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THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS, DEC. 23, 1971, SECTION A
CALIFORNIA CITY TO HOST GOP CONVENTION, AUGUST 21-24
The’ motto of the city of San Diego, 30
miles .north of the Mexican border is
"City in Motion." and it will be that, in
deed, late next August when an estimated
30,000 persons move in to participate in
and/or observe the Republican Party’s
quadrennial rite of selecting its President- ’
iai nag-bearer and his Vice Presidential
running mate •
Site of the Convention is the 15,000-seat
San Diego Sports Arena, but the scene of
weeks-ahead preparatory action will be the
025-room Royal Inn at the Wharf and the
Civic Concourse which will serve as Repub
lican National Committee headquarters.
Although the Convention officially opens
on August 21st. the RNC staff and com
mittees of the Convention already are at
work. Before the doors open, the Platform
Committee will have held hearings and
nailed down the planks of the party’s 1972
Platform; credentials of delegates and alter
nates will have been examined; and the
rules of the Convention considered and
approved for presentation.
Local Student Member of
University of South Choir
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In March, convention coordinator. Bob
Knowles. (Wisconsin State Senator) will
be on deck full time By the middle ot
June, convention arrangements duel Dick
Herman (National Committeeman from
Nebraska) will move in with Iris staff
s The logistics of a national'party con
ventton arc massive: housing, transporta
tion, press and radio-TV lacilities. printed s
•materials, meeting facilities, special events .
in addition to the agenda, speakers roster
and program for the convention meeting
days at the Sports Arena
As many as 200 telephone installers will
be brought in to help San Diego telephone
men set up the massive switchboards and
line systems. Fot four weeks before and
during the convention, 60 rooms are re
served for press and radio-TV comrmmica- !
tions centers. All major networks will be
interconnected from the press headquart
ers with the arena.
On the arena grounds, temporary
structures will be erected to accommodate
the ever-growing needs, equipment and
personnel of the communications media
It is anticipated that communications
staffs and crews assigned to cover the
event will number close to 7,000
Since San Diego is regarded as a perfect'
August vacation setting, local planners be
lieve.a record number of families will ac
company participants to the convention.
A number of new motels and hotels will
be pushed to completion to help meet the
demand for rooms
The Boston Globe headlined a recent
story SAN DIEGO'S CLIMATE RIGHT
FOR GOP CONVENTION. It’s also ex
pected to be right for the star of the
event. The President’s home in San Cle
mente is 50 miles away a short helicopter
ride to accept his nomination for -re
election in a town (700,000 pop.) which
he has long called his “lucky city," •
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Charles Bickerstaff, son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bicker
staff of Dixon Lake Road, Cum
in ing, is a member of the Un
iversity of the South choir,
which presents an annual Ch
ristmas Festival of Lessons
and Carols and will go on a tour
of the Midwest in the spring.
The choir consists of 55 stu
dents from the 1000-student un
iversity, known as “Sewanee”
to all its alumni and friends.
Dr. Joseph Running directs the
choir and serves as university
organist. He is enthusiastic ab
out the talents of the students
he has signed up this year.
The Festival of Lessons and
Carols is held in All Saints*
Chapel, the center of worship
of the Episcopal - owned un
iversity , where the choir sings
Sunday services. The festival
of Christmas music alternating
with biblical passages is ad
apted from a similar one at
Cambridge in England which
has been in use for some 50
years.
Cities to be visited on the
spring tour include Louisville,
Lexington, Cincinnati, Indiana
polis, and Chicago, where the
Episcopal choir (which also
contains Methodist, Baptist and
Presbyterian students)will sing
in a Jewish synagogue.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
How do you write a best seller? The facetious answer in the
publishing business goes like this, “It’s easy if you already
have written a best seller.” Helen Maclnnes has that knack.
She has been writing successful novels since 1939 and her 14th,
“The Salzburg Connection,” last year led the best seller list
for months. Her latest spy thriller, MESSAGE FROM MALAGA,
found its place in the top five the first week it was in the book
stores. Again, Helen Maclnnes weaves a tale of intrigue,
romance and sudden death. The setting is sunny Spain. The
backdrop for the action includes the sound of castanets, the
flashing skirts of a flamenco prlma donna and the taste of
mountain wine and the streets of the gay cities of Malaga and
Granada. Here is Helen Maclnnes at her best. (Harcourt, Brace,
Jovanovich, $6.95).
