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Show i I by Bliss Fullmer Russiaon invasiomi nmay In December 1979, the Russian Army invaded Afghanistan, murdered its ruling family and set up its own puppet regime, for the purpose of putting the tiny country under communist rule. At present there are about 100,000 heavily armed troops in Afghanistan trying to stamp out the resistance of its Moslem population. A tattered group of rebels is trying to preserve its freedom against the massive odds of the Red army. World opinion is mounting against the Russians for their dastardly deeds, but the communists are used to that. In the past 25 years they have invaded and enslaved helpless countries and there are others in their timetable of conquest. On Sunday, President Jimmy Carter issued a thirty-daultimatum for the Russians to get out of Afghanistan or The United States will boycott the 1980 Olympics. Good for President Carter. I believe a boycott would be a fatal blow to the summer games if this country were to withdraw and I believe a lot of freedom-lovin- g countries would follow our lead. Already, Saudi Arabia and a few other Nations have boycotted the 1980 Olympics; they understand the motives of the agressive Reds in their own backyard. They know that Communism wont be satisfied with only one thrust into the h Far East, and they realize who could be next on the Red hit list. World opinion is mounting against the Russians for their actions against their peaceful neighbor, but the Reds are used to being hated for their conquests over the weak. In the past 25 years, the Communists have inn vaded and enslaved helpless countries. A lot of people have been outraged, because of their actions, but learned to live with it, just as they did in the early years of Adolph Hitler. Tbe Communists have been patient in their goal of world conquest. They employ every strategy at their disposal to enslave mankind. Most of their progress since World War II has been barely noticeable. They have used armed force when necessary, but deceit has been their most effective half-a-doz- y Far-Easte- oil-ric- half-a-doze- speBD doom to 1880 Snammeir Games weapon. They exploit their athletes through the Olympics for the purpose of furthering their God-les- s society. They embrace the Olympics because it is a tool of further enslavement of the human race. In their own country they search for talent, and provide a lucrative living for gifted athletes to When the athlete fails to perform to their perform for the father-land their usefulness, the athlete is expectations or after he or she has discarded for someone else of promise. All of their athletes are considered amateurs, but they manage to have good jobs and lots of spare time to train in their athletic specialties. The Russians have even been suspected of having men, posing as females to strengthen their womens teams. Their athletes have long been suspected of taking hormones for added strength and endurance. atThe United States can use the boycott as a tool to focus world-wid- e tention on the ultimate goal of the Communist Party. Nothing short of outright war will stop Communism, but world opinion will help to expose them, and delay their time table of conquest. The Reds fear public opinion against their actions, so why shouldnt we press forward with the boycott tool, now at our disposal. The Olympics are staged every four years. Thousands of athletes, from all over the world, participate in summer games,, and in winter Olympics. World-wid- e attention is now being focused on Moscow for the summer games. If our nation refuses to participate and declares to all man-kin- d why we wont, we will be striking a chord for world freedom. Should the Reds back down, it will still be a giant step in the right direction. Russia volunteered to sponsor the 1980 summer Olympics, and has gone to a lot of effort in preparing for the world-wid- e extravaganza. Not only have the Russians built special arenas and facilities for sporting events, but they have spent millions of rubles to cash in on the lucrative tourist trade that the Olympics will attract. They sold the T. V. rights to American out-live- television for an astronimical amount of money. Thousands of Russians have been trained in our language and customs to work at hotels, restaurants, gift shops, etc, to attract millions of Yankee dollars. We could strike a fatal blow at their pocket book by pulling out of the Olympics. What would happen to our devoted athletes who have trained long and hard at great personal sacrafice to participate jn the summer games? Why not organize an alternate program for summer games. Call it the Freedom Olympics and invite everyone except the Russian aggressors. e (We could include Cuba in our ban) I think we would get a lot of could show our athletes that think I