Dramatics
Headline
Concert
ABC recording artists the
Dramatics recently celebra
ted their 10-year anniversary
as a group by headlining a
concert at the Pantages The
atre in Hollywood.
At the near-sell out show,
the five-man group performed
their current R&B chart sin
gle, “Ocean of Thoughts and '
Dreams,” which featured lead
vocalist Ron Banks in an
extended solo spot.
The Dramatics also gave
their audience a sneak pre
view of songs from their forth
coming ABC album, Do What
You Want To Do.
Channel 9
Special To
Highlight Gehrig
One of the most beloved men
in baseball history, Lou Geh
rig, will be highlighted on
Channel Nine’s special, "A
merican Lifestyle,” which
examines the lives of legend
ary Americans. Hugh Downs
will ho6t this program to be
telecast Sunday, March 19 at
1:30 p.m.
Gehrig's career will be
traced, from his sickly boy
hood to his place in the Base
ball Hall of Fame, hich in
cludes the 14-year period he
compiled a lifetime batting
average of .341 and played
2130 consecutive games and
seven World Series.
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Homes and Revolution were
the three centers that were
represented at the annual Doll
Show, sponsored by the Char
lotte Parks and Recreation
Center ^tt 2425 Lester St.
This rainbow colorful dis
play served as a most specta
cular event as children of all
ages competed for prizes for
mo6t unique exhibit. This
year’s theme for the show was
“Wonderland of Dolls.” The
theme was most representa
tive of the show in that the
many different classifications
of dolls;mechanical, bride
cloth, foreign, stuffed, large,
small and others were set
admidst a scenery of wall
decorations and draped to the
setting of the colorful Walt
Disney World. The decora
tions were that of the famous
Walt Disney characters: Mic
key Mouse, Donald Duck, Do
nna Duck, Winnie The Pooh,
Yogi Bear and all sorts of
clowns.
Famous doll collectors from
over the U. S. judged the best
entries in the show. Trophies
were awarded to the three
runner-ups. First and second i
place certificates were given
in each classification.
A combined fust and second
place winner was Debbie Wil
liams.
Maxine Ford won the pre
tige of "Best of Show” for her
28-year-old Toni Doll.
The whole event turned out
as a most colorful and inspira
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ion affair.
WTVI Extends
Festival ’78
Marathon
WTVI, Charmer 42 in con
junction with many public
levevision stations will extend
it Festival 78 Marathon to
include a Masterpiece Theatre
Party. The 36 hour Marathon
pf uninterrupted program
ming will begin on Saturday,
March 18 and run until Sunday
March 19 at midnight. Stars
from some of the past Master
piece Theatre series will join
the Marathon on Sunday,
sponsored by WNET in New
York.
Dick Cavett, Jean Marsh.
Robin Ellis, Sain Phillips, and
others will be featured during
the final round of the festival.
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SHE'S HAPPY- Singer Roberta Flack
radiates with happiness as her young public
surrounds her for autographs following the
success of her new Atlantic record album,
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