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DAILY ALMANAC WEDNESDAY. JULY 9. 1975 NATIONAL SUMMARY Locally, forecast is for partly cloudy skies with chance of thunderstorms; showers and thunderstorms over southern Nevada, Arizona and southern New Mexico. Oklahoma. Arkansas and the rest of the mid Atlantic states.

Mostly sunny weather will dominate the rest of the nation. do an action show," said Bridges, figured they were the group to do it. They had the best reputation and success, since 'Police Woman' was also a spinoff of 'Police Joe Forrester was first seen by televiewers May 6, 1975, on "Police Story" in an episode entitled "The Return of Joe Forrester." Bridges Cop on a Beat jflncf Man in the Middle Ity HAY GARDELLA IJeverly Hills, July 8 Lloyd Bridges is Joe Forrester (formerly called the Metro Man) Tuesday nights at 10 on NBC this fall. He's also the man in the middle. His series, spinoff of "Police Story, VMS? I NtWORlfANS MIAMI fSHOS fLOW Alt 'CJSHOWMS FLOW created Joseph Wambaugh, is ine one that caused Wambaugh and Columbia Pictures executive David Gerber to square off.

Gerber, who is executive producer of "Police Story," is also executive producer of "Joe Forrester." Wambaugh, who criticized the new Bridges pilot for its excessive Violence, considered the format and character concept" of Officer Joe Forrester a ripoff of "The Blue Knight," which he created. It was made into a pilot with George Kennedy, but it never went to series. It was a mini-series with Bill Holden last year. Now, it was learned, Wambaugh, after shouting his mouth of If is eating his words. He is berating himself for his actions and his charges against producer David Gerber and has promised the studio never' to the "Joe Forrester" series again.

Meanwhile, Bridges said during a lunch break at the Polo Lounge -of the Beverly Hills Hotel: "i never aw "The Blue An easy going actor, who likes to maintain a Mr. Nice Guy image, he tended to "write the whole fracas off as unfortunate. "I was unhappy for everyone's sake, Joe's included. He's a talented man, and he came off in the published stories about the series as bitter and 5 "What bothers me about it is the idea of a cop on a beat doesn't seem that original. Hasn't it been done before But maybe Wambaugh has good reason to be gore.

Who, knows I'm better off staying out of it." Interestingly, one of the things that caused Bridges to accept the role of Officer Forrester in the series Was the fact that "Police Story'' was professionally done and Wambaugh was connected with it. He was under the impression, for a while, at least, that- the former L.A. cop and writer would also have something to do with the Forrester series. As it turned out this was not the case. "As long as we were going to As a cop on a beat in any metropolitan city, Forrester is an "Old Pro" who considers personal contact more important than all of the fancy computerized police work.

"As I see my role," said Bridges, "I'm the kind of a foot cop who's anxious to keep his beat safe and sound. I'm not a guy anxious to have a fight. But if there's no other way but use force, then I'll have to. I don't know what Wambaugh was talking about when he said our show was excessively violent. I'm not in favor of too much violence.

There are other ways this sort of-thing can be handled." way?" we asked. "For instance," said Bridges, "in the episode we shot for 'Police a man is raping a woman in a truck when we come upon him. He runs, and as I look into the back of the truck to see what 'he, has dor. all you see is the expression on my face, not the raped woman. It's this that causes me to take off after the guy." Liked 'Sea Hunf who.

has done four television series, said he'd forgotten how much work was involved. His first was "Sea Hunt," in 1957, and now that AREA FORECASTS Monasejuon to Block Island New York City Variable cloudiness, warm and humid with a chance of a few thunderstorms. High in the mid 80s. Clearing at night, low in mid 60s. 1 omorrow, warm and less humid.

Southwest winds at 10 to 15 knots with possibly higher gusts in thunderstorms today and early tonight. Northwest at 10 to 15 knots later tonight. Variable cloudiness, chance of thun-aerstorms, at night. long; Island Extended Local Forecast Chance of showers Friday, with "Sap and Sunday expected to be fair. Temperatures will average slightly below normal through period.

