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7JOURNAL Student Acts in Movies aw MONDAY August 25, 1975 Page C-l Hospital Plans Awards Banquet i own car to transport him to the set and at the set, each actor was provided with his own air-conditioned dressing room." "After makeup, we'd go out to the filming site and wait for Kevin's call. They (the actors) have to be where they can be reached at all times. At the set the costume is sewn on, so Kevin kept his on all day," said Weber. Kevin said his day ended at 10:30 p.m. when he and his father were taken back to their hotel.

Once at the hotel, it would take 30 minutes to an hour to remove the makeup. "It's very uncomfortable to take the makeup off," added Kevin. Because Kevin was used almost continuously in the film with few waiting periods, his lunch and snacks were brought to him. WHEN KEVIN was asked what he thought about acting in the film, he replied, "It was fun." Kevin explained his role in the western, "Mv Name is Nobody." "I was a barber's son. I was interviewed by the assistant director for the part.

I had the same schedule as this film. That time I didn't have to wear makeup, though. They'd always have breakfast ready for us and sometimes they'd spend a week and a half on one scene. After we were finished for that day we ate dinner at the hotel. This would go on every day for eight days at a time.

Kevin said he'd act as long as he could. "I'll be another Paul he added. Kevin was asked how he enjoyed working with the stars in his movie and TV experiences. "Some of them are nice and some of them are stuck-up. All the people in The Man Who Fell to Earth were extremely nice, though." KEVIN LIKES to draw cartoons and last year he was on Cleveland's wrestling team.

He soon plans to go to Burman Studios in Hollywood. "Tom Herber is going to show me around. He does the special effects with costumes for David Bowie's film," said Kevin. By ESTHER PADILLA Rio Grande High School Kevm Vveiier, a ninth grader at Cleveland Junior High, has recently been cast in a British movie being filmed in Albuquerque! Kevin plays the role of rock star David Bowie's son in the movie, "The Man Who Fell to Earth." Although Kevin has had no formal acting lessons, he has had plenty of stage experience. At 6, Kevin first appeared in the Music Theatre production of "Tom Sawyer." He was introduced to acting through his brothers and sisters, who had been in stage productions.

SOME OF Kevin's past performances include the Music Theatre presentation of "Snow White" and the Civic Light Opera productions of "Carousel" and "Fiddler on the Roof." He also appeared in a movie western, My Name is Nobody," with Henry Fonda. Although Kevin was only given one speaking part, he also performed in three segments of the TV series, "Nakia." Kevin described how he obtained his current part. "I went to Fenton Lake (one of the movie sites) as an extra. Then I became a stand-in for a Los Angeles actor. When he was unable to take the part, I was asked to do it." Kevin is a member of Screen Actor's Guild (SAG).

Because of SAG's rules concerning child actors, Kevin was required to have a chaperone while filming. Louis Weber, Kevin's father, acted as his chaperone for the British film. Much of the film was shot in Alamogordo. Kevin described his arrival there for the movie. "After we had a fun plane ride we were met at the airport and taken to the hotel.

That night we dined with Lee Remick and Rip Torn. Candy Clark (a co-star in the movie) and David Bowie were cilso there KEVIN'S MAKEUP call was at 7:30 the next morning. Mr. Weber said, "There were four main makeup people. One for each child and each star.

Each actor also had his served in almost all areas of the hospital, including nursing, cardiopulmonary lab, radiology, food service, gift shop, emergency room and total care service. A Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) course was given for interested youth volunteers by Fred McNeil, assistant fire chief of Dist. 9. THE GROUP also heard two talks on wilderness survival and three speeches on mental health. Approximately 125 youth were enrolled in the summer program and 10,000 hours were served.

A six-week emergency room training program will be lead by Mrs. Sue Lopez, staff nurse, in the Presbyterian Hospital Emergency RoomfromSept.8toOct. 15. To qualify for the course, a participant must be at least 16 years old and must have volunteered 150 hours of service. The youth volunteers at Presbyterian Hospital and Anna Kaseman Hospital will have their awards banquet tonight at 7:30 in the cafeteria at Presbyterian Hospital.

Certificates, pins and badges will be given to the young people for hours of service. Volunteer Youth Council members Sandy Uher, Beverly Herron, Bryan Bingham and Laura Yanz will be in charge of the event. They will continue to serve on the council until June 1976, and willassist with meetings and projects throughout the year. AN ITALIAN buffet will be served by the hospital. Entertainment will be provided by some of the volunteers.

