Townshend Turns Off Dope and Embraces Meher Baba
Peter Townshend, in a softer solo debut dedicated to Meher Baba, discusses stopping drugs after a life on the road. He recalls Baba's influence and notes his own journey from rock wreck to contemplative artist, urging readers toward a “natural high” and directing interested fans to the Meher Baba Information Center in Berkeley, California.
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Peter Townshend
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Meher Baba
Townshend
Monterey
Woodstock
Dylan
Jagger
Hendrix
Can
Baba
God Man
Peter
Melody Maker
Rolling Stone
Hope
India
Mighty Quinn
San Francisco
Berkeley
Calif
Local Charleston Rock Renaissance Gains Steam
Local guitarist Terry Lowry reports Charleston enters a second rock renaissance as Red Weather grows its following and Ferret, newly formed from Brick River members, gains traction. The scene features skilled players like Randall Wray and Joe Stephens, with bands maturing beyond teen audiences and aiming for broader recognition.
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Red Weather
Randall Wray
Brick River
Skip Slaughter
Chris Coll
Gerry Davis
the End
Chris
Tim
Joe Stephens
Joe
Wedge
Black Orchids
Dragonwyck
Quiet
Skip
Christ
Ferret
Red Weather’s
Youth vote rate totals 66 percent in primary surveys
Tim O'Brien reports a Washington Post poll by The Student Vote showing about 55 percent of students voted in primaries, higher than the 30 to 40 percent of eligible voters in recent Gallup data. The study notes strong registration among youths and a shift toward the Democratic party, with regional variations in turnout and concentration around campuses.
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Washington
Unidex Corp
Student Vote
George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Ridley M. Whittaker
Gallup
New York
Boston
Houston
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Radcliffe
Lesley College
MIT
California
UCLA
Stanford
Philadelphia
Democratic Party
Whitaker
Christian Woodstock fuels large Charleston youth turnout in Dallas
About 200 area youths from Charleston churches join an anticipated 250000 at the Explo ’72 rally in Dallas Texas. Rev Billy Graham speaks as part of Campus Crusade for Christ International while participants plan street corner evangelism and campus oriented seminars during the Cotton Bowl mass rallies.
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Charleston Area
Dall
Tex
Jim Robinson
South Charleston
Billy Graham
Graham
Campus Crusade For Christ International
Cotton Bowl
Janis Joplin In Concert review and other notes
A companion album review covers Janis Joplin In Concert a two record set with fourteen tracks from 1968 to 1970 in Detroit San Francisco and Canada. The critique notes strong live energy and rough sound quality plus three previously unavailable tracks and dialogue between songs. It also previews Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina Sittin In and Black Oak Arkansas Keep the Faith praising their styles and performances.
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Huntington
Black Oak Arkansas
Black Oak
B.B
New adults learn about credit rights in survival course
A question answer session with Charleston Retail Credit Bureau executive Robert Stockley covered how to view one’s credit file, confidentiality, and the impact of bad ratings. Seminar leaders stressed responsibility and the bankruptcy option, noting no jail for debt and that credit issues can be resolved through negotiations.
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National Bank of Commerce
Charleston Retail Credit Bureau
Robert Stockley
Gary Markham
Thomas Goodwin
William Joerg
Ferrell
Stockley
Charleston
Bureau
Tey
Credit Bureau
Mem
Ber
William R. Joerg Jr
Willam Grandstaff
Markham
Goodwin
U.S
Black Oak Arkansas Promotes Vote at Two WV Concerts
Black Oak Arkansas the Ozark rock group returns to West Virginia for two vote encouragement concerts sponsored by the West Virginia Youth Citizenship Fund Inc. They will perform at the Parkersburg auditorium on Thursday and at the Huntington Memorial Fieldhouse on Friday. Fund director Fred Rader said the band will perform at reduced cost with ticket prices scaled down to support the cause.
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Black Oak
Parkersburg
Arkansas
Iron Butterfly
West Virginia
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