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Statesman-Journal, Salem, Oregon Ann Landers; 3B. TV, movies; 4B. Comics; 5B. Lifestyle; 6B. Section Tuesday, May 17, 1988 KS SI Bt)W hi Bill Hudson said he has made plenty of money and had a four-year marriage to actress Goldie Hawn, followed by his current marriage of six years to "Laverne and Shir By Ron Cowan Of the Statesman-Journal Take one: It's the Washington State Fair several years ago and the Hudson Brothers are waiting to go on stage.

It is a bizarre setting, even for their zany rock act: A man on a unicycle is on stage balancing a dog on his shoulders; dog doo-doo litters the stage wings; a gun fires somewhere; and a parachutist off course is about to land in the amphitheater. The Hudsons Bill, Mark and Brett pull through it by laughing with the audience: "It was one of the greatest experiences," Bill Hudson said. Take two: It's the day before the 1988 Oregon primary and Bill, 38, is worried about politics, not dog stuff. Hudson has spent the last week canvassing the state, from Hood River to Coos Bay, for presidential candidate Michael Dukakis. And maybe, just maybe, for Bill Hudson.

A Portland native, he has stumped for Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale, serves on the Malibu town council he has homes there and in Portland and is eyeing a permanent return to Oregon and a state congressional race. "I might," he said over breakfast at a Salem restaurant. "If I wanted to get into it, I probably would look at a Congressional seat." The Hudson Brothers, who left Oregon in the mid-1970s for a television and movie career, broke up in 1984, but Bill Hudson the oldest brother -said he remembers his roots. "I was real poor in Portland," he said. "I didn't have anything.

My mother was on welfare." A guitarist, he formed his own band The Mysers which became the New Yorkers and '70s; the Showtime cable series A Family Tree, with Hudson starring and producing; and a Disney television movie in 1987, Help Wanted: Kids, with Hudson and his wife starring. "We just found out this morning that NBC and CBS want to make it as a series," he said. And Hudson plans his first and last solo record album and will produce the movie version of Laverne and Shirley, with Williams and Penny Marshall, when the Hollywood writers' strike is settled. "That's one I could bring up to Oregon," he said. Hudson, who spoke with non-stop energy and enthusiasm on any topic, is hitting the issue of jobs and the economy in Oregon on Dukakis' behalf, with the movie industry part of that.

"They're not promoting it properly; No. 1, without a doubt," he said. The state also lacks the soundstage and post-production capabilities it needs and has a tax structure ruinous to the film industry, Hudson said. The Hudson Brothers filmed the 1981 movie, Hysterical, in Newport and Cannon Beach locations. More of that could happen, he said.

"I could plug in some of my wife's work up here. She wants to do another television series." The subject recalled his breakups: Hudson and his brothers they got tired of doing the same thing and marriages that didn't work. Hudson, who has two children from each of his marriages, described Williams as one of the nicest people he's ever met. Of Hawn, he said, "We shouldn't have married in the first place." And, if he could do it over, "I would have gone out with her. I would have had a great time," he said.

Two young Salem men publish stories for elderly 'y'W J1 mj.uuJT I By Jerry Easterling Of the Statesman-Journal Two young Salem men are giving those older than 50 an opportunity to harvest their memories. With the magazine, Harvest, which they are publishing, Bill Michaelian and Jay Thomas Collins say they will provide a voice for those who have passed the half-century mark. Harvest, the name they have given their publication, suggests its purpose. It made its debut with the May June issue. This is the way the editors explained the purpose of the magazine in the preface: "During a lifetime, a person sees many plantings, and watches as tender shoots grow to maturity coming to bear fruit.

In Harvest magazine, each anecdote, interview, personal or family history offers the pick from a lifetime of experience. The authors of every story, every poem, bring a full life of discovery to their work. Harvest delights in the bounty our older generation has to offer." The first issue is a 16-page col written by and for older people. everything to fit," he said. That will not be the case at their magazine.

