Portland Observer, May 9. 1984 Page 13
The 1983 Legislature mel for a total o f 20« days. During
that lime, the incumbent legislators— including M r. McCoy
and M r. Priestley:
* Foiled to provide tax relief or reform.
* Made a mistake” which released dangerous |uvanlla offenders
from cuatody. IHB 2938)
a Increased your Incoma taxes by eliminating the 41000 personal
•xamption and aubstitutlng an 486 credit (HB 22011
In addition, while voting to raise your taxes, incumbent
McC'oy:
a Voted to incraaaa legislators salaries and expenses (SB 532)
a Sponsored a bill to build a fancy mansion for the governor In
Salem (SB 8041
a Since 197«. traveled more then 40.000 miles at the taxpayer s
expense.
If you have had enough of this ineffective and irresponsible
legislature, then ...It ’s time to make some changes in Salem.
ELECT A LEA D ER .
FOR A C H A N G E .
D E M O C R A T lor S T A TE S E N A T O R
District 8
U S OLYMPIC BOXING TEAM H O P E F U L S -1984 national ch«m
pion* of the Budweiser National Golden Gloves Tournament of Cham­
pions which took place in St. Louis recently, will now move on to
compete in the Olympic boxing trials next month in Ft. Worth. Texas,
in hopes of winning a spot on the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team. The
1984 champs by weight classes are: Israel Acosta of Milwaukee, 108
pounds; Las Fabria of Las Vegas, 112 pounds; Robert Shannon of Las
Vegas. 119 pounds; Victor Levine of Kokomo (ind.l, 12S pounds. Mar
vin Chambers of St. Louis, 132 pounds; Timmy Rabon of Broussard
(La.), 139 pounds; Mylon Watkins of Las Vegas, 147 pounds; Ronnie
Essett of Indianapolis, 1S6 pounds; Virgil Hill of Minneapolis. 166
pounds; Evandar Holyfield of Knoxville, 178 pounds; Michael Tyson
of New York (not shown), heavyweight; and Michael Williams of
Louisiana, superheavyweight. The 1984 Golden Gloves team title
went to Las Vegas
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■ 14 Years Judicial Service
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1X1 Judge Aaron Brown, Jr.
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Sport Talk
by Hon Sykes, Sports EdUor
The big showdown, or coin flip
between the Houston Rockets and
the Portland Trail Blazers will not
come o ff as expected.
Due to very extenuating circum­
stances, the M ay IOth " flip o f f " has
been postponed until further notice.
The reason being: alleged miscon­
duct by both Portland and Houston
officials. The New
York Post
alleged last week that the following
scheme took place: Thai Akeem
O lajuwon had already accepted an
offer from Portland to play basket­
ball for something like 1.2 m illion a
year. The story had it thal
Georgetown’s John Thompson had
told both Portland and Houston
that his star, Patrick Ewing, would
not play for either team.
Then, as the story goes, the
Blazers and the Rockets worked out
a deal that would have Portland
drafting O lajw on, while the Rockets
would take Ewing to Boston or New
York, two teams that Ewing, sup­
posedly, woud be happy playing
for. Wi.en the rumor first surfaced.
Blazer officials vehemently denied
each rumor. Akeem O lajuw on, con­
tacted last Monday, also flatly
denied the story.
Portland fans should not despair.
The Blazer officials didn't gain their
reputation as an organization by
engaging in stupidity. For thirteen
years they (Blazer Organization)
have been a class act. And there’s no
reason to think they will change
now. The Post has been known to
create more than a few far out
stories in the past
N B A com­
missioner David Stern will hold his
invesligation on M ay 17th and after
that Portland will be able to get on
with the business at hand That
being to win the flip and grab the
big “ N igerian".
And then there’s the story on Jim
Paxson, Portland’s all-star guard.
