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nt mr I 1 rwif oo The challenge to black families in the city Despite his expectations of criticism Moyers said that while there is no question that there still are racists in America "I think most Americans are beyond that "I think it the documentary will be appreciated for what it is an honest experience reported by dealing with the lives of ghetto blacks today The program was filmed primarily in Newark for two reasons Moyers said That predominantly black city is "statistically representative of the inner cities of this And costs would have been prohibitive to film in a city farther from New York where CBS News is headquartered A year in the making the production was preceded by two months of research with black economists and sociologists after which Moyers and his staff filmed scores of interviews last summer and fall in Newark "There is a lot in the film that is he said But he praised what he called the "extraordinary shown his staff by the ghetto residents: "I came away optimistic because of the willingness of these people to discuss the issue and their willingness to trust white folks to talk Despite moments of hope expressed in it the program illustrates largely through its interviews that the disintegration of black ghetto families continues as do out-of-wed-lock births from one generation to the next Unlike many documentaries it makes no recommendations Moyers was asked what could be done about the major questions "Family raises They have to be answered by American policy makers he suggested adding that he is "discouraged to some that this will happen American society he said "has the capacity but not the will to fight a battle like this on many Was it difficult for him to walk away from the misery he saw not to get involved directly in working to change things? Yes Moyers said "but I'm a journalist not a public policy maker and our job is to throw that that Walter Lippmann talked about on some sectors of society in hope that where the light falls others who are res Bible will By Jay Sharbutt L-os Angeles Times HOLLYWOOD ILL MOYERS was talking about the CBS documentary on black inner city families that CBS is airing tonight at 9 But first he gave a brief history lesson In 1935 Moyers said Daniel Patrick Moynihan then the assistant secretary of labor and now a Democratic senator from Xev York sent the Johnson administration a 78-page report that among other things said black families in America's inner cities were verging on disintegration This trend the report said was largely due to more than three centuries of slavery discrimination prejudice inadequate education a lack of economic opportunities and discrimination all leading to a sense of inferiority and futility among inner city blacks Initially praised when used as a basis for a cali for action by President Lyndon Johnson the full report later was sharply criticized by black leaders then was shelved Moyers said and the black inner city family has been a "taboo until recently "That's the background 20 years in the works in a he wryly added referring to the impetus for "The Vanishing Family Crisis in Black The 90-minute "CBS program will be followed by a half-h-nr panel discussion tonight A major reason the program was made Moyers said "was for television to acknowledge that the debate about the report's assertions still is going on and to try to get the issue back on the front burner of public A key Johnson aide in 1965 and now an acclaimed CBS News commentator and documentary maker Moyers said he would prefer that be aired on any night but a weekend particularly a weekend on which the attention is diverted by the Super Bowl But the program he said "is such an important documentary that it will have an impact even if we'd scheduled it at half time of the Super Moyers said he expected that would be controversial in that black leaders might contend as they once did with the Moynihan report Newark police Lt Shahid Jackson left who works with inner city youngstera talks with Bill Moyers in Fsmily' that it gives racists ammunition for arguments that blacks are inherently inferior Indeed although the Rev Jesse Jackson is "an old Moyers said "I can safely assume that he thinks probably racist in its Jackson is one of four black leaders scheduled to see "Family" before it airs and to comment on Arts A Entertainment starts on Page 17 it for the half-hour taped panel discussion The others are Newark police chief Charles Knox Eleanor Holmes Norton former head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Dr Glenn Loury an economist TV SHORTS NEWSDAY SATURDAY JANUARY) 25 19rt6 drama unlike any other since "The Day the network is producing a movie about the dangers of toxic waste Called "Acceptable the movie will show how a community reacts when confronted with an accidental spill at a chemical plant The stars include Cicely Tyson Brian Dennehy Kenneth McMillan Beah Richards Christine Ebersole and Richard Gilliland Martin Sheen will star as a TV-news anchorman in "News at a TV movie for CBS It is about how the news media react to a story after character reports that a high school teacher allegedly has been sexually involved with some of his female students Also starring are Peter Riegert Barbara Babcock Sheree Wilson and Sydney Penny "The Love will sail into a 10th season on ABC for three two-hour movies But it still been determined whether the show will be back as a regular series ABC has been slow in renewing its series because of management changes that resulted from its purchase by Capital Cities Corp There will be some changes on "The Love however Fred randy who plays Gopher the purser is leaving the show to run in Iowa for Congress Lauren Tewes will return after a two-year absence as cruise director Julie McCoy replacing Pat Klous who had filled in Compiled from news dispatches GLORIA ROJAS has been named New Jersey correspondent for WXBC4 and will contribute reports to the station's "Live at and the 6 and 11 pm editions of "News 4 New For the past six years Rojas has been New Jersey correspondent HBO will present an hour-long special featuring highlights from Farm Aid benefit concert Scheduled to debut next month "The Best of Farm Aid: An American will include performances by Willie Nelson Johnny Cash Kenny Rogers and Bob Dylan In what ABC says will be a topical provocative TOXiGinrs tv picks I CM PIGSKTV GAGS Bob Hope salutes the annual clash between the AFC and NFC champions in Super Bowl Show featuring some of the football players at 8 pm onCh4 HARD CASH Watergate figure Gordon Liddy left makes a guest appearance in an episode about a group who wants to control the currencies in 'Airwolf 8 pm on Cha 2 3 CLOSE-UP Host Bill Moyers examines some cf tie problems with living in the inner city on "Hie Vanishing Family Crisis in Black America 9 pm on Cha 2 3 (Story on this page).