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Births, Deaths D13 Bridge Business Careers D8-9 City Bl-5 Classified D13-22 Comics E6 Crossword E6 Editorials A4-5 Entertainment Horoscope E6 Food Today Cl-8 Sports Fl-8 Television E8 Becoming cloudy, TC, Page Dl 5 35 CENTS Outside Calgary 500 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1988 Home edition ID 1 Panda performs in Calgary Flames crush O7 Islanders FT UUA I Thief ruins -r- I wedding HUMilwi 1 11 iimIi 1111-iim mm niMifiiM ainn inn htmmmh.hi ii inm.nn-. mum I iminiii 11 ir i iimnim -r i-iiim in nirti nn-n urnr in ilnriu irfmiini nmi in i mi mi iw i i imn ri 11111 run i in PM lit fire under city Tories 4 nllii 1 ft 'UP- Prime Minister Brian made a final pre-election swoop into Calgary on Tuesday, staying just long enough to ig-nite an audience of 2,000 on the volatile free trade issue. "(Liberal leader) John Turner vsays the cause of his life is to tear up the free-trade agreement. The cause of my life is to build a vnation," Mulroney told the cheering, mostly Conservative crowd. The lunchtime rally, designed '-as the highlight of the Tory -fcampaign in Calgary, sparked Shouting matches between hecklers and Tory supporters, but Ihere was none of the violence Jhat marred rallies elsewhere Zthis week.

Outside, about 20 PC Youths 'Were outnumbered but not butshouted by about 75 members of the Canadian Peace Pledge Campaign. Peace Pledge members, New Democrats and Liberals were forced to temporarily surrender their signs as they entered the convention centre. They were told they could pick up signs all Conservative inside. There they heard Mulroney describe free trade as an insurance policy to protect Alberta's well-being and jobs. See RALLY, Page A2 If.

X- 4 crowd fired up at Convention ffJ llll! Eager buyers storm store By Susan Braungart and Phillip Jang (Herald writers) Determined shoppers lined up into the night Tuesday for a chance to wheel a shopping cart around Calgary's newest and biggest supermarket. Opening day at the Real Canadian Superstore's first Calgary outlet, at 20th Avenue and 36th Street N.E., brought out thousands of people anxious to get a peek at the $16-million store, and to cash in on its reputation for low prices. A crush of eager shoppers stormed in when doors opened at 9 a.m. and by evening a constant line of more than 100 people, shopping carts at the ready, had to wait up to 15 minutes to get inside. "I never expected this," said Irene waving her hand at the line.

But she was willing to wait her turn. "I need some groceries," she said. "And I'm curious." Bob Janowicz confessed that he wasn't sure why he was in line. "I've never done this before for food I'm just here for a head of lettuce." Not all shoppers were won over by their visit to Superstore, but most of them seemed to be happy the competition has come to town. Tina Juristy was somewhat underwhelmed while shopping for her family.

"I'm just looking for deals," said the Calgary Co- op regu- lar. "Before I switch to Superstore I'm going to have to check the prices. So far, I haven't noticed the prices are significantly lower." See SUPERSTORE, Page A2 M1 Grits mothball promise to reveal energy stand Dean Bicknell, Calgary Herald Centre in Calgary Tuesday V. 7 TORY TWOSOME: Mulroney and lan said Tuesday that a Liberal government would insist on a "Canada first" policy on all new long-term oil and gas production. "It's unfortunate," MacLellan said about the decision.

"I wanted to have something before the election." But he said: "It would take too much explanation." Under existing regulations, put in place by the Tories, energy exports have been made easier for producers. However, because of low international oil prices energy Joey backs John, A21 By Peter Morton (Herald writer) OTTAWA The Liberals have scrapped a promise to release their plans for a new energy policy before Monday's election. The policy would insist on federal government intervention in any long-term sales of Western Canada's oil and gas. Instead, Liberal headquarters here is insisting that the remaining days of the campaign remain focused on the free-trade issue. Energy critic Russell MacLel- Hecklers ready, A3; JOHN HOPKINS: Was vocal heckler at Convention Centre Quency is Cinderella of U.S.

bobsled team Aldermen angry over tax mess Getty got partisan Conservative costs, especially at the gasoline pumps are not an election concern in Ontario and Quebec. Those two provinces represent critical seats for the Tories and Liberals if they want to form the next government, which the polls suggest may well be a minority. A Liberal government, MacLellan said, would not try to rewrite existing contracts, such as for Alberta natural gas being sold to U.S. markets. "But for the remaining two-thirds of gas reserves.

