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uirsday, Nov. 9, 1995 EMU Classifieds In this section Roaring Twenties Following in his father's footsteps as a clergyman, Aaron Sherman is serving as a rabbinical intern at The Temple in Atlanta. See article, E2. EI5 Movie directory EIO-II The Atlanta Journal The Atlanta Constitution EI4 ouses in the 1 I u. 1 I i fiHT Powell's decision to put family and privacy first doesn't surprise political wives, who are only too aware of scrutiny of public life Comics Associated Press Alma Powell, 57, apparently was relieved that her husband won't seek the presidency.

SHIRLEY MILLER GEORGIA'S FIRST LADY "I'm not really very concerned about security and never have been. I think it's because Zell doesn't concern him self about it. But if that's something that you couldn't keep from coming to mind real often, it would be a very hard burden to carry around every day." week when a newspaper brought to light that she takes medication for depression. During the news conference following his announcement, Powell said neither he nor his wife was troubled by the revelation. But why is Alma Powell's prescription drug history relevant? Does the impetus for such intimate details come from the media or the public? "It's probably both," Schapiro says.

"We all claim that we don't want to know, but it's amazing how many people know about Alma Powell, read about it and talk about it." The invasiveness of the media troubles Betty Russell Vandiver, wife of former Georgia Gov. Ernest Van-diver Jr. and niece of the late Sen. Richard Russell, who encountered a much less intrusive press corps 35 years ago. "Some of the people in Georgia didn't even know what our children looked like.

They were able to go" to public schools, have friends and go to spend-the-night parties," she says. "We didn't have cameras in our faces every time we stepped out. Today's heightened exposure escalates the safety concerns that are always present for your husband and family, Vandiver says. "There are so many extremists on both sides," Vandiver says. "While even a long time ago Ernie received several death threats, the regard for human life doesn't seem to be as important today." Indeed, friends of Alma Powell report that even before last week's assassination of Israeli leader Yitzhak Rabin, she had fretted: "It only takes one nut." Staff writer Bette Harrison contributed to this article.

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I release from federal prison on a perjury conviction, Swindall hosts a talk radio show on Christian station WNIV-AM (970). "The physical exhaustion that comes from the campaign season just takes a toll on you," says Kim Swindall, the mother of seven. "That coupled with the emotional stress that comes from the lies and half-truths that get printed in the media and what your opponent puts out is very, very difficult." Political wives once stood on the sidelines, shielded from all but society page tributes and flattering election-day photos. There may be no better example of the change than the barrage of media attention heaped on Hillary Rodham Clinton. As feminist writer Betty Friedan observed: "Coverage of Hillary Clinton is a massive Rorschach test of the evolution of women in our society." in 'ER' ratings drive "ER" 1 0 tonight on WXIAChannel 1 1 (73151).

Ratings range from one to four start. George Clooney takes center stage in an episode that's flooded with intensity. to try to save his impromptu patient. Titled "Hell and High Water," the episode might be called "The Redemption of Doug Ross." Last week, as the gazillion "ER" fans know, Ross' insubordination caused him to be stripped of his pediatric fellowship, and he lost his best friend Mark Greene (Anthony Edwards) after unethically bedding a medical student. By the end of tonight's show, it's obvious that Ross and heartthrob Clooney j- have future to burn on TV's hottest hit.

like to CELESTINE SIBLEY Street friends decline help, keep us worried The little man came in out of the rain, carrying a blanket under one arm and towing the big dog named Bobo with the other. He is the best friend and constant companion of Ted Hagler, the Vietnam veteran of whom I wrote a few months ago a street person who begs on Marietta Street. The little man is known to a lot of us only as Shorty, with a small beard and the brightest blue eyes I have ever seen. He looked wet and anxious that drizzly afternoon. Ted, he said, had had a seizure of some kind, falling and hurting his head on the pavement.

They had taken him to Grady Memorial Hospital, and now Shorty was worried about what to do with Bobo, the dog. "I'm gon' sleep out tonight, and he might run away," he said bleakly. Several of us made suggestions but nobody offered to take Bobo, and I went home feeling guilty about the big, amiable retriever. My excuse was that between my big dog and my grandchildren's three dogs from next door it might be canine bedlam. The next day brought help.

Martha Woodham, a co-worker who likes dogs and horses and has a fenced yard, offered to take Bobo for as long as his master needs to be hospitalized. We put on raincoats and grabbed umbrellas and went out in search of Shorty for the latest word on Ted. We found the two men and the dog holed up with blankets and food in the recessed doorway to a building on Fairlie Street. I had talked to somebody at Veterans Affairs and to Pete Wheeler, Georgia's commissioner of Veterans Services, both of whom had offered suggestions for Ted. A shelter, a further physical examination that might confirm his eligibility for a pension, psychiatric help with his other problems.

