all smiles Thursday as he stumped in Megantic-Compton with candidate Madeleine Bélanger.By Bernard St-Laurent SPECIAL TO THE RECORD EAST ANGUS — Québec Liberal leader Robert Bourassa promised help for the forest, agriculture and tourism industries when he visited Cookshire and East Angus Thursday to campaign with Madeleine Bélanger for the December 5 byelection in Megantic-Compton.“The private sector of forestry is overtaxed now,” said Bourassa.“If an increase in revenues is two per cent a year and the property tax is one per cent, we’re taking half of the increased revenue away in taxes so there is no incentive to invest in that area.” “Our policy will be to change the tax structure in that sector so we can rebuild the pulp and paper industry which is a key for this riding and this area.” Bourassa and Bélanger spent the day meeting with workers at the Cascade paper plant in East Angus , CookshireTex Inc., and Genpak, attending a civic reception at the East Angus city hall and meeting with the See BÉLANGER, page 3 QUEBEC (CP)— English-speaking children moving here from New Brunswick and possibly Ontario will be able to study in English in Quebec, if amendments to the province’s French-language charter are adopted.The amendments were presented by Immigration and Cultural communities Minster Gerald Godin in the National assembly Thursday.A proposed new education clause says English schools will be opened to children from other provinces which, in Quebec’s estimation, offer their French-speaking citizens education services “comparable to those offered to English-speaking citizens of Quebec.” Education Minister Camille Laurin, who is responsible for the education clauses of Bill 101, explained that New Brunswick is the only province that qualifies.Ontario children may also become eligible if the Ontario government adopts a law currently being debated that would make French schooling universally available in that province.“This is not the Canada clause with reciprocity,” Laurin said.The Canada clause, a major demand of the groups who appeared before a legislature committee recently, would open Quebec English schools to children from all Canadian provinces.Quebec has offered to apply it for those provinces who would make French schooling available in exchange.Laurin said no provinces aside from New Brunswick and Ontario are close to meeting Quebec’s requirements.Manitoba, which is moving to make French an official language, is “a very long way off because the only thing they are doing is making French offi cial in the legislature and the courts,” Laurin said.The issue may be taken out of Quebec’s hands in any case when the Su preme Court of Canada rules on the constitutionality of the Quebec clause in Bill 101, which has already been ruled invalid by Quebec courts.The Constitution’s Charter of Rights says that anyone educated in English anywhere in Canada have a right to send their children to English schools in Quebec.Godin said the amendments will re quire English language institutions to provide services in French but not everyone will have to be bilingual.The changes would also allow En glish schools, hospitals and municipalities to use English as well as French internally and between themselves, rather than French-only as the law requires at present.Inside an English institution, two individuals will be able to write to each other in English but they will be required to produce a French translation on demand.Municipalities like the Town of Mount Royal will be able to use their English names, formerly prohibited, on signs.THREAT SEEN The changes were sought by representatives of numerous English hns pitals, schools and municipalities who presented briefs to the assembly See CHANGERS, page 2 Reactions to language amendments vary - good to bad MONTREAL (CP) — Initial reaction Thursday to the Québec government’s proposed amendments to relax the provincial language law varied from partly favorable to sharply critical.“The government is ridiculing the whole process of legislative hearings,” said Robert Dobie, president of the Provincial Association of Catholic Teachers, referring to government hearings into possble changes in the law last month.“Their watered-down version of the Canada Clause is far from what we’ve been asking and what a consensus of Québecers want.” He was referring to a proposed amendment that will open English schools to children from other provinces which, in Québec’s estimation, offer their French-speaking citizens education services “comparable to those offered to English-speaking citizens of Québec.” Roland Penner, attorney general of Manitoba, said he was pleased to see the changes.“Some of them, particularly those that will permit people moving into Québec to have their chil dren educated in English much more easily .are certainly for the good of Canada and the good of Québec.” NOT ENOUGH Alec Paterson, one of the organi- zers of the Positive Action Committee, said the amendment to end language testing of professionals was po sitive but non-professionals will still have to pass tests to get or keep their jobs.“It’s rotten, just dirty, to let the doc tors off the hook then screw the guy in the laundry room,” he said Judge puts brakes on RCMP seven MONTREAL (CP) — A Quebec judge has halted the prosecution of seven former and present RCMP officers charged with stealing the Parti Québécois membership list in 1973.Superior Court Justice Melvin Rothman issued a stay of proceedings Thursday, saying Quebec Authorities had delayed bringing the officers to trial, violating the article in the Constitution’s Charter of Rights that guarantees everyone will be “tried within a reasonable time.” “Thank God,” exclaimed one Moun-tie in the courtroom, as others breathed a deep sigh of relief.Later, the mood was boisterous as the officers joked in the corridor, phoned their families and enthusiastically thanked their defence lawyers, paid for by the RCMP.Defence lawyer Harvey Yarosky said the decision "breathes new life into the Charter of Rights.” The judge said a fair trial was impossible after “ill-considered remarks" by Premier Rene Levesque in May, 1982.The premier had called one Mountie witness, Staff-Sgt.Robert Potvin, “a skunk" (bete puante) and compared him with a squid that ejects a nauseous, opaque liquid to conceal itself.In his televised national assembly speech — shown in court this week to support the defence case — Levesque said Potvin was trying to "camou- flage” himself by testifying the PQ had used prostitutes to obtain federal secrets that would interest a “foreign power.” This caused a mistrial in the trial of RCMP Insp.Claude Vermette on charges of stealing the PQ list.He was