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P ip ó P o rtla n d /o b s e r v e r T h u rs d a y , January II, 1973 The Temptations end year on positive note C a m e ra crew p repares to photograph hospital technician and woman to whom he w ill a d m in is te r a hearing test fo r “ Sound P o llu tio n ,” one of the film s in "M a n and E n viro nm ent" series being shown on Channel 12 a t 10:30 p jn . on Monday and Tuesday evenings, 9;30 a j n . on Tuesday and Wednesday m ornings. " M a n and E n v iro n m e n t" is a T V home study course available fo r cred it fro m P o rtla n d Com m unity C o lleg e. F o r inform ation, w rite o r phone: P o rtland Comm unity C o lleg e, 12000 S.W . 49th Avenue, P o rtland , Oregon 97219, 2 4 4 - o l U , TV production brings challenge L ittle did they know what scholastics can involve, when some of the creators of the " M a n and E n v iro n m e n t" s e r ies le ft the business w orld fo r the fie ld of education. "M a n and E n v iro n m e n t" is a 15 w eek c o lle g e -c re d it course to be offered Monday ana Tues day at 10:30 p jn . and Tues day and Wednesday at 9:30 a j n . beginning January 22 on K P T V (Channel 12). P o rtla n d . In photographing the series o f 15 h a lf-h o u r c o lo r film s w hich a re the basis for P o rt land Com m unity C o lle g e ’s f i r s t c re d it - by - television course, the following tasks w e re among those completed - not without some hazard: A fo r m e r businessman took his life in his hands by stop ping his c a r on the shoulder of a D e tro it expressw ay to take s till pictures of pollut ing smoke fro m a Big F o u r auto fac to ry . A fo r m e r college basketball s ta r piloted a single-engine plane at n ea r grasstop level to photograph hungry a llig a to rs in the F lo rid a E v e r glades. A cam eram an and a produ c e r spent a night so deep in the Everglades they had to spear frogs fo r food, andw ere in turn alm ost consumed by mosquitoes. Another crew probed the depths of New Y o rk C ity fo r scenes of poverty and o ver crow ding. A d iv e r heavily laden with w aterproo f g ear entered At lantic w a te rs fo r closeups of endangered species of fish and c o ra l. Globetrotter tips T heodls Lee on Rebounding You w ill often find in re bounding that being tall does not n ecessarily mean you w ill get a ll the rebounds. Some of the best rebounders in bas ketball have been " s h o r t" men such as Wes Unseld, C het W a lk e r and B ill B rid g es. It is v e ry im portant to con centrate when rebounding. T r y and watch the shooter so you have some idea where the ball is going. Often the most im portant phase of rebounding is getting good position. I f you place you rself between the basket and the opponent, you a re m o te lik e ly to grab the re bound. T r y and block out the opponent to keep him fro m getting the b all. I t is good to think aggres sively when r e b o u n d i n g . Avoid slapping at the ball; try and g rab the ball cleanly although if you a re In position you should try and tip in re bounds If possible. T r y and be active under the boards and try and know w here the ball is and where the opponent is at all tim e s . A women biology teacher took to the a ir to detect un treated human w ‘ 9te flowing fro m M ia m i Beach intow aters used fo r sw im m ing. A stro l le r w ith came ra hob nobbed with zoo monkeys toss ing aside banana peels and people tossing aside beverage cans, fo r a painful com pari son. D ire c to rs and photograph e rs clim bed tow e.s, rode odd conveyances, gazed down from skyscrapers and up from city dumps, perfo rm ed as actors, entered burning forests, and tra v e led to rem ote points in and out of the United States fo r scenes and interview s not regionally availab le to the m ak e rs of " M a n and En viro n m e n t” at M ia m i-D a d e Com m unity College in F lo r ida. They w onder who e v e r coined the phrase about edu cators living in iv o ry tow ers. P o rtland C om m unity C o l lege w ill aw ard three tra n s fe r cred its in anthropology fo r successful com pletion of '•M a n and E n v iro n m e n t." Students w ill e n ro ll by m ail to P C C s C om m unity Educa tion D iv is io n , and they w ill be m ailed learning m a te ria ls , textbooks, and exam inations. A panel of experts w ill provide discussion of the film 's topic on the following day. F o r m ore Inform ation on "M an and E n viro n m en t" contact Portland Com m unity C ollege, 2 4 4 -6111. The fabulous T e m p « tIo n a , having es u b lish e d themselves as perennial national chart toppers with such hits as " M y G i r l " . "B e a u ty 's Only Skin D e e p ", and "Cloud N in e” haws scored again w ith •h e ir c u rre n t m illio n -s e llin g num ber one single, "P a p a Was A Rolling Stone", and smash L P . " A l l D ire c tio n s " . Add ing m ore entertaim en t honors to th e ir monumental score, the Gordy recording a rtis ts recently received the award fo r the best album of 1972, " A l l D ire c tio n s " at the re cent annual NAACP Image Aw ards banquet held in Loa Angeles. Keeping in touch w ith the Black com munity by showing th e ir concern fo r its b e tte r m ent. the