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July 30, 1981 DES MOINES REGISTER UC BEST wy THURSDAY'S mm Fmr.iE time By MARK HAINEY Kaetttor TV EdMr Do we expect too much from TV? Can we really expect a lineup full of fun things to watch every evening? Probably not Despite the wealth and talent available to the networks, there isn't really enough of either to go around. As NBC's new chairman, Grant Tinker, noted recently, there aren't enough really creative, innovative people producing television to create an all-quality lineup. Tinker ought to know. As head of MTM, he has made some of the best shows offered on the tube. And though the networks make plenty of money, there's con- :33 7iOO 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 HE WOIABC I Tic Tac I Mork and Bosom I Barney I Taxi 2020 Dough Mindy I Buddies MiBer I KCCi-CBS Odd Waltons Magnum, P.I.

Knots Landing JsJ Des Momes Couple (TT KDIN-PBS MacNeU U.S. I Iowa: This Sneak I Take ONE Microwave I Celebration LU Des Moines Lehrer Chronicle II 1 Weekend Previews I I Cookery 1 flTS WHO -NBC PM NBC Magazine Thursday Night at the Movies KLzJ Pes Momes Magazine with David Brinkley I California Gold Rush" (7R Cable Sports Baseball: Teams to be announced. Sports vjy Homes (If strike is canceled) Probe -gfA AGN Cable Carol Movie iNews vf- Chicago Burnett "Deadman's Curve" rjjpV WTBS-Cabie Get Movie News V-O Smart I "Shark" fes If the baseball strike coatinaes, alternate programming is provided. 93) Connie Martlnton CE) Donahue (Live; 60 min.) Q) Freeman Report (60 min.) 11:30 CD Mafic Window 93) Doctor Ryan's Hop 93) Modern Cable (EDChlco CH) Father Knows Best 9:30 CBQD93)News CO) Electric Company CED Star Trek (60 min.) (H) That Girl Channel programs air five minutes later than listed." AFIintlOOtl r.ioniiKic evening: a Minnelli, and "Blow Out," with John Travolta. 93) Thursday Night at the Movie "California Gold Rush" (1981); Robert Hays.

Writer Bret Harte arrives in Sutter's Fort, just in time to witness the effect of the discovery of gold on the peaceful town and its inhabitants. (2 hrs.) (Cap.) 8:30 GD Taxi Jim becomes a big money-maker when he turns his cab driving into an obsession to achieve a secret goal. (Rerun) (Cap.) (2) Take ONE Morgen Halgren interviews Billie Ray. wife of Governor Robert D. Ray.

9:00 CB 2020 Newsfeatures to be announced. (60 min.) GD Knot Landing Abby maneuvers Val to the restaurant where Gary seemingly is having a romantic tete-a-tete with Judy. (Rerun; 60 min.) 93) Microwave Cookery Low-calorie foods, including vegetable soup and tapioca pudding, are discussed. CED New (60 min.) 9:30 QD Celebration: Gospel Showcase Traditional and contemporary gospel music is performed. 93) Sports Probe 10:00 CBQD93) Local News 93) Dick Cavett Guest is choreographer Agnes de Mille.

(Rerun) 93) Baseball (Rerun; 2 30 min.) CED Twilight Zone CB) Night Gallery 10:30 CBABC NowsNlghtllne CB Jefferson Louise Is going on a weekend "dig" and George wonders if it is because she is interested in archeology or in the ar-cheologist. (Rerun) 93) David Sussklnd Former government official Philip M. Stern, Professor Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr. of Yale Law School, Attorney Frank R.

Rosiny, Alan B. Morrison of the Board of Governors, District of Columbia Bar, and Judge William B. Lawless discuss the legal profession. (60 min.) 93) Tonight Show Johnny Carson is host to Sylvester Stallone, B. 6.

