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GS(IJ program Sleepy" Tigers cuft red tape RSqCi U3cioGOmeGGy ((( ))) wid awake oil loans B-1 vs.Ghisox 7C-1 Chance of rain Weather forecast A-2 August 26, 1983 1 iraiftBiro koDI DiiairairaeD'43i evenaBiras iraews that are broadcast during breaks in the Good Morning America program at 7:25 and 8:25 a.m. The noon broadcast would continue after an evening program is re-introduced, Colvin said. "There will be more emphasis on local news," he said. "We still have a deep interest in local news, more so than before." The 10-minute Cable Network "We're canceling the 6 p.m. feed, but we are kind of regrouping," Colvin said.

"We haven't done very well rating-wise Right now, ratings just haven't proven out." Colvin said WUHQ will work up a new format for the evening news, perhaps starting the new program by early next year. Right now, he said, the news staff is concentrating on the noon news program, as well as the five-minute local news spots But he said the station is adding a completely local half-hour news program at noon Mondays through Fridays. It will feature local news, weather, perhaps sports and 10 to 15 minutes for appearances by community groups and public officials, he said. News staffing, he said, may be increased early next year from the current eight to between 12 and 15, depending on the new evening news format. duced in California and deals with current issues and features rather than hard news The information-type show, he said, includes a segment called "Consumers Guide" and other soft features.

The evening news, Colvin said, has to contain a format that people in the Channel 41 viewing area are interested in so that the station can raise its ratings against its chief competitor WKZO-TV, Channel 3 in Kalamazoo. By JIM STYE and RON LIETZKE Staff Writers Battle Creek's only local evening television newscast will be canceled by WUHQ-TV at the conclusion of the Sept. 16 telecast at least through the end of the year. WUHQ General Manager Jerry Colvin said today that Channel 41's 6 p.m. news program which started about a year ago is being canceled because of poor ratings.

News feed into the 6 p.m. newscast also is being canceled, Colvin said, as are the CNN feeds at 6 a.m. and noon. Reruns of the television comedy series "Taxi" will replace the 6 p.m. news.

In addition, a feature program called "Newscope" which transfers the breezy style of USA TODAY to the screen will be aired at 7 p.m. beginning Sept. 19. Colvin said the show is pro 1983 goal 1982 drive $1.62 million $1.50 million Increase $0.12 million I I rJ 4 Percentage increase 8 hfH ss JkTJ Jr. 'h "The needs are so great and -m0 srmmm -j; Vfif thniAnv so limited that I i.

The needs are so great and the money so limited that cerpts of the speech were released before Reagan ended a six-day stay in Los Angeles and flew to San Diego. The president's speech on the 63rd anniversary of women's suffrage came on the heels of a conr troversy caused by Barbara Ho-negger, who resigned her Justice Department post after accusing Reagan of reneging on a commitment to purge laws that discriminate against women. White House officials fear the charges have aggravated Reagan's so-called "gender gap," the See REAGAN, A-2 The Associated Press LOS ANGELES President Reagan, accused by feminists of compiling a record of empty promises, today urged women to claim economic, political and social power by voting and running in elections. "Today, I want to urge women not only to vote, but to run for public office," Reagan said in a speech intended to repair political damage caused by a Justice Department official's criticism of his commitment to women's issues. Reagan's address was prepared for delivery before a Republican women's group in San Diego.

Ex I some agencies have been forced to conduct second ary campaigns. The concept of 'one campaign each year' is in Jeopardy." -Paul Williams, campaign chairman I Photos by Doug Allen Attending the announcement of the 1983 United Way campaign goal are, from left: Charles Hines, Red Cross executive director; Alane Regualos, Red Cross volunteer; Lynette Reeder, blood recipient and Red Cross volunteer; helped each other then, MT ILL' RiJoire than money earned by youth inn jobs pirogirairDD Gary Klein, United Way labor support committee chairman; Paul Williams, United Way general campaign chairman; John Holmes, president of the United Way Board of Directors; and Dan Bryda, United Way executive director. At right: United Way's new logo. why not mm? of the Greater Battle CiMk Area, Inc. businesses and agencies.

"The greater intent was to give you the opportunity to learn the value of a job, to learn the value of meaningful employment, to learn what is expected of you in the workplace, to learn responsibility and to learn dependability," they were told Thursday by J.M. "Joe" Stewart at a recognition breakfast attended by some of the teen-agers SeeCIG, A-2 Credit clerk, bakery assistant, secretary, day camp aid, window washer. Those were among the jobs that brought paychecks to minority and disadvanged youths who found employment this summer through the 1983 Community Interest Group program that drew to a close Thursday. But, there was more than pocket money involved for the 405 youths who were put to work by 73 dJoniitedl Way aslkonug us to dlog dleepeir that some agencies have been forced to conduct secondary campaigns," Williams said. "The concept of one campaign each year is in jeopardy." He added that Lakeview Square may provide some new support, but cannot totally replace the manufacturing employee losses.

