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Show TV Page ft - THE HERALD, PrbvdVUtafc; : MoNUy, Decemberl2, "I 18 Steiger, Chamberlain Star In 'Race for the Pole' I y !! r The monumental quest for the North Pole and the bitter controversy that erupted over two men who individually claimed to have reached it, will be dramatized in "Cook and Peary: The Race to the Pole," an ITT Theatre Special filmed in Frobisher Bay, the As seen through the eyes of Frederick Cook, from his own written accounts of his journeys, the drama depicts the struggles of the two explorers as at first together, they trekked and then separately through the Arctic wasteland, each suffering Northwest Territories, and in the defeats of a hostile and uncomGreenland, and Montreal will be promising environment, and each broadcast Tuesday at 8 p.m. on claiming the North Pole as his V' KSL-TV- , world-famo- us channel 5. own Richard Chamberlain, in his The time is 1891, and Dr. Fredfirst role since "The Thorn erick A. Cook, a physician with a Frederick A. Birds," portrays small Brooklyn practice and a love of adventure, joins Lieutenant Robert E. Peary on an Arctic expedition to explore the boundaries of north Greenland. Cook, the physician who became captivated by the lure of explora- tion, and Rod Steiger plays Robert E. Peary, the ambitious explorer who sought to discredit Cook's reports and claim the Pole for himself. Also in the cast are Diane Ven-orwho portrays Marie Fidele Hunt, the woman Cook marries, Michael Gross, who appears as newspaper reporter James Troth, and Samm-Ar- t Williams, who plays Matt Henson, the son of a black tenant farmer, who became 4 skilled navigator, dog driver, sled builder and Peary's trusted a, - -j Rod Steiger is flanked by two etkimos as he portrays Robert E. KSL-TPeary in 'Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole on channel 5 at 8 p.m. Tuesday. assistant. ' When the expediiton returns to New York, Cook is so exhilarated that he readily agrees to accompany Peary on a second trip. His plans change abruptly, however, when Peary forbids the doctor to publish any material about his medical observations of the Arctic region. Shocked and upset, Cook vows he will never accompany Peary again. ditions, stubbornly battling the elements and, on one trip, losing some of his toes to frostbite Cook strikes out on explorations of his own, culminating, in 1907, with his dramatic dash to the North Pole across the frozen and dangerous northern terrain, in a perilous quest that leaves him and two Eskimos stranded for three months in a cave, foraging like stone age men as they sit out the long, dark Arctic winter. Cook and Peary each would claim to have been the first to reach the Pole, and the vicious war of words that was sparked by those claims, and which to this day is still being waged, ultimately left Peary a hero, and Cook a hounded, dishonored and discredited man. GOODWILL TV Prompt Service Shop of Home Discount to Senior 225-75- Peary undertakes further expe 7tt V; high standards, but exceed them. Right down to the smallest detail. And I was right He's said he's never . seen anyone take so much time and care making sure he got exactly the right prescription. And the perfect pair of frames. He only had one complaint he couldn't find anything wrong? ( pearleT (yvwton center J MIRAG csretfcsn Pearls. Very Swiss. ViTyThin. M'ryLonginew ' i - J There's never been a watch styled like Mirage EM MULLETT-HOOVE- e a spec ne R, eiMSarirOpoctfbK. edon at a S4 800 wmtu ano ony you and ytx jt utter Oflerence fcaqc mat eteOdnt Come m ana see Wage youfse Quart otcoufw makes a spectacular grft A&oavatfateith strap ' si a yOuf hnow me GoKMone 0 0 nDDODDEBBDnnoDaeaDaBsasaB ON GLASSES OR CONTACT LENSES WITH EYE EXAMINATION. inc JawaIiv & TroDhiei 184 W. Canter, Prove " 373-5270- jE 1448 South State Orem 224-04- 51 for less than $4,000. Mrage Statt, Ortn "I knew Pearie Viskm could not only meet my husband's m poductnlongsm!Slerpece fut4on wt 50 th2 psrfectnmist hd trcuKs with his eyes, I sugssstsd anslfczr psrfectiiniistT THE LONGINES STYLE $550.00 S. Ctiions jj Cstipaa expkes T231S3 |