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C-6 Santa Cruz Sentinel Thursday, Dec. 9, 1982 2 Murder comes to the soaps on 'Edge of Night' By MICHAEL KUCHWARA the author of more than 450 short stories, were precautions. Slesar and his co-writer, Lois Kibbee, who Associated Press Writer many of which have appeared in Ellery "I did not put the solution into the plays Monticello's grande dame Geraldine NEW YORK (AP) Henry Slesar is Queen's and Alfred Hitchcock's mystery document. I've never put it in writing," Saxon on the show, write the scripts, happy. The quiet, unassuming former ad magazines, as well as over 100 scripts for Slesar said.

"It's been talked about to the Slesar does three per week, Miss Kibbee agency copywriter is plotting another such television series as "Alfred people that absolutely have to know. the other two. murder not a straightforward shoot- Hitchcock Presents," "The Man from "My own secretary doesn't know. I The groundwork, involving motivation 'em-up that leaves no doubt about the UNCLE," and "The Name of the Game." won't tell her," he said. "My wife, who and opportunity, is now being laid for the killer, but an old-fashioned whodunit with "A murder is human passion at its watches the show every day, doesn't locked door murder, but the crime won't the wrong person accused of committing absolute peak.

Your emotions have really know. She doesn't even know the murder's be committed before the first of the year, the crime. gone haywire, out of control, when you coming. She prefers that. And I prefer it And its solution wouldn't be known until For nearly 15 years, Slesar has created have to resort to murder," he said.

"It's because I get more of a reaction from the end of March. During the first three the murders and mayhem that have made an opportunity for strong drama." her." months of the year the number of daytime the long-running ABC soap opera "The Slesar plots his stories for "Edge" After the step document is approved, viewers is at its highest. dramas. a "step document," a type of story i S7nailit'u 5 It's been a lone time between reallv projection, usuallv for three tn six liT ii If H)3UMJLaiA "10V 1 My Favorite ON COLDER POO" (Pg; ROBIN DS SAT. 1 1 YEAR "YU" "POND" WILLIAMS (R) good murders on the show not since months, in which the steps or major flemented housekeeper Molly Sherwood events of the plot are outlined, dispatched several people 18 months ago.

"I number them, so you can refer to But now, typing on a word processor ia- lhem," as the plot unfolds, Slesar said, the den of his East Side apartment, Slesar although the events may not occur as has written what he thinks is his most originally planned, baffling whodunit yet, a variation on the "You can't always predict. In fact, as classic locked-room murder. you get to the end of a document, it "It's the traditional story in which becomes attenuated because after three someone is killed in a room which is months, you may discover there is a more locked," Slesar said. "In this case, it's interesting way to do something," he said, going to be a locked television studio with "You are more specific at the beginning only one entrance. It's going to be more of than you are at the end." a question of not how the murderer got in, The step document for the Slesar's but how he or she could have possibly latest murder story was seen by a limited gotten out." number of people the producers, Pro- The 55-year-old Slesar has had practice cter Gamble; the "Edge" production in the fine art of dastardly demises.

He's staff; the network and even then there A THE MAN FROM iNOWY R1VE1M PLUS- Morgan Fairchild in a scene from an earlier film Actress files suit over nude scene demands mi IPGl'gB- DAILY FINAL 8 DAYS! SPECIAL LIMITED ENGAGEMENT 5T rur (R) EETTE MIDLER mpv. STRIKES CACtC- J01K CENTURY FOX FILMS DAILY From Walt Disney Productions WED. TKUR. TIMES "JIHXED" "CARP" 8:40 PC It Mifd by Bu" Vw Ont'ibutior Cn mi Will Divwy Produtliont Technicolor "Powerful." -Howard Kissel, WOMEN'S WEAR DAILY DAILY THE TIMES WILL BE DIFFERENT ON THE WEEKEND about the nude scenes. "Outside of the camera crew necessary for the filming of scenes with nudity, no other persons shall be allowed on the set," the memo said.