The youth volunteer program was headed this summer by Mrs. Linda Neal, R.N., at Presbyterian Hospital, and by Mrs. Joan Barenberg, Anna Kaseman. In the program, youth 'n Roll US SR (TP8 Student Completes Science Internship Nels Frostenson of Albuquerque recently completed an eight-week internship at the 14th annual University of Georgia Student Science Training Program for High Ability Secondary Students. Frostenson, 16, a Del Norte High School senior, was one of 30 high school students in the U.S.

selected for the program on the basis of academic work, class rank, extracurricular activities, school recommendation and student essays. The research-oriented program is sponsored and funded by the National Science Foundation and conducted on the University of Georgia's Athens campus, where emphasis is placed on individual research under the supervision of professors. Frostenson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C.

L. Frostenson. 'Get Do On Top Of Billboard Survey Journal Photo Student Kevin Weber British Movie Puzzled by Weak Headlight Rock MOSCOW (UPI) At the Melodiya Record Store they were playing a bob-bob-she-bop and a boogaloo or two. They had Simon and Gar- funkel'sfirstandan early Beatles song was selling as fast as sales girls could write tickets. Gum-snapping teenagers pressed three deep around the pop music counter, strainimg to hear the fleeting, 30-second auditions of the last record releases.

DID THIS surplus of 1960s rock 'n' roll signal a trend in the Soviet record industry? Or was it a sign that detente, as translated into Western pop culture, FEET 1 DEAR WE Check the base of your radio antenna the rubber base first. If that's all right, check your fresh-air vent at the cowl. You'll probably have to remove the sheetmetal grille at the base of the windshield to see if the mastic is sealing the plenum chamber. And the third place to check is the windshield rubber seal, underneath the chrome surround. DEAR MIKE: My father and uncle were talking about cars, and my uncle said he knows a fellow who drives his car 50,000 miles and then, sells if.

During those 50,000 miles he never changes the oil or filter. Is that possible? DUBIOUS DEAR DUB: With conven Are No. "MELODIYA is just a monopoly in the Soviet Union," he said, "all recording studios, all plants, all distributors belong to Melodiya." In many ways, the industry is a triumph of form over content. Pakhomov waxed most proudly when discussing production figures and technological advances. Melodiyalastyearpro-duced 190 million phonograph records, Pakhomov said, in 70 languages found in the far-flung regions of the Soviet Union.

Its records are distributed in the United States by Columbia Records. Pakhomov said his firm was now tooling up to produce records in technically advanced "four channel" sound, although few Soviets even have a basic stereo record player. SINCE THE Melodiya label is the only one found in record stores, the control over the content is total, with the possible exception of the small black markets that flourish wherever there is contact with foreigners. Pakhomov said all music which appears on the Melodiya label has been approved by an editorial board consisting of well-known Soviet composers and musicians. In screening western music, the eidtorial board tries to weed out songs that will not be popular in the entire country, he said.

Who knows what music is popular? "We have spies everywhere," said Pakhomov, and then quickly, "I'm just kidding, of course." 'WE TRY to fulfill two purposes at Melodiya," he said. "We hope to satisfy demand and at the same time have good was making a dent on Soviet domestic life? "We don't know how these records got on sale," said Vasily P. Pakhomov, the director general of the Soviet Union's monopoly record industry, Melodiya. "Therecordsaresoold the store probably didn't want to throw them out so they put them on sale," Pakhomov said. Pakhomov's deft reply belied the nature of the Soviet record industry, which is still very much in the business of selling ideology as much as music.

TOLD THAT THE music from the American rock tional motor oils, no; with synthetic oils, maybe. Either way, I pity the next owner of this car. DEAR MIKE: Please settle anargument between my son-in-law and me. I say a car engine should always have the same brand of motor oil, and that in a rebuilt engine the oil should be changed every 1000 miles, always with the same brand and weight. Who's right? DEAR BEEN: You are.

I'm with you right down the line, but some people say you can go longer than 1000 miles with rebuilt engines between oil changes. DEAR MIKE: Is there anything I can do to stop the disc brakes from squealing on my 1973 Pinto? ON EDGE DEAR ON: Permatex 1 Couple Cleveland Junior High Youth Acts in Driver By MICHAEL LAMM DEAR MIKE: The right headlight in my 1971 Maverick only goes about a quarter on when I pull out the switch. It's very dim sort of a weak yellow. It's that wayon both high andlow beams. I had the headlight unit replaced, but that didn't help.

Why won't it come on all the way? PALE MOON DEAR PALE: Because of a poor ground connection. One of the three wires leading to the plug at the back of your headlight unit is the ground. The ground wire runs to the body. That wire apparently has a poor connection. DEAR MIKE: My 1972 Plymouth has an inside hood release.

