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VOLUME 9, NUMBER 18 ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY, TULSA, MARCH 12, 1974 ORU to host M¡dwest Reg¡onql

Oral Robert University's Ma- Kansas University, Missouri Va[- KANSAS Star game for three bee Center, an inJant of only lt/z ley champion Louisville, and in- years beginning in 1975. years, will be the site this week for dependents Oral Roberts and The regional tournament will the 1974 Midwest Regional bas- Creighton. Mqrch 14,7zO5 p.m. bring to Tulsa an army of 25O ketball tournament which leads Three independe,nts were ex- to 300 newspaper, radio, and to the NCAA major college tended bids to the Midwest Re- CREIGHTON television reporters and photog- championship. gional. Ilowever, Syracuse lost to raphers and thousands of basket- O¡al Roberts University, also Oral Roberts at Denton, Tex., Mqrch ló ball fans who will follow their a relative infant to major col- in the first round of competition. teams. lege basketball, will host the Creighfon eliminated Southrwest- I :l O p.m. It is a first for Tulsa and only event which will bring together ern conference champion, Texas, LOUtSV|tLE the second time the regionals four of the top 16 teams in from furtler tournament action, have been located in the State of Oklahoma. has America. be defeating it 77-61, also in Mqrch 14, 9:30 p.m. The first round is scheduled for Denton. Third ploce already rtron a reputation as one Thursday, March 14, with semi- Las Vegas matcbmakers have Mqrch Ió of the finest basketball arenas in final games at 7:O5 and 9:30 given UCLA 2-1 odds that tåe ORAI ROBERTS I l:O5 o.m. the nation. p.m. These games will be tele- seven - time defendring national Camelot Inn will be accommo- cast regionally by TVS, the in- champion will again win this dating Louisville and KU travel- dependent network which has pi- year's tournament. Kansas, Louis- The Midwest winner will meet lahoma A&M, L945 and. 1946) ing fans will be staying at Sher- oneered basketball broadcasting. ville, and Creighton were given the Mideast champion in the semi- and one from the Big Eight aton Skyline East. The Hilton The championship game will 12-1 odds, and Oral Roberts 30- finals, meaning a confrontation (Kansas, 1952). Inn will serve as headquarters be played at 1:10 p.m. Saturday, 1. with UCLA can likely be avoided It has been a busy March for for the ORU Titans and visiting March 16, following a third- Ilowever, with a home courû until the end. the Mabee Center which also press. Creighton followers will be place game at 11:05 a.m. The advantage such as the Titans willl In 35 years of national champ- hosted the Region II Junior Col- staying at Trade Winds Central. title game will be telecast by have, C.oach be- ionship competition, the Midwest lege championship tournament Tickets for the tournament are NBC-TV. lieves ORU could very possibly Regional has produced three na- March 7-9. The 10,575-seat $5 per session and both Thursday The four particiPating teems win the Midwest Regionals at tional champions, two from the structure was also recently named and Saturday are expected to be will be the Big Eight champion Mabee Center. Missouri Valley Conference (Ok- as the site for the Coaches' All- sell-outs.

