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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 10, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba 30 Winnipeg free press Friday March 10, 1978 Nielsen admits to ratings errors at almost-75, Welk starts new York a a. C. In Ulsan co. Says it erred in compiling National . Tele vision ratings for three weeks in january and february the result of what Niel sen said was a computer mistake. But at least one network executive who asked that his name be withheld minimized the effect of the error. In my judgment nobody is going to make any differ ent decision about a particular program than he made the official said. Roy Roth Stcin associate research director at Abc agreed. The differences Are minimal in the data we be seen so ratings determine whether programs stay on the air win up to playing Kinsmen newspaper Bingo proceeds to Kinsmen designated charities this game Worth a Guak antics in the event of Tatien one Winner Tom prize will be of mod equally cards Binco card outlets game no. 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In february however the errors on an undetermined number of shows ranged up to nearly five Points including Abc s telecast of the 1976 movie Midway the spokes Man said. Nielsen said the error did not change any of the rank Ings of shows for the last two weeks of january. The com Pany said it was not sure whether the standing of any show would be changed for last month. The Nielsen spokesman said the cause was a lost or mangled punch card in a streamlined computer pro Gram that was introduced Jan. 16. The lapse was disco Vered feb. 27. To hand on Baton of Success the . Community players present another Corner of the world written and directed by Peter Graham sat. Sun. March 11 12 . Community Centre auditorium adults is 00 Sturton senior citizens St.50 a to Winnie under new management City Centre hotel where you re the Centre of attention Ellice at 956-01oo we Huv tonight tomorrow concert Hall . Choral Power Beauty featuring Winnipeg s own baritone Morley Meredith with Soprano and Tenor Stefania Woytowicz Steven Merkel also the Winnipeg philharmonic choir performing Wagner s parsifal prelude Penderecki s Dies irae moratorium and Messe sol ennello de sle. Cecile by Gounod sponsored by Canada sat Way lid. Pops cola Canada lid. Kythe St Tel Nonorl Zdenka i appearing this week i Reserve seats available from 96.76 at All locations dancer kar8 i inn. Only special Baron of beef. Open am Tut cent Tel Back by popular demand the original salad bar. Tossed salad Cherry tomatoes cottage cheese Ohio pea i onion bean salad pm clod boots fruit Coo toil hot co noome soup Etc new York sirloin prime aged Tawf broiled to your specification tender and Juicy a tried with vegetables and baked Porto. 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Hell celebrate his 75th entertain ing the folks in Shreveport la. He has been warming up for the big event on week ends at the Lawrence Welk country club at Escondido Calif. He entertains the guests with his accordion and then tells them i be been playing Happy birth Day for other people All these years How about singing it for my 75th birthday which will be on March Welk talked about birth Days and other things one morning in his suite in the 21-Storey Lawrence Welk building overlooking the Pacific Ocean. He seemed relaxed and fit and he admit Ted Surprise at reaching 75. I was very sick As a boy and after 35 i had severe health problems spastic Colon Gall stones and other he said. I re member once telling my wife if the Good lord lets me live to be 60, i la be Happy my wife has been a great help. She is a nurse and she knows All about diets and How to Cook foods. I Don t eat out and i take an hour s Nap every Day. Dumaurier festival of plays tonight tomorrow at . Final Che sea Forse by Edward j. Moore feb. 23 mar. 11 Mac warehouse i theatre 140 Rupert Avenue 942-6537 or Ato co motor hotel Pembina Hwy shed and Axa room clockwork Mon. To sat. Exotic dancer Petite entertainment meat week ra1ntree 12-1, . Mon. To sat. Next week exotic dancer Nicki in the fjord cocktail lounge this week Dale Russel next week Bob Cook sunday smorgasbord 12 years under weekdays noon hour specials Spring shopper i ass sweepstakes one Hundred Lucky Bay credit card holders will have All account purchases made from february 15th through april 1 St 1978 paid Fon by us simply shop on your Bay account at any Bay store in Winnipeg Saskatoon or Regina Only. Your Bay account enters you in the april 10th draw to be held under the direct supervision of our company auditors. Employees of the Bay its Agency and their relatives Are not eligible to win. Winners will be notified and must answer a skill testing question within a limited time. If you Don t have a Bay card now be sure to apply for one today and receive a free Coffee break voucher. When you think of shopping it s hard not to think of the account today a few months ago i Gath ered my musical family and told them they were going to put the television shows to Gether. I Mads a Little speech they d better learn How to do it in Case some thing happened to me. And if they did t know How to do it by now we were All in Trou ble. So i went away and played in All the Golf tournaments. I always came Back on the Day of the show and saw what my people had rolling stones gather