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The Stars
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y®* cf" ,e* cle*r|y trough ■ glass darkly. Remember, as you open up
tto reality of the wisdom that is stored up inside of you, perhaps you will feel
somewhat more comfortable with who you are. With Mercury re-entering
Virgo, your mind is sharp and for sure you have some blessings coming with
Jupiter following behind. So take life as you wish it and let the love flow into
Perhaps you are not over the hump yet. However, as you put on a happy
smile you will attract to you your greater good. Take a look at what happens
over the holiday and proceed with caution.
For sure you Taurians are feeling great, with the sun now in Virgo this is
one of your favorite times of the year when blessings are for sure going to
open up to you.
ARIE8
March 21-April10
TAURUS
April 20-May 20
GEMINI
May 21-June 21
Take a look around you and see where Mercury left you and in what state
of the mind are you. For sure this is a busy time for you. Getting back on track
isn’t all that bad.
CANCER
June 22-July 22
Yes, your family life is more important to you and for sure that is where
your mind is. However, when you just let things flow to you things will be bet
ter than you expected $$$wise. You know what to do in those situations that
may attempt to take you off center. Smile...
LEO
July 23-Aug. 22
Heh. Leo, take it easy for sure this is a time for you to grab <»i oy or
tunities. However, take it easy and let things come to you. Watch bet'o \ nu
leap even though things will turn out all right for you. Recheck moves betor*.
final decisions are made.
VIRGO
Aug. 23-Sept. 22
Happy natal day to all of you wonderful Virgoians. For sure your light is
lit up and shining bright. Surprise is in store for you and why not? You
deserve it. Good year ahead.
LIBRA
Sept. 23-Oct. 23
WAlways on your mind and why not? This is going to be a better time of
the year for you than you thought. However, please, please think of others
before you make that final move. You have all the information you need, so
proceed with caution.
SCORPIO
Oct. 24-Nov. 22
Your energy should be well charged up and for sure as you let the truth
stand revealed without criticizing others you will reap the rewards.
Remember, when you point the Anger at others you have three pointing back
at you. You’re in charge; let God handle it. You’re a lot more stable than you
think.
SAGITTARIUS
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Sometimes a little relaxation with the family isn’t all that bad. You need a
break from the routine. However, when obstacles creep up take a little
detour. Remember your obligations and things will run smoothly.
Remember, you never get away with anything.
CAPRICORN
Dec. DJm. it
Happy days are here again and for sure you Capricorns should be feeling
a lot better with the sun in Virgo. This is your season and the opportunities
should begin to flow to you much better than you expect. Your influence is
greatly appreciated.
AQUARIUS l
Jan. tt-Feb. 18
Goals... goals. Why not? Hits is one time that you can count on those goals
coming to fruition. That is, should you have kept a positive attitude. You do
have the ability to foresee the future when you follow your inner guidance.
Take time and let your hunches pay off. Stick to your game plan.
PISCES
Feb. lS-March 20
This is the last big fling of the season for you with this holiday here now.
However, you have been thinking about some changes and for sure this will
play an important role in your life at this time. Stick to the work routine for
just a little longer and things will begin to see the light. You do have your foot
in the door, so take advantage of it. Opportunity is here now. This is your
balance time of the year.
To all you wonderful sodical light beings, take it easy on the highways and
let the others go first. Watch what yes drink and stay on your routine of a good
diet. Have a last good holiday and keep these children healthy as they return
to school by feeding them the right feeds... no sugar and no sodas... get fresh
fruits and vegetables as snacks and let their minds soar this year. Go for it.
Remember, it’s all in the stars... Listen in daily on WLLE-AM S70 on your
radio dial, ie-11 a.m.
Automobile Looting: Up In Popularity
Leasing, an alternative nnanc
ing arrangement that lets a grow
mg number of people drive new au
tomobiles on a more frequent basis,
1* on the rise. It accounted for ap
proximately 1.8 million retail car
deliveries in the United States dur
ing 1990, compared to 1.1 million
retail deliveries in 1988, reports the
National Vehicle Leasing Associa
tion.
Automobile dealers around the
country attribute this growth in
leasing to lower lease rates and the
good financial sense it represents.
Today, virtually every domestic
and foreign car manufacturer offers
some form of short-term leasing.
Some go even further. In 1989, Audi
af America launched a low-cost
leasing program that many in the
industry consider unprecedented.
Aptly, it’a called the Three-year Test
Drive. Because of its popularity,
leasing now accounts for over 40
percent of that car manufacturer’s
deliveries.
How It Works
The Three-year Test Drive lease
1
program ieis a person lease a laai
Audi for 36 months, with no down
payment, at rates more typical of
four- and five-year leases.