Sometimes it doesn't pop the hood when I Sells in musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" seems to dominate cafe life in Moscow, Pakhomov said he had not heard it. Asked about other contemporary music that seems to flourish without official sanction, he crinkled his friendly face in mock agony. "I don't think Western music is in much demand here," Pakhomov said. "Remember, Moscow might be the cultural center of the country but we have to produce for other areas of the Soviet Union as well." Pakhomov presides over a giant industry that controls the record-making process from the preparation of raw vinyl to the distribution of millions of discs each year. makes a spray or fluid that's applied to disc brake pads and is supposed to get rid of squeal.

I haven't tried it, but you might want to. DEAR MIKE: My 1965 Buick 355 Wildcat with 10-to-1 compression needs premium gas, which I use. But ever since the oil embargo, I haven't been to get premium with octane levels high enough to keep the engine from knocking. Despite my car being 10 years old, it's in good shape, with low mileage, and it's not ready to be scrapped, nor should it be. Question: What modifications will solve the knocking? KNOCKED OUT DEAR KNOCKED: This question has come up often of late.

First try retarding ignition setting a few degrees at a time. You can do this by ear, and by trial and error you can strike a balance between performance and no-knock. One thing to watch out for with retarded ignition, though, is overheating. The other solution to knocking is to install thicker head gaskets or double head gaskets (to lower compression), but this is an expensive and risky method, especially since double gaskets tend to rupture. DEAR MIKE: In putting a new accelerator pump into the carburetor of my Road Runner (340 V-8 with 4-bar-rel), I stripped out the threads of the carb gasoline inlet.

It now leaks gas all over the place. A new or rebuilt carburetor costs $26 to $53. Is there a cheaper, simplewaytofixthebad threads? UP A TREE DEAR UP: You might buy a carb at a wrecking yard and just use the top plate. Or TomCo makes a self-tapping inlet adaptor for many carburetors. These adaptors are available at most parts houses Five City Youth To Attend Meet Five young people from Albuquerque will attend the Rocky Mountain Regional Christian Science Youth Meeting at Snowbird, Utah, on Aug.

29 through 31. Thoseattendingwillbe Julie Malone, Tom Malone, Patricia Springer and Tom Tays, all students at the University of New Mexico, and Debbie Rickers, a San-dia High student. Their attendance is sponsored by the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Albuquerque. The meeting will have delegates from throughout New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, Colorado and Idaho. The theme of the meeting will bf freedom.

FRIENDS? -War FIGHT THE POWER -Isley Brothers FAME David Bowie COULD IT BE MAGIC -Barry Manilow WASTED DAYS AND WASTED NIGHTS Freddy Fender FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE -Bad Company THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD -Earth, Wind and Fire BALLROOM BLITZ -Sweet HOLDIN ON TO YES-TERDAY-Ambrosia THIRD RATE ROMANCE Amazing Rhythm Aces LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER The Captain and Tennille I'M SORRY John Denver CATH IE 17-VR-OLD CATHE I WAS RECENTLY ELECTED V-PRES. OV THE ALBUQUtME VOUTH SVNAPHOMV. WER. INSTRUMENT" IS Capt. and Tennille NEW YORK (UPI) -These are the top single records in the pop music field, based on Billboard Magazine's survey of sales and broadcast play: GET DOWN TONIGHT and the Sunshine Band FALLIN' IN LOVE -Hamilton Joe Frank and Reynolds RHINESTONE COWBOY Glen Campbell ONE OF THESE NIGHTS The Eagles HOW SWEET IT IS -James Taylor JIVE TALKIN' Bee Gees AT SEVENTEEN Janis Ian SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT Elton John WHY CAN'T WE BE SHE WENT beem FoRTWO Salute to Albuquerque TEENAGERS! By MARY CAMPBELL AP Newsfeatures Writer pull it.

Other times it'siine. How can I fix it so it's on target every time? NO HOOD DEAR NO: Your cable is probably a little longer than it needs to be, or the release mechanism up front might be slightly bent or out of adjustment. The cable, so far as I know, cannot be shortened, so you might have to replace it. But before you do, check for bent hardware, loose bolts and misalignments at the latch. DEAR MIKE: Whenever it rains a puddle forms on the right front floor of my 1968 'Buick Electra 225.

The body has absolutely no rust holes, of that I'm sure. I can see no place where water can come in, but it surely does. Please give me some clues. WET Greenfield. The one thev naid if mer to finish college.

