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...that Julius Erving jumps is to describe Beethoven as a guy who wrote music. Dr. J. ascends. He springs into the air at the foul line, floats down the side of the lane, holding the basketball in his right hand. Still airborne, he swivels, turns his back to the basket, switches the ball to his other hand and cleanly flips a soft, lefthanded hook shot into the net. On the floor, play resumes at a dazed half-speed as opposing players stand in disbelief...
...from his perch on the Gambian presidential yacht. "You couldn't have staged that if you wanted to." Haley, 55, was delighted by the tumult of drums, whistles, musket shots, and whirling dancers dressed in leaves-all a salute to him and his brothers George, a lawyer, and Julius, an architect, on their return "home" to the Gambian village of Juffure. There Alex handed the traditional gift of kola nuts to the eldest member of the Kinte family, a distant relative. If all goes according to plan, many other root seekers will follow Haley's footsteps to Gambia...
...Julius B. Richmond, professor of Child Psychology and Human Development, has accepted President Carter's nomination as assistant secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, a Medical School spokesman said yesterday...
...Boston Celtics, powered by the 40-point performance of Jo Jo White, sent their playoff series with the Philadelphia 76ers into a seventh game with a 113-108 victory last night in the Boston Garden. Julius Erving scored 14 and Doug Collins pumped in 32 for the Sixers...
...seem to more than pocket handkerchiefs when the wind is billowing. Although Vik and Paxton posted the Crimson's lowest scores, they hit only five greens in regulation. A fierce wind during the 1963 U.S. Open held at the Country Club exacted the highest winning total in 18 years--Julius Boros's nine-over...