High in low 80s, lows upper 60s. Variable cloudiness, warm and humid today and early tonight with a of a few thunderstorms. High in mid 80s except lower over Eastern end. Clearing at night, tow 60 to 65. Tomorrow, sunny, warm and less humid.

Northern' New Jersey Rockland, Westchester Variable cloudiness, warm and hu mid today and early tonight with a chance of a few thunderstorms. High in mid 80s. Clearing later at night, low 60 to 65. Tomorrow, sunny, warm and less humid. Airdex Yesterday: Air quality was rated unhealthy for 24 hours ended 3 p.m.

Todav: Air quality is expected to be mhealthy. he shooting in the hot las An Temperatures in New York Tuesday's Max. Tuesday's Min. 83 at 3:35 p.m. 66 at 2:01 a.m.

Sun. Moon, Planets Sun rises today 5:33 a.m., sets 6:29 p.m., rises tomorrow 5:34 a.m., sets 8:29 p.m. Moon rises 6:09 a.m., sets 8:43 P.m. Morning stars: Mercury, Mars, Jupiter; evening stars: Venus, Saturn. Highest July 8, 98 in 1937 Lowest July 8, 56 in 1894 8 a.m 69 9 a.m 71 10 a.m 73 11 a.m 75 Noon 77 1 p.m 76 2 p.m.

79 2 p.m 79 3 p.m 82 4 p.m 82 5 p.m 80 6 p.m 77 7 p.m.. 76 8 p.m. 74 8 P.m.74 9 p.m 73 10 p.m. a 11 p.m 73 Midnight 75 a.m 72 2 a.m 71 July 9 July 15 July23 July31 New First Q. Full tost Q.

Tides geles sun down on Main bt. he wouldn't mind being back in it. He also did "The Lloyd Bridges Show" for producer Aaron Spelling, which he felt did not get a fair shot. "It was an interesting format. I was a writer, and in each episode, I'd become the character I was writing about.

It was a half-hour series that should have been one hour to develop it properly." Two other shows followed. A western that the late Rod Ser-ling was responsible for called "The Loner" and a mini-series, "San Francisco International Airport." Even Bridges' sons are in the swing of acting now. His son, Jeff, is making a. film, "Stay Hungry" in Alabama. And Beau, who appeared with his father as young Ben Franklin in the CBS mini-series, starred in the Abby Mann pilot for "Medical Story," an NBC fall anthology series.

"I liked to keep the family Mean temperature, 75, normal, 76; average below normal since July 1, .65 degrees. THI (Temperature Humidity Index) at Midnight, 71. Precipitation Yesterday, none; total since July 1. 2.44 inches; total since January 1, 27.85 inches (1.08 inch above normal); totaj last year to this date, 23.09 inches. Hisn Low a.m.

p.m. a.m. p.m. Barnesat Inlet. 8:21 8:34 2:24 2:24 Sandy Hook 8:41 8:54 2:45 2:45 Battery 9:16 9:29 3:21 3:24 Willets Point 12:01 6:15 6:15 Stamford 12:14 6:09 6:24 Fire Isl.

Inlet 8:03 8:16 2:16 2:16 Montauk Point- 8:54 9:0 2:51. 2:54 WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES ins.tr F'cast Rain Today Yesterday High Lew "Seattle St. Louis Washington. 59' 70 72 P.CIoudy P.CIoudy P.CIoudy 84 89 85 Foreign Temp 73 66. 57- with me while I was working Athens Berlin Buenos Aires.

