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Show i iryigpu'jpi yiMjTTi I Television booze exceeding code Howard Pearson Deseret News television editor with houor involved, bring laughs and so they become part of the plot. They also say that liquor enables them to show the worried parent, the anxious husband, the frustrated executive receiving some relief." By ' The use of liquor in program content hal! be deemphasized. When shown, it should be consistent with plot and character development. These are words from the Television fide of the National Association of Bruadcu.dcrs. to which the whole industry is supposed to subscribe. How well is the code being kept, if it is being observed at all? Despite pressure from federal officials and from the Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, a federally funded organization, the code just as well not be on the books. Much pressure was put on the industry last season. Network officials promised to cut down on the number of scenes emphasizing drinking or making unnecessary reference to it, but surveys this year have shown little, if any In June, a report from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism issued a report saying they did not believe there was vny humor in alcohol and that some other device could be used for relief from tension. The institutes latest report, in December, said that the situation has not been corrected. One ABC-Texecutive says scripts are constantly edited to remove unnecessary drinking. He said: 1 saw one script with notes like these, One drink is enough, There is no reason for drunkenness in this scene. 'Why cant he order a beer instead of hard liquor for this scene? We watch the scripts carefully at ail times, but sometimes, the instructions might not be followed." An NBC-Texecutive admitted: "I would be the last person to claim there are never lapses and that sometimes the offending scenes get through. But we look for lapses. A note goes out the next day, or a phone call. For some reason, according to a first-han- d survey, police shows seem to involve drinking. Sometimes, we have found, the drinking is a serious problem to be solved by the officers. Other times, the officers are involved in the drinking and the hard liquor becomes a "crutch" for the writer, director or actors. A Police Story episode of late last season contained seven scenes with alcoholic beverages. Most involved drinking by police officers. When asked about this particular executive gave segment, an NBC-Tthis explanation, which certainly would receive argument from most police we know. This executive said: Its quite normal for cops when they go off duty, to stop at a bar. They dont get drunk necessarily, but they In one show last season, Maude drank several champagne cocktails at a restaurant, poured herself more champagne at home, sang about champagne, swigged champagne from a bottle, and was so intoxicated at the end of the program she could hardly get up from a living-roosofa. In one episode this season, Maude was waiting for voting returns to be counted on her election night. One of her lines was: Give me a double anything. In a recent Bob N'ewhart episode, his wile had gone away to visit relatives, lie was lonely. A friend showed up with apple cider and vodka and the two became drunk. This was represented as solving Bobs lonely problem. Why the emphasis on drinking hard liquor on television when advertising of hard liquor is not allowed? Television writers and directors declare that liquor is used "as a device to gne actors something to do with their hands during dull moments in a story. Th also claim that certain scenes dramatization of the confrontation between Harry S Truman and Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Collision Course," is scheduled on Channel 4 at 8 pin Sunday. NBC Weekend (Ch. 2, 11.30 p.m. tonight.), takes a 2 COME ALONG FOR A SPECIAL TOUR OF SPECIAL A PLACE CALIFORNIA. AT 5 P.M. KUTV CHANNEL 2! BAJA, SATURDAY Mobile One guest 4 - stars Utah's Johnny Whitaker, 4 5 and Keenan Wynn 5 BUDDY & LEE- - 7 GREAT IN AAisterogers. 5:30 u -- Cat rascolendas 6:00 - 2 Wild Kingdon Lawrent e Wolk 4 5 LOTS MORE JOKES ON HEE HAW TONITEi! Reahdades H 6:30 Name That Tune Update guest is Utah breaker of the House Ronald Rencher ? 