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Monday, August 17, 1998 THE HARTFORD COURANT F5 TELEVISION TONIGHT Hp Sci-Fi Fun: It's A 'Paradox' And Boris Karloff Meteorite WCBS (CBS) News CBS News Hard Copy ET Cosby Raymond The 16th Annual Miss Teen USA Pageant News LateShow OWGBH(PBS) NewsHourJim Lehrer Jerry Baker Gardening Antiques Roadshow (Part 1 of 2) Antiques Roadshow (Part 2 of 2) Italian Americans II OWFSB (CBS) News CBS News Ins. Edition Real TV Cosby Raymond The 16th Annual Miss Teen USA Pageant News Late Show SWNBC(NBC News NBC News EXTRA Hollywood Susan Caroline Caroline Veronica's Dateline NBC News Tonight OWBZ(CBS) News CBS News EXTRA ET Cosby Raymond The 16th Annual Miss Teen USA Pageant News late Show LDWNVWIFox) Simpsons Home Imp. Simpsons Home Imp, Melrose Place Ally McBeal News Live Single Magic Hr. OWCVB (ABC) News ABC News Ins. Edition Patriots NFL Preseason football: Dallas Cowboys vs.

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Set in the futuristic city of Betaville (a nod, no doubt, to Jean-Luc Goddard's 1965 film this anthology series recounts stories of how human beings maintain their sanity and morality in a world where technology has made virtually everything possible. The series premiere episode, "Our Lady of the Machine," has police detective Angel (Steven Bauer), who has psychic powers, trying to track down an extortionist posing as a priest who uses a hyper-realistic holographic image of the Virgin Mary (Suzy Joachim) to scare businessmen into coughing up contributions. Those who refuse to believe and donate are found dead. When the agnostic Angel encounters the Virgin, he is torn between his desire to believe and his certainty that he can deprogram this unholy holographic hoax. Future installments feature stories from current and classic sci-fi literature, with scripts by Scott Frost and Jeremy Lipp Other Highlights Jane and Michael are in love again and Peter is obsessed with Amanda on "Melrose Place" (Fox at 8, TV-14, V).

The Dallas Cowboys play the New England Patriots in a pre-season NFL game (ABC at 8). A pug and a cat bond as they travel in the 1989 feature "The Adventures of Milo and Otis" (Disney Channel at 8:20, TV-G). Dudley Moore is the narrator. Mario Lopez by the hosts the 16th annual Miss Teen USA Pageant (CBS at 9). Former "Equal Time" sparring partners Dee Dee Myers and Bay Buchanan appear and discuss President Clinton's grand-jury testimony on "Larry King Live" (CNN at 9).

Jason Alexander, Rupert Everett and Faye Dunaway share screen time with an orangutan in the 1996 comedy "Dunston Checks In" (Family Channel at 9, TV-G). A Montana judge (Patricia Wettig) takes on a militia leader in the 1998 cable drama "Nightmare in Big Sky Country" (Lifetime at 9, TV-14). On "Dateline" (NBC at 10): a report on bad checks. A power struggle between Alvarez and El Cid erupts on "Oz" (HBO at 10, TV-MA). Cult Choice A wheelchair-bound host (Boris Karloff) welcomes guests to his strange English manor, complete with a radioactive meteorite in the basement, in the 1965 thriller "Die, Monster, Die" (AMC at 8, TV-PG).

Based on a story by H.P. Lovecraft Series Notes All are repeats Erica and her pals look for good men on "Cosby" (CBS at 8, TV-G). Susan has a 'dreadful 30th birthday on "Suddenly Susan" (NBC at 8, TV-PG). Austin cleans up at poker on "In the House" (UPN, Channel 20, at 8, TV-PG). Eric facilitates a meeting between two friends on "7th Heaven" (WB, Channel 59, at 8, TV-G).

Ray's family crashes Debra's quiet birthday evening on "Everybody Loves Raymond" (CBS at 8:30, TV-PG). On back-to-back episodes of "Caroline in the City," Jo Anne Wor-ley, Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford (as themselves) bicker over a deli's plan to name a sandwich (NBC at 8:30, TV-PG), and Richard is rattled by Julia's dad (at 9, TV-PG). The guys give Stanley a confidence boost on "Malcolm Eddie" (UPN at 8:30, TV-PG). Ally takes on a 10-year-old lawyer on "Ally McBeal" (Fox at 9, TV-14, D). Late Night "Late Show" and "Late Night" are repeats.

