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: *1 . 9 3 Page 6 Section II Portland Observer June 16. 1983 Possum tosser gets 10 days The DeAtley/Budweieer Cemero. with Rlbba at tha wheel. racaa toward the Roaa Cup Raca finish Iina at Portland International Racaway (Photo: Pat Willard) Willie T. Ribbs: Winner by Cbad Drbm an M r. W illy T. Ribb». the roaring young lion, won (he Rose Cup Race at Pori land International Raceway last Sunday. Ribbs is the first black to ever win the Trans Am series and it was his first entrance. Not only did W 'lly " T " win the race, he also owns the track record o f 1:10.63. The race was full o f excitement. There were two yellow flags near the end that made the race close. O ther wise M r. T . would have won by half a lap in his DeAtley prepared Camaro. W illy T . shared some personal comments to this writer that illus trated his spirit and experience that should be shared with the public. Lonnie Edward Hooker, a 20- year-old Gladstone man accused nearly two years ago o f throwing a dead possum on a black man’s barbecue grill, was finally sentenced to ten days in Clackamas County Jail, fined $200 and then placed on probation. The possum-tossing inci dent occurred shortly after Portland Police Bureau officers had allegedly placed dead pouums in front o f a black-owned restaurant in Portland. Hoover got a lecture on racial dis crimination from Clackamas County District Judge Terry Gebolys as he received hit sentenc ing on the third-degree criminal mis chief charge. Hoover had entered a guilty plea on the charge. He threw a dead possum onto (he grill at W alter's Mississippi-Style Barbeque Stand at Southeast 82nd Avenue and King Road. The trial o f Hooker took two years to reach a conclusion for a number o f reasons. Plea negotia tions, failures to appear and contin uances accounted for the unusual delay according to Gebolys. The District Attorney also requested that Hoover obtain automobile insur ance and a driver’s license prior to sentencing which also contributed to (he delay. THIS WEEK S SPECIAL Pickup & Truck Seats Reupholstered tl C o m p lete M o a t T rucks ART CRAFT UPHOLSTERY 2653 NE U n io n ..................... 287-8806 RUNYAN'S 88C STORE Observer: How did you gel into Trans Am and Formula car racing? Willy T.: 9:006 45 Closed Sunday 3716 N.E. UNIONI I am the only black driver on the circuit today. M y father was into racing and so it was a natural for me. The first part o f my career, my father helped me both spiritually and economically due to the tremen dous amounts o f capital I needed to get started in racing. Observer: Was it hard to get started in the U.S.? Willie T.: Yes, I couldn't find sponsorships and I only raced once or twice a year. Then I went to Europe and de veloped my aggressive style o f driv ing and was received well as a racer. Observer: What is needed to be an effective racer? Willy T.: firs t it takes training, natural talent and experience. I put a big " E " on experience. Secondly, you Wlllia T. Rlbba. wtnnar of tha Rosa Cup Raca. (Photo:Pat Willard) need a good team o f technicians and a good sponsor. Each car we have on our team represents one million dollars. I want to be the best and win the Indy. I want black people to become more involved in motor car racing and to be proud o f my accomplish ments. M r. Ribbs, twenty-seven years young and from San Jose, C alifornia, impressed me with two things. One, determination and two, his self respect. It's a message that young and old can prosper by. I guess the old addage “ You can make it i f you try ,” is true. Huh, Willy!? - Conference addresses conflict Eleanor Holmes Norton, the first woman to chair the U.S. Equal O p portunity Commission, will speak at the "E q uity in the '80s Conference" to be held at Lewis and Clark ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON College in Portland on June 16th and 17th. Ms. Norton was appointed in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter and served until 1981. As chairper son she administered Title V ll o f the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Section 301 of the Rehabilitation Act. Currently a professor o f law at Georgetown Law Center in Wash ington, D .C ., she is the author of "Sex Discrimination and the Law: Causes and Remedies" and is writing a book on the development and impact o f affirm ative action remedies. Alvin W. Washington, Vice President and Associate Regional Manager o f the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan o f Oregon, w ill also address the conference. A graduate o f Lincoln University, Washington holds an M .S . in Administration from George Wash ington University and an M S. in Physiological Chemistry for Ohio State. He has been in his present position since most o f 1981 and pre viously was a Health Plan Manager, an Administrative Director, and held various assignments in the medical field and was a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. A ir Force (technical in form ation, intelligence). Representing the Reagan admin ¿fcXAuto etailing Father's Day and Graduation Cards & Gifts istration will be Asst. U.S. Attorney General J. Paul M cG rath, who is in charge o f the Civil Division in the U.S. Attorney General's O ffice. The conference on "T h e High Cost o f Intergroup C o n flict" will begin with registration at 8:00 a.m . The conference fee o f $60 includes two lunches. 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The panel will examine the contract under which the County pays the library's costs and the Library Association governes the library system. Among the questions to be addressed are ownership o f the library assets, the appointment of directors, commitment for extended financing and possible private financing methods. Happy Father's Day Full line of Sale ends June 25 Rag.81« ,4 at.
