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I Portland Observer, August 4, 1982 Page Basketball comes clean by A I McGUberry The song is ended, but the melody still lingers on in college sports. Just the other day San Francisco U n ive rs ity , one o f the top college programs in the nation, closed their highly successful program down. I he school that brought fame to its campus by the great Hill Russell and K .C . Jones said it would not continue to fool the public. The no toriety has been a bit too much. I hey tried to clean house before and brought a new athletic director and u new coach to start fresh but you can’t sleep comfortably on dirty linen. So the change o f athletic man agers d id n ’ t alter the system. The smell just would not go away. I he w in -n o -m a tte r-w h a t is all over college sports and w ill not change until the college presidents change. W hat kids are in college for must be d efin e d . O rig in a lly it was thought that they were there to earn a degree but that is not always the case. M any arc in school to play fo o t b a ll, basketball, etc. They attend very few classes and drive expensive cars and receive a check like anyone with a job. T o the kids it is a job. M an y schools are suspended by the N .C .A . A. and the cash register still keeps ringing. Not being able to attend a bowl game or jo in in the basketball tournament doesn't hurt. Business goes on as usual. Boston C ollege had a betting scandal in basketball. Players were shaving points but the school kept on th e ir busy schedule and the league they were in didn’ t even slap their wrist. W hy should anything change in college sports? Everyone is doing the same thing. Cheating. George Rogers, just out o f c o l lege, admitted buying lots o f drugs. Do you think he started using drugs when he got into the pro ranks? No way! George was using drugs all the time in college too— you can bet on that! The integrity o f sport is at stake. The lesson must be taught in Jr. H igh School. W ith o u t the proper grades you just w o n ’ t play. H ave you ever listened on T .V . to an ath lete talking to the announcer? Most c a n 't even speak the English la n guage. What a shame. Let’s let col lege be for educating kids and not exploiting them. W hat about coaches? M ost just jum p from one school to another. Whoever can cheat the best gets the best jobs. But there are coaches who kids can look up to and respect, like Bobby K n ig h t, John T h o m p so n , Dean Smith and their kind, who be lieve in building character and not just w inning games. So le t’ s start w ith athletic directors and adm is sions officers and see that only qual ified kids w ith proper grade aver ages get into colleges. Let coaches be treated like history teachers and not like gods. Colleges will then func tion as learning institutions and not like training camps for sports pro fessionals. The fans and parents must be happy that one school is standing up for the right. And maybe this might get all the college presidents to stop counting the gate and do their jo b , which is supposed to be education. L et’s hope that this Catholic school that is trying to win back respect will be the example for all athletic pro grams to follow. Let’s start teaching the kids honesty and integrity and let the game be for fun after a hard day in the books. Keep watching— it has to happen. Sport will soon clean its own mess. Jackie's dream. . . by A t McGUberry Frank Robinson and Hank Aaron were inducted in to the H a ll o f Fam e. It was a great day for these two greats who carried on in the tra dition o f Jackie Robinson. H an k, a very emotional man, got caught up in the feeling o f the day. W ith tears in his eyes he rem em bered the hurt he received in break ing Babe R uth’s long-standing rec ord. Analysis Frank, M r. C ool, as always, just thanked God and fam ily for having the chance and the talent to perform as only he could. I t ’ s hard to believe that only 33 years ago Jackie Robinson dashed in to the sport scene, changing the course o f sport forever. A fter 35 years the black athlete is still considered just an entertainer; very few m anage, coach or own sport franchises. M an y are q u a li fied, but few are considered for po sitions after their skills are gone. I challenge Am erica to be Am erica. Let freedom ring. A nd