granted a stay of proceedings in October, 1982, although another judge later ruled against a defence request for a halt in the prosecution of the other Mounties accused in the case.A stay of proceedings means the Crown cannot continue prosecution of the seven officers or refile the charges.The Vermette decision has been appealed by Quebec.Crown prosecutor Ronald Schach ter said after the hearing Thursday he will “consult Quebec authorities to see if they want to appeal.” A Justice Department spokesman said an appeal will be studied.The officers were warned by their lawyers not to speak to the reporters, but one senior officer said privately the damage to their careers may never repaired: “For some older officers it may be too late for promotions.Especially in the high echelons, openings only occur occasionally and chances have been missed.” RCMP officers involved in the case have been transferred from operational positions to personnel work “staf fing jobs” - to avoid controversy.Their careers have been on hold since 1977 when Ottawa’s McDonald inquiry and Quebec’s Reable inquiry began investigating the PQ list theft, known as Operation Ram.Charges were laid in June, 1981.On Thursday, the judge ruled Quebec had the right to hold an inquiry into Operation Ram but this did not relieve it of the responsibility of bringing the accused to trial quickly.As well, he said there was an excessive delay since charges were laid.Charged with conspiracy and breaking into a north-end office building to steal computer tapes containing the PQ master membership list of more than 100,000 names, were: Howard Draper, former assistant RCMP commissioner and deputy director of operations for the Security Service, Staff-Sgt.Gerald Boucher, a corporal in 1973; Ken Burnett, a civilian employee no longer with the force; Insp.Kenneth Hollas, a staff-sergeant at the time, Supt.Alcide Nowlan, same rank; Staff-Sgt.Robert Potvin, now retired; and Insp.Dale Boire, a corporal at the time.Minutes after the judgment, it was announced that Rothman has been appointed by the federal government to the Quebec Court of Appeal.A source close to the defence team said the judge and lawyers in the case knew two weeks ago of his appoint- Sec TRIAL, page 2 Legal action urged against St.Mary’s MONTREAL (CP) — The watchdog agency that enforces Quebec’s language law has urged the provincial Justice Department to take legal action against St.Mary’s Hospital for refusing to evaluate the French proficiency of its staff.St.Mary's refusal to administer language tests and report the results to the Commission de surveil lance de la langue française effectively means the traditionally anglophone hospital cannot guaran tee French services on demand, commission spokesman Lise Chi coine said Thursday.St.Mary’s has "failed to respond to the requirements of the law,” giving the commission "reason to believe” French services might not always be available, Chicoine said.St.Mary’s maintains it can provide adequate services in French and that the commission simply does not have the legal power to force the hospital to test each staff member.“An institutionally French system does not require that everyone speak French," hospital president John Pepper said Thursday."It re quires that hospitals provide services in French.” The commission ordered the evaluation to be completed by Sept.1,1983, after a closed-door in quiry ruled the hospital failed to provide full services in French to cancer patient Marie-Marthe La rose 34 per cent of the two months she spent in the hospital’s intensive (iérald (iodin .I am not one to interfere with due process.care unit.NOT INFORMED Larose’s daughter Huguette.the wife of prominent Parti Québécois supporter Paul Guy who is head of the Quebec Securities Commission, complained her mother was not fully informed in French about her care and thus was unable to properly “die in French.” The hospital argues that like other institutions, it has until the end of 1984 to comply fully with the law's francization requirements.The commission insists the hospi tal.which notified the commission in 1978 that its operations were functionally bilingual, must gua rantee now that that is so.St Mary’s Hospital has said it would take the case to the Supreme Court of Canada if necessary but it could face a fine of $50 to $1 ,ŒY TD qo TO 0(jR ftWKS TO WRRCHV AtëfŒY a C/3 2 UJ Ë Q Z < UJ 2 cr 2 1 HAVE AN IDEA THAT BEHIND THAT COLD AND BOSSY EXTERIOR THERE AIOST BE A WARM AND CARING HUMAN BEING?THAT BLOWS THAT THEORY.' 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HE LOC^> HALF DRcMAJED! but such a SHINY COAT/ L£T -me RÊA6 FI6URE THIS c?NE OUT.' k n-it NOW, THl* MODfi.ij Almo/t human THAVéi />DH?I Myrtle Rebekah Lodge holds meeting LENNOXVILLE The regular meeting of Myrtle Rebekah Lodge was held in the Masonic Hall.Sister Audrey Lefebvre, Noble Grand, presided, wel coming the members and several guests from Olive Branch Rebekah Lodge No.9 of Richmond.The minutes were read and approved.Sister Clarissa Burt reported Sisters Isabelle Cruickshank and Ab-bie Edgecombe in hop-sital, (Sister Edgecombe has since passed away), also Brother Stewart Bullock.Visits were made to these members by Sisters Mickie Fovey and Doris McHarg.Sister Burt thanked the members for flowers, visits and cards received while a patient in Sherbrooke Hospital.Correspondence included that the annual Children’s Christmas party sponsored by Unity Lodge No.8 w II be held early in December.An invitation to attend a supper on Past Noble Grand's Night was read from Unity Lodge and an in vitation to attend the 90th anniversary of Princess Lodge No.4.An application for membership was read and accepted.Sister Gertrude Beattie, Social convener reported that the hostess list had been posted in the anteroom.Sister Carolyn Campbell, Ways and Means convener reminded the members of the Food Sale at the Provigo Store on November 11.Under the Good of the Order Sister Gertrude Beattie reported a visit to Sister Evelyn Savage who wished to convey her thanks to the lodge for a plant she received.Sister Gwen True thanked the members for the floor work at the District meeting.It was noted with regret that Sister Barbara Smith, DDF is a patient in the St.Vincent de Paul Hospital.At this time ten Sisters of Olive Branch No.9 presented a mock fashion show which was much enjoyed, the commentary being given by Sister Luella Brady.The Noble Grand.Sister Audrey Lefebvre thanked the members of Olive Branch for their item.Sister Rhoda Pratt also added a word of thanks.In reply Sister Janet Banfill thanked the members of Myrtle Lodge for inviting them.Brother Donald MacMillan, Jr.Past Grand Master and S.G.L.Representative