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V- r' rSUf The Carpenters Drip With Sunshine 3 The South Band Mansion Tribune, Monday, Moy 19, 1975 Problem thing, never deserving notice but always playing and playing in the background a of a billion bank commercials, in the background of a billion sirloin dinners with champagne, in the background of a billion tired love scenes Indeed, such music belongs only in the background. What is it doing in the concert hall9 mainstream of serious popular culture. The big history of 20th century popular music, to be issued by the Oxford University Press in the year 2010, will undoubtedly devote a line or two to the Carpenters What the history will not say is that such schmaltz has persisted tirelessly through every We Know, I Wont Last a Day Without You, Goodbye to Love. get the idea Seventeen children, selected from South Bend elementary schools, accompanied the group in Sing, another big Carpenter hit. Their five-man backup group then added a forceful flavor to a medley of old rock and roll hits from the 50s and early 60s.

From the very beginning, Richard and Karen have been hybnds traditional pop singers with a feel for contemporary music They try to merge two forms straight pop and soft rock but it doesnt quite work They come off only as pop singers, better than most, perhaps, but irrelevant to the Rolling Stone Bleeds When Cut LaVille Names Top Graduates Nancy Herbster and Patricia Wegh are the covaledicto-nans and Ellen Werner the salutatorian, of the class of 1975 at LaVille High School. Miss Wegh will speak, along with Marilyn Quivfcy, Kenneth Limerick and Karen Leavell, at graduation ex- miss werner erases at 2 Sunday, in the LaVille gymnasium Miss Herbster, daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn Herbster, 23503 Quinn Road, Lakeville, already is attending Bethel College. She will be enrolled as a second-term sophomore in the fall A biology major, she plans to study optometry later at Indiana University Miss Wegh, daughter of Mr and Mrs. John Wegh, 33600 New Road, South Bend, has been accepted by Purdue University, where she plans to window at Gosmans, a restaurant in he was sent home "I was leaving the restaurant I had my left hand on the door handle and my right hand on the window for support. The window just gave way, Jagger told newsmen NEW YORK (AP) Mick Jagger says a gash in his right hand -and wnst that took 20 stitches is a bit messy, but I wont need a cast or anything The Rolling Stones rock star was sewn up at a Southampton hospital Saturday night after putting his hand through a k- 1 MISS WEGH MISS HERBSTER study preschool and kindergarten education Miss Werner, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick Werner, 65391 Miami Road, Bremen, also will enroll at Purdue to study meteorology Congratulatory remarks will be offered during commencement by Rev Michael Hodson, pastor of Pine Creek Church of the Brethren and president of the LaVille Community Ministerial Association Principal Gaylord Toll will note the class accomplishments Supt Bryce Miller of Union-North United School Corp and Harold Churchill, Board of Education president, wall award diplomas There are 165 members of this years graduating class Inside the house, just off the grand entrance, a new restroom was built along with a coat room There is another powder room 25 feet away, but Mrs Ristine said an additional one would be needed for large gathenngs "When designers got into the actual fabric of the house, they found out the job was a little bit more than anticipated by the state, Hunter said -vt b- The Natural Look of a Linen-Look Suit Continued From Page 1 build it on the banks of White River, near the Indlana-Pur-due University Indianapolis campus on the citys west side, but the idea fizzled because the land was too expensive.

Plans became reality after Bowen took office in 1973. His administration considered renovating the old mansion, but decidsd against it because basic repairs were estimated to cost $160,000. The argument was that although it would cost more, a new mansion would save money in the long run by having a sounder building that lacked the nagging problems of privacy and space that plagued the old one. The mansion commission voted 4-2 in July 1973 to buy the current site and remodel it Opponents said it would be cheaper to build a new one No one envisioned, however, that the price would top $700,000, a figure that aides said embarrassed and disappointed Bowen Mrs. Richard Ristine, commission chairman, said as she toured the new mansion last week there never was a firm cost estimate for the project At the July 1973 meeting, however, the commission estimated the whole project would cost $400,000 at the most, and probably less That was based on the $242,000 purchase price plus $140,000 for needed repairs, a figure that various who looked at the house said would allow for a first class job That included a new basement game room, among $250,000 in projects that Mrs Ristine said were canceled because they were too expensive As of last week, state architect Robert Campbell said funds encumbered for the project in 11 separate contracts totaled $665,000, including $129,000 in private donations and $536,000 in state money That included the purchase price Campbell listed $119,000 for site work, including terraces, parking gardens for 50 cars, a new driveway and landscaping, $64,000 for a new heating and air conditioning system, $50,700 for electrical work, $58,000 for general construction, $20,500 for plumbing, $11,700 for kitchen cabinets for modern cars, so rather than widen it, it was fuliy enclosed as a grand entrance "We figured it would be needed anyway as some place for people to wait in reception lines, Mrs Ristine said The entrance is glass-enclosed, with a new quarry tile floor, but it had the same old wood ceiling that-existed when it was used for cars being driven up to the door to pick ujp or let out passengers mtrjm Move Elegantly into Spring with your choice of many spring shades suit 1 Free Alterations ty Tribune Staff Writer Some people would sooner kick a crocus than say a harsh word about the Carpenters.

Its understandable. How dare anyone criticize a sunny brother-sister team from California that sings of white lace and polka dots and promises and moonbeams? How dare anyone knock something that nds the mind of bad news and hard times? Myths wrapped in moonbeams sell Karen and Richard Carpenter, the bringers of light and happiness, have put out a good many albums since their first hit in 1970 Their concert appearances have broken attendance records from New York to Las Vegas, too, so its not surprising there was a near-capacity crowd on hand to greet them Sunday afternoon the Moms Civic Auditorium. What the audience heard was, for the most part, nothing more than slick, sugar-coated sentimental schmaltz. But, from all indications, they liked it My, but one must sleep soundly afterward The show opened with Steve Martin, a West Coast comedian who among other things clowned around with the banjo, joked with the audience, played a card tricks, made animals from balloons, did an impression of a midget, even pranced around with bunny ears on his head Then came the Carpenters. They began with the obvious "Weve Only Just Begun and proceeded with songs of the same ilk "Close to You, Top of the World, Rainy Days and Mondays, For All RCA XLrIOO 400 SoSd Stats Color TV 25 as low as smm TRifCKLOAD SlightlySoiled Some Real Buys! HICKORY ROAD Across from TIC Shop.

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