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Evidence still anti-smoking,
Public Health report says
A dress rehearsal scene in New York lined up the emcee of the Ed Sullivan Show,
singer Sergio Franchi and Singing Cadets director Robert L. Boone. Members of the
group on the CBS-TV variety show are in the background.
Singing Cadets call New York fantastic;
too long performance by group kills solo
WASHINGTON ^—Scientific
(evidence accumulated over the
past 18 months, particularly in
the areas of heart disease and
pregnancy, strengthens the medi
cal case against cigarettes, the
Public Health Service said Mon
day.
A bulky, 500-page report by
the surgeon general to Congress
indicates government doctors are
increasingly convinced cigarette
smoking causes or contributes to
heart and blood vessel disease,
lung disabilities, some cancers,
disorders of pregnancy and peptic
ulcer.
A tobacco industry spokesman
said the report contains much
conflicting evidence and accused
the surgeon general of slighting
studies that cast doubt on links
between smoking and diseases.
The report is the latest of four
supplements to the surgeon gen
eral’s 1964 condemnation of cig
arette smoking. It compiles the
results of all research on smok
ing and stresses new findings on
heart disease and pregnancy.
“Data from numerous prospec
tive and retrospective studies con
firm the judgment that cigarette
smoking is a significant risk fac
tor contributing to the develop
ment of coronary heart disease,
including ... its most severe
expression, sudden and unexpect
ed death,” a summary says.
Cigarettes increase the heart’s
work, evidence shows, and reduces
the amount of oxygen available
to the organ. The report also says
the heart’s arteries.
Heart disease is the nation’s
No. 1 cause of death. A continued
decline in cigarette smoking, said
Surgeon General Jesse L. Stein-
feld, “will result in better health
for our population and fewer
deaths among those of our citi
zens who are in their most pro-
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Singing Cadets’ enthusiasm on
the Ed Sullivan Show, Broadway,
Times Square and other New
York sites has brought A&M in
creased attention in new places
and ways.
The glee club’s Sunday per
formance with Sergio Franchi on
the 23-year-old television variety
show brought praise from CBS-
TV and Ed Sullivan Show offi
cials, among others.
Though short of what was ex
pected going into the live Sunday
evening show from the Sullivan
Theater on Broadway, the per
formance and three-day New
York visit was rated “fantastic”
by the 54 Aggies.
"No Man Is An Island” with
Franchi and a Singing Cadets
solo number, “Sunshine In My
Soul,” was scheduled, rehearsed
and taped during Sunday after
noon dress rehearsal. “Sunshine”
was to have preceded the Fran-
chi-Cadets hookup for the show
finale.
An earlier number took too
much time, forcing “Sunshine” to
be cut from the hour-long show
due to time limits.
“We were complimented left
J and right by people at CBS,”
commented Robert L. Boone,
Singing Cadets director who has
taken the group before national
TV cameras nine times in 10
years.
He said the Cadets were cred
ited for their appearance, disci
pline and talent.
“We are all terribly disap
pointed w r e didn’t get to do the
solo spot on the air, but we will
have the audio and videotape re
cordings of both numbers show
ing them on the live-audience
dress rehearsal,” Boone added.
He said the cut “Sunshine” pre
vented more of the Cadets being
shown as a group and through
individual face shots.
“As far as I am concerned, Ed
Sullivan is a fine, fine gentle
man, as is Sergio Franchi, Ray
Bloch and all the people we had
direct dealings with,” the direc
tor continued. “The incident that
happened on camera is in no way
the fault of Mr. Sullivan, CBS or
anyone in charge of the show.
They were caught in a trap from
which there was no way out.”
Their solo performance was
cut out of the program when one
of the groups went overtime on
their performance.
Boone stated that the Singing
Cadets are “all deeply grateful
and indebted to the Association
of Former Students for the moral
and financial support for this
journey. To my knowledge, ev
eryone had a great time, saw a
great deal of New York and
learned a lot.”
Before and after rehearsals
and the show, details of which
were worked out by Franchi’s
manager, Mrs. Marion Billings,
the Cadets took in the United
Nations Building, Greenwich Vil
lage, Wall Street and the Stock
Exchange, Museum of Natural
History, Central Park, Lincoln
Center for the Performing Arts
and many points between.
Near midnight Saturday one
group serenaded the Statue of
Liberty from atop of the Empire
State Building with “Give Me
Your Tired, Your Poor.” They
sang and held yell practice near
Times Square and in a subway
concourse, as well as on Broad
way and the Avenue of the
Americas.
Steve Phillippi of Wharton took
a wrong turn and wound up in
Shea Stadium, Jimmy Cain of
Brownsville earned gratitude for
his subway system knowledge,
Gene Harris of Dallas caught his
head in a subway door and dur
ing a snowball fight at General
Dewey Promenade waiting for
the Liberty Island ferry, a senior
lost (and found) his ring.
KAMU sponsors
bands, light show
The battle of bands, light show,
triple images and split images
and special television effects
never before attempted locally
are the viewing promises for
“Entertainment Now” on
KAMU-TV, Channel 15, Thurs
day at 8:30 p.m.
“Entertainment Now,” which
has monthly featured such per
formers as vocalist Larry Lude-
wig, the folk group Spring, the
Community Singers and classical
guitarist John Pinno, delves into
the field of “rock” for January.
Lautenbach, formed in Novem
ber, is composed of five Stephen
F. Austin High School students,
each of whom are accomplished
musicians in their own right. The
group has performed at Briar-
crest Country Club and Allen
Academy and consists of Tommy
Miller on lead guitar, Jerry
Chambers on the drums, Rodney
Rodasill as vocalist, Billy Moore
on bass and Mark Davenport on
organ.
Gypsy consists of A&M stu
dents Dave Hoffman on the
drums, Rick Mohr on bass and
David Kanipe on lead guitar, all
vocalists. The group, which per
forms much of its own material,
has performed at the Candlelight
Club, the Warwick Hotel in
Houston and college fraternity
parties in Houston and Austin.
Both groups were featured per
formers at the recent National
Guard Armory Festival — Battle
of the Bands.
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will conduct a free introductory
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Tuesday Thru Thursday 11 a. m - 2 p. m.
Tuesday Thru Thursday 5 a. m. - 10 p. m.
With Choice Of Drink
programming for faculty and
staff beginning Monday, Feb. 8.
DPC Director Robert Bower Jr.
said the non-credit course is de
signed to acquaint the enrollees
with the FORTRAN language to
the extent they can utilize the
computer in research or course
offerings.
Classes meet from 3-5 p.m.
Monday and Wednesday for six
weeks. The first session is sched
uled for 3 p.m. Feb. 8 in Room
121, Civil Engineering Building.
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