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News Brief L INC-1 \ To Broadcast Black Moses. April 25 O.J. Simpson, whose role as a priest in Carlo Ponti’s “Ca sandra Crossing" has been expanded several times, says he'll play one more year of football and then concentrate on his acting career. The mov ie s co-stars are Sophia Loren, Burt Lancaster, Kicnara Har ris and Ava Gardner. Mean while, O.J. is the cover phot on the electric Company Maga zine's Sports Special for April and May. The "must see” film of 1976 “Ernest In Love” To Be Staged At Queens "Ernest In Love,” a rollick ing Victorian musical farce based on Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Ernest," begins a four-performance engagement in Suzanne Little Auditorium at Queens College on April 22. Performances will begin at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings and a Sunday matinee will be pre CAnf a/4 ot O • Or» Directed by drama instruc tor Jane Hadley, the produc tion features students Moira Quinn of Charlotte; Martha Groseclose of Eden; Libby McNeill of Fayetteville; Linda Smalley of Charlotte; Dendy Haller of Pulaski, Va; and Suzannne Brice of Spartan burg. S.C. Other performers include Dave Durham, Jack Grande, Bill Crymes and Rick Helms of Charlotte and Bill Devereux of Mt. Holly. A mixed chorus completes the cast. . General admission is $2, and. tickets will be available at the door. Bandstand s performers The Supremes, French songstress Michel Polnareff and ventriloquist Willie Tyler and his puppet, Lester, join host Dick Clark on the ABC Television Network's “Amer ” ican Bandstand,’-’ Saturday, April 17 from 12:20 to 1:30 p.m. is Warner Bros 'All the President's Men," starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman The D.C. premiere benefitted The Fund for Inves tigative Journalism, a private foundation formed to subsi dize investigative reporters, of whom many are free-lan cers not personally able to cover the costs of their work Jazzman Lionell Hampton has been named director of special events for President Ford’s election campaign. He's a lifelong Republican. Hamp will be given nation wide campaign responsibili ies among entertainment, civ ic, fraternal and social groups. Billy Wilson, who has a Tony nomination for his choreog raphy in "Bubbling Brown Sugar” and who also staged the new Broadway hit, is do ing the same for the black version of "Guys and Dolls' now trying out in Philadel phia. Also from "Bubbling Brown Sugar" are musical supervisor-arranger Danny Holgate, music director-chor al arranger Howard Roberts and costume designer Ber nard Johnson. A jazz concert tour of eight cities included Ella Fitzger aid. Count Basie. Oscar Peter son and Joe Pass. It opens in San Francisco on April 30 and concludes June 10 in Washing ton. Gladys Blair, sister of Lof ten Mitchell (he wrote the book for "Bubbling Brown Su gar") will write "The Mahal ia Jackson Story." Billy Dee Williams now do ing the stage production of "I Have A Dream" in Washing ton. due to open a seven-day engagement at tty: Fox Theat re in Atlanta on April 27. He's also being mentioned for "The Scott Joplin Story," a TV pic ture of the Ragtime composer to be filmed by Motown for NBC-TV for next season as a two-hour show. The Cleavon Little-starrer "Blazing Saddles,” in a sec ond nation-wide release, has jumped to third place in the "50 Top-Grossing Films" for the week. Irene Cara, the pretty youn gster who has the title role in the Warner Bros, release. "Sparkle" wants to set the recordlTFaiglit on her age. A trio of talents are schedul ed this weekend on Soul Train. Appearing with The Sup remes, the jnost popular fe male group on the musical scene, are singer A1 Wilson and Ossie Davis, noted actor. Susay Green, the newest ad dition lo The Supremes. joins the world-renouned group on "Let My heart Do The Walk ing,” "Don't Let the Tear drops Bother You" and "You Are What I’ve Been Missing In My Life," all from their latest Motown album. A1 Wilson revives memories with his smash hit from a few seasons back, "Show and Tell,” then, in his earthy style, renders his current success. "I’ve Got A Feeling (We’ll Be Seeing Each Other Again)." "Show and Tell," which sold over two million copies, was named by Casbbox magazine as the number one single of the year. In a cameo appearance Os sie Davis shows scenes from Keep your out-of-town friends informed on what's happening in Charlotte by sending them a copy of the CharlotteT’ost each week. The cost is only $8.00, plus tax per year. his new movie, "Countdown At Kusini," which is premier ing across the country. Soul Train, produced by Don THE CHARLOTTE POST YOUR NEWSPAPER /^ONDEWuU ] 1 Is On Sale At The Following Fine Locations: Bitsy Bounty.3201 Beatties Ford Road Lunsford Grocery.125 N. Irwin St. Mini Pantry.2305 LaSalle St. News Center Bookstore.Ill West Trade St. Queen City Pharmacy....2206 Beatties Ford Rd. Busy Bee No. 2.3018 Baringer Drive Plaza Apothacary.951 S. 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Who Would Have Known That These Girls Would Rise To Become The Hottest Singing Group To Ever Hit Motown / SHOWS r 1:30-3:30 5:30-7:30 9:30 i nomas rm'rs nas oeen called a black Moses who led more than 1.200 former slaves back to Africa after the Amer ican colonies won Indepen dence from Great Britian But his store has remained v irtually unknown except in specialized books on black his tory Research prompted by the American Bicentennial has focused new attention on Peters, and his connection with North Carolina His story is reenacted as part of a new documentary film to be broadcast over the l NC TV Network at 7 3Up m . Sunday April 25 Entitled The First Civil War the 3o-mmute film was written, produced and narra ted by Richard \V Hatch. It was produced by the Chapel Hill Studios of Cniversity Tel evision with support fron the North Carolina Bicentennial Committee. OHAKLO T TE ART SUPI« IW W I1A0I S». J74-1770 v a>t» IIm inn . 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