But she became captivated by California, got a job as a file clerk, sang along with her car radio while driving to work and became part of the South Coast Repertory Theater. She and a partner wrote a musical for the theater about ecology. It played in San Francisco for a time and when it moved back for another Los Angeles run, they needed a new keyboard player and somebody recommended Dragon. He grew up in the Los Angeles area, with two brothers and two younger sisters. His father always wanted to teach him about music and arranging.

"You know how you are when you're little; I said I wasn't going to go into music. But he paid for my schooling and when I got stuck with a music problem I'd bring it home and ask him and feel guilty because other kids couldn't do that." THE DRAGONS, brothers Daryl, Dennis and Doug, made a recording on Capitol where their father had made umpteen records with the Hollywood Bowl Symphony. "Then the Beatles came in and we lost hope. We couldn't even get work in clubs after that. We were an instrumental group and you had to be singing." It was the Beach Boys who first called Dragon "the Captain." He bought a captain's hat while touring with them, told Mike Love he was "Captain Keyboard" and got announced that way on stage before his solo in "Help Me Rhonda." "I knew Bruce Johnston, who was with the Beach Boys at that time.

He called Doug to go on the road with them. Doug panicked. He didn't have a good ear. He told me to get the gig and he'd join later. I went on the road three or four months and taught him the charts and he joined.

I went originally to play keyboards. Then I became an arranger, then I' helped Dennis Wilson to record." MISS TENNILLE also became part of a Beach Boys tour, when Carl Wilson's brother-in-law went to school for a year and they needed another keyboard player. She also sang The Captain and Tennille recorded their own song, paid $250 to have it pressed on the Butterscotch Castle label which is what they called their California home and they have a second record out which jumped to No. 1 in the country recently. Their fathers are as happy as a scene from "The Fantas-tiks." HIS FATHER, conductor-arranger Carmen Dragon the Captain is Daryl Dragon wants them to perform with his Burbank Symphony next fall.

"I think he'd hoped we'd be successful, but he didn't think we were going to be," Dragon says. "Each one of us his three sons was going to make it for 10 years or more. Dennis is still talking about it. He used to think I didn't have enough push. I was laid back." Her father Tennille is Mrs.

Daryl Dragon, maiden name Toni Tennille says he thinks he'll change his name to Captain Tennille. Miss Tennille, bursting with vitality maybe from keeping the couple- on a diet as free from added chemicals as possible and a sunshine personality, says, "His father says it was really good he found me. When I first met Daryl it was like pieces of a puzzle fitting together. I knew he had something commercial but it was a different way of approaching pop music. I'm a singer but there are eight million singers.

He is not a projector on stage and I am. We sort of offset each other's problems and enhance each other's good points." ON STAGE, Dragon says, "Toni is so relatable and understandable. I don't say much and when I do talk, it's from left field. But I can get away with it because of her." Thpir hit siWlci is Will Keen Us Tnpether written fit MX-J ph. mi im TUES10LA rVStfE HAS mme orchestra SEARS.

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honoK Society 6the ski clus and last year was on the girls' varsity tennis team. hv Neil Sedaka and Howard some background vocals. I I young people! to have pressed after making demo records for Morgan Cavettand being given free recording studio time in return was "The Way I Want To Touch You," which Miss Ten- nille wrote about Dragon. They were performing at the Smokehouse in Encino and a couple of disc jockeys who liked their music started playing the record. Signing with a distribution company led to more airplay, which led to of- fers from four record companies.

They signed with A and which said it would allow them to produce their own first album. If it didn't sell, they'd all negotiate on another producer for a second album. The album, "Love Will Keep Us Together," which is mostly the couple's compositions, will be followed by a second LP they'll produce themselves. MISS TENNILLE, who is from Montgomery, moved with her family she's one of four girls to the Los An- geles area, interring to return to Alabama affcr one sum- Since they ve been the Captain and Tennille, they've with a drummer as opening act twice, with Mac Davis and David Gates. Next fall they'll go out, adding two Miss Tennille sisters, Louisa and Melissa, Melissa's husband Andy and guitarist Gary Sims.

Dennis Dragon "is great jazz drummer," his brother says, "but his energy Ieyel is too high to play with us. He can't lay back." Dou8 Dragon is in Hawaii, writing his own kind of music and n.t believing the Captain and Tennille really could dig creating music that is commercial. They do dig it, they say, and Dragon's composition, "Broddy Bounce," which is on the album, they find more unusual than commercial, Miss Tennille has written "1954 Boogie Blues" about how "er husband first heard Fats Domino on the radio and loved the sound. On the fall tour they'll headline sometimes and sometimes open for other acts. "What I'd really like to do," Dragon says, "is open formats Domino." the Bank that BELIEVES in our.