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THE GETTYSBURG TIMES, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, PAGE THIRTEEN SATURDAY EVENING NBQ CBS ABC 7:00 Ketter 7:30 M.A.S.H Specials Of The Seventies 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 Movie: "Watermelon Man" Harper Valley One Of Walt Disney Barbara Mandrell Sisters 10:00 News 10:30 Reflections Protection For Sale CBS Movie: "Same Time, Next Year" Love Boat Tony Brown Voices Light In The West Fantasy Island Jazz At Maintenance Shoi SUNDAY EVENING NBC CBS ABC tt) 7:00 7:30 Movie: "Assign. Munich" Father Murphy 60 Minutes Inside America Soccer Made In Germany 8:00 8:30 Lawrence Welk CHiPs A. Bunker Day At Time 9:00 9:30 Merv Griffin Dean Martin At Animal Park Alice Jeffersons 10:00 News 10:30 HealthBeat Loretta Lynn Trapper John, D. ABC Movie: "Yanks" Nova: "Cosmic Fire" Masterpiece Theatre Creativity Inside Story Barbara Babcock "intriguing" By JERRY BUCK AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP)-On NBC's "Hill Street Blues- Barbara Babcock plays television's most outrageous femme fatale, Grace Gardner, who's into leather sheets and hot oil massages. The Emmy Award- winning actress might be just as intriguing as the character she plays, but she's anything but a vamp.

The comely blue-eyed, red-haired Miss Babcock travels to remote areas of the world as an assistant on scientific expeditions. And she recently was awarded a patent for a shampoo she and another actress developed. On "Hill Street Blues" Grace Gardner is in amorous pursuit of Sgt. Phil Es- terhaus, played by Michael Conrad. They both won Emmys in September for thejr portrayals.

Her humorous modus operandi includes leather sheets, hot oils and lotions warmed in her microwave, and nude horseback riding. "It's still a recurring role," said Miss Babcock. "It's the kind of role you couldn't do every week. She's too outrageous. Every time I read a script I say that's it.

What more can she do? Then they come up with something new. "The trick of playing a character like outrageous and larger than life, is that she must be believable," Miss Babcock said. "She must believe that her life is normal. I think the core of Grace is that she's an intensely obsessive woman. She just feels and does everything in a heightened way.

"I've become comfortable with her," she said. "It's hard now as an actress for me to think of her as outrageous. It makes good sense. I'm really fond of her. I've never known anyone like her, but I think there is a bit of Grace in all of us yearning to get out.

We'd all like to react in a visceral way." Miss Babcock came to her role as Grace Gardner by means of many other roles for the producers at MTM Enterprises, makers of "Hill Street Blues." She played a lesbian in the pilot of "Paris" and was the only woman in the cast of the MTM pilot "Operating Room." "It was really the first time in my career that a group of producers or a studio had accepted me as a character actress, which is the way I see myself," she said. "Before that I had been seen as a leading lady. It was a box I couldn't get out of." She was not in the pilot of "Hill Street Blues," but she did appear in the next four shows last season. That was supposed to be all, but Grace Gardner was too rich a character to give up. Miss Babcock was born in the United States, but was raised in Japan and Europe.

Her father served in the Army and the State Department. She attended the University of Lausanne in Switzerland and the University of Milan in Italy, and completed her education in the United States. The shampoo was developed by Miss Babcock and Susan Bjurman over a fiv year period. "The idea came to us one day and we didn't know how to develop it." she said. "So I studied chemistry and Susan studied marketing.

Finally, we hired a chemist and he made samples following our instructions." They also hired a patent attorney and were recently granted a patent. The shampoo is not yet on the market, but they are negotiating with several companies. In her time away from acting and developing shampoo, she has hunted rock paintings in Kenya and studied animal habits along the Amazon River with scientists. "It allows me to see parts of the world I could never see as a tourist." she said "I'm primarily interested in animal behavior, but I'm also interested in geology and ar- '-haeology. But you have to start as a In the Amazon I hacked out trails so we could study aboreal monkeys." Star Tracking Saturday, April 17 YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY: Changes can be especially nerve-wracking, yet you may have a great opportunity for more freedom in your life.

Be willing to let the "plaster" fall around you to catapult you onto the right level of operation. Last second luck will come from distances, in connection with promotional effort, publicity. Arguments over joint property, funds can be upsetting. Get enough exercise, stay out of your own way. BORN TODAY: Actor William Holden (1918), TV commentator Harry Reasoner (1923).

ARIES (March 21-April 20): You may have misunderstandings, arguments MARMADUKE about money today. Some disagreement with partner, mate may be very upsetting. Avoid tendency to sarcasm, caustic remarks. Find exciting ways to change less than productive situation around you. TAURUS A i 21-May 21): Additional income may come unexpectedly.

You can find quiet ways to collect funds, start new plans on the job. Be willing to start new projects, but keep a respectful silence. Chance taking pays off handsomely. GEMINI a 22-June 211- Romantic partnership gives life a special excitement, new opportunity for travel. Romance, love can bring new opportunity for expression of dormant tal- By Brad Anderson ent.

Take good chances. CANCER 22-July 23): Ask for what you need and want. Home away from home spells greater pleasure, ioy. fun in your life. Friends join forces with you in celebration of new events in your life.

Avoid any unpleasant discussions with associates. LEO (July 24-Aug. 23): Serious considerations lead to better agreement with co-workers, on the-job. You can find security with de- tailed.work, yet sense the excitement that comes with distances, travel, legalities. Be ready for last second opportunity.

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23): Get ready for exciting situation with land, home, property. You can accomplish miracles with innovative ideas connected to matters at the base of your life. Raise funds, collect income, be ready for celebration.

Channel impatience however. LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23) Some disagreements with partners, mate may come to a head today as a result of exciting situation with expression of talent, investments. Conversations hold special promise of new condition's.

Serious discussions pay off. Curb impatience. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 221: Partnership work can come under fire today.

You may become aggravated, impatient in connection with group situation. Frustration with collection of funds should not obfuscate ability to earn money through innovative work at home. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 Dec. 21): Exciting, last minute opportunity will certainly keep you on your toes.

Some creative opportunity, situation with children seems to bring even greater opportunity for communication. Serious decision about group situation provides security. Avoid argument. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22- Jan.

20): Emotions lead to better partnership, understanding. You can work in cooperation with someone in a new exciting situation. Financial matters are connected to innovative approach to public life, career activity. Go for broke. AQUARIUS (Jan.

21-Feb. 18): Travel leads to new conditions in your life. You may have-a chance to promote, publicize someone, something that brings greater stability into your life. Be willing to channel ambition. Sense the trends of the times, take advantage of opportunity.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Ambition seems heightened today. You can have a big surprise in connection with career, public life, funds. Be ready to take advantage of anything that is offered. Frustration with partnership matters mav tempt you to say things you'll wish you hadn't.

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