We're going to have to look at that. "It's a very serious question," he said. "We want to assure sup- See LOW, PageA2 7 counsel have been working nearly around the clock in recent weeks, but still need more time to prepare for the first session at which evidence will be taken. He gave no suggestion as to when the inquiry will resume or in what order evidence will be heard. Dubin said the inquiry will not be a witch hunt or serve only to find out who gave Johnson steroids, how it was done and for how long.

In fact, Dubin didn't mention Johnson by name in his opening WILLIAMS: If rV A "They said Willie Gault was coming up here again, and I figured if Willie Gault can do it, so can Awaiting the U.S. team's efforts to modify a pair of cleated track shoes to fit his sled-sized soles, Williams dropped by Canada Olympic Park on Tuesday to meet with American head coach Tony Carlino and discuss his bobsledding future. Bobsled teams seek strength and speed in a crewman to get the sled off to a quick start. Stampeders' head coach Lary Kuharich confessed Tuesday that he hadn't heard anything about Williams' sudden preoccupation with ice, but added that the Douglasville, native is likely free to do whatever he wants during the off-season. Carlino said the U.S.

team has been holding its selection races at COP while the Lake Placid, N.Y., track undergoes repairs. "I look at this as a way to still train and work out over the winter and be doing something fun instead of a boring desk job," said Williams. By Chris Dawson (Herald writer) Quency Williams is two feet away from a try-out with the American bobsled team. While U.S. team officials and athletes are drooling over his six-foot-four, 230-pound physique, "they don't have any bobsled shoes that fit me." The Calgary Stampeders' defensive end wears a size 14, triple-E shoe.

That and a touch of flu are the only things delaying his first-ever bobsled run. Williams, an American citizen who will join the U.S. bobsled federation later this week, owes his new-found interest in the sport to a conversation between American teammates that he overheard in a local hotel. "Some guys near me were talking and Willie Gault's name came up," said Williams, referring to the National Football League wide receiver who caused a sensation last winter by sliding for the U.S. Olympic team while still under contract to the Chicago Bears.

Is that shoe or sled? look at a complete overhaul of the way assessments are determined. But finance commissioner Paul Dawson noted major changes to the system are unlikely until after the 1992 reassessment, and possibly later "because it's a municipal election year." A 1987 citywide reassessment the first in 12 years prompted an estimated 14,000 appeals by homeowners and numerous complaints over the way in which property taxes had been assessed. Property assessment is a calculation by city staff of replacement value of a homeowner's land and buildings. When it is coupled with the mill rate set by city council, it yields the munici- See HOMEOWNERS, Page A2 Ed Futerman, representing Johnson (who was not at Tuesday's proceedings), described Dubin's decision as wise. "This inquiry will be dealing with a lot more than Ben Johnson.

This is an inquiry into Canadian amateur sports. I'm happy with the parameters set out." Meanwhile, the British government Tuesday announced plans to outlaw the unauthorized use of anabolic steroids, with jail terms and unlimited fines facing importers, dealers and users. By Bob Bergen and Claudia Cattaneo (Herald writers) The furore over property taxes erupted at city hall Tuesday with charges that the method for determining property assessments is in a "helluva mess" and in need of a complete overhaul. "We are rescuing ourselves from just a very poor operation. We've been trying to work from a provincial assessment manual and it's left us with a helluva mess," said Aid.

Craig Reid. His comments came during a debate by members of the finance and budget committee into the spending request for 1989 from the assessment, tax and licence departments. Although they approved the request, Reid said the city should study the effect of steroids on the health and performance of athletes, the supply and distribution of steroids and the validity and adequacy of testing policies. Dubin selected a panel of medical experts to assist him with the technical aspects of evidence and has a team of five RCMP and Metropolitan Toronto policemen conducting investigations. The battery of lawyers representing athletes, doctors and various medical and athletic organizations were pleased with the broad scope of the inquiry.

Drug inquiry adjourned for evidence statement and referred onlv pe ripherally to Canada's star- crossed Seoul Olympic team. "This is not an inquiry merely into the conduct of one or more individuals or one or more associations," he said. "The terms of reference are very broad." He said the inquiry will confine itself to athletes governed by provincial, federal and international sports federations and will not investigate drug or substance use among professional athletes, Dubin says the inquiry will iwumam news i.rj TORONTO The judicial inquiry into the use of drugs and banned substances by amateur athletes has been adjourned indefinitely. The federal inquiry, sparked by sprinter Ben Johnson's loss of an Olympic gold medal because of anabolic steroid use, was adjourned after 90 minutes Tuesday. Commissioner Charles Dubin, 67, an Ontario Supreme Court associate chief justice, said commission investigators and DUBIN: More time needed.