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Show Supplement to The Iron County Record The Weekly YOur.exclusive entertainment section, that covers local events, TV and Cable listings. were .v j -sj It's almost a sin that Kurt I A f ' Jy J ? .ftf Thomas, America's greatest i m fZw 3r - , " jtJi gymnast could not compete in the i: r ! I i iPr? Olympic Games last month. ; If 1 d lTni J-V Watching the youngster develop "W' , j4 Jrj .xrfL over the last three years was V ' , " fcf V T sheer enjoyment. Kurt electrified ' L - I "i fans wherever he performed. The ; ' 'v .J ARM. 1 letdown of not competing in the j "C.. lYi IV I Olympics must have hit Thomas -k..A I FH !s like a ton of bricks and was t J , M probably the lowest point in his J A L life. But the sleek athlete blessed . . AaRt .yfiV i . f j "T t ' with good looks, a loving wife and l'JV ,.,'f J U '"" lots of smarts is looking forward WrHftf ' w'h 'c to coaching our future gymnastic -2&rZ J , fl 1 , stars in the near future. There are , f cjy ' T 4 - ? ' Tv also rumors that Kurt might go to GmZLmmatiff , L4. UJ .' Hollywood to lense a movie or two. Gymnastics does require Kurt Thomas Hennes Weisweiler some dramatic poise and if the blonde superstar can channel n The Seattle Sounders have some of those energies into SVCl JftZl stolen the spotlight away from the acting then he'll have a whole new Kl ifll Nil New York Cosmos which has career ahead of him. (D U U VJ!i become a cause for concern for VdKJ the front office management and .... , new coach Hennes Weisweiler. KV , f""-"i ' "" . " f.'T"! The German skipper has also had n .' ' I ;,T to contend with the teams' f ?' 1 yi.TV tr, . on-the-field inconsistencies. To s. V f ' f TtrQ' ' i J- v "2 complicate matters, Hennes' i V " mr-r Krm"' , A close-friend Franz Beckenbauer is i - k V f si playing out the string in America VI V jf"' V5'" CLX. '- as 'Der Kaiser' will return to the f $T X . top-notch German Bundesliga - V A ? next year. Weisweiler thought he ' I spoS If'ifr ' ' 1 ' could convince Franz to stay in 5V j ii "'ffev' 1 1 America and help the Cosmos n I" iSU ' lt f ' W ' I become a world power, but Or "1)1' -2' 1 1 I Beckenbauer opted for the big sj? L . i-T fMiMii 4 bucks back home. The legendary k XTT aSIW sweeper was converted into a . -S,V'J mid-fielder with the talent-laden f 1 g7t s v a Cosmos and was visibly unhappy. i v at 1 Franz did indicate though, that his f"r' lifestyle was much more sanguine .V in tne UA-To clinch his return to gtm , iJ Germany, sports manufacturing 57 VI companies back home offered I jY aT-L mi him promotional monies even after his playing days are over in Y Reggie Jackson the Bundesliga. So its bye-bye Franz. Perhaps they should rename leader. Jackson has also played 1 the Yankees 'Reggie's Raiders.' an integral part in helping some of For the first time since he donned the Yankee rookies deal with the the pinstripes, Reginald Martinez big city envoronment and has : Jackson is one happy ballplayer, coached them on the field as well. H 11 He's hitting the hide off the ball Jackson has always thrived on r i T 0 J0 and is a threat to capture the respect but as the old addage J fjml II MVP Award this year. More goes, 'You have to give respect in If II II IC If 11 importantly his teammates have , order to get respect.' JI U U Sr i finally accepted Reggie as their ' n comui wmco, hc For the week of Thursday J uly 31 st ; Wednesday August 6th )A |