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Old Timer's Game I NBA greats Kareem Abdul Jabaar and Julius j Erving suit up once again and play a one-on- | one charity game on Feb. 28 which few people care about. While the combatants receive six- figure paychecks, neither collects calls from hungry pro teams. Tony, Toni, Tone Spurred by the scintillating jumps of Finnish ‘ ski jumper Toni Neiminen, the Winter Olympics convene in Albertville, France on Feb. 8. Filled with sports few see but once every four years — luge, cross-country skiing 1 and the tavern-popular curling — the games I are a chance for Americans to cast away nause- . ating jingoistic fervor and enjoy unheralded athletes, such as Norway's superstar cross­ country skier, Vegard Ulveng. Fat Chance As the excessive, Dionysian Mardi Gras festivi­ ties swing into wondrous hedonism, many in New Orleans reel from the city ordinance I passed unanimously two months earlier which requires racial and sexually segregated private organizations to stop these prejudiced practices or lose the right to parade. A "New Orleans Times-Pica}mne" poll shows that 66 percent of I voters, and a majority of both blacks and | whites, want the ordinance repealed. | ► For Art's Soke Under increasing White House pressure, John Frohnmayer resigns as chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts on Feb. 21. While Frohnmayer rarely befriended the con­ troversial arts community, in his absence, observers fear his replacement will devise an even more stringent and conservative code on art dealing with sexual themes. ^ l"ll Be Back Facing skepticism and even calls for his removal from the game. Magic Johnson stuns a national audience Feb. 9 as he leads the West to a decisive 153-113 victory in the NBA All-Star Game. Not only does Johnson take home the MVP trophy, but he squelches rumors that he will not compete in Barcelona.