Industry automobile leasing ex
perts report there are now several
short-term lease programs on the
market, all of which give lessees the
freedom to turn in their vehicles after
three years. In terms of a total
package, however, the Audi Three
year Test Drive has a number of ad
vantages that provide a visually risk
free driving experience.
In addition to the low monthly
rates and zero down payment re
quirements, the lease program cov
ers all scheduled maintenance and
service adjustments during the life of
the three-year lease, up to 60,000
miles. This includes oil changes,
routine engine adjustments and re
placement of all normal wear items,
such as windshield wiper blades and
brake pads.
Many consider this type of risk
free ownership experience a signifi
cant reason more Americans are now
leasing instead of buying.
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Howard Hires Lawyer
College Holds Own Tune
BY BARRY COOPER
Howard University, perhaps the
most prestigious of all the
historically black colleges, always
has marched to its own tune, so it is
no surprise that the Bison have gone
far beyond the mainstream to find a
new athletic director. And now that
the Bison have their man, 41-year-old
attorney Darrell Simmons, look for
them to further distance themselves
from other black colleges by
scheduling sporting events against
the Naval Academy and other
predominantly white schools, and
possibly even withdrawing from the
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
The hiring of Simmons seemed odd
because he has no real experience in
sports, either as a player, manager or
coach. But he’s a Howard grad, a
Georgetown Law School graduate
and a darn good attorney. Those
credentials were good enough for
Howard, which clearly wanted an
athletic director who would bring new
ideas and a fresh way of thinking to
the post.
What Howard wants, it appears, is
to virtually back away from being
identified as a black college athletic
program. Simmons and Steve
Favors, Howard’s vice president for
student affairs, said the school is
ready to make a dramatic change in
its athletic programs, even if it
means alienating longtime boosters
who want Howard to continue playing
only black colleges.
“You look at a situation and see
what makes sense,” Simmons told
the Washington Post when asked
would he favor, say, dropping a
football game with historically black
Virginia State to play, say, Navy.
“You look at the historically black
colleges on the schedule and you must
weigh that against possibly playing at
the Meadowlands (near New York
City] with the chance to get national
exposure.”
It is okay by me if Howard wants to
think big. Dreams come cheap. But
making those fantasies come true is
another matter. Just ask historically
black Tennessee State, which 10
years ago thought it was putting
together the groundwork to become a
black Notre Dame. It never came
close to happening. None of the big,
predominantly white schools would
play the Blue Tigers. Tennessee State
remains what it was then: a proud,
historically black school that is a hell
of a place to get an education. But
becoming a black Notre Dame? That
goal remains beyond the Blue Tigers’
reach, if only because there are too
many obstacles being placed in the
school’s way.
The same is true about Florida
A&M. If there was a black college
capable of breaking into the big time,
it was Florida A&M, particularly
when football c.Mfch Rudy Hubbard
and athletic'’director Roosevelt
Wilson were at the helm in the early
1980s. They had big plans, big ideas.
But it proved to be an impossible
mission., There were too many
barriers. Too little money, too little
success in scheduling games against
the larger schools, too few superstar
recruits and too much resistance
from the alumni.
Soon, attorney Simmons will find
all this out at Howard. The last thing
the larger schools want is for a
Grambling or a Bethune-Cookman or
a Howard to really make it big and
begin stealing all the great black
athletes. That’s not racism; that’s
business.
But Howard intends to break down
the barriers. This year, in basketball,
the Bison will play Louisville,
Florida, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Toledo and Miami. But all those
games are on the road. In football,
Howard is hoping it can schedule
games with Temple and Navy, but
it’s likely both those games will be
played on the road, too.
It’s understandable that some
longtime Howard observers are
skeptical. Said alumnus Glen Harris,
now a prominent broadcaster in
D C.: “Isn’t this what we have been
hearing from the Howard athletic
department for the last 20 years?”
The Bison are confident that
attorney Simmons will make a
difference. Said Favors, the Howard
vice president: “We don’t have any
doubts about what we are attempting
to do.”
Alabama State has become one ot
the first black colleges to support
MVP Products, Inc., the world’s only
black-owned athletic shoe company.
The shoes are on sale at a number of
campus bookstores, including
Alabama State’s. But don’t look for
MVP to gobble up the shoe business
from all the black college athletic
teams. Most schools receive free
sneakers from the largest shoe
companies, and that makes it tougher
for a small company like MVP
Products to get an, uh, shoe in the
door.
Norfolk State sports publicist John
Holley has received some much
deserved recognition. He is the 1991
winner of the Cal Jacox/Champ Clark
Award, which is presented annualliy
to the top sports information director
at a historicalliy black college.
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