Arizona Daily Sun from Flagstaff, Arizona • 16

To tell the truth: It's a dra 9 Yazzie said persons wanting to know which show he will be on may telephone KOOL in Phoenix around Dec. 1, and ask when program number 2054, taped Sept. 17, will air. Yazzie said after his identity was guessed, some panelists wanted to know where Flagstaff is. Panelist Russell said he had driven through here and found it beautiful, pine covered country.

He said other members of the panel expressed surprise at that, with Peggy Cass saying she thought Arizona was all dessert. He said the panel members were especially fascinated by Indian jewelry Yazzie wore for his appearance on the show. Prudential Pays Larger Dividend me The prices in New York are really high. he said I had a tiny hamburger with a few french fries for $3 60. A cup of coffee was 50 cents.

It really made me appreciate food prices in Flagstaff. Yazzie, who is working on his masters in broadcasting at Arizona State, said he doesnt know when the To Tell The Truth program will be aired in Flagstaff. He said it will be aired in Los Angeles Oct. 3. He said, They are supposed to send me a card telling me when it will be broadcast in Phoenix.

It will be sometime after Dec. 1. The game show is seen over KOOL-TV Monday through Friday at 6:30 p.m. Yazzie appeared on the same show with the pilot of a time record setting flight from New York to London. By Dave imbith Of the Daily SUN To tell the truth, Chester Yazzie didn't find a whole lot about New York City to his liking.

Yazzie was in the nations largest city earlier this month, where he taped an episode of the syndicated game show, To Tell The Truth." Yazzie, who hosts the Navajo Nation Report on KOAI-TV Flagstaff and KOAT-TV Albuquerque, was invited to appear on the show, since his program is the only native-language Navajo television broadcast in the world. On the show, Yazzie was joined by two other men, who claimed to be him. A panel of Peggy Cass, Kitty Carlisle, Nip-sy Russell and Bill Cullen attempted to guess which man was really Yazzie The women panelists got it right. The men missed. The show's host is Gary Moore.

Yazzie said, It was a lot of fun, but big city life is not for Arizona policyholders and beneficiaries of the Prudential Insurance Co. were paid during the first six months of 1974, said James B. Jacobson, senior vice president in charge of Western operations. This compares with paid during the corresponding period in 1973, and includes all types of claim payments, dividends, annuities and other insurance benefits. Of the nine western states during the same period, payments were $296.2 million, compared with $270.5 million a year ago.

Total Prudential payments in the United States and Canada for the first half of 1974 were $1.96 billion, a new record. The previous six month record, $1.84 billion, was set last year. Straw Hats got something (or Back-Ho-School: Chester Yaie Larry Gatlin: full of songs Wwe got a game called Stile-a-State. Its fun, its educational and its free at any participating Straw Hat Pizza Palace. Plus something special for you: EZZZZZ3 EZaZZZH CZZZZZ3 CZZZZZ3 EZZIZZ3 CZZZZ3 EZZZZZ3 fluence on the line to let me do what I want to do.

Impending stardom hasn't really shaken Gatlin. Although he seems restless and his blue eyes are constantly shifting, he says hes put being a star in perspective. Ive always wanted to sing, and this gives me the chance to do it. Sure Id like to be a star, who doesn't? If it comes, fine. But if it doesnt.

Im making a good living and anything beyond that is just gravy. Despite this come-what-may attitude, Gatlin has pretty specific plans for his future. I want to start a group with my brothers and sister again. We used to sing a lot when we were kids. Were great at some four-part harmony and good, hard gospel music.

Id still want to sing by myself for 30 or 40 minutes in each show. And Id love to have a good band to back us up. I figure because I got the first big break I should help them along. With success as a country music artist come pressures to find a so-called cross-over hit a song that will reach the top of both country ad pop charts. Im a country singer, he insists.

"I wouldn't mind some pop sales because that sells a lot more records. My roots are country and gospel. I guess you could say I'm in a folk-country bag. "So I don't want to sit down and say, Does this song have cross-over I like to do a song as it needs to be done, and if it crosses over, tine. The biggest and most important thing is to be what you are not to let the structure of the business hamper your NASHVILLE, Tenn.

(API A mellow baritone, a notebook full of songs and a chance meeting with Dottie West brought Larry Gatlin to Nashville. That was three years ago. Now, after some more help from his friends and two albums, Gatlin, 26, is poised on the brink of big-time country music success. I met Dottie in Las Vegas. I had written some songs and she heard me sing them, the stocky, shaggy-headed, sing-erwriter said.

I gave her some other songs Id written. And do you know, she sent me a plane ticket to Nashville. His association with Miss West led to friendships with Johnny Cash, Kris Kristoffer-son and Fred Foster, head of Monument Records. From there it has been all good news for Gatlin. His first album, on a Monument label, "The Pilgrim, was well, if not bountifully, received.

His second, Rain-Rainbow, is selling well, and a single cut, Delta Dirt, is rising on both country and pop charts. Moreover, his songs have been recorded by Elvis. Kris-tofferson, Johnny Rodriguez and Roy Orbison. Impressed by his promising start. Monument sent Gatlin on a promotional tour last month through the South and West.

Local music promoters and new were first shown a short film including acco-lad. rom Cash and Kristoffer-son 1 len Gatlin did what he's be1 t' gave me the opportunity say, Hello. I'm Larrv Gat and then sit on a stool and pick my guitar and sing mv songs, Gatlin said last week I'm grateful and thankful that theyre putting their in any large pizza (At regular price.) Offer good through Wednesday, October 9 1974 At participating stores At this location 522 E. Santa Fe 774-2749.