told of visiting Charlottetown, P.E.I.where he and Sister Roberta were privileged to see and speak with Prince Charles and Princess Diana.Lodge closed in form after which refreshments were served in the lower hall.The table decorations in keeping with Remembrance Day were in red and white with purple accents, these being symbolis of courage, peace and valor.At the head table were the following members and guests: Sister Roberta MacMillan, R.A.President; Brother Donald MacMillan, Jr.PGM; Sister Muriel Duffy, Sr.Supporter of the Chaplain of Olive Branch No.9 and wife of the Grand Master; Sister Janet Banfill, Rt.Supporter of the Noble Grand of Olive Branch No.9; Sister Pat Henderson, Vice-Grand of Olive Branch No.9; Sister Audrey Lefebvre, Noble Grand of Myrtle Lodge; Sister Fern Lapointe, Vice Grand of Myrtle Lod ge; Sister Luella Brady, PPRA, member of Myrtle Lodge and former member of Olive Branch No.9.The blessing was asked by the Chaplain, Sister Marsha Ross.Courtesies were expressed by Sister Janet Banfill.A lucky prize for a marked plate was won by Sister Fern Lapointe.The hostesses were Sisters Alice Pla-nidin, Marsha Ross, Grace Grégoire and Dorothy Geddes.Card party WATERVILLE — Another successful card parly was held at St.John’s Church Hall on Nov.8, when cards were played at eight tables.First prize went to Marion Robinson; second, Mabel Nelson; third, Clara Robinson; fourth, Archie Moulton; consolation, Hilda Nelson.The prize for taking ten tricks (a “clean sweep”) was won by Norma Batchelor; skunk prize, Ann Pes-sig; Grocery Box, Pa mela Rice.Door prizes were claimed by Chester Sylvester, Mildred Holliday; Lester McKelvey; Réal cormier, Dot McCourt and Douglas Robinson.Next card party on Tuesday Nov.22, 7:30 pin.sC&f Naturally.gas ! Wise Business Leaders Know That converting trom fuel oil No.6 to natural gas is a safe way to save money.Because natural gas is one of Canada’s primary energy sources.Which means that it is piped from any one of our vast and growing natural gas reserves, directly, to wherever they need it: boiler # 1, dry kiln #284 or your apartment buildings.Without trucking costs.Without storage costs.Clean, efficient, natural gas offers a number of advantages.Naturally.o^?ICAP Contributions Total 50 per cent of Conversion Costs! ICAP is Canada's Industrial Conversion Assistance Program established by Energy, Mines and Resources Canada.ICAP provides private and commercial institutions and industries with contributions totalling 50 per cent of eligible capital investment costs for con verting from fuel oil No.6 to natural gas Think about it.Better yet, contact your local natural gas distributor to ask about ICAP and other regional subsidization programs.We think, quite naturally.gas.Gaz Inter-Cité Québec Inc.(819)563-3771 ICAP Secretariat Energy Conservation and Oil Substitution Brandi Energy.Mines and Resources Canada Ottawa, K1A 0E4 I* Energy, Mines and Resources Canada Énergie, Mines et Ressources Canada Canada 10—The KKt'OIU)—Friday, November IH, 10K.'l Sports ci___a«i KBCBttL The Jinx I picked the Baltimore Orioles to finish fifth in the American League Eastern Division right here m this very same space and what did they do but win the World Series.Right below that smiling face at the top of this column the Montreal Expos were selected to win the National League East and the League Championship series.They bumbled to third place.The Minnesota Vikings were expected to win the National Football League’s Central Division right gulp here.They are currently on a downhill skid and in jeopardy of missing the playoffs.Last week the Québec AAA Collegial Football League was criticized for omitting Champlain Cougars W ally Zatylny and Chris Balogh from its MVP and all star ballots respectively.Both had their worst outings of the season in the Cougars’ 40-4 trouncing by Trois-Rivieres Diablos in the provincial championship game last Sunday.Is this space the kiss of death or what?Hopefully not for the Bishop’s University Gaiters’ all-everything — except all-Canadian — run-mngback Chris Skinner.Skinner was completely left out in the cold recently when the CIAU coaches committee selected its all-Canadian team.It’s a crying shame for an athlete who has done so much for his team over the past two seasons.Skinner carried the ball this season for an average of over 100 yards per game in the Gaiters’ 2-4-1 season.He carried the bulk of the offensive load when Bishop’s lost its two fastest receivers in the second game of the year and were forced to go to a short passing and rushing style.Bishop’s head coach Bruce Coulter told The Gazette’s Kandy Phillips this week that Skinner’s omission was for “political reasons”.The feeling here is that he’s absolutely right and it’s high time the CIAU’s people responsible for choosing the prestigous team quit thinking about honors for their players and picked the truly deserving athletes.Its awfully hard to improve on excellence but that seems to be what Wayne Husey has gone out and done with the Bishop’s University Lady Gaiters (hopefully the Fisher Jinx won’t strike them too).The Lady Gaiters had barely trampled a highly-rated Montreal Grads team when they captured top honors at the University of Toronto basketball tournament last weekend.They didn’t have an easy time doing it either as the host team, which the Lady Gaiters met and consequently thumped 70-51 in the championship game, made sure the number-one ranked Bishop’s team had a difficult draw.“Ordinarily when you’re the defending champions you get an easier draw," Hussey said at the boxing gala in Lennoxville Tuesday night.“We had the toughest teams on our side and while we had played only once prior to the tournament all the other teams had played six or seven times.” Hussey said it took his team a while to shake the sluggishness of a new season and they had to come from behind to win in one of the early games.They earned their trophy knocking off three teams that, according to Hussey, could be ranked in the nation’s top five when those statistics are released.Once again it was The Big Three of Lynn Poison, Andrea Blackwell and Wendy Verrecchia that led the way with the former two being selected to the tournament all-star team.Blackwell also copped MVP honors.It's too bad Verrecchia, the best kept secret this side of Camille Laurin's dyed black hair, doesn't get more recognition.She is certainly deserving of it.But the Lady Gaiters keep getting better and Hussey says newcomers Michelle O’Keefe and Kelly Tucker will be integral parts of the team once they overcome some understandable early nervousness.It appears another national title is on the way for them.Now that all the locals have been