Dublin 61 Hong Kong 84 61 and the boys were growing up, and that's how they got into the profession. They figure if I could do it they could do it" Lone on Madrid Albany Z- 84 66 P. Cloudy Anchorage 69 5 P. Cloudy Atlanta 83 68 P.CIoudy Boston 75 66 P.CIoudy Buffalo 89 69 Clear Chicago 76 72 Clear Cincinnati 86 65 .21 Clear Cleveland 84 64 Clear Denver 86 59 .78 P.CIoudy Detroit B3 66 .29 P.CIoudy Fort Worth 97 78 P.CIoudy Honolulu 35 74 Clear Houston 92 7S P.CIoudy Los Angeles 83 63 Clear Miami Beach 89 79 Rain Minneapolis 88' 70 Clear Mew Orleans 91- 77 P.CIojdy Orlando 91 71 .10 Rain Philadelphia 85 68 Rain Phoenix 83 P.CIoudy Pittsburgh 82 61 P.C'oudy Salt Lake City- 96 70 Clear San Francisco 64 54 Clear. San Juan, P.

R. 81 76 .08 P.Ctoudy 64 Mexico City. 70 Skies Clear Clear. Clear Cloudy P.CIoudy P.CIoudy Clear Cloudy P.CIoudy Cloudy Clear Cloudy P.CIoudy Clear-Clear P.CIoudy Montreal Moscow 61 70 Pans 75 Peking Rio de Janeiro. 43 66 Rome Stockholm 59 7ft Tel Aviy Toronto 75 79 We suggested that young Beau looked a little young for the bed scene with Shirley Hopkins Knight in the "Medical Story" pilot.

The elder Bridges laughed and said: "She's teaching him the ropes. It doesn't matter if you have an affair with someone older. That's how my son Jeff learned about sex. I Tokyo THE SILENT' TEAKS "Ths Phantom Radio Highlights 99 wasn't that lucky. 1 think an older gal is a good idea." off the Opera 10:00 W0R In Conversation; -Woody Her- man.

WQXR Casper Citron Show; Freda Adler, author. "Sisters in Crime." 12:00 WNYC-fM While the City Sleeps; Schuberfs "Quartet No. 1 in Flat Major," Handel's "Concerto Grosso," other selections. Honorable Intention Bridges insists that "Joe "Forrester" will have a ring of authenticity. And while he's a bachelor cop he'll have a gal in the wings, Pat Crowley, who's a hostess in a club.

But most of Starring Lon Chancy as the fiend who terrorizes the Paris Opera House. The 1925 silent film directed by Rupert Julian. 9 p.m. Channel 13 (Repeated on Sunday night) io-. Made possible by an underwriting grant MORNING 8:30 WEVD Joey Adams Show; Biographer Gerald Frank.

10:15 W0R Arlene Francis Show; Shana Alexander. 11:00 WNYC-FM Spoken Words; Jean Shepherd reads from his book "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories and Other Disasters." 11:15 W0R The McCanns; Dr. Alan Cohen. "How to Get Your Child to Read a Book?" AFTERNOON 12:00 WEVD Ruth Jacobs Show; Leslie Tonner, author. "Nothing but the Best." 2:15 W0R Sherrye Henry Show; Gareth Nelson, curator of Museum of Natural History.

"Sharks." WQXR Montage; Schubert's "Cello and Piano Sonata in A Minor," Respighi's "Feste Romane," others. EVENING 7:00 WRVR The Shadow: Sandbag Murders." 7:07 W0R Mystery Theater; E.G. Marshall, host "The Benjamin Franklin Murder 7:30 WNEW Baseball; Mets-Reds. 7:55 WMCA Baseball; Rangers-Yankees. 9:15 WEVD Forward; Edwin.

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"I think my portrayal of a cop on the beat who. uses his head to solve problems might improve our relationship with the police today. This. is an area that needs work." The producers of "Joe Forrester" are Mark Rodgers and James H. Brown.

Rodgers was story consultant for two years on "Police Story" and deputy sheriff for six years in Los Angeles. Some of the scripts, according to Bridges, are coming directly from experiences of cops on the beat. The Largest Savings Bank in America A 2 1" 26" poster of all the stars from The Silent Years is on sale for $1 at all Bowery offices or by mail: 1 10 42nd St, N.Y., MY. 10017. Net proceeds go to Channel 13..