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B. B. King is
the toast of USSR
When one toasts 8.8.
King nowadays, he might
do it with vodka. King, who
is much admired in his own
country, is now respected
and highly thought of in the
Soviet Union, too.
Recently, her performed
during a 22-concert series in
the USSR which was the fir
st extensive tour by an
American pop singer in that
country. He will be in
Augusta Oct. 8.
Because of king’s well
received tour, he was
toasted recently by the
Soviet Union and MCA
Records at the Soviet Con
sulate in San Francisco with
a tribute which touched
upon the highlights of the
trip and the legendary
bluesmaker’s career.
This is the 8.8. King who
was bom on a cotton plan
tation near the Mississippi
Delta town of Indianola 52
years ago. A man who was
still unknown to the world,
let alone his own country,
when he recorded his first
number one blues hit,
“Three O’clock Blues,” in
1949. And a man who
wouldn’t gain mass
Jaguar jaunt proceeds
to benefit alumni
Area runners, joggers,
walkers, and wheelchair
racers are invited to par
ticipate in Augusta
College’s fourth annual
Lite Jaguar Jaunt, Sept. 25.
The jaunt will include a
one mile fun run at 5 p.m.
followed by a five kilometer
(3.1 miles) race. Both races
will begin near the
Katherine Street gate and
will cover a one mile loop
on campus, with the three
mile race making three cir
cuits of the course.
Restrooms and change
areas will be available in the
College Activities Center.
AC alumni, Dee and Rick
Davis, who are coor
dinating this year’s race,
said that all who register
will receive a com
memorative bath towel. In
addition, trophies will be
awarded to the first male
and first female finishers in
each race, as well as to the
first three finishers in 14 age
groups in the five kilometer
event. Ribbons will go to
VA makes suggestion
to speed education
payments to students
The Veterans Ad
ministration has some
suggestions to help students
avoid delays in their VA
education payments.
Every month 600,000 VA
checks worth more than
S2OO million are mailed to
veteran-students and to
eligible dependents, and the
agency wants to do everything
possible to avoid dels vs.
In an unempt to avoid
possible delays, the VA
suggests the following:
♦ When a student feels
the initial payment for the
school term has been
delayed, he or she should
check with the school to
find out the date the
enrollment certificate was
sent to the VA. At least
four weeks should be
allowed from that date
before an education check
can be expected.
* If an advance payment
check is expected, the
student should make sure
the required written request
was signed. The specific
request for the advance
money should have been
submitted to VA at least a
month before the beginning
of the semster.
• Students who have got
ten education benefits in the
past should consider
whether an overpayment is
outstanding. If an over
payment exists, current
benefits are withheld until
recognition until
“discovered” by such
young blues stylists as Eric
Clapton and Mike Bloom
field.
Now 8.8.’s going to
“Take It Home” which is
the title of his new MCA
album. This, like his
previous effort, “Midnight
Believer,” is a
collaboration with King and
The Crusaders who wrote
(with Will Jennings) all of
the material as well as
produced it.
King, whose interest in
music was sparked by his
uncle, a preacher who had a
pretty deft hand himself at
the guitar, hitchhiked north
to Memphis in 1947 to find
the good times. In ‘49, he
hit with “Three O’clock
Blues” on the RPM label.
From there, he kept
building a reputation and
career in blues that has
never been equaled since.
He’s been named by
Guitar Player magazine as
the Top Blues Guitarist as
well as being tapped Top
Blues Artist by the
prestigious jazz-blues
publication, Downbeat. Os
the first three finishers in
each age group in the one
mile run, as well as to
wheelchair winners.
A party for all par
ticipants will begin im
mediately following the
race at the Maxwell Alumni
House.
This year there will be a
video taped replay of the race
at the awards ceremony.
Entry fee is $5.00 before
September 23 and $6.00 for
late registration. There will
be a SI.OO additional fee for
those wishing to enter both
events. Proceeds will go to
the AC Alumni
Association.
Registration blanks are
available at the Maxwell
Alumni House and at area
sporting goods stores. Late
registration on the day of
the race will begin at 4 p.m.
Sponsors for this year’s
race are the AC Alumni
Association, the Student
Government Association
and Southern Beer.
the overpayment is
recovered by the VA.
For further information
on possible education
payment delays contact the
nearest VA regional office.
Toll-free numbers are listed
in the white pages of the
telephone book under
“U.S. Government.”
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course, his 1971 single,
“The Thrill Is Gone,” was
a million-seller as well as a
Grammy-winner. In both
1975 and ‘76, King won
Euony Music Awards for
Best Blues Album, Best
iviaie Instrumentalist and
Best Male Blues Singer.
There was also another
gold record for his team ef
fort, with Bobby Blue Bland,
on the album “Together
For The First Time.”
While his music is of
major significance, it
shouldn’t be forgotten that
the man himself is im
pressive because of his con
tributions to others. Over
the years, he has performed
in more than 30 prisons
across the country, giving
hope and enjoyment
through that special
language of music—to
thousands of prisoners.
8.8. has collaborated with
attorney F. Lee Bailey on
rap sessions at a number of
prisons, counseling inmates
through a program spon
sored by the Foundation for
the Advancement of Inmate
Rehabilitation and
Recreation (FAIRR).
For more information,
call Wayne Nicoll at 736-
6833 or the AC Alumni
Association at 828-4701.
NAACP to hold
awards banquet
Georgia State Conference
of Branches National
Association For The Ad
vancement of Colored
People 40th Annual
Freedom Awards Banquet
will be held Oct. 9 at 7:30
p.m. at Augusta Hilton
Convention Center on Ellis
Street.
For tickets call 722-0390,
790-0538 or 724-4574.
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and, worst of all, Periodon
tal Disease. (The single
largest cause of tooth loss in
adults).
The loss of just one
tooth, if not replaced by a
fixed bridge or removable
partial denture, will more
than likely, ultimately cause
the loss of more and more
teeth. In many patients, it is
only a matter of time until
the destruction is complete.
The dental arch was
designed by nature to have
a complete set of teeth - one
helping and protection the
other. Replacing missing
teeth with a dental applian
ce will maintain this design
as well as your important
smile and ability to eat
properly.
I would note here that
when replacement of an old
bridge or removable partial
is necessary then it should
be done. It has been
estimated that the average
bridge lasts for about ten
years.
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