The man who wrote the recent best-seller, “Body Language,”
has just produced another book, YOU AND YOUR FEET. He
is Julius Fast, the editor of Podiatry News, a professional
publication. This is a serious handbook of facts and advice
on proper foot care. It contains descriptions and diagrams
of all types of foot problems ranging from corns, bunions and
calluses to arthritis, allergies and club feet. He blames shoe
fashions and concrete pavements for most of the discomfort
and misshapen feet of Americans. (St. Martin’s Press, $5.95).
Recently , a friend of mine who had fought in the Pacific
during World War II said he would like to return and visit the
islands. He may never go, but now he can read about it in a
book called; THE PACIFIC THEN AND NOW, written by Bruce
Bahrenburg. Last year Mr. Bahrenburg toured the great Pacific
battle cites and he tells what they look like today and what has
happened to them since the war. He returned to Wake Island,
Midway, Guadalcanal, Rebaul, Port Moresby, Saipan, Guam
and Iwo Jima. (G. P. Putnam’s Sons, $7.95).
John Prebble, an Englishman, has written a history book that
reads like a novel an adventure story THE LION IN THE
NORTH. He writes about' his country’s ancient enemy Scot
land. Prebble gives us a rich gift book with 32 pages of color
plates, 152 black-and-white Illustrations and seven maps. Prebble
unfolds a thousand years of brash and bloody history and traces
the story of the Scots as they struggled to remain independent
from England. Appropriately, the book was printed in Scotland.
(Coward, McCann and Geoghegan, $15.00).
Put this elegant little book on your shopping list for the
friend who likes to cook and to travel, THE GOURMET AND THE
CAMERA. More than 50 countries are represented with one
page devoted to a distinct native recipe. The facing page in
each case is a full color print of a typical scene of the country.
Any of the pictures would be worthy of a place in a photographic
show and the recipes would tantalize every housewife who likes
to experiment in her kitchen. (Westover Publishing Company,
Richmond, Va., $6.95).
Sunday school teachers, especially those who like to travel,
can find a new point of view in AN ARCHAEOLOGIST FOLLOWS
THE APOSTLE PAUL. The archaeologist is James L. Kelso
who has worked among Bedouin city dwellers and farmers on
ten different archaeological expeditions to Palestine. He is a
retired professor of Old Testament Archaeology at Pittsburgh
Theological Seminary. In his book he follows in the footsteps
of Paul and gives us an insight into the character of the cities
he visited. (Word Books, $3.95).
Television Staff
Immersed
In Work
Filming “Georgia Chron
olog’* is not always an easy
matter, as Producer Nels An
derson and one of the film
crew, Huerta Nicks, discovered
while working on December's
program. At one point they be
came totally immersed in their
work. Enthusiasm is encour
aged at White Columns, but at
the time the two were in a small
boat taking film of the Flint
River. The reason for the mis
hap is still a mystery, but their
craft capsized, throwing them
and SIO,OOO of camera equip
ment into the December-chilled
waters. Happily, they made an
excellent recovery and returned
to White Columns with film
in hand.
December’s “Georgia Ch
ronolog” will be in a magazine
format. Topics to be covered
include a report on ice hockey
in Atlanta; a report on the
controversy arising from
attempts to dam the Flint Ri
ver; and a report on skiing in
North Georgia and the use of
artificial snow.
Sportscaster Jim Viondi will
present an introduction to At
lanta’s newest sport, ice
hockey, explaining the basics
of the game. He will cover
such topics as game rules,
the equipment used, and penalty
procedures.
The Georgia Natural Areas
Council has designated the up
per Flint River as the most
scenic river in the State. There
has been a proposal by the
Army Corps of Engineers to
put three dams on the upper
Flint for the purposes of hy
droelectric power, flood con
trol, and recreation. Environ
mentalists claim that to build
the dams would ruin the natural
beauty of the river, would flood
archaeological sites, and would
do irreparable damage to the
environment. A public hearing
on the construction will be held
next month, although Congress
has already authorized cons
truction of one of the dams.
