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llIE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER Tuesday, june 24, 11:3 0 Trends in suitsB-4 Portfolio planningB-5 Repairing VCRsB-7 Heavy-metal maniacB-9 Tipoff Before you pack it in, read on Jim riio' Knippenberg ilt If a Lrj The Movies are, from left to right: Eliot Sloan, Hedges, Chip Walt C. and Lajuan Morsai D. Angelo Ray, Don Segar Eddie Speak up indeed Happy news this morning for students eager to make a statement: A school cannot discipline a student for making, how do we say this delicately, a rude finger gesture at a teacher after school and off school property. According to -National Law Journal, U.S. District Judge Gene Carter (Portland, Maine) has ruled that said gesture is a form of expression protected by the First Amendment and Oxford Hills High School had no right to suspend a freshman who freely expressed himself in a restaurant parking lot.

JIndeed, Carter said in ruling on a suit filed by the Maine Civil Liberties Union, the "gesture is plenty ill-mannered and not Jvery nice, but as long as the kid's out of school he's free to do it. The Journal particle does not, sadly, get into what the teacher did to inspire the student's 'expression, nor what subject he taught. Geometry would be our guess. who cook Meanwhile, out in the kitchen, 72 of women say they like to cook but don't spend much time doing it. That from I Conde Nast Publications, which went snooping around kitchens for a massive poll in re women's attitudes toward food, I shopping and cooking.

And found: Women are responsible for the cooking in nearly 75 of homes; of the cooking women, 38 say they have a lot to learn, 35 say I they're good, 2 say they're gourmet 0 cooks and we don't know how many say "you'll eat this skillet if we hear one more 1 time 'mother's was Plenty, we I guess. When they cook, women fry 56 less often than 3 years ago, broil 31 more and average 53 minutes preparing a meal. But they don't aways eat: 15 skip 'dinner, 60 skip lunch and 75 skip I breakfast but, we're fairly certain, don't I admit it to their kids. After they skip, women graze, in order of popularity, on fruit, crackers, cheese, ice cream, potato 'ff chips, cake and cookies. And June Cleaver, we imagine, weeps for all of them.

Big Boy celebrates i Well, bless our stars and garters. Look 't who just turned 50. It's noted hamburger Mr. Big Boy. Honest.

He was born in stero to success Big BY ANNE-MARIE SHIRO The New York Times I The best part of traveling is usually; seeing new places or revisiting favorite spots. The worst part of traveling has got-to be packing. Even the thought of filling' an empty suitcase can keep some people! from making an unnecessary trip. But, with a bit of forethought and organiza-; tion, packing can be a simple enough-task. Ask anyone who travels a lot," whether on business or pleasure, and; tidbits of advice will come pouring Patricia Beard, editor of Showcase, trade publication of the Luggage and Leather Goods Manufacturers of Ameri-j ca, loves to share her vast travel experi-! ence.

For starters, she says, decide ex-', actly what you'll need for where you are: going. What is the weather likely to be? How formal is the place? If you have any doubts, ask someone who has been there or call the hotel and ask. "If you're going to a resort," Beard; says, "ask if jackets and ties are required for dinner. If you're sports-oriented, ask if you can rent equipment golf clubs or snorkeling gear or whatever. Do they; supply terry cloth robes? Hair Then you'll know what things you don't need to take with you." There are two ways to be sure you won't forget anything: Either make a list and check things off as you pack them or lay out everything you think you'll need and edit down to essentials.

Beard hangs everything on a folding garment rack. Like many frequent travelers, she is a firm believer in coordinating the colors of the clothing she takes. If you use one color, such as black, beige or white, as a basis for jackets, pants, skirts and shoes, any other colors can be used for shirts, sweaters and scarves or ties. Another good tip: eliminate anything you would wear only once and anything that requires special accessories. "I also leave my under-seat carry-on bag out for a week before I leave," Beard said, "so if I think of something, I can just drop it in.

