The Commercial Appeal from Memphis, Tennessee • 16

Dixie Dialing Start Of TV Season Looks Like Brew Ht fim ir By LARRY WILLIAMS For whatever region the new television having a hard birth Maybe it'a sheer cussedness on the part of the programmers or perhaps dedicated lunacy Then again it could be inspired genius Although I doubt that last emphasized that the deal is not Gilliam said He indicated that he would have a statement about station procedures and operations once the deal is completed Dick Oppenheimer senior vice president of Starr Broadcasting said the contract for the sale is being drawn up and once agreed to Gilliam Communications would have to file for Federal Communications Commission approval would take three to six months to get FCC approval after we finalized the deal" Oppenheimer said are not dissatisfied with the operation of WLOK but Starr is interested in bigger markets than Memphis And we are going in other directions at Oppenheimer said the purchase price of WLOK would be stops and starts Not one by without something happening But the have surpassed themselves this time Shows due to run on Sunday nights are previewed two weeks early on Thursday One-hour shows act for Thursday are seen in two-hour forma on Monday This show is on and then off And then on again The moguls have concocted a mad stew made jip of lizard's tails owl's eyes and fragrance of skunk oil Stirred by the light of the frill moon Art Gilliam Jr But I doubt that anyone will get overly excited about it The three commercial networks have been playing cutesy with the schedule for about two weeks now throwing in pilots that didn't sell and trying to tell us that they are Specials" or or some such rot And they have shown us a little bit of this situation and that one as sneak previews to the new season And who knows when the new season will start? The target date was Sept 27 but now they are talking (ac-coiding to which network you consult) about Sept 21 or even earlier or somewhat later The Ford-Carter debates have stirred things up considerably The first one is supposed to be Sept 23 a Thursday So NBC will have to change schedule showing us the new Dick Van Dyke show on Monday of that week But tune in on Thursdays after that for Van Dyke NBCs Baa Baa Black Sheep which was shown as a movie a few weeks ago will debut on Sept 21 as a two-hour show Then will be shown regularly on Thursdays as a one-hour show The first Police Woman normally a one-hour show will come on first as a two-hour presentation one week after Baa Baa Black Sheep premieres Let's see NBC also is delaying a movie about U-2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers because of the presidential debates Why? Maybe they think it would upset the debaters A movie starring Freddie Prime will be shown instead on Sept 22 on the theory that Prime won't upset anybody Barnaby Jones that grizzled old vet that milk-drinking cold-eyed warrior will not make his seasonal bow until sometime in October Why? Well because that's why CBS has to give Hawaii Five-0 which ia suffering from hardening of the arteries possibly even more than Barnaby a two-hour season premiere on Sept 23 Several other shows the announcements will come at the appropriate time the shot-callers say will debut on different nights from their regular season runs and some will come before the announced Sept 27 season opening and others after that Channel 13 hasn't announced if it will keep running the ABC Friday Night Movie on Sunday nights Do you ever get the feeling that Lewis Carroll runs television? STARR BROADCASTING the parent company of radio station WLOK here has reached an agreement in principle with Gilliam Communications headed by Mem-i Art Gilliam Jr for purchase of the station are some contingencies and it must be narration from Tony Randall Moat of the story focused on such luminaries as Samuel Slater who brought foe textile-spinning frame plans from England to America Eli Whitney of whom much has been written or even some other recognizable types but it never seemed to get away from foe Odd Couple tone of foe storyteller It was a nice enough history lesson for children with ie animation thrown in and I suppose it should have slot gome been on earlier than its 9 pm time No Mom Harsh Laxatives I Boa fed Day Get BegidarttytaZtsSDays Thousands of Doctors Recommend