The White Falcon - 22.11.1985, Page 5

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have found the best way
to give advice to your
children is to find out
what they want and then
advise them to do it."
— harry S. Truman
fl'Kfad officials are elected
■®-*by good citizens who do
not vote."
— George Jean Nathan,
drama critic and editor
$i * bureaucrat's idea of
cleaning up his files is to
make a copy of every
paper before he destroys
it."
—Laurence J. Peter,
author of "The Peter
Principle"
"Trying to be fascinating is
an asinine position to be
in."
—Katherine Hepburn
//TPhe American Plan is a
great body of citizens who
are ready to rally to the
national defense—when it
is necessary to do so."
— Woodrow Wilson
//■you can t hold a man
down without staying
down with him."
—Booker T. Washington
”lnspire"-ing two
By Evelyn D. Harris
"They were cookin'," said Lt.
j.g. Brook Doty, U.S. Coast Guard
Honor Guard. Doty, who had or-
ganized a group of 30 Coast
Guard Honor Guard members who
volunteered their time for In-
spire '85, was talking about the
wheelchair entrants in the first-
ever Presidential 10K race for
wheelchair and running entrants.
The fastest wheelchair entrant
was a minute faster ■ than the
fastest runner. But the wheel-
chair racers were not the only
ones "cookin'" at Inspire '85,
a two-day (Sept. 20-21) festival
in Washington, D.C., planned to
show the disabled at work and
play and to highlight their a-
cnievements.
There was an international
darts champion -- who happened
to be blind. There were games
of skill -- among them "beep-
ball," a fiendishly difficult
adaptation of baseball using
special beeping balls and bases
-- which a crack team of blind
athletes made look easy. "Only
one of our guys hit the ball,"
said Doty. Sighted persons were
issued blindfolds. There was
blind skiing on an Astroturf
ramp. There was wheelchair bas-
ketball. "My wheelchair tipped
over, but it was fun," said Doty.
There was music -- provided
by the Army, Navy, Air Force and
Marine Corps bands and by groups
such as the Hi-Hopes, nine art-
istically gifted mentally re-
tarded youths from Anaheim,
Calif. There were tents -- blue
ones from private industry and
good old green from the Army.
Billboard magazine's top five hits
days for racers
There were joint service honor
guards to add to the pomp and
patriotism of the event.
And square dancers. "They
were fantastic," said Capt. J.
F. Gamboa, USN, acting deputy
assistant secretary of defense
for equal opportunity, referring
to the group of mentally retard-
ed square dancers. "I've tried
square dancing, and it's not
easy. It proves there's no limit
to the human spirit.
Also in the human spirit de-
partment: former presidential
press secretary Jim Brady, the
man who made a remarkable come-
back after being shot when an
assassin tried to kill the pres-
ident. Brady made jokes and
gave the victory sign in re-
sponse to several standing ova-
tions.
As for Inspire '85, "It was a
big success," said DoD's coord-
inator for handicapped programs,
Judith C. Gilliom.
"We had a ball," said Doty,
whose fellow volunteers came
early and stayed late throughout
the festival. "I hope there's
an Inspire '86."
Soul Country Hot 100
1. Part-time Lover -- Stevie
Wonder
2. Who's Zoomin' Who -- Aretha
Franklin
3. Everbody Dance -- Ta Mara
And The Seen
4. Caravan Of Love -- Isley-
Jasper-Isley
5. The Oak Tree -- Morris Day
1. Hang On To Your Heart --
Exile
2. I'll Never Stop Loving You --
Gary Morris
3. Too Much On My Heart -- The
Statler Borthers
4. I Don't Mind The Thorns --
Lee Greenwood
5. This Ain't Dallas -- Hank
Williams Jr.
1. We Built This City --
Stars hip
2. You Belong To The City --
Glenn Frey
3. Miami Vice Theme -- Jan
Hammer
4. Head Over Heels -- Tears
For Fears
5. Part-time Lover -- Stevie
Wonder
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