Prayer Tower st¡ll stands; former mental patient shot

An off-duty Tulsa policemen away, and Bietzel left the Tower shot and wounded a former men- saying he would blow up Mabee tal patient who reportedly threat- Center. ened first to blow up the PraYer Bietzel was intercepted in a va- Tower and then the Mabee Center cant parking lot near Mabee Cen- Friday, March 1. ter by Hodges and off-duty police John Samuel Bietzel, 36, of detective Ron Vause, who were New Philadelphi4 Ohio, was working security for the Elvis shot twice-in the shoulder and Presley concert. in the arm-by Detective Chuck Police said that when Bietzel Hodges after Bietzel rePortedlY saw he was to be stopped, he waved a briefcase he claimed con- lobbed the briefcase grenade- tained nitroglycerine. style over the officers and made Bietzel was admitted to St. an apparent move for a gun. Francis Hospital in fair condi- Hodges and Vause fired. t- tion. He suffered a flesh wound Officers said when he was hit to his shoulder and a broken by gunfire, Bietzel dropped to the arm. He will be examined by ground and said, "There's no psychiatrists for possible commit- bomb in there. I'm just a psycho- ment to a mental institution. tic. I've been in a mental insti- The incident occurred at 6:30 tution." He was found to be un- p.m. about an hour before sell-out armed. crowds began flocking to Mabee Later, police reported, Bietzel Center for a concert by Elvis said he had a tape recording Presley. from God for President Roberts Collins T. Steele, ORU vice- to hear. president for special events, said Before the arrival of the police Bietzel was touring the Prayer bomb-disposal unit, another off- Tower and became abusive with duty officer, Robert Fagan, car- Mrs. Elsie Fisher, a guide-coun- ried the briefcase to a drainage selor. ditch about 100 yards north of When two campus security of- Mabee Center and opened it. ficers summoned by Mrs. Fisher Fagan, 28, a 4-year Navy arrived at the Prayer Tower, veteran who served in Vietnam 'Soul-winning Bietzel showed the briefcase, and was a specialist in naval ord- McPheeters to present Seminor' claimed it contained a bomb, and nance disposal technique, found announced he would blow up the there were no detonating devices Former drug obuser turned Christion, Cho¡les W. Mc' noon in Zoppelt Auditorium. fhe seminor will be Tower, Steele said. on the briefcase locks before op- Pheete¡s will conduct rhe "ORU Street Level Soul- free fo sludents. McPheelers heods qctive slreel ond The security officers backed ening it. winning Semino¡/' Fridoy nighl ond Soturdoy cften coffeehouse minislries in Denvel. Poge 2-THE ORACLE, Mo¡ch 12, 1974 t r¡ò,.la t\t/eft ( '-rt e.þr**I { TU.ORU ls it poss¡ble to do t.^ 1eÒCt ,i -.f ,4 ti') ') teqm up by dovid l. morkley whqt's Unlike conferences expected? most be- tween leade¡s of crosstown "There just aren't enougb hours in the day." schools, the recent "First A¡¡ual This must be the universal cry of busy people. And from now till TU-ORU Summit Conference," established a meaningful rela- mid-May, some of the busiest are O¡al Roberts University studentsí. .', tionship between Oral Roberts But it seems only natural to assume that ORU students would be Universiûy and the University of busier than most college students. I know of few colleges where stu- Tulsa. dents are expected to earn aerobic points, attend chapel, and still After a¡l extensive in,terchange of our school structures and stu- catry a full academic load. With all that is expected of whole men o dent govenments, we are ready to and women, ORU students soon become pros at cramming every activate the following ideas: minute with activity, attempting to get everything done. 1.) Reciprocal library agreement. 2.) Joint booking of concerts, lec- Yes, God's people on this campus are busy. And I imagine God tures, and movies. Himself isn't just twiddling His thumbs. 3.) Coordinated school activities such as debates, "eafhships" Just before spring break, a frustrated freshman friend who had i (workshops failed to earn his 30 ae¡obic points came to me for some possible for things like learning the basics of cars, fil- tips on how he could better manage his time. Even by limiting him- ing income tax properly, etc.), self to 5 hours of sleep each night, he didn,t have time to get and TU sponsored dances. everything done he felt he should. 