Raspberries Aim for World Wide Rock Stardom
Four Cleveland musicians ages 24 to 25 form the Raspberries. Eric Carmen, Wesler, and bandmates say they planned a global breakout from the start, aiming to outlast local fame with a debut album and single after a year of club gigs. The group favors a distinctive onstage image with matching suits to stand out in rock n roll.
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Mary Campbell
Wesler
Raspberries
Cleveland
Eric Carmen
Jim Bonfanti
Windber
Dave Smalley
Oil City
Wally Bryson
Gastonia
N. C
Bryson
Carmen
United States
Bonfanti
Cyrus Erie
North Ridgeville
Ohio
Eric
Agora
Bay
Capitol
Smalley
Midwest
Dave
New York
California
Television notes and industry items of interest
Television notes summarize upcoming programs and events in the UPI report. Johnny Cash hosts a CBS awards special while Lisa Bright and Dark debuts on NBC. Sunshine on CBS portrays a terminally ill wife. Andy Griffith stars in a two hour ABC film. NBC announces live World Championship tennis series with dates. Perry Como’s Christmas special features Sally Struthers Burns and Schreiber. The article also covers band histories and upcoming tours for the Raspberries with details on lineup and recording plans.
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Andy Griffith
ABC
Griffith
California
Sally Struthers
CBS
Establishment Musical Group
Burns and Schreiber
Perry Como
Music camp planned at Hot Springs near Camp Counchdale
The Hot Springs Foundation for the Performing Arts and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock announce the first annual two week Summer Festival Camp for Music at Camp Counchdale near Hot Springs. Dates June 23 to July 4, 1974. High school band and choral students may apply. Dr G Robert Rosa and Mort Cox lead planning with UALA Dean Von Hughes directing curriculum and Dr Wesley McCoy and Dr Ned DeJournett overseeing band and choral programs. A local committee chaired by Mrs Joseph C Brown aids preparations. The camp ties to Hot Springs Bicentennial celebration, with Blanche Thebom directing next year’s expanded program featuring a nationally renowned conductor. Camp Counchdale, on Lake Catherine, offers modern facilities and an Olympic pool, ideal for intensive music study with strong recreational options.
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Little Rock
Camp Counchdale
Hot Springs
Hot Springs Foundation For the Performing Arts
University of Arkansas At Little
Division of Fine Arts
UALA
Wesley McCoy
Ned DeJournett
Cox
Joseph C. Brown
The
Hot Springs Foundation
Tom Ellsworth
Martin Fleischner
Lela Nichols
Pat Walker
Joe L. Woosley
Foundation
Blanche ‘Thebom
Miss Thebom
Camp Coachdale
Lake Catherine
Lake Catherine State Park
Arkansas Association of Ffa
Marion Fletcher
State Department of Education
Four Die In Arkansas Weekend Traffic Toll
The state reports four fatalities from traffic accidents over the weekend. Debbie Kay Martin, eight, Bradford, was struck by a pickup as she crossed Arkansas 167 after exiting a school bus near Velvet Ridge. Annie Watt, 64, Joiner, was hit on Arkansas 77 near Denwood. Tom Robbins, 73, Step Rock, died in a head on collision on Arkansas 157. Rosemary Trimm, 24, Alexander, died when her car struck a bridge over Hurricane Creek in Saline County.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Debbie Kay Martin
Bradford
Velvet Ridge
Arkansas 167
Turck
Leroy Pulley
Wynne
Annie Watt
Joiner
Arkansas 77
Denwood
K.W. Haynes
Tom Robbins
Step Rock
Arkansas 157
Houston Talley
Rosemary Trimm
Alexander
Hurricane Creek
Saline County
Paul Halley
Greene Deserves Reading Collects Graham Greene Stories
Book review by AP Books Editor Phil Thomas endorses Graham Greene’s collection The first section notes Greene’s claim that writing is therapy and celebrates his skill as a stylist The volume spans 1929 to near present and travels through Antibes Jamaica and England with tales like Two Gentle People and The Invisible Japanese Gentlemen The piece also mentions actor Graham Crowden joining The Abdication cast at Warner Bros.
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Graham Greene
Viking
Greene
Antibes
Nice
Jamaica
England
Morin
Phil Thomas
Popular Black poet Nikki Giovanni profile in New York
AP profile of poet Nikki Giovanni, detailing her experiences with black militancy love and death, teaching at Rutgers, festival at Lincoln Center, and philosophy that song enriches poetry. She discusses parenting son Thomas and how she uses discussion to unite divided readers.
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Nikki Giovanni
Miss Giovanni
Rutgers University
Livingston College
Lincoln Center
Knoxville
Tenn
Ohio
Thomas
Gary
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University of Arkansas At Little Rock
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Mort Cox
Blanche Thebom
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Hollywood
Graham Crowden
Cardinal Barberini
Peter Finch
Liv Ulmann
Warner Bros
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Washington
St. Laurent
Arkla
Arkia
Arkla Gas
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