Star Tribune from Minneapolis, Minnesota • Page 27

I Dec. 27, 1983 Today's TV logs TV and radio highlights today 'Ctoeed captioned PubHhecl a Mrvtc to reedera, at no charge to broadcaetera. Tha Minnaapolla Star and Trlbuna la not raaponalbla for program change by ataUone. Minneapolis Star and Tribune Television "rr-j 2 ri Xt in r-f- -V- .,1 1 At Critic's choice 19 AM. Janet Wilson, Unlversi-.

ty of Nebraska consumer education specialist, discusses binge buying, on "Donahue." Ch. 4. 2M PM. Special: Story of a producer's struggle with alcoholism, on "Promises: Portrait of an Alcoholic." Ch. 2.

Ml P.M. Jerry Hagstrom, author of "The Book of America," on "Good Company." Ch. 9. 1:31 P.M. Behind the scenes with "Goodnight, and biologist Lynn Rogers discusses hibernating bears, on "PM Magazine." Ch.

4. Ml P.M. Robert Klein and his wife, Brenda Boozer, on "Entertainment Tonight" Ch. 9. 8:11 P.M.

'Examination of an American group traveling the world teaching latest techniques In surgery and medical treatment on "Nova." Ch. 2. P.M. Special: Salutes to Katherine Dunham, Ella Kazan, Frank Sinatra, James Stewart and Virgil Thomson, on "The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts." Ch. 4.

(CBS). Ml P.M. Special: "1983 Ethiopia Special," on "World Vision International." Ch. 9. PM.

Special: Highlights of a study by the Minnesota Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research examines current attitudes about religion and Christianity, on "Turning Point" Ch. 2. fcH PJW. Special: "Edge of Disaster." Ch. 29.

MIDNIGHT Divorce attorney Mi KTCA-2 WCCO-4 KSTP-5 KMSP-9 WTCN-1 1 WFBT-29 KXU-41 PBS CBS ABC tHTV NBC Tuesday morning 6M Face-fcWxtane CSS Morning New Popeye AgDay P.T.L. Biz Net Buaineea Report CBS Morning New Workout Newe-Sunriae P.T.L BttNet 7 tOO Electric Ca CSSMommg Good Morning Super Frtenda Today BreaMeet Biz Net :30 Mr.Bogera' CSS Morning America Tom and Jerry Today WrtrtCaeey Biz Net 8 KM Seaame Donahue Good Morning FSntatonet Today Jonea Cartoon :30 Street Donahue America Space Coaster Today Dr. Kennedy Muppeta 9:00 Electric Co. HourMagazina Family R.Simmona Mary T.Moore 700 Club Daniel Boone :30 Space' HqurMagarine Family Stretch Saie-Century 700 Club DanielBoone IflKX) Newton'a Apple Prtcefligrit Beneon Woman to Wheel-Fortune 700 Club Streetaor Erlca-Theonie Price-Right Loving Woman Dream Houae J.Swaooart San Francisco Kathy'a Kitchen Young and Family Feud Big Valley Go P.T.L. Hawaii 5-0 :30 Seaame' Beetle Ryan'aHope Big Valley Search-Tom.

P.T.t. Hawaii 6-Q Tuesday afternoon and evening 10:001 Street Nawa AIMy Newt Dayaof Rejoice Financial News 11:30 Mr. Roger' World Turn Children Newt Our Uvea AnotherUe Network 1:00 Movie World Turn One Ufa Love Connection Another Work) That Girl Millionaire "The Capitol to Live Jokar'a WHd Another World MervQrlffln Burnt-AHen 2 Cheater" Guiding Light General Tic Tac Dough Match Game MervQriffin. Our Mtaa Brook :30 Promteea Guiding Ught Hoeprtal Tom and Jerry Hollywood Sq. TreaaureHunt AndyGrifWh 0 OverEaay' Tattletalee Good ScoobyDoo BobNewhart Family Affair HHloe 10:30 Mr.Bogera' Wheel-Fortune Company W.