7 4- Jotter son-Roltqion Tod 10 2 -4- Fill ii I M Sc 2 40 Other Side of the Com vognq Americans j began resetting the table with the soup bowl and the New Yorker asked incredulDo we have to start ously bnv statmg 0V C I While starting over with the delicious lood at the Della Fontana would be one of the better things m life, bv the the time you e have completed one oi its meals you are so sat.sly-incimil you don t want to start seven-cours- anvtbing over i ompiete dinner prices at the Della Fontana range from $3.95 a igatnnm to $8 25 lor New York cut steak, with a great variety in between mostly in the $4 95 class 4 ou start with a delicious minestrone soup that is served piping hot m a tureen and you an i c tt 11 11:30 - Old T line Gospm Huu 4 8 5 a m. - Lamp Unto B F My 15 a m r v? it the Lathedr eet 4 , 4 Bi irk well's People 00 Gating Gun ViitmcL 7 he soup is loaded with all kinds ol vegetables, beans and macaronis with a spicy broth Four stais for the chilled honeydew melon which was tirm and flavorful, served with a lime wedge for added flavor You have a choice of pastasi, spinach noodles, spaghetti or ravioli. Any ol the three is delightful. The leaves of romaine lettuce salad with your choice of dressings was tups. The lettuce was chilled and plentiful, although a couple of leaves could have been a little sweeter The oil and vinegar v.as as tangy as you would want and the bleu cheese dressing was thick and creamy with an abundance of cheese chunks. personally enjoyed tne guava ice 1 creamy Alter you have worked your wav through all this, time tor the entree I had chosen lasagna It'cr e was plenty of cheese and tomato sauce, but the noodles mushy for mv e we Check for two via- - $10.46, plus Service was prompt and ellicient, although our waitress was so busy she did n't have time to chat Ristorantf fourth Fas are a m.i.i Sunday Delta 328 4243 344 Fontana Reservations on weekends Closed 5 CBS News. 5 BYU Coaches Show. 11:00 prospector episode. 2 Movie, "The Night ot the Generals," starring Peter O'Toole and Omar in McCoy Sharif. the Sky," starrlnq Willie Aames. a member of the Swiss Family Robinson cast. Swiss Family Robinson (rerun ) Orlando and Dawn guest stars Minnie Pearl and Tony Randall. 'Are You Listening" a report from international Women's 4 Six Million Dollar Man 5 (rerun). Chor guest stars Hal 2 Linden, Ruth Buzzi and Glen Campbell. 8.00 McCoy guest stars Allen Garfield, Bernadette Peters, Natalie Schafer and Liam Dunn. 4 ABC Theater, "Collision Corp,' " dramatization of the confrontation nntinued from page YV- -I During the winter months farmers dont just take off on vacations There is plenty to do around the place There is machi-narto repair and get m shape, fences to build, the sheep need to be led both' at daylight and dusk When you twn your own business youre on call 34 hours a day, seven days a week. You keep your ears tuned to what is going on around the place all the time, said Daro This year for the first time we have had problems with vanDaro continued. dals, They have been driving along the roadway and shooting at the sheep with 22 caliber rifles. Last year we had some covote problems and lost a lew head, and with lambs selling at $50 a head now, between the vandals and the animals it can be expensive. Elmo still has a couple of years to run on his term as president of the Farm Bureau and even at 71 he has given no thought to I wouldn't retire for retirin'' v The chicken cacciatore was ample and flavorlul with a tul! hall chicken over spaghetti The only problem was the chef placed the chicken bone side up and it was difheult to cut unde the bone lor example to get the white meat and equally difficult to try and flip the chicken over One ol the nicest things about a seven-courrItal'in style dinner is the dessert. A basket of fresh Iruit and a piece of cheese. Again, the fruit was well chilled and the cheese mild. If you like you can oi der spumoni 4i) cents) or Italian pasirj 70 cents, neither of which tip is Or Elmo continued, Eldred had .in opportumt to go oil a tor the LDS Church mission recently ior two years and his money was there for him to use while on his mission and when he fj'-t- ire-pos- and the lemon ice was also too ) 10:50 Tony Curtis returned were a little Rookies (rerun 10:35 Darn with their families might need a little more and it is there Q, Dining out 1 10:00 Newswatch 2. Action News 4. Eyewitness News. 'Music From Aspen." 10:30 Take 5. with John Prince. 4 Anhquinq 6:00 Wonderful World of Disney, ' Twister, Bull ro'Yi Masterpiece Theater, Part of new "Upstairs, Downstairs" series. A Skating Spectacular. 11:20 5 Bonanza. 4 ' 11:30 on Learn furniture care from Homer Formby's new television series An Evening of Solid Gold," (rerun) an ABC special featuring hits that sold over a million records. 12:20 a.m. 5 News Final. 4 ABC Weekend News. 1 a.m. s. Advertisement Small farm profit 12 30 - Rullwinkle 4 2 Year animated feature Sacred Heart 2 2 a m. Lidsville 4 30 orration by Frank Reynolds. Morris Car ovskv Louis jourdan, Norman Rose and Marian Seides Movie ' Pmocchio in Outer Space " an Poor Hour of 7 5Tony a.m. ht Will to Be Free," first in a senes of ABC On ections specials, with jefsons 5 ) You Asked For It. Space 1999 CBS 60 Minutes. f T j. 4 t perts - ) Religion Today. 8:30 Update (rerun.) 9:00 Gunsmoke syndicated reruns begin. 