Dakota State University - Trojan Yearbook (Madison, SD)

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ENTERTAINMENT: 1966 Television screens were hit with u Pow, Batt, and Zam January l2 as Batman and his friend Robin the Wonder Boy come into homes throughout the nation and were an almost overnight success in the ratings. The continued-next-night exploits remained popular throughout the year, and its star, Batman, became the entertainment newsmaker of the year. ll o ll o , The Sound of Music Wins Top Oscar f E The Academy Awards, Hollyw0od's way of se- 0 E E , T ,K lecting the best of the motion picture industry, , 1 N singled out The Sound of Music, starring Julie Vyls ,f i Q ' Andrews, as being the best motion picture of the ' lsi 1 V E e eii, year. The selection was accepted with general ap- . .s-r2 asef V .,' .,Ar eh- J sehswg . . . . 3,51 V Droval as It was a hit with 1nov1e-goers of all ages. ,,,,, S- L . , ,.:3 ,,k, :,, Q . - . sg., s Best performance awards went to J ulie Christie , Q ., , ,X ' f Darling J and Lee Marvin C Cat Ballounj. jf' :gv,'1N,.+'f? asi . gb 198

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f 'r .- . W ali' we Royalty was at its height as Kathleen and her lovely Court of Fourth runnerup Victoria Trautman,.third runnerup, Miss Casey, Honor smiled for photographers Pictured above are Sandra Merkle Laura Dailey flrst runnerup, Donna Frick, second runnerup. Elegance was in order as the twelve semi-finalists took their stage positions during the evening gown review. Talent plays an important role in any Miss America- affiliated pageant. Below are the five finalists, pictured during the talent review. The talent selections included, from left to right: Kathleen Casey, vocal solo, Vorrie, Laura Daily, dramatic reading, Solo for a Saturday Night Guitar and The Gong of Time, Donna Frick, vocal solo, Second Hand Rose, Victoria Trautman, piano solo, VaIse in Gb Major, Sandra Merkle, vocal solo, Spoonful of Sugar.

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The Monkees lnvacle Beatles Shp World Mourns Passing of Movie Wizard CUUaQt CDiQv1eg The bright and happy world of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck was darkened in December as the tragic passing of Walt Disney shocked admirers around the globe. Mr. Disney's contributions to the world of entertainment cannot be measured, and his influence has been felt as much as any man's during the twentieth century. The Monkees Although the Beatles continued to rack up one hit after another, their popularity had to give way and make room for new talent. Headed by the Monkees, four human males with a weekly television show of their own, such big names as the Mamas and the Papas, Simon and Garfunkel, Sam Sham and the Pharoes, and the Electric Prunes came into the lime-light and dominated top-tune lists for weeks at a time. The top selling single record of 1966, the neo-1930's Winchester Cathedral, came from England and featured the New Vaudeville Band. Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass made it big in the album business as their Taste of Honey zoomed to become the biggest album seller of the year. The Sound of Music soundtrack surpassed all other movie soundtrack sales, although Somewhere My Love from Dr. Zhivago seemed to be the most popular movie theme song of the year. The most talked about novelty record of 1966 was They're Coming to Take Me Away by Napoleon XIV. Another novelty, this being a singer UD, was a lady named Mrs. Miller whose voice sounded as though it could disrupt an entire community chorus. Army S. Sgt. Barry Sadler gained national acclaim with the popular Ballad of the Green Berets, which Sadler wrote and recorded himself. Other records selling over one million copies, other than those already mentioned, included We Can Work It Out, No Where Man, Paper- back Writer, and Yellow Submarine, Beatlesg Sounds of Silence, Simon and Garfunkel, These Boots Are Made For Walkin', Nancy Sina- tra, Lightnin' Strikes, Lou Christie, Soul and Inspiration, Righteous Brothers, California Dreamin', and Monday, Monday, Mamas and Papasg When a Man Loves a Woman, Percy Sledgeg Lil' Red Riding Hood, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, Hanky Panky, Tommy James and the Shondellsg Summer in the City, Lovin' Spoonfulg Sunny, Bobby Hebbg Cherish, Associations, Last Train to Clarksville and 'Tm a Believer, Monkeesg U96 Tears, ? and the Mysterians. S, Sgt. Barry Sadler 199 Winchester Cathedral