Woodpecker Alloa Ina, Gadget :00 Seaame Eight I Little Hout Or Day Superman He Man Street BreakAway Enough UttleHoute 3'aCompany Ffroop Martian 5:00 Space' New Newt Love Boat Nawa Get Smart Beaver :30 Burtneaa Report CBS New ABC Nawa Love Beet New Pick Van Dyke One Day-Time 6:00 MacNeHLehrer New Nawa Fantaaylaland NBC New Adam-12 M'A'S'H :30 MacNeilLehrer PM Magazine Ent. Tonight People Court Family Feud 700 Club WKRP 11:00 Nature' Miaaiaaippi Juat Our Luck Hawaii 60 TheA-Team 700 Club Family 1 :30 Nature Miaaiaaippi Happy Day Hawaii 5-0 TheA-Team 700 Club Family 8:00 Nova' Kennedy Center 3' Company' WorHVteton Remington P.T.L Movie :30 Nova Kennedy Canter Oh Madeline World VWon Steele P.T.L. "Kidnapped" 9 loo Turning Point Kennedy Center Hart to Hart' Nawa. For Love Edge of W.Baxter :30 Turning Point Kennedy Center Hart to Hart Nawa and Honor Disaster F.Barth'mew Safari New Nawa Taxi Nawa Rejoice Jefferton Fawny Tower Jafferaona NkjhtHna Rockford File MASH (10:35) Emergency BockfordFUea ThaPaHiaara Magnum, P.I. Nightline Rockford FUm Tonight (11:06) Emergency Rockford File :30 ThePaleera Magnum, P.I.

Robin' Net Thick Tonight Show Movie TwtHghtZona 10:00 UteNight Movie of the "County A.HHchcock 11:30 America McQoud "Sinbad. Night Letterman- Fair" Financial Nawa 1 1 McCioud the KungFu 1 Nkjhtwatch 8allor" KungFu 2:00 Nkjhtwatch Movie (2:20) Nawa "Harry .1 i30 Nkjhtwatch "The In Your 3:00 Nkjhtwatch Searching Pocket" :30 Nkjhtwatch Wind" Mlaalon: 4:00" Nkjhtwatch R. Young tmpoaaibla Nkjhtwatch Mary T.Moor tOO Nawa Tobaamc'd Nawa Eddia'a Father 4 3:30 Weather (5:46) Early Momlng Health Field J.Swaggart My 3 Son Composer Virgil Thomson, film maker Ella Kazan, Frank Sinatra choreographer Katherine Dunham and Jimmy Stewart (left right, above) are saluted tonight on "The Kennedy Center Honw ore: A Celebration of the Performing Arts" (8, Ch. 4). President and Mrs.

Reagan (far right) are also on hand for the oxtravagrh" za, which Is emceed by Walter Cronklte and features a stanm studded cast of actors, dancers and singers from Mikhail yshnikov and Gene Kelly to Perry Como, Carol Burnett and Tha New York Break Oancers. Earlier, Joseph Schlldkraut and BIIIISu. Burke star In a tale of an out-of-work actor taken In by a family tt snobs during the Christmas holidays In the 1945 film, "The Cheaters" (1p.m., Ch.2). Nick Coleman r- -3 5 MIDNIGHT "Sinbad the '(1947). Adventures of the sailor' on a treasure filled Island.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Maureen O'Hara. Ch. 9. 1:35 A.M.

"Harfy In Your et" (1973). Pickpockets prey on Innocent victims. James Coburn and Michael Sarrazin. Ch. 11.

2:20 A.M. "The Searching Wind" (1946). A World War II diplomat plans to leave his family for an- LAUGH-PACKED HOLIDAY SHOW! COLEMAN: WTGN rates A in news effort, in quality TODAY MET CENTER 7:30 PM TICKETS: $6, $7.50 $9.00. $2 .50 discount lor children and senior citizens New en Sale at Met Center and Dayton' PHONE CHARGES: CALL (612) 853-9300 or toll-free 1-800-272-1 836 (elsewhere In Minn.) VISA, MASTERCARD. SHOPPERS ACCEPTED i MTC Rl.

42 bui service available. Call 8277733 they keep you on the edge of your sofa. For the earlier news shows, at and 6 p.m., both ratings surveys Indicated that WCCO retains its lead over KSTP. Arbltron said Channel 4 had 33 percent of the viewing audience at 6 p.m. and 30 percent at 5 p.m., compared to KSTP's 28 percent at 8 p.m.

and 22 percent at 9 i p.m. vx chael Mlnton; and Reps. Howard Wolpe, and John McCain, on "UteNight America." Ch.2. Television movies IM P.M. "The Cheaters" (1949).

