Van Antwerp Junior High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Schenectady, NY)

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NISKA' NEWS-Wednesday, june 10, 1978 Pg. 6 PETER PAN-Confd for the second time in a Broadway Musical in New York. Dick Healey, starring as Captain Hook, and An- thony McClimans, as Michael, are both well known actors. Patsy Loritsch, Make-up Director, purchased the new- est make-up materials which make the actors and actresses look like the child- ren parts they're acting. joyce Watter's new lipstick discovery is being used. Richard Davis, chemist who invented a hair grower, sent a ten ounce bottle which was used on Gail Curtiss' hair to make it long. She stars as Wendy. Linda Jeffrey stars as the children's nurse. Tom Kalteaux, starring as croc- odils, has a special suit designed by Beverly Moore's Costume Corporation. Gary Pearson, originally the Mushy- Wushy commercial announcer, will be the narrator. Peter Pan has the most elaborate costumes since My Fair Lady. -if an :ie THE SPORTS WORLD NEWS U.S. JOINS RUSSIAN TOURNAMENT The U.S. has decided to enter the Sports Festival Russia is having in August. john Ziobrowski, pro golfer. has been chosen to enter the golf con- test. Terry Hay and Fred Lueck, the ping-pong champions, will face the Russian competition. John Becker and Miss Ruth Reeve, the two best bowlers of the U.S., were chosen and Robert Mitchell and Miss Sandra Laudato will be our contestants in Archery Field Arthur Strang was selected from twen- ty men as the best diver. The winter sport contests will be held in the Alps and Barbara Hoskins, champion figure skater, with Pam Doin, gymnastics professional, have already left on the George Ryon Airlines Private Plane in order to be there a few months early. Alison Liebhafsky from the Diplomatic Corpghas gone with them and will discuss with Switzerland's Government the possibility of a Ski Tournament between the two nations. wk wk Pk RED REBEL WINS AGAIN Red Rebel, Derby Winner, wins 551,000,000 Owner James McNaugh' ton of Red Rebel has gotten a little over one billion dollars since he's owned him. jockey David Gidley de- clared he'd never ridden a faster horse. Wayne Yager and Roger Henry, thor- oughbred breeders, stated that Rebel was worth 320,000,000 and would have been worth much more when he was younger. Both wish to purchase him but McNaughton won't retire him for another year. :if ae wk YANKEES HAVE NEW PITCHER In the National League this year, Yankees are again leading. Their new pitcher, Dick Sims, has pitched three no hit games. The scout for the Brook- lyn Dodgers, Carlton Gibson, offered Sims the top salary job on their team but he refused. Ed Bednarowski, own' er of the Yankees, predicts that Sims will break Lenten's batting record which was set seven years ago. Dick buys a special type of bat and glove that he likes better than other brands at Ray Komp's store. as :sf :ie TWO SCHENECTADY BOYS IN THE SPOTLIGHTS AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN William Finkle, from Schenectady, New York, will fight for the Heavy Weight Championship next week against Slugger McGee, the challenger to the Title he's held for three years. Gary Gagne, world famous wrestler, also from Schenectady, will meet his opponent next week at the Garden. Sherwood Hamil, Captain of the Globetrotters, who went to school with the two men, will be in the vicinity and has bought ringside seats at each match. if 14 bk VAN ANTWERP TEACHERS RETIRED Our Inquiring Reporter made a sur- vey of the V.A.S. teachers who were in retirement. The following facts were disclosed: Mr. Williams is deep- sea fishing off the coast of Canada, Miss Peterson is finishing her fifth year in Paris where she is teaching at the Sorbonne, Mr. Flahive has retired to his yacht where it is understood that he is perfecting his violin tech- nique for a concert debut, Miss Pen- tecost is now raising Great Danes and Boxers in her kennels, Miss Morrison recently returned from a world tour, Mr. Blake has completed his sixth book on teaching in public schools. The remainder declined to return the questionnaire. :ie as wk