The United Way did not release See UNITED WAY, A-2 By KAREN FORD Staff Writer A loss of contributors and an in-crease in agency needs have spurred the United Way Board of Directors to ask for a 20 percent increase in giving to reach this year's campaign goal of $1.62 million, up from $1.5 million last year. The layoffs of 3,700 workers and potential givers, mainly due to cut Other contributors are being asked to take up the slack from the loss of gifts, including corporate gifts from Eaton, and give an extra 8 percent to increase support to the agencies, he said. Past cutbacks in agency budgets have forced them to do their own supplemental fund raising, he said. "The needs are so great and the money so limited backs at Clark Equipment Co. and the closing of the Eaton Corp.

plant in Springfield, pose a threat to the agencies that the annual campaign supports, said Paul Williams, 1983 general campaign chairman, at the goal announcement Thursday. Williams, superintendent of the Lakeview School District, said total projected losses from the 1982 total are $163,100, or 12.2 percent. A wards give tanners their place in the sun Area bands together to save shopping district ners. The bronzed bald head of R. Culver Zebley Jr.

won the Golden Dome award. David Benedik had the Palest Ring Finger. And Ronald Brown, who is black, scored the Best Natural Tan. Contestants from as far away as Australia vied in the hour-long competition Thursday on the boardwalk where 70-year-old Carl Savino walked off with the award for the whitest feet, See TANNERS, A-2 The Associated Press OCEAN CITY, N.J. The winning formula was a blend of salt water and baby oil and three weeks in the Mexican sun for a computer analyst from New Jersey who took top honors at the Fourth Annual Miscellaneous Suntanning Tournament.

"I just love the sun," said Hal Silberman, who shared Best Overall Tan honors with Terry Giovinazzo in Thursday's contest. But they weren't the only win The Associated Press DETROIT Some 25,000 northwest Detroit households are getting a chance to help prevent the decline of a once-fashionable shopping area by becoming members of a "unique" $3.9 million cooperative. A full-scale drive opens next month, but volunteers already have sold $15,000 in shares of Liver- The shopping center cooperative also includes Borman's operator of Farmer Jack supermarkets; First Independence Bank, Detroit's only minority-owned bank; and League Life Insurance Co. "We (League Life) started about three years ago noticing See SHOPPING, A-2 op board. Shoppers Co-op will be part of a cooperative to build and manage a shopping center at Livernois and Seven Mile roads, in what was once Detroit's "Avenue of Fashion" now an aging strip of stores.

The 4-square-mile surrounding area includes seven neighborhoods ranging from tiny homes to some of the city's wealthiest. nois-Seven Mile Cooperative Services a non-profit, cooperatively owned home center, said Marcia Baum, membership director. Shares are $100. "It's going to be the talk of the United States when we get it going. Everybody's pretty excited about it," said Charles Clement, who represents the area's largest neighborhood on the Shoppers Co Inside 31 0-pound male go-go dancer Kidnapped 3-year-old found can't be called light on his feet Newsmaker The Associated Press DENVER Two birdwatchers seeking a rare species in a mountain park heard a cry and found an abducted 3-year-old girl in the bottom of an outhouse.

aH Onion1 urhst haH HiconnooroH Mnn. Lighter Side day, was in serious condition at St. Anthony Central Hospital. She was moved to the inten-unit when her condition worsened Business C-4 Classified C-4-6 Comics B-6 Editorials A-4 Entertainment A-5 Features B-3 Horoscope B-6 Local Nation A-3 Obituaries B-2 Sports C-l-3 State Television B-3 World A-5-6 The Associated Press GLEN BURNIE, Md. Guy Hobbs is the first to admit he's anything but light on his feet.

But the 310-pound father of eight has made his debut as a go-go dancer, shaking down to a metallic G-string and white socks for an all-female birthday party. "I arrived just before I was supposed to dance so I wouldn't have time to lose my nerve," said Hobbs, 44. But now, Hobbs, who is unemployed, says he wouldn't mind returning to the dance floor for another show and another $50 fee. Hobbs was one of about 30 king-size men who responded to a classified ad which read: the outhouse water for anywhere from several hours to days. Lori's father, Richard, said, "Her feet are pretty swollen and don't have very good circulation, and we have to keep a close eye on her.

She's still in somewhat a little bit of shock." Poland and his wife, Diane, from the town of Sheridan south of Denver, wept with relief Thursday after Lori was found. Lori was abducted by a man who lured her from her front porch. No arrests have been made, but one man has been questioned. "Help wanted: male go-go dancers, weighing 350 lbs. or more.

This is not a joke." The ad was placed by Jessie Taylor, who was planning a 41st birthday party for friend Juanita Nickol. After watching a perspiring Hobbs wind up his routine to a pulsating disco beat at her party Wednesday night, Ms. Nickol said the performance was "neat' from fair because of infection and circulation problems in her legs, said hospital spokesman Randy Shook. Dr. Henry Cleveland, head of trauma services, said Lori would have to stay in the i hospital for a week to 10 days.

J'She was standing in some type of fluid for some time," Cleveland said. The doctor es- timated that she could have been standing in.