dealt the kiss of death.I’ll pick the Nordiques and Oilers to meet in the Stanley Cup final.Vavra top college player in country TORONTO (CP) Greg Vavra of Calgary Dinosaurs, who enjoyed the kind of season most quarterbacks only dream of, was named winner Thur sday night of the Hec Crighton Trophy as the out standing player in Canadian university football this season.The economics student broke several Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union records in leading the Dinosaurs to the Western conference cham pionship and a berth in the Vanter Cup at Varsity Stadium on Saturday (CTV, t p m.EST) against Queen’s Golden Gaels In eight regular season games against Alberta Golden Bears, Saskatchewan Huskies, Manitoba Bisons and defending CIAU champion British Columbia Thunderbirds, Vavra completed 178of 310 passes for 2.823 yards and 21 touchdowns.One highlight of Vavra’s season came Oct.7 against the Huskies when the Red Deer, Alta., native passed for a CIAU record «27 yards and six touchdowns Chris Skinner.Snubbed by C 7 .4 U.Smith the hero once again as Habs get by Red Wings MONTREAL(CP) —The Canadiens were looking for a dominant centre when they traded for Bobby Smith, and in his first 10 games he’s been exactly that.Since joining Montreal from Minnesota North Stars, Smith has fired nine goals, including what proved to be the winner in the Canadiens’ 4-2 National Hockey League victory over Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.Smith, who has also added three assists over that span, says his hot streak is a surprise in one respect.“It’s a bit odd because I normally have a greater ratio of assists to goals,” said Smith.“I’ve had seasons in which I had twice the number of assists as goals.” It’s been a smooth transition for Smith, acquired for Mark Na- pier and Keith Acton, and he attributes it to his linemates — Guy Lafleur on right wing, and either Steve Shutt or Ryan Walter on the left side.“I think it gives us a good mix,” Smith said “I’ve seen Ryan play a lot of games over the last five years and he always plays the same way.“And Guy is just a great talent.” Smith, obtained in a trade with M innesota North Stars last month, beat Detroit goaltender Greg Stefan at 10:52 of the third period.The veteran centre skated in alone on the left wing, de-ked the goaltender to the ice and tucked a shot under Stefan for his 12th goal of the season.Rookie right winger Greg Paslawski had made it 1-0 Montreal when he scored his first NHL goal after 39 seconds of the opening period.Chris Nilan’s fourth goal of the season gave Montreal a 2-0 lead, which was halved when the Red Wings’ John Ogrodnick scored during a Detroit power play two minutes 46 seconds later.After Smith scored, Mario Tremblay added insurance at 17:34 when he rammed in a centring pass from John Chabot.Royals to get slammer time KANSAS CITY, Kan.(API -A federal judge, noting a professional athlete’s “special place in society,” sentenced all star centrefielder Willie Wilson and two of his Kansas City Royals teammates to three months in prison and fined them up to $5,000 Thursday for trying to buy cocaine.First baseman Willie Aikens and outfielder Jerry Martin — neither of whom will be with the Royals next season — and Wil son were sentenced by U S Magistrate Milton Sullivant in a courtroom overflowing with media and spectators.The three baseball players pleaded guilty last month before Sullivant to a misdemeanor charge of attempting to possess cocaine Sullivant recommended the players be sent to a federal prison in Fort Worth, Tex., to spend three months participating in its drug rehabilitation program.But the judge said the sentences would be served at another prison or federal corrections facility with a drug treatment program if the one at Fort Worth is filled.Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn’s office said it was the first time an active player was given a prison sentence for drug violations.Pitcher Vida Blue, 34, who has pleaded guilty to possession of three grams of cocaine and faces the same penalties, has been granted a request for the delay of his sentencing until Dec.15.Blue, a Cy Young Award winner and American League most valuable player, was released by the Royals on Aug.5 after failing to win a game during the 1983 season.Wilson, 28, the first player to be sentenced, did not speak in his own behalf in court.But he and his lawyer, David Russell, criticized the judge afterward.kqh Andre Dawson is trying to slide safely into the Far East’s lucrative markets.Dawson the newMr.Noodles?By Terry Scott MONTREAL (CP) — Pete Rose may be a household name in Japan, but Andre Dawson, the Montreal Expos centre fielder, has apparently made some inroads both there and in Taiwan.After a National League baseball season in which he finished second to Dale Murphy of Atlanta Braves in most-valuable-player voting, Dawson accompanied Stan Deneka, his Montreal-based business agent, on a tour of Taiwan and Japan The trip was mainly a promotional one for Dawson in his role as representative for Lotto, the Italian-based sportswear firm that has a manufacturing plant in Taiwan.“Even though Taiwan has had some very strong Little League baseball teams, it has never had a major-league baseball player go there,” said Deneka.“Andre conducted a clinic and signed autographs.“They really didn't know much about him before he got there be cause Taiwan is not exposed to the major leagues in North Ame rica.But they liked Andre so much they invited him back.” There was much more recogni tion for Dawson in Tokyo, where he and Deneka took in the sixth game of the Japanese World Series.HIT IN TOKYO “A lot of the newspapermen there came to interview him both before and during the game,” said Deneka.“They knew all about him.“Most of them had the clipping in which he was selected the top player in major-league baseball by a New York Times poll last summer in their files.” Dawson isn’t quite the celebrity Rose, the former Philadelphia Phillies player now searching for employment, is in Japan.“They call him Mr.Noodles over there,” said Deneka.“He goes on television promoting noodles.“In North America, you might have french fries at the ballpark.Well, in Japan, they break open a package of noodles.” That was one of several customs which attracted the eyes of Dawson and Deneka while they watched the World Series game.“It’s like watching a college football game back in the United States,” said Deneka.“There are bands in the stands, and the cheering is continuous.” “Beyond the centre-field fence, there is an instrument that measures the velocity of the wind, which changes practically every minute.And there is a red line across a miniature diamond on the gadget that tells a player in which direction the wind is blowing.” SHORT FENCES But what really caught Dawson’s attention were the dimensions of the ballpark — 293 feet down both foul lines.