I toss in my passport and tickets, maps, guidebooks, camera, so all those things aren't left to the last minute." That under-seat bag should also hold prescription medicines, toiletries and cosmetic kits for cleaning up and touching up en route; valuables such as jewelry, money and travelers checks in the event checked luggage is lost; and, for travel abroad, a little of the local money. Some people fuck in an extra shirt or shoes to change into before landing. This is a good idea on a long trip or one to a different climate. When it comes to packing clothes, there are techniques for fitting a lot in and for preventing wrinkles. If you are using a hanging garment bag, layer several jackets or dresses on one hanger and cover with a plastic bag (Please see PACKING, back page, this section) Movies sing way to recording contract BY CLIFF RADEL The Cincinnati Enquirer The Movies are rated GP for good people.

"We are six guys who don't smoke, drink or do drugs," keyboard player Eliot Sloan said of his co-stars in the Clifton-based band. "We know what's right and what's wrong," added lead singer, Eddie Hedges. "And when we have troubles, we don't mess up. We keep the faith. We take a breath, say a prayer and go on." The Movies' prayers were answered last week when the 11-month-old band signed a recording contract with CBS.

The Movies' "Jukebox" the No. 1 song on WBLZ for nearly three weeks will be issued nationwide on the band's Blue Chip City label by the Associated Records subsidiary of CBS. This development puts the Movies in an ever-growing cast of homegrown acts that have signed contracts with major recording companies. The list began in the '50s with the Isley Brothers and currently extends to Randy Crawford, Midnight Star, the Deele, the Sharp Band and Sly Fox. "There is a lot of competition locally and that makes everybody play better," said Lajuan Morsai the Movies' guitarist.

"There is something even more im and the Movies experienced severe growing pains. "If they made a movie about us," said Don Segar the band's bass player, "they could call it 'Purple "You want sob stories?" Lajuan Morsai D. asked. "How many days do you have to listen?" "There were more than a few out of town gigs," Sloan said, "where we went out of town with no money and came back with even less." There was one job where the band almost didn't come back at all. The Movies were playing the Apple Paradise Lounge in beautiful downtown Beckley, W.

Va. "When we got there, some old drunk was staggering all over the sidewalk in the middle of the afternoon," Sloan said. "We found out later he was the owner." The Movies made this discovery during their first show. Hedges spotted the staggering owner in the middle of the Apple Paradise's jam-packed dance floor. "I could see a gun handle sticking out of the back of his pants." Unfortunately, the gun didn't stay there.

"All of a sudden this owner started beating some guy on the head with it," Hedges said. "As soon as I saw that, I (Please see MOVIES, back page, this section) i 13 11 I 'Alf crash lands series in NBC's fall lineup portant than the competition," Hedges added. "And that is we are determined to succeed." Hedges and the rest of the Movies were gathered in the sparsely furnished living room of the home that functions as the band's headquarters, rehearsal hall they were practicing for their Wednesday night concert at the Madison-ville pool and gym. "We lift weights in the back room to work off our frustrations," Hedges said as the rest of the band laughed in unison. "Our music builds our minds.

But we need the weights to build our bodies." The band's living room had one chair, a homemade electric sign that said, "The Movies," and two posters. One featured Clark Gable in Gone With The Wind. The other poster starred Humphrey Bogart doing his part to win World War II in Casablanca. References to both films as well as the theme song from "The Flintstones" can be heard on "Jukebox," the whimsical tune written by the band's drummer, Angelo Ray. "I was sitting in my basement and thinking about what people like to do," Ray said.

"All of a sudden the idea of a jukebox just came into my head." Between the time Ray thought of the tune until the Movies recorded it, the song went through several incarnations After crashing through the Tanners' garage roof, he takes over the household. Tanner's son and daughter love ALF, while his wife (Ann Schedeen) remains skeptical. ALF also hopes to get Lucky, the house cat. Some dogs chase cats for recreation; this one does it for snack food. He drinks Coors and eats canned cat food can and all.

He likes rock 'n' roll on his Walkman. He looks like a cross between an aardvark and a goat. Reproduction involves pods. "It requires two, but four is good. Four is great.

