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...This puts transatlantic air travel in the pocket of the workingman," proclaimed Freddie Laker, the scrappy founder of Britain's Laker Airways, when in 1971 he first proposed Skytrain "shuttle" flights between New York and London at rock-bottom prices. Six years of governmental turbulence have held up the takeoff, but last week President Carter approved Laker's plan. Since the British government assented in February, Laker's three red, white and black DC-10s are now cleared to begin flying passengers Sept. 26 at the lowest fares ever quoted: $236 round trip...
...doubts that Walton was back in form were dispelled during the Laker series, when he entered into and ultimately won a classic duel with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar-a struggle of titans unparalleled in the N.B.A. since Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell met head on a decade ago. Abdul-Jabbar dominated most of the statistics, but Walton's inspired play at key moments left the Lakers and Abdul-Jabbar helpless...
...denunciation of the evils of white society and its promise of a better life for individuals who strictly follow its commands. The Hanafis consider themselves more orthodox than the Black Muslims, now called Bilalians, whom they dismiss as political exploiters. The most famous Hanafi convert is Los Angeles Laker Basketball Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who financed the purchase of a Washington house as Hanafi headquarters...
...West has thrown himself into coaching with the same verve that marked his playing days. After the first Laker workout this fall, an exhausted West came down with the flu and was unable to make the second day of practice. Explains Center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, only half jokingly: "He took one look at us and we made him sick...
...seasons as a player, West scored 25,192 points-a record that has been topped only by Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson. Along the way, West shoveled off 6,238 assists-meaning he gave away more points than all but a few superstars score in an entire career. Says Laker Forward Don Ford: "I watched him play on TV when I was growing up. As far as I'm concerned, everything he says is gospel...