4.) Joint Senate projects to coordi- So I sat down with him to explore what was taking so much of nate talent on our campuses his time. I asked him ro list all the activities .t he felt he was required fo¡ the benefit of Tulsa and do to and to estiur-ate the time required for each. surrounding communities. According to his calculations, of the 168 hours in a week, he Those in attendance at our listed 164 for activities even before he sta¡ted the week. This left first meeting were Dan Carlson, him only 4 hours for dates, concerts, plays, TV, brother-sister re- Renee Colwill, Greg Bledsoe, treats, or free time. Sue Bohling, Randy Sterns, Jim My friend is an intelligent freshman and has an average aca- Moore, and myself. demic course load. And if he doesn't have time for everything, just think how frustrating it must be to have all these required aotivities and a heavy academic load. LETTERS I'm sure a music or drama major can't possibly do all that s ex- pected and still sleep more than 3 hours a night. With all but 4 'Show hours a week preprograrnmed, ORU is probably the greatest mod- Reoder wonts Me' encore ern experiment in rcligious cloning. Dear Editor, there is a desire on this campus Dear Editor, Those us who were blessed part No wonder some ORU girls never get asked out. No wonder tle of that has been reflected in in - I _would like to express my gra- with enough foresight and good this request for consideration. titude to you and your staff for majority of students never s€e a daily newspaper. The excuse trite connections were privileged to May God bless your prayerful the selection of letters to the edi- of "well, I don't have time" is valid. attend the musical "Show Me!" decision. tor. I know, appreciate, and un- For tle first time io career at this university, I began to on Saturday night. On that af- Thank you, -y ternoon was discovered that seriously it Rodney Carbaugh ex¡mine the whole-man concept. And I have come to a Howard Auditorium was com- few conclusions. pletely sold out with advance Dear Editor, The whole-man concept isn't bad. Although no one will ever be- sales tickets. This came as a I was so disappointed by the shock to the rumored 600 peo- come the perfect whole man-Jssus ChÍisf-striving for whole- disconnected comments of Name ple who were turned away at Withheld in last week's Oracle, ORU community. ness does build character and inspire us to become the best we pos- the door, not to mention those my conscience compels me to rÊ- It is evident that this article sibly can. students who found out during spond not only to the young lad- has bared many facts that are at the day and did not bother to try It isn't busyness that is bad. Christians who accept responsibil- ies at ORU, but also President least self-evident to most male to get in. There was talk of a and Deans. students on this campus. I would ities and rise to challenges are likely to be very busy people. Roberts the second show at l0 o'clock but it After having visited several like to affirm the attitude of that What is bad is that in all our þusyness we forget just why we're was not carried out. Christian and secular campuses, article in a way that could help striving to become whole men and women. We fail to remember The point of the matter is that I have been impressed with Pres- all students concerned, and work there are many people who sim- in everyday life. that we aren't striving to be accepted by God, but we are reaching ident Roberts' concern, discre- ply did not have the opportunity tion, and sound judgment in es- I know and am persuaded that for perfection because we have been perfected already, through the to witness the superb musical tablishing the dress code as he short skirt length in itself is not grace of Jesus Christ. And He is going to love us just the same, and dramatic talent and exper- has. Not only do the young ladies wrong or bad. Nevertheless, ience the very real spiritual call with or without our aerobic points. dress in attractive and current there are many among us who and drive that was presented, al- styles, I feel 99.44 percent do so are persuaded that short skirt No, there aren't enough hou¡s in the day to do all that's expected though they had the desire to. I modestly. Deans Inbody and length is both wrong and bad. of an ORU student. So do your best out of love for Christ, be your- am asking for consideration of Wallace have also done admir- Consequently, these persons are an all-school production the self, and don't lose any sleep over it. of able jobs in enforcing the letter truly grieved by this unavoidable musical if at all possible. I am and spirit of the dress code. situation. Certainly, out of con- certain that a further blessing Mrs. Mystery leveled a very sideration in pure Christian love would be received by those who unfair and unqualified judgment it would be a grave error to cast would see it a second time, and against President Roberts as such a stumbling-block that could the the 1,500-2,000 students who well as the Deans. I wonder if thereby destroy many of those missed the'first opportunity will she feels she is more qualified to among us for whom Christ also bè quite thankful for a second establish rules tban those persons died. What would be right would production. whose very profession is the be not to do any sort of thing march 12, 1974 volume 9, number 18 There are at least two ways guiding and education of young whereby another person sfum- don corlson ----- editor that this all-school production adults. bles, is offended, or is in some ken irby monoging editor could be presented. Both involve I'm afraid the days when other way made weak. rondy doy ossociote editor time in chapel. As the musical standing