But usually it's two Basically it's similar to auction pinochle." ALF possess no special powers beyond the ability to hear garage door openers, he said. ALF's humor is a mixture of his dominant personality and his observations on our culture. On the premiere episode, he stares at a flushed toilet and comments, "Interesting concept." ALF, says producer Patchett, "is really unique. He's got a good heart. It's in his ear, you know." Patchett said he envisions a hip comedy series in the Rocky and Bullwinkle style.

Patchett was a story editor for the old Bob Newhart and Tony Randall shows and wrote two Muppet movies. As the press conference concluded, he confessed that ALF was the creation of a young comedian, Paul Fusco, 32, from New Haven, Conn. ALF doesn't enter this universe with- 1936 when Bob Wian scraped up every cent he could muster, bought a 10-seat diner in Glendale, and set out to build a better cheeseburger. Next thing you know, he hit upon the double-decker, called it Big Boy, adopted the Big Boy logo and began expanding. Today, Big Boy is a division of Marriott with 885 restaurants, mostly franchised, in 35 states and a plan calling for 500 more by 1990.

Along the way, it says here, the "chain will continue shedding its diner image in favor of an open and airy look, even as it continues updating the menu. So then, in Big Boy's honor: Clapclapclap. I And a question: If there are 1,385 restaurants by 1990, how many speed -bumps will that come to? And another question: If some don't have parking lots, such as the new one downtown, will the Jchain have to invent speed bumps for pedestrians? Hands on the buzzer, please. delivers And finally, for anyone sitting around wondering how the heck much money a hit TV show is good for: Miiiiiillions and miiiiiillions and miiiiiillions, as Mr. Carl Sagan would say if he were interested in the bottom line.

According to Ad Age, which recently counted, toted, tallied, 'estimated and projected in an effort to answer that very question, The Cosby ZShow is responsible for NBC turning 1 $401.4 million on Thursday nights in the "first three quarters of the 1985-86 broadcast year, up $118.2 million or from the same period last year. Of the show itself pulled down $92.9 million, up 102.8 from whatever was in the same time slot before Cosby; the rest of the loot primarily results from 1) the ''ratings boost, and subsequent ad rates boost, provided by Cosby's lead-in and 2) the money we send them in thanksgiving tfor keeping Herve Villechaize off the air. Jim Knippenberg's column appears Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. BY JOHN KIESEWETTER The Cincinnati Enquirer LOS ANGELES If ALF is half as funny on television as he was at his press conference with TV critics this week, then NBC has a new hit show. ALF is NBC's grumpy outer space puppet the name stands for alien life force coining to NBC this fall at 8 p.m.

Mondays. Imagine a cross between Archie Bunker, Mork from Ork and the Muppets. That's ALF. "We didn't just pick the first alien that came in off the street," explained former comedian Tom Patchett, series creator. "Basically, it boiled down to ALF and Christopher Lloyd.

But Chris was obligated to Back to the Future, so we took this one. ALF, in a video conference hook-up, confirmed the story. "Actually, I had no other offers," said the puppy puppet. "This was it. It was either this or Starsearch.

ALF, 3 feet 2 inches tall, crashed to earth on the home of William Tanner, played by Max Wright, the shaky television station manager in Buffalo BUI. He learned English on Melmac, his native planet, from watching television programs pick them up four or five years later, due to atmospheric and reading the National Enquirer. A Sagittarius, he's 229 years old. "I've got dandruff older than your country," he said. ft .0 i NBC "I know who you're talking about.

That Benji dog," ALF said. "I understand he's on methadone. He's drying out and he's back in a picture, I think, coming out this spring." John Kiesewetter is in Los Angeles at the fall TV press preview. Alf and TV family, top, left to right, Benji Gregory and Andrea Elson; bottom, left to Wright, Alf, and Anne Schedeen. out enemies.

His biggest foes are named Kate and Allie, the popular CBS duo who move to 8 p.m. Mondays on CBS this fall. MacGyver is the ABC competition. If ALF survives on American television, will success be his ruination? Could he turn into a real extraterrestrial party animal? mmmmmBSsmwrnammmmmmmiBsm.