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Ford Presidential Library " WOMEN OF THE YEAR - 1976 " THE LADIES HOME JaJRNAL AWARDS * * * EXECUTIVE PRODUCER& Lenore Hershey PRODUCER: Joseph Cates DIRECTOR: Sidney Smith WRITER: Frank Slocum ART DlRECTCE: Dai Shirley ?«1SICAL DIRECTClh Milton Delugg AIR: THURSDAY,_ APRIL 8, 1976 - 9:30 PM (E.D.T. - NBC) ED SULLIVAN mEATRE (STUDIO #50) 1697 Broadway New York, New York . (Rev. 4/2) WOMEN OF THE YEAR - 1976 HOOT: BARBARA WALTERS PEBFO.RMERS: Pm'ULA CLARK THE FIFTH DIMENSim KATE SMITH AWARDS: PRESENTER wnmER SPORTS BnLIE-JEAN KING CA.Pl'. MAXINE (MICKI) KnfG HUMANITARIAN & COMMUNITY SERVICE MARLO 'mOMAS DR. BETTYE CALDWELL COMMJNICAT ICliS PEARL BAILEY MAYA ANGELOU PERF. ARTS CAROL BURNETT BEVERLY SILLS (V'l'R - 4/7) EDUCATI<liAL LEADERSHIP JILL RUCKEI.SHAUS DR. ANNIE Da:>GE WAUNEKA SCIENCE & RESEARCH CIC ELY TYS C!f DR. MARGARET MEAD (FILM) POLl'TICAL EUNICE KENNEDY LIFE SHRIVER GOVERN<Jl ELLA T. GRASSO INSPIRATIC!lAL LEADERSHIP VALERIE HARPER BET'!'! FORD BUSINF.SS & ECCWOMICS SYLVIA PORTm GOVERNMENT & DIPLOMACY BELIA ABZUG JUDGE SHIRLEY M. HUFSTEDLER (FILM) EDITORS' BOOQUET LENORE HERSHEY SHEILA YOUNG C nIDY NELSCti .. "WOMEN OF THE YEAR - 19'[6 11 ROUTINE m_: THURSDAY,, APRIL 8, 1976 9:30 - 11:00 PM ITEM PAGE 1. OPENING TITLES/MONTAGE (1) (MUSIC & NARRATION CJl/ER ONE-MmuTE FILM OF PREV'IOOS WINNERS AND PRESENTERS -- THE GRFAT NAMES& SUPER: "WOMEN OF THE YEAR - 1976" 1 "THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL 11 AWARDS • CUT TO: AUDIENCE m THEATRE. SUPER: CAST CRAWL 2. v.o. INTRO & (4) BARBABA WALTERS HELLO t 3. OPENmG C Ol+I 1 L BILLBOARD I (6} (SECRET/TIDE - :10) COMMERCIAL #1 - {1:02) (TIDE - 1:02) 4. WALTERS t mTROS (7} PRESENTER OF: HUMANITARIAN & COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD (Marlo Thomas) - - -- --- ~ - -- - - - - - - - - ~ - - ~ - -- ~ - -- ~ a) PRESENTER ANNOUNCES (8) WINNER (Dr. Bettye Caldwell} - - -- - - - ~ ~ - - - - - -- --- - - - ~ - - - - - - - ~ - b) FILM BIO OF WmNER - . -- - -- - ~ ~ ~ - ~ - - ~9~ - 1- --- ~ - - - ---- - - c) PBF.SENTATION & WINNER ACCEPrANCE I(10) I. .. / "WOMEN OF THE YEAR .. 1976 II -2- PAGE 5. WALTERS lm'ROO (11) PE.TULA CLARK 6. PETULA CIARK spar tJl (12) "Tlir.s 1.8 MY SONG tr "SUPER LOVJNG LADY" 1. WALTERS INTRO (16) I PRESENTER OF: PERFORMING ARTS AWARD - (Carol Burnett) -- -- - - - - ~ - - - - ~ - - - ~ - ----- - -- -- - - a) PRESENTER ANNOUNCES (17) l WINNER 1 (Beverly Sills) ! ~ - ~ ~ ~ -- l ~ ~ - . - -- -- - - - - I - - ----- - -- b) FILM BIO OF WlNNER (18) - - -- - - --- --- - - - -- - ~ ~ -- ~ -- ~ - - - ~ - - - c) PRESENTATION & WINNER (19) ACCEPTANCE {VTR 4/t) 8. COMMERC I.AL LEAD .. :tN (22) (v. o. XNNcR.) · 9. CCHERC!AL #?. - (1:02) (23) {SECREr .. :30/D<MNY - :30) 10. WALTERS INTR 0 &: (24) OLYMPIC SPClr (EprroRs 1 BOUQUETJ -- - - - -- - - - ~ ~ -- -- l ------------- a) OLYMPIC FILM FOCYrAGE (25) (Young,Nelson, Hamill) - ~ - - - -- - ~ - - - - - -- . - - -- - - - - ---- -- b) WALTERS mTRO 1(26) ' YOUNG & NELSCN t - - - - - - - - - -- - - - ~ - - ~ - --- - - - ----. - (MORE) . "WOMEN OF THE YEAR - 1QJ6" IPAGE I - - - - - - - - -- -- ~ - 11. WALTERS INTRO · {30) PRESENTER OF: I SPORTS AWARD - I ~B:i:i~ :~.K~) - - _ - - ~ - - _ - - - • - - _ - - - - - - . 