This Stool Softener Thousaads of doctors recoo-and the effective non-taulivc substance dioctyl sodium sul-losucciiiafs in Rcgutol TUdcts Even dsves to laxatives for years may get back regularity in 2 to 5 days Hare's why-Refutui it differ-ent from laxatives Ilk a stool softener It helps your colon's natural moisture to soften dry watte to correct and prevent constipation and so eliminate stiaiaaig and gripiiw Just take two tablets daily unta regularity returns Stubborn cases may take a lew days longer But ilk worth it No more laxatives! Get Regutol Tablets today to get back regularity FREE DISCO CLASSES i 331 POPLAR THE MEMPHIS RADIO DIAL Freq WLOK 1340 WKNO (NPR) 911 WMC (NBC) 7 WTNN(ABC) 1300 WSWM 917 WHBQ 560 WWEE (ABC) 1430 MIPS 971 v'WREC (CBS) 600 WHOM 1480 WMC 997 WMPS 600 WMSO 1390 KWAM (ABO 1011 3tSUIXWll) 730 (FM) Frcq WZXR 1027 KWAM 990 WQOX MJ WQUD 1045 'WD1A 1070 WLYX (ABC) 893 WEZI 1059 WEVL 903 -'(AM) Carter Party Appraisal 1' May Be Wide Of Mark There isa way togat relief from the drain Smpiy go to foe City Finance office nearest you and ask one ot our budget counselors to give you the facts Its possible that a Ml consolidation loan could actually reduce your monthly note payments in halt We've done it for lots ot families Think about it one monthly payment at one place UMTER (nKSTER Nixon administration stemmed from earlier spending on the war in Vietnam Truman left office Jan 20 1953 and the inflation rate for that year most of it under Eisenhower was 7 per cent But during 1952 Truman's last frill year the inflation rate was 22 per cent During the previous two years as the Korean War expanded the cost of living had gone up by 79 per cent The inflation rate under Nixon also was affected by price controls which he imposed in August 1971 President Johnson went out of office unemployment was less than 4 per cent and at the end of Truman's term less than 3 per cent of our people were TOILET TANK BALL SMwrtMin nAn AAAmlm amrf auuims NfilfS lw HMIV gofiogvinsr City Finance 'JSSA Ijrewfo hit My SM Muter Ihi Dll "DnMicr'nnteMtM ajlu 1 LOANS TO (50000 tm LAMAR AVR STM LAMAR AVR 4M1 IUMMRR AVR (PrMdl VtHftfB Sft) 9H-1II7 44M RLVIS RRRSLRV BLVD 99MH4 MN THIRD 419 CLIVBLAND DM WATKINS 1797 THIRD Happening Frank Caught In A Clinch Clue: Starkweather By JON-MICHAEL REED ALL MY CHILDREN: Tara met Donna sparks flew Tara's concern for Chuck caused a split with Phil Ty discovered Donna was in the hospital under an assumed name Nancy and Caroline came to grips over Frank Mrs Carpenter foiled Line's camera plan ANOTHER WORLD: Sharlene was forced to reveal her past to Russ then gulped a bottle of sleeping pills and was rushed to the hospital Her suicide note revealed Wills' plot and he got his a severe beating from Russ Rachel admitted to Mac that she's too preoccupied with her career to think about a baby AS THE WORLD TURNS: Don and Gram fought over their working relationship Lisa got fed up with Gram's schedule Nancy returned John visited Kim in the hospital after Carol put in a good word for him Jay warned Natalie she may lose her job DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Julie Paul and Danny seemed to accept David's intentions to marry Valerie Helen and Brooke didn't Laura returned to work and fought with Marlena over Mickey's treatment then met with him Adele's condition worsened Bob hired detectives to discover who stole the checks THE DOCTORS: Billy moved in with the Powers' Carolee came out of her comatose state in foe sanitarium Mona fretted about getting too comfy with Steve Penny resisted Jerry's sexual advances THE EDGE OF NIGHT: Clay murdered Van but not before he whispered a clue to Steve: Tracy confessed to Danny that she can't have children Draper learned he'll be working on the Saxon case against his father GENERAL HOSPITAL Jeff uncovered evidence to help Monica in the malpractice suit Heather told her ex-husband she'd set her sights on bigger game Rick Mark's concern for his sanitarium-committed wife stymied Terri's enthusiasm Steve regained movement in his legs GUIDING LIGHT: Evie decided to stay and study nursing Roger and Rita were concerned about a man from Rita's past Malcolm Granger Ed took his exams and Joe left the hospiul LOVE OF LIFE: Ray set up a date for Arlene with Ian Russell but Ian learned she wasn't a professional prostitute Eddie admitted his