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April 20, 1972The Albuquerque TribitSlalf bJ N'erai 71ert;r*a)ELVIS Til FI KING: It was Elvis Presley concert night in Albuquerque nn«l .11,847 fans packed Ting ley Coliseum tn see Thu King. No one v.';is disappointed. Elvis wowed them by belling out a steady stream of oldies and bis own unique interpolation of newer sonny.Urban development group wifi meet; GALLUP ~ The Uibun Development Association ofS'ew Mexico will hnhi iL’siemi-anmial convention iti Jallup April 20-27 at the JJjalijnor Jim.Republican Congressman jlanuel Lujan will speak at Hie ionvention banquet April 27.; Expected to attend are of-icials from the Department nf lousing and Urban cvc!opment as well as state Jrban Development Agency nembers from Ariesia, Snnta c, Albuquerque, Clovis, LasHistoryis madeTUCU.MCAR1 “For the first time in ils history, the Tucumcari City Commission has o woman member.She is Mrs. Helen Gordon, who w-ajs appointed to Till (he vacancy left by Kenneth Sclilientz, who resigned.Dr. Jumcs E. Saiz Jr. also was appointed Lu succeed S. E. Thomas, who also resigned,J/,857 jam coliseum-and Elviswows emBy CHARLES WOOD Tribune Staff Writerlicy sat inside Tlngley Coliseum, 12,817 of thorn, many of lliem going to their first concorLin years.They were young and o!d, superbly-dressed ami shabbily-dressed.Dut all were interested In one man.Ilprc In 1337 “Elvis Presley,” the man behind me said. “Elvis the King.Elvis, Ihe best selling recording artist cif all time, making his first appearance hi Albuquerque since 1937 when he played second bill in the o!d armory.His 26-piccc band and chorus were cutting loose wilii t!u» opening chords of “230T11 when Elvis came on singe.Bullis l’J;»sh 'Hie applause was deafening. Camera flash bulbs popped from every pari of the coliseum, creating the effect of a wild, psychedelic strobe light.Elvis picked up a golden guitar and immediately went into a flashy rendition of “C. C. Ryder” before Lke applause died down.Elvis, now .17, looked like you’d expect a musical superstar lo look.t Write Suit lie wore a white, military-type suit with a babv hhic cape. Ifis shirt was open fromtiu collar to his waist.“ft's been a long lime since I ivas in Albuquerque. And it’s fantastic to hack. I hope y'aW enjoy Ihe show,” Elvis said.He wcnL into Love .Me Tender ” ami he was starting to go.Then it happened.He hit Polk Salad Annie” wilh almost everything he had mid he was off and running —I lie rrnwtl was Ins for the next 50 minutes.Teen ngers screamed. Young people applauded. And older people sril back and enjoved it all.Yarioly llis songs ranged from L.sl-movim? rhythm and blues music !r church hymns.His old songs received the biggest rounds of applause.Three songs Elvis sang in Albuquerque in 1357 he performed again last utcht — Heartbreak Hotel.11 Hound Dog1' and “Don’l He Cruel.'’ whicJ] reportedly is Elvis’favorite.Docs 'Dixie1 Ami lie receiver! a big hand for his rendition of Dixie,” which probably was his best performance of the night.Cut (his seemed only natural for Elvis, a former truck-dri vcr from Tupelo, Mfes.Towards the end of his performance, he tossed his neck scarfs into (he audience.Light tinAnd (he crosvd loved if.Then lie asked that Ike huusulights l?e turned on.“You've been looking nt me all night, and now 1 want to look at you fur a minute,” Elvis said.What he saw was sn audience whose alfirc ranged from hotpanls lo pedal-puskcrs, from evening gowns to blue jeans.Want AutographOutside the stage duur hundred? of anxious autograph hunters were gathering in hopes of finding Elvis.1 think J’d rather fight the rioters in Albuquerque last summer than fight my way through that crowd. said a stale policeman.Inside, Elvis continued his performance.Suddenly there was a blare of trumpets ant! Elvis dropped the microphone and ran off the stage.“Aw someone snithElvis didn't slop running until he reached n side exit where a chauffcured limousine ■willed with Ih.e door open ami tlio motor running. It whisk«1 him off to his private plane on which he would fly home to Las Vegas, Nev.LasL night’s lour ended a 15-day, 15-clly tour for Elvis, who is more limn $1 million richer than be was two weeks ago.60,000 visitnew rec areal.AR CiUJCES — More limn nO.OOfl persons have visitedNew Mexico's beautiful r.iy.vAguirre Springs Recreation Acn in tl.c Oravm Moufdams since it opened Last Augusl, said Kirby Kline.Mr. Klir.e is outdoor lecrea-liu.l director fur Ikn Ri‘t»au lt;T Land Management in Las r ucos.“We’ll exceed 100.000 visitn-lions bv tl-.c f'mi of tl.e first year.'’ Mr. Kline said. We're runnIny well nhoad nf the 75,000 projected for the first year.”An additional fin miles of National Trails System trails are being surveyed in the area Kline so id.Camping facilities in the area also will be expanded — to about 100 units — by the .summer of IU7A. There arc 33 campsites in the area now.InquiiBritisfin de(C) 137iNLON DO quiry olBritish aigross misi of 13 Ron a civil ii donderry, Jan. 30.The replt; the Lord England, the lactic concluded had rrmm the Irish fHe a] organizm for croflt dangerousWhile Ik troops 11 reckless. of the Cu(l the arinv provuked.Lord W that there of disciplii on “Blood-Monthoffer ISANTAGov. Rolx i:e would chock forsecretary h\s film Democrat! nominatio 1 want am n : Mondrago The si'cifice Wedi accept a GOV, lla1 Rcj)ubJjL,u. senate non Tin! see received Lbreejudg ordering r filing fee fi Senate, on handed do1 4 filing dutFroimo cApollocoverage fh.H.V 15 11:23-121-2 a.i
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