under a stairway won't In the light of this truth, it dovid cressmon ------copy editor is nearly an hour and 15 min- reveal sheer-to-the-waist paoty could be possible to seek those roy hess, tim thuston ______sports utes long, an unbroken perfor- hose are gone with Victorian things which make for peace, un- ruth figi feotures mance on one day is possible but tableJeg skirts, and the horse 'n ity, and progressive growth among debbie voughn odvertising somewhat unlikely. A second, buggy. It will be most difficult all students on this campus. Fur- lois longford office monoger more Iikely and comfortable ar- for the Mr. Name Withhelds of thermore, those who could truly colhy wood circu lotion rangement, would be splitting the the world to go anywhere that serve Christ with respect to vir- lynn m. nichols _ odvisor musical at come logical point, de- their wives will not worry con- tually anything (especially short mol elliot sports informoiion termined by Stone Productions, stantly about their taking their skirts and dresses) would be both published fridoys. member of oklohomo collegiote press ossocio- and performing the parts Wed- eyes off a book. She might even acceptable to God and approved lion. oworded oll-omericon by the ossocioted collegiote press. of- nesday and Friday. v/ant to censor those Sears and among men as faithful stewards fice locoted in room 22 of student union building of orol roberts I realize that this decision must Roebuck catalogs he's been look- of those things delivered to them university, tulso, oklohomo 74102. tetephone 749-616, ext. 510 or be left to the administration and ing at. by God. 5l r. "Show Me!" personnel. Ifowever, Not-ashamed-to-give-my-name, With love to all concerned, I would have them aware that Steve Stockley Douglas D. Jones 3 Morch 12, 1974, IHE ORACLE-Poge a' t Titons down SY rocuse ln overtlme homecourt odvontoge nev- Center for nificent Mabee Center! We Bock to Mobee scored an imPo'rtant outside shot. in the next few minutes though' stea;l when er lose at home!" troubles trying to defend him. Al Svracuse scored on a led ORU scor- most Oral Roberts stu- F¡ed Saunders' the 6-8 transfer ball, and the Sam McCa¡ts While picked up four foruls de- CíRU it bo.t.tded the points, fololwed bY enjoYing SPring Breali Boswell from Southwestern 2 points rng with 25 the SYracuse star, and fo rwald Tiitans led bY a n'arrow 17, Duane Fox ="s-*o" nigit, the Tit'n fens,ing Louisiana, fouled out a short AI Boswell with with Sam McCants. with 1 1 seconds remarnlng. with 11, to the had to switch his sixth time in 16 a with 14, Eddie Woods r"t"tU¡f"I-sutota"v tá- stoPPed DuVal time later' Dennis DuVal fouled out in Greg "ã.rnuotedbY niPPing SYr- McCants almost the Anthony Roberts with 9, rcÀÀ-iãøo"als- only allowing him 4 sames. desperate attemPt to steal and Willis "overumê 86 to 82' comPletely , McCants scored on a one- coollY McDougald with 8, à*" i" Later McCants said, "r ball from McCan s. Sam State's "SuPerPit" at points. p"*p shot and the Titans to Collins with 2. iorttr ii*"" a little harder on DuVal' n""àáã pumPed in two free throws - SYracuse' Tex., was the site' worked io u+. Greg McDouglad 86 to irt" -óirÚuf,superstar of )enton, keePing them in the i;ä'?8 cinch the game for ORU the game s sluggishlY' IIe was another 2 Points on free n""äit took õiu began -SYra- we just had to shut ;:ì"J 28 ,t.e--toot ihe uPPtt hand and Eame and ttrott* which gave ORU a mo- lcãIñ honors with Polnr{' 'ieouentlv or ñ,im down." 6-P9in! TrickeY now faces lou- led bY 5 Points chances corñfortable coaih de- Both teams failed in 'r."äll.,1tt-.ti"tifv game lo'oked night' Trickey ;;;. Àn effective 2-3 zone SYra- as the i.uli"*-ln"ttday to win in regul ation time. win' it u t ¿' "Thi+ 1".ã' uv SYracuse RudY Hackett ;îil-d'"i oRu-would " all the jnu. o".pite little Titan-hamPered suc- cuse forwar d uP. trailed ;ffi'^ttñild""äi.¡tió"iiv mean to missed four field shots at cru- Ñ;;;t"-;"ght -and left' if oRU oould win tÃ.- in-fuf"Cuots *o:tking the ball inside' ORU bi';ñ z-po"intt riittr l:02 ili,Ë *n""r- -and cial times during the game. sank 2 free uoa go to the final Ú-"m Al Bo'swell shot to wrn, ü"C.ñt. *ä" fottl"d, iË";*i;;l-w"'t. outside to sûalled fo'r the fiinal ORU led again bY ió"t. not over- Uo.t"A shots from missed a long if,t*"*.,--*¿ "oFPlY Big- Eight in the game' Sudden- but Sam McCants seconds later AnthonY ã*ä-.t" uv the mightY [""" OnU shot and the game went i. i*ãr"" úissouri ValleY' ä énÚ came alivã and caPtured outside R"bJ; broke loose and scored ät Ï"*.tful dressing into oveftime. great teanß and I don't tile-tea¿, retiring to the the over- fn"vliJ but 43 to 4l' T'tìirtv seconds into rîri"'ir- prãvi"g anY of them' --óè*i.õó. rí nalttimê Dua¡e Fox quicllv them'" DuVal, the suPerguard timï-páio¿, oRu Jåtã" riot'awãd bY would not allow ;k ï l5-footer to Put óRÜ now stands 2-2 in Pæt- of Svracuse, good. This was no ln- its lead' The ahead for season garnes. ónÚ' t" tutnin of how the game went n""tty e-f guard gave the Titans dication