Plimpton Toronto up George Plimpton has boxed with for Mer heavyweight Champ Archie Moore been a Quarter Back with Detroit Lions of the National football league and most recently played goal for the Boston Bruins of the National hockey league. Now he says he wants to be a Rock musician. Plimpton said in an inter View Here he negotiating to perform As a percussionist with the rolling stones. The so year old journalist in town to appear on 90 minutes live a Csc television show said the plan is to have him play the Tambourine Triangle and the Gong. To k Arn about the world of Rock music Plimpton said he is flying to Japan this month to watch the Rock group kiss on Lour. Print show to open at the Art gallery the representational meets the abstract when Ca Nadian artists Christopher Pratt and Yves gaudier present a 40-print exhibition to open saturday in the Winnipeg Art gallery. Few similarities May seem initially apparent be Iween Trail s recognizable images and gaucher s free expressions but both strive for simplification of forms. Done. The ratings have been the Welk enterprises continue to Prosper. They Are directed from the ninth floor of his building and include music publishing records real estate enterprises As Well As the Lawrence Welk show which is generally at the lop of the syndicated Tele vision Market. It appears on about 250 stations in the . In 1971, when the Welk show was still Riding High in the ratings after 16 years on Abc Welk was pulled off a Golf course to learn the news that the network had can celled the show. He was in the Middle of a dinner party a few Days later when a sponsor called with the Mes Sage we still have Faith in Welk instructed his Man Ager Sam Lutz to offer the show to . Television stations. Four Hundred replied yes. In recent years Welk has limited his appearances. The band makes a 10-Day tour of the Southern . During March another of the North in june. Three weeks at Lake Tahoe in the summer end the year s Tours. The rest of his performing time is devoted to the television show. Poland s heritage theme of concert the musical heritage of Poland will be featured in a concert by the Winnipeg symphony orchestra directed by Piero Gamba at . March 19 in the Centen Nial concert Hall. The program will consist of the polish and Canadian National anthems and Chopin s piano concertos nos. 1 and 2, played by guest artist Ruth a Lenczynski whom Many critics have named As the world s greatest woman pianist. Among miss a Lenczynski s teachers were Rachmaninoff Corot Schnabel Petri and Nadia Boulanger. Since her debut at the age of four the pianist has made More than concert appearances and has recorded More than 100 compositions. She has been awarded the polish Golden Cross of Merit and a Fellowship in the inter National Academy of arts and letters Geneva. Shu is artist in residence at Southern Illinois University. Miss a Lenczynski has written two books forbidden childhood an autobiography which recounts her rigorous training under her demanding father and music at your fingertips. The concert will also feature two Winnipeg polish dance groups the dance coup and the polish Sokol choir dancers. Hoot Mon the scots coming to tickle fancy prayer life suggested Reading helps Corno Pray Wilh me How to have family prayers Jesus teaches on prayer this Pray ing thing praying Hyde Power through prayer praying our Way through Lite the hidden life of prayer Success Ful praying Prayor common sense and Bible All books plus lots More from inspirational Corner 250 main Street Winnipeg saturdays ask por Soufl frenc copy of a me Book a moment of meditation ii a scottish fancy a show of traditional and contemporary scottish music and dance will be presented at . March 27 in the Centennial concert Hall. Headlining the show will be Alasdair Gillies from Scotland who s starred in Csc specials Canada s Catherine Mckinnon who was voted top Canadian vocalist two years in a Row by her Peers and who has Kuest starred on More television shows than any other Cana Dian performer and Bill Hosic who As the sinking narrator with Feux fillets has toured throughout Canada Cyprus West Germany and the United Stales. The Glen Lomond dancers directed by Margaret Zad Worny will re create the Elc Fiance of the scottish Ball room with strathspey reels and hornpipes. A scottish fancy will also be presented in other major Western Canadian cities As Well As in Spokane and Seal Marion hotel 393 Marion Street dancing in the pub mite rider exotic dancer gemini Copperfield Mon. To Fri. To hot smog banquet Hail tics available for weddings receptions Windup pm. 233-1477 celestial feast in Manitoba mid March Southern Manil bans will get a unique cel Colial trend mid March when All five naked Eye panels Mer Cury Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn Are visible just after Sunset. To assist budding Astron omers the Manitoba planetarium sky show at 5 . Sunday will explain the Best Way to recognize these plan ets which won t be visible in Masse again for Many years. A . March 20, Spring officially begins and the March sky show will explore celestial events of the season s change in night and daytime skies. For program information you May Call 956-2830, Exten Sion 128. Not a Policato Lor above. also available. Now showing Annii oct Touk win z and others featuring the internationals Monty Levine and his orchestra a 2 shows _ ;