“If Andre played there, he’d probably hit 500 home runs, ’ ’ said Deneka with a laugh.That hasn’t been the case with major leaguers playing there, however.Deneka said transplanted Americans such as Reggie Smith, Terry Whitfield and Steve Ontiveros, all of whom participated in the game he watched, had maintained averages only slightly above .300 in the regular season.“I’d say the calibre of the league is somewhere between Class AAA and the majors,” added Deneka.“The pitchers don’t throw very hard — there are no Goose Gos-sage or Bob James types.They average about 75 miles per hour, but all of them have excellent control.They seem to take forever to throw the ball, though.Most of the games last four hours.” Vinnie the winner against ’Skins Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Rams, each with a share of first place in their respective National Football League conference divisions, send strength against strength Sunday at Anaheim Stadium.The Rams will throw Eric Dickerson, their extraordinary rookie running back, against the Redskins’ rushing defence, the best in the league.And the winner will be .Rams quarterback Vince Ferragamo.While the Washington rushing defence is tops, the pass defence is the worst, which means Ferragamo should have a pleasant afternoon throwing as well as handing off.Take the Rams plus 3 over Washington Like the Redskins, Denver Broncos will be facing a serious running threat.Curt Warner, Seattle Seahawks’ single-season rushing leader, is 28 yards away from becoming the club’s first 1,000-yard ground gainer and the first of the season in the American Football Conference.Seattle's pass defence is one of the league’s shakiest, which should bolster John Elway’s confidence and statistics — but not the Broncos’ record.Take Seattle plus 1 over Denver.OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS Pittsburgh and Minnesota are headed in opposite directions, the Steelers winners of seven straight and the Vikings losers of three straight Few teams are worse at stopping the run than the Vikings and the Steelers’ offence is wrapped around Franco Harris and his fellow backs.Also, few teams get to the quarterback as often as the Steelers.Take Pittsburgh minus 7 over Minnesota.In other games: take Miami minus 9 over Baltimore; Philadelphia minus 5 over New York Giants; New England minus 4'/2 over Cleveland; Green Bay minus S'A over Detroit; San Francisco minus 3Vi over Atlanta; Los Angeles Raiders minus 2 over Buffalo; San Diego minus 1 over St.Louis; Chicago plus 1 over Tampa Bay; New York Jets plus 3 over New Orleans; Kansas City plus 9 over Dallas and Houston plus 9V2 over Cincinnati.Jets’ attitudes still good in spite of the problems By Bobby Fisher SHERBROOKE - A team comes home from a four-game road trip on which it lost every time.The outing prior to the trip was a loss at home.The forwards aren’t scoring like they know they can.Most of the time the coach is forced to go with only four defencemen.There are three veteran goaltenders and one has to sit in the stands.The team is faced with the prospects of hosting a club that is five points ahead in the standings, is in the final playoff position and has played five fewer games.Top all of the above off with the fact the team knows that it will be watched mainly by empty seats and one would think good attitude is the last thing players would want to talk about, right?Not really.“The player’s attitudes are still good,” says Rick Bowness, captain of the Sherbrooke Jets, the team with all of the above-mentioned problems.“We know we’re not out of it yet.” The “it” Bowness refers to is the fourth and last playoff spot in the American Hockey League’s Northern Division, currently held down by tonight’s visitors to the Sports Palace, Maine Mariners.And while it’s still too early to talk about playoff spots, games that aren’t won now can’t be made up at the end of the year.Despite the hard times the Jets are now enduring, Bowness says things aren’t all that bad and he backs it up with a few insights.“We’ve had some good games,” he says.“We should he scoring more and all three of our lines are capable of scoring.But it seems that each picks up only one every night and nobody is really carrying.“I know myself the other night I should have had four goals and I didn’t get any,” Bowness adds.The “other night” was Wednesday in Halifax in Sherbrooke’s 4-3 loss to Nova Scotia Voyageurs, a game the Jets led 3-2 at the end of two periods.The loss could have been blamed on one of the AHL’s now-famous scheduling quirks that has a team playing two games in two nights and having to take a five-hour bus trip in between.But Bowness dispels that notion.“I don’t think that had an effect on us.We played a good game — probably the best in a couple of weeks.We just coughed the puck up in our own zone a couple of times and they scored twice.” Bowness’ centre, Ron Wilson, agrees with that assessment.“It seems that every time we make a mistake the puck goes in,” he laments.Rick Bowness.Says fans help.*4 -i®5 EMPTY SEATS The crowd factor, or more precisely ' lack of one, has had an effect on the team however.Both players agree, although reluctantly, that coming home to empty stands isn't much fun.Wilson rationalizes the disinterest Sherbrooke fans have so far shown in the Jets, saying “I think they’re just waiting to see if we’re going to win.” He adds that he feels it is a carryover from last year when the Jets suffered through a horrendous maiden season.“You just go out, play as well as you can and just hope that you get some people,” sighs Bowmess.But a good following does make a difference and Bowness gives an example.“Take Binghampton last week,” he says in reference to the Jets’ 8-4 loss to the Whalers on Saturday.“They’re in last place and they get four thousand fans.It helped them (the Whalers) in that game ; they were cheering them on.” Bowness isn’t the type to complain however and says “if they don’t come out you can’t let it bother you.” Hopefully, he adds, those problems can begin to be straightened out tonight at eight.‘Banana hands’ Ferguson in hot water with fans WINNIPEG (CP) —John Ferguson, general manager of Winnipeg Jets, has upset some season ticket holders since replacing Tom Watt as coach of the National Hockey Leagufe team.And it’s not because of Ferguson’s record, which dropped to 2-2 when the Jets lost 6-5 in overtime Wednesday night to Buffalo Sabres.The fans, who pay $16.50 apiece for their tickets, want Ferguson to quit blocking their view while standing on the bench when the Jets play.