European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Elvis Presley souvenirs sold not a sellout by Maryann Bird new York times no John 1 wonder if you since the slaying of the 40year old former Bealle his legions of admirers around lie United states seem to be following his at least in regard to Lennon i in like the fans of Elvis who snapped up everything from records to key chains to whisky bottles in the image of the lock Star after his death in devotees of and the meanies appear to be less interested in Memorabilia than in charitable donations in the singers the memorial magazines and buttons that appeared almost instantly after the Singer was slain sold fairly Well at but there appears to be Little interest in the Oil paintings and other souvenirs being advertised in magazines and newspapers geared to a Young ticket sales for the beatles soundalike stage show playing in several have also disc record shop Magazine pub Lishers and fans attributed the difference to several fac including the following then was revulsion at the profiteering after Presley which included the Balcof his school report cards and Quarter Inch parcels of Earth from his Mississippi Lennon himself had an anti exploitative philos shared by the great majority of his admirers and reflected after his death by his wife request for memorial donations to the Lennort Rock experts tended to be More better educated and More committed to political change than if you want something to remember him go out and buy his Chuck 22 years a recent graduate of the University of reflecting the View of Many of admirers a round the go Back and listen to his and listen very the beatles were a positive Force say can make people should keep their minds and hearts focused on sales of beatles and Lennon records soared just after his but those sales appear to be tapering Lennon last double recorded with his Yoko is available in most record As it and other beatles records were in the few weeks Between the albums release and 1 Annons Richard owner of Colony records in Man said his store on Broadway was Selling from to 200 albums a 80 percent of them double in the Days just after Lennon was that figure has dropped to about 50 a he other record store managers around the country reported a similar sales Capitol and Warner Brothers records spokesmen in los Angeles declined to provide sales saying it was against company among the estimated dozen memorial magazines published within a week of Lennon death was one called John Lennon tribute by the Woodhill two million copies of the Selling for were produced and distributed by the company throughout the United states and the company also published an Elvis Presley mag Azine after Presley but Henry the noted a significant difference in with within four to five it was a virtual Mcqueeney with something a Little bit different it was not a Bruce one of new York cites most popular disc jockeys throughout the beatles musical John was a True scholar and a Man of the a cultural while Elvis was a pop phenom formerly with now and oper ates two radio Wran in and Wall in on which he delivered a series of editorials against the macabre Button and ban Ner other Rock music including a Zzz in were similarly critical of junk Many admirers of Lennon have been making Charita ble contributions in his As miss Ono to his spirit to the new York times neediest cases fund or to local projects around the some merchandisers have pledged to donate All or part of their profits from the Sale of Lennon posters and shirts to the a los Angeles auction company and its auctioneer gave their fees from the Sale of Lennon 1956 in to the spirit the placed on consignment a month before Lennon was sold for with the auctioneer getting percent of the Price and the company 10 in the Day after Lennon a 29yearold state Charlie donated a pint of blood to Mississippi blood services in Lennon Parhams gesture led to a we Klong blood drive that netted 51 pints of almost 50 percent More than the nonprofit service normally collects in a pre Christmas Laura owner of play it again Sam records in started a group called dignity after death after she was approached about Selling Lennon Memora the local Boycott and petition Campaign has since expanded to 20 states and parts of Tennis Star Hana Mandrikova by Neil Amdur new York times the saturday night queues already had be gun at Viet Bistro the big cheese and other gourmet stops along Georgetown restaurant inside Yates Field House on the Georgetown University Hana her body still experiencing Jet lag after a 15hour trip from Prague and was trading shots with Betty her coach and wearing a White sweatshirt for part of the prac Tice with the words its great to be a Champion printed across the Mandrikova seemed oblivious to time zones or travel she bounced on her waved a wooden Racquet almost magically in her right punched through volleys and put away that shirt looks Good on an impressed spec Tator at the conclusion of the 