Friday, April 6, 1979 3 Gregory brings tears of joy, grief Bv PATRICIARICE Staff Renarter KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Some people in the audience had tears in their eyes. First, the tears came from laughter as a comedian joked about having 10 children. He said it was his answer to black genocide. Then, the tears came from grief as the comedian became serious and spoke of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Gregory spoke to an audience of nearly 400 people who attended a benefit dinner for the Black Adoption Programs Association. Dick Gregory, comedian, humanitarian, author and political analyst, combined these roles to deliver a speech that drew the attention of the audience. Among the audience members were several KU students enrolled in African Studies 888. The Rhetoric of Black America. The class is taught by Dorothy Pennington, assistant professor of African studies. "Can all you people back in the cheap seats hear OK?" Gregory asked, as he opened his speech. THE TALL, SLIM, outspoken man commented on his life, his goals and the significance of April 4th, the date KING was assassinated. He led a prayer for King, a civil rights leader. "Here was a man who tried so much to save America and all it did in return to try discredit him." Gregory said. He played a dialogue between Wayne Lance, a research associate of Gregory's, and a former FBI officer. "R was known throughout the bureau that (J. Edgar) Hoover was trying to get King," the official on the tape "I're ironic that the same squaw of men who was assigned to barrasing King was the same squaw who was assigned to the assassin." Gregory said, "I know if Martin were here today, he would say 'no' to my playing that tape. Gregory said America was morally and spiritually bankrupt. "The blacks could leave this country to the whites or the whites could leave this country to the blacks; the men could leave this country to the women or the women could leave it to the women; the blacks could basically have the same problems," Gregory said. "THE MEDICAL profession has killed more people through unnecessary surgery than (AdolO) Hitler killed Jews. "And the government has nuclear plants in California built on earthquake, faults," he said. Gregory, who has made 300 speaking engagements a year and is completed an 886 run "mur for hunger" in 1974, spoke about He has visited Kansas City annually for the past six years to support the Social Action Committee of 20, a community organization. The author of nine books, including his autobiography, "Nuger," Giger has a doctorate in humane letters from Michigan, University in Chicago and Rust College in Mississippi, University of laws from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. In his closing statement, he read an FBI memo from the company that hoped that said, "We have long suspected that Gregory is responsible." Gregory said the FBH had labelled him demented because of his civil rights activities and his support of the Muslim minority in London. Gregory softened his voice and said, "We can turn all of this around. There is still hope for this nation. As long as you tune into that power, that God force, that overrides it all." For those bowlers who just can't seem to get the 10th pin to fall, a tournament this weekend to benefit the Council on Aging may have just the answer. 9-pin bowlers to strike rich score Hillcrest bowl will be the site for a "Nee Fap. No Split! bowling tournament April 7, 8." The tournament is unusual because a bowler who knocks down nine pins with his first ball of each frame will be awarded a trophy. Hopper, organizer of the tournament, said benefit the Council on Aging and the other 40 percent will be awarded to the top five finishers in the men's and women's categories. Any bowler who rols a split on his first ball also will be awarded a strike. Hopper ban. at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. There will be three classes each Sunday, at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Hopper said the entry fee would be $5 a session and anyone may enter as many In addition to those prizes and the strike-in rule modification, Hopper said there would be bonus strike frames, when a special prize was given to the bowler who roiled a torque strike. Sixty percent of the prize fund will go to He said there would be no age groups and no bowling handicap considerations. Further information is available by contacting Hopper at 842-6043. There will be two sessions each Saturday. During a special meeting last night, the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission approved requests to include a new landfill and mall site in the city's flood plan district. The request for the recently annexed property, at the corner of 31st Street and Armstrong Road, was approved by nine of the commissioners. Commissioner Dean Harvey said he opposed the action because he thought it was unnecessary. Mall site zoned in flood district The land's inclusion in the flood plain will make the property eligible for flood insurance. The Saturday-Downtown Merchants Express Schedule Dir. Martin Scorsese; with Harney Ketel, Robert Dekroi, Amy Robinson, Cesare Danova. "Fri - 3:30 & 9:30 Mai - 10:30 Dir. Lina Wertmauer, with Giancarlo Giannii, Mariangela Melato, italia- lisbulties. *Fri.-7:00* *Sat.-7:00 & 9:30* From Ellsworth Student Union DSP Disp.局 911 & Mass. Downtown Ta Downtown Downtown Downtown Downtown Time Hour 8 min. past hour 10 min. past hour 15 min. past hour Time Half-Hour 38 min. half-Hour 45 min. half-Hour 53 min. Flat Bus 10:00 am 10:08 am 10:10 am 10:15 am Last Bus 4:00 pm 4:08 pm 4:10 pm 3:45 pm Friday & Saturday April 13 & 14 MEAN STREETS - In films M-R shown in Woodruff Aud, at 7:30 unless otherwise noted. $1.00 admission. SWEPT AWAY Weekend shows also in Woodruff at 3:30, 7:00, 9:30 or 12 midnight unless otherwise noted. $1.50 admission. sua films The Downtown Merchants are offering the bus to all students, faculty and non-students as a continuing presence of their appreciation. 1900 (1872) Exact Fare Only 25"—Driver Carries No Chanel Friday & Saturday, April 6 & 7 Dir. ingram Bergman, with Ulla Jacobson, Eva Dallambre, harriet comedy that won the Cannes Film comic that won the Cannes Film and Prix for Best Comedy. Sweden's Sidenov. (1977) Dir. Bernard Bottelli with Robert Direen, Niro Gerard, Donald Sutherland, Dominique Sanda, Burt Lancaster, Sterling Hayden. Midnight Movie OUTRAGEOUS Dir. Richard Benner; with Craig Russell, Hollis McLaren, PLUS: "Bambi Meets Godzilla" 12:15 am. Wednesday, April 11 SMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT Tuesday, April 10 The Palestinian Situation: TO LIVE IN FREEDOM (1975) Made by a predominantly Israeli civil Israel's黎脏 subtilities. PLUS: "The History Book, v.8."