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Pag» 8 Portland Obeerver Thursday. February X. 1*78 T Thunder and lightening struck the Memorial Coliseum Tuesday night. The thunder was the roar of the Memorial Coliseum crowd, while the Lghtemng was the furious attack put on by the Blazers Milwaukee's young Bucks matched fire power with Portland for three quarters, but finally yielding to the fast breaking Blazers mid way through the final quart er. It was a free wheeling game from start to finish, as indicated by the 136-116 SCOTT. As usual the Blaiers had everyone involved in the offense, seven players ended up in double figures led by Lionel Hollins with 24 points Bobby Gross was brilliant, not only did his offense dick, but his defense on the hot shooting Dave Meyers was something to behold. Mau rice Lucas was strong and Hollins....just superb. Milwaukee's highly touted Marcus Johnson played well in the first half, but had his troubles during the fast paced second half. Johnson was the victim of numerous second half turnovers, mostly caused by his hot-dogging. T.R. Dunn seems now to be comfort able in the Blazer offense and as a result seems now to be more assertive. Earlier Dunn seemed quite reluetsm to take his shots...now he doesn't hesitate, which is good. The Blazers now stand State 39- 8 and should go into the all-star break 40- 8. if Golden State falls, as expected Friday night. Lloyd Neal, has played very well and Ramsey nas promised Neal a well deserved rest. “Neal will not play French braids. Friday." Ramsey said, “He will be given After passing through ten locked seven days rest to help his aching knee." doors we finally entered the gymnasium Neal should return to action for the The playing floor was just like any grade Blazers first road game next Tuesday school gym. It was over heated and had a against the New York Knicks ceiling so low that high arching jump shots would and did ricochet off the beams. The game was held up for 45 minutes due to a mix-up on our part. We thought it was to start at 7:00 p.m., but later learned it was actually scheduled for 6:00 p.m. When we arrived the players were EUGENE. OREGON - What might warming-up and ready to go. Instead of well serve as a two-nation preview of the the National Anthem being played, as is 1980 Olympics in gymnastics will be held customary before sporting events in our at the University of Oregon's McArthur country, we were treated to the beat of Court this Friday (February 3rd) at 7:30 drums that blared softly over the prison p.m. gymnasium. The feature event will be an interna Right away we knew that this was tionaliy-sanctioned dual meet between truly an all Indian affair. the m ens teams of Japan and the United The Lakota Savages took the floor States. Also featured will he an exhibi against a much bigger Portland five. tion presented by the Japanese national The game., well it wasn't fast paced by women s team and a team representing any stretch of the imagination. O.S.P. the National Academy of Eugene. was shorter and less talented then their The Japanese teams will be coming to Portland foes, but what they lacked in Eugene from Seattle, where both were size they made up in desire and aggres performing earlier in the week in exhibi sive play. tions. But the men’s meet in Eugene will O.B.. the Savage hot-shot, hit three be the only one with scores forwarded to consecutive jumpers to pull his team to a the Federation of International Gym 30-25 half-tune deficit But fouls plagued nastics for qualifying at the World the Indian star, causing his quick depar Games in France next fall. ture and therefore causing his team to fall The United States men’s team will be hopelessly behind. Lonnie Belgard. 5'8". Portland guard led by Olympian Kurt Thomas of Indiana State. Oregon coach. Bill Baliester, who led scorers with a remarkable 37 points, hitting 16-19 shots from the floor. O.S.P. was led by Herrera with 16, followed by Eggman and Chicago with nine each. The final score was Portland 118. O.S.P. Savages 60. OSP Savages lose opener "1 hereby give my consent to have my name and photograph used in the Port land Obeerver on January 27. 1978. 