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HILTON MorsrE INN DRUG 5910 SOUTH LEWIS AVE. in London South Center Poge 4-THE ORACIE, Motch 12, 1974 Come flv with Cooch Sutton His troveling Creighton Blueioys literolly see the world Creighton Bluejays are experts reputation for it. And any time Harmon, a Schuyler, Neb., at packing suitcases. At least they we travel I think of it as an product who has a chance of should be, as much as this Oma- education for our players, not m\ing the pros, feels that play- ha, Neb., team travels. just as a sightseeing tour." ing far agd wide has given him No team is supposed to like The beneficiaries of this Cone the kind'of exposure he would traveling the way they do, but Fly with Me philosophy-players never have had inia conference with a 22-5 record and a coach like Forward Gene Harmon, who like the Big Eight or Missouri who doesn't mind playing on the beat Houston 78-77 with a long Valley. road, Creighton is the top-ranked, jumper on television last season, In fact, traveling is so much a at-large team in the Midwest Re- or Doug Brookins, who muscled part of the Bluejays' basketball gional. in 25 points against Marquette- program, one brochure for the "Oh, I know a lot of coaches have in truth seen a large part team reads that "a basketball must think I'm insane with this of the world. During the last 3 prospect should reflect on what traveling thing," admits Creigh- years Creighton has played in 20 traveling means to him before he ton Coach Eddie Sutton. "But states, logged more than 65,000 signs with the Jays . Creigh- we're an independent with 14 miles in the air, made a South ton University is in Ornaha, a kids on our roster from I I dif- American jaunt (entertaining the fine city . but one located a **0'' ferent states and with 65 alumni Chilean national team at home considerable distance from other Creighton Cooch Eddie Sutlon teoches his ployers to like trqveling. The groups across the country who in exchange) and ended this major basketball powers." former Tulso Centrql High cooch is q rumored prime condidote lo toke want to see us play. So we go year's road trip season with two The big game of the season for ORU's resigning Cooch Ken Trickey's lob next yeor. everyplace, and we've gotten a games in Hawaii. Creighton has been its 75-69 victory over Marquette at Mil- waukee Arena. The loss was only Marquette's second at home in Educotion Deportment lengthens 101 games and virtually clinched the cqlendqr Creighton an NCAA bid. WEDNESDAY The Bluejays are a patient, student teoching time period Chopel, Speeches ond elections for ASB, AMS, AWS, & ACS offices. passing team. And next to Clossicol Guitorist: Fernondo Morrufo, Zoppelt, 7 p.m. UCLA, some think it may be the After careful consideration, is a valuable teaching experience THURSDAY best around. the Education Department has because it provides you with al- Senior Recìtol: Leeonn Tindell (voice). Recitol Holl, 8 p.m. For this small Jesuit school embarked on a new student most twice as much field exper- (2,500), years Senote: Zoppelt 103, 5:30 p.m. it has been 10 teaching program. Previously, the ience. It also makes us better and NCAA Tournoment: Konsos University vs. Creighton, 7:05 p.m. ond since it has been invited to student's teaching semester in- more marketable teachers." Louisville vs. Orol Roberts,9:ì0 p.m.. Mobee Center. an NCAA tournament. In three cluded 6 weeks of course work Another advantage of the new FRIDAY previous appearances, it never and a subsequent 9 weeks of stu- systeln is that the semester can Stote Regionol Music Conlest: Howord Auditorium, oll doy. advanced past the second round. dent teaching. This program has be divided into two 1-l/2-week the Undergroduote Record Exoms/Senior Tests But with all the traveling been revised so that students intervals when the student has Movie: "Skyiocked," Howord Auditorium, 8 p.m. Creightons have done, the Blue- spend the entire 15 weeks stu- an opportunity jays to teach in two Foculty Recitol: Betty Knoft (orgon), Boslon Avenue Methodist should have an advantage dent teaching. different types of schools. probably Church, 8 p.m. in Mabee Center and Most student teachers prefer Laurel Samuelson, one of the COMING EVENTS won't be easily shaken. the new system because it pro- first students involved in this pro- played Morch ló: "The Prisoner of Second Avenue," Mobee Center, I p.m., "Once you've in Brazil vides them with more teaching gram, feels that varied teaching Broodwoy Theotre. or before any of those crowds experience. Ted Goodrich, a res- experience is necessary: "With going into Morch l8: Junior English Proficiency Exom, Zoppelt l0l-102, south of the border, ident counselor involved in the teaching jobs scarce you can no doesn't 7-9 p.m. any U. S. college arena new program, has said: "Al- longer choose which elementary Morch 20: Cheech ond Chong, Assembly Center, I p.m. seem nearly so bad," believes though the new system is more level you want to teach; you just Sutton. demanding of a student, I find it take what is available."