This segment of “Georgia Ch
ronolog” will be presented by
John Pruitt.
Irv Cuevas will report on the
skiing industry in North Ge
orgia, and how artificial snow
is planned to be used.
“Georgia Chronolog” is be
ing produced by Anderson, and
Director for the program is
Kennon Kent. It will be tele
cast December 24 at 10:30 p.m.
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HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE.”
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The Harmon Football Forecast
THE TOP 40 MAJOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAMS
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4 Michigan 35-Memphis Slate
5 Penn State 15—Southern Cal iS—Washincton
6 Colorado 16—Washington 26-Toledo 36-Wash ngon State
7 Auburn 17-Ohio State 27-North Carolina Force
IZlsT 3 ltZArkansaf 6 29-Califomia 39—Minnesota
Slate 20=s2K 30-T.C.U. 40-Bostc, College
Monday, December 27 •
FIESTA BOWL; Arizona State 34 Florida State 21
Tuesday, December 28
TANGERINE BOWL; Toledo 35 Richmond 7
Thursday, December 30
PEACH BOWL: Mississippi 20 Georgia Tech 17
' Friday, December 31
BLUEBONNET BOWL; Colorado 26 Houston ..21
GATOR BOWL: Georgia 24 North Carolina 10
Saturday, January 1
COTTON BOWL: Penn State 24 Texas 23
ORANGE BOWL: Nebraska 34 Alabama 28
ROSE BOWL: Michigan 28 Stanford 14
SUGAR BOWL: Oklahoma 38 Auburn 23
Final College Forecasting Average:
1,641 RIGHT, 521 WRONG, 39 TIES ”9
HIGHLIGHTS
There’s nothing very new in our final ratings of the top 40 major colleges. At the very top,
teams have held their positions much more firmly this fall than in past years as .evidenced by
“The Big Four.” Nebraska, Alabama, Oklahoma, and Michigan—Penn State, too, for that mat*
ter have remained in almost the same order. Auburn and Georgia took up permanent resi
dence in the first ten at the beginning of the year while Colorado and L.S.U. have been in,
out, and finally back in Arizona State has made a steady climb to finish in tenth place. Somo
perennial occupants of’the top ten dropped their membership this fall and fell to the second
ten: Texas, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Arkansas in particular.
Again a note about the ratings of the top forty teams: keep in mind that a team’s rating is
based on the AVERAGE of its performance against ALL opposition throughout the entire season.
A team’s won and lost record has no bearing on its national position. Calibre of competition
is a major factor in determining a team’s rating.
All of college football—the post-season bowl games as well as the regular season
will come to an explosive climax with the Nebraska-Alabama clash in the Orange Bowl on the
first night of 1972. If Nebraska-Oklahoma was a coronary provoker, there’s no telling what
this one will provoke ... definitely the College Super Bowl!
And the Big Eight Conference is now the Number One conference in the country. The
Southeast Conference had topped our ratings for the past five years, but the margin of dif
ference had decreased each year. So, for the first time in its history, the powerful conference
led by national champion Nebraska is the toughest in the land. Conference ratings are based
on each league’s power quotient average determined from the ratings of all teams in every
conference. Of the more than 65 football conferences, here are the twenty strongest in the na
tion:
1— Big Eight Conference
2 Southeast Conference
3 Pacific Eight Conference
4 Big Ten Conference
5 Southwest Conference
6 Atlantic Coast Conference
7 Western Athletic Conference
8 — Mid-American Conference
9 Missouri Valley Conference
10—Ivy League
11— Pacific Coast Athletic Conference . 67.23
12— Southland Conference 66.64
13— Ohio Valley Conference 65.00
14— Big Sky Conference 60.40
15— Southern Conference 60.37
16— Lone Star Conference 59.12
17— Gulf-South Conference 59.01
18— Southwestern Athletic Conference . 56.76
19— North Central Conference 51.04
20— Yankee Conference 49.37