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Change next week from WETV (educational', television)' to WPBA public broadcasting Atlanta). I Ironically, the call letter change comes just as a skirmish is brewing 4ver the soul of the station. The station's, license the Atlanta public school system," wants to Ereempt two hours of air time a to 8 p.m., for reading find math programs targeted at elementary school .1 The way things stand now, that's what.will happen oh June 18. One of (he casualties would be a key PBS trojram, the "MacNeilLehrer lewsHour." Station officials, who'd be -embarrassed by the programming move, reportedly plan a lobbying fort to block it. 1 The press release of the month jomes rom a public relations firm called March Five: "During the five years that 'PM Magazine' has been a tpp-raled (show), co-hosts.

often been referred to good-naturedly as 'Ken and types. "In honor of the hundreds of air personalities who have contrib- uted to the show's success, Mattel Toys recently produced special out- fits and accessories' for-Ken and Barbie, making them official 'PM -Magazine' i co-hosts. Later in the year, Mattel plans to bring out a line of clothes and accessories avail-' able to the general public." Order mine now. If you watched "A Married Man" WGNXChanne.l 46, and won-dered how an American accent got into the British production, here's' the Lise who played Paula, was born and raised in Wisconsin. She moved to England study drama and begin her career, but now makes her home in New York City.

'v Et cetera: Arthur, Sando, whose name- frequently appears in the, newspaper as Ted Turner's has been promoted to vice, president of "corporate relations at Turner Broadcasting. His old title was director of corporate encounters of the audio kind: It somehow seems odd that a radio station, WGST-AM (920) was urging people to tune to it for coverage of a distinctly visual event, today's solar eclipse. John Carman tJZU if If ZL' J'H W. CHERYL BRAYStaff 'The babies are out there. It's a matter of finding says Susan Wesley, spending lime with Allyson and husband Allan Legalities often placed in "the adoptive home.

"That's the sweat period," says Allan Wesley, who had Allyson seven of those 10 days. Experts say teenage mothers involved in independent adoption are more apt to change their minds because they are less likely to receive adequate counseling during their pregnancies. Terry Parker, an Atlanta lawyer who handles between five and 10 adoptions a year, says he has had to take two babies out of their adoptive homes in the last six years because the birth mothers wanted them back before the 10 days was up. 1 Frustrated by delays and the rigors of searching for a child, an increasing number of would-be parents are turning away from the domestic baby market and are adopting babies from other countries. In 1982, there were 6,423 for- eign adoptions in the United States, compared to 2,400 in 1970.

In Georgia there were 71 foreign adoptions in 1982 and 128 in 1983. The two private agencies in the Atlanta area that specialize in foreign adoptions Illien' Adoptions International and Children Services International arranged 158 foreign adoptions between them last year. Most of the babies came from El Salvador, Korea, Colombia, India and Mexico! Through these agencies, the wait rarely exceeds one to two years. The fee ranges from $4,000 to $6,000 and includes the baby's transportation to the United States. Foreign adoptions can also be done independently, usually through an attorney in the foreign country.

In these cases, the prospective parents often have to pick up the child in his homeland. Whether a foreign child is adopted independently or through an agency, most adoptive parents have little medical information about the parents. "That's almost always absent," says Lya Sorano, director of Children Services International. Also, some of the babies frequently have minor health problems, such as mild malnutrition and skin infections. Often the parents' identities aren't even known because the child was abandoned.

Sometimes the age of the child is a mystery, or a couple may think they are adopting a 6-month-old, but later discover their child is twice that age. Even with some of these drawbacks, however, many people who adopted foreign children say they have no regrets. "There's a premium on healthy white infants. People are paying outrageous fees for them," says Susan Mahoney, 37, who adopted her son Vijay from India in August 1981. i "I didn't have to have a "healthy white infant.

It didn't matter what country he was from. I just wanted a child." Continued from Page 1-C have any babies and are not taking any applications: Of those that do, the wait ranges from five months to four years and the fees vary greatly. At one end are three agencies charging fees on a sliding scale with a $2,000 to $3,500 ceiling. At the other extreme is one that deals almost exclusively with white healthy infants and charges $14,000, a fee that is the highest in the state by several thousand dollars. But because babies are relatively scarce at those agencies that charge more moderate fees, many couples are resorting to more innovative methods such as Mrs.

Wesley's and are finding babies independently, usually dealing with the pregnant woman through a doctor or minister. Independent adoption was the most popular method in Georgia last year. The couples face less bureauc-. racy than with an agency and can sometimes find a baby in as little as four months. The search, however, can be emotionally draining.