1 realize that my name and photograph may be used later in the Newspaper “ Uith this waiver being completed and with the help of Warden Cupp we proceeded to Oregon State Penitentiary to cover the second Annual Lakota Basketball Tournament. We entered the prison door and were told immediately that yours truly could not be allowed inside due to prison rules restricting the wearing of any denim-type pants. Now the thought of riding eighty miles for nothing wasn't exactly the most entertaining thought in my mind Fortu nately the local prison haberdashery had something in my size and the show was on. Our next stop was to pass through se curity. very much like you would en counter at the airport, and for the same reasons we were told. Our photographer, after making two passes, finally made it. The next stage was the entrance to the sanctioned halls of O.S.P. Every fifty yards we passed through heavily guard ed. big iron cell doors. Believe me you have a strange feeling as each cell door closes behind and you penetrate deeper and deeper inside the prison walls. The prison tloors were spotless, and it was evident that someone had spent long hours maintaining them. The prisoners themselves were as spotless as the floors, they all wear jeans and most are as impeccable as can be. The brothers wear well kept afros and, just like on the outside, have their hair neatly done up in NBA Western Division Coaches Tues day added Lionel Hollins to the All-Star list. “I’m glad." Blazer guard Lionel Hollins said, “To be chosen to play with the greats." And with that the best, guard in the NBA is finally getting the recognition he so richly deserves. To say the least, it has been a struggle for Hollins in Portland. His selection must certainly make former Blazer Coach and now Seattle Coach Lenny Wilkins feel proud, for it was Wilkins who kept the faith when so many Blazer fans booed “The Train." Even when the hometown fans booed Hollins every move, opposing coaches recognized his skills and voted the man from Arizona State to the NBA all rookie team. By whatever criteria you want to measure Lionel Hollins, “The Train.” is simply the best guard in the NBA... Japan-US meet in Eugene also will serve as USA coach for thia meet, believes Thomas “is the best gymnast the United States ever has had." Other members of the “home" team are Olympian Mike Carter of LSU. Jim Keich of Oregon, Gene Wheland of Penn State. Phil Cahoy of Omaha and Jim Hartung, the nation's No. 1 pre gymnast. Competing for the young women of the Eugene Academy will be three members of the National Junior Elite team now in training for the 1980 Olympics - Amy Machamer. Leslie Pifer and Jayne Wein stein plus 1976 Olympian Karen Kelaall; Pacific Northwest all-around champion. Laurie Carter, and eleven-year old Tracy Talavera. The Japanese women will be led by Sakiko Nozawa. a 1976 Olympian, who was first in last year's All Japan junior championships, and the woman she edged for the 1977 title, Yamada Toshiko. The Japanese men's lineup was in flux aa they were preparing to leave the Orient. TickeU are $5 for reserved seats and $3.50 and $2.50 for general admission. l a o . b a d e a e e f Ma bettor night, co rin g 2 3 ^ ^ . torn back Houston. 123-88. 10 r e b ^ [Pbeto by Jack Rnbeckl ,»wee-forward. ■ to help Blazer. PCC hosts N orw ay girls Portland Community College features the newest competitive sport in the United States with the presentation of the appearance of a girls rhythmic gym naatic team from Norway, The show, co-sponsored by the Sons of Norway, will be held in the Sylvania Center gymnasium. 12000 S.W. 49th Avenue, at 8:00 p.m.. February 11th. Admission will be $1 for those over sixteen. 50c for those age seven through fifteen, and free for those under seven. Leader for the group. Randi Norman, is the author of "Gymnastics for Girls and H omen. She has had teaching exper ience at both the high school and junior college level as well as instruction for performance groups Her book has been translated into English. Participants in the group range in age from 13 32. Almost half of them are physical education teachers and most of the others are students. In addition to Norman, the group is accompanied by Crete Evjenth. choreo grapher and instructor, and Laaaee Net- turn, pianist who has arranged all of the music for the performance The fabulous HARICm GLOBETROTTERS in person! SUNDAY. FEB. 5 2 30 PM MEMORIAL COLISEUM | I A d u lts 54 and Sfc S tu d e n ts th ru H S S3 and 54 TICKETS AT ALL REGULAR TRAILBL A7E R OUTLETS NAACP Energy Policy (Continued from Page 2 Column 6> system of new taxes Domestically domestic crude oil production " produced crude oil would be taxed an For many years we have been encour amount equal to the difference (in 1980) aged to believe that a significant percent between the federally controlled price age of our total energy requirements of and the world oil price In addition a tax the future would be supplied from nu on the industrial use of oil and natural gas clear power. The National Energy Plan, would be imposed that