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TROTTERS
SIGN ‘TEX’
TO NEW
CONTRACT
The Harlem Globetrotters have
signed head coach Charles “ Tex”
Harrison to a seven-year contract
extension. No terms o f the contract
were released, but team officials say
it may represent the largest financial
commitment in Globetrot-ters’ his
tory.
Harrison has worked for the team
for the past 35 years, 18 o f those as a
player. He began his duties as a
Globetrotter coach in the 1960s.
“ Aside from my family, being a
Harlem Globetrotter has been the
greatest highlight o f my life,” said
Harrison. “ I have had the good for
tune to be part o f the most celebrated
sports team in American history.”
Harlem Globetrotter’ s Owner
and Chairman Mannie Jackson said,
“ Few people understand the mix o f
basketball skills and entertainment
that it takes to be a H arlem
Globetrotter. Tex has devoted his
career to the Harlem Globetrotters
and this contract recognizes all he
has done for this organization."
Harrison isanativeofG ary, Ind.
and currently resides in Houston.
He attended North Carolina Cen
tral University where he was the first
player from an African-American
school to be named All-American.
Harrison played with the College All-
Americans, a frequent opponent o f the
Harlem Globetrotters, before donning
the famous red, white and blue for his
first game in 1954.
Coach Harrison recently led the
Globetrotters to a 10-1 series victory
over Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s legend
ary al l-stars in what many describe as
intelligent and inspirational coach
ing. The Harlem Globetrotters are
the most popular family entertain
ment show in the world as they have
performed for over 100 million peo
ple in 1 13 countries in the past 69
years.
Ducks
Climb To
No. 12
The new Rose Garden from inside the arena bowl. The structure is designed for NBA and college basketball, professional hockey, indoor
soccer, indoor track and field, gymnastics, major concerts, monster truck rallies, rodeo and bull riding, circuses, ice shows, boxing,
professional wresting and convention and trade shows. Total capacity for NBA basketball is over 21,300.
(Photo by Eric Noon)
The Oregon Ducks this week
rose 3 spots to No. 12 in the Associ
ated Press College Football Poll af
ter a 52-30 victory overCalifom ia on
Saturday. Stanford fell from No. 16
to No. 23 after losing to Washington,
38-28
Florida State remained No. 1 in
the media voting, followed by Ne
braska, Florida, Ohio State, South
ern California and Tennessee, the
same order as last week.
Oregon did a superb job defen
sively to throttle California’s run
ning game, especially with top per
formances by Bryant Jackson and
Jeremy Asher. The Ducks also made
a dramatic improvement in kick cov
erage.
Oregon Coach Mike Bellotti
praised the work o f Josh W ilcox,
citing him for three tackles on the
kickoff'team, two o f them right after
he scored touchdowns.
With 312 all-purpose yards,
Oregon tailback Ricky Whittle had
the fourth-best all-purpose day in
school history.
The Ducks face Washington
State in Eugene Saturday. In other
games Saturday, California w ill play
Oregon State and West New M exico
is at Portland State.
SOCCER CAMP COACH SCOTT HONORED
Join us in celebrating
(Elje F o r t ia n i» O D b se ru rr’s
A N N IV E R S A R Y
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Jeff Murtaugh (left) of the Oregon Special Olympics thanks coach George Scott for his volunteer efforts.
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George Scott has been honored
for his volunteer efforts on behalf of
kids.
Scott was one o f more than 100
individuals and organizations recent
ly thanked for their participation in
Oregon Special Olympics, the orga
nization to benefit citizens with men
tal retardation.
He has been the director o f the
Oregon Special Olympic Unified Soc
cer Camps for three years. The camps
bring children with and without dis
abilities together to learn soccer skills.
The participantsalsobuild friendships
and gain awareness and acceptance
about the differences in others.
The camps have been so suc
cessful since Scott became camp di
rector that they have tripled in size.
“ He expends enormous amounts
o f energy to make sure everyone is
having a great time,” Special Olym
pics representatives said. “ Whether
he is teaching campers how to play
asteroids’ ‘and karate kid ’ or play
ing with campers and coaches in soc
cer games, George is a motivator and
leads by his own example,”
Oregon Special Olympics pro
vides year-round sports training and
competition for children and adults.
Currently, more than 5,500 ath
letes train and compete in 14 Olym-
pic-style sports year-round in all ar
eas o f the state. Nearly 10,000 volun
teers support the athletes by serving
as coaches, chaperons, tim ers,
fundraisers, promoters and in a host
o f other duties.