King, and comedian Sean Morey. (60 min.) CED Odd Couple (H) Movie "Quiller Memorandum" (1967); George Segal. An American employed by British intelligence is assigned the task of locating the leader and headquarters of a neo-Nazi movement. (2 10 min.) (ED Odd Couple 11:00 CB Rockford Files (Rerun; 60 min.) CB Hec Ramsey A newcomer to town suddenly dies and Ramsey's investigation of his death leads him to two aviators who are trying to raise money for a project. (Rerun; 2 5 min.) CED Movie "Raisin in the Sun" (1961); Sidney Poitier.

Each family member has a different idea on how to spend their mother's inheritance. (2 30 min.) 11:30 03) Captioned Evening New 93) Barney Miller (Rerun) 12:00 CB Medical Center (Rerun; 60 min.) 93) Tomorrow Coast-to-Coast Guests are Washington Post columnist Maxine Cheshire, the Allman Brothers and filmmaker Roger Corman. (90 min.) 12:30 93) Movies Titles to be announced. (5 hrs.) 12:49 (HD Movie "Destination Tokyo" (1943); Cary Grant. A U.S.

submarine is under sealed orders to enter Japan's best-guarded harbor to pave the way for U.S. bombing raids over Tokyo. (3 hrs.) 1:09 CB Odd Couple (Rerun) 1:30 CEDNightbeat 2:00 CED Mike Douglas (60 min.) 3:00 CED Movie "Mata Hari" (1932); Greta Garbo. A notorious World War I spy is caught when she falls in love with an Allied officer and is taken prisoner by the French. (2 hrs.) 3:49 CH) Mission Impossible (Rerun; 60 min.) 4:49 (HD World at Large Clint Eastwood Rita Moreno Grant Tinker siderable evidence that more and more programs are being created with cost as the first consideration.

Luckily, there are Thursday nights, one of the few remaining nights of quality television. Yet even tonight's TV might be a tad better. We're too far into the summer doldrums for much relief. And frankly, tonight's cable TV offerings are not nearly as interesting as we might hope for, either. Still, let's be grateful for what we get.

On ABC at 7, we get "Mork and Mindy," which is not a favorite of this column. Still, tonight's episode is noteworthy since Mork and Mindy get to meet the famous comic Robin Williams. Home Box Office, meanwhile, is offering one of CTint Eastwood's lesser efforts with "Bronco Billy." Eastwood plays the owner of a Wild West show; Sandra Locke plays an heiress and he becomes involved with her. At 7:30, a good bet is IPBN's "Iowa: This Weekend" with Jarrett Day as host. Among the segments planned is Day's instruction in the art of shooting snapshots.

Day (who is no great shutterbug) and the show's producers thought there wasn't enough instruction in such photography. And they're right. This segment illustrates how the show has increased in practical value over last season while also raising the entertainment level considerably. And, Day, as this column has said repeatedly, was a brilliant choice for host At 8 p.m., the best bet for everybody but "Barney Miller" addicts is NBC's movie, "California Gold Rush," starring Robert Hays. Hays plays writer Bret Harte, who arrives at Fort Sutter just in time for the gold rush and just in time to see the effects of gold upon people's behavior.

Meanwhile, on ABC's "Barney Miller," Harris is running things while Barney is in the tank on a contempt of court charge. Hal Linden and Ron Glass star. 12:00 QD All My Children (60 min.) 0D93) Local New 93) Canadian Adventure CED Prisoner of Ceil Block CH) Movie 17 "Young Land" (1959); Pat Wayne. Tension builds when, for the first time, an American is to be tried for killing a Mexican. (2 hrs.) 12:19 CB Dolph's Cartoon Comer Children 93) Duane and Friend Children 12:30 QD At the World Turn (60 min.) 93) Emergency (Rerun; 60 min.) 93) Day of Our Uvet (60 min.) 1:00 QD One Lit to Live (60 min.) 1:30 CB Search for Tomorrow 93) Bonanza (Rerun; 60 min.) 93) Calliope (60 mm.) 2:00 CB General Hospital (60 min.) QD Guiding light (60 min.) Cg) Fun Tim 2:30 93) Another World (60 min.) 93) Texas (60 min.) CED McHale't Navy CrDFIIntstone 3:00 CB Edge of Night CB Bewitched CEDScoooyDoo CgjAddam Family 3:30 CBoilllgan't Island CB Merv Griffin Guests include Joey Bishop and Tanya Tucker.