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APPlica- dominaters of the lane, and have handshakes in the KU dressing was to veteran K-State Hartman's tions are up 30 percent over last combined with zone-buster Rog- room- home court of Jack players score double defending league chamPs. Their year, and enrollment for next have been led this bY their er Morningstar, and 6-8 new- Five in al- Year figures for Kansas, giving them other four losses have included a year is expected to include prosize front line, reminiscent of comer Norm Cook, the outstand- full-time students. -the last year, the balanced attack that is essen- near upset to Powerful Notre most 2,5OO tast KU team to win the Big Braxton and Shakarian Halls will rebound- tial to tourney play. AnY of sev- Dame 3 days after Notre Dame's Eight-in the daYs of Roger defeat of UCLA, and earlY-sea- each have an extra floor added Dave Ro- oring that eral players can emerge as king Bròwn, All-Ame¡ican and have son losses to highlY regarded this year to accommodate the in- biscb, and the deadlY l-3-l zone s's trade- for a day, all Per- admirably in pressure sit- Vanderbilt and Indiana. crease. mark. formed 576 uations which are sure to arise , one of the game's There are 786 freshmen, With only one senior starter, 444 juniors, and 400 Tom Kivisto, at tourney time. While relYing on best-respected mentors, is known sophomores, ballhandler-deluxe señiors. Seventy foreign students a stifling zone defense and Pa- to have a tremendous recruiting the Jayhawks have consistentlY reDresent countries. Three- overcome tient team offense, Kansas's ex- program. IIe comes to the Mid- 34 found the spark to hündred seventy-six full-time stu- bench. Clutch perience $¡ith the Big Eight's 20- west regional as the most exPer- made basketball famous. from a strong PlaY a¡e commuters. þ leaper Tommy Smith and iecond shooting clock leeves no ienced tourney coach. dents Louisville: short but superqu¡ck I With ûo starter over 6-5, Missouri Valley chamPion Louis- ville brings the shortest, but probably the quickest, team to ahe Midwest Regional. NationallY I I ) ¡anked all season, Louisville has offered a respectable argument to the idea that a team must have a big center. Coach DennY Crum's forces have used their I I superior quickness to give them I I exõellent position where their outstanding jumPers have fared well. The Cardinals are led bY All- Missouri Valley performers Jun- I I ior Bridgeman and Allen Mur- phy. Murphy was "sophomore of the year" last year in the ValleY, and he and Bridgeman have led a balanced, but high-scoring, at- tack this year. Bill Butler is a spectacular leaper at 6-l and mans a forward position- as the to'seattle costs: only senior starter. However, the For examplera three-minute call Cardinals return four starters from last year's NIT team and definitely rate as a veteran squad. Ball-handling whiz TerrY Howard is the only starter not scoring in double figures, but is the quarterback and can score if One-Plus MondaY needed. Freshman WesleY Cox That's the rate for a credit card, Dial Your call A three-minute Person-to-Person through FridaY between 8 a.m. at 6-5 has filled the center spot call costs the same, all daYs and third number or collect call Mon- a.m- to 5 and 5 p.m. for the diminutive Cardinals. all hours. 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"Testing, l, by ruth figi where. And we only have 100 of needed help before," he crooned. goldJined cape above him. The heard my own voice, singing these beautiful big Elvis scarves girls screamed for the last time 2, 3." Elvis would be You missed some excititg left. It has Elvis's name on it, and (and I did too, just to say that next! There was no sound. times, ORU studeûts, when You it's only $7.50!" The crowd groan- I did!) and rushed toward the Silence. been saved' left for spring break. You missed ed, but people rushed to the table stage, but, the MC announced, Not one note had "that lovin' feel- Elvis, twice. Yes, that old (nearly front, the scarves were gone, us borrow her binoculars for a "Ladies and gentlemen. Elvis has Yes, I'd lost in tape, and it was 4.0) king of rock and roll breezed and it was 8:30. few seconds. left the auditorium." in' " off my into Mabee Center and though The mood changed. "Well, "gone, gone, gone, wh o ah, tickets were $10 each, no one 'Something