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Dec. 31, '66-Jan. 6, 1967 Ithaca Journal WHAT IONDAY TO DO 3 Young Actors: All Show, No Business Television Highlights A. itt I. ::,) :::,:::1,.....

3 I' ,..:1.... a.m. (CBS) The Mummers' Parade from Philadelphia features string bands, clowns and fancy costume divisions, with Allen Ludden and Betty Furness providing the commentary. Ch. 5, 10, 12, 22 11:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m.

(ABC, CBS, NBC) Tournament of Roses Parade from Pasadena, Calif. has "Travel Tales in Flowers" for its theme. Bess Myerson and Mike Douglas are the reporters for CBS, Betty White and Bill Cullen are on duty for NBC, and Elizabeth Montgomery and Chris Schenkel call the shots for ABC. Ch. 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 22, 34.

(NBC) The Sugar Bowl in New Orleans matches University of Alabama with the University of Nebraska. Ch. 3, 8, 40. (NBC) The Rose Bowl pits the University of Southern California against Purdue University. Ch.

3, 8, 40. (NBC) The Orange Bowl in Miami is between the University of Florida and Georgia Tech. Ch. 3, 8, 40. At the Movies 'Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion" and six color cartoons State: "The Swinger" with Ann- Temple: "Macabro" Margret, Tony Franciosa Ithaca: nder wor Id In-Strand: ''Mister Buddwing" former;" "Walk in the Shadow" with James Garner, Jean with Patrick McGoohan Simmons; "One Spy Too Many" with Robert Vaughn, Glen: "Three on a Couch" with David McCallum; 10 a.m.

only, Jerry Lewis In Newest Bond 11 lin East-West Bond might be a good subtitle for the latest 007 epic, 'You Only Live Japanese pretties diverting Sean Conner as agent James Bond, in the picture are Mie Hama (left) playing- the secretary, Suld, and Aldko Wakabayashi (right) who has the role of pearl-diving Kisi Suzuki. Gary Is Bungling, But Only for Role '1Y IF'. I 4.: 4 ii, toALe'll 9 Dominates Bickford Charles Bickford doesn't mince words about things he feels deeply. And he feels deeply about many things. He feels deeply about young actors: "Most of them give the impression of having decided that acting would be a nice job to get into.

So they try it without any preparation, without any dedication and most of them without any talent." He feels deeply about television: "Television is the first medium which is designed expressly to appeal to the mass audience. If other art forms operated as TV does, there would never have been any grand opera, as we know it." He feels deeply about civilization: "Im writing another book. (His first was the autobiographical "Bulls, Balls, Bicycles and This one is about this country and its people It's called 'The Maggots." Good Advice If It's A Hew Car See Your Local New Car Dealer! BUT If It's A Used Car See TO1711LEY MOTORS, lilt 742 S. MEADOW ST. ITHACA, N.Y.

Phone AR 2-9010 Newspaper Enterprise Assn. "Too many young actors," says young actor Donnelly Rhodes, "forget that there are two words in show business. They concentrate on 'show' but forget Rhodes is going places, partly on his considerable talent but he believes partly because he has learned to study the business end of things. "I learned how to talk to producers on interviews," he says. "They can be hard to talk to if an actor just talks about acting.

But if you ask them a few business questions such as 'What's the or 'How long is the shooting you put them at ease and everybody relaxes. "So that's what I do. But the business and promotional end of show business is hectic. I just hope I can live through it." Perhaps because of this, Rhodes now has a good contract with Universal. Another secret he has learned is to become friends with the technical crew.

"If they don't like -you," he says, "they can destroy you. You'll wind up out of focus. But if they like you, they're a tremendous help." Tough Role For Heston Newspaper Enterprise Assn. Charlton Heston says that his current role he's playing a symphony conductor in "Battle the toughest he's had. To start with, Heston is not a musician.

But he was required to memorize scores of five symphonies. And he had to take a cram course in conducting he studied five or six hours a day for 11 weeks with conductor Leo Damiani, to learn baton technique. Finally, director Ralph Nelson asked him if he was ready. "I guess you could say," Heston said, "that I have delusions of adequacy." Leslie Uggams Is 'I Spy' Star Leslie Uggams guest-stars in the title role of "Tonia" a drama of a pretty girl who is used as a pawn in a plot by Italian revolutionaries to turn agents Robinson and Scott against each other, on NBC-TV's "I Spy" Wednesday from 10 to 11 p.m. Alexander Scott (Bill Cosby) and Tonia (Miss Uggams) become romantically involved after what appears to have been a chance meeting but was actually arranged to accommodate a Communist plan to break up the team of Scott -and his partner Robinson (Robert Culp).