love for Felicia to CaL Jamie and Cal discovered that Meg had not dropped the suit against Rick ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Jim learned that Cathy never had a pregnancy test Tony hit the roof Sister Samantha's Arrival caused an uproar in the Vernon household Larry warned Karen not to expect a life of riches RYAN'S HOPE: Frank began divorce action and was caught in a clinch with Jill by Dee Roger's plan for Dee to consult a lawyer backfired Anne Burney advised reconciliation Mary was stunned that Jack doesn't want to have children SEARCH FOR TOMORROW: Rebuffed by everyone Jennifer took the sleeping (nils then made a desperate call to Gary who found her unconscious John and Eunice reconciled David grew interested in Patti Steve was miffed that Liza went to Rio SOMERSET: Stove convinced foe syndicate he wanted to work with -them They forced him to go to the convent to take care of Carrie but she was disguised as a mm and the sisters said the police had taken Carrie Vicki decided to stay in town and the trial began THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Mr Foster had a mild heart attack at Kaye's The jury turned in a qualified verdict of not guilty Leslie returned Brad was prepared with his act Sharon Ralston Ron's previous rape victim arrived in Genoa City Send your questions about soap operas to In Tomorrow" In care of The Commercial Appeal 495 Union Memphis 38101 Questions cannot be answered personally but those of genera interest will be answered in future columns NAACP Fund Climbs A 24-hour radiotoon on two local stations raised 818-000 in cash and pledges for the NAACP Mrs Maxine Smith executive aecretary of the Memphis branch of the civil righta group said yesterday Mrs Smith said the radiothon on stations WDIA and WLOK Saturday raised 815JU0 in cash and 83JM0 in pledges to help appeal a 81250699 Miasiasippi court judgment againat the NAACP The Memphis branch of the NAACP hopes to raise SSOjm by Sppt 15 to help appeal the judgment Mrs Smith said the radiothon had brought the total fluids raised by the local branch to 835JH0 She ai waa confident the remaining 815JXM win be raiaed the fund-raising deadline Wednesday Mrs Smith said a mass rally is scheduled for 7J0 News Analysis AfeufaaiidSSdties fara fetal And no otter airline has lower airfares from Memphis By WALTER RMEARS PLAINS Ga (AP) Jimmy Carter is telling campaign audiences that Demo-" trail deal best with inflation and deficits and reciting statistics he says prove it '-But his figures cover all the facts In almost every speech the Democratic presidential nominee cites statistics on inflation unemployment and budget defi-- qts under the last three Democratic presidents comparing them with the record of the current Republican pdpiinistntion f'- it is part of effort to counter Republican assertions that he is a big- spending liberal an effort he edgei hai led him to emphasize some conservative themes in the initial phase of his campaign His economic statistics cover foe administrations of Harry Ttuman John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson compar- '-mg them with foe deficits inflation and unemployment rates under Richard and President Fori There are two apparent errors in die figures Carter uses And the record shows that the numbers were carefully chosen to make his point while avoiding less favorable statistics about the economic past Republican vice presidential nominee Robert Dole countered Carter's claims by saying unemployment was low under Johnson because of the war in Vietnam FOrd's campaign committee issued a statement by Sen Robert Griffin of Michigan that no trick for a President to achieve 'full employment' when our sons I are marching off to war" as in Vietnam and Korea Here are Carter's figures along with the record: Johnson and Kennedy the infla- tion rate was 2 per cent and when Truman went out of office the inflation rate was only 1 per cent Under this Republican administration the inflation rate has averaged more than 6 per The Consumer Price Index has gone up by an average of 66 per cent annually during the Nixon-Ford years Under Kennedy and Johnson the average increase in the Consumer Price Index was 22 per cent a year slightly higher than Carter said There was 47 per cent increase in the cost of living 1968 Johnson's last frill year in office That