“Since Fergie took over as coach, it’s been just awful,” grumbled Cliff Deegan, who says about 20 other season ticket holders seated behind the Jets’ bench share his dilemma.“I know he’s an intense guy, but he spends the whole blessed game standing on the bench and all we get to see are the veins standing out on his neck.Now he’s got Barry Long (the Jets’ assistant coach) standing up, too, which means we can’t see what’s happening at either end of the ice.“Besides, he’s getting me into trouble.When he stands up, I have to stand to see anything.Then the guy behind me gets on my case.He tells me to sit down.“I say I’ll sit down when Fergie sits down.” Deegan said it was a minor problem when Watt was the coach.“Tom used to get excited once in a while and get up on the bench.When he did.I’d tell him to sit down and he’d tell me to stick it in my ear.We got along pretty good.” So why doesn’t Deegan tell Ferguson to sit down?“Are you kidding?” Deegan said.“Have you ever seen that guy when his veins are bulging, his eyes are all John Ferguson.Bulging veins block sight lines.lit up and he starts clenching tiiose fists?“He's got hands that look like a bunch of bananas.” Ferguson, a rugged forward during eight seasons with Montreal Canadiens, collected 1,214 minutes in penalties during his playing davs in the NHL. The KECORD—Friday, November 18.198.1—11 Sports i___ tsecara Outdoors BY REALHEBERT Final moose tally in We have received the results of the 1983 moose hunt from the Ministry of Recreation, Fish and Game and they combine the fire-arm hunt and the bow hunt.A total of 10,734 moose were registered across the province and the breakdown is as follows: 5,424 males, 4,089 females and 1,220 calfs.In comparison with last year, that’s about 100 fewer but with the small decrease, the season can still be considered a very good one.Here in the Eastern Townships moose hunting was only permitted in Zone B2.Here are the results: 218 males, 177 females and 58 calfs for a total of 453 which is only seven short of last year’s final tally.Of the 19 zones that permitted moose hunting, Zone B2 ranked 11th which isn't too bad considering that just fifteen years ago we were in last place and by a wide margin.Now we’re in a more enviable situation to the delight of moose hunters in the region.Every year, many people worry about the decreasing number of hares in certain areas of Quebec and many groups ask that restrictive mesures be taken in order to protect this animal.Although people should worry about some animal’s population, the hare’s is not one.The hare population shows regular reproductive cycles every six to 13 years but may differ depending on the area, meaning that the period isn't identical in all parts of Quebec.The hare population fluctuates continually from a minimum to an abundance and although there haven’t been too many studies done in Quebec, reports coming from the Canadian north show that the population of this animal can vary from 1 to 3400 individuals per square mile.This gives a good idea of the range of these fluctuations.If it weren't for the parasite and predator cycles that control the hare populations, we'd be walking on ground covered by hares! So there's no need to worry about the furry little animals.Like most hunters, the first game that I hunted was the hare and things haven’t changed since then among other beginners.As soon as they get their hunter's certificate novices usually hunt the hare.If they have any success at all on their first expedition then they usually catch the ‘bug’ and will be hunting the rest of their lives.My friends are all adept at big-game hunting but when the season is over and they have captured their desired animals, they return to pursue the hare like when they first started hunting.Certain habits of this animal should be taken into consideration that will help in the pursuit of them.They usually move around more in the morning and at night in the quest for food.During the day, they tend to stay close to piles of branches or thick brush.Sometimes they can be found nestled under fir branches or inside a hollow tree stump.It is in these areas that hunters should concentrate their activities.The Association of Trappers of Quebec, Eastern Townships chapter, will be holding it’s annual exposition in the basement of St-Michel’s Cathedral in Sherbrooke on November 25, 26, 27.Here are the times that the public may visit the exhibits : Friday the 24th from 6 to 11 pm — Saturday the 26th from 10 am to 10 pm — and Sunday the 27th from 1 to 11 pm.Everyone is welcome.Sport shorts UNIONDALE, N.Y.(AP) — New York Islanders have traded defenceman Mike McEwen to Los Angeles Kings for an undisclosed future draft pick, the National Hockey League team announced Thursday.McEwen, 27, is a seven-year veteran who came to the Islanders in March, 1981 in a deal which sent goaltender Glenn Resch to Colorado Rockies, now New Jersey Devils.He began his NHL career with New York Rangers in 1976 and, in 1979, was one of five Rangers sent to Colorado in exchange for defenceman Barry Beck.• BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — South African Rosalyn Fairbank crushed Carling Bassett of Toronto 6-1,6-0 Thursday and now aims to reverse a daunting head-to-head record against Wendy Turnbull when she meets the defending champion Friday in the quarter-finals of a $150,000 women’s tennis tournament.• MIYAZAKI, Japan (AP) — Larry Nelson, the 1983 U.S.Open champion, fired a one-under-par 71 Thursday for a one-stroke lead over Tom Watson, Johnny Miller and two others after the first round of a $425,532 golf tournament.Playing against a strong wind, Nelson rolled in four birdies against three bogeys on the 6,991-yard, par-72 Phoenix Country Club course.Nelson was the only one of 83 pros to break par.Tied for second with Watson and Miller at 72 are Chen Tze Chung and Katsuji Hasegawa, both of Japan.