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The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri • 25

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S4ey November I 1970 THE KANSAS CITY STAR 25A Martha Graham Defies the Years different way in a quiet way I will probably go out of the country for a while" Might she dance next year? Yes she might Student Leader Ousted San Bruno Calif (AP)-Stu-dents at Skyline college here have ousted their student body president because he used an upside-down American flag as a bulletin board in his office Students voted to oust Dan Tobias 28 School officials followed that by expelling Tobias because they said he falsified entrance papers By Glenna Syse tervlee of tie Chicago Sun-TIma have missed out on 1 said Martha Graham And the way she said it made it quite clear that at age 78 she plans to keep It that way 4 Arthritic knuckles are the only outward sign of her years Otherwise she is timeless wearing the robes of her fame as If she had just been to the coronation f' Relaxing at a party on the eve of her two performances here last week the lady whoqe name is what modern dance is all about seemed to welcome questions and enjoy talking' amok Seems to me a very good explanation of Medea you feel then you try to understand then you judge think theater was a verb before it was a noun First it was an act and then there was I asked Miss Graham If she remembered her first verb her first emotion on a stage have never been Interested in self expression as such If going to have a love affair going to have a love affair but not going to have it on stage had lots of love affairs My life has not been one of denial And it is not for my dancers either It has never been my intention to have a company of Gas Slick A Threat Mrs Geraldine Guthrie (right) portrays a mother who has just received word that she and her five children qualify for relief Mrs Ruth Ann Miller of 3605 South Benton plays the part of the caseworker and the children shown seated are Serena Howard (left) and Dorothy Howard 12 daughters of Mrs Delores Howerd 1227 Highland avenue Good News Rocky Hill Conn (AP) A barge tied up at a Tenneco Oil company facility here spilled thousands of gallons of gasoline onto the Connecticut river here Her school nancially the future of her company? I tell I am interested in the future of individuals I want to see thenrfteep on dancing to fulfill therpsuaives to be stars In their qjan right Her own wish fox fulfillment started when she 4 nev-and Judy show I knew then I hat there was something somewhere on a platform that was terribly eating and I knew I wanted it 4 father was a doctor and when I was 5 years old he stood i up on a pile of books in his Ice and let me look through his microscope that drop of he said looks lovely doesn't it But look closely see those was contaminated You must always look for the truth You must find what you want to do and a way to do Miss way has been through a universal language matter what country in dance always says the un- sayable When we were in Asia we performed for people who I had never seen western dance before Rangoon when we did er saw any dance nothing ever came to Santa Barbara But when I was 4 I saw a Punch of the they had MARTHA GRAHAM Play Depicts Plight Of Welfare Cases great to grow with the City City National Bank Trust Company Main Bank 10th Grand Member Garden Bank 15th Grand FOlC never heard of Medea They watched me and then they used one of their words to describe me The word meant what an elephant does when it runs She is a small woman but there is something about her Straight spine that dominates a room She wore golden slippers a silk dress of Chinese red matching turban her prinid head To look at is to walk a little taller In fact no one I have ever seen has ever done more for the ordinary straight-backed chair She did not dance here and she admits that not dancing is not pleasant for her that it is "something she will have to get used But that is just for now do not wish to say that the New York Times misquoted me" she said referring to a story early in October which reported that she had said she was not going to dance again prefer to say there was a misunderstanding am not dancing this year and when I retire it will be in a Schools Colleges IHIH il ikrf College Open House For Young Men nnd Women I Every Saturday 9 am to 3 pm EMerson 3-4010 5225 Troost FINLAY ENGINEERING COLLEGE DIGRtI CLASSIS Fu gr Pori Tung Day or fvgmng Otmond For GroHua'tt AlloM EiCtHtM Ck1 Approved for Vgtgroni Wrr ert or pKoa (or mformotrom 7 79th Terr Founded 1900 JA 3 AO 30 I nity to the recipient Mrs Miller said has been an increase in the she said