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Provo, Utah Christmas Values Ten Speeds KHS-Road ce-Nishiki MX Bikes KHS-Cycle Pro-CYC Stormer from only Starting at only 124"| 9109" Hi-Rise Bikes Nishiki-Ventura-KHS =i Trikes e by American Flyer - fron 5295 x ate Wagons $79? 5 4, by Reali Fiyer- from only oS | 3" poner for less’’ OPEN Y: West 500 North SPANISH FORK 798-9479 ‘Till 10 PM uy’s Bike Shop LATE the ABC network “FYI” excites Linden because he feeis it Is star of ABC'shit series, contributing important “Barney Miller.” He is information to viewers. not only prime-time The quick spots will deal material, but daytime as with a wide range of well; andhis involvement subjects. with children and The concept is to information is enough to bring to the public — make viewers accept him mostly women during as “manforall TV fare.” those hours — thelatest Soon viewers might thinking, ideas, research ask, “When isn’t Linden in dozensofareas. on?” His series airs “These subjects,” he Thursdays, and his continues, “will include visibility is now widened health, career, sex, by a late-night show family relations, aging, every Tuesday. child relations, and, But Linden does not generally, how to cope.” only portray a “Barney There also will be a Miller” “character. He daytime 90-minute skips into daytimeas host special once a month of two series: “Animals, which will elaborate on Animals, Animals,” a the contents of “FYI.” children’s series on Lindenisn't concerned Sunday mornings, and about overexposure. He's SEV LY 90-second seen in different time information spots airing periods, doing different each afternoon. things. In office lingo, “FYI” He jokes about the fact means for your that early morningis the information, and starting only part of the day in in January, three which he doesn't appear. informative spots will “I don’t get up early in appear daily, which the morning — so David means Linden will be (Hartman) can feel seen 15 times a week secure,” Linden says during the afternoon on teasingly. Hartman is anchor of ABC's “Good Morning, America”show. “It took 20 years to get here,” Linden observes, recalling his long struggle. He started as a By DAN LEWIS ABCis making use of winner Give a Worthwhile Gift this year for Christmas Hal Linden, rent and financed the spring. kids’ education. The series wrapsup 11 I learned some time production for the season ago that you never say in the middle of ‘no’ to a job. You learn February. The cast how to do it, just to doesn’t return until the middle of July. There's plenty of time for other it projects, and also time You canstill catch the for vacation with his distinctive Linden voice family (the Lindens have on some national three children). Last commercials. He remains year, they all spent time the voice of Diet Pepsi (a in Hawaii. five-year contractis still There is little doubt in effect) and, for the last that “Barney Miller” will 12 years, has been the remain an ABC fixture voice of Nationwide for more- seasons. It has Insurance commercials. been in the Top 20 One might suspect that consistently this season. Linden has more than The sad part of this enoughactivity. But with season, however, is that some profound the show goes on without scheduling, he manages Jack Soo, the marvelous to tailor all of his actor who died of cancer commitments into a last spring. seven-month period that “He was not only a gives him plenty of time wonderful actor, but a for additionalprojects. marvelous humanbeing,” Heis planning another Linden remarked during prime-time special. a recent visit to New Althoughhis first special York. He was retuning had a good deal of music from Washington, in its entertaining stopping off in his home concept, Linden cautions town en route to Los that he doesn’t considerit Angeles, to pick up an a variety show. award as_ television’s “IT hate the word “well-dressed” man, an ‘variety,”” he declares, honor presented by explaining that its American Image definition is very Institute. , limiting, and that what he In Washington, Linden does, and hopes to do in gathered with Soo’s his specials, goes far family and producers of beyond the scope of “Barney Miller” at a big-band musician, as an variety entertainment ceremony in which Jack actor, he concentrated on Linden also has hope of Soo's memorabilia was musicals and on voice- doing a feature film presented to the over commercials for during his hiatus from SmithsonianInstitute. television, which paid the “Barney Miller” next “Barney Miller” is a classic example of survive. Now I enjoy doing these things. 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