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A.C. wishes upon a Starr 2C COURIER-POST, Thursday, March 30, 1989 Some rocky times for pageant family Casinos "It's not happening," declared a source very close to the Joel camp. "Billy won't be touring until after his (next) album is out apd he's only been in the studio twp weeks. It will be months and months before he even thinks -about touring. You can write that it's definitely not going to happen." More names Fans of enigmatic singer-song- writer Randy Newman should note that his performance at the Sands that was set for April 22 has been pushed back to sometime in July.

And "Barney Miller" devotees will be glad to know that Hal Linden will make a rare appearance as a song-and-dance man at the Showboat on May 19-20. tor, could not be reached for comment Along with the definite (Hall Oates) and the probable (Ringo), is news of a rumored concert that, if it happened, would qualify as a mega-event of the first order. Published reports say Donald Trump is willing to put enough zeroes on a pair of paychecks to entice Elton John and Billy Joel to perform together at Convention Hall late this year. Apparently, Trump wants the two piano men to play for a high-rollers-only crowd the first night and perform for the ticket-buying public the second night. However, not even Pete Rose should bet on this exacta.

cost of funding the pageant. Pat Turpen, executive director of the Miss America program in Delaware, has mixed feelings about a proposed training program for contestants. "I'm definitely not in favor of them charging a fee to enter," says Turpen. "I'm also not sure a 14-year-old should compete against a 17-year-old." But, Turpen says, such a program could help small states such as Delaware, providing more and better prepared contestants. "This is not a big pro-pageant state," she says.

June Graves of Hurst, Texas, a professional groomer of pageant contestants, sees merit to a teen training pageant. She thinks pageant experience for serious contestants is a must "How can you expect a girl to apply for a job (the amount Miss America makes a year in personal appearance fees) and expect her to do it with a year or two of training?" asks Graves, who served as a traveling companion for Miss America 1987, Kellye Cash. Horn says the early emphasis on looks and competition emphasizes "false values. These young women Continued from Page 1 Leonard Horn likes it or not. A lot of them are getting ripped off by disreputable pageants.

What I'm saying is let's give them a reputable program to be involved in so they don't get taken advantage Magness also sees the teen program as a way of funding the Miss America program. He wants to charge teens $100 to enter a local pageant, $500 to be a state contestant and $1,000 to be in the national competition. The Miss America Scholarship program for women 18-25 does not charge an entry fee. "We're trying to get scholarship funds up and this is a way to do it," says Magness. Horn has been courting corporate interests for the past several years, trying to get more scholarship money for contestants.

He has added two new scholarships this year funded by corporate interests but Magness thinks efforts to get corporate underwriting haven't been fruitful. "It's time to quit talkin' about it and get somethin' done about it," he says, referring to the increasing LEONARD HORN 'out of the question' need time to find out who they are and what they want to be." Horn invited Dr. Joyce Brothers to the January meeting to talk to board members about the harm in too much coaching and training. "I was trying to get the message across that we don't want these young ladies changed into something they think they should be because of some trainer's idea. Look, I'm just not interested in having 51 Barbie dolls up on the stage in Atlantic City." TAKE AN ADDITIONAL -3 By CHUCK DARROW Courier-Post Staff Whether their appearances are real or imagined, some of the biggest names in pop music history including Hall Oates, Ringo Starr, Billy Joel and Elton John are being connected to upcoming Atlantic City dates.

Daryl Hall and John Oates, the former Temple University students who have recorded such hits as "Sara Smile," "She's Gone," "Maneater" and "Rich Girl," will make their casino debut at Trop-World May 4-6. The planned appearance by the popular duo continues the Trap's policy of showcasing non-traditional (rock 'n' roll) acts in its showroom. The casino has already presented cult comic Sam Kinison and rockers Robert Palmer and the Moody Blues; Mike the Mechanics Living is slated for an April 8 appearance. Additionally, it looks like Starr will be the first member of the Beatles to play an Atlantic City casino. A highly placed music industry source has confirmed that promoters around the country are being offered a summer tour by a "supergroup" headlined by Starr and consisting of such rock stalwarts as Peter Frampton, saxophonist Clarence Clemmons of Bruce Springsteen's Street Band and Jack Bruce, bassist for the '60s band Cream.

Though no gambling den has yet to sign up the pack of rock 'n roll icons, it is likely the act will play Casino City. The producer of the tour is David Fishof, who packaged the Monkees' 1986 reunion tour and last year's "Dirty Dancing" extravaganza. Because both tours and other Fishof "oldies" shows played Atlantic City (the Monkees were at the Tropicana, "Dirty Dancing" at Resorts International), it is assumed among casino insiders that the tour will hit town. However, there is some question as to who will present it. Several casino officials contacted agreed that, while the publicity value of having an ex-Beatle perform would be considerable, the audience the show would attract probably wouldn't do much for casino revenues the raison d'etre for big-name entertainment.

Right now, the consensus is that if Ringo does make the Atlantic City scene, it will be at the Grandstand, the outdoor amphitheater operated by Bally's Grand casino. Frankie Randall, the Grand's entertainment direc- FF: The sexist world of magazines ALL REDUCED SPRING FASHIONS DRESSESSPORTSWEAR PANTSCOORDINATES a total savings of 50 off original prices! 4 positions was found to be more prevalent among women in men's magazines 24 percent as compared to 7 percent of male figures downsized in women's magazines. According to Rosenblum, "Men are much less diminished than women. An example of male dimin-ishment would be a full-sized woman holding a man in her hand, through photographic placement, of course." "Men are diminished when pictured as a servant or in custodial positions," adds Masse. "But anytime a woman is shown in a horizontal position and the man is standing, as he so often is, that is female diminishment," says Rosenblum.

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