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NISKA' NEWS-Wednesday, june 10, 1978 Pg, 4 NIGHT F IRE-C onfd store across the street. Bob Birch was showing a customer the new Cadillac in Michael Glennon's Store when he saw the fire and phoned the Fire De- partment. William Fink, Westing- house President, who was walking along the sidewalk with engineer Ron- ald Rudman, said that the paper in the show case window burst into flames. Miss Sue Holtz, who was just closing her Real Estate Agency, also saw the fire begin. Larry Lussier, Chief of Police, said the fire amounted to about 360 damage. wk as ak TENTH ANNUAL SCIENCE CONVENTION HELD In the science convention this year at Washington, D.C., Icthiologist Pet- er Van deCar will prove that japa- nese Fighting Fish fight only because they have serious complexes. Archeol- ogist james Spring will show the evi- dence he gathered that he says proves an ancient African tribe had electric fans before America was discovered and Dr. Fred Fink, who took up Ein- stein's Theory when 16, has figured out what Einstein was proving. David Putman has discovered there are eight colors in a spectrum. Roy Gibv's mid- dle initial is B for brown. Miss Vir- ginia Klemm, U.N. translator, will translate the proofs into German for the German scientists. xxx aka' ELVIS FAN CLUB CELEBRATES Diane Fowler and Nina Buturlinsky, President and Vice President of the National Elvis Presley Fan Club, have ordered a cake from Edward Frohn- hoefer's Bakery which will be large enough to feed about 200 guests at the celebration of the 21st anniversary of the club. Elvis, himself, will be present and because he likes pizza, famous chefs Anothony Sindoni and Georgiana Corvino will bake about 60 pizzas. Frank Pannenborg, designer of the Continental, will present Elvis with a 1978 light green Continental convertible. Henry Bejian has been hired by the Continental Incorp. to be Presley's chauffeur. Ken Morrell, the professional football player from the New York Giants, Elvis' favorite team, has been specially invited and will give Elvis an autographed gold football from the Giants. Pk ak Pk TUTOR ATTACKED BY CHILD Miss Gail Wiltse, private tutor, is recovering from a mild case of shock. She was attacked by the small child of the home where she was ap- plying for a job. Susan Circe, private nurse, saved Miss Wiltse from jun- ior's Indian Club. FK NEW DIVISION AT ELLIS HOSPITAL Physical Therapists Ann Aragona and Karen Boulton started a new di- vision in Ellis Hospital for Sarcoma Cancer. The hospital supplied the two women with 31000. Most of the money was collected for this worthy cause by nurses Edith Boyd and Con- nie Gongdon. It's just a start by Nan- cy Palmer, Cancer Specialist, says the new division will grow quickly since it was discovered that physical therapy helps cure some cases with this type of cancer. wk Pk Pls BERNHARDT HOPES FOR FIRST AGAIN Mr. Dennis Bernhardt, who won the first prize for Dairy Cattle last year, plans to enter his cows again this year in the Altamont Fair. Betty O'Neill, the Treasurer at the Bernhardt Farm, announced that she collected 5515,- 000.00 for milk sold last year. David Parker, the Foreman, predicts another good year ahead. Pk PF ik CATSKILL GAME FARM PURCHASES ONLY ANIMAL OF ITS KIND --J l le l . I--ll The Catskill Game Farm has pur- chased the only Chicken Billed Platy- 1:-ol Shealk Sea. Sloell Sale, 'puSintheW0fia. It was raised by Clyde De Wiese alba Y' lon Karen Peterson's Rare Bird Farm in Florida. Valerie Wilson Veterin- arian on the farm says the Platypus ,must be kept from the water because 0 a 'il of Z ff' . Q 'mutha orqvavek its chicken bill is not equipped for I ul

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NISKA' NEWS-Wednesday, june 10, 1978 Pg. 5 PLATYPUS-Confd dives and he would die if it was sub- merged. Catskill Game Farm paid 31,000 for just the rare Platypus. Sk :lf HF TOO MUCH OIL! The 1,000 acre cattle ranch formerly owned by jeffrey Cahn was recently sold because of oil well trouble. Part owner, Don Bisgrove, while riding the range in his helicopter, noticed that three good grazing fields were flooded with oil. This makes the tenth time oil had ruined his land,5 declared Cahn. Geologists Robert Fowler, Jeff Schwedes and Richard Strom told Cahn and Bisgrove that it would be impos- sible to keep the oil below the sur- face because of the rock formations below. Pk Sk Pk th WALT DISNEY PRODUCTION GOES TO GERMANY John Ball, new director of the Walt Disney studio, has sent john Delack to Germany to direct the filming of German Knight. Thomas Sennet will do the photographing and Gary W'illiams, from Hollywood, is the head of the Sound Effects. David Lawry, well known historian, has been asked to draw the description of an an- cient German castle which Walter Schenk will build for the movie. The old Warship needed for a dramatic battle scene is being built by Bruce Stancliff. David Lester will play the part of Robin Hood in a scene shot in England. as as :1- AIDA', PRESENTED ON TV Miss Ann Gatta will star in the coming TV opera, Aida, by Gui- seppe Verdi.'Connie Neilson, from jean Schroeter's Ballet School, plays e part of the main dancer. Play critic, David Blitzblau, reports that it will be the best presentation ever given on TV. Craig Organis music store will be selling the Sound Track SPECIAL TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS 11 :30 AM - TASTE TIME with Barbara Zagata 2:50 PM - THE LIGHTED ROAD . . . Today's drama will tell the story of how Bruce Travins taught a savage tribe of Africans to be Christians. 5:00 PM - MAMA starring Sylvia Hansen 8:00 PM - ED SULLIVAN . . . Guests: The Rockettes and the two star dancers, Katherine Clark and jean Schultz. Sue Ellen Fitzpatrick's trained raccoons, and Comedian Muriel Fasula. jonathan Bosworth will be M.C. while Ed is on vacation. 9:30 PM - PRIVATE SECRETARY starring Mary Jane Park. 12:00 Mid. - LATE LATE SHOW- 10,000 Deaths by Bonny Vail. Starring Dick Healey, Sue Shapiro. 12:30 AM - FIGHTS-Main Event: Muscles Willey vs. Killer Fink. Y7 Record. It will be presented on Au- gust 2. ae ik as THE THEATER WORLD'S NEWS STAR DOG SICK v The filming of Giant of Mexico,' starring Carmen Galiath, the cham- pion Chihuahua actress raised by Betty Orzel and Carolyne Bard, was sud- denly interrupted when the small dog collapsed from ulcers. Director, Pam Cobb, announced that the shooting will be resumed when Carmen recov- ers. Dr. Jane McCune, Hollywood Veterinarian, will perform an oper- ation Friday, her private secretary, Estella Vanderhorst, informed the press. Sharon Williams plays the role of Carmenls owner and Ricky Sauter, the hero. Musical director, Maestro Thomas Beams will, however, continue prac- ticing with his famous orchestra Moon Beams, featuring janet Carter who plays flute and Paul Greenblath, the trumpet. Dick Cain plays the pi- ano solo in the love scene. Ted Lok- enberg, trombone player, plays To- reador in the scene where jim Bri- addy, comedian dogcatcher, is chased by chihuahuas. Pk wk Pk NEW YORK CITY PRESENTS PETER PAN Peter Pan will be acted on stage for the first time tomorrow and will continue for one year. Susan Shapiro, who plays Peter, will be appearing H