jump in inflation which continued into the out of work But the unemployment rate today is 79 per cent" In 1968 Johnson's last year the unemployment rate averaged 3 A per cent However during the eight Kemiedy-John-son years the avenge rate was 4JBS per cent Unemployment reached 67 per cent in 1961 Kennedy's first year stayed above 5 per cent until 1965 The drop in unemployment came as the war hi Vietnam expanded Unemployment in 1952 the last year of foe Truman administration avenged 3 per cent That was during the Korean war The average unemployment rate during Truman's second term was 44 per cent DEFicrre- Carter says Ford's two budgets have shown deficits of more than 850 billion The average is $566 billion He says the avenge deficits during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations by comparison wen less than 84 billion But records riww that during those years the average increase in the national debt was 867 billion a year Carter says that under Truman the as not a deficit but a surplus of 82 billion a year That is correct for the seven frill That is correct for the seven mil yean of presidency But in fiscal year 1946 which began nearly three months after Truman took office then was a 3182-billion deficit TV Key Previews Fall Special Glittering TI try to nuke your check-in the seme as your Hight Conrionreie and smooth" Joyce PMpot Ticket Agent viewers will meet a roster of stars ranging from Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille to Bill Cosby Tony Randall Robert Stack Nancy Walker and many more SPECIAL 7:30 pm Channel 10 pm Wednesday at First Baptist Church Lauderdale as part of the fund-raising effort anticipbte this to be a victory Mrs said going to get 81SJM0 Today's top television shows as previewed and selected by TV Key's staff members who watch screenings attend rehearsals and analyze scripts in New Yprk and Hollywood: SPECIAL 630 pm Channel 3 Chitty Bang (Repeat) This multimillion-dollar musical fantasy starring Dick Van Dyke and Sally Ann Howes provides some laughs and visual thrills the kids will eniov SPECIAL 7 pm Channel 13 Television ABC 76" ABC has concocted a potpourri of personalities songs and skits to introduce its new fall season Hosted by Jim Peck of game show fame ff SNOOPY it THE it The first of three playoff games between the teams with the two best records in this intemstional hockey tournament taped in Montreal will be telecast here this evening NFL FOOTBALL 8 pm Channel 13 ABC offers primetime network coverage of the game tonight between foe Miami Dolphins and the Buffalo Bills from Orchard Park NY When you fly round-trip you can save 20 on daycoach to most of these cities and 25 with Night Coach to selected destinations Check the schedule for departure times Eastern people enjoy serving you They're really concerned about your comfort And willing to do everything they can to get you where you're going On time rar reservations and more information about our discount fares and our complete schedule call Eastern at 527-2241 in Memphis Or call your travel agent WWMtfefUtftK replace for ywL TV MoviesT oday it NTHE UINCH DOK Get on the Fanmita bandwigon Look for the free and ataoUon Makar lnaide marked loaves of dalloioug tanUng Haifa Bread Oaken In aU One par Dree Today'x TV movie listed for all Memphis stations with the year the film was released And rated from one star (poor) to four stars (excellent)bytheTV Key staff: 9 a-m THE LOVE OF MIKE" (I960) Channel 13 Richard Basehart Stuart Erwin A 12-yetrold Indian boy brills an injured colt and trains him to enter a race in order to donate the winnings for the building of a new church 3 pm- (1964) Channel 3 Robert Walker Burl Ives It's slapstick comedy all foe way and even pros like Burl Ives Walter Matthau and Kay Medford rise above the sinking material 7 pm (1959) Channel 5 Steve Reeves Reeves stars in this successful Italian version of the saga of the Greek hero Hercules 10:30 pm "BEHOLD A PALE HORSE" (1964) 9022 Channel 3l -Gregory Peck Omar Sharif Renegade Loyalist continues to harass foe Spanish regime police captain finally sees a chance to trap him ft-ft ft THE WINGS OF MAN i 4S vsf A There coich excursion fares have adrenca reservation and purchase requirements fcnNed mb and require day of hetman 7 an SavkM quoWtoftakb expire Man" Baregttsred rewire mirttfEaslernAirUnrejte.