with this the restrictions became more rigid There are now raids and false The scene of the future represented by the year 1972 deals with what the organization sees as the perfect welfare system A mother goes to the welfare department and is received courteously and gets her check in advance for the first $45000 Officials of the welfare department were invited to attend performance as well as other members of the community If this new approach proves successful more presentations will be made Mrs Millet said Tickets are available for $150 at the door A discount rate of $1 is available for students and welfare recipients would have more of an effect on the public than a demonstration is subtitled day in the life of a welfare recipient-past present and Action begins in the 1930s depicting a mother waiting to hear whether she and her children qualify for relief The scene then becomes one of cruel injustices by distributors and other relief officials as the mother and other recipients wait in the relief line for rations The second act places the cast in the present Although there is a written outline for action most of the lines are ad lib need a Mrs Miller said are personal experiences We are saying it the way we have lived The play attempts to show how apparent progress in the welfare system brought about less dig- By Geri Gosa A Member o4 Th Ster't Stiff If actors in their off-stage roles sometimes demonstrate then demonstrators can take up acting Members of the Welfare Rights organization today at 3 will place their experiences in front of the footlights in an original production In order to raise funds for their movement and bring attention to what the organization believes is its plight a play entitled will be presented in Wayne Miner auditorium 1941 East Eleventh street average person is still thinking in terms of myths as to what is going on with the welfare said Mrs Ruth Miller of 434 Tracy avenue Mrs Miller chairman of the Leaque for Adequate Welfare an auxiliary of the Welfare Rights organization said the group hoped ttys new tactic I At one point in Glastonbury across the river from here a layer of gasoline five feet deep was reported near the shore Police went from house to house nearby warning residents not to use gas stoves and to be careful about electrical equipment that might spark TTie Coast Guard closed off parts of the river to boat traffic and shore officials on both sides of the river barred autos from using some roads near the water line Heavy gasoline fumes could be smelled here and in Glastonbury Boys1 Club Benefit Here David Porter singer and songwriter from Memphis will perform at a for the Heart of America clubs at 8 Saturday night at the Freedom Palace 3140 Main street Also appearing on the program will be several area artists including Gene Kennebrew and the Soul Sensations Rosa Dreger the Soul Seekers and the Spindells Tony Johnson KWKI disc jockey will be master of ceremonies Porter records for the Stax Recording company of Memphis Band at Chief's Game The Southeast Missouri State College 150-meraber Golden Eagles marching band will appear tomorrow at the Kansas City football game against the Houston Oilers at tha Municipal Stadium SUCCESS BEGINS HERE Kansas l'itv Business College Since 1S96 1415 McGee Day or Eve Classes 842-2374 Accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Business Schools as a 2-year School of Business need a CARPORT iL 1 1 2 PORIIKO CAR PORT FREE ESTIMATE NO OBLIGATION w- BA 1-7377 TERMS AVAILABLE ALL wimsw PRODUCTS miJ ROAD WAY CENTRAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE Classes tn Electronics to AS and BS Technology Degrees Free Full or Part Time 1644 Wyandotte HA 1-5B5Z 1 APPROVED FOR VETERANS Bridge Title to Area Couple rm nrS THREE COMMUNITY COLLEGES: district Longview Maple Woods Penn Valley LEARN A SKILLED TRADE obstruct slam bidding by the corrective bid with his partner barred He bid five no-trump which he made when the diamond ace was led from his left and the spade teci was finessed But alas six thibs was feasible and top score on the hand enemy Halsted heard that bid The director rulad Halsted could not double the five diamonds but could make one final ALADDIN BEAUTY COLLEGE 6040 Troegt Kansat City Mo Call for Details 363-3440 Air CoodWonlng Electric' Auto Mechanic Appliances tody Reoeiring Dev A Men Wed PHiNifMe Phene OR 1-107 er OR 1-MT Add-On to Your House and Cash Savings These Kansas Electrical Association Electrical Contractors and Distributors invite you to cash in on this additional supplemental electric heating allowance (on top of BPU allowance) of 10c per square foot of space cm alu)WANCP Your Board of Public Utilities