Miss Fairchild agreed to change the starting date for production, but the suit did not state whether she agreed to allow Curtis to watch the nude scenes. Miss Fairchild's attorney, Rick Shaffran, refused Tuesday to comment on the suit, saying only that everything was on record in court. A man who answered the phone Tuesday at Zupnik-Curtis Enterprises in Los Angeles said Curtis and Tokofsky were conference and could not come to the phone to talk about the suit. Miss Fairchild seeks $2.5 million in general damages, and $10 million in punitive damages. The suit said she was to receive $350,000 for the film, plus $100 per day for seven weeks of shooting, as well as $70,000 plus 5 percent of the film's net profits.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) -Actress Morgan Fairchild has filed a $12.5 million breach-of-contract suit against two producers, alleging one of them demanded to watch her shoot nude scenes. In the suit, the star of television's "Flamingo Road" contends that filming of the movie "Skins" was to start in September, but producers Bruce Cohn Curtis and Jerry Tokofsky on July 12 denied having a contract with her. The lawsuit says they sought changes in the June 15 contract with Miss Fairchild. The changes included a different date for the start of production, and an agreement that Curtis be present when Miss Morgan filmed nude scenes for the movie, the lawsuit said.

Included with the suit, filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court in Santa Monica, was a copy of a memorandum from Miss Fairchild's agent to the producers that listed conditions liienen BpgI 3nm ciwuev fox DAILY FINAL 8 DAYS'. CHEEP You can't get the late Saturday night sports scores in any other newspaper but the Santa Cruz Sentinel. SCREENS 476-1141 KING FUZA CAPITOL4 ST- SftUW rl DAILY TIME BANDITS EMBASSY PICTURES CO-HIT! WALT DISNEYS "TRON" (PG) "TIME" "TROM" HELD OVER FINAL WEEK! Willie Nelson GaryBusey 1 Qth AN I WEEK! OFFICER SCREEN I ENDS THUR AT 7:00 After World War III comes a new kind of hero! imS TODAY! The missionary CO-HIT AiVDA III STRICT 10 uiofi iiiiquiiis itcniriin1 Ml! II 01 1SUII (UHOiM GEAiTLEMAiV i DAILY NICNTLY AT 7:30, 9:15 5:15 SUN) (PG) NICKELODEON' Lincoln Cedar 426-7500 rWinisiaBiuBiantnoii iimiiieii bih nyjir iir Bill ll.ti IPG "MISS" 'BRUCE" 1 pf" ITMKI NOW PLAYING Two by Rainer Werner Fassbinder "Rainer Werner Fassbinder is the most dazzling, talented, prooocatioe, original, puzzling, prolific and exhilarating film- maker of his generation. 1 DAILY PC DAILY 1 Vincent Cjnby, New York Time rurturv idct nunwn twemty'first camm ft AT Constanline 1 vrtnnpl mmm STARTS TOMORROW! EXCLUSIVE HOLIDAY EnGAGiMENT RICHARD PRYOR JACKIE GLEASON til i ffgyp LQ JONES' Generation "GENERATION" 7:20, "MOONS" 9:25 5 SUN Pi BOY RND NICKELODEON 426-7500 Lincoln Cedar HIS DOG Newton eyes Vegas hotel By ROBERT MACY Associated Press Writer LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) Entertainer Wayne Newton will be teaming up with Paul Lowden in the ownership of the Sahara and Hacienda hotels, sources have told The Associated Press.

The details of the purchase have not been released pending finalization of a possible public stock offering. Lowden has refused to confirm the deal, saying only that discussions are underway. Reached in New York City Tuesday night, Lowden said he would be "pleased" if Newton would join his organization, but added there was "no difinitive agreement." Sources close to the deal say Newton may perform as many as 20 weeks at the Sahara in 1983, beginning early next month. He will also continue to perform at Caesars Palace until Caesars opens a production show in May. Newton entered the hotel business with Ed Torres two years ago, purchasing half interest in the Aladdin Hotel.

That deal fell apart months ago following disagreements between the two men, and Torres bought Newton out. Newton had invested $9 million in the Aladdin deal and was repaid $11 million by Torres. One source, who asked not to be identified, said the Sahara would be expanding its live entertainment program for the well-known Congo Room reversing a Las Vegas trend toward production shows. The same source said it was hoped a new, larger showroom could be built at the Sahara within the next year. Lowden, who has owned the Hacienda for years, purchased the Sahara from the Del Webb Corp.

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