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iss Universe Beauty Pageant Set Saturday Appearing in the pageant's state costume segment as John Qllmger, the notorious bank robber of the "30s, Amanda Janes, Miss Illinois 197, shot 50 Miss USA hopefuls out of the running and gunned her way to the top when she was crowned the new Miss USA on the night of May 19, 1973. The 5 8'" tall, brown-haired, green-eyed assertive young lady will take another shot at a title, this time t'jtt of Miss Universe 1973, on the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant" tr be broadcast, via satellite, from Athens, Greece, as a taped special on Saturday at I m. on Channels. The daughter of actress Eloise Kummer Jones, who starred in "The Guiding Light" radio series in Chicago, and Raymond A. Jones, one of the 1C founding fathers of the American Federation of Radio Artists (now the American Federation of Radio and Television Artists).

Amanda, an aspirin actress herself, entered the USA pageant, her first beauty competition, because of her agent. "At the time, my agent wanted me to enter just so the agency dress. My friend just wore pants and a jacket. "At the restaurant, the maitre came to our table with a bottle of champagne. He walked up to my frend.

who was sitting next to me. and ssid. 'On behalf of the management we would like to congratulate you or. being chosen the new Miss USA. "Well, 1 almost died My 'riend turned red.

and tried not to snow how pleased she was But I broke out laughing until tears streamed down my eyes. If anything was going to bring me back down to earth, it had to be something like that." would have representation in the contest." says Miss Jones, an outspoken, independent young woman. "She also thought I learn something 'I've never had i terrific amount of confidence in what theatrical people usually think of as being conf icence. "I'm not efraid to talk 'out wnat I feel are my flaws and my bad habits. To some people.

I suppose, that comes across as having no confidence. The way I feel about myself is not that I am perfect, or pretty, or talented, but that whatever I am I get along wilh it very well. Things I want to change I'm sure someday I will change. How did she feel about winning the Title? "Winning the title was very surprising." says the 23 year-old. 125-pound beauty from Evanston "I was very elated, but the night after the pageant, something very funny happened to clear my head.

"My chaperone and I were going to an exclusive restaurant with pageant ottmats and their wives 1 invitrd along a girl friend who is a model in New York. I felt very beauty-queenish. so I put my hair up and wore a long cut-away MONDAY, JULY 16, 1973 New Daytime Show On 2: Wizard of Odds Gortner Tours Nashville til wt i "How many times each day does the average American husband kiss his wife?" "What are the odds that you will recover your lost wallet if it had more than $20 in it?" a "What percentage of men in this country wear undershirts?" The answers to these and similar questions form the basis for the action on "Wizard of Odds," a hew audience-participation game show which will begin Monday on Channel 2 at 9 a.m. (replacing "Saleof the The new Monday-through-Friday entry will personality Alex Trebek (rhymes with who is making his American television debut. Trebek is described by Mrs.

White as having "all the qualities necessary to make him a major TV star in this country." The game takes place primarily in the studio audience, with Trebek choosing contestants at random and asking them questions whicu test their judgment of national odds, averages and probabilities. Taylor Sets Y' Forum Talk Tuesday be hosted by Canadian TV Stanley A. Taylor, associate professor of political science at Brigham Young University and direcotr of the Department of International Relations, will be the guest speaker at the BYU Forum Tuesday morning, and his address will be telecast Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. and again Saturday at 9 p.m. on channel 11.

"Marjoe's Country: Nashville," a revealing entertainment portrait of Tennessee's colorful capital city, its people, their music and their life-styles, starring Marjoe rtner, will be presented on Channel 4's late-night series, "Wide World of Entertainment," Mondayat Marjoe Gortner, once an evangelical preacher who traveled widely throughout the south and now an actor whose credits include the title role in the motion picture on his life, conducts in-depth interviews with a variety of Nashville residents, old and young, some whose fame is international, a.id some whose activities are distinctive to the city of "the Nashville sound." Ernest Tubb and Hank Snow, two of biggest names in the country music world, are among Marjoe's guests in interviews at the Grand Ole Opry, one of the city's most famous institutions. Tubb sings "Waltz Across Texas" and Snow is heard singing "I'm Movin' On." Newcomer Barbara Mandrell, making her bow at the Opry, sings "Show Me a Man That's Got a Good Woman." Tubb and Snow discuss the recurring lost-love theme of their music. Later, at Snow's suburban home, which also serves as a recording studio, he MARJOE GORTNER is aboard one of the horses he will later auction at Murfreesboro, in "Marjoe'i Country: Nashville," a close-up look at the South, its people and its music, to be presented on Channel 4's late-night series, "Wide World of Entertainment" Monday at 11:30 p.m. Scanning the Channels For Week of July 1 6 lip Dr. Taylor recently returned to the BYU campus afte- serving two years as administrative assistant for Utah Congressman Gunn McKay.

His forum talk will be based on his experiences in Washington, D.C., and particularly, the balance of power between the executive and legislative branches of government. Dr. Taylor began his teaching career at BYU in 1961. He was appointed an associate professor at Bentley in 1963, and received his masters and doctorate at Fletcher School of Law in Massachusetts. He also taught for seven years at Fletcher, returning to BYU to establish the school's international relations program.

He is considered to be one of the area's foremost authorities in international affairs'. By JACK GAY ER NEW YORK (UPI)-The annual Miss Universe Beauty Pageant will be presented on Channel 5 Saturday at 8 p.m. from Athens, Greece. Because of the time difference, the proceedings will be taped for broadcast here. The new week is a quiet one in the matter of fresh attractions.

Channel 4 on Tuesday at 7 p.m. has a half-hour special featuring the popular musical group, Chicago. Highlight details July 16-21 for repeat: Monday Channel 4's "The Rookies" at 7 p.m. has "Crossfire," in which two members of a police team who are at odds are reconciled when working on a case R) Channel 4's baseball game at 6:30 features St. Louis-San Francisco.

"The Monday night Night Movie" at 8 on Channel 4 screens (Continued on p. 10) discusses country music stars, costuming and their responsibilities to their followers. Marjoe also appears in nearby Murfreesboro, where he performs as auctioneer at a livestock sale. Among his other stops are the Tennessee Twirling Institute. CANADIAN TV PERSONALITY, Alex Trebek, made his American debut to host a Monday through Friday audience participation game show, "Wizard of Odds," on 2 July IS at I a.m.

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