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Several (JSC t \ By Tim Surrat This year's Special Olympic Track and I r?:_u ?. :11 1 i ?_,1 i i Tor< 1 nciu VAmipciuiuu win uc musicu uy i April 4, and should be a success with help j from USC students, the event's director said. < More volunteers from USC student organizations are expected than for last year's games. They will come from national ! service fraternity Alpha Pi Omega, and ] several sororities, Ron Bouknight said. \ The event will involve about 520 mentallyretarded participants, and Bouknight said he expects 150-200 volunteers from USC. "WITHOUT THE volunteers, there i would be no way to have the games. The kids < love hugs and contact with them. When they come across the line, the first thing they do is ? reach out for a hug. The kids love having the volunteers there," Bouknight said. Cowboy wide ri DALLAS (AP) ? Dallas Cowboy wide receivei son was iniured and his brother Mark Pearsoi yesterday in a traffic accident in North Dallas, p Police spokesman Ed Spencer said Drew pears ing a vehicle that went onto the shoulder of LB. north Dallas and hit the rear of a parked tractor Spence said Carey Mark Pearson, 27, was dead and that Drew Pearson, 33, suffered back and int< n Sooner 0: Responsi InTheli SI You're maneuvering i 445 feet of guided f missile frigate through the navigational I hazards and non-stop n g] traffic of one of the |Yv world's busiest ports. 11 \ But you'll dock w r \ j safely. Because you TJ know your equipment. I You know your men. And evei responsibility weighs in at 3,6' you're ready. After 4 years of college, y ready for more responsibility t | civilian jobs offer. Navy office I kind of job and responsibility [ and they get it sooner. } Navy officers are part of tl ment team after 16 weeks. Inst f nmrt nffirpr pnnHiHnfps r- ?? receive four months . NAV of leadership training. I It's professional school- | ' ing designed to sharpen . me r their technical and s management skills. | Nami Then, in their first? Addr assignment, Navy city. rrof mnnnap- I Iuiituvio | omvt | tColle, Age. AMajo | Phor I This i I to fur ' more ^ oi N? IXm IH Get Res I jroups to help In the past, volunteers from Delta Delta 1 Delta and Kappa Kappa Gamma sororities me have been used, as well as volunteers from att< i\PO, which Bouknight said is "the mainstay ' of the games. They always help." sec* The volunteers are used for everything huj from starting timers to keeping scores. By 1 helping, they fulfill the purpose of the rec games: to give the mentally retarded the skills beg to participate in basic athletic events, Terry the Linder, Special Olympics executive director, said. ' to "If we can break the sport down into thi: teachable steps ? dribbling, shooting, for Bo example ? then soon they can play easily on their own. They may not be an Alex English or a Jimmy Foster, but they can compete. wh Everyone is a winner, and everyone goes thr home with something," Linder said. 20( eceiver Drew Pe Drew Pear- and was taken to Dallas Presbyterii 1 was killed the truck was not injured. olice said. Hospital spokesman Bill Mays si on was driv- tory condition with internal injurie; J freewav in Soencer said the officer makine tl -trailer. driving a 1984 Dodge Daytona at ar at the scene truck was parked on the shoulder v irnal injuries the time of the 1:30 a.m. CST acci r Later loirii< bilityLikeTl favy It's Sooiu rsavy 0111 i when the advantage of advanced edu< 00 tons... training in fields as varied a management, electronics, ar ou're analysis. In graduate school :han most you thousands; in the Navy rs get the And the Navy pays we they want, ing salary is $17,000 (more t companies pay). And that's le manage- comprehensive benefits pro/ ead of boot can include special duty pa^ 1 years, wit ry opportunity w 344 promotioi drmation center i ^roacoc fi Box 5000, Clifton, nj 07015 * creases, LI | to as muc ratner nave responsibility sooner. ten jt nore about the Navy's officer program. ft (0G> I be an offi ' (Ple??P Print) EHT" | NaVy, ^ ess Apt. * I have wha I succeed. 1 Zip | makes it 1 Re/University | $Year in College GPA . ir/Minor I >e Number | (Area Code) Best Time to Call 1 s for general recruitment information. You do not have rj nish any of the information requested. Of course, the I we know, the more we can help to determine the kinds 9 vy positions for which you qualify. u ivy Officers iponsibility Fa with Special ( rHE OATH stated by every athlete is "let older a a ? a M Ua a # f 1 /?(* ? 1 rvt A 1% A KmifA I Vt f Vl A <oa?Aa*?4 wiii9 uui 11 i vaiiuui ici me ut uiavt 111 tut cvcin impt," Linder said. Th 'The kids don't concentrate on being first, com( nd, third or last ? just finishing with a athle 5," Bouknight said. Jack: rwo years ago, Special Olympics stopped **\ ruiting individuals as volunteers and para< ;an using mostly organizations because said, y were more accountable and reliable. Th Sout! 'We hate that we can't open everything up seve use volunteers at large, but we have done orgai s in the past, and it has been disastrous," has uknight said. throi rHE COMPETITION will include eelchair events, frisbee throws, softball TI ows, standing broad jumps, 50-, 100- and state 3-meter runs and a 400-meter relay. For Dani I arson mjurea in an Hospital. The driver of Dallas police spoke would be routinely re] aid Pearson is in satisfacs. Cowboy spokesmai fie report said Pearson was returned on a team I i unsafe speed and that the team members had pi vith its flasher lights on at He said Drew Pearson dent. third brother, Andre, ftjpr \%| f Set the decision- | ..^ \ jfl uthority it nake that ? i^mSRim ility pay off. An_Animated I ?10A3 Don Oil. ieir manage ities grow, f? cers can take v ' nation and 2 is operations ?* ~a!" id systems __ it would cost nmniPi^iio we pay you. 11. The start- J ;han most / \ on top of a | ?ram that J/ nc mm mnnon fnct^r BBtfcy I nc I START 1 NATURAI | LOOK El BeHKj|Wi i* H ^ 1 Sale beq S&$ 1 f2i3i?iw8tw Olympics competitors, there will be walking-race :s. ie top winners from the competition will >ete in the chamDionshiDS with 1.000 tes from around the state at Fort son in May. Ve will have an Olympic village and de just like the other Olympics," Linder ie Special Olympics organization in h Carolina has three staff members and ral volunteer coordinators. 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