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So I certainly had my work cut out for me! I too learned their names, batting order, batting averages, and other statistics. It was good ammunition in arguing with the boys! I mourned when they lost all those pennants and World Series during the '40s and early '50s. I would suffer taunts and snickers, and even sympathy cards sent to me (tongue-in-cheek). Wait till next year! (My father gave me a quiet smile and a gentle comment.) Then came 1955! By then I was beginning my second year teaching in Norwalk and living alone over a garage. (My father had died a few months before.) I still followed the Dodgers.

When those dear Bums won the World Series, I wept for joy I bought the N.Y. papers, and hung them up in my small apartment. I had no one there to share my happiness. I celebrated alone. I never saw them play in person.

I never saw Ebbets Field. I've never even been to Brooklyn. But, oh, how glorious it was! Thank you, Brooklyn Dodgers! Ruth Von Euw, Rockville I was born and grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y. My older brother was an avid Dodger fan and since I idolized him I followed in his footsteps. We used to stand in line for hours for some games.

I attended Girls Commercial High School which was a few blocks from Ebbets Field. On Friday afternoons for home games they used to call it Ladies Day I would cut my last class and trot over to the field and pay 5 cents to get into the bleachers. I spent many happy hours cheering the Dodgers. I remember when they finally won a pennant and it was declared a "holiday" The book "Wait Till Next Year" brought back many happy memories. I'm sure it was a very close bond for Doris and her father.

I know it was for me and my brother. No. it didn't surprise me that a girl could be so passionate about baseball. When I used to attend games there were many girls who got more excited than the boys. One of my grown-up daughters gave me "Wait Till Next Year" for my 70th birthday so you can see that my love of the Dodgers is still strong.

This is a book I will reread many times. Carmela Interligi, Hartford bat in each hand rowing! In retrospect, that rainy, exciting night at a ball game with Pop may well have been a keystone in a close relationship that would endure for another 48 years. And to Doris, the convert up in Boston, bless you for helping me briefly relive what seemed to be halcyon years. Dick Miller, West Simsbury My early childhood experiences were in the city of Brockton, in the '20s and '30s. At that time, we had two baseball teams in Boston the Red Sox and the Braves.

The Braves were owned by the Quinn family and had little money to spend on getting and paying good ballplayers. At the start of the season, I would pester my father by asking, "Can we go to Boston and see a game?" This was not an easy feat because we did not have an automobile or much money. My father loved baseball and was a good twilight league player for many years. We always went to the game on a Saturday. It involved riding a trolley car, a bus, and the Boston subway We always arrived early to see batting practice.

Before we entered Braves Field, my father would go to a speakeasy close to the ballfield. He would order two boilermakers for himself. They consisted of a shot of whiskey with a beer chaser. He would order me a ham sandwich and a bottle of Moxie. Well-fortified, we then set off for the game.

General admission was 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. The day ended all too soon. The game produced enough thrills for us to talk about in the following weeks. I feel a close affinity with Doris Kearns Goodwin. I attended a lecture given by her at the University of Hartford.

Her topic was the research she was doing on Abraham Lincoln. She told of how the Union soldiers played the new game of baseball in their spare time. I share her love for the game. Joseph O'Donnell, Windsor I certainly relived my childhood when reading "Wait Till Next Year." (I'm a dozen years older than the author.) I found myself smiling, crying and nodding about the events going on in the '40s and '50s. such as the wonderful neighborhood games of childhood, the polio scare, and mostly for the simple, innocent lives we had then.

What a great time to grow up despite the horrible war. the scarcity of basic items, and very limited money. Among my pleasant memories was the Brooklyn Dodgers. Doris Kearns Goodwin seats directly behind home plate. I do remember my father pointing out to me players and especially the players' wives.

I remember him pointing out Mrs. Robinson, Jackie's wife, who was sitting nearby. Forty years later, now as a veteran teacher in Colchester, I had an opportunity to reconnect with that summer experience in Ebts Field. Rachel Robinson had recently completed her pictorial memoir, "Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait." This was in honor of the 50th anniversary of her husband breaking the color barrier in 1947 (the year I was born). A colleague and I attended a book-signing in the small library of Salem Elementary School in Mrs.

Robinson's adopted hometown in recent years. As we waited, people in line exchanged stories and finally the moment arrived as the woman who I'd seen so many years before as a boy, signed my copy of her book with "Best Wishes" to my wife, my son, and myself in a bold flourish. She even graciously agreed to a photo of the three of us which I taped to the book under the autograph. Unfortunately we've lost a lot of the kind of class demonstrated by Rachel and Jackie Robinson both in baseball and in society- Richard Krausz, Hartford In "Wait Till Next Year," Doris Kearns Goodwin struck the heart and mind of this senior citizen who, as a kid in the '40s and '50s. developed a fervent love of our national pastime.