• WINNIPEG (CP) — The fourth race at Assini-boia Downs became a little complicated Thursday night when Senga Deano finished first but didn’t figure in the exactor payoff.Instead, the payoff was made on horses that finished second and third in the harness race.The confusion began when Kara Bret was disqualified and placed fifth from second for interference during the stretch The ruling moved Daphne Johnston to second from third and Enid Angus to third from fourth.During the same race, driver Ray Stewart was unseated at the top of the stretch when the wheel of his sulky, pulled by All Stream, struck the wheel of a bike hauled by Enid Angus.When everything became official.Senga Deano returned $39.70 for the win.Argos and Lions are good bets to meet for Grey Cup The Canadian Press British Columbia Lions and To ronto Argonauts should be in the Canadian Football League Grey Cup game Nov 27 because of their superior records this season in the key category of turnovers.The Lions were plus 19 in turnovers, taking the ball away 63 times and giving it up on 44 occasions, while finishing first in the Western Division with an 11-5 record.The 12-4 Argonauts took the East with a plus 24 turnover record, taking the ball 52 times and surrendering it just 28 times.B.C.should win Sunday’s western final in Vancouver because Winnipeg Blue Bombers were minus nine in turnovers.Toronto should prevail in the East over Hamilton because the Tiger-Cats were minus 11 in turnovers.The Lions have a big edge over Winnipeg in interceptions.B.C.set a CFL record with 42 thefts — Ottawa Rough Riders had 40 in 1973 while the Bombers intercepted just 18 passes in 16 league games.The most impressive turnover statistics involving Toronto show the Argonauts were intercepted just 14 times all season.HAMILTON AT TORONTO The teams split their regular-season encounters and the eastern final should be close.The Argos have home-field advantage while the Ticats have some momentum after tying Montreal Concordes to get into the playoffs and then upsetting Ottawa Rough Riders in the semifinal.Condredge Holloway had a brilliant season at quarterback for Toronto, with relief from Joe Barnes.Holloway completed 56 per cent of his passes while throwing for 18 touchdowns with just five interceptions.Barnes completed 55 per cent for 11 major scores and six interceptions.Quarterback Dieter Brock enjoyed marginal success, first with Winnipeg and then with the Ticats after a midseason trade.Brock completed 54 per cent of his throws for 18 touchdowns and 15 interceptions.Toronto’s defence was easily the best in the East, giving up 328 points compared with 498 by Hamilton.The Argo and Ticat secondaries both came up with 25 interceptions.This game will be decided by the pass catchers and Toronto has the edge with Terry Greer (a record 113 receptions and eight touchdowns) and Emanuel Tolbert (70 catches, 11 touchdowns).Hamilton will counter with Keith Baker (66 receptions, 10 touchdowns).The Argos can be expected to go deep to Greer and, if Hamilton double covers Greer, that leaves Tolbert with single co- verage.Toronto by four points Sunday on Holloway to Greer.WINNIPEG AT B.C.The Lions have already defeated Winnipeg three times this season, starting with an exhibition win and also a 44-6 shellacking at B C.Place Stadium, where crowd noise is a factor under the dome.It's unlikely the Lions have become* complacent under head coach Don Matthews’ even-keel approach this season.The team was brought back to earth, after clinching the divisional title, by a late-season loss to Saskatchewan Roughriders.B.C.quarterback Roy Dewalt completed 62 per cent of his passes this year for 22 touchdowns and 16 interceptions.His favorite target was wide receiver Mervyn Fernandez, who had a club record 78 catches for 10 touchdowns.For the sake of team unity, Matthews cut receiver Sammy Greene (75 catches) three weeks ago.The Bombers got a brilliant game from pivot Tom Clements, obtained from Hamilton in the Brock deal, in swamping Edmonton Eskimos in the western semifinal Clements completed 57 per cent of his passes this year for 21 touchdowns with 16 interceptions.James Murphy was Winnipeg’s leading receiver with 61 catches and four touchdowns.The Lions had the best defensive record in the CFL, allowing two fewer points than Toronto at 326, while Winnipeg gave up 402 points.Both teams use blitzing defences, the Lions led the CFL with 57 quarterback sacks and the Bombers had 53.B.C.by six points Sunday with a ball hawking secondary.Season’s record: 34-28.•4 .JN* ¦£ 4^.Bill Stoneman.Hoping to take onfield excellence into front office.Stoneman brings good credentials to Expos’ job By Terry Scott MONTREAL (CP) — Scanning his morning newspaper a few years ago, Bill Stoneman came across an advertisement placed by a professional sports franchise in Toronto, which sought a general manager and marketing person.“There are only four pro sports teams in Toronto, and I knew you could eliminate three right away, so I said it’s got to be the Blizzard,” said Stoneman, referring to the North American Soccer League team.Stoneman clipped the ad, kept it for about 10 days and applied for the position with the Blizzard because “the requirements fit my background to a T.” Some of that background included a bachelor of science degree from the University of Idaho, a master’s degree in education at Oklahoma, a five-year pitching stint with Montreal Expos of baseball’s National League, where he tossed two no-hitters, and a ^post-athletic career in financial management and marketing with Royal Trust Co., first in Montreal and later in Toronto.IN THE RUNNING Stoneman was one of the final two candidates for the Blizzard job when he decided he really didn’t want it, and as things turned out the Blizzard bypassed both contenders and hired a general manager from an NASL franchise that had just folded.“It got my mind thinking about sports again,” said Stoneman of the job opportunity.“I hadn’t thought about sports that much for seven years or so.” Then, while attending a baseball game at Olympic Stadium in 1982, Expos president John Me Hale casually asked Stoneman whet her he’d ever given any thought to returning to baseball as an executive The seed planted on that day blossomed into flower earlier this week when McHale announced the hiring of Stoneman as his assistant, chiefly in the areas of contract negotiations and player relations.“Bill has an excellent background in both business and baseball,” said McHale.“He will probably relate better to the players than the rest of us.” The last time Stoneman negotiated a baseball contract — in 1973 — he sat on the other side of the desk with his agent.The salary discussed was minuscule compared to the megabucks that are a part of the game today WILL SWING BACK Stoneman acknowledged that he is aware of current salary scales only through the press, but he expects “the market will probably swing back to middle ground in the next few years.“I’m only guessing, but I think it’s an educated guess,” said Stoneman, who leaves the Toronto branch of Royal Trust for his new duties, which start Nov.28.Some of the players Stoneman will be dealing with are already familiar to him — right-hander Steve Rogers was his roommate in 1973, he has met catcher Gary Carter several times and he played against first baseman A1 Oliver.With most of the players and their agents, however, he will be making an initial acquaintance.What kind of negotiator might they expect?"1 don't know how I would describe myself as a negotiator,” said Stoneman.