(60 min.) 93) Floppy Show Cartoon 93) New Zoo Review CE) Yogi Bear QD Hazel 4:00 CB Happy Day QD Sesame Street (60 min.) 93) Bonanza (Rerun; 60 min.) 93) Calliope (60 min.) CED My Three Son CffiOxrie and Harriet 4:30 CD Hogan's Heroes CB Hour Magazine Guests are Father George Clements, who adopted a 12-year-old boy, and actress Kristy McNichol. The harmful effects of children idolizing celebrities are discussed. (60 min.) CED Dick Van Dyke (H) Beverly HIIIMIIIe 9:00 CB All In the Family Mr. Roger' Neighborhood 93Adam-12 6:00 QDQD93) Local New (ID Over Eaty Guest is Macdonald Carey. (Rerun) (Cap.) 93) Jimmy Houston Outdoors CH) All In the Family 6:30 CB Tic Tac Dough IE Odd Couple 93) MacNellLehrer Report 93) PM Magazine Features are on a pet pig and the centennial celebration held in Connor, la.

CB Iowa Inquiry Alfredo Parrish is host for a discussion of the status of blacks in Iowa. (First of two parts; continues Aug. 6) S3) Sports Look CED Carol Burnett CB) Get Smart 7:00 CB Mork and Mindy Mork, who ha never heard of Robin Williams, is mobbed by fans who think he is the star. (Rerun) CB Walton Jason is torn between his family and his girlfriend Toni, when her Jewish' religion sparks controversy In his strict Baptist home. (Rerun; 60 min.) 9D U.S.

Chronicle The effects of the energy boom on Craig, are examined. 93) NBC Magazine with David Brinkley Features are on U.S. Army recruitment American inventors not getting proper protection at the U.S. Patent Office. Israeli TV newsman Michael Gurdus, and actor James Cagney.

(Rerun: 60 min.) 93) Baseball Teams to be announced. (2 30 min.) CED Movie "Deadman's Curve" (1978); Richard Hatch. The careers of singers Jan Berry and Dean Torrence are portrayed up to the time of Jan's tragic accident in 1966 and his miraculous recovery. (2 hrs.) CH) Movie "Shark" (1968); Burt Reynolds. An underwater search for sunken treasure leads to betrayal and finally an attack by a monster white shark.

(2 hrs.) 7:30 CB Bosom Buddie Henry reads Kip some of the features he has written about their lives disguised as females at the Susan B. Anthony Residence for Women. (Rerun) CH) Iowa: This Weekend Jarrett Day discusses the Iowa State Trapshoot in Cedar Falls, City-Wide Energy Show in Fort Dodge, Hobo Convention in Britt, and sailing on Grays Lake in Des Moines. 8:00 CB Barney Miller Captain Miller cools his heels in a ceH with a murder suspect who accuses Barney of having an affair with his wife. Meanwhile, Barney's lawyer and the judge seek a compromise.

(Conclusion) (Rerun) (Cap.) CB Magnum, P.I. Magnum's latest client, who lives in a fantasy world, proves to be most eccentric and difficult to protect. (Rerun; 60 min.) 2D Sneak Previews Films reviewed are "Arthur," starring Dudley Moore and Liza 5:00 CEO Hollywood Report (60 min.) CE)Falth20 6:00 (HJHaalth Flat (33) International Byline GE) Top o'the Morning (B'urytimeteOmin.) Ji 6:30 CTJ Summer Semester Country Day OS) David Oram (EBullwinkle 7:00 i (B Good Mornlni America (2 hrs.) CD Thursday Morning (60 min.) 3D Today Show (2 hn i Wall Street Today (E) Bozo (90 min.) QD Utile 7:30 (3) Woman's Channel (ED My Three Sons 8:00 CO Captain Kangaroo (60 min.) OS) Susan Noon I CED Family Affair 8:30 9 Fran Carlton (E)Bewchel (EDlDreamof Jeennle 9:00 Phil Donahue Eleanor Smeal, president of the National Organization for Women, is guest. (60 min.) Mary Brubaker A scene from the Ingerjoll Dinner Theatre's production of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," is presented. Let Veg Gambit Movie Title to be announced.