good...' hello there!" Elvis beamed, and Seeing him twice whoah, whoah." complained of not getting his sang as he began walking out to At 1:30 Saturday afternoon, I But believe me, I saw Elvis money's worth. But here are the As the lights dimmed, the an- the edge of the platform. Girls see Elvis twice. tve got his Poster on mY "Give 'warm was determined to details! nouncer cried, a and women of all ages ran to the again. Entering as an usher this door to prove it! towards Mabee Tulsa welcome to comedian touch him, jokes, the As I walked (somebody) front, screaming to time, I sat through the flew back to Jackie and Mr. one his scarves. As Center, my mind "Some- or catch of trio, and the Stamps Quartette, junior high days, when my girl- Jackie came out and said, he removed a scarf, an assistant different ORU to host going to but something was friend could talk of nothing but thing good is to happen on stage would give him another about this performance, and it "'We were go- Elvis. She had all the albums, all you!" Then added, one. Some of those who streaked wasn't that the performers had ing have Richard Roberts on musrc contest the pictures. She was hooked, to þardon the expression), to the changed their outfits, and Elvis the program, but we couldn't af- Roberts UniversitY will and I knew she was crazy. I had jokes front, had scarves of their own, had red{ined flares and cape this Oral a flashback of Elvis on the Ed ford him!" Many later, he and Elvis would mop his brow, time. No, these memories would host the high school district mu- $rrlliy¿¡ shovr', girls screaming left, the band picked up the beat, and give them back. last forever. would impress my sic contest March 15 and 16 from "Sweet ran I and screeching, struggling to get and the Inspirations" roomnate, my parents, and any- 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. High School and white near him. Would it be the same on stage. White tops Does the splits one who would listen with my musicians from the Tulsa district now, so many years later? slacks, a lot of choreography, a "Elvis, live at the Mabee Center!" will compete in vocal comPetition songs, About 10 or so "Elvis Guards" good blend, three or four tape. I checked the sound level of March 15 and instrumental done. You had grab many of the girls See Elvis up close! and they were ELVIS! to my recorder, said, "Testing, 1,2, March 16. This is the ninth Year crowd's around the waists, and carry them could almost hear the 3" into the mike, played it back, ORU has hosted the event. Outside Mabee Center, a short came five aisles. pulse, but the house lights back about four or and in triumph recorded con- s will pos- scarf the little man was selling Elvis on, and the crowd groaned at the I found myself wanting a cert. Uni- ters "I wish had one!" "just parade around the for $2. I MC's "Ifs intermission time!" too, to I hurried back to the dorm, Shel- found myself saying out loud. their seats. On ORU campus and say, 'Got this I Not many left plugged in the recorder and test. There were Eivis buttons for $1, stage now, sitting on tall stools from Elvis!"' but when I saw a mini-photo album for $2, and to the left, was a trio of men, those "bouncers," all boldness a regular album for $3. The El- on the right the StamPs Quar- left me. Besides, I was wearing vis fever hit. I wanted .it all, ancl tette, the Sweet InsPirations, and platform soles, and it had been I didn't know why. "You're a an additional female high-voice an ordeal just to climb the stairs, college senio.r," f scolded myself. singer. The lights went out, the much less race down them! A Run-An -Gun "You dont want ttrose things!" band swung into '2OOl," the Well, if Elvis was mobbed by We found our places, the drums beat heavilY, a giant sPot- females, he brought it on him- Burch brothers (irom T'ulsa) and light focused on the entryuvay, self. He wiggled one knee, swung Charlotte and I. It was a dream and out he came, running uP on his arm around until I was sure come true, that anyone had even stage in a gorgeous white suit, he'd dislocate it, kneeled on the bought me a ticket! The place studded with gold, trimmed in floor, practically did the splits, 0er was jarnpacked. Our seats gold, and with gold on the inside and the crowd loved it. Actually, were 12 rows from the back, and õt the flares on his pants. The he didn't do