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Show for Old-Style Glamour ssi:irsen of the lines in each segment. it’s not unusualtr find Chad countingall the lines in the script to make sure come to your nauic and recognize it, they are more likely to see the picture. And TV is the greatest bill- - board in the world. Of course,if the show is no good, the production company sticks to the agreement. it won't help. Butif it is, they see an awful lot of you.” “After all,” he shrugs, “I’ doing the series to make myself a star, nobodyelse.” If Chadisself-centered, he also has a straightfor- To make doubly sure, he had his agent incorporate a stipul.tion into his contract that assures him 75 percent The way some snowmobiles are built these days, a few wintersis all they'll see. They get you by, but barely. At Suzuki, we know what lies ahead. So we Theyslide through the snow like an otter cuts down a bank. Thanks to a low center of gravity and full ball joint steering. build our sno., mobiles stronger than they have to be. Webuild them to live longer. So we don't skimp. Anywhere. as standard equipment: speedometer (tach, too, on XR-400), special heat-dissipating exhaust system, fully- our 400cc XR-400 does 65 mph. Andletus jus‘list a few extra features that come You can ride a Suzuki hard all day and not enclosed fan, rear-mounted gastank, protective snow worry about vapor lock or breaking down. The engine's that tough. The track is one-piece reir‘orced rubber. The drive wheelis double-strength aluminum, the ignition is dual-coil. There are big VM carbsthat're easily adjustable to local riding and weather conditions. Suzukis have big caliper disc brakes. And flaps, and high-low beam headlight. Wethink Suzukis are the best snowmobiles going. And we build them to keep going for a long longtime. strongertie-rods andski spindles. The variable torque bycalling this toll-free number — 800-631-4299, has a free checklist comparing all.the top snowmobiles to converier clutch is heavy-duty for smoother performance. The muffler system has sound-absorbing gaskets betweenthejoints. per But don't just take our word forit. Go see for yourself. Your nearest Suzuki dealer, whom you con find a Suzuki, feature for feature. : man Besides being built to live longer, Suzukis are | built to perform longer. Dayafter day. Glare ice Get a list and check for yourself. Seeingis believing U.S. Suzuki Motor Corp., 13767 Freeway Drive, | Dept. 1300, Santa s Fe Springs, Calif. or soft powder. Hills or straight runs. Our 360cc Nomad clocks 55 mph, 90670. Star of “Medical Center”: he believes that every man should be 2 romantic lover—and practices what he preaches. wardness that is almost totally disarming. He has a clear-cut idea of just what will endear him to his public and how to go about achieving it. This, he explains, is based on a solid understanding of stardom that dates back to the beginning ofhis career. Chad Everett was born Ray Cramtonin South Bend, Ind., and raised in Dearborn, Mich., a suburb of Detroit. (His age is a secret, although he’s probably in his mid-thirties.) “My father was with the National Automotive Parts Association. As I grew up, we moved to lots of different homes, from lower-class to upper-lower, to middle-class, to upper-middle—andall through myfather’s ownefforts. “When I was a kid,” he continued, “we lived for a while,in a tough Polish- Irish neighborhood, That’s where I learned to take care of myself. Best lesson I ever had.” Heattended Fordson High in Dearborn, where he became a foutball hero (“I loved that applause when I made a good pla’ '). While studying communications and advertising at Wayne State University in Detroit, he won a spot in a State Department acting troupe which took him traveling to India. Hefinished college c:nvinced that his acting ex- ive longer. periences would provide a good basis for his future career. “I wanted enough of a background to feel secure when I turned professional. That way I could build a career on my ownterms.” With only his clothes and $140 in his pocket, Chad left for New York. There, Warner Brothers television signed him to a contract. After a lot of undistinguished parts, he became one of three leads on TV’s “The Dakotas.” “They had me holding horses in 11 out of 19 segments,”he recalled. Finally came the break for which he had worked ail his professional life~“Medical Center.” “I never leave anything to chance,”he insisted. “WhenI played a department-store owner in a film, I followed floor- walkers around for days. To play a rodeo star, I learned how tobulldog a steer.” Chad researched his present role by spending weeksin hospitals, observing, questioning, watching day-to-day medival life and the people wholive it. Professionalism like this, combined with his extreme good ‘ooks and iron determina- tion, should gain him 2 foothold in profession. In Weeklu Ortoher 17 1971 ° |