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Pantagraph A-12 Bloomington Como plans to work hard in Japan MR. KELLY'S i 1201 E. Oakland Bloomington OR 204 North St. Normal I PI OFF ANY LARGE By Vernon Soott HOLLYWOOD (ITU Perry Como. who cut his first song for RCA Records "Goodbye, Sue" 35 years ago has just signed a 10-year extension with the company, thereby establishing a longevity landmark The smooth easy-going Como thought about his contract and burst out laughing "I'll soon be 66 years old." he said "When 1 signed the extension.

I said. 'You must be crazy I'll be in a wheelchair 10 ears from now Not likely He leaves in April for a concert tour ol Japan which will have him doing 10 shows in 6 days Next year he hopes to make a second tour of Europe and Great Britain; the last one was so successful that some audiences kept him onstage talking after he had formally concluded the concerts Three years ago. long after such revered contemporaries as the late Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra were more or less considered back numbers. Como turned up with two gold records for "It's Impossible" and "And I Love You So." "When those songs came along, they scared the hell out of me." the singer said, grinning "I wasn't looking for such big hits at that point in my career I think hits like that come out of left field You can't look for them 'it's as if songs are looking for somebody right to sing em Like Debby Boone and You Light I'p My Life In my case it could have been somebody else In addition to several recording sessions a year. Como stars in a pair of television specials every Christmas and Easter for ABC, which was the reason for his current visit to Hollywood.

"I picked seasonal shows because they're a little easier to do," he said. "They dictate the songs Lotta springtime music at Easter and. of course, there are hundreds of Christmas songs. I've been doing the Christmas show for some 21 years now." Como lives on the inland waterway in Jupiter, Fla 80 miles north of Miami, with his wife of 46 years, Roselle Almost every day finds Perry in his 19-foot power boat out on the water fishing "I don't like to catch anything I can't eat," he said "So we have a lot of fish dinners at home. I take my grandchildren out on the boat once in a while, too He sings five or six times a year in dinner theaters, keeping in touch with the public.

"What amazes me is the number of young people who show up I mean from 18 to 30 years old. I thought I'd be like Lawrence Welk out there playing to a sea of gray hair People would have to be older than 40 to remember who I was PAN PIZZA or FAMILY THIN CRUST PIZZA (WITH THIS COUPON) Offer Good Thru March 29 at Both Locations! Phone 828-8933 or 452-8377 TV Tonight How Time Flies March 23, 1979 -I "just a wee bit better STYLE oz. NR Bits. SCHLITZ LIGHT 12-12 oz. Cans $279 $0 0 50 Mm Jm Plui Dapoilt Normal, III.

It's a kick seeing so many young ones." Como says he still has the same vocal range he had 40 years ago. But he does nothing to keep his voice in condition. No exercises no rehearsals. "When I'm due for a recording session, even after three months without singing. I show up at the studio, have a cup of coffee and go right in and sing without any warmups or big preparation Why is he still popular1 He thinks it's his long-running TV series "I was on more than 20 years all together made me a member of a lot of families.

Maybe that's why people tune in my TV show, just to say hello again First phone book The first telephone directory in the world was published Feb. 21. 1878, listing the 50 subscribers to the New Haven, Telephone Co. spot near where they had felled the tree, cleared a small space and buried what remained of the Indian's body. In the course of time someone squared off a plot, and a cemetery for whites was established on the spot.

Headstones at "Indian Cemetery" dating from that time may still be found there. 75 Years Ago March 23, 1879 Go into the millinery stores this week and you will gaze on a sea of color and a profusion of headgear all shapes and sizes, ready to make a woman happy on Easter Sunday. For most millinery establishments, this is opening week 100 Years Ago March 23, 1879 Ah Moo Long, the Chinese laundryman. exhibits wonderful endurance. Last week he began ironing at four o'clock Friday morning and worked until six o'clock Saturday night, stopping only to eat.

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Jack Jones. Kenneth Mars. Fred illard guest 12 Bill Movers Journal Sensitive profile of a city couple who took up the hard lite of wheat-farming in North Dakota 47 Masterpiece Theater "Lillie." part 2. finds the lady bored in Southampton instead ol whirling in London society as she had planned Franeesca Annis stars 10:00 12, 47 Dick Cavett Novelist Joseph Heller guests Selected from Pantagraph files by Norma Steele 25 Years Ago March 23, 1954 Ten years of experience in the young field of community betterment and six months of research and writing are the ingredients of a new book. "Building a Better Home Town." by Pantagraph Kditor Clay Tate.

According to its author, the book, to be published April 28 by Harper Brothers, is an attempt at a "human interest approach" to the business of community survival The book's setting is Bloomington-Normal and Central Illinois, where Mr. Tate has helped organize and guide an experiment in community betterment 50 Years Ago March 23, 1929 LEXINGTON: One day during the Civil War J. W. Myers was traveling through the county with several companions when one suddenly noticed what appeared to be a huge hive in the top branches of a tree. ith the aid of axes they soon felled the tree and were able to examine the object It was made of bark, about the length of an ordinary man and the bark was covered with vines They pried into the section of the wood and found it was hollow and upon opening it further discovered a quantity of bones Later a doctor pronounced the bones those of an Indian that had been placed there years before and explained that it was often the custom of Indian tribes to conduct such burial services The group then returned to the o) 0) A sample of the i For full program listing consult lilc Women's Pro Tennis Tour-ne semifinals Joined in progress.

12 MacVeil Lehrer Report 47 College Hockey NCAA national semifinals 2-Moie The Wizard of Oz." the delightful 193H fantasy which Dorothy and friends follow the Yellow Brick Road to self-confidence, stars Judy Garland. Ray Bolger. Bert Lahr. Jack Haley. Sr On ,11.

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