1 2 Candid Camera 7Play Bridge With the 11 (rerun Nova begins new series. Deseret News comics brighten your day will Predictable Disasters." which tells about predicting earthquakes. 5.30 4 fvkend Suction uay 7 11 2 hampionshio Game, Oaklandvs Pittsburgh. tence in Aqf icu tore 7 30 serve yourselt 5 - Koiak Funnies freak? 1 "Enca " 11 -f iviugood (ellou diner bad stepped a wav urn his companion to make ,i how age purchase, and zip, the (his bev ua, at the table and lc med moc ot it betorc I look! advise him that the.v weie not thioi.gn eating Then the bus others 5 00 5 i between Pres. Harry S Truman and Gen. Douglas MacArthur, starring Henry Fonda, E G. Mai shall and 7 Jerry Pimm and University of Utah Basketball - P Cl. 5 4:00 ' Want to Be Happy," dance in Utah. 4:30 2 2 a.m. 2 Meet the Press 4 Oral Roberts 5 Face the Nation 10:30 a.m. 2 - Grandstand will present highlights of the best sports action of 975 4 Let's Face It 5 Face to Face 11 a.m. 7am Mr Lucky," star rlnq Cat y Grant and former Utahn u une L av Mv GAME! "WHODUNIT KUTV CHANNEL 2. Great Performances. (rerun 10 6am Bold Ones Wb.it happened, exclaimed the gentleman from New York Cih bis mouth falling open as he i eturiied to Ins table at Ristorante Della Fontana East ELLERY QUEEN IS THE "The use of liquor, says the broadcast code, in program content should be deemphasized." Many viewers have pointed out that TIME Back, Kotter 7 courses served (too) quickly .lav two-mon- th SUNDAYS AT 7 PM Mutilate " ( ri "NEW 2 Family Theater, "Do Not Fold. Spindle or 4 2 These Are the Days Day of Discovery 9:30 a.m. 4 Make a Wish 5 Mormon Tabernacle Choir SUNDAY VIEWING - Gaslight Theater iV 11 3:00 AFC Football 5 Eyewitness News Yearend Report. 5- Leslie Caron and Orson Welles Midnight 4 ABC Weekend News 1 a m. tvll Touch 5News F inal 2 Action News 2 4 Burning0" starring 10.00 5 a.m Rex Humbard 2 - Movie, "Is Pans 5 4 4 v n 2 7:00 Spalding World Mixed Doubles Tennis 9 NBC Weekend features a songs 9:30 morgency (rerun ) - Howard Cosell (rerun) qust stars Bob Hope. BiMy T ckstme, Rita Moreno, Douq Kershaw i - Devlin, and School Rock. 5- - Look Up and Live 4 description of Hiroshima immediately after the atom bombing, goes to 7 ransvlvama in search of Dracula. and tells the story of Rev Cleavant Dericks, Black Baptist minister who is a composer of gospel Soundstage - Newswatch -- m Circus Crea Performances 7 Let's Travel 7 11 11:30 Your Pocket," 1973 adventure film made partly m Salt Lake City starring Walter Pidgeon, James Coburn. Michael Sarrazin, Trish Van Devere, and featuring some Utah performers SWAT (rerun ) Mary Tyier Moore Georgette tel 's Mary she is leaving Ted Firing Line 11 2 West and Utah Symphony Evening at Symphony 7:00 Some broadcast officials say the reason for drinking scenes is that "we are reflecting American society. Executives of the National Institute admit that alcoholism is Americas No. 1 drug problem, but continuous showing of scenes in which hard liquor is represented as the favorite drink just aggravates the situation. We would like to see this changed. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has pointed out that excessive reference to hard liquor in television shows encourages its use among viewers The institute has tried to have writers refer to other beverages, but a survey of programs by the Christian Science Monitor during a period showed that 238 scenes involved alcoholic beverages, while only 169 scenes referred to other from cotfee to hot chocolate. drinks 'The Nutcracker," (rerun) featuring Ballet 7 1:30 Nhi Lhampionshio Plavoff Game, Los Angeles vs Dallas 2.00 Double rye for the COLONEL: general. Make mine Scotch. The same types of exchanges are taking place this season. 6:30 Workshop 5 against rye? OF JANUARY 3, 1976 Formbv'S Antique 5 - Bible Answers ?- Ironsioe 5 Washington Week In Review. 8.30 5 Bob Newhar-- t 11 Wall Street Week. 9:00 4 Matt Helm quest stars Howard Dutf and Susan Dey 5 Carol Burnett guet stars Rita Moreno 7 Monty Python's Flying -- DESERET NEWS, WEEKEND Lilias, Yoga and you 1- 2 Harry were found to violate the broadcast code more than any other program. Mannix is no longer being produced, but it is in reruns and one segment shows Joe Mannix taking a total of seven drinks, ranging from Irish whiskey to Scotch. He declined five other alcoholic beverages. MASH has liquor flowing an average of once every eight minutes. On a MASH segment, the following exchange took place at a military bar: TIow COLONEL. about a little splash, general? GENERAL: Oh, Ill have a double rye. COLONEL. With soda or water? You got something GENERAL On another Police Story (and NBC claims this series is a favorite with most police officers) a lieutenant who was under stress ordered a couple of rounds of drinks. A fellow officer said: You