Paxson is in the last year o f his con­
tract with the Blazers A contract
that reportedly pays him $123,000 a
year. Now, to the average working
stiff that is a handsome salary,
right? W ell, Paxson is undoubtedly
underpaid when one considers the
high salaries now being paid in
professional basketball.
But, before we start feeling sorry
for Jim Paxson, we must remember
that the 6 ’6 " flyer out o f Dayton
signed the contract. A nd, I ’ m sure
there was no coercion involved. The
Blazers have always believed that
one should honor their contract.
From this standpoint, they have
never wavered. Negotiate they will
do, but renegotiate, never.
Remember, that it was Maurice
Lucas' desire to renegotiate his con­
tract that led to his being traded.
Luke
reportedly
received
"everything" he asked for, but the
very next year endeavored to
renegotiate.
The
Blazers flatly
refused and Luke walked. Whereas
Paxson never made a fuss about
renegotiation he has often criticized
his employers for not signing him
earlier. Just what is Pax’s current
market value? When Calvin Natt
signed for $750,000 last year, Jim­
my openly slated that he would nol
sign for less. Some Blazer fans are
bemoaning the possibility oPlosing
their hot-shooting guard. But if
Paxson is leaving it’s only because
he wants to go. The Blazer brass is
most willing to meet Paxson. They’ve
stated more than a few times that
ihey will match any offer Pax
receives, if given the chance.
Therein lies the key “ if given the
chance" to the whole deal. Portland
cannot sign Paxson before they sign
their 2 4 .1 pick.
The "c a p " is the beast in ihe
woods. The beast thal will force
Portland to leave Paxson dangling.
The lid on Portland, like all other
NB A teams, is 3.6 million. Now ,
one does nol have to be a Albert
Einstein to figure that Portland will
exceed the cap if they sign Paxson
now. What with the big salaries of
Mychal Thompson, Kenny Carr and
Wayne Cooper, the tap would easily
be destroyed. Portland could retain
Paxson if Jim would only be a team
player.
Paxson has been known for his
team play in the past But that was
on the court and not in his pocket
book.
The Blazer situation is easy to un­
derstand. They would like lo have
their cake and eat it too. And this
could be done only if Pax would
agree lo becoming a team player
..o ff Ihe court. By being a "team
player," Pax would wait until after
the Blazers have signed their No. I
pick before going out on the free
market. I f this happens, then the
Blazers would be allowed to match
any offer he receives. The rules slate
simply thal a team can exceed the
cap in order to keep their own
players. However, should Paxson
begin seeking employment right a f­
ter the playoffs, and he has in­
dicated thal he would, the Blazers
would not be able to retain his ser­
vices. It would be unrealistic lo
think that Ihey could come to terms
with a top draft pick that quickly.
So, where will Paxson play next
year? Cleveland,
Indiana,
San
Diego or Seattle? Seattle could use
Pax ideally with Gus W illiams. Pax­
son could be the good big guard that
Lenny W ilkins so disperately needs.
You would think that Pax would
want to go with a contender
O nly Seattle of the above four
clubs fit that category The Lakers,
with their abundance o f talent, are
probably not interested. But, Pax
would be in seventh heaven on a
team with Magic Johnson. " P o rt­
land will have to choose between
signing its center or re-signing their
captain," Paxson said. And we all
know that a center comes first. If
Portland could just get Paxson to be
patient. They could then have the
s ' m I t m
r»/4 aal it tisri*^
Mayor Frank Ivancie has kept
his word to Portland. He’s
developed millions of dollars
in new payrolls, lie s brought
in millions in new trade He's
maintained the city’s top
bond rating to save money for
the taxpayers. And, he's re­
stored effectiveness and morale
to Portland's Police Bureau.
No one can offer more experience and more proven ability
to get the job done as Mayor than Frank Ivancie. Keep our
future on track. Keep Mayor Frank Ivancie's "can do" spirit
working for Portland.
MAYOR
F R A N K IVANCIE
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