TV & VIDEO - Feb. 24, 1987
A host of eminent doctors have been invited to New York on April 6 when Philadelphia 76ers basketball star Julius (Dr. J) Erving plays his last game there. Madison Square Garden wants to honor the retiring Dr. J with a ceremony that will include Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Dr. Seuss, Dr. Henry Kissinger, New York Mets pitcher Dwight (Dr. K) Gooden, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Vince Edwards (formerly television’s Dr. Ben Casey), Richard Chamberlain (Dr. Kildare), Robert Young (Dr. Marcus Welby) and DeForest Kelley (Dr. McCoy from “Star Trek”).
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