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Don King donatos fight proceeds to charity
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IVomoter Don King will donate $50.000
of his earnings from his World Boxing
Council Heavyweight championship fight
between Champion Ken Norton and
Challenger Larry Holmes to selected
Black charities
The Norton Holmes championship fight
will be held at Caesars Palace in Las
Vegas on Friday night June 9th.
King will donate $10.000 each to the
National Black United Fund. The Na
tional Newspaper Publishers Association.
The NAACP. Operation PUSH and the
Martin Luther King Center for Social
Change
King made the announcement at a
major San Francisco Press Conference.
He was flanked by Dr. Carlton B.
Goodletl. prominent San Francisco physi
cian and president of both the National
Black United Fund and the National
Newspaper Publishers Association, and
Lynda Anderson. Associate Director of
NBUF.
The donations will he made as desig
nated contributions to the National Black
United Fund. King is a member of the
Board of Directors of the National Black
United Fund. He is also Chairman of the
Special Gifts Committee.
"1 am giving as a gesture to affirm the
need of all Blacks and indeed all Amen
cans at all levels to give to advance the
dignity and respect of Black people, and
Ree Sykes,
S terte Editar
Injustice to say the least. The National
Basketball Association has announced it's
coach of the year aad once again made a
farce of media voung
A tlanus Hu hie Brown, who led his
team to their first play-off berth in five
vears was the winner over a more
deserving benny W likens
With three votes from media in each
league city. Brown receiv ed 281 • votes to
W likens' IS1*!. Just a reminder that vote*
were cast on the basis of regular season
records Brown finished at 500. while
W ilkens finished well above that mark
After taking over a sinking ship that
had teetered to a 5-17 record. W ilkens
quickly established himself as captain,
inserted some motivation that was to
right the keel and race his sleek vessel on
to victory.
Blacks have won the MVP. Rookie of
the Year, but what will they have to do to
win the Coach of the Year?
Bill Russell couldn't. A1 Attles couldn't,
and now Lenny W ilkens didn't. Attles.
Golden State Coach, took a team predict
ed to finish in the Pacific Division cellar
and raced to the NBA Championship. The
media again ignored the accomplishments
of this fine Black coach by naming Kansas
City’s Phil Johnson.
Now that the season has ended far the
Blazers, then naturally the talk should
now turn to next season. But before we
can get there we must first deal with the
upcoming NBA draft to be held on June
9th.
The Blazers were the only NBA team
to not improve themselves through last
vears draft, and after their successful
campaign of a year ago one could easily
understand their decision not to tamper
with success.
But this year will be different It's
obvious that T.R Dunn is on shaky
ground and appears to be a marginal
NBA player at best For sure the Blazers
will make two changes. Larry Steele
would appear to be v ulnerable, but then
one never knows because of Steele's
popularity in the Rose City.
Personally 1 look for the NBA owners
to restore the twelve man roster, and if
this happens Corky Calhoun will be
around, for sure, next season. Calhoun is
extremely valuable playing both small
and big forward. And if called upon could
play the big guard. The key in this years
draft is Indiana s Larry Bird. If "the Bird''
goes hardship then Portland's chances of
landing Minnesota's 610" Mychal Thomp
son is very good. If Bird goes thardship)
the Indiana Pacers have stated publicly
that he's their man.
Kansas City, drafting «2 is not in the
market for a big man and that leaves
Portland with the third choice ready to
deal with Thompson.
The Blazers real need is a big man and
either the draft or trades must supply
this necessity
The draft can be a very crucial organ, it
can either make or break * team. Some
years a draft may be good. other years
not so good. The experts tab 1978 as
being a decent year. Let 's go back a few
years, to 1974 and review some of the
choice* made and believe me some were
interesting.
In 1974 Portland drafted ill in the N B A
tad chose the 6T1" Bill Ualtan. And that
was good
Philadelphia picking second, in the first
round, took Marvin Barnes, their second
round choice was Don Smith. 6' guard
from Dayton. Ohio. And in the third
round chose Coniel Norman, 6'5" from
Arizona State. This had to be a bad draft
for Philly. because none are now around.
New York probably fared the worst of
all in *74 and that's probably why they're
still struggling today The Knicks draft
ed last in the first round and chose Jesse
Dark. 6 4" from Virginia Commonwealth.
In the second round they chose Rudy
Jackson, 6'9" from Hutchinson. South
Carolina. #50 player picked in the draft.
In the third round New York chose Roy
Ebron. 6'8" from Southwest lousiana. So
as you can see the draft can be good . . .
and sometimes bad.
Another item of interest is that George
Gervin. this years scoring champ was
picked in the third round by Phoenix, and
was the 40th player chosen. Talk about a
blunder, this had to rank way up there
among the worst.