“ We couldn’t exist without vol
unteers, everything we do involves
them,” said Je ff Murtaugh, president
o f O regon S p e c ia l O ly m p ic s.
“Thanks to the selfless contributions
o f our volunteers, this organization
continues to thrive and the athletes
benefit immeasurably.”
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Tires Need Proper Inflation
W hile W all Street favors low
inflation for the U.S. economy, just
don’t try it for tires. It could be any
thing but a soft landing.
In tires, The Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Company blames low infla
tion for a number o f economic ills:
Underinflated tires waste an es
timated 4 million gallons o f gas daily
in America.
Tire life decreases about 10 per
cent for every 10 percent the tire is
underinflated. For example, an aver
age passenger-car tire could lose
about one-third of its life at 20 pounds
per square inch inflation.
The National Highway Traffic
Safety Adm inistration estimates
about 250,000 accidents a year result
from improperly inflated tires.
Tires should be inflated to the
vehicle manufacturer’s recommen
dations printed on a vehicle’ s door
placard or in the owner’s manual, not
the maximum limit stamped on a tire
sidewall, according to Sam Landers,
chief engineer o f Goodyear passen
ger tires "Because o f summer’s heat,”
Landers said, “most motorists have
ignored a tire’s ' leading indicators' -
like inflation pressure - over the past
few months. They don ’ t real ize that a
well-cared-fortirepaysbigdividends
over the long-term.”
Goodyear recommends that
motorists check tire inflation pres
sure monthly or before a long trip.
The economy's soft landing ac
tually could add to motorists’ prob
lems. Slower growth is causing cau
tious consumers not only to put off
purchases o f new cars, but similarly
to delay replacement o f worn car
tires, Landers said.
That means trouble, he added,
with either state laws that prohibit
worn tires or increased likelihood
that bald tires might skid compared
to tires with good treads.
Couple that with an aging U.S.
auto fleet in which the average car
age is 9 years compared to 5 just 25
years ago Since most older cars gen
erally have fewer safety features such
as air bags and anti-lock brakes, hav
ing good tire treads to avoid acci
dents and punctures is paramount,
Landers said.
Up for debate is the severity o f
the tire low-inflation problem, he
said. In the 1970s, the National High
way Traffic Safety Administration
claimed half the nation’ s cars had
underinflated tires.
O ther
studies
stated that 25 to 28 percent o f cars
had at least one tire “ seriously
underinflated" (4 pounds per square
inch or more below the manufactur
er’ s recommendation).
Goodyear conducted its own
parking lot survey, sampling 250
vehicles or 1,000 tires. More than 28
percent o f the vehicles had one or
more underinflated tires.
Ten Percent Jump In Summer Sales
More youth than ever relied on
Tri-M et for their transportation
needs last summer.
Nearly 10,000 youngsters pur
chased “ The Pass,” entitling them
to unlimited travel at half the regu
lar price from June through August.
T h at’ s a 10 percent increase
in sales o ver last summer when
the pass was in tro d u c e d , and
n ea rly double the average youth
pass sales fo r a ty p ic a l month
d u rin g the school year.
The special $37 pass was avail
able to those age 18 and under at
participating schools, Tri-M et sales
outlets and other locations around
town. Pass holders also qualified for
special discounts from: Mcdonald’s,
Hollywood Video, Portland Rockies
Baseball, IC U Skate Co., Metro
Washington Park Zoo and Tower
Records.
More information about youth
passes, bus and M A X routes, sched
ules and fares is available by calling
238-R ID E .
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T ri-M e t recently introduced
its “ T ran sit station" home page
on the w orld W ide W eb people
who have com puter access to the
Internet and W o rld W ide W eb
can now access T ri-M e t in fo rm a
tion from anyw here in the w orld,
in clu d in g here at home
inform ation availab le online
at h t t p :/w w w .t r i-m e t .o rg d e
scrib e s:
• how to ride buses and M A X
light ra il trains
• fares, schedules and route maps
• carp o o lin g & b ic y c lin g options
• em ployers who o ffe r their em
ployees transit benefits
• upcom ing p u b lic m eetings
T r i- M e t jo b lis t in g s and
W estside M A X co n stru ctio n up
dates are planned for the future.
Q uestions, suggestions and co m
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“this service makes it easier for
our customers to get Tri-M et infor
mation, and it encourages others to
give Tri-M et a try ” Said Margie
Harris, Tri-M et executive director o f
marketing & customer service, “ this
will attract new passengers, help keep
the air clean and reduce traffic con
gestion.”