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i ir- 'Around the Dials Hoppy Rides Again on TV By VAL ADAMS Hopalong Cassidy, a ereat name in the early days of win return to the tube. BTB-TV (Channel 68), a new commercial station in Newark that will begin broadcasting: on Sept. 29, will present the "Hopa- long Cassidy Theater" each Sunday from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The station said that it had acquired ot the old movies Celebrities and contestants race to in.

73 td starring the William Boyd as Hoppy and the late Hayes as his sideick. Eoyd appeared in 66 Hopalong Cassidv get into the winner's circle! TomgLit: Anns movies produced in the late 1930s and the early 1940s. Their showing on TV in the late '40s and early '50s made him a big hit Meara, William Shatner. Bill Cullen, host. with the children audience.

Channel 68, which will broadcast from 4:30 p.m. to midnight, will rely largely on vintage TV programing in its initial stages. Eve- To $25,000 PYRAMID ST 4 Anne Bancroft William Boyd ning shows will include "Dobie Gallis," with Dwayne Hickman and Bob Denver; "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," with Richard Basehart; "Adventures in Paradise," with Gardner McKay, and the "Bob Cummings Show." WBTB, owned by Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, plans eventually to engage in pay-TV programing, which would make it the first subscription television station in the New York area. Such programing would be transmitted as a scrambled signal, requiring a decoder attached to the receiver for clear reception. Subscribers would pay a fee for each subscription program they elect to watch.

ABC has obtained broadcast 2-HOUR SPECIAL Caught between family ties and the law, John-Boy must put his life on the line! Richard Thomas, Michael 1 I -x A i I iti -wqHv-tr 1 Learned, Ralph Waite rights to the movie a rock musical released here in in "The Conflict." March 1973, which will be tele vised on Wednesday, Nov. 27, from 8 to 10 p.m. With music by Stephen Schwartz, "Godspell" presents a series of biblical para bles in Victor Garber. wear ing a Superman sweatshirt, plays THEWALTONS Jesus. The showing of "Godspell" will be followed at 10 p.m.

by an Anne Bancroft special, "Annie and the Hoods." Those appearing 0H! THOSE 11 HAPPY SUMMER with her in comedy and music sketches will include Tony Curtis, Robert Merrill, Alan Alda. Gene Wilder, Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks. NBC said yesterday it had received 550 calls of protest about its showing of "Born Innocent," a TV movie starring Linda Blair, on Tuesday from 8 to 10 p.m. The drama depicted the experiences of a 14-year-old girl in a juvenile detention home. NBC said callers protested that a film of such harrowing detail had been scheduled at an early hour.

Some viewers also complained about the shower scene At 11PM, Channel News with Rolland Smith and Dave Marash. Followed by The CBS Late Movie, "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral," starring Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas. DAYS! Perry's first special of the new season. Perry welcomes Paul Lynde, Michele Lee and Jimmie Walker (J.J.

of "Good in a music and memories tribute to all those good old summers i 1 i i past. Sponsored by.i General Telephones' 10 0 in which Chris, played by Linda Blair, was raped by other girls in the detention home. Channel 11 got some protests yesterday from Yankees fans because the station did not schedule last night's doubleheader against the Orioles in Baltimore. The station, which said it could not do so because of prior commitments, said it will televise tonight's game in Baltimore, beginning at 7:30. Channel 5 and other Metromedia stations will drop Rona Barrett, the Hollywood gossiper, the middle of October, when her contract expires.

Her series has been syndicated by Metromedia Producers Corp. PERRY COUO'S SUIIHER OP '74.