A snobbish wealthy family Is humanized by a down-and-out actor invited for Christmas dinner. Joseph Schlldkraut and Blllie Burke. Ch.2. PJW. (1938).

Story of the 1790s in Scotland and England. Warner Baxter and Freddie Bartholomew. Ch. 41. ll-M P.M.

"County Fair" (1890). Story of harness racing. Rory Cat-. ,7. houn and Janet Nigh.

Ch. 29. KTCI-TV; CH. 17 6:00 Seaame 6:00 Nightly Buaine Report. 6:30 a 7:00 Auatm City Urntta.

8:00 MacNeilLehrer Newahour. 0:00 Great Performance. 10:00 Nova. 1 1:00 The Sound ol New Oneana. Cryptoquip (Each letter uaad atanda for another: It you think X0, tor example.

It would equal 0 throughout tha puzzle.) Today's Cryptoquip clue: 0 equals I XIP ZOTIXU NPXONOCT DJOFWN DJUD, ''FWCT XOZP, CW DPJ." Monday's answer: THE KINDLY PENNANT SELLERS IN BALL PARKS HAD A BANNER YEAR. former University of Arkansas football coach, was In town to talk with the University of Minnesota about coaching the Gophers. The newspapers said nothing about Holtz until after his appointment as Gopher coach was announced Thursday. The station also carried an exclusive if somewhat confusing report about the alleged kidnapping plot against Golden Valley businessman Ronald Fingerhut, another story that dldnt make the newspapers until two days later. But after all that good work, the station aired a dumb "News 11..

Extra" by veteran reporter Mary Stucky. She reported (horror of -horrors) that the state's two major political parties retain (gasp) paid party officials. At the end of her report she concluded that the reason that this scandalous affair might have escaped our attention up to now is that the salaries of the officials are paid not by the taxpayers but by party members. My, my. And I bet you didn't know that It snows in Minneapolis.

Stucky has been around long enough to know this Isn't news. But some of the station's legion of reporters and editors who have recently arrived In Golden Valley from other stations around the country still don't know the ropes around here and it shows. But give WTCN an A for effort even if it only deserves a for quality. Its newscasts aren't must viewing but Continued from page 1C view ewine audience grew from 11 percent to 14 percent, a significant jump. Axbltron said the station's snare of the audience remained stable at 1 1 percent But It said the -station's rating the percentage of Ssetsjjat were on endtwwd to 5 CN grew from 5 percent to 6 Pfrcent "I'm pleased by both surveys," said Tomklrby, vice president for news at WTN.

"Normally, when you make large changes in any newscast you wftuild expect the audience to slip back before any increase. For us tq increase six weeks after we totally revamped the appearance of our broadcast was delightful to us. I think we're now at a stage where We're a legitimate third choice In the market and some of the people who have sampled us have stuck with us." There's no doubt that Channel 111 newscasts are on the move. Of course, they couldnt have sunk muchjpwer In the ratings from the depths they have been mired in for yearitill, the station's newscasts are fun to watch because they're unpredictable. One minute the station breaks an exclusive story and the next minute It throws its momentum away with a muddled news report.

Last Tuesday night, for example, WTCN reported that Lou Holte, the I Boston Scrod Dinner Regularly S.2S Large fillet of Icelandic cod, the linest seafood anywhere! Better than any fish dinner you'd get in New York, San Francisco, Boston, or London! Broiled with lemon, sauce. Complemented with potato, salad or cole slaw, and toast. A super bargain at just $3.95. Good for ae many aa an In your party -but coupon must accompany your roquMt. Not good with any other coupon or special oflvc.

Only on coupon may be usea per. table. iT Offer expires Feb. 27, 1984 ctr: eaS'Seal c2 Dm. other womant Robert Young Sylvia Sidney.

