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-V V October 2,1991...The Portland Observer...Page 3 1992 USA Basketball Dream Team’ Unveiled USA Basketball President Dave G avitt unveiled on NBC national tele vision on September 21 the first 10 members o f the historic 1992 USA men’s National basketball team, appropriately coined the “ Dream Team.” The 10 players are all current standouts in the N BA . The 1992 USA National team 12-man roster, which w ill include amateur and professional players, w ill be finalized in the spring o f 1992. The 1992 USA National team w ill attempt to qualify the USA men for the 1992 Barcelona Olym pics at the June 27-July 5,1992 Basketball Tournament o f the Americas in Portland, Oregon. I f the U.S. team finishes among the top four at the qualifying tournament, then the U.S. w ill qualify to compete in the 1992 O lym pic men’ s basketball com OWN petition. The “ Dream T e a m " 10 is virtu a lly a W ho’s W ho in the N BA . Accept ing o ffic ia l U SA Basketball invitations to become members o f the 1992 USA National men’ s basketball team were: Charles Barkley (Philadelphia 76ers); Larry Bird (Boston Celtics); Patrick Ewing (New Y o rk Knicks); Earvin “ M agic” Johnson (Los Angeles Lak ers); Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls); Karl Malone (Utah Jazz); Chris M u llin (Golden State W arriors); Scottie Pip- pen (Chicago Bulls); David Robinson (San Antonio Spurs) and John Stockton W e’ll Show You How Whether you’re just dreaming of owning a home or you're ready to buy, Fjrst Interstate Bank would like to show you how. Because at First Interstate, we re committed to revitalizing our neighbor hoods through home ownership. And. through our Community Lending Center, we place a special emphasis on first-time home buyers. The Community Lending Center offers potential homeowners a step- bv-step approach to buying a home. We’ll help you put together a plan to realize your dream ol home owner ship. 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Kirksey (D-Miss.) and from left bottom row. R e p re se n ta tiv e D aniel T. Blue, J r. «D-N.C.I, S p eak e r of the N orth Carolina House: Mayor Sharon P ratt Dixon of Washington, D .t., and Bill and Camille Cosby. ■ i u «V. * sculptor Ed Dwight. Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Top Honors Now Have Sculptured Award To Show Black Achievements W ASHINGTON. D C . — The "Evolution of a People, a sculpture depicting the move by A frican Americans from "slave ships and cotton fields to court rooms, classrooms and the halls ot Congress was unveiled here recently as the symbol of the top honors bestowed on individual Blacks by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF). Created by renowned sculptor Ed Dwight, and underwritten by Philip Morris Companies Inc., six ot the art pieces were presented by the Foundation to outstanding African Americans. The award recipients were: Justice Thurgood Marshall, recently retired from the U.S. Supreme Court: Christopher Edley, Sr., recently retired as I’resident ot the United Negro College Fund; State Senator Henry J. Kirksey (D-Miss.); Representative Daniel 1. Blue. Jr.. (D- N.C.). Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives: Mayor Sharon Pratt Dixon of Washington. D.C.. and Bill and Camille Cosby. "It is important that heroes be hon ored and it is especially pleasing when the awards they receive are the works of a talented, skilled, committed artist." said G eorge L. Knox III. Vice- President. Public Affairs. Philip Morris Companies Inc. He said: "Mr. Dwight's exceptional earlier works. Black Frontier Spirit in the American West' and ’JAZZ: An American Art Form,’ convinced us that he could bring a very special under standing to this project on the struggle of A frican A m ericans through the years. We were not disappointed — he created an important work of art that will inspire many generations to come." Philip Moms has long supported the efforts of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, notably the ( B( F Summer Internship Program, which brings college students to Washington every year to gam valuable experience in how government works RFPRESENTATIVE D onald M. Payne (D-N.J.), left, c h a ts d u r in g th e C o n g re ssio n a l B lack i'a u c u v JOHN LEWIS ,m ;a .i. center .w ith Foundatio f f i Ä Ä <V ¿ n o ? i . ' Vice President. Public