could reach $3.00 however, seems to call for a retreat from per barrel by 1985. Over the next five nuclear energy on the basis that the years these taxes have been estimated to environmental and safety costs may be produce new government revenues of too high. The NAACP too is concerned over $50 billion, which make the "Energy about environmental and safety matters Plan one of the largest tax increase bills But as long as fourteen percent of our in history A major portion of these new people are unemployed as long as the taxes would be passed on to consumers in earnings gap between Black and white the form of higher prices not only for Americans continues to widen and as long energy products but also for other goods as a majority of Black Americans conti and services. To mitigate the adverse nue to face a constant struggle to attain effects on the economy, the Plan does even the basic necessities of life, our first provide for tax rebates to the public and priority must be the attainment of econo other tax credits. It is estimated that the mir parity for Black Americans. per capita tax rebates flowing from the We are fearful that an energy policy crude oil equalization tax in 1978 would with an overriding concern for the protec range somewhere between $15 and $22. tion of the environment may cause As we understand it the new energy governmental policy-makers in this area taxes are proposed for the purposes of (1) to iose sight of other more compelling encouraging energy conservation by economic and social objectives that are making energy more expensive (2) Croat more important to Black Americans. The ing incentives for industry to shift from basic approach of the Plan as relates to so-called scarce fuels to coal and (3) energy supply reflects the absence of a making oil and natural gas prices roughly Black Perspective in its development. equal to their current value in world We recognize that nuclear power does markets. present certain problems. But we think For the great majority of people the these problems can be solved through NAACP represents, the cost of energy dedicated efforts by government, the today is sufficiently high to discourage scientific community and industry work any unnecessary use They have borne mg cooperatively together. Notwith the brunt of the four fold increase in the standing the claims of opponents of this price of natural gas and skyrocketing source of energy, the fact is that nuclear increases in electric utility bills since power will be required to meet our future 1973. Even without new energy taxes, needs for electricity. If we do not move we have every reason to believe energy ahead now with nuclear, the next genera prices will continue to rise at a faster rate tior is likely to be sitting around in the than prices for other goods and services dark blaming the utilities for not doing for the foreseeable future. This will something this generation’s officials certainly come about as the percentage of would not let them do total energy supplies from newer, more The National Energy Plan proposes expensive sources increases. sharp increases in the cost of oil. natural If energy prices are to be raised gas and gasoline through a complex artificially through the mechanism of I taxes, a major portion of the new revenues should be used to develop new energy supply, particularly from non conventional sources such as coal gasifi cation and liquefaction, oil shale, solar, etc. Putting the funds to such uses appear to ua to be much more desirable in terms of the objective of reducing depen dence on imported energy than distribut ing token payments to the general public. The NA.AGP, therefore, concludes that there are serious deficiencies in the National Energy Plan as proposed. We recognize that the Congress is now in the process of making certain changes and that the final energy policy that evolves must reflect an accomodation of differing views. This statement of our views will be communicated to the Members of Congress and others who may have an impact on the final outcome of this extremely important policy issue. AT V/1-J2 mm / u L’A- no Appointment Wont a job? We are recruiting young people who are in need of work. Caaie la at Y o u Coaveaieace ★ Let U . H e lp Too W ith AN t » w N e e d e d D e n tis try . . . Eligible applicants will be placed in employment and/or training. Age: 16-21, low income, residents of Albi na receive preference. USI MY LIMRAL CRIDIT FLAN NO FINANCE COMPANY er BANK T« Northwest Minority Contractors Youth Employment Program 281-6015 10 N.E. 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