45minute Drill that attracted curious crowds of students from adjacent basketball and Tennis you think so Mandrikova with the same expressive smile that became a photographic Delight at the open last summer after she finished a Surpris ing runner up to Chris Evert when did you get it the Spectator after the last Mandrikova might have been embarrassed by the weight of the words on the now she As she prepared to Challenge Tracy Austin and mar Tina Navratilova in the eight player Colgate series championships at the capital Center in Landon Mandrikova was 5 in the computer rankings and being heralded As the player of the a Proto Type for perfection on the women Austin won the tournament in Mandrikova was Don the former australian player and Long time coach of Pam said a week earlier that Mandrikova was better equipped to play Tennis than any one he had Ever seen Man or Ive never seen better Candy that Talent brought the 18yearold Mandrikova four victories in her last six tournaments and enabled her to win for including As the first place finisher of the Pam Shriver is equally in the last six said who has successfully rebuilt her game after Hannas found it and put some thing she can come up with shots that Are More than computer numbers and classic strokes Are behind Mandli Kovas recent run up the As late As last she was in tears and hiding in an upstairs locker room at Wimbledon after leading and losing a three setter to evonne Goola Gong the eventual singles i was so disappointed when she won Mandrikova said the other recalling her frustrating Days of trying to Cope with the loneliness of the after the i closed the door where nobody saw playfully tapping her Knuckles together for Good Mandrikova says she has not cried not even after losing the open final to Lloyd at the National Tennis life will never be Dull with on or off the her Blue eyes sparkle with the same spontaneity As her and there is none of the Moody intensity that has nullified some of Navratilova marvelous ath Letic do you think of yourself As older she was in doing things what 12yearolds Are she like what that Betty stove recalled the Day last december when Mandrikova spotted another czechoslovak Rena to during a practice session in with seven czechoslovak among the top 100 there is More than routine sisterhood on the we were hitting with Candy Reynolds and Pam Shriver on one stove there was an other court next to where players were and a third court near the in the Middle of our Rena to walked Hana and Renata haunt seen each other in player of the 80s Hana Mandrikova of Czechoslovakia is being heralded As a prototype for Tennis perfection on women More More quite a Hana just walked off the and they stood in the Middle of the second where somebody was and started talking and it was such a spontaneous that the Beauty of she does something different All the Shes a predict learning to speak English has been As important to Mandli Kovas tournament Success As her improved shot patience and most of the major events on the million women Tennis association tour Are played in the United states language barriers Are an inhibiting element for Many homesick Eastern european stove said if Hana wants to talk to she has to talk to me in i think Shes matured added the 35 year old a dutch professional who has been work ing and travelling with Mandrikova since Wimbledon and has added what Shriver Calls that Little teeny push toward building Confidence and there has never been any doubt about Mandli Kovas natural five years she was the Best sprinter in her at 5 feet 8 inches and 130 she is blessed with enough size to make her first serve one of the most bitingly effective weapons on the her Blue eyes and athletic Grace come from her a former olympic sprinter from Czecho who is now a in like everybody we have the same the same if you can see you can see my my Mother is she likes to stay Home and Cook Good food for i talk to her about the i talk to my father about my in during a two week visit Back Mandrikova said her father had offered her a piece of advice on the Road to the top keep your feet on the unlike who was forced to defect to the United states in 1975 to gain Freedom to Mandli Kova i can do whatever i want to and she is allowed to keep All her Czechoslovakia recent Davis cup Victory Over Italy in the final round and the Success of Ivan Lendl on the mens tour has further encouraged Young players to Pur sue next to the United Czechoslovakia has become the worlds no 2 Tennis czech juniors Are prepared to work hard and have a fighting stove and they know Only the top players can go out of the so they have an incan for the big change came last year after Wimbledon and carried her through the last half of for so Long i never talked to anyone about she i was new on the i knew Junior but i didst know what was going now in More More More opponents such As Shriver sense prompting her Don to say of Mandrikova 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