That fervency was my only dysfunctional behavior. Although nine years my junior. Goodwin described growing-up years strikingly analogous to my own. But we would not have agreed about team loyalty Born in the Bronx, N.Y., as a third-generation Giants fan (my grandmother and her twin sister spent home-game Wednesday afternoons in the bleachers at the Polo Grounds), my "hatred" of Da Bums in Brooklyn was larger than life and probably genetic. By 1942.

Pop (my father) was a commuter into New York City, so staying late was a sacrifice though never discussed. to the 1942 All-Star Game at night a first visit to the Polo Grounds. In today's parlance AWESOME! I remember four things: 1. The train ride to Grand Central Station (alone) and a subway to 155th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. 2.

My rudimentary lessons in how to keep score (my scoring is still rudimentary). 3. The torrential rain. 4. Al Schacht the Clown Prince of Baseball sitting on second base with a Next Year" and related to many of the experiences and emotions the author shared.

Thanks for a great book club selection and for providing me with an opportunity to reflect on how much enjoyment a simple game has given my family over the years. Kerry Pasquarelli, Portland I was born in Brooklyn in 1905. When I was 3 years old my family moved to Rockville Centre as did the Kearns family some years later. My father commuted to New York City for business and my mother shopped at Brooklyn stores. The large radio was in the dining room.

During the baseball season we were allowed to listen to "Amos 'N' Andy" and the baseball scores at dinner time. My father and older brother were avid Dodger fans. Not wanting to be left out, I became an addict too. My cousin Charlie Christie of Brooklyn was the envy of us all. He had a pass to Ebbets Field.

It was obtained from a relative who wrote for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. My brother later taught math at Rockville Centre Junior High. He rewarded good students with trips to Ebbets Field. When the Dodgers moved to California I became a Yankee fan but it was never the same. Dorothy Day Lappen, Simsbury Like Doris Kearns Goodwin, my background reflected the New York baby boomers whose parents had sought greener pastures in the suburbs.

My family moved to Tarrytown in Westchester County in 1950, buying a single-level ranch in one of the new developments there. Like Doris' mother, my mother stayed at home, was an avid reader, and my father took the train to work every day to work for McCall's magazine. Although my father was not a fervent Dodger fan, he enjoyed baseball. My mother used to tell stories of attending games at Ebbets Field during the dismal years of the '30s when the Dodgers spent most years near or in the cellar of the National League. I became a Dodger fan and my neighborhood was much like that described in Goodwin's book.

There was a mixture of Dodger, Yankee and Giant fans. To this day, I cannot root for the Yankees, for they always epitomized the "fat cats" of baseball. The Dodgers were the regular guys' team. One summer in 1955 (that historic year for Dodger fans), my father informed me that we were going to a Dodger game at Ebbets Field. As an 8-year-old this was my first major league game.

My memories of the actual game are dim. but I clearly remember getting to our Doris Kearns Goodwin's "Wait Till Next Year" rekindled fond baseball memories etched deep within my mind. It also brought back memories of other pertinent happenings during the time of our adolescence as Doris and I are separated by only two years. Our lives paralleled in many ways, i.e., growing up Catholic in a small town, the love of books, especially Nancy Drew mysteries; the milk deliveries at the door; the first television on the street; and the mischief of the tomboy existence. My love for baseball started when in 1952 it became my life and the Yankees, Doris' cross-town nemesis, became my team.

Like Doris, I had a special hero, Mickey Mantle, who took my heart from the day he fust came to play in New York. It was also my dad who spawned my love for baseball and the Yankees. Pennant fever for us often included listening far into the night to a static-voiced Mel Allen, praying with every crack of the bat for a home run needed for a Yankee victory. Ah, the wonders of the imagination without TV images! Another memory concerning baseball and my dad took place during the two years I was not allowed to attend the K. of C.

fatherson sport nights. No girls allowed this was long before girls ever thought of playing Little League baseball. My dad, knowing how much I hurt, found a way to bring Phil Rizzuto and Bill Skowron to the house for my own private meeting. What a thrill! What a dad! Eileen Longhi, Granby Like Doris Kearns Goodwin. I have a father who has shared his love of baseball with my sister Jessica and me since we were young girls.

My dad is a Boston Red Sox fan and has raised Jessie and me in that tradition. Until I was in the fourth grade, my father worked during the day and my mother worked at night, so my sister and I were fortunate to spend time with both our parents. Our nights with Dad were filled with baseball. We spent our time in the backyard catching pop flies and fielding grounders. If we caught seven in a rpw.

he would take us out for an ice cream cone. We were frequently quizzed on the Red Sox' starting lineup and what positions they played. We made up songs about the Red Sox and tape recorded ourselves singing them. I thoroughly enjoyed reading "Wait Till I.