Tem pts w ere sworn in as voter re g is tra rs p rio r to the national elections and registered many new voters throughout the country in com pletion on th e ir national to u r. C h a rity benefits and appearances in parades and drives a re all a p art of the T em pts busy schedule. Being concerned a t a ll tim es fo r those in need has bestowed the T em pts w ith a c e rta in w arm hum anitarian feeling. And implem enting this feeling on stage and fo r society is what they a re all about. The Tem ptations all m ain tain an honest s p irit of re spect fo r one another, a p ro fessional approach to th e ir business of entertainm ent, and a dedication of indivi duality w ithin themselves to w ards the o verall effect of the group. O tis W illia m s , the group's quiet le a d e r through the years, has been a H ercu lian force in unifying a ll the e f fo rts of the group. "O u r audiences," he expressed, "c o m e to see what the T e m p - tations are all about a fte r ten years, and we not only have to be as good as we w e re , but we have to keep on being b e tte r. T h e re ’ s only one way to do that, we have to be totally together. We have to constantly think about what is best fo r the g ro u p ." O tis ’ group philosophy is im plemented w ith the tra n s i tional changes o ver the years w hile m aintaining th e ir num ber one stand. A nother one of the veteran m em bers, M elv in F ra n k lin added, " I have always been determ ined to make the Tem ptations the best group there is and to p reserve that feeling with all the m em bers D o n 't forget that the best offense in the w o rld has to have good rebounding in o rd e r to get the ball in p la y . And conversely, the best way to stop the fast break is to keep the o th er team fro m getting the rebound. D U R IN G E x tr a c tio n s L E N D IN G Y O U T H A H E L P IN G HAND . . . Sugar Ray Robin son, Executive D ire c to r of the Youth Foundation that bears his famous nam e, visited W estern A irlin e s corporate offices in L os Angeles, to personally thank the company fo r a $5,000 contribution to the p ro je c t made during a recent Hollywood fund raising telethon. He Is pictured with W e stern's Executive V ic e P resid ent, A r tla ir F . K e lly and p ilo t F re d P itc h e r. Both w e re presented o fficial Foundation jackets and made honorary m e m b e rs . 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A fte r a ll, w e ’ re a ll in this group, we must stick together and help each o th e r." A fte r joining the group several years ago, Dennis Edw ards commented on its mood. "W hen I firs t came w ith the group, it was under going some changes in p e r sonnel. W e had to w ork longer to pull together a ll the p a n s of the group, ami we s till have to do that today. Sure audiences change, but if you give them what they want, they keep coming back. A ll of us try to keep our selves and the group open fo r ideas to make the T em p tations b e tte r. We never stop w orking fo r w hat’ s best." Richard Street is excep tion ally quick witted and a young man whose stream of com ical one liners add light ness w henever the group Is tog eth er. But when he tslks about his Involvem ent w ith the T em p ts, he Is Intensely s e rio u s . "W e a re a ll v e ry c lo s e ," S tre e t explained. " M e lv in and 1 a re cousins. W e also went to school with O tis . If I ’m going to be p a n of the num ber one group in the w o rld , then I ’ve got to he the best I can possibly he. A ll of the fellas feel the same w a y .” Damon H a r r is , the Tempts" newest m em ber, just one year ago had his dream turn to re a lity when he joined his singing heroes the T em p ta tions. H is energy and youthful effervescence endears him to the o th e r fo u r. " I think the key I alw ays try to keep in mind is what is best fo r the group. I'm w orking on the things I have to learn about the business, and you can't have any b e tte r people on your aids than the Tem pta tio n s.’ ’ In today's never ending wave of m usical e n te rta in e rs washing hundreds upon the scene y e a r a fte r year, the T em p u tlo n s stand out. And when that tide has washed away, only a sm all group re m a in . The T em pts a re one ot these perpetual Influences on the m usical scene today. Ac claim ed through dozens of gold and platinum swards for th e ir re c o rd ln g e ffo rts , f u n d ing room only concerts, and through dozens of gold and platinum awards fo r th e ir re cording e ffo rts , standing room only concerts, and nightclub appearances, (he Tem ptations have n ever been anything more than champions as Tem ptations and as men. Cosmetics big business W h ile the inherent meaning of the " B la c k Is beautiful” theme takes fa r m ore into consideration than m ere phys ical attractiveness, the Black woman today, with con sider able contributions from the m a le . Is maintaining this beauty to the tune o f$ 5 0 0 m ll- lion a y e a r I According to th e F .W .W o o l- w orth C o . the Black cosm etic Industry Is one of the fastest- growing consumer oriented businesses in the country. A W oolworth-sponsored study indicates that Blacks spend m o re than $500 m illio n an