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6A THE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, F"EB. M, IMB ®3M| %j Eill i ■ H |fl ■ ■ i fl LOVELY BARBARA McNAIR Spent-Christmas In Vietnam Barbara McNair Says Morale of The Gls In Vietnam Very High NdRFOLK The fact that there are no defined battle lines in Vietnam makes it a difficult war to fight accord ing to singer Barbara Mc- Nair, who spent the Christ inas holidays there with the Bob Hope troupe. Miss McNair said she was impressed with the high morale of our servicemen. About Bob Hope, the pretty Racine, Wise., native says "He kept us in stitches the whole tice." MRS. JACK Rafferty in pri vate life, Barbara admits her recording career has not set the world on fire. Most of the companies have gone under. She said she has never made more than two albums for any one company. Her current contract with Motown has six months to go. THE RAFFERTY'S. are childless, but a poodle has the the run of their San Fran cisco home. Rafferty is a press agent for a night club. Barbara studied music at UCLA for a year before head ing east to Gothom. She work- EDWARD WATERS COLLEGE HOLDS ANNUAL HISTORY WEEK PROGRAM JACKSONVILLE, Florida- The Social Science Club of Edward Waters College, held its annual Negro History Week program, Wednesday, February 14, at Wards Chapel, of the campus. The observance was high lighted by a panel discussion on: "To What Extent Have the Negroes Made Progress In American Life and Culture?" Topics discussed were: "Progress in American Econo mic Life," by Leslie Wyche; "Progress in American Political Life, by Miss Theresa Johnson; "Progress in American Social Life, Marvin Dawkins; and "Progress in International Af fairs, by Miss Josephine Holmes. The discussion emphasized the twentieth century achieve ments of the Negro, with spe cial observations on the per spective of the N«gro during the twenty-fiist century. Lewis Champion, a senior of the college made the sum mation of the group's findings 1 JlnrientJlgc |1 STRAIGHT Ml KENTUCKY BOURBON 2l PINT Um ' _ STRAIGHT KENTUCKY BOURBON WHISKY • 86 PROOF • S YEARS 010 . ANCIENT AfiE OIST. CO., FRANKFORT. KY. Ed as a secretary between several engagements. She credits the Arthur God frey V show with giving her national exposure for the first time. Later she became a guest on the Garry Moore Show. LIKE MANY top singers, Barbara has tried her hand at acting. She has appeared on the "Dr. Kildare," "Ho gan's Hero" and the "Elev enth Hour" TV series. "I would like to continue in act ing," she said. Twice a year she plays a Las Vegas crub date. This year's stint starts Feb. 29. NATIONAL columnist Earl Wilson, also a member of the Bob Hope Christmas troupe, recently said Barbara is the next female singer to make it "BIG," which makes her feel good. "What did she say?" was her cagy reply to a question about Eartha Kitt's recent White House blast at the Johnson administration. sponsor and advisor of the club, which participated. MUTUAL BENEFIT ~ LIFE INS. CO. Jack Margolis •' I MILL BUM. M2-7SSO "portable TWTCTfBffwS luggagC :rr2 WRIST WATCHES , V . _ ' I STEREOS "• RECORD' PLAYERS~~ 7! DIAMOND Sam's Pawn Shopj 122 E. Main St. Ph. 682-2573.: L Ddrhvn, N. C. j Dr. Martin Luther King Among Foremost Leaders of Our Time ATLANTA. Ga. A poll of the 3,500 members of the Over seas Press Club ranks Dr. Mar tin Luther King, Jr., President of the Southern Christian Lead ership Conference (SCLC), as one of the 12 persons in the world who have done "the greatest work for good in our time." Dr. King is U a only N«gro and one of the three living persons chosen is the top 12 modern world leaders in the poll. A total of 102 persona were nominated y Overseas Press Club memlx s. In addition to Dr. King, the other leaders chosen in the poll KKK policemen CHICAGO Offi cials of the American Civil Liberties Union said this week they had decided not to represent Chicago police in en accused of being members if the Ku Klux Klan. Jay A. Miller, executive director of the ACLU's Il linois Division, said his or ganization had been consid ering entering the dispute on the grounds that it would be illegal for a man to lose his job simply be cause of his association with the KKK, or any other organization." But "at this point it's more complicated" than only their association with the KKK, Miller said. ALLEN LUDDEN -^^M UK - : l "TO" I J WRAL-JV *★★★★★★ ★ * ★ * .★ ★ *j(j^ Raleigh Channel 5 I J*™^?cl VE $1 WIW TO , cWf\m s soo°° t^^r 1 ■: • ¥&""■ \ j ~~— f \ '"' •' - \ N ° PURCHASE NECESSAR V ! / W, HNERS RECEIVE S IF) I M *♦.. a • * *,,V~'i"'"^l-^- — ■ \ Pick up your game card at ony Winn / • _ ~" m \ -- Dixie Store. If the number on your / W/J\M/p Ga MC . 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Truman, and United Nations Secretary-General Dag Ham marskjold Dr. King is President and a founder of 11-year-old Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a human rights or ganization at the forefront of the civil rights movement A clergyman, author, and leading figure in the world peace move ment. Dr. King received the Nobel Pri'e for Peace in 1964. He earned his Ph.D. degree at Boston University in 1955, and since then has received many awards and honors, including 22 honorary degrees from col leges r"d universities. Mc.v.Ders of the Overseas Press Club, which has head quarters in New York, include distinguished American and foreign newsmen. Results of the poll were announced in connection with plans for a book on the 12 persons select- Club members will write the book, "Heroes of Our Time," for young adults. It will be ■ 4m Ik jfl I I * y\j I ■ f ■ Hb IPIp M U -m HSmmmmmql s i,~ - t~ published next fall. A chapter | on Dr. King u being written 1 by Mrs. Poppy Cannon White, I a columnist and the widow of I Walter White, who was Execu tive Secretary of the National Association lor the Advance ment of Colored People. AWARD FOR SAMMY—Sammy Davis, Jr. is presented an award for his outstanding contribu tions to the entertainment world by Los Angeles city councilman Billy Mills, who re cently announced his candidacy for the office of County Super visor in that city.
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