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ox SSfSSvJf ii McawoiocoirD UiU Ln PULL OUT 12- PAGE SECTION FOR ALL-WEEK IN HAWAI REFERENCE Actress Karen Sharpe Seeks TOtfiM Mis 'BemS Uh' Inkvjs Equal Starring Status for Girls age), one about a jazz musician who lost a young child and wrote a whole jazz story on it. "This is a pretty cynical world and we're doing something people have wanted us By DOUGLAS DILTZ HOLLYWOOD (UPI Petite Karen Sharpe, who plays the role of Laura in the "Johnny Ringo" television series, considers TV "a man's world where an actress hasn't got much of a chance at stardom." Referring specifically to filmed video series, Karen complained: "Television apparently doesn't think too much of the fairer sex, inso- JOHNNY RINGO Thursday, 7:30 p.m. far as this field is concerned. "Of course," she admitted, "there's Lucille Ball, Ann Sothern and Loretta Young maybe a couple others. But they're exceptions and are heavily outnumbered by the males.

"Besides, you'll also notice -JFU Your Hawaiian Antenna that all three of these girls are veteran actresses. "What I'm saying is that TV isn't inclined to put any faith in a woman when it comes to stardom in a series. There seems to be an attitude that audiences aren't interested in women protagonists." Karen has appeared in practically every television show in Hollywood, in addition to being the favorite photographic subject of Paul Hesse, famed Hollywood glamour photographer. Her first break as an actress was her role in the "Private Secretary" series, in which she played Melody Lane, dancer who almost became involved with gangsters. Since then, two years ago, Karen has proven her versatility by portraying a neurotic, a murderess, a finishing-school snob, the proverbial Peter Lorre has been signed as the guest star of "The Alexander Portlass Story" of the N.B.C.-TV Network's "Wagon Train," which goes into production this week at Revue-International studios in Hollywood.

Starring Robert Horton as Flint McCullough, the episode will be directed by Jerry Hopper. a Darren McGavin is recovering from an auto accident that left him with painful injuries and forced him to miss filming an entire episode of the N.B.C.-TV Network's "Riverboat" series, in which he stars. McGavin suffered the injuries in a two-car collision on the main street of Palm Springs, where he had gone to recuperate from an attack of flu. McGavin was rushed to a resort-town doctor, who reported the actor sustained a sprained neck and back and severe headaches. The doctor ordered him to take a rest in his Palm Springs home for four days.

a Dinah Shore will be the first woman ever to be honored with a testimonial dinner in the 55-year history of The Friars Club when the showbiz organization fetes her in New York City. The star of the N.B.C.-TV Network's "Dinah Shore Show" will be honored at the Friars annual dinner in the Astor Hotel as "Entertainer of the Year." By JOHN CROSBY The first positive whiff of self-improvement to come to network television since the quiz scandals is now on N.B.C.-TV. This is NBC's ambitious "World Wide 60," a resounding title, which will replace the ill-starred "Five. Fingers, that unfortunate adventure strip spawned by Twentieth Century Fox. "World Wide 60" is a program of news, special affairs, documentary, and general uplift designed to quiet the pangs of conscience, the outcries of columnists, and the shrill screams of Congressmen.

First of the new N.B.C. shows was "Castro's Year of Power," a study and appraisal of Cuba under the regime of Fidel Castro. The program was in the planning stage for six months. A 10-man crew went to Cuba for a month under N.B.C. correspondents Frank McGee, and Wilson and Lee Hall.

Head of the new "World Wide 60" unit is Julian Goodman, who was brought to New. York from Washing- WORLD WIDE 60 (DO Saturday, 9:30 p.m. ton where he was N.B.C.'s head of news and special events. "We're not just doing hard hitting news on this show," he says. "We il have a show on alcoholism, one on geriatrics (the study of old TV Show i Diane DuBois plays Monique Rosseau, the daughter of the leader of French miners.

2 '-it Karen Sharpe girl-next-door and a devoted daughter. Last year Karen received a "Golden Key Award" from Modern Screen Magazine as one of the most promising young actresses in show business. Karen points out that most of the men now starred in TV series, specifically the Western and detective shows, were comparative unknowns prior to their big breaks in video. "I guess women will have to battle the man's world in television the same as they have had to do in politics, business and all other things," Karen concluded. "As usual, they'll have to prove they're as good as the men." For Sport Fans Sunday 2:30 p.m.

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SPORTS EDITOR: Frank Valenti commentary; PAGE 9 The missile Thor, part of the subject in this week's episode, "Missile Race." to do for a long time. After it was announced, the reaction in some quarters was 'Aw, what are you doing that Well, we're doing it anyway." "We're taking the problems of real life, which I think are more important than the problems of fiction," declared Goodman. "We are hoping to put a little real life into the TV schedule. The show on alcoholism is being written by two pretty talented and uncompromising men. of Week The revolt of French miners against the foreign miners' tax in this week's episode of "Death Valley Days" features former Honolulan Diane DuBois.

Born in Belgium, reared in Hollywood, Diane lived in the Islands DEATH VALLEY DAYS CD Saturday, 8 p.m. for several years. Her father Jacques DuBois is still an Island resident. He has a stamp and coin shop in Former Master Sergeant Kiyoshi Ohta, the highest-ranking Japanese soldier captured by the U. S.

Marines on Tarawa during World War II, will be seen and heard in "The Twentieth Century" 's documentary of that bloody battle, 'Tarawa," which will be presented today (Sunday) on Channel 9. Ohta, who was interviewed in Japan, was one of only 17 Japanese soldiers captured on Tarawa out of a Japanese force that initially numbered 4,500. All the others were either killed in battle or committed suicide. U. S.

casualties were 1,144 dead and 2,309 wounded. 9 "Overland Trail," a new hour-long television series that will tell the story of the building and operation of the first transcontinental stage line, makes its debut on N.B.C.-TV today (Sunday). William Bendi.v, veteran feature picture and television actor remembered by viewers for his portrayal of the title role in "The Life of Riley," will star in the series. "Shotgun Slade," a syndicated Western, has a jazz score running through the gunplay, in spite of the 1870 background. C.B.S.

Television Network star Jack Benny will receive the annual March of Dimes Humanitarian Award at a dinner to be given in the Grand Ballroom of New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on' Feb. 24. SUNDAY STAR BUUETIN, FEBRUARY 21, 1960.