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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1967 Page Five South American Folk Singers Due Los Fronterizos, South 1 pez, baritone; Juan Carlos Moreno, bass; Eduardo Madeo, baritone, and Yaya Quesada, tenor. They were an immediate Americas No. folksingers, will hit on radio, television and the make their first and only ap- concert stage. They have toured most South America and pearance in Utah at the Uni- much of of Europe but had not versity of Utah Union on May travelled to the United States 10 at 8 p.m. The quartet is touring the until the IFS beckoned early United States for the first time. this year. They toured Europe in 1957, They represented Argentina at 1961, 1962 and 1965. Upon their the recent International Festireturn home, they recorded sevval of Song in Hollywood where albums that have hit bestthey received a Gold Palm eral seller lists throughout Latin n given by the Kennedy Founda-io- to the outstanding artists America. Some of their most of the year in music and song. enthusiastic backers have been They will be sponsored at the U of U by the Artists & Speakers committee and the Division of Continuing Education. The Frontiersmen group was formed in Salta, Northern Argentina, in 1953. Quartet members include Gerardo Lo- - missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, who label their folk sound exciting, swinging and unforgettable. Tickets will be available at the door at $1.50 or $1 for U of U students. featuring the choir and the building in which it sings is in the planning stages. Utah Symphony concert of a centennial nature are also programmed, along with special organ recitals. An eastern tour by the Tabernacle Choir is likewise expected to promote Tabernacle Centennial travel in Utah. PAINFUL CORNSM AMAZING LIQUID RELIEVES PAIN AS IT DISSOLVES CORNS AWAY Now remove corns the fast, easy way with Freezone. Liquid Freezone relieves pain instantly, works below die skin line to dissolve corns away in just days. Get Freezone.. .at all drug counters. Try our Sunday Special The historic Mormon Tabernacle on Salt Lake City's Temple Square was completed 1 00 years ago. Centennial observances are planned. The Tabernacle is shown during construction (top) and as it looks today. Tabernacle Centennial Will Help Attract Vacationists Centennial events marking the 100th anniversary of the famed Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City will aid in attracting a record flow of visitors to all parts of Utah, according to Gerreld L. Pulsipher, director of the Utah Travel Council. Feature stories concerning the construction of the broad-domestructure, complete with photos of its exterior and interior, have already been sent to hundreds of major newspapers through the cooperation of the Associated Press and are expected to help boost the number of sightseers. "We are certain the tourist industry in the entire state will benefit through centennial events at this noteworthy attraction. Visitors to Salt Lake City always do considerable sightseeing and stopover elsewhere in die state, Mr. Pulsipher pointed out. The Tabernacle, considered an engineering marvel of the 19th century, seats 8,000 when filled for such major events as Mormon church conferences. The original rawhide thongs, square nails and d wooden timbers still support the dome. According to one legend, the structure, 250 feet long, 150 wide and 80 feet high, was designed after Brigham Young used an open umbrella and a egg to a his ideas for that span explain Would have no pillars. While the outer roof has been recovered with a glistening aluminum sheath, and the original organ has been greatly enlarged, the buildings sandstone walls, pine benches and varnished galleries look much as they did a century ago. Construction began in 1863 and was completed in 1867. Since then, many U.S. Presidents have spoken under the huge dome, including Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren C. Harding, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S Truman, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. The first funeral of a church notable held in the Tabernacle egg-shap- ed . hard-boile- d view-blocki- ng was that of Brigham Young in 1877, just ten years after the building he helped plan was completed. Vacationists visting Temple Square in the heart of Salt Lake City during the Tabernacle Centennial Year will find a handsome new visitor center just opened to display Latter-daSaints beliefs. Volunteer guides will take tourists on trips through the Temple grounds, viewing pioneer statutory, the multi-spireTemple, the Seagull Monument and a pioneer log cabin as well as on the old Tabernacle. Noon-tim- e organ recitals and on the history talks explanatory of the unique Tabernacle, punctuated by the dropping of a pin to demonstrate its unique acoustics, are traditional tour features that will be continued during the centennial. However, special or-- , chestral and choral concerts are being planned, along with a musical pageant, to help spotlight the historic structure. Sunday broadcasts on the CBS network by the famed Tabernacle Choir, carried continuously on the national network since 1929, will call public attention to the structure. In addition, a nationwide television program y d 100-ye- ar All day long on Sunday, Long Distance rates are at their lowest. No need to wait till evening. can dial a station-to-staticall anywhere in the country (except Alaska and Hawaii), and the first three You on minutes will never cost more than a dollar. Why not take advantage of our Sunday Special rates, and make this a very special Sunday for someone somewhere else? 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