Affairs. Philip Morri, Companie, Ine. in Seoul, South Korea. For the firs t tim e in international basketball history, N B A players were eligible fo r selection to the US A O ly m pic basketball team. Previous interna tional rules forbid N B A players from being e ligible to compete in the O ly m pics, however on A p ril 7, 1989 at a F IB A (Federation Internationale de Basketball) W orld Congress, the FIB A member countries in attendance voted project. This subset was very respon sible and really took the charge very seriously, that charge being the selec tion o f the O lym pic coaching staff and the O lym pic team. O f course i t ’s not finished, but this is a big step. ‘ ’The selection process its e lf was a very d iffic u lt one, but one that u lti mately I think was very fair and exten sive. The committee’ s duties are not over; we w ill complete the selection o f the team in the spring o f 1992, but this is an exciting and an excellent step.” “ I ’ m excited about the challenge to return the O lym pic gold medal to the U S A ,” remarked 1992 USA O lym pic men’ s head coach Chuck Daly. The Committee has selected an outstanding group o f w orld class basketball play ers, all 10 are previous N B A All-Stars and nine participated in the 1991 N B A (Utah Jazz). “ This is a historic announcement,” acknowledged Gavitt. “ For the first time all o f the citizens o f the United States were eligible to be selected for the O lym pic team and for the first time we’ re on an equal basis w ith all coun tries. I ’ve said this numerous times, but I don’ t think the O lym pic dream has been diminished. What probably has happened is that the dream has been postponed four years. Pat Ewing, M i chael Jordan and Chris M u llin were all members o f our 1984 O lym pic team and had professionals been eligible then, it ’ s very likely they would not have made that 1984 team. But they would have for sure been on the 1988 USA O lym pic team and probably the 1992 overwhelm ingly, 56-13, fo r open com petition” making all basketball players w orldwide e ligible fo r interna tional competition. Because o f another F IB A rule change, the Americans must first qual ify for the 1992 O lym pic basketball competition. Portland, Oregon w ill be the site fo r the Basketball Tournament o f the Americas, one o f five O lym pic qualifying zone tournaments that w ill be used to determine the 12 teams who w ill compete in the ’ 92 Barcelona Olym pics. The Basketball Tournament o f the Americas w ill be held June 27- July 5,1992 and feature 10 teams from North, South and Central Americas. The top four finishers w ill q ualify for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. The 1992 O lym pic basketball com petition is scheduled for Badalona, Spain from July 26 through August 8, 1992. A ll-S tar game. Four o f the 10 players selected, Ewing (1984), Jordan (1984), M u llin (1984) and Robinson (1988) were members o f past USA O lym pic teams. In the history o f USA O lym pic basket ball, only tw o players have been mem bers o f more than one USA Olym pic team, Burdette H aldorson(1956,1960) and Robert Kurland (1948,1952). Jor team as well. “ I ’ m absolutely delighted with the level o f cooperation that has existed since day one between the collegiate O lym pic Subset members and the N B A members. This was very much in e vi dence in the work o f the committee and C. M . (Newton) as chair o f the Subset Fire Prevention Week: More Than One Week Of Firesafety Is it surprising that America leads a ll other industrialized nations in fire casualties? Each year, according to national Fire Protection Association statistics, about 5,000 Americans die in fires, most o f them caused by careless ness or ignorance. For all o f our tech nology and resources, we haven’t yet 1992 USA MEN’S NATIONAL ☆ W GT POS HQT NAM E 250 6-6 F Charles Barkley 220 6-9 F Larry Bird 240 7-0 c Patrick Ewing 220 6-9 G Earvin Johnson 198 6-6 G Michael Jordan 256 6-9 F Karl Malone 215 6-7 F Chris M u llin 210 6-7 G/F Scottie Pippen 235 7-1 C David Robinson 175 6-1 G John Stockton Head Coach: Chuck Daly Assistant Coach: P.J. Carlesimo Assistant Coach: M ike Krzyzewski Assistant Coach: Lenny W ilkens nique. This year fire prevention week serves as a reminder to all o f us that fire safety must last all year long because fires can strike all year long. 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