never needed to have more than one before, lieutenant. The lieutenant replied: Yeah. Well this is an occasion when I need more than one. In a survey last season, Mannix and 10:40 11 BARNABY JONES 11 1- Remembers 800 NBC Movie, ' MASH 3:30 7.30 Doc. Lowell Thomas 2 have to have a beer or two, or whatever their tastes lead them to. It also makes a logical gathering place, if you are a director or a writer. This is where people can be brought together to move along the plot or the characterization. s A viewing and checks with friends, brought out the following facts Alcoholic beverages are being seen or mentioned on an average of once every 17 minutes; there is little difference between last season and this in the amount of exposure given to liquors liquor is the most popular drink oil television; broadcast officials are giving lip service to the code, but not practicing it. A "drink" for Maude may not be in accordance with the television code of standards. alter the atom bombing, among other subjects 'Upstairs, Downstairs," the BBC drama series, another 13 weeks ot episodes on Masterpiece Theater (Ch 7, 9 p.m. Sunday i. Nova (Ch 7, 8 p m.), begins a new series with a study of forecasting earthquakes KUED's "The Nutcracker is repeated oil Channel 7 at 6:30 p m Sunday Ellery Queen moves to Sundays at 7 p m. on Channel 2; and Gunsmoke reruns replace FBI reruns at 9 p m. on Channel 5. Georgette tells Mary she is going to leave Ted on Mary Tyler Moore (Ch. 5, 8 p m tonight) Dallas (Ch. 5, 1.301. 500 The latest Christian Science Monitor of 250 hours of teievisi m, some of which we were able to confirm with an average of six hours a day of our own survey look at a description of Hiroshima co-sta- VIEWING cops-alcohal- ic tele-lo- g Harry in Your Pocket, a 1973 movie filmed partly in Utah, will be presented on TV for the first time tonight at 8 p in. . on Channel 2. with Cary Former Utahn Larame Day Grant m Mr Lucky," (Ch. 4, 10:30 tonight), on Gaslight Theater Pro football playoff games Sunday include Oakland vs Pittsburgh (Ch 2, 11 am), and Los Angeles vs. 11 Bamaby Jones drinks only milk, thus bevershowing that the age syndrome need not be followed all the time, and also demonstrating that it is possible to involve other drinks. d UUeekend 5 drinking sophistication. V ehnep SATURDAY Dennis Weaver, on McGoudT attrmps anything. I enjoy coming back to the farm and getting out in the country. Despite his age, Elmo takes his turn in the combine which he enjoys most When talking about how the entire family is involved in the operation of the farm, both Daro and Elmo where high in their praise for the wives of all four of the partners. Any one of them is ready and able to help out around the place. They can all drive tractors or trucks and over the years have done so, even late into the night, both father and son commented Although he feared sounding like a broken record, both men returned to the same place they started. We want to be free from government intervention. We are convinced government intervention is creating more problems than they are solving. "Most farm organizations want the government out of the way, even the radical groups who at first wanted the government to guarantee them a living are losing membership and are coming around to the same way of thinking. And Elmo Hamilton could be an excellent showcase for the private sectors opinion. Me are working on the business theory ol supply and demand, and only one yp.ir in the last 43 have we lost money, he concluded Tune in to Mr. Formby's new half hour television series as he demonstrates the natural Formby techniques. Learn how to refinish furniture, remove water rings, See how the masters of antique restoration hand rub a finish, repair crocks and holes, repair loose or missing pieces of veneer, clean silver and brass, clamp and glue woods, repair picture frames and many, many other tips to simplify the restoration and preservation of your beautiful furniture. Formby's series will be seen Sunday, January 4 at 1 :00 p.m. on KSL Channel 5 Mr. r Meet Virginia Radice a staff member of Homer Formby Furniture care specialists. She will be in our Housewares Departments to demonstrate the easy way to use Formby methods to remove water rings, yellowed layers of wax and cigarette bums. She will discuss furniture refinishing and repairing, wood bleaching, brass cleaning, proper finishing for wood, dent and scratch filling and answer related questions concerning the care and repair of your furniture. Bring n drawer or an easy to carry piece of furniture for expert directions on how to restore it. Meet Mrs. Radice in ZCMI Housewares. Salt Lake Downtown, Monday, Jan. 5, 1 1 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cottonwood, Monday, Jan. 5, Mrs. jk k. Radice is 6:30 to 8:30 J Z O IV I r |