recognizes that the homeowners goal of full utilization of every foot of living space Is affected by higher costs of material and labor and further recognizes that clean flameless electric heat needs to be or be lived to be fully appreciated so your Board of Public Utilities offers (until December 31 1970 only) the following special incentive allowances on supplemental heat in rooms The special supplemental heat rate of one cent per kilowatt during the heating months is made to provide the key to low cost operation of electric heating equipment in rooms An added special cash incentive will be paid of 10 cents per square foot in the room to be heated electrically This cash incentive will go a long way toward paying off the cost of the electric heating equipment allowance- on super 104 per sqfr By Conwell Carlson A major contest for mixed (man-woman) pairs at the Missouri Valley bridge tournament t4 tfa Glenwood Manor nrSor Pon by Dtr and Mrr Mairnel Lessner 8200 Bjiar street Prairie Village Enrollment was 188 players Champions in the master pairs enrolling 124 players were Reed Barnes 7016 Bales avenue and Robert Clore 4600 Vermont street A nonmaster contest among 56 players was won by Darrell Shepard Topeka and Kenneth Krueger 4112 South Cottage street Independence Winners of the 144 contestants in the pairs were Marilyn Rosenschein Lenexa and Donna Mosbaugh Joplin The pair battle among 80 players was won by James Russell 4207 Oxford road Prairie Village and McKinney jr Springfield Mo A contest among 76 novice players was won by Mr and Mrs Harold Weicker 12209 East Forty-eighth street terrace Independence Other high scorers: Mixd Pir Second Mr end Mrs Web Bishc Ibird Mildred Brown-Clarence Goooert fourth Mrs Deoham-Weslev Tripe fifth Donna Hill-Martin Barnett Master pairs Second Vlrolnia Gooden Griffin Ihird Mrs Sam Lux-Richwd Ayres fourth Reels RoOertson-Don Wiliams fifth Deane Shaoiro-Dice Alexander Nonmaster pairs Second Mr and Mrs Net Schenkman third James Ford-Robert Potter fourth Michael Miler-John Jones fifth Mrs Reinhardt -Fred Lambert Women's pairs Second Nancy Smith-Satin Sturdivant third Mrs Geo roe Brick-Jean Joseph fourth Mary Theyer-M Abott fifth Mrs Me reel Moonev-Mrs Joseph Borenstlne Men's oalrs Second William Muir Bred Furnish third Kermit Keller Jerome Brewer fourth Fred Emerson Wes'ev Trapp fifth Woodrow Brimer-lsadore Rosen- Second EveSceSf-tave Wrioht third Marauarite Razer-Fk) Bovdtten fourth Mr and Mrs Oliver Chipmen fifth John Corley Joseoh Nemecek Soeciei oeirs lie pievers) Winners Stevs Fessler-L Sehmuti both of 4921 Wemall road second Marguerite Lagie-Jessie Simmons third Pauline Strano-Salty Or ear The final of two sessions for open pairs was imder way last night The 4-day tournament concludes today with a 2-session Swiss movement for teams-of-four Put 188 eager players in one room as during the mixed pair contest and the chatter sometimes drowns out a bid Thus Hal Halsted president of the Kansas City unit of the American Contract Bridge league missed a slam in clubs on hand No 3 His wife was his partner (Mrs Halsted) -A 3 5 A 6 (Halsted) 7 1711 QI3 When his wife opened the bidding vulnerable with two clubs Halsted dutifully responded two diamonds shouted his right hand opponent who amid a momentary din had bid five diamonds not vulnen as a sacrifice call designed to (pood only until lei Kansas Mpenial added 04perf CEIUNQ COILS jfsas! FORCED AIR in WALL 7VM xtpvxM UNITS BASEBOARD a fc Vv a KANSAS IklOMML ASSOCIATION Belief Electric otty Flameless electric heat costs less than you think Please phone 371-3500 ext 312 or your Kansas City Kansas KEA Electrical Contractor for proof positivel A-J Electric Company 3527 Ohio t4 Benedick-Gibson Electrical Inc 1714Stowart City Wide Heating Cooling 2820 Roe Lane Electric Service Construction Co 1401 Fairfax Trafficway Fisher Electric Company 528 Southwost Blvd Great Northern Electric Company 2016 43rd Avenu Kuluva's Furniture Appliance 833 Minnesota Avenue Joe McCaughey's Appl 1803 Quindaro Blvd Murray Electric Company 1142 Minnesota Avenue Rensenhouse of Lights 1612 State Avenue Strasser Hardware Company 910 Southwest Blvd Ken Woods Furniture Appl 3008-10 Strong Avenue BOARD OF POBLIC UTILITIES of kansas city tanas water light a power WE JENKINS Fresidint JOS A BUTLER JR Vici-Fritiignt L10Y0 HOKE tRcrttyry- JAMES BROWNE and CLAY ROBERTS Jl Mtmbtrt SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MEN GIVING THE BENEFIT Of THEIR EXPERIENCE TO THE OPERATION OF THE MUNICIPAL WATER LIGHT ANO POWER PLANTS AN0 THE FAIRFAX MUNICIPAL AIRPORT Kaw Valley Electrical Construction Co 1103 South Mill.

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