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Pag« 6 Portland/Obeerver Thursday, March 1, 1973 UNCF crowns winner "Miss United Negro Col lege Fund" for 1973 74 is Miss Henrietta Gayle Man ning of Austin. Texas. Miss Manning was crowned at the Annual UNCF National Coro nation held in Miami, Flori da. This is the fourth consecu tive year that Huston Tillot son College has received this award. least year's national UNCF contest was won by Miss Gwendolyn Alexander of Austin. Miss Henrirka G. Manning. 19. is a sophomore majoring in Sociology and Business Administration. She is an active member o f Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and the H TC Pre-Alumni Club. Miss Manning is a member of the Ebenezer Baptist Church of Austin. Miss Henricka G. Manning was a 1972 winner of a Huston Tillotson College four year scholarship. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Manning. 5304 North dale, Austin. Texas. Her sister is Mrs. Jessica Man ning Fowler. Miss Manning is a gra duate of John H. Beagan High School in Austin. Selection of winners is based on the amount of money raised compared to the enrollment of each UNCF college represented. There were thirty colleges vying for the title. Other c o l l e g e s win ning were Philanda-Smith of Little Rock. Arkansas, first runner up; Bishop College of Dallas, Texas, second runner up; and Rust College of Holly Spring. Mississippi was third runner up. Hollywood Beat by Rill Lane The shock is still being felt from the turn down Cur tis Mayfield's song "Freddie's Dead" received from the music branch of the Oscar people. They said not only would the song not be consi dered for Oscar nomination, but that Mayfield's other two top selling songs, "Super Fly" and "Pusherman," would not be considered. Johnny Green, a committee member and composer of "I Cover The Waterfront,” said "Freddie's Dead" was ineligible because it was not a song when it was used in the movie, that lyrics were added only when the "original sound track" album of "Super Fly" music was recorded. About the turn down on the other two songs nobody said anything, but it sure shook up Mayfield and Warner Brothers. Casey Anderson has been looking for a hit song. He'll have one, for the next 30 days, but on California radio only. Casey wrote and sang “Buckle Your Body Down." He has a standing offer of which the California Highway $20,000 to anyone who Patrol's seat bvlt campaign proves he used confederates will promote via California in any of his “effects" or radio for the next 30 days. tricks. To this date there Wilson Pickett is feeling have been no takers. no pain since leaving Atlantic Records for RCA. His new album is ready, and Pickett is P sy c h o lo g y P r o fe s s o r Frank Murphy of Seton Hall blasting 'em with his "Fire A Water" nightly in the lounge U n iversity has theorized that "KRESKIN has devel of the I>as Vegas Hilton like oped a strikingly unique and never before. RCA hosted a big press reception at the different method of commun ication, which may take Hilton for Pickett on his opening night. more than 50 years to be SHORTIES: Some produ come common." Mike Douglas said he is “unique cers are angry, saying white and utterly baffling," while movies are not permitted to comedienne Phyllis Diller use four letter cuss words, called him a "male witch and but that Black oriented films ought to be burned at the are free to cuss in profusion. James Brown, after scoring stake." "Black Ceasar," signed to Tickets for the one per score "Slaughter II" and dis formance of THE AMAZING cussed writing music for KRESKIN, p resen ted by Uni's “Willie Dynamite," the Northwest Releasing, are on pic for which Denise Nicholas sale at the Meier & Frank also did a reading . . . Comic Ticket Office, Stevens A Jim Cato's new I,aff Records Son. Lincoln Savings. comedy album, “Caviar & Amazing Kreskin baffles audience E .C . SOUL, the Portland area’ s sensational new disc jockey, w ill be featured at the "Soul Record Revolution" Hop presented by Soul Enterprises on M arch 3rd. The Hop w ill be held at the Cascade College Cafateria from 7:30 p jn . to 1:00 a jn . Also in the program is "Roy J and his Soul C o n tro l". 287 < 28 8 7 Final week H e aims to please. THE AMAZING KRES KIN, m en talist. scien tist, and showman, will appear in one mind-exploring per formance Saturday, March 17 at 8:30 p.m. at Para mount Theatre. Kreskin does not consider himself to be supernatural, but whatever he does, "ESP or not," he continues to leave his audience and sub jects completely baffled in every performance. The three basic aspects of a K r e s k i n appearance are: magic, thought reading and suggestion. These basics added to conjuring, thought p e r c e p tio n , t e le p a t h ic phenom ena, subconscious sensitivity and humor pro vide for one of the most baffling shows since the days of Houdini. Kreskin has appeared in hundreds of personal appear ances and numerous national television shows in addition to his own syndicated show. M GMpww«, H ITM A N Su™,BERNIECASiV C«.«^.-,PAMEIAGRIER ScweUv bv GEORGE ARMITAGE tfeon ri. Now' Jack I Retwf» Htxaa b, TED LEWIS b, GENE CORMAN D».«td b, GEORGE a r m I TAGE R — — I" ? ! METROCOLOR - 0 i / EL'nW ^ ^ ■ M E U N D û f Starmg CALVIN LOCKHART ROSAUND CASH VONETTA McGEE ® C o m in g Soon back to back! PLATIN UM FOR 'MRS, JONES* - Logan Westbrooks, national director of special markets for Columbia Records, announces to capacity throng at BUly Paul's recent Troubadour opening ln Los Angeles, the platinum certification of the Philadelphia International hit, "M e and M rs . Jones.” fo r sales of over 2,000,000 copies. Among those participating In the presentation of platinum sing les are (from left) B illy Paul; Kenny Gamble, president, Philadelphia International; Jim T y re ll, d irecto r of national sales, Epic and Custom labels; Leon Huff, vice-president, Philadelphia Inter national; and Bobby M artin , arranger of "M e and M rs . Jones." ü llÆ lr liL L? S terrto« RICHARD ROUNOTRCI Monday-Saturday......................................................... 