They are seeking writing contributions. They will help contributors arrange their notes, and put them together in a coherent form. They will pay with copies of the magazine. Harvest will be published six times a year. Individual copies sell for $1.75 and a years subscription ley" star Cindy liams.

plenty of money and had a four-year marriage to actress Goldie Hawn, followed by his current marriage of six years to Laverne and Shirley star Cindy Williams. There was The Hudson Brothers Comedy Hour in the Michaelian publish a magazine lins said, until they decided that they would be invading a highly competitive market. So they turned their attention to the large number of senior citizens in the area, who have thousands of stories waiting to be published. In Harvest, they will be able to tell them in their own words. "Some magazines have such strong editorial policies they bend longer than two hours to trains, buses, rest rooms and the Senate wing of the Capitol.

Gone are the days of spittoons and snuff boxes which still adorn the ornate Senate chamber but go untouched. "Tobacco and politics have always been associated with each other," Donald Ritchie, the Senate's associate historian, said. "It's a cartoonist's image of a politician." Those are cartoons Sen. Jesse Helms would like transformed into life. His North Carolina economy is heavily dependent on tobacco.

He sees new, younger, health-conscious colleagues as his economic enemy. "I don't know anybody who ever smoked a pack of cigarettes and went home and beat his wife," Helms said. Rep. Donald "Buz" Lukens, R-Ohio, literally hounds smokers into quitting. "Certain people think that without love, sex, anger, they would be lifeless," he said.

"To me such things make life colorful, but also turbulent." 'Simple girl' Moreno given title of mayor LOS ANGELES Singer-actress Rita Moreno, who has won every major award from the Grammy to the Oscar, was installed as honorary mayor of Pacific Palisades, an affluent neighborhood overlooking Santa Monica Bay. "You may ask how a simple girl like me became honorary mayor of Pacific Palisades?" she told the installation audience Sunday. "As a matter of fact, I was running for honorary governor of all of California until I handed the final ne Bill Hudson later the Hudson Brothers. Humor was the logical reaction to their youthful hardships. He said: "You have to laugh about it.

We used to make jokes about Spam." A lot has changed since then. Bill Hudson said he has made Jay Thomas Collins, left, and Bill He edited a newsletter for a local chess club. He also put out a newsletter while working in the admissions office at Portland State University. He has limited publishing experience. But he is interested in writing, and when Michaelian advertised for a writer, he responded.

At first, they talked about starting a magazine for children, Col "I don't know any-body who ever smoked a pack of cigarettes and went home and beat his wife." Sen Jesse Helms On smoking As for personal smoking habits in the 100th Congress, almost no one in Congress smokes. Many lawmakers are leading by example in the fight against smoking: When the 12-member Indiana delegation gets together to talk shop, no one lights up. They're all non-smokers. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, a Mormon, wants to extend the current ban on smoking on flights Rita Moreno Lucille Ball ment and human progress come from being greedy.

With too much contentment, nothing gets done," the Dalai Lama says in an interview in the June issue of Life magazine. The leader of the world's Tibetan Buddhists, who has lived in exile in India since a rebellion against the Chinese in 1959, says he doesn't regret not being able to exercise normal human passions. Jts Vf one wars miev mmu Poet laureate honors go to Howard Nemerov lection of stories and poems that were written by senior citizens. They go way back back to log cabins, back to simpler times. Adventure is also included by an 87-year old explorer who writes about climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in the Great Rift Valley of Africa.

Simple and direct that is the voice Harvest will speak with, Michaelian said. He is a 31-year-old former farmer from California, who moved with his family to Salem last year. Although he hasn't done any publishing before, he was inspired to write by his cousin, famed Armenian novelist, William Saroyan. He believes that the magazine fills a void. And it has historical value, he said, because it preserves the experiences of those who have lived through an exciting time.

"It has a lot of value for kids," he added, "who wonder if they had dinosaurs during the time of their grandparents. It has a real value for school kids." Jay Collins, the co-publisher, is 27. He earned a degree in philosophy at Oregon State University. survey was done. Koop declared Monday that nicotine is addictive like heroin and cocaine.

