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Show Weplnesday.'September 1 , 1 976 IFRSTTHERE WAS TIC288 mD NQW I HI Coming Soon THE PRINT SHOP FOR ALL YOUR JOB PRINTING NEEDS 41 9 Main Street Page 7 Roland's Hankerings AVAILABLE SOON Convenient Copy Service with a XEROX 31 00 at the PrintShop 41 9 Main Street ANN Otic (mm Preschool r III llll M I BRUNCH SATURDAY & SUNDAY 438 Main Street Park City, Utah ' VV V ' B I LIVE DANCE MUSIC Friday and Saturday by Hank Louis Were I the gavel-rapper of a Political Party, I should think that upon considering the temporal order of Convention Hoopla, for mine I'd choose last. And if last was locked up by a more clever colleague, second, then, I would take. But first? Never. Look at how Migraine Gerald Ford twisted the Chesire Cat's original challenge to a series of debates, and then squeezed out of the Georgian ex-Governor an acceptance of a challenge to a series of debates. We all know that the challenge is greater than the acceptance. Now, if and when there occur no debates, and if Ford can keep the press pressure on, Carter, I think, will take the brunt of the blame. But look a little further along Convention chronology. Look at what happened in Chicago, the Hog Butcher, the city of the almighty Hawk, this weekend past. It was the American Independent Party's turn for a little bit of power politics. The Master of the Axehandle, Lester Maddox, nominee of the American Independent Partyor the right-right that area seemingly so close to the left-left when you consider that, like our Earth, everything is pretty much round-round has already begun leaning on the Constitution's Equal Time plank. By law Maddox can demand a podium at the candidate debates. And the fact that all three major networks, after having covered gavel-to-gavel both the RepublicanRencounter and the Democratic Derby turned yawn, completely ignored the American Independents further strengthens a Maddox charge of press neglect. 4m,bet-theoetworks jiow-regr et r noHiaving-given- the Chicago convention a live bleep or two. Maddox's totally legal tactic is hardly an innovative one. Mayor Sam Yorty and Representative Representa-tive Shirley Chisolm used similar means to enter a televised debate between McGovern and Humphery during the 1972 California Democratic primary. The result was at best farcical. Each time Mayor Sam was granted the floor, he used the valuable time to speak to his pet and only issue - that the press neglects the little guy. Also, giving Maddox a podium would throw open the debates to nominees of hundreds of disenchanted satellite parties, which would certainly smother any chance of a Ford-Carter tete-a-tete. Could you imagine 30 or so candidates speaking a minute apeice, with 30 seconds rebuttal time? And another thing: What happens if Maddox is indeed allowed a podium, and then someone insults him? Nicholas J. Nass PARK CITY'S PHOTOGRAPHER SDGcializino in Arivortic inn Brochure, Promotional and Illustrative Work Using -Large and Small Formal Cameras at ' THE MAIN STREET rnuiuuKAFHKR Park City's most Complete Photography. Supply & Photo Finishing Shop "Home of the Five Cent Postcard" OPEN DAILY 10-6 (CLOSED MONDAYS) 523 Main Street 649-9431 ask about darkroom lab rentals MEMBERS OF P.P. OF A., P.M.A. AND P.C.C.C Vail Gets RourMup Stock Offer Reprinted from the Rocky Mountain News Vail Associates' board of directors has recommended that the firm's shareholders accept an amended tender offer for Vail Associates common stock from Goliad Oil &Gas Co. of Dallas. The new Goliad offer, which Goliad's chief executive officer is Harry W. Bass Jr. of Dallas, who is a director of Vail Associates and a vacation resident of the community. . ' Bass and his brother, Richard, made the tender offer through Goliad, which is their privately held corp- followed by little more than a - oration, week an Aug. 16 offer by the Peter W. Seibert, chairman Texas firm, is for 400,000 shares of Vail no par value common stock at $14 a share, Vail Associates said. The Aug. 16 offer, the company said, had been for 231,000 shares at $12 a share. Vail's board of directors had recommended against acceptance ac-ceptance of that tender offer. Vail said its search for alternative offers among other qualified corporations led to Goliad's decision to amend the tender offer and to seek a greater number of shares at a higher price. Vail said it believes its shareholders' interests will "best be served by acceptance accept-ance of the amended offer." In addition, the company which operates the ,Vail resort community, said several sev-eral of its officers and directors are expected to tender all or some of their shares to Goliad. Till of Vail, and Richard L. Peterson, president, had earlier advised Vail shareholders share-holders to hold off on the tender ofer until information about possible tender offers at a higher price culd.be investigated. They said they felt Vail stock had a value 'significantly 'signifi-cantly in excess of Goliad's $12 offering." Bass is Vail's largest 'shareholder. He holds 100.02 shares. His brother holds 17,78 0 shares, and Goliad Oil owns 35477 shares, bringing to 158,279 shares the total number of shares controlled by the Texas interests. This is about 155 percent of V Ail's total , outstanding shares. If the tender offer is successful, it will give the Bass interests control of 588,279 shares, or about 55.8 percent of the total outstand ing shares in Vail Associates. The tender offer expires Sept. 3. but the Bass interests have the option of extending it to Sept. 17, or six days after Vail's annual , meeting. f Bass is seeking re-election to Vail s board, and it T-ttofftenderoffeTis successful he said earlier that his interests might seek rep-Si rep-Si resentation proportional to their ownership of stock on the 13-member board. by Bill Roland The world of sports slowly moves into September, a month which could very well be the most exciting of the ehtire year. The U.S. Open Tennis Championship will begin at Forest Hills today with a handful of players having an excellent chance to emerge victorious. Wimbledon runner-up Hie Nastase warmed up for this year's Open by defeating Roscoe Tanner 6-4, 6-2, Sunday to win the Tennis Week Open. The champion at Wimbledon, Bjorn Borg of Sweden, won the U.S. Pro tennis title by defeating Harold Salomon Monday "I have much more confidence in my volley game now," said Borg. "The confidence has been built the past week." That was the first tournament for Borg since he suffered a pulled stomach muscle en route to the Wimbledon title. "The rest was good for me. Now I'm very eager to play. I feel very good." Jimmy Connors has gone quite a while without a major title although he continues to win various tournaments and challenge matches. I believe this will be the tournament his awesome strength will carry him to the Open Championship. This weekend unveils the revised addition of the World Series of Golf. The starting field for the 72-hole, $300,000 event will consist of approximately two dozen of the game's greatest players men who earned their way to the event by what they have done over the past 12 months. It is virtually impossible to pick a favorite with people like Jack Nicklaus, Johnny Miller, Lee Trevino, Ray Floyd, Hale Irwin and Hubert Green highlighting this talented group of professionals. The World Series of Golf will be played over the Firestone South Course, considered one of the finest and most challenging courses in the wOrld. CBS will provide adequate coverage, so don't miss the action on Saturday and Sunday. Muhammad Ali continues training for his rubber match with Ken Norton for the supremacy of boxing.-Ali boxing.-Ali has been in seclusion in the mountains of Arizona, training in the high altitude and eating natural foods prescribed by his friend Dick Gregory. In baseball, it continues to look like the Yankees and the Kansas City Royals will battle for the American League pennant while Cincinnati and Philadelphia will probably meet for the National League Championship. The college football season is right around the Tf)niernTtHhe;'WetoraaC been installed as dumber One in the preseason polk. Next week we'll take a look at the college football scene, as players and coaches around the country prepare for another autumn of gridiron battles. 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