I mentioned these offers to Ted, and he dismissed them courteously. He deeply appreciated Martha's offer of help with Bobo, but the dog was all right with him at the moment. We sloshed back to the office in the rain, and for once I felt discouraged. Those who say street people are out there because they like it as a way of life have never convinced me. I know it's miserable, sleeping under a lumber pile on a rainy cold night.

I know Ted's physical prob-lemre many and Shorty, such a poJ soft-voiced little fellow, has nothing to be polite about. I hate being under a dry roof and good cover knowing that these two and many others are shivering under plastic garbage bags under a bridge on a winter night. A woman who is even more concerned than I am calls daily looking for a place that will take Ted and his dog. She herself is disabled following a back operation, but she thinks their pain may be greater than her own. And what do I have to tell her? Nothing new.

Pete Wheeler said it all when he said, "You can take a horse to water but you can't make him drink." IfPossible that there are some Wolftinot help? I don't discount the freedom to go and come, the almost independence of the street life. Ted and Shorty and Bobo have a lot of friends out there, people who stop and talk to them and contribute food and a little money. Last winter one of our number replaced shoes that were stolen off Ted's feet and got them blankets. Maybe it's all they need. I'll try to persuade iheir telephone Wend and try to persuade mytelf to stop, worrying.

WALTER CUMMING Staff By Maureen Downey STAFF WRITER a reluctant first lady in the making, Alma Powell earned the sympathy of some Georgia political wives. These women, along with political sci entists, are well aware of the personal toll that a campaign can take. "You have one foot in the door for him to do it and one foot out," says Kay Skandalakis, whose husband, Mitch, is Fulton County Commission chairman. "It's hard. You lose privacy and that time with the family.

You just take it one day at a time." Skandalakis' husband briefly considered a bid for Sen. Sam Nunn's (D-Ga.) seat, a move that his wife opposed. Kay Skandalakis was only 33 when thrust into the role of Fulton County's first lady. Two years later, she says: "It is overwhelming and still mind-boggling to be in the position I'm in." Colin Powell talked Wednesday about the "sacrifices and changes" his family would have to make if he chose to run, saying: "The welfare of my family had to be uppermost in my mind." And families have become casualties in political warfare. "The rules have clearly changed," says Georgia State University political scientist Michael Binford.

"We are much more concerned with a broader range of issues in a politician's life today, including what goes on in the family." That means Kitty Dukakis' personal battle with drugs and alcohol, and 16-year-old Sarah Gore's recent citation for underage drinking are fair game. It's doubtful whether even the late Jacqueline Kennedy, who fiercely shielded her children from the cameras, could thwart today's cult of celebrity. One weary veteran of politics is Kim Swindall, wife of former U.S. Rep. Pat Swindall.

Since his February BETTY TALMADGE FORMER GEORGIA FIRST LADY "Times have changed, and there is much more scrutiny now on the wives and on the politicians. When I came along, I smoked. The photographers would never take a picture of me smoking because it wouldn't be a nice thing for a wife to do." Dr. Ross is redeemed By Phil Kloer TV CRITIC "ER" moves out of the E.R. tonight in a white-knuckler that trades the bright lights of County General Hospital for the claustrophobic darkness of a flooded drainage culvert at night.

OUR WEEKLY RUNDOWN OF THE HOTTEST TV SHOWS PAGE E8 It's there that Dr. Doug Ross (George Clooney) finds a terrified boy trapped during a thunderstorm, his leg pinned under a wire screen as the swirling waters lap at his chin. Channeling his demons into a life-saving rage hile soaked to the skin, Ross must use a car jack instead of a scalpel si il KAY SKANDALAKIS WIFE OF THE FULTON COUNTY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN "When Mitch got ready to run fortheU.S. Senate race, I said, 'Please don't do it. We've been campaigning for three years straight We're tired, and you're tired, Being in the public eye is hard." That test won't end with Hillary Clinton, predicts Atlanta political pollster and strategist Beth Schapiro.

"There will even be more scrutiny of the wives of presidential candidates." Alma Powell learned that last On "ER," Dr. Doug Ross (George Clooney) tries to rescue a trapped boy. NBC Vs- i lie, iff Viewers may be reminded of last season's special show that concentrated almost entirely on Greene's trouble-plagued attempt to help a pregnant woman (and also ended with a balance of one patient' living and another dying). That episode seemed to flow naturally from the series' context, however, while tonight's' feels a more blatantly manipulative ratings sweeps stunt. But the narrative drive is so over- whtlming "ER" watchers aren't likely i feel manipulated.

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