Starbuck band rides out to fame with Moonlight Feels Right
Starbuck singer Blackman and keyboardist Wagner recount a long promo tour to radio stations across the United States. They drove 8 000 miles, spent 5 700 dollars of their own money, and faced 17 rejections before a Birmingham DJ added Moonlight Feels Right in spring 1976. The 7 member lineup now features Wagner Blackman Cobb Hayes Katz Shaver and Chrysler with a second single I Got To Know reaching No 40. Concerts are set and a second LP may follow in January.
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Mary Campbell
AP News
Michael St. John
Birmingham
Bo Wagner
Bruce Blackman
Starbuck
Blackman
Pine Bluff
Ark
Greenville
Miss
Atlanta
Bill Lowry
Lowry
Private Stock Records
Ham
Wagner
San Francisco
Burt Lancaster
Jimmy Cobb
Sevenman
Cobb
Sloan Hayes
Darry] Katz
David Shaver
Kenny Chrysler
Chrysler
Dayton
The
Mouseketeers
Lawrence Welk
Liberace
Hollywood reformer Lasky urges uplifting film era
William R Lasky son of Jesse Lasky criticizes Hollywood today as demoralizing and dehumanizing. He plans to revive Lasky Production with James F Scheer to create wholesome films and shift producer responsibility. The piece also profiles Lana Wood detailing her career, family pressures, and recent acting work.
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Hollywood
NEA
William R_~ Lasky
Jesse Lasky
Hollywood Today
Lasky
James F Scheer
Scheer
Lasky Production
Nebraska Senator labels Mississippi mock hanging racially charged
Nebraska State Sen. Ernest Chambers criticized Gov. Cliff Finch while recounting a mock hanging incident in Fort Gordon involving the Mississippi 158th Signal Platoon. Chambers cited racial harassment and said he would share findings with the U.S. attorney in Atlanta.
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Jackson, Miss
Nebraska
Mississippi
Ernest Chambers
Cliff Finch
Chambers
Jackson Daily News
Ft. Gordon
Greenville
Finch
Nebraska Guardsman
Dan Briscoe
Claude Mario Marchesini
158Th
Mississippi Adjutant General's Office
Briscoe
U.S
Atlanta
NBC News Special scrutinizes weekend warriors on air
A TV critic reviews The Sometimes Soldiers on NBC News Special noting the 800,000 National Guard and Reserve force and how some units seem idle on weekends. The piece questions readiness for swift call up and argues for fresh analysis of training, funding, and roles amid no draft.
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Los Angeles
National Guard
NBC News
America
Regar
Capitol Hill
Bob Rogers
Ford Rowan
Pentagon
Ft. Benning
High bills blamed on costs in Mississippi
Public Service Commissioner Norman Johnson Jr. cites rising fuel costs for high electricity bills in Mississippi and criticizes critics seeking someone to blame. Gov. Cliff Finch said a bill to monitor utility fuel costs is being considered, Johnson noted after the governor spoke.
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Jackson, Miss
Public Service
Norman Johnson Jr
Mississippi
Cliff Finch
Peanut ban reduces transfer of allotments in Carter peanut operation
The Agriculture Department announced a ban on transferring peanut acreage allotments, with officials saying it will have little direct effect on Jimmy Carter's Plains Georgia peanut warehouse and processing business. Carter and family own the operation. most land is in Webster County with the main facility in Sumter County. The measure aims to cut excess production and subsidy costs, which neared 200 million dollars in 1975.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Plains
Theron Hopgood
Joanne Blankenship
Department
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Georgia
Sumter
Webster
Sumter County
Webster County
Billy
Lillian
Hopgood
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Michael Murphey
Stars
Hell
Lana Wood
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Lana
Francis Winner
By Jay Sharbutt
AP Television
Kibitzer
Naval Aviation
Navy
Anderson-Frazier Insurance
Centennial Plaza
Hope
Britain
Prince Charles
Royal Navy
FBI
Wmere Voual
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