'l a) PRESENTER ANNOUNCES i (31) WlnNER{Capt. Maxine (Micki) l King) -- - - - ~ - ~ ~ -- - - --i - - -- - - - - -- - -- - ~l _F~ ~r~ ~-w~ ___ lc:3~ ~ ____________ _ c) PRESEN.T~Trm & WINNER (34} l ACCEPl'ANCE I 12. WALTERS INTROS (35) KATE SMrI'H 13. KATE SMITH spar :/i.1 j(36) I I "I HAVE ImEAMED" i n JUST IN TIME 11 I 14. COMMERCIAL LEAD-IN (39) (v.o. ANNOUNCER) .. "WOMEN OF THE YE.AR - lfil6 -4- STATI~ BREAK - ( &41) : j 16. WALTERS 1 AWARD EXPLANATION i (41) I & .lNTRO PRESENT~'!:{ OF: POLITICAL LIFE AWA.RD - {Eunice Kennedy Shriver} -- - - - --- ~ - - ~ - - -- ~ - - - ~ - - --- - - - ~ a) PRESENTER ANNOUNCES ~ (43) I WINNER I I (Gov. Ella T. Grasso) I ! --------- - - - - - r - - - - - - - - - - - - ----- i b) FILM BIO OF WlNNER ! (44) - - - -- ~ ~ - --- - -- r - ------ - -------- c) PRESENTATION & WINNER (45) ACCEPrANCE 17. WALTERS INTRCS (46) THE FD"11J:'H DIMENSION I I 18. '}:'HE F!Ii'rH DIMENSION SPOl' #1 "EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD" "I'M Nor JN LOVE" 19. WALTERS mTRO {55) i PRESENTER oF: I G'OVEBNMEm:i-& DIPLOMACY - I Congresswoman Bella Abzug ; - -- -- -- - -- - - -- ~ -- ~ -- ~ -- -. - ~ ~ - - - (MC!lE} . ''WOMEN o.F THE YEAR .. 1976" .. 5. I PAGE 19,, GOVERNmn' & DIPLOMP-CY II AWARD .. I I {cont'd) I I a) J?RESENTER ANNOUNCES cs6) WINNER I {Judie Shirley M. Hufstedler) I ~ - ~ - - ---- -- - - ~ .. - .. - - - - - - - - - ~ ~ ~ ~ b) FILM BIO OF WINNER (58) - - - - ~ ~ - - - ~ - -- ~ .. - - --- - - - - --- - - - - c) PRESENTATION & WlNNER (59) AC'CjP!'ANCE {F:cti~ 20. COMMERCIAL LEAD-m (60) {v.o: ANNCR.)' I l 21. COMMERCIAL ~ - (1:32) (61) (PAMPERS - ;o/ZEST - :30) ... _... I 22. WArrrEF.S ~I!.Q (62) PRESENTER OF: COMMUNICATIONS AWARD - (Pearl Bailey) -- ~ - - -- ~ - - ~ - ~ - . - - r --- - - - - -- .. - - -- a) ~R!§_ENTER ANNOUNCES (63) Wl?-t"NER lMaya Angelou) - - ~ . ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - - - ... - - - -- - - - - ~ ~ - - - - ~ b) FILM BIO OF WTh"NER (64) -- --- - - ~ - - - - - - . -- ~ " - -- ~ - - - ~ - - - - ~ c) PRESENTATION & W~ (65) ~PrANCE 23. WALTERS....... INTROS...... (66) PE'l.1ULA CLARK . "WOMEN OF THE YEAR - 1976" -6- PAGE I 24. PE.WLA CLARK SPOl' #g I (67) "aon BLESS THE CHILD It 25. COMMERCIAL LEAD-m (69) (v. 0. ANNCR.) 26. COMMERCIAL~ - {lt32) (70) (CREST - ;60 CASCADE - :30) 27. WALTERS INTRO (71) PRESENTER OF: SCIENCE & RESEARCH AWARD - (Cicely Tyson) - -- ~ -- ~ - ~ -- -- - - - ~ ~ ~ - --- - - - - - -- - a) PRESENTER ANNOUNCES (72} WINNER (nr. Margaret Mead} -- - ~ - --- ~ - - -- - - - - - - -- -- -- - - - - - b) FILM BIO OF WJNNER l (73) -- - - --- - - - - - -- ~ -- ~ - - - ~ ~ -- - ---- c) PRESENTATION & W:mNER (74) ACCEPl'ANCE (FILM) I c15> 30. WALTERS INTRO (77} PRESENTER OF: EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD - (Jill .Ruckelshaus) . --- - ~ --- ---- ~ ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . "WOMEN OF THE YEAR ... 