European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday january 25, 1966 the stars and stripes Page 7 Northwest wants to buy Republic airlines new York not Northwest airlines the nation s loth larges airline and the biggest Currier to the Pacific says it will try to buy Republic airlines Ilic nation s seventh largest airline for sk8-1 million. The acquisition if approved. Would be tie largest under deregulation. It would Furni inc nation s fifth liar Post air line in terms of passengers carried ranking behind or tried Ijjas Lorn. Delia ind american. The move by Northwest which like Republic has its Headquarters my main Hub in Minneapolis was not Surprise. Steven g. Role Meier Northwest s president and chief executive officer has said in several interviews that his Nir Linc a nuts be forced to seek 10 acquire a major Domestic Uirl inc if United airlines was allowed to acquire the Pacific routes of pan american world airways. He said United s huge Domestic system which could feed  former pan am routes would eventually let United dominate the Pacific and Knock Northwest from its leading position in the growing and lucrative Pacific mar Ket. Una cd s acquisition of pan am s Pacific routes has been held up by demands for non japanese Ivi Alion authorities who want More routes for one of their ear Ricks in Exchange fur approving United cup Unsinn Hill United i his nation s  airline is expected to tin approval Cven dually. The acquisition of Republic which carried 15.2 million passengers on its Domestic Ruzics in i h. Fats Domino received his award from Singer Billy Joel while we arc the world producer Quincy Jones honoured Ray Charles and trumpeter Herb Albert posthumously honoured Sam Cooke. Other recipients were the late greats Elvis Presley and buddy Molly As Well As Little Richard James Brown the Everly brother and Jerry Lee Lewis. More than 1,000 people packed the grand ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria hotel which was festooned with Giani photographs of the music idols. Three of Rock s forefathers Mississippi Delia blues Singer Robert Johnson country and Western Sager Jimmie Rodgers and blues pianist Jimmy Yancey were also in ducted. Two non performers who played key roles in the birth of Rock v Roll join the list Sun records founder Sam Phillips and the late broadcaster Alan freed. Producer and Chuck Kerry left and Jerry   at Rock and Roll Hull of fume reception. Latent scout John Hammond received a Spe Cial lifetime achievement Awn i. The mall of nine conceived by Atlantic records chairman Ahmel i Legun. Has yet to find a permanent Home. Cities under consideration include Chicago Cleveland Memphis. Tenn., new Orleans Phila Delphia. New York and san Francisco. Plans Call for an annual ceremony with tic Hall of Fame foundation s Board nominating artists and winnowing the Choice to q each year. To be induced a performer whether alive or dead must have been actively involved in music for at least 25 years. The foundation plans Losel up a Perma nent museum and archives with records tapes books films videos and other Memorabilia open to researchers and fans. Executives from Atlantic records Warner Brothers records lbs records group Ria records Emi Capitol Mca. Poly ram. Arista am Elc Kirn Asylum sire fic Fen and other labels arc serving on the Hall s Board along with representatives of rolling Stone Maga iroc mtg network and Dill Graham productions said spokes Man Bob Altshuler. Ertegun said this is inc first time major recording companies have joined in a project of this Type Philadelphia orchestra invited to soviet Union Philadelphia a the soviet Union has invited the Philadelphia orches Tralo give four concerts there this Spring the first invitation to an american orches tra since the signing of cultural accords at the Geneva Switzerland Summit. Orchestra officials Are considering the scheduling and financial problems that would be posed by the trip. They expect to decide in the next few weeks whether to accept the invitation said Stephen sell or Chestra executive director. It s a tremendous. Opportunity to represent the United Stales sell said wednesday. I Hope we can Pat together the pieces of he Puzzle to make it  the invitation extended in a Jan. 9 Tele Gram from Gascon curl inc official soviet con Cert Agency was one of several extended to american or Isis since president Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed the accords in november  cultural exchanges had been suspended after the Bovill invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. The Philadelphia orchestra list per formed in the soviet Union to 1958, under Eucene Ormandy. As part of a cultural Exchange negotiated by president Eisenhower and soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Cosco Cerl invited the orchestra to make a 10-Day trip Between May i and the mid die of june bul the orchestra has a 17-con Cerl North american tour scheduled during much of the period. The orchestra asked Gascon curl to pick another time bul the soviets have not re plied sell said. Meanwhile the orchestra is trying to line up funding. The visit would Cost $500.00 to $900,000, depending on whether part of inc tour had to be cancelled sell said. The slate department has offered to cover a Small amount of inc Cost while the rest will have to be raised through corporate sponsorship and possibly contributions from the soviet Union sell said. The Philadelphia orchestra for decades has been widely regarded us one of the Fin est in the United Stales. During the last several years under conductor Riccardo Muli its stature among critics has in creased even further. Muti an italian citizen is extremely popular in Europe and regularly conducts concerts in Berlin Vienna a Ilia and London. This fall he is to assume the prestigious position of music director at inc la Scala opera House in Milan Italy. The orchestra was the first from the. United slates to perform in China. It Tours abroad about every other year. Last Spring it poured in Japan Hong Kong and Korea. Abc ignoring soviets planning amerika series new York a amerika Abc s controversial ministries that had its production Start delayed in the Wake of budget considerations and criticism from he soviet Union will begin shoot ing after All Abc has announced. Brandon Stoddard president of Abc entertainment said the decision to present amerika was an easy  " amerika is a powerful program about Freedom and responsibility und the american character he said. Despite the delay Stoddard added Abc never slopped believing in the pro Gram s concept. The script for the 12-hour ministries has been approved production will Start in two months and the film is scheduled to be broadcast in the Spring of i9s7, Abc said. Good for them said Sec Ciary of education William j. Bennett who had criticized the production s delay anti had said postponing filming smacked of so Viet censorship. Whatever inc merits of the show i think every american will be pleased that Abc is making its own de  the him which will dramatic life in the United Stales 10 years after a blood less soviet takeover had become a Polit ical football in acc Cal week. Last month the soviets protested to an Abc news staffer in Moscow inti mating that Abc s news operations in the soviet Union might be jeopardized if Abc entertain mini went ahead Wilh the project. Two weeks ago Stoddard said Abc had postponed inc Start of production because of inc project s serious financial problems but added Hal the soviet objections would play a role in the final decision on  Stoddard said he was aware of Budge erotic is in the project in november fore learning of soviet complaints Over he film s depictions. In a statement that seemed to obliquely refer to the controversy Abc said the project would get under Way. John b. Islas. President of Abc Televik. Sion sail the decision was made by Abc s entertainment division supported by lop management and with the full understanding of what pressures this decision might bring to other areas of our