VOTE NO ON BALLOT M EASURE 5
Oregon can have better highways without
another tax increase There Is enough money now,
but Highway Funds are being -raided'' for non-
highway protects and agencies
By rededicating highway funds with a constitu
tional amendment (which will be on the November
ballot) to cover highway improvements only, an
additional $55 million would be available for use
on highways each biennium This rededication
alone would produce the necessary funds to com
plete b H of the highway department project*
through the 8O-«1 biennium and still leave a
surplus of over $27 million Why do we need more
taxes?
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all people," King said.
“These donations, are only a drop in
the bucket but through them I appeal to
my fellow Americans to put something in
so that we get something out."
"Don King has always been a trailblaz
er." Goodlett said. "But this gesture is so
timely and so needed that it is historic.
Don is coming forward at a time when
charitable giving is at a crucial crossroad.
I applaud his generosity and assure him
that posterity will certainly do honor to
his kindness and commitment."
Bikespring promotes the bicycle
. nyone who has ever ridden a bicycle
ktv vs w hat fun it can be to spin along on
ski ny wheels while the breeze plays
tug >war with your hair.
Tailwinds
she A you along in front of them, downhill
rus e s prickle the spine, and uphills, well,
uph 11s can be just plain work, but then a
littki exercise doesn't hurt, really. This
summer will again play host to numerous
holiday spirits out to resist that old
humbug Gravity by dint of machine and
muscle, but this summer will be some
thing special, at least in Portland, for this
year the bicycle will assume a place of
distinction at a week long festival from
May 27th. to June 4th. called Bikespnng
78. Events of all types are planned, from
informative lectures to a free mechanical
repair facility, from liesurely tours to the
frantic action of racing. It is meant to
honor the simple two wheeler in all it's
wonderous applications at these proceed
ings, and to bring ail those who spend
time now and then pedaling about,
together in the spirit of celebration.
Secondly, there is probably no other
form of mechanical transport which in it's
operation doe* not in some way pollute
the environment, whereas the bicycle
cannot be similarly accused. The air
through which it rolls is left as clean as
when it came, no telltale scent of combus
tion or any other such manner of gaseous
explosion most undignified remain* to
insinuate it's passing. As already stated,
Blazers fight crime
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feamefl Heavyweight Champion. Kea Net te a |left| ead boxing's
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Don King. The tw e heavyweight» will meet in a title match on
A unique crime prevention program
has been launched in Portland.
The Crime Prevention Trading Gard
Program came into being as a result of a
crime problem in the Southeast Buckman
Area and the subsequent involvement of
the neighbors in the Buckman Area and
their efforts to alleviate that problem
through crime prevention. These efforts
also inspired the theme used for the
trading cards' crime prevention tips:
Children as Victims; Children as Offend
ers; and Children as Crime Fighters.
The Crime Prevention Trading Card
program is a joint effort between the
Portland Police Bureau's Crime ITeven
tion Unit, the Portland Trail Blazers, and
the Portland Area Kiwanis Club.
On one side of the cards is a picture of
a Trail Blazer basketball player along
with the Blazer logo, the NBA logo, and
the players autograph. The reverse
side of the card has a basketball rule or
definition and a crime prevention tip. For
example; Trap - luring the dribbler into a
situation where two defenders will pres
sure him. The crime prevention tip would
be “Don’t let your friends trap you into
doing something wrong Don't do some
thing on a dare."
Distribution of the cards will be accom
plished by crime prevention unit person
nel when giving short talks at grade
schools and by uniformed officers who
will be passing them out on playgrounds
and in parks - anywhere children are
found.
well, on earth.
The efficiency alone of the machine
makes it a surpassingly pleasant and
superior form of locomotion. It is the
essence of simplicity and most expedient
in the performance of it's duty. As if that
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it will likewise not insult the hearing
sense.
Third, it is a sound investment. It
doesn't require a large initial expendi
ture. the average price for a serviceable
unit being around $150.00. although they
sell for up to $1.000.00. and unlike the
automobile for instance, they don't depre
date a fourth, fifth, sixth, or even a
fiftieth upon purchase. But. their great
est advantage is realized in the frac
tionally minimal cost of operation and
maintenance. Some figures may best
illustrate the point. Based on a 1978,
study conducted in Philadelphia, the
annual coat for an automobile was
$1.170.00, while a bike cost only $50.00.
Another interesting statistic reveals that
a bicycle is ten times more energy
efficient than a car. In fact, it has been
proven to be the most efficient manifests
tion of transport, that includes animals as
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The Judo Junior Olympics will be held
Saturday at Beaverton High School.
Approved by the AAU, the tournament to
open to youngsters from apes six through
eighteen years of age
Winners will qualify for the Regional
Tournament, and those winning then will
go to the National in Nebraska. Over 200
participants are expected.
The tournament will be held from 12:00
noon to 4:00 p.m. There is no admission
charge.
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nor the other in command, but both
locked in a harmony of circles the climax
at which approaches the quintessence of
human motion.
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