let race be only a word for the dictionary. Let talent rise to the top o f the ladder in m edicine and in spo rt. Let sport lead the nation in fair play. W c can do it. I can see Jackie com ing around th ird , his spikes gleam ing as he slides home. L e t’ s not let his spirit die. A w inner a l ways wins. How about it America? There are eight black athletes en shrined in the H a ll o f Fame: Ernie Banks, W illie M ays, Bob G ibson, Roy C am panella, Jackie, Roberto C lem en te, F rank R obin so n , and H a n k . It w asn’ t easy fo r any o f them to achieve greatness under a veil o f prejudice. I wonder if Jackie is smiling today. O r is there still that frown on his face, wishing and hop ing that Am erica w ill lose its fight w ith color and w in the race o f intearitv? I hope that in my time I w ill see success in sport, and in all other ca reers, be aw arded to the best, no matter the color o f the person. In 35 years we are still limping in this area o f prejudice. L e t’ s start running and enjoy life. It must hurt to hate. ro cket WE'RE HERETO HELP PRO FOOTBALL SCMFDOLF' R^>SE CITY APPLIANCE EXPERT SERVICE n o s e city APPLIANCE 283 3472 M3 - 4 Part* • Service Call* • Repair 'i u n i n la a AN w o rt pa doim od by qualified tar hnicians e»l m atariaia uaad in rapair of th»a uni» ara of flrai quality an«f gua> antaad for a period of nm aty days after data of repair Not responsible for d a m a g e dona by failure of 286-0795 HUMAN RESOURCES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 941,995/yr. entry rate. A p p lic a tio n s m ust be co m p le te d and in the possession o f the Civil S ervice no later than 5:00 p .m ., Friday, A u gust 27, 1982. Resumes w ill not be accepted in lieu o f the com pleted a p p lica tio n fo rm but may be included. C O M M U N IT Y RECREATION COORDINATOR 91,574/m o. entry rate. A p p lica n ts m ust have tra in in g , education or experience which clear ly demonstrates know ledge and skill in public recreation, program de velo p m e n t and m an agem ent, supervision, fiscal management and public relations. Duties include assessing recre ation needs and desires o f the co m m u n ity; re searching new develop m ents in leisure p ro gram m ing; developing and im plem enting pro gram proposals; re c ru itin g , s u p e rv is in g and e valuatin g s ta ff; assisting in the prepara tion and administration of the program budget; w ritin g reports and maintaining records. Please apply to: Portland Civil Service Boerd 510 SW M ontgom ery Portland. 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Suita 825 Laa Vagaa, Nevada 80109 CITY OF PORTLAND A p p lic a tio n s m ust be com p le te d and in the possession o f the Civil Service no later than 5 pm, Friday, August 13, 1982. A p p lica tio n s re ceived a fte r th a t date will not be considered. Buying Cars Running Or Not ■ ■ JOB FINDER C HEVR O LET YOU! Expert consultation on your transportation needs on both new and used cars. WENDELL BROWN Sate* Rrprextntiiiivr RON TONKIN CHEVROLET-HONDA CO 122 N .E . 122nd A v e . Hi CRISIS LINE STAFF The Portland W omen's Crisis Line w ill be hiring a fu ll-tim e after-hours Crisis Line Coordinator and a h a lf-tim e Crisis Line C o m m unity L ia i son to begin by Sept. 1. For job descriptions call 232-9751 or send resum e by A ug. 10 to Portland W omen's Cri sis Line, 3020 E. Burn side, P ortland, OR 97214.________ WE NEED DEALERS for new stand-up cook book. Free details. Weist Publishing Com pany, (S. M ain S t.) Dept. S. POB 164. En glewood, Ohio 45322. W ASHINGTON COUNTY CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE R e s p o n s ib ilitie s i n clude: Telephone m ar keting, processing re quest fo r service, re sponding to custom er increase. P osition re quires ability to deal e f fe c tiv e ly w ith p u b lic, good co m m u n ica tio n and interpersonal skills e s s e n tia l. R e q u ire ; High S chool D iplom a or GED e q u ivale nt, CRT, or co m p u te r tra in in g and 1-2 yrs custom er service pre ferred. S tarting salary 95.09/hr. COMPUTER OPERATOR W a sh in g to n C o u n ty, 91388 $1688 per m o n th . Operates & m onitors the perform ance o f a B urroughs com puter & peripheral equip. Requires course work in computer oper ations or technology & at least 1 year o f re sponsible exper. in the operation o f a com pu ter & peripheral equip. Pref. given fo r exper. o p e ra tin g B u rro u g h s s y s te m s . A p p lic a n ts must be willing to work evening s h ift, sign a DATA ENTRY CLERK This position is respon waiver i t undergo a po lice records check prior sible fo r input and up to appointment, and be date o f data. Provide free o f job-related con com puter p rin to u ts as victions. County appli required. Post and bal ca tio n form s o n ly, ance cu sto m e r a c resumes NOT a cce p t counts, co n tro ls w ork orders and reschedules ed. files. Requires High BUYER S chool D iplom a or U n if ie d S e w e r a g e GED eq u iva le n t and 1 Agency, half-time posi yr. of data entry exper tio n , 9615 per m onth. ience. S ta rtin g salary Prices, orders, re 94.62/hr. ceives, stores & distrib utes equip. & supplies; W alk-in applicants ap maintains purchasing & ply betw een 1 and 3 inventory records. Re pm , M onday th ru Fri- quires tra in in g & re daqy. Respond in w rit sponsible exper. in pur ing by A ug. 9th, 1982 to : Personnel D e p t., chasing & w are housing, in cluding in Cable Systems Pacific, v e n to ry c o n tro l; p u r 3085 NE Sandy, Port- chasing exper. in lan, OR 97232. w astew ater treatm ent facilities or facilities us ing sim ilar m echanical equip, is preferred. M ust be able to lift & carry up to 50 lbs. of weight & obtain a valid Ore. d riv e r's license. C o u n ty a p p lic a tio n fo rm s o n ly, resumes NOT accepted. Equal Opportunity Employer M ENTAL HEALTH Family or couple to pro vide short term shelter fo r one m o ntally and emotionally ill adult ex- p e r ie n c in g c r i s i s . M o n th ly stipend to keep a bed in home available plus additional paym ent fo r each day bed is used. W ill re ceive intense support and training from ment al health professionals. N orth/N ortheast loca tion required. Equal op port unity/affirmative ac tion em ployer. Call or w rite fo r application: N orth/N ortheast Com m unity M ental Health Center, 310 N.E. Oregon Street, Portland, OR 97232. Telephone: 239- 8871. SECRETARY, SCHOOL 200 days, 6 h rs /d a y . Requires High School grad or equivalent, ex perience or tra in in g . Typing 60 wpm, gener al office management, ability to meet and deal effectively w ith public. Valid Oregon driver's li cense Salary 95.97/hr. Starts ASAP. Request additional inform ation & em ployer's applica tion form from Person nel, PO Box 16657, P ortland, OR 97216. Employer's application form must be received by 5 pm, 8/16/82 to be considered. A n Equal Opportunity Employer THE A M E R IC A N W AY Civil Courts: Making ATTENTION: LOW a Good System Better INCOM E FAMILIES Housing Assistance Program Opening B eginning A u g u st 9, 1982, 8 am thru 4 pm, the Housing A u th o rity of Portland w ill accept a p p lica tio n s fo r the M ake a p p lica tio n fo r Section 8 Housing As the above jobs at sistance Payment Pro W a s h in g to n C o u n ty gram from low -incom e Personnel, 150 N. 1st renters. Under the pro A ve ., Rm 305, H ills gram, we pay a portion A c h ild sues h is p a re n ts boro 97123 by A ugust o f your rent based on f o r “ m a l p a r e n t in g ’^P ar 13, 1982. your incom e. W e are e n ts f ile s u its a g a in s t c h il An Equal Opportunity d r e n . F o o tb a ll f a n s s u e accepting names for 0 g am e o f f ic ia ls o v e r a d is Employer and 5 bedroom units. If p u te d to u c h d o w n . “ A m e ric a n s .* * says th e you are c u rre n tly on M EDICAL RECORD D e fe n s e R e se a rch I n s t it u t e , H A P 's C o n v e n tio n a l “ are t u r n in g t o th e c o u r ts SUPERVISOR w aiting list, you m ust f o r th e redre ss o f a lm o s t e v P osition open fo r S u e r y c o n c e iv a b le g rie v a n c e ** pervising Medical Rec r-ake another applica R e s u lt c o u r t s a re o v e r ord Librarian in State tion specifically for this c r o w d e d a n d . it s o m e tim e s s e e m s , a lm o s t e v e r y o n e In s titu tio n . Plans, o r program . V e rifica tio n au ffe rs of e ligibility w ill be re ganizes and directs all D e s p ite th is tr e n d , says a c tiv itie s involved in quired at the tim e the th e In s t it u t e in a p u b lic s l i o n c a lle d . “ A d m in is t r a t io n m aintenance o f resi c e rtific a te is to be is o f C iv il J u s tic e P o s itio n Pa p e r .” th e c iv il c o u r t s y s