Show iftrtRV1 tattBaaMOl 01s it true the (1 Why do TV polls break mdovm their results by ra- wood start who speak out most often on political issues employ private advisers to tell them what to think and say? Who are these cial groups? Are Holly- African-America- of dollars and cents what does Hol0 In termsmem when it refers to a movie as a lywood “blockbuster"?— LW Houston Tex ns so different that 2 we must be separated from the rest of the nroian?— Dorothy Crawford Dados Tex ARace is For a But since it now costs $50 million to make and market a typical Hollywood movie and the studios receive only about half of the receipts a $ 100 million movie barely breaks even That’s why a film like "Sabrina” — which in the end should rack vpabit more than $100 million worldwide — is consid- just one of a box-offi- ce of factors taken into consideration by the US Census and j stars and their various opinion polls Pollsters ask respondents £ advisers?—M G for information on their race age sex and in- Bronxville NY come (among other things) because people with different backgrounds often look at issues difNobody has to tell (he leading liberals in Hoi-1- 1 ly wood — among them Robert Hertford 58 ferently Professional pollsters complain that Barbra Streisand 53 and Richard Dreyfiiss 48 the results of their studies sometimes are used by — what to think and say These strong-wille- d others to thaw conclusions about certain races or individuals have minds of their own But they do groups that may be insensitive and inaccurate use advisers to fill them in on the intricacies of because the reasons for those results are not exthe latest political issues and counsel (hem on conplained As Sarah Van Allen of The Gallup Orgatributions to various causes Redford uses Joyce nization tells PARADE “Data concerning race Deep who worked on (he 1968 Dukakis campaign: him what are collected not to single out a group of people Streisand uses Marge Tabankin who was direcU but to allow us to better understand how certain tor ofVISTA under President Carter and Drey-fuAmericans feel about the issues” employs Donna Bojarsky who has worked Ginfor Gary Hart and Sen Daniel Patrick Moynihan Q Whatever happened to Alden Hie woman who I ered a financial on Ted cahontas” and “Gokl-eneye- ” qualify to be called "blockbusten” What happened to Willard Scott? Did he actu" ally retire from the "Today show or was he ' forced out as weatherman? Was ihere any professional carfiicl or fimd between him and Bryora Gumbel?—Richard C Retime Knoxville Term Q 24-ho- ur ger Turners CNN has had news for a long time was engaged to Elvis Presley at the time of his death?— RoseGaatbnan Topeka Kan up and give him some competition?—Michael Kenny Bedford Mass When will the networks wake I A lot sooner than you might think Hand ABC Fox NBC (in cooperation with Microsoft) all news services within the plan to start cable-Tneat year One industry source tells PARADE it may cost each network nearly $200 million to launch its effort and almost that amount each year to keep it going No one knows if this huge bet on news will pay off in viewers and adver- havabaan tisers For e sample CNN's most popular show “Larry King Live” (hew 24 million viewers on in best night this year — less than 15 of the typical weekly viewenhip far “ER" But Roger Ailes who is heading Fba' tall --news cable effort insists: "There is a growing appetite for news" QAs an admirer of Ranald Reagan I'd like to V how he’s coping with his Alzheimer's Can you give me a tfuick sketch ?— KR Newport Rl A close friend former A President has hissays the good days and bad days but is doing better than many had expected "He goes to the office every day for a few hours” this friend tells PARADE "He plays golf three times a week He and Nancy occasionally go out to eat or go to friends houses when they are invited to dinner Though there is no denying the disease ultimately will become worse he constant-l- y hears from people from all over the world and that has helped to keep up his food spirits” -- ft cf ivpl- ‘ Irt U SM£ mm weatherman’s decision to reduce his onscreen duties was entirely his own Under a new contract in effect through the year 2000 Willard Herman Scott Jr 62 will continue to appear on "Today” twice a week introduce celebrants and substitute for weatherman A1 r He'll also make appearances at various NBC affiliate meetings and sales events "Willard started with NBC as a page and has been with the network for 46 years” a friend tells PARADE "He was looking for a way to spend more time on his farm in Virginia while still staying active” covered the body of her the King of Rock on the floor of his bathroom in Graceland—Ginger Alden now 39 has worked as a model appeared in numerous TV commercials and had a small short-live- d role on a daytime soap called "Capitol” In 1989 she married Ron Leyscr a TV commercial producer They have a son Hunter I and live on Long Island NY "Ginger has been writing a book about her relationship with Elvis” Alden's mother tells PARADE "She hopes to have it out by the 20th anniversary of his death” V Jr for Since the afternoon of Aug 1977 — when she dis- r P I complained about Scott’s tendency to hog air time the A 16 Sr tt fry--w- ' - £TM wU rrA-Kz-- - lOOth-bitthd- Ro-ke- Sv IHr Mt — iwt— A fosumg Ntssflras both up wWi m disap- pointment Today only films raring $200 million or more like “Po- ss Ol'm a news junkie $100 million at the time topping long A box office earned the label "blockbuster” ASiSwA twaftratW(cwBrrig |