A 35-year-old Atlanta parent says she was close to adopting independently seven times within four years, but all fell through, either because the mother changed her mind or the lawyer gave the baby to another couple. "It's a roller coaster ride. Your emotions are constantly up and down," she says. "Every time I heard of one I'd daydream about what it looked like, its smile. You tell yourself not to get your hopes up, but when it falls through, you still cry." Although the majority of independent adoptions eventually proceed smoothly, there is some risk.

Usually the adoptive parents receive less medical and sociological information about the child than if they had worked through a private agency. If the child is ill, a complete medical history of the biological parents may not be available. Also, there is the slim possibility that one or both biological parents may try to reclaim the child. In all Georgia adoptions, the biological parents are supposed to sign surrender papers relinquishing all rights to their child. In some cases, however, the biological father is unaware of the birth andor the adoption, has not signed the proper release and may try to get custody of the child later on.

Even when the papers are signed, Georgia law says that the biological parents have 10 days in which to change their minds. Private adoption agencies usually place the child in foster care during that time, but in independent adoptions the child is Continued from Page 4-C A Tmta of China "Water Farmers" 1. A look at the way water, has shaped. the Shaoxing farmers' life in the Adoptive parents can end tip the losers if they participate in the baby black market. In Georgia, anyone who is involved in baby-selling or who offers inducements to biological parents may be charged with a felony and given a maximum penalty of a $10,000 fine and a 10-year prison sentence, according to Atlanta attorney Lynn McNeese.

Ms. McNeese, who handles about 120 adoptions a year and teaches a course on private adoptions at Oglethorpe University, says prospective parents should ask their lawyers to explain and itemize adoption expenses. They should be wary of legal fees exceeding $2,000 or of attorneys who, for adoptions, increase their standard hourly rate. If legal expenses exceed $500, the attorney is required by law to give the county superior court an itemized expense report of the adoption, which the Division of Family and Children Services examines to be sure the mother has not been offered an inducement. The department then files a report with the court, recommending whether the adoption take place, and the judge presiding over the court makes the final decision.

James B. Outman, an adoptive parent who handled several private adoptions before becoming senior counsel for Georgia-Pacific Corp. five years ago, says that frequently judges don't look at the reports carefully enough. "It's natural to want to please everyone. It's almost like playing God," he'says.

Continued from Page 1-C adoption, says Eliza-. beth Cole, director of the permanent families for children program at the Child Welfare League in New York, a non-profit group that provides information on adoption. "People 'Who are doing it don't raise their Thands and say, Social workers, adoptive parents, and people affiliated with licensed private adoption agencies say they have heard of baby price tags of up to $20,000 in the Atlanta area. "Sometimes the baby goes not to the best parents," says William Pierce, president of the National Committee for Adoption in Washington, D.C., "but to people who can write the biggest check." Anyone adopting in Georgia is permitted to pay legal fees and medical expenses relating to the pregnancy and delivery. Giving gifts such as a car, vacation and money are illegal.

"It (money and gifts) could be considered an inducement to the mother to surrender her says Edith Home, who acts as a consultant in independent adoptions the State Division of, Family and Children Services X' Only itt private agency adoptions are couples also allowed to pay for. such expenses as foster care, mater-: nity clothes and transportation to Scheduled: International Day, Iris Chacon (the Dolly Parton of Puerto Rico), (lhr.) USA, Boxing (See 8 p.m.) WGN, Movie "Emperor of the North Pole' (1973) 12:40 C9 Movie "the Bermuda' Depths" (1978) CMAX, Movie "Big Bad (1974) SHOW, Movie "The Seduction" (1982) 1:00 WOR, The Saint The Saint picks up the pieces of an old robbery and tries to find the hidden loot. (60 min.) PlAY, Movie "Affair" (See 9 p.m.) 1:25 HBO, A Tooit to lonny Bruce 1:30 ID Thkke of the Night Scheduled: Keith Carradine, Dody Goodman, Patrick Carlin, Richard Hack, Arsenio Hall, author Pamela Pettier TMC, Movie "Love and 2:10 (D Movie "Canon City" (1948) Scott Brady, Jeff Corey. CMAX, Movie "An American Werewolf in London" (1981) HBO, Movie "Britannia -Hospi tal" (1982) 2:30 Movie "Filthy "Rich" (See 10:30 p.m.) Yangtze Delta. CD twilight Zone During World War II.

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