i i czl
1
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS will present Uncle
Walt’s Band, Monday, March 10, at 10:30
p.m. on Channel 15. Originally from Spar
tanburg, North Carolina, this band joined
forces 10 years ago and began playing
“wooden music” — acoustic guitars, up
right bass and fiddle — reinforced by three
rare voices in an especially unique blend.
PBS HIGHLIGHTS
Pick of the Week: On Wednesday, March 12 at
7:00 p.m., PBS will air Captain Jacques-Yves
Cousteau's underwater shipwreck discoveries in
an hour-long "The Cousteau Odyssey” special. En
titled "Lost Relics of the Sea,” the program features
Captain Cousteau and the Calypso team as they
explore parts of the Mediterranean and the Carib
bean searching for long-lost shipwrecks, and find
things such as skulls, scattered bones, the remains
of the hull of a fighting ship and a great bronze
cannon. (60 minutes)
Austin City Limits: Sunday, March 9,10 p.m. Ray
Charles will perform in an evening of country and
Fred Astaire will show his style in two specials
on his career presented as part of public televi
sion 's Festival '80. The first one airs Sunday at
9p.m., and is entitled “Fred Astaire: Puttin' On
His Top Hat." The second one airs Monday at 7
p.m., and is entitled “Fred Astaire: Change
Partners and Dance. ” Both will be shown on
Channel 15.
View Master for a yearbook?
... The 1979 edition of the Pratt Institute yearbook consisted of a
white cardboard canister containing a View Master viewer, nine
reels of 3-D color slides of the campus and a booklet of class
pictures. — Collegiate Hedlines
‘Clean ’ limericks won’t win
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside student paper ran a “first
annual dirty limerick contest,” noting that “clean limericks will be
accepted, but you probably won't win.” — Collegiate Hedlines
“Brother Ray” style blues on this segment of “Au
stin City Limits.” He will be accompanied by the
Raeletts and his 17-piece orchestra.
Monday, March 10,10:30 p.m., another segment
of “Austin City Limits” will be aired, featuring the
Clinch Mountain Boys and Ralph Stanley in the first
30 minutes, and the three-part harmony of Uncle
Walt’s Band in the second thirty minutes. (60 mi
nutes)
Gl Jive: Saturday, March 8, 7 p.m. Continuing its
celebration of “Festival ’80,” public television re
captures the entertainment of a World War II can
teen as some of the best-known performers of the
era are reunited at Roseland Dance City on “Gl
Jive.” The three-hour musical special will feature,
among others, Van Johnson, Connie Haines, Andy
Russell and Hildegarde. (3 hours)
Fred Astaire: Sunday, March 9, 9 p.m. and Mon
day, March 10, 7 p.m. As part of PBS’ "Festival
’80,” two programs tracing the career of Fred
Astaire and his contribution to the art of dance on
film will be shown. Sunday “Fred Astaire: Putting on
His Top Hat” follows his career from the days with
his sister Adele through the years where he danced
with Ginger Rogers. Monday "Fred Astaire:
Change Partners and Dance” combines biography
with analysis and appreciation by professionals
whose careers were affected by him, including his
former dance partners. The show will be narrated
by Joanne Woodward. ?
TV: The Fabulous 50s — March 7,9 p.m. Another
part of Festival '80, this show looks back at the
“golden years" of the 50s. With clips from dozens of
the early programs, it is divided into six segments,
each hosted by one of the performers who was
outstanding in the field. For example, Red Skelton
narrates the segment on comedy, Lucille Ball hosts
the situation comedy segment, and Michael Land-
on hosts the segment on westerns. (2 hours)
Can-Can — March 8,9 p.m. Frank Sinatra, Shirley
MacLaine, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan and
Juliet Prowse star in this 1960 musical comedy. It is
the story of a Montmartre dance hall owner who is
constantly being raided by the police for performing
the dance, the “can-can.” (2 hours)
EDITORS NOTE: The local PBS station is KAMU. It
is located on UHF Channel 15, and VHF Channel
12 on the cable.
KAMU starts broadcasting each day at 7:30 a.m.
Anyone wanting a schedule of programs for the
coming month can call 845-5611 and one will be
mailed free of charge.
SMU says no Playboy ads
The Southern Methodist University Publishing Board decided
Playboy may not advertise for models in the student newspaper.
The board said the decision was in keeping with a ban on ads that
are “exploitative.” — Collegiate Hedlines
First comics, then newspapers
Nearly 6,000 copies of the Baylor University Lariat were stolen
from campus distribution boxes earlier this month. Witnesses
reported seeing three college-aged men check inside pages of
the paper, then steal an entire bundle from one drop-off point.
Carla Wood, assistant editor, said the issue carried a story nam
ing some students who had been arrested the previous night for
stealing a rack full of comic books from a convenience store.
Those students were suspected of the newspaper theft and were
called into the dean’s office for questioning. No proof could be
established, however. The campus was “virtually without a pap
er” for the day, said Wood. The staff searched campus dumpsters
to no avail and there was no time to reprint the issue. “It’s too bad,
because it was one of our better issues,” said Wood. — Collegiate
Hedlines
focus
THE BATTALION
Policy: Focus will accept any stories, drawings
or photographs that are submitted for publica
tion, although the decision to publish lies solely
with the editor. Pieces submitted, printed or not,
will be returned upon request. Deadline is 5 p.m.
the Thursday before publication.
Contributing to this issue were: Tricia
Brunhart, David Einsel, Geoff Hackett, Lisa Mar
tin and Matt Spangler.
Editor: Rhonda Watters
Focus Staff Reporter: Tricia Brunhart
On the Cover: Ever been through Dime Box,
Texas, and wandered how it got such a strange
name? For an explanation and some pictures of
the town, turn to pages 4 and 5. Cover photo by
Lisa Martin.