“I plan on being very open in terms of what I really think.“I think I’ve learned, not just in negotiating my own contract as a player, but in business, that communication is vital to the success of any business relationship.And really, a player-management relationship is a business relationship." Referee Hood will set new mark MONTREAL (CP) - Bruce Hood will set a National Hockey League longevity record for referees on Saturday in the same building where his career began 17 years ago.When he drops the puck in Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens to start the game between Detroit Red Wings and the Maple Leafs, he’ll become the first NHL referee to officiate in 1,000 games.That no other referee has reached that plateau — eight linesman have endured that long-— is perhaps testimony to the fact that this is a record few aspire to.After all, former referee Vern Buffey didn’t call his book on officiating Black and White and Never Right for nothing.It is a profession in which anonymity, not fame is the reward; it’s a profession whose practitioners strive to have their work go unnoticed .by the fans anyway.But NHL officiating types, who have an eye for this sort of thing, noticed Hood as far back as 1963 64, when former NHL referee-in chief Carl Voss assigned him to the International Hockey League.He also worked in the American and defunct Canadian Professional Hockey Leagues before refereeing his first NHL game Feb.9.1966.Of the eight linesman to work more than 1,000 games, four are still active, including John D’Amico who tops the list with 1,345.SHY FOUR The group also includes Will Norris, with 1,333, Ron Finn (1,089) and Leon Stickle (1,027).Ray Seapinello is four games shy of the 1,000-game mark.Wally Harris, who retired at the end of last season, completed his refereeing career after handling 952 games and ranks second to Hood.Among active referees, Ron Wicks is closest to Hood w ith 899 games.A total of 48 players have played in 1,000 games or more.Hockey players, like athletes in other sports, often display an astonishing memory for notable moments in their career.But Hood, asked once to recall some oddball incidents in his career said he found it hard — as if the games disintegrated into a blur.One incident that seemed vivid at the time, involved Hood disallowing an apparent goal by Toronto’s Dan Daoust with 56 seconds left in what finished as a 3-2 victory for Chicago Black Hawks.The ruling — that Toronto defenceman Jim Korn had interfered with Chicago’s Keith Brown, shoving him into Black Hawks goaltender Murray Bannerman — prompted a chorus of boos and a shower of debris.For Hood, it was just another disallowed goal.“It’s funny how few of the inci- dents you remember,” Hood was to say later.One incident he did remember was being conked on the head with a cigarette lighter at the Co-lisee in Quebec City .presumably when he became too conspicuous in the judgment of some fan.“Got me right in the forehead,” said Hood, who took a few stitches as a result.He also kept the lighter “As a matter of fact, I did.A guy’s got to have some souvenirs of his career." Psst, wanna buy the Dallas Cowboys, cheap?DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Cowboys, one of the most successful franchises in the National Football League, are for sale under certain conditions, team president Tex Schramm said earlier this week.The stipulations include continuing to allow Tom Landry, the third best coach in NFL history, and Schramm to have a free rein in running the club on the field and in the front office.Clint Murchison, 60, chairman of the board, is in failing health and Schramm said Murchison wants to get everything in order.” Schramm refused to put a price ag on the 24-year old franchise and said there’s no rush to sell it.However, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram said a group of Dallas businessme has offered to pay as much as $35 million to $40 million lor the club.Murchison paid $550.000 for the expansion franchise in 1960.The last NFL team to be sold was Denver Broncos for a reported $30 million in February 1981.STAYS OUT Murchison, who is afflicted with a condition that affects his speech and balance, has refused to meddle in the operations of a team that has been to the Super Bowl five times, winning twice The Cowboys have clinched their 18th consecutive winning season —the best in NFL history.Asked if a sale might prompt Landry to retire early, Schramm said: “The desire is to keep the organization intact.It would not affect Tom.” Landry said a possible sale of the team “is the least of my worries.” Schramm, who helped build the organization from the bottom beginning in 1960, said the team ownership breaks down this way : Murchison, 45 per cent: the es tateof hislate brother, John Mur chison.45 per cent; and W R (Fritz) Hawn and Toddie Lee Wynn.10 per cent.The late John Murchison’s es tate has yet to be settled.Schramm said there was no guarantee Murchison would sell.He said there also was a plan to transfer ownership to a Murchi son family member.Schramm said there was no plan to make him a major stock holder in the team.TV Games are big bucks In 1980, the Winter Olympics from Lake Placid, N.Y , were carried by the ABC television network, which happily paid $15.5 million for the opportunity.Next February, when the Games convene in Sarajevo, Yu goslavia, ABC will carry the show.Cost: $91.5 million.“Lake Placid was a steal for ABC,” said Barry Frank, senior corporate vice-president of the International Management Group, an independent sports marketing firm Frank was president of CBS Sports when the Lake Placid Games were being parcelled out Knowing that ABC had the inside track with a $12-million offer, he new to Paris to meet with officials of the International Olyrn pic Committee.“I guaranteed $17 million, if they would just agree to reopen the bidding,” he said.“The $12 million went to $15.5 million and the deal was closed with ABC.” What happened?“I don’t really know,” said Frank.The Olympics have become a television spectacular and, properly packaged, can be a bonanza for the network that wins tin* broadcast rights.Frank and IMG are advising the Calgary organizing commit tee on the sale of TV rights to the 1988 Winter Games.Scoreboard CLASSIC BROOMBALL LEAGUE RESULTS Monday Manoif Waterville 2 Len Pub 1 Tuesday Manoir Waterville 3 Wednesday Brasserie L Emerillon 1 Georgian Brasserie L Emerillon Len Pub Georgian TILDEN Don't miss TONIGHT Les Jets de Sherbrooke vs.Maine Mariners MOLSON
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