The survey found only 5 percent disagree; 49 percent agreed, and 46 percent weren't sure. There was more uncertainty when Congress was asked if it should do anything to limit smoking 30 percent said yes; 27 percent said no; 43 percent weren't sure. Princess Diana study, Diana watches her favorite television soap operas. Dalai Lama explains importance of greed NEW YORK The Dalai Lama says he's content with his simple and meditative life, but he recognizes the historic importance of greed, drive and ambition. "To a certain extent, advance- i 1 Vj A- M'i Vi Dalai Lama Statesman-Journal photo by Gerry Lewin costs $10.

The magazine does not carry advertisements, and the editors hope to maintain what they consider its "clean, uncluttered look by keeping it free of ads." If they can get 1,000 subscribers, Collins said, they can continue to publish. For more information, write Harvest, 2322 Latona Drive NE, Salem, Oregon 97303. tion writer and teacher." Nemerov currently a distinguished professor at Washington University in St. Louis will succeed Richard Wilbur and Robert Penn Warren in holding the endowed chair created by Congress for the position of Consultant in Poetry to the library. In that capacity, Nemerov will give a public poetry reading and lecture, advise the library on its literary programs and recommend new poets to be included in the library's archive of recorded poetry and literature.

Nemerov won both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award in poetry in 1978. Among his collections of poetry are Image and the Law, Guide to the Ruins, Mirrors and Windows and War Stories. 3lnside Today She wasn't pregnant, but the scare opened her eyes. Page 3D A children's television group celebrates 20 years. Page 4B Silk is more versatile because it's washable.

Page 63 Tomorrow It's time to Ret out that barbecue and fire it up. By Bob Minzesheimer and Richard Wolf Gannett News Service Wi ASHINGTON Nearly half of Congress agrees with Surgeon General C. Everett Koop that smoking is addictive, and many members cite their own experiences. But a Gannett News Service survey also found that Congress is sharply divided about whether to do anything more to limit smoking. The survey based on responses from 84 senators and 347 House members found that many members of Congress, like their constituents, have quit smoking.

Only 16 percent of the congressional respondents say that they smoke. Another 22 percent said they've quit. The latest national survey found that 27 percent of American adults smoke, compared with 41 percent in 1944, when the first oPeoplen Magazine presents a close look at Diana NEW YORK Princess Diana is a spunky, bewitchingly natural young woman with a magnetic charge of glamour that has dragged the sleepy British monarchy into the age of mass media, according to a published report. And the future queen likes to wear glitzy costume jewelry as much as the real thing, according to a special issue of People magazine, released for previews Sunday. The issue is titled "All About Diana: The Private World of a Princess." People reports that Princess Di, who turns 27 on July 1, enjoys a royal family fortune of $680 million.

While Prince Charles often spends the evening working in his The Associated Press WASHINGTON Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner Howard Nemerov was named Monday as poet laureate of the United States, becoming the third person to hold that job since it was created in 1985. Nemerov's appointment was announced by James H. Billing-ton, the Librarian of Congress. "Howard Nemerov has given America remarkable range of poetry from the profound to the poignant to the comic," said Billington. "It is a happy moment for poetry that Howard Nemerov will become our new ambassador for the 'republic of he added.

Billington also cited Nemerov, 68, for his work as "an outstanding critic, essayist, fic gotiations over to the William Morris Agency, my agents. Well, I'll have to settle for being honorary mayor." Lucille Ball is home after stay in hospital LOS ANGELES Comedian Lucille Ball was released from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after nearly a week's stay, a spokesman said. "She's doing fine," hospital spokesman Ron Wise said. Ball was brought in Wednesday by her husband, Gary Morton. "There was initial concern that she was having cardiac problems, hiit (inhcprjiipp tests indicated that her general condition was good," Wise said.

From wire reports li If -V ilX.