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ALL SHOO UP be describe how sho busi­
n people feel in Tin Ito n since multi-talented
singing ar ICHAEL J ACKSO , and a controver­
ial movie titled' mTE DOG" beg n making simul-
t neou headline a couple of wee ago. fter his ,
e through the American usi c Award with
39 percent of the trophies, the orld is in shoc as
re ult of ' chael' ccident while filming a Pepsi
commercial a part of a $10 million deal.
You kno all bout that by no , BUT chance ar
you mi d the fancy footwor that ent on around
theflic ' HITE DOG" - ith a big studio, a TV
net or I and a cable TV network ducking, dodging
and ultimately disclosing the di urbing "payroll"
involvement of very important AACP per n.
You e,' ITE DOG" . expen ive movie about
. ce p digreed German epherd master-trained
to attac Blac people. That's why it ha that title.
Young RISTY c ICHOL star, old gray- ared
BURL lYES co-star, and then, there' good-ol-boy
PAUL W FIElD a the Brother whose presence in I
the picture is to retrain the dog so he won't act that
ayanymore.
The movie's director, SAMUEL FULLER, says
\ the film i condemnation of bigotry and Sam is
angry with the distributor for copping out to what
he regards a minority meddling that "WHITE DOG"
could "cau /provoke unrest?????? The movie's pro­
ducers have disclosed that when they decided to make
, HITE DOG" and the local AACP spokespersons
"tru ed" them, they payrolled a couple of Black
consultant to guide them while filming wa underway.
Since then,' the completed movie production,
relea d by Paramount Pictures, was te ed for a ee
·in Detroit, but uddenly disappeared ... App rently
it w put on a lea out behind the barn.. Circa:
1982). But good old' HITE DOG" turned up again
on a Los Angeles cable 1V networ a month or so
ago (Circa: 1983-4) prompting BC-TV (Circa: 1984)
to buy it for $2.5 million-and announce a February .
networ airing. The pundits wise to Hollywood's
y this movie wa intended to 'attract all of YOU
"Root" watcher during YOUR history week, y'know
and, incidentally, to pick up couple of ielsen rating
p , t which are worth about $40 million each in reve-
nue,
••••••••
ZO S! OYE IGHT, big old Be changed'
it fickle little 01' mind, forfeited it 2.5 million, and
told "WHITE DOG" to " it" and "stay" ... And,
while everyone. in thi to was ing WHY?
Doggonit, out- it pops that kinetic, young, politico­
activi t Il..LIS ED ARDS, now pre 'dent of the
Beverly Hill -Hollywood chapter of the AACP
a one of the con ultant "payro ed" by the pro­
ducer for " creative guidance on n itive material" ,
during . production, (The other consultant, DA Vip
CRIPPE S, eep of a local PBS outlet, Ita not been
heard from ... SO F R). '
The' film's producer ' up t by the AACP
pr�xy.' public criticism of I ''WHITE DOG' since:
"on an hourly ba . s, WlLUS ED ARDS was the
cond high t paid per n on the film after KRISTY
C lCHO " ... That mean ED ARDS was paid
more than the oth r rs, BURL IVES, PAUL IN-
FIElD, and the DOG. "I find it ironic," ys producer
JO DAVISO ,
ed by an L. . Times newsman . � he shouldn't
h ve divulged his previou participation in the film
when criticizing it after he bee me prexy of the local
AACP chapter, ED ARDS is re orted to h v re­
plied th t he or ed on the movie a a private consul­
tant. He inferred that where he gets his bread has
nothi to do with what he said ... which was th t
"the . script wa terrible" and that the director "did a
terrible job" �
ED ARDS added (pparently to clo any
'double dipping" controversy): ''I don't have to tell
anybody where I'v worked!" Right ? ? ? • ' ... Ri-i­
l-i-g-ht! Kno what Y'mean, Brother!
eanwhile, 'White Dog" is on the lea out b ck
behind the barn, gain.. and YOU think YOU ju
might never see it, right huh? .. WRO G! Don't be
urp . , d if i pops up in your neighborhood theatre
any day now.
FE.RUARY ,5-1" 1.
TH e.TIZE
PAG
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During this eek and . .ARIES- 21- ably the.same it
next,- I'd like to- share with The first part of this week-that . , very f
you 36 points of fact (and is aood for aD family and able and free of any �u .....
there's �) relating to the ronwuic matters. But be- afflictions. You ba no ex­
COII1lDOoality and yet ironic em Saturday ev� and euses for not
twists in the lives of Abra- Monday morning, things very best and
ham Lincoln (elected in may not go too well. Use the I you want. The 8 is
12- '
18(0) and John F. Kennedy 1.
(� in 19(0) .•. you be TAURUS-
the judie. 11
I. Both Lincoln \and To be honest� . period
Kennedy were' Air . gIl of time from no 'til next
presidents. Tuesday strongly sugests
2. Lincoln had 7 1 you'd best be careful in all
in his last !WIle. of your personal and
3. Kennedy had 7 letters business dealings for best
in his last name. ' results. The dates to be on
4. Lincoln becanle presi- guard are the 15th, 2Dth and
dent in 1860. 21st. Loo for the 2.
S. Kennedy became
president in 1960.
6. Lincoln
S + 2 = 7.
7. Kennedy
43--4 + 3 7.
8. Lincoln's personal
secretary's last name was
Kennedy.
9. Kennedy's personal nwn this time is the 4.
secretary's name was CANCER-J 21.J 21
Lincoln. Try and not start any-
10. Lincoln's vice-presi- thing during this particular
dent's name � John- ·week. This is more of a time
son. for endings rather than any-
11. �s vice-presi- thing else. Try to stay away
dent's last name was J - from problems, especially
son. Saturday and Sunday. Fo
12. Andrew Johnson was your nwnber this � try
born in 10: the 3.
13. Lyndon B. Johnson LEO-J 12-,�,-
�.born in 19OJ. . This period .
. 1 • Both vice-presidents IS
were Earth signs. -----=--------------___,...-------
IS. Andrew Johnson died
on the 31st-3 + 1 4.
16. Lyndon B. Johnson
. died on the 22nd-2 + 2 =
4.
17. Lincoln died at age
56.
18. Kennedy' died at age
46.
:oncernins career,
and job matters.
should mentally
attitude to expect
events. These
may have to do with endanas
or dreams comina
Your nwnber is 9.
LlBRA·--s_mbler-ll-
October 21
GEMINI- y n..J 20 Very favorable dates
S2- 'If you've been wanting to week are indicated for
. up all loose ends and get
chance to get away from it ISth, 18th and 19th. In ad-
all, this is your time to do clition, there are no "cosmic
so. Friday does denote, roadblocks" - hich ould
however, to. keep your \ boost your � luc . ,Your
spendin in check. Your number this as 6.
�ORP O--Octo 22·
.0 21
You, Scorpio, ha e bo
the best cosmic f of
all this . It's really an
�ceptionally ood time to v
attempt anything .
requires strength and deter­
mination. What more can
be said? Use the number 7.
SAGfITARIUS-No,'eat-
1l'! 21
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