7:00 p.i Sunday............................................................................ 2:45 pa ^o m p u s SATURDAY 10-4 «SUNDAY 12-5 YOUR CHOICE: i L C rrtit Vtvtd. Idohfca color Corrotto** dapandobla parformance AccwCoio* outomotw tuoma That» RCA \ AccuCofcw 60 UHro bright block motna pc ture ’uba F>ddla baa »vnmg with RCA » AccuTmf ond Auto <nob< F ma Tunmg Elizabeth Komo, assistant teacher of Black languages at UCLA and a native of Kenya, and Methode Alaine Butoyi, a major in African literature at ULCA and a native of Burun di, have been signed by Producer Lewis J. Rarhmil as language coaches on Metro- Goldwyn M ayer's "Trader HORN," STARRING Rod Taylor, Anne Heywood and Jean Sorel. Reza S. Badiyi directs the adventure film. E. C. SOUL SURVEY 1. Ix>ve Jones...Brighter Side of Darkness 2. Could It Be I'm Falling In L ove.............. ................................................................. Spinners 3. Paint M e................................ Ohio Players 4. Kissing My Love................. Bill Withers 5. Why Can’t We Live Together.................. - ...................................................Timmy Thomas 6. I Can't Stand To See You C ry ................. - ................................................... The Miracles 7. The World is a Ghetto.........................War 8. Daddy's Home.............Jermaine Jackson 9. Love Train.........................................O'Jays 10. Masterpiece........................... Temptations PIC K O F T H E W E E K KHiiliLk Chitlins," due out March 1, about the same time Cato’s story comes out in a news paper supplement reaching some 60 milion readers . . . Organist Jimmy Smith signed w ith Warren lainier for publicity . . . Richard Pryor, who is outstanding in three "Watlstax". "Udy Sings The Blues" and "The Mack", was signed by Motown's Berry Gordy for more movie work. Carl Lee, co-star of “Super Fly" is filming in "Gordon's War", Ossie Davis directing. Al Greene drew SRO here. Isaac Hayes got b a c k from London, ready for his Vegas Sahara opener Febru ary 17, seemingly not worried about that million dollar suit filed against him and Stax Records by MGM. The suit claims Hayes, when doing the "Shaft" music score, signed a part not to perform or record songs for anybody else but MGM for the next seven years. The suit charges Hayes broke the contract two ays later, and later. Diana Ross might have been "The Supreme Sound" when she was song star of The Supremes. But, now. she's a singing and acting star on her own. with mighty few equals. The girl's talents are awesome. After a year or more layoff from club singing to film “Lady Sings The Blues." she went back to Ceasars Place in I jis Vegas the other night to honor a long signed contract. This time out the svelte little lady drew more crowds than ever before. Sensational is too mild a word for her. Pats Domino, blazing at the Vegas Flamingo, now sports a natural Afro, has lost weight, and looks younger than he did when he first got famous . . . Comic Cha Cha Hogan phoned to say he's taped a Redd Foxx TV show. Muhammad Ali now travels in a $40.000 travel home. Singer Liz Spraggins, now singing at the Pied Piper, is getting so many Hoi lywood and Nevada show offers she'll find it hard staying in Atlanta when she gets bark there . . . James Brown is getting $400.000 for that Europe and Japan tour he’s leaving on pronto. His road man Don Ixive will join him on the ju n k et. . . Don Mitchell and wife Judy Pare welcomed their new baby . . . Stax' gospel truth man Dave Clark said hello to us-at the Bar Kays' Whiskey opener . . .Ray Charles is on vacation until July 1, saying "I have not had a vacation in 10 years." Had to cancel 50 bookings. DON’ T BUY ANY COLOR CONSOLE THIS WEEKEND ’ TIL YOU’ VE CHECKED Letter To Myself.................................. Chi Lites THE SOUL GIANT OF THE NORTHWEST 'The E. C. Scul kgar Experience’ E v e r y S a t u r d a y 12:15 - 4 : 3 0 Gamble, Huff nominated The songwriting and pro ducing team of Kenny Gam ble and I^eon Huff, and its artists have garnered a total of four nom inations for Grammy Awards this year. Using the talents of Billy Paul, the O'Jays, and Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Gamble Huff and its record label, Philadelphia Interna tional, were among the few nominated for more than one award. "Me and Mrs. Jones," one of the best selling singles in recent years, was nominated for Best RAB Vocal, by its artist, Billy Paul; and RAB Record of the Year. The disc, which sold more than two million copies, is from the album, "360 Degrees of Billy Paul," which was re cently certified gold by the Record Industry Association of America. “If You Don't Know Me By Now," recorded by Har old Melvin and the Blue Notes, was nominated for the Best RAB Group Vocal. The single sold over one million copies, and is from the album "Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes,” which includes the group's next single, "Be For Real." “Back Slabbers,” which brought the O'Javs an even larger following b / being the top song of last summer, was selected in the category of Best RAB Song. The trio is currently enjoying success with "Love Train," one of the fastest moving tunes on the market and, like “Back Slabbers,” certified gold. “ M id - t o w n ” 2600 NE UNION “ R a le ig h H illa ” S W BEAVERTON HY
