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Show Wednesday, January 21 ; 1 976 Page Wella, Wella, Wella! Director Turns on Fawcett And Blackburn tor T.V. Commercial in Park Cfty ...ITS STILL OUT THERE Although Park City is the homo of the U.S. Ski Team, overybody; knows that the team members never come here, right? Wrong! Gail Blackburn, a promising young racer from Brunswick, Vermont took time off from her busy traiing schedule to visit Park city early this week. ., Gail's visit might best be discribed as a commercial one since she was hear to film a TV advertisement for Wella Balsam hair products. Thanks to last June's eligibility- rule change, Olympic participants are now free to indorse products as long as the arrangements are made through j their : respective . teams! Dick Andrews, general manager, of the U.S. Ski Team who negotiated the contract with the Wella Balsam Company -disclosed that ' Gail's commercial, com-mercial, 'which will begin being aired on Feb. 9, ;will earn a tidy $82,500 for her team over a five year period. think it's all a lot of glamour." . Training isn't just a seasonal job either. Out of the 12 months of the year, a ski team member might expect to spend about 6 weeks at home. Gail, like most of her teammates, learned how to ski on the crusty, icey New England snow. Offering her opinion as to why most of the best U.S. skiers are from the East, the Vermont native said, "Skiing on ice forces you to perfect your technique and when you get on good snow you are just that much better." Although only 20 years old, Gail has been racing competitively com-petitively for 6 years and has some advice for aspiring young racers. "Having a goal to work for is the important thing," she said. "Whether it is to tace for the Park City Team or the U.S. Team makes no difference. Even if you never fully realize you goals don't be discouraged because there is much to be ;. learned and gained just by working for them." After competing against some of ' the best women ' racers in the world, making a T.V. commercial might seem , like a welcome relief but Gail can tell you it was no varatinn For instance, in an ' early sequence of the ad the .energx whenishe; described pretty brunete with her fluffy how much she enjoyed w Wella Balsam hair shows her siting ParfcCity. The well-form well-form as she races through the trayeled racer felt the way all Farrah Fawcett - Despite thi tiring schedule for filming I her T.V. commercial com-mercial "Gwlv beamed with - slalom gates. Making sure he v got exacuy wnai ne wamea, ' the director shot 16 retakes, " which meant 16 hikes up the , mountain for Gail. J- : iyf Commenting on what it is' like to be a member of the lU.SrOki Team Oail said, "It's1 the generations mix together and enjoy , each; other's company is one of the most distinctive .ri characteristics she noticed while J staying here. . . ' :S After leaving oh-- Wed- nnnrinwnflail nill rejoin her 3 a fill time job. Mtf SfcaS113 inIa Mtseeliow hard we tram-and -r me Can-Am rsfin Farrah Fawcett, the breath-taking beauty who threatens to cream you in her sultry Noxzema commercial, was in Park City Tuesday and Wednesday filming a commercial com-mercial for Wella Balsam hair products. , " ' Although Farrah is well on her way to a successful career of he own with a T.V. appearance on Harry 0 and a part in an . upcoming film Logan's Ran she is still being , overshadowed - by .the preposterous feats of her $6 million husband, Lee Majors. ""Wfleri n'tekefr,,iif"'njeiiir married to a bionicaliy endowed en-dowed superman presented any unusual problems, Farrah, with her sparkling emerald eyes, replied, "Not really, except that , we have very little privacy." ' The commercial. which was filmed 1 at ; different locations arund ' the ' Resort summit, also featured the racing talents of U.S. Ski Team member( Gail Blackburn. Black-burn. - , 3 ; Farrah, who is reported to be an excellent skier ,'plans to spend Wednesday trying out INTERNATIONAL v. . Beirut, Lebanon Fighting in Beirut and in other areas across Lebanon took at least 87 more lives Thursday, bringing new pleas for outside mediation to end the nine-month-old civil war between Moslem and Christian factions. On Sunday, Lebanon Premier Rashid Karami, submitted his resignation after both sides ignored his latest ceasefire call and escalated fighting in the civil war. "I have to announce that the government has no more effectiveness," he said. : Angola Sketchy field reports reaching Johannesburg, South Africa on Sunday revealed that Pro-Western forces in Angola have turned back an attack north of Luso by Soviet-armed Popular Movement troops led by Cuban soldiers. Madrid, Spain In an effort to break a wave of strikes, police raided a suburban villa early Sunday and arrested 55 persons including well-known well-known labor and opposition lawyers. NATIONAL Washington - President Ford nominated Anne Armstrong Wednesday as the United States' first female ambassador to Great Britain. Mrs. Armstrong pledged to "work doubly hard to be a credit to this office and to American women in particular." Commenting on the appointment, Ford said he felt his administration was "doing quite well" in naming women to government posts and "we're going to continue to do better." Washington - Secretary of Labor John T. Dunlop made good on his earlier threat to quit when he resigned Wednesday, saying that "the requisite communications, confidence and trust" among labor; management and government govern-ment were "no longer possible, at least with me" on the cabinet post. ; Besides the Gulf Oil Corp., which has been under fire because of an illegal company slush fund that doled out more than $12 million to politicians at home and abroad, the SEC also named Lockheed Aircraft Co. and Occidental Petroleum as corporations being investigated. San Francisco - Sara Jane Moore was sentenced sen-tenced to life in prison Thursday by a judge who blamed a permissive society and lack of capital punishment for her attempt to assassinate President Ford: New York - The New York Stock Exchange recorded its heaviest trading in history Thursday. Thur-sday. Prices dropped a little as investors cashed in some of their holdings for the paper profits gained in the early 1976 rally. Washington - A 4 Social Security tax in-crease in-crease of $4.2 billion in 1977 and a rise in defense spending will be proposed by President Ford in the new budget he will send to Congress on Wednesday. The Social Security tax increase of three-tenths three-tenths of one per cent will raise the total tax for both employers and employees to 6.15 percent of an employee's salary, up from the current rate 5.85 percent Los Angeles - Richard M . Nixon, testifying in a closed session at San Clemente, said he never personally selected the persons to be wiretapped under an operation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1969 to find the sources of information in-formation leaks. During the seven and a half hours of questioning by Mortan H. Halperin and lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union, Nixon reportedly said he had Henry A. Kissinger, then his assistant for national security, select the persons to be wiretapped. Nixon's testimony appears to contradict a sworn statement by Kissinger, now Secretary of State, made public last week. LOCAL Gail Blackburn u 4 t ': Washington Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger, shortly after he had labeled Soviet Siii?,inm,'l,toHltl1 gCnUin5 haamdftSHQstudy iArf4r4ttlreau of -relaxation of OJS.-Soviet) tensions," announced JZ , pZ,Mk f University of Utah predict the population of the Hair TodayGone Tomorrow he will go to Moscow Jan.: 20-23 to breakthrough in the nuclear arms deadlock. seek a control V.. ' "" L ( ' 0 .if '7; II 0 .... a i' . r homr- y '.fit. A i Washington - Securities Exchange Commission Com-mission Chairman Roderick M. Hills disclosed Wednesday that 30 major U.S. corporations are under investigation for alleged bribery, kickbacks kick-backs and illegal campaign contributions. ' . 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