Curtain. Iron side of this the support, of communism. their wares, and be proud for opposing the Our biggest competitors come from the Communist nations, for reasons I have cited. It might take something away from winning a gold medal if the Iron Curtain athletes werent in the race, but it would be a victory for world-wid- war-machi- man-kin- d. Don Miller and President Robert Kane of the Committee are battling to stop President Carter United States Olympic from boycotting the Olympics. They believe that politics should not intrude into the games. They insist that if the United States fails to take part in the Olympics, it will be a wasted gesture; something that would not hurt the Soviet Union all that much, but would brand America as the nation that killed the Olympics. I dont think that a boycott would kill the Olympics. I think it would tell the world that we Americans believe in fair play and expect the same from other nations. I would put freedom far above the World Olympics. The summer games arent in danger of extinction, but world freedom is. Maybe a boycott wont halt the progress of international progress, but its a step in the right direction. Lets support the president in his threat to Boycott, if the Russians dont get out of Afghanistan. Executive Secretary F. basketball polls haven't appalled in this region Pre-seas- on D By Bliss Fullmer In a poll of Region One coaches, Sky View was picked best of the league and Layton wasnt even considered in the upper division. Now after three weeks of action, the Bobcats have won only one and lost two and the Lancers are The Coaches named Bonneville and Weber to battle for second place and Clearfield was the only other team to receive any consideration for the upper division. The Falcons were given one third place vote in the poll. Sky View started its season with a raod loss to Weber, before winning big at home against Roy, and they lost, last week at Bonneville. Layton, Weber and Clearfield were first round winners,, then Clearfield defeated the Warriors at home, and Layton blasted the Falcons the following week at Clearfield to remain undefeated. has only one started Layton (3-and two lettermen back from last years fourth place winners at state. pre-seas- 3-- Dave Burke is captain and quarterback of the Lancers, but Mark Lee has become the star of this years team and Stan Owens is tough inside. Clearfield ) has two leaermen back in the persons of Brook Hick and Jeff Gorringe. The Falcons are quick, and play well as a team. They finished second last year in Region One. Weber has Drew Skeen back ) 1 team. The from last years Warriors have good overall team speed and play well together. has an Sky View (1-(second team) Jon McKenna back from last years team. The Bobcats have good height and quickness and they can shoot well. They arent out of o it yet. lost only one starter Bonneville ( from last years team and has only two seniors on this years team. Dan Call, Marvin Ellis, Cory Sylvester and Norm Haney all played summer basketball on the state champion (2-1- (2-1- 11-1- r, imsllmiiint Can the Lancers to this forever? Moons Layton High Doug basketball team is tearing the league in threads at the present time, but many ask, how long can it last? Last Friday night in Clearfield, Layton accomplished probably its biggest win of the season by beating Clearfield on the Falcons home floor. Not many teams have done that this season, in fact only two. The 4 victory keeps the Lancers perfect at 0 with plenty of games left. The Falcons fell to 1 with the loss. 3 Stan Owens, an unheralded senior center, led Layton to victory by popping in 19 points, including 10 in the first quarter, and hauling down a bundle of rebounds. This week Layton plays at home for the second time in Region One and theyll host the Weber Warriors, who a year ago defeated the Lancers at home. Other region play finds Clearfield at Sky View and Bonneville at Roy. The Falcons will be struggling hard to keep themselves above the .500 mark while the Royals are still trying to find their first region victory. The following Tuesday, January 29th, Bonneville travles to Weber where Alverson meets Conolly. Roy is at Clearfield and Layton travles to Sky View. All these games are set for 7:30 p.m. Lancers on upsurge The Lancers, who struggled through n play with just a 8 slate, appeared headed for your basic rebuilding year after finishing fourth Tournament in the State season. But since the start of the new year, the resurgent Layton team has reeled off three straight Region One wins, including a 4 victory over neighClearfield. boring arch-rivTwo of Region Ones veteran coaches, with teams that sport winning records, will come to battle this Friday evening in what should be the classic game of the week. Its the Warriors and the Lancers. A Layton win would certainly