1 ,1 'Godfather gives viewers a program they can t refuse "I'll make him an offer that he can't refuse." By now only a sheltered few have not heard that phrase, since this past week was marked by the arrival of Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television. wavelength By JIMMY WILKES The Corleone saga began on NBC this past Saturday night, and although the other networks used effective counter programming, the Godfather ratings should be outstanding. For one thing no other mini-series has come close to sustaining the intense level of excitement and suspense that was inherent in The Godfather. Coppola and his editor Barry Malkin are to be praised for their successful job of editing The Godfather, The Godfather, Part II, and original footage not shown in the two movies, into a coherent package that kept one constantly on the edge of his seat. And although I don't feel that the violence depicted was unnecessary, there is no doubt that some found themselves viewing just to guess who would be next. Not many films can claim the amount of blood found in The Godfather: But as mob boss Hyman STRIKE THREE... Friday in the DTH r With This Coupon FREE BEVERAGE OF YOUR CHOICE with your meal Offer good tonight, Thursday, Nov. 17 only ALL ABC PERMITS Roth stated, "...that's the type of business we're in." Finally, there is no other group of films that comes to mind which worked as a springboard for so many outstanding actors. Even if one had seen the two movies' four or five times, one. could still marvel at the superb acting of Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Robert DeNiro, Marlon Brando, Talia Shire and others. And after viewing such mini-series as Aspen, or 79 Park Avenue, it renewed one's faith in this programming concept to watch the Corleone saga unfold. Outside of Roots, television has yet to produce such an artistic and enjoyable cinematic success. Hampton Choirs perform Friday The world-renowned Hampton Institute Concert Choir of 38 great American voices will perform at the Great Hall at noon on Friday. Admission is free. In 1873 the Hampton Singers began touring America and Europe and have never stopped. The Singers took their school books with them and studied as they sang to raise money for a residence hall. Hampton Institute, which they established, has had no difficulty in finding audiences for the Singers' artistic offerings, both at home and abroad. The Singers, now known as the Concert Choir, have sung before the crowned heads of Europe. 942-5153 I 1010 Hamilton Rd. I Chapel Hill I Just off Intersection of I 15-501 BypaaalHwy 54 I (Acrou from Qlen Lannoi I Shopping Center) j Lose Experience Earthdance. Whole Earth Music from Paul Winter on A&M Records and Tapes. On Earthdance, Paul Winter has gone to the ends of the earth to create a rich and diverse musical blend, unique to any performer in contemporary music. And taken it even further. The Apollo 15 Astronauts took Paul Winters music to the moon, and named two craters after their favorite pieces, "Icarus" and "Ghost Beads!1 Get in touch with yourself EARTHDANCE name the Earth, and the music of . AC..D . nrv D nu. ... Paul Winter by sending a cRo Af Ta ADRESS - check or money order for Hllk CA 90213 city $7.98 payable to A&M state zip . ReCOrdS, InC. tO: Available on L.P.only. California residents add bX sales tax. 7 f Dan H. Laurence The Hampton Concert Choirs have performed at the United Nations, Lincoln Center, White House and Kennedy Center. Sweden, Denmark and Norway also have welcomed the singers for repeated performances. The Choir, under the direction of Vernon Smith, features a repertoire which includes works from each historic period along with traditional black spirituals of jubilee. A Woofer & Tweeter is having a Pre-Holiday Sale t I OO tt O m OOO-il your mind, and ..if an ft EARTHDANCE is like nothing on earth. And everything on earth. New Age music from South American, African and European cultures. Music fea turing the internationally re nowned musicians who have performed with Paul Winter over the years. Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless, Glen Moore, Collin Walcott, David Darling. Paul Winter's "Earthdance" Available at all Record Bar locations Shaw lives again in this one-man show George Bernard Shaw will be brought back to life tonight at 8 with a dramatic reading from the correspondence between the playwright and Alice Lockett. The show takes place in 106 Carroll Hall. Dan H. Laurence, a noted collector, editor and critic of Shaw's works, will perform the one-man dramatic narration. G.B.S. in lxve, which he arranged and has for several years performed throughout the U.S. and Canada. At 4 p.m. on Friday in Greenlaw 101, Laurence will lecture on Shaw. The performance and lecture are free and open to the public. Laurence is editor of the highly acclaimed edition of Shaw's Collected Utters 1874-1910 and the definitive seven-volume edition of Shaw's Collected Plays with their Prefaces. He also has performed in professional theatre for more than 40 years. "George Bernard Shaw," says Laurence, "was 25 years old, an impecunious Bohemian who had written three unsuccessful novels and was living on his mother's income as a singing teacher, when he met Alice Lockett and attempted to mold her to his needs and specifications. Save from 10-50 on name brand Hi-Fi components See our ad on the front page of this week's Village Advocate. Woofer & Tweeter HI-FI SYSTEMS 426 E. Main Street, Carrboro 967-2462 come to your i&fW 1 Thursday, women I he cutback in probably the rcsull ol the smaller school's frustration about what the larger schools can do financially, according to Cobey. "Smaller schools can't afford to live large scholarships, and they'd like to stay competitive with larger schools" The small colleges outnumber the larger ones in Al A W and easily could amass enough votes to pass a motion in their favor. Cobey says. The scholarship cutback is not necessarily designed to limit the larger universities, says Joan S. Hull, chairperson of the Ethics and Eligibility Committee at AlAW's national headquarters in Washington. D C. "We make our decisions in light of AlAW's basic philosophical position that athletics must be in the same vein as the entire educational institution." Hull says. "In that institution, the student athlete should not be treated any differently than anyone else. Frances Hogan. director of women's athletics at I) NC, explains AlAW's basic philosophical position as a belief in strictly limited competition and scholarships for women acarry-overfromthedayswhen"competition" for women was a dirty word. AIAW allowed no athletic scholarships for women until a college in Florida filed suit against AIAW and won, Hogan says. "As soon as we got word that scholarships were allowed, we granted our first one to Carney I imberlake," Cobev says. ? JUn I. V Americas Country Good Meal Kentucky Fried kicketv Chapel Hill: 319 East Main Street in Carrboro Durham: 609 Broad Street 814 Ninth Street 910 Miami Boulevard 7005 Roxboro Road Raleigh: 1831 North Boulevard'700 Peace Street1314 New Bern Avenue'3600 Hillsborough Street senses. EARTHDANCE. The joyful return of Paul Winter and the Winter Consort. You don't need shoes for this dance. Just dim the lights, close your eyes, lose your mind, and come to your senses. Produced by Paul Stookey. Phil Ramone. and Paul Winter this album contains previously released material. f3 ItroRus November 17, 1977 The Dally Tar Heel 5 Continued from page 1. I imberlake, a tennis player, received the only athletic grant awarded a woman in 1974-7), which included room, board, tuition and feci. This year seven full scholarships and 40 partial scholarships worth a total of S64.000 have been awarded to women varsity-sport participant!, according to Moytr G. Smith, associate athletic director for business. Scholarships for men athletes total about $500,000. The men's counterpart to AIAW, the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), did not reduce a full scholarship to include just tuition and few m rls most recent legislation, even though AIAW encouraged NCAA to do so. "I admire AIAW for trying to take the leadership role, yet in the process they may deny equal opportunity for women athletes," Cobey tayi. "I can't imagine why AIAW would get itself so out of line with an organization (NCAA) that is clearly more established, and therefore put its member institution! in a bind." says Susan Ehringhaus. the University's Title IX compliance officer. Title IX of the 1972 Omnibus Education Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. "The final trade-off Cobey will have to weigh it whether the value of the AIAW membership is enough to compensate for the added difficulty in complying with Title IX because of this ruling." Ehringhaus said. ....

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