Ch. 5, -r Radio Ml A.M. Special: "Educatlga.on the Front Burner." Robert Sjrtl-lane on "The 13th Annual Caofer-ence on Leadership In Special Education." KBEM-FM, 11:06 P.M. Actress Mercies McCambridge on "The Larry King Show." KRSL At CATCH THE MAGIC? Chopped Bee! Steals Dinner Regularly The Embers first big sale on its most popular item. 8 oz.

of our famous broiled chopped beef steak, complete with toast, potato and salad. Emberger you can't miss this one! Good for as many as are in your party but coupon must accompany your 3 request. Not good with any Other coupon or special of fet Only one coupon may be usea per table. Offer expires Feb. 27, 1984 C17 if iff efNS rs 4W4 IS4 in If a major On I sn SV- SM a SO st Kit sn i if- 5R TOY GUNS: Psychologists say power is weapon's attraction WTCN, which carries Its early local news program at 9:30 p.m., won only 9 percent of the viewing audience.

At 6 p.m., when the station carrie. NBCs "Nightly News," the station also won Just 9 percent of the audience. Also interesting in November was the fact that KSTP's local news program at 6 o'clock in the morning beat CBS's "Morning News" program on Channel 4. Nielsen said only 1 percent of Twin Cities TV sets were on and tuned to "Morning News" with Diane Sawyer and BUI Kurtls while 3 percent were watching KSTP. That gave Channel 9 47 percent of the early morning viewing audience while Channel 4 was watched by 24 percent of the early viewers.

KMSP's 9:30 p.m. "Prime Time News" report received a 4 rating and 6 percent of the viewing audience In the Arbltron survey. That was equal to the station's October performance. the reasons, Hasbro the makers of G.I. Joe netted an estimated $90 million in sales last Christmas, and other manufacturers have reported equally healthy profits.

While Sweden has set a precedent in restricting military toys, few U.S. wholesalers have refused to stock military toys on Ideological grounds. Many toy manufacturers respond to critics with the same arguments favored by gun enthusiasts: Since automobiles also kill people, perhaps toy cars should be banned. "This argument blurs the obvious distinction," wrote Edward Swartz, author of "Toys That Don't Care." "Weapons are designed to wound and kill; autos and similar products are not People may die la automobile accidents, but their death is not the chief function of the car. To kill with a car is to misuse the vehicle; to kill with a gun is to It correctly." Added Paulson, "The bottom line is that parents must search their own feelings and present them honestly to their child.

Parents do have the obligation to see that children develop responsible attitudes about guns." the Faith? Religion isn't what it used to be'i according to a major statewide survey. Although 9 out of 10 (Minnesotans still go to church, rhoreij and more churchgoers feel disagree with their churches 'on i divorce, abortion, and other isstiiesfj Tonight, Turning Point txafij in-depth look at this mor nf survey, and at ChjtianS hb challengmg traditional religious beliefs. Continued fram page 1C children get the idea that violence is acceptable," he said. "A child's play Is more apt to escalate into antisocial behavior if they see a realistic gun rather than a makeshift one. A twig simply does not carry the same feeling of power." It Is the power that makes guns as attractive to children as they are to some adults, psychologists say.

The discovery that you can point this weapon at someone and they will instantly fall over is pretty heady stuff, said Frankie Mae Paulson, a psychologist at Minneapolis Children's Health Center. "The world is so large and children feel quite small," she said. "They do not have mastery of themselves and a gun makes them feel more in control. In the beginning, most children engage In this kind of play, not because they are feeling aggressive, but because they are feeling Paulson understands the conflict parents face. Even child-care professionals have not reached any clear consensus on the gun question, she said, because the benefits of fantasy play must be weighed against the glorification of violence.

"Actlng'out a fantasy can help certain children vent frustration, but It is Incumbent upon the parents to remind children that this Is fantasy, not reality," said Paulson, who has used toy guns during therapy. "A child at the beginning of therapy is more apt to use guns than at the end. fact, I've never had a child still 1 play with guns at the close of the therapy period." If a child exhibits antisocial -behavior It may be the environment, rather than the choice of toys, that is responsible. "How a parent expresses aggression is very important," she said. "Most aggressive children tend to come from families where acting out aggression is permitted, but where it is also punished." A ban on guns may also make them even more seductive.

"I would not forbid guns, unless a child misused them. For example, if he pointed the gun at someone, I would put It away for a few days, depending on the age," she said. "It is best not to superstlmulate children by absolutely prohibiting a child to play with guns, because they will seek It out some way." Some people attribute the proliferation of military toys to a more hawkish mood throughout the country. Paulson thinks it's a combination of the noise, the action and our frontier heritage. Whatever Our Restless Faith Tonight Crwv TURNING POINT it made possible by grant from The St.

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