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Show : : by Joey Sasso CONFIDENTIAL REPORT: Evil J.R. Ewing of "Dallas" has declared war on another villain cancer. After his own terrifying flirtation with death, actor Larry Hagman is dedicating his life to helping America kick the smoking habit for good. Larry hopes his own "shock" method will help other heavy smokers. "I had an X-ray taken of my lungs, and what I saw made me faint," Hagman said. Convinced that he was near death, Hagman quit "cold turkey" and has never touched the weed since. "And just to strengthen my resolve, I taped the X-ray to my shaving mirror," he added. He's urging every one of the 50 million American smokers to kick the filthy habit for 24 hours on November 19 in this year's Great American Smokeout.;Ajft9lie hopes that a day of abstinence will encourage en-courage manymokers to quit forever. "Larry Hagman is probably the No. 1 personality on television today," said American Cancer Society spokesman Irving Rimer. "Everyone looks up to him and his campaign will give anti-smoking a big boost," Rimer told me. TV BACKSTAGE: When actor George Hamilton appeared ap-peared on Gary Collins' "Hour Magazine" TV show, he didn't hesitate to unzip his trousers to prove his tan is all over his body. He turned sideways to avoid any censorship censor-ship problems, but the producers plastered a sign over the screen just in case . . . Sexy Rita Jenrette, the Congressman's Con-gressman's wife who threatened to topple Washington with her bedsheet revelations, has been quietly tapped by top NBC-TV executives to replace Rona Barrett on "The Tomorrow Show." The bewitching blonde should join host Tom Snyder early this fall and her selection has his full approval. The decision to pick Rita came only days after she was dropped from her planned movie debut alongside Morgan Fairchild. Rita's arrival will end the long-running feud between Synder and Rona. Rona, freed of late night responsibilities, will concentrate on her specials and the "Today" show. tv cowwtoa iimnct, we. |