te m dent records and re sued. in A m e ric a is th e fa ire s t lated file s. RRA re To have yo u r name a n y w h e re f o r th e r e s o lu tio n placed on th e w a itin g o f n o n c r im in a l cases qu ire d . M ust have 3 W h y ”’ B ecause it 's r a t i o n years exp. as med. rec. | list, call 249 5533, 249 a l, re a s o n a b le a n d s t i l l f l e x 5536 or 249 5537. ib le e n o u g h t o re m e d y its lib . ro 5 years exp. as o w n s h o rtc o m in g s . CALLS assist, med. rec. lib .; P H O N E O N LY—we w ill not ac k in T d h e e v e p r a t o p e a r d d - f re i r s s s t th o e f e its g r a d u a t io n fro m n approved school fo r cept names th ro u g h t ir e c iv il ju s tic e s y s te m a n d t o p r o m o te n e e d e d im p r o v e medical rec. librarians. I the mail or from walk- m e n t s — u rge s g re a te r s u p p o r t b y l e g i s l a t i v e b o d ie s Equal O pportunity Em ins. a n d c lo s e r a t t e n t io n t o o p e r We are pledged to the p loyer. Salary range a tio n s o f th e c o u r ts b y e d u $1192-$1515/mo. Con- le tte r and the sp irit of c a to r s a n d th e m e d ia “ J u d g e s a n d la w y e rs c a n ‘ act F airview Person- U.S. policy for achieve n o t c re a te n e w c o u r ts , r e o r tel, 2250 S trong Rd. ment o f equal housing g a n iz e c o u r t s y s te m s o r raise d ic ia l s a la rie s a n d ju r o r s ' SE, Salem, phone 378- opportunity throughout ju ’ th e I n s t it u t e c o n te n d s 5389._______________ I the nation. We encour T fees. h e “ le g is la tiv e b ra n c h o f age and support an a f | g o v e r n m e n t” c a n to r s firm a tiv e a d v e rtis in g I r e s V p e o t, n d i t t a o d d j u s , d i 'L c e i a g l is la needs and marketing program ! o n ly w h e n p r o b le m s a p — in w h ich there are no p ro a c h a c ris is s ta g e ’ * The In s titu te b e lie v e s SOME SEWING barriers to o b ta in in g t h a t , b e fo r e e n a c tin g la w s M ending, alterations, housing because o f a ffe c tin g th e a d m in is t r a tio n o f ju s tic e , le g is la tu re s s h o u ld car seat covers, o th e r race, color, religion, or c o n s i d e r t h e “ p r o b a b l e item s. Trade or cash. n a tio n a l o rig in . Equal ju d ic ia l im p a c t ” o f th e se m e a s u re s , a n d s h o u ld c o n 235 6042. Housing Opportunity. MISC. JOB OPPORTUNITIES As a leading company in the kidney dialysis industry, B D DRAKE WILLOCK employs approximately 300 people in the Portland metropolitan area. Employment opportunities at B-D DRAKE WILLOCK are varied and provide employees the opportunity to demon strate their ability to accept increased responsibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, B-D DRAKE WILLOCK encourages all interested job applicants to inquire directly through the Human Resources Depart ment, Also employment opportunity inquires may be directed to any Oregon State Employment Service. B-D D R A K E W IL L O C K 13520 SE Pheasant Ct. Portland, OR 97222 1503) 659 3355 A n Equal Opportunity Employer m-f-h s i d e r a u g m e n tin g j u d i c i a l re s o u rc e s T h e re 's n o q u e s tio n th a t th e c iv i, c o u r t s y s te m is th e best f o r r e s o lv in g d is p u te s , a n il n o q u e s tio n th a t r e fo r m s are n e e d e d T o a c h ie ve necessary ch a n g e s , h o w e v e r, in a d d itio n t o le g is la tiv e ae lion, th e I n s t it u t e b e lie v e s “ p u b lic s u p p o r t is e s s e n tia l,” a n d u rges p u b lic r e s tr a in t in r e s o r tin g t o th e c o u r ts fo r r e lie f A c c o r d in g t o th e p u b lic s t i o n , w e c a n n o t e x p e c t c it i le n s t o b e c o m e less in c lin e d to f ile la w s u its I t m a y rea a o n a b ly lie e x p e c te d . h o w e v e r, th a t th e n u m b e r o f la w s u its w i l l d e cre a se w h e n J u d g e s a n d o t h e r o ffic ia ls r e m o v e th»‘ in c e n tiv e s t o litig io u s n e s s S u g g e s t i o n s o ffe r e d in th e p a p e r w o u ld , w h e n m i p le m e n te d , o p e ra te d ir e c tly t o re d u c e c o s : a n d d e la v •An e i g h t page s u m m a r y o f th e r e p o r t is a v a ila b le fre e th r o u g h D e fe n s e Re se arch I n s t it u t e 1 1 0 0 West W e lls S tre e t, M ilw a u k e e . 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