1976" -7- PAGE 1 I I l 30. EDUCATICNAL LEADERSHIP I, 1· AWARD .. (cont'd) a) PRESENTER ANNOUNCES l (79) , WINNER I (Dr. Annie Dodge Wauneka)! - .. - - - - - - - - - - - - L - - ~ ------ .. ---- . -- ~) _F~~r~ ~-w~ ___ le~~~ ____________ _ I c) PRESENTATIGW & WINNER l (81) ACCEPTANCE I I I 31. C OMMF,RC JAL LEAD-m ! (82) I (V.o. ANNCR) ' 32. COMMERCIAL ~ ... (1;32) (83) (CHEER - :boJIF - :30) 33. WALTERS mmos (84) 'IiIE FIFTH DIMENSION 34. THE FIFTH DIMENSION SPO!' #g 1(85) 11 LovE HANGOVER 11 I I 35. WALTERS .rnTRO (90) PRESENTER OF: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS - I (Sylvia Porter) I - ~ - - ~ - - . - - - --- . - ~ ~ - - - -- --. ----- a) f...~ENTER ANNOUNCES (91) I WIWNER ; ~BettY Furness) I - - - ~ - ~ - - - - - - - - - - JI -- ~ --- - ~ ---- - . b_} FILM BIO OF WINNER (92) I - . --- -- -- - - --- --i ------------ -- f {MORE) . ":WOMEN OF THE YEAR - i:tz6 11 -8- PAGE I 35. BUSINESS & ECWOMICS I: (cont'd) I c) PRESENTATION & W:mNER (93) I ACCEPJ.'ANCE I 36. COMMERCIAL LEAD-JN (94) (v.o. ANNCR} I 37. COMMERCIAL #7 • {1:02) (95) (SOOR:fil' • :30/CAMAY - :30) 38. ~~S JNTRO (96) ~~ES ENTER OF; ' INSP1RATIONAL LEADERSHIP .. AWARD - (Valerie Harper) ~ ~ ~ - - - - - ~ ~ . - ~ ~ --- . ~ ~ - - ~ - - ~ - ~ ~ --- a) !:.!lli~Jf!!J1¥L AJ!f{OUNC~ (97) W:nINER °(Betty Ford) - ~ ~ ~ ~ - . --- ~ ~ .. - - .... - .~-· .. -- .... ---.---- b) PlmSENTAT~CN & W:rNNrn (98) ACCEPI'ANCE 39. WALTERS ANNOUNCF..S BIRTHDAY ( 99) --~~-------------~--~+-----·-.--------------------- 4o. SURPRLSE BmTJIDAY CAKE {100) 41. KATE SMITH LEADS AUDIENCE (101) siNci "ttaii.m BIR~SDAY 11 • - ....,................ _...,. 42. COMMERCIAL LFAD-m \c102> '(V.o: ANNCR.) .. · I l . "!OMEN OF THE YEAR - 1976" . PAGE 4 3. C OMMERC !AL :fi.8 ... {lt02) (103) {BOONCE ... l:OO) 44. CLOSING (1o4) a) WALTERS GOODNIGHT - - - - - ~ - - - ~ - - ~ - - - - -- " - - ~ --- -- - - - b) "GOD BLESS AMERICA 11 (105) (Full cast singing with, Kate Smith - Lead) 45. CLOOING COMM'L BILLBOARD (106) f :10) BOUNCE/CAMAY) I i 46. CLOS ING CREDITS I(107) : ' . 1. J:TEM#l FILM & OPENING TITLES (MUSIC: FANFARE,, SEGUES TO UNDERSCORE) ANNOUNCER: {VO) You are looking at previous winners and presenters of the Women of the Year Awards. FILM Tonight, ten new members join the select list of winners. Women of the Year Awards are pre- sented to -- and by -- women of dedication, of achievement and of leadership@ They share the common achievement of increasing the horizons of their sisters around the world. (MUSIC: STING~ SEGUES TO TJ:i~ME) LlVE 11 J From the Ed Sullivan AUDIENCES & THEATRE .... ~ SHOT Theatre in New York City ••• Procter & Gamble presents, {SUPF.R~ CRAWL Women of the Year, 1976 ··~ 1'WOMEN OF THE YEAR, 19'76fl (MORE) ITEM t1 - ·'(cont'd) FILM & OPENmG TrrLES ANNCR: (VO) (Cont 2d) (ROLL CRAWL:)