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1TVi y' v' --J coped with sequel tells how Walshes Airs Monday on CBS By jerry buck LOS ANGELES (AP) -The sequel to deals with coping with the death of a child, and JoBeth JVUliams hopes tt win have the same impact as the' first movie did three years NBCs "Adam: His Song Continues" tells how John and Eeve Walsh struggled to keep their family to-, gether to the years after the 1981 kid-nap-murder, of their son, Adam, gained national attention. Walsh's devotion to children's rights disrupts iff 1 si, ples who lose a child break up. John and Reve did not, and they have two incredible kids now." Williams stars as Reve Walsh and Daniel J. TravanU reprises his role John Walskv The movie airs at 8 run. Monday on NBC.

After the Abduction of- his Walsh worked for passage of the Hissing Children's Act of 1981 The new film tells bow he leaves his job in hotel management to become a special consultant to the Omaha's Channel 42 ties with Chicago's WGN KPTM rated Nb. 1 independent station II son Miss Williams has been offered series work, but said, Tve turned down a number of them that have become successful shows. It's nothing to do with television vs. films. Movies -wind up being video cassettes, so you're on television even when you do a feature film.

It has to do with the fact that I did a soap years ago, and playing the same role got very tiresome. It would have to be a very challenging part" She was on "The Guiding Light," then directed by Pasquln. "We're the only kids station in Omaha. We've got the same programming as WGN, WTBS and WOR except for the major sports Aggressive purchases KPTM aggressively purchased syndicated shows and bought up 3,000 movies titles to provide its programming. At the same time, the station's philosophy led it to decline to participate in the new Fox Broadcasting network "Why would you program Joan Rivers in Johnny Carson's hometown?" Nielsen asked.

Nielsen said he expects the KPTM ratings to continue to rise as the station's counterprograrnming continues to draw viewers away from the network affiliates and as it increases its cable signup to more than 90 percent of the area cable services this fan. Among the time periods where viewership is expected to increase is See MEDIA on page 18TV later in the series, are two programs created National Center for and Exploited Children. His wife is dismayed-when he accepts the Job and moves the family from Florida to Washington. 1 The tension between them grows as his new Job requires constant travel, v. The original "Adam" resulted in a number of children being reunited with their parents.

"It was wonderful to see that something you've been involved with was doing so much good," Williams LKent Wolgamott Televisionradio have stronger ratings in the summer when network affiliates are in reruns, but Nielsen said "not 44 per-' cent higher," the KPTM increase from April to July. The KPTM success is attributed by Nielsen to the strong reputation of its owner, Harry Pappas, in the independent television world; the lack of any other independent in the Omaha market; and the station's policy of programming an alternative to the shows available on the networks. "People look at us as the movie station, that's fine. But we're really an things to an people at various times during the day," Nielsen said. sionals, medical experts, lawmakers, media specialists, 'theologians and philosophers, has been assembled to participate in a series of forums.

Moderators win lead the panelists through hypothetical case studies that force them to confront, on camera, the type of crisis decisions they face daily. Veteran newsman Fred W. Friendly is originator and commentator of the series. "Truth and Confidences," the Missing the family and strains his marriage. Td say 'Adam' was the most re-.

warding work experience of my life," Williams said. "I hope with 'Adam IT people win see that the' problems brought to focus the first movie are sua with us. Kids are still miss-9 tag. I also think people win be interested in seeing what happened to John and Reve Walsh. "The film dealt with a horrifying event The continuation shows two people who went through the worst 'experience a parent can go through.

Ninety percent of the cou ABC PHOTO his high school studies through a General Education Development program taught at his place of employment Reeves' story and those of other high school dropouts who have decided to resume their studies are told in "Project Second Chance: Dropouts in America," a one-hour documentary airing at 7 Wednesday. Kentucky Educational Television's' P.ED on TV" is one of the nroeams WgWiglfted fcthe doqumentarjr. IThe "y''' After just four months on the air, KPTM, Channel 42ts the nation's top-rated independent television station during prime-time hours. KPTM tied WGN, the Chicago su-perstation, with a 15 rating share in the July Arbitron ratings for the 7 pm to 10 p.m. time slot For the entire broadcast day, the Omaha-based regional independent tied for third among an independents, with a 13 share in sign-on to sign-off viewing It was, however, the top-rated independent in a mixed market That is, KPTM is a UHF station in a market where all its competitors are VHF stations.

"We're the No. 1 station in the country in four months, that's a little scary," said KPTM station manager Gary Nielsen. "Obviously we expected to be doing wen, but the people have just accepted us very wen and immediately." 44 percent higher 1 Independent stations typically I 1 "-x fkimmmmmmmm 1 mmm m. 'Raiders' debuts on ABC 7 Harrison Ford stars In the adventure movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark," which will make its network television debut on "The ABC Sunday Night Movie'' at 8 tonight Shows on high school dropouts, medical care on NETV adults the opportunity to prepare for their GED exam through televised academic courses. Beginning in November, the GED series can be seen on NETV.

Managing miracles Our Miracles: Health Care in America," a new series that explores the ethical, legal and social questions raised by modern medi- cine, premieres at 8 pm Thursday. In the 10-part series, a panel of na- A special program that looks at options facing high school dropouts and the premiere of a new series examining the state of medical care in the United States highlight this week's programming on the Nebraska Educational Television Network. As a teen-ager, Dennis Reeves of Paragould, Art, devoted most of his attention to having a good time. He cared little for academics and even-tuaDy dropped out of high school Now tobjs a to exploring the sacred relationship that has existed between doctor and patient v- '4J Are there any situations in which the physician can ethically break that solemn oath between doctor and patient? Where does a physician draw the line between confidentiality and social responsibility? Other programs look at sucFtopF" cal issues as the harvesting and dis-. mi 9cal.