anything a cheer- no sooner had we said to each crowd screamed, claPPed, whis- Ieader doesn't do, except that he other, "Why didn't we bring bi- tled, and flashbulbs poPPed bY had long pants on. FREE POLISH noculars?" when another mem- the hundreds. Even if You don't The song "Sweet Caroline" ber of tåe Presley party headed care for Elvis, you'd have to ad- was a hit. Can you visualize this? our way with a big box around mit that that atmosPhere was On the chorus, each time the BUY FREE his neck, crying, "BENACKU- charged, charged, CHARGED! band would hit, "Sweet Caroline, I_GET I ULERS! See Elvis up close! It's The first song was an unintell- bah, bah, bah," Elvis would sort like sitting in the front row! On- of "yeah, of do a cross between the mashed lY $¿." the second potatoes (remember that one?) "Probably has his picture the stage and the Charleston, while slither- painted on the lenses," said one ROUND! ing over to the left, and all of of the Burches. Vy'e tried them He gave Mabee Center broke loose. Soon out, then handed them back to them a quick fourth-of-a-second the crowd was anticiPating the the man, deciding it wasn't worth look, and the screams came again. "bah, bah, bahs" and Yelling be- + it. It would have brought Elvis I couldn't help laughing fore Elvis could get into his "just maybe two rows closer. and neither could Elvis! stepped off my horse" position. 8ó,OOO x $tO '\ftlhy me, Lord?' Coming on the stage were the Elvis needed a breather, and FREE 69c instrumentalists, some in all black said, "I'd like J. D. Sumner and sang and studded with rhinestones. some more. 'TVell," he the Stamps Quartette to sing one outfits said that, With a deep, professional voice, said, "Oh, I already of my favorite songs, "Why me, HEY, TITANS! didn't I?" And finally launched Lord?" Mr. Sumner had the low- the MC welcomed the crowd. "You "This magnificent Mabee Cen- into a rocking rendition of, est bass voice ever to float frog- dog!" Buy Tongy Polish Sqndwich ter," he said, "has the nicest ain't nothin' but a hound like through Mabee Center, but A 2, he stabbed acoustics any building we'l-e At the end of song the chorus was beautiful, as El- of threw (o polish sousoge on seedless rye breod with been in, and think the nicest his guitar in the air, and vis joined in, "Lord, help me Je- big I standing people!" The crowd cheered. it on stage to someone sus, I've wasted it . . " The sw¡ss cheese, mustord ond Pickle) "We're starting our current to his right. (Good thiog!) crowd applauded and mY thougbts turned to a tour with our first performance give me fever!' Prayer, AND GET I FREE! tonight," he continued, and El- You "Lord, I hope Elvis will be in vis will be doing 24 concerts in Lights splashed various colors heaven. Really!" -l 20 days. All of those concerts on Presley as he sang. And what Presley broke forth into, "I are sold out, thanks to his fans!" I heard in between screams, I can't help loving you," and a girl BUY I POTISH-GET I More applause. found myself liking. All the spots rushed past the ushers, broke "Sunday he'll be at the Astro- were focusing deep red on him through the guards, reached uP FREE! he dome in flouston, singing at two now, as Elvis sizzled his waY to Elvis, clutched the scarf I coupon per Person performances of 43,000 each," through, "Fever!" He sang handed her, and then she iumPed he told us. I multiplied 86,000 "Amen," "Glory, Glory, Hallelu- wildly up and down with her pre- by $10 and almost fainted, and jah" as if he meant it, while a cious souvenir. Elvis hadn't even come on the giant spotlight focused on the In just minutes, it seemed, El- stage yet! American flag hanging above the vis was announcing his final song. The MC was making a last call platform. His assistant brought a large 4ó08 Sourh Peoriq 3315 Eqst 2lst St. for "super souvenirs." "You'll Elvis introduced a song from white. eold-studded caPe to him, 19 South Fulton 1725 Sourh Sheridqn these long after album, something about and Elvis began, "But I can't l4l love and cherish his latest Bring this Coupon-Expires, Morch 18, 1974 the concert is over," he told us. the Lord helping him to make it help falling in love with you." "These are collector's items, through one more mile, one more The drums rolled, Elvis kneeled L available for the first time anY- smile, and, "I never thought I on stage, his arms stretching the