nually on personal care p o r- ducts, w ith approxim ately 60 to 70 p e r cent of these ex penditures going fo r h a lrc s re item s. In the course of this com prehensive study it was also revealed that Blacks spend three p e r cent of th e ir to u l income on such personal care and beauty item s, expendi tures that a re 36 p e r cent higher than those of whites fo r s im ila r Item s. These findings a re most significant to W oolw orth. As one of the nation's leading supporters of Black-owned m anufacturing and supply firm s throughout the country this retailing chain fo r many years has been a m a jo r cus to m e r of Black companies in volved in the cosm etic and h a ir care business such as Johnson Products. Supreme Beauty Products, M agnificent N a tu ra l, Soft Sheen Products and Sum m it L ab . The company’ s purchases from these and other compan ies involved In m anufactur ing B lack-o riented cosm etics, such as the well known Posner C o . this y e a r also a re e x p e c t- ed to exceed a m illio n d o lla rs . In its concentrated m e r chandising e ffo rts on behalf of these products, Woolworth is strongly guided by additional dem ographic facta about the Black consum er revealed by representing 100 m a jo r c itie s ,” the study points out. " T h e phenomenal growth In the Black consum er popula tion Is creating v irtu a l c itie s within c itie s ,’ ’ Woolworth n o u s, and points out that New Y o rk ’ s 1.5 m illio n black c o m s im e rs by themselves would constltuu the nation's Peace (Continued from page I) s ix th -la rg e s t c ity , m ore pop ulous than a ll of B a ltim o re , Boston, Cleveland o r San F ra n c is c o . And in this regard. W ool- w orth and a ll o th er re ta ile rs Bob ‘Woody’ Woodard of Inn er C ity I level opine nt Company dem onstrates the M a rs e illa is pool shot st Geneva’ s Reg ulation T ab le s . GENEVA’S 4 2 2 8 N . W illia m s 287 - 2887 9th smashing week held over — Exclusive Y o u d o n ’t h a v e to be Block are preparing (o r sn even la rg e r growth of the black consum er population, fo r this population is increasing at a rase 38 per cent f a s u r than that of w h lU s . to dig SUPERFLY SIGSHORE Human Emphasis by T om Boothe, P h D .. P ro fe s s o r of Comm unications H eu ris tic s D e a r D r . Boothe: I am a black business man and I would like to know how 1 can build a b etter business relationship and get m o re re spect fro m m y black brothers s"d s is te rs . B elieve me I ’ve b «ad everything . D e a r Businessman: T h e re is n 't enough space In this colum fo r me to spell out the m echanics, methods and procedures and how they m u st w ork in o rd e r to build a respectful lu s ln e ss . How e v e r, the solution lies within public relations - Human re la tio n s, image p ro u c tlo n and image building.Developing the p ro p e r attitude that w ill af fect your customes and your potential custom ers in a pos itiv e and respectful manner causing them to identify with you and your business, rather than to alie n a te. You m ay c o n u c t me at 222 -5 4 4 0 o r 227-6557 and 1 w ill be happy to discuss with you the effectiveness of an Image building program and If we w ere to set one up fo r you, I am sure you w ill be am azed at the positive resu lts. Q . D e a r D r . Booths: 1 am a senio r c itize n pen sioned on Social S ecu rity. I v e ry seldom have anything left fo r lu x u rie s . I live in this duplex, and last sum m er they remodeled and painted. Tw o weeks ago I received notice that there was a rent increase of 20%, and now I can’ t buy half the g ro ceries that used to last me a ll month. Is there someone I could turn to that would accept my com plaint concerning the strangulation this rent in crease has on my m eager sur vival: Sincerely Senior C itize n A . D e a r Senior C itizen : C a ll 229-5741, Tenants c o m p la in « D ept. of L ab o r o r call m e at my office 222-5440 o r 227-6557 and I w ill get you in touch w ith the p ro per people in rent control. BLOODSUCKER! Deadlier than Dracula! His H a b its ... UNSPEAKABLE His Lusts.. INSATIABLE . His F a te ... UNBEARABLE Your ticket to the big game: ^...including transportation You want Io «ee the big game. So what do you do? Just switch in your T V set And see more of the action than most of the men on the field. You’ve got the best seat in the house— for about 2« worth of electricity per game * ------- C O LO R ! . .. « I AnAMHtKMINKItNXIIONMPxtiHtl A II WILLIAM MARSHALL DENISE NICHOLAS VONETTA McBEE BORDON PINSENT».THALMUS RASULAU™ ¡O M «? «*» WUMMCMM iÖM TOMfSauvRAVMONOMMNIG IÄ S T Ä ”.. UM PACI Sound like a pretty good deal? It it. to save Nixon’ s sagging p res tige and that even If a ll bomb ing w ere halted, Nixon can't be trusted to end the w a r. The dem onstration is pro jected to end in a mass ra lly downtwon. Electricity. It ’s a bargain. And we know that bargains are hard to find today. Almost as hard to find as enough leg room in the grandstand. Pacific Power nicer where we make the for everybody. electricity that maket Ih in g i / HOURS: Monday - Tuesday - T h u rs d a y 7:15 p jn . Wednesday - F rid a y 7:00 p .m . Saturday 5:30 p jn . Sunday 2:45 p jn .