assure the critics thinking that the not Lancers are for real if they-r- e thinking that way right now. A Warrior victory would assure Conolly and his crew of at least a tie for the league lead, with the race almost half over. Sportstacular says it will be Weber 58-5- 3-- 2-- 6-- 2-- pre-seaso- 4-- A 58-5- i "s s I A ' B.C.I. team. was on bottom, one year Roy (0-this of league play, but at state ago won 11 straight to win the Rejgion One championship. The Royals have no returning starters from last year and only one letterman. They start two sophomores. Roy and Bonneville are down in the standings so far this early in the season, but have time on their side. Each is playing with sophomores and juniors who are maturing in every game played. Both will be stronger as the season progresses, and especially next year. All six Region One teams will have a shot at getting in the Utah ' State basketball tournament, but' those teams finishing in third, fourth and fifth place in Region Ore, must play against the top teams of Regions Two and Three, and at their school, to qualify for the eight team tourney at the University of Utah. , v, . far ILmasirs!! by five. The second region battle that could shape into a dandy is the Gearfield-Sk- y View battle. Rmemeber how the Clearfieldites blew away the Bobcats last year in Smithfield? The Bobcat players, coaches and fans probably havent forgotten that loss and the one they suffered down in Clearfield. The Bobcats are a tough bunch to beat on their home floor as most teams are. However, with a healthy Jeff Gorringe back in the line-uthe Falcons could hold off the Bobcats long enough to win it going away. Sportstacular says it will be Sky p, View by 8. The final region battle finds Bonneville on the road again, this time playing at Roy. These battles are always interesting. If the Royals expect to have any chance at all lor the Region One title, possibly their fourth in a row, then they must win at home this week against the Lakers. The Bonneville squad on the other hand is coming off 1 n a victory over favorite Sky View and should be flying high. They also need a win to stay alive in the title race. 76-7- pre-seaso- Sportstacular winning by sees the Lakers 6. Roy takes it on the chin from Weber, 66-60 Bliss Fullmer Weber beat Roy By in basketball, did it from and the foul line. Friday, The Royals out-shthe Warriors 26 to 24 from the field and hit a higher percentage of their shots but the Warriors converted 18 of 23 from the charity stripe, where Roy got only 8 of 66-6- 0 14. Drew Skeen was high-poiman of the evening with 22 points and got ten counters in the final quarter when Roy was pressing. Van Fuller got 21 for the Warriors and Kelly Johnson added twelve. The Warriors shot 51 percent from the field and 78 percent from the foul line. Bert Rich tallied 13, Steve Scholtec 12 and Cort Murdock contributed ten for the Royals who shot 52 percent nt from the field and 57 percent from the line. The Roy loss leaves the Royals in sole possession of last place, after three weekends in Region One. Weber is tied with Clearfield for second place. Next up for the Warriors is a trip to Layton to engage the leagueleading Lancers. Roy will entertain Bonneville, in what promises to be a must battle for both teams. ROY J.V. 53 Robert Kirkwood scored 16 points in the last quarter and 23 for the night as the Royal J.V. team beat Weber by eleven. Jed Porter and Bart Hadley also hit in double figures for Roy and Webers . Larson scored 18 Warrior points. Elk moved from ranch HARDWARE RANCH-Fi- fty head of elk will be trapped at Hardware Ranch this week and moved to the Book Cliffs of Northeastern Utah for release. The project is being carried out in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management. Winds causing drifting snow are making an exact release site hard to pick. If access is possible to a summer range, the release will take place there according to Northeastern Region Game Manager Bob Nielson. Nielson recognizes that the animals will probably head straight to winter range but then they will have established a pattern of migration from summer to winter range. The majority of land in the area is managed by the BLM with a very small portion in private ownership. Private owners have been contacted about the release and are willing to comply. Transportation will be provided in Wildlife Resources trucks from the Hardware elk trap. Northern Region Game Manager John Kimball indicated that moving the 50 cows and calves will aid the Hardware Ranch management plan objective by keeping the wintering herd at approximately 600 animals. puts up shot over Weber's Kory Kennlngton in prep action last week. The In league while the Royals dropped to to Improve their record to Warriors won the game ROY'S RYLAN WIEDMEIR 66-6- 0 play. 2-- 1 0-- 3 |