(90 min.) (B Hollywood Square CBD Movie 17 "Big Heat" (1953); Glenn Ford. Criminals being tracked by a detective set a charge of dynamite to kill him, but it kills his wife instead. (2 hrs.) 9:30 GD Alice 33) Blockbuster I GD $90,000 Pyramid 10:00 Three's Company (Rerun; 60 min.) CE) Price It Right (60 min.) Wheal of Fortune (ED Hour Magazine (60 min.) 10:30 93)PatwordPlu 9S) Picture of Health I 11:00 QD Family Feud QD Young and the Rattleu (60 min.) 9D Card Shark And CBS' offering, "Magnum, P.I." is no slouch, either. Tom Selleck, as Magnum, is obliged to act out a woman's Bogart fantasies. For late-night choices, I would suggest a pair of movies or a "Rockford Files" episode available to central Iowans.

First the movies: At 10:35, WTBS-Atlanta has "The Quiller Memorandum." George Segal plays an American agent in pursuit of neo-Nazis. At 11, WGN in Chicago offers Sidney Poitier in "A Raisin in the Sun." And on WOI at 11, Rita Moreno guest stars as Rita Capkovic on "The Rockford Files." Ja4 NRC links death of man to radiation poisoning What do these Avon best sellers have in common? radiation. "If you expose a population to 400 rads, you would expect about half of them not to survive," Seyfrit said. He said the agency had believed Crofut was recovering. His death was "somewhat of a surprise for us." Crofut had been hospitalized intermittently since January.

He was admitted to Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa on June 1 and was in intensive care isolation because of infection, a hospital spokesman said. An autopsy was scheduled. Gibbon said be had not determined whether he would take any legal action regarding Crofut's death. "If it came out of the New Mexico work, it would be one thing. If it came out of Henryetta, it would be something else," Gibbon said.

"He denies he had anything to do with that unit (in Henryetta or knew anything about it." Gibbon said it was possible Crofut could have "come into contact unknowingly" with the stolen Iridium 192. caused by exposure to radiation between Dec. 15 and Jan. 10. He had last worked with sources of radiation in October 1980 when he was employed by a Houston pipeline inspection firm near Lovington, N.M., Gibbon said Wednesday.

Karl Seyfrit director of the NRC regional office, said exposure of the magnitude suffered by Crofut is "extremely rare." "I'm not aware of any death that is directly attributable to a radiography source," Seyfrit said. He said there were a "couple of instances" of death from radiation exposure "back in the early days of development of the A-bomb." NRC tests indicated Crofut was exposed either to 356 rads of Iridium 192 or 405 rads of Cobalt 60 gamma ITULSA, OKLA. (AP) An unem- ployed industrial radiographer has I become the first American to die of radiation poisoning since the early i days cf atomic-bomb experimenta- tipn, federal officials say. -Douglas Crofut, 38, of Henryetta died at a Tulsa hospital Monday, six i months after he first sought medical care for radiation burns on his chest and left arm. said the radiation destroyed his bone marrow, burned I off his left nipple and ate deep into his body like a cancer.

"I've never seen anything like it in life," said Crofut's lawyer, i Richard Gibbon. "It would make you i sick at your stomach." The source of the exposure remains i under investigation, The Nuclear Regulatory Commis- sion had investigated the theft about Dec. 30 of an industrial radiographic device from a locked pipeline inspection company truck parked one-half mile from Crofut't home. I After Crofut first was hospitalized on Jan. 22, the capsule of Iridium 192 i turned up on the porch of another ra-i diographer'g home in Henryetta.

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