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...black sitcoms can have excellent intentions, but something about them is troubling. As seen by Topper Carew. who produced children's programs like Rebop, most of the shows are merely projections of what whites think black life is like: "I wouldn't call them black shows. They have a with very black heavy people black appearing presence. on That's them." all. They are white shows As matter of equilibrium, perhaps there ought to be some dif ferences between the standards that are applied to TV about whites and TV about blacks. Is that an unfairness doctrine...
...last great miracle after the Red Sea; two, the "he'll pop up anywhere" routine, in which Burns will drive by in a cab, control all the stations on a car radio, or appear suddenly in a supermarket aisle (this type of thing has been used from Topper to Bewitched, and was employed to greater comic effect by a steel-jawed villain in this summer's repulsive Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me); and three, the "desperation name-in-vain" pun (Denver: Whew! Thank God. Burns: You're welcome...
Sprinter Todd Hooks symbolized many of the frustrations facing the Crimson. The tri-captain rushed his recovery from a stifling leg injury to bolster a depleted sprint and hurdle corps. The timber-topper performed brilliantly at times, as did hurdler Paul Organ, but the pair could not pull the team through alone...
...Department of Health, Education and Welfare to stop blocking $37.5 million in food benefits for 63,000 elderly citizens. Then came a $125 million victory over the Department of Agriculture, which had been holding back congressionally appropriated food funds for pregnant women, nursing mothers, and young children. The topper was last month's stunning blow to the Ford Administration's bid to eliminate $1.2 billion in food stamps. Ruling that the proposed action was probably illegal, Federal Judge John Lewis Smith Jr. blocked the food-stamp cut until the case is finally resolved. Said Smith: "Hunger and deprivation...
...Topper Returns, 4, 6:45, 9:25 p.m., and The Falcon Takes Over, 5:35, 8:15, 11 p.m. tonight. The Lady from Shaghal, 4, 6:40, 9:25 p.m. and Meet Boston Blackie, 5:35, 8:15, 11 p.m. until Saturday...