The scheme proves successful when Tonia is found murdered and Scott is convinced Robinson is responsible. 'Match Game' Captains Carol Lawrence and Ed McMahon will be the guest cele brities on "The Match Game" Tuesday through Friday (4 to 4:25 p.m.) on NBC-TV. Announcer Ed McMahon served in the Marines during World War II and the Korean conflict. Advertising TV, Says By DICK KLEINER Newspaper Enterprise Assn. Having digested a few bites of his first television series expert, ence, Charles Bickford has concluded he's no longer in show business.

"I'm in the advertising business," he says. "I can understand the causes of it the sponsor wants to sell his product and that is as it should be but we actors in television shouldn't kid ourselves about what we're doing. It art, it's advertising." Bickford took over this season as the resident character on NBC's The Virginian. And, basically, he's enjoying it. He does wish, however, that the family aspect of the show would be stressed more, even though he realizes that would mean more work for him.

White-haired but still tough, Victor Borge Plays ScielatM Comedian-pianist Victor Borge making his debut in a TV dramatic role guest-stars as a scientist who sets his secret formula to a musical code en NBC-TV's "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." Friday from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. When they learn where the scientist is hiding to keep his "anti-matter" formula out of unscrupulous hands, U.N.C.L.E. agents Napoleon Solo and 'Ilya Kuryaldn (Robert Vaughn and David McCallum) and three Thrush villains music lovers all simultaneously converge on a "peaceful" real estate development. Omm 74 aTrilr401516'4 ctit, tap. 074 1 By ERSKINE JOHNSON HOLLYWOOD Gary Vinson laughed about his father's reaction to the bungling sheriff role he's playing this year in the CBS-TV comedy series Pistols 'N' Petticoats.

"Son, old Dad said, "you're finally doing what you do best." "What's that?" asked the puzzled Gary. "INEPTITUDE," replied his father in capital letters. Gary, a fellow who doesn't take himself too seriously, could also laugh about the fan mail he has been receiving. "Really," he said, "I'm playing such an idiot that people are sending me sympathy cards. I even received a letter from a 10-year-old boy in North Carolina who said if I ever visited the area to look him up.

He wrote "'I'll be happy to take you out into the field and teach you how to As everyone in TV knows, there is nothing inept about Gary Vinson's ability as an actor. This is his ninth consecutive year on network TV in series ranging from The Roaring 20's to the recent McHale's Navy. A Southern California-b lad (El Segundo) he has been acting in movies and TV since he was 18. "I started," he grins, "during the Marlon Brand era when guys my age in Hollywood were all wearing pouts, torn shirts, mussed hair and looked like they needed a bath. I refused to go that route so whenever anyone needed an all-American boy type I was the only all-American boy type available." His professional debut came on television, on Milton Berle's first show from NBC's Burbank studio after the comedian left New York.

"I played an NBC page boy who walked on stage to tell Milton, 'Pardon me, Mr. Berle, but your guest John Wayne has "I was so nervous about it that Berle personally rehearsed me in the line at least 12 times. Then, just before the show started, I saw Berle pacing up and down behind the curtain with a worried look on his face. I didn't realize this was normal GARY VINSON for him. So I walked up to him and said, "'Don't worry, Mr.

Berle, I'll read the line "I'll never forget the look he gave me without saying a word. He just looked right through me, then resumed his pacing. I'll never forget my reading of the line on the show, either. I was still a nervous wreck. The words came out more like a scream." Kimble Aid Hurt Convict Richard Kimble (David Jansen) and Laura Craig, (Georg.

ann Johnson) the sheriff's girlfriend, are tending Kenny, (John Davis Chandler) a wounded criminal, in an isolated cabin when they are surprised by their patient's three confederates on ABC-TV's "The Fugitive" Tuesday (10 to 11 p.m.). In "Run The Man Down" Kimble, having escaped a police dragnet, is there because Kenny extracted at gunpoint his promise of aid in exchange for getting Kimble safely out of the mountains. Laura had leased the cabin in order to get away after a quarrel with Owen Troop (J ames Broderick). Townes Plays Inventor Harry Townes guests stars as a weapons inventor on "The Wild, Wild West" Friday (7:30 to 8:30 p.m.) on CBS-TV..